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REFUGEES CRITICISE U. S. ARMY OFFICER Indignation Expressed by Persons Inconvenienced at Havre. BRITISH SOLDIERS GAVE UP BLANKETS Many with First Class Steamship Tickets Forced to Sleep on Vessel's Decks. , li> fable to The TrikttM ? London. Sept. 5. -Officials of the .?ommittcc of Americans resident in London were up in arms to-day over the reports of neglect of American refugees at Havre by American offi? cials, which were recited to the com? mittee here by some indignant rofu gees. While the highest prats? ?s giveiv to Captain T. D. Martindale. of the cruiser Tennessee, Colonel Samuel Kcts?.?r, Major Charles Haekin, Lieutenant K. ?rebel and Lieutenant It. Hunsiker. .'. is o.ienly charged that Alajor Henry, who. was supposed to look after rcH. ?'ees coming from Paris, was to i c ound nowhere, and as a result many refugees were thrown on the mercy of Knglish troopers. Some allege that Major Henry vva.? aboard La Tourain?, where many wealthy Americans who had journeyed from'Paria on the first embassy special were comfortably taken care of. H. C. Hoover, chairman of the Ameri? can committee here, said: "It is im? perative that the true conditions he known in America. There has been in? efficient handling of the situation by at least one person, who from all ac? counts was supposed t?> look after refugees. Persons of affluence seem to have been well treated. 1 want u> say that praise of the officers of the Tennesse cannot be too high. Th? y showed no favoritism." Mr. Hoover asked, on behalf of bis commit!?**?, that l)r. II. W. Woodhou?e. of Philadelphia, recite the conditions at Havre, so they could be p-ubli?ht j, which Dr, Wooohooac did. He said: "There were two sections of the trail. leaving Paris on Wednesday at noon. The lirat one carried first class pa sengers, many of whom were booked to sail on La France. The second :?c<-- , tion left Pans shortly afterward, but not until nearly midnight did it arrive at Havre. We were led to believe that I M a; or Henry, who had originally conn??-' over on the Tennessee, would be there to .meet us, but instead wv were ?all ?lumped out at the station, with no one to ?????et u?. With several other men i . .?elpeil to get the people together to see if we could find Major Henry, but we were unsuccessful. It was said he WIM on La Tourainc, up to his ear? in work, while a lieutenant had been sent by him to see what he could do foi? ns. It was not known then what boa?, we were to go on. eventually it was h< English officers who gave up their quarter.? 'n many women, while soldier.? gave up blankets to others, and at las'. ?ve go: permission for some to sleep on the decks of La Touraine. Not'in' -ili ihut time did we see Henry. British Soldiers Help.' "L.-.ier Mr. Williams, of St. David'.?..!, Philadelphia, skvv Henry, and accuse 1 him t?> his face of treating refugee? shabbily, to which Henry replied: 'My (?o?l. man, this is war!' In the morn- ! lag ther?.- was nothing to eat for the women and children until we went for? aging in the town for food for then?, ? ami British troopers gave up their, ration? to hungry refugees. An Knjfr | lish g>ne?~al in a motor car came along and asked if he could be of assistance, producing from underneath the seat of his automobile a largo ham and bread, which he said he gladly contributed, end it was thankfully received. "Of course, it was necessary for the women to get out of the officers' quar? ters in the morning, and from that time on until 2 p. m. women and chil? dren were forced to sit in the boiling aun. When the commander of the Ten? nessee came ashore he' was unaware of what hardships the refugees had been subjected to, and at once took steps to have thorn get ready for embarka? tion. It was not until we got aboard the Tennessee that we were told it wa? unnecessary to go to the American Consulute to show our passports to get tickets for fhe Tennessee, which we hsd been told hy one American official at Havre was absolutely essential. "Once aboard the Tennessee nothing Was left undone to make all refugees comfortable, and no favoritisr.i vas shown. In one instance an American of affluence, who has been living in Paris, was trying to impress it upon the Tennessee's officers that he should have special quarter?,, but was prompt? ly told he would be taken care of as the others weic. Perry Belmont, I was told, insisted upon having his touring car placed aboard the Tennessee." Dr. Wootjhouse and others reported that all hotel accommodations were taken up by a number of persons coin? ing on the first section. Others who were booked to sail first class on the French liners were taken aboard ship only after great protestation by some other refugees, and were permitted to sleep on deck. Say Officer Was Drunk. A member of the finance committee of the American committee here de? clared to-day that at least one officer who had come over on the Tennessee and ?as detailed to go on the C'onti i.ent and assist in getting money to stranded Americans in Switzerland and other places had been inebriated most of the time, and at one place had been lifted from the train by fellow citi? zens who were ashamed to have him by officials of the country in Which he was travelling. Mr. Hoover in a statement issued to? day said this: "Last week was one of the most strenuous since the war began, and of six thousand refugee? from the Continent six hundred ware) absolutely destitute. About five hun? dred had been for some time withou? food and had been fed in stations. Boarding places were provided by the committee- for 920 persons, and alto? gether 1.267 persons received some form of financial assistance, making a total of 5,392 assisted financially to date. It is estimated that there were devil thousand departures for America during the week, making about 6tt,000 since the war began, while four thousand got'away from the- Con? tinent during the weuk. American consuls, naval and Treasury officials have been gathering baggage from all over Europe and shipping it to the ! committee here as a general clearing 1 house." Among the passengers on the Cam? pania, sailing to-day, were Mr, and Mr.. F. S. Billings and daughters, Mrs, William Birney, Dr. J. Baryany, Mrs. \V. Caspury. Mrs. Crocker, Mrs. Charles }'.. Dana. MiSl Dana, Professor and ?Mrs H. T. Gildersleeve, Dr. and Mrs. Leigh Hunt. Dr. and Mrs. Robert V. 1res rnd children, Mr. and Mrs. A. ?x ? Kimhcrley, Mv. ami Mrs. Bradley Mar tin and children, Mr. and Mrs. Pi Lsncey Nicoll, Miss J. Nicoll, Mr. and Mr?. Alexander lit Revell, Mr. and Mrs, Edward RobinscV Dr. William L Tracey. o> The American crulaer North Caro? lina, which sailed from Falmouth yes? terday, has been ordered to Smyrna, where she will provida money for Americans and look after the mission? aries in Asia Minor. The cruiser will stop on the way to transfer Captain Richard H. Williams, U. S. A., who is charged with the relief of American | tourists, to the American gunboat j Scorpion, which will return to Con? ! ?tantinople and afford relief to the Americans there. Captain Williams will carry ?(0,000 in gold for the immediate use of stranded tourists. Reports indicate that Americans have had difficulty in ! getting accommodations from Turkish I bankers. The Amevican gunboat Scorpion is row stationed at Constantinople and the arrangement by which she will meet the cruiser North Carolina at Smyrna will avoid the necessity ?or '.he cruiser to pass through the Dsrds , relies in a time of war. GERMANTS CHIEF AIM IS TO CRUSH ENGLAND Hopes After Conqueat of France to Offer Her Such Terms as Will Impel Her to Becom? an Ally of Kaiser. I By Cable to The Tribune.! l.,.i.,..?.i. Sept.- 3.?'Hi? Berlin correspondent of the "Nleuwe Kotier damec-be Courant," Holland's leading paper, ?ritos under datp of August .SO: "Since WTO Germany's confidence iu the infallibility of the General Staff of It? army has l.toii firm a? a rock. This has gtven the people ?taca the out? break or the war a strong self -ron ti? lenco which has boon vfry good for their nenes, Anxiety about the result lias not got the upper hand for a moment, j and the peuple arc ?raiting for victory With a calmiles which might satisfy I even an F.uglish.iiian of the genuine kind. The overwhelming series of re-1 |K?rls of vletorles has not drawn forth any demons!rations of importance. I .Mid even less does tin* idea they night have been purchased at the price of terrible Buffering make any possible impression. Kvcn a victory in sorely tried Last Prussia, which was greeted in government circles with a (loop ?**_ nf relief, produced no striking manifestation In the streets, still loss did the, news of the s.*a fight off 'Heligoland, while the "Tagliehe Rundschau' was able to extract ..?om un official report of Wolff's -Agency a raocesa for lhe German tlcci on Saturday. ENGLISH MOST HATED OF ALL. "in government circles it is regarded us in the highest degree disagree-, able that the fleet In the last few days should bave lost, so much reoonnois sanee material. It must be borne In mind that small fast cruisers are aj specialty of the < ?crinan naval force, and it is so much <leslred to lnfllet heavy | blows on the Kngiishnien. the most hated of all enemies, that the feeling 1? ; the\ seine among the people ih in political circles. The middle classes, who: feel in .their daily life what war means and who already rogurd the present .as the uttermost limit, have no idea nt cool, .aleulating Knglish taetie?. 'Plie pullticl-a-j bore rather see in England the land which brought on the out break of war by a Jinoly played Intrigue In order to let dangerous Russia bleed j herself i?> death, to the end that against Germany, even a victorious Germany, -bo may herself :, [ulre great adwtntngcs. both in trade and on sea, and in order to make France entirely dependent ?pon her. HOPE TO MAKE FRANCE ALLY. "I In* consequence of this, opinion is In the highest degree remarkable. TTlioflicr you speak with a politician or a porter or shoemaker, the same wish ????ill always be cx^o^s**1?1!: *\Vo must, when we have beaten France, offer her; peace on very acceptable ternis in order to make her our ally to Bgbt aguinst Kiigland:' "Tin* r>*a.lcr will pcrlinps learn with sur|irise lliat. no hostile attitude preval?a lure in Berlin against France. \ot an ill word is spoken of ihe, French. Their courage and their t?ctica are praised; they, arc regarded a? tl.ne dangerous opponent, bul with knightly respect at the outbreak of the war it was said to me by various poisons In authority, 'We march against ?the -Tench only with regtet' since that time in the greater jmrt of the press this attitude has grown stronger, llaio against the Englishman^ disdain for the Russian, profound' acorn for the Japanese and chivalrous dourncss against the Frenchman are feeling? which one can attribute to it. "The gencraj publier,apparently much underrates the dangers which , threaten from the Russian side. In any case, the German troops which j have had and may have to withstand the attack of Russia, a force greatly ? superior in strength, have suffered frightful losses. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES DISCOURAGING. "The first reports give very small Idea of the bearing or the Russian ' troops. It is not to bo assumed from this that the military' authorities hav been led thereby to great optimism, but the latest reports have been a heavy disappointment One hears now and then of shells that do not burst, of1 cowardly night and of Russian soldiers who li.* concealed in their trenches, ' film and shoot, but who throw away their weapons as the Germans ap i preach, but from other places come reports of the murderous tiro of Russian infantry and of their good artillery. It Is true that the defenders of Fast ?Prussia have had a very, very treat responsibility. There are crowds of refugees from Rast I'russia in Berlin, and they relate grewsome stories of what has occurred. "The corresponden! refers to the nio.v encouraging reports received by Germans from the oast front, lie adds, however, 'but after those defeated or ! wavering, masses of the new Russian army force* threaten again.' It is no! wouder that here in Berlin they are in a hurry to bring the war in the west i to an end." Irish Troops Call Fire of German Artillery Deadly Lender?, Sept. 5.-The Boulogne correspondent of "The Star" records a conversation with some members of a small party of Dublin Fusiliers, who, having been cut off from their regiment at CourtrSi, managed to make their way to Boulogne. Unlike some of the men he had seen, adds the correspondent, these Fusiliers have nothing but respect for the German artillery. "It was every bit a? good as our own," one of them said. "They got the raiiff in five seconds, and there was a burst of shrapnel over -ads. Two men ?c the left of me in the trenches were killed, but both I an *n to the right of me, who had fallen asleep through sheer exhaustion ,?re left an touch d. "The Germans had more machine* guns than we had. They have a war of working around to the end of our trenches and turning their guns right down the length of them. The effect'of that is deadly." GOWNS TAILORED FROCKS HATS FURS Youthful ?and Diff?rent Now showing models that, as usual, are certain to establish the smart vogue for the seawn. FfTH AVENUE AT * 52D STREET ?J I WILL HISTORY REPEAT OR RE? VERSE THE WAR OF 1870T September 5, 187s??German army occupied Rheims. September 5, 1914?Gcrmsa army storming at outer defences of Paris. SIXTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. September, 18ts? Russian army ?urehM through Galicia to help Austrians subjugate Hungarians. September, UU?Russisa army marches through d?llela to prevent Austrians from subjugating Ser? vians. il ? _ ,; ?" CANADA DISARMS FOES IN DOMINOIN Ottawa. Sept. 5? -Natives of coun? tries at war with England who have ? arms or explosives must surrender them to the authorities within ten . days, a government order to-day pro ? vides. The sale of arms or explosives to ?uch aliens is forbidden. A penalty | of ?500 fine or thiee months' imprison ' is provided. J SLAUGHTER FAILS ! TO STOP GERMANS ConttaaM trem? MS* ? possible speed, troops inarched ?long the high roads, carrying their im p.-dinieuta with thctn. The hum ot a motor high up in tlie air was the first intimation O? j their approach. The villagers rushed out and gased skyward. A Taube aeroplane was hovering above us at no very great distance, and soon we. saw .?the.-?-. !i was quite evident that they were spying out the land thoroughly, looking (or possible dangers to the advancing hosts and ! transmitting information to the marching German*. While wc watched? one Tatihe machine crumpled up and fell headlong to the ground. Both ils occupants were pitched out in mid-air and dropped a sheer $00 feet I to death. Put how utterly insignificant that tragic incident seemed. Two i format! airmen ?lead. Two German families futng into mourning! But ihe Carman h??*ts marched on, and the destruction of these humau atoms ] loi a mighty wh-iJc was ot no military consequence. a MARCHED EIGHT ABREAST AT AMAZING PACE. j'.uund a bcrtd of the road came the vanguard, consisting of a b;g coo* tingcnt ?ol military cyclist?, with riflfs swung over their shoulders. Knowing liic way was clear for them, they rode right through the village at B ?-low paie. Clo.sc behind ?ame a regiment of cavalry, then field artillery The hor-es were almost worn out and the drivers Htrashed them until they maintained the puce that suited the requirement? of * i<irc-?d p. arch. Mon? cavalry and cor;?s ?.f various descriptions followed, and then the infantry. The road was wide, and they inarched eight abreast. There seemed ? no end to them. Such typical German faces and ligures! These met: were'short, rather than tall, but stalwart in form and with round heat'-, ami closely cropped hair. Their gray green uniforms were covered. ? with duit. The rate ot march was more than four mites an hour; probably a* mile in thirteen minute?. Considering the weight of equipment, to which must be added the rifle, this speed is amazing, but it was clear their physi? cal strength was being taxed to the uttermost. Some corps were singing sentimental German Volkslieder. But many ' then were staggering along, barely able to hold their places in the ranks. There is no room in the German army tor weaklings. They receive scan; mercy from comrades or superiors. The non-commissioned officers are relentlessly <tern in the maintenance of msreh discipline. They passed aiong line.-, cursing the lagging scores with a vigorous brutality that seemed to overawe them. WEAKLINGS BEATEN INTO LINE. I saw a young soldier, who look?d like a youth of twenty, receive ! several severe blows from a non-commissioned officer because fatigue caused him to fall a little behind his rank and thus disarrange the march? ing machine. Other men who dropped by the wayside were prodded with bayonets until pain goaded them to fresh eftorts. One private, accused of simulating exhaustion, v/as kicked by a non-commissioned officer with heavy boots until he roic to his feet and went on marching. Complete exhaustion and utter despair were written on some of the faces, but not on the majority of them. The bulk of the troops, it must be recorded, seemed to ?stand the test of endurance succes?tully, thanks to perfect train? ing in the times of peace. There seemed no community of fellowship between the officers and men. Communication between them appeared to be conducted by the non-commissioned officer?, who play a most important part in the German army. Some of the ofticers who passed witnessed the chastisrm nt by the non-commissioned men of exhausted 'oldiers. and took no notice of iheir drastic method? of maintaining march discipline. Evidently it is ac? cepted as a natural necessity. The equipment of the German army is wonderfully complete. Huge motor lorries stretched tor miles and miles, and came along after the troops at a speed of nearly twenty miles an hour, (inns, ammunition, Maxims and general stores on big automobiles, field kitchen?, travelling pharmacies, field telephones and telegraph lines, portable wireless appar atns?nothing was missing FRENCH PEASANTRY AWE-STRICKEN. it ?ai a scientifically and systematically equipped army which moved Southward t ?ward F'aris. The number of German troops was a never ending source of awe and terror to the French peasantry. "What chance have we of stemming this tide of armies?"' they asked in despair. The Germans filled the road.? and overflowed into the fields. When thousand?, had g?5nc by, more thousands approached, and continued to march to '.he front; and ?hen these thousands disappeared to the south mor? tens of thousand? arrived from the rear and ?went on marching to the front. It was an endless swarm of human ants. A day later chance made me the spectator of an engagement between the French and German troops. The French were strongly intrenched, and the French artillery oc- : cupied a favorable position under cover, but in a good line of attack. The Germans advanced. The French artillery found the range and thelled them. I saw the gray-green figures dropping like ninepins bowled over by some unseen thrower. But more gray-green ligures emerged from the rear, and the advance continued. The Germans went forward at the double quick. The French artille: v continued destructive fire, but the onward rush was too rapid for any such means tu stop it. The French infantry poured volley after volley into the German ranks. The Germans were advancing with about one yard distance between men of the front line, but the Germans of the second line were immediately ! behin those of the first, so that as the foremost were shot down the men of the second line were there in their right position and able to push forward. The Germans of the third line wire exactly behind those of the second, so that when the soldiers of th? second line were shot down, those of the third took their place. So they advanced, line after line, always in close formation, both from right to left and from van to rear. The slaughter was truly terrible. Countle?? gray-green figures fell and lay prostrate, while their comrades rushed unward to the same telendos fate. But the French simply could not shoot them dead with sufficient rapidity to stem the onslaught. The Germans succeeded in advancing, and the French withdrew to avoid being overwhelmed by the Teutonic hordes. The Germans achieve wonderful results by these methods of fighting. I am inclined to think it is not so much their courage as the discipline which enables them to court death by these antiquated tactics. They fght almost automatically and advance with machinelike precision, so thorough is their training. It is not strategy, not skill in handling weapons, not individual ligh. ing qualities that have achieved the advance to Paris. It is the efficiency -jf the whole German military system. -s Exposes German News Trick Intended to Discredit Czar London, Sept. 5.?Sir Valentine Chlrol, writing to "The Times" with reference to Sir Edward Goschen's report to the Foreign Office on the activi? ties of the German press bureau says: "Upon a very Instructive instance of the perfidy of the German press bureau 1 happen to have alighted to-day in looking through a batch of Ger? man newspaper?. "It appears that copies of an 'Orange Book,' containing Russian official documents published tn Petrograd after the outbreak of the war, luve leached Berlin, though apparently none so tar have reached this country. The one official document selected for republication is a telegram sent by the Ciar to the Crown Prince of Servia on July 14-2?, the day after the rejection of the Servian reply to the Austrian ultimatum and the withdrawal of the Austrian Minister from Belgrade. "The telegram is couched in very general and moderate terms and merely give* Servia the assurance to which the Russian government had al ttady given diplomatic expression through its representatives abroad, that Russia would never remain indifferent to the fate of Servia, while expressing at the ?ame time the Czar's conviction that the Servian government should make every effort to assist the Russian government In promoting a solution of the existing difficulties which would preserve the dignity of Servia und avert the horrors of war. "In the 'Hamburger Nachrichten' of August 23 this telegram is pub? lished with only the old style date used by the Russians, July 14, deliberately omitting the new style datf, July :". thus suggesting that the Czar was' >tirring upVicrvian leeling ?icarl;. lea lUyi bttort the Austrian ultimatum to Servit." RACES TO HASTEN RED CROSS SAILING Miss Boardman Off to Washington to Get Copy of Neutrality Papers. Miss Mabel Boardman took the mid? night tiain for Washington last night, to obtain fioin the State Department certain papers without ?vhich the Ke.l Cross relief ship, due to sail for war racked h'uropc to-morrow at i o'clock \>t m., could not enter foreign waters. She will return to-day. She decided on the trip Ute yesterday afternoon upon finding that the papers, which she had expected before then, had not Hrrivcd. "They are papers assuring us that the neutrality of the ship will ha re? ?pected in the French and Kuglish ports at which she is to touch," Miss I'oardmau said. "The ambassadors from those countries are overwhelmed with work, and i suppose that is the reason for delay. I am sure our State Ilipartmetit has nailed than now; they arc probably on their way. and will reach here to-morrow, Still, I think It best to go to Washington jnd get a duplicate copy, for it would be a pity to put off the sailing, when everything t Ise i ? ready." The army of I2S nurses and thirty surgeons mobilized yesterday not one missing--on board the steamship Red Cross, formerly the BtMHship Ham? burg, where she lies at the Hamburg American dock at ?.id st., Mrooklyn, Their courage under lire was instantly tcs'cd, for the) were all lined up by the photographers. There were as many cameras as there are newspapers in New York City, and then some. Also the moving picture man was there. Moot of the nurses and surgeons re n.nincd on hoard last night. To-day the ship will move up to the dock at .19th st., near the Hush Termina! ware? houses, where the medical supplies are stored, and the work of loading will be completed. Many of the supplies v.ere put on ears yesterday, ready to run down the rails to the ship's side, so it will not take long to get the cargo aboard. The Ked Cross wai a conspicuous object a*? she lay in the f|uiet water snowy white from stem to stern, with a broad red band around her, a big Greek cross in deep red on eaeh of her white smokestacks and the words 'Red Ci*cj**b'-in red on her bow. With the Htars and Rtripes floating ubove, it seemed as if everything had been done to proclaim to any who sail the i.-as that her? was a neutral eraft, bound on a mission of mercy, which all na? tions roust respect. Inside the ship, it is true, there was a decidedly German atmosphere. 1 no Teuton accent ind the Teuton cast of countenance predominated in the crew. The legends in the German tongue painted up in cabins here and th?' had not been obliterated, and a aeii of Germanic odor floated up from the kitchens. But the Red Cross nurses in their uniforms and the Red Croes surgeons In their khaki threw all tlrs into the background. One of the broadfaced sailor, laid In broken Knglish that thera was "shuof. von American sailor on woanl." He was hired from the S. S. President Grant, which lies in the harbor near by. But a number of the ?ttwardn. ?aid this .-ailor, are "American mens." M? said he had no fear of being seir.ed by the allies. "This is a fast boat," he said. "No ship can catch us. 1,'nd dat." point;.ig to the red cross i bove. "make all safe. No one will harm us." Miss Jane A-. Delano, chairman of the gtncral nursing service of the Ameriean Red Cross; Mrs. William Kinnicut Draper, secretary of the so? ciety's New- York branch; Major Bob Sit Hugh Patterson, in charge of the expedition, and Miss Helen Scott Hay. in charge of the nurses, spent the a*. terroon on the boat settling details. Miss Boardman was there for a final consultation with Captain Arnisted Rust, U. S. N , who will command the ship. SCHOOLSHIP BACK WITH 11 REFUGEES Newport, R. I., Sept. I. Eleven Ameriean refugees from the Kuropean war zone arrived here from Marseille; on the gunboat Newport, the training ship of the New York Public Marin ? School, to-day. The Newport left Marseilles twenty five days ago, and not until yesterda*.. when a British cruiser was spoken, wa ; a foreign warship sighted. Dr. I? B. Rogers and Mrs. Charle* Maddock, of New York, and Dr. a:i i Mrs. George O. King and Mrs. Hilen H. Dumont, of Philadelphia, were among the passengers. BRITISH LINERS TO CARRY NO GIB Ambassador Announces Decision Is to Relieve ?. S. of Problem. Wa.hington, Sept. -V The Sut? D?. partrnent was formally npt.ntd by tlw Mnti-h Ambaasador to day that E goI ?Triment had decided to Si.tr?, British merchant craft piymg bet?*?*? England and the United States. I be air.vat of lh?( British ?'.?(???. Adriatic at Mew York rotentlv w\\A ttur guns on her deck led the Genets Amhi asador i.? int? rrogate the Unim States a? to the tutu- of th? Briti?? ?hip. If the ?hip had been <on?'d?r?a an aimed ship, the iuie? yf interna? tional lii'V '.voul'l ha.<- required it? peeriy departure from port, not u> r? turn for three month?. The British Kovornmcn* took th? my. Sitien thi't liie gun?, wer? carried tor the protection of pasnenic? ? a. It co?. teniie?! thai ?'? long a" the ????el?-^ engaged in commercial pr .??* ?iirert bi'tween two ports, sn?l wu? noterai?, ing on the ocean, it hml a. right to tarn/ arm?? !'<?r protective purpose? ?olely. The -tituation brought to th? I'mtta. .?i.i'?. ?1? neee??tity of ??a??ing upn ? .? rv ?hip that might come from , bellieerent country, to <l??ii<ie th? ti? und number of eun? the ?nip rmrkt carry without being ? ?, .?? -I? red ?a armed ?. < Without yielding "?tu ? ight ot it.?? ?h:p? to carry ara?, thfi British aovernn <-d tat Secretary of State to-?!?.?, that i( ?otit umove all gunj froir. al ?hi??, to relieve the t'nited States of tit problem presented. Philadelphia, ?^?-pt. 5 : ? America? line steamer Merion, flying the Britiik Hag. which arrived here ?h ? -??ekirta England with four 6-in? - . ? mount??' en her deck?, ?ailed for [.!? ? rpool ?at Queenstown to-day with the big *?*. pon? stowed away in th* hold of tat ?hip. New Features at Rector's. Artist? ??'.'I artisan? have bees ?a i Urging Rector' \ ?nd in provementH costing manj thousao? will be niaile. !>???>?.? 'he n tenth? alteration* ipec n ?arektiaj offered. A?rTAHAM AND ? BROOKLYN 17 Minutes Grand Central to A. _c S. Subway Station, Hoyt St. Store Closed Monday, Labor Day. China and Glassware Unprecedented Low Pricing Tl IIS IS THE GREATEST SALE OF CHINA and kindred wares that has ever been held in this Store, and that certainly means breaking records for this community. IT IS A SALE OF EXTRAORDI? NARY MAGNITUDE. We have in stock and in reserve OVER A MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH OF CHINA AND CUT GLASS. That means more China and Cut Glass than in the stocks of all the other large atores of Brooklyn put together. Where quantities permit we will (ill mail ordere and send C. O. D., but in some instances we must limit the sale to atore orders only. Deliveries during the week. German China Cake Plates at 12c Or Salad Bowls, richly decorated with pink rose and creen foliage; cake plate has open handles. German China Sugar and Cream Sets, 10c Dainty puces of line China, handsomely decorate?! in rich blended colovs; assorted floral designs and gold edge. $21.98 Theodore Haviland China Dinner Sets, $15.98 91 pieces, exquisitely decorated in a dainty floral design, in nat? ural colors, and coin gold stin pled bundles; set includes ,-:oup tureen anil three meat ?iishe3. $14.98 Austrian China Din? ner Sets, $10.98 101 pieces, prettily decanted in n variety of rich floral effects in natural colors; gold edge on all pieces; set includes -;oup tureen and three meat dishes. $1.25 German China Pudding Sets, 69c 3 pieces, richly decorated with lustre border; stippled g ; floral designs; act consists of fancy bowl, white lining and rou '. Iray. $9.98 American Porcelain Dinner Sets, $6.98 100 pieeej. handsomely decorated with, rieh lace golu border; sel ,?elude? soup tureen, sugar bowl, cream pitcher, etc. $11.98 American Porcelain Dinner Sets, $7.98 102 -liecc?, prettily decorated in n. a*, floral design and cold ? vniwnfl others hav?? lace gold border; sot includes soup tureen and tin? ' $13.75 American Porcelain Dinner Sets, $8.9S 102 nieces, prettily decorated with pink rosebud-, liu_r? '."id I*** on all pieces; set includes soup turden and three largi neat d $14.50 American Porcelain Dinner Sets, $9.98 102 pieces, richly decorated with lustre border ami lace | color; oth.rs in assorted floral effects' in natural'colors and gold on s| piece-.; ;et ?peludos soup tureen and threi large site meat .! v $15.98 and $16.98 American Porcelain Dinner Sets, $10.96 102 pieces, exquisitely decorated with a delicate floral border m two da signs, richly illuminated with two gold lines on all pieces; el luclud?! soup tureen end three large meat dishea. Jardinieres, Jardinieres and Pedestals, Umbrella Jars, Etc At 19c. to $5.49. American Pottery Jar-In ?ere?, Kerneriea. U Bdaj Flower Vases, etc.. in rich blended effects, matte green, olid ..olofs, *" ruko, greenwood land, Moss Aztec. Art Roma, etc. Jardinieres and Pedestals, Pedelettes, Etc. At ?VMS to $1.98. American pottery, hs a variety This Catherine are the Dark Art rich blended effects, Mo- I German China Cake Sets At 98c to $1.49, Regularly $1.75 to $2.25 I'mbrell-i Jars, in the Japan ami American pottery; this offei i g MM blue and white, red and blue, Tokonabc, matte green, etc. At 25c to 49c, Regularly 39c to 75c !udet ?erman China Cuspidors, others in American pottery, richly ?? roratedJe blended colors; others in a variety of dainty floral effects in natural colors? Exquisitely decorate,: n rieh blended colors, dainty florai de? signa anil gold edge; set consists of cake tray with open handles and ii>: plate?. illuminated with gold. At $1.49, Regularly $2.19 America,i Porcelain Toilet ?Sets. 'J pieces, richly decorated in all !*?** ro color; the same set as this, including Urge sue covered waste jar. reg? ularly ?W.21, at $2.49. Brilliant American Cut Glass--Best values $4.98 Cut Glass Covered Cheese Dish, $3.25 American <"ut Glass, an extra heavy blank, exquisite? ly cut in a combination of Venetian and fan designs. $1.98 Cut Glass Ice Tubs, $139 A flawless blank, "handsomely cut in a combiuaU?? of rich designs, finished with deep sealloped ?*-f* $2.98 American Cut Glass Flower Vase, $1.75 12 inches tall, a rich and sparkling piece of crystal. handsomely cut in a combination of chrytanthemum and fan designs; finished with deep scalloped edge. $1.98 Cut Glasa Fruit or Salad Bowls, $M* .Richly cut in the popular chrysanthemum a'1*1 '?? design.?, finished wrth dtep scalloped edge. $2.75 Cut Glass Footed Fern Dish, $1.49 A handsome piece of crystal, beautifully cut in a combination of lily? designs, ?...iiplete with silver plated lining. V $2.98 Cut Glass Ice Cream Trays, $198 li inches long, an extra h?-..?*. blank ??*1*"",4 cut m a combination of rtn< '?''' *"" deep scalloped edge _7 I.i K-^o-y