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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Duna Calls on
People to Rally
Appeal Declares Only the
Strictest Authority Can
Prevent Republics Ruin

Petrograd. Aug. Am appeal to the
neople of Russia, declaring only the
prompt establishment and adherance
70 a firm. powerful authority can pre-
vent national ruin, has been issued
by the Provisional Committee OF the
Duma.
At the same time Foreign Minister
Terestcheno sent a communication 10
the Allied governments, explaining
the Russian debach, and declaring the
Republic would rally once more 10
fight the common enemy.
The Duma committees appeal said:
THE riff-raff of the army, over
whelmed By a fit of cowardice, IS IN
Aipht. What has occurred in the army
ia merely an echo Of what is happening
all over Russia. This state Of affairs
,s due TO the usurpation Of the rights
and power of the government by organ
nations of irresponsible parties and to
the setting I'D of double authority at
the centre, while there is no authority
at all on the spot.
"a catastrophe behind the front Will
hiring with it the ruin of the army,
which means the ruin Of Russia. Inere
is but one way Of escape, and that Is
the establishment of firm, powerfui
authority which should be prepared 70
exact from each and all the execution
Of his duty. The government must be
strong and unanimous; it must make
for a single goal, the defence Of our
great country against the mortal peril
that threatens from the quarrels OF
the revolutionists and the sweeping
away of all authority on the spot
Note to lilies
Foreign Minister Terestehenko has
sent the following telegram to Russian
diplomatists accredited TO the Aiiled
powers:
AT a moment when new and grave
uiisfortunes are threatening Russia we
consider il our duty TO give TO our
allies. who have shared with US the
burden Of trials in the past, firm ana
definite explanation of our point Oh
view regarding the conduct of the war.
The greatness of the task of the Rus
sian revolution corresponds TO the mag
nitude which it caused in the life of the
state. Reorganization in the face OF
the enemy of the entire governmental
system could not be effected without
serious disorders. Nevertheless, Rus
STA, convinced there is no other means
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03

to ii. No Frenchman, myself among
them, who keeps the memory of the
sad wound of 1870 would have dreamed
Of precipitating Europe into a war to
avenge this injury, but since was has
been imposed upon us IT is natural and
lust that we should profit by il to re-
take what had been unjustly torn from
us.
"In the region Of the Sarre, to which
allusion has been made, are towns
which have been French for centuries
and which the treaty of 1914 recog-
nized as ours. Sarre Louis, for ex-
ample, IS the birthplace of Marshal
Ney, who in 1914 refused before a
court martial to avail himself of the
argument of his lawyer. who would
have made him innocent of the crime
Of treason by the fact that his birth
place was no longer in France"
NJ. Cambon considered the. aliega-
tions of Herr Michaelis as having been
caused by the necessity Of replying 10
the revelations respecting the crown
Council at Potsdam July 8, 1914. NJ.
Cambon, who was then Ambassador at
Berlin. said: 81 have reason to beleve
that these revelations, which place AT
This date the responsibility and lnltla-
tive of the war, conform to the trntn'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03

Pe.rograd, Wednesday, Aug. l (de-
layed).-As the result of the heroic
conduct at the front of Miss Vera
Butchkareff's woman's battalion the
movement for the creation. OF a great
woman's army is progressing rapidly
throughout Russia
Already Petrograd. Moscow and Kiev
have formed regular recruiting bureaus
ard established barracks under the or
binary system of army administration.
subject under a newly issued order
by Minister of War Kerensky TO the
stats of the local military districts.
The government has issued arms and
complete equipment to the women and
has appointed male commanders and
instructors, and in view Of the spread
of the movement it is planning a more
suitable uniform for the women
fighters.
In Petrograd new battalion is being
raised by the chairwoman of the new
w omen hlllldiN n oiNs
student, Miss Fromenko. The spacious
Engineers Palace has been turned into
a barracks, IN which 100 girls and
women are already in uniform out of
the l,200 so far enrolled. For the re-
naming places in the battalion there
are 1,500 applicants.
Organizer an Attractive Girl
In the entrance hall to-day there
was gathered a group of new recruits
whose ordinary feminine attire. long
hair and soft features contrasted
sharply with the cropped heads and
masculine bearing of the girls already
in uniform. The chief Of the battalion,
Miss Fromenko, a youthful, personally
attractive girl, after organizing the
battalion will herself go to the front.
The young women are for the most
part between eighteen and thirty years
of age. Some are married. with chill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Isaac B. Owens, Expert
On Copyright Law, Dies

Isaac B. Owens, lawyer, of 81 West
Eleventh Street, died Wednesday az
his home, of heart trouble. Mr.. Owens
was forty-two years old. He was an
expert on patent, trademark and copy
right laws, being considered one Of the
best autorities in the country on the
latter subject. At the time Of his
death ne had near completion q COM
prehensive work on copyright law.
Mr.. Owens was born In Hyattsville,
Md. and came to New York in 1895.
For number of years he was sssoci-
ated with THE Scientific American"
The funeral will be held in Hyattsville,
where the Owens family has lived since
Colonial days. Mr. Owens is survived
bY a wife and three children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Alderman Mckee Dies

Alderman John Mckee, fifty years
old, representing the 31st Aldermanic
District and the first Democratic al
derman elected in that district since
its formation, more than fifteen years
ago, died Wednesday night at St. Fran
els Hospital, The Bronx, of liver
trouble.
Saturday week ago Mr.. Mckee was
rushed TO the hospital in his ply
sicians automobile and was operated
on for gall stones. He seemingly was
recovering, but was unable to with
stand the heat of the last few days.
Mr. Mckee lived most Of his life in
East Harlem. He was carpenter and
builder, and on the day he was taken
to the hospital he had signed con-
tract to erect q Catholic chapel on
Blackwells Island.
The funeral Will be held tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock from All Saints
Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
MARRIAGES
BERBEcKER- MlLDEBEnGER-on ru.s-

BERBECKER- MILDEBERGER-on Tuss-
day. July 81. Miss Lille A. Mildsbersef 10
Walter J. Berbecker. At sos West soth
ct,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wednesday, Au-
gust 1, 1917 by tho Right Rev. Abbot
Charles, o. 3. B.. In the City OF New
York, Faith Robinson Hass!n. daughter Of
the late jeremiah. Potter Robinson and
Mrs. Robinson, TO joseph e. Corrisan. .
ELrINGL eAMPsON-On August !. 1911.
by the Rev. David Ross. Irene Lillian
Sampson TO william Jesse Eltins. /.
0INzBER0 - WALLACE - Mr.. and Mn.
Samuel Wsllsch announce the marriage Of
their daughter. Beatrice T., 70 Arthur y.
Ginsbsrs. az the Hotel Plaza, August J.
1917. =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Two American Women Rescue French
Children in Range of Teuton Guns

} the children at the northern front, and
the Red Cross Immediately speeded to
the rescue and entered the region, with
drew the children to concentration
points in the safety zone, and Saturday
morning collected all at the large build
ings purchased for the purpose.
Great truckloads of food and clothing
left p for the scene. Herds of
cows were requisitioned to provide milk
for the babes in arms.
The children were cleansed and the
sick ones placed in an emergency hos
pital. Many of the little ones were
without parents, the mothers working
in the harvest fields and the fathers in
the trenches.
The French War Minister praised
the excellent efficiency and rapidity
with which the Red Cross operates.
Mrs. Turner has been engaged in war
hospital work in France since February,
1915. She has been given charge of
some of the most difficult assignments
of the Red Cross since the war began.
She is the wife of Captain Douglas
Turner, of the British army, and daugh-
ter of Mrs. William Borden, of New
York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Harrison J. Uhl

Tarrytown, n. Y, Aug. 2,-Harrison
J. Uhl, assistant general attorney for
the New York Central Railroad, was
overcome by the heat in the Grand
Central Terminal yesterday and died
at his home here this afternoon. He
was born in Cleveland, fifty-three years
ago, and was a graduate of WilIiams
College. He is survived by wife and
son, Harrison, who Is sergeant Of Com
pany /, 7th Regiment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Michaelis Wrong,
Cambon Declares
France Seeking Only to ke'
take Lands Torn Away,
He Says

Paris. Aug. 2.-Jules cambon' Gen,
-, Secretary to the Ministry OF
Affairs. commenting on
P pliar Ribot's reply in the Chamber
fIepI,,.ias 20 the recent statement Of
81 3r HWicbaelis, the German Chancellor,
". - rogard 20 a secret treaty with
R,1 said TO the Associated Press
yesterday: u;.L.,;. ..
60 m;slead the tnti-annexatlonlst
eysments of Russia and the United
States in attributing to France de.
ire 10 annex what had never belonged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
MARRIAGES

MORTIMER TOEDT-Mr.and Mrs. Theodore
j. Toed. announce the marriage Of their
daughter, II. Elinor Toedt, 10 Mr.. Harold
Watson Mortimer. of Sound Beach. on
Thursday. August .. at Sound Beach. Conn.
RICKARD-NUNAN- Wednesday. Au-
gust l. 1917. at Spring Lake. n. j.. by
the Rev. Walter Leahy. Eugene Thomas
Nunan TO Richard d. Richard, OF Summit
n. J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
DR.. L. E. Russell

Springfield, Ohio, Aug 2.-Dr. L. E.
Russell, former president Of the Ma
tional Medical Association, a physician
and surgeon known nationally, died at
his home here to-day from apoplexy.
He was sixty-six years old.
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IMPORTANT

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
Pratt de la Riva

Corona, Spain, Aug. 2:-Sehor Pratt
de la Riva, chief Of the Catalanist
party, died here last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03
CEMETERIES

TINE wo9Dr.AvN cnsYfE4y.
Once ~ gas, had es- H. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-03

at safety, has continued in accord with
the Allies common action on the front.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
War the slmpllaer.

War is powerful solvent of super
fiuities. At the front men speedily
learn how to dispense with most Of the
little luxuries and get along with few
err articles and only those which can
stand the acid test of durability. The
latest discovery reported Is that glass
mirrors are dangerous, being liable to
infiict wounds If smashed by gunfire,
and the soldiers are resorting to pol
ished metal surfaces when they shave
one of the many remarkable rever-
sions to ancient customs the war has
brought about, as the ancents knew
of no other mirror. In the home-iands
Of the nations engaged In the conflict.
too. it is a common observation of
writer's that people are getting down
TO the elementals of life very quickly ;
the recent English books reflect a
changed world in society, so much has
disappeared that was formerly seen
I'm general use.-Exchange.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

A Stockholm correspondent reports
# is. claimed that an approach toward
the solution Of perpetual motion has
been made by Theodor Dieden of Karl
sund and that clock of his invention
has been running continuously without
other agency than varying atmos-
nheric pressure since November, 1916.
His invention consists of a chain of
communicating boxes with elastic
sides. containing air at a pressure Of
TIKI millimeters at temperature plus
"a Celsius. 1t is asserted that an ex-
treme movement of % centimeters-
nearly ten inches-can be produced by
extreme atmospheric pressure, and that
this movement is communicated to the
clocks works.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01


undis
by
the await
they
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

Pro pata mper" Two the
ried by Mcclellan the Civil
other
sword having been presented him
Mexico
Another of the swords carried the Mexican service sber
the hlt collection
slightly Mcclellan n
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

almost as comrades the monster
French weapons which they are now
grooming for eventual use against the
Germans.
Some of the guns with which The
American artillerymen are training are
wonderful and ponderous examples of
the French gunmakers' skill and dar-
ing. They range from the modest but
mMvelously effective "155" up to the
staggering 400" that hurls high es-
plosive missile weighing just short Of
ton. The 400s are more potent than
the Big BertAas ever were In their
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

DAYS of great destructiveness.
In calibsr the guns range from the
short, squat mortars, which sit upon
their launches like giant frogs, up
through the various members of the
howitzer family to the truly sinister
naval rifles with their long, tapering
barrels. The Americans are delighted
with their French weapons, and are
studying every detail and adapting
themselves to the use Of French mate
rial. Most Of the heavy gunners are
men Of long experience and do not
need much firing parctice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

A million and quarter horses and
mules have been exported for war
purposes since the fall Of 1914.
The Mexico City town council has
ordered the arrest of any person
caught specializing in theater tickets.
1t is said that Germany contributes
about So, 737, 900 year fo- the support
of her ruler, AustriG-Hungary $4,567,-
coo and Turkey S5.00C,000.
Pressed steel Is crowdIng out other
materals-gray iron, malleable cast
ings, wood, brass and aluminum-ip
the manufacture Of automobiles.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
PLEASED WITH FRENCH GUNS
American Express Appreciation of Ar
tillery With Which They Are
Constantly Praetieinq.

American Training Camp in France.
Not far behind the American field
artillery, which has been in training
n q rugged section of France for the
asst two months. have come the men
Of the "heayies." They are veteran
runners and many are familiar with
the big gus at home, and they greeted
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

were 4 GIT 10 the museum IrOm George
B. Mcclellan of Princeton university.
The swords, of which there are
nine, are perhaps the most Interesting
feature Of the collection. The most
striking of these is gold-mounted
sword set with pearls presented to
Mcclellan by number of citizens Of
Boston in 1868, in recognition of his
services during the Civil war. The
scabbard is inscribed, ITO Major
General George B. Mcclellan, from
many citizens of Boston. Feb. 5. 1863.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Hard Luck.

One day after shoveling soil on his
fathers allotment for two hours, little
Jenny began TO cry. whats the
trouble, my little man?" asked SYM
pathetic byStander. "a bad tramp
come along and stole the shovel from
the boy in the next allotment" swell,
nv lad. it's nice to be sympathetic, :
said the iooker-on, "but you mustn't
worry so over other peoples affairs"
sTt amt that" said Jenny. I'm cry
Ing beet use he didn't steal my shovel.
tool"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
ODDS AND ENDS

-Four things in India are held sacred
COWS, crows, snakes and monkeys.
One-tenth Of the 100000 inhabi-
tants Of Uganda are Protestant Chris
tians.
A refrigerator made Of concrete
cools by the action Of water flowing
over the sides of he device.
Novel snow plows Of recent inven-
ton for automobiles are carried on
sled runaers IN front Of the forward
wheels.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01


possible requests These Immediately answered the staff and signed
by of the presidents assistant secretaries.
Frequently
retained White and fled
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

strike Germany through the air. All
three airplanes few without accident
from Langley field, near Newport
News, Va, to Washington In less than
two hours. The distance was approx
mately 120 miles, and the average
height maintained was 1000 feet.
In the great Caproni bombing me-
chine; which has wing spread Of 85
feet and 525 horsepower engines, there
were several government officials. who
enjoyed the trip immensely, suffering
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01

not able to read all his correspondence
himself. This difficulty is overcome
by carefully developed system by
which the contents Of the White House
mail bag Of any importance are LAID
before Mr.. Wilson each day.
The work Of selection falls upon a
corps Of confidential clerks, who open
the letters and give them a first read
ing. Then they are carefully sorted.
Many of them are simply recommended
lions for Office. These, after courteous
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Notable Gift to United States National Museum

United National Washington received
relics Maj B. Mcclellan These
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Many Clerks Needed to Handle Presidents Mail

WILSON'S mail the largest the world Thousands
individual Ames citizen OF president
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-11-01
Washington Watches Daring Military >Aviators

DARING military battle of lightning speed
a official WASH
the American aviation must do
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-16

the Baltimore Oriales and other famous
aggregations of the past. though tre-
mendously powerful machines, never
even approached that mark. The pc
culiar combination of circumstances
which must favor such a winning
streak, combined with inherent club
strength to make the most of such OPP
portunities when offered, so rarely oc-
cur at the same time that recurrence
of such feat is quite problematical.
It has been 40 years of major league
baseball to produce such a record, and
it should take rather more than 40 to
see that record broken.
A curious sidelight on this great show
ing is the fact that although the Giants
enjoyed not only one but two huge win
ming streaks in single season, that
season, on the whole, was far from a
satisfactory one for them. Baseball is,
indeed, a queer game.
While the American league offered no
event to quite compare with the deeds
Of the Giants in the National, they em-
phasized one famous record by its fail
ure of achievement. Their star batter,
Tv Cobb, had set his heart ON 10 years
Of unbroken batting leadership. The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-16

season of 1916 witnessed his Waterloo.
But Cobb s record Of nine successive
championships already established will
tax the sluggers of all time to equal.
Iris Speaker was the individual hero
of 1916. His feat Of beating out Ty
Cobb was enough in itself. But this
achievement was established ON solid
merit. And his mark of 1856 was the
best recorded in the major leagues.
Speaker also led both leagues in the
number of hits, 211.
The man who poled the greatest num-
Der of bases was Joe Jackson of the
White Sox with 293 to his credit, while
Ty Cobb annexed the greatest number
of runs, lib.
Cobb also led in stolen bases with SO,
though he was hard pressed by Max
Carey, of Pittsburg, with 60. Carey,
who led National league by a wide mar
gin in this respect, gave a refreshing
exhibition of base running in circuit
where that art has languished for the
past two seasons.
Returning to the American league, we
find Speaker disputing with his fellow
teammate Graney for the leadership Of
the two-base hit column. Both were
were tied at Al, while Joe Jackson was
close behind with 40.
Joe would not be robbed of first hon.
ors in hitting triples, and we find him
leading by comfortable margin with
21 three-ply wallops. The king Of the
home-run sluggers, oddly enough, was
Walter Pipp, of the Highlanders, who
succeeded in polling an even dozen
Knockout drops over the fence or out
side the fielders reach.
In the National league that famous
old standby, Hal Chase, came into his
own, and contributed healthy average
of .339 to the gaiety of the nation. He
was nominally led by Holke of the
Giants with .351, but Chase was acknow
lodged to be the real leader Chase alsC
led in total number of hits, 1874.
In total bases Bach Wheat came
strongly to the fore with 262 to the
credit of his lusty war club.
Though he led in total bases, however
oddly enough Wheat excelled in no SIN
gle department of the singers pro
gram. Niehoff Of the Phillies led in tn,
number of two-baggers with AZ, tota
greater than the redoubtable Speaker
was able to equal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-16
RECORD FEATS OF 1916

On the eve of new baseball season
it is fitting to sum up the season past.
The season of 1916 was rich in individ-
ual feats and unusually rich in unique
events and new records.
Looking at the season by and large,
we must give the palm to the New York
Giants. Beginning with record run of
II consecutive victories, all won on
alien soil, they closed the season with a
smashing succession of victories, 26 in
all, which completely demolished all
pre- existing records. The former best
showing in the major leagues, that of
Providence more than 80 years ago,
went glimmering, and the additional
six games which were added for good
measure set a high mark which should
last for many years, if not for all time.
In fact, it is doubtful if any fan now
living will ever see that record broken
The strongest clubs of baseball history
certainly never came anywhere near
that mark. The old Cubs, the Athletics