The evening world. Newspaper, June 16, 1915, Page 2

THE EVENING WORLD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1915. OVER FRONTIER FROM EAST GALICIA \ WUSTANIAGUN BIG TALIAN FLEET SAILS — ¢@ RUSSIANS FORCED ARUSSNS RETREAT ACROS Some Ways Chicago Girls Got Down to Their Work While Street Cars and “‘L’’ Were Tied Up 9O000000096900900095490000009009F05F4 9099909099999 O 9992 DOP 2tS2DOODOOSOOOO® and Pruth. MACKENSEN DRIVING ON. Taken 3,000 Prisoners in Counter Attacks. | PRTROGRAD, June 16.—The War 7 of Bessarabia, northeast of it the Dotester and the M@rrection of Crer- have retreated be- frontier,” said the i] e il ; | it. fax Office also admitted that rive on Lemberg from of Jarosiau continues to the Russian linea, but that in the fighting to the around Stanislau, the taken about 2,000 prison: captured many guns. statement follows: continues in the Shavil ut substantially modity- jon, londay night the enemy @ futile attack in the di- ? 4 Hl ieee PALL silts ge ri " i continues bis attacks near Nijnioff, of artillery Bunday we attacks and made Dniester and the of Csernowits, beyond our te Clese Karly. Co. announced to-day summer months they te a Fee ir employees, Begin- , and continuing until “4, xo Wg will close daily, 4 | AWING SKIN! Petrograd Claims to Have to-day officially admitted that troopa have driven the foroes back into the Russian ir store early for the BORDER FROM GALICIA TRENCHES MORE ALONG THECANAL Paris War Office Announces a Resumption of Offensive Near La Bassee. PARIS, June 16.—The British have resumed the offensive along the Bethune-La Basseo Canal. Co-oper- ating with the Frenc who are hammering at the enemy's lines to the south near Arr English troops have begun a general assault on the German positions on both sides of the canal. The official communique this after- hoon repo. ted that the first rush of Britons drove the Germans out of a ine of trenches. The battle is pro- ceeding with great violence, both sides bombarding heavily, “There is nothing of importance to re) from the remainder of tho front,” says the report. ‘A German airwhip was compelled to come to land within our lines at a point near Noroy-Surourcq to the northeast of La Ferte Milon. The aviators were made prisoners. GERMAN EMBASSY DENIES TRICK PLAYED ONU.. BY AGENT (Continued from First Page.) Dr, Meyer-Gerhard sailed for Copen- hagen on the steamship United States alone, He did not even have a ser- vant with him, “I should like to ask why, {tf we hed in this country’ such, « wvalvable agent as this alleged Dr. Alfred Moyer, wo should want to send him back to Germany? Judging from the published accounts of his reputed exploits he would be of much more use to ‘the German Empire right here,” OMcials of the Scandinavian-Amer- jean Lane said to-day that Dr, Anton Meyer-Gerhard sailed alone on the United States. He arrived at the pier in Hoboken ten minutes before sall- ing time, with Julius Meyer, a di- rector of the Hamburg-American Line, and elected to take an inside stateroom, wopre he could be by him- self, rather Chan an outside room which he would have to share with another passenger. P for br, Meyer-Gerhard was bought by Emil Ledorer, a director of the Hamburg-American Line, He produced a Cross certificate ed by Secretary of State Bryan which guaranteed Dr. Meyer-Ger- bard's standing as a Red Cross agent, In connection with the claim that the German Embassy deceived the United States Government there comes into notice a mysterious indi- vidual known as Dr. Heinrich F. Al- bert. He is said to be the "Commer. cial Adviser to the German Embassy” and is harder to find than a pro-Ally in_ Hoboken, When Dr, Meyer-Gerhard left the Rite-Cariton to sail for Gi Copenhagen, he gave ord mall was to be sent to Dr. Heinrich F. Albert at the German Consulate, |No. 11 Broadway, Jultus P, Meyer, who has tor several years prominent in the affairs of the Hamburg-American Line in New York, made the following state- ment to an Evening World reporter this afternoon; “I first met Mr, Moyer-Gerhard when he came to this country as & representative of the Red Cross. had not known him in Germany, but his credentials were undoubtedly gen- ulne, and besides there would have been no necessity for resorti to @uch a cheap trick as is charged. “I do not know and never heard of Dr. Alfred Meyer. As for Dr, Hein- rich F. Albert I know nothing about him except that he is Acting Com- mereia; Agent of the German Embas- sy at Washington and is now a ten- ant in our building at No, 45 Broad- way.” It was said by the representative of the management of the Rits-Carl- ton Hotel that Dr, Meyer-Gerhard had stayed there at intervals durin; ‘his etay in America. He came Farm freely and made no attempt to A member of the staff of the Ger- Embassy, who wan staying at the Rits, declared that the story that Count Von Bernstorff had hoaxed or tories, | tried to hoax the Government of the United States, either by passing Dr. Alfred Meyer as Dr, Meyer-Gerhard or by smuge@ling him out of the coun- try as Dr. Meye was untrue, ——~o— LANSING DOESN’T KNOW. OF ANY TRICK, BUT HE WILL INVESTIGATE. WASHINGTON, June 16.—"Possible but improbable” was the official vi dict here to-day on the story that German Ambassador Von Bernstorff's mpecial envoy to Berlip Bet Dr, a va a ori, cu SUM BING planes over Karlsruhe, Germany. tions are being occupied gradually. at Berlin, It was announced in London to-day steamer. Six members of the crew Anton Meyer-Gerhard, a Red Cross agent, as represented, but Dr. Alfred Meyer of the Kaiser's war ministry. Buch also was the verdict on the alternate story that Dr. Alfred Meyer, after completing @ mission of inves- tigation in America, sailed for home as Dr, Anton Meyer-Gerhari’s ser- vant or secretary. Acting Secretary of State Lansing and ex-Secretary Bryan both dii claimed knowledge of any facts tend- ing to bear out either version. Both aaid the emissary's identity bad never been questioned. Acting Secretary Lansing intimated that the State Department would in- veatl, the reports but added that, even if they proved true, there was no violation of law—only a discour- tesy to the United States Govern- ment. Ambassador von Bernstorff person- ally introduced Gerhard at the State Department, the only time he visited Washington. ‘The acting Secretary following statement: “As I recall the circumstances, a letter was given by the State De- partment at the request of the Ger- man Ambassador stating that Dr. Meyer-Gerhard, who had been in this country as representative of the Red Cross, desired to return to Germany. “It was not a safe conduct, as this government could not issue safe con- ducts, But I believe that the letter was endorsed by the British and French Ambassadors, They merely certified to the signature of the Beo- retary of State and not to the ident- ity of the bearer.” ‘The request for some form of letter of identification was made orally by Ambassador Von Bernstorff to former Secretary Bryan. The State Depart- ment always accepts the word of an Ambassador of a foreign government, and without further qi ton issued the letter, following the style of in- formal identifications that is used at times for foreign representatives. fe out the BRYAN PERSONAL SPONSOR TO THE AMBASSADORS. Ex-Secretary Bryan was the per- sonal sponsor for Dr, Meyer-Gerhard and only on that condition did the British and French Governments agree to give him practical safe con- duct, When the Meyer-Gerhard ap- plication came up these governments made the unusual stipujation that It was granted solely because of Mr. Bryan's personal request and bis act- ing in behalf of the administration. The Evening World bas bigh oMcial WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. A Zeppelin raid over the Northeast coast of England last night caused the heaviest loss of life among non-combatants from such attacks during the war, with the exception of yesterday’s raid by French aero- Fifteen persons were killed and as many more wounded in England, The attack on Karlsruhe cawsed the death of nineteen persons and fourteen were wounded seriously. The invasion of the Province of Trent by the Italians is proceeding steadily, and according to the Italian General Staff the dominating posi- German claims of new successes in Galicia are confirmed in part by an offical statement from Petrograd, It is said the Germans brought up fresh troops and the Russians were compelled to fall back. No men- tion is made of Mosciska, capture of which was announced yesterday The British army on the western front has resumed the offensive. that the British had carried another line of German trenches east of La Bassee, A French torpedo boat has been sunk in collision with a British were drowned, authority for the following details of this case: A few days before Mr, Bryan resigned from office he asked the British and French ambassadors to call at the State Department. He said to them that the cause of peace and amity could be advanced and much good probably done if a repre- sentative could go back to Berlin with sentiment in this country. He s1 wosted that the two Ambassadors ar- range for a safe conduct for Dr, Meyer-Gerhard, who would go as the ary of the German Ambassador. ot within the power of an Am- bassador to grant safe conducts, Only his home Government can do so. The two Ambassadors communicated with London and Paris, and were instruct- ed to do whatever they did with the @ietinct understanding that it was at the personal request of the Secretary of State. These two foreign Governments had reason to suspect that they had been fooled in previous applications, par- ticularly as no means of identification had been attached to documents. In the case of Dr. Moyer-Gerard there was no photograph or description. The document issued by Mr. Bryan to Gerard was an informal letter, as described by Acting Georetary Lan- wing. The United States Government could not issue anything else to a belligerent. But when the British and French Ambassadors affixed their names to the letter this was equiva- lent to the guarantee necessary to pase the emissary safely across the |r ocean, It is known that Dr. Alfred Meyer has been in this country on @ mission entirely different from the Red Cross, The British and French Embassies would be very much disinclined to issue to him any’form of safe conduct. If he has not sailed under the name of Dr. Meyer-Gerhard, or tf he has not accompanied Dr, Meyer-Gerhard as secretary or in some other alleged ca- pacity, demand will be made that Al- fred Meyer be produced for identitic tion, High officials assert that it onal appearance of this official that the charges can be disproved. ‘At the British and French Em- bassies it was said that the develop- ment was considered one purely for the State Department to determine if it had been imposed upon, At the German Embassy all the officials were absent American Red Cross officials are in- clined not to question the identity of Dr, Meyer-Gerhard, ‘They said he camo bearing apparently proper letters of introduction and with the Indorsement of the German Embaasy. Fe took with him &# certifica- tion of his signature on a letter of identification as a delegate to the German Red Cross entitled to protec- tion under the Geneva Convention. signature and not to his identity, i¢ dupiletty is shown to have been practiced on the American Govern- ment the position of Ambassador von | The Bernstorf would become excesdingly of Ww meine Down THe GROCER uncomfortable and he probably would be obliged to leave the country. GARRISON TELLS ABOUT THE KRAGS. Secretary of War Garrison could Meyer throw no light on the Anton Gerhard-Alfred Meyer case, did comment on the Krag ri of the story. “I never met either Meyer-Gerhard or Alfred Meyer," he said, “nor Mrs. Selma Lewis, mentioned as the broker who was said to have attempted to arrange for the Krags in the F but I had heard of Dr. Meyer-Gerhard and of Mrs. Lewis—of the latter as identified with negotiations to boy the Ki in the war,” he sald, ‘I against such sales. I did so because I felt that such a weapon, should it be captured from a belligerent, would make it very hard for the United States to prove itself innocent of a neutrality violation, even though, in fuct, it might be innocent.” Despite this order, the Secretary | stated, he had a succession of some fifty or sixty applicants for the rifles, who evidently thought he meant what he said, and fi ance that he refused to see any fur- ther callers on the subject. Ex-Comptroller Metz of New York, who was mentioned as having tried to act as intermediary between Mra. Lewis and the War Department, the Secretary said he never met except at a banquet in New York, Metz, in any event, it was remarke, ‘was supposed only to have endeavored to help Mrs. Lewis and so far as any official here was aware, had never mentioned Dr. Meyer in connection with the matter. BILLIARDIST DEMAREST STABS WIFE AND SELF Ex-National Amateur Champion Said to Have Been on Verge of Nervous Breakdown. CHICAGO, June 16.—Calvin Dema- rest, former national amateur billiard champion, attacked his wife with a pocket knife to-day and then slashed his own throat. His mother, who at- tempted to restrain him, was cut on the hands. Husband and wife were taken to the Hanemann Hospital, where it was found that Mrs, Dema- rest had been cut on the throat and stabbed several times in the breast. While her condition is serious, it ts expected she will recover, The bil- Mardist was not badly hurt. Demarest's mother said her son had been on the verge of a nervous break- down for some time and contemplated retirement to a farm for rest and quiet, She told the police that his conditon made itself apparent in hal- jlucinations concerning his wife, one of them being that she was robbing him. Demarest won the amateur cham- pionship in 1907 and 1908 and defeated Rerclue of France for the interna- tional amateurship in 1910. He then became a professional and won the tournament in New York about three years ago. cherie GADSKI IN AUTO SMASHUP. PHILADELPHIA, June 16,— Mme. Johanna Gadski had @ narrow escape from death during the height of a heavy storm when a team drawing a heavy truck became frightened at @ peal of der and ran away, crashing into {he nutomoblie in whieh’ the singer was Pit ‘The tongue of the wagon was forced through the side of the automobile, grazing Mme. Gadski's body. 18-Year-014 Boy Qual for Title. ATLANTA, Ga., June 16,—Sixtyfour Piayors had qualified to-day in the tour- nament for the Southern Golf Champion- ship, lasting al ithis week. Nelson Whitney of New Orleans, four times Southern champion, tied ©, L. Dextersof Dallas for low qualifying score, ‘with 83. Among the qualifiers Were’ thirteen-year-old Bob Jones of Ruanta, who made 83, and Perry Adair, fifteen, also of Atlanta, with a score ot 8 xo 18 admittedly one of the cat dieult in the Bouth, as indicated by ‘he high score of M4, inade by nine hers. qual Red Sox Buy Lewiston Pitcher, LEWISTON, Me., June 16. — Richard McCabe of the pitching staff of the Lewiston New England 1. 0 Baseball Club, has been sold to the ton team of the American Le: nounced to- He wi ton to-morrow, —_—_——>-——_—_ Auctioneer Ends His Life, Jacob T. Singer, an auctioneer, No, 694 East One Hundred and Forty- third Street, shot himself twice in the by dining room of hi noon to-day nd we reached his si hess reverse! for his act in a note wath ng HUNTHANPERED BY OST WTESS Heinz Hardenburg, Roommate of Affidavit-Maker Stahl, Proves Elusive, Owing to the extreme difficulty of obtaining confirmatory evidence, it appears that the efforts in the United States Attorney's office to prove that Paul Koenig, head of the Hambure- American Line secret service, “and others,” conspired to defraud the United States by procuring affidavits stating that the Lusitania carried mounted guns are not likely to at- complish their full purpose. Heins Hardenburg, former room- mate of Gustav Stahl, has dropped out of sight after giving 4 statement to the Department of Justice at Washington, in which he is under- stood to have denied the truth of the Stahl affidavit. It had been hoped that Harden- burg would appear to-day before the Federal Grand Jury which is hearing the conspiracy charges and repeat his Wastfington statement under oath, but he was not under arrest and his appearance here to-day rested with himself. A subpoena had been issued for Hardenburg, but before it reached Cin- cinnati, where the agents of the De- partment of Justice located him, Har- denburg agreed to acocmpany one of the agents to Washington voluntarily. After his statement had been taken in Washington Hardenvurg came to New York with the samo agent, and it was understood that he was to have ap- peared at the office of District Super- intendent Wililam M. Offley of the De- partment of Justice Bureau of Investi- tion on Monday. He failed to show up and Superintendent Olney admit- ted this morning that he did not know where he was. Freidrich Hardenburg, Heinz’s broth- er, was in the offices of the Depart- ment of Justice in Philadelphia yes- terday and apparently had no idea of eluding observation. Efforts will be made to locate Heins Hardenburg again and persuade him to appear be- fore the Grand Jury. Eight or ten witnesses in the con- spiracy case, principally customs men who were familiar with the equipment of the Lusitania, appeared before the Grand Jury to-day, Supt. Offley said this morning that there would be less than twenty witnesses examined altogether, the exact number being optional with Assistant United States Attorney Roger B. Wood, who has the conspiracy case in hand. Paul Koenig has retained John B. Stanchfleld as his attorney in the pro- ceedings. Mr. Stanchfield is in Albany at present attending the Constitution- al Convention and is not expected at his office uutil to-morrow morning. — FRENCH TORPEDO BOAT IN CRASH; SIX MEN LOST Small Warship Collides With Brit- ish Steamer—Most of Crew Saved, CHERBOURG, June 15 (via Paris, June 16).—The French torpedo boat No. 381 sank to-day after a collision with the British steamer Arieya. Six of the warship's crew were drowned, The others were rescued by torpedo boat No, 337, The torpedo boat No. 331 was launched jn 1907. It had @ displace- ment of 97 tons and could make 26 knots an hour. Available shipping records contain no mention of a Brit- ish steamer Arieya, seth tal Seay JEANNE MAUBOURG WINS. Gets a Divorce From Claude Bede pecauce her husband, plump young blon A year ago Mme, Maubourg obtained a legal separation from her husband, but that did not give her the right to resume here maiden corded her only the privi apart from her husband not even take alimony from him, Bhe thought a separation in this country was a divorce. The testimony preme Court Just —_—_——_—— STEAMERS IN COLLISION. _—> Tanker ond Freighter Crash in Fog Off Delaware Breakwater, ‘The tank steamer Alabama, which left Port Arthur, Texas, on June 8 for New York, and the freighter Delaware were in collision to-day in @ fog off Lewes, near Delaware Breakwate ‘The tank- er's plates wore dented and she sprung "— et 4 New s heard by Su- e Weeks, The Alabama continued tows York and js expected in to-night ———— Carransa General Dies ef Woends, LAREDO, Tex., June 16.—Gep. Alde- fonso Vasquez, formerly Carranza commander at Nuevo Laredo, opposite died yesterday near Monterey of wounds received in the battle last Saturday at Icamole, according telegram from Monterey 0. 0 4 WITH ORDERS FOR BATTLE * Remarkable Religious and Pa- RUMORS OF CHANGES triotic Service in Cathedral Precede Departure. ARMY’S ADVANCE HALTS. Strong Defensive Works Of} yYork)—rhere is gossip in the Cham- ber of Deputies that an important, the Austrians Prevent Further Progress Toward Trieste. ROME, June 16.—The Italian fleet, fully prepared for battle, sailed un- der sealed orders last night from the seaport of Taranto, at the southeast- ern end of Italy. Before the fleet steamed into the Adriatic a remarkable religious ser- vice was held in the ancient Cathe- dral of St. Cataldo, The Archbishop pronounced a patriotic allocution and called for @ great naval victory for the King. All afternoon great crowds streamed into the Cathedral. an immense throng gathered along the harbor front to watch the depar- ture of the ships, “Powerful enemy defensive works,” the War Office admitted in an official statement to-day, have halted the Italian advance toward Trieste from the direction of Monfaloone. Strong Austrian batteries, concealed in old stone quarries along the region of the Monfalcone Canal, shelled Ber- sagilerl troops when large detach- ments were sent forward as reconnol- tring forces, They were immediate- ly engaged by Italian batteries posted at Monfalcone and in the “feeling out” process the Italian artillery com- manders discovered that the roads from Monfalcone south to Trieste bristle with big guns. The battle for Gorizla continues without cessation. But Gen. Ca- dorna’s despatches to-day carried few details of the fighting, declaring only that the artillery duel is “proceeding satisfactorily.” Bayonet fighting is occurring all along the Carnia frontier. “The enemy has delivered @ number of fruitless attacks, particularly in the region of Monte Croco Pass,” enid this official statement. “In the fight- ing at Monte Croco our Alpinists re- pulsed the enemy, driving them off and inflicting severe iosses in @ bay- onet pursuit. “Along the Tyrol-Trentino frontier we gradually continue to occupy dom- inating positions, Everywhere the health and spirit of our troops is ex- cellent.” —_——————. $100,000 TO RED CROSS BY W. WALDORF ASTOR Heads Sypbscription List Started at Mansion House Meeting in London. LONDON, June 16.—At a mansion house meeting to-day on behalf of Red Cross funds the Marquis of Lansdowne announced that William Waldort Astor had opened the sub- scription lst with a check for $100,000, a JOHN REDMOND STRICKEN, h Leader Victim of Ptomain: Poisoning, but Is Recovering, LONDON, June 16,—John Redmond, noted Irish leader, is ill of ptomaine poisoning, it was learned te-day. He will be absent from Parliament for an a nite peri none 6 ar sicilang said to-~ that presse Iwi be able to feave for fre 4 to-morrow. Toward evening} IN FRENCH CABINET Prime Minister Viviani and War Minister Millerand Are Reported Among Those¥o Be Displaced. PARIS, June 6 (by mail to New chango in the make-up of the Cabine! is due shortly. It is said Aristide Briand, now Min- ister of Justice, but formerly Prime Minister, and Minister of Public Works Marcel Sembat are not satis- fled to remain in the Ministry unless radical changes are made, It is also reported Minister of War Alexander Millerand, Minister of the Marine Victor Augagneur, Minister of the In- terior L. J. Malvy, Minister of Agri- culture Fernand David and Minister of Commerce Gaston Thomson, may resign. It is said that M. Briand would take the portfolio of Minister of War. Another rumor has it that Primi | Minister Reno Viviant may give way- to M. Leon Bourgeois or M. Alex- andre Ribot, one or both of whom may enter the Cabinet, Viviant re- maining in the Ministry with other duties, —— COUNT ZEPPELIN ILL; IS UNABLE TO ANSWER A SUMMONS TO BERLIN. BHPRLIN (via The Hague), June 16, —Count Zeppelin, German airship creator, is ill at his home in Stutt- gart, it was learned to-day. 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