Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, September 29, 1914, Night Extra, Page 2, Image 2

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Cshilng has exhausted tho troops of
both armies, but tho Germans have
suffered worse than the Allle- German
prisoners report tho mo3t terrlblo con
ditions prevailing along tho lines. Somo
German regiments have been com
pletely wiped out. In many Instances
n new regiment has been formed In the
1 dful of troops left ' regiments
which have -sen In tho forefront of
attacks.
The Prussian Guards have suffered
most heavily because they were thrown
forward against tho enemy to lead
many of the assaults made around
Ithelms.
While no authentic figures are ob
tainable from military headriuarters,
officers who are familiar with the sit
uation declare the German casualties
In the Battle of the Alsne, now believed
entering Its decisive Btape, total fully
ISO.OOO In killed, wounded and missing.
The losses of the Allies, they say, prob
nbly will bo 100,000, inasmuch as at
many points of tho Hue It has been
found necessary to deliver frontal at
tacks on heavily Intrenched positions.
In the case of the Germans It Is said
they have a far higher percentage In
dead than the Allies. The British have
lost heavily, but alt of tho gaps In
their forces have been filled with tho
members of tho latest expedition to
reach France.
A lull seems to have fallen over the
fighting In tho Woevre district, duo to
tho thick fog which made It Impossible
for the troops to undertake any opera
tions for fear that friend would attack
friend.
Prince Adalbert, a son of Emperor
William, Is reported to have met his
death upon the battlefield from a Ger
man bullet. According to this rumor,
the Prince, who was in ad"ance of hU
troops, was shot by mlstako and not
by design.
French mil authorities deny that
the Germans have weakened tv of the
forts south of Verdun. On the con
trary. It Is said, the German troops Ii
that district are menaced on three sides
by the French.
More optimism was felt her today
than at any oth - time since the battle
of the Alsne began despite the silence
Imposed by the French Go .-rnment.
In the opinion of competent authorities
big movements are under way on the
part of the French and British, which
accounts for the stricter censorship.
These movements, It Is believed, will
terminate the fight In favor of the
Allies.
The Germans are reported to have
been driven from a number ot the stono
quarries which they occupied new tho
confluence of tho Olse and the Alime In
t'-t vicinity of Complcgne. However, a
number ot these natural fortresses are
still In tho linnda of tho Germans. u
quarries arc so Immense that each Is
capable of holding about a thousand
men and a considerable quantity of
ammunition and provisions. They ar"
connected with subterranean passages
which have been utilized as well as the
main chambers.
A telegram from Geneva says that a
battery of German artillery was sent
across Svlss soil In an effort to secure
an advantageous position to tho south
of the French right wing, but the men
were captured and disarmed. They
proved willing captives, not having
eaten anything for six days except
some raw vegetables and a little fruit.
A picture of Buffeting Is brought from
tho German lines by prisoners, most of
whom pass through Paris on their way
to detention camps In the southwest.
The Germans are camped In miles of
underground trenches and galleries
along the Alsne River. Tho autumnal
weather, with Its warm sunshine In the
day time, damp nights and bitterly cold
dawns, Is extremely trying to the men,
who are compelled to spend every
minute In the same section of the damp,
dark, depressing earthworks.
If the men step from their trenches
to level ground they do so at the risk
of their lives. At night the chance of
an unexpected attack from the Allies
Is so great that every German soldier
must be nt his post In the narrow ditch,
which is his home and defense, sleeping
the best he can with his rifle at his
side. He must be able to spring up any
hour of the night to repel an attacking
force whoso cold steel gleams at his
throat. Most of the nights are dark,
and the sentries, whose nerves have
been tried to the breaking point, often
lire their rir.-s at the most Innocent
sounds, bringing the whole advance
post up at the doublo quick. Such
alarms occur every night, bringing
fresh weariness to the already ex
hausted soldiers.
German soldiers are suffering fright
fully from the insanitary conditions In
their trenches and from the lack of
substantial food.
The German trench system Is elabo
rate. It constitutes a whole subter
ranean town with main thoroughfare-',
side streets and a telephone system.
There thousands of men eat and sleep
so well concealed that men at tho
foot of the slope can see nothing but
the banks of earth.
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PRINCE PILLAGED v
CASTLE OF RELICS,
BARONESS CHARGES ,,
Kaiser's Son Personally Led
Plunder of Archeologlcal
Collection of Baron de
Baye, Is Accusation.
BOItDBAUX, Sept 2J.
The German Crown Prlnco' personally
pillaged a valuable archeologlcal collec-'
tlon at the homo of Baroness-De Baye,
during the two days that he .made lit
hcadquartcis at her chateau near Champ
au Bert, according to a letter from llio
Baroness which was published In the
Matin.
Tho collection was mado by Baron D
Bayo during 23 years of his travels In
the Csucnusus. It Included arms, Jewels,
medals and vases, and also presents from
the Czar.
Baroness Do Bnyo declares that tho
Prince himself destroyed portialts of the
Czar and Czarina In the chapel of the
chateau
"My husband hnd a splendid archeo-'
logical museum." said the HaiAncsn.
"When the Germans toolt unssesalAn nf
the estate, tho Crown Prince smashed oil
mo glass cases wiui the butt ot his ic
olvT. The Jewels that suited him lie
put Into his pocket. Gold cups and other
rare and valuable ai tides' were carried
off. Soldiers were called In to pncl; Vase,
tapestries and other articles that took
the fancy of tho Crown Prince.
"Owing to tho speed with which Hi
Germans retreated they vcre compelled
to leave behind much of their loot.
".lust before they left thev true down
signed portraits from the I!uslnn Czar
and Czarina and trampled them under
I foot."
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BEP.LIN. Sept. :9.
The War Office, In Its ortlclal state
ment today, declared the operations In
France had settled down to a general
artlltery duel. Interspersed with fre
quent assaults at the vital points along
the line.
The report says:
While the lighting is general, it
is not apparent at any line of the
battle that th conflict has entered
into deciding stages. The German
right has been subjected to severe
pressure, but ivery attempt to
- penetrate it has been repelled with
great loss to the enemy.
On the centre there has been no
decided change for nearly a weMc.
while on tho left tho fighting con
Unties. Our forces continue to make
gains along the lins of the Meuse.
In an earlier statement the Govern,
ment emphatically dented the British
contention that more than one subma
rine took part In the attach on the
cruisers Cressy. Abouklr and Hogua.
The report of the Crey'8 o' leers that
eho Jlred on tho V-9 ore characterised
fa false. Not a single "hot was fired
from the three cruisers that were sunk
The l'-9 was in action 4T nVnut", and
after the three cruisers had been sunk
was pursued until nightfall ! a fleet
of cruisers, destroyers and torpedo
boats, but escaped under cover of dark
ness. It Is reported from the front that
the Belgians, during a sortie from
Antwerp, occupied for a time the vil
lage of Linden, near Louvaln. In that
village Is a castle belonging to a Dutch
Despite the censored news, the situation along the battle lines in France is believed to favor the Allies, except possibly in Verdun-Toul region, where
the Germans have broken through the line of forts at St. Mihiel. The French, however, claim to have prevented their advance here from taking on the
character of a flanking movement against the French rear. On the western wing, the fighting is of a most violent hand-to-hand character, but it is believed
the French troops have taken position far to the north of the Aisne and near the Somme and to have repulsed Von Kluk's attack near Noyon and Ribecourt.
Further north the reported attacks at Bajaume, north of St. Quentin, are believed to mark a French movement toward the Belgium frontier, which may be the
reason for the reported burning of Mons by the Germans.
RUSSIANS CHECK GERMANS
IN STORMING POLISH FORT
UTILITY COMPANY FILES
PETITION IN BANKRUPTCY
Atlantic Gas and Electric, a Holding
Corporation, "Unable to Meet
Obligations.
Ni:V YORK. Sept. JO. A voluntary pe
tition of bankruptcy was tiled In
Kaiser's Offensive Ends With Re- i
pulse in Suwalki Province.
1'KTIIOGKAD. Sept. if.
Kussl.in troops art- rapidly pushing their
offor.tlvt movement In lh' foifts of ,
iiii.n.tnif in snunllcl nrovlnce, it was '
olilcliilly onnouncod toda. j I'nlted States District Court today by
The attempt by the Germans, with the th(? Atlatltlc Gas and i.;ectrjc Company.
?t3,ostz;a:-bi:,,Xc?ehuwh.ch M ,,,0,1 0 APm .
"The offennive mi vement of the Itus- under the laws of Connecticut, to acquire
plans In the foret of Augustow, UuheUin C(,ntrol of estubllshtd Kas and electric
Poland, province " f""5'' ' 0f, I properties through the securities of cor
mih) for warn rnpinlv, ?ft tne ottiviai
statement. "Tho C-rmars me using heavy porations owning the utilities.
siege artlllerv in the bombardment of j The company controls the following
the forres of oowetz. Attempts by propertles. Eastern Pennsylvania Power
tho oprmnn infaiurv to elope in on me i
frtre"Zve "Unchecked. , Company, of .New Jersey: Barton Gas
A report from th. Beiiin War Office, i Works; Interurban Gas Company; Penn-r-owevor.
states that Russian attempts to I gyivnnla Utilities Company; IJInghamtun
take the initiative In K.m Prussia have j UgM Mwit am rower ColnpJny. Sn,rc
bTtniSntat"dr"in Petrocrad that the Ger- , Klectrlc Company; The Jersey Corpor.i-
whtch aclvatu-eu in an euon i non, nno tne l nemung i-and Company
DIRECTOR PORTER POSES
ON "FLOGGING TRIANGLE"
Photographed When Private Party
Visits Convict Ship "Success."
Director Porter had a taste of the
"flogging triangle" today when he visited
the 1 the prison ship "Success." now anchored
off the .Market street wharf. Stretched
out on the triangle, "a very uncomfort
able position," as ho called It, Director
Porter posed for a photograph, a symbol
of the triumph of modern penal methods
against the Inhuman ways of old. With
Director Porter were the Hoard of In
spectors of th Kastern Penitentiary,
Warden Hohcrt J. McKenty, of the peni
tentiary, and a number of friends.
The party was Invited by Captain
Smith, of the Success, to view the ship
privately. They were so Impressed with
what they saw, the instruments of pun
ishment, the cells, the solitary confine
ment deck and the general atmosphere
cut in two the forces nf Genera! P.en- Tho assets consist of material and sup- "Mt p"' ''""" ! '', Tean, h"U ,tno
pnua in iin- pucsessuin 01 mo rennsyl
v.inla t'tilitles Company, ot Easton, Pa.,
penkampf and devflop n wide drive outh
ward through Poland, has met heavy op-
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n'sontches from tho frontier Indleite with stock, bond and note claims against
that The GeVmans are preparing to retire. ' i' r!n t
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treasury bonds and .stocks of subsidiary
companies totaling $1,143, SIT, and of its
own stock and bunds the company still
KAISER MUST BE SCOTCHED
family named Van Blankenhagen. This Secretary of Presbyterian General
Dutch family, out of goodness of Assembly Opposes Militarism,
heart, had turned the castle into a ATLANTIC CITY. N J . Pept. .-"The
. Kaiser must be Bcotch-1 for the future
temporary r.ed Cross hospital. Upon prcrv(Ulon of th urlU-s peace. He
tho roof both Dutch and Red Cross , p,,rsonifies militarism, and militarism
flags were floating. Inside 40 Belgian , mubt bo eliminated from the world at
soldiers were undergoing treatment.
The Belgians fired upon the village
and tho castle was burned. This Is
attributed to tho anger of the Bel-
retains hhi.oki included in the assets
are also stock, bonds and a note of the
Pennsylvania L'tlllties Company totaling
The liabilities include secured claims
amounting to J2.4:0.S!;2. and unsecured
claims of $2s,521. The Atlantic Gas and
Klectrlc Company owes Its subsidiary
"ompanies $:9,II;). and t' series "A"
bondholders $l,666,Oifl, face alue of the
securities beiiin J2.3il.6Jl. Series "F"
bondholders' claims amount to $0C'3,OW.
gians, who accused the Dutch Gov
i ernment of allowing German troops
to cross Dutch territory.
A moss-meeting of leading financiers,
business men and others was held here.
when a resolution was unanimously
adopted providing the success of the
recent war loan-
Those attending the meeting stated
th"ir readiness to make any sacrifice
to see that the German Government
has sufficient finances to carry the war
to a successful conclusion.
whatever co-t. ' aeo:areu uaviu .uo.uii
auirhy. secretaiy of the joint executive
committer of the Presbyterian General
Assembly, representing nearly a million
and a half communicants, hero today.
Memburs of the joint committee are uf
the same opinion.
m.. r i..u Tl.w,.-.tVi. stnrio Pitts-
h..rh denied the great war spelled failure , Allies Resistance Slowly is Weaken
for religion. "The neneral denunciation ing, Berlin Alleges
of the waste oi nurnun me ,uiviuhuv , jjjmjji.v
GERMANS EXPECT VICTORY
WITHIN ONE MORE WEEK
th world Is reunion's victory," he as
serted. " 'Peace on earth, good will to
men,' have been decreed. The critics
forget the prellminar injunction, 'Glory
to God In the Highest." W'h-n all men
glorify Uud tin re will be no more war."
KELTEF PUND GROWING
Will Be Used to Aid the Belgium
Non-combatants,
The Belgium relief fund for noncom
batants is growing rapidb. W) having
been donated during the several days of
ita existence. This fund Is to be used
VON KT.UK WEAKENING.
, in the aid of Belgians rendered destitute
TC D1?T TITir TXT T fXT F"V by th German occupation of Belgium.
1C5 Ulil-'lllil-i UN iVJi ULJrS , Onl those who aro noncomoatanls will
i he aided, as the wounded and fcich will
.,.. i .i .-mi. - I ha taken care of by the Bed Cross So-
etetv. The funds raled hero will oo sent i .,.. , . ..... . ....
than any yet made, are beheved t, be to H.lgium ., -'-' t'mes --- - ---, - -
unera. I ?" PMArS B, '..ium.'l ' "ounded. and m.ny are thomse.ves
Kilted.
thev are constantly buoved un hv the ex.
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Sept. 13 (via wifeless through
Sajvllie, L. I.).
Itepotts received here directly from tin
front say tho high German military offi
cials directly In charge uf the campaign
in Prance predict the Germans will break
through the allied lines within tho ne.t
wcel!. The resistance Is said to be slowly
slackening at tevera! points.
That many of tho woundtd who might
be saved are twins sacrificed through
the scarcity of doctors at the front was
the statement made today by tho sut
neon In charge of a hospital train from
Als-la-Chappelle.
Only at night Is it possible to make
any attempt to gather up the wounded,
according to the stories told by buldl.-rs.
Then, if the slightest noUo is made the
LONDON, Sept. IT.
Tne Oovtrntntnt Press Bureau today
tausd a etBtamwu y"ig that the
position of the Brttish In Prance Is
goad. U makes particular mention of
an aeroulano victory Field Marhal j
glr Jpbn rFench believe that the Ger.
man defensive jwstitons along the
AUne wrs e&osen while the offensive
operations of toe Germans ware still
In progress.
2daRfe telegrams which the censors
ha egllowed to filter through from the; the Qrjtl8h troopg
French
the
part
Alsne, The censors refuse to allow
correspondents to mention the name of
.ny town along the Olse and Alsne
where fighting U in progress unless
contained In official statements, but
the press dispatches point strongly to
the fact that General von Kluk has
been pushed from some of his strongholds.
num. I unkUl ueiierm erieivm, "
Thus thf RRth .i0 f .,. . Walnut street; Edward Hok, Curtis Pub-
, . , w. ,v B, avma , .,,.. and C ( WairUon. Jr.,
to nnd .he AU3 In a better position I rSSTnnu and Chestnui I CyKoTZZ ti Vthi
than any they have occupied, and the
ITth day of fighting in the great Aisne
battle points to a conclusion of the on
gageraent before the end of the present
week.
In an ofllcial statement romlng from
the field headquarters of Field aiar
j shal Sir John French, commander of
n i-ranee. It is
streeto-
JtfAII, BAGS ARE RETURNED
Two Reported Stolen in Camden
Found by Roadside,
Two mall bags rpnrted stolen from the
public BvrvWe Corporation of f'amdn
vestordav vrere returned today by the
Under, who said he had come across them
I in the bushes by the mde of the road
I iifcar the place where they were first
missed
,ch theatre of war Indlcat tht j - messenger, had b... dispatched with .ZZ w
German, have been forced from (orcemems Jagl hrZ W?U5
of their strong positions along the , h had . n .,,,. . ffmrw Newark They stopped to tulk "": V -SJ" S."0'.':
(lectittlun of ultimate victory.
U, S. OFFICER WHO CENSURED
GERMANY RESIGNS POST
Case of Medical Corps Lieutenant
Now Considered Closed,
WASHINGTON', Sept. 2.
The resignation of lieutenant Iuls
Livingston Setman. of the Army Sled-
,'lth
reached
that they entered and re-entered the
tells In an endeavor to get eloper to the
experiences of suffuilr.g and horror to
which human beings were subjected as
lute as forty ye.irn ago, when the ship
and four bister ships used for the same
I urpose veto abolished.
Whrn some one In the party commented
on the fact that the ship tyrltlcd the
most horilble example of man's inhu
manity to man, Waiden McKenty de
clnied, "I can show tu things just as
be.J In this country," which brought to
mind the fact that there nre yet many
things In the way of prison reform to be
accomplished in this country.
In the party, besides Uiicctor Porter
and Warden .McKenty, were Hubert A.
Halfour, Charles Carver, Or. Charles D.
Hart and John i:. Hanlfen, comprising
the hoard of Inspectors of tho Kastern
Penitentiary; the Hev. Thomas W. Davis,
.iJrigi- A Keaile, Judge Morrlt S. li.irratt,
Lieutenant Commander O 11 I.an
derhorger. I". S. N , Major .Maylon Plck-i-ring
and others.
SUIT PENDING TO ANNUL
HANSEN-REUTTI MARRIAGE
Grand Nephew of Lelantl Stanford
Eloped With Vnudevll.le Actress.
N'l;V YOP.K. riept 29. Suit Is pending
here to anr.ul the iiuriliigi. coutrai .1 In
Phil.id'luliia, November 5, 1912, lten
Waller I.athiop llunsi-n and his young
wlto. Ho l a grandiii-pheiv of tlo lute
California rnllllunalie, l.eland Stanford,
and she Is known on the vaudeville stage
us Henrietta Heuttl. The annulment pro
ceedings were brought by .Mrs. Almee
I.atlirop Hansen, the young man's much
er. She names us defendants her son, his
wife and Kdward T. Dempsey. who was
h gaily appointed u committee of young
Hansen's person and property.
IH-fiTe the mat I luge .Mrs. H.inscn enter
tnined Mifti l.euttl, giving flic Impulsion
that she was fond of the actirsb. The
son was then a contingent heir to I.'JO.'joO
which the mother now controls. After
the pair eloped to Philadelphia to be mai
rltd. the mother cut off her son's allow
ance Ho sued her to obtain tho VjU.(k4
legacy left htm hy his father in 1!"1 Mrs.
llaiiE.ii thru hid young Hanten examliud
aa to his sanity. He mm found sane, hut
incompetent Hansen thin igult his wife
und she sued the elder Mrs. Hansen fur
I'ji.mw foi nliinatiiig lis utfectl ms.
BOY THEY BEFRIENDED
ROBS COUPLE'S HOME
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL
SUPPORT GLYNN AND GERARD
Defeat of Henncssy and F. D. Roose
velt Has Not Changed His Attitude.
Irnou och staff coimr.sro.vnENT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Presldcnt
Wilson will support Martin II. Glynn for
Governor and James W. Gerard, Amer
ican Ambassador to Berlin, for United
States Senator In New York, This word
came from the White House this morn
ing after It became known there that
John A. Henncssy, candidate for Gov
ernor, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, can
didate for the senatorial nomination, had
been defeated In the. Democratic primary.
Throughout the campaign tho President,
despite the many appeals made to him
by friends of Henncssy and Roosevelt,
who were making a fight as antl-Murpliy
candidates, maintained a neutral posi
tion. Ho tielleved the direct primary law
In New York gave the voters of that
State a chance to select their own candi
dates, niid he refused to bo drawn Into
the contest.
When Ambassador Gerard was first sug
gested for the senatorial nomination,
l-aders In the State opposed to Charles
F Murphy, the leader of Tammany Hall,
urged Mr. Gerard not to enter the contest
against Franklin D. HooHovelt, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, who wus described
as "the personal choice of the President."
It became known todav for the first time
that the President sent a cable message
to Ambassador Gerard Informing him that
lie was neutral In the New York primary
contest. It was after the receipt of this
mevipge from the President that Ambas
sador Gerard agreed to permit the use of
his nam'- in the primary.
Republican Senators and Representatives
in Washington are pleased over the nom
ination of Charles S. Whitman for Gov
ernor. They believe that the selection
of .Mr. Whitman means Repuolican suc
cess In New York State In November,
and that, nt tho same time, his victory
yesterday Is a defeat for Theodore Roosevelt.
TRAINS CRASH IN
NEW YORK SUBWAY
Panic and Fire Follow When Pas
sengers Fight Guards.
that had been continuously under Are
to get a rest.
Troop movements, more Important
V
HIGHXANDER CHIEF CAPTIVE
LONDON. Sept. K--Colonel Frederick
Gordon, of the Gordon Highlanders, who
was reported to hae been killed In ac
tion on the Continent Is a imsoner in
German) James V (Jerard the Amer-
i Kao Amoassadoi n uer n. todaj sent
, word to bi effect to the Gordon fam-
to ft friend on the road and during the
Pccause Doctor Seaman's resignation
iy.
conversation the bags disappeared, it Is
supposed some joker wo thn In the
bushes.
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Revision Assistants Named
A committee of fle to assist the Hulld
lngs Commibsion m tin revision of tin
building tode In I'amd'it was annoumed
today by Jam- fc. Hwitt. niesldent of
the City tout.' I 1 a.e Ralph D
Chlldrey. Charles M Stewart. George
Bachman, Kphraim lorphnson and Ga
( era! John A. Matter.
ante-dated President Wilson's demand
for an explanation of Ills unneutral
I ttatcments ubroad, Secretary Garrison
I stated the resignation would be accepted
I and the Incident closed
I Dr. Seaman was criticised severely by
' Government officials for statements at
tributed to him to the effect that German
' atrocities were uncivilised and barbarous.
The statements were given out after
Se- retary Garrison had forbidden army
officers to discuss the war and President
Wilson had issued hi request for strict
I neutrality.
Left in Charge of tho House, He
Takes Valuables nnd Cash,
Leaving a boy 17 yenia old, whom
thfy had befriended, in chaige of their I on ih, street, but the police sa that this
house while they wtnt to the theuti Is a wheel which wus recently dtolei front
TRADE WITH LATIN AMERICA
John Barrett Tells Richmond Con
ference of Rapid Growth.
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 2H.-A gener
ous credit to Latin-American Importers
by United States exporters and the Im
provement of steamship facilities aro
among the Important facts in the present
Pun-Ainerlcun trade situation, Director
John Hurrctt, of tho Pan-American
I'nlon, today said In an address before
the foielgn trade exposition conference
in session here.
He asserted that the United States
I.utln-Amerlcan trade has grown In the
last seven years from 5fio,(j0.(00 to SM,
roo.WX) and that, today, tho United States
transacts a larger business with all
Latin-America than does any Individual
country of Kurope. Liitln-Arnerlca's
great need, he said was a ready and
reasonable market foi such portion of
Its numerous and accumulating raw
products as generally ko to Hut ope.
BOY FACES THEFT CHARGES
Held for Stealing, Other Accusations
Confront Him.
The irrtst of a 16-year-old boy, charged
with the theft of a watch, led to his be
ing held on another theft chaige ami that
of carrying n concealed wiapou. f la
Chailes Adams. 3117 Kast Dauphin street,
and was nrrtsted on the complaint of
Thom-s Hell, SOir, Kensington avenue
who clulms that the hoy stole tho watch
fioni that address when sent thete on an
errand.
Special Officer Dunbar ancsted the boy
In his home, and at that time found a
bloclo in the house, which Adams
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NL'W YORK. Sept. .-One of the most
serious accidents In the history of the'
New York subway system, which hits
been remarkably free of any mlshnps,
occurred early today when two trains
collided underneath 142d street, th?
Bronx.
The Injured men Jre Isaac Sehnuiu,
motorman of empty passenger train;
William Horton, motorman of work
train, and Frank Colomboslck, a Hack
walker.
The men are all subway emu .
They were taken to the Fordham I1 -.;
pltal, from which ambulances and -"
geons had been summoned. There ll u,i,
stated they had a small chance of it-'
covery.
After the collision tho trains took "in
ami In fighting the blaze 2- firemen !
overcome by the dense smoke w i. a
choked the tunnel. One hundred i -scngers
on a train following those win ll
collcled were thrown Into a panic anil
fought the guaids until the doors wi.o.
opened. They then walked seven bloc s
back throuKh tho smoke-filled tunne
Frank Williams, one passenger, in 3
badly bruised when the rear train ia ie
to a sudden stop aftor the collision f
the trulns ahead. He was thrown he,ii v
against a door, but after being treat d"
was able to go to his home.
The trains which collided wero a wo k
train and two passenger cars, carryii'NT
newspapers only. The cause of the ac
cident had not been determined several
hours nf.er It hnd occurred. Wires were
short circuited by the crash, however,
and the cars Immediately took fire. The
current wns cut off, and this auto
matically stopped the train carrying pas
sengers which was following. Service
on the Bronx system was completely tleJ
up, and the tunnel ivas filled with thick, '
heavy smoke.
Three fire alarms were turned In. and
the firemen fought the blaze by pourln?
great streams of ivater from hose thrust
through vault holes in the street. All
of the three trains Involved In the acci
dent were northbound.
ACCUSED OF BEATING CRIPPLE
Officer In New Jersey Homo for Boys
Charged With Cruelty.
TRENTON, Sept. 29. Charges have been
brought against James Dennett, an of
ficer in tho Griggs Cottage at the Stato
Home for Hoys here, in which he Is
accused of having beaten a crlppl. in
mate of the Institution. The boy wm
Charles Nicholson, 1G years old, who has
no net.
Dennett, It Is said, attacked the boy
because ho refused to hand him one uf
his crutchcH when Bennett wus about to
stiike another Inmate, Henry Wuldman.
The charges have been preferred to fie
board of trustees, and Bennett likely will
be tried at tile October meeting of the
board.
WRECKED VESSEL SAVED
last night, Joseph Reader and his wife.
212 North Marvine street, leturned to
find that he had tuken everything handy
that was worth taking, including almost
H'jQ in cash.
The boy, who had told them his name
was Box L'rata, with no home, was
taken Into their house and treated us
one of their own. He wus tu lemain
until he found some work, when he
promised to repay them for their kind
ness Mr and Mrs Reader notified the
Detectie Bureau, who hutc sent out a.
description of the boy to the police of
nearby cities, since they believe him to
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juir i-iiuic, ioii nmi naroui street.
When searched in the police station it
was found that the boy was wearing n
revolve.- In u holster which hung from
his belt. The weapon was loaded with
blank cartridges, and ,was equipped with
a search-light attachment. He was held
under JS00 ball to await further hearing
GOLFERS DINE TONIGHT
After an enjoyable day of golf the
Golf Association of Philadelphia will hold
its fourth annual dinner at the Merlon
Cricket Club this evening. Cove win
be a professional thief for whom they I be laid for SO, and the affair will be a
ha been hunting for several months. ' strict!) Informal dinner,
Four-Master Schooner Picked Up Off
the Delaware Capes,
News reached this city today that th
four-masted schooner, Helen Montague,
dismasted nnd waterlogged, was picked
up off the Delawaro Capes on Monday lv
the steamship Suffolk, from Boston, auJ
towed Into Hampton Roads.
Tho veusel was wrecked during a stoitn
on Sunday night. None of her crew was
lost. Several sustained severe Injuries
NNlillo fighting for llfo In the howling gale
The schooner was bound for Boston from
Ualtlmoie with a cargo of coal.
500 KILLED AT RHEIMS
Civilians Met Death During German
Bombardment,
PARIS, Sept. 29. -More than 600 mem
bers of thu civil population of Ithelms
were killed during tho bombardment of
the cty by the Germans, according to
official figures compiled by the French
Government and made public today.
GERMANS AT DRUSSELS
OSTEND, Sept S3
A traveler just returned from Brussels
reports the town full of German troops.
This has led to the rumor that the Ger
man army In France has besun to re
treat. A report from Ghent says Ave village!
are in flames near there and that a Zep
pelin balloon flew over Alost, dropping
bombs.
Funds for Heating Plants
City Solicitor Ryan has rendered n
opinion sanctioning the use of JI07,iW53
from the accumulated excess In the sink
ing fund for reappropriatlon by Coun
cils. The funds obtained from the trim
fer will be appropriated by Councils for
building of (tower and heating plants aaJ
making other Improvements at the ln"
titutlona for the indigent and ftebM
minded at llolmesburg and Byberry,
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