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HUGE ALIEN PLANT
SOLD FOR $4,15O,OOO
Bosch Magnetic Property,
Largest in I. S., Is Bought
by New York Man.

The Bosch Magnetic property. held
by A, Mitchell Palmer, Alien Property
Custodian, was sold at auction yester-
day to II. c. Griffiths OF New York.
who bid $4,150,0O0. This Is the largest
manufacturing plant of It's kind In the
United States. When Joseph f. Cuff
fey, director OF the bureau of sales.
offered it for sale II. G. Fisk of the Fisk
Tire Company OF Springfield Mass,
bid $4,100,000. Mr.. Grifnths raised the
price $4,000 and was awarded the
property. Other bidders were the
Chase Securities Corporation of New
York and George B. Foster Of New
York.
In his determination to Americanize
German owned companies, notwith-
standing the cessation of hostilities,
Mr.. Palmer sold two other plants yes
terday. The F. Speidel Company, a
concern engaged In the manufacture of
Jewel chains In Providence, was sold
to a syndicate OF Leach & Garner
Company and ]. f. Sturdy Sons of
Attleboro, Mass. The bid was $313,-
900. Other bidders were Joseph Brisk
man, New York; Electric Chain Com
pany, Attleboro. Mass; r. r. Fogel a
Co., 176 Broadway; L. A. Eddy Ma
chinery Company. Providence; r. d.
Sterling New York; Lederer Realty
Company, Providence: McRae 4 Kee-
Ter. Attleboro. and James c. Doran
Providence. The German firm owned
certain patents covering chain making
machines which practically gives IT q
monopoly on such products.
The holdings OF the Dresden Lace
Works OF Norwalk, Conn, amounting
TO $50 shares OF 2,250 Of the capita
stock. were offered at auction. Richard
Mueller OF Norwalk, Conn, was tho
sole bidder. He offered 500 a share
and $10,0 900 for rights under a certain
contract TO which the Dresden Lace
Works is party. He already owns 70(
shares OF the company's stock.
Before the contamination OF thes,
sales they must be approved by thu
advisory sales committee, of which
! Otto T. Barnard OF New York Is chair
/ man.
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UNTERMYER DENIES
HE AIDED GERMANS
Asserts He Never Acted as
Counsel or Agent in Enemy
Intrigue Here.
REBuFFED BERNsToRFF
Saws He Refused Ambassador
Rctainers Because He Had
British Interests.

Samuel Unternyer. lawyer, Issued a
statement yesterday in answer to the
copy OF a letter OF February 1s, 1916
written by Mr.. Untermyer to DR..
Heinrich Albert-which was made pub
lie Friday in Washington when A.
Bruce Bielaslki laid before the sub
committee OF the Senate Judiciary
Committee much data that had to do
with German intrigue in America prior
to the entry Of the United States into
the war.
Mr.. Untermyer's name appeared
among the various papers submitted
to the Senate Committee In regard to
an effort to control IAN unnamed" New
York newspaper, a morning and eve
ming newspaper" in fact, which II is
said tho Deutschland Ueber Allies
crowd wanted 80 that they might In
fuence thereby American opinion.
Had Forgotten Incident.
1.-THE incident referred to in the let
ter from me to Dr. Albert, printed in
this mornings papers" Mr. Inter
myers statement runs in part, "lay in
my mind as so trivial that the writing
of the letter had entirely escaped my
recollection when l was first asked
about 1t. Nothing was ever done about
the thing The business proposition
which / had discussed with DR.. Albert
OF his possibly investing money in an
American owned and controlled news
paper apparently did not appeal to
him, for heard nothing further from
him beyond a note saying he would
communicate with his friends.
II never in this transaction or at
any other time acted in any capa "
either as counsel, agent or otherwise
for the German Government or the
German Embassy, or for any of It's
members or in connection with Ger
man propaganda or anything else in
any form, although in February, 1916
when the letter was written. fourteen
months before we entered the war, II
would have been entirely proper and
professional for me to have been en-
ployed as n lawyer or an agent in con-
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nection with the open purchase o. ,
newspaper for the German Govern.
ment IL l had seen ft to do so.
"1n point OF fact from August. 49,,
TO our entry into the war / again and
again refused to accept retainers rro,,
Count Won 'Bernstorff and from o,boa
members of the embassy and from,
men charged with offences against opr
Government, although there WINS n,
possible objection from either a prn.
fessional or a citizenship point Of view
at that time to my accepting such re-.
tanners. II was being constantly done
by other lawyers OF high reputation
as they continued TO do after wo on.
tered the war and are to-day doing in
the proper exercise Of their proros.
sional right and duty.
Was True to British Friends,
MY repeated refusals to act as tho,
counsel were based on the ground and
we're stated by me TO Count Won Bern.
storn and to DR.. Albert TO be on the
ground that was under great ohr3.
tons to the British people, many O.
thirty years my most intimate friends
and clients, whose interests have
been all these years and am still repre-.
senting in this country.
II told them further very franklv
that while the United States was then
at peace It was in diplomatic contrc.
versies both with Germany and Grea.
Britain growing out Of their action IN
the war and that in the event Of thi,
country being drawn into the connlc.
1 did not propose to be burdened with
the professional or diplomatic secret,
of any belllgerent, and that for tha,
reason I would not act.
THE old oft denied story that a..
quired an interest in the Yiddish paper
the Wdrhctt, in German interest. il,
also now revived in the account o..
yesterdays proceedings. Although NJ.
Bielaski says there Is no proof Of that
fact, the baseless implication Is st!l
left by the story as printed
Let me, therefore. say that my on'v
connection with the Wdrhcit was the
loan early in 1915 TO my friend Judge
Aaron j. Levy of this city out of nv
own money of $4,000 with which hs
acquired a small interest in the paper
from the old owners. who are stin his
partners and with whom he 10 actively
conducting one Of the most violent
pro-Ally papers in the city. He has
repaid me $4,000 OF the loan, pays his
interest promptly and still owes mo
10000, which he expects soon to re-
pay.
ut was purely an act OF personal
friendship on my part. which graft
fed out of my own pocket. that is now
sought to be distorted into so-ca,lel
propaganda and has about as much
to do with Germany. German affars
or German propaganda as the price o.
beans"
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Welcomed In Berlin.

ID. Thomas Curtin. an American
war correspondent. who was in Ber-
lin for the Worlds Work and later
sent letters to the Northcliffe publica-
tons. told in one Of his dispatches,
published in THE SIN in 1916, OF the
Stacking Of neutral correspondents by
the German authorities. OF Hale he
wrote:
He came OF course provided with
the warmest credentials Count Bern
storff could supply. Long before Hale
had n chance 10 present himself Mt the
Foreign Office the Foreign Office pre-
sented itself to him. an emissary from
the Imperial Chancellor having, ac-
cording to the story current in Berlin,
left his compliments at DR.. Hales
hotel He had not been in Berlin many
days before an interview with Beth
mann-Hollweg was handed to him on
silver plate"
Curtin got into trouble after this
despatch was published. In his re-
Gently published book. THE Edge. Of
the Quicksands." he says:
1.-The highly organized attack which
soon developed was directed from Ber-
lin by William Bayard Hale, German
Americas super-Ambassador to the
German court and apologist In chief
for the Fatherland in the United
States. Incidentally Hale Is the man
who wrote Dernburgs justification of
the sinking OF the Lusitania. as re-
vealed in Federal Investigations OF the
Kaiser's purchase OF the New York
EUenin0 Mail"
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Mayor Hylan yesterday signed the
ordinance adopted by the Board Of
Aldermen that prohibits the display
of the red flag or any other insignia
opposed to organized government. The
penalty for a violation Is a fine OF not
more than 500, or Imprisonment not
exceeding ten days. or both.
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Pipes for scotch Regiments.
Special correspondence 10 TUE Sun.

LONDON, Nov. 17.-All Scotch regi-
ments are to be provided with bag
pipes, according to an army order
The order states that one set of pipes
a piper, including a sergeant piper
will in future be supplied as regi.
mental equipment
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BERN, Dec. An invitation 70
President Wilson TO come TO Swi,zer.
land is proposed by several Swiss
newspapers. The President they adj
would be certain OF warm reception
from tn. Swiss.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19
CnANcERY TRUST DEEDS.

p. Redd. trustee. 2ox1i5 1-6 feet. known
as 4o9 North Addison Street. February
-. 1918; $1,000.
Richmond Realty Investment Com
pany, Incorporated, to William L. Ty-
Dickinson Street. January 20. 1918;
Si.4l5.63.
Henry {. Brown ct ux. to Wallace T.
Brown. trustee. 225XI00 feet northwest
corner Oakwocd Avenue and Pulliam
street. February 10. 1918: Sass.
Henry {. Brown ct TX. TO Wallace F..
Brown. trustee. 125x100 feet north
325 w.
John A. IIalbIeib ct ux. to Joseph
Heppcrt ~ ais. trustees, 2Ox1t31-2 feet.
known as 1915 Taylor Street Novem
Der 10. 1917; $ll8.0S.
James N. Hra%ton to Joseph Heppcrt.
trustee. 3oxl32 feet. north line Cedar
Drcembe" 10. 1917: $3.50.
Elwyn j. Ellis to Joseph Heppert ct
ais. trustees, lots IS and IL. block 3,
Northside Place. October 4. 1917; ST.
:, Agnes Lechner ct vir. to Leroy e.
Brown. trustee. lot 1s. block w, Bat
terry Court Addition. February !. 1918:
William W. Carter ct ux. to Chew
ming e. Boxley. trustee. 2oxli1 feet.
known AZ 1924 Beverly street Febru-
ary 2, 1918: s54l.25
Grove w. Garnet to w. p. Redd,
trustee. lots is. 10. 20. block A.. Roslyn
a. NJ. Mahoney to Cary Il. Stern and
". F.. Purcell. Jr.. trustees. lots l2 to
%. inclusive. block r. Leonard Heights.
January 81. 1915: s2.2io.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19

be met. All must make SACRIFICES in
Germany to-day"
l realized then what :, foot had
been TO sign tho agreement and place
myself in the hands OF tho Germans
for year.
My better Judgment should have told
me that. despite all the statements Of
ment OF truth in the reports which
continuously reached Holland Of the
hardships In Germany.
1t WAS long after midnight when all
the formalities had been complied WITH
and we left the police headquarters
armed with permits. bearing our
photos, which had been taken by the
police. and. what was more important,
Il small booklet containing tear-ofr
cards. which allowed us each TO pur-
chase each week four pounds Of bread,
twelve ounces of meat Uncluding the
honc). Ave ounces of fat and one ounce
of sugar. l felt that co Id have eaten
the whole weeks rations at the first
meal.
l saw absolutely nothing OF Essen
that might.
For one thing. the place was in pitch
darkness. and l was TOD weary to look.
even though the place had been brill
liantiy lighted. The atmosphere, how
The smoke from the gigantic works
was hanging like a pail over the town.
blaclScncd everything. and at first made
breathing difficult.
We were led along the ptch-dark
streets for some distance, and at last
reached house, before which the Ger
man stopped. His hammering tho
door was responded to by voice in
curing loudly: What is the matter
at this time OF riEht?"
open the door" cried the agent. IL
have brought the Dutchmen to work in
Krupps."
few moments later there was tho
sound of door being opened. and ]
was pushed tremendously into a
building. still in tho darkness Not a
ray of light was permitted to penetrate
to tho street, prccaution which ]
found was taken against air raiders.
Tho Germans have adopted the motto
in regard to their bomb-dropping cx-
petitions. where there is light there
is life" and they fear that the airmen
Of the allies may also adopt the same
motto.
The most important places m Essen
were invariably those which were the
darkest at night, and parts Of no inn
portance were often brilliantly lighted.
But this I did not learn for some time
after my arrival
Stumbling along in the darkness,
through passage which seemed to me-
in my weary state, to be interminable,
at last reached room in which
dim light burned IT appeared to be
Il dining-room. for there were several
tables and n number OF forms in the
room, and at one end n fireplace.
1t was in this room that l saw the
man, who was named Muller. who had
Oh Mt
place. He was n vilc-lool;ing creature.
who appeared as though a good scrub
bling would have done him the world OF
good, and ambled along over the car
pctless floors in an old pair OF worn
out slippers. al! the while smoking the
eternal kruger pipe. I had a good deal
TO do with this individual during the
first few weeks that ] was in Essen.
for he was more my master than the
foreman Of the department OF the fac
tory under whose commands I labored.
(To Be Continued To-Morrow)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19
CAMPS WILL STAY SOUTH
Secretary Baker Denies Possibility of
Removal to North Be-
cause of Heat.
IBy Associated Prcss.]

BY Associated Prcss.l
AUGUSTA, GA, February 1S.-Newto on
d. Baker, secretary OF war, accom-
panied BIZ Surgeon-Gcneral Gorgas,
Lieutenant Colonel Charles L. Furbush
and Majcr William II. Welsh. medical
officers, spent to-day In Augusta, and
during the morning made an inspection
Of Camp Hancock.
Secretary Baker described as news
paper talk" the statement accredited
10 him in which he was quoted as say
Ing that because of the heat it might
be necessary to move some of the
Southern camps to the North this sum-
mcr. He denied that there is such a
possibility.
The secretary was much impressed
with health conditions at Camp Han
cock, both Mr.. Baker and General Cor
gas stating that conditions were of the
best. They expressed qualification
when told that the comparative health
report showed Hancock leading all
other camps for the fifth time in six
weeks.
Mr. Baker and party will 80 from
Augusta direct to Washington The
secretary stated that it was necessary
that he return to the capital. and that
his plans would not permit a s;opover
a any points en- route. He offered no
explanation as TO his decision not 20
stop a. Charlotte. other than that ur-
gent business demanded his immediate
return TO Washington.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19

wood. The only way | could ease
inc terrible pain was 10 place two
Pillows against TIE knees 10 keen
them from rubbing together.
was propped UP in bed with
pillows on both sides OF my back be-
cause OF the extreme tenderness OF
my spine. could not stand even
the pressure OF the bed clothes on NV
back.
My feet were quite useless, swol-
len terribly, and every time | at
tempted to move the pain would make
me sick. / also had sciatic rheuna-
tism, the pain would start at nv
hips and run down my legs to nv
toes; it was as though red hot iron
was soaring the flesh. 1t is impossi-
ble TO describe what have gone
through, and only one who suffers
from chronic rheumatism can under
stand.
Treatment OF various kinds
failed to relieve me, and ! was com
pletely discouraged when T heard OF
Var-ne-sis. Friends persuaded me to
Try the medicine, as it was helping
so many others. After taking Var
nc-sis l was able to go about on
clutches and gradually recovered so
mat discarded my cane. During nv
illness | fell away TO ninety pounds.
Far-ne-sis not only cured my rheu-
matism, but helped my stomach from
the first. and gradually I regained
my former weight. l am we'll and
strong to-day, thanks to Var-nc-sis."
Rev. Paul NJ. Cayer, Of sc Willow
Street, New Bedford, Mass, yerifies
the condition Mrs. Turenne was in
and watched her progress from help
lessness TO recovery with marked in
terest.
Var-ne-sis is the one preparation
for chronic rheumatism OF the joints:
| in tends "a help the stomach and does
| not harm the heart. Send to w. A.
Varney. Lynn, Mass. for tho Story
of Var-ne-sis.
Get Var-ne-sis now, to-day, at
Tragic Drug Company and oil reliable
druggists.-Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19
HOLD SEDER SERVICE
JcNinh Soldiers From Camp Lee May
Come Here TO Celebrate Week
of Passover.

Eimmon Lodge. Independent Order CT
Bnai Birth. held its monthly meet
ing Sunday night in the auditorium
OF Beth .Ahabah Sabbath School Her
bert T. Ezekiel, chairman OF the So
cial service committee. rade al in
tereSting report. That committee, in
conjunction with the committee on en-
tertaiHm"nt, Was given power tn Pre-
pare for an elaborate ScIer service
TO he held al the beginning OF Passover
week. for tile heneiit Of Jewish sol
diers At Camp Lee. Thes exercises will
take place At Temple Beth Ahabah, and
the military authorities will be asked
to grant a turlough TO all who wish
TO observe this holiday, which com
memorates the delivery Of the !sraelites
from Egyptian bondage.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19
REED WILL NOT BE CONSUL
Boiahevis Government Wiihdraws Ap-
po:ntment OF American Indicted
for Espionage Violation.


WASHINGTON. February Is
Foreign Minister Tro;zky. OF the Boil
sheSik government OF Russia. has
withdrawn the appointment OF John
Reed as Russian consul-g general at
New York, Ambassador Francis at Pc
trograd notified the State DEPARTING mt
to-day.
Reed is now az stock holm on his way
TO the United States. where ne is under
indictment for violation of the espioa-
age laws. His alleged onense was in
writing certain articles against the
enforcement OF the draft. The Ques-
tion of his arrest has not given rise 10
any controversy between the United
states government and the Bolsheviki,
although threats are reported 10 have
been made that Russians would hold
Ambassador Francis responsible for his
safety.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19
ElSENMAN HAS RESIGNED
F"rmer Ficc-Chnirman of Supplies
committee Was storm Center
During Investigations.
fBy Associated Prcss.I


WASHINGTON. February 1S-cor
disclosed to-day by Senator Mcclellan
OF Tennessee. member of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee, shows thar
Charles d. Eisenman, OF Cleveland.
former vice-chatrman OF the supplies
committee Of the Council OF National
Defense, has given up his connection
with tho government.
Mr.. Etsenman was Il storm center in
the Senate Military Committees inves-
tiGation of the workings Of the al
visory committee of the Council Of Ma
nohai DEFENSE. The controversy
ranged around whether Mr.. Eisenman' 5
committee actually had provided the
materials for uniforms for the National
Army He stoutly commended it had.
and that II there was any shortage i;
was due TO other causes.
The correspondence also showed that
Captain y. Il. Peerless OF New York.
formerly reserve officer attached TO
the quartermaster corps, recently
honorably discharged from the army.
was not released because of his testi-
mony before the Military Committee
relative to the much discussed contract
the Base Sorting Company, OF New
York. got for handling scrap cloth
from uniform making. Pereless testi-
fed he uncovered that the profits un-
der the contract were excessive, and
that Eisenman had threatened to show
him where he got his orders"
One OF the promoters of the Base
Sorting Company was a brother of a
man on Eisenman's committee.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19
CmANcERY TRANSFERS.

NJ: l.. Hubbard ct ux. to Richmond
realty Investment Company, Incorpo-
rated, 3ONi25 feet. known as 1904 Dick
inson street. january 20, 1918; tax, 81:
Rosa V. Morris ct vir TO Agnes Lech-
ner lot &c. block w. Battery Court Ad-
dition. February /. 1918; tax. SO; $40.
Ernest NJ. Earman ct uX. to william
w. Carter. 20Xlil feet. known as 1924
Gao.
to Grove W C;orne,t lots IN ami 90
block a. Roslyn Heights. January Is.
1918; $4,000.
Alice w. Strickland ct vir to A. NJ.
MahOney lots | to 90, inclusive, block
j.. Leonard Heights. January 81, 1918:
TAX, $3.50; $40.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19
Ca|ome| Loses You a Days Work!
Take Dodson's Liver Tone Instead
Read my guarantees If bilious constipated or head
achy you need not take nasty, sickening, danger
GUS calonlel to get Strengthened up

Every druggist In town-your drug
Eist and everybody's druggist-has
noticed great falling on In the sale
OF calolnel. They all give the same
reason. Dodson's Liver Tone IS TAX
ing its place.
"Calomel is dangerous and people
know 1t. while Dodson's Liver Tone Is
perfectly safe and gives better re-
Suits" said n prominent local druggist.
Dodson's Liver Tone is personally
guaranteed by every druggist who
sells 1t. A large bottle doesn't cost
very much, but If itifails to give easy
relief in every case of liver sluggish-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19
AMERICAN LIEUTENANT ENDS
HIS OWN LIFE IN FRANCE
General Perahins Reports Death OF
Private haywood Payne, OF
Purccilyille Vs,

WASHINGTON. February 1s.-Leu-
tenant Gordon LorinE Rand, Of tho
aviation section. signal corps reserve.
in General Pershins's forces committed
suicide February C. the War Depart
ment announced this evening.
Lieutenant Rand3 mother. Mrs.
Eugcnia b. Rand. lives at Lawrence.
Long Island.
Additional deaths reported tonight
by General Pershing follow:
Privatcs: Lynwood l.. Payne, infan-
try, Purccllvillc. Va. pneumonia. Fcbru-
AIRY IL.
Elliott Jones. stcvedores. Birrninx-
ham, Ala. meningitis. February ls
Otis Iiightower. labor company, quar-
termaster corps. Macon. Ca February
Is. pneumonia.
Wiley Patterson. stevedorcs. Talla-
deEa Ala. pneumonia. February 16.
Charles G. Wright, engineers service
battalion, Pittstown, n. j., pneumonia,
February l2.
ANGUS Hagier. hospital unit. Alfalfa,
Ala. meningitis. February 10.
Stephen Svek. infantry. Bruceton,
Allegheny County. Pa. pneumonia,
February Is.
Gardner II. Bennett, ambulance SER
vice. Sutton. Vt. pneumonia. February
Is.
Cadet I.indley II. DeGarmo. aviation
section, signal corps. RidEewood. y. j.,
aeroplane accident, February Is.
Herbert Il. Koch, infantry,AshIey
Ia; Nike Duda, infantry, st. Clair. Pa.
Paul II. Herrick. infantry, Dunlow, Pa;
Joseph j. Chorba. infantry. Kefahre,
Austria, all from result of an explosion,
February 1G.
Private Carter Avant. stevedores,
auartermaster corps. Senatobia Miss,
pneumonia. February Is.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19
SOLDIER FINED $50
Convicted or Reckless Driving After
Smashing Into Warehouse
Wall

4. a. Mcrot, soldier from Camp Lee,
who yesterday astonished a large num-
Der Of promenaders on Broad Street.
and was the cause OF general alarm
among the members 'of the Police De-
partment before gnally ending his ca
rccr as a reckless speedstcr by smash
ing into the Allen & Ginter warehouse
ut Seventh and Canal Streets, was yes
terday fined $50 by Justice Crutchfield
on the charge of reckless driving.
Meret told Justice Crutchficld that
after entering the car he had no recol-
lection OF anything that had ha ppened.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-19
Fine Red Cros. Record

MILWAUKEE,, February ia menu
bership OF $1,000 and q bank balance
OF s1l.7Gs.59 is announced by the Mil
waukee chapter OF the Junior Red Cross
in its first report since organization in
October. The young workers have com
pleted 3,3t4 garments. LOGS towels and
900 pillows