The evening world. Newspaper, August 20, 1917, Page 1

ey +” U “FOUR GREAT DRIVES BEGUN BY ALLIES SS — oo : 7 ; " WEATHER—Prohably showers to-night on4 - ’ % Ss ———_—— = 7 | | | IVE s| re EDITION | A '*Clroulation Books Open to All.” | [“Cireutation Booke Open to All.” | SE. ae York and Coprrtant, 1017. by The Pree Pubtistiing ENTS ehaee here, — ONE ORNT te Co = York Wortd) Moa: Unenter Sow 8 5.4 THe CENTS ' 14 PAGES PRICE County, No rHe wer) sa here PRICE (pus NEW YORK, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917. _ Two Years for Draft Officials; Both Plead Guilt BIG FIFT USTED DRAFT OFFICIAL ADMIT $4,000 IN BRIBES: MAXIMUM PRISON TERMS y AVENUE SEND-OFF GIVEN 69TH HYLANPLAYS SAFE FOUR OFFENSIVES Member,of Goth Has Sweetheart | ANU HIN TAKES COMMAND 0 BRUNER AS BEGIN OE BY BON CAMDDATE ARNE OF ALLS AS STH REACHES CAI “I Have No Right to Dictate to Big Battles at Verdun, on the} parva Court, in Sentencing Cherey and Bernfeld, Omits the $10,000 Fines BOTH PLEAD “GUILTY.” Gruher, Alleged ‘Go-Between,’ Decides to Fight Charge | and His Trial Begins. After a hearing lasting little more than twenty minutes, Dr. S. J. Bern- feld and Louis Cherey, ousted mem bers of Tocal Exémption Board 9, Dleaded guilty to accepting bribes, In the United States District Court, be- fore Judge Martin T, Manton to-day, and were promptly sentenced to two in the Federal years’ imprisonment Prison at Atlanta, Kalman Gruher, accused of being the “go-between” for Cherey and Bernfeld, pleaded not guilty. His trial began without delay K. Henry Rosenberg, attorney for Bernfeld and Cherey, pleaded for clemency for his clients and Judge Manton, stating that the men had shown “some decency in pleading gullty,” decided he would remit th $10,000 fine accompanying the maxi-| mum penalty. | “You are educated and intelli- ent men,” said Judge Manton, nd | am informed that you have started to pay back some of the blood money that you have re- ceived in bribes. The Govern- ment does not care to accept tainted money and therefore I will omit your fines of $10,000 in the hopes that you will pay your vic tims back as fast as possible.” Assistant District Attorney Knox | urged every one in the crowded court | room to come forward at once if they knew of any cases of attempted ex fertion on the part of members exemption boards. There wore two indictments against | Bernfeld and Cherey, The first | charged them and Gruher with con- spire to extort $300 from Abe Letcher for exemption from military | service, The second charged the ac ceptance of a bribe of $200. Cherey and Bernfeld pleaded guilt to the first indictment It likely the second will be pres: When arraigned for pleading last | ‘Thureday all three men pleaded “Not guilty.” ‘The sudden reversal of pleas came after a long consultation be tween their attorney and Assistant United States Attorney Stanton. Mr. Stanton told the Court Cherey and Bernfeld had confessed to him that they had extorted in all about $4,000, a great part of which they had | paid baok to their vietims eince their arrests, The selection of a jury to try the Gruher case was taken up immedi ately after the sentencing of Cherey and Bernfeld. Louis J. Schlessinger, | attorney for Gruher and Assistant| United States Attorneys Knox and} Stanton frequently clashed over the | jurors, Gruher’s lawyer would ac- cept no talesman who was not a pi cifist and the Government demanded militariste, It took little more than an hour | is not and a half, despite the attorneys’ bickerings, to select a jury ter Gruher. The first witness called was A. Leicher who lives at No, 71 Can- non Street, It is charged that he was pproached by Gruher with a propo- tion to pay Cherey and beynleld Sa | that the oMcers who have been com Vy boat was to turn out an enormous the People Whom They Shall Nominate.” DESTROYERS THAN ANY OTHER NATION Secretary Daniels Plans Double or Treble the Output of This Type of Vessel. to where he has the choice of betraying of attack or playing safe generally plays safe; Judge John F. Hylan, the Tammany candidate for his Une Mayor, played safe to-day when, on | nts return from his vacation in Sara- | toga, this question was put to bim: | “Judge, will you run on the Demo- to |cratic ticket 4f tt carries the nomina- tion of Congressman Henry Bruckner of the Bronx as Borough President, Line view! of the fact «hat the Won- | gressman’ Voted In thé Holine of Rep- |resentatives in favor @f thé Mo- Lemore resolution which would have jprohibited American citizens from the free use of the high seas?” The Judge's reply, delivered after ject of a conference to-day between | 4bou. uve hours of reflection, was as Secretary Daniels | follows: “The people of the Bronx, under the tives of twenty-five or more ship and|1.0¢ primary Law, have the right engine builders, to nominate for public office any one WASHINGTON, Aug, 20.—Imme- diate expansion of building facilities of the Unita States treble the output of destroyers during to double or the next eighteen months was the ob- | and representa- “If we get what we want,” the! whom they see fit. I have no right to Secretary sald, “the United States | dictate tothe people of The Bronx or will have more destroyers than any [®2¥ other borough what they shall do, The right of each community to select its candidates is the essence of de- mocracy. “1 am an intense pro-American, and if the people select me in the primary they will do so with that in mind. “My chief concern at the present time is to break the strangle hold which the foundations have upon the people of the Greater City.” When the question was first put to the Judge, soon after his arrival in the city from the cooling breezes and well known ers of Saratoga, he was strangely disinclined to loosen up in a conversational way. He said he was a bit hazy in his recollection of the McLe e resolution, It was explained to him that this resolution would have forbidden by Federal regulation Americans from travelling where they pleased on the high seas and that the resolution was considered all over the country and in both brar of Congress as under-cover encouragement to Ger- man U boat warfare. Judge Hylan pondered deeply, He had the question put to him again, other power. They are the one thing that a submarine fears. ated that all the estroyers the builders could produce The Secretary indt would be ordered, Every effort of the department will be laid upon speeding up the large number of contracts now pending. Every aspect of shipbuilding th bears destroyer production was taken up at the conference. There is no shortage of material or plant factl- ities, but a difficulty Hes in obtaining power engiifs, boilers and re- duction gear, Secretary Da submarine ¢ ordered at present. The chasers are valuable for harbor and in-shore patrol work but the destroyers are superior even for these duties, and ye in ad dition seagoing qualities which make them of far greater value in all ways than the small chasers. Secretary Dantels's decision shows on wo high niels said no additional asers would be no! mending that the best answer to the number of destroyers have carried | ‘Then he sald he would give his an- thelr point. The experience of alllywer at 2 o'clock this afternoon and allied navies that the destroyer is more|;:he answer appears above, Judge deadly to submarines than any other| Hylan refused to say whether he type of craft 1s borne out by reports from Vice-Admiral Sims, founded on the actual expertence of American de- stroyers in European waters. Another aspect 1s the problem of would resign from the bench to make a campaign in the primaries, He pointed out that is not due to take his seat in the Kings County Court until the first Monday in Oc- furnishing convoys to troops and sup- | tomer, ply ships, which will grow as American} ‘Tammany Hall {8 not particular- forces in France are increased. Many|iy gisturbed over the revolt pro- officers now believe that destroyer con- voys guarantee @ large degree of se- curity from submarine attacks. claimed by Thomas BE. Rush, lead- er of the Twenty-ninth Assembly District, who has resigned his mem- bership in the Executive Committee and has circulated petitions which will put him in the primaries for the nomination for Supreme Court Jus- tice against John F. McAvoy, the Tammany choice, The only district leader who has given any indication of following the Rush revolt is Bam- $600 to find Letcher and his brother Louis exempt from military service. Leicher demurred at so large a pay- ment, he sad, but told Gruner that he would be willing to pay $450 to have his brother and himself: ex. empted. Gruher said he would see Sherey, but the Exemption Board |uel Marks, of the Thirty-firat Dis- member was obdurate, the witness |trict, which is overwhelmingly Re- added. publican, and of which John J, Leicher declared Cherey said Leich- er would have to have his eyes @x- amined by a specialist and this would cost him $150 extra, In his extremity Lyons, the Republican leader, is oan- didate for Sheriff. Mr. Marks was {turned down for the Demooratic Shrigvalty nomination, Letcher nt to the Board of Chari- | A report that Charles F. Murphy ties, which turned him over to the | would hurry to New York to-day and Federal authorities meet theamembers of the Executive -_ (For Racing Results See Page 2.) (Contimuod on Becond Page.) Carso, Isonzo and Julian Alps Line. LONDON, Aug. 20.—French and Ttalian troops have begun offensives on four great battle fronts, The French opened on a front of eleven | miles on both sides of the Meuse in the region of Verdun and won initial Even Berlin admits this. The Italians struck hard blows on the Isonse, Carso and Julian Alps fronts. An official despatoh from Rome says that on the Isonzo front alone the Italians have taken 7,500 prisoners. PARIS, Aug. %0——French troops Meuwerk. attack (if morning along both banks of the Mewse, on the Ver- dun front. Early information shows that thebattle has developed to the advantage of the French on a eector of 18 kilometers (11 miles), extending from Avocourt Wood to Bezonvaux. Prisoners already have begun pass- ing to the rear, [Berlin officially admits that the French have occupied “without fighting” the Talou Ridga These heights are in the bend of the Mouse River on the eastern side of the stream and about four miles north of Verdun. They are elightly to the west of Pepper Ridge and have been the acene of much hard fighting. Berlin says the entire Dattle is on a front of fourteen miles.] For @ week now guns on both sidea in the Verdun sector have~been un- usually active. ‘The roar approached drumfire yesterday and the infantry came into action immediately after- ward. Despatches to-day told of des- perate fighting in there clashes, ex- tending into a great struggle over the whole of the twelve miles, French troops forged ahead at numerous places. Following ts the text of the offictal statement issued to-day: “In Belgium there was violent ar- tillery fighting in the region north of Bixschoote, “In Champagne our batteries effec- tively bombarded German defenses We made several raids and brought baok prisoners from the enemy lines “On both banks of the Meuse this morning our troops attacked the German poattions with magnificent spirit, According to early informa tion, the new battle of Verdun ts do veloping to our advantage on a front of eighteen kilometres—from Avo court wood to the region north of Bezonvaux, Numerous prisoners are being taken to the rear. The bravery of our troops is beyond all praino “In the region of Badonviller easily repulsed an enemy attack There was rather spirited artillery fighting in upper Alsace.” The battle zone includes in tts ir regular aro such crumbled and blood washed slopes as Dead Man Hill, Hill 804 and Beaumont successes. jurrender BERLIN The War Office announces that the French, without fighting, have occu pied the Talou Ridge, on the Verdun | front, east of the Meuse, The German High Command says (via London), Aug. the ridge was given up because this line of defense since last March had only been occupted by outposts. : At all other places over a front of fourteen and three-eighth miles the German General Staff reports figh is in full ewing. the Front, LONDON, Aug. 20.—Further § in the Ypres sector were annou: na (Continued on Second Page) BRYSTE SACK SOT LER ESCORTE WRETHEART ITTY BROWN > WILSON WILL NAME |KO REPLY TO POPE | —A-OOAL DICTATOR) TILL ALLIES CONFER i} | May Be Appointed Within Twenty-| Lord Robert Cecil Makes Formal | four Hours—Price Expected Announcement in House to Drop Immediate!) of Commons. WASHINGTON, Aug, 20.—A coal die-| LONDON, Aug. 20.—The Allies will |tator will be named for the United e ro oe Vati- States within twenty-four hours, offi-|CONfer before reply ts mado to the Vati letals say. jean on Pope Benedict's peace pls Coal operators and officers of the| Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of Block- United Mine Workers who asked the! ade, made this announcement in the President to name a committee of three | i609 of Commona to-day to execute the Pomerene coal amend- | {ment to food control were told that a| Lord Robert did not indicate whether dictator with sole responsibility, and not | conference had actually been called or not, His statement was made in reply & committee, was the favored plan. | The President's choice for this tre- | to @ question from @ member of Parlta- ment |mendous power ts not known. Robert 8. Lg ‘ ; |Lovett, priority head on the War In-| WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.—Rojection by Russia of the Pope's peace proposal |dustries Board and Chairman of the |Union Pacific Railroad directorate, is|W4® foreshadowed in an official state | favored by the coal operators. Commis- Ment tssued this afternoon at the Rus- |sioner Wm. B. Colver of the Federal | #an Embassy. Trade Commission 1s wanted by the coal; It !# considered in Russia that the | miners, very basis of the Vatican's proposal ts | Under thé food law, the coal con-|!nconsistent with the democratic alms ltrotier will fx prices from the mine to|f the Russian people in this war and |the consumers’ bins and will regulate |non-acceptable from that point of view all intermediary rteps of distribution Relief of the Northwest and Now Eng land, threatened with coal famine, will MOTHER AND FATHER HELD lem all day yesterday. | eae ol Parents Arrested With Sag Harbor 'BULGAR SHELLS START Young Man on Charge of | GREAT FIRE IN MONASTIR eek nica nel | Harbor, L. 1, his wife, Mollie, and the | Quarter of the City Destroyed—| son, Julius, twenty-two years old, were | Women and Childr arrested by United States Marshal te ET, Power and his deputies, at No. 124 Shoal "i | , Are in Flight. Street, Brooklyn, charged wit pir | CORFU, Aug. 20.—One-quarter of the|acy to evade the military d Whe Serbian city of Monastir has been de-| Julius wae called for examination, he |stroyed by fire caused by @ Bulgarian|claimed exemption on the & 4 that bombardment, the Serbian Press Bu-|he was the sole support of bia fa reau announces. The number of vic not been ascertained. the statement says that on Saturday tims |and mother, Federal officer A | Judelowitz and his wife s' tatements. |the Bulgarians bombarded the city m Investigation, however, ts sald to have |violently than ever, firing some 2 scloned that Jadelowitz shells, There waa no reason for the|worth about $10,000, Ma bombardment, as no fighting was inland his deputiés went to Sug ar progre: Women and children, wh mturday night, but f fled {n all directions, have been colle naa late, atone tee the and taken to the rear. jat the home of friends —_ klyn. ‘They were a ay Kaiser Inspects His Fleet, lkafarar nites aiatee Gn Fp BERLIN, Aug, 20.—Emperor Wil- | Ari : ; nee jam yesterday inspected the units of @ GNA Oxaming the German Flegt at Wilhelmshaven | Sept 12 er 8 were and&hen visited the squadrons in the | "tld In $500 ball ea In Normb Sea and at Meliguland, $4,000, eo AIR FLEET MEETS SOLDIERS ———_-4--—— Two Hundred Veterans of the Regi- | ment’s Other organization by the people of New ‘through lanes of weeping and flag-w: | of ted, white and tion met the soldiers. VICE PRESIDENT OF P. R. R. TO BUILD ROADS IN FRANCE W. W. Atterbury to Go Abroad on Leave pf Absence—Elisha Lee Takes His Place. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. %%.—Vice President W. W. Atterbury of the Penn- aylvania Railroad was to-day granted leave of absence, It is understood that Mr. Atterbury will go to France to as- sist in the construction and operation of railroad lines there for the transporta- tion of troops, munitions and supplies. Elisha Lee, General Manager, has been appointed Acting Vice President. He will be in charge of the operation east of Pittsburg! BRITAIN GIVES WARNING TO NEUTRAL SHIPPING May Ptace Vessels Aiding Germans on Same Footing as Enemy After War. LONDON, Aus, 20.—In prinaiple the British Government 1s of the opinion, Lord Robert Ceoll, Minister of Block- ade, told the House of Commons to- day, that neutral shipping whioh has |been persistently and continuously as- sisting Great Britain's enemies sbould be treated after the war on the same footing as enemy shipping. Vessels that ie in port in consequence the German Government's threat » Minister added, would certainly nsidered as assisting the belligerent piecta of the enemy HAS EDISON GOT SOMETHING? To See Wilson This Afternoon and May Have Discovery, WASHINGTON, Aug, 20.—~Thomas A. | sdison will seo President Wilson at 4 ock this afternoon, given out at the White day, launched again “Has Edison got something? For weeks the famous Inventor has been closeted with his secrets in his Now Jerse ant. ‘The object of his | visit t# not revealed. —— NEW SUBWAY OPENING, Brooklyn Tra: teenth Street © ‘The operation of Fourth Avenue sub way trains from Brooklyn through Canal Street, and up Broadway, Man- hattan, to Fourteenth Street, will bes gin on sat 2 P.M. with the run hing of an official train’ which will be followed immediately by regular pas- ns. r of organization, ting celebration for are plan the occa _— THE WORLD TRAVEL BURBAU, en day and mighty heoks and money orders 9g salt, ‘Tlopbone Bookman diaXnadrh, ae |foot of East Thirty-fgurth Street, the for camp at Mineola. Near camp a large fleet of airplanes in battle forma- the} Wars March as The Sixty-ninth Regiment reached Camp Mills at Mineola at 1 o'clock this afternoon after one of the greatest send-offs ever accorded to any York. After marching through throngs of admirers along Pifth Avenue, relatives and fluttering banners enitih anhoty t6 the boat af the boy embarked and Iiter entrained The regiment reached Mineofa in four sections, each arriving within a few minutes of the other, Detrain- ing Was accomplished in record time and the maroh taken up for the camp, which had been made ready for them by Company L, Capt. Merle Smith and the detail of men, who went to Mineola on Saturday night. Col, Charles Hine, the regiment's new commander, met the men at the train, but did not relieve Lieu 1. Reed of his charge. The latter marched at the head of the troops into camp. Thousands of automobiles, speeding over the smooth Long Island roads, stopped to give the regiment another great cheer, and the advance guard drawn up in camp added their cheers to the send-off. SING “GooDBY, AMERICA! HELLO FRANCE!” The efforts of the police were not wholly successful in restraining the crowds at the foot of Kast Thirty- fourth Street. Some of the niove di ing relatives succeeded in getting onto the steamer, Others rushed to Long Island City through the tube and by other steamers. On the way across the river the soldiers sang “Goodby, America! Hello France!" In the yards was @ crowd nearly as great as that at the Thirty-fourth street sllp. Notwithstanding this there was lit- tle or no delay in getting the trains started for Camp Mills, and again the boys pulled out singing “Goodby America, Hello France.” Preparations had been made for the welcome at Mineola, notwith- |standing that there was little to pre- pare. The vanguard had done thwir work so well that the regiment was jable to make itselt at home easily in |a ehort ttma | The firey essential was @ water | supply, Ptpes had been laid and con~ | nected by the advance guard of camp makers, Cook shacks had been | erected and the stoves made ready at tye touch of @ match, Streets had | hen Jaid out, shower baths installed and tested, and about one-third of tire tents put up. | The men ching tm ‘thelr heavy | equipment Je the journey in splendid shape, In a little more than half an hour after reaching camp, mous was served the hungry men, TURNS COMMAND OVER TO NEW | f COLONEL. | During the mess hour Lieut. Col, | Reed visited Col. Hine at headquar. where the Colonel ha@ been already established, and formally | turned over the command of thé regi~ ters, |ment to its new head. Col, Hthe Ine” sued his first general order this afters noon, with regard to routings Ht first regard, ‘he sald, would be/ta a thar the men were ade comfortable. The last order of Piout, Col, Lathany | | Guard of Honor—Benediction / | Given by Bishop Hayes.