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New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Paris in No Danger
Of Destruction by
Germans Cannon
French Writer Says Foe
Fears Reprisals Sure to
Overtake Them
(By Cable to tAe Courier de, E.as. Uns.,

(By Cable TO tAe Courier de, Etats Un;s)
PARIS, June 23.-Paris is in no dan
ger Of really destructive lombard
ment, says NJ. Barres in "L'Echo de
Paris," discussing the menace Of the
German approach toward the capital.
Already the long range cannon with
the spent shells which they arc able to
throw into the city have proved them
selves impracticable, says M. Barres,
because Of the rapid wear which quick
ly weakens their destructive power,
shortens their range and destroys their
accuracy. He points out that the manu-
facture of these monstrous cannon is
tedious and slow and their installation
difficult. Their size makes them con-
spicuous targets for aviators and thus
puts them to great disadvantage.
The use of cannon throwing larger
shell by the enemy would only be pos
sible, M. Rarres declares, in case he
should draw closer to Paris, from which
he is still nearly fifty miles distant,
and momcntary advance will not per-
NIT the Germans to bring forward their
heavy artillery.
<ASSuuIluss, NVWeVcEs tudt LHo cAeA1y
should succeed in drawing near enough
to the city to cause any considerable
damage by bombardment, NJ. Barres
doubts whether Germany would give
full sway to her instincts Of destruc-
tion in view Of the reprisals which she
knows the Allies are in position to
make by bombing German towns. He
believes that the fear of immediate and
frightful counter raids will outweigh
the enemy's desire to destroy Paris by
gunfre. The additional power which
the coming Of Americas fliers will give
to the Allies in the air will be sufficient,
he declares, to insure respect for Paris.
The "Intransigeant" declares that
there is no possibility Of Paris being
evacuated.
"Nor is it probable" says that news
paper, "that the Germans will ever
reach Paris. Every succeeding enemy
drive has been weaker than the last.
The attack on Rheims was complete
failure. Even should the enemy ad-
vance half the distance which separates
him from the capital, there would be
no cause to hasten an evacuation"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
w. Rockefeller Acts
To Protect City Home
Remedies Nearby Dwellings Into
Stores and Exclusive
Apartments

When it comes to the management
of realty, the minds of John D. and
William Rockefeller work along the
same lines, although there Is no love
lost between the two brothers. Some
years ago John D: began a movement
to protect the residential character OF
West Fifty-fourth Street, his home
street. as far west as Sixth Avenue
William launched similar movement
about the same time for the protection
OF East Fifty-fourth Street, his houv
street, from the Fifth Avenue line Ia
Madison Avenue. Then John D. decided
that he would have say as to who
his neighbors should be, and turned
some of the old dwellings in his block
into de luxe houses for bachelors. Now
William as going to undertake a similar
venture, except that the structures will
not be exclusively for bachelors.
The houses that William Rockefeller
VIII have remodelled are the old four
story and taoement dwellings at s and
East Fifty-fourth Street. which arr
separated by one house from his town
hous, at the northeast corner Of F:ftv.
fourth Street and Fifth Avenue. There
wiz be stores on the ground floor and
nonAhousekeeping apartments above
r!ans FOR the alterations have been
filed by Goodwillie & Bcsseli, archi.
tects, who estimate the cost Of the
Improvement at $4,000.
II was about three years ago tina,
William Rockefeller gave up his un.
successful fight to keep intact the old
residential charms Of his street. He
directed most Of these efforts against
the construction of the Hotel st. Regis,
at Fifty-ffth Street and Fifth Avenue.
soon afterward he let the house at 8
Fast Fifty-fourth Street, one Of the
iaany dwellings which he had bought
or protective purposes, to K. NJ.
;sodgk,ns, dealer in pictures.
William Rockefeller seldom occupies
has town house, but passes most of his
Tarrytown. He celebrated his seventy
seventh birthday three week ago.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
To-day's Objective Is to En-
list 100000 Regular War
Stamp Savers
Monday a Banner Day
Public Meetings in Various
Places Brought Total Up
to 696, 200 Persons

The sunshine Of yesterday reflected
the spirits Of the directors Of the cam
paign to enroll two million regular
war savers in New York City by June
28, for under its spell the slump of
Saturday and Sunday was broken.
Enlistments in the army for finan-
cial assistance, obtained since the
launching of the drive, now total
$4,000. 1t is planned by the leading
officials to enroll 100000 before to-
day closes as a symbol of New York's
tribute to the American soldiers in
France, one pledge for each Sammy.
The throngs attracted to the public
meetings at the. Sub-Treasury steps,
in City Hall Park and at the Public
Library yesterday were prolific OF
thousands Of pledges, due to the ef-
forts of tireless workers.
The number Of new. societies listed
since the preliminary drive was opened
is 1892. This means $4,000 persons in
recruits to the saving army. An addi-
tional 275,000 pledges from individuals
have been secured, it is reported.
In a statement issued Yesterday ap-
pealing for more pledges, former Sena-
tor Elihu Root, who is president Of a
war savings society whose members have
pledged to buy the limit Of 81 900 each
in stamps, said:
81 hope that Americans will realize
that it is especially to give them an
opportunity to do their bit that war
savings stamps and thrift stamps have
been issued by the government, and
can be purchased everywhere in the
country in very small amounts"
Haywood Broun, The Tribune's war
correspondent with the early American
with jeff Davis, the Hobo King, as
chief attraction in the speeches at
City Hall Park. The Police Band and
Glec Club furnished the music.
Major General w. A. Mann; head of
the Department of the East, Colonel
Moses A. Greenwood and Lieutenant
Waclaw Jesien of the New Polish Army,
spoke at the meeting on the steps of
the Treasury. Martin Vogel, AS
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury, pre-
sided. Marines circulated in the crowd
and secured hundreds Of pledges. ~
The women's committee Of the CAM
paigning forces enlisted hundreds, and
q booth at the Grand Central Station,
conducted by the Stage Women's War
Relief, and one at the Liberty Bank,
under the direction Of the National
League for Woman's Service, did good
work.
A war savings meeting, under the au-
spices of the Italian committee, will be
held in Cooper Union tomorrow night.
Judge John ]. Freschi will preside A
French committee for war savers has
been formed, with ]. M. Langenieux as
chairman. Professor M. I. Pupin, of
Columbia University, has organized q
Serbian committee. The Spaniards have
been banded for pledge securing pur-
poses under Jose Camprubi and Alfred
Collac.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Zionists to Adopt
New Working Plans
Affiliated Bodies Are To Be
Divided Into District Or.
ganizations

PITTSBURGH, June 24.-Sweeping
reorganization plans, designed to change
the entire internal organization of the
Zionist bodies in the United States that
compose the American Federation Of
Zionists, were adopted to-day at tho
The plans call for division Of the
affiliated bodies Of the federation into
district organizations, modelled along
the geographical divisional boundaries
Of political parties in the United
States. The present form Of organiza-
tion, which is divided by social groups.
will be abandoned.
Supporters of the reorganization
programme feel that it will centralize
Zionists' activities and make the en-
tire body more responsive to the cen
tral ruling society.
During the night session of the con-
vention the programme of Palestine
restoration was presented, and the
plans by which the Jewish home land
will be made livable and practical
were received with enthusiasm. The
first part of the plan, dealing with the
political and legal foundations of the
Jewish state, were presented by its
author. Felix Frankfurter, director Of
war labor, and David Werner Amram.
The economic foundation of the state
was discussed by Nahum T. Stone.
Among those who spoke on. the sub
ject was the Rev. DR.. Stephen S. Wise,
of New York. 1t is the general feeling
that Lord Reading, British Ambassadcr
to the United States, who will address
the convention Wednesday, will speak
on the Palestine restoration plans.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Alien Betrayed by Oath
Convicted "Hollander" Swor.
in German When Hurt

John Pluckner, who claimed to he a
Hollander but who swore in German
when small piano fell on his foot
vas sentenced to ninety days in ths
Raymond Street Jail yesterday bv
Rufus w. Sprague, director of the New
York Enemy Alien Bureau. FOR his fail
ure to register as an enemy alien. He
WAS taken in custody at the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard, where he gained entrance
by claiming neutral citizenship. While
assisting in moving piano it struck
his foot, causing him to shout his pro
test in German.
Mystery surrounds the arrest of Har-
old Gauthier. alias Carl Albert Hansen.
VINO was arraigned before Mr.. Sprague
yesterday. de was arrested some time
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Sixty Days for Speech

Because Abraham Heller, an Aus
trian, Of lao Norfolk Street, thought
that the Kaiser was q very distin-
guished gentleman and expressed his
wish for the success Of Teutonic arms
to street corner crowd, he was SEN
fenced yesterday to serve sixty days
in the workhouse by Magistrate Gels
mar in the New Jersey Avenue Court,
Brooklyn. Heller had served in the
Austrian army for four years. In pro-
nouncing sentence Magistrate Geismar
said:
40 not think that the leniency Of this
sentence lightens your crime. You seem
inexpressibly stupid, but i hope this
Lesson will make some impression on
you. Having served in the Austrian
army you know that such treache rous
acts as yours over there would be pun
ished with DEATH"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Shipping Board
Will Get Million
Tons Before July l
The Tonnage of New Con-
tract Ships Delivered Last
Week Was $4,000

WASHINGTON, June 24-The first
million tons of new ships built on con-
tract for the shipping board probably
will be delivered before the end Of
the month. Last week deliveries
totalled five steel vessels, with dead
weight tonnage Of 1880, making the
grand total of 1918 production S24,2oo
deadweight tons.
Deliveries during the first three
weeks of June have averaged one ship
a day, with an aggregate carrying ca
pacity of 1892 tons.
The first of forty-hve steel vessels
to be built in Japan for the shipping
board has arrived in this country and
has been placed in commission under
the American flag. The ship is the
Eastern Sun, a cargo carrier of 9,066
deadweight tons.
Of twenty-three steel vessels char
tered from Japan by the shipping
board. twenty-five have been delivered
on this side Of the Pacific. They total
approximately 145,000 tons.
Announcement that the Skinner &
launched the s,soo-ton cargo steamer
w CSt AIhOHA SCotCAOoy iAl ~coNCu
working days drew another congratu-
latory telegram to-day from Chairman
Hurley of the shipping board. in which
he referred to the company's promise
made last week, on completion Of the
West Apaum in seventy-eight working
days, to continue the fast pace set in
launching ten vessels for the shipping
board
The largest wooden ship ever built is
soon to be turned out in quantity by
the shipping board 1t will be new
model 5,000-ton standard type, adapted
from the 4S00-ton boat now being
built, which was originated at Orange,
Tex. !,
Numerous changes in the design have
been made by naval architects to avoid
troubles encountered in previous types,
especially the use of timbers SO large
that they cannot be obtained anywhere
except in the giant forests Of the Pa
cific coast. All timbers needed for the
new ships will be available in the pine
folssts Of the South.
Following the shipping boards de-
cision to use the majority OF wooden
been decided to construct the new YES.
sells so that they may be able to tow
barges, in order to get the maximum
of carrying capacity. Plans are being
completed for the building Of feet
of 2,500-ton towing barges.
Plans for the new steel steamers
announced to-day, contemplate the pur.
chase of 100 electrical propelling sets
suitable for large size cargo steamers
and Of the type found satisfactory ir
naval vessels. This is an innovation ir
merchant ship construction. The prob
lem of obtaining men to act as cleo
trical engineers on the vessels hat
been solved by the decision to ask fol
the services Of experts from big power
plants throughout the country.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Saves $4,000 for City
Justice McAvoy Reduces Price
Asked for Condemned Land

Justice McAvoy, in the Supreme
Court yesterday, saved the Citv of
New York $4,000 by Topping off that
amount from the valuation placed bv
realty experts on land in the Wash
ington Park section, which the citv
intends to take over.
The claims of the owners arere-
gated $360,000, while Justice McAyov.
in condemnation proceedings, decided
that it is worth not more than $270. 900.
The justice said that there had not
been q sale of lot on the land in
question for many years. He dismissed ID
as "fanciful" plan Of development
advanced by the land owenrs. Tho
land is to be acquired by the city to
open q thoroughfare.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Attempt by Defence to In.
troduce Walsh Industrial
Report Fails
Called Guiding Light
Question of Intent to Ohstv,,..
u, S. War Plans Causes
Debate

CHICAGO, June 24.-Federai Jude
Lands. presiding in the trial of !. ".
w. leaders on charges of seditious
conspiracy, to-day barred from evi.
dence the report of the Federal Indus
trial Relations Commission, of which
Frank P. Walsh was chairman.
In barring the report the court over
ruled George F. Vanderveer, CHIEF
counsel for the defence, who declared
that the document was known as thu
II. W. W. Bible" and that on its And.
ings the Industrial Workers of the
World had based their entire course
in dealing with the industrial situation
in the United States.
Attorney Vandeveer in making his
opening statement denied that the I.
W. W. organization had attempted to
attack the government. He declared
it the purpose of the /. W. W. to de-
stroy the existing industrial system.
1t was to lay the foundation of his
case that the lawyer sought to submit
in evidence the Walsh report, published
in 1916. He declared it was ths
guiding light" of the 1. ". W. men,
bers in all they did.
Rejects Even a Digest
The court refused even to allow 4
digest OF the Walsh report, as pre-
pared by James P. Thompson, one Of
the defendants, to be introduced.
Judge Lands also made it clear that
he would not permit the defence in
presenting its case to go into general
inquiry Of industrial conditions. He
said it was not his purpose to prevent
introduction of evidence showing that
the defendants had called strikes and
practiced sabotage in an effort to ''pro-
tect the safety of their lives and limbs
in mine or that they had gone out
to win an eight-hour working day"
which Mr.. Vanderveer had asserted was
their purpose, but, he added, any testi-
mony which might tend to bring into
the trial broad industrial investiga.
tion would not be permitted.
In his statement Mr.. Vaaderveer said
the indictment charged the defendants
with conspiring to start strikes to OBJ
struct the governments war work.
Question of Intent Argued
He declared it would be necessary
to prove the intent of defendants to
interfere with the wax programme, and
asked whether it was not plausible that
they had in mind the betterment OF
| industrial conditions and did not, in
fact, aim their efforts at embarrasa-
ment of this nation in its preparations
for waging victorious war against
the imperial German government.
In the arguments which followed
the filing Of an objection by the prose-
cution, Frank K. Nebeker, chief prose-
cutor, asserted that any act tending
to cbstruct war operations must be
held to have been intended.
Constant resort to sabotage tend
ed to obstruct war preparations" he
said. "Here are the defendants claim
ing to be aiming at change in con-
ditions because they considered the
laws to be bad and they had resolved
to change them. AS we'll might man
who had committed murder say it was
due to a revelation he had received
ordering him to commit the murder.
The statement might be admissible 40
proof of the prisoners insanity"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Death Penalty COMMITTED

County Clerk Joseph NJ. Callahan re-
turned successful yesterday from a
visit to Albany in behalf Of Emil
Green. twenty years old. who is in the
death house at Sing Sing. Governor
Whitman commuted his sentence to
life Imprisonment when appealed to by
Mr.. Callahan, who had a petition
signed by $4,000 persons. Green killed
Henry Thayer, subway guard, with
an axe. Mr.. Callahan was his attor-
ney.
Green's father and mother, who have
been separated for ten years, met in
to the saving of their sons life. He
was to have been put to death during
the first week Of July.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Archbishop Opens
Polish State Council
Regent Outlines Government
Programme-To Urge Polit-
ical Independence

AMSTERDAM, juno "a. DR.. A.
Kakowski, Archbishop Of Warsaw,
opened the Polish State Council In the
Royal Palace on Saturday, says dis
patch from the Polish capital to-day.
The speech from the throne was read
BY Prince Lubomirsky, the Regent for
Poland.
Prince Lnbomirsky outlined the
government programme, which includes
the presentation of q bill for military
legislation. The speech called upon the
Central Powers for the realization Of
Poland's political independence in close
understanding with the Central Powers.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Shepard Operated On

Finley J. Shepard was operated upon
Yesterday at the Knapp Memorial Hos
pital for cataract of the eye. Hos
pstai officers announced last night that
ne was resting comfortably.
=. announcement was also made that
Mrs. Shepard, who underwent an oper-
alton for appendicitis two weeks ago.
was able to sit up for the first time.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Soldier Killed by Train
Camp Mills Artilleryrnan Die
ON Way to Hospital

Lloyd Chadwick, twenty-five years
old, a private in Company C, 344th
Field Artillery, stationed at Camp
Mills, L. l., was killed by a Coney
Island bound train on the Sea Beach
line of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit yes
terday afternoon, near the West End
Terminal at Coney Island.
The train, in charge of Motorman
Frederick Jenninger, was near the
bridge over the Coney Island creek
when a soldier was seen standing close
to the track. Jenninger whistled a
warning and the soldier stepped back
pace or two. He either fell or stepped
too close to the track and the second
car hit him. He died on the way to a
hospital.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Premier
Coming to See Wilson

LONDON, June 24.-William M.
Hughes, the Australian Premier, upon
the conclusion of the imperial confer
ence in London will go to the United
son full and frank statement Of
Australia's policy regarding a Monroe
doctrine for the Pacific, according to
"The Liverpool Post" He will ask,
says this newspaper. for the support
and cooperation of the United States
in maintaining such policy.
Premier Hughes will explain, says
"The Post" that the position of Aus
tfalia. is one such as is essential to it's
territorial integrity, and that it should
control the islands of the southern
and western Pacific, or that they
should be in the hands of friendly
civilized nations"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Aliens On the Havana
Waterfront Must Move
They Are Also Given 20 Days
To Register or BE
Interned

HAVANA, June 24.-President Memo
cal to-day issued decree providing
that enemy aliens residing in the vcin-
ity Of the waterfront must move with
in ten days. Enemy aliens under the
decree are also given twenty days to
register with the government. All fail
ing to comply with the order are sub
ject to immediate internment.
The decree likewise prohibits corre-
spondence between inhabitants of Cuba
and subjects residing in enemy coun-
tries.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Mrs. Satterlee Appeals
For Free Wool Fund

The Knitted Comforts COMMITTEES. OF
which Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee Is
chairman, began an effort yesterday 70
replenish its free wool fund which al
ready has disbursed $4,000
More money is needed to ill the re,
quests for garments sent IN by en!isssa
articles are required. Hundreds Of
women have offered to do tie knitting
if they are supplied with WOOL. Ine
committees headquarters is at so'
Madison Avenue.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Snow ip Buenos Ayres
Shipping Along South Ameri-
can Coast Tied Up by.
Hlixxard

BUENOS AYRES. June GA snow
storm which began on Saturday devel.
oped into a terrific blizzard through
out southern South America, doing
great damage on land and spreading
havoc among the shipping along the
southern coast. Nothing has yet been
able to enter or leave Montevideo Har-
Dor.
An American merchantmen anchored
here was forced to signal for assist
ance to prevent her being torn from
her moorines. Wireless calls we're re.
eeivod this morning from sevsrsi large
ships ct sea.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
MondelI Attacks Mail Zone
Rate AS sUnpatriot;c's

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The zone
system Of postal rates for second.class
mail matter was attacked in the House
to-day by Representative Mondell. of
Whoming, as being unpatriotic and un-
American, particularly at this time,
when oil the agencies of the nation are
needed to maintain q national spirit.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25

ago and claimed Swedish citizenship.
He is a German and failed to register.
Pending a full investigation he was
sent to the Essex County jail..~
John Holtzman, an organ builder, who
came to this country from Germany In
1907, was sent to the Essex County jail
for sixty days for failure to register.
He reported to the Hoboken German
Consul at the outbreak of tho war as q
German reservist.
Charged with attempting to enter the
barred zone, Bide Eidenbach, of 1863
West Sixtyfourth Street, was given
sixty days in tho Essex County jail.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
EIwin to Oppose Kracke

Benjamin Elwin, of 224 Lenox koas.
Flatbush, an importer. it was said last
night in Brooklyn. has been agreea
upon by the anti-Whitman people Oh
the 21st Assembly Distrist As the cam
didate to oppose Public Service Cent
missioner r. j. H. sKracke in the pr,,
maries for State Committeeman. He Y'h
open headquarters in Church Avenus;,
near Flatbush Avenue, to-day He RI!
oppose Kracke on the isauc, mo teiEd
term for Governor"
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Argentine League Seeks
Return of Falkland Islands

BUENOS AYRES. June 24.-The
Argentine League to-day sent petit
ton TO Congress asking that body to
Falkland Islands from Great Britain
to Argentina at the peace conference
at the end Of the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
Stafford Gets Nine Months

Frank Stafford, convicted of perjury
in testifying that James w. Osborne
was Rae TAnzer's "O!iver Osborne" I"
was sentenced by Judge Mayer yester-
day In the United States District Court
to nine months in the Mercer County
affirmed by the Circuit Court Of Ap-
pssls.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-25
American Coal Ship Burn.

HAVANA, June 24.-The American
steamer Mary Olson, 84s tons gross.
laden with coal, WAS burned last night
ut her wharf at Cicnfuegos.. The can
tain and crew of the vessel have been
asgastsds banding IN investigation.