EHS!TS1 jpjpEgggiyyy. ""WPJWiijpMpipfaiiatiijSP" NIGHT EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA iif?tritt V VOL. INO. 44 PHILADELPHIA, TrJSSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1914. PRICE ONE OEM Corniotir, 1914, r tiibPcslio f.iMts CnHMir. "JSWW ' - - CZAR RUSHES ARMIES OYER TURK BORDER TO MEET FOE Imperial Manifesto Wel comes War With New IT.normi ntirl Suonic ' "vi w " " t . A i- vengeance Against "Ancient Persecutor of Christian Peoples." Sultan's Troops Reported to Have Attacked Russians in Kars in Maneuver to In vade Transcaucasia All Sultan's Subjects Ordered rrom Russian uomain. Apology for Raids in Black Sea Rejected by Russia, Envoys Recalled and State of War De clared Report of Fighting at Trebizond. TIFLIS, Transcaucasia, Nov. 3. The Imperial Russian Viceroy to day issued the following; manifesto: "In view of the attack by Turkey on tin Russian coast and vessels of the Black Sea fleet, the Emperor has or dered the army of the Caucasus to cross the frontier and attack the Turks." The manifesto was received with an enthusiastic demonstration. Many volunteers have enrolled, including a number of the senior pupils of the Armenian School. According to reports from the Turk ish frontier, Ottoman soldiers are de serting in large bodi, s and crossing into Transcaucasia. PETROaRAD, Nov. 8. n imperial manifesto dealing with the aggressions of the Turks nnd welcoming war with the Porte was Issued today after having been slgnod by the Czar. "Russia will receive this fresh aggres sion on tlm part of the ancient persecutor of the Christian peoples with tranquil lity," says the manifesto. "The Slav peo ple will meet the Issue with confidence, realizing that -with the help of God their valiant armies again will triumph over the Turkish hordes and punish the Inso lent foes of the Fatherland." It Is announced that the Viceroy of the Caucasus has already been ordered by the Czar to cross the frontier nnd Invade . Turkey, attacking the Turkish troops re ported massed Inside of the Turkish frontier. Official announcement was made today that Russia had refused to accept a tardy explanation from Turkey of the Mack Sea raid; that the Turkish Charge d'Affaires had left Fetrograd end that the Russian Ambassador had been with drawn from Constantinople. It was fur ther stated at the Foreign Ministry that a, state of war existed between Turkey and Russia, but that neither country had Issued a declaration of hostilities. DIspatcheB received by the War Ofllce report that Turkish troops have attacked the Russian forces In the government of Ivars, southeast of Trebizond. It is be lieved that several corps of Ottoman troops have been concentrated la this district to overrun Transcaucasia. The Russian Government has ordered that all Turkish subjects within the bor ders of Russia shall leave within a week, TURKISH ENVOY LEAVES. Announcement from the Russian For eign Ofltce that the Turkish Charge d'Af faires, Fareddln Bey, had left for home and Germany, was accompanied by a statement from Serglus Sazonoff, the For eign Minister, denying that the Russian rleet had opened hostilities In the Black Sea, and asserting that It was too late to 'open negotiations with the Porte for a renewal of diplomatic Intercourse. This statement was in reply to a mes sage from the Grand VUler of Turkey ex pressing regret at the severance of rela tions between Turkey and Russia because of an attack by the Russian fleet. The message taken to M. Sazonoft by Fared dln Bey was; "Convey to M. Sazonoft our sincere re- Concluded on Pace Foot f tt w i nil r ii jVj iln ' FAIR Q 1 THE WEATHER For Philadelphia and viotnity Fair today; increasing eloudinete to night probably followed by light rain Wednesday; tlouly rising tempera tun; moderate eaMtkerly minds. , for detaili, get Utt jxwr. s r -Jbv-fflflf "r itBB; BRITISH ADMIRALTY SHUTS NORTH SEA TO SHIPPING! Move Taken to Prevent German Raids on Channel Commerce. LONDON, Nov. 3. Tlic Admiralty lias nrnelnlmMi ih n. tiro North Sen a "nillltnrv ia" In I order to prevent prospective inlds an Ornish shipping In the Channel nml At i Innllc. Closing of Hie entlic North Sea for , chipping, excepting under pilotage of British experts who hate charts of the mine fields, was by the direct order of Admiral Sir John Fisher, First Sea Lord of the Admiralty. Admiral Fisher believes that the suc cess of the Kmdcn nnd the Karlsruhe , wight decide the German Admiralty to i try to run the gauntlet of the tlrlthh I fleet with several of their fast commerce ticstro.crs. This will be prevented by tlc cloalngr of the North Sen to navlira- ''on ALLIES REGAIN YSER BANKS AS FOE RETREATS Paris Official Report De clares Germans 'Have Abandoned River Cross ings and Former Positions in Belgium Have Been Re occupied. Berlin Announces Advance of 20 Miles On to Ypres, But Allies Assert Lines North of River Lys Continue to Hold Firm. The Germans have abandoned the left bank of the Yscr and the Allies have regained the crossings of the river, it was announced by the French War Office this afternoon. The report also asserts that the Germans have been able to make no advance north of the River Lys in their encircling attack on Ypres and have been repulsed at Arras and be low. The Berlin report, however, con tends the Allies have been driven back 20 miles in the German advance on Ypres toward Calais. In the centre, Paris asserts prog ress, but to the east of Vailly the Al lies have fallen back to the valley of the Aisne. Between Rheims and the Mcusc, German assaults have been checked and an advance northeast of Pont-a-Mousson, on the German frontier, is announced. v An imperial manifesto by the Czar of Russia orders troops across the Turkish frontier for an invasion of the Asiatic territories, and expresses confidence in early victory over his ancient foe. The Viceroy of Trans caucasia issued an edict announcing the order of the Czar to invade Turkey. The Britisli cruiser Minerva shell ed the forts at Akabah situated on the Red Sea, near the terminus of the Suez Canal. The barracks- were de stroyed and the garrison, officered by Germans, was forced to evacuate the town. Great Britain's attitude toward Turkey is a stern demand for com plete reparation for the warlike ac tions of the Turks in the Black Sea or war. Partition of the empire and expulsion of the Turks from Europe will follow war is the belief in London. Russia absolutely rejected Turkey's apology for its raids in the Black Sea, and it was officially announced a state of war existed, although a formal declaration has not been made. The Turkish Charge d'Affaires has left Petrograd, and the Russian envoy has been withdrawn from Constanti nople. All Turks are ordered to leave Russian domains within a week. A battle between Russians and Turks at Kars is reported, the Turks making an effort to overrun Trans caucasia. This report has not been confirmed. The Black Sea fleet of Russia has concentrated and is awaiting a move by- the, Turkish squadron. Servia has severed diplomatic rela tions with Turkey, according to a Rome report, and its Minister is on the point of departure from Constnti nople. The mobilization of Bulgaria's second-line troops is taken as an indi the point of departure from Constanti be sngaged in the war, Russians already are over the East Prussian frontier, according to Pe trograd advices. The Czar's troops Concluded cs Pace Four Republicans lead In New Hampshire CONCORD, N. H., Nov. l.-Th sena torial contest In this State between Senator J. H. GaUlRger. Republic, and Congressman Raymond B. Steven, Democrat, ia the feature of the State aleoiiOA today. Both sides claim victory. Voters were out early and a hy T0te U assared. Two Caaxreaamen will be elected. Berty predtetloas Indicated victory (or the Republican Mate ticket- PIJtte-JifeKfe i i I Ii I I llli, III II 11 1 1 II I I IN C """ T- -i rrn ifr ii. .mini ijSSi GREAi SILENT VOTE DECIDING BIG ISSUES THROUGHOUT NATION Interest in Today's Election Centred on Congress. Several States Involved in Liquor' and Suffrage Prob lems. "WASHINGTON. Nov. '.-Everything now waits on tlio count. With mode-to-order weather the entire country's Interest in today's eleotlon, missing almoit to the lilt moment, be came Intense today and reports from every section ot the United States, late this afternoon, show that a good average vote has been polled. Today's election found the national In terest centered In the selection of a new House of Representatives, one-third of the Senate, and in the disposal of Im portant constitutional amendments In 23 States. As "side shows" there was tlio election of Governors In 29 States and Important State officers other than Gover nor In 11 others. Seven States voted on woman suffrage and six on the question of prohibition. The only States where no State officers were to be chosen were Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia and Wat Virginia. It was conceded as the polls were clos ing that the results would be late every where. Nome or tne states, notaDty New York, were trying out a new form of ballot for the first time. And all of the reports from virtually every section agreed that there was a phenomenal "silent vote," one which the politicians themselves admitted they had been un able to forecast. In Ohio nrarly all the churches of the State were open with prayer being of fered for the success of the prohibition amendment and with the church bells sounding out an appeal to the voter for support ot this Issue at stated intervals. The reports agreed that In the States where the important conatltional amend, ments were being cast this Issue really overshadowed the contest for the offices. Vet the results here will be the last to be known. Inasmuch as the vote en it will not be counted until the very of the accounts received agree that there has been little disorder anywhere. At some points there have ben minor 'fights, but up to late this afternoon no actual rioting had been reported at any point. GERMAN CROWN PRINCE AGAIN REP0RTE0 WOUNDED Strassburg Palace, Guarded, 8hield3 Supposed Victim. LONDON. Nor. 3. -A dispatch to the Times frotu Kerne says that persistent rumors are current that a wounded of ficer taken to the imperial palace at Strassburg la the German Crown Prinee, Frederick William. The palace i otoly guarded by sol diers, so that aot eves the doctor are allowed to leave. TbJ U 4o to pre serve .the uUhoat secrecy. r-?-" -faTsgwa. & -r9SSVlT TICK-TOCK "THE HANDS OF ESAU" The Evening Ledger will print tomorrow on its editorial page the 14th article in this remarkable se ries on political conditions in Phila delphia. It deals with SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT and explains the difference between the old familiar system of "pull" and favoritism and the new ideas of local government introduced and put into practical operation by the present city Administration. TURKS DESTROY BRITISH SHIP IN RUSSIAN PORT Frederlka Scuttled In Shelling of Novorossysk. LONDON, Nov. 3. Official announceent was made today by the Government Press Bureau that a Ilrltlsh chip was destroyed when two Turkish cruisers bombarded the Russian part of NovorossvBk on October 30. This Information came to the Government In a dispatch from the British Vice Consul at Novorossysk, transmitted by the British Ambassador at Petrograd. The British steamship Frederlka was burned and scuttled, the dispatch stated. WOOD ALCOHOL KILLS 14 Score of ' Others Near Death From Drinking "Whisky." BRISTOL, Vt, Nov. I. Fourteen deaths have been reported here the post 13 hours and a score of other persons are near death as the result, It Is al leged, of drinking whisky, the basis of which is supposed to have been wood alcohol. Dr. D. A. Blsbee, a drujglit, Is under arrest, charged with selling liquor Illegally. The authorities allege the victims all purchased the whisky at Bis bee's store. Business Boom for Wilmington -WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. S. As soon as the various branches of the Wilming ton Chamber of Commerce have selected their representatives the body will enter upon a determined campaign to advance the Interests of Wilmington. The first meetings were held yesterday and they will be continued until the members of the entire couuoll are selected. ELECTION DAY WEATHER Bieetlon Day dawned clear and rolld Bvery Indication pointed toward fine weather conditions continuing through out the day In every section of the State. The good weather la expected to bring out a heavy vote in the rural dUlfia&f Ui. conseauenee. the FeJmer StfcCormick forces ro upumlsuc FLAMES TRAP AGED WOMAN WHO BURNS WHEN NEAR SAFETY Husband Thought She Had Left House After Stove Exploded Overcome and Perishes at Door. An 80-year-old women was trapped In her home at Parkland Heights, two mile from Langhornc, Pa., on the Philadelphia and Beading Railway, and burned to death at 5 o'clock this morning, while firemen vainly fought the flames, una ware that she was In the house. The woman was Mrs. Phillips Marvin. She and her husband lived In a little two Btory frame dwelling at Parkland Heights. Marvin nrose early this morn ing and was preparing breakfast over a gasoline stove In the Kitchen when the gasoline exploded Not hearing his wife call, Marvin came n the conclusion that she had left the house by the front door and he also ran nut. An alarm was sent to the fire com pany at Langhorne, but when the fire fighters reached the scene they found no water to aid them In fighting the flames. Bucket brigades were organized and the firemen and townspeople fought desper ately to save the house. They were driven back step by step and finally had to stand off and watch the dwelling burn to the ground. A search of the ruins re vealed the body of Mrs. Marvin. The aged woman had managed to reach the front door before she was overcome by the smoke and flames and fell un conscious. The body had been almost Incinerated. It was sent to an under taking establishment at Langhorne. ter, Mrs. William Reed, of Camden, N. J. PENROSE GOING SOUTH With Friends He Will Take Cruise on His Yacht. Senator Penrose, tired out after a strenuous campaign, will seek rest on his yacht Lady Betty. The trim craft, with Its luxurious fit tings. Is lying In the Delaware River off Ksslngton, waiting for Senator Pearoae and a party of political friends, who will take a southern cruise as soon as the re sult of the election Is known. The Lady Betty is one ot the best-equipped yachts along the Atlantic coast. Until a few days ago the yacht was at Atlan tic City. It has not been definitely deeidtd when the senior Senator and bU political ad herents will board the yacht. Should the election returns show that he has beea dethroned. It Is expected that he wHt be on board early tomorrow morning- to es cape the sad post-mortems. Should vic tory peren oa hi banners, b may linger a tittlt longer to direct some parting sb it U enemies f-p b 3B- i&m- .i&mppty SULTAN SEIZED BY TURKS IN ANGRY REVOLT, IS REPORT Wnr Party Rebels nt Ruler's Hesita tion, Says Dispatch. PKTROGRAD. Nov. 3 -A dispatch from Bucharest snye that private mes sages received there icporl a revolution has broken nut In Turkey, that the war parly lias seized the Government nnd that the Sultan was made prisoner by L'nvei' Pasha, the Wnr Minister, because ho refused to sanction the naval attack on Russia. This report Is not confirmed In official elides. THOUSANDS SLEEP IN FIELDS AS VESUVIUS RAINS ASHES Eruption Depopulates Villages With in Radius of 10 Miles. NAPLES. Nov. 3.-AII villages within a 10-mllc radius of Mount Vesuvius aro depopulated ns a result of the volcano's continued eruption. More than 8000 slept In tlio open fields Innt night. The eruption Is becoming mom serious hourly, and great streams of lava arc pouring down the mountains. Showers of nhes have fallen ns far ns 13 miles from tlio base of Vesuvius. BRITISH WARSHIP SHELLS TURK FORT NEAR SUEZ CANAL Barracks at Akaba Reported Destroyed in Quick Move on Sultan's Forces Asiatic Turkey. in LONDON, Nov. 3. It la officially announced by tlio Ad miralty that the British cruiser Minerva 1ms bombarded the forts of the Turkish town of Akabah, and destroyed the bar rncks. The troops there nrc believed to be under command of German officers. Akabah Is a Turkish town on the Gulf of Akabah, an arm of the Red Sea ex tending Into the coast of Arabia south cast ot tlio Suez Canal. The troops at Akabah, believed to bo led by a German ofllcer, evacuated tho place. The Admiralty statement follows: "II. M. S. Minerva arrived nt Akaba and found the place occupied by soldiers, one of whom had the appearance of a Gorman officer. The Minerva shelled tho fort and the troops In the town. They evacuated the place and a landing party destroyed the hassocks, the postofllco and stores. The Turkish casualties arc un known. There were no British casual ties." Akaba Is a fortified town on the east sldo of the Gulf near Its northern point. Tho Minerva Is a light cruiser under command of Captain Perclval II. War-lelL-ti. Shortly after the admiralty Issued Its statement the Turkish Ambassador, Tew flk l'nsha, visited tho Foreign Ofllce. It was later stated semlofllclally that he hnd received Important dispatches from Con stantinople that might have the effect of modifying the situation, as regarding Turkey nnd the Triple Entente Towers. On leaving the Foreign Ofllce the Turk Irh Envoy declared that England and Turkey were not at war, and that neither he nor his staff had made any prepara tions to leave London. In British official clrclea It was Inti mated, however, that the dearture of Tewflk Pasha wonld not be long delayed, the apology which the Porte having of fered for the Black Sea raid being In sufficient to satisfy the Allied Powers without an additional pledge that all German officers In Turkey would be driven out at once. DISGRUNTLED WOMAN HAS MAN ARRESTED AS COPE Turned Out of Lodging House, She Accuses Innocent Boarder, A disgruntled woman who was barred from a rooming houso called two city detectives out of bed and caused all kinds of trouble for James Hope, an Innocent sign painter, whom she accused of being John Cope, the murderer of his niece in Boylestown. When the woman was told last night she would have to surrender her room at U33 Bldge avenue she hastened to the City Hall, where she declared John Cope was at 1S33 nidge avenue and was boast ing of killing his niece. Captain Cameron summoned McCarty and Scanlon, of ihe murder squad, and sent them to make the arrest. They took James Hope, a sign painter. Hope protested his Innocence. The de tectives believed him, but sent for Con stable Atkinson, of Boylestown, -ft ho knows Cope personally. Atkinson got out of bed and came to Philadelphia early this morning. He said he had never seen ilope before. The frightened sign painter was released. The woman is being sought for by the police. OIL CAUSES $10,000 FIRE Flames Destroy Nine Wagons in Welsbach Sheds Uptown, An explosion set Are to the wagon sheds of the Welsbach Street Lighting Company, Sth street and Sedgely avenue, this mernlng Nine oil wagons were de stroyed and the sheds were damaged to tbe extent or JW.009. Fifty feet from the sheds Is the oflWe of tbe oompe-ny and tbe employ. t tbe sound of the exptostog, seteed Are xtiozuUhers aad fougbt the IUoms unUl tbe arrlvaj of tbe Are tsgiftes. Tbe Are was hard to oombat lursine of the dagger ot exploakw jf tank wag oa. Ttee He were confined u tne shed after Um 4Ubmb had haul id sev eral of the eU tanks ovl of the denser soae. & -" ' VOTE IS HEAVY; FINE DAY AIDS INDEPENDENTS Electors Out Early in Every Ward in City, With Indi cations That Many Arc Splitting the Ticket, Pen rose Falling Behind Brum baugh. Half the Registered Voto Rot corded by Noon in Many Di visions Vare Wards Casting Record Poll Pinchot Seoms Negligible Factor. A heavy vote Is being cast In every ward in Philadelphia today. Strong nntl-Penrose sentiment and re markably fine weather brought a trei mendous Independent voto to the polling Places early, and lato this afternoon party leaders estimated that more than three fourths (,f tho total registered voto had been cast. Half of the registered vote hnd been enst nt noon. ) Martin G. Brumbaugh polled a sur" prlslngly heavy voto In every ward In the city, while Penrose ran far behind hlmi Penrose was cut In South Philadelphia! tho Northeast, and In the Independent wards. The reorganization Democrat! polled slliihtly more than the norma Democratic strength, with Palmer ahead of McCorniick. Tho straight Washington party vote was exceedingly small, ns most Washington party men split thel tickets. Legislative and councllmanlo flKlits bolstered up the Washington party strength somewhat In several wards. Tho loan bill appears to have been favored by the votors. -, In Philadelphia the Independent wards cast a heavy voto before 9 o'clock,. In many divisions the vote of the first two hours being nearly half the total reglsr tered vote. In the downtown and other Penrose-McNIchol-Vnre wards tho machine work' crs started to got the "regulars" to thd polls enrly, nnd tho voto In these wards wns little behind that In the Independent wards. . In tho mill districts the vote was lighter during the early part of the dax than In nny other sections of tho cltyj duo to the early opening of the Vslllsi All party leaders expect a heavy vo'o In these districts between 4 nnd 7 o'clock this evening, however. Tho Statewide election today Is the most important hold In years. Pennsyl vania Is a national political battleground. With the rehabilitation of the Iltoubll can party, through the defeat of Senator Penrose nnd an Indorsement of the wljl pon Administration tho principal lssucli. every State In tho t'nlon Is nnxiouslyX awaiting the result of the election here ' many. s Tho voters of Pennsylvania, tnr th fli-&: time, nre selecting a United States Sen-!? ator by direct vote. In addition to cast InK their ballots for Governor, other State ofllcers, for Congressmen, Judges of the Supreme nnd Superior Courts, member of tho State Legislature, and here Irt Philadelphia to fill several vacancies In City Councils nnd for the $11,300,000 loon for permanent municipal improvements.., When the polls opened at 7 o'clock thin mornlnu hundreds of voters, anxious tb cast their ballots early, were standing In line In many divisions In the city. From the time the polls opened there was not a lull, except for an hour or two late this morning In some of the smaller divisions MUCH "SPLITTING" INDICATED. Z A careful canvass of tho polling places fchowed that voters In Philadelphia took an unusually ions time to mark their baf lots, Indicating much splitting of tickets! This was taken by political leaders to , mean that Penrose was being cut con siderably in Philadelphia, and that Brum., baugh was running far ahead of hlra. - ' One of the heaviest votes In the city ii being cast In South Philadelphia. In the 7th, 30th and Wth wards the Negro vote if remarkably heavy. In the th ward the vote for the first hour was 100 per cent; larger than at any election held for years'. TENDEttLOIN VOTES "8TTtAaHT., In the old Tenderloin wards a straight ticket Is being voted. There was an un usually heavy early vote In these wards, and very few men asked assistance lu marking their ballots. No complaints against the complicated ballots heard. wer$ nepresentatlve Michael Donohoe said this morning that he was satisfied with" Indications that he would defeat Cos tello in the Sth Congressional District.- Mr. Donohoe was all smiles, and said that the fine weather presaged a victory for himself and the entire Democratic State ticket In his district. A heavy vote is being cast in the north east. Dave Martin, Republican leader in the 19th Ward, Bald that the Republican vote In his ward would be heavier than It had been In ten years. He was at his head-" quarters, the Cobden Society, 6th and Ilerks streets, early. A heavy Republican vote Is being cast In the central section of the city. In the 13th division ot the 10th Ward the "Quaker" division, the Republican vote ta ten to every one Washington party and Keystone vote. No Democratic votes had been cast at neon. BRUMBAUGH RUNNING .AHEAD. In West Philadelphia the early vote was SO per cent, greater than In previous elections. The Republicans claim nearly all of the votes that have been east In that section so far today. In Patten' division Doctor Brumbaugh, the dlvlslcfl. leaders said, Is running ahead of Penrest, In moat of the Northwest the raorRf Ing vote was SO per cent heavier than normal. The vote there Is running three Republicans to one Washington or Demo cratic. The Democrats are looking for their strength late In. the afternoon. In the mill district of Menayuak tlu vote was lighter than anywhere else & Philadelphia during the early hours. The mill employes eo to work there at 7 o'clock, the hour the pot) opened, A heavy vote U expected to be cast the thin aveolag. GBRMANTOWN CUTS PBK803K. . Gerstaatopm is epHMtag UekeU Jktjtty la favor ftf BMtw Brub(Jt- Ifec g dependants are set! Mt Muter fttsi Strength there pMsjaw Twt X SSMfe23&at C" Jl-L.. l j-, ., - i t 4. -i "-a "-- - ' . - - - ,. JMBMrfiam... ,.r,-,., , r a. ffK1 - y. , - i'r vU "IK'aaftjtiiUBjBHMB l. n ,A SSC.HA