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New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
Socialists Storm
Patriotic Meeting

CHICAGO, Nov. Socialists. led
by Seymour Stedmap, tried 10 break ur
meeting Of patriotic Socialists in
Sabin School to-day. The meeting, ar.
ranged by the State Council OF De.
fence. was packed by the opposing fac.
tion of Socialists. who started their
chief outbreak during a speech by Clar.
ence S. Darrow.
Soon after starting his speech Mr.
DarroS directed several filings at the
Stedman Socialists. Seymour Stedman
jumped up and yelled at the top of his
voice. In an instant almost every one
OF the 800 in the audience was joining
In the tumult
Mr.. Darrow waited for several min
utes; then he said:
You are terribly. cruelty deceived
those of you who have given your votes
against America. in support OF the most
arbitrary government IN the world. and
you will repudiate the leaders who have
led YOU wrong"
Some one in the audience yelled, $50
ciallsts are anti-kaiser."
Tell me. my friend with the green
necktie." answered MIR. Darrow, do you
want Germany 10 win or loso."
Most of his auditors shouted "lose,
but some shouted "win."
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
New Enemy Alien
Zone Order Ready
President Expected to Is.
sue Proclamation To-day;
Troops for Waterfront

President Wilson will issue his new
proclamation intended to curb the ac-
tivities of enemy aliens either to-day
or tomorrow, according to well in
formed authorities here.
By it's terms most of New York City's
waterfront will be declared a military
zone. Soldiers will be placed on guard
to prevent all persons not having busi-
ness within these zones from entering
them.
All piers and docks where merchant
men and naval vessels are made fast
will be declared military zones. This
will result in practically all of the
southern end of Manhattan Island for
several blocks away from the water
front being under military guard. Prac-
ticaily all of Brooklyn's waterfront
from Ccney Island to the navy yard will
be declared a military zone. And nearly
all of Staten Island and the Jersey
shore from Bayonne to Fort Lee will be
similarly affected.
This will settle the question as 10
what factories along the waterfront
may employ enemy aliens, as by the
terms Of the proposed proclamation, as
it is understood here, no enemy alien,
will be permitted to enter a military
zone.
The same will be true of munition
plants as each munition plant is to be
the centre of military zone one half
mile or there abouts in diameter. II
is said that all factories whose out
put is largely for the army and navy
will also be made the centres Of
barred zones.
As now provided. enemy aliens may
work in these factories and even in
munition plants. il privately owned, and
the enemy alien has the necessary So
called barred zone permit.
This military zone provision will
mean the removal of hundreds of Ger
man families in New York City and
Brooklyn, New Jersey and Staten ISL
and from their present homes.
The other chief provisions of the
proclamation are registration of all
enemy aliens possibly including fe-
males) above the age of fourteen; pro-
hibiting enemy aliens going from one
town 10 another without special per-
mission. and the periodical reporting
of all enemy aliens TO certain desig-
mated officials.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
Arrest Alien Near Armory
u. S. Marshal Says Prisoner
Admits Being a Spy

BINGHAMTON, n. Y. Nov. 1S.-John
Henry Schemy, of Oneonta. is IN jail
here accused of being German spy
and according to United States Marsnai
George Van Valkenburg, who made the
arrest Schemy boldly admits it. The
specific charge against Schemy is being
within a zone prohibited to alien enc,
mics without a permit, he being found
near the state armory at Oneonta.
When arrested he consigned the police
officials and the United States ITO
hell"
Schemy is said to have made threats
against Americans for entering the
war. He has wife and children in
Germany and FIVE brothers in the Ger
man army. He was carpenter IN the
German navy from 1903 TO 1906. When
charged with communicating informa-
tion to German authorities he is said
to have admitted it.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
Security League Plan
A Congress Campalg

The National Security League y,
ready looking ahead 70 next ~!
election. A campaign. nsiion.n-~. .-.
will be started Immediately 70 in. NJ,
the election TO Congress then o.
who will support the government :"
that il has undertaken. -
In a statement issued yeste,os' =, =
league calls attention 10 the iae :,
the last election showed an sa 4
increase of Socialism througnOe, :
country, and points 20 IL as an go ~
both of danger to the suceessiu, ~
cution of the war and Of the ene.I
German propaganda. The 2sO on.S,
of the league, with a total memos;ssII
of more than 100000 Americans W
utilized in the campaign. 80,
Included in the plans of me ~
is an educational campaign whes !
enlighten the people coneernl* Z
full meaning OF Germsny's seaeI'
world conquest. the identity ..
interests with those OF tranu =
England. the immensely ol w, ". 3
confronting US and the neeessy q
decisive action. The necessity W
sonal service and the certainty n
cess If we put all the power n n /,
nation behind the government VI"
be explained. - "a, u
It IS expected that plans i0'
educational campaign will nov, ss.,,s
prepared and will be ready iot ~" ,
at the next annual conyen'iSS,n y 81
league in Chicago, FEBRUARY iror i
%. At least 10000 delegates s,,,i Isi },
parts OF the country are eNP'
attend.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
Insists Widow Killed Self
Nephew of Mrs. Stiassny Is
Ouizzed by Prosecutor

Investigation into the death of Mrs
Sarah NJ. Stiassny, the wealthy widow
who was found shot in her apartment
at 215 West Ninety-eighth Street, No
vember 7, was continued yesterday
when Albert Holman, a nephew o.
Mrs. Stiassny. was questioned by As.
sistant District Attorney John T
Doolng
Holman, formerly a jeweller, nov
a private in the National Army a,
Camp Upton. said he had visited his
aunt on the Sunday prior to her death.
Isaac Epstein. Mrs. Stiassny's financial
adviser, was present in the apartment.
said Holman. Epstein, he further de-
clsred. borrowed 800 from him some
months ago. Mrs. Stiassny, he said
also asked him TO accommodate her
with a small loan, but he told her he
was unable 20 do so.
81 got very little Of consequence
from Holman" said Mr.. Dooling. "Hc
told me he WAS certain his aunt had
committed suicide, but he could not
ray on what he based his assurance"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
Only One Guard
At Saltpetre Plant
Destroyed by Fire
Bradley Concern Had u. S
Contracts; No Evidence
of Incendiarism

Local officials and agents Of the De-
partment Of Justice tried yesterday to
determine the origin of the 100000
fire which destroyed the Bradley salt
petre works in the Erie Basin section
of Brooklyn Saturday night. Fire Mar
shall Brophy said that the investigation
revealed no evidence of incendiarism.
1t developed, however, that John
Levinson, a native OF Finland, was the
only watchman guarding the works,
which had important government con-
tracts. Marshal Brophy's investigation
further brought out that persons on
the street had discovered the flames
earlier than the watchman, who was in
side the building. Levinson, it was
said, answered a telephone call from
Henry Bradley, president Of the COM
pany, in the latter's Office, where the
fire started, after 10 o'clock Saturday
night, and the flames were detected at
11:16. As far as known, no one else
was in the building.
Because the factory was doing i'm
portant government work, Federal
agents and local officials believe fur
ther investigation is necessary.
Marshal Brophy said that response
bility for the destruction by fire of the
plant Of the Washburn Wire Company
a week ago yesterday had not yet been
determined, but was still being inves-
tigated.
Louis A. Cuvillier, who was chairman
of the Military Affairs Committee OF
the New York Assembly from 1906 to
1913, yesterday addressed an open let
ter to Governor Whitman, in which ne
said
"Do you not think that the time is at
hand, in view of the fact that so many
incendiary fires have occurred in muni-
tion and other plants that are making
necessaries for our army and our allies
in this state, when you should exercise
the authority vested in you by the mill
tary law and call out the National
Guard to prevent these plants from de-
struction at the hands of our alien ene-
mics?
"This is the only effective way to put
a stop to alien enemies in this country
destroying property necessary to a sue
cessful prosecution OF the war"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
Army Fair Managers
Before Swami To-day

District Attorney Edward c. Swami
spent nearly all of yesterday going
over what papers were available to de-
tormine, if possible, whether there had
been any illegality in connection with
the recent Army and Navy Bazaar,
which, despite the fact that its receipts
were more than 1000, failed to net
81 900 for the purpose for which it was
held. The District Attorney said he
expected 70 question several of those
connected with the affairs management
this morning.
IL am by no means sure that the law
has not been violated" said Judge
Swami yesterday. AT the same time,
if the bazaar WAS simply mismanaged,
| do not believe there is any redress
for those who contributed TO it in any
way"
Among those the District Attorney
expects 10 interview in connection with
the affair are c. Donald Fox. Irving
c. Fox and Wsldenar De Bile.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
4,5OO German Employees,
u. s. Problem in Arsenal

quired large munition contracts whlch
included the manufacture of cartridges
for the Allies. About this time Uni
was placed in charge of the cartridge
department, but six months later when
J. +. Otterson, naval constructor IN
the New York Navy Yard, was mace
general manager and vice-president oil
the Winchester company, he made &
general inspection of the entire plant
at the conclusion of which Uhl was
criticised for the management OF h!5
department.
"Uhl knew" stated an offcia' of the
Winchester company, that it was use
less for him to remain with :he COM
pany after the trouble with The gen
eral manager. If he had, situation
would have been created which would
finally have forced his dismissal, so he
promptly resigned"
For a short time he was employed By
the Savage Arms Company, Of Utica,
leaving there 10 go TO the Frenkford
arsenal.
II is stated that the War Department
asked an investigation of Uhl by agents
of the Department Of Justice, hut that
no charges were made against him.
Uhl was one of the many Germans
who had particular aptitude in ballistic
or other fine workmanship inci-
dent TO the manufacture of munitions
who have come within the government
investigation.
The defence of the situation exist
ing within the arsenal Is that II is
not possible to substitute workers
who are not of German origin for tho
fine technical work TO be done
Some loyalists say it is unjust even
to the Germans themselves TO keep
them in positions where even the loyal
Germans are subject to constant
scrutiny.
One man who was employed in the
arsenal before the state of war was
declared, and who Is now employed
there. said that, in his opinion. many
Of the Germans who were eloquent ir
their sympathies for the fatherland
before the declaration of war, and
who now are silent except when they
have discussions in groups by them
selves, are still anti-American ut heart.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
German Flag Hauled
Down in Prison Camp

ASHEVILLE, n. C., Nov. lS.-Despite
assertions from Washington that the
German prisoners interned at Hot
Springs are supplied with only plain,
substantial food" the railroad con-
tinues to unload the choicest cuts of
beef and the choicest pork and lamb
chops, hams, bacon, eggs, veal and the
finest canned goods to be bought in the
market at Hot Springs daily.
The meats come in l,000-pound or
larger lots, and railroad men and Hot
Springs citizens declare that an Ameri-
can citizen could not supply his family
on the menu furnished the Germans on
a salary of 5000 a month. In addition,
everything in the shape of vegetables
to be found in the market is served IN
the internment camps.
Hot Springs women asked 70 sign
food pledge cards have fatty refused TO
practise any food conservation until
some change is made in the foods sup
piled the Germans. Natives of that
section. who could not possibly afford
the class of food served the Germans,
show more and more dissatisfaction
daily, and trouble is not altogether an
impossibility.
The German flag removed from the
grounds recently nearly precipitated an
outburst. Marshal Webb. of this city.
says it was hung over a chair, but rail
road men and Hot Springs citizens as
sert that the flag was raised on a
miniature fagpole and was hoisted TO
celebrate the capture and killing Of
members of the American patrol in
France by Germans. 0f4icers guarding
the camp were warned 10 remove the
flag, and when the warning went un-
needed il was renewed, with n state
ment that unless the flag was hauled
down it would be shot down. The flag
was removed.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
German Arrested Here
In Barred Zone May Be
Sent to Ellis Island

Rudolph c. Reumann. an unnatural
lied German, who gave his address as
Waterbury, Conn, was arrested by an
agent Of the Naval Intelligence Bureau
last night on the North River water
Street station.
The waterfront Of Manhattan is for
bidden territory TO enemy aliens under
the Presidents proclamation. and as
Reumann had no permit he was charged
with violation of the zone law. He will
probably be interned on Ellis Island
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
College Women's Bazaar Open

The annual bazaar of the college
women OF the city. for the benefit Of
the College Settlement, at 90 Rivington
Street, will open at IL East Forty
fourth Street to-day. 4 feature OF the
bazser IS the restaurant, where strict
Iy Hooverized menus offer wartime
u.shcs 10 Loderate prices
To-day has been set aside for Smith
College. tomorrow for Welle. ny.
Wednesday for Barnard, Thursday for
Nh. Holyoke, Adelphi. Swarthmore and
Goucher a"d Friday will be Vsssar
Day.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
Manhattan on the "Water Wagon; >
War and Work the Chief Causes
King Alcohol Has Lost His Grip New York According
to Figures From Hospital Wards and Cure Farms
Which Report Large Decrease in Patients

If present indications are criterion
drunkenness is becoming almost o
neglected sport" in the City OF Ne"
York-erstwhile rather celebrated tof
its achievements in that line.
Arrests for intoxication have been
decreasing since February, unit! in Au-
gust they reached the unprecedenty
low figure Of 800 for the entire month
The February total was l,522. Inc
psychopathic ward in Bellevue has con
tanned a smaller number of patients
for the last six months than at any
time in it's history. Other hospitals on
whose case lists Mr.. Al X. Holick usual
ly occupies a prominent place report
similar falling off of business.
The Warwick Farm, which is main
tanned by the city for the purpose of
reminding cafe addicts that there -
still a considerable amount Of Grade A
ozone outside the swinging doors, mas
been SO deserted Of late that the pro-
nrietors have seriously considered use
ing the "To Let" columns. SO it goes
ali along the line. The Kings County
Hospital is sheltering less than half OF
its usual population Of alcoholics. so
is St. Vincent's. which ordinarily con-
tains a good many weary business men.
There are fewer I'd and d's"-otficial
iargon for drunk and disorderly-on
the records of the magistrates courts;
fewer on parole; fewer learning the
ways of sobriety in the institution
maintained for that purpose on Black
wells Island.
Two Causes for SObriety
Persons whose jobs put them in n
position to have the inside on the drink
situation attribute the decrease to two
cause.-the war and indirect prohibi-
ton. OF the two the war seems to have
the edge. Suggestions that the in
creased price of drinks might have had
something to do with it were treated
as frivolous.
Perhaps the leading authority on the
subject is Charles Samson, executive
secretary Of the Board of lnebrety.
Despite its rather reckless name, tn"
board is devoted TO reclaiming drunk
ards. not making them. Ordinarily il
reclaims them on the Warwick Farm.
although it is having rather hard
time at present, owing to the scarcity
of good reclamation projects.
Mr.. Samson apparently agrees with
the English sociologist who declared
chat drink doesn't cause poverty -
poverty causes drink" In 1915 Warwicl
Farm admitted 1870 patients and had a
constant waiting list. In 1915 it aG-
mitted 1855. and still wasn't able to ac-
commodate the crowd. During the first
ten months of this year il has taken in
just ninety-one. Although all guests
are being permitted TO remain longer
than heretofore, half the -ocms are
vacant.
And the answer to it, Mr.. Samson
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
Cleveland Board to Keep
Socialism Out of Schools

CLEVELAND, Nov. ls.--As long as
the present School Board remains in
power there will be no spread of So
cislist propaganda in the schools here.
This was made evident recently when
the board, in adopting resolutions in
viting the membcrs-clect 70 attend it's
meetings for the rest Of the year, con
sidered omitting A. l.. Hitchcock from
the invitation because he had been the
candidate Of the Socialist party.
Mr. Hitchcock finally was invited. but
u was understood that he was 10 come
a. an individual and not as n repre-
sentative Of his organization. Board
President Bushnell opposed inviting the
Socialist member-elect.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19

Senator Stone said he only wanted
peace. and that he could not have been
counted as against the President for
that. He declared he will continue TO
stand by the Administration. just as
in the past. He did not consider that
he ever had been against the Admins
tration.
Life is too short TO fool away
time answering criticisms" declared
the Senator. ~ have too much work
TO do TO pay any attention to those
who persist in eriticising everything
| do. ! expect to get back to work
in the busiest session of Congress I
ever attended. and will not have any
timo to listen"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
Stone to Run Again

ST. LOUIS. Nov. l7.-"By gad, I'll
make the race for Senator again, and
I'll be elected, too, by the biggest ma
jority I've ever had yet" This was
the declaration Of United States Sena-
tor Stone to-day when asked if he
would again he candidate for the
Office he now holds.
"It will be some tiEie until the cleo
tion for Senator" he added. "and |
never cross my bridges until come TO
them, but, II live, you can say I'll be
right there"
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
News in Brief

A member Of the international ~ q
Of Daily Vacation Bible schools n N
Sio 900 in Liberty bonds 70 a ianu, u,,..usS
sociation devoted TO the care I"'
% children.
MoNTCJ.AlR. y. }. No 'rsss ,ssis q
sound Of the woman whose sH'o'r ~,,r j
ously injured John Myers NV sr,,. N
here After the accident she I'S.;r.r
saving she would return WIN
PEEKSKILL. n. "a oursIks
Paul Cerak's cottage AZ SilNe V
$50 IN German coins and dee'. ,.s,l
American money that Was bins
Tho receipts fos a Lecture -
Oswald Siren on Italian prlmI az
Fifth Avsnus Wednesday eNehi"s
the American Red Cross. VI
4 service flag. bearing icnr, 4, ~
been raised az the German Clue ~ - =
The stars are for members er ,a, ,c,.,s -
have enlisted In the United
since the war began.
-r~~1 nav n WIRE ss~r<
IN tho dry leaves on Mortirier n,sssl - "
A.,e, sls 5as1y hln hosd' ov.w - =,
worth OF shrubs. About . -
burned OF.
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
By BRIGGS

says, is the plentitude of work. Re-
suit of the war.
Under former conditions" the eX-
ecutive secretary explained yesterday,
"a man who lost his job through
drink wasn't able TO get another one
for six weeks or so. So he stayed
drunk during that time. Now, an
habituals gets lit up on Sat
urday, loses his job, sobers up, and
gets a new one Monday.
Under such circums stances it would
work an injustice on our average ward
to send him TO the farm. He is better
off if he can sober up and go back to
work, so that's what we let him do. y
Bcllevues Records Tale
Mr.. Samson then introduced ind-
rect prohibition. Indirect prohibition,
il would appear, is kind of cumula-
tive force due to public sentiment.
"The result OF it," Mr.. Samson ex-
planned. "is that no one drinks so
much. and habitual drunkards are re-
garded with less tolerance. 1t has an
effect all the time. But the war is the
big thing"
DR.. Nathan Schiff, Of Bellevue, agreed
enthusiastically with Mr. Samson on
the war proposition. The records at
Bellevue show that 541 were admitted
20 the alcoholic ward in October, 1916.
and only 294 in October, 1917.
Last year." said DR.. Schiff, "we
didn't have q vacant bed in this ward.
In fact. we had to put in extra ones.
But that doesn't tell it ALL Formerly
we've only taken in the most pressing
cases, and turned them out as soon as
we could. Now we get alcoholics in
the first stage, and when We have a
serious case we are able to keep the
patient in long enough TO do him some
real good.
Work Helps Prohibition
There's no question about it
drunkenness has decreased greatly in
New York. The chief answer, think,
is the big demand for labor. When a
drinking man can get job as soon as
he sobers up he's a whole lot less apt
to go on a long, high-winder. That's
shown. too, by the rarity with which
We now get cases of real delirium
tremens. There used to be ten or
twenty in the ward all the time; to-
day, there's only one"
A. Police Headquarters the records
Of the statistical Office showed a steady
decrease in arrests for drunkenness
since the first of the year. In January.
1916. there were 1855 I'd. and d."
cases. The lcwest mark for the year
was l.177. The highest mark for 1917
was l.544, in February. Since then
there has been a steady decrease. cul-
minating in the low mark of August.
The Kings County Hospital reported
decrease for the first ten months of
the year of 80 per cent. and ST. Vim
cents one almost as large. Alto
gether. il would appear that at least
one Of the many good effects of
war" which have been reported from
Europe has already struck America
and has struck it hard
New-York tribune., 1917-11-19
Union Foreman Says
Disloyalty Is Common

The subject Of disloyalty within the
arsenal is one that was brought 10 the
attention Of several men recently at a
meeting Of a union in Philadelphia. At
this meeting a foreman of one Of the
most important establishments Of the
government plant said that there was
unquestionably widespread disloyalty
among employees Of German origin in
the arsenal.
lie stated that the loyal Americans,
especially in some OF the most skilled
departments, knew that the majority
Of Germans working in the arsenal,
whether naturalized or Of German
parentage, secretly harbored pro-Ger-
man sympathies. Before the entry Of
the United States into the war, he
said. the sentiment Of the men of
Teuton origin was outwardly pro-Ger-
man. So much 50, he said, that posters
were displayed in the shops warning
them not 70 discuss either politics or
the war.
lie also declared that as far ~
naturalization was concerned, Il meant
nothing 20 the German except .ho
means Of getting a government lob.