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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Many Londoners Hunt
Sunday Roast in Vain

LONDON, Jan. 26.-The Londoner,s
hunt Tor his weekend roast brought
less in the way of results TODAY than
last week. Supplies were so small that
the gates of the Smitheld market we're
closed before noo:, Hundreds Of Dis
appointed suburbanites who were un-
able to purchase meat or poultry at
nome Journeyed to the Smithfield mar
ket, but were turned away empty
handed.
Lines formed as early as O'Clock
this morning in some Of the suburbs
notwithstanding the notices of butch,
crs that they had no meat on hand
Butchers near the munitions areas
who were believed to be better supplied
declined to supply customers coming
IN from other districts, with the result
that there was good deal of friction.
Canned goods and the cheaper kinds
of fish were snapped up eagerly. Other
disappointed buyers had to be content
with less appetizng substitutes.
The demonstration of munition work
crs at Manchester, arranged to impress
on the authorities there the need Of an
equal distribution of food. was carried
out to-day on a much smaller scale
than its promoters had expected. In
stead Of 100000 persons in the process
sion only 5000 participated, while the
stores disregarded the request to close.
The Mayor Of Manchester explained
to a deputation that everything pos
sible was being done to improve the
situation and that there was no cause
for agitation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Spy Tale Is True,
Thompson Insists,
After Grilling

I. 5. Thompson, member of the ex-
ecutlve committee of the American De-
fence Society, was questioned for four
hours yesterday by Assistant United
States Attorney John c. Knox, and
emerged from the grilling still defiant
~ maintaining the truth of his state
inents that fourteen German spies had
been shot in this country and that two
ships, loaded with 100000 rounds of
small-arm ammunition for Germany.
had cleared from this port for Copen-
hagen.
Mr.. Thompson also told reporters
that there was leak" in the Depart
ment of Justice investigating DEPART
ment, so that i'll one instance he knew
six days in advance of a certain action
the Federal officials would take.
Mr.. Thompson refused to tell the au
thorltles who examined him yesterday
the source of his information, and Mr..
Knox is said to have threatened to sum
mon him before a Federal Crane jury
within a few days.
When Mr.. Thompson reached the
Federal Building in the morning he was
taken before Mr.. Knox, another official
of the American Defence Society:
George f. Lamb, Deputy Collector of
the Port; superintendent William A.
Otfiey, of the Department Of Justice,
and representative of the Naval In
telligence Service.
Mr.. Knox said, after the first mart If
the interrogation:
ut developed that there was no foun-
dation in fact for the statement con-
tanned IN Mr.. Thompson's letter; that,
as matter OF fact, no steamers have
left TINS port carrying ammunition
which by any chance could reach the
German government, that no steamers
have left New York for Copenhagen or
any other neutral European port carry
ing ammunition either for the German
or any other government around the
period mentioned in Mr.. Thompson's
letter, that the government has at all
times been aware of the possible foun-
datlon for the assertions made in the
letter and there is no foundation in
fact for any suggestion or intimation
that any ammunition manufactured in
the United States since the entry of
this country into the war was intended
for the German government or could
have reached it.
"Mr. Thompson admitted that the ba-
sis for his assertions in the letter in
question was an unconfrmed rumor
which reached him through some per-
son who had been in communication
with him."
Mr.. Thompson later was shown Mr.
knoX's statement. He took exception
strenuously to Mr.. Knox's characterza-
ton of his news sources as "uncon-
tirmed rumor," but refused point blank,
he said, to reveal his informants.
MIR. Knox asked me four times for
their Names Thompson asserted. 81
told him that in one case my informal
ton came from Il man in whom | had
the utmost confidence, and who had re-
ceived his information from one who
was in the confidence Of the first man
in the land-thc President of the
United States"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
New Allied Board
Gets Paris Office

PARIS, Jan. 26.--Oscar T. Crosby,
President OF the Inter-Alled Council
on War Purchases and Finance and AS
slstant Secretary Of the United States
treasury, opened the Paris Offices of
the council to-day, in the former resi-
dence Of Talleyrand, lately occupied by
the Rothschild family. Other offices
Tor the council! are being prepared in
London. MIR. Crosby's room in the
farls mansion is the one once occupied
by ialleyrand as study. For MIR.
Crosby's use the French government
has directed the transfer Of the desk
of Napoleon l from one of the state
collections.
The council will meet once or twice
monthly, either in Paris or London, to
consider proposals for purchases by the
Allied governments Of supplies in the
United States and in neutral countries.
Meanwhile, experts on the councils
stall will make u study of these pro-
posals, with view to expanding the
funds supplied by the United States to
the maximum advantage
The object is to realize the aims Of
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo that
each country, in approaching the Unit
ed States Treasury, shall consider the
needs of other countries as we'll as it's
own. this practice to replace the max
ing of independent, almost competitive,
requests.
The operations Of the Allies in neu-
trail countries are to be treated similar
~. The special interest of the United
States in this matter arises from the
fact that much of the sterling exchange
offered in New York, the support Of
which has been by means of Treasury
funds, represents the buyings of the
Allies in neutral countries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Admiral Bowles
Named to Speed Up
Ship Construction
l.Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. - Chaotic
conditions, which threaten to impede
the progress of steel ship construction
at the Hog Island fabricating plant of
the American international Corpora
ton, to-day caused the establishment
Of special branch Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation organization in Phil
adelphia, with Rear Admiral Francis
r. Bowles in charge. The assignment
Of Admiral Bowles to the Philadelphia
post. it was stated. was promotion in
recognition of his excellent work dur
ing the last few months. He will have
the title Of assistant general manager
Of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The situation at the Hog Island
plant, it was stated, has been The cause
of much apprehension for the last two
weeks. Reports Of bad conditions at
the yard led last week to special visits
by Chairman Hurley of the Shipping
Board and General Manager Piez of
the Fleet Corporation. Their inspection
disclosed congestion at the yard, both
The yard was found to be cluttered
with materials which were interfering
with the orderly progress of construc-
ton; there was an over-supply Of
labor, shortage of foremen and a
programme of yard extension consid-
cred too ambitious for the known avail
able supply of steel.
In consequence Chairman Hurley,
following conferences with members Of
the Senate Commerce Committee and
the House Merchant Marine and Fish
cries Committee, decided to send Ad-
miral Bowles to Philadelphia to
strengthen out the tangle.
The first step taken to improve con-
ditions at the Hog Island yard will be
the reduction of the ways under con-
struction from fifty to thirty-two. In
announcing the establishment of the
!. Philadelphia administrative Office to-
day the Shipping Board issued the fol-
lowing statements:
"ln furtherance of the policy Of
speeding up shipbuilding, Admiral
Bowles. as assistant general manager of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, will
make his headquarters in Philadelphia,
and will there take direct personal
charge OF the large shipbuildng plant
now under construction at Hog Island,
as we'll as of the two other government
yards at Newark, N. j.. and Bristol,
Penn"
Regarding the appointment of Adj
rliral Bowles, Chairman Hurley said:
admiral Bowles was the unanimous
choice of the officials of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation to take hold of the
situation at Hog Island and the other
individual yards.
"As the former president Of the Fore
River Shpbuilding Company, as a naval
constructor and as an official of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation he has
demonstrated his ability to get results.
Radical revision of certain conditions
VIII have to be made, and Admiral
bo"les is fully equipped to get the re-
suits We want"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Loaded Munition Ship
Takes Fire at Dock

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Jan. 26-
Loaded with war supplies for the Ital-
ian army, some of them highly inf1am-
mable, 10,000-ton American munition
steamship. armed fore and 1T and max
ing ready to sail, caught ire shortly
before 2 o'clock this afternoon while
tied up at her pier.
Among the cargo are several hundred
barrels of glycerine and benzine, tons
of tar paper, army blankets and other
supplies. Two Italian army officers
were on board when the fire broke out
forward among rolls of tar paper.
Fireboats deluged the big ship, and
more damage was done by water than
by fire. The loss is not yet computed,
but will be heavy
The fire was kept from the inf1am-
mablc and explosive portions of the
cargo. The fire was discovered by
workmen. The naval gun crew at once
shut off portions of the cargo and aided
the crew in subduing the fire.
United States officers are tonight in
vestigating the cause. If incendiary
the ship must have been fired by some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Hurley Orders Guards
At Shipyards Doubled;
Plans His DUN Army
[Staf Co7respondcnce]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. - The dis
astrous fire in the shipbuilding plant
of the Submarine Boat Company, on
Newark Bay, to-day caused Chairman
Hurley to order all guards at ship
yards doubled. At the same time the
chairman of the Shipping Board began
plans for a special guard for plants
doing government work. The Shipping
Boards patrol will wear distinctive
uniform, it was stated to-day, and will
be equipped with rifles.
The decision to organize a special
force to guard the shipyards followed
conference to-day between Chairman
Hurley and General Biddle, acting
chief of staff. at which Mr.. Hurley was
informed that it was impracticable for
the War Department to assign a suffi-
cient number of military units to guard
the yards without serious interference
with more important military consid
erationS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
New Income Tax Nets
State $15,OOO,O 900
Last Six Months of Fiscal
Year Show a Big
Increase

ALBANY, Jan. 26.-The new 3 per
cent income tax, effective January J.,
which has already Melted the state ap-
proXimatc'y S15,000,o00, furnishes the
latest and most striking proof Of the
prevailing prosperity of corporate en-
terprises to be reflected in the revcn-
ues derived from indirect taxation.
During the first half of the present
fiscal year, which ended recently, there
was considerable increase over the
preceding six months in several items
of receipts which are affected by bust
ness Conditions
The taxes received by the state from
earnings of corporations. during the
last SIX months amounted to S7,611.-
2oo.34, which is the largest amount ever
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
u. S. Censorship
OF Mail a Failure,
Charge in House
Only One Out of Every Ten
Letters Examined, Is State
ment of Representative

WASHINGTON, Jan. discharges of
gross inctficicncy in mail censorship,
which has permitted Germany to OBJ
tain valuable military information, were
made by Congressional probers of the
Navy Department to-day before the
House Investigating Committee. Lieu
tenant /. b. Bryan, u. ~. the repre-
sentative of the navy on board Of
three that cenors incoming and out
gong mail at New York was the only
witness examined.
coming into or leaving this country is
opened, it was charged. The letters to
be censored are selected at random,
ana IN that way many suspicious mis-
slvcs have been allowed to pass. Con-
gressmen alleged.
Lieutenant Bryan explained in detail
the method pursued by the censorship
board, but admitted that, owing to lack
OF assistants, the work was not as
thorough as he would like to have it.
ne spoke for Lieutenant Commander
Todd, the head of the Naval Radio Ser
wee, who at present is in Europe
studying French and English method
Of censoring the mails.
The work Of censoring our OUTGOING
and incoming mail at New York could
rot be thoroughly done by 5000 men,"
congressman Britton, of Illinois, de-
clared. 1T seems to me that this is
matter Of vital Importance and that
no expense should be spared What
passes in a letter among those not now
censored may cost us thousands of
lives. | believe the country would an
prove the expenditure of any amount
necessary to do this work we'll, We
should have a force sufficiently LARGE
not only. to look into every letter that
passes through the port of New York
but to scfutinize each one with ex-
IRENE care. SO that no secret code or
signal may carry information to our
enemy that may do us HARM"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

collected from this source in any cor
responding six months period. It was
an increase of $780,, 321.03 over the
taxes received from the same source
during the corresponding period last
year. Inasmuch as this tax Is deter
mined by the amount Of capital en-
ployed and the dividend rate thereon;
the state is a direct beneficiary when
business conditions are good.
Akin to the above tax is that derived
from the organization of corporations:
Every stock corporation incorporated
under any law of this state must pay
Il tax of one-twentieth of 1 per cent
upon the amount of capital stock which
the corporation is assigned to have,
and a like tax upon any subsequent in
crease. In no case shall such tax be
less than IS. Under this provision
there was received during the last six
months s513, 248.46, as compared with
s513,O59.95 in the spending six
months of 1916
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Gerard Denies Trying
To Testify at Inquiry

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s.-Reports
that he had sought an opportunity to
testify at the Senate war inquiry re-
garding army conditions were denied
tonight by James w. Gerard, former
Ambassador to Germany, in communi
cation addressed to Secretary Baker
and made public tonight by the latter.
Mr. Gerard wrote that he had in
spected Camp Upton and had found
conditions excellent, and added: IF
other camps are as good you have dore
great work"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Halifax Blast Greatest
Was Worlds Biggest Explo-
sion, Says Expert Witness

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan. 26.-Thc
whole cargo Of high explosives on the
steamer Mont Blanc blew up stimuli
taneously, in the opinion of Willard
Cope, an explosive expert from the
United States, who testified to-day at
the inquiry into the collision between
the munitions steamer and the Belgian
relief steamer limo in this harbor De-
cember g.
The cargo consisted of $50, 900 pounds
of trinitrotoluol, $500 tons of picric
acid and quantity of gun cotton and
benzol. Mr.. Cope said he never had
heard of any disaster where so much
explosive was set off The next largest
disaster of the kind that he recalled
was the destruction of the steamer
Alumchine, which carried 100000
pounds Of dynamite. The explosion at
Black Tom Island. New York. where
trinitrotoluol and picric acid on light
ers and in cars blew up, was next in
line, he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Outbreaks of Flames
Follow Warning of
Conspiracy
Guards Trebled
AT Danger oints
I,ossReaches Millions of
Dollars; Fire Destroys
Government Pier
by Tho Associated Press

Indications of a widespread plot to
cripple the war activities of the United
States were seen yesterday in a series
Of fires in shipyards. on munition ships.
j, war plants and storage buildings at
various points along the Atlantic sea-
bosrd and further inland. Nearly all
os them were of distinctly suspicious
origin.
Fears that the flames may have been
set by enemy aliens received strength
from the fact that they started within
few hours at widely separated points
almost week to a day after Edward n.
Hurley, chairman of the United States
Shipping Board, gave warning that the
government had received authoritative
EARNING of a German plot to apply the
torch to plants of all kinds, especially
shipyards, which are producing imple-
ments Of war.
Mr.. Hurley ordered the Trolling of
soldier guards and police at all war
plants, and in some cases this precau-
ton resulted in preventing even more
serious losses.
Guards Arc Increased
1t was announced from Washington
Yesterday that this warning was issued
because crank letter" had not been
properly investigated, but government
agents in various parts of the country
we're inclined to believe last night that
i. was we'll founded
Guards were again strengthened to
make even more difficult the depreda-
tiOrs of German agents
Disastrous fires started only a few
hours apart in ship yards at Newark,
n. j., and Baltimore. The losses will
aggregate s. 900 900.
Fires were discovered on loaded
munitions ships at two Atlantic ports,
one in the morning and the other in
the afternoon, but they were extin-
guished before serious damage had
been done.
Eight Men Killed at Newport
Eight men were killed and many in
jured by an explosion in a powder
magazine in the United States navy
torpedo station, at Newport 1t was
said, however. that there was nothing
to Indicate this accident was the work
of enemy agents.
There were other fires Of suspicious
nature in New York, Paterson, n. j.,
Buffalo, Maynard, Mass, and Peter
borough, Canada. In every case rigid
investigation will be made either by
military or municipal authorities in an
effort to fix the responsibility.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
ono on board. as the dock s patrolled
by guards night and day.
Hurley Asked to Explain
Ferris's Ship Contracts

- WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The Senate
Commerce Committee has called on
Chairman Hurley Of the Shipping Board
TOR detailed statement of the associa-
ton with the Emergency Fleet Corpora
l'on Of Theodore +. Ferris, chief ship
designer, who resigned yesterday.
The statement was called for, Chair
man Fletcher said, to disclose whether
any Sh'pbuildlng concerns having con-
'racts with the government were clients
of Ferris while he was with the fleet
corporation. Among other things the
committee wants to know is whether a
! per cent fee paid to Mr. Ferris by the
Clinchfield Navigation Company was on
ships designed by him before he en-
tered the employ Of the government at
salary of $4,000 a wear.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Fire Inquiry at Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Jan 26. - Department
or Justice agents to-day were investi-
eating the cause of the fires last night
near Baltimore. The Della Mills,
manufacturing cloth for army uni
In the shipyard Of Henry Smith e.
Sons, at Curtis Bay, one large building
was burned. -Four wooden vessels
under construction for the government
were saved. Two negro watchmen de-
clared they saw a man run from under
the keel of one of the craft They
fired at him, but missed.
The two plants were valued at ST.
100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27

packers and their employees were unable
for basic eight-hour day, a wage in
crease of 81 day and equal pay for
women. These questions were referred
back to the Presidents mediation com
mission, which will name a mediator to
consider them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-01-27
Fire in Westinghouse Plant

BUFFALO, Jan. 2G.-Thc Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing Com
pany's service and repair plant on Dock
Street, near the waterfront, was burned
to-day. The loss was $50. 900
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-11

Grandpa Lambertson has gone to
his son, John Lambertson's to spend
week or ten days.
Sunday was a very quiet day at
the lake but business is going on just
the same, the stores are open and
Mrs. Dodson is still serving meals
and furnishes baked goods but the
boat season is about over with.
Miles Merriett has started to pull his
boats upon shore for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Cowan are in
their cottage for a couple of weeks.
Miss Esther Kenyon of Portland
is the new teacher at the Chittle
school which started last week with
an enrolment Of % pupils. Miss
Kenyon is making her home with Mr..
and Mrs. j. E. Dodson.
Miss Helen Schultz was the guest
of Marie and Ruth Dodson over Sun
day. Sunday evening these young
ladies accompanied by Mrs. Dodsor
attended the dedication of the service
flag at Orleans at the M. Z. church,
stars being placed thereon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Weber and
daughter Helen of Detroit who have
spent several weeks in the Weber
cottage, returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Heth and son,
Leonard, went to Grand Rapids Sun
day night where they will make their
home for the winter.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-11
ORLEANS

Mesdames E. L. Towne and Sarah
Howe went to Entrican Friday even
ing to visit relatives and will visit
friends in Blanchard and Stanton be-
rore' returning home.
Uncle Jimmie Crothers is quite i'll
and under the doctors care.
No auto at the church on Sunday
morning. Some came on foot and
others with horse and buggy.
A fine service flag was dedicated
at the NJ. Z. church Sunday evening,
with stars. The service was very
impressive and we'll rendered.
w. X. Palmer of Lakeview visited
his cousin, Mark Gates, Wednesday,
The Dildine l.. A. S. met at the
home of Mrs. Will Rowley Thursday
at 2 p. m. Meeting opened by the
president, Mrs. Mary Ehlers, reading
scripture lesson, prayer by Mrs. Jas.
Dildine. After the business a fine
supper was served to 35 all enjoying
the social hour. Next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs. Fred Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wardrop and
Mrs. Nora Palmer had a very pleas
ant auto ride to Muir Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Edna Treynor spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Treynor
and family.
Mrs. Marie Morgan and children of
Evart returned home Saturday after
spending a week with relatives in
this vicinity and Shiloh. Her moth
er, Mrs. Ben Comstock, accompanied
her.
Last Wednesday Dean Face of
Philadelphia visited his uncle, Alva
Face. He is now working for u. s..
holding a position as gas mask in
spector. He says it about 600 a
day they pack. In his younger days
he lived near the Piper schoolhouse
with his parents.
Norman Pitt was called to Camp
Custer Saturday morning to do cler-
ical work for u. S.
Mrs. Ada Cheney Of Ronald called
on her sister, Mrs. Frank Hoppough
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peabody and
family of Ionia were in town Satur-
day evening.
Miss Fleeda Cotton of Ionia spent
Wednesday evening with her aunt,
Mrs. Anne Treynor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wardrop Wis
tied with Ionia relatives Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Hoppough and
daughter Marjorie of Ionia were Sat-
urday night and Sunday guests of
their son, Gene and wife.
Mrs. Alice Ross of Ionia returned
home Thursday after a visit with
4 Mrs. Nora Palmer.