The evening world. Newspaper, March 13, 1917, Page 2

~ THE EVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1917. ‘ HUNGER IN WARRING NATIONS MAY FORCE NEW MOVE FOR PEACE = BRITISH ACCUSED SHIPSTRIKEISOFF; FRENCH REPULSE |"™encouvLe weoneo ‘HFW PEACE gyE [u¥SHEMRTTER |W BOATDION THEED BY BERNSTORFF OF} SEAMEN ACCEPT | ATTACK AT VERDUN, EXPECTED SOON [>= ox nee MERCY SIGN SHOWN | SOPERCENT BONUS. SOISSONS SHELED BYTHEDPLOMATS.xsoz2"<'---2) FROMRELIEF SHP. ¢ ah at ae ahs 7 , Ly er? man Government tdea for the suc- ful carrying out of the plan out~- je to Long Island residents. Two ys before Count von Bernstorff jed there was a meeting at which ene plans came to a head, "HUMBERT, ALLEGED GERMAN PLOTTER, SENT TO TOMBS. Jean Humbert, the alleged bomb q Plotter and paymaster of the German + (woterie whic ¥ included Fritz Kolb and is Schwartz, was to-day co SEARCHING. WIFE ee oe : ted tomhe Tombs by Magistrate jand Swiss Minister Kitter, acting for if a with being a fugitive : | Germany, are again reported strained, A ho charge is based upon an indict-|But Official Denial Is MadejInternational Mercantile Ma-| Three Surprise Raids Made on Empty Stomachs and Tre-|Ritter nas been unable, despite tre-| Continued to Shell the Stor- i ! pI rtm amin Oo China's future plans. ‘ | ‘ment found against him by the Hud- County Grand Jury for having, ith Kolb and Schwartz, a quantity of explosives in the Commercial Hotel, Hoboken. Humbert, who was arrested yester- day at Broad and Wall Streets, will the held for forty-eight hours, within [hich time extradition papers will he to take him back to Ho- ! woken. LEGION OF HONOR GROSS FOR YANKEE AVIATOR ‘Lufbery, From New Haven, Al- ready Had Military Medal and Was Twice Mentioned in Orders. PARIS, March 13.—The American eviator Sergt. Major Raoul Lufbery has been decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honor, The an- nouncement gives the following rea- sons: “Enlisted under French flag » for the duration of the war, has given proot as aviator of remarkable bold- ness and has brought down up to Dec, 27, 1916, six enemy machines, has already been twice mentioned in army orders and decorated with the Military Medal.” The Cross of the Legion of Honor je only conferred on men in the ranks fer exceptionally distinguished ser- vice. ‘CHINESE ARE UNITED IN BREAK WITH BERLIN Leaders of Both Political Parties Favored Following the Advice of Japan. TOKIO, March 1%.—China'’s de- ) cision to break with Germany is part- «ly upon Japan's advice. More’than a -anonth ago China sent @ formal and emphatic protest to Germany against «the Teutonic declaration of an unlim- ited submarine war. This step was not taxen with Japan's advice, ‘but immediately thereafter China asked Tokio for advice. Japan and China may therefore be regarded as com- pletely in accord at the present time Far-seeing Chinese like Dr. Wu “"Ping-fang have long been anxious for their country to break with Germany, or, better yet, to enter the war with the Allies. It is most significant that Moth the big opposing political par- ties in China—the Chinputang and the Kuomintang—are unanimous in favoring at least-a break, ty China believ 4 break with Ger- pmany will raise her dip atic status, lacrease her prestige mark the } Beginning of a new era in the history gt her foreign relations, [she will proft, in cash, to the } amount of $20,000,000—this amount being the remainder of the indemnity etill owing to Germany and Austria | for the Boxer troubles, 1 epoca, aR asco te | HOOVER OFF TO BELGIUM. wor ‘Transfer Re » Northern France to the Dateh, _Merbert C, Hoover, Director General of the Commission for Relief in Bel- g an wium, sailed unexpectedly to-day for | Cadia, Spain, on the steamship Antonio | Lope: New developments in the relief | Work in Belgium and Northern Francs ‘ caused him to drop his important ean paign for financial # t in this country and hasten to Europe, Hooy will arre e taking over of relief work in Northern France by { Dutchmen, Germa preferring that this work’ be carried on by citizens of Fwome neutral country owing to. the ‘present relations between Germany and this country eta Wel own G din Trial o} jane BERLIN, March 11 (via Sayville wire- Jess March 13).—The well-known Ger- man flyer Hans Volimolier was killed during « trial trip in an airplane, the official press bureau announced to- In 1910 Volmolier distinguished hi * @ constructor of @ new aeroplane, vhich held several records, His brother is the well-known poet and ¢Sumurun” and 4a the United Btat an Al Thr: CANONSBURG, Pa, March 13.—Three men are known to have been killed and seven others are missing as a result of two explosions at the mine of the Hen- 1 Company at Henderson miles from here early to-day nty men we work at the but after the blast occurred and three others | time, ven were rescued shortly ‘Were removed later. explosion is not known. ‘The cause of the | That Insoles of Shoes Were Ripped Off. CHRISTIANIA, March 10 (by wire- less to Berlin and thence to United Press, via Tuckerton, N. J.), March 18—Not even Countess von Bern- storff, the American wife of the for- mer Ambassador to the United States from Germany, was exempted in the minute search of the Scandinavian. American liner Frederik VIII. and! her passengers by the British author. | ities at Hallfax, Bo thorough was this search, and so repugnant the methods, as well as the delay it enforced on the former envoy, that he will lodge formal pro- test at Washington, At the time of) the searching the British authorities refused to transmit his telegraphic protest. Count von Bernstorft was the only one of the party who was exempted from search. His wife was thorough- ly searched. Even the insoles of her shoes were ripped off, But her ex- mination was mild compared to that to which the other Germans had to submit. They were stripped to tho| skin and thoroughly looked over, Even their mouths were examined, as well as the spaces between their toes, Not even the women tn the | party were excused from this pains. taking hunt. All German gold money was con- fiscated as contraband. A few Gor- mans lost a little paper money. Cus- | tomt officials likewise confiscated all | rubber—including hot water bottles, baby nipples and rubber heels, COPENHAGEN, March 18 (vin London).—Tho doparture of the Fred- erik VIII. from Christiania was de- elded upon so suddenly that several passengers were left behind in the Norwegian capital Official Denial of Count vou Bern- storff'n Ch OTTAWA, Ont., March 13.—om. clals who were in charge of the staff engaged in the examination of the steamer Frederik VIL, at Halifax describe as ridiculous the attempt to misrepresent the character of the Halifax examination, “The examination of the ship and her passengers was of course thor- ugh,” says the Chief of Censorship. A superficial one would have been useless. There was not a moment's unnecessary delay and special care pas- rted to indigni. ‘The exaimination of women pas ers Was done by fomale examin- e examination of Countess von Bernstortf took less than three minutes, "The statement that the insoles of her shoes were ripped off is an abso- lute falsehood, Equally devoid of truth Js the statement that all hot water bottles, baby nipples and rub- ber heels were confiscated, Passen- wers having more than one hot water bottle In their baggage were relieved of all but one, ‘here were no baby nipples or rubber heels seized, The examination was conducted from beginning to end with due regard to the comfort, sus- was taken to prevent any of the sengers tes, being subje ceptibiliies and rights of ail the passengers.” ee REPORT U BOAT OFF FLORIDA Col. Thompson Saye It WIL Ray- Age American Commerce, MIAMI, Fla., March 13.—At a meeting of the Florida Naval Militia here Col, R. M, Thompson, former Naval Officer and President of the Naval Academy Alumni Association of New York, said that he had "positive informatio: at @ German submarine ts lurking off the coast of Florida, “waiting for war to bewin destruction on American com- merce.” East Coast Show Act March PORTLAND, yards along the Maine coast that have| been idle for a generation have re- 18.—-Ship- sumed operations on an extensive to meet the extraordinary demand tonnage according to reports pre. to the State Board of Trade at its |ing to-day, Edward M. Blandford, sec |retary, sald more widespread activity | wae restricted somewhat by the diff! culty experienced in obtaining. skille workers, Many small plants fong: ag bandoned have been rebull FOR CATARRH-CATARRHAL | DEAFNESS OR HEAD NOISES YOU SH OULD TRY PARMINT it you have © ron, Catarrhel Deaf-, brane, has ° ™ or if phi in your throat and | trouble mint has been used in. the Pry the stomach oF | ment Catareh shout Europe | You should secure proper treat: | for many A tece vase tat once, Don't neglect Catarrn! | Ameri waists chowe that it 4 Dan't let it make you Into # worn-out, im extensively used in th) down Catarrhal wreck. where it ts oducing a Remember, Catarrh | more than a) even in alities whore ( trifling allment—more than a dieguating | prevalent disease. 1's a dangerous one. Unchecked, To be able to breathe Mt frequently Gestroys smell, taste and|piainiy, smell, ta and f bearti It clogs the nostrils and slowly | morning retreshed and but surely undermines t Senora! health. | head and throat free Sprays, salves and inhalers may bring you #hould you a temporary relief, but permanent | cure yesulte oan only come from a constitu For your own sake give Parmint a tri Monal treatment that will expel the Ca: | Certainly you cannot enjoy and get the jarrhal poisons trom your system. Rood out of life that you are Juatiy en if you are @ victim of Caterrh and have | titled 10 #0 oe &# You are affileted with hot been able to find relief from your | Gatarrh trouble, #0 to your druggist to-day and Btart with Parmint NOW, to-day it get an ounce of Parmint, about 160/may bring you @ relief and give you a| ‘worth; take this home and add to it four| wider margin of health than yoW thought gunees of sugar and % pint hot water. | it possible to obtain ‘Take © tadisspoonful four times @ day, It Parmint is sold and recommended tn acts upon the blood and mucous mem-! this city by all first-class druggiatg—Aadvt rine’s Offer Includes Free Life Insurance, Gustav Braun, secretary of the In- ternational Seamen's Union of Amer- fon, announced this afternoon that the unton had agreed to accept the 60 por cent. war risk bonus offered by tho International Mercantile Marine, Tho men had heen holding out for a 75 per cent. addition to their pay and thelr acceptance of the offer of 60 per cent. removes all danger of a atrike of the men employed hy the American and Atlantic Transport Lin The union came to a decision at a special meeting this afternoon, Braun, in an address, pointed out that the 60 ber cent. honus is more than the steamship fines of any other country are paying, that the pay of the men on the American Line ts higher than on foreign lines, that the company has always been fair and that In ad- dition to the bonus the men will re- ceive free life insurance and a guar- antee of retmbursement for clothing or other effects if their ships are tor- pedoed. A few held out for the 75 per cent added pay, but when closely question- ed they admitted, Mr. Braun said, that their only reason was that they belleved this, being a time when the company must operate its ships, is a good time to get everything in sight They were voted down overwhelm- ingly A strong guard of special policemen has been established at the American Line piers at the foot of West Twen- ty-wecond Street, where the work of putting the liners in readiness for guns is being rushed day and night. David Lindsay, passenger agent of the American Line, suid to-day that there Is a steady demand for passage. Persons holding tickets have not beon told when the firat boat will leave. ‘They will be notified a short time before the hour of sailing. Pon dian lee, AGREE TO PAY COLOMBIA $25,000,000 FOR PARTITION Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee Approves of Treaty in Modified Form, WASINGTON, March 13.—Tho Senate Foreign Relations Committee to-day approved in modified form the treaty with Colombla by which the United States will pay that Republic 25,000,000 for the partition of Panama. It will be pressed to a vote in the 6 session, YOUNG BRIDE FOUND SHOT. Police Unable to Ft € inced She Killed Self, Mra. Catherine Alastro, eighteen, a bride of three months, was shot through the head shortly after noon to-day in Weapon, bi her hoi No. 65 Columbia Street, Brooklyn, and died later in the Long Island College Hospital. Her husband, Vitto, told the police he ne out and as he closed the doo » heard a shot. Running back, he found his wife wounded Because the police could not find the Weapon from which the shot was fired they suspected that the bride had been murdere Investigation convinced teem that Mrs, Alastro herself fred the shot SHOOTS WOMEN, KILLS SELF. Camden mn Slays Ow jim—Seco! CAMDEN, N. J., March 13.-—-Crazed by the determination of Mra, Anna M Coy, @ widow of thirty, to give him up, Charles G. Steelman, a private detec- tive here, to-day entered the home of Mrs, Anna Steelman, sixty-fvi whom = Mra. MoCoy lived, Wounded Mra, Steelman and killed } McCoy. He then shot himself through the read, dying instantly. Steelman was not related to Mrs, Steelman, He recently separated from his wife and Mra, McCoy was said to be the cau ee jecond Seoret Conte: ide Contract Leading members of the City Board| of Estimate and three members of the Public Service Commission, forming a| on River- conference committee on the New York Central West Side improvement met | again this morning tn secret session This ts the second sexsion behind closed doors from which the public has been| e mation given re- 1k) Maurice Unless tho doctor changes his mind, Nance O'D 1, actress, will start learn. |1ng to walk to-morrow. She has not taken @ step for thr weeks. She was | getting out of her auto when she fell and broke a small b nh nkle. Mauri dancer, bh thrown away the crutches used since he injured his knee recently nd will probably return to "The Century Girl” next Monday, ——__ Fireman «Broken In Fal From Window Christian Walters, a fireman attached to Engine Company 15, fell from the second floor of the fire house to-day. He suffered fractures of both legs and a 1 concussion of the brain. | DISCOURAGING, From the Ohio State Journ’ Nothing else causes & man to lo: e e¢ in the madical profession tc quite such an extent as \ have the doc- tor tell him he must eat leas, German Trenches Be- tween Avre and Aispe, PARIS, March 13.—A strong Ger- | man offensive on the Louvemont work of Verdun was ily repulsed by the | French forces, to-day's official state- | ment asserted. Solssons was bombarded during the night. Between the Avre and the | Aisne the French successfully raided German tre h forces also successfully repulsed two attacks, one on the Crony road, the other near Beaulne and Chivy. The statement follows: “Between the Avre and the Aisne | French detachments late yesterday made three surprise attacks on Ger- trencies. They blew them up and took prisoners, ‘ine Germans bomharded Soissons during the night. On the Coury Koad a strong enemy | detachment attempted to approach jour lines, It was repulsed, Furtber- more, another Gerinan attempt, in the region of Beauine-et-Chivy, was broken up by our fire. “Phe artilery fighting was rather lively in tue sector of ‘Troyon, West of Maisons de Champagne the Ger- |mans yesterday evening made ao violent counter-attack on Hill 186, Our curtain of fire and machine guns checked the attackers prompuy. We | maintained all our positions, ‘Kisowhere the night was calm, marked only by artillery fignt- The number of prisoners taken by us yesterday reached 160, including three oficers. On the right bank of the Meuse (Verdun front) a surprise attack undertaken by the enemy against our works In the region of Louvemont was repylsed easily by grenades.” Britian Att Ly ck Over Wide Front is, Says Berlin. The British made an attack yester, day over a wide front south of Arras. ‘To-day's official announcement says the attack failed and that heavy losses were inflicted on the British, “The much disputed Height 185 was clously against a declares num the statement. sunguiuary sacrifices tor a locally limited aid narrow gain of ground on the southwest slope.” A successful raid by Austrian troops operating through # snow tun- nel on the Italian front is reported in to-day's Austro-Hungarian Army Headquarters report, “The artillery duels and the ac- tivity of the airmen were generally livelier,” it says. “Near Gorizia & Caproni machine which came down in the vicinity of St, Andrae was de- stroyed by our artillery. “On the Clima di Bocche, south of the San Pellegrino Valley, detach- ments of the Seventy-fourth Regi- ment penetrated through a snow tun- nel to a hostlle position and took pris- oner one officer and 130 men." BRITISH FROM BAGDAD OCCUPY ANOTHER CITY main on the Tigris Captured From the Turks, London War Office Announces, LONDON, March 13.—British cav- alry from Bagdad has occupled Kazt- main, on the Tigris River, five miles above Bagdad, it was offically an- nounced to-day, The occupation took place Mareh 14, Considerable Bagdad, left in the clty by the British Since Feb. 24, sald the offictal ro- port, the Turks had been busy de- stroying and removing everything valuable in Bagdad. booty was taken in and made prisoner quoted by the Central News's Am- sterdam correspondent as describing the occupation of Bagdad as an un- deniable success for the British, ¢ ally as the British also have suc- Jed in driving the Turks from the Sinal Peninsula. ‘The event must be regretted, but it has not the least influence on the de- cision of the war, the newspaper says, Mesopotamia being a secondary theatre of operations, The loss of Bagdad, it comments, ts nevertheless painful to the Turks. pe Britato LOND( James Ian Mac- Pherson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Under Secretary of State for War, re- plying in the House of Commona to-day to & question voicing recent eriticiams of the British air service and suggestin, that the briush no longer maintained the mastery of the air on the western front, sald: "We are satisfied with our | best type of fying machines at the front | Some machines which not up to standard are being replaced as rapidly |as posatble Sei SR | Duteh or 8 May ‘Take Over Bel- | wlan Rellet Work | WASHINGTON, March 13. —~ Plans again are under consideration for turn- ing over the Belgian relief work to Hol- |iand or Switerland, tt becam the State Department to-day transfer would” mean. the. withdrawal \from. active participation of American | rellet workers accion | German marine Stranded on Daten ¢ . LONDON, March 13.—A German sub- 1 1s reported stranded tn th dof Hellevoetsluls, on thi ys a Reuter despatch ® to-day Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days, Drogste refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fells to cure Itoh Bund, Bjeeding of Prownudi Pies wiret application gives “relist, "SOc adv, 5 BERLIN March 18 (via Sayville).—/ The enemy paid with | Five hundred wounded were | The Koelnische Volks Zeitung 1s|1: Lord Wellesley and His Bride, Who Was Brother's Widow, to Make New York Their Home. Lord George Wellesley, twenty- seven, greatgrandson of the first Duke of Wellington, who was married yes- terday in St. Thomas's Church to Lady Louise Hester Pamela Wellesley, | his brother's widow, intends to make this city his home after the war. I like America and Americans tre- mendously, My wife has been cor- dially received here and we are in love with New York, so much so that we both desire to make it our perma nent home.” Neither Lord George nor his bride was ever before in the United States. Lady Wellesley arrived Feb, 28 on the Finland and took rooms at the Plaza with her two daughters, aged five and three years, and three maids. Yesterday morning Lord George arrived from Canada. Lord George sald the wedding was celebrated here because of the Eng- lish law against a widow marrying her deceased husband's brother. The former law which forbade a man marrying his deceased wife's sister no longer holds in England, but the “deceased husband's brother” act sull stands. BID ON $15,000,000 BONDS, Bankers Invited to Take Term City Tax Bilin, The Finance Department of the city tried out to-day the plan of inviting competitive bids from bankers for $15, 000,000 of short term bills issued in an- ticipation of collection of taxes. Short | ‘The interest rates named in the many | bids submitted va from 38.26 per cent. to about 3.80 per cent Salomon Bros, & Hutzler were awarded most of the bonds at interest rates varying from 3.29 to 3.33. per cent, Half a dozen other bankers were awarded smaller allotments at interest rates as low as 3.15 per cent, SN Bho CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN MARKET. WHEAT, Ne Heer oan, "HE a cam ole HAS Ba es Ha" GR tie ( +6 108% 1086 108 1 WOO HF OEE ORS 0 aE ty ITEMS FOR INVESTORS, Pittsburgh Coal Company, year ended Dec. Net earnings, $5,602,700; In- 7 Salance ae Srrves_ and interest, $8,148,926; increase $1,490,402 and equal’ to 9.83 per cent, on preferred stock, compared fo 61-10 per cent, on over $5,000,000 less preferred stock than in 1916. Kanawha and Michigan — Regular quarterly dividend of 11-4 per cent paygple March 3 Rutland Rallro Dividend! of 2 per cent. on preferred stock payable April 16 to record March 29. This is first dividend declared since 1908 Majority of preferred stock is held by New ‘York Central Railroad and New Haven system, Burns Brothers’ directors have ap- proved plan for a stock dividend of 25 per cent, to common stockholders and have declared @ cosh dividend of 1 1-2 per cent, and extra stock divi- dend of 1 per cent. on common, Part present outstanding preferred stock Power 81 Company, year Surplus for year, $3 Moftana ended Dec 083,547, equal to 8-18 per cent. on div- fdend-bearing common. stock after payment of preferred dividends. FE. W. Blise Com extra divi- dena of 111-4 per and regular Quarterly dividend of 11-4 per cen on common stock; also 2 per cent. on preferred stock for*the quarter, payable April 2 all P. Lorillard Company, year ended Dec. 8i--Halance after pr 1 div ident, $3,813,293, per cent, on COMMON BLOCK, ¢ with 18.18 per cent, In 1915. Pennsylvania system stockholders will vote at meeting March 27 on a o ex Jan to increase indebtedn lRent of $76,000,000 of new shares Will be insued to retire | mendous Financial Burden May Hasten End of War, WASHINGTON, March 18-—A gen- eral peace move will be launched within three or four months, accord- ing to views of diplomats and officials in Washington who believe there are many elements tending to bring tho great world war to Its closing stage, These elements include an increas- ingly acute food situation In all the warring nations, particularly among the Central Powers; a growing un-/ rest among the peoples as indicated by the dissatisfaction manifested to- ward the Entente Cabinets; possl- bility of any one of the principal na- tions breaking suddenly under the military strain, and a growing be- Hef that neither side can achieve an overwhelming victory such as would force a strictly military peace, It is now believed here that Presi- dent Wilson's suggested “peace with- out victory” will result in fact and possibly not jater than July 1, By that time empty stomachs and phys- {eal and financial exhaustion may have argued successfully for termi- ‘nating the struggle, As one diplomat here expressed it, “an empty larder may serve to restore reason.” tral Powers feel that it would serve only to prolong the struggle and in- crease the suffering by another coun- try, possibly another hemisphere and millions of people. By July, !t 1s belleved that the suc- cess or failure of the U boat will have jteen determined. If it does the se vice expected by the Imperial Gov- If the U boat campaign fails Ger- many may be forced “for the sake of her women and children” to make further peace overtures. In all events, the U boat. promises—whether 4 suc- cess or fallure—to hasten the end of the war. Aside from political and food ques- tions, there is the subject of financial stre ‘The drain on purses grows tremendously large, and this factor itself is such as to tend toward halt- ing the hosul't past CLOSING QUOTATIONS. With net changes from previous clodng. High, Lam, a | ot Low. chm. 45% | Au, Linwed | 1 Linwed pt pearesses? sere serersie et. verse ‘ Continental Gans. GON Geen Prod, Oo) a | Gricibie Stoel oy Jetta Gano sche: $845 vist, Comp bS | brie ate 26 Gea. Mot yon | faeat Sor tay, Tanpie, Co} PD i m9 Tit Inter.” Nickel #8 later, Payer... elysipringlicta’’:; Ot Kennecom Copper .. 45% Uarka tewd RY | ‘al e, ’ | Mer’ alan cd as Bes 8 Mee, Mas, ‘ct, ptt: 33% Betas | Mex, Petrol. cf Witbacitie hd Sy * Xe pn & St Go. 48 Bs + ag 5 ime = B y= 8] 2 | we Prewet 5 Ray Con, bess ir Tan Seavert Ae L Sattue k Arig Siren in South. Pacif Southern, “Hail See om Stixhiajaor ¢ Tora Titer PELE SSE ie : 8 x ltr 8 | 1. 8. Hy Vaan“ Come ¥i % Week om AN BES Word at wy t g White: Mote 22! Bo} BOR fo g Witroredand Co.) MPR GS BBR Stock Salee—Totai, 523 00, uty Women Rese ‘Tremen at Los Angeles Biase, LES, March 13.—Fire. originating in a shampoo parlor, to-day threatened the Occidental Hotel Annex. | Twenty, Women were rescued from th annex by firemen. DIED. March 10, MIOHAEL MADDEN.—On MADDEN Funeral from hia Inte residence, 726 Vernon ay., Long Toland City, Wednos | da, March 14, 10 A. M., thence to St Rita's Ohurch, Ravenswood, Interment | | YOUNKER.—On Maroh 11, suddenly, en route from Douglas, Ariz., FALK YO KER, aged 46 years, won of the late n and Gertrude Younk: | Liv F 1 services at nd Byn) goxue, 156 West 824 et. on Wednesday, at 2 P.M. It Ip earnestly requested that | | no flower “ We wi If this country does enter, the Cen- T, ‘Telegraph Company te quent visits to the department, to Present to Secretary Lansing a com- munication from Germany repeating the request for amending and recon- strulng the Prussian treaty of 1798, Lans: has been “otherwise en- i” each time, ‘he department has studiously de- nied reports of friction. It is believed that some of Ritter's evidently pro- German moves after! Count Bernstorff departed displeased the State Depart- ment. —_—__. To Make €.0.N. Y. Stadinm Larger. (Gpecial From a Staff Correapondent of The Ere. ning World,) ALBANY, March 13.—The College of the City of New York will have Jasper Oval transferred to that institution to extend the stadium and athletic fleld under the terms of @ bill introduced in the Assembly to-day by Mr. Fertig. In 1912. Adolph Lewisohn presented the stadium to the college. It has been found that the area allotted 1s not large enough and Mr. Lewisohn has expreased his willingness to pay the expense for ing the stadium ‘and athletic feld enlarged provided the city will transfer to the college the necessary ground, ‘The stadium is used not only for college purpos but for great public pageants, ree plays and public demonstrations of al: sorts, —_— Buffalo Troops OMicially Welcomed Home BUFFALO, March 13.—The city and the § represented respectively by the Mayor and the City Commissioners and Gov. Whitman, to-day officially comed home the Third Artillery and Pavalry, which re- bor troc tu om th artill Seventy-fourth by Gov. Whitn Inter addressed the men at th ries, thanking them for thelr to the State and nation. cocolinicsandiliiblanpiienaiame nd by Western Unton. of the Western Union day declared a quarterly dividend of 1 1-2 per cent., ir armo- services Di Directors ernment. it is believed, the war will thus placing, the stock on @ regular degenerate into a contest in which |, Per cont. bale, In place of the the survival of the fittest stomach European war has increased ‘en A imously the company's enable business will win, jand land lines are doing the heaviest traffic the wires ever carried. ol engineer died of exposu stad Though She Carried No Gun or Wireless. - WASHINGTON, March 18.—A Braphic picture of the unwarned tor pedoing of the Belgian relief steamer Storstad, the severe battle with the sea by the survivors, was given by Consul Frost, Queenstown, in a mea- sage to the State Department to- day. His message concerning the rellet ship served to aggravate the qu tion of further relief for Belgium. As indicated by the State Department yesterday, the case of the Storstad raises the question of whether even the Belgium relict flag—supposed to be Immune from German ruthlessness —will hereafter serve to protect ves- sels carrying supplies to starving Bel- gians, Some officials expressed grave doubt that the relief work can con- tinue, Frost's message said: Norwegian steamer Storstad, Buenos Aires to Rotterdam, with 9,000 tons of maize for Belgian re- Nef, under English charter, sunk by German submarine seventy miles west of Skellig, 11.30 A. M., March 8. “Submarine shelled ship from three + miles for fifteen minutes during which Storstad stopped and hoisted unmis- signs of Belgian relief errand, “After fifteen minutes’ interval Storstad, torpedoed without warning from 400 yards, Belgian relief signal | being permanently visible. It carried | neither gun nor wireless. No attempt \to escape or resist. Weather heavy, | sea strong, east wind, dull, showery | "Srnree boata became separated. | Captain's boat rescued by patrol, 9.30 | P.M. March 9. “After severe battle with sea, fourth and shock. Sole American, John Koy Christian. 121 Mercer 8S! Seattle, saved. Other two boats hirciveen {County Kerry, Ireland], ¢’ oth, expectations keyed to the highest pleasure and delight. Here, amid a scene of such col charm, as to sway the imaginati York's smart folks nightly enjoy Rector’s has provided the mi MUSICAL RE’ i, which tions on the regular stage. without extra charge. the ‘The best that the world’s mar the Cu Dinner, $1.50 per cover, served in Dancing Floor Supper. 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