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PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, l,i)14.
PRICE ONE CENT
ADOLPH SEGAL AWAITS
TRANSFER TO ASYLUM
FIRE UNDERWRITERS
URGE NEED OF MORE
HOSE TESTS HERE
Say 40 Per Cent, of Equip
ment Is Old and Should Be
Replaced Raps Political
Domination of Camden
Department.
Frequent bursting of hoso at fires In
(his city Is due to look ot proper tests
by the Fire Department, according to
report Just made by the National Board
of Flro Underwriters, which recently con
ducted an Investigation of the hose supply
here. Forty per cent, of the hose, the
board points out, Is more than Ave years
eld and should be replaced.
Results of the Investigation Indicate
that while the supply of hose In the de
partment is generally sufficient to pro
vide proper shifts. It will bo necessary
for the department to purchase nt least
18.0W to 20,000 feet annually to rcplaco
discarded sections, The board urges that
aystematlc tests bo mado of the older
hose In use and arrangements made for
that which Is found defective.
The boaid's engineers have Just finished
an Investigation ofl flro-llghtlng facilities
In Camden, N. .1. in discussing tho con
flagration hazard theic, Its icport says:
"The weak structural conditions, com
bined with tho narrow streets, numerous
overhead wire obstructions nntl Inade
quate flrc-flghtlng fncllltles, would nor
mally create a severe conflngtutlon
hazard; however, as congestion Is Incit
ing, private piotcctlon Is provided where
most needed nnd powerful outside nld Is
available within a short time, tho re
sulting coullagrutlon hazard as a whole
Is low. Owing to weak construction and
somewhat Inadequate flro-flghtlng facil
ities severe individual and ginup II res are
probable. The liazaid In the residential
districts Is slight."
The board calls attention to tho piactlcc
of Camden politicians dominating ap
pointments and promotions In the depart
ment. This system It condemns. It I nt0 service and rushed the child to tho
Former Wizard of Finance Ignorant
of Purpose of Today's Auto Ride.
Adotph Segal Is stilt In Ignorance today
ol the plans to (.'online him In the State
Hospital for the Insnhe nt Norrlstown.
Two signatures ot trustees to the com
mitment papers ate b.11 that remain to
bo secured to make legal the transfer
ot the one-time wizard of finance from
his private room nt St. Joseph's Hos
pital to the Institution fot the Insnne.
.Incob Liftman, from the law offices ot
Tustln & Chapman, nt 1429 Chestnut
street, stnrtcd out this morning to ob
tain these signature, nnd Mr. Begal prob
ably will be taken to Xorrlstown this
afternoon. Ho will be told when he leaves
the hospital that he Is to have an auto
mobile tide.
Uerl Segal, his son, spent some, time
with Adolph Segal nt St. Joseph's Hos
pital this morning, t'hyslrlons nt the
Institution snld that tltcro had been lit
tle chnnge In the. financier's condition to
day. Lost night he had a short lucid In
terval, but this did not continue for nnv
length of time.
A bond of $500 required bv the State forJ
patients admitted tt the Norrmown hos
pital will be tiled today by Uerl Segal.
All other arrangements for the transfer
of Segal have been made.
Dr. William II. Bunn, of 62S North
Twenty-second street, the Segal family
physician, suffered a slight stroke of
apoplexy this morning that nrfected hl'n
vision nnd he will not be able to Ac
company his patient to Xorrlstown. Dr.
Dunn Is about 63 years old. He hns been
Mr. Segal's physician for more than 13
years. He Is one of the two physlelntVU
who officially cortlllcd to Mr. Segnl's In
sanity, ns requited by law.
PLAYNG WITH MATCHES
LITTLE GIRL IS BURNED
PEACE PLAN BALKED
BY MOOD OF ALLIES,
WASHINGTON LEARNS
King George's Address to
Parliament Regarded as
Meaning War to Finish.
President Will Cease
Overtures for Present.
Child Now in Hospital In a Serious
Condition.
As the tesult of being bin ned with
matches. Martha Frnln, 270:: Fedeinl
street, 3 years old. Is In n serious condi
tion In the Polyclinic Hospital todn.
hast evening the girl was playing with
a hox of mntches In the dining loom ot
Niiam 1nrm .iltn,i 1 1, n linv lr-nltrl nurl nrt
lire to hci clothing. Mrs. I' rain, startled b ,lpputyi tne Klng stated:
by tho child's screams, found Mattha en- ' ,, ...
WASHINGTON', Sept. lD.-Feellng here
today In ofllclnl circles Is, far from hope
ful for nn early mediation among the
nations of wnr-torn Rurope.
"Watchful waiting," President Wit
son's policy In Mexico, has become his
policy toward European pence. This
became known officially todny. From u
source In closest touch with Wilson. It
wan learned his ambition now Is for a
Permanent pence, not alone In Europe,
but throughout tho world.
Ho does not want n truce that would
merely halt the lighting for a month or
two, only to have It break out again
more violently His position was analyzed
In tho terse comment that he will not
now put out to the country each morn
ing peace "when It is not In the cards."
That this Government has had Indefi
nite assurances that a truce might pos
tlbly be directed at this time. It was In
terpreted from a statement thnt It might
he possible now to have "a truce, but
not pence."
The addicts of King George to Parlia
ment yesterday has strengthened the Im
pression that England Is not yet ready to
entertain overtuies. In his speech, read
veloped In flames when she reached the
dining room. She picked her up and ran
Into tho street, where she wns seen by
Policeman Murphy, of the 20th iind Federal
streets station. Murphy ran Into the
house, got n table cloth, threw it nintind
the child nnd smothered the (lames. The
policeman piessed n passing automoblla
in
I
V.B
points out also that there is lack of
prorer ttalnlng among the fire crews
and that the engines are not well caied
for. The lite alarm system Is In poor
shape, nccoidlng to tho boaid's report,
and the building Inspections being made
In Camden are of little value.
Report of the board on Camden's
ater supplj, tiro denaitmcnt and fire
J alarm sjstem follows:
' Witter Supply Pumping equipment not
1 juniclent even consMcrlni; small reserve
stall Kop-o mains adcquiite. Stnmlplpe
nt slWhl Milue. Consumption nimJeriitrl,
mgn. rrcriires low. Mnin Rtterles anil
nmiidirv feeders iT Rood size anil well ar
ranged In niol sections. Minor rllstrllm- .
Ura penerallj well RrMlroned. uiiililpral,l
8 anil 4 Inch pipe, but being replaced. Old
Urex opparcntl in poor condition lntcr-
nall tlate alvs generally v.e ppticed
owl In Kowl condition. Hydrants fairly
uell Bpii ed. inninl) of satisfactory size
aiM in Rood condition.
rirr Department -Kull paid: under bu
reruilnn of Council committee; i.Mef ex
perlenml Only fan- flnancinl support. Ap
rolntnienis ami promotions subject to po
litical Influences. Companies slightly un
dermined and strength not nejl main
tained. Distribution of companies mainly
Son I. Total englno capacity slightly Inad
equate engines not well cared for and
cretis poorlv trained. Apparatus, except
ttto older trunks. In good condition. Minor
pllames for handling
nt. A good supply of
Ainnle hoe sunnlv.
sted. rtntnntiXA to linir
alarms good, extent In 1-n.ut Camden: too
few engines on telephone and second
alartn Discipline, fair, drills and train
ing la -king l''re methods fair. HulKlIng
liurectl his of little alue.
Fire Alarm System. Under supervision
of the eleililijl tiureau. Automatic 3s
tm Insecurely housed 'Appiratus at head
quarters fatrlv (omplete. with allowance
fei growth t Ir'ng at headquarter and
noiihes good lo ery poor. Uatterles and
charging uriults mainly satisfactory.
Keies malnh of goo 1 tpe, but not prop
frlj conspli nous at night. distribution
nwlnh good Extensle additions to un
deigmund svsteni In recent jrars: mer-hi-ad
nlrej, part bare and part Insulated;
onie on i"les with high and low rten
tlil Itght and poner wires. Duplicate
arm rln-ulla to tiro stations. Telephone
Hteni adequate. Tests frequent. In
complete leeorrl of tests and troubles,
'oinplte mips and records of circuits pro-
ilil.
Th, National Board of Fire Under
wnteis lmr hoeji making similar i lives
tlsittmtii In a'l parts of the country In
an et'f.rt to cut down fire losses.
k crews poorlv trained.
w two older trucks. In go
y equip tient and appllai
largo str, ams deflucnt
tultable engine ruel.
tut not legularly teste
ASQUITH SCORNS GERMAN
VIEWS CONCERNING ENGLAND
Kaiser Miscalculated Home Economic
Conditions and Colonies' Loyalty.
LONDON. Sept. 19.
One of thA rootti of the present war was
the giae and setious miscalculation re
Earning the Hiltlsh Empire that German
cilturo and (Ionium spirit let! Emperor
n'llllani .mil the tibrmitn people Into, said
Fiemler Asqulth, n addressing n recruit
ing m.rtniB at Kdlnbutgh, Scotland, last
night
"The fjoinmns were led Into the nil'a
caliuldtion," he said, "that the British
colonies wanted to cut connections with
the mother country and that India wns
In revdt What n fantastic dream and
Jhat a rinlw nwakcnlng!" exclaimed the
Premier
"It has been proved that Germany by
nr own dehtierate act made the war,"
sir Ak'iuiili continued, adding that Ger
many has made no attempt to contra
vert that fact except by the circulation
of wanton falsehood's.
"It Is to the Interest not only of the
British Kmpiro but of civilization." tho
speaker declared, "that tho arrogant
claim of a single power to dominate the
oettinles and letlopment uf Europe
Mould he resisted."
hospital.
BATS CAUSE ?10,000 PIKE
Gnaw Matches nnd Set Three Wyn
coto Buildings Ablaze.
A Are, believed to have been started by
rats gnawing matches, destroyed a stablo
and two garages In Wyncote. Pa., last
night, cnuslng damage estimated at U,
CO0. Two horses were burned to death.
Great difficulty was experienced by fire
men In extinguishing the flames because
ot the scant water supply.
The fire started hrthe coachman's room
In tho stable belonging to Edward E.
Penncwlll at 11:30 o'clock ,and later ex
tended to the garages owned by Maurico
J. Hoover and Albert Brown. An auto
mobile which was in Hoover's garage was
saved.
Fire companies In seven nearby towns
responded to calls for help. Included
were Old York Road, Jenklntown, Ablng
ton. McKlnley. La Mott and Edge Hill.
MARSEILLASE DEATH SONG
OF GENERAL BATAILLE
"I Am Happy," Gnsped French Hero
Who Fell Lending: His Troops.
PARIS, Sept. IS.
details received concerning the death
of Oenernl Ralallle, whose loss was
mentioned In yesterday's dispatcher
showed that he died as an Ideal soldier.
Ho fell on September 8 after leading his
men In the thick of tho fight, cheering
them on with word nnd action.
Brigadier Volterult. of the Dragoons,
cried ns he fell mortally wounded by n
fragment of shrapnel: "Viva la Franco!"
To a Red LIross doctor he muttered: "I
die for France and I die happy!" He
tried feebly to sing tho Marseillaise as ho
expired.
Another Frenchman mentioned for gal
lantry was Lieutenant Blnnc, who was
killed In battle on, August 23.
Adjutant Dete, of tho 69th French In
fantr; led his section under the most
violent fire. Finally all his men were
killed or wounded. Then Adjutant Dete
grabbed n. gun nnd continued llring as he
retired. A shell burst near him and he
-wns killed with his face to the enemy.
I.lcutennut Marjuest, of the 25Sth In
fnntry reservists, also was mentioned for
bravery Although wounded, he con
tinued the direction of lift troops until
all the other officers of his section had
fallen.
Two explanations are offered for the
great number of French officers killed:
One Is thnt tho officers bhoneil extraor
dinary zeal, leading their men Into the
hottest fire; another Is that the Germans
purposely picked off tho offlcors. su as
tu leave the French troops leaderless.
GERMAN CORPS FIGHTS
ALTHOUGH SURROUNDED
Refused Allies' Demand for Surren
der, Says Report.
T, , PARIS. Sept. 13.
" " 'epmtrd. but not officially, that
"ratlin coips was rurrounded by the
tiites on lhl. Msm Rver The aJles
L ,f"rd ,t fljB ot t,.uce wt, ,.
nan" foi ..unender, but tho Germans
iun tu Klve up amj tne flKltlnK nl
i point ucnt on more fiercely than
W'h'ATllL'R FORECAST
Po Philadelphia and vicinity Gen
'rally fair t0Higiu mid Sunday; not
"ri change in temperature; mod.
"Me wmd3, mostly northeast.
TEMPERATURE
W'j'iest yesterday SS; time, 3 p. m.
MWit last nighi-w; Vme m
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$
BLACK SEA FLEET REPORTED
OFF THE DARDANELLES
Gentlemen of tho House of Com
mons, 1 thank yon for the liberality
with which you have met a great
emergency.
My Lords nnd Gentlemen, we are
lighting for a worthy purpose and we
rhnll not lay down our arms until that
purpose has been fully achieved,
hnghind'a non-rcceptlve attitude Is con
firmed by a cable which Ambassador Sir
Cecil Pprlng-Rlce received from Sir Ed
waul Grey, the British Minister of Fore
ign Affairs, saying that Great Britain had
received no proposal for rfeaco, directly
or Indirectly, from either Germany or
Austria, and, therefore, was not In a po
sition to consider terms of peace.
Russln, too, Is at present opposed to
consideration of pence terms. Petrogrud
newspapers express the RusBlan view that
thero can bo no ponce until the Kaiser's
Ministers appear nt tho tents of the allied
commanders nnd ask for terms. In nn
utterance yesterday, which was obviously
Inspired nnd bears the earmarks of Gov
ernment decision, they declare that Rus
sian diplomacy Is fully In accord with
that of the allies In the tefusal to enter
into any negotiations.
The activities of President Wilson In the
effort to get the wnrrlng Powers In Eu
rope In a mood to listen to peace pro
posals have come to a standstill.
Whether tho President will resume his
Inquiries on the subject In the near future
will probably depend on developments.
Tho Government, however, probably
will seek to keep alive the movement for
peace by transmitting, without comment.
the report made by James W. Gerard, the
American Ambassador at Berlin, of his
conversation with tho Imperial Chancel
lor, which was Initiated by the Inquiry
of this Government as to whether Em
peror William had Indicated that he was
In favor of peace, to the Hrltlsh, French
and Russian Governments. The trans
mission of tho Gerard report to the allied
Governments will be simply In the nature
of a reminder that the United States will
be ready to act as the friend of all par
ties concerned whenever they reach the
point of being witting to discuss term.3
for an amicable settlement.
BRITAIN FIRM.
The position of Great Britain was made
clear In a conversation between Sir Ed
ward Grey, the British Minister for For
eign Affairs, and Walter H. Page, the
American Ambassador In London, In
which the Cabinet officer said that Great
lirllaln would consent only to n peaco
thnt would bo permanent, nnd that one
of tho basic principles of any peaco
agreement must be solemn assurances
from Germany that reparation would ho
furnished to Belgium for the violation
of her neutiallty and the damage done
by the Uermnn troops.
It Is known that the Administration Is
not encouraged over tho outlook and Is
Inclined to the belief that the war must
continue for a considerable period before
President Wilson will bo able, without
giving offense, to make further advances.
President Wilson has said that he re
gards the German Chancellor's communi
cation to Ambasr-ador Gerard as non
committal. For tho present the peace movement
will be allowed tn remain In statu quo,
since the transmission of the Chancellor's
expressions to tho nllles' Governments
Is expected to bring forth nothing more
substantial than a polite acknowledgment.
SHIPS RUSH TO ASSIST
STEAMSHIP IN DISTRESS
Gale Endangers Boat In Storm Off
Pacific Coast.
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 19.-Shlps were
rushed todny to the assistance of the
steamship Francis It. Lcggett, reported
In distress off the const south of tho Co
lumbia river, with 37 passengers and crew
of 20 men aboard.
News of the vessel's tiotiblo came by
wireless from a Jopnnese cruiser, sup
posed lo bo the ttlzumn. Early rumors
snld thnt the steamship had sunk. A
heavy gale Is blowing oft the const.
kmgItTtemplar
to pray for peace
on park plateau
The War Today
Religious Ceremony at Bel
mont Feature of 1 4th An
nual Field Day of Penn
sylvania Division, No. 1 .
In billllant unlfotms nnd with their
drawn swords glistening In the sun. sev
eral thousand Knights Templar of the
Pennsylvania Division, No. 1, will be
drawn up on Belmont Plateau this after
noon nnd offer prayer for the speedy ic
rstnbllshmcnt of peace on the war-swept
Continent of Europe, in response to the j
proclamation of President Wilson asking
tho people of the United States to pray
to God that He ratty turn the hearts of
tho warring million from enmity, and
reunite them once more In a spirit of
friendship and brotherhood.
The occasion will be the fourteenth an
nual field day of the Knights Templar of
the Pennsylvania Division. Fully 50,0)0
spectators, with bowed heads, are ex
pected to join In the prayer. The clear
air of Belmont Plateau. It Is anticipated,
will resound with the mighty supplication
of the many thousands as they pray that
tho Prince of Peace may prevail upon the
great armies of Europe to lay down their
arms and melt their swords Into scythes
and plowshares.
Mayor Blankcnburg. himself a Knight
Templar; Governor Toner, R. E. Sir A.
Howard Thomas, Grand Commander of
Pennsylvania, and his staff, In addition to
many other guests and prominent
Knights Templar from New York. Bnltl
mqre, Plttshutgh and other cities, will at.
terid the ceremony.
The eleven commanderles of Philadel
phia nnd vicinity which are to participate
In the military review and prayer will
assemble at the Masonic Temple nt 1
o'clock, nnd from thero be taken to Fair-
mount Park In special trnins rrom oroaa
Street Station. After reaching tho Bel
mont Plateau the commanderles will line
up In military formation and the cere
monies will bo opened by the tiring of a
saluto to the national colors. Tho knights
will then be drawn up for inspection nnd
a dress parade, preparatory to the main
feature, the offering of the prayer. Tho
dtcss parade Is to be held In honor of Sir
A. Howard Thomas, Grand Commander
of Pennsylvania. Division Commander E.
Sir Thomas Pntton will lead the parade
nnd head the picturesque columns during
the Inspection. He will be nccompanled
by tho following staff, all of whom will
be mounted: Eminent Sirs J Henry Wil
liams, Harry H. Heist, James D. Kelly,
A. Lincoln Castle. Thomas Riddle Ellis,
John E. Wiley, James A. Parke, W. Free
land Kendrlck, Francis J. Callahan,
George J. Schneffer, J. Wnelder Mc.Mul
len. Eugene J. McAIccr. William H. Ma
neely, Robert I Buehler, Mci'luney Rud-
clirfe. Robert O. Smith, August P. Kun
zlg. Wesley R. Boe. Wllllnm D. Clouds,
George K. Rlehl. Samuel W. Mitchell.
Wesley R. Morgan, Vincent Saull, Ernest
F. Apcldorn, Burd P. Evans, Louis V.
Strassburger, Leslie J. Pyle and Charles
R. Palmer.
Tho knights will bo under the command
of Sir Knight James Robinson, of Co
rinthian Commaiidery, ns field adjutant,
Concluded nn 1'nie 1
Said to Be Ready to Attack Turks,
But Ships May Be British,
NAPLES, Sept. 10.
Officers of the steamship Favlgnana ro.
ported today that the Russian Black Sea
fleet of twenty units Is cruising off the
entrance to the Daidnnollt-s, re.dy to
attack the Tutklsh squadtun If lt3 leaves
lta harbor.
It Is improbable that the Russian fleet
has succeeded In passing through the
IJosphorus und tho Dardanelles, but the
Favlgnana may hi sighted a BrltUh
fleet, which Is icported to have secured
a fetation on the island ot I-cmnoa.
GERMANS OFFER VAST FRONT
St fi-nr
Berlin Report Declares Army Ex
tends Over SOO Kilometres.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 13.
A private dispatch from Berlin says
that the Germans In France, like the
Austrian In Gallcla, are spread over a
front of almost SOO kilometres. Reports
frrm the west are st It v? srare ad
1 C rm-'lf i tT rvsn a l TOr'pt" ld"a
BOMBARDMENT OF RHEIMS
BY GERMANS, REPORTED
Pait of City Said to Be Burning,
Teuton Centre Advancinp;.
PARIS, Sept. lli.
Unofficial reports state that the Ger
mans are bombarding Rhelms and that
p-ut of the city is burning.
The German centre Is taking the offen-else.
BACHARACH MAN ACCUSED
GERMANS HEMMED IN
NEAR CHATEAU-THIERRY
Soissons Report Indicates Farther
Advance of Centre Than Taris
Admitted.
LONDON, Sept. ID.
The correspondent of the Daily Tele
graph at Sols'Hons. telegraphing by way
of Paris, says:
"It 13 reported that a German force
with a general In command has been
surrounded In the forest near Chateau
Thierry. "The allies nro now massing cnortnouSi
bodies of troops nnd everything points
tn the probnbiliu of ope of the bloodiest
battles of the campaign."
chateau Thierry Is 3J miles southwest of
Rhelms. If this dispatch Is true. It
shows that the German center has ad
vanced much farther than the official
announcement given out in Paris admitted.
Allied nnd German nrmles hove re
newed the terrific battle along; th
120-mile front, north of the Alsno
Hlver, tho Germans concentrating
their Assault on the centre of tho
allies' line. The Invaders plan by
this means to relieve General von
Kluk, harassed by the British army
on the right.
Losses of approximately 150,000 am es
timated In the seven days' fighting.
It Is snld the allies have suffered the
heaviest casualties In attempting to
storm the Teutons' fortified position'1.
Night attacks have characterized the
fearful onslaughts against the allies,
the Germans using searchlights to
gtiltle their movements.
Rhelms Is repotted bombarded by the
Germans, and It Is snld part of the
city Is " flames.
In East Prussian campaign Berlin re
ports the advance of General von
lllndcnburK'K army from Lyck to
Invade Russian Poland, with Oowlcc.
a strongly fortified sttateglo point,
ns the immediate, and Warsaw as
ultimate objective. Success In this
campaign will mean German nld for
tho Austrlans In Gallcla.
Vienna War Ofllcc slates that Austrian
armies have concentrated on a llnu
connecting Cracow, Tarnow ami
I'rr.cmysl. L'nder the strategic direc
tion of tho German General Stalf,
and with German reinforcements.
they will resist tho advance of thu
Russians who have reported winning
constantly In the region between tho
San and tho Vistula. Vienna char
acterizes as exaggerated the reports
of decisive Russian successes In this
vicinity, but admits an attack against
Przemysl Is expected momentarily.
Further claim is made that the de
cisive battle In Gallcla has not yet
been fought.
French War OHlce announces satisfac
tion with the progress of the allied
troops and officially reports tho rout
of the determined German night as
sault by English forces.
Gorman General Staff expresses confi
dence In the outcome and states that
- -the French ate weakening, while the
Knlser'a lines nro being strengthened
nnd tr.e troops more numerous. The
reported shortage In ammunition Is
denied. Reinforcements are reported
on their way to Join the Germans.
Petrograd War Office In briefest state
ment of the war says: "Military op
erations continue successfully." The
main attack on Przemysl awaits the
arrival of Russian siege guns.
British War Office statements express
confidence In the outcome of tho
struggle along the line, but admit
losses of the allies have been ter
rific. British forces repulsed ten at
tempts of the Germans to assault
their positions by night.
Italy is tho scene of popular demon
strations against the Government's
neutrality. The Russian and German
Ambassadors have engaged in an un
diplomatic war of words In the effort
to enlist Italy's aid. The Ger
mans have distributed broadcast a
pamphlet urging Italians stand by
the Triple Alliance and "win with
us."
Washington official were somewhat
discouraged over prospects of media
tion, the mnrllke attitude of the al
lies strongly Indicating that efforts
fur years nt this time were futile.
GERMANS HAMMER
CENTRE TO RELIEVE
PRESSURE ON RIGHT
Fierce Onslaught By Teutons In Mam
moth Array Opens Seventh Day of
Combat. Determined Assault Made
to Force Back Advancing English.
Paris Reports Slow Advance, But Admits
No Marked Change in Lines of Conflict
Along Aisne Reinforcements Rushed
to Contending Armies.
FREDERICKS OFFERS MEN
Candidate Charges That Policemen
and Saloonkeepers ore Being Inti
midated, ATLANTIC CITV, Sept. 19. Inducement
of I-owls B. Glenn, Assistant Director of
Publlo Safety, a llacharach man. Is
threatened by- ex-County Prosecutor Clar
ence I" Goldcnberg, candidate for
Recorder. Goldenberg charges that po
licemen and saloonkeepers are being
forced to support tho opposlns slate by
Intimidation.
Trosecutor Chrl S. Moore Is Inves
tigating further charges that Bacharach
ri-bmeu used revolve"a la breaking up
Rt'b-rN inet'"e ' th- Flffft .Td.
lord Kitchener Informed That South
African Troops Are Ready.
JOHANNESBURG. South Africa, Sep
tember I'J-
Commandant Fredericks, who was in
charge ot a Scandinavian contingent dur
ing tho Boer war. today cabled Lord
Kitchener that he was ready to trans
port 1WX) picked troopers to the front nt
once.
STOWE SCHOOL OARDEN BEST
Sun Dial Given as First Prize by
Judges' Committee.
Following the Inspection of ten public
school guldens In this clt yesterday aft
ernoon, the committee of judges aw aided
the first prize, a sun dial, tu the Stone
School gnrduti, located at "0th stieet and
Woodland avenue
Honorable mention was given the South
wark School, at Ninth and Mifflin streets,
whllo awards consisting of trees, shrubs,
b' ls art! the like will be announced this
uft-?i-" lr the r-np-ii'i between the
s'Ik.-i ft the wi'o's districts.
HINDENBERG AGGRESSIVE;
ADVANCING INTO POLAND
Warsaw Objective of Campaign and
Aid in Gallcla Will Follow.
BKRLIN, Sept. J3.
Following up his Mici-ess against the
Russian armies In ISast Prussia, General
von Hlndenburg Is invading Russian
Pol.tnd from Lyck.
The fallowing statement on his opera
tions was Issued today:
The German Kat Army continues
Its operations in the district about
Sawaikl, Russian Poland. Tho army
Ij. now advancing on the fortress nt
ugowlec, kilometers tji miles)
southeast ot Lck. on the railroad be.
tween I.JcK and Hlelostok.
Osowlec Is one of the strongest
fortresses In Iius&tan Poland It is a
strategic point because the River Ulebrza
or Robe and cannot be crossed nt any other
point by an army pn account of tho
great swamps lying along Its course.
The capture of Osowlec will have to b
attained before General von Ilindenburg
can advance.
Osowlec is about K) miles northeast
of Warsaw. If it falls Into German hands
its c.tptois would be able to strike from
there against Wat saw and tho right wing j
of the fon.es that General Ku;sk is
Hading in Gallcla.
PARIS, Sept. 19.
The Germans today began the sev
enth day of the great battle along the
120-mlle line by renewing determined
assaults on the ccntte. In order to re
lieve tho pressuip of the British
against General von Kluk's army on
the right wing.
So fnr as known, there has not been
any great change In the battle line.
Uoth the Get mans and the allies have
taken up new positions at some points,
the French and Rrltlsh cautiously ad
vancing as the placements of hidden
German batteries have been discov
ered. Unofficial, but apparently relluble. to
ports received here today say that the
Germans have taken up a position near
the Sulppc River, east by northeast
from Rhelms, and arc bombarding that
city.
Several sections of Rhelms are re
ported to have been set on tire from
bursting shells, which were directed
against the French troops In that city.
Unofllclal estimates place the Ger
man losses at 100,000 men, anil the
allies at half that number a totul of
150,000 in killed, wounded and missing.
The fighting on the left, where com
bined armies of Generals von Kluk
and von Buclow are massed, Increases
In Intensity, but the allied lines aie
slowly being pushed forward, accord
ing to reports received by General Gal
llenl. The Germans retired to new
positions constructed In the rear of
their original ones as tho pressure in
creased. But at no point have they
actually been defeated.
Along the rest of tho line the great
battle continues as an artillery duel.
There hns been almost no fighting by
the Infantry for 36 hours, both slde3
realizing the futility of sacrificing men
while the entronched positions remain
Inlact. Consequently every effort Is
being brought to bear to demolish the
German batteries. The French ar
tillery fire Is increasing in Intensity
nil along the line, according to tho
reports reaching here. It wns kept up
all night and there nre Indications of
a coming charge from the German
bide.
The German afesaults of the last five
days have been tremendous. At n
dozen points on tho centre they havo
tried again and again to take the of.
fenslve. Division after division has
been hurled forward on masse, only to
bo shattered by the allies' shell fire
and forced to give ground. And every
time tho German lines have, shown
signs of wavering tho nllles have been
thrown against them with the bayonet.
As a result at a number of points
ground has been gained, as tho Ger
man soldiers do not relish the bayonet
fighting, nut the main German en
trenchments, except on tho extreme
left, remain intact, as their artillery
fire Is too deadly to bo faced up to the
present time.
Additional relnfonements have been
sent forward to the left. The general
situation, as described In the first ofll
clul statement posted today, Is satis
factory, but practically unchanged.
An Knglish correspondent who has
succeeded In getting through from
Rhelms gives the following account ot
tins situation near that point-
"The stronghold of the German posi
tion Is the height of Nogent I'Abbesso
three miles due cast from Rhelms.
Thero the Germans occupied the site
or what u.ed to be the forts of Hhelms,
and from there they are bombarding
the city, which was on lire In eight
places at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon
whPii I came down from the tower of
the Cathedral from which I had been
watching the fierce battle since morn
ing." At many places on the Alsne line tho
Germans were successful In masking
batteries upon the wooded hills The
heavy howitzers of these batteries have
kept up an incessant cannonade, the
shells doing havoc among tho French
and British troops on the south ,ar5r
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tho valley. - .,.
When the British and French
planes wont up to dlscov
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mentsi they were met with a tnur: ," ffi
flro from the hilltop batteries t( ' ",
invaders. In .several Instances,,,.-'; '".co.
ever, the Germans guns were i "
and tho British and French at'
concentrated against them, comi
them to move.
In order to prevent the locati u
tho hidden batteries being dlxco
the Germans used smokeless powd
their cannon.
borne of the trenches are half
of water frnm th lipnvv mine
' ftt
troops are soaked thrnncrh rtiiA'-' M
through. The soggy condition of the
clay soil Is Impeding tho work of dig
ging fresh trenches, but the German
soldiers nre held to this task, nnd
night and day the labor goes forward.
These lines nro being constructed all
along the front. They are covered
with screen:) to protect the soldiers
from shrapnel, and at intervals pla
toons of machin guns nre stationed
to sweep the ranks of tho Frem-h and
British If they should try to capture
the German batteries by siprm.
The French and English also nr&
building redoubts, nlthuush thero
seems little chance of the entire right
wing of the Getmnns attempting an
assault.
It is the opinion of many military
men hero that tho only places wbrre
the Germans have moved forward from
their trenches to charge tho allies are
points whore the nllles have succeeded.
In getting to the north side of tho
Alsne.
The German line has again lnti re
inforced and nt certain points the a. r
mans outnumber the allies. The frea-t
troops which havo just reached the
front are supposed to be part of tho,
three, corps under General von Boehn.
which were rushed through Belgium
at top speed.
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FRENCH LINES WEAKENING
GERMAN WAR OFFICE STATES
GERMANS RIGHT HOLDS FIRM
Berlin Newspaper Reports Failures of
Allies, Flank Attack-
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 19.
The Tageblatt of Berlin says that It
is evident that thu English and French
armies- have not sofar succeeded jn their
enveloping movement around the Ger
man right, whllo tne German have
made snne successful maneuver at
other points-
BKRLIN. Sept. 19.
The German General Staff today an
nounced confidence In the outcome of
the great battle In France, nnd that
the operations of the troops In, th
Kast were resulting favorably. The
statement follows:
The German armies in France are
steadily growing stronger. The ad
vance; on Paris was too rapid to
admit of ammunition and pro
visions in sufficient quantities be
ing sent to the troops This has
now been remedied by an adjust
ment of the lines of communication.
The efficacy of the new arrange
ments has been demonstrated at
the centre of the German front
where a steady advance Is being
made.
The, French are showing tmnn of
weakness. Apparently they have
been unable to fill their dtplt-ud
ranks, whereas our forces are being
steadily augmented by fresh troops
In the battle between the tune ami
Meuse Rivers
It was explained that the (Sermmt
lines have been extended at ettun
points and now include the or'gln 1
French lines. Tho battl", however,
eJl)ec ed io Ust for several diya t--