POSTSCRIPT EDITION Jbv xLiiN-liNUr Hi mJ a JLj JLV POSTSCRIPT EDITION .41 5 VOL. I WO. 12 ft PIIJCLADELIIIA, SATU1U3AY; SEPTEMBER 2, 1014. PiaOE 02s'E CENT it y d 13 II 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 be put thiough by the Varc-McNIchol-Pcnrose-controlled Councils Is back of the bill to condemn (ami for the Municipal Court at Slst and nacc streets. The bill was passed Tuesday over the Mayor's veto. On the surface the Municipal Court plan meant the purchase of a small corner lot at Slst and Race streets. Hut the real scheme Is the acquisition of an cntlie city block and the construc tion of buildings which would cost JSCO.OOO. Real c3tate ngents say the speculative possibilities are enormous. This explains the frantic mustering of a voto big enough to override the Mayor's veto of the preliminary bill. The Kchpmc will cost Philadelphia , nearly $2,0CO,000 unless It Is blocked. The price of the land noeded will exceed M ,000, 000, and the buildings will run the price up another JWO.OOO. The opening wedge wan the bill to con demn land nt Second nnd Race street, . II.- ..... .... nt (tin XIofitalAti Motrin nun inn jiui'tifcj w ...v ... .... ..-....-.. jt seemed Innocent enough, as the cost of the property would not exceed $150, 000. For buildings on this site $100,000 of the loan bill money hail been appropri ated. Mayor Ulnnkcnburg and many others opposed oven this c.tpendltuie as extravagant. HUGE SCOPK OF THtl GRAB. To all appearances the Municipal Court plans were to be confined to the pur chase of the Magdalen Home property and the constiuctlon of buildings cost ing no moro than $100,000. But the Municipal Court ofllces at city hall gave out un architect's sketch show In; the proposed buildings. 1I1IS Wlitf LJIU CJ IV, ill,- rUtlu .a-.-,.-... It showed that the Magdalen Homo property was less than u fourth of tho land tho court proposed to use. And the buildings to be put up could not be built for less than $500,000. The land to be condemned for the Municipal Court Is not big enough to accommodate even one of the proposed buildings. Yet thus far there has not been even a whisper that more Ian uoufd bo needed. Only three boundaries of the Municipal Court site were given in the architect's sketch map. The name uf tho street on the fourth side was mysteriously miss ing. TJila was important, because It loft HIP iZe Ol II1B KIUU Ulil'll iu v-wnjfcu,,-. fiomo who saw the map said that the tract shown must he intended to run only to Winter street. Others believed I, ... . ..II ll.n ....... In It.n Iri.At thllQ Jl WtL .III IHC rf m -- ...... ., -..- extending the grab moie than 100 feet. In any case the proporty on the map extends 110 feet and possibly 2S0 feet further north than the promoters ever aid it would, ORIGINAL MAP DnFACKU.. But a close look at thu map explained why the name of tho northern boundary line fulled to appear. It had been blocked out by sticking a piece of paper over the name on the original sketch and photographing it oc foro sending the picture to newspaper ofllcee. Instead of the missing name there was a strin of dead white three Inches long. which entirely toncealed the name of tho street. The Magdalen Home site Is relatively o small that only a part of the "Ad ministration Building" would nt In it. The "Courts Building" Is at least l80 feet from the northeast corner of tho Magdalen property, the "Hospital Oroup" Is far off to the cast, and more than 10O feet west Is shown the "De tention Group." omcers of the Municipal Court grew reticent when asked to talk about the map. Fred C. Simon, executive clerk to the court, was said to know the name of the northern boundary. He refused rolnt-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 tho fine work this court is doing, and when we have any Information to give out the newspapers will get It." . Prcsed for the name of the architect, filinuti finally declared that he was tho Judge, of news of tho Municipal Court and he deemed the architect's name of no value to the public. "Thu plans aio not definite and I can. not el you tho no mo of the street," ho aid JIJUGK BROWN UNINFORMED. Later Judge Brown was asked about tho northern boundary. It is Winter street," he said, "and the 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 street was omitted?" he was asked. "I don't know anj thing about It," was the answer. "Didn't you notice the white mark In- load of the name of the street when you saw the sketch?" Judge Brown said he hadn't noticed It. "But don't you know why the street wns blocked out?" Judge Brown turned on his heel and walked towurd his office, "I'm not answering conundrums," he said at the door. The vote by which the owning wedge was forced through over tho Mayor'o veto wns that of Dr. Wllllnm D. Bacon, a Penrose supported and noted gang man. Judge Audonrled declared ho had no right to n fipnl In 4aIa ;,,, II i... .. . ... -...,. .t Lvuiait! unci i ir" COUtlt of thi vntpa. It, IVin Vnli..l,A.,-4li Ward. Dr. Philip H. Moore wns tho man legally elected, according to Judgo Audon rled. But Justice D. Newell Fell, of the Supremo Court, granted Bacon the Pilvllogo of holding his Beat until tho Supreme Court levlews the proofs against him, GERMANS HOLD 50,000 Exchange Plans Reduce Early Esti mate of 250,000 Prisoners. l.n.vnnv ni -n The Central News Agency has received th following dispatch from Rome: "A message from Berlin says the Gen eral Staff, having agreed to the complete ofllclnl lists of ptlsonets, has found It necessary to ndmlt that the totals al ready announced were erroneous. The aggregate number of prlsoneis In German hands Is now reduced from 250,000 to 50.000. of whom 30,000 are Russians." Telegraphing from Amsterdam, the cor respondent of the Router Telegrnm Com pany says tho 31st Gctman casualty list, carrying it total of about 1000 men killed, wounded nnd missing, hae been given out. It Includes the names of 2.""omcers of one regiment who weie killed In five days' fighting. GERMANS AGAIN REPULSED IN POLISH MOVEMENT Eennenkamwf, on Offensive, Checks Swo3lon, Inflicting: Heavy Damage. PETROGRAD. Sept. 26. It Is announced that the Russian army of General Rennenkampf nan assumed the oftenslve nnd has repulycd the Ger riaiiB who tried to invade Russian Po land In the direction of Suwalkl. 'While details nic lacking, the early reports to the General Staff Indicate that the repulse has been serious to the Germans who weie driven back toward Gumhln neM with the loss of many men nnd a number Of Mnnnn The general Russian advance on Ger man positions Is deoilbol ns well In Prcgre3s. For .strbtsrlc reasons tho de tails are ordered withheld by the censor but the announcement is imhorlzcd that tho advance, with Beilln as the Ab jective, Is "now In ptogress." Whether this means that the known movementr are being carried on with this intention or whether v great move ment Is masked Is not revealed; but the significant fact Is admitted that the en tire Russian army. Including oven tho troops brought through SIbeila from Mnrt scr fi ' "ro now at nostln available for ..... , . BERLIN, Sept. Ifi. Minister of Asrinilhin, '- cj.i , nnd nn Imperial commission have re turned from East Prussia, whero they went to Investigate conditions and esti mate the loss caused to the population by tho Russian Invasion. Tho conimis slon decided to teplaco the destioycrt buildings with temporary structuies so that tho people could contain their cus tomnry pursuits. Food has been dlutrlh,,) ,l. - -.- ...u.-., fclJ 4m. poor. The Russians on their letteat before General Un Hindenburg are said to have left great nimntlHpi nf c,.n... ... :. . , , , : " "wi'i'iica ui van- ous kinds which fully compensate for the umimfe'; nunc:, iWHfWw- ;?5vVS5. 5sj& MvV j? stir JzwffivxPW V rvfJvar yv jfa. i . ? t mmz:s JMt y S ' if- V r j ' ,4i xu-vi -f " j',' T f " ' "J TkVJ n ' , ' . VVVSv. V .:TOMH i& wm ii-K&i&- . l? y X. ' "-x w$sL mm ' wmmA AJX -A&&'v & - w 3?- IEsa&Jl wx4 ' 'J , "-C r-rN-""-' - "? ,y-f -J t J sLi. yy ' ' - . l iJg&'fTi' - '-&? 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 Toul Forts Continues With Invaders Unable to Cross Meuse. The War Today Architect'! slfpfrli marl nuKlin t Mnn!i.!nnt fn.t-i. ...uti .!.... ,ll ..t-i- . , . .... . ... , .. j .,.,...u, ,uuii wiui.li auuwb mac a wnoic city diock ts 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. IS. Kite started early today In the forward hold or the White Star liner Crctlo as .sho lay at her pier nt the foot of West Clgtcenth street, and for a time threatened to destroy the vessel. The Cretic was schedulrd to sail at noon for Uenoa and Medltotrane.tn ports with a cargo of cotton. A sailor discovered tho bluzo in for wanl hatch No. a and sounded the fire alarm. Captain Hownnh, master of the liner, led the fust lighting foico of soll- ors while city firemen under .puty Chief water spout Martin fought to save tho big ship from destruction. Tho city tlremcn had not been sum moned Immediately, as Captain Howatth believed his tlromen tould put out Jie blaze. As tho cotton became Ignited, howeDver. tno blaze spiead to such an extent that outside aid was hurriedly summoned. The flreboats Duane and Wil lett rushed to the scene and hurled tons of water over the forward deck of tho liner. In the meantime, the smoke pouring skyward caused Intense excitement along West street and In the vlclnltv iff Llghteenth Btieet, ns peibons bcll'eved that tho White Star pier was ablaze. Lying next to the Cretic was the gleat liner Olympic, which wai scheduled to will for Liverpool. The pier was eiowdPH with this liner's p.issungers and their i friends. In their excitement mn and women ran aimlessly about on the pie In the way of the firemen ami hampering Two sailors who had been sleeping In I tne hold had a narrow escape fiom death. They were unconscious when found by the firemen, und It was with th great' ot rilfliculty that they weie t.iken on deck. The Cretic, which Is one of thf best known ships In the Ameiican-Medlter-ranean tr.id has h.id an fxcltlug cm-r-r since sho wan built at Xcw Cattle. Kng., In 1503. In 1507 their- was an rxplosion on board, and two jrars after she went aground on lleoige's Maud, off iloiton. In 1011 tho Cietle m ri veil horp nftor a tin tiling nice fot safety against a giant CARRANZA FORCES DEFEATED BY YAQUI ALLIES OF VILLA Indians Drive Troops Com manded by Governor of Sonora Into Santa Barbara After Severe Fight. One of the most violent engagements of the battle of the Alsno Is In prog ress today, the fourteenth of the struggle, along: the Ucitnan right. The Allies, heavily reinforced, have taken the offensive near St. Quen tin, a town of strategic itnportunce. Arrival of fresh troops saved the Allies from disaster yesterday. They were forced to retieat before supe- ; PARIS, Sept. 28. JJIspatrhcs from the front today de claie one of the most violent engafje mentB of the sreat battle of the Al3no is In progress ncur St. Quentin, on tho German right. General von Kluk, heavily rein forced, compelled the Allies to retire yeaterday and additional forces for tho French and British arrived Just In Urn to prevent a severe reverse. St. Quentin. tl i,.lce of mucll stfa , toKic Importance, is the centre of tho NOGALKS. Sonorn, Sept -'6.-Cnrranza foiees under Uener.T Benjamin Hill were defeated with siveit- losses in a battle with Vnqul Indians at Santa narb.ira, n small town betwen Xogales miii Cananea. He Is still In Santa Bar bara, having been drlen into the tuwn bj the Vaquls. who aio said to bo com manded h Governor .Maytoionu. rteln forcoments for Hill were sent from Cananea Ia3t night, and M.iytoicna's forces havo been reinfoiced with fifid troops fiom Xngalcs. Both tides in jcslenluj's batll- had about I'Mo men. 1'ear nt Intel mntlon alone will hold L'nneliiilrd nn Piute 2 I THE LINE-UP IN TODAY'S FOOTBALL GAME AT FRANKLIN FIELD PENNSYLVANIA LJwm rru GERMAN PLAN IF VICTORIOUS Would Have Made Trance Ally Against England and Russia. It Is said here on what Is legarded as the best authority, that the plan of ie"! many. In the event of her crushln Franco at the outbreak of the war. as to force the republic to become hei alH against Unsland und nussl-, consider.- ",' n.ot. "skl,,K n unr Indemnltv. (.m !l i"' n".V nny '"'PlXng a lack nf i ..'' ".V ?, """I'J' "f Purpose is felt ii Influential circles heie that the dec ar.itlon signed b m.ssia. I'mnce ad nrltaln Is oppoilune. .Vone of the Allies will demand terms of peace will oiu the Piovious agreement of each of the other Allies, and It nmy be taken for sraiited that then, will be no talk of te"m3 lo far as the Allies aie concerned, until Oeiman despotism la effectually ciushed It will be "a war to a llnlsh " POET ARRESTED AS SPY D'Aimunlzo Released After Being Held for Making Notes in Paris. KOONS 18 Right End Left End 1 TURNBULL HUGHES 21 Right Halfback HARRIS' 3 Right Tackle MOFFETT 7 Fullback IRWIN 10 Quarterback JOURNEAY 1 Right Guard BORIE 29 Centre RUSSELL 3 Left Guard Left Tackle 2 SCHEFFER Left Guard 3 WEBNER FAIFL WEATHER FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity Fair and continued cool tonight and Sun day, with -possibly frost on lowlands tonight; moderate northwest winds, For dctaih, see last page. n.tmrj r. . . Oabriele d'Aiinunzio, Italian poet', wiis anested the other evening as a sin ii was standing on the Pont Ucs Aits mak. Ing memoranda of his linpiesslona when a passeibj. becoming suspicious, called the pollie. vuiirij The lutter tried t read Slgnor tl'An nunzio's notes, bui could not. as thev weie written In Italian The poet "s taken to the station, where he was re- .Uo..i nun piuvum riis uientlt). PRESIDENT SIGNS TRADE BILL WABHINUTON. Sept. M.-.,MWenl W'iNon tuday fcivncd the Kedetal Tiade .ominiMiun mil So iticmony altendta Ms action. The bill would have become law without his signature had hi- raiteU ' to sun it tockij. ALMOST STRANGLED BY BONE A nihbone In hla thioat nearly traiiisid James Hockman, 13 yaara old. of am North Ninth jtrtet, until u was reniovTd by physic! jus at the Samaritan Hospital Centre 4 TITZELL Quarterback 7 STONEY Right Guard 5 MERCER JONES 6 Left Halfback NORWALD 4 Left Tackle Right Tackle 16 SEELBACH 16 Left End Risht End 6 Left Halfback 8 SWOPE Fullback 10 STRATTQN GETTYSBURG MARKS BUSHIER, R.E Riglit Halfbacjc HOAR In the accoimunvin? iIuilmhui nn, i, ....... .,. , . . - Pennsjlvania'8 varelty sijuqU U immured u foiiowj. ' V ,'a'M 0 'J', kKW ' & bUuuH, rlor numbers. Fighting continues llles assault. This town had been on the eastern end of the line, where j taken hy th Uermans after desperate the Germans have npt been able to s "" ne Germans have made a supreme effort to check the allied advance ulonjr the Oise and to push their line forward so as to split the allied forces between Noyon and St. Quentin. but they have been unsuccessful. The now filled uimlcn. which moved east from Amiens and Douliens. are icported to have so strongly cntrenelied tho Allies' left that thP capture of St. Quonlin is considered certain within a short tltm... If ,he AC3 ca take gt Quentin and the railway lines between it and Xoyon, the Germans must abandon their stronffl,v entrenched po sitions in the Olse-Aisne rcfrion and mtreat speedily to the northeast or ba cut off and forced to surrender. The fouuuenth duy of the battla found hard tiKhtlns: also on the right flunk of the Allies, while in the centre both the Germans and the French re- mnlned behind their defensive works as the opposing: artillery fought a lons i arise duel. General Gallieni. the .Military Gov ernor of Paris, declared that the French and British had shown con spicuous gallantry in reputeing the at tacks of the Germuns. The Allies, said General Gallieni, are now holding better positions than they have olnce the battle began along the Aisuc. Both flunks have been strength ened as a i tault of the offensive move ment of the Germans. There was urtillery tiring all through the night along the Oise. The vlolenre of the tittaiks is shown by the great numbers of wounded sol diers that are being brought to Paris from the north. These soldiers say that the Germans hae planted in numerable machine guns on every fa or.:bk piece of ground around St. Quentin und Cumbrai. Terrible street fiahtliig is reported from St. Quemin. where the French lire fighting th troops defending Gen eral von KluKs line o communication. It wis regarded as possible that the Urltish telnfor.emt.iitB might co-oper-alf with General dWmades Picmh troops in the north in a general movo rittru against General von Kluli's rear ami the forces' of General von Boohm that are defending the German line of cmumunUution. An unofficial dlspiii. ii from a corre- No. Piaytr. I'l SWtilillAUii .. S- II.MtlU.S 3-m.'sfii I'Miitoa So. 1'lajer . .... ft i- 4Duu.vav ....UT.ll 101tJg.S . ....!.. u. i- N.vmv.vw S'o. I'ldr. 6 jii;iui.i. .. f t'l-ji'i'Kn ... U OAHTKR li IVITIIKItOW II IVI1, .,. . i' iii:i;i..mi is K(H)MS in iiin'wi.s . i'O llli.NNIMi ... I'ujliluji. Ho, Plater. q o-w-TioKKn a.W-THHlB ' 5 KUCKKIfKLt.Hit aw -unqriMUT . H-SJ-MAVHIJIMlV . .. W-S HlTI.Blt . . . ii?o- oi;ib ... . .. H. U ail. HAI.l.ot ... . 1! 31- AI.I)KS .. . 32- I'.MlKl.'lt i.,, niM. Pa.i.loB Jf l..i M4TT1IBU,.:. ;,-"; ,a. u. . t uomrrr . .......... , I'oi.lliou .So t'lter ' " MIBIUU'B .... it. u ii mwu T.;i jhujuss hi usTiTrim t'utiiiluu Xo. I1s 11. M- U'HAOTUV " hWIA.8H .... ." TAYUUl K -W UBVin.! "! HUpIjlKil . . .. a.vM-'uuii ...v ta I'uirnuat ... . ... -Q.ll.ii MK.M'l-V . .... K. il HKi'KKK r: aEnTTSniTRa ri.iiir. i r,hM.. .,. .. . uura . ButhUr. nshi u.-Me ' Stoneyr ,hi tnd h ' Z..'Z" " "U"" 3 w"r l.ft ,ur4 t Tltl c.n.r. 3 v r. ...,. ,. ,.uliv.r w vtlmcr u Jlall ,, ,-.:,.".." .' """on "gin hulfiMrh u M K-t- HiUkIKU . . t. is niunvx "! -t'lUKnUUI . aia-jaskKs n ii IH- U.MW.W . . utr -Totrtfuxu . ms WAPBlllA . t-ROBISKUX . T 3'k- AVKKV .- . t- T. a &a. ... . f T. rt 8 JS mi "i fulilMMWy MI M , IMI cross the Mouse River. Aviators report the Germans are con structing lines of entrenchment in southern Belgium near the plains of Waterloo. This 13 interpreted as a plan to provide a haven, in case of necessity, for the right wing, which has been badly damaged by the Al lies In the battle along the Alsne. Belgian authorities expect an attack on Antwerp, as German troops are moving In that direction. Firing heard a few miles from Ghent indi cate the picsenco of a neat by force and the inhabitants arc fleeing from the city, which was believed safe a day or so ago, when several train loads of wounded were carried theie Kussians have occupied Chyrow and Dynow, Important railway centres near Przemysl. The bombaidment 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 Austrinns. The Austrian aimy is concentrated on the River Wlslokn, west of the San. where they vv II oppose the Russians ' before fulling back on Cnitovv. I Petrograd War Otllce reports capture , of small towns, giving control of en tire railroad sjstem in Unst Galicia and opening way for westward prog- , ress to Cracow. It is said German ultlccrs have taken cummnnd of the defense of that city. In Want Prussia the Russians havo as sumed the drteiiBivo after Itennen kainpfs strategic letiremeut south. Germaua who attempted an invasion of Poland near Suwalkl were re- ' pulsed, net nitting to Petrograd, ifnU forced back to Gumbinnen. Be vere Indues on tho German side, both of men and guns, ar" reported. Ho ill n ollielnl siatemem says the Al lies have fallen back 12 miles along the Oise. although the enemies' lines had been reinforced, i'urther ad vance, along the Mouse are reported, while ttK German artillery continues to iMimbard the French forts. London i intensely escited over op erations of the SSepnelin fleet in thft North Kea. and extreme precautions have been adopted against a pooaiblt night uttack. .Ughts are out early and great bearchlights comb the i "rn who has bn at the front sHies malkes no nu-ntioti of an Untuh soi- , fbmeee Porelgn onUe has formally lii0" ol " cjuentin. This message . protested to tte Japrnw-ae legation ! swy: X at PeUin against the oecupation of I "rh fl8b -it Bt. Qmritin haPTcn Wfl-Hsien in Shan Tung province, vere. The Premh uere in contiol TUe town. iih(i.h was aeisnj lyui,, " he "M. M a sup.rnr furtu of wit reslktume, is su miles from ( t,rim eriBr4 Uero .iid aeurea a Tsliig-Tai. in the German leasehold arm f"Hhod, There was furinuj of Kiao-t'ltau. where the Japanese f h,M,",0hanl lighting in the street are oruratcil and as oucuimiiun i 'h Clermaas usiiut Maxim ltmiiu ,..... regurded as an infringement uf ,he Prtmh. who Here for. td to retire fhinesi sovertignu j iwfore the steady Hre. TUp French " . n lUeij aiu isx 4bl ihey tuU BISHOP SPALDING KILLED bv 1'," hr' Jrm... u tH. xt j , r I'flMiug Si. quentin. but a .,, fettre,- HfatJ of Utah Episcopal Ctmrch 8aa i"-u the ay wuW be b?tr.,KLl) . BUh.ipF S Sowing, hiad rthe 1W.. ' 1"W'"S ,h4 "U-hl p.,wi.i,s la rwl I'hunh ,n l'i.,.. wa ii.Ui,tl kil.ed ""'" Th' ,s U1" h. re la.t mB-ht when the aut ..iiotjllc In i lai-' l"l" "" v ,"' ' .... i.e was rwmg stru.k a vurbsto,, hdraw l,rV . v i ilui I., thu ' ' nip' ii d iv 'ii ir in WimawteSttSB:
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