SOVKMBKK 5i re ., - f$t jAyttW f .wy f. jjfas ljjipjii J WillsLt. NIGHT EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA '.$ VOL. INO. 57 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1914. FBIGB ONE OENi? Cortmanr, leu, at nts Pcst.to htoatx CourAitr. ZQUAYESDME GERMANS BACK WITH BAYONET Desperate Charge Clears Wood After Incessant Fighting for Three Days. Allies' Lines Advanced. Channel Fleet Again in Action Against Invadors' Positions on Coast Kaiser's Generals Killed in Battle. In the desperate fighting along the incs in western Flanders the infantry of the two armies is making attacks nd counter-attacks, supported by heir artillery, which continues its caseless bombardment. A brilliant charge by French touaves drove the Germans from their trenches in a wood, for the posses sion of which both sides 'had been tattling desperately for three days. he German position was taken at the oint of the bayonet, and heavy osscs were inflicted upon the defend- rs, who held their ground with ogged determination. This afternoon's official com- uninue issued by the French War lOfficc reported slight gains along the Dixmude-Ypres lines. Near the cntre the bombardment of Rlicims by he German artillery has been re sumed with great vigor. Further Itfteast, and especially in the Verdun (field, further progress is announced. 1 In the meantime, the British fleet llon the coast has resumed the bom- 'fbardment of the German lines, which Iwas interrupted when heavy fogs set tled down along the Channel, mak ing such operations not only difficult, out dangerous. The German posi tions in the neighborhood of Nieuport are being shelled vigorously, and one troops train rushing rcinforvements along the coast is reported to have been destroyed. Along the centre of the line the Germans, although outnumbered; are maintaim'hg.',jjiejr. positions,, through, the -superibrity of their artillery. On the Mouse the French report further progress, and have taken a numbcrof prisoners, in the vicinity of St. Mihiel, Marines from the United States 'cruiser Tennessee, attempting to land t Smyrna, were fired upon by the Turkish forts. The party was escort ing Captain Denton u. Decker to nsliorc to pay his respects to customs o'oflicials, but was forced to return to llhe warship. Ambassador Morgen thau advised the Tennessee, to leave bmyrna at once, and sue is now at BChios, in the Aegean. Secretary Dan iels confirmed the report of the in cident. The situation in Poland is now more tavoranie tor tne uermans tthan at any time since the. retreat from Warsaw. The reorganized Ger- lan centre is now locked in a great lKittta ir!ili tliM T7ioaiin nrmto ntiA Son each side of the Vistula. Separa tion of the Russian forces by the re- Scent German offensive has given a de cisive advantage to the Germans and oopens the way to a new movement gainst Warsaw. Servia has sent an envoy to Petro grad to seek reinforcements against he Austrian invasion. The ServiaV rmy has been reduced (from 300,000 o 100,000 and fears are entertained hat the Austrian conquest will open he Kaiser's pathway through the (Balkans to Constantinople. Hunting counterfeiters spurious Five and Tan Dollar Notes Appearing in Cities. WASHINGTON. Nov. .-Counterfeit B5 and. llO notes, which recently have ap- eared In several cities, are occupying ha attention of secret service men. The new counterfeit am a. IS ailver ertlflcate, Indian head series of 1S99: a 10 cold certificate. 1B07 series, and a 5 ote or tne National Bank or Commerce, ( St. Louis. All are photographic coun- erfelts, two well executed and one poor, WIRELESS TICKER NEXT Wter That Peter Cooper Hewitt I" Promises Telephone to Europe. NEW YORK. Nov. IS.-Tbe Inventor of, the mercury vapor damD. Peter Cooner Hewitt, today announced that ha would bhortly start a wireless ticker system in lew xotk city. ' Hewitt said he had a new vaouura recti. !Jer for wireless outfits, which ultimately vouip inane 11 yuwiuie 10 telephone to Europe. I SSS- YWMmm IFA1 Pv. THE WEATHER ?or fhiladtlphia and vuitnitu laYr tonight; Tkutifaj iwr&istnp jfdtRMs and Hmr fyht trtf fwtHcte kmwig., mmm. .SxNSsjb jt 5JffcsP sssssssr mc fJkfF Mfr dlxitt mtv Utt ffr-fr "BOBS'" BODY AT ASCOT King George to Attend Late Mar shal's Funeral. ASCOT. Eng Nov. IS. The body of Field Mnrslml Kail Itoberts reached his home here this afternoon. It Is Understood that Kins George will attend the funeral services nt St. Paul's, London. EGG DEALERS INDICTED Government to Stamp Out Traffic In Products Unfit for Food. WASHINGTON, Nov. IS. Eleven Indictments- have heen returned In Trenton, N, J., ngalnst dcnlers engaged In Illegal traffic In eggs unfit for food In the cam paign of "the Department of Agriculture to. stamp out the practice of selling "rots and spots." Beginning with Chicago, which the De partment says Is tho centre of this traf fic, a crusade will be conducted against the dealers In this class of products. OBSOLETE ELECTRIC PLANTS OPERATED, EXPERT TESTIFIES Morse Tells Public Service Commission Systems Used by Philadelphia Company Rank as "Curiosities." HAnnisnuna, Nov. 18.-Thc complaint of Morris L. Cooke, Director of Public Works, of Philadelphia, and others against the Philadelphia Electric Com pany, was resumed by tho Public Seivlce Commission this morning In the Senate caucus room on Capitol Hill. George H. Morse, expert witness for the com plainants, resumed his testimony. Mr. Morse testified that ho found cer tain plants of the old Southern and the old Diamond "were so obsolete as to be real curiosities." Ho described features of these plants at considerable length. Mr. Morse quoted figures from the United States census report, whereupon Mr. Pennyjiacker interrupted him with: "Do I understand the United States census report calls these plants obso lete, or Is It your oplnlon7" "It Is a .necessary Inference," replied the witness1, "as the reports show that such dynamos are out of use." Dean Lewis asked the witness If he mado any requests for Information that were refused. t "I made numerous requests which were refused." ' Ho then told of a list of printed ques tions which ho presented. "I was told," he continued,' "that tho company did not deem It proper to give out such information." Tho witness presented a memorandum showing that tho true net earnings of the Philadelphia company were W.1H,797. In arriving' rit this conclusion the wit ness said duo allowance had been mado for tho Increased cost of labor as com pared with the cost during the year In which the plants were being erected and developed. Frederic W. Floltz, former Deputy At torney General, In his cross-examination, tried to show that the experience of Mr. Morse had been mainly confined to tho operations of smalt plants In other words that tho Philadelphia Electric Company was too big a proposition for him. UNDER CROSS FIHE. He also brought out In the cross-examination that Mr. Morso lias changed employment a number of times. After taking the witness up to his present place of employment with the st,cel and Iron works, the lawyer asked: "Have you ever had anything to do with the Installation- of large plants?" "I have not," was the reply. Mr, Morse testified that In his inspec tion fit the Philadelphia plants, so far as ho has been permitted to Inspect them, he has had the assistance of one civil engineer and one archlteot, a real estate expert In the city employ and an economic 'expert. The 'witness refused to say who) employed him as an expert and from what source his compensation came, or to name his association at the. present time. CROW'S "OPEN DOOR" POLICY Jlepubllcan Chairman Wants Stray ing Moose Back In Fold. UNIONTOWN, Pa., Nov. lS.-P.epublt-can State Chairman W. E. Crow before a dinner given Jii his honor last night by the Young Men's Itepubllcan Club announced the "open-door" policy of the Organization toward Bull Moosers who strayed from the fold and wished to retum. "It may be felt." he said, "by those out of the fold that the doors of the Republican party will be shut upon them. Tlfe doors are wide open now, and wo invite them to come back home. There is room for all and places for all. I am not so sure that there was not just causa for tholr desertion In 1912. in some respects the Republican party failed and for that reason there was some Jus tice in the course of those who strayed," Former Sheriff P. A. Johns and several others, -who were prominent In the fight for Roosevelt in Fayette County two years ago, wera guests. Telegrams of re gret from Benator Penrose and Oovernor elect BrUmbaugh. were read. , Mr. Crow said "there is certain legis lation along moral lines which the peo ple are much Interested In. It la the aim of the' Republican leaders to give the people that Initiation along- conser vatively progressive. lines." ' SALE OF GUNS REST RfCTED Police Directed to Enforce Xaw For- lidding 8al to Minors. Printed posters were sent by Director of Public Safety George P. Porter to all the polio stations today jailing the at tention of the lieutenant's to an act of Assembly of June S, 151, which forbids the sals or all nrearms, gunpowder, car tridges and toy cannons to children under the age of It years- The penalty for an infraction of the law is a Hue of 136ft Director Porter ordered that the past eta be give to every dealer la DrearsM m Um etty. The action was taken because of the Mimbar of deaths and woiuuiiag of Ml- jw to m rtr te W Iw COMMUTERS INVITE RAILROAD OFFICIALS TO MASS MEETING Reading's President Asked to Hear Protests of His Neighbors Against Passen ger Rate Increase. Theodore Voorhees, president of tho Philadelphia and Rending Railway Com pany,, and two other officials were Invited by letter this morning to nttciut the mass meeting nt Oak Lane Friday night, when" resident's from all towns along tho main lino of the Reading will unite n protest against the proposed passenger fare In crease, which the Pcnnsylvniiln, Rending and Ilnltlmore and Ohio Railroads plan to put Into operation December 13. Resides Mr. Vuorhccs, William M. Mc Cormlck, assistant general passenger agent, and C. A. Reach, superintendent of the New York division, were Invited. All three arc residents of the suburbs near Oak Lane. Tho letters announced that tho ofllclals. If they attended the meeting, might ex pect to be naked to answer a number of questions regarding tho cause of the In crease, its Justification and the necessity for some of the particular changes pro posed. The letters were signed by Edwin M. Abbott, president of the Oak Lane Im provement Association, who Is arranging the mass-meeting. Yesterday 5000 cir culars were sent out Inviting citizens from Melrose, Elklns Park, Jcnklntown, Wyncotc, Fern Rock, Tabor and other nearby towns to be present and lend their support to tho protest campaign. LETTER TO THE OFFICIALS. The letter sent to the railroad ofllclals reads as follows: Dcnr Sir: On behalf of the citizens of Oak Lane, Melrose, Elklns Park, JenW Intnwn, Wyncote, Fern Rtfck, Tabor and vicinity, I have been Instructed to invite you to attend a mass-meeting to be held at the library in Oak Lane, at the corner of 12th street and Oak lane, on Friday evening, November 20, at S o'clock. Most of those who will be present will be your neighbors; some of them your friends.. We dcslro to have a frank talk with regard to tho opuses for tho Increase In railroad fafe 'to our several sta tions, and for tho discontinuance of the SO and 100 trip tickets, round-trip tickets and the limitation of- strip tickets to the purchaser. Wo desire to call your attontion to the fact that the savings of many years have been Invested by your neighbors and friends In their homes. That the ' large communities along your railroad have been built up. grad ually on a, basis of the rates charged In the past At many times these rates have been changed, and the service reduced. We realize that the railroad Is entitled to a fair return, and we do not wish to be unfair, but -we also wish to Impress upon you that tho community has certain rights which should be respected, and which must be respected. We do not know the object of this universal raise In all rates. If It has any ulterior pur pose, and the present excitement Is Concluded on Page Two NATION IS ON EVE OF GREATEST ERA, DECLARES WILSON President Paints Glowing Prosperity Picture on Coun try's Emancipation From Monopoly. WASHINGTON, Nov. U. In a letter teeming with optimism and addressed to Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, Pres ident Wilson predicts the dawning soon of the long-heralded era of prosperity when all classes will forget animosities of the past and join hands to revivify the nation's dormant commerce. The occasion for Mr. Wilson's Impor tant document was a communication from the Secretary of the Treasury announcing that with the opening of 12 Federal re serve banks, Wall street's control of the nation's business had been smashed. "A new day hus dawned for the beloved country whose lasting prosperity and hap piness we so earnestly desire," the Presi dent states In conclusion. With the dawn of the new era of pros perity, Mr. Wilson declares, the problems of railroads will be met and dealt with In a spirit of candor and justice. He calls attention to the question of the .credit of railroads caused by doubt concerning, their earning capacity, and in view of the recent rate hearings before th,e Interstate Commerce Commission It was construed by many that the President favored some of the demands made fcy the transporta tion corporations. Hopes of better times are held out by Mr. Wilson to business and labor. He de clared the Democratic party had com pkte4 Its program of business legislation, placing all capable men on a basis of equal opportunity. The Interstate Commerce Commission is considering the request of the Eastern trunk line railroads that they he permit ted to put into effect the full 5 per cent, rate advance which was refused by the commission In its recent decision. Cir cumstantial reports current In financial circles here for the last few days have been that the commission was divided on the question and that the request of tits railroads was likely to. be refused. Neither at the White (House nor the In terstate Commerce Commission could any expression of opinion be obtained on the possible effect of the President's state ment pn the decision of the commission. THB PRESIDBNTS LSWTER. The President's letter follows: "I warmly appreciate your letter of yesterday, for I share your feeilny en U?ely about the sUpkgsaaAe of tn op4n- ' JteM t r JAPAN'S ENVOY LEAVES POST IN TURKISH CAPITAL Believed Mikado Intends Extending War Operations. ROME, Nov. 18. Tho Japanese Am bassador left Constantinople last night. Turkey's proclamations declaring war agnlnst the Powers offthe Triple Entente named only England, France and Rus sia, and there was no technical action On the part of Turkey which made neces sary the departure of tho representative of tho Mikado from the Turkish capital. His leaving Is undoubtedly on Instruc tions from Toklo rather than as the re sult of representations from tho Porte, and is Indicative of an Intention on the part of Japan to extend Its activities against the enemies of tho European Powers with which she hns allied . her self. NATIONALGRANGE STRIKES AT BUYING OF SENATE SEATS Resolution Attacking Cor ruption of Voters Greeted With Enthusiasm at Wil mington Convention. WILMINGTON, Del.,' Nov. 1S.-A reso lution declaring that in the recent cam paigns and elections money was Improp erly used to procure the nomination nnd election of certain United States Senators, and calling upon the Senate to refuse a seat to anyone who Imd been elected through the use of corruption funds, was received with enthusiasm by the mem bers of the National Grange, in session In this city and was tho subject of much discussion today. The resolution was offered late Inst night by H, Harland, of Idaho. It calls upon Congress to pass a law which would compel a man elected to Congress to make a completo statement of his expenditures. Tho resolution wns at once referred, but there Is little doubt that It will bo passed later In thn session. Another Important resolution on home economics was ndoptcd. The committee was headed by MrB. A. F. Hart, of Wy oming. Mrs. Hart was voted an appro priation of J100 to nsslst In getting this subject before the public. The report re cites that there has been a vast change In methods 6f living, that the women of tho country havo become proficient In va rious branches of business, and that there is necessity for getting home economics down to a scientific basis. William T. Creasy, of Pennsylvania, addressed tho grange In part as fol lows: "It Is always a good Idea first to learn how to run our own business success fully before wo try to direct somo one else's business, and we have yet a great deal to learn before co-operation can bo a complete success. Co-operation can never go until the credits system is abolished nnd the "pay as you go" system la adopted. "In Pennsylvania we believe In pay ing first attention to tho selling end, for If -,ve cannot successfully organize to sell It Is. likely to be a mighty poor job trying to organize to buy. Pennsylvania has a co-operative credit plan wherein Individuals combine to nledcn their In. dividual credit for purchases of various kinds. The collective pledges are ac cepted by tho banks for loans, and on such loans the farmers are able to buy supplies, machinery, eta "Pennsylvania patrons are greatly con cerned In the movement to establish a national marketing commission which shall work In conjunction with a national bureau of markets. This Is to bo com posed of 15 formers and 14 business jnen, and if It succeeds cannot fall to go a'long way In eliminating much waste effort be tween the producer and the consumer. The grange Is operating many successful co-operative enterprises In Pennsylvania, doing hundreds of thousands of dollars of business per year and usually wlth'a money saving to the patrons. "The grange creameries are doing good work, the latter being chiefly managed by local and county granges. The Penn sylvania State Grange has recently start ed, to give life Insurance to its members on a local reserve plan, and Is already doing good business with $100,000 surplus." Goods roads, immigration. Irrigation and peace are subjects which have been left for dUcusslon by' the National Grange during tho remainder of Its session hero. It Is expected that on this subject the grange will take a firm stand in favor of Government control of the farm credit system, lending money to tho farmer not only for the purpose of moving crops, but also for the purpose of making farm Im provements. T. E. Atkeson, master of the West Virginia State Grange and for mer dean of the University of West Vir ginia, Is expected to take a prominent part In this discussion. GIRL. HELD FOR THEFT, SAYS SHE TOOK POISON BY ERROR Bhoda Frederlckson, Accused of Shoplifting1! May Not Itecover. Rhoda Frederlckson, of 13(3 Susque hanna avenue. Is In the Woman's Hqmeo athlo Hospital suffering .from poison, which she says she took in mistake for headache powder. It Is feared that she will not recover. Last December the Detective Bureau was asked to watch the department stores for two shoplifters who were giv ing trouble. May Beebe was arrested and held under 00. which she forfeited. Through her the-detectives learned that Rhoda. Fredtrlokson was her companion. Last Saturday they found the latter In apartments on Susquehanna avenue. She was held under 303 ball for a further hearing this morning before Magistrate Pennoafc. Last night the woman was found in her room half-conscious. She was hurried to the hospital. Dose of liinlment Causes Death IAKOASTBR. Pa., Nov. H. - Hditb. KMb. 1 years oW, last Wednesday, took a 4ese of HiJ.ent by mistake for a Umt saedjgtaf Btes ssoa lapsed lute uaonataiowms, rtnalPteff west of the o ik ttat stats until uwsy. wbm sae PANAMA CANAL AND OTHER POSSESSIONS WEAKLY PROTECTED General W. W. Wother spoon Declares U. S. Army Inadequate for Safety. Need 500,000 Men. WASHINGTON. Nov. 18.-Thnt the Panama Canal and tho foreign possessions of the United States are weakly protected against attack by nny first-class military power, because df tho present Inadequate strength of the army, Is the opinion ex pressed by General W. W. Wotherspoon, chief of staff of the army. In his annual rrpoit to tho Secretary of War, made public today. General Wotherspoon. rec o'gulzcd its one of the master minds in the country's military affairs, suggests pointedly thnt It would be impossible to retain our possessions ngalnst the opera tions of any military power unless an army of sufllclcnt size bo provided. Necessity for a mobile force of 500,000 thoroughly trained nnd equipped fighting men In the first line of the military es tablishment iuhI the need for a secondary forco of 000,000, consisting of a thoroughly trained forco of organized militia, is urged in tho report. In a scheme to provide such a mobile force, General Wotherspoon declares that tho policy to be followed should Include the primary plan of using the standing army as a school for training men who would pass Into tho reserve and eventually constltuto the real national military strength. To build up this mobile force, General -Wotherspoon declares the slzo of the regular or standing army should bo about 205,000 enlisted men. FIELD FORC10 NOW LKSS THAN 52.000. The report states that on November 15 the latest returns showed the actual strength of the army to be 457 oulcers and SS.iii enlisted men. The total strength of field forces. is less than 62, 000 enlisted men. Discussing the distribution of the army, as It affects our fo'relgn posses sions, General Wotherspoon says: "That the great waterway of the Panama Canal cannot be protected ngalnst the opera tions of a first-class military power by the preacnt or proposed garrison we contemplate placing there without the power and ability to reinforce it rapidly bv troops from the United States, is manifest. That an effective defense ngalnst an enterprising enemy In the Philippines could be made with a de ficiency of 33 per cent, -of the manning details of tho couBt defenses of Manila and Subig Bay, and with a mobile force of a little over 7000 American troops, sup plemented by less than 6000 Philippine scout", Is manifestly impossible. "That wo can retain our territory oif Alaska In l.ts Isolated position by placing tlieio a garrison of less than 500 men verges on the ridiculous unless we have ample forces at home to occupy that territory In the very earliest stages of lm- Concludrd on Page Two JAMES SPEAR, JR, MARRIES ACTRESS; SURPRISES FRIENDS Miss Helen Moyer, of "The Follies" Company, Be comes Bride of Head of Stove and Heating Firm. James Spear, Jr., head of the James Spear Stove and Heating Company, of 1S23 Market street, and a former member of the Delaware River Club, married Miss Helen Moyer, an actress. In New York, today. Mr. Spear was divorced from his first wife two years ago. Mr. Spear went to New York yesterday. The wedding was somewhat In the nature of a surprise to his friends. Relatives of Mr. Spear, at his home at Walllngford, verified this afternoon the report that he had been married. They were not sure whether the ceremony took place this morning or last night. Miss (Moyer at present Is playing In "The Follies." Mr. Spear is a son of the late James Spear, who founded the stove and heating company. He is widely known In Phila delphia club circles. He Is a member of tho University. Racquet, Markliam, Rose Tree Hunt, Philadelphia Country and Penn clubs. At Mr. Spear's home In Walllngford It was not known how lctog he had known Miss Moyer, or where they met. They did not know with which company she had been playing. Miss Moyer played in this city with the company several months ago. CAMPAIGN COST HIM 4 CENTS Candidate Defeated in Third Jersey District Files Expense Account, TRBNTON, Nov. 18. -Harry M. Shupes defeated candidate for Congress In the 3d District, today filed his campaign ex pense account. It showed that he had expended four cents In his effort to go to Washington. HAD miY QBANDOHHiDREIT George W. Parker, "Who Died at 00, Buried Today, . The funeral of George W. Parker, 90 yaars old, and until a year ago actively engaged as) a earpeUr. was held this afternoon from his iwaMeaee at 1311 Jaok sow street. He died Monday night. He was wanted 65 years ago. and is sur vived by bis wiMW. he efeUdrea, 33 grmiahiMre 38 great-sraadefcUdrta it) iw ft-8M-f(jlMttru. TEN PERISH IN FLAMES Inmates and Guards at Florida Re form School IO so Lives in Fire. PENSAConA, Fla., Nov. 18.--Elght In mates and two guards lost their lives In a fire which destroyed the Florida State Reform School, at Marlanna. KILLS KAISER'S CRITIC German Resents Englishman's Un complimentary Appellation. CHICAGO, Nov. 18.-John S. Strouble, nn aged German, sat on the edge of his bed early today reading a German news paper's accounts of the fighting in Flan ders. John Hcftron. an Englishman, and Peter t.lnskcy, a Swede, roomers In the same house, dropped In and took chairs. "The Kaiser Is a mutt," said Heffron, "he ought to be In Jail." Strouble drew a revolver from under his pillow and fired twice. Heffron fell over dead nnd Llnskey fled with a bullet In his shoulder. Strouble was arrested. ORNFUNDMOUNTS SLOWLY AS APPEAL IS AGAIN SOUNDED $75,000 Available to Stock Second Belgian Mercy Ship Six Days Before Sail ing $ 1 1 0,000 Required. With a sureness that spells victory, the Belgian relief fund to stock the Orn, Philadelphia's second food ship for Bel gium's starving victims, continues to In crease. Though a record of $5000 a day for the next five days must be made, the committee does not doubt tho re quired 3110.000 will be obtained. This morning's mall brought numerous small contributions, some from persons who could III afford to give their mite, nnd as the day progressed men received larger sums. The Orn sails next Wed nesday on tho trip that spells life for many needy women and children In Bel glum. If this ship Is to carry a full cargo, or 300 tons more than tho never-to-be-forgotten Thelma, J33.000 must be contributed within the next five days. The committee announced that something over 375,000 has been received, not Including this morning's contributions. I-rfirge checks are most needed now to bring tho fund up to Its necessary flsifre on time. Time Is essential, and, while small contributions go a long wny In helping and are Just as much appreciated as large ones, a few checks drawn for 325 to 33000 would bring Joy to those who are devoting their days and nights In order to send the Orn away on schedule time. MANY SMALL CONTRIBUTIONS. Early this morning the headquarters In the basement of the Lincoln Building be gan to grow busy and by 9 o'clock "the first day of the 13000-a-day campaign was well under way. By noon tho fund had swelled to nearlv J1C00 more and the results of the after noon, are being looked forward to with much Interest Tho largest contributions are usually received In the afternoon and evening, when the men and women In s'.ore und factories are leaving their wotk. The Executive Committee laid par ticular stress upon the fact that though II is necessary to secure tho '335,000 more within five days, money contributions will be nccepted up to Wednesday morn ing's sailing time. It will require but a short time to purchase these supplies and put them aboard the Orn. Shipments of food from the farming districts and other distant points, however, should be got ten to the recevllng station not later than Monday or Tuesday morning at the latest. "Dangerl I should say there Isn't any danger of our not raising the fund," said one worker as she "credited" a contribu tion that had come through the mall. "Phlladelphlans have too big hearts to let the mere matter of a few thousand dollars keep the Orn from carrying life and Joy Into the night of war's devasta tions." The last in a low tone. Wealthy citizens of the State, big busi ness houses and the churches are being looked to for most of the 333,000 yet needed. Checks should be made payable to the Philadelphia National Bank, re ceivers for the relief fund. The Ken sington branch of the Eve.nino LEDOEn will receive contributions at Kensington and Lehigh avenues. The employes of Concluded on Page Two WIDOW WHO GRIEVED FOR HUSBAND ENDS HER LIFE Mrs. Itose Kuhner Xeaves Note Be queathing' Property to Friend. Mrs. nose Kuhner, a widow, whose hus band died four weeks ago, committed sui cide today by inhaling Illuminating gas In the kitchen of her home, 1409 North Hope street, Mrs, Kuhner grieved over the death of her husband, Hugo Kuhner, who was well known as an athlete in German so cieties. Her health was falling and she was nearly blind. Recently Mrs. Mary Henry lived with her to assist with tho housekeeping. White Mrs. Henry was away, Mrs. Kuhner turned on all the gas Jets of the stove, the polio say, and lay face down on top ot it, Inhaling the fumes. Policemen Sells and Hepdlng broke in the kitchen door. Sells In trying to drag the woman from the house was overcome by gas and Hepdlng rescued him and Mrs. Kuhner. Bells recovered before the ar rival of the patrol wagon. At St Mary's Hospital a pulmotor was used for more than an hour to restore the life of the wernan. Mrs. Kuhner left a letter written in Qerman, in whleh she bequeathed all her property to Mrs. Henry. Trenton Han Badly Hurt TttsWTON, Nov. U.-MatttMW Sayder. H yean aM. of this oty. foreman at the eoavlst road camp at Kooky Hill, is tn a eriUeal eoadltloa as the result ot hav (wr Us bead aa4 be4r lled in a stone. cjBr. Ke ws peaoiwg a belt on tfe mBflfcilnfi vlua kJs SftOt Himafi SHOT AT FLAG , ? FAILS TO STIR. I U.S. OFFICIAL Turks, in Firing on Tennes- I" jRJ see Marines, May Have i Been Giving Friendly Warning, Declares Daniels WA8HINOTON, Nor. ., nnouncincr tnat a nnot hnrt hin nrd, ,t at a launch from the cruiser Tenniait.t ? flying tho Stars and Stripes In Turkish? S i waters, Administration officials today d. S clared emphatically that there Was' n' Immediate caUse for alarm The fact J that the shot had been fired Is all that i at present Is known by the Navy Dfe f partment. Secretary of the Navy Danlclsf has requested complete Information, front J vapiam uenton .uccKer, or tho crulserf ! In tho absence of these particulars tht'' 5 United States will "mark time." 5 Tho Tennessee Is now In the harbor ot- ; Chios In the Aegean. It was from there, 5 that Captain Decker's preliminary report i was received by theNavy Department.'! J According to this report the cruiser lutd S sent a launch to Smyrna to pay respectV J to the customs ofllclals and to Invest) ; gate conditions there nnd to determine. ; how much trtjth was In the report tliat 5 American Interests In Smyrna were .It)' t danger and that Europeans In tho cltyj i were In grave danger. "-yt S The point which caused more anxiety: S at the State Department than the pllgtvt J of the Tennessee, which admittedly can : tako caro of Itself, was the declaration by Captain Decker that Consul Horton was anxious for the safety of the Con sulate. This was Interpreted to Indicate . that there was much anti-foreign feeling In Smyrna. Secretary Daniels reported the matter to President, Wilson nnd then took up consideration of It with Acting Secretary -a of State Lansing, The latter at onco at- S tempted to get into communication with j Ambassador Morgenthau nt Constantino- pie so that the Ambassador might tako 2 whatever steps may later be deemed t necessary. P The report from Captain Decker, ae- c. cording to the Information reaching Sec retary Daniels, said that "his boat" had been fired on. At first this was Inter- B mill buui f,io uua, iiw, m, preted as meaning the cruiser Tennessee herself. Tho Tennessee left at once for B Chios upon urgent advice of Ambassador C Morgenthau, It Is siild. S Secretary Daniels, In discussing the S matter, said: J "The Information we have at the pres- 3 ent time Is Indefinite. That a shot was fired Is all that wo know. Whether It S was fired with hostile .Intent or as a g warning Is yet' to be explained by -Cap- tain Decker. , 5 "Smyrna Is now a closed port. Tho Pre- S sumption is that it Is mined. The land Z forts may have fired a shot either to I prevent the launch or even possibly tho g Tennessee Itself from entering the har- g bor or from running- on n mine field -.1 J hope that this may be the "case, But In I any event tye cannot take nny Steps ill the matter until we have the olTlclal facta ; before us." -U i President Wilson anxiously awaited all ; Information on the subject. He directed S that all reports received bo sent directl to him. Incidentally lt'waa learned, that -ho expressed confidence that the occur- rence would not become an International incident. ; A report received here by way; -.of -Montreal that Ambassador MorgenthajJ had demanded his passports was char-t acterlzcd at both the State Department and at the White House as absurd. Acting Secretary of State Lansing ex plained that he had been out of touch with Constantinople for two days. This is due to the interruption of certain direct cable communications and also to tho fact messages have to pass through the terri tory ot belligerents. And so far as direct communication with Smyrna Is concerned the Secretary said that all word rrom and to Asia Minor took from two to fivs days. -5 The State Department is trying to get I into communication with Georgo Horton, i the American Consul at Smyrna. Horton,. ; with Leland B. Morris and James B. WH- ; klnson, is In charge of American interests ', there, but no direct word has been re- j celved from him for some days. ; Beports that the Tennessee and North j Carolina might be Immediately recalled, ; from European waters In order to avoid V another "Maine disaster" were widely : circulated after the report was confirmed ; of the firing of the shot. But Secretary ; Daniels and other navy officials would ; not discuss that phase of the matter. "We sent those vessels to Turkey with . .funds for the relief of Americans who ; were unauio o get uiuucjr i xu,o , after the outbreak of the European vrar," J said the Secretary, "Since then we have ! kept them there to afford whatever as- : slstance ana relier tney coma 10 'Amer icans In the war one. Our future action, remains to be determined." AUNV PHILADELPHIANS IN TENNESSEE CREW, V. S. Cruiser, at Smyrna, Was Built Here. Among the E50 men of the crew of the cruiser Tennessee are many sailors and marines from Philadelphia and their relative and friends in this city are con cerned over their safety In the light of the report of the hostile attitude of the Turks In the waters where the ship Is now stationed. The orulser was last at the. ItagU Island Navy Tard In the spring of this year. On May I she was ordered to New Tork, and on August 6 left Tompklnsville, Staten Island, bound for European waters. Captain Decker, of the Tennessee, rv. ed at the Naval War College at Newport as executive officer of the battleship Vir ginia and In command of the scout orulser Chester. The orqeers of the Tennessee are: Cap tain, Benton C. Decker, commanding; lieutenant commander. Sari P. Jcimop'. lieutenants. Bradford Barnette and Har old O. Bowen; lieutenants, junior grade. John IL Hoover. Howtr H. Norton. Rfcta. ard F. Bernard. James L. Oswald and Wilbur J. Carver; ensign, Valentine V. Bleg; passed assistant surgeon, IleWf J. Straeteo; assistant surgeon, Arthur A Beddoe; paymaster, David M. A&Hsea; chief boatswain. Kdwln Murphy; gusaer. David Duffy; obift saaehlalsts, Patrick Kernaa and David W. Harry; chief ar penter, WHHara C. Bardie, and ?aymas tar's clerks, Charles C. Tiraroew, a4 Charles B. Sanagrea, The armored orulser TeaneuM wsj bulU la PMladtteltia. Her keel wV M in nm, ad t eelM4 vessel vm turned ever to the lKMe4 States. Am .. ernnuwt tn yJ late. Vtut tflM cost bot m. 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