The evening world. Newspaper, October 5, 1915, Page 1

Aap BEE GR ALEGRE AE OE BLN SS AI ET I Rig . Warship; Two Men Burned ee ee St re ree Fire Follows Explosion on U. FINAL Che (“Circulation Books Open to All. ———————— wee BIOB ONE Osst. 1 Cireulation Books Open to All.”\ Cave rays. $PA ty The Pees Pubtianing PRICE ONE CENT. ‘new Taek Werte) NEW YORK, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1915. 18 PAGES Ded N GUNS WILL REPLY TO RUSSIA BULGARIANS, BERLIN REPORTS DRECT TAXIS NOW PROVED COMBA GE; WOMAN KLS BO anti one Foi, oD TANS B NDLESS BURDEN LAD gn SASSY KOSH == ames THE PREMIER +* HARASSED CTY TAYDAYERS nen nen LETS ALLIES MARCH THROU Goodby to Recalled Cracks With Clothing at Ambassador. Wellington House. Agreed With Germany and Aus- tria to Make War on Serbia. and to Delay Any Advance by Greeks. ALLIES END ALL TALK WITH THE BULGARIANS. PETROGRAD, Oct. 5 (via London) —Ruasis’s ultimatum to Bulk garia was not delivered to Premler Radostavoff. until 4 o’elock yesterday ~ afternoon. ‘This statement was made officially here to-day. ‘ (Previous advices from Petpograd were that the Russian ulti- matum had been delivered om Sunday, and that the twenty-four hour limit, within which a reply was demanded, expired yesterday. As this period did not begin until the time of actual delivery of the ultimatum, the Bulgarian Government has until 4 o'clock this afternoon (about 9.30 A, M., New York time) in which to decide \ whether to adopt a policy of atrict neutrality or to side openly with Germany, Austria and Turkey. This time has now expired, but no word from Bulgaria has been reported.) BERLIN, (via Amsterdam), Oct. 5.—‘“The reply to the Russian ultimatum to Bulgaria will be given by Austro-German guns on the Dan ube,” declared the Lokal Anzeiger in editorial comment on the Balkan sit- 7) Westher—Cleering to-night; Wednesday teir, conten - Despite Millions Thrown to Favored \ Enterprises and Political Jobs, Sur- CROWD AT HIS HOTEL.|}TROUBLE IN HER HOME : plus at End of Fiscal Year Will Reach Totalof $20,000,000 Tax. The Evening World asked six months ago: Gov. Whitman, why a direct tax? The Evening World asks now: Gov. Whitman, why was a direct tax imposed! i a ° j Silent Throng of Curious Stand| Blonde-Haired Boy Dies With] : in Rain to See Austrian Leave St. Regis. Toy Gun Clisped in His Arms, : When the Nieuw Amsterdam, of] Mrs. Charles F. Schmidt, the wife By Martin Green. tho Holland-America Line, pulled} of a once wealthy banker and com- (Special Staff Correspondent of The Evening World.) away from her pler in Hoboken this) mission broker of Hamburg and New ALBANY, Oot..G-—Just at this time, when the overburdened and har-| "00, she carried with her Dr. Con-| york, killed herself and her six-year assed taxpayers of New York City are studying with sentiments ranging hina seg si Bey ret old son, Carlchon, In the Wellington from stupefaction to indignation, the efforts of the local tax gatherers to — . ountry from Awa) Hotel at Seventh Avenue and Fifty- Provide for the overpowering needs of their municipality, a big event is in} (,, hel Rlawasde- steed (hihi ait fifth Street, last night. Mrs. Schmidt lone by his side stood his wife.) nad been living apart from her hus- their midst, striding about on rubber heels. The direct tax, voted by the smartly gowned in a blue cloth sult, : Legislature last spring, is now @ levy against the taxable property of band for periods of several month: 7 @ bunch of orchids at her waist, her! si.4 they cama to this country a the State. Prepossessing smile flashing over the] eur ago, ‘The little boy divided his New York City’s share of this direct tax is at least $14,000,000, The| furs at her throat as she sighted|time between them and spent the Evening World, in a series of articles printed last spring, maintained and| friends in the crowd waving fare-|summer with bis mother at Sho demonstrated that the direct tax, amounting to $20,000,000 or more for the | wai) on the dock. hola, Pa whole State, was unnecessary, To-day will be presented figures proving a Guests of the Wellington reported what The Evening World set forth last epring, The direct tax, which Gov.| _Th¢ farewells between Dr. and Mrs.) . o.5 teak lute this morning. The Whitman advocated and which was defended by Comptroller Prendergast | P¥m>a and their friends at the ship} odor was traced to a suite which Mrs and other New York Republicans, is an imposition, particularly cruel in its| Were Without particular demonstra-| Schmidt had engaged at 11 o'cloc! $244 98 98400000000 P MRS, C. F. SCHMIDT. application to New York City, already staggering under an overload of| tion. The regal suite on the upper|!4st night for herself and Carlchen taxation. promenade deck had been reserved ane mae . terigeesyde 1258 Loa Maybe it will Interest the taxpayers to know that New York State, at ipg of the hotel employees, and the ,] ] the end of the current fiscal year, from Oct. 1, 1915, to Oct, 1, 1916, should Yave a cash surplus of $20,085,989, That is about the amount of the direct year that closed on Sept. 80 and on requirements and estimated receipts for the current year that began last Friday, en sition on official figures, repeats that the direct tax was unnecessary. The | U. $ SENATOR HOLLIS taxpavers of the State, and particu- Is SUED BY r mulcted for the purposes of politt- | H $ WIFE cians who, instead of economizing, Separatio Nterally shovelled money into fav- | eparation Brought ored enterprises. Here is the proof: this fiscal year, amounts to Hampshire. . $20,000,000. CONCORD, N. H,, Oct. 6.—Mrs ‘on hand af the end of this fore) year—on Sept. 30, 1916— | Merrimack County Superior Court a tax. The figures are based on receipts and disbursements for the fiscal The Evening World, basing its po- larly of New York City, are to be) raised salaries, created new Job™ aNd) Action for “Against Member From New The direct tax, to be collected | The surplus the State should Grace B Beilla to-day fied in the should be $20,000,000. petition for a separation from her The forthcoming surplus and |nusband, United States Senator the direct tax balance off. Now, friend taxpayer, don't get eye raat ‘ . he proapect of woine 4 separate maintenance. @ascouraged at the prosp | Tho petition was made returnable (Continued on Fifth Page.) i. Noy, 15, and Senator Hollis was —<—— pei teaned by Judge Oliver W Branch from disposing of his prop U, $, NOTIGE TO TURKEY "ant" ON ARMENIAN SLAUGHTER \Henry F. Hollis of New Hampshire, eee for them, In the flower decked staterooms they held an informal reception, mov- ing out to the rail only after the last friend had crossed the gangplank. The crowd which gathered about the door of the St. Regis Hotel earlier in the day to watch the former Am- bassador and his lady depart wag of such proportions that Rudolph M, Haan, the proprietor, telephoned for the police to avert possible disorder, So far as the crowd's behavior was concerned this precaution was un- necessary. Not a jeer, not a cat call, not a remark of any sort greet- ed Dr. Dumba as he paused on the steps @ moment before entering the taxicab which took him to the steamer. Dr, Dumba and his secretary, hav- ing disposed of some fifteen callers who dropped In at the last moment, came downstairs presently, and the departing envoy gladdened the hearts of the hotel staff with $5 tips, freely distributed. Thon he attended to the paying of his bill In person, and when that ceremony was over he found himself waylaid by reporters, He looked pale and worn, and he amiled a bit wearily when asked to talk for the papers. “LT haven't been saying anything to the press lately,” he began, “and 1 Aitting room of the suite was entered by the fire escape from the window of another room. Mra. Schmidt clothing and that of the boy had been taken from her travelling bay and laid out as though for an airing The door of the bedroom, which w locked and wedged from the insid: with Mrs, Schmidt's underelothing caulked into the crack, was force open. In the twin beds of the inne room the mother and child lay dead Both were in their nightclothes, Th: boy, @ very beautiful, perfectly formed blond youngster, had a new alr rifla clasped in his arms, Hi mother’s arm was thrown out ove the edge of her bed so that it rested on his shoulder All three gas jets of the combination electric and gas chandelier were open and unlighted DOCTORS WORKED WITH PUL- MOTORS IN VAIN. Both bodies were warm, Dr. Frank Smith was hastily summoned from the Hotel Woodward and worked firat on the boy, and then, aided by other physicians, on the mother with pul motors for an hour without avatl, Mrs, Schmidt was not known at the he She had registered from Bho- hola in a very shaky hand, and had pald for the room tn adv saying she would remain only for the night FIGHTING IN FRANCE WITH GEN. JOFFRE The French Commander Says! * Chances of Winning Are Now 80 in 100, PARIS, Oct. -6-—"In the scale of human hazards, the allies have elghty hances in one hundred of scoring # jermans leclsive victory over the when the general offensive begins.” This statement was mado by Gen Joffre to the editor of the Depeche de Toulouse. Gen, Joffre told his friend that he now has at his disposal 3,000,000 French troops on the line or ready to » sent there at a moment's notice without counting about 700,000 British ind 60,000 Belglan troops, co-operating C. F. SCHMIDT AND BOY. EXPLOSION AND FIRE ON U. §. WARSHIP: TWO MEN BURNED} Cummings, Compartment Damaged, ‘Heads for Newport. uation to-day. The newspapers to-day unanimously predicted that diplomatic rela- tions between Bulgaria and Russia will be broken off before night, and that all Ambassadors representing allied countries will leave Sofia, A despatch from Sofia, dated Oct. 4, says Premier Radoslavoff to- day made the following declaration to representatives of the Govern- ment parties: “We confront war and must defend our national interests, We must wrest from our enemies everything they took from us two years ago and get satisfaction for every insult.” ATHENS (via Paris, Oct. 5).—Plain speaking characterized the meeting of the Chamber of Deputies this afternoon when the landing of the French troops at Saloniki was discussed. Premicr Venizelos won a triumph, votwithstanding the most determined ittacks of the opposition, which pro ested “in the name of Hellenism’ ntente powers have made requests f Greece,” he sald, “To-day they aek othing but this—they who offer igainat the occupation of Greek terrt-| serbia, Greece's ally, succor in the ory by foreign troops it of circumstances which would jome time has passed since the ulre Greece herself, under her alll- — . to mive Serbia help, eat nations may with imunnity BIG GUNS ON BARGES |... treaties ‘scrape of papers” for SHELL TURKISH FORTS) o rutciscn°"™ "™" * Povey woue “We have a treaty with Serbia, If we are honest we will leave noth. ing undone to insure its fulfilment in letter and spirit, Only it we are Towed Inside the Dardanelles and Open Fire, Says Mytilene ‘ITALIAN GENERALS see no reason why I should break my|but did not wish to be disturbed this| With him, Ammunition has been rogues may we find excuses to avoid ‘. Notified That Mas vila now, manning pouring in in steady streams, he as-| NEWPORT, R. 1, Oct. 6.—An ex Report. our obligations,” Sultan Wit) Be NONnee tna Ds REDUCED IN RANK] “vou newspaper men ike sensa-| A public library card bearing the] #fted. and In addition to the supply | ptosion followed by a fire took plac | ATHENS, Oct. §—Large barges, on| THFC® Greek “palling vessels were sacres Threaten Friendly tion,’ he went on, and then to the} address wher Mr. Schmidt. lived | at the front the allies have a reserve of reporter from The Evening World, |after coming here from Germany, Nos. | '5:000,000 shells for emergency use pursued and shelled by Bulgarian revenue cutters in the Aegean Sea, to-day on board the torpe oat de | which are placed powerful long range Relations. was en] guns, are now being used by the allies viel aes ' Mi gires ery German trench, all special |*troyer Cummings while @ cording to reports received here Berlin. Says Seven Have Been}“what paper do you represent?" |1-1 West Sixiy-fourth Street, a large | Every “ alee al oe hel page Perey betes WASHINGTON, Oct, 5.—The Turk- evan EAVES: Beet When told, Dr, Dumba nodded gravely | apartment house, and a memorandum nses, earthworks, blockhouses and | #aKed ri " pePee a alte OE etiee py aren nia order. jo mating barks eecnnee tah Government will be formally no- Punished for Failure and said, “Well, you certainly tako|of the address of the little boy's | Kindred structures, have been patient] The destroyer was immediately | 3 c ; undamaged, but the incident has y plotted by draughtsmen working | beaded for this port that several of these barges were n by aviators} The explosion occurred this fore. | towed inside the strait yesterday and a great interest In me, 1 can thank | negro your paper for all my troubles. L. tyr Street, led to tifled that unless the massacre of in War. Armenians ceases friendly relations caused much excitement, MILAN, Oct, 5.—A military conven- with photographs ta > flight . re soon in the forward compartment of| shelled Turkish works on both side: between the American people and the BERLIN (vio Amsterdam), Oct, 5. “ut L have no bad feeling toward unravelling of Mrs. Schmidt's un i systematic fights made dally, week at ni wee urd apartment fy fae moveral iain *S\tion was signed betweon Bulgaria, people of Turkey will be threatened.| Seven Ltallan Generals have been 1, nor your paper, nor any ane in h latter week, from the sea te te Aipe | the CheerDLaNt and Be men were Gelman will hustaie sommauae eae Shae Lae RAI j dormnia fhese blueprints have been tra idly burned by oll flames Instructions to that effect had gone|lieved of their comy because of| America. I would like to have stayed Hohintdts business was comel th blueprints have been trans y burn y m scoording to a Sofla despatch to the Y y erred to “ranged canvases" and the] The fire was soon extinguished, but WO | W. $ 8 pean do-day to Ambassador Morgenthag at] the failure of the Italian attempts to {longer and seen your Western scen-|pietely interrupted when German| ferred to “ranged eanvs and th The fits Ww sly Ls ida iadibladell- T E 1 999,990 Corriere della Sera. Constantinople for presentation to the}invade Austria, according to Milan}ery and your great manufacturing |commerce was driven froin the seas| ne Worked out by arttilery officers, |'t was y her commander By the terms of the treaty, the de Foreign Office, Olticials here made it] reports to-day enterprises, Two years and a hulf|a year ago, He was interested in the| "hi8 Colossal task is complete, Iteut. J, C. Fremont, to start back for DREADNOUGHTS CERTAIN spatch asserts, the Bulgarian army is plain, however, that the message did > h is a very short time.” {South American-German trade, He To meet the expected German coun. | Newport iobtemcsta! hound to attack Serbia with six divis- rie " 3 you wi wt fre i hi tr ks the allies have prepared | The Cummings ts expected here late tons in the Nish-Ptrot section, and to not threaten a rupture in the diplo F erhaps you will return after the |left the apar ¢ , 3 : matic relations between the two INISHES AT LAUREL. war, Doctor." said someone, but to} saying he vo lensive works. They have | to-day WASHINGTON, Oot, 5.—Secretary [send Macedonian troops to Vardan nent three weekw ago] ‘erate Istrong « 4 no longer afford t rong d s | that the former Ambassador made no| pay the rent, For a time ward} constructed fourth, fifth and sixth The Cummings left here yesterday | Oonieis made it plain to-day that {to destroy railroad communication countries, Selling ear ‘ lt Pas It was explained at the State De- " Jos Mizner. | reply, Me raised his hat, called his the | it Reisenweber'a, He ha defen arranged on a scale} is a member of the Sixth Division of} the navy building programme, now] with Salontea, thus delaying the the Instructions to ee ih taxi, and started for the boat been connected with the Nation, vely awe-inspiring lestrovers, attached ta the fleet of the! in course of preparation, will include allies and the Greeks in thelr efforts partment that i : Ambassador Morgenthau direet him eden | On arriving at the pier, Dr, Dumba | Manufaet #’ Export Association at ry hospital in the region emy" it e wor game off the} yt least two super-dreadnoughts, |to ald Serbia, to tender his good off in behalf » Ba sbligingly posed for the & ples | No, 243 Brondway i! ris and) northward) has b t wis (that she had] such to cost $18,000,000, The hour has not arrived for Row- of the Armenians and stale to the ture men, turning this way and that,| Soon after the Sehmidta eame 4 wned out the patient ha Ae + point mit 150 miles off We have learned nothing from the | mania to enter the war, im the opin- Turkish Government that reports of| vite tenigit waving farewell to America,” and|this country they separated. Mrs, been removed to the t and 18 eldent hap: | jurepean wa the Secretary sald, |{on of Premier Bratiano, expressed te atrocities upon Armenians are caus-|f0,0). Me, gE wo yyilty | smiling most genially for a period of | Schmidt went to live with her broth-levery available bed made ready; {pened, Th in company) “that shaked our fatih in these heay- |& deputation of Parliamentary dele ing unfriendly criticiam among the! Metogeact) alow. $4.70) fini, eid: Mae Jat feast ten om § before going hospital trains are wll made up and! with the sin and Al- lily armored ships as the main Aght- | sates of the Opposition, according to people of the United States, tab Ka he, - Vuboard. (Continued on Second Page ready to take the road, Wy tug line of the aavy,” @ Bucharest despatod te the Becole,