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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
frances Outlay
Exceeds Income
Has Spent $17,375,OOO,OOo
Since Beginning of War,
Saws Report

Paris. March 14.-At the end OF June
France will have spent during the war
/, round figures sls,6OO,OOO,oOO, &C
urdlng 70 report made by Raoul
Psrst, reporter Of the Budget Commit
Re Of the Chamber Of Deputies. The
resources Of every nature realized dur
ne the same period are estimated at
Wsso,l6O,OOO.
In addition TO her expenditures
france has advanced 70 her allies s775'-
10000, making total outlay since
ASgus. /, 1914, Of $17,375,OOO,OO0. NJ.
rsret proposes an increase IN taxa
ton.
". Peret gives a table of extraordl-
ttiry or normal resources, probably et-
''e'ye By June 30. Included IN this
aye loans made i'm the United States
scouting 20 S337.752, 900. The bonds
pated in England. u is figured, VIII
ned Nls5,A25.OOO.
The Budget Committee demands that
ne government take more care 10 pre-
'sTe the forces Of resistance from an
economical pom, Of view.
We should not show weakness or
asAiahon," said ". Peret. when we
de On the eve Of decisive develop
e'ais and when we foresee the end OF
- armed conflict IN forthcoming VIC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15

taoe Of what he believes is good
opnortunity to set forth for the beneht
Of the whole world the reasons and
principles underlying the position
he has adopted from the very begin
ming of the U-ooat menace.
The new note will answer the Aus
trian arguments point by point. 1t Will
declare that the United States has
treated the belligerents with entire I'M
partiality, up TO the point where Amerl-
can lives and the rights Of humanity
were sacrificed, and that the sacrifice OF
these rights would be of equal gravity
and consequence from whichever side
the violation came.
The German submarine policy Just
announced was not objected to because
il was a threat of illegal operations
AGAINST American trade, but because IN
carving out the threat II was proposed
10 sacrifice American lives.
The Austrian argument that legal
warning, can be given before the vessel
ioaves mort will be riddled. According
"a This doctrine, officials here declare,
any belligerent. whether II had naval
foTccs Of any consequence or not, could
evcuse any sort Of barbarity by a pre-
Nminarv warning to enemies and ncu-
trails 10 keep out of the way.
The document is intended to be the
most comprehensive of the whole war
Whether it will result in dividing
Austria from her ally on the question
IS doubtful. and is probably not mate
rial. There will be no break with Aus
tria unless one Of two things hapens
an overt act by an Austrian submarine
mr. war with Germany. In either case
the rupture probably would be 'mme-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Bulgarians Forcing
Serbians into Army
Order Recruiting in Entire
Region of Morava
River Valley

Corfu via Paris, March l4.-A
statement issued by the Serbian Press
Bureau says:
"The Bulgarian newspapers announce
that the Bulgarian government has or
dered recruiting in the entire region of
the Serbian valley of the Morsva River.
Recruiting in Serbian Macedonia has
already taken place.
"These two measures. IT IS pointed
out, are contrary to the law Of nations,
which provides that inhabitants Of in
vaded Serbia remain Serbian subjects
and cannot serve in foreign army,
especially that of Bulgaria, with which
country Serbia is at war"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
9 Cops Arrest a Bundle
Bomb" in Bronx Market Is
OnIy Ball of Red Tape

II was only a homely, innocent look
inc bundle. such as commuters handle
fearlessly every day. but when the
Waterman of the Bronx Market. at
ll9th Street and CORTLAND Avenue
saw it lying on the floor yesterday with
bit of red tape sticking out OF tear,
he was sure it was bomb;
He jumped to the telephone and re
heated his conviction in quavering
tones 10 the Alexander Avenue police
station. Ten minutes later Sergeant
Mclaughlin and eight large patrolmen
came tiptoeing gently into the market:
one of them picked up the bundle
carefully and immersed il in a pail Of
water. After it had soaked for some
time the covering of manila paper be-
gan 20 melt away. A large ball Of red
tape was disclosed, and that was all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Billiards in Russia
Block Food Trains
Passenger Traffic Is Suspend
ed in Effort to Speed
Up Supplies

London, March 3 correspondence
Railway passenger traffic has been
suspended throughout Russia for an
other fortnight. The severe cold and
billiards.. says "The Daily Mall have
completely upset the calculations Of
the authorities in regard to the first
fortnight's suspension of the passen-
ger railway service inaugurated with
view TO speed up goods traffic and
assist food distribution. IL is now OH
cially announced that owing TO the
trains being held up en- route during
the first weeks intense effort TO move
food and fuel 10 centres Of consump-
ton the results have been practically
nil.
In consequence OF this and the
serious situation throughout the coun-
try the Council OF Ministers has ap-
proved the Railway Minister'S plan TO
extend the suspension OF passenger
traffic for a further fortnight beyond
February 81 TO March II.
The inconvenience caused by the re-
duction OF communications 70 one train
either way is being borne with eX-
emplary patience by the public. The
Ministry of Communications announces
that immense stocks of meat accumu-
lated along the Siberian railways have
been loaded and are now on the ROAD
10 European Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Colombia Treaty Advocates
Hunt Republican Votes
Measure Facing Defeat, Desperate Effort Is
Made to Swing Over Ten Senator's
Methods May Be Exposed on Floor

sure Of that and some OF my col
leagues have been approached more
seriously than by mere arguments.
Indications to-day were that the
treaty would fail of ratification unles.
il was radically amended with regard
to the money payment to Colomb ia. a
prominent Democratic Senator admitted
that he had no hope of getting the
treaty through unless some assurances
arc received from Colombian quarters
that a smaller amount would be &C
ceptable.
There is no evidence of any desire
TO flbuster against the treaty. Al
though Republican Senators refused i'm
mediate consideration of the treaty TO-
day. forcing it to go over for one day
under the rules, and although they re-
fused a proposal to fix a time for a
vote on the treaty, there is no desire
to make long speeches.
The final vote may come BY Saturday
although it seems more likely that II
will be early next week. following which
the special session of the Senate is ex'
pected to adjourn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Marine Firemen
Will Not Strike;
Terms Accepted
800 Members of Union at
Meeting Agree to War
Risk Rates

The threatened strike of the Marine
Firemen's Union is off. Eight hundred
members Of the organization met last
night in Seamen's Hall, Eleventh Ave
nue. and Twenty-second Street, and ac-
cepted the terms submitted earlier In
the day by the International Mercan-
til Marine Company. James o'Brien
presided.
The conditions under which the fire
men, oilers, water tenders and Goa.
passers return to work are: A sa ar
of $50 a month and 50 per cent Wa
bonus, the returning of every memb
of the crew 20 the port of New Yol
if the ship is sunk, and the continu
ance of the salary until they reach IN
port of New York, permission Of IN
wife Of any married member OF the
crew to draw half Of the monthly pay
at the New York Office, reparation up
to 800 for the loss of clothes of any
member of the crew if the ship IS
sunk, and one-half salary with one-halt
bonus for six months if any member of
the crew is crippled through submar-
inc attack. and closed shop conditions
on each ship.
Coal passers will receive s45 a
month, and oilers and water tenders
will receive $50 a month and the same
benefits as firemen.
II was stated that the Sailors Union
held meeting Tuesday night at which
these conditions were unanimously
adopted.
At the Offices of the Norwegian
America Line it was announced that
a cable had been received from the
home Office in Bergen, directing that
passenger sailings be resumed. The
only liner the company has in port at
present is the Bergensfiord.
Agents of the Holland-Amerlcan
Line and the Observation-Disclosures
Line stated they anticipated receiving
similar orders in the near future. The
home Offices of the various neutral
lines have been negotiating with the
German and British governments 20
sail unmoested provided they take
proper guarantees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Daniels Objects
To Newspaper Leak
Protests Against Stories Re-
garding Aiming of Mer-
chant Ships

Washington. March l4.-Secretary
Daniels sent protest to-day 10 two
newspapers against publication Of GER
tain news stories in those papers relat-
ing 20 the arming and movements OF
American merchant ships.
Newspapers generally are gladly
and cordially cooperating with the
spirit Of the policy the government IS
carving out" the Secretary said IN ms
message referring TO the effort he has
made 10 suppress the publication. Of
any information regarding American
merchant craft in the transatlantic
trade.
"This item is not in accordance with
the policy OF the government" ne con
tinued. land earnestly ask that no
such publications be made in future.
The attention OF the publishers in
each case WAS called specially to the
story disspproved by the Navy De
partment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15

Washington. March lA.-So persistent
is the pursuit Of Republican Senators
by persons interested in the s25,OoO,oOO
Colombian treaty that several of the
Senator's are threatening TO denounce
them on the floor and perhaps to men
ton some names.
So far as can be learned, nobody is
bothering Democratic Senators. They
are already in line. But ten Republi-
cans-nine in addition to Senator Knox
must be gained unless the treaty is
TO fail of the necessary two-thirds ma
iority, and strenuous efforts are being
made to persuade" the nine.
81 can't ride on a Streetcar,' com
plained one Senator to-day, without
having some man who has been intro
duced to me socially drop into seat
beside me and begin to point out why !
am wrong in taking a position against
this treaty. All of these people are
not working for nothing you may be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
China Breaks
With Germany;
Seizes Six Ships
Action Result of Old Hat
red, Supplemented by Re-
prisal Against U-Boats

Washington, March 14.-Americsn
Minister Reinach, at Picking, to-day re-
ported to the State Department that
China had severed diplomatic relations
with Germany, and that the German
minister had been handed his pass
ports China also has taken possession
of all German merchant ships in Shang-
hal, about six in number, placed their
crews on shore under guard, and placed
armed guards on the vessels.
China's severance of relations has
been expected here for weeks. The &C
ton of the United States in breaking
relations was received with acclaim by
Chinese officials and press, particularly
Young China.
Feeling against Germany has run
high, not only because scores OF Chin
csc on the way to Europe have lost
their lives through German submarine
operations, but from memory of the
Kaiser's order to his Boxer punitive
force to make the word German
dreaded in China for a century, and the
seizure by Germany Of the whole prov
ince Of Shantung for the murder of
two missionaries.
Seizure of the German ships may be
taken by Germany as an act of war. SIS
in the case of Portugal This may be
followed by seizure of German property
in China In addition 20 ali the con
cessions held by Germany in Chinese
cities. which it is presumed Will be
seized as quasi-public property there
are extensive private German holdings
in China.
China's action is expected to have
far-reaching effect on Far Eastern
history, as it aligns her with Japan
and the other Entente powers. German
trade, before the war, had become the
most dangerous competitor TO British
and japanese business in China.
The immediate effect Of China's sew
erance Of relations will probably be a
greatly increased output of munitions
for Russia. China is Japan's source OF
iron. and also has six large arsenals
which, with her mines. will add large
resources against Germany. CHINA
has ALREADY sent 4VO'UVV CVOi''9 "
France and Russia and can increase
the number almost without limit. Ar
parently as vet China has not com
mitted herself to accept the Allies in
vitation 20 enter the war as an active
PARTICIPANT. The French and Belgian
legations invited China, on behalf o,
the Entente, TO declare war on Germany
in return for remission OF the Boxer
indemnity and permission to increase
her customs taxes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Venizelos Says Allies
Caused Greeks Woes
Former Premier Asserts De-
mand for Macedonia's Ces-
sion Root of Troubles

Paris, Tuesday, March l4.-Former
Premier Venizelos OF Greece, in long
statement TO the Havas correspondent
at Salonica, traces all his country's
troubles 10 the proposal of the Entente
that Eastern Macedonia should be
ceded to Bulgaria.
81 am not exsggeratlng.' he says,
when say that without the Entente =
proposal in regard to Eastern Mace
donia the King would never have dared
10 refuse 10 fulfil our treaty obliga-
lions toward Serbia
The former Premier further declared
that he only raised the standard Of re-
volt when il became evident that king
Constantine would never join the En-
tente. He concludes:
"Our sole aim at present IS to win
the war. The outstanding grave IN
formal questions can be solved after
victorv In the impossible event Of
Germany's being victorious King Con-
stantine would set up an unbridled su-
,ocyacv. but IL Germany is finally van
ouished. King Constantine. who stepped
down from q constitutional throne TO
become a mere party leader. will have
70 submit to the consequences OF the
defeat Of his policy.
London. March it.-Reuter's Athens
coyrespondent cables that the city's
supply of gas ceased to-day owing 10
erbaustion of the stock Of coal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Vienna Is Relieved
Bv American Attitude

Vienna. March II (via Berlin ana
wireless to Tuckerton, y. JD.-Ihere
WAS a feeling Of genuine relief at the
Vienna Foreign Office when the first
news. which was regarded as authentic
reached here from Washington after
the receipt by the American govern
ment Of the Austro- Hungarian reply to
the inquiry OF the United states re-
,,ardine this country's submarine pol
icy. The news came IN the form OF a
WoIg bureau dispatch to the effect
that the Austro- Hungarian reply was
rcgarded as leaving the door open for
future exchange Of ideas between the
United States and AUSTRIA Hungary.
As always has been the case. a, rupture
With the United States would be re-
orettcd sincerely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Navy Mobiles
Private Plants to
Rush Building
Awards for New Craft
Await Survey Of Ship
yard Industry
Cramps Low Bidders
Offer to Construct Two Scout
Cruisers at $5,91O,O00
Each
Cramps Low Bidders

Washington, March 1.-the Navy
Department is preparing TO assign to
American ship builders such portions
of the great building programme
authorized by Congress as each plant
is best fitted 70 handle. Bids for six
scout cruisers received to-day were
within the limit of cost fixed by Con
gress, but no awards will be made until
the survey of the entire shipbuilding
industry has been completed
Representatives of all major ship
building companies will confer again
tomorrow with Secretary Daniels. Full
information as to the present capacity
and possible extensions of each plant
has now been furnished. On the basis
among the plants eight capital ships,
six scout cruisers. thirty-eight sub
marines and fifteen or more destroyers
will be mapped out and each builder be
called upon to undertake without delay
Price Set on Cruisers
The low bidder to-day for scout
cruisers was the Cramp Company, Of
Philadelphia. The firm offered to con-
struct two ships at $685. 900 each, one
in thirty months and the other in
thirty-two months, but pointed out
that il could not undertake the con-
struction of a battle cruiser at the
same time. Modification in design pro-
posed by the company would reduce the
price TO s5,910.000 each.
II was indicated at the department
that because of the necessity of getting
the five battle cruisers on the ways IN
the shortest possible time it might be
necessary to assign one to the Cramp
plant, leaving the scouts to other COM
panies not equipped for larger work.
Assurances have been received from
steel and other material makers that
navy orders will be given right of way.
The chief difficulty is in securing en-
gines for all types Of naval craft. in
Guiding the new coast patrol boats
soon TO be ordered in considerable num-
bers. A plan for the coordination Of
the engine DuhulHb NhpdNiNy VI NV
country may be necessary.
Submarine Plans Made
The department has sought informa-
ton from the Electric Boat and Lake
Torpedo Boat companies, the two con-
Germs building navy submarines, as TO
the number of boats each could COM
,lete within six months. In the in
terests OF speedy construction new
plans may be abandoned and last year ;
boats be duplicated
Plans for the three 42.000-ton
battleships arc not yet ready for dis
tribution to builders. More than
fifteen destroyers probably will be
ordered at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
British Beer Restriction
Will Close 10000 Saloons

London. March 14.--Thirty thousand
saloons in Great Britain probably will
be closed during the next few months,
according to "The Mail" The measure
is proposed to meet the compulsory re-
striction of the beer output. The clos
ing of the saloons is said to have been
suggested by some of the brewers
themselves. They contended that there
were too many distributing agencies
and that n third of them could be sup
pressed without inconveniencing the
public. while such a step would en-
able the liquor trade to be conducted
more economically. The arrangement
seems TO be a pooling agreement be-
tween the rival brewers who own
the public houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Bows Steal Milk and Shoes
Help Themselves from Freight
Cars in Brooklyn

The disappearance of merchandise
valued at hundreds Of dollars from
freight cars in the yards of the Eastern
District Terminal Company, at the foot
of North Fifth Street. Brooklyn. during
the last four months was cleared up
Yesterday. when the police rounded up
seven bows, ranging from ten TO four
teen wears OF age. They had removed
a case Of condensed milk and case Of
shoes from one car and were breaking
the seal on another when arrested. The
bovs. who were transferred to the Chill
dren's Society as delinquents, are
Anthony aud Andrew Ststavitch, Hugh
Wade. Edward Skotchko, Tony Ranneri.
Peter Jingonis and Csssimir Rernachi.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
India Forbids Emigration
Of Men Needed for War

London, March Ia. The Indian gov
eminent has prohibited all labor emf
grafton from India except to the cx-
tent necessary to supply the needs of
Ceyion and Malay State. The order
has been issued for the purpose Of con-
serving midas man-power for labor in
connection with the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Wilson to Arraign
U-Boat War in Note
Reply to Austria Will BE
Complete Statement OF y. ,.
Policy to the World

Washington, March IA complete
statement of the American stano
against the German U-boat policy VIII
be given in a forthcoming note to Aus
tria-Hungary. This document, which is
expected to 90 forward in a few days
will be an answer to the note recently
received from Vienna, in which the
Austrian government gave ITS reasons
for indorsing the German policy ou'
binted that as Austria had very few
submarines her participation might not
be active. H..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Morgan Liner Comes In
With Part of Cargo Ahre

The Morgan liner FL Siglo arrived
Yesterday from Southern ports and i'm
mediately called for iireboat to
quench a smeuldering fire IN her Tor
ward holds.
Three DAYS out from Galveston the
fire was discovered. and Immediately
steam was poured INTO the compar'-
ment and kept at high pressure:
When the fireboat Thomas +. Wlllet,
arrived the hatchway was removed and
three streams were poured into the
hold. No estimate of the damage was
made public. The cargo consisted
chiefly Of cotton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-15
Colombia Considered Invoking the Aid
Of Europe or Japan Against United States

caused by the separation Of Panama
DERIVES these relations to-day of the
fervor Of enthusiasm, but love and
hatred. rancor or sympathies, which
often determine the conduct of NOR
tails. do not determine that OF nations
whose conscience and patriotism
obliges them to think of the perma-
nence of their being, which, being
perpetual, must not be subordlnated
TO temporary resentments.
No Hope for European Aid
II is true also that the powers OF
Europe might be looked to as sources
Of guardianship of favor CORE
sponding 20 our defence and TO our
advancement, but experience teaches
US these two things that up 20 the
present we have not received such
defence. and that the powers Of
Europe neither jointly nor separately
have approached the United States in
our behalf nor in that of any other
American people.
This was regarded as an obvious
reference TO Germany.
Also it is true that the recent APP
pearance of a powerful empire, mod
ernized in its culture, at the borders
of Asia, has led some to think that
from that remotest West might come
to US such support under the form
of a friendship so strong that it
would resolve all our difficulties sat
isfactorily. including that now pend
ing with the United States. But that
is an illusion, for neither the et-
fective power of Japan, nor the
changes and necessities OF its poll
tics, nor the great diversity OF its
ethnic. social and commercial cir
cumstances permit us to consider
that that country might seriously
and probably be the means of our
resolving to repulse the decisive and
inevitable influence Of a most power
full mass with which We are in imme-
date relation by the attraction OF
another distant mass. heterogeneous
and incomparably inferior.
Decide TO Rely on Treaty
Therefore, from this firm
and evident conviction, and not from
immoderate eagerness, nor from less
patriotic desires, nor from the wish
10 close this agreement with a deter
mined party or parties, nor for any
reason less respectful as toward the
e sovereign Congress-thence, we say,
after having informed ourselves
scrupulously OF all the documents
forming the antecedents and negotia-
tons Of the treaty, thence comes the
time limit set for the satisfactory
sessions Of the legislative body. This
time. short in truth. recognizes this
undeniable hypothetical fact: If the
treaty is good we should work for its
approval; and in order that this APP
proval may be effective, it should be
realized in time to meet with prob
able ratification by the Senate Of the
United States.