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New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Pershing s Men All
Have Comfort Kits
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a. : Every
American soldier in French trenches
carries d Red Cross comfort kit, the
national headquarters of the Ped Cross
announced tonight. Every American
woman who has helped to pack COM
fort Kit for American boys cover
there" will be interested in a cable
gram received day by the American
Red Cross from Major James H. Per-
kins, American Red Cross Commits
sioner to Europe. 1t follows:
every American soldier now enter
ing the trenches carries an American
Red Cross comfort kit containing
towel, shirt, writing paper pencil, soap,
handkerchief, socks. mirror and to-
bacco. The number of kits cannot be
stated, but the fact that every soldier
has one means that the work done by
American women is big comfort to
the soldiers now on the firing line.
This fact should be solace to the
American women who have made them,
as we'll as to the soldiers. More kits
wanted with socks and tobacco"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
7 erm
For Pro-German
u. S. Captain
Pershing Officer Who Aided
Bernstorf Convicted of Try
ing to Avoid Fighting

Captain David A. Henkes. 10th In
tantry, u. S. A., member of
the American cxpeditionary force in
France, has been found guilty by
court martial of trying to avoid SER
vice against Germany and thereby
attempting to violate his oath of Of
flee, and has been sentenced to dis
missal from the army and imprison
ment at Laavcnworth for TWENTY-FIVE
years.
Evidence that in spite of his COM
mission in the United States army he
was in touch with German agents. con-
tributing to von Bernstorff's propa-
ganda funds and was working for peace
at any price before America went to
war, was largely responsible, it is said,
for the heavy punishment imposed upon
Captain Henkes.
This evidence was discovered after
Henkes was brought back from France
for trial because of his insG.ent de-
mands that he be allowed to resign to
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Italian Deputies
Indorse Ministry

ROME, Feb. 2A.-An allusion to the
United States IN the Chamber of Depu-
ties brought all the members to their
feet cheering during the debate on the
war aims and general policies, which
ended yesterday in vote of confidence
in the government, $40 to A.
Referring to Russia's collapse, Baron
Sonnino, the Foreign Minister, said
that, fortunately. the United States
takes the place of the defaulting power
in the Allies line, and that, where for
merly America had sent money and
munitions to Russia, these would now
be furnished to the remaining Allies
and would be determining factor in
the successful termination of the war
The minister pointed out that the
war was entering critical and decisive
phase. Tie said that all the Allies de-
sired peace. but that the best way to
hasten a worthy and durable peace, that
would not mean shame and disaster,
was for the Allies to maintain a close
union.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Allied Air1nen Raid
Towns in GERMANY
Bombs Dropped on Wehlan,
Pirmasens and Mann
helm, Foe Admits

AMSTERDAM, FeD 24.-German pa
pers received here announce several
Allied air raids on German towns last
week. Bombs were dropped at Wehlan
Monday, there being three victims of
the explosion. There was slight dam
age done. The town of prmasens, Ba-
yarla, was bombed Wednesday noon.
Several perse ms were wounded and some
damage was done to houses.
Raiders visited Mannheim Wednes.
day night and child was killed and
woman and child were n5ured there,
the newspapers say.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25

planation to the Secretary of War on
May 26 from San Antonio. Tex, and
to the adjutant general from France on
June 20 and October 10.
The court martial was convened at
Governors Island to try him. He en-
tered the plea of not guilty. He was
convicted and the sentence pronounced
was "to be dismissed the service ana
to be confined at hard labor for twenty
five years at such place as the review
ing authority may direct"
The record of the trial has been re-
viewed in the Office of the judge advo-
cate general, which announced yester-
day that the trial had been found
legally sufficient.
"The sentence will be duly executed" ,"
it continues. "The United States Dis
ciplinary Barracks. Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas, is designated as the place of
confinement, to which place this gen
eral prisoner will be sent under suit
able guard without delay. Captain
David A. Henkes. 10th Infantry. ceases
to be an officer of the army from Feb.
ruary 23, 1918"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Goldman Worked
With German Spv.
Letters Indicate
She and Berkman Were to
Help Indian Revolt,
Missives Show

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-Letters in
dlcated that Alexander Berkman and
Emma Goldman were cooperating with
Har Dayal, the German spy and Indian
revolution propagandist, before thew
were sent to prison for violating the
draft law were made public bv Attor-
ney General Gregory in answer to radi
cal protests against the Imprisonment
OF the anarchist leaders.
There were two letters, dated Octoher
2o and October 26, 1915, and both urged
berkman to send over to Holland COM
rades to help in the movement for y
revolution in India. The first asked
also for letters of introduction from
Emma or yourself" to prominent
anarchists in every country of conti-
mental Europe.
Letters Made Public
inc committee on Public Informa
'lon issued this statement at the re-
quest of the Attorney General:
IN connection with the recent agita-
1ion among certain radicals PROTESTING
against the imprisonment of A1oxaraou
berkman and Emma Goldman nnu,
serving sentences for their consn;rac,
70 interfere with the draft. the Denart.
'neht OF Justice to-day made public two
1e'tefs. These letters, written to AleyS
"nder Berkman by Har Daval show,
mat Alexander Berkman and Emna
Noidman were apparently co0ncratino.
wi,n herman spies in foreign coun,
These letters were found among the
!pNapers seized in the printing office of
Mother Earth at the time of Tho ~
rest of Berkman and Coldn,an '"e Ha- ar
Dayal was the founder of the Hindu
rreVolutlonary newspaper 'Ghadr' in
San FRANCISCO, now being conducted hv
Ham Chandra, who now is on tr;.l
'here tor conspiracy to set on foot a
mnlhtary expedition against India. liar
Dayal is now in Berlin, where ho ha {
11: neen since 1914, trying to organize a
u,;4,' ni;Iou a. IeVolution in close collaboration
WIN the German Foreign Office"
IN poth letters Dayal explained that
he should be addressed under his as
Sumed name of Israel Aaronson. caro-
o. o. Nine. Nina Kercher. Scheveninren,
holland He promised to make ali
Inancial arrangements and said tho
ROLAND America Line would he in
s'ructed to furnish tickets and accom-
modatlons for as many persons ac
might desire to join him. There wore
many cautions as to secrecy and in
s'ructlons as to the use Of a private
code in cabling. ''
DayaPs Appeal
The letter of October 26. addrassoa
bcar comrade," said:
am we'll. and busy and sad. Can
you SEND me some earnest and sincere
IIinrades' 1;i.n mon and women. who would
IKE TO help our Indian revolutionarv
movement in some way or other? 7
need the cooperation Of very earnc,
comrades; Perhaps you can find them
IN New York or at Paterson. Tbov
should snoudh;, be real fighters, l. W. W.'s or 81
anarchists. Our Indian partv viii
MAKE Ike an necessary arrangements.
II some comrades wish to como
e"ey should come to Holland. We have
centre in Amsterdam and Dutch com COM
rsdes are working with us. If some eora'
femraaes felnraees arc are ready to- come, please
from New York" name
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Attorney for French Con-
sulate Demands Action
at Once
May Be I 90 Late in
Iwenty-four Hours
Nationwide Dragnet Is
Necessary to Prevent
Loss of Evidence

Maurice Leon, attorney for the
French consulate in New York and a
co-worker with Senator King and Gus
tavus Ohlinger. president of the Tole-
do, Ohio, Chamber of Commerce, in the
Senate's probe into the alleged dis
loyal activities of the National Ger
man American Alliance, last night is
sued statement urging the immediate
seizure by this government of all the
books, records and minutes of that
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Bolsheviki Bow to New
German Demands; Give Up
Russia's Richest Provinces
General Strike Plot Reported
In Germany Reuoh Predicted

AMSTERDAM Feb. 24-There many in Ger
of systematic campaign
a Berlin dispatch to the 'Weser Zeung" of Bremen.
The "Frankurter Zetung" Chancellor
Friedrich Payer will address the Recstag
to internal affairs
revolution Germany predicted Conn., Independent
Socialist Deputy address the Rcstag Volks-
zetung of Cologne DR. Cohns during the de-
bate the with the Ukraine Rchsag into an
It is that people Russa Baltic prov
longing for German rule" he
The treaty with the Ukraine
peace see the day coming when
the people will take the fate of their rulers
The independent Socialists cheerd the speaker
parts Of the house shouts of "Traitor"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Davies Figures on
Split in Wisconsin

Mr.. Wilson could dissipate this criti
ciam by supporting a war Republican
in Wisconsin, in order to make sure
that no follower of la Toilette shoulo
be elected to fill the vacancy in that
state. To support a Republican is for
the Democrats to accept the loss of a
seat in Wisconsin in return for the
gain of one in Idaho. The late Senator
Husting was a Democrat. He was an
accident of politics. He was elected
because the Republicans put up "stal-
wart" for the Senatorship and the La
Toilette wing of the party slew him.
Wisconsin is overwhelmingly Repub
lican and Progressive Republican,
Only a split in the Republican party
can make possible the election of a
Democrat.
Federal Trade Commiss sioner Davies
the Democratic candidate. is figuring.
upon that split. The danger is that
his candidacy will be kept up too long
and out of the confusion a disastrous
result will come. The Administration
might assure the nomination and cleo
tion of a war Republican by supporting
Mr. Lenroot, who would probably ac.
cept IN those circumstances By taking
the right steps in Wisconsin it NAV
make its future appeals to non-parti-
sanshn more certain of success.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25

organization in every state, city and
town.
"It is the next logical step" he de-
clared, "and it is imperative that it be
taken at once. If it is delayed twenty
four hours more it may be TOO late for
action. Many Of us do not realize even
what smooth customers we are dealing
with here. They haze had their warn
ing. They know the chase is on. 1t is
inevitable that they are already setting
to work to cover their tracks. If the
documents and secret records of the
German-American Alliance can, though.
be secured | have every confidence that
most of the dark and mysterious hap
penings of an obstructionist nature
which have been retarding this com
try's prosecution of the war will be cX-
planned and cleared I'D right there and
then. We have here the key to the
whole disloyalist propaganda which is
Long Under Surveillance
Mr.. Leon. Who has a long record as
an international lawyer, has had this
federated body. which includes all the
German organizations in the country,
under surveillance since the fall of
1914. He issued call for the invest-
cation that is now under way long be-
fore Americas entry into the war,
when propaganda Of all sorts was flour
isking on every side here.
In discussing the case last night. he
backed up all the charges made by Mr.
Ohlinger before the Senate Judiciary
Committee in his testimony of Satur-
day, and added new links to the chain
he believes is forging about this por-
ton of the GermanAmerican element.
From the side of the alliance no
answer to the sweeping charges made
was forthcoming. Dligent efforts to
locate Dr. Henry Weismann, head of
the New York State chapter of the
GermanAmerican Alliance, proved un-
avalling.. Alphonse G. Koelble. for
mer president of the United German
Societies of New York City and hon
orary president of the German Ameri-
can Alliance of New York State. was
equally elusive. Inquiry at various ad-
dresses in this city where it was said
he could be found in cary case brought
Continued on Last PAGE
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Asquith Predicts
General Election

LONDON, Feb. 24.-An official report
OF an address delivered at meeting
OF the Liberal whips and agents on
FRIDAY shows that former Premier
Asouith declared that a general elec.
tion was now inevitable and that nrcn-
aratlons should be made to meet If
His speech dealt mainly with the
changes brought about by the last
franchise bill, especially the women's
vote, ard indicated the possibility that
an election might come even within a
few weeks.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Thierry, Belgians' Best
Filler, Brought Down
tBy The Associated Press

HAVRE, Feb. 24.-Lieutenant Thier
ry, who holds the best fighting record
III the Belgian aviation squadron, was
brought down on Saturday in a fgh,
with four adversaries and fell inside
the enemy's lines behind Woumen.
Thierry had the destruction of ten
enemy airplanes to his credit.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Socialists Form,
Home Guards to
Defend Petrograd

PETROGRAD, Feb. % (Delayed).-
The formation Of an army of volunteers
to defend Petrograd has been begun,
the Bolshevik Telegraph Agency an
nounccs.
THE crisis of irresolution in the
spirit of the populatiokais definitely at
an end the statement says. "The
wave of panic has changed to passion
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Rorah- -Nugent
Combine Urged

toward n-partsanship The Admin.
lstratlon's representatives have an
preached the Republicans of Idaho
with the suggestion that Senator
Borah. Republican, and Senator Nu-
gent, Democrat, should be chosen from
that state on combination ticket.
This arrangement would cost the Re-
publicans one seat. as Mr.. Nugent
was appointed to succeed a Republi-
can, Senator Brady. and Idaho is usu-
ally safely Republican state. But
many Idaho Republicans believe that
a partisan fight should be avoided
while the war is on, and it seems like
ly that The Borah- -Nugent ticket will
be accepted. Another factor in the
Idaho situation is the Farmers Nom
Partisan League. which. entering the
state from the Dakotas. has become
strong This league favors the Borah-
Nugent plan.
President Wilson wrote a letter
scme time ago to some leading Demo
clat in Minnesota urging that the
Democrats make no nomination
against Senator Nelson, who comes up
for reelection next fall. Mr.. Nelson
has been a strong supporter of the
Administration in all its war meas
ures, even agreeing to the censorship
and, with some changes. to the pending
Ovcrman coordination bill To be
sure, Mr.. Wilson's letter in Mr.. Nell
sons behalf means little to the senior
Senator from Minnesota, for his re-
election in his strongly Republican
state was absolutely assured. And this
circumstance, together with the pro
gramme in Idaho, has led many Re-
prblicans to say that the President
was for -partisanship so long as
the Democrats gained seats by it.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Expect Wilson
To Put War
Ahead of arty
House Republicans Sure He
Will lndorse All Supporters
of War Measures
By c. w. Gilbert

WASHINGTON, Feo. 24.-The Re-
poDllcan members of the House conf
IDENTIFY expect that President Wilson
before the present session is over will
issue statement to the country call
ing for the reelection of all members
OF Congress who have supported the
war without regard to party. This is
one reason why the Republican Repre-
sentativcs are unwilling to commit
themselves to war cabinet legislation
or to any other legislation that does
not have Administration approval The
members mean to be good and to get
their reward
circumstances will practically force
Mr.. Wilson into taking this non-parti-
san position, which Republican men,
bers OF Congress expect. The present
house is about evenly divided between
the two major parties. 1t was organ
lied by the Democrats with the aid of
independent votes. And this means
that even with Mr.. Wilson running on
the ticket it was impossible for the
democrats to elect a clear majority of
the House. 1t is generally believed bv
Republlcans that the election of a Ro-
publican House next fall is practically
certain If straightout fight is made.
Republicans Have
Strong War Issue
The Republicans have an issue on
winch they can SO before the country
d demand TOR more efficient prosccu
Aon OF the war. 1t is a question
whether the President can afford to let
them raise that issue And it is q ones-
ton whether Republicans want to seo
the Administration defeated, because of
the effect which a defeat would have
upon European opinion, where the
issues would be- certain to be mis-
understood. '''i'-
The President can meet this danoor
by saying that all Representatives. Who
nave supported the war should bo re-
elected. Then it will make no dif.
terence whether Republican House
is chosen or not. Mr.. Wilson will have
sald that Republicans and Democrats
look alike to him so saong as ti,ev have
stood by the Administration. And the
cholce of Republican House will not
IN IN that case be regarded as defeat for
the Administration. 10
- If Mr.. Wilson should make the an
r.'n1: nouncement expected of him. a Re-
pupl1can House might still be elected
and probably would be. for it would
De only necessary to gain few seats
and there would be possibilities Of
contest where members did not stand
Tor reelection and where members
had not supported the war.
Also there would be districts where
o noth parties would not obey the re-
guest not to contest the seat of a
faithful pro-war man of the other
party. But if the House did turn out
to be Republican, it would be SO bv
a much smaller majority than if a
stralghtout fight was made upon the
issue of more efficient conduct of the
war. And in that case Mr.. Wilson
would profit. He would avoid the
appearance of defeat. And he would
have reelected Republicans under OBJ
legation to him
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
w E A T H E r

fair to-day; partly cloudy tomorrow;
moderate west to north
west winds
Full Report on Page
New-York tribune., 1918-02-25
Queen of Newfoundland Fleet

IN, Ihe oner was refused, however.
g. ne florlzel as queen of the New
aSSu'uiand rs heet, was given the honor
a ~ uearihe' the first Newfoundland Reg
1914. IA oc'oper'
:, "nen the darkness shut in to-nipht
.he florizel was battered hulk She
was submerged from her funnel aft
New-York tribune., 1918-05-14

OF the Allies that appeals strongly to
socialists everywhere except, perhaps,
where it was meant especially to ap-
peal--among the peoples of the Cen
trail Powers.
The recent Socialist and labor con-
ferences in London showed how COM
pletaly radical thought had been won
over to the support Of the war. Repre-
sentatives of the very men who year
ago were going to neutral places, like
Stockholm, meeting with German So
cialists there, and trying thus to ar
range a peace. met in London as a
group avowedly hostile to German
and accepted the war aims of the Allies
substantially as laid down by Mr.. Will
son.
The American Socialists did not take
part in that London conference. which
had held that the proper body to send
delegates was the American Federation
of Labor. Mr. Gompers declined to be
represented, so no Americans we're
present. But the resolutions adopted
by the conference have had tremen-
dous influence upon Socialist opinion
in this country. They have been wide
ly circulated and read and have had
much to do with the determinations
of the Socialist party in this country
to come out in support of the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-14
American Patrols
Enter Positions of
Germans 3 Times
{By The Associated Press

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, May 13.--Details of the fight
ing in the Luneville sector on Sunday
tell of an encounter between American
and German forces in No Mans Land.
Three American snipers, dressed in
camouhage suits, set out to discover
nest of sharpshooters who had been
operating with much success and had
killed one American officer and one
private. They penetrated the enemy
position and suddenly encountered a
number of Germans, with an officer,
standing few feet away. The Amer
leans quickly opened fire, killed the
officer and three men before they were
obliged to withdraw. During their re-
turn one man became lost, and three
scout officers and four men returned in
search of him. They again penetrated
the enemy position where they had an
other encounter with the Germans,
without casualties to the American
side. The missing man came in while
the second party was looking for him.
When the searchers returned they
found that one of their men was miss
ing. He was last seen setting up a
machine gun in shell hole. Two Of
ficers went back to look for him and
encountered a German outpost. In the
fight that ensued one enemy was killed
and his body was brought back to the
American trenches.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-14
Caillaux Summoned i'm
"Bonnet Rouge" Trial

PARIS, May 13.-At the trial of for
mer members of the Bonnet Rouge"
staff to-day M. Magnan continued his
pleading for M. Duval, who was di-
rector of the newspaper. The court
room was crowded in the expectation
that former Premier Caillaux, whose
testimony was called for yesterday by
counsel for M. Landau, one of the re-
porters who is charged with treason,
would appear, but he did not do so. The
law provides for an interval of twenty
four hours between the time of sum-
mOning witness and his appearance
in court, and M. Caillaux probably will
be called tomorrow morning.
M. Caillaux wrote letter to the
court asking to be heard in the Duval
case. The former Premier says that
every patriotic citizen, especially if he
be a member Of Parliament, should as
a matter of duty concern himself with
the problem of peace, and that military
direction should be allied with diplo-
matte direction in the conduct Of the
war.
M. Caillaux adds that it was not until
July of last year that he became per-
sonally acquainted with the German
banker Marx, through whom funds are
said to have been supplied for German
propaganda in France.
Nearly the whale session of the trial
to-day was occupied by speeches of
counsel for M. Joucla, reporter of the
Bonnet Rouge" and M. Marion, as
sistant manager of the newspaper.