neftwi: i tH EVENING LEDGER VOL. I NO. 12 PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914. PRICE ONE CENT HUGE LAND GRAB HID IN COURT BILL BY ITS PROMOTERS Acquisition of City Block Contemplated in Measure Jammed Through Councils Over Mayor's Veto Map of Property Defaced to Conceal Boundries. KEY TO MUNICIPAL COURT LAND GRAB SECRET A great land grab to bo put through jby the Vnre-McNIchol-Pcnrose-controllcd 'Councils la back of the bill to condemn land for the Municipal Court at 21st nd Race streets. Tho bill -waB passed Tuesday over tho Mayor's veto. On tho surface tho Municipal Court plan meant tho purchase of a small corner lot at 21st and Ilacc streets. Hut tho real BCheme Is tho acquisition of an entire city block and tho construc tion of buildings which would cost 5SCO.00O. Ileal estate agents say tho speculative possibilities are enormous. This explains the frantic mustering of a vote big enough to override tho Mayor's veto of the preliminary bill. Thp scheme will cost Philadelphia nearly $2,000,000 unless It Is blocked. The price of the land needed will exceed U.OOO.OOO, and tho buildings will run tho price up another JSOO.OOO. , Tho opening wedge was the bill to con demn land at Second and Race street, now tho property of the Magdalen Home. It seemed Innocent enough, as the cost of tho property would not exceed $160, 000. For buildings on this site $400,000 of the loan bill money had been appropri ated. Mayor Blankcnburg and many others opposed even this expenditure as extravagant. HUGH SCOPE OF THE GRAB. To all appearances tho Municipal Court plans were to be confined to the pur chase of the Magdalen Home property and the construction of buildings cost ing no moro than $100,000. But the Municipal Court offlces at city hall gave out an architect's' sketch show ing the proposed buildings. This was the key to the grab secret. It showed that the Magdalen Homo property was loss than a fourth of the land tho court proposed to uso. And tho buildings to be put up could not be built for less than $800,000. The land to be condemned for tho Municipal Court Is not big enough to accommodato even ono of the proposed buildings. Yet thus far there has not been oven a. whisper that more lanfl would be needed. Only three boundaries of the Municipal Court site wcro given In tho architect's sk.tch nlftp. The name of the street on tho fourth side waa mysteriously miss ing. This was Important, because It left the size ot tho grab open to conjecture. Eomo who saw the map Bald that the tract shown must be Intended to run only to Winter street. Others believed it went all the way to Vino street, thus extending the grab more than 100 feet. In anv case the property on the map extends 110 feet and possibly 280 feet further north than the promoters ever laid It would. ORIGINAL. MAP DBFACRD. But a close look at tho map explained why the name of the northern boundary line failed to appear. It had been blocked out by sticking piece of paper over Mie namo on th original sketch and photographing It De foro sending the picture to newspaper offices, Instead of the missing name there was n strip of dead white three Inches long, which entirely concealed the name of tho street. The Magdalen Home site Is relatively so small that only a part of the "Ad ministration Bulldlns" would fit In It. The "Courts Building" Is at least SO feet from tho northeast corner of tho Magdalen property, the "Hospital Croup" Is far off to the east, and moro than 100 feet west Is shown tho "De tention Gioup." Officers of the Municipal Court grew Tetlcent whep asked to talk about tho map. Fred C. Simon, executive clerk to tha court, was said to know the name of the, northern boundary. He refused point-blank to tell what It was. He refused to say who drew the map. "The public is not Interested." Simon declared. "It Is not news. No one cares about that. The public knows very well what the fine work this court Is doing, and when we have any Information to give out the newspapers will get It." Pressed for ths name of the architect, Simon ilnally declared that he was the Judge of news of tho Munlclp.il Court nd he deemed the architect's name of no value to tho public. "Th plans uvo not definite and I can not ell you the nomo of the street," ho aid Jl'UGK BROWN UNINFORMED. Later Judge Brown was asked about tho northern boundary. "It is Winter street," he said, "and tho architect who drew the sketch is John T. Wlndrlm. That Is what you wanted to know, Isn't it?" "Do you know why the name of the Hrect was omitted?" he was asked. "I don't know anything about It," was the answer. "Didn't you notice the white mark In stead of the name of tho street when you saw tho sketch 7' Judge Brown said ho hadn't noticed It. "But don't you know why tho street was Mocked out?" Judge Brown turned on his heel and walked toward his onice. "I'm not answering conundrums," he said at thodoor. , The vote by which the opining wedge was forced through over the Mayor's veto was that of Dr. William D. Bacon, a Penrose supported and noted gang man. Judge Audcnricd declared hn had no right to a seat In Select Council, after a re count or tlio votes In tho Forty-fourth Ward. Dr. Philip H. Moore Was tho man legally elected, according to Judge Auden- riea. But Justice D. Newell Fell, of me Supremo Court, granted Bacon tho privilege of holding his seat until tho supremo court reviews the proofs against mm. GERMANS HOLD 50,000 Exchange Plans Beduce Early Esti mate of 250,000 Prisoners. LONDON, Sept. 215. Tho Central News Agency has received the following dlspatrh from Rome: "A message from Berlin says the Gen eral Stnrf, having agreed to the complete official lists of prisoners, hns found It necessary to admit that tho totals nl ready nnnounced were erroneous. Tho aggregate number of prisoners In Gorman hands Is now rpduced from 230,000 to 50,000. of whom 30,000 arc Russian." Telegraphing from Amsterdam, the cor respondent of the Reutor Telegram Com pany says tho 31st German casualty list, carrying a total of about 1000 men killed, wounded and missing, has been given out. It Includes the names of 23 officers of ono regiment who were killed In five days' fighting. AViL'TXyfc'rV y"k- X' , V X fitJJy,yr & ' ? J'T 4r rvv t K.'r2c N. V. jr Ji-ti.i i.V. s's..' v:i. ;;ss;wS5& vssevxv ; 1 'ss- ''". lr J l" " i'i ?.. H--'. snf! r- -n WW';.' - , Y$&&. yr . ? v .. if WXE52SS&L 3L r. ,t '( ; 1 L ' ' " -."" , i? ' ;,-X ' ..'..!: . . 't.'f j- - JA. 1..1, -6 V. s j "'Til. OBfKXf jt 77f , 1 . ft HH, , "r. . '' r ,-. . -Ma. i 1 if - -WL.J.-J jr jj;l JC t .' j7. K:'88nmmmz.immar al -zxl a. .- . xx-f .Wv wifi sjvi' jwfl - , . ,-, tisi, Kk-uLZ-y-yyr -r y-wm. yi& - tj? -. ;, -4my&:mm : mi--$r ." ;? -. f "' ' - Ai ,'Wvx i:,J' ; Jffii'-yys vr; v, y, -v- wO;?? VIOLENT ASSAULT MARKS NEW MOVE ON GERMAN RIGHT French and British Saved From Disaster by Heavy Reinforcements Again Charge Important Positions Near St. Quentin, Defended by Von Kluk. Berlin States Enemy Retreated 12 Miles Along Oise Bombardment of Verdun Toui Forts Continues With Invaders Unable to Cross Meuse. ,o The War Today GERMANS AGAIN REPULSED IN POLISH MOVEMENT Henncnknmpf, on Offensive, Checks Swaslon, Inflicting Heavy Damage. PKTROanAD. Sept. 26. It Is announced that tho Russian army of Gcnernl Rennenkampf has assumed the offensive and has repulsed the Ger mans who tried to Invade Russian Po land In tho direction of Suwalkl. AVhllo details are lacking, the early reports to the General Staff Indicate that the rcpuise na-i neon serious to the Germans, who wcro driven hack toward Gumbln npn with the !o&s of many men and a number of cannon. The general Russian ndvance on Ger man positions Is described ns well In progress. For str&tgrlc reasons the de- i.viia are oraercu withhold by the cen.-or. but the announcement Is authorized that tho advance, with Berlin ns tho ob jective. Is "now In progress." Whether this means that the known movements nro being carried on with this Intention ot whether a great move ment Is masked Is not revealed; but the significant fact is admitted that the en tire Russian army. Including even the troops brought through Siberia from Man churia, nre now at position available for service. BERLIN, Sept. 2fi. Minister of Agriculture Von Schorlemet nnd an imperial commission have re turned from East Prussia, where they went to Investigate conditions and esti mate the loss caused to tho population Dy tno uussian Invasion. The commis sion decided to replace the destroyed buildings with temporary structures .o mat me pcopie coma contain their cus tomary pursuits. Food has been distributed to the poor Tho Russians on their retreat before General Von Hlndcnburg nio snld to have left grent quantities of supplies of vari ous kinds which fully compensate for the damage done. Architect's sketch made public by Municipal Court which shows that a whole city block is wanted instead of small plot 'asked for in Councils. The sketch was sent to newspapers with the name of the fourth side boundary blocked out as shown, supposedly to conceal the huge extent of the contemplated grab. WHITE STAR LINER CRETIC IMPERILED BY FIRE IN HOLD Cotton Ignites and Threatens Destruction of Vessel About to Leave for Medi terranean Ports. NEW YORK, Sept. ;6.-Flro started early today in the forward hold of tho White Star liner Crctlc as sho lay at her pier at tio foot of West Eigtccnth street, ami for a time threatened to destroy tho vessel. The Crctlc was scheduled to sail at noon for Genoa and Mediterranean ports with a cargo of cotton. A sailor discovered the blaze In for ward hatch No. :i and sounded the fire alarm. Captain HouaTth, master of tho liner, led tho first fighting force of soll ors while city firemen under eputy Chief Martin fought to savo the big ship from destruction. Tho city firemen had not been sum moned Immediately, as Captain Howarth believed his firemen could put out Ae blaze. As the cotton became Ignited, howcDver, tnc blaao spread to such an extent that outside aid was hurriedly summoned. Tho flroboats Duane and Wil lett rushed to tho scene and hurled tons of water over tho forward deck of tho liner. In tho meantime, tho smoke pouring skyward caused Intense excitement along West street and In tho vicinity iff Eighteenth t street, ' as persons believed that tho Whlto Star pier was abl.izo. hying noxt to the Cretic was the great liner Olympic, which was scheduled to sail for Liverpool. Tho pier was crowdfi with this liner's passengers and their fi lends. In their excitement men and women ran aimlessly about on th.i nf,w In tho way ot tho firemen and hampering the flre-tlghtcrs. Two sailors who had been sleeping In tho hold had a narrow escapi from death. They wore unconscious when found by the firemen, and It was with tho gieat ett difficulty that they were taken on deck. Tho Crctlc, which Is one of tho best known ships In the American-Mediterranean trade, has had nn exciting career since sho was built at New Castle, Eng.. In 19K. In 1M7 theto was an explosion on board, and two yeais after she went aground on George's Island, off Boston. in iju mo i-reue urrivcit Hero after n. thrilling race foi safety against a giant water spout. GARRANZA FORCES DEFEATED BY YAQUI ALLIES OF VILLA Indians Drive Troops Com manded by Governor of 'Sonora Into Santa Barbara After Severe Fight. N"OGALES, Sonora, Sept. 25. Carranza forces under General Benjamin Hill vcro defeated with severe losses In a battle with Vaqul Indiana at Santa Barbara, a small town between Nogales and Cannncn. Ho is still in Santa Bar bara. ha!ng been drlen Into the town by the Yaquis, who are said to be com manded by Governor Maytorona. Roln foi cements for Hill were sent fiom Cnnnnea last night, and Matorena' forces have heen lelnforccd with M0 troops fiom Nognles. Both sides in jcsicruaya uattlo had about -lOOo men. Four of Intcnention alone will hold Concluded mi I'aee 3 m ' fv S VJ o a FAIR GERMAN PLAN IF VICTORIOUS Would Have Made France Ally Against England nnd Russia. , .. . LONDON. Sept. 2G. It Is said here on what Is ieganle.1 as the best authority, that tho plan of aer! many, In the event of her crushing I- ranco at tho outbreak of tho war. was to force the republic to become her allv against England and Russia in consldera tlon of not asking a war indemnity Without In any way Implying a lack of trust In ! ranee's Integrity of purpose It Is felt In Influential circles hero thut th" declaration signed by Russia. France and Britain Is opportune. None of the Alllej will demand terms of pence without the pievlous agreement of each of tho othei Allies, and It may be taken for granted that there III bo no talk, of tonus so far as the Allies aio concerned, until German despotism Is effectually ciushed It will be "a war to a llnlsh." v,,usm-u' POET ARRESTED AS SPY D'Annunizo Released After THE LINE-UP IN TODAY'S FOOTBALL GA ME AT FRANKLIN FIELD PENNSYLVANIA KOONS 18 Right End Left End 1 TURNBULL HUGHES 21 Right Halfback HARRIS 3 Right Tackle JOURNEAY 1 Right Guard MOFFETT 7 Fullback IRWIN 10 Quarterback BORIE 29 Centre RUSSELL 3 Left Guard Left Tackle 2 SCHEFFER Left Guard 3 WEBNER WEATHER FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity Fair and continued cool tonight and Sun Pay, with possibly frost on lowlands fvmyni; moderate northwest winds. .or details, see last paget , Beintr ! Held for Making Notes in Paris, ' r,.... -P.A"!S' srd. a I v........ ,v ., nimuiuiii, iiaimti poet, wus arrested tho other evening as u sp Ho was standing on the I'ont des Arts malt. Ing memoranda, of his Impiesslons when a passerby, becoming suspicious, called the police. ' The latter tried to read Slgnor d'An nunzlo's notes, but could not. as thev were written hi Italian. The poet was taken to the station, where he aa ro leased after proving hla Idontltj. PRESIDENT SIGNS TRADE BILL WASHINGTON, Sept. Jtf.-Ircsldeiit Wilson today slgiitd the Kedeial Tiude Commission bill. No cei oniony attended hla uclimi Thp hill ivnl.l !.... ,.. lv, ,,. utcoine law w uncut nis signature nad he failed to blgu It today. Left Halfback 8 SWOPE Centre 4 TITZELL Quarterback 7 STONEY Fullback 10 STRATTON Right Guard 5 MERCER JONES 6 Left Halfback NORWALD 4 Left Tackle Right Tackle 16 SEELBACH 16 Left End Right Eijd MARKS BUEHLER.R.E. 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Uaa- WH.HITQN 11.81 MellHAVKIt '!" TATLOH . ! Srt iIBrKWX .. B.9 1 HOl'KI .vs . . L as. llANKOlttl . '. i'i.ornu:i it.10- mi:m.m K-n nBCKKn ... . K. I'titiiiaa. tin, IHntcr . a - UATIUBU-ti , . it. ii. u. r-yunKTr .... I'wiliUiD Ho. IUi-r. R-ONIKtl T.l-nn0HVK ft I'lMSPkER. ... 15 JO.NU.S. R n . . "HH-W.NPS.W mi TuwNUKxn . . . B 1!-MAPK1KA .... .. -i:. i noHixsu T.50--AVKIU Piitl. U!.iL t". Q. If". It IWiiou. T. T a B- .-.. II T T. by phlcl kt ihfiaauritaa HiStE i Kt' T? r."ht Ucl"J T Sloney' r,ht nd' w! w.rtaefc-' urlTunL ' ,!' Thl" temre' 3"rr. x 1 One of the most violent engagements of tho battle of tho Alanc is In proB rcss today, the fourteenth of the Btrugele, along tho German right. The AI11C3, heavily reinforced, have taken the offensive near St. Quen tin. a town of strategic importance. Arrival of fresh troops saved the Allies from disaster yesterday. They were forced to retreat before supe rior numbers. Fighting continues on the eastern end of tho line, where the Germans have not been able to cross the Meuse River. Aviators report the Germans are con structing Une3 of entrenchment In southern Belgium near the plains of Waterloo. This is Interpreted as a plan to provide a haven, in case of necessity, for the right wing, which has heen badly damaged by the Al lies in the battle along the Alsnc. Belgian authorities expect an attack on Antwerp, as German jps are moving In that direction. Firing hoard a few miles from Ghent Indi cate the presence of a nearby force and the Inhabitants are fleeing from tho city, which was believed safe a day or so ago, when several train loads of wounded were carried thero 'Russians have occupied Chyrow and Dynow, important railway centres near Przemysl. The bombardment of Przemysl continues and two outer forts have been taken. Its fall A declared imminent. Near Dynow the Russian advance guard was repulsed by a superior force of Austrlans. Tho Austrian army Is concentrated on tho River Wlslokd. west of tho San. where they will oppose the Russians before falling back on Cracow. Petrograd War Office reports capture of small towns, giving control of en tire railroad system In East Galtcla and opening way for westward prog ress to Cracow. It is &ald German officers have taken command of the defence of that city. In 13ast Prussia tho Russians havo ns sumed the offensive after Uenneu kampl's strategic retirement south. Germans who attempted an Invasion of Poland near Suwulkl were re. pulsed, uccordlng to Petrograd, nnd forced back to Gumhinnen. Se vens losses on the Gorman side, both of inon and guns, nro roported, lierliit otliciul statement j,as tho AN lies have fallen back 12 miles along had been reinforiod. Further nil vnnecs along the Mouso nro reported, ulnle the tjorumn artillery continues to bombard tlio French forts, London is intensely excited over op erations of tho iienpolin tleet in the North Sea, and extreme precautious have been adopted agulnut a pollute night attack. Lights nro out early ami ertut toarvIilishts conib tho skies. Clilneso Foreign OilUe has formally protested to the Japanese legation at I'oljlu agulnut tlio occupatiun of WeN listen tn Shan Tung province. ThP pron. which was seized wltlj. nut resltuiuv, is SO miles from Tsiiuj-Tuo. in tiie liirntun Uitt?tu4t f Iviao.i'uau. uhcr-' the Japanese aro uiwniti'd. and it.s occupation n. resordwl us an infrinyrment uf Chinese toverclgntv BISHOP SPALDING KILLED Head of Utah Episcopal Church Dead in Auto Wreck. fcAI-T I.AKK CITY. Itali. S,.pi. -BUh ip P S Spjldliirf. beud of tin- i;pi.o. pal Chunh In Utab. was intaiul kilUu hre last night wtien the automobile In which be was riding struck a curbatoui and wa tverturned. PARIS, Sept. 3. Dispatches from tho front today de clare one of the most violent engage ments of the great battle of the Aisno is In progress near St. Quentin, on th German right. General von Kluk, heavily rein forced, compelled the Allies to retire yesterday and additional forces for th French and British arrived just in time to prevent a severe reverse. St. Quentin, a place of much stra tegic Importance, is the centre of the Allies' assault. This town had been taken by the Germans after desperate, fighting. Tho Germans have made a supremo effort to check the allied advanca along the Oise and to push their lino forward 0 as to split the allied forces between Noyon and St. Quentin. but they have been unsuccessful. The new allied armies, which moved cast from Amiens and Doullena, ara reported to have so strongly entrenched the Allies' left that the capture of St. Quentin is considered certain within a short tlmo. If tha Allies can take 'St. Quentin and the railway lines between' it nnd Noyon, the Germans must abandon their strongly entrenched po sitions in the Oise-Alsne region $na retreat speedily to tho northeast or b cut off and forced to surrender. The fourteenth day of the battle) found hard fighting also on the right flank of tho Allies, while in the centra both the Germans and the French re mained behind their defensive work as the opposing artillery fought a long range duel. General Gallieni, tho Military Gov ernor of Paris, declared that th French and British had shown con spicuous gallantry In repulsing the at tacks of the Germans. The Allies, said General Gallieni, are nuw holding better positions than the have since the battle began along th Aisne. Both flanks have been strength ened as a result of the offensive move ment of the Germans. There was artillery firing nil through tho night along the Oise. The violence of the attacks is shown by the great numbers of wounded sol diers that are being brought to Paris from the north. These soldiers say that tho Germans have planted In numerable maehino guns on every fa vorable pleco of ground around St, Quentin and Camurni. Terrible street fighting is reported from St. Quentin. whore the French are fighting the troops defending Gcn- j&f" &t 3-s gaj?fc tew the Oise. although the enemies' lines ora: von Kluk'b "ne ' communication. It was regurded as possible that th British reinforcements might co. oper ate with General d'Am.ide's French troops in the north iu u general move ment against General von Kluk's rear and the forces of tieuerol von Boohm that aro defending tho German line of ('tinmunii'iiUon. An unofficial dispatch from a corre spondent who has beon at the front mukes no mention of any British sol diers at St. Quentin. This messags says: "The lighting at St. Quentin has been 80vcrt. Tho French were In control of the city, but a superior force of Uornmns onsuged thom uml secured a firm foothold. Tlwre mm furious haniNto.iuuul fighting in the street, the Germans using Maxim guns against the French, who wn forced to retire before the steady fire. The French had artillery and fUMMriuly thej could have cNpellnd the Germans by bom barding St. Quentin. but it was feared that the city would h destroy cd." The Utrmans are reported mrrtly holdini,- their intrenched pokltioiu , the centre This i beliewd due to the fact thut the l.a. t.tH ,-,Jrnp. id to withdraw large lor-n vt mc-, and ar tillery and "id, them to the wtat Aq ll IM f I I
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