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VOL. LXXXIII.-NO. 330. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1916. Copyright, 191. by the Sim Printing and FuHUalno AuoclaUon. pPMm In Drealer New York. 1 KlMirhm VjEiiN X Jersey City and Newark. J TWO CENTS. CITY ZONE PLAN ADOPTED; BARS! QtfYQPR iPPR OiVlOUllnllJiVOl Hush to File Specifications Under Old Law Pre cedes Actum. TOTAL FOR TWO DAYS KXCKKDS ftW.OIMKOOO Murray Hill Saved for Homes nt Last Estimate Hoard 11 oaring. MO Kit AX WLS TOIXT OVEIt HAKOX ASTOK - . af- KCaltV hXpel'tS Agree JlOVC I Is Great Stride for Sta bility of Values. travel." , The latter will not come South for prob- She was found yesterday to be suffer- ably two months. , IV v-,-1. ' with ,i well recounted case of In-. Lifting the embargo upon able bodied No more skyscrapers in .ew lor. tantill pnrayilB on the diagnosis of Dr. men has resulted In a pronounced move No more Wnolworth. Singer or Metro- George . Goler. city health officer of ment on both sides of the Hlo Grande. r-,iun lowers Vi. more. Fniiitable H -Chester. Dr. (kiler said tie would look and. according to Information In XtcAI polltan towers. No more, r.qullable HtWlm.r -t euch ,l(X.unl(,n!s , th(, fll. Men to-day some of the mines of Monterey bulldlnss nor nnythlnR approaching turf anrt the Incident Is likely to make I ate In operation on.- more, that structure In helcht or area of lot It even more difficult for parents to leave I At Second Hilgudc headquarters It covered. .Moderately low mil. nines are , the rule hereafter, no constructed that .me owner ennnot rob hi. neighbor of llRht of lllr. No more paraKe Invnd- Ir.c splendid homo sections. No more factories Intruding In the city' finest No more monstrous ,..... parttnenta to overshadow and destroy the attractiveness of purely residential district. That was the edict sent out ester- .... .. ..... . ., d.ty fiom City Hall when the Hoard of Estimate by unanimous vote adopted the plan of the Commission on Hu'.ld- . , , ... Inc Dltrk-ts and Hestrlrtlons, which has been In the making for two years. ,. . - ,. . . ., .,- - It has for its object the prevention of, ir.dlFcrimlmtfi building of structures ulthout re'stlnn to neighborhoods unoui re.ation to neignbornooda. rlshts of property owner or extorting valuer The plan became effective with the adoption of the resolution which means that unless nl.ins f(,r n hlsh building have been filed already with the Htireau of llulldlngs no .tructure mn he erected hereafter above n certain comparatively low r.elsht unless It hns decidedly greater 1 ght and nlr courts than have been required In the past anil unss above in legal height It covers a oompara- I ...li. afn. nnrtf.... (h. .1. " Owners of properties In central sec tions which are available for Improve inert Willi skyscrapers, fearing the ef feet of the new regulations, almost over whelmed the Iturcaii of Buildings yes terday with plans for monumental struc ture", some of them comparable to the rreatest piles of stone, steel and masonry In the city. Twenty-six plans were filed railing for an expenditure of f 22.S7J,nno. There totals, added to those of Mondnv. fhoM that durl.ig the last two days The number probably reached SiOO be Pian have been put on record for thirty- fore the close of office hour. These warehouse nnd hotel building Is planned travel cards were Issued to adults ne at a -"St of $4,700,000. i coinpanying children, nnd one was nif- ' n. I. n. tn. nwittia. nrtrl li.r litil hrnofl . From 12 tn Ml Mnrlrs lllah. Tsterdav's nlannln call, tnr aun 1 everything In office, apartment, loft and hotel construction from twelve to thirty-1 nine stories high, and costing from 1200.- ' O"0 ,o 14.7OO.OO0. The highest of the J Plarned structures Is a hotel for the ! southwest corner of Broadway and Fortyelghth street, to cost 11.900.000. . Vnr tl.. .It. ., ,t it... . ... , ..,,,, i,i,i iiuin , r.n I ark avenue from Fortieth to Forty- nrsi street n thirty-two Htmy office. warehous. and hotel Is planned at a cost of $4,700,000. , A sixteen story ofTlce building I Tianned for the southwest corner of Sev- enth nvenn. nn,l Thirl..... 0.1, . ! ... . .'...;'.:":: " fnurth and Thlrty-thlrd streets, nenr 1 Thlrty-thlrd streets, ntnr isiuii .venue, a sixteen siorv lort is planned to co-r $1,430,000, At the 1 foutheast corner of Seventh avenue and Thirty. sixth street a slxteeji story build ing Is plnntied at a cost of $1,0,10,000. For the northwest corner of Seventh ave mie and Thirty. seventh street a sixteen J'-'?-oUo'o"lnK ha" bP'n '""nn,d ,0 ""Cure tn the care ot' chimren nr th.y t '.' ,,,?r:' "r "J!" block .Pnrk ' ,11" afternoon as a preliminary to pile. i.eiiiKii,n avenue, rnriy-seveutn - ..i,i.tinn of 1 nermanent com rhls is a New 1 ork Central -pera- .""""i?.."1 ' relief agencies to look and Forty OHO Thlu .u'"" '".." "'"V" ' 'I'VI:'-. V " . tZ ""V" ZK..,lZ th " . ".'"" " " "" rT" where this rnifer during the last few davs would not have th "effe , " r ,7nf defe tl. n w restrictions George flacker m- of the ir... ki'i.i..u 1.. .u. ..." u the oillelals nf ih. nor..!! We iiMiMin,-. probably would find sufficient objections to in 1st of the nlnns tn hv th.m with, drawn, May llrilnee Assessments. Iiml estale men said yesterday that Pie adoption of the plan was the mo. 1 effective action the city has ever tnKen for the preservation of property Mi in s and for the conservation of real "" He Walter Stabler, comptroller of tha Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, t ,e greatest lender on real' estate, who h is been an nctive member of the plan ning commission, said that the adoption f f 'he plan marks an epoch In the his '' ry of New York city. Home real es la', men said that the placing of re s' ' lions on properties which up to this l ne have been available for any type ef inprovernent might have tha effect of reihn Ing values temporarily, but every one wns satisfied that tn the long run U city will bo a great winner. Interest from now on will be centred Continued on Fourla Pag; FULL QUARANTINE to paralysis Xo chll,,1,, PprmitlMl to Leave City Without llonltli Ccrtlflcntcs. ! POLICEMAN IH KS IX HAY Mortality, Itprnrri in 21- Hours, 88, With 130 New Cusps ltp)ortrd. Fslllng only one short of the hlehet death toll nn reconl, a disheartening In crease In the number of new rases, pio hlblllon of the departure from tho city of children under 16 except after misti cal Inspection, the death of :i policeman working In a disease Infrs'ed district, development of Info tlun In :i New York child travelling In Itochestti- under a cer tificate of health Issued by the Health Department these were the outrtandlng features of yesterday of the tlKht on In fantile paralysis. Although unimportant In Itself, the Itochester Incident wax premium with I 5r"i'.r?r,lU"iV'.'l: . .X"I'!'. Tr.""'."Vl: Oi Ul toil .tiatllBUii ntii-ri, iin;uriij n, itrti i this city bearing a Health Department 'orl IdontA a uaarl n tr Ihal all "llii nut I resided at premises In which ca.es f i Celine.-..! la. l.tst-at hM fAtmrfl.. lit found." and rec mmendlng that she "ventunlly. Including the divisional rup should "be allowed full freedom of ply train and tho Third Held Artillery. , the city with their children. Firm Adolt tn Dir. "" slgninl his Intention of pay. The pollreman to die of Infantile;1""' lh' New V"rk cnm"""""" " v"" I'araijPis as .Micrnei i.ane.v o ine iin stieet station, He was the first adult i w,se case the dliease resultcil fatally. although others have been lepnrtcd to be suffering with It 1-ihey was sta- llnniil hi In .Inmrs slrpt tli.tilil. nn the lower Hast Side, but had not per- '"tally handled any iase. I.ahe repotted sick yesterday morning from bis borne. Ill ttedford nxemie. Urooklyn. Me became parnlyrcd n few hours later and was taken to the Xletho- ,, K,, p. ,,al , trookln. wheie he died at in-1.1 XI 'S il,am'n '"''Hrnl men. -tntloned " rnllroad terminals, ferries, tube terml- lln, ( .vt.,v i:ng'and steamship lines. P"1 ln n active day looking over young sters for symptoms of disease and Issu- ,I)f lrnvH iard, OI1 th, .,ro,im.,nll of Health Dpartment certificates setting for,n ,m" ,nrre w'" Infection of In- fn(1Ie pliravnl nt ,he plllc, or rcM. dence. They quit at 6:30 p. M.. nnd after that hour folks who had not taken ..niii..n ... nM.ti, i,..nd.rv Governmental authority to take thelv children across or under the river to cw Jersey or oy ranroau in inner States had to remain in town with them 0VAr MC,pl,on, w,r ln,,e In the ca,e of lna j,rH,y t,ys working In this city, or messengers just over from Jersey city. Hobokcn and other places, Ticket takers at the XIcAdoo tubes and at n f'rries were permitted to lsue MH....l.lln " ..la ... Ik.lt, All ...r. "inn I u .i . n m i tunm " .i..,, i ... I warned to get n clean bill of health cer , tlflcate from their local Hoard of Health so that they can present them to the j Federal doctors when they apply for a Government certificate on their return j trips. Prnlinlily .1.000 I anil Issued. It was lenorted at Dr. Il.mks's otllce In the old Post Office Building that 2.000 certificates had been Issued nt .1 o'clock .... t,,.. v, i.a.i a iiitnl ! 1 i iu " r..-in..,.. iw.,...i ?' .'.' .. ......1 u. boroughs and St were refused, i total of 150 new cases of the disease . or,e,i the greater city for ,;"n,v.four hours This was II nw uuVhiK the previous corresponding j,"." There weie 3S death., nil In- e 'L.L., , tl,. r.e,ltnc dav "" . - ' This was within one nentn i ine niKiirsi previous dally record Thus far. since ,ne epidemic started, there have been 3 0911 raseH anil 47 deaths reported, 'of (hP ,w ,.a5fh 75 were In Brook- u-n 42 in .Manhiittau, 1C In Cjueens, 12 in The Bronx nnd 5 In Blchmond. . . t. ..1 ...... n.. Unnmn Mnn. dfn unnmmi ., ....... f.;,. v one dav. the average number for any one day, the average t..,ir,,r k..m nimut "o l.ooklnic to the Future. Not only is Dr. Haven Knierson, the Health Commissioner, pushing his de triment to the limit In trying to stamp out the disease, but h l looking to the hoso'tals and -n.V the care of all children .from the time they have quarantine, Fifteen at- t,le.l the conference. ft lack of bed facilities In Brooklyn ortho- Kedsral public health surgeons have teen stationed at the following places whrr. Government certificates will be Is- sued: I Hudson Terminal and Thlrty-thlrd street stations of the Hudson and .Man- hattan Itauromi 1 .ocrtuoii luurm, i. in- land street ferry, Liberty street terry, Chambers street rerry. enrwnpner sireet in denouncing tne extravagant tactics ferry, the Twenty-third street ferries of ( 0f the Wilson Administration XIr. Allen the Pennsylvania, Jersey Central, Lack- eltrs the appropriation of hundreds of awanna and Krle railroads, Pennsylva- thousands of dollars tn "make the Mis nla Station, Grand Central Station, West ,ourl Hlver navigable" as proof of his Forty-second street ferry, Fall Hlver. Providence, Metropolitan and Colonial Una piers. So Tickets Mold to Children. All the common carrier companies en gaged tn Interstate traffic lost no time In cooperating with the Foderal surgeons In enforcing the quarantine regulations concerning children leaving New York, Tit. officials of the Hudson tubes in structed Its agents not tn sell tickets to i children under 16 unless they have Oov- ' ernment certificates, mid oilier railroad nnd steamship companies did the same. Hundreds of vacationists hound for country and atashnre with their little Confirmed on Fourth Fag. OlND NEW YORK PRESS XMAS ON BORDER FOR N. Y. MILITIA Mnjor-Cfii. .lohn K. O'Kynii Disposes of Hoportpil Kni'licr Itetiirii. t oi.rttni s. . v., juIt 2.v ItenuMllons fur winter clothing ami equipment were prepared tn-riay hjr the qunrteminsleri' department of the Mnxnrlitisrlts nncl New Jlex Iro National ttnard on slntlnn here. It wns nnnounrnl also that the troops shortly will mutt to new rump sites on the military reserva tion. These motes were Interpreted is being In prepnrntlon for n lengthy stay on the horder. I YotiK Division, I 2R. XlaJor-(Jen , Hl'APqtMKTI.rtS Nkw XI' Vtl.KN, Tex., July John F. O'ltynn exprtsed the belief to day that the New York troops would be held on the border until after Christinas He ilerlliie.l In Hneriit.n. forth. r imnn the letiitth of stay by observing "Why. we ve Just got here." Tli nliiax unlld rxf tit. Jlil.lnn . the aero twiundron. are to be brought here was learned that Major '.laun Flores. I ,...... ......i.... 7. . . .... I commandant of the main tronm ni He Ninety liny of Serrlce f With re-ranl to tho length of stay of ' the troops, Hils-lirn. ",coige It. Dyer advanced the lew to-day that since all the men erllsted for ni eireigenoy, nnd I neatly all emergency 'ir.Wtin'nts In the past have been for nlmly days, they would not be entitled to complaint If rot ent home pievlous to that time. At the end of ninety days. If the Interna t on.il crisis has passed, the problem might present Itself In a different as pect t'nless the Legislature passes a spe cial art to coer the situation the New Vork guardsmen will not be able to vote If thry are not at home In Nocmbr. While they would be able to vote If the ccuntry were nt war there Is iiothln In the statutes, which confers this right upon soldiers sent out of the State only , n,(.pnt(111 t war. I7en. o'ltyan was asked toxlay whether he caied to mnke nny statement con .u. i ... i ... pr Thomas Darlington. Jle would say nii,i,,,. further ih.ni this "The caoins of the New York division and the faclll- lie, rhere lite atlsfacto,y to the officers and the men of the division 1 know 7"- ' "' i " '" from extracts whl.h appear in the New " " I"'""' t f t "lumbla ap .. . . ...... i .u.. .1.. prnprlatlnns have been passed The r.-,r,r.. tr- j... ... conditions nie also satlsfnctniy to .Mnjor- lien Tasker H. Bliss, assistant chief of staff of the army, who recently vlslteil the camps In company with staff offl- cers nuit made nn exnaustive imesuss- tlon of tlie conditions." lien, tt'ltynn Knforces llnte In enforcement of the order against drinking liquor one captain of the Sev- f,,r Immediate action on child labor legls enth ordered a caw of expensive wines, tlon. Hepubllcan Senators, who hid whiskeys and cordials, sent as a present agreed to let the bill go over, notltled th in the men. to b" destroyed and the iiemocrats. It was said, that they could liquor poured out, not participate In any agreement for de- Gen, n itysn wishes It to ie Known that piesents or at oiioiic urinks. ei ner to officers or men. are Inadvisable, since It will be necersary to have them tent buck or destroyed. First l.letit. Max U. aiuer nt tne rwenty-eignin Liuieu .-iaies ini.uni.v hns been detailed ns adjutant to the Sec- nnH ttrlmde. iindi-r Gen. Der The proper rank of a brigade adjutant Is major, but Mnc the tegulatlons do not permit n regular army officer to be com- missioned for nny rank In the National Guard below that of lieutenant-colonel l.leiit Walner Is serving as acting ma- lor but at first lieutenant's pay STUDENTS TO LEAVE MILITIA. t oilette I nits Will He Clustered Out for Kail Term. Washington', July 23. All National ....,..i.,iu ..nn1o..s..1 ..f -..I. hue student- will be mustered out of tin Federal service In time for them to paraite grounos t in. nooseven passeu n. pinreed with their school work nt the fore each company. A broad smile fall teim, It was announced nt the wnr Department to-day that the policy of .1,.. it... .rnm.nt ivnolit h. to .Hahnn.i such otganliatlons completely as units of the National uuaru a nil 10 seei me ! ' . ... .. . . . reorganization or ine rouege men 11110. brandies of the officers' reserve con. National Guard units composed of stir- 'dent, but who have not gone to the I borilet prior to August 1 will not be sent fnrwnnl, and similar organizations on the border will be withdrawn on Sep. tember I for mustering out unless some ni vv emergency nrlses. HITS WILSON EXTRAVAGANCE. Henry Allen llrelnrrs President Is llaniiernna Opportunist. Kansas Citv. XIn.. July 25. Charac- terlzlng President Wilson as an oppor- lnst of the type of Intellect dangerous , phice charge of the nation and his A,mnstratlon as "an extravagant. 1 ttliiisv". nnsatlsfnclorv creation." Henry , Allen, owner of the lnrnffn llrncnn, who K back In the Hepubllcan ranks, made a political speecn ni me iirHiumnii ruuy 1,1 Kansas City tn.nlght. assertion. "I rame back to the Republican party as an American citizen and because the leaders of the party are a capable sort a great contrast from those to whom Wilson looks for his advice, I esteem Xtr. Wilson as a mnn, I believe he Is honest. But being of a reluctant mind lie has demonstrated he Is not capable of meeting the great Issues that now face this nation," Wilsons Drenched by Rain. WashinuIoS, July 23. rreslilnllt and .Mrs, Wilson were caught In a severe rainstorm while golfing here to-day and were drenched before thay could raach shelter. They donned raincoats and con tinued thalr fame. BIGGEST MAN EATING SHARK CAUGHT OFF JERSEY COAST Long Beach Fishermen Bring 600 Pounder, 10 Feet 8 Inches Long, and Four Other "Tigers of the Sea" Ashore. lloi.MMVit.tr. N. .1.. July 25. When) . , , . ,,n,i ' Capt. Jack Benson's crew of pound , seiners came In to the sta.tlon of the ship bottom fishery on Ixing Heach, five .nil.. .i,nv. ii..,-!, iinv.ii this morning they towed behind their motor boat a 000 pound shark ten feet eluht Inches In length, the largest captured since the inanmters from southern waters began their raid on the New Jersey coat. Four other sharks weie In the boat, ,. of t,e!n nv, (00trr5 aXil two four footers. All of them had been taken In the niornltiK draw of the nets, The ship bottom fishermen had a hlKh ly excltliiR battle with their ferocious game. The blK shark, In particular, toro around at Krent rato when drawn to the side of the boat. ('apt. flenson, a inusi'ulur man, pounded It repeatedly on the heail with heavy Iron bar. finally dazing It enough to allow one of the hands to lasso Its tall, Then the line was made fast and the shark was towwl to shore tall first. Had the spunk not been beaten out of It It probably could have pulled the boat out to sea. All of the tle sharks were of one varlety. blue with large spots, entirely strange to the Jersey coast. They have four rowK of large teeth. The big fellow , had an eighteen Inch spread f mouth and was thirty Inches In dlametpr at tho thickest nait of his body. He wan shipped to Asbury Park for exhibition I i" SENATE TO VOTE ON : CHILD LABOR BILL' At President's Knrnest He tiuest. Cnueus Ilecides tt Pass .Measure. Wasiiinoton. July 25 Yielding loan, urgent request from the President, j Democrats of the Senate In ojucus to-, night determined to pass the child labor 1 . .i . f ,.... bill at this session of tongrese. The decision was reached after a long i debate, during which several Southern ' Senators whose opposition forced the measure out of the Imnerallve legislative nniirra mine drawn UP several i1hh agv , vigorously nhjei ted to Its reinstatement. in" nnai ueierminauon in ho nun- n was reached without a retold vote. It 'i'Ti ,re., .,he .h'rJl1"" " .l,l,.lt, ,.,,r Will f. shipping measure will follow It In order and the revenue bill will come net Southern Senators Insisted that an a.rr.,r,t l,.1 I,., ,n,l. tltt.t fl I. Ill .,rtlK.in measure .,..i., ti,i. it h, the caucus Z vr dressing favorable until Presi?..';, WUoirweni to The Cw itol a week ago nnd made known to Ad- ministration leajlers Ills emphatic desire RJ. . BOOSWELT AT BOYS' CAMP ttUU&i.VJULl Al JJUIS UAmr. .. tuonei iinirm tenet, in irsm- Inn at Kurt Terry. fAMP ASI.lNOTON. C OUT KItnT. Y.. July 2.V-The 1,200 cadets at 'amp W ashlngton passed In review nt 3 o clock hl afternoon before j ol, I heodore 'J"""'" J. '' A'l'lrew """. Jr. and Co Wllloughby Walke and staff. The cadets passed by In regimental parade, Compiny G bearing, the colois for pro- fle'ency In former drills. The former President made a thorough Inspection of the camp before the review ami was later entertained at luncheon, Many visitors west, hete fnr the occa sion, nmong them being T Douglas Hob- Inson and Charles 12. Nutter, both prime movers In the movement for boys' tralu- In enmns. tie ore tne c.meis marrnen in ne n,... u , even ranks of the young soldiers. Among several of the companies the Colonel spoke personally to some of the boys of I" ,'V . : , li..n sent to c.min be his friends. ' nTnT nnT ,n . VTAW Tn CWWTt xjIavL uUl lu, A X&Att IM Wbau. Works From 7 A. M. Till II V, M. anil Doe. Hon.etTorU for Mnr, Anion Blar- PlTTSiiiino, Pa.. Julv 2S. don rcNlde OII IIIC ,Orill .sillie, 1 .Mary Blardon, his dutiful daughter of 13 years, labors fiom 7 A XI until P XI. In n factory nnd then goes home nt night and does the postponed house. I work for her father, a stepmother and four half sisters and three brothers Tho !"....." . . ..." wnsnilg sue noes hi iiikoi, 01 ine iat:- tory her pay Is $1,50 a day Kvery cent . ' 1 . she earns Is given to her father. When the Humane Society was asked by a fellow working girl to aid .Mary ' It was learned that she had only 0110 ' ,reHS aii i,H, received but one cent H, e she had been working In the fac-1 , tory, over a year. mi lamer gave ner the penny to celebrate the Fourth or July. DR. WAITE STABS HIMSELF. Slayer In Death House Card Rlaaa to Cat Cheat, Ossininq, July 25, Dr. Arthur War ren Walte, the New York dentist con victed of murdering his wealthy father-in-law, John K. Peck, stubbed himself ln the chest last Sunday, It was learned to night, His weapon was 11 sliver nf glass, His Injury was so slight that Warden Osborne refused tn dignify It by calling It a wound, saying it was not sufficiently Important to merit the attention of a physician. The glass was picked up by Walte In the recreation plot where the Inmates of tha deathhouie take their exercise. War den Osborne says tha pleoa was an Inch loni and "hardly thicker than a pin," nmtKinuMPTov. 1.. 1.. July 25.-A nine nosed ehnrk six and a half feet ha bten MM by a terror of Its on species, was washed upon the bench 200 yards from the borne of Dr. Colin S. Carter, brother of Mrs. Chailes E. Hughes, here today. It Is of nbout the same site as the shark whl;li Ksterbronk Carter, Dr. Carter' i eon, encountered while canoeing a few eek ago. Meanwhile, the enterprising managers of the llrldgchamvtnn Firemen's Car nival, to open this week, are plnnnUig to dcrlp profit from the shark epidemic. David I ion net t . a Sag Harbor fisher man, htought nrhore the carcass of nn eliht foot monster from Gardiner's Hay tho other day. Though the contract taxed the skill of Sam Jones, the local undertaker, the shark was prepared fot burial and placed tn a specially con structed xlnc lined coffin. The carnival management Is now negotiating for Its exhibition here, half the proceeds from the sale of ticket at 10 cents each to go to the Hrldgehampton Klre Department. Sharks Quit Ilarana Harbor. Havana. Julv :5, Fishermen who n .,yng their trade have been navlwat- nK tne. .hitherto shark Infested waters ,lt the mouth of Havana harbor and1 aiound the rocks of .Morro Castle re- ,,ort that recently no sharks have been sCcn there. Their theory Is that the Cuban nianeatem for some unknown reason have migrated to the north At- antic rout I . i KAISER'S SON-IN-LAW INSANE, SAYS WRITER I Hike of Rrunswiek Suffered ! Mental Collapse in Russia, Ts Report. I.ostxiN. July 2 (Wednesday!. 2:37 ,,' riJprrf, frnA a ory regarding the illness f the Duke of llrunswlck, the Oermnn Kmperor's son-in-law, the story, however, not lielnc confirmed from any oUier source. .'fhr Duke of Hrunswlck." aay the correspondent, "who has been the victim Profound melancholia since the early ! of the war. Is now declared tv be hopelessly Insane. Is mental collapse was tne result of a trying experience I while commanding a detachment of (Ser-' man troops on the Russian frontier, men, all of whom v ere swallowed up in a trracheious marsh." The Iiuke of Brunswick as Prince Kinet .ucust of Cumberland married Princess Vl'.tori.i I.ulse. daughter tf the liermsn Kmperor. at Berlin In .May, 1913. Hi .March, ll'ls. a Copenhagen despatch reported the Duke to be suffering from "-nou, breakdown which was consld-, 'ncurabl,. THREE WOMEN 00 TO ARCTIC. sail nn srbnoner That Will Itnnt for stefanason. Sbatti.c. Wash.. July 25 -The new power schooner Great Bear, owned by ,,. i.ou)f, ,nei a W,tP,. known Antic navigator, anil John Borden, a wealthy sportsman, sailed to-night for tl"' ''""r North hi tho expectation of making a Junction with Vllhialmur Ste- fanss.n, the explorer, who went Into the Arctic three years ago. , yhf ,.rp, b .. ,,,,,. fnr' the trip, will go rirst to Anadir Bay and Indian Point. Siberia, and then along the Arctic coast of Alaska to I tint Bar row, llerschel Island and Banksland, .V , . ,. "''"""""', 111. 1,1,1 l.nilA trnillnv .r,h,,nr l,,lr.r i. - V . Bear Inst year. Aboard the Great Bear besides Capt I. alio ami .Mr Borden are .Mrs. I .a 11; and her flMer, .Mrs, Isabel Bohon : .Mls Anita Allen, a niece of Cap! I.ane; Itochester Slnunhter, a big game hunter; It. (1. l'Vinald of Santa Barbara, Cal ; i, iMiii KernocKer, aim .orris itioKiim of Chicago. SHOES TO BE LOWER. lllah Top. fining- llul, Price linlns I'll, ChleSKO Hears. , Cmicm.o. July Styles of sites, .:..:.'.' ..'.V.' the , 1 t.lllllli.lt iiiii anrij 111-ieaii ui iiir ! . t. .. 1.1.1. ..... ,,i...i, . ... ... .....nu..l. l.ll. ..... 1.1. ,.1". . ... w t . .. cording to statements of manufacturers 1- . .1 1 ..i.. .1... .1 lliiols S,e Dealers Ach elation, Tlie colors will be dull gray sand champagne. line to me shortage 11 ilveKturrs. The reliction as ., ..,1.. tint. H,.re w. uld be 1.11 Incre.ise of from 2,1 to to I'ei leill. Ill tor ,i.r ,, toiues uu fimi- Ing w liner on account of the war In Kurope, which has shut off tlie supply 1 f dyestuffs and Imported leather "I 'riles the world develops .1 substitute ' for leather within two years America will he the next wooiien shoe nation ..1.- t... .1 i-.tiii i-'oue p iMti.ru,, . 1 e iieciareu mill ' the country Is In the throes of a leather ! famine. TO CUT U. S. WAR CONTRACTS. Knalanrt Plana lllaurr Onttint nf Monitions at Home, j IttiNtHiN', July 25, In the course of a Idlrciirslve debate on the questions of the ' war In th" House of Commons to. night iDr Christopher Addison, Parliamentary Kceretnry of Munitions, said In reply to a question that tne Department nf Xlu iiltlnns was endeavoring to reduce the contracts for munitions in the United States by increasing the output at home, In one particular class of explosives, he said, the department had undertaken the oonstnrctlon and equipment of fac tories to provide these explosives on an unheard of scale. Homesick Soldier Jtmtt sleeps. I.AnKPo. Tex.. July 23, Private George llrgnns of Carthage, Mo., who rame here with the National Guardsmen from that State, has been asleep since last Satur day except for ellg-ht Interval!,. Phy sicians say his condition Is caused by nervouaneaa due to worry over failure to receive a, letter from heme. U.S. STEEL COMMON EXTRA DIVIDEND Holders of Stock (let llegu lar 1 1-t and 1 Per Cent, in Addition. rteportlng the greatest earnings In the history of the United States Steel Cor roratlon, Its directors yesterday declared an extra dividend of 1 per cent, on the common stock, besides the recular Hi per cent, on the common nnd 1 per cent, nn the preferred, for the quaiter ended June 30. Dividend disbursements for the quar ter thus will amount to 117,741,7:.". lie sides this, J3,T4.",s:fi was charged off for depreciation, replacements nnd slnkltiK funds, and after these and all other chat gen had been met $47,9111, R35 was set aside ns surplus for the three months. This surplus Is equivalent to 9.4 per cent, on the common stock, Net earnlnm of the corporation for the quarter were 1 8t.12C.04S. Wall Street had foreseen that a new record would be set, but the wildest guess had not ventured above $SO,0O0.tiO0 nnd the general opinion was that the figure would be J77.00n.noo. compared to $0,T13,fi34 for the quarter ended .March 31, which, by the way, was the previous high rec ord. For the ilrst six months of the year. nrfor. ti.. enmoratlnn has earned I therefore, the corporation S141.S39.4tT3 net. That Is more than lt ,lct nc.otn(. ,,.. twelve months since j3n- w(tn PXCf.ptns of l?nt and ,;if)T cr.,oraton ms earned more In ,, ,, eHr tlmn net lncoms n nny f , , organization. It has .... ., , , , k , sx',nnths. ln'the . . .. .... snme perioo n nas lain Hsme " i-uiiuu a sum equal to 15,8 per cent, of Its coin tnon stock. The detnlled report for the June quarter, with comparisons with the cor tesjKindlng quarter of 1915, follows: Net r.rnlnis . H1.1M.0I4 tne. U3.I7S.,'33 J. ia.yj , siiikliK tuiul, etc llilanie !,( ii. i :iati i a.'rm.w inc. M.1M.(s tha C.iucnsus campaign, It was an .V.t .-ln.'.h.".!;,! Pounced to-night that the Czar'a tro.)t)s iui,mr; I'lfi-rrr,! fltiMrnilo. n'm." inc. lliJ-Xsl Common rtlTlilrnds. Surplus . The preferred 47,n.i.j Ine. Xf.SKWi dividend Is payable August 30. The books c!ce July 31 and reopen August 11 The common dividend Is payable !4eptemler 29, The Isioks close September 1 and reopen Septem ber 12. The following table gives the com parisons of the June quarterly earnings with those of the previous quarters since 1 the beginning of the war In Kurope: I June 3n. !! , March 31. 11 , lhivnihtr 51. tm spteml-r jn, lll Juno 20. Mirrli 31. 1K15 flerrinhrr Jl. lttt Keptrinlr 30, mt The directors issued the statement yesterday: IM.lM.Ml , jJ''JJl t !wn!nu ls.4SJ.sa91 "'rtl r.37.: following During the past quarter the plnnts and properties of the Culled States Sleel Corporation were operated at their maximum capacity Both pro duction and earnings e.vceeded thoe for any previous quarter The i-everal subsidiary compmies have many ex tensions and Improvements under way calling for the expenditure of a very large sum of money Thee Improve. menta are mainly fnr the purpose of dherslfylng product, and the economlo efficiency of lnciealng the nroner- iiet The unfilled orders on hand June 30. 191'i, amounted to ;i,ij0.45s tons, which will occupy the mills for several months. New business Is coming In at a siitl-factory rate, many contracts being entered for delivery of materlils throughout 1917, The following table rhnws the divi dend nnd the dividend rate on Culled States Steel common for the last ten ears : Yesr. l!l Is",... Itlle. I 1 l'li-n.1 : w.iiv,.'!.vi . ; I 5 10.lfti.OVI Si Ml ,H .. i U.IU.IU .. i ...ii...t:. s i",.n.vi:-. s :vii;.t::. .. I I.Vili.0". l't 6.3i:,7v) " lJo . 111 ''; ll PHI Mi I'nprecedented outlays for betterment ... . exiennon nave m.irktd the corpora tion's days of prosp.ilt.v It Is slid In have autlioilzed a programme of new const ruci Ion calling for the expenditure of $75,ihlii,nno during the urivnt yeat Included In l! was an item of !25,(i0ii.ii(iil foi the erection of a tube plant at G.tr, I tul. Vvnik on this was Marled I. in M,rK , , , 1(e i,,,,,, ,,, ,. 11)ltk the tlrst of which was expected to be coinpieteii in alsjut fnuilenn months Labor also has profited. Dn April 19 last tile corporation announced an In crease of 10 per cent. In wages for lis 2:i0,illl0 employees, It was estimated ,lhls would add little shoit of $2(i,0U0,O(l0 1'" 1,10 Payroll. I'he Increase was the ," ,""i. 'io- im suuiiar pro- portions having b.en ,,,ni In . .,, ... aantiar.t. ,Jt" "l n"reak of th- wnr It Is 1 etimatei that foreign hohlers have His. 1 ,,la,f "f thfir ""'"lings of the ' ,. ' !" '.. " "" '"'" ' . ' -mm.hu . ,n". '."'"". .-'ock This had lie X'u 5 U"S 5'Mr '" one Theie was n persistent rumor in Wall Street, which could not be continued, that the declaration of rho extiu divi dend was made afier a long uinumeiii Ono dlrcclnr Is said to have thteatened I,, ,1 l.la tw.i. II. 'e ' , iiimiiihk, wun 11 are nn- 1 meiise. on the market If the eommm. ! , . . .. . 1 "" ' l''" ''" not nt this llmo given somelh tig out of the r.miiri:.!,!., a...... lugs James A, Fnrrell. president. n tl, chnlr at the meeting In Ihe absence of Judge Libert II, Gary, .1. P .Morgan i:,.re 1.' rtuk.r i,,,, 11 i,,.,'i 1, I erl Wlnsor, George W Perkins, Samuel I .Mather, Thomas Xlorrlson nnd Henry C. 'Flick were among the directors nt the meeting. DR. HARRIS DIES OF WOUND. lloaton Physician, Who Khnt Illm, to Be Held for Murder. Sa" '7. ,2 pr"ii ,. nCu to He Held for Murder. t(mpled to ndure Mr. Ford to make a Boston', July 25. Dr. Wilfred K. Har-I change In his peace plans, Dr. Aked an - rls, who was shot last Tuesdny by Dr. pounced his resignation Eldrldge Atwood, died late to-day. Ills I . wife wns with him at the end, Dr. Har-1 fiTilBK-DEMOnRAT 2 (TENTS rls failed to rally from the state of coma' ItlMUb'VlMVlj&Al, A Vra. Into which l.e lapsed last night. Ha "" made no statement benrlng on the case, Nt. Ionla Dallr Nrnspaper n- according to the police. nnnnera Increase In Price. An extra guard has heen placed over, Dr. Atwood as a result of his display of St. Lorn, July 25 - The Si Louis exliruie nervousness, the first li has (Jlodr Dreiocrif to-mormw will inrounee shown since his arrest, He was not told an 'urrense In the price nf Its d illy edi- of Dr. Harris's death to-night, The po- Hon in St Loui? from one to two cents lice ssld that ha would be formally affective AufUM 1 , , chsrasd with Br.t tt.sra. murd.r la-mur- Tht High chi sf pr ini vsptr Is alven r0Wl laa the oauaa ( tha Inereaaa. CZAR'S troops WIN ON BOTH FRONTS Itout Turks In the Cnuensus nnd Urenk Linsingcn's Lino on Gnlicinn Border. CLOSK TX OX ERZIXGAX Moslem Army Flees ns Rus sians Anpronch Fortress From Three Sides. lNnov, July !5. Russian advances continue both against the German-Austrian forces nnd ngalnst the Turks with out showing any sign of slackening. I'etrograd announced to-ntght that 1,000 pilsoiiers. four cannon and five machine guns were captured In a drive on the tront In the region of the Hlver Sloncvke, a tributary of the Styr. The artillery thus captured was turned against the enemy, the War Office says, and the Kusslan troops continued to ad vance across the river. Ilerlln was compelled to admit to night that south of Stonowka nnd eouth of lkrestchek. close to tho Onllclan fron tier, the ltusslans had succeeded In pen etrating Oen. von I.ln-lngen's first llnefl. Hoth Ilerlln and V'leniin nnd asserted earlier that the Teutonic tro.ps were sector. KfTorts of the Teutons to take the counter offensive northeast of llarano- ,'"'" " '? e" on L 'u,sk "," nt r,,ur P0'"'" ,he I nfP'tlhlans were un- successful, retrograd asuerts. nddlnir inai a furious battle Is raging near i.vsmiy, wun tne result as yet undecided Aviators Are Ilusr The aviators of both amdes have been nctive. Staff Canta n Herldxe nnd t.inii ItltchofT, Hying over the German lines west tif llurkanow, were killed when their machine was struck by shell from nn anti-aircraft gun. Two German aeroplanes tlew mcr the Russian posi tions north of I.utsk and dropped bombs, They did no harm, tho ltusslans assert, While events In thn wit Ihivm nv.,r. L , . ..... - - snnuoweo, lor a t ine, tha nrotrefw of hl"r -orpd another coup In the east. Alter the capture of Erxerum nnd rreblnnd, the next natural objective was I'.rzingnn, juu miles Hue west or i;rze rtim, 100 miles due south of TrebUond, and an important centre. To-night came suddenly the news that the Hussltins arc closing In on Urzlngan from threo sides, while the Turks arc fleeing In con tusion, iitianoonlng artillery, rltles and stores. There Is reason to believe. It Is said. that the evacuation of Krzlncun has be gun, and that the Turks aro making n defence only to cover their retreat to Slvas, 130 miles further west, where their next stand must be made. They r.opi-d to avoid n repetition of tho ills- asters nt Krzerum and Trelilzond. when "jeu "" ami "'ir n - ure - trent became a rout. Apparently they have failed again. Thetc Is no railroad I from "Ingan to Slvas. j ' of . nnhvZt;.;n ,,(,V,,(,,;." I II a. .Inn, Closing la. T'"' ""' brought up reenfortw- l ments of infantry and guns, but trni Gumlsh Khiinsh. forty-tlc miles north counter attacks everywneru were re j of Krzlngan. Balburt, llfty miles north- 1 pulsed, east, and .Mamakhatun. forty-flvo miles Two further Infantry attacks, pre east, were captured after stubborn re- ceded 'by a specially lolent artillery lire, j slstance Once In command of there were launched agant the centre of the i points the ltusslans held the Jielghts, lino last night, but were alo stowed, tin- principal roads of approach and the The Germans ,11,1 not succeed In reach best natural defensive positions. The , Ing the British Wenches and their cua i arc l now being narrowed rapidly. ualtlis wtte heavy. I The 7liiii a tirreeindent at Itusslan ! North of l'ozli-re. In tho direction of headqtiaiters quotes Gt-n. Michael V. , tha main load to Bapauir.e, the British Alevleff, chief of the Itusslan r-t.iff. ns gained some Krouric! and captured two 'caving that the Kntento Allies are still , machine guns and a few more prisoners, nt the beginning of their urci".-c j including tw.i batta.lon commanders. "What has already been ilnne on tin-! The lighting in pozieres Is described Anglo-Kreneli and Ituuian flouts." said as follows by nn officer who was Gen. AleMelT. "Is merely the beginning, wounded In tli triggle This is the forty -eighth day of the' .nly Sunday motnlng, at the mo llu"l:in offensive, and th.ie s another ment the --ignal for tin-atta, k was given, eoiiMdf rable period of tolerable weather aftei a ftlghtfully luli iii, bombanlment, ' before us The most Interesting and Hie Iliiglisli infamr nivheil foiwanl to protltable pail of our work Is still the entrance of the village, carried it ahead. ' In IIU.inlH iiml occupied the tlrst houses. ".My confidence Is basi-d on a two- At lt:3o oV,n k the Girmnns counter fold foundation Kiret. the Allies aie .itt.u'kod. Then iue t was evtraor advancing iinultaneoiisly and tlie enniy "dinaiy, iToulitles- In , ,ui-e t u lr couraga l no lnngtr able to right us plen-meal a las! year, second, the Germans liave ued up the r reserves. Moreover, the Intertill situation In Germany Is dc 1 liledly finical. All sources of lnfoimn-l turn concur that disorders have stnrted ' In every quirterof the Get man I'niplte" SEIZURE OF APPAM UPHELD. tierman Prise Court Orders (told Turned titer In llelelistaK. Bum in-, via London, July 23. The prize coin t has decided that the llldr Dempster llii'T Appam, wlibh was cap tured by the German raider Xloewn In t'ie early pan of the year nnd taken by a prize crew Into Hampton lto.ul-, is a 1 I'onil prize, nnd Hint ,'iccordlue the p. ld on board lb" steamer, mnountliu: to 739,000 marks 1 J I I.Ti'.h I , Khali ,e turned over to the Kelihstng. There have been various estimates of ' the amount of gold on hoard the Appam B,,s 1. , ' . s,..i, .. ! Tlu estimales touted from less than $200,01111 to 111 hlvli 11 s $2 r.no.iinii, The Ajipnm I" "till nt Newport News, DR. AKED QUITS FORD BOARD. Peace Co 11 fere nee a "4'rowtl of .......... ...!;.. n..n,rt ..... . t..i.. tie t-l.rt... l. 1" r ito.T. J y .. - Dr. J I ar , I Al.eil has iinounced Ills resignation from th 'Nrutial Conference for Continuous Mediation." which Is the name of the Ford peace commission fitting in Stock . .... I A l. IIOlIll liavniK lesifciieii, 11.. iii-it..,-,i himself to-night of the opinion that the iniereucii is t-oiiii. .-r.. .,. ,, ;i"" "i crazy criinxs linn iireaiuns ine pi.iu his failed, he nserlr Iir Alien nun rrnr. I'.inuy ureen nairn I of Welle-lny. the other American mem ( ber of the conference, sailed from Slock , holm July 7 to consult .Mr. Ford. After, nn hours ibik wun ma ninnuracriirer , this nflernnon, during which the former GERMANS FLING VERDUN mm AT BRITISH LINE till Available Eccnforce ments Arc Hushed West to Somme Front. FURIOUS FIGHT FOR rOZIERES STIL1V0N Heavy Counter Attacks Art Repulsed by Anzac Corps In Village. BAYONET AND KNIFE TAKE RIFLE'S PLACE Hand to Hand Combats Amid Ruined Houses Fea ture of the Struggle. London-, July 23. Tho battlo on th Sommo front which began Saturday at midnight umt hos continued since with brief lulls Is mill being fought by Brit. Ish and Germans with the utmost stub, born n esa. An Indication of tho Importance th Germans attach to defending their third lino Is found In the report of Oen. Halff, trio British commander, and In tho German admission that troop liavo been brought from Woro Verdun In order to lend all pusnlblo strength to Gen. von Klnem. Tho British, although they aro mak ing only slow progress, have liecn able to repulse all tho llerco German coun ter attacks nnd fully maintain their ground, although Mm flKhtlng consists largely of hand to hand conflicts. Thero is no news us to whether tha Australians, who hold Mm greater por tion of tho Hinge of 1'ozleres, have yet won the eastern iwrt. which Is on the plateau dominating the village. I British Hold Villa. The British nre tenaclouly holding to me ruinous oi tm, village from which , .),.. ,,r,... ,,. ,.,,.., ..., " V-V' .,rtni.rf tir ,,.- . . '..' i """.l,le'r ' ? V.T. f.. , .. .''J:!':":'.1 ,'!a.t,ompt "a,l Peru m.iuumii i.j rttur, as one, could tell ftom the odor. Knife mill llitvonet I'se4. "Ilete the 1 ill.- plaved no part; tho knife, bailout, nvolvei and grenada were tin, only u.,ip,in ipnl The Oer inniis empioveil a suit of long handlart in.i,'e .iinlili'd vvitli 1. 11 1 Is such as an pai h, ought use, not a Mihiier I saw .1 Gettuan oill.'et' uing one of them on h woiinileil comrnile, inn 11s . was In tha net of stuMng 11 levolvir shot laid him low liclde Ills llilenileil victim. "Ill a ruined Iioum' a Gettuan squarl wltli a niiiililiie nun was evtermlnated to Hie la-i ni. 111 Willi the bayonet by 1111 Autrallaii pirty, which had fol lowed them into llit- house I was pres ent at .111 evcltlng due between two olll i ers- an llng'Nli Lieutenant, who wtui ihargliiK nt lln head of Ins men, and a II is. hi, 111 r.iptain. The Lieutenant yiruck Hie II. 1v.11 Ion a blow In tlie chest with his Mvoril, and at the same In- slant lm 10. eiv.-d a ball from his iu. veisary s levolvir in tne stoniach. Ils legaiiliiig bis sutTei.ngs the Lieutenant had Just stnniith en,, ugh left to deliver another b.ow. This proved mortal to the llavai.iin. Infill innately thu Uu tenant died hlnutly iifierw.ud, Fluht Mill fioliiK On. "Pressed hv stiong eneinv forces th llngllsli had to tetreai lini ng the nfter 10011, but lliey Hirmigly counter at tacked, and at 7 o'clock were mnstera of tlllee-quarlers ot Ihe Vll'.ilge By last ac.'ounts fighting was Mill going 011 In the nortlivvtst pari of the village, to the advantage of the Allies Berlin's aecioint of the lighting along 0 Soninii front lie, .,ies that it took - I 11 the form of 11 l. i , . 1 1 attack by the , i.',,.Tl..i, fr,,,,, i,,,i..P;, M.tiirepas, a front ,.f s.u'iil, more than fo,lr inilcs, breakup d iwn under tha German II, e 01 In hand 10 hand lighting. . .. f .,.,,.H. itie German official - fta,(.,neni hav, ut Foureaux Wood. - i.tl,1Kt.v.il nnd near liut'leinont, niar the Brandenburg Gtendlrs and tho 101th regiment distinguished them- , elves. The. French, who Ihrew slrong foroas fl)rwnr.i ln a storming attack south 5 , th nomine In the F.strees-Soyecgurt 1 (.r0r were, the statement says, able 1 nllv t'n gain grminl temporarily south 1 of n-trres. otherwise the attack m ,,J.,1,.rl., wth heavy loss. . nn.aln's Pulley Unaltered. .,.Tirn vi. ( v 11 1 ondon 1 ilv 'I- 1 i,Ti.iion,vp. ivi.i r.oniioro, .ruiy 28. Itussia h foreign policy wilt not underwo my change under tho direction nf Borln V Stunner tlie successor tn Serxlua Sazuioff In the Mlnlstrv of Foreign Af. fMf"' r5r,"t,"? f,nni!M2fl,mf mart. o-rtay by Mich..) V, KudiUftsj 1 the PraalAent xt itx Dutu. 3