EVENING LEDGER n VOL. I-tfO. T Philadelphia, Monday, September 21, 1014. PBIOE ONE CENT PORK BARREL" BILL I VIGOROUSLY OPPOSED BY THE PRESIDENT 'I! - His Influence Directed to Elimination of Extravagant I Items Sponsors for the J Measure in Defiant Mood. WASHINGTON". Sept. SI. - President iin. nnotliPt' formidable light on J. W, hands this week. 111b Influence litis JIM """ ... .. ,....,. lll been Injected into mc inuuuun ...,..... . 1 i.n.i.nva 1,111 mu lintil io the riveis mm .... . - -ff ud In the Senate by a filibuster, and n oulft but energetic cuiiiiiuihii " t, ......, 1.., A.l.ulnlntrntlon lenders 111 U Congress to eliminate nil nppropilatlons il .. ... Ini.l..rr .inlnotR. except tllOSO lur tuui.ii.....o i" Tho significance of this move will bo rCcn wlien It Is shown Hint the bill will lie cut down from Its present lionvy ap propriations to approximately $13,000,000. !ut,i roncrpss nccept It. The President U making1 bis nKt ""lolly uml dls- '" .. ..,.. 1, ilnna tint uiflll to nil rre'V " ;, Z .light of dictating to Con i.'M . ... i- ..mm tho loss lntennlned fnMs views, however, believing thattlie. ,,"cd of economy Is Imperative In view of the treasury dcflclt, which will require the Imposition of a war tnx In tho near WtESIDKNT IN OPKN OPPOSITION. A sensation was created here when It lias reported last Saturday mill air. n n on ttfls out In tho open ngalnst tho tlvers and harbors "pork bill." A hatd flsht In Congiess is certain. It was said In administration circles that the probable mode of procedure nould lie the introduction of a joint reso lution in both House and Senate continu ing the appropriations on all rivers and harbors projects now In course of com pletion, ami tho elimination of all othcis. This probably will bo dono eaily this celi. . ,, ., Many Democrats aro openly predicting that tin- 1'iesldent will bo defeated In bis stand. "There Is no plan for a further cut In tho river and harbor appropriation bill," said Senator Simmons, of North Caro lina, In charKP of tho measure, soon after he arrived at tho Capitol today. rOKK' CONTINGENT DETERMINED. "The bill yllt be taken up when tho Senate nieits, and If the filibuster con ducted by some of tho Republicans against the measure Is continued the Sen ate will remain in continuous session ( Uw 'Tnat Ir. tlio only way that o nuijpiity of -llie aiUUlf l-illl llll'Uk U IIIJUUSLCI UIIUl'l lllU rules of the Somite." Senator .Simmons .said that ho bad no Jmther ((inferences on the bill since Sat urday nljht, uud tint ho had not talked ivltli the President slnco Saturday. IIo r.ihl that the Commerce Connnltteo hud rut the bill some, days ago to WI.OOO.OuO, and that luiles tho bill was amended on the floor of tnc Senate. It would continue to carry that amount. The prospcrls of another utl-ulght ses sion if the Republicans continued their J'libuster cnueed considerable gloom among Senators. However, many of tho Democrats express their purpose to go the limit to put tho bill through. HINDENBURG ADVANCES ON POLISH STRONGHOLDS Chief Objective Grodno on Warsaw- Fetrograd Main line. MI3IIMK, Sept. SI. Three ii i mini army coips (120,000 men) ro murcliin cm the Russian stronghold of Grodno, after capturing the towns of Ausustowo. Szozuczyii and Grajovo, says an ollleial aiinouucunicnt issued hero to day. (Giodno is an Impoitnut railway centre on the Itiver Nfeman. It Is mi tlio main line between Petiograd and Warsaw. Tho Jlty U suoiiRly fortltled and Is tho cap ital of tin- (iuvcrnment of Grodno. Tlio three captured towns aio along the fron tier of Jtusslan Poland.) The statement continues: Tho campaign of tho eastern nrmy jontlnues successfully. Iart or the Jlrodno jitny defeated by General "Indenburg has Joined the fragments or the Vllna army, and tho two Jiavo 'alien back en Grodno. The cam paign ngalnst Osowico (o ntho Illebrz i.lvc-n iii-o continues successfully. General .stdnnieUs nnd Count Hantzau, jiumo i uiis ate Included lu tho latest "st of ,i..i, 10 ;,,,, to ,mv been ,.lca m the (.i.uru campaign. REPORT GERMANS RETIRING Air Scout Sees Withdrawal in Hereon of Soissons. . , LONDON. Sept. SI. Dor, .i"". ",,'a,0h to lho KSIWbS IC i?rn!i .,ut ,U" olcer. who has just ie tha. ,0 tll'lt clty from Soissons, states or ih?"r.u""ul seou Haw a ,!"SO pot Hon t tho German army retiring. DANIELS IS CRITICISED Ships Not Properly Manned, Say Wavy Officials. the rf,.IVNtiTON' Ke,t- '-' IllcUm of lie Tlrf0'1 wml ot Secretary of nnB sli.n I,4"tf'. Partleulatly unman. Si & of wivy, U being heuid in niVoi I i. , f y,n ,cccl,t bienKdowns of c.e'i. ' "'re u"-pctly duo to short f(.unlt.klr,'"' a?,l0m is b0""tl f' this crma,.,. ., , "Ba'"eu ronUltlun. Tho J ,".' "slla,n u sal(l u o i tho "Cr llon- u,nce ot l10 ""-y. a. wci, ' eit"J by iu- iJ ab his wi tlo hrk i,ei,or,ea us ,vln utl,"l, the sh,.,. ." Uauvv' were caused because 6 at""3Ja not properly manned. Naval Officer Recovering ' ay'V'i'enfl U,, N'ttval Pill III Lieutenant , r0aU , t0jay salJ ht vrws!, r' ,,' 0m''W.,lder noer' ot Tb S """wing an operation, tin In thCt "10 "lcr to "Join Ids WEATHER FORECAST 9ht and Tuesday; not much Mf 'J' temPeraiure; gentle van fo"kia" gee last t.yA i'aye. VEDRINES WINS DUEL 6000 FEET UP IN AIR Noted French Aviator Works Havoc With German Foes, PAlttS, Sept. 21. Jules Wdilncs, the noted French nvlator, hns desttoyed two German Taubo ncroplancB In thrco days, The last aerial engagciucut occurred on tho Olse. A French convoy was at tacked by a Taube. Vedrlnes, accom panied by an olllccr, rose In pursuit. Within 10 minutes the two aeroplanes had risen to a height of G000 feet. Each machine was armed with a light mitrail leuse nnd llrcd furiously nt each other. Tho marksmanship of Vedrlnes' gun man wns so superior and his evolutions so much better than the German's that the Taube was soon riddled ajid dropped to tho ground, both Its occupants being kilted. The battle was over in 15 minutes. SECRETARY DANIELS BREAKS GROUND FOR EW SHIPPING HERE Event Marks Important Epoch in Development of Navy Yard S ecured After a Strenuous Fight. Sccretaiy of tho Navy Daniels turned the first spadeful of earth marking tho beginning of tho building of the new shlpways ut the Philadelphia Navy Vaid shottly uftor noon today. Tho ceremonies ot "breahltifj ground" wero simple, but Impressive. A touch of color was added to tho scene by tho picsenco of a host of naval olllccrs In full dress unlfoim. FlankltiK them were the pub lic oillclals and an army of woikmon and spectators. A full marine guard stood at "attention" during tho dedica tion. Prolonged cheers greeted the Secre tary ot tho Navy as he accepted the silver spado from tho hands of Captain Benson, commandant of the navy yard, and with a sturdy stroke tore up the ground. Ho turned and passed the spado back. A saluto was then fired. Tho event marked the beginning of an Important epoch In tho history of the navy yard. From a repair yard It has now grown to be a bona fide con structive yard. Upon theso shlpways at llrst will be constructed vessels for tho United States Navy colliers, supply ships nnd transports. loiter It is hoped the mammoth battleships which protect our fiborca ulll b',- lald-dowsi... - Philadelphia's navy yard has been un donlably the foremost navy yaul tlia country ever possessed. Its natural re sources and location malic It far supc llor to all others. The beginning of tlio shlpways ls looked upon as an ac knowledgment of these facts by the Navy Department. The first vessel to ho constructed at the yard upon the completion of tho ways will bo tlio naval transport .Maumcc, which will cost $1,500,000. Tho contract for the transport wns awarded early lu the spring following competitive bidding by nil the naval constructors of tho va rious navy yaids. Hundreds of workmen will be given em ployment on tlio shlpways und the trans port. They will augment tho vast army already employed at tho yard. Philadelphia's Congressmen. I.ogue, Vaie und Donohoe, wero greatly plea-ed nt tho start of tho shlpways. This Is the reward for their strenuous fight lu Con gress. A bitter battle lu opposition to tho shlpways was fought by the Con gressmen from Virginia. They succeeded In having tho $S00,00o appropriation for it stricken fioin tho naval appropriation bill, only to bo reinserted by action of tho Ilepresentntives from this city. Secretary Daniels arrived on the train which reached Ilroad street Station at 11:33 o'clock. Ho was met by Com mandant Benson and his staff. Congress men Donohoe. f-ogue and Vare. An auto. mobile whirled tho parly to the navy yard, whero a marine guard awaited as an escort. Tho ceremonies took placo at once, A luncheon in tlio sail loft follow ed tho ground breaking. TROOP'S REMOVAL CONTESTED Proposed Evacuation Along1 Mexican Border Calls Forth Protests. WASHINGTON, Sept. 31. Protests be lieved to bo liibplred by Governor Col quitt, ot Texas, ngulnst proposed removal of tioops from tho .Mexican bolder coin cident with American evacuation of Vein Cruz nro due there tomoirow or Tuesday, War Garrison today by Hoprcsentatlve Garner, of Texas. Delay In removing tho border garrisons Is Indicated by army olllccrs. SK transports for tho ttoops nt Vera Cruz are duo there tomorrow or Tuesday, but complete evacuation will not be ef fected before eaily next month, oillclals generally believe. MAKING GOWN FOR SHOW Southern Women nt Capital Prepare for Cotton Exhibition. AVASUINGTON. Sept. St. Wives and daughters of tlio Southern members of Congress and tho Cabinet l.ilil aside their calling cards and took up needle and thread today in the picp.ir.ulon of cotton gowns for display at tho Na tional Cotton Fashions Show, to be held heio within tho next fotttiigjit. The exhibition is intended to boom the use of cotton In lines tb.it hitherto have been tomowhut neglcctcil. JII33 Mabel Stone, daughter of Sena tor Stone, of Missouri: Miss I.uey Hoke Smith, daughter of the Senator from Georgia; Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of tho Speaker of the House, and Mrs. James It. Mann, v.lfo of the House Republi can leader, aio leadeis In the under taking. The show Is to bo held in a prominent downtown hotel and an ef fort will bo made to have It national In diameter. . KAISER'S SON WOUNDED Prince August Wilhelm Shot in Arm, Loudon Hears. LONDON, Sept. St. A dispatch from Berlin to news agency heie, by wa of The Hague, says tbat Priiico August Wilhelm, the fourth son of Kniperor Wllhelin. was shot In the left arm during tho battlo of IMarne. It also stpfs that tho Kalaer hos cuifrried the Iron Cross of the first claw on nlm for b-avcry m that & two FLEETS OF ALLIES CONTROL EUROPEAN .WATEM REPORT British Admiralty Announces Victory for Carmania, But Admits Reverses in Far off Seas German Victory in Baltic. , HOHDUAUN, Sept. 21. Tho llects of tho Allies contiol tjio At lantic, Mediterranean and North Sea, ac cording to an official Nnvy Depaitmcnt statement published today lu the Motil tcur do la Flote. "Condon, sept. 21. Tim admiralty has leportcd n number of encounters In far-off waters. In. the prlnclpil action the auxiliary cruiser Carmania sank a German armed mer chant cruiser. Tho official bulletin an nounces details ns follows: Tho Carmnnln, Captain Noel Grant, It. N., went Into action September II oft tho east coast ot South America with a Ger man armed merchant cruiser, supposed to ho the Trafalgar, ot Berlin, mounting eight four-Inch guns und pompoms. Tho action lasted one hour and forty-five min utes, when the German ship capsized und sank, her survivors being rescued by an empty collier. Of tho Cnrinanla's crew nine men wcio killed und Ih'c seriously wounded. Nono of tho officer wns Injured. Tho First I.oul ot tho Admiralty has sent tho fol lowing telegram to Captain Grant: "Well donel You have fought a fine ac tion to a successful finish." Disaster is reported by tho Admiralty In African waters. SEVERAL BRITISH DISASTERS. Tho German protected cruiser Kocnlgs beig caught tho British light cruiser Pegasus overhauling her machinery In Zanzibar Haibor and attacked and com pletely disabled her. The, British lost heavily and the Koenlgsberg was able to steam away. Tho German cruiser, whllo of the same class as the British, had more modern guns, which outranged her antagonist. The British loss Is given as 23 killed and SO wounded. Tho statement continues: On September 10 the German cruiser Kmdcn. from the China station, after being lost for six weeks, suddenly ap peared in tho Bay of Bengal, and from September 10 to H captured six British ships, as follows; Tho Indus, I-uVat. JCllIIrti, Diplomat, Frnibw-. ami Kntlnga, of which five wero sunk and the sixth was snt to Calcutta with tho crews of the others. Tho Kmden Is now reported nt Rangoon, nnd It Is possible she has made other cnptuies. Tlio British cruiser Cumbeiland, Captain Cyril Fuller, R. N icporls fiom tho Kamerun Hirer that a Get nian steamboat on tho night of Sep tember 14 attempted to sink tho Brit ish gunboat Dwarf, commander Ficd crlck Strong, with an Infernal ma chine In her bows. The attempt failed ii ud the steamboat with one prisoner was captured. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 21. The German fleet In tha Baltic has de feated a Russian squadron, according to advices received hero today, Tho battle ls said to have taken place east ot ICol borg, and a number of Russian ships ate reported to have arrived at Helsingfors, Finland. Tho dispatches describe the Q.?rman fleet ns comprising seven dreadnoughts and battl creuisers, two cruisers .four de stroyed and a complement of supply ves sels, and added that the flag of Prince Henry of Prussia was displayed on the aimored cruiser Bluecher. London has been waiting for some days for definite Information of an engage ment between this flct and tho Russian fleet. Recent dispatches fiom Russian sources have said that German ships had llred on each other and that tho Russian fleet hud not been In action. ATHENS, Kept, 21. The Turkish licet Is coaling at Constan tinople, according to a reliable report re ceived hero, and will be ready to move within 13 hours If the Porto deeldes to side with Germany, WORLD PEACE MOVE NOW RIDICULOUS, SAYS WILSON Would Be Futile to Call International Congress, President Says. WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. "Nonsensical" and "ridiculous" were terms which President Wilson today used lu discussing with his callers reports that ho was about to call a woilU's congress lu tho interest of peace. Tho President i disturbed ovre reports which mlsreptesent his attitude on peace, because he fears they may nullify his opportunity to act when the proper tlma conies. Ho told his visitors today that he novor had been so foolish as to dream of calling a world's parliament at tills time, for he believes such a step would be futllo. President Wilson took the stand that all pa tilo tic Americans should join with him In pieserving stilct neutrality until the golden cliance conies for till nation to act as mediator for the waning nations of Uuiope. BELGIAN VILLAGES ABLAZE, INHABITANTS IN TERROR Germans Reported Continuing1 In cendiary Work in Interior. ANTWERP. Sept. 51. Dispatches fiom the interior say that tho Germans continue to destroy villages. Near Heyst-op-den Berg, the village ot Tremeloo was fired by a detachment ot Gerniuu cyclists. Moro than 209 houses were sot ablaze and the population fled In teiror. The Germans continued their in cendiary work at Rotzlaer, which wus partly destroyed. BOY SWAM.OWS A PIN EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA AGAIN REPORTED DEAD News Said to Have Been Suppressed to Prevent Revolution. LONDON, Sept. 21. Tho rcpoit that Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria Is dead, was revived today, In a dispatch to the Chronicle from Geneva. The dispatch quotes a high oftlclal re turning to Lausanne from Vienna as Ant ing that lho Kinperor died a week ago, but tho news wan suppressed to avoid a revolution. ROME, Sept. 21. A dispatch from Vienna snvs that the Emperor Francis Joseph vMted tho hospital In tho Au guratcn Palace yesterday and spoke to a hundred wounded ofllcers there, BATTLE IN TRENCHES RAGES AS ARTILLERY -THUNDERS ON AISNE Allies Fight Waist Deep in Water Night and Day Be fore Terrific-Fire of Ger mans' Heavy Guns. PARIS, Sept. St. Reports fiom tho front show that the Fiench-Brlllsh tioops nie lighting waist deep In water, heavy lalns having flooded the trenches. The fury of battle hns slackened on that account, The Germans' Iiitienciiincuts were con structed ten days beforn tho beginning of the battle. Tho French ticnchea wero mado In range of a largo number of the enemy's guns, which frequently and simultaneously opened flic on them with tremendous effect. LONDON, Sept. 21, The Standard's correspondent In Paris, wilting of the Alsnc battle, sas" that though It has now lusted for a week, with about 2, 000,000 lighting on n, line 110 miles long, it Is still Impossible, to say that any de cided result has been achieved by either side. But the balance of gains and losses on Satutday, he says, seemed to bo slightly In favor of the Allies, who have advanced further on their left with out giving any ground In the centre or on the light. Tho Germans, says this correspondent, have certainly suffered more severely In both men nnd captured material than tho Allies, and on the wholo the Immediate outlook uppearctl to be satisfactory from the Franco-British point of view. The Germans, he says, have a number of their heavy howitzer guns placed In advantageous positions from which they opil vhell th alileil lines at a distance of from soven to eight miles. No big guns tho Allies have can shoot effectively nt such a range: consequently It Is Impossi ble to icply to this fire until the Germans nppionch within range of tho British or French aitlllery. Theso howitzers have lufllcetd great damage to the Allies, but the Held guns of the hitter have proved, he says, far superior to those guns of tlio Germans. Much of the fighting has tiiKou place at night, tlio Germans making ninny llerco attacks under cover of darkness, but they have not achieved any gieat success In any of these attacks, and In some of them the consequences to tho German troops Involved hare been disas trous. The frontal attack made by tho British and French in reply have been marked by great coolness and gallantry, though undertaken under most difficult conditions. The War Today MAN POLICEMAN SHOT IS HELD FOR ROBBERY Harry Freburg Has Physicians on the Hunt Now, pin swallowed by Harrj Fieburs. 16 yard o'd. of 1727 South 24th stieet. Is liafllipg physicians at St. Agues' Hospital today. Jio far they have been unable Io lo-atj If.' b i Freltur" has shown no alaroj.ns ymr-faui Arthur Hotaling Attracted Officer Making Too Much Noise. Arthur Hotaling, 23 vturs old. "7 North Franklin street, was held under $2000 bail for court by Magistrate Emely, at tho Paik nnd Lehigh avenues station, tills morning. Ho was accused of com plicity lu trying to break open n sato in fhe office of tho Rising Sun lee and Coal Company, 101C Dauphin street, yesterday. Hotaling was arrested by Policeman Nickels, of the Park and Lehigh avenues station, wiio, attracted by a noise In tlio office of the company, heard voices Inside. A peep through a break in the shutters convinced him that there wero two men In tho office who had no business there. Drawing his revolver. Nickels darted around to the rear of the building. Hear ing footsteps, tho two men made a dash to escape thiough the rear door, where upon Nickels fired, hitting Hotaling In the elbow and bringing him to. u stup. The other man, who, Hotaling says, is Clar ence Mutehler, .i former llroman, succeed ed in making his escape. His arrest, how ever, Is expected. After Investigation of tlio company's premises this morning, policemen found, In an adjoining stable, a check piotecto graph valued at 51", and a small sum ot money which the buiglai. in their flight, left behind. TONGA ISLANDS NEUTRAL, TOY MONARCH PROCLAIMS George II Just Learns of War and Reassures George V. LONDON. Sept. 21. It was only a fe wduys ago that une of tno kings of tho world learned of tho European war. Only when a sailing vessel fiom Auckland auired ut pott In tlio Tonga, or Friendly Islands, did King Georgo II of that tiny domain know that eight nations are at each other's throats. King Oeorge II Immediately annouiired to King George V that ho 'would main tain liis nentiallty." King George II rules over 2.1.000 odd subjects , GERMAN EAST AFRICAN BASE DESTROYED, LONDON SAYS Important Naval and Commercial Centre Shelled by Pegasus. LONDON, Sept. 31. Gieat inteiest was expiessed he-io to day In the Admiraltj's passing reference. In a report of naval operations In the Indian Ocean to the destruction of the German East African base of Dar-Es-Salaam. The Admiralty gave no details, merely mentioning that the cruiser Pa gasus, disabled by the German cruUer Koemggbers off Zanzibar, bad previously "rendered useful service. Including the destruction ot Dar-Ss-Sulaam Dar-Es-Salaam la a German military station and naval base ) miles south of Zanzibar. It is the terminus o' an Important caravan route and one ot thu most Impor'ant ammerclal cut re on the East Afuiun coast .. - w. &. Renewed onslaught by tho German armies, heavily reinforced, marked the beginning of the ninth day ot fighting along tlio line from tlio Rivers Olse and Alsnc, on the cast t" lho Jleiirthc,' on the west. The Allies advanced In force to check the In vaders' attacks. The Allies' envelop ing movement against General von Kluk'B 'nrmy continues around Sols sons and Xroyon. The bombardment of Ilhelms and Soissons has been re newed. Belgium forces, tint passing lho German right flank, have Interfered so with operations against tho Allies thut heavy artillery has been rushed to ward Antwerp to crush tho army led by King Albert. The Germans aro fortifying their lino of retreat through Belgium. Russians arc tulvniiclng continuously westward, defeating the Austrian rearguard wherever met, and tnklng villages and redoubts of fortified towns. The first and second Russian urmies, operating in Southern Poland and Gallclu, have effected a junction nnd occupy lu great force the trian gular territory between the San and Vistula. The main Austrian army, now directed by German strategists, again has been put on the defensive on account ot tho renewed aggres siveness ot tlio Czar's generals. East Prussian campaign i3 a continua tion of success for General I linden burg, whose main objective is Grodno, an important strategic posi tion on the main lino between l'et rograd and Warsaw. IIo has al ready taken three smaller strong holds on tho Polish frontier, after successive defeats of tlio Russian armies of Vllna and Grodno, which have joined and fallen back to de fend Grodno, Montenegrin troops seized the town of Rogbltza, 30 miles from Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia, and continued their march to within ton miles of the stronghold. The cupture of Sarajevo Is confidently expected. Berlin "War Ofllcc reportH successful attacks at several points along iho line and announces arrival of heavy reinforcements. The French have been repulsed with heavy losses wherever they assumed the offen sive, It was added. Further proof of superiority of German artillery is said to havo been given in the engagement along the Aisne. London "VVnr Oflico reports tho arrival of 100,000 men to save the wavering army ot von Kluk, with the Allies continuing their flanking movement. It Is admitted that the casualties of the allied forces are heavy, largely because of tho difficulty in locating masked German batteries. Vienna admits the cvacuutfon of Jar oslaw, which was burned befote tho army left. Tho Russians have won &overuI engagements with the roar guard of General Dankl's reinforced army, which lias again been put on the defensive. The evacuation of Jaroslavr Is ascribed to stateglo rea sons, Involving aid to Przemyse and protection of the line of communica tion to Cracow. Reverses to Dankl's army have caused gloom in Vienna, where hope ran high that Its Junc tion with that of Von Auffenberg would result In stopping the Russian ndvanco In Gallcla. Potrograd War Ofllcc reports continued success In the Gallcian campaign. Grodek, Sambor and DublecUo al ready are taken, tho capture of the last named clearing the way to an advance westward. Przemysl, cap ture of which is prerequisite to mov ing west on Cracow and carrying tho aggressive Into Silesia against Bres lau and Posen, has been Invested. Some of tho Russian troops are pro ceedlng westward. Inrcstcmnt of Przemysl and evacuation of Jaroslavr have left the Russians free to move nearer Crcaow, whete the fiercest Austrian lesistanqo is expected. ASSERT THUGS WERE HIRED TO BPEAKUPTHE MEETING T.nlianc "Pifct. Arnti,cf flvrrrt l, n 41.1WMUO ,w.vv ..., g,.,....,- . tlon Leaders' Move. I Republican oigauUatlon leader. aie r-. I ported to have hlied a number ot thugs to breuK up a meeting lonignt at the Italian Political League, 724 Carpenter street. The officers of the League have asked the protection ot the police. The meeting is to be held to protest against political servitude In tho Italian colony In Philadelphia. Certain candidates will also be lndorsd to bo voted for nt the elections In Nevember. The speakers tonight will be M. Charles Marlello. who will spak on "The Political Evils Existing In the Colon Tudaj ' , Joseph Pumuliu, on "The Necessity of Organlzaiiuii Thomas S. Russo, on ' The ! R.-sult. consequences aud Benefits De rived from Such an Organization, ' and IInry Dl Beraiainl will rcvl tba gppeche! In Italian. The meeting- Is seb.edu.hjd for S oc:c--fcv GERMANS, HEAVILY REINFORCED, RENEW DESPERATE ASSAULT Allies Rush Forward Strong Forces to Check Advance Continue Flanking Movement Near Soissons, Endangering Von Kluk's Army. French Move Heaviest Artillery East of River Oise Teutons Renew Bombard ment of Rheims and Soissons With Unabated Fury. PARIS, Sept. 21. German forces, strengthened by 100,000 men, began the ninth day of the struggle along the 120-mllo front by taking the offensive In a scries of desperate assaults. According to oftlclal announcement at " o'clock this afternoon, tho Ger mans resorted to tlio bayonet, in an effort to dislodge the Allies from tho Craonne legion, but were repulsed at all points. The official announcement says that there is violent lighting In the Cruonne region. It Is there that previous re poits have stated tho British troops have taken up positions, and it Is there fore supposed that It is the forces of Sir John French who are bearing the brunt of the attacks made by the Ger man Infantry. Today's announcement ls the first since the battlo of the Aisne began stating that cither side had resorted to tho bayonet. This Indicates that on this, the ninth day of tho battle, the artillery duel which has been raging for many days, resulted In a drawn battlo und that the other forces havo now been brought Into action. The Allies have thtown forward heavy bodies of men to engage the attacking forces. Activity of the French and British nround Soissons shows that the Allies are continuing their Hanking move ment against the troops of General ron Kluk, who appears in imminent danger of being surrounded. Heavy reinforcements havo been rushed to von Kluk's aid. Tlio French have been able to move their heaviest artillery to the firing line east of tho Olse. near Its junction with the Aisne, nnd a continuous night and day bombardment ngalnst the German positions is in progress. Ac cording to the ofllcial announcement, the hardest fighting is lu progress near Soissons, on the extteme western end of tho buttle line, and near Rheims, In the centre. The bombardment of Rheims con tinued today with unabated fury. Tho heavy German guns, mounted on tho heights three mllei from the city, aro knocking down tho walls of the prin cipal buildings of the town and many noncombatants have been killed. Th Hotel de Ville, tho museum, ihc sub prefecture and all nolgbbcp.g build ings have been destroyejilmost com pletely, 11 was announced today. Only a few walls of the famous ca thedral, erected In the .Middle Ages, re main standing. Both Soissons and Rheims are re ported to be In Homes. Soissons has been under fire since fighting in the present battle began. Rheims has been bombarded for S-l hours. Farther to the cast, near the Ar gonne district, in the Mouse Valley and the Vosges, fighting Is less severe, but ls still going on. Tho destruction along the valley of the Aisne Is appalling. Wounded sol diers, returned ofllcers and prisoners from the front describe the loss of llfo as colossal. The stretch of lowland between the hills flanking the Aisne ls described as a valley of death and desolation. - Day and night the bombardment, goes on until ono wonders In amaze ment how the Germans aro ablo io bring from their distant base of sup plies sufllcieiv ammunition necessarv to keep their oatteries In action all tho time. It ls confidently believed by tho French military authorities in Paris that the German positions can be in thoroughly weakened by the cannonade that tho French nnd British will bo able to sweep the Germans from their entrenchments at the point of tho bayonet, despite the reinforcements. Already, it is said, tho French havo been ablo to silence several of the Ger man batteries at that point, compelling them to take up new positions. Tho effect of tho German artillery fire upon the French and Brltisb troops has been terrible, it Is admitted. Soma of the heaviest German guns havo been shelling tho allied positions from a dis tance of seven miles. All are cleveiiv masked. It is admitted that one of tho largest guns, which has dono great damage, Is so successfully concealed that tho Allies havo been unable to locate it. ill lfH ONSLAUGHTS OF GERMANS UNCHECKED, BERLIN REPORTS BERLIX, Sept. 21 (by way of Am sterdam). Tho folio wins ollleial statemont cov ering tho general situation in France was Issued today; "Success is meeting our offensive against the allied British aud French forces. AVo aro making progress at several points. Heavy rains for a few days compelled the German troops to withhold their attack, but we are now moving forward with the enemy mak ing an energetic defense, 'Tho rflnforcenients sent to the front have sien a good account of themselves and hav strengthened our lined by replacing the soldiers, who were almost exhausted by tho terrific Strain under which they have been fighting for many days. "Our artillery again has demon strated Its superiority, "Wo havo irpulsed attacks made by Fivnch troops oh Donon, near Sanies, in the central Vosges. "The height of Printout, near Rheims, was taken by assault, the al lied force holding tho position being driven off with heavy slaughter . Tho attacks mada by tho French in ths centre of the Voi.Re.-j fountains, in tho neUhborhooil of Ponon, Souonei and Sanies, weie repulsed." 100,000 RUSHED TO SAVE VON KLUK, LONDON REPORTS LONDON. Sept. II. Ho serious has the position of Gen eral von Kluk, on tha German right, become, that It Is declared 100,000 men are being rushed to his assistance from Belgium. The rasistanccof Von Kluk's wing has been determined, but the al lied forces are continuing their move ments in an endeavor to outflank hlra. Aniet is increasing in London as the baulo ot the. Aisne continue with cut ths n!Hed forces being able to gain any ?U&clable advantage over tho The strength of the German position is now realised The admission that every advantage Kaim-d by the British troops has ben at terrible cot brings realization that the casualty list of the British and French is bound to bt stag gering. Tho weather continues the worst ihat tould jios!bly be Imagined for aucli a battle as is now being waged. Heavy rains continue to fall and the trorhi are filled with water. The HrIM i forces have onie the brmit ot the flslitlug-- ;bJrcentre and charges ha,v ,, 1
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