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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Government Closely
Watching Pocifsts

WASHINGTON, Sept. Federal in
tervention in pacifst meetings, such as
Governor Lowden of Illinois sent state
troops to disperse in Chicago to-day,
will not be ordered, unless overt acts
occur or seditious uttersnces are made.
Then action would be taken under the
espionage act.
Officials admitted tonight, however,
that a close watch on all such assem-
blages as the Chicago meeting would
be kept. Federal agents attend all
meetings of this character.
Officials here applaud the act of Gov
ernor Lowden. 1t was authoritatively
declared that steps would be taken by
the Federal government 70 deal rigidly
with persons or groups of persons il
their acts should be construed as fol-
lows:
Condemnation of any act of the Pres.
ident as commander in chief Of the
army and navy.
Condemnation Of any act or order
Of the government relating 10 conduct
Of the war.
Inciting interference with the mobi-
lization of men selected for the draft
army or inducing drafted men TO re-
sist
Uttering reasonable views or state
ments that might aid or comfort the
enemy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Toscanini Led
The Band When
Monte Santo Fell

ROME, Sept. 2. Arturo Toscanini
the noted Italian conductor, for many
years, up to 1915, musical director at
the Metropolitan Opera House in New
York, has been decorated by the Italian
government for great bravery under
fire. Signor Toscanini. the accounts
from the front disclose, kept his mill
tary band playing during the battle Of
Monte Santo in the present offensive
on the Italian front, the soldiers storm
ing the positions of the enemy to the
strains OF this martial music.
In the midst of the fighting and at a
time when the Austrian barrage fire
was at its height Signor Toscanini led
his band TO one of the advanced posi-
tions, where, sheltered only by a huge
rock, the Italian musical celebrity con-
Quoted a concert, which did not stop
until word had been brought to him
that the Italian soldiers had stormed
and taken the trenches of the Aus
trians TO the music of his band
The medal, which is engraved with a
suitable inscription, is made of silver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Government Officials Are
Seized in Petrograd
and Moscow
Premier Conducts
Rigid Investigation
Conspiracy Aimed at Re-
public During Moscow
Conference

PETROGRAD, Sept. 2.-The attorney
OF the High Court OF Moscow has un-
earthed a counter revolutionary, mon
archistic conspiracy, the design o.
which, according to a report presented
to the Cabinet last night, was to ac-
complish coup detat, by arresting the
Provisional Government. Many arrests
have been made Of officers and civilians
in Moscow and the provinces, and some
also in Petrograd. Tho names Of the
arrested persons the authorities Sor
the present refuse TO divulge. The
headquarters OF the conspirstors was
the villa district outside Of Petrogrsd.
Premier Kerensky is personally con-
ducting a preliminary inquiry.
The "Birzheviya' declares that the
authorities first received news Of the
conspiracy from the Council OF Depu-
ties. A conference OF representatives
OF the army committees at Moscow has
passed a resolution, demanding the
merciless suppression Of the counter
revolutionary movement
The newspapers announce that the
plot was first discovered in Petrograd
during the meeting OF the Moscow con-
ference. The leaders are said to in
clude well known politicians ard sew
eral officers. A search OF various
houses led TO proofs of the existence
of the plot.
Most Of the arrests effected in con-
nection with the plot were outside OF
Petrograd, says statement from an
authorized source to-day. No alarming
facts, it is said, were disclosed in the
uneartning Of the activities Of the
plctters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
U.53's Commander
SinksMerchantmen
German Semi-O Official Agen-
cy Sneers at American
Submarines

AMSTERDAM, Sept 2.-Lieutensnt-
CAPTAIN Hans Rose, the submarine com
mander who after seventeen day voy-
age appeared in German submarine
U-5a at Newport in October, 1918, sub
seauently returning across the Atlantic
i. at present busy sinking merchant
men, according to nlvices from Berlin
The German seml-oficial news agency
amends TO this announcement a note
saving the United States naval authori-
ties considered the U-53's double trip
so improbable that the experts declared
in Congress in February, 1917, that the
submarine was Enthusiastically accom-
naui.d by a provisioning ship, Wnlch
had remained undiscovered. -,
"This incredulity Of the Americans
add, the agency, as the more compre-
hensible, seeing that it had to be ad-
n;tt.d by the American naval authorI-
t;ss on the same occasion that the best
n.rformance Of an American submarine
AZ that time covered only ten days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Troops Too Late
To Stop Pacifists
No Annexations
By Force. Plank
Of Peace Council

CHICAGO, Sept Some Of tho
planks Of the constitution Of the Peo
pies Council for Democracy and Peace
follow:
To strive for a speedy democratic
and general peace based upon the
principles cf-
No forcible annexations.
No punitive indemnitiss.
Free development of all nationsli-
ties ana an international orgnnizs-
tIon for the maintenance of world
peace, including disarmament.
To urge that our government make
n specific and concrete statement OF
war aims in harmony with the above
principles.
To defend our constitutional rights
of free speech, free press, peaceful
aSsemblage, and the right 10 petition
the government, and 10 secure demo-
cratic control of foreign policies and
a popular referendum of all ques-
tions of war and peace, and to work
for the repeal of the conscription
laws.
To uphold the civil and political
rights of the workers. 20 prevent de-
terioration Of their economic stand
ards and the suspension or abroga-
tion of labor laws.
To demand that none OF the rev.
enue required for the prosecution Of
the war snail come from the taxation
OF the necessities of life.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
BakhmetieH Gratihed
At Failure of Plot
To Restore Car

Boris A. Bakhmetief, the Russian
Ambassador. when informed at Briar-
cliff Lodge last night OF the discovery
of plot to restore the Gar, said he
could not comment upon it, as he had
not been informed Of it by his govern
ment.
ut is very probable, however, and
am very much interested in the re-
port" he said.
The fact that the quick suppression
of the plot seemed to indicate that the
Kerensky government was in full pow
er was welcome news 20 the ambassa-
dor. however.
"Russia's present unsettled condi-
tion makes a tempting background for
counter revolutions, but | feel conf
dent that the people there are wise
enough 20 realize mat, bad as condi-
tions now are they would be worse
under restoration of the old regime"
This was the comment of 4. J. Sack,
director Of the semi-oflicisl Russian
Information Bureau, 233 Broadway.
last night, when news of the plot was
brought 10 him
81 am sure the disturbance was not
serious" Mr.. Sack said. IL am not
surprised at the report, for know
what great dissatisfaction exists in the
worlds newest democracy. Because OF
the suffering and for various other
reasons, there are to-day many non
conformist elements in Russia, who
have little or no sympathy for the
Kerensky government. Such a division
OF opinion furnishes material for the
plotter and the counter reyolutionist
70 work with.
"Of course, cannot say for certain.
until more news reaches me, precise
ly what group caused the latest dis
tCrbance in Russia. But, knowing the
situation there as | do, | should say
that certain priests and certain army
officers were sponsors Of this drive
against the revolutionary government.
81 regard the latest outbreak as no
cause OF worry. Every one anticipated
such trouble, but | am sure the bulk
of the Russian people will never be
fooled into belief in the value OF Car
ism as opposed 10 the revolution.
Just as il seemed inevitable that such
counter revolution should rear its
head, so il was inevitable that il should
fail"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Pacihsts Ignore
Our Grievances

"No one who is not blind can fail to
see that the battle line of democracy
for America stretches to-day from the
fields of Flanders TO every house ana
workshop where toiling, upward strlv-
ing men and women are counting the
treasures of right and justice and lib
erty which are being threatened by our
present enemies.
at has not been matter OF surprise
10 me that the leaders in certain groups
have sought TO ignore our grievances
against the men who have equally mis-
led the German people. Their insist
ence that a nation whose rights have
been grossly violated. whose citizens
have been foully murdered under their
own flag, whose neighbors have been
invited to join in making conquest Of
it's territory, whose patience in press
ing the claims Of justice and humanity
has been met with the most shameful
policy of turbulence and treachery-
their insistence that q nation so out
ragged does not know its own mind, that
il has no comprehensive reason for de-
Tending itself or for joining with all
its might in maintaining n free future
for itself and its ideals, is of piece
with their deafness 10 the oft repeated
statement of our national purposes.
as il, perhaps, that these forces or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2,-Hearty ap-
proval Of tn. conference Of the Ameri-
can Alliance for Labor and Democracy
70 be held at Minneapolis on Tuesday
and the task it will undertake OF sup
pressing disloyalty has been given by
President Wilson in & letter to Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation Of Labor and chairman Of
the alliance.
The letter follows:
"My Dear Mr.. Gompers: l am sure
that you understand that my inaoillty
TO accept the invitation to address the
Minneapolis conference Of the Ameri-
can Alliance for Labor and Democracy
is due only 70 official necessity, and not
in any degree to lack Of appreciation OF
the importance of the occasion. Inc
cause you and your fellow patriots up
hold is one with the cause we are de-
Tending with arms. While our soldiers
and sailors are doing their manful
work TO hold back reaction in its most
brutal and aggressive form, we must
oppose at home the organized and in
dividual efforts of those dangerous ele-
ments who hide disloyalty behind
screen Of specious and evasive phrases
81 have read with real pride the
names of the men and women who are
to take part in the Minneapolis con-
ference. Not one but has record OF
devoted service to fundamental democ-
racy; not one but has fought the long
hard fight for equal justice, bravine
every bitterness that the humblcst life
might know larger measure Of happi-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
President T Scores Enemies Within;
''Pacifists Deaf to America Voice
Regrets Letter Gompers That He Will Be Unable Address
Minneapolis Convention Says Peace ntguers Do Not
Understand the Language of Democracy

laboriously erected industrial and So
cial standards. These fears, happily
have proved 10 be baseless.
with quickened sympathies and APP
probation, with a new sense Of the in
vasive and insidious dangers of oppres-
sion, our people have not only held
every inch of ground that has been won
by years Of struggle, but have added to
the gains of the twentieth century
along every line of human betterment.
Questions of wages and hours of labor
and industrial readjustment have found
a solution which gives to the toiler a
new dignity and new sense of social
and economic security. | beg you TO
feel that my support has not been lack
ing and that the government has not
failed at any point in granting every
just request advanced by you and your
assistants in the name of the American
worker.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03

WASHINGTON, Sept. Bank ac'
counts Of alien enemies. and intern
tional banking transactions involving
possible expectation of gold are under
careful scrutiny by the Federal Re
serve Board. The board is cooperating
with the State Department to prevent
any part of the gold accumulation OF
the United States reaching the enemy
through neutral countries.
"The board has suggested that each
banker doing business in this country
says a bulletin made public to-day,
should scrutinize with particular care
such accounts as might be held by his
bank for any resident alien enemy, and
in the event any suspicious transac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Loyal Labor
Delegates OFF
For Convention
5000 Persons Cheer Them
While Bands Play
Patriotic Airs

Cheered by FIVE thousand persons who
crowded the Grand Central Terminal
one hundred delegates to the American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy con-
vention in Minneapolis left New York
at noon yesterday. They will reach the
convention city Tuesday, and be in ses-
sion Wednesday and Thursday
Prior to the departure Of the special,
two handsome Of them the Caledonia
killed pipers-played patriotic airs Tor
an hour, war hymns Of the Campb.lls,
alternating with Dixie" Columbia,
the Gem Of the Ocean, Of Civil War
days; Yankee Doodle" and "A Hot
Time in the Old Town" which the fight
ing men Of '9S sang in Cuba and the
Philippines. The climax of the enthusi-
asm came when Miss Louise Wagner,
surrounded by a group Of soldiers and
sailors, American, British, French and
Belgian, as a guard of honor, under
Lieutenant Perry, L. S. ~, sang the ma :
tional anthem, the crowd joining in the
chorus.
There was more skirling of the pipes
and braying Of the brasses, while,
singly and in groups, men and women,
prominent in the labor and the Social
iSt movements, arrived to take their
places in the bunting covered train.
First Of those to arrive was Chester NJ.
Wright, former editor Of The Calf;
Henry L. Slobodin, state chairman of
the Socialist party until he declared for
America as against a German peace
John Spargo, William English Walling,
J. G. Phelps Stokes and Rose Pastor
Stokes. Later came Lucien Sanial, vet
Gran of the French Commune and we'll
known in the American Socialist move
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Russian Plot Revealed
To Ambassador Francis

WASHINGTON, Sept. News that
O plot for q counter revolution in Rus
sia had been nipped in the bud and
that the Kerensky government was
showing a strong hand by making
Wholesale arrests, caused profound
satisfaction in Entente circles here, to-
day.
Il is believed some indication was
given Ambassador Francis by the Ke-
rensky administration OF its knowledge
OF this movement and its purpose 70
stamp it out. Secretary Lansing, sew
eral days ago, received some cheering
information from Russia. the nature
Of which he declined to diyulge. He
said. however, that he was being kept
closely informed as 10 the situation
there and for that reason discounted
pessimistic news reports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Teuton Poison Candy
Kills Many Children
Ohioan, in Letter to Father
Describes New Atrocity
nv Enemy Airmen

PLYMOUTH, Mass, Sept. 2-uer-
man airmen, flying BY night over a
French town near Rheims recently
dropped poisoned candy which caused
the death of many children who ate
i, according to a letter from Brown
Ice Benrel Gauld, former Harvard
University student. now driving an
ambulance on the Western battlefront
The communication was made pub
lie to-day by his father, the Rev :,
I G.uld, Of Toledo, Ohio, who Is
,nsnding the summer here. The let
~ also ,,ates that the Germans are
continually shelling hospitals" The
voung man told his father that ne had
received the Cross Of War from the
French government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03

tions occur in connection with such ac-
counts, that they be reported immedl-
ately 20 the board for transmission 10
the proper department.
THE transactions which are inter
esting 10 the State Department may be
divided into three classes:
"First-Foreign exchange transac-
tions between banks in this country
and banks in neutral countries in Eu-
rope.
"Second-0rdinary banking transac-
tions, such as the obtaining OF credits
By alien enemies resident in the United
States.
Third Banking transactions be-
tween this country and Mexico or Cen
tral American and South American
countries.
The State Department is especially
interested in preventing all transfers
Of money By cable. draft or shlpments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Italian Airmen Visit Vienna
Five Machines Drop Papers
Telling of Victory

TURIN, Sept. Five Italian avia-
tors have returned from a successful
fight over Vienna.
Leaving the Italian front, the five
machines passed over the Austrian
lines unobseTed, and few straight to
the Austrian capital, where the avia-
tors dropped pamphlets informing the
people Of the city Of the great Italian
victory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Germanamericanisms

From the Stats -Zei'ung. September II
Since they are still searching for a popular
collective name for our troop. "somewher. in
France" it is proposed 70 choose the nick
name "Kaiserkann.r' Can the Kaiser)
Won't do. For the reason alone be-
cause II some one should happen 70 put an
Interrogation mark behind the question. the
answer would be-he can.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
New Polish Council
Governing Body to Take Over
All State Affairs

COPENHAGEN. Sept. 2.-The Berlin
"Kreuz-Zeitung" learns from Warsaw
that Council Of Regency has been sub
.,i,uted for the Polish State Council,
and consists Of three members, Prince
Rubeniriki, as chairman, and General
Tdementovski and the Bishop Of War
saw.
The new council. the paper says, vii!
take over all Polish Affairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Kerensky Crushes Conspiracy
To Restore the Monarchy;
Many Leaders Arrested
Germans Cross Dvina River
In Double Drive Against Riga
Conquer Town on Western Bank Despite Russian
Counter Blows; Reserves Fling Back Gas
Attacks on the Kovel Front

LONDON, Sept. German forces
under Prince Leopold are moving on
Riga from two directions. Sixteen
miles to the southeast Of the Livonian
capital they have forced the barrier OF
the Dvina River at Uskull, conquered
the town Of Kupfermammer, on the OPP
posite bank. and, despite Russian
counter attacks, the failure Of which
Petrograd admits, are developing their
success to the north. Berlin merely
reports that the Russians are evacuat-
ing the bridge head on the western
bank Of the river. Petrograd an
nounces, In addition TO the loss of the
Dvina crossing, that the Germans have
begun an offensive at Mitau, twenty
eight miles southwest of Riga, precipi-
tating a battle which is not yet de-
clded.
The enemy movement on Riga, fore
shadowed by recent naval and aerial
reconnaissance in the Gulf Of Riga,
has been masked for several days by
activity at other points along the Rus
sian west front clear down 20 the Ga
lician border. Light attacks were de-
livered by the Germans yesterday in
several sectors, presumably TO hold the
Russian reserves in place, but nowhere
was the fighting of sufficient i'm
portance to indicate a smash at the
whole Russian line.
On the extreme northern front, how
ever, il the Germans are making Sc
rious effort TO occupy Riga-and the
crossing of the Dvina suggests that
they are-they will no doubt be COM
pletely successful. The Dvina River
was the main obstacle to German ad-
vance, and the fact that they are now
across it indicates that the railroad
which runs along it's northern bank,
and affords the Russians their main
supply line, has been cut
Russians In Awkward Position
The failure Of General Letchitsky's
forces to check the enemy only sixteen
miles away from the city leaves the
Russians a narrow area 10 defend, and
in an awkward corner II would not be
surprising il the Russians. hard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
German Airmen
Raid Kent Coast
Drop Only a Few Bombs in
Night Attack on
England

LONDON, Sept. "A German air
raid on the coast of England tonight
was announced by the official bureau.
Bombs were dropped as the sirplanes
crossed East Kent
The text Of the statement reads:
Hostile airplanes crossed the East
Kent coast at 1l:15 o'clock tonight.
They few seaward a few minutes la
ter. A few bombs were dropped. The
casualties are believed TO be small"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
u. s. Watches Bank Accounts OF Alien Enemles

CT currency or otherwise for the ae-
count of alien enemies"
In transmitting its suggestions TO
American bankers the board called at
tention TO a letter from Secretary Nc
Adoo, written before the height Of the
gold export movement was reached,
urging that close attention be given
shipments of gold and TO remittances
20 foreign countries.
For the last FIVE weeks" the bull
letin adds, met exports Of gold, mainly
10 the Far East and TO Spain, have con-
tinued on a large scale. These exports
were especially heavy during the weeks
ended July q and August 3, when gold
exports exceeded imports BY 20,046.oOO
and s27.55s 900. respectively. The net
outward movement of gold during this
period was s55,O12.00O imports, amount
ing 70 Sls,24s 900, and exports 70 $751;
26O nnn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Fears of Militarism
Proved Baseless

with all my heart want them TO
feel that their devotion to country IS
In no wise betrayal OF prlnciple' ana
that in serving America to-day they are
serving their cause no less iaithiuly
than in the past. | myself nave hsu
sympathy with the fears OF the "orh-
ers Of the United States, Tor the ten,
deney of war is toward reactlon' ana
too often military necessities nave oeen
made an excuse for the destruction oil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Bernstorf Sees Kaiser
Reports Continue That He
Will Be Envoy to Turkey

AMSTERDAM, Sept. Count Won
Bernstorf, former German Ambassa-
dor TO the United States, was received
At German Great Headquarters by En-
peror William Thursday.
Reports from Berlin said Count Won
Bernstorf would be appointed German
Ambassador 20 Turkey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Russian Government
Puts Faith in KorniloH;
Won't Supersede Hin,

PETROGRAD. Sept. 2.-In an Official
statement made to the newspapers to-
day Vice-Premier NekrasoF denies all
reports that there was in contempla.
tion movement 70 .upersede General
kornilof, commander in CHIEF OF the
Russian army. On the contrarg. taA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-03
Peace Work Exhausts Pope
All Audiences Suspended So
Pontiff MAY Rest

ROME, Sept. Pope Benedicts Ia
bors have been so arduous lately, ss-
pecially since the receipt OF President
Wilson's reply to the Papal peace note,
that he was feeling very fatigued Co
day.
Au audiences we're suspended.