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Ending Record Flight Had to keep Close to Ground Part of Way - Calls for Talcum Powder When She Lands. Having established a new record for non-stop cross country flying, Ruth Bancroft Law alighted at Governors Island this morning at 9:41 o'clock, having made the 840 miles from Chicago in 8 hours 59 min., unofficial time, with but two stops. The last leg of the journey, from Binghamton to Governors Island, was made part of the way in a fog so dense that Miss Law had to fly as close as 150 feet from the ground to keep her course. When she was sighted about 2,000 feet in the air off Governors Island at 9:38 o'clock there was a stiff wind blowing and it was evident her landing was going to be no small task. She flew gracefully around the island, however, and then volplaned to earth almost alongside the big tractor aeroplane in which Carlstrom on Nov. 2 flew over the same route as Miss Law. As the two machines stood side by side on the army reservation the wonder of Miss Law's feat was made plain to the veriest tyro. Carlstrom's big plane is twice as large as the two-year-old Curtiss biplane of obsolete type in which Miss Law bettered Carlstorm's record. His gasolene tank carries 208 gallons of petrol. Miss Law's biplane carries but fifty-six gallons. Failed for Lack of Fuel. It was lack of fuel which compelled her to alight at Hornell, N. Y., yesterday, after she had made a record flight of 590 miles. The last drop of gasolene she took on at Binghamton, N. Y., before she flew from there at 7:20 o'clock this morning was exhausted when she reached Governors Island. Miss Law's record stands as the second longest continuous flight that has ever been made. Her flight of 590 miles is exceeded only by that of Sub-Lieut. Marchal of the French army, who flew from Nancy to Chelm, Poland, in June of this year. The distance of this flight was 812.5 miles. She was numb with cold and could hardly remove her hands from the steering wheel when the biplane came to a stop. The flying machine is of an obsolete type, with the driver's seat in front of the planes and completely exposed to the elements. As soon as she could remove her helmet Miss Law posed for the numerous photographers, shook hands with Gen. Wood and officials of the Aero Club who greeted her, and was hurried to the home of Major Hartman, where a cup of hot coffee was given her. "Now please give me a chance to wash my face and put on some talcum powder," she pleaded. As she noticed the amused smile on the faces of her auditors she added, "Oh, it isn't vanity. I simply must soothe my skin." Later she donned a skirt she had carried from Chicago and hurried to Brooklyn to meet her mother. "It was intensely cold part of the journey," she said, "and I suffered a good deal. The haze bothered me more than the cold this morning, however. I had to cut my speed down considerably and at times had to descend very low to keep my course. Followed Railroad Part Way. "I followed the Delaware & Susquehanna Railroad for a time after leaving Binghamton. Tren I cut cross country. It was pretty cold, but naturallyy it wasn't as bad sa yesterday, when I was in the air much longer. I finished the trip without taking on any gasolene in addition to that wtih which the tanks were replenished at Binghamton." Miss Law got a rousing reception when she landed on Governors Island. A band at the head of a detachment of soldiers on morning parade was playing as she was sighted, and immediately their music was turned into a blare of greeting. To Make Another Attempt. Before leaving Binghamton Miss Law announced that within a few weeks she would attempt to make a non-stop flight between Chicago and New York over the same course. She hopes at that time to make the trip without landing between the two cities. Only a shortage of gasolene halted the rec-ord breaking flight from Chicago to New York yesterday. Miss Law is a slender, almost frail looking young woman of 28, She weighs only about 100 pounds and is not at all athletic. She made the flight purely as a sporting proposition, flying for no prize, and paying the expenses of the flight herself. Until her achievement yesterday she had never made a cross country flight greater than twenty-five miles. She was well known, however, for her daring exhibition flights. Her Flying Costume. Despite her cold defying costume Miss Law was stiff and numb. When she dressed for her flight she put on first a suit of silk, then a suit of chamois, two suits of woollen underwear, a suit of soft leather to keep the wind from her body, and over all she (Continued on Second Page.) TUG EXPLOSION KILLS TWO MEN Two Others Missing in East River Disaster. Two men were killed, two others are missing, believed to be dead, and four were taken to hospitals, where their recovery is said to be uncertain, as a result of a boiler explosion on the tugboat Rambler in the East River at the mouth of Newtown Creek, Brooklyn, shortly before 8 o'clock this morning. The tug sank after the explosion. A few minutes later, as hysterical crowds lined the rails of the cantilever bridge over the creek between Green-point and Long Island City, the bodies of Eugene Casey, captain of the vessel, and Andrew Pitts, chief engineer, were recovered from the surface of the water. Both were mutilated and they had probably died instantly. Frederick Zanna and Frank Esterbrook, deckhands on the destroyed craft, were on the lower deck when the sides of the engine house were blown out. It is believed that they went down with the tug. Search was begun at once for their bodies in the basin about the mouth of the creek. Other Craft Bombarded. Several tugs and barges moored near were struck by flying splinters of wood and steel. In the Greenpoint Hospital are William Wilbur, 50 years old, captain of the stone boat William H. Brown, suffering from cuts and bruises; Jacob Geiser, 47, of 48 Diamond street, Brooklyn, fractured skull and minor injuries about the body; Ludwig Osmond, 55, of 103 Third avenue, Brooklyn, deck hand on the stone boat, suffering from injuries caused by flying debris. The police investigation of the accident included a statement that too much steam was crowded into the Rambler's boiler when she backed alongside the pier at the foot of Commercial street to take the stone boat William H. Brown, in tow. The tug was the property of the Russell Towing Company of Long Island City. The explosion sent irregularly shaped bits of metal singing like shrapnel among the crowds of women on their way to work in the Chelsea Fibre Company's jute mill on the waterfront, shattering windows in that building, as well as in other near by. JOHN D. TAKES COWS WITH HIM Transports His Selected Herd to Lakewood in Motor Vans. LAKEWOOD, N. J., Nov. 20-Local dairymen who had visions of large milk and cream sales because of the arrival of John D. Rockefeller at his estate here will be disappointed to-day when they learn that he is bringing his own herd of selected cows with him. The Rockefeller cows were placed in motor vans at Pocantico Hills last night and made comfortable for the trip to Lakewood. They will remain at the Lakewood estate only as long as Mr. Rockefeller does. STEAMSHIP LINE MAY QUIT. Boats Between Halifax and Boston Are for Sale. BOSTON, Nov. 20.-The Plant line, which for many years has maintained a regular service between Boston, Halifax, Hawkesbury and Charlottetown, will discontinue its winter service at the end of the year and may not resume sailings in the spring. It was admitted by officials of the line yesterday that the steamships Evangeline and Halifax are for sale. It is understood the company will not sell the Evangeline for less than $600,000. The steamship Halifax, which has been the only steamship in the service during the present year, unless sold will undergo extensive repairs. [[image]] Copyright. International Film Service. Miss Ruth Law in the old Curtiss machine in which she made the flight from Chicago to New York. U.S. STEEL REACHES 128 IN ACTIVE OPENING 700,000 Shares Sold During First Hour. Public buying on an enormous scale sent stock prices to new high records to-day. Sales in the first hour of nearly 700,000 shares exceeded any similar hour for weeks back. United States Steel common, which has been making new high records almost, daily, again sold to a new high level above 128. Under the leadership of Steel many of the independent steel stocks advanced sharply. Republic Steel made a new high record of 92 3/4. The early buying was largely of copper stocks, especially Kennicott, Utah and Chile. After advancing sharply the copper stocks reacted from 2 to 3 points. JAPANESE DIPLOMAT HERE. Marquis Mayeda Arrives on Steam-ship New York. The American line steamship New York arrived to-day from Liverpool with 143 first, 201 second cabin and 300 steerage passengers. Among the passengers were Marquis and Marchioness Mayeda and their attendants. The Marquis is a Japanese diplomat. Capt. John Tregelles, a Canadian army officer; T. R. Furnes, the ship owner; Lady Greene Kelly, Sir Edward Lechmere and L.J. Seely were on the passenger list. In the steerage was Mr. Wybrance, fourth officer of the American steam-ship Sarnia, which left New York towing the barge Avondale. On the voyage fire broke out in the hold, and after some difficulty was extinguished before arrival at Havre. Later at Cherbourg, where she went to discharge sugar, twenty bombs were found in the cargo. Also in the steerage were a number of firemen and others from four American vessels, sent home by consuls. REWARD FOR MISSING GIRL. Rachael Dot's Disappeared on Oct. 18. Rachael Doti of 170 East 113th street, often called the belle of her Italian neighborhood, has been missing from her home since Oct. 18 and all efforts of her family, her friends and the Detective Bureau to find her have been unavailing. Her father, Raeffaele Doti, is grief-stricken and has offered liberal rewards for some news of her. Rachel attended public school at Lexington avenue and 111th street and she disappeared during the luncheon period on Oct. 18. At the time she wore a blue taffeta dress, black velvet hat, tan shoes and white stockings. She is 16 years old and weighs about 110 pounds. "Coincident with the disappearance of Rachael was the departure from his home of a young man-a friend of Rachael's father. He was last seen in the neighborhood of the school on the same day the girl disappeared. The young man wore a blue serge suit, black shoes and a soft green hat. He weighed about 145 pounds and was a metal turner by trade. MANY DETECTIVES SEEK BARRETTS AS FUGITIVES Ex-Brokers Indicted for Grand Larceny. Despite the utmost secrecy that has been maintained in the office of District Attorney Swann, it became known to-day that Reginald W. and Kyrle C. Barrett, formerly dealers in investment securities at 25 Broad street, are under indictment for grand larceny, bucketing and conspiracy, and scores of detectives are searching the country for them. No trace of the brothers has been found, but it is rumored that they are hiding in Alaska, having fled there soon after the Grand Jury filed eight indictments against them on Oct. 20. Moses Ryttenberg of the Bureau of Commercial Frauds, Assistant District Attorney, is in charge of the prosecution, and admitted to-day he "wanted the Barretts very badly." He also said that indictments have been returned against them in Chicago and Denver on similar charges. The action against the Barretts was started by the complaint made to the District Attorney by George Graham Rice, stock broker and promoter, who said an organized attempt had been made by his enemies on the curb market to depress the value of the Emma Holding Company and the Emma Copper Mining Company, properties of his. Publication of the intended investigation by the District Attorney brought in several other complaints against the Barretts, and they were forced into bankruptcy by their creditors. Pending their arrest Mr. Ryt-tenberg will start an investigation into the business methods and careers of several other Curb brokers against whom complaints have been filed by their victims. MEAT ROASTED ON TRUCK. Lamp Explodes and Ignites Vehicle - Driver and Horses Burned. An exploding oil lamp on a heavily laden meat truck of the firm of Schaefer & Greenberg, at Driggs avenue and South Eighth street to-day, caused the destruction of the vehicle and the roasting of much of the beef. The lamp was under the wagon and when it exploded it ignited a large amount of straw on which the quar-ters of beef lay. The flames spread so rapidly that when the driver war trying to unhitch his horses his hands and the horses were burned. It was necessary to call out the Fire Department. PROFITS TO EMPLOYEES. - Rotograph Company Rewards Workers The Rotograph Company of this city has distributed to each of its employees a sum representing 10 per cent. of their accumulated salary or wages during the six month period ending Aug. 1. The Rotograph policy is to divide its profits equally between its employees and its stockholders. Although this appears to be more altruistic in its application than most of the other plans, Charles F. Jones, the president of the company, says this condition was attributed to the peculiarities of the business. [[??]]DAY 1 _ _ BEGINS Fight Opens With Hearing by Congress Committee. ALL UTILITIES INVOLVED Capital and Labor Clash on Extension of Adamson Law. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. - The curtain was lifted here to-day on one of the most dramatic battles of industrial units in the nation's history when the joint committee on Interstate Commerce started its investigation of conditions relating to interstate and foreign commerce and almost all interstate public utilities and the necessity for further regulation along the lines of the Adamson eight hour law. In a formal statement before the committee convened Senator Newlands, chairman of the committee, explained the object of the hearings. "Upon the initiative of President Wilson a Congressional joint committee composed of five Senators and five Representatives was authorized to investigate all problems relating to transportation and to make a new survey not only of the defects of the existing system, if there are any, but of improvements that may be made in that system," he said. "We want represented every class, organization and interest connected with the subject of transportation. "The inquiry will relate to every phase of transportation, rail carriers, river carriers and ocean carriers, and it will also be applied to telegraph and telephone lines, express companies and other public utilities. Government Control. "It will embrace not only the subject of Government control and regulation of these utilities, but also the wisdom and feasibility of Government ownership and the comparative worth and efficiency of Government regulation and control as compared with Government ownership and operation." Senator Newlands said the hearing would investigate whether the Interstate Commerce Commission is now overloaded, and if so how this should be remedied. In this connection the hearing will consider whether enlargement and subdivision will meet the situation or whether it is better to strip the body of some of its functions. Still another vital problem to be considered will be control of railway and other public utilities and their securities, particularly with respect of elimination of varied State regulations. Represented in the fight are commercial organizations of all kinds and from all over the country, great manufacturing corporations and industries. Every influence of capital and labor will clash in the hearings. The rail-roads' fight will be directed by the Railway Executives Advisory Committee, of which Frank Trumbull, chairman of the Chesapeake & Ohio, is the head. The brotherhoods will have their four chiefs - Stone of the Engineers, Carter of the Firemen, Lee of the Trainmen and Sheppard of the Conductors, all of whom are now in the city ready to work. Each side is provided with statistics to support contentions each has been making for years. In the meantime, the Government will keep a watchful eye on the interests of the public. Public First, Says Adamson. "The public is the interest most to be considered in this controversy," Reppresenative Adamson, vice-chairman of the joint Congressional committee and parent of the eight hour law, said to-day: "Both the railroads and the brotherhoods seem for the moment to forget that they are servants in this matter." Mr. Adamson will confer to-day with President Wilson on the question of putting through Congress the legislation the President has proposed for settlement and prevention of industrial disputes. The American Federation of Labor has already sent out its challenge on such legislation. voicing a determination to oppose any legislation which will limit the strike right of labor. Other moves made to-day to get the actual work of Congress under way were investigations started on the subject of water power and on the navy appropriation bill to determine the necessities of the service and amount of money needed to carry out Navy Department estimates. Continuous Session Talked. The leaders who have gathered for the work of the session express some concern as to whether the programme outlined for them can be completed before March 4, when the session will expire by limitation of law. Representa-tive Fitzgerald and some others are gravely discussing the wisdom of cut-ting out the holiday recess this year (Continued on Third Page.) Yale-Harvard Game - Take early morning trains to New Haven. See adv. page 12.- Adv. slon of the failure of Rumanian attacks in the Campolung region of Transylvania, southward of Dragoslavele, was made in the War Office statement to-day. It was stated, however, that in the Albesht region the Rumanians had advanced northward, capturing 100 prisoners, one cannon and two machine guns. BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville, L.I.), Nov. 20 - Severe cold has limited the fighting activity on the eastern front, according to to-day's War Office statement. "Progress as planned" in Rumania is reported, however. "Northwest of Campolung," the statement says, " the Rumanians are exhausting their units, which are mixed up haphazard in unsuccessful attacks. British Grip on Grandcourt Broken by German Assualt French Fail to Enter St. Pierre Vaast Wood-- Germans Took 922 Prisoners Last Week. BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville, L. I.), Nov. 20.- Ejection of British troops from the western part of the village of Grandcourt was announced in to-day's official statement. The report declared the British sustained heavy losses in attacks against the German line. "English artillery fire of yesterday was generally less strong on both sides of the Ancre," the statement said. "Between Serre and Beaucourt and against our positions south of Miraumone during the evening hours attacks were launched. They failed with heavy losses to the enemy. "Our infantry, in hand grenade engagements ejected the English from the western part of Grandcourt. "During counter attacks of last week we captured 22 officers, 900 men and 34 machine guns. "The French attempted to enter St. Pierre-Vaast Wood from the northwest. They were repulsed, although the attack was made with new forces and was prepared by strong fire." LONDON, Nov. 20 - Operations on the Somme front are virtually at a stand-still to-day owing to the wet and stormy weather. The only activity that official reports deem worthy of mention is the violent bombardment of Fort Douaumont on the Verdun front. The rewards of British success on the Ancre are still coming in. Near Grandcourt on Saturday 772 prisoners were taken. The total captures of the week in that area were nearly 7,000. The Berlin War Office, reporting Saturday's actions, admits British advances "at some places," but tempers the information with the claim that Gen. Haig's men suffered severe losses. Gen. Foch also met with a strong rebuff at the St. Pierre-Vaast wood, it said. HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE FEARED IN MARSEILLES Storm Sweeps Gulf and Wrecks Many Vessels. PARIS, Nov. 20.-Abnormal weather prevails in France from the battlefields of Flanders to the Mediterranean. The whole country is swept by the worst storm in twenty years. Heavy loss of life is feared. The city of Marseilles appears to have been hit hardest, a tidal wave driving into the gulf from the Mediterranean. Vessels at anchor were torn from their moorings and engulfed in great seas. A succession of small tidal phenomena completed the general wreckage of shipping and wharfage. Crews were swept from decks and few escaped drowning. Great waves jumped the breakwater and their force carried them far into the city. Cottages were wrecked; the street and car electric lighting and telephone systems laid low, and houses near the water-front generally flooded above the first floor. Owing to the paralysis of telegraphic and telephone communication it may be days before the extent of loss of life and property can be disclosed. 20 COAL DEALERS CALLED. To Testify at Investigation of Distric tAttorney. "The situation is terrible," said District Attorney Swann to-day at the opening of the inquiry into the high prices of coal in the city. "The way prices of coal have been raised looks suspicious at least. I am going to determine where the blame lies, so we have subpoenaed twenty coal dealers, large and small." Frank Burns of Burns Bros., one of the largest dealers in the city, is among those called. BERLIN DOUBTS PEACE IS NEAR Germany Concentrating Its Efforts on Winning War. By Carl W. Ackerman. United Press Staff Correspondent. BERLIN, Nov. 20 - The German public regards sceptically, so far as immediate action is concerned. Washington reports, via Switzerland and London, that President Wilson may soon take some kind of steps for peace. The Government itself is having nothing to do with the peace talk, nor is the army. The army is concentrating its efforts toward winning. The general attitude toward American Ambassador Gerard is changing. He will probably find himself more popular when he returns than he was six months ago. There is a seemingly well founded report here that before Mr. Gerard departed officials asked him to return, even in the event of President Wilson's defeat, and to remain as long as possible. But as far as the general public is concerned the reports of peace steps are causing universal discussion. The growth of sentiment for an international agreement to prevent other wars is evidenced by efforts of German newspapers to obtain from Isaac Wolf, president of the American Chamber of Commerce, information and ideas as to the American League to Enforce Peace. The newspaper Germania and its sister conservative organ, the Tageszeitung, both say that Wilson should make peace-but these views hardly represent public sentiment or the official viewpoint. The Germania article declared that if Viscount Grey for England,, Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg for Germany and President Wilson really want universal peace after the war, now is the time to get together. With all this discussion of peace, Germany is a unit in casting aside any fears for defeat. Every one declares there is still "considerable punch" left-and the success of the Rumanian offensive and the German U-boat warfare is particularly cited. SAY ARABIA FOUGHT U-BOAT. Germans Cite Pictures in British Illustrated Papers. BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville, L.I.), Nov. 20-The semi-official press bureau to-day cited pictures published in English periodicals to show that the liner Arabia was armed and that her gunners served the guns until the vessel sank. "The Hamburger Fremdenblatt," the statement said, "published a telegram from The Hague about the sinking of the Arabia, which the English press tries to represent as a breach of the promises given to President Wilson. The Sunday Pictorial (a British periodical) published a picture of two gunners at large quick firing guns, with the caption, 'Sinking Packet Boat Shells Pirate—Gunners on Board Arabia Who Served Guns Until Ship Sank—Two Submarines Were Seen and Believed That One of These Boats Hit.'" HUGHES PLAYING GOLF. LAUREL-IN-THE-PINES, LAKEWOOD,, N. J., Nov. 20–Charles E. Hughes golfed to-day–still withholding any comment on the election returns. TO MACEDONIA FR Serbs Repulsed Along the Moglena Berlin—Sofia Reports Battle in the Cerna Bend. BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville, L.I.), Nov. 20 positions north of Monastir have been occupied by o without being disturbed by the enemy," said the W statement to-day dealing with the Macedonian front German forces have arrived in the fighting zone." Along the Moglena front ment said Serbian advance hovo and Tusin had been r the Bulgarians. SOFIA, Nov. 20.–"Sang pulse" of renewed allied att Cerna bend region near Mo asserted in to-day's official from the Bulgarian War Of LONDON, Nov. 20.–The Ba nished most of the battle n Additional advices served the brilliance of Gen. Serra in the taking of Monastir. It is now doubted here th man-Bulgarian forces can plete escape from the enci of the allied flanking movem perate fighting is proceeding lies strive to close in still the retreating Teutons. churned into a sea of mud and rain will, it is believed impossible for the Teutonic proceed with sufficient hast retreat to accomplish a comp drawal of forces and equip The allied forces are thr ward in their drive. Prilep city the enemy is withdrawin twenty-four miles to the n way is for the most part a ground, with very few nat sive features. The allied of positions along the Cerna gives them a fulcrum for to force clearance of the pla Rejuvenation of Se Military critics here to- that the capture of Monas greatest importance. Mo credit is given to the Serbi victory. It was their splen along the Cerna bend which the enemy to abandon the defences, enabling advance by the French and Russ Ejected from their own cou ago by Field Marshal von tremendous drive, forced to order, their regiments scat equipment—what little the the most part abandoned, t have been transformed twelve months into a formi with new arms and equipm splendid tutorship of Fre operating with them as arms. It is expected here that th victory will have an importa relieving the German press Rumania—a pressure tha regarded gravely of late. Monastir to Be Cap The Serbian capital, it is be transferred from Corfu tir immediately. The effect of the rede Monastir on the anniversa capture by the Serbs in 191 mendous elevation of th morale, and, it is expected sponding depression of spirit. No count has been made o and prisoners, but both are able. According to a Reute the fighting in the Cerna pla Monastir, preceding the occ the city, netted the Ente great numbers of cap trophies as well as the Grunishte, Brunik, Yara Hill 1378. In Pursuit of Von Be The report that the Bulg army, commanded in part b Below, is in headlong flig Prilip, encourages critics to its capture. Sarrail Congratula PARIS, Nov. 20.—The Fr ernment wired congratulati to Gen. Sarrail, the Fre mander-in-Chief of the Ru ian-Serbian and French for victory at Monastir was yesterday. President Poincare sent on the splendd part play Serb- in the capture of th Prince Alexander of Serbia. TEUTONIC ENVOYS T Allies Serve Notice T Leave Athens. LONDON, Nov. 20.—An Ath agency despatch to-day as German, Austrian, Bulga Turkish Ministers in t capital have been told by that they must leave the c Wednesday.
