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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12

boat able to carry two torpedoes, either
one Of which can be released without
loss of balance. And ] can DO 10 in
three months if have TO-"
Admiral Fiske will speak IN detail
of the torpedoplane at the evening ses-
sion Of The Pan-American Aeronauttc
Exposition tonight. 1t is far from hts
first invention.
The problem Of securing airplanes
with carrying capacity sufficient to mt
even the largest torpedo is one which
has already been solved. There have
been developed in this country aerial
freighters" able to fly with an excess
load of fifteen tons. The largest tor
pedo weighs. fully loaded. about ton.
And il can travel some five miles under
its own motive power. Aeronautical au-
thorities do not hesitate. therefore, IN
expressing full belief in the practical
bility of the latest example of the
genius of Fiske.
Two paragraphs in an article which
Admiral Fiske has prepare upon his in
vention bring out the curiously con-
sistent lack of appreciation for its own
inventors (unless. indeed, inventions
be applicable to peaceful pursuits only)
which this government would seem to
possess.
81 have seen it stated in print sew
eral times" says Admiral Fiske, that
Captain Alessandro Gudoni, Of the
Italian navy, tried out the plan two
or three years ago, and hit the tar
get nine times out of ten at dis
lance of 5000 yards. Not having an
aeroplane large enough to carry a
heavy long-distance torpedo, he used
a light short-distance torpedo suitable
to his aeroplane.
81 received private information
from Europe about a year ago that a
lieutenant in the British navy made
four flights over land into the Sea Of
Marmora in an aeroplane under which
a Whitehead torpedo was secured and
sank four Turkish vessels. We used
fourteen-inch torpedoes, weighing 73l
pounds each. For this he was given
the Distinguished Service Order. A
short time ago | got a veriication Of
this news from q wholly different
source, and ! also received further in
formation which is Of absolute relis-
bilty. that one Of the belligerent
countries is taking means 10 use this
plan on a large scale
A few days ago it looked as il this
invention would neTer be tried. II is
now not impossible to conceive Of an
approaching enemy fleet being met by
the First Aerial Patrol, each member
Of which, in driving a torpedoplane,
would be the potential equal Of a
dreadnought. The Monitor saved the
United States from itself. The tor
pedoplane may save il from a foreign
foe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
WILLARD ASSAILS POLICE
At PACIFIST MEETING
Calls on Plainclothes Men to Stand lip,
But They Refuse

Calls on Pllinclothes Men to Stand Up,
But They Refuse
Oswald Garrison Willard, who spoke
against universal military training be-
fore the Brooklyn Civic Forum last
night in Public School 81, at Glenmore
and Stone avenues. Brooklyn. an
nounced that he intended to make it
mis- business to find out who was re-
sponsible for detailing policemen in
plain clothes to attend the meeting.
Mr.. Willard called upon the police
men "to stand up and let us look at
you"
Inspector Samuel A. McElroy, Cap
tain Isaac Frank, Of the Brownsville
station, and two detectives were pres
ent, but they kept their seats.
This Is not Russia; this is Amer
ica," continued the speaker. This
country has come to a pretty pass il
the fear Of war sends police in plain
clothes to a peaceful meeting like this"
Henry A. Wise Wood, Of the Nation
al Security League, who had been in
vited to speak, declined because, he
wrote, "the subject OF the discussion is
no longer debatable. distractions
must give place to the finding of ways
and means for the prosecution of a
successful war. should war come"
Inspector McElroy told newspaper
men that the police were at the meet
ing on general order TO look after all
assemblages at which a large number
of foreign-bon citizens might be
present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
RUNAWAY ICEBOAT BUSHES
RACE CROWD; INJURIES TWO
manageable, II Speeds Across Lake
at Forty-fve Miles an Hour
10y telegraph to The Tribune }

Oyster Bay, n. Y. Feb. l1.-While =
throng of society people and residents
Of the north shore of Long Island were
on the ice of Beaver Dam Lake this
afternoon watching races and exhibit
tons of fancy skating a runaway ice
boat ploughed through the outer fringe
of the crowd and injured Raymond
Smith, a real estate owner, Of Oyster
Bay and his wife.
They were knocked down and dragged
many yards over the ice. Mr.. Smith
escaped with several bruises and
broken nose. His wife suffered a pos
sible fractured skull.
The iceboat, the Miss Alice, was
manned by Ketchem Weeks and Leroy
Matthews. OF Locust Valley. 4 stif
wind which caught their racer and
swept it across the ice at more than
forty-fve miles an hour rendered the
craft manageable. Several other ice
boats were on the lake at the time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
Bread Shortage
Menacing France;
First Time in War
Wheat Production In 1917 May
Be 100000 Bushels
Below Normal
By FRED B. PITNEl
LBy Cable to Ths Tnbunsl

Paris, Feb. 11.-"Thus far we have
had bread" said Senator Raoul Comet
to me to-day. But Parliament and the
government are msnifesting as to this
subject justifable precautions. The
price OF bread has been fixed and we
have been in country where one could
buy it most cheaply. We believed we
could thus live until the end of hostili-
ties.
Here, as everywhere, however, the
war has made ravages. Invasion has
deprived our most fertile regions of
wheat, the army has absorbed all able
bodied men, and the beautiful soil of
France, formerly renowned for its fer
tility. does not now yield more than
half the normal crops. The normal pro-
duction ought to be 90,000,000 bushels.
In 1916 it fell to 100000 bushels, and
now in 1917 it will not be more than
100000 Where shall we get the
100000 bushels that are missing?
America has more than once com
pleted our deficit, but its last crop
was mediocre, and then one must CON
slider the latest factor of the subma-
rine war. Furthermore, to buy wheat
abroad is a ruinous operation. Wheat
costs us abroad SO francs a quntal
(sbout $3.50 a bushel), payable in
gold"
~
the measures necessary to be taken,
such rs whatever aid the army could
furnish, intensified farming, the use of
large number OF mechanical tractors
and the reduction of wheat in bread
Intensified farming, he said, would OBJ
tain far better results than any other
method
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
HEIRS MOTHER WINS SUIT
OVER TESTAMENTARY BOND
Mrs. Sulzbergcr Not Required TO Fur
nish Bond for Share in S5,000,000

Mrs. SuIzbergcr Not Required TO Fur
nish Bond for Share in s5,00O,eoO
Justice Lehman, Of the Supreme
Court, has decided that executors Of
n viii are bound by the expressed in
tention OF a testator. that tesla
mentary guardian named by him shall
not be required to give bond for the
faithful handling Of funds intended for
an infant.
This important decision was made ~
the case of Karl Fulton Sulzberger
minor suing through his mother, Mrs.
Stella l.. SulEberger. for a one-nintn
share OF a 100000 trust fund ere
ated by the late Ferdinand Sulzbergery
meat packer. for his children. Nathan
Grabenheimer, a nephew of the tesla
tor. also was named as testamentary
guardian. The trustees OK the fund
arc two brothers and other relatives OF
the boy who is suing. They refused TO
deliver to the guardians named by Mr..
Sulzberger until they had filed sufii-
Gent surety bond. Mr.. Sulzberger. in
naming his wife and guardian in his
will. said: "Having the fullest conf
dence in the said testamentary guard
ians. hereby waive all bond or securi-
ties on their part. and request that
none be required of them in any court
or proceedings"
There was no family dispute as 20
the young son of the testator being en-
titled to the share provided for him
by his father in the trust The execu-
tors ard trustees merely wanted for
nal adjudication. Their refusal TO pay
ever the money was based on the con-
tention that legally Mrs. Sulzberger
was required 70 give bond. Payment
Ringing or the disposition Of this aues-
ton. Justice Lehman decided that Mrs.
Sulzberger was entitled TO Judgment on
the pleadings.
Mr. Sulzberger created the trust in
1918. 1t consisted of 1896 shares Of
Sulzberger & SonS Company, of which
ho was president. Ir October last 81
900 shares in this trust were sold for
sl.350000 to Wilson E. Co.. Inc. which
is the successor of the Sulzberger Com
pany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
SOCIALISTS SAY
THEY WON'TFIGHT
"Would Rather Be Shot
than Drafted" Cries Anti
War Speaker
FEAR CAPITALISTS,
BUT NOT GERMANY
AssembIyman Who OPP
posed Defence Bill One
Of Speechmakers

'If called by CONSUMPTION or by draft
| will not 60. They can stand me up
against wall and shoot me, but | will
not 90. That is my answer"
Loud applause greeted that senti-
ment, uttered by Jacob Panken at an
anti-war meeting Of Socialists in Hen
nington Hall, in Second Street, yes
terday afternoon. Panken, who is an
attorney for the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers, told the audience, which was
largely Socialist, that their enemy was
not Germany but the capitalist class.
Several speakers talked in the same
vein. among them Assemblyman Jacob
Whitehorn. Socialist, Of the 2lst Assem-
bly, District, Brooklyn. The latter was
one of the two Legislators who opposed
the 81 900 900 defence bill introduced
at Albany recently. Elmer Rosenberg,
who narrowly missed election as As
semblyman in the 9th Assembly Dis
trict last fall, said that there would be
no war as far as the Socialists are con-
cerned. except war Of determination
against the class and the system that
made war possible.
1--WE will shed no blood for the Nor
gans and Rockefellers," he said. And
yet ! don't know what we can do now
Our protests will be about as effective
as if we were in Russia when the tlnan-
cia interests demand war"
Most Of the speeches were delivered
in Yiddish, despite the sporadic pro-
tests of a ford-faced man in the bal
cony. Assemblyman Whitehorn's Yid-
dish descriptions Of the BLACK Cos
sacks" his name for state constabulary,
were enthusiastically received.
Resolutions opposing war and the
passage of the constabulary bill were
M, a n / mr. nsIv indnrsad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
BRITISH WIN TURKISH
TRENCHES IN MES0POTAMIA
Repulse Attacks and Drive Foe Back
on Uncomfortable Front


London, Feb. 11.-An official report
issued tonight describes briefly
British success against the Turks in
Mesopotamia. a new line being occu-
pied by the British of about three
and a half miles to depth of more
than half mile. The text of the
statement reads:
an Mesopotenlia, during Friday
night and Saturday, four Turkish at
tacks on the right were repulsed. and
the British hold on the enemy
trenches on the left was rapidly eS-
tended by bombing attacks.
Later, after heavy bombardment,
successful assault was undertaken
against trenches west of the licOrSce
factory, which General Townshend
held throughout the siege of Kut,
whereby We secured the factory and
300 yards Of enemy trenches.
Gas a result Of these operations. a
new line has been occupied on a front
age of over 5000 yards, and the en-
envy pushed back for a depth varying
from 800 to 1900 yards. All the evil
dence shows that the Turks suffered
heavily"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
BRITISH CAPTURE
3-4-MILE TREN0
Surprise Attack Carrie,
Fortifcations South Of
Serre Hill

London, Feb. 1.-THE Britiss \.
sumed the offensive north Of the An,,
last night and In one powerful q
slaught carried the whole German an
tenn Of Notifications along q front !
ree-quarters of mile south OF San
Hill. In this highly successful open
ton the element OF surprise evident.
figured largely, for the War oas
statement recording the advance uu
that the British casualties were IA.
than their captures, which aggregates
215 men.
The territory won, which lies ,llsA.
" 10 the north OF Besumon.-H,n.. 4,
exceedingly important FOR the purpose,
Of the British enveloping moy.nr,
against Bapsume. With the fall .,
Serre Hill and the town itself, shlca
have been placed in an almost lnds,.s.
sible position by the latest strok. q
Haig's troops, the way will be open %,
the final advance on Miramont aad Pm
the last powerful strongholds bstv.a
the British and their goal. Mcugu
the capture Of Serre would permi, n
wide movements on virtually sps,
ground by the British. and their a.
vance probably could not be checked ~
the enemy before sweeping gain. YER.
achieved TO the west and northwest ID
Bapaume.
FOR four days now the British hsy.
ftrpck alternate blows at the ess.Hr
.t.d he western ends OF the Gern,r
line, Grst at Sally, then north Of nj
Ancre. Fash thrust has moved I'D
British frcg. nearer Bspaume, whit,
now faces irsnpee that the Genaal
cannot we'll afford - more. More
over, hardly a day loses that Haig1
troops do not attempt to s,rengtht1
their front in the centre, immediately
south of their objective. An instanc
Of this was shown last night, wht-
raids were carried out against the Ger
man positions in the neighborhood q
Pys and further to the southeast II
forts of the enemy 20 press back ri
British lines south OF Sally were irB'
trated By raking fire.
Along the French front operation
were confined 20 raids and patrol e.
eagements, but there are growing l,e|
cations that the French forces are da
gently preparing 20 cooperate with 81
British in the coming great ofenSi,
Every one of their movements lsp
has aimed at the Strengthening 4
their lines and tho disclosure Of VI
nerable spots in the eremy's deieno'
Three German aeroplanes yer
brought down on the West front ar
ing the day, two by French SER
Souadrons OF French ayiators bomeam
ed scores of enemy positions and 60
campments and achieved good resuhi
according to Paris.
In the Gorilla and Carso sectors q
the Italian front Friday night SA
marked by exceptional infantry ard az
tillery activity. Vienna reports 81
capture of Cos prisoners ten maeah1
guns and a vast amount Of war ma
terial by the Austrians in raids on N
enemy's positions. While admitting la1
loss of advanced trench sections, 'a1
Italian statement states that every
where else the Austrians were bea"1
off. with the loss Of seventy prisoner
Two hostile seaplsnes were oroug
down by Italian airmen on the Absn'1
front. i.
Petrograd chronicles the repu,. y
n German attack on the Russian re-
north Of Stanislsu. Elsewher u'
Eastern battle lines rsmsined CUES
cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
GERMAN DESTROYER TO FLEE
Y-69, Damaged in Battle, Prepares for
Dash from Holland Port

london, Feb. ia dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from
Ymuiden, Holland, says preparations
are being made aboard the German
torpedo boat destroyer V-G9, and that
the indications are the vessel intends
10 make speedy departure. The de-
stroyer was badly battered in a battle
with British dcstroyers in the North
Sea late in January, but was brought
into port here by her crew. Various
repairs have been made since then.
Last night, the correspondent adds.
big German tugboat arrived at
Ymuiden, apparently bringing sailors
20 replenish the crew of the Veg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
BELGIANS LACK U. s. AID
Contributions Average Hardly One
Fifth Of What Is Needed

Although America has been asked
10 supply only one meal a day for a
million Belgian children-and that at
a cost Of but three cents a meal-the
Commission for Relief in Belgium an
nounces that hardly one-fifth Of the
task has been accomplished during
the last three months. The American
ASSESSMENT is $l,250,000 a month, or
about ! per cent Of the total monthly
budget. As yet the contributions in
this country have averaged barely
$250,000 a month.
The New York Chamber Of Conf
merce has appropriated $1,000 month
for the next ten months for the COM
mission and has decided also TO make
special effort among the individual
members, suggesting that the latter
subscribe on the basis of monthly IN
stalments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
AUTOS CROSS ICY HUDSON
Hundreds Walk from Tarrytown TO
Nyack-Races Planned

For the first time in five years auto
mobiles yesterday crossed from TaiTy-
town 70 Nyack, three and half miles,
on the solid ice sheet which covered
the Hudson.
Two cars made the passage. One
was driven by Fred Koenig, the other
by Raymond Page, both Of Tarrytown.
In places the ice was so smooth and
the wind so strong that the machines
were whirled about like feathers.
Hundreds Of persons walked from
shore 10 shore. II the cold continues
il Is planned 20 hold auto races on the
river. IL was degrees above zero az
river level yesterday and the ice near
shore was more than two feet thick.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
POSING AS ANOTHER MAN,
WINS GIRLS FRIENDSHIP
Newspaper Man Gives Impersonator
u Hours to Make Explanation

II Hours to Make Explanation
The real Treve II. Collins, jr.,
Brooklyn newspaper man. of st. Fran
els Place, is looking for a man who
hides his own identity under Mr.. Col
lins's name. So successful is the i'm
postor that he is now enjoying the re
gard Of girl friend Of the genuine
Collins.
This young woman. whose name is
withheld, was injured in an accident
some time ago and lost her memory as
a result. She was sent TO Florida 20
recover, and returned whole in body.
According 20 Collins. the impostor then
told her that he was her old friend,
and the girl, whose mind is still
cIoudcd, believed him. Since then she
has regarded the real Collins as the
impostor.
In a Brooklyn paper Mr. Collins pub
lished his ultimatum yesterday. II fol-
lows:
NOTICE. will siTe tho party representing himself
ms Just tsenty-fOur hour TO resume his
Mans and tender n l.. r. full erplinAuon legal
action will follow failure 10 hsed this warning
TREVE II. COLLINS. JR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
POLICE TO GUARD
PIERS OF BRIDGE
VIII Relieve MiIitiamen
on BlackweIl'S Island,
Captain Fry Says

Captain, Alfred Brooks Fry, chief Of
staff of the New York Naval Militia,
yesterday announced that by arrange
ment with Deputy Police Commissioner
Cooley militiamen guarding the Black
wells Island piers of the greensboro
Bridge would soon be relieved by the
police. The militia were detailed to act
as bridge guards because the East
River bridges are controlled by the
Federal government, but since Black
wells Island is a city reservation II
comes within the precincts Of police
duty.
A rumor that Naval Militiaman sta
toned at the Manhattan anchorage of
the Brooklyn Bridge on Friday night
shot a civilian who approached the
structure was discredted Saturday by
Captain Fry, who instituted an investi-
CATION.
According to the report which came
10 his Office. detective from the First
Branch and two patrolmen from the
Oak Street station were present at the
shooting and entered into conspiracy
with the militiaman to do away with
the body. Policemen and bluejackets
questioned Saturday afternoon said
that Friday night had been unusually
quiet, with few people on the streets,
because of the intense cold and high
wind. None of them had heard Of any
shooting
Recruiting still continues brisk at the
Naval Militia stations. Many appli-
cants are rejected after the stiff phys
ical examination, the principal disquali-
fications being bad teeth, poor eyesight
and defective feet, caused by wearing
the wrong sort Of shoes.
Commodore Forshew has received
generous offers Of aid from Mrs. John
Hays Hammond. Mrs. Nelson H. Henry
and Mrs. William Kinnicutt Draper.
He has also acknowledged the services
of the Sisters of Christian Doctrine,
who are supplying coffee and rolls 10
the militiamen stationed at the Man
haitian Rridpe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
WILL END BANK LIQUIDATION
Richards to Pay Lyons Depositors
Final Dividend Of 1922 Per Gent

, Eugene Lamb Richards, the State
Superintendent Of Banks, has been
authorized by the Supreme Court to
complete the liquidation Of the Bank
Of Wayne, at Lyons, n. Y. Depositors
in the defunct institution will receive
final dividend of 1922 per cent. This
makes total Of 1922 paid in divi-
dends. The bank, which was closed in
November, 1910, has paid preferred
creditors S23.55. The total claims
against il were S4S,193.79
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
FIRE NEAR GERMAN LINERS
Riverside Drive Crowds Thought Steam
ships Were Ablaze

Burning coal pockets, the property
Of Burns Brothers, at 1880 Street and
the Hudson River. drew a large crowd
to Riverside Drive yesterday morning
under the impression that the five Ger
man liners, interned at l35th Street,
were afre.
A few hundred yards away from the
pockets. on the other side Of the via
duet, is the Riverside tank of the Con-
solidated Gas Company. IL proximity
to the blaze caused three alarms TO be
sent in. Under the direction of Dep
uty Chief Martin, the fire was extin-
guished after an hours work. The
pockets were destroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
sUFFRAGIST DIES IN CRASH
Automobile DR.. Bertha Lewis Hired
Struck in Bryn Mawr
fpr Tefer-,oh 70 ~. T-ft.frsr

Philadelphia, Feb. 11.-Dr. Bertha
Lewis, Of Bryn Mawr, well known as
worker for suffrage and in welfare
movements, was killed in an automobile
crash IN that suburb to-day. DR.. Lewis.
who was sixty-four years old was
thrown from a hired touring car which
was in collision with a station hack
and a motor coupe at Morris and Mont
gomery avenues.
Her identity was not learned for sew
ersl hours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
CLUB MAKES DEFENCE OFFER
Montclair Athletic Organization viii
Turn Property Over to L. s.

The Montclair Athletic Club yester
day offered its clubhouse and grounds
to the United States government il
needed at any time for the purpose OF
in a resolution adopted unanimously,
in which the club also Endorsed the ac-
ton of President Wilson and urged the
Senators and Representatives from
New Jersey to support legislation for
universal military training
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
READY FOR DRIVE INQUIRY
Public Service Commission Will Act on
Whitman's Request This Week

The Public Service Commission will
begin action this week on Governor
Whitman's request that it investigate
the proposed agreement between the
city and the New York Central in the
Riverside Drive improvement.
1t is expected that the commission
will be ready 70 make an announcement
Of the scope Of its work tomorrow,
Commissioner Travis II. Whitney said
last night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
VESSEL CONCEALS
IT'S SUBMARINE GUN

Boston, Feb. IA novel
equipment for defence against sub
marines was disclosed when the
British steamer BayeroH arrived
here to-day from Havre. A sup
posed afterdeek house proved a
steel structure, coneesling a 4-inch
gun revolving on a platform SO a,
to command a wide area astern
without exposing the gun or its
crew of two men.
The Bsycron is one of aeet
built for the service of the Hudson
Bay Line in Transporting grain and
munitions to France. 1t is under
stood that other steamers of the
line have been similarly equipped.
no unusual incident on the voyage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-12
Equals Worlds Record

Brunswick, Ne. Feb. 1l.-William
Hayes, Of 81. Johns Preparatory School,
Danvers, Mass, twice equalled the
worlds record for the 40-yard dash at
the Bowdoin interscholastic indoor
meet yesterday. In both the trial heat
and the finals his time was 42-5 sec
onds. equalling the mark set by w. d.
Eaton at Boston in 1905.