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New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Detroit Bank Robbed of
$75, 900 Cash and Bonds
Six Bandits Lock Patrons and
Clerks in Vault and Flee
i'm AutO

DETROIT. March 2S.-SiX armed
bandits this afternoon held up q branch
of the Commonwealth state bank here
and escaped with $4,000 and unrcgis-
tered Liberty bonds which may exceed
S65,000 in value, aftert having rocked
twelve persons. including patrons as
we'll as attaches of the bank, in a vault.
The bandits were unmasked and
acted with the utmost deliberatcness
Entering the bank, each drew a re-
volver and ordered a group of persons
in front Of the telers' cages to get
into the vault. After locking the vault
door, they carefully picked up all the
currency and liberty bonds in view.
slowed them into satchel and es-
capped in a touring car 1t was several
minutes later before the police were
summoned and the imprisoned persons
released
The bandits automobile turned .yest
OH Fort Street. one of thc main ar
tories leading out of tho city. Al hola-
ties of towns on .he highway between
Detroit and Toledo were notified. and
deputy sherlffs from here started in
pursuit.
About $4,000 IN currency had been
removed from the branch 20 the main
Office only few hour7 before the
hold dup, according to !. " McCauser
president of the bank.
BUFFALO, March 2s George II.
Moessinger, treasurer Of the {. Kurt
mann Company, was held up this af-
ternoon by two armed men and robbed
Of the company's payroll OF $4,000.
The thieves escaped IN All automobile.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
HyIan Committee Kept
Tickets, Says Editor
Those for Upstate Mailed Too
Latte. Utica .Journar'
Charges in Editorial

Caustic criticism OF the Mayors
Committee OF Welcome for it's indf-
ference TO the comfort and dcsireg of
relatives of upstate soldiers, when the
seating arrangements were made for
the big parade of the 9th Division
last Tuesday, is made by "The Ithaca
Journal in an editorial appearing the
day after General Organs men were
acclaimed by the city. The editorial
says:
"Iwo tickets were to be allotted to
every soldier in the division to be
given relatives The men made their
Applications and We're told the tickets
would be mailed out on the Friday be-
fore the parade. Then the relatives
were to exchange the tickets for grand
stand seats upon their arrival in New
York.
"Were the tickets sent out Friday =?
Not to Ithaca, at least, and probably
not to many other upstate cities. Tick
cts for the parade were delivered when
the parade was all over. And the en-
velope in which they were mailed from
New York was dated p m. Monday.
ut was obvious, of course, that these
tickets were never meant to get up-
state on time. They were held back so
late that they couldn't possibly reach
their destination. Is there any other
conclusion to be drawn than that the
tickets were purposely withheld to
such late hour that they could not
possibly be redeemed, so that more ac-
commodations co&id be provided for of
fee holders and their friends, or sold
for good fat price to persons OH the
spot
at was great day FOR New York.
but New York can hardly be proud Of
the committee on arrangements which
turned its back on the upstate rcla
tiVes OF the men who offered their all
for their country. and gave their seats
to persons with political or social pull,
or allowed them to be sold to the high
est bidder
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Five U-BOats Off
TO L. S. to Boost
New Liberty Loan
Four Types of German Sea
Pests Are Represented i'm
Flotilla Now Manned by
Crews Of American NAVY

WASHINGTON, March 28.-Five sur
rendered German submarines will leave
England tomorrow for the United
States, manned by American crews and
conveyed by the American submarine
tender Bushnell. They will be ex-
h1bited in this country in connection
with the Victory Loan campaign
Naval orders published to-day showed
the arrival at London of seven leuten-
ant commanders for duty in connection
II: c. Frazier, f. G. O'Keefe. J. l..
Nelson, c. NJ. Lockwood, G. Hulinps.
q. b. Junkin and ]. r. Webb.
The departments statement regard
ing the departure vr the submarines 8
said:
The Navy Department has received
q dispatch from Admiral Sims stating
that five German submarines, manned
by American crews, will leave for the
United States tomorrow, March 20.
The U. S. S. Bushnell, which was ten
der to our ships in British waters.
Will accompany them.
The five submarines which are be-
ing brought oyer for the double pur-
pose of giving The United States naval ava
experts chance to study them and
principally for exhibition in American
ports during the Liberty Loan drive
represent four different types of the
German undersea boats. In addition, it
IS expected that one Of the big cruiser
submarines, one of the gun fighters,
will be secured later
"One of the five is the U-117, one of
the big ocean mine layers, which is
making return trip to American
waters, as this is one of the sub
marines which planted mines along our
coast last year. Two of them are the
uB-S8 and the UB-14S, types of the
small u-boats. The UC-97 is one of
the small mine layers, while the U-111
is a regulation German U-boat.
1t is not expected that in view of
the weather conditions. the prevailing
western winds and the difficulties of
running boats with unfamiliar ma
chinery, they will arrive much before
the latter part of April. Plans for
their disposition after reaching Ameri-
can waters will be decided as soon as
complete details as to the draft. etc,
have been received from Admiral Sims -
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
1900 Claims for
Back Pay Reach
War Department
Complaints Include Failure
Of Money Allotncnts 10
Reach Relatives; 5000
Soldier Cases Adjusted
Nem York Tribprs
IIneh inninM Eitrcnu

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WASIIINGTON, March 2S Claims
against the government for bnck pay.
allotmcnts Of money mado to rela-
tvcs and Deductions made in their
the once Of Brigadior General ii II.
Lord, director Of dnpnoo Of the Wor
Department.. from discharged soldiore.
Moro ihnn 10000 cnimu have been 70.
ceiyod by the Hnnnce officer since de-.
mobilization efn,lcd More hnu 1900
hnvc bccp ndiuntod to tho sniiarac' on
Of Tie formol foldiers.
Virualiy CIT tAo cin'mn uroac rom
The soldiers hurried rclonso from acg-
vice, it vas auid Many enlisted mon,
in their anxiety 10 return tn civilian
lifc, faiod to make rnin their 1nnn-
cinl status with tho govcrnmcnt Other
claims hnve developed upon tho return
or tho soldier TO his home. where he
found thas reintives supposed o have
received monthly nilotmcnts hnye ncv-
ct received the government help. pth-
or cnscs we're where soldiers signed
nniAnvitg stDt.ng their pay accounts
Ind been properly adjusted and Upon
reconsideration Of their service nss
ccrlAinod that their Original statemcnts
Wcrc not accurate.
\ special claims board he's been ap-
pointed by General Lord to give i'm
mediate attention to all requests Of
discharged soldiers for further ac-
counting.
"lf there is any criticism of tho War
Departments financial division" said
one of General Lords assistants, "it
is due TO the delay sometimes oc
casoned in investigating the accuracy
of claims submitted The finance de
partmcnt of the army is now keeping
abreast of all payments due soldiers,
and in every camp in this country, and
abroad az we'll, the monthly pay of
each soldier reaches him in full not
later than the fifth of the month fol
lowing the date due.
I'VE have inaugurated Il system of
dis sbursing offices in every camp and
every debarkation point An officer
is stationed at every hospital to offer
immediate payment 10 every wounded
soldier who has lost his service record
or pay account upon the presentation
of an affidavit stating that the pay
ment is justly due. There may be
some isolated cases of delays in pny-
ment. but our object is to sec that
every man is paid his monthly salary
on the day or within five days after
it becomes due"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Criticism of Army Courts
Martial and Answer to
Gen. Crowder's CHARGES
Returned With Orders
Suggest to Superiors
War Department Issues
Propaganda Against Re-
form i'm Military Laws
Nem York Iribu'le
lInshfn atom Bureau

~ HSNtnUfON DHrfdh
WASHINGTON, March % Lieuten.
ant Colonel L. T. Ansell's vigorous cit
icism Of the present system Of army
courts martial and his reply to the
charges OF "unfairness' preferred by
Major General +. II. Crowdcr in his let.
ter to Secretary Of War Baker early
this month vii lnot be given to the pub
lie as demanded by Senator Chamber
lain, chnirman Of the Senate Military
Affairs Committee.
Secretary Baker to day returned to
Colonel Ansell his communication with
the curt statement thnt the lcttci
"scems to me to be not helpful"
In statement for the press Sccrc-
tary Baker said:
Il have returned to Colonel Ansell
the letter which he sent me with the
suggestion that any recommendations
or suggestions he has TO make with
reference to improvement in the sub
stantive military law or in the pro
cedure will be Welcomed The par
ticular letter seems to me to be not
helpful, and, therefore, have returned
it to him and | have told him that
he can make any suggestion he wishes
either to his superior officers or di-
rectly to me, as he may elect
Secretary Bakers action in suppress
ing Ansell's side of the controversy
was characterized to-day by friends of
the army officer as another step by the
War Department to resist any efforts
to properly inform the public on the
many injusticcs of army trials"
Mr.. Baker, said one outspoken sup
porter of the plan to reform military
justice. "makes necessary a complete
investigation OF the numerous trials
by military courts by Congress, and
this Investigation will bring out all the
numerous cases Of injustice that have
been countenanced by the present au-
thorities in the War Department. Mr..
Baker can gag any army officer, but he
Will find that the forthcoming Congress
is bent on search for facts"
Friends of General Ansell revealed
to-day that the War Department has
countenanced a propaganda against
reform IN military justice that viii
also be investigated by Congress- 1t
was asserted in an authoritative quar-
ter that 10000 issues Of the Official
Bulletin. containing General Crowder S
defence of the present system of mill
tary justice. were now being dstribu-
ted generally in an effort to influence
pubic opinion in favor of military law
as now applied.
It also was charged tina; the COM
mittee Of the American Bar Associa-
tlon, which is now considering altera-
tons IN courts martial procedure has
been hand pickcd' by Secretary Baker
and that the result Of the invcstiga
ton would be IN effect an approval of
the present system.
Lieutenant Colonel Ansoll declined
to discuss the action Of Secretary
Baker IN returning his letter
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
18th Men of Foreign
Birth Are Naturalized
Thousand in Empire Division
To Be Made Citizens by
Monday

CAMP UPTON, March 2s.-Naturali-
zation was begun here to-day of 9th
Division soldiers, and 400 were granted
certificates of citizenship. There will
be more than thousand before the
court completes its work, which prob
ably will extend over until Monday
Justice Morschauser is presiding.
Three deputy county clerks are
necessary to handle the inductions, and
the army naturalization bureau, under
Lieutenant Roscoe F. Rupp, has had
to increase it's force from two to
twenty men. Men Of Russian birth led
IN point of numbers, with Italian born
second. There are Greeks, Assyrians
British, Danes, Dutch and one Jap
anese, Private Harry Napm, 19 Morris
Street, Manhattan.
On Monday the first men will be
discharged, those in the 1OSth Infantry
lo6th Field Artillery and 102d Field
Signal Battalion. Seventeen hundre d
OF them who are from upstate will
leave Monday evening in three special
trains OF slcepers for Buffalo, where a
reception and parade have been ar
ranged. Brigader General Samuel
Welsh has been arranging for the mus
ter out of the Buffalo men the same
day. The city has given bond for all
OF the soldiers equipment so that they
may march with it.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Duluth Priest on Touraine
Urges That Allies Send
10000 Polish Soldiers
to Help Crush Bolsheviki
Nurse Wins Two Medals
Cruiser St. Louis Brings
/, ,364 Officers and Men,
Chiefly Ohio Fighters

The Rev Stanisas A. Iciek, a Roman
Catholic priest of Duluth, who went
to Poland in September and became
the first chaplain of the Polish army
from America, arrived here last night
on the French liner La Tourainc with
report that Poland is facing invasion
by Russians, Germans, Ukrainians and
Bolshcviki. He said Poland was maxi
ing strong stand against the invad-
crs and had a splendid army Of 10O,-
600 men, but that without proper equip
ment it would be powerlcss to resist
the enemy.
Father lcick, pastor OF the Church
Of st. Mary Star Of Gle Sea, wore the
uniform Of the Polish army. lie still
Is attached TO the Polish army.
"Thcre is great danger ahead for
Poland" he said, "uncss the Allies
are able to get the 10000 Poles now
with their forces in France into po-
land. These men should be sent into
the country fully equipped, and with
them should go a complete equipment
for the standing army of 100000 men
now in Poland. The Poles arc cnthu-
siastlcally patriotic people; they crave
independence and will fight for it to
the last. But they need assistance
from the Allies if they arc to crush
the common enemy of all, namely, the
Bolsheviki.
II visited nearly all the important
cities in Poland and in some Of them
| was able to raise 100000 crowns
for the Polish liberty loan. Men and
women parted readily with their plate
and jewelry to buy bonds. Poland is
exceedingly anxious to open negotia-
tions with the United States at once.
She feels she will buy heavily of man
ufactured goods from this country.'
Another traveller on the Touraine,
which brought over 522 American cas-
ual officers and men, was Miss Gorca
she had been in Dresden for seven
years. court singer and a member
of the Royal Opera Company Miss
Giertlen wept as she came ashore and
expressed delight at being back in
America. The customs officials seized
her private papers.
Miss Giertlen said she was an Ameri-
can citizen and had much to tell about
her experiences in Germany, but that
she would not make it public for sew
era days.
- among the saloon passengers on the
Iouralne was Miss Ruby A. Rodgers,
a young nurse from the French Hos
pltal, this city, who went to France
IN June, 1915, and was stationed at
Base Hospital No. 32 at Passv par
Veron. She received two gold medals
for her service
The United States cruiser st. Louis.
from Brest, brought 1864 officers and
men. chiefly Ohio troops The men
returned in command Of Major James
A. Sullivan, of Boston. and were en-
trained for Camp Merritt The troops
included twelve men of the l4Sth Rcgi-
ment who had received the Croix dc
Guerre
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Janet Beecher Freed
From Henry Cuggenhcim

WHITE PLAINS, March 2S.-Janct
Beecher, the actress, was awarded a
divorce in the Supreme Court to-day
from Harry Guggcnheim. son Of the
first borough president of Manhattan
Mr. Guggcnheim yesterday obtained in
Jersey City license to marry Miss
Gwendolyn Ranger Wormscr, Of 45
East Eighty second Street, Manhattan
The decree forbade Mr.. Guggenhein,
to marry again during the lifetime
Of his former wife fIe is also to pay
her $1,000 n year alimony.
At the home of Mr. Guggcnheim, 923
Fifth Avenue. last night, it was said
members Of the family would not dis
cuss the matter. Miss Wormscr was
not Mt home. Her mother, Mrs. Flornc
Wormscr, said:
81 can say only this much. | know
that she has not yet been married"
Mr.. GuEeenhcimer and Miss Bcecher
were married in July. 1913 They
separated less thar Two years latct.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Heroes. Separated bv
Shell. Meet Again Here
iank aud Frenchic. Chance
CompaIriots in Battle. Re-
new Acquaintance

On that day a. Chateau .Thierrs
when the 26th Division swung in to
help the French and the American
Marines sweep back The tido of Ger
mans Sergeant Walter !. Burxo. f
Company, 1o1st Infantry, tambied into
a shell hole His con paay weu. on
The sergeant, stunned and helpless fol
a moment saw big blond French
man towering above nm methoGically
pumping bullets at nest Of German
machine gunners. Burke got up be
side him, and both sniped Germans un-
ii! high explosive shell burst a few
feet away
Burke $ shoulder was shattered He
did not know what became of the tall
young frenchman until yesterday.
burke was at the dance given dur
ing the afternoon at the Bitmore by
me Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club
OF the National League for Woman's
service. One OF the first persons he
saw there limping slightly as he
danced wax a man in horizon blue, with
the cords denoting company and regi-
mental citations for gallantry.
Chateau ThicrrY." shouted both at
once. Their hands ciaspcd. Then they
exchanged names. The young French
man said he was Francois Rynas. 23d
Colonial Infantry Then IN his broken
English he added that the shell that
disabled Burke winged him also, and
that tho Gcrmans had captured him.
81 was released two days after the
armlstcc,' lie said. and now | have
como to the Etats Unis TO live"
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Twenty-si~ Aviators, Some
From War Service. Are
Sworn I'm as Nucleus of
Proposed Air Squadron
Study Types of Planes
Roofs of Many Large Stores
Offered as the Landing
Places for Sky Patrol

When criminals take TO wings they
will find an aerial police force ready
to grapple with them. if the nucleus of
proposed aviation squadron formed
yesterday by Colonel Jefferson de Mont
Thompson develops accordingly to ex-
pectations
Twenty-six aviators, some Of whom
have seen war service. were sworn in
yesterday as members Of the police re
serves at the Office of Deputy Police
Commissioner Rodman Wanamaker
These men were chosen. Colonel Thomp-
son said, from more than l25 volun-
teers. Uniforms for the "sky coppers
have been ordered.
Colonel Thompson announced tha,
landing places for the airplanes had
been arranged for at Governors Island
and Van Cortlandt Park. He said that
owners Of skyscrapcrs had expressed
themselves as willing to allow the fly
ing patrolmen TO perch on their roofs.
AT the meeting of manufacturers of
airplanes to be held in Atlantic City in
May Colonel Thompson will attempt to
decide what type of plane will be best
for police work. He predicted that the
first air policeman would be on duty by
June.
"I want to talk to these manufact-
urers," Colonel Thompson explained
land also discuss the type of machine
best adapted for use il this city. We
will have hydro airpanes, as we'll as
airplanes, because of the many water
ways in and about the metropolis
Following the swearing in of the
men yesterday, Commissioner Enright
addressed them:
"ln my opinion he said, this is a
most auspicious day for the police re-
serves and for the Police Department
Of New York. The day of the airman
has indeed arrived much sooner than
anticipated.
"We are all aware that great
changes have been made during the
last twenty years by the development
of the automobile and ! do not hest
tate to predict in view Of the wonder
full advances in the field of aeronautics
during the last few years, that before
the expiration of another five wears
we shall have large numbers of air
planes used for commercial purposes
flying daily over the housetops of this
CITY "
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Ex-Soldier Held for Murder
Man Killed, Another Man and
Woman i'm Hospital

One man is dead and a man and a
woman are in the North Hudson Hos
pital at Union Hill, N. j., as a result
of a shooting affray carly yesterday
in the boarding house conducted by a
Mrs. Manuli at 23S Twenty sixth
Street, Union Hill. The police are
holding Afro Piantobone. twenty-five,
Of 1853 Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn, who
was recently dicharged from the army,
on charge Of murder and fclonious as
sault.
The dead man is Matthias Nadclle,
twenty seven. The wounded are Mrs.
Anna Tanasci, twenty six, and Saliva
tore Detietro, thrty-fve.
According to the story told the
police Piantobone became enraecd
when Mrs. Manul refused to permit
him to 90 to her house to live
New-York tribune., 1919-03-29
Counsel i'm Tilt as
Court Martial of
Wcisgerber Ends
Announcement of Decision
Awaits Review Boards
Approval: Defendant Re-
fuses to Go on Stand

The trial by court martial Of Cap
tain Edwin c. Weisgerber was con-
cluded yesterday at Governors Island
The decision viii not be known until
after it has been submitted to the
Board of Review at Washington for
approval.
L. Lowry IIumes. chief counsel for
Weisgerber, and Major Bass. of the
Judge advocates Office, engaged in a
spirited verbal exchange during the
formers argument. Mr.. Humes
charged that Major Bass had failed to
impart to the court martial informa
tion he had received that Weisgerber
honestly believed the woman with
whom he lived in Washington was his
wife and that his legal spouse had
secured a divorce from him Major
Bass Indignantly denied the mplica
ton
Wcisgerbcr did not take the stand
in his own behalf Instead he sub
mltted a signed statement He gave
as his reason for not testfying his
fear that he would be compelled on the
stand to reveal the formula for the
synthetic fuel he claims to have IN
vented.
Bcsicgcd for Formula
Every effort has been made 10 ex-
tract from me the formula for this
fuel Wcisgerber's statement read,
"and many subtcrfuges have been
adopted by those seeking to gain this
information. have been watched CON
stantly and my purchases Of chemicals 8
have been followed closely by persons
having ulterior designs.
81 have been compelled to meet the
open and bitter antagonsm of fuel
interests which sought 10 prevent the
competition of a fuel they did not CON
troll"
The Judge advocate contcndod that
che analysis Of the sample of fuel sub
mitted to the British representatives
showing it to be merely commercial
gasolenc mixed with picric acid mani
Tested that Weisgcrber tried 20 de
ccive and dcfraud an ally OF his own
country. Mr. Iumes argued that the
absence Of effort on tho part of his
client 10 bargain for the sale Of the
formula and his willingness to submit
the sample for analysis demonstrated
his intentions were good
Wanted Standard Tank Connections
AT tho morning session George B.
Malone, of Jersey City, formerly 81
captain in the engineer depot at
Washington, testified Wcisgcrber had
consulted with him regarding his
recommendation for the adoption of
interchangeable standardized connec-
tions for Oxygen, hydrogen and scety-
lono tankr Malone agreed standard
Hol connections would be dangerous.
h1ti said he wns convinced Wcisgerher
merely hnd been mistaken in his vcws
nnd was not Intentionally trying 90
burg about thc use of dangerous up
phfhiua.
he other two ehergos ngninrt Cnp.
tain Wcisgerber tho court martini
mral pass lpo1 nfo thnt he epote dis.
pnrngAglY ol Captain IT, II. Trouncc
uld rhat be 'hrcntoued 60 withhold his
iuol invontiona from the government
enlesa he aud hs commanding officer,
Major Oliver T. Zimmerman, vera
muoc colonos.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-04-30
rs IN SPEAKING
CONTEST HERE
Defamation Contest Friday
Night at the High
School

Twenty-Five students of the high
school arc entered in the annual dec
lamation contest for the prizes, a gold
and a silver medal offered by George
Miller, an alumni, to the two pupils
who are ~adjudged the most proficient
in the oratory art. which will be held
Friday night at S o'clock in the high
school auditorium.
This contest is open only to stu
dents of the three lower classes, the
seniors being debarred. Those who
have won prizes in former years are
also not eligible for competition this
time under the rules, for IL is thought
all should be given an equal chance
for the prizes. The contestants will
be judged according to delivery and
enunciation.
Last year the winners were Miss
Kate Doris, gold medal, and Miss
Henrietta Fine, silver medal.
George Miller, who instituted these
contests several years ago, has recent
ly returned from France wher he
| served with h American Expedi-
tionary Forces in many fronts on the
Western war theatre.