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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Germans to Sell French
Estates in Alsace-Lorraine

COPENHAGEN, AUG. 81. Tho Ger
man authorities in Alsacc- Lorraine are
busily engaged in wedding out the re-
mains of French influence in the occu-
pied provinces. They have ordered n
general sale of all French-owned
properties These are largely little
farms and individual homes in the
smaller cities. II is planned to sell
these to Germans
Estates which are large enough to
appeal to purchasers from Germany
proper are offered in a special list \
lively demand on the part Of war
profitccrs who wish " establish them.
selves among thc landed gentry is re-
sulting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Coal Operators Meet
To Discuss New Prices

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Coal oper-
ators from many parts of the country
came to Washington to-day to take up
with government officials the prices
Just fixed for their product. Alabama
operators brought with them schedules
purportng to show that in some IN
stances their coal costs them more
to produce than the government mas
allowed them as a selling price.
Cost figures prepared by the opera,
tors will be presented TO the Fedefai
Trade Commission. on whose cost OF
production statistics President wilson
based his prices.
Officials admit that the prices set
will drive many operators out OF ouSi-
ness. but say that while individual
will suffer the public generally VIII
benefit. Both bunker and export Goa !,
it was stated to-day, are TO be included
in the new scale of prices.
Francis s. Peabody, chairman OF the
coal committee of the Council OF Ma
tional Defense, declares to-day that
coal operators generally felt the gov
crnment prices were fair and tnat any
INEQUALITIES would be corrected. Inc
services of the coal committee. he SAID
would be put at the disposal OF MI
Garfield. -
The labor situation continues 10 give
officials some concern. Miners through
out the country are asking wage IN
creases. which, in most instances IL IS
stated. will be refused, now that I rhe
price of coal has been reduced. Inc
government, some officials believe may
have 20 lntcrcede, even TO the extent
Of working out a genera. wage scale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Balfour Is Set Right

Commenting on a statement recent
~ made by Mr.. Balfour, in the House
Of Commons, to the effect that Bis
marck, in 1870, engineered an attack
on France, a correspondent. in a well
known paper in England, describes the
statement as a distortion of history
What he did engineer, this writer
says, was an attack by France on
Prussia, very different thing. None
the less, Mr.. Balfour was right
enough. The subject of Bismarck
engineering was just as he stated It.
II is true, as Mr.. Gladstone has said
in his "Gleanings," that there was in
France at the time "fevcrish deter
mination 10 force a quarrel But
then this "fcverish determination"
was also part Of Bismarck's engi-
neering Christian Science Monitor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
China's War Course
To Be Shaped in u. S,
Japanese Mission at Washing
ton to Discuss Republics
Part as Belligerent

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Lack OF
advices from Peking concerning the
mart China is TO play in the war mas
led TO the belief that the scope OF us
war activities will be determined by
conferences. in this city between the
Japanese mission and representatives
of the United States.
Two special considerations, II IS be
lieved. moved the American government
TO favor the course China has taken
toward the war. The first placed China
definitely in alignment with the worlds
democratic nations. The second guar
antees China a seat in the peace con-
ference. thus affording ample assur-
ances that its interests will be pro
tected.
China's aid will be measured in large
part BY the financial assistance gwen
her. As only two powers, Japan and
the United States, are in position 70
furnish financial assistance, 1t is pc
lieved this subject will be one or the
important ones 70 be discussed by the
Japanese mission and this government.
The subject of loan to China comes
within the purview of the declarations
of the Toxic ministry respecting an
economic understanding between Japan
and the United States. Japan regards
China "a within her sphere of interest,
and it is believed Japan would desire,
if not demand, participation IN any
governmental loan to China.
Discussions between the mission and
United States representatives begin
this week. Officially nothing has been
made public, except that no set pro-
gramme has been prepared. The State
Department is familiar with the COM
ment of the japanese press relative to
possible questions to be raised. Ambas-
sador Sato and Viscount lshii have
been comforting on the situation IN
this country.
IL has not been disclosed whether
there will be sections to accommodate
the specialists on certain war phases,
in addition to the purely diplomatic
discussions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
U-Boat Captain
Host of Victims
German Gives Dinner to
Americans-Hates to
Sink u. S. Ships

T AN ATLANTIC PORT, Aug. PA
tale of unusual courtesy on the part
of German submarine commander TO-
ward the victims of his gunfire on the
high seas was brought to port to-day
by Captain Cyrus W. Crooks, master
of the American bark Christiane' VINO
was a passenger on a liner arriving
here. With the American skipper came
ris crew of sixteen men.
The Christiane, formerly under the
Russian flag. but later of American reg
is,rv. left New Orleans for England
about the time the United states en-
tered the war. She was laid up for
some time in a British port, and Cap
tain Crooks narrowly escaped death
ashore when raiding aeroplane
dropped bombs within a hundred tee'
of him.
He left on his return journey to
America in the latter part OF july ana
on August 7 was halted by a 4oV.lo1'
submarine in command OF captain j.
Erlinger.
The submarine lost no time in put
ting our packet under after we tooK
to the lifeboats." said Captain CROOKS
but the skipper was mighty decent
after the Christiane went down. ne
invited the mate and myself ABOARD
and said he could provide lunch for US
and two other members OF the crew
He spoke excellent English and was
laxative chap We had good dinner
including some mighty fine wine:
when we got through ne informed
Us that he disliked sinking American
ships, but war was war and he had TO
do his duty. / asked him for receipt
for my ship and he gladly wrote one
out for me. He entertained US LOT
about an hour, and when We left Dade
us goodby and informed us that all
the supplies we would need had been
nut aboard our lifeboats from the
Christiane by the German sailors. |
told him that other German COM
manders were not like him and that
several had poured machine gun hre
into lfeboats. He said he could not
believe such an act possible, and never
would any cruelty or treachery exist
while he was in command"
Captain Crooks said the submarine
carried a lifeboat and two slx-lncn
guns. The two lifeboats Of the Chris
tiane hoisted sail when the submarine
submerged and within forty-eight hours
got into the harbor of Punta Delgado,
in the Azores.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28

favored cloture. and deplored long
speeches TO empty chairs.
Marshall Calls for Order.
"Who listens TO them? ?" he de-
manded. suddenly. whereupon the pre-
siding officer had TO rap for order He
added that the Senate ought 70 get
through and take a vacation.
Even before the Borah explosion,
however, the conservatives had reached
the conclusion that an appeal for clo-
ture would be very unwise proceed
ing, since it would lay them open to
the charge of attempting 10 gag the
radicals. and would react on the cause
they have at heart keeping the TAX
schedules on war profits as low as pos
sible. =,
After the Senate adjourned they held
a conference in the Senate FINANCE
Committee room, at which Chairman
Simmons presided, with a view 10 de-
termining what was the best course
10 pursue so as 70 give the radicals as
little as possible.
No agreement was reached, those IN
the conference said later, but two plans
we're discussed. One of these would
throw overheard the Senate committee
plan of taxing war profits, and base the
tax along the lines adopted by the
House Of Representatives Thls plan
is 20 tax all profits Of corporations IN
excess Of s per cent. The present law
follows that plan, taking per cent OF
such profits. This rate the house
boosted 10 Is per cent.
The Senate committee plan Is the
English plan. II takes percentage OF
all profits in excess OF the average
profits for the three years prior 10 the
outbreak Of the European war, the ldea
being 10 tax hesviy those lines OF ousl-
ness which are reaping a harvest as
result Of war conditions.
Southern Members Named
As has previously been pointed out
in The Tribune, the cotton mills, par
,icularlv in the South, have been de-
jno;np their Senators with protests
over the Senate committee plan, point
inc out that they made very small prof
,ts in many instances none at all, Just
before the European war, and therefore
a levy on war profits is levy on all OF
their profits.
Southerners on the committee are
oryious now TO shift back TO the House
system, especially If the percentage OF
tax is 10 be radically boosted, as most
of them frankly admit is likely 70 %
the case.
The other plan provides for taxing
war profits, but involves scneme
which would place industries whose
earnings had been subnormal Just PRIOR
10 the war in class by themselves
for special treatment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Democratic Views Cause
Exile Of German Socialist

Herr Eduard Bernstein. who has nov
become 90 the minority group what he
once was 10 German Social Democracy
a whole the foremost exponent OF
the fundamental theories Of the party
has taken an active part in the SO
cialist movement IN Germany since
1872. and has taken a very real share
iu IT'S varying fortunes FOR the moro
than twenty years be was obliged TO
live in exile abroad ON account Of his
convictions The last twelve OF thosc
years have been spent in London The
ArsOnaut.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Civil Service Tournament
Employees of U. S., State ana
Civ TO Meet Labor Day

The Civil Service Forum anno1''s'
yesterday that at the outing ana s'-
letic tournament to be held at D01.
rclly's Grove, College Point on Lev, y,
Fay, employees of every department. y
the Federal. state and city s0'e'''
ments will participate. ..,,..
Members of the uniformed ne lo,S'Iii
Of all ranks and Of the police iorSe W. W.
be there, headed by their Danes g..
baseball teams, and the !ctyef Ca az,
ard clerks OF the Ne" loIh PC,a,,.s-,'
Band. p.,;., ,-i
Fire departments will meet iof %. 49, ,.5
time this season. Many other 49, b.
events have been arranged aAu NJ.
sirable prizes have been dona,eg. ~
nor will be served at the sfolha5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Wilson to Learn
Price Fixing Power
Asks Attorney General for
Ruling on His Authority
Under New Laws

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-An inter
probation Of existing laws which VIII
define clearly the governments power
70 keep war prices down has been asked
of Attorney General Gregory by Presi-
dent Wilson. The President particu-
larly wishes to know how far the gov
ernment can go under the Food Control
and the National Defence acts.
Under the Food Control act the Pres
ident has fixed coal prices and has wide
authority over the production and DIS
tribution of foodstuffs, but provisions
Of the act designed 10 give the govern
ment control over "necessarles' never
have been clearly defined in the minds
of many officials.
The President has emphasized that
the Administration policy VIII be 70
obtain fair prices for the public on all
commodities and that heavy American
and Allied government purchases VIII
not be permitted to increase prices TO
the private buyer.
II a test comes between the govern
ment and industries over the avowed
intention of the government to see that
the public shares in price reductions. IT
will come first over steel. Pending in
Congress is the Pomerene bill. which
gives the government power 20 fix steel
prices, and if under existing laws no
power is found to bring steel prices
down generally, the Administration will
20 10 Congress and insist upon passage
of the measure.
There is belief in some circles that
most of the industries can be controlled
through the governments control OF
fuel. Since this is the basic commod-
ity, it is argued, licensing system
could be used to force manufacturers
to sell at fair prices on the certainty
that they would be denied coal if they
did not comply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28

Ohio, "if you levy a tax on the
coffee and sugar on their breakfast
/ tables. amounting TO s70,0OO,OOO, IN or
/ der to hand that amount over to the
publishers of the country as bounty
| Mr. Pomerene inserted in the record
an editorial from The New York Irib-
une Of June (, which demanded that
the present second class postage
/ charges be revised so as to eliminate
the subsidy. Mr.. Pomerene pointed our
that many great publications were not
in favor Of continuance OF TINS
bounty, but wanted to stand on their
own bottoms.
"Surely they can attack graft in high
places with cleaner hands" he said, iii
first this subsidy is done away with
Senator Townsend, who is q member
of the Postoffce and Post Roads Com
mittee, made a plea against the three
cent letter postage.
First class postage is now paying
] lne government q piOHI VI HPPAN|>'
mately S7O,OO0,0O0," he said, while the
second class business is handled at a
loss of from s7O,OOO,OOO to S1OO,OOo,OOO
| prefer the Senate provision to that Of
the House, for under the House provi-
sion a postal card is two cents, while
the Senate committee makes it possible
for a person who must write TO do so
! at a cost of ore cent, by using a postal.
There is no possible justification for
! this special tax of per cent. on the
net profits Of publications, unless it is
! conceded TO be a method of getting
even with the publishers for their sub
, sidy in second class mail rates that are
too low"
I "Do | understand" inquired Mr.. Bo-
rah, that under the committee bill II
is proposed to tax the first class mail,
already paying profit of about S7O,-
100000, an additional S50,000,0OO, while
the second class mail, which is carried
for some S70,000,000 TO 100000 900 less
than the cost of transportation, is to be
taxed only S3,000,000?'
That is substantially correct said
Mr.. Townsend.
nat seems most SCIcUlluC dpp4l-
cation of taxes" said Mr.. Borah, sar-
csstically.
Senator Hoke Smith declared the only
defence OF three-cent letter postage
was the urgent need of the revenue.
II think il would be wiser" said
Senator Townsend, "to eliminate from
this bill all reference to postal matters
and let them be taken up and adjusted
in a separate measure. Frankly ! do
not know at present just how much OF
an increase ] would be willing to vote
for at this time"
Says Public Pays Increase
There has been much talk of the
price Of paper having advanced" said
Senator Hardwck, of Georgia. "As a
matter of fact, the majority of pub
LEGATIONS have already passed this in
crease on 10 the public"
1.-THE Senator from Michigan said
Mr.. Pomerene, addressing Mr.. Town
send. Comedies that there is a large
deficit in the handling of second class
matter. Why would it not be fair to
make an increase in those rates -
The addition of quarter cent a
pound" said Mr. Townsend, "is just a
sop. 1t merely fixes step which may
be held"
Senator Smoot then defended the
three-cent letter postage. He said
Canada had advanced postal rates and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Accused Governor Refunds
Ferguson, Of Texas, Gives
State Treasury $2,403

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 27.-James +.
Ferguson. suspended Governor of
Texas. refunded s2,403 of the executive
mansion appropriation for items which
the courts have held could not be paid
by the state. The money was paid into
the Treasury Department.
Mr.. Ferguson declined TO make a
statement relative 70 the refund, which
is covered by one of the twenty-one
articles Of impeachment against him.
Acting Governor W. P. Hobby also
turned over $3,1l6. Governor Hobby
said this money was turned over to
him by Mr.. Ferguson to-day. II is TO
the credit of the account of the Texas
National Guard, but no further state
ment was forthcoming.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
San Francisco Police
To Arrest Traction Guards

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 27.--An-
nouncement CT President Jesse ". Lii
icnthsl, Of the United Railroads, i 700
Of whose employees are on strike here,
that beginning to-day thai company
would begin operating cars on regular
schedule. with armed guards on each
car, was met by Police Commissioner
Theodore y. Roche with the statement
that police would arrest the guards
President Lilienthal declared that
this move was the only method to re-
store service, and said police protcc-
tion had been inadequate lie added
that tho armed guards would be elm
mated # the police furnished officers
for the cars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Senators in Fight
To Raise Newspaper
Postage $7O,0O0,O 900
Especial Correspondencel

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Three-cent
letter postage and the proposal to
reduce. if not eliminate, the present
subsidy to newspapers and magazines
through a service which costs from
$4,000 900 10 s1OO,oOO,OOO more than
the second class mai charges occupied
most Of the time OF the Senate to-
dsy. A vote on the three-cent postage
IS expected early tomorrow.
What will your constituents say to
YOU ?" demanded Senator Pomerene, OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Special Phonograph
Outfit for the Army

Among the various means of enter.
tainment that arc 10 he provided for
the American soldier who enters th's
war will be the photograph. 4 special
outfit has been devised for army pur-
poses, consisting Of \ hornlc-s instru-
mcnt and waterproof fibre case. The
latter is made like suitcase. and is
divided into compartments for the
monograph, thirty or more records,
and extra parts. including needles. The
weight Of the outfit complete is about
thlrlY-sik noundA PopuIar Mechanic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
India Plotters lntemed
German Captains, Held in
Frisco, Called Dangerous

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 2L-Ths T.
suance of the Presidential warrants
interning Captains Edwin DeIr'i.
and Heinrich Eelbo, commanders O.
seized German merchantmen, as car
gerous alien enemies, was announesl
in Federal Court to-day, when the men
appeared as defendants in an alleges
conspiracy 20 overthrow British TUE
in India.
Scores Of others, including sIesn.'
ship men and Hindus, arrested VIZ,
Deinant and Eelbo also appeared
Their cases were set for trial on oe'0'
her 30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28

terdav. The rest OF his estate is O.
vided between his faithful friend END
stenographer," Marguerite Dcro,he,
Klingel, and his devoted friend and
nurse" Mary Susan Hill
Mr.. Bears was an agent Of the NeT
York Central Railroad He said n
his will, dated April II, 1914, that h,
wife was to receive $50 and no more
To Miss Klingcl he left $1,000 and a
large diamond ring, which he ssksd
her 10 have reset and wear in remem'
brance Of him. Miss Hill receives The
residue of the estate and is named as
executrix. 1Ir. Deans directed that hi.
body be cremated and the ashes placed
N a silver jar not 10 cost more thaI
800.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Thousands of Miners
Idle in Copper District

BUTTE, Mont. Aug. 81 Thousands
Of miners arr Idle to-day because Of
the shutdown Of all the copper mines
OF the district, made necessary by 'hc
closing Of the Washoc smelling plant
OF the Anaconda Copper Mining Com
pauy. when NJ 5000 men employed on
the day shift only no reported for
work.
Indications arc that tho independent
mines viii be compelled 10 cease opcr-
ations soon because miners are failing
TO report for work The machirists'
union has formulated new demands.
which members say they will insist
upon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Morris Student Of Japan

Roland 6. Morris, the new American
Ambassador TO Japan, has been close
student of japanese affairs. Since his
admission to the bar in 1899 he has be
come known as an authority on interna-
tional law A fighter when necessary
he IS said TO have proved time and
again that he is able TO keep his head
in difficult situations. He is an orator
Of considerable distinction who is
credited with ability to get to the root
OF problem without waste OF words.
The Argonaut
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Alabama Miners Unyielding

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Aug. ~ Indi-
cations to-day were that the efforts Of
Secretary Wilson 10 settle difference
between Alabama coal operators and
union miners so far have been fruit
Ices. There was said TO have been some
yielding by the operators. however. on
points that might lead to the granting
or ono or more demands Of the en-
p!Uyes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Wills Only $40 to Wife
N. 7. c. Agent Gives Estate to
Typist and Nurse

A bequest Of only $50 is left TO Mrs.
Gertrude Deans in the will Of her hus
band, George De Wolf Deans, fled yes
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-08
CONDITIONS IN PHILIPPINES.
Interesting Facts Regarding Present
Situation.

In their offer of an army division
of troops to fight by the side of Uncle
Sans soldiers in Europe and in the
enactment of a law by the insular
Senate and House, authorizing the
raising of native troops for service
abroad, the Filipinos gave convinc-
ing evidence of their good feeling
and loyalty to the United States.
They haven't stopped there how
ever.
Now comes the news that Emilio
Aguinaldo and the veterans o. the
Filipino insurrectionary forces under
him have just joined in celebrating
the capture of the city Of Manila by
the Americans 10 years ago-an
event that presaged the fall of the
short-lived Filipino republic. Even
more significant than this bit of news
is the announcement that the mill
tary authorities in the islands have
shown in the most practicable way
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-08

possible their belief in the sincerity
of the patriotic professions of the
leaders of the Filipinos.
American troops stationed in the
PhillippineSfor the purpose of pre-
serving order and safeguarding
against the formenting Of revolutions
have been gradually withdrawn to
the vicinity of Manila during the
past two years because of the con-
viction that their services were no
longer needed. The result Of this
move proved so satisfactory that it
has been followed by orders to
transfer these mobile forces to the
United States preparatory to going to
the front in Europe. The only
American army forces to be left in
the islands are those manning the
forts and coast defenses. Already
the transfer has been begun.
Our army is in the Philippines no
longer to guard against the enemy
within, but merely to guard against
the enemy without. We fear no foes
of our own household there. Home
defense has been committed to the
natives, who can also be depended
upon as the army believes, to join
with the American troops in resist
ing any attempt that may be made
at invasion.
For 19 years this country has
been trying an experiment in the
South Pacifc-right in the heart OF
the Banana Belt"-that has been
both difficult and delicate. We have
run contrary to the rules Of expe-
rience, as laid down by other nations,
in dealing with alien peoples in
that portion OF the world. We have
been criticized both abroad and at
home, but we have continued to try
to establish the American way OF
spreading democracy throughout our
possessions. All the indications at
this moment are that we will succeed
in the Phillippines-Evening Post.