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iter Seve Srp have moro apee V. Ld EMBARGO NAY UGE CONPLANE WITH. DEMANDS England Forwards U. S. Note on Menace to Shipping to Her Allies, WASHINGTON, Feb, %5,—Great Britain has submitted to France and Russia the propossis made by the ‘United States Government donigned to ond the menace to neutral commerce arising from the re '¥ measures of the European belligerents toward each other, Briefly, the American proposals, which have been submitted to both Engiand and Germany, seek the elim- ination by Germany of the recently prescribed wi tone around Great Britain and Ireland, with tts dangers to neutral shipping through mines and submarine torpedoes, and the adop- ton by all the belligeronts of a defi- nite policy with regard to the ship- ment of foodstuffs destined for the civilian populations of their enemies It Is Mot expected that a reply the informal communication from the American Government will be re- etived here for at least two days. Britian reas Neaeate Attempt Restrict Bea Power. LONDON, Feb. 2 ; (Associated Preas.)~Tho proponals of Washing. ton to Great Britain and Germar which are,in London assumed to « brace the abandonment of Germun. selt-decidred war xone and the adup- tion by the belligerents of » definite polley recarding foudstufts to the civilian populations, have, notice- ably quickened the public interest both bis country un’ in Germany in this delicate diplomatic situation, The British press as a general thing i@ Yestrained in tone, but the aver- ago Englishman plainly resehts what he considers a hint at an attempt to interfere, with the absolute blockade Pressure of our sea power legitimate aperatign Pinay had full warning’ economists what must hu sho risked a superior war power. hoy Sagal Cabinet fects a this mat would appear tu have been plaint Ls y the ptate Gr Premier Reguith and Are hare i the Admiralty (Ghurenl a o 0 ro ee BV ' tro} CONSTANTINOPLE. GOES TO RUSSIA IF TE ALLS WN Sir Edward Grey Announces in Parliament That Britain Will Consent. LONDON, Feb. % (Asnocinted Vreas).-Sir Edward Grey, the For- eign Secretary, announced In the House of Commons to-day that Great Britain was in entire accord with Russia's desire cean to the een The above announcement marks one of the important developments in the European political situation since the beginning of the war. Russia's desire for a warm water port and an unresiricted outlet from the Black Hen has long been one of her most cherished national aspirations. Speaking in the Duma on Feb. 9, Premier Goremykin aaid; “Tarkey han marched with our enemy, but ber resistance already has been sbat- tered by our glorious Caucasian and the radiant future of the Ttussians on the Black Sea te be- sinning to mn near the walis of Conptant\pople. The attitude of Great Britain in the ‘event that the fortune of war should favor Russia in the atruy ‘Turkey has been an open q —— RUSSIANS DEFEATED ’ BY TURKISH ARMY, SAYS CONSTANTINOPLE. BERLIN, Feb, 26 (by wirelens to London).-—Keports received here from Constantinople my a Rusian attack ecamt of Artzin, in Transcaucasia, thirty-four miles southeast of Batun, bas been beaten off by the Turks with VY lomnen to the enemy. ‘Tho Russians have also been driven from the region of Elmali, in Asia Minor, where @ quantity of war mu- terlul was captured by the Turks. CHANGE COMPENSATION BILL. Assembly peti ment Prevision. ALBANY, Fon. 36.—The Apsembly to: Gay voted unaniny 1@ Sage Workman's Compénsation the direct settlement provision in ac- NG WORLD, THURSDAY te ety Dun ba French Premier Who Says Allies Already Face a Defeated Foe THRO MAN HELD INPASSPORT LT TOAD GERMANY Richard Madden Is Accused of Selling Spy False Birth Certificate, Special agents of the Department of Justice this morning arrested Richard Madden of Hoboken, N. J., who is alleged to Have sold Richard P. Stegier a birth ‘certificate, which permitted Stegier to swear he was an American citisen and obtain a false passport allowing him to travel in Great Britain and neutral countries of Europe as a New York’ business man, whfle he was in the employ of the German Government's secret ser- vice as a apy. In Stegier's pockets when he was arrested yesterday In’ Hoboken were letters and other documents ‘signed 5 with the name of Capt. R. Boy-KA. GERMANY IS BEATEN NOW Her Financial and Economic Rout Complete, Rene Viviani Says. in First War Inter- view—Allies Will Fight tothe End. By William Philip Simms. (Copyright, 1916, by the United Press.> PARIS, Feb. 25.—-Premier Rene Viviant, the fret {uterview the French Priwe Miulster has ever granted any newspaper mao, French or foreign, to-day pictured Germany to me as a hopelessly beaten nation. "The German torrent Is’ checked,” sald decisively. “Germany is militarily stricken. An implacable blockade te drawing tighter and Ughter about her. a> “Despite all precautions Germany hap taken to conceal the thuth, [ enn assure you that her Aauncial and econoniic rout is complete.” | Mintetry Sf For ing until 11 at night. , Dressed. tn. a. pve fusine: man‘at thd dead of the He took a peat at a rich empire mahogany desk, “Day for day, the present war has Ls about reached the length of that of 1870," sald ter ¥iviant. what a difference in Frence's situa- tion! ‘The first three months of the war of ‘1870 saw our armies at Sedan and Mota prigoners, another army at Paria invested—in all over 400,000 + | men, “The world ejieved Frafce Made by P. Lorillard Co., the oldest tobacco manufacturers in America. Established 1760, package of Long Cut to- market—2'/, full ounces. fragrant, satisfying smoke. no coupons—but ALUE you can buy. BIGGEST crushed. But ten ye ter the war, the univers exposition, sne showed the world the spectacle of a reborn’ country. France faced her problems squarely, resolved to solve her most ardous Interior political questions. She retained her ideals of fraternity and liberty. She applied | precautio Jutecview, topk, place in tho Prime Minister's private office at the Foreign Affaire. Mere he works from # o'clock iu the mure- uit, his hair and mustache of iroh gray, ‘French Government closely resembled an Amert- -———— @ has taken to conceal the truth, mm assure you that her financial and economic rout Is com- jee which tourists visit rance of districts, which are being fami: order to put UP appearances before world. the out ‘Fra economic and financial situation is normal, despite the enor- ma expenses im| by the war. We lack nothing. allies will fight It out to the bitter end. Let there be no doubt about that. For our chil- dren we wish to end once for all the peril of war indered by military Tt bas carried “We will destroy this breeding place of perpetual discord between Deoples. We are battling for the right. fe do not wish to make slaves of anyone. We will restora Bel, We will nunie “But | it te tim to her, social laws, She guar. | sepa anteed “her independence both by obligatory military service and b ternational: alliances and ententes, which German diplomatic duplicity often tried without success to undo, “Then came this war which Ger Pence she might have had it simply by accepting pourpariera at London, July 38, or two days later by accept- Jng the Csar’s call to the Hague trib- unal, or om July 31, Great Britain's eal) to suspend military preparations in view of negotiations at London. France and Russia adhered to a these pacific attempts, but Germany declared war, Bhe had been mobilis- ing for ten days, “Germany has sadly miscalculated. She realites it now, Without speaking of countries other than my own, Gérmany expected discords and Gissensions. What she ran against was an imgovable block without fac- tions, witHout divergencies, Every son of France took up arme--rich, poor, Socialists, Conservatives, ¥ree- thinkers and Catholica alike, “To-day France's policy continues to be what in name of the Gov- ernment It was stated to be on Dec. | 22; ‘War without mercy.” We are unanimous on this point, We are unanimous in declaring that we will not accept any but a victorious peace for all the allles, The united pact of Sept, ¢ has our signature, and for us # treaty is not # scrap of paper. Our armies are intact, They have checked the German torrent, “What was Germany's firat objec- tive point—Paris, She failed to win it. ‘Then she tried Dunkirk and then Calals, She left 200,000 cadavera on the Yeeor, but she did not pass, The game thing happened at Nancy and at Verdus, Germany was thrown aside. “Her military pewor ie hard hit. Premier Vivian! is one of the strong- est of the French of to-day. By infinite tact he has maintained temperamental keel to such an_ extent that the le marvel. He works fifteen ours daily. has adopted the American quick-luneh habit, taking ony fifteen minutes at meal time, ithout a portfolio — hi if, be holds an endless series of conferences with other members of the cabinet. He rises at 8 A. M., takes a cold plunge, follo’ this with rolls and coffee and then walks to his office, Bm iw the only exercise be has time or, ‘The Premier is of athletic build and smokes numerous ¢! Despite bis bard hours, he ls always affable and optimistic, and finds plenty of time + smile, bassy in Washington and personal representative in New York of Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambas- sador, = * Watving formality, Madden was brought to the olty and at once ar- raigned before United States Commis- sioner Hough: He was remanded to the Tombs ball of $16,000 and his bearing was set for March 3, when Stegier and Gustav Cook of Hobo- ken, charged with ‘belug implicated in the plot, will be formally exam- ined. -Government officers who got Mad- } tp, den found one of Stegter’s cards in his. pockets. Madden snatched the card and Yore it in half before he could be reached, but.the halves were Preserved and given to Assistant United States District - Attorney Roger B. Woods, Before he started for the Tombs to Join Stegier and Cook, Madden talked freely of his part in the alleged fraud plot. “I have been framed up,” said Madd “I know nothing about this conspiracy except that I was ap- proached when 1 was drunk in a Ho- boken bowling alley by two men, one of whom was Gustav Cook. I told Cook 1 néeded money. He suid | could make lots by gettii 1 got my baptismal reoord, wh: o and another map, tuld me they..had wou for Be. “1 never.saw this fellow jt FG may a ap edger gut 8 wan consid Spiracy for which Madd rested. It is expected indictments bh Ly Ardy Pegeorm . a jon to the conapiracy shor agalnat Bte Government o! cialis think they uficient eviderice to hold him on @ charge of forgery for signing a false name to passport: pa- pers. If found guilty of the conspir- acy charge he could be sentenced to but two years in prison, but convic- tion of forgery may mean a sen! of ten years and a fine of $1 Stegler ii with his wife No. 25 St. Nichola: race. After his ar- Boy-Ed had asked him to go to Eni land as Richard Madden, an America: citizen, and locate a fleet of British he was told to cable this information to New York, whence it would be was & spy. Mra. Btegier, who visited her hus- band in the Tombs at noon to-day and seemed overwhelmed with grief -jat his predictament, told something of ie knew concerning Ste; ting to gain pass- France on an even | i; . The sender always requ ed they be returned to him. “IT finally became suspicious and dragged the story from my husband. Before that, I thought he was_plan- ning to’ go to Europe to sell some- thing in his busin line, When 1 knew the truth, I realised my hw band had become deeply involved be- se of his. lack of knowledge of the customs of this country and J told him he had no right, since he Disasters to Shipping in War Zone Since Decree Went. Into Effect Since Feb. 18, when the German war’ zone order went into effect, the following vesele have been torpedoed or sunk by a mine; FEB, 19—Norwegien steamer Belridge, torpedoed, but not sunk, off Folkestone, Feb. 19-—French at@amer Dinorah, torpedoed and sunk off Dieppe. Fed, 20—Britiah steamer Cambank, torpedoed and sunk in Irish 8ea, Feb, 20—Irish coaster Devonshire, destroyed in Irish Bea by bomb placed by crew of eubmarine. Fed. 283—Norwegian steamer Regin, torpedoed but not sunk, off Folkestone. Feb. 23—British steamer Brahksome Chine, torpedoed and aunk of ‘Folkestone, Fed. 24— ritish steamer Oakby, torpedoed and aunk off Folkestone, Fed, 24—British steamer Rio Parano, hit by mine and sunk off Beachy Head. Feb, 2)-—British ateamer Harpation, torpedoed and sunk of Beachy Head, Feb, 24—Britiah steamer City of Brussels, believed to have hit mine and sunk, - Fed. 25—British steamer leved to have hit a mine, Fed, 24—British steamer borough, of Beachy Head. Rathmore, wreckage \cashea ashore; be itford, sunk by torpedo or mine off Scar- , Fed, 24.—Britiah stilhecens Coast, sunk by torpedo or mine WHITMAN MUST DECIDE FOR SELF righ! “Ni ON SERIVCE BOARD 2. (Continued from First Page.) ‘ |value of the opinion rendered by the commisslo; “The Commission has 347 om-' ployees on tts staff and Gol. Goethals bad only 244° including rodmen, to build the Panama Canal.” “{ have only one grievance against the ‘ond commission; that it did in and rip out all the ridicu- lowa machinery the first commision had started and save hundreds of thousands of dollars,’ “The only money the commission ver collected through all the thirty Ity suits against all the street railways is a dollar bill from the Third Avenue Road, which han, @ frame in the commission's offic Mayor Mite! stand at 3. lock, “In my judgment two are desira! and necessary. don't think up-State Commissioners would be able to deal adequately with city problems, nor would Commission- ers from this section be best to wrestle with up-State affairs, ‘ “Lt sbbuld prefer to see a Commis- n of five to deal with the local situ- ‘There mission up-State. “As to one Commissioner. Um not prepared to answer, “The law seems to lo be in- adequate; it’s a question of admin- istration, It did not seem to me that administration was effective, “Concerning the separation of the work done under the Rrapid Act from the regulation work, I'd not like to see such a separation effected now, with all the work un way. believe that when we get a new charter would be the time to make @ tgansfer—say on June 1, 1918, ‘Constfuction should be in the hands of a city department; negotiations should be in the hands of the Board of Estimate. . George McAneny, President of the Board of Alderitien, was the expert wit galled to-day at the resump- tion of the inquiry. The first question put to Mr. blc- Aneny by Col. Hayward requested his opinion as to the proposed transfer of the Commission's function of conatruc- tion to the Board of Estimate. “These functions should be trans- ferred but this ie not the per tine,” Mr. Oe the an “The construc- ti the city’s 8 belongs uo: Togctonstty with the central city gov: STA ls my aptuion-that the o ismy ton thatthe construc- tign of the system sbould be effected and the transfer then niade, say at a time when we secure the new city charter which ‘we wo ‘greatly need— on Jan. 1, 1918. |, “This charter," Mr. McAneny con- beneft of the work of the Commitee tional Convention.” Senator Foley asked Mr. McAneny: “Do you think the Public Service Commission has been as efficient as is consistent with the problems before it—so far as ccnstruction work is} ¥: fey bie “The constructoin work is proceed- ing satisfactorily,” Mr. MeAneny re- plied. “It is being efMfciently done.” Mr. McAneny said also that he be- Meved it to be advisable to transfe: at once the supervision of the bud; of the commission to the Board Estimate. JUSTICE HINTS NO WHEN LAWYER ASKS NEW BECKER TRIAL (Continudd from First Page.) firat is did Marshall meet Becker there? It is admitted that he did. Did he eee Becker talking to other mon? It is admitted that he did, ‘Was one of the men Jack Rose? He does mot reply yes or no to this ques Manton Insisted that Marshall [PENNY A BG 'RUIT GROW: tha preneretion of ited Cheeo- in ; oer olen Milk a peer. The Fruits are rr fret Marshall afdavit fa a ee of ow?” asked Mr. Manton. * sald the Court. some time for dell! y. Becker's wife was an listener to the ai Justice Weeks. W ATTACKS DOCTOR AND PATIENT FLEES Wife With Baseball Bat Routs In- truder, Who Is Finally Cape tured After Fight. Abrabam Katz, a plumbes, twenty. | five, of No, 28 Thatford Avense, Brownaville, has been out of work “~ since the fall, and it is believed that worry has unsettled his reason. He rang the bell of Dr, Stoloff, No. 31 Thatford Avenue, this afternoon,and ~ when a maid dpened the door threw . her aside and burst into the inner |“ office, where the doctor was treating * a woman patient. With a yell; Kats lea! at the Goctor, throttied him and t him over a desk. ‘The patient scremmed and away. Mrs. Stoloff, down- stairs with ber children, hearing’the 8c thought a ot was attacking her husband, add ran ald with a baseball bat. hearing the cries of “Mrs. Stoloff, ran to the window, kicked © it: to fragments and jumped tothe street. A policeman followed. for three blocks, but the man outatripoed. him and 4 red. Capt. Fran the Brownsville police out @ general alarm. Policeman William Cords saw lone man holding up an autony at, Stone and: Pitkin Avenues al P.' M, and recognized Kats. “Ht seized hii, but the man choked him. and threw him to the nd jn the a sent * Mceman Lenz,tok a hand jn the it, and between them they got the man | tothe sttafon. ? . Dr. itello of St. Mary's, Hospital . put a straight-jacket on him, di took him to the Kings Count; pital, where he will be held servation. ALLESED PICKPOGKET, 18, ON PROBATION FOR YEAR ‘ * Franklin,” Veith, sisteen-yeanold son of wealthy. parents at No. 9 West Ninety-fiftth Street, who was arrested . Feb. 17 on a charge of attempting to pick pockets in the subway aad ap held without bait by Monday, came up for sent the same strate in the West Court to-dily. The courtroom was filled with inftuential friends of the boy's father and students from the Columbia Grammar School, whlch he attends. Abram I, Elkus, counpel. for, the youthfut' offender, tried to 4 Magistrate House that Detective Mil- ler had made a mistake in arresting the lad, contending mp tive for the crime . “I disagree with you entirely,’ the Magistrate. “It appears the. father, though well off, gives no allowance whatever. , The would naturally want tédk this means to get more, in all my bench I have never ssen 8 who took the charge against him as Mghtly as does this youth.” _ The Magistrate then put young ‘Veith on probation for’ yéar.” * —_—_—_—— Fi ‘rults Nature’s own Rerfection: ind every other material used iothe eee te Covered Freeh obtainable. There can be but one result, and Fruits to of the finest a vt suality