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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12
POLICE WIRELESS
AND 700 NURSES
HELD READY HERE
Woods Eager to Help Newark
Police in Caring for the
Blast Victims

Police Commissioner Woods, notiheo
Of the Kingsland explosion by the New
ark police. put into effect at once
mart of the preparedness plan when
was formulated to provide against as
asters in New York. AS the New forS
rolice could not cross the river into
New Jersey until after the New jersey
militia had been called upon for ald'
there was no necessity TO mobilize the
patrolmen or notify the members Oh
the Home Defence League.
DR. Edward T. Higgins, chief surgeon
If the department, and half dozen
otbcr police surgeons who happened 70
be at Headquarters, we're directed 10
remain there on reserve. Messages
we're sent to more than 700 nurses 70
he ready at a moments notice to an
swer a police call. For the hrst time
the police wireless was called on LOT
poliee work in an emergency.
A the message from Newark had said
that telephone and telegraph wires
were down, Commissioner Woods hoped
that his wireless operator would be
able 10 find some amateur or CONNER
cial station near the scene OF the ex-
Dlosion with an apparatus which had
withstood the shock. Repeated calls got
No answer, however, and the project
was abandoned.
Sergeant Harry J. Taylor, therefore
was sent in the Commissioners auto
mobile to gather what news ne could
and report to Chief Inspector sehmitt-
berger. The following report was re-
.eived from him early in the evening:
80 far as is known no one Is killed.
The place is in total darkness except
for the occasional glare of small ex-
plosion, when you see the people run
ning heller skelter."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12
ENGAGEMENTS

Announcement of the engagement OF
Miss Genevieve Butler, younger daugh-
ter of James Butler, of 230 West Sew
enty-second Street, to Walter Elliott
Travers, was made last night. Miss
Butler has been in society for several
years after completing her education
at the Georgetown Visitation Convent
in Washington. Mr.. Travers is the
son of Mrs. f. II. Travers and Is asso-
ciated with the brokerage house Of X.
Content e. Co. He is a cousin of
Jerome Travers. Miss Buffers sister,
Mrs. D. Philip MacGuire, will entertain
her at a bridge party next Tuesday at
the St. Regis. The wedding will take
place in the spring.
Mrs. Marquis D. Gould. of 1879 Madi-
son Avenue, Flushing, n. Y, has an
nounced the engagement of her daugh-
ter, Maud May Gould, TO DR.. Frederic
Bryant Niles, of Manhattan. No date
for the wedding has been set.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12
FEW IN NEW YORK
AWARE OF BLAST
nv JERSEY PLANT
Some Gazed Idly at Smoke and
Paid No Heed to Rumbles--
Flames Shot High

While thousands OF bursting shells
were wiping out great factory and
threatening to destroy a Jersey town,
not more than ten miles away, New
York City went plscidly about its ousl-
ness yesterday afternoon and gave no
thought to what was occurring on the
other side of the Hudson.
Not until the late editions Of the
afternoon papers bore news Of the ex-
plosion did most of the jewellers IN
Manhattan know it had occurred. A few
heard the distant rumble that contin-
ued from o'clock until long after dark,
and a handful in high Office buildings
saw the great cloud of smoke that
piled up out OF Jersey and streamed
away to the south, clear across the
windows. But these only said idly that
there must be nre somewhere, and
turned again TO their work.
Riverside Drive, where the best view
OF the great smoke was afforded, was
practically deserted all the afternoon.
A few paused to look at the mighty
billowing cloud and listen to the far
away rumble, but the north wind was
too strong for them, and they soon
fed.
After dark those who dwell in apart
ment houses along the drive watched
the crimson glow far down on the SKY
line. Those who used field glasses in
sisted that they were able 10 see the
twinkle Of shells bursting against the
black sky.
According TO the police reports from
The Bronx, the blast was felt more
heavily there than in Manhattan. On
Citv Island and the Kingsbridge dis
trict houses were shaken and WINDOWS
smashed
AS far north as Mount Vernon and
New Rochelle the explosions were felt.
Dwellers in these towns called Fort
Slocum on the telephone, believing that
the big guns were in action there.
The force of the explosion was felt
at Hastings, which is on the east bank
of the Hudson, twenty-one miles from
the Grand Central Station. The fire.
lit sky could also be seen from the top
Of the hill there.
So severely were Westchester and
Rockland counties Jared by the mu-
nitions explosion that Sing Sing
PRISONS old structures were shaken.
Glass In the outbuildings on Mrs.
Thomas Fortune Ryan's country place
in Suffern was broken.
The rumblings could be heard. the
shock felt and the flashes seen by
the convicts in the prison.
Yonkers felt the explosion for two
hours and the police and fire depart
ments' telephones we're kept busy by
anxious persons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12

FIRE." Firel" Fire!"
Two terrified negro workmen, scream
ing these fateful words as they fung
themselves past the emergency hospital
building at the plant Of the Canadian
Car & Foundry Company at kingsland.
". j., gave the first note OF warning 20
Casper j. w. Krack, of 5l2 East l65th
Street.
Krack is surgical nurse, having
charge of the hospital when the con-
sulting physician, DR.. John W. Clarke,
of Lyndhurst, n. j., is not there, as was
the case yesterday. Six patients were
in the hospital at the time. Their IN
juries were minor ones.
Krack's desk is near a window which
commands view of the whole $50 acres
Of the munition works. He sprang 70
his feet. He took one hurried glance
out of the window. A black column OF
smoke was curling from the buildings
Krack made wild leap for his hat and
coat
run! rum" he yelled to his assist
ant, boy Of fourteen, and TO the pa
tients. They did not have TO be told
twice. Two bounds carried Krack tc
the stairs that lead over hill, down u
Valley Brook Avenue, through Kings
land, Lyndhurst and finally to Ruther
ford.
Krack did not stop running until h,
reached Rutherford lie looked oacs
only a few times. once when the force
Of the first explosion--he was quartz
of mile from the plant by that tins
Jared him so that his glasses were
knocked off and broken.
An automobiles was the first person
he saw when he reached Rutherford
/ He had been running almost two miles
He had just breath enough left to gasp
! "Munition factory down the road |:
| burning. Enough high explosive there
1 to blow this town off the map. Beat 4
/ for Newark"
He climbed into the automobile. Tn,
car spend on. Newark reached, Kracl
did not delay. He caught a train x
New York. He reached his home in
| hour and 10 minutes, he said. The triI
usually requires two hours.
/ Last night at his home be graphical.
! told the story.
at was at AIS o'clock that hearC
! the negroes shouting. That hill is 25I
/ feet high, but it did not take me {
minute to bound up the steps. Abou
thirty-fve men were rushing out will
me at the time. / was close to the ext
there are only two, the roadway TO
teams which leds into Valley Brool
Avenue and the steps over the hill b!
which the same road can be reached
| so was one of the first ones out.
when | saw that fire, |, and ever.
other man working in the place. knew
the danger. There we're 100000 higl
explosive shells, packed and ready 70
shipment to the Russian government, il
the forward part Of the works. Tn
cases were piled to height OF ffteel
feet or more, overlapping by two o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12
Snake Hill Asylum Inmates
in Frenzy; Gained by Cake

great height, leaving q trail of sparks
like that from an immense skyrocket.
81 don't want to see any more fire
works as long as | live" he declared
last night over the telephone. Cant
you hear the explosions now? Listen,
there they go. We are all little
afraid. for the walls are shaking badly
and broken glass is falling with every
explosion. | wish could get away
from here"
Patients in the contagious, isolation
and tuberculosis hospitals at Snake
Hill also suffered greatly from fright
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12

Terrified by the explosion OF the
Canadian Car and Foundry plant, at
Kinpsland. two miles and half away,
600 inmates of the insane hospital on
Snake Hill were thrown into a panic
which Superintendent George W. King
could not quiet. He telephoned to
Freebolder James P. Meehan, chairman
of the committee in charge Of the
asylum, who is well liked by the pa
tients. and asked his aid.
Mr.. Meehan rushed 10 Snake hlll
with two automobiles loaded with ice
cream and cake. The prisoners were
gathered and the food was distributed
among them while Freebooter Meensh
addressed them.
War Is Over, He Says
Don't be alarmed" he told them.
"'rbe war is over. The Germans have
a little the best of it and they, are
celebrating. That's what you near
They are having a few fireworks:
AS Mr. Meehan talked, the crowd, 44O
of whom are women, Gained DOWN
Within half an hour after his arrival
believing everything he told them, they
were ready to go quietly to bed.
At the County Penitentiary, also at
Snake Hill, the PIG prisoners had Just
come in from their outside work when
the explosion occurred. The building
was shaken and many of its windows
broken. Frightened by the detonstions
and by the cries of scores Of munition
workers, who ran for their lives across
the meadows, warning everyone 10
leave the vicinity, the prisoners became
panie-stricken and it was with difficulty
that Warden James J. Kelly succeeded
in calming them.
Warden Sees Bombardment
From the roof of the prison Warden
Kelly declared that with field glass
projectiles could be seen dropping Into
the Pssssic River He described the
as resembling a gigantic display OF
fireworks. AS hundreds Of shells eX|
plodsd the metal SCARED skyward TO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12
CITY TO REJECT BUS BIDS,
WILL ASK FOR NEW ONES
Board of Estimate Will Seek Better
Financial Terms

Financial Terms
The franchise committee of the
BOARD of Estimate will recommend to
the full board at it's meeting to-day
the rejection Of the bids of the Fifth
Avenue Coach Company and the New
York Motor Bus Company, Inc. Tor a
franchise for new motor bus routes;
Mayor Mitchell said yesterday that
the recommendation would be made on
the strength of the report Of Duncan
Machines, chief accountant Of the De-
partment of Finance, that the finan-
cial terms of both the applicants are
not of sufficient advantage TO the city:
The bids were received June /, 1910,
after many public hearings had been
held. The Mayor said that new terms
would be suggested and the two com
panies invited to state whether they
would accept them. Notifications IN
the proposed routes Will also be sug-
gested.
The Fifth Avenue Coach Company
operates the existing bus lines. The
New York Motor Bus Company applied
for a franchise to operate competitive
lines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12
BENCKENDoRFF, RUSsIA'S
ENVOY TO BRITAIN, DIES
Diplomat Played Important Part In
War Negotiations

London, Jan. 1l.-Count Alexandra
Constantinovitch Benckendorff, Russian
Ambassador to Great Britain, died to-
day. He was sixty-seven years old.
Count Benckendorff at London car
ried on for Russia the momentous ne
gotiations of July, 1914, when Great
Britain's decision regarding the i'm
pending war was still in doubt. lie is
generally credited with having had
great influence in winning Britain over
10 the side of France and Russia. At
the same time he is said to have
bluffed the German Ambassador at
London into thinking that England
would remain neutral.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12
The New fHupHn1Obile

Twelve months ahead In
beauty-in re6nement-in
all that is good. The Worlds
Best Four made still better
by style elements that are a
full year ahead. Main Floor,
Automobile Show.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12

Dealers desiring territory adj
joceni 10 Men York should cad
on our phOlesdle representatives
at The Shop, al Room 635 But
more Hotel, or at 1854 Broad
pdp, conner 57h Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12
Jersey Blast DemOHSheS
Shell Plant; RakeS Tom

Continued from page I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-12

The Cdpitol-io-C dpitdI HupmO-
Sde-tresh from lis 10000 mile
Endurance tour 10 all The STATE
'opItOls-pil be a big attraction
a the Automobile ShOw. See il.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-14
WHEAT BOARD WILL SOON TAKE CHARGE
 OF NATIONS CROP

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Plans for controlling distribution of wheat and food regulating the manufacture and sale of flour were completed today by the food administration.
 A wheat control board will be an- nounced as soon as President Wilson has approved its personnel. The board, comprising officials of the food administration and leading men from the grain and milling industries, will be made responsible for putting into effect measures announced last night by the food administration.
 Regulations governing the control of wheat from the time it leaves theI producer until it reaches the baker will go into effect September l. To eliminate speculation. elevators and mills of more than 100000 barrels daily capacity will be required to take out a government license. The hope of the food administration is that the in dustries will cooperate readily with the government and that many of the
 
 in the food control bill will not have to be invoked.
 In fixing a price to be paid pro- ducers for wheat the food administra- tion, it was said today, will seek tol give the farmer fair price and at the same time name figure which will permit the public to receive bread at a price much below that now prevail ing. Licenses will be granted to flour mills only on condition that the li- censed companies charge reasonable prices for their products. As soon as the wheat and flour industries have been put under regulation, the food administration plans to extend it's con trol to bakeries, hoping to reduce thel price now paid for bread. There is mol present plan to put cereals other than wheat under immediate control, al- though sugar soon may be under gov ernment supervision.
 The price of the 1917 crop of wheat to the farmer will be fixed by a com mittee of which President Garfield, of Williams college, will be chairman. The names of the other members have not been made public. Congress, in passing the food bills, set a price of s2 on the 1918 crop.
 The announced purpose of the food administration is to correct abuses in, food administration with as little dis location to business as possible.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-14
6S7,0OO DRAFTED MEN ID BE IN TRAINING
 EARLY IN OCTOBER
(Cnntinued From Page Onel

in another ruling by the provost mar shal, holding that such persons should be sent to the mobilization camps along with others, drafted. to be as- signed later to non-combatant branch es of the service. It Is presumed they will serve in the quartermaster's corps, the medical corps or other units not employed in actual combat.
 Only in rare cases are railway mail clerks to be exempted. Today the postoffice announced that published reports of blanket exemption for this class of postal employees were based on misinterpretation of the depart ment order covering postal exemp- tions.
 It developed that the navy depart ment, misunderstanding the war de- partment ruling as to coluntary enlist ment of registered men. had instructed it's recruiting officers to accept regis trants into the navy even if they had been called before their local selection boards for examination. The mistake quickly was corrected, recruiting sta- tions being told by telegraph that no man called for examination under the draft law could be accepted into any branch of the military or naval ser vice as voluntary recruit. Until called however, registrants are free to enter the army, navy or marine corps.
 Plans to provide publicity facilities at camps Of the national army and the national guard are to be left entirely to the discretion of the camp com manders. who will be authorized to permit newspaper correspondents to establish officers within the camp hm- its and to maintain telegraph or tele- phone lines there if deemed advisable. No such privileges will be granted. however, until the camps actually are established and the commanders on the ground.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-14
Mining and Financial Neuus
(By Review Leased Wire.)
BY REVIEW LEAsED WIRE

NEW YORK. August 13.-Much of the strength manifested by today s stock market was attributed to the scarcity of offerings and indications of the more precarious position of the short interests in rails were more con. spicious than usual, high grade shares gaining one to two points on further encouraging crop advices.
 The "extra" ten per cent dividend on Chicago, Burlington and Quincy also was a sentimental factor. Great Northern Preferred and Northern Pa cific which jointly control Burlington being unusually active at gains of two points each.
 Seels and related equipments were one to three points higher. U. s. Steel gained IA 11% poins. Ship ping. feathers, sugars and oils derived support from favorable trade condi- tions and motors rallied one to five points.
 Tobaccos supplemented their steady advances of the last fortnight. Total sales amounted to 965.00O shares.
 A steady demand for Libert 31s's at 99.6s to par against last weeks minimum of 99.52 featured the irreg- ular bond market. Total sales, par value. s2.95O.0O0.
 U. s. registered As rose 14 of l per cent on call.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-14
CHICAGO GRAINS.

CHICAGOG. August 13. = Notwith- standing that at first the wheat mar ket seemed to be virtually unaffected by the announcement of comparative plans Of government control to be put in operations, final operations gave way.
 The outcome was a heavy close at II cents a bushel net decline, with September down to 2Q4. Corn finished < cents off to F cents up at 114k to 114% for December and 112A and 112ss for May. Oats closed at $ cents decline to 1s cents O f cents advance. Last prices of provisions ranged from 5 cents loss to raise of 2711 cents.
 Corn had a downward tendency to- day but steadied when signs were given attention that hogs and corn had about come together again in values and that corn was near a feeding lev el. This point. however, was not reached until cash prices had in some cases fallen twenty cents a bushel since Saturday, making about 60 cents decline since the abnormal demand from distilleries was at the apex last week.
 Export sales at the seaboard helped to rally the oats market from an early decline, due to sympathy with the weakness in corn. Old oats have now lost their premium over new, the new crop being of exceptional quality on the whole
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-14

NEW YORK. August 13.-The mar ket from the start displayed an under current of firmness and the megre of ferings created the impression that the technical position of the market is one of strength and the price tend ency of many shares in the event of favorable news from Washington would probably incline sharply up ward, as a consequence shorts ex- hibited much concern and in some de partments reciliency was most marked. A late Washington dispatch intimat- ing that despite differences between the steel managers and the govern ment over price fixing. the various concerns engaged in this line of busi- ness would not be conscripted and as this has been one of the fears enter tained by many. the result was a broader demand for stocks coming under this category. The strength in Liberty bonds improved sentiment and and the improved demand for the higher grade carriers also brought forth favorable commentAThe opinion is gradually gaining ground that the price fixing program of the govern ment in it's entirety can have nothing more than the working of advantage to the railroads and it seems only reasonable to assume that broader demand for shares of this type will be but a natural sequence.
 LOGAN & BRYAN
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-14

County, Arizona, in Book 23, Records of Mines. at page AS.
 Adjoining claims: North: New York lode, unsurveyed. owned by Fred Sut- ter and w. A. Dell; Montreal ode, un- surveyed, owned by W. A. Dell and Chas. Rambo. East: Mount Shasta lode. unsurveyed. owned by Chas. Ram bo; Bonita lode, Sur. No. 3162. South: Bonita lode, Sur. No 3162; Punta lode, unsurveyed, owned by Emil Marks and W. A. Schwartz. West: Punta lode, unsurveyed. owned by Emil Marks and W. A. Schwartz; Los Angelus lode, unsurveyed, owned by W. A. Dell and Chas. Rambo; Look Out lode. un- surveyed, owned by Chas- Rambo.
 J. L. IRWIN,
 Registrar. First publication August 11th, 1917. Last publication October 18th, 1917.
 472
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-14

app'd, T. 23 S., R. 24 E ...G. & s. R. B. & M., which claim is described as fol- lows:
 POINT LOOKOUT: Beginning at Cor. No 1, the s. w. Cor. whence the N. E. Cor. Sec. 30. T. 23 S., R. A E.. G. 6 s. R. B. & M., brs. s. 13' 23' E. 75454O it.; thence N. 12' or w. 6sO.20 it. to Cor. No. 2, identical with N. E. Cor. and s. E. Cor. of Los Angelus and Look Out lodes, unsurveyed, respect lively; thence N. 1' 05' E. 6O0.O0 1t. to Cor. No. 3, the N. w Cor; thence \. 590 36' E. 556.20 it. to Cor No. 4. the N. E. Cor; thence s. 5' 4S' E. 127310 it. to Cor. No. 3, the s. E. Cor; thence s. 59' 36' W. 553.OO it. to Cor No. l, the place of beginning, containing a net area of 15.009 acres.
 The location notice of said POINT LOOKOUT claim is recorded in the County Recorders office. Cochise
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-14
LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR U. s. PATENT MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3s54
 August g, 1917 Mineral Application o35913 Receipt No. 2o7e931
LEGAL NOTICES
MINERAL SURVEY NO. ss54

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that W. A. Dell, whose postoffice address is Bisbee. Arizona, on behalf of himself and co-owners, w. A. Schwartz and Charles W. Rambo, whose postoaiee addresses is the same place, has made application for patent for the follow ing lode mining claim, situated in the Warren Mining District. Cochise Coun- ty, State of Arizona, in Section IS, un-
Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-14

Gadsden ... ... ... .....2.O0
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61 ARIZONA MEN GET
 COMMISSIONS IN ARMY
Continued From Page one)

(Continued From Page One) George W. Read. Naco. C. F. Gerard, First Arizona Infantry Arthur A. Hopkins. Warren. T. R. Hollowell. Tucson. A. w. Roshe, Tucson. P. T. Ferrer, Metcalf.
 First Lleutenants. B. H. Tucker, Phoenix. L. A. Byron, Phoenix. H. K. Patch, Phoenix. F. c. Twitchell. Tucson. T. s. O'Connell, Tucson. J. D. Swith, First Arizona Infantry. J. R. Mclean. First Arizona Infan- try.
 c. M. Lyons, Prescott. Henry K. McGann, Douglas. Shepard Hiscox, Globe. A. M Shambaugh. Bisbee.
 Second Lieutenants. c. F. Murphy. Douglas. Albert E. Ryan, Morenci. Ellis w. Hartford, Jerome. P. D. Ryan, Tucson. R. D. Hicklin, Casa Grande. M. B. Belden, Kingman. A. E. Levett, Tucson. A. T. Barr, First Arizona Infantry. w. P. Taylor, First Arizona Infantry H. H. Erimshaw Phoenix. A. R. Duncan, First Arizona Infantry Frank O. Smith, Prescott. Curtis B. HostetIer, First Arizona h. fantry.
 H. W. Wordester, Tucson. G. w. Schlichton, First Arizona h. fantry.
 E. E. Russell, Tucson. John H. Moeur, Tempe. R. c. Gietz. First Arizona Infantry. James E. Wharton. Douglas. k. E. Lane, Phoenix. Eric Monthan, Tucson. NJ. F. Broadway, Phoenix. F. c. Brophy, Bisbee. J. w. Getsinger. Clarkdale. A. W. Colton, Douglas. James H. Wittmeyer. Douglas. E. E. Crowter Phoenix. c. E. Jackson. Phoenix.