EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914.
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SATURDAY EVENING REVIEW OF THE WEEK'S EVENTS HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE
IN COMMERCE
AND FINANCE
Happenings That Throw Light on
Present nntl Prospective Busi
ness Conditions.
Of paramount lmporlnnco In the com
mercial and financial news of the wcelc
nro the preliminary steps toward a t00,-
000,000 gold pool for the relief of the
foreign exchange situation, the success
ful placing of the $100,000,000 loan of tho
city of New York and tho decision of
tho Interstate Commerce Commission to
reopen tho S per cent, freight rate case,
Thcso favorablo omens In tho business
world were further augmented by tho
lifting of tho ban on trading In New
York. Boston. Baltimore and Philadel
phia, providing that salesmen may bo
sent out to solicit business for listed and
unlisted stocks and bonds.
Following the sanction- of the Fedoral
Reserve Board of tho plan that the
1100,000 000 bo raised to place th6 foreign
exchange market on a firm basis, banks
throughout tho country cams forward
with the announcement that they stood
ready to ndvance whatever amount It
was considered tlioy should. This
amount. It Is believed, will only total
nbout $23,000,000. which will bo placed In
the Bank of England's Ottawa branch.
The $100,000,000 loan In Now York and
tho rapidity with which It was placed Is
one of tho best Indications of a gradual
return to normal conditions. Tho loan
was more than five times oversubscribed,
and It Is understood that foreigners, par
ticularly British Investors, put In bids
for ns largo allotments as they could got.
Referring to tho threat mado by Secre
tary of tho Treasury McAdoo that he
would publish tho names of bankB hoard
ing emergency currency and would with
draw Government deposits from any banks
found to bo doing so, tho now York
World asserts: "Secretary McAdoo's
warning to tho national bankB against
tho extortionate uso of emergency cur
rency Is a warranted Interference by tho
Government In their practice."
On Monday Postmaster Goneral Bur
leson announced that ho had under con
sideration a plan to mako the 2-ccn
rate for letter postago effcctlvo through
out tho Western Homlsphcrc. This an
nouncement Is hailed with satisfaction
among business men, who arc now work
ing to build up a South American trado.
Without a doubt this proposal should
becomo operative. Tho plan, of courso,
would result In smaller rovenuo for tho
Government, but It undoubtedly would
Increase our trade with tho cntiro South
America.
Tho New York Times says on this
subject: "Postal treaties and conventions
looking to tho establishment of an ef
ficient money order business with all
Central and South American countries,
Including the British, Danish, French
and Dutch West Indies, should follow
tho measures already taken to extend
banking facilities to merchants of this
country In Soutli American cities."
Further to Increase tho trade of tho
United States with South America stops
are being taken in Chicago for tho or
ganization of a $5,000,000 banking and
trading corporation. Trado experts dur
ing the week took a trip on a special train
of tho Lehigh Valley, telling tho needs
end advantages of Latin America. Tho
New York Sun holds that Americans at
the present time are not adapted to
trade relations In South America as the
Germans and the French are, because of
tho fact thnt the latter "become In lan
guage, manners, etiquette, both social
and commercial, often In law by naturali
zation, Brlzlllans or Poiuvlatis. Longer
credit Is another condition precedent to
American trado In South America."
It is estimated that the total wheat
production In the European war zone this
year will be nbout 2.C0I 000,0(0 bushels, or
f2.S per cent, of last year's crop. This
should be encouraging to the American
grain man. considering that this country
will have a largo surplus of wheat over
her needs this year.
The cotton situation assumed a brighter
aspect this week. Five Cotton Exchanges
in tint Soutli, at Dallas, Memphis, Mont
gomery, Now Orleans and Savannah
opened. This should lead to considerable
buying of cotton throughout the country.
New waiehouscs arc now under construc
tion to care for the cotton bought, and
there Is evrry Indication that there will
be ampin room to store the cotton where
It can be held until tho price advances
and there Is a demand for It. Tho South
ern Cotton Association will meet In New
Orleans next Tuesday, and It will piob
nblv name a minimum price at which
cotton can be sold. Tho price now being
held to Is 10 cents a pound.
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FOREIGN RELATIONS
Tho steamship Robert Dollar galled
from Bio do Janeiro, Wednesday,, flying
the British colors. Two weeks ago tho
Robert Dollar made application at Rio
for a transfer of Canadian registry to
American, under tho registry law of
August IS, Tho British Consul protested
nnd the transfer was refused. Tho Inci
dent derives Its Importance from its ex
pression of tho British attitude toward
President Wilson's plan for tho purchase
of foreign steamers to bo operated by a
government-controlled corporation. The
President, on Thursday, said that tho
ship purchase bill would not bo taken
from tho Administration's legislative cal
endar.
It was announced In Washington that
President Wilson had determined to tolcr
ato no longer tho offonslvo public com
ments of foreign diplomatic representa
tives concerning matters of domestic con
cern, This announcement relates particu
larly to the nllegcd statements of Sir
Lionel Cardcn, former British Minister to
Mexico, criticising our Government's Mex
ican policy; of Baron Wllhclm von
Schoen, of the German diplomatic serv
ice, who Is said to have declared that
Japan wants war with this country; and
of A. Rustam Bey, tho Turkish Ambas
sador to tho United Stntcs, whoso refer
ences to lynchlngs In the Southern States
and "water cures" In tho Philippines
were not kindly received at tho Whlto
House. It Is believed that tho Amcrlcnn
Government has asked for Rustem Bey's
recall, or will do so, and that It will
tnko ofllclal action with reference to tho
von Schoen and Garden Interviews.
Russia and Sweden this week Informed
Washington of their Intention to sign
peace commission treaties with tho United
StatCf. These treaties will ho like those
which hnvo hnen nnrroMntp.1 with flrnnt
Britain, France, Spain, China nnd 22 other
nations of tho world, and which provltlo
that all disputes which cannot be set
tled through tho ordinary diplomatic
channels shall bo referred to a perma
nent commission, nnd that hostilities
shall not begin within a year after such
refcrenco of tho questions at Issue.
"WHO, ME?"
St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Is not a time for reckless squandering of
money when that money must be raised
by extraordinary means, but It Is not a
time to abandon all Its lmnrnvnmt
work." Besides, "there are millions of
men out of work, in times of depression,
who can be mado self-supporting If they
can nnd employment in theso public
works."
At tho traveling convention of tho Atlan
tic Deeper Wateiways Association, the
rivers and harbors bill wa3 discussed.
Mayor Mitchell, of New York, ns well as
tho speakers who followed him, dcploied
the successful filibuster and declared that
It would work against the bent interests
of the country, especially at tho time
when the United States was reaching out
for her share of tho world's trade. While
favrrlng economy In municipal and nn
tloml government, he decried this move
ment to kill new waterway projects, and
termed It unwise economy. Continuous
nland waterway routes connecting Phila
delphia, New York, Capo Cod Canal and
Southern points by tho means of a ship
canal across the State of New Jersey
were advocated.
WATERWAYS AND PORK
On Monday evening, after a week of
continuous fighting, the allied filibustering
forces In tho Senate overwhelmed tho ad
vocates of tho rivers and harbors bill ami
forced them to an unconditional surrender.
Tho motion of Senator Bonkhead. of Ala
bama, Democrat, to recommit the bill to
the Commerco Committee with instructions
to report a new bill carrying a total ap
propriation not exceeding $20,000,000, was
debated eight and a half hours. The
motion prevailed by a vote of 27 to 22,
exactly a quorum. Sixteen Democrats
and eleven Republicans voted to recommit
the bill, Scvonteen Democrats, four Re
publicans and one Demociat registered
themselves as In favor of It as It stood.
The success of the filibuster, which was
led by Senators Burton, of Ohio; Ken
yon, of Iowa, and Norrls, of Nebraska
was warmly applauded by administration
newspapers ns well as by the press gen
erally. Tho New York World and tho
Brooklyn Eagle, which have been con
spicuous In support of tho Wilson ad
ministration, Joined with the New York
Sun, the Buffalo Commercial and othei
papers In declaring that tho filibusters
had done a real and lasting service to
tho country. There seems to be what
approaches unanimity of opinion on the
ethics of "pork bills " The new maxi
mum of $20,000,000 was set by President
Wilson, but, says the World, "It Is great
ly to be legretted that he did not take
earlier a detlnite stand on this out
rageous measure." The Springfield Union
harks back to the Democratic national
platform In these words: "It must seem
to all fair-minded critics that the record
of the Senate Democrats Is a flagrant
abandonment of tlfb party's professed de
votion to economy."
The compromise plan for the remaking
of the bill calls for the reduction of the
total appropriation from $53,000,000 after
It had been cut from one original $93.
CO0.000, and authorizes expenditures only
for projects that have already received
the approval of Congress. The Wash
ington Times comments. "The herei,.rr
authorized" clause makes It possible that
pork heretofore apportioned may continue
to be paid for from the new appropria
tion. Nobody knows Just what projeca
are needed and righteous. A step
has been taken In the right direction,
but a longer ono Is needed. There should
be a general and sweeping overhauling of
the whole system" of apportioning money
for purposes that cams under the head
of rivers and harbors Improvements. Tho
reduced sum, by the terms of the com
promise, Is to be spent "on existing water
way projects In the discretion of the Sec
retary of War and the Board of Army
Engineers."
rits and harbors bills aro not all of
the character of tho ono now under dls
cusslon. we are reminded by the Detroit
Free Press. "Indeed, they have Inaugu
rated many of the mot advantageous In
ternal Improvements that we have today
In the Unlterl fttnteM " RAlni- anmn ennA
a the bill, the Free Press remarks. "This J
. EMERGENCY TAXATION
The war tax revenue bill, agreed upon
bv tho Democrats of tho Ways and Means
Committee and framed In accordnnco
with tho President's suggestion that "such
sources of revenue be chosen as will be
gin to yield nt once and yield with a
certain and constant flow," was Intro
duced Into tho House of Representatives
Monday. On the following day tho com
mittee presented Its report, saying that
"the necessity for this legislation grows
out of tho reduction of revenues derived
from customs receipts, caused by the
disturbed conditions resulting from the
war In Europe."
It Is estimated that the new taxes will
bring $103,000,000 Into tho Treasury In a
year. In general, the measure follows
the lines of the Internal revenue laws of
tho Civil and Spanish Wars, but while It
Imposes many of the old and soma now
stamp taxes, It omits altogether bank
checks, some other kinds of commercial
paper, also medicines nnd perfumes. In
plnc,o of theso aro taxes upon gasoline,
parlor car and sleeping car tickets and
various kinds of wine. Beer pays less
than heretofore, whisky Is Ignored and
tobacco's burden Is not much changed.
Bankers, brokers and amusement pro
pi letors are levied upon, and Insurance
polkles nnd telegraph and telephone mes
sages are Included among sources of rev
enue. Republican opposition to the bill has
been manifest in Congress and In the
piess since It was first proposed. The
Boston Herald calls attention to the
fuct that Canada, which Is a partici
pant In tho European struggle, Is Im
posing a war tax no larger In proportion
to our own, Tho Chicago Herald objicts
strenuously to tho provision concerning
Insurance policies: "A tax on llfo and
casualty Insurance policies Is a tax on
small savings. Why don't the lawmakers
put n tax on savings bank deposits and
ho dona with It? They are doing about
the same thing." Limited praise for
tho bill Is given In tho New York
World, In the remark that it does not
Inereaso the exactions upon Incomes and
umlt.s wholly the mischievous Idea o'
taxing domestic freight bills. Support
and opposition, both In Congress and
out of It, la divided on strictly partisan
lines
Tho principal criticism of the war tax
measure is mat It is wnolly i nnccet)
sary. "The new tax Is not a war tax."
says the Brooklyn Citizen, "It Is a tribute
to Democratic Incompetence and extrava
gance." The Albany Journal calls It "a
war tax In tlmo of peace," and declares
that Congress framed It In tho hope of
concealing the effects of "Ha free-trade-ward
policy," The proposal for tho es
tablishment of a taxation commission
to which would bo committed the entire
subject of revenues by the Government,
is seconded by the Ohio State Journal
as tho way out of such muddles ns that
which now exists: "It will be a forward
step when Congress yields Its right to
legislate for revenues, for then such
laws will be tinted upon principle and
not upon selfishness, which characterizes
the field today."
Yesterday the war tax bill came up
under a rule limiting debate to seven
hours. This rulo, reported from com
mittee on Thursday, was denounced by
the opposition as a "gag" rule.
The bill passed the House by a vote of
233 to 136.
re-employ all striking miners not found
guilty of violence, rejected the scheme
for an Impartial grievance committee, and
claimed that they had never violated the
' constitutional" mining laws of the State.
Tho New York Evening Post, which,
like practically alt oigana of opinion, had
urged the acceptance of tho truce, regret
ted that tho rejection "makes tho pros
pect of a return to normal conditions less
promising" and that tho companies
should show a lack of a "hearty and sin
cere desire to bring about n settlement."
At the same time it felt that ns tho truco
terms were only "tentatively" submitted,
the President might bo able to adjust
them to tho desires of tho operators.
The New York World wrote editorially:
"Thcro Is nothing In the plea of Mr. Wul
born which" changes in tho slightest do-
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS
The way Wilson maintains pence sug
gests that ho would have been a holy
terror on tho firing line. Columbia
Stato.
Mrs. Young wants peaco taught In tho
public schools. Incidentally, the school
board might noto that Chicago wants
the public schools taught In peace. Chi
cago Herald.
Tho German Emperor has conferred 16
Iron crosses on his soldiers, nnd no tolling
how many of the other kind on the help
less ones at home. It I3 the way of war.
Nashville Banner.
And Colonel Cyartah, of Cyartahsvillo,
strolling forth to gaze upon "the finest
mint-bed In V'glnln, suh," slowly shakes
his head, too sad for utterance. New
York World.
Tho problems of politicians may be
BORED
New York Sun.
THE aiEXICAN UNREST
Mexico's restlessness is manifest again,
and Indications point to another revolu
tion, unless It Is prevented through Pres
ident Wilson's moral intervention. The
causes of tho breacli between Carranza
and Villa date back to the lutter days
of tho revolt which gave Carranza con
trol of the Government and have to do
principally with conflicting ambitions,
perhaps not entirely personal and with
divergent conceptions of what form and
character should lie given to the new
governmental system. According to ac
counts yesterday, Villa has massed fiom
40 000 to E0.000 seasoned troops .in Chi
huahua and Sonora, many of them ex
Federullsts. Tho uttltudo of the United States Gov-
Tho shifting llnei of battlo-torn armies
have advanced and been repulsed, first
one and then tho other, with tremendous
losses, on the whole 120-mile front. On
rain-befogged fields they have fought,
each day being marked by carnage prob
ably unparalleled in history. Neither the
German forces nor the Allies have gained
a decided advantage.
The great battle of the Alsne has re-
Boneu useir into an artillery duel, and
i.iu icauiL cannot ne foreseen.
POLITICS IN PENNSYLVANIA
In politics the week brought about n
start In the Investigation of tho primary
campaign "slush fund" of Scnntor Pon
rose by tho Senate Committee on Prlvt
leges and Elections, a stronger orirahl
zatlon of tho opposition to tho Fllnil
Van Valkcnburg mnchlne In the Wash
ington party as the result of the Washington-Democratic
fusion on the Gov
ernorship, nnd tho announcement that
Philander C. Knox will romo to tho aid
of Senator Penrose In the campaign nmt
that ho i planning to bo a candldato to
succeed Senator Oliver In 1916.
Tho Senate Committee, meeting In
Washington yestnday to decide whether
tho Senate shall investigate Senator Pen
rose's campaign fund, called before It
several Phllndplphlans, among them tho
officials of tho Pennsylvania Protectlvo
Union and tho heads of tho brewers and
liquor dealers' associations.
Talk of fusion on the Senatorshlp was
stopped on Tuesday when OlfTord Plnchot,
Washington party nomlneo for United
States Senator, and A. Mitchell Palmer,
Democratic nomine-, each announced that
he would not withdraw to combine tho
Democintlc and Washington party fights
against Penrose.
Washington party leaders In Philadel
phia and seveial uos'rn counties, In
cluding Washington and Fayetto, on
Tuesday and Wednesday assured R. R,
Quay, of Pittsburgh, who led tho revolt
against tho Fllnn-Van Vulkonburg lead
ership following the completion of fualon
with tho Democrats 011 the Governorship,
that opposition to tho Flinn 'lement Is
being well organized, and that Colonel
Roosevelt will bo appealed to in nn ef
fort to ovorthiow tho present party lead
ership All during tho week men of tho stand
ing of Isaac H. Clothier flocked to tho
standard of Dr. Martin G. Brumbaugh,
Republican nominee for Governbr, In
evorv county In the State. Doctor Brum
baugh continued his camnalcn throucrh
tho central counties of the State.
He call 2d upon the people to "stand up
for Pennsylvania," nnd pledged the up
holding of moral standards In politics as
well ns n business administration
Philander C. Knox, It was announced
on Wednesday, will enter the campaign
on behalf of Senator Ponroso by speak
ing at a Manufacturers' Club dinnor on
October IT, on tho eve of Colonel Rooso
vclt's entry Into the campaign. It be
camo known on Tuesday that the former
hecictnrv nf state will coon go to Pitts
burgh to live Political leaders In Phila
delphia took this action to mean that Mr.
Knox is preparing to be tho Republican
candldato to succeed Senator Oliver.
Representative Palmer carried his light
against Penro and Penroselsm Into tho
Starting on Tuesday,
counts of his "In-
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POLITICAL BREVITIES
for tho Germans would enable' thorn 1 again h?,?' Vnln'nrfv
to menace Purls a ,.!,. ,- .. ' dnllv took up new-
trench virtually would assure tho re- 1 W. J"P"i , "Ba,ns Penrose, ana on
tlrement of the Invaders from France Wednesday drew from Penrose a reply
Out of tho conflicting official stite. 1 ln wnlcn Penrose- called his attacks
ments concerning tho eastern fielri 1 of "KarbIc1. Inslnccro and Intentionally mis-
war, nnd welehlni- vimnn". ,....,. ,i 1 leading.
nials against Petrograd's specific details,
advantage is Indicated for the Russians
In Galicia. Tho high point in the nnllH-in
campaign was tho capture of Jaroslau, In 1 The voters of Virginia this week dc
the North. This important fortification. cldcd t0 I"11 the state with tho nlna
Doninu wnicn tho letreating Austrian otrcrs jn the "dry" column. Statc-wldo
army of Dankl found a protection while Prohibition, which will go into effect
its Investment occunlerl tho r,,oci. , November 1. 1916. won hv n mninrliv nt
sj.wu. rue issue was decided by tho
country districts, though only our Im
portant cities voted In opposition to tho
constitutional amendment on which It
hinged.
In the New Jersey primaries nearly all
of the present cnngre.sinal 'leleiritfon
of WINon men were renominated Thero
were few contests on anv ticket The
Progressive vote wns verv light.
Hardly one-third of the roo.ioo registered
voters In Massachusetts went to the polls
on primary day. Kx-Consrrr -mnn Sam
uel W. McCall was nominated for Gov
ernor by the Republicans, Governor David
I. Wal.h was renominated bv the Dcmo-
attentlon, opened the country west of the
San to the Invading forces and gavo them
control of many miles of railroad. Tho
Russians also occupied WIslok, another
Important railway centre on tho Hun
garian border, and moved toward Tar
now, on the north, nrnmnrlnn nt .i,i-.
will afford complete mastery of communi
cations to Cracow. Next In Importance
is the Russian advance on this ancient
and strongly fortified city near the Junc
tion of tho German, Austrian nnd Rus
sian borders. Cracow, affording a short
route to Berlin, is already In peril, ac
cording to Petrograd official reports,
which state that troons have nMntntA,!
to tho outer fortifications. The famotl erats and Joseph Walker, formerly Ro
IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING WINTER
Chicago New a
Bree the upliilon v.likli most men have
foimed as to the tiuo Mtuutlon in Colo
rado, Ho Is pleading a bad case. He
leprosents absentee owners. Tho Rocke
feller family Is behind him. nnd If tho
Issue of civil war in Colorado must be
mot by tho National Government the peo
ple of tho United States should know at
once who Is making tho war and for what
purpose,"
In answer to the operators, tho Presi
dent sumni'irlh refused o change, h! at
titude and Indicated that they must ac
cept tho truce or stand responsible before
the country for the result. Supporting tl)o
President, the New York Tribunu said:
The mlno opciatois will have to show
stionger objections to It than they have
If they expect the public tu sympathize
with them In their refusal of Its terms,"
grouped under two general heads: How
to get money Into the public treasury and
how to get It out. Life.
Cutting the pork out of the rivers and
harbors bill seems almost like cutting n
pound of flesh from next to the heart of
many a statesman. Indianapolis News.
There Is one consolation. .Vow York
will not have any worry about ticket
speculation nt the world's chumploushlp
scries. Nev York Sun.
Senator Burton won his irreiit fli-ht
against the rlveis and haibora bill with
out making n single humorous speech
and should guide hia future conduct ac
coidlngly, Ohio Journal.
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At the end of the first year of tho Colo
rado coal and Iron strike, September 22,
the conference or operators virtually re
jected the terms of truce drawn up by
Secretary Wilson, of the Department of
Labor, with trie old of a, mine operator
and a miner, submitted by the President
to both parties In conflict, and accepted
by tho itrlkers. Mr. Wilson. rnr.o..
tlve of the mine owners, gave President
Wlllson an acceptance of only a norio.t I
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eminent Is known to bu strictly neutral.
It Is reported from Washington that tho
evacuation of Vera Cruz by the troops
under General Funston will proceed at
ordered.
In d'scusslng this newest phase of the
Mexican trouble, tho New York Sun.
which ha been consistently ant'-admlnls-trntinn,
save: "On no battlefield where
Villa triumphed was Governor Curranza
ever seen: the way to a now capital was
always hewed for h'm, as It weie, by the
illiterate man sprung from the people for
whnm he hail a porp-nmil 'ilinllUe w'ich
was reciprocated with Interest." The
Boston Trnnseiipt declures: "Tho doclu
rnt'on of Villa that he w II not submit
to tho rule of Carranza is o, most In
mlnuus rommentury on tho failure of
our administration olthor to Keep out of
Mex'co or get out of Mexico."
It Is a Bomowluit different view that U
taken by tho Now York World: "Tho
Presldont is to bo commended for his
refusal to change his Mexican policy as
n result of tho reported juarrel between
Carranza and Villa So far as tho I'nlted
States is concerned theso men represent
the same idea. It is tho principle of self,
rule. If they must light in order to
settle the personal Issue, the fact Is tq
be regretted, but tho principle remains
the same."
the revolt will be less jcrinus
rormer ones is 1110 opinion of the
Ington Times, which rcmurks that
nero
me
it unanciai interests are behind Villa,
I that In nil piobnblllty the "ungel"
the principal Iwker Is ca'Ied. Is the
ne who financed Carranza' revolution
ie St I.outs Post-Dispatch hints strong-
tliut an American oil syndicate is
menting the new revolt.
Declaring that It Is not too l(1tu ror
U.e I nited States to Intervene "psychrt-
l..gl. ally." the. Baltimore Sun advocate
the u adding of the good offices of oui
...vnnmcnt to avoid bloodshed tw.
Lppostte opinions of the President's
Mexican policy, as judged In the lKht
it new events aro thus nt ,i. .'
university library has been removed to
Vienna. 210 miles southwest, whither
iimnj- 01 me innabltants have fled.
Cracow is or va 1 iniP-i't.T'ce.
as its possessors control tho road both
n the Gernrt- end ,1
Russian plan of campaign contemplates
fulfilment of the Czar's thre.it of inf
week to enter Berlin nt the? head of his
troops. Possession opens the way to
Breslau, which is 100 miles from Berlin,
to whicli the Russians uro preparing a
winter march. The investment of Prze
mysl, still under heavy bombardment, has
been left to a sufficient force, wMIe the
main Russian army repla-es bridges
across the San In order to move through
the marshy territory on thu south,
where the Austrlans, under von Auffen
bcrg. are endeavoring to shape their
shattered forces for 11 last stand beforo
falling back on Cracow. Occupation of
Przemysl Is no longer essential to the
main Russian objective. Cracow, hut af
fords passage Into Hungary through tho
Carpathians. Moro than n ml'Iion Rus
sians nro now active in Galicia, where
the third great battle of the c-amn.-i'ir.. i
oinectcil shortly. Fighting In Galicia
during tho week has been confined to
skirmishes, with tho except on of the
sucees.sful storming of Jaroslau. Tho
Austrian War Oft'co minimizes all re
ports of Russian prom-ess and siys that
the Austrian ari"Ies have united between
tho San and tho Vistula and are prepared
to tnko tho offensive.
Paralleling the great conflict on the
Alsne In point of numbers engaged nnd
ratfC'e n r ' me,. n, impending hnt
tie on the Piland-n.ifct Prussia border
where Russia ha massed a force of
1V0 0O along a 130-miIo front. Vl..m,v
In this contest will mean the cheeking of
fie German campaign against Warsaw
which whs announced earlv In the week
to bo General Hindenbiirg's objective
The Russians under Rennoniumif lured
tho fiiemv south to the Pol'sh frontiei
but on ri-.-oMiiB hmvy rtlnfore?ments
from the Interior have taken tho ngn
slvo. as dei-oilbod Success In th's move
ment will open another road for the csar
1111 nt run
publican speaker of the Massachusetts
House of Representatives, was tho choice.
of tho Progressives. Congressman Gard
ner, In the Sixth District, was renomi
nated by a nanow margin over A. Piatt
Andrew.
At the Progressive convention ln Dela
ware the Rev. George Edward Peed, for
mer president of Dlfklnson College nnd
at present pastor of the Grace Methodist
Episcopal Chur-h at Wilmington, was
nominated for Congress.
IN PHILADELPHIA
fmsseil
ill -plto
.1 i.ew
."-
,f .yfc That
'A4-Vl 'han fo
lt -t,nl,t.t,. ...t -
: ur, Nin.ii engagement or tho weok
was the destruction in the North Sea of
thiea itrlt'dh cruisers by G?rmnn sub
irnrinea. It was stated in Hvrl'n that n
single submarine hud wrought tho havoc
hut other reports vd tlve. The Rrlt.
'., lost more than !3flu men. Including
runny othcers. Tho disaster follow! Im-
ri Li.. A, B,",unun 'rom Winston
Churchill, I.rst lord of tho Admiralty
that thi Oirman warships did not dare
Milt be no foreign presniro this . snl nere ' he ra,r '" a hole"
The New York Times intlma'es , JS im"caP 'an(J fo""6 have overcome
., ...n..vv u, mnri mm marohwl close
uion the outer fortifications of tho Her.
mun leasehold of Klao-Chau. On Prida.
n wrrlfle bombardment began tfu? rje,.
man defenders repltng vigorously M nen
In the harbor about Tln-To evident!
huve Kept the JapancsB tleit at a ,iia.
tance Hiring the week, however. Jaw!
nese alrsh'ps have passed over tho ft,Vt
and inflicted minor damaso to the wur"
Ch iw continual in n ferment beutust
f the nctKitie of war .rui.Ba"aTi,.
and it Is I.-llov.) In ' .... ". K,'"l'
ti,.- y:, ..11. V. V ". '.miners tat
r" w-llli Hill inOS Of tha X-..
ork 1 iibune and the New Haven
1 nlon-Journal. The Tribune asr J
nmt it has utterly collapsed, while tli-
t nton-Joumal thinks that the outlook
i reassuring and hopes for the con
founding of the opponents of "watchful
the empire will yet he plunied Into the
eontllet Japan's disregard of neiitraliiv
naa surroii me country On Friday n
noum-ement was made that th Japan",
would construct a railroad on fhS
soil to transport troops tor th ... .11.
Drastic measures were takn
.idem of China to stoL ur"
irations. the urret of all a,.
I b the 1 rctldi
I like utmunsira
1 tut... i mi. .., ,.;.::. - w ,Jl a"
THE WEEK. IN THE WAR niS?'.!!'
This week has seen the continuation. " ' - A - ' . up arma
A significant event wns the beclnnlncr
of work on the new shlpwas at tho
rhlladelph'n Nnvv Yard, nt which
Secretary of the Xavv Danl Is broko
"round earlv In the week. The work is
now going forward.
It has been announced th.it shins from
Vow Orleans. Seattle und San Francisco
aro bolng carefully watched by Dr.
Hnrte. director of the Hoalth Department
In his effort to prevent an mubieak of
bubonic plague hore. Tho dii as.- is car
ried by rats
In th textile trad.? rnmht ! were
considerably Improved bv the r i.enln
of the Dobson mills to fill I111-. I Innket
nnu Cloth orders from the Canadian and
Vnltod States Governments
The nrfior i f t' 1 '" 1 ' v ' ' n i ners
in preparing an ordor roqu rin, that tho
weight bo s'ampod on each loaf f br, ad
sold In this city was hailed as atory
for tho local civic or-raiizatlona
Coifcls at a special meetm,'.
thn $11300 010 loan bill. Iric'mlin
tho Minor's veto, the Item fir
'u'clpal C?urt build. ii,"
Frederick A F'-nton, wci' nv t th
tnetmont Ra'ikers' A-m I i' in was
hero this week planning f 1 th. . ,tl t-r-iiitf
of bankers 10 be held in i'b h di a
date to be named latei. Ii w an
nounced that Philadelphia's .1. 1. u, tho
MOMOOOM gold pool beiiitf fiiiii.-l i r.
II v the f'.rflBii ex h i'U, 111 11
bo $.S.00Oo00 the first pa.Mii. in ..t ,1 . ,. rt
will he K.OCOOOO. National b,u ,v ,r to
1 .-.-f 11-.
Two firms asked for roe. .m tnin
week, and In one cuse, thui . 1 Mr nt
"i Co., a Camden Iron conn 1 n th. rea
son given wa.8 the Kuio-un wm Thn
other hrm is Irih Krotbers. 1 ui .lr 1 eri
of this city, the reuson usinu .1 niidi;
n de.lio to pratrct the asei.s ir t tie iirm
'I h I. 1 r "..it ! 1 1 11 ' n ji
I'laglT's dream of diiect rail niiinitoii
between the t'nitetl State, uid 1 wan
luuueiwjj at ramps this m. k .- n,jn, t
I'lrclosi nlno vjrro lirm-. t.d in t,. oewu
that Collector of the Port Hum 1 is tjr-,u
UUthoilMMl to irdit spplii uti, u (fin
steamship owrera for war r sk insur
umo for vestfcU sailing unelei He I tutej
Stutei flag
A p'au for a farmers' m-.ikei a tho
"S'h stiiet elevated leriul- n aS
ttn ed thla tck The Phttsile'i t ,in
W et-tcru and t!w t-hth V.i' v 1 jp-it
Comnany are expected to e .-, ruio m
tho o'.v -nitnt
lli't("r of Puh'lo Works rioke was
rto'ltled that the Publ'c lilni. s I'vmmu
fcion will hr hia romnlalnt ,iL-ainst Iho
Phl'.'r'tiphla Rlertrle romptinv N ve-mb-r
IT The compinint iirew "in f ih. com
pany's last bid for electric lighting In
this i-ity.
The ttlWDiift loan bill rnnluh -ng pro
vision for Ji'flco fur sewr wi rk p-e-llmlnry
to subway exien!oi, ,, pasgri
this week by Slei t Council a ri imrc i
by the Mayor and now in r. u 1 to b
0U1l on b the p uple li ne 0 r-rr-
ineni was iaj-e-,1 h the ,,i , ., ( r -?--.
it's in piuuitf the in ooii i'tm f n r' -Muni
i-alio it Mei 11 , M.n rr,,
L,oiai i-niiri r. la 11 . n w t irt(t.vi
the Siege
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with unremitting vir. nt t. . "e w"ia be precipitated mtr, .h 1 ;V VT ,rL" ' " " lK rrlr'"" 1 r
... .,-.,,. .. - -- .i iuk .ct becauM. of r.rv.... ...."" ?""! , v ,,n'n
ii o" ina aibha H... . -... . 1 - "wwasfc vichupii mat
. --- v ug ucn-o uui- fllct because of rftt ..' "" i ll " nn fmrnn ft
oUxo Alne, now In its nth day. them t lawloacal " tbat blad Yorlt dr' "1 '-
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