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re eee ~ soregy senda dba =—— pha be ONE CENT. 1, 1916. Giorld, FINAL Corre: Uke’ Now Fore Weel. _X THURSDAY, JUL JULY 1, 16 PAGES 8 _ PRICE ONE CENT. GOVERNOR GIVES REPRIEVE TO BECKER, BUT REFUSES TO SAVE HIM FROM CHAIR LINER SUNK BY SUBMARINE. ATACKON EON FAO LUBEARDPUVE® CONDEMNED MAN Racing Results and Entries HAMILTON RESULTS. AFTER CHASE WAS ENRAGED | &" CRW RCE GUILTY OF MURDER BY THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY Washington Looks for No Compli-; cations—Chance for Lives Raider Gave Crew Indicates Heed of ’ Wilson Note. ™ ‘AVONMOUTH, England, July 1.—A monster submarine, larger fhan any ever seen in British waters, torpedoed and sank the Leyland Jiner Armenian with a loss of at least twenty-nine lives, including about twenty Americans, according to the stories told by survivors here to-day. “The U boat was at least 300 feet long,” declared H. Benton of Water Beach,'Cambridgeshire. “She had a big, roomy deck and mounted several guns. She was the biggest thing of her kind I ever saw. “The submarine was not submerged when she was first sighted oy the Armenian. She dashed through the watde at Inerédible speed, sending shell after shell screaming across the liner’s deck while Capt. Trickey was attempting to manoeuvre his boat and escape. “After shells burst near the wheelhouse and killed several men, the captain brought the Armenian to,” said Benton. “The sub- marine came alongside and her commander yelled that he would give us time to get over in the boats. “While we were pulling away the submarine’s crew stood on deck and jeered at us. When we got clear she shot two torpedoes against the Armentan’s side and fired several shots from her guns. There was a big explosion and the steamer went down stern first. “The submarine fired shot after shot at us before she let go with the torpedoes. Shells burst all over the deok, killing several men outright and mangling others. “We were coming up toward the Bristol Channel when we spied the German,” said Benton. pt. Trickey ordered full speed ahead and began zigeagging. “He had the submarine guessing for twenty minutes, but she was too speedy for us. (The Armenian had a speed of fourteen knots.) I was standing near the wheelhouse when she began firing. Nobody had counted on that and they were all crowded around on ‘deck watching the chase. One shell ripped right into a crowd and blew some of the men into the water. “We picked up the wounded the best we could and got over the aide a little before she torpedoed us, The Armenian didn’t last jong after she was hit. She tilted up and went down stern first.” Four of the wounded in Benton's boat died before they were picked up, ' (Continued on Second Page.) ‘orld LEADS ALL! During the First Six Months of This Year 24,022 Separate World Ads. Were Printed 293,815 MORE THAN THE HERALD 35,650 More Than ALL the viva OTHER New York Morning and Sunday Newspapers COMBINED! 10; very Morning or Sunday That Your Advertisement Is Printed In THE WORLD It Gets a Circulation in New York City Greater Than the Herald, Times and Tribune ADDED TOGETHER! i —_____—_____ ta PROOF THAT @heMearr O@torld 18 BEST! a IS THROWN BACK Army of 80,000 Repulsed When It Tries to Offset Attack at Arras. VIOLENT VOSGES BATTLE Paris Says Germans Suffered Heavy Losses Near Metzeral. PARIS, July 1.—The German Crown Prince's ainy has beer lysaten and thrown back with severe losses in at- tacks upon the French positions around Verdun. Despatches from the front to-day confirmed reports that the Crown | 5 Prince directed determined a:.icks upon the French lines to counteract the French drive north of Arras. Heavy shelling by the French artil- lery forced the Germans back to their trenches before they approached within many rods of the French en- tanglements. East of the Binarville road and on the east of Metzeral the Germans have attempted to rush the French positions. Their attacks, according to this afternoon's officl: tement, were thrown back with absolately no gains, Except for intermittent cannonad- ing, the front north of Arras has seen no fighting in the last twelve hours, ‘The official statement says: “Last night passed quietly in the North, in the vicinity of Arras, and as far as Champagne. The German attack in the Argonne reported yes- terday, was particularly violent, It is estimated that the forces engaged amounted to two divisions. [Two divisions of the German army number 80,000 men.) “This attack, however, checked. Furthermore, two movements against our trenches at the east of the Benarville Road were repulsed. “Another violent attack delivered by the Germans in the vicinity of Metzeral has been completely checked, The Germans suffered im portant loases.” 300 MEXICANS KILLED IN TROOP TRAIN WRECK Men, Women and Children Die and Hundreds More Are Injured. LAREDO, Tex., July 1.—Three hun- dred Carranza soldiers and their wives and children were killed and was several hundred injured in a wreck of |} a military train near Monte Morelos, between Tampico and Monterey, ac- cording to an American who arrived here to-day from the interior, ‘The accident took place ten days ago, he said, The American traveler sald the train was heavily loaded and proceed- ing at full speed when it left the track and tumbled into a small can- yon, The soldiers were being sent from Tampico to Monterey. The engineer, it was said, had been proceeding slowly because of poor tracks. Some time before nearing Monte Morelos, it ‘was said, the major in charge of the troops placed a pistol to the head of the engineer, demanding full speed. The engineer complied, and just be- fore reaching Monte Morelos the train left the track. It was reported the major who gave the command was killed. No further Seale or confirmation could be o! fresh | ; SUN GOD CAPTURES FIRST AT AQUEDUCT OVER MUDDY TRAGK Opening aed on Account of Bad Going, Run in Slow Time of 1.04. ea EDUCT RACE TRACK, July/ —A good card attracted a fair-sixed | arene to the track this afternoon. The meeting of three-year-old sprinters in the third and the Union Selling Stakes were particularly promising. The track was so heavy from last night's heavy rainfall that the first race was run in the slow time of 1.04. aT, RACE. For maiden two-seat five furlongs. Post 4 cadil ai eras Pte Co aad pia: x Soll, a2 aun 8 Soba Yor" talocahey. 5 rar of the Kitehen, Good fost Willow, After two had been scratched from the opening event, Sun God was served up as the hot goods at 4 to 6. He won, all right, but only after a race that tested his gameness, Shut off behind horses rounding the bend for home, he responded to Tommy Davies's whipping. He got in front at the sixteenth pole and from there on just galloped, Father Bill Daly came near winning his first purse in years in this race, His Nolli ran in front all the way, only to succumb to Sun God's rush right at the end, He was a good second, however, in front of Mai Fou, who beat the tiring Startling out of the show money. BEOOND RACE. For three year-olde sof, ward waded: ele Pon Hi ‘fe 4 ine. eget ‘onsen leit rainer, D, J. Ch a ae Pin. teh. Home, weight and Jockey. arate Uh Micke Four declined the issue in the sec- ond race, leaving Saratoga favorite and Chesterton the second choice. Sar- atoga won the race under a well judged ride by Jimmy Fitzsimmons's apprentice boy, McKeever, He went to the front at the start, then dropped back behind Chesterton and Minstrel | PY, until the stretch turn was reached Here McKeever applied the whip and forged to the front, Ho stayed there to the end, but was doing his best to stall off Minstrel, who also finished under the whip. Joe Deibold saved ground on the rail turning for home and was third at the end, two lengths in front of Nephthys. furlongs. rt ‘e lace’ rivinge Ninbvah. Owner’ F, Bree. Hirst 1" toh, Home, weight and King, 115 ea Shell, Runes, 165 Alno ran Miden, Quartz Rh ‘4— High Noon, Top 0° The Momning. Lady The heavy track was the cause of the belated scratching of High Noon and Top of Morning, This lett Norse King a choice, but there was a great play on Quartz on the strength of « fast workout, Quartz shot away from the barrier like a quarter horse, opened up a big gap, but tired fast in the last quarter and finished out~- sido the money, Norse King had to make up @ lot of ground to catch Quartz, but once he did he eame away easily. Seashell held on gamely and was second In front of Runes, This one was twenty lengths out of it in the first sixteenth, but closed like a streak through the stretch, FOURTH RACK. Union Setting Stake 1,000; seren furlongs ine, 1.81, tar wee poarelda; value came w Sty Dosiat ae ven 4 Ballord, “valner, "etlly ; oe orn ig J 9 Ra eager’) ao Yt Me Be 06 iene: He Kita “Alien, 8° (Ryan) Bers tched — Double, Lady Terese, Distant Shore, Ramen, | player Phy So RAGE pees oft Wales Lay 1 maid ance in Canada, pay furlongs fmt it ea Plame, aig iRctink our : 3 1 and 3 fo 1. ooo ia bie ape A’ heat rad Rathicen He ‘eats Carlin’ alec a ee et ae i 140 Tiare), ma: a " and spe Deal ee We snlte? Tuas” nies EE EE oo ahi Purse ta i ont) firwe * ene ( iene area, 117 (Gentty), ‘1, ™ show RACE TRACK, Aqueduct, L. L, July —The entries for to-morrow's races CK. For three-year olds up Rapdieny: tz wits i . SFR } dee Rookes | selling; fire 7 Gaeet a Saud tt rat Hottie |e," ska 3 he oe Fieri RACE For fouryearokle and tel end five, furlongs, Amalfi, | *Patou, mit Ma 90 etralven Uralnger, 0b, 108) veda, a . jen fa RACE o inion vg, futones. ‘chteveaen | 12; 100; Mur: ita; nlahit, ‘ety Toa: Chae, FG a iat Golden. ¢ a: . if claimed A Roo) int Scottish ‘allowance Weather heavy. Poni! Te aaa CUBS MAY MAKE TRADE FOR HERZOG OF REDS. President Thomas Says That Cin- Is Discontented He May Land Him. CHICAGO, July 1.—President Thom- as of the Cubs 20g of the Cincinnati Club. It has been gossip in, baseball cir- s for some time that Herzog is dis- tented In Cincinnati, but it is un- that nothing’ but a. star in exchange can win Herzog from Herrmann, Mr. Thomas said that he would consult with Manager Bresnahan as to how far he would go in making an offer of players in ex- change for the Cincinnatt atar. 2 O'Prien Appointed Umptre, CHICAGO, July 1.—Joseph O'Brien, formerly umpire in the American As- sociation, has been signed as umpire the Western League, President O'Nelll announced to-da; He will report for duty at St. Joseph to-mor- row, — READER ENDS LIFE WITH BULLET AND POISON Overstudy Leads Clifford Porter to End Career in Tragic Manner. Clifford Cleaveland Porter, twenty years old, a reader for George Deran & Co,, publishers, shot himself in the breast and in the right temple and swallowed the contenta of two poison vials in his apartment at No, 583 Riverside Drive this afternoon, He was dead when the superintendent of the butlding broke into his room. Nervousness due to overstudy is the only known reason for hia act, PBL a es SUFFRAGE FIGHT LOST. MADISON, Wis, July 1—-Woman suffrage failed conclusively for the present legislative session today when. the State Senate, by @ vote of 14 to 17, refused to reconsider its vote tn killing the Grell resolution. oo VULCAN GOES ASHORE. NEWPORT, R. L, July 1.—The United Tali ne fog Government tugs are Tushing to her ance. George pe Smith Sen- tenced to Death for the Kill- jng of Three Wives. DENOUNCES HIS JUDGE. You’re Done, My Lord!” He Exclaims. LONDON, July 1.—A verdict of day in the case of George Joseph Smith, who was charged with the murder of-three of hin wives. It had been alleged by the Crown that Smith had killed hie wives while they were si money on thelr lives. Bmith was sentenced to death. In passing the death sentence, Jus. tio. Berutton declared to the prisoner: “They find you gullty of cold- blooded, heartless murder. concur in thé verdict.” Smith s! 4 erect in dock, with face pale and drawn as the verdict was pronounced, Asked if he had anything to say, he replied faintly: “I'm not guilty.” “You will hang me before you're done, My Lord," was Smith's excited o st bile Justice Soruttcn wes summing up the case. The prisoner quickly followed this with: “You cannot hang me for murder. I've done no murder. This is a dis- er to @ Christian country.” Justice Scrutton, in his charge, ad- vine@ the jurors to confine their ver- dict only to the case of Beatrice Kundy, the first of Smith's three wives who died mysteriously in their bathtubs, “But,” he continued, “you should also consider whether the fact that three of the prisoner's wives were drowned in their bathe was & mere accidental coincidence, or whether these circumstances indl- cated a diabolical scheme of murder. You must take into consideration, too, that the prisoner has been proven guilty of systematic lying in his state- ments in other tribunals.” Justice Scrutton pointed out that the defense admitted the existence of @ motive for the three murdera—the fact that each of Smith's toreo wives carried life insurance in his favor and willed her property to him. “If the prisoner is convicted, It must be on circumstantial evidence,” the Justice said, “but you can vote to convict if you are reasonably certain that the prisoner is guilty. There is no doubt that the prisoner had ample opportunity to commit these crimes.” —_—_—-__ TWO BRITISH VESSELS SUNK BY SUBMARINES Big Sailing Ship Thistlebank Steamer Lomas Sent to the Bottom. LONDON, July 1-—The British sailing ship Thistlebank, which sailed from Bahia Blanca, Argentina, April 2, with @ cargo of wheat for Queens- town, was torpedoed by a Gyman submarine yesterday at @ point off Pastnett, Lreland. and Some of the crew were landed at) Officers Baltimore, a small seaport forty- seven miles southwest of Cork. The British steamship Lomas was sunk to-day by a German submarine off the Scilly Islands. The second officer of the vessel was killed, The rest of the crew was saved. The Thistlebank was a four-masted ship built Glasgow in 1891, She was of 3,439 gross wearaus cass) TWO WEEKS 10 MAKE APPEAL TO U.S. COURT Fixes Execution for sotiey ne wee 26 and Re- “You Will Hang Me Before) fuses to Have Commission Examine ~ Evidence and Make Recommen- dations—Will Do Nothing Else. sullty was brought in by the jury to-| WWJ ERR WILL NOT MAKE HER PLEA TO WHITMAN 7} ALBANY, July 1.—Gov, Whitman to-day. granted Charles Becker, in thelp Rathe and had collected In-| the fortiér New York police Heutenant, under sentence of death for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, a teprieve until July 26. a2 Mrs. Becker will not make a personal plea to Gov. Whitman for commutation of the death sentence. 1 entirely | Martin T. Manton, Becker’s counsel, who arrived from New York early »risoner’s | to-day. He was received by the Governor at noon in his private room. SF WILSON WON'T COMMENT ON SINKING OF ARMENIAN President Awaits Details as He Is * Kept From Golf by Heavy Rains, CORNISH, N. M., July 1—Kept in- dcurs by rain to-day, President Wil- son spent the forenoon in his study with his stenographer. No comment on the loss of American lives by the torpedoing of the steamer Ar- menian was forthcoming, as the President was awaiting complete de- tails of the occurrence. Th@® rain made the usual morning ‘| motor ride and golf game impossible, The President slept until 9.80 o'clock, being in bed twelve hours, Operators were busy to-"xy setting up the wires by which the President at 7 o'clock to-night will flash the opening of the Wilson day celebration at the San Francisco Exposition. After devoting several hours to offi- ctal business, the President put on a rubber hat and coat and went with Dr. Cary T. Grayson for a long walk in the rain through the woods sur- rounding Harlakenden House, —_— BRITISH LOST 38,635 AT THE DARDANELLES 7,422 Officers and Men Killed, Says Asquith, Making Announce- ment. LONDON, July 1.—British losses in the effort to force the Dardanelles to May 31 total 88,686 in dead, wounded and missing, Premier Asquith stated in the House of Commons this after- noon. Of this number 7,422 officers and men were killed. The figures showing the killed, wounded and missing by officers and men follow: Killed, Wounded. Missi Men... 6,927 23,542 6 495, 1194 9 otal +4, 24,676 6,537 The land operations yjainat the Dardanelles began Apri Mr. As- quith’s statement therefore shows the British losses on Gallipoli Peninsula reached @ total of about 1,000 a day, indicating battling of equal with that in Northern France, q This statement was made today by The Governor said that he weuld take ne further action in than the granting of the Mecckesrapinnerts Brett. Cou rt dese not | pa will have to die in the for the murder ef the gambler. ‘ The Governor alse refused Mr. Man- ton’e request that he appoint @ com mission to review the Becker case and make recommendations te him, The Governor later issued the fol- lowing statement: “I deem it my dyty to decline to appoint @ commission to further ed~ amine into the Becker case and feel that I must deny the application for & commutation of sentence to im- prisonment for life. “Mr, Manton is of the opinion that he has done all in his power for bis client and has asked for a reprieve in order that other counsel may have ample time for preparation in thelr efforts to take the case into the Fed- oral courts, t “Owing to my absence during lest week from the Capitol, causing delay, I think It is fair that the extre time should be given, and I have granted & reprieve, postponing execution of sentence to the week of July 26," Later Mr. Manton said the appeal Probably would be taken at once to the United States Supreme Court. “I will not take it, but another lawyer will do a0," he added. Mr. Manton’s statement left the in- ference that another attorney was preparing to make the appeal and tht the Governor's action was chiefy for the purpose of granting him time to do his work thoroughly, ‘The conference lasted more than an hour, and both Manton and the Governor left the Capitol soon after they parted, Manton made only a | brief statement and the Governor saw no one. Becker's execution originally wan set for the week beginning July 12, and it was believed July 16 was the day selected. His reprieve therefore is for ten days. WASHINGTON, July 1—According to precedents of practice available here, the Becker case could come be- fore the Supreme Court of the United States only by way of the Federal courts in New York, where # consti- tutional question would first have to be raised, ‘ Then either the Federal Court in New York or Justice Hughes, who hag” charge of that circult, might certify — that there was ground for review of ® constitutional question in the 8u- preme Court, : So far as is known the mere aati,

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