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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
48 at Fort Myer Get
Aero Commissions
Officers Busy Preparing Ranks
for 200 Airmen to Grad
uate the 9th

FORT MYER, Va, Nov. 9.-Major
Gener Il Biddle, L. S. A, recently sp-
pointed assistant chief Of staff, paid a
visit TO the Reserve Officers training
camp here to-day, and highly compli-
mented the body of men soon TO re-
ceive commissions.
The following forty-eight men were
commissioned to-day in the aviation
section, Signal Offcert' Reserve Corps,
in the assignments noted:
Captains-Edward II. Oakley, to Uni
versity of Texas; Henry ". VESSELS.
jr, to Princeton; Henry X. Gibson, to
chief signal officer; David Z. Crous-
horn, to Portland, Ore, and Henry
Gilbert Pratt and Cecil c. Campbell, TO
chief signal officer.
First lieutensnts-John d. Jones, TO
Cornell: Gouverneur Hoes, Charles Fitz-
hugh Payne and E. d. Vosburn, 70
Garden City, Long Island; Joseph F.
ris. Horace Wilder Coleman, Raynor
Carey. William F. Kelly. Raymond c.
Reik. Cyril j. Smith. Pere A. Wilmer,
William Francis Lickle, Philip Schnee-
berger and Peyton r. H. Washburn, 20
chief signal officer, and. Eugene II.
Vreedenburg, to Morrison,'Va.
Second lieutenants-Victor Schmidt,
TO Wichita Falls; Edward Hawit
Clouser, Thomas Allen Elliott, Joseph
A. Lowery, John Harry Matthews, John
K. Moore. j. c. Pettigrew and Jerome
T. Smith, to Ohio State University; r.
P. Albergotti, Lewis F. Colbert, Frank
VI. Condor, William !. Flood, Jacob d.
Halsted, K. Leonard Hoover, Frank ".
Jones. Joseph F. Moore, Warner Moore,
jr. John L. Morris, robert L. ". Ow-
ems, Samuel II. Paris, George B. Wells,
jr., and John VI. Williams. to Garden
City, Long Island, and Ira d: Scott,
Gera G. Taylor, Frank ]. Wheeler and
P. Stieff, to chief signal officer.
These commissions are in the nom
fying division Of the aviation section.
The regular army officers have been
busy the last two days making out the
commissions for the body Of nearly
l,2OO men who are to graduate" the
9th Of this month. If not sooner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Catholics Denounce
Peace Prayer Chain
Cardinal Gibbons Orders De-
struction of Propaganda Lit
erature Being Circulated

BALTIMORE, Nov. 9.-The -peace
nraver" chain, which has been sent 10
many persons in this city in the last
few weeks. is denounced By the priests
of the city as insincere and an IN
sidious attempt TO further the enemy,
cause ,ardlnal GlDbo. anC ..r isis u
the archdiocese have been urging Cath
olics TO break the chain and destroy
the copies of the prayer. The Catno-
lie Review" the Cardinals organ, edi,
torially warns the people to-day ana
says: thar
guard against what is called an endless
chain of prayers for peace. II Catno.
lies get these prayers with the request
10 pass them along. let the literature be
thrown into the waste basket In fact'
all such requests-in the matter OF the
endless chain business-should De
treated in the same manner.
Eve all desire peace, but only
through the success for which our gov
eminent is working. We are not wrong
70 pray for peace, but we snail De
wrong if by trying 70 inclte the people
of these states TO aid the propaganda
that is now being directed by sedltious
and wrong-minded persons We hamper
the civil and military authorities. we
are committing a crime against all tnst
we should hold dear"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Army Camps Maintain
High Health Average
Hospital Cases Range From
l to 2 Per Cect-Pneu-
monia Mortality Low

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Colonel
Weston p. Chamberlain, general sani-
tary inspector for a group Of army
camps, has just returned from tour
of many posts in all parts Of the coun-
try and reports the health of the Regu-
lar and National armies excellent.
"At the National Army camps visit
cd the percentage of sick, practically
all Of whom are under treatment IN
cantonment hospitals, ranges from be-
low per cent TO slightly below ? per
cent, except at Camp Pike, where II 1,
considerably higher as the result OF
measles among the men," Colonel
Chamberlain said. Most Of the men
at Camp Pike are from rural districts
and it is the rule that the proportion
susceptible 10 measles is higher among
these than among men from more
thickly populated sections. -,
There is extremely little serious Ill
ness at any Of the camps.
"The only serious disease found al
any of the camps was pneumonia
There were forty-three cases IN Oeto.
her in a command averaging ls,OOt
men. OF these cases only three mac
died during the month, mortality o.
per cent. In civil life the sverag.
mortality for pneumonia is between Ii
and 20 per cent"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
New Jersey Central
Can't Reduce Crews

TRENTON. Nov. S.-The State
Board Of Public Utility Commission
ers to-day turned down the petition Of
the Central Railroad Of New Jersey
asking that the road be allowed 20 re-
duce the number of men operating
through, fast and drag freights' be-
low the limit set by the full crew law.
1--WE are unable, the board said n
refusing the railways request, "to
deal with the particular trains specified
in the compsny's petition, because it
has offered no testimony TO show that
these individual trans do not require
a sixth man.
ITO conclude, therefore, the bsard
cannot under the proot submitted su-
thor:ze the withdrawal of the sixth
man from all through, fast and drag
freights' as petitioned."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
48 at Plattsburg
Get Commissions
New York Students Among
Those Taken Into the
Signal Corps

PLATTSBURG. Nov. s.-Ccmmis-
sions arrived here to-day for forty
eight Of the $50 training camp students
who are to be taken into the Signal
Officers Reserve Corps in administra-
tive and technical departments.
But of the forty-eight only twenty
six received their COMMISSIONS tonight
and were sworn in. The balance Of
the forty-eight men will receive their
commissions tomorrow morning and
be sworn in and permitted to go 70
their homes for a short leave.
All Of those sworn tonight were able
TO catch the last train on, Of Platts-
burg. With the exception Of three men,
the others will have seven-day leave
of absence before reporting 10 Wash
ington. Those who were compelled TO
60 direct from here 10 their new sta
ton, reporting TO Hajor Raymond d.
Smith, Of the equipment division Of
the Signal Corps, are: Caleb West, Of
the 4th New England Company, who is
made a captain; Mortimer +. Freid,
14th Company, Of Brooklyn. made a
first lieutenant, and Theodore Sizer,
5th Battery, 1876 Lexington Avenue,
second lieutenant.
Seven were commissioned first lieu
tenants in the air division squadron
of Notifying officers, and these will re-
port to Colonel Bingham, Air Division,
Washington. They are Harold S. La
sell, Plattsburg; James F. Winston,
Boston; Vincent Fowler Pottle, Farm
ington; John Hawley Larned, Stafford
Springs, Conn; Homer King Gordon,
West Hampton. L. l.; Louis Frederick
Moore, Dorchester, Mass; Llewellyn
Morgan Buell., Syracuse.
Those who will receive their details
upon arrival at Washington on Novem-
Der Is are: First lieutenants Henry
Bland, 523 West 1920 Street; Z. X.
Hollinger, Brooklyn; Sidney |. Daniels,
Maiden, Mass; Harry Murray, Brook
lyn; Charles French Smith, Wcburn.
Mass; William r. Wheeler, jr., Boston;
Leon H. Richmond, Fairfield, Conn;
Clayton f. Fisher. Lyndinville, VT;
Charles Morton Toole, Forest Hills,
Mass; Donald S. Clark, Belfast, Me-;
John ]. Hannigan, 457 East 156th
Street. Second lieutenants: Erwin Har-
cd Igoe, 35s West Forty-sixth Street;
William Thomas May, jr., New Lon
don, Conn; Edmund D. Purcell, mem
Der of the 22d Engineers, n. G. \. Y.
Jockson L. Reynolds, Stoneham, Mass,
and Frank J. Linehsn, jr., Mattapan,
Mass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Men Mentally Ill
To Be Treated at
Camp Wadsworth
Soldiers Suffering From
Nervous Diseases Are
To Be Cured

CAMP WADSwORTH, S. c.. Nov. 9.
Delinquent soldiers in camps, whose
violations of military regulations are
probably due 10 mental troubles, are
TO be given opportunities for setting
themselves right as a result of a con-
ference to-day between Major Pearce
Bailey, NJ. R. c., and Lieutenant Colo
mel Edward r. Maloney, division sur
geon.
1t is the contention Of Major Bailey,
who is one of the best known special
lists in mental diseases in the country,
that many a violator Of military law
is not altogether responsible for his ac-
tions, ana should be giveE treatment
under the care OF physicians, rather
than confinement IN prisons and under
the eye of armed guards
As a result Of Major Bailey's visit
from Washington, delinquent soldiers
will be looked over by surgeons who
specialize in mental troubles and such
as may be found suffering from nerv-
Gus diseases will be placed in disci-
plinary companies for training.
Those not cured of their ailments. or
who may be found unfit for duty on the
firing line, will be sent 10 depots or
barracks for duty. Many men incapa-
bic Of firing line duty, the surgeons
content, are eminently suited to depot
duties, and can relieve fighting men
who may be needed at the front.
Your soldiers are doing excellently.
but they have one thing to learn which
can only be learned when they find
themselves face TO face with the Huns,
and that is the lust for blood" stated
a British officer, attached 20 the camp
as an. instructor, after watching a
class in bayonet and hand grenade work
perform to-day.
when we first entered the fight we
fought as you Americans are training
70 fight You expect TO fight like
sportsmen, but you will find no sports
manship on the part of the enemy.
When your men begin to appreciate the
dirty games played by the boche. they
will fight as they shall have TO fight,
with a lust for blood. With the Hun
butchery is a duty. II has become a
religion with him, and there is nothing
20 which ne will not stoop."
A large class of officers made and
hurled bombs containing INT to-day
and the entire camp was startled by the
loud explosions. The instructors warm
" congratulated the men for their
throwing ability.
Orders we're issued to-day for the
names of enlisted men who may be
suitable for commissions before De-
cember l. An officers train class will
be opened on January 5, and the sue
cessful students will be commissioned
second lieutenants. One and seven
tenths Of the men in the 9th Division
Will be permitted TO attend the school
and may quality for commissions
Private Leroy Nichols. Of X Company.
Of the old 18th Regiment. was to-day
ordered discharged, that he may accept
a commission as second lieutenant Of
infantry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Joins Father in Business

His father, an immigrant from Ire
land, was contractor, and at the age
of twenty, after having been graduated
from st. Francis Xavier's College, young
Crimmins Joined him in business. He
began series Of building operations
which astounded the more conservative
firms. Despite the magnitude of his
contracts, however, Mr.. Crimmins never
forgot the welfare of his men, and
though sometimes he had as many as
1900 directly in his employ, he never
had a strike.
His name is identified with some Of
the greatest pieces of constructive work
in New York. He was the first con-
tractor to use in his line Of work the
steam drill.
His earliest individual work was the
laying and grading of Seventh Avenue
from 147th Street 10 the Harlem River
Then followed his connection with the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Medical Units to Make
An Overland Journey

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.--Four ambu-
lance companies and four field hospi-
tails from the medical training esteb-
lishment at Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana, are TO make an overland jour
ney to Fort Oglethorpe. Georgia, under
orders issued to-day by the surgeon
general. The trip will take about eight
DAYS. Two ambulance companies and
two of the hospital units will be mo-
tored and the others will be mule
drawn. The entire equipment Of each
unit will be transported in its own
trucks or wagons.
The trip is planned TO furnish an OPP
nortunity for training in actual field
york for medical units and 20 relieve
the railroads Of the burden Of trans
portation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10

Croton Aqueduct He built the greater
part of the elevated railroads and con
structed the first underground trolley
system in New York.
Following his contracting successes,
he became g prominsn. snancier, grad
ually identifying himself with big IN
terests. About thirty years ago he sa"
the possibilities of the upper west
Side, and not only invested in realty
there, but built the first imposing house
in that section.
Honored by Pope in 1901
Mr.. Crimmins was a devout Catholic.
In 1901 Pope Leo XIII, in recognition
of his services to the Church, made
him a knight Commander civil class }
Of the Order of St. Gregory the Great:
In Continental countries this entitled
him to be addressed as Sir Johr. he
will be buried with the insignia ~ the
order.
One Of his notable charities was IN
correction with the work OF the Little
Sisters of the Poor. in East Seventeen
street. Every Christmas Day Mr.
Crimmins and his family, in white
aprons. served dinner to the inmates
OF the nome ana OlslTlOuIeN
His wife died in 1888, and in her
memory he erected a beautiful chapel
adjacent to Corpus Christi MONASTERY.
at Hunts Point. He was interested
also in the Founding Asylum snd was
one of the managers Of the Ca.holic
Orphan Asylum, to which he contributed
literally.
With the exception OF Park Com
missionersh;p from 1888 10 1855 ne
never held any public office under the
city government He was three times
a Presidential Elector and a delegate to
the state Constitutional Convention IN
1894. Although it is not generally
known, Mr.. Crimmins had been the
close adviser Of Mayors.
He was a member Of the Democratic
Manhattan. Lawyers, Catholic, Players
Metropolitan and other clubs. He was
a director in the Fifth Avenue Bank
Title Insurance Company of New YORK
New York Mortgage and Security Com
pany and the Chelsea Realty Company
He was a member of the Chamber Of
Commerce, American Biographies! SO
ciety, Museum of Natural History
treasurer of the Friendly Sons of st
Patrick and Society for the Reforma
ton of Juvenile Delinquents. He was {
trustee of the following institutions
Catholic University of America, st
Vincent's Hospital, Seton Sanatorium
st. Johns Day Nursery, st. Patrlck'
Cathedral and Provident Loan Society
Funeral services will be held in the
cathedral at 10 e. m. on Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
"Wets" Still Lead in Ohio
Last Official Returns Give
Them Ma jority of 1,102

CINCINNATI, Nov. 9.-WhiIe the
three DAYS see-saw Of the wet" and
"dry" returns in the prohibition cleo
ton in Ohio has been at a standstill
for thirty hours, the issue is still in
doubt tonight, although the "wets"
are leading by an indicated majority
Of l,l02.
When the last official returns re-
ceiyed tonight were tabulated the table
displayed Official reports from seventy
eight counties, and with ten counties
having reported complete. but unoffi-
cial, returns, the totals showed: For
prohibition. 522,240; against prohibit
ton, $685. 42.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Shyster Lawyers
Facing Trouble
At Camp Upton
Charged With Urging Men
to File Belated Exemp-
ton Appeals
Child Exposes the Plot
Denies That Woman Who
Posed as Her Mother Is
Her Parent
Child Exposes the Plot

CAMP UPTON. Nov. Certain
xcw York barristers Of no great emin-
re are likely within the next few
savs 20 learn what It feels like 70 fall
s,5er the displeasure Of military law
~risss there is a decided falling off in
~ number OF belated exemption ap-
resls fled with the judge advocate Of
this DIVISION.
For weeks past such claims have
Keen Milling up at q rate Of five and
srcn I'd 10 ten q day. Headquarters,
rotirg that the same lawyers have been
ting in many cases, has conducted d
,rist ipvesti cation. Appellants have
bsen Questioned, and there remains no
soubt that the inspiration OF their eff
forts 20 wriggle out OF the National
army has come from counsel
Names Of the lawyers involved are
f,r the present withheld. They are
su OF the rough and ready ambulance
,Lasing school, whose civilian practice
VAS in large measure curtailed by law
on September !.
In scores OF cases retainers averag-
NJ sl0O each have been paid, with the
understanding that a second and often
third hundred must follow 10 grease
before the advocate general have ap-
cared sundry motley families, plead
~ 70 have husband and father re-
stored The other day, after a mouse
lad been smelled, one Borrowing moth
81 got the shock of her life. She had
brought along four children to corrob-
crate her story, which she told between
sobs.
I'VE will starve without my hus-
hand" she wound up. Il am not strong
sDough 20 work, ard Il | could, who
would look out for the babies ?"
The advocate general had listened
alphabetically; he seemed TO be TAX
M az unfeigned interest IN the chill
dren.
lets see, little girl" he said, when
tie mother gave mp her fight against
he tears; whats your name?"
The six-year-old. at whom he had
been smiling, let slip a name that was
not the mothers. I he questioner went
rght ahead and got a prompt answer
IN every case. The little brothers and
sisters weren't even cousins. In her
psrt the mother" was letter perfect,
but the schooling Of the brood had
been neglected.
What steps headquarters contem-
mates are not determined, but the pros
peet of trouble for the shysters is a
brilliant one-only there'll be no proht
IN Il for them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10

War Board Moves Tonight
Local Office Goes to Former
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Line
Quarters

WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-The New
York offices of the War Trade Board,
IL Broadway, will be moved between
tonight and Monday TO new quarters
on the ground floor of 80 Broadway,
formerly occupied by the Hamburg
American Line.
IL is the intention Of the War Trade
Board 10 increase the facilities of the
New York office as rapidly as possible
for handling the work which has been
intrusted to the board by executive
order, under the espionage and trading
with the enemy acts. Ii is desired TO
expedite the legitimate trade Of the
country so far as it may be possible
under the conservation plans of the
government.
In line with this policy, branches of
the Bureau of Transportation and Of
the Bureau of Enemy Trade have been
established at the New York Offices.
The branch OF the Bureau of Transpor-
tation is in charge of Marc NJ. Mi
chaels and that of the Enemy Trade in
charge Of Howard Scherwood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Women for Home Guard
Aim to Have Million Take the
Places Of Men Gone to War

ST. LOUIS, Nov. "a million women
to act as home guards and take the
places of men who are in the army IS
the aim of the Women's National Avi-
alton Home Guard Of North America,
Just organized here. The local organi-
cation already has 1000 young women
members, under the leadership Of Mrs.
Anna Leimbach. and branches have
been organized in Arkansas, Pennsyl'
vania. Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Texas.
Headquarters for tine present will be
in st. Louis, and Captain John Berry
aeronaut. has offered his field IN East
ST. Louis for training young women as
aviators. In addition TO avistion the
women will be given military training
and taught wireless telegraphy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Philanthropist and Biblio-
phile Began Career in New
York as a Builder
Honored by the Pope
Constructed the First Under.
ground Trolley System in
This City

John D. Crimmins, business man,
philanthropist and bibliophile, died yes
terday from pneumonia at his home,
40 East Sixty-eigh.h Street. He was
seventy-three years old. He had long
been a prominent parishioner Of ST.
Patrick's Cathedral, and had endowed
that church with affairs, paintings and
sculptures.
OF his ten children seven were at
his bedside-Mrs. Z. jennings, Mrs. F.
r. Charles, Mrs. Arthur c. Patterson,
Miss Crimmins, Miss NJ. Crimmins, John
D. Crimmins, jr., and Cyril Crimmins.
Military duties prevented the others,
Lieutenant Colonel VI. L. Crimmins,
Lieutenant Thomas Crimmins and Lieu
tenant Clarence Crimmins, from being
present.
Mr.. Crimmins won his place in the
life of New York as a builder and con-
tractor, later becoming we'll known as
a real estate operator, fnsncier and
insurance man. His birthplace was on
the old Boston Road, near Sixty-ninth
Street. NeighhorIng estatec we're the
country seats Of such families as the
Goelets, Brevoorts, Emmets, Beekmans,
Treadwells and Astors. Memories OF
his youthful associations were pre-
served in later life by Mr.. Crimmins
in a collection of prints, books and
historical documents which portrayed
graphically The earlier days Of New
York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-10
Cleveland Doctor
Slain by Robber,
Inquiry Reveals
Police Find $4,000 in Gems
Had Been Stolen From
DR.. Chaplin
Chicago Man Sought
Package Found in Room Now
Believed To Have Been
a Decoy
Chicago Man Sought

CLEVELAND, Nov. Robbery was
the motive for the murder Of DR.. Harry
L. Chaplin. Cleveland physician, author
and world traveller, whose body was
found in a downtown hotel last night,
police declared tonight with the dis
covery that approximately $4,000 worth
Of diamonds and jewelry was taken
from the victim. When the body was
found DR.. Chapin's necktie was cut IN
two and the diamond pin he wore was
missing.
A package, which police earlier in
the day believed had been used to lure
the victim to the room in the hope OF
obtaining a narcotic, is now believed
to have been merely a decoy.
Package Filled With Papers
The package was found filed with
old papers, and with it scraps OF the
wrapper, from which the police pieced
together the name of former Cieve-
land man. whose arrest is expected
hourly. The police tonight learned
from Chicago that the capture OF Or.
Chapin's slayer may be effected there
before morning The man is said to
have furnished DR.. Chaplin a drug on
previous occasions.
A window-sash weight With which Or.
Chspin's skull had been crushed was
found, blood-stained and wrapped in a
towel, late this afternoon in an alley
back Of the hotel.
This afternoon the theory was ad-
vanced that DR.. Chaplin had been MUIR
dered when he refused TO break prom
Use he made to his wife TO quit the
drug habit.
Called to Hotel
Mrs. Chaplin, who was the widow OF
Valentine Fries, wealthy Sandusky boat
owner and lumberman, before she mar
ried "the blind DOCTOR" last night told
the police that her husband went TO
the hotel yesterday afternoon TO meet
a man who recently came from Chicago
with whom he had had business deal
ings in the past.
The room clerk at the hotel told
the police that he registered a stranger
at s o'clock yesterday morning and as
signed him 70 the room in which Dr..
Chaplin was killed. The visitor carried
a small black grip and signed his name
and city in an almost illeglble scrawl.
Police believe both name and city 70
be fictitious.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-02
U. S. CUNNERS
SINK DIVER IN
RUNNING FIGHT

AN ATLANTIC PORT, July
2.-how the Elder Dempster
liner Akabo, on Friday even
Ing. June "a, sank one out o.
four German submarines In a
running fight OF five or ak
hours. was told today by pas
sengers from England on their
arrival here.
The big liner evadcd all the
Germans attempts AZ firing tor.
rcdoes. as well as glnfire. one OF
the Akabo's shots carried away a
submarine periscope and then one
following struck the hull OF the T.
boat There was big explosion
and the submarine went down,
The three remaining submarines
pursued the liner until dawn. when
British patrol boats beat them off.
The passengers also told OF the
torpcdolng OF the Cunard liner An.
sonia. All aboard wer, saved and
the vessel itself towed into port
The Ansonia In steel vessel OF
$3.50 tons