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ESTABLISHED 1832. NEWARK, N. J., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1916.—20 PAGES. ~ WEATHER: ^ SSN«VTX^'o\J&.r '
Defection of Senator Kern Pre
dicted as Severe Blow to
r| Administration Program.
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" LEADERS OF BOTH HOUSES
NOW AGAINST PROPOSALS
Senate Chief Finds People at
Home Are .Opposed—Many
Congressmen Switch.
Special to the Keening Star.
WASHINGTON, .Tan. Unless
materially modilled the preparedness
i issue is beaten. At least this is the
opinion, authoritatively learned today,
of the administration itself.
Defection of Senator John W. Korn,
t Senate Democratic leader, from the
;! forces working for the great army
f and navy program outlined by the
president in his message to Congress
| was the final proof to the White
i House that its plans will not carry.
' Kern’s decision that lie cannot sup
l port the program became known to
■* day. That the people of Indiana are
opposed is Kern's chief reason, it is
said.
This leaves the preparedness pro
ir(a gram unsupported by the leaders in
fhih both houses. Kitchen, house majority
leader, has held off from the first,
F 1 but Kern, warm Wilson admirer, has
been expected to load tiie administra
tion’s Senate fight.
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Kern Refuses Continuation.
Kern today refused to confirm the
_ report as to his attitude. "T will
X' stand by my statement that gener
p ally I will support the program, al
though as to ,'hlclt of the several
I plans proposed I shall approve 1 can
■* not say,” lie said.
The political and personal relation
ship between Ilryan and Senator
( Kern has always been close. Tin
0 defection of the Indiana senator is
p directly traced to the Nebraskan,
1 who is said to have spent two days
7 with House Leader Kit chili during
j the past week planning against the
administration program.
Leaders with whom he has talked
say that Bryan is viciously bitter
» against the president's program and
is threatening to stump the country,
prior tu the Democratic convention,
to arouse sentiment against prepared
ness and against a second term for
Wilson.
They say that while Bryan lias no
lnjcjitinn o: bolting the RCtlon of the
• onJRhtion, should it syppprt the
1 president, he hopes to prevent this
support.
Dkotaratinc Reports Received.
The wave of sentiment for a great
preparedness program, which a few
weeks ago was sweeping the country,
apparently has reached Its crest,
some administration leaders think.
Today President Wilson is receiving
; tunny discouraging reports. The op
position centers upon Secretary Gar
rison’s army plan. The people "back
homo” don’t like it, many congress
men report.
Letters pouring into the offices of
Democrats and Republican leaders
protest against it in sttcli force that
ninny who originally favored the pro
gram are now against it.
An indication today that the Aus
trian crisis might reflect strength to
t tie administration’s program came in
a telegram to (lie White House from
tiie Democratic Stale central commit
tee of Mississippi telling that Ven
able had been elected to Congress
after making an out-and-out fight for
preparedness.
i^avy iwrrcasrs trrinin.
That material navy increases can be
. obtained is not doubted. Adminis
tration officials still are confident two
battleships and a large number of
auxiliaries will be authorized by
Congress.
Preparedness hearings, which prom
ise to last for months, were begun
by the House naval committee today.
Tomorrow the army program will be
taken up by the House military com
mittee with Secretary of War Harri
son the first witness. Senate naval
and military committees will mark
time while the House hearings pro
gress.
Hear Admiral H. It. Stanford, chief
of the navy bureau of yards and
docks, was the first witness. Need
for more government docks where
battleships and smaller warcraft can
lie built was the tenor of Admiral
Standford's statements today. Com
mitteemen manifest interest in asser
tions that there are only five estab
lishments in the Cnited States where
battleships may be built.
135,000 Clothing Workers
' Demand Better Conditions
NEW YORK, Jan 5.—Five labor
organizations having an aggregate of
13."),U00 members, a majority of whom
are women, have presented demands
lo their employers here for shorter
working days and an increase in pay.
The organizations include the cloth
ing workers, workers on women's
waists and dresses, straw hat sewers,
machinists and carpenters.
In some cases threats of strikes
accompanied the demand. It is ex
pected that : "Clements will result
Through arbitration. A new schedule
of wages has been drawn up at a con
ference of clothing workers with a
committee representing the American
Clothing Manufacturers’ Association,
but has not yet been agreed upon.
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The Red Circle
contains that rarest of all
elements in a serial story
—a new touch. The new
touch is the theme wherein
the heroine of the story is
also the villain of the story;
wherein the hero of the story
is unwittingly in love with
V the criminal he has sworn
* to hunt down. THE RED
». CIRCLE was written by AN
_\ bert Payson Terhune for this
Q paper. See page 16.
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Senate Leader, Who Will
Fight Defense Program
Senator John VT. Hern.
| NOT START ON
Reported to Have Declined Ap
pointment by Mayor
Raymond.
According to a report at the City
Hall today, the resignation <>f Chris
tian W. Feigenspan as member of the
Board of Education is now in the
hands of Mayor Raymond. The
mayor was not at his office when an
Evening Star reported called to ask
about the report. K. Erie Moody,
secretary to Mr. Raymond, was un
able to give any confirmation. He
said he did not know anything about
the rumor.
Mr. Feigenspan was later found at
his office in the firm of Christian W.
Feigenspan, Tnc., this afternoon. He
declined to talk about the report.
Friends of Mr. Feigenspan said to
day he is a very busy man, and they
had felt, he was making an unusual
sacrifice when it was announced he
had accepted the appointment to the
school board to succeed Charles V.
I Taylor. The lattcrs- term of office ex
> pices on February 1.
! One of the reports concerning the
resignation of Mr. Feigenspan was
that lie had resigned tho appointment,
the day after he tiad received it.
There also was a report that Mr.
Feigenspan learned that some of Ids
duties in connection with the school
board might conflict with those as
president of the Federal Trust Com
pany. He was elected president of
the Federal Trust Company last No
vember to succeed former Senator
James Smith. Jr.
According to another source of in
formation the Federal Trust Company
carried large deposits of school funds.
The law on the matter, it is said, in
sists this situation would conflict with
Mr. Feigenspan acting as an official
of the bank and at the same tiriie re
maining on the Board of Education.
SEI ABLAZE BY j
Pearl Gee, Six Years Old, in
Serious Condition in
Hospital.
Her clothing ignited by a red-hot
stove poker In the hands OH her three
year-old sister, Pearl Gee, six years
old, daughter of Mrs. Anna Gee,
colored, ran out of her home, 51
New street, Montclair, and through
the street a human torch today. The
child is now a patient in the Moun
tainside Hospital, hlontclaiif. Her
condition is considered serious.
The little girls were alone In their
home, their mother being out work
ing. The youngest, Merrilie, accord
ing to her own story, pulled a poker
from the stove and accidentally
touched the older girl's dross. In an
instant she was a mass of Homes.
(Tying and screeching at the top
of her voice, the child ran out of her
home and dashed into Mrs. Adelaide
Smallwood, also colored, who was at
tracted by the child's erics. The
woman endeavored to smother the
flames in her own wraps. Another
neighbor threw a pail of water on the
child.
An ambulance was summoned and
the tot removed to the hospital.
Greece Protests Arrest
of Teuton Allies’ Consuls
BERLIN, Jan. 5, by wireless to Say
vllle.—"The Greek minister at Sofia
has presented to Prlemer Radoslavoff
the text of the Greek note protesting
to the entente powers against the ar
rest of the German, Austrian. Bul
garian and Turkish consuls at Sal
oniki,’’ says the Overseas News
“The minister informed the pre
mier that Greece will use all means
at is disposal to support its claims.
Bid desires to maintain good relations
with the central powers, avoiding any
misunderstanding with them.’’
Justice Lamar Is Buried
AUGUSTA. Ga., Jan. 5.—The fu
neral of Associate Justice Joseph
Bucker Lamar, of the Supreme Court,
ivns held here today at the First
j Christian Church, of which he had
| been a member for years. Hundreds
of persons tilled the church and sev
eral hundred others stood outside. At
the grave a simple ceremony was con
ducted. consisting or a prayer and the
recitation of Tennyson’s "Crossing the
Bar."
WANAOUE REPORT
COMES OUT EOR
STATE DIVISION
Two - Commission Legislation
Would Draw Line at
Middlesex.
TENTATIVE BILL IS
GIVEN AT CONFERENCE
Representatives of Northern
Municipalities Attend Ses
sion Here.
Representatives of the mupieipah
tijs interested in the development of
the Wanaque watershed met at the
Essex Club this afternoon. A report
on proposed legislation that will
tiring about the creation of two
separate commissions was made by
City Counsel Spaulding Frazer and
Eugene \V. Leake, of Montclair. It
was explained that a tentative bill
lias been drawn and that it covered
al! the important features.
The report says In part: "The coun
sel for the several municipalities
after a full discussion of the matter
has come io the conclusion that the
most satisfactory settlement of the
water proposition would be to divide
the State into two districts, the
northern one to comprise all counties
north of Middlesex, the remaining
counties to constitute the southern
district.”
The question of the water supply
in the respective districts will lie
handled by a commission of five men
to be. appointed at the request of any
municipality or municipalities desir
ing to have developed a particular
water supply for the general benefit
of municipalities in that section.
This appointment is made upon pe
tition to the chief justice, w'lio there
upon nominates the commissioners
for the districts, who when so nomi
nated become a permanent board
with a salary of $2,500 per year for
each commissioner, commencing from
the time that contracts are actually
entered into for the development of
such supply.
No Politico.
“The purpose of putting the ap
pointment under the control of the
chief justice is to eliminate ns far as
possible any partisan politics from
the board.”
The report goes on to say that al!
matters relating to water supply in
the respective districts must first he
presented to the commission. Pre
liminary expenecs of any development
scheme must lie borne by the request
ing municipality.
The proposed bill provides that com
missions must make preliminary sur
veys and estimates of costs of the de
velopment. Approval must be ob
tained from the department of con
servation and development.
It was explained that the powers
of the board will be broader than
those of the present water supply
commission and will Include powers of
police so as to prevent pollution and
other injury to the sources of supply.
The commission, II is outlined, not
only will construct, but w ill also oper
ate any development for the benefit
of the contracting municipalities.
After the development is started the
commission will have the right to
permit additional municipalities to
enter the agreement upon equitable
terms. In addition to I lie develop
ment of a new water supply the pro
posed bill will give lo the commission
full power to condemn and operate
any system.
This provision in the proposed law'
applies to the holdings of the Bust
Jersey Water Company, which Pater
son, Passaic and Montclair have been
endeavoring to take over in order that!
the development of the Wanaque may
be available.
The proposed bill may be introduced
by Senator Thomas F. McCran, of
Passaic county.
SPECIAL TAMERS
WARNED BY DUFFY;
Government Adds Penalty of 50
Per Cent, on Payments
After Jan. 31.
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Infernal Revenue Collector Charles
V. Duffy issued a warning to all spe
cial tax payers in the Fifth District
that if the special tax is not paid be
fore January 31 a penalty of fifty
per cent, would be added to the
amount.
Last year special tax payers were
given until February 16 to pay their
taxes before the fifty per cent, penalty
was added, but this year the time
set by the revenue department for
final payment before the penalty was
added was the iu3t day of the present
month.
The special tax is known as the war
revenue tax and is applied to brok
ers, pawn brokers, proprietors of thea
ters. museums, dance halls, circuses,
bowling alleys and billiard rooms,
commission merchants, dealers in leaf
tobacco, manufacturers of tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes.
Blank returns have been sent out
to all persons against whom the spe
cial tax is levied. Information as to
the filling out of these returns can be
secured by applying at the internal
revenue office on the ninth floor of
the Kinney building.
Atlantic City Woman Kills
Lover Who Tired of Her,
Then Commits Suicide
NEW YORK. Jan. 5.—Mrs. Cath
erine Walsh, twenty-seven, the wife
of James Walsh, wealthy resident of
Atlantic City, N. .!.. dosed her ro
mance with William A. Beggs, a
chauffeur, when she shot and killed
him in their quarters in a dingy New
York rooming house and ended her
own life with a bullet.
It took Beggs only a few months to
tire of her. Mrs. Walsh told her only
confidant after she deserted her hus
band.
Mrs. Walsh left a number of letters
telling of her intentions, one of them
to her husband, but there was no
word for her two children, who passed
out of her life when Beggs came in.
“PEACE SQUEAL UNHEEDED
BY BRITAIN"—NORTHCLIFFE
—
Publisher Outlines British Attitude—Declares America Is En
dangered by Same Commercialism and Pacifism That Hin
dered England—Asserts Ali ies Would View Intervention by
the United States in the Conflict as a Calamity.
NOTE: To get an expression of British attitude tow-aid the
war at the beginning of 1910. the United Press went to Lord North
• lii'fe, proprietor of the London Times and probably the world's
greatest present-day newspaper publisher. Northcliffe. who through
iiis fifty publications Is probably more closely in touch with the
British public than anybody else in the United Kingdom, has answered
with the following statement:—Editor.
BY LOIU) NORTHCLIFFE.
Written for the I lifted Press. (C opyright, 191(1. I»y I lifted Press.)
LONDON, Jan. 5.---When month^ ago I had the honor of communi
cating with at least 50.000,000 Americans through the United Press, I
plainly expressed my belief that we were in for a long, long war. Events
have followed the lines I indicated. 1 do not pose as a prophet, but I do
know something about the toughness of Anglo-Saxon fiber as compared with
that of the Prussians, and I do know that each day brings access of strength
to us and weakening to them.
The German war point of view
frankly money-making and territorial
aggrandizement. Dr. HelfTerich, the
German finance minister, constantly
dilates upon the indemnities Germany
is going to get. Germany hopes, in
addition, to obtain Belgian Congo.
Germany was under the Impression
that the wealth of Fiance would pour
into her lap within a few weeks of the
outbreak of war. England was not
expected to enter the war. Our puci
lists, liko yours, again and again in
formed the world that we did not raise
our boys to be soldiers. England's
coming into tbe war was as great a
surprise to our government as it was
to the Germans. We had, with one or
two exceptions, a pacifist administra
tion.
But so soon as Germany entered
Belgium the common people rose
one man to insist upon an attempt at
defense of that little nation and its
heroic king.
U. S. Position l.lkc Knglami’w
The outburst of rage that followed
in Germany was the rage of the tiger
balked of its prey. The German tiger
consoled itself by the thought that
John Bull was an effete old plutocrat
whoso sons and daughters were given
up to the sport and amusement. Our
army was little larger than yours. The
kaiser, in his famous order issued at
Aix-la-Chapelle, referred to it as ”oir
John French’s contemptible little
army.” Since then, by voluntary en
listment of free men. we already pos
sess one of the world's largest armed
forces.
Your position today is not unlike
ours before the war. You are as
eaten up with commercialism and
pacifism as we were, and you are not
in such a good position for lighting as
we are, by reason of the lack of unity
of the races that now compose the
I’nited States. On the other hand you
offer the same temptation to any hun
gry and aggressive enemy that we
did. You have lots of money, few
soldiers and comparatively few sail
ors. Troops can be moved to your
shores from hostile countries in little
more than the time it took to move
bodies from New York to Boston two
hundred years ago. The fact that we
have been able lo transport at least
a million soldiers across the sea shows
(Continued on Pace 0, Column 2.)
WIDOW DENIES
SHE TRIED TO
END HER LIFE
Mrs. Ethel Offer, of East Or
ange, Claims Shooting
Was Accidental.
Denying any intention to kill her
self, Mre. Ethel Farrell Offer, who
shot herself nt her home, 4S1 Norwood
street, East Orange, yesterday, claims
she was toying with the revolver when
It was discharged. She is a patient
in Orange Memorial Hospital. The
physicians say tiro bullet wound three
inches below the heart is not neces
sarily fatal.
Mrs. Offer was questioned today at
the hospital by Sergeant David Burns
she said she threw herself across the
bed and was playing with the pistol,
which is of .32-calibre, when she ac
cidentally discharged it. She denied
that she had any intention of doing
a wa v with herself.
Asked about her relations with
Nicholas Mariano, a wealthy Morris
town contractor, she refused to dis
cuss the matter any more than to say
he called at the house merely to dis
cuss business matters with her
brother, who is employed by the other
as a foreman
Mrs. offer, who is n pretty widow,
thirty-one years old, as told in a late
edition of yesterday’s Evening Btar.
shot herself after the return home of
her brother, James Farrell. The lat
ter passed his sister's bedroom on the
second floor and she called out to
him to "look nt this.” She was lying
across the bed at the time and held
tip for his inspection a revolver that
had been around the bouse for some
time. He went downstairs and a min
ute later heard a shot. Ho returned
to find Ills sister groaning on the bed,
holding her hand over the wound,
which w'as under her heart.
Question Morristown Man.
Neighbors were called in and an
ambulance was summoned from the
hospital. The physicians found that
a rib had deflected the course of the
bullet, which was extracted from her
back. Tho woman was in such a
condition yesterday afternoon and I
last night that the doctors refused to J
permit the police to question her re- j
gilding the shooting.
Veiled intimations inai me woman s
deed was a result of a discovery by
her that a man who had promised to
make her his wife is married prompt
ed the police last night to question
Marinaro, who admitted knowing the
woman quite well.
Ignorant of the woman’s attempt on
her life. Marinaro, who has a wife and
four chllcren living at 4 Anderson
street, Morristown, went to Mrs.
Offer’s East Orange residence soon
after dusk last evening and was im
mediately taken to police headquar
ters by Sergeant. David Burns, who
was detailed to remain at the Nor
wood street address after the police
were told that the contractor might
possibly appear at the house. Mari
naro stoutly maintained lie positively
knew of no reason why Mrs. Offer
should try to take her life and de
nied any intimate relations with the
widow.
He declared that he employed as a
foreman Mrs. Offer's brother. James
Farrell, und that he frequently went
to the woman’s home to consult with
Farrell about business affairs. He
asserted also that he was friendly
right along with the Offer and Far
rell families, living next door to a
brother of the woman at Morristown.
Marinaro admitted huving been at
the house Monday night and again
yesterday morning.
After interviewing the contractor
Chief O'Neill allowed the man to go.
Marinaro said he was on his way to
this city.
Brother Is Released.
Mrs. Offer’s brother, James Farrell,
who admits having seen his sister
with the revolver in her hand a few
minutes before she fired the shot, was
taken to police headquarters but was
not detained.
"I had previously seen tier with the
gun,” said Farrell to Chief O’Neill,
"and when I saw it in her hands yes
terday I did not think it unusual.”
The man, who says he is twenty-four
years old, told the police he said to
(Continued oa Pave IT, Column 3J
CO. TAKES OVER
Pi A. CONCERN
Local Firm Purchases Stock of
the Mechanics’ Insurance
Company.
Announcement was made today by
tlie Firemen's Insurance Compunv
that it has completed negotiation.! to
absorb Hie Mechanics’ Insurance
Company, of Philadelphia. The latter
company was incorporated in 1856 and
Is one year older than the local con
cern. It lias a capital of 6250,000 and
total assets of about $1,500,000. The
company docs a large business
throughout the country.
Negotiations for the purchase of
the Mechanics' stock have been go
ing on for several months, nnd were
completed at a conference yesterday
afternoon in Philadelphia. The Fire
men's was represented by Samuel II.
Dunham, president of tlie company;
John Kay and Neal Bassett, Vice
presidents, and Morrison C. Colyer,
counsel.
Tlie Philadelphia concern, although
conservative, lias built up a consider
able business throughout the coun
try, Mr. Dunham said today, and has
curried its business Into nearly all of
the states in the Union.
The Philadelphia business will he
continued under the direction of the
local concern. Tlie Kastern field
will he under the supervision of the
local office and the Western field
under the Firemen's branch office In
Chicago.
Mr. Dunham will become president
of i lie Mechanics' company and Mr.
Bassett and Mr. Kay will become
vice-presidents. Simon J. Martin, of
Philadelphia, has been president of
the Mechanics’ concern and John A.
Snyder secretary. Mr. Snyder will
continue with tlie company and will
have charge of the office in Philadel
phia.
Although established u year later
than the Philadelphia concern, the
Firemen’s Insurance Company, Mr.
Dunham said, has been more aggres
sive in extending its Held throughout
the country. It lias a capital stock of
$1,000,000 and total assets of nearly
$7,000,000.
Tlie Philadelphia company, how
ever, has been conducting a profitable
business, Mr. Dunham said, and lias
been paying dividends of about ten
per cent, to stockholders for the past
several years.
ON
I , DIES
Passes Away in San Diego,
Cal., a Victim of
Pneumonia.
SAX DIEGO, Cal., Jau. 5.—Hans
Heink. son o! Mmc. Schumann-Heink,
the contralto, died here today after
two weeks’ illness of pneumonia. His
mother was with him.
Young Heink was taken ill on
Christmas Day and was removed to a
hospital. The case developed Into
dou le pneumonia, lime. Schumann
Heink was in Chicago at the time,
but hurried to San Diego.
The deceased was twenty-eight
years of age and is survived by a
widow and two children. Ho had been
engaged in real estate business here.
Hans Heink formerly lived at North
Caldwell. With his wife and family
lie went to San Diego a tew years
ago and took up the real estate busi
ness.
Airs. He.nry Heink received a tele
gram from her mother-in-law on Sat
urday. It was to the effect that Hans
was seriously ill.
No word regarding the detath had
been received at the Schumann-Heink
residence in North Caldwell until an
Evening Star reporter telephoned
there this afternoon.
WILSON CONFERS
WITH LANSING ON
IRE PERSIA CASE;
U. S. Action Still Awaits Offi
cial Reports on Circum
stances of Sinking.
GERARD MAKES INQUIRY
AT GERMAN ADMIRALTY
Tension Is Unrelieved—Hard
ships of Passengers Now at
Alexandria Recounted.
WASHINGTON, Jan. —President
Wilson conferred with Secretary Lan
sing for an hour today over the sub
marine crisis. No additional facts,
beyond the definite Knowledge that
only two Americans were aboard the
liner Persia had been received by the
state department overnight from
either Ambassador Fenfleld at Vienna,
Ambassador Gerard at Merlin or
American consular agents along the
shores of the Mediterranean.
Such information as hud already
been received, however, was careful
ly.) reviewed by both the president
and Mr. Lansing.
mere still Mas every indication]
no action would be taken pending the
receipt of fuller advices. Whether
the'status of the Persia was changed
from an unarmed liner to that of a
vessel which might technically be
classified as armed, by the fact that
she mounted one gun, is a point
which United Stater, navy experts will,
ho called upon to help determine.
They will he asked for advice on <
how the liner's one gun might have
been used. Meager dispatches have
failed to indicate whether the gun
was mounted for defense or offense.
Official dispatches received today
established that only one American is
among the missing passengers—Rob
ert N. McNeely, newly appointed
American consul at Aden. Charles II
Grant, the other American passenger,
was rescued.
Acting upon instructions from the
president, Secretary Lansing lias |
ordered American consular officers to.
obtain affidavits from the survivors of
the Persia and to immediately cable
summaries of their contents, A re
port also is awaited from Ambassador
Penfleld, at Vienna, regarding his in
quiries to the Austrian foreign office.
To Inform Central rowers.
Possibility that the next move on
the part of the United States will lie
to make it plain to t lie central powers
belligerents, as allies, the extent to
which it intends m hold them re- i
sponsible for submarine warfare]
which* **-«*♦. twt xaccoriWfice with th»,
accepted principles of International
law was a subject of discussion here]
i o(la y.
While the situation hero still was as .
tense ns ever, officials were hopeful
that a new way would lie found for
an amicable settlement of the issue.
Only two Americans were aboard
tlie steamship Persia when it was
sunk. The American consul at Mar- ,
.seilles today advised the state de
partment that ho had obtained a pas
senger list from the steamship agent
there, which definitely fixed the num
ber of Americans at iwo, Robert Me- 1
Neely, of North Carolina, and Charles
H. Grant, of Boston.
fly tlif Associated Press.
LONDON, .fan. G.—(Delayed)—An
Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange |
Telegraph Company says that the
American ambassador at Berlin, 1
James W. Gerard, hold n conference
yesterday with ollloials at the foreign '
office concerning ihe sinking of the]
steamship Persia.
Air. Gerard is said to have inquired i
about the nationality of the sub
marine which sank the vessel.
The Gorman secretary of the navy,
Admiral von Tirpitz, conferred with
Emperor William on Monday.
II.v (lie Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 5 (Delayed).— ]
The survivors of the British steam
ship Persia, wiiich was torpedoed i
In the Mediterranean last Thurs- I
day, reached Alexandria, Egypt, t
according to the account sent by
Reuter's correspondent at that point,
all bearing traces of shock and hard
ship. Most of them had badly-bruised |
And bandaged limbs. One woman Is.
in a hospital with a broken leg.
The tragedy was enacted so rapidly!
that the survivors say they hardly)
realized what happened, consequently !
they had little to tell. The passengers
were sitting quietly at luncheon,
everyone in good humor and an at
mosphere of gaiety prevailing. Five
minutes later those who escaped were
In boats or clinging to wreckage and
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Prosecutor’s Detectives Follow-;
ing Report He Shot Pink
erton Man.
—
A rumor reached the prosecutor s \
office this afternoon that Antonio
Federicci, the fugitive, had shot a |
I Pinkerton detective in Pine Brook
this afternoon. No details were .
given.
The prosecutor's office called up
practically everyone witli a telephone ;
for five miles in every direction of
Pine Brook, without being able to sc- |
cure any information. The Morris |
county authorities were also asked to j
1 make inquiries.
No detectives were sent out, and it
was skid none would be until some
thing tangible was secured in the
way of a clue. The rumor reached
Montclair from Caldwell early this
morning, and by degrees worked its
way down to this city. The authori
ties at the Kssex county penitentiary
in Caldwell relayed the rumor.
Judgment for S2,600 against Antonio
Tamburri, of 163 Adams street, who
was bondsman for Federici on a per
jurv charge, wfas entered in the Court
of Common Pleas today by the State
through the prosecutor. Tamburri
failed to produce Federici on Decem
ber 23, the date set for his trial, and
the bond was ordered forfeited by
Judge Martin.
BRITISH CONSCRIPTION BILL
CALLS OCT ALL SINGLE MEN
BETWEEN ACES OF 18 AND 41
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Losses 60,000
in Loos Battle,
British Admit
By tbe Inited Press.
LONDON, Jan. 5.—British casual
ties in tlic battle of Loo# alone dur
ing the allied offensive in Septem
ber totaled nearly 60,000, Under
Secretary Tennant announced in
Common* this afternoon.
Casualties at Loos were divided
ns follows: Officer*, : men.
57,288.
No official announcement or the
French losses nt Loos lias been
made.
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REPUBLICANS OF
LOIR HOUSE TO i
Assembly Conference Will Clear
Way for Opening of Legisla
ture Next Monday.
from „ Mult Correspondent.
TRENTON, Dec. 5.—Only the all-1
day conference of the Republican as- j
retnblymen on Friday remains to be,
held before everything is m readiness
for the opening of tho Legislature
next Tuesday. The Republican sena
tors completed their preliminary
labors yesterday and it was decided '
after a tall: with members of the
lower Rouse, that a joint, conference
before the session starts was unneces
sary.
The Democratic minority is in a
splendid state of preparedness. Sen
ator Harry E. Aokorson. Jr., the
minority leader in the upper House,
and Assembly man Lim«H- H. •''.-iu,
the marshal of the Democratic flrccs
in the Assembly, have been supervis
ing the drafting of the measures to
ho offered ns fulfillments of the
pledges in their party’s platform.
They have had the assistance of the
attorney-general’s department, the
governor's office, and the secretary of
state, and are ready for the fray.
There will he one or two informal
excursions of several Democratic
legislators to (lie capltol before Tues
day. for the purpose of putting the
finishing touches upon their session
plans. One thing certain is that all
lighting within the party will be left
to Hudson county, as the Democratic
legislators are In accord upon the
program to be followed during the
ensuing two months.
The statement Issued yesterday by
Assemblyman Ogden H. Ilammond.
of Somerset, chairman of the Civil
Service Investigating committee, ap
pointed by Speaker Carlton B. God
frey last winter, means at least a
struggle between the Republicans and
Democrats upon civil service.
Mr. Hammond stated that the. Re
publican assemblymen would abide by
Attorney-General John W. Wescott’s
opinion that the authority of the in
vestigating committee expired with
the. adjournment of the Legislature.
He announced, however, that the ap
pointment of another investigating
committee, will he sought next week.
Mr. Weseott's opinion will not apply
to this latter committee, as its crea
tion will be authorised by the Senate
as well ns by the Assembly. This
proceeding, though, means that the
resolution must go to Governor James
F. Fielder for his approval or veto.
(Continued on I’nne ". Column .1.)
750 ON STRIKE IN
CRUCIBLE STEEL
Employes of War Order Plant
Want an Increase of 15
Per Cent.
Speeinl to the Evening Star.
JERSEY CITY, Jan. 5.—Seven hun
dred and fifty men employed at the
plant of the Crucible Steel Company
of America here struck today, accord
ing to strike leaders. The men ask an
advance of 15 per cent, in their wages.
Two weeks ago the "millmen,”
numbering about 250, employed in the
works, received an advance of 15 per
cent. All other employes now ask the
same advance.
The strikers plan to appoint a com
mittee today to confer with Homer A.
Hardee, manager, and Superintendent
Hermanns.
Strikers said the mill has been
working on war material for some
time._
Rain Tonight, Probably
Snow and Gale Tomorrow
Rain tonight, followed by a con
siderable drop In temperature and
probably snow tomorrow, accom
panied by northwest gales, were the
indications seen by the forecaster at
noon today.
The temperature then was 40, and
a fifteen-mile wind was blowing from
the northwest. Yesterday’s highest
temperature was 37 and the lowest
or the night 35. Last night’s rain was
scarcely enough to measure.
Married Men and Widow
ers with Children Not
Included.
IRELAND EXCLUDED FROM
TERMS OF THE MEASURE
Asquith, Introducing Bill in
Commons. Declares Anti>Con>
scriptionists Can Support It.
GENERAL COMPULSION NOT
NEEDED, SAYS PREMIER
Provisions Framed to Keep
Pledge to Married Men,
He Says.
By tli«* I'reNN.
LONDON, Jan. 5. 3:40 p. m.—By the
terms of the compulsory military
service bill. Introduced in the House
of Commons by Premier Asquith to
day, all males between the ages of
J8 and 41 who ure bachelors or wid
owers without children dependent on
them are liable foe military service.
Ireland is excluded from the terms of
the measure.
Mr. Asquith said no case had been .
made out for general compulsion, and
that the bill bo has introduced eouid
be supported by those opposed to con
scription.
1 m mrgesi assemblage of members
since the war began faced the pre- *
mier. Many members hud obtained
leave to return from the front so
that they might he able to vote on/
Hie compulsion bill. The Earl of 'i
Derby, who conducted the recruiting •]
campaign, was in the peers’ gallery.
rraise** Derby Campaign,
Mr. Asquith opened his address with
an analysis of tlie figures in the Derby
report, lie emphasized the fact that
during the Derby campaign nearly
3,000,000 men had offered their .ser
vices. Even deducting those rejected
on tlie ground of physical disability,
tlie total was still in excess of 2,600,000
"These are wonderful, encouraging
figures,” tlie premier continued.
"Thej ought to convince both our
alib i and our enemies that the peoole
country have their hearts in
(r • war.”
Mr. Asquith said he was*" uifahie
after making the largest possible
hypothetical deduction to consider
the number of unrecruited single men
as anything but a substantial, and
even considerable amount. He added j
that Sir John Simon, whose resigna
tion as home secretary was announced
yesterday, thought the figures might
bo reduced to an inestimable quantity.
If lie had shared this view, Mr
Asquith said, the present contingency
would not have arisen, but he could
not think that. Tlie primary obliga
tion was to keep faith at all costs
with the married men. •
Exemptions Can lie Clehnerl.
Mr, Asquith said exemptions from
service could lie claimed under tlie
terms of the Dill on the same grounds
ns in the case of men attested under
tlie Derby plan. The grounds of ex
emption include conscientious objec
tion to performing military service.
Other grounds for exemption from
service, the premier said, included ill
health, physical infirmity, the neces
sity to support dependent persons and
the fact of being engaged on work of
national importance.
The bill, Mr. Asquith continued,
was limited specifically to redeem
the promise he had made publicly to
married men. This pledge had been
given al a time yvhen overwhelming
evidence had been submitted to him
that married men yvho were willing
and anxious to serve were holding
back in large numbers. They needed
to bo reassured that, having regard
for their circumstances and the busi
ness they were carrying on, they
could count upon their term of service
being postponed until the younger
and single men hud been called up.
if assurance had not been given at
that time there would have been
danger that the whole recruiting cam
paign would breuk down.
“Where, then, should wo be nowT*
ho asked.
j no premier aaucu uuu n nc woic
to be confronted with the same situa
tion at the present time he would
take precisely the same course. He
said ho had received no proteat
against his pledge.
Convinced of 11111*8 Necessity.
Alt he jgh ho had been a strong sup
porter of the system of voluntary
service, Mr. Asquith declared he was
convinced of the necessity of the com
pulsion bill, which he believed would
meet with general approval when its
provisions were understood.
The Earl of Derby's report on his
recruiting campaign, which began
October 23 and ended December 11,
explains why the cabinet found it
necessary to bring forward a meas
ure for compulsory enlistment of un
married men. More than 2,500,000 men
in England, Scotland and Wales en
rolled themselves, but after those en
gaged in indispensible industries and
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BY THE GRAND JURY
Slayer Accused on rour
Counts, Two Charging Him
With Murder. j
The grand jury, of which PetfMt*
Hauck, jr„ is foreman, returnees
about forty indictments yesterdaSM
afternoon, four of them being agatn#jH|
Antonio F> derici. of Bloomfield. r»l|
charge him with murder and IMHg
other two with attempted murder.*|
Xo direct trace of Federici has M
obtained by the police since tn^jg
tragedy at Cedar Grove on Deoe^H