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New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
GERMAN
Italian Front
ITALIAN

ROME. Jan. There have been rccipro-
cal bursts Of fire between Praso and Cimcgo.
in the Guidicaria Valley. and more intense
activity on the part of medium calbre enemy
guns in the Zugna region of the Lagarina
Valley On the Asiago plateau our bat
terics made effective shots against enemy
transports and troops the march behind
the lines.
There also has been activity by recon
noitring dctachmcntS North of Costalunga
Austrian parties were driven back and fol-
loved up by our patrols. which made few
prisoners. Violent concentrations of fire by
our batteries against enemy positions be-
tween the tren2ela Valley and the Brenta
Valley have been answered by persistent
shelling Of our lincs. Enemy positions and
the rear areas between Vidcr and Pon.e della
fr'uli have been repeatedly sheed with ex-
cellcnt results by French and British bat
tories.
At sorlc points British patrols have forced
the Piave and caused alarm in the enemy >
lines: One the plain there has been mode tie
artillery activity.
In Albania. the Osum River. a large
enemy detachment which at dawn Sunday at
tackled our Albanian bands was driven back
by our regular troops. who had promptly ar.
rived on the scene.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
II High Schools
Use Textbooks
Gerard Denounced

"Writing and Speaking German" the
textbook referred 10 by James ".
Gerard, in the speech in which he de
clared that pro-German propaganda was
carried on in the high schools of New
York at the expense of the taxpayers
of the city, has been bought from Henry
Holt e. Co., publishers, by eleven high
schools These schools are the Julia
Richman, Bay Ridge day and evening", ,
New Utrecht, Commercial, Girls, Bry-
ant, Flushing, Curtis, Stuyvesant and
Richmond Hill.
Even in its revised form, the re-
vision being made since war was de-
clared, this book proclams the imperial
doctrine of German supremacy in All
things, carefully seeks to nculcate be-
lief IN the necessity for German expan-
sion, and praises all things German at
the expense Of the United States. al
though IT also declares OH page 154 that
the German Imperial Constitution is IN
many respects similar to the Constitu-
ton Of the United States" Pages 161
to 1863 are devoted to impanting in the
mind OF the student justification IF
German militarism and German ageres-
sion. The justification follows:
Prom poweress land. a prey Of
strangers, which seemed to be near to
ruin mas arisen one of the mightiest states
OF the world This development is not
only political To be sure, Germany had
to win recognition from the other powers
through its success in war and diplomacy
ard for this Il great army was necessary.
In order to maintain its position Germany
dare not To give up lis army, and it stands
now at the beginning OF the twentieth
century the first military power Of
Europe
The great problem of Germany in the
twentieth century is the founding OF new
colonies and development of its trade with
its colonies and foreign lands. The Ger
man territory has become too small for
the German people. The eS.0o0.0o0 Ger
mans need more land than they now pos
sess in Europe
There is no essential difference Of
this statement contained in an Ameri-
can textbook and the arguments set
forth by the kaiser's agents in defense
Of Wilhelm's policy which brought
about the present war.
In an article on page al, devoted
to the joys OF university Nfc in Ger
many when the studeAt may spend
ten years at the university without
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Bank Reports Called For

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Itemized re.
ports on deposits carried by railroads
street or electric railways and steam
boat companies are required of national
banks by the Controller of the Cur
rency's call to-day for report of the
banks condition at the close Of bust
ness December 81.
These items, included in the report
form for the first time, will furnish
valuable information to the Govern.
ment Railroad Administration and tc
Treasury officials in feeling the tinan.
clal pulse OF thc nation in preparation
for the next Liberty Loan, it was ex.
planned.
Another new feature of the reports
will be figures on amount of Liberty
bonds held by the banks, loans made
on security of the bonds and interest
rates on these loans. This. also. viii
assist officials in arranging for the next
loan.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
The Great w NVar-1257 57th Day
Harry Luckenbach;
u. S. Steamer, Sunk
BY U-Boat; 8 Missing

According TO adviccs received in this
city yesterday by her owners, the
American steamship Harry Luckcnbach
has bccn sunk by submarine Off the
French coast. She is the fourth vessel
OF the luckcnbach feet to be sent to
the bottom by the Germans. Tho dis
patch WAS meagre. stating merely that
eight men of crew Of thirty were
missing. In addition to her officers
and men the Luckenbach carried a
naval guard of twelve men.
The Luckenbach had been rcquisi-
toned by the government as supply
vessel at a French port early in Octo-
ber. She was in command Of Captain
i. S. Jones.
She was launched about twenty -four
years ago as the Surrey, in West Har-
tlepool England, and subsequently was
renamed the Michigan. When the Luck
enhachs bought her, some ten year.
ago. and put her under American reg.
lstry. her name was changed to tho
Harry Luckcnbach. She was vcsse
OF 2,798 tons gross register
The first vessel of the Luckcnbach
company to sink from German tor
pedo was the Jacob Luckcnbuch, whic}
Luckcnbach was destroyed by sub.
marine on October Ii, 1917. and the
ID. \. Luckenbach was sent under some
thirteen days later. five members OF
her crew oerishing.
The j. l.. Luckenbach, another vessc
Of the fleet. had running fight with
q submarine soon after Although sew.
cral OF her crow were killed by shcl
fire, she managed to escape.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Vanderlip Hints
u. S. May Retain
Railway Control
He Declares That Govern.
ment Was to Blame for
Faults in The Past

Frank A Vanderip, president of the
National City Bank and head Of the
War Sovings Stamps Committee,
charged last night that the recent
breakdown Of the TRANSFORMATION sys-
tens of the country had resulted from
the governments "unfair treatment" of
the railroads. Speaking to ZOO mem
bera OF the Rubber Association of
America at their annual dinner at the
Waldorf, Mr.. Nanderlip proved q
staunch defender of private ownership
OF the roads. but predicted that, with
the current sweep OF state socialism.
there would never be a return to inai-
Nidual control as in the past. He said,
in part:
Il do not regard the breakdown OF
the railroads as en- Indictment Of pri
vatc ownership of railroads. Rather
than that, it is an indictment Of govern
ment control of railroads in the form,
that we have had it. The breakdown did
not come on the 2Sth of December; II
started far back of that, in the unfair
treatment that railroads have had.
"It lies in the impossible situation in
which the railroads were placed, with
increasing costs of operation, rapidly
increasing wages. higher cost of living
in every particular, without any adc-
quate increase in their income. 1t looks
as if the railroads have passed pcrm.-
nently from private control in the form
that we have known it. Whether OF
rot that is q good thing must now re
main to be seem
THE great thing that has been &C
complished up to this moment is to wipe
out the prohibitions that have been laid
upon the railroads. These prohibitions
compelling competition, preventing CO.
operition, made them less efficient than
they otherwise would have been. proba
bly, very much less efficient. We shall
see how mach more efficient they arc
Wath those prohibitions removed"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Goethals Chosen
To Speed Up All
War Shipments
Baker Appoints Him Direc-
tor of Transportation for
Entire Department
[Stnf Correaponde1,cel

WASHINGTON, Jan. ITO eradi-
cate some OF the delays in procuring
war materials due to the fact that
separate divisions of the War Depart
ment handle their own shipments, Sec
retary Of War Baker announced to-
day that Major General George w.
Goethals, acting quartermasser general
Of the army. had been made director
of transportation and storage for the
entire department..
General Gocthals is now selecting
a staff of transportation experts and
warehouse operators to. assist him in
speeding up the shipment to seaboard
OF all war materials needed for all
branches of the army. The acquisi-
tions of the Bush Terminals and the
New York municipal docks recently
by the government are two of the
moves already made by General
Goethals in his new capacity.
Heretofore the Engineer Corps. ord
nance department and the Signal
Corps have been competing with one
another in procuring speedy shipment
of materials. Under the new system
General Goethals will have supreme
shipments will have priority.
Secretary Baker explained that the
selection of General Goethals vas one
move in the reorganization Of the War
Department, now in progress. He said
that Brgadier General Chauncey Ba-
ker, chief Of the embarkation division
of the department, created several
months ago at the suggestion Of Gen
eral Pershing, would be one Of General
Goethals's assistants
The duties Of the embarkation divi-
sion heretofore Rave been to lay down
at seaboard all supplies and equipment
needed by the overseas forces. This
work, in a measure, will be continued
by The division, but under the direc-
tlon of General Goethals.
The task Of transporting shipments
overseas is handled By the Navy De
partment. On arrival of supply ships
abroad the Quartermaster corps Of
General Pershing's forces are charged
with unloading and transporting all
cargocs to the American base.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Violent Artillery Duels De-
velop in Vicinity of
Passchendaele
Crown Prince Fails
German Attack on French
North Of Hill 3O4 Is
Repulsed

LONDON, Jan. 7.--Fghting activity
in Flanders last night and this morn
ing assumed considerable proportions,
the War Office communicates indicate.
At dawn the Germans attempted a
strong raid against the British po-
sitions southeast of Ypres, which Field
Marshal Haig asserts was beaten back
with loss by rifle and machine gun
fire.
Later in tho day violent artillery
duels developed on the salient east
of Yprcs, in the ncighborhood Of Pass
chcndelc. and in isolated sectors be
tween the roads leading from Arras
and peronnc to Cambria, Berlin rc-
ports. Forciicld engagements occurred
at many points between the yprcs and
The Cambrai fronts.
On the French front the troops of
the Crown Prince failed in an attack on
Petan's trenches north Of Hi! 304
on thc left bank of the Mouse. On
fighting of ''keen intensity" during the
Noul Ok VI tuS iiStl III tIie AtSIV!i VI
BezonvauX and Chambrcttcs.
In the sector north Of st. Mihicl
near tho Alsatian border, French
patrol took prisoners in a successful
manoeuvrc against the enemy. An in
crease OF gunhre near Mont Haut, in
the Champagne, is chronicled by the
Paris War Office, while between the
Miette and the Aisne there was con
side ia bic mine-iiring.
On Saturday, the Frcnch statement
says, four German airplanes wore
brought down by French pilots and g
fifth by special anti-aircraft guns.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Gen. Scott Routs Rusnors

CAMP DIX, N. j.. Jan. 7.--Majo
General Scotp this afternoon dropped
an official grenade into the dugout of
tina. particular class Of German rumor
devils which has been working over
time to frighten parents and friends Of
the boys in training at Camp Dix With
false tales Of illness and cpidemics
raging in the cantonment
Il have found the health conditions
at Camp Dix much better than in civil
life" the general said in an official
statement issued this afternoon. "There
are 706 men now in the hospitals, Of
which the ajority are there because
of minor Illnesses, to many OF which,
if they We're in civil life, they would
pay no attention. There are not 100
cases of illness in the whole camp chat
physicians IN civil life would diagnose
as serious enough to keep a man con-
fined to his home. There have been
only eighteen deaths since the camp
started" "
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
German Beaten by
Vigilantes Vanishes
kaiser's Sympathizer in New
Haven Said To Have Feared
Another Attack

NEW HAVEN, Jan. 7.-Maximilian
Won Hocgcn, the German sympathzer
who was beaten ly Il party Of viglantes
Saturday night because he headed his
questionable With "Deutschlund iiber
could not be found tonight. 1t
was reported that he had left town,
fearing another outburst against him.
Members Of the first party tonight
declared their intention Of giving an
other drubblng to Won Hocgen in case
he reneWs his attacks on the United
States. No definite method Of reach
ing his case was offered to-day by law
yers, with the exception Of a sugges
tion that the exemption board draft
him and under military law throw him
into the guardhouse.
Won Hoegen is Yale Law School
graduate and has small practice
among local German-Americans In the
papers of Captain Won Papen were
found checks made out in Won Hoegen' 8
favor for work done in obtaining IN
formation of the bridgeport and New
HaevN munitions factories, where Won
hoegen worked in overalls. Won Hoe
gen has a slightly withercd foot His
sister undoubtedly alluded to this
physical defect when she asked the
mob to release him Saturday night on
the plea that he was a cripple. His
case has been placed personally before
Attorney General Gregory.
Won Hoegen, with his father and
sisters, several months ago leased a
house adjoining the plant Of the Win
chester Repeating Arms Company.
Neighbors to-day circulated petition
declaring his presence in the neigh
borhood to be a menace to public
safety. The petition will be presented
to Mayor Fitzgerald tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Federal Leases
OF Coal and Oil
Lands Ratified
Senate Passes Bill Author.
izing Secretary of Inte-
rior to Rent Fields

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE Walsh.
Pittman oil and coal land leasing bill
was passed by the Senate late to- day by
a vote of 81 to 80. 1t now goes to the
House.
The oil land leasing bill has been
pending in the Senate for four years.
It's passage at this session was made
possible by an agreement to eliminate
from its provisions the nasal oil re.
serves. which was urged by the Navy
Department. A separate bill, providing
for the operation of these reserves by
the government, the leases of the pres
ent claimants being obtained either
through condemnation proceedings or
by direct purchase, is being framed and
will be introduced as soon as approved
by President Wilson.
Consideration of the Pittman bill was
begun in the Senate prior to the ho-
days, but under unanimous consent
agreement a final vote was no. taken
until late to-day.
The bill provides for the general
leasing Of coal, phosphate, oil, gas and
sodium lands by the Secretary of the
Interior, with royalties to be paid to
the government, and for purchase Of
the lands by lessees under certain con-
ditions. 1t was passed virtually as
introduced.
The principal fight to-day was over
sections which Senator Pittman de-
clared were inserted as a protection
against monopolies. They provide
that no person, association or corpo.
ration shall be permitted to hold by
leases ,an area greater than 1850
acres, and that lessees shall not hold
more than a tenth interest in any or
ganization engaged in the transports.
tion or refining of minerals.
An amendment by Senator Sterling
permitting holders of claims to COM
bine with the consent of the Secretary
of the Interior for the purpose Of
constructing pipe lines and retineres
was adopted.
The Senate also rejected Senator
Kirby's amendment, which would have
authorized the President TO develop,
mine and operate coal and oil proper
ties or public lands when the public
exigencies require it,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
1 wo More I ammany
Leaders Get Jobs

Two more Tammany leaders were
taken care Of" yesterday by being ap-
pointed Deputy Fire Commissioners at
$4,000 year each Charles w. Culkin.
leader OF the Sd Assembly District, will
be in charge of Manhattan, The Bronx
and Richmond, and William F. Thomp
son, leader of the 9Th Assembly Dis
trict, Brooklyn, will look after that
borough ard Queens. Thomas J. Dren-
nan. the Fire Commissioner, is Tam
many leader. of the 4th Assembly Dis
trict, Brooklyn.
In 1909 Culkin, as chief clerk of the
Court Of Special Sessions, was arrested
by order Of William T. jerome, then
District Attorney, charged with the
misappropriation of more than $1,000
in lines paid by defendants. The next
day the money was accounted for by
Culkin and he was discharged when ar
raigned before a magistrate. A short
time later, when called upon to answer
charge of "wilful neglect of duty
which grew out Of the Jerome inquiry
Culkin resigned.
Thompson until the first of the year
WAS deputy in the Brooklyn Regis
tcrS office
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
U. S. Has New Plan for
Treating Wounded
Continuous Care From Fight
ing Line to Base Hospital
Insured
Insured
{ by Tho Associated Press /

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
Of American soldiers include radical
departure from former methods OF
treating wounded. An announcement
made to-day by Surgeon General Brad
ley says that method has been formu-
lated assuring each case continuous
treatment from the dressing station on
the fighting line through many hands
to the base hospital.
This coordination has been worked
out by Dr. ]. NJ. T. Finney, of Johns
Hopkins University, who has been an
pointed director of the surgery section.
1t does away with the more frequent
examination of wound dressings which
has been the method III other armies.
Another departure is the stnndardi-
zation ol splnts. Heretofore every
surgeon, even in the armies, used
spiints OF his own devising, making a
great number Of varieties. The British
army doctors have been so imprcs secf
with the American plan and the manual
explaining it that they asked and re-
cclved permission to adopt it them
selves.
Plans for Care Of Blind
Plans for the care of the blind in
clude instruction TO begin as soon as
possible after the wound has been re-
ceVed, experience in other armies hav-
ing shown that quick treatment and in,
structlOn arc most valuable. Personal
instruction will be continued by the
army until the blind reach the United
States. Dr.. George L. de Schwcinitz. of
Philadei iphia, will be in charge OF treat
ment OF the blind and also will direct
all head surgery, such as throat and
facial
Since it has been found that speedy
treatment of wounds results in d
greater saving Of life. divis onal ambu-
lance sNtions have been mobilized to
three-q quarters Of their strength. Up to
this time only male nurses have beer
used at advanced hospitals, but the new
American plans provide for female
nurses there, the british and French
| having found them valuable
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Cousin Kills
Child Who Called
Him Big Head
Enraged D;shwasher Shoots
5-Year-OId Girl and Makes
His Escape

When Torres Tyzien. dishwashcr,
eighteen years old, went to visit the
family of his uncle, Ivan Sennick. at
637 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, last night
his five year-old cousin Pauline climbed
up on his lap. Then, while her parents
were out OF the room, the child took
that opportunity TO call Torres "big
head
The boy is sensitive over the size
of his head. lie spanked the child, and
she ran into the next room, still
screaming tho Objectionable epithet.
Daniel Czopejdal, a boarder, who wit
messed the affair, says that Torres
chased her, brought her back, and,
drawing revolver, shot away the top
Of her head, killing her.
Before Ivan or the mother learned
what happened he ran into the kitchen
and down the stairs, leaving the little
girls body on the floor.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
British Captured
114,544 During 1917

LONDON. Jan. THE War Office
has issued q summary Of the British
captures and losses in the var during
1917, The total captures on all fronts
numbered 114,544 prisoners and ISL
guns. The losses numbered 2s,379
prisoners and 1866 guns. The items in
cude:
Western theatre. T3.131 prisoners.
and 166 guns lost.
Palestine, 1886 prisoners and 1oS
guns captured.
Mesopotamia, 5,9d4 prisoners aud 124
guns captured.
No guns were lost in any theatre ex-
ccpt the Western.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
British Casualties
In Week T otal 1898

LONDON, Jan. 7.-British casualties
reported during the week ended to- day
totalled 1898. The losses were divided
as follows:
Officers killed or died of wounds, 113;
men, 1882.
Officers wounded or missing, 44s;
men, ID, sos.
For the virtual doubling of British
casualties over the previous week. when
the total was 9,95l, the sharp fighting
just before New Years Day in the
vicinity of Welsh Ridge. on The Cam
brai front south Of Marcoing, may have
been largely responsible. 1t is possible
also that belated reports on casualties
in the Palestine, italian and other wan
theatres may have gono to swell the
total considerably.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
Government Takes Over
St. Louis Municipal Bridge

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE rail
road administration held to-day that
the municipal bridge between St. Louis
) and East st. Louis could be taken
over by the government. because it has
railway tracks. Compensation will b.
adjudged later.
A delegation Of st. Louis citizens,
headed by Mayor Kiei. was told to-
day by railroad administration officials
that government compensation for use
of the bridge would depend on decision
OF board of auditors provided in the
pending railroad bill.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
New Counsel for Palmer

WASHINGTON, Jan. "A Mitchell
Palmer, Alien Property Custodian, to-
day announced the resignation OF
Moritz Rosenthal as general counsel
Of the custodian and the appointment
Of Lee G.. Bradley. Of Birmingham
Ala, as his successor. MIR. Bradley
already has taken up his duties. Mr.
Rosenthal will act hereafter for Mr.
Palmer in certain special matters.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08
No Wireless Station at
Vatican, Rome Report:
staff Coyrosp pondcnce

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA dispatch
from Rome to-day states that it is off
cially denied there that any wireless
apparatus is installed in st. Peters.
Recently a report was published in
England that the Vatican was in league
with Austria Hungary and that its ac-
tivities soon would require a definition
OF the Allies attitude toward the Vat
lcnD
New-York tribune., 1918-01-08

American Ambulance Man
Wins Legion Of Honor Medal

PARIS, Jan. ILL., c. Ioskier, Of
South Orange, n. j.. q member Of the
American Ambulance at French Head
quarters, has been decorated with the
Legion OF l!oAor in recognition of his
work with the ambulance since 1915.
Mr.. Hoskicr's son, Corporal Ronald
I1oskicr, was killed April % in the
fall of his airplanc at st. Quentin after
it had been shot down by g German air.
man Corporal Hoskicr was a member
Of the LAFAYETTE kscadrillc