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GUARANTEE Mona? Huk Il N on W?int It. Nmtymfy Hxxbmt WEATHER Rain, changins; to ^ow, to-day. I'air to-morrow fafl tmttt <?* fu?' I ff?f?< fo Last?the Truth: News-Editorials-Advertisements . 01 I AW So. LWMW. |l ..|,.ri(lil ISIS II,. Iril.iiii?- \-?i?l FRIDAY, [FEBRUARY 25, 191?. ? * / svi ' / iWlkTW* in N'? feat* < ? * ??'<??"?''? Sanaa CH# U.M> I .'..> I .?,] ffittr? BBJ||?jH.BBs, Tsr.? OnU. American Rights Must Be Upheld, Wilson Tells Stone TOURIST HRD AS DR. LYTOAN Taken After He Buys Yachl ?n Florida Has $14,905. PUTNAM CHECK FOUND ON HIM Prisoner's Wardrobe Is Worth Hundreds?"Ad" Signals May Be Clews. - lassai " '' *h* to he his do.-.' i . i luxui - yacht lie - a wardro' - - ? I ? rer'T a? I ? Fur r?. aas. It ia b< ? Y??ik by mou? rn thr it '.At. Il ' d Ap I valet - ?? adaTi d in ?jrr* ' .?. York, a dur rhere aro rk of ? :in II, ?iccrn hiid a con ? ' uf more ? . ? ' t been i '. tv?, ?i?e d' inplained. ? ? a (?mail ^?td man. The B man an ' bf * re- | ?rr.pa - un- j was -?a. Bait] ihc ar to load a ? i and late to? a man ?* I ttc* torr? picture? -there. . ? I1*'' i .aid be rd from 11 whor | . Oman's Wife Vanishes; Vowed to Shield Hun ? ? Grant Lyman's elu?; ?*_? !? I . ? idd? ? " . lau . .. - ? ?77 l-'"^ 1 '?'. |et ne . .,,.. .4 .. .4 . ?lo??, V "?'"">? ' '" l*t ne PUt to I . , ..... "?"-' . "Vot/if "' ' '? ? ? ' ? V\ i ... , r** lima ES *" . V * ' "":"?\ -IM IM MARJORIE*S HA 11 11.M III l.i the Editai of The 1 illume lU-.ir >n : I read in >?iur pSfSI r4,ra morning h loi abouf prepared nees. Mj grandpa and great-grandpa ?'?re soldiers If l vas s Bssj I would h?? a soldier, too. Hut I am not, net I a??nt lo cIp 44 hat 1 can to help Mans a;?4i'?i me s dime n'n 4seek for helping her. I am send ?H( Hin this ?rrk'a dime to help hu?d a battlesk.p far Uncle onto, I kims? a lot of other kills who 44(in|it pi-, r linir errand money if >.'ii woald ?tart a fund. 1 am thir? teen vrar? ??I?! and go lo I'uhlic >? iinoi 'i. Brooklyn. Tonn truly, ?I 1RJOR1E STERRETT. I ?m frur bins Nmeriran, and I '4,int I?? -.??? I ?nl? Sam prrparrd lo ?ii'k all creation 11 k?> John Paul Junes did. P. -.? Pleas? call the battleship \nn ri' 1. Plnrr ?hi? letter si< printed dime? and dollar? l,.i?e Snared inio I l?r Tribune offire unr? ?sincl?. Other papri? acroas Iks muntr? lia- ? mprintrd ihr letter and the d?.liars haae flmrd in upon Ihrin. Mariorie hs? a?ked The Triboii? to t-ake rarr o? h?- fund until il trow? big enourh 11 build a hiitleship or at lea?t SOBBB kind of s ?hip ?anrlh? of tha ns of .lohn Paul .lone?. 'I'll* 1 ribune ?nnnot undertake la enter into ? "rr?-pondenie ?bout the fund, hut It a? ill print ? drill. Ii?t of contributor?, ard ??err one 4? ho ?end? -t dime or a dollar or a million dollar? to I he tribune for the fund, ?ill rerri.e a battaa henrinc the let-end "I'. B. B. \m-ii?a." Tb.it -?ill be .-our rr.eipt for 'rrd. Total to ri..tr IMS8.3I HISTORIC BOOK GIVEN MARJORIE Valuable 1809 Edition of Washington's Speeches Gift of F. Dunn.can. With "h* dimes that rolled riia fund for .Mhijoric's I " ??? a beak It ? ancient tome, in .?til? eOTera i ?i which the ' , ? speckle?! with brown for t the boys' and a gift or, Speeches and A the Late George . toi . title. 1 on the fly li I he w??rds: rett from a well ' .nmcan." un Washington? Birthday Mr. Dun ??linod, .. Irew forth I the musty in ti? book, ir was printed Bnnee, of 110 I Duyckinck, according to th- g . Mr. Dnnnieai ???mo of the immortal wortii of the ', ? -, lit ry. marked a pass- . - two in which tieiicral Wsshlng-I the United ? - on pre1 ness which are particular!. . to-day, then decided to -end it to Mar jorie. That tiie little Brooklyn patriot ' bhould have a monitor indited by nono other than George Washing''", v?. -.?lion. "I h?.e it immensely," gaid alarjorie, when The Tribune turned ov< to her. "Jt is a little hit old-1 I 'it J an? glad that it is, i so that the b'c- do not look Smith, a ?lealer in rare books, ? i '<? fifth Street valuable, ? ? were . ago, and mo I ol tho.-i bad ? . delivered before Con r\ I ' Clud- ; "Pai ! printed | ? w ashington sai ... lu? t" Ibe i nited among naiiom winch w withheld, if i reputa* to avoid Insult, we must be able to re pel it; if we i!? . peace, one of t rei fu] insti u I i.ntlnue.l on page S, roliiinn I ANGELS RED-HEADED, SAYS BISHOP QUAYLE Sorrel lops lead Procession. Me Maintains. I . :. Mi Harnlin Club to "The world ol livi <'d Into ! ... the B aval pay to anj body else. 0 are DOl ro?l heads ? ? oaee, ? o do nothing, you soon will b? I ? ? g 44 ah rod locks and con- j l . i ? and "44 h te, the 1 ? that leads hii;h " 4 most ?out men, . ? eh to .1 . 1 m. nddresa <. Bi shop ? ? -?. litU? bit at a time." SWEET FIGHTS THOMPSON AID Inquiry a Failure, Says Speaker in Opposing Tir?ie Extension SENATOR SURE HE WILL WIN Mind Open on Whitney and Hervey?Young Re turning to Testify. 4 ? ... - . Feb. 24 .Speaker of the Assembly, ?lor? H"' t( ? ' ? . fund ?nd vari ou i ittera. In an interview hi I 1 ? t', ch??ke ?>tr ' he " reached 'he Interborough l?apid Trun Compa ' hat he did believe Se: , npson had made ? If S? mpsori ' ','?.. long . lush fund il ,.ii in? ? ' : | .ti R. ' Brown, I i ro te o the ate. and in of th? it he had done and planned to do. .?-enator 1 liompson Hopeful. .'or Thompson ws? hopeful a? he e, at which h> ? tl n? an indi given him snd alas saffleicnt I ?unie. S' and Sape, he Mid. .aVO!a__ his ; ? ator Thompson's proiu.s',' on for , an indi been brought officially to ir>> I 14] . . . ' ? rtich of any such lie?i e is a, matter for careful COI ? ? may he subserved. He lia.? ?i??t ma?le gOOd 01 th? promises of arrnn ; ment h? jave when hs in ex-t tension of t l " ' ?? ?? St? niiiiht ? served by civing the Thou , ? ? r Swi ? n ake rle_i Bul fr?>?ii his attitude there was no t? i '?on ?.? choka off the i' by holding up the resolution ? reach? th? \ bljr. Thi-? )\c tri?ri to do previously. Senator '! would ?t.troituer 1 oi Monday night. It?, passaga In : ured. But anh -1 G ?>? < el changi nd be fore then or the Asaembl? smme the i in the A ?? . Witnesses Flee Inquiry. "The reason why I want an indefinit?; extension," explained Senator Thomp-i ? <j-,. "is M'ry apparent. If I had a year, 1 could finish In a month, and if I had j but a month I could not finish in a1 year. Palm Beach and even war-torn , Europa offer indueei ?nts t?i men we, -.?..?nit to appear before our committ??e. Witnesses would remain away until our time wa? up. braving hookworms, Zep ? . itor Thompso said iie believed he could finis! rould re port back to the present Legislature. When told ? oppo? sition, ai.il ? tatei tent that bi to -uhmit ? th? v.hom ?'?p is obligated financially, itor on ?miled and i aid : tion ?ibont money. There ne\er v WStiOB . ?mically, ar.d everybody' '. Ar. , We1 I | r.r'." "Do you expect to get the Morpan-, Shonr- rcing tha St cont r.. ? "I think so j<-." he replied. Then! ad: "!!.<? letter or i We did i>. ' t'olby for ths no I out u | ?? ,-vii, left for New Y-' tail tb? for an indefinite ex? posed to the ap-' ?i Whitney ami :'.? - ? ? , Pablic S Co m m t b? 1- ir-? l ? partment. He declared, however, that ? ' ? .r ap? .. ? >.? i!'. app? for? ' ' Finance ? loan which will i '. h!,d Op. i BOM ' ' Contempt Order Action Threatens Gillespie Whili Thompson wn? n \ ? ? ith legia ? ? in- committat, Frank , , ;? . . . Cuiitinut? on _>?_.'?> 4_ cvlujna S KAISER, Al VERDUN. URCES ON HIS MEN London. Feb. 24. Km peroi William lias established Ins neadquarten at tin* Grr niaii positions iacing Verdun. according lo information re? ceived fron Berlin I>y "The kveninpj Nc4-, -." I.\ WSJ of Copenhagen. 1 lie dispatch, which n dated February 23, sa\ s : "Il i?, reported the Kmperor is more energetic tluin ever, making daily speeches to the troops and encouraging the soldiers not to yield. His majesty i^ mainly inspired at presrnt with a de?ire In de? le,it the I lern !i .nun ,t 10} cost." BANDITS HOLD UP COAST LIMITED Uncouple Engine and Dynamite f:\press Sale Near Seattle. I r i ? '.?.r? i ? i n Pa I Const l nited train WBI V o 1.1 up to-nighl a mile s ?! a halt . . ' miles en t o- S. at I le, eoapled ira and 10 haul the two mr* i,; forest. A short time aft I -ca.re, mail cars and engine- disappeared I? tig o-! 'T. track heard an ? It '?> ?up- | poeed the robbe? a ?i> I e e* ? Aut' slier 1 ? , " e io j ? ?? r'.hher.s. Taeoi 24. -Atl ii Great Northern freight tra?a loaded wth | r?hipm?T,' to Rv . ."le. wi the Northern l'a. rar.I? her? to-iinv. 4 or e gbt t the air ?? betwi ra in five plae. ? iraiti crev off 8 eaptun I . Rnsky and .lohn Ross, nn?l their nationalit) ???-? ?Vusti i ere held wit FAMOUS GAINSBOROUGH COMING TO AMERICA War I mecs Owner to Sell "The Wall," Is Report. Loi ?ays the "|i;?ii\ Telegraph" to-day, 1er of (?a.'? boi?? t-upcih "View in The .Mall, St, James's I'ark" has been induced by tue force majeure of the Btrei tinea to accept B hugs pum for his arEiTEiL ? arl?"?r' a of eighteenth eentnn English grass la ? i for Amei ?es 4- present the re,.: principa!? in the transaction, involving .? paral i i v ?? much I that paid 'I :.:;? "Duch M I O \'- i il it. In tl .11 scene. ', borough Ban t ure, .?in! i endei a I ? ; ainted foi ? pa t rona and api i is at G "? ton, Wiltshire, a kerto in pi egnable ?? eve cap? ure. PUMPING STATION ART GRATES ON BORGLUM Injunction Halts Buildiag in Mornin^side Park. Ontsaa Borglnaa, the acnlptor, a? a taxpayer, obtained a temporary injunc- ' '?on In the Supreme Court fasti sgainst Charlea Btraasa sad It .. ' e r S u p - | 111 y. re ? ' ? from continuing I the construct ? at 121 rside Park. . ai ! srssis-! Aldermi I'ark I \r- i eoBteatioa i Horglum. FRENCH HOLD LINE 6 NILE. FROM VERDU Germans Bend Bac Front Along Five Miles in West. DEAD PILE UP BEFORE TRENCHE Teuton Troops, Despi Kaisers Presence, Fall h Cut Through Enemy. 24. The donnai undai the eyes of the Emperor, ha battered their a/a) to within s miles of Verdun, Paris admita t nicht. A line .-?i\ miles in length ? the northern side of the great Ve dun salient. ? thl MeUSC ai Ornes, convex in form, has now bei straightened out, the French havii fallen back .'m average depth of ta miles. 1?.avine th?? I?>w t of Samo neux a. i ? ? _ in the hands of tl enemy. Samogneux, six miles nor! ?..' \ ? r in . i- one mile south of Hai mont, the loas of which mi admitti by the French yesterday. "'I lu* enemj continued to bombai with the same intensity our frot from the Ifi ? ? iD a/ard I to tl south of 1 the stateme. iicatii (x an operation extern ing along eleven miles ?>f front. Th rient contin "Between th?' nirht bank of tti Meut " and Orne the enemy ha . .i >n th |.n ? '; -.r day and multiplied hi furious attacks, leaving on th ? (|na<l without l.av in ? aded m breaking our front. "On i.??th ?sing v.i' have arith drawn "in" line, one part behini SamogneUX, the other t>? the soutl of Ornes. Our artillery has tepliei will,, -o the artillery of tin y." I ielu Lasts Ml Night. 1 . ? ..'.I railirt n t li day in Pal il i folios : "h. the . . at \ ard Btruggl? night? with thi ?ama intu sity along the right hank o the Mea i. ;? fai ?~ Ornes, to the ?-outl of Ordi 0? ng ta the ? iolenc? of th? bomhardn eni oi mir adi anced | i a? i h ibanl ", e, our troop? have cover o night, protected by tiie flai.kini: tin ? ? ?anl Mru!?r. "Ar, t I on Sasaegne. ? has been repnl ed A ?trong attael whirh ?II psrticipotad in by at Irn-' ona bru;..?il w*" launched by the BOOBS] ?n the Foresl of Caares. Phi? attack , .led in taking one part of the forest. Ws still hold the southern end. Ali the offensive? directed against Beau? mont, in froi ? sf which w? are cstab .1 to dislodge u ? ? front attack \vc hold ?. i> ir, : i.mt di Ornes, wher? ?, 11 ., a : .. ine sit sated to the .-outh (i. Herbs Pon our troop? in i el ? d in perfect order ;?:.'t ? tho ?>???. |i and at th?? . I ?? bombard ? ?,. ?? is jr. lorraine Ke?rrse Admitted. Bfl ?uecerd <?ne of our e Forest of Ohes? net. We have driven bark some ad Reillon." i he tat? led to-day In Ber? lin is a? follow?: "Tl.- ?re obtained east of m been i tploited farther. .. ? of Brabant, Ilauntont sad . i . -, captured, i i est, aorl ? ib d th a of II,"i,?? ara il oai i ?. ? , . if nifty m?" V ' ?,,.'.;,,.'? I ?ititlnnril nn pa.e 7 i olumn '. Taking Stock ? ? -i . while '. the be I ' i German "spring drives in t raice, uke^ tue opp tui genersl consid?rai i of peace tall 11 his weekly editorial article next Sunday he te!l> ?vbal cacti warring t? in p? c?i.r i:is?>t> on having it i"? a characteristic "Simonds" an<tlysis?brilliant, logical, c?that ?? ?. more s F sacril likely. Read it hs all means??rid bv all means tell your news. dealei l< dsj . your copy next su- : Hhs ?mtiiag Sribum? First to last?the I ruth: \f? ?- Hditorials?Ad\ er t ?sentent*. Mets me et it" laSM Ri?:? I ? lations HONOR AND SELF-RESPECT OF NATION ARE AT STAKE HE WARNS CONGRESS Full Text of President's Letter to Senator Stone. Washington, Feb. th.?President Wilson wrott to? day to Senator Sto)tf. chairman of th? St note Foreign Relations Committee, tu follows'. ".My Dear Senator: I very warmly appreciate your kind and frank letter of to-day and feel that it cSlls for an equally frank reply : "You are rijrht In assuming that 1 shall do every? thing in my power to keep the United States out of war. 1 think the country will feel no uneasiness about my course in that respect. Through many anxious months I have striven for that object, amidst difficulties more manifold than can have been apparent upon the ?surface, and so far I have succeeded. 1 do not doubt that I shall continue io succeed. The course which the Central European powers have announced their intention of fol? lowing in the future with regard to undersea warfare seems for the moment to threaten insuperable obstacles, but its apparent meaning is so manifestly inconsistent with explicit assurances recently given us by those [lowers with regard'to their treatment of merchant ves? sels on the high seas that I must believe that explana? tions will presently ensue which will put a different aspect upon it. We have had no reason to question their good faith or their fidelity to their promises in the past, and 1. for one. feel confident that we shall have none in the future. "But. in any event, our duty is clear. No nation, no group of nations, has the right while war is in progress to alter or disregard the principles which all nations have agreed upon in mitigation of the horrors and sufferings of war. and if the clear rights of Ameri? can citizens should ever unhappily be abridged or denied 1 y any such action we should, it seems to me. have in honor no choice as to what our own course should be. "For my own part. I cannot consent to any abridg? ment of the rights of American citizen! in any respect. The honor and self-respect of the nation are involved. We covet peace and shall preserve it at any cost but the loss of honor. To forbid our people to exercise their rights for fear we might be ?ailed upon to vindicate them would be a deep humiliation indeed. It would be an implicit, all but an explicit, acquiescence in the viola? tion of the rights of mankind everywhere and of what? ever nation or allegiance. It would be a deliberate abdi? cation of our hitherto proud position as spokesmen, even amidst the turmoil of war, for the law and the right. It would make everything this government has attempted and everything that it has achieved during this terrible struggle of nations meaningless and futile. "It is important to reflect that if in this instance we allowed expediency Io take the place of principle, the door would inevitably be opened to still further conces? sions. ()nce accept a single abatemenl of right ami many other humiliations would certainly follow, and the whole tine fabric of international law might crumble under our hands piece by piece. What we are contend? ing for in this matter is of the very essence of the things that have made America a sovereign nation. She cannot yield them without conceding her own impotency as a nation and making virtual surrender of her independent position among the nations of the world. "I .am speaking, my dear Senator, in deep solemnity, without heat, with a clear consciousness of the high re? sponsibilities of my office, and as your sincere and de? voted friend. If we should unhappily differ, we shall differ as friends, hut where issues so momentous as those are involved we must, just because wc are friends, >peak our minds without reservation. Faithfully yours. "WOODROW WILSON." .s? nator St our. in roncbidinq hit Irttrr t<> President Wilson, said: "I think you understand my personal attitude with respect to this subject. A?s much and as deeply as 1 would hate to radically disagree with you. I find it diffi? cult from my sense of duty and responsibility to consent to plunge this nation into the vortex of this world war because of the unreasonable obstinacy of any o? the powers upon the one hand, or. on the other hand, of foolhardiness, amounting to a sort of moral treason against the Republic, of our people recklessly risking their lives on armed belligerent ships. I cannot escape the conviction that such would be so monstrous as to be indefensible. "1 want to be with you and to stand by you, and I mean to do so up to the last limit, and I want to talk with you ami Secretary Lansing with the utmost frank? ness?to confer with you and have your judgment and counsel?and I want to be kept advised as to the course ?if events, as it seems to me I am entitled to be. In the meantime I am striving to prevent anything being done by any Senator or member calculated to embarrass your diplomatic negotiations. Up to the last you should be left free to act diplomatically as you think for the best to settle the questions involved. I need hardlv s:;> that my wish is to help, not to hinder you." President Lnds All Wavering Over Armed Ships. HOLDS FAITH IN GERMANY Will Preserve Peace at Any Cost but Loss of Honor. Frf-. " - ? ?i ' Washington. Fab. 24.?Presiden1 Wi'?on ant an and to any wan i I on the question of protecting ?M right.-- of Amarieans to travel un armed merchantmen to-nig ' 4 . strong letter to Senat .hair? man of the Foreign Committee. He declared - that he would not 'Vonsent to a'iy ahridgment of the right.? of V ?? it i zons in any respect." "!'' are allowed expedier the place of principle," wrote the ?'?-c=ident. "the door Would irovit ablj he open?.'d to -till further con Cessions. Once ac abatement of right and many ? , humiliation? would eertaii ? and the whole tit'? fabric of il I tional law might crumble hands piece by : "The hoti'ir ai d . . ? ! ration i?; involved," he aid civet paaa. md shall r any cost but the loss "f h The Prcbiil'Mit ? ' c xphtiii?t lot of the . power.? to ill ai m ships arith different aspad tuai ion which now teen ed U iperable ? No liea?on 10 QmsUm ? ?a 1 * I' "We have had n oreaaon to q . tion their good faith ? sir promies i in I a* pj ?." I1 added, "and I for one Rdenl thai we 1 hall havi 1 sj the future." Th< letter was in ai wei to fnc written late this afternoon by tor Stone, outlining the situation ? dating at the Capitol, ?'?.',. t dnca yesterday morning pel istent de had been made f< i tion which might lessen the ? ' bility of war bs tin en thi ' States and Gei man] The President' itatemenl will bo repeated to-morron Speaker ''lark. Representa iva KH chin, majority leader, and Repre -entative Flood, chairman of the , House Foreign Affairs Committee, ! who late to-day aakad for an ? gagement in order to explain the position in which the II,:, ?? f?>un.f itself and a.?k the Presid? rv for 1 ??tat.-ment of the Administration's \ lews. ?he Presidenl wrote his letter dnrinr; the afternoon, ?hutting himself up |p his study whil?- f"ongre.4-<ional leader?. a"cmptcd to gat him on the telephone to tell him of development.! ; at the Capitol, .?nd to arrange for th?s ? csll of the Nou.?e lca?|. rs He began t.. write after telephom i'onfrr??ncca vAith t al. met member 1 - dose ; advisers. His decision ?*? t?. aad a'l 1 (?peculation over what the . .??on of th?? government wa?, and ti \et Con gres? and the country know that th" Administr?t.on believed 'he : States could do nothing? bat ?tard he hind the right of its ei'i?en?. to th? freedom of th.- es? Situation Still I nrhanged. V -he State Depar'- <?? ??-> day it ! was ?rated that in its InteniStlaBSl SS> .1 r,?it changed in ghtast ?legree for three or four ??ay- OgieiaU ?aid nothing had been heard from Gerssaay in resp?:, , the request of the United State? tor s? ??urance-? that previous pledges given in the I.umkam?, and Arabic aegotls ?vould not be BUllifted by the new campaign against armed ship., fount vrn Bern.storff. the Ormar. Anbssfs dor, through whom the request was j made, siso was said to be without la? formation as to when a re.-ponse would be forthcoming l or.rtdent.al sdvire. 'mm Berlin however, have i..?iica?>il that Germany would reply that ., : iraaeea r"*' viouslv given would he . id h. . the> applied Oily t?. unarmed ve , s?ls, and would pre IBStaa of '.?? anna' 1 '.' pra| SI -.a?/ be. II??' far such a propoaal would go toward attettag tl . , | te <!ep,?nd largely upon tddltiaaal la? SS te how armed Hrit". I BMiahaataMSJ no a.i.J to have waxrea