The evening world. Newspaper, February 4, 1915, Page 2

OFFICIAL GERMAN REPORT. ' Defeats of French Claimed By the War Office in Berlin| Mace on Aditator Guest ‘Wireless to Sayville, | Ne ii r it H ii Ff il it | {i ni il i 1 eS i i f } ! it T ef é i! $i | poe i ih | [ i i between and At a point south Russians éeltvered Qttacks upon our posl- july | i ji a 1s increasing. Mountaine Ger- eol- J and Attacks Repulsed, Gains Made, The Parise War Office Cla | i | : | | HG Hi fi hieet i Hf Hj ft Hitil al i ij Reeder iets F it F i at ite hi & z < i & E : ‘ i Heil ss forces ef the enemy, which equalled ‘The 1,000 men) at each point. two attacks were completely the fire of our artillery. | g i 7 EE il i il j | i ih effi | | E tinuous Battle condentration at Rawa, Breesimy and sev- ole regiments ) Of Gret line troops pees seceregser ‘ v where, Stuer Ganguinary fighting, we repulsed tacks of the enemy. here sustained immense jcsses, but ratothe fronts en Ones @everity took of Goumin, the furious at- o Germans rtara and @ quantity of machine guns, before thé Austrian forces could bring them into action. ————. A Year tor Gelling Merete. Dr, Henry W. Richter, an osteopath No. 158 Btovkton street, Brookiyn, ae Aan WUANDAL bi MOTHER JONES SFO “Parasite Bunch” Another Im- pression Colony Members : 5 g : : ler and Other Foundations, Mother Jones, the venerable iaber to-day ta “a etate of mind” over her experience as a guest of the Colony Club last night, Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, a mem- der of the commission, invited the old lady to the club. Mother Jones waved her white mit- teme@ bands as che told of her im- pressions. “T put my head through the deor, whieh @ big Guakey opened. A matd made @ Gash at me with o chair ané once, they were, Mverything on their heads and nothiag inside, A bunch Of parasites and ecandal cats, a Hl 7F £3: fr tere oald, Carnegie corporated im it was a cial a! a harities were not val tithe of the 11 ‘wive full not Bald the wil ing | Stoner G, V. @ Williams; Bronx com. jouttu o men wore Lilies by evsiins two weeks age, followed Dr, flater o-hand | o& he had to buy a moat The have held that commer- |@!Vide regulatory work in the commis. nd. ind uatrial an the | cording to the boroughs from which San COMMISSIONER MCALL - WAS PASSENGER IN ~—ASUBWAY CRUSH (Continued from First Page.) bers, had been marking time—in fact, Bractically \ysed. BOARD WAS DEADLOCKED ON SUBWAY QUEBTION. “While there had been mo formal commission on adop- situation and I would have to settle 1% one way or the other. “It io true that ft probably could have been settied in the same way by the former Board,-as the final vote Was three to two—Williams, Hustis and myself for the contracts, with Mr. Maltble and. Mr. Cram against, the latter, however, only in a quall- Ged sense, “I wish to eay right here, as I have sald before, that the man who should have signeg the contracts was tho one whose brain produced and his energy developed those contracts. ‘That man was fornier Chairman Will- oox, whom I succeeded. I claim no Oredit whatever for the dual subway system contracts.” Chairman MoCall said he tried to sion among the commissioners ac- they came, Thus, Brooklyn cases were assigned, as a rule, to Commis- plaints to Commissioner R. C. Wood, while Commissioner. Maltbie special- ised on rate and valuation problems. ‘The chairman eaid that he insti- tuted a new rule of procedure of ha' Bridge, Sheriff in ing full commission hearings as far preferable to the former system of Commissioner attend en- Col. Hayward inquired whether it | ae humanly possible for the com- commis! need ten ago that it would not go into merits of the shooting, bu leave that investigation helpers. wit Chairman onid, to commission how 1 wages Ay the mission to hear all cases and wanted to know how many and what cases the commission bad beard out of the bole number om the calendar, details, trio Ugh! at ‘@. What other Interborough cases have been before the commission sinve ZSEaLat a tne ertaas Bon-rush hour insufficient service, fn which ‘we have ordered Q. How many hours a da; & ton devote to the work? A. About 9.30 ‘bs oor sation 0 uree. bi a of Ox course. {would vou sav are the atx Ing cases now before the com- lenient aS alll ed remy inst ¢ json Company an subway steel car case although that has gone to a final order. Senator iy ibility of & gubway Xooléent i hea Veen considered by the commis. “Commissioner Willcox told me that Charge F"Shamiee ess. when they were preparing plans for the new subways they had the old subway lines inspected for th F asad pose of advising as to what de were in that structure that could be obviated in the new w: k,” said Mr. McCall. “Whilee some sugg: tions were made, not one of the experts men- tioned these splicing chambers. It Was an unusual and extraordinary accident that never had been called to attention as a possibility. Even , ;only to-day I am told that it is a very seri- ous engineering question whether those splicing chambers should be put outside the subways, INTERBOROUGH WANTS TIME TO THINK IT OV Q. What final order has the com- Interborough? ‘ccepted the rough asked yesterday for an extension of forty days’ time. . To decide whether they would accept the order? A. Yen sir, Q. And this is the second extension ? A. Yes. -|date in thi iy irman other 6 commissioners had negiccted the hundreds gf com) its from eiti- gena and why the orders of the com- miasion to t! B. R. to run more cars in specified routes and to the Interborough to give better accom. modations in non-rush hours had been violated for months and years, up the chairman and pm back his shoul juarin; is sho fu he vice they oan. There down and disregarding the interests of the people by officers of the com- pany.” secretary the calling attention to dis- order for better service AMEREAN SPS TOANIOFNCE But Von Bernstorff’s Notice Is Not Regarded as Declaring a Blockade. THREATS IN GERMANY. : Newspapers Hint at Attacks on ore shot at him to, was firat informed’ ago. “Did you ever look up the out. etanding orders of the commission or inguire about them?” “I wouldn't know about them unless brought to me in a specific way, I wouldn't have the time. that orde: jusy. I did not Tepeated Judge Mo- Call again and again when the ques- tions probe deeper. At the noon hour recess Col. Hay- ward was demanding production of a report made on transit conditions by wi F. Boyle, who had been em- ‘ployed at Judge McCall’: juest more than a year ago to look into condi- thor but the chairman said it was ‘private memorandum. Q@. Did you éver ride in the subway In _non-rush hours? A. Ves. Q. Did you notice the crowded cen- ditions? A. Yes. @ And you did not recall that there was an order of the Commission jarding that? A. No, not know there was such an order. It had never been called to my attention. ; Q. This man yle that you em- ployed for eight months to investi; what did he report to you? A. He re- ported that the transit bureau was without a head and ought to be organized. Q. And he never mentioned violation ot yecers? A. I don’t recall that he did. NEVER INVESTIGATED RAILWAY CONDITIONS HIMSELF. Q. Did you ever investigate condi- tions yourself regarding regulation of street railways? A. No, I did not. Q. Do yop know there was a man- law requiring you to in- l9-| vestigate and keep informed of oper- sion for permission to sell the sub- ‘Way composite cars to the Manhat- tan Elevated Company for use on the elevated. They predicated their aoc-' ceptance of the steel car order on thi ‘We flatly declined to ac- cept such etipulations, but satd we would listen to an independent plication for such a change, separat wholly from the question of steel cars fn the subway, The company has made such application to which we have given consideration acd it ia so near determination that we have felt it advisable to settle all questions at_once. Q. If @ final order was issued why has it not been put into effect re- gardiess of these stipulatio: Hasn't the Commission confidence in their ability to enforce its orders? A. I can y without hesitation, absolute con- fidence. \ Taking Up a new line, Col. Hay- ward inquired whether Chairman McCall thought the city commission's should be enlarged to in- sata heater County and all and. jurisdiction of the First De- Tome certainly should be en- ." gaid Judge McCall, “It is lous condition that the com- mission has, for example, jurisdic- tion over the Long Island Rallroad only to the city line and from there on the Second Department has juris- diction. We have numerous com- pe ints of people residing on Long land and we musi ly thi ‘© _ cert no rl verti should have jurisdiction over the en- tire Long Island Railroad, It is dif- ficult to‘say how far north the Itmits should be fixed, but certainly includ- Me ‘Westchester County.” Q. What is your suggestion as to juriediction over telephone rates in lew York City? A. The telephone condition ts per- fectly anamalous, just aa it is with the rallways. Take the telephone en- terprise, with its plant and central business here, and the present situa- ton of the up-State commission hav- ing authority over it is an utterly (incongruous proposition. I think it it to be un this department. , In view of the company’s con- tention that rates should be fixed op the basis of the entire State service whereby Manhattan bears the cost of up-State deficits, would supervision by this first department comm! J have any effect on telephone rates? A. | would not by mere jurisdiction alone attempt to fix rates. We should have to take into consideration the elements entering into costs, . uld rates charged in New York City be figured on earning capacity within this district? A. Without saying definitely that it should be so, I cannot understand the philosophy of the situation of paying the deficits of operations in one community out of the profits of another community. If I am running & telephone company in Buffalo, for example, I have no right in morals, as far as I can soe it, to give citizens of Buffalo a rate for telephone usage at @ loss and which I know cannot be given a fair return upon my in- vestment, simply because I can turn to another community and say we can make up the loss. I do not see why New York should be compelled Sito pay profite for meeting deficits eleewhere. IT CONDITIONS ARE GOING TRANOITS GROW WORSE, . bed | ne on to new con: attention - Srection contracts that mot until eix transit Re eet dooeph Johnson at work mak- @ complete survey of condi in lyn, taking into consideration me Tei gon” een” be Be ne, Senate “that can be no ‘ua of the new subways. In ations of railways and compliance with the law and orders. Did you Hage gd with the law? established departments to attend to that. . Wasn't there something wrong to allow violations to ra without ‘the Chatrman. being aware of it? Mr. McCall plained at length a the ree} ibility to former mmission ir is, who issued the order which borough contin- uously violted, “I never heard of it until fifty or sixty days ago, when the comm! ordered mandamus proceedings,” ve- hemently declared McCall. ifferi directly from Secretary Whitney's statement th: tions did not display a willingness to obey, Chairman McCell said: “On the contrary I found a distinct willingness on the part of the corporations to obey the orders of the commission.” CITY SHOULD HAVE CHARGE OF SUBWAY WORK, Asked by Senator Thompson wheth- er the Public Service Commission should continue to conduct construc- ion of subways, Mi Call replied: Y indoubtedly under present cir- cumstances, The work has pro- gresgeed so far that it should not now be turned over to the Board of » But it ted over again ould be given to city authorit: at the outset. Q. While the burden of this work has made you @ good construction- ist, it has mad Fg @ bad regulator, has it not? A. , not at all, not at all Ballway. A fairly well-dressed man about fifty- Ave years of walked into the hal vay of the tenement house Bright Street, Jersey City, at 5 this morning and shot himself in the on three i Vessels With Neutral Flags. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, notified the State Department to-day that American vessels should avoid. the north and west coasts of France. The State Department does not re- gard the notice as a formal declara- tion of blockade by Germany of the French coast. It is sald that mere Presence of German submarines or the planting of German mines would not constitute a blockade, which, ac- cording to long established Principles of the State Department, requires the maintenance of @ fleet of war- ships sufficient to prevent any inter- course with tho blockaded port, The Department regards the notice as similar to one issued by the Brit- ish Government and to a preceding |! Notice from the German Govern- ment regarding the waters of th North Sea, both of which recited tha: mines had been sown within specified limits and that the waters would be Unsafe for passage of neutral ship- bing except ander pilotage. Technically the waters of the orth and west coasts of France are to be regarded as within the war zone. American mariners are supposed to take notice of the warning and en- ter those waters at their peril. The notification wi resented by the Berlin Foreign Office to Ambassador Gerard, who transmitted it to-day to the, fitate Department, (via wireless to Sayville, L. L), 4 (United Press).—Ger- man submarines will be forced to attack neutral ships unless neutral powers see to it that England does not misuse their flags, the newspaper Kreuszeitung, ultra conservative mil- itarist organ, declared in leading article to-day. The Kreuzzeitung’s declaration was called forth by the report that Eng- Ush merchant ships had been secretly ordered by the English Admi: fly neutral flags as protection German submarines. The riin made the report their principal “What is this command,” asked BY RUSHING THEIR BtL Senate Passes Measure Total stead, of Next ‘Women ‘Hai! ALBANY, Feb. 4—The Wemes Suffrage resolution wae passed te the Senate to-day by «, dnantemnel? vote, It previously had been egegead, in the Assembly. J Adoption of the resolution was a bitter disappointment ts fragists. They desired action delagea | until next Tuesday when they arranged to be here in celebrate their victory. to this plan arose in the Senate, af- ter the women had been p: od v use of the chamber for thet s and the resolution was e through to-day eo quistiy 7 knew of its adoption until, long after — final action had been taken. id Only one suffragist, Mise Alberta Hill, @ Neutenant of Mre. Harriot Stanton Blatch of New Yor, wall in the chamber at the time, com ‘Then she issued this statementt’!) “The Senate thought it might: Se 7? made fun of if a lot of Suffragitels packed the galleries when the resalusit tion went through, but in rushing @e resolution through in this way 2 tatmiiy the Senate has made fun ‘of teil. te The Suffrage jubilee will take plaew Tuesday evening just ‘as plaknedp even though they slipped the repoiues! tion through without waiting’ uméll we could be out in force. Mre: Bimtehi 3 % saya that the position of Majertarid Leader Brown is unique, as foog) ! leaders always have notified ) interested in bills when they might taken up for passage. “ Substitution of the Assembly Hed” was the pimay? rerigh 2 orders, iy bid fair not to come up for , for several days. a giste did but not very strongly—tl It. be acted on next Tuesday. ‘White teens were urging leaders in . lables and other parts of the ‘Capito bring about the adoption the sembly resolution was tuted and adopted unanimously, out a moment's hesitation, By law it was necessary resolution be adopted by ‘two ent Legislatures. some opposition it year all parties favored, their platforms, so there were dissenting voices this year and’ negative votes in either Howse, * —__— RUMANIAN GOVERNMENT * BUYING WAR MATERIAL 045 AT ITALIAN FACTORIES:#2 ROME, Feb. 4.—The Rumatian ‘aoviou [ ernment has placed order in Italy eonsent of the Ital: the Kreuszeltung, “but an admiasion | 4! ‘e are unable to protect our flag wer? gross violation of the principles of international law. The necessary consequence can only be that a neutral flag cannot longer protect verte qbipping because no fere, German submarines will have to direct torpedoes also at neutral ships if neutral powers do not see to it that the misu: oir flags com- ' ish admiralty D The Vossiche says that the alleged order from the English admiralty is “a confession of weakness of which no sane person would a few weeks earlier have thought the English ad- miral capabl The Tageblatt com- mented in the same vein, a el ie MRS. BRADDON, WRITER, DEA LONDON, F. fovelist and p! A be. a lion's 3. Braddon was born in London in 1837, Mary Elizabeth Braddon was one of the most popular and widely read of the British novelists of the latter halt of the nineteenth century. She began at an carly age to contribute to peri- 4 in 1861 produced her firat “The Trail of the Serpent.” and brought Miss Brad. » and for a ited Belgravia, Ty ine. 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