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New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
2,5OO,OOO Indorse
Anti-German Bill
Defence Society Applauds
Senator Kings Move to Sup
press Teuton Press
(Speciul pispatcA TO Ths 1'ribunsl

WASHINGTON, July l5.-Senator
William H. King, of Utah, author of
pending legislation to suppress German
language newspapers during the war,
to-day received assurances from the
American Defence Society. Of which
Colonel Roosevelt Is honorary presi-
dent, that his legislative proposal
would be indorscd by atNleast $500, 900
American citizens.
In one New York office building
alone at the noon hour, the society in
formed Senator King, one woman vol
unteer worker had obtained 300 sig
naturea to petitions for the suppress
SION Of enemy language papers Ali
the local and state branches Of the
American Defence Society are working
in the movement, and the petition will
be presented as soon as opportunity
may be given.
The telegram Of Endorsement from
the American Defence Society read as
follows:
please accept assurance of our cord
lal Endorsement of your efforts look
ing toward suppression Of the German
Austrian language press. To support
your patriotic and much needed legis-
lation we are to day arranging for the
immediate presentation Of our petition
signed by 100000 citizens.
"Our canvass is o-day being carried
on by 277 branch organizations and
by many affiliated national and home
societies. Our representatives show
that individual citizens and associa-
tions in all parts of the country are
giving prompt and unqualified indorse-
ment to the petitions.
"In one New York office building
alone at the noon hour one woman vol
unteer worker obtained 1900 sigma
lures.
owe are especially in accord with
your published statement that YOU are
in favor Of quick and drastic action to
stamp out ell agencies of enemy prop
aganda."
The work of assembling information
and data in support OF Senator Kings
measure will be pushed during the re-
cess Of Congress- and representatives
of the society will ask to be heard by
the committee which will have charge.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Motor Unit for Queens Women

The Queens company Of the Red
Cross Motor Service was organized yes
terday at a meeting of SIXTY women
IN the Long Island City Chamber of
Commerce Building. The p,embers Of
the organization viii act rs chaufeurs
for amhulances attached TO the base
hospitals now under erection in
Queens. DR.. Dorothy c. Smile. a
Pfitish physician, who has seen SER
wee at the front, is organizing the
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Chemical Firms, Controlled
by Germany Before War,
Are Under Fire
Trickery Is Charged
Choate Says Transfers Were
Made to Avoid Enemy
Property Law

An inquiry " national scope to de-
termine the true ownership Of big
chemical firms Of this country which
appear to be German property is about
to be instituted by A. Mitchell Palmer,
Alien Property Custodian.
This intimation came from Joseph
II. Choatc yesterday because Of the
revelations arising out Of the hearing
in the Attorney Generals office on the
alleged irregular stock transfers of
three chemical concerns from German
to American interests. The examina-
ton is being conducted before AS
sistant Attorney General Alfred Becker,
at 81 Chambers Street.
The concerns involved are the
Roessler- -Hasslacher Company, of this
city; the Niagara Electro Chemical
Perth Amboy Chemical Company, Of
Perth Amboy. N. J.
The government contends that the
transfers of stock, which were made
jus' before the United States entered
the war, were not bona fde and were
designed tJ evade the enemy property
act.
During the examination of witnesses
yester&: ay Mir. Choate. attorney for the
Alien Property Custodian, introduced
much correspondence between the
three concerns and the holding cor
poratlon, the Deutsche Gold and Silver
Scheide- -Anstalt, Of Frankfort, Ger
many. Through this he cndeavored to
prove that the transaction was based
upon policy rather than upon business
principles, under which circumstances
the government could seize the assets
OF the three firms now under investi-
cation.
The witnesses examined we're Will
IAN "A. Hamann, treasurer Of the
Roessler- Hasslucher Company. and Os-
car r. Seitz, lawyer, Of SO Wall
Street who was the "confdential
agent" sent to Frankfort Germany, to
complete the deal
Hamann said the stock of the New
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Jewish Soldiers in All Camps
To Observe Tisha Bah Fast

The fast of Tisha B'ab, commem-
orative of the triple tragedy that be-
viii be observed by Jewish soldiers in
all cantonments throughout the United
States Wednesday evening, the services
to be under the auspices of the Jew
ish Welfare Board of the army and
navy.
In the larger camps the service will
be conducted by the camp rabbi and
IN others by the rabbi from the near
est town. No entertainment will be
enjoyed by any of the Jewish soldiers
from sunset Of July II to sunset of
the following day.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
York, Niagara and Amboy firms was

York, Niagara and Amboy firms was
sold back to those concerns by the
German holding company at d low fig
ure just before America's entry into
the war, because Of threatened short
age Of water power at the Niagara
plant, and because the United States
government was developing a process
Of manufacturing chemicals which
would be dangerous competitor.
Mr.. Choate then produced a letter
dated January 13, 1915, written by
ter said "that it might be wise if the
United States stockholders increased
their portion Of the holdings" and
further suggested that they should "let
these shares pass at the first oppor-
tunity, and that possibly the transfer
could be accomplished in some other
manner"
81 gather from this letter." said Mr..
Choate, that the German company was
advised to transfer it's stock one way
or another to meet conditions because
of the war crises, and that you were
willing to have the sale reversed at
must technically be held in this
country"
When Hamann denied that that was
the intent Of the letter Mr.. Choate
introduced telegram from the Frank
fort firm, dated November 23, 1916,
which read:
"Your letter October 10, with in
closures. Cannot decide without know
ing your real intention and whether
real business or formality only is
meant. If matter still pressing, send
your confidential man over.
DOCTOR ROESSLER."
Hamann replied that he did not
know what the telegram meant, but
that Oscar r. Seitz, lawyer, was sent
over as the confidential man. He
added that Seitz was instructed to
purchase 1000 shares of the Roessler-
Hasslacher Company, at $500 share;
eighty shares of the Perth Amboy con-
firm at $400 share. IIamann thought
these prices, which were far below par,
were about right in view of the po-
liticai situation.
Seitz testified he had not been given
any figures at which to make the pur-
chases.
Later, however, he said he was
quoted sums by the American firm
which he was to offer the holding COM
pany for the stock.
Mr.. Seitz insisted that the only argu-
meuC lie uSeu WlCn the frankfort OF
ficials was the strained relations be
tween Germany and the United States
This argument, he said, was solely in
strumental in inducing the German
concern to sell the stock at great
sacrifice. Mr.. Seitz stated that the
holding firm was persuaded by him to
turn over the stock on February g.
1917, five days after his arrival in Ger
many.
The hearing will be continued to-
day.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
X. of c. Opens London Club
Second Institution of Its Kind To
Welcome Americans

LONDON, July 15.-The second of
The clubs of the Knights OF Columbus
was opened in London this afternoon
1t IS situated in the Edgeware Road.
Walter herman, of New York, over
sea seas commissione,r of the knights of
columbus, and delegates of the su-
preme council of the knights we're
present, as also were prominent Tnc-
lish Catholics and REPRESENTATIVES ef
the American army and pavv
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Tears End Search
Of Girl "Detective"
Dressed as Boy She Follows
Sweetheart With Rival, But
Police Pierce Disguise

(Spectal DsspdtcA to The Trtbw%e)
RAYONNE, N. J., July 1s.~~Becaust
she suspected her Sweetheart Of trans
ferring his affections to another, Miss
Bessie Ruben, seventeen years old
donnea her brothers. clothing and
shadowed him. Unrecognized, the slim
yo uthswagercd down the main bust
ness thoroushfare and was dewarded by
seeing her former suitor enter a
'novio' with a girl companion.
Pesrolman Boylan, watching the
youth gazing at the pair, noticed Il
long. lustrous brown curl peeping from
beneath the "hoy's" cap, The patrol
man started questioning, and the youth
hroke down and told her Story. A
crowd had gathered, and the girl was
taken to the police station on tschni.
ca charge Of disorderly conduct
her parents were summoned and the
girl released with q reproof.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
800 Marines Commissioned
They Complete Three Months
Training Course at Quantico
Camp

WASHINGTON, July 15-Three
hundred enlisted men were commits
stoned as second lieutenants in the
Marine Corps to-day upon completion
of q three months course of training
at the Marine Corps officers training
camp at Quantico, Va.
The men were chosen by selection
boards from the enlisted personnel as
the promising material for officers. A
majority of them are either college
graduates or attended college a year
or two, and many have seen foreign
service n the Marine Corps.
An additional class of 1875 will COM
plete the course next month.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Would Try Ocean Flight
Mineola Fliers and Commander
Want to Compete for Prize

MlNEOLA, L. l., July 15. - Forty
trained aviators, members of the 1st
provisional Wing, stationed here, pre-
sented a petition to-day to Major C.
n. Rlnehart asking they be allowed to
flight in an aeroplane. After adding
MS own name to the petition, Major
hhinehart gave it his indorsement
A group of aviators N charge of
Lieutenant Willis A. Boggs, left to day
for Elizabethport, N. j., where they
Will begin course of instruction in
handling the new giant Handley Page
aeroplane, recently tried cut with sue
cess at Elizabeth, N. ]. In the opinion
OF flying men here the transatlantic
flight will be made either IN a Caproni
machine or one of the new Handley-
Page aeroplanes.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Bismarck's Name Smudged
Agitation for Change Gains Inn
petus in Dakota Tovvn

BISMARCK, N: D., July l5.-Agita-
ton to change the name of Bismarck
received added impetus TO-DAY when
1t was found that, in the night. mil
Identified persons had obliterated the
name on the Northern Pacific Railroad
station signboard with yellow paint
"A slX-foot sign, erected nearby. read:
ITO hell with this blockheaded Hun.
What did he ever do for us 2"
). Several downtown buildings TODAY
displayed signs which read:
soaaaS ohanSe the name of the city to
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Held for Organist's Death
Seaman of the President Lin
coin Charged With Homicide

Walter Hug hes, seaman of the crew
OF the torpedoed transport, President
Lincoln, was arraigned before Magis-
trate Simms, in the Harlem Court, yes
terday, charged with homicide and was
turned over to naval authorities for
court martial.
Hughes was arrested Sunday night
by city detectives, following the dis
covcry of the body of August Kimmel,
organist of the Church of the Incar-
ceeration, who apparently had been
Killed in front Of 1,l55 Park Avenue.
The mans skull had been fractured.
me police say that Hughes had been
seen In an argument with Kimmel
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Accidental Shot Kills Soldier

CAMP MILLS, Long Island, July Is.
Stephen B. Boynton, OF Martins
Ferry, Ohio, member of an Ohio
regiment stationed here. was killed on
red by another soldier, slipped from
its holster and was discharged. The
bullet s,rur'- ton in the head. kill
ing him instantly.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16

First Federal Housing Award

WASHINGTON, July 15.-The first
contract for ffe construction Of houses
under the general housing procrammo
OF the Department of Labor was award
Cd to-day TO the Wills Egelhof Com
pany, of New York City. The contract
Is tor the construction of eighty-fiye
residences at Charleston, W. Va.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
10000 San Juan Citizens
Stricken bv 3-Dav Fever

- SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, July 15.--
Ten thousand persons in San Juan
have been i'll of a three-day fever
during the last two weeks, according
TO doctors of the sanitary service.
IN some instances business houses
nave been forced to close because of
illness among their employees.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
f. T. Williams Resigns Post

-. WASHINGTON. July 15.-Edward T.
" Miiiiams, chief Of the Division of Far
Eastern Affairs, has resigned, effective
peHt September l, to accept n profess
sorshlp at the University of California.
made known.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
w. S. S. Have Record Week

WASHINGTON. July 15.-War say
ings receipts last week were $50.l99,-
Geo, the best weekly record since the
war savings campaign started.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-24
Caproni plane With
Liberty Motor to
Replace Bristols
Aircraft Board Tells of
"Scrapping" of Old Type
in Favor of Italian

W WASHINGTON, July 3.-Production
in the United States of Bristol type
of fighting planes has been dscon-
tinued after tests showing that the ma
chine is not of military value, the
Bureau of Aircraft Production of the
War Department tonight announced.
Every effort is made, said a state
ment issued by the bureau, to put into
production the s. E. Five and Caproni
types of planes. These planes will
be produced by the Curtiss company,
which concern had charge of the pro-
duction of the Bristol model
Production of the De Haviland Four
has reached point, the bureau state
ment said, where the discontinuance of
the Bristol type will not decrease the
number of planes being sent to France,
Bristol planes, which have been con-
structed or are in process of construc-
ton viii be salvaged, it was said, but
with what success cannot be determined
at present. The amount Of money eX-
pended in conducting the experiment
is being calculated by the War Depart
ment.
= Mem bers sof the Senate Military sub
committee, who investigated the air
craft programme, in announcing a few
days ago that their report is now be
ing drafted said their inquiry de
veloped that 1.200 training planes
costing $6,000,000, recently had bee,
"junked" as too dangerous for use
It was not disclosed whether thes,
planes were the Bristol model.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-24
r. r., Jr., in Machine
Gun Attack When
Wounded in Knee
Major Was Leading Assault on
German Nest Near
Soissons

PARIS, July 23.-Major Theodore
Roosevelt, jr., received the wound from
which he is suffering while leading an
attack on machine gun nest at Ploisy,
southwest of scissors, on Friday. It
was while at the head of his battalion
chine gun bullet behind the left knee.
The Paris edition Of "The Chicago
Tribune" says the major reached the
American Red Cross hospital on Fri
day evening. An operation on his
wound was performed at midnight by
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph A. Blake, of
New York. No bones were broken by
the bullet
The majors tag, which is worn by all
wounded soldiers, read: "Severe gun
shot wound" 1t was technically de-
scrihed later as "perforating wound
of the popliteal space" Surgeons say
that it will be six weeks before the
major returns to the font Captain
Archie Roos welt said yesterday that
his brother was resting easily in his
own home on Avenue du Bois de
Boulogne. His leg at present is use
less
Major Roosevelt led the assault on a
machine gun nest which was particu-
!arly annoying to the Americans. In
the excitement he went over the top
without a helmet, and when wounded
was in the midst Of the Germans. The
nest was cleaned out, and the village
Of Ploisy fell soon afterward.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-24
Dunarck Expected To
Be Austrian Premier
Former Minister of Education
Probably Will Succeed
DR.. Won Seydler

AMSTERDAM, July pa dispatch
received from Vienna says that former
Minister of Education Dunarck prob
ably will succeed DR.. Won Seydler as
Premier of Austria. The dispatch adds
that Herr Dunarck was received by
Emperor Charles on Monday and
charged with the task of negotiating
with the political parties.
LONDON, July 23.-Loud cheers from
the Czechs in the Lower House of the
Austrian Parliament greeted the an.
nouncement there that the entire Cab
inet had resigned and that the resig-
nations had been accepted by Emperor
Charles, says Vienna dispatch to-day,
through Amsterdam.
The announcement was made by the
President of the Chamber.
In accepting the resignation of the
Seydler Cabinet, Emperor Charles said
he took such action because the Pre-
mer had pointed out that he could no
longer command majority in the
Lower House. The Emperor added
however, that the difficulties were en-
tirely personal, as between the Pre-
mier and q political party, which had
nor assumed an attitude of opposition
to the state, but, on the contrary, would
support another government pursuing
the same general policy.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-24
"Automatic Soldier"
Is Late War Novelty

Correspondence OF The Associated Press)
LONDON, July 12.--An "automatic
soldier" is one of the latest develop
ments in weapons of war.
A Danish engineer has recently
taken out a patent for an apparatus
to which he has given that name. 1t
consists of a steel cylinder normally
within larger cylinder, the whole
being sunk into the ground vertically.
BY means of mechanism operated
by wireless the inner cylinder rises
to height of 18 inches from the
ground, and, simultaneously, an au-
tomato rifle mounted on the inner
cylinder fires 400 shots in any given
direction.
These automatic soldiers" can be
controlled from central position
some four or five miles behind the
line of defence. according to the in
ventor. They may be seen by the
enemy. only when they rise from the
ground.
From trials already made it has been
shown, so it is reported, that a few
hundreds of these steel soldiers can
easily defend a position against infan-
try attacks, however numerous the
opposing forces may be. They would
blaze away their 400 shots without
tlinching and never retreat In order
TO overcome the automatics" they
must be destroyed one by one.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-24
Refugees From Russia Arrive
With Vivid Stories of Horror
Party of Twentyeight Mainly Women and Children Come
by Way Of Siberia and Japan With Minds
Still Full of Tragic Events

New York. the haven of the op-
pressed and downtrodden Of all lands,
continues to play the part of god
mother to the world in time of war
as she did in time of peace. Yesterday
morning she took to her bosom a group
of twenty-eight refugees from Russia,
mainly women and children, who ar
rived at the Pennsylvania station after
wearsome journey by way of ST.
IBERIA, Japan and Seattle.
Some Of them had been travelling
about six weeks, others more than ten
months. The thoughts of all were
still full of the tragic events they had
witnessed at home, and their eyes still
spoke of fear, uncertainty, suffering
and hunger.
Mrs. Leah Balbr and her twelve
yearod son, Samuel, who are now
with Mr.. Balbir, at 524 East Twelfth
Street, told Tribune reporter of their
experiences during the various phases
Of the revolution. Mrs. Balbir left her
native city, Odessa, three months ago.
She spoke with a faltering voice of
the horrors she had witnessed, and
when tears forced her to stop her
little boy continued the story.
From Bad to Worse T.
"When the Gear was deposed we
were all happy" she said. "It seemed
as if we had heaven on earth. But
gradually the Lenine-Trotsky propa-
ganda undermined the morale Of our
army and things began to 60 from
bad to worse.
II do not mean to say the Bolshe-
Wiki are bad. Quite the contrary. But
who are the real Bolsheviki, and
where are they? The programme of
the Bolsheviki is fine. but when they
got into power all the robbers and
spies declared themselves to be Boil
sheviki. When l left Odessa all the
decent, real Bolsheviki were ashamed
of the name.
"The sailors Of the Black Sea feet,
who said they were Bolsheviki, but
were in most cases ignorant, immoral
creatures, had the city at their mercy.
They killed most Of the wealthy peo-
pie and robbed we'll dressed men and
women in the streets. In one month
about 100 sailors who were real, con-
scientious revolutionists, unable to curb
their brutal comrades, killed them
selves.
Nobody wants to obey, everybody is
for himself. There are about twenty
two sections of one party, and l don't
know how many parties. They all
fight among themselves. The Social
Revolutionists, Section No. S, attack
the Social Revolutionists, Section No.
19, and so on"
The Germans Admitted
Wearied of disorder, the people con-
sented to admit the Germans, Mrs
Balbir said, but when the Germans
came and, like hungry wolves, grabbed
all the food stuffs and carried off ma
chinery, metals, even kitchen utensils,
New-York tribune., 1918-07-24
War Godson Writes
Praise of Americans

Pride in the american poilus" fight
letter received yesterday by Jersey
City war godmother from q Partisan
boy whom she adopted recently
through the benevolent organization,
the Fatheress Children of france. The
letter follows:
Dear Godmother: received your
letter Of March l and thank you very
much for it as we'll as the allegorical
card and the kit, which filled me with
pleasure.
81 also thank you with all my heart
for. the wishes which you kindly sent
from the other side of the ocean, and
| send my own to you.
"For the past two months, mamma
has been with my aunt at Lyons. We
were bombarded in Paris by a colossal
cannon, and as my health is not very
strong, mamma brought me with her
In spite of the bombardment, Paris is
just the same The shells fall and
passersby watch them and smile.
Gust now we have many American
poilus in France and they have already
obtained important successes-repuls-
ing several attacks. They do moi
tremble, and | am proud to know that
your two nephews have come to defend
the ground whore my papa sleeps for
ever.
"My dear godmother, you sent the
card of Liberty lighting the world.
think this will soon be for France as
well as the United States.
81 hope that my letter will find you
in very good health, and ! send you
dear godmother, my very best wishes
for happiness and health.
your WAR GODSON, RAYMOND"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-24
Y. M. C.. A. Heroisrm
Told i'm Cablegram
Particulars Received Of Death
of the Rev. Walter
MURRAY

The remarkable work of the Y. NJ. G.
A. in the front line trenches, so often
reported by war correspondents, was
further evidenced in a cablegram re-
ceived yesterday by the National War
Council of the Y M. C. A.
Two Y. M. C. A. men, j. E. Pepin, Of
Detroit, formerly an aviator, and u. W..
Weist, of East Cleveland, Ohio, IN re-
sponse to a request made by chap
obtained for wounded men at an ad-
vance hospital, drove ten miles over
road which the Germans were shelling
to prevent reinforcements, and re-
turned with load of the desired COM
forts. Pepn said shells burst close by
throughout the drive. Every wounded
man brought in on stretcher received
q lighted cigarette from the two work
ers, who remained at the dressing
station.
Y. NJ. C. A. men, with packs of sup
plies on their backs, have followed the
soldiers and made every effort to get
delicacies to them when they went over
the top. In response to a call for vol
unteers by a major in charge of field
hospital eighteen men responded the
night after the American counter at
tack and worked without rest as order
lies in the hospital.
Particulars of the death of the Rev.
Walter Murray, of East Orange. N. j.,
were contained in the cabegram. The
Rev. Mr.. Murray was between two
shells that exploded simultaneously, the
shock killing him, although not a mark
was made on his body. He had been
serving American soldiers from can
teen near the front line trenches when
he was killed. His body was buried
with full military honors. He was
formerly Baptist clergyman in Phila-
delphia and leaves a widow and three
children.