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New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Wife of a Waiter Held as
Dangerous Alien Is Seized
by Federal Agents
She Faints at Hearing
Associate of Meyer in Emn-
Ess Trading Company Also
Is Held

Important moves toward breaking up
the female espionage ring operating III
this country were made yesterday by
Federal authorities. One woman
suspected of having a definite knowl-
edge of the inside workings Of the spy
band was taker into custody and held
pending an investigation. She is Mrs.
Sophie Gerte Schubert, of IS Post ave-
nue., the wife of Karl Schubert, dan
gerous enemy alien, who was ordered
nterned yesterday by William Wallace,
director of the New York Port Enemy
Alien Bureau.
Mrs. Schubert is the first woman ar
rested since the extension of the
espionage act. She was taken from her
home to the Enemy Alien Bureau, and
after a long questioning by Captain
Roger B. Hull, she was held for inves-
tigation. When Captain Hull announced
his intention of holding her, Mrs. Schu-
bert tainted. After being revived she
was removed to the Raymond Street
Jail, in Brooklyn, where enemy alien
women are to be detained prior to their
removal to internment camps.
Karl Schubert was waiter at this
Moulin Rouge, a cabaret at Broadway
and Fortyeighth Street. He was ar
rested by agents of the Naval Intelli-
gence Service, and when brought before
with Count Won Bernstorf and that
prior to our entrance into the war he
had met him in New York frequently.
According to Federal agents, Schubert
is known to, have held conferences with
a dangerous enemy alien suspected of
being the leader Of the spy band work
ing in this section. He was reluctant
to admit knowing this man. but when
confronted with the evidence acknowl-
edged the meetings.
Schubert was sent to the Raymond
Street Jail last night and Mr.. Wallace
has recommended that he be interned.
He will be sent south on Friday with
a batch of enemy aliens to Camp Ogle-
thorpe.
Mr.. Wallace yesterday directed the
arrest Of Hans Flicss, who was as
sociated with John Meyer in the op-
Grafton of the EmmEss Trading Com
rany. The concern conducted military
supply stores at a number of canton
ments throughout the South. These
places were used as Headquarters
AOI ASN|i' liE luIOA iil1tlOIl OF HlillLdFy
value which was forwarded by the Hun
managers of the establishments to a
central bureau maintained by Meyer
and Fliess in New York. The infor-
nation was then conveyed to Germany
by secret avenue Of communication.
Fiiess was arrested at his home, TIC
Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, after Mr..
Wallace became convinced he was a
leading spirit in the undertaking. He
was given q hearing before Captain
Hall and ordered interned He will
be sent tc Camp Oglethorpe nctx week
Meyer already has been intcrned. One
of the managers Of a store in a South
ern training camp has been arrested
and is being held by the military au-
thorities.
Mr.. Wallace departed for Washing
ton last night for conference with
Attorney General Gregory regarding
the handling of women enemy aliens
1t is understood Mr.. Wallace also will
request that control over foreign Ian
guage newspapers and soap box orators
be transferred to his bureau.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
''Masses'' Jurors,
Unable to Agree,
Must Try Again
Reported to the Court at
Noon Yesterday and at
1880 Last Evening

The jury which heard the cases Of
Max Eastman4 Floyd Dell, Merrill Rog-
crs and Arthur Young, of "The Masses"
who are charged with conspiracy to OBJ
struct enlistment and recruiting, re-
ported to Federal Judge Augustus N.
Hand late last night that after delib-
Grating since Thursday afternoon it
had been unable to agree on verdict.
The jurors were taken to hotel and
were instructed TO continue their de-
liberations to-day.
That the jurors were unable to reach
a verdict became known at the Federal
Building yesterday, when at noon the
jurors asked to be taken before Judge
Hand. When they appeared in court
one Of the jurors reported the failure
to agree.
eff you desire any further instruc-
tions, l am willing to give them to
you," said Judge Hand "But l am
unwilling to excuse you without your
bringing in verdict, until you have
devoted good deal more time to de-
liberating. You shcAld go over the
evidence step by step and try to find
a verdict"
Several of the jurors called upon
the judge to repeat instructions which
had been given in the courts charge.
All of the attorneys in the case and
dozens of the friends of the defendants
remained about the courtroom all day.
At 1880 in the evening the jury
sent word they wished to report to
Judge Hand, and he Immediately di-
rected that the jury be brought in.
Foreman H. B. Cochran then an
nonced that, after thirty hours delib-
GRAFTON, the, jury was unable to agree.
eve are hopelessly deadlocked, your
honor" said Foreman Cochran. eve
cannot agree that there was conspir-
acy among these defendants"
While he was pondering the state
ment of the jury Judge Hand was
Informed that a majority had made
up their mind, either for a verdict of
acquittal OR conviction. He asked
Foreman Cochran if that was true and
the latter said, without disclosing lust
which way the majority of his as
sociates thought on the subject, that
more than half were standing to-
! gether in their opinion
Judge Hand then asked those Of the
jury. who thought it was possible they
would be able to come to an agree
ment If given more time for deliber
alton to raise their hands. Six did so.
After Morris Hillquit, of counsel for
the defendants, had moved that the
jury be discharged, Judge Hand denied
ms motion and directed that the iurv
be returned to the Hotel Knickerbocker
tor the night. 1t will resume its de-
llberations at 10 o'clock this morning.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
City to Spend
S50,0O0 to Buy
Food for Poor
Women Attending Board
of Estimate Meeting Over
whelr1 Opposition

The food profitecrs, the butter and
egg trust, the dock trust and a few
other trusts, so called by Mayor Hy-
Ian, were the objects of executive de-
nunclation yesterday at the meeting Of
the Board OF Estimate The meeting
was attended by many representatives
OF housewives organizations who we're
interested in the request of the Com
missioner of Markets, DR.. Jonathan C.
Day, for an appropriation of $4,000 to
buy and sell food to the poor.
The appropriation was made, but not
until it had met with strong opposi-
ton. The action was opposed by Ed
ward P. Doyle, of the Real Estate
Board; f. c. Estes, of the Broadway
Association; Julius b. Mahr, of the
New York Mercantile Exchange, and
Assemblyman Vincent S. Gilroy. The
Mayor put the matter to vote after
he had called upon all those in favor
of it in the audience to rise. The wom-
en- rose en- masse and overwhe elmed the
opposition.
Mr.. Doyle, who spoke in the inter
ests of property owners, declared that
Commissioner Day had sent out solici-
tors to hotels and restaurants along
broadway, and that he. Doyle had in
his possession receipted bills Cor three
cases Of eggs and sixty pounds of but
ter sold by the Department of Markets
to restaurant.
"ls this helping the poor of the
city," asked Mr.. Doyle. "It is ridicu-
lous to think that the Commissioner
With ", tn an an appropriation of $4,000 or
Xt00 (100
the price of foodstuffs in this city
when it is remembered that the CITY
spends S2,700,000 day for foodstuffs." :"
The Mayor interrupted Mr.. Doyle and
other speakers to say that what the
Commissioner of Markets was doins
was to smash the food trust. The
women liked the Mayors "smashing"
remarks and applauded him vigorously.
Commissioner Day, who was present,
denied that he had sent out solicitors
to the restaurants. but admitted selling
butter and eggs to some of them.
Mr.. Estes and Mr.. Mahr contended
that the action of the Market Commis-
sioner would put the small dealer out
of business.
Reply to Mr.. Mahr, of the Mercan-
tile Exchange, the Mayor said:
What you say is very interesting,
Here's my reply: The city Of Nee,
York doesn't want to hurt the retailers
but when you people run up the price
of butter and eggs it will have to be
in a position to compel you to bring it
down. That's just what the Depart
ment of Markets is going to do. We
are trying to knock hole in the egg
trust just as we have knocked hole
in the dock trust and a few others"
Mayor Hylan responded sympathet-
ically to the request of William II
Page, counsel for the West End Asso-
ciation,, for an appropriation of SIS. 900
to employ experts to properly prepare
the pending action before the State
Board of Health against the factories
IN New Jersey alleged to be responsible
Tor the fumes that infest Riverside
Drive. ''0
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
More Than IS There. q.
fusal of Citizenship to
One Reveals Y
Make Instruments
For Government.
May Know u. S. Secr...
aeesi
Engineer Accused Of
Disloyal Talk

Judge Chatfeld declined yest.ra..
to grant citizenship papers to Elen, !.
Neither. one of seventy-fve or e;rht.
Austian and Hungarian cmploves =,
the Sperry Gyroscope Company n n
Brooklyn. Neither made his ami;
cation some time ago in the JI5;t.a
States District Court in BROOKLYN !.
was opposed by United States Attorn...
France, who asserted that Neither haa
expressed disloyal sentiments AZ ths
time OF the torpedoing of the Lu.it.n;.
and at other times.
Action was postponed inde6n;ts,.
when Neither pressed the case vester.
day. Neither has been in the Irn;t.a
States for six or seven years and live,
at 81 Columbia Heights. He ;s ann..
emily in comfortable circumstance. ona
is a member of several fraternal md
social organizations. The company hv
which he is employed with the otha,
enemy aliens, is engaged in the mann.
facture of certain instruments for ".
government, the nature of which is H.
ing kept secret so far as newspaness
are concerned.
An Important Engineer"
Neither has been EMPLOYED there q.
five years and was described YESTERDAY
by r. E. Gilmore, general manager. a.
zone Of our important engineers.n His
present duties are concerned with the
manufacture Of an electrical. auto.
matte, repeating apparatus for gun
control.
'In view of the fact that he has nov
been refused his full citizenship na,
pers," said Mr.. Gilmore. 1--WE shall in
all probability have to transfer him IA
some other work in this plant. can
make no definite statement about that
till see Mr.. Sperry, who is out Of The
city"
what do you make besides gyro.
scopes: Z" MIR. Gilmore was asked.
we make searchlights and variou,
other instruments, some of which |
cannot discuss because the work ia Of
q contidentjal nature"
Does Mr.. Neither know about this
confidential work ?"
Il don't know. He is not engaged in
such work"
Many Enemy Aliens inn Plant
"Have you many enemy aliens work
ing in your plant?"
ave have between scventy-fye and
eighty Austrians who have not taken
out their final papers. About fifty Of
them are instrument makers."s
"Are any of them employed on the
confidential government work?"
"No."
"Do they know about it?"
"They may" ::
Mr.. Gilmore said there were several
naval intelligence officers in the plsut
and that the enemy aliens working il
factory where some of the most deli.
cate instruments used in modern war.
fare are being built were under a con,
slant watch.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Mn1e. Arndt-Ober
Pro-Gerlnan, Says
Metropolitan Co.
War Issue Enters Singers
Suit for $4,000 for
Breach of Contract

Nine. Margarete Arndt-O Ober, until
recently soprano of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, is accused of being
pro-German in the answer which the
Metropolitan company filed in the Su-
preme Court yesterday to her $4,000
breach of contract suit. Nine. Ober
was released from the company last
fall while still under contract.
The opera company alleges, in an
swer to the action of the singer, that
it was compelled to discharge her at
the demand of "a strong public ,senti-
ment," which was due to her attitude
United States. 1t is alleged that she
"at various times openly and out
wardly manifested her sympathy with
the cause of Germany and her hos
tility to the United States of Amer
ica," and that at various times she
has "assailed the policy Of it's cxecu-
tive officers and impugned their good
faith" 1t is further alleged that Mme
Ober "has in private as we'll as in pub
lie shown disrespect to the govern
ment Of the United States, and to
the cause it represents, and has eX.
hibited at various times bitterness
and hatred toward the United States
and it's government"
The Metropolitan company says that
the alleged acts of the plaintiff in
jured the discipline and orderly con-
duct of it's business.
Nine. Ober denied last evening the
charges of disloyalty TO the United
States made by the opera company
After the suit was brought, the Metro
politan company sought to restrain the
prima donna from prosecuting her ac-
ton on the ground that she was an
alien enemy and barred from prose-
cutting a suit in the United States
courts during the war. Justice Cave
gan rejected this contention, apd was
sustained by the Appellate Division,
under whose decision the defendant
WAS cOmnelled to file an answer
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Gompers Inspires
Canadian Parliament
Senate and Commons Applaud
Labor Leader, Who Declares
eve Shall Not Fall"

OTTAWA, April 26.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Feder-
alton of Labor. delivered at joint
session of the Senate and House OF
Commons late to-day an address which
Minister of Justice Doherty char
acterized as "a new inspiration which
shall revive in US our determination;
owe cannot fail; we must not faii;
we shall not fail" Mr.. Gompers de
clared. "But it is better to fail hgnt-
ing than willingly to submit to !ne
yoke. A willingness to submit to !he
tyrant's yoke simply means st'fiing ana
stamping out the spirit of liberty,
The scene was impressive. Ine
Speaker of the Senate and the Speak.
ers of the House sat side by side o.
the dais. The public galleries wen
crowded. The Stars ana Stripes ans
Union Jack were knotted in sinpN
decoration. As he entered, accom-
panied by Minister of Justice Donelv;
r. w. Crothers, Minister of Labor. ana
Senator Robertson, chairman OF tas
Labor Committee of the Cabinet, VI;
Gompers was greeted with proiongeo
tsPIieaNo NV
Official welcome was rendered TO ~. -.
Gompers by Speaker Rhodes OF 'a'
Commons. ~.
"Our welcome goes out to you, ~
Rhodes said, mot only as the chaiimtts ~
of the Committee on Labor OF w :.
Council of National Defence ana
president of the American FedersM0s a,0s
of Labor, but also for those stel.ss
personal qualities which have sus1a'rsss .ss
You as the natural head of that gIsns g:ss
Organization which you have led WI WI
such distinct success for long pe1'''
of years." !. .he
Following Mr.. Gompers's speech ms
Minister of Justice. in the absenesN New "
the Prime Minister, who is ~ H..
York, welcomed Mr.. Gompers on w;I.
half of the government and SlI .;,;an. ian
frid Laurier, leader of the oppos.....sl
crossed the floor to extend pe'S'''
welcome.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Borden to Visit New YORK.
Canadian Premier to Conle'
on Finances

OTTAWA, April 26.-Premier ravs ESDsilt i
Borden has departed for New . iois. ss.ith i
is expected that he will con,sst: ,sss:s;ster
Sir Thomas White. Canadian M,urd ,nassrd
Of Finance, now in New YORK! ln ctstes
the financing between the Unitea istter
and Canadian governments, ana
go to Washington. g. p.bsf
1t is believed the visit Of Sir H.ssits
is likely to be followed by .sst d
announcement of the estaoii,s:ns5ed ,:nn s5edii
te,e to cover VERT the adverse balance Of W 81
against Canada and to help finanss
purchases. -. ia pf5
Financial matters affecting ins s.i;sl l
minion have been under consias1t5i co1 5iI
in New York for some days, 0res.ni 0..snil
ain and the Dominion being repIcsns,sl n,sl
By Lord Reading, Sir Thomas
and A. X. Mclean.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
What Is Going On To-day

ONE MEAL WHEATTLSS
THIRD LIBERTY BOND DRIVE
Free admission to the American Museum of Natural
History. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York
geological Park Van Cortlandt Park Museum
American Museum OF Safety and the Aquarium
Luncheon OF the ~ Phi Fraternity. Hotel McAIpin
! D. H.
Addresses by Lieutenant f. NJ. Roberts at Liberty
loan ,y rally, nonwit. Teller & Co.'S, Fifth Avenue
:, mud Thirty eighth Street 23o and 4:30 D. M
Iseinion aud dinner OF The Fossils. AZ Franklin
street. 6:3O D. m
Dinner of the Credit Association OF Building Trades
Hotel McAlpn. p m. .''''
Dlnner Of the kentucky Alumni Association. Hotel
War RELIEF entertainment Of tho lnterboro,gh Asso.
citation OF Women Teachers and tho lnterhorouvh
Teachers League for National Defence. Waldorf.
Astoria 7.a0 p. III.
Dance Of the fhi Alpha Sigma Fraternity. Hote,
Dancs for the bcncAt OF the American womena a
:. Hospital In Europe. Ritz Carlton 8 p. H.
isecrptlon and ball Of the Actors lutena,io ional
Address, hy ". lathrop MeeEer "Rellgicn and
Soclasm" beethoven Hall, 40 East Firth
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
New Drive on Teuton Press

The American Defence Society ycster.
day took over the campaign to suppress
German language newspapers. Mrs
Oliver Cromwell Field, wio launchcd
tho drive, Joined the defence organiza.
ton and was appointed chairman of the
committee to suppress German propa.
garda.
Mrs. Field said she would have an
Office in the headquarters OF the De-
fence Society, ~ East TYenty-third
Street. Yesterday she addressed the
Women's City Federation Of Clubs al
the Hotel Agtor, and the organization
rromised~to cooperate With her.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Philadelphia Puts Ban on
German Language Meetins

PHILADELPHIA. April 26.--A ban
on public meetings conducted in the
German language was announced to-
day by William B. Mills, Philade lphia's IS
new Superintendent Of Police. In re-
fusing IT request for permit for a
meeting Mr.. Mills said:
"Sucll affairs are fertile ground for
German propaganda and arc breede rs
of spy work. This has been proved by
repeated Investigations. will issue ma
permit for a meeting to be held in Ger.
man during the war"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Non-Partisan Lacquer
Gets Tar and Cotton Coat

WiNLoCK. Wash. April 20. lyon
should be selling Liberty bonds in
stead 'of organizing nop partisan
leagues" was the admonition given
w. h. Edwards and A. Knutson. said
In be league organizers, by about f,ftv
Wlnlock citizens who routed the two
from their beds in hotel and cscort
cd them from the town.
knutson was given coat OF tar and
c0ttou 'N
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Passports for Finland
Must Have German Wise

STOCKHOLM, April 26.-An Ameri
can who applied to-day at the Finnish
Legation for wise of his passport for
n trip through Finland was informed
that he must wait until Berlin could
charge at the legation said the visa
would be granted II the Germans certi-
fcd they had nothing against the ap.
plicant, =
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-05-28

os habeis batido.
=; Hola. Itambitn sabeiS ESQ?
He pasado Ia noche entire estu-
diantes que han hablado de clio. mo
eStiiS herido?
No, repuso friamente el marques.
Nj adyersario es Quien tai vez haya
muerto a eStas horas.
-;Muerto! exclam6 Bildah con es-
tupor.
y 81 no ha muerto, facil es que
muera autes de Ia noche.
II decir este ss desaboton6 el mar
quts la levita. sac6 del bolSilIo inte-
rior una cartera y e~Xtrajo de esta
las dos letras de cambio.
-Dadme Ia carta, dijo.
-Sois IN niho. querido MIC.
: Por que?
Al suponer cue 20 pudieSe guar
dar aqui en- esta habitaci0n misera-
bic IN Gocunlento que vale q~uinientoS
mil frances.
-: En- donde 10 teneis. pues?
ESQ eS IN misterio: senalad Ia
hora que mas oS convenga, Y Sc oS
llevara Ia carta a vuestra casa ba-
jo sobre cerrado para canjearla por
esas dos letras.
a medic dia.
-Corriente.
Media bora mas tarde entraba el
marques en- Su hotel.
L. marquesa esperaba 81 regreSo
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CHANTECLER

llenta por la acci6n del tempo, Sc IL
10 en- la firma, la r%econocio : lego
ell teXto.
Era. efectivamente, ia carta de que
lie habia hablado Bildah, aquella car
ia terrible Tue Sc habia cernido sobre
su dicha conyugal como '~estructora
borrasca.
Ell marques entrego al anciano las
dos letras por valor de quinlentos
mil frances; tomolas aquel: las exa-
mino, las juzgo buenaS, Sc levanto,
Saludo y salio de Ia estancia.
Apenas Sc encontro solo Ell mar
ques, encendio una bujia y acercan-
do a la llama la carta maldita, Ia tue
quemando lentamente y soplo luego
las cenizas.
-Decididamente, dijo, hay. perso-
mas que nacen con Duena estrella: va
tengo consolidate mi reposo, grave
mente comprometido un momento. Me
han debido matar esta manana y he
vuelto sane Y salvo. Soy v%enturoso
Y bien puedo desafiar a la suerte.
Mas apenas hubo pronunciado aquel
reto, Y como 81 la Suerte hubiera que
rido aceptarlo, abriose la puerta y
aparecio el viejo Juan presentando-
lie en- una bandeja n t~arjeta en- la
que ell marques lego, no sin estreme-
cerse como ante I'm aviso del cielo,
ell siguiente nombre:
Ell Baron de Mort-Dieu.
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asomada a Ia ventana de su dormito-
rio: al yer entrar el cupe en- el pa
ito, lanz0 IN grito de jubilo y sali6
precipitadamente al encuentro de su
marido.
Amigo MIC. lie dijo, TODD 10 su-
pc a poco de m~archaros, ique impru-
dencia la vuestra!
Y reia , lloraba al hablar asi, es-
trechando a Emmanuel entire sus bra
EOS; las ninas, que llegaron al mis-
mo tempo, Sc colgaron del cuello del
marques, Y este sintio como Sc lie di-
lataba ei coraz6n Y como el calor de
Ia vida Sc inflitraba de nuevo en- sus
venaS.
Durante una bora que durd el al
muerZo, Sentado entire 81 mujer y sus
hijas, Sc crey6 Emmanuel el mas fe-
liz de los morales.
Al dar las doce lie anunciaron que
Tn desconocido deSeaba verle; Sc fue
L su gabinete V encontr6 en- el a la
persona anunciada.
Era esta un anciano de elevada es-
tatura, de cabellos blancos Y de mi
rada viva, en- quien nuestros lectores
habran reconocido al condo Arleff.
Senior marques, dijo, tengo ell en-
cargo de entregaros este, a cambio
de ouinientos mil frances.
Y largo al marques I'm pliego &C.
rrado; el marques rompio ell sobre,
desplego una hoia de papel amari-
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(Pasa a la Ga. Pag. Col. 2a.)
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Mum. I61.
Ell PACTO DE SANGRE
(~Segunda Parts-)

mo obStante 10 cual, creo que me
recibiras?
Como no? Subid. marques.
Tom1 Bildah Ia lave en- IA porte
ria y subi6 precediendo al marques,
y apenaS hubieron entrado en- 10 que
ella de1ominaba pomnosamente su
salon, Emmanuel cerr6 Ia puerta, CO.
81 Il no dsjo de inqujetar a Bi6ldah.
NADIA temaS. querida. le dijO el
marques sonriendo, no tengo Ia me-
nor insenci6n lie a~SeSinarte.
Bildah lie pregunto con ~altaneria:
-:Venis a proponerme algan are
glo?
-NiNguno.
i EntonceS. I que vents?
4 traeroS el precio que habeiS
fijado Q Ia carta del cOronel leon.
LOS ~quinientoS mil frances?
-Exactamente.
Bildah hizo IN gesto de admiration
: exclamo:
Como! slos habeis encOntrado
va?
ST.
d BESIDE anoche?
/ ST, desde anoche.
l Y sin embargo.... ests manana