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New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Enemy Alien Kisses
The Flag 81 Times
Doesn't Miss a Star or Stripe +;
Had Failed to
REGISTER

ELIZABETH, N. j., March GA total
Of sixty-one kisses, distributed over
the flag, was the temporary pledge Of
loyalty eXacted yesterday from Forien
Macksie, an enemy alien, who has been
hiding in the mountains near here
rather than register and sign the affi-
davit required of him by the govern
ment. He placed kiss on each star
and each stripe
Macksie was brought in by Johr A.
Galatian, chief Of county detectives,
and George boynton, Of Mountainside.
They found him living in an unfur-
nished shack. He had been getting
food from the people in the neighbor-
hood. In spite Of his size and strength
he made no protest at his arrest.
Alter a long lecture on patriotism
and the debt he owed to this country
Mr.. Galatian pointed to the flag hang
ing on the wall of his office and said .
Now you kiss each stripe in that flag"
When he had kissed the thirteen
stripes the detective sent him back to
90 the same for each star, and remind :
ed the men that there were forty-cicht
ana to be sure he did not miss any.
Macksle is native of Wurttemburr.
nonrmany. He came to this country in
1883 and is the father of grown son.
IN spite Of his thirty-fve years resi-
ocncc IN the country he never took
cut his f1rst papers. The United States
Dlstrict Attorney in Trenton advised
Galatlan to have him registered and
then to keep an eye on him.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07

when the war broke out in Europe. AS
an orator he had long been recog-
nized as one of the most powerful in
British public life and his sincerity of
purpose had won for him the respect of
those to whom everything he stood
for was anathema. Even Sir Edward
Carson, the fiery leader Of the Ulster
ties, speaking since the outbreak of
war, declared he had never harbored
Of the Nationalists, at the same time
declaring that he had never person
ally attacked Mr. Redmond.
This remark came following the en-
actment of the Home Rule bill and the
suspension Of its operations until after
the close Of the war. Many of Red
mond's followers in Parliament and
thousands of his supporters in Ireland
were bitterly disappointed at this de-
lay. They threatened trouble, but Red
mond held that winning the war was of
much more Importance.
That he was right was proved by the
abortive attempt at rebellion which fol-
lowed in Dublin. 1t was exactly what
he had warned against. When it broke,
thoroughly out Of sympathy with it as
he was, he pleaded for clemency for
the leaders who had escaped execution
'
ties, at the same time denouncing the
Staying of Skefington and others as a
fearful mistake. Lloyd George after
ward admitted the logic Of these views
in the House of Commons.
Subsequently Lloyd George submitted
to Redmond two plans for settlement
OF the Irish question, one involving the
setting apart of Ulster, the other call
ing for a convention Of the Irish people
IN which all factions and sections
should be represented in an effort to
work out their own salvation. Red
mond chose the latter and sat as
member at the various sessions Of the
convention, which has yet to make
report.
Redmond was rated am ong scholars
as one of the best read men in Par
lament, receiving the unusual honor
for an Irish Nationalist of being in
vited to lecture at Oxford. while barrs-
ters said his eloquence ard ability as
lawyer would have won him a com
petencc had he chosen to practise at
the English or Irish bar.
Mr.. RedmC:id was we'll known in the
United States. He came here in 1898
and again in 1910. Few Irish -Amer-
cans of prominence visited England
without calling on him, and he was
equally we'll known in Canada and Aus
tralia.
His visit to the latter country in 1888
was a triumph. There Ne met and
married Johanna Dalton, an heiress,
whose sister, Eleanor later married his
brother, the late Major William II. X.
Redmond. His wife survives. as does
his son. Captain William A. Redmond,
who wen the Distinguished Conduct
Medal for gallantry in Flanders.
Mr.. Redmond was siXty-seven years
old. He entered Parliament at the age
Of thirty
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Ice Kinks to Run
Until March q
They Must Agree to Surrender
Ammonia if Needed for
Munitions Works

Skating Kinks in the CITY NAV reroo;,,
open until March 23, according to mn
announcement of Benjamin B. Odoll
State Ice Administrator, if thew will,
agree in case Of need to surrender tho;r
supply of ammonia for the manuf,ct-
ure of artificial ice for use in maxine
munitions '"'''e
1t is expected that this solut;o, of
the difficulty will be accepted bv viii,
owners rs satisfactory. The reasnn
for the change of plan is that man,,
Kinks had contracts with employees tbat
would continue to run in spite of tho
closing order. '''e
The Knickcrbocker Ice Comnanv of
New York reported to the food odm;n-
istration yesterday that it had ctfcctad
n saving Of 60 per cent from tho ho1
ginning OF December until tho ond -
February. Consumption has been cur'
tailed, it announced, by 22,864 pounds
actual needs OF the country car h.
met without undue curtnilment Of ;co
consumption or of refrigeration if this
experience is typical Of the industry
was the comment Of food administro-
ton oilicinl Inst night.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Packers Counsel Oppose
8-Hour Day and Raise inPa,

CHICAGO, March 6.-Attorneys Carl
Meyer aud James G. Condor to-day pre-
sented the views of the packers on the
six questions being arbitratcd before
Federal Judge Samuel Alschuler in the
wage dispute. Tomorrow Attorney
Frank +. Walsh, representing the en-
ployes, will deliver his closing areu-
ment, after which Judge Alschuler Will
take the case under advisement.
Counsel for the packers opposed the
adoption o. either the actual or basic
eight-hour day. They argued that the
actual eight-hour day would limit pro-
duction during the war and that the
basic eight-hour day, with the neces-
sary overtime, is impracticable with
out reconstructlng the plants. They
insisted that at present the men and
women doing the same class of work in
the packing plants receive the same
pay.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Lord Reading and
7. p. O'Con,,or PAY
ribute to Redmond

81 will not talk politics over an open
grave"
So T. P. O'Connor, NJ. P. friend for
forty years Of the dead Irish leader,
answered question yesterday con-
cerning the effect Mr.. Redmond's death
will have on Irish affairs.
Il feel his loss very severely" Mr.
O'Connor, who is stopping at the
Knickerbocker, went on to say. "be-
cause it is the end of comradeship
of nearly forty years. There was an
interval of ten years when we were
divided over the Parnell split, it is
true, bu. even then our antagonism
was not one of personal bitterness,
and from the time. in 1900, when he
was made leader of the United Irish
party, we were on terms of intimate,
| might say atfectionate, comradeship.
During these eighteen years he kept
the party together with consummate
skill and in the face of tremendous
difficulties, and he won not only the
confidence, but the affection of men
who had been bitterly cstranged from
him.
"Iis reelection every year-you know
the Irish members of Parliament elect
their leader each year-was ont only
unanimous, but enthusiastic. Every
man regarded him as a great and hon
CRADLE gentleman. He held position
Of enormous influence in the House Of
Commons. and his inflexible and cour
ageous adhesion to the cause of the
Allies won England and the British
Empire, not only for himself, but for
Ireland"
Lord Reading. the British Ambassa-
dor. was discussing the war and tho
problems of the Allies at the Plaza
Of
one of them told him Mr.. Redmond
was dead. For a moment he did not
seem to grasp the import of the mes
sage.
John Redmond dead!" he then ex-
claimed half to himself, adding with
bowed head and in a low voice, 81 am
very, very sorry to hear it, very
sorry"
For a few moments he sat in deep
thought, apparently greatly affected
by the news.
81 have known Redmond a great many
years." he said, evidently controlling
| am deeply grieved to learn of his
death. Really, | am very much upset
at hearing of it."
He again paused, and continued
slowly and haltingly as if reaching
for words:
"lIe has played great part in Irish
political life, and ] have known him
during my association with politics in
England. From the first. he has always
taken the stand in the House Of Com
mons that this was war for liberty.
| should like to cypress my deepest
sympathy to all his relatives and
friends. His loss will be severe
one indeed 20 all who wish self gov
crnment in Ireland"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Individualist Sent
To Individual Cell
Eleven Months in Jail for Boil
shevik Artist Who Dehed
the Draft

1ndividualsm donned its armor yes
terday and engaged in a skirmlsn
against the ramifications Of the select
i've service act Wncn the smoke of
oratory ard repartee in the Federal
Court, presided over by Judge Julius
Mayer, had cleared away, individualism
was in retreat.
The individualist. who essayed to
battle the draft, rather than don uni
form, was Andanio Iaricci, of East 1S2d
Street, by occupation an artist and, ac-
cording to his own testimony, a men,
Der of the Bolsheviki of New York.
Rumors that Iaricci is cubist, with a
penchant for masterpieces in red, could
not be verified.
The charge against the prisoner who
had been taken into custody by De
tective Herman Meyer, was that he had
failed TO register last June. When the
court demanded a reason for this de-
linquency the evader reI lied:
81 don't believe in war, your honor.
| am an individualist."
DO you mean by that" Judge Mayer
asked, "that you place yourself above
the government of the United States ?"
yes" responded the prisoner.
Detective Meyer further testified
that Iaricci had said that if the Presl-
dent wanted him to fight he could
come around himself and tell me
about it,"
During the ensuing five minutes
Iaricc heard lot about the duties Of
Americans that he had never known
before, and then a sentence of eleven
months in an individual cell in tho
Mercer County prison was doled out
to him.
He had 10 comment to make upon
the action of the court
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Alien Has Airplane Plans
Former German Sergeant,
Under Arrest, Revealed
as Spy

CLEVELAND, March c. William
Werner, a former sergeant in the Ger
man army, arrested here several weeks
ago for violation Of the zone permit
regulation, to-day was revealed as an
engineer awaiting his opportunity to
return to GERMANY with important in
formation about American airplanes.
Federal Agent Kagc tonight recon-
mended Werner's interment to Attor-
ney General Gregory, declaring him to
be IAN exceptionally dangerous enemy
alien' When arrested Werner had
twenty-seven airplane models.
Dozens of blueprints of airplanes
and airplane parts, minutely marked,
We're found in house at Niagara
Falls, N. Y. whore he lived until he
came here, according to the officers.
Since coming to America six wears
ago, officials say. Werner has lived in
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and
other large cities. Although an expcrt
engineer, he has posed as a common
laoorer and recently, it was stated. he
TOOK n course at a Chicago aviation
school. ''''o"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
John E. Redmond, Irish
Home Rule Leader. Dies
Faced Serious Operation
Bravely. but Heart Dis
ease interviewed Death
Causes Profound Regret

LONDON. March 6. John L. Red
isoud. the Irish Nationalist leader.
died this morning. He underwent an
operation IN London Friday, passed q
fair day yesterday, and was apparently
improving. The operation was for an
Intestinal obstruction. This was borne
courageously and it relieved the pa
tient. but heart disease intervened
Tuesday night.
The physicians attending Mr.. Red
mond issued The following announce
ment:
We regret to announce that John
Redmond died at 7:45 this morning.
Owing 20 several serious attacks of
illness a severe operation was faced
with great courage 1t had become
lmperatisely necessary owing to an in
testnal obstruction. This was relieved
by the operation and for some days
satisfactory progress was maintained.
After fairly comfortable day Tues
dav. heart failure supervened during
the night. and after few hours Mr.,
Redmond passed peacefully away"
King Expresses Regret
The news of the death of the Ma
tionalist leader brought messages of
sorrow ana regret from all sections of
the community. King George, when
he was informed of the event. was
deeply shocked and expressed his pro-
found regret.
! Tributes were paid to Mr.. Redmond
by Premier Lloyd George, former Pre-
mier Asauith and leaders of the Labor.
Welsh and Scotch parties.
The last words of Mr. Redmond to
the Premier, Mr.. Lloyd George said
during his remarks. were a plea for
concord between the two races chat
together for the common ends of hu-
manity."
The tributes were acknowledged by
John O'Connor, in behalf of the Ma
tionalists. and the members of Mr.
Redmond's family.
The Premier will move an appro-
pirate resolution in the House of Com
mons at the earliest opportunity This
will enable Lloyd George and former
Premier Asquith, who have been life
long supporters of home rule. and
other leaders to pay tribute to the
memory of Mr.. Redmond, who himself
during his long Parliamentary career.
had spoken on occasion most elo-
quently of political colleagues who had
died.
Mass in Westminster
1t is expected that the funeral will
take place in Dublin. with burial at
Glasnevin Cemetery. simultaneously,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Butts Fails to Stop Suit
Wife's Action Not Contrary to
Agreement, Court Holds

Justice Platzek dismissed yesterday
IN the Supreme Court the injunction
proceeding brought by George W.
Butts, yachtsman and ce-president Of
the Hudson Trust Company of New
Jersey whereby Mr.. Butts sought to
restrain his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth A
Butts, from prosecuting a suit for
Sl5o,ooo which she has brought against
Mrs. Minnie A. Braxmar and daurhter
Miss Bessie Braxmar, Tor the alicna-
ton of her husbands affections. Mrs
Butts, her husband alleges, was violat
ing the terms OF separation agree
ment, under which Mrs Butts, in con
sideration of the payment of 10000.
agreed not to harass or annoy him.
Justice Platzek said that Butts had
tailed to prove that the action by Mrs.
Butts was in violation of the separa
tion agreement or that it was not
brought in good faith
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
rade Alliance Aims
o Bind f rance andU.S.

The first meeting Of the recently or
ganized French-American Chamber Of
Commerce was held yesterday after
noon at the French Institute in the
United States. 500 Fifth Avenue. The
purpose Of the organization is to work
out plans whereby the two nations
may cooperate in the trade war Ger
tain to follow the declaration of neace
The first step in bringing this about.
President Ghauvin explained, was an
ailianca between the French American n
Chamber Of Commerce and the Rcpub-
lican Committee on Commerce. Indus
try and Agriculture in Paris. Both
. organizations, once they have formed
an agreement. he said. would be nble
ia work for tho benefit Of importcrs
from France. exporters from the
On1ted states 20 France and French
men and Americans generally ,yh,
favor closer commercial relations he :.
tween the countries.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Redmond's Death to
Make Irelond's Fight
Easier, Says Cohalan

Justice Daniel +. Cohalan, whose
name figured prominently in the dis
closures of the activities of Count Won
Bernstorff, made after the declaration
Of war, believes John L. Redmond's
death will "makc easier the work of
those in Ireland who believe that in
this fight for the liberty of small ma
tions and oppressed peoples the people
of Ireland should have the right of
self-determination.'
"His fame would have been greater"
says Justice Cohalan in a statement
given out yesterday, "if he had passed
off the scene five years ago. Since then
he lived to see his leadership discrcd
tied and his movement abandoned by
the great mass Of the people Of Ireland.
His action after the Easter rebellion
aroused deep feeling against him, and
because of his family ties and long res
dence in London he was charged with
having became a British impcralist
His death will destroy the little in
fuence his group retained
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Cheap Eggs and
Ice Promised by
Commissioner Day
Tells Women That City Is
Now Contracting for
Supplies
Low Prices His Aim
Advocates Use of Powdered
Milk to Save the
Babies

Cheap eggs for next winter and half
price ice this summer were promised
yesterday by Commissioner Of Markets
Jonathan P. Day at a lunch of the
Woman's Municipal League, in the
Hotel McAlpin.
~ am contracting for eggs right this
minute" said Mr.. Day. "The laying
season is almost here, and during the
spring months we are going to buy
eggs in Tennessee and other Southern
states for from 80 to 40 cents. They'll
be put in cold storage and sold to the
people of New York at decent price
next winter. If private corporations
can store eggs, so can the city au-
thorites, and the difference to the con-
sumner will be of price only.
"I'm in to cut egg prices. Eggs are
down now, but Armour sent a carload
Of eggs only yesterday back to Mem
phis, Tenn, TO break the market, 80
you women. can see what I'm up
against"
Ice for the Poor
Ice will be furnished next summer
to the poor of the city at half-price,
Mr.. Day said, by plan OF the depart
ment, by which the city will buy and
sell ice.
"You people in comfortable crcum-
stances will have to look out for your
own ice, but the tenement babies are
going to have ice this summer through
the Department of Markets." he said.
OTIS no charity plan, but simple
business proposition to keep the chill
dren from dying like flies during the
hot months"
Powdered mill. was advocated by Mr..
Day as remedy for the milk problem
that confronts New York. AS saving
of frei ght space and cost, and method
of preserving milk. powdering is the
ideal treatment, he said.
"Eighty-seven per cent of milk is
water" he said, (which costs heavily
in freight cars and money. Powdered
milk is the best milk on the market;
drug stores and soda fountains use it
now extensively. And, in this form,
our milk does not have to come from
New York State. If our own farmers
cannot get closer to our tenements, we.
can look further afield for milk"
Unlimited power to buy and sell
foodstuffs and staples for the people
of New York is given to him, Mr.. Day
said, and he is prepared to use it. A
woman deputy to act as head of a
newly created Bureau of Food Con-
servation and Information was advo,
Gated by the Comm ssioncr. Other
speakers at the dinner we're Henry
Bruere, John Martin and Frederick c.
Alderman.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Irish Here Regret
Britain Is u. S. Ally,
Says O'Connor
But Will Defend Stars and
Stripes, Declares Mem
Der of Parliament

1t is with mixed feeling that the
Irish in America regard fighting under
the Stars and Stripes as allies OF Eng
lishmen, according to T. p. O'Connor,
member of the British Parliament, who
is touring the United States as repre-
sentative of John Redmond, the Irish
Nationalist leader, who died yesterday.
Mr.. O'Connor, who is at the Hotel
knickerbocker, has talked to groups
of his countrymen as far West as Chi
cago. He expects to leave next week
fer California.
"The men of the Irish race here Will
rush 20 the defence Of the Stars and
Stripes in this as in every other crisis
of American history" ne said yester-
day. But he added:
Some, if not most of them, rather
regretted that America should have
England as its ally, of whose cruel IN
justice to their fathers and grand
fathers and to their race tor centuries
they have vivid and angry memorles;'
but, on reflection, think that most
of them see that, however Justitlable
these feelings are, they do not alter
the iron fact that the allies Of America
have to stand or fall together, and
that. therefore, it is quite impossible
to reconcile full and undivided allegi-
ance to America with attempts to en-
barrass or weaken any of Americas
allies
Mr.. O'Connor said the Germans were
trying to turn Ireland into useful
German front. and that they had al
least succeeded in making necessary the
retention of between 10000 and $4,000
British troops in Ireland to prevent 81
possible rebellion and in keeping about
100000 Irishmen from joining the army
because of political prejudice fostered
by Germany.
"But | know Of no OBSTACLE Mr..
O'Connor continued, "to the bestowal
upon Ireland of a large and generous
measure of home rule, corresponding
in general terms to such home rule as
is enjoyed by Canada and Australia;
except on the one hand, the small group
of Orange extremists who ore opposed
to home rule of any fashion, and, on
the other. the extremists of the Sim
Fem. who demand an impossible and
unattainable Irish republic
~ regard the first section-though
they regard themselves as the most
genuine supporters of the British En-
pire-as in reality the most dangerous
enemies of the empire. In my opinion,
NIr. Lloyd George will be wanting in
his duty if he does not insist that the
Orange minority in Ireland join with
the majority Of their fellow country
men in making peace in Ireland by
measure of government"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-07
Carson S Views Not Far
Apart From Redmond's s

LONDON, March 6.-In paying
tribute to the memory of John +.
Redmond in the House of Commons
to-dav Sir Edward Carson, the
Ulster leader, said:
''lndeed, we were not very far apart
in our attempts at a settlement of
the Irish question"
Significance seems Nikely to be at
tached to this expression by the
Ulster leader, in view of the wide
divergence Of opinion regarding the
solution of lrcland's troubles that
formerly existed between the Nation
alist leader and the Ulster interests
represented by Sir Edward.