The evening world. Newspaper, May 4, 1916, Page 1

PANE EDITION PRICE ONE OENT. Ooprright, 1016, by Co, (The New York World). ‘The Press Publishing NEW YORK, THURSDA JANIES NM SULLIVAN , MAY 4, Y 20 Circulation Books Open to Al PAGES Partly cloudy to-night and Friday. + HED BY THE BRITISH IN DUBLIN FOR COMPLICITY IN REVOLT Ambassador Page Goes to the Aid of the New York Lawyer. AD DIPLOMATIC POST. Sent to San Domingo Under Wilson Administration, but Got Into Trouble. LONDON, May 4.—James M. Sulll- van of New York, formerly Minister te Banto Domingo, has been arrested ia Dublin. He is charged with complicity in Be Trish rebellion. Ambassador Page to-day made in- | @Uiries at the Foreign Office as to the charges against Sullivan and the pro- cedure likely to be followed in his case. r livan sailed from New York for Liverpook arith his and @on, saying he was going to Lim- @ick, Ireland, to visit his wits's par- @mts. Ho said he expected to be back fm New York by Sept. 1. Bullivan was born in Ireland near the Lakes of Killarney on Jan. 6, 1873, and came to this country when a ebild. He went to live with an uncle im Massachusetts and as a young man became a reporter in Hartford, Conn., and later in Waterbury. He next went te the staf of a Now Haven paper, and while working there he paid bis tition at the Yale Law School and @Faduated. In Waterbury he met “Bald Jack" Rose and when Rose was arrested for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, Bullivan, who had in the mean time transferred his legal activities to New York, represented him. He was appointed American Minis- ter to Santo Domingo om Aug. 12, 1918, through the influence of Bryan. He had been in office only a short time when charges were filed against tim. He returned to Washington for am investigation and was at that time exonerated. Disclosures im The World drought @out «a second investigation, and @idence brought by The World es- tebMahed, ecoording to the report of a eommittes heatted by Senator Phelan, that he had sought the appointment through men who wanted to protect theér Anancial interests in the island. He was declared unfit for the post of Minister, He resigned on July 23, 1915. Little has been heard of him wince his resignation, but it was un- derstood he was working with certain friends of the German propaganda here. _— RUSHING TRIALS OF MINOR LEADERS IN IRISH COURTS. DUBLIN, May 4.—Ringleaders of the rebellion in custody in Ireland are now being tried with great rap- fty by the central court martial, while the local courts-martial are dealing with the minor rebels in various districts. The Associated Press correspond ent saw a batch of the prisoners leaving one of the courts after be- ing sentenced. Some of them spoke to the members of their escort as they marched away and unless thelr cheery appearance was forced they evidently had escaped with mora lenient punishment than they had expected. Evorybody Is asking what has be- eome of John MeNoill, the local or- ganizer of the Sinn Feiners, who ap- Continued on Eighth Page> WAMES MARK SULLIVAN LEAVES $2,800,000 TO CHARITY INSTITUTIONS Will of Mrs. D, Willis James Gives $750,000 to Each of Three Pres- byterian Societies, Legacies totalling $2,800,000 are be- queathed to religious, charitable and educational institutions under the will, filed for probate to-day, of Mrs. D, Willis James, who was the mother of Arthur Curtiss James, copper mine owner and railroad financter. Amounts of $760,000 each are left to the Presbyterian Board of Relief for disabled ministers and the widows and orphans of deceased ministers, the Board of Conference claimants of the Methodist Episcopal Chureh and the Congregational Board of Minis- terial Relief. Institutions to which $100,000 each is given include the Hampton Norma! and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Va.; the Congre- gational Home Mission Society and the American Board of Commis- eloners for Foreign Missions, GERMAN SUBMARINE SHOOTS DOWN AIRCRAFT Berlin Claims Credit for First Vic- tory of Kind — Destroyer Saves Crew, BERLIN, via wireless to Sayville, L. 1, May 4.—For the first time in history an under-water craft has sue- cessfully attacked an aircraft, it was officially announced here this after- noon, “On April 30 a German submarine off the Planders coast shot down a British aeroplane whose occupants Were rescued by an enemy destroyer,” suid the official statement FLAG TO HONOR THE DUTCH, Ratsed in inttery Park With Music rinh Composer, A new Amertean flag was raised to the top of the Mg flagpola in Buttery Park this afternoon in honor of th ing of the Dutch in America on May 4, 1 The flag was presented by Former ident of the Roxrd of Aldermen ke MeAneny and rec H Between 1,010 and 1,500 school chit- dren were in the park The band played a new anthem by Vic- tor Herbert entitled "The Orange, White and Blue,” ived by Mayor os nde | ERMAN REPLY DELIVERE CONTENTS OF NOTE CLO TR. NOT SEEKING NOMINATION-BUT Doesn’t Care for ’Em to Be Cast as Hyphens, but He Would Like ’Em All. LETTER TO A GERMAN.| “1 Am Straight United States,”| the Colonel Says—Every | American Should Be. | “Tam not seeking the nomination,” declared Col, Roosevelt to-day, and to| prove it he made public a letter Just | written to an unknown German-Am- | erican correspondent, F. H. Schwan, of Cleveland. Tho text of the letter was as fol-| lows: “You say you want Irishmen and Germans to vote for me. If I ran T| should want ALL Americans to vote| for me. 41 don’t care whether they were born In Ireland or in Germany, or in England or in France, of! whether thelr ancestors came over in the Mayflower. But I emphatically | would not want any human being to| vote for me as an Irishman, or as a German, or as a Frenchman or as an Englishman, any more than I would want hit to vote for me as a Jew or a Catholic or a _ Protestant, I am straight United States and nothing) else; and that is all any man ought to be In this country, “I welcome the support of every good American, no matter where he was born, tf he Is a good American; but I do not want his support if he Is voting as a foreigner tn this land of ours. Moreover, you say that ‘I had better modify or qualify what I wrote about Belgium’ and say something ‘more or less favorable to the German side.” My dear sir, I won't modify, or qualify, the smallest 4 ee anything I have said during these cighteen months upon our duties, and upon the attitude that this country ought to take, Turn to what I have written in the book called ‘Fear God and Take Your Own Part’ and you will find the position that I took, and on which T stand “Lam not seeking the nomination and I tell you, with all sincerity, that 1 om not in the least interested in my own personal fortunes, But I am vitally interested In the welfare of the United States and In American honor and national interest, and I am abso- lutely certain that this is the posi- tion that a self-respecting American ought to take,” The Colonel came to New York to-day from Oyster Bay to have his husky vocal cords treated by two throat specialists and to spend a busy afternoon at the Metropolitan Maga- zine, meeting politicians and planning how to wet the nomination that “i am not seeking. Among his callers were the following: Lemuel y Quigg, James J. F. Archibald, Victor son of the late Gen. ta of Mexico, retary of the Interior in the Cabinet, and Hamilton the one lone Progressive in Fish holding office in New York, a Mem- ber of the Assembly. Jr. MORE MAIL SEIZURES REPORTED BY BERLIN Two Thousand Bags of First Class Matter Taken From Liner | Frederick VIII BERLIN, May 4 (by wireless to Sayville). The Overseas News Agenvy announces that the Scandinaviar Atnerican diner Brederick VIN, was} held up at Kirkwall by» British: pa-| trol boat and her first class Americar mails, consisting of bags, were take: ederick VII, was on her way trom New York to Christiania and the report of the seizure of her mails was received from the latter port, | artillery FRENCH DRIVE ON AT VERDUN; uses, LOSSES ADMITTED IN BERL CNN Positions West of Meuse Greatly Strengthened, Says the Paris War Office. HAVOC IN ONE TRENCH. Two Germans Surrender and Report All Companions Slain. . (via London), May 4.—It officially that the French have obtained a foothold in one of the German advance posts south of Dead Man Hill, Following is the text of the Berlin War Office report: “In B is announced Mie sector of the Meuse the fire «2 Doth sides increased with great violence during the eve- ning and way exceptionally violent in the night. A French attack against our positions on the slopes to the west of Dead Man's Hill was repulsed. To the southwest of the hill the en- emy obtained a foothold in one of our dvanced posts, “In the sector between Armentieres and Arras there has been some lively fighting. r Souchez and north- east of Lens there have been some mine engagements and similar fight- ing near Neuville. Northwest of Lens an attempt by the English to advance following some mine explo- sions failed.” eee FRENCH HOLD GAINS AND REPORT NEW ONES AT DEAD MAN’S HILL PARIS, May 4.—The advance of the French in the district of Dead Man Hill, on the Verdun front, was con- tinued during the night, the War Office announced this afternoon, The gains made yesterday were increased and consolidated, Following is the text of the War Office report: “In Belgium our artillery fire dis- mantled the works of the enemy at Grande Dune and caused the explo- sion of a depot of munitions. To the west of the River Meuse there has been a violent bombardment in all the sectors, together with fighting with grenades in the wood of Avo- court, “AN the night progressed we en- larged and consolidated the gains we mao yesterday at Dend Man Hili Previous reports that the losses of (he enemy were considerable have been confirmed. ‘Che preparatory fire of our artillery Was particularly effective on the enemy, At one point two Ger: man soldiers came forward and sur- rendered in the midst of our fre. ‘They expluined they were the last survivors the occupants of their trench. oT} east of the River Meuse there has been @ bombardment in the region of Vaux. ‘In the Woevre district our artillery has taken part In @ number of man- yeuvres, including the concentration fa heavy fire, Our troops operating n the vicinity of Kpar compassed th Josion of @ mine; other mon at mnco m: ed forward and occupied the ‘To the east of St. Mihiel yesterday Ay re tring party of the y came forward from ines in Jeavor to occupy one of our positions not far from Apremont ren rees met the Germans and they were driven back, The night passed quietly on the remainder of the front “A French aviator yesterday, fying in the vicinity of Dovaumont, mes ia QUITTING METZ MRS. LANSING DONS KHAKI AND TRAINS AT MILITARY CAMP i | iF 3 4 |6 ROBERT’ LANSING dinst .Waeh.,D.C. |Wife of Secretary of State Wears $10.50 Uniform and Obeys Orders. WASHINGTON, May 4.—Mra. Rob- ert Lansing, wife of the Secretary of State, appeared in khaki yesterday at the National Service Camp, as a resi- dent student. She wore the regula- tion $10.60 uniform adopted by the 200 women “rookies” who are living in the preparedness tent colony at Chevy Chase, Mrs, Lansing |s tenting with Mrs. George Barnett, wife of the oom- mandant of the United States Marine Corps, who is in charge of the com- missary at the camp. The wife of the premier of the Administration {1s proud to be a “roukie,” and is much interested in the work of the camp. The spectacle of a big marine io service uniform being ordered about by a slip of a girl In khaki ts one of the sights of the National Service Camp. A detachment of marines was sent to the camp to relieve the rookies” of all the heavier work and assist them generally in keeping things in military order. The marines step as lively to obey orders as If given by the commandant of the ma- rine corps. the air two German aeroplanes and engaged them in coinbat. One of the enemy machines fell to the ground, while the other fled.” pith | CIVILIANS LEAVING METZ, 15 MILES BACK OF VERDUN BATTLE the strongest fortresses. of the world. It is about fifteen miles north of the fighting line and forty miles east of jun, WILSON APPROVES CONFERENCE PLAN FORMEXICANHUNT Main Points of Scott-Obregon | » Ccrranaz Minister of W: LONDON, May 4—Reuter'e Am |sterdam — correspondent — telegraph hat information regurded as trust worthy hus been re d there, that Metz is being evacuated by the civil | pulayon Mets, the capital of Lorraine, and city of about 60,000, is rated as ono Agreement Accepted at Meet- | ing With Baker. | | Is Safe—Ratification at El Paso. WASHINGTON, May 4.—The Amert- can Government Is ready to accept in {ts main points the agreement for the future pursuit of Villa and his ban- |dits drawn up by Gen. Obregon, the and Gen Scott, representing the United States, ‘This was decided at a conference to- day between President Wilson and Secretary Baker. Format announcement of the post- fion of the American Government will ‘not be given out until Gen. Carranza |has had opportunity to pass on the report submitted to him by Gen. | Obregon. As soon as that ts done another conference between Gen. Obregon and Gen. Scott will be held on the border and the negotiation will be formally concluded. While no official information nas been received from Gen, Carranza, Gon, Obregon would not have made An agreement which would not be accepted by his chief The agreement provides for the co- operation of American troops and ern Mexico of bandits, Mexican rall- roads will bo utilized for the trans- portation of supplies for the Aiaert can troops. While no time limit Is set for the | withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico, that will he done as soon as there are definite Indications that American border towns are no longer in danger of raids OMelals characterized the agree. ment as “satisfactory,” but would not atate whether every detail was accopt- able. a CARRANZA TAKES UP REPORT OF OBREGON, APPROVAL EXPECTED MEXICO CITY, May 4.—Gen, Car- rangn held « conference to-day with members of his government to con- alder Gen. Obreson's message, asking approval of a tentative agreement reached at his conference with Gen. Scott at El Paso. The terms of the agreement were not made public, but tt was said that Carranza probably would wire his approvak pice He AGREEMENT MAY HELP MEXICO TO OBTAIN FINANCIAL BACKING, BL PASO, Texas, May 4.—American aid in rehabilitating Mexico is expeet- ed to follow ratification of the “EI Vaso agreement.” Developments to-day indicate that more than military matters were treated in Tuesday's twelve-hour con- ind Gen, Obregon, Ca rot War Authorities nt will show that, features, t rigrewd ‘anza's Mints- here believe the offletal wddttion following nn the military ant 9 ita good ington to Mexican to ybtain | Snancial ernment The t ycar | portation the States to the » im ammunition permit resu nea Governmont t of arms and trom this country Carranza to take up the Mexican (Coptinued on Eighth Page.) | TO GERA | Troops to Leave When Border | ference between Chief of Staff Scott | tare, PRIC Warmer. | EDITION RD; SELY GUARDED BOAT VES OF KAISER AS REVEALED TO GERARD ARE CABLED TO LANSING |NO TIME LIMIT SET./Washington Reports That Wilson Is Growing Impatient and Is Pre- pared to Act If the German Note Is Not Satisfactory. WANTS U-BOAT ISSUE SETTLED THIS WEEK. By Carl W. Ackerman. BERLIN, May 4 [United Press].—The Foreign Office made the positive announcement to-day that Germany's reply to President Wilson's submarine demands will be handed to Ambassador Gerard this afternoon. Contents of the note are closely guarded. WASHINGTON, May 4.—Secretary Lansing announced to-day that a despatch from Ambassador Gérard, dated’ yesterday, saftt- tht dor expected to receive to-day the German reply to the American hote de- manding immediate abandonment of present practices of submarine war- A report of his conference with the Kaiser is now en route here, and officials here take it for granted that |il is expected to be in the State Department by to-morrow. Other messages from Gerard—the first in nearly a week—reached the State Department this forenoon and reported a quantity of press ” Included in this was one artitle in which it was said respon- Carranza soldiers in clearing north- | Sibility for any break in relations would be upon President Wilson. There is no indication in the despatches of the nature of the German reply, but an unsatisfactory note will result in the immediate recall of Ambassador Gerard and the severance of diplomatic relations between the United States and the German Empire, according to men in the comment. President's confidence. ON N.Y. CENTRAL BY US. MEDIATOR Agree to Arbitrate. Through the influer fa Ww Hanger, Assistant Commissioner of the United States Hoard of Media tion and Conciliation, a strike of telegraphers and signal men on the New York Central lines which to have been called to-night, has been averted for the present. Both sides was }and has strong hopes that he will be able to bring about an amicable agreement had information,” Hanger thin « the simalmen of telegrapher be nothing short of a Although foam not em power » make a direet offer of the ervices of the board, [ ¢ dered vtoin the aituation as existed ish a precedent, So couldn't ant Of course the strike order w oun” r of ald il not go Telegraphers and Signalmen| About to Quit and Employers | that they nave reached some agrees have informally 4 1 to mediation Mr. Hanger learned early to-day hat unless the ratiroad offictals and | the union leaders could be brought together @ serious strike was in- evitable. He promptly offered the |services of the board to both sides * Furthermore, these men assert not STRIKE AVERTED one minute will be wasted in resort- ing to this grave alternative if Ger Muny is evasive or her answer fails to give assurances demanded that she will cease her illegal operation of Submarines aguinst unarmed mere chantmen, Chairman Stone of the Senate For- elgn Relations Committee called om Secretary Lansing and briefly dis- cussed the German and Mex!:an ailt- uations, “Judging from the newspapers, t! tensity of the situation with Ger many 1s very much less than it was,” sald Senator Stone. “It also appeare ment on the border.” Senator Stone said there was no occasion for Congressional action a» tho situation now stands. : wry Lansing expects the re- ply within thirty-six hours. He ap- pears satisfied it will be satisfactory, ‘The President 1s growing impatient over delay, Sunday Is the anntve sary of the torpedoing of the Lus! tania, and the Chief Executive wishes to make some announcement to the country before that date, Secretary Lansing and Col. BM, House, the President's closest outside adviser, were in lengthy conference with Mr. Wilson at tho White House last night, the submarine issue, it te understood, being under discussion, The President and his advisers are keeping thelr minds open while they walt for the German note, The long delay evidently has created a bad im- pression, however, and it was author- itatively stated to-day that the issue would have to be cleared uo this week if diplomatic relations with Germany were to continu: ‘The President {8 known to be de= termined to adhere strictly to the position assumed by tho Untted States tn its demand that Germany immediately effect an abandonment of Its present methods of submarine warfare. No proposal of any kind will be ae- j