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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Peace League Urges
War on Prussianism
Militarism Must Be Crushed,
1t Declares, After Consid-
ering Pope's Plan

Pope Benedict's peace plan was dis
cussed yesterday by the executive com
mittee of the League to Enforce Peace,
which reached the decision that the
elimination of Prussianism was nee
esSary preliminary to lasting peace.
The following resolution was adopted
by the league and copy sent to Presi-
dent Wilson:
although the peace proposals Of
His Holiness, Pope Benedict support
the principle Of league of nations
TO enforce peace, and in that respect
are welcome, the executive commit
tee OF the League to Enforce Peace
feels that league of nations which
viii guarantee the future security Of
the world could be made effective
only by the abolition Of Prussian
military autocracy, at whatever cost
Peace made with such 2 government
could not, as President Wilson has
clearly pointed out. establish condi-
tions Of mutual trust and security.
"The League to Enforce Peace,
therefore, urges the vigorous prose
cution of the war until Prussisn mil
itarism is destroyed, either by Al
lied force or the uprising of Ger
man democracy"
Among those who took part in the
discussion were President Lowell of
Harvard, Herbert S. Houston, John B.
Finley, DR.. William F. Slocum, presi-
dent emeritus Of Colorado College;
Hamilton Holt. editor of "The indie
pendent; John H. Fshey, former pres
ident of the United States Chamber OF
Commerce; La Verne w. Noyes, and
Judge William H. Wsdhams, of the
Court of General Sessions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19

articles belonging to Jaded men. Any
thing 20 encourage them 70 come along.
Dog-weary himself as he must have
been, sweating profusely for he was
inclined to a certain plumpness), his
eye lost nothing of its cheeriness and
acted like magic in conjuringSan ex.
ira mile out Of man who was whscked
TO the world.
In the trenches his personality
brought a Jay of sunshine into the
hearts of officers and men alike. Even
dreary stretch Of water-logged com
munication trench would conjure up
scme absurdity in his fertile magma
ton. so that ne would be bursting TO
tell you all about il on his arrival m
the fire bay" His telling Of certain
incident anent an itinerant stoat was
too ludicrous, and yet in the end it
would appear that he had nearly per-
suaded himself that the story was
true.
Always on the Firing Line
Day and night he toured every inch
Of our lines; he ragged" the officers
and humorously chided the men; and
yet no little detail of the smallest bit
cf work attempted in any part of the
line esCbptf MN. II IL was pOuIlHS
heavens hardest, he would none the
less be up in the front line, regardless
of the fatigue entailed in getting there.
Some dripping sentry or other blessed
his appearance and temporarily forgot
the miseries Of his existence for in the
winter of 1876 trench life was pretty
miserable). His aptitude for raising a
smile on the most woe -begone counter
ance was positively astounding.
Alasi I. was not 70 last A bombing
raid on an enemy post had drawn heavy
retaliatory fire. He, following his usual
practice, had come up 70 he present if
there was anything doing" The cut
ting from which he was viewing the
proceeding was blotted out by an aw-
full avalanche Of fire and smoke. Our
second in command was killed.
He knew no pain, nor the destruction
that was wrought. He was beyond the
reach of our thoughts and friendship
and the pride we had in him. But If a
memory only is left to US, it was a
memory Of serenity and courage and
high honor inspiration to the least
worthy Of US.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Boy Fire Brigade Formed
Brownsville Lady to Get Co.
operation of Adamson

Twenty-Five boys in Brownsville have
banded together TO prevent fires. They
expect 20 rival the activities Of the
Junior Police.
Three boys. Robert Better, Bonnie
Fertig and Abraham Better, all OF 1905
Douglas Street, Brooklyn, conceived
the plan, and recruited the group,
which will be known as the Brooklyn
Junior Fire Brigade
Each member is required to sign the
following pledge: 81 pledge myself to
prevent fires, to help educate the peo-
pie to prevent fires and to do my duty
at all times" Inc brigade will point
out ordinary fire hazards and will try
10 eliminate them. They will dis
tribute FIRE prevention literature and
will arrange meetings in their schools.
Fire Commissioner Adsmson has
written to the brigade commencing the
plan. and promising the cooperation Of
the Fire Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Wants War Vaults
For Realty Titles
Register Hopper Suggests
Site Far From City
and the Coast

Register John J. Hopper, OF Man
haitian, has asked the Board Of Esu-
mate to appropriate $4,000 for the
construction Of building outside the
CITY in which to store duplicate records
Of the real estate titles of New YORK
County. He suggests that the building
be erected in the Catskill watershed.
oJn considering this question says
Register Hopper, at must not be tor-
gotten that the country is at war ano
that New York is a seaport CITY !
would be the last TO prophesy the
nrobsbIe destruction Of the Hall OF
Records by the enemy. When We con-
slider the enormous value Of the rec
ords and that complete insurance can
he secured at once and for very
small expenditure, to omit such SAFE
guard would be folly and negligence.
"There are on record in the Regis
ter's Office of the county about $780,
600 deeds, mortgages and otner instru-
.ments affecting real property. upon
these instruments rest the titles to all
the real property on Manhattan Island,
valued at about $4,000, OOO,OOO. Inc
books or libers, numbering over o,OoO,
in which these instruments are re-
corded are kept in the He'll OF Records
on Chambers Street g.
although the Hall Of Records is
presumably frepToof, yet TINS tact mas
been shown to be insufficient to luliy
safeguard public records. The total
destruction of the Equitable Building;
the burning of part OF the contents or
the Capitol Building at Albany, the
great FIRE in Chicago. the hre ana
earthquake at San Francisco, and the
fire at Jacksonville, Florida, are exam
ulcs which come to mind showing the
immense loss TO the pubhc by the
destruction of public records.
Il have received reports from the
recording of GERS of Chicago, San iran
SEQ and Jacksonville which show that
the direct loss TO property owners lor
money paid out in reproducing eVl-
dences 70 prove their titles amounts 10
many millions of dollars.
"Br comparison OF values and the
hunter Of titles and records involved,
from the experiences OF THESE other
cities. IL is safe to assume that sism-
liar destruction Of the records IN the
New York County Registers once
would entail loss Of at least O,0OO,-
600 70 the property owners Of Man
haitian.
"The large title and insurance COM
pan;es follow the policy of preserving
their records in duplicate and storing
the duplicate set in building, separate
and apart, not only from their own
building but altogether away from the
thickly populated cities. This plan
should be followed by New YORK
County Immediately
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Vigilantes on Watch;
No Speakers Arrested
Corner Orators Permitted to
Assail British; Going
Slowly, Saws Mofett

Cleveland MofFets and members OF
his American Defence Nigiiantes at
tended the streeS meeting held last
night by the Friends of Irish Freedom
a. Thirty.seventh Street ard Broadway.
In spite Of the predictions of what
would occur when the vigilantes went
into action, 10 move was made by this
body 10 check the orsters. who black
guarded England to their hearts con-
tent.
1--WE are going to move very slowly
Mr.. Moffett said last night. I'VE are &C.
ing into this very carefully"
4 little later stephen Johnson, one
OF the speakers, denounced Mr.. Mofett,
10 the delight Of the crowd.
Down with Moffett," howled his
audience. Down with the English
spies"
Even this taunt aroused no action
from the Yig.,sntes.
Another speaker who took upon him
self to critlcise Secretary Daniels and
his administration, managed 20 start a
riot. from which the Friends of Irish
Freedom emerged triumphant
A score CT sailors in the crowd, at
tempted to attack the speaker, and the
remainder Of his audience went 70 his
rescue. IN few minutes the blue
jackets were disappearing up Broad
way. The speaker went on with his
criticism.
Earlier in the day the VieilsnteS,
with Mr.. Moffett at their head, met al
the headquarters of the American De-
fence Society, 1903 Fifth Avenue, and
organized 70 bring about the arrest Of
pro German and pscifst street speak
ers, who indulge IN seditious oratory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Plans to Rule Ukraine
Secretariate General to Adj
minister Provinces

PETROGRAD, Aug. 1s.-The Provis-
ional Government has approved sec
retariate general for the Ukraine,
which. until .he Constituent Assembly
decides the whole question Of self
government, will be the organ OF ad-
ministrGtion. Members Of the seers-
tsrjate will administer the provinces
Of Kiev, Yolhynia, Podoila' Poitaya,
desire. II will be composed Of Sec
retsrjes General for Finance, Agricult-
IRE Public Instruction, Commerce ana
Industry. Home Affairs and Labor.
Bills for administration IN these de-
pArtments will be drafted and sub
The local authorities will apply to the
seeretariate, which, after informing
Inc government, will transmit tho lat
tsrs' orderst 10 district executive bodies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Rob Messenger of 81, ABS
Highwaymen Fell Aged Man
in Brooklyn

Charles Ellifon, seventy-two years
old. Of l4lS Jefferson Avenue, Brook
lyn. a trusted employee of the firm OF
j. b. Bowden & Co., manufacturing
Jewellers, who have Offices at . Maiden
Lane and 81 Prospect Street, Brooklyn,
was held up and robbed Of 5000 in cash
and $685. worth Of jewelTy belonging to
his employers yesterday afternoon.
The jewelry was subsequently discov-
cred under the Williamsburg Bridge,
where it had evidently been thrown by
the highwaymen, but thus fan, no trace
of the men or the money has been
found.
AS was his custom each Saturday
Dir. clifton left the New York Office
shortly after noon and started for the
BROOKLYN Office. At 81 Prospect Street
instead Of taking the elevator, he
started to walk UP to the third foor
on which the Offices Of the Bowden
company are located. As he reached
the FIRST floor landing three men sprang
out and one struck him with a black
lack when he recovered, the men and
the yaluab!es had disappeared.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Caused by Increased Re-
ceipts of Non-Competitive
Raw Materials and Foods
Total $2,659,355,lS5
Decrease in Amount of Fin
ished Manufactures Received,
Says Commerce Bureau

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is.--The in
crease in the value Of imports into the
United States during the fiscal year
1917 is attributed in large part 10 in
creased receipts Of non-competitiye raw
materials and foods in statement is
sued to-day by the Bureau Of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce of the Depart
ment of Commerce. The total value Of
imports during the year ended June 80,
1917, is placed at s2,659, $50, 1855, as com
pared with s2,lss, 100000 in 1915, ST.
Ga, 100000 in 1915, and $685., 100000
IN 1914, the last normal year before
The war.
OF the total increase of S765, 100000
in 1917 as compared with 1914, accord
ing 90 the announcement, S477, 100000
represents crude materials for use in
manufacturing, such As gums and other
crude chemicals, copper ore, raw cot
ton, jute, manila, sisal and other fbres,
hides and skins, India rubber, raw silk
and wool. The imports OF crude ma
terials were valued at 1893 ,000,00 in
turning 90 PSF NSht " bi4C NOtnA
imports, against sl,110,00O,000, or AZ
per cent Of the total, in 1917.
Imports Of foodstufs, largely of
tropical production. such as cocoa, eof-
fee, bananas, cocosnuts and other fruits
and nuts, olive oil, spices, tea and
sugar, amounted to $4,000, 900 in
1914 and to 1879 100000 in 1917, an
increase of s204 100000. Partly manu-
featured products for further use in
manufacturing, including nitrate OF
soda and other chemicals, unrefned
copper ingots, cocosnut, pa m and other
oils, tin in bars, lumber and wood pulp,
were valued at S475,0o0,000 in 1917,
against $4,000, 900 ~ 1914, an in
crease Of $l56,000,000.
On the other hand, the imports of
the group of finished manufactures
ready for consumption, including
cloths, laces and other cotton manufact-
ures, chinsware, burlsps and linens,
machinery and other iron and steel
manufactures, kid gloves and other
leather articles. and silk fabrics and
laces, decreased by S7O,00O,0O0 in 1917,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Richard Croker to Sell
Country Estate Here
Will Dispose of Richheld
Springs Farm, Used as
Racing Stable

Echoes of the time when Richard
Croker. ex-leader of Tammany Hall,
was part owner of a large stable of
thoroughbreds will reverberate through
the Vesey Street Salesrooms on Thurs
day, August 20, when Joseph P. Day
will try to find buyer at auction for
Croker's country estate and dairy farm
at Richfeld Springs, N. Y. Croker re-
Gently sold his lots at Deal Beach, n.
j., at auction. IL was at one time
thought that he would build a beauti-
full home for himself at the New Jersey
seaside resort,
He purchased the Richfeld Springs
property it is said, so that his thor
oughbreds would have a suitable place
TO rest through the winter and to recu-
perate after arduous campaigns. The
farm is lust outside the village limits
and comprises two dwellings, barns and
many other outbuildings, and about
3O3 acres. II is described in the auc-
tioneer's announcement Of the sale as
being admirably adapted for dairy
purposes. for sheep raising and also
Tor hops The fields are rich in grass
and clover" Mr. Croker has consented
to allow so per cent of the purchase
price to remain on bond and mortgage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Sufragists Urge
Pay Equal to Mans
National Association Asks
Women Not to Undercut
Male Workers

WASHINGTON, Aug is. The Ma
tionsl American Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation issued an open letter to-day to
wage esrners, urging every woman who
does mems work to demand mems pay,
in Justice to herself and her fellow
workers.
Word comes 10 the National Ameri-
can Woman Suffrage Association from
many sources" says the letter, that
those who are interested in keeping
down wages are using the war emer-
gency 10 accomplish their purposes by
the employment Of women, whom they
secure at less wages than men. Some
employers, under the cloak o. the
scarcity of male workers, have used
women as strike breakers. Others have
less openly substituted women st low
pay for men at standard wages, thereby
to increase their profits
The association points out thst
woman's zeal for service, particularly
now in the patriotic impulse TO release
men for military service, frequently
leads her 70 forego the just return on
the work she does.
I'm a national crisis like the pres
cnt." the letter continues, wage earn
ing women have great responsibility
to each other, 20 their husbands, faith
crs. sons and brothers and TO industry
N general. In simple justice to them
selves they should not do mems work
for less than mems pay. In fairness 10.
the men and 20 their own families, both
now and in the future, they should not
undercut the men, with whom they Will
be in competition after the war.
ave ask wage-earning sufragists
everywhere that they set themselves to
establish the principle of equal pay for
equal work by demanding it, every
woman for herself"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Chinese Bandits Fooled
u. S. Officers Rescue Mission
aries From Town in Far East

PEklNG, Aug 10 Twelve American
eigners, mostly women and childrer.
who were beseiged by Chinese bandits
at Tabul, town about one hundred and
sixty miles northwest Of Peking, have
been resuced.
Captain Calvin b. Matthews and
Lieutenant Thomas NJ. Luby, Of the
Marine Corps, and attached to the Pc.
king Legation, left Kalgan early this
month With a detachment Of Chinese
soldiers TO bring out the beseiged. The
American officers and the missionaries
have arrived at Kalean from Tabul.
Kalgan is about half way between Pc
king and TabuL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
'Kern's Funeral To-day

Roanoke, Va, Aug. 1s.-The body OF
former Senator John W. Kern, OF Indi-
ana. who died yesterday at Asheville,
n. g., was brought TO the Kern summer
home in the Holiins Valley, near mere
to-day.
The funeral services vial be con-
Quoted TO morrow afternoon. Messages
Of sympathy were received by the iami,
~ to-day from President wilson ana
many members Of Congress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Wife Dies of Bullet Wound;
Soldier Held for Shooting

BAYONNE, r. J., Aug. 10. Mrs.
Anna Hilton, Of West Fifty fourth
Street, B0yonne, died to-day from a
husband, Louis, an eX-cayslrymaD and
now member Of the Quartermaster's
Reserve Corps, is under arrest, charged
with having shot her
The couple had been separated for
Hilton was IN the apartment where she
lives with her two children when neigh
bors heard a shot The police discoy-
cred him IN the room with The wounded
woman. She accused him OF shooting
her. Hilton rays he o. not guilty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Straus Refuses Memorial
Cannot Accept East Side Tes-
timoniaI Until War Ends

Nathan Straus announced last night
tfat until peace came he would not
accept memorial which parents Of
the East Side children were going to
erect in Seward Park in recognition OF
the aid derived from his milk sta
tions.
INV heart is broken over the miser-
les of the war" said Mr.. Straus to the
committee which had charge of the
project, "and ] cannot accept such
t. stimonial now. Let the people Of the
East Side who are able, concentrate on
relief work until happier timesP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19

Colburn, of San Francisco, and Henry
b. F. mcfarland, of Washington, D. C..
Noted Persons Barred
Colonel Roosevelt accepted office as
honorary viee-president of the Navy
League, along with the Rev. Lyman
Abbott, James Gordon Bennett, Charles
J. Bonaparte, George B. Cortelyou,
Myron 7. Herrick, Alton B. Parker,
Elihu Root, Henry Watterson and SEN
ator John w. Weeks.
Many prominent women, including
Mrs. George Dewey, widow of the late
admiral Of the navy; Mrs. F. T. Stotes-
bury. Mrs. James Carroll Frazer and
others, hold Office in various commit
tees and sections Of the league and
are, under Mr.. Daniels's order, barred
from every naval station and ship of
the navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Michael Watches Throne
Refuses to Leave Russia Be-
fore Government Is Settled

PETROGRAD, Aug. 1a-Grand Duke
Michael, according TO the "Bourse
Gazette" has declined to 60 TO Eng
land to live, declaring he could not
leave Russia until the Constituent As
sernbly has determined the future form
Of government.
At the beginning Of the revolution
the grand duke made provisional re,
nunciation Of his claim to imperial
success sion, declaring he would accept
the throne only if called by the people.
The "Bourse Gazette" says that
few days before the transfer OF eX-
Emperor Nicholas from Tsarskoe-Selo
Grand Duke Michael was given the op.
ton Of going TO England, but refused
until the question Of regime was set
tied
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
100000 for Miss O'Brien
Breach Of Promise Suit
Against Manning Settled

A check for 100000 was deposited
Yesterday in the Peoples Trust Com
pany, of Brooklyn, to the credit OF Miss
Honora VI. O'Brien, in settlement OF
her suit for sl,00O,O0O against John
Bernard Manning. Miss 0'Brien
sailed Wednesday for ireland, and has
not been informed of the payment.
In the trial of the breach of promise
suit brought by Miss 0'Brien, after
The aged millionaire had telephoned
refusal to marry her, she was awarded
1925 900. That amount was reduced 10
s125,0OO by Justice Cropsey.
IL is said that Stephen {. Baldwin.
attorney for Miss O'Brien, advised bis
client to accept 100000 as settle
ment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19

as compared with 1914. The imports
Of this group, valued al Si4s,Ooo,ooo,
formed "a per cert Of the total I'M
ports in 1871. against value OF s3ls,-
coo, coo, or only X per cent Of the total.
in 1911
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-01
PASSENGER TRAIN
 RIDES ON MARGIN OF THISTLE OVER CHASM
International News Service.

TAYLORSTOWN, Pa, March r. The lives of two hundred passengers on train of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad were endangered near here today and that they were not all killed is little short of a miracle.
 When the train approached the edge of @ high trestle over a chasm the fore truck of the locomotive flew off the track and rode on the .im- bers all the way across. The wheels on one side were on the timbers only two inches from the edge.
 The train came to a stop after the danger had been passed and the crew and passengers examined the wheel marks, which told the tale of the narrow escape. This was the first knowledge the passengers had of any serious trouble and when some of the women learned the facts they tainted One woman was caught as she was about to fall over off the .restle in a faintins fit
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-01

The popular outcry against the pardon ordinance and the immediate exercise of it on Tuesday night sub sided to certain extent yesterday afternoon when it was learned that Mayor Moller had directed Chief of Police Nelly to take the man Hag- gerty into custody again
 The history of the Haggaerty case case up to the time of the passing of the dardon ordinance is we'll known to the public. Everyone has also read how the ordinance was passed at the special meeting of the city council Just what happened sub- sequently has not yet been stated in print.
 After the council adjourned the mayor directed Chief Nelly to release Haggerty on parole. An entry to this effec. was made on the police blotter and Nelly turned Haggerty, who had paid costs, loose with the injunction that he must report at the police sta- ton the next forenoon.
 Haggerty failed to obey this police order and did not put in an appear ance.
 So aroused did public opinion be- come as the day wore on that there was talk of a mass meeting and other measures to correct what was gen. etally conceded to be a colossal blun- der and entirely unwarranted by any facts generally known.
 Mayor Moller learned a. about two o'clock in the afternoon from high
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-01

The committee in charge of the Solomon DeDy. Messrs. Kjegstad, Sugg. and Weaver came to the con- clusion this afternoon that, unless there is violent change in the wea- ther, it will be impossible to pull off :he race on Saturday as was planned. The weather is soft and considerable snow has fallen and made the trail very heavy. The committeeman think that it will be impossible to break out the trail by Saturday even if 1t should turn cold q. once so they have announced chat 1t is practically certain that the race will not be run Saturday and they have put 1t over untu Monday IS tentative date.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-01
BRITISH AUTHORITIES STILL CHECKING UP
 LACON|A CASUALTIES

the Laconia as the passenger list of .ha lost ship which has been cabed from New York shows the names oi only three boys.
 It is supposed that the additional cabin stewards.
 The checking up of the casualties of the Laconla dlstaster is proceeding -lcwly and It will be some time be- fore the list Is completed.