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GERMANS YIOLMBD
ALL RULES OF WAR,
BELGIANS CHARGE
English Parliament Investi
gates Numerous and Grave
Atrocities Alleged in Sec
ond Report.
LONDON, Sept. 15.
New charges against tha German
troops which Invaded Belgium wero
made public hers today by tha Belgian
legation In the second detailed report of
atrocities, that the commission, now In
Amortca, will call to the attention of
President Wilson. The report of the
commission which Investigated the nl
loged atrocities, after citing numerous
outrages at Louvaln and elsewhere,
makes the following conclusions!
"That the occupation of any town by
Germans was systematically accompa
nied by acts of violence against the civil
population contrary to both the usages
of war and tho most elementary princi
ples of humanity.
"Tlio procedure everywhere was tho
same. The Germans, advancing along tho
roads, shot Inoffensive passers-by and
peasants working In the fields. They re
quisitioned food In the t Hinges. They
continued to consumo all liquor to bo
obtained until thoy became Intoxicated
and then followed Ore, murder, pillage and
deliberate cruelties against the Inhabi
tants, without respect for ago or sex.
"Prom several places the male popula
tion was sent to Germany to work In the
harvest fields. The women, left alone and
unprotected, wero then ordered to return
to their houses, but to leave tho doors
open throughout the night.
"Numerous witnesses have declared that
tho Germans, when attacking a town,
placed civilian men and women In the
front rank. They used white flag and
Ited Cross flags for the purpose, of being
able to approach our troops with Impun
ity: fired on our ambulances and maltreat
ed and even killed wounded. There Is also
absolute evidence of tho use of dum dum
bullets.
Among numerous details the commis
sion reports:
"The German army entered I.ouvaln
August 19, having burned villages throuch
which they passed. They burst In tho
doors of untenanted houses, pillaged and
committed other excesses. The Mayor of
the city, the lco rector of the univer
sity and a number of other notihles. In
cluding a member of the Senate, were
seized as hostages. All of the weapon
of the residents of the city had previous
ly been turned over to the municipal
nuthorltles. Fire raged in Louvaln three
days.
"At Hofstnde tho Belgians found the
corpse of an old woman who had been
stabbed to death with bayonets. Nearby
. lay the body of a 15-year-old boy. his
-body pierced In many places. The corpse
oY a non-combatant was found hanging
in a tree.
"Belgian Red Cross workers, wounded
Belgian soldiers and priests wero mal
treated. It seemed as though tho Ger
mans picked out the clergymen particu
larly for their brutal acts.
"At Esmael the bodies of two men,
partly burned, were found. One witness
ays ho saw an old man tied up to the
rafters of a farmhouse near Mallnes The
trur'c had then been burned, but the head,
" . u.' v-"l feet were untouched by (ire.
"Numerous corpses of peasants lay upon
the ground In positions of supplication.
"At Wackerzell seven German soldiers
mistreated a woman and then killed her.
At Buecken many Inhabitants weie
killed. Including an octogenarian priest.
Near Wolverth the Germans picked up
two wounded Belgian soldiers and threw
them Into a burning house.
"Witnesses counted 50 corpses along
the road from Termonde to Louvaln,
which the German army had traversed.
"Occupation of any community was
Fystematleally accompanied by violence
against the civilian population."
LONDON, Sept. 15.
Premier Asqnith announced In the
House, of Commons this afternoon that
the Government had begun formal step
to Investigate the charges of German
atrocities In Belgium.
DEAD SUPPORTED
BY DEAD HAVE NO
PLACE TO FALL
Terrible Scenes of Carnage
During Wild Flight of
Germans Told by Wound
ed French Soldier.
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CAMDEN TAX BOARD ADDS
'"" T0 UTILITY ASSESSMENT
Total Increased to 501,875 on Hold
ings in That County.
The Camden County Boar I of Taxation
today sent letters to the Camden Board
of City Assessors noticing them that the
assessments on utility companies nave i
been increased to a total of W1,S75 About
tx weeks ago the Board of Taxation
' lade a request to the utility companies
i oat they make statements showing the
i ature and amount of property undr
their control: this request was Ignored
id the present Increase of assessments
I , a direct result of their failure to com
p y with the request. The companies
may file appeals to the decision until
December 15.
The effects of this Increase on soma
of the larger companies follows:
Former Now
assess- juss- Jne.
meat mnt. l.c.
Camdn and Suburban
Hailroad Jt W tfie.Min w
Same l.Vi.000 2I3.WO So
Btockton Water fo.. . 130. SGA SCO : 5)
Bnuth Jersey Gas and
Klectrlo Traction rD. . . 110,000 S30,0"jO 100
Eime (on property eper-
ated by Public Service
Corpnralton) .. J31.7M 34T,5 BO
Delaware and Atlantic
Teletihotia and Tele
graph Co inlli lOO.OrtO 1,-ACOO 50
Eastern Telephone and
Telegraph (Kts'.ionai. 7,1 W 08.710 ;j
$1000 TOWARD RELIEF
FUND FOR PALESTINE
Contributions at Meeting Addressed
by Brandeis and Doctor Levin.
An appeal for aid for about 1000 Jews
Mattered throughout the Zionist colonies
in Palestine and who are now suffering
privation as a result of the European
war was made by Iiuls D. Branduis,
lawyer and publicist of Boston, and Dr.
Shinirlyuha Levin", a former member of
tha Douma and would-renowned Jeutbh.
Nationalist leader, nt a meeting last night
In Musical Fund Hall. The meeting was
held under the auspices of the Zionist
Federation.
It was explained that because of the
war In Europe the material support that
Jews In Palestine hitherto had received
from their brethren In all parts of
Europehas been cut off It Is the
purpose f the Zionist Federation to col
lect a fund of J100.OQ0 in this country
fdr the relief of the destituto In Pales
tine. Contributions of ll&"0 were received
t last night's meeting In addition to
the two speakers brought here, Dr. Solo
mon Bolls-Cohen, of this city, made un
address.
FIND MISSING PHILADELPHIA!
ATLANTIC CITV. N. J.. Sept. IS -Jacob
Llchtcnstcin, 73 ears old, a wealthy Phil
adelphlan, who disappeared from the
home of hU sons here with a large sum
of money In his possession and who. It
wsj feared, had met with foul play, has
been found in Youngstown, O. Itelatlves
of the aged wanderer left today to bring
bla home.
LONDON, Sept 15.
"The Hermans fled like animals who
knew they had been cornered," Is the
graphic description of the Gorman retreat
given by an English correspondent, tele
graphing from Melun, southeast of Paris.
Ills story follows:
"I have Just come from Orleans, where
the hospltnls are full of men, young men
and men In the prime of life, who havo
laid their youth and strength upon the
blood-drenched altar of freedom T have
seen lghts too horrible to speak of
sights which cannot be described by one
who In the selfishness of his own health,
tries to blot thorn from memory.
"I havo seen, too. heroism of the most
exalted kind by splendid women, whoso
work of love and mercy Is so great that
no praise ever can recompense It.
"I have traveled through dark forcts
and witnessed hundreds of Innelv biv
ouacs; farm carts with a couple of goats
tethered to the wheels, n team of oxen
browsing nearby, and the peasant and
his wife nnd children gathered about a
little tire I havo seen women, famished
and terrified, fleeing across the long
stretches of the country with their chil
dren. Every mllo held an Invisible terror
for them.
"I have Just spoken with n soldier who
has returned wounded from the pursuit
that will go down In history along with
tho terrible retreat from Moscow ns one
of the crowning catastrophes of the
world
"This soldier, speaking of the German
retreat, snld to me:
" 'They fled like animals who knew they
had been cornered. Their retreat at times
eomed Incredible to me. As we followed
them we found the roadways for mile
after mile littered with guns. knnparks
and cartridge belts, which the German
hail dropped so as to llchten the load
they had to carrv. We also found Mnlms
and heavy cannon.
" 'And along the roads we found piles
of dead horse, stacks of dead men. In
ome of the righting the German were
eo close together that when the dead
and wounded fell thoy formed little piles
around the IKIng, and when others of
the living were shot they had no place
to fall. The dead supported them and
the iat to be shot remained standing on
their feet.
" "The sights that met our eyes wer
horrible and lnrredl'ile horrible beyond
the power of words to tell
"Tremendous efforts have been mndo
to bury the dead, but the tak Is a colos
sal one. One cannot bury whole armies
In a dav, To ndd to the horrors of the
situation are the birds of carrion, which
hover over the fields waiting a chance
to swoop down and tear to pieces all
that is left now of what was once an
army of living, breathing men In tho
prime of health.
"I have heard, too, that ghoul? have
been operating among the dead, rushing
to the fields where the dea dlle nnd tak
ing from the clothes of the dead nil
the valuables that may be therein.
"In the villages the dead and wounded
make nn endles multitude. Doctor. nnd
nurse are working feverishly reseuing
the wounded from among the plies of
dead, nnd then they try hard to bring
hack the ebbing spirit of those whom
thev have rescued. Thev eare lust as
tenderly for the wounded German ns
thev do for thoe of France nnd Kng'and.
"Whenever a wounded soldier I found
he Is at once given 'first aid to t!ie In
jured ' Ambulances, moving from over
100 different points, then rarrv the wound
ed back to their temporarv hnpital.
from which big staffs of nures and doc
tors give them further aid
"The bravery and the stoicism nf the
wounded amazed me. I saw hundred of
them, some almost shot to pieces, lifted
from the ground Into nn ambulance.
Every move meant terrible agony to
them. Yet none winced Nn com
plained. The face of some were white
and drawn with pain, hut thev never
uttered a word of protest. Pome even
smiled through their suffering, passed
some, lltle Joke, and graciously thanked
the nurse. nnd doctor for the aid that
had been given to them.
FRENCH OFFICER SHOT
AS TRAITOR TO COUNTRY
Wife Was Germnn-born, Reported
Cause of His Conduct nt Kamur,
NEW YORK. Sept 15.-According to a
story related here today by Ralph Dewey,
an American merchant of 5S1 Fifth nve
nue, who has lived In Paris 13 years,
General Pereln. of the French army, nan
sentenced to death nnd shot following
Pereln's conviction before a field court
martial on charges of being a traitor.
Reports have reached this country that
h? was killed by another Fronch officer
because the alleged traitor had surren
dered Namur to the Germans without a
good flsht, but no confirmation of the
Incident has been received except Mr.
Dewey's assertion.
Mr. Dewey said Pereln commanded
about CO.OX) troops and had received or
ders to rush to tho relief of tho British
Belgian forces operating near Namur, but
the Frenchman did not obey them.
"It was brought out at General Percln's
trial that ho was married to a German
woman," said Mr. Dewey, "that he was
a member of a secrot society which Is
strong In Germany, and that he had fre
qumily Ulted that country.
'When Mueationed as to why ho had
not otityed his orders he mndo n trivial
cxtuse, and he was sentenced tu death
and bhot within an hour."
400 DESERT AUSTRIAN ARMY
Reported to Have, Joined Movement
Against Serejevo,
CRTTINJE. Sept. 15.
It is stated here that I.leuteant l.lacoff,
an Austrian officer, and 400 Austrian
Slavs have deserted from tho Austrian
army and volunteered for service with
the combined Servian-Montenegrin armies
which are moving against Serejevo.
COLOGNE PAPER SUPPRESSED
AMSTERDAM. Sept. 13.
A dispatch from Culugne says that the
Cologne Vulks Zeltung was suspended
(.n September 11 because It published an
ankle criticising the Kaiser's accusation
that Belgian priests had committed cruel,
ties upon Injured German nurses.
UNIONIST RUMORS DENIED
Lord Lansdowne Declares They Will
Support the Government.
LONDON. Sept 15 -Flat denials of
rumors that the ("nionlsts would refits
to back the Government In its war pol
icy was made in the House of Loid to
day by Lord lansdowne He di .orecl
the Opposition would continue Vt sup
port the Government.
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John Mullin, 14 months old, picked his mother from a throng, played games
and won honors at Woman's Hospital contest.
STORIES OF ADVENTURE
FROM THE SCENE OF WAR
The proposal by the British to wear
whlto In memory of the gallant dead
means the revival of nn old custom. Until
five centuries ago white wns tho accepted
mourning color In Europe, nnd Anne,
Queen of Charles II of France, who
In 1403 dressed In black on her husband's
death, seems to have been tho originator
of what Is now tho general custom.
An Incident of the German rout comes
from a tourist agency whero great de
light Is expressed at a recaptured "rub
berneck" wagon which was necustomed
throughout tho summer to carry Ameri
can visitors around the city to the Hols,
suburbs and race courses.
Requisitioned for the transport of
troops, Its driver a familiar figure In the
Tlace de I'Opern, who was nicknamed
Cent Kilos because ho Is barely five feet
tall managed to avoid capture when tho
machine was selezd by the Germans near
Complegne. Since then ho has accompa
nied the French forces disconsolate, but
wns overjoyed on Friday to discover that
his beloved wagon had been nbandoned
near Meaux. Tt Is still Intact, though bat
tered and riddled by bultets.
"One of the most venerable Ikons In
Russia, representing a vision of tho
Virgin to the Russian Saint Scrglus
Radonejsky at tho time of the overthrow
ing of the Tartar Yoke, has arrived from
Moscow at the headquarters of the
Grand Duke Xlcholaevltch at the front.
It ua received by tho Grand Duke and
his staff and a procession of clergy.
"This Ikon has nccompanled the Rus
sian armies since the time of Alexis,
father of Peter the Great."
Territorials are largely temperance
men; tho old Eervlce recruit got blind
drunk a. n wny of celebrating his enlist
ment. Your "terrlor" drinks ginger beer
or lemonade and has a sneaking pen
chant for chocolate.
What they ate In 1ST0 during the slego
of Paris Is of Interest at the present Junc
ture. Elephant soup took tho placo of
turtle, kangaroos and bears wero In the
entree division, while stuffed donkey's
head wns considered n delicacy. Later
roast wolf and roast cat garnished with
rats were not de.spifed. Altogether a culi
nniy icgime more curious than appetiz
ing. Indignant advertisements "Wanted,
petticoats for nil able-bodied men" Is a
fair example are appearing In the agony
columns of tho English papers. But tho
fact Is that recruiting Is progressing
wonderfully. The news of the first big
battle greatly stimulated It, men flocked
to Scotland Yard ti enlist. The record
recruiting day, so far. was Tuesday, Sep
tember 1, when S00O enlisted. The olllcers
are much plasscd with the kind of ma
terial that is coming in.
Lord Portsmouth recently visited the
French I'mpress Eugenie nt her homo
in Hampshire. Ho found the Illustrious
l.tdy full of courage ami devotion to tho
French cause. In explaining her failure
to treat her guest as she would havo de
sired, the Empress snld:
"1 cannot give you dinner because
most of tho men of my kitchen havo
griw to war."
A correspondent In France describe.
an Incident at Havre when the U. S. S.
Tennessee lay In the harbor and a Brit
ish transport with her decks thronged
with toldiers passed her. The American
battleship dipped tho Stars and Stripes
and suddenly tho British Tommies lm.ku
Into "Ru'.o Britannia." Then says the
coruspi.ndcnt the most amazing thing
happened. 1 heard It, thrilled The gal
lant American sailors took up the roll
ing chorus, "Rule Britannia: Britannia
rules tho waves, Britons never, nbver,
never shall be slaves."
It wns tho mot perfect net of brothcr
Ilness which I have ever witnessed.
A report from rarl3 says that somo of
the French soldiers have discovered that
the Germans are very unwilling to face
the black troops from Senegal. Taking
advantago of this fact they havo enro
fully blacked their faces with burnt cork
before charging the enemy. This, added
to tho horrible yells to which they glvo
vent, seems to have had considerable ef
fect. On ono occasion a body of Ger
mans simply turned tall nnd fled llko
rabbits when they saw these Christy
minstrel Sencgalcso charging them.
This Is a story of a soldier who took
part In defenso of Mnubcugo:
"The Germans commenced the nttack
on August 23. On September 1 a shell
fell on the fort nnd exploded In tho com
mander's room. He then led us Into the
entrance of tho tower, which was brought
down two hours later. Wo could hardly
breatho In this Btufty little corridor nnd
thought that our last mlnuto had ar
rived. "All of tis, even the most optimistic,
prayed on bonded knee. When things
became n little calmer the commander
told us to save ourselves tho best way
we could. Ho advised us to change our
military uniforms for clvlllnn clothes If
possible. This most of us did at neigh
boring farms. For several days we hid
In tho woods all of tho time, knowing
that we were being tracked llko stags.
Four or five nights passed without sleep
and we only ate wild pears. Later, how
ever, I managed to escape to Roubaix,
tired out, famished."
A wounded private told of the breaking
up of an English tea pnrty In relating the
story of a surprise attack by the Ger
mans. British soldiers wero boiling water
for the tea when tho Germans dropped
a shell In their midst and drove them
to cover.
A wounded Scots Grey in London said:
"The mistake tho German mako is In
assuming you can go on forever without
noticing your butcher's. Some of these
days the German mnchlne will break
down because the men directing It mako
no allowance for the limitations of lltsh
and blood."
A veteran of the South African War
said of the lighting in France:
"The Boer War was a gumo of skit
tles to this. The Germans came In
masses. It was like shooting rabbits,
only as toon as you shot one another
came up In his place."
The German strategy of concentrating
artillery lire on one point for consider
able time had a terrible effect on the
nerves of some soldiers. Tho din nnd
noise and screeching of shells Is ter
rible. Many of the men stuff their
ears with cotton wool nnd tear up hand
kerchiefs for tho same purpose.
Tulip bread Is being eaten In Amster
dam with a relish. The scareltv of wheat
forced the bakers to stop making whole
wheat loaves, and they nre now making
their brend with one part wheat and two
parts ground tulip bulbs. The bread is
pronounced very good and nourishing.
Tho War Department has commended Its
use for the army.
England hns forgotten the Sultan of
Zanzibar. The ruler has been hard hit
by the war. Ho Is marooned In I'ails
with onlv J.", and has IS dusky wives to
feed. Ills regular pension has not been
paid by England and the Sultnn applbd
to Ambassador Herrlck for relief. The
latter will tako It up with Sir Edward
Orty, the British Foreign Secretary.
REMNANTS OF AUSTRIANS
RALLY AGAINST RUSSIANS
Torn Troops Reform Behind San
River Defenses.
VIENNA By way of Rome), Sept. 15.
Although no effort Is being made to tlis
gutee th fact that th Austrian army
Buffered an overwhelming defeat In the
earlier fighting In Gallclu, it is now stated
at headquarters of the General Staff that
the situation U Improving.
Tho Austrtans lire bolng reformed under
the protection of the San river defenses
and are exptcted to hold their positions
there Indefinitely. It Is stated that from
the inception of the war the Austrians
have been outnumbered four and five to
ono by the Russians. Yet despite the dis
parity In odda the army has fought hard
and Its feplrit Is declared to be excellent.
The Ut classes of the landsturm have
been called to tho colors, but there are
no uniforms or equipment for them and
they will be held at the concentration
camps until uniforms and rtlles can be
procured from the outlying fortresses.
une of the serious problems confront
ing tho commanders at the front Is the
fact that thu Russian artillery Is far
superior to the Austrian. It has a much
longer range with the result that In
etery battle to date the Auktrian artll
Itry has been practically useless In sup
porting the Infantry.
This condition will change when the
Austrians begin fighting under the pro
tection f their foj-tlhcutlons. which nre
all iupplled with Krupp guns of tho lat
ent type.
The economic situation Is most serious.
Food prices are constantly advancing and
the supply -of fresh meats Is dwindling
alarmingly. Effoits of the Government to
float a loan have so far proven a failure
and only the general moratorium pre
vents the failure of a number of leading
Austrian firms. The army of the unem
ployed Is a growing; menace at the capital.
DISSATISFIED BANKS TO
HAVE NO HEARING NOW
Re-districting Petitions Must Walt
Until New System la Orgnaized.
WASHINGTON, Sept. lS.-Demands of
New Jersey banks to bo Included In the
New York regional rescrvo bank dis
trict; of Baltimore to be excluded from
the Richmond district: of Omaha to be
excluded from the Kansas City district,
nnd other similar protests will not be
acted upon until after the new currency
stem Is organized und placed In oper
ation, members of the Federal Reserve
Board suld today. To suspend opera
tion of tha new bank system until such
protests can be settled would lay the
board open to criticism, members stated.
Full and formal hearings will be
given the complaining cities, which may
consumo months tho board pointing out
that It has power to redUtrict cities at
ttny time, but pending the hearings, the
divisions of the "organzatlon committee"
will be put Into effect.
BERLIN DISTRUSTS
WAR OFFICE DENIAL
OF ALLIES' VICTORY
Crowds Gather on Streets,
Demanding the Truth.
Whispers of Socialist Up
rising in Interior of Germany.
LONDON, Sept. IB,
Gloom prevails throughout Germany In
spite of tho German War Oulco's denial
thnt tho Invasion of Franco has been
checked, according to dispatches received
here. Excitement over reports of Ger
man defealn persist and In Berlin people
are congregating on the streets, demand
ing to know the truth. In Munich news
paper ofllccs nre besieged.
Advises from Berlin admit repulses nt
tome points owing to the preponderance
of tho allies' forces, but dcclaros that
these at tho most nre but partial victories,
not hindering tho general German ad
vance. It declares that the battlo In
France was without decision up till Mon
day night
The Government Is making public only
somo of the losses and tho newspapers are
carrying only a small pcrcentngo of even
tho official lists. Tliero Is declared to bo
grave discontent bccauBo tho Government
hns failed to make any provision for the
unemployed. Business generally Is at a
standstill and tho leading Socialist news
papers are complaining because tho Gov
ernment Is employing prlsonern on road
work Instead of hiring German unem
ployed. Some of the reports received from Inte
rior Germany say that already there nre
whispers of an uprising by the Socialists,
who feel that tho country lias been de
ceived by the Knlsor. These reports, how
ever, arc extremely vague and Impossible
of verification.
Letters to the Dally Telegraph from Its
correspondent at Stockholm say that Ber
lin has undergone stnrtllng changes In
the last two weeks. Tho Blnglng, shout
ing, enthusiastic mob that thronged the
streets a fortnight ago hns divided Into
hundreds of little groups thnt stand nbout
discussing news of the day In low voices.
The stream of humanity that nightly
.nnvoAii ,,n nnri ilmvn TTnter den Linden
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hns thinned. It hn lost us ooisteroua
ncss. Lnndsturm call to colors has drawn
heavily on tho male population In Ber
lin. Women fill beer garden now, with
a sprinkling of older mon nnd, here nnd
there, soldiers In gray carrying nrms In
slings. Confidence was the spirit of nil
two weeks ago; today It Is doubt.
MAYOR BLANKENBURG HOME
AND READY FOR WORK
Loan nnd Transit Messngo Completed.
To Discuss Penrose Later.
The Mayor and Mrs. Blankenburg ar
rived nt North Philadelphia Station this
morning from Atlantic City, and the for
mer said with a broad smilo that ho
was ready for action. Ills first ofllclnl
net was to close the straw hat season.
Mrs Blankenburg brought tho Mayor's
black fedora from Atlantic City, and, at
her resquest, he donned It ns he got In
his automobile.
When questioned concerning Pennsyl
vania politics and the opposition to Sen
ntor Penrose, Mr. Blankenburg said sig
nificantly, "I will havo something to say
nbout that In a few days." He said thnt
his message to Councils on the loan prop
osltion was virtually completed, and that
the transit situation would also bo dealt
with In the communication.
Although he looked tired, the Mayor
said ho felt very well und would prob
ably bo In his office tomorrow. He went
to Atlantic City two weeks ago after
closing his home at Pocono Pines,
CHILDREN SAVE FATHERS
FROM SENTENCE BY COURT
Clemency Is Granted Because of
Large Family.
The nine children of Frederick Hart
man, 2210 Pratt street, Baved him from
prison today. Hartman w-as arrested on
it charge of cruelty preferred by his wife.
lie was arraigned before Magistrate
Campbell In the Belgrade and Clearfield
streets police station.
The Magistrate wns about to end Hart
man to the House of Correction when he
learned that he had nine chlldien to sup
port. After scathingly denouncing him
for his neglect, ho sent Hartman back to
work nnd advised Mrs. Ilaitmnn to take
the matter up with the Municipal Court,
if her husband again failed to provide for
his family.
Six little children and his wlfo saved
Harry Barr, a Gladwyn. Montgomery
County farmer, from being fined today by
Magistrate Grellls, for driving Into Phila
delphia with a horse that was badly
crippled. McCurry and Venule, agents for
tho Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, arrested Barr In Manuyunk.
Ho said ho bought the horse for J12 two
days ago, nnd was compelled to uso It to
make money to support his large family.
The horse was taken from him and he
was released,
COLONEL PUSEY RETURNS
PALMEU-M'CORMICK LEAGUE
Executive Committee Will Meet To
morrow Afternoon,
The Palmer-Mcf'ormick Lcugue has Is
sued a call for a .nesting of the Executive
I'ommlttee at 3 u'cluck tomorrow after
noon, and tor a meeting of the general
body at . tomorrow night. Announce
ments of fui titer ward organizations will
te announced at that time.
I'p tu toda organizations have been
perfected In 39 wards. The last of these
was In the Second Ward last night, where
John C. MrClnnis was chosen chairman.
Interested While in Canada in Mo
bilization of the Troops,
Colonel Fred. Taylor Pusey, of Gover
nor Tenor's staff, has returned from a
motor trip through Canada, mado spe
cially Interesting by tho sight of mobil
ization of the Canadian troops for the
European war.
Colonel Pus-jy said that the patriotism
of tho Canadians ran high, and even lone
soldiers In uniform were greeted by cheers
of tho men and the hand-clapping of tho
women.
Cclonel Pusey did not Bee any of the
troops dpart, but the men were armed and
ready for the cnll. At Quebec the Col
onel nnd Mrs. Pusey saw the cruisers
Nlobo. Essex nnd Glory In the harbor.
There wns a constant stream of visitors
tu the ships.
The Canadians, according to Colonol
Pusey. are confident of the victory of tho
English arms, and are lending loyal aid
to the mother country. Colonel and Mrs.
Pusey were away three weeks.
COFFEE LEADS TO PLEDGE
PARTY TITLE PRE-EMPTED
An affldait. pro-empting the title "The
Federated CitUen Party of the Four
teenth Representative District" as a
political appellation has been filed in
Court of Common PJcaa No. h
Magistrate Makes One Sign and
Holds Another.
Because a cup of coffee had not been
raid for, Magistrate Grellls made one
man sign the pledge, and held another In
1500 ball for causing a disturbance today
In the restaurant of Mrs. Rose Bowman,
4451 Ridge avenue.
Thomas Murphy, a laborer, agreed not
to drink intoxicants again, while Clarence
Leffler. also a laborer, who said he hail
no home, went to jail In default. He eald
he had been drinking The men were
arrested by McLaughlin, a policeman, and
bad hearings In the Thirteenth District
station.
$5,000,000 FUND Foft NEEDY
Methodist Ministers Plan Relief for
Aged, Sick and Dependent.
CHICAGO, 8ept IS. A plan to ralso a
fund of $5,000,000 for aged and sick Metho
dist ministers and their dependents was
outlined here today nt the Methodist
ministers meeting by J, C, Hlngely, cor
responding secretary of the board of
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of the World. A committee was
appointed to further tho suggestion,
Methodist clergymen hero were much
Interested when told today of the Chi
cagp plan. Thoy gavo It their Indorse
ment nt tho last annual meeting of the
Philadelphia Conference.
Tho Itev, Dr. Frank P. Parkin, a dis
trict superintendent, said church people
wero beginning to believe that tho men
who gavo their lives, after spending much
time and money for education, to the
cause of Christianity, were deserving of
as much consideration as policemen, fire
men, soldiers, sailors nnd others when
old nnd unablo to work.
According to tho plan of Dr. Hlngely,
Philadelphia clergymen unablo to work,
or those dependent on them for support,
would recclvo $10 pension nnnually for
each year tho minister had been In nctlvo
pastoral work. Between 80 and 100 per
sons In tho conference would benefit.
CANADA BECOMES
FERTILE FIELD FOR
AMERICAN EXPORTS
Interdiction of. Austro-Gcr-man
Wars and Stoppage of
European Trade Creates
Receptive Market.
Great opportunities nro available for
tho establishment of an enormously In
creased export trado with Canada In
"mado In America" goods, according to
Dudley Bartlctt, chief of tho Forolgn
Trado Bureau of tho Philadelphia Com
mercial Museums. These opportunities
nro a direct result of tho European war,
through the action of the Canadian Min
ister of Customs In prohibiting the Im
portation Into Canada of goods from Ger
many and Austria-Hungary. Tho Im
ports from theso two countries Into Can
ada amounted In round numbers to ?1C,
000,000 annually. It was also pointed out
that tho Imports from Frnnce, Belgium
and Russia, which for the time being
arc as effectively cut oft ns If they wero
forbidden, nmounted approximately to
J20.000.COO a year. So this prohibited nnd
Interrupted Import trade of Canada totals
$30,000,000.
"It Is reasonable," Chief Bartlctt says,
"to assumo that Canada will be In tho
market for substitutes for tho goods
which mako up this total. That thoy
will havo to be Imported 1 a rcasonablo
assumption. It Is hardly likely that tho
Canadian manufacturers at this time nro
In a position to mako up the deficit,
though they may selzo tho moment to
develop along the necessary manufactur
ing lines. This leaves two alternatives:
Importation from Great Britain or from
the United States. It Is hardly reason
able to expect that British manufac
turers will be able to tako advantage of
the present opportunity. On the other
hand, It would not be surprising If Im
ports from the mother country, which
amounted to $130,&I6,35 last year, should
bo temporarily curtailed."
The present opportunity for American
manufacturers in Canada Is principally
In the lines here enumerated. And to
mako the Information of practical valuu
the Importation on the lines glvui from
each of the belligerent countries are also
given for tho fiscul year ending March
31, 131S:
Daikots nelBlum, $13,32t: Trance, JG.173;
armany, tL'.'t.'.iO'J.
I)room France, $t.in,SH; Germany. JW.OIO.
Clocks-Germany. J11H.5W.
Cutlery Herman, JlOU.oon.
Glass tahlerfra and cut glass -Austria-Hun-eary.
31,'J1S; (Jermany, f (VI "(HI.
Hosiery, cottnn fiermany, $111,80.
Lamp chlmnHy Austrla-lluniwry, I1,1M:
Germany, fli'.W.
huuar Germany, $300, W.
Tahlewaro nnd china Austrla-llunmry,
7.1.7SS. Germany. fP.00.5V!.
Tires, locomotive unj car wheels Germany,
SR20,noo,
Woolen underwear Germany, ISIMM.
Woolen knit Koods Germany, JKU.lS'l.
Regarding tho Canadian tariff, British
goods enter Canada under tho "preferen
tial tariff," mst of tho Fiench goods
under tho "Intermediate tariff" and nil
American goods under the "general tar
iff." The preference plven to British
goods Is geneially from 20 to 10 per cent,
of tho duties en American goods
SCOTCH GIANT HERE
Alien Is Asked to Be Seated During
Immigrant Investigation.
A Scotch giant confronted Inspector
Dames, of the Immigration Bureau, to
dav when he boarded the British tteam
Bhlp Graclana. upon her arrival here from
I.elth, Scotland. Barnes Is no mldgit, but
the youth towered so far above him that
tho Inspector Invited the passenger to be
seated while tho usual alien examination
was being conducted.
The Scotihmnti gavo his nge aH P) years.
He was sU feet live nnd nic-quaitor
Incites, and weighed nearly i pounds.
He fluid he wns John f'herrv, from Mnsse
boro, Scotland bound for New Oi leans to
make his homo with his uncle. William
S. Shlll. When asked why he did not
enlist In the army to help England crush
Gennanv, he said he felt that the British
army could take care of ItEilf without
his assistance, but If he felt that ho was
needed ho would return.
CZAR'S AMBITION '
TO COMMAND TROOPS
THAT TAKE BERLIN
Embittered at Kaiser, Planj
to Occupy German Capital
at Any Cost Abandons
Hungarian Campaign.
PETROGEAD, Sept. 1J,
That the proposed Invasion of Hon
gnry by a strong ItUBslan body has btea
definitely abandoned was Intimated hi
today. It Is realized by the Ituiilm
General Staff that tho German resistance
will be very strong, and It has been dell,
nltely decided that the entire IUusn
field army, first and second line troops,
will be retained for tho capturo of Berlin.
The Czar Is determined that Berlin
shall be taken If It costs tho EussUo
Empire Its entlro fighting strength. Hi,
former friendship for the Kaiser hai
been replaced by an enmity which cowl
ofllclnls say Is tho most bitter he hit
Indicated ngalnst any one. He Is deter,
mined that his forces will tako Berlin
and that ho will ride Into the city at
the head of his troops.
Because of this It Is officially stated
that thero will bo no sldo movements.
The crown land of Buckovlna was taken
nnd tho passes through tho Carpathians
havo been held purely ns defensive
measures, Tho Russians Intend to utlllie
part of Austria for tho passage of their
troops toward Berlin, but It Is unlikely
that' any real attempt will bo made to
Invade Hungary proper. Tho Servian
troops may do so nnd will bo aided by
tho Russians In every way, but tho main
Russian columns, after tho Austria's
nrmy Is completely disposed of, will be
sent directly across Germany If possible.
There Is a growing feeling hero that
Austria will soon admit Inability to con
tinue the war. Tho fact that hor main
nrmy boo been crushed nnd Its capture
Is considered a strong possibility meant
she will soon bo no longer active.
Discussing tho general situation todajr,
Minister of War Sukhomllnoft declared!
Tho Russian nrmy Is going to cap
turo Berlin. That Is the task as
signed to It by tho allies In the pres
ent war. Tho entlro strength of th
Russians will be used to this purpose.
Wo havo boon compelled to remove
the Austrlnna ns a source of danger,
but wo have not planned uny general
Invasion of Hungary or any attempt
to tako cither Budapest or Vienna.
Tho Austrian nrmy Is crushed. Its
losses In killed, wounded and prlsone-o
exceed 230,000. They have lost a grc.it
part of their artillery, Tho position
of the remnants of their army Is
precarious, and Its surrender would be
no surprise. On the other hand, tho
Bplrlt of the Russian troops was neve;
better, and they nre ready to press
forward without further delay, Rus
sia Is administering the captured terri
tory, but It will not forcibly annex any
of Austria's territory. Questions of
thnt sort must bo left until after the
war Is over.
Russia will bo Inclined to bo mon
lenient with Austria than with Germany,
Pctrograd officials declare.
KAISER DARES FOE'S BULLETS
A
CAPTURES FUGITIVE GIRL
Patrolman Overtakes One Who Fled
Trom Social Service Home.
One of the thn-o girls who cucapwl Sat
urday night fiom the Court of Social
Service Home. 1701 Summer Mieet was
captured utl o'clock this morning at
hixtn and Walnut streets by Patrolman
Warren, of the Third and Do I.ancoy
streets station. The policeman noticed a
Bin trying to shield herself from tho
glow of the elcctrii nre lami as she
walk(d vei-y tautlously acrojs tht strict.
When the policiiuan approached, the girl
starUd to iuh. but was soon overtaken
by the policeman. Being unable tu give
a. satisfactory explanation of her actions,
the was taken tu tho Central police sta
tion. The girl gave her name as Josephine
Boklque. 20 years old. married, and said
her home wns In Sit. C'armel. Pa, On
further questioning the prisoner told of
. viaj ir-jin tn iionif SaturJ inula
by tying bed clothes togither and uiiw
them as a rope to descend from a second-story
window.
One of the girls who escaped Is still
2T i2" namo l3 Iulen Ga"a6-'
German Emperor in Sanger Zone at
Pontoiso Fight.
LONDON, Sept. 15.
Reports received hero say that Emperor
William is causing his staff great anxiety
by gettltuj Into tho danger zone. The
Telegraph's correspondent reports from
Pontoiso that during tho fighting about
Nanncy his staff had to force hlra to
withdraw to a safer place.
MISSIONARY ARMY PLANS
MEXICAN "INVASION"
Weapons Will Be Bibles nnd Booki
Instead of Firearms.
Mexico Is to bo Invaded again, prob
ably beforo Christmas. But this time
the army will bo composed of both men
and women and they will carry books
and Bibles Instead of rifles and cart
ridges. The Invasion will bo a campaign
In which almost evory foreign mission
board thnt has over been In the Mexican
field wilt unite.
Tho great plans for tho Invasion were
explained today at tho first autumn
meeting of tho Woman's Foreign Mis
sionary Society of the Presbyterian
Church. In Westminster Hall, by Miss
Blnnche B. Bonlne, one of the mission
aries who had to return to America. She
ha3 since been staying at her old home
In I.nncnster.
As tho outcome) of a conference of tho
foreign boards Interested In the work In
Mexico, held In Cincinnati, O., It has
been decided to throw denominational
prejudice aside nnd to have all the ml'
slonarles return In a body and to labor
unitedly.
It Is planned to have one Trotestant
Church to be known as the "evangelical'
Chinch, and to havo a school with each
congregation. Also one theological school
Is to be conducted, tho object of which
will be to trnln all the native mission
aries, and eventually a union college H
to be established.
Miss Bonlne said Dr. A. W. Halsey, of
New York, ' one of tho leaders In the
movement to unite the work, advised Mr
that ho hoped the Invasion might soon
take place.
The missionary told of receiving letter
from friends, saying that the Llberil
leaders weie tinning Catholic church
Into schools and fraternal buildings, tn
convents Into playgrounds, and priests
homes Into barracks for soldiers. On
this account. Miss Bonlne said, there wsi
much fear among missionaries that the
people might ubandon nil Christian
churches before they can get back tu
labor unions them.
. Mrs. W. S. Holt, who led the meeting
praised President Wilson for setting asla
it day of prayer for peace In Kurope, ana
prayers were offered for on early n1
of the conflict by several of the women
present. Mrs. Holt expressed fear that
the war might be detrimental to the for
eign missionary finances.
Mrs. William II, Green spoke of tn
West Africa mission.
WAR HERO'S BODY UNCLAIMED
NnV YORK, Sept. 15.-John Green. 63
years uld, one of the heroes of the liott
war. wlm was praised for bracry bj tho
Into King l.'dwmd VII, of England, will
be burkd in Potter's Field here unleM
his slbter or some other person claims bU
body.
Oieen died last Sunday night. He w
born near Iondon, and berved many ear
In tho British urmy. In ono of the en
gagements against the Boers, the color
bear, r of his nglment was killed Oreeu
graoped the colors, and running to In'
head of his troops, swung 'he batde
scuirrd Hug In from of them Tb- '"
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umpututcd In a field hospital Ai i
tloiu. nf (lift unr ti., ',.,,,. Krtre nnd fue-
sequently taught Sunday Schco1 "Bc
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