The evening world. Newspaper, June 17, 1915, Page 1

| GERMAN FORCE HURLED AT RUSSIANS | ALONG THE ENTIRE 600-MILE FRONT FINAL Ghbe “Cirenlation Books Open to All.’ Slayer of Brooklyn Bride Identified; My stery Deepens WEATHER—Clearing Te-night. Priday Fal) « INAT — EDITION 5 “Circulation Books Open to All.’ “ y 4 MW iA Fi; * Copyright, 1 Oo. (The New York World). PRICE ONE CENT. Fgh A Pad NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1915. 18 PAGES 8 PRICE ONE CENT. BERNGTORF GES TO DENY REPORT OF GERHARD HOAX Ambassador, Branding Story BRIDE SLAIN IN HER HOME ~BY STRANGER 10 HUSBAND; SLAYER COMMITS SUICIDE nin Mrs. Cornelius Killed in Brook- ONE SUBM ARINE lyn by Man Identified as . George McAghon. SUNK By ANOTHER EMISSARY IS IN BERLIN. ’ — HUSBAND FINDS BODIES. Rome Reports Torpedoing of Italian Undersea Boat by an Austrian Raider, Agent Sees von Jagow and Ex- plains Situation in United States Over Lusitania. Had Run for Help When In- truder Climbed Through a Window. BERLIN, via London, June 17.— Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard, who sailed from New York June 4 on a mission to the German Government from Count von Bernstorff, reached Berlin last night. This morning he had a protracted conference with Foreiga Minister von Jagow and Min- later Solf of the Colonial OMce. ‘WASHINGTON, June 17.—<Acting Secretary of State Lansing this af- ternoon announced receipt of a tele- gram from the German Ambassador, Count von Bernstorff, saying the lat- ter would confer with the acting Seo- retary to-morrow morning relative to the Meyer-Gerhard matter. The State Department also issued the following: “The Department of State has re- ceived a telegram from the German Counsellor (Dr. Haimhausen), dated \June 16, calling attention to articles appearing in yesterday's papers in re- \gard to an alleged breach of conil- marine and the crew ordered to take|4enc® on the part of the Ambassudor in sending a secret German gun-agent to the .. sata, The submarine sent men aboard |? Berlin in place of Dr. Meyer-Ger- Ip re- the Turnwell who set off several hard, the Red Croas delegate. bombs, The submarine then disap- | #44 to these articles, the Anbuasa- peared, but the explosions failed to |Gor states as follows; aink the Turnwell. The crew re-| “‘It ts unnecessary for me to as- embarked and proceeded into Milford | #ure you that the story contained in Haven this morning for repairs. these articles ts untrue from beginning SAN FRANCISCO, June 11,—The|to end. It contains @ personal attack oil tank steamer Desabla, under char-|on the Ambassador and his delegate, for ine, British Government, was! Dr, Meyer-Gerhard, and in likely at au @ submarine oonat | OF 5 of North Scotland Monday, according | the same time to nullify siacere and A man climbed into the ground floor bedroom of Carman Cornelius at Ne. 90 i aint aes at ae ROME, June 17.—An Austrian sub- see 1 o'clock by _ ing. ¢ mie| marine torpedoed the Italian jus was waked by the screams o! “\submarine Medusa, the Ministry of young and beautiful wife, Barbara, Marine uced this afternoon. While he was upstairs seeking help! nis iy Tirst time in naval bis- shots sotinded. Mra: Cornelius and a| tory in which one submarine has et- man whom Cornelius could not recog-| tacked. another. The .first bulletin nie were found shot to death in the|4#om Rohe did not say whether the | Medusa was sunk, but it is possible she went to the bottom, if struck by @ torpedo. LONDON, ,, June 17.~The British steamer Trafford was sunk by a Ger- man submarine in St. George's Chan- nel, thirty miles off the Small Islands, yesterday, Her crew was landed at/| | Milford Haven this morning. | At nearly the same spot the London steamer Turnwell, from Liverpool to New York, was stopped by a eub- has room. One puzzling mystery followed an other as the police and Coroner tried to get light in the matter, Late this! afternoon the dead man was identi- fled by William J, Morris, assistant freight manager in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards in Jersey City, as George McAghon, an assistant yard- master of the railroad. McAghon’s friends were shocked when they learned of the shooting. They describe him as a devoted father to his six children, who were left motherless over a year ago. He was not known to have any bad habits or to carry @ revolver. Since his wife's death his sister has been his housekeeper, according to Morris. nd The {dentification followed the dis- covery of a label in the man's well- cut coat of a Jersey City retail clothing store. McAghon’s name was no more recognized by Cornelius and the dead woman's relatives in tee conltaras received by Robert | earnest efforts of the Ambassafor to Brookivn than the man's features | Mitohell, Treasurer of the General| pring about an understanding betweon had been, Petroleum Company, from Andrew | tne United States and Germany in the But postcards found in the Cor-| Welt, @ British off financier, nelius home were taken by Acting Captain Duane and Lieut. Curey of the Homicide Bureau as indications that the dead man, who had a signet ring and a scarf pin bearing the initial “G.," had known Mrs. Cor- nelius more or less intimately, cting Captain Duane and Lieut. wt Carey, while searching the apartment for clues, found several post cards signed " one of the inftuals on the signet ring worn by the murderer. Mrs. Cornelius was known to her intimates as “Bessie.” Two of the postcards, which bore no stamps and probably had been mailed in en- ‘velopes, read: Dear Bessie: Wishing. you many happy returns. To one who loves that you may enjoy the present Christmastide, G. Dear Bessie; Wishes of season —a self-made man, If all were Uke Lincoln what a grand world this would be, a. Carman Cornelius, the husband, who {s connected with a produce house ip one of the Brooklyn markets, was @ble to help the police but little. H Laatania question.’ ” Count Von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, was seen at the Rits- Carlton to-day by an Evening World reporter and questioned about the accugation made by a New York newspaper that he decelved the United States Government by send- ing buck to Germany under the alias of Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard one Dr, Alfred Meyer, an attache of the Gi man War Office, Count Von Bera- storff said: “I went last night to the State De- partment a full account of Dr. Meyer- Gerbard’s status in Germany and of his activities in this country during his stay here. I also recounted at length the part I played in sending him back to Germany. If the State Department wishes to give out my statement I have no objections, but, of course, I cannot make it pubile myself.” 22 Ee LATONIA RESULTS. HENRY BEACH NEEDHAM KILLED IN PLANE FALL Magazine Writer, Once Member of Roosevelt “Tennis Cabinet,” Meets Death in France. PARIS, June 17.—Henry Beach Needham, an American writer, has been Killed in the fall of # military aeroplane. Henry Beach Needham was prom- inent as a magadine writer here and a close friend of ex-President Roosevelt. During the admintstration of Roosevelt Mr. Needham attracted attention tn social and Iiterary circles In Wash- ington, and through his articles on professionalism in college athletics, gained the good will of Mr. Roosevelt. He was appointed a member of the Panama Labor Commission. He was at that time known as a member of net.” reese FIRST RACE—Advance money sellin race; purse $600; for three-year-olds and upward: mix furlonge.—{oyal Tea, and 108 @ preliminary investigation at the | (Garner), won; 0% house, Dr. Wuest said that every- eaid that Barbara Seilein (the matden | thing he * George Stoll, Huroget, Chilla, Kneelet, | ine: ssipt worn a | rine he saw convinced him thas the | SOE din, Wid Host nud fatine aise | Rete, Mo .| feet ; name of the slain woman—was bis/dead man shot Mra, Cornelius and|ran” $2 tnutuele, paid: Royal Toa, | Dreiver, J All ships are now inside the Golden second wife. His first wife, he sald, |then sat on the edge of the bed and | straight $11.10, place $5.10, show § a ” toa | Horn and Stamboul Harbor is empty Givorced him in the fall of 1912,|ghot himself, and there was no third | islands, pis £550) show’ $3.70" Lon rat ey $24] for, the first time in modern history naming Barbara as person directly implicated, BECO! Purse | $600; Por 8: fe itaw his Bree 138 ok ke ing life belts." TPTROGSS BPO ORITY= He did not contest the “Mra. Cornelius apparently crawled | furlonks. dane Strain tid teoomes, | Also, ean - Noureddin, Mhorohitl, Chance married to Barbara in Jersey City | forward in the bed and fought with| first; Louise Stone, 110 Bore! ie Pas we id Granda as soon as the decree was made final. |the man on her kr os. There was aires gt (Gantry ys Springhoard way something of an) SAN FRANCISCO, June 11.—Major- Rua waa twantystiee aati cid: considerable struggle. He fired one | Violet, Bernini Argument, oagle bisa! for iRe lavere in the third] Gen a Gtnrte |W. Goethals has been oe Mary Wetelle, Winnie O'Day and Cors |race. He came through @ knot holelawarded « grand prize in the Depart- } NO THIRD PERSON IMPLICATED, |shot which entered the wall. A sec-/O."uiso ran. Two-Dollar Mutuel® lin the atretch, when Star Gift awung| Ment of Soclul Economy of the Panama SAYS CORONER. ond went through her temple and ne Strath, straight $12.40, Pt wide, and in 6 thnllin Goa, Pacific Exposition, it was unnounced Coroner's Physician Charles Wuest, Pi 20, show $3.20; Louise Stune. |4 , & a i to-day, The award ts in recognition of now $3.20; Triad, show with his chief, Coroner Genier, made (Continued on Fourth Page.) 700 Civilians in Belgium Reported Killed by Germans Slaughter by Troops Said to Have Followed a Revolt Among Inhabitants of Malines— City Is Isolated. LONDON, June 17.—The Central News publishes a despatch from Amsterdam saying that a traveller from Ghent, Belgium, brings a report of a revolt last Tuesday on the part of the inhabitants of Malines. German soldiers fired into the crowd and the traveller says 700 civilians were killed, The Amsterdam correspondent says no confirmation of this narrative has been received, Since this occurrence, according to the traveller, Malines has been {solated by means of electrified wire fences. Racing Results and Entries RACING CROWD | shaw was third. Thornhill had little speed at any stage, FOURTH RACE, sen aT aA fe tempat tne dt om DWINDLES BECAUSE === = ee | rf tom) ae. eatey, **Beverwyck Stable enter, CONNAUGHT RESULTS. FIRST RACE.—Purse $500; for maiden lan fouled; four and A Bop. 196 (Acton). 6 rst; Billy Frew, lo 2 and out, seo- OF POOR PROGRAM The Youthful Stakes Only, Race at Jamaica That Looked ‘ ia Hay, 108 Hartwell, 9 10 b 8 : and out, rd. ime, 0.68. jas, Promising To-Day. Flame and Golden Vixen also ran. SECOND RACE—Purse $400; two- on yenr-olds; selling; five furlongs, —Gen- tewoman, 100 (Vandusen), 5 to.1, 8 to JAMAICA RACH TRACK, L. 1,[5:.4 to it; Will Cash, 111 (Buena), 5 to 2, even, to 2, second; Broomstraw, June 17.—The crowd seemed smaller!102 (Acton), 3 to 1, even, 2 to 5, third. ‘Time, 1.04 3-5. Little Gink, Sands Dia- than usual at the track this after-|mond, Smilt Mage MeLennand, Larkin and Gee noon, This may have been due tol *FiTRp” ta three-year-olds and the unattractive programme, which aa ue . | to.5, 4 to 5, had iittle in the way of a feature, > ‘twell), 7 to 2, 6 t except the Youthful Stnkes for two-|to 6, second; Lellohia, 103 to 1, 6 to 1, 8 to 1, thir Th year-olds, which on paper looked a gift for the Belmont entry. The handicap, third on the card, was promising, but the other flelds were made up of cheap horses, 1.17 3-5, Minn Wal Col. McDougall. Claribe! and Smiling Mag also ra caren QUIMET HAS TOTAL OF FIRST RACE. Tur_metion Son. yer sett 156 FOR TWO ROUNDS. See Pade Meddling” Sens OAc] SHORT HILLS, N. J, June 17.— Gosiran. Frainer, W. Francis Oulmet had @ 79 this afternoon *}timagno, was called as & wituegs to- x | hiding in Carnivale’s home, No. 6311 ‘j| nivale in conversations over t! 6 | phone discuss the plana for Giamari's ROFRANO ON STAND DENES HE SOUGHT GAMAR'S DEAT Deputy Street Commissioner Didn’t Conspire With Carnivale, He Says. RUSSIANS ADMIT LOSS. NN BALTIG PROVINCES AND ALONG SAN RIVER Berlin Reports That Gen. Macken- sen’s Left Wing Has Forced the | Czar’s Troops Across the Galician. . Border and Into Russia. 3 122,000 RUSSIANS TAKEN a THIS MONTH, SAYS VIENNA BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville, L. 1.), June 17.—“The Austro- Germans are now attacking the Russians along a front of more than.600 miles, extending from North Poland to Bukowina," sald a sembofficial statement fssued here this afternoon. “A decisive battle is being waged and Important results are expected.” An official announcement from Vienna says 122,000 troops, 108 : officers, $3 cannon and 187 machine guns have been captured since June 1. Gen. Mackensen’s left wing has ecoupied the village of Dacknow. An official statement this after- noon sald that the Russians are falling back acrose the Galician border toward the Russian town of Tarnogrod. Reports from Petrograd to-day de- clared Russian newspapers are se- verely condemning their Angio- French allies for their inactivity. By fe failing to attack along the French ; battle line, the allies, the newspapers charge, bave permitted the Germans COMMISSIONER ASKED ROFRANO TO RESIGN HIS BREAK WITH FOLEY. Declares He Incurred Enmity of Tammany Leader in Supporting Mitchel. Michael A. Rofrano, Deputy Street Cleaning Commissioner, whose name has been mentioned by the State's witnesses as the “man higher up” desiring the death of Michael Gia- mart, Tom Foley's political leuten- ant in the Becond Assembly District, Killed March 8 last by Gaetano Mon- day by the defense tn the trial of Rocce Carnivale, alias Rooks Cornell, one of Rofrano’s adherents, for in- atigattog the murder of Glamart. Tt fs alleged that Rofrano, who ee- coded from Foley's political club, the Downtown Tammany, and organised the Home Rule Demooratic Club two years. ago, desired Giamari'’s death because he was too popular among the Italians in the Second Assembly Datrot. Joseph La Salle, one of the prosecution's witnesses, testified, while to mass immense armies in the and crush the Russians. ba The New Utrecht Avenue, he heard Car- tole- murder with Rofrano. As Rofrano walked to the stand he had to pass Giamari'’e widow, who buried her face i. her bande and cried bitterly. Rofrano’s appearance on the etand created @ sensation. He has changed considerably and 1s far from the robmet man he was when he was sworn in as Deputy Street Cleaning Commis- if fi i Fe ‘ ng,]in the second round of the open cham- Pinas on ;|plonahip tourney. ‘This ts two more than 3 i 142" (Tronler! 8 } iis earlier effort. His total was 166, #PeSat od” Buxton é Peto oo ran—Ht Rook, "Glendale, * Wayfarer, For details of medal play see porting scoupied'as Quincy Biable ents). Bt. Rock, a new Rocksand colt of Belmont’s, was handed out as the rea) goods in the first event. He per- formed very poonly and was not even in the money. Hands Of won the race eusily after leading his fleld to the stretch by six lengths, Sasin closed fast and had litte contention for the place, Tatiana was third by a neck. U.S. GUNBOAT SCORPION JUST ESCAPES TORPEDO Projectile of French Submarine Passed 15 Feet Prom Her Dur- ing Ratd on Constantinople. “BECOND RACE, Por threc-yearcide aod upward) eelling: pure 4040; mile ‘A vintemth, Post & oft ior" 6 1 AO RS oa met Som a. | The Brooklyn Eagie this evening is Vina. ‘Dimer’ J” 0, albot, ‘tmimer, |publishes the following fram ite cor- te aes ng... |PeAPONdent at Constantinople: {ob Hore, weigh and jshen fran | The United States steamer Soor- bye Peta 118 8 akin ay 14 —[pion. at anchor in the harbor of Con Li nb 0 aha) ’ 6 atantinople, narrowly eacaped being Seema, TT sonmouth, Raw o° tae, [torpedoed by @ French submarine, which, together with English sub- mersibles, passed under the mine flelde at the mouth of the Straiteand penetrated the Sea of Marmora to the Turkish capital, “Commander James P. Morton moved the @eorpion wp the Bosphorus to & point off Bekek, near Robert Col- lege, with the American flag on a sta- Dinah Po and Joo Detbold had the second race between them practically all the way. Deibold looked the win- ner in the stretch, but was carried wide in the run home by Minah Do, ‘The latter had a lot left, so went on to win by a half a length. Joe Detbold was the sume distance in front of Patrick S., wuo made a bold bid tn the stretch, only to stop when he| ‘onary frame, illuminated at night by looked dangerou caleiums. “The submarines discharged sev- eral rpedoes, injuring German transports, but not sinking them, and | missing the Scorpion’s bow by Afteea THUD RACK Blaniicap; for three-year-old: through the stretch won by a neck eloner. Fetherston Denies Murder Trial Dis- In reply to the questions of Lioyd the Sam in Stryker, counsel for Carnivale, Ro- closures Had Anything to to be con- frano gave « brief history of his life, Do With It He said be was forty-one years old and had filled many public and eoocial offices in different societies. As Rofrano began to testify Mre, mart rose from her seat and left the courtroom, THE ILL-PEELING TWEEN HIM AND FOLEY. “I have known Tom Foley ali my life,” Rofrano said. “As a boy I used to play around his saloon.” He said he had jamzed the Home Rule Demooratio Chub ip 1918 to aup- i It developed to-day that Deputy Btreet Cleaning Commissioner Michael Rofrano wae asked for his resignation by Commissioner John T. Fetherston some time ago, before the developmenta in the Michael Giamarit murder became known. 4 Gifference over business methods arose between the Commissioner and te deputy. It is understood that while admitting Rofrano was « com- petent man, Commissioner Fetherston believed he was not peculiarly fitted for the work required of him in the Stveet Cleaning Department. Commissioner Fetherston bas not asked Rofrano to resign since the beginning of Rofrano'’s present troubles, “I bave not asked Mr, Rofrano to resign because of the Giamant mur- der developments,” said Commis- sioner Fetherston to-day, “Neither hae Rofrano offered bis resignation to me since the beginning of the murder trial. days around the village near the Windau River, unsuccessful and the day ended in our favor, of Popeliary our Venta. In pursul Germans prisoners. “The fighting near Shavit continues with various fortunes. Some villages fell into the enemy's hands, There have been artillery duels on the Du- bysa. “On the western front beyond the Mid-Niemen the enemy has sustained & (Continued on Fifth Page.) _—_—_——————— CHARGE HIGH SCHOOL GIRL WITH ROBBING PUPILS Class Poetess Arrested, and Police Declare Loot Was Found in Her Home, Acoused of pitfering money froth the coat of her classmates, Boasie Armstrong, nineteen years old, claes poeters and a member of the graduat- ing clase tn the Curtis High School at West Brighton, Staten Ialand, was held tn $800 ball by Magistrate Handy in the West Brighton Poltee Court eral times tried to attack our posi- tions, but his efforts ended with the occupation of only a part of the com- pletely destroyed trenches of ene regiment. “North of Przasnyes, by energetic counter-attacks, we occupied all advanced trenches which the bad held atnce his attack on J “In West Galicia the battle were put in a pocket. Then the senior class came to the room, From a closet, the police matron charges, she saw Miss Armstrong take the marked money, LF i B ii to-day, Posing as a scrutwomas,| gne was taken to har home and a San continues with increasing Mrs. Maria Young, police matron,|search resulted in the finding of | 208% the enemy continually sending trapped the girl Students in the hats, coats, wrrestate and many enell fresh forces into the fight. ‘ % sally | articles reports en nts} “On the Dn: school have been systematically Sian’ (he past town saan The | the ee ee See ee robbed for two year. rtieles were hidden in a fireplace ‘ Lag Mrs. Young observed that the/and in closets in other parts of the |mued Monday and Tuseday advantage, South of Jidatchelf, nap Berenttsa and Krouleveka, bouse. Principal D. D. Feléman put up the $500 bail and the faculty and thefts oceurred when the senior class members were In the cloak rooms, A coat was placed on a rack in the & eae ~ his work as chief engincer In charge the canal trom the well-played Star Gift, Harrylof construction of tured another 50) German’ prise including fourteen officers end we dents made overy effort to keep jews of the arrest secret, \ y rl s room and two marked one-doliar bills