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First to Last ?the Truth: News-Editorials-Advertisements
Vol. I AX V.... No. 25,m
[iop)H?lit 191"?
The Trllion? A??'B.|
WEDNESDAY, MAIM II 29? 1916.
AV I* / -1 "\'*r In ><?>? "i?irlt ?I??. ' .wiarla. l?r.?, < l?y,
v"."?|j V I..? 1 ?,?? ||?|K,u.n I l.raalir,.- Tato I ml?.
Berlin Asked if U-Boat Attacked Sussex;
Pershing Picks Swift Cavalry to Take Villa
CRACK TROOPS
AWAIT ORDER
TO TAKE TRAIL
General Leaves With
Headquarters for
Advanced Base.
EXPEDITION USES
RAILROAD LINE
_
Bandits Reported Hiding
in Canyon, with Dodd
in Hot Pursuit.
R> ROBERT niNN.
K. V". irel-e**? to rolambu*. N. M.i
Expeditior.ary Headquarters, Co?
lonia Doblan, Chihuahua, March -8.
-G?nerai Perching and staff, with
II? expeditionary headquarters,
started to-?iay in automobiles for the
advar.'-ri base, 120 miles ?"'ith of
here.
?rters, American Kx-j
neditionary Force. Colonia Dublan. .
Chihuahua < by wireless to Colum
?US, N'- M?>. March 28.?Prepara?
tions for closing in on Francisco
Villa in a qokk cavalry drive were
whg p ?had forward rapidly to-day
it the field headquarters of Briga- ,
ilier General Pershing, expeditionary :
?omir.ander.
A body of picked cavalrymen has
??-?en conceritratcd and ia now in re-1
at the front somewhere south j
>.Hmiquipa. on the northeastern j
? 4 the Guerrero distriit. These
men are prepared to make a dash of '.
u.de.inite duration as soon as the ;
bandit chieftain is located.
It i? known that American mili- !
tary leaders look to the cavalry for ;
?M?actual capture of Villa.
Army reports indicated to-day that
cjuiet continued to prevail along the ,
American line and that there has,
been ro engagement in which Amcri- j
can troops had a part
Seeks to Prevent Villa
from Reaching Guerrero
i~--, ? . - ?? . - ?--.
D Ps-o, Ta?., March tS.?lafonaa
'? ? . 1 to-night from the in- .
lariat af Mexico -ho?s that Carrai
Il not being depended upon
?ral Perahiag m hi* eeeaa ef
Vills and his bandits, and that, the vi?i* |
ef *>??? Mriican Northwestern Railroad (
bslow ( aia? t'.rpr.Aen probably la being ?
rtsorted to ?? a Tnilit*-*- emergency ?
'?-' it la found necessary.
A direct Km on Vi'.Is's ??.hercabout
s!io Yns beta obtained by th* Ameri
?? ? ai ? . it :? sa'd. Raatfcaa * 11
*s, in Santa Cathcriaa canyon,
? ii of hi?4 men are b?*
? hiding and resting before ;
?aatkat daaa to c?cape
?aei ;.??-;?. With tha Tth and.
" ??? Cavalry composing;
* * x ?-madron. < olor.el I>od?l has j
*' ? * ' : tha -. .?-inity of Kl Oso (-an- i
>on ?r.?j ha?i ru?hed aaraea mountains
? - -a ea.ivon.
w "* ? ?? : tlM heart of the
'*' intiy, ii a aw ?Aaaerica *
v?" ? ;?:? for?-?* are believed
- success in pursuing
?ilia 1 ,e ?mce General
.. - ? . ? t.i lata Mexico.
? . m the Kl Ota
?*aaj ,? ? ?ni Namtaaiaa haa baei
*? I Arner.rai I, it l*
? -???? -? front being left
i tiataa to watel t ?
a had entered Hants
?. was tety strong II
? ? army ba?e at Madera
;.' ? ? .- r n the
? a Catl rlna, but tit
? red \,-. knowledge that
?Mil drrr'ion.
a hef?,r.- he ge?? ?',,??!, of
? ordei whieh ?Ataar?
en bali?eva4 ta be tr\mg
- .:<] Villa aacap* from
? ?? ??, thi aoath
.t furthat into
: . ? '? difficult
? ?* rrn ?.'<? poMibilitjr, in
til familiar ??.th that
Ii bal aaeci ala eaaatry.
Ma> l'Un to Join Re>e?.
'?'.? *-.. froir'. latai
|t I ? A ?
rt ' -mine from
nts in ?he '.?? not <>* Chi?
' * ,??d a belief here to nighl
et r,ra<\e,\ f,? r,.1\ AI '! < ? .
est of
a favorite >.ea(Jf|i,hr
1 ? haucht to ba
lets than I,f'y mile?- ahea?!
-rt, aril poaaihlji leading
? ? ? a < ? nach n'rt'.r ?Jistaaca
( AlSSI ? ta ? E| J'?.,, '?n.il.ar I th
,.,"., ?ha? Villa'- ah
?r ?? around I'arral
? ' ?....,?..., >., ; .,, ni,ri, in
'.????.? ' lia bands, !
th? ?e?r]er?? ?, of i anu'? Reyes, I
" Villa 1? able 1?, effe<?. a jur ?
lv.ailnn.4t on page I. roluma ',
TRAFALGAR GIRL
A MARJORIE RECRUIT
Marjori?* Sterrett, the girl who
sent a dims to buiM a battleship for
the Ualtad States na**y, net re
reived n Contribution from a de?
scendant of on?* of England's tee
tighter?. Mrr letter, which w?a aant
to "The Flushing Raily Times," fol?
lows :
"H. hf. S. Virtory.
"Portsmouth Rorkyard. lHO".
"P?irt?ea, England.
"Dear Marjorie: You will note
that 1 date this letter from a well
known ship that history record?,
commanded by Admiral Nelson of
the r.nifhsh na\y, won the famous
battle of Trafalgar.
"As I am a great-granddaughter
of Admiral Nelson'? tir?t officer.
Lieutenant T. Kird. I ?aant >on to
realize that in ?.ending the?e few
dime? I am inspired, like you, by
the spirit of true patriotism handed
dn?n through time by these great
men. who won for Kngland her su?
premacy of the sea. and who would,
I am sure, were they living to-day,
admire you for your demoted '. >yal?
ly to your country, and he the first
to advocate adequate defence
against invasion, which first, last
and all the time is concentrated in
a well equipped up-to-date line of
battleships. Yours most slncereW,
"LEONORA R. DAY.
"Main Street Station. Flushing, Long
Island."
Total received bv The Trib?
une to ?late.**."*"?."U
Number of contributors ""?."...I
Number of contributors to
out-of-town papers at last
report (March 19?. 30,000
Further news of the fund will be
found on pajre s.
T.R.'S SECRETARY
GETS JAIL TERM
AicGrath Says He Beat Man
in Defending Woman
Colonel Unshaken.
John McGrath. private secretary tu !
?,'olonel Roosevelt, was found guiltv o" !
as?au!t. ami disorderly eonduel
Brooklyn Special Sessions yesterdav
and was ?enter.crd to acrvc thirty day*" i
at hard labor in ?he workhouse. His
cousin, William Powers, of 1?20 Red
ford Avenue, Brooklyn, received the |
same sentence.
But, regardless of hi? conviction, the
Colonel will s'aiul by him. This h.'
indicated in h Maternent given out at
Oyster Bay in the evening. He said
not only would McGrath con nue i"
his employ when his sentence had been
?erved, but that he would enjoy "en- I
tirely UBdimlniahed trust and regar 1
on my par' '
Cntil almo?:? (he |aat r-;nute of the
tr<al MeGrath kept his connect.nn with !
Colonel Boosevelt out of the record.
As plain John McGrath he w ?, - an
on June 11 l??t at'ur a fru?-as in a
ca'?'- at St -Taha'l Place and Rog?
ers Avenue, Brooklyn. ( hnrle? I.ightc,
a mineral water dealer, living at 4M
Eastern Parkway, who came out of the
battle with a broken leg, accused Mr*
?irath and Powers of having attacked |
him without provocation.
At that time McGrath gave hi? art
fires? as 542 Kb?' Seventy-ninth Street, i
The police ascertained there was ?io !
such number. buT, ?-nice McGtath had,
BUPplie?] born!? of IMO, they were not
greatly worried.
A number ?if continuance? wers ob?
tained by John Malpi i, an atton ?
4?] Ceint Street That Mr. Halpin is
connected with the lirm of Bowers ?*
Sand?, which condue'ed the d'fence in
th? Barnes libel .-uit against the
Colonel, mi; )??-? e offered ?tot
clew to 'he identity of McGrath.
Whether the police followed, it dOCS
not h(.p?ar At MIJ rate, the ?-?-' was
red to take iti placid i ?
?ritl oal undo? public I
hint ? ay I a' r rr-a'hed ?r.e
pi-of-ecutor'i office, for Assistant Dis
tr:C Attorn?T> CoOPei halted ?he ?rial
? -'i rday to inquire into McGlBth's
identity.
Occupation Remanden".
"??-?wer?, v.ho when arrested dcicrihed
himself a? a machinist, had already
been sentenced, and McGrath was on
?he stand repeating 'he story that had
failed to save h la en.
"Mr Bad Mrs, Power? ar.d myself
had Jtts1 T-nsaed a tram at the Atlantic
A*/en im station of the Long Island Bail
load." he test fled. "So thr three of
j? i-'oppe.! in at the restauran'. At
another table ?.at h man ami a womBii
y i and Mr?. Right*. The man was
earesslag his companion In what as
thought an objectionable manne?. Mr.
Powers and I, after distracting Mrs
power on, remon?t ruted with
I ?mtlnur?! on pal? 4. inlumn I
BOWERY TO BE BOWERY
CITY FATHERS DECIDE
Business Men failed to Offer
I ittinj- Substitute.
. Itnu.crv will continue to d?
bu?me?s under ?t? old name.
The Roan) of Aldermen )??.'erday,
without a dl???BtinjJ toteo, -piked th*
petition el ?he Bowery Realty and
:. n'i Aeaeasiation la change
the name of the old
No other name was saggOStad fol
?lie old thoroughfor? In the pel
and if the ?U0IB??? "i*n "f the Bow?
ery want, a n? w BBBM foi the ?tre??
Ihey will have to put in another pe'i
?Ion, suggeatlng ?orne name aa appro
priai? as the old one.
NINE ALLIES
PLEDGE UNION
TO CRUSH FOI
Paris War Counci
Ends with New Vow
of Unity.
COMMERCE WAR
READY TO BEGIP
Entente Lays Plans t
Choke Germany Into
Submission.
Paris, March 28, The momen
OUI conference of Allied military an
civil chiefs, at which questions r<
?Carding the war wore taken up, cn<
t<l to-day.
The conference adopted the fo
lowing resolutions jaal before a?,
jouriiment:
"The ?repreaentativea of the AJlk
KOVernmcnta, in cutiferem/e at l'an
on March fl nn?l 28, 1916, aflirm th
complete community of views an
solidarity of the Allies. They cor
firm all Um measures taken to rea
ixe unity of action anil unity 0
iront.
"They understand by that, at th
same time, unity of military actior
a ?su red by the entente concluded be
tween the -?encra! (staffs ; unity o
economic action, the organization o
which the present conference ha
regulated, and unity of diplomat!
actmn, which is guaranteed by thai
unshaken will to continue the struR
cle to victory for the common our
Plan Commercial War.
"The Allied governments decide fe
put into practice in tin? economic do
main their solidarity of views an?
interests. They --hartre the ?.norni'
conference which is to be held short
ly at F'aris to propos,, for then
appropriate measure?- for the real i
ration of thia solidarity.
"With a view to strengthen, co
ordinato anil unify the diplomatic ac
tion to be exercised to pr?vient thf
revictuallinp of the enemy, the con
forenre has decided t" establish a'
l'an? a permettent committee, ill
which all the Allies will be reprc
flc'ited.
"The ronference has decided, first
to continue the organization airead)
hej-fun at Jxmdon of an international
central bureau of freights; second
to proceed in common, and with ihr
briefest delay, to seek practical
means to apportion equitably be?
tween the Allied nation* the I hargc?'
for maritime transportation and
??heck the ri?e in freight rate.?."
No Compromise Seen.
Never, perhaps, have deliberation! ? '
important had so little written ebont
them. Thirty-seven person?, represent?
ing nine nation*, 'ook part, yet the
proceedings ?ir" aBderstoed to have
go.'.c forward v.i"ho_t the least con?
fusion.
At th' conclusion of the last sitting
Premier Ilriarni :hanke,l the ?leief-iUes
fot the r el noble ?i?i which ha,l nade
hia tash ?,-? preaiiSenl an easy one. The
i. sembly, tie Premier ^airl. was to he
congratulated on lbs facility uith
v.hich tii?? different ?iiiestiom mibmitted
to it had been settled. Should fresh
problems anse requiriag Jolat dallber?
r: "i. the Allied governments coulil not
Ind a be'ter way of boIvIbb th?-m than
by arranging anothi-r meeting.
Tribute ?<*? Soldier?.
The Premier .-aid he felt it his doty
in tin- nom?? of ths conf?rence to ?en?!
a merited tribute of admiration Is tin
Allied aoldiera srbo were fighting so
? ally f??r the triumph Of liberty
and right The ron(i?rri'??? warm?;. cu"'
acquiescence to Premier Briand'i words
m .i , - pre sed their al>?olute . oi
that victory would crown th<? in..'en
?"..-:?. of the Aliiiil nation-.
The <le'??(rat??H will leave to morrow
in the iFimr silent and BBOBttUSl t IMS
that th??y assembled. Premier Asqoi'fl
and Field Marshal I!arl Kitchener ?rill
\,?it Italy I" fore returning to London
line (,f the** t?.kir:jf part in the run
fereno if riuoteil in the "Matin" ?,
describing the uni'iue character
fathering
"I hsvs seer men) conference! at
?tatesmes ?'.?1 diplomatist
p.,rt," Ulli ?lelegat?? said. ".Mi?lly
one received the impression thai sacs
p?-r??o'i vas caiefully watching for Ati
?.ppiirtuiiity to turn to his own accou.it
IBs mistases snd asahassssi of *1<
others and to obtan. tin? ina.lrnuiii a?i
vsntags for 'be power he represent?
Bol there was sethlng of that kind ??*
th?- 11??-? nl eonferei es
T're image of th" ?lern-. WS
. ??? r I?? fei.
.-.? necessity for union and for
? . . .,r.| I hi ? ?
)?, indeed, ?S this conference an un
forgettabls graaaeur for thosi
i,, . ,r>.\ fr\e honOI 'o ?hare in it?
?I? liberal ions.''
?
Waite Admits Double Murder;
Blames Bad Half of Dual Ego
Paid $9,000 to Und*
taker to Uphold
Plot, He Says.
GERMS TOO SLOU
POISON USE
Egyptian Spirit Forced I
tion ? In?sanity Plea
(iains Weight.
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite. "
good man," dominated the b?
which lay in Bellevu? Hospital j
terday and confessed that Dr. .
thur Warren Waite. "the bad ma
"the Man tram Kgypt." had m
dered both Mr, and Mr?. John
Par!..
Stupidly, indilTerentlj, in a real
feigned Btupor, th?- dilettante you
iurjreori ?lenti-t lay on bU trot
l'elicvrie ye.-tcrday and In B thi
heavy volet told ot h"w "the 1
inan" of his dual personality h
stolen hi? body away and forced
to rommit crimes at his bidding.
The money of l?r. Waite, accoi
ing to this strange tale, bribed
vndcrtaker of 127 We?t Fifty-*?
enth Street, Kugenr- Oliver Kat
paying him $!i.0'??i to .-wear that
had u-ed arsenic in embalming t
body of Mr. Peck. Rut it Bra? t
Man from Kgypt who inspired th
act.
Kane was foijn?! last nigh? in
lighthouse a! Orient Point n?'i
('reenport, Rung I.?laii<.. He will 1
invited to 1'iMrict Attorney SWMM
office this morning to give his e:
planation of i>r. Wait?*? aatoundiri
statement.
1? -vas the hand of Dr. Waite th*
prepared in an eggiiog the arson
which killed his- father-in-law. l?t
th?- Man Croni Egypt urged th?' ??mi
mission of this ??rod. l?r. Waite, th
genial, the polish?!??*?, the grarcfi
gentleman, concocted the fearfi
ino-s of di.*?a.*?.' bacilli which di
away with his mother-in-law, Han
nah M. Peck. Rut th<- Man fn?n
Egypt ciimmar.dcd her? Blatt*. He onl;
oliryeil.
I onf*ssion Whispered.
Part of thi** confession eras told b
I?i-'rirt Attorney Swarm, who is nov
investigating further the story oi
the undertaker. Part was whi.*percr
to his brother and others who stooc
about his Red.
Vor, l?r. Wait* said y*st*rday, bii
body holds two ?nuls. The one is th?
spirit his mother knew -the mothei
who ?rill believes him guiltless. Tht
other i? dark and wicked steeped I?
evil. Thi* one he calls the Man frorr
Egj pt.
There being BO psychic Ellis I?lan.'.,
the Mar. from Egypt cam- t?> this coun
i-;. hca\cn only know? when. He en
?ereil into ]ly. Wait?' long ago, evicting
the son! the man hal been equipped
with at bir'h, and reigning at interval?
in that Fpiriti.*? atoad. Then, having
tangle?) up the unfortunate body, in the
? ? ' terrible predicament humanly
possible, he left an?! allowed Dr. Wait?
the good man to return and face tho
rr ? u 11?.
No tale of Pee. no wild horror-story
ever written is more unreal and bizarre
that, the ?tr?ng<- tale embodied in the
fts dall utterance? of the man that
lay in Rellevue yesterday.
"He did it." h* ?aid thickly. "The
oad m?n, th* Man frem Kgypt. I va?
B'raid of him. H* mad* me do terrible
? r.ing?. Sometim*? ? hen 1 feit h.m
after m* 1 would run away. I ran ir.to
th* park one*, and tri*d to g;*t a-*ay?
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Simonas Is Abroad
Wan) readers h-\e asked shout the laspensiOB of the ipedsl
wir editorials and Sunda;. articles.
?Alien Irank H. .*??nii>.'?ds returns from abroad, within a few
weeks, his unprecedented opportunities (or oh??*r\ stion Snd COB?
fcrenCS in tlu* cspitsls and on the bsttlefields ?.t Europe will make
In?, v. rit i n?s a? tSfcrly received here a? he himself i? be.tii N
ce red bow In foreign otiicial circles. <'ne instance ?>f the facili?
ties extended lo him is that he ?rill visit, b? special Invitation, the
headquarters of the Trench comman<der->ln*cnicf.
Nu iniirr.ali'.t e\er had Mich opportunities. No ne* ?.parer
readers ever ihu*. benetited h> the Knowledge "f ?an i'iter: ??
all*, known writer to whom such lirst hand fact; were revealed
-The editorial pace will continue to be, as it has been, the 0S6 :
closel) read pi^e OB both 'ides r.i the Atlantic.
fltin ?orU Critnine
///?if to Lett?the Truth: \e?s?/id/ior/e/s?4d? erf/jemenfj.
stvt \ m i* Ho AuBH Hur?au of CMuletleaa
Iii. Waile, as he appeared last rammer.
WAITE SHAMMING, SAYS WIFE.
i By Telegraph to The Tribune.
Grand Kapids, Mich., March 28.?That her husband never told her
of an evil personality nor so much as hinted at a "man from Egypt,"
was the declaration of Mrs. Clara Louise Peck Waite to night.
?f "He said no word to m<* about such a condition." she said. "This
evil personality has been conjured up since his arrest, and the man
from Egypt is a rank myth."
Mrs. Waite made her statement through the Rev. Alfred W.
Wishart, who caused Waite's arrest.
"This is Arthur's attempt to free himself, but I will neve*- help
him in it He murdered my mother. I know he did it intentionally.
He had planned it all and he made his plans when he was in posses?
sion of every faculty.'"
fiom him there, but he caught me.
t 1,1 Clara ? his wife, < lam Peeh ?A aiti
about it. It was only la-t Mk'ht :h
?he go..?i mas i sme back."
Machinal inn? 4?f Orient.
\\ h< s ?? site ret in sd to
the Saturday before h.s ariV?t, "th
lad man" posses?",) )ns body. V.'it
true Egyptiaa euuBlag this person res
i7ed that if comet h i nf? were not don
km m cd lately he would be oblige?! t
inid another habitation. When Knn
o?lled on Sunday to collect the bill fc
Mr. Peck's funeral the Man fror
Egypt spoke through Waitr's lipa.
After a conference with the Mai
from Egypt, th? prisoner told Mr
?wann yesterday, the undertake:
promised to ?wear that he bad put ar
??tnic in the embalming fluid used ?>t
Mr. Peck's bo'ly. He also agreed lJ
prepare a sniall amount of this same
hypothetical fluid, to be given to th?
District Auornry aa proof, if Wait?*
were arrested.
The suspected man ?irc-v $9,300 from
the Torn Exchange Rank on Monday.
Y?r expenses hs Vt vt *?.''Qfi. Tic remain?
der, he says, he paul tu Kane, ?vho met
him in a cigar Store in I'f'y-ninth
Street, near Ninth Avenu?".
With a preliminary description, simi?
lar to that with which he favored Mr.
Swann, V.'aite told earlier in the day
how the Man from Egypt drove him to
murder. "I was powerless against
him," he said. "When I felt him take
hold of me I knew I was gone."
Then followed in a few halting
phrases the ftory of how Dr. Waite's
iather-in-la*~ and mothrr-in-lav ?ipr??
put away. The Man from Egypt did it.
.?"omeliow. i ? didn't care for either o
the old people. Mrs. IVck first incurre
his dislike. The body of I'r. Waite, a
mand, prepared for ?he aomai
eolation of four dig?rent spa
eies of dloease baeilti ?liphthcria, tj
phoid, pneumonia aid influenza. The?
l?r. Waite, or his Egyptian master, hai
procured from -. anou? hospitals am
institutes throughou* the eitjf, M'.ae,
in an epidemic cocktail, they were glvt-i
to Mrs. Peck. ?he died on January 80.
Had Man I'rged Poison.
But ?he took t??o long In dying t?
"pleaso the bad man." At his sugges
tion Dr. Waite abandoned inoculatior
and took up the ?witter method of mur
der by poison. Or. March 1J Mr. I'ecl
died too, presumably, A?sistant Dis
triet Attorney Mancu-io -aid yesterday
from the effects of an egg nngg, with i
dash of arsenic, brewed after an ok
famiiy recipe of the Man from Kgypt.
What other of his actions in th* lasl
few years ure attributed by "the goo?,
man" part of the surgeon-dentist psy?
chology to the uninvited guest whe
pre-empted ir? corporeal domicile, ar?
known. ?>r. Waire ii;ri cut r-uj
whether ti.e Man treta ??gyp' had ever
lived at 'he Plaza Hotel with a Mrs
Warren Walters. Fror: follow sports
men's accounts of th* yOBBg man's ap
pear.in-e upon tie court?, it is to bi
gathered that tennis is not a favorit?
gam* in the Land of the Pyramid-?.
The weird climax of yesterday'*? de
veloptnents in l?r. Waite'? case came
late in the afternoon. Af'er a long
confereni-e a: the District Attorney's
office Mr*. Margaret Horton the Mr?.
Warren Walters, of the Piara Hotel
r*gist*r was not allowed to go to
B*ll*vue to ?ee the man. Earlier in th?
day Walter K. Due!, who had just been
appointed counsel to Waite by hi?
brother, Frar.k. had announced that he
considered it useless for District Attor
-tann to carry out his plan of
journeying uptown to the hospital to
hear the prisoner'? confession.
This confe??ion had been made to
Frank Wait?- on Monday, and wa? to be
repeated ?o Mr .-wann yeaterday. He
p..r'- froSB Belle?. i;e. however, had been
? o unfavorable that th* pro?*eutor had
announced h's intention of abandoning
hi? trip.
Sudden Trip to Hospital.
At 4 o'clock. be**r?Jr?*er, he changed h ?
mind, and ?tarted uptown, accompanied
bv John J Deoliag and Frank Man
hi? MS le tant K\ ' <:? bospital
.. - met t? -, Frank Waite. Mr. Dtsal
aad Raj Bhlndler, .1 nt rate detectirs
The?.iterad 'he alcoholic ward, to
uhieh ?he prison? had be*-, r*mo\e,)
Th* man lay m a bed. r*Bl off "mm
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NEW SINKING INCREASES
TENSION AT WASHINGTON
Americans on Manchester engi?
neer Swear U=Boal Gave Ship
No Warning.
WILSON CONSULTS HOUSE;
CABINET TAKES UP ISSUE
Administration Aroused by New Promise of
Disavowal?Sees Attempt to Sway
Public Opinion.
| From The Tribune Bureau.1
Washington, March 28.?The state Department to-day in?
structed Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, to "find oui what be
could" without official inquiry o? the attacks on tin? Sussex and
the Englishman. The President, it was explained, \*?iM avoid
taking the matter up officially until he has all the facts.
Officials declared after to-day's Cabinet meeting that Ger?
many's "advance disavowal" o? the attacks, quoted in dispatchers
from Washington yesterday, would not affect the President's
course. Even a formal disavowal would not he accepted, it was
asserted.
The Slate Department was informed in dispatches from
abroad that additional evidence was on the way .strenjfthenintf
the belief that the Sussex and the Englishman wen* torpedoed.
FRENCH REP?LS1
HAUCOURT DRN
Assaults on Heights W(
of Meuse Repulsed witl
Heavy Losses.
F> ? |Mt M TTi* TV?
London, March ?28. ?After nearly
Week's quirt, broken only l?y tat Cl
ttanl pounding of artillery, the li
man?- launched another heavy nttl
west of the Meu?e to-<lay. Hut instl
of seeking to push their flanking m
closer to Esnes, tliu- cutting off 1
French positions a? Ls Mor? Hem
hi ?l Hill S04, the Gennana attack
about Hsucourt, orhera tha lott r*
was nia'le a **???k a?/".
Hut this time the French ?ere pi
pored. Although ?rove after w.rt
tierman Infantry irai launched a* '
position, Paris declare* thai ?raeh ?
shattered by artillery ?re. A* in t
attempt! to leave the shelter of t
Avocourt wood, the i,erman loss
?*ere terrifie, great heaps of dead bei
left on the open ground. Tho Pal
Statement BOTI to -night :
"West of the Meoaa tha bombar
ment ??a? res'ini??] with violence in tl
r?)ur?e of the Hay against our positioi
? Mending from Avocourt to Itetbil
court. About ?I o'clock the Germai
launched a powerful attack agarst 01
Haucourt-Malaneourt front. Th.? su
.?ave? ?if the a"sault '/.re a
repulsed, with heavy losaes, by o?
curtain of fire and toa ftf-S of the n
iantry.
??Our ?econd linea east of the Mcu*
ha-.?; boon l,?>inhar?le<l."
Pari? Watchca I'ussian Drive.
German assault? about Verdun ha?
almost etaaod to interest the I-'renel
The fat?? of the battle || airead;. d4
t'hrri to have been decided, and n
.amount of German activity will ava
to obscure ?hat fa?*t. Th? flanking a?.
tack watt of the Mona*, which, like th
initial drive *? Doutumont, won fom
succe?? at its OUtSOt, is now ??et dow
as a failure. The new attack at Hau
court is held to be confirmation o
? that fart.
Instead of Verdun, it is .he rapidl
?'eveloping Russian offensive abou
Drinsk and the Allied conference
which began yesterday in Tans, tha
hold French attention. Pans observer,
are watching closely for the first *'gr
of the '.ran?fer of (ierman troop? frorr
Verdun to the east fron*
When tha? takes place if will be I
confession by th?? German General
'. it is pomteii out, that Teuton
numbers in th?' Ka??? are insufficient to
CAfM w.*h tha Bunalaaa The Verdua
attack, with its i i ?ted massing
of men ai.d tons, as shown the (,er
r,an -.icakr-.e?? in tht areat With ita
tailur?' poaaea thi sat Tauten chance
of ??nforcing a decil th( re.
Thu?. with th? ? no longer
<qual in the west or 'i,c ,-ast. o: ? -
ay that th?? hour for tha grand
All'cd offensive will ' . k, The
K_ -. r'? moat effective wrtpon ?h?>
ability always to concentrate wan an?!
- jp??riority at a given point will
.??en taken from h,m. an?i the
.?sue ?rill b? completely with the Allies.
If their offensive is to begin in Ma;,,
as ha< been predicted, il il poi'ite.i tut
that it is the Germans theaueleei ?hu
have tlected 'he time.
Fighting < nntlnoes Near *t prev
\ eontinuatiea of the fighting si H
F.loi. south of Vpres, it recorde?l in
to-day'? statement from Berlin. Strug
gle? for the possession of mine crater.
are going on at close range, but Berlin
Kr.e? io intimation of their result?.
The itotomeal tarns'.
'South of ?St k!?m there were lively
I .?iii,n?i?<l en pat? 9, ? 'I'lmn .'?
Hou?e (ailed to (?He Counsel.
?olonel E. M. House, th? Pregident'i
dosest adviser, arrived in Washington
late to*?)?*- ar.| [maiedlatcly went trt
ih* White House, ?-.lieie he conferr* 1
? U the Pr?sident, > ounsellor Polk, of
the Stat* Dflajatttment, and oth*r <>("i
eiala
?ojor*l Hou?* is thoroughly familiar
?nth the riew? of (he German govern?
ment, having conferred at length with
?lie Imperia! ( hancellor, von Beth
manri Hollweg, during his reeent visit
??? Berlin. He |a firing th? Pre?ident
first hand ir formation which will a??i?'.
the I'nited raiii'ng an un?
derstanding of the attltaaa of Berlin
official?, ?olonel Hoi .* wCI remain In
Washington until Thursday.
Th? general situation was still fur
'her complicated t-?.?|a?-*it with the re?
ceipt of a dispatch from Consul Fro?'.,
tt Queen-town, a8B0UBC*Bg thut tho
'-. ?teamer Manchester Eaglaaaff
had been torpedo..i without waning.
negro il SI who were
aboard were reseaed. Further tnfor
i which the etmnl said he was
forwarding will b* awaite,; before th?
d?partaient undertake-, to consider t'r;j
ca-?.
Men clos* to the |~-f--n*ia?B* rsj theia
is no doubt that his pre-ent intention
Il f?) break w.th Germany as soon as h?*
is sure of his facts. TheV point out,
i.oA-e.e-, tha? a? th*. evidence i? al
most wholly circumstantial th* Presi?
dent may not feel ?a'.i ?fied until be has
Gel fan ?l'y for an expla?
nation. By giving Berlin rich an op
tO return nn inconclusive
f? ared that he may unavoid?
ably open th? taay t<> debate and put
thp ca- sann- situation of In
flnite negol m that havo
?.'?ne before. The r*que*t for informa
? that th*r* i?
l.ttle lilulibood of imniediats action.
Sa' l?*rmany Breaks Faith.
Th* fact ?lia*. Ambassador Gerard
h ? ? ? structed ipecificallr not to
... the ??'i'- i ' ally with
Germai ites that th? President
fears allow lag th? -" t? beeome a
subject of controversy.
Against thi? riew n a statement of
a high officia' that "clrcuma'antlal evi
deace is often th? best.*1 -"?n the face
of th* circumstances there is no room
for doub*. it is held, that Germany has
decided to ignore her promise?. To
attempt a cor.t.nuance of friendly re?
lation? under ?uch conditions would, it
.a declared, seriously affect the honor
and prestige of the Administration.
Irritation is evoked by th? publica
? an mspire'l German declaration
?hat attacks on the passenger vc??el?,
if proved, "TOold be <?;-avowed. For
the moit pai ?. official? n gard thi?
('?claration wil '
S* m* ?ay that soeh a d*clara?ion Is
in Itself an svidsaca of bad faith. It
are, to an admi??ion
lenaaay will continu* to torpedo
-, i-?. Ilegslly, -? ?? - ?' to rr.ak* rep*
ard ajiobigy afterward If inc;
deatal murder of Americans can be
fasrened on the I' boats.
President < on?lderlng Break
Oa this understanding the decln*a
tlen e ?r ont*? be considered a? highly
irregu.ar The effort to ?< tttle, through
agents it thi eountry, possible issue?
;n advance ?macks strongly of an at?
tempt to bar,;? n with American public
??ntiment. i?f".c?ls <?\ the mten'ion
? i! ibtedly '?'?as to d.?arm public ccn
?ir* of Germany'? .!l*gal attack? ?y
making it appear that there was *?
?langei of iteriou? complication?. .
Similar declaration? during P***"'^"'"
rr.se? have met ?< ith equally, ?tro?*?
condemnation. The relative ?ndi re
?nc to yesterday'? f^l^^tj?
? .ken. therefore, a? an jnd-a*"?"*H-*B*s
he Preaident ^?'?'1'^?' i* <*?
n,nt?nt with a "form o? worn?
present instance .,..,. hi? ri-r*
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