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a a ropelves residue THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1918. 31 CASUALTIES LISTED TODAY, 112; 17 KILLED IN ACTION 95 Are Severely Wounded -No Brooklyn Names Recorded. Only Two Classifications. Washington, August 15-The Army casualty list today shows: Killed in action.

17 Wounded severely. 95 Total 112 The list follows: KILLED IN ACTION. Lieutenant. RODGERS, GEORGE Brookville, Pa. Corporal.

CORDES, JOHN Indiana, Pa. Privates. ANDERSON, WILBUR Millerstown, Pa. BAUMLER. GEORGE, Millvale, Pa.

BLANKENSHIP, BURNEY, Pauls Valley, Okla. BRIGGS, GEORGE Tyrone, Pa. BROWN, THOMAS, Rummerfeld, Pa. DUNN, HARRY, Dunns Station, Pa. GRAMSTORFF.

JOHN Everett, Mass. GRIFFIN. LAWRENCE Latrobe, HICKMAN. FLOYD Waynesburg, Pa. MARSHALL.

FRED Time, Pa. MOFFITT. EDWARD 1822 Forbes street, Pittsburg, Pa. MORRIS, WALTER 369 Addison street, RUPERT. WILLIAM Salina, Pa, Washington, Pa.

A VIDAL, ARTHUR, 821 North Lawndale ave. Chicago, Ill. YACZUNSKY, ALBERT, 37 John street, New London, Conn. WOUNDED SEVERELY IN ACTION. Lieutenants.

BENDER. HENRY Lemars, Iowa. McCONNELL, JOSEPH York, Ala. Sergeants. BROWN, JOSEPH State street, Bangor, Me.

DANIELS, IRVIN Punxsutawney, Pa. DYER, GEORGE 60 Larkin street, Bangor, Me. MARKHAM, LONZO Tuscahoma, Okla. PHILBRICK, JAMES Beachmont, Mass. PROUTY, WARREN Millers Falls, Masa.

SMITH, HARRY R. F. D. No. 2, Altoona, Pa.

Corporals. BRISSON, PETER Amesburg, Mass. FORSBERG. BERT 7 Rodney street, FORGE, ALVAH Cambridge, A Mass. Worcester, Mass.

GLUNT. ARTHUR 5820 Sixth avenue, Altoona, Pa. McGOWAN, JAMES 29 West Neptune street, Lynn, Mass. O'BRIEN, WILLIAM Northampton, Mass. TAYLOR, HARVEY Florence, Mass.

WHITE, EDGAR 35 Beckley street, Barre, Vt. WOLF, JOHN 809 Eighth Altoona, Pa. Cook. LAUDRICK, EDWARD Gardiner, Me. Privates.

ALLEN, LUTHER Airine, Ala. AUGUSTINE, CHARLES 117 South Mount Vernon avenue, Uniontown, Pa. PFAUCHAINE. WALTER, Hallowell, Me. BEAULIEU, PAUL, Winchendon, Mass.

BELCHER, ARA 151 Ohio street, Bangor, Me. PERUBE. GEORGE Franklin, BINGELIS, JURGIS, 12 Hard street, Salem, Mass. BITTNER, JAMES 136 West Broad BOISVERT, FELIX 13 Baggs, Arch Wyo. street, Manstreet, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

GEORGE chester, N. H. BORUS, WILLIAM Webster, Mass. BOWEN, FRANK, Gerry, Ill. BURNSHIRE.

CHARLES Tyrone, Pa. CHAVEZ, MELENSENDRO, Pajarite, N. M. CLARK, RALPH Winona, N. 'H.

CUNNINGHAM, ROY 106 Market street, Manchester, H. DAMBOISE, WILFRED, 15 Pine street, Nashau, N. H. DAVIS, VAN, Burnside, Ky. DAY, HENRY Ashland, N.

DESCHENE, ERNEST, Somersworth, N. H. DORGAN, JOHN 20 Crosby place, Pittsfield, Mass. DURANT, HERBERT Exeter, N. H.

EVANS, ROBERT Monument Beach, Mass. FANNING, RAYMOND, Everett, Mass. FLEMING, THOMAS Beverly, Mass, FLOOD, NEWELL Northampton, Mass. FORD, FRANK, 64 Moulton street, Mass. FOSTER, FRANK, 51 Lafayette Square, Haverhill, Mass.

GALL, MICHAEL, 319 Olivia street, McKees Rocks, Pa, GEBE, EUGENE, Mascoma, N. H. GILBERT, HOWARD Oldtown, Me. GRANDSHAW. HAROLD 156 Woodleigh avenue, Pittsfield, Mass.

GRAY, HARVEY Sedgwick, Me. HANICK, JOSEPH Iselin, Pa. HILLMAN, ARTHUR Hancock, Mass. JEFFRIES, EDGAR Percy, Pa, KAUPRI, NUNE Gardner, Mass. LACOY, JOSEPH Northampton, Mass.

LAFONTAIN, NAPOLEON, Northampton, Mass. LAVALLEE, ANDRE Haverhill, Mass. LAWNICKI. STANLEY, Easthampton, Masa. LENNON, THOMAS Northampton, Mass.

MATHEWS, MORRIS 303 East Bell avenue, Altoona, MAZERALL, ERNEST 217 Grove street, Bangor. Me. McGEE. JAMES 207 West avenue, Salem, Mass. MEEKS, HARRY 133 West Sherry avenue, Washington.

Pa. MORRILL. ERLE Morrisville, Vt. MERRIWEATHER, WILLIAM Stockbridge, Ga. OLINGER.

DALE Vandergrift, Pa. OSTERRIED. MARTIN Lucinda, Pa. PATNEAUDE, FRANCIS, R. F.

D. No. 4, Montpelier, Vt. PATTERSON. MILLARD Gardiner, Me.

PEASLEE, FRANK 25 Melville street, Pittsfield. Mass. RAVGIALA, JOSEPH 66 Hillcrest avenue, Haverhill. Mass. RAYMOND, ZEPHLIN, Easthampton, Mass, RICARD, LEO Belmont, N.

H. RIPLEY. NORMAN Bradford. Mass. ROBERTS, Guilford, Me.

ROBINSON, Warrior's Mark, ARTHUR" Pa. SAGER. FRANK, Continental, Ohio. SAVAGE, CHARLES Henniker, N. H.

SCHERP. LEWIS Dalton, Mass. SCHOFIELD. WILLIAM 2501 North Lee street, Philadelphia. SEDELNICK.

KONSTANTEN, 152 Alfred street, Detroit, STAMBLER, DAVIS. Danvers, Mass. SYSTER. ROY Derry, Pa. THIBODEAU, WILFRED Peabody, Mass, THURSTON, WILLIAM Mount Vernon, Me.

TILLETSON, MARTIN Groton, Vt. VIANI, LUIGI, Italy. VOSE. FRANK Leominster, Mass. WALDRON, HAROLD 100 Pembroke street, Boston.

WEBBER, ROYAL Litchfleld, Me. WHITE, JULIAN 242 Garland street, Bangor, Me. WHITTAKER, HARRY 14 Chestnut street, Haverhill, Mass. WILLETT, GEORGE R. F.

No. 3, Montpeller, Vt. SCORE HURT IN CAR CRASH In a trolley car collision at Coney Island avenue and Avenue last evening a score of passengers were inJured. Mrs. Mary Sullivan of 113 Second street and Miss Catherine Carey of 397 East Eighth street, were seriously injured and removed to the Coney Island Hospital and later to their homes.

A Smith street car was stalled with its trolley pole off the wire and a DeKalb avenue car, say passengers, struck it at full speed, throwing passengers in a heap and hurling many women and children into the street. Among others who were injured and who were treated by ambulance surgeons and sent to their homes were: John Leutzer, conductor of the Smith street car, 508 Forty-eighth street: Mrs. Nellie Todelbaum, 36 vears old, 117 Monroe street; Louis Todelbaum, her 4-year-old son; Mrs. Mary Greenfodder, 45 years lod, 328 South Third street; Mrs. Sadie Altzberg.

56 years old, of 220 West' 116th street, Manhattan; Himen Simelcoff, 30 years old, of 129 Sumner avenue; Cornelius Banzo, 5 years old, of 263 Melrose street, and Miss Hannah Suden. 18 years old, of 181 Havemeyer street. SOCIALIST ATTACKS LEAGUE. The appeal of the National Security League for funds for the election of Congressmen of "eminent ability and undoubted loyalty" has drawn the fire of Socialist Assemblyman William H. Feigenbaum of the Sixth A.

D. In a letter to Charles D. Orth. chairman of the Congressional Committee of the League, Assemblyman Feigenbaum charges that the "loyalty" of its members is loyalty to the business interests rather than loyalty to the American people. "A league headed by such a man as Ellhu Root may pride itself upon his ability and brains," writes Feigenbaum, "but it dare not pride itself that it for the highest idealIsm of American democracy." Two P.

S. 10 Graduates Are Killed in France Public School No. 10 will have two gold stars in its service flag as the result of the deaths of two of its graduates in action recently. They were Albert A. Klaiber, who later became a noted athlete at Manual Training High School, and Private George H.

Johnson. Klaiber, who was a member of the 106th Machine Gun Battalion, was killed on July 31, and while serving with Company 165th Johnson on met his death on July 29, Infantry. No names of Brooklyn or Long Island were included on today's casualty list, and only two Brooklyn men on the list last night, One of them was reverely, wounded and the other is action. Private Albert A. Klaiber.

Private Albert A. Klaiber, 20 years old, the former Manual Training High School athlete, was killed in action on July 31, according to a War Department telegram received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maximilian Klaiber, who now live on Grand avenue, North Hackensack, N. J.

He was a member of the 106th Machine Gun Battalion, formerly the First Cavalry, of this borough. Young Klaiber was born a in Manhattan, but his folks moved to Brooklyn before he was a year old. He was graduated from Public School No. 10, after which entered Manual Training. There he was a member of the football team in 1914, 1915 and 1916; of the lacrosse team and the hockey team.

He belonged to the Omega Gamma Delta fraternity. The family lived at 451 Fifteenth street, until October, 1916, when it moved to Jersey. There Klaiber continued his athletic activities with the Hackensack High School. He joined the First Cavalry in April, 1917. He was sent to Spartanburg, from where he went to France without again seeing his parents.

Private Klaiber was one of twenty boys from the First Baptist Church of Hackensack to enter the service. He was the Arst to make the supreme sacrifice. The Sunday School of that church will hold memorial services for Private Klaiber on Sunday morning. There will be addresses by the pastor, the Rev. Dr.

Albert von Schlieder, and others. He was the oldest of four children. Private George N. Johnson. Private 165th George H.

Johnson of pany Infantry, was killed in action on July 29, according to a received by his parents, Mr. Joseph Johnson of 486A Seventeenth street. He is supposed to have met his death about the same time as Major James McKenna of the same unit, who was killed as he was leading his battalion over the Ourcq River, on the SoissonsRheims front. Private Johnson was 19 years old on March 4 enlisted in the Fourteenth Regiment in March, 1917, and was transferred to the Sixty-ninth, which later became the 165th Infantry. He was at Camp Mills, from where he sailed for France on October 25 last.

The regiment received its initial training with the French Alpine Chasseurs (Blue Devils) in the Alsace- Lorraine sector. According to special dispatches Major McKenna's battalion crossed the stream on a single plank in squad columns in the face of a withering fire, charged up the heights on the other side and bayoneted the German machine gunners. Private Johnson was born in Brooklyn and graduated from Public School No. 10. Before enlisting he was studying machinery with Witzel Son.

He is survived by his parents and a sister, Ruth. 3,000,000 MEN IN FRANCE BY JUNE. MARCH'S PROGRAM (Continued from Page 1.) an essential industry, he ought to continue in that employment in good faith while any grievance is being adjusted by the Industrial Board, and if he fails to do so he ought to be sugject to draft. "The provision does not pretend to interfere with the right of any man to cease labor when any man pleases to do so, but simply saye to him that if he does cease he shall, under such regulations as the President may prescribe, subject himself to the draft as though he had not been exempted first instance." Senate leaders, had telegraphed members from vacations so that agreement for three day recess until August 24 might be set aside, and thus clear parliamentary obstacles to taking up the bill immediately upon convening Monday. Only forty-three Senators answered to their names when the roll was called.

Six less than a quorum. There were twenty-two Republicans and twenty-one Democrats. The Senate adjourned until Monday and the plan now is to begin consideration of the bill next Thursday, if possible. Senator Chamberlain still hopes to pass the measure by Saturday of nex: week. He said a quorum seemed assured for Monday and he then will renew his request to set aside the vacation program and proceed Thursday with the bill.

He expressed confidence of its passage within three days, before the national war time prohibition proposal before the Senate as privileged business. REFEREES APPOINTED. BY LAZANSKY, J. Jerome Va. Nicholas, Edgar P.

Foster; Eagle Sav. Loan Co. vs. Wacker Action No. 1, Louis Jakobson; Same to Same, Action No.

2, John J. Barry. BY CROPSEY, J. O'Connor V9. Gregory, George A.

Marshall; Salt vs. Pringle Joseph H. Breaznell. BY FAWCETT, J. Koch vs.

Curran, Alexander A. Forman. CHARGE BOY, 16, WITH ROBBING 60 HOUSES William Lieberowitz, 16 years old, who said he lives in a hotel at Fourth street and Third avenue, Manhattan, was arrested last evening by Detectives Greco and Cavanagh of the Vernon avenue station, on the charge of burglary. Through his arrest the police declare they have in custody the perpetrators of some sixty or seventy burglaries in Vernon avenue precinct during the past three months.1 Lieberowitz told the police that his parents live at a 537 East 171st street, Manhattan, and because he insisted on having his own way they disowned him. The boy acted in a suspicious manner and the detectives took him into custody.

When he was searched there was found in his possession, according to the detectives, jewelry said to have been stolen last Sunday from the home of John Jones, 516 Jefferson avenue. Greco said that the boy confessed that he burglarized the Jones home. Investigation disclosed that Lieberowitz entered the Jones home with false keys. It was learned that he was in the act of entering the home of Isador Abramson, at Myrtle and Tompkins avenues, when Mrs. Abramson opened the door and asked what he wanted.

Lieberowitz said he was looking for Abramson, who is carpenter, and added that he had a job for him. "KEPT BOCHE ON SAYS CHARLES HOLT, 165TH BOY AT FRONT Private Frank W. Wiskeski, Private Frank W. Wiskeskl of the 106th Infantry was killed in action on July 81, according to a. War Department telegram received by Mrs.

Ignatz Perchouski of Rockaway Point, where he formerly lived. His name was on yesterday's list. Private Wiskeski was born in Poland twentythree years ago. He wag employed by the Weymar Lumber Company at Rockaway Point. He applied for enlistment in the Navy shortly after war was declared, but was rejected as he had taken out only his Arst papers.

He then joined the Twentythird Regiment of Brooklyn, WaS sent to Spartanburg, where his regiment was merged into the 106th Infantry, with which he went to France. Private William E. Tilley, 22 years old, whose name appeared in yesterday's casualty list, was killed in action on July 31. He was the son of Mrs. William E.

Tilley of Roslyn, L. I. Private Tilley enlisted in the Coast Guard in May, 1917. He was later transferred to the 106th Machine Gun Company at Camp Mills. Later this unit was sent to Camp Mead and finally to Spartanburg.

He went across with the 27th or Empire Division. Two weeks ago his mother received a card 1. from him stating that he was well. It is Flan- beders when he met his death. A lieved that he was in a action in brother, Willard Eugene Tilley, is Pri- in France with the 306th Infantry.

vate Tilley was a graduate of the Roslyn High School. He was a bookkeeper in Manhattan before he enlisted. Private Harry Schneider. Private Harry Schneider, 19 years old, Schneider son of of 660 Mr. Gates avenue, has and Mrs.

Louis been severely wounded in action. enlisted two years ago in the Thirtieth Infantry, Regular Army, and was assigned to Company M. This regiment was part of the Syracuse Division, which sailed for France last September. Private Schneider was associated with his father in the paint business. His brother Joseph, 24 years is in France with Battalion Ninth' Field Artillery.

Sergeant William Mafera. Sergeant William Mafera, 30 years old, of Company Thirtieth Infantry, has been missing in action since July 25, according to a telegram received Tuesday by his mother, Mrs. Sarah Mafera of a 1220 Thirty-eighth street. Sergeant Matera enlisted on August 17, 1917, and was sent to the Philippines for a short while. He returned to Camp Merritt and sailed for France on April 5, 1918.

He attended Public School No. 79, Manhattan, and was previously employed as a printer. In his last letter, dated May 29, he informed his and mother said, of his "I shall promotion do my to sergeancy best to maintain my rank and shall to serve my country to the endeavor best of my ability." Sergeant William E. Ensko. Mrs.

Mary E. Ensko, of 1383 Dean street, has been notifled by the War Department that her son, Sergeant William Edward Ensko, of Company 318th Pioneer Engineers, was killed in an automobile accident at the front July 28. He was born in New York on City, 30 years ago, where he was educated. Sergeant Ensko resigned a responsible position to enlist at Fort Slocum last September. He lived at Freeport, L.

where he was a memher of the Freeport Lodge of Elks. A brother, Corporal La Mont N. Ensko, is in France with Company 304th Machine Gun Battalion. DR. FARRAR'S SON TO BE COMMISSIONED JAMES M.

FARRAR, JR MERSEREAU Private William E. Tilley. SERGEANT of JAMES the Rev. M. Dr.

FARRAR James M. Farrar, pastor emeritus of the First Reformed Church and acting pastor of the Lewis Avenue Congregational Church, has been ordered to Paris from the fighting line. He was a sergeant in the 106th Regiment, formerly the Twenty-third. will attend the officers training school, near Paris, and after three months there will receive a commission. Some News Features in Sunday's Eagle FREDERICK BOYD STEVENson writes on the Great Adjustment After the War.

THE RISE AND THE COMING fall of Trotzky and Lenine described by a high authority. WHAT THE AMERICAN RED Cross has done for fighter and civilian in France. WHAT ONE SEES IN AN American military hospital on the other side. AN AMERICAN "ACE" WHO has downed twenty German planes. BROOKLYN COLLEGE GIRLS farming in Connecticut.

WITH OUR BOYS OVER THERE and in the camps. Two pages. BROOKLYN WOMAN WHO IS war godmother to a score of boys in service. WOMEN ON DEMOCRATIC county committee and those in contests. STYLE NOT GOLF HOBBY; necessary also in billiards.

BATTING AND PITCHING records of the National and American Leagues. "Outdistanced Field Kitchens and Artillery on Marne," Writes Brooklyn Boy. Eagle Bureau, 53 Rue Cambon. BY NABOTH HEDIN. (Special Cable to The Eagle.) (Copyright by The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1918.) Paris, August 15-Charles Holt of 407 Ocean avenue, Brooklyn, a ber of the 165th Infantry, Eightythird Brigade, Division, writes The Eagle regard to the GerPort man defeat north of the Marne and give some Interesting details of the fighting there.

His letter, in part, reads as follows: "Our regiment and division did wonderful work from the moment we entered. We kept the Boche running the whole time; in fact, we advanced so fast that we left our kitchens I behand, and as a result had to depend on our emergency rations until the cooking outfts could catch up with us. Neither could the artillery keep pace with the infantry. "Our fight against the German Guard in Bellevue farm, near Cierge, was the hardest fighting the Americans have had thus far. During the entire action the boys showed the greatest nerve.

They fought unprotected for two days in the open fields. was war in its fiercest aspect, such as Sherman knew nothing about." From other sources similar reports of the fierceness of the fighting on the Marne front, in which the Americans had such an active part, have reached The Eagle correspondent. The Fortysecond Division, according to these reports, captured a hundred machine guns and seventy prisoners, and it is easy to see that the Americans got a real taste of war and acquitted themselves well. Private Charles Holt 1s 22 years old, and is attached to the Headquarters Company of the 165th Infantry. He enlisted with the 7th Regiment on the day war was declared, and volunteered to be one those to fill the quota of the 69th.

He was sent to Camp Mills, and went across October 29. He was a close fighting chum of the late Private Malcolm Robertson of 51 Eighth avenue, who was killed recently in action. Holt attended Erasmus Hall High School Polytechnic Institute and was previously employed by Holt flour merchants, of 85 Broad street. While in Paris on some mititary duty he called at The Eagle Bureau and has since then been a close friend of Naboth Hedin, The Eagle correspondent. Several letters of his have been printed in The Eagle.

Last Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. Holt received a cable from Private Holt which read: "Well again." They surmise that he had met with some mishap and had written home about it but the latter went astray. BEHNCKE IN CAPELLE'S PLACE AS GERMANY'S MINISTER OF MARINE Amsterdam, August 15-Vice Admiral Behncke has been appointed State Secretary to the German Admiralty, says the Weser Zeitung of Bremen. He was formerly Vice Chief of the Naval General Staff.

Vice Admiral Behncke succeeds Admiral von Capelle in the office of State Secretary to the Admiralty, or Minister of Marine, as the office is customarily designated. Admiral von Capelle took over the Ministry of Marine in March, 1918, succeeding Admiral von Tirpitz. There have been recent reports of Von Capelle's impending retirement, dispatches from Berlin on August 6 declaring that his resignation might be expected soon. days previously Admiral von Holtzendorff retired as head of the German Admiralty staff, shortly after he had made an apology for the failure of German submarines to sink American transports. JULY SHIPPING LOSSES 270,000 TONS, AGAINST 534,839 IN JULY, 1917 Paris, August 14 (Havas Agency)The Allied and neutral shipping sunk by German submarines during July amounted to 270,000 tons, compared with 534,839 tons sunk in July, 1917.

This radical decrease in losses is doubly significant when the increase in merchant marine navigation resulting from the American shipbuilding effort is considered. The Entente nations constructed during July a tonnage in excess of 280,000 over that destroyed during the month by enemy operations. The Entente tonnage sunk in 1918 was 50 per cent. less than that lost in 1917. "SEND-OFF" FOR MARSHALL Friends and political associates of Luke Marshall, treasurer of the Kings Highway Democratic Club, the regular Democratic organization of the Second Assembly District, gave him a.

send off dinner last night on the eve of his departure for the training camp, where he will study for a commission in the United States Army. The dinner was given by the executive committee of the organization. Patriotic speeches were made by Assistant Commissioner of Public Works Joseph Fennelly, leader of the district; by James A. Blanchfield, president of the club, and others. One of the features of the occasion was a vocal effort by John Savarese, cashier in the Register's office, entitled "The Allied Italian J.

Driscoll Tucker, Lawrence J. Messenger, Charles Rennie and Edward Stoddard responded to the encore by "We'll All Leave When Savarese singing one of the da favorite club songs, Stops Singing." Marshall was presented with a gold wrist watch. Those present were Joseph Fennelly, James A. Blanchfield, John Savarese, P. T.

Tyrrell, Edward Stoddard, Lawrence Messenger, Henry Bamberger, Thomas Gehrin, J. Driscoll Tucker, Bert McLaughlin, Charles Rennie, Thomas Cox, H. Schultz, Samuel Schneider, F. Higgins and Daniel O'Conner. "The Street of By-and-By" entertainingly written A booklet, "The Street of gives actual instances, taken from the many cases which fill the court records, of hardship and actual suffering caused to women because their husbands had neglected to make wills.

Write, call or telephone for a copy of this booklet; also for ER memorandum form in which BE one ney all can the quickly information give an he attor- will need in drawing the will "The First Step in Making Your Will." Downtown Office: Astor Trust Office: 16 Wall Street Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street BANKERS TRUST COMPANY Member Federal Reserve System KISSEL ATTACKS TRAVIS' PETITIONS Asks Justice Cropsey to Forbid Controller's Name On the Primary Ballots. Justice Cropsey, in the Supreme Court today, heard the application to strike out the Republican and Prohibition primary nominating petitions have been filed for Eugene M. Travis, who is seeking re-election as State Controller, and to prevent the Secretary of State from printing Travis' name on the primary ballots. The application was made by john Kissel, contender for the Republican nomination for Controuer, who alleged that the acknowledgments by the notaries, commissioners and justices to signers of the petition had not been verified by certificates from the County Clerks of the various counties in which the acknowledgments were taken, and that where the signers petitioned with the aid of witnesses the latter were not qualified as required by law. Louis J.

Altkrug, who appeared for Kissel, contended that of the 60,000 or so signatures to the Travis petition there were but 700 effective and valid and were good because they were and acknowledged in Albany County, where the petition was filed with the Secretary of State, and that in those cases only County Clerk's certificates were needed to make valid the notarial acknowledgments. There were 1,602 signatures all told from Albany County and Mr. Altkrug told Justice Cropsey that in 900 or so cases where signers subscribed with the aid of witnesses the latter were not properly qualified. It was argued that the notary affldavits should have been verified by certificates of the County Clerks from the various counties so that the Secretary of State would have the proper evidence that the signatures had been "The Secretary of State is the only properly sworn to and acknowledged. officer who can protect the people and in this instance he passed on the validity of all those signatures although he had no proper evidence before him," said Mr.

Altkrug. "The law does not require the Secretary of ties to determine whether the takers State to A run through the sixty counof acknowledgments are genuine notaries." Mr. Altkrug argued that the signature of the notary is the foundation of the entire fabric of all property rights under our law and that the County Clerk's certificate of genuineness as to acknowledgments in other counties was a necessary and vital element of the petition. Alexander Otis, for Controller Travis, declared that the primary election law did not specifically require County Clerk certificates and that deeds and like documents, referred to by Mr. Altkrug, as to which the law was specific, were different from petitions.

"But the general law covers everything not specifically excepted," commented the Court. "I think your honor, as an experienced lawyer, can take notice that such certificates were not required," Mr. Otis went on. "As a candidate, you mean," said Justice Cropsey. "According to the petitioner's contention all the previous petitions were invalid.

Mine was no good, then; but I am glad they can't go back to that now." Lafayette Gleason, secretary of the Republican State Committee, who was in court and submitted affdavits by himself and others, declared that if Justice Cropsey knocks out the Travis petitions an appeal will be taken at once. Justice Cropsey gave the lawyers until this afternoon to file briefs, and reserved decision. 3 OF U.S. S. SUPPLY'S CREW DROWNED ON AUGUST Washington, August 15-Drowning of three men from the U.

S. S. Supply on August 10 was announced today by the Navy Department. They were: Juan Cruz, seaman, Agana, Guam; Ralph R.f Davis, fireman, Taylorsville, and Vicente Santos, seaman, Agana, Guam. "God Help Us," Wrote Ex-Czar in His Diary London, August 15-The Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Copenhagen quotes from the newspaper Izvestia of Petrograd fragments from the diary of the late Emperor Nicholas, dealing with the events of March, 1917, at the outbreak of the revolution.

The entries recorded for the most part series of movements from place to place by the Emperor, fho apparently did not know which way to turn. Under date of March 14, after noting his arrival at Pskov, he wrote: I DRAFT REGISTRATION ON AUGUST 24. Those who must register -Men who have become 21 years of age between June 5, 1918, and August 24, 1918, inclusive. Date of registration--Saturday, August 24, 1918. Time--Between 7 a.m.

and 9 p.m. Place--At headquarters of local board covering address of registrant. If in doubt, inquire at once at nearest local board or at police station. Penalty for failure to registerLoss of right to deferred classification, prosecution for misdemeanor and possible immediate induction into military service. This registration will be followed early in September by 8 large registration of men of the ages to be decided upon by Congress.

PUTNAM, AMERICAN "ACE," WINS FRENCH MEDAL down ten enemy machines. MAN LEAPS FROM BROOKLYN BRIDGE. An unknown man, about 35 years August 15 (Central News Cable)The French Military Medal has been conferred on David Putnam, an American air sergeant, who has shot old, jumped from a DeKalb avenue trolley car last night, as it reached the center span of Brooklyn Bridge on its way to Manhattan. Before he could be stopped he had climbed over the outer railing and had flung himself into the river. Two sailors from' the I naval steamer General Putnam saw him strike the water and pulled him Efforts to resuscitate him proved fruitless.

The body was taken to the Morgue in Mamahttan and efforts are being made to find out something about the man. FIRE IN STEAMER'S HOLD. Fire occurred today in hold No. 4 of the Barber Line steamship Boirnquin, at Pier 36, foot of Pioneer street. Fames and smoke were discovered issuing from the hold and an alarm was turned in.

The firemen soon had the blaze under control; and confined it to the old hold. The fire is supposed to have started from spontaneous combustion. The damage will amount to several thousand dollars. OBITUARY See also Death Notices, last page. MRS.

SARAH McCORMICK, of 391 Hicks street, who had regided in the Sixth Ware all her life, died yesterday. The funeral services will be held in St Peter's Church on Saturday morning. Interment in How Cross Cemetery. Mrs. McCormick leaves four sons, William attached to the One Hundred and Eighteenth Precinct; George Engine Company No.

232; Sergeant James, Base Hospital, Camp Jackson, En lumbia, S. and Robert, second class gunner's mate, United States Steamer Saranac; two daughters, Anna and Mary; a sister, Mrs. James Shannon, and a brother, John O. Hagen. J.

ADDISON BROWN, 69 years old, died at his home, Riverhead, L. Tuesday, following an illness of several years. He was well known in Riverhead, and was formorly actively identifled with the business and church activities of the place. He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Etta Brown Fowler of Manhattan, wife of Lawyer Carl H.

Fowler. Mrfl Brown WAS a member of the Odd Fellows, Riverhead, who will participate in the funeral services to be conducted Wednesday by the Rev. Paul Ed- wards. WILLIAM LAWSON, 9 years old, of 996 Intervale avenue, the Bronx, woh was killed by 8 Long Island Railrond train at an unprotected crossing near Fulton street, Dunton, on Saturday, was buried Tuesday at Woodlawn Cemtery, The lad's father is postmaster of the Pelham Bay Naval Station. His uncle, George Lawson of Washington Heights, Manhattan, is In France with the 309th Heavy Artillery.

Ho was visiting his aunt, Mrs. Frank Miller of 18 Lester avenue, Richmond Hill, when he was killed. MRS. ALICIA DORCAS NOON BURNS, 75 years old, of 535 Putnam avenue, wife of the late Thomas Burns, a resident of this borough for sixty-five years and long identifed with the work of the Lewis Avenue Congregational Church, of which she was a member, died yesterday of a complication of ailments. She was the mother of the late John C.

Burns, who was the assistant secretary of the New York Stock Exchange, and who died eight years ago, The funeral services will be held Saturday at 8:15 p.m., and the burial the following day will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Burns leaves two sons, Thomas G. and William J. Burns.

SAMUEL KOBRIN, 22 years old. a first class yeoman in the Second Naval Battalion, died Tuesday of pneumonia nt his home, 0622 Fourth avenue, this borough. His funeral was held this morning, with interment In Mount Zion Cemetery, following a naval service at the house. He was born in Manhattan and before his enlistment on August 7, 1917. was a stenographer.

He leaves big parents, 1sadore Rebecca, and three sisters, Rose, Esther and Lillian, GERMAN TORPEDOES STRIPPED OF METAL; RANGE SHORTENED U-Boats Must Approach Closer to Target and Are Thus Greatly Endangered. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) An Irish Port, August 4-The Ger mans in their extremity to make their raw materials for munitions go as far as possible have stripped their torpedoes until they are bare as skeletons compared to the former efficient mechanisms. It seems that idea of the Ger mans is to gain the highest possible explosive power and to eliminate the delicate and expensive propelling and steering apparatus. This has been done at the cost of accuracy and range of fire and at the same time enhances the danger to the U-boats by forcing them much closer to their target than would be necessary if the older types of torpedoes were used. But it has resulted in a great saving of copper and brass, and doubtless has facilitat ed quantity production.

Under normal conditions a torpedo should be effective at 2,000 yards of more, but the Germans now seldom fire more than 500 yards and when they believe they are comparatively safe they approach much nearer than that to their intended victim. At close range the stripped torpedo is practically as effective. as the more complete types, but the fact remains that the Germans have forced their rine commanders to pay in danger for what they have saved by producing an inferior torpedo. DINE ARGENTINE CAPTAIN Captain Carlos Dalreaux, commanding an Argentine battleship now in New York Harbor, and his staff, were entertained at dinner by Rear Admiral Usher, commandant of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, at the latter's residence in the Yard last evening. The dinner was given to express the appreciation of the American Navy of cordial reception given Rear Admiral Caperton and the officers and men of his fleet on the occasion of the visit to Argentine waters some time ago.

EMPEY DENIES RUMOR Eagle River, August 15--Arthur Guy Empey, author of "Over the Top," speaking here yesterday, branded as pro-German propaganda the report that he had slurred men of the National Army and had lost his commission as captain on that account. Empey said he had always believed in the draft army, and had never made any remark derogatory to the drafted men. His commission WAS taken, he said, because of a new ruling of the War Department that no one could be appointed to a captaincy from civil life. NAVY COAL SHORTAGE Washington, August 15-Shortage of byproduction essential to steel production, including the smokeless variety essential to the Navy, has reached such alarming proportions, it was learned today, that the Government may have to curtail so-called lesser essential inlustries more drastically than contemplated when the fuel need of war industries first made restrictions on consumption neces. sary.

CHARLES DICK NOMINATED. Akron, Ohio, August 15-Former United States Senator Charles Dick won the Republican nomination for Congress in the Fourteenth District, according to complete unofficial Agures received here today. His plurality over Judge A. R. Webber of Loraine County, who ran second, is 750, according to these figures.

WILLS FILED. JOSEPH SCHMITT of 235 Ellery street, who died July 16, left an estate of $17,050. Barbara Schmitt, his daughter, receives Marion Schmitt, his daughter, known as Sister Edwards of the Dominical Order, receives $500; and the residue of the estate is divided among the following children In equal shares: Joseph Andrew, Barbara, John, Henry and Fran. cis. "I am unable to proceed to Tsarskoye-Selo.

All my feelings and thoughts center upon how difficult it must be for poor Alix (the Empress Alenandra Alix) to cope with events. God help us." The next day, after learning from M. Rodzianko, the President of the Duma, that the Cabinet and the Duma were powerless, the Emperor wrote: "My abdication is The Emperor finished his diary record on this occasion by writing: "I left Pskov under the strong impression that these events had been caused by treason and cowardice." ANNA H. BROWNE of 1005 East Thirty-Arst street, who died July 20. left an esate of $4,600.

She bequeaths it to her half-sister, Margaret G. Ambrose. CHARLES M. SCHIRM of 93 East ThirtyArst street, who died August 8, left an estate of $1,400. Ho devides it equally between his two daughters, Fredericka and Christina.

WILLIAM F. KEILHOLZ of 309 Adelphi street, who died August 7. left an estate in excess of in personally. His widow. Frances, $2,500 outright and the income on the during her life: at her death, 10 110 is surviving, the principal is to be divided between the testator's mother, Carolina J.

M. Keilholz, and his sister, Anna La Kielholz..