The evening world. Newspaper, April 26, 1915, Page 1

In Letter to Persons He Wrote: “I Don't Know Who We Are Going to Put in Hughes’ Place Whe Will Not Be Weaker.” pial PRICE OLE CENT. tovonges "YES, | RECOGNIZED PLATT AS BOSS” SAYS ROOSEVELT; WROTE HE OPPOSED HUGHES Ex-President Under Fire Admits He Even Appointed Gelshennen, to Please Grady, Aide of Croker. Roosevelt’s Trust Message Submitted to Boss Platt Roogerglt to, Platt, Aug. 91, 1699: 7 have just returned after a pleas ent trip. t Hkd @ nice little talk with the President. He wants me to go into Maryland to make some speeches. 1 shall do so unless you think there fs goed reason why { should not. I told Griggs that after I had talked it over with you I would submit that part of my message referring te trusts to him to look over; that is, after you have seen it, my dear Genator.” Q. Who is Griggs? A. He was the Attorney Geuéiui, John W. Griggs. Q. Who did you show your message to first? A. I couldn't tell. Q. Was Mr. Platt one of the first? A. One of the very first. Q. Did the Senator make any comment on it? A. That I can't say, I don't remembe! Q. Will you say whether he did or did not make any suggestion? I won't say. A. By Samuel M. Williams. (Special Staff Correspondent of The Evening World.) SYRACUSE, N. Y., April 26.-—The tide of Joyous triumph that has carried Col, Roosevelt on its creat for the past week !n the Barnes libel political past were brought to light and under cold, searching questions of cross-examination regarding them the Colonel had a@ distressing morn- fog. An amazing series of letters between Col, Roosevelt and tho late Sen- ator Thomas C. Platt, long the “Easy Boas” of the Republican party, were read to-the jury and they showed how the Colonel deferred subserviently to the boss in the days of his Administration as Governor, consulting him adout appointments and policies. Most damaging of all was a letter @—————_—_________ written by Roosevelt as Governor re- | pointes, questing Platt's endorsement of @ friend to get a contract from the United States Government. When thie was read Roosevelt's face was a It would be well, moreover, tb please Grady.” Roosevelt to Platt, April 1, 1899: “All right I will appoint Stern and Gelshennen. Grady does want the study in anger, amazement, hesita-| jas: named.” tion. He drew himself in asafighter) Q pig you appoint Gelshennen om the defensive. His answers gua with excessive caution and he fell back for the time being on the refuge of “I don't remember.” ‘The case in question was a request te indorse the application of an ar- chitect named Trowbridge in con! tion with some Fedoral Government contracts at West Point, There also were read letters from Roosevelt to rt Par- @ene, New Yerk County Chairman in partly to please Grady? The Colonel squirmed and tried to give several evasive answers, but Mr, Barnum, backed by the Court, held him down to a direct answer. He finally said: “Yes.” To relieve Mr, Ivins, counsel to Barnes, from the long strain, a new cross-examiner took the Colonel in hand and his fire was painfully direct (Continued on Kighth Page.) 1908, ting to renominating Gov. Hughe like aaiatieaiiiamenaill Hughes and plainly said so, but he of pi jon and s they would have to prod me man stronger than Hughes or the renomination would be | inevitable, | At the afternoon session another hard blow was struck in the Platt let- ters. APPOINTED MAN TO PLEASE AIDE TO CROKER. ‘The first letter asked the Senator's | advice concerning state tax commis sion appointments and id: "Grady wants Gelshennen.” Q. Do you remember that letter? A. I do not, NATIONAL LEAGUE. AT BROOKLYN, NEW YORK— ! 10000 - BROOKLYN— 00000 |_ Batteries — Tesreau Deli and Miller, Orth, . id Meyers; Umpires—Byron and AT PHILADELPHIA, '@. Who was the Grady referred to? | BOSTON— ‘A. Senator Grady, leader of the Demo- 1000 . crate in the Legislature. PHILADEL Hideo Q. At that time Heutenant of Mr. 0302 Croker? A. Yer, the leutenant off 2 bh 2308 Mr, Croker. jatteries Strand and Gowdy; att to Roosevelt, March 31, 1899;| Alexander and Kili elshennen is a first class man in OLE LOBSTER BOUL every respect as a Democratic See, PPE a a ap: Soe a emt tion sre de suit turned against him to-day for the first time. Deadly lotters of tho| Baseball To-Day # ROOSEVELT ADMITS HE Wrote Letter to Boss Platt Asking Platt's Endor::. ment of a Friend to Get a Contract fiom States Government. Che ( “ Circulation Books Open to Aul.”’| The Press Vere Word) AGAINST BREITUNG | BY JUDGE'S ORDER Court Directs Jury to Find for Defendant $250,000 Alienation Action. in MRS. BREITUNG SCORES. Mother Testifies Kleist Called His Bride a “Dirty Lure” and a Flirt. Judge Hough this afternoon ended the eult of Mex F, Kleist against Mr. and Mrs. Edward N. Breitung for $250,000 for the alleged alienation of the affections of their daughter, Juliet, Klelet’s wife. The Judge dl- | rected the jury to find a verdict for the defendant. At the same time, he | scored this kind of litigation, “It would be ea; he sald, “to ‘get rid of the case,’ as lawyera term it, by letting it go to the jury for settle- ment. To no other panel that I have seen would I rather leave the disposi- tlon of such a case as this, But the fourt has a duty; has a duty here. “Here wo have @ plaintiff who, In plain language, sevks consolation |} from a wealthy father-in-law who | failed to show his appreciation of his son-in-law by gifts of money or employment.” | The Judge declared the rights of parents do not cease when their child marries; that they are not bound to welcome a son-in-law with open arms or open house, nor are they bound to refuse to keep thelr child in thelr home, If that home and tts comforts are more attractive to her than the duties and hardships of the new relation of matrimony it is not the fault of the parents if the child prefers ‘to live with them, the Court declared. 'T fail," said Judge Hough, “to see that the acts of Edward N. Breitung show malice against the plaintiff. The first separation of man and wif was at the instan of Juliet Brietung In view of ali the facts and the prin ciples applying here, I divect find a verdict for the defendant,’ Mrs, B. N. Breitung spent an hour @ quarter on the witness stand to-day. The nature of her answers to questions caused Judge Hough tre- quently to“%admonish her. The jur d to the mother with unflo attention, Now and then, she at them when she felt she ha red a point, She con- tradicted herself at times, but al- ways had an explanation at hand. (Continued on ——— AMERICAN LEAGUE, AT NEW YORK. WASHINGTON 0020 HIGHLANDERS— 0030 | Rattertes—Boehling and Fisher and Nunamaker, Page.) Williams; | AT BOSTON. | ATHLETICS— o100010 BOSTON— 0051120 Batteries — Davies and McAvoy; Ruth and Carrigan, Unipirey—Chill Jand Connolly | Ls FEDERAL LEAGUE. AT BROOKLYN. | BALTIMORE— | 0000 BROOKFEDS— 0000 4 i \ to} mited FAMOUS MOVIE STAR WHO DIED TO-DAY IN HIS BROOKLYN HOME. dab eee PADIO TEETER EHO O EE SS 2PSECSEPOSCCSY errs Ts ‘DHN BUNNY DE “SUDDENLY WHS BROOK HOME Noted Motion Star Succumbs To-Day to Picture | Bright’s Disease. John Bunny, for several years the most popular comedy motion picture actor, died to-day at his home, No, 1416 Glenwood Road, Flatbush, He had been i for four weeks of Bright's following a long period of hard work and a great deal of travel at the head of his own com- pany. At that time his family phy clan, Rr, A. H, Richardson, ordered him to cancel all contracts and pre- disease, who lives in Brookly three $ Six furlo! ‘1 Miss Kruter, 110 114. Miss Missy, is, Mike Pep Wild Bear, We er, 13 » Busy Tush and ‘aylor), secu (Martin), thir Jor, Olive Meter, ‘Tush Little Gretchen alao ran, pare for a retirement of at least six] RACK TRACK, HAVRE DE months: GRACE, Md, April 26—The races A week ago he suffered a relapse} run here to-day resulted as follow: and was near death but raliled, He] FIRST RACK—Nelling; three-yeau grew weaker towart the 1 of the and upward; five and a half fur- week and died at 11 o'clock this Sherwood, 114 (Butwell), 6 to morning, 1,2 to 1 and 7 to 10, w Monty Fox, Mr. Bunny is survived by his}118 (Groth), 15 to 1. 6 to 1 and 6 to 2, mother and his widow, « son, Joan} second; ter Lily, 111 (Ambrose), fr and ono brother, Goorgy Vunny, |g? Yorteitin, Otty Floto, Shraws: Mr. Bunny was fifty-two years old | Mouse also ran. and was born in this city. He ree] SKCOND RACE—BSteeplechase for ceived his education in St, James's | maiden fours yearns and upward; Sarobhtul Bohool Jin S Street, {about two miles.—-Frog, 148 (Hoyle), Parochial School in Jay Streets} (44 1, 8 to 6 and 4 to, frat: Sun Brooklyn. Nuture gave him a round, |king, 137 (Williams), 18 to § 7 to 5 Jolly face and a pleasing personality. | s¢ Judge Walser, 146 He came from a family of seafaring t i , Ae hae 3 13 spin spay thir me-4,03, us and men, but the stage attracted BIM]otrines Mr. Sniges, Baltimore and and asa youth he figured extensively |Cynosure also in Brooklyn amateur theatricals, THIRD RAC Selling, four-year Going on the professional stage, Mr.folds and upward; five and one-half | Bunny began to attract attention and |furlongs. Ada Anna, 195 (Shuttinger), | pfogressed in his profession until he|12 to 1, 5 to nd to &, first; Colors, t Broadway favorite, There ]103 (McDermott), 20 to 1, & to Laud) were some attractions that managers|4 to 1, ne Sleuth, 17 (Ambre would not put on unless John Bunny |s§ to 5 tod, third had a part in the cast 10t uritea Gy LEXINGTON WINNERS. | inna rane | Selling; for Stakes; CONSULTED THE BOSSES # Acked it He Consulted Bose Platt About the Appoint. in Letter to Barnes He Wrote: “I! am Opposed rvent of @ Ballele Judge, He Seid: “I Presume NEW YORK, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1915. BRITISH LOSE 5,000 MEN AN GERMANS CHECKED, THE ALLIES REPORT i KLEIST LOSES SUIT | | AMMONIA BLOW-UP WRECKS BUILDING; THREE BADLY HURT | Several Others Injured in Ex- plosion in West Street Re- frigerating Plant. WALL WAS BLOWN OUT. Two Policemen Who Went to the Rescue Are Among Those Overcome by the Fumes. | Two explosions in the plant of the’ Manhat@n Refrigerating Company at Horatio and Weat Streets to-day | wrecked the Horatio Street wall of} the building, blowing much of it into the street. Of the twelve persons) employed in the bullding three were seriously injured and were taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. Two Dolice- | ment and several passersby wero | also hurt The first explosion waa caused by a | Short circuit in the electric wirtng of the bullding which started a small fire and started the automatic #prink- |lera working, Water falling in chen cals generated gases which were Ig- | nited, This first explosion was followed by f second terrific concussion when the fron pipe connecting four tanks of ammonia, on which steamfitters were working were Jarred loose, Tho wall jof the butiding crumpled out into the | street nd the whole neighborhood | was rocked. In the windows of the C. ‘'T. Ray nolds factory, next door, every wi dow was shattered and many em- ployees were cut by flying glass, Am- monia fumes rolled through the (Continued on Second Page.) aemanientiiiiomnaine HAVRE DE GRACE RESULTS. bury, Karly Morn, Scorpil and Bluo smith, 107) out, first; kK IL to § out roomvale, 104 | (Groth) out and, t ‘Time | Sellty FIbTH olds and to 100 (Low second f Kirkcaldy, uf), 4 to 1, 8 to ound 4 to & | Time—1.49, ‘Lallian ke . Richards, Col Brows, | Woodsie, Myrtle Marion | \, tankin also ran jon Castle Gnished second bu’ Was disqualited, | general [“Cireutation Rooks D 45 Haghes. He Turned Down His Friends. Unpleasant to Support Him.” il MEA —Felr te night « » FINAL Tuseder, warmer, Open to All.”’ ] 16 PAGES _— 8 8 PRICE ONE OENT. GUNS: GERMANS HOLD GAINS ON YSER REPULSE ATTACKS, SAYS BERLIN KITCHENER ARMY OF 200,000 LANDS AT DARDANELLES Fleet and Troops in Com- bined Attack on Turks, Admiralty Says. LONDON, April 26 (Associated Preas).—The Admiralty and the War Office declared thie afternoon that a general attack on the Dardanelles had begun, “We have landed a large force on the Gallipoli Penineula,” id the of- ficial announcements. It ia understood here that the expe- dition ie under the command of Gen, Bir tan Hamilto: ‘The official attack port declares that th on the Dardanelle positions was resumed Sunday. ‘Th disembarkation of the army was fully, covered by the fleet, It commenced) before sunrise at various points on the Gallipoll peninsula and was opposed by tho Turkish forces who were on- trenched behind barbed wire entangle ments, Before nightfall on Sunday a i force had been oatablished on sho! Tho advance against the ‘Turkial positions continued to-day, Private advic recelved in New York to-duy from London may tt Ie reported in England that Karl Kitoh- ener’s new army to the number of 100,000 and even 200,000 men ts in the Aegean. It wan supposed these troops, who have been leaving British shores in large numbers, were going to the Continent, but observers who have | eturned from the British front in rance have reported otherwise ‘A recent despatch from Egypt dis- closed that Gen, Tan Harilton of the British army Was in command of the expeditionary forces destined for uropean ‘Turkey, composed of British and French troops. Despatches reecived in New York | last week related the landing if an expeditionary force at Enos, in Buro- pean Turkey, on the northern shore of the Gulf of Saros, which is just off | the Dardanelies iilies lowt in this fighting the REPORT AVIATOR GARROS London Sceptical LONDON, Apri 26 (United Press). |—An Amsterdam report to-day says cause the Germans he —_——_-+4-—_—. Battle in the Region of Ypres Now Raging for the Sixth Day—1,000 Canadians Among the Prisoners of the Germans. 749 FRENCH CAPTURED IN VOSGES, SAY GERMANS BERLIN, April 26 (via wireless to Sayville, L. 1.).—The Anglo- French claim that the Germans have heen thrown back across the Yser Ul Canal above Ypres is specifically denied by the German War Office. On the contrary, the War Office says, the positions at Lizerne, on the west bank of the canal, are still in the hands of the Germans. The total number of Britfth prisoners is 5,000, Including 1,000 Canadians, and the total cannon captured north of the Yser is 45. The text of the German War Office report follows: “The Germans hold Liserne on the west bank of the Canal, whioh the French pretend to hi reconquered. Also on the east of the Canal the conquered terrain remains in the possession of the Germans, The number of cannon taken by the Germans rese to 45, including 4 Englith, 4.7's heretofore reported. “Northwest of Zonnebeke the German attacks continue, More than 1,000 Canadians were taken prisoner. The total number of prisoners rose to 6,000. They inolude Senegal negroes, English, Turcos, Hindus, French, Canadians, souaves and Algerians, “In the Champagne region, north of Beausejour, two French night attacks were repulsed. “On the Meuse heights the German attacks progressed along several mountain saddles until the height to the west of Les Eparges was taken by storm. Several hundred French soldiers were taken prisoner. Several machine guns also were captured, in the Allly Forest the enemy's advances failed. : “In the Vonges the Germans took back Hartmanswellertope. In this engagement eleven officers and 749 French soldiers were made prisoner and siz mine-hrowers and four machine gune cag- tured.” n ‘London Reports That Kaiser Is Hurrying to the Front LONDON, April 26—In only ene Particular do the reports to-day frem the battlefield around Ypres agree, and this ty that the great struggle, now In ite sixth day, le progressing as furlously as ever. The Germans are pressing on with @ daring which shows tholr determination to break down the allied lines and reach the channel coast without regard to cost {n human life, It 1s Impossible now to get a olf & WASN'T MADE CAPTIVE Over Rumor Airman Managed to Es- cape Germans, The last concerted effort on the! that word received from Ghent indi-|idea of the extent of the Gerf an | part of the allies against the Turkish cates that Liout. Roland Garros waa movement, but some special desp/ eh- fortifications on the Dardanelles) yc oiured by the Germans but| cs to London papers describe It/ 4 the Btraits was over a month ago, Maroh | aA 715) GAGADA: a@reatest battle of the war le #0 19 and 20, ‘This action was entirely | Managed to important that the Germans 4@ even from the sea, and, from the etand-| He was forced to descend in Gere} created with bringing Field Marshal point of the allies it was a failure. A| men territory, the report says, but es-| Von Hindenburg from the east to con- more or less persistent bombardment, | oaned, as there were few Geraana/duct tho operations, and Emperor covering several weeks, left (he ooo. William himself is reported as pro- Straits still firmly in the hands of ” ; inhallaeea (nara Be ceeding to the Yser front. the Turks. The report |s dis All day yesterday and last night ve claimed and! the Germans hammered at the allied British battleships Irresistible and the French admitted the capture, lines and continued their deadiv Ocean and the Freneh battleship Loerie. colap nae work to-day without any let-up. Bouvet, | Dintrtee Attorney Appoints Dr | avoir announcement of gains at St. five weeks have seen naval! py Otto HW. Schultae, Cornell profess | Julian and Kersselacre, to the north- minor import only in the sur and formerly Coroners’ physictan, | east of Ypres, are practically ad- ‘There has been mine sweep- |was to-day appointed medical asstat- | mitted, although the Paris War Office ) oecasional scouting, but no ant to the District Attorney by District! to-day declares that the British important endeavor to penetrate this Attorney Verking, in accordance with| checked their onrush, But the Ger- waterway. tho law signed by Gov, Whitman Sat-/man forces got within three miles day. Dr. Sehultae will to-morrow en-| o¢ the city and turned the fire of een ee oe he thar Tt | thelr big suns upon it, Blazes were rick will be hia du ‘ all cases of | started in several places in the town, tea Mspiclous., sudden +4 de 'Yhe British Press Bureau, in an of- ere’ to render the provecutar's office J oul eniamnoles for ise, Cy ne vt in the flelds of pathology a ficial statement to-day, also says that eee este eee OF One ee: chemistry, the British troops Wave stopped two ae