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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Board to Investigate
Fire in Navy Yard
Special Body Named Follow
ing Reports of Three Mys-
terious Explosions

s special board was appointed at the
navy yard yesterday 20 investigate the
cause Of the fire which damaged build
ir. 1G3 TUESDAY night. :, became
known Yesterday that tho fire started
iu o rilc Of new mattresses aboard the
Princess Irene, one of tho seized Ger
man merchantmen. which has been con-
vertod into training ship. and which
flies the flag Of Rear Admiral Usher,
commandant
According TO one report three dis
tinct explosions were heard. and the
fact that the fire occurred four days
after another mysterious hre--on the
destroyer Roc last Saturday night-has
aroused the suspicious Of naval Off
GERS.
10 WAS due 90 the energy Of sailors
ord marines that the FIRE did not
srrcad TO the Friedrich der Crosse. an
other former German lper moored az
the same dock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
To-day's Programme
In the Sunday Revival

IL a. m. to > p. m.-Ten-cent luncheon
FOR business women. in the John Street
Methodist Church. a. John Street.
Meetings every half hour from II 80
until as.
II a. m. to . p. m.-Luncheon and meet
ings for business women. in the Brick
Presbyterian Church. Fifth Avenue and
Thirty-seventh Street.
Il noon-Open air and shop meetings at
American Tobacco Company. 1l3 West
Twenty-second Street: Eleventh Ave-
nue. and Fifty-second Street: Fifty
seventh Street. between Eleventh and
Twelfth Avenues; Leonard and Hudson
Streets Tenth Avenue and Thirty
fourth Street: Staten Island Ship Build
ing Company: Port Richmond Ship
Building Company. Staten Island, and
Bidd'e Piano Company. l0I East l2Sth
Street.
D. m.-Service in the Tabernacle.
Broadway and l6sth Street. Sermon
By Billy Sunday.
D. m.-Mothers' meeting at Five Points
Mission. 129 Worth Street.
3 p. m-Bible study class, on the Taber-
nacle choir platform.
. y. injecting for Evander Childs
High School girls. Chapel OF Atone
ment. Beach Avenue, near Westminster
Avenue. The Bronx.
3 D. Meeting az the Young Womcn's
Christian Association National Board
rooms. Lexington Avenue and Fifty
second Street. for women employed in
homes.
As =. m.- Boys and girls meeting.
First Edgewater Presbyterian Church.
Staten Island.
.. m.-Supper meeting for business
women. Brick Presbyterian Church.
Fifth Avenue and Thrty-seventh
Street.
80 D. m.-Service in the Tabernacle.
Sermon by Billy Sunday.
n. m.-Bible study class, Salem Baptist
Church. New Rochelle.
p. NJ Bible study class. Becl; Memorial
Church. $50 Last lS0th Street, The
Rrcns.
s p. NJ Mothers meeting. Mariners
Temple. Henry and Oliver Streets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Apartment House Blazes
When Woman Drops Match

Fire. which started when Mrs. Norma
Crawford dropped lighted match in
her clothes closet yesterday afternoon,
burned out the top floor OF the Rocham-
beau Apartment, Manhattan Avenue
and 18th Street. During the blaze the
woman and four men, three OF them
hremCn, were overcome with smoke.
Mrs Crawford at first attempted to
beat cut the fire herself. II was too
much for her. and she ran into the hall
10 give the alarm and collapsed.
Through the efforts of Richard Steurup.
the elevator runner, and Peter Peter
son, the superintendent of the build
ing. all Of the tenants were rescued
Thomas J. Vivian, newspaperman.
was overcome with smoke and had TO
be carried from his apartment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
% Sue Milk Firm for
Losses Through Typhoid

Twenty eight persons who suffered
family losses during the typhoid fever
epidemic IN South Brooklyn and Bay
Ridge IN 1915 have entered suits for
damage aggrcgating 100000 against
the Ideal Dairy Company, Of 202
Twentieth Street. Brooklyn.
The plaintiffs allccc they bought the
milk with the assurance that IL was
pastcuri.cd and pure. They claim that
II was neither and that IT caused the
endemic. Among the suits is one for
So 900 by Mrs Hulda Seppia. Her
hausband died Of typhoid and left her
with eight children 10 support
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Girls Wear Overalls
Western Employers Favor
Masculine Factory Garb

Chicago. May let was made known
at the semi-annual convention Of the
National Association Of Garment Man
ufacturers, which adjourned to-day,
that employers are strongly in favor
Of their girl employees wearing overalls,
and that ten large factories have al
ready supplied their girl workers with
that article of masculine apparel.
IL was predicted at the meeting that
all shop and factory employees would
be wearing ovcralls within the year.
Galbraith Miller. of Milwaukee. pres
idcnt Of the MANUFACTURERS Assocls-
tion, said overalls were preferable for
women employees because they were
moro sanitary. more economical and
worked for greater efficiency In his
opinion they will also greatly reduce
the number of accidents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
CoHey for Industrial Board

Albany. May l6.-The appointment Of
Assemblyman William 5. Cofey, OF
Wcstchestcr County. as secretary Of
the State Industrial Commission, to
succeed Henry u. Sayer. who recently
was named a member Of the commits
sion. was announced to-day. Mr.. COT
fey has resigned as Assemblyman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Court Commits Thaw
To Philadelphia Asylum

Philadelphia. May l6.-Judse Martin. in
Common Flcas Court to-day. signed decree
Tor the removal Of Harry X. Thaw 10 the
Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane. in
this city. ThAw has been confined in a
hos pital since he attempted suicide several
months sEo. following nm indictment in New
York charging him with sssauting school
bow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Health Marriage Law Signed

Albany. May lJ.-Msrriage licenses IN
New York hereafter may not he issued IN
less accompanied By the sworn statements
Of the contracting parties that they free
from insidious diseases. Governor Whitman
tonight signed the Whitney bill requiring
the presentation Of such affidavit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Two u. s. Ayiators Hurt

Newport News. vs.. May ls.-Ted Hequem-
hourg. instructor. and Lawrence Curtis. OF
boston. n student. were injured to-day. when
their Hying boat fell about Is feet az the
Atlantic coast aegonaufical station. Officials
sts'ed ;hat the accident was caused by bank
Ing too sharply The machine was smashed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-17
Amateurs to Box

Many amateur boxing champions will
perform at the entertainment OF the
Lower Manhattan League. which takes
place at the Greek American Athletic
Club this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
RULING BENEFITS CERTAIN
ST. ELIZABETH employees
Controller Decides Questions of Sal
ary Increase Provided in Sun
dry Civil Bill.

chaplains who receive 500 a year
for Sunday services during a period of
two months each year at st. Elizabeth
Hospital for the Insane will receive the
10 per cent added compensation pro-
vided for by Congress for salaries un-
der $1,000. So will the organist. who
receives IS a month and visits the in
stitution once each week for rehearsal
and once each Sunday for religious
services.
Then the veterinarian, too. will re-
ceiye the benefit of the increase Ha
is now paid an annual stipend of $500 a
year, and comes around once or twice
a week, but is subject to call when
needed.
The controller of the Treasury, w. w.
Warwick, decides other questions OF
salary increase, momentous to those
employees involved. Every person EN-.
pIoyed whose salary is not above the
marks set by Congress-unless hired
from day to day, or to do a particular
Job, SO that they cannot be regarded al
an employe of the United States-at-
tendants, nurses. doctors, mechanics
are entitled to the extra pay, an long a q
the appropriation therefor is contained
in the sundry civil bill. It does NOT
matter whether the terms and period OF
their labors are not standardized as
long as they come in as regular en-
ployes.
Per annum employees, absent on leave
without pay, may suffer. The per an
mum rate must be the basis of the in.
creases, and II they do not get that
much because of absence without pay,
they suffer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
PUTTING TRAINING CAMP
IN FRANCE INTO SHAPE
American Engineering Commission
Orders Piping to Carry Water.
Other Field Articles Needed.

PARIS. July 1.-THE engineering
commission which has been studying
conditions here affecting the American
army has ordered as the first essential
for its training camp use 125 miles OF
four-inch piping to carry water. In ad-
ditton. 275.000 shovels will be furnished
for the construction Of dummy trenches.
Later, the experience gained In this en-
ployment will be devoted to the digging
Of real trenches at the battle front.
The commissions Investigations dis
close the necessity for a large supply OF
American portable barracks because the
troops often will be quartered in sec
lions where there are no villages for
billeting or where the houses have been
destroyed by bombardments.
One Of the largest wharf constructing
firms in the United States already has
been engaged to come to France to
build necessary disembarking facilities
at bases to be used by the American
troops. These wharves will be equipped
with American machinery. derricks and
other apparatus.
The engineering department evil
IDENTIFY expects large demand for
shoyels because it will call for 10000
monthly after the present order is
filled. as well as 100000 picks and sixty
steam rollers. The forestry corps will
have to cut 2O.000.000 feet of lumber
monthly to meet the eventual needs of
the American army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
FINDS It IMPOSSIBLE
TO EXTRAD|TE C0CCH|
Italian Government Says That It
Would Violate the Fundamental
Law of That Country.

ROME, July 14.-The ministry Of for
eign affairs yesterday notified the
American embassy that it was impossi-
BILE to extradite Alfred O. Cocchi. the
slayer of Ruth Cruger, without violat-
ing the fundamental law of the coun-
try.
Peter A. Jay, charge d'affairs, during
the absence of Ambassador Page, called
at the foreign office and was told that
the ministry regretted it was unable to
satisfy the desire of the United States
to have Cocchi sent back, especially
now, in view of the relations of Italy
and America.
Although the original questions asked
by Joseph H. Grigg. representing Po-
lice Commissioner Wood of New York,
has a yet been unanswered, new ques-
lions have been submitted to the 1tal-
ian government through the American
embassy. These deal chiefly with
Cocchis reported connivance with the
New York police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
CHINESE REPUBLIC Wins
!. RESTORATION TO POWER
Three Americans Wounded by
Stray Bullets in Fight
for Peking.'

Three Americans were wounded by
stray bullets, the State Department an
nounced today. in the ten hours fight
ing in which Chinese republican troops
troops of Gen. Chang Haun.
The Department issued this state
ment:
"A telegram to the Department Of
that the republican troops began action
against the imperialists early that
morning. The imperialists capitulated
after fighting that lasted ten hours.
Chang Haun already had taken refuge
in the Dutch legation. Three Amer
leans were wounded by stray bullets"
The occupation of Picking by the re-
publican forces, following the surren-
der at Fung Tai Thursday Of the
monarchist army of 10000 men, indi-
Gates the complete restoration of the
republic. the Chinese legation here de-
clared today
Prior to the battle Of Fung Tai, the
Manchus were urged to lay down arms,
but Gen. Chang Tsun refused. The en-
gagement, starting early Thursday
morning, resulted in a decisive victory
for the republican troops. dispatches
to the legation announce.
Order in the capital was restored
with few casualties The advfces said
that two foreign civilians and four
foreign soldiers, who ventured to the
firing line. were slightly wounded.
Chang Hsun, who led the revolt OF
the imperialists. has taken refuge in
the Dutch legation. in order to obtain
safe conduct out of the country. Pre-
mier Tuan Chi-Jui will establish re-
publican headquarters in Picking I'M
mediately, it was stated.
LONDON. July IA dispatch to the
Times from Picking. dated Thursday,
says that firing on the capital ceased
after nine hours bombardment. The
damage is unimportant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
LIEUT.. COL. YOUNG TO HAVE
COMMAND OF REGIMENT
Only Colored Man to Reach High
Grade In q. 9. Army-West
Point Graduate.

Lieut.. Col Charles Young Of the 10th
United States Cavalry. who has been
under treatment at the General Army
Hospital at the Preside of California,
has recovered his health and has been
ordered to report to the adjutant gen
eral Of the state Of Ohio at Columbus
for assignment to the command OF q
regiment of colored troops raised in
that state for service in the war with
Germany. The detail was made by the
secretary OF War at the request of the
Ohio state authorities
Lieut.. Col. Young was graduated from
the United States Military Academy in
1889. and stands No. II in the list Of
thirty-four lieutenant colonies of cav
airy. He is the only colored man who
ever has reached SO high a grade in the
United States Army,
He commanded a squadron Of the 10th
Cavalry with the Pershing punitive ex-
petition in Mexico. and 1t is said his
entire record in the army 10 without a
blemish. His health has not been good
of late and recently he was examined
for retirement. The report of the exam
lining board Is now efore the War De-
partment. but 1t is stated that his or
ders to serve with the National Guard
troops of Ohio will stand. regardless
of whether he is on the active or the
retired list of the army. During the
Spanish war he served as major OF the
9Th Ohio Infantry. a colored regiment
and afterward organized tho national
army of Liberia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
CHANCE FOR MEN WHO WISH
TO FIGHT WITH BIG GUNS


Men who want to fight with the big
guns and at the same time be with
men from their own town at the front
have the opportunity now of enlist
ing with the artillery organizations
which this week are conducting a re-
cruiting campaign on the intensive
scale. Reports indicate that the cam
paign is bearing fruit.
Both the field and coast artillery
have recruiting stations on F street,
where competent men are on hand 20
explain the advantages of their re-
spective branches of the service.
Arrangements have been made for
the artillery recruits to go to the
Congress Heights rifle range of the
National Guard on July 10, to remain
until July "A, the day before the guard
Is expected to answer the call into federal
service.
When the coast artillery goes TO
Fort Washington it will be housed in
barracks. with all the comforts of
home"
Recent recruits are: Warren R.
Smith. 500 Taylor street; Lewis v.
Mattingly. 720 Euclid street; Thorn
as 7. Walker. 1868 18th street; Harry
H. Wilhelm. 1908 Maryland avenue
northeast: r. Gould Menefee. Washing
ton College; George C. Wilson, lilo
18th street; William B. Glascock, Po-
tomac. Va. and Allen ]. Dewsberry,
Richmond. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
DECLARED WITHOUT POWER.
Federal Board Cannot Probe Certain
Food Speculation CHARGES

The federal trade commission has M
power to deal with purely local condt-
tions. Secretary Bracken has declared.
following numerous requests that the
commission investigate charges of food
speculation in many parts of the coun-
try.
The legal machinery of the govern
ment cannot be used" said Mr.. Bracken
ito see that justice is done in local or.
merely state situations, where there
are adequate measures of redress
within the states themselves Nearly
every state in the Union has laws
which protect its people from hoard
ings. poolings. price-hxing combina-
tions aad from extortions or agree
ments in restraint of trade. Local COM
munities must come to realization
that they should try seIf-help and use
the laws and machinery of their
states"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14

BY request of Herbert c. Hoover the
services of Benjamin r. Jacobs Of the
bureau Of chemistry have been OBJ
tanned in connection with the food adj
ministration's work in the baking, mill
ing and macaroni industries.
For ten years Mr.. Jacobs has been In
the bureau of chemistry Investigating
methods of milling wheat into flour
and of making flour into bread. He has
written extensively on these Industries.
Although he Is an American citizen,
the Canadian government through an
"order In council" appointed Mr.. Jacobs
as cereal technologist in 1914. He was
stationed at Winnipeg, where labora-
tory was installed for carrying on the
work in connection with the grain
standards act Of Canada. Mr.. Jacobs
has been further connected with some
of the largest milling and baking es-
adjustments in this country as chem
list and technologist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
SHIPPING ARMS TO MEXICO
UNDER NEW EXPORT LAW
Permits to Forward Munitions and
Explosives Hereafter to Be Issued
by Secretary Redfe1d.

Permission for the shipment of arms
and munitions and explosives into
Mexico must be obtained in the future
from the division of export licenses in
stead OF from the State Department.
The change was announced by the de-
partment today. with the explanation
that 1t did not indicate any intention Of
the government to raise the embargo
now in effect
Any articles for the shipment of which
permits were required in the past. and
which are not covered by the proclama-
ton putting them under the control of
the exports division, will require state
Department permits as heretofore.
1T Is the desire of this department. as
well as of the division Of export licenses.
said the announcement. ito assist in every
way legitimate shipments into Mexico
With this end in view, shippers. are in
formed that. while in any case of ship
ments which have not yet left the United
States and which are covered by per-
mits already issued. licenses are required
the: granting Of these licenses will be
facilitated II the applicants will forward
to the division Of export licenses the let
tiers from the Department of State relat-
ing to the shipments in question.
I'm case application is made by tele-
graph. it would be well to refer by date to
such letter."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
GRATEFUL TO PRESIDENT.
Delegation of Filipinos Makes Pres
entation to Mr.. Wilson.

Manuel Quezon. president of the Phil
ippine senate and former delegate in
Congress here from the islands. yesterday
called at the White House to present
to President Wilson a handsome gold
and silver souvenir from the Philippine
Chamber of Commerce. thanking the
President for his assistance in the pas
sage of the Jones bill. which gave the
Filipinos "a larger control of their do
nestle affairs, with the promise of
greater rights and liberties for the flu
ture."
The phrase quoted Is engraved on a
silver plate. embellished with gold and
enamel trimmings, surmounted by
shields depicting the arms of the
United States and the Philippine Is
lands. with an eagle, wings spread,
hovering over both. In one corner is
engraved a picture OF the President.
The souvenir is in a carved mahogany
box fitted with lock and key.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
CONSTITUTION OF CUBA
SUSPENDED BY PRESIDENT
Decree Alleges War With Germany
Is Cause Of Action-Session Of
Congress Called.

HAVANA, July 14.-President Memo
cal has suspended the constitutional
guarantee and called an extra session Of
congress. The decree gives as reason
the state of war between Cuba and Ger
many. but 1t Is believed in political cir
cles the real reason Is differences be-
tween the president and congress-
The president vetoed a bill recently
passed In the house increasing the sal
aries OF representatives. Last night, at
the final session of the regular congress,
the house repassed the measure over the
presidents veto.
President Menocal sent message to
congress calling an extra session begin
ming today, to consider the Port Docks
Company bond case He also asked con-
gress to remain in session until he has
had an opportunity to study the recent
bill authorizing the issuance of $50, Oo0,-
600 OF treasury bonds for war purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
u. S. BURDEN OF FEEDING
WORLD is EMPHASIZED
Food Administration Report for
April Is an Eyeopener for Stu
dents Of Economy.

Americas burden of feeding the world
is emphasized by a food administration
report today that during April wheat
exports increased from 11,392,7S8 BUSH
els. as a monthly average for the pre-
cedine nine months, to 14.233,013 bush
els Even the smaller nine-month fig
ure represents a So per cent increase.
as compared with the three-year pre-
war period G912-14.
Beef reports, which had shown a
comparative gain of $40 per cent in the
nine-month average over the pre-war
period. increased from 22.295,972 pounds
to 48.211.592 pounds.
Sugar, which had shown a 1900 per
cent increase In the nine-month period.
decreased in April from the average of
103.4S6,176 pounds to 92.2s3.73s pounds.
A notable decrease was in fish ex-
ports. The average of 15.122.474 pounds
exported in the nine-month period
dropped to 7.544.s77 pounds for April.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
ELEVEN NEUTRAL SHIPS
CLEAR ATLANTIC PORT
VIII Try to Get BY the Blockade Of
the Allies in European
WaterA &.

Loaded with grain and other cargo
which could not be exported except
under license after President wilson's
embargo proclamation becomes ef-
fective Monday. eleven neutral steamers
cleared from an Atlantic port yesterday
in an attempt to run the allied block
ade.
Ten of the vessels are Dutch and the
other Scandinavian. They had been
lying at their docks here for eome
time while vain efforts were made to
secure from British authorities the
usual letters of assurance which would
permit their passage through to their
destinations.
Clearance Of the eleven neutrals from
the unnamed port with cargoes coming
under the ban Of the export embargo
is regarded by officials hero as likely
60 result in no advantage for the IN
terests involved.
It is considered there Is little POSI-
bilitv that the steamers will succeed
In running the allied blockade. In fact.
II is suggested here that they do not
even hope to do SO. but are trusting that
the British admiralty will deal more
generously with them than would the
American export board. In this officials
here believe they will md themselves
mistaken.