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CARGOES BOUGHT,
LONDON ASSERTS
British in Note, Sny Payment
Awaits Only Proof! of
Ownership.
THREK AMERICAN
SHIPS NOW HELD
Jxjvis. May 10. The Porelirn Office
Ijn'jf j an explanatory memorandum to.
Uy In order that itny mlsundcrstandln,
which may exist rcKardlnR the nltltude
of GreJt Ilrltaln toward American ships
md American cargoes may be removed,
The memorandum also says that nil
cotton cargoes which the Oovernment
jrrffd to purchase uniler the agreement
(me been bounht atJ that the inytno'it
!l dela C'1 only while the (lovcriimont
'i jwnltir.B proof of ownership bint tho
istctssary papers showlnc the actual
cor.tract price for which the cotton was
to have heen fold at Its destination.
These p.ipcts for the most part must
come from the Culled States.
Text nf l?ilnnntloii.
The memorandum of the Korelgn Of
rice follows:
tlrslThere are at the present mo
ment three American ships detained in
this country. Two of them nre cotton
hlps. hl-h arc dealt with below, "the
IhlrJ l the steamer Joseph W. Kord
rty This vessel, with a cariro of food
ntuffi conslKned to H. KllnBener ut
Mlmo, Sweden, was brought Into Kirk
will on April 8. She had been sigh e.l
by his Majesty's ships about ten mllis
from the Norwegian const and had
thereupon endeavored, with the evident
dulre to evade rented, to escape rap
idly Into NorwcRl.ui tirrltotlal waters,
bat without success.
"On the vesrel's arrival In Kirkwall
I'oulrles were nt once addressed to his
Majesty's Minister nt Stockholm wltli
reirard to the conslsnte of the cnri,
ar.d a reply was re.-elcd to the effect
that no person of that name could be
Identified at Matnio. though there was ,
person of that name who resided at
tJcthenburc and was manager of th;
Gothenburg branch of Hugo Hartvlg.
nnd ho had stated that the consign
ment!! nddteseed to him on board tho
Jofph W i-'onlncy were Intended for
itorage In Malmo.
"Second The suspicious conduct or
the e.el In endeavoring to elude his
Majesty's patrols and the known con
nection's of the consignee of her cargo
haie tended to confirm other evidence
which has come to the knowledge of
his Majesty's Oovernment that the
foMstuffs were In reality destined for
Herniary. It was accordingly decided
that the cargo must be placed In the.
prlie court, and the vessel Is at present
discharging nt Portlshead. England, on
the completion of which operation she
will be relinsed.
o t'nilil" Intrrrrrence.
"Ills M Oesty's Government feel
sat
isfied that In the circumstances of this
case undue Interference with American
Interests cannot with reason be Imputed
t them.
Third The number of neutral ves
ifli carrlng American cargoes and at
pre-ent held up Is thirty-six. Of these
tenty-three carry cargoes of Ameri
can cotton. The Pnltisl States C.overn
ir.ent Is aware that since the enforce
ment or me niocK.iae measures an- (
nftiiT-i.il In th siimilement to the I.on-
don tta-.rttr of .the 12th of March last
h'l Majesty's Ooxernment have acted
ai regards shipments of American cot
ton In accordance with the provisions
of an arrangement arrived at In col
laboration with representatives of the
American cotton Interests. The tcrnw
of the arrangement nre as follows:
"tai All cotton for which contracts
.,ur """"
of sale
and freight engagement ai-i
ready have been made before Marh I
li to be .i lion erf free transit or bought
at the contract price If stopped, pro
vide! the ship sails not later than the
31st of March.
"(h) Similar treatment Is to be ac
corded i cotton Insured before the
!d of March, provided It Is put aboard
rot later than the lfith of March,
"(e) .Mi shipments of cotton claim- !
lr the ahove protection arc to be de-
Iired before sailing, and documents
produce I and certificates obtained from
consular ofilcers or other authorities
fixed by the Government.
"Kaurth In accepting this scheme,
whirt It may be noted applies to ship
ment of cotton for a neutral destina
tion only, the principal representatives
of the American cotton Interests de
scribed It to his .Majesty's Ambassador
t Washington as conceding all that
trie American Interests could properly
"ik. It wns never suggested that
"'"els or cirgoc'i tilth an enemy des
'lr.atlon should be allowed to proceed.
Ills Majesty's Government were, more
over, given to understand tint the pro
vlions of the arrangement were accept
b! to the United States Government.
Psrgn Mtnlntienl Soon.
"Fifth -It is intended shortly to fur-n-in
a statement showing precis ly what
atoei or portions of cargoes his Ma)
tys Oovernment have dealt with under
r aboie arrangement, and ns regards
'! nhirh they have derided to pur
rh at the contract price, under the
t'rmi .if paragraph 'A' of the arrange
""nt Direct discussions hi e alu-.tdy
oen opened with the special repr i-nt-i-t.ve
of the American partljs Inrtsie1
in tendon
"Sixth- A considerable portion of cot
ton has already been sold, and nir.tnae
ner.tt are being made for hundlng over
Hi proceeds to ths parties- criti.lnl to
nceive them, the total value ns a first
rw-timent of the comrlitot tr.imr.e
U! Ii Is obvious that nl tVsi ar
'Elements require some time fr Hd
jjtment Meanwnile It Is not believed
it the original owners can, aa nppei-
t apprehended, b j suffering acutely
,.he de,ay of 'u'l paymen'.
It Ii to be presumed that, ir. accord
ante w-tn tne customs of trade, tho
I'r.ers drew bills to th vali'd of their
Mods before or at the time of ship
mf"t. and if suth bills have been nt
Mttaled n ,he U3Ull, wny lt i, iiinieu'i
jo understand why thp dnweis should
Put tn Inconvenience vn this nc
"u"t. at least befjie the date when thv
w" fall due.
"Stt.mti lln n lm..nelnl ,..,.n nt
It- - --..I Ul M. .11. l-.irn w.
' facts it will, his Majesty's Govern.
"wit feel sure, be admitted that no'ar
wrary Interference with American In
"rests ban n regard to these enrgors
Ofcuirnj, ,Pcln(f that nfJ Majesty's
Wernment hns Hcted throughout In
ranformlty with the terms of an nr
"dement agreeable to the Interests
n'rntd, and that United States cltl
HUffer no pecuniary loss.
;hth Aa regards other American
roes, or portions of cargoes, which
jve heen placed In the prlxe courts
Majesty's Government resort lo
medsure In cases where the goods
"Kiierneii are contraband or thele Is
"tenc(, that although ostensibly con
tir.td to a person 'in neutral countries
'' are n reality destined to the
'W in contravention of the rules
blockade. The right to submit such
to the public Investigation of
GARRISON AND WOOD
U. S. TO PREPARE FOR WAR
Secretary and General Urge Necessity of Adequate
Defences Norman Angell Pleads
for Peace.
Moiionk Lake. N. T., May 20. To
day's session of the Lake Mohonk Con
ference on International Arbitration
was enlivened by a debate on the Ques
tion of armaments) for national defence
In which Norman Angell, the peace
advocate, was opposed by Uen. Leonard
Wood and Secretary of War Garrison.
Secretary Harrison reached the remote
Shnwangunk Mountains after a forced
trip by train, automobile and buckboard.
He left as soon as he had finished speak
Ir.ar In order to be present at the Cab
inet meeting In Washlnton to-morrow.
In discussing "The Problem of Na
tional Defence," Secretary Harrison de
clared he saw no Immediate end to
wars, that a league for the limitation
of artunment could only be brought
about by those who are "strong, rour
gi'ou, self-respecting and righteous, oy
those who look facts fearlessly In the
face and act accordingly."
"We soldiers nnd sailors," said Gen.
Wood, after the Secretary had finished,
"are merely your trained servants. You
create wars: we try to terminate them.
"It Is murder for you to end your
boys to war untrained. We want you
to give us a renKonable degree of prep
aration so when your boys come to us
to right the sacrifice may be as light as
possible."
Mr. Angell In his eagerness to reply
rushed to the speakers' stand and said :
"Nowhere would those speeches have
been so welcome as In Oermnny. In
creased armament offers no solution of
tho peace problem.
"The present war. will not end war.
l'lllng up American nrmnment will not
help the problem. The militaristic solu
tion hns failed. It us not make the
same mistake trie nations of Kurope
have made."
Mnil lie neeiitr tn I'Uht.
Secretary Garrison said In part:
We will be despised among the na
tions of the earth and our right
eousness will not nave us from the
aggressions of the unrighteous If we
remain weak nnd flabby. We must
be ready to make war In order to
keep the blessings of peace.
Self-preservation Is the first law
of a nation. A nation to deserve pres
ervation must be sane. Just, right
eous, self-respecting and courageous.
Since It only obtained those vir
tues by conflict of one nort or an
other It can only retain them nnd
thus Insure Its own preservation by
being prepared In every proper way
to defend them from the Inevitable,
assaults which will be mads against
them.
l'eace yes ; peace based upon right
eousness. Human government without force
Is unthinkable until that day when
unrighteousness Is abolished from the
earth.
Isolation .i (insrnntce.
Our lack of aggressive Intention and
our righteous Intentions minimise the
sources and causes of war, but we
ourselves have frequently been nt
war. Our Isolation has not, as a
fact, assured our freedom from con
flict, and other nations relatively as
isolated have been Involved In war,
nnd no sound re.iron can be adduced
which would Justify a sane man In
concluding that Isolation alone spells
.
Judicial
tribunal Is one which his I
Majesty's Government cannot forego,
mil they feel convinced that the en
lightened opinion In the I'n'.sed States
cannot adversely criticise their course
of action in this respect
All AooiMliite. For.
"Ninth It Is trn that a number of
these cases have been pending In the
.,,. .,,.-, for HOmf .,- This Is no-
:r- ... ., , .jln .....
intii.. in-' -nac ii i.n.,.
sels carrying large whlpmenta of meat
and lard, ostensibly consigned to Scan
dinavian ports. The United States Gov
ernment are. however, no doubt aware
that much of the delay Involved In these
Instances Is due to the fact that the
negotiations have been carried on for
many weeks with a representative of
ne IV""1'"' "1 7 .'. ,,' ,
" ?" I. "ir'""
Importation Into neutral countries 'ad
jacent to Germany to quantities ac
tually required In those countries for
bona fide home consumption. The
American meat packers have demanded,
as a part of the settlement to be agreed
upon, that his Majesty's Government
. . . .. - ,,.
snoum puy tne carson u. .c.c.a.
now held up In the prize court. Hence
the delay In bringing thene cases to ad-
Judication. !
"The negotiations for an amicable
Hettlcmetit have, unfortunately, come to
standstill, owing to the exorbitant
terms Insisted upon by the represent.!-
tlve of the American packers. This
stage having now bet-n reached, Ills
Majesty's Government have decided to
go on with the prize court proceedings
In these cases, nnd It Is not exptcted
that a decision will be much longer
delayed.
Tenth It may finally oe poinieu out
that the reneated complaint as to Injury
hUffered generally by American trade In
consequence of Interference clue to Hrlt-
Ish naval measures derives little sub-
stance from tho published American
iraue reiurns.
"A table or ngures maen irom mrse
returns anil snowing ine amount 01 re- i ine wrongs suuereq oy Ainericin snip- i . m Itlfli Belgian and Swiss
cent American trade with Germany and . pers Is attributed partly to the urgent, fdn-uUr ' In Austria Canadian,
with neutral countries supplying Ger-1 representations of Ambassador Iaftpp. . lui,Min 'sr'rvliiii. .Iapaneio nnil Ilrltlsh.
many Is unnexed hereto. It certainly j on Instructions from Washington, nnd ' . (J(.rmanv French, Ilrltlsh, Canadian
tends to disprove any contention that partly to unofficial reports sent nut j . ..in.,maM France nnd posses
American trade with neutral countries of this country to the effect that the i MOnTurf,mh. Austrian und German,
has recently suffered. It will bo seen I United States Government was preparing , ,,p,Klllm -Turkish. Ilrltlsh nnd Jnpa
tbat whereas American exports to Ger- j to send another formal note of pro est , , iiusela - Au-trlnn. Servian at
mnnv and Austria In February, 191.1. rgalnst some cf the "rlttoh practices ... . .lapan Austrian and Ger-
fell by J21.500.000, as compared with
the same month In 1914, American ex
ports to Scandinavia, Holland and Italy
rose by the enormous figure of $61,
100,000 Denies I.nss of Trnde.
"Kleventh Similar figures for the
month of March have not yet reached
his Majesty's Government, but they
have received statistics for that month
r,t th. viilne of exnoits nnd Imports
through New York us Issued by tho
Collector of the Port, and while pointing
out a large increase In the value of
eximrts In 1915, compared with those of
19H, as shown In the tables annexed,
they desire especially to call attention
to a separate statement Indicating the
Increase In the amount of the export to
Scandinavian and Dutch ports of two
commodities only, bacon nnd lard. These
figures show that, as against 1.25J boxes
nf hnenn nnd 9.81G llercea of lard ex.
ported to the ports noted In the above
countries In March, 1914. there were re.
ported In March. 1915, 32,222 boxes of
bacon and 9B.B76 tierces of lard.
"Twelfth Ills Majesty's Government
consider that the annorma! Increase In
supplies Imported by neutral countries,
as shown in these statistics, alone Jus
tifies their assumption as to the ultimate
destination nf many Items In caricoes
consigned lo one or the other of the
countries In question In the vessels
which they have detained; but they
would call attention to the fact that It
Is only when they have believed them
selves to bn in possession oi conclusive
our Isolation
Is geographical only.
There Is one other potent factor
making for neglect and Inattention.
I refer to those who refuse present
consideration of existing conditions
because of a belief or hope that by
some International agreement new
conditions will obtain and new forces
be brought Into play. I can and do
entirely sympathize with every sane
and sensible movement that tends to
abolish conflict nnd to Insure peace,
but I am utterly out of sympathy
with the Idea that we should neglect
or postpone consideration of what Is
now the existing condition.
We Mint Not Shrink.
Hideous as Is the face of war,
abhorrent ns are the evils consequent
upon It. Its results In the, long run
cannot be so fatal to n nation as
would be the failure of that nation
to courageously nnd fearlessly ascer
tain Its duty and do It. Do not shrink
from what you must consider: do not
permit yourself to bo diverted by
terms of opprobrium.
Militarism Is used as a term of re
proach to divert proper consideration
o; what must be considered. Militar
ism tn the sense of having the milt
tnry force Interfere In the slightest
with the conduct of our (lovernment
by our civil authorities Is not con
ceivable In this country.
We are surely not so deluded as to
believe that we can reach by intuition
what others can only acquire by train
ing and experience.
We, as a nation, are exceptionally
set apart only In one respect, namelv,
the freedom of our people under our
Institutions to develop and expand nnd
make the most of themselves without
fetters or restrictions. The Institu
tions aro the very Ark of the Cove
nant: and If we are worthy to possess
them we must show that we cherish
them nnd will protect and defend
them.
Strnna nn "Roots nf War."
"The Roots of War" was discussed
In a paper by Oscar S. Straus, ex
Minister to Turkey He was unex
pectedly called home, but his paper was
read by the Secretary.
"One of the great curses of war." he
said, "Is that It settles by force, and
what Is settled by force Is seldom, If
ever, settled Justly, And becaue such
i. .1 . ... . , , . i
The result Is that the standard of In
. ternatlonal right Is not only on a lower
scale, but often In contradiction to the
Ideals of Justice."
HADLEY FOR PREPAREDNESS.
Vnle
llenil Indorses Views
I'n-sldent Illlibrn.
of
ItsLTiMonc. May 20. President Had
ley of Vale to-day gave his full Indorse
men to the sentiments expressed at the
i.aic .tiononic conierence oy rresident
Hlbben of Princeton.
"Quote me as -nylng that Dr Hlbben
has very good sense," said President
Hadley. "I thoroughly agree with him
In what he has said about preparedness
and peace. The people who crv for
neace should hear what the ftlhl .ivm I
about It. I think It says something
about crying Tcacc. peace, when there
is nu peace,' "
evidence of the enemy destination of a
cargo that they have seized such a
cargo, nnd that American interests, as,
for Instance, In the case of cotton, have
received especially sympathetic consid
eration." The explanation has a paragraph at
tached showing expu-ts from the United I
States to belllgerfnt nnd neutral Kuro
pean countries und comparing the fig
ures issued before the war with those!
Issued since. These compare the ex- i
ports of January nnd February. 114.
with the same months nf 1916, nnd nn
additional table shows nn Increase In
the exportation of bacon nnd lard to
neutral countries ' for the month of
March.
PROMISE OF RELIEF.
Ainhnssmlnr 1'nne- Says Purrhnars
Art- Mxpedlteil.
Washington, May 20, Confirmation
of reports that the Ilrltlsh authorities
are exerting themselves to relieve Amer
ican shippers of some of the difficulties
they have heen experiencing with the
" ' W 1 " '" ' " C.
ilrltlsh Government was received here
t0.day ,n tne form of an announcement
,,y ,h( nrltMi Kmnay. Ambassador
Page at I-ondon also reported that the
.iiiiatl on was Imnpovln.
Tne emtuss's statement fellows:
Th, unti.h Hmbnssv Is Informed
that the Ilrltlsh Oovernment Is doing
all It can to expedite the purchase of
cotton 'cargoes, and Is In direct com
munication for this purpose with the
American cotton representative In Ixin
don. Payment will be made without de
lay In each case to the proper parties
on proof that they are the persons en
titled tn ti.ivment and on furnishing evl-
lUnee nf contract nrlre. Need for these
particulars Is now the only obstacle to
payment."
, Much satisfaction was felt In f-fficlal
i quarters over Ambassador Page's report
i ui an iiiiiinivciiieui 10 me n.u..iiun. nn
increase or tno uritisn cnoris 10 remeuy
i In regaid to mterierencs witn neuirm
That eventually another note will he
sent to Great Ilrltaln dealing with ques.
tlons of Interference with trade and
matters of contraband is expected here.
L0 U. S. SHIPS HELD?
Hrltaln's Urlar Causes Kxclteinent
In Ilerlln.
Sprrlal Cable Df patch to The Si-n
London. May 20. Considerable ex-
titement exlsis In official circles In Iler
lln. says a wireless despatch from there,
over tho Ilrltlsh Government's delay In
releasing American ships held ut Ilrltlsh
ports with cargoes of cotton and other
materials which Germany needs.
Forty American ships nre held up In
Ilrltlsh ports, and of theso twenty-eight
nre laden with cotton, according to In
formation which has reached Ilerlln. In
hplte of the American Government's re
quest that attention be paid to Its rights
by the Ilrltlsh authorities, the Ilrllsh
Governmen Is continuing a waiting pol
icy, apparently tn no hurry to release
the ships.
Aids to Honor I'renderKast,
Comptroller I'tende.rftsst Ir to
be
honor guest at a banquet at the Wnl
dorf on May 25. About 100 of the oldest
employees in the Flnnco Department
will be hosts, The occasion will be an
anniversary of Mr Prendergast's birthday
safety. Furthermore,
TELLlKUEPFERLE hangs
HIMSELF IN PRISON
llrooklyn Mnn, Trapped ns Spy
in
EiiKinnd, Clients
the Gnllows.
CONFESSION OX SLATE
London, May :o. Anton Kuepferle.
who claimed to be an American citlxen
of Herman birth resident In Hrooklyn,
committed suicide by hanging In Hrlxton
prison last night, He was on trial for
his life under a charge of espionage
the delivery of military Information to
tho enemies of Oreat Ilrltaln.
In a message written on a slate Kuep
ferle confessed that he was a German
soldier. He said his trial had been
fair one. hut that ns he was a soldier he
could not bear to mount the scaffold as
a spy but-pi ef erred to die by his own
hand.
Court wns reopened this morning for
a continuance of the trial, which had
been In progress for two days. Lord
Heading, the presiding Justice, an
nounced the death of the prisoner.
"Since the rise of thl court Inst
nlrht." the Attorney-General said, "this
man Kuepfcrto has committed suicide
In Hrlxton prison He was In a special
observation cell, under practically con
tinuous observation, but during one of
the short Intervals he seized the oppor
tunity of tnklng his own life,"
The Attorney-General added that
three letters produced nt yesterday's ses
sion, which was held In enmera, con
tained Information that might bnve been
of valuo to Great Hrltaln's enemies. In
closing the session Ixnl Heading, the
t.ord Chief Justice of England, ex
pressed satisfaction nt the haste with
which the letters had been detected, tho
prl'oner arrested and the case cloed.
"There is no doubt as to the character
of the communications." he s.ilil. "It
was quite clear the prisoner had been
at the front and was longing to be
there again."
It wns testified by Chief Warden Cook,
who Is In charge of the prison, that n
warden named l'orry ram? to h'm last
night nnd said "I cannot see the
prisoner" Cook went to Investigate
and opening the cell door found Kuep-f-rle
hanging by the neck from a ven
tilator In .i corner behind the door. He
had used a silk scarf. The prison doc
tor was summoned, hut could not revive
the prisoner
Kuepferle's last message was as fol
lows: "To whom It miy concern: My
n i me Is Kuepfirlc, unci 1 was lorn In
lt.ist.itt. In Hiden I am a. soldier with
ii par 1 do not des;re to mention
I I c-.i'i s;y I have had a fair trial in1
the I"T iti'd Kingdom, but 1 lltn unaoiel.
longer to stnml the s;r.iln. and 1 takeiyne ami act. hven men congress may
th.- Iiw tn my own hands. I have fousht Ignore the aeronautical needs of this,
rnanv a battle, and death Is the only country, as It did during the last session,
savior for me. I would prefer death i w,h'n nly f 300.000 for the army and
bv shooting, but 1 do not wish to
aoend the scaffold., ns (here the prls-
: ' J. '. ' . . . , . u I
oner drew a .Masonic signj. i"i " 'v i
the Almlchtv Architect of tile
1 n . I
erse will lead me In the unknown land
"I am not dying ns a py, hut us .1
soldier I stood my fate as a man.
but 1 cannot lie a liar and perjure
m(.elf 1 ask you kindly that my un
cle. AmhrosH Dioll of Hastntt. be noti
fied of my death I desire that all my
estate go to him. What 1 haxe done
wns for my country. 1 exurefs my
thanks nnd may the Lord bliss you nil.
Yours. Ac. KfKPKim.K."
On the other side of the slate Kue;
ferle had written. "I was born June
11, 1SS3"
UNCLE SAM, INC., U.S. A.,
EVERY NATION'S ENVOY
Rclliscronts, Write for
(Quotations on All Your
Diplomatic. Work.
His
Wahiiinotos, May 20 With the Im
minence of Italy's expected entrance
into the war attention has been called
tn the fact that the diplomatic and
consular machinery of the United Slates
Government t now handling the in
terest of mere Governments than has
ever before been the case with regard
to anv nation in tne worm. League of Germany In in: netted 7,-
Thls burden on the United States ix i.r.ofi marks (ll.SOS.fil'i!) and the
certnln ti be Increased if Italy Joins thei frPt,ch subscription brought fi.lH.SIS
Allies. It Is understood that she evpects I frnnrs (fl.222.0f.ri) The two countries
the United Statts to ca-e for her Interests - nveS,,i tne funds in different ),
In Germany and Austria and probably i The primary purpose of the German
nlso In Turkey. When Turkey entered ' League was to train within the shortest
the war the Italian Kmbassy was made j prasihl limn as large a number ay
custodian of Russian Interests In Con-j possible of aviation pilots to form a re
stnntlnople, and It Is expected that these Kerve, and tn encourage the general de
wlll also be turned over to the United j velnpment of aviation In Germany. This
States, I it dlil by subsidizing the nernplane con-
Austria is al'o understood to be count-1 structorH, giving S.000 marks ($2,000)
Ing on the United States to assume the for each able pilot Instructed nnd ma
care of h'r Interests In Italy. chine furnished Following nre some
.K.. .i .u.. f'.,l,A.t UkiI.. flimttr-h Its nt -aciiI.u nhfoln.rl
IU llilir nit' i .'" t'i'"- - w....(j.iiic,i",..,t..
embassies, lega Ions or consulates lepie-, "The number or pilots was 230 at tre 'speaa inuner man worus, ami me cir
sents the InterestH of foreign Gotern- end of 1012; It had Increased to (!00 cumstances In which the Fnlaba was
mem an follows: by the end of 101.1 The constructors i destroyed speak more strongly than any
Diplomatic In Servla German nnd. of netoplnnes were less than twent in i words I could use of the shame and dls
Austrian. In Austria French. Ilrltlsh ! I;tl2 . they had Increased to fifty by nrace of the neonle responsible for lt."
and Japanese. In Hussla Austrian
nnd German. In Germany r rencii,
Ilrltlsh, Japanese- and Servian. In
France Austrian, German. Turkish,
Guatemalan und Nlcaraguan. In Del-
glum Austrian, German, Ilrltlsh, Ser-
vlan, Japanese, Danish and Turkish. In
f!ro,.i itritnin Aiistr an. (Jerinaii nn-
rpnru.sh. l'n .1
ip.ni -.to-. ii.... ...in
j ...... i- Kgypt German.
ttrnzntiin
( j.wIll jj, Tin key French
Ser -
, Yokohama, and German and
Swiss ut Kobe and Nagasaki. In China
German a- Harbin and Dalny. Man
churia and Kwaliing provinces In
Turkey Ilrltlsh at Smyrna, llclrut.
Alexnndretta, Aleppo. Damascus, nnd
Ilrltlsh and Greek In Tripoli. In Portu
gnl German and Austrian at Loiovo
Marques. In Persia German nt Tabriz.
In United Kingdom and pos'efslons
Turkish. German. Austrian. Swiss at
liomb.iy, Singapore and Johannesburg.
LOSE 6 SHIPS OUT OF 1,438.
fiurcial Cable Pevatrh to Tin Spv ,
LoNtios, Mny 20 Tim innrltlme arrivals '
and sailings for th" week ended Mnv in
were announced by the Admiralty to-nlulit. 1
They totnl I.4M.
Two MrltMi merchantmen of a.u.i total
tons worn sunk hy (ionium submarines.
Pour fishing vessels were sunk or captured ,
by th enemy.
HI'KCIAI. NUTICKH.
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOE
Allen's Foot-Fisc, the antlseptio pow
der for the Instant relief of painful, smart
ing, lender, nervous fct It takes the
sting nut of corns arid bunions Mmply
shake the contents of one of the. small en
velopes in each shoe, Over ino.ono packages
are being used hy the German nnd Allied
troops at the front, bold everywhere, 23c,
AERO DEFENCE OF U. S.
AIM OF FUND STARTED
Plan Embraces Squadron of Machines for Militia of
Each State and 100 for Use in Carrying Mail
Appeal Made to Public.
The failure of Congress to make ade
quate provision for the aeronautical
needs of tho army nnd navy has led to
.... .... I -. - B,.LIU n..nn.tllljl.1
uie .....run ll a. (luuuw acvini...' ...
subscription In this country similar 10
the French and German subscriptions of
1912-1913.
This step has been taken by the gov
ernors of the Aero Club of America
Ided to make a direct ap-
.meTlcan people for money
to acquire a squadron of
who have decided
penl to the AmeTlcan
wnn wnicn to acquire a squsaron i crptlon. Th) ,,ub,,. suWrlptlon also
aeroplanes for the mllltla of each State. I for ,nf creation of slxty-twy landing
It Is proposed also to provide 100 aero-1 stations for aeroplanes and for the In
planes and put them Into use carrying structlon of scveiity-flve aviators. Would
. ' j .... i j ...i. not America have reason to be proud
mall, the machines and the trained avla- Qf n rfcord nR ,hHt?
tors flying them to constitute a reserve carry out the plan In America
for military service In case of national the National Aeroplane Competition has
ne(Mj enlisted the cooperation of the army,
Subscriptions already received '
nearly 14,000. Kdwln Gould and Cort-'vl.y,
Limit Field Hlshop head the fund with
f An - I.
r..!,-. i ,K.ritr. am.
,"; 7 ; T, i 7 , ,h.
Mortimer 1.. Schlff. Alan It. Hawley, the ,
editors nnd publishers of Flying, the i
editors and publishers of the ,trrlnl Ap','
. r i.r.... oi ii r.,,-11.. tn .
each; Samuel' II. Valentine' S. It! Gug-1
Penhelm, Itobert Glendlnnlng, Frank a.
Selberllng, George W Turney, Uuvrenco
II. Sperrv nnd Charles Jerome Kdwards,
$100 each.
Ilxplnlnril liy llmrlry.
Word of the starting of the fund and
an explanation of the situation that
u.akes it necessary come to Tiir. Sun
In a lett.T from Alan H Hawley, presi
dent of the Aero Club of America. Mr.
H.iwley's letter Is as follows:
"V"U have seen the Atlantic fleet In
New Vork waters without n single aero'
s 'nm a smme aero- -
undoubtedly know that.
fifty miles, and none has had experience
in cross-coiir.iry nying or even Knows
the rudiments of military aeronautical
requirements. Our army, navy. National
Guard nnd Naval Mllltla have had prac
tically no experience In handling air
craft "And there are no prospects of relief
'' mis pr.-uir;.nieni nnnin ine nrxi
un.u -I'lit-iri-. ,.kiiii tuii".
-ur ,.ii-i mi, r.-rn uipu iiitiKiee muy
"""" 'ir i,,.,.,...-
"' These nmnunts are less than would
be reoillrnl tn entllo .1 nlnirle nernnmitl
, ' "
"
This lHck nf aeronautical equipment
and trained aviators would be disastrous
In case of r.eed. In this connection an
authority who recently returned from,
Kurope ?aa:
"'Kvery military and naval au
thority In Kurcrpe now recognizee! that
n navy without aerial ees Is as help
less as a submarine without a peri
scope, an arm;, without aerial scout"
and nerlil auxiliary can be corralled
and slaughtered like a herd of sheep,
a harbor or naval station without an
aerial defence is nt the mercy of every
puny submarine and cruiser, and a
lifitl.in wlthrmf !.i-rlnl fi,rr,-H Is nn
lu-'plcss as was t':ie l.jsitanin at the
t.me if her sinking '
Whnt Wns llont- In linrnpe.
'After thoughtfully considering tie
; aiomutlcal needs of this country the
! governors of the Aeni Club of Am.'ri--a
I iluol.!...! ..in. .111. i-Mflll' .f ft-.. tl,..t,...tf
situation warrants them In asking Tub
! Si n to make a direct appeal to the .
I UiArtin I..-...'.. f,.c tl.tl nl ,.1 .1.1 In I
Hart a public aeronautical (subscription
hliullnr to tne French and German sub-
scrlptlons of 1012-l!'1.1. to raise funds
with which to develop nviitors. acquire
n squadron of aeroplanes for the Na-
tinnal (.uard and naval mllltla of tacn
State, and to get 100 aeroplanes for
mall rairting service to Inaccessible
places--the aero mall carriers to form,
or con l ie, a reserve or trained aviators
.nH ml Inn- .A-l'lA 1,1 ntun rtt n.1-,1
Am vou nrohablv know, the German
i pqidin Subscription started by the Aerial
. the end of 1!U3. In the contests fori
: duration miring me msi nix monns or
11012 122 German civilian aviators 1ew
I for thiee hours without stopping, sev-
enty-fnur flew four hours; forty-nine
flew five hours, twenty-four Hew six
hours, thirteen Hew seven hours; ten
new e gni uours . live new nine nours;
'"" : ."' ."'
nours; iwo new itvrive imurs . iwo new
plane, mid you
... I i 7 r ii. .1,, I n '"""'t nnl", to the American cours- takes her far from the war 7one
? I nZZ ..r-li.n.i l-'Ople. The purpose of the national ' proclaimed by Germany. ..tied yestnr-
fj , ,S! r.d V.hl w i '""'nllw In the United State, will day for Hor.l.aux with 125 cabin pa-
wle. TJ , fJ ' n h, I -n rinsed elvi "viators, procure aeroplanes , sengers. Includltu twenty-tlve Am-rl-
L .9', V.a.es ontv ha f'-r the Naval Mllltla. he National Guard I cans, and with 13X steerage passenger.
.L0 d" ..'hf. .."UP Ll" .'.s ''".""latid the Post Otllce Penartment. and I nnd n big cargo of provisions and nu-
I thirteen hours, two flew fourteen hours i"r" " ,r
'one Hew fifteen hnuns nnd two Hew fnrniarlne, the members of which stood
sixteen hours. One Hew eight hours
with a passenger, several flew five, lx
Stern Brothers
. iZnJanJ 43rJ JW. "We it of FM sfanu
For Sttoirage
We offer the maximum protection against loss by fire,
moth or theft, at very low rates. Special facilities foi
cleaning and properly storing
Lace Curtains, Draperies, Hangings and Rugs
Lace Curtains cleaned by ua
will bs stored free of charge.
Articles will be promptly called foi within delivery points upon
receipt of mail, telephone or personal instructions. Estimates
will be given on remodeling or repairing, which will be done
during the Summer months at very special price concessions.
Telephone
Fur Storage Office
and seven hours, and several hundred
flew with one passenger for one, two
and three hours.
Many to t'onpernle.
"The French fund w..s employed
mainly to acquire aeroplanes, and with
It there were procured seventy-two aero
planes In 1912, ninety-one In 1913 and
thirty-five In the first three months
of I9H. Aside from this there were
teny aeroplanes presented to .the Stat,
M "ctl'-a 'n ..ll' 7
'"t ,J?,"h..1.?' J " "
nll institution. Co.ist and tJendetlc Sur-
navy, i osi wince iirnarinieiii, rtimuiBw
Coast Guard, Weather Hureati, tho
' Governors of the forty-eight States, the
.Mayors anil t'liamners or commerce
' '30n c'"" throughout the United
Snn , ,., of lh(, Natlona (Junr(1
,u Nnv.il Mllltla, 600 automobile clubs
and organizations. Including the Auto-
mobile Club of America, the American
Automobile Association and the Uncoln
'""" .--."". j.
and. of course. the afllllated aero clubs
of the United States, some of which, -
ns in the case of tho Aero (.lub of II-
llnols, which Is offering one of the 110. -
100 prized, are making substantial con
tributions.
"With the tremendous Interest shown
I In aeronautics throughout the country
during the last few months ami with the
assistance of the above named qrgan-
Nations that are cooperating In the de
' velnpment of the National Aeroplane
I Competition we feel certain that If
T s . , oon,,rnlB wl be ,,0,.
... -i , .i..t..ii i...
whatever else must be done to
- -
I'nllniTs Wilson Plan,
"As Tun Sirs Is editorially In favor
of an adeipiate national defence and
km the need for an aeronautical reserve
nt this time is most urgent the gov-
t more ui ine Aero i inn oi amend
naiunuiy eppK ine hmj oi iiik nr.v in
i roni inning ine siiuscrinuon xnni aireauy
continuing the si
has been started
serve, we comer
the plan Preside!
started. The aeronautical re-
ontemplate, will conform to I
resilient Wllsnn hns n wlselvl
.mvoc.nea ; namely, me trained citizenry,
( on which the country enn rely In case
of need, but which will not make war
fare Its profession.
'The United States has lagged far be.
hind even the smallest nations In the
world In the matter of aeronautics. In
the storing up of knowledge and ex
perience In cross-country fllng, which Is
so essential to the military observer
and pilot, so that If by a miracle the
United States should become possessed
of 100 aeroplanes to-morrow (Germany, i
Kngland, France and Hussla have more
than 1,200 each) many months would
necessarily bo needed to train pilots for
them.
"It need not be pointed out, there
fore, that we cannot tno strongly ero-
iin.iHize me necessity or developing an
neronautic.il reserve quickly.'
.
FALABA CASE CALLED
'SHAME AND DISGRACE'
I IlHIIlirV Into Sinkl'll" of Shit)
1
on Inch 1 hrashor Lost
Life npprins.
I.ONPON. May 20 An Inquiry Into the
, s,nk,n(t of th, ,rlth teamshlp Falaha
. , . ..
on March 2S began to-day before lyord
Mersey, president of the Hoard of
Mirlne Arbitration. One hundred per
sons lost their Uvea when the Falaba
went down, among them an American
citizen, I.eon Chester Thresher of Hard
nick, Mass,
"A defenceless, unarmed, unoffending
vessel cnrrylng passengers," said Solici
tor-General Huckmaster In opening for (
the Hoard of Trade, "was torpedoed In
broad daylight by a German submarine
at a distance of not more than 100
yards. There are some deeds which
- -
Mr. Huckmaster added, referring tot
I the attempts to launch bonis and the '
' overturning of tho first two which put
lout:
1"The submarine sent a torpedo toward
the struggling people already In the sea,
nnd the resultant shock caused the oc-
i cupants of other boats to be thrown Into
th. Mter. Not the least effort tn save
i - ----- -- -
Jeering at me struggling people in tne
I sen."
6700 Bryant.
Third Floor
KAISER'S ABSENCE
DELAYS NOTE REPLY
With Emperor nt Front. Wash
ington Spccnlntes on
Answer.
BERLIN PRESS Pt'ZZLES
Washington. May 20. The Increas
ingly violent comment of the German
press on President WUon's note and
the Issues It raises with reg-.ird to the
(!rm.in submarine operations have been
noted here, nilllculty Is found In separat
ing the fact nf the kfown control of
,t'n;m?hn!1I!;cr;r "neJr
expressions as h.ivo been transmitted
I" the fnlted Ftntes In the last two
davs. as expectations ns tn the char'
ncter of the replv which Germany wilt
send nre largely based nn the comment.
Activities) of those who n few days
ago were so hard nt work disseminating
the German view of the President's
note and suggcttlng numerous counter
preparations and possible compromises
have been greatly lessened In the Inst
few days. The repiesentntlons made
linnfllrlilly In these quartern have been
repudiated by the comment in German
rewspapers and In sneh Interviews with
Germany's public men as have been
published In the fnlted States.
It wns suggested to-day that the nb
pence of the Knleer from Ilerlln on a
tour of the h.Vtlf'frnnts may be the
chief cause of the delay of the German
I ,,0Vf rmnrnt , ,rn(1nK " r(,,0y
to Presl-
dent Wilson's note, it naci id
been prevl
f OUfly .upp0sr() th(lt , utin'lon with
) r(.Pit(.cl tu ttaiv wa, the reason for the
, tMnv a is point. d out In German otllclal
; fiuar,r, .,,, nnturnllv no action would
! taken on a matter of such great
Importance as th President's note
without consultation with the Kmpcror.
FRENCH LINER'S WAR CARGO.
Itoi-hinnlienn Off Willi -Ml l'n-
eiiuers, Hound for lliinlt-nnt.
The I'rench liner Hochambeau, whose
In the war mit'-rlal were
i -., ,,.. . ,...,i,(.,i tnr
tangl(iiient. lifts cases of caitrldges nnd
i nmbulances
Among the Hochambeau s passengers
nre Mis M ibel llarriman, wife of
1'r.ink W Hurimin, lessee of the Ho
tel Ansonla, liound for the French mili
tary base hospital at Dieppe, to be
a Ited Crnes nurse .
PORTUGAL'S REVOLUTION OVER.
j with
Ministry Formed. Itescilii-
llnnnry Coiiimttlee; lllssnl.es.
Pahis, May 20 A Lisbon despatch
says that the new Ministry being defin
itely formed, a revolutionary committee
has been dlssohed There Is general
quiet In the capital
Tho Hav.is Agency has received the
follnulrg from Lisbon'
"The revolutionary committee, In 'he
act nf dissolving. Issued a manifesto
In which It declared It had now com
pleted Its wnrk This statement makes
a pressing appeal to the Ilepubllcans to
abandon all petty peisnnal quarrels and
to unite firmly 'The watchword of all
nepuhllcar.s,' says the manifesto, 'should
be the greatness nf the fatherland, of
the repub..e '
END OF ARMS SUIT NEAR.
Mn.wAt'KF.n.. May 'JO From the
sharpness of the questions .addressed to
Henry F Cochems, counsel fur Gen.
Simuel l'ear.'on. a form.-r Itoer com
mumler. It In evident that the decision
In Pearson's suit to stop the AHIs.fh.il.
mers Company from shipping munitions
to the Allies will be de.-ldnl fm- the
company The Judge frequently Inter
nltlons of war for me i-rencn '.overn-
10.-
rupted to auk Illumination on general booked to sail in her will lie sent hv an-I-ilnts
which fochems fniind difficulty In i other steamship of the International
nnswerlug satisfactorily to the court. I Mercantile Marine Company.
g "Associations " ;
It is sound judgment to consider the as
rociatians ns well ns the general de.siraliilily
of any building under advisement as a business
location.
It is for this reason that so mnnv concerns,
leaders in their fields, have located or are
about to locate in Aeolian Hall.
This building is associated only with the
highest-grade business enterprise, lt is one
of the best advertised buildings in the world.
It is both beautiful and practical architec
turally. And it is the center of the greatest
and most promising trade center of New York
City.
Kspoeially if you wish your naiiie to appear
on a lliiilding Directory beside other names
with which you are proud to be associated,
Aeolian Hall will find your favor.
A Pc Luxe liooldet Mailed On Request
AEOLIAN
HALL
"A Community of Worthy Neighbors"
ttEEEEN &
Wzm- fav AEOLIAN MALL
IIITELEPMONE,
MAY DIVIDE DUTIES
OF WAR MINISTRY
Enrl Kitchener to Sluirc Hrit
ish Post With Another,
Sn.vs Report.
URGE FISHER TO RETt'RN
Sptnnl Cohlr Werire to Tna !!
Lonpon, May 20 The coalition
Cabinet Is ns jet unformed to.nlght,
but the party negotiations regardlns lis
peisonncl nto progressing smoothl.
There have been many political t-on-ferenies
on this subject to-day, tlm
most Important of which probably w.ih
an hour's discussion hetmen Premier
Asqulth, Sir Kdw.ilil Giey, the Fotelgti
Secretar! I'nvld Lloyd George, Chun
cellor of the Kc hequer ; the Marquis, of
Crewe and Home Secretary .Melenn.t.
with such leaders as Lord Lans-lowue,
Mr. Hal four, A ltonar Law and Austen
Chamberlain.
Amid niui-h rumor and speculation
certain points seem to be erystallls-.iiig
Into fncts. One uf these Is that tin
rrsponslbllltles of the U'.u llfllee w II
be divided between twit men. U.'irl
Kitchener remaining In charge of the
raising nnd training of the armies, while
the organization, output of munitions
and supplies will be intiusted tnannthei,
Most uf the spi'ru'.iition li g.ii'illu;;
the man tn till the latter post i-entu.s
atoiiud li.tvid Llo.nl Geoige ami ,
ltonar Law In the tvuit of the lulles
being divided t is not eonsldend un
likely that Kltehi-ner will lemaln out
side of tl.e Cabinet
It will be a gient national dleiif
polntment If Lord Flshei, the first to
lord, does not resume his office it s
generally thought that his services a e
Indispensable. Tne Ihiihi Mull ilescrllit s
him as the only llnllsh genius In ava'
strategy nnd the md i-.itionei are tritt
Lord Fisher will xturn to his pot,
especially In view nf the certnln t ans
fuence nf Wliistnn Spencer Church I
to some place otht r than Fhst Lull
of the Admlraltx
Several pajnqs comment on the si
legeil failure nf l-I.irl Kitchener In the
m.i'ter of olitalning sufficient munitions
of war but none of them displays he
least rancor or 111 will of the attn k
delivered by the Dulln Mml The ' lines,
which. It must be ler-ilb d, Is c intrnlleil,
like the fliil; .Iff i If, by Lord North
cllffe. makes similar chargeei nxalnst
Kitchener, but more generously atvrihrs
the whole trouble to the fact that
Kitchener assumed a burden to which
no man could be equal
Then, criticisms of h.ni ascribe his
apparint falluie in snme things to grate
difficulties which entild not be forieeen
ami to trouble with the nvi: adminis
tration. Kitchener's continuance m of
fice ! generally desired i-.-ieclall w tl)
limitations placing him solely in control
of military duties.
It was generally epiesed to.day in
political circles uml in the newspapers:
that a strong f.-illng of hostllitt lias
developed In the Liberal pirty agalii't
the ilnlllsHiti of Winston Spencei
fliUP-hltl In the new Munti li felt
by a gteat muni' Liberal" tha- M
Churchill, through his r.ivini' and
Impatience, has bei n one nf the r'lli-f
fartors III Jeni,irdizlng tile fortunes of
the Liberal Government, and that al
though the party Is Indebted to 111 ii for
his past services, he is In no illlf.-i-ent
position In this K-spi'i-t now- than other
able Ministers, who for patriotic motives
are relinquishing their ollb es to makii
room for Unionist inemb'-is
The r'itoiiirr, which Is well Informed
nn Ministerial matters, siys nothing r.
garil.nc Mr. 'Ini'-.-ti ill's, entire leinot
fp-iil duty. U'lt dwells nn Ins ,.. v ice
which deserve the nation's f-nduiiir;
gi.ititmli'. and di sign. ites hi-n for th
India olllce.
Iiiiirlsls tolil l I ii in-tin bo.
The Atlantic Transport liner Minn.
halm, which will sail for tendon on
Stindav, will carry no passengers, but
will take out n re-oid cargo, close to
12.000 tons, including a larse number of
horses and muti.tmna
Thif-e passengers who bad been
JEFFEHY
BRYANT b
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