St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 18, 1916

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INQUIRY INTO CALL DN CITY HALL GLERK FOR ELECTION TUND Letter Asks Civil Service Man for Contribution, in Viola- tion of Charter. i” i E —_—_ : é | The Big Result Medium of St. Loui: a. - a3 ——— it 2 i de 4 a he het ’ | BS «FE * mit % ee ; ee" pea” Piet . a | ) ) b> SS a, % ag % a Be. v ‘ z * E - oe at” re Bete: * ab a . - 3 EB Ce a MS Os eo le ws V H wr! 7 — NO RELIEF FROM WARM WEATHER 1S PROMISED THE TEMPERATURES. Map of the Day's Fighting Along the Western Front mae er ia t » MELT CP ig ae Zz ~~ Humidity at 7 a. m. today, 78 per The weather forecast for St. Louls and vicin- ity for the next 36 hours — fair and continued warm tonight and Wednesday — of- fers no measure of relief from the 9-degree weather | of the past three weeks. But thun- dershowers in the western portion of the State and m general unset- tled condition in the northwestern portion, may be regarded as a hopeful indica- tion, according to official Weather Forecaster Hayes. In St. Louis yesterday there were desultory sprinkles in the outlying dis- tricts, and an overcast sky in the aft- ernoon, with rolling thunder, caused the mercury to fall -to 76 last night for the low point. : Official forecast for St. Louis and vicinity: Fair and continued warm tonight and tomorrow. Missouri—Generally fair tonight and to- morrow; warmer tonight in northwest por- tion; continued warm tomorrow. Illinois—Generally fair and warm tonight and tomorrow. Stage of the river: 19 feet; a rise of . 20f a foot. SPAIN GOING OUT AFTER AMERICAN TOURIST BUSINESS Luxurivus Racing Course Established as an Attraction; King Buys a Stable. SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, July 18.— Bull fighters and their partisans look askance at a luxurious new establisk- ment just completed here, where thor- oughbred horses have begun racing 01 a male hitherto unknown in Spain. The race course has all modern im- provements, with grandstands that ri- val those of Longchamps and Auteuil near Paris. Alfonso XIII has not only sanctioned the enterprise, but has given it vogue by acquiring a stable of thor- breds himself. Spain has shown a remarkable burst of energy since the war began, with King Alfonso setting the example. He ‘has accorded special facilities to com- HIGHER COURT ‘Against Execution of Knight for Treason. POLICEMAN IS SIGNED BY TYPEWRITER, KILLED, | ONE RECOURSE LEFT, Several Others Wounded by Fire of Black in Barricaded Home. Ninth Ward Republican Club Officials Deny They Author- ized Making of Appeal. 1D Sir Roger Has a Possible Chance gf ~~ ito Take Case to House of Lords. CHICAGO, July 18.—H. J. McIntyre, a negro religious fanatic, 30 years old, becoming violently insane today, killed four persons and wounded three others with a rifle before the police, whom he ]}. held at bay for an hour, killed him and his wife. MeclIntyre’s wife is supposed to nave assisted him at least to the extent of reloading his weapons, as a cartridge belt was found around her waist siim1- lar to the one worn by her husband. Many shots were exchanged between the crazed man, barricaded in his flat in a two-story brick structure at 320 North Irving avenue, and the police. The latter made an ineffectual attempt to burn the place and exploded three charges of dynamits under it as they were unable to make headway against the rapid and accurate fire of the negro. The dead, besides McIntyre and his Wife, are Stuart Dean, 60 years old, po- liceman; Mrs. Josephine Overmeyer, 28, neighbor; Edward Knox, 34, negro neigh- bor; Alfred Matthews, 30, negro neigh- bor. Edward Clement, detective sergeant, has three bullet wounds, and is seri- ously injured. Grover Crabtree, a po- liceman, was slightly wounded and Mrs. Edward Knox seriously injured. Negro Leaves Note. The explosions blew the rear porch and part of the kitchen into the alley and when the police were able to enter the building it was a wreck. They found an explanation of McIntyre’s, deed in a note which he left scrawled in lead pencil on a solled pieec of ‘orown wrapping paper. “The Almighty God has made me a prophet unto all nations and also my wife, Hattie McIntyre,” ran the note “You shall know that the Lord has sent me to gather unto the Lord the LONDON, July 138.—Without hearing the attorneys for the crown, the Court | of Criminal Appeal today dismissed Sir | Roger Casement’s appeal from the ver- 4 dict of the lower court which found .- him guilty of treason for which Viscount : Reading, the Lord Chief Justice. sen- tenced him to death. For a day and a half, Alexander Sul- ivan, Sir Roger’s counsel, argued be- fore the court, quoting many authori- ties in favor of his contention that the _ offense of treason depended upon | whether the accused dwelt under the * protection of the King and that the crime could not be committed without the sealm. He abandoned his other points in regard to the Lord Chief Jus- tice’s definition of the offense. As soon as Sullivan had concluded his argument the Court retired to consider whether the attorneys for the crown | would be called on to reply. It soon | ecided to the contrary, which indicat- ' ed that the appeal had gone against > 8ir Roger, who was present during the ' afgument and when judgment was given. | ##A further appeal to the House of Lords is possible only if the Attorney- _ Genera) gives a certificate that the de- |. , Cision of the Court of Criminal Appeal f / involves a point of law so exceptionally } # important that it is desirable in the _ public interest that a still higher court @ §@ should deal with it. This has been done _ only twice since the Court of Appeal Was established, eight years ago. Justice Darling, in delivering the judg- ment, expressed the indebtedness of the } Court to Mr. Sullivan for his well-cog- _ sidered and well-delivered argumente _. 08 thedustiooessereetitimaehem, add. City Counselor Daues today announced that he was conducting an investigation which he expected would lead to the prosecution of at least two persons on a charge of soliciting political contribu- tions from men in the classified service of the city. The new charter specifical- ly prohibits the solicitauion of such con- tributions. The City Counselor said that Oliver Miller, a clerk in the Street Depart- ment, had turned over to him a typ>- written letter, which he received July 13. The letter bore as signatures the names typewritten of Thomas Smart, president, and John Schlingman, secre- tary, but did not state the name of any organization of which they were ofti- cers. One Per Cent of Salary Suggested. The letter asked that Miller contr.t- ute money “‘for financial purposes,”’ und stated that ‘“‘the boys’ were contribut-) ing one per cent of their salaries. It suggested that if Miller would con- tribute a larger amount, they wouli appreciate his action. Smart and Schlingman are officers of the Ninth Ward Republican Club. The: ward is controlled by Charles Troll, more widely known as Cap Troll, and the club is said by politi- clans to be supporting former Judge Henry Lamm for the nomination fo: Governor. In such support it is a part of the Republican faction head- ed by City Collector Edmund Koeln, which is opposing Mayor Kiel ang | City Counselor Daues. The letter received by Miller calls at- tention to the large number of candi- dates and the need for money in the primary. It asks him to send his con- tribution to Louls Géimer, who, the FRENCH YIELD IN FIERCE FIGHTING NEAR BIACHES ae e z sy Sag a Ct Teutons Fail to Recapture La Maissonette, But Spread Out Along Canal— Advantage Rests With French in Hand Grenade Actions Before Verdun. continued “ % = . PARIS, July 18.—Official advices received from Saloniki under date of Monday say that cannonading is in progress along the entire Saloniki front. HILLY i MEAUCOURT 2% § gpa — FORMER BATTLE LINE. GE — PRESENT BATTLE LINE HE British attack is fiercest at British objective is Bapaume, while Longueval (indicated by anjthe French are headed for Pe arrow) and between Longue-j|ronne. Both are important railway val and Hardecourt. They are at the|centers and their possession would outskirts of Pozieres, where they won| seriously menace the German com- a trench last night. municatien lines. . The Germans are attacking flercely| The dotted line represents the Franco- LONDON, July 18.—Substantial progress by the British on a front of 1000 yards north of Ovillers was announced today by the War Office. | The Germans made an attack last night on the French line’ south of the Somme and gained ground in the vicinity of Biaches, the French war office announced today. | : The official British statement follows:|ter-attacks where the German trenches “Thick mist and incessant rain still are interfering with our operations in the neighborhood of the Somme, but to the north of Ovillers we made substan- tial progress last night on a front of 1000 yards. The enemy were driven out of es OF MILES _ brity of cases an egg that is is liable to exert con- - pe iY ? - ‘J +r ros aN Eis, Se is we Ca a } oy Sa es - , me hy a __NEW ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN FOR ae : > i d ting that they were worthy of the best traditions of the King’s courts, but he declared that they had been answered by the attorneys of the crown at the first trial. Attorney Michael Francis Doyle of Philadelphia, of counsel for Sir Roger, expressed an, opinion today that it was improbable the Attorney-General] would certify the case for appeal to the House of Lords, as the Appeal Court did not consider it necessary to hear the argu- ment for the Government. “Powerful influences are working for & reprieve,’’ said the attorney, and there Were strong hopes of one being grantd. UNITED STATES WARSHIPS Capable of Firing a Three-Inch Shell ‘ More Than Five Miles Into i Alr at Ninety Degrees. WASHINGTON, July 18%—An auti gun, the first to be used by the United States navy, will supple- ment the armament of the entire vwat- tleship fleet and several designated Cruisers, it was announced here to- day. The battleships Pennsylvania and Nevada already have been equipped with these guns, and 18 other ships «nd cruisers are to be fitted out as rap- idly as they are available for navy yard work. The new defense weapon consists of ® machine rifle about 50 calibers tony panies and capitalists for the building of hotels at favorable points, such as Seville, Cadiz and Algeciras. The city of Barcelona is organizing a systematic movement with a view to attracting American visitors. SCHOOL BOARD SAVES $1000 THROUGH WASTE PAPER SALES Children’s Efforts in That birection Expected to Realize $12,000 for Teachers’ Fund. A saving to the Board of Educa- tion of $1000 through the sale of waste paper from the schools and the beard’s offices ,which formerly was burned by the janitors, ts said by Stephen A. Wagner, member of the board, who instituted the reform, to have been effected during the school year just closing. In addition to this saving to the board Wagner caused to be instt- tuted in the schools a paper saving campaign among the pupils, who since April 1 have been bringing papers to school to be sold in lots for the benefit of the pension fund of the Teachers’ Annuity Association. Wagner said he expected to realize about $12,000 for the teachers’ fund from the sale of the paper collected by the children. The average price paid for the waste stock has been 35 cents a hundred pounds. A higher price is expected for next year. BRYAN KEEPS COOL WITH HAND letter states, is “our treasurer.’’ Geimer is treasurer of the Ninth Ward Repub- lican Club. Schlingman, who resides at 2343 South Seventh street and is employed in the office of the Recorder of Deeds, said that he did not sign the letter, did not authorize and did not know anything about it. Smart Denies Signing Letter. Smart, a clerk in Collector Koeln’s of- fice, said he was president of the Ninth Ward organization, but professed to know nothing of the letter. He said it was customary for members of the club to pay as dues 1 per cent of their sal- aries, if they were city employes and received more than $60 a month. He said they were never called on for their dues unless they were delinquent. He said the letter received by Miller, however, was not such a letter as would be sent to a member who was behind in his dues. He denied signing the letter, or authorizing it. The section of the charter prohibiting any person from soliciting campaign contributions from city employes, reads: “Any person who shall directly or in- directly solicit amy assessment or con- tribution for amy political party from any person in the classified service shall be deemed gulity of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10, nor more than $500, or imprisoned not more than 100 days, or by both such fine and im- prisonment.”’ remnant of the Adamic seed.” At this place in the scrawl the negro wrote three capital ‘C’s’’ and the ini- tials “PP. H.” “The Lord has made the saviour of all Africans of America and now ! shall recommend all that are worthy unto my heavenly father, the Great God of all creation. The Lord has given me a spirit to judge the quick and the dead. “I must in this land that I may car- ry my reports unto Almighty God con- cerning the land of the United Statés.’’ Policeman’s Story of Fight. Frank Freemuth, : poligeman, this story of the fight: “Stuart Dean was shot when he en- tered the building after breaking down a rear door. I and four policemen were with him, but he was the first to en- ter. He was shot and killed the in- stant he crossed the threshold. “Clement and Crabtree were shot when they entered to recover Dean's body. Both fell, and we had to go in and get the three of them. “The crazy negro was barricaded be- hind a trunk and other articles when we came in. He had a rifle and re- volver and fired rapidly.’ Mrs. -Knox gave this version: “IT was awakened about 5 o'clock by shouts and screams. The screams caine from a woman at MclIntyre’s home. We went out on our porch, my husband i» front, and at that moment a bullet struck him and he fell dead.” Mrs. Knox was shot in the back when she started into the house to warn her to!d today south of the Somme River at Biaches (indicated by an arrow), where the French admit the attack- British positions at the beginning of the offensive, July 1. The heavy black line shows the gains the allies have made since that date. ers have gained some ground. The SENATE APPROVES ENLARGED NAVAL BUILDING PROGRAN Measure Provides for 157 War Vessels in Three Years; 8 Big Ships Next Year. WASHINGTON, July 18.—The Senate today adopted the enlarged buildirg program of the naval bill by a viva voce vote. It provides for the construction with- in three years of 157 war vessels of nil classes and for four dreadnoughts and four battle cruisers to be built next year. The ships to be constructed by July 1, 1919, under the Senate program fol- low: SHERIFF'S OFFICE ACCUSED OF DELAY IN LEVYING ON AUTO Complaint to Judges Declares Deputy Was Not Diligent in Seizing Machine. A complaint against the Sheriff's of- fice was filed with the Circult Judges today by Attorney Ford W. Thompson in behalf of Edward A. Kalthoff, a client, the allegation being that a Dep- uty Sheriff did not use due diligence ia seizing an automobile on which Kalt- hoff€hnad levied. In June 1915, Kalthoff obtained a judgment for $96.50 against Frederick P. marx. A year later he learned that Marx had an automobile in the rear several strongly defended points and we captured some prisoners and six ma- chine guns. “Near Wytchaete (Belgium) we made a successful raid into German trenches. Opposite Cuinchy (Northern France) 4 similar attempt by the enemy was frus- trated by our fire.” The French official day fays: “South of the Somme the Germans attacked yesterday evening and last night our positions from the village of Biaches as far as La Maissonette. Notwithstanding the repeated efforts, which cost them heavy losses, they were not able to obtain possession of La Maissonette. German detachments spread along the canal on the east side of Biaches where the fighting continues. “On the left bank of the Meuse (Verdun front) a surprise attack against our trenches at Hill 304 was repulsed by our fire. On the right bank of the river the night was marked by fighting with grenades in the vicinity of the Chapel of Sainte Fine and west of Fleury. The enemy was repulsed everywhere. There was, active artillery fighting in the re-; gion of La Laufee and Chenois.” Rain Hampers Operations. The British official statement issued at London last night, said: “Rain and heavy mist again interfered with the operations. Nothing of import- ance occurred on the British front to- day. ‘‘In the local actions which have taken ‘ statement to- Riga and threw 18 bombs on the lower part of the town. “In Volhynia, in the region of the lower Lipa, our treops continued to press the enemy. Prisoners are still coming in. “Northwest of Kimpolung our cav- alry have advanced along the Kiril- babah-Marmarooksiget road.” Be Troops in German —— Lake HAVRE, France, July 4.— troops operating’ in German East Africa have reached the shore of Lake Vic- toria, and in a seven-hour engagement fought on July 7 they dispersed the Ger- mans opposing their advance, taking the | German commandant prisoner and in- flicting a number of losses on the Get- mans, according to an official statement isuued by the Belgian War Office today. The review covers the operations of Gen. Tombetr’s army during a period beginning June 3%. SBriefly, the state- ment says these operations were as {ol- lows: “After defeating the enemy o. June %, one day's march east of Biaramuly, Col. Molitor’s brigade continued to ad- vance eastward with the object of o- cupying the southwestern shore of Lake Victoria and cutting the retreat south- ward of the lat of the enemy's forces still holding out in the region. between the Upper Kagera River and Lake Vic- toria. “The Beigian troops on June 77 reached the shore of Lake Victoria at two points, ~~ 4 eh ce with the other end of | Namirembe and Basira Yombo. They | Sn capable of hurling a three-inch made a number of prisoners. In a sharp = 27,000 feet into the air at an ansle _ 0f90 degrees. and can deliver its charge Daues said that in making his investi- gation he was not influenced by the fact that the organization whose officers’ of his home at 343 Wyoming street. place we have captured some more pris- He levied on the automobile. The com- Battleships, 10, four this year. oners and the total number of unwound- Battle cruisers, four in 1917. niece. McIntyre first attracted attention at ON IGE CAKE WHEN HE TALKS com cyiber 3 ie} , waltz ng mouse will make Olutions in a day with ab- utside assistance. ot absolutely certain, as-~ y reasonably convinced that esn't suffer from bad trol- m the suburbs. r. St cks, think that a rich ar go through the eye ; ow. I will, however, my lawyers have dra some very small loop: - ” . ~ we = eT ct eas ees as » Se ae Coie oe pice le coal - - ane “i * sae (a wig jy > ~ a > f y r E ere } is Seas 2 Meet : . be pint SG VO Sn ie ad Se ae ps 4 2 2 os e 2 PS RA ee eee Cs ae Sat es = ee ae eer ee Ty” pe Boe be : a. ae ‘atta " a Ee ee, eee poi at oe x sil , ee +7) Wo EGR a ee re oe, 5 Se 4 z 4 $y PRS OE 7 : — : s : At . . az “A ea a & SS % a) > ‘St rapid fire rate. 3 2 son—Physicians Doubt Her. - | doubted today whether a young i@ feature of the piece is that when at an elevation it is so disposed it is impossible for the charge to back on the deck. . ~. WAKANSAS CITY HOTEL to Be Mies Helen Morri- Recovery CITY, Mo., July 18.—Physt- | believed to be Miss Helen Mor- of St. Paul would survive more oe “har Not So Fortunate for His Audience, Whe Had to Listen and Swelter Much Longer. William Jennings Bryan showed a Chautauqua audience at Granite City yesterday how to keep cool in a tent when the temperature is above 90 degrees. Bryan was the orator of the éay. Throughout his address he kept his right hand on a piece of ice in a pan by his side and did all his wes- turing with his left. Occasionally he lifted his right hand from the ice and gave the bald spot on his head a cooling caress. The plan worked well. Bryan kept as cool as any cucumber could have kept under the same circumstances. It did not work so well for the audi- going longer than he would have been able to without it. And there were no cakes of ice for his hearers. JUDGE CAUGHT IN LAW NET Men Who Fined 400 Pleads and He~ capes Punishment. . CINCINNATI, July 18.—Four hundred |! fi i gREEES i & ence, The cake of ice kept Bryan names appeared on the letter were mem- bers of a faction in Republican politics opposed to the faction with which he is aligned. ? ‘ ‘ABRAM ELKUS NOMINATED AMBASSADOR TO TURKEY New Yurk Lawyer Was Recommended by Heary Morgenthau, His Predecessor. WASHINGTON, July 18.—Abram Elkus of New York was nominated by Presi- dent Wilson today as Ambassador to Turkey to succeed Henry Morgenthau, who retired to become chairman of the Finance Committee of the Democratic bNational Committee. Elkus is a lawyer and was recom- mended by Mr. Morgenthau. Elkus is 530 years olf and was burn and educated in New York City, where he began practicing law in 1888. He has been prominent at the bar, eni some time ago was considered by Presi- dent Wlson for a place in Federal Court in New York. He is one of the leaders of American Jewry. HAMLIN TO BE RENOMINATED WASHINGTON, July 18—Charles 5S. 3:15 a. m. by his shouts, but it was not until 5 that the noise became so alarm- ing that the neighbors sent calls to a police station. Richard Hebenstreit witnessed the killing of Mrs. Overmeyer. “I was watching things from the alley when Mrs. Overmeyer entered the back yard. McIntyre was standing at a win- dow and fired as deliberately as if shooting at a mark. Just as I ducked he fired at me, but missed.’’ 100 Policemen Arrive, Meanwhile policemen were arriving until there were a hundred of them, among them Chief Healey. It was 8 o'clock, three hours after McIntyre fired the first shots before the tragedy came to an end. The policemen attempted to set fire to the building, but only a small blaze was started among the shingles. Then dynamite was brought and exploded wrecking the house. Mrs. MclIntyre’s head was blown off. McIntyre, al- though wounded, was leaning against a bedroom door when the police entered. Before he could fire a policeman shot him in the head. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, The first shot may have been fired py Mrs. McIntyre. It was directed at Mrs. William Bedford, a negréss living next door. It grazed her arm. Mrs. Bed- ford said Mrs. Mcintyre and her hus- band were both in their back yard and both fired at her. Bedford came out with a revolver, but was driven back by McIntyre. Mra Overmeyer was the next one fired at. Then McIntyre killed Knox. The next bullet reached Mrs. Knox. Matthews. living in the same bullding as the Knox family, was the next victim. When the police appeared, McIntyre retreated into Scout cruisers, 10, four in 1917. Torpedo boat destroyers, 530, 2 in 1917. Fieet submarines, nine, two now building, to be completed in 1917. Coast submarines, 58, 30 in 1917. Other ships include one submarino with Neff system of propulsion, thres fuel ships, two ammunition ships, one hospital ship, one repair ship, one tran- sport, two destroyer tenders, one fleet submarine and two gunboats. The bill as it passed the House pro- vided for a total of 72 ships, with only five capital ships, all battle cruisers. Bya vote of #& to 18 the Senate re- jected an amendment to require three of the new battleships to be kept on the Pacific Coast. It was argued that the amendment would be an tnfringement on the constitutional authority of the Pres- ident as Commander in Chief of the navy, Senator Clapp opposed the building program and scouted the danger of war with a foreign Power. Opposition to the bwfilding program came from both Democrats and Repub- Iicans yesterday. A 41 to 11 vote tabled an amendment by Senator Norris to halt construction of the 16 ships until after the end of the Huropean wear, and after failure of efforts to create an interna- tional peace tribunal. plaint says the Sheriff's office illegally collected a $10 fee for making the levy. According to the complaint, Joseph F Dickmann Jr., Chief Deputy Sherif‘, agreed to meet Kalthoff at Grand ave- nue and Wyoming street and seize the machine. After the meeting there, it is alleged, Dickmann went into Marx's house and remained there 15 minutes and during that time the machine was taken away from the garage. ed German prisoners taken by us since July 1 is 189 officers and 10,779 other ranks. even greater than at first reported. The captured armament already collected by our troops now includes five 8-inch how- iteers, three 6-Inch howitzers, four 3- inch, five other heavy guns, 87 field guns, ® trench howitzers, @ machine guns and many thousand rounds of ammuni- Joseph Dickmann Jr. is a@ son of Sheriff Joseph Dickmann. He told a! Post-Dispatch reporter that it was not he, but his brother, Charles W. Dich- | man, also a deputy, who went to seize: the automobile. The fee collected for the levy was legal, he said, and Charles W. Dickmann acted in accordance with his duty and was not responsible for the failure to seize the automobile. ago and complained so loudly that he was ordered to leave the place. Thomp- son then said he would file a complaint. YOUNG GARFIELD A TROOPER | tion of all descriptions. “The above is exclusive of many guns not yet brought in and numbers de- stroyed by our artillery bombardment and abaridoned by the enemy.” BERLIN REPORTS BRITISH REPULSE BERLIN, July 18, by wireless to Gay- ville.—Heavy attacks last night by ibe SLAVS CHECKED ~ IN LUTSK SECTOR BERLIN REPORTS “The German losses in artillery are}, BERLIN, July 8, by wireless to Gay~ gifs 4