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Cireul. PROSECUTOR CALLED AS M FINA EDITION L @ lon Books Open to All.’ PRICE ONE CENT. Copyright, 1916, by —— Co. (The New York World), ‘The Press Publishing NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, NEWS. INQU of Arrests If Certain Statements Are Made on the Stand. DDD FIND IN BOOKS. erkins Is Summoned After Special Accountant Makes Report. J + Perley Morse, expert accountant for the Thompson Investigating Commit- Pee, who has been examining the bank Berounts of Public Service Commis- Bioners McCall, Wood and Willlams nd of William C. Banks, reported to- Gay that he had made some eensa- tonty discoveries Ranks ts the man to wham Com- fmiasioner Robert Colgate Wood tes- fifies ho turned over his Northwestern Construction Company stock when Wood became a member of the Com- @ission, Vhat company ho» sigce in- ftallod apparatus in some subway ox- tensions. Stanley Richter of the District At- {,ferney’a office reported to Senator Thompson, Chairman of the Investt- ating committee, at 1,30 o'clock this afternoon, fonference with him, explaining why he had called on Mr. Perkins for ald. ft is understood that certain discdv- pries have been made by the Thomp- fon committee's experts which may Ita has made certain ad- Mr. Thompson held a long pall for criminal prosecution, Witness who Missions In private shall repeat them on the witnose stand warrants may be eked for, * after the Richter, Chairman conference with Mr. Thompson made Whe committee have been turned over Ro the District Attorney for hie con- Pideration, More than that cannot be paid at this time.” Mr. Richter hurried back to report fo the District Attorney. The last link between the Pubilc Bervico Commision and ex-Chairman Bdward H. McCalk was severed this morning, when bis public car was taken away. It is a big seven-pas- wenger automobile with Hcense No. 8,249. Secretary Travis H, Whitney telephoned to the garage in Eighty~ sixth Street, convenient to Mr, Mo- Call's bome, and told the chauffeur to bring the car downtown, It will be devoted to ordinary publle service work hereafter and housed in the mugg!pal garage under the Brooklyn Brik®e. ea, POUGHKDEPSIB, N. ¥., Dec, §.— The home of Herman Pinkham, sus perintendent on estate of Vincent Astor at Ithine! Was entered by i, coat taken, Sheriff Hornbeck is now tn- veatigating the cane bery created a big stir, » the vicinity. 8 eokel 3 will made to trace the . AISER IN Ghis announcement: “Certain matters | grhich hiave come to the knowledge of Sees ROBBERY ON ASTOR ESTATE. 9 Super. burglars lust night and a fur over- and silverware valued at $250 News of the rob- owing to the fumeer of other wealthy residents living 4 RY EVIDENCE ROMPTS THE INVESTIGATORS TOVCALL DISTRICT ATTORNEY ‘ANY WHO SAYS WE ARE BEATEN TALKS THROUGH HIS HAT’ —President Wilson Executive Predicting Demo- cratic Victory in 1916, Drops Parliamentary Speech. WASHINGTON, Deo. 3-—Members of the Democratic. National Commit- tee were lunchcon guests of President Wilson at the White House to-day. The President was seated between Chairman McCombs and Vice Chair- man Homer Cu: imings of Connecti- cut. Thomas J. Pen», elected yes- terday secretcry, and Joseph P. Tu- multy, the President's private secre- tary, occupied seats not far from Mr. Wilson. The luncheon was served in the State dining room. At the luncheon, President Wilson, speaking briefly, told the committee- men the Democratic party should be in good order for the 1916 campaign, because it had carried out its pre- election promises. Speaking, as he said, "in the family,” the President reviewed tho acts of the Administra- tion since it came into power. The committeemen applauded him ‘en- thusiastio tly No other addresses were made, | The President, remarking he did not think {t necessary to address the com. | mittee in parliamentary language, | wad that: “Ahy one who thinks we can be beaten is talking through his hat.” — ‘GREAT ITALIAN GUN WIPING OUT GORIZIA | Bombardment Has Put a Stop to All Ordinary Business in Austrian City. LONDON, Loc. 8.—Ahe Italian bom- bardment of Gorizia has almost put a stop to the ordinary business activ~- itles of the city, An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Zurich says the Department of Commerce and Industry, which re- mained in Gorisia until its bulldings: were struck by shells, bas been trans- ferred to Vienna, WHITMAN REFUSES TO GIVE SIGN ABOUT M’CALL’S SUCCESSOR. 4 ALBANY, Y.,, Dec, §.—Gov, Whitman to-day refused comment on the possible successor to Former Public Service Commissioner McCall, The Governor sald he would make no appointment for the present. To-day’s journey of Seer | tary Orr to the metropolis has noth- |in@ to do with the vacaney, the Bx- ecutive Office declared Whitman is practically certain to follow his own inclinations in his choice of McCall's successor. Indica- tions are that Senator Thompson's ad- vice against the selection of a subor- dinate in the First District Commis- 90 the Govarnes. CONF immediate | sion was not a very welcome offering CENTRAL READY 10 SPEND $50,000,000, High Official Announces the| Tracks Will Soon Be Off Grade on 11th Avenue. SAYS CITY WILL PROFIT. Company Will Elevate Tracks From 30th Street Downtown; Subway and “L” Uptown. | Ira A. Place, Vice President and General Counsel of the New York Central Railroad, said to a reporter for the Evening World this after- noon in the presence of former Presi- dent Newman that negotiations now are under way with the city and probably will be completed within a short time by which the Now York Central's tracks will be taken off grade in Eleventh Avenue, Mr. Place said the New York Con tral Company was working with the Committee on Port and Terminal Fa- | cilities of the Board of Estimate, and added: “We have been golng over a general plan. | I think we are working toward ter. Under the plans being discussed and which are viewed favorably by) both sides the entire work would cost| about $50,000,000 and the expense would be borne by the New York Cen-! tral company.” This is the first time since the ques-| tion of abolishing the New York Cen- tral tracks in Eleventh avenue was raised that an official of the company has come forward with a statement that the “Death Avenue" question is in a way of final settlement. Comptroller William A. Prender- gast, who is the Chairman of tho Committee on Port and Terminal Fa- Gilities, was fubllant when told of Mr. Placo's statement. “It certainly looks very encour- aging,” he sufd, “It is true that ne- gotiations for a settlement are under way, and it !s true that we hope to come to « favorable conclusion with- in a short time.” Neither the Comptroller nor Mr Place would go into tne details of the “Death Avenue” track abolishment plan, but from another member of the Committee on Port and Terminal Fa- cilities {t was learned that the rail- road company agrees to elevate the tracks from Thirtleth Street down- town and to construct subways and elevated structures from Tuirtieth Street up to Spuyten Duyvil The Committee on Port and Ter minal Facilities Is to submit the new | plan to the Board of Estimate on | Dec, 15. It 1s expected the Board will give its approval and then the work | of tearing up the tracks in Eleventh | Avenue will be started. | “The New York Central Rajlroad | Company has been as anxious to ge its tracks off Eleventh Avenue as the city has been to have them taken | off,” said Vice President Place, “The one big hitch came in the question of settlement, “Under this new plan, the details of which cannot be made public until the| | Committee on Port and 1 nal Fact to do #0, the city as well | ities is ready Jay the railroad company will pr w'York has # fast. It grown far beyond eight facititic | as they now ¢ in Eleventh Avenue “As to th f deaths in that thoroughfare, e have been com- paratively few. I have had charts on this subject prepared, and the fmures in them show that the term ‘Death ERE ON‘DEATH AVENUE’ to-day by Lloy confusion Avenue’ is & misnomer, } DECEMBER 8, NCE David Lamar and Von Rintelen Who Handled Money for Germany DAVID LAMAR, TANKER COMMUNIPAW SAFE: MYSTERY AS 10 LOST SHIP 4 reasonable solution of the whole mat-|Standard Oil Officials Believe It Was Impos-| sible for Their Vessel to Have Been at Point of Reported Attack. LONDON, Dec. Tt 9 inferred that possibly has arisen in regard to the identity of the vessel torpedoed It ts recallod that the point at which the Communipaw 1s sald to have been sunk corresponds closely to the po- sition of the American tank ship Pet- rolite when It was attached by a sub- marine on Sunday The announce from Rome of ment the torpedoing of the Communipaw said she had beon sunk near Tobruk, Tripoli lite was gi coast of the island Hes directly north of Tripoll, about coast. The position of the Petro. en as off the southeast island of Crete, The 200 miles from the African According to the despatch from Rome, the sinking of the Commu nipaw was seen by the captain of some @+———-——_-— —A telegram from Alexandria, Egypt, received says that the American steamship Communipaw, re- ported sunk off the coast of Tripoli by a submarine, arrived at Alexan- dria on Monday. George Nordstrom of the Communipaw} and was given out by David 'T, War- den, manager of the foreign shipping department of the Standard Ol Com- pany of New Jersey. The Communipaw could make only nine knots an hour, Mr. Warden sald, 4nd assuming she left Alexandria on Tuesday, or even on Monday, she could not have gone 46! Tobruk, Tripoli. ‘This despatch, lating to the torpedoing, was filed at Rome at 7.45 P. M., Tuesday, the day | the Standard Oil had been advised the Communipaw left Alexandria. “I feel sure the Communipaw safe,” sald Mr, Warden. “But we are still puzzled as to what, if anything, has happened to the Petrolite, We do not expect any word from her until] she reaches Algiers.” " . 1915. |ous German propaganda ment is brought Govern- | London, where he is supp | der indictment for securing |pert by fradulent means, as is An- miles to a point near! re-| NCE ON PEACE WITH IMPERIAL GERMAN CHANCELLOR JOLT FOR SOCIETY INPAPERS FOUND ON VON RINTELEN - > Letters From Prominent Per-| One Woman, Breathe Disloyalty. LAMAR GOT THE sons, a CASH. Bulk of $700,000 Spent by Ger- man Agent Went to “Wolf of Wall Street.” Capt. Franz von Rintelen, the Ger- man agent who left behind him a trail through the ranks of labor, luft others in higher ranks to remember him besides David Lamar, the “Wolf of Wall Street.” When the gay cap- tain, who had disported in naval, 20 PAGES ORE P. S. SECRETS COME OUT ~ WEATHER—Rain probable to-night; Thureday clearing. I ¢ PRICE ONE CENT. SPEECH NAL TERMS ON WHICH GERMANY WOULD END WAR TO BE TOLD TO-MORROW IN REICHSTAG Tremendous Interest Shown at Ber- lin in the Forthcoming Address by Bethmann - Hollweg, Whb Visited the Kaiser To-Day. SITUATION IN BALKANS ALSO TO BE EXPLAINED AMSTERDAM, (via London) Dec, 8.—Despatches from Berlin: state that Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German Imperial Chanceflor, has gone to confer with Emperor William at Army Headquarters. It ts. said that the purpose of his visit Is to discuss with the Emperor the details Newport and yachting circles, when not éngaged In the work of inciting strikes in munition plants, was ap- prehended at Falmouth on the eteamer Noordam his liggage was seized, The captain had peen so sure that he was going right on to Berlin that he had not thought of destroying bir correspondence. As a result, it is eald that a number of prominent Amorl- cans have become entangled in the web of his activities One letter written on violet scented paper, bearing the crest of a society woman of Newport and signed by her, breathes disloyalty to her native country. Sho says things about the American press which are not com- piimentary. Similar letters from men prominent in soclety and financial cir- cles were also found in von Rinte- len's baggage. These letters have been furnished to the State Depart- ment, So far as can be learned they have not been shown to the Grand Jury which ts investigating the vart- Unless another indic against von Rintelen the ment cannet bring him He is now un- & pass- confined in the ‘Tower drew D. Meloy, who Is declared have aided him in getting the pass- port, ‘The offense is not extraditable. When von Rintelen was stopped at Falmouth by the British authorities this Government was not in posses sion of the facts regarding his activi. ties in the labor world and his connec tion with David Lamar, United States Attorney H. Snowden Marshall would not say whether von Rintelen will he among those indicted In connection a steamer which was cruising To a near Tobruk, He thought the NEW NOTE FROM BERLIN (Continued Gilby ond Page.) name of this steamer was the Co- ¥ tum Later it was said the 64TH HOUR CYCLE SCORE. ship was the Communipaw, but it | ON SINKING OF THE FRYE — is now believedtha t if any ship = Miles, Lapa. was sunk it was one other than Grenda and Hill 1321 6] the oil tanker, thereby leaving a State Department Refuses to Dis-|McNamara and Spears. 1321 6| mystery as to identity to be ; 2 . | Fogler and Carman 1321 6 Aiea cuss Report That U. $. Con- \ueungnes and Maging.. 1881 6 1INGTON, Doc. 8.—The State tention Is Rejected |Drobach and Corry... 1321 6} Department to-day received a cable- | Mitten and Hansen 1321 6 gram from Ambassador Page at| WASHINGTON, Dec. §.--Ambassa-| Egg and Dupuy 4321 8| Rome saying a vessel believed to be|dor Gerard at Berlin to-day cabled a| Ryan and Thomas 1321 6| the Communipaw had been torpe-|resume of Germany's reply to the last|Meran and Walthour.., 1321 6 doed and sunk American note on the sinking of the|Piercey and Walker. 1321 6 His despatch was probably sent| American sailing ship William P,' £aton and Madden 1921 6) fore word from the captain of the! frye, ‘The full text of the communi- | Seres and Linart 1321 6 Communipaw reached Kon cation is being forwarded by mail Hanley and Halstead 1321 6 - The German note is an answer to| Sullivan and Anderson 1321 5 ateh from Alexandria, Expt! American conte » that this Gow-!| Suter and Madonna 1321 5 confirmatory of the report) ernment d ot consider “an oppor. |Ruddi-Russi and Van by London Lioyds that the ein Hfeboats” ax sum-| derstuyft . 1321 3) i) tanker Communtpaw was safe,| passengers and crow! Grenda leading—former record 1307 received to-day by the Standard vessel destroyed miles and 5 laps, made by Walthour| Hees he messuge stated ntraband and Halstead in 1914 Comm AW reached Alex ny declares she} ae | n Sunday Inst and would salt] '®, ener seaeneny Saree ith she WINTER CRU ISHS TO WANA CLIME s| ‘ York yesterda but officials of the ite Department | sane and mat ‘Wie World Travel Bureau be despatch came from Capt, declined tv discuss it, Row he WG! Naihne Weohant dbo. des of the Chancellor's speech to-morrow in the Reichstag, which is awaited with feverish interest by the public. Seldom has there been such a demand for seats in the galleries of the Reichstag and the coming statement is the subject of universal speculation. Germany's intentions regarding the Balkans and the possibilities of peace are the chief topics upon which the Chancellor is expected to give light. At a caucus to-day of the Free Con- servative members of the Reichstag resolutions were adopted “demanding as the object of peace a Germany strengthened In its position of power and importantly enlarged and recom- pensed for its expenditures through the retention to the uttermost extent possible of all districts now occupled.” Freedom of the seas also le demand- The party expresses regret for the increase in prices of necessaries, but declares the cost of living is lower in this country than in the countries with which Germany Is at war. it 1s said there ts sufficient food for BRYAN HITS AT WILSON’S REVOLUTIONARY PLANS Says President Will Find Opposi- tion for Increasing. Taxation to Pay for Preparedness, MIAMI, Fla., Dec, 8.—President Wilson's Pan-American policy does not justify ‘his preparedness pro- gramme 1 the eyes of William Jen- nings Bryan. Bryan commented fa- vorably to-day on those portions of the President's message bearing jon the Philippines, Parto Rico, ¢ Govern- ment abip line and rural credits, “But w the President touches on preparedness a suggests a scheme of taxation for carrying out in he enters @ new fleld,” sald and bis revolutionary recom- tons will find increasing oppo- n both parties, Th h he gives do not su riations for which b > $50,000 CLAIM MADE FOR ONE ARABIC VICTIM Heirs of Dr. E. F, Wood Present Case Against Germany to State Department. WASHINGTON, Dec. &.—The heirs br. BF. Wood, of Wisconsin, one the Americans lost 4 the Arabic lisuster, will ask Gormany to indem v " least $50,00¢ An at torney for the estate conferred to-day with Secretary Lansing. v Sta Departinent and German officials have been awalting the fling Of the first claim for an indicauon ot | what migh sked, not only for the victims of Arable, but f A Cans who lost their lives on the Lust- tana. the people, tf distributed properly and used economically. ~ The resolution declares the war must be continued “unti! @ decisive victory has been " In an address before a convention of the Progressive People's Party, the President, Friedrich von Payer, a member of the Reichstag, sald Ger- many should not hold out her hand for peace, asserting that this would be possible only when the enemies of Germany realized that they had been defeated, as they had not thus far. Peseh Ai ssceas ASQUITH PROMISES TO TELL COMMONS OF ANY PEACE PROPOSALS LONDON, Dec. 8.—In the House of Commons to-day Philip Snowden, 8o- clalut meriber for Blackburn, asked Premier Asquith for a pledge that no proposals for nogotiations based on the evacuation of conquered territory shall be rejected by @he British Gov- ernment without the knowledge of Parliament, “If,” said the Premier, “proposals of @ serious character for a generst peace are put forward by the en- emy Governments either directly or through a neutral power, they will first be discussed by the allied Gay- ernments, Until this contingency arises [ cannot give any further pledge, “AS Boon as proposals for peace are put forward it will be the desire of the Government to take Parliament into its confidence at the earliest pos sible moment.” = MONTENEGRO SEE. A SEPARATE PEACE SAYS BERLIN REPORT BERLIN, Dec. & (by wireless to Sayville)-—“According to despatches received by the Frankfurter Zeitung,” says the Ovgracus Nows Agency, ‘Montenegro has expressed @ desire for a separate pence “King Nicholas, according to . the Jespatehes, personally handed to the (ntente Am dors a documen suggesting the possibility of a sepa- rate peace for Montenegro, whieh was represented as exhausted and unable to withstand the superior forces of the enemy. The Ambassadors replied that in such a case they would break ff «iplonvtte relations and cease giv ing the uasistance that hitherto hat been accorded Montenegro,” { ad B.S ] i 4