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presenting a full treat . ‘ear violent cross fire the here twice took ponsession height, but they were dis- ea by counter attacks delivered (Infantry, This success was by long and violent hand- fighting with the bayonet, ie without precedent in hie- ‘The losecs sustained en- it by the Germans were ex- heavy. then followed without let- BATTLESHIPS ON LAND WOULD DRIVE THIS SCOP TO TAKE THE PLEDGE. LONDON, Feb. 10—A high and “ehesty” official of the General Stall, whe hae been in charge of the disposition of the treepe new being chipped acrees the Channel, wae quizzing @ big Seetch private. “What would you de Hf you caw five battleships steaming across the field?” he asked. “Bign the pledge,” wee the re- ply. of the highest ponition in from which they were dis- Wo0r HEDLEY DESPITE 403. VIOLATIONS P. S. Commissioner Says He Wouldn’t Put Subway | jer attack part, a feature of which was | the coast of Denmark during a storm. the LES Fi Ail a Be i Manager in Jail. ing for four days was drowned when the airship fell in the North Sea off Details of the disaster have not been| CRAM ALSO TESTIFIES. received. It ts sald one Zeppelin and two alr. ships of the Parseval type will ao-| Tells Probers He’d Enforce bare pork hallea take the Sad Five-Cent Phone Rate in Greater City. against Servia. The Parsevals, de- fated and loaded on special railroad trucks, passed through Munich yee- terday on the way to Vienna. LONDON, Feb. 10—The Zeppelin Pubiio Service Commiasioners Wood Feported lost in the North Sea off the|ana Cram divided interest to-day at coast of Denmark ts said to hat beens type of the latest cratt de. |%2¢ hearing of the Legislative Com- signed by the German inventor, Her | mittee in City Hall. Mr. Wood dodged Crew has been missing four days. | under a hot fire of questions He JEERED AT INA we xe SUSBAND AND WIFE, WHOSE FATHER HE IS SUING FOR $250,000. | dere, Commissioner Cram wae em- phatic in deelaring he would “like to wee an efficient commission, but ‘we'll never have one.” As soon as Mr. Wood took the stand he requested permission to correct hie testimony as to the private tele- phone he bad on bis desk. “I began to pay for that telephone myself in November last; before that dipailjpaanie time the clty had paid for it,” be oald, * Q. ( By Assemblyman Burr). Why Man Who Starts the Demon-| 417° Jou" tane over the payment tor the telephone? A. Because I was us- stration Is Finally ing +g beg yponraa for 5 “sonal calls juppressed. and J felt T ought to pay for it. But § 1 used it to fav 18 from‘ to 100 informal complain: BERLIN, Feb. 10.—While Ambas-| Col. Hayward got from Commie- eador Gerard and a party from the sloner Wood the Information that he American Embassy were attending a had Qecussed with General Manager theatre last night they were greatly Hedley of the Interborough Com- annoyed by a man in the audience pany the many complaints against who protested because they were the service of the company. ; Travis peaking Engitab. ‘ [H.. Waitney, Secretary of the Com- ‘When this man was informed that ‘mission, had written sixty-five letters hie remarks were directed against the to the Interborough about them. American Ambassador he began a loud and violent tirade against the United States for permitting the ex- portation of arms. Most of the audience sided with Mr, Geraré when his identity became known, and the man wae @nally sup- enc etscilonioes FRENCH WAR OFFICE REPORTS FIGHTING OF MINOR IMPORTANCE. RIB, Fob. 10 (Associated Prose). —The French War Office to-day wave out the following report: “The day of Feb: 9 saw virtually WOODS TRIED HARD TO DODGE THE QUESTION. Q. New, Mr. Wood, if the record is a5 i 3 Hn | : i i | $ z g | This queation Mr. Wood sought to answer in seven or eight different only artillery engagements along the | ways, each one of them long and front. At nome places this partiubentng jroundabout. Col Hayward tried it sillee, wh gr'onn ot our detente Shem onto the town oF Leinirey, BERLIN WAR OFFICE REPORTS “NO CHANGE” ON BATTLE FRONTS, again to get an answer “yes” or “no,” and at last Benator Thompson, the Chairman, directed the witness to an- ewer, “I think he would be an efficient Commissioner in spite of it all,” Mr, Wood replied, adding, “As soon as 1 learned of the violations I set out to them and the service has subsequently Improved % per cent.” Q. (By Benatar Mille) Did you know of the 803 violations in your congulta- BERLIN (By wireless to Lendon),| tions with Mf. Hediéy?’“A. No, we. Headquarters gave out to-day the fol- lowing statement: to report from af war. Prue- tach Se at on the right and left Pa terra Sachi eyes COL. MARITZ REPORTED EXECUTED BY GERMANS ON TREACHERY CHARGE. PRETORIA, South Africa, Feb. 10 (United Preas).—Reports reaching here that Germans | Bout! wer have executed Col. Marita, Boer leader, for treachery. oMclally con- _The Food of the Nation From one of Wheatena 2 of the most appetizing staying meals can be served. ‘We are not in business fora day and the price of | Wheatena 4s still 1S cents a package oe No change in quality, size of package or price, ~ At all Grocers, 15 cents. wir i wiacotees Gomgung, Weestenariie, Rewer, ¥. J, 10 (Associated § Prees).—Army| Q. Did you know that Secretary Whitney of the commission had sent Q. You didn’t know of the 908 viole- tions until you learned it from this committee? A, Well, I learned about them here a few days ago. @. Didn't you know Mr. Hedley had been making promises to rectify the service for two years? A. No, I don't. Q. Well, what bave you done now jabout the violations? A. As soon as & report was made by Joseph John- won, Chief of the Transit Bureau, 1 took pains to have the service im- proved. It was improved 3 per. cent. in December last. Q. Has it been maintained since? A. It was up to tht middle of January and then provisions were made to meet the requirements of the cum- mission. JAIL IF THE EVIDENCE WAR. RANTED IT. Q. Now, Mr. Wood, yau talked with Mr. Hedley; if you knew of the 903 violations of the Interborough and be- Meved In enforcement of the orders of the commission, would you be in favor of putting Mr. Hedley in jail if necessary? A. If the evidence war- ranted it, yes. I think firet we should apply civil remedies before we apply the criminal ones, Q. Would you put Mr, Hedley in Jail? A, No, I wouldn't. Q. Why not? A. Because he e: pressed hie willingness to comply with the orders of the commission. Q. What do you think should 4 tion officials who re- peatedly ignore the orders of the com- miasion? A, It seems to me we ought to eni our orders. Q, How? A. Oh, as to that I'd hava to consult our legal Sopertene Q. (By Senator Mills) How well do rou Know Mr, Hi , I don't him very well. for fifteen years. (Laughter.) COMMIGSIONER CRAM (8 CALLED TO THE STAND. Cram, who has been a he, ae Se ® rele Rae. POSEN DIE E DOI DEEEOOOD forgotten -his first name. His lest name was Bassett. Q. How engrossing have you found the duties of the commission? A. It takes @ certain amount of time, The bre «J to be done can be readily accomplished if one has ordinary in- telligence. . Judge McCall has suggested a Do you think three men could do the work? A. Yea, if you get competent men. BANK CASHIER | ">t WPSTOL Ove, MLO SN (Continued from First Page.) Bandit, With Companion, Started Shooting in Hold-Up Ness, who Jooked surprised at the atill sreater laughter that followed. Q. You made love to her? A. Well, him. I shall find some way to be with you. F send you thousands of kisses and all my love. Your loving wife, JULIET.” The first letter read wan dated Mar- quette, Mich, Oct. 18, 19 Tt ram: Dearest Maz: 1 wanted to write or wire you yesterday, but I did not get the chance. To-day 1s my birthday, and I have had the biues all day. It must be the effects of my cold that makes me so depressed. It must be that I am lonesome for you. T have told you so many things about myself that I fear you will —One Ecapes With $700. | CINCINNATI, Feb. 10-—A pletol, battle between Cashier William Cross of the Mohawk German Banking and. Savings Company of this city, and two men who attempted to rob the ank to-day resulted in the death of one of the robbers. Crosse was uninjured, although the robbers first fired when within a few reet of him and when ho made a @rab for his pistol after being or- | dered by fhe bandits to throw up hie hands, Following the first shot, the robbers @rabbed a handful of bills laying on the cashier's desk and darted through the door, Cross followed, firing, and! one of the men dropped with a bullet in his body, He was removed to a hospital, where he died shortly after- when she didn’t see me sive sent me notes. Q. When you met her didn't you flatter her? A. I don’t think I did. . Q. Tell her she was beautiful, witty? A. I don’t think I did. Q. Tell ber she was good? A. (eag- erly). Yea; I told her she was a good girl. coaching and grass cutting. “How Nicoll asked. “Two hundred dollars,” Klelst. “How much did she give you aft you came to New York?” “Twelve dollars.” Q. How much did Mr. Breitung give you? A. One hundred and fifty, dol- lars to go away when I left New York. Q. How much at the Hotel his presence. ‘The youth told of his teaming and much money did Miss Breltung send you in Cleveland?” Mr. answered Bt. Regis? A. Mr. Rogers gave me §% in OROUNA HITED (Continued from First Page.) AMERICAN FLAG T00 TO FOOL GERMANS Pool on Saturday, Feb. 6, after fly- ing the American flag across the Irish Sea it now appears that the tho plaintiff husband's lawyer read @. And Mr. Breitung: gave you $25 in bis office? A. Yes, and I gave my note. Q. During the time you were in New York, you didn’t earm any money, did you? A. I didn’t have to. Q. You had the $200 Miss Breitung went you? A. Yes, and I had over $260 I drew from the bank of my own money. Q. From Nov. 7 to Dec. 2%, 1913, did you go to work at all? A. No. She wouldn't let me go to work. When the you bridegroom went on the witness stand, Mrs. Kleist, evidently as the result of careful schooling, stared straight ahead without displaying any emotion while Orduna was the first offender—if the into evidence the yearning letters she But 70, won’ Pay enough for them. Q. (By Chairman Thompson)— Would you pay $16,000 is not enough? A. I wouldn't say that, but New York high class town to live in and the cost of living here |e high, I am not advocating an increase in pay for Commissioners, understand me. want to see an efficient commission. Q. Do you think the it com~ mission is efficient?’ A. I'll not make Py, statement as to that. Nor will efAcioncy. Q. (By Col. Hayward) What recom mendations would you suggest? Td like to see an efficient commission, ‘we'll never ‘have one, You're an efficient commissioner, aren't you? A. I don't claim to be. To Q, Any other suggestions, Mr. Cram? A. We should have the telephone and the t leprape under the jurisdiction of the First District. It ts a denial of Justice to this city for the up-State commission to regulate matters here the Adiron- . lowing day. to Albany about overcharge. I @ personally com~- plained as @ commissioner about the violations, WE WOULD ENFORCE CENT PHONE RATE. Q. (By Senator Lawson)—If the telephones down here were under the Jurisdiction of the First District Com. mission do you think the five-cent rate could be enforced the Com. missioners? A. If it waan't I'd remove them. Another thing, if they eay you have talked more than three minutes on a suburban call you have no r [eae “eer uniees bael @o to Rt ny, People won't go and complain, ‘That's the Trouplat ——_— ADRIATIC SAILS WITH AMERICAN FLAG FLYING IN ITS USUAL PLAC! “1 expect to fly the American flag at (ts proper place at the fore-truck.” Bo said Capt. B, F, Hayes of the ‘White Star liner Adriatic, sailing ¢ day for Liverpool and the eubmarine- haunted waters of the Irish Sea, with 420 passengers and 18,000 tons of war freight for the allies in her holds. Hayes made this answer to a question as to whether he would follow the example set by the Lusitania and Orduna and hoist the Stars and Stripes as he was passing through the German-deoreed “war sone,” Whether or not the Adriatic, sailin; to-day for the submarin: un| I and Liverpool with 420 pas- ingore and 16,000 tons of war freight for the Allies would hide behind the American flag, as did the Lusitania and Orduna was a matter left in doubt by her captain, F, Hayes. He would not say whether in case of gency he would fy t Stars and be | against the Engiis! M. arden, e Stripes at the atern—! ce chosen by custom to display ¢ flag of ite nationality and registry. The flag at the foretruck indicates only m t country or to what country the ‘Tne Adrintle ta due t through iatic ia due to pass throug’ the prohibited waters just two days before the fatal Feb. 18, which Ger- many has sot as the commencement time for her underseas the singer, snapped when some consoling pered “aubmarine” in her whoop out of Oshkosh ther a submarine interferes with ue or not,” she said. “I know if t and put in some horrid old tention camp somewhere I'll make that camp the liveliest one in Eu- rope” —-——— ‘Mes, Bmily A. Procter Dead. Pre Government at Washington should | wrote him, begging him to “Come to decide that hiding under the Ameri-| New York. It would be so wonder- can flag is an offense. ful if we could see each other, even. worry; but I do not want you to worry about me. The most im- portant thing now is for you to got a job. If you can do better than at the job I suggested, pray do #0. Yours with love, JULIET. ; _ Another letter was dated Chicago, Oct, 17, 1918, It ran: Dearest Max: We arrived in Chicago Thurdday morning and are etaying at the Continental Hotel. I dislike Chicago very much. We will go to New York to-morrow, The reason I like go- ing to New York is that you can write me there. And, just think, T haven't been able to hear from you but once. Address Ada Gaff- ner, care of Mrs. C. H. Leu, No. 1160 East Ninety-second Street, Second Avenue, New York City. Max, dearest, I am so glad you can write me now. Please send me your telephone humber. I have sent you three telegrams lately, and it makes me so cross that I forgot your full address. I am nearly wild with excite- ment and the hope of hearing from you. Max, dear, I am afraid I shall be asking you to come to New York next. It ls awful not to hear from you. Max, dearest, I will say good night. Next time I write, will be in New York. Love, JULIET. ‘The next letter was as follows: Grand Central, New York, 1918, Dearest Max: T am #0 impatient, but I do wish you would write. I am very tired and very lonesome. Max, dear, I think you had better come to New York. Don’t think I am silly, but I must see you. Love, JULIET. > - DUMA WILL SUPPORT WAR TILL ALL OBJECTS 19, It was on Feb. 5, the day the Ger- If It were only twice a week.” any statement about my own fi man Government issued its warning) The letters read into the record were that the Ad-| eloquent of affection. While she was ipa - ote Lagrias eatbetacad in New York before the marriage and mn of its warning to neu he at work in a machine shop Jullet on Jan, 81 the British Admiralty had way fearful that some accident might ordered British ships to fly neutral | na, pen to him. c, . ‘This was the day the Orduna ‘our life is mare to me than all sailed from Liverpool. the world,” she wrote. ‘The Orduna’s performance tee cel “I don't know why I am writing all to be in line of the stated polley of inis she said in one letter, “but I am the Cunard Line, whose officers have | ,., depreased when I do not see you.” announced that as long as their ships Ang just before he left Cleveland to carried American passengera ant join her ip New York: “I suppose mails destined for America they When I go'to meet you I shall drop would fly the American flag while 4.a4 with joy. © It will be won- passing through the aseeniy sag derful to see you. I have 20 much to tuted “war sone’ ut Eng! tell you. We will always find the way besa e to be together.” Pay iccie ay heduled to sail! On the day after the wedding she 20, but did not get away tgom her | "7%¢ him: “I am youre forever. I berth until 10,80 o'clock on the fol. Nope I shall have the strength not to It was rumored among *° ®Way with you. . . . We-need the passengers that the reason for ch other so. . . . It will be so delay was a report that a German, YoMderful to see you to-morrow. 1 submarine had been sighted in her | ‘tink @ good cry would do me good, path across to Queenstown, because | am blue and I do so want ‘According to H. T. Strong of No, | ™¥ busband.” 19% West Forty-sixth Street, the| On Nov. 26 she wrote him she was British flag was lowered from the Seng to Tuxedo for the day, but taffrail and the Stars and Stripes sub-| that she hoped to see him Friday, stituted as soon as the Orduna got| forenoon and afternoon. | stecrageway down the Mereey. “T am getting awful,” she added. “The American flag flew until just| “The more I see you the more I want fas we were slowing up for the tender | to see you. I don't know what will off Queenstown,” said Strong. “Then | happen to me if I let myself go. All it was taken in and the British flag|! know 1s, I love my husband and substituted during the two houre we| cannot be happy unless I am with OF RUSSIA ARE SECURED. PETROGRAD, Feb, 10.—Resolutions expressing the conviction that Russia would carry on the war until the peace of Europe is assured were adopted by the Duma at the close of Ite sitting yesterday. The resolutions, which were adopted without a di senting vote, sald in part: “The Duma expresses its firm con- vietion that the great national and liberating objects of the present war will be achieved and declares the in- flexible determination of the Russian nation to carry on the war until con- ditions shall have been imposed on the enemy assuring the peace of Europe and the restoration of right and justice. tence CANADA MUST PRESENT CHARGES AGAINST HORN TO U. S. COMMISSIONER. WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.—Formal acknowledgment of Great Brital ap- plication for the extradition of Werner Horn, who attempted to blow up the Canadian Pacific Railway bridge at been received by from the State De- case now passes from the realm diplomacy until ent of the ax before the United States Commissioner in the District of Machias, where Horn is now held on a minor charge. lay, off Gresnetowa taking on mails and re. soon as wi started away, from Queenstown the Stars and Stripes went up again and staid up for about eight hours, or un- g. we were well clear of the Irish MYSTIFIED PASSENGERS ASKED JANY QUESTIONS, | Mr. Strong’e statement was sub- etantiated by James Ford of Lynn, Mass. Other passengers said that when some were mystified at the flag at the Re ree it ause we'ro ”“ The there you y and Stripes on the top of the fore- mast, per custom. patatti —— wv. Steel Unfilled Orders. 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