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New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Thirsty Sailors Arrested
Barkeepers, Annoyed, Call
Police-Two Escape

Complaints that four riotously
thirsty sailors were making miserable
the lives of law-abiding barkeepers in
125th Street caused Police Lieutenant
Regan to send Patrolman Gerstenkorn
from the East 126th Street police sta
tion last night on a tour of investiga-
ton.
Discovering four sailors high and dry
in the midst Of crowd at l25th Street
and Park Avenue, the patrolman coaxed
them to the police station, and their
commander was notified that he could
have his sailors if he would send for
them. They said they were Martin
Haleran, Edward Headle, William
O'Connor and Wilbur Hipsley.
Although the boatswain who was sent
from the ship as one of the escort car
red a pistol at his belt, Headle and
Hipsley escaped. The other two semi
prisoners went along peaceably.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Jail for Soldier-Slayer
Sentry Who Shot Worker
Dropped From Army

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2o.-PuVate
Jerry Ward, attached TO Company A.
lst Separate Battalion Of negro troops
Of the District National Guard. has
been sentenced to dismissal from the
service and three years at hard labor
for killing Andrew J. Cooper, an aged
carpenter, at the quartermaster tram
ine camp here October - last
The verdict OF the court martial Was
disapproved as inadequate b. Briga-
dier General Iii d. hoyle, but the court
refused TO amend it. General Hoyle
finally approved it, ha said only in
order that the soldier should not "es-
cepe well deserved punishment
Cooper IN gcing 20 work AT the
camp tried TO enter by short cut IN
stead Of through the main gate. Ward,
who was on guard duty. Knocked him
down an embankment and, when he
started up again, shot and killed Lin.
The court held the act Was involuntary
rasnslaughter under The articles Of war.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
General Mallory to
Leave Camp Dix Soon
With Brigadier General Nc
Mahon He Will Go to
Southern Cantonment

CAMP DIX, y. j., Dec. 25.-When ad-
dressing the soldiers here at their
Christmas celebration to-day Briga-
Jicr General J. S. Mallory, who COM
mands this cantonment, announced he
was scheduled TO leave camp Dix soon
for another post. Brigadier General
John L. Mcmahon Of the 10th Field
Artillery is also 20 leave soon, it was
announced to-day Both officers, it is
said, are going TO Southern canton
ments.
This is probably the last oppor-
tunity | will have to address you," said
General Mallory TO the troops when
they assembled around the camp
Christmas tree.
81 want TO tell you that never have
| seen a body of men show finer
spirit or a stronger determination TO
make good. You men are putting not
only your bodies but your hearts into
your work of preparing to meet the
worlds enemy"
Brgadier General J. +. Dean. com
manding the 156th Infantry, will sue
ceed General Mallory as the ranking
officer here. it is said. This will be
temporary, it is believed.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Negroes Merry
At Municipal Tree
Madison Square Ring:
With Plantation Songs
at Celebration

Madison Square rang with rich negro
voices Yesterday. when Me- Yori
crowds gathered around the sparkling
Tree OF Light in the centre of thc
square to help the colored people OF
the city celebrate at the municipal
Christmas tree. II was Negro Citizens
Dav at the tree, and all the colored
people, from the tinicst black baby
who wriCgled rhy;hmically in his
mothers arms, TO the trained quartet
from Hampton Institute, joined in the
singing with the enthusiasm Of their
music loving race.
Choruses from all the colored
churches, from Lincoln House and
from Yaphank were massed on the
platform and were led in the songs by
Harry Barnhart, community chorus di-
rector. Plantation songs, revival
hymns and patriotic airs were the IA
vorites with the crowd, which cheered,
though they could not join in Couldn't
Hear Nobody Prayin'." "Let Us Cheer
the Weary Trabeller" and -Four and
Twenty Elders" "My Lord, What a
Morning" the fayorite song of the
late Dr. II. B. Frissell. Of the Hampton
Institute, was sung by the Hampton
Quartet in his memory
The community singing at O'Clock
was preceded by a ceremony which
made the day peculiarly theirs for the
negroes. At 4:3O they gathered At
Lincoln House, 2O2 West Sixty-third
street. where they loaded small
lighted Christmas tree on top Of q
bus. piled into buses themselves and
proceeded down Fifth Avenue to the
square. singing as they went. Casual
pedestrians Joined in behind, until the
little line was quite a procession when
it made its triumphal way into Madi-
son Square at 3 O'Clock.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Planning an Outlet
To Sea for Poland

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-A diplomat
and historian, discussing the question
of an outlet to the sea for Poland, the
independence of which after the war
practically all the belligerents are
agreed on in principle, said to-day:
The most vital question relative to
the boundaries Of restored Poland
is that concerning an outlet to the
sea for that country. The question
might be answered in three ways:
first, by entirely denying such an
outlet to Poland; second, by giving her
this outlet through Lithuania; or, third,
through West Prussia.
The first solution should require
only a short consideration. race num-
bering as many millions as do the Poles
is clearly entitled to some outlet to the
sea. Furthermore. the oXpansc of ter
ritory racially Polish has always eX-
tended north 20 the Baltic, and Poland
during the whole OF her independent
political life, with the single exception
OF the period Of the greatest expan-
sion of power OF the Teutonic Knights.
possessed a foothold on the shores Of
this sea.
THE second solution deserves little
more consideration; no valid reason
has ever been presented why the Poles
i'm securing their own independence
should deny the equally valid claims
of the Lithuanians TO a separate poll
teal existence. There remains the So
luton which consists in the granting
10 the Poles Of an outlet TO the Baltic
Sea through West Prussia. On "~ft
view there would seem TO be no proper
valid argument against the adoption
of this golutIOn. me WuOts q. ..4S1
Prussia was part Of the Polish King
dom up TO l772, and the eastern half
Of this province is still predominantly
Polish in population in spite of the
drastic methods adopted by the Prus-
sian government in their efforts to
Germanize this region. The one objec-
tion urged against such an outlet to
the sea for Poland is that it would
cut the Prussan territory in two. en-
tirely separating the province Of East
Prussia from the rcmalndec OF the
German Empire.
"To disinterested party the objec-
ton referred TO seems hardly strong
enough to Justify the denial of an out
let to the sea TO restored Poland.
at may. perhaps. even be said that
the claim of Poland to at least the
eastern half of West Prussia is
stronger than the German claim to East
Prussia. Even all the tricks of German
census takers have been unable TO make
more than small majority Of the pop
ulation of East Prussia appear OF Ger
man blood. A broad stretch of terri
tory clear across the mouth of this
province is predominately Polish, while
the Lithuanians predominant in certain
districts in the extreme east"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Jersey Artilleryman Dies
Division Quarantined Follow
ing Spinal Meningitis

CAMP MCCLELLAN. Ala, Dec. Is
Private Henry II. Bodicker. Of Bat
terry A, former n. G.. y. j.. which is
now a unit in the 112th Field Artillery.
an exclusive Jersey outfit. died in the
divisional base hospital to-day from
spinal meningitis.
The battery has been moved to the
division detention camp and officers
and men are being held in strict quar-
antine as a precautionary measure.
Private Bodicker lived at % West
Street, Newark. y. J.
The quarantine on the 104th En-
gineers, another Jersey unit, has been
lif+nI
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Ladies Garment Workers
To Take Economics Course

Members of the international Ladies'
Garment Workers Union are enrolling
in large numbers in courses in eco
Monies and sociology which will open
in Washington Irving High School on
January under the auspices Of the
educational department of the union.
DR.. y. /. Stone will lecture on trade
union problems. DR.. Alexander Colt
enweiser, of Columbia University, will
present a sociological analysis Of the
trade union. Instruction in the history
of the labor movement will be given
by Juliet Stuart Poyntz. The cost of
living, wages and prices will form a
part of the course in applied eco
Monies, which will be in charge OF DR..
Robert Lee Hale, of Columbia Univer-
sity. DR.. Charles A. Beard will lecture
on economic history.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
National Prohibition To Be
Urged in 5000 Churches

The Arti-Saloon League announced
Yesterday that it had completed plans
for a concerted discussion of the
Federal prohibition amendment in ap-
proximately 5000 cfurcheT OF all de-
nominations throughout the state on
Sunday, January p.
It is hoped that the concerted dis
cussion" will create the rublic opinion
necessary to compel by the state Leg
stature ratification Of the Federal pro-
hibition amendment. Thirty anti
saloon men will speak in the leading
churches of Brooklyn on January 27.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Facts About the Draft

Local draft boards throughout
the United States are engaged in
sending out questionnaires to
nearly 100000 draft registrants
$4,000 in New York City).
Without any charge, local
law boards assist registrants to
fill out the questionnaires and
administer the required osths.
On the basis Of the answers to
these questions the local boards
VI classify every man who reg
istered on June 8, except DESERT
ers and those already in the Ma
tionai Army. according to their
availability for military service
in the forthcoming drafts.
There are five classes, namely;
Class Single men without de-
pendents. married men not use
fully engaged who fail 70 support
their families and unskilled Ia
borers.
Class IL Married men usefully
engaged whose families have
other means OF support and nee
esssry skilled laborers.
Class III Necessary govern
ment employees, necessary techni-
csl experts and associate man
ayers in necessary industries
and men with dependents other
than wife and children.
Glass IV-Men with dependent
wife and children. heads Of nee
essary agricultural and indus
trial enterprises and mariners.
Class N--The absolute exempts.
All exemptions granted in the
first draft have been revoked.
Those finally placed in Glass l
will be physically examined, and,
if fit. will top the list Of those
eligible to be called TO the colors.
The date for the second draft has
not yet been announced.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Fusion Committees
Asked for Disavowal
w. Fl. Allen Calls on Them to
Repudiate Those in Charge
of Money Chest

William II. Allen, director OF the
Institute for Public Service, aPpeateu
Yesterday 10 the two Fusion campaign
committee, one of $50 men ana the
ether Of 100 women, publicly 10 dlsa-
vow the financial methods OF those ~
charge OF the money chest as revealeu
by the inquiry Of District Attorney
"Thug far" said Mr. Allen, mot ono
member OF the two distinguished con-
ipittoes of $50 men and 100 women mas
publicly disayowcd any acts or ths
money distributors or publicly declares
an interest in having the whole truth
known. Only one. Mr. Joseph VI. ftice.
has gone so far as 10 call the use %
the huge fund Outrageous.
"If 10 ouf lie djsavowal is made DE
the nearly four hundred members OF
the two committees. voters WIZ h~1
urally assume that all committee mem
ber5 were party 10 those acts ana pr
pose 20 '~tand pat no matter "haO
prosecutors, iuries and Judges may re-
port.
yet on these committees are names
associated i'm the public MIND WIN lhs
principal rhilanthropie5 ana rcl OrHl
movements of city and nation, leadifs
publications, distinguished pubic posts
and universities. Many Of the SAM
names are being used in public appeals
20 save for the nation, 20 Amercanize
our foreign born. to safeguard dcmoc-
racy and 20 give for the Rcd Cross
and our local hospitals, charities and
churches. ,.,..
"Wnl YOU consider the probability
that continued silence is doing untold
injury 70 civic ideals and is at the
same time fostering class enmitiea
and dangerous cynicism and manutaact-
uring more converts to socialism tnar
would a mil!ion-dollar fund for so
90
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
22,S00 Troopers
Flock Back to Upton
Men Returning From Christ
mas Leave Tax Railroad
to Limit

CAMP UPTON. n. Y, Dec. 25.-This
cantonment will be bristling with
activity all tonight, for 22,SO0 troop
crs returning from their four-day
Christmas leave were arriving at the
rate Of nine hundred to a train. Every
man must be ready to report for
rcvcille at 6 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. and those who come in on the last
trains will get practically no sleep.
The trains are reaching camp so close
together that the depot is hardly
cleared Of one consignment before an
other pulls in. The men who come
down on the o'clock train, the last
of the night trains, will have all they
can do to reach their barracks in time
FOR reveille.
The ten thousand men who remained
in camp over Christmas were well sup
piled with cigars, cigarettes, candy and
other gifts by the Y. NJ. {. A., Knights
Of Columbus, Jewish Board for We'll
fare Work and the Red Cross, and
there were Christmas trees and enter
tainments a-plcnty.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Camp Devens Men Hold
Open House for Christmas

AVER, Mass, Dec. 25.-Christmas
Day was celebrated in memorable fash
ion at Camp Devens. Choruses Of sol
diers of the National Army sang carols
in all parts OF the camp last night and
gayly decorated quarters were crowded
with happy men gathered about Christ
mas trees, many of them out in the
neighboring woods.
Wagon loads Of gifts sent by home
folks from all parts OF New England
were distributed last night and to-day.
Training was suspended for the htliday
and the camp was opened to visitors.
Dinners and dances were arranged for
the afternoon and evening.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Baltimore Minister Wins
Prize for Prayer Essay

EDINBURGH, Dec. 25.-St Andrews
University has awarded the first prize
of $500 to the Rev. Samuel McComb. of
Baltimore, in the first competition un-
der trust established last year for
essays Oh prayer" The competitions
are open to the world, with essays in
any language.
There were LOO competitors. The
other prizes were awarded as follows:
Two to England, one TO Switzerland
and one TO India.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Sees German Propaganda
in Attack on Red Cross

BOSTON, Dee. 25.-A statement char
acterizing as pro-German propaganda
an attack made upon the American Red
Cross "by so-called NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -
because the organization has given
SiOO 600 70 the medical staff Of the
United States army in France for re-
search work, was made p bile by James
Jackson. manager Of the New England
division Of the Red Cross to-day.
"Such research work." said Mr.. Jack
son, may mean The saving Of thou
sands Of human lives and may mean
victory in the war. Only weak senti-
mentalists, who value lightly the re-
sponsibiiities of citizenship ca be in
fuenced by such clear and paipable
German propaganda at such time"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Useless Magazines Sent to
Soldiers, Says Postmaster

Many OF the 4agazines dropped in
the mail bOxeSfor soldiers and sailors
are soiled, torn or Of such remote
date as to make them useless. Post
master Patten announced yesterday
lie said too that there had been col
lscted mass of technical magazines
that were Of no interest to many OF
the men in service.
Magazines and books should be clean
copies of current or comparatively re-
cent issue and of general interest. the
Postmaster added.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Tomatoes Supplant Flowers

LIVERPOOL. Dec. 10 (by maiD.-A
year ago the City Of Liverpool decided
TO suspend the cultivation of chrysan-
themums in greenhouses attached 10
public parks and grow something use
ful instead Several acres Of glass
were accordingly assigned to be used
FOR tomatoes. The result of the years
work is announced i'm a report just
published. which states that 10000
pounds Of tomatoes were thus grown,
all OF which were sent in weekly ship
ments TO about thirty military hos
pitfalls in the Liverpool district.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
CITY Draft Boards Will Help
Soldiers Back From the War
Steps Taken to Secure Positions for Drafted Men When
Peace Is Restored-Welfare Work Planned Among
Families of Those in Service

already made considerable start in
looking after reedy cases. BY iorm-
ing one central organization we are
in a better position 20 carry on this
work. which is not within our legal
duties.
Boards Of Greater New York expect TO
helr the members Of the 1S9 local
boards solve difficult problems that
come up in the present work Of classi-
fving registrants and Of determining
the order in which they may be called
10 service. Already we have asked the
adjutant general for several rulings TO
clear up doubtful points IN the regula-
tious."
Because Of the holiday. the local cX-
cmption boards and the local law
boards were closed yesterday. To-day
is the final day for those reglstrantS
who received their questionnaires on
December Il and the documents com
pletelv answered must be returned By
tonight
$4,000 Replies Expected Tonight
If every rcgistrant fulfilled his obi
cations. $4,000 missionaries would nc
in the hands Of the local boards TO
light. Bv that time $4,000, or nearly
half of this city's full allotment, will
have been mailed.
In order to finish :he job OF classify
ing in sixty days, as requested by the
provost marshal, the average board,
according 10 estimates, will have 70 dis
post Of more than sixty cases daily.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Preliminary to Court Martial
OF Caillaux Starts in Paris

PARIS. Dec. 25.--FOrmer Premier
Caillaux and VI. Comfy, who Is under
charges in connection with the accusa-
tions against VI. CaillauX, were exam
ined Yesterday by Captain Bouchardon,
Judge advocate in charge OF the pre-
liminary investigation OF the case.
The proceedings were purely formal,
as the real Investigation By Captain
Bouchardon will begin to-day.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Turns Over Governorship
To Rival at Courts Order

PHOENIX. Ariz.. Dec. 25.-Thomas
t. Campbell turned over the governor
ship Of Arizona 20 Governor George
7. Hunt this morning. IN obedience
20 the mandate Of the Supreme Court
Of the state, which found that Cover
nor Hunt was the legally elected Gov
ernor By a plurality of forty-three
votes.
The ceremony was without feature.
Hunts first official act WAS 10 tender
Campbell q place on the. state Tax
Commission. Nr. Campbell declined.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Women to Aid Sailors Kin

The Navy Relief Society, $50 Broad.
way, announced yesterday that It would
appoint 300 women TO act as aids IN
giving relief TO the families Of men in
the navy and Marine Corps who lose
their lives during the war. The aids
are 10 visit bereaved families and give
the society information in obtaining
the prompt payment of government IN
surance and allowances. The society is
the official relief organization Of Ie
navy and was founded byf Admiral
neuev in 1904 .
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Twelve Hurt in N. H. Crash
Broken Rail Causes Wreck
Near Roxbury, Conn

Roxbury, Conn, Dec. 20. "A dozen
passengers on the morning train from
Litchfield to Danbury over the Shepaug
Branch Of the New York. New Haven
e. Hartford Railroad were injured, but
none was killed, to-day when broken
rail wrecked the train two miles south
of here.
A number were seriously hurt and all
were sent to the Roxbury Hospital on
a train made up at the wreck. The
passengers were mostly from Litchield.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
London Stops Use of Cream

LONDON. Dec. 10 (by mai).-Th,
latest food restriction order issued
here prohibits the use of cream, except
Tor the purpose OF making butter OF
Cor iayalids. children or other persons
upon a doctors order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-06
ARE LOOKING FORWARD
TO GREATER WASHINGTON
Effect Of War on Growth Antici-
pated by Commissioners and Pub
lie Utility Corporations.

What will be the wars effect on the
population of the District of Columbia?
This question is being given consid-
Grafton by the Commissioners and local
utility corporations, and the first at
tempt to answer 1t may be made when
work is begun on the next District
budget.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company is making an exhaus-
tive study OF the question with view
to planning for future improvements.
While the estimate will not be complet-
ed for about three weeks, it already in
dicates a population for the District of.
more than half million by 1927
Expect Permanent Increase.
If civil war figures may be taken as
precedent. there will be not only an i'm
mediate but permanent increase in
the capitals population as a result of
the war with Germany. In 1860 the to-
tai number of persons resident here, ac-
cordlng to census returns, was 5000.
The next figures reported by the census
bureau. in 1870, were 700 The in
crease was approximately IS per cent
Tor the ten-year period.
An immediate effect of the present
war, according to best obtaina BILE estf-
mates. Is that the federal government
population here sill be increased nv
10000 before Christmas. Many officials
believe that this increase will be per-
manent and that it will necessitate the
employment Of additional persons in
many Industries and trades
II the same ratio of increase should
be maintained during the next decade
as was recorded in the ten years follow
ing the civil war the capital would
have total population of more than
half a million Inv 1872.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-06
LIGHT SUPPLY OF FISH.
Wharf Market, However, Reports
Brisk Demand at Auction Sales.

The supply of fresh fish offered for sale
at the fish auctions at the wharf market
this morning was rather light. while the
demand was brisk. over a hundred dealers
attending the sale. Wholesale prices this
morning ranged about as follows Rock.
l2i2 to Is cents a. pound; perch, 5La to
pound carp. 10 cents pound; butter
fish. $500 to SO a barrel; large trout.
Sill to SIS a barrel: small trout $3.50
mackerei. IL to 131a cents a pound blue
fish. Is cents pound: tilefish, 10 cents
a pound; halibut. 1874 cents a pound
soft crabs. IS cents dozen and hard
crabs, $3.50 a barrel.
The supply Of fish is coming from the
coast fisheries. while the crabs are being
received from lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake bay sources.