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New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
T francis Leaves
Petyograd; Starts
For Pacific Port
lBy United Pressl

PETROGRAD, Feb. 27 (Delayed).--
The American Ambassador left Petro-
grad last night for Vologda, accom-
panied by the Japanese, Brazilian and
Siamese ENJOYS.
Nologda is 375 miles east Of Petro-
grad and 275 miles north of Moscow.
From this point the envoys can travel
to Archangel, 400 miles north, or to
Moscow, where they can take the Trans
Siberian Railway to the Pacific Coast.
The Austrians have refused to ad-
vance against the Russians in Vol
hynia. according to dispatches from
Zh;tomir.
The German and Austrian command
crs have concentrated 100000 German
troops in the Dubno district
Reports of growing disobedience on
the part Of German troops have been
received from Orsha. east of Minsk, on
the Dneiper River Field Marshal Him
denburg, now at Dvinsk. has ordered
he operations in the Orsha district
halted.
German troops have been ordered to
cease their advance in the Pskotf re-
gion. according to a telephone message
from Novo-Selic to Luga, but the bat
tie near Pskof apparently continues.
The Germans are moving d large
army from Polotsk, on the Dwina
River
Retiring from Reval, the Russians
are prepared TO 'las.roy all railways
and asphalt roads as they fall back
upon the capital.
The loyal Cossacks are rushing from
the Don region toward Pskoff to aid
in the defence of Petrograd
Partisan warfare on serious scale
has broken out at Minsk 900 miles
southwest of Petrograd).
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Wilson Must First
Conuerf His Allies,
Is German Viezv

AMSTERDAM, Feb. Chancellor
Won Hertling's denial of any intention
by Germany to establish herself in
Esthonia and Livonia, says the Crank
furter Zeitung.' excludes misundcr-
standing. 1t adds:
1t must now be assumed that there
is no fundamental difference of opin-
ion between the Chancellor and Pres-
dent Wilson, and peace discussion
based on President Wilson'S principles
might begin immediately 1t is impor-
duce his allies to recognize his prin-
ciples. AS they seem to be hopelessly
cntangled in their own plans, while
President Wilson himself IS not free
and league Of nations is not in cx-
istence to offer mediation, there is
slight hope that the Chancellor's ap-
peal will introduce general peace"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Queen Wilhelnina
Called War Prohteer
Annual Sale Of Estate s Timber
Brings Four Times That of
Last Year

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 80 (by maiN.-
Queen Wilhelmina, an Amsterdam pa
per says, is among the war proliteers
The annual sale Of timber on the roval
estate of Wassenaar has realized four
hines the amount of last years sale
and the other royal domains have
yielded corrospondingly increased rev.
enues. The Queen also owns highly
profitable shares in Dutch enterprises
such as one steamship line plying to
American ports.
AS the Dutch royal mouse is free
from taxation, no war profit tax touches
this extra income. and the paper sug-
gcsts that it would be graceful and
patriotic act on the Queens part to
make Il voluntary contribution to the
national cXchequer. Queen Wilhelmina
is believed to be very wealthy. as she
inherited the large fortune of her late
step brother, Prince Alexander, which
was left him by his mother, Queen So
phia.
Queen Wilhclmina, however, has
made generous donations to many phi
lanthropc and charitable institutions
during the war
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Its Temporary Rule Will
Restore Order, A. Open
helm Tells Bond Club
Financiers Assured
Their Interests Here VIII Not
Be Usurped, Asserts Thomas
w. Lamont

Along with assurances from Thomas
W. Lamont, of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
that the financial interests Of this
country need have no fears of the gov
ernment's proposed War Finance Cor
poration usurping the functions of the
private bankers, the Bond Club, at
its regular monthly lunch yesterday
at the Bankers Club, 120 Broadway,
heard an earnest defence of German
penetration into Russia
In presenting the latter case A. Op-
penheim, who has recently returned
from an extended tour in that country
as the special representative of A. B.
Leach & Co.. dwelt at length upon the
fact that he spoke not in the least from
the German standpoint but in the in
terest of the whole world beyond-the
Allied world
"What Germany is trying to do" he
said, "is finish the revolution. and it
will be most excellent thing for the
world at large if she succeeds
Real Russian Too Conservative
'The real Russian is altogether TOO
conservative and too religious for rev.
olutlon, anyway. In the old days, un-
der the old religious regime. Russians
were taught that the Gar was divine.
1t was very largely on this account
that to remove Rim was SO tremen-
dously unsettljng to the entire national
outlook and life. If the Germans
should restore Car Nicholas to the
throne it would have most stabilizing
effect on the country, and hence on the
world in general"
whatever Germany does in Russia
now" he insisted, "will be temporary.
and therefore for the advantage of ali,
To-day there are between five and ff
teen million men idle, for all produc-
u5e purposes. in the Russian army. AS
a result, wages have scared to ridicu-
iouS heights. Germany would inme-
diately demobilze this army. send
these men back to the farms and to in
dustry, resettle the life of the nation
and, as result, do a great service to
Russla and society at large
MIR. Lamont Reassures Bankers
;, Mr.. Lamont, in defending the War
flnance Corporation measure, declared
that, while it is always easy to criti
cizc the administration, in his opinion
the work our financial administration
mas done since our entry into the war
is considerably superior to the British
or or French handling of finances during
the same transitional stage. He quoted
a letter, written by himself on Feb
ruary 10 to George W. Hodges in which
he SET forth that the proposed cor
poratlon is to be used only as a last
resource, after the vestment markets
which public utility or industry would
ordinarily seek, have been exhausted:
and he added that the administrator
had been so anxious to secure rocco.
nltion Of this fact that it had called up
Mr. Hodges on the long distance tele-
phone to confirm the statement.
So" said Mr.. Lamont, "you might as
we'll dismiss the thought that the bank.
ers are going to be put out of business.
We're going to have all the business
we can handle--although that, in nv
opinion, isn't going to be so very much.
at that" NN'''
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Scheidenoy1n Takes
Emperor to I ask
For Victory ( ak

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 28.-In Tues
days debate on Chancellor Won Hert-
ling's speech in the German Reichs-
tag, Philip Schedemann took the
Emperor to task for his reply to the
address of the Burgomaster of Ham
burg, in which the Emperor said: "We
desire to live in friendship with neigh
boring people, but victory for the Ger
man arms must first be recognized"
I'VE have heard recently" said Herr
Scheidemann. "of the speech in which
il was said the world must first recog-
nize US as victorious. Not for a long
time have we read anything the tone
Of which was so displeasing and the
contents so unpoltic. Perhaps it is
to the point to recall that all parties,
including the Conservatives, in Novem-
ber, 1908, recommended somewhat
roore reserve in that quarter. In times
when there is talk of peace, words
from an authoritative source should be
very carefully weighed. A great part
Of the people whom we represent do
not share the views uttered in that
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01

orders TO make no further advance,
and the German cavalry patrols, which
appeared at Novo Seize, have retired.
Russians Claim Pskov.
According TO the Smolny Institute,
the Bolshevik headquarters at Petro-
grad. fighting proceeded all Wednes-
day morning for possession of Pskov
and message from Luga says it IS
definitely in Russian possession.
Norgen Island, defending Reval
from the sea, is in Russian hands. and
the batteries have fred on Reval,
where there arc numerous German de
tachments.
in Esthonia. the German official state
mont said, the lth Esthonian Regiment
has deserted to the Germans. This is the
third unit of Esthonians to place itself
under the command of the eremy. The
communiquc declared the F,sthonians
put themselves at the disposal Of the
invaders to CLEAR the country OF
bands"
At the capture of Minsk, it was as
serted, the booty included 1000 ma
chine guns and $4,000 rifles. MinsN
was taken February 21
A New Call to Arms
The Council of Peoples Commissa
from Petrograd, has issutd arothsr cal
to arms, in the course of which it is de
clared the German invaders are arrest
ing the Workmen's and Soldiers Coun-
ellis, shooting captured Red Guards ant
arming German and Austrian prison
ers in the Ukraine. The proclamation
asserts that the troops at the front have
now pulled themselves together anc
are resisting the invasion.
1t concludes:
"May the blood spilled in this un
equal struggle fall on the heads Of the
German Socialists who are allowing The
German workmen to be ranked among
the Gains and Judases."
Enrolment OF the new army is pro
ceeding successfully. an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch says. Cossack regi
ments in. Petrograd are being sent il
the direction of Pskov and other regi-
ments formed of mixed detachments
are marching to the front. Several de
tachments of sailors have arrived il
the capital from Finland. Women
children and invalids have been giver
permission to ieavo the city.
Nothing has been received in London
Of later date than Tuesday in refer
cnce to the situation at Pskov or the
German advance toward Petlograd
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Wilson, Lansing
And House Conf er
On German Reply

WASHINGTON. Feb. 28-President
Wilson had conference to-day with
Colonel Edward NJ. House, his close ad-
wiser. and Secretary of State Lansing
Colonel House also made q long call
on Lord Reading, the British Ambassa-
dor: 1t is understood the subject of
both conferences was the reply of the
German Imperial Chancellor. Won Hert-
ling, to Entente war aims statements.
The conferrees are thought to have
taken up what Americas attitude tow
ard the present situation should be.
Their decisions are likely to be en-
bodied in message of the President
delivered to Congress at an early date
The developments will not long be
withheld from the public. President
Wilson is thoroughly committed to the
new policy of open diplomacy. Neither
Secretary Lansing nor Colonel House
would discuss the subject of the con-
ference to-day. but it is cons idered
certain the Chief Executive soon will
take the people into his confidence.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Russia's s Fate Turns
Pacihst Militant

Germany's invasion of revolutionary
Russia seems to be transforming con-
scientious obiectors into vigorous mill
tants. Only last November there were
few more bitter opponents in this city
of the war than Hyman Slovak. m em-
Der Of the League of Conscientious
Directors and convicted opponent of
the draft Yesterday he called on Mar
shall Thomas D. Mccarthy to ask him
how he could enter the fighting branch
of the army ahead Of his turn in the
draft
Slovak, a clothing cutter, as we'll as
an eX-anti-war enthusiast, was picked
up less than four months ago by a
deputy marshal at an anarchist meet
ing and held for not having a draft
Registration card. After boastng that
he had no intention Of registering,
Slovak was sentenced to three months
in the Mercer County peniten.iary at
Trenton, and also registered. lie has
just completed his sentence.
Marshal Mccarthy underwent a
strange sensation when the former
pacihst told Of his change Of heart
II want to get into the army" Slovak
said. "And | want to be in one of the
fighting branches. L don't want non
combatant work. l want to fight those
Germans with gun. And l don't want
to wait for the next draft. | want to
go now. Can you fix it up SO that can
go?"
When the marshal realized the man
was in earnest, he asked him to ex-
plain the radical shift of his views.
Slovak frankly replied that while he
was in prison he developed real ami
mostly against the Germans by reading
of the manner in which they were now
treating Russia, and that the desire to
fight asserted itself in him.
The marshal said that he would help
the man find some way to enter the
army immediately
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Capital Doubts Vofica,,
Hes Approved Herfling
ISt0f Co1vcspondencc /

WASHINGTON, Feb. rs. - Little
crcdence was given here tonight to
any possibility that the Vatican would
make a gesture of approval Of Count
Won Hertling's speech. The report
from Rome, reIayed through Paris. to
the effect that the Vatican organ, the
"osservatore Romano had approved
the speech was received here with
anazement and incredulity.
1t is confidently declared in offcia.
circles that when the text of the article
IN the paper comes through it will lend
itself to an entirely different inter-
probation.
The attitude of Cardinal Mercier, of
Belgium, was recalled by one official
to whom the dispatch was read. and
ne promptly predicted that it would be
discovered thai either the dispatch
msinterpreted the article in the
organ or that the article would be
discovered not to represent the posi-
tion OF the Vatican at all.
Il suspect that some German propa-
ganda has beer injected somewhere
along the route said this official.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Monument Planned
For uscania Dead
BY The Associated Pros.

PORT ELLEN, Scotland, Feb. 2S.-It
is proposed to erect a monument in
the centre of the island of Islay. one
Of the inner Hebrides,, to commemorate
the soldier dead Of the Tuscania. Prob
ably the monument will take the form
of huge granite column, with the
names OF the victims carved thereon.
and the site will be knoll facing the
Atlantic on high elevation. from
which can be seen on a clear day three
different points where the Americans
are buried.
The first proposal to erect the monu-
ment came from residents of the ISL
and, and modest fund was started
for this purpose even before the
burals were completed. But when the
American officials were consulted they
declared they would gladly assume re-
SpOnSlbilitY for the project
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Reds - Here
Eager to Fight
With Russia
Continued from page

tie doors, and outside nearly thou
sand persons formed an overflow meet
ing to which the speakers came wher
they had addressed the indoor crowd
The enthusiasm of the crowd on the
corner almost eQualed that OF the
shouting throng in the hall.
The names Of $50 men above or be.
low the draft age were put down as q
pledge OF service against Germany. and
many were disappointed because they
We're barred through being of draft age
The speakers asked only Tor volunteers
not subject to call under the selective
service act
100000 Hungarians Ready
Henry Sipos, Socialist organizer OF
meeting that he had travelled up ano
dcwn the Atlantic coast within the las.
few weeks, and that he could pledge
himself to raise an army of 100000
Hungarians to fight against the Central
Powers within two weeks.
Resolutions passed by the meeting
called on the German people to "refuse
to fight against the Russian revolution
and to sweep aside the infamous, inn
perlalistic socialism Of Scheidemann
and all the Social-Patriots and to rally
round the standard of Karl Liebknecht
and Rosa Luxembourg for the Social
Revolution"
The resolutions will be sent to Hol.
land and Switzerland for transmits
to Germany.
Telegram to Wilson
The telegram to President Wilson
which includes the cable to Russia
read:
"Two thousand workers and Social
lists in mass meeting assembled re-
quest that you allow recruiting of the
American Red Guard of men not sub
ject to service under the selectve draft
act for military service in Russia
against German imperialism. We also
request that you allow transmission of
the following cable message to the
Council of Peoples Commissariat
Smolny Institute, Petrograd:
Two thousand Socialists and work
ers IN mass meeting assembled send
fraternal greetings and encouragement
to the revolutionary workers and peas
ants for their heroic struggle against
German Imperialism. We h ave an
proved of recruiting an American Red
Guard for active service in Russia.
Long live the revolution!'"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Two Brooklyn Court
Officials Dismissed

James A. Zoe. clerks assistant in
inc u Adams street court, Brooklyn, and
attached to the Brooklyn Magistrates,
Office, were both dismissed from ser.
vice yesterday on charges of "conduct
unbecoming an officer"
The men were tried before the Board
Of City Magistrates in the Chief Mac.
istrate's Office. Roe was found yuiltv
Of having eAtorted fee of s5 from
Michael Montemornno, 285 FIRST Street
brooklyn, for drawing a bail bond
Major was charged with having pointed
loaded revolver at William HescI.
schwcrdt in his saloon, Mt 80 Isabella
Place, Long Island City, and with hay-
ing threatened to shoot the man.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Japan Society Reports
267 New Members in Year

Reports read at the annual meeting
CT the Japan Society yesterday at the
headquarters of the society, 1G5 Broad
way, showed 267 members added Inst
year, giving a total membership of
1888.
The election of officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows: Presi
dent, Lindsey Russell; honorary presi-
dent, His Excellency, 'Jiscount X
lshli; vice president. August Belmont:
honorary vice-presidents, DR.. Jokichi
1. I.kamine, "A. Barton Hepburn. Emerson
tary, Eugene c. Worden; honorary sec
retaries, r. Arai and Samuel r. Dutton ::
treasurer, Bankers Trust Companv:
honorary treasurcrs, r. Ichinomiya and
William North Dunno. ~
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
German Attack
In Russia Halted;
Resistance Grouus

+ LONDON, Feb. 2s.-There were sew
eral indications to-day that the Ger
man advance into Russia had slowed
down, either because of the resistance
of the BolshevilSi or on orders from
headquarters.
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Exchange Telegraph Company says he
has reliable information that the Ger
man army has been instructed to
cease its advance into Russia.
The Berlin official war communica-
ton to-day made the colorless state
ment that Operations were taking
their regular course" For the first
time since the armistice was broken
the statement did not specify any par
ticular new gains of territory
German Forces Leave
A Petrograd dispatch to the Ex.
change Telegraph Company, under date
Luga that the German detachments
which entered that town a day or two
ago are leaving. The Russians, moving
to meet them, have turned toward the
main railway and occupied three small
stations within twelve miles of Pskoy.
Large Russian detachments are con-
centrating near Pskov The railway
men are forming partisan detachments
along the line.
From Smolensk comes the report
that the Germans have met with
strong resistance within sixteen versts
107 miles from Orsha, and were
forced to retire. The Germans have
been trying to cross the Beresina River
and consolidate the ground in order
20 begin operations in the direction
of Orsha and Gomel. Red Guards con-
centrated at Kroupi Station prevented
the Germans from advancing in the
direction OF Orsha.
Direct information from Ncvo Selie
saws that the Germans have receive
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
1872 on Sunk Hospital Ship
Only Thirty-eight Persons Ac-
counted For as Saved

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-The British hos
pital ship Glenart Castle had 1872 per
sons on board, it is stated unofficia,lv.
when she went down Tuesday in The
Bristol Channel. Three parties. apprc.
eating thirty:eight, have been landed
'at Swansea, Milford and Pembroke
None of the others has been heard
from. The missing include about
seven female nurses
Survivors of the Gicnart Castle who
were landed at Swansea declared .he
ship was torpedocd by a submarine
NO submarine was seen by them. but
dim light was seen on the surf1ce
Of the water before the ship was shaken
by an explosion. Il
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01

between Italy and Austria and between
Germany and France. there is reasoa
to hope thas IN consideration e. lae
Immense advantages of a durable peace
with disarmament the parties IL con-
tiic. would wish to examine them with
a conciliatory disposition, taking into
consideration. as we have said for
merly. the aspirations of the peoples
and the special interests and the gen
eral welfare of the great human So
cicty.
"rhe same spirit OF equity and JUS
tice ought TO be followed in Che exam
ination OF other territorial and po-
Ntical questions. notably those relative
TO Armenia and the Balkan states and
territories making the ancient King
dom OF Poland. whose noble and his
torical traditions and the sufrerings
which it 'las endured. especially during
the present war. ought to conclliate
the sympathies Of nations
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Legion of Honor Conferred
On American Eve Surseor

PARIS, Feb. 2S.-The Legion OF Homer
has been conferred on Dr.. Louis Borsch
an American resident of Paris, and for
merly of Philadelphia, IN recognition
OF his services as eye surgeon at the
french military hospital of Grand
Fapais' IN the Champs Elysees. Pres
entatlon was made yesterday by Presi-
dent PoincarG.
In August, 1909, DR.. Borsch received
the Royal Medal of the Italian MIN
!stry of Public instruction for his work
IN ophthalmoIogy.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Somnne "Vet" Hits Slackers

Captain Arthur Hunt Chute. one Of
the few survivors Of the first cont;n .
gent Of Canadians who went to France.
spoke yesterday at the lunch Of thc
Advertising Club, AZ East Twcnty-hfth
street. He scored the shipbuildcrs
who went on strike last week, and de-
cared that slackcrs and those who
cornplaccntly let the war alone were
the friends Of the Germans. Amoricn.
he said, was fighting for her own prin~
ciplcs. and not for any othcftnation.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Bulgarian Minister
To Quit Washington
IStaF Correspondence1

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2s.-sterhan
Panaretotf, the Bulgarian Minister,
called on Secretary of State Lansing
to-day. Aftcrward it was said that he
was leaving Washington for two or
three weeks. There was no hint that
Mr. Pannrctoff would soon receive his
passports, although in Balkan diplo-
matte circles here it was learned that
the Greek and Serbian governments
have been anxious for the United
States to declare the existence OF "A
stnte Of war with Bulgaria and Turkey.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Ru7,aniara King Asks
Delay to Consider
The I eufoz1 Tery,7s

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 29-The terms
on which the Central Powers arc ready
TO conclude peace with Rumania have
been communicated to King Ferdinand
BY Count Czernin. Austro- hungarian
Foreign Minister. according to Bucha-
rest advcca received by way of Berlin
The King asked for short period in
which to consider the terms. which was
granted to him. k
PARIS. Feb. 28.-Formal denial was
issued to-day by the Rumanian Press
Bureau here to an official German
statement in which it was announced
that Pierre Carp, former Rumanan
Premier and Conse rvative party leader
had recommended that King Ferdinand
Of Rumania should relinquish the
throne.
Former Premier Carp was a memboY
of the anti-war party in Rumania. He
was one Of those reported to have re-
mained behind in Bucharest when the
members of the government and other
prominent Rumanians left the capita]
upon the approach of the troops of the
Central Powers during the invasion oc
Rumania in 1916.
The terms OF the Central Powers. as
outlined IN recent unofficial press dis
patches, include ccsslon of territory in
Dcbrudja to Bulgaria and economic
preferences in Rumania for Cermonv
and Austria
New-York tribune., 1918-03-01
Lieut.. w. J. Mccarthy Dies

Lieutenant William "Bull" Mccarthy,
president of the Police Leutenants'
Benevolent Association, died last night
from pneumonia at his home, 172 Muir
ray Street, Flushing, l.. I. He was
ffty-six years old, had been on the
force thirty years and was custodian
at headquarters.
Lieutenant Mccarthy succeeded Com
missioner Enright as head of the lieu
tenants association.