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New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Alien Enemy Hunt
Here to Begin Soon

\ - stematic roundup Of the thou
sands OF unnaturalized Germans who
failed to register Will be started soon
by the Department of Justice, assisted
By the police. A Federal official ycster-
day outlined the plan, as follows:
The completed lists OF. the police CEN
sus Will be compared with all the other
lists now in the hands Of city. state
and Federal officials OF alien enemies
who obtained war zone and other
passes, those listed in the New York
State census and those under invest;,
cation by the Department OF Justice.
Names will be checked Off. aud those
left after the comparison viii be the
object OF the city-wide search. Each
patrolman will be asked to investigate
those names found in his territory. and
to turn over to the Federal detectives
additional names Of those suspected as
delinQuents.
Where an alien can show good reason
for non-re -registration-ilness or absence
from the city, for cXampe-he will be
gwen chance to comply with the
Presidents proclamation. Otherwise
lmmedlate internmcnt will be the fate
OF all those caught.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Pacihsts i'm Peace
Meeting Here To-day

Five hundred pacifists, Socialists and
radicals are expected to attend the ;irst
session of the two days national
peace conference" whicp will open this
morning at Bryant Hall, Sixth Avenue
near Forty second Street. Scott Near
ing, chairman of the Peoples Council,
is to start the proceedings with dis
cussion of Our Present DUTY and
Opportunity"
Jacob Panken will preside at TO-
nights session, which Will be held in
Brevoort Hall, 154 East Fifty-fourth
Street. when the delegates will discuss
"The Peoples Voice in the Peace Set
tlement." Tomorrow morning the con-
ference will again meet at Bryant Hall
Tomorrow afternoon Morris Hillauit.
DR.. Judah l.. Magncs and Amos Pinchot
arc to speak in the Central Opera
House, SiXty-Scvcnth Street and Third
Avenue. An international dinner VIII
be given in the Central Opera House
tomorrow night.
The conference plans to elect dele
gates TO IAN inter-Alled labor con sor-
ence, which Is to be held in the lear
future, possibly in London'
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Nationwide Search Begun
For Enemy Alien Pyoneytv

WASHINGTON, Feb 15.-Federal
aSeqfs age f to-day are searching the coun-
try Tor enemy alien property which has
not been reported. The search Was
ordered by A. Mitchell Palmer, Alien
Property Custodian, in statement
calling upon. loyal Americans to assis t
IN giving information of enemy aliens
who, through ignorance of the law or
mallclous intent, have failed to make
returns of their holdings.
MY. Palmer stated that the law will
be impartially enforced against alI ali
enemy individuals and corporations
withholding reports. Violators are sub
;iect 10 a 1ne OF $4,000 or ten years
imprisonment. or both
>. me custodian ordered the imme-
dlate taking over of the Schultz G.
!; hoerting Company, Of Philadelphia. n
oIg automatic valve concern. which Ia &
heen working on government contracts
~ was announced that the hearing had
SHOWN the company to be owned en-
many.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16

nit, Dr.. Isaac Straus, president Of the
Chromos Chemical Company, who came
to this country shortly after the out
break of the war, was taken into Gus
tody on Wednesday by agents of the
Navy Intelligence Service and is being
detained at Ellis Island pending an in
vestigation Of his activities in this
country by the government
Dr. Straus was arrested in his suite
in the Nassau Hotel, Long Beach, where
he was spending the winter with his
wife and children.
Assistant United States District At
torney Robert Stephenson. who is in
charge of the case, explained yesterday
that Straus at present was not in
termed as an enemy alien. He added
that the arrest was made for violation
of the now Federal law, which requires
all persons handling toluol 10 obtain
q permit from the United States Blu
reau OF Mines. Toluol is the chief in
gredient OF powerful explosive known
as TNT
According to the story told by Dr..
Straus after mis- arrest, the toluol in
The Brooklyn plant was used /onlv in
the manufacture of bcnzoate of soda.
elhis is being investigated by the Fed
eral authorities.
Straus is also president and treas
urer of the Alpha Omega Pubishine
Company, which publishes "rhe Amcri,
can Jewish Chronicle"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Make Pro-Germans
Kiss Stars in Flag
Business Men at Williamson
and Mount Olive, ILL.,, Take q,
Law i'm Own Hands
TSDeciuL COryesUOndeuce

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-lllinois pro-
Germans last night we're given their
second lcssop in the principles Of
Americanism, when mob violence,
which began Tuesday night at StauN-
ton, ILL.,, when two |. ". ". were tarlcd
ard feathered, spread to Mount Olive.
Ill.,, and to Williamson, a mining camp
near Staunton. At Mount Olive q mob
led by prominent business mensTlarched
to the home of =. Helm, leading mer-
chant, charged with making disloyal
remarks, forced him from the cellar
where he had fled in his night clothes,
and compelled him to hncel on the icy
sidewalk on his bare knees and kiss
each of the forty-eight stars in the flag
The mob then broke into the saloon
OF Herman Caster, which had been the
stronghold Of pro-German Socialists,
compelled Caster to kiss the flag and
promise TO discharge Immediately a
pro- German cmploye. Other men OF
uncertain loyalty who were found in
the saloon were taken into the street
whipped soundly and threatened with
immediate expulsion if more disloyal
remarks were heard
AT Williamson a committee of cit-
zens went in force to the homes of two
men of German leanings and ordered
them to be gone by Saturday night or
face another tar party Staunton cit-
zens kept active by turning over to
the police a man charged with threat
ening to tear the Red Cross button
from a Woman's coat
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Charge of Pro-Germanisr,
In Schools Is Unfounded,
Says DR.. J. L. Tildsley

DR.. John T.. Tildsley, Of the Board of
Education. stated last night that Sena-
tor Slater's charges were without foun-
dation. "There is no one on the Board
Of Education or who is associated with
me in the conduct of the schools but
who is as loyal and patriotic as one
can be-" ne said
"It is true that some Of our officials
OF German stock may have had SYM
pathy for the Fatherland before we en-
tered the war. But now that the United
States is in the conflict they are
Americans in mind and action.
Senator Slater has given no. proof
OF his charges Of pro- Germanism in the
schools. 1t has been intimated that he
may be referring to Acting Superin-
tendent Straubenmuller, but there is
absolutely no basis for this inference.
Mr.. Straubenmuller is as loyal as am.
and one of my sons is now at Harvard
studying for the army.
"None Of the teachers is suspected
Of proGermanism. Some time ago
there was teacher in a high school
here who was so pro-German that She
obtained a leave Of absence that her
feelings might not interfere with her
work.
"Outside of this case there is, 20
my knowledge, no case of pro- German
ism III the schools"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Pennell Quits Art Club
After Loyalty Rebuke
Especial Co}yesDondence1

- aPlllLADELPHlA, Feb. 15.-Joseph
rennell. member of the National
Academy of Design, Of the National In
stltute OF Arts and Letters, Of the Royal
Belgian Academy of Arts, and an
original member of the Painters and
ttchers of Great Britain and many
other societies of Europe and America.
whose black-and- masterpieces
are famous. has rendered his rcsigna-
tion from the Art Club.
! he reason given for Mr.. Penncll,s
reSlgnatlon by many members OF the
club is that he resented the action of
the house committee in summoning him
before them to rebulle him for alleged
pro-neace and anti-Englsh utterances.
O'ilcers of the club admitted that
action had been taken, but refused to
say whether or not the resignation had
been as yet acted upon
Always when in PHILADELPHIA Mr.
fennell has resided at the Art Club
where his long, gaunt figure was one
OF the most familiar sights in the club
Since his resignation, however. he has
moved to hotel d short distance awav
from the club, on Broad Street.
Mr. Pennell to-day was asked about
MS resignation. lie said:
DO not care to discuss the matter
IL IS true that have rendered my res.
lgnatlon from the Art Club. consjdo,
nc matter S one between the members
OF the committee and me-"
According TO various members Of The
club, Mr. Pennell was so outspoken in
ms ant'-EngIlsh sentiments that no,
oriy was he 'obnoXious' to MANY ot
them, but they feared he would actual.
~ lmpugn the patriotism of the club
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Frieda FIen1pel
Is Challenged to
Declare Loyalty
Editor of Emusic News"Re-
wives Charges of Sopranos
Pro-Germanism
Opera Star Defended
Friend Declares Publication Is
Trying to Becloud Libel
Proceedings
Opera Star Defended

Miss Frieda Hempel, soprano of the
Metropolitan Opera House, has been
challenged by "The Music News"
publication devoted to musical inter
csts, to declare her sentiments toward
this country. The defiance to Miss
Hempel is carried in the most recent
issue OF the publication in the form
of an open letter signed by Charles
+. Watt, the editor. Miss Hcmpel has
paid no attention to the letter. Her
friends say they do not believe she
has seen it.
An effort was made to communicate
with the singer last night, but she is
out Of the city on q concert tour. A
friend who spoke for her, however. de-
clared the letter was an effort to be-
cloud the issue of suit for malicious
libel now being prosecuted IN Chicago
by Miss Hempel against 'The Music
News" because of the publication OF
an alleged malicious attack on her by
Joseph De Valdor, the papers New
York representative.
"This man De WALDORF" said the
friend who would not permit his name
to be used, "attended a performance at
the metropolitan at which Miss Hempel
sang He went out of his way to at
tack her. She promptly brought suit
against the paper for malicious libel.
That case is yet to be heard.
"Thc effort OF the paper to becloud
The issue by again dragging, in Miss
Hempel'S sentiments toward this cOun
try and its people is too obvious. I
am, of course, not authorized to speak
for Miss Hempcl, and it may be she will
feel that she has something to say
when she sees the letter.
at is known that Miss Hempel has
given of her services freely for char
table enterprises in the aid of govern
ment relief. She has, as we'll, contrib
uted from her own private purse to
many war relief funds. On4S a few
days ago she sent her check to the
Mayors fund for coal relief for the
needy"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Dinner for Hennig,
Acquitted of Treason

Paul IIennis, who was honorably ac-
Quilted OF the charge of treason on
Thursday in the United States District
Court. IN Brooklyn, will be the guest
OF his neighbors tonight at dinner in
Holweg's Hotel, South Ozone Park,
Queens.
On reaching his home in South Ozone
Park, on which he had placed second
mortgage to meet the expenses of his
trlnl. Hennig found number OF
friends, who had heard of his acquittal,
gathered to welcome him. Plans for
to-night's celebration were formed at
once.
~ don't want to make any statement
yet as to my future plans" Hennig
said. THE period of the trial was like
one continuous nightmare TO me.
hope tonight to have a good sleep.
am much in need of rest.
"Of course | expected this kind of a
verdict. Nobody who followed the case
closely and intelligently could have ex-
pected anything different. I knew |
was innocent Ny conscience was al
WAYS clear
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Wild Ru1nors of
American Losses
Spread by Wo1ne1,
5S9 Killed in One Charge,
Is Munchausen Tale Of
q Shopper

A woman seated herself Yesterday
with a sigh OF relief in rest room in
a Fifth Avenue store and remarked
that she was all worn out by carrying
cake and flowers and things to the
poor. maimod American soldiers in base
hospitals in New York, and now she
had to do shopping for her sister.
Her conversational missile caused a
ripple of interest in the rest room
None of the other women, it appeared,
had heard Of the advent of American
wounded. The stranger smiled sig
nifcantly, remarking that it was quite
natural; the newspapers concealed
such news. Not being newspaper
herself, she proceeded to reveal some
of it, including the story of zone poor
fellow whose leg had been shot off," to
the effect that his entire battalion had
been wiped out six weeks ago, the Ger
mans killing 5S9 in one charge.
Having convinced part Of her audi
ence, at least, that city hospitals
teemed with wounded and defeated
American soldiers and that the govern
ment and the newspapers were con-
spring to hide the facts, the fatigued
shopper departed TO resume her CT
rands oil mercy.
A little later Miss S. b. Hammer. an
"SciU VI INC ANdtio4ldl cl'iGlCNl pressing
Committee, stationed in the rest ROOM
repeated the conversation to another
group Of women. One of them reported
it to Mrs. Ives Douglas, a member Of
the same committee, who forthwith is
sued warning against such gloomy
gossips and directed that the names of
any such appearing IN that rest room
in the future be taken and inquiries
made.
A reporter visited Base Hospital No.
!, but found neither wounded men nor
lninistering gossips. There We're only
two injured men there who had ever
seen France, and neither of them was
wounded. Each had fallen down
transport hatch and broken his leg.
The senior medical officer in the city
declared that the other hospitals CON
tanned no wounded and few sick sol
dicrS hack from Erauce
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Goethals Clashes
With Littell Over
Army Promotions
Assistant to Quartermaster
General Asks To Be
Retired
IStuH Correspondence |

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-Thc first
open break between army chiefs since
Secretary of War Baker announced his
reorganization OF the General Staff
came to-day, when Brigadicr General
Isaac w. Littell, the army cantonment
builder, asked to be relieved and placed
on the retired list.
The action of General Littell fol.
lowed clash with Major General
master general and assistant chief OF
staff under the reorganization plans.
Goethas readily consented to Lit
tells giving up the cantonment work
and approved his request for retire
ment with the rank Of brgadier gem
eral. The application was held up by
the adjutant general, however, because
Littell cannot be retired in that grade
until he has served a full year as n
brigadier
The clash between Goethals and Lit
tell first developed when Goethals took
charge of the quartermaster depart
ment. Littell. quartermaster officer,
was selected by Secretary of War Baker
for the big job OF building the army
cantoments, and was made directly an
swerable to the Secretary for the per-
formance of his JOB.
Shortly aftcr assuming the post of
acting quartermaster, General Goethals
obtained an order from Secretary
Baker requiring the cantonment divi-
sion to report through the quarter
master generals Office on matters re-
lating to expenditures. Later General
Goethals also took steps to require
detailed reports from Littell's division
on all work This brought a protest
from the latter and from his staff of
assistants. For q time General Goeth-
ais considered the transfer Of the
cantonment work to the engineer
corps, but arguments were advanced
that construction work has been in
the quartermaster corps for hundred
years and should remain there, and
General Goethals relented.
The break that reached climax with
littells request for retirement came.
however, when Goethals refused to
commission number OF men in The
cantonmcnt division.
Littell filed with the quartermaster
general list of reserve officers he de-
sired promoted. The ranks Of major
and captain were asked for larre
number. On the advice Of his admin
istrative assistants, who believed the
work General Littell's aids were re-
qured to perform could as we'll be
done by civilians, Goethals rejected
the applications. Lttell promptll
asked to be relieved and retired
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
propaganda. He will undoubtedly advise

propaganda. lie VIII undoubtedly ADVISE
you upon request.
"The Tribune of recent date through
its editorial columns said: THE Ger
man virus eats in everywhere. There
can be little doubt that for some years
as an adjunct te its spy service here,
was planting propagandists on the
teaching stats of Our schools and col
leges. Pressure was skilfully created
through the German language press and
through German and German-American
organizations for a larger recognition
OF German Kultur. and especially for
the compulsory teaching of the German
language in the public schools
81 am in receipt OF letter from the
secretary of the conference OF mayors
and other city officials of the State Of
New York, wherein he states that the
general Legislative committee OF the
conference, acting for the cities Of the
state, heartily approves OF this legisla-
ton. 1t should be approved by all citi-
zens OF unquestioned patriotism.
u am not aiming at German litera-
ture like the works OF Goethe, Schiller
or Lessins. They do not teach Prussian
present German writer's.
II feel it the duty of the Legislature
Of the state to protect our future cit-
zens and our ideals Of governments"
Senator Slater, pressed for names of
school officials whom he regards as pro-
German, declined to mention names.
There is not q man conversant with
educational affairs in New York who
does not know who is pro- German and
who is not in the Board Of Education"
he replied.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
IN THE FOOD MARKET

"hat Wltn heatless Monday meaes
OK Lent neat fairly cheap % cents and
~ STEAK and RIB roast at 80
Ie since and fish still cheap the fish are frozen
lamb especially luxury needed for shipment Prices
are unusually low, and afford good
y the way New York doing eating frozen fish,
some OF 'e supply on hand being shipped
fozen COD and founder II and 10 whiting
at 20 are all good buys. Iaibu 80 to 30 cents
ought to be able to buy than
p" uat Is the best that the
Sam helping to keep the OF butter supply
storage belongs to the Army Navy Allied
ana e navy has asked bids
WIN such competitor IN the
'ooA forward TO getting his butter much cheaper.
Potatoes have also taken drop price. has
allowed them to freely and large shipments are coming
Long Island Even the high
Inc pest purchase cooking They
good enough Tor eating
look at as the New York Badwins that
they can be used cheapy Greenng cooking apples
New York
Large shipments of Florida lettuce market
m inc quality much higher than
Kept Florida cabbage
wholesale and the other winter their
because the supplies Vegetables
not yet begun
(l7''s column appears Wednesday, Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Senator Slater Asserts They
Are Known3 Teuton Text
Books Condemned
Says Censor Is Needed
Education Officials Must Prove
loyalty by Past Acts,
He Declares
ISto1' Correspondence

ALBANY. Feb. lo.vScnator George
A. Slater, OF Westchester County, in
letter sent yesterday TO John l.. Tilds-
ley, Associate Superintendent OF
Schools, New York City, said:
If you have suspected or pro-Ger-
mans connected in any way with your
school system in your city, either IS
teachers, officers or superintendent,
the duty is yours to dislodge them. Let
every one profess his Amcricanism and
prove it BY his past acts
Senator SIaters Letter
Senator Slater's letter, which he said
was an answer to 4 request from Tilds-
ley "for information." follows in part:
Your letter of the 11th instant re-
ceived. ] offered a Dill to amend the
education law relative to the use of
certain textbooks IN public schools be-
cause | was led to believe that there
rad been no proper supervision or CEN
sorship by the State Department of
tducatiomyo of textbooks relative to the
subject of civics, economies, history,
literature and language. ! thought it
wise to do this on account of the de-
fS'VPHSItS Sio" my OUT OIL the present
war.
THE nation that will conduct in
sldlous intrigues in this country, in
Mexico, in the Argentine, to gain It's
purpose, undoubtedly has sown seeds
Of poison in many other ways. We are
tinding out these ways by degrees. :.
You have listed on the official list of
the Board of Education of your city
book of Prokosh, Deutscher Lehrgang.'
On page 100 of this book he gives an
incorrect account of the German con-
stitution. There is hardly a correct
statement in the whole article. 1t gives
YOU the impression that the German
people have representation and liberty,
which is quite contrary to the truth.
You will also find in Frederick Betz's
book, entitled about Great King and
Others many Illuminating anecdotes,
etc. There is another textbook
s. IN German, 'Geschichte und Sage q
most excellent book for the German
propagandist.
Gerard Exposed Propaganda
'Former Ambassador James ". Ger
ard. in the course of recent address,
spoke with indignation of textbook
which had been published since the dec
aration of war, and was introduced
for study in high school of your city,
which contained insidious German
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
German Pastor in Illinois
10 War on Anti ti-American;sr

ciiltAGO. Feb. l5.-Reports of anti
Amcrlcanism in certain counties of iii
nois has induced the State Council Of
defence to enlist the Rev. G.. A. Kan,
1cF, a German Evangelical clergyman
OF rama, ILL.,, to take III "missionaryn
work IN those localities.
:, Although of German parentase. the
heN. MI. kanzer, 1t was said to-day in
announcing the plan, has decided views
as 10 why the United States is in the
war In his addresses to audiences he
VIII talk IN the German language in
SDirit '~''''
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
ORGANIZING VERSUS AIMLEss KICKING

Suppose all the mddlemen eliminated (and a sorry
gay t would be tor the cosumer what then do with
the farmer who held his wheat for when Uncle Sam himself
said fair price S2O? would we do with the noat
growers who refused to ship potatoes when they could because
the price was too owand held them until cold weather whom
ley coudnt trave What about the darymen say that
Cey Will contribute to the feeding of the Side babies on
phlanhropc basis but that they will produce milk and sell
IL 1or less than it costs them sentimental grounds?
Isn't it more sensible and more profitable to make studv of
o.os as 1hey are to organize to protect interests
on lar basis and to assist in cutting some of the lost .nd
Wasefu motions buying and selling rather than to kick aim
essy probably hit the wrong get nowhere-hich
"hefe we have been getting for the last decade? 1t is only that
began. w
Hence, Consumers Buying Clubs
leephone the club organizer Monngside 1894 and 1855
lo hep IN organizing club and for information to what he
can oer you IN making notable saving YOUR butter and goo
bill w ee
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Drafting of Workers
Authorized in Italv

ROME, Feb. IA decree las been
promulgated, providing for voluntary
national service for agricultural. in
austry and public works.
ne government reserves to itself the
rlght to resort to compulsion in thn
event mat volunteers do not come for
ward IN sufficient numbers.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
RECORD OF CLUB NO. ID

Gut OF the forty clubs No ii holds the record This club
10 among the employees Of large office budng and be-
gan business on FEBRUARY with order for fifteen dozen eggs
second order called for eggs and eight
pounds OF butter and the third which in on February -
was for sevenve dozen eggs and thirty pounds Of butter
Does this speak we'll for service not?
9iAtHlNI OF RETAIL PRICES IN LOCAL.
TIES (February Is,
Prices ii per- pound unTes ofaer..se stafedj
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16

u ttucc. '~'' e'AF''A"'' 'S"ses'
nn
eggplant red cabbage, S ' '""p'''' ppp'
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16
Chemist Arrested
For Having oluol

Charged with handling large quaint
ties of toluol without Federal per-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16

(7hts column appears Wednesday and SATURDAY.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-16

(Pf'ess !" ceais per- pound uness ot5ergise stated