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New-York tribune., 1918-01-17

them. not only in their management,
but in the matter of those who support
them. If every class Of the greater
c'ty's Jewish population is enrolled on
our membership books the effect will
be good. Our institutions will be bet
ter managed, for those in charge will
know that every class Of the Jewish
population here has the right to watch
them and hold them to account in
everything they do.
Many New Members Obtained.
Yesterdays results showed a tre-
mendous jump over those of Tuesday.
With some of the big teams still out,
Felix NJ. Warburg, general director Of
the campaign, announced that the days
total aggregated 6,212 new members.
More than 10000 new members have
been obtained for the Federation since
the campaign to add $4,000 new names
to the roll books began last Monday
$50 far we have been successful"
said Mr.. Warburg, in his address to the
workers. "But | cannot urge too
strongly upon you the necessity for re-
doubling your efforts in the days
the campaign has yet to rum"
William Fox. Colonel" in charge Of
the workers team which so far has
succeeded in piling up the biggest re-
suits, made it known yesterday that he
had enlisted the support of the mas,
ters of twentysix lodges in the 42d
tions of Manhattan and the Bronx.
These officials will strive to have the
Jewish members of the Masonic order
in this district, totaling more than 20,-
600, ally themselves with the Fedora
ton.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
y. S. to Supervise All
New Army Manuals
Publications by Soldier-Authors
Must Be Approved By
War Department

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-Strict or
ders were issued by the War Depart
ment to-day against the publication by
army officers or enlisted men of books
on military subjects, except as an ap-
proved government publication or as
authorized by the War Department"
The constantly increasing number of
soldier-authors publishing more or less
incorrect manuals" of advice 90 the
service is believed to have led to the
action. All bureaus, schools and de-
partments are notified that permission
must first be secured from the War
College before any pamphlet is pub
lished, and members of the service hav-
ing new ideas believed to be of value
to the service are invited to submit
them through military channels to tho
adjutant general.
The order does not apply to publica-
tlons authorized by General Pershing.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Funeral Service To Be Held
Tonight for Walter j. Barron

The funeral of Walter J. Barron, who
made important inventions for the type
writer, and who died Tuesday at his
home, 6OOA Third Street, South Brook
lyn, will be held from his late resi-
dence this evening. Services will be
conducted by the Rev. DR.. w. S. Chase.
Mr.. Barron, who was seventy-one
years old, was born in Meadville. Penn.
He made his home in Brooklyn for
more than a quarter Of a century. He
introduced a typewriter in 1871 into the
Offices of the Automatic Telegraph
Company. where it was used for the
first time for the transmission of com
mcrcial messages and press dispatches.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Samuel Crooks

Samuel Crooks, retired head of the
firm of Crooks, Thomas e. Co., dealers
IN tea. coffee and spices, died Tues
day night at the Long Island College
Hospital. He was born in Ireland and
came to this country while still a
young man, in 1871. For years he was
q department head Of the wholesale
firm of Francis II. Leggett e. Co. He
started out in business for himself in
1889. He was director of the Fidel-
ity Trust Company and for many years
trustee Of the Irving Savings Institu-
tlon. His wife and Il son. Hugh, sur
yjvp him
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
U. S. Mission on Way to Tell
German People Why We Fight

GENEVA, Jan. 15.--The Geneva
"Democrat" says the Swiss people
should give serious assistance to the
American mission on information,
which, it is reported, will shortly ar
rive from the United States, headed by
Mrs. Norman Der. Whitehouse, of, New
York.
The purpose of the mission, it is
said, will be to spread the truth re-
garding the war among the peoples of
the Central Empires
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Lieutenant L. Cunningham
Killed in Flight Abroad

Word has been received by Miss Lois
Cunningham, "a East Seventy y-sixth
Street, that her brother, Second Lieu
tenant Lyman Cunningham, was killed
Sunday afternoon while aying at Sails
bury, England.
He joined the Royal Flying Corps in
Canada and had become an instructor
before going abroad the first of No
vember. He had been member of the
Yale battery at Camp Tohyanna, and
volunteered for active service after the
United States declared war. His
brother, Frederic G. Cunningham, is a
second lieutenant in an infantry regi-
ment now in a Texas camp.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Miss Emile Mates Marries

Miss Emile Anna Mates, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Max Mates, of 124
West 122d Street, was married to Nell
son Cunningham Dennis last evening at
the Hotel Savoy. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Charles L.
Goodell, of st. Paul's NJ. f. Church.
Miss Minnie |. Mates was her sisters
maid of honor and Miss Wilhemina
Mahr and Miss Anna l. Mates the
bridesmaids. James S. Barron served
- h.ct
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Plays and Players

Al II. Woods, ever on the alert for an
opportunity to advance the present
status of the drama, bought a play
yesterday from Claiming Pollock, dra-
matte critic. The piece is in four acts
and was suggested by o. Henry's story,
Roads of Destiny" The production
is scheduled for early spring.
Experience" is to have another fare.
we'll engagement in New York, begin
ming next Monday. when it comes to
the Manhattan Opera House for three
weeks. This is the fourth year of this
morality play.
Russian family life, seemingly more
difficult to cope with than any other
kind if one forms judgment from the
native novels, will be revealed next
week at the Theatre du Vieux Colon
nler. The play is Lies Freres Kara
malov" by Jacques Copeau and Jean
V'oue after Dostoievsky's book.
Girl O. Nine" the new Marbury-
Saa0ert musical production, will have
aSew York opening at the Bijou on
'anary q.
The Tony sarg Marionettes will have
senes Of matinees beginning Jan
aaE 20 at the new Norworth Theatre
west orty-eighth Street.
a Welsh prima donna, Sybil Vane, is
aeSt week's addition to the rapidly
auementlng list of attractions to be
scen at the uippodrome.
Jennie A. Eustace, of the "Blind
uouth company, celebrated yesterday
sie twentY-'ifth anniversary Of her
.ssge debut. Her first engagement was
A. uhderstudy Agnes Booth, Of tho
a. ~ Palmer stock company.
a. Inc Unseen Host new play about
uie war by Percival Wilde, will be read
wriaay morning at II o'clock at the
Waldorf by Miss j. Mannheimer.
S. S.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Henry Wheeler

TROY. N. Y, Jan. 16.-Henry Wheel.
er, former sergeant-at-arm and door.
keeper of the New York State Assem-.
bly,, died here to-day. At various times
he had been on the staff of both the
national and state department com.
manders of the c. A. R. For more than
sixty-two years Mr. Wheeler had been
an employe of the Troy Times"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
English Imports Increase
$47,O75,OOO in December

LONDON. Jan. Is. - The Board Of
Trade returns for December show that
imports increased over the correspond
ing month last year by SAT 075, 900,
while exports decreased s13,935.oo0.
For the year 1917 the total imports
were S5,326,28O,0O0 and the total OK
norts 50 626590OO0
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Pianist Dies at Concert

Ferdinand Won lnten, a widely known
pianist, died suddenly last night while
at concert at the Institute of Musical
Art, 122d Street and Claremont Ave
nue.. Mr.. Won Inten, who was seventy
years old, lived at the Dakota, Seventy
second Street and Central Park West
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Chozo Koike, Commissioner
From japan, Starts for Home

Chozo Koike, q member of the Jap
anesc Finance Commission which vls-
tied this country has just started on
his return trip to his own country.
He formerly represented Japan as con-
sui general in both New York and San
Francisco.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Miss Copeland to Wed

Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Mildred Copeland,
of Washington, to Lieutenant Myron
Knox Barrett, son of DR.. and Mrs. An
drew l.. Barrett, of this city. Lieuten-
ant Barrett is graduate Of Princeton,
class II, and is now on duty at Camp
Meade, Maryland, with the 313th In
faDtrv
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
2 Women Killed, Others
Hurt in Riots in Spain

MADRID, Jan. 16.-Further disorders
occurred to-day at Malaga as the re-
suit of the closing of the workshops.
Two women were killed and many
others were injured in fighting while
the police were restoring order.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17

II am particularly pleased" Mr
'~o'sc said before leaving, with the
cordial sentiment which | find toward
i'pAn. Ours al two countries whose
pcoplc are standio~ to~othcr for the
Nerests of civilization"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
war for nine months and we have no
war traffic system.
Danger of Having Two
Traffic Systems

Traffic Systems
Mr.. McAdoo appears to be starting
one now for tho railways and Mr. Hur-
ley is beginning one for the ships.
There Is danger that after having no
traffic system we shall have two and
that we shall again have to talk about
coordination.
SO far as overseas traffic is con-
cerned, it must be in one pair Of hands
If we are to do our duty to ourselves
and to the Allies. Land and sea
freight carrying must be made a con-
tnuous and homogeneous system. The
British Ministry of Shipping has
created a perfect system Of traffic di-
rection from the point Of origin in the
United States to point of ultimate des-
tlnation abroad. Until we clogged it's
wheels with our traffic confusion, rail-
ways and ships supplemented each
other perfectly. We have failed to
create n through traffic system of our
own and we have entangled the Allies
in our own incompetence.
Winning the war is now the great
national business. All traffic, govern
ment or private. should be directed to
that end There is only so much traf-
fic capacity. Competent direction and
apportionment of it would insure the
Allies their full share of it. 1t would
also insure more adequate and more
reliable line of communication for our
own armies in Europe.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Precious Shipping
Facilities Wasted

Because we have no unified traffic
direction the tragic absurdity of it may
now be seen in our harbors of precious
shipping facilities being wasted. While
the Allies starve and we have food, the
diminishing ships must wait for their
cargoes.
Far from cooperating with the Allies
in all effective manner, we have not
even unified our own shipping, although
the government is now in possession of
the shipping, just as it is of the rail
ways. Great freight ships under pri-
vate direction sail for Europe under
the American flag with cargoes that
have little reference to the war, and
there is absolutely no central control
partments and bureaus of government
waste ships because there is no marine
traffic system centralized in a single
control.
A multitude of directors impedes
ocean transport just as q multitude Of
government departments and officials
all but paralyzed land transport with
the priority confusion.
A supreme central traffic management
would not permit anchors to be shipped
to shipyards ahead of plates or plank
ing ahead Of keels, and it would not
clog the railways this year with next
years business. 1t would be check
on all other departments of war activ-
ity. 1t would provide transportation
Immediately where it was needed i'm
mediately, and it would defer it where
it should be deferred. 1t would connect
ships with railroads. For lack of such
traffic direction we had, and still
have, chaos on the railways and futility
at sea, and we are now losing trans
portaton at frightful rate, which is
equivalent to losing important battles.
and, perhaps, losing the war
Mr.. Hurley has power on the sea- Mr.
McAdoo has power on the land. Be
tween them they should be able over
night to give US supreme traffic direc-
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Charges Cruelty by English

From his chapter on "Atrocitics" The
following is quoted:
''All these reverend one-eyed commissions
of investigation have established beyond
shadow of doubt that German soldiers
have committed atrocities. But have they
established that Allied soldiers did not
How foolish are the little children that
public men become in time of war! The
atrocities of English troops in South Africa
"A little time ago were the stencil of the
world.
'"rhe behavior of our boys in the Philip
pines was incredible to our pride. Ever since
the ideal of human kindness extending be-
yond the tribe got hold of mans mind it
has been used in war time to condemn the
enemy and his friends as brutal We have
no worse opinion of the Kaiser than tho
SOuth had of Sherman"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Federal raffic
r.arre Of United States to Manage Land and Ocean
& Transport Unit Menacng Democratic
8 Europe. Says British Official
Nv Theodore M. Knappen

EMOCRATIC Europe threatened
with defeat for lack Of food.
- America with an abundance Of
..ud Sufficient ships, despite the sub
..rine, to convey that food to Europe.
u.aveen the food and the ships dis
a,,ing failure Of the line of COM
-,n;cation. The fault that of the
United States. The cause, failure to
u.naee land and ocean transport as a
unit.
a1f we could only make the Amer
;can people understand" said the high
.sc;al Of Britain who had just
,.tetched the crisis to me. He said it
n 8 hopeless tone.
al am utterly distraught," he con-
t;nued, when l bring myself to face
the stark truth. The issue Of the war
hangs on the outcome of the economic
nhase Of the combat in the next four
months, and more especially in the
next two months.
"The British people are already on
an insufficient ration; even to main
tain that America must supply US with
100000 tons of foodstuffs a month
until April l5, when we shall begin to
sst the new wheat crop from Argen-
tina. The war spirit and morale of
The British working people is begin
ming to decline because they are not
.uffcientlv fed. You are not keeping
7our pledge, given by the recent House
mission, 70 meet our minimum food
reouirements Instead of 100000
tons we shall not be able to get more
than 100000 this month.
Failure to Direct
Traffic Is Blamed
"You are failing because you have
failed to direct traffic effectively, and
the pity of it is that in so failing you
have destroyed the effectiveness of the
great machine the Allies have built up
that was smoothly and expeditiously
moving food and other supplies from
the interior of the United States to the
Allies. desire not to be sensational.
Ny inclination is to caution you against
being sensational. But the facts must
be understood, or we may all pay the
penalty of defeat"
Transport is now the great laggard
Of the war-transport on land and sea.
America lacks ocean transport-as does
all the rest Of the world-but it has a
magnificent land transport Yet for
lack of traffic direction it wastes the
little it has of one and the abundance
it has Of the other. All that is needed
to make American transport agencies
in being and creation most efficacious
instrument of successful warfare at the
most critical moment of the whole war
Is the application of the unquestioned
transport genius of the country to the
whole traffic problem.
Government possession Of the rail-
ways simplifed the task because the
government now absolutely controls the
physical basis of traffic system, but
such possession does not create traf-
fc system. We have now been in the
New-York tribune., 1918-01-17
Pro-Gerrnan Book
By Max Eastman
In Newark Library
Essays From "The Masses"
by Indicted Editor Re-
tanned Despite Protest

Although "The Masses" has been
barred from the mails, and its editor
Max Eastman, indicted on a charge of
violating the espionage and postal laws
his book, Understanding Germany
containing essays reprinted from "The
Masses" is one OF the "war books
whose retention IN the Newark Free
Public Library the trustees have ap-
proved despite a protest by the Vigi-
lantes.
Richard NJ. Hurd chairman of the
American Defence Society. which is
also opposing enemy propaganda lit
erature in public libraries, said yes
terday:
"Since the Postoffice Department has
found The Masses too unpatriotic tc
be sent through the mails, it seems
improper that it should be available in
the public Libraries. There is no place
in America to-day for any literature
that cloaks itself in the garb of the
enemy. The publishers Of such papers
are standing close to the treason zone
They serve to incite sedition and trea-
son."
Defends Lusitania Sinking
In Chapter " Of his book, Gun
derstandlng Germany Max Eastman
writes as follows:
THE sinking of the Luaitania was 'rea-
sonable' enough, and 1t not more in
human than many outrages in the history
Of other wars. England has committed
Lusitan asized atrocities. England's fore
ing drug habit upon the Chinese nation
at the point of the bayonet is of the
blacl1est atrocities of modern times. But
England commits these brutalties for the
most part in remote places or upon socially
negligible people.
eve cannot escape the opinion that a
certain savor fare would stay the hand Of
British commander from sinking our
American arstocrats on the Atlantic. Or.
if it would not stay his hand. at least there
would be some Cabinet official or some in
fluential private person providentially on
hand to prevent his doing it.
I'VE may be wrong. but we have feel
ing that anything so gauche and upcom
prehensiblc as the sinking Of the Lusivania
and the notes which followed it, however
logical, would simply not be done by the
ruling classes of England. They not
more humane they merely know better
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-12
WOODLANDS WEEK
At THE MUSEUM
GlltS Of E. H. Dawson on Exhi-
bition Feb. 1928

During the week Of February 18th
the Institute Museum Will celebrate
what will be known as New Britain
Woodlands Week" when a large and
specially arranged case of birds and
specimens to be found hereabouts will
be put on exhibition. The case and
its contents is the gift of +. II. Davi-
son, a life long lover of nature and an
ardent sportsman.
Although the snow still lies deep
the buds on the trees, the actions of
some Of the bird inhabitants and other
signs in nature, tell the never failing
fact that spring is not such a great
way Off The blucbirdS and other
feathered harbingers of warm wealth
err will be with us before we are hard
ly aware. In many schools the chill
dren are being given bird talks and
are Informed to be on the watch for
the appearance Of early bird arrivals.
BE the weather what it may this is
the season when thoughts begin to
turn SDringward. To lovers of nature
and to school children in particular
the Dawson case of birds will be u
large factor in creating in their hearts
n desire to get better acquainted with
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-12

the great out f-doors, and to cause
them to be more II the alert for the
first signs of spring.
The placing of the Dawson case on
display will mark the beginning OF
much activity on the part of Curator
Schurr during the spring. Arrange
ments have already been made by him
to give lectures before various educa-
uonal institutions within the city and
in neighbOrinS towns and also to
conduct a number OF nature study
outings. The war has forcibly brought
forward the fact that the young peo-
ple should be given all possible en-
COura cement along lines which will
tend to cause them to conserve our
natural resources. The useful forms
of wild life in Connecticut need pro-
lection as never before. During the
coming season and for several seasons
to come more planting must be done
than ever and the enemies of agricul-
turc in the form of insect pests must
be checked in every possible way.
Therefore, to educate the young peo-
pie to protect bird and other creatures
which feed upon the insects which de-
StrCv- the products of the soil will do
much toward getting larger and bet
ter crops.
Nov Britain Woodlands Week.
will prove an event of much profit to
the young people. But it will not be
just a week of profit for it will
prove of weeks and years of lasting
knowledge to all. The Dawson case
will always be an inspiration to Gre
ate in everyone q desire to learn Of
nature and to get better informed up
on matters relating to the feathered
folk and other wild inhabitants to be
found in the woodlands in and about
BRIT
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-12

hctuDtlSllp Campaign.
Our Sunday meetings have bcCn
regularly attended by q GoodlN num-
Der Of interested men The speakers
have been selected with the idea of
giving tho men a variety Of thought
and Of presenting to them the various
topics Of vital interest at the present
time.
THE Bible Class fellowship suppcrs
have been we'll attended and thor
ouchlv enjoyed by the men. Rev.
Henry w. Maier and Rcv. Warren T.
Cook addressed the men on these oc-
caSions.
"Our building has been used during
the month by the W. {. 7. I. and the
Commonwealth Club.
Tho Physical activities have been
unusually good. The Gymnasium
class attendance being the largest in
the history of the Association.
Mr. Slater deserves special credit
for the admirable way in which he is
conducting his department.. The fol-
lowing facts and figures speak for
themselves
"Handball continues to re q pOru
lar pastimc; $50 men having part-
cipated in this old-tmc game. AL
around Athletics never showed better
interest and excellent records are be
ing made; 155 fellows being arranged
in competition; the showers are well
patronized; while Basketball was
never more popular than at present
The Saturday Night League is being
we'll attended and the contestants are
putting up a high grade of playing.
Four teams are listed in the contest
viz, Nutmegs, Senccas, Kamels and
HANDLERS.
"'The Association Team which has
been playing the best teams available
have proven inVincible with but one
execution. the unusually fast 1|iSke
a aggregation of Chicopee having beat
| en- them one game. At present our
| team holds the undisputed claim to
| State Championship.
| "Seventy- eight regular gymnasium
| classes have been conducted by Mr..
! Slater with a total attendance of 1912.
| Beside the regular class activities
| there mas been individual work by u
| large number of mon. Wrestling was
| INDUCED in by us of the fellows
| "Thc Senior Leaders Corps has
! proven of valuable assistance in the
| physical work and showed themselves
| thoroughly efficient in the excellent
| exhibition given on Open House Day.
The Association is to be concrat-
| ulated in having for the director Of
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French taught by the Victor

A set of three double faced Victor Records
which easily and quickly teach the American
soldier enough of the French language to meet
his immediate needs the moment he steps ON
French soil
The complete is furnished in a special waterproof
with vestpocket size readyreerence books
Specially priced at So so per
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MORRHEAD RESIGNS
Physical Director in Public Schools
Accepts Rcrth With Atlanta, Ga,
Y. NJ. {. a. 70" War Work.

William G. Moorhoad, physical di-
rector Of the public schools. has sub
mitted his resignation to the school
board to become effective February
22 Mr.. Moorheads move is ac-
tuatcd by an offer from the Atlanta,
Ga, Y. NJ. G. A. to accept a place in
q. southern military training camp.
He will leave this city February 23
to begin his new duties.
Mr.. MoOrhead camc to this city
about IL years ago, to succeed
John G.. Eadie as director of the
fairgrounds. His work was Of such
q high standard that the school board
recommended his selection as general
director of athletics in the public
schools, and in this work he has met
with success. He is Il graduate Of
the Springfield, Mass, Y. NJ. G. a.
college.