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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
H. C. FRICK GIVES 100000
FOR 4 BOUCHER PAINTINGS
Seasons" Were Sold to the Late E. r.
Bacon for $4,000

Henry Clay Frick has purchased from
the estate of the late +. r. Bacon the
four Boucher paintings once the prop
erty of the Marquise de Pompadour.
The price is said TO have been close to
S200000. Mr.. Bacon purchased them at
public auction in Paris for $4,000
The canvases depict the four sea-
sons in Boucher's typical manner. Mr..
Frick now has six paintings by the
French artist. A short time ago he
bought "Music" and Drawing from
Knoedler & Co.
"The Charms of Spring" lathe Pleas
ures of Summer" "The Joys of Au-
tumn" and "The Amusements of Win
ter" were painted for the favorite Of
Louis XIV. At the death of the mar
ouise they passed into the collection
of her brother, NJ. de Merigny, and were
owned later by the Marquis de Ganay.
They display Boucher's usual decora =
tive ability and the infinite resource OF
his art. All are signed by the artist and
bear the date 1755.
During the last few years Mr.. Frick
has been active in his collection Of
works of art. Ii has been predicted
that he would gather as notable a
group as the late J. Pierpont Morgan
lie has already bought most Of the tap
estries which belonged TO the MorgaL
col LECTION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
Official Statements
on West Front Fights

Paris, Jan. 26.-To-ddyS official
report says:
On the right bank of the River
Meuse, after a violent bombardment,
German forces yesterday evening de-
livered attacks upon four points of
our front between Avocourt Wood and
point TO the east of Dead Man Hill,
but they were repulsed by our curtain
OF fire and by the fire of our infantry
and our machine guns.
Our assailants were compelled to
make their way back to their trenches,
except certain detachments. which pene-
trated some of our advanced trenches
in the sector of Hill 304. The enemy
suffered very heavy losses and left
numerous dead in front of our lines,
particularly in Avocourt Wood.
During the course of the night Ger
man surprise attacks failed under our
fire north of Chilly, south of the
Somme and northeast OF Vingre.
In Upper Alsacc, near Largitzen,
after a spirited bombardment, forces Of
the enemy came out of their trenches
at two points. Our artillery fire put
definite check to this endeavor
The night report says:
According to recent reports the at
Ia * carried out yesterday by the
enemy on the left bank of the Meuse
was especially violent. Several Ger
man regiments took part in the fight
ing, which at some points was in the
nature of hand-to-hand combats.
This morning through a violent
counter attack in the region of Hill
3O4 our troops recaptured most of the
elements the enemy had penetrated.
Artillery fighting has taken place on
the right bank of the Meuse in the
region of Bezonyaux-Louvemon on
the Woevre. in the sector of Regnie-
willie and on the sector of Veho, to
the cast of Luneville.
Ayiation.-0n the Somme front yes
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
FOR BILL LEVYING
S248,OOO, 900 TAX
Thirteen Members Bolt-Bulk
of Money to Come from
Profits and Income

Washington. Jan. 26.-Democranc
memhers of the House in caucus TO-
NIGHT approved by vote of l1S to 10
tho Administration revenue bill framed
% meet the prospective Treasury de-
felt next year.
A small group, led by Representa-
tive Galloway, of Texas, attacking pre-
psredness expenditures, and Represen-
tative Caldwell. Of New York, denounc-
ing the excess profits tax feature
made q fight against the bill that kep'
the caucus in session until nearly mid
night. AT the finish thirteen members
gave notice that they would not be
bound by the caucus action.
The measure is designed to raise
about S24s, ,OOO, 900 by excess profits tax
and an increased inheritance tax and to
s1OO,OOO,OOO more by bonds to
cover the purchase of the Danish West
Indies. expenditures on the Alaskan
Railroad, the proposed government nj
trate plant, etc.
The excess profits measure would I'M
nose a tax of per cent of the amount
by which the net income of every cor
poration and partnership exceeds the
sum of $4,000, and per cent of the ac-
tual capital invested. Income derived
from the business of life, health and
accidental insurance, combined in one
policy issued on the weekly premium
payment plan, and from agriculture or
personal services would be exempted.
In addition, the bill would increase
the amount of 8 per cent certificates Of
which the Treasury may
ssue from S200,000,000 to S3OO,O0O, 900,
TO tide the Treasury over until TINS
years income tax returns come IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27

Bella Sendrich, fourteen years old and
blind. was shot and killed last night by
her uncle, Irving J. Felts. as she entered
her mothers home at $50 Bergenline
Avenue. West New York, n. j., last
night. Her mother, Mrs. William Send
rich, had beer driven from the room
with two bullets through her hand and
arm. Felts then shot himself through
the head. dying later IN the North Hud-
son Hospital.
Sightless since babyhood, Bella spent
FIVE days a week at school in the West
Side Institute for the Blind in New
York. Every Friday afternoon her
mother called for her and took her
home to stay until Monday.
Fathers already home said Mrs.
Sendrich. as they entered her apart
ment. at half-past G, "for there's a
light in the dining ROOM
Her daughter, to whom eight" meant
nothing, but "father" much, stepped
forward eagerly. Mrs. Sendrich ioi-
lowed. A door leading to bedroom
opened, and Felts entered.
"Now I've got you!" he cried, level
ling a revolver at his sister-in-law.
He pulled the trigger as he spoke
The bullet penetrated Mrs. Sendrich' $
right hand, which she had extended TO
warn her daughter. Screaming she
ran into the hall, Felts in pursuit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
BELLBOY FINDS AST0R GEM
Returns Diamond Earring Dropped at
Junior League Fete

What appeared to be bit OF gilt
tering tinsel lying on the floor of the
foyer of the ballroom near the top of
the circular stairway at the Waldorf
Astoria attracted Robert Green, bell
boy, early yesterday. The last of those
who attended the final performance
and dance given by the Junior League
had Just left the hotel.
When Green picked the object up he
found it was a diamond earring pen
dant. 1t consisted of large diamond,
from which was suspended flexible
design in platinum and diamonds, in
the centre of which was a sapphire.
Green turned it over to the lost and
found department, and yesterday a rep
resentative of Vincent Astor called up
the hotel TO ask if any one had found
an earring which had been lost by
Mrs. Astor. When told it had been
found, he said Mrs. Astor was out of
town and asked that it be held until
her return.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
Crown Prince Takes
Mile Line, but Yields
to Counter Blow
GERMANS CLAIM
500 PRISONERS
Foe Paid Huge Price for
Small, Temporary Gain,
Asserts Paris
By Gable to The Ttibun.

London, Jan. ga prompt and Wig
orous counter attack by the French at
Verdun to-day won back practically ali
the territory gained there by the Ger
mans last night. the French official
statement tonight reports. The Ger
man losses, which have given them a
net gain Of only a few advanced
trenches, are declared to have been
'very heavy"
The German attack, the most impor-
tant movement on this front since Cen
eral Nivelle, in December, won from
them at a blow territory they had spent
months in acquiring, was made over
front Of several miles. The only sue
cess was on Hill 3O4. where about a
mile of trenches was occupied and 500
men and ten machine guns were capt
ured.
All reports from the front agree on
the intensity of the attacks and coun-
ter attacks and on the destructive char
acter Of the artillery bombardment
which paved the way for'the advance
of the German infantrymen.
From a point near Haucourt the as
saulting columns spread out fanlihe
over the whole front between AvocOurt
and the district east of Dead Man Hill.
Hill 304. the scene of some of the
tloodiest fighting on the Verdun front,
was the centre Of attack.
From three of the points under at
tack the troops Of the Crown Prince
we're thrust back. Only at Hill 3O4 did
the veteran Westphalisn regiments get
into the French trenches.
The counter blows of the French dur
ing the night were of no avail. At dawn
this morning, however, the French re-
turned to the possession of most of the
lost ground. The German grip on the
remaining portions of the line is pre-
carious.
Extraordinary aerial activity marked
the fighting along the whole front.
Eighteen German machines were
brought down within forty eight hours
ten by British pilots. One British
plane was lost, but the French escaped
unscathed
For the third successive day Lieuten-
ant Guynemer. who is steadily climbing
toward Boelke's record, was mentioned
IN official dispatches to-day. when he
brought to earth his twenty-eighth vic
tim.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
RULERS ASSEMBLE
FOR KAISER'S BIRTHDAY

Berlin. JAM 26-The German Emperor's birthday
tomorrow when he will be fftyeight years Old, VIII
occasion the assembage of rulers and statesmen OF the
Central Powers at German Great Headquarters
Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary to-day joined
Emperor William there, with Foreign Minister Czernln
Won Chudenitz Imperial Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Holweg and Foreign Minister Zimmerman have left
Berlin for Great Headquarters.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, General Won Luden-
dorf and other high military and naval officers also will
be present.
Preyious dispatches from other European capitals
haze intilaed that the Kaiser lCoud make h's o"th-
dan the occasion for his neTt peace move
London, Jan. 26.-The agitation for an early SeS-
sion of the Austrian Parliament has been unsuccess
full and it has been decided not to convene the cnam
bers until May lowing to unforeseen difficulties ac
cording to Vienna dispatch. Emperor Charles has
also ordered the representatives OF all the crown ands
and Of the principal cities to discuss with him urgent
questions
The governments reluctance to summon Parla-
ment the dispatch adds is due to hints from army
headquarters which fears a noisy session.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
Blind Girl Killed, Mother Shot
By Angry Uncle, Who Ends Life
Sightless Child Unable to Flee Return from School
Feled with Bullet in Heart-Assailant First
Prepared Ambush in Home

while the blind girl stood in the poised
bewilderment of the sightless.
In the darkness of the hall Felts fired
again, hitting Mrs. Sendrich in the
right arm. She fell as he fired, and he
returned TO the dining room. Two shots
with a brief interval between aroused
Mrs. Sendrich, and, needless of danger
and of the thump of fists on the out
side door, she ran to the room where
she had left her daughter
The blind girl had fallen where she
stood dismsyed at the uproar.' A bullet
had gone through her heart. Near her
lay Felts, shot through the head.
When the frantic neighbors had bat
tered their way into the apartment
Mrs. Sendrich lay senseless beside the
other two. By the time her husband,
who is foreman in the Peerless Rub
Der Works, got home, she had been re-
vived
Mrs. Sendrich's sister is Felts's wife.
who left him a week ngo after a series
Of quarrels. -Felts had blamed Mrs.
Sendrich for his domestic troubles, but
had never given her cause for fear. In
deed, he was still on such a friendly
footing with the family that he had a
key with which to gain entrance and
prepare the ambush. He was brake
man, living at $50 Hudson Avenue.
West New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
JESSE POMEROY
REFUSES TO QUIT
SOLITARY CELL
Isolated from Fellows Forty-one
Years, Demands Pardon or
Reopening of Case


Boston, Jan. 26.-After being forty
one years in solitary confinement,
isolated from every one but his keeper
and his mother, Jesse Pomeroy to-day
refused to accept the concession that
would permit him to mingle with the
other inmates of Charlestown prison.
He demanded pardon or a new trial,
and declared in a letter to the Governor
that unless his case was "reopened and
investigated" he would remain in
SOLITARY" until he died.
Pomeroy's refusal of the privileges,
for which he has been clamoring for
years, came after an interview with
him by Warden Nathan d. Allen. of the
pententiary. and Edwin l.. Wepscots,
the prisoners attorney. Wepscots
pleaded with Pomeroy to accept the
oommutation. but the 'lifer" would
have none of it. Wepscots then with
drew as counsel.
Tomorrow will come as a crisis for
Pomeroy. He will have his breakfast
served to him in cell 26, as usual, and
if he refuses to do the light work that
has been arranged fer him. Jesse will
be put in one Of the solitary blocks in
the L of the Cherry Hill section of the
prison.
Pomeroy's appearance in public was
an event. For the first time he was
caught by newspaper photographers,
and for the first time reporters saw
him face to face and talked with him.
His look was the look Of the feeble
minded, but his talk, and very little Of
that was heard, was or might be that
Of man who had shattered. as Pom
eroy had done, in eight languages be
sides English, and who had read 5000
books.
"The public is interested in my
case" said Pomeroy. 81 owe it to the
public TO have my pictures taken"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
New London Awaits Deutschland

New London. Conn, Jan. 26.-Before
Captain Koenig took the Deutschland
out Of New London Harbor he predicted
that his craft would return to the
United States before the Kaiser's birth
day. That comes tomorrow. but until
late tonight there has been no sign Of
the submarine merchantmen. Large
quantities of supplies. have. however,
been placed aboard the steamer Will
lehsd. mother ship to the Deutschland.
These are said TO be for the submersi-
ble's crew.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
BORAH ASSAILS
PEACE LEAGUE
Calls Wilson Project
"Vicious, HeinOus, Mo-
rally Unjustifable'

Washington, Jan. 26.-Without ref
erence to President Wilson's address
before the Senate in behalf of 'con-
cert" for peace. Senator William b.
Borah. in an after-dnner speech TO-
night, denounced the principle OF an
international league as perfectly
vicious, perfectly heinous and inde-
fensble in morals" Mr.. Borah was
the guest of honor at the annual din
ner Of the Michigan Society of Wash
ii.gton.
"All these propositions and proposals
with reference to alliances and leagues
to insure peace or to enforce peace or
to guarantee peace" Senator Borah
said "lead inevitably in their prac-
tical workings TO one result, and that
is to commit this country to a policy
in direct conflict to the policy OF
Washington and Monroe and to what
has been settled policy of our coun-
try for over hundred years.
Once in We Must Stay in
"Tf the people of this country want
to enter European politics, take part
in European controversies, become en-
tangled in its dynastic dissensions; If
they want to furnish money ano
soldiers, ships and men to be subject
TO the call of some tribunal or league,
in which tribunal we shall have but
one vote, very well. But let US under
stand perfectly what it means before
we take the step. Let us not be de-
ceived or deceive ourselves. Once in
the maelstrom of European politics
and it will be almost impossible TO
get out.
"Hss our policy worked so badly
that we should repudiate it out Of
hand? Has not the course upon which
this government entered through the
advice of Washington and jefferson
been rather a healthy and wholesome
one? Are we not right now enjoying
the blessings of that same policy?
"Why change our customs and our
creed and ultimately possibly our form
of government? Why not rather say to
Europe, conform to the principles and
policies and precepts of this Republic'
Why not let Europe grow to the exalt'
ed tenet of a government by the con
sent of the governed. respect the ma
tionalities, observe treaties and inter
national law?
"But the singular and startling vi
ciousness of this whole proposition OF
league to insure peace or enforce peace
is this: We enter the league, we con
tribute our portion OF ships and sol
diers for police force of the world
force large enough and strong enough
to crush those who do not submit their
vital interests 70 arbitration or con-
ciliation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
U.BOATS REPORTED
IN SOUTH ATLANTIC
Cruising with German Raiders,
Saws Brazilian Newspaper

Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 26.-The "A
Nojte" says it learns from a source
which it considers reliable that Ger
man submarines are cruising in the
South Atlantic with the German com
merce raiders. nj.
authorities arc said to have received
warnings of the presence of the sub,
marines, which are of large size and
arc keepinR away from the coast.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
British Labor Urges
World Peace Union

Manchester, England, Jan. 26.-The
Labor conference in session here
unanimously adopted to-day a resolu-
tion urging that "all the British rep
resentatives at the peace conference
should work for the formation OF an
international league 10 enforce the
maintenance Of peace on the plan ac-
vocated by the President Of the United
States and approved by the British
Foreign Secretary"
The resolution also demanded that
the British plenipotentiaries should
include an adequate number OF par
liamentary Representatives Of organ
lied labor. The mover Of the resolu-
tion remarked that many words had
been spoken about Russia. but that u
should not be forgotten that 1t was
Russia that initiated The Hague Con-
ference.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
T. R. Silent on South Sea Trip

Oyster Bay. Long Island, Jan. 20
Theodore Roosevelt when asked to-
night concerning an announcement that
he had given up his trip to the South
seas for vacation in the West Indies,
refused to deny or affirm the change.
"My vacation plans are purely personal.
| will not discuss them" he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
World War Against L. ).

Then some question arises as 10 i'm
migration. citizenship or of territorial
propinquity to which We decline as
people to submit, especially TO q tri-
bunal so preponderstingly in numbers
against US. Then we have agreed in
advance that this force which we have
helped to create shall attack and assail
US as a people.
ave invite them here from Japan and
from Europe under a solemn agree
ment previously made to engage US in
war. In fact, under the agreement
which We have made they are bound
under their obligations 20 attack US.
Without assuming TO assail individuals,
| denounce this principle a. perfectly
vicious, as perfectly heinous, indefen-
sible in morals and hardly even
proper subject for these after dinner
speeches. 1t is a thing We should be
as ashamed TO talk about as We should
be of covertly inviting our neighbors
10 assault our own family.
There is such thing left in this
world as nationality, as national
spirit, and thank God for IL, There
are some things which no people under
heaven with a single drop OF patriotic
blood in their veins would submit to
arbitration or concilistion, and any
scheme which would in advance encour.
age an attack upon them for falling to
do so is vicious TO the last degree"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
Free and United Poland

Russia already has definitely an
nounced her unalterable determination
regarding the future Of Poland. The
Russian Emperor has declared that one
of the objects of the war is free
Poland. consisting now OF three seps-
rated provinces.
"As to the nature of the peace to be
concluded, whether it be peace with
out victory or not. one should remem-
Der that it never has been the aim OF
the Allies to crush their enemies and
that they have never insisted upon vic
tory in that sense over Germany. II y
Germany who has taken that point OF
view and who wishes to dictate peace
as a victor"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
Wants Peace Without Victory

Mrs. Josephine NJ. Victory brought a
suit for divorce yestedsy against her
husband. whose Christian name is En-
met.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
GLADLY Indorses" His
Aims; Wants No
Crushing Victory
BRITISH LABOR
FOR WORLDUNION
French Socialist Party
Also Demands Trial of
Wilson Plan

Petrograd, Jan. 26.-The first Off.
cial expression of Russia's attitude
toward the address of President Viii
son to the Senate was made to-day
in the form of the following state
ment from the Foreign Office:
Russia always has been in full
sympathy with the broad humani-
tartan principles expressed by the
President of the United States and
his message TO the Senate, therefore
has made a most favorable impres
sion upon the Russian government.
Russia will welcome all suitable
measures which will help prevent a
recurrence of the world war. Ac-
cordingly we can gladly indorse
President Wilson's communication.
Favors Limited Armament
president Wilson's views on free
access to the seas find an advocate
in Russia because she considers II
necessary to have free access to the
seas. The Presidents proposal re-
garding limited armament has the
support of Russia, who made repre-
sentations of this nature at the
Hague Conference. In expressing
these convictions, the President OF
the United States is, at the same
time, expressing the point Of view Of
Russia.
"The Russian government notes with
satisfaction that President Wilson
makes a sharp contrast between the
definite reply-of-the Entente Allies to
his first communication and the eyasivs
note of the Central Powers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27

DIR. BRUSH's kUMlss i GREAT
friend 10 the stomsch.-AoVI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
Mayor Mitchell Speaks

Mayor Mitchell, who presided at the
evening session, made the most compre-
hensive and practical national service
address Of the convention thus far. He
began by referring TO his address a.
the Security League convention last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27

S,;r and continued cold to-day.
To.n,orrow overcast and warmer
nrobably followed by snow Sun
day night. Fresh north
winds, diminishing.
fuI Report on Page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
Oppose Trade War

The conference also adopted reso;
luton declaring that labor was op-
posed TO the sfter-the-wsr policy OF
the Paris Conference and demanding
"free trade for every country WIN
safeguards for the maintenance OF in
ternational labor conditions hred oy
international trade union agreements
Another resolution passed urged the
government TO purchase all imported
foodstuffs in the country Of their pro-
duction, and that the government ar
range for their transport and distri-
button at prescribed rates. II also
urged similar measures for the con
troll Of the home production Of food.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-27
Socialists . Ser Curtailed

The Independent Labor party
small group of pacihst Socialists
hereafter will have one representative
instead OF four, on the national ex-
ecutive council OF the Labor party
By a resolution passed At the Labor
conference, the three sections Of the
congress, instead Of having by right
an equal proportion Of seats in the
council. will depend for such election
entirely upon voting.
This is considered serious blow 70
the Independent Labor party. as, al
though its membership is smaller than
that Of the other groups Of the Labor
conference, il has had equal repre-
sentation on the Executive Council.
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Private Detectives Used


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