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POLITICAL PLOT SEEM.
Wilson rro-G~rman for Votes, Lou.
don "Graphic" says.

LoNtoN, Oct. IL Thursday The
Graphic this morning upon
President Wilson'S reply 20 the Allies
memorandum on the submarine aues-
ton. ignoring It's date August 81. IL
says the reply must lie accepted as proof
that President Wilson has come 10 the
conclusion that his best chance in cleo
ton Is 10 play the pro.German card.
ON no other theory Is IL possible 10
understand the tone of his reply to Great
Britain" says the Graphic. I'VE cannot
accept his position, which virtually id,n-
tifies the United States with Germany's
new s~ubinar!ne campaign. our only pos
sible answer is 10 continue TO hunt Ger
man submarines. II the American Gov
nne chooses Ia invite them TO fire.
quent American coasts II must keep its
own submarines out OF the way IL acci.
dents are 10 Ice avoided"
Wilson's silence. which was Intelligib,e,
had not been preserved. and says that
the whole Executive policy OF silence to
be effective ought to be complete.
There Is unquest'onably material for
argument In the Allies memorandum"
says the newspaper. but a statement on
the issues raised by II would come more
appropriately as "A part OF a broad de-
cision OH the large. critical questions in.
VOWED In Germany's recurrence to sea
b~r!gandage. II would have been st,lI
more appropriate to have deferred such
Il abatement until some light was cast
on the bearing of the C-53's visit to
Rhode Island and her subsequent
achievements a few miles further east"
The sun., 1916-10-12
DANIELS MAKES DENIAL.
Finds Fault With Printed Repor,s
About U-B0ats.

The following was received az THy
SrN office last night:
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1i.-Your paper to-
day undo a Washington date line prints
attributed TO Inc which have
not the least shadow OF foundation
When you print false statements that
AFFECT matters of national Importance.
am In duty bound To point out these
false publications. Your article states .
'oficial reports received by tho Navy
Department to-day gave a serious aspec,
to the German C-boat's attack on the
passenger steamer Stephano, and in
dicated that in other instances the sub
marine gave little heed tn President VIII
sons warning tina illegal warfare Of
THIS character must cease, Tn Stephano.
according to statements OF passengers
made public by Secretary Daniels, was
shelled before the Americans on board
had time TO leave the ship
No such reports have been received
by or given u at the Navy Depart.
ment, Another %unfounded statement il :
1T IL said at the Navy Department
that the evidence which naval officers
have so far gathered from survivors
shows many hairbreadth escapes" a..
No such evidence has been received al
the Navy Department or given out. The
whole article In Its warp and wool IL
misleading and based uron no reports re-
ceived by the Navy Department or given
by me. II II the least THE Srh can
do to print this letter and make apolo-
gies to the public.
JosEPHUs DANIELS.
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$4,000 ALIENATION
SUIT GOES TO JURY
John Barrett KerfOOt Called
parasite" by Attorney
for +. w. Hunter.

The alienation suit for $50 900 brought
by Frederick William Hunter. a wealthy
lawyer Of SIS william street. against his
brother-in-law. John Barrett Kerfoot.
literary critic for Life, went to the jury
In the Supreme Court yesterday after
noon. Justice Cohalan ordered a scaled
verdict to be opened tomorrow morning.
In his address to the Jury Carlisle
Norwood. attorney for Hunter. who ac-
cused kerfoot OF estranging his wlfe's at
f%cctions. bitterly assalled the critics
character, calling him q parasite and
a CRATER" and describing his work as
that or "a man who doesn't originate
ANYTHING. but who finds fault with every.
thing everybody else has written"
He lived on Mr.. Hunter" said the
lawyer. because Mr.. Hunter was an
easy mark. II Kerfoot had been n gen.
tleman he would have spoken to Mrs.
Hunter about standing in her tights IA
her room so her reflection IN the mirror
could be seen through the hall door"
referring to Mr.. ierfoot's trip to New
Orleans. during which he obtained evil
dence on which Mrs. Hunter was granted
a divorce. the attorney said "IIe did the
work OF a detective ~agency--one OF the
most contemplate things In the world.
lie did the dirty work."
Mrs. Sarah 4. Grenor. l31 West 10th
street. the other woman in the aiiena-
ton suit. had previously gone on the
stand She admitted making the trip to
New Orleans with Mr.. Hunter, but said
sh" occupie "A separate compartment
during the entire journey. Mrs. Grenor,
VINO divorced her husband fourteen years
said she had never been alone with
the lawyer except in public. Hunter, she
SAID. had called on her occasionally, and
mad suggested that as he was married II
would be best IL some one else were al
In the apartment with them,
Hunter. taking the stand In rebuttal.
said his wife had informed him at vari-
Gus times after Kerfoot became a
DO" hat the critic was going 20
marry certain m The lawyer said
Re told his wife there was small chance
OF keffoot leaving this graft here In
my house"
Thu plaintiff denied ever having sworn
az ms wife, AZ testified by her. He ad-
mitted at times giving vent to Col darn
~ but never directed the expression at
her, he said.
The sun., 1916-10-12
EPISCOPAL LAYMEN
REFLECT DIR. MANN
Rev. j. f. Freeman Defeated
for Head Of House Of Depu-
ties,' 343 to 1903.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 1.-THE Rev. Or.
Alexander Mann Of Boston was reelected
president OF the House Of Deputies Of
the Protestant Episcopal General Con-
vention here to-day over the Rev. James
r. Freeman Of Minneapolis. The vote
was 343 to 1903. Later the election was
made unanimous.
The Right Rev. Thomas r. Gailor Of
Memphis, Bishop Of Tennessee, was
elected chairman of the House Of
Bishops. succeedinf BISHOP Boyd Vim
cent OF southern Ohio, who has served
the prescribed six years.
The Rev. Samuel Hart of Middletown,
Conn, was reelected secretary. and the
Rev. George Z. Nelson Of New York
was chosen assistant secretary.
The Rev. Henry Anstice Of New York
was elected secretary Of the House Of
Deputies, and the Rev. &. NJ. Davis, ST.
Louis the Rev. W. c. Prout, Herkimer,
n. Y. n the Rev. James @. Glass.
Admission, Ala, were chosen assistants.
A resolution drafted to-day by Robert
n. Gardiner OF Gardiner. Me-. to be pre-
scented to the General Convention, would
lit the bar against women sitting as
delegates on the foor OF the convention,
providing they are regularly chosen by
their dioceses or missionary districts.
DIR. James M~cNaugnton. director OF
Bitynia High School, Con%stantinople, at
a meeting tonight described the con.
dition of Armenian Christians in Turkey
as comprising the darkest page In Chris
tian history. He said more tina l,OO0,-
600 native Christians In Asia Minor are
facing death from starvation and ex-
posture.
The opening session began with norm
ing prayer. A communion service for
OF the convention was held at
Christ Church Cathedral. conducted by
Bishop futile. assisted by the Right Rev.
Huysche Wolcott Yeatman-B iggs. Bishop
of Worcester. England. and Archbishop
Thorneloe Of Algoma. Ontario, a
delegate from the Episcopal
OF Canada.
The sermon was preached by Or. Tut
tie, presiding bishop of the church, who
this year celebrates the hftieth anniver-
OF his conservation.
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HOLLAND READY TO ACT.
Will Ask Germany for Explanation
Of Attack on ship.

THE HAGUE. Oct. 1.-THE Dutch
Government. or the basis Of facts al
ready ascertained. will Immediately
ask Germany TO explain The sinking Of
The Dutch steamer Blommersdijk.
The American Minister. Henry van
Dyke. had a conference his afternoon
with DIR. Loudon. the Minister Of For
eign Anairs. on Hollands standpoint
regarding the admission Of b%elligerent
warships. which IL clearly defined by
Hollands neutrality proclamation Of
August. 1914. This prohibits access
TO Dutch ports or waters to %belligerent
warshlps or vessels acting ~ such ex-
cept under stress Of weather or be-
cause of damage. In the Dutch colonies
wing TO the distance from their bases.
helligcrent warships are permitted t,
take on food supplies and fuei u"der
the twenty-four our rule.
Holland accordingly on November 1.
1915, interned a GERMAN submarine
found In Dutch territorial waters near
~Terschelling. and likewise on January
10. 1915. tnterned a British submarine
In the same n~eighborhood.
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police. also were attacked. Bates es-
capped with minor bruises. hut O'Connor
was Kicked in the face and stomach. He.
too. was taken to the hospital. The
strikers induced Miss Anna Doody, the
Ticket agent. 10 withdraw, and locked
the doors of the building.
Two riots occurred at the foot Of
8roadway. Bayonnc. In the afternoon.
Because Of threats made against the
street cars, the It'd Water oil, Pacific
Coast Borax. international Nickel and
general Chemical companies, whose
plants are on Constable Hook, sent their
employ ces to town by boats on the XIII
van kull. Two hundred of the borax
company employees are girls. Fifteen
policemen. In charge OF Lieut.. Noble
Grlglettcr. followed the boats in a Tide
Water tug.
Crowds met two Of the boats and tried
10 prevent the landing of the ION
strikers. but Cant. Edwin NJ. Griffin and
six detectives dispersed them after firing
into the air. Nine arrests were made.
The standard oil plant remained
closed during the day NJ a precaution-
cry measure. OF the c%ofnpany's Bayonne
Employees, $500 are on strike. and LOO
who had refused to join the walkout are
now idle. These include boiler makers.
carpenters and steam filters. whose daily
wages are so cents in excess of the
union scale.
The attempt yesterday Of the strikers
70 close Ave additional plants in the
Constable Hook section. which would
have added ll.00 men to the army of
non-workers. failed. At the plant OF the
Eagle oil Company, a subsidiary of the
Standard oil, 800 Of the l 1000 employees
went nut in n sympathy strike in the
morning. TIL police quelled in short
order n riot in which some Of the strikers
threw stones.
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DANISH WEST INDIES.
HURRICANE KILLS 6.
Sl.OOO,O0 Damage Done. Two
Ships Wrecked and Others
Driven Ashore.
Special Cable Despatch 10 THr SIS.

ST. THOMAS. D. W. T.. Oct. ia hur.
ricane that swept over n Islands on
Monday night md yesterday morning
caused the worst disaster In their ex-
perience. Six persons are reported
killed. thousands are homeless and
ruined. and the damage IL estimated at
$1,000 900.
The storm began Monday night, sub
sided FOR a few hours, then burst forth
with Increased force Tuesday. raging
four hours. Almost every building I'm 81.
Thomas was damaged and few on the
island escaped.
Great damage was done to shipping.
the IIamburg-American liners Calabria
n Wasgenwald, interned, and the Dam
ish dredge st. IIilda we're blown ashore.
The Calabria probably II a total loss.
The Danish ships Anholt and Thor were
wrecked. the electric coal cranes Of
the West Indian Company were smashed.
Commercial interests received a stag
gerins blow. Warehouses were unroofed
and their contents ruined. Electric wires
are down, and messengers from the
country say the most AFFECT misery pre-
walls among the poorer classes and hun
dreds are homeless.
No reports from Frledrichsted have
been received. but on the island Of ST.
Croix great damage Is reported. The
British island OF Dominica also suffered.
Aid may be asked of the United States.
Delegates chosen by the stands to go
to Christiania to give their opinion Of
the proposed sale OF the Danish West
TO the United states were unable
To connect with the steamer which was
to take them to Denmark.
The sun., 1916-10-12
BLACK HAND HALTS
TRIAL OF ROFRANO
Threat Sign Given to La Sale,
Sing Sing Convict. When
He Testifies.

Joseph La Sale. witness for the prose-
cution In the case against Michael A.
Rofrano for completely In the murder of
Michael Gaimari last year stopped sud
denly In the midst OF his testimony yes
terday afternoon before Justice Weeks
In the Criminal Branch Of the Supreme
Court.
He felt III. he said. and would tell no
more. Then he leaned over toward the
Judge and excitedly whispered to him for
several minutes. AZ the same time As
sistant District Attorney John T. Dooiing
went to the Judges bench and charged
that two spectators In the back OF the
room a given the witness the BLACK
Hand threat'-a finger drawn sixnii-
cantly across the throat. They had then
passed out.
La Sales actions caused amazement
In the crowded court room where the
former Deputy Street Cleaning Commits.
sioner and political opponent Of Tom
Foley In the Second Assembly District
was put on trial yesterday. The witness.
himself a slayer. serving a term In Sing
Sing for shooting James Minott on New
Years Day of 1915. had talked freely
before the Interruption.
He had told how. when the police were
after him for his own crime. he ned to
the home Of Rocks Cornell and hid
there. While at the place. he said. he
listened TO the plans for killing The
Gaimaris nickname. He accused
Cornell. Joe Brundlni. John Brundini,
Frank Fennimore and Tom Montimagno
OF planning the crime. and repeated his
previously made to the Dis
trict Attorney In the trial Of Month
magno. who was convicted OF having
done the actual shooting 81 Gai,nari.
Then Mr.. brothers asked tn. slSnlh-
question What conversation
on on the fourth Of january
That was the day. according 10 La
previous statement. when Cornell
talked over the telephone TO Rofrano. II
was then that the witness suddenly
topped talking. Justice Weeks. after
To his whispered conversation,
court adjourned. MIR. Brothers
later issued a statement in which he said
both Mr.. Dooling and La Sale had seen
me death sign passed and that La Sale
old him that during the past two weeks
nus Liza Salle's) family. wife, parents and
brother. had been threatened with death
u he repeated his statement on he stand.
Th" trial will be continued to-day.
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NEsTED SUBMARINE, SAYS LAKE
Inventor Believes U-b3 Carries .
smaller submersibIe.

R~RInGEroRr. Conn, Oct ll-One sub
marine within another. or a mes, sub
marine" both OF which operate individ-
ually. II tho solution given to-day by
Simon Lake. the submarine inventor, TO
the raidine operation on Nantucket.
Passengers and crews Of the vessels
sunk have asserted tina. they saw a
large submarine and a smaller one. both
flying the German flag. Mr.. Lake says
these statements are strictly with>1 rea-
son. as Russian submarines for years
have carried launches In their hu.ls. and
the Germans are not unlikely to have
made further advance.
In fact" said Mr.. Lake. "there is a
certainty that the C-53 is OF size TO per-
NIT carrying concealed In her super
structure n second and smaller suhna-
r!ne sufficiently large TO make possible
the escape of her crew in emergency I
have In my office here one design Of a
large cargo carrying submarine which
Includes Ia its equipment a smaller sub.
marine capable OF carrying 100 persons"
The sun., 1916-10-12
M Danger of Crisis.

y t-boat crisis can arise bet w..n
the United states and Germany" was
the unequlvocal way Ambassador Won
Bernstorfr put the submarine. issue to an
EVENING SuS reporter later In the day.
Alt ugh Ambassador Gerard would
not confirm or deny the article written
10y the correspondent close to him. he
did make one direct statement directly
opposed to the chief thought embodied
in the article.
You may say" he stated yesterday
afternoon, that II Is not true that I
came home Al this time to serve notice
on the President Of Gcrmany's intention
to repudiate her pledges regarding the
conduct OF ubmarine warfare, or that
Germany was contemplating the resump-
ton OF submarine attacks upon all kinds
Of shipping. I should not think of leav-
ing my post at this time II ! were not
convinced that the relations between my
country and Germany were as friendly
as they coul be and gave every promise
OF continuing 80 indefinitely
The interview obtained with Count
o Bernstorff by an EVENING SUN re-
porter caused the interviewer 70 say In
part
in declaring that the German Gov
m would adhere strictly to the
promises with regard to liners as given
In the Lusitania case and with regard
to merchantmen as given In the answer
The sun., 1916-10-12
Rogers Peet" Derbies
are values we're proud to
have bear our name
Open All Day a. Usual.
ROGERS PEEr CoMPAN,
NO CLUE TO GIRLS SLAYER
rro's Dealer Qsestioned In Vain
strap May solve Mystery.

giuseppe ID S%tefano. ono OF the T..
dealers charged with t,e murder
Title Brown. II years old. WHO'S. h..
was ound In q Monroe stree, col,
was questioned for three hours nv 7,
spector Fsurot yesterday sf,.r-o..
After the examination Inspector Fan
said h" had been ahio TO CLEAN zen.
Importance
The police are relying a crea' de-. .
the chemical analysis Of III. strlr "
"llch the gii, was ~Strlngl.l a.. .
some or the prisoners property n p
take several is:s 20 coin.lo,. go. ~,
alysis. IL was disclosed ~ynst.r1,
tAe Esther who signed Oh. co. o..
letters found In h cellar is no a .
buy a woman wei along IN yo,..
The other prisoner. Nincrnz, NJ .
lone. Giusepp.'s partner In the Fruit, s,,,
ness. waS not questioned ,cs,rrp,,
he t. st!ll being held.
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GERARD DENIES HE
BROUGHT WARNING
Ambassador Says His Mission
is Not to Tell Of u-BOat
War Renewal.
NJ ARE FRIENDLY
Won Bernstorff. Speaking for
Berlin. Asserts Pledges
Will BE Kept.

NmDassadOr James w. Gerard denied
at the Ritz-Carlton yesterday that he
had come back to America from Ger
many to tell President Wilson that Ger
many Vas about to renew the kind Of
Admiral Won Tirpits. A moment earlier
a friend Of Ambassador Gerard said that
the Ambassador believes Germany will
resume the old U-boat tactics and had
sail 30.
Count o Bernstorff in another room
In the same hotel In the meantime was
telling a reporter from the Evening sun
thai the pledges made by Germany 10
the United States with regard to sub
marine activities would be observed
the German Ambassador. he was acting
with the sanction Of the ONCE of For
eisn Affairs In Berlin.
And then. to return to Ambassador
Gerard. the question was put fatly to tho
American diplomat whether or not ne
would say that Il seemingly inspired
statement written by a correspondent
close to the Ambassador and published
Tuesday morning here-an article which
insisted positively that Mr.. Gerard had
come home chiefly to tell the President
that the U-boat attacks on
were about to be resumed-was or was
not a correct statement Of Ambassador
Gerard's Views.
Avoids Direct Denial.
But the article In question Toes not
quote me In any way" was the Ambas-
sailors reply when asked for a "Yes' or
NO" about the article. And subsequent
efforts to obtain n standardization or de-
NAL by MIR. Gerard Of the correspond
ent's assertion that Mr.. Gerard believes
the U-bost warfare II about to be re-
sumed resulted only In the same round
about Mr.. Gerard would not
say that the article was false.
81 am not responsible" was his final
comment about the correspondents
statements. 'for any conclusions drawn
by "A writer following q visit Of two
months to Germany"
The Ambassador had told the report
ers while coming up the bay Tuesday
morning that he would remain In Amer
lea only about two weeks. Yesterday
he said he would remain here at least
two or three months. He was asked.
therefore. whether or not anything had
happened yesterday which had caused
the change in his plans about returning
to Germany.
We'll" began the Ambassador. "I've
been out OF touch with the country for
time. Now that I'm hack here
things are presenting themselves
to my neutrality-suspicious. affairs and so
lead me to believe that | shall
stay here at least two months"
H. Will see President William for th. !
The sun., 1916-10-12

70 the Sussex note. Amba ssador vor
Bernstorf spoke with the sanction of q
thorough understanding between him.
self and the Berlin Foreign Office.
President Wilson. when he saw Coun,
Won Bernstorff on Monday, according 10
an official close to the President. asked
tho Ambassador what he knew concern.
Ing the submarine operations on Nam
tucket on Sunday.
"BernstorfY told him that he knew
nothing In advance of the Intended on
erations Of the U-53 under Capt. Hans
Rose and was himself taken unawares
by the sudden appearance of the sub
marine at Newport. The Ambassador
was In a position, however. to convey
70 the President the assurance that no
C-boat crisis Is to be feared.
Feared Change Of Policy.
The real concern Of Administration
officials lately has been over a possible
change Of attitude on Cermany's part
such that the pledges in the Sussex note
might be revoked on the ground that the
United States a made no Roadway
against Great Britain's illegal blockade.
II was specifically stated In the Sussex
note that In such a contingency the Ger.
nan Government would be at liberty to
adopt some other course In submarine
tina the one contemplated by
the Sussex agreement.
Count Won BernstorY Is authority for
the statement that when he raid no
U-boat crisis could arise between the
states and Germany he meant
only that Germany will observe her
submarine pledges to the United States.
put that MS Government has no thought
or revokinG the Sussex agreement be-
cause OF the United States Governments
indifference 10 the British blockade.
Count Bernstorff said to-day that he
spoken for his Government I'm the
statement he made at Shadow Lawn
hat there was nothing to add 10 II
NAT II was meant to cover every ASPECT
of the C-boat situation: that the German
Government had absolutely no thought
d. revokinG the Sussex pledges on any
ground whatsoever.
No t-boat crisis can arise between
United States and Germany said
he Count" ~
Count BernstorY left for Wash.
ngton at midnight. Purely private bust.
less had brought him to town, he said.
The sun., 1916-10-12
HUSBAND SUES DOROTHY GREEN
Private Detective ole witness In
Pomerancr Divorce Action,

Justice Greenbaum yesterday heard
testimony given by a private detective
AGAINST Dorothy PomeIance. known In
the movies as Dorothy Green. defendant
In an action for divorce brought bv sam.
Vel IL. Pomerance. IL broker.
John Sullis. the witness. testified that
Mamie" ~Chappelle. we'll known along
broadway. was discovered In her apart
ments on Riverside Drive by witnesses
cent ny her husband one night. Both
cnappelle and Mrs. Poincrance. Sullis
said, seemed very nervous. and the wom-
an ieaned from n window and screamed
ior the police. Justice Greenbaum re-
served decision.
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EASY DIVORCE FOR sUFFRAGIsT.
Dr. r. O. Parker win Not Enter
Defence, II IL said.

HARTFORD. Conn. Oct. 1.-THE suit
for divorce brought by DR.. Valeria Hop
klns Parker against her husband. Or.
Edward q Parker OF Greenwich. will he
tried In the County Superior Court hore
on Friday. 1t is said that Dr. Parker
will not defend himself from his wife's
allegations of intolerable cruelty be-
cause he IL out OF sympathy with her
public work. which has kept her away
from home "a great deal.
Mrs. Parker. besides practising ms a
physician. has been active In suffrage
work. She recently led the college wom-
ems section OF the suffrage parade in
New Haven. and has been active on the
suffrage platform.
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ONLY sec LEFT, SHE ENDS LIFE.
81 Haven't = Relative IN the
World" Reads Note to Coroner.

a woman OF whom nothing was known
ut the apartment house - West iolst
street, whore she had lived more than a
year. except tho name she assumed
Mrs. Minerva Holmes-was found lead
last night in the kitchen Of her three
room apartment on the top floor. She
had committed suicide by gas and left
this unusual note addressed to the cor.
oner:
Don't fuss. Haven't "A relative In the
world. Would like to be cremated. hut
have only s26-not enough. Mo- Yes?
Oh. we'll"
The $40 was enclosed. She had been
dead about three days. She was about
80 years old and was well dressed.
The sun., 1916-10-12

When we asked our art.
;st why he drew such large
and impossible" checks.
he said
well, I thought it nigh,
emphasize what relatively
small checks our customers
draw for their overcoats."
Seriously. there's some.
thing in that.
No finer fabrics even at
the highest priced tailors.
Foreign novelties not to
be found elsewhere - our
Irish Dufne Fleece, for one.
Fall overcoats. Winter
overcoats. Motor coats.
listers.