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New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Austrian Wireless
Experts Held by u. S,
Skilled Operators Drew Pay
Monthly From Enemy, Is
Federal Charge

Two skilled operators of the i'm
perlal and royal wireless department of
the Austrian navy, experts on the con-
fidential codes used by the Central
Powers, were taken in custody yester-
day by agents of the Naval Intelligence
Service and takef to the New York
Enemy Alien Bureau, where they were
questioned by Perry Armstrong, chief
examiner.
The men are George Fergal, twenty
five years old, warrant officer of the
Austrian navy, who was born at Klag-
enfurt in 1893, and Guido CASA, thirty
two yers old, born in Vienna. CASA
claims to have enlistd in the Austrian
navy when he was sixteen years old
and to have been discharged in 1909.
When it was discovered that they were
still receiving pay from the Austrian
government the arrests were made.
members of the crew of the Martha
York in August, 1904, and was in
termed. Since April "a, 1917, it is al
legged, the men have been receiving
their pay through the Transatlantic
Trust Company, which was taken over
by the Alien Property Custodian sew
eral weeks ago. CASA was paid $40 a
month and Fregal $55.
Fregal has been driving wagon for
baker and CASA was employed by q
Jeweler on Madison Avenue.
Pending further investigation Mr..
Armstrong ordered the men detained at
the RAYMOND Street iail
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Shipbuilder Tells House
Committee He's Pleased
to Pay 70 Per Cent
Bill Comes Up Tuesday
So, 900, 100000 Act Believed
to Break All Worlds
Records in Revenue
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)

Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)
WASHINGTON, Aug. Sl.T The indi-
cations are that the wealth of the
country will receive the $4,000, 600, 900
revenue bill in about the same spirit
that the men of the country have re-
ceived the selective draft laws. Just as
very few selectives have written to the
Congressman to express their pleasure
in having part or all of their lives
taken for the national service, so very
few taxpayers are writing to their
members to tell them what pleasure it
gives them to have their taxes doubled
trebled or quadrupled.
So far as known only one taxpayer
has written to the Ways and Means
Committee that he is pleased with the
bill. This man is shipbuilder who is
making large profits out of the war
and will now have to contribute about
70 per cent of all he makes to the
government.
In times past this man has been a
consistent opponent of every sort OF
tax increase. Now he cheerfully sub
mits to 70 per cent where he formerly
fought seven mills.
Comparatively Few Protests
On the other hand, the number of
those who write to protest against the
bill is comparatively small. SO far
only fifteen corporations or persons
have asked permission to offer testi-
mony in the Senate Finance Committee
hearings on the bill and one of them
purposes to show the committee some
overlooked sources OF revenue.
The country seems to be reconciled
to tremendous war expenditures and
also to have concluded that it is sound
policy to pay at once and directly
through taxes rather than later and
indirectly through larger proportion
of loans. One year of the serious bust
ness of war appears to have stripped
the country of the follies of pacificism
as we'll as those of unsound economic
views
The bill which the Ways and Means
Committee will report to the House
next Tuesday--that day having been
definitely decided upon for the intro
duction of the bills admittedly far
from perfect, but economic authorities
hold that it is a distinct improvement
over the present laws. Like all gen
eral tax laws it has basic inequalities
and injustices, but both in principle
and administrative policy it is held to
be distinct advance
1t is considered not only an amazing
bill on account of the colossal revenue
it will create but because of it's com
parative excellence. One critic of the
bill declares that it is not only the
greatest revenue producing proposal
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Gasolene Rationing
Urged in Place of
Sunday Restriction
t!9paeiol Disuatah tn Tbs Tribuue)

'1phC'W HisV6fGH 10 Jhe ITibHHt)
WASHINGTON, Aug, 3d.. Rati0ning
Of gasolene TO al! motor users and lin
ltation Of the quantities used for
pleasure purposes, instead of the
of automobiles, was PROPOSED to the
fuel administration TO day by Repre-
sentative lufkln, of Massachusetts, II
such course were followed, the Mas
saelusetts Representative said, 1t
would be possible I'd learn at once the
maximum consumption Of gas0Iene in
the country each week, and then to re
duna this consumption on a systematic
such action, Mr., i.ufkn's letter reads;
~ am In receipt Of great many let
ters from constituents in Massaehu-
setts protesting against your recent re-
lene-propoled automobiles on Sundays.
The great bulk Of these protests have
come from people Of moderate means,
who are employed every day except
ing except Sunday. Many Of these pco-
pie arc' employed in munition fac
tories. shoe shops, machine shops, etc
They have purchased small automobiles
from their savings, and the only time
in which they and their families can
obtain any pleasure from their use is
on Sunday.
Although I realize the necessity of
conserving the supply of gasolene,
nevertheless it seems to me that this
request will work an unusual hardship
on the class of people mentioned
above.
Gould not the same results be OBJ
tanned with even greater success if a
weekly of gasolene could be allotted
to all automobile owners? For eH-
ample, would it not be practicable to
issue gasolene cards such as the sugar
cards now being issued, limiting every
automobile owner to a certain amount
of gasolene a week, according to the
horsepower of his motor, and according
to the extent his car is used exclusive
ly for pleasure, or for combined busi-
ness and pleasure purposes?
"1t seems to me that if such a course
could be carried out, it would enable
your comm ssioners to learn at once
the maximum consumption of gasolcne
in the country each week, and allow
them to reduce this consumption on a
systematic basis whenever the condi-
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01


tons of the supply made this neces-
saryy. 1t seems to me that this mat
tor could be easily handled through
each state board which registers au-
tomobiles"
From all over the country, east Of
the Mississippi, assurances have come
to the fuel administration of compli-
ancc with the Administration request
TO conserve gasolcne by eliminating
pleasure automobiling on Sunday" DR.
Garfield announced to-day.
"Tnxieab companies in many cities
have agreed that their vehicles shall be
used only for trips Of necessity. From
Findlay, Ohio, telegram has been re-
ceiyed snying that all automobile deal
ers in that city have agreed unanimous
~ to close their garages on Sundays
beginning September / as means OF
aiding the government gasolene conscr.
vatlOn programmes"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

George F. Vanderveer, chief counsel
for the defendants, was busy to-day
preparing to take the cases to the
higher courts. He announced that
next Tuesda. '.s would apply to the
United States Circuit Court of APP
peals for writ of error.
In the meantime Judge Lands has
granted stay OF execution which will
permit the convicted men to be held
in Chicago until next Friday.
The /. w. W.. it is said, has collected
large defence fund with the idea of
ultimately taking the case to the
United States Supreme Court
Haywood, in cell at the county Jail
to-day, said he intended to write his
autobiography in the near future. He
admitted he had little hope OF gaining
his freedom either by appeal to the
higher courts or by pardon.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Government Recognizes
Their Union as ''Federa-
tion"; Pay Increased
Soldiers Jeer Paraders
Thievery. Rampant in British
Metropolis, Virtually I'm
s. s.. guarded Friday Night

LONDON, Aug. t31.--The London po-
licemen who have. been out on strike
are returning to duty tonight. The
government recognized their union
not as trade union but as fedora
ton. A delegation of the police has
informed Premier Lloyd George of the
mems acceptance of the, governments
terms.
Under the terms of ,the agreement
the police will receive aluminium wage
of 43 shLllings (s10.32) weekly and a
maximum wage of SO shinings ($12.72)
plus war bonus of 12 shillngs ($2.SS),
and also an allowance of $3.50 for chill
dren of school age and 81 cents for
other children. After twenty-six years
of service the policemen will be en-
titled to retire on pension of 35
shillings ($8.40).
The foregoing was announced at a
meeting Of the strikers at Tower Hill.
The spokesman of the men said the
fact that Premier Lloyd George had
received the executive committee of
the union proved that the government
recognized the union.
Soldiers. Jeer Paraders
Headed by a. brass band, the strik-
ers earlier in the day paraded to
Whitehall four or five abreast. There
the Premier received the strikers dep
utation.
Some of the strikers who marched
through the Strand received mixed
greeting. At the crowded Wellington
Street junction, leading to Waterloo
Bridge, the strikers encountered soli-
tary special policeman, who was strug
Cling to regulate the dense traffic. He
was surrounded and made to walk some
distance. Overseas soldiers and sail
ors ran to the rescue of the special Of
fcer, booing the strikers and asking:
"Why don't you join the army, you
slackers?"
Considerable lawlessness marked
the first night passed by London with
out police protection. During the ear
lier hours of the morning there were
some harmless demonstrations, but
later on the thieves became active, and
daylight found a number of windows
of jewellers shops and other places
OF business broken and much property
stolen.
Some Americans Aid
This was particularly true in such
centres as the Strand. Aldgate and
-cther busy streets, which are usually
so we'll guarded that shopkeepers
Lave their goods on view during the
ni"ht. Some of these places were en-
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

tirely without civilian police protec-
tion last night. There were few
military police about, including Amer
leans, but they devoted their atten-
tion entirely to their own men. and,
even if they had tried. would not have
been able to cope with the thieves,
who generally worked in squads.
The strike spread steadily through
out the night and early to-day ma
jority of the $4,000 constables had
Joined in the movement The City of
London police joined the Metropolitan
forces last night, and only few men,
bers of the night shifts. which come
on duty at 6 o'clock, appeared on the
London is customarly the most
thoroughly and efficiently policed of
all the great cities of the world,
but one might have walked for miles
carly to-day without the sight of the
familiar helmet and blue uniform.
Comparatively few special constabes
responded to the call to take the po-
licemen's places. and in consequence
the city was practically unguarded
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
l. w. w. to Appeal
ToU. S. Circuit Court
Haywood, in Jail, Admits Lit
tie Hope of Gaining
His Freedom

CHICAGO, Aug. 31.-William D.
Haywood, general secretary
or the l. w. W., and ninety-four Of his
associates sentenced by Federal Judge
Lands yesterday to rison terms rang
ing rofm ten days to twenty years and
To pay fines aggrcgating S2,735,000 for
conspiracy in interfering with the
governments conduct OF the war, will
appeal their cases.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
DRY" Bill Vote POSTPONED

WASHINGTON, Aug 31.-opposition
to items in the er rgency aer;cn1trra,
appropriation bill, which carries the
amendment for nationa prohibition.
ooeginning next July, prevented the
to-day. viz measure
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Morocco's Rice Imports

Rice is an important food staple for
Morocco. Imports in 1915 totaIlcd 2,814
tons, valued at $247,s44. and in 1917
they aggregated 1886, valued at 1884,
G12. Before the war Germany shipped
the largest quantity into Morocco.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

assistant District Attorney Smith to,r.d
broadway yesterday in search of tnsters r.' ru
nandoook Tea men. He visited room nnar "m,r
rorty-fourth rod Street. suspected of beinr eAa =
pHolroom poo 1oan Tor soldiers and sailors. One Of
prosecutors office. appeal a' the
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Addresses Must Be Exact

Postmaster Patten directed the at
tention of the public yesterday to the
fact that letters and parcels for SOL
are members. Otherwise, he said. such
mail would be withheld from dispatch
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

rafrsk rct;r.d sxtyeight years o,a,
OF houses on the upper West s;de MHn'reas reos
found fons dead in his suite at 145 West Ei9h,vs
Iourth Street; where he had lived alone sinSe
the death of his wife "'o"e Since
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

n suffering from she'll shock Lieutenant A
'nccusass v curtis, of the Canadian army was found
streets s'Shs Tn,, a. orange and North Fourteenth
convalesccnt hospital in Orange. ''o'''
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
The Weather Report

Local Official Reccrd.-The following official
record from the Weather Bureau shows tempcra-
during the last twentyfour hours. in
parison with the corresponding date Of last yea:
1918 1917. 1918. 1917
a: n::::: ss ss 4 & 3 %:::::: & & &
4. m...... 40 90 D. m. 13 6I
II m. ......... II 1911 p. m........ 81
Highest Temperature yesterday II degrees lat 4
p M lowest, bS tat q. m J : average, ~.
age same date last year. SO; average same date for
33 years. 20.
Humidity
S a. m...... 901 p. NJ, s5S p. m........ 81
Barometer Readings
a. S0.0Sl p. M. So0cS p m.... %. So
LEGAL Official Ferecast.--Showers to-day followed
by fair; slightly cooler To- fair moderate
winds
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Nelus in Brief

"A swindler impersonating Western Union
messenger has been visiting residences here
ana collecting money by means of fake
money orders. He has rather boyish an
pcarance, is five feet eight inches tall wears
tic.
woman will boss a polling place at
Middletown on Election Day, Mrs. Lena Van
kleeck having been appointed to the office of
inspector.
Charles Macdonald. alias Gondorf, called
the king of wire tappers," who made a
fortune here in swndling operations. has
been refused writ of habeas corpus. which
"ouiu nave freed him from Sing Sing.
\, Robbers, after being frightened away from
tne pa.,l1 home Of w. R. Hoffman. Grand View,
,r' yolver in the. hands of Miss Anna Hoffman.
They escaped, leaving the loot they had
packed up on their earlier visit
Deputy Fire Chief Michael !. Nace, ~
Long Island City, and Maurice Kelly were
badly bruised when Chief Nagels car. wh;le
gong h to 3 fire: collided with a sightseeing
IsIsnd eIs at @ Sxt Street and East Avenue Long
!uur'es. ~ hailed passing car and was one of
quickly. ''"A o'sHeu
members of the Royal Arcanum who arc
under twenty-one will be provided with spe-
clai n uniforms and prepared for participation
IN military and patriotic events.
=: farker Mcfarland. marine, formerly
oi 3i East Orange, has been mentioned for in,
oiv1aual bravery ip erenading two nests Of
crews near Chateau Therry. ''e
r suffering uii!tg from shell shock, Lieutenant A..
vnco ~ ouras, OF the Canadian army. was found
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED
FEMALE
CEMETERIES

MAUSOLEUM
At Woodlawn. ssMost beautiful site in GENE
tcry With r1ausoleum of marble and gran
ite, bronzs doorsi SACRIFICED for quick cash.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

Wages were made nlgn III the snip
yards originally for the purpose Of
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

Total exports Of coffee from sa,s n-yapau.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

'Lkfk. houssfuni,hinE and hardwar- .,nr. q,
p tsehced steady ros sStnn apply siih ,e,e,eoce,
dfAi eacmis Gray. 33sI Brosansy
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Enjoy The Tribune
1uith your breakfast

Smile with Briggs as you sip your
morning coffee Don't wait till you get
to the corner newsstand-if you do
Tribunes may be gone. Play safe by
having The Tribune delivered at your
home each morning-it's quite the best
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
HELP WANTED MALE

b"oh hfhFfh of'cr msnsEef or sys,-matssr. sal.
Af) s5+ "erk. hour So must 10 All .nd ~.
hes' 81 references Writn Il n 1913 Th,,d a.,
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Tell your dealer today!


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New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

=: Parker Mcfarland. a marine, formerly
di,;s 81 East Orange, has been mentioned for in. n
eivlaual E bravery ip grenading two nests OF
~ oerman machine guns and capturing the
crews near Chateau Thierry. '"e
New Britain herald., 1918-06-19
Financial
WALL STREET IN
 A FOG OF DOUBT
Bright Opening Succeeded by Day
 Of Irregularity

Wall Street-Equipment and spe-
 cialties led the general list to higher
 levels at the opening of today'S stock
 market, traders passing their moder-
 ately bullish oerations on further
 favorable war news. American Loco-
 motive, Crucible Steel, Republic Iron,
 General Motors and Wilson Packing
 rose 1 to 1 1-2 points. Tobaccos again
 showed variable tendencies with
 shippings. Interests in rails centered around minor coalers, notably Pitts burgh and West Virginia issues. Lib erty Bonds were irregular.
 The market lost much of it's breadth and activity after the first half-hour, leaders developing irregular tenden- cies. Dealings in rails were almost wholly limited to low grade coalerS. Equipments and war shares reacted variably on light offerings and some of the more speculative specialties fell sharply. Foremost among these was Royal Dutch Oil, which broke Is points on a single sale. Prices stiff fened again at noon under the lead of U. $. Steel and Reading. Liberty
 31-2's sold at 99.54 to 99.60, first 4's 1 at 9424, second As at 94.12 to 94.24, ] and 1-4's at 96 to 96.10.
 Price movements became more con 1 fusing during the lstless noon hour. 1 Heaviness of Marine Preferred and l additional reactions in leading equip l ments were balanced by L to 2-polnt 1 gains in fertilizers, International Pa l per and Cuba Cane Sugar.
 l It required only slight pressure to effect further substantial recessions | in the last hour, when most impor- 1 tant gains were cancelled. The clos 1 ing was irregular. Liberty , IFS i sold at 9950 to 99.60 first f's at 9412 to 94.24, second As at 94.10 | to 9424 and As at 95.96 to 96.l O..
New Britain herald., 1918-06-19
OPPOSES PROHIBITION
Shipping Board Official Says Produc- ton Would Drop p Per Cent. If Workers Could Not Have Beer.

Washington, June l9.-Vigorous protest against immediate absolute pro bitlOn was made before the house agriculture committee today by Bain- bridge Colby. member of the ship ping board, who declared if beer were taken from the workmen the output of American shipyards would be re- duced 25 per cent.
 MT Colby said he appeared at the request of Chairman Hurley as a rep resentative of the shipping board. Of the pending Jones mendmcnt to the Emergency Agricultural bill, he said:
 we believe that the effect of this bit of legislation would be to reduce the efficiency of the workers in the shipyards and the output of tonnage to a substantial amount"
New Britain herald., 1918-06-19
CITY ITEMS

Miss. Irene Andrews of 19 Bassett
 Itreet told the police last night that
 vhile she was driving an auto
 Through East street a boy on bicycle
 lame from a side street and ran into he auto. His bicycle was damaged but he escaped injury.
 Miss Agnes Fedl of 215 Elm street
 reported to the police last evenlnS hat while in front of Keeney's the #hter she backed her auto againSt
 Tohn Sheehan's machine damaging It Nightly, Comnlaint was made to the police last night by Mrs. Gertrude Barrett If 1o7 Franklin street that her hus- band was abusing her. The police held their weekly drlli 1 his afternoon and afterWard they drew lots for their vacations. Centennial lodge of Masons will | meet this evening to confer the tHlru 4legree.
 Charles Johnson of the Hotel be 3yille, who lost $10 Sunday, parted with the money at James Doyle stable yard, according to his report i to the police, and not at JailleS 3F. Whites stable. ] NE' and MrS. CndTIeS Neth Ie'HooA are receiving congratulations on the 1 birth of a daughter born at the New RBritain General hospital, Monday. esMrs. Van Tassel was formerly Miss RRuth Chase. of this city. | Nicholas Mouhtourin was arrested this morning by Patrolman Frank J. l Moore on the charge of assaultlng Sargis Sideris. The trouble took place at the Victory lunch room on Church street, this morning. The priricipals had been partners in the lunch business and dissolved partner ship.
 Gustave winger, clerk at the Say ngs bank of New Britain. left today for the training station at Pelham Bay. He enlisted with the Naval Re- serve.
 Private George c. Elllnser, sta tioned at Camp Devens with the
 Military Police, is home on fur loght.
 Louis Hartman is home from CamT Devens on furlough. A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Thomas H. Gibson o1 626 Arch street and Miss Elizabeth The couple were quietly married by
 Mae Rowe of 140 Winthrop street Rev. Dr., G. w. c. Hill.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-19
HARTFORD AVE. ROW.

\ domestic row in the Abrahamson A homo on Hartford avenue was aired before Prosecuting Attorney I<1ett at the police headquarters this morning. The husband and step children lined up against Mrs. Abrahamson calling her any thing but truthful and accus- ing her of having a bad temper. so bad that she took her bed and set it up on the vcranda rather than sleep in the same tenement with them. Prosecutor Klett gave the parties concerned q warning and sent them homo.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-19
COMMENCEMENT AT YALE
Usual Program Followed in Bestow- ing Degrees-RObert Scoyil1e Re ccjyeS Master of Arts Degree

New Haven, June 19-Tradition and not the conditions of war times was followed at Yale University today when commencement exercises with the awarding of degrees were held in 'Woosley Hall.
 The commencement exercises did not deviate from those of other years. Professor Woosley presented the ff teen candidates for honorary degrees. These were: Masters of arts-AIfred Lawrence Ail1ne, Norwich. Conn. :: Paul Wayland Bartlett Sculptor N. Y; Henry Stanford Brooke, Jr., Chairman of the Yale alumni Com mittee; Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary of war; Frank Lyon Polk, Counselor to the Department of State: Robert Scoville, Federal Food admin strator for Connecticut
 Doctors of Science-Henry Drvs- dale Dakin, surgeon distinguished in treatment of wounds in this war; Ed ward Sylvester Morse, director of the museum at Salem, Mass.
 Doctor of Letters-John Masefield English poet
 Doctors of sDivinity-James Edgar Gregg, recently chosen head of Hampton Institute; Daniel Sylvester Futile, presiding bishop of the Pro- testant episcopal church.
 Docors of I.aws--Herbert Clark Hoover, federal food administration: William Renwick T,iddell, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario, Cana da; Henry Pomeroy Davison head of the Red, Cross Bureau: Earl of Read ing, Lord Chief Justice and British Ambassador.
 Degrees were awarded to 3l2 in course. There are 243 academic sen ] iOrS on leave of absence for war ser vice and 10 from the scientific school Five seniors who died in service were awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree Post Opium HOnoris Grieb". as fol lows: Benjamin Strickler Adams, St Louis, Mo-; Henry Norman Grieb Scarsdale, N. Y; Leslie Malcolm Me Naughton. Fort Edward, N. Y; Holmes Mallory, and Curtis Seaman Read, New York city.
New Britain herald., 1918-06-19
POLES IN TRENCHES
First Regiment Marches Against GcrnlaMs Flying Its Own National Ilag-AnsNcr to Hun Claims.

Paris, Tuesday, June Navigating under the national flag of Poland, the first Polish regiment of the first Polish division entered the front line trenches opposite the Germans today.
 ''It is a reply to Germany'S conten- ton that the Polish question is scttled' said General Archinard, chief of the Polish Military Mission to France.
 Poles who have escaped from Ger many and Poland or who have sue ceeded in leaving America and other countries form the bulk of the Polish legion which may shed it's blood to- morrow against German autocracy in the defense of liberty and the au- tOnO4ny of Poland