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New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
Lewis Denies Charge
He Opposed Suffrage
Attorney General Says He
Prepared Walsh Resolution
in 1916
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)

ALBANY, May 2o.-Attornev Gen.
eral Merton E. Lewis, who is Governor
Whitman's principal opponent in the
race for the Republican nomination for
Governor, tonight answered the &C.
cusation that he is against woman suf-
Irage by declaring he was responsible
Tor the introduction of a proposed
amendment to the constitution giving
men and women who can read, write
and speak English the right Of suf-
frage.
WI II prepared and Assemblyman
Welsh, of Albany County" he said,
introduced at my request. in the
Assembly, I think of 1918, q proposed d
amendment to the constitution. The
erect OF such an amendment would
nave been, If approved by the people,
70 confer the right of suffrage upon
tne women as we'll as men. l proposed.
however, to limit the right to those
men and women who might be able to
th sno" aoiiity to read, write and speak
ms: uo 1nghsh language intelligently.
r;a,s nas amendment, If in operation, would
give to women the same right as men
nasv1ng sIg the same qualifications.
oman suffrage Is an established
tscs IN this state. Women will never
% deprived of the right thew now
nave, and hope that, having won tha,
.ignt to vote. they generally viii use
see pailot and demonstrate the wisdom
OF their enfranchisement." ' "''"'"
~.,s Inc Attorney General to-day, as
result Of the six questions submW;tted W
70 nim on his stand on nrob;h;t;ou
oy William H: Anderson, superintend.
ent OF the New York Ant;.Ssinor
t;eg League. declared he was open to nvn ousa.
!aons from enrolled Republicans. THIS
10 taken 70 mean that he will not ans s
sw;, swrs - qaestions in reference to his
from Republican voters. '"es come
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
Grand Jury Hears
Charges Against
conductorette,
Hussing and kissing on
y. X. t. Cars and in Barn.
Are Alleged

TIE Investigation ;noky.e a,,ss.s,
moral conditions said surround ~.
d. II. I. car barns hce the advsn. s
Of conductorettes CAME up before tss
Kings County Grand Jury yesteraar
Twelve witnesses were called Nov
them men in unifgrm Just what .oss !.
place in the gra, s3nry room, Distr,.. w..
Attorney Harry kewis, who ,s -.
quoting the inquiry, would not disclo..
ne SAID, however, conditions w.s.
SHOWN to need Immediate attention sss
shUalo De aDated as soon as possible
~ was learned from unofficial sours..
tnat much of the testimony sbnrssss
that conductors and conductorst.aoow ts.sowed
dulged in profanity and in hugpino IA, "a,
Kissing in the barns, on the cars sae
IN the streets adjoining the barns M..a sna
Isabel Lilly, woman inspector ot .ss
company, who was its first conductns
cite. Is known to have testified IN !.
renee OF her sister employees.
District Attorney Lewis int;n,..s
that the conditions alleged were due -
a very small number of the wonoar 9 ~
tnat 1T IS his purpose to weed ont ths
good from the bad, but not to jnterfsrs srs
with the high minded woman J,as;s WIZ s
working to make a living. ' %
L. S. Williams, president Of -.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com,.snne sne
would not comment on the inves.;nss' ii;s'
ton, but was present when W;,I;ss
Slebert, superintendent of transnor+.
ton, made the following statement.
I'VE are doing everything in ~,
power to surround our women employs.
with the best influences. physical sns
moral. We have fitted up rest roor.s .'a
where women are employed, with a w.
sponsible matron in charge. We ,s.I
como: cions have been greatly exacSs' '
rated, , will give the District Attor
ney our fullest cooperation II h;s "
vestigation." -
The examination of witnesses will.
continued this morning. 70
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
Will Fight Unity League
Plan to Re-elect Present
Representatives
Attack Their Records
Will Have Candidates of
Their Own in More Than
Dozen States

Denouncing the members Of Congress
as "ofice holding politicians, whose
apathy and lack Of initiative have been
notorious throughout Mr.. Wilson's ad-
ministration," J. A. II. Hopkins, chair
man of the executive committee of the
National party, yesterday announced
that his party would conduct nation
wide campaign in opposition to any
proposed fusion of Republican and
Democratic interests at the coming
Congre ssional elections. He also an
nounced that the National party will
have candidates in more than a dozen
states.
Mr.. Hopkins's statement was direct
ed chiefly against the efforts of the
National Unity League and the state
ments of Elihu Root that the present
members of Congress, whose loyalty
has been tested, should be returned to
office: Mr.. Hopkins, speaking officially
for his party, asserts that the pro-
posed fusion is "an insult to the intel
ligence of the American people" and "a
subterfuge to return to office Congress-
men who are afraid to stand upon the
record of their achievements before
their own constituents"
Has Candidates Ready
He asserts that the National party
already has prepared to put candidates
in the field in New York, New Jersey,
massachusetts, Connecticut, Minnesota,
Wisconsin,, Montana. California and the
Northwestern states.
The National party was organized in
Chicago last March. Its members in
clnde many Socialists and other rad
1cal leaders who stand for vigorous
prosecution of the war. It's platform
calls for the naturalization of public
utilities, prohibition, suffrage for wom-
en-, legislation in the interest of labor,
open diplomacy, freedom of the seas
and steps for permanent peace after
the war
The National Unity League recently
was organized in Washington to effect
a fusion of Republican and Democratic
interests for the reelection of men,
bcrs of Congress.
Mr.. Hopkins in his statement says in
part:
Attacks Congressman
with notable exceptions, the ma
jority of the members of Congress
have shown themselves utterly in
capable of giving the President the
at this critical period. The response
bility for this rests upon Republicans
and Democrats alike.
"Any combination of the reaction
ary forces of the old parties for the
purpose of perpetuating the present
Congress will meet with the condem-
nation of all patriotic citizens who are
earnestly desirous of seeing the war
brought to successful conclusion.
The present plan is only substitute
for the original plan, which was to
pass the elections entirely.
Far from being contest between
loyalty and disloyalty, it will be a
struggle between the ineficiency Of Of
fice-holding politicians and the desire of
the American people to fill their places
with intelligent and patriotic officials
whose only thought is for their coun-
try"
The New York headquarters of the
party are at Is East 40th street. David
c. Coates, the national chairman,
maintains his Offices in Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
To Test Unsinkable Safe
inventor to Get Inside and Be
Dropped Into Bav

n.a;.. The pnsinksble ~, i.l ships safe accom-.
Nanni, Of Chicago, viii make make its imsnEss' srs,
brief appearance in this port off "lss ths
Statue Of Liberty on June Perm;ss
sion to drop this unsinkable three.t
creation from tug to the depths of Tho
harbor was granted to Nanni yestar.
day by Captain Godfrey L. Garden. al
the Coast Guard Service.
According to Nanni the safe is auto-
matically released when the ship goes
down and floats indefinitely. Nanni has
promised to get into the safe on June
and DC cast with it from the deck of q
tug into theswater.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
axe 81 Bodies From
Pittsburgh Ruins

PITTSBURGH, May 2o.-Ninety-one
bodies had been taken from the ruins
OF the Etna Chemical Company's plant
at oakdale, near here, up to early to-
night, the total representing the
Known dead" as a result Of the ter
rific explosions which wrecked the
plant last Saturday. Twenty-eight of
the charred hodies were removed from
tne debris during the day by searchers'
VINO have been working in shifts since
the disaster occurred.
Compilations to-day show ninety
Tour persons In Pittsburgh hospitals.
and company officials say, that , 100
members OF the working force of the
plant fFe yet unaccounted for.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
Hyde-Bronson
Ceremony Performed at s
P. M. in St. Thomas's Church

In the chantry of St. Thomas's
Church, at 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon, Miss Helen Chauncev Bronson.
daughter of the late Henry T. Bronson
was married to B. Talbot B. Hyde, son
of DR.. Frederick E. Hyde. The cere.
mony was performed by the Rev. Dr.
Ernest M. Stires. A small reception
followed at the Hotel Gotham.
The bride, who was given away by
the Rev. Oliver Hart Bronson, Of
Salem, Mass, had no attendants. E. l.
Horsman, jr., served as best man and
the ushers were Warner NJ. Van Nor
den, Franklin L. Babcock, Louis P.
Nash and Ernest P. Hous.
The bride lived with her sister, Miss
Harriet P. Bronson, at the Wyoming
Mr.. Hyde was graduated from Harvard
in 1901. He is member of the Union
League and Century clubs, and is coz
nected with the Department of Anthro-
pology of the American Museum Of
Natural History.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
Gunman Gets 20 Years
Pellegrino Morano Sentenced
for Killing 2 BROOKLYN Men

Pellegrino Morano, proprietor of the
Santa Lucia Hotel at Coney Island, and
leader of gang of gunmen, was sent
enced to term of from twenty wears
to life in Sing Sing yesterday by Judge
Van Siclen in the criminal branch of
the Supreme Court in Brooklyn. He
was convicted last week of the killing
last September of Charles Umbraccio
and James Morello, members of rival
gang.
Allesandro Vollero, found guilty of
the actual murder Of the two men, is
awaiting electrocution in Sing Sing.
The quarrel that caused the deaths is
said to have arisen over the price of
artlchokes in which Morano was
dealer.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
MRS. HARRY PAYNE WHITNEY

Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney and Cap
tain Francesca Mario Guardabassi, of
the Italian army, former opera
singer, are in charge Of the arrange
ments for the ItalyAmerican Day Con-
cert to be given at the Metropolitan
Opera House on Friday evening for the
benefit of the Italian Red Cross. Miss
Flora Payne Whitney is the daughter
of Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
After the Metropolitan Opera House
orchestra has played the Italian Royal
March, Charles E. Hughes will intro
duce Count Macchi de Cellere, the
Italian Ambassador, who will speak on
ltaly's part in the war. Henry P.
Dawson, who was invited to speak
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
! y ~

sb4 West 1s1st strestt Richard &1aat-
ten. thirteen. s4e Wssk 1s4th stSsst;
Herbert Crowl, fourteen, $50 Nest
1S0th Street; Walter Peil, fourtoen,
706 West 180th Street; Henry Baker,
fourteen, 500 West 186th Street; Ets
ward Phalen, fourteen, 106 Northern
Avenue; Molvin Freud, thirteen, "a
Bond Avenue, Rockaway Beach; !;
Paul Butler, fourteen, sos West 1S1st
Street, and Howard Jones. fourteen,
464 Fort Washington Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
MISS FLORA PAYNE WHITNEY


will be unable to do so. There will
be an address by Newton D. Baker,
Secretary of War.
Giulio Gatti- Casszza, who is arrang-
ing the programme, announces that
Caruso, Scotti, Amato, Nine. Aida, Miss
Kathleen Howard and Miss Anna Case
are to be the artists, while, in addition
to Moranzoni, Gennaro Papi and Giulio
Setti are to be the conductors. Both
the Metropolitan Opera House chorus
and orchestra will be employed.
Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, Mrs.
Hamilton Holt, Mrs. Charles Dana Glib
son, Mrs. Lindsay Russell and Mrs.
William Guggenheim are announced as
additions to the patronesses, who are
headed by Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-21
Sergeant Killed on Borde,.

M'ALLEN, Tex, May 2o.-sereeant
Herbert Ulrich, of Kawkawl;n M;oh
was killed by shot from across -.
Mexican line near Hidalgo TO-DAY
-Four Mexicans were killed in thu rs'
turn fire. ' s"o re-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
CONGRESSMAN Mann's Son.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-James R..
Mann, %, said to be the son of Con-
gresham James r. Mann, of Illinois,
committed suicide here today by
shooting himself. He turned the gun
on himself after he had shot and kill
ed his pet Airedale terrier, Billy"
Mann left a note addressed to his
mother at the Highland apartments,
Washington, D. c., in which he indi-
Gated that he intended to kill him
self because of illness.
Congressman Mann, informed of the
suicide, said that his son had been
In ill health. He started at once for
an undertaking establishment to view
the body.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
Hun. are Madly Digging Themselves in From
the Sea to Switzerland, Not Knowing
Where Next Blow is Coming.
|vDN H|NDENBURG'S EFFORT TO SAVE SELF
AS Regular as Swing of Pendulum, Allies are
Hitting German Army Hard at All
Points Along Line.

| |rBy william Philip Sirms, United
press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Sept. 20.-Von Hin
! |denburg has begun to hit back.
With his main line defenses
everywhere menaced and fac
/ ing a possible second retreat
| far more disastrous than the
first, he is being forced to sacri-
flee part of his precious re-
serves in an effort to save him.
self. The latest news, as this
Lis cabled, is that the German
armies have everywhere been
repulsed in their counter at
|tacks, while piles of dead
Boches lie before the British
| lines between Cambrai and St.
Quentin.
Meantime Generals Byng,
Rawlinson and Debeny are en-
enclosing St. Quentin, one Of
| the most important pivotal
points of the Hindenburgi line,
which is exactly what Hinden-
burg had hoped to prevent.
With the regularity Of the
swing of a pendulum, Marshal
Foch is hitting the Germans
hard all along the line. The
Huns are reported madly dig
ging themselves in from the sea
to Switzerland.
Not knowing where the next
blow will fall they are expect
ing it to fall everywhere.
Fearing for Lille and Douai,
Won Hindenburg has been fore
ed to concentrate a part of his
available reserves there.
Cambrai and st. Quentin are
threatened so another mass of
men is required in this region.
General Mangin's s menace TO-
ward the keystone positions
northeast of scissors necessi-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
[By Frank ]. Taylor, United Pres

[By Frank J. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
METZ FRONT, Sept 20.-The dough-
boys are straining at the leash.
The units which wiped out tho st.
MihieI salient, are impatient to push
on. Their accomplishments to date
have only whetted their appetites and
the newest recruits and oldest veter-
ans alike figure that chasing Boches Is
the greatest sport in the world.
"They are full of pep now, moro
than ever" said an officer. ''They beg
US constantly to let them pus', on into
Germany. About all we hear from
them no~ is ret's go; let's co."
The Germans are still feverishly dig
sing In along the Hindenburg line
while our artillery continually hampers
their efforts to improve their trenches
and entaneIements.
Accounts Of spectacular deeds filter
back to headquarters. A certain bat
terry had gun put out Of commission.
The gunners Immediately took charge
of captured gun of medium ealibre,
we'll supplied with ammunition. They
had little trouble In understanding the
range finder as they discovered a Ger
man range table book which was
promptly translated by German-Ameri.
can members Of the battery.
The doughboys are finding that
knowledge of the German language is
useful up In front. | saw a German
field library which had been hastily
abandoned. German speaking Ameri-
cans were browsing among the VOL
umes. Several chaps were reading
transIations Of Shakespeare and Emer-
son.
~ never knew Shakespeare wrote SO
we'll, until | stumbled into this IT,
brary," said one.
An officer who was patroIIing along
the HIndenb2rg line with fifteen me
discovered an electrified wire which
prevented further progress.
He returned the next night, bring
ina a portable stiie with which to get
over the wire. 1t was a rainy night
and the Americans discovered nat
the current had been shut off. They
promptly cut the wires.
Several Americans advancing up a
communication trench were chalIen :
ed by sentry. A dovghboy who
spoke German talked with the sentry,
gradually edeine closer. Then he
Jumped the Boche. They continued
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
Offer is Still Open.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 20.-"Aus-
a-Hungarys offer is still open"
This statement was contained in
an official dispatch from Vienna re-
ceived here today.
The dispatch further stated that
Foreign Secretary Balfour's recent
speech contains rash conclusions re-
garding the central empires attitude
toward peace, which he could not
have made If he had accepted the
proposed discussion"
From reports abroad, the rejection
of the Austro-Hungarian proposal
cannot be doubted" the dispatch said.
Official replies have not yet been re-
ceived Only Balfour's exhaustive dis.
cussion is available. His arguments
and the debates in the French and
American senates, show how correct
ly Baron Burian's proposal judges the
situation. Only adoption of the pro
posal will master the confusion OF
minds prevailing everywhere.
"Balfour's speech contains rash
conclusions regarding the central EN-
pires' attitude toward peace, which
he could not have made If he had
accepted the proposed discussion.
"Austria-Hungary's offer is still
open"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
United Press
War Summary
Kaiser CANDLES Again.
~ ]. w. T. Mason. United

10y u. w. MdSoll, olhLCu iSSs
War Expert.l
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Von Hin
denburgs stiffening Of his defenses
hewed effort on the part of Austria
Hungary to secure consideration OF
the Hapsburg plea for a peace con.
fenence- s
1t is evident that the kaiser has or.
dered a fresh supply of manpower in
the despairing hope that Austria Hun
gary and Germany be able 70 steal in.
to a peace congress from the con-
quered fields of France and Belgium.
The kaiser is an inveterate gambler
with destiny The crushing failures OF
the submarine campaigns and of this
have cured him. He has returned to
the tables for another throw.
He is now gambling with his re-
ward and conserving his man power
for the defense Of German territory
and the Rhine, he is trying to hold
fast at any cost, while AustriarHun-
gary repeats her appeal for peace
It is a highly dangerous position for
the German army, but the Hohen-
graspers after straws
The strong opposition Of the Ger.
mans along the Hindenburg line dur
ing the last three days contains no
strategic value for themse
The line is doomed if the war con.
tinues and only the central powers
have any idea that it may not contin'
Ee. When the retreat to Belgium is
again resumed the Germans will dis
cover that the chief result Of the
IAustro-Hungarian peace overture has
b4en to beggar still more tie FAILING
supply Of German reserves The Wen
ma statesmen are now trying to init
mate that If only the allies will ente,
upon a confidential discussion OF
terms, they will be astonished at the
liberality Of the central powers.
There is no hope of the Hapsburg
ers making any kind of impression BY
this kind of argument. The allies can
not be inveigled into a secret confer
ence by any such camouflage. The on
ly peace terms that can make tbs
world safe for democracy are not tc
be given to the world in spirit o1
liberality by the Teutonic militarists
They are terms that must be forced
on the militarists to demonstrate mil
itarism's defeat
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20

tates a third batch Of reserves.
General Pershing's press to-
ward Metz and Briey and the
very gates of Germany itself,
calls for a fourth group, while
the fear that the allies will
strike toward the Rhine
through Alsace is keeping the
Huns worried there.
Thus Marshal Foch's strate-
gy is to split up Won linden
burg's forces until it is profile
matical if the German leader
will be able to put much punch
into a blow anywhere even if
he should have more troops in
reserve.
It is generally believed here
that the next few weeks ought
to write history.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
Body Lies in State.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
NEW YORK, Sept. 20-The body
of Cardinal Farley was taken today
from the parochial residence adioin
ing ST. Patricks to catafalque
erected in front of the cathedraPs
high altar, where it will lie in state
until funeral services Tuesday, after
which it will be placed in the cathed-
raj crypt.
The Mathis and Lauds were sung
as the body was brought in.
Tomorrow morning there will be a
special high mass for children and
tomorrow night vespers will be sung.
Arrangements now provide for de
livery of eulogy at the funeral by
Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore. Car
dinal O'Connell of Boston, will par
ticipate in the services.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
OVER THREE THOUSAND
ON MARINE LIST TO DATE

Joseph L. Rishel, Hutchinson, Kas.
Killed Accidentally.
Sergeant
James Mattson, Winthrop, Minn.
Died of Wounds Received in Action.
First Lieutenant
Donald Gordon, Danglais, Paris.
Sergeant
Lloyd Brosius, Carthage, Mo.
Wounded in Action, Severely.
Corporal
Daniel t. McKenna, Roxbury, Mass
Frivates-
Andrew L. S. Shepard, Elyria, o.
Royal H c. Shepherd, Houston,
Tex
George N Snyder, Cleveland, o.
Lloyd E. Pike, Silver Springs, N. Y,
Clarence A. Shedden, Dundee, Ill
Missing In Action.
Frivates-
Norman s. Lomas, Philadelphia, Pa
Malcolm E. Webster, Wollaston,
Mass.
American Prisoners.
! WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The war
department today located American
| prisoners captured by the Germans
as follows:
At Camp Cassel-Frank F'unch, ad-
dress unknown; George Brand, ad.
dress unknown.
| AT Rastaat-Albert William Ste.
vens, Grimes Pass, Boise county,
| Idaho.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
Eight Killed in Action, Two
Died of Wounds and Two
are Missing.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Marine
corps summary of casualties to date:
Officers-Deaths, 80; wounded, "a;
missing, l. Total, 1O4.
Enlisted men-Deaths, 951; wound
ed, 1888; in hands of enemy, IL;
missing, 152. Total, 3,047.
Grand total, 3.151.
The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding general of
the American expeditionary forces
(included in above totaD: Killed in
action, s. killed accidentally, l; died
of wounds received in action, q;
wounded in action, severely, 6; miss
ing in action, 2. Total, 10.
Killed in Action.
Second Lieutenant
]. W. Overton, Nashville. Tenn.
Corporals-
Edward MAIDEN, Newark, N. J.
Edward H. Oelschlaeger, Hoboken
n. j.
Privates-
Alex P. Christoffersen, Pinneo
Colo.
Floyd Edge, E. Chattanooga. Tenn
Charles McMenamy, Philadelphia.
BENJAMIN Peeler. High Shoals, Ga
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-20
Germans Desperate Stand.


LONDON, Sept. 2o.-The Germans
desperate stand on the Hindenburg
line between Cambria and st. Quentin
is developing some of the most san
culinary fighting of the war.
The whole region from point north.
west Of Cambrai to southwestward OF
st. Quentin has been the scene Of al
ternating attacks and counter attacks
which have been carried out with
great ferocity despite bad weather
conditions. The fighting has resulted
favorably for the British and French,
the enemy counter blows only adding
to his already staggering casualties.
Prisoners taken by the British since
Wednesday morning already have
passed ten thousand, according to Of
fetal figures.
Several hundred have been added to
this by the French operating on the
British right flank, west and south
west Of ST. Quentin.
Little change was noted in the bat.
tie line yesterday, owing to the nature
of the fighting. The British consoli.
dated their gains northwest of st.
Quentin while the French pushed for.
ward slightly south Of that place,
reaching the outskirts Of 0enay.
British troops have entered the
Macedonian fighting on big scale,
striking northward in the lake Doiran