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New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
Mrs. Oliver c. Field Placed
in Charge of Defence
Society's Crusade
Delegation to Capital
Formal Demand To Be Made
on Government to Suppress
Teutonic Papers

At the invitation of the American
Defence Society Mrs. Oliver Cromwell
Field. who as president of the Ameri-
can Relief Legion originated the drive
against newspapers published in the
enemy tongue, has formed commit
tee for suppressing all things Ger
man. This morning Mrs. Field, as
chairman, will take up permanent
Headquarters at the defence society's
offices. Al East Twenty third Street.
Here Mrs. Field will Immediately set
about coordinating the work of this
organization and her own society and
will launch campaign which. before
it is done with, will, she believes, sue
ceed in barring all matter published
in German from the United States
mails.
To hasten this result Mrs. Field is
planning, she announced yesterday, to
lead a delegation to Washington and
make formal demand that the govern
ment take steps to suppress German
publications.
Only Logical Course
1T is the only logical course said
sne "In our campaign with the news
stands here we are having splendid
success. l have seen statements from
some German editors claiming that our
efforts have had no effect on their
papers, but / have evidence to indicate
that this is not so. From practically
all quarters the response to our state
mcnt of the plain facts of the case has
been of genuinely patriotic nature.
Daily it is becoming more and more
difficult to obtain copies of the German
papers. In very short while I am
assured that it will be absolutely i'm
possible to buy them on any stand in
the greater city. But this is not
enough. For they could still spread
and comfort clandestinely to the chosen
ones through the mail That is what
we intend to stop. This is big coun-
try, but there isn't room in it now for
ANYTHING that isn't 100 per cent Amer-
can"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29

what we have sent of Our wealth and our
succor; but we've done il individuality
We've never acted as nation before
or any matter occurring outside our
own borders. We're only beginning to
do it now. But we're started. We're
started on one of the biggest undertake
lngs we've ever pted-which is
nothing less than proving whether
we're really q nation or just a hundred
million people.
Is Spiritual War, He Says
THE trouble is he continued. chat
governmentally we've never caught up
with our own governmental idea. We've
done wholesale business with a retail
mental equipment, and we've failed
properly TO recognize that you can't
receive clvicallv without giving out
something. hope, though, we're going
to see that clearly now. and [ hope that
were going to remem Der that in giving
out tho test of generosity is not so
mucl, what you give but what you have
left"
Mr.. Hodges bitterly assailcd our
tardiness in coming into the war
And tracing the great emotional urge
that underlies this conflict, the speaker
declared that. to his mind, the turning
point OIL the war was not so much the
battle of the Marine as it was the mo-
ment when Cardinal Mercier after the
Germans had forbidden the playing of
the Belgian national anthem, had that
song incorporated into the church SER
vice as a recess sional.
'From that moment" cried Mr.
Hedges, "this war became a spiritual
war-and that's the way it's going to
be fought out
"And when it is all over" he CON
cluded, "and we've passed through the
period of trial and testing and soul
growth. there's only going to be one
division of classes in this country. and
it isn't going to Dc d division of
wealth, culture or anything like that
either. It's going to be division OF
those who are right civically, and those
who are not"
Recitations and the singing of pa
triotic songs by the audience Of nearly
one thousand friends and relatives of
the engineers also enlivencd the pro
ceedinGs yesterday, while Francis
Rogers. singer. who has just returned
from q tour of the Y. NJ. G. A. huts in
France, told anecdotes of the boys ovcl
there and paid tribute to the splendid
morale that he declares anrnates them
all
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
F rat" At Columbia
Wiped Out By War

Patriotism has so depleted TIE Gam
ma Epsilon Chapter Of the Delta Tau
Delta Fraternity, at Columbia Uni
verslty. that the Supreme Court has
granted permission to sell the fra
ternity house at GIG West 1l3th
Street Soon the last two remaining
members OF the chapter will have fol-
lowed the others into the service.
Floyd I. Keeler, president of the
chapter, said that after the declaration
of war by the United States the mem
bers of the active chapter and many
of the younger alumni entered the
service.
Last fall the membership, which. at
the beginning of the year numbered
thirty-three, had dropped to three One
new member was added OF these. two
are now in the service and the other
two are planning to follow, so that
the entire membership of the chapter
will be atAthe front.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
College Men Sought
For Marine Corps
[ staff Correspondence !

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-College
men who have had military instruc-
tion are to be sought by the Marine
Corps in the recruiting drive now in
progress to bring the corps up to
war strength, recently authorized by
Congress.
General Barnett, commandant of the
corps, to-day issued this statement on
plans for the college drive:
We are making special effort to
enlist men who have had the advan-
with military drill. as they make eS-
celent soldiers. Several officers will
proceed to the leading colleges at
graduation time to give informa ton TO
students regarding the corps and the
opportunities it offers. Commissions
are given only to men from the ranks:
and every one who wishes to become
an officer must enlist and win promo
tion on his own merits
Captain Cornelius, of the French
army, military instructor at Prince
ton University, called on General Bar
nett to-day and informed him that
eight Princeton students who Will be
graduated in June are going to
Plattsburg to take a course of train
ing preparatory to enlisting IN the Ma
rine Corps.
Marine recruiting has not been
pushed since last August, when the
corps reached its full authorized
strength. but more than 1000 men
have enlisted this month, and from 100
to eco recruits day are now being
received
The corps has more than 1000 men
in the following divisions: Marine
Corps, 35.217; reserves. 1902; national
naval volunteers. S20 total, 40,9S9.
The total number enlisted from April
1 to April 25, was 2,372
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
80 Are Arrested by
Swann's S Raiders i'm
White Light Zone
Department of Justice Men
Accompany Prosecutor in
Cleanup Campaign

The fourth Of the series of early Sun
day morning raids, instituted by Dis
trict Attorney Swami about month
ago, came off according to schedule
yesterday. This time it was the "wnite
light district in the Thirties and
Forties that suffered from the inquisi-
tiveness OF Assistant District Attorney
James f. Smith, who was accompanied
by agents of the Department of JUS
tice and the State Excise Department
on his rounds of all-night restaurants,
saloons, cabarets ard certain hotels.
About sixty women and thirty men
we're detained in police stations until
they could furnish bail, and several
score additional were served with
subpnnas to appear before Mr.. Swami
to-day. Among those detained are sew
eral who are held as material witnesses
in the Cohen murder case.
During the course CT their "rlean up"
Mr. Smith and the rcst of his unbidden
guests smashed their way into the
apartment OF Mrs. Gertrude Levy. over
the saloon of Marshall Scofield, in West
Forty-eighth Street.
the apartment doors they took Mrs.
Levy, another woman who said she was
Olive Hayes. and two men who said
they were Joseph Harley, 3l5 West
Forty-sixtf Street, and Bert Briggs, Of
tho Cosmo Hotel, Sixth Avenue and
Forty-fourth Street. While The raid
ers were in the apartment Louis Levy,
husband of Mrs. Levy. also entered.
He, too, was taken to the West Forty
with the other four as a material wit
ness.
Several saloons and restaurants on
the calling list of the raiders we're
found TO have been closed.
The party started out at ! o'clock
Automobiles carried the raiders and
were followed by several patrol wagons
Besides Mr.. Smith other leaders of the
attacking force were Sheriff Knott and
Inspectors Boland and Henry
A pool and billiard room in Eighth
Avenue was visited first. This was
found to be running full blast, with at
least fifty men inside. Nine OF these
were of draft ace and without regis
tration cards. They We're taken to the
West Thirtieth Street police station.
Chop Suey Restaurant Raided
From there the raiders continued
dIoilS CiS1lH avenue 10 CnOp SUoV
restaurant. where they made several ar
rests. A hotel in West Thirty-sixth
Street yielded two women and a man.
Meanwhile the tip had gone out that
"Swann was on the rampage" and most
OF the other resorts visited in the
Thirties were found tc be locked and
darkened.
The party then sped north to Colum-
bus Circle, where many persons found
in a chop suey place were handed sub
pmnas. When the nights work was
through Mr. Smith visited the Thir-
tieth Street and Forty y-seventh Street
police stations, where. the prisoners
were questioned.
Thirty men ard forty women were
there. Nine were handed subpnnas,
twenty-one were held as material wit
nesses and the rest were releasd. At
the Fortyseventh Street station fifteen
women, most of wnom had been picked
up along Broadway and Sixth Avenue.
were questioned. Eleven were held as
material witnesses The other four re-
CeiVed Subunras
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
Deported Belgians
Exposed to Gunhre
Boys and Aged Men Forced to
Work Near Front, Sena-
tors Protest

AMSTERDAM, April 2s.-The "Tele-
graaf" publishes a letter sent to Cen
eral Won Falkenhausen, Governor Gen
eral of Belgium. by number of Bel
sian Senators protesting against the
deportation of Belgian people. The
letter, in part, follows:
Thousands of Belgians, many of
them under sixteen and over fifty
years of age, have been and are being
taken from their homes and forced to
labor in Northern France at points very
near the front, where they are repeat
edly exposed to Shells"
The letter describes the terrible
conditions under which they live and
work, and declares that sickness and
disease are IN consequence making
terrible inroads among them.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
High Cost of Living
Hits Orphan Asylum
Expenses of Hebrew Institu-
ton Increasing Rapidly, Pres
ident Stern's Report Shows

Louis Stern, president of the Hebrew
Orphan Asylum Of New York. read his
report yesterday at the annual meeting
OF officers Of the institution held in
the asylum. 1t shovel that the per
capita cost OF maintenarcc vas increas-
ing rapidly.
''Our per capita cost" he said. "has
increased from $139.33 in 1915 and
S21l.66 in 1916 30 s262..3 in 1917. As
a partial Offset TO the prorortionate in
crease Indicated for 1913 the Board
CT Estimate and Apportionment has in
creased the allowance granted by the
city for the care OF comrr,ltted children
from $3.50 per week pcr capita to s.,
per week for children in the institution
and from So 10 $3.50 per week for chill
dren in board
There was deficit sor the year Of
Sc ,l32.6S, according to the report of
the treasurer. Martin Bcckhard.
The report Of the board .of trustees
showed that the asylum Is caring for
1,1S9 children, of whom 707 are boys
Seventy children are Incor the com
plete care of the institution without
any provision being made for them by
the city. The children being boarded
out number 260. OF whom 15T are boys.
The asylum also is caring for fiftcen
families, including eighteen children.
bird =. NoieI, CcfiHilSs hner IL the
Department of Public Charities, re-
ferred in an address to plans being
made with Federal authorities for the
building of "a great Number" of hos
pitfalls on city property.
eve will supply the lana," he said,
80 that the government will not
have to go into any land deals or
speculation on which - huld govern
ment hospitals and when the war is
over these buildings will revert to the
City of New York, whi:a will save Us
the building of a great many new
buildings
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
Wilson Pleads for
Loyal Germans Here
President Says He Regrets
Violence Shown Against
Them

UNION HILL, N. j., April 2s.-About
500 German-born citizens subscribed
s56,600 TO the Liberty Loan at a meet
ing held to-day in the high school here
at which the following telegram from
President Wilson was read:
'You may be sure that sympa-
thize ard shall cooperate with every
effort to see to it that the loyal resi-
dens OF the United States of Ger
man birth or descent are given gen
uinc proof of the sincerity Of our
institutions.
1T distresscs me beyond measure
that suspicion should attach to those
who dc not deserve it and that acts
OF injustice and even violence should
be based upon the suspicion"
William Forster, president Of the
Liederkranz, of New York, one of the
speakers, declared that threats of moi
violence came from "superheated pa
triots, who deserve punishment as
traitors"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
Home of Schmidt
Searched for Trace
OF Missing Wives
Authorities Fail to Make
Amy Discoveries at Lake.
wood Residence

LAKEWOOD, N. j., April 2s.-No
trace has been found here OF the mis-.
sing wives" of Helmuth Schmidt. the
German Bluebeard, formerly a resident
OF Lakewood, who committed suicide in
Detroit last week, after confessing that
ne had burned the body of one woman
who had answered his matrimonial ad
vcrtisement
Under the direction of Constable
William I. Mason. acting for Richard
Piumer, county prosecutor, gang of
men searched the farm where Schmidt
had lived, but found nothing that would
throw light on the disappearance of
Anita Schmidt or Margaret Darsch,
both of whom, the dead mans daughter
Gertrude, has said, vanished while he
was living here.
Under the floor of the farmhouse
kitchen there is we'll. The search
party plumbed this first and ATTEMPTED
to use graphing hooks. These became
caught in the bottom, however. and
further investigation was POSTPONED
until to-day, when an expert we'll dig
ger viii descend and make thorourh
search.
The men then turned to the barn, the
floor of which has been settling for
some time. They ripped up the plank
ing and dug in several spots, but were
able to determine from the nature Of
the soil that it had not been disturbed
for many years. No one, they are GER
tam. was ever buried there.
Prosecutor Gillespie, Of Detroit. has
written TO Mr.. PIumer. giving the sub
stance of Gertrude Schmidt's state
ment, together with a minute Gescrip-
ton of the farm and the possible hid
ing places Of the bodies. Until this
arrives the authorities will so no fur
ther than 70 explore the well
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
To Enlarge Naval Hospital
[Staf Co1vespoNdencel

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-Additonal
hospital facilities for the navy, made
necessary by the war. are provided in
the naval appropriation bill, which
carries $10295, 900 for constructing
temporary hospitals and repairing the
existing ones. The largest single item
is for 81 10000 for the Naval Hospi-
tai at Brooklyn
improvements will be made to the
hospitals at Chelsea, Mass; Newport,
New London, Conn; Brooklyn, Wards
Island, Pelham, n. Y; Philadelphia.
League Island. Norfolk. Hampton
Roads, Charleston, S. c.; Paris Island.
South Carolina; Great Lakes, H.. and
Pearl Harbor. Hawaii.
The purchase Of 42O acres of land
adjoining the Naval Tuberculosis Hos
pital at Las Animas. Col. because of
increased demands, is planned.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
N. Brigham Hall

n Brigham Hall, real estate and
insurance broker, who held a large
amount of Manhattan real estate, died
Saturday ut his home, 2O2 West 1o3d
Street. in his seventy-fourth year. He
was born in Willimantic, Conn, and
came 70 this city thirty years ago Re-
Gently he had been connected with the
firm of N. b. Hall and w d. Blood
good, Sag Fifth Avenue.
He was n member of the Sons of the
Revolution. the West End and Repub-
lican clubs. He was also trustee of
the Manhattan congregational Church.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
Action on German
Papers Is DELAYED

The committee of FIVE appointed by
the Harlem Newsdealers' Association
to notify the members Of the New York
Newsdealers and Stationers' Protective
Association that the Harlem organiza-
ton had decided to discontinue the
sale OF all newspapers printed in the
enemy alien tongue has not yet been
able to complete it's work. It has re-
ported back to its association that il
will he obliged to postpone action upon
the adopted resolution until all of the
members of the New York association
have been notified and have acted
upcn it.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
John Jerome Kelly

John Jerome Kelly, son Of the late
Honest John" Kelly. died suddenly
from heart disease Saturday night in
the, New York Athletic Club. whore he
mad arranged boxing exhibition for
the benefit OF the Soldiers Tobacco
FUND. Hc was thirty-eight years old
and lived at 1l9 East Scventieth
Street. He was n former governor Of
the N. Y. A. c., and 4 member of the
and his mother survive him. SOLEMN
nigh mass will be celebrated in ST.
Patrick's Cathedral Wednesday morn
lnr
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
Richard x. Foster

Richard X. Foster. retired designer
and architect, who early in life was an
intimate friend of Robert Ingersoll
died yesterday at Bellevue Hospital.
after brief illness. Mr. Foster was
born in Canada, and for half n century
had lived IN New York. He is survived
only by niece, who lives in Yonkers.
The funeral will take place at the
Campbell Funeral Church, Broadway
and Sixty-sixth Street. tt.morrow.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
Archbishop Ireland Takes
A Turn for the Better

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 2s.-Slight
Improvement in the condition of Arch
bishop John Ireland was reported by
his physicians this evening.
Late last night the condition of the
Catholic preiate, who has been i'll for
several months. was grave, but he rail-
lied this morning "and gradually be-
came brighter" il was announced.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
Bale P. WaqQener

ATCHlSON, Kan, April %. Bale
p. Waggener, general solicitor for the
Missouri Pacific Railway Company.
and for forty-four years connected
with its legal department, died here
to-day after long Illness. aged sew
cnty years. His son. William F. Wag
Rener, OF Atchison, is general attorney
for Kansas for the.'road.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-29
How Many OF Your Family
Are IN the Nations Service

y cenury or SO from there
" OF the
dHcuty IN obtaining authentic ation
me of
nave much difficulty
ever lhrty-hv her relatvesbrothe
military service
How
record? Send the family The
Evening journal., 1918-09-06
CoNrINIE THESE CASES.

Nicholas Peros. charged with assault
and battery on PatrOlman Wallace and
resisting arrest, and George peros.
charged with assault and battery on
Patrolman NcGillon, resisting arrest
and carrying concealed a deadly weapon.
had their cases continued in Municipal
Court this morning, through counsel
James Salisbury, until Monday morn
ing.
Other cases continued were:
Oscar Bullock, charged with obtain
ing money under false pretense, con-
tinued until tomorrow morning
William Anderson, Negro. charged
with the larceny of about $50 worth OF
leather. continued until Tuesday.
Mabel Smith. keeping a house OF i'll
fame, continued until Tuesday.
Percy L. Rayheld, charged with lar
ceny, continued until Tuesday.
John Newman, Negro, charged with
mansaughter. continued until Tuesday
John Riniski. breach Of the peace,
continued until Tuesday.
Evening journal., 1918-09-06
BLOODWELL LOSES
BLOOD IN Fight
Mixes Up With Samuel Dean
Over Woman and is
Badly Beaten
JUDGE DISMISSES
THE DEFENDANT

Trouble between Robert J. Dlood-
well and Samuel Dean. which result
cd IN Tight between the men on last
Monday and The arrest OF Dean on a
charge Of assault and battery was air
ed before Judge Churchman in Munl-
cipa Court this morning. After hear
ing considerable testimony regarding
the fight and the bad blood that ap-
parently has existed between the pair
for some time, Judge Churchman dis
missed the charge against Dean. John
F. Lynn represented the defendant.
When BloOdwell appeared In court
Il was evident that he had come out
second best In his tussle with Dean.
His eyes were dlscolOred, his cheek was
cut, and a bandage clrcied his head to
cover a bad bite on his ear. From the
testimony the trouble was over a
woman, Miss Maize Ward, slster-in-
lqw OF Deans. Bloodwell Is under a
nOn-suppOrt order In court for the
support Of his wife and three children.
Bloodwell, larger man than Dean,
said that the defendant, with no cause
whatever, attacked him while he was
In front OF Miss Wards home In A
street, near Eleventh street. on last
Monday afternoon. He knocked him
down three times. he said, and while
graphing on the street. bit a small
portion Of his ear off. Later, Dean
again beat him, he said. He denied
having ever threatened Dean.
Maize corroborated him.
Dean, when called exhibited two cuts
which were caused, he claimed, by
Bloodwell biting him. 1t was not until
after Bloodwell had bitten him twice
that he caught the latter's ear in his
teeth. He testified that Bloodwell met
him in front OF the Ward home and
made a pass at him with his fist. and
kicked at him, when he, Dean. in de-
Tending himself, knocked BlOodwell
down. Maize and her mother rolled
him of Bloodwell once. he told and
they urged him to beat Dean while he
had him down
It was while they were graphing on
the street that Bloodwell caught his
chest, and then his arm. In his teeth
and when he grabbed, Bloodwelrs ear
in his teeth.
William Brady, who witnessed the
fight. declared that Bloodwell was the
aggressor and that It was Mazie's
mother that called Dean after which
Dean stopped and Bloodwell went after
him rolling up his sleeves.
Evening journal., 1918-09-06
.STILETTOS FOUND
IN GAMBLING HOUSE
Blackjacks and Revolvers
Also Taken With Span
iards and Money.
JUDGE CONTINUES
CHARGE FOR DAY

Joseph Carbonell. charged with keep
ing gaming table, and John Garlic
and Angelo Rodriguez. charged with
being concerned in the keeping OF a
gaming table. ell Spanlards, at No. i6
East Front street, on the night OF Aug
ust 81, were given a hearing before
Judge Churchman in Municipal Court
this morning and after hearing consid-
cradle testimony, Judge Churchman con-
tlnued the case until tomorrow morn
ing. He ordered brought into court
four witnesses who failed to appear
in court today. Attachments were is
sued for them.
Detective Sergeant Green the first
witness called. today described the
raidlng OF the house. At the door, he
said he met Carbonell. who said that
he was the boss" OF the house, and
afterwards. when questioned as to why
he allowed gambling card games, he
answered FOR a little amusement "
When the raiders continued upstairs to
the second floor front room. Carbonell
rushed after them, the detective said.
Several men in the place attempted to
escape.
On reaching the room, the raiders
found a. men, cards, $3.50 in money,
and under the table were found knives,
blackjacks, revOlvers, stilletos, and other
forms OF weapons. witness said. He
produced an ordinary sized basket filled
with the conflscated weapons.
A number OF witnesses, all Spanish,
were put on the stand by the prosecu-
ton. According to their testimony. the
men were in the room playing a Span
ish game known as "yingt-un." They
were playing, It appeared, for amounts
from 5 cents to 30 cents
Garzia and Rodriguez were the
bankers" 10 appeared. although one
witness said that banker changed al
each hand
Much explanation OF the manner OF
playing the game was necessary to make
the case clear.