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New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Declares Austria's Action
In the Balkans justified

eve had to recognize as justified
Austra's steps against the proyoca-
tions instjgated by Russia which cul-
minated in the Sarajevo crime. Despite
all settlement and smoothing out Of
threatening conflicts, Russia did not
give UP her policy to eliminate Aus
trian influence from the Balkans. If
son Of the war the alliance should not
have been concluded. In addition, it
was clear that th. Russian ornaments
(tor example, the construction Of rail
roads and fortresscs in Poland), to
which revengeful France devoted her
money and which were to be completed
IN few years, were to be directed
against us. But despite everything,
despite the aggressive tendency of the
kussian policy, we were actuated by
inc thought OF preventing the war. We
only resolved to declare war in face Of
the Russian mobilization and in de-
fence of Russian invasion.
II have not OIL hand the correspond
cnce of Prince Lichnowsky. the
princes private letters. Lichnowsky
pleaded that Austria be betrayed re-
piled, as far as can recall that We
not to mention our treaty obligations
could not deliver our allies to the un-
certain friendship of England, that
Russia was becoming moro and more
hostile to Germany, and that we were
taking risk. 1t is furthermore pos
sible that in order to steady Prince
Lichnowsky's nerves and to keep him
back from expressing his views in Lon
don ! wrote to him: The closer we
would stand by Austria the sooner
would Russia yield l have already
said that our policy was not based on
alleged reports which excluded the
war; regarded the war at that date as
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
| Liberty Motor Problem Conquered;
Manufacturers Deliver 20 a Day
Quantity Production Which Will Be Increased to A.
Engines Daily Is Attained; Many Alterations That
Caused Delays, Suggested by Makers Themselves

individual building They could not
we'll be adapted to the assembling
method. To make motors in the Amer
lean way it was necessary to have an
American motor. On the other hand
it is doubtful whether large produc-
tion of motors could be ever attained
in America within permissible pc
ricd by European methods.
Short on Perfect Mechanics
We are long on perfect machines in
this country, but short on perfect me-
chanics. We train workmen to operate
machines, not to be mechanics, to make
parts, not wholes. Practically, we had
to make airpianes our way or not at
all. To do that we had to design and
make the special tools required for the
task in hand; that took time. The Eu-
ropeans> have made thousands Of
motors while we have been getting
ready to apply our methods, but when
our factories get going they will out
strip the others, 425 day being the
present goal. Ford made 5000 auto
mobiles in day; twenty a day is the
European record.
Now as to the time it has taken to
reach quantity production, it is pointed
out that it is less than in the ordinary
practice with any elaborate new prod
uct, despite the fact that the current
difficulties surrounding the production
of such mechanism as the Liberty
motor are ten times as great as in
normal times. Material and transpor-
tation delays have been as great and
battling, and skilled men have been
most difficult to find and hold.
Alterations To Be Expected
AS to alterations, the manufacturers
assert that they were only what were
to be expected. Moreover, they make
the astounding statement that 95 per
cent of the alterations originated
with them instead of with the Signal
Corps. They admit that the scrapping
and waste incidental to alterations has
been prodigious, but declare that it
was the inevitable price Of attaining
quantity production with a new ma
chine within a short time. Alterations
are still being made, and, they say, it
will always be so. They are produc-
tive of serious delays in the early
stages Of quantitative production, but
afterward are to be taken as part of
the routine of production.
The Liberty motor as it stands to-
day is as perfect as it will ever be, be-
cause to-morrow's standard will be diff
ferent from to-day's 1t will be
changed and improved with experience,
but, say the makers, it responds to every
requirement and expectation. Not al
terations, but attainment of maximum
volume of production, now absorb the
attention of manufacturers. That is
only matter Of short time now.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Browning Wins $4,000 Suit
Verdict Against Elijah Payn
for Attack in Theatre

Edward W. Browning, whose father
was the founder of one of the largest
clothing stores in the city. won yer.
dict of $4,000 in the Supreme Court
yesterday. for an assault committed
against him two years ago in the Hud-
son theatre. West Forty fourth Street
by Elijah j. Payn, son of Lou +.
ance. The cnse was undefended.
The trouble in the theatre. accord
ing to the testimony Of Mrs. Brown
ing, WAS caused by Payn annoying her.
When she asked her husband to change
seats with her, Payn, it was charged,
became abusive and eventually struck
Mr.. Browning.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Yaphank Bus Is Three Weeks Late;
Angelina Son Gone to France
Free Tour to Camp Delayed Hour by Failure of Soldiers
Mother to Appear; Director Then Learns Her
Boy Has Left Cantonment

This is no brief for Angelina. 1t
was clearly her fault that the sight
seeing bus that went to Camp Upton
yesterday, on the fourth of the Amer
lean Automobile Associations free
late start. BY the rules Of the A. A. A.
Yaphank service and the instructions
sent her by special delivery the day
before, Angelina and her husband
should have been at the Maine Mon
ument. Columbus Circle. on the dot
cf $3.50. But 8 o'clock came and still
no Angelina.
James A. Hemstreet, director of the
greater city to Yaphank service, de-
cided then that if Angelina didn't
come to meet the bus the bus would
go to meet Angelina. SO the car headed
sor Carmine Street, where Angelina
lived. Carninc Street crops out in
that section of Greenwich Village
whose population migrates bodily to
Washington Square on hot summer
nights, and the dingy four-story brick
building in which Angelina lived was
not pleasing object. Hcmstreet
! knocked at the door on the first land
ing. There was the squail of croupy
ment from within and the odor OF
many vanished meals as an old woman
opened the door.
Her Son Gone to France
Angelina? Upstairs. Three fights
Up went Hemstreet, with the old wor,-
en-, crowd of children and q yelp..
ing dog behind him. "Angehna!'
Angelina. middle-aged. with black hai1
and pale face, heard the clatter and
Ian to her door.
SIS your boy soldier?" Angelina
clutched at her heart. Had anything
happened? mo. We want to take you
to Upton to see him." explained Hem.
street.
Tears traced their way down An
gclina's face.
81 getta letter my boy; he go te
Ernnco Wassa use me 90 Camp now
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Captain Butler
Wins Fire Patrol
Efficiency Medal

The gold Discipline and General
Efficiency Medal was awarded to Cap
tain John Butler, of Fire Patrol No. 5,
before a group of honor men of the
Fire Patrol in the rooms of the Com
mittee on Fire Patrol, 123 William
Street, yesterday. Z. e. Pearce, in pre-
senting the medal, declared that Cap
tain Buffers quarters and men far eX-
celled those of all other patrols.
Captain Butler has been q member
of the Fire Patrol for nineteen years.
He lives with his wife and three
daughters at 543 East Eighty-seventh
Street. One daughter. Edith, stem
ographcr in the committees office,
witnessed the presentation to her
father.
Besides the discipline medal Captain
Butler also has the gold life saving
medal for heroic work in 1914, when
the Mayerly House, lodging house, at
So2 Eighth Avenue, was burned and he
saved fourteen lives. He also received
the siler service medal with bars for
ten and fifteen years Of service. He
has been a captain for year, taking
the place Of Captain Charles L. Smith,
now acting superintendent. who re-
ceivcd the gold discipline medal five
times in succession.
The service medals, bars and insignia
we're awarded to twelve men in New
York and six in Brooklyn. Captain AL
bert S. Johnston. Of Patrol No. /, Al
Murray Street, received an additional
bar for thirty years service. Captain
A. A. Kelley, of Patrol No. 4, 113 East
Ninetieth Street, who also holds the life
saving medal, an additional bar fol
twenty-five years of service. Patrol,
man William II. Bannistcr, of Patrol
No. 8. of 240 West Thirtieth Street, the
bar for twenty-five years of service
and Sergeant Frederick Kuhne, of Pa
troll No. Z, 1873 Norfolk Street, a ba,
for twenty years service.
Others in New York who received
silver medals and bar for fifteen years
of service were Captain James j. Rice
Sergeant George A. Lalor, of Patrol No
S, 3o7 West 12lst Street. and Patrol
men stephen A. Lee and Patrick ]. Ro-
han. both in the superintendcnt's Of
flee.
The bronze medal for ten years. ser
vice was awarded to Sergeant Fred +.
Schumann, jr., of Patrol No. 8. II Dean
Street, Brooklyn; Sergeant Soren f. F.
Berulson, Patrol No. l, and Patrolman
Harry Zwicker. Patrol No. 4.
The Fire Insurance Salvage Corps of
Brooklyn gave silver bar to Captain
John l.. Wilson. of Patrol No. 8. for
twenty-five years. service. and the same
for twenty years service to Patrol
man j. w. Godbold. OF Patrol No. 10
5l6 Herkimer Street. and Captain B. J.
Fitzpatrick, of Patrol No. 9, 80 StaRp
Street
The bronze medal and bar were
awarded to Patrolman William B. Day
of Patrol No. 8. and to Frederick Kuhn
ir., and James Carrick, Of Patrol No,
10.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Two Other Women
Lured From Homes
By Detroit "Ads"
Both Are Missing and Po-
lice Believe They May
Have Been Killed

DETROIT. April "a. Helmuth
Schmidt, who killed himself in Jail
here yesterday after confessing his
connection with the disappearance Of
Augusta Steinbach, of New York, who
came here through his promise to
marry her, lured at least two other
women away from home by the same
promise, the police now believe. Both
of these have disappeared, and the po-
lice are inclined to the theory that
their cases may be similar to that of
Miss Steinbach.
In his confession Schmidt said that
Miss Steinbach committed suicide when
she learned that he was already mar
ried and that he burned her body and
buried the ashes.
From the dead mans wife and daugh-
ter it was learned to-day that while
Schmidt was living in Lakewood. N. j.,
a Miss Adele Ullrich kept house for
him. They do not know what became
OF her or what happened to Miss Irma
Pallatinus, who came here with Schmidt
from Lakewood, also as his house
keeper.
LAKEWOOD. N. j.. April 24.-He,-
muth Schmidt, who committed suicide
at Detroit, is believed to have lived
here under the name of Emil Braun in
1913. During that year he was sup
posed to have married Miss Adele Ull-
rich, a bookkeeper, of New York. who
came here in answer to a matrimonial
advertisement.
In April. 1914, Braun disappeared
At that time Mrs. Braun said that she
gave her husband $500. Braun sold
his wife's home without her knowl-
edge and left her destitute. The WON.
an charged Braun with being a SPY
VINO had made drawings Of the defcnces
at Sandy Hook, and said she had been
told that his name was assumed.
In 1916 Mrs. Braun left here and i.
said to be living at 746 Dawson Street
The Bronx. The authorities here neve,
heard Of Miss 1rma Paliatnus.
There is no such number on Daw.
son street as TAG. No one living on
the street had ever heard of Mrs
Braun.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Taft's Creed for
Good Americans

En-Preside',t Tafts creed for al
yood Americans IS as tolloacs:
believe that the cause of the
United States and the Allies is a
just cause and makes for righteous
ness.
believe the Kaiser and the Pots
dam gang cannot make a treaty we
have any right to approve.
believe we do not discharge our
duty to ourselves and the world till
we have fought this war to a victory
over the Kaiser and the Potsdam
gang and the German government as
1t is at present constituted.
believe all our energies during
the next three years should be de-
voted to raising an army of 100000
men and the ships necessary to
transport them to France, and the
supplies necessary to them to fight
this war.
believe we are going to win this
war
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Central Park ''Neglected''

David Hirshfcld, Commissioner Of
Accounts, in report to Mayor Hylan
yesterday charged that Central Park
had been sorely neglected during the
last four years and that the deterio-
ration will result in much epense to
the city to restore the park to normal
conditions.
The report states that the walks and
paths of the park have not been in
such wretched condition as they are
now duying the sityone years of it's
existence. Park Commissioner Cabot
Ward, under the Mitchell administra-
ton, spent from 1914 to 1917. S115,592
for music in the park and only $12,O66
for repairs to the walks and paths,
according to Commissioner Hirshfield.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Bryan's Dry Drive
ABooln for Hearst.
Anderson Asserts
Coming Here to Boom Ed
itor and Not Aid ''Dry"
Cause, Says Leader

William H. Anderson, state superin-
tendentN of the Anti-Saloon Ieaguo oe
New York, who said three weeks aoo
'ha' William Jennings Bryan would be
Joke as a prohibition leader. will,
amend this statement in the New Yo,.
edition Of "The American Issue" off.
cal organ of the league, to be nua-
llshed on Saturday.
1T now becomes necessary to show ~
said Mr.. Anderson, "that Mr. Rrvon :.
worse than joke, and that. as cond;.
'lons now stand, he is very grave
potential menace to the prohibition
cause in New York State"
Pictures Bryan in Disguise
Ire danger, as Mr.. Anderson sees
1T. Is that Mr.. Bryan is coming to New
ofH, not as an artless grape Juice
blober inspired with hatred of rim
Dut IS coming as furtive friend of
William Randolph Hearst with the in
tentlon Of turning the state over to
Mr.. Hearst under the guise of putting
through the programme of the Ma
tlonal Dry Federation. AS Mr.. Ander
son puts it
If not deliberate party to all of
1t, Mr.. Bryan in his gullibility has
been imposed upon"
Inns second and more pointed attack
upon Mr.. Bryan is in answer to 4
statement made by the Rev. P. A.
Baker, D. D., general superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League of America
who characterized Mr.. Anderson's
earlier statement as unjust and un-
called for" DR.. Bakers defence of
Bryan was published in the national
edition of the American ISSUE" April
8, and tends to give color to Mr.. Ander-
sons fear of prohibition party dis
rupted by Bryan. On that subject Mr..
Anderson says:
when Mr.. Bryan begins to play
politics, either on his own behalf or
Tor somebody else, we cannot keep 81
lent merely because of his simple
hearted goodness for prohibition in
! New York will be just as dead if killed
by, the blundering Of its friends as if
killed by the activity Of its enemies" :"
Toad and Jellyfish Again
Toads and jellyfsh, in MIR. Ander-
sons opinion. were not the only phe-
nomena which interested Mr.. Hearst
at Palm Beach. There was also Mr..
Bryan, he points out, saying:
"1n the latter part of February q.
Mr.: Bryan foregathered in Florida with
William Randolph Hearst, long bitter
opponent Of prohibition, staunch friend
of the brewers and practically the
father Of the beer and wine PROPOSE
ton. Mayor Hylan of New York was
present Mr.. Hearst was the main
factor in electing Judge Hylan Mayor
of New York as the Tammany candi-
date. Mayor Hylan. after he came back
from Florida. has been the most active
advocate Of Mr. Hearst for Governor
this fall
"The truth is that there never was
any difference between the prohibition
forces in New York on this question,
and the only advocacy of the beer and
light wine proposition that had at
tracted any general attention came
from Mr.. Hearst and his newspapers"
Although Mr.. Bryan had promised
the Anti-Saloon League, according to
Mr.. Anderson. publicly to compliment
Governor Whitman upon his stand for
prohibition. Mr.. Bryan utterly ignored
an opportunity to do so.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
9,l07 Going to Upton

WASHINGTON, April 24.-The train
ing camps to which the 15t 900 drafted
men ordered mobilized next Friday will
be sent were announced here to-day by
Provost Marshal General Crowder. In
some cases states have beer directed
TO send their men to camps other than
those to which they previously had
been sent.
Camp Upton will receive 9,107 men
from New York and Connecticut. Some
New York men will 80 to Camp Dix.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25

to work in that direction: The main
Asia-Minor question--the so-caled
Bagdad policy-which had become for
US a question of prestige. If England
desired to drive US from there, saw
no way for avoiding a conflict. AS
soon as it was possible for me, be-
gan in Berlin the consideration OF an
understanding over the Bagdad rail
road. We had the cooperation of the
English government, and the result
the agreement almost had been
reached.
Wanted an Agreement
On Asiatic Questions
"At the same time negotiations we're
going on in regard to the Portuguese
colonies, which had been begun by
Count Metternich, continued BY Baron
Prince Lichnowsky. intended tc
reach an understanding in regard tc
other questions, for example, in regard
to Eastern Asiatic questions, which
wanted to bring up after the Bagdac
settlement l left out the feet ques.
tion as an understanding on that point
according to past experiences, woult
have been difficult
81 will not discuss the Albanian
question as it had taken place before
l entered office. But in general l wish
to remark that such an absolute dis
interestedness in connection with Al
bania as Prince Lichnowsky recon-
mends does not seem to me to be pos
sible. 1t would have been contrary
to the spirit of our alliance had we
completely ignored the vital interests
of our allies. We, too, had asked from
Austria in Algerciras the service OF
second. and Italy's attitude at that
time had aroused discord among US.
Furthermore, it seemed to me i'm
possible not to conduct "a Triple Al
lance policy in questions pertaining
to our allies Italy, in that case
would have been driven into the arms
Of the Entente. and Austria woulc
have been delivered to Russia and the
Triple Alliance would have collapsed
And we, ourselves, would have beer
unable to realize our economic in,
terests in the East without all possible
support. Even Prince LichnowskS
does not deny that we had to repre-.
sent there great economic interests
And to-day economic interests can n6
longer be separated from political in
tercsts.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Yaphank Warns Taxi Men
Drivers Will Lose License if
They Levy Excess Charges

CAMP UPTON, April z4.-Every
obey rules just put in force by Major
II. II. Walker, the Provost Marshal, or
lose his camp license. The taxicab
drivers have reaped harvest from ex-
orbitant and arbitrary rates and many
complaints have been flied. Each driver,
who had been issued camp license,
has been warned that II will be re-
yDked il he Violates the rules or make
charges in cxccxs Of the zone rates.
The military police have been direct
ed 10 make every effort to put stop
TO visitors bringing liquor and cameras
into camp. Cameras, not specially H.
eepsed by Washington, will be taken
up ard checked at the owners risk.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Benefit for Fort Slocum Guild

The Fort Slocum Hospital Flower
nnd Comfort Guild will hold its first
military ball and vaudeville show for
The benefit Of it's fund on Saturday and
Sunday, May II and IL, at the Burand
Casino, 800 Westchester Avenue, The
Bronx. Singers will be present from
the Metropolitan Opera Company, and
vaudeville artists from the United
Booking Office. Fort Slocum troops
will drill, and dancing will follow the
performance.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Denies Germany Accepted
Austria's Point of View

1--WE wanted to enter into war on ac-
count of Albania just as little as Sir
Edward Grey. Therefore we agreed
upon a conference, despite our unpieas-
ant experience in Algeciras. Sir Ed
ward Grey should not be deprived of
the credit for his 'conciliatory attitude
at the conference; but it is too much
to say that 'he had by no means placed
himself on the side of the Entente 1t
is tue that he had advised conciliation
in Petrograd, rs we had in Vienna, and
he had found formulas for agreement;
but outs dc he represented the Entente,
for he wanted just as little as we to
desert his allies.
ION the other hand. it is absolutely
untrue that without exception we had
| represented the point of view pre-
scribed to US from Vienna Like Eng
land, we played a conciliatory role and
advised in Vienna moderation and COM
plaisance, as Prince Lichnowsky seems
made extensive concessions on various
occasions (Dibra, Djakowa).
"If Prince Lichnowsky, who always
wanted to be wiser than the Foreign
Office and openly allowed himself to
be impressed by the representatives
of the Entente, had not known these
facts, he ought not have made these
false statements.
"Ambassador Szegycni himself die
rot belong to the extremists; in
Vienna they were not always satisfied
with his attitude. 1t is entirely un-
known to me that the ambassador with
whom l had been in almost daily com
munication repeatedly played the
casus foederis refrain. At any rate
it is true that Prince Lchnowsky TO,
a long time had not been regarded as
a friend in Vienna. Nevertheless,
have heard moro complaints en- the
part Of Marquis San Giuliano than or
the part Of Count Berchtold.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-25
Declares Lichnowsky
Contradicts History

"That 'Petrograd desired the indie
pendence of the Sultan is an assertion
which Prince Lichnowsky has failed to
prove; this statement contradicts the
Russian political tradition. If we had
not possessed in Constantinople the in
huence which Baron Marschall had &C
quired for US it would hardly have
been possible for US to preserve our
economic interests in Turkey in the
desired sense.
"When, furthermore, Prince Lich-
nowsky declares that I'VE had driven
Russia, our natural friend and our best
neighbor into the arms of France and
England by our Oriental and Balkan
policy he contradicts historical facts
1t was only after Prince Gortschakoff
had directed Russia's policy toward re-
vengeful France that Prince Bismarck
had decided to enter into an alliance
with Austria Hungary. BY the alli-
ance with Rumania Prince Bismarck
prevented Russia from pushing toward
the south.
"Prince Lichnowsky condemns the
principles of the Bismarckian policy.
Our endeavors toward rapprochement
with Russia failed or remained inef-
fective, like the so-called. Potsdam
treaty, as Bjorko shows. And Russia
rot always has been our best neighbor.
Under Empress Elizabeth, as at present.
Russia strove for the possession Of
East Prussia, for the extension OF her
Baltic coast and for the domination Of
the Baltic Sea. The Petrograd win
dow slowly extended to Livonia, Es-
thonia, Courland and Finland. and
reached to the Aland Islands. Poland
was prepared for an invasion against
US. The pan-Slavism which more and
more guided Russian politics had direct
anti German tendencies.