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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
U-BOAT CHECKMATED.
is SCHWAB'S VIEW
Putting Out More Tonnage
Than Germans Can Sink.
Special Despatch 10 THE sry

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. Aug. As IL
stands now We have the U-boat check
mated" declared Charles NJ. Schwab
here tonight at the Traymore, where no
ran down 10 spend the week end vita
Mr.. Hurley.
We are putting out moro tonnage now
than the Germans can sink." he con-
tinued. 'and ii doesn't begin to measure
up to the product that we will be able to
send down the ways in a few short
months. From now on We will be BILE
to obtain 10000 tons OF plate a week for
the shipyards. thanks to the magnif
cent work OF Mr.. Baruch and Mr.. Rep
logic OF the War Industries Board. But
this will be increased right along.
Great as our present output Is. rs
have just begun. In a few months we
Will be turning out greater tonna ge
than even the most sanguine man has
ever thought possible. Our building II
ships has but started Ii Is in its in
fancy in fact. The work Is going on
splenddly
"Out on the Pacific coast there has
been a little friction. where men have
not been placed right We are prepar-
Ing to hold a series OF conferences in
philadelphia, commencing this week to
take up these matters"
Mr. Schwab was questioned regarding
reports OF the activities OF the I. W. W.
rropagandists in the ship yards.
Il have not heard OF any literature
being circulated in the various plants by
the !, w. w, with view of making the
men dissatisfied or getting them to slow
up" he replied. IT have heard that the
failure of the boat to leave the WAYS
ut Bristol Saturday was due to Interior
motives. But / know nothing definite
merely reports which. am frank &c
say, We are endeavoring to do our bes,
to run down"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
BAD BEEF REPORT TO-DAY
Grand Jury Is Expected TO Brins
Findings on Army Meat

The Federal Grand Jury winch -
been Investigating Tor several ""'"s VT.
circumstances in which so-cal''o '''N
or soft beef was supplied 70 III" Pei 'l
Bay Naval Training station, an "'..
transport and a Belgian lH'"f -.'.
expected 10 make its report '"-ud'
several DAYS rumors have lee" ''''
in the Federal Building r"gtr
result oS the ind!ctmE holly $ .r-'
ton. hut go far no definite tn''t.
has been given.
Complaints that tainted beet Hl" 90
supplied recently by h'g "a H".-
shipment to allied countries as" ."
been under investigation. as "'. ',
complaint thai wealthy T"s..ra. 10y
city close 10 New York hal been ."t]
boarding sugar. Reports ON h"iA ~
OF complaints in all probability "
handed in by the Grand Jury "h"
report on the moist meat is Suh'u''r'
Government inspectors + was year
have traced the meat to i's sour'"
evidence before the Grand Ju'F "ae
tanned in large measure NJ the rTeH ~
an inquiry conducted in June hF 't''
i. Patterson OF the Federal TRADE
mission. Government inspectors - '.'-
time testified that 40 quarters "'
meat supplied to the training H''.,'
were In bad condition. hut reNrfs" -"
tives ~ the packers testified st7'
auently Il was not unht for human 'o'
sumption.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
OPEN SHOP URGED
ON WIRE COMPANIES
Telegraphers Ask Rule SINH
lar to Order Affecting Rail-
road Employees.

The Commercial Telegraphers Union
decided at a meeting in Arlington Hall
% ST. Marks place. yesterday to ask
Postma ster General Burleson TO intro
duce the same methods into the tele-
graph industry as were used by Direc-
tor-General McAdoo in the treatment OF
the railroad situation. Several resOlu-
tons were adopted deploIing the trou-
bles in the telegraph situation. Among
others the following was submitted and
adopted:
whereas since the assumption OF
Government control on August ! dis
charges have been continued in New
York. st. Louis, Atlanta and other
cities:
Whereas in the past few months tbs
Western Union Telegraph Company ha:
discharged 1000 employees for member
ship In or sympathy for the CONNER
cial Telegraphers Union Of America:
Whereas following the assumption oil
Government control OF railroads Direc-
tor-Cieneral McAdoo issued on Feb
ruary Il General order No s. which
reads as follows: NO Discrimination
will be made in the employment OF EN-.
ployees because of membership or non
membership in labor organizations
Whereas great dissatisfaction and
unrest have been caused by these dis
charges since August /. and n this pol
icy 10 not Immediately changed wi.
eventually result In serious conse
quences. Government and public bust
ness is suffering as consequence o.
this policy. which causes a shortage
OF telegraphers at the present time;
BE it resolved by this mass meeting
o, Western Union and Postal Telegra pl
employees that we represent to Post
master General Burleson the urgen
necessity OF declaration OF policy sim
liar TO that in effect on the railroads
and that the reinstatement Of over l.00(
employees OF the Western Union wht
have been dismissed be ordered AT once.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05

family breathing. A half hour later she
died In the City Hospital. with all dag
noses agreed that hers was a simple
case OF starvation.
To the police the name of Sisler had
a familiar ring. 1t was recalled that
DR.. John IT. Sisler. a physician who was
also a pharmacist and had shop at
Ocean and Grand avenues in Jersey
City. was reported missing one day
about twelve years ago. He had drawn
$500 from a bank and had disappeared.
leaving behind him a wife or widow.
This story of the banana diet and death.
the police decided. was the sequel to the
mystery they hadn't solved.
The first thing that turned up vas a
bank book issued to Mrs. Annie Sisler.
The amount which the figures showed on
deposit In the Bergen and Lafayette
Branch OF the Trust Company of New
Jersey was astonishing. In another hid
ing place a second bank book was found
and on inspection II became evident that
one Annie Graham was as well Off as
Annie Sister. After which II developed
that Annie Graham was Mrs. Annie
Sisters maiden name.
Before the search ended the two bank
hooks were hidden under pile of
mortgages. deeds and bonds. gilt edged
all. Mrs. Annie Sisler, living on one ba-
mana a day in a fiat for which IS a
month was war rental. appeared TO
have been the owner OF four big apart
ment houses in Grant avenue and owner
too of one Of the finest private dwellings
on Hudson Boulevard. Jersey City's FIN
est residential thoroughfare.
AS closely as the always conservative
police could compute her wealth, the poor
old woman who died of starvation had
been worth no less than $4,000. and
likely a great deal more. No Will was
found, and to-day the search will de-
velop into one for heirs at large.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
U-BOATS SAID TO Be
AROUND HATTERAS
Liner Arriving at Atlantic
Port Kept Zigzagging on
Her Course.

A liner from the Mediterranean a..
irving last evening at an Atlantic por
was busy all the way evading sub
marines on the circuitous course she
was forced TO take under wireless adrcs
from war craft OF the Allies swarmir;
the vicinity OF The Azores and Of. .he
American coast
She did not even sight an pey.sco7s
but her skipper and officers We're trem-
ulously aware that the undersea Huns
were hunting the big ship, Her roln4-
about and zlgzag steaming took -
down toward lIatteras and there. pa
sengers said. It vas learned that at
least two C-boats were operating In The
offing.
While off the lower New jersey coas:
word came to the liner that two Amer
can freight steamships had been she'.st
and sunk by submarine. The iUe'
which is armed. prepared for imH,
date defence and speeded on her coIcs-
for al she was worth.
Several naval officers who have been
stationed at Gibraltar. arrived ny We
Mediterranean ship. They declined -
talk, but passengers who had talked VT
them on the trip say that the big feet
OF American submarine chasers, III
footers equipped with submarine d.
tectors had been doing tremendous work
in the western Mediterranean, which
was free OF the German unde.sea men
ace.
One superefficien. Yarkee chass" iat
record Of destroy ng four submarines
Through her detector she kept fo~t'
eight hours on the trail OF one i-h"a
which finally emerged, unsusp.cjoTs -
the presence near her OF the persie'er'
Yankee, and was smashed !rs'an;er by a
depth charge, dropped within Yen
yards OF her,
1t is said that the chasers IN tie Meg
terranean make no effort 20 cai'gre ''"
kaisers prowlers, their mission borg
purely destructive. The Cna.,cT5 'a'e
been chiefly responsible for clearing '''
western Mediterranean or the l-o a..
and it was the opinion OF navigator ''
whom passengers of the liner talked D..
Italy that the submarine det"c'or ~
proved big success.
Some Of the American :ars ah0ar -
chaser. II was said. were a h.' o.. '.'t'
OF the British submarine hunters "''S'
crews. when they succeeded I'm N.o.r -
out T-bOats received prizes AID '''
liberty. The Americans ar" oNp"''.
stick to the job until they hn!sA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
THIS OFFICER DEMOCRATIC.
L. =. Filler Tells How British COm-
mnnder shared snack.

Robert r. Abrams OF Montclair y. T..
who is IN the American air service, in
a recent letter home relates an experi-
ence which exemplities the growing spirit
of democracy in the American and Brit
ish armies. Abrams and a party of
friends were going 10 n social gathering
somewhere in the country and had Sc
lected a shady spot by the side OF the
road to eat snack brought from camp
They had not been eating long when
the British of'icer--a South African
commanding their unit came along with
his wife, The officer stopped his cart
and while the horse was resting he and
his wife helped the soldiers get rid OF
the eats" Every one had plenty and
when the impromptu picnic was finished
the officer declared that he had enjoyed
himself immensely
While all this was going on some Eng
li-h privatAs passed They almost fc!!
from their cart on seeing the officer and
enlisted men fratern2ing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05

Dean w, Horace Ioskins OF the New
York State Veterinary College. who ia
an advocate Of using horse meat for
food, has opened a campaign 10 have an
animal engineer appointed TO Hooverizc
the inedible fats and animal products
which are now going to waste. He
said that one-ffth OF the glycerin.
shortage. now amounting TO $4,000 900
pounds could be supplied from the
waste OF Iowa alone by condemning
horses OF bad formation. He says that
Iowa could supply carload OF such
horses each week. Food, oils hides
and hoofs. Dean Hosklns> THINKS,
should be saved from infrm horses
Crippled and UNIT horses, says the dea n,
make UP national liability which ought
not to be carried.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
WOMAN HERMIT STARVES
TO DEATH; WORTH $125, 600
Result of Misery Banana a Day Dieting Recalls Mys-
terry Of Disappearance of DR.. Sisler in
Jersey City Twelve Years Ago.

Nick De Rosa. cash carry retailer OF
fruits and vegetables at 2S2 Jackson
avenue, Jersey City. kept his shop open
overtime yesterday for the benefit OF the
old woman who lived In the smallest,
darkest and cheapest Of all tho tenement
rooms UP stairs.
Usually the old women, Of whom the
vegetable man knew only that her name
was Annie Sisler and that she was very
poor came in to do her marketing the
first thing each morning. 1t had be-
come a matter Of routine with both. The
old woman would linger over the potato
barrel and asR II the price had come
down. she would mediate over the pile
OF cabbages and over the onions. gradu.
ally shopping her away along the stalls
until she got to the hook from which the
bananas hung. Then, Just as II her
mind hadn't long ago been made UP. she
would buy a banana.
I'm these war times" she would some
times say, "a body can find three meals
inside banana skin II she only sets out
to. It's economical and It saves food
for the soldiers In France. Overlooking
the stomach does no one good
Again her comment might follow a
discussion OF prices and run in this wise
The cost OF living is fright, isn't
II? Well. think I'll take banana this
morning"
At noon De Rosa locked his door and
found a policeman.
81 am afraid this woman is sick and
not able to help herself" he said. For
weeks she has eaten nothing but ba-
nanas, I am sure one day. one banana
The policeman went with DE Rosa to
Mrs. Sisters rooms. breaking in a door
to get access when repeated raps were
unanswered. In the midst OF an array
OF household goods as forlorn as her.
self. the old woman lay in her bed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
BENNETT FIGHTS KOEN1G.
VIII Attempt to Dcthrone whit
man Man ns District Leader.

William NJ. Bennett who has an
nounced himself as a caDdidate for the
Republican nomination for Governor,
said last night that part OF his fight in
the primaries would be directed toward
dethroning Samuel s Koen!g as leader
of the Sixth Assembly district. Petitions
will be filed tomorrow for candidates
for county committeeman for twenty 1.-TWO
of the twenty three election districts in
the Sixth Assembly district
The 'discredited Mr.. Koenig will be
beaten as thoroughly as his discredited
master. Whitman" Mr. Bennett said.
THE defeat OF Whitman and koenig will
undoubtedly decrease the law fees which
koenig received from his JOB as coun-
sci TO the State Banking Department and
from obtaining pardons and suspended
sentences. but II will make the New
York County Republican organization
respectable again"
Mr.. Bennett said that his State ticket,
naming himself for the Governorshlp,
will be filed with the Secretary OF State
this afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
BRISBANE MYSTERY
STILL VEXES LEWIS
Acknowledgement Insists That
Whitman and Hearst Work
Together.
CHARGES HIDDEN DEAL
Governors Opponent in Pri-
maries Demands Light on
st. Regis Interview.

Attorney-General Merton e. Lewis is
sued a statement from his headquarters
in the Murray Hill Hotel yesterday
which read In part:
Il notice In. the morning papers that
Gov. Whitman is quoted as repudiatins
the Hearst support. After careful read
ing. however. OF what he has to say Il
does not indicate that he has done any
repudiating.
Tn answer to my question What did
Brisbane say to whitman? the Gov
ernor undertakes TO tell what Brisbane
did not say, but every one Is interested
IN what Brisbane did say. 1t is a
simple matter. Brisbane called upon
whitman at the St. Regis Hotel. They
had half hours interview In seclusion
In the Governors apartment. No one
was present and no one can know wha
brisbane said to Whitman except Bris-
bane and Whitman. Two or three days
later the Hearst papers began their at
lacks upon me with their gross and in
sulting caricatures and unfounded and
baseless charges.
1T is a matter OF common knowledge
among those who have kept themselves
informed upon the politics of the State
for the past few years that Gov. Whit
man vetoed the moving picture censor
ship bill after having assured Senator
Christman and Assemblyman Wheeler
that he would approve the bill
ut is also a matter OF common knowl-
edge that Mr.. Hearst was deeply inter.
ested IN securing the disapproval by the
Governor of the censorship legislati lion
4 10, an.
would support the Governor for re-
nomination because of the Governors
veto of the legislation. Not only did
he support the Governor In the columns
OF his papers but he delivered to the
Governor the support Of his personal
political organization. the independence
League.
whitman in 1915 was the candidats
of the league, as we'll as OF the Repub-
lican party.
The Bolo business doubtless ,rritated
Mr.. Hearst to such an extent that ne
became angry at the Governor and said
some unpleasant things about him. His
anger. however. was much greater to.
ward me than toward Gov. Whitman
OF the two he prefers my destruction
rather than the Governors He found
that he could secure the Governors ear
on the censorship legislation and the
Governor found that he could secure
Mr. Hearst's support.
The people of the State have a righ
to know what the relations are between
Gov. Whitman and Hearst.
| They have a right to know before pr!
mary dag In order that they may vote
intelligently on primary day.
The people know Hearst's attitude
toward me and they should be informed
as to the reasons for the change in at
titude on the part OF Mr.. Hearst TOWARD
the Governor.
"Once more 7 ask the Governor wha
did Brisbane say to him at the ST. Regi:
Hotel in their interview"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
1866 AIRMEN KILLED
TRAINING FOR WAR
New Worlds Record Estab-
lished on Flying Fields
Of America.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Official figures
given out to-day by tho air service show
that the total losses in tho training Of
f.Ss in this country since September,
1917, have been 1856. This is one man
killed for every $3.50 hours of flight.
which Is declared to be a new world 8
record for safety in training men for
air service in war time. The summary
shows - officens, IS cadets. Q enlisted
men and civilian Instructors killed
statement issued by the War De-
partment says:
The figures relating to the safeguard
ing of cadets OF the new army training
for duty overseas IA pilots and OBJ
servers are now on a par with. IL not ac
tually lower than the percentage figures
of this nations allies. and are believed
to be much under the figures OF the
Central Powers
United States schools in attaining
the present rating have proceeded on the
theory that three out OF four deaths IN
flying at the front have been due to
lack of Judgment, and that one man
out Of four has been killed in action.
Furthe-, that u cadet were given all
his instruction in the flying schools in
the United States he would put all his
air training out or nina Wnen ne nnally
reached the front and concentrate en-
tIrely on fighting. Because OF the fact
that he had been perfectly trained "a a
stunt fiier. It Is held he would be the
more able to pick up his fighting tactics
quickly.
Official records show that from Sep
TENDER /, 1917. to and including July
20, 1918. the losses sustained in the
actual flying training of United States
air forces in this country by American
units totslled 1855. which for each hour
of actual flying training was .0Oo305.
I'm other words the average in round
numbers in one man killed for every
1885, hours OF flying IN the United
States, which is proved b. available Of
fetal statistics TO be a new worlds
record for safety in training airmen in
war time"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
CAMPAIGNS HARM CHILDREN.
DR.. NncCracken Condemns Their
Employment In Patriotic Contests.

The activity of children outside Of
school hours in patriotic campaigns ia
discouraged in a statement issued yes
terday by DIR. Henry ". MacCracken.
director OF the Junior Red Cross. He
condemned the employment OF children
on the streets in speaking and selling
articles. or soliciting contributions.
THE danger Of overstimulst,on and OF
undue pressure eXerted by interschool
competitions Is as great as the danger
OF slackness or indifference" he said.
Teachers sometimes create this condi-
ton by saying to the CT ildren: You
must bring quarter, dollar. &c. next
Monday"
DIR. MacCracken said that proper
stimulation of patriotism among the
pupils under school control was TO be
commended for the purpose of incul-
eating habits OF thrift, self-denal and
loyalty. He said the National War Saw
ings Committee also disapproves the ex-
ploitation of children on the streets for
collecting money.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05

An American transport brought to an
Atlantic port yesterday 200 American
soldiers. officers and privates, some OF
whom are here to instruct recruits at
cantonments and some to recuperate
from wounds sustained In recent fight
ing on the French front. All had souve-
Mrs OF their experience and some were
bent under an excessive weight of bat
tlefeld booty. One corporal staggered
down the gangplank with five German
rifles. half a dozen helmets and a broken
machine gun. All the men appeared
to be happy and glad TO be home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
Repudiates whitmnn's Dry Move.

Neither o. r. Miller ror c. L. Boothby.
reported having been in Syracuse re-
Gently to obtain the Prohibition nomi-
nation for Governor Whitman. is In any
way connected with the Anti-Saloon
League, according TO a statement made
last night by william ii. Anderson,
State Superintendent Of the league.
Therefore, Mr. Anderson said. neither OF
these men represents. the league, which
has not made any attempt to gecure the
Prohibition nomination for the Governo.'.
THE Anti-Saloon League being omn!-
partisan itself" the statement said, ia
not meddling In any respect with the
internal affa IRIS of the Prohibition marty. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
SALVAGE BUREAU FORMED.
Created by Red Cross TO Conserve
Certain Materials.

A bureau of conservation OF certain
materials which cannot be reached
through existing trade channels has Just
been created by the American Red Cross
at the request OF Bernard NJ Baruch,
chairman of the War Industries Board.
II will be directed by Robert l.. Ray
mond, Boston attorney, who was for
some time field director at Camp Devens,
and later was connected with the con-
servation and reclamation division OF the
Quartermaster Corps.
A list OF materials to be conserved
will be furnished by the War Industries
Board 1t will include platinum. The
Red Cross will cndeavor to interest the
people of the country in the progra mme
OF salvage through an educational cam
pa.gn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
TRAPPED IN VESSEL ATTIRE.
FIFTY Men Escape ny Crawling
Through Portfolio.

Fifty mon working on n schooner in
TietIen & Lang's dry dock in no.
boken were trapped last night and had
to go through a portfolio one by one
when n fire occurred in the hold OF the
vessel. Seven of the men were badly
burned. two OF them so seriously they
may not recover. They are in the Ber-
gen Sanitarium, n private hospital Of
the company
One of the workmen. carrying a
lighted candle, allowed 1t to drop in
some crude oil and the vessel was soon
in flames.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
To Keep shippers Informed.

The Merchants Association has made
arrangements with the Produce Ex-
change to furnish shippers of CONNER
cial merchandise with information re-
garding the agents now directing shin
loading to different parts of the world.
II Is said that plan had been worked
out whereby only members Of the Produce
Exchange had access to this informa
ton. Shippers will now be able to get
in touch with steamship companies and
steamship agents to which vessels have
been ailocated and which are loading
for foreign ports
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05

Education OF young men in credit
courses IN to be fostered in national
university now being formed by the Ma
tional Association OF Credit Men as a
result OF survey OF business condl-
tons recently made. The main outline
of the course includes principles OF bust
ness. merchandising. law OF contracts
corporation finance. investment credits
negotiable instruments. bankruptcy
trade and credit research.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
100000 Coal Booklets Ready.

A. II. Smith. Regional Director OF
Railroads. issued a statement yesterday
to the Federal managers in the Eastern
region relative to 100000 booklets that
have been prepared for distribution to
mine workers and railway employees
relative to the conservation OF coal The
booklets will be distributed In two weeks
Tie purpose Of the instructions Is to i'm
prove the quality Of coal at the mines
and TO promote !ts conservation b. the
railway people.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-05
y. X. Cnrmody seeks bench.

Petitions are being circulated for the
nomination in the Democratic primaries
II Francis y. Carmody for County
Judge in Kings In 1907 Mr.. Cnmody
was the Independence League candidate
ior District Attorney in Brooklyn. The
regular Democratic organiza ton Is back
ing County Judge McDermott and Mag.
lstrate ]. Grattan Mcmahon for the two
'Aeaho.es On the county Court bench.