GUARANTEE Mona? Huk Il N on W?int It. Nmtymfy Hxxbmt WEATHER Rain, changins; to ^ow, to-day. I'air to-morrow fafl tmttt 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 '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 ? . ' 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? 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 ?vbal cacti warring t? in p? c?i.r i:is?>t> on having it i"? a characteristic "Simonds" anpeak 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- 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