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New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Camp Dix Gets British, Tank
Troops To Be Trained to Fol-
low Machine cover the TOP"

CAMP DIX, Wrightstown, N. j., Jan.
1l:-Over the top in the wake of tank
viii be new experience for Camp Dix
infantrymen this month. The big Brit
ish tank, which was on exhibition in
New York City, and afterward was
tried out at Camp Upton, it was an
nounced to-day, will be shipped here
for practice work to acquaint the
doughboys with the service they will
perform on the other side.
The tank will be shipped by train,
as bridges over New Jersey roads, en-
ginecrs here say, would collapse under
its weight. 1t will be tried out on
Marne Hill, west Of the camp, where
the division is constructing great sys-
TEN Of fortiications.
There have been reports that a fleet
of tanks with great improvements over
the British model are to be attached
to this division, but there is no official
confirmation.
John D. Rockefeller, jr, who con-
tracted a cold during visit to camp
last month to take up part time work
as a Y. NJ. C. A. secretary, resumed his
activities here tonight. He is sched-
uled to speak in several huts.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
"New York's Olun" Smash
craftsmanship Records
Soldiers at Camp Upton, Proud of Achievements, Fear
Splitting Up of Division Would Result in
Loss of Efficiency

marked their city life. That is the
answer
The general excellence of the artil-
lcry here is Of the same. type as that
Of the infantry. 1t has come to the
stage now where the artillerymen, all
Of them civilians few months ago,
are finding their own range, sighting
their guns and making dead centre
hits eleven times out of twelve. And
every other unit in camp is up to the
standard of efficiency set by the in
fantry and artillery.
That is why the officers of Upton
meet the report that the division is to
be broken up for assignments to other
commands in various sections of the
country with marked silence elo-
quent in protest. These men are trained
as unit, huge war-making machine,
that has reached destructive power
unbelievable to the citizen back home,
To remove certain of the cogs OF
this machine at this timc would pean
the rebuilding of the parts taken away,
and such process would retard devel-
opment for weeks, perhaps months, it
is pointed out. The keynote Of mill
tary perfection is "snap," and the
training Of the 77th, New York's Own,
has proceeded with all the "snap" the
men could muster. 1t will go further
with q lag, officers fear, if the report
of contemplated disintegration proves
true.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Senators to Limit
Denman's Testimony
Investigators Require That He
Avoid Discussing Goethals
Controversy About Ships

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Willam
Denman, formerly chairman Of the
Shipping Board, probably will testify
in the Senate Commerce Committees
investigation Of shipbuilding, if he
agrees to avoid controversial subjects.
This was indicated to-day. when the
committee had Mr.. Denman file with it
list of the topics about which he
wishes to talk
The committee does not want the
Denman- -Goethals row aired again, and
has appeared extremely reluctant to let
Mr.. Denman appear. In submitting his
list of subjects at the adjournment of
to-day's session of the committee Mr..
Denman seemed disposed to criticise
the committee for keeping him waiting.
His outline of what he wants to talk
about will be passed upon Monday.
To-day's hearing was taken up
largely with presentation of housing
problems. Otto Eiditz and Phillip
Hess, members of the housing COM
mittee OF the Council of National De-
fences urged q 500 100000 appropria-
tion and creation Of a housing COM
mission to provide housing accommoda-
tions for shipyard and munitions plant
workers.
- Andrew Furuseth, president of the
Seamen's Union, witness, said the
prospects of obtaining seamcn to man
the new mol chant feet were good.
The Shipping Board to-day arranged
to advance to the Maryland Steel Plant
money needed for housing shipyard
workers at Sparrow's Point, Md. The
amount not yet fixed, probably will be
more than Sl,0O0,OOO.
A few days ago s1,20o,ooo was ad-
vanced to the Newport News shin.
building Company for similar purnoses
Shipping commissioners at Jew York
Boston, Seattle and New Orleans TO-
Gay were put under the civil service hy
President Wilson on recommendat;on
Of Secretary Redtield. e
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Courses
Planned for Draft
25O,OOO to Get Special
Training Before Going to
Military Camps

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Represen
tatives Of about one hundred engineer
ing and scicntif schools and colleges
to-day discussed with the Federal
Board for Vocational Education the
problem OF training a quarter Of u
million drafted men in special lines Of
work before they arc sent to the mill
tary camps.
The plan is to train the men in tech
nical schools in semi-military atmos-
phere, and the board has recommended
that the schools selected be closed May
! and turned over to the army until
next October. Among the trades in
which the men will receive instruction
are gas engine work, magnetic repair
ing, acetylene welding, truck driving,
sheet metal work and automobile re-
pairing. The board will recommend
that they be allowed regular pay and
subsistence during the instruction
period.
1t is estimated that S10,00O,Oo0 will
be needed to cover the actual expenses
Of the work, including the necessary
equipment. In that connection, It was
announced to-day that an offer of the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12
Those Already in Service
To Be Released on
Proving Status
Agreement With Swiss
Arrangements Are To Be Ex-
tended Later to All
Other Nations

= WASHINGTON, Jan. Ii Citizens
or subjects Of European neutral coun-
tries, regardless Of whether they have
taken out first papers for American
citizenship, will be freed from liability
to military service in the United
States if they appeal through their
diplomatic representatives here.
Minister Sulzer, of Switzerland, to-
day reached an agreement with the
State Department whereby Swiss al
actually serving in the American army,
shall be discharged, if they desire, on
proof of their Swiss citizenship.
Similar arrangements may be made
by other neutral representatives, and
the War Department has signitied its
Willingness to cooperate in the quick
discharge Of drafted aliens entitled to
release.
In The case of Switzerland, a treaty
dated 1850 was the governing point
in the State Departments decision, al
though the treaty comes in conflict with
the, draft law, SO far as first papers
declarations are concerned. Regard
ing Holland the principle is that of
reciprocity, Americans in Holland not
being subject to service in the Dutch
army.
The War Departments attitude is
that the burden Of finding the aliens
who have been drafted rests on the
ministers. The draft law, according to
the army Interpretation, gives no al
tentative, and, being of subsequent
passage to the Swiss treaty, the law
compels the registration of aliens Only
when by the actual calling of a man
to service the matter is taken from the
civil jurisdiction and placed in the
army's hands does it become subject
Tor Executive action. The authorities
have decided that the subjects Of neu-
trail countries who, by their silence or
ny their expressed wish, indicate their
Willingness to fight for the United
States may serve in the army.
The Swiss Minister, therefore, has
ISSUED request to itiZens Of his coun-
try who are subject to draft to commu-
nicate at once with the legation.
The report Of the provost marshal
general shows that there are 1929
Swiss citizens registered under the
draft law, Of whom 1853 have been
ed for military service. The figures
for other European neutrals are:
Sweden, registered "a ,663, called 7 1924,
accepted. 1850; Holland, registered
6,G79, called 1851, accepted 249; Nor
way, registered 1868, called 5000, ac-
cepted 1904; Denmark. registered S,O63,
called 1893, accepted SIG
In his discussion of the exemptions
for alienagc under the draft law Gen
eral Crowder says that in some states
IS many as seventeen out of every one
hundred aliens called for amlnation
were accepted for military service.
Local boards report "that no ap-
precablc number Of aliens were certi-
fed through ignorance on their part Of
their privilege of exemption"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12

$4,000, 900 damages was filod in the Ad
miralty Court here to-day by the
owners of the muntion steamer, Mont
Blanc, against the Norwegian Belgian
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12

Relief steamer Imo, which rs,
Mont Blanc in Halifax Hnrhna n|ed q,
ber s, causing the exnlos;. Usesa.
wrecked part Of the city. ''''a Ia,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-12

international Acetylene Gas Associa-
acetylene welders and to pay instruc-
tors where volunteers are not available
had been accepted.
The sun., 1918-10-10
NINE WOMEN CHOSEN
BY BALLOT GUARDS
Association Elects Suffrasisfs
to Directorate.

The election Of women to our d.
rectorate marks tho beginning Of a more
active cooperation between men and
women in the work of the Honest Ballot
Association" said George w. Kessler,
secretary. in announcing last night that
AZ tue annual meeting of the organiza-
tion nine women had been placed on the
board Of directors. Extension of the
elective franchise to women in New
York State greatly increases the assoc
Citations work. 1t has invited women
who have been prominent as leaders Of
their sex to share In determining and
administering the policies OF the associa-
ton In the future.
Hundreds of thousands Of women
will vote this fall for the first time in
this State. 1t Is important that they
should begin under as favorable condi-
ton as possible and that temptations
and snaros OF unpatriotc and selfish
politicians, as well as fraud of political
tricksters and ballot thieves shall be
kept at u minimum at SO vital a period
In suffrage expansion"
The women placed on the board were
Miss Katharine d. Davis, Mrs. ii. Ed
ward Dreter. Mrs. Lillian Griffin, Mrs.
Learned Hand, Miss Mary Garrett Hay,
Mrs. David r. Roger. Mrs. Willard d.
Straight, Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany and
Mrs. William II. Wilcox. Miss Hay
was chosen vice-president The other
officers named are: Jane. Byrne. presi-
dent; George b. Agnew, treasurer /:
George w. Kesslcr, secretary. The fol-
lowing were reelected as honorary vice.
presidents: Vincent Astor, II. Fulton
Cutting. Cleveland Ii. Dodge, w. Averill
Hartman, Frank A. Munsey, George w.
Perkins and Talcott Williams.
The sun., 1918-10-10
RATION CHIEF BROKE
HIS OWN RULES
Minister of Commerce of Hum
gary Exposed to Police.
Special correspondence TO TIE srS.

cpeCht Correspondence 70 IhE SVS.
AMSTERDAM, Sept 27.-Minister of
Commerce Szereny of Hungary Is the
laughing stock OF Budapest. While Min
listers who prescribes rationing systems
for the people governed by them are sup
posed TO abide by their own rules this
Minister was caught with the goods"
\ Budaps journalist named Gender ex-
posed him.
1t all came about by a crossing OF
telephone wires While Gender was
using the telephone he overheard a con-
versation held between an official in the
Department OF Commerce and soap
manufacturer. The official asked the
manufacturer to produce three dozen
Vera Violetta soap for the mighty Minis
ter OF Commerce. The manufacturer at
drst refused, saying It was forbidden to
make that kind OF soap. The Official
however. insisted and finally the manu-
facturer consented to violate the law for
the sake OF the Minister.
Gender, a few days later. claiming to
speak from the Department OF Com
merce. called up the soap factory and
inquired whether the Vera Violetta was
ready for delivery. He was told he
could send for II. When Gender called
at the factory he received the soap. He
straightway went to the police and
made a charge against the Minister.
Then he wrote his story. which created
a sensation when published
The Minister Is liable to three months
Imprisonment for violating the law. All
because he is infatuated with the violet
scent of this particular soap and be-
lieved he could not manage without this
parfume
The sun., 1918-10-10
RED CROSS SERVES
HOT FOOD TO YANKS
Several New York Women
Employed in Busy Can
teen at ChalOns.
THEY FEED $3.50 DAILY
Coffee, Chocolate and Sand
witches Dispensed Free to
Soldiers Passing Through.
Special Gable Despt tea to TIE sus and ths
PubHc Ledger.

Special Gable Despt tea to TIE Sus and tAs
PsbHc Ledger.
Copyright. 1918; alt rights reserved.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMfiN FRANCE,
Oct s.-Near the railroad station at
Chalons-sur-M Marine IL low building
with a Rcd Cross sign above the door.
was in the town a few days ago ana
was standing on the station platform
In a drenching rain when a trainload OF
American soldiers came in.
As soon as the train stopped a number
OF women came out Of the Red Cross
building. all wearing the blue dress OF the
Red Cross. With them came some b rcnch-
men carrying huge boilers Of steNning
hot coffee and chocolate, also sandwiches.
These were passed along to the boys
on the train. there being no charge what
ever for either food or drink.
l made inquiries and found from this
csnteen from seven to eight thousand
cups of coffee are served daily, as well
as from one to two thousand cups of
chocolate. Inside the building an aver
age Of 1850 meals are served daily to
the French and American soldiers at an
average cost Of IS cents each. / had a
meal there myself. and it was mighty
good, consisting OF soup, meat. bread.
grapes. cheese and coffee, all well pre-
pared and promptly served.
This work is being carried on by
a number of some of the best known
women in America. Here are a few OF
the names 1 jotted down: Miss Kath-
crime Porter, Philadelphia; Misses Mar
jorie Mott, Anna Mitchell. Helen Nc
Mahon, Emily Bennett. Dorothy and
Gladys Cromwell, Margaret Hall. Fran
ces Mitchell and louise Worthinston,
New York Miss Mary Brockway Pond
Rochester; Miss Marger; Coryn. San
Francisco Miss Harriet Page Range
Washington, D. c.: Niss Frances Pop
pin. Providence Miss Florence Billings
Ma ssa chusetts, Miss Harriet Rogers
Garrison, ~. Y. and Nine. de La Croix
| of London. who was wounded by a piece
of flying shrapnel one night last week
when going TO the aid Of men who had
been hit by a bomb that fell on a hos
pital.
So imports is this work. in the opin-
| ion OF the French, that President Poin'
| care and Gems. Gouraud and Petain Wis
| tied the canteen a few days ago and
thanked the women. Where the WORK
| differs from other American endeavor,
of the sort Is that the soldiers of all the
| allied nations are welcome and all are
| treated alike. Tobacco is given away
| free to the soldiers.
Capt Hamilton Fish. who is a couslr
OF Miss Rogers. brought the jazz banG
| from his regiment to entertain the
French officials when they visited the
| canteen. Capt. Fish serves under Gen
| Gouraud.
The sun., 1918-10-10
PRISON PARCELS CLOSE EARLY
Gifts to Captive Americans to Go
Forward Next Tuesday,.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.-Christmas par
GELS for American soldiers In German
and Austrian prison camps must be
received by the American Red Cross
before October Is. Only one parcel will
be sent TO each prisoner. 1t was an
nounced to-day. and preference will be
given to the parcel prepared by the pris-
oner's family.
Each package must not weigh more
than eleven pounds and should bear the
soldiers name. regiment. the name OF
the prison camp and the province in
Germany or Austria in which the camp
Is situated.
Parcels are to be addressed to ware
house, Atlantic Division. American Red
Cross. 20 East Fifteenth street, New
York city. The name and address OF
the sender and the words "Christmas
package for American prisoner OF war;
should appear on the parcel. which will
be forwarded free OF charge.
The sun., 1918-10-10
SMITHS MILLIONS
BRING ON TROUBLES
Women Accuse "Tiger" of tina
Prize Ring Of Peculiar ri.
nancial Transactions.

When a man inherits a million or "a
Of dollars he usually counts upon taking
with the inheritance tho fluctuations thar
beset the rich, and John r. Smith
known to fame more specifically AZ
Tiger Smith. found his first serious In.
convenience In connection with wealth
yesterday when two women appeared In
the West Side Court to prosecute him
on larceny charge.
Miss Joyce Fair, II, OF 70 West Forty.
sixth street, who said she was an actress
made oath that Smith had given to her A
check for $50 and that the bank upon
which the check was drawn declined 10
pay It.
Miss Susan Berol, 80, OF IS West 1924
street, complained that q year ago shs
gave pawn tickets to Smith for $40
worth Of her impounded chattels and that
Smith had not returned to give an ac.
count of his stewardship.
Smith waived examination and gave
$4,000 bail to await the action Of the
Grand Jury. 1t was only a month ago
that Smith announced that his old friend
Judge l. d. Hilton of Denver, had come
along with the happy news that thu
courts had awarded to him the estate Of
his grandparent, Patrick Smith, Jr, who
left 100000. It was added that six.
teen years of intervening litigation, re-
versing the usual process, had increased
this to $6.250,3 47-to use exact figures.
Smith lives at 1854 Flatbush avenue
Brooklyn, where his wife conducts
manicuring establishment Four little
Smiths also take up much of her time.
Smith had been acting as q boxing
instructor at army camps and was study.
ing for a commission. He married Anita
Pinzon at Colema, Mexico, In 1907.
The pugilist has boxed in England and
America He was at various times in the
ring with Sam Langford. Jerry Drs-
coll. Fred and Jerry Delaney and others
of the cult. For the most part Of the
time in these endeavors he acted as party
Of the second part. but now and then he
sent home a wallop that kept his mem.
DRY green with the sporting writers.
The sun., 1918-10-10
WOMEN REGISTER
IN GREATER NUMBER
New Voters Still Far Behind
Figures Expected by Party
Managers.
BROOKLYN KEEPS LEAD
Total Of Men on Books for
Three Days Is
+ 288,958.

Prospective women voters came out
again yesterday in slightly increased
numbers over the two preceding days OF
registration. but they still are far be-
low the numbers that were expected by
! the party managers. When the resistrn-
t,on places closed for the day the total
!. number Of men and women registered
IN the whols city for the three days was
s4s,oss, against q FIRST three days OF
registration last year-when only men
Asd the right to register-vof 2S2.1sT.
. Brooklyn again registered the greatest
number of women, its grand total Tor
. ths three days being 1880 Mt the close
Of yesterdays listing. Manhattan was
second lin the women's grand total show
,nr 42.441. The Bronx dropped far with
) something more than $4,000 women reg
: Uttered.
Manhattan again led in the number
OF men registrants with grand total
. for the first three registration days o.
sel,109. Brooklyn was few Thousand
. men behind. showing total Tor the
three days Of S6,0so.
The total number Of women registered
. Cor the three days in all the boroushs
at the end of yesterdays business AT
!. the registration booths was lll.oSs, ana
! the grand total Of men REGISTERED STOOD
. for the three days at 233.s5S.
The sun., 1918-10-10
LLOYD GEORGE SENDS
HIS THANKS TO HAIC
Says Empire EUer viii Be
Grateful for His Victory.

LONDON, Oct. .. - Premier Lloyd
George has sent the following message
to Field Marshal Haig in the field:
Il have just heard from Marshal
Foch of the brilliant victory won by
the Third and Fourth armies and wish
to express to yourself. Gen. Byng, Gen.
Rawlinson and all the officers and men
under your command my sincerest con-
gratulations on the great and significant
success which the British army with
their American brothers in arms have
gained during the past few days.
The courage and tenacity with which
the troops OF the empire. after with
standing terrific enemy onslaughts in the
spring OF this year, again resumed the
offensive with such decisive results Is
the greatest chapter of our military his
tory. The smashing of the great defen-
5lve system erected by the enemy,
claimed to be impregnable, Is a feat Of
which all are Justly proud and for which
the empire will ever be grateful"
The sun., 1918-10-10
FOOD vIoLAT0RS PUNISHED.
New List OF Offenders Made Public
by Board.

More retail bakers and grocers vhs
'monE eyed with the Food AdmilN1tra-
ton buzz saw have been penalized By
the Federal Food Board.
Emil Cimino. grocer, OF Fifth avenue
Brooklyn. voluntarily consented to close
his store for two weeks in lieu Of action
on his license. He was charged with
selling wheat flour without substitutes
and at excessive profit and also with
selling sugar in 100 pound lots to con.
sumers at IL and IL cents a pound
Abraham J. Jankelswitz. a baker, Of
IS Orchard street, Manhattan. charged
with violating baking regulations.
agreed voluntarily to suspend baking for
Ave days.
The Federal Food Board directed the
following to post signs in their stores
declaring they had violated Food Ad-
ministration rules and promising to obey
them in the future: Bakers--M LIZ
shitz, 500. Saratoga avenue. Brooklyn;
Joseph Do Vita, SO Catherine street
Brooklyn. Grocers-Paul Cohn. Gem
trail avenue. Far Rockaway; Nagin's
900 Intervale avenue, The Bronx. W.
Seder. 1S7th street and Hughes avenu.,
The Bronx: Teitler's, 665 Wales avenue
The Bronx: I. Fagen, 4s Leonard street
Brooklyn; Albert Bruck. 2O74 Second
avenue. Manhattan.
The sun., 1918-10-10
LA MONTE DECLARED
NOMINATED IN N. ].
Count Gives Him 648 Plurality
in Democratic Race for Sen
ate Long Term.

TRENTON, Oct 9.--George NJ. La Monte
is the winner of the Democratic nominal
ton for United States Senator for the
long term. according to Secretary Of
State Martin. The contest was 30 close
that the result had been in doubt ever
since the primary OF September "a. Fig
ures given out unoff!cially at Mr.. Mar
tins Office are:
La Monte. 1895. Simpson. 1877;
Hennessy. 1910; McDermit. 12.Sss. La
Montes plurality over Simpson, 64s.
On the morning after primary day
THE SUN said that La Monte was nomi-
mated. 1t was thought the soldier vote
might make a change, but the Secretary
of State says that. although reports are
still to be received from Burlington.
Cape May, Hunterdon and Ocean coun-
ties. the soldier vote will not make any
substantial change. A partial report OF
this vote has been made from Essex
county.
For the Republican primary the UNI
official figures are: Long term, Edge.
1884: Record. 17.067; Gray. 1915.
Short term. Baird. s7.0S0. Charles
O'Conor Henncssy. who was third in
the contest for the long term Demo-
cratic nomination. had no opponent for
the short term nomination, and received
5l.7s7 votes. Mr.. Hennessy said to-
day:
1T is pleasure for me to Join with
Mr.. Simpson in acknowledging Mr.. La
Monte as our standard bearer IN the
long term Senatorial contest. Every
body knows Mr.. La Monte to be a man
OF the highest character. who has DEM
onstrated his devotion to the ideal that
n public office is a public trust"
The sun., 1918-10-10
REDFIELD APPEALS
FOR LOAN SUPPORT
Best Answer to Kaiser, He
Tells Binghanton Audience.

B1NoHAMroN, N. Y, Oct. Sin an
address before Liberty Loan mass
meeting here tonight William c. Red
field, Secretary of Commerce. declared
There are five new vessels In use to-
night which were not in use yesterday
morning. Our boys are doing their
part, men in the shipyards and mills are
doing their part. What is there left for
usT'
The Secretary confined his remarks
chiefly to an appeal for support OF the
loan. THE next ten days" he said.
will tell the story OF whether the Kaiser
has won victory in America" -
The attendance was not large owing
to the Spanish influenza epidemic. the
meeting being the last to be held as the
result Of a general ban on all public
gatherings.