The evening world. Newspaper, August 11, 1917, Page 1

[OPE CONT te Cremer | adeno Conon om) U.S. ORDERS PROSECUTION OF OUSTED D RAFT CHIEFS: FOUR WARRANTS ISSUED Dr. Groehl, a Member of No. 99, Is Exonerated—Government Would Make Exampl e of Officials If Bribery Be Shown. Four Federal warrants calling for the arrest of persons implicated in selective draft bribery charges in the Jurisdiction of Local Board 99, at Riv- ington and Lewis Streets, wero issued this afternoon at the United States Attorney Caffey. The members of the board who| were removed last night by. tha Gov- request of *teuor on orders from President Wil- son are Louis errs: a druggist, at No. 464 Grand Street; 8. J. Bern- field, of No, 273 Riidsien Street, and Dr. William Groehl, of No. 275 Riv- ington Street, Deputy United States Attorney Knox sald this afternoon that the Federal Inquiry had exonerated Dr. Groehl, but that the investigation had gone into every local board on the lower east aide, Chorey and Dr. Bernfield were arrested at 3:25 o'clock this @fternoon in the Criminal Courts Building. They were taken from there to the Federal Building for arraignment, OFFERED MONEY BY DOZEN PERSONS. ‘Two investigations into alleged !r- regularities in Board 99 were con- ducted to-day, one by the Federal authorities of this district, the other by District Attorney Swann, Dr. Bernficld and Cherey went to the District Attorney's office and made statements. Bernfleld denied accept- ing bribes, but sald he had been of- fered money by two dozen or more persons. When asked why these bribe offers were not reported, he @aid they were made by hysterical persons. While Cherey and Bernfield wero in the District-Attornay’s office, Federal detectives were waiting outside with warrants. The men were arrested as they started from the building, In the meantime, Dr. Groeh! had been at the Federal Bullding, giving informa- tion to the United States Attorney. Jacob’ Skwirsky, No, 668 Grand Gtreet, made a statement this afte noon to Assistant District Attorney Markewich ana Detective Wittenberg in which he gatd: | “| was examined by the Board and | was passed, I claimed exemption be- cause I am the sole support of my parents. But I was approached by 4| member of the Board (Skwirsky named the member) and told that an exemption would cost me $300. Two was 1 pawned a ring for $50, borrowed $50 from my reiatives and borrowed $100 from my employer. That made $200, which I paid to the Board member who had asked for it get him the other $100." ‘The men under arrest and others to be arrested will be prosecuted un- der « Federal statute, It is probable ‘they will be indicted Monday and the trial will be hurried, This action was | I promised to @ecided on at a conference held tn the Federal Building which lasted *three hours. Prement at the conference wore United States Attorney Caffey and his deputy, Mr. Knox; William M. Offley, Chief of the Department of Justice Secret Service; United States Marche! Thomss GO MeCarthy end @ontinued on Second Pege.) UBOATS COLLECT FOODSTUFFS FROM HIPS THEY SINK Survivor of the Carmela, De- stroyed With Bombs, Says Germans Took Coffee Cargo. Among the passengers on a liner reaching an American port to-day was Homer Longford, who had charge of the motor on the British motor schooner Carmela, which was sunk by bombs put aboard by the crew of off Irish Longford's story a German submarine the coast on July indicates, when taken in connection with similar tales brought here by survivors or cabled from London, that Germany is now using her sub- agents of de- struction to enemy shipping, but as collectors of foodstuffs from the ships they ink. The Carmela, bound from South America to a British port, with a cargo of coffee, was stopped by a sub- marine and the crew ordered to leave the ship and proceed to th submersi- ble. marines not only as ‘There were only six mon in the crew and they were soon on the deck of the submarine. Then the German crew, working with feverish haste and using a motor launch and the boats of the Carmela as well as their own, went aboard the schooner, stripped her of all brass and copper work, removed 1,200 sacks of coffee and took it aboard » submarine. Then the Carmelt’s crew were ordered into their motor launch, and time bombs, which had been placed in the hold of the Car- blew her apart. ‘The survivors \reached Ireland that night M. P. Grace of New York, who was passenger’ on the liner, says the ces of foods in London markets and than for the Pp restaurants are same articles In New York. lower BOOST MORE THAN 10 GENTS IN COAL IS “PROFITEERING” Federal Trade Commission Reaches This Decision After a Long Hearing. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Predioting a out in retall hard coal prices and ndemning @ Sept 1 boost of more fhan 10 cents unless miners’ wager are increased, the Federal Trade Comimis- sion to-day declared that dealers who raise thelr prices will be guilty of ‘The statement followed conclusion of @ long bearing before the Commission, (= Ciroulation Books Open to Ail,” | tbe The Prose Rew Verk Werke). HENDERSON QUITS BRITISH CABINET UNDER HOT FIRE Resignation Follows Censure From Lloyd George—Keren- sky Opposes Conferences LONDON, Aug. 11.—It ts offictally that Arthur Henderson, of the British War resigned his member- announced Labor member Council, has ship in the Cabinet. Henderson's resignation was im- mediately accepted by Premier Lloyd George. The resignation, tt is reported, fol- lowed a strong letter of censure from the Premier, who criticised the labor leader's action at the labor confer- which voted to have British labor participate in the International Socialist Conference at Stockholm, It practically charged Henderson be- traynd—+he-~war-erbinet’s confidence. Lioyd-George declared he knew, from a telegram from Kerensky, that the Russian Government was not in favor of the Stockholm conference. Henderson delivered an address at yesterday’s labor conference which voted for British representation at the Stockholm conference, favoring the resolution that was adopted, This ence, was that the conference should be regarded as consultative, and not binding. The section of the press which op- poses the Stockholm conference com- ments indignantly on the conference which decided to send representatives and ascribes the result almost en- tirely to Mr, Henderson's personal influence, It declares the vote did not represent the labor opinion of the country, calls for a referendum to prove this, insists on the import- ance of the non-partieipation of America and other belligerents and declares empbatically that the Rus- sian Government Itself, apart trom the Workmen's and Soldiers’ dole- gates, has disassociated itself trom the Stockholm scheme A definite announcement of the governmental in regarding British representation at Stockholm probably will be made on Monday. Premier Lloyd George recently tnti- mated that the subject would engage the attention of the Ministry in con- sultation with representatives of the Allied countries, The Premier will be asked whether the policy to be pursued can be indicated publicly, Havelock Wilson, President of the National Seamen's Union, issued a statement to-day saying he was dis- satisfied with the conference and that he was going Ww organiz® @ counter- move, “The Sailors’ and Firemen's Unton,” declares the head the seamen's organization, “are fully determined to stick to their guns and refuse to carry the peace delegates abroad,” eee! NO PASSPORTS FROM U, S. TO STOCKHOLM DELEGATES State Department Again Shows Its Opposition to the infer- ence of Soc WASHINGTON, Aug. entions of jalists, 11L.—Secretary of State Lansing to-day announced that no passports will be Issued for Americane desiring to attend the Stockholm Socialist conference The State Department looke with disfavor upon the conference and the possibility of its spreading prémature peace sentiment in the countries par- | ticipating a Germans Prohibite ‘aying Debts in United Staten, BERLIN, Aug. 11 » Bundesrath, or Federal Council, ha passed @ meu lure prohibiting ments to citixens oF residents of the aw From ormans trom making!Odd Fellows of NEW YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST ii, 1 ALLIES WIN ON MANY F “Circulation Books Open to All”) 917. 10 PAGE | Miss Disston the Newport Bride Of John Wanamaker Jr. To-Day 4° Miss Society of New York, Newport ® and Philadelphia Witness Ceremony. NEWPORT, R. L, Aug. 11.—Pr ably the most important wedding to be celebrated in Newport this year took place this afternoon in| Emmanuel Church, when Miss Pan line Disston became the bride of Joba Wanamaker jr. Mr. Wanamaker 1s the son of Mr. Rodman Wanamaker and Miss Disston is the daughter of Mrs, Willian Dissto; who has taken the Morrill cottage, Shepherd Avenue, Newport, for the summer. Miss Disston had Mrs, Will B. Brooks jr. of Baltimore for her ma tron of honor. Her other at ndants were Mrs. Reginald C, Vanderbilt, Mrs. Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Mrs Angier B. Duke, Mrs, Arturo de Hoe ren, sister of the bridegroom; M Lisa Norris of Philadelphia, Mss Elizabeth 8. Sands of Newport, Miss Mary Brown Warburton of Philadel- phia, and Miss Frances Moore of Washington Gurnee Munn of Washington Mr. Wanamaker's vest man The ceremony was foll Feception at the Morr $50,000 DAMAGE DONE was wed rell cottage by a TO BIG EXPLOSIVE PLANT Two Employees Are Under Arr at the Aetna Works Near Gary, Ind. GARY, Ind, a 11. ¢ to have been of incen stroyed bout half the millio: plant of t Aetna Explos my near her early to-da ‘Two employees named Holt a Choisser were arrested. The plant was working on G ment contracts, it ts sald. It capacity of 46,000 pounds of powder « day. It was estimated that it will sixty days to put the plant tn wo. order again. The antecedenta of Holt and Cho are being closely investigated ~ _ et Odd Fellow Is Dead, Aged 101 Yeur AUBURN, N.Y ‘ Lamey the oldest Odo Fellow tr A ica, having been « member of the for seventy-three years, dic his one hundred and first year On M V hie nentennial wae celehr by the State, who bigh officers and many telegrams, aod @uburn citizens paraded ia his honor, Pn EMU, PACLINE DISSTON QYynceewoos tuneanwoes STEAMSHIP SINKS SUBMARINE OFF ~—THEIRISH COAST |First and Second Shots Hit, Third Turns U Boat Over —Some Gunner A CANADIAN PORT, Aug. U.— Officers on board a steamship which reached here to-day tell of counter with a German submarine on the trip across the Atlantic in which The fight took place near the Irish coast The lookout man notified the Cap- an en |the undersea boat was sunk. tain that a small sailing vessel was acting suspiciously. It was watched carefully and soon a submarine was emerge from behind 1. The the had bis weapon ready and fired immediately He hit the undersea boat with |first shell, A second shot struck the |conning tower and the third turned e submarine over and it nose-dive, Its crew clambered on *k and waved white handkerchiefs. The steamship wasted no time in the inity, but left the saving of the Germans to a patro) boat that came sean to |sunner on steamship his > | RECORD-BREAKING “HIKE.” ny FE, Firat Regt, Marches Min n Me Hours, NEWBURGH, N, ¥., Aug. 11.-—What s believed to have been a recont-t « “hike for @ National Guard eom any Was made to-day when Company ot the First New York Infantry, tn y marching onter, made the die © between post g the New city, twenty six and one-half 1 fifteen minute ° had be elieved on at home vefore © Pvery oxrant © baggage detall, made the hike with out one falling out of Une gan a} DRAFTED AGTOR TRIES 10 END LIFE ON RIVERSIDE BUS Swallows Poison in View of | Women Passengers, Crying “Well, It’s All Over Accepted for the new National Army yesterday morning, certified As a soldier of the United Stat | last night, Ernest D, Meek, twenty: | seven years old and single, an actor, living at No, 324 West Fifty-etghth Street, this morning attempted sui cide while riding on the top of a Fifth Avenue bus at West One Hun- dred and Fifteenth Street and River- side Drive tn full dozen women passengers, At 9:30 o'efock this morning a down- town bus in charge of Driver Thomas Riley and Conducter Frank Tracy stopped at Wegt Ona Hundred and Fifteenth Street to take on passen- gers. As it was about to start on, occupants were startled by the fright- ened cries of women on top. A well dressed young man seated near the front had suddenly pressed a phial to his lips and lurched forward over the seat ahead gasping “Well, it's all over.” The bus was stopped and Patrol- view of half a man George Tobin, the driver and conductor lifted the unconscious man down’ to the street and laid him on the gras# while an ambulance summoned from Knickerbocker Hos- pital, As he lay there, the doorman from the Hamilton Arms apartment, in front of which the bus had stopped, recognized him as a man who had fainted in front of the buliding late last night. On the way to the hospital the man reggined consciousness, He told Pat- rolman Tobin he had bevn drafted into the army and for that reason he could not marry “Miss Connell” and had sought to end his life. At the hospital it was found that the bottle from which Meek had taken the draught intended to kill him had contained nothing stronger than “Burrow’s Solution,” 4 solution of aluminum acetate used for treat- ing wounds, It had been bought at a drug store near West One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street and Broad- way, where Meek had boarded the bus. The druggist told the police that an excited young man had sought to buy @ deadly poison which 1s used as an antiseptic, saying he wanted {t to use on a wound. The harmless Haujd was sold him instead. Meek appeared beforo Loard 163, Fast Sixty-ninth Street and Lexing ton Avenue, yesterday and was ac pted, filing no exemption clakin Chuirman Thomas N. Cohen satd Meek had been certified as a soldier of the national army cok wil recorer and hospital authorities said he will be turned over to the police of the West One Hun dred and Twenty-fifth Street Sta tion, Police records show that Ernoat D. Meek fainted tn front of the Ham iton Arins last night and was re vived without medical attention a “KAISER PAGE” IS DOOMED. tn chie| spellers, last night Superintendent of Se ago to Remove It Fr CHICAGO, Aug uw page” of the school si out, after all. John D tendent of Schools, said to would take responsibility the page when the new king next mopth. At @ recent meeting the School Board p, Buperin day that he removal of pol term be declined to authorize removal of the page from spellers now In th pupils a Hogs Break Al tn City, KANSAS CITY, Mo. Aug 1l—Hogs sold for $1 nds t Jon a trial, I ° rT TT") nO te Crewe — he © RONTS PRICE isc British and French All Make Gains ————--¢ = -——_ SIX GERMAN DRIVES HALTED -BYHAIG'S ARMY IN FLANDERS: Russians Score Suce¢sses at Three Places, the Most Notable One Being the Breaking Up of Téuton: Offensive in Galicia, LONDON, Aug. 11.—From the battle fronts in Flanders, France and Galicia came reports to-day of important successes for the Entente Allies. Despatches. from Petrograd announced battles between Russian and Teutonic forces on three widely separated fidlds, The Russians are succeeding everywhere, except in Southern Moldavia, where Field Marshal vor. Mackensén Is pushing an attack. Even here, the Russian report to-day announces that the Russo-Roumanians, although forced back across the Suchitza west of the Fokshani-Ocna Railway, held where the menace to the connecting road is greatest. . MISS BURDEN FINED $2,500.) stsvtosserg. thse ON CHARGE OF SMUGGLING their ground to the cast of that line, Brody, where the Teutonic com- mands launched an attack on Thureday in an apparent effort to break the Russian line In 4 * northern Gali and clear the Indictment Grew Out of Charge} fussians from the emall re- Against Mrs. Whitney Warren mainder of Galician soil they hold, Petrograd announces that this heavy assault, after # pro- longed battle, failed completely with heavy losses to the Austre« German forces, | Other successes were won oy the Russians in the Russo-Roumanien ‘The fine was paid. | frontier, where the town of Lukovied Miss Burden's tndictment grew out of! wus entered by the Russians and @ the charges agaiust Mra, Whitney War-| height was captured, together with ren, wife of the famous architect and|#ome four hundred prisoners, The prominent organizer of war relief work. | Teutonic forces also were forced Mra. Warren, arriving in this country | #To8e the Putna River on the Norti+ soe, i ints, brouaht quantity o¢| ere Powmenian front, lov. " | Six German assaults were. made om dresses and millinery which she 4®/im. hritish positions to the east ef clared to be of the value of $1,600 A T® | Ypreg during the night, according te valuation by the Government appraised the British official statement. They and Related to Opera Cloak. Miss Fivelyn Byrd Burden, daughter of 1 nd Burden, was fined $2,600 by Judge Manton In the United States Die trict Court to-day on her plea of guilty charge of smuggling. own to # technical the lot as worth more than $11,000, and | all broke down. after fierce fightt: Mra, Warren was indicted and a civil| Field Marshal Halg reported that wult was brought against her by the|Hritish maintained their positions te Government. the east of Ypres and gained sround With Miss Burden, her sister, Mr® | near the Ypres-Menin road. Gwendolyn Dows, Mra, Warren begao! Paria announced that north of @b an action to recover the ga nts from Quentin French troops made impore tant progress tn the region of Fayet The French ejected the Germans from jarge part of the terrain which they the Government. Miss Burden claimed as hers a black silk embroidered opera corded @# saying it had cloak and was rec a been made in this country and was not subject to duty, but bad merely been) had captured on the night of Aug. lent to Mra, Warren. | 9-10, 6 Governinent presented proof of ite! In the Champagne the Germass and Miss Burden | She bad been forelan manufacture was indicted last Jun or $1,600 ball # launched several attacks over @ fromt |of nearly two miles in the region of ats. | Carnillet and at one point succeeded 1 have no wish to add to your dis | 1, Conetrating the French advanesd «race further than this," sald Judgo | . Manton in imposing sentence: “If you | trenches, In an energetic counter had not pleaded guilty, but had insisted | attack the Frenchmen regained the should have beon obliged | lost ground with the exception ef to add a prison term to this sentence.” | about fifty yards, which the Germans a still occupy. - On the Alsne front the French eam TAFT QUITS SPEAKING TOUR, | .° out @ brilliant attack south of were in| Allies and recaptured an important Will Go te = ench ic Gaehes < €40 Deck tren he which had been stormed &y CLAY CENT Kan, Aug. 11.—|the Germans. Repulsing several Vormer President Taft has deter-|counter-attacks the French mame mined to give up his speaking en- | tained thelr new positions, | gagements for the remainder of this | month, and will go to hie summer | rrench War Office Reports Sue home at Point Au Pic, Quesbec, Can a at Five te. Dr. B F. Morgan, bis physician, said PARIS. Aug. 11.—Following is the to-day, he may leave here within five | text of to-day’s report from the War or six days, for local” markets, Commission predict still higher levels “Mr ‘Taft was taken {1 early Tues-| Office with acute intestinal indiges North of St. Quentin we realised nd obstruction of the smaller progress in the region of D Morgan sald in 4) paye 1 ejected the enemy trém . ta nee that tne tne jargest part of the trench ele. h DUKE to ad aun Poy V2; | ments in which he had gained » foot. Huy it is not certain that it te fully | old on the night of Aug. 0-38 Wp red away. Our efforta were to| ok atten prisoners, sia an operation, Mr. Taft is bet. | “SOUtN Of Allies a vruuent evaem ter to-day,” carried out by us rendered us.qname ‘ FRENCH WIN AT FIVE POINTS