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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1917. THAW HALTS FIGHTING IN RUSSIA From Baltic to Carpathians No Big Military Operations Are Possible. SOME ACTIVITY IN RUMANIA. Germans Storm Ridge South of Uzul Valley--Get 100 Prisoners and Some Booty.

Berlin, March 28 (by wireless to L. No actions of importance will be "possible for some time on the Russian front, from the Baltic to the Carpathians, owing to the setting in of the spring thaw, today's army beadquarters statement indicates. There is some activity on the Rumanian front, 'and failure of a Russian attack on Magyros is reported, together with the capture by Teutonic forces of a strongly entrenched ridge south of the Uzul valley. The text of the statement reads: "Eastern front- -Army group of Prince Leopoul: Between the sea a and the Carpathians the spring thaw has begun, which makes the more important military activities impossible. "The booty from the engagements on the Shara has increased twenty mine-throwers and eleven machineguns.

"Front of Archduke Joseph: During a raid on the northast slope of Coman, the wooded Carpathians, the raiding detachments worked their way into a Russian position, blew up several dugouts and returned with some prisoners and booty. "A Russian attack on Magyros failed. "South of the Uzul valley a strongly entrenched ridge was taken by storm and- in hand-to-hand fighting by our troops who maintained it against repeated counter attacks. One hundred prisoners and some machine-guns and mine-throwers remained in our hands. "Army Field Marshal von Mackensen Macedonian front: Outpost engagements occurred and there was a revival from time to time of artillery activity." HITS HEALTH DEPARTMENT Minister Says It Didn't Co-oper- ate During Epidemic.

The annual meeting of the committee in charge of the Willow Chapel of the Church of the Saviour and Columbia House was held last night in the house Settlement, at 27 Columbia place. Reports from over forty settlement workers were read and accepted, showing the work done in the settlement during the past year. All the reports indicated growth of the work in the poor section, near South Ferry. The chief report was read by the Rev. Walter M.

Howlett, head worker of the settlement and pastor of the chapel. He told of the beneficent influence of the house in the community, especially in developing character among the young people of the neighborhood. He related the efforts of the workers to stem the infantile paralysis epidemic last summer, and added that "every department of the city ogvernment, except that of Health, lent ready co-operation." The Willow Place Chapel and Columbia House Settlement furnish the outlet for the charities of the Unitarian Church of the Saviour, at Pierrepont street and Monroe place. The committee of that church, which is in charge of the chapel and settlement house, met last night to receive the reports. Those present: of the committee were: H.

M. Howard, chairman, who was elected to succeed A. Mason, the retiring chairman, who has held that office for several years; A. L. Mason, J.

McFarland Baker, secretary; H. A. Meyn, treasurer; Alfred T. White, H. F.

Whitmore, Miss Nathalie Low, Mrs. H. B. Van Sinderen, Mrs. H.

M. Howard, Miss Emma C. Low and the Rev. J. H.

Lathrop, pastor of the Church of the Saviour. GOLDFISH AUCTIONED OFF. Sale Takes Up Much Time at Aquarium Society Meeting. The auctioning of goldfish, snails, plants and tanks took up most of the time at the meeting of the Brooklyn Aquarium Society, held at the Prospect Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, at Sixth avenue and Ninth street. last night.

Dr. Frederick Schneider proved a very able auctho tioneer. The next meeting of the Society, will held Tuesday evening, at which arrangements will be completed for a tropical fish exhibit, to be held at last night's meeting place on Tuesday evening, April 24. 1 ALBODON AND THEY'LL BE CLEAN Albodon Dental Cream has as high percentage of antiseptics as liquid dentifrices. In addition it contains the highest percentage of toothcleaning and polishing properties of any dentifrice obtainable, so it is certain to clean and conserve your teeth best.

Every dentist knows the formula Every dealer sells it 5,000 Skilled American Farmers Needed in Britain London, March thousand I skilled American farmers on English soil would go a long way toward combatting Germany's plan to starve us into submission through her submarines," Sir Arthur Lee, head of the newly formed Food Production Department, told the Associated Press correspondent. "I told you recently," Sir Arthur continued, "that we intended to bring from America some two thousand tractor plows for right plowing. We need the skilled American farmers to supplement them." Sir Arthur knows America. married an American, Miss Ruth Moore, daughter of J. G.

Moore of New York, and he has spent many years in the United States, having been British Military Attache with the United States Army during the Spanish-American War, and later Military Attache at the British Embassy in Washington. Sir Arthur is charged with the gigantic task of making every available foot of soil produce its maximum amount of food. "I have great respect for. the ability of the American farmer," said Sir Arthur. "I have seen him at work and I know that everything he does spells efficiency.

That's why we would FOR LAW FELLOWSHIP Carnegie Endowment Offers Five in International Division. The Division of International Law of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace announces the establishment of fellowships of international law, to be awarded for the year 1917-1918. The fellowships are open to graduate students and teachers in international law or related subjects. Fellowships not to exceed five in each class, may be awarded for the year 1917-1918. In general a knowledge of the elements of international law and a good knowledge of history is required, and it is desirable that at least two modern languages be furnished.

Other special preparation will be considered. Applications will be received up to April 21, 1917. Application blanks will be furnished upon request addressed to the Committee on International Law Fellowships, 2 Jackson place, Washington, D. C. COMMITS SUICIDE ON BRIDGE.

A man who committed suicide on the Williamsburg Bridge, near the Brooklyn anchorage just before midnight last night, was identified in the Bedford avenue police station today as Saul Zalevinsky, 31 years old, of 406 East Thirteenth street, Manhattan, where he lived with his sister, Mrs. Annie Levinsky. BROOKLYN COURTS SUPREME COURT. TRIAL TERM. Day calendar, March 29.

1917. Manning. Part. Il. Cropsey, Part IV, Van Siclen, Part V.

Kelby, Part VI. Scudder, Part VII, Garretson. The name of: counsel to try the case must be handed to the calendar clerk when the case appears on the Reserve Calendar. No case will be held or passed for engagement of counsel whose name is not go left with the clerk. Y.

Municipal So. Brooklyn Ry. Hahn Walter: Jamison et. Whittier Nassau R. N.

Y. ConsoNd R. NolantAmes Cont'g SullivaneN. Y. R'ys: Brown Press and ClearytFluhr Pace: Madigan and Y.

Consol'd R. and Ebert Lerner; Stefano: Y. Municipal Esposito Interborough R. Ty; Y. Consol'd R.

R. I. B. R. Brooklyn Goldman Hein: Miller Ginsberg: Bristol? City of New York: Queens Co.

Ross Blitfeld Bloomberg: Liebmann and Dembicer Bldg AllentEller: Y. Consol'd R. and Armour Packing and Cohen City of New York: Selzert (Hamilton Holding Jacobs Jensen: Roberts R. Bonner; Y. Consol'd R.

Ginsberg Y. Consol'd R. Da Silva Levin McCloskey; L. Rys. -The following causes, if marked ready, will be passed for the day.

No cause will be set down for a day upon this call. Machen-Fraas: Modica Loeser Nelmes Coffey et Esposito Ward and Tully; Hoops Biscay; Varone Nassau Railroad: Clover Farms Company; D'Angelo Kelly; Nathan Nassau Railroad; Halberg Van Pelt Nassau Railroad: Coat and Apron Supply Company; Ambrose City of New York: Hession Jobson-Gifford Company: Dunn Scharfman Phillips and Peoples Company, trustees, Meschkow Railroad; Railroad: Canary Iron Works. of Pennsylvania; YapnicktReithel Leibovitz Bushwick Coal York: Company City of New Condensed Milk Company Eaton Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company; Belanowsky; Zimmerman City of New York; Island and Brooklyn Railroad: Savings and Loan Devine City of New York: OlsentSmith Contracting Company; Railroad: Lamuto: Clarke Necker: Marsh Ries: Melstein Nassau Railroad: GrotheNassau Railroad; Eckhardte Nassau Railroad. Highest number reached on regular call, 9265. COUNTY COURT.

Civil calendar, March 29, 1917. Part IV. Dike. J. Part Fawcett, J.

Calendar called. in Part V. In re Delia A. McInerney, an alleged incompetent person: Corprew Moore: Gusiner: Brooklyn Heights R. Mutz Heights Wolk; Currant R.

Maun Meader; Hines Coney Island Brooklyn R. Electric R. Heights R. Lynch New York Consolidated R. Brooklyn Heights R.

Nassau Electric R. R. SURROGATE'S COURT. Calendar, Thursday, before Surrogate Herbert T. Ketcham--The wills of Sarah A.

rah Smith. F. Sarah A. Pierson, Ignazio Locurto, SaMorrissey, Robert Bieling, Alexander H. Anderson, Mary E.

Baker, Ann O'Rourke, Rosamunde Herrle. Ann Rogen and James Millison. The accounting in estates of. Edward F. Doran, Hannah Doran.

Selina Cocks, Beattie, Jacob M. Stahlen, William Resbottom, John Cunnion, Benjamin Potrico, Hugo Krieg. Thomas Wilkinson. Gustav Burgess, Joel Aronson, Stephen McManes, Doro-1 thy Wollmers. Catherine Kelly, Mary Miller, Alexander Fraser, Rudolph Walther, Elizaof Rose Goeder, Joseph Dunitz and Marvin beth Ward and a Sarah Wilkinson.

The estates Lyon. The Following Cable Has Reached Us From Our Paris Depot: Terrible Condition Noyon. Urgent appeal for condensed milk and rice. CHILDREN PITIFUL. Scurvy.

No meat seventeen months. All girls over fifteen carried off. Any food, serviceable clothing or money sent us will be carefully distributed. AMERICAN FUND FOR FRENCH WOUNDED 122 Madison Avenue March 24. New York City.

REDFIELD TO PICK BODY OF ADVISERS IN CASE OF WAR Confers With Willard Straight on Personnel of Business Men's Committee. TO SAFEGUARD COMMERCE. U. S. Now Creditor Nation--New Financial and Trade Policy Must Be Organized.

Washington, March 28-Secretary Redfield will name shortly a committee of hosiness men to advise his department in framing measures to safeguard the country's commerce if war comes, and to meet conditions after the war. He conferred today with Willard Straight of New York, representing the National Foreign Trade Council, whose members have approved the plan. The committee will serve as an informal body. It will work out with the department plans for a permanent organization to co-operate with the Government in promotion of trade. Commerce department officials realize that the war has changed so completely the position of this country in the financial world that a future practical national financial policy must be outlined.

Officials believe it imperative that foreign trade and foreign loans be encouraged by the Government since the United States is now a creditor nation. STONEMEN WIN RECRUITS Ten Apply for Membership at Weekly Meeting. Ten men applied for membership in the Stoneman's Fellowship at the regular weekly meeting held in the parish house of the Church of the Good Shepherd, last night. The Brooklyn Witam, Stoneman's Fellowship, has sounded this slogan: "One thousand new members by the first of May." In every neighborhood Brooklyn the work of recruiting new members will go briskly forward from now until May 1. That the Fellowship is steadily gowing is apparent from the fact that, despite the storm, the attendance last night was greater than that at any of the preceding week night meetings.

Brothers George Mair and Martin Luther, district superintendents from Philadelphia, spoke. WAR DEPARTMENT WILL NEED MORE MEN AND ROOM Washington, March 28-One of the problems which will confront the War Department in case. a war army is called out would be the expansion of its civil establishment to. meet the enormous increase in clerical work. Already the department's bureaus are strained to the limit of present personnel, and its quarters in the State, War and Navy Building are congested.

It is expected that for immediate purposes three shifts of clerks will be put on, and the bureaus kept open night and day. Another suggestion is that the new Interior Department Building, close to the War Department, and now nearing completion, be taken over temporarily at least. None of these steps can be taken, however, until Congress has acted and the size of the army to be raised has been fixed. McCORMACK CONCERT SEATS. The McCormack concert will take place a at the Academy on Easter Sunday night, and seats will be on sale tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock Mr.

Edsall, manager of the Academy, expects to see a long line of applicants in the morning, and would not be surprised should a number assemble tonight. NAVAL RECRUITING PROGRESSING HERE Patriotic Brooklyn Girl Engaged to Open Office in Eastern District. SHE IS MISS VIOLA McGUCKIN. Mrs. Heineman Will Take Enlistments at Sag Harbor--Many Volunteers in All Lines.

Rapid strides are being made by the naval recruiting staff in Brooklyn. It was estimated by one of the officers in charge of the recruiting work today that 50 per cent. of the applicants pass the physical examinations. A number of volunteers have come forward to serve in any capacity in order to help the recruiting officers. A former Eagle employee, Miss Viola B.

McGuckin, 20 years old, of 331 Sackett street, has opened the first naval recruiting office in the Eastern District, at Post Office Sub Station Broadway and Bridge Plaza. Miss McGuckin has been SO persistent in her efforts to help gain, recruits for navy that today she was offered work of recruiting in the the Eastern District section. She has a brother, John, 16 years old, who is in the army, stationed at Panama. Another woman, Mrs. C.

E. Heineman, of Sag Harbor, L. has volunteered her services to advertise the navy's need of men at her home town. Dr. Harry Nathan has volunteered to attend to any cases of defective teeth where the applicant is otherwise physically sound, 'The navy needs men 50 badly that cases of defective teeth, when they are not too bad, are allowed to pass, and are later attended to by the navy dentists.

Yesterday throughout Brooklyn thirty-seven persons applied at the naval recruiting offices and of that number twenty-one passed the physical tests. The principal reason many men fail to pass is defective vision. Kansas City, March 28-Recruits for the navy are being received at the naval enlisting office here in numbers never before exceeded, attaches of the office said today. "Uusually about 30 per cent. of the men offering themselves can pass the examinations." he said.

"Now. however, nearly 80 per cent. of them are being accepted." The explanation given was that the call for possible active duty was attracting a "high type of men." Eight women volunteers today took up special duties in connection with recruiting. At the Naval recruiting station, 108 East 125th street, Manhattan, six women offered their services, including Frances Finkelstein, 20, of 489 Howard avenue, Brooklyn, to act as stenographer and typewriter. I German Food Census Shows Grain Shortage Copenhagen, (via London), 28-The result recent stocktaking of the grain, potatoes and other foodstuffs on hand in Germany was so unfavorable as to cause general apprehension, according to the Berlin Vorwaerts, which quotes remarks made before the Reichstag Committee on Food by the Socialist Deputy Ebert.

The Vorwaerts is the only Berlin paper which carries an account of the proceedings before the committee. According to this report Deputy Ebert said that an inventory showed that the 1916 yield of bread grains was only 500,000 tons, or fifteen pounds per capita, above the 1915 BRITAIN SEIZES DUTCH STEAMERS? 40 Grain Carriers in British Ports Confiscated, Is Rumor in Washington. Washington, March 28 Dutch steamships in British ports were reported here today to have been confiscated by the British Government. The information reached here from a grain house, which sold the Dutch Government the grain aboard many of the vessels. It could not be confirmed at the Netherlands Legation.

About forty Dutch ships now are in ports belonging to Great Britain, and a fleet of fifteen grain-carrying vessels is understood to be on its way from a Holland port to the United States. Many of the Dutch ships now in British ports have been detained from six to eight weeks. The British Government, for some time, has been insisting that a certain percentage of Dutch merchant tonnage carry cargoes to British destinations, and the Dutch Government has refused. OBITUARY BRETT ELLIOTT, 86 years old, a veteran of the Mexican War, in which he served as an A assistan surgeon with the United States Army, died yesterday from old age and a complication of ailments, at his residence, 278 Van Buren street, where his funeral services, tomorrow evening, will be conducted by the Rev. Rober Rogers, pastor of the P.

of the Good Shepherd. The interment, on Friday, will be in Evergreens Cemetery. Mr. Elliott was born in Newark, N. and as a young man was in the United States Army at Fort Hamilton.

In 1849 he joined the rush of gold seekers to California, was unsuccessful in gold mining. and then went to Australia, where he conducted a cattle ranch for several years, after which he traveled around the world, and returning to this city was for. many years engage din the trucking business, with an office where the Hudson Terminal Building now stands. Mr. Elliot 1s survived by two sons, John and Walker and thre daughters, Mary Sarah E.

and Annie C. JOHN B. McCANN. 34 year sold, who had been engaged in the undertaking business for the past five yearsh at 112 Lewis avenue, died there on Monday after a brief illness. Mr.

McCann was a son of Thomas J. and Mary E. McCann, and is survived by his parents and three brothers. He was the secretary of the De Kalb Improvement Association and was a member of the Sixth Assembly District Democratic and of Triune Council, C. B.

L. He was a member of the R. C. Church of St. John the Baptist, Lewis and Willoughby avenues, where a requiem mass will be offered on Friday morning.

Mrs. BRIDGET HASSETT CONNORS, 75 years old, of 550 Jefferson avenue, widow of William Connors, died yesterday from diabetes. Her funeral will be held on Friday morning, with a requiem mass in the R. C. Church of our Lady of Victory, Throop avenue, near McDonough street, interment following in Calvary Cemetery.

Mra. Connors was born in Cork, Ireland, and had been a resident here for sixty years. She was an earnest church woman and a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Her two sons, Daniel J.

and Henry W. Connors, have long been connected with the engineering department of the Brooklyn Union Gas Company. She is also gurvived by three grandchildren. WILLIAM ROTCH WARE, 68 years old, an architect, and for many years editor of the American Architect and Building News, died at his home in Newton, today. He was widely known as a writer on architectural subjects.

MICHAEL F. HOEY, 55 years old. of 289 Bleecker street, Brooklyn, an orderly in the Gouverneur Hospital in Manhattan, died suddenly yesterday from heart disease. His funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon, with interment in Calvary Cemetery. Mr.

Hoey was born in New York City, and formerly lived for many years in the Seventh Ward. He was a bachelor and is survived by two sisters. Mrs. Annie White, with whom he lived. and Miss Kate Hoey, and three brothers, James, Thomas and John Hoey.

Mrs. BESSIE T. MAHER GILLIGAN, 70 years old, widow of Matthew J. Gilligan, died on Monday from shock following a fall that dislocated one of her hips, at her residence, 2250 East Seventeenth street, Sheepshead Bay. Her funeral will be held tomorrow morning, with a requiem mass in the R.

C. Church of St. Mark, East Fourteenth street and Shore road, interment following in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs. Gilligan was born in Ireland and formerly lived for many years in the Fourteenth Ward in Manhattan, where her husband was prominent in Tammany affairs and an attache of the Register's office.

She is survived by three sons, Matthew a police patrolman; Thomas employed in the Water Department, and Edward connected with the Bridge Department; three grandchildren, and a brother, Edward Maher, of Jamaica, L. who 18 the superintendent of the Jamaica race track. ELIAS SMITH, 65 years old, a lifelong resident of Huntington, L. died yesterday in the Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, following an operation. He was born at Long Swamp, L.

the son of Mr. and Mra. Elias Smith. He had been In the highway contractIng business nearly all his active life. He 18 survived by his widow: a son, Gaylord, and a sister, Mrs.

Jesale E. Oakley of Huntington. The funeral services will be held at Mr. Smith's late residence on Park avenue, Huntington, L. on Friday afternoon, the Rev.

J. Jeffrey pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. The interment will be in the Huntington Rural Cemetery, CHARLES CONKLIN, 25 years old, the son of Elbert Conklin and Josephine Bishop, died 'last night at the home of his parenta, on Southdown avenue, Huntington, L. after a lingering illness, from A. complication of ailments.

Mr. Conklin is survived besides his parents. by a brother, Herbert, and a sister, Josephine. The funeral services will be held in St. John's Episcopal Church, of which Mr.

Conklin was a member, on Friday afternoon, the Rev. Charles E. Cragg. the rector, officiating. The interment will be in the Huntington Rural Cemetery, MRS.

MARGARET DUFFY WHELAN, 76 years old, widow of Peter Whelan, died on Monday from arterio sclerosis, at her residence, 528 Fifty-eighth street. Mrs. Whelan was born in Inniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, and formerly lived for many years In the old Fifth Ward, in Manhattan. She is survived by daughter, Mrs. William F.

McCauley, and two grandchildren, John J. and Margaret M. McCauley, The funeral will be heid tomorrow morning. with requiem mass in Our Lady of Perpetual Help, R. C.

Church, Fifty -ninth street and Fifth avenue, interment following in Calvary Cemetery. DENY MANY GERMANS HAVE GONE TO MEXICO Official Reports Say That Only 81 Crossed Border and 34 Returned. I like to have so many of him in the present crisis. "Your farmer has revolutionized farming methods. Like the American in all other walks of life, he continually on the lookout for a more efficient way in which to do things.

The result is that he has the most modern agricultural implements in the world. With these and his natural bent for industry, he gets the most out of the soil. "I hope that we may be able to attract to these shores at least 5,000 skilled farmers from the United States. We will, of course, get some skilled agricultural help from Canada-from the great Northwest--and we are already benefiting to some extent by the labor of Canadian farmers who have come over to fight for us. But we cannot have too many, Skilled farm labor is our crying need at this moment." Sir Arthur said the introduction of the American tractors on the large scale contemplated would also witness the more universal employment of women on the land.

"I hope to see," he said, "as many of our women cultivating soil as I saw Frenchwomen on the land of glorious France during one of my recent visits. There I saw nothing but women. They were everywhere. The picture spoke volumes for France's effort. Our women are just as patriotic and will fill the gaps on the land if only they are shown the way." RUSSIAN DEMOCRATS DECLARE FOR WAR Will Back New Government in.

Its Efforts to Defeat Germany. SOCIAL REFORMS LATER. Declaration by Social Democrats Says Central Powers, Victory Would Reinstate Old Regime. Petrograd, March 27 (via London, March 28)-A group of Social Democrats has put out a declaration which, as far as can be determined, fairly represents the attitude of the majority of that party toward the government. The declaration, which is signed by half a dozen locally prominent names, favors a vigorous prosecution of the war, leaving the demands of Social Democracy in abeyance until the country is safe from the danger of return of the monarchy.

It says in part: program of the new government is satisfactory to a sufficient extent. The present state the Bourgeoise and the Capitalistic Society, no doubt, precludes the possibility of changing the present revolution into a social one. Any effort in that direction might precipitate a counterrevolution and bring about the return of the monarchy. "The necessary democratic control of the work of the new government can 'be achieved best by participation in the temporary administration of representatives of the Workmen's Democracy and a wide and stable or'ganization of the popular forces and the army. We appeal to the workmen, soldiers and deputies to assist the temporary government in the realization of a program of freedom and in the preparation for the national convention, keeping.

at the same time their full political independence. Only when the election for the national convention shall begin, shall we present in full our demands for Agrarian and social reform." On, the subject the war, the declaration said: "The victory of the Central Empires would bring ruin and reinstate the old regime. It is necessary now, more than ever before, to continue the struggle against the last bulwark of monarchical control in Europe." London, March 28-Several Duma deputies, who have been to the front, have returned to Petrograd, says a Reuter's dispatch, convinced from their conversations with officers and soldiers, that the spirit of the army is excellent. They report that all those with whom they spoke were fully aware of the absolute necessity of continuing the war. General Russky, in a conversation with President Rodzianko, declared that perfect order prevailed on the Northern front, and that the army was in excellent spirits.

HOST TO ANVIL DIRECTORS. James J. Ryan, President, Entertains at His Home. James J. Ryan, president of the Anvil Chorus, last night entertained at his home, at 776 Carroll street, director of that organization, the men who get up and perform in the stunts which make the Anvil Chorus dinners famous.

The election of officers for the 1918 dinner was put over until later. Arrangements wer made for an outing of the directors this summer in New Jersey, on the invitation of Arthur J. O' Keeffe, Those in the party were James J. Ryan, W. Rossiter Raymond, Edward J.

Connolly, Albert A. Hovell, Augustus J. Rinn, Jeremiah F. Donovan, George McNamee, Christie Bohnsack, David T. Leahy, John B.

Johnson, Richardson Webster, Walter M. Oestreicher, John N. Harman, Edward F. Cassin, Nathaniel D. McCaffrey, Arthur J.

O'Keeffe and Michael J. Donovan. H. P. HARDING DINED.

H. Park Harding, older boys' secretary of the Central Branch Y. M. C. will leave on April 1 for Providence, where he will take up his new work boys' work director of the Providence Y.

M. C. A. The leaders in boys' work at Central Branch honored Mr. Harding with a farewell banquet last night and presented him with a leather brief case.

CIVIC FORUM CELEBRATION. The 1 Brooklyn Civic Forum arranged a meeting for the purpose of celebrating the success of the Russian revolution. It 19 to be held next Sunday evening in the assembly hall of Public School No. 84, Glenmore and Stone avenues, Brooklyn. The speakers will be George Kennen, the author; ex-Judge Sam.

uel Seabury of the Court of Appeals, Mischa Appelbaum, the Rev, Dr. Nathan Krass, Harry Waton and Dr. A. Koralnik. MISS WEBB'S ENGAGEMENT.

At A gathering last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Lincoln Webb, 1257 East Fortieth street, Flatbush, the announcement was made of the engagement of their daughter, Hazel, to F. Bergen of Flatlands.

Miss Webb has played leading roles in many amateur productions. Mr. Bergen is A ber of the old Bergen family of Brooklyn and of the old Van Wicklen family of New Lots. ANTI-SUFF WILL SPEAK. At the regular monthly meeting of the Seawanhaka Democratie Club of the Second at the clubhouse, 103 Concord street, Thursday evening, Miss Charlotte E.

Rowe of the Association Opposed to Women Butfrage, County Clerk William E. Kelly and Sheriff Alfred Smith of New York County will be the speakers. harvest, a harvest which had been regarded as almost calamitous. Earlier reports on the 1916 harvest had described it as good and a rationing scheme was based an estimated excess of 1,000,000 tons. The reduction in the visible supply by one-half explains the cut in the bread ration which was announced by the authorities as soon as the results of the census were in Deputy Ebert that a similar handed deficit apparently existed in other food products and declared that part of the missing foodstuffs had undoubtedly vanished down the throats of cattle and hogs which were fed on illegal fodder by the farmers.

He demanded that everything imported from Rumania be reserved for human consumption. HUSBAND, 75, SUED Wife Says Spevach Is Cruel-Not Two Years Married. Although Nathan Spevach, 75 years of age, managed to scrape through first matriominal venture for fifty years, his second marriage has endured but twenty months. His wife, Anna. 65 years of age, today brought suit for a separation, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment.

Justice Aspinall has reserved decision on the application for alimony and counsel fee pending the trial of the suit. The elderly couple first met while they were living in the homes of their respective children. Mrs. Spevach says they talked things over and decided it would be best to leave the homes of their children "and maintain a little home of our own." Spevach, who opposes the suit, alleges his wife left him. WOULD HOLD "BABY SHOWS." Women Want City to Aid Campaign to Help Children.

Brooklyn was well represented, through the president of these Playgrounds League, at a meeting of that organization yesterday in conjunction with the City Federation of Women's Clubs at Hotel Astor. Miss Mabel Macomber, president of the Playgrounds League, and Mrs. John Francis Yawger, president of the Federation, were 'both present. Miss Macomber presided. From Brooklyn also were Miss E.

Y. Van Doren, secretary of the league; Miss R. R. Davidson, Miss E. A.

Lord, Mrs. R. C. Talbot-Perkins, Mrs. Alfred G.

Boulton, Mrs. Franklin W. Hooper and Miss Jennie Rogers. It was decided to ask the Park Commissioners of Manhattan and Brooklyn and the Bronx to set Saturday as "Baby Week" (May 6), to have on each playground a baby show, with a committee to award ribbons and souvenirs to the winners. An evening meeting will be held at Holy Trinity Church Parish House, Montague and street, Child of the Welfare City Playgrounds League Club.

All organizations interested in playgrounds are requested to send representatives. HOSPITAL IS PREPARED. M. E. Staff Ready to Co-operate With Government.

The board of managers of the Methodist Episcopal Hospital have placed themselves on record as determined to co-operate in every way with the Federal Government in the event of hostilities. The executive committee, which consists in the interim of regular board meetings, was empowered to make such plans and arrangements as might be necessitated. The details of the arrangements have not yet been settled on, but the hospital has a lot of space which be readily utilized for outdoor emergency work and a corps of physicians and nurses would probably be placed at the disposal of the Government. Already the nurses have been making preparations to organize. MRS.

SANGER IN FILMS. Mrs. Margaret Sanger, advocate of birth control, will tour the country in conjunction with a six-reel feature film on this theme, in which she also appears. BACK AND FORTH ON BUSINESS. Most of These Were in Laredo District and Three at Brownsville.

Washington, March 28-Official reports from the Southern Department made public today, say reports that many Germans have crossed into Mexico since diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany were broken off are without foundation. The records of the immigration authorities and of the Army Intelligence Service along the border, show that only three Germans have passed into Mexico since February the Brownsville district, and seventy-eight in the Laredo region, thirtyfour of the latter having returned to the United States. The statement follows: "Press reports stated recently that many Germans are crossing into Mexico. Reports from our intelligence officers, which include the records of the immigration officials at various points, do not confirm these reports. Since February 3 there have been but three crossing in the Brownsville district and seventy-eight in the Laredo district, and none at other points.

In the Laredo district thirty-four of those who crossed have returned to the United States. "El Paso reports show many crossings back and forth, but only those of residents in the usual transaction of business." GRACE CHURCH FAIR OPENS Success Marks First Day of Bazar in Flatbush. Members of the congregation of Grace Reformed Church, Bedford avenue and Lincoln road, and their friends, are euthusiastic over the fair which began at the church yesterday and which wil continue through this afternoon and evening. The ladies auxiliary is in charge of the art and natural picture display in the "Dutch" tea room, the feature of the fair. The proceeds will be devoted to the work of the church, of which the Rev.

Dr. George William Carter is pastor. The officers of the Ladies Aid Society, Mrs. H. P.

Roberts, president; Mrs. Lucien Clark, treasurer, and Mrs. Alexander Stuart, secretary, constitute the general committee. Others who are active at the various booths are: Mrs. F.

B. Norris, Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Emerson, Mrs.

Betchtel and Mrs. Halsey. FIRE AT MRS. J. P.

MORGAN'S Highland Falls, N. March 28-- Cragston, the country house of Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan near here, caught fire from a painter's torch yesterday. Some of the woodwork and carpets and tapestry were damaged, but the loss was said not to exceed, $1,000.

Mrs. Morgan and her servants were in New York City, and the house here was unoccupied. WOMAN WINS $5,000 SUIT. Dora Sembler Fell Down Stairs While at Work. A jury before Supreme Court Justice Manning today returned a verdict for $5,000 in favor of Dora Sembler, who sued Doyle Bros.

of 268 Sixth avenue, Manhattan, for the exact amount awarded. She alleged that on October 25, 1915, she fell down a flight of stairs, sustaining severe injuries. The Easter Vacation Offers an opportunity for young men and boys home from college and school to visit our new shoe department on the fifth floor. Footwear for sports, street and Evening wear fitted to your feet by expert salesmen. Style, satisfaction and service sold with every pair.

5th Floor Walking Shoes In Black Russian or Tan Russian Calf. Sizes to 6 to 9 .6.50 Best Co: Fifth Avenue at Thirty-fifth New York ESTABLISHED 1879 "It's Always Better at Best's" RECEIVER'S SALE Of Plant, Materials and Good-Will Of Automobile Supply Manufacturing Maker of the Newtone Horn. United States District Court for Eastern District of Pursuant to an order 27th day of March, 1917, in the cause entitled Acme of the New York, made and Supply on Manufacturing the sale heretofore advertised entered the Wire Co. vs. Automobile Automobile Supply Manufacturing Co.

has been adjourned to of the property of the undersigned hereby given notice that bids will be received by APRIL 9TH, 1917 and the before 9th, 1917, or in court on that day for the him 'at his office, at any time Automobile Supply Manufacturing (1) MaApril following classes of (2) property Machinery, of the Tools, Fixtures and Equipment, (3) Office Furniture, terial and Suppites, Horses and Wagons, (5) Electric Lighting Equipment, (6) Accounts (4) Automobiles, said property a whole, together with the good-will of Receivable, and also for all the undersigned as as Receiver may have the right to dispose of the business so far as the title and interest of the Receiver and of the Automobile such good -will; and in and to all patents and patent rights connected witli the right, Supply said business: Manufacturing PROVIDED that all bids for the property as a whole shall be subject the that bidder shall assume the performance of outstanding contracts of to the undersigned Receiver for the purchase of material and supplies, and shall have condition the the as the BIDS must be accompanied by CERTIFIED CHECKS, to the order of the underbenefit of all unfilled orders on hand. ALL Receiver, for an amount at least equal accepted, to or ten per retained cent. as of the liquidated total damages. amount of the bid, which will be credited on any bid signed, as in case of failure of the bidder to complete his bid: and the amount of checks deposited unsuccessful bidders will be immediately returned to them. by INFORMATION as to the property to be sold, terms of sale, may be obtained A HEARING will take place before the United States Distriet from the undersigned or his attorney.

Court for the Eastern District of New York at the Post Office Building, Borough of Brooklyn, City of New York, on MONDAY, APRIL. 9TH, 1917, AT 2 P.M., at which time and place all bids will be considered and such order made for the acceptance or rejection of any or all bids and for the sale or other disposition of the property as to the court shall seem proper. Dated March 28th, 1917. CHARLES A. BOODY.

Receiver. LOUIS F. DOYLE. Care Peoples Trust Attorney for Receiver. 181 Montague Street, 111 Broadway, Manhattan, Now York City Brooklyn, N..