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New-York tribune., 1919-07-30

tally He is Russian subject. He
enlisted in 1917 and fought at the
front. He was beaten. William Du-
rand and other men were bucked and
gagged. Their hands would be tied
and stick showed between their bent
knees and elbows, holding them in a
sitting posture. Then gags were
showed in their mouths and they would
be left for hours.
tillery, came to the prison and assumed
charge. He addressed the prisoners,
and because of his words then we
thought he was going to improve con-
ditions. l wrote an article, which |
called the School for Bolshevism,' mean
ing the prison there and the brutality.
sent it to him, thinking it would open
his eyes. Instead, he had me put in
solitary confinement for three months.
"There was rule in the prison that
the men should march out Of the gates
in lock step. At the rear of the line q
sergeant would tell the prisoners to
slow down. Another at the front would
tell them to hurry. Then the rank
would be broken up. You can picture it
for yourself.
The Sergeants' Exercise
"Then the sergeants would take what
they called their exercise, laying about
them on the heads of prisoners-Amer-
lean boys in France to fight for their
country-with dizzy sticks and black
jacks. Frequently officers stood about
watching"
Representative Johnson asked Rysze-
lewski where he was educated, and he
replied that he was an undergraduate of
the University of Pennsylvania when
he enlisted. In reply to other ques-
tiQns he said he spoke four languages.
"Do you know personally of any
other brutalities." Representative
johnson asked
eyes. Arthur Porter, and many
other men, were scrubbed with mud
at night, sometimes for smoking and
sometimes when louise was found on
them. They were scrubbed with stiff
brushes and cold water, and sometimes
blood.
"Others here in Fort Jay who can
tell about these things are Ben Cohen
and Mr.. Collum, prisoner and a for
mer captain; Charles Winston and
Buckley and Johnson"
Will Follow Up Leads
"We will turn the names Of these men
over to the inspector generals depart
ment," said Representative Johnson
land have them follow up these leads
The matter will not be dropped. To-
morrow the committee will hold a
hearing at the Hotel McAlpin on an
entirely different matter"
After adjourning the hearing, Mr.
Johnson said that the names of Gen.
eral Harris, General Strong and al
the other officers and non-commis-
stoned officers mentioned would be
given to the inspector general, who. he
said, undoubtedly would act
Representative Flood of Virginia
the third member of the sub-commit
tee, did not attend the hearing. The
committee sails for France August
and will continue its investigation
overseas.
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Berger Admits He Said
Wilson Was a Kaiser
Threat to Carry Red Flag to
Prison Gate Also Figures
in the Testimony

WASHINGTON, July 29.--Victor L.
Berger admitted to-day before the special
committee investigating his right to a
seat in the House Of Representatives
because of his conviction for violating
the espionage act that he had said in q
speech "the only war the Socialists
want is war against our administra-
ton; 1t matters not who Their il is
against Kaiser Wilson or Kaiser Will
helm, for one H. ;s bad as the other.'
questioned further. Herger also ad-
mitted that in an address in New York
last month he had characterized the
phrase making the world safe for
democracy" as "contempible," and had
declared that if sent to the Federal
prison at Leavenworth he would carry
the red flag to the prison gate and then
call upon the young men to carry the
banner.
To-day's hearing was broken off sud
denly when members of the committee
demonstrated with Mr. Berger for his
long answers to questions
I'VE can't finish the hearing" said
Chairman Dallinger, "if you make a
speech every time you are asked to re-
ply to question"
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partment stores died Sunday in St. Vim
cents Hospital.
WALTER F. BRENNER, fifty, for fifteen
years employed by L. Bamberger g. Co.
Newark. died at his home in Montclair Sun
day night
THOMAS CAMPBELL. q veteran of the
Civil War. in which he served with the 10Th
Regiment. United States Infantry. Company
3 died Monday at the home of his niece,
Mrs james Fitzpatrick. 112 Lawrence Street.
Flushing. L. I.
MICHAEL J. MURRAY. sixty-four. for
many years president of Bricklayers' Union.
No. l, died yesterday at his home, 500 Nine
tieth Street, Woodhaven. His Oldest son.
MAJOR Joseph Murray, served for more than
twenty years with the 18th Regiment
GEORGE W MOORE. eighty. veteran
Of the Civil War and a contractor and
builder Of Railway, N. j.. died Monday at his
home there.
MARY J. WACKERMAN, twenty-five.
daughter OF Henry Wackerman. retired
fire battalion chief. died yesterday at her
home. 294 Maujer Street. Brooklyn She was
studying law at the Brooklyn Law School of
St. LAWRENCE zee University and had received her
Law Club of Brooklyn.
EDWARD KNABB ANDERToN. seventy
one, New York lawyer, died yesterday at
his home in Plainfield, N. j.. where he had
lived for the last five years Mr. Anderton
member of the New York Bar Associa.
ton, the Economics Club. the Plainfeld Coun-
try Club and Guiding Star Lodge, F. and
A. M
KEPPEL GOLDHAGEN. forty-three. a
dress manufacturer. of 33 West Twenty
seventh Street. died at his country home at
Tappen N. Y.
MRS. DORA MILLHEISER. sixty-three.
wife of Joseph Mllheiser. undertaken died
Monday at her home, 1860 Lexington Ave
nue. She was active in charitable and civic
organizations in this city
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30
THEODORE ?. COOPER

Theodore Polhemus Cooper, de-
scendant of one of the oldest families
of Brooklyn, whose father owned a
part of what now is Prospect Park,
died Monday of heart disease at the
residence Of his twin sister. Miss Kath-
crime M. Cooper, 13 West Ninth Street,
Manhattan.
Mr.. Cooper's father was shipping
merchant, and owned large estate
in the Park Slope section Of Brook
lyn. The estate, called Elmwood be-
cause of its many fine elf trees, as
divided, part being used for Prospect
Park and the rest cut up into streets
and building lots. The son inherited
a large estate in the Carroll Park
section of Brooklyn, and devoted most
OF his time to the development and
management OF that estate, which was
farm land when he received it, but
Which, now is covered by residences
and business buildings. He was a
member of the Metropolitan Club of
New York and was we'll known in
Newport and Bar Harbor society.
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eyes; I'm strong, all right"
"And some Of those men were Just
out of the hospital ?"
eyes, sir; I was myself, too"
"How many prisoners did you hit
with your fst?"
"Oh l couldn't count 'em."
"Fifty or one hundred?'
eyes, sir"
"Were you ever ordered to hit any
other men?"
"Lieutenant Hufelstein told me tc
beat up four men who had run away
The other sergeants helped, and he
watched u.s."
"Did the prisoners fight back ?"
"No, sir" he replied with grin.
Did they ever fight or hit back?"
"No, sir"
"What were some of the offences for
which the men we're Eeaten?"
"Well, if they were caught smoking
in barracks or outside the twenty-min-
ute period after meals they were
beaten. 1 used to pass up lots of such
cases, but the officers never did,"
"Lots of EN-"
"Were men beaten up for chewing
tobacco?"
"Lots of 'em."
"Would the men be bloody after a
beating, and then put under a hose
and washed down 2"
"Ive seen many Of 'em, sir"
"If they complained about the food
what happened?"
"Beaten up; in trouble again."
"If they made plea for medical
attention because they were sick?"
"They got no attention"
did you ever see Colonel Grin
stead?"
didn't he interfere with the brutal
treatment?"
"The colonel came through the
prison frequently, but he was in il
as much as anybody. He knew what
was going on"
"Could he see the bloody men"
IF he couldn't see them he's goi
bad eyesight."
where would the men sleep?"
"Anywhere a man could be stuck
out in the fields. In pup tents"
"Did they have any protection from
the mud?"
"Only little straw"
Called Them Everything
"Did Hard Boiled Smith ever cal
the men names?"
"He called 'em everything he coulc
think Of"
"What were you convicted of"
Assault: hitting prisoner; using
provoking speech"
"Did Smith ever take any property
from the men,"
~ know of one man. He took money
off Of him, tore up his sisters pict
ure and then slapped the mans face
The man is here in Fort Jay"
"What was done with the property
taken from the men?"
every time a man came into tho
prison his money was laid out on the
table and the lieutenants would take
it,"
"What was done with the souvenir:
the men might have?"
"They were thrown into big bo,
and the box was showed into the Of
ficers' quarters. When 1t was empty
it was brought back"
did you ever see General Harts ?"
"No, sir. l don't know him."
| Ball said that if he hadn't strucl
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30
Young Women Draw
Plans for Submarines
One From New York and An
other From West Point Are
Promoted bv Navy
NetO York Tribune
WnshipUtOn I},.renn

WASHINGTON, July 29.-Hands that
additionally rock the cradle are now
drawing plans for submarines in the
draughting rooms Of the United States
navy. Miss Louise Larned of West
Point, N. Y, painter of the "Navy
Girl" recruiting poster for the yeomen
(F) battalion, and Miss Rose Stokes,
of New York City, have advanced from
copying plans for big cruisers TO put
ting in the details on the specifications
and charts to be sent to the navy yards
for submarines to defend the coasts.
For four months Miss Lurned and
Miss Stokes. who are artists, were in
the scamouhage corps at New York
studying to go abroad, but the armis-
tice came and stopped them. They
have been in Washington about ten
months, having enlisted in the navy as
yeomen CD. They will go on the
naval reseryist list August /, but will
be retained by the navy as draughts-
men. Miss Stokes is commander OF the
Betsy Ross Chapter of the American
Legion
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30
Legion to Help Recover
Slain Heroes Effects

THE AMERICAN LEGION has Of
- fered it's services to members of
the families of soldiers who died in
France to aid them in obtaining as
quickly as possible the personal ef-
fects of those who were killed. In
many cases, it is said, there has been
considerable delay in forwarding
personal property to the families,
and owing to the lack Of informa
tion on their part as to the proper
method of procedure unnecessary
trouble and sorrow have been caused.
The national officers of the Ameri-
can Legion, whose headquarters are
at 19 West Forty-fourth Street, ask
all families which require such serv-
ice, and members of posts who are
acquainted with the details Of indi-
vidual cases, to notify them at once.
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ash me, but were held of by a cor.

rush me, but were held of by a cor
poral. IS
"The corporal then put mo in soli-
tary. Though sentry was on duty out
side the cell, the prisoners crowded out
side and shouted insults at me. They
told me what they would do to me and
TO my family. The sentry ignored
this. Then they began to pump the
fire extinguisher on me. They did this
repeatedly.
Later in the afternoon the sentry
supper. | knew the men were waiting
for me, and told him didn't want any.
He said I'd only get it worse later and
to come along. | had not gone far
when fifteen or twenty prisoners
jumped on me. | think they were led
by prison sergeant. I was knocked
unconscious.
"A prison sergeant was cursing me
when | came to and to my right was an
army chaplain and on my left an
officer. I expected them to interfere,
but they just smiled and walked away.
Pumped Sewage on Him
"Then I was put back in solitary and
other prisoners came and amused them
selves by pumping sewage on me.
After two hours Of this DR.. Hunter,
also prisoner, prevailed on them to
put me in the infrmary, and | was
there two weeks. | feel that l owe my
life to Hunter and l also feel that he
IS not guilty Of any crime and ask that
his case he investigated.
II don't expect to live much longer,
and III never tell anything but the
truth about Farm No. 2. l think the
prison system is at fault
Sergeant Clarence Ball contradicted
the testimony of Lieutenant Smith in
nearly every particular.
My instructions were to beat the
men. to treat them rough" he said.
Lieutenant Smith told me they would
have to be misused. / began just as
soon as | was made a prison sergeant" :"
Were you ever instructed directly
by Lieutenant Smith to beat a pris-
oner" Representative Johnson asked.
Zone time" replied Ball, "somebody
took bath in oil and Smith said to me.
Take this man and educate him. On
the way to the solitary cell I told the
man | didn't want to hit him, and
said, When l shove you in the cell you
fall down a. though / had knocked you
down. He was red headed sergeant
out of the Tank Corps.
Says Officers Saw Him
"Another time l hit a fellow in
front of Smith and five other officers"
"What else did you hit them with
besides your fist?" asked Mr.. Johnson.
"Just my fist"
"You are pretty strong, aren't you 2"
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Colonel Puts
Cruelties Up
ToCen. Harts
Continued from page

him a razor blade, and he cut his
throat"
What He "Often Wondered"
"Who was in charge while you were
IN the hospital?" Smith was asked.
! Lieutenant C. NJ. Leslie"
"Were conditions the same while he
was there?'
eyes, sir"
"Why wasn't ne tried?"
That's what I've often wondered. If
was guilty all the officers were
guilty
Smith denied that he had ever taken
any property belonging to men in his
custody. He said on one or two oc-
easions he had bought souvenirs the
hen had when they came to the camp.
Once, he said, +. pad 100 francs for a
Deaths Head lussAc helmet and an
other time about francs for pair of
Spurs.
When the members of the sub COM
pittee had finished questioning him,
Smith asked permission to make a
statement He said he wanted to ask
for an invess igation of an assault made
on him by prisoners after he was con-
victed and sent to the prison at St
Sulpice.
II also request that thorough in
vestigation be made of all prisons and
detention camps in France" he added
"The investigators will find that even
If Farm No, 2 was as bad as repre-
sented, it was a pleasure resort COM
pared with the others. l know one
prisoner who can give names, dates and
places. This mans name is Croker
I should like to have the prison at
Jivres investigated; also the Bastille
St. Anne's, Clingcourt and the others.
Describes the Assault
Smith, in describing the assault
made on him, said:
II was received at st. Sulpice June
"a or 25, to do my sentence. The word
soon spread that 'Hardboiled' Smith
was there. While l was in the shower
bath about twenty prisoners tried to
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30
Navy Yards to Cut
Payrolls to $4,000

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-Because of
a lack Of funds with which to paw
them, employees Of the navy yards over
the country will be dismissed in large
numbers this fiscal year Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt announced day
that the present combined force of SIS :
goo would be cut to 10000 or $4,000
before July /.
Mr.. Roosevelt said 1900 men at the
Boston yard and 1000 at the Charles
ton, S. c., yard have been laid off
temporarily and that permanent re-
ductions at those and other wards
would be made soon.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30
LEILA G. VAN WYCK

Leila Gordon Van Wyck, wife of
Augustus Van Wyck, formerly Justice
Of the Supreme Court in the Second De
partment. and Candidate for Governor
against the late Theodore Roosevelt in
1898, died yesterday at her residence
in New York. Mrs Van Wyck was the
mother of. William Van Wyck, formerly
Assistant District Attorney in Brook
lyn and Leila Grey Osborne, the wife
of James w. Osborne former District
Attorney of New York Mrs. Van
Wyck was sistcr-in-law OF the late
Robert A. Van Wyck. former Mayor Of
Nav York
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30
ONEY CARSTARPHEN

News was received here yesterday Of
lhe death in >-ariield Hospital. Wash
ington, D. c., of Oney Carstarphen
Democratic politician and lawyer. MIR.
Carstarphen was born in Hannibal,
Mo, seventy-ive years ago, and was
graduated from the Louisville Law
School. He returned to Hannibal to
practise law Mr.. Carstarpher became
a leader in Colorado politics and
served in several municipal and state
Offices in Colorado, whore he had gone
when a young man. He was appointed
surveyor general for the State Of Colo
RADIO by President Cleveland, and he
also served as an officer in the United
States Mint AT Denver during the SEC
ond Cleveland Administrations.
About fifteen years ago Mr.. Carstar-
phen went to Washington and entered
the General Land Office. He was the
father of Oney X. Carstarphen, Of the
New York Revenue Ofice, and Frank
z. Carstarphen, formerly first assist
ant United States Attorney here. Inc
body was brought to this city and
taken to the Campbell Funeral Church.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30

George Adolphus Storey was born
in London eighty-ive years ago. He
received his early education in Paris
under NJ. Mo>and professor OF math-
ematics. Returning to England in 1880
Professor Storey studied at }. N.
Leigh's art school in Newman Street,
London. He became a student At the
Royal Academy and there exhibited in
1852 his first picture, Family Group"
After completing his course he spent
a year in Spain. In 1876 Professor
Storey was elected an associate OF the
Royal Academy, after having taught
perspective there for several years.
Since l9l4 he had been the professor
of perspective ut the Royal Academy.
Professor Storey painted many we'll
known pictures. including Meeting OF
William Seymour and Arabella Stuart,
After YOU Going to School,
Course of True Love- "plutos Mes
senger," "Vipla" and "Chevoning.' He
was the author OF "Sketches From
Memory and Theory and Practice of
PerSpectIVe.'
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30
MARRIAGES

SCOTT-sEARLE-O July 10, by Mon
signor Charles Cassidy, New Brighton
Staten Island. Margaret NJ. Scott to F.
Sheldon Searle
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30
GEORGE. ADoLrHys STOREY

LONDON, July 29.-George Adolphts
Storey, the artist and authority on
perspective, died at his residence here
this morning.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30

"AIEEK-On Monday. July p Margaret
NJ Wagner lnee McTague), beloved wife
OF supreme Court Justice Robcrt T. Wag-
ncr dearly beloved mother of Robert F..
Jr. Funeral from her summer home Liz
den st, Woodnere. L. L. "Wednesday Ju.
80. 3 a. m thence to Church of St.
lgnatlus loyola saith st and Park ave.
New ork City. where solemn rec uieyn
mass Will be offered for the rcpose Of her
soul at IL 4. m. i.terment Calvary Gene
terry. Automobile cortege. .
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STERN-On Sunday, July q, Caroline.
widow of Emil Stern and mother Of
Samuel G. Stern and the late Nav Good
man Ray Bacharach and Tessie Stern
Cortege will proceed from Pennsylvania
Station to Machpelah Cemetery on We'd
nesday forenoon on arrival of Philadel-
pha train due at 10 o'clock
New-York tribune., 1919-07-30

VAN WYCK-On Tuesday. July %. Leila
Gordon nee Wilkins). formerly OF Rich
lnond and Lawrenceville, Va. beloved wife
OF ex-Supreme Court Justice Augustus Van
Wyck and beloved mother of William Van
Wyck and Leila Grey Osborne and beloved
grandmother of James W Osborne jr. at
her residence. in New York City Funeral
private. on Friday August l. Internlent
Greenwood Cemetery Richmond (Va.}
and Lawrenceville tVa.) papers please
copy.
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-26
BOLSHEvISMS APPEAL

BolSheviSts in Russia promised the Russian people that if they were placed in power the poor would be well fed. richly clothed and have money to burn. All this, of course. without working for it. That is the Bolshevist's most glittering appeal to the ignorant, the vicious, the rapacious and the lazy. Also the easily led, the offer of ali the material comforts of life without working for it. Our few imported bol- shevists are doing the same here.
 Bolshevism got into power in Russia. Indus try was thrown into the hands of the ignorant mobs and screaming orators No work worthy of the name was done. Why should 8 Bolshe- vist work. when he could eonfseate food and clothing and money and women from the hated ~bourgolSle! Inns Is just exactly what our lccal boEhevists are trying to do. Are we going to let them?
The daily progressive-miner., 1919-03-26
WHAT < DIFFERENCE.

Isn't it strange how United States Army uniform worn by the returning boys from the military camps changes the home peoples feel ing. Before the boys were drafted whenever we met one of them-speciaily q foreigner. feel ing of distrust came over Us We never knew and much less sure of our footing. as it were. The possibility tha, he was 8 pro was constant ly on our mind. What difference today and all due to that uniform, the insignia that de notes willingness to fight f1- .he country and the stay-at-home old eodgsrs, and the feeling ing when we meet one that Te meet friend we can trust. An American If the first rank for it takes man to wear Uncle Sans army uniform.
 Only few days ago. 3 man n.aaring the uni form came in our office vho could bur poorly speak our language. yet We fe.t the presence of real friend. We felt vs were speaking to a true blue American. in the presence Of a man wearing that uniform, we feel we can speak our mind about the Huns because he is an American. He iS 10 longer the foreigner we mistruSted only few months ago; although he might have been at tEa. tiE1e possessed of the disposition tonight for The country of his choice just as much as he Is .1day. Neverthe- less we must admit that ws E1istrusted him simply because he had neTe- proved his metal What a difference today. Fa lzae 10 meet and speak to him because we are proud of him he is an American. There Is z3 pro nor "bol sheviSm7 about him. He | an American thru and thru.
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Nothing hurts business quite so badly as the present mail service. With boat once every four or five weeks it is nearly impossible for our merchants to do business on a paying basis Stocks are hled up; prices drop between boats and seasons come and go, but the mails stay away for ever. The past three months has giv en Us about two boats and half, with frei- ghter thrown in for good measure. With air. planes reducing time between Kew fork and Washington to 30 minutes and with good train service between these points it looks as if the pcstofiee department would exhibit solicitation in AlaSka's welfare and see that we receive our mail at least once every two weeks.- Valdez Miner.
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nessea- Erica Spray aaf Lass Spray, both 1s Iuneea, Alaska
 c. B. Walker,
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THE TIME IS SHORT

Let every voter within rhe town limits re- member that unless one registers, one cannot vote next Tuesday, and whole year thereafter one shall have ID right To saE anything about the management of the conEsaaity's affairs. Registration closes Saturday evening early.
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