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SIX TOPICK L0AFING
BLOTS OFF NAMES
Plea for Chance to Work. at
CantOnments as LabOrers
Saves Idlers.

il Is quite probable that o. Henrys
Soapy, the willy vagrant who relied on
the law to provide him housing against
the ex!gencies OF work and cold would
have only words OF shrill scorn for these
much changed and iacklustre days. when
the law has become an obliging patrol
wagon to pick up wanderers and give
them rest Soapy's scorn would have
struck still higher treble had he wit
messed a scene that took place yester-
day before three grave Justices OF Spe-
cial Sessions.
Not that Soapy ever mixed In with
Special Sessions. A lone copper on
beat was law enough for him. But the
six young men who put this one over on
Soapy, though they were in the eyes OF
the law quite the vagrant that Soapy
was. slammed over for extra measure
plea for clemency that Soapy never
asked for. but quite unsuspectingly got
at the end OF the chapter.
1t appeared that the six young men,
ages Is to "a. did not enjoy being held
up to their fellows as loafers. They
might have been unlawfully' unemployed,
but they did not want II bruited about.
Soapy did not hs6e from publicity. why
should they?
More remarkable still was the plant
OF the pinched six that they wanted a
chance in these days OF fighting TO do a
little work Tor the Government. Proba-
ton officer Brennan heard their story
first. and decided he would call their
blur. He remarked that ne knew of an
excellent cantonment down in old South
Carolina. which was Just building, where
! 500 laborers were needed 10 do manly
work with pick and shovel. He sug-
gested to the six comrades that il they
were bound to work, here was the lttls
golden opportunity.
The six reached their decision sepa-
rately and filed in to talk II over with
the Justices. There they sat. Justice
| Edwards, Justice Murphy. Justice Col
| Inns, all OF the Special Sessions. To
them came the six in order as follows
Frank Garrney, Is, of Ala West Twenty
ninth street; Edward Quinn, 20, and
Michael Quinn. 10. OF 2s East 10lst
street; John O'Donnell. %, OF As South
| Elliott place, Brooklyn: Joseph Murray,
| "a. OF 575 Southern Boulevard, The
Bronx, and Pelegrlno Staffo. 10. of ia
Mulberry street
your Honors. these men want to
work." said Probationer Brennan. IN
Producing the sextet. "And l would
ask that sentence be suspended to per-
| nit them to be employed on army can
torment work. where / am prepared to
| send them"
The Justices raised their eyebrows as
in one motion.
"Want to work. said Justice Ed.
wards. astonshed.
Want TO work." inquired Justices
Murphy and Collins, taken aback.
Want to work." affirmed Probationer
Brennan.
well. we'll" said the Justices Their
heads came together over the bench and
they very soon saw no objection why
sentence should not be suspended and /,
was.
Probationer Brennan made a genera
announcement after the prisoners were
taken away to entrain for camp and
work valiantly for their country that hi
will offcr the same haven of toll to 9th
ers OF the unlawfully unemployed, and
he said he would be greatly gratified II
he could get all the 500 needed at once
1t Is barely possible he will get more
recruits
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FRIEND OF BISMARCK
HELD AS ALIEN ENEMY
DR.. Won Strensch in Jail on
Presidential Warrant.

DR., Frederick August Richard Won
Strensch. 5S. friend OF Bismarck. who
found 1t wise to leave Germany after
certain remarks he made about the en-
forced retirement of the Iron Chancellor
attracted the attention of the German
authorities. was ordered held In the
Raymond street Jail. Brooklyn. as a
dangerous enemy allen yesterday by Ru-
fus Sprague, Jr, chief Of the Enemy
Allen Bureau.
DR.. Won Strensch was arrested in a
Columbus Circle restaurant Monday on
a Presidential warrant. which was is
sued following an inquiry by the bureau
OF investigation of the Department OF
Justice.
DR.. Won Strensch lived at 545 West
l64th street. He IL unmarried. After
leaving Germany he went to Africa.
He came to this country twenty-five
years ago.
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RUSSIAN WARRIOR TRIES
TO SUBWAY TO SCRANTON
With Wife and Eighteen Children, All in Fur Coats
Shuttes Back and Forth on Same
Train All Day.

II was not in the mind of Michael Ras-
soulovich, the traveller, to waste time on
New York. He was one who had seen
the great ports Of sebastopol and Seat
tie. and who was to look upon, and soon,
the prominent American city of scran-
ton. So for Michael, arriving with the
dawn yesterday. It was of one train
and onto another as speedily as might be.
Much moving about the worid-even
to cast aside those experiences in the
war which had won him the little white
enamel Cross OF ST. George which tapped
against his chest above his heart-had
endowed Michael with a grand self
reliance. He spoke no English, but
stralghtway he found his Scranton train.
Finds His own Train.
Aye. he found It. right handy to the
Grand Central Station, In a hole in the
ground as deep as that through which
he had been shot into the city. and upon
1t he marched his wife and his eighteen
fur coated children.
Michael wore a great fur coat him
self But for all his six foot six OF
height and his tremendous breadth that
and the Cross of ct. George were his
only burdens. Mamma Rassoulovich was
little wonder. In her arms, Nesting
inside her fur coat in a tiny fur coat
OF its own, nestled the youngest. Upon
her back she cheerfully bore a trundle
bed, a samovar, frying pan. many
wondrous wreaths of garlic and sundry
other appurtenances of the household,
parlor chamber and kitchen.
II was hefOra the rliast 0f riy
rush hours then and Michael and his
family had the whole Of car to them
selves.
No such car had Michael ever seen
| before upon all his travels The seats
| ran lengthwise: uprights of glistening
| whiteness divided it: officials of the
| road in snowy uniforms officiated at
| either end and by a species OF magic
! caused doors In the very centre to fly
open. ever and again. without even
approaching them.
1t struck Michael Rassaulovich at first
that travel between New York and
Scranton was SO light as to Indicate a
philanthropic endowment behind the
management OF the line. The cost Of his
tickets. for one thing. had been far less
than friends returned from Scranton to
Russia by way Of New York had led
him to expect to pay.
| Later on business picked up. The
stops were many and the cities along
the route were as alike as nearly as
Michael could make out in the gloom
through which his train ran as the
posies OF garlic which Mamma Rassoulo-
vich had used to crown the litter Of i'm
| ped!menta at her feet.
| AT some OF these stops many people
boarded the train. struggling for the
privilege Of riding with the Rassoulo-
viches. At other stops many got Off
which was a great relief to Michael. for
at times he had counted as many as
The sun., 1918-07-17
WIFE ACCUSES AUSTRIAN.
Yonkers Alien who Talked q
Plot Ia Held.

On the complaint Of his wife. with
whom he has not been living for more
than a year, Demitri Derbaska, an Aus
trian. was teld for trial in the Court Of
Special Sessions at Yonkers yesterday
on the charge of having used language
derogatory to the United States.
Derbaska is employed at the Alexan-
der Smith & Sons Co.'S carpet factory in
Yonkers, which for the last year las
been manufacturing tents and blankets
for the army.
His wife made an affidavit stating that
he had informed her he had been ap-
proacfed by a group of Germans who
offered him $1,000 II he would partici-
pate in a plot to destroy the factory
and that when she told him he was
keeping dangerous company he said
1.-THE United States will never win II e
war. Germany is too smart and will
give the United States a sound beating
The sun., 1918-07-17
Gives Home 100000.

To the Miriam Osborn Memorial Home
Mr.. Sterling gives large tracts OF land
adjacent to it's property. which he had
acquired at various times, and fund
estimated to exceed 100000. which
he had set apart to erect on this land
one or more endowed buildings in MEM
ory OF his mother.
The Presbyterian Hospital OF New
York is left $500, and there is a be-
quest OF $4,000 TO the Bridgeport Hos
pital. The sum of $50 900 Is to be ex-
pended, as directed by his sisters. for
any public object in his native town.
The residuary estate, upward Of $l5,-
600, 900, which goes to Yale, Ia to be
expended by the university for the cree
ton of buildings in the academic and
graduate departing is to be
at least one memorial building-funds
for schola rships. fellows and lecture
ships, the endowment OF new professor
ships and the establishment OF special
funds for prizes. In the disposition OF
this residue estate Mr.. Sterling expresses
the wish that his sisters be consulted.
The two sisters, James o. Bloss. who
made his home with MIR. Sterling fol
over forty years; George II. Church
who had been closely associated with
him In the management OF many i'm
portant estates, and the Farmers LoaI
and Trust Company are named as ex.
ecutors and-with the exception of the
sisters-also as trustees.
An advisory board to consult with tn,
trustees Is also created. II originally
consisted OF James Stillman. Samue
Thorne and stephen s. Palmer. all o.
whom nre now dead. In a codicil dated
1915 James A. Stillman, Percy A. Rock
efeller, Samuel McRoberts and George
b. Cortelyou are named as members O.
The sun., 1918-07-17
BAFF SEEKS TO RESTRAIN DAY,
Asks Court 10 Forbid Leasing OF
Market Space to Another.

The Rev Jonathan g. Day. CONF "
sioner OF Public Markets. must apps
In the Supreme Court to-day ana sac"
cause why ne should not be rosiId'Aec
from leasing the stand in West VAS
ington Market. long occupied by HarnG
Baff & Co. to another. The ordr' r"
Mr.. Days appearance was signed YES
terday by Justice Giegerich on IN" ps"
ton OF Harry Baff, who has MANAGE
Barnet Baff & Co. since the murder o.
his father. Barnet, several years ago
Baff alleges in his petition that u''
the United States Food Admin!s'T"No"
several months ago. suspended -
license to deal in eggs and poultry 10Y
the duration of the war the firm ""'
doing n business OF s2,5oo.00u a yea
Ban says that he has been secH'hB 10
have the suspension of his license re-
voked. but that his efforts would o.
unavailinE II Commissioners Day ca'T.HI
out his expressed intention to lease no
stand to 'one Bitzick"
The sun., 1918-07-17

now. Why should they appiy7 What
sort OF a man over 80 years Of age is
willing to work for $1,000 a year In
these times? There Is no use in our
taking on men in the draft ages. for
no sooner are they appointed TO the force
than OF they go. and the city has to
pay them the difference between their
city and Government salaries. Under
the draft rulings a man may be ef-
empted from military service II he has
dependents. but the minute he Joins the
Fire Department he IS transferred to
Glass IA. on the theory that his depend
ents can live on the hreman's salary.
which the man continues to receive.
All the Fire Department gets out OF II
Is the name of an absentee on the pay
roll"
KenIon with Firemen.
Chief Kenlon said: Whatever the
firemen do have the same old affection
for them. was and am one Of them.
but in my position perhaps l see more
clearly than they do that the problem
the city Is facing Is rather an economic
than a labor problem. l am glad to
hear that there was no talk of a strike
at the meeting last night. strike OF
firemen is unthinkable. You might as
well talk OF a strike OF soldiers in the
army. The firemen know this. They
know that their job is the protection of
a city packed to suffocation with hun,a n
beings and piled up with stores Of COM
bustible material such as were never
seen before.
IT had no idea that tho men would
join the labor federation. and at this
time / hardly know what to say. But
can say / feel confident that although
the Board of Estimate may not be able
to raise salaries this year 1t will put an
increase Of at least Is per cent. In the
budget for ne&t year. II they were to
be paid for their overtime work they
would get far more than that"
The chief was asked II any member OF
the Board of Estimate had told him that
the firemeu might get a Is per cent
| advance. He said: mo. but that is my
opinion"
Meanwhile the requests Of the Police
and Fire Commissioners for more money
for their men continue to lie in the
| hands of the finance committee Of the
Board OF Estimate to which the board
, with the same personnel, entrusted
I them on Friday lest.vMayor Hylan said
on Friday there would be a hearing be.
fore this committee. The committee
| usually meets on Monday, but did moi
| do so this week. The uniformed mer
were told that there might be meet
ing to-day. but none has been called by
| the chairman. Comptroller Craig. Mex
| Fridays meeting of the Board of Esti
mate may be the last until September
II 1t voted the increases the concurrence
Of the Board OF Aldermen would b
necessary. The Aldermen adjourned
yesterday for the summer recess. bu
a special meeting will be called by
President Alfred z. Smith II the EST
mate Board, seeing what its delay.
have already produced and may produc,
later II the unionized firemen are no
relieved, decides to do something.
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B. R. T. EMPLOYEES ORGANIZE.
Union official Hopes TO Intere"
All Transit Workers In tit>,

Organization of the electric rail" A.
employees OF the city is going on quietly
through committee OF the Central Ia
Dor Union in Brooklyn. Maurice I've
Young. secretary OF the union. ar
nounced last night. De Young said ina
the central body was dealing with ne
Amalgamated Association OF Street ana
Electric Railway Employees OF An'er''a
in lining up the Il. r. T. workmen.
Thomas Collins. general organizer 'o'
the American Federation OF Labor, sai'
he expected to receive authority 500
TO organize all transit employees in me
metropolitan district.
The sun., 1918-07-17

MINIATURE ALMANAC
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Standard Time.
Sun rises. SIS A NJ Sun sets.....t:cS pm
Moon sets......l2:5l A NJ
HIGH WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook ..?:n A VI Gov Island ..NAN
He'll Gate.....J :ol A NJ
LOW WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook 9:ol A N Gov. Island. sa5 AN
Hell Gate......ll:A AN
No!e-The foregoing table has been corrected
TO conform TO the new artificial time"
EVENTS TO-DAY.
This is a wheatiess day.
Peoples concert, Washington Square, .
y. NJ
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BURGLARS LEAVE $4,000.
Overlook Liberty Bonds when Dis
turbed After blowing safe.

Burglars who failed to keep their
nerve when a night Waterman passed by
left behind them in the offices OF Darn
stadt, Scott & Courtney, paper stock
dealers, at ITS South street, more than
$4,000 in Liberty bonds, the police
learned yesterday.
They took only $500 worth OF bonds,
$40 and IS worth of postage stamps
Officers OF the company said there were
thirty $1,000 bonds In the safe. $50 in
stamps and $3.50 In cash. The safe door
was blown.
The sun., 1918-07-17

four strangers standing upon hts ST.
berian boots. At other stops all would
leave the train but Michael. mamma and
the little Rassouloviches.
Suspects He's on shuttle.
Dimly Michael suspected that he was
travelling over the same ground. More
than once II occurred TO him that he
had passed through the cities Of Hun
deransixteen and Van Kortlan. as he
caught the phonetics of their names,
many times before. And the great
bridge over which the train travelled
in tho light as II came into Hunderan-
sixteen became quite n familiar incident
of the journey.
A couple Of times when the crowd
had thinned Michael sounded mess call.
Trained we'll by. their soldier father the
small Rassoulovches would produce ana
extend tin cups at the word OF command.
Into the cups Michael would pour parsi-
monious portions of what apparently was
vodka--wha. at any rate looked and
smelied as vodka should.
Just once, and that was when the
Rassou!ovich family for space had the
car almost to themselves again, Mamma
tried to make tea In the samovar. On
this occasion one Of the officials in white
came In and shook his head and spoke
at length in the outlandish tongue OF the
Americans. 1t was understood this was
forbidden on the road to Scranton, and
there was no tea.
For the grand meal. which occurred
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Michael
opened q can OF herring. using for an
opener a bayonet that had hung un-
perceived from a belt beneath his coat.
The car was quite comfortably filled
then, but the little Rassouloviches were
hungry and had made 1t known Michael.
passing the herring, kept 1t scrupulously
in the family.
,, Bayonet His Can Opener.
big chunk of black bread into lesser
chunks and distributed them with gar
lie; from n blanket roll of dainties he
drew forth the last course-cheeee.
Neighbors grew fewer. They paled one
| by one and went away. They didn't
necessarily leave the train nut they
crossed the platform into Uther cars
The officials in white shut the doors
which heretofore had remained open
and stayed outside them. 1t was high
velocity cheese which Michael provided
| for his family.
At 3 O'Clock a SUN man walked into
the Rassoulovich car and staggered out
again Michael was still at the cheese.
Them" said Mr.. Shonts's guard
They've been riding with me all day.
don't know where they're going. Any
how, it's not where they think"
THE SUN man PACED the train for one
who spoke Russian. He found one anc
| took him to- Michael.
An hour later Michael Rassoulovich
Mamma Rassoulovlch. eighteen other as
sorted Rassouloviches. the samovar. thu
frying pan and all the rest Of It wert
| OF the Broadway subway and on thu
straighter road to Scranton, Pa
The sun., 1918-07-17
Candle Causes Altar Fire.

A worshipper at the feast Of Our
Lady Of Mount Carmel in the Church
of st. Anne, $40 East 10th street yes
terday tipped over a candle that set
Are TO the embroidery of the altar. Lit
tic damage was caused,
The sun., 1918-07-17
1850, 900 More for Belgians.

WASHINGTON. July l6-Relgium to-
day obtained a new credit of 81 $50. 900.
This made total loans to Belgium by
the United States Government $780,
$4,000. and total loans to all Allies
S6,2GS,27V.000.
The sun., 1918-07-17

Highest temperature, 81. at S p. n.
Lowest temperature. 90. at s A. N
Average temperature, 10.
Observations yesterday at United s'ses
Weather Bureau ststions showing atmcs.
phertc conditions In the various cities
Temperature. veloc-
The sun., 1918-07-17

four strangers standing upon his ST.
berian boots. At other stops all would
leave the train but Michael. mamma and
the little Rassouloviches
The sun., 1918-07-17
LOCAL WEATHER REPORTS.

The temperature In this city yesterdst
as recorded by the oficial Thermometer i,
shown In the annexed table:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27

The first letter received from FIN
lev ]. Iseman. Company rs, SlNtn
United States marines, since he reacheo
n base hospital following wounds re-
ceived July ~, has come to Miss orai
Guthrie, of the Marshalltown Cluo, "a
whose home Tsnman roomed bef2re ne
entered the service.
, Iseman, who was a clerk In the
FIRST National Bank, was cared Tor IN
field hospitals until Aug. 25, when ne
was removed to base hospital. 1t is
the first bed have had to sleep In foi'
long time" Iseman writes, but !
am not enjoying 1t very much, Tor
have quite q wound in my left thfgh
UP next to the hip"
Iseman has had two operations on
his wounded thigh. In one four pieces
Of high explosive shell were removed
from the flesh. Fortunately there was
no fracture, but an artery was
severed, and his caused the young
man to lose a great deal OF blood ana
become very weak. Twice the wounded
artery has broken but the flow OF plooo
was stopped quickly.
fsefnan saws that ne Is RECEIVING
good care, but that he misses many
little delicacies that would be anorded
him under similar circumstances at
home. Noticelbly among these were
ice cream and fruit. He says little
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27

ThuMday In each month during the
entire year. It's officers are Mrs. Ralph
Arney, president: Mrs. Carl Lewis. vice
president; Mrs. George Estel, score
tary: Miss Iva Reese. treasurer; Mrs.
'Geroge Lewis. chaplain; and Mrs
George Hunsche. custodian.
A study OF the bible was taken up
last year by the members. who this
year will study the conservation OF ma
tional resources and also have speciai
programs for children's and husbands
The hartIand Reading Club.
The Hartland Reading Club, rural
literary club. is the third to have given
up all club activities and the only. one
that has disbanded for the duration OF
the war. A club study was arranged
last year, but after Christmas 1t was
given up and the members held their
meetings on the second Wednesday OK
the month for Red Cross work only.
Later the club was entirely disoanded
and the members now devote all tneir
time to Red Cross work.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27

We honestly belive Cranoleas Will
cure any case OF ccsema or othsr skin
disease. Come In and let US tell you
about II. Use one Jar OF this oint-
ment and II dissatisfied with the re-
suits. your money will be promptly re-
turned. B. A. Morgan. druggist. Mar
shalltowu. Iowa
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27

Pvsshsss Sunday Mest - pseovA
Let NJ MI your SUNDAY, neat dsAag
WI have spring chicken. corn bed.
purc homo made pork sausage. spase
ribs. home made saaer kraut apd dill
pickles. Posey Meat and Prsvislea
Company
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27

to gouge. pick, 9erk or cut out your
cornA II you want the pleasure OF
getting rid Of corn. be sure to get
"Gets-It" It Is its wonderful formula
that has made "Gets-It" the corn mar
vel that It is, used by more millions
than any other corn treatment on
earth. A few drops on any corn or
callus, that's all. It can't stick. It Is
painless, eases pain. You can kick
your "corny" feet around. even in tight
shoes, and your corns won't cruelty
you. You can go ahead and work,
dance. live, love and laugh az tho WITH
out corns.
"Gets-It" the guaranteed money
back corn remover. the only sure way.
costs but . tribe ct any drug store.
Manufactured by Z Lawrence & Co.,
Chicago. III Sold IN Marshaiftown and
recommended as the worlds best corn
remedy by tho Old Reliable Drug Co,
Beinert Drug Co.. Henry 8. Mayer and
the Mcbride & Will Drug Co
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27

scr~wny' pezra cests ~ centA whos
cantaloltpes nrs worth 50 cents each
AZ the time no wrote lsemAn saye
that he expects to DO able 70 b w %
crlItches before LONG
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27

When four-year-old sonny, who wns
being served with some cauiihower'
was asked how he liked It. he replied:
.Tt Is very nice, but please don't gave
me any more"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27
"Gets-It," a Liberty
Bottle for Corns!

There's Only One Genuine Corn Peel
er"-That's "Gets.lt"
Ever peel a banana? That's the way
Gets IT. peels off corns- It's the only
corn treatment that will. "Gets-It" is
a guarantee. that you won't finally have
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27
g.tsse Nhsti

Health students who advise people
20 AVOID crowds 10 not show nueh
regard for the uDlift - coaoueted
froa Q sDaaksTs platform
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-27

h ~ nose manifest sign Of wisdom
y ooatinual cheerfulness; such state
~ condition. like things In the re-
,o1e1o above the moon, IL always clear
- serene.