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New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Y. S. Officer Outwits
U-Boat Commander
Navy Men on Alcedo Saved
by Prompt Yankee
Bluff
IStQf Correanondencel

l'rD~D t>VfIccl l/DNNSutSl
!, "ASHlSGToN, April 15x.Yankee
'''i' FaTed number Of American
~~'<i officers and men from being taken
~s'nsfs Dy the captain Of the sub
zine tnat aank .hc Alccdo on Fcbru-
. according 70 .ne story told to-
" naTal officials, VINO talked with
''iahder William r. Conn, jr., com
: ss' os the vessel, who has returned
:. sa's country for a abort leave Of
.r.cs w. from the war zone.
"'H the Alcet:D was torpedocd, &C.
"s 70 Commander Conn's story,
'@cef and twenty enlisted men
~ ~ drowned, but seven officers and
ass-ATe of the crew we're finally
So a ap ~ lifeboats. Conn and 9TH
sas;,~ - IN. me ere1, soaked through by
bs,sf," sf,"anse - the ocean, were almost
lie ~. toeir naval uniformg when
Rey.oess was reached.
a mn. .s n's rescue boat had proceed
bat t,sshah thah hundred yards the T.
mzass-' np alonHsids and the com
.ss aes.' SFmancsd the nationality OF
sade = pants. Inquiries were first
brsts,. we occupants werc French or
tsYsivs >'nn quickly replied that no
ssft At. we're aboard and that all
tes The =, IAN passe8xers. Inability 10
assrs .as esas of the American naval Of
aasxs..S Ss'arfn and the fact that Conn
sAsae,sa without hesitation that
sz15sA.xas. pAseenxers" we're aboard
maexs. ms German submarine com
"A A,sx.s No the G~boat sabmerged a.
destroyer hove into sixht.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
s on Casualty List From,
NezU York and Suburbs

Three new names on the casualty
lists were identified yesterday as being
men from the immediate vicinity of
New York
Included in the list Of killed by acci-
dent was Corporal Winthrop V. Rode
valid, twenty-three years old, of 55
Harrison Street, East Orange, n. ].
His mother, Mrs. Ida Voorhees, Rode
wald, received a telegram from the
War Department announcing that her
son had died from an accidental gun
shot wound on April .. She had re-
ceived letter from him only few
days ago telling Of his company's first
skirmish. which it had come through
without losing a man.
Corporal Otto 4. j. Ernst. Company
|, 165th Infantry, reported wounded in
action, is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Ernst, Of 1886 Stephen Street, Ridge
wood, L. T. He served on the Mexican
border with the 21st Regiment and
was transferred TO the 165th shortly
before it sailed for France.
Private John Menah, also wounded
in action, lives at l445 Hamilton Ave
i
wound. he having been cut down by
shrapnel at Vimy Ridge earlier in the
war, while an enlisted man IN a Cana
dian regiment.
Sergeant William Francis, Company
NJ, was slightly wounded OH March 2,3
two days after the big drive of the
Germans started. He is a son Of Mrs.
Catherine Francis, of so Wyckof Ave
nue., Brooklyn.
Private John Menah. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Menah, Of 1445 Hamilton
Avenue, Morris Park, Long Island. re-
ccived his second wound late in March.
He was hurt in 1915 at Nimy Ridge
while fighting with the Canadians.
Claus Carlson, Company X, is twenty
two years old. He is son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Carlson, Of 1852 Fifth Street,
Brooklyn Henry Byrnes, also Of Com
pany X, is married and has two sons.
He lieys at 1870 Sixth Avenue, Brook
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
.ssO 400 Cabled for Relief
Work in Armenia and Syria

Fifty thousand dollars was rarnea cao,ea tea
s'r ye'' Armenian and Syrian Relief for
.,,nrL ~, l., me Palestine section, making
- total Of more than Il quarter OF n
ro,Iiinn lion dollars gent to Palestine to date
t,v tne American committee. it was an
" Ar AUTHORIZATION Of 100000 also was
an'. .'n Irr' ~ ne Red Cross War Council
a" aa .r additional contribution to the
American Committee for Armenian ana
syrian Relief. This money wlil DC
cabIed for relief work IN the hasterh
war zone and represents the hpptoipia- ,i'
alton for the months OF ApflI ana mny' u
according 10 an announcement Haoe
be- tho Treasurer of the council.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Hunger Drives
Germans On, Baron
Rhondda Declares
Offensive Called Fight for
Food, Not Paris, and Victory
a Synonyme for Bread

LONDON, April 15.-"Victory now ia
synonyme for bread in Germany" de-
ciared Baron Rhondda, Food Com
troller, IN explaining to The Associated
FresS the bearing OF the German food
problem on the offensive in the West
"lt is fight, not for Paris, but for
food he added. "The cry of Give u,
bread! resounds incessantly in Hin
denburg's ears, and in my judgment
that cry has set the German legions
moving
The Kaiser hoped to starve us into
submission by the U-boat warfare. He
failed. The Russian and Rumanian
2ranarles proved to be mirages. The
despalring energies of hunger are ar
the heart Of this fury of battIeo
What do you think OF cven+s 80
Rome ~ the Food Controller was asked
He replied:
he old emotion and unity of tha
black autumn of 1914 are back apai,
IN the hearts of all. No man can 1ooi-
without pride upon the temper of the
country IN these stern days. Our hest.
comes to the top in the extremity"
after referring to the matter in
which the British nation had accented
food rationing. Lord Rhondda con-
Guided with a tribute to the United
States, saying:
America is at one with US. and r
can never speak too warmly of the helm
she gives me so generously in the MAJ
.er OF food supplies. We are organ.
lzed 1zd and armored against the enemv
We are one people. That is our reniy
to Germany" Asp's
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Czernin's Moderate
Speeches Not Borne
Out by His Actions

The recent publication by the French
government of the futile peace appeal
sent out by Emperor Charles of Aus
trla- Hungary in March. 1917, and the
efforts of the Emperor and the Austro-
Hungarian Foreign Office to- explain
this letter to the satisfaction of Ger
many and the German Emperor. prob
ably were the most potent influence in
bringing about the resignation OF
Count Czernin.
Since he was appointed Foreign Min
lister on Decembper %, Nc, in success
SION to Baron Burian, Count Czernin
has been very active N attempting to
bring about peace, and the moderate
tone Of his speeches has been in sharp
contrast With that of the German
Cnatcelors and Foreign Secretaries.
However. his participation in the
forced peace upon Russia as we'll as
That upon Rumania did not show that
ms actions kept step with his words.
In the peace otfensive' of the pres
ent year Count Czernin in the Austrian
helchsrath on January 25 suggested an
exchange of views between Austria
Hungary and the United States. He
announced also that Austria based her
negotiations with Russia on the policy
or no anneXatlons or indemnities. but
thefc always was some doubt whether
ms paclhst maneuvers were honest or
were inspired by Berlin in an effort to
nrlng about split among the Entente
Allies. N'''e
Given Lie by Clemenceau
Count Czernin on April A in an ad-
dress at Vienna declared that prer,;sr
oiemenceau had sought peace negoti-
atoms with Austria. The French Pre-
M, mler replied that Count Czernin lied.
me french and Foreign Offices then
.sSued statements explaining the unof-
ncIal negotiations in Switzerland
farly last week the French govern
ment declared that Emperor Charles
ano count Czernin both had said that
me claim Of France to Alsace-I,orra;ne %
was just. This brought a denial frono
Emperor Charles in the form Of . to1o
gram to Emperor William, to whom he
reiterated his loyalty to the German
cause ard denied that he had said
france was justified in wanting Al
SAGE Lorraine returned.
:, ms Immediately brought from tha
rench government the publication Of
a letter from Emperor Charles TO his
prother-ln-law. Prince Sixtus. of Ronr.
Don. which was autographed and which
the Emperor asked be given to Presi-
dent Poincalre. In the letter the En-
peror said that France should have
Alsace- Lorraine and that Belgium and
Serbia should be restored. He also
asked that London and Paris be felt
out as to peace terms
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Pcris War Office
Pays Tribute to
American Valor
fBy Tho Associated Press


WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sunday, April 14.-American
soldiers did brilliant work in the stiff
fighting on Friday at Brule Wood in
the forest of Apremont, Lorraine. to
which the French War Office already
has referred in its communications. An
account of the engagement which has
just reached the correspondent through
the french army, shows that at 4 1:30
o clock IN the morning, after a short
and severe COMMANDMENT. five hundred
German troops selected from an entire
division made an assault and attempted d
to occupy q first line trench. Small
bodies of famous French troops which
formed the advance posts resisted the
enemy until their ammunition was eX-
hausted. Then they retired to obtain
supplies, after which they returned to
the fight.
The French commander Immediately
organized counter attack. in which
American troops Joined, and after
fierce fighting elected the enemy. The
ground was strewn with the German
dead and the Allies took a number Of
prisoners.
Shortly afterward on the same day
suspicious enemy movements we're OBJ
served in that vicinity. Groups of Ger
mans were seen to be creeping into the
first line of the American position,
which had voluntarily been left unoc-
cupied. American soldiers dashed for
ward from the support line and en-
gagged in grenade fighting and handto-
hand encounters. in the course of
which they displayed wonderful dash
and cooness: French troops near by
Americans, who. after severe engage
ment. repused the Germans. The
enemy suffered heavy casualties and
left behind twenty-four prisoners.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Separate Peace
Now Impossible

Thon Celmenceau turned the dis
closures against Austria by giving out
the letter to Prince Sixtus. The pub
llcatlon OF this letter was a desperate
move. 1t inevitably destroyed the sep
arate peace element in Austria. what
ever that element amounted to, and
threw Austria over definitely to the
Berlin militarists But it stopped
further disclosures. And it restored
the morale of the Allied nations, by
showing that the peace moves were in
itiated by Austria herself
Thanks to the publication of the
letter to Sixtus, Austria never got
around to telling what took place at
General Smuts's meeting with Czern-
ms representative All the world has is
highly melodramatic story, given out
in Paris. which is discredited by
Smuts going back to Berne last March.
And what happened between alleged
unofficial representatives of this gov
ernment and those of Austria is also
secret. The latest Vienna COM
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Lieutenant Markham Killed
On Texas Flying Field

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April %
Lieutenant f. R. Markham, flying in
structor at Kelly Field, was instantly
killed this morning. when the machine
in which he was flying with cadet
dropped into tail spin from height
of 200 feet
The cadet, whose name was not made
public, was not seriously hurt. Mark
hams home was in Turin. n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

IN his possession Emperor Charles let
ter year ago, when Britain refused
TO consider peace negotiations, especi-
ally kerensky's proposals. A. J. Bal
four, Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
said that the government had most
carefully considered the subject. and
had decided that it was not in the pub
lie interest to discuss it in any form
IN the House of Commons at present.
He appealed to the ouestoner not
to push the matter further.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
NJ Y Aviator Killed Abroad

MONTREAL. April 15.-The death Of
Flight Lieutenant Robert Elsmere
Brooks in an nirplanc accident at Ayr,
Scotland, is reported. Lieutenant
Brooks was born in New York twenty.
nine years ago. He was the son of
the late Quintus Brooks, who was man
ager of the Academy Of Music and His
Majesty's theatres here.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Disclosures Used
Against the Allies

The purpose of the recent dis
closures, which have led to Czernin's
signation, is easier to understand
Just as the Central Powers preceded
their drive into Italy and weakened
Italian morale with the suggestion that
peace was near, so they have sought to
suggest to all the Allied armies that
their governments have been negotiat-
ing peace just at the moment when
they themselves were ready to launch
their biggest drive.
First came Czernin's statement that
he had sent his speech to President
That suggested this country was deep
came Austrian intimation of unofficial
tives of Mr.. Wilson. These stories met
with no dcnials. Austria turned from
Washington to Paris. and made the
same suggestions with regard to
France. Premier Clemenceau issued y
sharp denial. Austria retorted with
details. An interview between Major
Armand and Count Revertata had
taken place at Berne. Later came a
further detail, that this conversation
had been resumed.
Up to the present Austria had had
all the best Of the disclosures. She
had told the armies of the Allies that
their governments were negotiating for
peace. She had sown the seeds of dis
trust of this country and France and
England on Italy. She had shown tn =
Slavs in her own territories who pin
their faith upon the Allies and this
country that the Allies were dickering
with their hated ruler.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Austria Kept
Allies Divided

Whatever Austrias purpose was in
negotiating with the Allies and sending
them communications such as the let
ter to Prince SiXtus, whether she
really thought at any time Of sepa
rate peace or not, she plished
the great end of keeping the Allies di
vided for many months. and so mis-
leading this country that American
war preparations have been delayed
The Italian disaster probably would
never have taken place if this country
at least had not believed in the pos
sibiity OF detaching Austria from Ger
many. Unity of Allied action would
have come sooner except for the same
belief
President Wilson would have thought
less about peace offensives and more
about Cur prompt and effective entrance
into the warif he had not been always
looking for some signal from Czernin.
Altogether. if it were not for the
letter to Prince Sxtus and the present
gnation. it would be plausible to
explain Austria's diplomacy for the
last year on the theory that the Aus
trian Premier was the tool of Berlin
and had held out the hope OF separate
peace with Austria as means of
weakening the resolution of the Allies
and this country and preventing unity
of action with Italy.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Revelations Show
Basis for Peace Talk

Recent revelations show what was
the basis of the talk OF separate peace
With Austria which has profoundly i'm
pressed the policy of Washington dur
ing the whole first year OF the war.
In the first place, there was the letter
cf Emperor Charles to Prince SiXtus
promising the Emperor's support for
the Just claims CT France with regard
to Alsace Lorraine.' Vienna has never
denied this letter. It is declared TO be
garbled, but to call a document garbled
is TO admit its substantial authenticity.
This letter was dated March 81, 1917.
It was followed by conferences be-
tween representatives of Count Ger
min and French and English diplomats
at Berne. These conferences began
last summer, and were resumed this
winter and spring. The French We're
represented by Major Armand, who
conferred with Count Revertata. The
British sent General SHUTS to confer
with the former Austrian Minister at
London.
These meetings were much more Sc
lous, or were taken much more seri
ously, than the Allied governments in
their recent statements have made out,
for Majo Armand saw Count Rever-
tata for the second time this winter
or spring, and General Smuts went to
Berne to see Czernin's repre- sentative
the second time no longer ago than
last month.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
British Won't Discuss
Emperor's Letter

LONDON, April 15.-In a reply to a
question in the House of Commons
to-day as to whether Great Britain
was aware that President Poincare had
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

ROBINSON, Arthur H, pneumonia.
TROUTMAN, Henry v. pneumonia
hLhLER, Nevel Edward, pneumonia.
Died, Cause Unknown
SDEIL. Charles j., jr. corporal
GREEN, Hyman, captain.
Severely Wounded
CURRIN, John Alexander, lieutenant.
MACPHETRES, Hadley NJ, sergeant.
HILDRETH. Donald L.
Slightly Wounded
GRlBBEL, Wakeman c., captain.
BOGbEt, Arthur s., >>autenant.
DOM ELL. George W, lieutenant.
GRAY, Hamon, lieutenant.
HALE, Thomas F.. lieutenant
MOSER, Reuben A. lieutenant.
BIRCH, Ernest W, corporal
OLIVER, George D.. corporal.
JONES, Clyde l., bugler.
BRUSSO, George A..
BRESCIA. Joseph.
CROCKAN, Thomas F.
DAYBERT. George W.
GOULD, William f.
HARSHEY, William c.
HUFE. Fred A
kitty, Thomas j.
LISCIO. Frank
LUEDEhING. Carl C.
PERONA. Peter.
POTTS, Carlton w.
SCHNEIDER, Edward.
SCULSkI, Wallenty.
TRABUE, Wilfred c.
UFFELMAN, Frank A.
WALKER, Russell T.
WEST, John J.
Captured or Missing
BOILING, r. c., colonel
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16

mun;que on the Sixtus letter says: ::
The affair is herewith declared to be
at end" The rest will be known when
the full diplomatic history of the war
Is Writ
New-York tribune., 1918-04-16
Czernin S F all viii End
Talk Of Separate Peace
Washington Believes Berlin Holds Premier Responsible fo
Letter OF Charles to Prince Sixtus and Government
Now Will Pass Military Party
By c. w. Gilbert

"AShINGTON. April 15.-The resig-
nation of Count Czernin. if the "Lokal
l>"ze'gerN dispatch from Vienna proves
u ue' IS no doubt related to the letter
VI "peror Charles Of Austria to
rrlnce Slxtus Of Bourbon recentlv Civ
en- out by the French government.
rrooaoly Berlin holds Czernin respon-
slole Tor this indiscretion of the Aus
'rian Kaiser. At any rate. the position
OF Czernin had become difficult. A
moderate from the outset, standing for
certain independence of Berlin on the
part Of Vienna, he has seen Austria
ASSIST IN German annexationist peace
at Frest-Lltcvsk and make peace of
her own on the same pattern with Ru-
mania. And he has seen the spirit Of
conquest sweep his country completely
Under the domination of the military
machine of the Hohenzollern.
The resignation means the end for
ever OF the talk of a separate peace
with Austria. Even Czernin before re-
tlrlng had to profess his entire loyalty
to Berlin. But then arose the letter
TO Prince SiXtus. The record of Aus
trla was out OF harmony with Czernin's
professions. SO Czernin goes to make
way no doubt for Foreign Secretary
agreeable to the militarists of both
Central capitals.
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
FORMER D. c. GUARD
NOT ORDERED HOME

Former District national guards
men in France have not been desig-
mated for early convoy by General
PershinE. according to War Depart
ment officials who today announced
the locations OF District units over
seas.
The 1i7th Machine Gun Battalion.
composed largely OF District men
formerly in the machine gun com
pary OF the District guard. is at
Selles-sur-Cher.
The 1O4th Field Signal Battalion.
formerly the signal corps OF the Dis
trict guard, is at Bourbonne-les-
Rains. The I16th Field Signal Bat
TALON. formerly the supply company
OF the old Third Infantry. is at Cour
Cheverny.
The 10th Field Artillery. formerly
the cavalry troop OF the District
guard. Is with the 10th Field Signal
Battalion at Bourbonne- -les-Bains.
Drafed mon from Washington who
trained at Camp Meade. Md. and were
sent to France with the 3l2th Machine
Gun Battalion OF the Seventy ninth Di-
vision. are at Vacherauville with the
army OF occupation.
The Il7th Sanitary Train. formerly
the medical unit OF the District Guard.
II with the Forty-second Division at
Mersch. LuxcmburE. as part OF the
army OF occupation.
Colored soldiers from Washington in
the 372d Infantry are At BruyereA !
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
JEWS DRIVE FOR
OVERSUDSCR|PT ton

Determined 20 wind up the cam
paign by tomorrow night with . big
oversubscription OF the local quota,
workers In the Jewish Relief Fund
drive put forth renewed efforts 20
day. Women workers on the wash
ingtoR committee which is seeking
to raise $4,000 as Its quota to the
fund TO relieve the suffering OF Jews
In Europe, took their places In
theaters, stores. and hotels this morn
ing to receive subscriptions.
The local committee held a meet
ing this morning in the office of it's
chairman, Simon Lyon, to report on
the progress OF the drive yesterday.
The drive win continue today and to-
morrow. There win be a big dance
Monday night for the bsnefit OF the
fund. This dance is being arranged
by the young Jewish women OF the
city.
The members Of ave District coun-
ellis OF the knights OF Columbus have
been urged to contribute TO the fund
literally In order that the drive may
result In an oversubscription of wash
ington's quota.
The action OF the knights Of Co.
lumbus followed q vigorous appeal
issued by the priests OF the Society
Of Jesus at st. Aloysius' Church. call
ing upon Catholics in the name Of
charity and In appreciation Of the
traditional generosity Of the Jews to
give to the fund that is being raised
"for the abatement Of misery and
great suffering among the Jews In
Europe"
Chairman Lyon has received the
following letter from Frank J. Hogan.
head Of the Red Cross drive here and
an interested worker in behalf OF the
Jewish fund. strongly indorsing the
present campaign:
"This Is no time for the demobili-
zation OF charity. The sun of pros
perity has never shone more brightly
on any land than It has upon America
during the past few years. Our ma
tionaI wealth has mounted to stu
pendous figures. and Individual wealth
has kept pace with II. Let every man
and woman living under our starry
banner Of freedom take q personal
inventory OF his or her worldly pos
sessions today. and the overwhelming
majority will ind that they are better
The Washington times., 1918-12-28
WOMAN IS INJURED
WHEN AUTOS Crash

Mrs. Thomas W. Lyon. of 2sOo Elev-
snth street northwest. Is at her home
,uEering from cuts on the head ana
ace received yesterday waen the su-
.omobiIe in which she was riding col
ded with q machine operated by Rea
Patterson. OF 1870 Eighth street
northwest. at Sherman avenue and
Columbia road northwest. Mrs. Lyon
.gas removed to her homs-
Three persons were slightly injured
Yesterday when two cars Of the Co
luubta line of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company eoIlided
At Sixteenth street and Benning road
northeast The injured passengers.
however, refused to give their nanes
to the police
An automobile operated BY John D.
Waters, OF Alexandria, Va. eollided
with an unidentified automobile which
was parked at the curb At Eighth ana
= streets southwest yesterday. Miss
Mary Athey, Of Alexandria. Va. .
passenger In Waters, machine. suf-
fered bruises on the body when she
was thrown out OF the car By the in
pact
seaman Albert svick. stationed At
the United States naval air station,
Anaeostia. was slightly injured yes
terday when q motorcycle he eEas
operatina coIlided with . wagon
driven BY John Haired. Of 721 How
anr road southeast. at Nichols avenus
and Howard road southeast
The Washington times., 1918-12-28

.1 aud not worse OF than they were
his day last year.
The Jews have responded ncbly 70
very call. whether made In the name
Il country or OF charity. whether n
las meant the giving freely oe their
IONS. their services or their wealth.
'The record they have written Il a
reat one; TO the present generation
Z u a rsgatfu! source Of gratinca-
~ 10 the future q win Justly be
the cause for pride. And u the light
that record. know there viii ~
no failure now"
The following subscribers yesterday
gave more than 800 each: The
Washington Times. $1,000; @. Eord-
niger. $500; Interstate Amusement
~or7pany. S3oo: Joseph strasburgsP.
$3.50; Leon Tobriner. $3.50; Charles
;chwarz. $50: Isaae Goldenberg. 800,
and Leo Baum, 800.