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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Buenz, Convicted,
Too iii for Prison,
Enjoys Auto Rides
Former Hamburg Ameri-
can Line Director Lives
at Raided German Club

Karl Buenz, the plotter and Federal
prisoner extraordinary, who was pro-
nounced too i'll to serve his term of
eighteen months in the Atlanta peni-
tertiary for issuing false manifests to
ships carrying supplies to German raid
ers in the North Atlantic in 1915, is
still living at the raided German Club,
at 112 Central Park South, and spends
much of his time riding about the city
in automobiles.
When sentence was passed on the
former director of the Hamburg-Amer-
lean Line in 1915 he and his code
PENDANTS fought hard to escape jail
The cases we're fought up to the United
States Supreme Court, which in Janu-
the lower Federal tribunal. When the
conviction had been affirmed two of the
plotters were sent to Atlanta to serve
their terms. One died while the case
was being reviewed by the higher court.
A board of eight physicians, some Of
whom represented the government,
filed affidavits to the effect that Buenz's
health was so poor that the serving of
prison term at this time would be
fatal. AS the result OF THESE state
ments when the German Club was
raided by agents Of the Department of
Justice last week Buenz was allowed
to remain.
In view of the positive information
now in the hands of the Federal au-
thorit;es that the man is able to make
frequent automobile trips he will prob
ably be sent to Atlanta. The local au-
thorities are waiting the receipt of the
mandate from the United States Court
before taking action.
Buenz is seventy-six years old and
has occupied high place in German
circles for years. He was the Kaiser's
Minister to Mexico for some time and
later Consul General of Germany in
New York At the time of his indict-
ment he was director of the Ham
burg-American Line and head of the
concern in America. He is now out
on $4,000 bail.
| Persons who have seen Buenz on
his automobile trips say that he ap-
pears to be in fair health for man of
his age and that the only signs of sick.
ness about him are towels wrapped
about one of his feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Public Again Warned
OF Glass i'm Bread
U. S. Investigators, Though,
Believe Sand or Grit Chiefly
Is Found

The Federal Food Board issued yes.
terday the following explanation of it's
warning to the public that it had re-
ceived several complaints of the pres
ence of glass in bread sold to consu-
mers in New York: Il
"The Federal Food Board feels that
it has done it's full duty to the public
by issuing the warning and the public
may rest assured that the board will
not hesitate to make all the facts pub
lie if the complaints increase"
WASHINGTON, April 1. = Reports
of ground glass found in candy, bread
canned fruit and other food articles
have arisen largely, Department of
Justice officials believe, from the fact
that sand and grit often get into food
A recent CHEMISTS report made to the
department said that if glass were
ground sufficiently fine not to be de-
tected in mastication it would do no
physical harm. In some cases it has
been found that cooks or chefs are dis
gruntled over some trouble with en-
ployers. or, practising doctrines of the
I. w. W., have deliberately placed for
eign substances in food, but little
harm has resulted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02

s.
Ernest Workers and Joseph Burnen-
kamp.
William G. Bantz, an enemy alien
from Glendale, l.. l., who failed to reg
lister. was also examined yesterday by
Captain Hull and probably will be de-
tanned twenty days. Bantz was arrest
ed for failure to register after he had
been informed by the authorities OF
the obligation on all enemy aliens.
Sailendra Nath Chose, Pulin B. Bose,
Taraknath Das, Jadu Gopal Mokerjee,
( Bhai Bhagwan Singh, Hindus, and
Miss Agnes Smedley, California girl,
were indicted yesterday by the Fed
eral Grand Jury for alleged completely
in conspiracy to violate the espion-
age act, and also for acting as agents
for faction Of foreign government
not recognized by the United States.
The defendants, it is charged. at
tempted to start military uprising in
this country designed to free India
from British rule, and addressed com
munications to the Secretary of State
and representatives of foreign coun-
tries in Washington as representatives
of the India nationalists' party.
Chose and the girl were picked up in
this city some time ago for distribut-
ing seditious books and pamphlets
They are in the Tombs in default OF
$4,000 bail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Big Strike Ties Up
All War Work i'm
Norfolk District

NORFOLK, Va, April Govern
ment war work in the Hampton Roads
district was interrupted to-day by
strike of several thousand carpenters
and other workers. Plants involved
a1e the Hampton Roads naval base, the
army depot at Bush Bluff and the ord
nance depot at Pigs Point, all near
Norfolk, and the Langley aviation field
at Hampton.
The carpenters started the strike for
an increase in pay. At some of the
plants a sympathetic strike among
metal workers, plumbers and engineers
followed.
Union leaders said tonight that the
strike was not union movement, but
government officials and contractors
declare that most of the men involved
are union men, and that they accepted
this as evidence that the strike was the
result of concerted union action.
Chairman Burroughs of the Norfolk
County draft board announced tonight
that hiss board would Immediately re-
view all classiications, and that men
involved in the strike, who have been
given deferred classification by the
board, would be placed in Glass I'M
less entitled by reasons other than the
character of their work to deferred
classification.
The strike started at the naval base,
where leaders of the strikers claimed
some 5000 men were out. At Bush
Bluff, where an immense army depot is
being constructed, 500 carpenters were
said to have walked out. followed bv
men in other trades.
All carpenters engaged in building
the ordnance depot at Pigs Point were
said by union men to have quit work,
while some 500 men, principally car
penters employed at Langley Field,
we're reported to have struck
Major Butler, at the army base at
Bush Bluff, said tonight that few of
the strikers there had been induced to
return to work. 1t also was announced
that Major Gitchels had been ordered
here from Washington to attempt to
settle the controversy between the men
and the contractors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Clown Could Not
Resist Circus Call
Marceline Loves to Cook, but
Left Pots and Pans
for Sawdust

All his life Marceline, the worlds
best known clown, has been relentless
ly pursued by two talents. One is for
putting on the funniest clothes he can
find, so that the audiences at Barnum
& Bailey's circus double up with help
less mirth as soon as he enters the
ring. The other talent is for the gem
tie art of cookery.
Three years ago Marceline quit
Glowing, swearing nothing could ever
induce him to come out of the kitchen
again. He opened restaurant. Night
ly he appeared among his patrons, in
curing the state of their health and
appetites. Then he disappeared to
outer regions and lost himself happily
among his pots and pans.
For time all was we'll. Each season
the fever for the ring was felt and
overcome. But something happened to
Marceline this spring. Circus people
will tell you that it is only question
of time until they all come back.
One custom Marceline brought from
his pleasant three-year exile. Every
day he cooks spaghetti for those in the
circus who are addicted to the dish.
One and all they are invited to gather
in the clowns home. or else Marceline
will oblige in smaller way in chat
ing dish behind the scenes at Madison
Square Garden.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Enemy Aliens Celebrating
Ieuton Drive, Seized ii Raid
Naval Agents Silence Singing Party in Restaurant Forty
Lined Against Wall and Searched; Eleven Locked
Up for Failing to Register

Agents of the Naval Intelligence Ser
vice raided Crasper's restaurant, at 177
East Eighty-fourth Street, yesterday
morning and silenced Teutonic sing
ing party, taking into custody eleven
enemy aliens who had failed to reg
ister
When the naval agents arrived every
customer in the place was either sing
ing to celebrate the drive on the West
front or talking war; There were forty
persons in the place and all were or
dered against the wall for a search.
Eleven were found who had failed to
register, nine Germans and two Aus
TRANS. They probably will be informed.
One Of the Austrians had failed to
register for the draft and will be
forced to answer to this additional
charge.
The men were Intercepted by Cap
tain Hull, of the New York Port Enc
my Alien Bureau, and will be further
investigated before being sent away.
Those in custody arc John Falker, Phil
Loyh, Albert Heller. Felix Kott, Otto
Beer, George Deindorfer, Joseph Zoltz,
Frederick Boarine, Joseph Stancke,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
National Party
Urges Radicals
To Support War

The new National Party yesterday
took steps to rally the radicals of the
country to the support of the govern
ment's prosecution of the war. After
issuing statement which deprecates
any obstruction to the prosecution of
the war. the party announced that
mass meeting will be held Saturday
night at Labor Temple, Fourteenth
Street and Second Avenue. The speak
ers will be j. A. H. Hopkins, John
Spargo, Hugh v. Reilly and Louise
Adams Grout. 1t will be demonstra-
ton to observe the first anniversary
of Americas entry into the war.
The statement, issued by David c..
Coates, chairman of the party, says:
"The National Party urges that in
this critical stage of the war for de-
mocracy the Administration at Wash
ington be supremely supported by the
structive suggestion and help, and pro-
tests that it should not be compelled
to spend time in meeting attacks, par
tisan or bipartisan, made for purely
selfish business and political effects.
"In line with that constructive policy,
the National party urges that the gov
eminent as rapidly as possible take
over the control of all industries which
are essential to the nations war busi-
ness, III OrQer ChaJ 1nCeFeSCS Oh Cnclr
private owners shall not longer inter-
fere with efficient operation and that
the best possible service be rendered
the cause of humanity against Prus-
sian militarism."
Mr.. Spargo announced that the party
had invited the British Labor party to
send a delegation to this country. 1t
is proposed to have the British dele
gates tour the country and speak at
various labor meetings. The invita-
ton said:
""We beg that you will not permit the
wild. romantic utterances of the small
pacifist group in this country to mis-
lead and deceive you. The organized
workers of the country, the farmers,
and, in short, the overwhelming me-
jority of our people, are determined
that they will sacrifice their all rather
than surrender to the yoke of the
sutocrats of Central Europe. Until the
Hohenzollern menace to the freedom of
mankind is destroyed there can be no
democracy either in Europe or America.
We dare not imperil civilization by
favoring peace upon any other basis.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Gust Stransky as
Policeman, Plea
Philharmonic
Editor Who Aided Attack
on Muck Demands Con-
ductor's Removal

A definite demand for the resigna-
ton of Josef Stransky as conductor of
the New York Philharmonic Orchestra
on the ground of pro-Germanism was
made at the annual meeting of the
Philharmonic Society's board of direc-
tors at Carnegie Hall yesterday after
noon. The demand was made by Rich
ard Fletcher, editor of "The Chronicle, )"
in letter to Mrs. George l.. Cheney,
one of the directors of the society.
Mr.. Fletcher, who acted as secretary
TO Mrs. William Jay in her recent effort
to prevent Karl Muck from directing
the Boston Symphony Orchestra in
New York, wrote as follows:
~ beg to ask you, as one of the
directors of the New York Philhar-
nome, to present this suggestion-that
Josef Stransky be called on to resign.
l am actuatcd by no personal senti-
ments, and am merely convinced that
now is the time for every true Amer
lean to stamp out whatever Teuton in
nuence there remains in this country
This means winning the war, and in
the wake OF the case of Doktor Muck,
friend Of Mr.. Stransky, there can be
no choice.
Il have been told that Mr. Stran-
sky's box at the Philharmonic has been
visited by Lady Speyer, whose sympa-
thies are known to be German, and
Mrs. Hugo Reisinger, whose name has
been published in connection with two
questionable Incidents. l am also TAX
ing, the liberty of saying to you that
both Eugen Ysaye and Vcrbrugger,
Belgians and allies, would be honored
to lead the Philharmonic"
No action was taken on Mr.. Fletcher's
letter. Mrs. jays resignation as a
Philharmonic director was accepted
and Howard Taylor was elected in her
place. 1t is believed that Mrs. jays
resignation was due to her dissatisfac-
ton with the continuance of Mr.. Stran-
sky as conductor.
Mr.. Stransky has taken out first citi-
zenship papers and declares that he is a
Czecho-Slav. He recently told Tri-
bune reporter that he stood with Presi-
dent Wilson, but that he does not be-
lieve that Austria ought to be dismem-
bered.
A New York newspaper man declares
that shortly after the war broke out
| in 1914 Mr.. Stransky told him that he
had offered his services to Austria and
was sorry that they were not accepted
When told Of this charge yesterday
Mr.. Stransky denied that he had ever
made any such statement. A photo
graph was recently published in New
York newspapers showing Mrs
Stransky, former Ambassador Won
Bernstorff and Mrs. Hugo Reisinger
standing in grOup
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Conference TO Be Held
To-day With National Adj
justrnent Commission
May Call Gornpers
He Will Act If Mediation
Fails; Lightermen's De-
mands a Stumbling Block


The Marine Workers Affiliation
yesterday postponed action on the pro-
posal for strike of all of the harbor
Industries pending conference with
Chairman Robert P. Bass, of the Ma.
tlonal Adjustment Commission of the
United States Shipping Board. This
VIII be held this morning at IL Broad
way. The strike was to have begun
this morning.
IT this meeting fails to bring peace
ful solution, Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation Of
Labor, will be asked to come to New
York to try to reach settle
mont. T. v. O'Connor, international
president of the Longshoremen, told
the meeting he had no doubt Mr.. Comp
ers would come if requested to.
An immediate settlement is not. how
ever, looked for by those most familiar
with the situation. These believe that
the National Adjustment Commission
will rule that the decision, announced
on Saturday, to appoint a national
labor mediation board, will necessitatc
the reference of the dispute to the new
board as a matter of courtesy if not
of necessity.
The decision to withhold the strike
order followed long and at times
stormy session of representatives of the
various trades. Mr.. O'Connor came on
from Buffalo to attend and tell the
delegates that strike of longshore-
ment would not be permitted. In re-
ply he heard that the longshoremen
would strike in support of their as
sociates whether he approved it or
not and that the transfers would
strike with them. When it was finally
announced that Mr.. Bass would see u
committee this morning, the entire
matter went over.
1t developed at the meeting that one
objection Of the boat owners to the
demands of the lightermen, one of the
groups affected, for ten-hour day, is
that thew are already short of help.
This, the men explain. is largely. be-
cause that shipyards and munition
plants are paying men much higher
wages for an eight-hour day than they
are demanding for ten hours. 1t was:
however, agreed that the number OF
men quitting river work for ship yards
and the work ashore is rapidly making
for an acute situation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
FDr. Muck Under Fire
BY Federal Official
Taken From Jail and Sub
jected to Long Cues
tioning
Especial Correspondence

BOSTON, April DIR. Karl Muck,
former leader of the Berlin and Bos-
ton Symphony orchestras, was taken
from the East Cambridge Jail to-day
to the office of United States Attorney
Thomas Boynton and questioned at
length by United States Attorney Judd
Dewey. 1t is presumed the questioning
resulted from the examination of Or.
Muck's papers.
DR.. Muck was placed in the iron cage
at the Federal Building; week ago
he was allowed to sit on the bench.
The sprightly manner, he adopted dur
missing to-day.
DIR. Muck refused to talk with United
States Marshal Backus on the ride from
the jail. In the cage he was quiet, even
sullcn. If the authorities have direct
charges that he has violated United
States laws, it is likely that PROPOSE
ton will be made to him to accept SEN
tence without trial, with the under
standing that the term will be shorter
than if tried and found guilty.
Papers seized in two recent raids
show that women had been more OF
less active in alleged anti-Amercan
work. The authorities could not con-
meet them with the cases of DR.. Muck
or DR.. Karl Bertling, who was arrested
late last week. DR.. Bertling was ar
rested when it appeared he was about
to leave the country. His home is de-
scribed as a "house of mystery"
Officers watching the Bertling home
report that last Thursday night they
saw him and another man loading
bags and bundles into an automobile,
Bertling's arrest followed soon after.
The other man is an American citi-
zen and the authorities are anxious to
question him..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Broatl, rientls
Of Mime. Storch
Shull Her Funeral
Only Four Persons Attend
Service for Woman Sus-
pected Of Being q Spy

Nine. Despina Davidovitch Storch, de-
scribed . few days ago as one Of the
leaders Of the Kaiser's formidable spy
rirg In this country, was buried in
Mount Oiivet Cemetery yesterday after
noon. OF the many persons with whom
she had associated during nearly two
years Of residence in the fashionable
hotels of New York City and Washing
ton, only four accompanied the body
to the grave. Her other friends Of the
Great White Way stayed discreetly
away from the simple funeral services.
The four who attended the funeral
were Baron Henri de Beville, French
man; Baron de Beville's parents, who
have lived in this city for some time,
and friend Of the young man.
Nine. Storch died Saturday on Ellis
Island from pneumonia. Two of her
companions arrested with her by the
Federal officers on March 10, Nine.
Charlotte Nix, German, also suspected
Of being spy, and man calling him.
sell SOuut ISOUcIL &c OldlTmOnL, are
i'll, and the latter is not expected to
live.
Funeral services came near being
abandoned yesterday because those who
knew the woman best did not even know
what faith she protested. The priest
of Greek orthodox church was asked
to offciate,. but he refused, because
proofs of her being a Greek Catholic
were not to be had. At the request of
Baron de Beville's parents, who made
the arrangements for the funeral, the
Rev. Robert R. White, of Faith Presby-
terian Church, read brief ritual in
private chapel at IA East Thirty-ninth
Street. While the minister recited the
ritual, young Baron de Beville knelt
weeping by the casket.
But if Nine. Storch's former friends
Stunned the funeral, there was no lack
of attendance in the street. A large
crowd of curious citizens lined up
across Thirty-ninth Street. All they
saw was white coffin removed to a
hearse, and one heavily yelled woman
and three men who covered their faces
with their hats as they walked from
the undertaker's chapel to a limousine.
J Nine. Storch was said to have moved
about the capitals Of Europe with her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
|. ". ~ | .eaders, on rial
/ Or Sabotage, Mock Guards
Laugh and Shake Fingers At Chicago Courtroom Deputies
Alleged illness Of One Defendant Causes
Postponement

watching for bombs, men from the mar.
shal's office guarding the stairways and
the elevator doors.
AT few minutes after 10 O'Clock
the defendants began to arrive. Carl
Ahlteen, editor of "The Alarm" was
the first to pass through the door.
Journalist and Poet Kis.
The emotion of the defendants on
seeing each otherthey have been
scattered among the various, county
jails--reached a climax with the ar.
rival of George Andreychine, a Bull
garian Journalist. He entered the
courtroom and walked to the bench re.
served for the defendants out on bail
AS he approached Arturo Giovannitti
an Italian poet, leaped to his feet
Ihey met with shouts Of laughter and
kissed each other.
The government will be represented
at the, trial by Assistant Attorney
General William G. Fits, of Washing.
tons ton; District Attorney Charles +
Cline, Claude R. Porter. of Des Moines
Iowa, and Frank X. Nebeker The T
W. W. counsel is headed by George
r. Vanderveer, who has won several
cases for the organization. He will be
assisted by Otto Christensen, Of Chi.
cago, and Miss Caroline Lowe, of Ken.
sas City, Mo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
News in Brief


Fire destroyed one of the dormitories of st.
Malachy's Home. at Sea Side, Rockaway
Beach, at time when practically all of the
the sight. The damage was $4,000.
Detective George Patten. of the Seventh
Branch. put on a pair of blue goggles and a
set of false whiskers and rode on B. r. T.
trains looking for pickpockets. George said
he got three but that it was awful warm for
whiskers.
Albert Bauman, the Pelham Bay naval re-
serve man who shot himself at his father
home. 254 North Street, Jersey City, Sunday.
will recover. The doctors say, however. he
will lose the sight of one eye and possibly
both.
Allen d. Castle, member of the Demo-
cratic association of the new Sd Assembly
District, has been appointed secretary to
President James E. MacBride of the Munich
pal Civil Service Commission. The salary is
S2.1o0 9 year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Notorious Pacihst
Must Go to Camp
Former Legation Clerk at Berne
May Face Desertion CHARGE

CHICAGO, April Brent Dow AL
linson, who gained some notoriety by
losing his place as clerk in the Amer
lean Legation in Switzerland because
of his pacifist views and expressions,
will be classed as deserter if he does
not appear at Camp Grant, Rockford,
H., with the contingent from his draft
district, which left here to-day. Mem
bers Of the draft board said they had
been informed that Atkinson is in
Washington seeking exemption by di-
rect appeal to the President
Atkinson, Chicago settlement worker
and self-styled conscientious OBJ
jector," wrote a letter to Secretary of
War Baker announcing he would not
submit to ths draft on the ground this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
President Confirms
McAdoo's Drectorsh;p

WASHINGTON, April President
Wilson, by proclamation, to-day dele
gated to Director General McAdoo all
powers to operate railroads and con-
tract with them for government com
pensation, conferred on the President
by the railroad act. This was virtually
done when the government assumed
management of the railroads, Decem-
Der. rs, but new proclamation was
made necessary by passage since then
of the railway measure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-04-02
Marks Hailed as Joshua

Hailed as the modern Joshua, Marcus
M. Marks, president of the National
Daylight Saving Association, received
scores of kilograms of congratulation
yesterday from all parts of the coun-
try.
sNow that we are over last nights
eva are willing to acclaim and con
gratulate you. Did you learn the trick
from Joshua z"
Robert Garland, of Pittsburgh, first
yice-president of the National Da light
Saving Association, in telegram to
Mr.. Marks pointed out that the meas
ure, in giving 110,0O0,oo0 persons in
this country<an extra hour OF !. light
was one Of the greatest philanthropie
measures Of the century.