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t AND NEWARK ADVERTISER _ *
ESTABLISHED 1832.. S _NEWARK, N. J„ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1915. —18 PAGES. WEATHER: TO»«S 1
TEUTON ARMY
SEIZES LIST
SERBIRSENAL
Krujevac Falls Before the
‘ Austro-Germans--3,000
Serbians Captured.
SERBS RETREAT ON WIDE
FRONT, SOFIA REPORTS
a
Germans “Digging in” to De
fend Railroad Line Through
Serbia.
BULGARS REPULSE ALLIES
SOUTH OF STRUMNITZA
Claim Heavy Anglo-French
Looses—French Gain, Says
Saloniki Report.
Hy the TJntted Free*.
BERLIN, via London, Nov. 8.—
Auatro-German occupation of Kruje
vac, Serbia, and the capture of 8,000
Serb prisoners, are announced of
ficially tljls afternoon.
Ten cannon and quantities of
munitions and supplies fell into Teu
tonic hands.
« In the Krujevac hospitals were 1,500
wounded Serbians.
The official statement says the Aus
t ro-Germane are now attacking the
Serbs south of Kraljavo, which they
already hold, and the Austrians had
leached Ivanjlca.
With the fall of Krujevac, what is
said to be the only arsenal that wae
left to the Serbians has passed into
hostile hands, the arsenals at Nish,
* Kraguyevatz and Ptrot already hav
ing been captured.
The capture of Krujevac marks a
southerly march of nearly 90 miles
into the interior of Serbia by the
Teutonic forces, the city being that
distance southeast of Belgrade.
By the Halted Press.
SOFIA, Bulgaria, via Berlin and
London, Nov. 8.—"The Serbians are
retreating along our-whole front," re
ported th<* Bulgarian war office today.
,'w« are pursuing them, and are In
direct touch with the Germans ad-,
vanning from the north.
"We are following the retreating
enemy aleo near Prelip and Krivolak,
an«J on the Strumnltza front we have
repulsed the Anglo-French offensive.’’
All accounts from Greek and allied
sources are that the Bulgars were
overwhelmingly defeated near Prilep
and Krivolak.
By the United Press.
BERLIN, via London, Nov. 8.—
Germans, pushing southward from
VarVarian, in Central Serbia, and
Bulgarians, advancing northward
from Nish, had joined forces today.
From Germany’s standpoint, this
completed the Serbian campaign.
Official advices from Sofia which
announced the German-Bulgarlan
junction did not say when it was
effected. It established direct rail
way communication between Berlin
and Constantinople, however.
Ail that remains for Germany to do
now is to provide for the railroad's
defense against the allies, military
men said. It is recognized that the
line will soon be heavily attacked by
| ilie British and French and by the
r shattered Serbian forces from the
south.
Mast Defend 450-Mile Line.
Besides the Anglo-French landing
»t Salonlki, it is expected that allied
troops will be debarking shortly, if
they are not already ashore, at
Kavala and Dedeagbatch. and that
g the Germanic armies must look for
* drives against the railroad all the
way’ through Serbia, Bulgaria and
Turkey—a 450-mile line.
In Northern Serbia, with the move
ment to the southeastward still pro
gressing, the Gennahs have already
been scattering along the western
side of the road a defensive force,
which has been "digging itself in,”
with a view to holding its position at
the smallest possible-cost in men. By
the time the allies can launch their
attack, it la believed these positions
wilt be practically Impregnable.
Bulgars Prepare Defense#.
The Bulgarians are understood to
have made their dispositions for re
sisting a possible Russian attack or a
movement by the Rumanians, should
the latter Join the allies, behind de
fensive works along the south side
of the Danube. Considering the great
difficulty even the Germans and Aus
trians, well-equipped and organized
troops, experienced in crossing the
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THOUGHTS TO
PONDER UPON
ALL. judgment comes from
comparison, and man’s joy
earrtes him as high as his
sorrow sinks him low.
Without the one man would
never know the other.
WHEN a man Is, first of
f all, true to himself he is
more sure to be loyal to
his employee Man learns
to be false to others only
when he forgets himself.
THE EVENING ^TAR Want
Ad. pages speak loudly in
silence. They talk to all
the occupants in' practical
ly all the homes of New
ark and the surrounding
country, telling your wants
and what you have to ofTer
upon the market when you
advertise.
TILE same day you tele
* phone your Want Ad. to
the Evening Star it is
printed in the Evening
Star. Send it before 11 a
in. Phone Market 6300. I
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Gave Pint of His Blood
That Child Might Live
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Janie* E. Holden.
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SUFFERS RELAPSE
AFTER OPERATION
Little Girl Rallies After New
ark Man Gives Blood, Then
Collapses. •
Special (o the Evening Star.
I PLAINFIELD. Nov. 8.—After rally
ing from a successful transfusion op
eration at Muhlenburg Hospital here
at 5 o’clock Saturday afternoon, little
Louise Campbell, seven-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan G.
Campbell, of 5 White terrace, Newark,
collapsed last night and today Is In a
serious condition. Her temperature
today Is 103%. The normal tempera
ture is 98 3-5. Her pulse is 148. Nor
mal it should bo between 80 and 90.
James E. Holden, of 151 Passaic ave
nue, Newark,* la the jnan who gave a
pint of his blood'-plat the little sufferer
might live. As told in Saturday's
Evening Star, Louise Is suffering from
luekaemia, an almost fatul disease of
tye blood cells that is accompanied by
an anaemio condition. Mr.- Holden,
who is twenty-on« years old, and is
employed in the freight department
of the Central railroad of New Jer
sey, of which the child’s father is an
official, was the only one of a num
ber of candidates accepted after tests
had been made of the specific gravity
of their blood. He submitted to the
new Lindeman method of blood
transfusion. by which the blood is
taken hypodermically • and injected
Intravenously by the syringe process,
Instead of through a tube in a saline
solution. Today bo is at his home
recovering. ...
Dr. William H. Anthony, of this
city, uncle of the little victim, is in
charge of the case. He said today
that Louise had a chance to recover,
hut that no more transfusions could
be made for a week or so. Meanwhile,
several more volunteers will be ex
amined as to their blood qualities
for the next operation. ' >
Mrs. Campbell, mother of the
child, is constantly at her bedside.
She and Mr. Campbell have closed
their home in Newark and have taken
quarters here to be near their daugh
ter. ^
James E. Holden, of 151 Passaic
street, this,city, who on Saturday
gave a pint of his blood at tTie Muh
lenburg Hospital, Plainfield, in an
effort to save-the life of Louise Camp
bell, the seven-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan G. Camp
bell, of 5 White terrace, Newark, re
turned to his home today. The young
man appeared to be in perfect health
and showed no signs of. the operation
through which he had passed.
Mr. Holden was out when a reporter
of the Evening Star called this after
noon, but his mother, Mrs. William
W. Holden, said that ho felt no ill
effects of the operation, but would
not return to work until tomorrow.
“My. son wanted to recurn home
after the operation on Saturday," she
said, “but the physicians at the hos
pital wanted him to rest.
“My son informs me," continued
Mrs. Holden, “that the Campbell
child’s chances of recovery are ex
tremely slight and that blood will
have to bo taken from another volun
teer. He feels sorry that she has
such a slim chance of recovery, as
the child was a favorite with all the
men in the freight department of the
Central Railroad of New Jersey,
where my son worked.”
Germany Regrets
Reports Whitlock
W'as Objectionable
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—Secretary
Lansing announced today thatv the
German military authorities in Bel
gium had expressed to American Min
ister Brand Whitlock their regrets
that published reports should have
made it appear he was leaving Bel
gium as a result of objections from
the German government.
Minister Whitlock was assured that
the German authorities regretted his
departure.
Secretary Lansing added that no
official communications of any sort
had passed between the Berlin and
Washington governments respecting
Mr. Whitlock's status. Mr. Whitlock
will sail from Amsterdam on Wednes
day of this week for a vacation due
to ill health.
THE HAGUE, Nov. 8, (via Lon
don, 2:10 p. m.—Brand -Whitlock,
American minister 'to Belgium, who
arrived at The Hague yesterday on
his way to the United States on
leave of absence, will go to Rotter
dam tomorrow, whence he will sail
for New York on the steamship
Ryndam. Mr. Whitlock said his de
parture from Belgium was in no way
oonnected with his efforts to delay
the execution of Miss Edith Cuvell,
or-with any political-wesjioas,
LEADER KUCHIN
' AGAINST WILSON
Declares Against Preparedness
Program After Visit to the
White House.
I
WILL STATE HIS VIEWS
WHEN HOUSE CONVENES
Was Willing to Be Convinced.
Will Not Fight as
Party Head.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8.—Repre
sentative Claude Kitchln, Democratic
leader of the House, told President
Wilson today, after a long conference
with him, that he could not support
the administration's program for na
tional defense and that he would
oppose the program in a personal
capacity only and not as majority
leader.
Mr. KilQhin was with the president
more titan an hour, during which Mr.
Wilson outlined to him the army and
I navy plans for the next session of
Congress and for the next five years,
and sought to influence the majority
leader to be in harmony with them.
Mr. Kitchln stated his views frank
ly to the president, directing his op
position chiefly to the naval program.
"All I can say," said Representa
tive Kitchln, as he left the White
House, "is that I very much regret
that I cannot support the president's
national defense program. The plans
do not meet with my convictions,
particularly with reference to the
navy.”
Mr. Kitchln was asked his grounds
for opposing the naval program.
"I shall make a clear exposition of
my views as soon as Congress con
venes )n a speech in the House,” he
replied. "Of course I shall not at
tempt to oppose the program as the
majority leader, but merely in my
personal capacity."
Mr. Kitchln said he thought it very
probable that the majority would
favor the defense program.
Before seeing the president Mr.
Kitchin said he approached the na
tional defense subject with an open
mind, and was willing to be convinced
of the wisdom of the administration’s
program if the president could give
him what he wouid consider a satis
factory Justification for the proposed
large increase In army and navy ap
propriations. Later he said the presi
dent had said nothing which had
caused him to ohange his mind.
Representative Kltchin's definite
announcement of his position will
make it impossible for him to lead
the fight for tho administration’s
program in the House. The burden
of the leadership will devolve prob
ably upon Chairman Hay,, of the
military committee: Chairman Pad
gett, of the navarcommittee: Chair
matt SherJsy, of the fortifications
committee, and OhfUrman Fitzgerald,
of the appropriations committee.
TRY SUICIDE;
ONE MAN DEAD
i
Peter Gassga Shoots Himself in
^ Branch Brook Park.
* Woman Dying.
Peter Gassga, sixty-five years old,
of 125 Garrison street, committed sui
cide in Branch Brook Park, Satur
day afternoon, by, shooting himself
through the right temple. Ill health
is given as the cause of his act.
Gassga had received treatment pre
viously at the City and German Hos
pitals.
Gassga lived with his daughter.
Mrs. Carrie Precthi, and his son
Frank. He left two notes in whicli
he told what he wanted done with
J250 which he had in a local bank.
A certificate was grantbd by County
Physician McKenzie.
Charged with an attempt to com
mit suicide in a Broad street, drug
store Saturday, Enrico Di Armas,
twenty-one years old, of New York
city, was arraigned berore Judge
Grice in the First Precinct Court to
day. Di Armas gave another name
and an address in Mulberry street
when he was slated at the First pre
cinct, but the police say that he lives
in New York.
According to the police, Armas en
tered Petty's drug store Saturday
afternoon and purchased a quantity
of the drug, of which he swallowed
an overdose. Armas was taken sioft
in the store. He was given treat
ment there and the City Hospital am
bulance was summoned.
The police were not at first noti
fied of the affair, but when Armas
was released from the hospital today,
he was taken to the First Precinct
station, and a charge of attempting
to commit suicide made against him.
Robert P. Geyer, of Patersato, a
lawyer, who appeared for Di Armas,
told Judge Grice that the young man
had not been feeling well, and had
accidentally taken too much of the
drug. Judge Grice dismissed the com
plaint against Di Armas, with a
warning.
The police say that they learned Di
Armas had a quarrel with members
of his family before he came to New
ark Saturday.
Miss Josephine Sherman, sixty
eight years old, who attempted sui
cide by gas at her home, 82 Wick
liffe stret, on October 38, because her
affections for a young man were not
reciprocated, probably will die. For
a few days after her attempt her con
dition was regarded as favorable at
the City Hospital, but a turn for the
worse has developed in the last few
days.
Allied Transport Is Hit
by Shells from Turk Guns
CONSTANTINOPLE (via London). I
Nov. 8, 8 10 a. m.—The following;
statement Is issued by the Turkish
war office:
"Near Anfarta we bombarded a tor
pedo boat and a transport of the
enemy. Severral hits were observed.
The transport fled, enveloped ia
smoke. ___i
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Breaks With Wilson
on Defense Program
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Leader Claude Kltehln.
MAN IS KILLED
STD* OF AUTO
Samuel Bailey, East Orange As
sessor, Meets Death in
Accident Here.
Jolted from the step of an automo
bile in which he was riding when
the machine struck a switch of the
trolley track. Samuel Bailey, sixty
years of age, a widower, tax as
sessor, of East Orange, was fatally
Injured in this city early yesterday
morning. The accident happened at
about 2 o’clock at the corner of Mar
ket and Plane stieets, and Bailey
died with a fractured skull at the
City Hospital two houf* after he was
thrown.
Bailey was one of a party of four
In the car, which was composed of
three men and a young Woman, and
they were'on their way home after
I having visited several places of amuse
ment here. The machine was of the
roadster type, with seating accom
modations for only two, and Bailey
was riding, as is often done, by
standing on the step, and bolding to
the seat. The jolt against the trol
ley track had loosened his grip and
he was pitched forward on his bead
to the street, A
In the machine was ’william H.
I tawrenee. twenty-four years 8(3. of
| BIO North Grove street. East Orange.
I who owns the car; his brother, Ralph,'
twenty-five years old, and Miss Nella
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PARK CHURCH TO
HEAR REPORT ON
PASTORATE CALL
Name of Rev. Dr. Charles Lee
Reynolds, of Kentucky, May
Be Announced.
The committee which has in charge
the preliminary work of calling a pas
tor to the Park Presbyterian Church
will make its report to the congrega
tion tonight. It is a matter of intense
interest to the congregation as well
as to the other Presbyterian churches
of this section. Ever since the depart
ure of Rev. John McDowell last spring
to a Baltimore church the pulpit of
the local edifice has been vacant.
Rev. Lyman Whitney Allen, pastor
of the Soutn Park Church, will pre
side at the meeting of the Park
church. The secretary of the meeting
will be Frederick Brown, secre
tary of the committee, on selecting a
pastor.
Two weeks ago the announcement
of the call for the congregational
meeting was first made, it was
stated that the committee had
reached a unanimous decision rela
tive to calling a pastor. The com
mittee was appointed a few weeks
after the departure of Mr. McDowell
to become pastor of Brown Memorial
Church at Baltimore.
Since the time of its appointment
the committee has been very active.
It has visited a number of cities and
heard various clergymen speak as j
well as making a study of the specific
needs of the local congregation.
When the announcement was made
that a decision had been readied there
was much speculation regarding the
identity of the clergyman whose
name will be offered to the congrega
tion tonight.
Has Preached Here.
Among the names reported under
close advisement by the committee
Is that of Rev. Dr. Charles Lee Rey
nolds, of the Second Presbyterian
Church of Lexington, Ky. Dr. Rey
nolds about' six weeks ago preached
at the Forest Hill cnurch, where he
was listened ,to by representatives of
the Park church. The same night he
preached at the Old First Church of 1
Bloomfield, and despite the fact
that it was a rainy evening he again
attracted a' large number of repre
sentatives of the Park Church. All
who heard Mr. Reynolds were much
pleased by his sermons and his per
sonality.
The Park church committee also
has heard Mr. Reynolds at his homo
church. He Is said to be about forty
years old and has a wife and two
children, both girls. He has a good
voice of oratorical quality and is keen
In civic affairs.
Dr. Reynolds is a graduate of Wash
ington and Jefferson University, and
is regarded as one of the best preach
ers in JCebUfcky- He is a "live-wire"
clergyman, in the opinion of all who
know him. He has been with his pres
ent 'charge for ten years. Prior to
that time he was pastor of the First
(Presbyterian Church of Des Moines,
Iowa. . . ____
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MAYOR VETOES
SALARY RAISE
FOR INSPECTORS
Will Return Resolutions to
Council—Approves One
Increase.
UPHOLDS ACTION OF THE
REPUBLICAN ALDERMEN
Inspector Ward's Wage Coes
Through—Economy as
Reason.
Before leasing the city for a short
vacation Mayor Thomas L. Raymond
vetoed the resolutions increasing the
salaries of three license inspectors.
On Friday evening the Common
Council raised the salaries of Joseph
E. Fletcher, Charles M. Jessup and
George A. Roehm from $1,500 to
$1,800 per year. With the exception
of two members of the minority the
Republicans opposed the action. They
also opposed the increase in salary
for James M. Ward, license inspector,
from $1,800 to $2,100. In acting upon
the resolution for Ward’s increase the
mayor gave his approval.
He will return the other three res
olutions unsigned, on the ground that
the men are receiving this compensa
tion at the present time since their
fixed salary is $1,200 and an additional
$25 per month Is allowed for the In
spection of dance halls. Inasmuch
as other inspectors will have to be
appointed in the near future, the
establishment of the salary at $1,500
is not favored by the mayor and
therefore he is returning the resolu
tions with his veto.
It is likely that the veto will stand
inasmuch as a two-thirdR vote cannot
be secured, since with the exception
of Alderman Henry Hahn and Wil
liam Littlefield, the Republican mem
bers oppose the increase.
The fact that the mayor had vetoed
the resolution could not be verified,
since E. Erie Moody, the mayor’s
secretary, said that it would be dis
courteous to give out anv informa
i tion before the council had received
notice of the mayor's action.
Raises Voted Friday.
At the meeting of the council on
■ Friday night the resolutions increas
i ing the salary of the three license ln
; spectors were presented with the ap
; proval of the license committee and
| the finance committee. Aliieiman ,Juhn
J. Walsh, chairman of the license
; committee, spoke In favor of the reso
lutions and set forth that the income
from licenses due to the dlHgent work
of the inspectors was $$0,000 per year.
He said the inspectors, were at walk
night’ and day and that much addi
tional labor had been added as a re
sult of the great number of jitneys
operated. He declared that the pro
posed fixing of the salary at $1,500
was not an Increase, since the in
spectors received this amount through
the allowance of $25 per month for in
cidentals. It was the desire, Aider
man Walsh said, to eliminate the need
of passing resolutions each month for
their additional $25.
Alderman E. Garfield Gifford, leader
of the minority, opposed the action
on the ground that a preaedent would
be established fixing the salaries of
the inspectors at $1,500 and that in the
future the salary could not “be de
greased if additional inspectors were
tb be appointed, so that an additional
cost would be added to the city as to
salaries.
The three resolutions were passed
with the vote of the Democratic
members, together with two Repub
lican votes. In caucus before the
meeting of the council on Friday
night this course was voted upon by
the Republican members who had
been in conference with Mayor Ray
mond, who gave, expression to his I
views and opposed the increases on |
the ground of economy.
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BY EXPLOSION IN
WOODS! PLAN!
Acids in Maas & Waldstein!
Factory Injure Workmen in !
Department.
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Five laborers employed in the Maas;
& Waldstein chemical factory in Riv- :
erslde avenue, were badly burned to-1
day in an explosion in one of the de - ■
parments. Their hair and eyebrows |
were burned off and almost the en- i
tire surface of their bodies seared.
The men were Louis Gizzono, eigh- |
teen, 309 East 105th street, New York; |
Nlcolo Mazzero, forty-five. Summer j
avenue; Paul Izolfl, thirty-four, 162
Verona avenue; Moses F. Scini, twen
ty-eight, 145 Verona avenue, and Ni
colo Montinelli, thirty-eight, 161 Ve
rona avenue.
At the office of the firm today it >
was said that the men were employed
in the washing department mixing
acids to be used as lacquer work and
were not engaged in the preparation
of guncotton or other war munition.
The police were told from other
sources, they said, that the five men
had been called to help the chemist
and were left alone temporarily while
the chemist went to another room.
An explosion occurred and other;
workmen rushed to the room to find j
these five writhing on the floor and a ;
small blaze gaining headway,. The !
fire was quickly extinguished and the |
injured men rushed to 8t. Michael's,
Hospital in the City Hospital ambu- ;
lance. Dr. Julius Soban and Dr. '
Daniel Golan, who responded to the !
call for assistance, applied first aid to j
the men.
Hit by Auto, Recovering
John Condit, eight years old. son of
Elmer Condit, of 1-teasant Valley j
way. West Orange, who was hit by
an automobile owned by Alexander I
Kean, of that town, and driven by |
John Frazier, is recovering at his ]
home- The lad suffered an Injury to J
his hip apd body bruises,
U. S. WARNING TO BRITAIN INFORMS
. AMERICAN TRADERS THEIR RIGHTS
UPON SEA WILL BE SAFEGUARDED
E. E. GNICH1EL
FOREMAN OF
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Well-Known Business Man Is
Chosen Head of Novem
ber Inquest.
Edward E. Gnichtel. president of the
Springfield Avenue Trust Company,
was appointed foreman of the second
September grand jury when It was
sworn into office by Chief Justice
Gummere today. Of the thirty-five
men drawn by the jury commission
twenty-three were selected to serve
and the others excused.
Mr. Gnichtel is well known in public
and business life in Newark. He re
cently resigned as a member of the
Edward *. (inlehtal.
I Board of Health. Up to a year ago
Uq was the jury commissioner, the
first in the county under the utf« law.
Some years ago Be was a candidate
for mayor and was a member of sev
eral municipal bodies. In the busi
ness world be is connected with the
Springfield Avenue Trust Company
and the Newark Brush Company.
The chief justice did not charge tire
jury at all, declaring that if any
thing requiring special instructions
should come up he would recall the
jury. A number of those drawn orig
inally were excused on account of ill
ness. Among these were Franklin
Murphy, jr. and Richard Denbigh. R.
Heber Breintnall was excused be
cause he was over the age limit.
The jury as sworn in was as fol
lows r Mr. Onichtel, Joint F. Bowen.
Belleville; Frank Ij. Morton, Robert
B. Baunach, Albert E. Allsopp, Paul
C, Downing, Dr. James T. VVrightson,
Arthur H. Rathgeber, William A.
Howell, Felix A. Lunney, Fred T.
aboyer, William J. Brohm, Henry
Fischer, John B. Stobeaug, Thomas
H. Miller, John Manuel, James E.
Blaokmoro, James J. O’Hallerau.
London Smith, all of Newark; Lin
coln E. Rowley, of East Orange;
Frank Reeves, of Livingston; Otto
.Guenther, Irvington; Henry Feindt,
West Orange.
TWO IN DEADLY
BATTLE ON TUG j
Twelfth Ward Man Succumbs
from Knife Slash—Oppo
nent Reported Dying.
John Gillen, fifty-five years old. of
28 Fleming avenue (formerly Bowery
street), was almost disembowled
this noon during a fight on the tug
boat Winfield S. Cahill. He died in
St. James’ Hospital.
Thomas Livingston, sixty years old.
also employed on the tugboat, is in
the hospital with a gash in the side
of his head. He Is reported to be dying.
The fight occurred after the boat
had left its dock and others on the
boat insist they did not see what oc
curred. Livingston's wound was
made with a hatchet, and Gillen’s with
a long, sharp knife. The police were
unable to learn at the first asking
which man ms the aggressor. Both
principals were too badly hurt to be
questioned. They were brought ashore
near the Passaic river bridge over
the Lincoln highway (Plank road).
The altercation, according to Jhe
stories told to the police, was the re
sult of a night of carousing on the
boat by the two men last night.
The boat is owned by the Brookes
Towing Company of New York, and
was engaged In towing mud scows at
the Port Newark Terminal improve
ment at the meadow's.
Motorcycle Policeman Jewell, wdio
was stationed on the Plank road
bridge, was attracted by the shouts
of the men on board the tug as it'
was passing the Plank road bridge.
From employes on the boat, he
learned of the encounter, and sent in
a call for the reserves of the Third
precinct.
Mhfiiam G. Pratt, captain of the
boat; John Dale, the fireman, and
Martin Gonnerson and Robert Alien,
deckhands were taken into custody
as witnesses by the police. None of
these bore any traces of liquor, ac
cording to the police.
A detailed statement from the men
i was taken by the police this ufter
flOOS. * ‘ ‘ ' "
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Siegmund Manuel, Returned
from That Country, Also Says
Trade Is Flourishing.
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Siegmund Manuel, of 40 Thomas
1 street, tor many years a resident of
Newark, and who has just returned
from a long visit to Germany, says
that food is plenty and cheap there,
and that trade is flourishing even
with such far away parts as South
America- He formerly served in a
Prussian regiment and on this last
trip visited Berlin, Hamburg. Han
over, Cologne, Bielefeld and Herfurt.
Concerning the food prices Mr.
Manuel found the following average
quotations: Potatoes, 100 pounds, 00
cents; cabbage. 100 pounds, 85 oents;
beef, per pound, 30 cents: butter, 66
cents a pound; oleomargarine, 3S
cents a pound; eggs, averaging 4 cents
apiece; lard. 34 cents a pound; fats,
27 cents; bacon, raw, 40 oents, and
smoked, 60 cents; sausage, 45 oents;
cheese, 29-36 cents a pound; milk, 6-7
cents a quart.
Commenting on the general im
pression the country has made on
him. Mr. Manuel said:
"Only actual observation can give
one an idea of the marvelous manner
In which the country is managing Its
inner affairs, while all around the na
tions are lighting Germany. But for
the increased number of men in uni
form one would not know that the
country is at war.
"Life is running along in the quiet,
orderly manner of any country in
peace. The train service has not ma
terially suffered, accommodations
every* here are all that could be
asked, the food is good and prices
are normal. Theaters, restaurants
and cabarets are running. My folks
had trouble to get accommodation at
the seashore resorts.
"The stores are making money, the
officers down to the lowest ranks are
getting double pay, labor is getting
good wages and therefore the store*
i are patronized to the fuHest extent.
“The general idea of Germany being
I locked from the world by * steel ring
is a fallacy. There is a brisk m®.
I weree with the neutrals, including the
i South American trade.”
• The Newarker had also opportunity
to see some of the war Zeppelins. In
Icidentally Mr. Manuel noticed that
the big Zeppelin sheds are made un
recognizable from any great distance,
as the roofs are made to resemble
fields or gardens according to the
environments. The latest inventions,
Mr. Manuel said, made Zeppelins
practically noiseless.
Of the voluntary copper collection
Mr. Manuel learned that it had yielded
hundreds of thousands of pounds and
was as yet not touched by the govern
ment. .Since then the recent occupa
tion of Serbia has given Germany pos
session of copper mines in northwest
Serbia.
BYSUBMARINE:
Berlin Admits Small Warship
Torpedoed Off the Swedish
Coast.
By the Aihx'teiel Press.
BERLIN, Nov. 8 (via Loudon, 3:25
p. m.l—The small German cruiser
Undine has been torpedoed and sunk
by a submarine off the Swedish coast,
it was officially announced today.
"The small cruiser Undine.” says
the official announcement, 'was sunk
by two torpedoes from a submarine
on the afternoon of November 7
while patrollng the south Swedish
coast. Nearly the entire crew was
saved."
The Undine was a protected cruiser
of 2,672 tons displacement, 328 feet
long and 15.8 feet depth. Her arma
ment consisted of ten 4.1-inch guns
and two 18-inch torpedo tubes. She
was built in 1901 at HoWaldt.
NO RECOUNT ON
LEE IN SIXTH
i ■■ ■■ —•
Republicans May Only Ask for
Action Against Schmelz
in Fifth.
With the official count showing a
majority of forty-seven for Alderman
Thomas J. Lee, jr.. Democrat, in the
Sixth ward, the chances of a recount
have dwindled considerably. In the
Fifth ward, another tally will un
doubtedly be asked by the Republi
cans. The official figures there gave
Alderman F. Joseph Schmelz a ma
jority of fourteen over Dr. George F.
Corrigan.
Neither the Fifth nor the Sixth
ward question will be finally de
termined until tonight, or posstbly
late this afternoon, according to the
statement of Republican leaders. An
other conference will be called before
the procedure is finally decided.
The official count in the Fourteenth
ward showed a majority of fifty-one
for Frederick G. Ross, Republican,
over John Faiss, Democrat. This has
led to some talk of & recount, but
1 bothigs positive bag toes announued.
Lansing Declares Prize
Courts of Allies Are
Unauthorized to Act
AMERICA CANNOT SUBMIT
TO BLOCKADE CONDITIONS
Relations Must Be Governed by
Law, Not Expediency, Pro
test Asserts.
—
FRANCE INCLUDED AS
AN OFFENDING POWER
_
Hear Britain Will Rely on Arbi
tration Treaty—Talk of Em
bargo Revived.
WASHINGTON', Nov. 8.--PuMi<»- §
tion today of the American note to
Great Britain denouncing as “Inef
tective, illegal and indefensible" the |
attempted blockade against Germany
and Austria gives notice to citizens /
of the United States whose icgituonGe
foreign trade is interfered with by
the allies that they should seek re
dress directly through the diplomatic- !
channels of their own goverameai
rather than through prize court#.
This latest note, delivered by Am- *
bassador Page to the Britlah foreign
office, is an exhaustive document deal
ing with England’s interference with
American trade since the outbreak -
of the war. In effect, it is a communi- .;
cation also to Prance, which has fol
lowed her ally In the-^reatmettt Of
overseas commerce, as a copy sas
presented to the F'rencn embassy bet*.
Thirty-five points are treated in the i
note, and, in conclusion, Secretary
Lansing declares that the United
States “cannot with complacence suf
fer further subordination of its right#
and Interests to the plea that the ex
ceptional geographic position of the
enemies of Great Britain require
present day. but ofl*the<3fu^^'
the principles of international t
be maintained unimpaired, and
United States unhesitatingly ussuxnes 1
the task of championing
of neutrals.
Heretofore Americans whose car
goes destined to neutral countries
have been seized on the lugb seas and
delayed or oonfiscated have been ad
vised to exhaust legal remedies abroad
before asking the United State# gov
ernment to seek reparation. Now, the
note says, the government “feels that
it cannot reaeonablv be expected w
advise its citizens to seek redress be
fore tribunals which are in its twjir.bm
unauthorized by tbe unrestricted op- jj
plication of international law to grant
reparation, nor to refrain from pre- S
senting their claims directly to the
British government through diplo
matic channels."
Since the United Suites does not
recognize the existence of a legal :*
blockade, Americans mar lot* to t 2eB
government for protection in the ship
ment of non-coutraband cargoes no*
only to neutral countries «ontigOc5Sl§8
to belligerents, but directly to or from
the enemies of the allies.
Britain Msy Nat Yield.
In some circles here it is declared
there is no possibility that Great
Britain will yield to the American de
mands. her former notes showing that
she believes she has justification for
her deeds. She has indicated, too. |
that she expects ultimate settlement
of the controversy to come
arbitration, both countries being
Jjottnd tinder the Bryan pact to sub
mit to arbitration any dispute that
arises, no matter what Us source. The
Bryan treaty also binds the two na
tions to take no hostile steps for a
year at least, while the mvestigatlOB ll
is under way.
“When Congress convenes next
month radical steps are sure to ba
demanded by certain representatives
and senators. These 'ongresmeMt,
especially those representing the
Southern cotton States, have de
clared that unless the governmaMgl. 3j
takes radical action they will ur® i
Congress to do so. The revival of
the proposition to place an embard®
on shipments of war munitions to
the allies to enforce American de
mands would not cause much sur
prise. Such a demand, it la sure,
will meet with opposition from the
administration, which last session 1
showed it was strong enough to fce®|
down such agitation It is known,
however, that several members will
make the effort to have the embargo
ordered, but it Is not believed they
will meet with success.
French Liner
Afire
NEW YORK. Nov
line steamship Roohambean haft'
fire In tfto reserve oos
cording to a message rec>
French line today.
The message from th
ed that the Rochambeau ie
ger, but has turned leva t
and that the fire is being fbi
all facilities.
The message received at the
line here read:
“Fire In reserve cox
ships. Fighting fire and ha
toward Halifax. Hope to p
Am in no danger at alL" vSE
| Paul Faguet,
line here, said
necessary to
fax he should reach
or tomorrow.
“It may not be necessary,
ever.” Mr. Fttgnet said,
proceed to Halifax,
readily atjuahM.’'. .
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