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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
so Injured in Panic
At Leonard's Bout
Crowd in Arverne Hall in Jam
When Thief Cries Floor
Is Falling

News that Bonnie Leonard was TO
meet frankie Burns packed 5000 per-
sons into the Arverne Sporting Club,
on the second floor of building on
Remington Avenue, Arverne, Queens,
last night.
There goes the hoor!" yelled some
one.
In an instant thousands were fight
ing to get out. The stairway was 8
hopeless jam. The crash OF a window
told of the method adopted by one
nervous sportsman. and the rush for
the windows began. Nearly 100 had
leaped the seventeen feet TO the ground,
the first corners taking glass and all
in their haste, before Magistrate Harry
Miller and others who had jumped into
the ring beside him succeeded in stem
ming the panic.
Fifty men were attended b. physi-
clans for cuts, sprained ankles and
wrenched shoulders.
Pickpockets mad Deen at work in the
crowd, and it is thought one Of them,
catching sight of a detective, raised
the cry that the floor was giving away
in order 70 escape IN the confusion.
One alleged pickpocket was arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
William C. Bee Dies
Was Spanish War Veteran and
Co.Worker Of Edison

Orange, ~ j., July l?.-Willism G.
Bee. vice-presdent and sales manager
Of the Edison Storage Battery Com
many and a co-vorker Of Thomas A.
Edison. died at his home here last
nieht at the age Of forty-eight Mr..
Rec enlisted as sesman's apprentice
al the age Of fifteen and was on the
Vsndalia when that and other war yes
sells were wrecked during the great
samoan storm in the SOS. He was
commended for his bravery during the
Spanish War.
MIR. Bee gave Mr.. Edison and John
Jacob Aston their first ride in an cleo
trically driven vehicle. lie became as
sociated with Mr.. Edison and recently
had been working with him to solve
war problems. ,L
Funeral services will be held at the
FIks' Home here on Saturday. Masonic
rite. will be held in Hartford, Conn,
where he was born. Burial VIII DC W
East Hartford.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Roosevelt Urges Americans
To Aid British Recruiting Here
When Only Small Number of u. S. Troops Can Reach
Line This Year Every Effort Should Be Made to
Swell Hag's Ranks Colonel Says

vice. They may be assigned to war
ships OF the line, transports. COM
Wandered merchant vessels or sub
marine chasers.
I'VE are only recruiting men Of deep
water experience, an official said yes
terday. They must Of necessity be
men who have been trained TO think
and act quickly and know sailor
mans duties"
The question Of feeding the Cana
dian Highlanders. who will arrive here
next week 70 aid the British recruit
ing. has been worrying the Mayors
Committee on National Defence. which
has no funds for that purpose The
Hotel Association of the city decided
the question yesterday By announcing
tina; its members would gladly do their
bit by feeding the visitors without
compensation. Thomas y. Green,
president of the association, said that
committee was now at work consid-
ering the details of the plan.
Forty-four men volunteered 70 join
the navy az a meeting held on the
wooden battleship in Union Square
yesterday. A hundred who have al
ready joined will be sent away 10 the
training school at Newport to-day.
Recruiting for the regular army con-
tinues TO fall of, because Of the bad
weather, officials say. On Monday l49
Joined, on Tuesday, 100, and on
Wednesday, 90.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt gave out
statement yesterday urging Ameri-
cans TO aid the work of the British
Recruiting Commission in every way
possible.
Ordinarily" he said, American cit
liens would not be interested in the
enlargement OF the British army, but
in this particular case. when we are
engaged in war against Germany and
when only a very small number OF our
troops have any chance Of getting 70
the firing line this year, il is essential
that We should do everything in our
power to swell the numbers of men 20
join the British ranks, so that they
can increase the forces opposed 10 Ger
many in the immediate future"
The Naval Coast Defence Reserve Of
the Third Naval District has started a
campaign TO fill the complement re-
quired In Class 2 OF the organization.
In this class. II was explained yester-
day, only merchant marine sailors, fire.
men, stewards. cooks, messmen and
marine engineers Of experience will be
accepted. They will enlist for four
years, but will be discharged at the
close Of the war.
Recruits will enlist for general ser
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Robbers Gag Woman,
Steal $4,000 Jewels

Burglars who represented themselves
as electric light inspectors gained en-
trance TO the apartment of Mrs. Carrie
Rubenstein, wife of Maiden Lane Jew
eller, yesterday. gagged and tied her
and escaped with $4,000 worth of jew
elry.
The men told the elevator boy Of the
apartment house at 1875 West Seventy
ninth Street, where Mrs. Ruoenstein
lives, that something was the matter
with the meter in the Rubenstein home,
en- the twelfth floor. They told this
same story at the door to the apart
ment.
Wren Mrs. Rubenstein had taken
them 10 the kitchen they threw her TO
the floor and gagged her. Then they
bound her with clothesline and plum
dcred her jewel case. The woman
struggled free of her bonds when they
left and telephoned to the hallboy 20
stop them, but the burglars ran down
stairs TO the basement and escaped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Northclife by Phone
Talks to Pacific Coast
Tells Britons There to Obey F ed
eral Food Laws

Lord NorthcliHe delivered brief ad-
dress yesterday to the people Of the
Pacific Coast from the directors room
Of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, 1876 Broadway. He
was the guest OF Theodore n. Vail,
president OF tho company. A party OF
English army officers and several
women also attended the demonstration
Of the long-distsnce telephone.
To a San Francisco representative OF
the company Lord Northcliffe gave the
following message, requesting that it
be relayed to the newspapers of the
Pacific Coast:
when last visited California |
found that you had in your beautiful
city a great number Of English and
Scotch residents. suggest that they
get together at once and organize for
recruiting. I also urge that they strict
" observe the food regulations set
forth by Washington.
The party then listened to God Save
the King" and "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner." played in San Francisco, and also
heard the roar of the Atlantic and Pa
cifc surf at the same time. Lord North
cliffe was extremely impressed by the
demonstration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Judge r. H. Thayer Dies
Former Jurist Stricken with
Apoplexy

Kingston. n. Y, July 12.--Rufus
Hildreth Thayer, Of Albany VINO was
a Judge in the United states court TOT
China from 1903 to 1919 ana FORMER
Judge advocate general OF the Natlonai
Guard Of the District OF ,oiuinDis, dleu
NC carly to-day Of apopleny. He was
serving as chairman OF the schoharle'
'"dar q recent appointment in Plym-
om,h Mich. in ls49. Mr. Thsyer was
sSnosted AZ the University Of Michigan
I'D C.orge Washington University.
In ,oo6 he married Harriet Isabella
ps,ns. daughter Of William Barnes
pa Granddaughter Of Thurlow weed.
- r,snv wears prior TO entering red
81 nubiie life in Washington he prac-
ti.sd law In that city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
20 Police Rockies"
Take Posts To-day
Woods, at Graduation, Praises
Morale of Great Majority
Of Force

81 believe absolutely that the great
majority Of men on this force are just
as intolerant, and little more so, Of
any wrong that has been done by any
member Of the force. as is any one In
the city" said Commissioner Woods
yesterday 20 seventy new policemen at
a graduation OF the Police Department
Training School.
The men have undergone ten weeks
training and they will take up their
duties this morning. The exercises
completing the course were witnessed
by 400 relatives, friends and guests. in
the gymnasium at Police Headquarters.
A number of clergymen attended in
response to invitations from Commits
sioner Woods, and other guests in
cluded William J. Burns, DR.. A. h..
Boyce, Of the Military Training Camps
Associations; Chief Constable Donald,
of Saskatoon, Canada, who is studying
local police methods, and Herbert
Woods, brother of the Commissioner
The programme comprised military
drills, standing calisthenics, marching
calsthenics, wrestling, boxing. jiu.
jtsu and an exhibition of artificial
respiration methods. Then the men
changed from khaki to regulation blue
uniforms and stood at attention 70
hear Commissioner Woods.
Moral strength is more important
in a policeman than physical strength
said the Commissioner. During the
three year. | have been in the depart
ment- / have found press and public
ready to give credit for the good work
il is doing. The work of the force has
been improving Now our house is
pretty clean. Remember that you can
accomplish much good by admonition,
good advice and diplomacy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Holding Up the
Big Offensive

But lust because of the long pull so
bravely endured, the belief grew that
the governments must recognize the
sufferings Of the people and not ask
too much Of them. Once the Allles got
the upper hand, they would have 10
be in a receptive mood for sincere Ger-
man peace propositions.
On the other hand, the failure OF the
summer campaign would be convincing
proof OF the uselessness of prolonging
the war. Then would come the task OF
jockeying as TO which side should oner
peace or persuade some neutral 10 OIL
fer itself as mediator.
The entry of America into the war at
once put different face on the sltua-
ton. A successful summer campaign
would mean only another winter in the
trenches, waiting for spring to allow
continuation OF the drive, until Ger
many should be fairly beaten IN the
field. For with American support both
the army and the people would be will
ing and able TO endure through another
winter Of war for the sake of Definite
victory over the German armies. They
would force Germany not only TO make
sincere suggestions for peace but DEN
nitely 20 sue for peace.
1t was readily conceivable that with
America in the war the campaign this
year would be only tactical, a playing
for tactical advantages in preparation
for the big offensive next spring, when
America would be ready to throw her
entire weight into the great Allied
blow. Frenchmen gave a great deal OF
thought to how soon America could get
ready for war, and with their knowl-
edge of what modern war requires Of
nation they could not see how America
could be ready TO take the field before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Hoover Aims to Save
Six Cents Daily
A Person on Food

Marc L. Requa. representative Of
Herbert c. Hoover, explained the aims
Of the Food Administrator yesterday to
individuals and associations meeting
in the rooms Of the Merchants As
ISOLATION. His ambition. he said, was
to persuade the nation 70 save six
cents person daily and effect an
equal economy in reducing non-pro-
ductive employment. thus emerging
from the $4,000 900 ,0oo-a-yesr war
without one penny of economic loss
due 20 the incidents Of the war"
Each national trade. he said. would
be asked 70 organize a national com.
mittee to cooperate in the work, and
the formation Of local committees in
the allied trades would be welcome. By
such means Mr.. Hoover hoped TO eff
feet Sterilization, Standardization and
gradual reduction in prices
Such an organization OF the bust
ness of the nation as could be ehect.
ed by the war, he pointed out. would
enable the United States to compete
on more even terms with the other
highly organized belligerents when
peace came
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
American Entry
Prolonging War

Public opinion soon crystallized INTO
n, b.li.f that American participation
would make the war longer, and TINS
ga, no. accepted as an unmixed bless
"a, ANY number Of persons in France
,,k,d ne what thought about it. After
Diplomatic relations with Germany were
broken and before we declared that
state Of war existed a large part Of
,as thought Of the intelligent men in
France who believed, as the majority
did thu. American Intervention was
orly question of time. was given to
IA sf.e. on the duration. During
0sx tvs months hardly made a new
i,.ii,ance there who, after learning
" POSITION and connections, did not
nt =. this vital question.
Ia oncisl circles there was never any
;s,stion as 20 the anxiety for America
. tome in. The French government
waited America, and when a state Of
VI, vas declared il was considered
ru, feather in Ambassador Jusse-
n,is diplomatic cap. Before that ne
hi been considerably diseredited in an
i,,u.ntisl part Of official circles. It
p thought that he had not done
.ssseh 10 influence American opinion
uaeouht.rsct the German propaganda.
z. vas frequently accused Of having
dug L trench" in Washington and Of
Ii',ins in /, while Bernstorf was fight
i'f in the field. Many times he would
siv. been recalled had there not been
Telling that such action would be a
greater diseredit 70 France than having
'vsslss, ambassador. Once America
s,ii in, all this was changed, and JUS
r'sri received full credit for the wise
nr, he rad played.
10. French government does not,
i'''5sr, express all the thoughts Of the
Trench people. nor does II permit all
n' thoughts Of the people TO be ex-
pressed. The censorship is moro efec-
I'VE Their. and more resolutely exer-
osd than in any other Allied country,
~ the newspapers are more vigorously
'''lseied 20 government influence, es-
f'i'lly IN the sense Of what they talk
'@'i The subjects chosen for news
"'.' comment are absolutely con-
tailed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Exports Reduce
U. Wheat Supply
LF-rm IN. rnbuns Bureau J

Washington, July IA decrease OF
i,579 900 bushels. or about I J per cent,
in the visible supply of wheat in the
United States, through expectations
during the week ending July :. was
disclosed in official figures made public
to-day. On June 80 the visible supply
Of wheat in the country was esti-
mated at 1920 900 bushels. On July
this had been reduced to ,!,6S7,oOO
bushels.
On the other hand. the estimate OF
the probable 1917 wheat crop in the
United States. as made on July .. Of
76s ,000. 900 bushels lent more favor
able aspect 10 the situation. II showed
sn increase Of $4,000. 900 bushels, or -
per cent, over the estimate Of June !.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Bennett Denies Guilt
Former Representative Says
Did Not Misuse Bank Funds

Former Representative William ;.
Bennett, director, and his brother, How.
ell S. Bennett, president. Of the National
Bank Of North Hudson, West Hoooken,
y. j., appeared before Judge Haight, in
the Federal District Court, Newark,
\. J.. yesterday and pleaded not guilty
70 indictments charging them with mis-
appropriating funds OF the institution.
Each was held in $4,000 bail.
Tho former Representative denied
absolutely Yesterday that the bank had
ever suffered from transactions made
by him or his brother
az personally have put up over
$4,000 for the bank" he remarked.
simply because I was director. or
this the bank has returned only $500.
did this because I was director, and
in matters in which I had neither legal
nor moral responsibility"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Danbury Hatters
May Save Homes
Settlement to End Foreclosure
Proceedings in Famous Case
Is Expected To-day

Negotiations probably will be com
pleted in New York to-day for settle
ment Of the case Of d. +. Loewe
Co. against the union hatters OF Dan
bury. Conn. The basis Tor the settle
mont will be the payment of sum 20
the Loewe firm before the date set for
foreclosure on attached property Of the
defendants. ~,
This will prevent the sale of the
homes of about l40 defendant hatters
in Danbury, Bethel and Norwalk which
the Federal court recently ordered sold
to satisfy a judgment Of about $3.50
600. The American Federation Of La
Dor is said 10 have Initiated the basis
for settlement.
Walter Gordon Merritt is counsel for
the Loew. firm. William +. Tammany.
counsel for the hstters, said last night
that terms may be agreed upon to-day.
He declined 70 tell the amount involved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13

..,tion CT public opinion In
h.,isy.s that American inter
i i''s., h,, prolonged the war.
", ,n..,ion Of the probable length
-, var is a very serious one for
r T,,peh people, and, indeed, for any
-. hat has been engaged for three
4, such a struggle. with the en-
vs. ..,,e,tion Of industries and nor
~ ,r,. II necessarily causes. America
"a. vet appreciate this condition.
~ - ,,oS.bly will not, unless the war
-, .,,,,, smother two or three years
' -. ,ur armies as an actual participant
-, actor in the struggle. At the pres
= !. -,n.nt, with the American popu-
,,,;., IN general, it is. as it was with
a At the beginning Of the war;
-n,h business as usual" 1t
W. considerably more than year for
~. ~. .i,n to disappear from the Eng
=. so.rdings. but it has gone now
nv this time the war is a very
,,,li,y in England. 1t will become
. WITH America.
vu,,.. however. realized the facts
=, a. war immediately. All her male
Isolation up 20 forty-eight years was
.,s.u ,t one. for the army, and on top
JA,t her finest provinces were in the
I'D. Of the enemy within less than
~. weeks. She knew within twenty
a., hours what war meant. She has
avn II Increasingly ever since, and
/, MI, time how much longer the
-, will last has become a question
,,lv second in Importance TO who Will
:, Hence, when America interviewed
IS, Of the first questions asked IN
vr,,. was what the effect would be
=, II. duration Of the ;truggle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Cole--Duane

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, July 12.-Miss
Virginia Richards Duane, daughter OF
Arthur Duane, of Sharon, Conn, and
Melton Douglas Cole, son of Lucius A
Cole, of Millbrook, were married at
Grace Church, Millbrcok. to-day. by the
Rev. DR.. Frederick W. Cornell. Be
cause of the death of the brides moth
err. the ceremony was simple. Miss Du-
ane was attended by Miss Carolyn b
Van Cortlandt. daughter of Augustus
Van Cortlandt, Of New York. George
L. Cole. brother of the bridegroom. was
best man. The ushers were Walter f.
Cole. Richard Duane, c. A. Doolittle
ir. and Refine Martin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Outing Planned for Poor
Relatives Of Patients
at Otisville
Some Parted for Year
Food, Sunshine and Comrade.
ship of Those They Love
Wait $500 Contribution

Here's to the wives and mothers,
God bless EN-!
How the world loves them, cherishes
them, guards them-but not all Of
them.
There are some-their husbands
have been banished from home, sick
with an incurable disease; their chill
dren are little tots in need OF protec-
tion rather than able to give it; they
are poor and buried from notice amid
the masses of the tenement population
Of the city.
They are loved by their husbands =
hundred miles away and by the tod
dlers that tag at their skirts. but
who in the humdrum OF life guards
and cherishes them? None.
Fortnight Vacation Planned
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund wants
to take little CLINT Of sunshine into
their lives by giving them and their
children a fortnight vacation in the
country with their husbands. Some
of these husbands and wives and
fathers and children have not seen
each other for six months, some for a
year, some for even longer. What a
combination of blessings such vaca-
tions will be!
T., dar
the vacation will reunite them. The
husbands are irving 20 regain health
and strength body grows strong
quickest when the mind is happy. The
mothers are desperately poor; they
barely fight the wolf from the door.
The vacation will relieve them of all
worry and expense for two weeks. Inc
mothers and the children are i'll nour-
ished: the vacation will mean good
food a-plenty for them. They live IN
sombre tenements; the vacation VIII
set them in the golden sunlight. on the
green hills, amid the beauties OF nat
ure, under the blue skies.
Husbands of good fortune, wives
blessed with plenty, children Of good
mothers, will you help the Tribune
T md to Snv these mothers and their
children these pleasant vacations!
And who are they? They are the
wives and sons and daughters OF New
York men stricken with tuberculosis
and now undergoing treatment at the
city sanatorium at Otisville. y. Y. In
most of the cases of which the Tribune
Fund knows the breakdown of the hus-
band and father has removed the sole
support Of the family and the wives
have had to struggle against great odds
10 make both ends meet.
No More Appealing Need
The work of the Tribune Fund is
avowedly for children. but II has been
urged TO undertake this plan for these
mothers. Than theirs there could be
TO more appealing need.
A woman has agreed 20 start fund
for this work with a contribution OF
500. To care for those whose need is
greatest $500 more will be required.
Will you give that sum for this specific
purpose? II you will, two hundred
mothers and children will be made
happy for two weeks amid the hills Of
Otisville. Kind friends there are al
ready arranging for their entertain
ment in anticipation Of your generos-
ity.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE TRIBUNE FRESH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
Warrant Is Out
For T. w. Lawson
Financier Asks Injunction to
Restrain Arrest; Bill
Is $3.50
ny Telegraph TO The Tribunel

Boston, July PA warrant is out
for the arrest OF Thomas W. Lawson
for non-payment of a personal tax 70
the town of Winchester. An extension
of time on the serving of the warrant
having been granted at Lawson's re-
quest. Lawson is seeking an injunction
TO restrain his arrest. At preliminary
hearing in Boston to-day temporary
Injunction pending hearing OF the
application on it's merits was asked.
Judge Brown took the matter under
adyisement. intimating he was not in
clined TO issue an injunction.
Lawson has not pad.a personal prop
ertv tax OF $500, assessed as OF April
I, 1916.
Lawson declares ne is resident OF
Scituate and not OF Winchester.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-13
By FRED B. PITNEY
copyrish, 1917 by Tho Tribune Association

not care whether or not there had been
a diplomatic triumph for France, but
IL was greatly concerned whether the
war would be longer or shorter. And
il soon decided that the war would be
longer, for the reason that the re-
sources Of the Allies would be in
creased and thus peace talk would be
set further into the future.
There was an idea at one time that
q certain measure of success for the
Allies in their campaign this summer
would make them willing 20 discuss
peace in case Germany should show
signs of real desire to stop fighting.
There was an idea that II. in the au-
tumn, Germany made tangible sugges-
tions, pourparlers might begin. 1t was
felt that the strain of a successful cam
paign would be such that, even consid-
ering the great weakening success
sion Of defeats in the field would mean
to their opponents, the victors would
be compelled TO consider the civil pop
ulation behind the lines and listen to
reasonable talk from Germany. And
il was believed that such demonstra-
ton 10 Germany, as. for example, drlv-
ing her out of France, would bring
reasonable talk from her.
The justice and moderation OF this
view is evident to any one who has
spent the time of the war in belligerent
countries. The strain of war is always
more severe on the civilian population
than on the fighting armies. This is
both psychologically and physically
true. France has undergone in silence
a degree of suffering and strain hardly
possible to believe, especially in view
of the old. long established theory that
the French are a volatile people IN
capable of long pull. Never was
theory more thoroughly disproved IMAM
that one has been in this war.