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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Four Spy Suspects
Had Enemy Code

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Nov. go
Agents Of the Department Of Justice
announced to-day their belief that four
men arrested at the plant Of the Ten
ressee Coal, Iron and Railroad Com
pany last Tuesday, and held "for in
vestigation," were connected with a
conspiracy against the government. The
men arc Oscar CARRIER, head of the
drawing room Of the company's cleo
trical engineering department; JOHN
Habah, Carl Seois and Martin Backus.
The officials said they found in the
desks n: the plant used by the men
several documents, including code sets
and communications from officials CT
hostile nation" They would not re-
veal the contents OF the communica-
tions, nor have they lodged any formal
charge against the men, who are held
In the city jail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Find Mrs. Bingham
Left Millions in Gems
Trust Company Kept Deposit
Secret Until the Court
Decided Requests
Especial C0IreSp OndenceI ]

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. 3O.-Mrs.
Robert w. Bingham, who had been the
wife of Henry NJ. Flagler before she
married Bingham last November, pos
sessed s2,50O,O0O worth of jewelry. Her
heirs did not know it until to-day. The
fortune was found to be in the vaults
of the Fidelity Trust Company, in
Louisville, and had been there for sew
eral months. Most of these jewels be-
long to Mrs. Louise Wise, wife of Law
renee Wise, of New York, to whom
Mrs. Bingham bequeathed the bulk of
her $50 900, 900 estate.
Three appraisers appointed by Judge
Samuel w. Greene, of jefferson County,
to seek out the Bingham estate in Ken
lucky for purposes of fixing the state
tax reported they could find no such
property. There has been reports that
Mrs. Bingham had fortune in jewelry
shortly before she married Judge Bing-
ham, but il was believed she had given
them away. Then came the contest be-
rween the Fidelity and Louisville Trust
Companies over the Enthusiastically,
the fees being per cent for handling
the estate The Fidelity won after a
hard fight. Later the Fidelity an
nounced it had the jewelry in its vaults
where it had been kept until the courts
should decide who should be the proper
handler of the estate in Kentucky.
SO far no move has been made toward
turning the jewelry over to Mrs. Wise.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Gen. Dyer Will Allow
Men to Dance, But -
They Must Know Partners,
and Thousands Are
Strangers in CITY

Brigadier General George K. Dyer
announced yesterday that he had no
objection TO soldiers and sailors dane
ing in the city's armories, so long as
they brought their partners with them.
The National Guard officer made this
statement following the protest Of
many men and women prominent in the
city who were angry because he refused
the 1900 men in uniform who took
Thanksgiving dinner az the 18th Regi-
ment armory permission 20 dance fol-
lowing the meal
General Dyer said that he was per-
fcctly willing 10 have the soldiers
dance. so long as they choose for part
ners only persons whom they knew.
This ruling will be rather hard on the
thousands Of lonely chaps in khaki
now in the city, whose homes and
friends are in the West and South.
Anyhow remarked General Dyer.
what fun is there in dancing with -
girl you have not met before"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Socialist Sent to Jail
For Attack on Loan

Adolph CADET, Socialist candidate
for alderman in the last election, dc.
nounced Liberty Bonds as slavery
bends" shortly before election. He
WIS defeated. and yesterday was sent
to the workhouse for thirty days by
Magistrate Blau in the Morrisania
rciice court.
In the magistrates court CADET de-
clared that he had no. sought to dis
courage the owing of Liberty Bonds
and. in fact would have invested in
some himself mad he had the money.
Magistrate Blau commented on the fact
that CADET as treasurer Of piano
company might be considered as a
we,i-to-do man, and said: Being for
eign- born, ne should be the last 70
criticize the country which has made
it possible for him to prosper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Court Upholds Army
Sentence for Civilian
Serving on Transport
Military Ships and Trains De
clared Same as Army in
the Field"

One of the important steps in extend
ing the wartime power Of military
tribunals over civilians was taken yes
terday, when Judge Augustus n. hanC
of the Federal District Court dismissed
a writ of habeas corpus obtained b!
Charles n. Gerlach.
Gerlach, returning as a passenger OF
an army transport, refused to act a.
lookout through the submarine zone
was arrested, found guilty by a court
martial and sentenced 10 five years al
hard labor. he obtained the writ, &c
test his rights, or November II.
Assistant United States Attorney Der
Matthews, who acted for the govern
ment in the case, declared last night
that all transports, baggage trains and
military establishments. no matter
where located, would henceforth b.
considered part OF the army in tbs
field" 1t is only in the case Of al
"army in the field" that the military
power over civilians WAS valid for
merly.
what makes this extension Of power
possible, in the case of the army trans
port, at least, is the submarine danger
zone" said Mr.. Matthews. "The de
cision, however, would apply 10 civil
ians in any branch of the service"
Gerlach went abroad last June a.
second officer of the steamship Nc
Clellan, owned by the Shipping Board
After the Mcclellan reached France
Gerlach and score of the crew were
sent back to this country as passen
gers on the army transport Ri Occi
dente.
While the transport was passinl
through the war zone Gerlach, al
American citizen, residing in Brook
Ign, volunteered to serve as Il lookout
for submarine raiders and mines. OF
the Azores, Gerlach was again ordered
TO do a tour of duty. He refused, say
ing he was a civilian and a passenger
was arrested, and on his return to thi:
country vas tried by court martial
After yesterdays decision he was re-
turned to Fort Jay, on Governors Isl
and. to serve out his sentence.
Silas b. Axtell, of l Broadway, Ger
lach's counsel, will appeal from Judge
Hands dismissal of the writ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Accused Teachers
Pledged Support
Of Labor Unions
Ousted and Transferred In
structors to Get Moral
and Financial Aid

The Central Federated Union. at its
meeting last night in Labor Temple,
2l3 East Eighty-fourth Street, adopted
two resolutions In support of the
teachers transferred or suspended
from De Witt Clinton High School fol-
lowing the investigation made by DR..
John l.. Tildsley. associate superin-
tendent of schools.
The first Of these pledged the sup
port, both moral and financial, of the
constituent trade unions Of the body
to the three suspended teachers in
their coming trial The other demand
cd that. unless specific charges were
made by the Board Of Education
against the six transferred teachers,
they be at once reinstated.
In this resolution Il is pointed out
that the regulations of all six had been
injured by a transfer for which no
reason had been given. It then in
structs the secretary "to demand of the
president OF the Board of Education
definite reasons for these transfers,
and in default Of such reasons being
given demand that the teachers be
Immediately retransferred to De Witt
Clinton High School"
A. Lefkowitz, delegate from the
Teachers Union, was appointed last
night TO represent the Central FEEDER
ated Union at the trial o. the three sus-
pended teachers. Mr.. Lofkowitz. in his
address, asserted that these men were
not suspended for any disloyal action
or speech, but because they had dared
TO criticise unjust and unfair
superlors."
Mr.. Whalen, who instigated the
charges against them, will be their
judge in the coming trial." he declared.
1t was announced yesterday by a
school official that he had learned that
number of the teachers in the city
schools had been writing articles on
the present strife between teachers and
the Board of Education for "The Call"
recently barred from the mails by the
United States Government.
The names of several of these, he
said, had already come into his pos
session. No action will be taken in
either Of these matters until the case
of the three suspended teachers has
been disposed of.
Henry r. Linville, of the Teachers
Union, issued a statement yesterday
calling attention to the fact that
eighty-seven teachers who signed the
protest against the loyalty pled->
exacted by the Board of Education dnI
not necessarily refuse to sign the
pledge.
All of the high school teachers in
the city, he said. signed the pledge
with the exception of himself. He
added that he had been assured by DR..
Tildsley that there had been no doubt
Of his loyalty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Japan Planning
To Double Army,
Increase Navy
lTrom a japanese Correspondent

llrom japanese Correspondent
Japan is going to nearly double the
size of her army, according to the
cabled report from the Toxic CORE
spondent of the "Nichi-bei" here. The
new navy and army expansion pro-
gramme is said to be the product OF
the lessons gained from the present
world war The programme is not an
indefinite military talk merely. IL has
been definitely formulated: and the
expenditure therefor has been worked
into the budget for the next fiscal
year.
The new plan will reduce the strength
of division. 1t will consist of three
regiments. In the past a japanese d.
vision was composed of four regiments.
And in the new programme two divi-
sions will make up an army corps. and
Japan, according TO this new pro-
gramme, is to have twenty-five army
corps. That means fifty divisions of
three regiments each; in other words.
$50 regiments in all. The present
strength Of the Japanese army is nine
teen divisions, and an imperial guard
division and two additional divisions
stationed in Corea, making twenty-five
divisions in all. As these have four
regiments each, the total number OF
the regiments amounts TO eighty-elght.
Therefore. the new expansion pro-
eramme of the Japanses army VIII IN
crease the land strength by sixty-two
regiments.
The navy is 20 BE- greatly increased
also. according to the same cabled re-
port. The new naval programme pro-
vides for the creation Of three squad
rccns: Each of them is to have as It's
main fighting strength eight dread
naught battleships and eight battle
cruisers. For something like ten years
mast Japan has had the stiffest sort
of an uphill task to get the one man
fighting squadron composed OF eight
battleships and eight battie-crulsers'
One can readily see, therefore, the ire
mendous scope of the new expansion
programme proposed.
While the naval strength OF other
powers has been increasing with tire
nendous leaps and bounds-and rlore
,epecially that of the United States has
Increased at sensational pace-that
Of the Japanese navy has been gong
backward for years. The chief trouble
has been the limitations of Japan's
finance. This statement does not tune
with a lot of anti-Japanese propa-
ganda of the Hobsonan school, but u
is an indisputable fact. The present
new expansion programme Is more IN
harmony with the rapidly increasing
prestige and commercial interests oil
Japan. Moreover, with the addition OF
the South Sea islands which Japan TOOK
from Germany, the sphere of the zap,
anese navy's activity has been enlarged
IN a very great extent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Boston Waterfront Is
Closed to Enemy Aliens

BOSTON. Nov. 80. The entire water
front district Of this city will be closed
TO enemy aliens tomorrow morning.
The work Of establishing the lines Of
the barred zones. as ordered in Presi-
dent Wilson's proclamation. was COM
plcted tonight by United States Mar
shall Mitchell.
Although the DISTRICT marked out M
cludes only Boston land neighboring
places, IL is stated that the barred zone
rules will extend in fact 90 every city
and town in the state where there are
docks AZ which vessels OF more than
500 tons are loaded Any alien enemy
found within 100 yards Of the water
front will be liable 20 immediate ar
rest and intcrumcnt for part OF or the
whole period Of the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
German and an Austrian
Arrested as Enemy Aliens

Two enemy alien arrests were re-
ported yesterday in the metropolitan
district Herman Pohlmeyor, a chem
list. Of Clifton. y. J.. was interncd az
Ellis Island. Secret Service agents who
made the arrest declared Pohlmcyer
was one Of the most important Ger
mans they have captured, but refused
TO give details Of the activities which
resulted In his arrest.
Louis thinner, OF Stapleton, Staten
Island. q marine worker, was arrested.
charged with making q false statement
20 the Federal registration board. Tim
mer declared he was Swiss, when. &C
cordinc 10 the authorities, he was born
in Austria, and before the war worked
on German steamship lines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
America Gets
100000 Tons of
Dutch Shipping
Concluded
Here Give Holland Wheat
and Other Materials
I.Stnf Corresnondcncel

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-The Dutch
American negotiations concerning ex-
portation Of food from the United
States to Holland and the use Of the
Netherlands merchant marine in the
American trade have been concluded.
an agreement having been arrived az
by the government here with the
Dutch Minister and Dutch mission. IL
is expected that an announcement OF
the details may be made next week.
The Netherlands government agrees
TO provide guarantees that none OF the
products imported from the United
States shall be reexported into Ger
many.
( A member Of the Dutch mission sailed
from the United States ten days ago
for The Hague, where he will acquaint
the Dutch government with all the de-
tails OF the arrangement and explain
points which may arise in tho minds Of
the ministers. Only the formal ac-
ceptance by The Hague of the agree
ment is necessary to put 10 into opera
ton and il was believed by officials
here that the dispatch OF member OF
the mission to make the necessary ex:
plantations would be better than an
tempting to transmit the information
by cable or by mail.
New Shipping Available
The agreement makes available for
the benefit of American commerce ap-
proximately 500 900 tons of Dutch ship
ping, the special stipulations being that
the use Of such vessels shall be private
and not public, as otherwise Holland
would be guilty of an infraction OF her
neutrality, and that they shall not enter
the submarine zones. They will engage
! in the carrying trade between the
| Americas, between Australia, China,
Japan and other Far Eastern countries
! and the United States, and transpor.
relief supplies to Belgium.
The Dutch ships will not be .vailable
for the transportation of war supplies
I to France, England and Italy, but are
/ available for traffic between Asiatic
Russia and America. providing the con-
tracts are negotiated by private indi-
viduals and not by agents of the United
States government.
Holland to Get Wheat
Holland will receive a stipulated
amount Of grain, principally wheat, and
few other commodities, chiefly raw
materials necessary for her industries.
The delivery of wheat would begin in
February, as Holland has supply on
hand sufficient to meet her require
mcnts up to that time. She will receive
no feedseufs, and on this account has
been obliged 70 slaughter a consider
able quantity of livestock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Woods and Mccarthy Con-
fer With O'Brian in
Washington
Registry of Aliens
Will Be Delayed
- -
Photographs of All Ger
mans To Be Attached
TO Blanks
rStn6 Cnrresnondencel

WASHINGTON, Nov. 80 Plans for
more intensive policing Of the in
,eriors OF New York City piers behind
the military guards and for cam
paicn 10 induce the pier owners TO i'm
prove the lighting at night. and to
provide, where needed, more adequate
fire prevention measures, were dis
cussed here to-day by Police Commis-
sioner Woods and United States Mar
shall Mccarthy with Assistant Attorney
General John Lord O'Brian, who is in
charge Ct the enemy alien situation.
Commissioner Woods and Mr.. OBrian
exchanged views about the registration
Of enemy aliens NJ the police stations
Of the greater city. 1t developed that this
registration, which has already been
ordered. will not begin for several
weeks. and it is not improbable that be-
fore it is put in operation Congress
NAV have passed laws which will in
clude in it's scope German women and
nationals of Austrie, Bulgaria and
Turkey. At present only German
males over fourteen years Of age are
affected.
Necessity of PrecautiOn.
It is especially desired to bring home
to all pier managers, and managers as
we'll Of elevators. factories where war
supplies are made and warehouses the
vital necessity Of their taking all pos
sible precautions in addition to the
military and police guards. Many Of
the piers and other possible objects Of
German inccndiares. it was admitted,
are already very well lighted at night
and have ample FIRE prevention tacili-
ties.
But. On the other hand, there are a
great many of these terminals which
are said 20 be so poorly lighted that
guarding them is very difficult, while
their FIRE prevention facilities are so
poor that once a FIRE was started II
might prove a most difficult task to
save that particular terminal
Mr.. O'Brian stated after the confer
cnce that the police of oil the sea
board CireS had come IcIWdId IN EIdtl-
flying style in reply to the Department
OF Justice request for cooperation and
for the use Of police stations as reg
istration centres.
At the conference the methods Of
registration were gone into in detail,
but no announcement ss 20 just what
the forms would be, and how many
copies would be made, etc, was made,
as the whole question will be referred
for approval in a few days TO Attorney
General Gregory.
il is probable that photographs Of
all Germans registering will be made
and attached TO their registration
blanks. This has been done with those
Germans who have been required to
move out of barred zones, and a trace
mas been kept of their movements.
Those leaving Washington. FOR in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01

Jersey Freie Zeitung," now under in
dictment on charge Of treason, will
be called on tomorrow 10 explain his
expense account for his recent eandi-
dacy for City Commissioner Of Newark.
Prieth's sworn statement, filed with
William J. Egan, City Clerk. showed mis-
expenses had been l.496.46 and his
contributions the same amount. He
was the sole contributor. the state
mcnt said. Under the election law In
Now Jersey no candidate for Office can
spend on one campaign more than one
quarter Of the first years salary Of the
Office he is seeking.
he salary Of commissioner is $1,000.
50 that on the face Of his statement
Prieth violated the law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01

Our Wholesale Depart
ment draws attention to a
recent advertisement APP
pearing in the Chicago
newspapers.
It's mostly the story of
our *"Scotch Mists'; we
think it good enough to re-
produce.
Anderson & Brothers On.
E. corner Washington and
Wabash), exclusive agents
for the Rogers Peet line for
Chicago, are the authors.
" Scotch Mists' have the laugh
on me weather.
Wind. Rain, Frost. Sleet.
Fog. Snow. Blizzard. Shower.
Handsome Scotch cheviot
overcoats; quite apart from their
waterproof quality.
Men desiring to get their new
Overcoats to-day will find our
stock in perfect order, with
prompt. intelligent service.
What's the matter with drop
ping in right nowp
Only a few minutes necessary
to ht you out for all Winter.
We couldn't say more for
New York.
Registered Trademark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
To Release Tin in New York

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O.-Release Of
great amount of Communicated tin
II New York warehouses was promised
to-day by the Navy Department on
representations of the Department OF
Commerce that private industries
would be handicapped seriously by
lack OF the metal, particularly food
canning factories.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Banks Take $I,25O,OOO
OF Tax Stamps Here

William II. Edwards, Collector of In
ternal Revenue for New York, an
nounced yesterday that bankers and
brokers of this city had already pur-
chased Si,250,000 worth Of documentary
stamps out of supply of $500, 900
which had been received in this dis
trict from the Treasury Department.
The new stamps run in denominations
from one cent to 81 200.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01

stance. were required 20 inform the
authorities whore they were going. and
copies Of their registration blanks,
with photographs. wer sent 90 Fed
cral officials in their new homes. IL Is
proposed TO keep a close trace Of the
movements through the country OF all
male enemy aliens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
That Balance Necessary
Before July l, Besides
Other Authorizations
Leaders May Decide
Upon New Bond Issue
Taxation Advocates Urg-
ing New Levies on Excess
Profits, However

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.--Congress
will have to authorize early in the ses-
sion converting next Monday means OF
collecting from the American people
between now and July. about $1,000
0O0,O 900, in addition to the S3,065,Ooo,-
900 from Liberty Bonds already au-
thorized but yet to be issued, the
billion dollars or less expected from
war savings campaign and about three
billion from war taxes.
Most Congressional leaders believe
the five billion dollar balance must b.
provided principally by an issue OF
bonds, and Secretary McAdoo has told
members of Congress that he heartily
favors this method. Chairman kltchin
of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, on his return to Washington
tomorrow, will take up the question
Immediately.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Prieth Again in Court

NEWARK, n. j., Nov. Benedict
Prieth, former publisher of the New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-01
Nav Need More for Allies

Another big finance question which
will receive the early attention OF Con-
gress is the continuance OF loans to
the Allies. II the present rate OF ex-
tending credits to the Allies is con-
TIMED the seven billion dollars author
lied credits will be exhausted by July
and Congress will have TO decide
wi ether TO continue the loans after
that time.
Wide difference of opinion exists in
Congress over the question Of whether
the bulk of the five billion dollars
should be raised by taxation or bond
issue, but those advocating the issue
of securities expect strong support
from the Administration. They are
prepared to argue that the internal
Revenue Bureau already is overbur-
dened with the immense task of Great
ing machinery for collection of the
1900. 600, 900 war revenue expected be-
fore July /.
Other Issues Looked For
Taxation advocates are expected TO
make a fight for establishment OF new
taxes on certain business lines and for
an increase of income and excess profits
rates. Under the present law the
estimated receipts from incomes is
$1,000, 100000 and from excess profits
$l,220,0 100000.
A number Of other issues of Treasury
certificates of indebtedness may be
looked for, Secretary McAdoo an
nounced tonight, in anticipation of big
tax collections next May and June.