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ustria’s Reply eget pence aNSL PRICE’ ONE CENT. WILSON AND LANSING REJECT TRE DEMANDS OF AUSTRIA FOR PROOF AGAINST U-BOAT + Official Text of Note Not Yet Re- ceived in Washington, but It Is Declared There Will Be No Fur-) ther Discussion of the Facts. NOT BOUND, SAYS VIENNA, BY NOTE ON LUSITANIA WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.—Austria’s reply to Secretary Lansing’s mote on the Ancona is regarded, on the basis of the unofficial reports | received to-day from London and Amsterdam, as wholly unsatisfactory, | unacceptable and disappointing to the United States. Diplomatic rela- | tions between the two countries may safely be described as standing at) the bréaking point. Caer: The cabled extracts from the Austrian reply indicate that the Austro-Hungarian Government complains of the sharpness ‘ of the American note; says the note omits the evidence con- cerning the attack on the Ancona, to which “it must attribute a higher degree of trustworthines Imperial Royal Navy;” the fate of Hungary is bound by the correspondence with Germany on the Lusitania case and declares the” Austro-Hungarian Government “must preserve full liberty to urge its own legal interpretations during the discussion of the Ancona case.” | WILL REFUSE TO DISCUSS FACTS. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing ave reserving comment until they have the official translation and text at hand, but it is stated | guthoritatively thet the United States will enter into no exchange of ppinion as stiggested and absolutely will decline to discuss the facts of the torpedoing and shelling of the Ancona by an Austrian submarine, with loss of American lives. Soon after noon the State Depariment began to receive a long Wispatch from Ambassador Penfield. Officials said it was not the Aus- trian Government's reply to the Ancona note, but was a personal report of an informative nature on the situation from the Am dor himself {There was no indication of when the text of the reply would be received or if it was in transit. | From such part of the unofficial text as is contained in the news Wespatches, officials considered the reply vague in many respects, but they were not prepared to decide whether that was caused by the trans- lation. The suggestion for au exchange of opinions—the virtual request for a Dill of particulars of the American complaint against the action of tho| submarine commander—and the proposal for a discussion of the facts were clearly set forth in the unofficial text and tho officials of the State Depart tment who have knowledge of its policy unhesitatingly declared that al! would be refused. It was made clear that the United States does not propose to enter into a diplomatic discussion which would have posstbilities of being prolonged almost indefinitely NOTE BASED ON VIENNA STATEMENTS. . As Secretary Lansing based the representations in his note upon the official statement of the Austrian Admiralty itself, American officials are | @t # loss to understand where there is much room for discussion or dispute | of facts. American officials believed that taking as a basis the official admission of the Austrian Admiralty that the Ancona was shelled, torpedoed and sunk while passengers still were aboard, there would be little room for discus- pion of Secretary Lansing’s contention that the commander violated the ciples of international law and humanity and that it was “wanton @laughter of defenceless non-combatants,” Officials pointed out to-day that a thoroughly unsatisfactory and unre- Pponsive reply from Austria would bring diplomatic relations between the ¢wo countries to a crisis because of the closing words of Secretary Lan ping’s note, which declared that “good rolatigns between tha two countries | fest upon a common regard for law and humanity,” and that Austria, ap preciating the gravity of the case, “will accede to its (the United S @emand prompt!: Specifically, the Americav note demanded denouncing the sinking of fhe Ancona as “an illegal and indefensible act,” the punishment of tho) commander who “perpetrated the deed” and the payment of an judemnity @Comtinued on Second Page.) | xan to a commander of the | calls for more specilic details covering American citizens; rejects the idea that Austro- _a Defense of U-Boats Che Circulation Books Open to All.’ Copyright, 1915, by The Press Publishing ee. (Khe New York World), WOOD ASKED $5,000 “WORTHIT,” HE SAID, SWEARS WITNESS Fee of $1 Paid by Chief Usher ' YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER NEW “16, \Recalled Attaches as They Looked To-Day Snapped on Fifth Avenue: Pees oe re 4} WSON AND GAL NARRAGELIENSE HAS BEN SUE Rev. Herbert Scott Smith of & OSPESESOOSESSOSSE S Washington Named in Docu- : ment as Officiating Minister. PAPER IS NUMBER 72,225. of White House—Wedding on Saturday Nighi. WASHINGTON, the Columbia, Dec, 16.—Bearing big red seal of the District of Murtiage License No. 296 was issued at 2.30 o'clock this af Herbert on the Rev of authorizing De. Scott Smith, rector st Margaret's Episcopal Church, to unite arriage Woodrow Wilson and Auth Bolling Galt The Neense was obtained by Irwin H. Hoover, chief ushér at the White | House, He paid a $1 fee | pective bridegroom is fifty-nine, has been im ‘ before and his first wife is « sed: that the bride | to-be ix furty-t nd a whe :| The wedding will take place Juy night at Mrs, Gi me here, | Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre | White House until after the wedding It is understood that Mrs, Galt's sister-in-law, Mrs. Reginald Fendall, | and brother-in-law, Sterling Galt, — | editor of the Emmitsburg Chronicle, have been asked to attend the cere- Garr Boy rb AND CAP Von mony, Mrs. Sterling Galt is also ex- §960906044-b0004 | pected. Mr. and Mrs, Rolfe E, Boll- ia i ce , | ing have sailed from Panama and are his Is the first photograph taken of the two German officers | since the United States Gove: nment asked the Kaiser tor Hoy-Ed tried hard to dodge the camera due in New York t Friends of Mrs, Galt who have had tho privilege of viewing tho array of gitts carefully avoid mention of the donor or description of the gifts, Among the gifts of which mention ix permitted by the donors are the mag- nificent va of Caldas de VParnha ware, decorated with silver, presented by the Minister to Portugal and Mrs “ye Capt JESSE SELIGMAN KILLS BOY-ED DIDN'T OBTAIN | WIFE AND ENDS OWN LIFE} WILSON SEGRET REPORT Mystery in Tragedy at the Glovers-| Report He Did Is Officially Denied, }wife of the |thony J Sir Kdward Carson, who repre- Mrs, Dresel, argued that Mr took the ground “that he ould not be sued in Ameren be cause he had no residence th could not be sued in France because |diverce — proc as were pending, and could not be sued hera because “ Ciren! 1915. 22 PA FOR CONT NRS.ADREXELWINS AGANST HUSBAND IN MONEY SUIT | Millionaire Tries to Evade Pay- | ment of $50,000 a Year Un- der Separation Deed. United States, His Native “A Rotten Hole.” Land, LONDON, Dee, 16. favor of Margarita Armstrong Drexel, American banker, An- Drexel, was rendered to-day a Judgment tn in her sult to recover money under a separation deed ‘The point Involved was-Mr. Drexel's motion to set aside ‘ap notice of a writ by the Wife to recover tuoney due under the deed on the gtound that hiv domicile was France and therefore ho was outside the jurisdiction of the English courts. service of a Justice Neville, who tried the case in the Chancery Court, ruled that England was the mic of Mr. Drexel, He therefore entered judg m in favor of Mrs. Drexel and dismiased seband's motion with osts. he was not ordinarily a resident of this ntry, ‘Therefore, 11 came to this,” Bir} Kdward continued, “that the wife could not get the mom all.” He contended Mr, Drexel had urged his wife to go to Paris on the ground at It would be easier to obtain a divorcee th hough Mr, Drexel at thi time bad no intention of going to Porly If he could avoid it, Hie purpose, Sir Edward continued, was 4 WEATHER—Rain or snow probable to-night and Fridayy bd EDITION PRI CE ONE CENT. GES. RACT; eS WOOD OFFERED “INFLUENCE” ON A CONTRACT BEFORE FM, JOHNSON TELLS INQUISITORS Signal Firm’s Agent Tried to Get, Money From His Concern and, Failing, Told Wood He “Couldn’t Talk to Him.” SAYS WOOD ARRANGED TALK IN HIS PRIVATE OFFICE Public Service Commissioner Robert C. Wood was directly aceused at the hearing of the Thompson Investigating Committee to-day of suggesting that he be paid $5,000 for his influence in awarding a contract for signals in the Centre Street subway loop. The charge came in the testimony of Sydney G, Johnson, now with the General Railway Signa Company, but formerly a salesman for the Union Switch and Signal Company of Swissville, Pa . Johnson swore that while the contract was pending before Com- missioner Wood the Commissioner made an appointment with him in a private office Wood had in Exchange Place, and there asked if “it was worth a commission if he could influence it (the signal contract) for us.” “He said a job of that should be worth $5,000,” the witness added, - ® Johnsen then told of putting the GET EVIDENCE OF $5,000 BRBERY und of telling Wood later that “he les roposition could not k to him on the matter he proposed. Johngon is a small, pallid man in the early thirties. He was examined by Counsel ton KE. Lewis, Before the questioning began Senator Thompson warned him that the com- mittee was after the whole truth, amd axked him whether he would watve immunity. “I'm here,” Johnson replied, “to tell all T know and to tell the truth. 1 won't sign anything thet might @e- prive me of my legal rights.” Senator Thompson nodded. “Then you do not waive immunity,” / Penalty Is “Not Exceeding | Ten Years and Fine of $5,000 or Both, Thomas H, Birch; the Speaker and | that Mrs, Drexel go to Parts and that) Thomas H. Birch; the Rpeaker and) "ville Home of New York but Government Seeks Lost [he should be a party to her divorce ee he said. "Very well.” pote, marked with * nd the statu Broker's Son Plans of Warship proceedings District Attorney rkins an-| Mr. Johnson testified that, altRonge of Pocahontas, copied n the heroic ‘ines Sane Mr, Drexel had attempted to free) nounced to-day that he had decided went with the General Railway statue of the Indian jd whieh / GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. Dee. 1-1 A elroumstantial story of the pos-| himself from the separation agree-| 1 \atone the Grand Jury the| ie al Company on Aug. 1, 1014, Be to be placed on Jamestown Island|Jesse Seligman, treasurer of the} session by Capt, Boy-Hd, German| ment, Sir Edward added, by compell- | lid not begin to work on the Job until next spring by the Pocahontas Meme ville Leather Company, and Naval Attiche, of a confidential] ing wife to abandon her rights, |ovidence disclosed in the Thompson | 1, and he was not formally put rial Association. Mrs, Seligman were found dead in; memorandum of the condition of the|elther by going through 4 fictitious | legislative Investigation of the Pub-|in charge of sales until Nov. 1. He The gift comes from the members| bed at thelr home yduy. In| United States Navy, which had been| form of divorce proceedings in Parts|i9 service Comminston whenever | #4 heen with the Union Switeh & of the association. ‘The sculptor is |Seligman's hand was a revolver with] prepared for President Wilson, was}or by submitting otherwise to auc ses eviGance indiouted that « orkme |e Company for fifteen years, Efe William Ordway Partridge His | Which he had evident led his wife | told here by friends of the Wilson] terma an the husband dictated. mal was general sal manager in the models were the descendants of t und then shot bir Administration to-day The Court concurred tn this view ad been committed t ompany’s office, No. 30 Churoh Strest, Algonquins and two “ndian girls was thelr According he story, the docu-| Under the separation deed Mr. |tostimony whieh led to his d in| Now York, for three or four years, students at Columbia University ment und way to Capt.| Drexel was to give his wife $0,000 a) 4. inst concerning the alleged re-| Before that he had been construgtion posed for the statu t. | Boy-Ed's office was in the| year and the une of the house in Gros- | vest for a $6,000 bribe fe engineer Mrs. It's trouxseau is now com: Nr jiande of the nt, and an| enor Square. ing the #tanal award in “Had you to do with presenting « plete, Yesterday a fitter called at aang} Ay in employee in the attache’s| Mrs. Drexel was very bitter against | oi... gupway id concerping the Centre Street leep Mrs. Galt's home and put the fintsh- offic it No. 11 Broadway, com-|ber husband when she took the wit “{ will not discuss the matter un-| of the Brooklyn subway?” ing touches to such alterations as Jesse Seligman was om of Albert | munic ited the news to Washington, |nes# stand, Among her accusations |.) i. Grand Ju tak None AC “Yes, There was a small job fivet, were to be made, Mrs, Galt’s sisters | J. Seliginan of the brokerage firm of) Seerc Lansing informed the} was one that he cast a slur on BIS] ii. way all that Mr, Perkins would | and then an extension of the Cemtre aro responsible for tho statement that | Seeman & Meyer of New Vouk 1nd | corte nt of The Evening World| native land, the United States, In] iy whon asked for particulars thia| Street loop, It was some time tm they do not themselvos know what| hanidne fem of J t the Tt Washington to-day that the story | an aM@davit she credits bim with thi"| orernoon, He then arra 1914, The bid was submitted to die the bride ts to wear and that they | also of t t | ad no basis in fact, So did Avsist- | startling declaration for with Judges Knott and Mulqueen | chief engineer of the company, Iee- are of the opinion that she ix unde Mce after} ant Secrotar Nd Per aay a ain “Nothing could induce me to live In| io-day ab: the next steps to be| lieve the Federal, the General asd olded, wavering Letween an elaborate eat. Ht waa |e eoenndur had beon prepared for| ‘nat rotten hole—America. I disttke |taken in tho Grund Jury hearing ne Union all made bids,” afternoon gown and a three-plece| geli¢ could t President, the country and its people. England | pate to-day District Attom “Who was low bidder?’ suit of amethyst velvet. The mem- | any caus: S Nephew's act | Governme agents are still search-|is the only country for gentlemen to} ing sent out subpoenas for The Federal, Signal Company. ef bers of the family merely smile when | === ioe wie erated (or toe Plans O'live in. ‘The French are too eftomi Johnson and several others to appear | Atbany—$196,000."" there Is talk of an elaborate wedding | :ho statemont that one dog was po-! Were stolen m the nite-too much like powder puffs before the Grand Jury on Monday “You were next low bidder?® gown of white satin. J titely returned the sender ment on the night ot t The wife also charges that Mr » 1823 of the nal Law of the ‘Yes, with $200,000." 4 Mra. Galt is weartag a new pin, a! SAVANNAITL Dec, 18-1 ivf 198 Of Bresdant Wilao ; | Drexel de to expatriate himselt | srate of New York AD axe “Vell us what happened. diamond ‘bar fully four inches tong | understood ore that Presi PARTING TON. Bec. 16--1t Is re-| and becomes subject of King Georg itticer, or por ctod or ap-| WOOD ASKED HIM TO Q&T BE: and a half inch wide, which is saldjand bis ta € M Nor censors ddand ¥ Oe he was ady 4 that av @ Hritiab it un cutive office wh TAILS. to be the gift of the President. It} pend at least a portion | ara Oi Be as ated by En ro! pau t he * uid ti abt ad Bo sate asks, receives or agrees to receive an “As [ recall it the bids were mot is @ striking ornament, and is the|}ioneyinoon on Jekyl Usland | Megane Von Barnatorfte it ta suthori-, Cn, rusteeship under his father's | bribe, upon an agreomont oF under-}acted on right away; eld. wp) Se more conspicuous as Mrs, Galt seldom | tary Weatherby of the Boapd }[tatively stated, may ‘suggest hat) ie | * standing that his vote, opinion or ac-|some time by the company, A Mttie wears jewels f Brunswick, acknowledges that thix| successors Would be undesirable r Drexel, In answering aM@davite, lion upon any matter then pending or {later on Commissioner Wood. talte So many gifts have come to Mr forma eached hin fe) SHUN Sa ne already has not} denied the statements aiirnuteg R before |phoned me to met some detaile we that there Is no | Any Gttompt|celve eTAHS, NOwA: On STEAMER IN TROUBLE. by hi bildr " my what 5 cOUM ebous 00s Sane to unpack the ar un t H Wh n on ‘ Raa Se ha’ had affection He asked me a great many questions, are some meins of identificution with he effect that the, TABLH. Dec, 16-1 and admiration for th Ine oot] "Phis was at an office of his inthe Just one Aint to those desiring to| President and bh le will make t portod e that the Norwegian steamer/ ie and that in his ap H i ” by bot sud in} Park Row Building, I told Bim I send gifts to Mrs, Galt: Don't send|trin as far ax Charleston by water| Marie di Giogio, whieh JeC New York| Gomlelle in France made in June and | guaition thereto forfelty his oes and | didn’t think the Federal @ dog. Mrs. Bolling, mother of the}and th she a private train fur | Dec | fay Tiber, was passed Deo in) fienntention of applying for French ts theroever disqualified from holding had « Nconse under the patent President's Gances, is responsivie for! Brunswick [@eavoring’ o make Bermuda. paturalisation. any pudlic oMoe under this State, that the General ané owr company ft ‘ t INA] ; Unacceptable to U.S. lal st aT