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New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Head Of War Mission
Named to Succeed Sato
at Washington
Signed Famous Treaty
Toxic Statesman Paved Wa
to Agreement on Vexed
China Problem

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. - viscoun,
kikujiro Ishii has been appointed Am.
bassador for Japan to the United State.
and viii soon reach Washington. Us
succeeds Ambassador Sato, who taks,
place OF the unassigned roll of diplo,
matte representatives in Toxic.
Viscount Ishii was head of tho i'm
periai Japanese mission which came ;.
Washington last August TO extend ia
President Wilson and the American
government the thanks Of the Japsr.
csc Emperor for the entry Of America
into the war on the side Of the Entenss
Allies
''.scour: ,shii's formal mission how.
ever, soon expanded into one of tbe
most important diplomatic achieve
ments in the history of the relations
between America and Japan. Al.bough
II was stated that the imperial mission
came to America with no intention of
discussing any OF The open questions
between America and japan unless Il
was the desire OF the State Department
such was the warmth of the reception
rendered TO the mission by the Amer
ican officials and public and so sympa-
thctic was the attitude of the govern.
ment toward the few bat important
issues that had for years dragged along
laden with dangerous possibilities Of
future complications that Viscoupt
Ishii felt warranted IN broaching some
Of those topics.
A gratifying measure Of success at.
tended the ovcrtures. Within a short
time it was found possible to announce
the LansingIshii agreement defining
the status Of America and Japan in
China and thus removing from the field
of controversy threatening issue
In addition. mutual assurances were
exchanged, though not in the same
binding form, as marked the conclusion
OF the Chinese agreement, which it was
felt relieved the tension that had ex
listed on the Pacific Slope ever since
the enactment Of anti-alicn land legis
iation.
Finally. taking in his own hands tht
complicated questions involved in thu
supply of American steel to Japan il
return for the use Of Japanese ship
ping and the regulation of the exporta
ton Of gold from America to Japan
Viscount ishii initiated negotiation
which are now proceeding with ever.
prospect of success for the settlemen
of those questions.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
La Guardia Wins
Cheers for Wilson

ROME, Feb 17.-Fiorello II. La
Guardia, representative in Congress
from New York. and a captain in the
American Flying Corps, delivered !.
stirring address on the war to an en-
thusiastic audience at the Theatre
Argentina tonight. The meeting was
under the auspices Of the Colonial In
stitutc. being the first meeting since
the war began in which the doors of
that organization were thrown open
to the public.
Representative La Guardia had lust
returned from the French front and
made his return the occasion for ac-
ceptng the traditional Roman chal-
lenge" to answer ali questions regard
ing the war His remarks took tn.
form of an analysis of President viii
sons war messages, pointing out their
perfect sequence in developing his
original idea of achieving really
permanent peace-of conducting =
war against war. His words broupbt
about an enthusiastic demonstratio,'
IN favor of America and were greeted
with cries of "Viva Wilson," Viva
America!"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

sided over the voting school at 3S03
Broadway was the most worried about
the small attendance at the first ses-
sion.
"lm afraid the women around here
arc so busy knitting and working for
the Red Cross that they will forget to
come out and vote" she said. "You
know, the Socialists aren't going to for
get Their women arc in politics from
the time they arc children. That is
why this election is important, If it
were not war time it wouldn't matter
much who was in Congress to fill up
the time until the next regular clcc-
tion, but with the war crisis ana the
pro Germans so busy everywhere it is
up to the women to do their bit at the
ballot boxes as we'll as with their knit
ting needles.
"Well, I'm ready" responded the
first pupil, a white haired woman in a
scalskin coat, with her knitting on her
arm. 81 think the men arc altogether
too SLOW and it's about time we women
took hand and walked EN- up. Look
at this election. Two weeks before
election day and no candidates noml-
mated yet! It's the same way they run
the war--nearly whole year since VIC
went into it and it seems as if we
hadn't done much.
Investigations on the street outside,
where the baby carriages were thick
est, proved. however, that lack of in
tcrcst in the technique Of voting didn't
prove lack Of intention to vote.
"Surc, I'm going TO votc,' said the
woman with "A pcrambulator, in which
rested, together with the bauy,a knitting
bag and cream pufis for supper. "Surc,
I'm going with my husband. He prom
ised TO show me how to do it. I'm go
ing to vote Just as he does. You know.
you don't have to fight with your hus-
band on politics any more than on
religion. 1t is quite possible to be mar
ricd to a man who thinks the same way
you do. haven't joined hts club,
though We had enough Of those poll
ticians during our suffrage campaign.
Well keep 'em guessing awhile now.
In the candy shop at Broadway and
Thirty eighth Street the sutfragists
were enthroncd at the ice cream tables
in the back room, with a bunch of
yellow daifodis where the soda water
straws used to be and knitting needles
flying fast. Suffrage hadn't interfered
chinery in the home Of the "boss" of
this district Mamie brought Snookums
in for a moment to call on his mistress
in the intervals of dispensing infor-
nation about election clerks and what
to say when they asked you how old
you were.
"Mamic can't VOTE said the "boss" "
"Sho nearly burned my lunch this noon
arguing about why she couldn't. She
is Russian, and of course not citi-
zen here yet. She helped work for
suffrage last fall, and she thought she
ought to have some of the reward. 1t
is very convenient about Snookums,
though. | can stay here as late as |
like and she viii take him out for his
walk even on Election Day. There,
that ought to make the antis stop wor-
ryng about our homes
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
wo Wives Begin
Alienation Suits

Two suits for alienation Of affec-
ticns were filed in the Supreme Court
yesterday, each for $4,000. In the
ono case Mrs. Evelyn Vaine Won Pus-
tau alleges that her father-in-law. Carl
Won Pustau, a commission merchant,
alienated the affections of her hus-
band, William M. Won Pustau. The
other action is brought by Mrs
Minette Jacobs, of 854 Intervalc Ave
nue., The Bronx, who asserts that her
husband. William Jacobs, has fallen
under the influence of Mrs. Betty
Adams Whitehead, wealthy widow
of Gil West 177th Street.
Mrs. Won Pustau said that prior to
August last she and her husband had
lived happily together for four years.
Then her fatncr-ln-iaw. she alleged,
wrongfuly deprived her of the society
and support of her husband. The de-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Browning Guns To
Be Ready in April
| St0f Colresnondencnl

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Deliverjes
OF Browning machine guns, whicf
caused so much discussion at the re-
cent Senate investigation of the War
department, will begin in April, AS
sistant Secretary of War Crowell said
to-day Three plants, Colts, Reming
toms and the estinghouse, are max
ing the heavy type of the Brownin.
gun. Deliveries from the REMINGTON
plant viii begin in April, and guns
from the other plants Will be available
in May
Delay in the production of Brownjnr
guns. Secretary Crowell said. was due
TO changing the machinery in the
Westinghouse and Remington plants
from rifle production to machine pun
uses. These plants had been MAKING
rifles for the Russian government,
In order not to disintegrate the work
ing. forces of the plant, Crowcll ex
planned, some of the machines were
continued on rife work while Others
we're rugged up for machine gun pro
dUct!on
AS result, the United States gov
efnment has IN stock 800 900 Russian
rifles Tor sale to any government that
can use them. or for use in training
purposes here
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Captain Cooper Buried

CAMP DIX, N. j., Feb. ls.-With full
honors of war the body of Captain
James Fenimore Cooper, jr., COM
mander of Battery b, 3OSth Field Ar
tillery, who died at the base hospital
yesterday, has been sent to his home
at Cooperstown, n. y. Strangely
enough, the young captain was the
first of the Coopers to die in Burlng-
ton County. where the progenitor of
his family in America lived, and where
his great great grandfather, James
Fenimore Cooper, the American novel
ist, was born.
Captain Cooper was graduate Of
Yale. was commissioned a lieutenant
at Madison Barracks last year and had
Just won Il captaincy for his excellent
work here. His brother, Captain II. f..
Cooper, commands Battery D., of tie
same regiment The dead officer sue
cumbed to pneumonia his father J. F.
Cooper, an Albany attorney, reaching
his bedside before he died
For the first time since the opening
of Camp Dix the 7sth Division was re-
viewed this afternoon
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Treasury Would Reimburse
All Holders of Accounts
Not Over $4,000
Urged by Williams
Controller of Currency Is Be-
hind Twenty Suggested
Changes in Present Laws

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.--Twenty
bills prepared by the Controller Of the
Currency for the further regulation Of
national banks, including one providing
for a guarantee bv the government of
deposits not exceeding $1,000, were in
troduccd to-day by Senator Owen and
referred to the Committee on Banking
and Currency.
Under the provisions of the dcposi
tors guarantee bill the money with
which to reimburse dcpositors Of in
solvent national banks would be adj
vanccd by the Treasury and recouped
ey levy against all national banks
OF onc-tcnth Of l per cent on the ap-
Gregate Of all deposits of SIS 900 or less
and similar levy on all other de-
posts after dcducting from each de
post the amount by which they exceed
$4,000
The bills, prcpared at the sugges ion
OF Controller Williams, are based upon
recommendation made in his annual
report.
Among other bills is one prohibiting
national banks from making loans to
their own officers, or from lending
funds to directors without the con,
sent of a majority Of the members of
the board.
Other measures would require off
cials and employees of national banks
to furnish surety bonds; forbid en-
tries in bank books being erased;
limit the amount of assets which can
be invested in bank Office buildings;
provide penalties for usury; authorize
the Controller of the Currency 70 pro
cecd against national bank officials for
wilful violation OF law, and authorize
national bank associations during the
present war to contribute to the Red
Cross out Of their net profits, provid-
ed report is made to the Controller
of tho Curroncy
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Canadian, 73, Fights
Germans S Months

KINGSTON, Ont, Feb 1S.-Private
]. w. Boucher, of the 257th Canadian
Railway Battalion, has been sent home
from France because he is "too old to
tight" He is seventy-three years old
and fought in the American Civil War
with the 23d Michigan Volunteers.
Boucher faced the German lines for
eight months and endured all the hard
ships. Then his age was discovered
and he was discharged King George
heard of the case and. anxious to see
"the oldest man in khaki" summoned
him to Buckingham Palace, where in a
special audience the King praised him
for his courage and determination.
Boucher arrived here to-day on his
wey to his home in Gananoaue, Ont.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Calls Rotary Clubs
A Force for Peace

BOSTON, Feb. 18.-If Rotary Club
organizations had been a governing
force in Germany, Austria and Russia
in 1914 the world war never would have
occurred, Frank G.. Macomber, presi-
dent of the Rotary Club Of Hartford,
said tonight at banquet in connec-
ton with the midwinter conference of
the New England Rotary Clubs. Presi-
dent Macomber stated that interna-
,ional understandings through such
clubs would have made the beginning Of
the war impossible
New England is going to show Kan
sas City, Mo, how to cook beam and
brown bread at the convention OF The
Rotary Clubs of the United States, in
that city, June "a to %. AT the con-
vention to-day, Boston delegates were
instructed to take along bean pots to
the Kansas City meeting. William c.
Bamburgh, president of the local Rotary
Club, was nominated governor, to be
elected at the Kansas City convention.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Boys Recruited BY British
To Be Returned to Homes

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 18.-Thc three
whom by British and Canadian officers
here last Saturday the State Depart
mcnt was asked to-day by Senate,
Knox to investigate, will be returned
to Pittsburgh upon their arrival
Wednesday at Windsor Barracks
Windsor, N. S. This is in compliance
with an order sent to the barracks
late to-day by Lieutenant c. A. Har
MES. head of the mission. The boys
had sworn they were eighteen years
old.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

report to show that it blew from a
quarter that would cause the Goals to
be enlivened, and arson experts of the
National Board of Fire Underwriters.
supported by the fire prevention ex-
pert of Newark. who visited the scene
OF the fire while it was in progress
expressed the opinion that it was
caused by the intense heat of the
pipes having been conveyed to the Gin
dcrs and coal that constituted the bed
upon which the pipes lay. Testimony
cttained by the departments agent
showed that a hole two and one-half
feet in diameter had been burned
through the planking under the pipes
"The military commission which in
vestigated this fire has made a similar
report, which has been approved by
the chief commanding general"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Variety of Paintings
At Mcdowell Exhibit

The group of forty-sevcn paintings
now exhibited at the MacDowell Club
shows the influence of many schools.
The landscapes by Adeaide j. Lawson
lean toward the Cezannesque in effect
while the triptych by II. E. Schnaken-
berg has early Italian tendencies. The
canvases of Hugo Won Schwanenfue.
gel snow imaginative landscapes with
weird cloud formations. In Dusk of
Day Richard L. Marwede achieves GER
tain poetic qualities
The portraits by Frances M. VIM
ttringham have arresting personality.
her "Clty Bred shows a pale young
lady IN smart clothes, with a wistful
expression, the brilliance of the cur
tanned background serving as symbol
city.
February "a. nun
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Two Children Mother Locked
In House Burned to DeaA

MiLLBURY, Mass, Feb. 1s.~HaM
aged four. and Arthur r.. aged two,
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Long
we'll. were burned to death at noon in
the Longwell bungalow at Dority Pond
to-day. The mother had locked the
little ones in the house while she went
on an erranI to neighbor.
The origin of the fire viii remain
mystery, as the house WAS destroyed
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

fendant was served at 80 East Forty
second Street.
The Jacobses were married in 1910
They have six-year-old son. Mrs
Jacobs complains that their happiness
vanished last June and since that
time, she alleges. Mrs. Whitehead has
exercised and exerted control over
the mind of the plaintiffs husband"
Jacobs has been absent from home
since July. his wife says.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Son of Daniels Made
Lieutenant Of Marines

PHILADELPHIA. Feb 1S.-The pro
motion of Josephus Daniels. jr.. son of
the Secretary of the Navy. to a second
licutenancy in the United States Ma
rine Corpe Reserves, Quartermaster's
department, was announced here to-
day.
The advancement was recommended
by the examining board, and it is ex
pected that the commission for the
Ioung officer will arrive here from
" ashington shortly.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
IL Americans, 20 English
Killed at Aviation Camn

FORT WORTH, Tex, Feb. 49, A
statement from American aviation
headquarters here shows that of the
thlrty-one persons killed at the Texas
hylng fields, twenty were English and
eleven Americans.
The list includes several mechanics
who met death on the ground. The
t1lers have been here four mouths.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Negro Kidnapper Lynched

FAYETTEVILLE. Ga, Feb 49,
bud" Cosby. negro. was lynched
near here last night by a mob after
he had attempted to rob the home Of
Mrs. Barney McElwaney, near Aber
deem, and kidnapped her two -year-o old
baby. The child was found later in a
briar patch, uninjured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-16
NOTICE
The Fuel Situation and
Our Business

Owing to the seriousness of the fuel
situation, ] wish to announce that in
order to do my bit toward relief Of
same, shall observe Monday as a holi-
day In my plant until further notice.
My teams will make collections as
usual on Mondays ard 1 wish to ask my
customers TO have both washings and
bundles ready If possible same as be-
fore, as IT will greatly help making
prompt deliveries.
Remember you can save on your own
fuel by patronizing the laundry.
Wet wash, IS lbs. or less, 60 cents.
Wet wash with fiat pieces ironed, 80
cents.
Rough-dry wash, 5 cents per pound.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-16
TRAINED WIVES FOR SONS.
-Four Wed Girls Employed as Domestics
in Homes

ST LOUIS, Mo, Feb l6.-Georee r.
Ilchacek, son Of Louis J. Tichacek
former member of the Missouri legisla
ture, married Miss Josephine Bernat, a
servant girl. He is the fourth son Of
the family to marry a girl domestic.
Three brothers married girls who
worked in their mother 5 home.
The mother made policy of employ
ing as servants only girls whom she
considered as suitable as wives for her
sons.
Owing to the recent death ef Mrs.
Tichacek the fourth son had to 90 ont
side OF his own household to oct his
bride. Tichacek has eight brothers. All
eight sons and the four wives were as.
sembled at the father 5 home, eelabrat-
ing the latest marriage.
Since the unusual circumstances sur
rounding the family became known
they have received letters from all over
the world. Most of the messages are
from girls who want employment in the
Tichacek home. Letters have come
from Vienna, Edinburgh, Australia and
Hayti
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-16
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Backache Kills

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u you may find yourself in the grin I.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-16
100000 TRAINED
ENGINEER TROOPS
Chinese Await Ships for
Transportation to France,
Says Col. Tang Tche
HAS JUST RETURNED
FROM BATTLEFRONT
Saw Pershings Men and Thinks They
Compare Favorably With the Allies
100000 Chinese Now Have Employ
ment in France in Road Building.

NEW YORK, Feb l6.-Lieut. Col
Tang Tche of the general staff of the
Chinese army was in New York vester.
day en- route from France to China and
remarked that his country had 10000
trained engineer troops waiting to be
transported to France. The men are
organized in 10 battalions, with many
officers who have been trained in
French schools in command. These of
ficers speak French and know the man
ners and methods of their future hosts.
It was largely question of trans
portatlon for the engineers, said the
colonel, although there might be some
untoward events in his own land that
would require military service, like IN
10 charity, 10 start at the home freside.
He said he hadn I heard from China in
two weeks, and was somewhat sur
prised to learn that President Fenc had
given indication of his early retire
ment.
Col. Tang, or Col Tehe, whichever
way etiquette requires, said that the
national army in China had been max
ing big strides in the last FIVE months.
and that II was being trained rapidly.
As the country has - 900 900 men of
military age, its man power resources
are worth considering at a time when
the Occidental population is being con
Siderably reduced
But China will have to depend upon
France for arms. The Chinese have n
rifle factory which turns out species
Of the German Mauser. But outside
of the rifle factory the country has
bought most of its guns from Germany,
france and Japan. 1t has a German
three inch mountain artillery gun, made
By the hrupps, III considerable quaint
ties. Large numbers Of the officers Of
his country, he said, had been trained
n France. Col. Tang was graduated
from French military school.
- tie sad that FRANCE. already was us,
ing 10000 Chinese civilian workers. in
addition to the 10000 taken from the
french Chinese possessions, for road
building.
The Chinese officer thought that the
German offensive, if it came. would
strike in Flanders, at Cambria, or at
Rheims, but he did not think. in spite
OF the fact that they were bringing
over 20 new divisions from the Russian
front every three months, that the Ger
mans would make a big success of the
drive
There was chance, he said, that
Germany might wait to try issues with
the Americans in Lorraine, on the idea
that they were new to the game. He
SAID he had seen the Americans on the
front and that they compared we'll with
the British and French troops near
them.