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New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Railways Would End
Mileage Book Sales

BOSTON, Nov. 22.-Elimination Of
mileage books was favored to-day at
hearings of the FIVE New England rail-
roads before Interstate Commerce Com
missioner George ". Anderson on their
petitions for increased rates. 1t was
the general opinion of witnesses and
Of Commissioner Anderson that the
present mileage book rates were dis
criminatory.
Commissioner Anderson said he
never could understand why there
should be discrimination between a
person who could afford to pay S25 for
a mileage book and one who could buy
only a single ticket. He intimated that
il might be a good thing TO do away
with mileage books and charge a fiat
rate 10 every one.
II. II. Biscoe, vice-president Of the
Boston & Albany, told the commits
sioner that while the situation on the
Boston & Albany was not as serious as
on some other lines. IL was bad enough.
During the first nine months Of this
year. he said, expenses increased 26 per
cent and the revenue had gained only
s per cent. Wages. fuel and materials
were the chief factors in higher operat-
ING costs.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
IL at Plattsburg
Get Commissions
They Are Sent to Aviation
Section; Other Awards
Deferred

PLATTSBURG, Nov. 22.-To the dis
gust of the student officers who had
expected that commissions would be
awarded in wholesale lots to-day only
a dozen candidates received them.
Colonel Wolf explained that the delay
was caused by reclassification necessi-
tated by the War Departments sudden
decision to assign most OF the men to
active duty forthwith.
The lucky dozen were commissioned
IN the aviation section of the Signal
Officers Reserve Corps. After fur
Tough of a week or ten days most of
them will report at Mineola, Long ISL
and. They are:
Edward Hubert Litchfeld, East
Sixty-fifth Street, New York, commits
stoned as major; Lewis Spencer Mof-
ris, AZ East Sixty-seventh Street, New
York; Charles Higgins, New Haven,
and Charles ". Alexander, Waltham,
Mass, commissioned as first lieuten-
ants, and the following, who received
commissions as second lieutenants:
Richard Stockton Jannopoulo, 5 East
Thirty-ffth Street, New York; Robert
Crosbe, Dorchester Mass; Theodore
Augustus Fritchey, jr., "a Thomas
Street; Benjamin Martin Edgerton,
Richmond Hill, Long Island; Samuel W.
Oppenheimer. 723 Eastern Parkway,
Brooklyn; Clinton A. Reed, Manchester,
Mass; Godfrey Carson Maxwell, Balti-
more, Mass, and Carl Tdward Siebeck-
er, Scranton, Penn.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Women Want to Head
N. Y. Parole Board

Mrs. L. O'Gorman Stanton, sister Of
former Senator James A. 0'Gorman,
wants the job Of head Of the New York
Parole Board, which DR.. Katharine B.
Davis is to leave vacant sometime next
month. Yesterday, at a meeting of the
State Democratic Forum, at the Astor
Hotel, Mrs. Stanton requested the
strength of that organization be placed
behind her application to Judge Hylan
for the position.
Mrs. Stanton's request came at the
end of meeting of the forum presided
over by Mrs. Robins A. Lau, president
Of the organization. Earlier in the
afternoon the rush Of women for po-
litical jobs had been severely ar
raigned by Mrs. Lillian r. Sire, chair
man Of politics for the forum. Also,
Senator Anthony J. Griffen, of The
Bronx, asserted that unobtrusive "ser-
vice" should occupy women's minds
more than mere holding Of political
jobs and undignifed campaigning.
AT least 500 applications for Com
missioner Katharine B. Davis's job have
been presented TO him by women who
have not had nearly enough expert
ence to qualify them for the work" ssid
Mrs. Sire. They descend upon Mr..
Hylan in hordes, shamelessly, espe-
cially the Republican women. who be
fore the election didn't sec how we
could ally ourselves with the Tam
many crowd But now Tammany is a
magnet for them"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
To Commission New
Officers in 3 Glasses
Men in List "a" Will Go
Into Active Duty at
Once

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Graduates
of the second officers training camps,
which close next Tuesday, will be com
missioned in three classes for i'm
mediate active service under orders
made PUBLIC to-day by the War De-
partment.
Men in list "a" are TO fill existing
vacancies in the National Army or to
be attached TO regular army organiza-
tions for duty. They will be gwen
leave until December IS. when they
will proceed 10 their stations.
Those in list "B" are recommended
70 be commissioned eventually as pro-
yisjonal second lieutenants in the reg
MAR army. At the close Of camp they
will be commissioned second lieu
tenants in the officers Reserve Corps
and attached TO regular army regi-
ments for duty, to be commissioned IN
The regular army as vacancies occur.
List &c" includes all other men from
the camp who are recommended Tor
Commissions. They will be commits
eioned in the officers Reserve Corps
or National Army, called TO aetlTe
duty and assigned as additional OIL
6cers to various units until vacancies
for them occur.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Moskowitz Urges
City Coal Stations

The seriousness OF the coal short
age in New York City is set forth
yesterday by City Market Commits
sioner Noskowitz in letter to Mayor
Mitchell. DR.. Moskowitz states that
thousands of persons. especially in the
poorer sections. served by small deal
ers who sell by the pail and bucket,
have escaped suffering only because Of
the unusually mild weather.
The establishment of city coal sta
tions in districts where coal yards are
few and far apart is proposed by DR..
Moskowitz The city, he says, can sell
coal at these stations if the coal deal
ers do not care to. The commissioner
declares the city will have to stand
certain costs in connection with these
municipal stations, for coal bins,
fences, advertising posters and rent.
He asks the Mayors approval Of q
request to the Board of Estimate and
Apportionment for such stations.
Pink cards NAV be issued by the
coal administration TO persons in ac-
tual need Of coal. according to state
ment issued yesterday. Holders Of
these cards will receive immediate at
tention.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23

running through the war zone without
lights. The transport struck the de-
stroyer on the port side abreast the
fourth funnel and ploughed through
the frail vessel. The forward part Of
the wreck remained afoat an hour.
enabling the Rose 20 rescue the seventy
officers and men m that section
They were taken 10 port by the
transport. The Rose was not Identified
By naval officials here to-day. there
being no record OF ar american trans
port Of that name. and Admiral Sims
was asked TO clear up that point.
Secretary Daniels authorized this
statement:
"The United States destroyer Chsun-
cey, which was sunk at ! o'clock Mon
Gay morning, was rammed by the trans
port Rose. according TO a dispatch re-
ceived by the Navy Department from
Vice-Admiral Sims to-day.
Both vessels were running without
lights at the time Of the accident, the
Rose crashing into the Chauncey on
the port side abreast Of the fourth fun
mel. The after portion Of the destroyer
Immediately submerged. and officers
and men in that part were drowned.
After the collision the remaining por-
tion Of the vessel foated for about an
hour. and the transport was thus en-
abled 10 rescue the remainder OF the
offcers and crew. They we're taken TO
port BY the Rose"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
u. S. Steel Greatest
Asset of Allies

In a communication to the National
Geographic Society William Joseph
Showalter tells the graphic story Of
steel, industry's greatest asset and
wars chief weapon. A part Of the
communication is issued by the society
as the following war geography bulle-
tin:
Would you know the size OF the
American steel industry? Then reflect
that even before the great world war
broke out, even in the slack and un-
certain days Of 1914. it employed more
people than live in Nevada, Arizona.
New Mexico and Wyoming together
four states whose aggregate area is
more than twice that Of all Germany.
The capital employed is greater than
the national wealth of Switzerland.
The Republic of Portugal-lsnd. i'm
provements, industrials, everything-is
not worth as much by $1,000, 900, 900 as
Americas steel products were in the
single year of 1914, year in which a
ton Of pig iron sold for less than one
third present quotations and a ton of
steel likewise.
Think OF an ore train so long that
it would take a fortnight TO pass a
given point, running at full freight
train speed and never stopping. Think
Of ore ships moving in column forma-
tion and stretching from Detroit TO
Erie, Penn. Think of a row of blast
furnaces reaching from New York City
70 Chester, Penn; of column Of roll
ing mills and pudding furnaces reach
ing from New York to indianapolis.
Think Of stream of ten tons of liquid
iron flowing out as molten pig metal
every second of the year.
Then you will begin to get picture
of the vastness OF the steel industry.
II is steel, steel, steel. everywhere and
alwsys-steel for guns, steel for shells,
steel for ships. Without American
steel the German submarine would con-
quer the oceans; the German war ma
chine would starve our allies, overrun
France and work its own good pleasure
upon all the earth. But with American
steel that can never be done. The road
to victory for autocracy has been closed
by the unyielding gate which American
industry has put across its path"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Fight 3 Robbers
In Broadway Store

Three hold-up men visited last night
a United Cigar Store at 1924 Broad
way, which previously had escaped the
attention of their fraternity, although
it was opened two weeks ago. The
store is half a block from the l6stn
Street subway station, opposite the
site which Billy Sunday chose for his
tabernacle and diagonally across the
street from a police booth. Pedestrians
are numerous throughout the evening
Yet the robbers got away with 500
after prolonged struggle with the
clerk. Orley Church, Of 23l West
Iweaty-third Street.
One of them drew a revolver while
Church was STOPPING behind the coun-
ter when you get up put your hands
up frst," commanded the man with the
revolver.
Church snatched & box opener from
the shelf, and as he rose let it fly at
the man. II struck him on the shout
der and precipitated rough and tum-
ble fight, in which one of Church's as
sailants used the butt of his revolver
and another blackjack. So deter
minded was the clerks resistance that
the third man took his stand at the
glass -panelled door as a screen. so that
people passing should not see the tight.
At length the two men battered
the fight out of Church, thrust him
into a storeroom in the rear Of the
store and locked the door. Then they
took $50 from the cash register, pre-
sumabiy readjusted their rufied attire
and sauntered ont
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Camp Food Inquiry Starts

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Food con-
servation in the army cantonments is
receiving the attention Of both the
War Department and the food admin
istration. according 10 a joint state
ment issued to-day by Secretary Baker
and Herbert c. Hoover. The statement
says:
"While it is necessary for the civilian
population to reduce the consumption
Of foodstuffs at every point and to
eliminate waste in order that the SOL
diers and our allies may be fed. 1t is
vot felt that the country wishes the
American soldier TO receive every par
ticle Of food necessary TO his adequate
nourishment and comfort, and the food
situation in the camps is good. A boun-
tifu' supply of wholesome and well pre-
nared food is furnished Some waste
exists. due to the fact that the fami-
lies and friends Of soldiers, under the
iropression that they are insutficiently
nroyided for. send great quantities Of
food TO the camps, thus adding a sur
nIus and causing waste
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
White Rats Win
Battle for Life
Before A. F. of L.
Convention Instructs Labor
TO Aid Actors Union in
Every Way
[Stdf Correspondence

BUFFALO, Nov. 22-James William
Fitzpatrick, lanky actor, did two
hour monologue before the convention
OF the American Federation Of Labor
this afternoon, and when he concluded
the convention rejected report that
meant the wiping out Of the White
Rats as a labor organization and made
them supreme in the theatrical field.
More than that, the convention pro-
ceeded to instruct the national officers
aud al! field workers of the federation
to assist the White Rats in every way
in organizing every branch Of the the
atrical profession.
Ordinarily a iurisdictional fight in a
labor convention is as interesting to
the onlookers as a game of tiddlyde-
winks between octogenarians, and dele
gates improve the time to make up lost
sleep. No one slept, however, while
the actors tight was on, and when the
curtain was rung down the Central
of the fight 10 put the White Rats out
of business, was nursing a badly black
ened eye and Harry Deveaux, head Of
the Actors international Union, Inc,
was wiring New York explanations as
to what had happened.
Fight Is Many Years Old
The fight for and against the White
Rats is many years Old. In one form
or another ii has been before many
conventions and before the public for
at least seven years. Every angle of
the booking office, Of syndicate man
agement has been brought up at one
time or another There have been
charges and counter charges. until
finally the leaders Of the federation, de-
spairng of ever Strengthening the
tangle out, cried "A plague on both
your houses and decided to make a
clean start on the work of organizing
the profession.
This programme was agreeable TO the
organization headed by Mr.. DeveauX.
and behind It the Central Federated
Union of New York had enough votes
lined up 20 put the programme
through. when Harry Nountford, Sec
retary of the Rats, opened an attack
on LNe committee report. MOuuLlptl
aroused the interest of the delegates
with a story of the actors troubles,
and then Fitzpatrick offered a substi-
tute for the committee report which
would not only prolong the life of the
Rats but guarantee them the aid of
musicians and stage hands in case of
trouble, and assistance in organizing.
Rival Union Attacked
He began by attacking the rival or
ganization, describing it as having for
president "an actor who never acts; a
secretary, who is a booking agent; n
treasurer, who in real life is an under
taker, and for trustee an employe of .
periodical unfair to organized labor"
Thence on he assailed with sarcasm
and ridicule the opposition.
One of his charges was that an Off
GER of the Central Federated Union had
admitted under oath accepting money
TO disrupt the labor movement. An
other was that an officer of the rival
actors union had on one occasion taken
a bribe of turkey 10 call off a strike.
When Fitzpatrick concluded. Frank
Duffy. one Of the carpenters, one Of
the strongest men in the convention,
tried in vain to combat his arguments.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23

be forty medical advisory boards in
this state. No final decision has been
reached, he said, as the task of dis
tricting the state into medical areas
had not yet been completed.
DR.. Dowd and his associates hope 70
distribute the medical boards Of re
view throughout the state in such a
way that no registrant will have 70
travel an excessive distance for exam.
ination. They also hope TO be able
to arrange 70 make the amount OF
work Of the several boards as nearly
equal as possible.
With the aid of the State Commit
tee on National Defence, DR.. Dowd
will select specialists as members Of
the medical advisory boards, and vii,
recommend their appointment. The
actual appointments will come from the
President through the Governor. The
physicians will be asked TO serve with
out pay.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23

rectangle. with the lower side missing.
and within the figure were the words
"Kr. Gef." (Krieg gefangen-var pris-
oner). Beneath this was the date
1914"
what is your idea?" asked Bradley.
at is not my idea" replied the Finn.
ITS German idea. was a prisoner
at Kiel. They let me 20 after. nve
months in q camp and marked my hand'
II they catch me again they Kill me.
The day war was declared | was on
the bark Tahiti. two days out OF Mel.
where we were 10 discharge our lumber
cargo. The Germans made US prison
ers and boatswain tattooed our hands.
There were about 100 prisoners there.
| was the eleventh man tattooed, out
after they had done the fifteenth man
some officers came in and told the boat.
swain to stop as the government dla
not order it. They let me 60 to my
home and then ! came here
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
5000 More Men
To Go to Upton
20 Per Cent Out Of Remaining
30 Per Cent Of First
Draft Is Called

Roger B. Wood, Director Of the selee-
tive draft for New York, announced last
night that 20 per cent out OF the re-
naming 30 per cent Of the first drsi'
about 5000 men-will be sent to
Camp Upton between December and
D. Mr.. Wood said he was acting under
Instructions received from Adjutant-
General Sheriff..
Nearly 200 physicians ia this state
WI be called upon % form the per
ssnnsl Of the medical advisory boards
Nhith are % be created 20 aid IN ths
mAking up o. the additional drait
qaetas, according % a preliminary
s,sunsH made yesterday afternoon y
"; Charles North DOWd, the new med
'fsl AID for New York.
After a second conference with rep
Isssntativss Of the State Committee
National Defence and vsrious draft
sAelale ~ the Academy Of Nedicife,
y West Forty-thlrd Street, DR.
-Sese said that there would probably
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Report Raider Captured

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. %. 90 The
British steamship Matunga, which was
reported to have been seized b. the
crew of the German raider Seeadler, is
thought TO have been captured by a
British warship, according TO Captain
McClements Of the auxiliary schooner
City of Portland, from Rabaul, Solo
mon Islands.
The British cruiser. Captain Nc
Clements said, accompanied the City
of Portland two days out Of Rabaul
and then suddenly proceeded ahead Of
him.
The captain said he understood the
cruiser was in search of the Matunga.
Four days later the City OF Portland
passed an island in the South Pacific
and spoke a small schooner. the master
of which informed him that he mad
seen the cruiser conveying steamship
whose description tailed with that OF
the Matunga.
Captain McClements said the last OF
the Seeader's crew had been captured.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Camp Dix Man Sentenced
Court Martial Gives Drafted
Soldier Six Months

CAMP DIX, y. j.. Nov. 22.--The hrst
court martial Of soldier )f the Ma
tional Army in camp here was made
nnblie By camp officials to-day. A young
,oen Der Of Company A, 3l1:h Infantry,
aid 10 be "A member Of rich "a nily
h. Union County. was tried for in
suhordirntion. lie had refused 10 obey
an order by a lieutenant. The court
snaytial sentenced him 20 six months
80 tard labor AMI forfeiture Of two
,b,rdx OF mis- pay during that period.
practice in battle tactics was held
.oIdsv for the first time. The defence
- ~ efntonnent from an "inyiIing"
y. by the 307th New York Field
Artillery was sueeessiui.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
1.2OO to Strike To-day
In Newark Ship Plant

NEWARK, y. j., Nov. 22.-More than
I 200 iron workers and labOrers vii 60
on strike to-day in the plant OF me
Federal shipbuilding Company IN tne
Kearny Meadows, where James James a s,r,d. ar.
relI. president Of the cnlted '.tres u;..e.
Steel Corporation, drove the hf'' f''e'
in The first ship keel yesterday.
The strike will be directed directed no. 40.
against the shipbgildipg concern, Snptract ug.
against the Post g heCoIu h,;oo IN, hniid-
ing Company, which IS erecting erecting. DGI,a- Ta.a
inss for the Federal shipbulldInS Gon ~ |;
pany. The grievance Of the men n,.;. u ..
iong standing, it is said, ana eons ndne,
OF the contractors refusal 70 eU"uJe on ~ :
the IRON construction WORK on '"'
closed shop basis ..h.r. steam
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Upton Calls DR.. Manning
Rector May Go to
Camp as Voluntary Chaplain

The Rev. DR.. William T; Manning
rector of Trinity Church, New YORK
has been asked by the War Commls-
sion of the Episcopal Church to serve
as voluntary chaplain at Camp Upton.
The vestry Of Trinity Church has
given it's unanimous consent to Dr'
Manning's absence in order TO under
take this work, and the appointment
bas received the official sanction OF
inc Bishop Of Long Island, the RI. Rev.
Frederick Burgess. go,
Il is expected that DR.. Manning Will
90 10 camp about December !.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Sister of Pacifist Preacher
Wins French War Medal

BOSTON, Nov. 22.-Miss Alice Marion
Holmes, of Concord Avenue, Cam
bridge, a sister to the Rev. John Haynes
Holiness pacifst pastor Of the Church
Of the Messiah, in New York City, has
been awarded a medal of honor and a
diploma of merit by the French Min
lister Of War.
Miss Holmes is now in France with
the Red Cross Hospital No. /, stationed
at Neuilly. She has been on the French
front ever since the outbreak Of war,
and when the United States entered the
conflict transferred TO our hospital SET
vice. She is a graduate nurse OF the
Boston Homeopathic Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Finn's Tattooed Hand
German Prison Mark

Elias Laihonen, a nineteen-year-old
Finn. blond, six feet tall-the type OF
man the matinee girl would call Sieg-
fried placed his fists upon the desk Of
Deputy Surveyor Bradley in the Barge
Oaice yesterday when ordered to sffix
his name to a passport. lie grasped a
pen.
As he wrote Bradley observed that
the left hand was clean and white, but
the right bore strange blue taJtoOing
from knuckles 70 wris:bcne. u was n
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Chauncey Cut
In Two by u. S.
Transport Rose
Destroyer Lost With Fl
Men Was Acting as a
Convoy

WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-The Amer
lean destroyer Chspncey, sunk Mon
day with the loss Of twenty-one neu,
was cut in two by the transport ,-.>s,
the Navy Department was advised to-
day by Nice-Admirsl Sims.
The after part OF the destroyer sank
Immediately, carrying Gown three Off
GERS. including the commander, Lieu
tenant Commander Walter Z. Reno ard
eighteen enlisted men. who were be-
lieved TO have been asleep in their
quarters.
The Chauncey undoubtedly was con-
voying the Rose, and both vessels were
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23

filters and other union men are en-
ployed according to union standards, it
is alleged, but, in the case of iron
workers and lsborers the company sp-
plies the open shop rule. The strike
was indorsed to-day By the Building
Trades Council Of Newark.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-23
Rest Rooms Barred to
Guests at Camp Upton
Soldiers Feel Curtailment of
Privileges Is Due to
Mrs. Humiston

CAMP UPTON, Nov. 22.-Orders that
company recreation rooms should not
be used for the entertainment Of
civilian guests were regarded by many
soldiers as the result of the charges
Of immortality which Mrs. Grace Humis-
ton made against the National Army,
and a sergeant and two privates wrote
her to that effect to-day, asking her
to do what she could TO restore their
privileges.
The colonels issuing the orders ex-
planned to the men concerned to-day
that Mrs. Humiston mad nothing to do
with them. The orders were issued on
the completion Of the Young Women's
Christian Association hostess houses,
which were designed for the entertain
ment of civilian visitors and prior TO
the publication of Mrs. Humiston's
charges.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22-Raymond
Fosdick, chairman Of the War Depart
ment's committee on training camp ac-
tivities, declared to-day that Mrs.
Grace Hufiston's wholesale charge"
and the "inuendoes" accompanying 1t
were "viciously untrue He said that
there seemed 20 be no legal method
of proceeding against the woman or
compelling her to make a retraction,
and pointed out hr "impertience" in
seeking 10 be retained as an inyesti-
gator to inquire into the truth of her
own charges.