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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Worlds Shipping
Cut Is Per Cent
BY Submarines


LONDON, March 3O-The total net
reduction of the worlds merchant
shipping from submarine attacks and
marine risks from the beginning Of
the war TO the end Of 1917 has been
30 per cent less than the British au-
thorities estimated last July. asserts
the British War Cabinet in its first
annual report, just published.
This net reduction, as announced bv
the War Cabinet, is under 2,75O,OO0
tons gross, or Is per cent"
These figures coincide Approximately
with the secret report of the British
Admiralty on submarine shipping
losses and world shipbullding made
public by the British Embassy in
Washington late last March, The Adj
miralty figures showed that the total
loss to Allied and neutral shipping
from the beginning of the war to the
end of ]917 was 11,827,572 gross tons
Shipyards outside the Central Powers
had. meantime, turned out 6,6O6 27E
tons, and there was added TO this out.
put 2,5S9,0 tons of enemy vessels
captured and brought into service. The
total net loss to world shipping from
all causes, exclusive of that of Ger
many and her allies, was placed by the
Admiralty at 2,632,297 tons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Dismissal of u. S. Execu'
tives for Disloyal State
ments Is Provided
Goes to Conference;
Will Be Law Soon
Government Hopes Meas
ure Will Check Growing
Mob Violence

WASHINGTON, April lo. The sedi-
ton bill prohibiting, under penalties of
twenty years imprisonment and $10,-
600 fine, language or acts Of dis!oyalty
or obstruction Of the army draft and
Liberty loans was passed to-day bySthe
Senate without record vote. It row
goes to conference between the House
and Senate, and final enactment is eX-
pected soon.
Protracted and bitter debate marked
sage of which had been strongly urged
by Administration officials to permit
the government itself to deal with dis
loyal agitators and check the growing
dangers of mob violence.
Though modified to meet the objec-
tons of Senators who asserted the
original draft would curb legitimate
freedom of speech, the bill retains the
broad inhibition of words or acts
which support or favor the cause Of
the German Empire or its allies -. :
or oppose the cause of the United
States" 1t also would punish wilful
and "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, con-
temptuous or abusive" language about
the American form of government,
Constitution, military or naval forces,
flag or uniform, and wilful utterances
designed to curtail production of es-
sential war materials.
The Senate adopted an amendment
by Senator Jones, of New Mexico, pro-
viding for dismissal OF Federal execu-
tive employees making disloyal state
ments. This was a substitute for one
introduced by Senator Penrose. of
Pennsylvania, several days ago after
attacks had been made upon George
Creel, chairman of the Committee on
Public Information. and other officials
on account of their writings in the
past.
Senator Lodge, after he and other
Senator'S had denounced alleged dis
loyal publications in the German
American press, withdrew his amend
ment prohibiting German language
publications unless paralleled by Eng
fish translations. Senator Nelson, of
Minnesota, opposed the amendment, de-
claring it an insult to loyal Ameri-
cans of German blood. Senator Borah,
of Idaho, did not press an amendment
he had offered to repeal the Postmas-
ter Generals press censorship author
ity, conferred in the original espionage
act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Staten Island Is
Hard Hit by Storm

The waterfront of Staten Island
caught the brunt of the nor'easter that
came clustering in from sea yesterday
with furry of snow and wintry
breath Wind and tide did damage
along its piers and beaches estimated
at 100000.
One OF the highest tides in twenty
years was piled up by the wind; piers
piled high with goods were awash; a
four masted schooner and numerous
other craft were driven ashore, and
coal tows going through Staten Island
Sound sought shelter or paid for their
temerity in snapped lines and stranded
barges.
Off Tompkinsville the four-masted
eral cargo, dragged her anchors and
was driven ashore broadside on,
grounding in twenty feet of water and
heeling far over to wind and tide Her
crew stuck by her in hope of shifting
the cargo and getting her off when the
wind changed.
Warships in the bay put out extra
anchors and the sailors going ashore
in cutters had to mind their eye or be
swamped in landing.
The Mabel. an auxiliary yacht, went
ashore at Prospect Street, Stapleton
and in Great Kills fishing sloop and
FIVE smaller fishing craft were flung
ashore and wrecked. Coal traffic in the
ordinarily congested State Island
Sound came to a standstill after two
barges had been driven ashore off Tot
tenville and three more in Raritan
Bay.
South Beach was flooded, bungalow
were demolished and swept away, and
even the larger hotels were damaged
while the currents swirled about the
new concrete walk, tearing away huge
fragments here and there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Circus Parade Postponed

New York's first circus parade il
many. years will take place FRIDAY
morning. having been postponed YES,
terday on account of the bad weather
The parade for the benefit of the Lib.
erty Loan will leave Madison Square
Garden at 10 o'clock and proceed mr.
Fifth Avenue VI
In accordance with a custom cstab.
lished by Barnum & Bailey over fftv
years ago. the orphan and crinnled
children of the city will be guests OF
the management at performances in
Madison Square Garden. Usuallv tho
children have been invited to re,nla !,
afternoon performance. but because Of
the heavy sale of tickets there viii ba
a special morning performance reyt
Tuesday at 10 O'Clock.
Superlntendents and matrons IF
homes and asylums are requested to
write at once to the secretary Of the
circus giving the name of their insti.
tutioh ami the number of children thew
wish to bring 81 '''eS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Thousands Failed to
File Tax Returns

WASHINGTON, April 0.-Thousands
Of cases of failures to file income tax
returns have been uncovered by in
ternal revenue agents, and steps are
being taken to compel filing of delin-
quent reports and payment of the
proper penalties. Officials also have
discovered that some companies and
individuals reported incomes Or excess
profits too low, and they will be forced
to make supplemental reports.
Millions of dollars in taxes will be
added to the nations budget by detec-
ton of efforts to falsify returns, Off
Gals said to-day.
Many individuals who neglected to
make returns by April l are still per-
mitted to file reports. without definite
promise of exemption from the usual
penalties, although officials have indi-
Gated that those who voluntarily turn
in their reports now will be dealt with
less severely than those who await Il
call from revenue agents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Douglas Fairbanks
And Wife Agree
To Separation
"Only Way TO Stop Gossip, %
Mrs. Fairbanks Says
in Statement

Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks announced
yesterday that she and her husband,
motion picture actor, had decided to
separate. They remained good friends,
she said. and there would be no divorce
there were no grounds for divorce,
she added. She declared that the &C
tion she had taken was "the only way
TO stop the gossip along the Rialtos
of both the Atlantic and Pacific COASTS. y
Douglas, ir., who is seven years old arc
a devout admirer of his rather, Woulc.
remain with her, Mrs. Fairbanks said.
"As far as ny personal ;NaiYes are
concerned" she said, there IS littia
can ay. For twelve years / i-ave Out
my husbands happiness first. NOV i:.i
happiness lies in paths O. his c"n
choosing from mine. There IS
only one thing to do-lct him take II
as it came to him., in his own way
while | and the boy went our separate
ways. It was the best thing for al OF
us. He has always been the kindest
and most considerate o. men in his
home life. ! can only wish happiness
for him in the future.
Il cannot defend any woman with
whom my husbands name has been
linked. will not malign her. She
is associated with my husband III
business. Ihat, OF course, Is no con
Germ of mine. have made up my
mind | will no longer act as shield
for her. By that l mean that FOR
the last eight months whenevoi
gossip raised its ugly head / was the
one who kept denying and defending
and explaining.
''Now am through For the sake OF
the boy and for my sake l have come
to realize that the only way to stop this
gossip along the rialtos of both the At
lantic and Pacific coasts is to plainly
state that this time gossip had d
foundation Of fact. May the whisper
ing and the surmising stop now that it
is publicly announced that my husband
and I have separated"
The statement was given out by Mrs.
Fairbanks at the Hotel Algonquin. She
said she would continue to live there
for the present with her son, and in
tended TO engage in war work. She is
the daughter of Daniel N. Sully, OF
Watch Hill, r. l.. and was married to
Mir. Fairbanks in July. 1907.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Senator w. j. Stone
Stricken by Paralysis

WASHINGTON, April 10-Senator
William j. Stone, of Missouri, stricken
with paralysis to-day while on his way
to the Senate Office building. was rest
ing easily at his home tonight, and the
attending physician said his condition
was most encouraging. A slight cere-
bral hemorrhage affected the Senator's
left side and rendered him helpless.
though he did not lose consciousness at
any time.
1t will be impossible. according to
the physician. to state before to-mor-
row just how serious the trouble may
prove to be.
The Senator was stricken on street
car, and was taken first to the Office
building before being removed to his
home. There the entire Missouri dele
cation in Congress and many other
friends gathered during the afternoon
to await anxiously the physicians re-
port.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Hearst Editorials
Figure in a Raid
Especial C07vespondence1

LOS ANGELES, April Following
the arrest in this city Monday Of Prince
Hopkins, wealthy head of "Boyland," a
Santa Barbara school for boys. agents
of the Department of Justice yesterday
descended upon the institution, conts
Gated a quantity of literature and die
taphone records, and made three new
arrests there.
Among the evidence seized was a
governments war policies, clipped from
W. r. Hearst's Los Angeles Examiner
Hearst editorials on the Mooney case
also had been preserved
The Federal officers raided private
residences in Santa Barbara, seized a
few hundred copies Of alleged sed-
tious books, arrested the Rev. George
Greenfield, deposed pastor of the Con
gregational Church there. and brought
the prisoners TO the county Jail in this
city.
The prisoners, in addition to Green
field, are Mrs. Mollie Price Cook, super
lntendent of "Boyland," and Nh and
Mrs. Frederick Burckhardt. Officers
acting under the direction of Special
Agent Turner of the Department of
Justice searched the residences of
hopkins. Mrs. Cook. Burckhardt, Green
field and half a dozen other alleged
sympathizers for anti-war propaganda
"boyland' was ransacked. Dictaphonc
records are said to tell much regarding
the activities and correspondence OF
hopkins and his associates among the
SOCIALISTS and so-caNed Bolsheviki OF
the Pacific Coast
Several hundred volumes of "The
Ethics of Murder" were taken from tho
Greenfield residence.
All five prisoners who were taken in
the raids are charged with having VIC.
lated the espionage act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11

4, collective dropping of jaws and a
thofus or gasps as he extracted a
formidable looking bank roll.
len' twenty. seventy. one hundred
IN TWENTY called the sergeant. He
spoke, slowly. Even a mess sergeant
NAV nave strong sense of the dram
"tic. MCGOWAN had been waiting for
chance like this all day. In Justice
TO him. it must be recorded here that
ne made the most of it. The crowd
s.-lfted restlessly and watched the SER
geant thumb tho greenbacks. Finally.
he pulled the last note toward him
md announced:
"lwo hundred and ninety eight dol
lars. Here's your carfare. . ri supply
II. VIII ten cents do?" Brill nodded
and the deal was done. A few min
u.es later he started home, his wallet
swollen with thrift stamps this time
= Since then. Brill who lives at 1901
Seventh Avenue, has purchased ST.
Oo0 worth OF stamps. Thus, announces
the w. ). S: committee. he has earneA
a lace in the BUY the Limit" club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Greenwich, Conn.,, Has
Sixth Mysterious Fire

GREENWICH, Conn, April 10. A
fire which is the sixth mysterious
blaze in the fashionable section Of this
city in a few months and the second
on the estate Of Il. w. Russell, Of New
York. destroyed early this morning a
custodjan's cottage. which Mr.. Russell
had enlarged and refurnished to serve
"a his summer home. The damage is
estimated at $4,000.
Hr. Russell vas 10 have moved into
the howe tomorrow. Only six weeks
ago MY. Kussells summer homc was
burned, with "a losg of 100000 or
more, Other recent fires believed TO
hayc been Of incendiary origin de-
.troyed the honeg Of Irving Bachelor,
Hrs. Edwin b. Close and William j.
Eafker. Ur. Barker lost his lie in
the fire that destroyed hE home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Some Here Fail to Aid 10y.
atty Campaign, Says
Arthur S. Somers
Appeals to Educators
School Board Orders Paper
Pasted Over German Songs
in Music Books

Several corporations in this city
have declined to cooperate in the
characterization campaign of the Board
OF Education.
Arthur S. Somers, president of the
board, revealed this yesterday at the
regular meeting. in discussing the
plans to further this work, which aims
at the instruction of non-English
speaking men and women in the Ian
guage, government and customs of
their adopted country.
They're as big as we have" Presi-
dent Somers replied, when he was
asked whether the corporations he re-
ferred to were of Importance. He de-
clined to give their names, however, OF
to reveal how many there we're
The president of the board made this
statement while discussing a confer
ence he had with Secretary of the In,
terror Lane, who is planning a drive
designed to make every man, woman
and child within our borders not only
familiar with out language, but to per
suade them not to speak or use any
other.
"Secretary Lane was particularly i'm
pressed with the good work we have
been doing in Americanization in this
city," he said. sit is certainty that
we are going to be called upon to
lend a hand even more extensively thar
we have, and hope this board will NEE
the demand with the same patriotism
that has marked its deliberations II
the past
request by the Board of Superin
tendents for an appropriation of S2,sO(
to defray the expenses Of CONNER
cal farm to be conducted this sum
mer by the schoolboys Of the city pro
duced situation that bordered OF
the humorous.
Joseph Yeska insisted that The
money should not be spent because
the farm didn't show profit las
summer. 1t was passed, however, be
cause the other members of the boart
believed it would be good training
and recreation for the youngsters who
titled the soil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Albany Senators
Seek Caucus to Aid
Dry Amendment
Sixteen Republicans Sign
Call, but Two More Are
Still Needed
STAFF Correspo ndemcel

ALBANY, April 10.-Fourteen of the
twenty-four Republicans in the Senate
who have fought for the ratification of
the proposed "bone dry" amendment to
the Federal Constitution met in con-
ference to-day in the room of Senator
George +. Thompson, of Niagara. and
decided to try to caucus the Republic
cans on ratification
Senator James L. Towner, whip of
the Senate, presided. Senator Thomp-
son acted as secretary. Fourteen of
the thrty-fvc Republicans attended
the conference, and all signed petit
ton calling upon Elon r. Brown, ma
iortv leader of the Senate, to convene
a caucus of the Republican Senators.
This afternoon and tonight Senator
Thompson and Senator George B. Well-
ingtOn, of Troy, with Senator William
Fl. Hill, of Broome, were doing mis-
sionary work among their colleagues
to get two more names. With the four
teen who signed the petition. they had
pledged Senator James A. Emerson, of
Warren County, and Senator William
A. Carson, of Yates County. Eighteen
a majority of the Republicans in the
upper house, is necessary to convene a
caucus.
Signers of the Petition
The signcrs of the petition are
George Thompson. James f. Towncr.
n. Monroe Marshall, John ID. Stivers,
William Ii. Hill, George b. Wellington,
George II. Whitney, Charles +. Muir
ply, John b. Mullan, Alvah w. Bur
lingame, John Knight, J. Samuel Fow-
Ter, Leonard w. H. Gibbs and Ross
Graves.
II is not believed that even this he
roic eleventh hour effort Of the friends
Of prohibition will save the day for
the drys. 1t is believed that there viii
he bolt on the part of many of the
Republicans if an attempt is made to
make prohibition party question. But
the proponents of ratification will
make the attempt, nevertheless.
The Senate War Committee to-day
reported favorably the bills of Senator
George f. Thompson for the consolida
ton OF two water power companies of
Niagara Falls in order to increase their
capacity by 10000 horsepower over
what they now develop The bills
but for the appearance of General
Charles A. Keller, who came here from
washington to urge their passage on
behalf Of the War Department.
General Keller told the War Com
mittcc that the government needed
power badly and had commandcered
the output of the two companies, which
are engaged in manufacturing chemi.
calls and other war munitions.
! 1t is expected that Governor Whit
man Will send an emergency message
to the Legislature tomorrow urginf
the immediate passage of the bills,
The Senate to-day passed the bill OF
senator Charles w. Wicks permitting
farmers, dairymcn and fruit grower.
to organize to market their wares, ant
felievlng them from the provisions o.
the Donnelly antitrust law.
. ~ hope" said Senator Wellington
that some day we will sec the farm
ers of the country in one gigantic
trust like the Steel Trust or Stand
ard Oil. and then we will see the high
est degree of production and the low
est possible prices and the elimination
OF the costly middlcman"
The Democrats opposed the measure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
3 Held on Charge of
False Advertising

Fraudulent and misleading advertise
yesterday before Magistrate Grochl, in
the Attn District Magistrates Court.
Abraham Mint and Louis Gutterman.
proprietors of the Bryant Mems Shop,
at 63 West Forty second Street, and
one of the clerks employed in the
store were held in 500 bail each for
Special Sessions. They were charged
with violating the sections of the
Penal Law relative TO false advertis-
ing.
The Tribune Bureau of Investiga-
tons obtained the evidence on which
the haberdashcrs were held. They
we're defended by the law firm O..
House, Grossman e. Norhaus.
The attention Of the bureau was
called to shirts displayed by the Bry-
ant Mems Shop which bore an adver-
Using placard rcading. Pure Silk
Shirts-S1. 80" In smaii letters were
added the words, Bodies to match"
An investigator from The Tribune
Bureau purchased one of the shirts,
which was found to have only silk
front and silk faced cuffs. The rest of
the shirt was made from coarse cotton
cloth, stamped to match the pattern in
the silk portion of the garment.
The proprietors of the shop tcst-
fed in their own defence, but Magis-
trate Grochl, after hearing all the tes-
timony, decided to hold the defendants
In doing so he declared it to be his
opinion that a man purchasing a pure
silk shirt had a right to expect the
body to match and that the manner of
/ advertising the shirts as followed b.
the haberdashery was misleading.
it was brought to the attention of
the court that since the complaint was
made in the case the sign on the shirts
had been changed to read "Novelty
SILK Front Shirts-S1 2Hn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
Hylan Denies Report
Somers Is to RESIGN

Mayor Hyian and Arthur S. Somers
president of the Board of Education
both denied the report yesterday that
the latter contemplated resigning Of
ice because of friction with the May
or. Mayor Hylan sent his secretary
Grover Whalen, to tell the City Hall
reporters that the report was ground
less.
There has been no friction between
the Mayor and President Somers," sale.
Mr.. Whalcn. "and the Mayor knows
that Mr.. Somers does not propose to
resign and has received no resiena-
ton"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-11
American Workman A.
tackled and Defended
During Lively Debate
Strike Exemption
Provision Opposed
MIR. Calder Denounces Con-.
tracts Which Make Pm.
vision for Wage Raises

WASHINGTON, April 1o.-Americ.r
labor in its relation to the pros.en.
tor Of the war was attacked and A.
Tended in the Senate to-day during d.
bate on conference report on hin
making l. unlawful to obstruct N.
manufacture Of war materials or IN
damage war factories or their prod.
ucts. Objection centred on House
amendment, accepted by the Senate
conferrces, exempting from the meas.
ares provisions workmen who STRIKE
For higher wages o. better living con.
ditiors.
The debate hsd got been concluded
When the Senate adjourned.
Opposing the amendment. Senator
Underwood. OF Alabama, said the fail.
ure of the nation to have more shin;
On the seas is more directly due II
labor failing 20 respond to the Dc.
nands Of the nation than anything
else. He added that while he favored
exemption from military service for
irorkers needed for the prosecution Ct
lie war, he believed when labor refused
20 do its duty IT should be made TO
t,ght.
says Labor Is Not TO Blame
senator Fletcher. of Florida, chair.
,aan OF the Commerce Committee
which has been investigating shipping
for many weeks, declared the lack Of
American tonnage on the seas is not
due 20 labor difficulties. Labor is
loyal and willing 10 work, he said, but
in order to build ships, yards had to
be constructed and that had taken
time. The housing problem also had
delayed the shipping programme, he
said
Calder Opposes Bill
Declaring the contracts which the
government makes with munition manu-.
facturers and shipbulders encourage
strikes by providing for increases ii
wages, Senator Calder. of New York,
said enactment OF the bill in the form
reported by the conferrces would do
more injury to the spirit of the Ameri-
Can people than anything else THAI
could be DONE
An amendment cxempting strikers
was denounced as "criminally wrong
by Senator Thomas. of Colorado, who
said he was opposed TO any Legislation
that would "legaiize the suspension Of
work in this country" when every ef-
fort is needed to promote the war.
Passage of this bill in its present FORM
he said. would permit the /. W. ". to
continue its propaganda.
Senator Sterling, of South Dakota.
attacked circulars which he said mad
been sent out by the Public Service Re-
serve of the Department of Labor ad-
vising non-union workmca to remain
away from Pacific Coast shipyards as
ell places were filled by union men and
said those responsible for the clrcu'
lars should be removed from office.
Senator Williams, Of Mississippi as
serted the laboring man who refused
to leave all questions Of wages to an
unbiased tribunal is as much traitor
as "a soldier VINO deserts on the na'
tie line in the face o. the enemy"
Senator GaIllnger. o. New hamp
shire, the Republican, leader, declared
he would oppose amy report that gives
encouragement to men in ms hour o.
great strain to halt 'hc operations
of the government in making prepare
tons for carrying on this great con-
0ict."