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New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Begins Recruiting Drive

Pausing on scurrying journeys to and
from luncheon, almost two thousand
persons heard q musical and oratorical
appeal for recruits staged yesterday
in front of City Hall. 1t was the first
OF series of demonstrations which
will be held daily, except Saturdays
and Sundays, under the auspices, of the
recruiting committee of the Mayors
Committee of National Defence
The band from the u. S. S. Recruit,
anchored in the gravel harbor of Union
Square, dispensed martial melodies as
preliminary. Captain A. p. Simmonds,
an Artic explorer and an observer for
this country on European battlefronts,
in an address depicted the sacrifices
unselhshly made by the men in the
trenches. He said this gloriied enlist
ment.
The Mayors Committee is holding
these meetings because it has been
constituted as q clearing house for en-
listment in every branch of service. 1t
is making especial appeals on behalf of
the Thenty- y-seventh Division at Spartan
burg, impatiently waiting tor chance
at battle with the Germans, but with
held by shortage of 3,5OO men.
Lieutenant Joseph +. Wright, U. S.
N. R., yesterday appealed to the COM
mittce for aid IN the immediate enlist
ment of 900 naval reservists. A letter
from their draft board will permit
registrants to enroll in the naval re-
serve, according to the licutenart
Men will be accepted at the following
stations: 81 Chambers Street; lis Flat
bush Avenue, Brooklvn; "a East Twen-
tythird Street; the U. S. S. Recruit,
and 225 West Forty-second Street
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
S1Oitzerlcad's Complaint
Is Discounted Here

W WASHINGTON, March 14.-Statc De-
partment officials do not believe there
IS any real dissatisfaction in Switzcr-
Anc over the form OF assurances nv
America and the Allies that Swiss neu
tralIty will be respected, and they look
lor no communication on the subject.
Since the American note was dis
patched, IN Dccember nothing has come
TO indicate that it was not we'll re-
ceived.
1t was believed here to-day that
switzerland might have preferred a
more uneQlivocal assurance that the
country would not be invaded bv Amer
lca or the Allies even though German
troops entered Swiss territory. Such
assurance was not given. America and
me Allies leaving the way open to en-
ter and meet German forces if thev
should attempt to pass through Swit2er-
iand to attack the Entente armies.
he attitude of Switzerland that if
IS her rghv to deal with any invading
dorcc by herselfy calling on the Allies
tor aid only if she deems it cxped.ent
/ is regarded here as largely academic
IN any event. it is regarded as certain
that the Allies would be called unon tc
help resist Swiss invasion if German,
made such a move, and the Allies an(
America can see no objection to the
phraSlnG Or their Assurances
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
$50 Nurses Join in
Farewell Service
Exercises Held in St. Pauls
Chapel for Women on
Way to France

Singing Coward, Christian Soldiers" !"
$50 nurses who have dedicated them
selves to the service of their country
behind the first line trenches in
France marched into St. Paul's Chapel
yesterday noon to attend the services
that were held by way of bidding them
godspeed. The service flags of the San
Francisco and Spokane units were dedi-
Gated by the Rev. William Montague
Geer, who conducted the services.
After prayers and singing OF "The
New America" DR.. Geer made an en-
couraging address to the nurses on the
question of military rank for them, a
matter now being agitated at Wash
ington.
"No doubt can linger in the mind of
any intelligent person that military
rank is the due of our nurses and that
soon the government will act so that
American women engaged in this no
bic and gracious work may be placed
on equal footing with the nurses of
Canada and England who rank from
lieutenant TO lieutenant colonel" sad
DR.. Geer.
Fifty thousand women, trained army
nurses, are going to be needed this
year, according to Surgeon General
Gorgas, for service with the armies in
France. You and the others should
have recognition in full accord with
your duties.
II commend you, who are about to
depart, to God and the prayers Of the
people. May your labors he eminently
blessed and may you return safely,
having served God and your country as
only noble young womanhood can"
The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
was then sung, the flags dedicated and
prayers were offered for the author of
keep the Home Fires Burning" Mrs.
Lena Guilbert Ford, recently killed in a
London air raid.
The nurses marched to the parish
house, where lunch was served.
Mrs. II. O. Havemeyer told the nurses
Of the efforts she and Mrs. Harriet
stanton Blatch have made to obtain
military rank for them.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Armenia To Be Left
In Turkeys Power
Central Nations Find New
Excuse for Aiding
Their Ally
The NeU York Tribune
Foreign Press Btredn

1t seems fairly we'll established that
the Central Powers intend to leave
Armenia in Turkish hands on the plea
of the self determination" OF the non
Armenian population. lne IlheS' VI
London, calls attention to some receii,
German developments on this point.
II says
"Aiready there are signs Of Turkish
or Cerman action. The 'Vorwarts' dis
plays. with an absence OF comment
which is even more eloquent tnan the
entire suppression of the conlhuhiuue
nv other German newspapers, long
semi-official communicate from 1on-
stantinople, which was issued on rep
ruary 4. 1t bears a close family re-
semblance to the Turkish pronounce,
ments which have usually preceded
Armenian massacres, but the argument
is more ingenious than usual, as indeed
tho circumstances require. II violently
attacks the Bolshevists on the ground
that they have broken the terms OF the
Russo-Turkish armistice by allowing
troops Of the Caucasus armies 70 melt
awav into the interior Of Russia. 1t
proceeds:
".Making use of this commencement
of the evacuation of the occupied ter
ritories by the Russian troops, the ma
tive ArOeDlanS anu liic al ilieh te'i'" 'AAo
belonged to the Russian units have
taken flight, carrying their arms with
them. with the intention OF remaining
behind in the occupied territories. Ihey
are beginning to persecute the lnhabi-
tants Of Ottoman descent, and espe-
cialy the Mussulman element. These
facts have been definitely confirmed by
Turkish prisoners Of war who have
been able to reach our lines, and also
by those of the native population who
have succeeded in escaping from the
claws Of the Armenlans. They have
also been confirmed by deputation
which has been sent to Us with the
request for help from the population
which has not yet been able to escape
from the Armenian prosecutions and Is
still exposed to all its terrors.'
''The cornmunique goes on to declare
that representations to the Russian
military authorities have been unavail-
ing, and that the Turks have also, il
seems been regaled with a list Of the
significant atrocities which have beer
perpctrated BY the terrible ArrnenianS'
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
No Outsider to Run
Schools, Says Mayor

Mayor Hylan does not intend to Sc
!ect an "out-oftown gentleman" as the
new Superintendent Of Schools He
emphaticaiiy said so yesterday in re-
plying 70 q recent letter from Mrs
Artemus II. Refs, chairman Of the edu-
casional section Of the Womcn's City
Club. who submitted list OF names
Of non-residents VINO. in her opinion,
would be amply qualified for the posi-
ton.
Il do not believe that it s necessary
to go outside Of the City Of New York
TO secure the services Of competent
person for City Superintendent Of
Schools" the Mayor told Mrs. Refs
II here are almost six million residents
Of the City Of New YORK and in the
ncighborhood Of twenty thousand men
and women who have devoted THEN
liyes To educate the children Of this
city, and feel quite sure that from
among this number there are man,
men and women who could GiI this
position with honor and ability and
with credit 10 the city
Il am decidedly opposed 10 any out-
sider being employed by the city IN
superintendent Of Schools or in any
other capacity in the city service,
am confident That we have sufFicien.
ability here 10 FL any position in the
city nergice, and wherever there is an
opportunity for promotion in any de.
pArtmEnt that hope of rrwsyd ehouifI
b held out 10 those who have given
their time and the best that il in them
10 ths ejty.s
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Only Persons Proved De-
serving Will Be Granted
the Privilege
Meetings Arranged
Visitors Will See Soldiers at
Y. w. G.. A. Hostess
Houses

The double problem of including only
deserving persons as the recipients of
the proposed free automobile service
between New York city and Camp Up
ton and arranging meeting at camp
between New York City and Camp Up.
khaki was satisfactorily solved yes
terday.
James A. Hemstreet, New York man
ager of the Touring Bureau of the
American Automobile Association, an
nounced the solution after conference
with Robert A. Valentine, director of
the War Camp Community Service of
the War Departments Commission on
Training Camp Activities. Mr.. Valen-
tine, who has consulted General John
son frequently, assured Mr., Hemstreet
that the arrangements will be indorsed
by the camp military officials.
Scope of Work Broad
Outlining the adopted procedure, Mr.
Hemstreet said
"The scope of the work of the Wan
Camp Community Service, which Mr.
Valentine represents, is very broad
When we receive notice that family
wishes to visit soldier relative we
conduct an investigation before we as
sure the owner of donated car that
the party is meritorious from every
standpoint, This ctfectually elimi.
mates the refusal of car owners to do.
nate their machines on the groune
that unworthy persons will use them.
"The family will be advised by post
card of the hour when the automob bile
will call for them. Another card will
be sent to the soldier in camp. 1t viii
be delivered by sonfe one connected
with Mr.. Valentines staff for surety's
sake.
"The card received by the family
when presented at the camps entrance
will be recognized by the military po
lice as permit to enter the reserva
ton. Such admission has been prev
ously limited to families in their owl
machine or those carrying a War De
partment's permit
"At the suggestion of Mr.. Valentine
who is we'll acquainted with the camp
we have given up the plan of bringing
the party to the barracks of their DO,
under arms. Instead he will be at on
of the two Young Women's Christian
Association hostess houses, stipulated
on the card he will receive, at tim
also designated in the communication
can effort will be made to arrang
matters so that about two hours will
separate the arrival and departure o
the automobile party. permitting tn
soldier to pilot his visitors through
the cantonmcnt. Luncheon will b
procurable at the hostess house cafe
terra"
Mr.. Hemstreet announced tha
enough machines are now available t.
carry at last four hundred persons OF
the tour over the Long Island road
when the awaited Sunday materialNes
Spudgy roads near camp, in the throe
of the annual spring thaw, might della,
the opening journey until after Easte
Sunday. the date originally fixed. h
said Before the service begins Nh
Iemstreet expects to at least doubl
the present accommodations
The downpour of yesterday prevent
ed Mr.. Hcmstreet and two expert roa'
map makers from motoring to Uptol
to compile routes.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Squirrels Rejected
AS Exemption Claim
After Alienists Testify, Judge
Sentences Man to Nine
Months in Jail

Although he claimed the SQUIRRELS
BIRDS and pigeons of Central Park as
dependents when he answered his
QUESTIONABLE, Abraham Adler, TWEEN
ty-nlnc years DID, who described him
sell as an insurance man livinp at 3o2
West Seventy eighth Street vas nro
hounced sane and fit for military ser
vice by allcnists who examined him in
the United States District Court vas
terday Judge Mayer sentenced him
to serve nine months in the Esso,.
County Jail for failure to appear for
physical examination as ordered b.,
his local draft board.
ne mad 1t was charged, tried IN
make himself appear insane in hi.
questlonnalre by claiming birds of tho
ar as his dependents. '''e
On MS questionnaire he wrote 70.
Eardlng dependents:
"l'he birds, pigeons and so,;.u.,
Central Park For three wears 7 b bavn ",
gone to Central Park everv dau 'aiu ra;' :,
or SHINE, and fed the birds. nipcons
and squirrels. They need NV assist7 H.t'
ance. 'I "ooisC-
after mature thought / have do.
clded that | will go into the armv 'i Il
me government will guarantee that
WI not have to kill any one, as the
slght Of blood makes Inc sick"
IN regard to MS religion he wrota.
was ordained minister nv
heaven. ! have no theological creed
! am a God in heart and star in
heaven. '"i al
Il dld not come to this country tc
uat, Ca. | had more to eat in Russia
ed to have in rich America"
~ on '. the side of one of the pages OF
the QUESTIONABLE he wrote:
G.. Give the President of the Untet
states power over the Allied armies
and The Kaiser will be licked in elevar
months.' 'e'
u am a disciple of mankinds saw.
lors, Trotzky and Lcnine."
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
More New York Men
Get Commissions
St0T C0rrcsD0ur}cuco]

=. WASHINGTON, March 14.-ln the
list Of commissions in the Reserve
corps OF the army, announced by the
war Department to-day, were the fol.
lowing from New York:
captain. Ordnance Reserve Corpn: l1a,vin r.
1oshy 3o3 Enst Twentieth Street Monroe
- - knnster. 200 Central Park West: lame,
~. ~ Ne,', west loSth Street. and Aaron
noth, i5| Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn. flrst
hcntenonts. Medical Reserve Corps.
:. The Rev: Charles G. Moore, n Catho
i'c priest, llvinE at 800 Lexington Ave
nue., vas to-day appointed Il chaplain
IN inc army and assigned to the 40th
Divlsion at Linda Vista. Cal.
brlKhdicr General William r. Har
vcy, formerly commanding officer oY thc
District Of Columbia National Gunrd
was to-day assigned to Camp Wnds
worm TO command a brigade Of arm,
corps troops being formed.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Ban on Soldiers of
euton Birth Tighter
Officers Asked Again to Keep
German-Born From Get
ting to France
[Staf CorrespoNdencel |

stag correspondence
WASHINGTON, March ID. .- Because
the French government has asked that
soldiers of German nativity be not
included in American forces overseas,
the War Department to-day directed
army officers again to make survey
of their commands and weed out all
who We're born in the Central Empires.
The French government looks upon
all of German birth with suspicion,
army men declare. and not only are
soldiers objected to, but the American
government is asked to refrain from
sending civilians or Red Cross nurses
to France who were born under Ger
man rule.
AS the National Guard and the Ma
tional Army divisions advance in their
training and approach the date of en-
barking overseas, special efforts will be
made by War Department inspectors to
check up every muster list in quest of
soldiers of Teutonic birth. 1t is planned
to investigate thoroughly every mem
Der of the National Guard divisions
and the National Army regiments be-
fore he is permitted to board a trans
BORT for France
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Brigadier Generals
In Vacant Commands
[Stof Correspondence

WASHINGTON, March 14-The War
Department to-day placed in temporary
command the ranking brigadier gen
erals of the National Guard and Ma
tlonal Army divisions whose command
ing officers were relieved Wednesday
because of physical untitness for for
eign service. 1t is likely that the tenn
porary assignments will be made per
manent.
The new commanders are:
Brgadier General George Blakeley, vice
Major General Edwin St j. Grebe 36th
National Guard Division. Camp Bowie,
Texas.
Brigadier General William c. Rafferty,.
vice Major General Charles G. Morton.
29th National Guard Division, Camp Nc
Clellan, Alabama.
Major General Edward Fl. Plummer, 3Sth
National Army Division, Camp Dodge,
Iowa.
Brigadier General Henry II. Whitney.
vice Major General William II. Sage, 3Sth
National Guard Division, Camp Shelby.
Mississippi.
Brigadier General Lyman w V. Kennon,
vice Major General Thomas II. Barry. Seth
National Army Division, Camp Grant,
Illinois,
While no announcement has yet beer
made by the department as to the per
visions, the absence of any available
major generals indicates that the brig
adiers named will be promoted to tn
rank of major generals and given tn
assignments. Army men declare tn
senior brigadiers should be named be
cause OF their knowledge of the com
mands. The point also was made tina
the department desired to divide tn
major commands between infantry an.
artillery officers. Blakeley, Raffert,
and Whitney are coast artillery Off
GERS, while Getty and Kennon are 0
the infantry branch.
1t developed to-day that wholesal
promotions are soon to be announce
by the department. 1t is known that il
the National Army divisions alon
more than twenty five vacancies exis
in the rank of brigadicr general, an
it is said that similar vacancies exis
in the lower ranks of the service, dow
to captains. Company commanders ar
abundant, due to the many commits
stoned in the reserve corps of tn
army.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Secretary Baker Has
Busy Day in Paris

PARIS, March f2.-Newton d. Baker.
the American Secretary of War, was
Kept busy to-day attending confer
cnces. In the forenoon he conferred d
with Arthur j. BaIfour, the British
Foreign Secretary, and General Foch.
He lunched with Generals Pcrshinp
and Bliss, his brother, Henry Baker,
and few other euestA
Early in the afternoon the American
War Secretary conferred With j. X.
kearny, Of the Public Information
Service, and visited the Headquarters
of the American Red Cross as the
guest Of Major Robert p. Pcrkins.
head Of the Red Cross Mission to
Europe hfterward the Secretary
called on former Premier Vivinni at
ms home and then saw Foreign Min
'ster Pichot at the Foreign Office.
The Secretary also conferred with
oscar J Crosby, reI Iregcntativc OF the
American Treasury Department.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Arrest Newark Man
AS Jewellers Slayer

NEWARK, n. j., Marcn 14.-Car-
mile Martin, arrested here to-n's''s aS
the murderer OF James j. Haag, an
Orange jeweller, is said to have cor
fcssed to that crime and likewise that
he was on the p,int of setting out on
another robblng expedition when ietec'
t,ves found him il. The billiard room O.
the Continental Hotel at 43o Broad
Street. ox,
RYAN and Nolk closed in upon him,
cvery man with his hand resting OF
his revolver. Despite the odds againsI
him Martin drop1 ed his cue and reached
for his hip pocket: The deteeeiNes
leaned upon him and overl owercd MA
after a brief struggle. revolver and
an extra cap, entirely different IN hue
from the one he wore, were IN MS
pockets.
At headquarters he was questioned
bv Chief Long of the local department.
and Chief Dren of the Orange police.
According to them he said that he had
had his eye on Haags shop for some
time and had intended to get some
Christmas money by robbing 1T. He
is said to have told the police that for
one reason and another he put off the
job until February 8.
Haag was shot dead about O'Clock
on the evening of that day, and his
murderer escaped after taking from
his body a diamond ring and stickpir
and a handful of diamonds from a
tray. Haag's shop was within few
| feet of Main Street, which was
thronged with persons at the time.
According to the lolice, Martin sait
that he bided his time and entered
when there was no one else in the
shop. He had no intention of killing
the jeweller, he is said to have tolt
the police, and even when the cd mai
offered resistance merely intended tt
shoot him in the arm. The bullet Wen
through Haag's heart.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Committee Refuses
To Cut Aviators' Pay

WASHINGTON, March 14-Legisla-
ton to repeal laws giving extra pay
allowances, averaging so per cent, to
men in the aviation service, recon-
mended by General Pcrshing and Sec
retary Baker, was unanimously disap-
proved to-day by the Senate Military
Committee. A clause in the omnibus
bill amending the national defence act,
providing for repeal of the allowances,
was stricken out.
Although the War Department con-
tends that flying is not more hazard
Gus than other services, the Senate
committee feels that information pre-
sented along that line was not suf-
ficiently complete. The departments
views were given by Provost Marshal
General Crowder, but even he admitted
that wholly reliable statistics on com
raratlve army hazards are not avail
able
Recent deaths in training camps,
General Crowder said, were due largely
to inexperience and to the great mum
Der of men suddenly called into the
service.
British and French aviators visiting
here told the committee of conditions
and hazards in their aviation services
Colonel Bloomfield, of the British
Royal Flying Corps, said that five
months is the average length of service
OF a British aviator, and that many are
detached because Of ruined nerves OF
health. British infantry generals ir
France, he said, have almost unani
mously approved extra pay allowances
in the British air service.
Extra pay allowances to French avi
ators average more than 100 per cent
Lieutenant Marquisan, OF the French
service, told the committee.
A provision in the bill, allowing ar
senal employees thirty days annua
leave with pay was stricken out at ths
request of the Ordnance Bureau, be
cause continuous operation in the ar
senals during the war is planned.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Swiss Object to
Form of Pledge
Given by Allies
Would Reserve Right tc
Act Alone Against Ger
man Invasion

BERNE, March 12.-The Swiss Fed
cral Council at a meeting last night
discussed report on measures of neu-
tralitv which dealt with the recogni-
tion of Swiss neutrality by belligerent
powers. The report stated that the
had been called for by the Federal
Council, which had learned of the pres
ence of American troops on the Swiss
frontier Switzerland, it is added, at
taches the highest Importance to it's
neutrality being recognized uncondi-
tionally.
The Swiss mission to the United
States and its fortunate results also
were mentioned in the report.
President Callonder said he was sur
prised at the declaration concerning
Swiss neutrality made by the United
+. States, France and Great Britain. He
said that the Federal Council in it's
reply had formally protested. insisting
that if the neutrality Of Switzerland
We're violated it would be the duty OF
Switzerland to defend it, and such was
the only conception in conformity with
Swiss treaties
Owe refuse" said the President, "to
be under the protection of powers
which guarantee ous neutrality. We
wish, in case OF invasion, to freely
conclude an alliance with them and ii
the case arises to cali to our help the
powers which signed the treaties of
1873 and 1915. The three powers in
question have not replied to the an
swer of the Federal Council.
1--WE have every reason to believe
that their declaration was not intended
materially to injure our neutrality, and
we are on the friendliest terms with
them.'
A despatch from Berne on December
5 said that the Swiss Federal Council
red been Informed by the United States
that it recognized the neutrality of
Switzerland. The American note was
reported to have declared that the
United States was IN complete agree
ment with the Allies on the subject of
respecting Swiss neutrality and the in
v!olabiiity of Swiss territory, So long
as Switzerland maintained neutrality
ana tne enemy respected that neu-
trality.