The evening world. Newspaper, August 29, 1917, Page 1

Austrians in Desperate Stand; Italians Gain SS =—— PRI 1B | sz "To orreter Satewe Conny, 8. a tant Copyrats, 1017, ‘Ce The Sew |“ Cireulation Books Open to All.” NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, AUGUBT 29, “SEND-OFF” DINNER TO-NIGHT FOR 30,000; ole, The Frese Cetttating Vork World). [ “Circulation Booke Open to All.” | 1917. 14 PAG ¢ = PARADE TO-MORROW; O’RYAN OFF FRIDAY WILSON PUTS END OF WAR UP TO GERMAN PEOPLE IN REJECTING POPE'S PLAN President Refuses to Take Word of Present Rulers of Central Coun- tries as Guarantee of Anything Enduring Among the Nations. WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.—Presi- ent Wilson refuses to enter into any eave discussion with the present! ralers of Germany on the ground that “we cannot take their word as a guarantee of anything that is to en- ure.” ‘The President, in his reply to the. Peace plea of Pope Benedict, serves notice on the world that the United Btates will not deal with the Hohva- Pollerns on any peace basis, but with the German people themselves, should they show an earnest desire for peace. The President spoke for the na- tions of the Entente Allies, so that hope of peace has gone until the German péople so effectually curb the power of Prussian au- tocracy as “to deliver the free Peoples of the world from the monace and the actual power of a vast military establishment con- trolled by an irresponsible gov- ernment which, having secretly planned to dominate the world, Proceeded to carry the plan out without regard either to the sa- ered obligations of tready or the long established practices and the long cherished principles of inter- mational action and honor.” ALLIES REGARD WILSON AS THEIR SPOKESMAN. Entente diplomats here declared to-day that the Allies regarded Pres- ident Wilson as their spokesman in answering His Holiness, and that, ob- viously by arrangement, his reply was Made before theirs. It is regarded here as probable that the Allies will merely send notes of indorsement of Mr, Wilson's stand, A high Gov snment oMolal ts au- thority for the statement to-day that the President's reply 1s “In linc with the Allies’ views.” The Pope's terms for peace aro not Gisregarded, nor are they seriously considered. ‘The dignity of his appeal 4 recognized, but the President makes it plain that there will be no peace with autocvacy, Peace with tho peo- ple of the Central Powers would be welcomed, and soon, Peace with the German Government, as now constl- tuted, 1s impossible The door to peace ts not c 2d; instead it opened if the German peo- ple, who did not have a voice in or- Gaining the war, and “who have themselves suffered all things in this war,” now take a voice in thelr own government, But the President frankly intimates that he does not expect them to do 80 speedily, The German Government, balked but not beaten, does not indicate, the President thinks, any weakening of the miltary autocracy that has men- ated the world. WASHINGTON CONTINUES PREP. | ARATIONS FOR WAR. There is no indication in Wash- ington that peace is anticipated. Every move points to war. Every- thing that is done ig done to fur+ ther the war, to the end that Ger man autocracy may the sooner be crushed, and its cruelty, dis honesty, injustice and bloody d regard for the rights of others ended forever. The President's reply is expected to have @ powerfully stimulating effect | (Continued on Second Page.) a (For Racing Results See Page 2.) THEFT OF $187,000 FROMBELGANLINE LAID TO EMPLOYEE Leary’s Alleged Shortage With| Duckett & Co. May Reach | $500,000, Says Prosecutor. Dantel 8, Leary, treasurer of A. W. Duckett Inc, agents of the Royal Steamship Company at No. tery Place, wa secretary and & Co.,| Belgian 17 Bat- arrested this after- noon charged with robbing his em- ployers of an amount that may ulti- mately reach $500,000, according to a statement from the District ney's Office, Investigation which has been going on for some months has already dis- closed @ shortage of $187,000 in Leary's accounts, it 1s alleged. Four indictments changing him with grand larceny have been returned by the Grand Jury, Another man, implicated tn the al- leged peculations, has also been in- dicted and the pollee are hunting for him. Leary, a middle aged man, was arraigned before Judge Mul- queen In General Sessions, Assistant District Attorney Morton avked that ball be fixed at $100,000. Judge Mulqueen asked the prisoner how much bail he could provide and Leary replied $5,000. The court then fixed batl at $50,000, The amount nad not been procured by Leary yp to a late hour this afternoon, An affidavit presented to the Grand Jury by John Schobers, a director and manager of the steamship lino, says the company was robbed by Leary and his accomplice through the medium of overcharges. Schobers ne to this elty from London last September to take charge of the line, the agents being tn the hands of a receiver, Another affidavit daelen, connected with the line in an omMcial capacity, alleges that Leary obtained the money by overcharging tho line for wharfage, clerk hire, stor- age and labor. It ts also alleged that the prisoner made falso statements as to the amount of money received trom shippers Attor- by Andre Ban- READ LOVS LETTERS TO A SOLDIER |$ NEW FEATURE BEGINS | TO-DAY On the Home Page of The Evening World | future time TOEXEMPT POUCE 247 ITALIAN AIRPLANES DROP BOMBS ON AUSTRIANS ~AND FIREMEN WHO HAVE DEPENDENTS Hughes Board in Doubt as to Validity of State Law on Difference in Pay. City police and firemen drafted for service in the National Army, but who base claims for exemption o they them for support, n the grounds that have persons de- pendent upon en- foyed victory over the decisions of peal exemption boards to-day when lthe District Appeals Board decided |that the act of tho State Legislature the thetr salaries as officials when ab- is of doubtful stating that the city shall pay difference between soldiers and public | sent from valldity. » The decision was reached after lengthy discussion and after the board had at first agreed to reserve the matter for consideration at a The point which caused the board to take action was the case of Patrolman John J. Donahue of No. 219 Macon Street, Brooklyn, who had appealed the decision of his, local board in his claim for exemption on the grounds that he has a wife, aged mother and invalid sister totally de- pendent upon him for support. Ex-Judge George L. Ingraham brought the case to the attention of the board by reporting that Commit- tee A, of which he is Chairman, had voted to reverse the decision of the local board and grant Donahue ex- the city emption, He said that Donahuc's claims were all within the required laws, Later Louls Marshall, Chairman of Committee C, announced that Don- ahue should not be exempted because the State law stipulates that if a po- Nce or fireman is absent from duty the municipality shall be held ac- countable for the difference in hia snal- ary as a public servant and that which-hoe is to receive from other sources, HOLDS FAMILY WOULD BE DE- PENDENT ON THE MAN, Ex-Judge Ingraham said no relief would be accorded the patrolman's dependents on this account, and that they ere. pendent upon him, and not upon the difference in totally his salary which he would receive, Chairman Meter Steinbrink of Com- mittee E daised the point that he doubted the valldity of such an act of the Legislature in that, in this case, the city should not be forced to pay money for service other than jts own In order that all sides of the ques- tion might be equally reviewed, Chairman Hughes declared that it was useless for further parley, Ex- Judge Ingraham moved that the mat- ter be put over for future considera- tion to allow board to communi- cate with the Provost Marshal Gen- eral for a ruling. This Was agreed to. Shortly before the board adjourned for noon Chairman Hughes announced that a ¢ ation had been received from a representative of Provost Marshal General Crowder in which he requested that the board make a decision in this case as quickly as possible, because many of the boards throughout the country are looking forward to It for guld- ance. PATROLMAN DONAHUE FINALLY 18 EXEMPTED, The question was accordingly re- turned to Committee A for discussion and it was agreed that Patrolman Donahue exempted, The Board was then asked for an opinion and {t recess, mmuni (Continue @ Pago.) Day Trains lantlo Clty, aK WR. pare e Uity, sew Ny, at’ Newark! ‘ough tral ity #13 4, MM, Special Lab Returning fro ercesialipicanan |Cadorna’s Troops Continuing | | Advance, Strike at Foes’ | Heavily Fortified Line. ROME, Aug. 29.—The Italian troops, |pushing forward on the Bainsizea |Plateau, have reached a powerfull Austrian defensive line and are now attacking it, the War Office announces. | On the heights beyond Gorizia the Italians made gains. Tho announcement follows “Fighting continued yesterday After having overcome the enemy rear- on the Bainsizza Plateau guards our troops encountered and are at present attacking a power which had organized, and ful line of resis ce, been previously which the enemy is defending with desperation. : “On the helghts beyond Gorizia we made some gains*’ “During the day we captured more than 1,000 prisoners and several machine guns, Alto- gether 247 airplanes participated | in the battle, A squadron of forty Caproni machines which took part in the action east of Goribia dropped more than 7,000 kilo grams of projectiles on batteries in the Panovizza Wood. | “On the Carso an artillery duel and | patrol action reoccurred. “In the Stelvio region, on the tino front, the enemy at dawn day. attacked one of our advanced posts on the glaciers in the Zebru Valley and succeeded tn pene trating it. Our men, able to occupy a higher summit, which they keep their old position under fi enemy ‘Tren Mon however, were | from -_ | RUSSIAN DIVISION FLEES WITHOUT GIVING BATTLE Petrograd Admits Troops Desert in Large Masses Along the Rou- manian Front. PPTROGRAD, Aus. troops continue to desert Ruastan | the firing line in great bodies. The War Office that one whole division tn the to-day deciar region of Fokshani, on the Roumanian front, had thus fled in disorder, an enemy advance permitting tions in the regign of Varnitza, BERLIN, Aug. In the Oltue Valley region, Roumanian front, Teutonic stormed hill positions yesterday, say’ to-day'’s Army Headquarters an nouncement, More than six hundred | prisoners were taken. | Field Marshal von Mackensen's forces, the announcement als captured the Village of Muncelul pushed back the opposing forces in a northwesterly direction past several positions on both sides of the Such- {tza Valley. Prisoners to the number of 1,000 and three guns were taken, —_ Ten White House Suffragiate Are Fined #25 © WASHINGTON, Aug The ten women arrested yesterday In front of the White House making @ atratién in behalé of the National Women's Party were fined $25 each in court to-day. ‘They gave notice of an appeal end were release after furnishing $100 bond each, 29 (via London) on the forces | » states, | demon- 3 |stocks on hand tn the re: |partment of Agriculture IN DRIVE TOWARD TRIESTE VIOLENT BOMBARDMENT BY GERMANS AT VERDUN French Repulse Enemy in Caurieres Wood—Take 1,470 More Prisoners. PARIS, Aug. 20.—Artillery fire along the Alsne front and violent bombard-|to-day from former Supreme Court | Monta from enemy muns around Verdin: | tuutio orge L. Ingraham, who in- Avocourt Wood, Hill 304 and Caurleres was report me In interes, Wood the French repulsed my raiding attempts. The War Office ai need in the re- gion of Heaumont alone 1,470 un- wounded German prisoners have beon taken sinte July 26. Htish Treo) LONDON, Aug. night w northeast of Gouzeaucourt and south- west of Hulluch and captured a few prisoners,” says to-day's official an- nouncerhent, “Southeast of Lange- marck our troops cleared up a afrong point in which an enemy part¥ was holding out Immediately in front of our now Ine," BERLIN, Aus. (via London). Jerman counter-attacky yesterday drove the British from the Indentation they had made In the German positions northeast of Frezerberg, the Flanders front, Army Headquarters announced to-day. FOOD SURVEY AS A WAR 29.— carried out successful raids “During the on MEASURE BEGUN HERE} Health Department Begins Ohecking Up on 40,000 Retail Stores of Cit The city's Health Department to- jay began an extimate of the food all stores of New York as part of the survey to be conducted by the United States De- The ob of the survey is to obtain an catimate Mf the food resources of the country as of Aug. 31, The 40,000 retail food stores of > York w asked to make a report of teh afnount of elghteen staple foods on hand, valu whole will be pilation. EX-POLICEMAN ARRESTED ON EXTORTION CHARGE Said to Have Asked and Accepted Money to Aid Promotion of Brooklyn Officer their estimated total nd the amount in transit from alers, Statistics obtained hero sent to Washington fur com- This retreat permitted the Teutons A eH ARE day and| With the marked money, for which : he had ti Patrolman Nicolay of at night to penetrate Russian posl- | prooklyn would pace his name 1ong the first hundred examined for sergeants, in his possess! Will iam Austin, eX-policeman, was ar rested by Capt. Costigan and several detectives this afternoon on a charge lof extortion Austin, who Ives at No Woat Highteenth Street, was dismissed from the force in January, 191 assaulting a citizen, Yesterday he told Patrolman Nicolay that for $500 he would have his name advanced on the list, Nicolay re rted the ineldent to Capt. Coleman, who notified Headquarters Nicolay was Instructed to ask Aun tin to call at his home at No, 103 West Forty-ethth Street, and was pro- vided with $200 in marked bills, Aus tin called and stated he represented the Civil Service Comm accepted the money he was arrested. - > THE WORLD TRAVEL BUREAO, Pulitaer (World) Building, Central and South 08, “Baggage and parcel check and night. Travellers’ checks and money ‘Telephone Feekwen 4000—Adrt, open 4 orders tor eale 1 in to-day's official state: | As he| ~GHARGES UNPROVED INGRAHAM REPORTS INTHE SWANN CASE nnsallbiciitals Commissioner Criticisey, Dis-| trict Attorney, However, in | | Findings Sent to Governor. Aur. conduct ALBANY the official |torney Edward Swann of New York | City, | | tlon of District Ate in connection with the prore of indictments arising from labor disturbances, are contained in lthe report recelved by Gov, Whitman vestigated charges preferred againat | the The original charges filed against District Attorney Swann by James A. Delehanty, at the time a Judge of the prosecutor, | Court of General Sessions in New York, and by the City Club of New York, alleged misconduct in office and incompetency, neglect and viola- tion of law in that the Prosecutor filed with the Court of General Sea sions misleading and false reeom- mendations for the discharge of ball of certain defendants indicted for va- rious crimes growing out of a labor dispute. Swann also was ch conduct In that he erce and intim‘date a witness 8. Breckinridge, at one time sistant District Attorney, mony would be material in quiry into the District Attorne duct. Commissioner Ir these charges have not bec and should be dismissed fled that in the case of the application of the discharge of bail Mr. Swann acted In good faith, The Commissioner that evidence shows the District Atte and his assiatants seem to hay ced with mis- mptel to co re an elon As- whowe test!- ine “s con uny raham finds that A usta He is sa the ne ways convinced of the fact that the di fendants under indictment in t labor cases were not guilty, and If that were true it involved the wit- nesses ugon whose testimony the indictments had been obtained tt the crime of perjury ery one of these witnesses who was willing to meet the views of the District Attorney and his assistants,” the report sets forth, an dine charged, but one who Insisted that his testimony was true was detained jin prison, subject to a conviction and a long term of Imprisonment “From this evidence, as it stands, the conclusion ta Irresistible that if |Judge Delehanty had not filed the |memorandum that he did: and if |formal charges had not been pre Isented against the District Attorney there would have been no further Investigation and no indictments for perjury.” LEAP SAVES MRS, WHITMAN AS HER AUTO FALLS 12 FEET Machine Hits Embankment on} the Road and Plunges Over. NEWPORT, R. 1, Aug. 29.—Mra. | Whitman, wife of the Governor of New York, whs in an automoyle which struck an obstruction on a road near | the Whitman cottage at Price's Ne early Monday night, ran over an em feet Into soft | out just as t turn over The car aut and one of the Mrs. Whitman |bankment and fell twelve earth, She jumped |automobile started to |the two outside wheels fered @ damaged axto, |mud guards was bent was unhurt, Few persons knew of the accident until friends of Governor and Mra Whitman called at their home to con- gratulate Mrs, Whitman on the annt- yersury of the Governor's birthday, _——_ FOR TIRED PEOPLE rid Phosphate ‘x ver ed ho heat of Row-siroholie, Duy ¢ bortle oun, j witness It. | that, | at 2:45 o'clock « x GREAT IN HONOR OF FAREWELL BANQUET STATE GUARD IS CITY'S GLOWING TRIBU crittciyme ot Feast Arranged Under Auspices of The Evening World to Have 30,- 000 Soldiers as Guests—Notable Stagefolk to Ai RYAN AND STAFF ORDERED 10 CAMP AFTER THE PARADE Will Proceed to Spartanburg Friday-——Final Police Plans for the Pageant. fie Major Gen, Jonn F. O’Ryan, com- of the Twenty-seventh Divi- sion, U. BA. ternoon to proceed on Friday after- With him mander ed orders this af- rec noon to Spartanburg, 8. C headquarter® staff and will go his headquarters company, The order came from the War Department No Indication was given of the date of departure division and their supply rder is taken to indicate that the trains, but the Nase will be on thelr way, all of them, non after the great send-off parade. ‘iden, O'Ryan and his staff have long ment's been ready to move at a mi notte The parade of nearly 80,000 men of the Twenty-seventh down Fifth Ave- nue to-day is expected to be the most brillant procession tht New York has seen, the most splendid spectacle. Two million persons are expected to It will bagthe crowning feature of the great sA@M-off celebra tion which was initiated by The Eve- ning World Final arrangements were complet ed this aft » at Division Head quarters for pageant, It became last moment to of oficérs the at the schedule marching bodies, owing to the vacan- necessary the vise sin the r First which without and Sedond Brigades. are Hrigadier Gen erals Col, Willard C. enth Regiment, Virst Brigade and Col, William Bates of the Seventy-first Regim will command the Third Brigad n 8O arran minutes p ten o'clock morning, the head of the column wil) start from One Hundred and Tenth Street and Fifth Avenue and each military. unit Fiske, of the Sev- will command the a. nt, he 1 st plan of parade has be promptly at f to-morrow will follow in ten minute intervals, so that the last unit, the ammunition trains, will leave the starting point in the afternoon, ORDER IN WHICH THE VARIOUS UNITS WILL MARCH, order in which the various units together with thelr com- manders, are as follows will mareh, Major Gen. O'Ryan, Col Harry H Handholtz, Chief of Staff, Division Headquarters Troop—Capt. Davis T. Dunbar nd Engine Col. ¢ Mt Twenty -ne nelius Vander Headquarters Third adier Gen. James W ers lirigade Lester; Brig Second (Continued on Second Page.) d Entertainment. it “as New Yor goes, so goos the ation,” then the great soul-stirring of America for which many have of which some faint hearts had almost despaired, must be renewing and revivifying the patriot- ism of Americans from the border hamlet in the Maine woods to the {Golden Gat ver since the day when Dewey's victorious armada passed majestical- ly up the North River amid the plaue dits of hundreds of thousands of proud and grateful New Yorkers, has this made manifest its loyalty and the flag of the land and the uniform of the natiot pleaded and city its devotion to army in such spontaneous manner as that which marks these days pre- the train- Ing camp of Gen, O'Ryan‘’s command, m the tower of the highest sky~ r to the roof of the tumbling ceding the departure for serap tenement, of Old Glory ripples its mes- consecration for the soldiers of the sage in @ cresendo that mounts from block to blook, from street to street and is qarried on steamer and on tug from borough to borough. ' Tho streets, emblazoned by the riche ness of the red, white and blue, are shot with another color. Everywhere In the olive drab of the service umle form of Uncle Sam. It is the austere badge of honor to which @ whole city ays tribute, mindful of its meanin, and anxious, to make fitting aeknowledgment to those who wear it, It ts spectacular; It signifies not show, Some of those who carry It so gallantly may yet give their lives for the privilege. NEW YORK READY WITH FEAST FOR 30,000, And New York, awake from dreams of money-making and pleasure seeks ing, realizes this to the full, It te determined that what be done in these last hours to express appre= clation and understanding to her soldier citizens shall be done fully and whole-heartedly Thirty thoussud New York soldiers will be guests to-night at the great fo dinner arranged under the auspices of the Mayor's Committer and The Evening World. All plang for the feast had been completed at jnoon and the bugles sounded sharp~ tock, calling the legions to for the feast, ‘Those in whose honor this gigantic banquet has been arranged are the troops comprising the Twenty-sev« enth Division, formerly the National Guard of New’ York State In addition to the dinner, to whieh hundreds of patriotic public-sptrited citizens have contributed most gen= ores of notables of the 1 provide entertainment for the departing soldiers, WILL BE A GALA NIGHT NEW YORK. It Is to be a gala night for New York's troops. From camps at Van Cortlandt Park, Mineola, Pelham Bay Park and from the big atmorles soat- as never before, not but service. can ewell jly at 6 o' assemble erously, FOR tered throughout the city will come the olive-drab clad thousands to re- celve cheering parting words and make merry. As to the dinner, it 1s to be » typl- Fc AN ertiertncrnsenaraeeccercn (ee Re ee