The evening world. Newspaper, February 21, 1916, Page 1

4. rR EDITION PRICE ONE CENT. ene [Circulation Books Open to All. | 916, by ‘The New York Worl The Press “anne NEW YORK, MONDAY, nllelinddladbaatadid 21, 1 WEATHER—Fair to-night and Tuesday) warmer, . I“ Circulation Books Open to All.” 9 1 6. 1 i PAG EI Fy AL £D/ TOW _PRIOE ONE OENT. Three Turkish Armies Cut Off as Russians Sweep On REGULAR ARMY OF 134,000: MLA IS FEDERALZED: PROVISIONS OF NEW BIL House Comspittee Agrees on Plan That Broadens Entire Fighting Service. SPECIAL CADET CORPS. iour Squadrons of Aircraft Will Also Be Feature in Reorganization of Army. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—A new a@emy Reorganization bill federalizing ‘the National Guard, increasing the regular army to 134,000 men, doubling She Getd artillery, increasing the en- gtasor corps by fifteen companies, cre- ating four squadrons of aircraft and an entirely now corps of cadets from colleges having military training was {greed upon tentatively to-day by the House Military Committes ‘The committes authorized Chairman My to dreft the dill and@ have it ready for the committees next Wed- meeday or Thursday, with the under- standing that amendments mesting Andividual views may be offered later ‘The National Guard provisions will he one of the most notable features. ‘The committee agreed that Congress thas the Constitutional right to take over the National Guard by legislative | enactment and appropriation The provisions for a corps of cadet oMcers from educational institutions having military training is expected to furnish 3,000 trained officers for use in emergency. ‘The MoKollar bill, providing Federal wo-operation in military training in the States, also was voted favorably reported. It proposed Government aid for one school in each Stute where @ minimum of 300 students, will re- ceive military instruction ——ee AVIATION BUDGET CUT WITHOUT HIS CONSENT, . BRISTOL CHARGES. m1.—Capt. the navy the his WASHINGTON, Feb Mark Bristol, head of aeronautical service, to-day told Houze Naval Committee that estimate ‘of $7,600,000, as the cost of the navy’s aircraft needs, had been 2,000,000 asked for reduced to the in the pending appropriations without his being consulted, Bristol added that he disapproved focretary Daniels’s proposal to estab- Meh a special flying corps in the bill, navy, holding that officers and men whould be ivained in the navy’s re- quirements before they were given special trainin, for air service His original estimate, the waid, called for an appropriation of $13,600,000 for aircraft. ‘Mhis covered the cost of a fleet of 82 Airigibles, 41 kite balloo craft ships worth Inatruction from ment, Capt witness on Depart the Bristol struck out the proposal aircraft ships. 'To complete the proposed five-yea Navy said, he for the bullding programme for the Bristol said, a nearly $23,000,000 on aircraft would be weoessary, There would be 186 aero- planes, 15 dirigibles and 53 kite bal- foons with the fleet, he said, reducing the estimtae to $7,600,000. He had not een consulted, he said, ax to the fur ther reduction. The personne! © 4380 officers and 452 men, If programme was carried out | would be 688 officers and 1,106 men 1) Ge cansyusiog! earvice, be catd. navy, ded. he total expenditure of | © ¢|for year the so: SUSPECTED ORPE INPOISONING CASE, LAMBERT STATES Father of Girl Gint Victim § ays He} Believed From First Student Was Concerned. LAKE FOREST, Tl, Feb, 21.—Be- fore & crowd that packed the Counell {Chamber of the little City Hall here this afternoon, Frank Lambert shook hands with Edward 0. Orpet, father of the college student he believes re- sponsible for the death of his pretty daughter, Marian Lambert As the throng listened to details of the discovery of Marlan's body in the forest on the Cyrus H. MeCor- mick estate, Lambert and Orpet, friends of many years, gazed at each other with friendly smiles, and, as their testimony ended, chatted to gether for severa) minutes, Lambert testified at the inquest that he had muspected his friend's son, William H. Orpet, from the first |minute Marian disappeared “I thought they had eloped,” said Then he detailed the discovery of |Marian's body tn the snow, telling jhow she lay as though asleep and how he had flung himself down beside her and wept Lambert said Marian had be g004 spirits for months preceding .1¢ tragedy. He did not object, he said, to Marian’s friendship for young Or- Pet, but had hoped !t “wouldn't be- he come serious.” | The elder Orpet testified he did not know of his son’s mysterious Journey to Lake Forest the night pre- ceding the tragedy He thought Lambert's telephoned acousation that “your boy has got my girl” was rank nonsense, he said, Both Lambert and Onpet were ques- tioned regarding poisons they used in gardening and their accessibility to Marian and the youth held es her slayer, Young Orpet remained downstairs in the City Hall while the inquest went on above, He told reporters he “was getting sick ana tired of the whole business,” Netther Marian’s mother nor Mra, Orpet was present ot the inquest, Among the spectators was a pretty young woman who said she was a former sweetheart of the defendant, but refused to reveal her name = FIRE NEAR MILLIONS IN STAMPS AND MONEY I ts buington Laundry Blaze Endan » Bureau of Engraving And Printing WASHINGTON, Web. fi Pire in the rag laundry adjoinuigy the Bures thin‘af red te inillions 0 sned « poon endan, buildir ma and dollars in stamps and uns Sixty li amoke spreading Anson Dead », Fe Mra, Virgin Adrian (8 tie 0 Natbor 1 widely huown 1 Player, died at her home to-du was (ity-six years old. The bi stad will be im Phil ladelptde, ber termer TURKISH ARMIES -ARESPLITIN FLIGHT BEFORE RUSSIANS Route {to Bagdad Railway Opened to Czar’s Troops as | Bitlis Is Evacuated. | CLOSING ON TREBIZOND Black Sea Coast Swept by Land in Sea in Advance on Big Port. LONDON, Feb. 21.—The Turks are evacuating the Armenian city of Bitlis, southwest of Lake Van, ac- jcording to Petrograd advices The Russians, the despatch stated, have followed up the of |Mush and Achlat by occupying all |the region around Lake Van | (Bitlis ts the capital of an Armenian vilayet and has a population of about | $0,000. | PETROGRAD, Feb. 21.‘The |ish front has been broken in places and three Turkish army corps separated by the rapid westward drive of the Grand Duke's Caucasus army, according to despatohes re- celved here to-day. One Turkish army, forming the left wing, is falling back rapidly on Trebl- zond. The Bleventh Turkish Army Corps, floundering in the snows west of Erzerum, 19 trying to reach Erain- gan, while under harassing attack by Slav pursuers. A third Turkish corps jon the right wing has been ‘asolated | from the armies to the north and may be cut off and captured, Despatches to-day reported the capture of the Armenian town of Pesur Akchesin, southwest of Mush, by the Russian left wing. | The defeated army corps in the |south, which formerly operated in the Lake Van district, lacks both food jand munitions supplies, and is fal!- ing back in even greater disorder than the forces that fled from Brze- rum, 6Geveral detachments are re- ported to have broken off from the main body in their haste to reach Diarbekh to the southwest. The Grand Duke's left wing is movi swiftly toward the mountains towar! the Bagdad Railway. Russian vanguards are reported operating less than sixty-five miles east of Trebizond on the Black Sea ooast, Another Russian force, which broke the Turkish front between Erzerum and Trebizond by @ rapid advance in the Baiburt region, is be- leved to be marching on Trebizond from the southeast. On the right, along the Blaok Sea coast, by the co-operation of the sea and land forces, they are driving the Turks from one position after an- other to the east of Trebizond, and it fe expected that active operations against that important seaport will not be long deferred. In the last two days the Russians have occupied WidjJe and presesd for. ward ten or twelve miles westward. The fleet has destroyed in succession several shore batteries which might | bave been of assistance to the Turks, and by keeping well in advance of the land forces and by destroying | bridges over several streams in the ees of the retreating Turks bas ren- conqeust Turk two dered their retreat more diMoult On the left flank, after the occupa ‘tion of Koph, the Russians pushed on to Mush and Ablat, the latter on north shore of Van. From Koph \to Mush, slaty miles ove puntuin roads, they fought several battles and occupied Mush by storun The Turks Med southward Ward Diarbukr, the neat objective f the Russian army Once in possession of Diarbek only two days’ mareh portant link between 1 Mes amia, (Diarbeb D hweat of Mush) i gaa wk HONEY DARLING - LETTERS SHOWN INGOURALD SUIT {Aimee Crocker Wrote Yvonne Attachment of Prince Miskinoff With Deep Feeling HEART BREAKIN {HER | Told of Trip on Immigrant Ship and Offered to Give Up Prince Forever, —_——_ Before Prinog Alexander Miskinoft to-day plunged the story of how he planned to crown the epoo- tacular career of Aimee Crocker Gouraud by making her the wife of a Russlan Prince his attorney, John C. Oldmixon, produced an assortment of letters in Justice Clark’s part of the Supreme Court They are the “H, D."—"Honey Dariing”—m): from the pen of Princess Aimee, And then the Prince told how he tired of hie life in Paris. “The Prin- into cess and myself went to dinner and} then to the cafes,” he said, We usually got home around 2 or 8 in the morn- ing from Maxim's and Fisher's.” Q. Did you like this Mfe’ A. I did not like {t, but the Princess said, ‘This is the life for me!" I objected strongly and the Princess made a face that looked like three lemons. Q. What did she say to you? A Oh, she just remarked a woman, even as old as she, coukd with all her money easily got a husband who would obey her to . - letter. Q. At that time did you know a young girl named Yvonne Gouraud? A. Yes; she waa in the house with us. It was the night of the very day war was declared the three of us —Yvonne, Mme. Miskinoff and my- self—went from Paris to Lucerne, Switzerland, Q. About that time did you re- ceive anonymous letters? A. Madame told me @he had received anonymous lettera eaying | was tn love with Yvonne and Yvonne was !n love with me. Q. What conversation did you have with Mme, Miskinoff about your rela- tions with Yvonne? A. She natd to “If you are in love with Yvonne i I be perfectly happy to divorce you and see you take Yvonne,” Q. Did the madame depart shortly after that? Three weeks after she went to New York. She took Yvonne and her adopted son Paris in order to #e robe back to the Princess. Mr. Oldmixon produced a batch of letters addressed to Prince Alexander Miskinoff, Q, Did you come to New York after you received the letters? A. Yes, 1} came to the very hotel—the MeAlpin (Continned on 6 on Sixth Page.) DAEGHE MUST COME HERE WASHINGTON, Feb. 2!-4n ive first decision affecting bomb plot conspiractes tie Supreme Court to day ordered that Paul Da 1 of Je sey City, N. J, must be extradited to New York for tris ndictments conspiracy horging him inst steamers & supplies t with in the Lieut ted in New Je tradition to tent ox Identifies ( Tames MeQ JAvenue to-day ‘ MeQuillian. | th Avenuy identi A published dewe of | I went back to| all her wurd-| FOR BOMB PLOT TRIAL bomb |" ne of those | | Yvonne, the ‘Beautiful Daughter,’ . Prince and Princess Miskinoff | | | | | YNVON NE \(® PRINCE Avexan Derm MLS KIN OFF NEW COLD WAVE SENDS MERCURY TO SIX ABOVE: Drop of Seventeen Degrees Seven Hours Puts Sudden End in| A swift cold wave swept in be- tween midnight and 8 o'clock to-day which drove the mercury down from 28 degrees to 6 degrees above zero between midnight and 7 o'clock. The temperature remained at |at halt-past 9 o'clock and then drop ping beck to seven for an hour and a half. | At 11 o'clock the mereury stood at 9, at 1 o'clock it moved up to 12 and bad risen no higher at 2 o'cloak. ‘The cold blast followed a slight thaw | yesterday, which had every indica tion of continuing to-day. Tho slush | froze last night and was covered with a deceptive two-inch blanket of fluffy snow, which caused many bard falls for man and beast. The official predictions—which are subject to @ slight discount of doubt because the alr currents have re- cently developed « tendency to start jin courses which they do not finish |very soon after predictions have been based dn them--are for con tinuing cold to-d. ind to-night with clear and wa er weather to BIDDLE JAIL “GUARDS DEAD. Figared tn Senan Die on © Night URGH, F 21. —Oh and F t PITTS: Reynoldy ed of duty alter to Sunday's Thaw. ty 6 degrees | |for two hours rose to eight degrees | tae prigonens | bi | Also Summoned Frank Moss was being engaged in George W. Young to’ come before commitments and obligations.” TALK OF FRANCIS FOR WAR SECRETARY Washington Sees Some Significance in Meeting To-Morrow Between President and Missourian, WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—White House gossip which has made David R. Francis the President's chotce for Ambassador to Russia, suoceeding George T. Marye, resigned, to-day switched to consideration of Francis for Secretary of War. The new re- port became general coincident with ———— | the making of an engagement by the President to see Francis to-morrow. Supporting the new belicf was the known fact that Trancis had declined had Parca Post before it was offered Pyaet=) INCE 33 : SINO! ‘GIRL TRIES TO DIE AFTER ROW IN HOM Quarrelled With Brother and Then Took a Fatal Dose of Poison. May Hobbine, a fifteen-year-old airl, of No, 783 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn, is dying in the Brooklyn | Hospital of lysol poteoning. Mra. | Mary Handy, who lives on the floor below the Hobbins, heard the girl roaning in the bathroom and ran up and told her parenta, The parents told Dr. 6tilver the girl had swallowed tyeol by mistake for a rhubarb mixture, but she came out Mare Was stated officially to-day that the President has not reached a de- clalon regarding the muccessor to Secretary Garrison. With Hecretary of Agriculture Houston still oon- sidered most Itkely selection for the war portfolio, speculation continued regarding @ sucosssor for himself in case the change is made, but nothing define came of the talk. NEW YORKERS CHARGED WITH FUR STEALING of her semi-consciousness leg enough to nay: “Doctor, please let| 7 Arrested in Canada Are Being me alone, T want to die as goon es Taleen Back to This T oan." Detective Bridgette was sent to the Atty. pital and a note which had been ms }found pinned in the girl's bodiea| MONTREAL. Feb. 3i--Detective | wae handed to him, It read GAlkineon of Now York will leave this “To all whom it may concern: Iam tired of Jt all. J cannot stand any more of tt. I Nave been driven to this. Pl take no more talk from my brother. 1 would rather div first, God help me and be Just to them.” The detective learned that May end of her brothers had several vio- quarrels recently, aity to-night with Theodore Skaper- dos and Constantine Ausedos, who were arrested here at the request of the New York polos. ‘The men ar said to be implicated in having oonveyed stolen furs, at between $20,000 and $30,000, the United States to Canada prisonera walved extradition FIRE IN CAPITOL AT ALBANY. from The ne | ‘GERMANS: LOSE. IN AFRICA, pe Attacking British 2) second Bla ry Sheet * Time Causes ae da Are Beaten Oft, Sight Damage. LONDON, Keb. 2}--German ops] ALBANY, Feb, %1-—Wire discovered tacked a British position at Ka-|1, 8 gate Capitol shortly of humbe in Uganda but were driven off, /to.@ay was confined to @ closet tn the urding to offiotal despatches to-day Department of the Gecretary of State, Smoke penetrated the Assembly Chamber on the third Goor, Chief Bn- gineer Miller quenched the flames with & hand extinguisher. The loss ts small. from Gen, Smuts, commanding the Brit- hope rations inv Uganda and Gorman Afr » Germans Jost fitt dant wounded ere wore ip Floated, |Another fire In the capitol recently The Britten |ceUsed sehe damage. | ope F On March 2% 1911, — blage which toamship Comrie Castte, which went |gtarted on the third floor of the capitol re lnat week on a reet off Mom- |caused 8 loge of more | 1,000,000, itiah Haat s@rios, hem bean | deatvoring he ae of the THOMPSON CALLS EX-COUNSEL ~ TO TELL WHY BANKER YOUNG DODGES SUBPOENA SERVER |Netherland’s Hotel Manager and Valet for Aid—Banker to Elude Summons to Appear as a Witness. [FRANK MOSS BECOMES COUNSEL TO COMMITTEE. The resignation of Bainbridge Colby as counsel to the Thompson Investigating Committee was followed by stirririg incidents to-day. ‘Wihille Mr. Colby's place;J--Firank Smith of the committee's counsel went up to the Hotel Netherland to ask the committee and resume his tes- timony. Mr. Young is the former director of the Interborough Company who testified that President Shonts needed $2,000,000 to be disguised a5 a fee to Engineer John F. Stevens, but really to “meet and pay certain (Serene eaeeenenseesamemnpeenaeamany Mr, Young was not in sight when Mr. Smith went direct to his apart- ment and a stranger, whom Mr, Smith believes to be the manager, jJoudly gave out orders to throw out any one who came there to sub- boena Mr. Young. Senator Thompson has issued suk- poonas for Messrs. Colby, Young, manager of the Hotel Netheria: and Miles M. Dawson, Mr. Coib; accountant, who resigned with him The subpoenas are returnable forth- with. There is every promise of a red-hot eeasion when these men appear for examination. The committee tried for monthe to catch Banker George W. Young but could not serve a sub- poena on him until his counsel, Bain- bridge Colby, became counsel to the committee. Senator Thompson is going to in- quire how far the influence that brought Young to the witness stand may be now guiding him away from it ‘There was no hint of trouble with either Young or the Hotel Netherland management so long as Mr. Colby was counsel] to the committee. Mr. Colby could not be found at his office. Frank Moss is the new counsel ty the committee, He sent a letter io day to Chairman George F, Thomp- son, declaring that be believed he could still defend Robert Colgate Wood and serve the committes, Mr. Thompeon telephoned for him to come over to the committee room, No. 1% Broadway, and adjourned the inves tigation until late in the afternoon, when Mr. Mose will do the question ing. “LT shal accept the position of counsel to the committee,” said Mr Moes. “I have not had @ chance to consult with Mr, Stanchfield, asso- ciate counsel for Mr. Wood, but I do not anticipate any difficulty, % shall remain ag counsel to Mr, Wood If {t should come to a question of resigning as counsel for Mr, Wood or accepUng this new position as coun- sel to the committee, I should stick to Mr, Wood, A lawyer's duty to his client l one of superior conskiera- toa.” “Is % « ‘commitment’ or an tton’?" Mr. Moss was asked. ee 38 “Where have I heard those worst’ asked Mr, Moss, laughing. “I em met oven familar with the terms Brough: out here, I should consider my duty to my olient = obligation, but not « Prees@ea® of Wes called to the fow minutes, He }