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New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Too Eager to Fight,
Soldier Is Held on
Desertion Charge
Fled to France Before Y. D
Went to War; Now His Own
Troop Is at Front


John Bryant, private in the regular
limited States Army, arrived here IN the
steerage of an American ship yes'er
dar .fternoon. and announced that ne
was going to Governors Island 70 SUI
rerdsr himself to the military authori-
ties there.
Bryant's eagerness to get INTO t"e
European struggle without waiting lor
the entry of his own country in'o 'ne
war has cost him his chance to hgh'
with his own regiment, now on the way
70 the firing line. AS for him, he was
sent back to this country to answer 'ne
charge of desertion. ,.,.
early this year. runs pryanr;
story. II was stationed with my regi-
ment on Governors Island. tacn uay
| watched the ships making for Europe
so one day | shipped as a hremah OIL
tramp going to France.
"When | reached France the AMER
can Consul refused TO let me ngnt un-
der the tricolor and sent me paSS 70
this country. Now Pm afraid III De
courtmartialed as a deserter. ana my
own regiment, hear, is on its way TO
the front. So I'm in a nasty mess, and
all because | wanted to fight too
badly"
Bryant was wearing the khaki of the
American regular when he arrived here
Colonel Frank L. Dodds, judge advocate
at Governors Island, said he lad heard
nothing of Bryant's case.
Strictly speaking" he said, such a
man would be deserter. But Bryants
commander will send me full report
of the case with recommendations
Such man might be restored to duty
without trial No decision will be made,
however, until we know the full story
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
American Relief
Work in Turkey
Praised by Elkus
Distribution Made Fair by Ef-
forts Of Volunteers, He Says
100000 Are Destitute


The obstacles overcome in distribut-
ing money and food to the starving
Armenians and Syrians were described
yesterday by Abram |. Elkus, former
Ambassador to Turkey, who was the
guest of honor at luncheon given in
his honor by Cleveland II. Dodge at
the Downtown Association, so Pine
Street. Mr.. Elkus also told of the enor-
nous task Of rehabilitation which must
be undertaken at the close of the war.
A cable message from W. W. Peet,
who recently left Constantinople, where
he resided for forty years, was read by
DR.. James L. Barton, chairman of the
American Committee for Armenian and
Syrian Relief. Mr.. Peet, now in Berne,
estimates the number of deported and
destitute Armenians, Syrians and
Greeks in Asia Minor, Syria and Pal
estine at 100000.
Mr.. Elkus spoke of the depreciation
of the paper Ira, or Turkish pound,
from S4.20 year ago to S1.69 on May
90 last He said money for relief pur-
poses had to be obtained by selling
State Department drafts. paying as
much as $3.50 for Turkish pound.
"Most of the work" he said. was
done by volunteers, usually American
men and women, who served without
pay and gave of their time for this
work. Without them it never could
have been carried out successfully nor
would the distribution have been as
just and fair. Many of these workers,
at great sacrifice, have elected to re-
main in Turkey and are still at work.
Up to the time left the Turkish gov
ernment had interposed no obstacles
to our distributing relief
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Calls Mrs. Mooney
Murderer of Women"
District Attorney Says She
Sent Billings to Place
Bomb

San Francisco, July l8.-Character-
izing Mrs. Rena Mooney, on trial for
murder of one of the victims of the
preparedness parade bomb explosion
here last July, rs a cold -blooded
slaughterer of women and children"
and "an anarchistic conspirator," Dis
trict Attorney Charles ". Fickert asked
to-day for conviction and the infection
of the death penalty IN his opening ar
gument to the jury.
Waving the blood stained clothing of
George Lawlor, one Of the ten victims
of the explosion, before the jury,
Fickert declared:
Either you will destroy anarchy or
the anarchists will destroy the state"
Fickert declared Mrs. Mooney gave
orders to Warren X. Billings. now
under sentence TO life Imprisonment
for one Of the bomb murders, to pro-
ceed to the scene of the explosion and
kill women and children first" Bill
ings was alleged to have placed the
bomb which the state contended was
in a suit case.
That the efforts of the defendant TO
prove an alibi for herself were lies
conceived by one old and schooled in
crime" was the declaration of Fickert.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Atlantic City bars l.
Would-Be MernlaD
Brevity and Density Of ~.
Be Censored by row -.

Atlantic City. July H.-. a.. y
bers of the local police i'''' '.,,ss
day rewarded for meri'0r,0.' =, ~
full service by being pi'H s;l "
board of censorship "n''' II aas
after pass judgment up0" :.
suits worn here. LA AL oe.'s
According to the rule; AL. "a Il 2.
against Atlantic city.s sd aash hssil !.
priety are to be WI wIappSsy ps~sy frs :
blankets and ordered .. s'sf sr. ~ Z.
sad sea waves. Il s,, they TO 70 Ioss
sistent in their attempts ~
honest.to goodness mern''' y
will follow. L.,b b.en he
problem against whieh ,s' now q crs'.
had to contend. They y.,;oa axe ~ also
to take into eOn;ideI,s.,"g,si ~
density of material. Aosr": An:sr,or: ~ e
so thin that it makes p' a onss. " "
as well as women, VII, 80, :, in th' =
&c too much Of them is 0u' :"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19

Newark's only regiment Of women
soldiers has mutinied. The officers re-
fused to stand trial by the enlisted
"men" and the "men" just deserted
and formed a new regiment, leaving
the officers the sabres to carve the Sun
day dinner with.
The trouble among the soldiers
they wore regular army uniforms,
breeches and all-started when the
commander, Mrs. Ida Powell Priest
accused some of the women soldiers OF
smoking and drinking.
Lieutenant Clara Clemons, Of 49
Crawford Street. was called up on the
carpet, and Mrs. Priest asked her il
she wanted to resign or stand trial.
Decides to Stand Trial
"1Il stand trial, Madam" said Lieu
tenant Clemons. saluting smartly.
Lieutenant Clemons says she never
received notice of trial, and she and
her friends brought counter charges
against the officers and one of the pr-
Yates. They drank and smoked. too
Miss Clemons alleged.
"My goodness" said Mrs. Priest
"This is outrageous! It's treason. or
worse! You're suspended"
Miss Clemons refused to take her
suspension. and brought more charges
against Mrs. Priest. She said she mis-
spent the money of the organization,
which bore the title, "The American
Women's League for Self-Defence
Miss Clemons wanted TO know what
Mrs. Priest had done with sl3 of the
regiments S5l.
Lieutenant Clemons says the COM
mander replied; 81 spent il for various
=
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Coney Train Kills Boy
Returning with Parents, He
Fell OFF Platform

Joseph Feldman, twelve years old
was instantly killed last evening, when
he fell between the first and second
cars of the Culver line train, bound
from Coney Island to New York. just as
it was pulling into the Fifteenth Ave-
nue. station.
The lad had been to the island with
his parents, who live at 1919 Fifteenth
Avenue. He ran out on the platform
as the train was slowing up for his
station and lost his balance His body
was dragged beneath the second car
before the train could be stopped.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Feldman collapsed
when they learned what had happened,
and were taken home, while an emer-
gency crew worked to extricate the
boys body.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
P. S. G. Decides 1t
Has Power to Allow
Increase in Fares
Traction Companies Must Show
Capital /. Not Making Rea-
sonable Return

Albany, July 1s.-The Public Service
Commission decided to-day it had
power TO permit upstate traction com
panies which could demonstrate the
fve-cent fares were not resulting in a
reasonable return on the capital in
vested and which were not bound by
franchise agreements or special legis-
lation, to increase trolley fares to six
cents.
The commission did not pass on the
question whether it had jurisdiction
in cases where special legislation OIL
franchise agreements have been held
to be a bar to its authority. 1t merely
determined the one question that II
had authority to raise rates notwith'
standing the five-cent Limitation in the
general railroad law.
Hearings will be resumed next
Wednesday. The applications TO be
considered then will be those filed by
companies operating in Newburgh
Peekskill. Ossining and adjacent ter
rltory.
The commission issued the following
statement with regard to the procedure
to be followed:
an regard to the method of pro-
cedure in cases TO be taken up in ac'
cordance with the foregoing and IN
cases which may be taken up in pur-
suance of further determination whicr
may be made by the commission as &c
its jurisdiction in any of the pending
applications, the commission states
that the burden of proof is upon the
railroad corporations to establish that
the present maximum rates are unjust
and unreasonable and that with due
regard among other things to rea'
sonable average return upon the value
of the property actually used in the
public service and to the necessity Of
making reservation out Of income fol
a surplus and contingencies the pro
posed rates properly should be ap
proved and fixed by the commission
as Just and reasonable"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Hinsch's Escape Denied
Capt. Ofley Says Boat Couldn't
Have Cleared South Amboy

Captain William Oflev, head of the
local Office of the Department of JUS
tice, said yesterday that dispatches
from Baltimore that Captain Frederick
Hinsch, who handled the American end
Of the voyages of the submarine liner
Deutschland, had escaped to Germany
were untrue.
"The fact is that no boat could clear
from South Amboy without being
caught by one of the two patrols" said
Captain Offley. "Then again the story
says that one of the men who aided
Hinsch in his escape was a German
American, who has since been interned.
That cannot be possible, for German
American cannot be interned. The
story bears all the earmarks of having
been cooked up by Hinsch's friends,
who know we are looking for him.
Hinsch is here"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Another Term for Corrigan
Magistrate Marsh Also Named
to Succeed Himself

Mayor Mitchell has appointed Joseph
f. Corrigan and Norman j. Marsh, city
magistrates for ten-year term to
succeed themselves. Magistrate Cor
rigan was first appointed in July, 1907,
by Mayor Mcclellan, and Magistrate
Marsh was appointed in April, 1913, in
the rearrangemtnt of the Magistrates
Court by Mayor Mitchell The salary
of the magistrates is $1,000 a year.
The Mayor has also reappointed Ru-
dolph p. Miller aad Alfred j. Boulton,
Of Brooklyn. as members Of the Board
Of Standards and Appeals for a term
of three years. Mr.. Miller is the pres
ent chairman Of that board and will
be continued in that position.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
"Our Flag" at the ,.'.''', n'@

Leon Rothier. Of Of n;n.uris. ;ns p's.s'
Opera Company; and .. Is I.S nl;hi =
concert Of the Clyle M NJ ROthi.E ~ X
in 81. Nicholas Rink, Nv M his rss'S,,
the tn greatest applause q 'ssnd -oeI X
Of "The Marseiiisiss seleetiaH
in France" orehess'ssa "a Dshusq
Beethoven. Bsrlios s's ~
also played ~-'
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Raider Captain To Be Tried
Thierichens Must Answer Smug-
Cling and White Slave Charges

Philadelphia, July ls.-Captain Max
V. Thieriehens, former commander Of
the seized German commerce raider
Prinz Eitel Friedrich. lost his legal
fight to escape trial in the Federal
District Court here to-day, when Judge
Thompson refused 10 quash indictments
charging him with smuggling and vio-
lating the Mann act.
lie IL charged with smuggling nine
teen ship chronometers while his ship
was interned al the Philadelphia Navy
Yard and with luring young woman
here from Ithaca, ~. Y.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Tesla Tower Dynamited
Destroyed by Government to
Remove Spy Temptation

Believing the abandoned wireless
tower at Riverhead, Long Island,
erected several years ago by Nicola
Tesla, was a constant temptation to
German spies, the Federal government
this week ordered its demolition.
Yesterday, a charge of dynamite was
placed in its base and at the explosion
the hundred foot framework collapsed.
For some time past the presence Of
strangers about the tower has led to
talk OF spies.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
What Is Going on To-Day

FIRE. admission 10 the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art American Museum Of Natural History the
Aquarium. and the American Museum Of Saf.ty
Nesting OF the Advertising Club of New York
headeuirers' u Eas, Twenty nfih Street. 1880
p m
Address By Borough President Pounds and others
A. celebration for kiliics. Prospect Park Plaza
brooklyn. .. m.
Meeting Of the National Security League. Hotel
Belmont so p m.
Recruiting rally. under the auspice, Of the Mayors
Committee on National Defense. l&oth street
and seventh Avenue. p
Address, by G-orke W. Perkins. MAJOR O. IT. Put
nam ard others a, mass meeting under tho
snsplees OF tho Patriotic servios LesSus Camsgis
HAl . = NJ
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Ex.Prosecutor Must Serve
Jersey Prison Sentence

Trenton, N. j.. July 1s.-Former
PROSECUTOR Matthew jefferson of Cape
May County must serve sentence Of
one TO three years in state prison. The
Court Of Errors to-day upheld his con-
viction for having diverted bail OF
prisoners 10 his own use and for con-
spiracy with slot-machine men of Cape
May while in Office. jefferson was APP
pointed Prosecutor by President Will
son when the President was Governor
of Esw JayssA
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Bees in Science Church
Men Who Are Stung Receive
Double Portion of Honey

New Rochelle, July ia swarm Of
bees to-day was smoked out of one OF
the big columns in the portico OF the
Christian Science Church OF New Ro-
chelle, which is being demolished to
make way for new $4,000 edifce.
A. W. Wylie, who is in charge Of the
work, ordered the bees smoked out
after half a dozen Of his men had been
stung. Nearly twenty pounds OF honey,
The accumulation OF several years. was
taken from the column and divided
among the workmen. those who were
stuna getting double sharsA
New-York tribune., 1917-07-19
Dickson Quits Prison Work

Trenton. n. j., July William B.
Dickson, Of Montelair, resigned to-day
As president Of the Edge Prison ln-
oulry Commission on account Of busi-
n.ss demands upon his time. Dickson
recently resigned from the State Board
of Pr,on Inspectors after investigat-
ksg charges Of alleged prison abuses
sgs.nst sssspd dApsis ksspssS
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
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AN ENEMY ALIEN.
Here's Definition Given by Depart
ment of Justice.

Washington. ID. c., Dec. 1O.--What
is an enemy alien?
Here is the definition given by the
department of Justice:
''All natives, citizens, denizens,
or subjects of the hostile government
being males of the age of IA years
and upward and not actually natur-
allied in the United States. CAT pres
ent the only hostile government is
the Imperial German government
German born children of natural
lied Germans are lot enemy aliens,
provided naturalization of parents
was completed before the children
reached maturity. Otherwise they are
enemy aliens, unless naturalized
themselves.
American born children of Ger
man citizens residing in the United
States are not enemy aliens; unless
before maturity they became natural
lied in Germany
Naturalization Of enemy aliens
cannot be completed during the peri
cd of the war.
German born children of Amer
lean citizens temporarily residing in
Germany are not enemy aliens. IT.,
however, parents residence is per-
manent in Germany, the offspring
must have established by suitable ac-
tion citizenship in the United States.
Native, citizen. denizen, or sub
ject of the German empire is al enc
my alien, even though he has taken
out first papers in the United States
or has been naturalized in any other
country"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
STOLE DRESSED HOG,
DEBORAH Family Out a 200 Pound
Poker, and Only Had a Chop or
Two of il.

A few years ago to lose 200
pound hog was passed up lightly
but now times have changed, and the
loss means something. John Eager
lie, the blacksmith, who resides near
Bernatz Bros. stone mill purchased
a 2O5 pound dressed hog, which cost
him $34.13. He cut it up in chunks
ready to cook and placed it in large
crock at his back door. Wednesday
night somebody who evidently knew
where the pork was located visited
the place and took every piece of the
pork, AID were considerate enough to
leave the crock. Mrs. Fagerlie
thought she heard noise at the back
door and aroused her husband and
told him she thought someone was
stealing the pork. He got up, dressed
and grabbed his shotgun, but when
he got outside and made the rounds
of the yard, nobody was in sight and
neither was the pork.
1t certainly is a severe loss and the
fellow who stole it ought to get bread
and water for sixty days, and then
some.
Some people will say, well it was
some poor devil who was starving,
perhaps. But we don't think so. Just
because a man is poor is no sign that
he will steal. II these midnight ma
rauders could be captured, perhaps
people would be surprised. A man
can be poor, still be honest. Some
men are poor in pocket, because they
shun an honest days work AID want
to live by their wits and midnight
cunning.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
PatroniZe These Booths.

Next Saturday booths will be plac-
Bank and Mott & Co.'S store, and
young ladies will sell Red Cross
membership tickets. Step into either
of these places and get your mem
bership ticket. Every man and wo-
man in Winneshiek county should en-
month for the great drive for mem
bers.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
ekah Lodge No. 155
THE NEWSPAPERS AND THEIR
HIGH COST OF LIVING.

great many country newspapers
have been forced to raise their adver-
Using rates in order to stay IL bust
ness. Many others have raised their
subscription price from dollar and
a half to two dollars a year. 1t looks
now as though all country weeklies
would have to come to the two-doi-
lar rate sooner or later-or else lock
the front door and give the sheriff
the ey.-WianebagO City Enter
prise.
Anybody who thinks the newspap-
ers, country and city, haven't keen
personal interest in the problem OF
the high cost of living is badly mis-
taken. Newspapers in country and
city are wrestling with the toughest
problem in the history of newspaper
making. Many of them closing up
shop. More will be forced to that DIT
ter solution before the war Is over.
The country weekly can and should
increase its subscription price, when
has always been too small when IL
was anywhere below two dollars. the
one-cent dailes can increase to two
cents. and virtually every one OF them
has done so. The one-cent newspaper
ii virtually extinct in this country
probably for all time.
The increase in the newspaper
cost of living runs to every item IN
IT'S expense list, and presently there
will be. besides the war taxes when
all industries and enterprises must
nav, sharp increase in newspaper
hostage; but the big stem, the menac-
ing item. is print paper VINE 'lei
Iegitimately or not, the price Oh prihl
nanar has been raised and raised
again. until the paper on which news
papers are printed has become ahoo'
as precious, judged by It's lt'ee' -
elk and fine linen. Duluth Herald
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
More Red Cross Donations.

The dance given by John Matter
for the benefit of the Red Cross net
ted $34.
Through al endless chain sub
scroption Miss Koren, of Washington
Prairie contributed $3.50.
A. Leytze contributed his regular
monthly subscription of $500.
The little girls unit, Miss Helen
Adams, captain, contributed $40.
The Young Ladies Society of Rev.
Feldje's congregation of Glenwood
sent in a check of 500.
All OF the above donations were
turned over to Treasurer Ben Bear,
and certainly speaks we'll for those
who made these fine contributions.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
Mrs. liver Larsen Ill.

The many friends of Mrs. liver Lar
sen will be sorry to hear that she has
been very i'll with pneumonia for a
week or more. Her son Dr. Wallace
Larson is here from Fort Dodge. The
last few days she has ben feeling con-
siderably better. She is receiving the
best of medical attention and care
and her many friends hope for a
speedy recovery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
John ID. to Pay Taxes ON S5,OOO,OOO

Cleveland, Dec. 10.-John d..
Rockefeller was put on the Cuyahoga
County tax duplicate for $5,000,00O
today If he attempts to contest this
assessment through litigation he will
be placed on the duplicate for the
full amount of his intangible proper
ty. approximately $500, 100000, &C
cording to County Auditor Zangerle.
Mr.. ROckefeller's attorney says
that the oil man has been resident
of New York for thirty years and
cannot be placed on the Cuyahoga
County tax duplicate.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
Hard on His Brethren.

Oh, well, my dear, observed he TO
his wife, you will find that there are
a great many worse men in the world
than | am.
How can you be so cynical, John?
replied his wife reproachfully.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12

To stop or abort disease in Its
first stages, is more TO be desired
than the best nursing or medical at
tendance through the weeks OF It's
duration. That is Chiropractic 50tf
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
On Visit From Storm Lake.

Richard Olson came up from
Storm Lake Saturday on a visit to
his mother and sister. He is manag-
ing the Western Union telegraph Of
fce there and has made good Storm
Lake is city about the size of De-
corah and Richard says he likes the
city and his position very much.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
Equity Shipments.

The Equity Society shipped out
eight cars Of hogs and four cars OF
cattle last Saturday, and during the
week they shipped one car OF hogs,
over the Rock Island
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12
Lieutenant Shea to Camp Dodge.


Lieutenant E. p. Shea who has
been home on a visit since he receiv-
ed his commission at the officers
training camp at FIT. Smelling, leaves
the end of the week for Camp Dodge,
where he reports Dec. Is.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12

Camp Comforts. etc, for Uncle
Sans mighty army and navy. Mui-
Ter Bros, jewellers. ao--
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12

Six varieties of Christmas Mixes
% cents a pound at Otto Ander-
sons. oo-'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-12-12

Hobby Horses, Sleds, and Toys
for the Riddles at Miller's Economy
Store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-05-31
ssa5.oo IN mIsH AID FUND.

DUBLIN, May 2e.-The Irish Ma
t.onal Aid and Dependents
Fund that IL has received
$685. 900 for the relief of the depend
ents Of the - men killed or executed
during tine irish rebellion for weekly
payments TO the families Of men In
penal servitude and the establishment
Of a fund to assist the men in prison
TO start life again on their release
Ireland has contributed $4,000. the
New York committee $147.O 600. other
American committees 1000, while
S9s, 900 came from Australia T. II.
Kelly, the treasurer in New York,
cabled that the American committee
win surely remit $4,000 additional
at the rate Of $4,000 a week. Special
thanks were voted TO Cardinal FAR
ley, OtConneH and Gibbons as well as
to Australian Bishops. The fund at
the date dealt with in the report had
a balance Of $2Os, 0GO.