Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, August 03, 1916, Night Extra, Page 2, Image 2

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A sWand notice, as follow, wag posted!
r'vf, P. R. Mnnder, surgeon to His Ma
jesty's prison nt Penlonvllle, hereby certify
that X this day examined tho body of Roger
David Casement, on whom the Judgment of
death was this day executed In the eald
prison, and, on examination, I found the
BAtd Roger David Casement waa dead."
Roger Casement, then Sir Roger, was ar
rested on April 22 after having landed on
thrt Irish coast from a. German submarine
Which waa convoying a German tramp-
steainer, tadeh with arms and ammunition
for Irish revolutionists. Two days later tho
Dublin revolt broke out. The Irish knight
Was taken to London and ort May IS was
accused ot "high treason without the
realm." Casement was held not only to
have plotted to overthrow British rule In
Ireland through landing of Germnn nrms
and ammunition and conspiracy with Eng
land's enemies, but to have sought, while
In Germany, to perauado Irish prisoners
there to disavow the British nllcglance.
Tho Irish leader was formally degraded
from his knighthood Immediately after
conviction.
STATE'S GUARDS
GET HORSES AND
MACHINE RIFLE
'One Pennsylvania Company
Receives Lewis Disk Weap
ons From U. S.
CAVALRY STILL ON FOOT
By CARL L. ZEISBERG
Bvenina Ltdotr Staff Corrttponient
Eli PASO, Tex., Aug. 3. Machine guns,
the first to bo Issued to a Philadelphia regi
ment, wero received from tho Government
by the Second Regiment today. Four of tho
wicked-looking "reapers," Lewis disc guns,
were assigned to the new machine gun com
pany, commnnded by Captain Gordon.
Horses and mules, too, woro lsaued to Col
onel Turner's regiment Moro than a hun
dred of the animals, sleek and acclimated,
were brought from tho corral to their now
Quarters, west of the company streets.
Tough little bronchos from the plains for
ofllccrs' mounts, heavy horses for tho army
wagons, nnd tough, heavy vicious mules
for draft and riding purposes, were adopted
Into tho martial family circle from tho
Quaker City. Every horso, on Its left Bhoul
der, bore a symmetrical scar, "U. S."
The Issue of horsos to tho Infantry was
viewed with envy by the horseless cavalry
from Its nearby camp, whore tho tall troop
ers drilled on foot In tho dust The cavalry,
boasting a otrlng of wicked wngon mules
nnd four gray burros as Its only claim to
tho title of cavalry, has been promised
mounts next week. In tho meantime the
cavalrymen are playing baseball good
baseball, too In preparation for games In
tho regimental league of 13 teams, which
they are forming with tho co-oporatlon of
their commander. Colonel Wood, Troops A
and G, of Philadelphia, are scheduled to
clash today In a skirmish game.
The 21-day measles quarantine of Troop
K, of Loclf Havep, has been lifted and tho
troop again -occupies Its camp site. One
case of measles In Troop L, of Lowloburg,
will havo run Its' course next week, when
Major Ermson, surgeon, will lift the quar
antine. There are no new canes. Private
John R. Wood., of Troop D, Philadelphia,
who Is In the baso hospital with pneumonia,
has excellent prospects of recovery, it Is re
ported. Tho drill schedule for this month is a
solid month of company Instruction, broken
at regular intervals by operation of the
larger units. Printed erroneously as to
details In the prcsB, the schedule for tills
month Is amended by the setting aside of
every Monday for battalion commanders'
day and every Friday for regimental com
manders' day, when tho larger bodies of
men will be manipulated as units. Not
more than two days In tho month will be
devoted to brigade exercises.
Individual instruction of the soldier is
the principle being emphasized by the lead
era who, aro taking tho rough edges off the
private In moulding a trained army for
Mexico or future eventualities.
HEAVIER TAX PROPOSED
ON GREAT INCOMES
Senate Committee Urges 13 Per
Cent on $1,000,000 and 12
Per Cent on $500,000
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Heavier income
tax burdens on tho very wealthy were pro
posed today In amendments to tho House
bill perfected and agreed to by the Senate
subcommittee on Income tax, headed by
John Sharp Williams. Two new classes on
-which supertaxes are to be levied were
created one between 500,000 and $1,000,
000 and the other exceeding Jl, 000,000.
As a result, on all Incomes over 11,000,
000 one will pay 13 per cent., and on all
over SS00.O0O 12 per cent.
On the class from 3500,000 to 31,000,000
the super-tax is 10 per cent; and that over
11,000.000 11 per cent. Tho base tax Is
2 per cent.
Immense Increases In the Income tax total
are expected by the committee.
After a poll today Senators opposing a
copper tax announced they had it beaten
unless the Democrats should, as Is not ex
pected, make It tho subject of tho caucus
action.
HELD FOR TWO DEATHS
New York Chauffeur Awaits Grand
Jury Action in Both Cases
Edward Hlckey, chauffeur. 773 Ninth
'avenue. New York, who has been held here
since last May awaiting action of the
Grand Jury for tho death of Dr. George
B. Franklin. 1309 Green street, la to be
held also for the action of the Grand Jury
as a result of tha Inquest held today by
Coroner Knight Into tha cause of death of
Frank G. Kennedy, 77 years old. 2027
Green street.
Both Doctor Franklin and Mr. Kennedy
were run down at the corner of Broad and
Mount Vernon streets on the night of May
9, when an autoraobllo driven by Hlckey
-was. racing out Broad street with another
machine. Doctor Franklin was killed in
stantly. Kennedy died July 14.
Coroner Knight also held an Inquest
into the cause of deathof William Collins,
1910 North Tenth street, who died from
a fractured skull on July 30. Mrs. Rebecca
Elder, 38 years old. of 1910 North Tenth
street, was held pending- the action of the
Grand Jury. She says that Collins attacked
her In tho rooming house where they both
lived. She threw htm down stairs. Collins
was SO years old,
Motorists Hurt Near Lancaster
LANCASTER, Aug. . When the steering
gear of an automobile driven by Charles
tstauffer, of Qoodyllle. became disarranged
near MurreU, the car smashed into a post,
Kiayped it off and then crashed into a
feeca, being completely wrecked. Ivan
gensenljsv a. student of the Philadelphia
' Business College, visiting his home at Good
villa, suffered; a broken rib and serious
internal Injuries. Two others in the car
caped with minor Injuries.
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M, F. DOYLE, CASEMENT'S COUNSEL,
ANSWERS CECIL'S DEFENSE OF DOOM
No Evidence at Trial Connecting Irish Chief With Revo
lutionBritish Officials Refused to Permit Phila
delphia Attorney to Obtain Testimony
Michael Francis ''Doyle, of this cityf counsel for Sir Roger Case
merit, today said thai in the interest of justice and truth tho statement
issued yesterday by Lord Robert Cecil, representing the reasons of the
British Cabinet for refusing to grant a reprieve to Roger Casement,
should be immediately answered, especially as he wak in possession of
inc jacis.
Mr. Doyle's statement is appended.
By MICHAEL FRANCIS DOYLE
Thero was no evidence at the trial con
necting Casement In any wny with tho Irish
uprising, nnd It was not referred to by the
Lord Chief Justice, nor was It charged by
tho Attorney General. Therefore, to use
tho uprising and the unfortunnto Incidents
Ih connection therewith as a Justification
for the execution Is absolutely uncalled for.
The Indictment ngnlnst Casement was for
"giving aid and comfort to tho enemy with
out tho realm, to wit. In tho Umpire of
Germany." The eight counts In the Indict
ment referred to nct-j committed by Cano
mont In Germany. Therefore, the only per
sons who could be called for tho defense
would havo to bo brought from Germany.
On June 6 Casement wroto to tho Home
Ofnco stating that It wan his desire to re
quest mo to go to Germany for the purpose
of bringing witnesses and documents from
that country to England for tho defense.
On Juno IS Sir Emery Hlackuell, Under
Secretary of Homo Affairs, Informed mo
that tho Government would not permit this
to be dono. Therefore, Casement was un
ablo to produco n slngto witness In defense,
becnuso he waB prevented by tho Homo
Office, owing to tho exigencies of the war.
Tho statement that Irish prisoners In
Germany suffered unduo hardships because
they did not Join Casement's Irish Ilrlgado
was false, nnd no evidence of It appeared
nt tho trial. The rations of tho Irish sol
diers wero cut down, but this In pioportlon
to the rations of nil tho captlvo British boI
dlers, nnd was duo to tho food shortago In
Germany nnd not because of Cnsemcnt's
prcsonce thero.
When the Criminal Court of Appeals dis
missed tho appeal n statement of what
these GO witnesses would have testified was
furnished by the Homo Ollce, nnd in view
of that fnct his counsel confidently ex
pected a reprieve. Cusement's Intention In
landing in Ireland wns to stop tho uprising,
ns ho believed it would bo a failure because
TRANSIT ESTIMATES LEFT
WIDE MARGIN FOR INCREASE
Continued from race One
Frnnkford elevated, exclusive of real estate casements, $37,000,000 in addition
to the $0,000,000 originally appropriated for the construction of these lines.
There has, therefore, been made available the total sum of 543,000,000 for tho
construction of the Broad street subway, delivery loop and elevated branches
and of the Frankford elevated line, the estimated cost of which, including 20
per cent added to cover cost of engineering and interest and required sinking
fund payments as above, was $42,400,000. Therefore, the amount available thero
for exceeds the estimated cost by $1,200,000.
The loan bill makes available for the construction of tho Woodland avenue
elevated $4,200,000; whereas, the cost thereof was estimated at $3,200,000.
Therefore, the amount available therefore exceeds tho estimated cost by
$1,000,000.
The loan bill makes available for thcconstruction of the subway beneath the
Parkway and elevated extension to Roxborough $7,500,000, which was the esti
mated cost thereof.
The loan bill makes available for tho construction of tho Frankford-By-berry
lino $1,100,000, which wa3 the estimated cost thereof.
The loan bill makes available for real estate and real estate casements
$2,200,000 jwhercas, the estimate of the cost of real estate and real estate case
ments required for the construction of the high-speed lines was as follows:
Broad street subway $1,000,000
Frankford elevated 600,000
Woodland avenuo clovt'terl 100,000
Parkway-Uoxboro'JBh 100,000
' Total 31,800,000
Therefore the amount available for real estate and real-estate easements
required for the construction of the high-speed lines exceeds the estimated cost
thereof by $400,000.
City Councils have thus made available amounts in excess of the depart
ment's estimates as follows:
Broad streot subway elevated branches and delivery loop and
Frankford elevated $1,200,000
Woodland avenuo elevated 1,000,000
Real estate nnd real estate easements 400,000
Total $2,600,000
Under tho terms of the loan authorization, any surplus funds remaining
after tho completion of a stated line may bo applied toward the completion of
any of tho other lines.
Tho cost of the Chestnut street subway was estimated at $8,600,000 (as
published on page 10, Annual Report of Department for 1915), and the loan
bill made available $5,000,000 toward the construction of the Chestnut street
subway, if Councils should hereafter determine that the same should bo con
structed to connect tho Frankford and Darby lines. That sum was never in
tended to represent the total cost of tho Chestnut street subway, and it was
provided in order that a start might be made in the construction thereof, if
necessary, owing to inability on the part of the city to secure the uso of tho
present Market street subway for the thorough routing of Frankford and
Woodland avenue trains.
The, estimates which I have referred to herein, were made long after tho
costs of material and labor had advanced considerably above normal; there has
been a further increase in the costs of material and labor since these estimates
were made.
It has frequently been pointed out that the construction of certain smaller
sections of the high-speed Bystem, located in the central business district, will
require much more time than will be required for the construction of tho main
straight-way portions thereof.
Therefore, it is apparent that in order to have the various sections of a
line completed, at tho same time ready for operation, those small sections thereof
in the central business district which it will tako longest to construct and tho
cost of which is small ih proportion to the cost of the entire system, should be
placed under contract at the earliest date possible.
The main, and by far the most costly, portions of the system, which can
be completed more rapidly, need not be placed under contract until later, when
prices become more nearly normal, without causing delay in the beginning
of operation.
If this plan of procedure, which has been recommended in the past, be fol
lowed, I havo no doubt that the funds now available for the construction of the
recommended high-speed lines will be ample to construct them promptly and as
planned with a safe margin.
I hope that you will find this statement answers your inquiry completely and
satisfactorily. Yours very truly,
August 2, 1916.
MAYOR AND TAYLOR IN ACCORD
Mr. Smith Says He Wants to Go
Ahead on Transit Work
Promptly
When the attention of Mayor Smith was
cabled today to former Director Taylor's
letter to the Evenino ledoer, he said:
"I haven't had tune to read Mr. Taylor's
article, but I can. say that Mr. Taylor and
I have had a number of conferences and
he and I are In accord.
"I know all about the plans for starting
work In the central business district first,
as the sections there will take the longest
time to construct This Is In line, with my
idea, of doing single sections first and doing
the work at this time which will cost tha
least
V are going ahead as rapidly as ws
can.' and I dp not wont to start any con-
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EVENINO LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3,
of the lack of assistance which was ex
pected. Ho was able to get word to the
Irish volunteers before his arrest, and for
that reason Commander O'Neill recalled
nil orders for their participation In It Of
course, the German authorities did not
know thnt Casement had this In mind when
ho crossed In tho Bubmarino. Ho declined
to refer to It In court becauso he foared It
would not bo believed and because he was
denied tho right of calling his witnesses.
Ho was a man of the highest patriotic
Impulses nnd had every characteristic of a
Christian genttcman. Ho would rather suffer
himself than permit another to suffer
through him.
The President, tho Pope, the United
States Senate, Cardinal Logue and the
Irish Roman Catholic Bishops, tho Arch
bishop of Canterbury with several Church
of England Bishops, tho families of the
Irish victims, Goorgo Bernard Shaw, A
Connn Doyle, Hall Calne, tho Congo So
cieties and a large number of the leading
men nnd women of Great Britain appealed
to tho Cabinet to savo his life. It wns In
vain. They would not have dono so If he
hnd been otherwise than tho highest typo of
man.
His counsel did everything possible for
him and becauso of the Intense prejudice It
was Imposslblo to get any English leaders
of tho Bar who wero approached to tako
his case. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Duffy were
Irishmen, Mr, Jones and Mr. Morgan were
Welshmnn. I am nn American.
Tho Jury panel of 150 names was taken
from tho five letters of tho nlphabct and
did not Include the Mc's or tho O's. The
few Irish namo3 which appeared wero chal
lenged by tho Attorney General.
Too much credit cannot bo given to
Gavan Duffy, his BOllcltor, whose services
wero beyond value. His counsel did every
duty that men could do nnd with that
knowledge havo no regrets.
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MORE MANHATTAN DEATHS;
NEW YORK VICTIMS NOW 037
Forty-one Children Succumb In Last
Twenty-four Hours
NEW YORK. Aug. 3. Forty-one chil
dren died and 18S were stricken In the
Greater City during the last St hours in
the epidemic of Infantile paralysis. The
eat ot the plague shifted to Manhattan
borough yesterday, with the largest number
of new cases reported In a single day In
the five boroughs. Sines the epidemic
began there have been t cases reported
and 957 deaths.
At Albany a revision of th lists of the
State Department of Health showed
that 489 cases of infantile paralysis have
been reported from -various sections of the
State, not Including New York city, since
the outbreak pf the present epidemic.
Twelve additional cases were reported Up
to the present the disease has claimed 13
FRENCH REPULSE
FOES ON SOMME
AND AT VERDUN
Gain Ground and Take 700
Prisoners on Meuse
Front
ADVANCE NEAR FLEURY
Peace Terms That Would. Be
Acceptable to England
RESTORATION of Belgium and
payment of indemnity;
Restoration of Serbia to nation
hood, the Centrnl Empires to pay
for the damage done.
Evacuation of occupied sections
of France, Germany to pay the cost
of restoring tho devastated terri
tory. Evacuation of occupied Russian
boH and payment of indemnity.
As announced by Prime Minister
Asquith in House of Commons yes
terday. PARIS, Aug. 3.
Tho repulse of determined German at
tacks on both tho Sommo and tho Verdun
fronts was reported In tho official com
munlquo of tho French War Ofllco today.
In tho sector of Verdun tho French mado
progress on tho right bank of tho Meuse,
rocapturlng tho outskirts of Fleury sta
tion. Seven hundred moro German prisoners
woro captured In the fighting on the Meuse.
On tho Sommo the Germans delivered
Counter-attacks at Monacu farm nnd In
the vicinity of Entrees, but all collapsed
under the French flro.
To the cast of tho Mouse other powerful
German assaults were launched, but with
out any success for tho attacking forces.
In air reconnaissance on the Sommo
front Sergeant Chalnat, of tho French fly
ing squad, yesterday bagged two German
aeroplanes, making a total of eight so for
brought down by him.
Anothor German acroplano was defeated
In combat near Chauny.
Timely discovery of German gas, warn
ing of approaching Teuton attacks, enabled
Russian forces In the region of Smorgan
to beat back their foes with heavy losses
beforo they even reached tho barbed wire
entnngtcmenta bofore the Russian positions.
Tho War Offlco statement today, describ
ing tho Incident, assorted that tho Teutonic
forces lost heavily and a number of machlno
guns and rifles wero captured.
BRITISH STIFFEN LINES
AS GUNS OF BOTH SIDES
BOOM ON SOMME LINE
LONDON. Aug. 3.
British forces Inst night continued con
solidation of ground gained so far during
their thrust at tho German llnc3, according
to tho report of Ocneral Sir Douglas Halg
today. lie said thero had been almost con
stant artillery firing on both sides.
At dawn the enemy's fire slacked nnd a
small mlno exploded near Souchez without
Inflicting any casualties on tho British
troops and with but Itttlo damage to tho
terrain.
Tho text of Uio ofTlclal report follows:
During the night wo continued tho
work of consolidation of ground gained
by opening up new communication
trenches. Our guns were active.
The enemy artillery kopt up a brisk
fire during the evening from Maltz
horn to Longueval and also In tha
woods of Mamctz, Pricourt nnd Becourt
and around tho village of I'ozlcrcs.
Toward dawn this flre slackened. Tho
enemy exploded a small mlno near
Souchez, but thero wero no casualties
and vory little damage.
BERLIN WAR OFFICE ADMITS
GAIN FOR FRENCH AT VERDUN
AND ON S03IME FRONT
BERLIN, Aug. 3.
Today's War Office statement announces
tho repulse of English attacks north of the
Somme, but admits slight gains for tho
French troops on the Somme and Verdun
fronts.
On the Somme front, French troops. It
states, penetrated the German front at
Monacu farm, while on the Verdun front
the French gained a foothold In nn old posi
tion on tne east bank of the Meuse.
ZEPPELINS AGAIN RAID
EAST BRITISH COAST
Fourth Attack in Week Repelled
by Guns One Craft
Hit
LONDON'. Aug. 3.
The fourth German raid on British east
counties occurred early today, and, like
previous excursions of like character, re
sulted In llttlo damage, according to first
official reports.
Six or seven Zeppelins formed the squad,
ron. They dropped "a considerable num
ber" of bombs, according to the War Office
etatement, hut reports of any damage have
not been received.
It Is reported one of the raiders was hit
nnd badly damaged by anti-aircraft guns.
British patrols sighted the Zeppelins
very soon after they reached points over
British soil and anti-aircraft guns opened
fire at once. The dirlgjbles (lew at heights
from 3000 to S000 feet
The following Is the text of tho official
statement Issued by the War Office on the
raid:
Several airships attacked the east
ern and southeastern counties last
night. The first reports of tho raiders'
arrival were received at midnight
From these it seems there were not
less than six airships attacking the
cour.ttes of Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex
simultaneously for about an hour and
a half.
Except at one point the raiders did
not penetrate far Inland, but were con
tented wjth dropping a few bombs at a
time on widely distant localities, main
ly near the sea. Seeral bombs aro
reported to have fallen In the sea.
Guns got Into action n one locality,
but the raiders made good their re
treat In conjunction with this attack, one
airship was sighted making for the
coast of Kent, Many observers report a
second airship followed. A number of
bombs were dropped In this attack.
Guns came Into action, and one if not
two hits are claimed against the first
raider.
A total ot 80 bombs has been ac
counted for, inclusive of those falling
Into the sea,
The total damage was astonishingly
snail. Nine horses were killed and
three others injured.
The military object of the raid Is not
apparent
Miss Lillian Lacy Recovering
Recovering from Injuries received when
the automobile In which she was riding was
struck by a train near Irving, N. Y., about
a week ago. SIUs Lillian Lacy, of the Tracy
Apartments, this city, has beea removed to
the hom of her aunt, at Erie, Pa, Miss
Lacy'a sister, Utsa Laura Lacy, was killed
t tha accident
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MRS. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN
Widow of British statesmnn and
daughter of former Secretary of
War- Endicott, who was married in
London today to the Rev. William
Hartley Larncgic.
MRS. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN
, WEDS LONDON CLERGYMAN
Former American Marries Rev. W. H.
Carnegie in Secret
LONDON, Aug 3. Mrs. Joseph Chamber
lain, widow of tho famous British states
man and daughter of Secretary of War In
President Cleveland's Cabinet, was married
today to tho Ilov. William Hartley Car
negie, of Wcstmlnstor, rector of St. Mar
garet's and chapl.iln of tho House of Com
mons. Only a few Invited guests, close
friends, attended tho ceremony, which took
placo at Westminster Abbey. The fact that
the marriage was to tako placo today was
kept secret from all except thoso who had
been Invited.
Mrs. Carnegie was Miss Mary Kndlcott,
daughter of W C. Kndlcott, n Massachu
setts Supremo Court Judge nnd Cabinet
ofllccr In Cleveland's first Administration.
Sho married Joseph Chamberlain In 1888.
PRESIDENT SEEKS
PLAN TO PREVENT
BIG R. R. STRIKE
Requests Conference With
U. S. Board of Mediation
and Conciliation
BOTH SIDES ARE STUBBORN
By ROBERT J. BENDER
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. President Wil
Bon today requested a conferenco with Com
missioner Chambers, of the United States
Board of Mediation and Conciliation, pre
sumably to discuss tho threatened strike
of the Big Four brotherhoods of railway
men, threatening a nation-wide tie-up of
transportation.
Arbitration of the Impending railway
strike, whether tho four brotherhoods de
slro it or not, today was under consideration
of the members of the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee.
Senator Newlands, Administration leader
on transportation matters, announced his
committee had been asked by tho National
Chamber of Commerce for a hearing at
which such forced settlement of the strike
would bo passed. It was assured the hear
ing would be granted.
Should this be the committee' action,
however, a bitter floor fight appears cer
tain, with the final result In doubt. By
hundreds of messages the men In the brother
hoods have given warning that any political
body "siding with tho railroads" will feel
the full power of their ballots next
November.
As further evidence of congressional
nervousness over the situation, Newlands
today was pushing a movement to have
started at once his special committee In
vestigation of tho whole railroad problem,
ono of tho principal features of which will
bo a "query Into wage conditions." It had
been planned to put off this Investigation
until Senators and Representatives com
pleted their fall campaigning.
From a political standpoint, the Presi
dent's position In attempting to bring about
an adjustment, of the difficulty Ih "full of
dynamite," according to his advUers.
Tho trainmen say they won't arbitrate
and the railroads say they won't yield.
Should the President by shirt-sleeve diplo
macy demand arbitration he would face re
sentment of several hundred thousand la
boring men. If he falls to bring about
arbitration or a settlement he will find
himself faced by a paralyzed transportation
system resulting In tremendous business
confusion and vast suffering.
Friends of the President are hoping and
praying that when the executive board of
the "Big Four" brotherhoods and the Gen
eral Conference Committee of the railroads
resume conferences In New York, August 8,
they may come to some satisfactory agree
ment. Administration officials, representatives of
the railroads and labor, however, are pes
simistic. When the vote of the trainmen
H counted and It Is assumed It will favor
a strike the United States Board of Media
tion and Conciliation will at once offer
its services. In the event of this board
failing to bring peace and perhaps coin
cident with the launching of Us efforts
the President may attempt personally to
prevent tha break.
DEADLOCKED ON ARMY BILL
Congress Conferees Fail to Agree on
Retired Officers Clause
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. The army ap
proprlatlon bill conferees were still dead
locked today over the efforts of tha House
managers to amend the measure to exempt
retired army officers from obligations under
the articles ot war.
The naval bill conferees aro still at sea
oyer the personnel provision. As soon as
the House conferees finish their hearings on
the personal reorganization section of the
measure Joint sessions will be resumed.
Jumps in Front of Auto; Hurt
Five-year-old Alexander Dorraen. Sorrel
Horse Hill, N J . is In a serious condition In
the Cooper Hospital. Camden, the result of
being struck by an automobile when he
jumped from a wagon on which, the police.
say. ho waa stealing a rtde. The lad's
right leg is broken and he suffered severe
iaceratlons. w
1916.
DEUTSCHLAND
ON DARE-DEVIL
DAKR0SS
Subsea Freighter Hidden
Somewhere in Bosom of
Broad Atlantic
HOPES TO ELUDE BRITISH
NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 3. The dare-devil
dash of the Deutschland has begun. Some
where out on the broad Atlantic or beneath
the heavy swell of the ocean, the German
submarine, with Its captain and crew hop ng
to elude the British navy, mightiest In the
world. Is homeward bound.
Off the Virginia capes a Bolltnry grim
British cruiser steamed slowly back and
forth today watching tho "rat-hole, which
has already left Its deep sea rodent to tho
mercies of the ocean waters. The cru sel
ls the solo unit remaining of tho allied
British nnd French squadron that took up
tho wait for tho Deutschland shortly after
the German submarine thrilled many by
cnsilng tho broad Atlantic and reaching
an American port.
The other Allied warships, variously snld
to number from four to seven, are combing
the ocean In pursuit of the Deutschland.
"But sho will not be caught." was tho
declaration made today by Captain Hlnsch
port captain of tho company which owns
fh ntthmnrlne. "Genius designed tho
Deutschland and sho Is manned by German
daring. Sho will get through." ,,,.,
Captain IIInBCh also declared his belief
that the Bremen, sister ship of tho Deutsch
land, will nrrlvo safely.
"The Bremen Is on her way to this coun
try." ho said. "Sho Is making her wny
safely. Sho has not been captured or de
stroyed by tho enemy, nor will sho be.
Somo of these days she will dash into an
Atlantic port, just as tho Deutschland did.
The Allied cruisers will lnterfcro with
neither tho Deutschland nor the Bremen."
Captain Hlnsch Is the happiest man in
Norfolk today.
The American naval patrol that was
ordered to the capes to bco that tho
Deutschland got a "square deal" nnd that
thero was no violation of United States
neutrality was broken today. The cruiser
North Carolina, which headed the patrol,
steamed out of Hompton Roads for New
port. Tho destroyers that had sliarea nor
patrol were sent to their regular stitlons.
Not a single mishap marred the carefully
laid plans of tho Germans to get away irom
tho United States. From Baltimore to the
opon Bea tho llttlo bundle of Gorman enter
prise bound round with Bteel met with no
untoward accident.
In tho grny mist of darkness nnd under
tho protecting heavy sea the Deutschland
mado ltB dash for the ocean, dived Into
smoothor wnter Just as she reached tho
three-mllo territorial limit with her 49
saltormen and nearly 1000 tons of precious
war supplies.
Conditions wero Ideal for tho start for
hor. Tho Allied cruisers which had awaited
tho Deutschland were unnblo to hug the
shore In tho heavy weather off Chosapoako
Bay last night. They wero nowhere to be
seen, when the twinkling lights of the under-sea
freighter winked and went out un
der tho tossing waves.
THREE MORE PARALYSIS
CASES; 50 SINCE JAN.
Continued from race One
Wlngohocking
street,
Forty-second
Ward.
Tho Parker and Martin babies have been
taken to tho Municipal Hospital, Second
and Luzcrno streets. The Conner child Is
at home under quarantine. Tho Conner
caso Is tho first In the Forty-second Ward,
while tho Martin case makes the fourth In
tho Fifteenth Ward, and tho Parker child
Is tho fifth In tho Thirty-third Ward.
Tho new Camden cases aro:
Clifford Decker, 18 months old, 535 South
Sixth street.
Joseph West, 18 months old, 1929 South
Sixth street
Of the five Camden cases, two are dead,
one Is convalescing. The two reported to
day aro under quarantine In their homes
until tho health authorities can persuade
tha parents that It Is best to send tho chil
dren to the hospital.
There ore four other children In tho
Decker family. Little Joseph West Is an
only child.
This makes four casc3 of Infantile pa
ralysis In South Camden and one In North
Camden.
Both State Commissioner of Health Sam
uel G. Dixon and Dr. A. A. Cairns, chief
medical Inspector of Philadelphia, feel op
timistic about the Philadelphia situation.
They assert there is absolutely no alarm
ing danger of Infection at the city play
grounds, and nro firm In their assertions
that the children are safer there, where
every precaution Is being taken, than they
are playing In the streets and allevs of the
'city.
The Board of Recreation Is co-operating
with 'the Health Department In working to
prevent an epidemic In this city. Accord
ingly, special nurses are being delegated
to the playgrounds of tho city to Inspect
the drinking cups, the playthings and the
grounds of the recreation places, so that all
chances of Infection may be eliminated as
muc.i as possible.
They are not at all In favor of the closing
playgrounds and do not want the people
to become unduly alarmed because of the
playground Inspections. These are only
precautionary measures.
Doctor Dixon points out that this year's
Infantile paralysis la nothing to be alarmed
about. In 1910, he says, there -were 1112
cases of the disease in Pennsylvania, while
this year's record Js but an Infinitesimal
part of that summer.
Doctor Dixon says ho does not think
there is any need at all of closing Hunting
Park. Ho says, "I firmly believe the park
Itself Is absolutely free from any source
of contagion."
3I0B THREATENS TO BREAK
PARALYSIS QUARANTINE
Held Back at Point of Revolver by
Policeman at Bristol
BRISTOL, Pa., Aug, J. Hysterical and
excited because of continued outbreaks of
infantile paralysis In their colony here, and
terrorized because of the strict quarantine,
Italians of the foreign settlement at Bristol
bore forth from their homes In a veritable
mob, threatening the quarantine officers
They were quelled only when a policeman
brandished a revolver and told them he In
tended to use it If they did not subside
There have been six cases of the malady
at Bristol and three. Including one fatal
case, have been In the foreign colony.
One big Italian, whose wife had been
quarantined, threatened to make an attempt
to free her, despite the warnings of the
guard.
RICH SHOE MAN'S CHILD ILL;
WEALTHY COLONY ALARMED
Son of Alfred P. Hanan, at Great
Neck, Has Paralysis
NEW YORK, Aug. J Alfred Hanan
SH-year-old son ot Alfred P. Hanan.
wealthy shoe merchant, is 111 with Infantile
paralysis at his homo In Great Neck! HU
sUt'"i,.r0t,.e Ymam to l t". bu,
Suee. ed no "Pf"" the
Members of the Health r..itm .
wealthy resident of hTViiSSare
and roads. " lrams- "W
.n'(Vi?-ed S"0 U th8 "eon child stricken
& th SPonafre colony qn the NnrSE
Shore. Tho other younsster Nob.
John H Love, of piSynf tw U wn
ANGLO-GERMAN
WAR FOR TRADE
OF WORLD SURE
British Statesmen Approvl
Plans of Pans Economic
Conference
SIMON ISSUES WARNING?
oir .jonn aiuiuii, luuuur secretary of
uiio iui ...v.... .... o, .v.uUcU tt warnin
to Great Britain to do nothing that weoM
tend to shift the trade centre of tha world
from England to tho United States In v.
House of Commons yesterday.
His nlea came nt tho height of h At. i
cusslon of resolutions bearing on tho Pull)
E,conujuiu -uiitvcii.. ai. .uiiuwcu a aenl&l
by Premier Asquith that tho resolution.
were directed against neutrals.
Sir John doubted If all the free trait.'
memuera m uw v.wiire. uinuvvu me reso
lutions, and he warned the House afans
being hurried Into their approval, which
might have "consequences very different
from thoso expected In a Bplrlt of righteous
Indignation with a despicable foe."
Sir John said no punishment could be too
Bovora for Germany, but that the nla .
administer It was on the battlefield.
"How are we to uso trade as a punish,
ment?" ho nsked. 'Tako sugar. If cr.
many gives us a cheap sugar will our'man.
"Must Germany pay an Indemnity? Then
how can she If sho Is not allowed to ..
goods? Would It be wlso to throw Holland
nnd Belgium Into the nrms of Germany?
'The key to our position is shipping and
finance, which depend upon free trade and
tho open ports. Tho danger Is that a bm
on Now York will supplant n bill on Lon.
don. For Instnnco, wo havo financed the
entire oversea trade In coffee, Including the
trado with Hamburg. Aro wo to be hin
dered In this?
"If American Interests aro antagonize'
who coutd say whether her benevolent nen.'
trallty would bo maintained if we hid to
fight another war?
"Direct Intcrforonco with trade has far'
moro important inuircci enects.
"These aro obvious free trade points,"
said Colonel Winston Churchill, "but th
Issuo Is severely practical."
"So Is free trade," responded Sir Johj
Simon.
OFFICIALS SEE PERIL TO U. S.
IN COMING TRADE WAB
Fear Plans of Allies Will Put America
on Defensive
-:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. Administrates
officials sea peril to tha United States la
Premier Asqulth's statement concerning thi
Allies' economic program. If It Is carrlel
out, they said. It will mean that tho United
States will bo put an tho defensive, together
with Germany nnd Austria-Hungary, la
maintaining Americas interests in worll
trade.
It was declared that what Great Britila
seems to hate mst in Germany Is Gerrou
Industrial efficiency, which had mado se
rious Inroads upon England's commerce t
foro tho war began. It was predicted that
no economic association of tho Allies caj
withstand tho frea operation ot neutral lawi
of trade and Industry, and that If Germanj
Is ablo to manufacture and transport gocdi
more chenply than her competitors, no bar.
rlcr they may raise against German trade
will achieve Its object.
Asqulth's acknowledgment of "uncaslntw
In America" over the Allies' measure
against competition in commerce and Indus
try and his assertion that efforts will be t
"see that neutrals do not suffer" were real
with Interest by officials. jJ
neutrals will suffer and that tho prograa
agreed upon by tho Allies at tho lnstlgatioa
of Great Britain was meant to assure ta
them domlnanco In world markets, exduJ.
Ing all competition practicable. ,1
TJTmr. ATKTir vnnrr nA t?
STRIKE NOW IMPENDS
Continued from Tare One
termination not to recognize tha union, nil
lost minute attempt to prevent union a
tlvltles among the men of these lines br
posting notice of 10 per cent wage lncreasa
union officials said today, has slgnallj
failed.
Kvcry line in the Bronx, In Mount Ver
non, Yonkers and New Rochelle and tit
great Third avenue lino In Manhattan all
surface, systems already are almost con-'
pletely stopped.
Mayor Mltchel and Police Commissions
Woods completed details for calling out. U
they are needed, 30,000 men to police thi
strike districts. The force Includes 10,0(1
regular police, 10,000 members of tho home
defense adjunct and 10,000 State Guards-;
men who hava been offered by Governor
Whitman. 1
The first clash reported In connectloa
with the strike occurred today when Geortl
Miller and Charles Welsh, strike-breakers
were badly beaten In a fight at St Amrt
avenue and 138th street. They said striken
beat them up. Strike officials called It
frame-up.
Police reports today showed 95 cars out
of 352 In the Bronx were operating. Oa
tho Third avenue system In Manhattan onlJ
59 out of 505 are running.
apreaa to ataten Island threatened wnea
men on U lines thero presented demand,1
If they are refused, as expected, the mea
will strike tonight. i
MORE MOOSE AID FOR HUGHESt
Former Illinois Progressive Leader
Says Nearly All Favor Him
BINGHAMTON, N. Y Aug. 3. Frani
IT. 31 in If Prntrrstoli'a a n.11.4.. .. riih
nor of Illinois In 1912. telegraphed Mr,
nugnes tnai ne would give the Republican
presidential nominee his hearty support. 1
Mr. Funk predicted tho election of Mr.1
Hughes by a large majority, and asserted
that he would receive an nr i-mnt nt thi
former Progressive vote in Illinois. J
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