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Suffered Enormous Losses Under a Rain of Shot and and Shell From the French ATTACK AFTER ATFACK MADE AGAINST THE FORT |5 Several Times the Attacks Were Put Down With Heavy Losses—Two Fresh Divisions of Bavarians Were Used— The French Still Retain the Immediate Approach to the Fort—French in Spirited Counter Attacks Recaptured German Trenches on the Southern Outskirts of the Village of Cumieres—Austrians Are Keeping Up Their Violent Offensive Against the Italians. B Under a rain of shot and shell which French. As if somewhat to even the soore, the French in spirited counter- northwest of Verdun recap- tured from the Germans trenches of the southern outskirts of the village of leres, which the Germans had oc- cupled in the late fighting, and also stopped with their artillery several attempts of the Germans to debouch from the village. ‘The fighting around Fort Douaumont was furious, the Germans launching attack after attack against the fort, employing among others two fresh di- visions of Bavarians. Several times :the attacks were put down with heavy losses, but finally the Germans suc- ceeded in reoccupying the point of van- | tage wihich they had held virtually since the commencement of the Ver- [idun offensive until' the French drove !lhem out several days. ago. The !TO TEST SANITY OF BOY : INDICTED FOR MURDER | Harold ‘Croft to be Taken to School i for. Feoble Minded.. sble. | Boston, May 24.—Harold Craft, a 16 |'vear old boy under indictment for | murder, was released on $10,000 bail | in the muperior court today af the re- quest of District Attorney Pelletier as a step in an unusual experiment. Bond was furnished by a member of the district attorney's staff. To determine whether the boy, who .beat to death an infant cousin left in his care four months ago, is insane or degenerate, he will be taken to_the state school for feeble-minded at Wa- verly and observed. -If found abnor- mal, he will be.committed to an asy- Jum’ until cured. Should the tests show the boy to be sane, he will re- turn here to stand trial. The district attorney in taking what he described as an action without pre- cedent in this state, said he wished to avold the development of a case similar to that of Jesse Pomeroy, who is serving a . life sentence in solitary confinement at the state prison for acts committed in his youth. Craft, he said, had been found normal after examination in his cell, but that other results might follow if he were placed in more natural surroundings. }'A BILL TO RECOVER TiTLE .TO 3,200,000 ACRES OF LAND | Granted to the ‘Oregon and California Railroad 50 Years Ago. May 24.—A bill to re- worth more than $30,000,000 granted %& Oregon and California railroad e federal government fifty years ‘was brought up in the house to- ‘The measure would authorize against the railroad for recovery funds received for sale of 800,000 of lands at more than $2.50 an - contrary to provisions of the inal grant. Speedy action was urged on the nd that an injunction against dis- position of the lands issued last De- cember 9, by the supreme court of the United States expires June 9. 'fhe measure is of special interest to 18,- 000 persons to whom agents sold the land and ‘who were deprived of their by the supreme court decision. The bill would provide for classifica- tlon of the 3,200,000 acres as, water power sites, timber lands and agri- cultural lands and for sale of timber tracts and homesteading of non-tim- {ber tracts at $2.50. an acre. | I et T | HENRY FORD REPLIES | TO NAVAL LEAGUE ' Conditions Under Which He Will Ap- lof Senator Reed, who wash pear in $100,000 Suit. Detroit, Mich, May 24.—Henry Ford Teplied by letter to a telegram from | Robert M. Thompson, president of the | Navy League, in which Thompson no- itifled him that the league had b%\m uit for $100,000 against Ford. he | suit alleging ' libel based = upon | incwhll 'hlc.?;:: ;;‘cilaimed thatéf ord, { ‘camp: nst preparedness, 'made against the league. Mr. Ford in his reply agrees to have his appearance as defendant . in the case entered, provided the Navy jLeague will bring all of its records linto court, and immediately place on |the witness standl ‘“for examination, |#ts officers and such of its contributing members as we may designate.” — OFFICERS SELECTED FOR PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION. ———— Raymond Robins of Chicage Chosen . Temporary Chairman. New York, May 24—Raymond Rob. of Chicago was selected as tem- | porary chairman of the national cox;; £ Ive Bl & is French still retain the immediate ap- proach to the fort. On the Austro-Italian front the Aus- trians from the Lake Garda region to the Val Sugana district are keeping up their violent offensive against the Italians. Driven across their border Southeast of Trent, the Italians are en- deavoring to hold a fortified line from Asidgo to Arsiero and the heights east of the Val D'Essa, but ‘the Austrians report that they have captured over 25,000 officers and men, 251 cannon, 101 machine guns and 16 bomb. throwers. Rome admits that in effecting their retreat across the border the Ttalians destroyed artillery which it was im- possible to withdraw. The usual fighting is in progress along the Russian front between the Teutonic allies and the Russians and in Asiatic Turkey betweer the Turks and the Russians and the British and Turks. No material change in the sit- uation anywhere in these several war theatres has been reported. SYSTEMATIC SUPERVISION OF HOME MiISSION FIELD Plan Adopted by General Conference .+ 0F the, M. .E. Chureh,..... " Saratoga N. Y., May 24— A more systs ic supervision of the home mission" field, with the control centralized in one head, is provided in a new plan for administration of this branch of the activities of the Meth- odist Episcopal church ‘which was| adopted today by the general confer- ence. Department superintendents will be in charge of special work in evangelism in the cities, rural com- munities, the frontiers and church ex- tension. . In support of the plan it was urged that missionary work among the for- eign population of the United States is just as necessary as that in other parts of the world. “The soul .of a Chinaman in an American laundry is worth saving just as much as that of a ‘man across the sea,” asserted Whitford L. McDowell, of Washington, D. C., in presenting the report. Details of the plan will be agreed upon tomorrow. An American navy, the equal in strength of that of Germany, was urged by former President William H. Taft tonight. He said he chose Germany as a model because no other ‘European power can mobilize and land on American shores within a month a military force sufficient to iconquer the country. He insisted that a navy is primarily a means of de- fense and therefore particularly es- sential to a republic. He said he favored participation by the United States in any international congress summoned after the war for the purpose of devising means to in- sure permanent peace. RUBLEE REMAINS WITH FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION Notwithstanding Action of Senate in Rejecting Hi Nomination. ‘Washington, May 24—George Rub- lee was still in office today as mem- ber of the federal trade commission, despite the senate’s refusal yesterday to reconsider its former rejection of his” nomination. He probably will continue to se; as a recess appointee of President Wilson, although he can draw no pay either for his past fifteen months' service or for_ the future. Rejection was based on senatorial courtesy, Mr. Rublee having been per- sonally objectional to Senator Gallin- ger, republican leader. The vote was a tie, 38 to 3%, on a motion to recon- A precedent was _established by the participation of Vice Presi- dent Marshall in an agreement to pair his_vote for reconsideration with that ophm to reconsideration. FOUR MINERS BURNED TO DEATH IN NEVADA Heavy Damage Done—Fire Started Through Fuse Blowing Out. Reno, Nev., May 24—Four miners were burned to death and heavy dam- age done in the old belcher works of the Yellow Jacket mine at Gold Hill adjoining Virginia City, as a result of a fire that broke out last nigkt on the 1,400 foot level. At 11 o'clock today it was still burning but was under control. The. fire started through a fuse blowing out. Kentucky Democrats Endorse Wilson. Lexington, Ky, May 24—The dem- ocratic state convention which met ‘here today elected eight delegates-at- large, two delegates and two alternates e : e — Appointed Bishop of Omaha. Bom Has, May - 24—The Most Je J. Harty, archbishop of 7 #ou 913, has been appointed ¥l Pl AU EERRCA Ncfigfilum BRITISH ~_ AND FRENC! Protesting British Treatment of Neu- - tral Mails on the High Seas. May 24—Identical the treat- by Scretary where he has been ill for several The United States terates larly that Great Britain stop the practice of seizing vessels on: the high seas and taking them into port to subject mail aboard to local regula- tions. ‘The note was given to the represen- tatives of both France and Great Bri- tain because France formally concur- red in the British memorandum re- plving to the first American protest. 1t probably will be made public Sat- urday in London, Parish and Wash- ington, by agreemnt. CONSTRUCTION WORK HELD UP AT NEW HAVEN. Strike /of Hod Carrieds and Laborers Becomes More General. New Haven, Conn., May 24—The strike of hod carriers and laborers on construction work was more gen- eral today than at an ytime in the past week. A contracting firm brought men here from Boston to do work on street pavemepts but these men quit work today. Street improvements have been stopped and the director of public ‘works, James Howarth, call- ed Mayor Rice’s attention to_the out- look. There has been no trouble as yet. Many of the larger jobs have been picketed. The C. W. Blakeslee company offer- ed its men $2.75 a day but the labor- ers stopped work just the same, leav- ing Dennis A. Blakeslee, the con- cern’s head, i a quandary as to what his men want. FIRST MOTORCYCLE COMPANY IN UNITED STATES ARMY Organization Was Begun at Fort s Yesterday. . . E1 Paso, Téxas, May 24—Organiza. tion_of the first motorcycle company in tfie United States army was begun ‘at_Fort Bliss here today. First Lieutenant Clyde L. Fastman, of the Thirteenth Infantry, was placed in command, with Second Lieutenant Floyd -C. Hecox, of the Seventh In- fantry, a second officer. Eight non- commissioned officers and 33 privates were assigned to the company, which soon will be detailed to active service west of El Paso along the New Mex- ico and Arizona borders. BIGAMY IS DISCLOSED BY NON-SUPRORT ARREST. Frederick Alexander Saunders of New London Arrested in Torrington. ‘Torrington, Conn,, May 24.—The ar- rest here yestorday of Frederick Ales ander Saunders for New London county officers on the charge of non- support of a wife and child in Old Lyme disclosed the fact that he had two wives, the second being Calista ‘Viola Rogers, to whom he was mniar- ried here under the name of Frederick Alexander Campbell on April 26. Both Saunders and Miss Rogers had been employed in New Londo: SOUTH DAKOTA FOR CUMMINS FIRST; THEN FOR HUGHES is the Plan for Delegates to the Republican National Convention. Pierre, S. D, May 24—Lieutenant Governor Peter Norbeck has won the republican nomination for governor of South Dakota, according to returns from yesterday’s primaries, available today. It was indicated his plurality would be not less than 10,000. Willis C. Cook of Sioux ¥alls, was elected the South Dakota member of.the re- publican national committee. The harmony delegation to the Chi- cago convention has been elected, with the exception of one member in the first district, where the chaice remains doubtful. In the first congressional district the fight for the republican nomination for congress between Con- gressman Dillon and Speaker Christo- pherson remained ' undecided. The democrats elected ten delegates to the St. Louis convention who will support President Wilson. The republican ‘delegates to Chicago will support Senator Cummins for president. EMBARGO LIFTED ON LESS Th THAN CARLOAD FREIGHT | The For Transfer at New Haven, London and Other Places. New Haven, Conn., May 24.—Com- mencing at midnight tonight, the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rail- road lifted the embargo on less than carload freight for piers and for trans- fer at Bridgeport, New Haven, New London, Waterbury, Plainville and ‘Providence. NEW HAVENERS REGISTER TO PLATTSBURGH CAMP. Of 100 Signers a Majority Are Yale Men. v New New Haven, Conn., May 24 —Regis- tration for the Plattsburgh military camp has brought over 100 signers New Haven, already, it was stated to- day. A majority of the recruits are Yale men, however, who will go from here. “Dies on Fast Train. 5 New York manager for the Sims com- el L |ARTHUR = PONSONBY . ATTACKS GOVERNMENT'S DIPLOMACY EDWARD GRAY REPLIES Ponsonby Condemned Prolonging the War Merely for the Sake of Obliga- tions to Great Britair’s Allies. London, May 24, 10.34 p. m.—In ‘an impromptu speech in the house changed. No Time to Talk Peace. Sir Edward declared that it was im- possible to consider terms of ‘Wwithout a previous agreement between the entente allies. Further, he ex- pressed the decided opinion that the hostilities had not yet reached a stage where it was possible to talk of peace, especially as the German public was constantly being “fed with lies” by their ministers. American Press .as a "Plntfqrm.” ‘Mr. Ponsonby’s reference to the use of the :American press as a “platform” was the outgrowth of a recent inter- view with Sir Bdward Grey. Sir Bd- ward in replying to this attack, while admitting that important disclosure of policy ought first to be made to parha- ment, argued that a crisis might arise during the war when considerations of etiquette should not be allowed to stand in the way. He contended that since German statesmen constantly are siving interviews and statements to the American press, it would be mere pedantry whick would finder British statesmen from couniering these state- ments in the interest of their own country. Mr. Ponsonby argued in favor of countenancing peace possibilities and against prolonging the war merely for the sake of obiigations to Great Brit- ain’s allies. The speaker said if the war had to be continued until Con- (Continued on Page Eight) CONVENTION OF FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS Delegates From All the States, Cuba, Porto Rico, Alaska and Philippines. New York, May 24.—Nine thousand dele; s, alternates and visitors from all the states in the union and from Cuba, Porto Rico, Alaska and _ the Philippines, filled the Seventh Regi- ment Armory here tonight at the first general session of the thirtenth bien- nial convention of the General Feder- ation of Women’s clubs. - More than two thousand specators wer turned away at the doors. Of those in the armory, 1,500 were men. ‘The auditorium began to fill at 7 o'clock. An hour later the crowd be- came so dense that the doors were closed and police reserves were call- ed. Five women were overcome in the crush and received attention at an emergency hospital at the armory with five doctors and ten nurses in attendance. ‘With the arrival of Governor Whit- man and Mrs. Whitman the conven- tion was formally called to order by Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker. president of the federation, Mrs. William Grant Brown, president of the New York biennial board, which arranged for the convention, presided with Mrs. Pennybacker. Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president occupied the seat of honor between them. SURGICAL OPERATION PREVENTED BY HEAVY SEA Captain of Greek Liner Died While Surgeons Were Holding Radio Con- versation. New York, May 24—While two ships' surgeons were holding a wire- less conversation to save his life, Captain Peter Paleologos, of the Greek liner Vasilefs Constantinos died of appendicitis in mid-ocean on_ the last trip to Piraeus from New York, according to Captain Charles Zagor- as, of the sister ship Patris which ar- rived today. ‘When Captain Paleologos was tak- en ill. Dr. Helmis," his ship’s surgeon, |’ consulted at once by wireless with Dr. Hortis of the Patris, which was pass- in gon her westward wrip. As the weather was stormy at the time the physicians decided to postpone an op- eration until the Constantinos reach- ed Gibraltar, rather than risk it with the ship pitching in the heavy sea. e captain died the next day. BREAK IN STRIKE OF BOSTON CLOTHING WORKERS Settlements Reached h Some of the Manufacturers. Boston, May 24—One thousand of the four thousand wurion clothing workers who went on strike Tuesday for an increase in wages and shorter hours, returned to work today, set- tlements having been reached with some of the manufacturers, according to officers of the Amalgamated Cloth- ing "Workers of America. Union lead- ers sald that prospects were bright for an early adjustment of differences with the other employes concerned. $25 Fine For Misbranding Bottle. N 24— S S Mo 2 CAME TO NEW YORK ESPECIALLY FOR THE CEREMONY OCCUPIED FRONT PEW Presidont and -Mrs. Wilson Joined Other Guests in Showering the Newlyweds With Confetti. -New York, May 24—President and mm&h;fab&:nm Presidential Party. ‘The president and his wife, accom- panied by Secretary and Mrs. Mec- Adoo; Miss Helen ‘Woodrow Bones, the president’s cousin; Charles R. Crane of Chicago, and John Randolph Boil- ing, a brother of Mrs. Wilson, arrived at the chapel promptly at 4 o’clock and the ceremony was at once Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were ushe the front pew of the chapel which ‘was solidly banked with white flowers. No Bridesmaids. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. William J. Cox, of Philadelphia, who used the Episcopal service. Gordon had no bridesmaids and was given away by Patrick W. Flournoy, of Charleston, W. Va. Her aunt, Mrs. ‘Wood Flournoy, of New York, was also present. Surgeon A. M. Faunt- leroy, U. S. N, acted as best man and Colonel W. 'W. Harts, military aide to the president, Captain Robert L. , U. 8. N, the president’s naval aide, were ush- ers, all three accompanying the groom | in the walk to the chapel. Cheers for President Wilson. _ After the ceremony, the wedding party went to Mrs. Flournoy's resi- dence for a reception. Only a small group of relatives and intimate friends of the couple attended. Both at the church and at the home of Mrs. Flour- noy, several hundred people clapped and cheered when the president ar- rived. and departed. A large contin- gent of city police and secret service men were on hand. to guard him. Three Weeks’ Wedding Tour. Dr. .and Mrs. Grayson left ighight for a three weeks' wedding tour and (Continued on Page Six) NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL CALLING FOR $241,000,000 Was Submitted in the House by the Naval Committee. Washington, May 24—An_elaborate report explaining the $241,000,000 na- val appropriation bill was submitted to_the house today by the naval com- mittee. At the same time the repub- lican members- of the committee join- ed in a minority report to be presented tomorrow, attacking the measure as inadequate and demanding that con- gress provide for a navy ranking sec- ond among the world's fighting forces on_the sea. The bill, which authorizes a build- ing program for next year, including five great battle cruisers, is to be taken up in the house next Monday or Tuesday under a special rule lim- iting debate and providing for a final vote before the end of the week. All opposition to the measure is ex- pected to come from the republican side, as the building program is a compromise on which the so-called big and little navy democrats agreed. CHINESE HIGHBINDER SAILS FOR CHINA Wong Doo King Had for Years Re- sisted Efforts to Deport Him. San Francisco, May 24.—Wong Doo King, one of the richest and most in- fluential of the Chinese highbinders in America, who had for years resisted the efforts of the United States to de- port him, sailed for China today, vol- untarily. = He came to San Francisco 45 years ago. He was then 15 years old. Thrift and diligence won him wealth and a natural gift for organization made him a power among his fellow coun- trymen. His alleged activity in Tong plots prompted the immigration au- thorities to secure his deportation. He fought to the last ditch and when fi- nal victory for the government be- came a certainty he agreed to leave. TERRYVILLE MAN FOUND GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. Judge Gardiner Greene Sentenced John Velandowski 12 to 15 Years. Litchfield, Conn., May 24—A jury in the superior court there tonight found John Velandowskl of Terryville guilty of manslaughter, and Judge Gardiner Greene sentenced him to the state prison from 12 to 15 years. He ‘was accused of first degree murder in causing the death of George Meslanka during a saloon fight at Terryville “The accused pleaded self defense. ‘The jury retired at 2.45 o’clock this NAVAL SERVICE AVIATOR KILLED NEAR PENSACOLA Three Little Children Saw Father’s Fatal Dive Into Gulf of Mexico. Pensacola, Fla, May 24—Lieut. James Vincent Rockwell, a clvil en- gineer in the United States naval ser- vice, who was in as an avia- ‘here, was killed late today when 2 navy aeroplane, which he was pil- oting, divea 150 feet into the Gulf. accident occurred just Siem saw MR e v to | the Exchange on Saturday, June MRS. HORTON CAST SORROWING GLANCES AT ACCUSED . o S RELATIONS PLATONIC the | The Accused Was Pale and Iii at Ease Direst cable communication with Shanghai restored, the Com- announced. Adolph von Batocki, president of the Proves of Basto o Fas” been appointed food dictator of Germany. All foreigners . entering Guadelope hereafter must have passports vised by French-consuls at the ports of de- parture. Gen_ Wood has it to review with Gov. and others, rade. an in- McCall Boston's preparedness pa- Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade have been -petitioned to close 3, Preparedness Day. Mortimer o'c;mnr. an American citizen, in North has arrested Kerry, Ireland, in connection with the political disturbanc: Mrs. Louis Brayton of Madison, ‘Wis., celebrated her 104th birthday. She never rode in an automobile or saw a motion picture. China has purchased 7,500,000 silver pesos from the Philippines iAsular government. The latter cleared 20 per cent on the deal Murry C. Vandiver, well known poli- tician of Matyland for the last 40 years, died of general debility at Si- ballsville, Md., aged 71. James J. Hill is reported to be im- proving from an illness which _has kept him at his home at St. Paul, Minn,, for several days. The crew of the Greek steamer Ad- amantios Korais, sunk in the Medi- terranean by an Austrian submarine, ‘was landed at Marseilles. After working one day, following a three weeks’ strike, 1,200 miners went on strike at the ‘Lehigh Coal Co.'s collieries at Tamaqua, Pa. . A strike of employes of the National ico has resulted in between Manzanillo and Mexico City. ‘Two new aeroplanes have arrived for army service at the border. The manufacturers, however; neglected to nd propellors with the planes. Col_ John L. Phillips, surgeon of the army medical corps, shot and killed himself at an army hospital at Wash- ington. He had been in poor health. An appropriation of $200,000 for mil- itary instruction of the organized mi- litia at the forthcoming national encampment was voted by the Senate. Striking silk mill workers at Allen- town, Emaus, Walnutport, Slatington, and Catasaqua, Pa. returned to .work, having been granted increased wages. A masked bandit rifled the register- ed mail on a Texas & Pacific train bound from New Orleans for Fort Worth, and escaped near Kaithville, La. A membership of 42,666, with a net gain of 1594, was reported at the annual convention at Boston of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of For- esters. The seventh annual convention of the American Iron Steel and heavy hardware association opered at Pitts- burgh with more than 30 delegates present. The Goodyear Rubber Co. has been authorized to increase its preferred capital stock from $7,000,000 to $25, 000.300. making its total capital $50, 000,000. Despite local damages to the mul- berry leaves. by frost , the general prospects for an increased production of silk in Japan are reported to be ex- cellent. The eleventh annual convention on weights and measures opened at ‘Washington. Adoption in the United States of the metric system will be discussed. 4 Bobby Hammond, driving an Em- pire car, arrived at the New York City Hall from San Francisco, having made the trip in 6 days, 11 hours and 52 minutes. Gov. McCall reappointed Stephen O'Meara police commissioner of Bos- ton. The position carries a salary of $7,500 annually. The appointment is for five years. Reports from Stockholm eay there has n a cr.n;: a(:]lfl:’(etmln R‘I_I:.,‘ frost destroyi n crops the northern and middle parts of the Russian empire. ‘The General Assembly of the Cum- Tt e adonted s Teport. ursing o] a its member chur!:hp« to devote more attention to revivals. John Redden, a merchay nt, was found murdered in bed at his home at Ward- en, W_ Va. His body had been hacked with a hatchet, and the bet set afire in an effort to hide the crime. The successof a campaign to raise $25,000 for an endowment announced st the annual as Mrs. Horton Testified—Wife of the Prisoner Sobbed at Intervals_ Ni Y M wew ark.lfiv'_fi-—,r-.flhm lessed ents, studied languages shared a “studio” in -a fashionable New York bed late 'today at Waite's trial for murder what she considered the dual character of the prisoner. This alleged Jekyll-Hyde nature of ‘Waite, the evil side of which, he has ofa ittie from Eeypis save a le man t” gave the first inkling of the theory upon Wwhich Waite’s lawvers will proceed in their efforts to prove he was insane at the time he killed John E, Peck. Cast Sorrowing Glances at Waite. Mrs.. Horton, who cast sorrowing glances at 'Waite as he sat pale and outwardly il at éast not more than twenty feet from her, followed Mrs. (Continued on Page Eight) FATALLY HURT IN HEAD-ON AUTOMOBILE COLLISION Chauffeur Arrested for Driving While Under Influence of Liquor. South Manchester, Conn., May 24.— Richard Ahearn of New Britain was perhaps fatally hurt in a head-on au- tomobile collision at Laurel Park to- night. A machine in_which he was riding with F. B. McClunie of Hart- ford, ran into a car driven by John Stimpson of East Hartford. Ahearn was thrown out into the roadway and his skull fractured. He was taken to a Hartford hospital where it was said his condition was serious. None of the others involved in the smashup was seriously hurt. McClunie was later arrested charged with driving an automobile while under the in- fluence of liquor. TWO SEPARATE INVESTIGATIONS IN WIRE TAPPING OPERATIONS, One by Legsl by Distpict Attorney. > New York, May?24{—Two separate investigations were continued today into the “wire tapping” operations of the New York police. One was by the legislative committee headed by State Senator George F. Thompson and the other by District Attorney Swann. The committee - permitted = Mayor Mitchel to-take lve witness stand and read into records conversations alleged to have been heard over tapped wires during the investigation of charitable institutions, after warning him that it considered the conversations “irrele- vant,” and informing him that he must assume all responsibility for any libel charges which might result from them, The district attorney conducted a “John Doe” Ty into the tapping of the teler of the law firm of Seymour & Seymdur. One of + witnesses w ~d before him ‘was Bartlett Smi an electriclan, who testified that he installed atelephonic cavesdropping device in the lawyers’ offices at the instigation of the W. J. Burns detective agency. He testified also that he saw William J. Burns personally open a desk in Seymour & Seymour’s offices, take papers from it, read them, and have a stenographer make shorthand memoranda from them. Smith told Mr. Swann that his father had sold a telephone “tap” to Burns. In his testimony before the Thomp- son_committee Mayor Mitchel reiterat- ed his charge that the telephone wires of Roman Cathoiic clergymen and others had been tapped during the charities investigation because of the discovery that there was a conspiracy to discredit the city administration and more particularly the department of charities Headed by John A. Kingsbury, who was indicted yesterday for his part in the wire tapping activities. Rev. Willlam B. Farrell announced tonight that he intended to institute a civil action against Mayor Mitchel, charging defamation of character. BOUNTIFUL GIFTS OF A CHESHIRE MAN. Hobart Williams Gives Property Val- ued at $4,500,000 to Chicago Institu- tions. ing Chicago, May 24.—A gift of a busi- ness building in CI downtown district valued at $2,500,000 has been made to_tbe University of Chicago by Hobare Williams Cheshire, Conn., it ‘became known today. A Zew days ago Mr. ‘Williams announced a gift of $2,- 000,000 to ten Illinois educational and charitable institutions. The property given the University of Chicago is under lease for 99 years at an annual rental of over $100,000, and out of this sum Mr, ‘Williams re- serves $60,000 a year during his life. The donor also gave property valued at $200,000 to St. Luke’s hospital and property valued at $100,000 to the Mr. 'Willlams formerly lived in Chi- cago. — EVELYN NESBIT THAW MARRIES DANCING PARTNER Was Divorced from Harry K. Thaw Last Month. New York, Nesbit Thaw, di i