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New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Increase Not Paid,
Say Marine Workers
Delahanty Tells Commission En-
ployers Have Not Observed
November Ruling

WASHINGTON, May 14-Complaint
that increased wages granted 10000
marine workers in the Port of New
York by a government wage commits
sion last November have not been paid
was made to-day by T. l.. Delehanty,
president of the Marine Engineers, be-
fore the National War Labor Board.
The quartermaster corps, the immigra-
tion service and the New York depart
ments of Charities, Health and Correc-
tion were the principal offenders, he
said.
Increases were to be retroactive to
November 1, and Delehanty complained
that employers had refused to pay any
back wages, although in some instances
the increased scale had been adopted.
President Brennan of the Tidewater
boatmen's Union told the board their
men had voted to strike at noon
Wednesday unless assurances of in
creases werc given by the national
board. These men have been paid in
creases granted last November, but
claim they do not receive living wage.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15

able to ship grain to them. and like
wise to ship metals. We also have
great stocks Of linen"
What we need from Germany" con-
tinued M. Joffe, "are dyes, medicines
and agricultural machinery. We have
not given Americans or other foreign
ers any mining, railway or other con-
cessions.
,"We are not trying to compel Rus
slams to return home, and we welcome
the coming of foreigners. The latter
will enjoy equal rights. We even favor
suffrage for foreigners.
Food conditions are not good in the
towns, but there is plenty in northern
Russia. We are working hard to i'm
prove transportation. As to the ex-
change Of prisoners, we are ready to
accelerate it.. 1t is to our own inter
est to do So"
M. Joffe. the interviewer reports,
ended his talk by declaring that his
personal relations with the German
government were entirely correct"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Armenians Organize
To Resist Turkish
Driue in Caucasus

LONDON, May 14.---It is learned from
Armenian sources that everywhere in
the Caucasus the Armenians are or
ganizing in order to resist the at
tempted advance of the Turkish troops
eastward. Telegraphlc information
from both Armenian and Turkish
sources has announced from time to
time that fighting has taken place be-
tween Armenian and Ottoman troops,
and it appears clear that the Turkish
march eastward has been considerably
hindered.
In spite of enemy propaganda and
betrayal by the Tartars, the Armenians
are determined to fight to the death for
their national cause and the defence of
their country. At an enthusiastic meet
ing held at Tiflis the President of the
Armenian Assembly said:
"if we are to perish, let US perish
with honor"
On the following day the Armenian
trades unions passed resolution that
all able-bodied persons be enrolled.
while the students and schoolbovs also
met and declared that the battlefield
was the place where they would con-
tlnue their studies.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Monarchy Is Gone
Forever in Russia,
Says Lenine ENJOY

AMSTERDAM, May 14.-The return
of the monarchy in Russia is unthink-
able, Adolph Joffre, Russian Ambassa-
dor at Berlin, declared, in a recent
interview given to DR.. Friedberg, the
Berlin correspondent of the Vienna
"Neues Journal" Incidentally, M.
Joffre characterized any assertion that
Americans during the warsor during
the revolution received any conces-
sions from Russia" as "pure inven-
tion."
On his main topic of the govern
mental prospects in Russia M. Joffe
admitted that government of non
Socialists, "under artificial conditions"
never a return to the rule of an en-
peror.
"There is to-day" he continued, "no
power in Russia strong enough to up
set US. Behind US stands the great
mass of the peasants and workers
those whom the capitalistic system had
not blessed with this worlds goods.
The lower bourgeois stratum is also
coming over to US.
Anarchists Sole Opponents
"The people recognize that Miliukoff
and his friends are useless and that
the Mensheviki and the Kerensky So
sialists have turned out to be failure.
There is only one group left, namely,
the Anarchists, but they lack political
driving force.
"Oh, yes" exclaimed the minister,
"they criticize us, too, in Russia. Peo-
pie whose affairs are not prosperous
are apt to curse US, but after all they
recognize that we are nos responsible
for the consequences of the war and
that our pronounced SocialiSt system
is best adapted for Russian conditions.
Our aim is to provide an abundance of
those good things which mankind needs
for the enjoyment of life. We are not
ascetlcs. We do not want to return
to primitive conditions. On tho con-
trary, we wish to make peoples lives
richer and happier: We do not object
to wealth for all, but we do object to
the capitalism which dooms millions to
misery so that the few may have lux
ury." :
NJ. Joffe denied that there has been
any split between Leon Trotzky, the
Minister of War, and Premier Lenine,
as has been reported. He also con-
tradicted, the interviewer says, the
widely held view that Great Russia
was dependent upon the Ukraine for
grain.
"The Siberian grain crop was avail
able for export" he said, "and when
our relations with the Central Powers
are in proper shape we shall be quite
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
President Extends
Powers Of Hoover

WASHINGTON. May IA. - President
Wilson to-day issued a proclamation
extending the licensing authority Of
the food administration SO as to give
1T wider latitude in the control Of
food distribution.
Under the proclamation. effective
June /, all manufacturers Of near-beer
or other fermented beverages contain
ing less than one-half of one per cent
or alcohol are brought under license.
Others affected include packers Of
canned tuna fish. packers Of any form
OF preserved salmon, operators Of
poultry and egg packing plants not al
ready under license; ginners, buyers.
agents. dealers or other handlers Of
cottonseed not already licensed who
handle more than twenty tons of cot
tonseed a year; importers, manufac-
turers or distributors CT cottonseed
hulls, and owners of elevators. ware
houses or other places in which thev
are stored
The proclamation does not affect re-
saliers doing business of less than
*1oo.ooo year, farmers, gardeners.
associations or others with respect 10
55ne products of any farm, garden or
I land owned. leased or cultivated bv
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Federal Scheme
Of Home Rule Is
Gaining Favor
Chamberlain Declares Gov.
ernment Problem Is Not
Irish Problem Alone
Chance to Win Ulster
Dublin Dispatches, However,
Indicate Opposition to La
Dor Leaders Proposal

LONDON. May 14.-In addressing
the Women's Unionist Tariff Reform
Association to-day j. Austen Chamber
laln' member of the War Cabinet, said
1t was question whether, in view of
the new circumstances, the Unionists
should adhere to their former attitude
IN regard to Ireland. Home Rule was
not question for Ireland alone, he as
serted, but concerned England, Scot
land and Wales as we'll.
MIR. Chamberlain said solution of
the whole problem was urgently de.
manded and asked that the facts be
looked in the face.
He pointed out that there was a
Home Rule bill on the statute book,
there were pledges to Ireland, ana that
Whatever plan the government might
bring forward it was entitled to every
consideration in any step it took tow
ard solution of the problem
Firm dealing with Ireland. he added,
was essential if constitutional gov
ernment was to be restored there, and
ne declared Ireland should contribute
her share to the man power necessary
to save the empire. Referring to the
necessity OF strengthening the British
armies. Mr.. Chamberlain said:
The government is not Indifferent
to peace, but it is idle to talk peace
until the great trial of strength has
been fought out and the issue decided
on the battlefield"
The speech on Sunday in which
George Nicoll Barnes, Labor member
of the War Cabinet. advocated fed
eral scheme of Home Rule for the
United Kingdom has attracted much
attention in political quarters here and
in Ireland.
The lobbyists at Westminster say
the utterance was trial balloon" to
test the country's opinion and de-
clare that although the government
has not decided definitely on a fed
eral scheme individual members of
the Cabinet, including Premier Lloyd
George, are inclining more and more
to such solution of the Irish problem.
This is due partly, it is said, because
they believe the scheme affords the
only chance of winning Ulster to Home
Rule.
Some of the Cabinet members be-
lieve also, according to the lobby cor
disposition in Parliament and the
country than ever before toward fed
eral scheme.
The DAILY News" credits the min
listers with the opinion that it is the
best policy to frame an Irish Home
Rule bill which will be general in
structure and which could be fitted
into subsequent act establishing SIM
liar federal parliaments in England,
Scotland and Wales.
The suggestion, however, is rejected
absolutely in Ireland, according to dis
patches from Dublin. where, it is said,
Mr. Barnes's speech was received with
angry contempt. 1t is declared that if
tn Irish Parliamentary party accepts
such scheme it will be repudiated ut
terly by the Irish people. There is,
however. not the slightest probability
of the Irish members of Parliament
giving the least attention to such a
proposal.
On the other hand, it is said the
Northern Unionists will accept such a
solution if Ulster is treated as sep
arate state under it.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Brooklyn Visited
By Daring Gang
Of Loft Thieves

A gang of loft thieves, who employed
the same methods as were used in a
recent epidemic of loft burglsries in
Manhattan, visited Brooklyn late Mon
day night and early yesterday morn
1t is believed the men were the same
ones that have been giving the police
of Manhattan so much trouble.
The men forced their way into the
building at $40 Broadway, Brookly yn,
and, after rendering several burglar
alarms useless, cut through floors,
Among the firms from whom goods
were taken were Cohn Brothers. the
COMPANY Ray Althoagh anu no '"s estimate i'm Of
the value of the property taken was
obtainable it was said the men must
have had truck or large automobile
to carry it away.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Communicating
Clause Cut From Bill

WASHINGTON, May 14.-The House
Public Lands Committee, as the result
of a conference between Chairman Fer
ris and President Wilson last night, to-
day eliminated the Communicating Sec
tion of the Administration oil leasing
bill and authorized favorable report of
the bill. The section eliminated author
lied the President to take over any or all
oil interests engaged in prospecting on
public domain whenever public interest
required it.
The bill, already passed by the SEN
ate, authorizes exploration for and dis
position of coal, phosphates, ell, oil
shales or gas. The legislation has been
before Congress for five wears.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15

other large cities to the Germans, to
cease arming troops and to dissolve all
recently formed military units.
Declarations that Germany, mot con-
tent with economic domination of Rus
sia. is seeking military occupation,
have come from Russia often in recent
weeks. To-day's reports to the State
Department said that the concessions
now asked would make of Russia virtu-
ally German province.
Recent dispatches said that the Rus
sian Soviet capital might be transferred
from Moscow to ijni-Novgorod and
that immediate measures had been dis
cussed for defending Moscow against
possible attack.
The Swedish report seems to be a
delayed version of the ultimatum told
of in London telegram dated May 10,
which said:
"The main points of the ultimatum
were the settlement of the prisoner
question, complete cessation of arm
ing troops and the disbandment of
units recently formed for the occupa-
ton of Moscow and other cities of
Great Russia"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
confers With Thompson on
Extension of Senate Com
mittee's Power
Opposes Plan for
Travelling Agents
Attacks Proposal to Permit
Investigators to Use
Deputies
By c. w. Gilbert

WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
Thompson, chairman of the Senate
Committee on Audit and Control, dis
eussed with the President this evening
the Chamberlain resolution extending
tn investigating authority of the Sem
ate Military Affairs Committee. That
resolution is in the hands of the COM
mittee. of which Senator Thompson is
chairman. If probably will be reported
out tomorrow.
It is understood the Administration
offers no objection to the proposal Of
the Military Affairs Committee to con-
tinue it's Investigations through the
summer. 1t opposes, however, the pro-
might become one on The conduct of
the war. The Chamberlain resolution
provides that the Senate committee may
employ agents to conduct its ;nvestiga-
travelling expenses. Under these pro-
visions, it is said, the committee might
20 to Europe and inquire into the man.
agement of our armies there and that
it might have investigators in the air
plane and artillery plants throughout
the country.
Jones Has Amendments
Senator Jones, of New Mexico, has
amendments striking out these two au-
thorizations, but they may be stricken
out in committee as a result of Mr..
Thompson's visit to the White House.
Many Senator'S are veXed at the sug-
gestion that the President ay restrict
the power of the Senate to conduct in
vestigations. That feeling prevails
generally among the Republicans
and among the Hitchcock Chamberlain
group OF Democrats. These Senators
resented Senator Thompson's visit to
the White House to learn the Presi-
dents wishes. Had it ,een parlia
mentarily possible, an effort would have
been made to-day to discharge the
Committee on Audit and control from
consideration of the CHI mberlain reso
luton.
The Administration has no obiec-
ton to the committees being what it
has been. but does desire to prevent it's
becoming anything more. When stu
ations get so bad that word of them
reaches Senators in Washington, Mr..
Chamberlain and his associates NAV
Investigate them. But the committee
may not. if the Administration has it's
way, keep in touch with developments
ana inform the country promptly when
Plans 60 wrong.
Power Might Be Abused
If the committee wins in a fight
against extension of its powers, it will
ee because of the extraordinary con-
fdence it enjoys in the Senate. The
power to investigate at large and en-
ploy detectives easily might be abused.
Senate committee roaming about
Europe. going to the front, inquiring
INTO larger measures of strategy,
might easily become nuisance. Even
constant and too close watching Of
what is done in plants and factories
here might have the effect of slowing
up instead of speeding the war.
The committee. however, has shown
extraordinary poise and good sense.
If it should use the proposed additional
powers in the way it has used the pow
ers it has had it might increase its
value to the country by directing pub
lie attention upon faults promptly in
stead of waiting till their consequences
had become grave.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
20 Win Commissions

CAMP MCCLELLAN, ANNISTON,
AIs.. May IA score or more grad
yates of the third officers training
camp, including one New York man.
MMefe awarded commissions as second
rsntenants to-day. The New Yorker is
scaward +. Carroll, 1853 West Second
street, Fulton, N. Y.
among the Jersey men to win COM
missions is Rupert Mills, formerly first
SAseman of the Newark Federal League
sascball team. He came here last De-
ssmper and enlisted as q private.
was announced to-day that Gov
sInor Walter e. Edge Of New Jersey,
sss:eompanied by practically all the mu-
hcIpai Mayors in his state, would be
usse ~ on May 20 to present regimental
sesSfs Ma to tho various New Jersey units.
line Inc fourth officers, training camp.
open Tomorrow Six Of the grad
Wy sstes from the third training camp will
q assistant instructors.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
$1,017,000,000 Paid
On Sd Liberty Loan

WASHINGTON, May 14.--Third Lib.
erty Loan receipts to-day amounting
to $624,000,000 indicated that thou,
sands Of subscribers have paid in full
1or iS their bond purchases, instead of
the per cent required on subscrip-
ton: Total third Liberty Loan re.
celpts now are $1,017,OOO,0 900.
Some Federal Reserve banks re-
ported total subscriptions to the Treas
ury to-day. but national results nroha-
bly, will not be available for a day or
two owing to the multitude of untab-
ulated subscriptions still in the hands
OF few reserve banks.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15

Its a little early" to play
the prophet
Still, since so many now
are awake to the fact that the
best is cheapest in the
end, it does begin to look
like the biggest season ever!
Suits-overcoats-all of
our own manufacture.
Standards just as high as
they were before the war.
Everything men and boys wear.
Just stacks and stacks of
straws. Everyone brand new
this season, too.
Highest quality Panamas
One-piece underwear a
speciality.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
at 18th St. "The at s4th St.
Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave.
ct Warren at 4lst St.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Ores Needed in War
To Be Sought Here
To Save Ship Space


WASHINGTON, May 14.-pevelop-
ment of American mines producing
minerals essential to war-making now
imported from abroad. so that ship
ping may be released for carrying
troops and supplies to Europe, is being
discussed at a conference here be-
tween Van H. Manning. Director of the
Bureau Of Mines, and the mining ex-
perts and scientists connected with the
bureaus various experiment stations.
Director Manning told the confer
ence to-day that the nation now is i'm
porting 2.oOO,00 tons annually of ores
most of which can be mined in this
country. He estimated that with the
quick development of the mines be-
tween 100000 and 100000 dead weight
TONS Of shippin: can be diverted isito
sending troops and supplies to France.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15

place such high power on the single
seated. short-winged speed machines.
The difficulties facing designers in
building Liberty fighters is to get them
back to the ground safely, it is ex-
planned. There is no question as to the
efficiency of the motor involved. The
problem is one of wing surfaces, angle
of attack in flight to insure stability
and of low speed which would permit
safe landings.
The best foreign fighting craft. like
the Spads. use from $50 to 180 horse
power motors. Their light weight
makes it possible for the small wing
surface to hold the machine in the air
decreasing the danger Of a landing
smashup. In attempting to use the
800-pound Liberty for this work, the
safe minimum speed of the craft in
creases and the difficulties of landing
safely increase proportionately.
There were several developments
to-day in the aircraft situation. John
D. Ryan, director general of produc-
ton for the army and chairman Of
the Aircraft Board, made his first di-
recting move by announcing the ap-
polnIinenC OF Archer "A. Landon, VICE
president of the American Radiator
Company of Buffalo, N. Y, to have
charge of the production division.
Preparations were made for launch
ing the Senate Military Committees
new investigation. Senators Thomas
and Thompson called on President Will
son to discuss the plans. and Senator
Hitchcock, who went to the White
House to pay his respects as the new
chairman of the Foreign Relations
Committee, also talked over the avia-
tion situation with the President in a
general way.
Officials connected with the air pro
gramme expressed the hope to-day that
the Senate subcommittee when it is
appointed, will go to the factories and
flying fields to find out for itself what
has been done and what present con-
ditions are.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
McAdoo Ill, Conference OFF
Revenue Discussion With Sim
mons and Kitchin Postponed

) WASHINGTON. May IA con-
terence to discuss revenue legislation
which ives to have been held to-day by
secretary McAdoo with Chairman Sim
mons of the Senate Finance Committee
ana Chairman Kitchin of the House
ways and Means Committee, was post
poned because Of the Secretary's ILL
MIR. Kitchin said there would be no
rnevenue legislation at this session Of
Songress unless the Treasury presents
new information to show that it is
necessary. Mr.. Simmons said he was
opposed to new legislation unless it
could be shown clearly it is essential.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Colonel Patterson, Civil
War Veteran. Is Dead

OCEAN GROVE, N. j., May IA
After an illness of several months.
Colonel John c.. Patterson, widely
known veteran of the Civil War, died
at his. home here to-day. He was
eighty-four years old.
Colonel Patterson for some time
served as superintendent of grounds
for the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting
Association. He fought in thirtv-two
battles in the Civil War. After the
war he served for sixteen years in the
United States Coast Guard.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15

correspondent at Harbin, telegraphing
under date of May IL.
Railroad traffic in the direction of
Chita. in the Trans -Raikal. has been
interrupted, the correspondent adds,
because of the fighting going on be-
tween the forces Of General Semenoff,
the antiBolshevik leader in Siberia,
and Red Guard troops near Karimska
(60 miles east of Chita.)
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Sueden Reports
Germans Demand
Russian Indemnity

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Details Of
the latest German demands on Russia,
received at the State Department to-
day from Swedish sources, show that
Russia has been asked to make financial
concessions, to give up Moscow and
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15

Munitions Director measures of the
Senate Military Committee, champions
of the committee bill declared that it
would give the President power to do
just what those measures proposed
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
Allies Adopt
Liberty Motor
For Airplanes

Continued from page 1
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
House Passes
Ouern1an Bill
By 1862 Vote

Continued from page 1
New-York tribune., 1918-05-15
I ext of Overn1Qr
Bill, Which Clues
Wilson Wide Polue,

The tert of the Overmam bill fol-
5o,yc.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-09-26
SATISFIED SHE HAD BARGAIN
Considering Social Status Acquired,
Mrs. Nurich Felt Money for op-
GRAFTON Was Well Spent.

Mr.. and Mrs. Nurich were consult.
ing their physician. Mrs. Nurich had
felt for some time that an expensive
operation, with IL long period of time
on the operating table to which she
could point with pride, would be alb
solutely necessary to acquiring any
kind of a social status.
What kind of operations have you:'
She asked haughtily. gazing through
her lorgnette.
well. we have u nice tonsil removal,
complete for $780," said the doctor.
She shook her head.
Lancer carbuncle, 5000. \ little
cheaper" he added.
"Oh. no. no" and she stamped
her foot impatiently. 81 simply cam
not bear the cheaper cuts" She
finally decided on IL handsome re-
moval of the vermiform appendix, for
$1,000.
II believe we have a bargain" she
whispered to her husband, us the
physician wrapped it up and handed
it to >her.-Indianepolis News.