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New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
German Women Join
Won Tirpitz's arty
Berlin Meeting Calls for War
to Satisfy "Great Ger
many's" Ambitions

WASHINGTON, May 1.-An official
telegram from Amsterdam to-day says
the first meeting of the women's sec
ton of the German Party of the Father
land was held in Berlin. and was at
tended by Admiral Won Tirpitz and
delegates from each of the classes of
prussian Society from the proletariat
to the Junkers.
The section at once asked the gov
ernment to renounce the peace condi-
tons 1i expressed by the Reichstag last
July, the reallzation Of which. it was
declared, would bring about the ruin
OF Germany. Similar meetings, it was
added, have been organized among ali
the parties in Germany for the purpose
OF fortifying the resistance Of German
women against every thought of a
peace winch would not satisfy the
ambitions of "Great Germany"
me Kaiser sent letter of congratu-
latlon to the meeting at Berlin.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
immigration in Year
Falls OFF a Million
Many Seek Entry TO u. S. Who
Are Enemy Aliens; Borders
Closely Watched

WASHINGTON, May 1.-Immigra-
tion from Europe fell off one million
during the United States's first year
OF the war, according to the Bureau
OF immigration. The figures show
that only 100000 were admitted dur
ing the past. year. while 100000 came
in the previous year.
;. The war has greatly complicated
the handling of immigrants. Many
who seek admission are found to be
enemy aliens and deportation follows
when ships can be provided. Many
aliens are. being interned owing to
scarcity of ships. Immigration Of
iicials are kept busy along the north
ern boundary preventing Canadians
from coming into the United States
to escape military service, while many
AMERICANS are prevented from going
into Canada to escape the draft.
Along the Mexican frontier many
German propasandists are kept out of
the United States. and Germans now
IN the United States are prevented
from leaving
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Putnam's Won't Print Any
thing In or Derived From
German for Is Years
Paper Here TO Suspend
'Volkszeitung" To Be Printed
in English; More News
dealers Enroll i'm Plan

The campaign to suppress the Ger
man language in any printed form in
this country took decided strides for
ward yesterday. Through Mrs. Oliver
Cromwell Field, Of the American De-
fence Society, the American Guardian
Society and other agencies, scores
more Of newsdealers were pledged not
to distribute German papers. One
prominent publishing house .sledged
itself not to print anything in Ger
man or derived from the German for
twenty-five years.
Report of two more German papers,
one already suspended and the other
to suspend in three weeks, were re-
ccived. The Baltimore 'Deutsche Kor-
respondent" founded seventy-seven
years ago, announced that it had sus-
pended publication. Its last issue was
dated April %.
The Socialist Cooperative Publishing
Association, publishers of the New
Yorker Volkszeitung," is expected to
suspend publication in three weeks or
less. A daily paper in English will take
it's place.
The question of city advertising in
German papers seems to call for an
amendment to the city charter. Mrs.
Field received letter from Grover
terday, pointing out that, according to
Section 162, one paper published in the
German language must be designated
to carry city advertisements
Mrs. Field also took up the complaint
Of a Miss Milligan, who conducts a
newsstand on West Ninety-sixth Street.
that the New York Newsdealers and
Stationers' Association had threatened
to cut off her supply Of English papers
If she did not handle the German
papers. According to Miss Milligan
She had not only stopped distributing
the German papers, but had pledged
herself to the American Defence Soci-
ETY. not to circulate them. She had dis
played the red and white sign of the
society on her stand, but was forced to
remove it, she said, for fear Of losing
her English papers.
j.. b. Marcus. president of the asso-
citation, denied that he had either sent
or authorized any one to send for
him, any such threats as Miss Milligan
reported.
Davis Strong, of the American Guar
dian Society, announced that Irwin
Putnam, of the Putnam Publishing
Company, had ordered that his firm
handle no work tinged in the slightest
with German for the next twenty-five
years.
In explanation, MIR. Putnam told Mr..
Strong that he believed boycott of all
ihings German for quarter Of CEN
tury would prove one Of the most effec-
tive means of furnishing the Hun for
the evil he has done, after the war is
over.
Mr.. Strong announced that $4,000
merchants had already signed the anti
German pledge of the Guardian Society.
He expects that at least $4,000 more
will be enrolled this month
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Gonpers Appeals
To Union Workers
Our Troops Will Suffer Like
Russians, He Says, by Un-
justified Strikes

BOSTON, May IA warning to or
ganized workers against the unwar-
ranted stopping Of work or entering
into any movement which "you cannot
defend when your boys return from the
trenches" was sounded by Samuel
Gompers at patriotic mass meeting in
Faneuil Hall tonight.
"You must give your boys" he said,
"the right and power to fight, and not
place them in the position Of the Rus
sian soldiers, which came about through
the treason of the Gar, the weakness
Of the revolution and the folly Of the
counter revolution. ! want what is best
for the workers and will try to get the
best for them, but l do not want them
to clutch at shadow and lose all.
don't want the workers to venture so
far as to lose the foundation Of our
great achievements.
"If labor movement existed in
Russia like the American Federation
of Labor, then there would never have
been a Bolsheviki, and if there had
been no American Federation of La
Dor in the United States, then Boil
shevik movement would now be in
control Of the country.
"The people Of Russia were made to
believe that by the turn of hand
they would accomplish the highest Of
thoughts and achieve jump from
babyhood to manhood. And by grasp
ing for all, the people of Russia have
now neither land, food nor peace.
"I do not know the future Of Rus
sia, but l hope that eventually it can
be transformed into country Of peace
loving fighting men, as records show
that people have been cured of in
sanity, have arisen and defended them
selves. And it is my hope that the
people of Russia will come to their
senses and drive the Huns over the
horderv
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Food Board Tries
To Avert Strike
OF Jewish Bakers
Employers Refuse to Sub
init to New Demands
Made by Unions

The New York Federal Food Board
took steps yesterday to avert
threatened strike of Jewish bakers.
Representatives of the employees and
the unions met in the boards offices,
and will meet there again next Mon
day.
In the meantime j. Goldstone of the
international Bakery and Confection-
cry Workers, has promised to call
meetings of the unions with view to
finding some basis for settlement.
The dispute concerns the employees
contract for the year beginning to-day.
new contract submitted by the unions
contains new clauses which many of
the employers refuse to accept.
Yesterdays meeting was called by
Clifton Reeves, representing the Unit
ed States Department of Labor;
Colonel M. j. Regan, of the State In
dustrial Commission, and John Nit
chell, president Of the State Food Com
mission and chairman Of the Federal
Food Board. Mr.. Reeves, after hear
ing the employees arguments, called
attention to President Wilson's proc
lamation of April 8, which urges dis
D.
1t is announced that the employers
are ready to submit the dispute to an
arbitration committee consisting of
Chairman Reeves, Colonel M. j. Rogers
and F. w. Fiske, representing the Food
Board
The Food Board yesterday ordered
Avenue. Long Island City, to suspend
business for two months, and Marcello
Raffetto & Bro, 174 Sullivan Street,
Manhattan, to suspend for six weeks,
for using more wheat flour than they
were entitled to. The sentences date
from yesterday.
There is now only one inevitable in
gredlent of ham sandwich. 1t is ham,
The bread is not at all necessary. the
Food Board pointed out yesterday. Two
mullins with ham on a plate beside
them is the boards idea Of a Hoover
lied ham sandwich. Mullins contain
less wheat and more substitute than
bread.
There are 1,Soo,oOO,ooo pounds of
last years potatoes in the United
States and 150 cars of old potatoes in
two days to be unloaded, it was an
nounced yesterday By the marketing
department. of the Food Board, which
Is conducting campaign to increase
the consumption of potatoes.
IT Germany's potato crop had failed
last year." said an official of the board,
1.-The war would have been over. We
have huge potato crop and we don't
use it. If we don't eat more potatoes
we shall leave huge quantities on the
farmers hands, thus discouraging
planting and inviting potato famine"
=, The present influx of potatoes into
New York has sent prices down. They
can now be bought at 81 a bushel.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Mayor Caldwell, Victim of
X-Ray, Reported Improved

Physicians attending Major Eugene
Wilson Caldwell, famous as the in
ventor of important Xray devices, who
has been confined to his home, 4so
Park Avenue, critically i'll from X-ray
burns, issued bulletin last night that
there was decided improvement in his
condition.
Fears have been felt for Major Cald-
we'll, as his illness is said to be the
same as cost Wilhelm Konrad Roent-
gen, inventor Of the X-ray, his life.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Veteran of Leather Trade
Observes S;xtieth Anniversary

Colonel Eugene H. Conklin yesterday
celebrated the anniversary of his
sixtieth year in the leather and shoe
findings trade. Colonel Conklin. who
is seventy eight years old, is president
of Mulford, Cary and Conklin Com
pany, with ofsices at "a Spruce Street.
Manhattan.
Colonel Conklin, who sixty years ago
began his business career in the same
building occupied by the firm he now
heads. received an engrossed set Of
resolutions from his employees. The
Hide and Leather Association sent
flowers. Colonel Conklin gave his en-
ployes half holiday yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Class of AZ Graduated From
Police Training School

Graduation exercises in the Police
Department training school yesterday
ended with wrestling, boxing and drill
ing. A class Of forty-seven was grad
uated. The members will go on patrol
at u. m. to-day.
George W. Waldenberger, who won
the most points, received regulation
revolver. the gift of Hiram Blooming
dale.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Germany Will Melt
Inartistic Statues
New Call for Bronze and Cop
per Is Issued by the
Enemy
TStuf Co1respondence1

IStdU espo71denceI
WASHINGTON, May IAN official
French dispatch from Basle to-day
says the National Zietung" asserts
that the Prussian Minister of War has
told curators Of museums and public
monuments to send to the foundry all
statues and monuments in bronze and
copper which are Of no particular ar.
tistic value.
Many curators have estimated that
the quantity of metal thus collected
would be small. The Minister of War
replied that although the bells of the
churches have been requisitioned
wherever possible, the needs Of the
army in metal are such that, in spite
OF supplies still unused, it would be
necessary to utilize these resources.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Publishers Ex-President
Insists That CreeI Resirn

CHICAGO, May 1.--Standing by his
charges Of "disloyalty and incompe-
tency" against George Creel, chairman
Of the Committee on Public Informa-
tion, Hopewell Rogers. former presi-
dent of the American Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association, to-day called upon
Creel to resign.
81 cannot see how it would do any
good for an advisory committee Of
publishers without power to investi-
gate Creel's committee" said Mr.
Rogers. "The only remedy is for Creel
to resign"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Cotton Men Meet To-day
National and American Asso-
Citations to Convene

Lieutenant y. S. Grant, Sd, has been
assigned to take charge of the quarter
exhibit at the Textile Exposition in
the Grand Central Palace.
The joint convention of the National
Association Of Cotton Manufacturers
and the American Cotton Manufact-
4rers viii open this evening in the
Hotel Biltmore. s''
Woollen manufacturers declared
yesterday that allwool clothing would
De on. the market next fall, though
the price Of such suit might be s65
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Majority of Centrist
Party Will Support Bill

AMSTERDAM, May LIN the dis
cussion Of the Prussian reform bill in
tho Prussian lower house Tuesday,
Herr Won Heydebrand, Conservative,
declared that if equal suffrage, as the
government proposed, was introduced,
the character of the lower house
would be changed and it would not be
possible to longer maintain the Prus-
sian state as it is.
Herr Porsch, Centrist, said that
small section Of the Centrist party
would vote against the bill, but the
majority would support it.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Freed to See Dying Mother

Big Morris" Rothenberg, indicted
as the murderer of Harry Cohen, alias
Harry the Yot," was released from the
Iombs TOR two hours last night to see
his mother, who was dying.
clans keep Mrs. Rothenberg alive until
her son could reach her bedside, at IA
Prospect Avenue, The Bronx. The
prisoner was accompanied by his at
torney and two detectives.
The order for his release was signed
by Judge Mulqueen, of General Ses-
sions.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Fire Record

Sls-ssI West 3sth ST John Maunheimer .,t,h,
6iae--ss3 Lafayette ST Max sockman: DAMAGE
i i ;so-2iT West so,h ST Davis Bsser: slight.
" .4o-!l9 Madison st. owner unknown sI,sh,
lSss-iW Vest 10lst st.. James Graham. siirh,
2oo-Sel Esst ASth sk owner unknown, sIish,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02
Questions Amster's Courage

Acting under my instructions. such an
Investigation was started. A. m al, o.,
stage OF the proceedings became CON.
vsnced that your predecessor either had no,
the couragesor the qualifications to conduct
proper inquiry or else that outside in
tefests who had reason TO fear the result Of
action. "S
II then requested the Civil Service Com.
mission to proceed with the inquiry and To
consult with the Commissioner of Account
whore his aid might be required.
Your predecessor. for rrs.or. h...
knownsto himself. resigned his Office be-
New-York tribune., 1918-05-02

In his letter to Dr. Copeland, Mayor
Hylan said:
Previous to your selection and appoint
ment by me as Health Commissioner of the
City of New York my attention was called
to conditions alleging that the policy of
the Health Department was not centred in
Its head, as l believe it should be- but tha.
1t was controlled and dominated by outside
influence.
The information that obtained also all
legged that in some of the divisions of the
department graft was most prevalent and
that the people whose business brought
them in daily contact with some of the
divisions were treated harshly and with
contempt by the subordinates of the de-
partment and made to feel that it was a
compliment instead of duty to receive the
slightest attention that is due the public
from their paid servants
1T has also been charged that there were
places created for favorites without war
rant Of law, that the provisions of the
charter creating the department were most
Riaringly violated After careful delibera-
ton determined that an investigation, of
these ailegations was most necessary
jWith the desire that the department
should be purged from these conditions. if
they existed. and having onry one sing,e
purpose in mind. and that one the safety
OF the public's health depending on a thor
oughly competent and honestly conducted
administration of its internal affairs. | re-
Quested your predecessor to conduct an cx
animation that should prove either the truth
or the falsity of these charges,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
80 BILLIONS WAR
NEED FOR NEXT YEAR
Arrnv's Cost at Home and Abroad
Will Exceed IL Billions; Rec
depending Congress.

Washington, July 25.-With total ap-
preparations only little short of $50, O00,-
900. 600 and more to be authorized later,
the second session of the Sixty-tifth Con
gress will stand rs n record session In
point of cash authorizations.
Succeeding Congresses, leaders believe,
will be called on for even greater expendi-
lures so long as America maintains ITS
vast military establishment III Europe.
\ report compiled by Representative
Sherley, Democrat, kentucky, chairman
of the House appropriations committee
made public today, shows IN some detail
the amounts authorized by Congress, the
bulk of which is for prosecuting the war
In exact figures, Congress has author
lied in its second session a total OF S29,-
79l PAL. 773, and requests from various
government departments for additional
amounts for needs not anticipated when
original estimates were made, are being
sent in frequently.
Mr.. Sherley estimates that while this
amount has been authorized, the expcn-
diturcs in tho next fiscal year Will not
reach that sum.
"In point Of fact" Mr.. Sherlcy said,
"the probability is that such expendi-
tunes will he at least 50 600 ,OO0.oou or
ST. 0OO. 900 600 less than that amount In
this connection it is interesting TO CON
slider appropriations made for the fiscal
wear 1918.
Il submit such statement for that
fiscal wear subdividcd between the
amount of loans to Allies and those for
other purposes, which show total for
both purposes of approximately SlS,9oO.-
eOO. 900
"Of this amount there actually was OK
IN
Guiding the payment IN the form of loans
To our Allies, Of n little over Sl3.5N,-
Oo0. 900 leaving approximately s., 300,
ONO. 900 of those appropriations not cx-
pended
Of ,hc total appropriations the greatest
SINGLE measure was the Army bill, carry
ing upward Of ST. .0S5 600, 900 for the up
keep of the army at home and abroad.
In that bull. however clot hing for tho
soldiers was not provided, and an adj
dltionaI amount for that equipment WAS
put in the general Deficiency bill, carry
ing more than $1,000 900, 900.
Next To the Army bill came tho Fortl-
fiCations Appropriations act, carving up
ward Of S., Az, 100000 for heavy siege
guns abroad and ar and coast dCfcnccs
al home
The Naval APPROPRIATION act, which
autdOrIzeu vast increase IN 1F tiliistth
personnel Of the NAVY. appropriated up
ward Of sl.6O0. 10000 and a Sundrv
CIVIL bill appropriated nearly 5000
100000
70 meet the SO. 7ql 900 90 to bc ex-
pended there is in sight total rrycnue
II SIs.16i .DO0. 900. including upward Of
5000 100000 under existing tax Laws,
rppst:l revenues and loans authorized snd
not made use of
The statement also shows thst there
are authorized bond issues Of 81 900,
800 900, OF which anlo...t only So, 1878
10000 have been issued.
In addition to this there has been
authorized an issue Of War Savings
Stamps amounting 10 s2,0oO.0oo,0o0, Of
which there hiss been iss,A1 only apron
nlateIy $sO7 100000
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
S|Nn Ft|N NhBBING
ALL IRtLAND'S GUNS
Busy Collectors Lose Their Weap-
ons Again TO the King
Officials.

Dublin, July 10 Raid fpr epn
tinuc IN Ireland and sornc arr reported
daily AS n rule the Sim tcnerz meet
with no resistance in rommlHdcering
whatever weapons arc discoverahlc IN 3
raided house But occasionally the own
erE fight and thc raiders suffer W attack
was mode recently nv six armed mon with
bIackened fares. IN a woman house ~
Farhane A retired army ofilcor living N
tho house, captured two If the raidera ard
drove tic others away Tho prisoners
wcrc committed for trial 10 tho Assoc
In y case near Tulsk, IN Roscafnmon, .
party Of rncn with blackened facos mid
Cd n farmers house IN search II arms
They demanded his gun, and when Nc
refused, dragged him ont and hanilcf him
roughly TIc escaped into the po.lse and
finding his gun turned i against ms
aas1iants who fed
Tho weapons seized by the Sim FrTners
are IN many instances seized by the police
in connter-raids Tho other day, several
shot guns and ammunition were found N
Tipperary In ono house during the sei !
ure. the police came upon a hoard Of 10
pounds in SILVER which they took away.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
LOOKS TO j. s. MEN
TO KNOCK OUT BOCHE
This Army of Ours Will Give De
cisive Blow, Says Gen
eral Swift.

Headquarters of the Italian Army,
July 10" Victory Of the Allies is
certainty IN my opinion, and | am sure
tho American army viii be tho one 10
deal the knockout blow said 70 the
correspondent Of The Associated Press.
Major General Chen Swift, last year IN
charge Of amp Gordon. Atlanta, Georgia,
and now commanding the American
military mission to Italy.
Il tell YOU we will win SO soon rs We
get enough men over here and these men
get hold of the fighting ideas peculiar
To this war. NJ they are rapidly dong
now through association with the French,
English, and ltsiian troops
II do not believe in Dragging. prefer
to admit all the claims the enemy makes
for himself. But giving all the credit
due tho Germans for their gains | main
tain we are going 10 smash Thorn
know the American man, what kind Of a
soldier he makes and | insist thnt he Is
going to turn out n most formidable hGhi-
or, standing comparison with amy soldier
in Europe ! have visited the armies ot
the Allies and have seen the KIND OF men
they have, and | am sure We are going ~
be proud OF our soldiers when they have
had the advantage at learning from our
Allies and al the same time dong some
fighting with the enemy himself The
Germans are not fools and believe they
already fear us
'.One az the big factors in making
our army great IS that Of discipline. The
commanding men Our army are SAID 70 he
mercilcSs In matters affecting discipline,
in questions Of putting the right officer,
IN the right place az eliminating favortlsm
and UNIT men, and this is as it should be-
By inercIlcss discipline, however, ! do
not mean Ill treatment 81 soldiers or any
body
This army Of ours that we are build
ing up viii lead 20 the final defeat Of the
Germans for somewhat the same rea-
sons, perhaps, that Napoleon Was de-
Gated in Europe after fifteen years 81
victory or that the confederate army WAS
defeated ID our Civil War Time Is work
ing IN favor Of the Allies The Germans
have not succeeded IN obtaining any
overwhelming decision IN this war, and
the day will come when the Allies, back ri
up by the great American nlan power,
VIII themselves demand and Obtain the
decision that we calI victory I do not
believe in paying compliments 70 our
selves or our Allies, unless deserved, but
this Is tho situation rs | see il 10 It's
purely military aspect
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-07-25
AIR POST COST LOW.
Planes on New York Washington
Route Show Record for
Gas Economy.

Washington. July 25.-The first re-
port of the comparative cost OF the
operation and maintenance Of the Air
mail service shows that the airplnncs
used in this service have broken rec
ords for economy of gas consumption.
The total of all operating expenses of
nine airpIanes covering flights aggre
eating 7.234 miles, was 81 .6S2 The total
consumption of gas, representing ll3
hours and minutes of flying. was ,371
pallons which is $3.50 per hour Some
thing over 50 cents mile. The total
cost of gas alone was sos In flying
1924 miles.
The best performance in flying was
made by Curtiss J-N-f machine, which
flew 26 hours and 40 minutes mt cost
of s2S. OIL an hour and covered 10 miles
at a cost Of 43l2 cents mile a plane
equipped with a IIspano-Suiza $50
horsepower engine, used approximately
eight gallons Of gas an hour, and n
plane equipped with n horsepower
Liberty motor, used seventeen gallons
an hour. This shows 40 per cent less
gasoline consumed than IS generally re
uured for arplane engines OF these
sues.
The calculation Of operating cost IN
cludcs departmental overhead charges,
interest on investment, replacement OF
parts. deadhead time of mechanics,
gasoline. lubricating oils, office force.
MOTORCYCLES and trucks. rent, fuel, hight
and telephone. pay of pilots hangar
men and mechanics
The average consumption of gasoline
for the nine planes WAS twelve gallon
an hour