New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-07
Three Correspondents AS
sert They Heard Admis-
sion of Elaboration"
Penrose to Inquire
Senator Says He'll Ask for
Text of Admiral Gleaves's
Message
From The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, July 6.-The reported
repudiation in New York to-day by
George Crcel, chairman Of the Commit
tee on Public Information, Of the state
ment that he had rewritten and "elab-
GRATED" a cryptic" message sent by
Rear Admiral Gleaves relative 20 the
engagement between German U-boats
and the American destroyers conveying
the troops to France. was received here
with some surprise inasmuch as 1t was
made in the presence Of three news
paper men.
Mr.. Creel was reported as saying that
he "only saw one newspaper correspon-
dent yesterday" Mr.. Creels interview
yesterday was given in the presence OF
John Kirby, of "The New York World;
Laurence Hills, of "The New York Sun"
and Carter Field, Of The New York
Tribune. Not only did he talk with
these three men together, but while he
was talking to them two other news
paper men-H. Fl. Stansbury and Charles
Michaelson, Of "The New York Ameri-
can" entered the room.
Senator Wants 10 Know
As a result Of Mr.. Crecl's admission
and subsequent Reputation Senator
Penrose. of Pennsylvania. announced
to-day that he intends 10 find out just
how much elaboration" has been ac-
complishcd By the committee on IN
formation. lie will introduce reso-
luton in the Senate tomorrow &c
handing the text Of the Gleaves report
If not incompatible with public inter
est He will also request that the SEN
ate be furnished by the Administration
with the authority in law for the com
mittee on public information and tho
pavroll of that organization.
Two New York afternoon newspapers
carried interviews to-day with DIT
Crccl at mis- home, az 1lG East thirty
eighth Street, in that city. In both
Of them he was quoted as denying EN-,
nhaticallv that he had used the word
elaborated" One Of them quoted nm
i'm referring to the interviews in The
World" "The Sun" and The Tribune
as saying:
"Itis all a - liei"
When asked about the difference be-
tween the story Of the encounter ss
given out BY the Committee on Public
Information and that sent by The As
sociatcd Press correspondent, Mr.
Creel lis quoted as having said To-Day
81 didn't denounce The Associated
Press correspondent. ] didn't condemn
newspapers who might publish hi,
story. and 7 didn't admit that ! hac
written or elaborated the report ol
Admiral Gleayes. There was no sucn
admission
Quoted as Calling Story Absurd
Another interviewer to-day quoted
Mr.. Creol as saying:
"The story was not only absurd, but
disgusting. | saw only one newspaper
correspondent yesterday the repre-
sentative of a New York morning news
paper-and / not only told him that
the report of Rear Admiral Gleave:
had not been elaborated but urged
him not TO print such story, telling
him that il was not in the best interest;
of America. 4 am not working tol
America he told me; L am working
for my paper
"The correspondent to whom
talked evidently worked out persona
version of what had happened, anC
chen told the other correspondent!
about it, making it appear that the in
formation had come from me. 1t Is Z
matter Of deep regret to me that suci
things continue TO occur"