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New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
/. w. w. Anti-War
Activities Exposed
AT Chicago Trial

CHICAGO, May 2S.--Witnesses from
the mining regions of the Southwest
were called by the government to-day
TO confirm stories of lawlessness and
anti-war activities of the Industrial
Workers of the World contained in COR
respondence of leaders who directed
the organizations work in that district
last year.
These Witnesses. testifying at the
trial for seditious conspiracy of 112
members of the /. w. W., told how
strikes We're agitated, the state and
Federal authorities defied and miners
urged to rise up in revolt against the
governments war plans.
'.The war has given us an oppor-
tunity to enforce our demands" some
of the leaders said while being ques-
toned by the authorities. according to
Claude McCaicb, Of the Department OF
Justice.
ssDidn't you ask W. p. Lewis. one OF
the defendants, about receiving Ger
man gold to conduct the !. w. w
work :" McCaleb was asked by counsel
for the defence.
Eyes. He said the local branches in
the vicinity of Globe and Miami, Ariz.
were 81 900 in debt. and could use Ger.
man gold" he replied.
After many Of the /. W. W.'s had
been placed in Jail for anti-war
speeches and acts of violence, gen.
eral strike order was threatened by the
official organ. Solidarity" unless The
government ordered their immediate
release, 1t was shown.
II viii be the workers reply to thA
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
100000 Voted to
Finish New Subways

The Board Of Estimate yesterday
finally appropriated the 100000 neces-
sary tor >the completion of the new
Lexington and Seventh Avenue sub
ways, for which the Public Service
Commission made request two months
ago. The original date set for the
opening Of these new subways was
June is, but the delay occasioned by
the refusal of the Interborough Rapid
Transit Company to complete the con-
nections at Times Square and in
Brooklyn until the city appropriated
the money will probably postpone the
opening until a month later
Controller Craig contended that the
Interborough was bound to complete
the work under an agreement ap-
proved by the Board Of Estimate on
October 5, 1917. Representatives of
the Public Service Commission ex-
planned that the Interborough never
signed this agreement. 1t necessitated
a resembling of the approval of the
old agreement and the insertion of a
clause protecting the city's rights with
relation to the Interborough under the
old agreement before the board voted
to appropriate the 100000 under a
new, modified agreement with the
transit company. The Controller ex-
planned that the 100000 would be
charged against the city's debt limit.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Music Festival for Navy
Greatt Artists Will Be Heard
on June 10

Nine. Frances Aida announced last
night that the Metropolitan Opera
House would be the scene of great
festival Of music for the United States
Navy on June 10. The festival will be
held under the auspices of the National
Committee on Music Of the Department
of Navy Recreation, and will have the
patronage of Josephus Daniels, Secre-
tary of the Navy.
The worlds five greatest tenors"-
iCaruso, John Mccormack, Muratore
Martinelli and Lazaro-will sing, and
Misha Elman, violinist, and Harold
Bauer, pianist, will perform. Other
artists who will appear are Mines.
Claudio Muzio, Sophie Brasiau, Kath-
leen Howard, Anna Case, Frances Aida,
Mabel Garrison, Leonora Sparkes, An
tonic Scotti, Leon Rothier, Pasquale
Amato, Giuseppe de Luca, Andrea de
Segurola and Adamo Didur.
The committee will auction off the
boxes in q day or two.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Won Papen's Friend
Arrested Here as
Dangerous Enemy
GustaveKuhlenkampf Was
Trusted Agent of
Berlin

Gustave Bernhard Kuhlenkampff.
trusted agent of the Wilhelmstrasse,
who, prior to the entrance of the
United States into the war, attempted
to make New York base for Teutonic
sea raiders in the Atlantic Ocean, was
arrested yesterday by agents of the
Department of Justice as q dangerous
enemy alien. He will be interned for
the duration of the war
Kuhlenkamptf was branded by Chief
Charles De Woody, of the Department
of Justice, as the most dangerous Ger
man yet arrested by the Federal au-
thorities. He was closely associated
with Won Bernstorff and Captain Franz
Won Papen, former military attache of
the German Embassy at Washington.
Woody he admitted that Won Papen
had promised him that after Germany
won the war he would be reimbursed
for alleged losses of S150,000 on the
island of Trinidad,
Found discriminating Letters
When agents of the Department of
Justice raided his apartment imme-
diately after his arrest, they found
among his papers and files conclusive
evidence of his espionage activities. A
of $500,000 in local banks, and nu-
merous letters from prominent Ger
mans were among his effects. One let
ter from Captain Won Papen contained
this line, IL want to thank you for the
services you have rendered u.s."
Kuhlenkampff is captain reservist
in the German army. He came to this
country twenty years ago from
Bremen. He is very wealthy. He has
never attempted to become an Ameri-
can citizen, and boasted that he in
tended to return to Germany after the
war and pass the remainder of his life
there. Before the United States en-
tered the war he was in frequent con-
ferences with Count Won Bernstorff
Gunther Won Bernstorff, Captain Won
Papen and Captain Boy-Ed. From 1915
until 1917 he was treasurer of the Ger
man Club, and was active in that or
ganization until the doors were closed
about two months ago, at the sugges-
ton of the Federal authorities.
Received $750,o00 From Berlin
According to Federal agents, Kuhlen-
from the Deutsche Bank, of Berlin, for
the purpose of Quitting the steam
shipss Berwind and Lorenzo to supply
German raiders in the Atlantic.
For nearly year he has been re-
porting daily to the Department of
Justice. Yesterday, when arresteds he
answered questions reluctantly and
was naughty when boasting of his Ger
man associates.
at is true that have been a resi-
dent of this country for twenty years"
he said in answer, to questions, "but
l want to see Germany win the war.
My intimate social and business ac-
quaintances are over there. l wish to
go back there to spend the rest of my
life"
Pending the arrival of orders from
Washington for the place of intern
ment. Kuhlenkampff was committed to
the Essex County N l. iail
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
All Olive Drab for Army

That martial looking individual who
when not laboring in the trenches of
a soda fountain. stalks abroad in cloth
ing of semi military cut and hue, is
now wearing his last suit of olive drab
until that time when he also assumes
the spread eagle buttons of the National
Army.
This was decided yesterday at a
luncheon meeting of the American
Association of Woollen and Worsted
Manufacturers in the Waldorf, when
the members resolved to make no more
olive drab or khaki cloth for civilian
use. The association likewise pledged
itself to use it's influence with all
manufacturers to urge them to carry
out this resolution.
The Boy Scouts and other organlza-
tions will be affected by this ruling, but
the manufacturers believe that all
cloth of this sort should be dedicated
to the army until peace is effected.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Americans Take
Over Interests of
German Fur Firms
Last Teuton Dollar Rooted
Out and Great New In
dustry Established

arrangements have been completed
by A. Mitchell Palmer, Alien PROPERTY
Custodian, and the Fur Merchants
Credit Association Of New York Citv
by which the interests here of the fnr
barons Of Leipsic, representing severa1
millions of dollars. will be purchased
ny American merchants, and the monev
paid into the United States Treasury.
BY the transaction the last German
dollar invested in the fur Industry in
the United States will be rooted out
and a great new business created here.
~, Under. the agreement Theoder,
Ihorer Company, Gaudig & Blum and
M. 5. Elias, Jr., Inc, have Americanized
their holdings, American citizens in
1hese hrms ,pledging to make fair pay
ments for the enemy interests involved
when required by Mr.. Palmer. Many
other firms are in process of readjust-
ment: Francis P. Garvan, representing
Mr.. Palmer, and Rosenthal g. Heer.
nance, for the Fur Merchants Credit
Association, conducted the negotiations,
In statement relative to the trans
Ter Mr.. Palmer said:
Before the war the trade of Ameri-
can furrlers was practically nothing
but a collecting and shipping agency
Tor the Germans. Almost every pelt
taken by American trappers had to 90
to Leipeic before it could be sold. Al
though London was the worlds market.
three-quarters of the fur shipped to
London from America, Russia and even
China went after the auctions direct
to Leipsic for dressing and dyeing."
According to Mr.. Palmer, after .he
fur had been prepared each year at
Lelpslc Americans were allowed to pur-
chase as much as three-ffths of the en-
tire fur product for manufacture into
garments. In doing SO they were forced
tt, pay the original cost, plus the cost
handsome profit for the Germans, plus a
80 per cent duty, before they got the
furs back home.
,"When the readjustment is COM
pleted," said Mr.. Palmer, "the Ameri-
canized firms will go ahead with their
plans to intrench firmly the new dress
ing ano dyeing industry in the United
States.
"In New York American dyeing houses
are actually in operation. In st. Louis
sealskins have been dyed successfully.
Previously this had never been done
before outside Leipsic and London. In
the last two years, winter, spring and
fall auctions have been undertaken sue
cessfully in New York and st. Louis"
Mr.. Palmer declared that when the
war is over Germany will again buy
American furs. but these goods will be
bought in the American market this
time, from American firms. "And,"
said Mr.. Palmer, "thcy will be Ameri-
can dressed and dyed, and prepared for
American consumption. The unnatural
trade conditions which forced Ameri-
cans to ship furs abroad, to buy them
back abroad and reship them to Amer
lea will have disappeared, and Ger
many will be the loser''
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Upton Men to Aid Countess

CAMP UPTON, N. Y, May 28.-
Wearing the uniform of the Red Cross
the Countess de Turczynowicz told
$500 newly drafted men here tonight
how the German general staff occupied
her castle in Russian Poland for sew
eral days and looted the place on their
departure. She said the officers forced
her. to prepare their food in front of
their eyes to make sure she did not
poison it. An officer, who carried off
an ancient clock, she declared, told her
he would place it in his home at Co.
logne and would think of her every
time it struck.
She asked the men to watch care
fully for her stolen clock while they
were marching through Germany on
their way to Berlin and every rookie
in the place yelled his promise to COM
ply with her request. The countess
motored out from the city with Mrs
Arthur Curtiss James.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Accused of Disloyaltv

=
Charged with disloyAlty by BROOKLYN
Draft Board No. 80, Peter Kraft, a bi-
eycie policeman attached to the Miller
Avenue . Station, was put on trial yes
terday before First Deputy Commits
sioncr Leach.
- Morris saltpeter, chairman of Local
Drast " N Board No; 80, Public School No
~. New Lots Road and Schenck Ave.
nue.. said that Kraft entered the school
on 1ifice on April 27 and said to those ir
. ~ I'VE y. can't beat the Germans; we
interest of the United States that Ger.
many crush England. England has
Played traitor to this country. There
is u.s. not grain Of wheat in this coun.
Try Soon we will be starving and we
can't starve Germany. Thev have
plenty, Of food over there"
Paul Chentoff. another member of the
bloarG, l.oar, corroborated Saltpeter. The
rearing was postponed until June
Kraft is not under suspension.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29

military autocracy.' said the article
placed in evidence.
The article followed shortly tele-
gram sent to President Wilson by Will
lam d. Haywood, general secretary and
treasurer of the |. w. W.. threatening
metal mine strikes in Michigan and
Minnesota unless men deported from
Bishec, Ariz., were returned to their
homes. Every basic industry. it was
declared in the Solidarity" notice,
would be tied up.
Defence counsel attempted to show
that the Arizona strikes were due to
unfair labor conditions and not a part
of general conspiracy to hamper in
dustries. On cross examination, Nc
Caleb denied some of the strikers were
starving.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
$193, 1856 Mortgage Burned

An ancient incense burner from a
Chinese temple served yesterday after
noon as furnace in which mortgage
bonds aggregating $193,386 were burned
ers' Training School, at No. SAL Lex
ington Avenue.
Following the burning of the mort
cages, DR.. Wilbert w. White, presi-
dent of the school, announced that the
property Of the institution, valued at
more than 100000, is free of debt.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Charge Garment Men
Hoard to Prohteer

BOSTON. May 2s.--Garment manu-
facturers are charged with boarding
goods for high prices, artifcially
limiting the production of clothing
and holding down the earnings of
workers, IN resolutions adopted by the
convention of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers. Union to-
day. The resolutions direct the gen
eral executive board to notify the
proper authorities of this alleged
practice and request the commandeer-
ing of these goods, if necessary.
New York City delegates urged the
general executive board to take i'm
mediate action to press the demands
of the New York unions for a thirty
per cent increase in pay. The dele
gates said the increasing cost of liv-
ing had nullifed previous gains in
WAGES
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Walter Douglas
Indicted in |. w. w.
Deportation Case

TUCSON, Ariz., May 28.-That Wal
ter Douglas, of New York, president of
the Phelps s-Dodge Corporation, was
among those indicted in the United
States District Court at Tucson for al
legged participation in the deportations
at Bisbee on July IL last developed
here to-day.
Douglas, through his attorney, en-
tered voluntary appearance, together
with other Bisbee and Douglas citizens
indicted jointly on a charge of con-
spiracy to deprive citizens of the rights
guaranteed them by the Constitution
and laws of the United States.
This was the date set for the arraien-
ment, but none of the defendants an
peared in person. Through their coun-
sci they filed demurrer to the indict-
ments on the ground that the facts as
alleged do not constitute violation of
the Federal laws. Hearing on the de-
murrer probably will not be held be-
fore fall.
With the addition of Douglas, twenty
one Arizona citizens now stand as in
dicted by the Tucson grand jury. All
of these entered demurrers to-day
through counsel.
Walter Douglas formerly was gen.
eral manager of the Phelps Dodge in
terests at Bisbee, and lived there prior
to 1917. He was in Bisbee on the day
of the deportations. Douglas is one
of the most widely known copper pro-
ducers in the United States. About
year ago he succeeded his father.
James Douglas, as president Of the
Phelps Dodge Corporation.
Mr.. Douglas authorized state
ment last night explaining the cir
cumstances which led up to the in
proper for him to go into certain de
tails, he declined to discuss his alleged
participation in the deportations.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Woldt's grandfather was

court. Woldt's grandfather was
famous German general.
Woldt, for twenty-seven years a resi-
dent of this country without applying
Tor citizenship papers, was in Third
Avenue saloon Saturday night when he
made the alleged remarks. Woldt said
he had been drinking and did not re-
alize what he had been saying. He is
married and has three children. His
father served thirty-three years in the
German army
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Soldiers Become Citizens

CAMP MILLS. L. l.. May 2s.- Before
their departure for France 191 soldiers
of foreign birth were naturalized yes
terday by Supreme Court Justice Nor
schauser. The new citizens are enlisted
men attached to the 10th Infantry and
the quartermaster's corps.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Drafted Boy From New York
Killed in Jump From Train

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May 2s.-
r. V. Smith, young draft soldier
from Jewett, Greene County, New
York, jumped from moving troop
train here to-day and died later in
hospital.
He was on his way to a training
camp in the South.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29

dependent Order, Free Sons of Israel
The members also pledged themselves
to follow the lines laid out by the
government for food conservation, and
voted to exclude all aliens from the
order.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Convicted of 'Damning'U.S.

For damning this country. President
Wilson. the Red Cross and Governor
Whitman, Otto Woldt, forty-two, of 432
East 145th Street, was sentenced to six
months In the workhouse yesterday by
Magistrate Mancuso, in the Harlem
New-York tribune., 1918-05-29
Sons of Israel Bar Germans

ATLANTIC CITY, May 2s.-The
elimination Of German from public
schools was urged at to-day's session
of the Grand Lodge, United States In
The evening world., 1918-10-05

hours OF first aid work, established
headquarters at Perth Amboy at the
Packer House and organized the later
stages OF the rescue work from there.
Miss Lucy NJ. Ryder. superin-
tendent OF the New Ysrk Infrimary.
No. 32l East 18th Street, organized n
corps OF nurses who left at 1880 this
afternoon for Sewaren, the nearest
point to which relief unit1 could be
taken. Miss Ryder was aided by
Miss Cicely Campbell and Mrs Hen
rietta M. Day. A second relief ex-
pedition similar TO Miss Ryder's was
orgaized to follow.
Refugees reaching Perth Amboy
were loud in their praises OF those
who had extended aid to them. From
neighboHng towns they were pro-
vided with food and supplies and on
all hands money was offered them.
They declared that they could not
speak too highly OF the work done by
the girls OF the Motor Corps OF Amer
lea, who wore the first to be among
! them last night
The evening world., 1918-10-05
BLAST AND FIRE
DUE TO ACCIDENT,
SAYS GILLESPIE
Company President AbSolves
Employees of Plant From
CareleSSnesS.

T. A. Gillespie. President Of the 7. A.
Gillespie Shell Loading Company
wrecked by the explosion. to-day
made the following statement:
'The explosion and FIRE which fol
lowed was purely an accident. II wa
not due to carelessness on the part o
any one and there Is no suspicion II
German work. There Is no ground 70
the fear expressed over a large auan
tity OF INT. 1t is safely buried unde
big hill far out OF the danger zone
Mr.. Gillespie was at the New Packer
House at Perth Amboy. looking alto
the injured who ,re taken there. He
added that the plant was turning ou
$4,000 shells OF all caiibre each day
and asserted that OF the seventy DER
sons employed in the unit where tho
fire started only twenty have 80 IA
been accounted for.
All the officers OF the stricken COR
pc. L arrived at the scene OF the
disaster soon after the first explosion.
according to p. G. Holdsworth, Vice
President OF the Gillespie Company.
contracting engineers, with officers In
the Hudson Terminal Building.
In the immediate territory Of the
Gillespie plant are the California
! Loading Company, the Oliver plant.
a plant OF the Du Pont Company and
several smaller United States Gov
ernment plants. Hope for the units
which housed the nine-i inch shells
WIS given up at IL o'clock this morn
inJ. following the two explosions at
1910 and 1925, when the three and
six inch units were enveloped in the
wake OF destruction.
seventy survivors OF the explo-
sion who live in Greater New York
arrived at the New York office OF the
| Gillespie Company, No. 90 Church
street, shortly before noon to-day
There officers of the company doled
out food and silver pieces to enable the
men TO get to their homes. All their
belongings had been lost in the panic
which followed the fl.st crash.
They were all nervous and moved
about as II in fear. They were for
the most part men Of foreign extrac-
tion. Among them was former efi,2
ployee OF The Worlds composing
room force. SO
We were playing pinochle in the
recreation 'room." no said. and off in
the uance hall some of the men and
women were dancing when suddenly
every light in the building went out.
There was a briei lhll. and then an
| explosion which rocked the very earth
beneath US. We saw Unit No. GIL
fairly rock. and then for an hour camo
crash after crash. ....
THE people rushed around in panic.
They were diving INTO callars, hiding
behind corners, rushing here and
there in the darkness like the bedlam
OF lunatics. Then there was quiet
no explosions for another hour-when
the hell opened up again like the ar
tillery preparation OF the whois Al
lied army"
The evening world., 1918-10-05
The EXPLOSION is COMPARED TO BATTLE ZONE

she'll actually poug its way through the roof Of the magazine there
need be no fear OF explosion"
Several thousand families Morgan and South Amboy have been
rendered homeless Thousands have had food since last night
The Gillespie plant about $4,000 cost $4,000
600 Nearly 1000 men and women employed.
reported this afternoon that fragments of bodies had been
found the tracks of the Jersey Central 1000 feet from the Gillespie
plant
When the explosions started about 74o last night about 2oco men
were at work. 1000 the recreation about the
grounds.
The blasts continuous from that time including The hour Of
going to press
Of Morgan has been devastated and South Amboy is
badly wrecked All residents have left the latter plce and many
leaving Aboy five miles away Those who remain camp
ing the and ali places of business have been closed
Explosions heard during the afternoon was stated by company
representatives box loaded with shells to be shipped
from the plant The shells IS and i55 milmee Sizes
Many small munitions plants sent their workers away be-
cause they told that terrific explosion expected late the
afternoon Representatives of the company discounted these reports
but the workers we're sent home nevertheless.
The explosion which wrecked the Gillespie plant the fourth in
six or seven weeks last occurred week yesterday when
pid was killed and several persons were injured
The evening world., 1918-10-05
LOSS IN EXPLOSION
MAY REACH TOTAL
OF S2O,OOO,OOO
Plant Valued at St2,ooo,ooO
and Munitions Are Estimated
at SS,OOO,OOO.

Money loss in the Gillespie plant ex'
plosion. which may reach 10000. 900
will fall largely upon the Government
It has been announced.
The plant was owned by the Govern
ment and was operated by the Gillespie
Company as Government contractors.
II consisted OF thirteen units, Of
which seven had been entirely COM
pleted and were in operation, railroad
tracks, machinery and valuable equip
ment.
The value OF the plant destroyed
has boen set at s19,OOpOOO by officials
OF the Gillespie Company.
In addition to this is the value OF
munitions, either awaiting shipment
or in course OF manufacture. This is
said 10 have represented close 10
81, 900, 900.
Enormous shipments to France last
month largely decreased the amount
Of stock on hand: otherwise the loss
would have been much heavier.