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The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21
SERIES EFFORTS MADE TO
 SAVE AND CLEAR 0XNAN

the Mooney sentence is automatical- ly postponed under the California law. pending the hearing of an appeal which was taken by the de- fense.
 The trial of Mrs. Rena Mooney starts tomorrow (Monday, May 21) and the man Oxman will be a wit ness also against her.
 The determined effort to rail- road these prisoners is disgusting the entire city, and while at first there was considerable indifference upon the part of the laborites, but now all organizations are coming
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21
Asylum For Harry K Thaw

PHILADELPHIA, May 20.- Harry K. Thaw saw the door of the state asylum close upon him, having been dispatched there upon court order following his being declared insane. Thaw's insanity saves him from eXtradition to New York state where a far more serious charge awaited him. It is doubtful if he will find his present quarters much more agreeable than were those from which he escaped in Mateawan New York. Thaw's family this time endorses his being confined in the asylum.
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strongly forward.
 The present status of the case as far as Billings and Mooney are concerned is that all are held up pending the trial of Oxman in the Superior Court for perjury and sub ornation of perjury.
 It was confidently believed that when the Grand Jury of which John D. Spreckels is foreman, at the instance of Fickert whitewashed OXman, the man would have been absolved by the Court of Appeals, but that body turned down the ap- plication quite abruptly and insisted
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21

: SAN FRANCISCO, May 20.- After series of efforts upon. the part of the prosecuting attorney Fickert and associates, and the Grand Jury which originally indict- ed Billings, Mooney ct al, to white wash Oxman. the Court of Appeals resolutely refused to release Oxman upon a writ of Habeas Corpus and he must stand trial.
 In the meantime the execution of
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21

that Oxman stand trial. For that reason the trial of Mrs. Mooney Is likely to be all the more sensational, for the defense will have strong testimony in rebuttal of the entire Oxman story, and will put him through his personal history leading up to his presence in San Francisco. In addition the defense will en- deavor to secure the testimony which the prosecution has always refused to call, to the effect that a man has seen handling the suit case ranged
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21
WILL NOT PROSECUTE THE
 RESPONSIBLE vIGILANTES

SEATTLE, May 2O.-Following the complete collapse of the Eve rett conspiracy charges, the officials refused to try the vigilantes upon a like charge or prosecute them in any way whatever.
 They are apparently immune.
 All that now remains of the fa- nous litigation is the civil suits that are brought by workers for
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21

sapped by suffering and the shock, the doctors saw without surprise that she appeared to be sinking. Heroic efforts were made regard less of cost to save the life of Ma dame Bernhardt, and it is now an-- nounced that she will soon be able to leave the hospital.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21
DIVINE SARAH WILL BE
 SOON OUT OF HOSPITAL

NEW YORK, May 2O.-Only her tremendous vitality and really re- markable operation enabled Sarah Bernhardt, whose life doctors here had despaired of, to pull through her latest operation.
 The operation was successful, but on account of her frame being
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21
WE CAN DO IT.

For first class worR ana prom ps delivery ph me Main 161 and the Peoples Steam Laundry ~.M e. and get your laundry.
 W. J. WILLIAMBOP Pros.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21

damages against the Snohomish
 county officials for injuries received at their hands on November 5.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21

seriously and especially felt the cri- ticism in his home state
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-05-21

STANDPOINT, Idaho, May 20.- All river drivers in Washington, Idaho and Montana are now being paid five dollars a day for eight hours. Where the logging compa- nies pay less they can get no one, and they have lost an enormous lot of logs in the spring freshets. The scabs whom they have employed are doing more harm than good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Asserts Submarines
Can Raid New York
Retired u. S. Naval Officer
Warns That U-Boats May
Now Be Off Coast

From a star Correspondent % The Tribulel
Philadelphia. March 25.-German sub
marines may already be lurking off the
Atlantic coast to dash into such har-
bors as New York, Philadelphia and
Boston the moment war is declared,
sink commerce and release aeroplanes
TO lombard the cities. Lieutenant Com
mander F. r. Payne. L. s. y. retired. .
declared to-day. He addressed a meet
ing called by the Philadelphia Navy
League War Relief Committee. OF
which Mrs. f. T. Stotesbury is chair
man.
What is more likely?" he asked.
They could slip up the Delaware al
night, make a surprise attack on Phila-
delphia and retire to sea before pursuit
could be organized"
Lieutenant Commander Payne de
.cribed In detail how the German sub
marines gould gather about our coast
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
$4,000 Men to Guard
Against Possible
Violence
More Units Soon
To Be Summoned
I'd and list New York
Regiments Included
in Bakers Cab
lFrosn fns rrihune Bureau ]

Washington, March 25.-Secre-
tary of War Baker issued this after.
noon an order calling militia organi-
cations of nine states and the Dis
trict Of Columbia into the Federal
service for home defence. including
the protection Of public works and
factories. About $4,000 men are af-
fected. The list Of units called out
includes the I'd and fist New York,
both Of which had service on the
Mexican border in the mobilization
last summer.
Department Explains
Wilson's Call to Arms
The Department issued this state
ment:
"Many states have deemed il ad-
visable TO call out the National
Guard for police purposes Of proteo-
ton. As the necessity for such
steps arises from issues which are
more national than local, il has been
deemed advisable by the President
10 call into Federal service for the
aforementioned purpose the follow
ing organizations Of the National
Guard:
"MASSACHUSETTS--2d and 9th
Regiments.
"PENNSYLVANIA-lst and Sd
Regiments
"MARYLAND-4th Regiment.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
lst Separate Battalion.
"ViRGINIA-2d Regiment.
"VERMONT-Company b, lst
Regiment.
"CONNECTICUT-lst Regiment.
NEW YORK-2d and list Regi-
ments.
NEW JERSEY--lst and 5th
Regiments.
"DELAWARE-lst Battalion. 1st
Regiment.
"The following organizations,
which are now in the Federal ser
vice, will not be mustered out:
Thirteenth Pennsylvania, and A
and B companies Of the 1st Geor-
gia."
The necessity for a home guard
at this time is que 10 the probability
that within ten days a state of war
will have been declared by Congress.
Agents Of the Federal government
believe that the moment war for
mally begins there will be actions
Of the most astonishing and daring
sort perpetrated by German agents
in this country. The bomb plots Of
1915, which were planned in Berlin
and executed on orders through the
German Embassy here, were only a
taste, it is said. of what may be ex-
pected unless the greatest precau-
tions are taken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Local Navy Recruiting
Officers Ready for Rush

The Presidents emergency increase
Of the navy 70 $1,000 men was made
known to naval recruiting officers here
Yesterday by kilograms from the Navy
Department to Rear Admiral Usher
commandant OF the navy yard, and TO
Commander Bennet, head Of navy pub
licity in this district.
Local recruiting Offices. according 70
Lieutenant Commander Taylor, head OF
that work in this district, are ready TO
handle from 400 to 800 applicants a
day. His main headquarters, "a East
Twenty-third Street, has facilities for
300.
Recruiting for the regular navy will
not interfere with the work Of getting
men for the six classes Of the Naval
Reserve. one Of which has the impor-
tant duty of guarding the coast
The mergency increase also means
that all members of the feet reserve,
former enlisted men in the navy, Will
be recalled for service Immediately,
as will all retired officers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Berlin Adds to List
OF Moewe's Captures

Berlin. March % (by wireless to Say
vile. March 25).-An additional list OF
vessels captured BY the German au%ili-
arv cruiser Moewe. which recently re-
turned TO Germany from second
cruise in the Atlantic, was issued by
the Admiralty to-day. The Admiralty
statement reads:
"To the booty captured by the Moewe
the following is added (omitting ships
previously reported:
clean. Canadian sailing ship OF 2lo
tons gross. with sugar; Staut, Nor
wegian sailing ship Of 200 tons gross
with whale oil; Brecknockshire, British
eteamer. with 12-centimetre gun, OF g.
400 tons gross. with coal; French
prince. British steamer Of 4,8OO tons
ross with coal; Katherine (Kath-
erine). British steamer Of 1900 tons
gross, with wheat.
"Rbodante (Rhodanthe). British
s,eamer OF 1000 tons gross, in ballast;
Fsmaraldas (Esmeraldas), British
steamer Of 1850 tons gross, in ballast;
otski British steamer of 7,400 tons
oross listed at 1915 tons gross. with
f1|centimetre guns. in ballast; Demeter-
tor british steamer, with 75-centi-
n etre guns. 500 tons gross listed at
g oAs tons gross. with food; Governor
pyi,isb steamer, with 12-centimetre
guns. Of $500 tons gross; IN ballast.
"Of these prizes the British steamer
v..,nwdale reached German port on
necember 81. 1916, with 46o prisoners
On hoard; the japanese steamer Hudson
81 WsyY on January 10, 1917. reached
Psynambuco with the crews OF the
n<s,oati,t Radnorshire, Minieh, Meth
erby Hall. Nantes and Asnieres on
board. The remaining ships were sunk.
@The auxiliary cruiser Moewe had on
rno ..tsoneFso -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
A President Too Fine for War
By c. w. Gilbert

OF a high civilization that mad nat
tered itself it had got rid Of the ne
ccssity Of war suddenly brought face
TO face with war
War is the most primitive thing in
the world. and Mr. Wilson is the least
primitive man who ever sat in the
White House. When you have said
that you have told the whole story and
pointed out the real reason why other
men have been brought 70 the fore by
the crisis to help make the decision
which Mr. Wilson finds it so hard 70
make.
Current report tells how the Presi-
dent was on the verge of nervous col
lapse at the news Of the bloodshed at
Vera Cruz. lie had been led 10 expect
the city would be taken without loss
OF life lie is the scholar faced with
the necessity of being a soldier, and
ike most scholars and many other
products Of present day civilization he
has had all the primitive lust Of physl-
cal combat refined out Of him.
Many Americans think as the Presi-
dent thinks. and that is one reason
why il has been so hard for the nation
TO make up its mind in this emergency.
There is confusion and indecision, not
merely because this is a democracy,
but because as a people we have lost
the capacity for the simple and imme-
date reactions that a simpler and less
developed people experience. Mr.. Will
son has had this capacity for simple
and immediate reactions educated out
Of him. That is why he cannot lead.
Mr.. McAdoo is Of the active rather
than Of the intellectual type. He has
done things. rather than said things or
written things. He has fought, and
fought hard. in the only field where.
under modern conditions. men still do
fight. in the field Of commercial con-
fict. More than any other man in the
Presidents Cabinet he is a man OF ac-
ton. That explains why he is the
force that he is to-day in determining
the nations course as war draws nigh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Fifty Americans
Reported Captured
BY Raider Moewe
Muleteers We're Aboard the
E.smeraldas, Sunk on Trip
from Newport News

Newport News. Va. March %
Fifty American muleteers were aboard
the British steamer Esmeradas. re-
ported in Berlin dispatches to-day as
having been sunk by the German raid
or Moewe. shipping men here say The
agents believe the men were among
the 593 prisoners taken to Germany
by the raider.
The Esmeraldas sailed from this
port on January % for Liverpool. Six
weeks ago she left England, on her
return trip, since which time nothing
had been heard from her.
Men taken to Germany on th'
Mo.we may suffer the fate OF intern
ment for the period Of the war that
so long threatened the Americans
taken into Germany BY the farrow-
dale. on December 81. They were
prisoners from eight vessels captured
in the South Atlantic by the Moewe
and we're intorned in the prison camps
at Brandenburg, Neustrelitz and oui-
men. The United States government
made five demands Tor the release OF
the American prisoners, but 1t was
no, until March 10 that they were
freed. In the presen: crisis, and mucn
more if war IS formally declared II
is doubtful if these men will be re-
leased
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26

WAsHlNGToN' March 25.-In a
w time calling for action men Of
action have come to the front in place
of men of intellect That tells what
has happened in Washington. That eX-
plains me singular paradox OF Presi-
dent Wilson being forced onward by
lis own Cabinet. II is not a strong
Cabinet, and Mr.. Wilson IL, within his
scope a strong man. Suddenly the
Cabinet that was dominated dominates.
Supreme actor is demanded. And the
will that was so effective in thought
and the expression Of thought suffers
paralysis that is common to men Of
intellectual lives when confronted by
the necessity of making tremendous
decision.
Facing the necessity Of making war.
Mr. Wilson couldn't make up his mind.
He hasn't yet made up his mind. He
shrnks back from the idea of war. He
can endure the thought of the petty
duello of armed neutrality, but not Of
the huge. barbaric clash of nation
against nation. with its carnage, its
waste and its brutality. Common re
pert presents him still as counting the
letters that come TO him for and
against participating in the European
conflict. just as he has done ever since
the sinking OF the Lusitania. He cant
n:odernize Farragut and say Damn the
typewriters; go ahead" He can't act.
There is much speculation in Wash
ington over this incapacity of the
President to act. Most Of il is parti
san-unkind and unjust. Men whisper
about the extra precautions TO protect
the Presidents life at the time Of the
Inauguration and on other occasions
since But these precautions are rea-
sonable in view Of the number of des-
perate German agents believed to be in
this country Before this danger be-
came acute Mr.. Wilson showed no more
interest in his own personal safety than
other Presidents have. His aversion 70
war is not matter of physical cour-
age. He is merely the typical product
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Wood Dropped as Chief

When President Wilson was inaugu-
rated General Wood was chief of stan.
At the expiration of his term, on April
p. 1914. he was shifted to New York.
There he was the prime mover IN the
Plattsburg idea, and made the summer
camp great educational force. lie
taught thousands of people that SOL
diers could not be made between sun
rise and sunset.
He invited Colonel Roosevelt TO speaA
al the Plattsburg camp in the summer
Of 1915. President Wilson was angered
beyond words. As soon as he read Of
/ Il he called Secretary Garrison to the
White House and ordered him to re-
buke General Wood for permitting "po-
iticalr speeches on government mill
tarv reservations. and TO warn him that
another violation of army proprlety
would be punished 1t made no diff
ference that Colonel Roosevelt did not
! sneak on the reservation, or that the
speech was not political.
General Woods prompt and soldierly
submission 10 the discipline, and his
explanation that in inviting Colonel
Roosevelt 70 speak he had no thought
Of a political purpose, made It impos-
s;hlo 70 administer severer discipline at
that time. even iidd Mr.. Garrison de-
sired il. which he did not
Immediately on Secretary Bakers en-
trance into office, in March, 1916, =
was noticed that General Wood was
beinr prepared for the toboggan. The
difficulty was to find the right excuse.
To denote him openly would call FOR
explanations and provoke controversy
Excuse IL Found
The excuse was found to-day in
recommendation OF the War College
that the Eastern Department, Of which
General Wood has been head, be di-
vided into three. The recent mobiliza-
tion of the militia. it was said. revealed
that the Eastern Department was too
large to be manageable. Three-hfths OF
all the militia troops were in that de-
partment.
That explains how an excuse was
found 10 shift General Wood. 1t does
not explain why he was not Kept at
New York. instead of being replaced IN
command there ny General Bell, until
recently commanding the Western De-
partment. with headquarters at San
q Francisco.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Militia in Nine States
Called for Police Duty;
Local Outbreaks Feared;
Navy Goes on War Basis
The Initiative in
Naval w arfare
By Nauticus

A Wea Krotrn Ndrdl Expert
TT is an established principle of war
i fare. and particularly Of warfare
upon the sea, that great advantage IS
gained by the belligerent who at once
takes the initiative and strikes with all
his power in the enemy's territory
Times without number, during many
centuries of naval warfare, this csrdi-
nal truth has been verified. It's latest
and most dramatic expression was seen
in the summer Of 1914, when the fully
modified British feet swept into the
North Sea and neutrslized the power OF
the German high seas feet by shutting
it in behind it's own mine fields and
coast defence batteries
That silent victory" stands as an
object lesson as to the value Of swift
and bold initiative latest express
sion of the universally accepted stra-
tegic principle, thst a naval power
should strike swiftly and with its whole
available strength, carrying the war at
once to the enemy's coasts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Shift Is Bitter Surprise
To Wood and His Staff

President Wilson and Secretary Of
Var Raker sprang an unpleasant and
hitter surprise on Major General Leon
ard Wood in making three military dis
tricts Of the Eastern Department and
sending General Wood 20 the least i'm
nortant Of the three. according 70 every
indication on Governors Island last
night
That General Woods staff knew
nothing at all of the plan 70 create
Northeastern and Southeastern depart
ments. despite the fact that General
Wood was commander of the district
from which these two departments
were TO be taken. was evident from the
manner in which they took the news
reports from Washington.
"WHl you repeat that said one
officer. increduiously, when a reporter
read Secretary Bakers statement which
told Of the new departments. Where
did YOU say the headquarters Of these
depar,ments are to be? Which one Is
General Wood to go to =
Their amaZement was so apparent
that the reporter paused, tnen re-read
tho dispatch.
That's news 70 me-" said the first
officer. Wait a minute"
He went out FOX a few minutes, then
returned. and his voice was strangely
altered as he said.
General Wood says that any in
formation regarding this plan must
come from the department at Washing
ton. he has nothing 10 say
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Many Vulnerable
Points in Country

There is not an important indus
trial city in the United States which
is not manufacturing articles Of ne
cessity in war. The destruction OF
any such factory would be mill
tary maneuvre Of real Importance.
Strategists say it is just as useful
from a military point Of view TO de-
stroy the enemy's material as his
ren. Frequently it is easier TO re-
place a man than a carload Of shells.
SO far as practicable, il is the
purpose 20 protect with an adequate
military or police guard every in
dustrial plant Of military impor-
tance that is located in a community
where German outbreaks are to be
expected. Tunnels, bridges and
other public works are also To be
guarded.
The draft of $4,000 militia will
provide only small part Of the pro
lection that viii ultimately be need
ed. Il is likely that more troops will
be ordered out within few days.
But the militia will not be kept long
at this work, il is believed, as they
will be needed to assist in training
the army that is TO be raised when
war is declared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-26
Secretary Baker Transfers
General to Charleston;
Bell Comes Here
Department Of East
Cut Into Three arts
Commander Who Displeased
Wilson Gets Least I'm
portant Place

Washington, March "a re-dlylsion
of the country into six instead of four
army departments was ordered to-day
by Secretary of War Baker, and in the
process Major General Leonard Wood
was transferred from New York, where
he has served for three years as com
mander of the Department of the East
to Charleston, S. c., where he will
command the new Southeastern De-
partment. He will be replaced at New
York By Major General J. Franklin
Bell.
Thus the long cherished hope OF
President Wilson to Danish General
Wood to the wilderness without arous-
ing too much popular clamor has been
realized. General Wood has not been
denoted. He is still commander of a
department. But the Administration
feels sure that he can do much less
harm in Charleston than IN New