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MAYOR AVERTS STRIKE ON CARS; SHONTS YIELDS Company Agrees to Rein state 1 1- Men Convicted of .Misdemeanor!). COXCKSSIOXS ALSO M.VDK BY THK UNION Loadi'i s Withdraw Chnri n of Interference Willi tlmUT the c,t' Mi.,.itiiv'tiii- Wiii'1- . Mr" shon,l, woM mak no comment on UlJJfiWlllllg IV OIK. the agreement. Frldlger, Frayno and Mtxgerald looked upon It as a victory for men. They explained thut' they nro m , . . mect wl,h Qneral Manager Hedley to The controversy between officials of day to discuss the twenty-six demands tit .New York Hallways Company and which were served on the company last the carmen employed on the green car . wk b" lhe union,. , rr,,uy hy v,rri-" Mltchel. thus preventing any possibility Continental Hotel yesterday to frame de f a second strike on the surface car , wands for higher wages and better work ,,,, conditions. These demands will be rodent Theodore P. Sh.nl. of the " Thd 7, rillwsys company, at the request of the Hallway employees are to be discussed Myor, agreed to reinstate the foruteen b' the union men and Vlco-rresldcnt Ed m.n who were discharged on the. around , w!n A' Mher to-morrow. that they hail been convicted of mis demeanors during the strike. Both sides j itreed to aub:nlt to arbitration the cases of thirty-four other men dismissed for various won. The point to be de termined by the arbitrators is whether th men were really dismissed for the came named or for activities In con rectlon with the strike. The union leaders also made conces :ons. They withdrew their charge of Interference by the corpany with the orranlntlon of the men und apparently meed to make no protest against the res- "Inside" nntanlxntlon on the rall ) Being fostered by oftlclals of th company. Maor Waste No Time. Mayor Mltchel camo back from his vicatlon at the IMattsburg training camp to hear the statements of both salti In the controversy, as William U. Fitzgerald, tho union leader, had 're. fittd to arbitrate the question of the ' i sparge of the men, and the company I omcUIS r!t Ullltllir til lnv th.. m it.. I Wore the Mayor. When tho Mayor ' inrncu ins wiice m me morning he n- neunced he had a lescrvatloii nn ih.he nl!it train and saw no reason why u loyal member of the Journeymen liar thlrjs could not be decided one way or bers' Intern itlonal I'nion of America, th other during the day. Under the campaign plan laid out by When h nut reporters at S o'clock, he l'- fielder, vice-president of the nld. "Wells, boys, I'm rolng back to ' union, 5,001) will strike the first day, the camp as .r schedule. The strike Is ' nie number will walk out to-morrow. M'.tlfd. K cry thing Is harmonious 1 nnJ ,he number of strikers Is expected Why. Kltrs.rnM. Fravne anJ Pr'.iitr.r- to rtach 20.000 by Thursday. M In there no talking with President .-wn.j. .Mr. Hedley and Mr. Uuacken- , . . . nunvi, .urn. am nomioy is watching them." nui iiejore mat stage of harmony wns rt&ched the Mif,r w l ! '"! lmsy hours of argument wtth i kth sines. He argued with Mr. Shonts sr.d lie ar.-ued with the labor leaders. ' II aitrinrvnilv frs..! tv,. -I. I- .. ..- I lit ipl'arently took the side of the union j worllnR week, SO per cent. Increase in !dri in rcgunl to their contention "Kes and union recognition, that the ner. ement specified that "all" ' Secession frcm the Hox Manufac mn ere to ittuni to woik "without ! turera Astoclatlon wns reported jester ! reju.llce." day by the striking box makeis. who Wr.cn .Mayor Mltchel arrived fit his M that six of them had applied f'ffloc In the morning he crmim.nlcatd I Mre,,' for 'ettlement trms. This vie t once with Mr. Kltsgerald nnd ar- tnry brings reei.iployment under union ranttd for a conference at 10 :J0 o'clock. terms to 1,000 of the 15,OiiO sirlkors. The union men who loft the Cnntlnentni ' 'epjrts of violence iigj'.nst the pickets Hotel Inr-lciletl Kltzxerald, Hugh Kravne i' ,h' lln!n ere reported jesterdny to J H. Ileardou, P. J. snea and Thomau ! MrUorrow. When they nriUed at Cltv 11-11 they said they we-c perfectly will lr to wait until to-day for the arrival of Chairman St.nu.i. should the Mayor fxa It necessary. Piilon (irlrvimres Tnlil. The union men spent almns two hours lth the Mllnr llivlne their it "in,,.. Wore him aril Insisting that they would flrlke before they would ylald re'sai ding j 'tt llsmlsai of the fourteen men. The . Maer !:.n! 6'irne discussion with them as to the lnterp elation of the clause "with- 'ui piejmllce." niiil then he said ho o-4!d Kiiiftr with the company ntllcials, John Honcywuo.l of Ashford. Kent ling RMthur point "f view and communicate! land nnd she. niall. blushing and IS skV.ii with the union leaders If there remed a iy chance of settlement. Nxl present Shonts, Mr. Hedley srd Jjn.es I,. yiuckenlush, attorney for ' 'mpany, were called to City Hall ) the Mtvor They remained with him Itfrn 1 until 3 o'clock, p:omMn to "It call from the Mayor Mr. Mltchel i-n etit for the union leaders again t, ,a 1, .1 , ,, i.v L ' ' had made about the nl'eged Inter- rr.p or tne company officials with the , "rsrltatlin of the men. Fltigerald !sr, tu ulve n on that point. In th" meantime the Mayor had told . tn ,r.n 1.. .. v,.,. 1 , ui. I.H'l .isreed If ihe Mavor rrrpiested It. to lr.-i.ue ij,e fourteen strikers. Mr. I MM.el made It clear to the union men ' 1 ' ,f they would make concessions he I "uM make the' rfiU"t of President "lor!,. r, tni,,. th men back und thus till i1 e d.fferenres. 1 Al-ui I 1 -lock, when asuntnces from t ' 'i,. in men were forthcoming, Mayor ..in,.-, s iniin'ineo ine co ' is'.s u, i .. mllce and the company's of- lie prospect of I a str'ke gone. xiiiieiiieut by Xllleliel. XT'" 1 si ort time the Mayor called rs.. into i room, where union 1 "1 "li 1 , t y tP lal were gathered I . . . . ' 'rs.i 111 le nam ei out a state. .... . ie irr.'i arizing the diy work and'"" 1 ;u . " . '.V'" ' ire ,, , , treaty The statement fol-J I tu.e 1 11 m i-oiifereiice through ej' Hi" (.ine day, first with rcpre 'nu vr- r ne men, then with Presl- o- M i-101 Is Mr Hedley and Mr. of the New York Hall- 'iiiv, lieu iigaln with Mr, ' r"IU", Mr I'llzserald. Mr. Prayne Ftuilin closed until September 18th. TV-aBBBBBBHWaBBBBBBBBK--BTaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB1 '576 FlrT11Av(Jy COR.47WST' .TABLE WH125 nil north Beach "AIIIHIIII F..MTII ST A II1TII M I jSSVS'x OH ami iak.nivai! ijflfi. "tit So f. I QTIEKINGOP jaP- and others representing; the .men. T) upshot of the conference la that It Is agreed : First At the pergonal request of the Mayor, tho New York IUIlways Company will reinstate in their tnr. I mer positions the men held and con- victed of offences committed In connec tion with the strike. Second The discharge of the twenty eight men accused of stealing fares, of tho two men accused of Insubordi nation, of the two men accused of drunkenness and the two men accused of falling to report will be submitted to arbitration to determine whether or not these cases were In fact discharges for the causes named or for activities In the strike or In connection with tho union. The above cases submitted to arbitration, having arisen during the strike or Immediately thereafter, are to be considered In a class by them selves, and not to be taken as prece dents In dealing with similar cases hereafter. lnrd by Both Sides. "That statement was signed by both sides." said the Mayor. "In other words. It was underwritten hv both t.t u,.,i '5 j " d"nK" ,of ther break. I'm R'ad of that, for I am-golng back to 20,000 BARBERS TO QUIT; 5,000 TO-DAY Union Threatens to Make This a Shnveless, Wigless City by Thursday. The heaviest blow dealt In years to the art of conversation will be received this morning at JO o'clock. At that hour the man who Is attempting to coax your opinion on the weather, the war or the car strike will fold up his rasor and de part, for It Is on the stroke of 10 that the barber strike In New York becomes effective. No matter whether half your mus tache Is gone, regardless of the fact your hair is full nf Ihnmltmi lids rip vaiip 'ee thick with massage cream, even n ' our naircui is only nt t.ie clipper stage,' will leave vou ur.imorovril If li l Grief Is In .tore too for another enemy of the barber the baldheaded man who has been iiffrctlng luxurious lock with the assistance of a wlgmaker. A gen lrftl strlkn wnft iirrr,it ..fHn v aw. lh human hair workers. In response to which 1.000 met at Casino Hall. S5 Kust 1 fourth street. They want a fifty hour working week. 5ft n.p rnni l I " ll,'ar" Ka"ln. counsel of the union. M,a n ' oilld call upon the IHstrlct Attornej to-ilay for protection for the stiikrrH. BARONET'S SON WEDS HERE. Philip ,.M. HnaejiTooil and Mia Helm llnilson Marrlrd. Jut before the mnrr'nen H.inu closed yesterday a young coup! Invoked the services of Assistant City Clerk Frank J. Goodwin. He, well built and handsome, gave ills lir.m. flu Ililllti SI UMini,n,nAj ..... - years oiu, said sne was .Mls Helen Hud son, daughter of the Hcv. Henry II. Hud son, formerly pastor of Trinity Hapth.t Church, this city, but now of Enst Or ange. They wanted a marriage license and a marriage ceremony right away, and they got both. iioneywoou, wno is sain to d a nephew an.munel hnm n ..',... ,h , - "."'r, the marriage of the pair would take place next December, but Honeywood ar rived In New York unexpectedly a few oays ago. ami iney ueciueu to nave tne marrlago iwrformetl Immediately. Ho said In the bureau that he planned to ' 0,n,"' ,",ttnd w',h h's brl,l- ln,t 'vcnlng with a party of friend, and he n,,rt " Intention of letting them know of ,hr marriage. He gave his city adrires nH Imperial Hotel, hut It was said 'here he was not registered. H0LBR00K, PLAYWRIGHT, HURT ' . , .. ... . . . llarlrd From Motor anil Itrported Dying lu Nassau Hospital. MlNKOUk. U I.. Aug. 21. Alva M Holbrook. a playwright, received a frac ,,,rr' n h,rtik?n ,'C" 1 ?n'1 , r.ulltu littArnul IrilnrleM Iri.nnTht when I " , , i w'.u li,,pl,l fenrti lh rnnnlnK- tifinril m an nwioioouiie 10 which no riuiun from 11. s tiailllltl iiuinw i ,,i ,,.r.,i- Ington, I.. I to Plandome. He was thrown off as the car rounded a sharp . turn and struck a tree. I The four other occunants of the car quickly took Mr. Holhrook to the horns nf jir, Charles Nelsleyfl near by, and from there he wns removed to tne jxas' sau Hospital, where It was said last night he may die. Dr. Walter Martin of New York wan called nnd the In Jured man's wife nnd family hnstcned to him. ' TWO DROWNED AT CONEY. Man and Woman Carried Out by Ihe I'ndrrtoTT. A man and woman, bathing at the foot of Ocean Uoulevard, Coney Island, last night, were caught In a stiong undertow which had been running all day. and drowned before assistance eould reach them. The woman was Mollis Unman. 20 yenrs old, of 15 Thompson place, Coney Island. The mun's body was not recovered. His name was not known. Neither could swim, and when the girl's s-reams attracted attention ner I companion went to her aid, with tho re sult that he, too, was carried beyond Mm dentil. Joseph Collins, an employee of the Hotel Hhelburne, who lias already res cued several persona at the resort this summer, succeeded, with the assistance nP Mounted Patrolman Harry Mlnner, in recovering the woman's bodv. Two .. . I 1'r.r.mM l.Urwl ItuHlltal hi. .n hour ovTr h.r w.U. pulmotor In vln. MARCEL BRINDEJONC DES Unltl tu A TCI T1 I Kiuumnnioi rrcnen avi ator accidentally killed by a fall in the Verdun region, astonished the world by his remarkable long distance flights before the war. Among his exploits was an air journey from Paris to Petrograd nnd.return. BRINDEJONC, NOTED AIR WIZARD, KILLED His Aeroplane Accidentally Falls in Verdun Region Long Distance Flier. Paws, Aug. 51. Second r.leut. Marcel Hrlndejonc des Moullnals of the French fllng corps, who was a celebrated avia tor lefore the war, has been killed In the Verdun region. Ills aeroplane fell accidentally. A week after the outbreak of the war Hrlndejtmc enlisted In the flying corps and a month later went tn the front, where he had since been In ssrvlce. In October. 13M. he was mentioned In an order of the day for audi'lty In making a reronnutaan e under tire and was pro moted to the rank of serOHnt. The fol lowing December ho was made a I.leu- tenant Ilia ,l,,1..,.1 !.... ..... 1 long distance flights boforc the war. lu August, 1912. he flew ome.imo. i nues an no r. in ivu he made a rlluht acros the Channel from Paris to t.ndon and later in the same year he new from llren.en to Ilrussels , and then again to Indon In this flight i he coxered oi ,11 In 35 mil iute" Hi 19M Hr nilejow n" 'mn Pit's to Wn snrt l' iw to H "tic "burs , 1:' ii'lchied nt lteel Stockholm Conen- hagiti 1 1 The 11 liue .m tl way b. k. 1 haken and rhe I .uue on the w.i ti. k. . . lie won me miru prize 111 .mtu i .1... rtl..!.. ...., L'.,,n,,.in ' cu to .Mimt, Carlo. Starting from MaJrld. he mad- SfU miles In U hours. , urindejonc was the holder of the Pom-1 .. .. . . . .. - merv cup the Geller challenwe cup and the medii o." the Academy of Sports. HUNGARY'S CHIEFS AT LUUA1. 1 Andrn, Aiul mid ltaUtvsk . , . inirrvienpu i.ie r.iiipi mr. Amhtekpam tvla Ixtnilon), Aug. 21 A Vienna despatch says that Lount Julius Andrassy, Count Albert Apponyl and Stephen Itakovsky, the leaders of the Hungarian opposition, nave neen succes- slvely rcielvcl In audience by Kmperor l'lancls Joseph. After the audiences the Hungnrlan leaders returned to Hudapcst. There have been frequent indications 1 that tile uuestlon of a separate peace for Hungary was le;r.g eriouiy consinereo. The Hungarian have been aseitlng for some time that their troops were being Cfi.rirt....a in u.iv. Austria, nnd u tdan was recently formuluted to separate the tWO Iirillle. Hungarian troops are reported to have I t V 'e 1 sslisViLMssssKssHpsssssssi KsH mr raBLriSiV mutinied only 11 few weeks ago an.l bun- "My wife woke me up and -aid she ane )if ((l( n,mIll(.tim Arln, dreds were shot. Hoth the .new Indc smclM Miioke, was ti e way the vv pnrss ,.',...., gun ar.l rev olver expert, has isrii'leiit party, of which fount Karol) I Is started out to tell abjut the explosion. , ,.,,,,, stlelow's lawveis and head, and tile opiwltlon. have asked for "I told her It amelled more like ciffe. 1(rrU,. )n Au,i to-morrow. lie a statement of the peaio terms that Hun- The second time she woke me up I told , n fsrterce ad gatv would accept, but have proclaimed her to get up and we'd beat It So we ,,Ul,pll , ,), ,r ,,Un on impor that they would resist any attempt to got In a boat and rowed ac-o-s to I'.er , )n ,,ew-ty discovered evidence in which take Transylvania from Hungaiy anil IS, I always kept a boat ready, for we r,.v;ver said to have been used give it to ltutnunla. were In the explosion six years ago." ( munler of Phelps and his houn- j Towns said his principal thought wis u.,,,.ri Maicaret Wolcott. Uc nnUD TVVT cniVTO W v 1 " Kt away before the cars went up. t ,(..," F.irne, to-day that Thomas . 3. BVian l0i5niUU,a ll, I. Thrv were successful In landing at i.'oni- (njr iy, the detective employed by Stle- munlpaw about Ave minutes before the Icw.H fji'ends hid found the body of a loner Manhattan Alarmed first explosion o'curred. No truce of the j j,orse which It Is said was killed Traced to U eriiors Isliind. 1 shack could be found afterward. It was llV' K11B :i o c'niinell with a .2: rallluc blown to atoms. revolver. A "- calibre revolver win Lower New 'Vork was Interested and Mrs. Towns corroborated her hiisl.tnd's ,,..,.1 ,t,e I'helps murder. O'llrady l alarmed last evening by two tremendous1 testimony When asked Just how far ( t),e old. Ion tlie same weapon was ised explosions that shook the earth and mad.! t,0r Hhack was from the tire she ic- fr ,, j,. visible all lloveniois Island, where the ,,edi I Mni'iiei- expert Albert Hamilton. Ie- explosions occurred. Inquiry ut the De-1 ,.,,( ,ecause I might tell a lie." U)j,., ilt suelovv's trial that the icvolver partment of the Kast army headciuarters , Asked if she looked out towaid the mo.ltji cd I v the piioccutlou ami said to disclosed that the detonations were ttic , e.,j nf llu. 1 .1-. Mrs. Towns replied: helong to Stlelow was the one wlthwhiih result of a test of signal bombs. vpear man! Don't ask me. I was ,1., lmlr,ier was comMiltted, This testl- iwiifH jnii uie.wiiij 1 w .--,,, t .,1,- ply of these explosives. Two of the b nibs aie selected at random, and as no other testing ground near New ork Is available Governors Island Is used. To Judgo by the noise and the name the homhs of last night were a success. ' CITY PAYS HIGH FOR ITS GAS. liliiua County Company Pleads Contract nnd Demur In Mult. The city will have to pay the Kings "- . . " .. ' i" county l.ignnng i;umpany iii.ij trim llirillSfieil iroill vliuiiei, ti'n, I" .une, l 15. or file a belter defence than )t naSi according to a decision )esteiday f jUSre Crane lu lirooMyn sustaining .1... ,1. m, nf ih. ,',iiimnv in the I'or- i.oratlon Counsel's answer to its suit, Tn ,,ty contended that under the act 1 llf )!)0.-, ,, (.nmpan.v cannot charge the . 11.,,i,.i1,I1ti.v ,nru limn 75 cents a 1.U00 I teet for KI1K n rendered a bill on u hjsls of '.1.1 cents. Counsel for the company maintained that the contiact with the city was made prior to the passage of the law, RECTOR'S MEMORY HONORED, Well Known Catholics Attend Mass at Xnrntogn Nprlnus. SAr.ATisiA. N. Y Aug. 21. Mr. and Mrs. James Hutler and funilly, .Mr. und Mrs. (icorge W. I,oft, Mrs. Thomas T xx'lilie nnd fiimllv. Mr. and Mm Kllgore um, famiiyi cturetice Mnikay, Mr. and Mrs. C, W, Morse and Mrs. August new motit, Sr., were among those who occu pied pows yesterday In the Unman Cath olic Church of St. Peter's here at a sol enin mass of requiem in memory of the late flight Hev, Monslgnor Matthew A. Taylor, formerly rector of the Church of the Messed Sacrament. Seventy-first street nnd Hroudway, New York, and chaplain of the Catholic Club. Yester day marked the second anniversary of the death of Mgr. Taylor. The Ilev, Terence 11. (illniartln, as slstant rector of the Church of the Hlessed Sacrament, New York, was the eelebrant of the muss. He wns assisted by the Hev. Fathers Flood and Fox of Saratoga anu cumpocu 01 new lorx. THE -SUN, TUESDAY, FIRST BLACK TOM EXPLOSION ON LAND Witnesses at Inquest Into Death of Patrolman Deny Water Story. 200 GABS OFTEN AT PIER Dynamite and Munitions Jloorcd There Beyond I. C. C. Time Allowance. Witnesses testifying before Coroner Charles Hoffman In Jersey City yester d;ty afternoon at the Inquest Into tho death of Patrolman Henry Doherty, who died from Injuries received nt the time of the Hlack Tom explosion three weeks ago, all agreed that the first blowup occurred on land nnd not on water ns asserted by some officials of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. These witnesses were detectives em ployed to guard the ammunition on the peninsula which was being shipped to the Allies and a colored couple who with their children lived In a shack near the scene of the explosion. Testimony was adduced under the State's examination conducted by Sec ond Assistant Prosecutor James V. Mc Carthy Intended to prove that there were at times as many as 200 cars and many barges tilled with high explosives which were kept moored at the Hlack Tom piers at night Instead of going - Qravesend Hay. I,leut. Bbeneier Clostermann of the Jersey City Police Department testified to finding Doherty In an unconscious condition Immediately following the Mrst exploslun. l.leut. Martin gave simi lar testimony. Drs. Joseph Hinder ami Jhn Hottl of the City Hospital, Jersey City, internes' staff explained In detail , v;..r:.. 'rr;;.: 1 after the explosion. James Gibson, a detective In the em ploy of the Dougherty Detective Agency of Newark, was the next wltneis called. He said that there were die barges loaded with high explosives alongside the piers on the night of tho explosion, as well as 200 loaded cars In the freight yards. He said he never saw any watch men about the place. Ilt Ran lo a Boiler Home. . . , , . , , 1 Alter seeing ine nro which it he explosion. Gibson said, he rail to a boiler house and awakei.e, a erlppled :' 'L.'J " ,np cripple exclaimed ; .i. .. . . , V afore the war. be cripple exclaimed ; , from Paris IIWI Those cars are tilled t hi. speed was U. d nam e . ..,., ,,'VcV; m where the c irs were aflre 1 t urretl rlglit where the cars were nnre, that he was thrown to the ground by the force of It an, that from tho time "t the necond explosion until he went horns at 4 Hi o'clock he remembers noth-, tng about what happened. I Jesse Hums, another private detective. I lth Oil. the morning of the explosion, was the next wlliie. He "l-l that he never met any watchmen . . ,h, ,h ' , r: .: .L- ...... :...., . Ul I'A II1UI1 r III HIT- ).!! IIIUI IIIUIIIIIIK .v, and that there were at least nine barged loaded with munitions. 1 met nil old watchman who didn't i even know how to turn in an alarm." Hums tr-M the Coroner and Jury. "He . Wait IIT w it I triiiiimi 1 rn, 1 tuiii'-tl In an alarm. Then I called to the peo-1 n the barges." pie on the Parges. ' HurtiH said ho had teen barges remain at (he pier three days before they flnalty pulled away. I'nder the ruling of the In- t rstate Commerie I'oiiiiiilsslon no bartes utre to be kept longer than fort) -eight , ,out. ThN testimony was brought out ,y the State In' an effort to pniu tint tp ruiP!) f the lommisslon teganling tj,f movement of munitions were nut lived up to celved fiom Gov. Whltmm a reply to Asked If he had ever heard any order-' his leanest for the removal of Knlcker helng given that barges be taktn away bocker from the Stlelow prosecution on at night. Hums bald he hud not. , the ground of bits. The request was sfiit last midnight by special delivery Wntchiiinn Awakened liy SmnUe. letter Among hi' counsel Stlelow nlso , has David A. White of Medina, his at- l-.rcklel Towns, colored, told of the ,rIU,y of rcconl. and Mrs. Grace Hum! wild time he hud to get nny from the fclrm ' . v,nv York, who obtained the explosion. He lived with his wife nnd two hoyi In a 'trick on one side of the Pier HIMIOV leei uw.ij ,nlll wil'-ie lilt- nrst explosion oecurreu. (, 10 uny iniiiKiiig iiui waeiner vveu ,.,.( away and thinking 'Isnit the poor i,emi!e In the barges." Andrew llaker, captain of the scow .'ra'( testltled th: 1 1 ' .nil juaded w sill,. t,v pier, . .l( j,ull)fHt WUI that there were nine 1 til e.xplusives, along. Tlie Inquest will be coulluued to. morrow. 'and obtained iill'.davlts from two hrcth ASQUITH SEES NO PEACE BASIS, er. who swore they saw O'Connell the day after the I'heljs murder with a 22 Holy Terms Offered, He Adda, Arr t'liiifllclnll) Olvrn.' London, Aug, 21. "The Of I man !nv-1 essanly has developed Into a flight eminent has shown 110 disposition to against the Dlsliict Attorney. Ins caused agree tu peace except on terms that mu-h bitter feeling among Alhlcn towns would he Intolerable or humiliating to people. The lesldents have t iken side" some of the Alles'," said Premier As- ,nie with Sllflnw's friend", but must of qillth. If'.ilyltig In the Houc of Coin- them nro Knickerbocker's The most inona to-day lo Sir William pollard , heritable of the Knickerbocker partl llyles, one of Ihe little group of pc:ne MH togtir, M rs. lluiiilton and the advocates. fnilicr New York lawvers ns Interlopers. The suggestion of Dr. Zimmerman (Herman I'nder-Hecretni y for Foreign Affairs) that the llntente Is Inlliienccd by any presnno from Hreiit lliltulu Is quite untrue," milled the Premier. Asked further whether terms of any hind bad been suggested Premier As qulth replied: "Only what has been seen In the press ; nothing olllcial." BRITISH LOSE 2,550 OFFICERS. t'nsunlty 1,1st for l.nst WrrU of July llrnvlrst of War. l.iiNIKJN. Aug. 21. Casualties among llrltlsli ofllrerH during the last seven days of July were heavier than in liny previous period of the war, again show In;; tho effecta of the present offensive on the western front. The casualty lists Include 737 killed, 1.6SS wounded nnd 1.14 missing, a total nf 2,559. They bring the aggregate losses since the beginning of the war tn 36,418, of whom 10.K42 have been killed or have died of wounds, 22,978 have been wounded nnd 2,590 lire miss ing. . Among the ofllrera nf high rank Major- flcn. lngJiivllle-Wllllams wns killed, three Hrlgadler-flenernlM wero wounded ami one Colonel and nine Lltutenant- Colonels were killed, " 'AUGUST ' 22,' ltnl dllElLUll ArriUAYll I""1 Jrn The .lory Is not confirmed here, but Condemned Mnn Swears He Talked With O'Connell on Night of Murder. HIS WIFE COBBOBOBATES Statement Sworn To Before Prisoner Knew of Horso Trader's Confession. Almon'. N. Y., Aug. 21. Mrs. Inex Mllholland Holssevaln, one of the group of New Yorkers working In behalf of Charles V. Stlelow, condemned to death for th murder of Charles B. Phelps, arrived In Albion to-day with Htlelow's affidavit that Clarence O'Connell, an Auburn ronvlct, In compnny with an other man, wns nt or near the Phelps home In West Shelby. N. Y the night of March 21, 1313, when the crime was committed. Mrs. Holsnevnln said Stlelow gave her this Information when sho was talking to him more than a week ago at Sing Sing. She raid It was before Stlelow had heard of the confession of the horse trader, Krwln King, who told the au thorities of Cattaraugus county that he and O'Connell had done the murder and that Stlelow knew nothing about It. Mrs. Laura Stlelow, wife of the con demned man, was questioned to-day as toon as the nature of Htlelow's affidavit became known. She later made an affi davit corroborating her husband. "Stlelow told me that on the night - nghV wagon droV up to of the murder, between S nnd 10 o'clock " " " I'lr residence, said Mrs, Hjlsacvaln. "He said they arked h I in who he was and then one of them, whom ho recognized ns O'Con nell by his olco. Inquired, 'Does old man Phelps still live across the road?' Stlelow said he nnswered In the affirma tive nnd the two men drove on. He did not recognize King In the dark ness, although he knew both men." Itritardrd aa Important. Mrs. Stlrlow's affidavit, according to Mrs HohcevHlii. was m ide without i ktM,w.,lK.- of what her husband had wonl ,t.r Mntcmcll coincided with ,hl of ,,, . ,h '' he nUht of the murder, but she sal, I slie was not nblc to Identify . . "AT regard the affidavits as extremely Important notwithstanding 1 'e late date at which they were mide Helf.ervliur character which '' "i. w r s. i ung iliaracter wmc i fi b,H:u,, '" ' lc" !?orJS" ,f Ki Keruot ker, l,'riit Attorne or O. eai.s county Knickerbocker prose- futed Stlelow and will c.ppoe a new1 trial nt the hearing before Supreme ", Justice A J Hodenbeck In Hoch- istcr on cdnesda. i Kresli ac.,ul!th,ns to Stlelow's coun-l F, lir Mrruln ... AUl(,.. .mos. ,1.1... t-. V ..... 1 .Mir. .1 'trnr , ,., .,11, , , , ,1 1 1 m is , Merchant. Thomas Molt Osborne's per sonal attorney, came this morning. MIsha Appelbautn, head of the llum.ml-, tarlum full, which Is leading the tlglit for Stlelow, W114 with them. Appe'.baum I jitrii uhij tu inn iTniiun.i uviui v he directed a scorching letter to Ulstrlc.t Attorney Knickernocker, caning on htm Attorney Knickerbocker, 1 lo pun-ure an Indictment against Kln for tin- murder. lie charged that Kmrker.iofkrr had refused to Investigate the truth of King's confession nnd had, In fact. Lent cery effort to prove an I alibi for Kins James W. Osborne and Stuart M. Kohn of New Yolk ere alieady on the s vne. .Mr, u-iiriie hau not to-nignt re .., (.v i.toncc against King and trailed hlm un(tl llla c.,,,tuie at Pavilion. N. V. Itevolver Htpcrt failed. monv will lie nssaiieii ni ine iiiMiiuK V .liiesilav Three or the lawyers, Os borne, Wl-lte and Kohn, went to the Jail lo.iluy to examine the bullets taken from li e imdles of Phelps und his house keepir. Mr l.ane has received permls sliin to examine them microscopically to m.'rrow. Mr While wa In ..oekpnrt yesterilay calibre re olver. The brothers said ivi'niinell killed the horse that day. i The Ugh; to save Stlelow, which nee- ,()hei h go further and ascribe a vailety of motives for the activity In behalf of Stlelow. WHITMAN GUTS REQUEST Itellef Ilxpreii.ed Me Will Not Din- place li nlel.crhockrr. Ai.mant, Aug. 21 - The letter contuln Ing James W. Osborne's rf'jurM fir the ilteipnatlon of a special deputy Attor ney, deneriil to supplant District At itoiney John C, Knickerbocker of Or leans county in the handling of the Stlelow case, vvn.i received at the llxecu live Chamber to. night. Its cjntenis will not be made public until tiny. Whitman has read It. It Is believed here that the (inventor will di c line to Interfere with the Dis trict Attorney's conduct of the case. Danish Outlook Hrlghtrr. CorKNHAOKN, via London, Aug 21, After a meting to. day attended by dele, gates fiom each parly and memhsrs of the (love rumcnt, the situation with re gard to the sule of the Danish West Indies seems clearer. The belief prevails that the coalition Cabinet can be formed and tha terms of the sale of the Islands nettled. UriDO NDiU lernm.nt near ft. Panama CanM. j THE r.PNIMNP I HEARS JAPAN GETS LAND NEAR CANAL Lansing Orders Investigation of Bcport of Transfer in Pniinina. Washington, Aug. 21. Secretary of State Lansing to-day said this Govern ment would liiNcjtlgatu a reort from Panama that Hamon Vahlei. newly elected President or the republic, hnd been Instrumental In getting a large land concession for the Japanese- Gov niTriiTaW 5 1 ' A ri. 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