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TUILADBLPHIA, THUUSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1914.
PRICE ONE CENT
DISPUTED VOTE
WON FOR GRAFT
' AGAINST VETO
Passage of Court House Bill
Effected Through Doctor
Bacon, Whose Seat Is
Contested.
Machino Uses Law's Delays in
Preventing Ousting of Council-
, man Whom Court Declared
Not to be Electod.
The vote or Dr. William D. Hacon,
vhlcli made posslblo tho passage of the
Municipal Court's vnguo land condemn
ing ordinance over .Mayor lllankenburg's
yeto In Select Councly Tuesday, political
observers said today, will continue to lio
recorded In that chamber In the Interests
of Penrose, McNIchol and Vure, although
Judge Audenrled In Common Picas Court
declared Bacon ineligible, to his sent,
1 The Supreme "ourt Is tho medium being
, used to keep Be con In his scat ns the
tstenslblo representative of the 41th
Ward, although Judge Audenrled Inter
preted the decision of tho voters of that
ward, almost a. year ago, to be for Dr.
Philip II. Mooie, a man pledged to uphold
(he policies of tho Blankenburg Adminis
tration An orrt'T was made by the Supreme
Court yesterday giving Doctor llacon the
'privilege of remaining In Select Council
until the appeal ho made to the higher
court from Judge Audenrled's decision is
flnallv decided.
BACON A MACHINE BENEFICIARY.
Bacon Is included among tho dual office
holders In Scloct Council, whom Mayor
Blankenburg unsparingly denounced in
nls message last Thursday. Ho receives
& salary of J3000 a year as real estate
assessor. The post came ns a gratuity
from tho Republican machino early this
year. Bacon owes hla fealty absolutely
o the McNIchol branch of the Penrose
machine.
According to Judge Audenrled's inter
pretation of the balloting in the Forty
fourth Ward last fall, Doctor Moore, tho
Blankenburg candidate, was elected by
IS votes.
Crookedness at the official count in the,
ward was responsible for the opening of
all the ballot boxes. Tho ' examiners
made their report to Judge Audenrled,
declaring their finding to be In favor of
Doctor Moore. The original crooked count
gave a handful majority to tho Penrose-
JIcMchoI machino candidate, Doctor
Bacon.
Judge Audenrled, after hearing the
arguments in the case, declared Moore
entitled to tho seat. The Penrose-Mc-Nlchol
candidate then Introduced his
case Into the ponderous mazes of the
Supremo Court in the shape of an ap
peal, moie for tho sako of the delay
that was ccituln, than for the purpose
of obtaining a clean-cut decision. Tho
trick of utilizing the law's delay has
been frequently used by the Penroso-McNichol-Vare
combine in similar cases.
nacnn has already represented tho Re
publican machine forces In Select Coun--
ell for a year, under a legal expedient
rather than under tho legnl right to his
seat. The effect of the order of the Su
preme Court will prolong that tenure.
EARLY DECISION JUSTLY DUE.
The final decision, In case It bo against
Bacon, will bo that he had no right to
the teat in Select Council, although an
order of the same Court allowed him to
tit theio. pending the decision. Ills
term will expire next fall nnd reform
forces are dubious of any possibility of
sealing their candidate In time to obtain
any aluable support for the Admlnlstin
tlon's policies.
Suppoiters of the Blankenburg Admin
istration are questioning the feasibility
' of attempting to nullify tho vote of Dr.
Bacon in caBe the Supreme Court ulti
mately decides against him. If such ac
tion were possible tho veto of Mayor
Blankenburg on the ordinance to con
demn a corner of the city block at
Slat and Race streets for the Municipal
Couit would stand.
Independent forces pointed out today
that the Supreme Court can advance on
Its calendar any case that It deems of
sufficient Importance to warrant immo
late settlement. They assert It to bo
.u,,,renensiblo that tho Supreme
tl ,11 wl" not eive cn'"y consideration
on,! e,'nlte mating of one or the
other of the contestants.
voi.r ?. nues,lon t the will of tho
ul ,'. n ls con'nilfc'l. and a long cle
rtr ats ,",e I)l'Iose of the pro
mi.J i, aa tho '"cc'"lon will bo useless
titer tlin lrtn .....I. . .. ..
""her asserted that a baa tffect U
MEXICAN ENVOY EXPLAINS
CAUSE OF DISSENTION
BeHovesi Troublo Will Be Settled
Without Further Bloodshed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The Mexi
can Embassy aniclnln s.tld they ncio
without advices -from their Government
today, but Charge d'AlTnlres Utuluuldn
declared thnt ho wai led to believe that
the existing difficult v would be Bettled
without bloodshed. Ho did not Initlcnto
en what ho based his opinion,
As the cmbohsy understands tho stl
tiatlon. the trouble occilircd when Gen
cm! Cnrranza nnd his lieutenant, Gen
eral Obregon, bioko their promise to
evacuate tho State nf Sonora on lliu
taking of Mexico City nnd luin It over
to General Villa. This action was tnken,
It was said, because General Carrniua
became suspicious of Villa's actions,
Incensed at this apparent breach of
fnlth, General Villa olderod General
Obregon placed under nrrost. It wns
reported also that ho commanded that
the prisoner he shot. General Cnrranza
Immediately Interfered.
VILLA RUSHES ARMY
SOUTHWARD TO FACE
CARRANZA'S FORCES i
AUSTRIAN ARMY ENTRENCHED
FOR NEXT GALICIAN BATTLE
Rebel Mexican General Fol
lows Declaration of Inde
pendence With Prompt
Action.
ARMY OF ROUMANIA
MOBILIZING FOR WAR,
ON SIDE OF ALLIES
King Carol, Overruled by
Cabinet, May Abdicate.
Balkan States Probably
Will Be United Against
Turkey.
erted on the whole rvou.,,, r !,..
by the procedure, although the
SSItiT'L tll th0 8plrlt ot Just,ce l3
"ieaiea by the nrnr.vim-o aiiii..i, i,
tatlsned.
may bo technically
GERMAN CRUISERS RAID
BLOCK SEA SHIPPING
Geben and Breslau Reported Still
Flying; Kaiser's Flag.
theu?" 'rom,Conbta'nI'le "y tliat
Jnade J ?,Crulr8 Oooben and slau
turn nir t h h r'.""" '
Th,.; " ul rmo,
nese same rm,i.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Prompt ac
tion on tho Clayton anti-trust bill, which
was reported to the Senate last night, is
greatly desired by Piesldent Wilson.
Tho bill as repotted to the Senate pro
vides for imprisonment of directors of
corporations thnt violate any of the penal
provisions of the antt-trust laws. It con
tains nntl-"tylng" nnd nntl-prlce fixing
clauses, and prohibits banks in the cities
of 200,000 or more, with capital stock of
$3,000,000 and upward, from having inter
locking directorates.
INDIVIDUALS HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Soctlon It of the bill says in part:
Whenever a corporation shall violate
any of tho penal provisions of tho
anti-trust laws, such violation shall
be deemed to be also that of tho
individual directors, olllcers or agents
of such corporation who shall have
authorized, ordered or done any of
tho acts constituting In whole or In
part such violation, nnd such viola
tion Bhall bo deemed a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction therefor of any
such dlre.ctor, officer or agent he shall
be-punlshcd by a fine of not exceed
ing $5000 or by Imprisonment for not
exceeding one year, or by both, in
the discretion of the court.
The conferees fought for days over
the price-fixing and nntl-"tying" pro
visions. Finally sections two nnd four,
which tho Senate struck out of the Houto
bill, were restated, but with the crim
inal penalty clauses cut out. In their
present form, they read In part:
Section 2. Thnt It shall bo unlawful
for any person engagml In commrrco
In tho course of such commerce, either
directly or Indirectly, to discriminate
in price Between different purchasers
of commodities, where the ef
fect of such discrimination may be
to substantially lessen competition-or
tend to creato n monopoly In any line
of commerce: Provided, that nothing
herein contained shall prevent dis
crimination in price between purchas
ers of commodities on account of dif
ferences in the grade, quality, or
quantity of the commodity sold, or
that makes only due allowance for
difference In the cost of selling or
transportation, or discrimination In
price In tho same or different com
munities made In good faith to meet
competition; nnd provided, further,
thnt nothing herein contained shall
prevent persons ensnged in selling
goods, wares, or merchandise In com
merce from selecting their own cus
tomers In bona fide transactions nnd
not In restraint of trade.
DISCRIMINATION FORHIDDEN
"Section 3. Thnt It shall be" unlawful
for any person engaged In rnmmn,-
In the course of sueh commerce to lease
or make a sale or contract for sale of
goods or fix a price charged
therefor, or discount from, or rebate upon
such price, on tho condition, agreement,
or understanding thnt tho lessee or pur
chaser thereof shall not use or deal In
the goods of a competitor or competitors
of the lessor or seller, where tho effect
of such a lease, sale, or contract for
sale, or such condition, agreement or
understanding may he to substantially
lessen competition or tend to create a
monopoly In any line of commerce."
Section 12 provides that a corporation
violating the provisions can be Indicted
In any Judicial y district wherever It may
be found,
INJURED PERSON MAY SUE.
Section 16 provides in part: "That any
person, firm, corporation or association
shall be entitled to suo for and have in.
Junctlve relief In any court of the United
States having Jurisdiction over the parties
against threatened loss or damage by a
violation of the antitrust laws, Including
sections 2, 3. 7 and 8 of this act
provided that nothing herein contained
shall be construed to entitle any person,
firm, rorporatlon or association, except
the United Plates, to bring suit In equity
for injunctive relief against any common
carrier."
Senate and House will take action on
the conference report within a day or
two. President Wilson Is to sign the
Federal Trade Commission and the antl.
trust bills at tho same time.
Wd uV.hT rePrtS Say th the Qoebea
C deSnu Har stlU "ylns -he Gman
TurkeyTlmt It" f6?? announcement by
Bhltaf e had bount th two war-
WEATHER FORECAST
sJ,r1PhiladelPhiand vicinityUn
mied and cooler tonight, with poasi-
vLlTr8:.FHdav Vartly cloudy;
moderate variable winds.
yrmau$t m Vaae 12, jii
ESTATE GOES TO WIDOW
Ex-Select Councilman Cooper's Will
Makes Her His Beneficiary.
Ex-6elect Councilman William H.
Cooper, or the Eleventh Waid, who died
recently at 712 North Third street, be
qucathed his entire estate of 119,000 to
his widow, Hannah M. Cooper, and four
children.
Other wills probated today were: Kate
Llddell, formerly of Philadelphia, who
died ot Worcester, Mass., leaving an es
tate of 1?,5U0, George W Chapman
I91S Beaumont avenue. 115.000, nna"
F, McOarry, IS South 46th street. 13000
Personal property of Frederick n. kii1
UaJJjecH ha been, BPjyrgisM at $U,55,
WASHINGTON, Sept. SI. - Announce
ment that tho long-threatened break be
tween Gciioinl Villa and dener-a! Carranza
hus comd, that Villa has proclaimed his
Independence and has declared war, prob
ably will bo followed by tho bloodiest
lighting that has occurred In war-turn
Mexico,
Troops of both Villa nnd Currniwa nl
rendy nlo moving to battle. Those of Car
innaa, arc being sent noith fiom Zaca
teens, while Villa Iiob teen gathering his
forces m Ohlliuahun and Torreou for sev
eral weeks.
General mobilization of troops in noi th
em Mexico, loyal to Gencrul Cnrranza, 13
under way at Montciey.
The present troop movements indicate
that tho first battle between tho Car
inussn nnd Villa futccs will be fought in
the Stuto of Zncatecis, somcwhiTO on the
Mexican National Hallway.
General Villa Is lushing troops south
ward f 1 0111 Toircon us fast ns troop
trains can be made up. Constitutionalists
loyal to Villa throughout Chlhunluia and
Sonora arc being concentrated.
Although Cnrranza has the advantage
of controlling tho capital, Villa's big
army is equipped ror a long, vigorous
war. Tho soldiers of tho former bandit
arc loynl to him, while Carranza Is be
lieved to havo no general on his staff
equal tu Villa from a standpoint of
strategic ability.
VILLA BUYS ARMS."
Within the past 4S hours, according
to reports, more than 7000 rifles, half
a dozen machine guns and 3,000,000
rounds of ammunition havo been sent
across the border, lonsigned to Villa's
headquarters.
Cnrranza probably will be able to com
mand the use of a large section of the
'Federal army, which had fought for
Ilucrta. Villa can raise nn army of be
tween J0.000 and 50,000 men, If not more.
An American who camo from Juarez
says:
"It Is reported In Juarez that an army
of 10,000 Carranzlsta soldiers havo seized
tho city of Zucatecns and are fortifying
tho city. This would put a tremendous
obstacle In General Villa's advance south
ward toward tho capital, ns Zacatecas
Is on the National Railway line, the chief
line of communication southward from
Torreon.
"Villa has cabled 4(KO soldiers' from
Guzman. As the troop trains from Guz
man arrived in Juarez they wero switched
from tho tracks of the Mexican North
westorn Railway to the tracks of the Na
tional Railway and rushed toward Chl
liuluia City without rest or food for the
men or their horses.
Piesldent Wilson and his advisers todnv
considered whether tills Government Bhall
take steps to check the now revolution
or await the turn of events.
The first Important action by the Ad
ministration in tho new and admittedly
most serious situation wns the conference
t onsul George C. Carothers was ordered
to have today at Phlhunhun with Grn
eral A'illa. Carothers wnn under orders
to Hound out Villa nnd ask the revolting
chieftain If he would not consider other
methods than hostilities to settle his dis
pute with Carranza.
TROOPS WILL LEAVE.
There will bo no change In the attitude
of the United States Government toward
Mexico ns a result of the break between
General Carranza and General A'illa, It
was declared at the White House today.
The Administration will hold unswervingly
to its course, nnd Is confident that the
trouble will be settled In tho near future.
Tho American troops will be withdrawn
from Vera Cruz as has been planned and
officially there will ba no recognition of
the Villa revolt.
The causes of the conflict between the
two men aro well understood by Presi
dent Wilson and he was not surprised by
lecent developments.
Administration officials, it Is said, ex
pect nn ontlie change of policy by
Cananza In the near future and that ho
will yield to tho major demands of Gen
eral Villa.
Institution of a new embargo on arms
and ammunition to Mexico was another
question before the President,
Moat shrouded in doubt today was the
numlnlbtration's probable attitude to
ward Villu and Carranza. Strict Im
partiality for tho present nppeared tho
most likely. Carmiiai's refusal to Join
In tho Niagara Falls mediation and othor
acts havo left lilm personally none too
nigh In the good graces of the administra
tion, while Villa has always appeared dis
posed to utmost friendship and amenable
to suggestions from the President. As
titular head of the nt.v do fncto govern
ment which tho administration desired to
see firmly established, Carranza appeared
today to be most likely to wi the ad
ministration's summit u-lili viii. 1.. .1
role of wrecker of peace plans.
rile break between Geneial Villa and
his former chief ums vr vm,... ....
niand that the vast estates of the wealtfty
men of Mexico bo divided up and th
among me peons.
Vienna War Office Claims Success In
Counter Attacks on Vlctula.
The hearing In bankruptcy to trace
missing assets of Adolph Segal, skyrocket
financier, now In the Norilstown Insane
Asylum, wns postponed this morning until
Monday, when It wna lepottcd that sev
eral attorneys representing ci editors
could not bo present.
Joseph Mellorp, the referee In bank
ruptcy, wiilttd until John Sp.irlmwk,
oncu Segal's counsel, appealed and asked
for a postponement, becuuse his attorney
could not attend tho hearing.
Frank C. Andrews, whose must was
caused bv Segal last January on a chnigo
of roiupirnry, nnd who ioprc?ents several
of Segal's creditors, was the only other
person present when Mollors announced
the postponement.
The hearing will be held Monday morn
ing at 10:30. Pliyalclutn me expected to
testify to Segal's condition befoio ho was
tuken to Norrlstown.
The War Today
BUSINESS FRETS THE
DUKE QF MANCHESTER
WHO STOPS HERE
Failure of His $10,000,000
"Movie" Corporation for
Sunday School Folk Up
sets Him.
A man who said he was the Duke of
Manchester was In Philadelphia for sev
eral days recoverin f-orn nervous shock.
Ho left early this morning for New York.
Tho supposed Duke needed a rest. Ho
ls Involved, It Is said, In u JIO.OOO.OOO fail
ure of a "movie" concern he was pro
moting. He came to the llellevue-Strnt-ford
to escape worries. The Duko has
fostered Industries, but for some reason
they collapsed. The friends of tho man
who says he Is the Duke cm not seem tJ
stick by him. and fall to back his judg
ment, ns might bo expected.
Tho Duke was president of tho Interna
tional Social Service League. I'p to a
week ago ho had sumptuously nppolnted
offices at IS East 41st stteet, New York.
Today tho offices aro stilpped. Tho sup
posed duko Is traveling with his valet
incognito.
The Duke with, the Duchess was Idling
In New York. He decided to go to work.
Ho did and the Duchess reluctantly gavo
her consent. She hnd seen the Duko go
to work before. Lnst June he organized
the. International Social Service League,
with a capital stock of $10,000,000. He
absorbed tho Church and School Social
Service Bureau, of New York, of which
tho Rev. Dr. William Carter, one tlma
pastor of the Madison Avenue Reformed
Church, was tho head.
The Duko "Intended making "movies'
which would Instruct nnd entertain Sun
day schol children nnd their parents.
The Duko proposed to head an expedi
tion to the Holy Lands In person. He
would take pictures of tho territory. Its
vagabonds, dogs, fleas and other objects
of interest. He nlso expected to go to
India and take pictures. He believed he
could take pictures that nn common
photographer could tnke because of his
friendship with rajahs and other moguls.
The Church and School Social Servlco
Bureau Is not Involved In the falluro of
tho International Social Service League to
any extent, according to tho Rev. Dr.
Carter. Papers reincorporating It with
a capital stock of $500,000 will bo drawn
within a few days.
But return to the Duke. It Is known
tho real Duke left New York for this
city. He had his valet with him. His
nerves wero shattered because of that
J10,COO,0X) failure. Ho came to Phila
delphia and took a suite of rooms In the
Bellevue-Stratford. He admitted to the
clerk that he was the Duke, but he did
not want It generally known. The clerk
told the head bellhoy tho Duke had ar
rived, and the bellboy told the policeman
on the corner.
The Duko wns up enrly Sunday morn
ing. The night before he had hired an
automobile and went to a theatre where
tho Follies of 19H aro holding forth. To
members of tho chorus he explained
that his nerves wero gone. He had seen
the show tho night before and It had
not helped him n hit, hut If the chorus
oonsented to a little breakfast he might
chirp up a bit.
Tho chorus was delighted. It would
breakfast with tho Duke. It did and
It wns In Atlnntlc City. The man who
said ha was the Duke came back and
rested until this morning and then Just
nt about dawn, It is said, Lady Mar
chester whisked the Duke back to New
York.
Night assaults, directed against the Al
lies' centre In an effort to relieve the
pressure against General von Ktuk's
army, have been repulsed. General
von Hoehm's army has reinforced
the German right wing-, where the
most violent lighting continues on
the 12th tiny of tho battle In France.
A general of von Kluk's staff has
been captured.
Russians continue westward ndvance
toward Cracow. Skirmishes with tho
, Austrian rear guard occupy. their at
tention nnd they nro taking minor
positions on the way to their objec
tive. Tho main nrmy has been aug
mented by troops from the Interior
mobilization centres. One corps has
been left to continue the investment
of Przemysl, which continues under
tremendous bombardment.
In the aKst Prussia-Poland campaign
tho Russians, under Rennenkampff,
have successfully lured the Germans
onward by their strategical retire
ment. Tho Germans have strongly
fortified the Thorn-Czestochow lino In
order to withhold as long as possible
tho Russian Invasion of Silesia.
Rumania will declare war withjn a
short while, according to high offi
cials of that Government. Already
mobilization has been agreed to, and
It is said the Balkan State will Join
to Allies. Further complications
among tho Balkan countries are ex
pected should Rumania take up arms.
French War OfTlce states the offensive
taken by the Allies continues to bo
successful. Unofficial admission is
made in Berlin that Maubeuge has
been captured. Berlin made this an
nouncement September and added
that 40,000 prisoners had been taken.
Berlin official statement Insists that all
assaults by the Allies have been re
pulsed and that tho German offensive
in Russia continues. Changes In
command have been made necessary.
Accusations are made that Russia Is
using dum-dum bullets:
Petrograd Wnr Office reports success
In tho Gallcian campaign. No gen
eral battle is expected for- a few
days until relnforc'ements from the
interior can Join th e main army.
Minister of War Sukhomlinoff an
nounces that Russia controls more
than two-thirds of tho railroad lines
west of the San and leading to Cra
cow. He further reports that present
operations cut off possibility of Aus
trian forces near Phzemysl Joining
the armies between tho Russian front
and Cracow.
Japanese War Office announces land
ing of British Infantry to co-operate
with Japanese forces In the" Klao
Chau campaign. Assault of Tsing
Tao, the principal fortification of the
German leasehold, ls expected by the
end of tho month. Japenese success
continues .on Shan Tung Peninsula.
China is in a ferment because of war
like propaganda. The Presidont Issued
a decree ordering tho immediate ar
rest of any persons seeking to agi
tuto the public mind. The decree re
Iterates tho earnest desire of the)
country to remain neutral.
FRENCH . REPULSE
NIGHT ASSAULTS
AGAINST CENTRE
Germans' Violent Efforts to Pierce Allies'
Line Meet With Failure Von Kluk
Reinforced in Attempt to Halt Turning
Movement on Right Flank.
Staff Officer of Kaiser's Army on the
Oise River Is Prisoner of War Berlin
Insists Foe Has Made No Advances.
PARIS, Sept. 24. It ls officially
announced that the Trench have oc
cupied Peronne.
It is officially announced fuithcr
that the French are making continu
ous progress on their left wing.
PARIS, Sept. 24.
German forces, in a series of violent
night attacks on the centre of the Al
lies' line, again were repulsed.
The invaders aro making desperate
efforts to relieve the crushing pressure
on the right wing, by attempting to
cut through the centre and harassing
tho French on the eastern end of the
line.
The German army of General von
Boehm, containing practically all of the
actlvo nrmy that had been left In Bel
glum, has reinforced General von Kluk
and now holds the extremo north and
west of his line from Doual, 14 miles
cast of Arras, south to the neighbor
hood of Soissons, through Cambral and
St. Quentin.
Tho bloodiest fighting of the great
battle of the Alsne, -which now is in
Its twolfth day, Is going on there, where
the British and French are struggling
furiously to surround and cut off the
German right.
Tho French have swung round a gi
gantic circle and now are delivering a
series of fierce attacks on the soldiers
defending tho Mons route of German
communications.
According to the military authorities
this is the first direct assault which the
Allies have been able to deliver against
the important German line of commu
nication. Desperato' fighting Is goinir
TWO MEN INJURED
BY SKIDDING AUTO
BREAD LOAVES MUST
HAVE WEIGHT STAMPED ON
iana parce ed nut
Since General Cauanza has been at the
hi L"J tha, """""-'"t In Mexico City
ho has lrWde no move towaid carrying
uhlch n.u 'Sri?" 'll,".m,8!, U' "volution
,,.!! 11 p U hlm nt "' hef"I of the re
public was an uprising of peons.
PROMISED MEN FARMS.
General Vina had promised the men
of his army that each should have a
farm after the war was over. In some
parts of Chilluahua. after Villa had con
quored that ilutri,., i, ... . .
dentlv of ..,.; :.;;.. T ""r" 'naepen-
-Ja. "VW".""?,!;
n. S "OlOIBW.
iius iieciurnl nn I.I.
" tcaiicii irnin tun'
keynote
0
tho
proclamation of war i, the rZ
rJ!LViv..0.,.ne."t"u, T Ve,
El lnjur to our country, and since
mtoh "eVer SOVer" n public, nor
,?i 5Uppy a C0U"tT which oaplrwto
to have a government emanating from
he people subjea to an interpolation of
hH,."',ltl.0na, c,'lln. have eii
inrMr , nou!,c hm as coimnand.r-in-cblef
of the Constitutionals army in
charge pt the executive power, ana we
tove declared hosjUitiea." 8
New Law Will Let Buyers Know
What They Are Getting.
Every loaf of bread to bo sold, In tho
future, In this city, must be marked ac
cording to its weight. Hy authority de.
rived under the now "commodities" act
an order to that effect will soon ba Is
sued by tho Bureau of Weights and
Measures of tho County Commissioners.
The exact quantity of all goods sold In
sealed packages will also have to be
stamped upon the boxes. In the selling
of groceries, for Instance, It will no
longer be possible to huy a "box of
starch" but Instead the housekeeper will
receive a "pound box" or a '"half-pound
box of starch."
The traditional "box of candj" will
abo give way to the pound, for tha rea
son thnt the law creating the new llu
reau of Weights and Measures requites
that It compel all merchants to sell their
wares according to an exact standard of
measurement. Such measures as a
bagful" will hereafter be held Illegal by
tho bureau.
The order concerning tha sale of broad
Is of paramount imnortann. Ann..n....
! E" ,J,Catl011, municipal statistician.
Philadelphia dally. There uro about 1:0)
bakers, each of whom will be obliged to
iompl with the now regulation
Olllclal notice has not yet been sent to
any of the bread producers, but an at
tache of the bureau said toda that such
action will soon be taken Every baker
will be notified either Indirectly or duect'
ly that he must stomp the weight of the
bread on each loaf.
The pmpose of the law Is to enable the
consumer to judge the amount that he or
she is receiving fo, 5 cents. Heretofore
loa' "' l"ead could bo made In any size
ifie W,"hSh ."'pledge the
I,V" -""' oiuita me law even
Struck at Broad Street Station When
Car Runs Wild.
Two men were Injured when a touring
car skidded this morning and ran across
the pavement on tha south side of Filbert
street. Just east of Fifteenth.
Ilefote the car was brought to a stand
still against the walls of Broad Street
Station, Mortimer Thornley. a clerk. 331S
North Ninth stret, and William Farrand.
of Morton, ."a., had been knocked down.
Tho chauffeur righted hl car. and .
Ing the two nin 1 Ing on the pavement
sped away. Witnesses took the license
number of the car. It is said to belong to
A. .V Piatt, lfOl I.ehlgh avenue.
Both of the Injured men were sent to
the Hahnemann Hnspltnl. Farrand has
a fractured shoulder. Thornley Is suffer
ing from severe brultes.
Tho chauffeur, it Is said, tried to turn
out to nvmd striking a man. The ma
chine skidded on tho wet iaoment and
ran upon me sitiewnik.
Farrand were struck and
the wall of Broad Street Station. Tha An ldea ot the fierceness of the ilrhf
pavement wns crowded at the time and I lng along the weftern reach f ,h
on especially around Arelux and Cour-
chelettcs. where the Thirteenth French
Army Corps under General Alix Is at
tempting to smash the Invaders' front.
The Germans are continuing their
terrific attacks against the Allies' cen
tre in the vicinity of Rheims in an at
tempt to pierce it. hut the French and
the British who were rushed to that
point are holding valllantly.
No troops aro being withdrawn from
the right to reinforce the French cen
tre and left. They have been aided by
several corps from the second line sent
from the mobilization centres to tho
south nnd still mnlnmln their numer
ical superiority over the enemy.
The turning movement against Von
iMuic is nr-MSiirlly slow. Tho official
statement at midnight roferred to flve-
elghths of n mile as an excellent day's
gain.
Tho Impression esists hero that tho
Germans much longer cannot hold
their positions along the Alsne. Tho
uermans are at bay. They are fighting
In desperation to hold their present
lines In hope that tho Allies' front may
be pierced at some point. The only,
hope of the invaders now sterns to be
In piercing the French line In the cen
tre. To the east of Hhotms. tht) Frencn
have a tremendous mimhen nf .,,
I thrown'ngafnn I Wh are flBhUn on the offensive.
thoro was a rush to escape the car.
police nre looking for the driver.
The
1 niir wnu
SHOTS STARTLE FOLK AS
OFFICERS CHASE SUSPECT
Pursuit of One Hour Finally Ends in
Capture of Man.
Revolver shots, startled residents In the
neighboihood of 23d street and Colum
bia avenuu eail today, when two po
licemen gave chuso to a negro curglar
suspect. The pursuit lasted an hour, and
the man. who s.iys ho Is George Jonei
21 ears old. 1320 Smedley street, was
held In JS00 ball this mornlnu bv Mnck.
trate Morris jit the 23d Dlbtrict siatlon
Policeman Conner, of tho 23d District
spied Jones lounghlng on the corner
hortl after -' o'clock Jones lied as
he approached and Connors gae chase
At Twentieth street and Columbia avenue
Conncrs fired soveial khuts in the air
to frighten the fugitive, but Jones ran
up an allej and dUappeai ed.
I.uter Policeman Sc-hr.irW ....... j
the Negro at uralz Mieet and Columbia
"'"" again took to his heels,
oenrauer As
flred his re
uu and helped
Alsno nnd tho Oise is gained from th
fact that trainloads of wounded aro
being brought south every night. These
soldiers tell terrible tales of night nnd
day fighting in rain and fog or in tho
darkness. Tho Germans havo put up
a resistance so stubborn that even Sir
John French, the British commander,
and the other generals are astounded.
It had been believed at first that tho
Germans were morely making a stand
along the Alsno In order to cover their
letreat. After a few days of fighting
this Idea was dispelled.
A general of General von Kluk's staff,
who was captured In the fighting
around Amiens, has been brought to
Paris, together with a number of other
prisoners. He looked as though he had
been in the thick of the flghtingy Ho
was hatless and one of the shoulder
straps had been wrenched from his
coat. His face was covered with grlmo
and underneath could be detected tho
redness of exposure. His uniform was
dirty and caked With mud. His boota
were wet, muddy and torn. One waa
ripped as though it had been struck
by a bullet or a fragment of shrapnel.
Tho soldier was worn and emaciated,
but he bore himself proudly before his
captors.
The soldiers brought word that tho
Germans had blown up the railway
bridge near Maraumont, between Am
iens and Arras in order V) hamper
the ndvance of the French against the
troops defending the line of communi
cations. Three trains filled with prisoners and,
wounded German soldiers arrived at
the Gare Nord last night. A large,
irowd gathered about tho station, but
there were no hostile demonstrations.
On the train with the wounded pris
oners wero 132 nurses and S2 doctors.
Upon the eastern end of the French
war theatre, the soldiers are getting;
their first touch of winter. Snow is fall
ing in the Vosges mountains.
The French War Office Is ordering
winter clothing shipped to the troops
operating in thnt district.
Interesting stories filter in from tho
front. One is to the effect that many
soldiers have been driven stone deaf
by the continuous detonations of the
big guns, the sound being intensified
by the heavy, wet condition of tho
atmosphere. The strain of five weeks
of continuous marching and fightins
has told on the minds of some of tho
men. A number of the soldiers havo
broken beneath the strain, going stark:
mad
Tho French Government is expected
to make official admission soon that
Maubeuge has fallen. A Frenchman
who arrived hero today declared that
tho Germans are In po&scssion of tho
town and that ho had a difficult Urns
to escape.
"Just before the forts fell," said this
fugitive, "the arsenal was blown up.
Rather than surrender the remaining
gun3 to the Germans, the French gun
ners smnshed the breechblocks. Tho
Gorman bombardment was tho most
terrific l have ever heard. Thousand
of shells fell in the city oveiy day. Thi
lire slackened at night, but did not dta
out completely. All the monuments '
public buildings and churches tn Mau
beuge were badly damaged. Part oC
the city was destroyed by fire set by
German shells. Finally, the French
commander had to hoist the white flag.
"The Germans had mounted heavy
siege guns upon the roofs of factories
outside the town. Mow they ever lift
nf tho buildings is more than I can see.
of to buildings ls more th.in I ran see.
The huildlngs wero first strengthened
with supports and the roofs were cov
ered with a layer of strong remont,
two feet thick. This formed the baso
for the guns,
"It was discovered after the fall of
MaubouBO that there had been a num
ber of German spies in the i-ity dur
ing the siege,"
A son of Field ,Iarel count von
Moltke, of the German arm. was killed
in the fighting near Baternay. It waa
stated in dispatches received by tha
War Office today.
avenue,
but
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ALL ALLIES' ASSAULTS
REPULSED, INSISTS BERLIN
(by way of Amsterdam),
BERLIN
Sept. 21.
official announcement today was
mada that all attacks of the allied
French and British, txoop in Franc,
had been repulsed and that the Ger.
man off ensue In Russia continued, tha
fortress of Kono. I3i miles east o
K-.enigsberg, having been bombarded.
Tho official statement said
DespltQ jho JjajOahlps Jhat h
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