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New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Halts Increase From Seven
to Eight Hour Day for
Government Clerks
Allows Salary
Increases to Stand
Federal Workers Must Re-
ceive Same Consideration
Given by Private Interests

WASHINGTON, July Congress
eliminated u legislative rider requir-
ing government clerks 20 work eight
hours q day instead of seven from the
Legislative. executive and judicial ap.
preparation bill to-day, after President
Wilson had vetoed the measure be-
cause of the provision.
Salary increases for clerks of Sl20 a
year to meet the increased cost of liv-
ing were left unchanged.
The President took the position
that. having asked private employers
to make no change in working condi-
tens unfava rable to labor during the
war, he coul6 not assent to bill un-
der which the government. itself would
make such q change
The message follows:
AT the outset of the wal | felt it
my duty to urge all employers in the
United States to make a special ef-
fort to see to it that the conditions
of labor were in no respect altered
unfavorably to the laborers. 1t has
been evident from the first how
bear upon those who do the labor
which underlies the whole process Of
mobilizng the nation, and it seemed
to me at the outset, as it seems to
me now. that it is of the highest i'm
rortance that the advantages which
have been accorded labor before the
war began should not be subtracted
from or abated.
Having taken this position in an
earnest appeal to other employers,
to a measure in which the United
conditions of the labor of its own
l feel the freer to take this position
quarters that the employees of the
government in the District have been
slack in their labor or have de-
INJURED from doing any OF the neces-
sary additional tasks which the time
and the exigency require. On the
contrary, | have learned that they
have cheerfully done additional labor
and have not needed the compulsion
of law"
When an effort to override the veto
failed in the House, by vote of 24e
to so, the bill promptly vas repassec
without the rider and similar action ir
the Senate followed. The Senate, how.
ever, added an amendment extending
the salary advances to employees paic
| from lump sum appropriations. This
was accepted by the House and the
measure now goes back to the Pres
dent.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
War Has Discovered
New French-U.S. Port

PARIS, July IA naval base
on the French coast used by the
Americans in their transport
traffic is destined after the war to
become the European marine
terminus of fve-day New York
to-Parls route, according to
American naval officers as their
views are reported by Raymond
Lcstonnat, in ILLUSTRATION"
at is the port of Europe; how
is it you have not found that out
for yourselves?" the writer re-
cords the Americans as saying.
"Thc new liners which we will
build after the war, and which
will put Paris within five days Of
New York, will use it. We shall
build new railroad to Paris and
everybody will come this way
from continent to continent"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Japanese Publicist Predicts
East Front Will Soon Be
Re-established
Italy Is Given Praise
Council of Foreign Relations
Discusses Need of Telling
War Truth to People

The establishment Of the East
front by an Allied cxpeditionary force
INTO Russia was urged by James w.
Gerard, former Ambassador to Ger
many, and predicted by Dr.. T. Iyenaga
last night at meeting Of the Council
Of eign Relations in the Metropol-
itan Club.
he council was established to clear
up what misunderstanding may exist
between America and its Allies in
arms. AT the meeting the council had
as it's guests representatives. of thirty
five newspapers and news agencies in
Allied and neutral countries.
Although the Russian situation was
the principal topic of discussion, other
important matters were touched upon.
The status of Japan as a democracy
was upheld by DR.. 1yenaga, and DR..
Felice Fcrrcro, of the Italian Bureau
Of Information, told of the high morale
of the italian army, asserting that
there were more Italians in France
than there were French and British
combined in Italy.
Scores Bolsheviki Rule
Mr.. Gerard spoke of the deplorable
conditions that prevail in Russia under
Bolsheviki rule. He spoke of the aboli-
ton of family and domestic ties by the
Reds.
81 am told" he added, chat recently
they have decided that a man can pro
cure only five divorces in a year.
DR.. Iyenaga in his address stressed
the rapidly developing crisis in Russia
and limited that Allied intervention was
only a matter Of time. He spoke of
the forthcoming declaration of Presl-
dent Wilson on the subject and of his
own reluctance to discuss the matter
at any length.
Japan Offers Help
81 may, however. be permitted to
say" he added that the development
of events and the trend of American
public opinion tend to confirm the
correctness of the view which some of
US long have held and more than once
advocated in public that to help that
Russia, and to restore the Eastern
front are indispensable to insure the
complete success of the Allied cause
AS to how and when such step should
be undertaken we may confidently trust
to the wisdom and sound judgment of
the Allied leaders.
Japan, through her Minister for
Foreign Affairs, has declared that she
is ready to do everything within her
power to help the Allied cause, even
to the extent of sending her troops, if
requested by all the Allied govern
ments, wherever needed.
"At the same time it is we'll for us
to remember that Japan's soldiers will
never act as mercenaries or hirelings
but will do their duty as befitting the
Fighting force of great sovereign
power"
The speaker also took issue with
those who have always termed Japan
an autocracy.
eff l understand correctly. I should
say that whether the government be a
republic or constitutional monarchy,
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02

democracy is enthroned in the country
where social equality instead OF
fcudal aristocracy prevails" he said.
where ones real merits count more
than rank or family pedigree, where
every individual has the right to the
full enjoyment of life, liberty and the
pugsuit of happiness. and is no slave
of dominant caste, where rght
rules over might and militarism is
not the controlling factor-in short,
where justice, liberty, equality and hu-
manity are made the basic principles
of the state"
Publicity as War Aid
Or. Ferrero quoted Hindenburg $
statement to the effect that victory
would come to those nations which had
the strongest nerves, and interpreted
this to mean that the nations with the
best system Of publicity would win.
"The bloodshed of the armies in the
trenches" he said. "would be in vain
and death and disaster would be the
only portion of the heroes that are
made known and properly interpreted
to the people for whom they are max
ing supreme sacrifices.
"Now that the Italian arms have re-
deemed themselves in the glorious vic
tory of the Pave" he said, "it is a fit
ting time for the world to understand
that the disaster of Caporetto was par
TALLY wiped off the record Of the Ital-
ian army when the Austrans, contrary
to the predictions Of the whole world
were halted at the Piave River. II may
not be clearly understood that the Aus
trian army was brought to a standsti)l
at the Piavc last fall by the Italian
army and the Italian army alone.
at is also highly important from the
standpoint of complete understand
ing Of tn. real situation in Italy that
the Allied peoples know that the
French. British and American troops
on Italian soil are not there because
of any lack of men in italy. There arc
to-day moro Italian troops in France
than there are troops of her allies IN
Ito1vo
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Lion Bites Woman Tanner
Margaret Greskrep's Arm
Arm During Rehearsal

Margaret Greskrep, of 235 West For
ty-sixth Street, was bitten by a lion
yesterday at 1877 West Thirty seventh
Street. The muscles of her right arm
were torn and she was taken to the
New York Hospital. The lions name
was julius.
1t was one of two lions belonging to
Miss Greskrep and Captain Edward
Schell, who make a living training lions
The animals were in cage in the ami
mails quarters in the McNally Transfer
Company's rooms, at the Thrty-sev
enth Street address. The two trainers
were in the cage, when julius sneaked
up behind Miss Greskrep and bit her.
Captain Schell. aided by employees of
the transfer company, drove him off
and rescued her
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Sims Gives British
Americas s Thanks
For Hospitality
He Then Hears United
States Praised at London
Soldiers Entertainment

LONDON, July 1.-American troops
in the London district were enter
tanned at the Palace Theatre Sunday
evening, and addresses were made by
Vice Admiral Sims, commander of the
American naval forces in the war zone,
and 7. j. Mcnamara, Parliamentary
Secretary to the Admiralty
Admiral Sims said he would like to
express on behalf of the Americans
their gratitude to the British people
for the spirit in which they had well
coined the American forces. Wherever
the Americans had gone the British
people mad offered them the hand of
hospitality, he said.
The admiral added:
This war Is promoting a good un-
derstanding between the two countries.
The British people have not always
understood US perfectly, and the same
is true of what we knew about the
British, but we now believe the Brit
isher is a pretty good fellow"
Posterity said Mr.. Mcnamara,
would declare that the determination
of the American people to draw the
sword overwhelmingly wrote the word
"guilty" against Germany. America
came into the struggle with profound
and simple purposes. Her soldiers
were the new crusaders.
THE lights Of liberty" he added,
"will be burning more brightly when
her soldiers leave us than when they
came
"The rulers of Germany believed the
submarine would finish this country
before America could get going, and
it was announced to the Reichstag sew
enteen months ago that the submarine
would be the means of a swift victory.
History will" record that as the climax
of Germany's barbarism and desperate
miscalculations. The submarine has
not given Germany swift victory. 1t
will not give her victory at all.
Between Great Britain and America
has been created a covenant standing
for justice, freedom and immunity
from all the horrors of war and the
dreadful consequences of lust and con-
quest and pOWern
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Accused of "Kaisertalk"

NEWARK. N. j.. July 1.-Applica-
tion was filed here to-day in the
United States District Court for re-
vocation of the citizenship papers of
William Kulkus, of Paterson, and Gus
tav A. Wenczel, of Garwood, two al
legged Kaiserites, whose tongues
wagged them out of Jobs in the Nichol-
son File Works and the Aeolan Works,
respectively.
Kulkus, Russian subject until
March II, 1915, is alleged to have said:
"The Kaiser is the best man in the
world. He is better man than Will
son. would like to see them ship
me back. I'd fight for Germany.
wouldn't lend any of my money to the
United States"
The remarks which are charged to
Wenczel, who is an Austrian, natural
lied on June is. 1914. are: II hope
all the American factories will be
blown up. If had $4,000 | wouldn't
give. penny for q Liberty Loan. |
am for the Kaiser and always will be"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Refuses to Leave When
Ordered by Speaker for
Disorderly Conduct
Figured in Libel Case
Had Charged That Germany
Had Vice Book Containing
$4,000 British Names

LONDON, July Having refused
TO leave the House of Commons when
ordered to do so by the Speaker for
disorderly conduct, Noel Pemberton-
Billing, Member for Hertfordshjre. wa.
forcibly removed by the officials.
The incident arose through Mr.. Penn
berton- n-Billing persistently attempting
to discuss the question Of internment
of enemy aliens while other business
was before the House.
Before his removal the House had.
on motion of Andrew Bonar Law, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, unani-
mously decided to suspend Mr.. Pember-
ton Billing for the rest of the session.
He fought desperately, and outside as
sistance had to be secured before he
was removed beyond the Parliamentary
precincts.
Noel Pemberton- Billing has had an
adventurous career. Previous TO being
elected to the House of Commons he
was soldier in the Boer war, an actor
an airplane builder, a company pro
moter and an editor He first came
INTO the public eye two years ago, when
the newspapers reported him as an in
dependent candidate for the House Of
Commons on platform of denouncing
the government for alleged apathy tow,
ard the air service in the war
Acquitted on Libel Charge
His career as free lance Member
of the House of Commons has been
breezy, and involved many tits with
the Speaker. Early in June Mr.. Penn
berton- Billing was acquitted after a
sensational trial on the charge of IL
belling Miss Maud Allan, dancer, and
j. T. Grein. manager of the Inde-
pendent Theatre.
At the trial testimony was given
tending 70 prove the existence of a
book which Pemberton- Billing alleged
had been prepared by German secret
agents, containing the names of 47,oOC
British said to be addicted to vice and
held in bondage to Germany through
fear of exposure. One of the witnesses
said that she had seen the book and
that it contained the names Of ex-
Premier Asquith and Mrs. Asouith, Wis
count Haldane, former Secretary for
War. and Justice Darling, who tried
the case against Pemberton- illing.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Army Commissions
Won by New Workers
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

WASHINGTON, July New York
residents commissioned in the Officers
Reserve Corns and the National Army
to-day by the war department in
cluded:
:, Ordnance Reserve-Tom s Kingman, l.
Broad Street; George H. Hall Harvard
Medical Reserve william Neuss. 4s5 Nc
Donough Street Brooklyn, captain; Bernard
Christie Bu.len, 3lS West l43d Street James
Skinner Couden. Hom@pathic Hospital
Seventeenth Street, Brooklyn; Ralph Emer
son Myers. West l06th Street Frank
Brancato. $40 East Seventy-seventh Street
Normal Clyde Marvel, 300 West Forty-nintf
Street. and Monroe Anderson McIver, St
Luke's Hospital. first lieutenants.
Sanitary Corps. National Army-Walde
mar Kops. 151 West Eighty-sixth Street
captain; Frank w Lenz. rs Broad Street
first lieutenant
Chemical Service Section. National Arm,
--Arthur M. Morgan, 1870 East Fifteenth
Street. first lieutenant.
pIas Tank Corps rps Mat NATIONAL Army-,Jules L
Ernest Frank. 3 South William Street, cap
tain; Henry Stoddard Babcock, Pelham
Manor; Clarence Wesley Ripperger. 20,
Academy Street, Long Island City, Lloyc
Badger Seaver, 1890 Eighty-fourth Street
Brooklyn; Ellsworth Francis Gaski, 52(
West l60th Street; Clarence Edgar Holborn
los Linden Avenue, Brooklyn; Edward Fred
erick Miller, 4333 West Twenty-third Street
Robert Thomas Brzzolara, 14S East Eighty
sixth Street: John Clark Couzens, "A Morri.
Street, I2nkers. second lieutenants.
Signal Reserve Corps-Melitus Peter Dut
lewuch, 2c5 West Eleventh Street, seconc
lieutenant
Quartermaster Corps, National Army
Alexander H. McGuirk. 693 Meubone Street
Brooklyn; Samuel Craig Vogen, Camp Dix
second lieutenants.
Engineer Reserve Corps-Howard j. Cole
30 West Thlrty-ninth Street, captain Marco
c. Smith, jr.. Setauket. Long Island. frs
lieutenant
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Operators to Organize
Despite Federal Action

CHICAGO, July 1.-Edward F. Wach
delegate elect to the convention of
Western Union employees which meets
in Chicago July 10 to form an organ
ization composed exclusively of West
ern Union telegraphers, said tonight
that any action by the government
toward taking over the telegraph lines
of the country would have no effect
upon plans for the new organization.
Delegates have been elected and will
be present from all parts of the United
States and Canada.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
Britain to Greet
independence Day
AS English Holiday
Bell at ST. Paul's to Tell
London Of Dawning Of
"Ilorious Fourth"

LONDON, July 1.-Preparations for
the celebration of the Fourth of July
throughout England have practically
been completed. In London the bell of
st. PauPs will be rung as on great
British holidays, while the official OBJ
servation Of the day viii be centred in
a mass meeting at Central Hall. Wes-
Minister, where it is planned TO launch
a scheme for an American memorial
probably in the form of a statue OF
Washington, to be placed near the
Houses of Parliament.
After the baseball game, at which
the King will pitch out the first ball
there Will be numerous dinners. Five
hundred or more American soldiers
will be brought to London for the
celebration and there will also be
formal celebrations at all American
camps, for which not only the Ameri-
cans but the British soldiers located
nearby will be given holiday.
AT Sheffield accommodations have
been prepared for $4,000 persons at
the army-navy baseball game and the
field athletics between British and
American units.
There also Will be special obser-
vance of the day in every hospital in
Great Britain where here are Aneri-
can soldiers or sailors. The American
Red Cross will distribute American
flags. cigarettes and tobacco and a
personal letter of greeting to each
patient, and there will be special hoh-
day meals. Convalescent Americans
Will be taken to the nearest American
camp to witness the celebration there.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
American Destroyer Cassin
Repaired and Back ON Job

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Ameri
can destroyer Cassin, which was tor
pe doed in European waters on October
10 last, has been repaired by a British
yard and has been returned to station
with the American destroyer forces.
the Navy Department announced to-
Gay.
The officers and crew of the Cassin
Won praise from the british and
american naval officers and they were
officially commended by Secretary
Daniels. ).
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
French VIII Honor
Wilson by War Medal

PARIS, July 1.-The occasion of the
changing of the name of Avenue du
Trocadero to Avenue President VIII
son" will be commemorated by the
striking of medal, according to a de-
cision reached by the Municipal
Council. A gold copy of the medal
will be sent to President Wilson. The
council has asked the French govern
ment to order that Independence Day
be observed as a national holiday.
Henry Simon, Minister of Colonies,
has cabled to the governors of French
colonies inviting them to join with
France, in accordance with the vote of
Parliament, in celebrating the Ameri-
can Independence Dav.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02
"Garabed," Free
Energy Engine, Is
Failure i'm I est
Model Doesn't Run and
Committee Calls Idea
lmpracticable
Is Only Theoretical
Boston Inventor So Impressed
Congress That 1t Author
lied a Trial

WASHINGTON, July An unfavor-
able report on "Garabcd," the mystc-
rious engine which it's inventor claimed
would take power out of the air to run
ship, was submitted to the Interior
Department to-day by the committee
Of scientists which tested tho inven-
tion in Boston Saturday, with the ap
proval of Congress.
The committee announced it did not
believe the principles Of the inventor
Garabcd T. X. Giragossian, were SOUND
or his devices operative. or that they
could result in practical development
of free energy.
Call Principles Unsonnd
Following is the report
eve, the undersigned, who are mem
bcrs of the commission duly appointed
in accordance with the provisions OF
public resolution No. 2l, Sixty-f I'll
Congress, hereby certify that Mr.. Cara
bed 7. X. Giragossian showed us, or
Saturday. June 20, 1918, a model en-.
bodying the principles of his invention
known as the 'Garabed.' We found
that the model was not in shape to run
or to develop power. The invcntor ad.
mlttcd that he had no working ma
chine, and that he was merely explain
ing principles. We do not believe its
principles are sound, that his devices
are operative, or that they can result
in the practical development or utiliza
ton of free energy.
Witness our signature at Boston
Mass. June 20, 1918.
"JAMES A. MOYER,
"EDWARD S. MILLER,
"N. DE KAY THOMPSON,
EDWIN b. WILSON,
"CHARLES l.. NORTON"
Impressed Congress
year ago Mr.. Giragossian appeared
before congressional committees ano
his story Of marvellous discovery
which he wanted to demonstrate unde,
government protection. His statements
were vague. and nobody at the Capitol
professed to understand what he was
talking about, but. nevertheless, the
inventor was impressive. and after
much discussion resolution providing
for test under the auspices of the
Secretary Of the Interior was favorably
reported and adopted by both houses OF
Congress.
BOSTON, July Undismayed BY
the unfavorable report to-day of the
COMMITTEES Of five scientists who te stec
his invention on behalf Of the Depart
ment of the Interior, Garabed T. X
Giragossian left for Washington to-
night. He was determined, he said, tc
explain and demonstrate his device te
government scientists, the military
committees of Congress or Congress
itself
If he failed to secure a hearing ir
Washington, Mr.. Giragossian said he
would prove his invention to be al
that he claimed by "frec demonstra
ton on Boston Common"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-02

tens, and think it is almost as i'm
portant that the President should
have power to control all methods of
communication"
Text of Resolution
The Aswell resolution follows:
"That the President, it, in his dis
cretion it is deemed desirable in
order to insure their continuous op-
Grafton or to guard the secrecy of
military and governmental communi-
cations or prevent communication by
| spies and other public enemies there
on, or for other military or public rea-
sons, shall have power to take pos
session and control of any telegraph,
telephone, marine cable or radio sys-
| tens, and operate the same subject
to those conditions Of law, SO far as
applicable, which are in force as to
steam railroads while under Federal
control"
1t is the opinion of Representative
Sims, and apparently also of the Ad-
ministration, that the President has
not the power to take over the tele-
graph and telephone lines without the
passage of a specific resolution. His
| general war powers are held to be in
sufficient.
Opposition to the resolution is
chiefly confined to the friends of the
small telephone companies. especially
the rural companies. of which there
are many, and which have been the
steadiest foes Of all kinds of state
regulation.
Opposition Is Small
But there is no opposition sufficient
to defeat or delay this measure which
! the Administration asks in order to
meet an emergency.
Only the yielding Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company and the
canceling of the call for strike of
its employees will prevent the prompt
communicating by the government not
only Of its lines but Of all the means
of electric communication in this
country, telegraph, telephone and
cable.
Nor will a settlement of the pres
ent dispute be likely long to postpone
! government operation of telegraph
and telephone lines. Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson is an advocate of gov
ernment operated. telegraph and tee-
phone lines. The President evidently
/ sympathizes with his views.
The preamble of the Aswell resolu-
tion recites the economies that can
be effected by government operation.
| Alu III UOtu tuc lcleSIdpH ana lHe
telephone service competition has
brought about needless duplication.
Another reason urged for government
operation is that only thus can secrecy
/ in military communications be made
absolutely certain.
Has Political Aspect
Politically the advantages to the
Democratic party of taking over the
telegraph and telephone lines would
be similar to those which have come
to it from its taking over the rail
roads. Indeed there could be no more
striking evidence, in the minds Of
labor, of the governments friendliness
to the unions than its seizure of the
telegraph lines because one telegraph
company refused to permit the union
ization of its workers Out of gov
ernment operation the employees, like
the employees of the railroads, may get
increased wages. as we'll as the privi-