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New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Navy League Would
Aid Dependents of
Captured Officers
Senator Hitchcock Says
Fund Will Be Raised if
Government Sanctions It
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

WASHINGTON, July 14.--An offer by
the Navy League to aid in the support
of dependent families Of American army
officers captured by the Germans has
been laid before the War Department
by Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The following telegram was received
from the league by Senator Hitchcock,
following publication in The Tribune Of
Senator Hitchcock's efforts to change
the present system of discontinuing ar
officers pay when he is captured, due to
the fact that under international law
the government which holds an officer
prisoner is supposed to pay his sal
ary:
"Have just seen statement in
Tribune that War Department has
stopped payment of allotments to
familics of our officers who are
prisoners in Germany and that you are
interested in having these payments
continued. as they should be. If YOU
can get authority from the War De-
partment for the Navy League to ac.
we will raise the money and make the
payments"
There seems to be much misunder
standing, even among officers at the
Var Department, as to what is being
cone. Some officers have told The
Tribune that if an army officer d.
rected the department to pay part of
his salary to his wife or children while
he was abroad, those payments would
be continued, even after he was capt
ured, although the remainder of his
salary would be retained until the end
OF the war, due to the international
law point that the country holding the
officer prisoner must pay his salary.
Senator Hitchcock, however, was
notified Of the case of Lieutenant Louis
Edens, Of Omaha. The family of this
officer was notified by the War Depart
ment on April II that he lad been cap
tured, and for that reason the allow
ance which had been sent from his
salary to his family must be discon-
tinued The Senator took the point up
With the quartermaster general, who
pointed out the international law as the
reason.
The Senator then appealed the case
to the Controller of the Treasury, who
must pass on all disputed questions,
and the case is now awaiting his de-
cision.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Boy Killed in Chase
Over Roofs After
Raid on'Crap'Game
Youthful Gamblers Fire at
Police and One Is Fatally
Wounded.

After running chase over the roofs
yesterday, plain clothes men, who had
raided crap game on the top of a
house at $40 West Fiftieth Street, shot
and killed John Gushing, sixteen years
old, of 446 West Fiftieth Street.
Several young men were shooting
dice on the roof when Robert A.
O'Brien and Cornelius J. Flood, of the
West Forty seventh Street police sta
ton, emerged from the scuttle. I'M
mediately the players began an i'm
promptu hurdle race over the roofs.
According to the police, several of
the fugitives stayed their fight long
enough to fire shots at their pursuers.
For this reason, Flood and O'Brien
said, they returned fire.
Apparently neither of the policemen
saw the lad drop, for they continued
their chase and arrested John St. John.
of 533 West Fiftieth Street, and Joseph
Brickley, Of 734 Eleventh Avenue. They
led the pair to the street, leaving the
body of the boy on the roof, where
it was discovered by tenants of the
house. An investigation of the shoot
ing will be conducted by the District
Attorney to day.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
chamberlain Denies He
Was Forced to Quit "NoiI''

Fda an letter to The Tribune. joseph
agar ussr tnamberain denies statement
tb,"'outed tbs to William Wiz. Mills to
so '"e erect that he had been forced "a
DlStn D. n IRON "Thc Evening Mail" by
ns,; Nuniely, and says that his resip
bSa'ipn ba on came Of his own golition when
sola earned that the paper had been
follows: "is i"tter
Tr;han hm an interview published in The
j. a''pune to-day, Mr.. William Writ Miils
os s fepor'ed as saying that | was one
pl u several men on The New yorI.
op,nar sT",ns Mail who. on The change of
'forcnSs mp OF that paper IN 1915. were
70, ITu for. 20 resign by Rumely.' ! was
corrao,Sd ao.ced by Rumely to resign, but as
otbar tb.s''1y stated in your paper the
own "et gay, | resigned promptly of nv
had hinouon on learning that The Mail
bsr. oeen sold to German interests.
~ ID copy of my letter Of RESIGNATION
"nich the reason was distinctly
maiu nv Or. Rumely asked me to re-
d. - On the paper. and | declined to
@, ~ the same time, | placed myself
Neo 'VVgofd Vd IN letter to friend in
ion iork, IN which | stated my opin-
WI aHq 10, belief that the r.oney with
tho - ne Mail was bought came from
com anperlai German government. and
To ps ,l OF this letter has just been sent
r. ..'e py the friend who received il.
t;, vas quite sure OF the fact at the
n :. ,hough there was no actual proof
VI ~. " then. And | was not the only one
VINO knew it
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
rench Present Book
To Pershing for Son
(Bp The Associated Prcss)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. July 13--An incident of the
Fourteenth of July celebration at
American general headquarters was
the presentation to General Pershine
by the members of the graduating class
of the Lycee of volume of French
historical episodes, to be transmitted
to the generals son. Warren Pershng.
from his comrades of the Lycee."
General Pershing had just distrib-
uted diplomas to the class, after re-
viewing the parades of American troops
and French societies, who marched
through gaily decorated streets
General Pershing gave a reception to
the French officers at his residence.
Warren Pershing is eight years old
and was the only survivor of General
Pershing's family when in August,
1915, Mrs. Pershing and her daughters,
Mary, Ann and Helen, were suffocated
in fire in their quarters at the Pre-
sidio in San Francisco.
Young Pershing was named Warren
after his grandfather. Senator Warren,
of Wyoming, but his friends in Lincoln,
Neb., where he resides with his aunts,
always call him "Jack" or General"
This is not the first time that young
Pershing has been honored Early in
the present year Nine Joffre, wife of
Marshal Joffre, sent him small uni
form of a field marshal of France.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Food Seizure Causes
Rioting in Bulgaria
Requisitioning Agents Guard
ed Against Attack, and Cor
ruption Is Widespread

LONDON. July Ia British Wireless
Service) ).-Recent distress in Bulgaria,
II is declared, is due not to any short
age of food, but to mala administration,
favoritism and corruption CT the part
of the requisitioning authorities. Fris-
oEers and deserters are unanimous in
complaining of the suffering caused by
the methods of requisitioning which
provoke bitter resentment. The agents
employed have to be escorted by SOL
d;ers in the villages.
Food riots are reported from con-
siderable number of towns. A large
amount of grain, cheese and butter is
exported to Germany in return for
money, uniforms and munitions.
General Plotogherov, former Minis
ter of Provisioning, was strongly op-
posed to the expectation Of any but
certain superfuous foodstuffs which
the country districts We're able to
spare Some time ago he resigned, and
SINCE his resignation it appears that
a harsher and more complete re4uisi-
tioning system has been brought into
force.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Years Fire Losses
Total $3.50, 900,

George w. Loft, chairman of the
Mayors Committee on National De-
fence, issued statement yesterday
which laid blame for most OF the costly
fires during 1917 to inefficient labor,
the result Of wholesale drafts upon the
skilled man power of the country for
military service. This inefFiciency, the
statement asserted, cost the city and
nation last year millions Of dollars
The fire losses totalled $3.50, 0,753 $40,
which exceeded the losses in 1915 by
nearly 80 per cent.
These statements were made in con-
nection with the announcement by Mr.
Loft that the newly formed sub-com-
mittee on risks and insurance had
been created "to take cognizance of
all questions relating to fire and other
insurable risks growing out of the
war"
It's main purpose, said Mr. Loft. is to
awaken the public to the need of great
er cooperation with a view TO decreas-
ing the steadily increasing fire losses
in the city and its environs.
George r. Bransom has been named
chairman Of the committee, with Dar-
win P. Kingsley as vice-charman.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Four Lives in One
Days Motor Toll

Four deaths from automobile acci-
dents were recorded yesterday in the
metropolitan district. Henry Scarfelo.
of 3S Ninth Avenue, Manhattan, was
killed instantly when the motor truck
he was operating overturned at Web
ster Avenue and the Boulevard, ia
maica, hurlng him to the roadway.
William Weinland, nineteen-year-
old chauffeur, living at Ct Amsterdam
Avenue, fell from the front seat of an
auto truck at Jackson Avenue, Wood
side, last night. The heavy machine
passed over him, bringing instant
death.
James Gavin. an Erie Railroad con-
ductor, who lived at 525 Monmouth
Street, Jersey City, was killed when
the car in which he was riding skidded
and hit u telegraph pole at Newark
Avenue. Bruno Schuefel. the driver.
was arrested.
Sanford Kartusinsky. eleven years
old, of 444 East 145th Street, The
Bronx, died yesterday in ST. Francis's
Hospital from injuries suffered when
run down by an automobile Saturday at
Willis Avenue and l45th Street.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
All State Guard
Officers Ordered
To School Camp
Action Taken by Governor
to Bring Organization *o
Highest Efficiency

ALBANY. July IA state camp of
instruction for more than 500 officers
of the New York Guard has been or
dered by Governor Whitman as an ad-
ditional means of promoting the states
organization up to the highest point
of efficiency. There are more than
$1,000 men now enrolled in the New
York approximately double the
strength of the old National Guard be-
fore it went into the Federal service.
Governor Whitman believes the Off
GERS Will greatly enhance their own
value to the state and to the men they
command through q system of training,
which will require the officers 10 per
form their duties as prvates, except
tho~e who may be selected from day to
day as acting officers or non-commis-
an opportunity of the kind has beer
given the officers of the New York
Guard and they are enthusiastic
about it.
The instruction will be given to the
officers at Camp Whitman from August
81 to September 7, inclusive, and from
September to September IA, inclusive
There will be 400 officers at the camp
each of these two weeks. Brigadier
will be in command of the camp. ana
Colonel Newton E. Turgeon, of the
74th Infantry, will be in command of
what will be known as "the provisional
battalion of student officers"
AdjNstant General Charles H. Sher-
rills order covering the detail of the
camp reads in part:
"All officers below the grade Of lieu
tenant colonel, except medical officers
ale expected to attend the camp. The
attendance of other officers is optional
The camp will be kept open for fifteen
days, and officers will be detailed there
to as students by orders from this
headquarters for one of the two periods
Indicated below.
"The general plan of training, de-
tails of which will be published later,
will include personal instruction. lect-
ures and field work in the following
subjects: Drill regulations, bayonet ex-
ercises, guard duty, reports, ration re
turns, transportation, property ac-
counts, subsistence, division of respon-
sbility between units and departments,
personal hygiene, camp sanitation, first
aid duty in aid of civil authorities,
riot duty, small arms firing, military
courtesy, the giving of orders, prin-
ciples of military law and regulations,
principles of finance law and financial
admin nistration."
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Women of National
Defence HoSfesSeS
To French Visitors

More than five hundred French Off
GERS and privates of the army and
navy celebrated Bastille Day as guests
of the Mayors Committee of Women
on National Defence ut their open air
canteens. Fortieth Street and Fifth
Avenue, and Central Park and Colum-
bus Circle.
Luncheon and dinner were served
free to the guests, and pretty volun-
teers greeted them in their native
tongue. At both places the French
colors were much in evidence with the
Stars and Stripes. Many American
soldiers and sailors we're present, but
they gave preference at the tables to
their French hrnthe ir. ar,,ac
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Loyalty Pledged
At Mt. Morris Park
Patriotic Rally

Several thousand persons renewed
their pledge of loyalty to the United
States last night at the patriotic meet
ing in Mount Morris Park, Madison
Avenue and 120th Street, held under
the auspices of the Harlem Patriotic
League. Members of the Grand Army
of the Republic and other organiza-
tons were in attendance. Attached to
the American flag were the flags of
France and Italy.
Addresses were made by Mrs. Laura
D. Prisk and Joseph II. Prisk, repre-
sentatives of the National Security
League.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Passengers Bluff Car Crew

NEWARK. N. j., July IA fast-line
trolley car for Perth Amboy that left
the terminal at o'clock was run into
car barn at the south end of the
city and passengers were ordered into
crowded car ahead. They declined to
transfer from the car in which they
had seats
out Of order, but as the trip so far had
been made without any evidence of this
the plea did not impress the wrathv
passengers, and they determined to
"stick it out"
They did until Sis O'Clock. Then
the company provided an empty car for
them, and they went on their journey
happy-and seated.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
English Bishop
Calls Viereck's
"Prayer" Fake
Former ''Fatherland" Edi-
tor Submits Supposed
Work of Cleric
1t Was Plea for Foe
Officials Are Told
Oxford Preacher Never
Uttered 1t
Former '.Fatherland" Edi-
1t Was Plea for Foe
Especial Dispatch to The Tribunc>

NSpect0@ DtspGtch to The Irf0uncl
WASHINGTON, July ID. -- George
Sylvester Viereck, former editor OF
the "Fatherland," recently sent to Off
clals in Washington prayer for Ger
many, with view to obtaining approx
al for its general circulation. 1t was
alleged by Viereck to have been de
livered by Bishop Gore. of Oxford. The
prayer astounded officials here, be-
cause of the possible effect of certain
sentences. in it. For instance, it placed
the responsibility for the war on the
worlds rulers" 1t spoke of their
cruelty, ambition, foolish pride, ant
heartless schemes. 1t asked bless
ing on "the people Of that great and
fair land with whose rulers we are al
war"
Not wishing to approve the general
circulation of the prayer, and yet won.
dering why Bishop Gore should have
written it, inquiries were made Of the
British Mission. There was conster-
nation among the British officials when
they read~it, and the cables were kept
hot.
Then the American officials received
the following note from Arthur Willert,
of the British War Mission:
"four letter of May received, in
closing copy of letter from Sylvester
Viereck, regarding an alleged prayer
hV RiahOr Cora of Oyfor<;
1--WE are now informed by London
that Bishop Gore has never offered any
public prayer for Germany, with the
exception that he has prayed for our
enemies in the litany"
Following is the text Of the prayer
as sent here by Viereck:
"a PRAYER FOR GERMANY"
"Give thy blessing, o Father, to
the people of that great and fair
land with whose rulers We are at
war. Strengthen the hands of the
wise and Just, who follow charity
and look for justice and freedom,
among them as among Is.
hatred, suspicion and the fever of
war, among them as among us. Re-
lieve and comfort the anxious. the
bereaved, the sick and tormented,
and all the pale host Of sufferers.
among them as among us.
Reward the patience, industry,
loving kindness and simplicity of the
common people and of all the men
of good heart, among them as among
us.
Forgive the cruelty, the ambition,
the foolish pride. the heartless
schemes, of which the worlds rulers
have been guilty.
Teach us everywhere to repent
and to amend. Help us to use our
present Affections, which come from
us and not from Thee, that we may
build on the ruins Of our evil past a
firm and lasting peace. Grant that,
united in a good understanding with
those who are now our enemies
though they are our brethren in
Christ, they and we may establish
new order, wherein the nations may
live together in trust and fellowship,
in the emulation Of great achieve
ments and the rivalry of good deeds,
truthful, honest and just in our
dealings one with another, and fol-
lowing in all things the standard of
the Son Of Man, whom we have de-
MED and put to shame, and cruci-
fed afresh upon the Calvary of our
battle-ground
"BISHOP GORE.
"Of Oxford, England"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15

before being ordained, studied at a
university in ireland. He had been at
St. Angela's Church for three years.
He is survived by one sister, who re-
sides in Brooklyn, and nephew, the
Rev. John Bvrne, pastor of St.
Bridget's Church. in Westbury, L. I.
The pastor Of st. Angea's Church,
the Rev. Michael Mulhean, has also
been i'll tor the last six months. The
Rev. Charles McAulffe is acting pas
tor and will have charge of the fu-
Wednesday morning Father Quinn
was we'll liked by all his parishioners,
the church being one of the largest in
The Bronx.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Dirigible Balloon
In French CoIors
Flies Over Citv

For half an hour or more shortly
after o'clock last night dirigible
balloon scared about eight hundred feet
above the vicinity of Times Square, dis
playing from the pilot basket the tri-
color OF France. The appearance of the
sky monster had not been heralded. and
it was not until the craft was seen
travelling lazily from the direction Of
the northwest that this unexpected trib-
ute to the celebration of Bastille Day
attracted the attention of the thou
sands who thronged the thoroughfares
ut that hour.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Father Thomas J. Quinn
Assistant Pastor of St. An
gela's Church Was Ill
Six Months

The Rev. Thomas J. Quinn, one of
the assistant pastors of ST. Angela's
Church, in The Bronx, died yesterday
in st. Francis's Hospital after weeks
illness. He had not been in good
health for six months, but did not
enter the hospital until last Monday.
He was ordained priest on June IL,
1881, and last month celebrated his
thirty seventh anniversary in the
priesthood.
Father Quinn was a graduate of St.
Joseph's Seminary. Troy. N. Y, and,
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Picture Taker Arrested

w. haoboKEN, July 14.-Angl M. Julius,
h.. h"0 :, SAID he was Dane, was arrested
VIZ. w FEDERAL officials to-day when he
v;a as round taking photographs in the
and sd,niey NY OF the Remington Arms plant
~ y, Inc Iletjen & Lang drydock.
con me Dane was using an expensive
s;ra,r f;nera equipped for taking pictures of
hdpiahes hsd and ships at distance. and
,;n;.: a: made nine exposures when his ac-
was es .'.s.,re were discovered. Although he
nsithw hwlen'n the barred zone, julius had
ss''ef war zone pass nor registra-
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15
Mattresses at Country Club

GREENWICH, Conn. July 14.-Be-
cause of war conditions, William Wood
house, the new steward of the Green
wich Country Club. who formerly held
a similar position at the Wykagyl Club
in New Rochelle, has engaged girl
mattresses from New York City to
lake the places of men walters at the
local club. The mattresses began their
duties to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-15

ion and hereby instructs its delegate
to use all honorable means ct his com
mand to have Victor L. Berger unseat-
ed as delegate; (4l that Typograph-
ical Union No. 2S3 urges upon every
subordinate union to pass similar reso-
lutions to be forwarded to the Interna-
tional Typographical Union executive
council requesting the council to assist
in having withheld from Victor l.. Ber-
ger seat in the convention
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Now With Chicago News.

Dixie Carroll, the famed writer
of fish and game lore, who has
been with the angling depart
ment of the Chicago Herald up
to the time it was taken over by
the Hearst Syndicate, is now in
charge of the departments on the
Chicago News. Carroll is there
with the punch when it comes to
getting under the true sports
mans skin with a real next to
nature story. And he uses lang
uage the real man enjoys and
which puts the pep into the one
reading a story from his pen
which appears in some twenty
seven different sports papers and
magazines. Dixie, while a native
of Chicago, has a little hunting
shack at McNaughton, but
thinks he will come up to this
neck O. the woods where true en-
ioyment is in the real lake and
woods region where Nature is at
her best.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
PERSONALS

John West and wife left Friday
for West Salem where John will
be employed this summer.
Operator George Erwin was
called to Tigerton yesterday to
relieve the operator for a week.
r. E. Simmons returned yester-
day from the hospital where he
had been for treatment for a
badly infected foot.
Manuel Robida, who left
Eagle River half a dozen years
ago, settled in the west, arrived
yesterday for a summers stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Deardorf
arrived yesterday from Kansas
City for the summer at their
home on Catfish lake.
Mrs. c. A. Hickok of Wake
field, came yesterday for a visit
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Erwin on Meta lake and
other relatives in Eagle River.
Mrs. VIM. Walsh returned
Monday from Oshkosh where
she accompanied Mrs. Katie
Roderick to St. Mary's hospital
i'll that city, The condition OF
Mrs. Roderick is critical.
Mrs. L. M. Grover, who spent
the winter at Momence, Ill. is
here for the summer at the
Grover home, Hill Site Gardens,
located on Catfish Lake. Mr..
Grover was an over-Sunday
visitor here also.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Hell's Portion.

The Devil sat down on his throne of
Goals,
And summoning his court of knaves
He said ''We're not getting as
many souls
AS the Salvation Army saves.
So they held a council which lasted
long
Twas heated debate indeed;
At last they decided that men go
wrong
When they're blinded by lust and
greed.
They searched the records in hell,
to find
The sources from which they
might draw;
They agreed that the weakest of
all mankind,
Are those who ignore all law.
The man with little or nothing to
do
But plan what brute force can des-
troy,
Who has no respect for things good
and true,
Is sure to fill hell with great joy.
So he cast his eyes on old "Kaiser
Bill"
And followers vicious as he
Who want to rule, and are ready to
All others who can not agree.
He told the world he was bound to
rule
Regardless of right or of wrong;
Satan said ''there is the rig hit kind OF
To fill hell brim-full before long"
So he got in touch with the ''Kai-
ser's bunch.
And business picked up so fast
He nearly ran out OF beer and free
lunch
But there coming his way at last.
E. F. HAYWARD,
Conover, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Add Stars to Service Flag.

Three new stars will be added to
the service flag recently received and
dedicated by members of the Luther
an church in Eagle River. The
names of the soldiers which these
stars will represent are: Carl Max
heimer, Emil Price and Adolph
Wirth. There are now eight stars
on the flag. 1t might be we'll to add
that Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wirth now
have three sons in the worlds battle
for democracy.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Dates to Remember.

Class play, Safety First"-at
opera house tonight.
Graduating Exercises - opera
house tomorrow night. Gradu-
ating class consists of nine young
women and men: Louis Cook,
Irene Dyer, Esther Holmes, Emil
Johnson, Harvey Nash, Florence
Nortwen, Rexford Kendall, Fran
els Sailer, Grace Simmons.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-29
Special Services.

At the Lutheran church tomorrow
morning at $50, the Rev. Henry
Schmitt will hold special Memorial
service. This service had been an
nounced for 10 o'clock, but on &C
count of the Memorial day exercises
in Northwestern park at that hour,
Rev. Schmitt kindly changed to an
earlier period.