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‘ushered into the office of Acting Seo- retary of State Lansing at 10.80. Though no official statement was im- mediately fortheoming, it was said Ambassador von Bernstorff categori- Onlly denied that the emissary he sent to Berlin was Dr. Alfred Moyer, a German gun expert, Instead of Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard, a Red Cross representative, as he professed to be. Tt was also said he denied published stories of @ German plot to tamper with the American ie, That he protested against the newspaper cir- culation of uch accounts was re- ported, DECLARES THE WHOLE STORY (8 A FAKE, Von Bernatorff told Secretary Lane- ing that he aid not know Dr. Anton Moyer and the Embassy never heard | of him. The story as printed, he said, | was an absolute fake, without any| foundation. Furthermore, he told the Secretary, the story had been submitted to him last Friday by the Now York Tribune and he then pronounced it false and sent word to the editors that a re-| spectable paper ought not to print such an article, The story was with- held five days before publication. | While Count von Bernstorff did not ask the Governmont for an Investig: tion or official apology, it is under- stood the State Department will make inquiry, It cannot compel per to apologize, but Becre' LANSING GERHARD STORY 1S UNTRUE tne aamemeail Ambassador Bitterly Denies “Meyer-Gerhard Was Really German Gun Agent. DENIAL FROM BERLIN. Meyer-Gerhard Has Long Talk With Official Who May Frame Lusitania Answer. (pectal to The Evening World.) | WASHINGTON, D.C, June 18.— Ambassador Von Bernstortt arrived tm Washington this morning and has- Samed to call at the State Department, eet to make explanations and apolo- THE EVENING WORLD, the quadruple Aillance with money and munitions.” “Ger ‘many is acting In self-defense in using submarines against hostile merchantmen #0 lon mainte ognize tions,” In vice" Lokal Anze\ger to task for Attempt. ing out ting off of supplies Is an accepted method of warfare, it states that in- ternational Iaw provides that thin weapon may be used only in the form of an effective blockade Regarding the exportation of muni- tions notte man that, ju Capt the remain- ing German Red delegate in this country, to-day said ho had been able to establish Dr, Meyer-Gerhard’s presence arch 8 lnat. ried by f tral Btate Is bound to probibit sales of this nature when the commerce in arma Assumes such an extent that continuation of war is directly de- pendent thereon “Dr. lewis $17,000,000 worth of Krag-Jorge | rifles belonging to the United #1 Government. thority Meyer” and as Engiand its business blockade should be a condition Inited States should rec- preliminary to negotia- an article entitied “Had Ad- the Cologne Gasette taken the Hiate the British “starving y.” Conceding that the cut- from the United States, the Ga argues with Philipp Zorn, Ger- member of the Hague Tribunal, although the Hague Convention ; « by private firma, a new. In Jacksonville, Fla. on This ts the date car by the agreement entered into A. Meyer” and Mra, Selma for the purchase of some in Mrs. Lewie is the au- HOW CAN DRAMATIST ONS AMEEK PY SPOUSE $12 WEEKLY? Answer Will Permit Parso Shearn would vote him a full © had found out that all t about luxuries there were the jailer told him he coul flowers in his cell. Parsons nt for red geraniur pur Honor,” aaid the charge tha ‘Dr. and Dr. Meyer-Gerhard were for the same person Y sing reported to the President the full circumstances, #o that the Adminis- tration should not have t impression that deception w tived by the Ambassador, whol wil take up directly with the Tribune the question of an apology or reparation. SAID HE HAD NO DEALINGS IN MUNITIONS. Particular stress was laid by von Bernstorff upon the absolutely clean record of Dr, Meyer-Gerhard. He had absolutely no connection with mill- tary affairs or purchase of arma, suid a eye ms @tes regarding the alleged Meyer-Gor- Gard hoax, but to seck apology and for himself. Count Von Bernstorft is furious that ‘Rela honor and his integrity should be @oubted forone moment. It is prob- Gite that heavy libel suits will be Brought by the Ambassador against @rtain newspapers that printed the Story. This will be following prece- @stablished by the Gorman Min- ‘eter to Holland, who recently inati- ‘Cited Libel suits against Dutch news- papers for attacks on German diplo- macy. bansador von rince Ranji Smil ee Rd tee COSMOPOLITAN GARDEN, Bernstorff was jeyer a Seoretary Lansing jay expressed regret to the Ambassador and said that it wae “an unfortunate ciroum- stance.” BERLIN, June 16.—The report thi Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerbard, who ar- rived hore yesterday from Washington with messages to the Foreign Omice from Count von Bernetorff, is in re- ality Dr. Alfred Meyer, ohiet of the supply department of the German army, was denied authoritatively here to-day, The effect of the arrival of Dr. Meyer-Gerhard upon tho ggg 4 work of Ge American note is not perceptib Count von Bernstorff's gan to-day the first of a series of ii portant conferences with off Fen five Dollar beol bsolutely Free ‘8 own hand- with the Beqrotery, of State ne Teeipe was []|for tho Colonies, Dr. W. 8. Solt, fol- lowing brief rool ily ‘with Gott- lieb von Jagow, the Foreign Minister, and Under-Secretary Zimmermann. That Dr. Meyer-Gerhard's frat re- port on nditions in the United States should have been made to Dr. Bolf is regarded as natural, in of the fact that Dr. Bolf is tak sreat interest in the question of Goi relations and may sion,”¥aald Capt. Hecker, “a private and to have some flowers to cheer up letter from Dr. Meyer-Gerbard, writ. | the place a bit, but now T am going, ten entirely in his own hand, signed (to fight against going there asa mat~ Moyer-Gerhard, and dated ville, &! ‘Thin letter make positive that Dr, Meyer-Ger'! jnot in Now York but in Florida on jackron- ib, 1915, Marz it absolutely wan! Fin., Germania C the preciso date when he ts alleged to have fake signed, here in Now York, the| document published in the New York Tribune.” SERVIAN ORPHANS THANK U, S, “12 membership for Parso Government Want Asyluma Are Cond —EE—EE te Know How Bringing thanks from the orphans of Servia to the children of the United States for their gifts, Nicolas Velimiro~ vitch reached New York to-day on the! White Star liner Arabic, the Servian Government in representing an investl- g@ation of American orphan asylums. ‘There are 6,000 orphans in Servia as a result of the war, he naye, Tho Servian visitor says that the army of bis country has been recruited up to 600,000 and ix about to resume the offensive. Cross and Dr, a has been stamper Fhanke to the American Red be states, typhus oni cenecneeenmeiess INJURED IN AUTO CRASH. Martin Levy, twenty-seven, an auto dealer, of No, 1150 Forty-ninth Street, Brooklyn, was seriously injured when an auto he was driving collided with an- other car at Twelfth Avenue and Forty- fourth Street, Borough Park, at noon to- day. car, play an important role in the Carr ations upon Germany's second swer regarding the Lusitania ‘disas ter. Of men in high Government posl- tions Dr. Solf is most familiar with conditions in the United States. He has, in fact, a good deal of Amer- jean in his manner of talk and ao- tion, His influence upon Germany's policy, concerning which it is evi- dent there are conflicting currents, y be expected to be favorable to an ultimate understanding. Tt ts still too early to predict what form the German note will take. Ap- parently an endeavor will be made to Open the way to further discussions. The newspaper war between advo- cates of a friendly settiement and the “no ne ' Source of Headaches that Germany cannot yield ieeorclag the submarine war very violence of their attacks pon the advocates of an understand. indicates that the latter are not without influence. The Cologne Gansite saya the G Spomiey will work to this end 4s quite certain the supported thenain peopi Tote newspaper con- “It would be pure imbecility to seek to drag in without necessity a ninth or tenth enemy for ourselves, even though ite participation In the war should be limited to supplying The Resolute One of the new designs created for the spring, This shoe will answer every requirement of the man who wants the best. In black French Calf and Fine Russia Calf. Price, $8 Good shoes are an economy Hanan & Son Eight New York Stores n to the Norwe Fred Walton, chauffeur for Ar- thur 8S. Gargan of No. 484 Convent Ave- nue, the Bronx, was alone in the other but escaped unhurt. 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