W .& .' W O1 1 17. Vi w t' ? p& if H" ! w i r UU M f..f- 20 ' WISH CONFIDENT Cannot Believe Liberal Peace , Offor Will Be Flatly ' ' Rejected LONDON PRESS IMPATIENT By tiie Associated Press London, Aur. 18. OptlmUm nn tlie Irlnb situation Is still bolus cxprcod today In British offlrlnl circles. This attitude Is considered justifiable In the )nck of definite rejection of the Gov crnment's terms by the Dull Klrennn, nlthough reports from Dublin furnish scant basis for optimism. Ramon de Valera. It vn stated, has not yet convinced the HritMi of tlie sincerity of his uncompromising state ments of the last two days, the offi cials being reluctant to believe an offer which to them appeared so generous would be rejected outright. The opinion obtains In official quar ters that the Irish leaders are still )larlng for time and Increased prestige at home and abroad as the result of the formal opening of the Dail Klrennn and its businesslike conduct of affairs, nnd to this there Is no objection from Lon don if it proves to mean the continuance of the negotiations. As to the tmco being broken nnd the warfare of n month ago resumed, offi cials stated that in Uvmv view there was not a chance of such thing occurring. Watching Events In Dublin Members of the HritMi Cabinet and leaders on both Houses of Parliament arc keeping in close touch with develop tlie principal subject discussed. The Farllninei cemi tcrvnl regard I n ever. jiroroguiii conccrnei A mnjoriu of tlie London papers today retain their hope that the , IRISH WILL YIELD ments in wniiun. rremicr i. oyuueorge ;,;,, , '""..' r. conferred uith his Ministers for nearly "';. fwlmj are grouped : two hours ji-tonlny. nnd It was tin- i l:ltove. ( ' "" l n ciS i it' .1,1 r .i-. ...... i .!. .i... ii:..i. ..:...-.!.. I mother. Mrs I-.nima C. Bergdoll: their m tnnriju iiitiL, um. mill r'tnuiiiuu iwi nreseni s,.vsion ot thi- llntMi '.':.:' " '!",. ,..,... V,.-"" ' ' sen of c-scane. Ills prolonged stny nt it 1 to end tomorrow, and it , ur" "'"' x"r" ;.." JI" l':.n." " ' Governors Island cost him at least six i.robnble that in thnt brief In- V,D" "" ." ,""" '. '"""' "'"-"" ! nr kPVOn thousand dollars, and there no decMvc step can be taken -vn !""' 71'" ,...', - .. - i rn.i he no reasonable contention thnt he ig Ireland; In .any case, h.m - ' r ' Z ' fl'. " ' " ,, " ,:";:,Y. sught to continue his stay at that place It is believed the Kings speech in :. .''.. ,.. .1.. t i..n.. : fnr the iiiimoso of being uplifted' by ,g IMrllniuent will be largely ' ". " "," ' ?,? , ,",," V i" l,5 Uni,..i:! Colonel Ilutifs 'League of Honor' In 1 with Irish affairs. i p'W " ,l ?"' .'.:.., VV"k'i Vf. -. L ,i,o nrison. Irish crisis will end in acceptance of directly, with the plan or manner of the British terms, possibly through a Bergdiill's escape, not only must recog pleblscite in Southern Ireland. I nlze General Ansell ns the master mind There are some signs of impatience ! l(j ; them nil, but nl-o an the dominating. with wliat is termed the irreconcilable ; controlling pint of them nil," the ma attitude of tlie Sinn Fein leaders In ji rltv report nys. this muriiins'H i-oinment. j - Wtseatt Gxonrratlon Moderates Afraid to Speak , of Ju,lci, Wesentt. who vehemently In addition to the Times, which re- mnrks tint t the world will find it diffi cult to understand their lungunge, the Dally Telegraph says: The extremist speaks through De Vnlcrn's lips and evidently controls the Blnn Fein. The extremist section Ihih I lcvclopel ii terrorist organization which makes the Moderates afraid to sneak, Is the generous British offer to be with- A0 cuv kvui;iuun t'nioii iiuti i,f nr: twin- t held from the people of Ireland bv the action of the extremists and lrreconcll- j -hi-.u" I ables? ' ATl' Alt "nlnen'ki iltinixinn... '' i . ( , 'unm r uuviailk.l'i lJ ,r"i A "" r.K'...,J"?L'",,.,,..!l t-v. v.v.i.v... t,..v. .....j .i.,v 4 f.,..,.- till," drance to It. Of cour-e the language i of tlie leaders may be part of a tactical scheme, but if they go on declaiming, 'never, never' heroics, the danger is that they may tie themselves In knots which ennunt nfterward be untied." Tec Dally Mall compnres the upiwiie of Mr. de Valera to the prelude to & n'ay. It says that while they form the part of a recognized whole they do not nrccludc the possibility of a happy end ing in the last act. Would Recall Offer The Morning Post, the solitary op ponent of the Goxerniiient's propiiMsl .settlement among the London newspa pers, says the only right course is to withdraw the offer, retire upon the basis of the home rule act and enforce obedi ence to the law. The contingency of a complete col lapse in the negotiations is hardly yet considered by the newspapers, but tlie Blcetcu today prints a report tnnt should a breakdown occur the Government vill not terminate the truce anil, in the I jvent ot acts or violence oy tut- Sinn .rein, would asK tne ninn rein to an thonzc it to suppress tlieni. This newspaper adds that if military action should become necessary It will bo on a hitherto unprecedented scale ,and accompanied by n strict naval blockade. Before then, however the Sketch declares, there will be a gen eral election, probably on the question of maintaining the whole of Ireland in the British Empire. The Sketch concludes by saying that notwithstanding De Valera's refusal of the terms of the Government they will not be withdrawn, but will be accepted as thc basis for tlie whole of the Gov ernment's policy in Ireland. Truce Permanent, Dublin Forecasts Continued tram Tngr Our possible to make nnv advance in the be negotiations such advance (.houlil made nt once. 1 How long the secret sessions ot the Dail will last none of the deputies (which the members of the Dail are , caned wnen iitiuresseu in i.iigiisin would venture to predict. They, one and all. when asked the question, replied thnt it must be remembered there were the reports of tin- various ministers to be discussed and passed upon, while In addition there were eighty new mem bers whose capacity as legislators was being put to the test. Tho old-timers, it wn pointed out, were accustomed to transact their busi ness in the shortest time possible wiien their meetings hnd to be held secretly nr(d haste was necessary for fear of dls ''eovery by police, but with the danger of arrest removed it was surmised there might, be an inclination to verboseness. Tlie probability seems to be. however, that the private meetings will extend over the week-end, with the next pub lic meeting early next week. Admire Army Discipline The wonderful discipline of the Iilsh Republican nrmy continues to be thc ndmlrr.tlou of those attending the Man sion House dnlly. When thc hour ap proaches for the arrival of thc depu ties a squad of boys (for the) are no more than boys), ut th? command ot a young, smooth-faced officer, whose ex. trn alertness is the only thing to dis tinguish him from the prhntes, march to thc front of the building, tnko their places nnd carefully serutliilzo everj I'ertoii entering. Even Speaker MaeNeill hnd to show liis card of admittance this morning. and tho fact that the youtiiH were crotignt to intention when bueli men as Do Vnlcru and Arthur Griffith, tho founder of tho Sinn Fein, wcie enter ing tho building, was tlie only thing that prevented them from nuking it similar demand upon these ! h lead ers. Jp'Wnl CtiMe Dispatch. Coovrioht, tOit Dublin, Aug. 18. Keen political In Dublin feel houeful of an mm' fValera'' speeches delivered I ,ij rni.ii aui-r uciiriiiK una reauir nr i m'mi MH'Pfann. fn tiehr opinion, ,1 z, Vte'Ji rt. De Valera s Policy Right, His Mother Says Proudly Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 18. (Hy A. P.) Mrs. Charles Wheelwright, mother of Kamon de Valera, who makes her home here, said today concerning her son's rejection of the British peace terms: "It was just exactly what I thought he would do. Had ho chosen nnv other course he would hnvc dis appointed not only me, but millions of others In the world who are of Irish birth, extraction or sympath). "Having made clear the position which Iro'nnd Is to tatfc among tho nations, there Is nothing for us In this country to do but to give them our undivided moral nnd financial support In so far as we are able." De Vnl ' In meeting the new Dail for the fir lie, had to take n high tone in pul i order to establish his lead ership r men who had never sat in a legislative assembly before. This nHi Is the opinion of Mime American observers in close touch with the Irish leaders. Among the Ameri rans who heard De Valera were Frank P. Walsh, legal adviser to the Irish party in America; Cornelius ,1. Sulli van, n New York lowjer; S. McCoy, of the American Belief Administration ; Major (Jenernl Slmrpc, Julia O'Connor, a Boston labor leader, and Father Lyons, of Kansas City. Bergdoll Probers Score Ansell Continued from I'lme Ono Committee, will present to the proper officials resolutions to effect these rec ommendations. The Johnson report describes nn In- plimiffoiip. Iko Steelier: the family ' CI.....1 Tii.ln.. IF.iti.lr. tliA fxi, unpirnnhtti lll llll. ,IUIM ..w,,,., . un v,.w .-v a . u.. -, 'Anvbodv who hns seen and heard of ,i,no nssnclnted. either directly or In denivd the charges against him when he testified at the hearings here, tlie majority agrees : "With the advent into the case of him (Ansell) who. by his partner, has hem modestly declared to be the high est nuthorit in this country on mill tary law, we find sorcerer-like decep tion nrnetlced upon the unsuspecting, "Next we i-pe a palsied old man, ,, , ,, ., overflowing uith that genen "l 'C'l'"-enec and lack of that alwas accompanies generous spirit resistance s accnmuanies 'nose wno grow Id beautifully, placed and re in aitlst-like fashion, wherever l lis name could be best commercialized. BcrcdoU's escape wns the direct re suit of the proposition submitted by General An-ell to General Hnrris. Lven if General An-ell did r.ot conceive the plan lie presented it and pursued it to Its accomplishment. "The others had exhausted all reme dies known to them ns attorneys prac ticing In the civil courts. It wns Gen eral Ansell. resourceful and conversant with military possibilities, who uni. have concoived it." Colonel limit Assailed Of Colonel Hunt, the commandant of the prison ( unip. the report says : We M-e the commandant of the mis,, ,i turn ilc.-if. ill. nib Mini hlimi t er direction that might v. oil; to the I detriment of Bergdoll s escape. We see handcuffs denied, und every other official instruction violated. Tlie plight ed faith of counsel absconds befoie the prisoner does, that his going may be the easier." Of Colonel Cresson tho report says : .'r-lnnllf find nV , HtHnr, oiuinnl rt thD wnlill tuk, w(. flml ,llat thc derelict commandant at Governors Island was I rosei uted by one of those whose shame should be measured only oy ins dajs. 'Following the flimsy pretense onlj a flimsy pretense at prosecution, shameful, JlslonoraMo And only al leged prosecution, tho commandant's fate was given to a court composed of military officers, who found him 'not guilty' in the face of his own ad missions that he hnd not complied with instructions, for the violation of which he was then being tried." Tho report nlbo snjs that Major Hunt admitted two of tlie offenses with which he wns charged mid that the other three were established against him. Defenseless Conduct "As ugly as are many phases of this matter none 1, more defenseless than il"ct "LCA""ll r?,M0"; Toturn the con tlios,. loose who turned Bergdoll loosi but adds insult to injury, and Colonel Creson was tho principal one of tlie Instruments through which this latter oiTcnsi! was perpetrated." The trial, adds the report, "was a mocKery, and "tho conviction was and is that Bercdoll bouclit bis wnv f,ut. yet Colonel Crcsson, the prosecutor. boldly announced thnt ho would not prove that to be the ease, even if ho could l he Johnson report says Sergeant O'Hnre was "imposed oi bv Colonel Hunt," but "O'Hnre Is guilty of un- pn bo mrdonnble negligence nnd "there can 10 no defense whatever made for Sit- geant York." Larl ood, who turned Into the files v(iK',1 n,iil fuMiniPY rnnsnlpnpv In which ic iiiiiiiii mi .in nn iiiil iitiiii.il i inn in. i ..- -- n letter of warning sent the Depart- i """' ' '"'", l"u "" "i " inenr of Justice here bv John .T. O'Con- i "ns tnkrn foP rante(I l ,t'los? the nor. nn agent In Philadelphia, is SL.. I commission that his thoughts had not tcrcly critleied in this report for not ft V1",10'1 , llis llf !l "nlhle 'par lufunulng the proper officials. I1"" broker,' he admitted, by his finnll- ' Inrltv with the law In various jiirisdlo- uurge ,, ocxrs Dismissal "Ilelieving that no man of Mr Wood's most extraordinary innke-up should continue in tho public service, his dismissal is most earnestly recoin- nienileu In the report. "More, it is recommended thnt ho h forever disnunllficd from holding ,,nldefenso of Anron Jlurr. iinit manner nnisointivc tiositioi wlm ever under 7 ' If'f'',, of 'ml"" l,U1 not lirst com,ft Krni ' him while upon the witness stand. L" Ic"i'',S.,.n, !!,.... This conclusion Is based upon the act foster-father"" """" " I and then, by Hunt h orders, delivered him to Gibbonc), Bergdoll's attorney, and Ciiblmney turned him over to Jiomlg, llergdoll s ioster father, who took him to the Bergdoll residence, from which he escajfed," says thc report. "That coiirtmartlnl will stand as a nasty scandal through the coming years, ' is Representative Johnson's conclusion. "Money talks In whispers," the re port charges, "in the whole Bergdoll affair." It charges mat a trail of Berg doll gold can be plainly discerned lead ing through all the devious turnings of events which followed urover Bergdoll's conviction as a slacker and deserter.. Tiie report declares f hat the very fact that Bergdoll was held so long ut Governors Island, Instead of being sent to Fort Leavenworth, Indicates that money figured in tho nffalr. Tho report charges that the alleged plot not only made possible' Bergdoll's of TWI i i i . nrelei,7.rnormltv of what he had done, he drew of Bergdoll for ( olonel Hunt, and fr '' .lockK l statement prepared in olonel Hunt placed I ergdoll in th.-. JlfHHn- oltinlr cases, both American hands of Sergeants O'Hnru nnd Ymlt i . "V'lV. ., .7 c.-nf,. . ,n.u. ,!,,, . -i 4...n . .. i nur nriny. wii EVENING PUBLIC . escn.De. "but ban gone further nnd thrown the cloak of protection about ctcry high personage connected wltn mat conspiracy. Forty-Tage Report Mr. Johnson declares tlmt if the findings of this court nrc to go unchnl lenged by tlio American people, "then thorn Is nn rrlmn In the intlltarv lliris- diction, particularly If It bo committed by nn officer of high rank, that may not go unpunished." The complete Johnson majority report covers eighty pages, unc most interest ing excerpts from it follow : "Prisoners in making escapes use different instruments. Some line crow bars, some files, $,omc saws and sonie false keys. The Instrument used by Bergdoll In mnklnc his escape was nonet. Crowbars, saws nnd files make noie." TIipio is an old. old saWng that 'monev talks.' but in Illegitimate trans fiction's like this its talking is done In v, hispcrs. "No one can be so deno n not to I-now that Bergdoll could not have been detained at Governors Island for the unusual length of time thnt he wa de tained. Instead of being sent directly to Fort Leavenworth, without the use of money. Neither can anlinpnrtlnl mind fall to see thnt his expedition to re covcr th? nlleged hidden gold was pro cured by the use of money. It is fair to assume that every discrimination made in his favor, and that every step taken by him leadins to his escape, was the direct result of his Imnuiibo for tune. , "If he had not been n millionaire, immediately following his conviction he would have gone with other prisoners to Leavenworth, where the doors would have been securely closed behind him unless, still by the use of money, lie might hnvc made his escape. .Money Spent Lavishly "Because a thing is accomplished by employing a licensed attorney to do -it does not nece.ssnrily put the net beyond irrritcd adverse criticism. Money was spent lavishly for the purpose of in gratinting himself, not only with the prion authorities, but with his fellow inmates In the prison nt Governors Is land. , "There are many instances where money was used, apparently for inno cent purposes, but with the ulterior de Tlin hroad. well-defined trail did not become unmistnUnbly evident until Gen eral Anell was emplojed as an expert In military lnw. There can be no doubt about General Anscll's ability and learning, but It is certain that ho did not get into tlie case because of thnt nbility and learning alone. lie believed in Ids influence with tlie army officers with whom, but recently theretofore, lie had been so long associated. His large fee evidently wns based not only upon what he might accomplish through legitimate legal channels, but, in addi tion, upon thnt influence. "General Harris became the first victim of misplaced confidence in the chain of circumstances which culmi nated in Bergdoll's escape. After Gen eral Ansell had accomplished the first important step lending to the release of Bergdoll, he went to Governors Island to see Colonel Hunt and Berg doll, presumably for the purpoe of completing nil necessary arrangements for the expedition. Tollcy of "kerrecy" "At tlie very beginning of General Anscll's association with tlie project, 'secrecy,' was enjoined. Kxecuting the policy 'of 'secrecy.' which originated with General Ansell, the prisoner's stripes were removed and he was clad in the uniform of nn honorable soldier. Further carrying out thnt policy, the prisoner was not handcuffed. How evtr, the selienio of 'secrecy' should not hnvc prevented the guard from taking 1 andcuffs along to be used in case of emergency, when 'secrecy' could no longer be tolerated. In further execution of the plan, nn intelligent commissioned officer was precluded from the expedition: nnd a sergeant, with but little capacity, was put in 'harge of the expedition; sub ject, however, to the control of Berg doll's attorney und family friend, who nt North Philadelphia turned both pris oner and guard over to the foster fnther of Bergdoll (former Magistrate Itomlg), who also was a scheming, un scrupulous and life-long friend of a l family wholly in sympathy with the j defeat of our Nation when at war with the Central Powers of Europe. I "Wlille there are mnny who pnrtiei- paled in thc means of Bergdoll's escape, there are three who are infinitelj more culpable than the rest. Those three are ' General Ansell, Colonel Hunt and Colo nel C. C. Crcsson. Not only hns the plan or scheme been successful as to Iieigdoll's escape, but it has gone fur ther and thrown the clonk of protection about every high personage connected with that conspiracy. No punishment has been imposed upon anybody that could not be discharged by the Bergdoll millions and counted as a mere trifle. "General Ansell was equipped at great expense; by our Government to nrn.iw)iitn nil .,.-.. ..tT.. T.-.lll t,. j ' ' at VupYber "of guilty ones had grown from a few into thousands General Ansell listened to the talk of money, resigned his position with his Government and became the leading recognized defender of those whom he had been trained at public expense to prosecute. Patriotism Dulled "The many fees to be gotten from others, nnd the big one to be pnid bj Bergdoll, dulled his patriotism and lured him into questionable paths. No one knew better than General Ansell tlmt his course wns, at leust, doubtful. IBs own conscience seemed to have repri manded him, even before this invitation commenced. "This is evidenced by the fact that tlons, that already his mind hnd turned to that feature of the case. "Then, when it was undirtnken to ns certain to what Hmtt he would not go for u fee, he cited Instances where other nttornejs had defended notorious cnar- wtv - Particularly did lie re er to the that when he, but recently a general in tUllllUIIMAI "llll HU with 'which the committee, ns indlcnted In the questions, seemingly wns con fronting him; but It is 'hoped' to up pear his own accusing conscience. Wants Him Disbarred "General Ansell is now out of thc army. He is ueyond the jurisdiction of court-martial proceedings, but lie still is within rach of the just indignation of an outraged lreople. Tlie Congr"ss to which this repoit Is made can and should provide aeninst lis future ,w tice lc fore any of the departments, be fore any couit-inurtial or In the courts of the Nation, above whose safety, power and integritj he has placed gold. "Colonel Hunt within tlie next two months after lie had participated crim inally in the escape of Bergdoll was pro moted from major to colonel, A retir ing boArd was called Into action tint he might he promoted to the latter rank,' so (lint he could be immediately re- 'LEDGERPHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, v 1921 Writes Bergdoll Report BEN JOHNSON Representative Johnson, the fiery Keuturhian, wrote the majority re port of the House committee, scor ing General Ansell nnd others for alleged conniving nt Orovcr Here doll's escape tired on the pay of 3000 n yenr. It becomes n serious question ns to who is to pay this lifelong reward for perfidy. "Those whose backs already are bur dened with the most onerous load ever imposed muiit contribute, but, in ml ditlon, more than four millions of our honorable soldier boys must, through out Colonel Hunt's remaining years, contribute to this munificent retirement, in recognition of his instrumentality In this national tragedy. Tno taxpayers of the country and the 4,000,000 boys who carried our flag to victory hnvc the right to demand of Congress that Colo nel Hunt's annuity be Immediately dis continued. Would Dismiss Crcsson "Colonel Crcsson, against whom the charge is not here mndc thnt ho did not prosecute the jserguons, mic ngauist whom n clear case Is made out that lie connived at a finding of 'not guilty' of ' his fellow officer. Colonel Hunt, in the court-martial proceedings. He still Is In the military service. But there Is another remedy. Congress should pass nn net or an appropriate resolution dis missing him from the service in dis honor. Because Colonel Hunt was ac quitted his inferiors, who participated in the escape of Bergdoll, were nlso nc quitted. Consistency wns recognized nnd followed. "There is no manner of excuse for Sergeant Yoik. This Congress should dismiss him from our army. "Sergeant O'H.iro evidently was se lected because of his lack of capacity I to denl with a situation of that magni tude. Tho conclusion alro is irresistible that his instructions were limited by Colonel Hunt for the ulterior purpose of compelling him to rely upon tho guid ance of Mr. Gibboney, counsel for Gro ver Bersdoll. nnd icrsonnl friend nnd ndviser f the whole Bergdoll fnmily. "However, It must linve been known, even to O'Hare. that it was n-it proper ut aim to ueconie subject to the direc tions of Judsc Romic; and the prisoner himself to tlie extent lie did. One enn not but feel sympathy for O'Hare, but it should not be forgotten that in tills ufTalr of money, money, money, the first exclnmntion that came from O'Hnre v. hen Bergdoll was known to hnvc es caped, was addressed to 'Judge' Romig, when ho said: 'You Jidn't see nnybody give me any money, did you?' "Next in consideration come the several colonels who composed the court which tried their fellow officer. Colonel Hunt. As hns been said already, there were five counts against Colonel Hunt. To each of these he pleaded 'not guilty, but three of which he specifi- j rally admitted when he became it wit- 1 ness, nnd was clearly proven gnilty In the other two. Acquittal Inconceivable "It is inconceivable how a court made up of men of even average Intelligence could fall to find Colonel Hunt guilty on three or more of the chnrges. Colonel Hunt was charged with not providing handcuffs; he admitted that charge while on the witness stand. He was charged with not having tlie expedition accompanied by n commissioned officer. He admitted on the witness stnnd that he did not do that. He undertook to excuse his non-compiinnce with that direction by saying tnat he did not hac a commissioned officer available for duty fl j dhesterfields are too "different" too unlike thc average type of cig arette to jump into popular favor over night. But we believe Ches terfield's record for sus tained steady growth surpasses anything in' cigarette history. In the long run, quality does tell. V state It as our honest belief' that for the price asked, Chesterfield gives the greatest value in Turkish Blend cigarettes ever offered to smoker. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. on the fatal day. It must not be for gotten that he himself fixed that date for the starting of the expedition when hu could just ns easily have fixed the next day or the next, when ho would have had a commissioned officer avail able. "Notwithstanding Colonel Hunt's admissions as to his guilt of those three cliargcs and the proof of his guilt ns ti the other two, a court made up of I. Is fellow colonels found him 'not guilty' ns to each and every one of the charges. Is the action of that court to be ac cepted as n precedent nnd to go un challenged by the American people? If so, then there is no crime in the mili tary jurisdiction, particularly if it be committed by nn officer of high rnnk, that may not go unpunished. "That court-martial (rial will stand ns a nasty scandal through the coming years. Somebody's Misdoing "Bergdoll has escaped. He escaped through the mlsdolifg of somebody be yond the Bergdoll family and their im lecdlnte personal associates. It is be lieved that this report bares to the pub lie and to Congress the others who nre more guilty than the Bergdoll family. Shnll they go unwhlppcd of Justice? The irothcr, the brother, the foster-father, the ixTsonnl friend only of the fnmily have been convicted. Should those who, for money, convinced, connived nt nnd executed the plnn of escape con tinue to practice In our Nation's courts, to wear the uniform of n glorious army or to collect annuity from n wronged people?" The minority held there wns no tes timony to support the charge that Gen eral Ansell "conspired to eitectuntc Bergdoll's escape, or was actuated by Improper motives. Similarly, though declaring there was "grave dereliction of duty on the part of" Colonel Hunt, the minority report held that "no offi cer in the nrmy knowingly participated in the conspiracy." The minority made no icfercncc to Colonel Cresson. The minority reported that Major Campbell wns not shown to be con nected with the escape, but assumed that the military authorities "would in stitute such investigation ns may be necessarj to the end that Campbell may be exonenited If not found guilty." The majority held him guiltless. The minority nlso held that General Ansell hnd not tried to evade responsi bility, and thnt there was "no question of improper motive on his part." No officer "received imy bribe or was npironclU( wt, n vew to bribery," InecotdiiiE to the minority, but it reeoir nlzed n conspiracy ns existing between Grovcr Bergdoll, the Into D. Clnrcnce Gibboney, former Magistrate) Bomlg, Ike Steelier, Bergdoll's chauffeur, "and possibly Mrs. Bergdoll." BIG TOWEL PLANT RESUMES 700 Strikers Return to Work With Militia Patrolling Grounds Kannnnolls, N. C, Aug. 18. The towel mill of the Connon Mnnufnctur- " Company here rcsumedwork yostcr day with more than 700 employes. n third of tlie total enrollment of the mill returning to work. A compnny of Notional Guard patrolled thc grounds, but there was no disorder, not even the usual hooting and jeering. About 200 strikers watched their for mer comrndes go back to work, but offered no demonstration. There is no change In the situation at Concord. The Iieke mid Hartsell mills arc still running nnd thc militia Is still on guard. James F. Barrett, president of the Stnte Federation of Labor, and other union leaders, have gone to Ashevllle to ask Governor Mor rison to net as conciliator between the mill owners nnd employes. Edgar Wnllace, legislative repre sentative at Washington of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, arrived here yesterday to confer with union leaders. CROWD THREATENS ALIEN Residents of Wareham, Mass., Town Seek Man Accused of Assault Wareham, Mass.. Aug. IS. (By A. P.) A crowd of 2000 persons gathered about tlie jail here today threatening injury to .John Dies, a native of the Cape Verde Islands, who had been ar rested charged with larceny nnd with criminal assault on a young whito woman. The police fired several shots into thc air before they succeeded in dispersing tlie gnthcring. Later Dies, with Benny Gomez, n fellow country man, charged with' being implicated in the assault, was remoed to Bnrnstnblc Dies is alleged to have been the leader , UMmtri0nf i'!''ini' m'a"b hc,( "I' I William O. Lldridge. of llournednlc, and a youni? woman companion nt Buz zards Bay Monday night. Ch esterfield 9 CIGARETTES of Turkish and Domestic Bergdoll Flees Germany; Switzerland His Refuge Berlin, Aug. 17. Grovcr Cleve land Bergdoll has fled into Switzer land, from which country he cannot be extradited. Tho first intimation here came in a dispatch thnt he had left Baden and had been seen In Switzerland. It is not known whether ho felt that the American agents attempting to arrest him were likely to succeed, but his action will bo a source of embarrassment to the German Foreign Office, which was responsible for his safekeeping. Rich Beneficiaries of New Tax Bill Contlnnfd from rare One will be paid sooner than expected." Referring to tho debt of other countries engaged In the war, he pointed out that Great Britain's debt was equal to 45 per cent of national wealth, France's was even a greater per cent nnd Ger many's wns 125 per cent, Including the Indemnity. . , Theii turning to nn attack of Demo cratlc policies during thc war, Mr. Fordncy pointed out the cost of the Government had been increased from 51,000,000,000 to $0,000,000,000 a year and the number of governmental em ployes from 400,000 to 1,000.000. He attacked the employment by the Ship ping Board of many more employes than he said, was necessary. Just before go ing out of office, the last secretary of the Shipping Board, Mr. Fordncy sa id, employed eighty persons nt salaries ranging from $2000 to 3000. nnd in London tho board had employed 400 clerks where twenty were necessary. Heckled as to why he voted to take the railroads over during the war, Mr. Fordncy snid: "I voted to put the President In a hole, and we did." When attneked subsequently for this statement, Mr. Fordncy remonstrated he made it "jokingly," but In his speech he snid, "Our fooling nnd tnmperlng with thc railroads cost us more than !?4,000.000.000 and Mr. Burleson shows tlmt fooling with the telephones cost thc people $14,000,000." His nttack covered Democratic activities from President Wilson's trips to Paris where, he said, he "strutted around like n peacock" to the alleged making of n contract by the Shipping Board with a mule dealer in New York. Mr. Garner, answering Mr. Fordncy, snid Republicans had given $2,000,- 000.000 to the railroads and were about to give $000,000,000 more. Taking up the tnx law. he charged Republicans of the Wnys and Means Committee had withheld information on the measure from other members of the House. Thc new tax hill, he snid, shifts thel burdens from the rich to the masses. The Secretary of thc Treasury had only one object, he alleged, nnd thnt wns the relief of thc ricli and not the poor. Mr. Garner said tho bill relieved the express companies of $17,000,000, but does nothing for thc parcels post. UNITED OPPOSITION URGED BY KITCHIN Scotland Neclt, N. C, A"ug. 18. (By A. P.) Urging House Democrats to lino up solidly in cnucus against the Republican Tnx Revision Bill 'Repre sentative Claude Kitchin, Democrat leader, in a telegram last night to Representative Garrett, of Tennessee, acting minority lender, declared the proposed repeal of tlie excesa profits tax and the substitution of the 15 per cent corporation tax means thnt the big "profiteering corporations" will be re lieved of at least $."00,000,000 in tnxes which will be paid by corporations of smaller incomes. Support of the bill by House Democrat, Representative Kitchin added, would "prove n fatal mistake for every individual Democrat voting for it." "The corporations in the United Stntes made net profits from January 1, 1010. to January 1. 1021. of ap proximately $00,000,000,000," Repre sentative Kitchin said. "After de ducting nil tnxes paid since January 1, 1010. they have a clear profit left of $.18,000,000,000. more than fmir.flfH,0 of which was made by less than 10.000 corporations, nnd more than half of which was 'made bv 1020 of th" big profiteering corporations, which includes the Steel Trust, the Bethlehem com- pany, tho Du Pont comnnnv dm v,i. ouh Standard Oil companies', the coal tobaccos blended iM( Pi "ombinc, tho Wool Trust, tho meat packers, etc. . , , "Let our fellow Democrats bear In mind always that these same corpora tions were filling their coffers with theso fabulous billions for tho profit of their stockholders while our brave boys in France were spilling their blood for the protection nnd defense of their country. "In the face of these ugly facts, Is It possible thnt nny ono of our fellow members, ns a matter of right and jus tlce. an well ns good politics, can join with thc Republicans In relieving these big profiteering corporations of hun dreds of millions of dollars yearly, nnd putting these millions upon the small and weak nnd non-profiteering cor porations, making from 8 to 10 per cent nnd less upon Invested cnpltnl, which a JO per cent lint rate will do" SELF-INFLICTEDSH0T FATAL Man, Found Lying on Lawn of Mor rlstown Estate, Dies From Wound Dover, N. J Aug. 18. (By A. P.) Peter Iv. Bender, who shot himself on thc lawn of Mrs. Bcrnlco Barber's es tate near Morrlstown on August 0, died from the bullet wound today. Ho was an Insuroncc ngent with offices in New York, Chicago nnd Detroit. Mrs, Bnrt lett told thc police he telephoned here on the night of August fi, threatening to kill himself. THE UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD Washington, D. C. INVITES TENDERS ON MEATS, MEAT PRODUCTS, FOWL, LARD AND CHEESE Sealed bids' will be received until August 18, 1921. 2 P. JI., and win then be opened publicly In tho office of L. Van Mlddlesworth, ManaJ Purchasing Department, Division of Supply nnd Sales, 2021-A, Food In mlnlstrntlon Building No. 1, Washington. D. C. for furnishing such aunn titles of Ments, Meat Products, Fowl, Lard and Cheeso nn may bo i quired for a period of two months from August 1, 1921, for use of ali cargo ships under Its ownership or control. AT THE PORT OF PHILADELPHIA Proposnl forms nnd other Information mny be obtnlned from tha Manager, Purchasing Department, Division of Supply nnd Sales. The Ilonril Iteseres 'tbP ItlRlit to Kejtct Anj- or All lllds Sealed Bids should be addressed to I Van Mlddlesworth. .im. Purchaslnn Department, Division Administration Building No. 1, Washington, D. C, and Indorsed oius tor bleats, etc., do not open until STKXMMHP XOTlfKH SEA GER L I N E PHILADELPHIA to Christiania, Copenhagen, Gothenberg, Stockholm, Helsingfors and Reval .... in U- S. MAIL STEAMERS USSB SS "MASSICK" Sailing About Aug. 20 AT SHIPPING BOARD RATES nlJTr. lim0f L;dln ll to nil Norwfrian. Dnnluli nnd Swfdl.h Tori. Dlrtct MlUn fnr pP I Sri.njilnj.rli.n nnd rtslfc Tort, ns rnr .offer;. SEAGER STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC. W. J. GRANDFIELD & CO., Phila. Agents Lombard 5176-7 308 Chestnut Street "Maui 676S 12 DAYS TO J.hVt AMKKICAv TRANK-PACIFIO l'ASRKNGKR BKUVICB bet,irnviHiKiATjX'E "."'LYl'.''HAJIA. 1101111;. MIANflll A!. IIOMJ KOISO nml .MANILA U tho NIIOUT HOUTK " " PJttll U.S.S.U. a. -SAILINGS- S..llnnkrre Stnte Ainr. 27 B.H.ltrrMone Mato Oct. IS Frti. .eiervrtloM, etc., pplj7 sny railroad cr tourist ecent, or HUGH GALLAGHER.Gtn.tit.Agt.,17 Sun St.,NtwYcrk ll 11 I I I II I Qhe ADMIRAL LINE Siir25 Passenger nnd Freight Services From New York CHERnol'KU AND SOUTHAMPTON AQI 1TAMA Auz. S Sept. 13 Oct. l'.MI'RKHS of INDIA Sent. 7 . IIKKKNOAUIA . . .Sept. 2'i Oct. 20 l.VU.MAM.V ...Oct. H ui. 3 Dec. UIVEIU'OOL, AI.HANIA (new) . .All. 20 Sept. 27 Nov. 1 CAKOMA Aue. 27 Sept. 21 hO UIIA (nc) .. Sept. 3 Oct. 11 Nov. 15 CARMANIA Hept. 10 Dect. 31 PLYMOUTH llAMnUUO OANZIO SAXO.MA Sept. 17 Oct. 21) Dec. 13 LONDONDERRY AND OLASGOW Al.Cr.UIA Anr. 20 Oct. 4 Nov. 12 CAMKKOMA (nen) Auk. 27 Sept. 21 Oct. 22 COI.l'MIHA Sept. 10 Oct. 8 Nov. 6 ASSYRIA Sept. 20 Oct. 21) Dec. 3 viao. amPi.u.TAR. Naples, patras. DUI1ROVNIK. TRIESTE and F1UMC ITALIA Aux. 23 ft'NARD MEDITr.RIlANnAN CRl'ISE MADEIRA, C1I1IRALTAR. ALGIERS, MONACO. NAPLES. ALEXANDRIA. PIRGUS. PATRAS. TRIESTE (Porti vary according to crulun) I'ARONIA Oct. 22 Dec. 7 LAMKItONIA Nnv. 11) .Inn. Ill CuiiHnl nn,! Anclinr SirnniHtiln I.lnt I'iUM-ncrr (imcc. J30O Wnlnut St., Plillu. Freight onice. Ilourse Hide., rhlln. & White star S. S. HAVERFORD Ono of tho well - known steady going Whito Star Liners, sailing from Philadelphia to Liverpool Aug. 13 and Sept. 17 Aboard tho Haverford you enjoy the comforts of a modern hotel and a cuisine and steward service inter nationally famous. International Mercantile Marine Co, Paaiencer Ofllce, 1310 Walnut Bt riilln. k'lelctit OUke, 405-411 Uouri Uldr- l'lillo. AMER3CA LINE iii't'l ? 1 vP Hi 5zTT-----------. j--.--3S HOLLAND New York to Rotterdam Via Plymouth and BouIogne-sur-Msr N00RDAM Auj. 20 Sept. 24 Oct. 20 ROTTERDAM ...Sept. 3 Oct. 8 Nov. 12 RYNDAM . . . .Sept. 10 Oct. IS Nov. ID N. AMSTERDAM.. Sept. 17 Oct. 22 Nov.26 Ptiienrer Office, 1531 Wslnut St., Phils. BALTIMORE TO HAWAII nml retnr.i OHIric nt H-ivnn. I'nn.nn ('mini I.oh Anrc Snn rr.mVlmo m: i.i xb srr,AMi:iN HUCKKYR STATE IIAWKEYE STATE l.eavrn llultlmore for llniil eccrv 3 ,,l. MATSON NAVIGATION CO a-aaa to'a&t?-jiwbss. w ' or anr luc .temup nlni. . REARING HORSE KILLS GIRT Miss Miriam McConaughy, 0f 8b ervllle, N. J Hurled to Str VlHsflclil, Mass., Aug. 18, Vn Miriam McConaughy, daughter tlM nnd Mrs. Francis McConaughy nf'tDr' ervllle, N. J., was killed yeSteftSSft; n horso she was riding in Min .,c,a In Great Harrington became unm."" nhle. Sho wns hurled to the nn w" " "! iena' S died in ffi view Hospital. McClees Galleries rAINTINOB CLEANED and JtESTOllED ATA, KINDH OF FHAMINO KiUmtt ChetrfoUr iTI, The Real life of Rilev" with a snecdv keol -u.' through" beneath you, tho fresh8 and tho flutter or nl ntop. Wo can Bupng every accessory for it except tho water. F.VanderherchenYSoiij ' N Wnlrr Nt.. ptiii 'At tho Btan o'liff'SSjp of Supply nnd Snles, 2021-A. vOn "Sealed August 18, 1821." v. STHAMsmr yoTirrs YOKOHAMA linen: 535 It. Ioni:21.000 MM S.S.HIIvrr State SMit. " M.b.Mlirr Hl.-itc .ov. -u ITI l"ll I r" ' i.ii.- EARN-LINE Incorporated 1801 U. S. Shipping Board Steel Stearaen Regular Freight Service Philadelphia to Havana SS "COQU1NA" Loading (Arrangement huve. been mnde for quick dlkfharfe of cargo ut Ilnvunn) For rates and particulars apply Earn-Line Steamship Co. Bullitt Bldg., Phila. Lombard 020O-1.2-3 MnlnSJei , PHILADELPHIA to BARCELONA, MARSEILLES GENOA & NORTH AFRICA , S S "Jean Stern" Loading Thrnueli Dills of T.ndlne far nil port of hp.iln, Morocco, Alrerln, Tunisia, Ctlte. Nice, Gibraltar. T.rvnnt l.ochorn TRANSSHIPMENT VIA OUR OWN STEAMERS Earn-Line Steamship Co. 139 South Fourth St., I'hila.. Pa. Lombard 02na-01-n2-03: Main 3301 Agents for Three Star Line rite, leu AfTretenri RrunU 23 Rrlilrc St.. New v'' Dixie Steamship Lines PHILADELPHIA to BRISTOL, MANCHESTER, GLASGOW U. S. S. B. S S "DAVIDSON COUNTY" r.xpectnl to Suit Aueiut 31 U. S. S. B. SS-'OPELIKA" Expected to Sail Knrlv September for ROTTERDAM U. S. S. B. S S "WESTERN HOPE" I!necteil tn Sail Auctut 30 AT CONITRRNCK KATUd Harriss, Magill & Co., Inc. 423 Lafayette Illdg.. Philadelphia Mam 7330 Lombard 53:0-1 Marine Despatch Line Los Angeles Snn Francisco Seattle and Portland CARGO RECEIVED DAILY AT PIER 40, SOUTH WHARVES S. S.Cape Romaine.. now loading S.S.Cape Henry Aug. 29 Tor Rates nnd Information Applr Atlantic-Gulf& Pacific S. S. Corp. Room 309, 130 8, Third St.. MilluileluliU .... i..h.rus Main Dan V IMMOMHGE BELGIAN UN&r-' SSPEUSIER A",-U RICE, UNRUH & uu. nOUKNU DLUO.. vuiwu JW , L r nil i 1 i i' I uuvuii wv L tf A t? x s -. J-i - X. i -it( , n JX30Sl, , .JM'.,N. t-t-iiV-JvJfK'JM.ia'. ! '" ',71 " i f r
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