The evening world. Newspaper, October 13, 1915, Page 2

-e- JAction of the Allie Clares This Action Justifies | Not the Belgian Invasion English Retort A NECESSITY. NO TREATY but That Nation Rejected the Proposal, of Helping Serbia, Ally of the Greeks. By Bd L, Keen. storm of indignation against a PROTEST AGAINST landing troops at jalon!: Greece I had asked the Foreiga Office if the Chancellor would give out Ger- many’s position regarding ¢ jand- ing of troops in Greece, The Foreign Minister von Jagow received mo, the Chancellor being absent, ant at the conclusion of the atatement I asked if the final decision of the Balkans bad brought another paychologtval peace moment. “You must ask Germany’ he replied. I inferred that Germany continues willing to consider pence If the nilies make overtures, It was my improa- sion further that the poople believe, not only the cause of Magiand’s en- trance to the war has heen removed | Relgian neut by the landing in Ore: but that the reasons for the allies’ reported pro- longing of the war has ben removed. |agreomont with During the course of half an hour’s| either to attack G conversation with the Foreign Min- ister the American situation wan dis- cussed. I concluded that Germany i#| on the ground that the awaiting Ambassador Bernstorff's|on the point finally pean war. “The German tatne that a \ Tax Budget Committee Leaves Objections to Rulings of Body That Recommended Them. The Tax Budget Committee, con- fisting of Comptroller Prendergast, Aldermanic Presidént MoAneny and Berough Presidents Pounds and Mathewson to-day listened to vigor- ous protests from various department heads aguinet salary cuts recommends ed by the sub-budget committee. “I think all the reductions recom- mended are drastic and not justiti- able,” declared City Clerk P, J. Scully, the first complainant heard. Beoully’s entire force has been re- Government the despatch trality. What are the faote? mies,” that neutrality, nite pledge on this point, plea of military neceasity, h of attacking glad that all differences with Amer- joa have been bridged; that the sub- marine commander who sank the the fact tha! Director George J. Tirrell, of the Bu- reau of Standards, which passed on galery reductions, admitted that the Martin reduction had been reconsid- ered. It is now recommended that be reduced to $2,820. He has in the olty’s service over twenty . years. Joseph V. Soully, Assistant City in lyn, and whose sali recommended reduced from 33,0! ‘to $2,580, did not object to his own 1 duction, but made a fight against the of a number of his best je said they were very effi- which will be sent to Lansing, and that Germany immeamurably handicapped by feels | their for Ambassador Bernastorff. Foreign Minister von Jagow's| ered through Belgium, statement regarding the landing of allied tr ops in Greece follows: there is not the least analogy be-|rors of war. tween Germany's entry of Belgium and the landing of English and French troops at Salonica under Gen, Hamilton, They emphasize the point that the Greek Goverdment and Parliament forewent the right to pro- test against the entente’s procedure with armed force; that the allies never had in view any action upon Greek territory which would be un- welcome to Greece. This latest as- wertion is inaccurate, for the Greek Government protested vigorously against the landing. If Greece re- frained from resisting by armed force, that does not mitigate Eng- land's and Fran , “Certainly the neutrality by G y and that of Greece by England France cannot be compared, for in the first Instance the question resolves itself about the threatening French advance through Belgium against the existence of the German +) oi “The landing of entente troops at Salonica Was not founded on any such distressing emergency. It was based enti: upon the ground of political and military opportunity. “As we were jum, We repeated to the jovernment most liberal offers spare that country from war's hore rors. Incited vy England and fet- tered to England by secret muitary conventions, the Belgian Government plunged the country inte war. “Tt hh not n announced whether the entente powers made similar guarantees for the security of Greece, Which Germany made to Belgium. It appei however, that auch is not the case, Instead, En land and France violated Greek ne trality in the most brutal manner, ‘Therefore, this explains the articies in the French and English newas- papers which threatened that ar Greek Government would be fo after the resignation of 4 r Venizelos, with violence on . it ‘oslam and superior for the skin.| {he wishes of the entente were not for samples, send 4c. stamps to Emer-| pliantly accepted, cpa West 25th St., feo, Bulgaria has just lew York City. Sold by all Druggists. | how England pretend: —Advt. dom upon little states, 8 you see by its example, as now clearly demonstrated by England's procedure in Greece, the whole En- wlish #torm of indignation at the German violation of Belgian neu trality is nothing more than what is called in English ‘cant,’ an expression for which there ia no possible Ger. man translation, I think ‘schwindel’ comes nearest.” those horrors were, about the old city b is @ most valuable ound to do by its treaty obligations, vigorous protest from Register Pollock of the Bronx against reduction of hig chief index clerk's He said the clerk in question, Paid $2,000 and who is down for 4 reduction to $1,800, does work t of two almilar clerks in ttan who receive $5,500 each, Justice O'Keefe of the Court of Special Héasions protested against the reduction of the salary of Chi Frank Smith from $6. » Jobn P. Hilly from $5,000 to $2,800; ity Clerk William M, Fuller from to $2,820 and Joseph L. Kerri- ly 4,000 to $2,820, and twenty- attendants from $1,500 to $1,480. is powers, ald of Serbia, would be unwelcome to Greece,” GERMANS MOVE SKIN. AFFECTED WITH ECZEMA Mealing ies which enable Pos- lem to Mak so abbovely in the treat- of Eczema make it a most valu- able all emergency remedy for Scalds, Boils, Yritations wounds “aad old mishaps resulting in of the ski \ and comforts Itching F com! often over night. A word about soaps—if ordinary soap Weaaten, try Poslam Soap, medicated of the Right Wing. learned to confer free- AMSTERDAM, Oct. 13 Duke of Wurtemburg, Thielt to Ghent. The Nieuport, Dixmude and Ypres, Optometry’s iy . iow @ retirement of the entire —— modern scientific inyven- Fee eared Teaulera: Monin Ray | Willing to Confess to Stealing Autos tions reflect to the trained Lille, about fitte back of the} Adolph Benneward and Francis b. Optometrist the exact con- |present line of defense, which haa|Joachim, chauffeurs and mombers of a in jon of the eyes. been made untenable in places by|gang of automobile thieves that stole 4 _ British and French domination of the|about sixty cara on the streets of Man- Special training and ex- railway serving it In several sections. |hattan and Brooklyn last summer were perience enable him to apply — brought to New York to-day from to correct defects of ¥ Fora Middleboro, Ky., where toy were ar- er DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 18.—The an-| rested by Detectives Owena and Fita- and improve vision, nual statement of the Ford Mot the eyes rabilate the practs U: Bier Maenere OF th v4 Motor patrick. ‘They were arraigned before ie fais pany, issued to-day, showed a of 11S GOOD WITH Steaks and Chops as they regulate the practice of other professions cash balance in banks of § and a surplus of $59.16 one big ite ot Hability report was of $15,500,000 he serve for profit sharing pi purchasers of Ford cars. Un welcome to Greece, Is the VIOLATED. | Offered to Reimburse Belgians, | Troops Landed for the Purpose yeu tt r ' (Cprright, )018 te the 1 tyre "Ecsetickaad ie Somes eran Tafevighaed ws” dong! Reteas y=’ BERIAN, Ot "The LONDON, Get. 11.-Anewertng the United Prees interview with Herr von many for invading Belgium | Jagow, in which the German Foreign ‘ech windel, declared Foreign | Minister denounced the allies’ tand- Minteter ven Jeguw y in an in| 'M# On Greek wotl, a statement from CUTS IN SALARIES torview given The United Prose re-|Pritieah oMeial sources was given me| warding the action of the allies in|t?-44y, asserting that “at no time have the allies taken action in Greek territory that would be unweleome to Greece.” and going into questions of neutrality which promise to figure the big issues of the Puro- The statement follows: mat of allied roopa to Haloniea is on a par with the German violation of Belgian neu- “Germany was solemnly pledged, together with other powers, to respect the neutrality of Belgium, The allied In reply to inquiries by Great Britain, France gave a dof-| But Ger-| 2 many refured to do #0, and violated rality deliberately, on the “Helgium had not entered tnto any the allied powers, | 4 ermany or to allow| 2 the passage of allied troops. The Ger- mans attempt to justify thelr action French wet them full report of his negotiations with! through Belgium. ‘This is totally un- Secretary Lansing; that Germany {®) true and is sufficiently disproved by at the commencement of hostilities, the French armies were concentrated on the eastern frontier Arabic told a most interesting story, |of France. The Germans, on the other Secretary | hand, had concentrated the bulk of on the Belgian frontier the} and as soon as war broke out their lack of cable communication with| main blow, which evidently had deen planned long in advance, was deliv- “Herr von Jagow states that the German Government made to the Bel- “English newspapers are taking the | cian Government the most liberal of- Greatest pains to demonstrate that|fers to spare that country the hor- The world knows what | ments on the Federal t They were in- Aicted upon an innocent country for | }y maintaining {ts neutrality, as it was international | philanthropy and interest in public “In the case of Greece there is no question of a violation of treaty obli- gations, since the neutrality of Greece | city not guaranteed by any of the|® “The despatch of allied troops to ase unwiling to abide by the haphaz- Greece was for the purpose of helping | ard method of making up their as- Serbia, the ally of Greece, against an | sessments. unprovoked attack from Bulgaria, an eventuality in which Greece herself] facturing was bound by treaty to come to the| There seems to be a general cor “It is impossible at the present mo- ment to publish the confidential com- munications that have passed with| $1,200 to $1,500 por year.” Greeoe, but it may be taken as cer- tain that at no time have the allies| estates were not taxed as much as taken action in Greek territory that HEADQUARTERS 2 MILES IN BELGIUM Amsterdam Report Says This Foreshadows a Retirement (Central News).—The Telograaf's correspondent at Ghent sends a despatch that the commanding the German forces tn West Flanders, has transferred bis headquarters from new site is in Past Flanders and about twenty-five miles further to the rear of the German fighting line facing The British and Freneb at © movement i believed to fore- 66, listed in the in re- ents to |W. K. Vanderbilt, At Piping Rock eee eeee se eeee eee ee eee ee ee a ; = » i 3 powers had no intention of violating| 4 3 PADOOPDEEED ERD ERED REEE 6+ HE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Sr., As He Looked Track Yesterday S99 954046-66-64-44 0466666 re BANKERS DECLARE IN FAVOR OF STATE INCOME TAXATION (Continued from First Page.) in some way divided between city and State, to as } | | ome tax. | “A number of my wealthy friends who own summer homes in Tuxedo, orristown, Long Branch and other places, gentlemen distinguished for It should be based affairs, many of them have already declared their intention of becoming realdents of their sumer home locali ties. ‘They are being driven from the because they are unwilling to r falsely on their returns of per- al property. They are willing to pay a fair share of taxes, but thoy 40 ‘I have conferred with many of my business friends in banking, manu- and commercial lines, sus of opinion in favor of abolition of the personal property tax and sub- aticuting an income tax, 1 think it] should begin with incomes of from | Seligman said that he they might be on inheritance transfer, “Large wealth, in my opinion,” he sald, “does not bear suificient burden. | I think the inheritance tax should be| laid somewhat heavier, though not in| such measure as to drive people out} of the State.” The witness suggested form of taxation to reach the rich and well-to-do class of people who live in New York hotels during the winter, or only part of the year, In reality, they aré residents of New York, but technically they are not, and thus they avoid: paying their just nportion of taxation. Praingle. tax advocates had thelr innings to proclaim the theory of put- ting all taxes on land alone, Frederico ©. Leubuscher, president ofr the So- clety to Lower Rents and Keduc ‘Taxes on Homes, appeared as a wit- ness and said: @ recommend that taxes on all some new a period of five to ten years; that th personal propertg tax be abolished that all increases in the cost of local government be met by @ super tax on Jand values; that local option, through the referendum, be granted to and counties as to objects and r taxation for local purposes and for meeting the city's or county's share of » direct State tax, The income tax nuld be rved for the centration or monopoly of ownership in New York City natitutes a strong argument for the change in the tax system urged by this society, Ninety-nine families are ninth of the total assessed value of 4 the greater crty. Judge Crain in the Court of General Ses- | sions and said they were willing to enter Ja plea of guilty, but inasmuch as they had been unable to consult with counsel to-morrow, thought | # the owners of record of about one- |! the Court postponed the pleading until ; Heavy nbalfzing sales after the open- ing were absorbed and market be- came stronger and more active. Mo- tor issues advanced sharply. Stude- baker touched 154%, up 10% points; Bothlohem Steel sold at 460; United States Steel was a strong feature, up 1% to ¥4%. Railroad issues cased off from opening and were quiet; some of the specialties beeame:active in epots but advance was not follow- ed, and activity fell away shortly after noon. Closing Quotations, With net clange from previous High, Low, MS oe . 4 Gold Stine. . Lansewd Lawommtive, Aum) Sinolt. & Hef! Stoel Ply rt Halt. & % | 7 Ty Hiwgar. * Corp Am, ai pl Motors ‘Co q iy e Fez Inter far NS. J Liter, Nickel Kan. City Bo alley Motor Motor Lack, 8 Cohigh Maxwell Maxwell M. M { | inst evening 4 | tack agninet | tacks, like the preceding ones, were » 1918, mili om — ee GERMANS CAPTURE RUSSIAN ATTACKS === FIRST LINE TRENCH ALL BREAK DOWN, | Look into | *,? Paris War Office Admits a) Berlin Reports Successes Near proposition Loss There in a New Dvinsk and at Smorgon You can | Advance and Other Points see the BERLIN CLAIMS GAINS.} (via London) | of the Germa Army Meadquarters mae dealing . of British at | WIth the eastern theatre of war says | “Army group of Field Marshal von Hindenburg—West of Dvinsk « Kus sian attack broke down under our ar tillery fire Attempts made by the enemy to take possesion of the island reflection Reports Repulse Vermelles and of Prench clear at Souchez. — ocrupioed m Misdeiol fatied A an ek forth it OFFICIAL FRENCH REPORT. | o¢ pmorgon which ant ue far sean PARIS, Oot Following te the text of to-day’s War Office report: “At the conclusion of the bombard- ment reported yesterday |entangioments was repulsed Last| | ptehe one of our airships bombarded | | the fortified no of Dvinak, whieh | the enemy | was full of troops, with a large num. | ivered an tnfontry at-| ber of bombs. our positions to (he) “army Group of Prince Leupold of northeast of Bouches. These at-|tavaria—There is nothing to report “Army Group of Gen. von Lanaingen | everywhere completely repulsed —The enemy was driven out of his Last night saw artillery actions of | positions near Rudka-Bielakowlwe- Great intensity, in which both #1460| kaja, ag well ae over the Hine at Alex- took part, between the Bomme and|andria, and was driven over the the Olse, in the direction of Andechy,| heights north of that place, and to the east of Rheims, in the) “German troops under Gen, Count direction of Moronviliers, Batteries | yon Hothmer threw the enemy out rs of the enemy have delivered a violent of profit— on page 15, this paper. Linn of weveral positions northwemt of | qty cannonade in the region to the south | praivorenk: 4 = _ ns of Tubure and to the east of Hutte! snow. ne Und Mouthwoat of Burk. nia do Menil. Our artillery held this fire a ' THE WORLD'S BEST back effectively, and in the mean time we were making further progress from trench to trench at a point to the east of the earthwork known as ‘the Trapeze.’ “There has been fairly intense fight- ing with trench machines in the sec- tor of Filrey, and more violent fight- —a description that can BRITISH SUBMARINE only" to applied to SINKS I] KNABE PIANOS-~« GERMAN STEAMER PLAYER - PIANOS ™ I, + | The Walter Leonard Dynamited, | *Raperbnatraments ing accompanied by artillery ex- but Her Crew Is changes in which both sides took part ; You are invited to call, in the suburbs of Reillon. Saved. KNABE ‘BUILDING “tu the Vosges (he euemy, after 4) TONDON, Oct. 18—After giving |] Sth Ave., at 39th St. complete check to his attack Along the front frgm the Linge to the Achratsmansdle resumed his offort yesterday evening, A second out- burst of artillery fire along the entire front in preparation for an infantry advance was followed by a fresh at- tack, which, generally speaking, re- sulted in failure, The Germans were able to gain a footing in our first line trenches at only one point, and this was to the south of the Linge hills, The trench they took was between 60 and 80 yards long. Our counter- attacks made it possible for us to reoccupy ‘a portion of this trench immediately. the crew time to get off, a British | submarine dynamited the German| steamship Waiter Leonard in the| Baltic Tuesday, according to @ Copen- hagen despatch to-day. Other German craft destroyed by British undersea boats in the same waters in the past few days were the steamships Nicomedia, Gutrune, Ger- | mania, Lulea and an unidentified steam vessel, ba A iy cord It was believed the crews were all Thompson Chemical Co. saved, THOMPSONS IMPLE-OFF CS PIMPLES IF 8 DAYS O8 MONET BACK | be sails ry ib Duane Bi. N.Y. __ LAUREL WINNERS. | | | Sell “A squadron of nineteen French he 4 aeroplanes has thrown down 140 a shells on the railroad station at for $5.50. thin, Time, 10s 15 Walloon Bazeancourt, whence movements of |g lnk. Vonner, Cowtumer, Mele the enemy have been reported. “Another air squadron composed of eighteen machines hag bombarded the railroad junction at Achiet-le-Grand, near Bapaume, Other machines have | bombarded the railroad tracks at a| pases cadet TWO KILLED IN CYCLE CRASH. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 13.—Twe}+ men are dead and a third is in a crit cal condition at tho hospital here to-| ay oOl1fce. FOX.—On Oot, 12, 1915, ANNI M,, be~ loved wife of the late James Fox. Funeral from her late restden: Friday, Oct, 1 as 4 result of a head-on mot | Rutledge St. point near Warmeriville,’ gycle collision In a fom at Milford ta A.M. thence to the Tra RMAN REPORT, last night. Alexander Schuck an Church, Marey Ave, and Hooper ® ee eee AN none a [antonio citlskavite were the. mea| Grere'a sciecan requiem mane eid BERLIN (via London), Oct killed. Hjalma Pederson may dic. Srrered.” interment Calvary Com To-day's German officia] statement with regard to the fighting in Bel- gium and France saya: | “British attacks northeast of Ver- melles were easily repulsed. “East of Souches the French again lost some portions of the trenches which they were able to keep on Oct. 11. “In Champagne a French attack yesterday afternoon failed south of Tahure, Repeated attacks on the same place early this morning with several groups of troops broke down completely. “In the Vosges the French lost a | portion of their positions on the west- | ern slope of Schratzmannele.” HERE ARE ALMOST AS MANY BRANDS OF COCOA AS THERE ARE CIGARS: Some folk are satisfied with anything so long asit is Cocoa. The grocer welcomes this class of patrons with Then th is the woman of dis- taste, she is an expert judge of cloth, candy and Cocoa. he seeks the Best in everything that she buys. She immediate- ly recogn’ and appreciates the distinctive quality, delicious taste and pleasii fi nce of LOFT’S Unexcelled Cocoa. Once she desid: on the quality, she looks after Economy—A TEN CENT TIN OF LOFT COCOA WILL PRODUCE 20 CUPS, For sale at all Loft Stores. criminating coff t ——>___ ITEMS FOR INVESTORS. Southern Ratlway, year ended June 40, earned surplus after charges equal to’ 259-100 per cent on preferred stock against 6 per cent. on preferred 4 tor Wednesd Speciai Lp fy Inesday Special for Thureda. en MALADK | BON and 15-100 per cent. on common pre- AM, KISSES — Viows yeas, Segam ‘and 4 medley of cart of do- Brean ‘Erutte "and " F. W. Woolworth Company, quar- Nits, done’ inte Greaun. terly dividend of 13-4 per cent. on Roca an nective common stock, ‘able Dec. 1 to stock record Nov. f LK CHOCOLATE COVE: MILK CHOt corr Lackawanna Steel statement for | | sweets are compriend of Richest f Brera mereiue Sur incomparable Premium Mitt, Chace 64 BARCLAY STREET C} Kerr Lake, quarterly dividend of 25 Fatah tg a NASH, cents, payable Dec, 16 to stock of rec- ord Dee Tow & A Waar i | 870,000 oxchange Seat. th rer ret dea eel 20 Ts3%w It was announced to-day at the Stock % Kevan Patina Vaio Car feed’ Sietn pouthern Pac Souther Rall Heat way ie NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE. Open. High. Low. — Last 12.60 0 12.4 12.90 13,08 116 Jtxchange that a seat had been sold | for $70,000. This makes a record price for the last three years, ‘The last pre- vious sale was for $68,500, | First Aid to Those Who Lose Articles of Value! stands tor Lost, . A small word but, say! 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