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ee ’ i iH | i it i i 3 = H $ ; i ; / lr HA i i ‘i H i j : Ea li j 5 H ig is E E i i i i RUSSIANS DRIVE GERMANS ACCUSE AHEAD ON ENTIRE. | BELGIAN CARDINAL on the Defensive Along | Three Important Rivers. as to Outrages by the Kaiser’s Troops. . | | CALL HUNGARIANS RETREAT. | HIM POLITICIAN, Forced Back to a Line Four|Declare He Used Liberties Miles in Rear of Former Accorded to Him to Stir - FRONT IN GALICIA OF MISSTATEMENTS | | Petrograd Reports Germans Reply to the Recent Charges Positions. PETROGRAD, Feb. 12.—(via Lon- Greco left the automobile at Thirteenth Avenue, near the market, and met four other men in @ saldon there, Two of these were Antonto and Joseph Zafarone, Greco and the Zafarones stood near Baff's place of business. One of the over the entire Galician front, other men went to a saloon and called Baft to the telephone. When he re« ported the merchant was in the place the lookouts were sent to nearby cor- nere to watch for the police, “Don’t run when you shoot. Walk to the automobile,” was Greco's last THE MONEV FOR THE MURDER. and the five lookouts lingeret and made eure the job had ‘eon finished. Later in the night the ‘ten men moet in Greco's saloon. They gathered around the table and Greco handed out the blood money. “This is for me,” he said, counting ouf @ thousand dollars. He then handed Ferrara $260, each of the Zatarones, $300; Carmine Di Paolo, who was one of the lookouts and is a arrest, $250; one of the gunmen who was not known by name, §150; Arehlelll, Greco then gave $1,800 to the other three men, who ‘were described by Ferrara as “the Poison After Informing Her He Was to Marry Another, WAUKEGAN, Ml, Feb. 12.—Will- ‘H. Orpet, University of Wiscon- Junior, who confessed early to- that he was the “man of mys- ry” in the woods with pretty Mar- Lambert before she killed herself, '¥ Fe-enacted for Lake County of- . fictals and newspaper men the tryat jet death which led to the suicide. In custody of officials Orpet traced the “lover's lane” saunterings of him- elf and the girl who loved him, and repeated thelr conversation even to the last “good bye. . Orpet denied he had seen the girl a5 crowd that gathered after the| the on three important rivers—the Sereth, the Pruth and the Dniester, Cuzer- nowitz, capital of Bukowina, is again ‘oriously threatened by the Russian alvance east of Reranch, as well as by the Russian crossing of the Dnies- ter at Useieceko, where their troops are firmly entrenched. This move also has had the effect of interrupt- ing one of the important lines of communication between the armies of Gens. Pfianzer and von Bothmer. A third important Russian advance haa been recorded near Zale Ssczyky, where a flerce counter attack is de- clared to have been successful in rout- ing the opposing forces and demor- alising the Hungarian troops to such an extent thet they retired to a now Mne four miles to the rear. In addi- tion to these breaches announced to have been made in the opposing lines, Russians have been active im- mediately to the northward of Yar- nopol where they have moved slight- forward. It in beleved in military circles here that the new Russian offensive hag prevented the Gefinans from withdrawing troops from this front, thereby lessening the chances of suc- cossful attacks on allied lines else- where. ‘The initiative on the Dvinski front remains in German hands, but the mild weather of the last month, threatening with inundation the trenches built by the Ger marshy grounds is seriously handi- capping their effort to move forward. mera report that a great number | tho are employed in| he published a pastoral letter com- the construction of drainage works. | paring the present war with the — of French OFFICES FOR P, S. 6. Real Estate Board Hints That Econ.| at omy is More Desirable Than Luxury. The Germans are on the defensive | public to-day by the Overseas News Up Trouble. BERLIN, Feb. 12—(By Wireless to | | don)—The Russian offensive which Sayville)—The following stathment has been indicated in the reports of regarding tho acti the last few days ie maturing rapidly Mercter, Primate of Belgium, who is s of Cardinal jnow on a visit to Romo, was made Axgency. “The letter which Camiinal Mercier and the Belgian Bishops addressed |to the German clergy on Nov. 2%, 1916, regarding an investigation of allega tions that atrocities had been com- mitted in Belgium by Germans, did not reach Cardinal Van Hartmann, |Archbishop of Cologne, unti! Jan. 7, which explains why it has not been answered. The original impression prevailing in Germany is that the letter was inspired entirely by Ci dinal Mercier, whose intransigeant at- titude toward the German authorities became manifest on various occa- sions. . “Before the war Cardinal Mercier Was an influential Belgian politician. For example, at the timo of King Leopold's death he stded publicly with tho party in fayor of Colonial expansion In the notorlous Congo at- fair, demanding an increase in the Belgian army. After the occupation of Belgium by German forces the Cardinal preserved a similar attt-| tude, using the influence of the clergy | for agitation of a purely political nature. “At the time of the great Anglo- French offenaive the Cardinal ordered | FMANS OD} occupled territory prayers be said for that in all Belgian churches in the the victory of the Entento forces. At me time, on St. Michael's Day, struggle between St, Michael, the pat- BANKER GETS (Continued from First Page.) ture and no’ son. examine théfn.” “The same ‘which Gov. Hughes wi {trying to block this investigation,” |eald Mr, Dawson, fet to is Paul D. Cravath, head of Mr. |De Gersdorfft's firm. He instructed |'Thomas F. Ryan not to answer cer- tain questions—on the advice of coun- sel. answer next day. Horace M. Fisher, Secretary of the |Interborough, in his testimony has made it clear that after the subway 1s in operation the city will have to face a deficit of at least $2,186,000 for the first two years. Tho letters be- tween Morgan é& Co. and Shonte stated that the aggregate not earnings after the third year of operation should be at least $16,676,000, The Interborough ts allowed a prior claim on the net earnings of the subway before there ts any division of profits —the preferential—of $14,668,000 a year. It appears Mr, Shonts figured that the city would not get enough to pay Interest on its bonds for at least five years, Other points brought out by the letters read yesterday were: ACCEPTED THE TERMS Dic. TATED BY MORGAN. That Morgan & Co. dictated tho terms, and the Interborough in every case accepted them, That just as the agreement between the Interborough and the city was about to be reached, Morgan & Co, demanded an arrangement more prof- itable to it. That the agreement between the city and the Interborough was vir- tually reached nearly a year before the contracts were finally signed, and at that time was considered by T. P. Shonts as highly advantageous to the company, That, apparently, Morgan & Co, succeeded in beating down the Inter- borough on the price of the securities as soon as it became evident a con- tract with the city was to be made, and that the bankers formerly allowed ron saint of Brussele, and Lucifer, suggesting in transparent fashion that he did not compare Germany with the angel, “In another pastoral letter the Car- inal said the Germans possessed no legitimate authority and had no claim to the esteem of Belg! who owed affection and obédience only to ‘The Public Service Commission has | their king, about arranged to pay $106,000 for “During religious ceremontals in the offices in the Equitable Building, one | fall Cardinal Mercier declared to Bel- of the most expensive places in the | san priests assembled in the Malines city for an office. ‘The arrangement may or may not through, The Real Estate Board joard about it, and has sent a tele- gram to member of the com- every mission, hinting that economy will ke @ greater hit with the publie than expensive offices will. The proposed lease is sald to ar- for 60,000 square feet in the Equitable Building and 30,000 square feet in the City Investing Building, been assumed which has by the Equitable Building Company. The realty men have asked the comminsion to hold a public hearing on the Proposed lease before they sign it. pas FUNERAL OF J. C. SHEEHAN. Notab! from Thies City in Attend- New Rochelle. (Ppecial to The Prening World.) NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y., Feb. 12.— The funeral of John C, Sheehan, for- mer Tammany ohleftain, at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament here to-day was attended by a large number of Prominent New Yorkers. The hon- fake the poison which killed her or|orary pallbearers wero Judges New- that be knew at all that ehe had|bureer, Dowling, Giegerich, Ingrahan _ ended her life untii he read of it in|eiuetay HAtcepnece™ Crennan and the papers. Bome of the others at the funeral “It I had only looked back, do you|Snecham brother” } think I would have Jet her lle there?” | Prion Donovan asked. After the walk through the woods He was taken to Lake Forest and held fn custody there until time for ‘the inquest this afternoon. Orpet Js reported to have given tho| © \following account of his tryst with bs to Lake Foi ~ Lake rest Tuesda: aight and failed to make an appoint. ment with Marion for that evening, so I made one for the next morning. ‘We had our talk in the woods and I then told her 1 was figuring on marrying another girl. I told her plainly it was all off between us. nm Wwe arranged that I should leave the woods first and take a car ‘to Chicago, where I could get a train for Madison. I did that. She said @ would follow me in a few minutes after I had time to catch my car and wet out of her way. and Miss Lambert were said by friends of the young woman to have been frequently in each other's company for some years, pe ha eal ACCIDENT IN RUN TO FIRE. Wagon, Dodging Hart. High Pressure Wagon No. 72 skidded against the curb on the east side of Fourth Avenue, just above Twenty- third Street, this afternoon, capsizing on ita aide and throwing Fireman John C. Middletrob, No. 480 Jackson Avenue, so violently to the sidewalk that he had to be taken to Bellevue Hospital, » the chauffeur, was try- ing to veer out o the way ‘of an up. ing Twenty-third Btreet _stree and the ight fall of snow did eosphe ihre to which th ‘ 0. whic! Oi was in the home of Will t many Hall tin, ex an, Ash- Presiden Assistant Secretary of tin Roosevelt, Mortimer Michael J. Tierney, Judwe Vincent de Paul Crennan and Judge Thomas H. Donnelly, ‘There was s delegation from tho ‘The (nterment ‘oly Sepuichre Buffalo Catholic Clup, Was in the family plot, Cemetery, New Rochi —_——— Minnesota OM ing Fui ST. PAUL, Feb, 12.—Walter J. Smith, State Treasurer, was placed under sui velllance of two deputy sheriffs in Minneapolis sanitarium last night, fo lowing his indictment in connection with alleged misappropriation of State funds. ‘Three indictinents for first degree grand larceny wore returned agulnst him yeo- sengay, R. C. Pickit, former ‘clerk of the State Investment Board, was arrested on two indictments for forgery in connection with the #ame irregularities and arraigned) Monday. All il be to the have been obtained, age 000, have been repald, official: pt ll di BARTENDER SHOT DOWN, fun Seminary that they were all obliged to offer the greatest possible re- sistance to the Germans. “In competent German circles tt is pointed out that in the appendix to the letter of the Belgian clergy, in- spired by Cardinal Mercier, it 1s stated that an Austrian priest made investigations in Belgium which had disastrous results for Germany. Car- dinal Piffel, Archbishop of Vienna, de- clares publicly and formally, that he never authorized any priest to make Investigations, “This corroborates the German {m- pression that liberties freely granted to Cardinal Mercier in the interest of his exalted priestly vocation are used by him merely for the purpose of political agitation. This places the German authorities in an awkward position.” ceeeeeerrenttpeeenmie KAISER WANTS QUICK PEACE, ROME HEARS Princes Buelow and Hotenlohe to Offer Terms to Avoid War With Italy. LONDON, Feb. 12.—"Besides Prince von Buelow, Prince Hohenlohe and Baron von Kraft are now tn Switzer- land striving toward peace, which the tho Interborough more interest on bank balances than ts now being paid, The committee will to-day get all the books and papers of the T. A. Gillespie Company it wants, under a subpoena taken out after the com- pany’s lawyers announced the inves- tigators were barred. As the Morgan-Shonts letters were read into the record, Mr. Fisher, ques- tioned by Mr. Colby, “interpreted’ them. ‘hen the Interborough not only carries the Shonte bonus as # part of the construction cost, but it is entitled to take out of earnings & per cent. in- terest and a 1 per cent. sinking fund on that and such items? Is that id Mr. Fisher. Colby also wanted to know whether this 5 per cont, interest and tho sinking fund charge ran on al) construction ‘tems, and Mr, Fisher aid it did. ONLY “CUMULATIVE DEFICIT’ FOR THE CITY. Getting down to the possibility of the city getting any share of the sub- way profits, Mr, Colby led Mr, Fisher twice over the figures in Mr, Shonts' Jotter, The witness agreed that the income for the first and second years would not be sufficient to meet the company’s prior claims of $14,568,000. “And any failure of the earnings to reach that sum results in an accu mulation to be paid out of future profits?” asked Mr. Colby. it will be considerably over three ra, then, even if the estimated rnings will equal 4he preference claims of the company and the ao- t in any court while the Tegisiature {4 sitting,” sald Mr. Daw- “Your exact position is that you complain that your witness and your books are here and no one Is here to lawyer who tried to | block the Armstrong investigation, of counsel, is “The lawyer I re- Put if Mr. Cravath remembera rightly Mr, Ryan was very willing to wumulated deficits?” Kaiser is determined to’ hasten, pos- ie | sibly in order to avert Italy’y declara- tion of war, which, the German Papers now openly hint, (s imminent,” gays a Rome despatch to the Datly News. “The Ke ere representative Eventually, Mr. Fisher said, the in- creases in the earnings would wipe out tho company deficits, and then the city would begin to get an in- come from which to pay the interest of 8.76 per cent, on its own bonds, that being the rate to be deducted, A because of the $6,336,000 allowed the prelude to nego . Aen | COMPANY. surances have ed, it ald, that Germany 1s disposed will happen the third year?” . Colby on the second trip over the same ground, “I don't understand that the city gets anything in that year,” said Mr. Fu . “If our estimates are cor- rect, and they are very conservative, the deficits will be wiped out in th fifth year and the city will begin to © of the profits.” “But meantime the interest on the city's bonds issued for construction will have been mounting up?” “1 guppose 80." isi asked Mr to make concessions, if they ane indis- pensable to hastening peace, “There is Rood reason to believe Germany is seeking peace mainly ow- ing to the failure of the Balkan en- terprise, due to complications with Bulgaria and ‘Turkey, as a result of which both the attack on Salonica and the Turkish-German expedition to Egypt are abandoned, Further- more, Austria is on the verge of ex- haustion, Confidential information has reached the Vatican confirming the report of Germany's efforts to eeck peace.” $125,000,000 FAILURE REPORTED IN GERMANY yb a ile the city it during the operation?” Ad “That is correc! FOR MORGAN, $500,000; FOR IN- TERBOROUGH, NOTHING. The first of the Morgan letters put in evidence by Mr, Colby showed that a sey seven years ago the Morgan interests LONDON, Feb, 12.—The London} contemplated taking a prominent inflicting a slight wound. Kostner deseriptl the gave on of the m AU a SAILING TO-DAY. La Touraine, Bordeaux. Themistocles, Piracus .. police a lo. 69 Lexington Avenue, RETIRE af, ; shots, ence to despatches from Switzerland When Fritz Kostner, bartender at No. 244 Bast Forty-nifth Btreet, refused to admit two mon after the Gosing hour early to-day, they fired two hr the "glass door. One of the! ‘uck the bartender in the ab- | good | Germany, one y Express to-day give .|part In traction activities in the fu- [Dally Express to-day wives promin: | fire, and purposed getting rid of the Ryan-Belmont Inter-Met company in announcing the failure of two large just the way they have done in the banking institutions in the south of formation of the Interborough Con- Nn alleged labilities solidated, of more than $125,000,000, | ‘Tho second letter produced was ono The Express says it is of the belief| from Mr. Shonts to Mr, Morgan on that these are the forerunners of othor | June 25, 1909, It related to the posal- and more ext failures, due to bility of the Manhattan Rallway \the rutn of G ny's export trade, Company, owning the “L" lines and and the depreciation tn the value of| leasing them to the Interborough, the mark. Then came the letter of Bept 16, _THE EVENING WORLD, BATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1916. FIRST CALL ON INTERBOROUGH REVENUE in which Morgan & Co. laid down its terms. This is the letter on which, later, was based the payment 0! $500,000 for which, as Mr. Fisher has @aid, the Interborough got nothing. effect of the whole testimony developed by Mr. Colby was to show that, with @ positive payment of 000 in view, the Morgan concern nd its associates were willing to “string along” for months, but that | when it actually appeared that tho | eity and the company were to get to- gether, and before the time had ox- pired on its first “option” the bankers and Mr. Shonts came to @ new agree- | ment, the r. sult of which as bas been shown, has been an enormous profit to Morgan & Co. The following comment was made by @ member of the firm of J. P. Mor- gan & Co, whon told of Chairman Thompson's cable to Mr. Morgan: “Mr, Morgan, it will be remem. dered, d as a witness before the committee soveral ks ago, and at that time expressed a desire to serve the committee in any way th he could. His trip to Europe w eon as long ago as last Novem- » Moreover, as the Chairman is perfectly well aware, there are sov- eral other members of the firm in town avaliable to testify any time if desired.’ SHONTS’S BONDS PUT IN CON- STRUCTION ACCOUNT. That the Shonts bonus, part of the bonus paid to R. R. Rogers and part of that paid to Auditor Gaynor of the Interborough have been approved @s part of the construction cost of the new subways by the Public Ser- vice Commission became known ye: terday. However, there iy a chance that these items wiil be stricken from the books, as the Public Service Com. mission keeps them. Chairman Straus of the commis. sion said yesterday: “The public may rest assured that the present Public Service Commis- sion will see that the cost of con- truction of the dual system will not be padded by improper or extrava- gant items of any character. Under the contracts no items can be capi- talized until they have been formally acted on here. if any payments have been made not warranted by the find- ings of the commission, no part of them will be charged up against the city. “Under the subway contract with the Interborough, the statement shows that a total of $327,000 was allowed to the company for administrative, jegal and engineering expenses prior to the execution of the contract, but even all of this may not be final.” OMfcials discredited “GERMAN INVASION ‘HURRIES CANADIAN | Was on Way to Border From Buffalo Starts Big Scare. Add to Alarm—U. S. Secret Service Men on Watch, authorities on the despatch or pub- lication of news of @ military nature, the hurried precautions taken at Ni- forces” trom the American side. A large number of soldiers, given Sun equads were rushed from St. the great power plamts and the inter. national bridges on the Canadian side opposite here. The men slept under arms last night. The report was current that the “army” of Germans was on the way to the Canadian city from Buffalo. There was apparently no foundation for the war scare, The garrison on duty across the river «to-day consists of 2,700 men with fifteen machine guns. Uncensored news received here this afternoon from Canada indicated that the spy scare hag gripped cities near the American border in a fever of ox- citement. A few hours after a heavy explosion of dynamite damaged the plant of the Castner Electrolyth Chemical Company here fire was dis- covered in one of the bulldings of the Canadian Car & Foundry Company at Tureot, on the outskirts of Montreal. The foundry company 1s working twenty-fuur hours a day, filling rush orders of ammunition for the Aliles. the possibility that the fire resulted from a plot, LANSING TAKES UP GERMAN ORDER T0 SINK ARMED SHIPS (Continued from First Page.) ships are armed, will rest solely with the port authorities of America, Either belligerents must disarm merchantmen in accordance with See- retary Lansing’s request, or neutrat Governments must see that no armed passenger ships leave their ports, and must warn their citizens to keep off ail belligerent merchant craft, It ts hoped here that the neutral powe: will co-operate with one another and with Germany in order that the lives and property of their citizens may not be endangered. No matter what action 19 taken by belligerents as to whether merchant. men are to be armed or unarmed, It t= claimed here that the submarine issue will be made sharp and clear, All responsibility for Germany's new attitude is placed upon Englang for having armed and ordered mer- chantmen to attack submarines, whicn, it 1s asserted, compelled Germany te coincide with England's view that such ships be considered as warships or auxiliary cruisers. Lt is not be- lieved here that England will disarm her ships. —— ALLIES TO PROTEST IF LANSING UPHOLDS NEW U-BOAT ORDER IMNDON, Feb. 12.—The allies, tt was stated on good authority to-day, will send a strong note of protest to the United States !f Becretary Lang- ing, as forecasted in cable despatches, accopts *¥.e German polley regarding armed merchantmen and holds that such vessels must be treated as ships of war. The protest will be based on the fact that the United States, after the outbreak of the war, announced that it would permit merchantmen carry. ing guns for defensive purposes to enter American ports. To change this policy in the middle of the war, in the viewpoint of the allies, is tg commit an unneutral act, AF ayaa +All POWDER PLANT BLOWN uP, Two Hurt When Projectile Powder Howse Is Destroyed, NEW VASTLE, Del, Feb, 12.—Six hundred pounds of powder explodea in a dry house at the projectile plant of the Bethlehem Steel Company near here last night, injuring two workmen and completely wrecking the building, The cause of the explosion has not been determined. There was no one in the dry hause at the time, the tne jJured men being employed tn an aa- joining butiding. Several nearby atruc- tures were damaged slightly, The force of the blast Was terrific and wae felt for miles around, The financial loss is trivial, oe Tarks Execute Syrian Nobles, NEVA, Feb, 12.—The Tribune toe day printed Alexandria despatches as- serting that the gravest discontent ia} prevalont among the Arabian troops campaigning with the Turks, The Turks have executed dozen: f Syrian) notables, the d atohes agsortes | Kalser Honors an American, BERLIN (via Amsterdam) Feb, 12 | | | Kaiser Wilhelm today honored H, P. | Kunkel of Chicago by decoration with! a Red Cross medal in recognition of lie services in behalf of the German Red Cross. ‘ cee according to Montreal advices, but have ordered an investigation.’ Tho monetary loas from the fire was only a few thousand dollars, but the pr duction of war munitions was serl- ously interfered with. No arrests have yet been made in connection with the attempt to blow up the plant of the Castner Electro- lytic Alkali Company here last night. The explosion, which was in a new building under construction, tered many windows damaged the walls. jured, The police found several sticks of dynamite concealed under one of the concrete walls, The company, it is said, had large contracts with the allies for certain chemicals used in the war zone. There {s no labor trouble at the plant and the police are working on the theory that the explosion was tho work of forelgn agents, United States Secret Service men, who have been in this vicinity for several days, are co-operating with the local authorities, pec U. S. GUARDS CANADIAN LINES Will Not Let Germ minion From This OTTAWA, Feb. 12.—The American Government has assured Canada that the United States will not be used as a base by German conspirators for attacks on Canada, according to a statement made in the Dominion Par- jiament last night by J. D, Hazen, Minister of Naval Affairs, “We have the assurance of the United States that it will not allow its territory to be used as & base of at- tack on Canada. In the United States every possible precaution is being taken to prevent anything of that sort,” he sald. shat- and slightly No one was in- oS ae A NATURAL GIFT. With natural gifts that enabled him to pile up debts of $721,168, a Pennsylvania Judge says he ie bankrupt, GERMANS DID SINK SHIP, BUT NOT A CRUISER Jas 00- S “I do not agree with either the It Was the 3,600-Ton Steamer President or Mr, Garrison in their Arabis, Declares the London opposition to the State militla, I fa- 5 vor the State militia as against the Chronicle. Continental Army plan; it is, I be- LONDON, Feb, 12,—The British | eve, more democratic vessel Arabis, reported sunk by a German torpedoboat off Dogger Bank Thursday night, was an oll-driven steamer only recently completed, and not a crulser as Berlin claimed, says tho Chronicle, The Arabls displaces 3,697 tons and is 350 feet long. It was pointed out that the Germans might easily have mistaken her for a light cruiser at least. “Yot it ought to have been plain to them that she was not a cruiser tn an ordinary sense,” says the Chroni- ele, commenting on the German state- ment that three officers and twenty- one of the Arabis's crew were res- cued. carry @ personnel of more than twen- ty-four men,” The British Admiralty report of tho encounter mentioned only mine- sweepers a# having been engaged, Berlin admitted the German torpedo boats suffered damage, indicating that heavier British warshipa may nave joined in the battle, — Fortify the System A Et RETA TG RR RUN May rh ett te eter Keous, the aye iS feet Ba dealire GARRISON’S PLAGE MAY BE FILLED ON TROOPS TO AGAR) MAYFLOVERTRP ¢ Report That Foreign “Army”|President Away for Holiday Cruise Considers New War Secretary. |MEN SLEEP ON ARMS,|MANY ARE MENTIONED. | Dytiamite Explosion and Fire| Houston, Lane, Goethals and Roosevelt, Among Those } (Uc GOT CHEK AND CITY GARBAGE PLANT BLL DED (Continued from First Page.) esting to note that there is a “pipe line” between the New York Disposal Corporation and the Brooklyn Ash Removal Company. The principal interest in the Brook- lyn Ash Removal Company is held by Charles Cranford of Brooklyn, Charies Cranford is a cousin of Fred Cranford, tae principal owner of the New York | Sanitary Utilization Company, which NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y,, Feb. 12. —Deapite the strict consorship which | The naval yacht Mayfik has been imposed by the Canadian | President and Mrs. Wilson aboard owns Barren isiand, The New York Sanitary Utilization Company leases Barren island to the New York Dis- posal ‘poration and, of course, the interests of the two concerns run abolished the nA Island would have hurt the Cranford inter- ests as much as it would huve hurt the Gillespie interests. Named by Gossip. NEWPORT NEWS, Va., eb, 12.— ver, with arrived off Old Point Comfort, Va., this afternoon, information from reliable sources have been received here to-day of| President's flag and the fort fired no ae bigh as 500, and three machine ‘The Mayflower was not flying the salute. Col, Hayne, Commandant of agara Falls, Ont., yesterday to resist|the fort, sent an inquiry as to a threatened “invasion ‘of German| Whether the President desired presence formelly recognized by the military authorities. WASHINGTON, Process of elimin Feb. 12.—By a fon, politicians con- Catherines and placed on guard at| tinued to-day to “guess” who will 06/ Secretary of War to succeed Lindley M. Garrison. President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson have left on the May- flower for Hampton Roads, to be gone until Monday, ‘This much is said to be sure: A Democrat {s to be appointed, and he wil: not be from New Jersey or from the South. ‘There ts reason for believing that the President is considering both Sec- retary of the Interior Lane and Seo- retary of Agriculture Houston. If he decides to appoint one of his Cabinet Secretary of War the choice will He between these two men. Secretary Lane is extremely pop- ular in official and army circles. The suggestion of the name of Major Gen. George W. Goethals, Gov- ernor of the Panama Canal, as the oasible successor of Secretary Gar- rison met with instant response, especially on Capitol Hill, where he is personally knowh to many Senators and Representatives. It has not been the practice to appoint military men permanently a» Secretary of War. Precedent, there- fore, may be sald to stand somewhat in the way of the builder of the Panama Canal. Prosident Wilson, however, has given innumerable evi- dences that he is not bound by prece- dent. Among the many names mentioned, that of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assist- ant Secretary of the Navy, is received with great favor. Mr. Roosevelt is recognized as a man of ability and ts known to have an excellent grasp of the Administration's preparedness programme, While there were many expressions of regret here at the resignation of Mr, Garrison, the consensus In official quarters was that the stand taken by President Wilson had greatly strengthened him with Congress and with the country generally. It has demonstrated, It was potnted out, that President Wilson is not so “set in his way” that he cannot give heed to the opinions of other men on vital issues. Officials close to the President ridiculed the idea, suggested by op- position newspapers, that Mr, Wilson has “surrendered” to Congress and come over on the elde of a “pork bar- rel,” oF political army. They pointed out that Mr. Wilson has made it per- fectly clear tnat he will insist on real preparedness legislation. In this con- nection, any mi res adopted to atrengthen the nal Guard strengthen the control of the Fi Government over the organized mili- tia, in order to meet with the Presi- dent's approval. PRESIDENT’S STAND his! The op disposal plan had failed in the Legislature in 1913 and 1914, but there was every indication that it would pass when the sla- {ture met in 1915. The entire City Administration was strong for the | bill; legislators had pledged them- selves to support it; it was quite plain that only the most determined oppo- sition could head it off, | $2,500 CHECK WAS TO PIX UP GILLESPIE “PIPE LINES.” On Jan, 13 Mr, Lemuel Mly Quigg, who had been described by Mr. T. A. Gillespie as Mr. Whitman's “closest adviser,” received from Mr. T. A. Gil- lespie a check for $2,600 for use in looking after legislation affecting the Gillesple “pipe lines or something like that.” Mr. Quigg was a whole lot In evidence in Albany about that time and subsequently, but so far-as out- ward appearances went there was no ronounced opposition to the Gari isposal Bill in the Legislature, It went through smoothly enough, took its regular course down to New York, was indorsed by the Mayor afd the City, Administration, and went back to Albany, Several members of the City Ad- ministration and a party of news- paper men, on arriving in Albany to attend the legislative correspondents’ dinner on the night of larch 25. heard that Gov. Whitman had vetoed the bill. The city officials were as- tqunded. The only hostility to the measure they had known anything about bad emanated from the Hearst newspapers. The Gillesple corporation has a con- tract with the city for the disposal of kitchen garbage which was made in « 1913 to run for three rs, with the privilege on the part of the city of re- newal for two years longer. con- tract provides that the Gillespie con- cern, which operates a garbage 9 in Pittsburgh as well as in New York, should pay the city $62,500 in 1913, $85,000 in 1914, $112,000 in 1915 and $112,000 in 1916 and 1917, should the contract be renewed. GARBAGE DISPOSAL GETS CITY INTO LAWSUITS. The New York Visposal Corporation paid the city $48,000 in 1913 and re- fused to pay any more, claiming that the city had not lived Up tothe terms ofthe contract because it had not livered hotel kitchen to the Gillespie scows at the duiups, The city brought suit to enforce collection and the Gil'ssple corporation promptly brought a counter sult for $600,000, claiming that amount of loss from the failure of the city to contribute hote! garbage to Barren Island, The New York Disposal Corporation has also brought a suit enjoining the city from entering into a contract with Gaftney, Gahagen & Van Katan, who want to pay the city $900,000 in five years for the privilege of taking care of the kitchen garbage, All these suits are pending, It has long been reported that the Gillesples are interested in a muni- tions plant in New Jersey and are using there glycerine extracted from Brease extracted from garbage at Bar den Island. The European war has created an unprecedented demand for rlycerine and they do say that Barren Isiand grease produces a considerable only of that valuable commodit: 3 BELL-ANS Absolutely, Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25cat all druggists, “A cruiser of any kind would| 6! | RIGHT, SAYS BRYAN. PALATKA, Fla, Feb, 12.--Willfam Jennings Bryan sald: “I am very fond of Mr, Garrison; he i# a high-minded, conscientious man, and has the courage to follow his convictions, I think, however, that the President js right in his de- wire to co-operate with Congr in jegisiative matters. Congress shares responsibility with the President, and must be consulted, _——— She Knew the Way! po al U. S. AWAKE AT LAST TO DEFENSE.—TAFT, WASHINGTON, Feb, -— Former President Taft, who came to Wash- ington to address the National Geographic Society, told the Executive Committee of the American Red Cross that the nited States has decided to prepare for war or against war, and that the people are determined to see @ programme go through Congress, “It takes an earthquake to wake the American people up sometim he said. “They sleep and decline to ‘a dollar for what they must pay millions for later. Adequate prepared. ness—and I mean military prepared- nese—is absolutely necessary,” pact Little Miss Prim Decided to rent A furnished apartment, So forthwith she sent For the big Sunday World, Which quickly was brought, And showed her the very Apartment she sought. Because of their great number and vari- ety Ht is easy to find your deal house, room, flat, apartment, &c,, thro.gh World ads. 16,882 WORLD “TO LET” ADS, LAST MONTH-- 8,151 More Than the Herald, Times, Sun, Trib- une and Press ADDED TOGETHER! Don't Miss Sunday World Ads. To-Morrow! Ganmen Shoot Youth Street, Ludwig Augustine, seventeen, a helper, of No, 883 Third Avenue, was passing & building at Forty-seventh Street and lvitth Avenue shortly after noon to- when three men sprang from the hal way and surrounded him. A shot was fired and Augustine dropped to the sidewalk with @ bullet in the abdomen, His assailants escaped. Augustine was taken to Flower Hospital. He said his assailants were unknown (to him, ow