The evening world. Newspaper, September 15, 1916, Page 1

Te Dey'e Weether—BHOWERS, COOLER + AL EDITION Che f “ Clreulation Rooks Open to All.” | Cop right, t. Sd EDITION ih “Cirenlation Books Open to Al PRICE ONE CENT. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1916, 16 PAGES PRICE ONE CENT. MAY CALL TRADES STRIKE TO-NIGHT; | GREEN CAR SERVICE HALF NORMAL BRITISH MAKE BIG SWEEP ar SA CHARGES AGAINST PRIESTS. ‘rrrraen. IN THE WIRE-TAPPING CASE ON SU-MILE SOMME FRONT: FRENEH CAPTURE TRENCHES »=.--esre ARE DISMISSED BY COURT (— 1%, by The Frees # ew Vat Wen fr. | 10,306 SHONTS MEN SATISFIED, ~—-MITCHEL TS TOLD Interborough Would Bring on Another Strike by Arbitration, READY 10 CALL OUT 210,000 WORKERS IN AID OF CARMEN, SAYS FEDERATION OFFICIAL Waltonen Jumps From Plat- | form Near Harmon While ea —— | Being Brought Here, : aes i Wenetiaemieen: ate 5 Delegation Declares. Haig’s Troops Smash Through ’ \Justice Greenbaum Declares DAUGHTER OF MOOSE ; jini . : Lines Nearly Two Miles ) CAUGHT AFTER A CHASE.| — Evidence Produced Is LEADER: WHO TO-DAY (CONTRACT IS LAUDED.|Many Strikers Go Back to Work and at One Point. Insufficient, ai CLOSER TO COMBLES French Now Only Two Miles from German Stronghold— Airships in the Battle. BRITISH Gept. 15. British made the most powerful gen- FRONT IN FRAN At dawn this morning the tral attack, supported by the heaviest Volume of shell fire that of July 1, when the grand offensive be- since fan. The attacking front extends ever six miles from the region of Thiepval to the junction with the French army on the right, or prac- tleally the entire line of the British advance of the last ten weeks H. the €nd all tho old German second Ine fortifications, the British made thelr next stop a broad stride down tho hill ving gained tho whole ridge from ast of Thiepval through Ginchy against the newly-constructed Ger- man third line. As the ceaseless British artillery @re had not permitted them to dig elaborate dugouts and oth the Germans became mor on their artillery for de: are known to have in front of the British from Grandcourt to Ginchy 1,000 guns, or 150 to the mile, ‘Thus to-day still another record has been made in the volume of projectiles thrown from either side. Aside from their increased artillery fire, the British brought into action dependent nse, for the first time to-day a new type! of armored motorcar capable, because of its powerful traction, of crossing trenches and shell craters. For some days the army had watched it with | interest and curiosity, and to-day, as it moved along in support of the in- fantry in their charges, they cheered it even in the midst of shell fire. There has been nothing more won- derful, even in this war, than the epectacio of its advance toward the German line. It seems to have played an important part in the sweep for- ward, which at the present writing, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, has gained the village of Flers, brought the British to the edge of Martin- Pulch and put the bloody shambies ef High Wood and Devil's Wood for which two determined enemies made the hardest struggle in the history of the British army, well behind ad- vancing ranks of khaki. The British also are close to th village of Courcelette. ‘They have taken “Wunder Werk” redoubt, in the Thiepval region, which belonged to the old first Ine fortifications. The Germans had aimed to make it im- penctrablo, East of Devil's Wood the Germans, 4m a strong redoubt, continue to make desperate resistance. The French also are attacking. The thunder of artillery and the struggle of infantry rages from Thiepyal to the Somme, LONDON, Sept. 15.—British troops resumed thetr great offensive this morning with a powerful blow against the German lines north of the Somme, Folowing is the text of to-day's British War Office report: “Last night enemy trenches southeast of Thiepval on a front of about 1,000 yards, including the strongly defended locality known (Continued on Second Page.) jhas been killed at Cara Orman, r defenses, | They | | |dent Wilson r | before noon to-day that his sister, returning | APRINCE OF HESSE, SIAN IN BATTLE Berlin Announces Death Frederick William While Fighting in Balkans. of BERLIN, Sept. 15 (via London).— Prince Frederick William of Hease it Was officially announced by the War Office to-day in Its report on opera- tions on the Balkan front. Prince Frederick William of Hesse was a nephew of Emperor William, He Was born in 1893 at Frankfort-on- the-Main, the eldest son of Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse ar Princess Margaret, sister of th T- man Emperor, He was reported wounded in the fighting in France in September, 1914, Prince Frederick William is the second Prince of the house of Hesse to be killed in the war, Prince Maxt- millen falling on a Frenoh battlefield in October, 1914, Seven other Ger- man Prin have been killed during the war—two of Saxe-Meiningen, | three of Lippe, on of Waldeck, ie WILSON HAS GOOD NEWS OF SISTER'S CONDITION But Doctor's Bulletin Says She Has 3een Growing Weaker for Twelve Hours, LONG BRAN of Rouss and one |, Sept. 15.—Presi- elved word shortly Mrs, Annie E. Howe, who is il at New London, Conn, 4 rapidly, He recetved word late this after- noon that Mra, Howe's condition had slightly Improved and he changed his plans of golng to her bedside to-day, Hp will hold himself in readiness, ravely sinking however, to yeayg at any time, NEW ‘LONDON, Conn. Sept, 15— Mrs. Anno E. Howe, President Wil- son's slater, gravely ill here, ts growing stoadily weaker, A bulletin this after- noon by the attending physician, Dr, H Lee, says irs, Howe has been growing weak- er tor the lust twelve hours,” a THIRD N.Y. IS BACK AND IN QUARANTINE CAMP WHITMAN, GRE HAVEN, N. Y,, Sept. 15—The Third New York regiment returned from the border to-day, encamping after a two mile stretch of their legs following the long train ride. The entire regiment was quaran- tined at onco because of discovery of five cases of paratyphotd developed on the way from Texas, ‘This segregation of the men caused weeping and disappointment among their relatives and sweethearta, hun- dreds of whom came here with the idea of spending some time with the ones, —>_—__ RACING RESULTS ON PAGE 2 ENTRIES ON SPORTING PAGE | right, $3,000 Worth of Widow's Jewels Recovered Following Arrest of Alleged Receiver. Arthur Waltonen, confossed leader of the four robbers who murdered Mrs, Elizabeth Nichols at No, 4 East Seventy-ninth Street for her jewels @ year ago, attempted to escape from Detectives Enright and Fogarty, who were bringing him to this city, by leaping from the rear platform of a train at Melrose, near Harmon, N. Y., to-day. Me was recnptured after a short chase, only slightly hurt. Inspector Faurot satd he would put both detectives under charges for failure to safoguard their prisoner, According to the statement of En- Waltonen, the time the three left Ironwood, Mich., was a mode! On arising this morning Waltonen begged permission to smoke a clearette “We felt ho had earned « litte com- fort by his confession and good be- havior,” said Enright, “and took him to the observation platform, We did not have him handcuffed. The train was slowing down to change from steam to electric power at the Mon- trose yards, Waltonen was following Fogarty out the door, with me behind, when he knocked Fogarty one side, ran to the edge of tho platform and jumped to the embankment, landing on his head. “The rear end brakeman pulled the emergency valve and tho train stopped within a fow yards, We went over the railing just as Walton- en rose and ran down the track. We caught him after two hundred yards, He was dazed and badly cut about the head and hands.” In another version of the story at Police Headquarters the detectives were said to be sitting on the plat- form smoking with the prisoner when he jumped, Both jumped after him while the train was still moving and caught him before he could rise. Waltonen pretended to become un- conscious when caught. He was car- ried to the baggage car of a train that was following and attended by Dr. J. P. Rodgers of Toronto, a passenger, He was removed from the train at One Hundred and Twen- ty-fifth Street and transferred to the prison ward at Bellevue by Capt. Joneg of the Third Detective District and several detectives who met the train at Fogarty’s telephoned request. There he recovered and jeeped at the detectives for nearly losing bim, He said he had no idea of committing suicide and meant only to escape. Harry Resnick, @ restaurant keeper of Dover, N. J., who @ year ago had a place in Harlem, was arrested in the Bronx to-day by Detectives Ryan and Dieshly, charged with having re- celved part of the stolen jewelry from Joseph A. Mulholland, another of the Nichols robbere under arrest. Resnick admitted having had a ring, identified as one Mrs, Nichola owned, which the deteotives found in his Dover home, Some of the stones had been removed from the ring. Resnick also said that more gems were at hie brother's home in the Bronx. There the detectives recov- ered about $3,000 worth of the Nich- ols jowelry, Reaniok and Mulholland were then taken to Bellevue to be confronted with Waltonen in an effort to learn mare Of the detalis of the crime from prisoner. NO PROOF OF A PLOT. Wire Tapping Police Obeyed Orders of Their Superiors, Says Court. Justice Greenbaum of the Supreme Court to-day dismissed the complaints against the Rov. Mgr. John J. Dunn, the Rev. William B. Farrell, Robert W. Hebberd, formerly Secretary of the State Board of Charities, and Dantel C, Potter, who were charged by members of Mayor Mitchel's om. | clal family with conspiring to ob- struct Justice and criminal libel grow- ing out of the charities Investigation last spring. Justice Greenbaum, who, | sitting as a Magistrate, heard all the evidence a few months ago, declared there was insufficient evidence. While Mayor Mitchel and his chart- tles' commissioner, John A. Kings- bury, were active in the controversy, | the charges against the four men were made actually by William J. Doherty, Second Deputy rity Commissioner. The conspiracy charge alleged that the four men had ar- ranged to prevent certain witnesses from appearing at the charity In- quiry before the Strong committee. The criminal libel charge was based on statements printed in pamphlets {asued by the Rev. William B. Far- rel, and said to have been prepared by the Jatter and Mr, Potter. An ad- ditional charge of perjury was made against Mr. Hebberd. ‘The charges made by certain labor officials that Police Commissioner Woods violated tio law in having their telephone messages intercepted was also dismissed, In his findings Justice Greenbaum, while stating that the evidence pre- sented by the policemen attached to the wire tapping squad was in- sufficient to constitute a case, snys that the policemen showed they had made an honest effort to perform the duty to which they had been assigned, SAYS WIRETAPPERS SIMPLY OBEYED THEIR ORDERS, In regard to the conspiracy charge Justice Greenbaum says: “The complaint largely relied upon the testimony of the officers who com- posed the special detective squad whose duty it was to report telephone conversations for the purpose of de- tecting crime, A vast amount of tes- timony was taken before me and the “the west side of Independe: daughter of George mer partner In th gan leader testimony of police officers justifies the finding that they were faithfull discharging duties assigned to them! by the police commissioner, and that thetr testimony was of higher value| , than that of the ordinary witness who | may attempt to repeat'a conversation | in which he had no special interest. “But giving full effect to this teatl- mony of the police officers, which in the main was not contradicted, It falls far short of establishing a criminal conspiracy. The most that may be claimed fe that the defend- | ants, who were deeply interested in| the work of tho Strong Commission, | discussed from time to timo ways and means for defeating a movement which they believed had boen inati-| tuted to subvert the aystem of in- stitutional cbarities and nought prevent their opponents, as they be- Neved them, from rocelving any in- formation concerning themselves, “The evidence being insufficient tn law to support an Indictmont for con- | (Continued on Seventh Page,) ent and not only escaped with $400, but the pa! 7 mu = MISS DOROTHY PERKINS — AND FIANCE GET LICENSE Appears With Mr, Freeman at Brgnx Bureau in a Limousine at Early Hour, A luxurious mousine pulled up at the entrance of the Marriage License ureau of the Bronx soon after 9 o'clock to-day, Clerk Harris and others were so Impressed they went to the door to have a closer look A young man stepped from the car and asked Clerk Harris If marriage Heenses werp to be obtained there- abouts: "Come right in,” sald the clerk He Jed the couple to a desk and sup- piled them with a blank, After much onsultation and some giggling the blank was filled out Vrom it the clerk learned the young woman was Miss Dorothy Perkins of Avenue, eure old, the Perkins, for- ® firm of J. P. Mor- and Bull Moose d the Young man Freeinan, bank- of Independence son of Russell Riverdale,” twenty-four y and Com Avenue, Riverdale,” man, banker, Th nour Presbyterian marriag ed to tak has already been an- lace at the Riverdale Church, Sept, 28, the ony to be performed by the Rev, Dodd Ire —<———— Bn 3 Took Safe and All, SFA GIRT, N. J., Sept. 15.—Robbers ed the Sea Girt Post Office to-day in which the funds were No trace of the burgl has been found AEM E SF ——_— Jitney Due Drivers Fined, Simon Falk of the Bureau of Licenass caused tho arraignment of eight fitnoy bus owners from out of the Stato before Magiatrate Deuel tn Jefforson Court with operating public convey an: out to|f wore fined $1 Market charging thom 4 WIth thia afternoon, New York State Ilcenses, llcanyee or city lcensos euch They nee TRAVEL BURFAU, World) Musing, Hl Ber mer an bh parcel. ha Max) ary 1, Travellers’ ohecks and mon chante | Brotherhood President Says All but 1,194 Have Signed Work- ing Agreement. Fifty-four members of the Brother- hood of Interborough Employees, rep- resenting the officers and executive committee, and accompanied by At- torney James L. Quackenbush, called on Mayor Mitchel in City Hall to-day, During the conference a threat was made that if the Interborough at- tempted “to arbitrate with anybody it will put its foot In it.” What was meant was that the em- ployees of the Interborough are per- foctly satisfied with the individual working agreements and that the Interborough will have another strike on its hands If it attempts to go into the question of arbitration with the men who aro now on strike. It was explained that 10,306 out of 11,800 Interborough employees have signed what tx known as the “master and servant" agreement. J, J, Harrl- gan, President of the Brotherhood sald: We represent 10,306 of the 11,800 In- terborough employees. This meeting Is a spontaneous one, It was not sug- gested by the management of the In- terborough. We came here to assure you, Mr, Mayor, that a large ma- jority of the Interborough employees are satisfled and will not yleld to vio- lence, intimidation, coercion or threats.” We have maintained a service more than 100 per cent. efficient and have carried more people during the alleged strike than during @ corre- sponding period last year “We have become a part of the government of the Interborough. Under our constitution and by-laws the Brotherhood is the house of rv resentatives, The management of the road ia the senate and the pres- ident is the board of arbitration to be appointed if we can't come to- wether" Reports were read by representa- tives of the various departments bearing out the Interborough’s claim that very few of the employees are on strike, “Are you tisfled with the police protection given you during this strike? asked Mayor Mitchel, Harrigan, answering for the men, said: “We are. All we ask you to do ts to continue the good work of the Police Department in protecting us.” “The City of New York has no part in this matter, exo»pt to protect the! public Interests and see that the laws are enforced,” said Mayor Mitchel, “We are not taking @ partisan at- titude.” Harry Post, one of the last epeak- ers, said it wan not the desire of the present employees of the Interboro to have arbitration, “We are perfectly satisfied with the working agreements,” said Post, “be- cause {t was our mon who helped | draw them up. If the Interborough| attempts to arbitrate now on this foot in {t good and hard. Tho men| are perfectly tiafiod, If you atep into the subway or take an "LL" train to-day you will mot find any Indica. | tion of @ strike, All the men are) working faithfully and thoy are hap-| py and contented, Therefore, why |whould the Interborough go Into this arbitration question Just to pleasw a jcompuratively mail number who have denerted their jobs!” Mayor Mitohol had no comment to!‘ Frere Slitw'tos'eale, Nieephons Weskmes 4000—Adve, | make om the mooting, quostion of agreements it will put ite! true, but he insisted that he knows stance. WOMAN KILLED AS AUTO SKIDS IN 14TH STREET Crushed to Death by Being Thrown Against Electric Light Pole. Mrs. Anna Lo Iacono, fifty-six years old, of No, 627 East Thirteenth Streot, was crushed to death this morning by an auto truck of the Adams Express Company, when it skidded at Second Avenue and Four- teenth Street, The woman was caught as she was about to cross the street and was jammed against an electric Nght pole, Patrick St. John, chauffeur of the truck, was taken Into custody by Po- liceman Breves. The death seems to have been the result of an unavoidable accident. TO WIN,” “HUGHES SURE IS PREDICTION OF KNOX Pennsylvanian Also Foresees a G. O. P. Majority in’ the Senate. Senator George T. Oliver and for- mer Senator Philander Knox of Penn- sylvania came to w York to-day to consult Republican campaign man. agers in the Interest of Pittsburgh millionaires and protected industries They went away satiefed. Mr. Knox said: he people of the United Btat have ceased to regard the election of Hughes and Fairbanks as other than a certainty, The election in Maine shows that very conclusively. It proves that the whole country has been aroused to the need for a change of national control in Wash- ington. “The people are voting for princt- | ple this year, not personalities. The election of Hughes and Fairbanks is the surest political prospect in many years “We nre going to have a majority of the United States Senate, too, Of course, the result in Pennsylvania ts & foregone concli Worked as Laborer and Starts a Dank. CHICAGO, Bopt, 15,—B8tephen Migh- nluk, twenty-yoar-old manager of the private bank of Michniuk @ Sona, which closed yesterday with nearly $80,000. in te missing, surren dito 8 Attorney Hoyne to- Only $119 was found in the bank yoult. Mighnluk's father came to. this Airy Leg years ago and established tne bank threo years ago with money be eaved working as @ railroad laborer, ——$— | from Full Surface Service Is Promised Early Next Week— Record Crowds on “L” and Subway. SHONTS ARMS HIMSELF BECAUSE OF THREATS Ernest Bohm, secretary of the Central Federated Union, an orgami- zation of delegates from all the trades unions affiliated with the American Federation. of Labor, announced this afterQoon at the Continental Hated... that the sympathetic -strike in aid of the striking street car men will be called to-night at the conclusion of the meeting of the union. . Mr. Bonm has made predictions in this strike which have not come what he is talking about in this ine “It will not be necessary,” he said, “for the unions to hold meetings and vote on the proposition of a sympa- thetic strike. Many of the unions j have, since last Friday, voted to thelr delegates the power to declare a strike in case the Central Fed- erated Union votes in favor of it. These delegates, with the power of their unions, will act to-night and te. sue their strike calls. PREPARED TO CALL OUT 210- 000 MEN. “James P. Holland said yesterday,” continued Mr. Bohm, “that the strike we are about to inaugurate will call out 70,000 men. He is right, except that It should not be taken that 70,- 000 ‘9 the maximum number. We are prepared to call out on sympa- thetio strike in Greater New York 210,000 workers.” While the union leaders were busily engaged in preparations for thelr threatened sympathetic strike, the managers of the traction com- panies were increasing the service on the surface car lines, and the sub- way and “L” systems were taking cure of record-breaking crowds. New men on the green lines are being equipped with uniforms an@ caps. Every other car carries an extra motorman and an extra con- ductor tn training, As these men be- come familiar with the routes and traffc conditions they are given reg. ular runs at double pay. The traction heads have close to normal service ‘Monday and full service on all main ines by Wednesday. William B. Fitegerald, manager of the strike, when told that a steadily increasing number of strikers were applying for their old jobe on the green lines, declared the strikers seem around the car houses are there to turn in thelr equipment and get the pay due them and not to go to work. TO ADDRESS CENTRAL FEDER- ATED UNION TO-NIGHT, Fitzgerald will address the meeting of the Central Federated Union, which is to vote on the general sympathetio strike proposition to-night at Eighty- fourth Street and Second Avenue. He conferred with the United Labor Con. ference Committee, headed by Hugh Frayne, this afternoon and found that body strong for a sympathetic etrike, At the headquarters of the Ma- chiniate' Union, No, 116 Nassau Street, this atatement was given out thia afternoon: Yo are waiting for the final call the Central Federated Union, We are with the trolleymen, We have organize veral hundred men ia the Interbdrough shops, ae Rave