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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05

Of any of the armies Of the Unite
states or elsewhere, shall be tried by
a general court martial or ny a military
commission, and shall, on conviction
thereof, suffer death
while war Department officials were
not prepared 20 express in advance any
opinion of whether the New York case
might fall within this clause. II was
pointed out that the law is sufficiently
broad TO cover any kind Of espionage
II charges are made that the men IN
volved actually transmitted or at
tempted 10 transmit to Germany IN
formation as to the movements Of the
American destroyers. IL was believed
they could be turned over to the army
for trial and in the event Of conviction
would be condemned TO death, as the
clause gives military court no alter
native from that sentence. The Presi-
dent, however. would have power TO
suspend the sentence in his discretion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
People Back Czernin's
Plan for Russian Peace
Without Annexation
No Serbian Restoration
Favors Autonomous Albania
and Free Trade, Bureau
Declares

Copenhagen, June 4.-Austro-Hun-
earian public opinion as interpreted
by the official Austrian Telegraphic
Correspondence Bureau, in a dispatch
purporting to summarize the results OF
the press discussion of the Dual Mon
archy's war aims, generally supports
the proposals Of Count Czernin. the
Foreign Minister, for a peace without
annexations as far as Russia is con-
cerned.
II declares, however, that opinion IS
opposed to the restoration of Serbia as
that nation existed before the war, and
demands the retention of Montenegro's
mountain fortress, Lovchen; the crea-
ton of an autonomous Albania depend
ent upon Austria Hungary; the extern
sion Of the frontiers at ltaly's expense;
the establishment of a Balkan customs
union dependent upon Austrla-Hun-
gary, and someEorm of war indemnity
which will recompense the monarchy
for the immense costs OF the war and
bring about the economic revival OF the
country.
Those familiar with the methods OF
the Correspondence Bureau, which IS
formally and officially department OF
the Austro- Hungarian Foreign Once,
in setting forth public opinion have
slight hesitation in taking the fore
going summary as statement OF Count
Czernn's views on peace terms, thus
making it evident that his adhesion 10
the formula of peace without annex
atoms" applies only 20 Russia.
The demands regarding Italy are
phrased as Increased and adequate
protection against renewed Italian lust
of aggression" to the extent demanded
by the Austro- Hungarian military ex-
perts. which is another way Of stating
the formula of Archduke Frederick
when he was still generalissimo of the
imperial army and at the height OF
his success in the Trentino offensive,
that the object, in fact, was the nee
essary extension of the monarchy's
frontier.
Regarding the customs union, the
summary adopts the recently cabled
phraseology of the Vienna "Neue Freie
Presse" regarding measures TO assure
Austria Hungary's commercial liberty
and rights of navigation of the Danube.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Kerensky Backs Plan for
"Boltic to Black Sec"
Federation of States

Chicago, June 1.-The Chicago
Tribune" tomorrow will print this
dispatch from Stockholm:
NJ. Kerensky, Minister of War and
real leader Of Russia. favors the pro-
posed Baltic to the Black Sea Fedora
tion," comprising Finland. Esthonia'
Livonia, NCourland, Lithuania, Poland
and the Ukraine. declaring that the
tendency of this is TO allay his fear
that Russia will fall apart into twenty
petty republics.
The primary purpose is the forma-
ton of a party of unity" including all
Western Russia's smaller peoples, who,
as to their political representation
would take a place between the
Clericals and Social Democrats, thus
forming a centre party.
The baltic to the Black Sea Fedora
ton" would consist of from seven to
nine federated, self-governing states
within the Russian dominion, and, as
10 their foreign policy, under that
dominion. The federation would have
a population of more than thirty mill
ions.
The state system would include a
President elected for five years and
working with a Cabinet, which would
be responsible to Diet elected by
popular vote. O..
The movement has at present its
greatest strength in Lithuania. Among
the proposals of the Lithuanians is the
redistribution of the lands OF the
province, forty-three per cent of which
now are in the big estates. The Church
and the Crown lands would be con-
fiscated and the private lands pur-
chased. Allotments would be made only
IN tho actual tillers of the soil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Fire and Threat of
Attack Scare Pefrograd

Petrograd, Sunday, June 8, via Lon
don. June 4.-Intense excitement was
caused here to-day by the report that
revolving sailors from Krcnstadt, which
recently declared its independence, had
landed At GutuyefT Island, port Of Pc
,rograd. and had, begun an attack. A
visit to the port, with the military
force dispatched to quell the supposed
insurrection, showed that the rumor
was probably the result Of an explosion
and an extensive sulphur fire there and
the arrival of the ice-breaker Oranien-
baum, flying the red flag
However, sailors from Kronstadt who
did reach the. city declared that war
ships we're following and men would
land TO make demonstrations. Later
they held street meetings, criticizing
War Minister Kerensky and the gov
eminent in general
Petrograd waited for the threatened
demonstrations by the Kronstadt war
ships, and as the time passed with no
such incident the announcement OF the
sailors who reached here last night
cane TO be regarded by majority as
merely boastful talk on the part OF
extremists acting in defiance OF the
orders Of Anato+e LaSanoff. president
Of the Kronstadt Council Of Workmen'
and Soldiers Deputies.
Demand Custody of Former Gar
Th. Kronstadt sailors who came tc
Petrocrad said the demonstrations
would be for the purpose Of bringing
abou, new elections Of members of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
British Seamen Demand
Guarantee from, Pacifsfs

London, June 4.-The executive body
of the National Seamen's and Firemen's
Union has unanimously passed reso.
luton refusing to permit members Of
the union to man any vessel conveying
pacifists to Stockholm or Petrograd I'M
less they sign Il guarantee that they
would insist on restitution being made
to Allied merchant seamen for the muir
der and destruction committed by Ger
man submarines.
Tom Mann. president of the workers
Union, and Councillor Wright, OF New
port. has been instructed to proceed 10
Stockholm and Petrograd on behalf o,
Tho Soamen's and Firemen's Union and
present the foregoing instructions to
All international labor representatives
and Socialists whom they meet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Rumanian Legation in u. S.
Charge d'Afaires To Be Sent
to Washington

Washington, June 4.-Rumanla will
establish legation in Washington.
This action is felt to emphasize the
vital interest of this country in that
storm centre.
Rumania recently asked this govern
ment if the establishment of a legation
here would be agreeable, and has just
been told that the United States would
The United States, at the beginning
of the war, was represented in the
three Balkan nations of Rumania, Bull
garia and Serbia by one minister, resi-
dent at Bucharest, Rumania. Since
then diplomatic agents have been ap-
pointed to Bulgaria and Serbia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05

Council Of Workmen's and Soldiers
Delegates. whose present members
were denounced as bourgeois.
The sailors also demanded that for
mer Emperor Nicholas be handed over
TO them. AZ street meetings they eN-
pressed dissatisfaction with War Min
lister Kerensky and the whole Prov
sional Government. partLcuIarl- -,
abolition Of the death penalty, "n.c''
they characterized as premature,
ON visiting the GItuyef quarter the
correspondent found that vast hre
had been burning for some time; nav.
ing been partially eXtinguished.
large quantity Of sulphur was ahrc'
There were evidences OF violent eN-
plosion. Windows at a considerable
distance were broken.
Flying the Red Flag
II appears that at 9 o'clock this
morning the ice breaker Oranienbaum
instead Of the Kronstadt warShNs, ar
rived off Gutuyef. II was flying the
red flag. On il were sailors and work.
men, who were singing the hymn OF
the Bolsheviki extremists. The nee
breaker steamed up and down opposite
the wharf, took on board party OF
Pctrograd workmen, and departed
simultaneously seven large cases Of
phosphorus on the wharf ignited. The
fire extended to a quantity Of salts
causing violent explosion, after
which the stores Of sulphur caught fire
and were consumed No one was in
iured, and buildings close by were un
damaged, except for the destruction OF
glass.
Inquiries show that it is altogether
improbable that any one landed IRON
the ice breaker. The confiagration ap
parently was caused either by incen
diaries from quarters other than Kron
stadt. or. as official Investigators OF
the spot suggest. by spontaneous com
Dustion of phosphorus exposed to damn
and heat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Death Faces Men Held
If Evidence Shows They
Told Berlin of Flotilla

Washington. June 4.-No comment on
the case OF the four men arrested in
New York was forthcoming either from
the DEPARTMENT of Justice, under whose
authority the original prosecution was
brought. or the War Department, under
whose jurisdiction the case might fall.
If military trial develops it would be
conducted under Article SO of the Arti-
cles of War, which provide that:
ANY person who in time of war
shall be found lurking or acting as a
SOY in or about any of the fortifca-
tions, posts, quarters or encampments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Root Party on Train Due in
Petrogrod Next Monday

A. Russian Port, June 3 Via TOXIC.
The American Commission to Russia,
headed by Elihu Root, which arrived
here safely this morning, left on a
special train this afternoon bound for
Petrograd, after calling on the officials
here. The Root party probably Will
reach the Russian capital June IL.
The American Railroad Commission,
headed by John F. Stevens, formerly
chief engineer of the Panama Canal
Commission, completed the inspection
of the port and left for Petrograd in
the morning on q special train. 1t Is
eypected that the commission will ar
rive i'm Petrograd June II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
British Restrict Missions

Washington, June missionaries
will not be permitted TO go TO any of
tho british colonies or dependencies
without special authorizations under
the same regulations now governing
entry to India. They must apply for
permission to the British Embassy and
then await acceptance of their appli-
cations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
u. S. Plans to Call
.Warships from Orient
Makes a Tentative Agreement
for Policing Of Far East
by Japan

Washington. June 4.-Negotiations
for the withdrawal OF the American
naval vessels from the Orient and the
assumption by Japan Of the task Of
policing all Far Eastern waters are in
contemplation.
l. was learned to-day that the in
formal preliminary inquiries resulting
in an understanding of the attitude OF
both governments have been made and
that the negotiations will be begun I'M
nc lately
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Elkus Praises Turks
For Their Courtesy

Berne, Switzerland, June i.-Abram
/ Elkus, former American Ambassador
to Turkey, who arrived here last night
on mis- way TO the United states, told
The Associated Press to-day that inc
Turkish authorities treated him eorr-
teously during the latter part OF ms
stay in Corstantinople. They also ala
everything to make his journey com
Portable. having provided special draw,
inc room and sleeping cars for himseil
and party m which they travelled Cd. 20
the Swiss frontier A Turkish ofneer
accompanied the ambassador to tne
Turkish frontier. ..rs
Only about forty or fifty AmerieMshs
still remain in Constantinople, ssid M
Elkus.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Dumont Makes plane
To Fight U-Boats

Paris. June 4. Santos Dumont, the
pioneer Brazilian aviator, has invented
q powerful type Of seaplane for fight
ing submarines, according to Turin
dispatch TO the petit Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Value of Note Doubtful

In view Of the Rosen interview It
was considered doubtful here to-day
whether the note would bring about
the desired change on the part OF the
Petrograd authorities, and especially
on the part of the Council of WORK
mems and Soldiers Delegates, winch
dominates the government.
The propriety of publishing the
note at all, it was said at the State
Department, is under consideration.
The fact that the Russian govern
ment would be consulted before max
ing the note public here was thought
to be indicative of the desire OF this
government that Russia also consult
il before publishing the note In Petro-
grad.
Unofficially, the delay in delivering
the note to the Russian government
was said TO have been due to the
uncertainty of the President and OF
Secretary Lansing concerning the ad-
Visibility of presenting 1t in any event,
in view of the growing chaos through
out Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Russia Gets Delayed Amer
lean Note, but Text Is
Not Revealed
Effect Is Doubted
Contents May Never Be Made
Public; Believed to Dis
cuss Peace

Washington, June 4.-The statement
of Baron Rosen, formerly Russian Am
bassador to the United States, that
Russia's escape from her present
chaotic condition lies in a peace con-
ference with the Entente Powers for
the purpose of laying the basis of a
peace with the Central Powers, created
a most unfavorable impression here.
The American note to Russia, with
the authorship of which President Will
son has been popularity credited here,
has been delivered to the Russian gov
eminent after considerable delay. Off
cially the cause of the delay was at
tributed, with the qualifying word
"doubtlessIy," to the difficulty in decod-
ing it, and then translating it into Rus
sian at the American Embassy in
Petrograd.
Heretofore it had been understood
that the communication would be made
public here as soon as the government
was INFORMED lndJ IL Hdu Dtth "
mitted to the Russian Foreign Office.
1t was indicated to-day that 1t might
never be made public.
Object of Note Not Revealed
The State Department has never de-
fined the object of the note, nor has 1t
divulged its contents, but it is believed
that it deals with the question of peace,
to which the United States is averse
until after the defeat of Germany.
Whether President Wilson in this
note sought to convince the Russian
government, and through it the Russian
people, that the aims of the Entente
nations and of the United States are
the aims of universal democracy and
the principle of free and independent
nationalities, is still to be seen, but
such is believed to have been the IN
tention.
1t was said at the State Department
that the Russian government would be
consulted before the note would be
made public 1t was intimated also
that this government desired to know
the effect of the note before giving out
its text
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Letters Considered Serious.

The serious part of the complaint
concerns the delivery of letters from
Bonaparte to Melchar for further
transfer to member of the crew OF
one Of the vessels named. The con-
tents of the letters, il was alleged,
constituted an offence against the
peace of the United States The pun
ishment for that offense is $4,000 fine
or two years Imprisonment.
The three were arraigned yesterday
before United States Commissioner
Hitchcock. They stood meekly in
row while the charges were read:
PERISH and Bonaparte wore small
American flags in their buttonholes.
All were we'll dressed, PERISH particu-
larly so. None of the three are enemy
aliens. Melchar is naturalized Nor
wegian, the others are natiye-born cit
liens.
Bonaparte was represented by a
vouno attorney. who declined 10 give
lis name. The others appeared alone,
fact that prompted Commissioners
Hitchcock 70 remind them that they
were entitled to counsel and further
hearing.
Bonaparte's mysterious counsel IN
terposed an objection to the high figure
at which his client was neld IN Dal'
Refuses to Lower Bail
In refusing the application to lower
the bail. Commissioner Hitchcock gave
tho sole intimation that the three mai
plotters may be part OF the system that
gave Berlin.news of the departure OF
American destroyers for the North sea
long before the American pubic was
informed. -,
81 will give you hearing on June
i 9, 1890" he said. land be ready AZ
any time TO hear motion for reducing
the ball. .,..-
Eleven bags and suitcases Of letters
and documents were found wnen 'he
three men were arrested on Sunday.
Neither United States District Attorney
Knox nor Mr. Roosa would discuss the
nature of the papers. but 1t was Learned
that many letters, written IN spanish
end German. came from South and Cen
trail American sources.
The sailors who got the packages past
tho watchful eyes OF English navy ON
GERS AZ Halifax. where al ships are IN
snected. were paid as high "a 500 Tor
single parcel, it is said.
Inst when and where the plot was
disclosed was not divulged by the au-
tborities. II il considered not unlikely,
however that some parcel tailed 10 get
through the Halifax inspection ana tnat
British officials furnished the TIP tnat
led 70 the roundup.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Fourth Man Arrested Here
Shipped 2 Outfits South,
u. S. Officials Find
Heavy Bail for Men
Believed They May Have Civ
en- Berlin News Of United
States Flotilla

A trail leading toward a German
wireless plant in Mexico was opened
up yesterday when police and Federal
officials began to examine the mass of
letters found in possession of the three
men arrested on Sunday on a charge OF
operating a secret mail service between
this country and Germany.
The new evidence in the plot to
supply Wilhelmstrasse with informa
ton from South and Central America,
as well as from the United States, led
to the arrest yesterday of a fourth
man, the son of a German army officer.
He is Ferdinand II. Adam, twenty
three, Of SOB West 14Oth Street. He is
employed by L. E. Trorup & Co., OF 232
Greenwich Street
The fifth arrest in the alleged plot
came late last night, when Herman
Frencke, fl, an electrical engineer, o.
2O2 Thirty-frst Street, Brooklyn, wa
taken by Lieutenant Busby, of the bomb
squad, and locked up in Police Head
quarters, charged with conspiracy. IN
violating the Federal and postal laws.
No intimation of the part he is alleged
to have played in the plot was made
known
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-05
Sent Wireless to Mexico

No charge was preferred against
Adam at the time of his arrest, but 1t
was learned that his connection with the
other plotters had to do with the pur-
chase of two complete wireless outfits,
which were consigned to Vera Cruz on
a Ward Line steamer several weeks ago.
Part of the shipment was held up. The
rest reached its destination, it is be-
lieved.
The three men arrested on Sunday,
and whose names were not given out
until yesterday, are Harry F. PERISH,
thirty-two, of Far Rockaway; Irving
Bonaparte, thirty-four, of 964 Fox
Street, The Bronx, and AXel +. Mel
char, thirty-two, of 164 East l22d
Street. PERISH and Bonaparte are en-
ployes of the great Allegemeine
Electricians Gesellschaft, of Germany,
which has a New York Office at II Bat
terry Place Melchar is a saloonkeeper.
If the three are found to be impli-
Gated in the dispatch of the forewarn-
ing that reached Berlin four days be-
fore American destroyers arrived at
Queenstown, a military court martial
and the spy's death are possible
ties facing them, according to adj
vices from Washington. In the mean
time they are charged with conspiracy.
PERISH and Bonaparte are held in $685.
900 bail, Melchar in $1,000.
Early in January, it was charged. the
trio Matched a plot to get news to Ger
many that took no account of cable,
wireless or mail service. Letters and
packets were 20 be sent in the custody
of unnamed members of the crews of
the Bergensfiord" and Christiania-
ford" of the NorwegianAmerican line,
This was a violation of Section 1855. of
the United States criminal code. and
comparatively minor offence.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14
london Times Continues to Give Evil
dence of CHASTITY Practice ny -
Germans With Dead Soldiers.

One of the widely discussed
charges against the German govern
ment in recent weeks is tnat tle
Germans are using the bodles OF tne
fallen soldiers to obtain from them
fats. glycerin and other matter neces-
sary to the manufacture OF glyceian.
The London Times, Lord N0rtncilH
newspaper, has given wide publicity
to it. to the disgust of other En&ush
editors who criticise the Times Tor
giving authority to such stories.
The following is taken from the
London Times of May %:
The German foreign secretary,
Herr Zimmerman, referred in the
reichstag last Friday to Lord Rob
ert CeciI's reply in the house Of COM
mons to question about the German
corpse utilization ESTABLISHMENTS.
Herr Hackscher, the radical deputy
and head of Herr Ballin's lntelll-
gence department at Hamburg, was
mt up to ask what the Imperial
CHANCELLOR intends to do in order to
counteract this most pitlful OF all
English calumnes. Herr thinner
man said: ,.a
The assertion that soldiers bodies
(soIdatenleichen) were used for the
production of fat stuffs first appear,
Cd in the French Press, and passed
from the French Press into English,
and neutral newspapers. me mven-
tors of the assertion seem to nave
made use of the fact that there are
corpse utilization companies (kadav-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-06-14

ngsgesellschaften) in
Germany. No reasonable person
tamong our enemies can have been in
any uncertainty about the fact that
this has to do with the bodies of ami
mails and not of human beings tler-
ische NIGHT menschliche kadaver)
The fact that the word cadaver" in
French is used for human being and
animals has been exploited by our
enemies. We have rectified this sub
tie misunderstanding which, against
its better knowledge, has been used
by the enemy press to mislead public
opinion. In neutral countries, in so
far as there is tangible slanderous in
tention, criminal proceedings will be
taken.
Herr Zimmerman went on to
abuse Lord Robert Cecil for having
said that there is nothing incred-
ible" in the charge again the German
military authOrities-"es especially as
the Deputy Dillon has expressly call
ed-attenrion to the facts.
1t will be observed that the Ger
man foreign secretary, in spite OF
his violent language and threats to
neutrals, does not give any direct
denial whatever to the allegation
concerning the German use of hui
man corpse. Bv the use of the
phrase ''menschliche kadaver," he
himself disposes of the false state
ment previously sent out by German
wireless that the word kadaver only
refers to animals, and he also makes
nonsense of his own reference to the
French word "cadavre." Moreover,
as Herr Zimmerman must be aware,
the allegations do not concern the