Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, September 24, 1914, Image 1
EVENI NO JZi JL vX Xj XV VOL. I-NO, 10 TUILADBLPHIA, THUUSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1914. PRICE ONE CENT DISPUTED VOTE WON FOR GRAFT ' AGAINST VETO Passage of Court House Bill Effected Through Doctor Bacon, Whose Seat Is Contested. Machino Uses Law's Delays in Preventing Ousting of Council- , man Whom Court Declared Not to be Electod. The vote or Dr. William D. Hacon, vhlcli made posslblo tho passage of the Municipal Court's vnguo land condemn ing ordinance over .Mayor lllankenburg's yeto In Select Councly Tuesday, political observers said today, will continue to lio recorded In that chamber In the Interests of Penrose, McNIchol and Vure, although Judge Audenrled In Common Picas Court declared Bacon ineligible, to his sent, 1 The Supreme "ourt Is tho medium being , used to keep Be con In his scat ns the tstenslblo representative of the 41th Ward, although Judge Audenrled Inter preted the decision of tho voters of that ward, almost a. year ago, to be for Dr. Philip II. Mooie, a man pledged to uphold (he policies of tho Blankenburg Adminis tration An orrt'T was made by the Supreme Court yesterday giving Doctor llacon the 'privilege of remaining In Select Council until the appeal ho made to the higher court from Judge Audenrled's decision is flnallv decided. BACON A MACHINE BENEFICIARY. Bacon Is included among tho dual office holders In Scloct Council, whom Mayor Blankenburg unsparingly denounced in nls message last Thursday. Ho receives & salary of J3000 a year as real estate assessor. The post came ns a gratuity from tho Republican machino early this year. Bacon owes hla fealty absolutely o the McNIchol branch of the Penrose machine. According to Judge Audenrled's inter pretation of the balloting in the Forty fourth Ward last fall, Doctor Moore, tho Blankenburg candidate, was elected by IS votes. Crookedness at the official count in the, ward was responsible for the opening of all the ballot boxes. Tho ' examiners made their report to Judge Audenrled, declaring their finding to be In favor of Doctor Moore. The original crooked count gave a handful majority to tho Penrose- JIcMchoI machino candidate, Doctor Bacon. Judge Audenrled, after hearing the arguments in the case, declared Moore entitled to tho seat. The Penrose-Mc-Nlchol candidate then Introduced his case Into the ponderous mazes of the Supremo Court in the shape of an ap peal, moie for tho sako of the delay that was ccituln, than for the purpose of obtaining a clean-cut decision. Tho trick of utilizing the law's delay has been frequently used by the Penroso-McNichol-Vare combine in similar cases. nacnn has already represented tho Re publican machine forces In Select Coun-- ell for a year, under a legal expedient rather than under tho legnl right to his seat. The effect of the order of the Su preme Court will prolong that tenure. EARLY DECISION JUSTLY DUE. The final decision, In case It bo against Bacon, will bo that he had no right to the teat in Select Council, although an order of the same Court allowed him to tit theio. pending the decision. Ills term will expire next fall nnd reform forces are dubious of any possibility of sealing their candidate In time to obtain any aluable support for the Admlnlstin tlon's policies. Suppoiters of the Blankenburg Admin istration are questioning the feasibility ' of attempting to nullify tho vote of Dr. Bacon in caBe the Supreme Court ulti mately decides against him. If such ac tion were possible tho veto of Mayor Blankenburg on the ordinance to con demn a corner of the city block at Slat and Race streets for the Municipal Couit would stand. Independent forces pointed out today that the Supreme Court can advance on Its calendar any case that It deems of sufficient Importance to warrant immo late settlement. They assert It to bo .u,,,renensiblo that tho Supreme tl ,11 wl" not eive cn'"y consideration on,! e,'nlte mating of one or the other of the contestants. voi.r ?. nues,lon t the will of tho ul ,'. n ls con'nilfc'l. and a long cle rtr ats ,",e I)l'Iose of the pro mi.J i, aa tho '"cc'"lon will bo useless titer tlin lrtn .....I. . .. .. ""her asserted that a baa tffect U MEXICAN ENVOY EXPLAINS CAUSE OF DISSENTION BeHovesi Troublo Will Be Settled Without Further Bloodshed. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The Mexi can Embassy aniclnln s.tld they ncio without advices -from their Government today, but Charge d'AlTnlres Utuluuldn declared thnt ho wai led to believe that the existing difficult v would be Bettled without bloodshed. Ho did not Initlcnto en what ho based his opinion, As the cmbohsy understands tho stl tiatlon. the trouble occilircd when Gen cm! Cnrranza nnd his lieutenant, Gen eral Obregon, bioko their promise to evacuate tho State nf Sonora on lliu taking of Mexico City nnd luin It over to General Villa. This action was tnken, It was said, because General Carrniua became suspicious of Villa's actions, Incensed at this apparent breach of fnlth, General Villa olderod General Obregon placed under nrrost. It wns reported also that ho commanded that the prisoner he shot. General Cnrranza Immediately Interfered. VILLA RUSHES ARMY SOUTHWARD TO FACE CARRANZA'S FORCES i AUSTRIAN ARMY ENTRENCHED FOR NEXT GALICIAN BATTLE Rebel Mexican General Fol lows Declaration of Inde pendence With Prompt Action. ARMY OF ROUMANIA MOBILIZING FOR WAR, ON SIDE OF ALLIES King Carol, Overruled by Cabinet, May Abdicate. Balkan States Probably Will Be United Against Turkey. erted on the whole rvou.,,, r !,.. by the procedure, although the SSItiT'L tll th0 8plrlt ot Just,ce l3 "ieaiea by the nrnr.vim-o aiiii..i, i, tatlsned. may bo technically GERMAN CRUISERS RAID BLOCK SEA SHIPPING Geben and Breslau Reported Still Flying; Kaiser's Flag. theu?" 'rom,Conbta'nI'le "y tliat Jnade J ?,Crulr8 Oooben and slau turn nir t h h r'.""" ' Th,.; " ul rmo, nese same rm,i. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Prompt ac tion on tho Clayton anti-trust bill, which was reported to the Senate last night, is greatly desired by Piesldent Wilson. Tho bill as repotted to the Senate pro vides for imprisonment of directors of corporations thnt violate any of the penal provisions of the antt-trust laws. It con tains nntl-"tylng" nnd nntl-prlce fixing clauses, and prohibits banks in the cities of 200,000 or more, with capital stock of $3,000,000 and upward, from having inter locking directorates. INDIVIDUALS HELD RESPONSIBLE. Soctlon It of the bill says in part: Whenever a corporation shall violate any of tho penal provisions of tho anti-trust laws, such violation shall be deemed to be also that of tho individual directors, olllcers or agents of such corporation who shall have authorized, ordered or done any of tho acts constituting In whole or In part such violation, nnd such viola tion Bhall bo deemed a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor of any such dlre.ctor, officer or agent he shall be-punlshcd by a fine of not exceed ing $5000 or by Imprisonment for not exceeding one year, or by both, in the discretion of the court. The conferees fought for days over the price-fixing and nntl-"tying" pro visions. Finally sections two nnd four, which tho Senate struck out of the Houto bill, were restated, but with the crim inal penalty clauses cut out. In their present form, they read In part: Section 2. Thnt It shall bo unlawful for any person engagml In commrrco In tho course of such commerce, either directly or Indirectly, to discriminate in price Between different purchasers of commodities, where the ef fect of such discrimination may be to substantially lessen competition-or tend to creato n monopoly In any line of commerce: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall prevent dis crimination in price between purchas ers of commodities on account of dif ferences in the grade, quality, or quantity of the commodity sold, or that makes only due allowance for difference In the cost of selling or transportation, or discrimination In price In tho same or different com munities made In good faith to meet competition; nnd provided, further, thnt nothing herein contained shall prevent persons ensnged in selling goods, wares, or merchandise In com merce from selecting their own cus tomers In bona fide transactions nnd not In restraint of trade. DISCRIMINATION FORHIDDEN "Section 3. Thnt It shall be" unlawful for any person engaged In rnmmn,- In the course of sueh commerce to lease or make a sale or contract for sale of goods or fix a price charged therefor, or discount from, or rebate upon such price, on tho condition, agreement, or understanding thnt tho lessee or pur chaser thereof shall not use or deal In the goods of a competitor or competitors of the lessor or seller, where tho effect of such a lease, sale, or contract for sale, or such condition, agreement or understanding may he to substantially lessen competition or tend to create a monopoly In any line of commerce." Section 12 provides that a corporation violating the provisions can be Indicted In any Judicial y district wherever It may be found, INJURED PERSON MAY SUE. Section 16 provides in part: "That any person, firm, corporation or association shall be entitled to suo for and have in. Junctlve relief In any court of the United States having Jurisdiction over the parties against threatened loss or damage by a violation of the antitrust laws, Including sections 2, 3. 7 and 8 of this act provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to entitle any person, firm, rorporatlon or association, except the United Plates, to bring suit In equity for injunctive relief against any common carrier." Senate and House will take action on the conference report within a day or two. President Wilson Is to sign the Federal Trade Commission and the antl. trust bills at tho same time. Wd uV.hT rePrtS Say th the Qoebea C deSnu Har stlU "ylns -he Gman TurkeyTlmt It" f6?? announcement by Bhltaf e had bount th two war- WEATHER FORECAST sJ,r1PhiladelPhiand vicinityUn mied and cooler tonight, with poasi- vLlTr8:.FHdav Vartly cloudy; moderate variable winds. yrmau$t m Vaae 12, jii ESTATE GOES TO WIDOW Ex-Select Councilman Cooper's Will Makes Her His Beneficiary. Ex-6elect Councilman William H. Cooper, or the Eleventh Waid, who died recently at 712 North Third street, be qucathed his entire estate of 119,000 to his widow, Hannah M. Cooper, and four children. Other wills probated today were: Kate Llddell, formerly of Philadelphia, who died ot Worcester, Mass., leaving an es tate of 1?,5U0, George W Chapman I91S Beaumont avenue. 115.000, nna" F, McOarry, IS South 46th street. 13000 Personal property of Frederick n. kii1 UaJJjecH ha been, BPjyrgisM at $U,55, WASHINGTON, Sept. SI. - Announce ment that tho long-threatened break be tween Gciioinl Villa and dener-a! Carranza hus comd, that Villa has proclaimed his Independence and has declared war, prob ably will bo followed by tho bloodiest lighting that has occurred In war-turn Mexico, Troops of both Villa nnd Currniwa nl rendy nlo moving to battle. Those of Car innaa, arc being sent noith fiom Zaca teens, while Villa Iiob teen gathering his forces m Ohlliuahun and Torreou for sev eral weeks. General mobilization of troops in noi th em Mexico, loyal to Gencrul Cnrranza, 13 under way at Montciey. The present troop movements indicate that tho first battle between tho Car inussn nnd Villa futccs will be fought in the Stuto of Zncatecis, somcwhiTO on the Mexican National Hallway. General Villa Is lushing troops south ward f 1 0111 Toircon us fast ns troop trains can be made up. Constitutionalists loyal to Villa throughout Chlhunluia and Sonora arc being concentrated. Although Cnrranza has the advantage of controlling tho capital, Villa's big army is equipped ror a long, vigorous war. Tho soldiers of tho former bandit arc loynl to him, while Carranza Is be lieved to havo no general on his staff equal tu Villa from a standpoint of strategic ability. VILLA BUYS ARMS." Within the past 4S hours, according to reports, more than 7000 rifles, half a dozen machine guns and 3,000,000 rounds of ammunition havo been sent across the border, lonsigned to Villa's headquarters. Cnrranza probably will be able to com mand the use of a large section of the 'Federal army, which had fought for Ilucrta. Villa can raise nn army of be tween J0.000 and 50,000 men, If not more. An American who camo from Juarez says: "It Is reported In Juarez that an army of 10,000 Carranzlsta soldiers havo seized tho city of Zucatecns and are fortifying tho city. This would put a tremendous obstacle In General Villa's advance south ward toward tho capital, ns Zacatecas Is on the National Railway line, the chief line of communication southward from Torreon. "Villa has cabled 4(KO soldiers' from Guzman. As the troop trains from Guz man arrived in Juarez they wero switched from tho tracks of the Mexican North westorn Railway to the tracks of the Na tional Railway and rushed toward Chl liuluia City without rest or food for the men or their horses. Piesldent Wilson and his advisers todnv considered whether tills Government Bhall take steps to check the now revolution or await the turn of events. The first Important action by the Ad ministration in tho new and admittedly most serious situation wns the conference t onsul George C. Carothers was ordered to have today at Phlhunhun with Grn eral A'illa. Carothers wnn under orders to Hound out Villa nnd ask the revolting chieftain If he would not consider other methods than hostilities to settle his dis pute with Carranza. TROOPS WILL LEAVE. There will bo no change In the attitude of the United States Government toward Mexico ns a result of the break between General Carranza and General A'illa, It was declared at the White House today. The Administration will hold unswervingly to its course, nnd Is confident that the trouble will be settled In tho near future. Tho American troops will be withdrawn from Vera Cruz as has been planned and officially there will ba no recognition of the Villa revolt. The causes of the conflict between the two men aro well understood by Presi dent Wilson and he was not surprised by lecent developments. Administration officials, it Is said, ex pect nn ontlie change of policy by Cananza In the near future and that ho will yield to tho major demands of Gen eral Villa. Institution of a new embargo on arms and ammunition to Mexico was another question before the President, Moat shrouded in doubt today was the numlnlbtration's probable attitude to ward Villu and Carranza. Strict Im partiality for tho present nppeared tho most likely. Carmiiai's refusal to Join In tho Niagara Falls mediation and othor acts havo left lilm personally none too nigh In the good graces of the administra tion, while Villa has always appeared dis posed to utmost friendship and amenable to suggestions from the President. As titular head of the nt.v do fncto govern ment which tho administration desired to see firmly established, Carranza appeared today to be most likely to wi the ad ministration's summit u-lili viii. 1.. .1 role of wrecker of peace plans. rile break between Geneial Villa and his former chief ums vr vm,... .... niand that the vast estates of the wealtfty men of Mexico bo divided up and th among me peons. Vienna War Office Claims Success In Counter Attacks on Vlctula. The hearing In bankruptcy to trace missing assets of Adolph Segal, skyrocket financier, now In the Norilstown Insane Asylum, wns postponed this morning until Monday, when It wna lepottcd that sev eral attorneys representing ci editors could not bo present. Joseph Mellorp, the referee In bank ruptcy, wiilttd until John Sp.irlmwk, oncu Segal's counsel, appealed and asked for a postponement, becuuse his attorney could not attend tho hearing. Frank C. Andrews, whose must was caused bv Segal last January on a chnigo of roiupirnry, nnd who ioprc?ents several of Segal's creditors, was the only other person present when Mollors announced the postponement. The hearing will be held Monday morn ing at 10:30. Pliyalclutn me expected to testify to Segal's condition befoio ho was tuken to Norrlstown. The War Today BUSINESS FRETS THE DUKE QF MANCHESTER WHO STOPS HERE Failure of His $10,000,000 "Movie" Corporation for Sunday School Folk Up sets Him. A man who said he was the Duke of Manchester was In Philadelphia for sev eral days recoverin f-orn nervous shock. Ho left early this morning for New York. Tho supposed Duke needed a rest. Ho ls Involved, It Is said, In u JIO.OOO.OOO fail ure of a "movie" concern he was pro moting. He came to the llellevue-Strnt-ford to escape worries. The Duko has fostered Industries, but for some reason they collapsed. The friends of tho man who says he Is the Duke cm not seem tJ stick by him. and fall to back his judg ment, ns might bo expected. Tho Duke was president of tho Interna tional Social Service League. I'p to a week ago ho had sumptuously nppolnted offices at IS East 41st stteet, New York. Today tho offices aro stilpped. Tho sup posed duko Is traveling with his valet incognito. The Duke with, the Duchess was Idling In New York. He decided to go to work. Ho did and the Duchess reluctantly gavo her consent. She hnd seen the Duko go to work before. Lnst June he organized the. International Social Service League, with a capital stock of $10,000,000. He absorbed tho Church and School Social Service Bureau, of New York, of which tho Rev. Dr. William Carter, one tlma pastor of the Madison Avenue Reformed Church, was tho head. The Duko "Intended making "movies' which would Instruct nnd entertain Sun day schol children nnd their parents. The Duko proposed to head an expedi tion to the Holy Lands In person. He would take pictures of tho territory. Its vagabonds, dogs, fleas and other objects of interest. He nlso expected to go to India and take pictures. He believed he could take pictures that nn common photographer could tnke because of his friendship with rajahs and other moguls. The Church and School Social Servlco Bureau Is not Involved In the falluro of tho International Social Service League to any extent, according to tho Rev. Dr. Carter. Papers reincorporating It with a capital stock of $500,000 will bo drawn within a few days. But return to the Duke. It Is known tho real Duke left New York for this city. He had his valet with him. His nerves wero shattered because of that J10,COO,0X) failure. Ho came to Phila delphia and took a suite of rooms In the Bellevue-Stratford. He admitted to the clerk that he was the Duke, but he did not want It generally known. The clerk told the head bellhoy tho Duke had ar rived, and the bellboy told the policeman on the corner. The Duko wns up enrly Sunday morn ing. The night before he had hired an automobile and went to a theatre where tho Follies of 19H aro holding forth. To members of tho chorus he explained that his nerves wero gone. He had seen the show tho night before and It had not helped him n hit, hut If the chorus oonsented to a little breakfast he might chirp up a bit. Tho chorus was delighted. It would breakfast with tho Duke. It did and It wns In Atlnntlc City. The man who said ha was the Duke came back and rested until this morning and then Just nt about dawn, It is said, Lady Mar chester whisked the Duke back to New York. Night assaults, directed against the Al lies' centre In an effort to relieve the pressure against General von Ktuk's army, have been repulsed. General von Hoehm's army has reinforced the German right wing-, where the most violent lighting continues on the 12th tiny of tho battle In France. A general of von Kluk's staff has been captured. Russians continue westward ndvance toward Cracow. Skirmishes with tho , Austrian rear guard occupy. their at tention nnd they nro taking minor positions on the way to their objec tive. Tho main nrmy has been aug mented by troops from the Interior mobilization centres. One corps has been left to continue the investment of Przemysl, which continues under tremendous bombardment. In the aKst Prussia-Poland campaign tho Russians, under Rennenkampff, have successfully lured the Germans onward by their strategical retire ment. Tho Germans have strongly fortified the Thorn-Czestochow lino In order to withhold as long as possible tho Russian Invasion of Silesia. Rumania will declare war withjn a short while, according to high offi cials of that Government. Already mobilization has been agreed to, and It is said the Balkan State will Join to Allies. Further complications among tho Balkan countries are ex pected should Rumania take up arms. French War OfTlce states the offensive taken by the Allies continues to bo successful. Unofficial admission is made in Berlin that Maubeuge has been captured. Berlin made this an nouncement September and added that 40,000 prisoners had been taken. Berlin official statement Insists that all assaults by the Allies have been re pulsed and that tho German offensive in Russia continues. Changes In command have been made necessary. Accusations are made that Russia Is using dum-dum bullets: Petrograd Wnr Office reports success In tho Gallcian campaign. No gen eral battle is expected for- a few days until relnforc'ements from the interior can Join th e main army. Minister of War Sukhomlinoff an nounces that Russia controls more than two-thirds of tho railroad lines west of the San and leading to Cra cow. He further reports that present operations cut off possibility of Aus trian forces near Phzemysl Joining the armies between tho Russian front and Cracow. Japanese War Office announces land ing of British Infantry to co-operate with Japanese forces In the" Klao Chau campaign. Assault of Tsing Tao, the principal fortification of the German leasehold, ls expected by the end of tho month. Japenese success continues .on Shan Tung Peninsula. China is in a ferment because of war like propaganda. The Presidont Issued a decree ordering tho immediate ar rest of any persons seeking to agi tuto the public mind. The decree re Iterates tho earnest desire of the) country to remain neutral. FRENCH . REPULSE NIGHT ASSAULTS AGAINST CENTRE Germans' Violent Efforts to Pierce Allies' Line Meet With Failure Von Kluk Reinforced in Attempt to Halt Turning Movement on Right Flank. Staff Officer of Kaiser's Army on the Oise River Is Prisoner of War Berlin Insists Foe Has Made No Advances. PARIS, Sept. 24. It ls officially announced that the Trench have oc cupied Peronne. It is officially announced fuithcr that the French are making continu ous progress on their left wing. PARIS, Sept. 24. German forces, in a series of violent night attacks on the centre of the Al lies' line, again were repulsed. The invaders aro making desperate efforts to relieve the crushing pressure on the right wing, by attempting to cut through the centre and harassing tho French on the eastern end of the line. The German army of General von Boehm, containing practically all of the actlvo nrmy that had been left In Bel glum, has reinforced General von Kluk and now holds the extremo north and west of his line from Doual, 14 miles cast of Arras, south to the neighbor hood of Soissons, through Cambral and St. Quentin. Tho bloodiest fighting of the great battle of the Alsne, -which now is in Its twolfth day, Is going on there, where the British and French are struggling furiously to surround and cut off the German right. Tho French have swung round a gi gantic circle and now are delivering a series of fierce attacks on the soldiers defending tho Mons route of German communications. According to the military authorities this is the first direct assault which the Allies have been able to deliver against the important German line of commu nication. Desperato' fighting Is goinir TWO MEN INJURED BY SKIDDING AUTO BREAD LOAVES MUST HAVE WEIGHT STAMPED ON iana parce ed nut Since General Cauanza has been at the hi L"J tha, """""-'"t In Mexico City ho has lrWde no move towaid carrying uhlch n.u 'Sri?" 'll,".m,8!, U' "volution ,,.!! 11 p U hlm nt "' hef"I of the re public was an uprising of peons. PROMISED MEN FARMS. General Vina had promised the men of his army that each should have a farm after the war was over. In some parts of Chilluahua. after Villa had con quored that ilutri,., i, ... . . dentlv of ..,.; :.;;.. T ""r" 'naepen- -Ja. "VW".""?,!; n. S "OlOIBW. iius iieciurnl nn I.I. " tcaiicii irnin tun' keynote 0 tho proclamation of war i, the rZ rJ!LViv..0.,.ne."t"u, T Ve, El lnjur to our country, and since mtoh "eVer SOVer" n public, nor ,?i 5Uppy a C0U"tT which oaplrwto to have a government emanating from he people subjea to an interpolation of hH,."',ltl.0na, c,'lln. have eii inrMr , nou!,c hm as coimnand.r-in-cblef of the Constitutionals army in charge pt the executive power, ana we tove declared hosjUitiea." 8 New Law Will Let Buyers Know What They Are Getting. Every loaf of bread to bo sold, In tho future, In this city, must be marked ac cording to its weight. Hy authority de. rived under the now "commodities" act an order to that effect will soon ba Is sued by tho Bureau of Weights and Measures of tho County Commissioners. The exact quantity of all goods sold In sealed packages will also have to be stamped upon the boxes. In the selling of groceries, for Instance, It will no longer be possible to huy a "box of starch" but Instead the housekeeper will receive a "pound box" or a '"half-pound box of starch." The traditional "box of candj" will abo give way to the pound, for tha rea son thnt the law creating the new llu reau of Weights and Measures requites that It compel all merchants to sell their wares according to an exact standard of measurement. Such measures as a bagful" will hereafter be held Illegal by tho bureau. The order concerning tha sale of broad Is of paramount imnortann. Ann..n.... ! E" ,J,Catl011, municipal statistician. Philadelphia dally. There uro about 1:0) bakers, each of whom will be obliged to iompl with the now regulation Olllclal notice has not yet been sent to any of the bread producers, but an at tache of the bureau said toda that such action will soon be taken Every baker will be notified either Indirectly or duect' ly that he must stomp the weight of the bread on each loaf. The pmpose of the law Is to enable the consumer to judge the amount that he or she is receiving fo, 5 cents. Heretofore loa' "' l"ead could bo made In any size ifie W,"hSh ."'pledge the I,V" -""' oiuita me law even Struck at Broad Street Station When Car Runs Wild. Two men were Injured when a touring car skidded this morning and ran across the pavement on tha south side of Filbert street. Just east of Fifteenth. Ilefote the car was brought to a stand still against the walls of Broad Street Station, Mortimer Thornley. a clerk. 331S North Ninth stret, and William Farrand. of Morton, ."a., had been knocked down. Tho chauffeur righted hl car. and . Ing the two nin 1 Ing on the pavement sped away. Witnesses took the license number of the car. It is said to belong to A. .V Piatt, lfOl I.ehlgh avenue. Both of the Injured men were sent to the Hahnemann Hnspltnl. Farrand has a fractured shoulder. Thornley Is suffer ing from severe brultes. Tho chauffeur, it Is said, tried to turn out to nvmd striking a man. The ma chine skidded on tho wet iaoment and ran upon me sitiewnik. Farrand were struck and the wall of Broad Street Station. Tha An ldea ot the fierceness of the ilrhf pavement wns crowded at the time and I lng along the weftern reach f ,h on especially around Arelux and Cour- chelettcs. where the Thirteenth French Army Corps under General Alix Is at tempting to smash the Invaders' front. The Germans are continuing their terrific attacks against the Allies' cen tre in the vicinity of Rheims in an at tempt to pierce it. hut the French and the British who were rushed to that point are holding valllantly. No troops aro being withdrawn from the right to reinforce the French cen tre and left. They have been aided by several corps from the second line sent from the mobilization centres to tho south nnd still mnlnmln their numer ical superiority over the enemy. The turning movement against Von iMuic is nr-MSiirlly slow. Tho official statement at midnight roferred to flve- elghths of n mile as an excellent day's gain. Tho Impression esists hero that tho Germans much longer cannot hold their positions along the Alsne. Tho uermans are at bay. They are fighting In desperation to hold their present lines In hope that tho Allies' front may be pierced at some point. The only, hope of the invaders now sterns to be In piercing the French line In the cen tre. To the east of Hhotms. tht) Frencn have a tremendous mimhen nf .,, I thrown'ngafnn I Wh are flBhUn on the offensive. thoro was a rush to escape the car. police nre looking for the driver. The 1 niir wnu SHOTS STARTLE FOLK AS OFFICERS CHASE SUSPECT Pursuit of One Hour Finally Ends in Capture of Man. Revolver shots, startled residents In the neighboihood of 23d street and Colum bia avenuu eail today, when two po licemen gave chuso to a negro curglar suspect. The pursuit lasted an hour, and the man. who s.iys ho Is George Jonei 21 ears old. 1320 Smedley street, was held In JS00 ball this mornlnu bv Mnck. trate Morris jit the 23d Dlbtrict siatlon Policeman Conner, of tho 23d District spied Jones lounghlng on the corner hortl after -' o'clock Jones lied as he approached and Connors gae chase At Twentieth street and Columbia avenue Conncrs fired soveial khuts in the air to frighten the fugitive, but Jones ran up an allej and dUappeai ed. I.uter Policeman Sc-hr.irW ....... j the Negro at uralz Mieet and Columbia "'"" again took to his heels, oenrauer As flred his re uu and helped Alsno nnd tho Oise is gained from th fact that trainloads of wounded aro being brought south every night. These soldiers tell terrible tales of night nnd day fighting in rain and fog or in tho darkness. Tho Germans havo put up a resistance so stubborn that even Sir John French, the British commander, and the other generals are astounded. It had been believed at first that tho Germans were morely making a stand along the Alsno In order to cover their letreat. After a few days of fighting this Idea was dispelled. A general of General von Kluk's staff, who was captured In the fighting around Amiens, has been brought to Paris, together with a number of other prisoners. He looked as though he had been in the thick of the flghtingy Ho was hatless and one of the shoulder straps had been wrenched from his coat. His face was covered with grlmo and underneath could be detected tho redness of exposure. His uniform was dirty and caked With mud. His boota were wet, muddy and torn. One waa ripped as though it had been struck by a bullet or a fragment of shrapnel. Tho soldier was worn and emaciated, but he bore himself proudly before his captors. The soldiers brought word that tho Germans had blown up the railway bridge near Maraumont, between Am iens and Arras in order V) hamper the ndvance of the French against the troops defending the line of communi cations. Three trains filled with prisoners and, wounded German soldiers arrived at the Gare Nord last night. A large, irowd gathered about tho station, but there were no hostile demonstrations. On the train with the wounded pris oners wero 132 nurses and S2 doctors. Upon the eastern end of the French war theatre, the soldiers are getting; their first touch of winter. Snow is fall ing in the Vosges mountains. The French War Office Is ordering winter clothing shipped to the troops operating in thnt district. Interesting stories filter in from tho front. One is to the effect that many soldiers have been driven stone deaf by the continuous detonations of the big guns, the sound being intensified by the heavy, wet condition of tho atmosphere. The strain of five weeks of continuous marching and fightins has told on the minds of some of tho men. A number of the soldiers havo broken beneath the strain, going stark: mad Tho French Government is expected to make official admission soon that Maubeuge has fallen. A Frenchman who arrived hero today declared that tho Germans are In po&scssion of tho town and that ho had a difficult Urns to escape. "Just before the forts fell," said this fugitive, "the arsenal was blown up. Rather than surrender the remaining gun3 to the Germans, the French gun ners smnshed the breechblocks. Tho Gorman bombardment was tho most terrific l have ever heard. Thousand of shells fell in the city oveiy day. Thi lire slackened at night, but did not dta out completely. All the monuments ' public buildings and churches tn Mau beuge were badly damaged. Part oC the city was destroyed by fire set by German shells. Finally, the French commander had to hoist the white flag. "The Germans had mounted heavy siege guns upon the roofs of factories outside the town. Mow they ever lift nf tho buildings is more than I can see. of to buildings ls more th.in I ran see. The huildlngs wero first strengthened with supports and the roofs were cov ered with a layer of strong remont, two feet thick. This formed the baso for the guns, "It was discovered after the fall of MaubouBO that there had been a num ber of German spies in the i-ity dur ing the siege," A son of Field ,Iarel count von Moltke, of the German arm. was killed in the fighting near Baternay. It waa stated in dispatches received by tha War Office today. avenue, but 4 ALL ALLIES' ASSAULTS REPULSED, INSISTS BERLIN (by way of Amsterdam), BERLIN Sept. 21. official announcement today was mada that all attacks of the allied French and British, txoop in Franc, had been repulsed and that the Ger. man off ensue In Russia continued, tha fortress of Kono. I3i miles east o K-.enigsberg, having been bombarded. Tho official statement said DespltQ jho JjajOahlps Jhat h .-' I fLii 1 WUHHi