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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
The Marshal Really
Only a Figure-Head

September 3, 19I4-This after
noon, at 4 o'clock, Won der Goltz
Field Marshal Baron Won der Goltz
Pacha, TO be exact arrived with a
staff Of seven officers 70 make a for
nal call. A crowd quickly gathered
in the street as their big graymilitary
cars snorted up 10 the door. AL the
neighborhood was in great state Of
excitement. The great man is pretty
old and doddery, wears spectacles
about an inch thick and large col
lection of decorations. His staff was
also brilliant in decorations and s.l-
yer helmets, etc. / met them at the
foot Of the stairs and escorted them
up. The marshal is apparently blind
as a bat, for he never turned on the
landings, and would have walked
ytrajght into the walls IL had not
fteered him around the corners.
After one good look we decided
that he was TO be a hgure-head and
leave the real work 10 the troop OF
officers and functionaries ne had
brought with him.
1t was supposed 70 be a purely
formal call, but tbe old gentleman
seemed 20 have no thought Of leaving
and did not bulge for half an hour.
The Conversation was not thrilling
They finally left after much click
ing Of heels, and the bemonocled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20

first indication from the military
authorities. This seemed to enrage
the old soldier, who announced that
they would do nothing of the sort /;
that they were prisoners Of war and
would be sent back under armed
guard. x protested that this
was an outrage against the repre-
sentative of a friendly country, but
in spite of this two armed soldiers
were placed in the car with them
and another beside the driver, and
they were brought back to town as
prisoners. By dint Of arguments
and threats they were taken to head
quarters instead Of Jail, and sue
ceeded in seeing General Won Lutt-
WITT, who piled on the excuses. 1t
does you no good to have legitimate
business and papers in orde- if it
suits some apoplectic officer to clap
YOU into jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
Germans Drag Of
Terrorizing Belgians

One of the officers | saw to-day
told me that the Germans were de-
liberately terrorizing the country
through which they passed. 1t is a
perfectly convincing explanation of
German doings in this country, but
| did not think they were prepared
to admit it so frankly. This frank
fellow made no claim that civilians
mad attacked the German troops;
his only observation was that they
might do SO unless they were so
completely cowed that they dared
not raise their hands. He EN-
phasized the fact that it was not
done as result of bad temper, but
as part of the scheme Of things in
general. For my information, he
remarked that in the long run this
was the most humane manner Of
conducting war, as it discouraged
people from doing things that would
bring terrible punishment upon
them. And yet some of these Bel
gians are ungrateful enough to COM
plain at being murdered and robbed.
Copyright. 1917. Doubleday, Page & Co.
BY Otis r wood.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
French Still Go to Theatres
For Horrors and Get Them
By Haywood Broun

in the second act and spoke to him
about it. They thought they were safe
in the magician's apartment because
there wasn't any elevator. Still, he did
have 4 bird which lived on human
blood. IL was behind a curtain, and il
would carry on something awful,
until some servant or other was sent
out 20 fetch a pitcher OF blood.
The heroine came in just after the
bird had been fed, but she wasn't so
very safe. The Egyptian attacked her
when she repulsed his advances, and
while the struggle was on the hero
ines brother thrust his hand through
the door and shot the Egyptian. He
died in a few minutes. but before he
died he said that the brother was very
foolish If he thought a little thing
like death could affect his powers. and
he made q few mysterious passes az
the heroine before he keeled over. The
reason for his words developed later.
The last act was the inquest on the
death OF the Egyptian some little time
after the murder.
While the coroner and some others
were talking things over the heroine
suddenly entered. She had escaped
from the insane asylum. and she raved
about the place a bit. She looked
badly because she was so pale. Sud
denly she gave a fearful cry and fell
over. and at the same time there came
a great wind from the tomb and all
the lights went out. At last somebody
lit a candle and held il close 10 the
heroine He shrieked and some peo-
pie in the audience did. too. for her
face was green now.
Next 10 me there sat wounded sol
der. lie had been burned by LIQUID
fire and his right arm was broken. The
man VINO had been SCARED and burned
and shattered in the war leaned toward
his companion and said: That last play
was the most horrible thing l ever
saw"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
$4,000, OO0Cut Urged
In 1918 City Budget

The finance committee of the Board
Of Aldermen, which has the power 20
decrease the items Of the budget for
1915, held public hearing yesterday ~
the City Hall. The board cannot in
crease any items in the budget. What
ever decreases it may recommend are
subject 10 the approval or veto OF
Mayor Mitchell.
E. P. Goodrich, director Of the Blu.
reau Of Municipal Research, appeared
before the committee and pointed out,
in his opinion, how the budget Of S24o =
100000 could be reduced by about Sl0,-
100000. Mr.. Goodrich made the same
proposition 10 the Board Of Estimate
before the latter body approved the
budget without acting upon his sugge g.
tions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
Y. Nj. 6. A. Fund
Campaign Passes
S35,OOO,OOO Mark
That Figure Exceeded in
Original Drive That
Ended Last Night

The Young Mems Christian Assoocis'
tion s35,0O0,000 war fund has Deeh
raised. George ". Perkins, CHAIRMAN
Of the finance committee OF the or
Plantations war work council, maze
this announcement last night. Mlght!'
concerted drives in every state IN the
Union marked the closing hours Of IN"
campaign and carried the tunG over
the top
In the rush Of late returns exact
figures of the total subscribed were
not available. They will be made pub
lie this afternoon. Final figures, IT &c
expected, will show a substantial over
subscription to the fund.
Campaign 10 Go On
Although the campaign formally
ended last night, it will, as matter
of fact, be continued for some timc
A. II. Whitford, national campaign di
rector, said that many states have an
nounced that they will raise amounts
larger than their allotments. In Geor
gia and Tennessee the campaign VII
be continued until Saturday. Warrior
committees in this and other cities
throughout the country will solicit sub
scriptions until the end Of the month.
In a statement issued last night Dr..
John r. Mott, general secretary Of the
national war work council, outlined re-
cent events which make an oyersub.
scription TO the fund desirable. His
statement follows:
The American people have made II
clear that they want performed this
large and patriotic service. But il is
necessary that we sweep away beyond
all goals. Since the s35,0O0,00O budget
was adopted in the Bankers Club a few
weeks ago new and highly significant
events have occurred which make il alb
solutely essential that We have far
larger sum Of money available for sery-
ing the enlisted men Of the United
States and Of our allies.
81 refer first to the critical situation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
Hylan Meets Flock
Of Office Seekers

Mayor-eleet Hy'an was besieged with
Office seekers at his headquarters at
the Business Mems League yesterday.
Judge Hylan told them all TO come
back on December Is, the first day on
which he declared he would seriously
consider appointments.
A delegation representing various
civic organizations of Staten Island.
headed by William Writ Mills. was
told that their borough would not be
overlooked in appointments.
Mrs Clarice Margoles Baright, law
yer. Of 14 Broadway, called upon
Judge Hylan. accompanied by Mrs.
John II. Watkins. chairman Of the
Manhattan Borough organization Of
the Woman Suffrage Party. TO advocate
the appointment of Mrs. Baright to the
bench Of the Court Of Special Sessions,
In Brooklyn, to preside over the Chill
dren's Court. Miss Amy Wren, chair
man Of the Brooklyn Suffrage organiza-
ton. called upon the Mayor-elect on
behalf Of the candidacy of Miss May
Patterson, r Brooklyn lawyer, for the
same place. Judge Hylan said he told
inc women. as he did all the men, 20
come back on December 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
Postoffice Holds Up
Jewish Weekly Paper

The Postofice authorizes. it was
learned yesterday, are holding this
weeks issue of the "Freie Arbeiter
Stimme," a radical Jewish publication
issued from ITS East Broadway, until
word is received from Washington as
to whether it shall have the privileges
Of the mails.
S. Janowsky. editor of the weekly,
said it contained nothing which he con-
sidered reasonable or of aid or COM
fort to the enemy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20

nRUSSELS, September e. A
X paper, struggled through the
IL lines from Antwerp this
morning, gives the news that the
Queen has left for England, with the
royal children; adding, "she is ex-
pected back in a few days" This
move is evidently in anticipation of
the bombarding Of Antwerp.
Now and then a Belgian has the
satisfaction Of getting in q gentle
dig at the Germans; although, if the
dig is too gentle, the chances are the
digee does not know it, Last week
Countess Z, aged eighty-four,
who is living alone in her chateau,
was obliged, TO put up German gen
eral and his staff.
She withdrew TO her own rooms
and did not put in an appearance dur
ing the two or three days that they
we're there. When the time came for
them TO leave the general sent word
that he would like 10 see her. She
sent back a message asking to be
excused. The general was insistent,
however, and finally the little old
lady came reluctantly down the stairs
into the great hall, stopping three or
four steps from the bottom and gaz-
ing down upon her dodgers with a
auizzical smile. They all clicked their
heels and bowed, and then the gen.
eral stepped forward a few PAGES and
in his best manner said that they
could not go away without thanking
her for all that had been done to
make them comfortable during the
time they had had the honor Of being
her guests. When he had quite fin
ished the little old lady replied in
her gentle, soft voice:
"Messieurs, vous n'dUez pas d me
,emercier. Je ne Uotls avnis pas 'r-
rites" (Sirs, you don't have to
thank me. I didn't invite you.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
Y.W.C.A. Home Dedicated
Bishop Greer Presides at Ser
vices in New Building

Dedicatory services were held last
night in the new building Of the Cen
tral Branch Of the Young Women's
Christian Association, at Lexington
Avenue and Fifty-third Street Al
though practically all of the building
had been in use since June. it was not
entirely completed uptil a few days
ago.
Bishop David Fl. Greer, who presided
at the services, spoke in glowing terms
of the work that had been done in the
war By the Y. W. c. A., and George W.
Perkins, another speaker, urged closer
working relations between the Y. W.
C. A. and the Y. NJ c. A. Nine. Louise
Homer sang The Battle Hymn Of the
Farub'ic" and Dixie"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20

on the Eastern and Southern fronts,
necessitating prompt expansion Of our
activities in those regions; secondly,
the appeal which has come within a
few days from the French Prime Min
lister asking that we help conduct l,3OO
soldiers homes scattered through
out the entire French army zone, with
its millions of men, whichs item alone
requires an increase in our budget OF
more than S3,000,000; thirdly, conf
dential request from another Allied
army for large help; fourthly, the re
cent great increase in the number OF
war prisoners (there having been added
within three weeks fully 100000, and
these must be served by US II they are
10 be served at all.
developing plans Of our own govern
ment make il patent that we Will have
much more 70 do for American troops
than any Of US had in mind when our
budget was adopted. Therefore, If we
are TO render the service which the ma
ton has a right TO expect from US we
actually need a very substantial over
subscription"
Two Big Subscriptions
A number of particularly large con-
trbutions featured the formal closing
day Of the campaign in New York City
Notable among these was a subscrip-
ton Of S25O,OOO from Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Carnegie. and another of 100000
from Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rockefel-
Ter. jr
Final returns will show New York
City well above the $5,000,000 mark.
Latest returns from Chicago indicate
that city has subscribed S2,7O0,OO0. De-
troit has raised $4,000. Newark
passed its al otment at noon yesterday,
raising S326.O00.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20

(Aeeredited % ths Perstino Army IN France
for the Ner York Tribune and Syndicate
Copyright. 1917. By The Tnba7e AssoaAtion)
PARIS, Oct. 1.-THE French still go
to the theatre for horrors. The Grand
Guignol supplies them. 1t mixes shoek-
ers with the thrillers in about equal
proportion. The play with punch Is
a little easier for the stranger than the
one with a leer. You can't get the
greatest possible good out of Grand
Guignol shocker unless you know
French thoroughly.
Audiences Are Competent
French playwrights can put over
lines and situations which would send
the audience of an American burlesoue
threatre shrieking into the street. This
is partly due 70 the fact that they have
competent actors, but much more be-
cause they have competent audiences.
The chief event of the evening was
the thriller IL was called La Grande
Epouvante." and | am informed the
title means "The Great Horror l feel
certain that the authors. Andre de
LoTde and Henri Bauche, must at some
time or other have seen THE Witchlng
Hour" for in the first act the Egyptian
magician looked an angry English Of
fcer in the eye and said, you can't
throw that glass. You can't even mold
it." Thereupon the Englishman dropped
the glass and left the room. The major
never reached home, for the elevator
fell five stories with him.
Fetch a Pitcher of Blood.
However, the people who knew the
Egyptian thought he might have had
something to do with the elevator which
killed the major. At any rate. several
of them came around to his apartment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
1nother inStdlment
tO-mOTTO10
Business Men Spent
$42,063 for Hylan
L.SnecinL Correspondencel

ALBANY, Nov. 19.-The sum Of s42,-
O63 was received and spent by the Bust
ness Mems League Campaign Commit
tee in the campaign Of John F. Hylan,
the Tammany candidate for Mayor OF
New York. This was shown by the
statement filed to-day with the Secre-
tary of State by its treasurer, George
VI. Adrian. The largest contributors
to the fund were:
L. f. OReilly, 5000; Nicholas NJ
Schenck, $4,000; VI. F. Loughman, ST.
500; Sylvan Levy, George W. Loft
Joseph Mcdonald and j. II. O'Brien
81 900 each.
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ments of the war.


at
and o uIneSi trundya oved
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
The Rape of
i Belgium
4 Journal Of the Ameri-
can Legation at Brussels
By Hugh Gibson, Witness

The secretary of the American Legation in Belgium seeing
everything kept personal diary of Cermanys immortal sin.
The seal of neutrality broken and here one of the great
ments Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
Proclamation

His Majesty, the Emperor of Ger
many, after the occupation Of the
greater part of Belgian territory, has
been pleased TO appoint me governor
general in Belgium. have established
the seat of the general government IN
Brussels.
BY His Majesty's orders a civil ad-
ministration has been established with
the general government. His Excellency
Herr Won Sandt has ben made chief OF
this administration.
The German armies advance victo-
riously in France. Ny task will be to
preserve quiet and public order in Bel
GUM.
Every act Of the population against
the German military forces, every at
tempt to interfere with their communi-
cations with Germany, to trouble or
cut railway, telegraph or telephone
communications, will be punished Sc
verely. Any resistance or revolt against
the German administration will be sup
pressed without pity.
Ii is inevitable in war that the pun
ishment of hostile acts falls not only
upon the guilty but also on the inno-
cent. It is the duty of all reasonable
citizens TO exercise their influence with
the turbulent elements Of the popula-
tion to restrain them from any infrac-
ton of public order Belgian citizens
desiring to return peaceably to their
occupations have nothing to fear from
the German authorities or troops. So
far as is possible commerce should be
resumed, factories should begin to work
and the crops harvested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20

HUHHAY's HgsTAr aAST.
"a H.. lust West II Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
New Governor Warns
Against Violent Acts

: The new governor general has adj
dressed a proclamation to the Bel
gian people and has had it posted on
the walls:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20

Count Ortenburg nearly broke his
neck by tripping over his sword.
However, we got them safely out Of
the house, while ell the servants
leaned out of the windows ard took
in the show.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
Belgian Citizens

I do not ask any one to forego his
patriotic sentiments, but l do expect
from all of you a sensible submission
and absolute obedience TO the orders of
the general government. ! call upon
you TO show confidence in that govern
nent and accord it your cooperation.
! address this summons particularly to
the functionaries Of the state and of
the communes who have remained at
their posts. The greater your response
to this appeal the greater the service
you will render TO your country.
The governor general.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-20
BARON Won DER GOLTZ,
Eield Marshal


Brussels, September 2, 1914.
At about 5 o'clock Bulle came
along, and we went for a long walk
together-the first time have tried
anything of the sort since the war
began. We tramped out to the
Bots and made a swing around the
circle, not getting back until 1880,
when we repaired to the Palace
Hotel and had dinner with several
Of the colleagues. When Won der
Goltz left US he had started for the
Spanish Legation; but we learned
from the Spanish secretary that he
had never arrived. Instead, at the
last minute, an aide-de-camp had
come clanking in to express His Ex-
cellency's regrets that he was un-
able to come, and say that he would
have TO defer his visit until later
date. Something happened to him
after he left our legation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-05-17
AMERICA TO HER ALLIES

Free lands beyond the water,
To you a song | send,
A song to men from the lover Of mel
To friends the faith of a friend.
Hail now to Holy Russia!
Holy in more than name,
Holy as man is holy
And she has owned his claim.
90.
Hail, beautiful Italia,
The spirits cline and home!
Glory above the Caesars fall
On free, fraternal Rome!
Hail, France, whose bloody travail
Has brought again to birth
The soul that made the Marseillaise
The trumpet of the earth!
Take blood for blood, 0 gallan'
Full measure for our debt!
Reap, till the golden bins run DER,
The sowing of 'Fayette!
Hail the stout hearts of Flanders
That to their sand-dunes cling!
And hail to him, on his realms last
rim,
The king who is king!
Hail to the starry banner
Above Westminster walls,
And her anthem, rolled with the pray
ers Of old
Through the arches Of st. Paul's!
The candles on the altar
With a brighter fame shall burn
As the hearts of the sundered millions
To the ancient ties return.
Fight on, free lands, for freedom!
Freedom 8 in every blow,
The freedom we bear they, too, will
share
Against whose gates we go.
For the crowned and cruel liar
In the sun there is no room;
And our hands are charged with thun-
der,
And our feet are shod with doom.
Wendell Phillips Stafford in the
New York Tribune.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-05-17

! GbFt tHat 4NtNsI TfI
Against these impregnable walls
came English, French, Dutch and Q
whole horde Of pirates and bueca.
neers, but without success. Indeed
Admiral Sampson in 1898 took a few
pot shots at the ancient citadel and
his imprint remains today but he sail
ed on without reducing the structure.
Sir Francis Drake came the nearest
TO capturing the place but disease f.
nally crippled his troops and he sail
ed away leaving his cannon behind,
which same cannon were afterwards
used to east bronze statue of Ponce
de Leon which stands in San Jose
Plaza in the city of San Juan.
The Walled City
San Juan the walled city, Of which
all Of the foregoing has reference is
the capital city and the largest The
population is given all the way from
fifty TO sixty-tve thousand. 1t has
fine harbor which for the past two
and half years hes been used as
haven CT refuge by three German
boats, two merchant and one convert
ed raiGcr, formerly British. Built on
an island it naturally has but one
means of egress--a narrow bgidged
neck TO the east Of the city, similar
to the Bronx Of our own metropolis.
Out on this road and practically join
ing the city we find the American
settlement in the village of Santurce.
Here we have bungalows built in a
country where bungalows are worth
while. The American has builded
well and he has allowed nature a
free hand in clothing the premises
with tropic verdure. The beautiful
and fruitful cccoanut palm, the var
ious climbing vines and the gorgeous
tropic blossoms parting here and there
to afford glimpse of the diGtant blI 4,
blue sea, form a picture impossible to
describe and only family To be pic
turcG, for no artist can pant the
glorious colorings of this tropic land
scapc.
Having left San Juan by the one
and only road it might be well 70
the roads, for the automobile
and the roads ere che first things to
catch the travellers attention The
Spanish engineers knew how TO build
roads. There is 10 doubt of this. All
the American government had to do
was to furnish the top dressing for
the rcadbeds were perfect. While as
before mentioned the island iG scarce
Iy 100 miles in length over all, there
are over 800 miles of perfect roads
and % snow banks. 1t is \ motorists
paradise and appreciated, which is
proven by the fact that Porto Rico
mas car to almost every square mile
II territory.
Next week we will devote a little
line to a study of the people and the
.hangcs brought about by the Ameri-
an occupation.
LOU ID. MacWETHY. ;
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-05-17

Don't use harsh physics. The re-
action weakens the bowels, leads TO
chronic constipation. Get Doan's
Regulets. They operate easily. 25c
at all stores. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-05-17

With more than 5000 men, women
and children in line, and as many more
Drawing the cold, wet weather, to wit
ness the demonstration, Montpelier's
patriotic parade and mass meeting
held Friday afternoon was a great
success. No reviewing stand was
erected, but it took the parade nearly
30 minutes to pass given point, it
being almost an hour from the time
the head of the parade started until
the first division of marchers reached
the city hall. Gov. Horace F. Graham,
Patrick Meldon Of Rutland, and the
Rev. Fraser Metzger of Randolph,
member of the state committee on
public safety, were the speakers in
the city hall auditorium, being intro
duced by Mayor Frank W. Mitchell,
who presided. Seated on the speak
ing platform were state officials, JUS
tees of the supreme court, and city
officials.