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LBDCiEK-PHlLADELPHIA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1914.
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WARNING SIGNALS
TO TENNESSEE MEN
IGNORED, IS REPORT
(Turkish Minister's Explana
tion of Shots Fired at
American Launch Satis
factory to State Department
TVASHtXGTO.V, Nov. 2;.-ThB launch
Tom tho American cruiser Tennessee
which attempted to enter the closed har
bor of Smyrna was signaled that It was
approaching a mine Held before shots were
flrcd as a warning, according to the expla
nation of the Turkish Minister of War to
American Ambassador Morgenthau. This
as announced by Secretary Bryan last
nisht
Mr. Bryan said he had received from
Mr Morgcnlhau a note addressed to the
Ambassador by tho Turkish Minister of
"nr, recording a previous conversation
Willi reterenco to the Tennessee Incident.
In explaining tho Incident to Ambassa
dor Morgcnlhau the Turkish Minister of
nHt, Mld " SvtlB necary for the Turkish
olllclals to flro three shots of warning
Rhcli the Tennessee's launch npproaehed.
Th? ctmniniKlcr ,of Smyrna, Morgenthau
reported, Prst ordered two blank shols of
warning fired.
".the Turkish sentinel nfter waiting two
nilnuleH," Morgenthau said, "was obliged
to file the third shot In another direction
from that of the launch, which latter shot
na& meiely to prevent tho helmsman of
tiia launch frdm holding his course, which
would lead directly on to the mines at
the entrance of the port, and to rescue
him from n very certain danger. The
commander of Smyrna expresses very
great regret that such nn obligation was
presented to the sentinel of the port,
which ie attributes to the' Indifference of
tho helmsman of the launch."
' "Tho explanation Just received from
tho Turkish Minister of War, through
Ambassador MorgeiUliau. regarding the
firing on the launch of the Tennessee Is
satisfactory to the United States." Mr.
Bryhn ndmlttcd today. "The Incident Is
now closed."
CRIPPLED MAN SAVED I
BY A CHILD AT FIRE
Eight-year-old Joseph Hudson Leads
His Father to Street.
1 T7
WAVE OF CRIME
PUZZLES POLICE
IN NEW YORK CITY
FoUr Bomb Outrages, Street
Assassination and Barrel
Murder Mystery Occur
rences of a Few Weeks. N
BLIZZARD IN THE VOSGES
LEADS TO INFORMAL TRUCE
Btorm Halts Military Operations,
While Soldiers Suffer.
PARI 3, Nov. 27.
A heavy ar.ovv storm that began on
Wednesday In Alsaco had spread to tho
west of tho Vosgcn today and was devel
oping Into a bllzzuid on the higher pla
it aus. Reports received at the headquar
ters In Paris stated that, while the storm
-continues In thin region, military opera
tlcns on a large scale will be Impossible.
Fiesenl Indications point to the most
severe winter In 13 years
The troops, both French and German,
are nhendy suffering severely, nnd nt
many r'nla n truce ban been effected,
though no ofllclul ngrecment as to ans
armistice has been I cached.
JOSEPH HUDSON
Boy of 10, who rescued crippled
father from fire.
Quick action by 8-year-old Joseph Hud
son, Jr., probably saved his crippled
father from suffocation during a fire this
morning In the dray apartment house,
1IJO-U32 Vino street. Joseph Hudson, Sr.,
has but one leg, and on being awakened
by Hhouts of other tenants vainly at
tempted t gtope his way through the
denso smoke.
The boy. after awakening his smaller
brother and sister, returned to his father's
room and found him leaning against the
wall on the point of collapsing. Taking
tho elder Hudson by the arm, he sup
ported him at both groped their nay
down stairs to the street,
Mrs. Hudson carried two children to the
street In her nrms. Policeman Rrlnton,
ho dlscovcied the tire, helped Charles
Conrad, 1130 Vine street, save his wife and
child. Tho flames started In a kitchen
and caused n loss of t'.OO. The same
apartments were slight!) damaged by flro
two weeks ago.
WORK OF IMPROVING
PARKWAY WILL BE
RUSHED BY MAYOR
NINE BRIDEfc ON TRAIN
80 Buildings Now Being De
molished and $800,000
Loan Item Will Be Ex
pended as Soon as Available.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27,-Potlce of New
York are facing a crime wave. In the
space of a few weeks, four bomb out
rages, one street assassination that
smacks of a Rosenthal murder, nnd a
barrel murder mystery have taken plate.
The first bomb' outrange occurred sev
eral weeks ago when two men and a
woman, thought to be members of a
white slave band extending throughout
the country, partially wrecked the new
Bronx County courthouse and shattered
the offices of the County Sheriff.
Stvptnl days later a bomb, the fuso
sputtering dangerously near the ex
plosive, was dlscovertd near a Judge's
bench In a city Court In time to prevent
damrigc and possible death to several
persons.
hilt the police were hunting a clue
to these oulrnges, tvo men dropped a
barrel on a curb In Long Island City.
It contained the warm body of a man
who had beon shot through the heart.
Then came the wrecking of part of a
tenement In Cherry street. Investigation
revealed that the place had been occupied
by n Sicilian "club." In one of the rooms
was found enough explosives to have
blown the six-story tenement to bits. Two
Injured men and a third man who was
nldlng them were arrested In one of the
wrecked room.
One day later Harnett Raff, whose fight
against the poultry trust resulted In the
conviction and sentencing to Jail of 13 of
Its members, won lured from his offlcc
and shot to death In a crowded street.
His two murderers escaped In an auto
mobile. The latest bomb explosion occurred late
yesterday. A man who said his name was
Tony Lollo was cnrrylng a bundle along
Kast 114th street when the "bundle" ex
ploded, ripping away two of Lollo's fin
gers. It was a dynamite bomb. The
police are certain" Lollo can be connected
with New York's bomb planters.
Save for Lollo and the three men ar
rested at the scene of tho Cherry street
outrage, the police are still at sea as
to a solution of tho ens-es.
POSTBAG FROM
BATTLE FRONT
First-hand Accounts of Land
and Sea Conflicts Told by
the Fighting Soldiers and
Sailors Themselves.
EX-CONGRESSMAN ARRESTED
leave Elkton, Where They Were Mar
ried, on "Honeymoon Express."
ULKTON. Aid.. Nov. 27. -The "honey
moon express." leaving Elkton today over
the Pennsylvania Railroad, carried nlno j bquure to 22 street
uuiik i-uuiui'3 wiiu tittu uccn niarriru oy
tho Rev. Drs. Qulgg and McElmojle. I
Thoy were: j
Pavid P Adams and Mae E. Shannon,
and Charles (!. Barth ami Dorothy E.
Ullsoii. Philadelphia: Clarence S. Snnns
Evidence of the consistent activity with
width JIajor RIenkenburg's administra
tion has advanced municipal constructive
pickets Is afforded along the course of
the Pa ik way.
Eighty buildings on the route of the
boulevard that ultimately will lead from
City Hull northwest to Falrmount Park
arc being demolished.
Tho IW.COO Item of the ll,C0n,xo mu
nicipal loan, approved by the people nt
tin- Hat election, will bo expended H com
pleting tho Parkway west of Logan
The structured now
bring razed niv In that section.
Slum the beginning of his admlnlstra
tlin, Mayor Rlaukenbuig has bent every
inergy toward advancement of Parkway
i onslriPtlon. Several hundred buildings
along Ha course have been condemned
and Florence J. Setzer. Rclhlehcin; John i and toin away. All available fupds. frea
XV. Anderson and Mary Kane. Camden. ! from Councllmunle restriction, have been
N.J: Lorenzo D. V. Lewis, Mcrcliantvllle,
and Elsie DaUs. Brown's Mills, N. J.;
OrrleA. Yohn and Marie L. Krelo, Milton,
Pa,; Charles It. Davis nnd Orglev H.
Chandler, Dagcboro. Del.; Frank A. Clark,
Colllngswood. and Mnvbelle L'rufnrd. At.
lanuc uity, and milium T.
famnro G. Satlcrlleld, Wilmington, Del.
when consliuctlon
put under contract
work was feasible.
Councils last July passed an ordinance,
rpprovid by the Mayor, authorizing the
opening of the Parkway between 19th
and :2d Btrect" and notifying property
Plcrson nnd owners that the buildings would be re-
j trutrcu ror public use witntn inree montns.
Work Is now In progress in the section
! designated.
Appended to the original bill In com
mittee, through the efforts of Harry J.
Trainer, n liquor dealei, representing the
3d Waul for the Organization' in Select
Council, fas the following restrictive
clause: "That before nny action shall
H. M. Coudrey, of Missouri, Charged
With Misapplying $3700.
NEW ORK, Nov. 27. Harry M. Coud
rey. who formerly represented the 12th
Missouri District In.Qongrcss, was brought
to this city last night from his home
In St. Louis on a warrant obtained by F.
H. Hoss, insuranco broker, 100 William
street. Now York, floss alleged that on
December 1, MOD. ho gave a check fdr
$o"00 to Coudrey, who had an ofllco here,
with directions to Invest It In stock of
the International Fire Insurance Com
pany. He sajs Coudrey used the money
for personal purposes.
Coudrey was held In the Tombs In de
fault of $5000 ball. He spent the night In
Jail and refused to make any statement.
BURNED TO DEATH
UNDER AUTOMOBILE
WRECKED IN DITCH
BITES HER HAND, THEN RUNS
New Jersey Woman Heports Attack
by Strange Man.
NEWAfJK. .J . nv "7 Vrj r-li,-
petit Hamilton, of 110 flank stictt, re- j bo "lkl" fnr thc Physical opening of the
ported to the pol co tliabrhr uns nttneked
by a man she had never seen beferc when
she was about to enter hcr horn? early
till morning. fj
She Hnld tho man bit her two hands,
than became frightened by her cries and
ran away.
GERMAN CASUALTIES 612,885
Complete List Will Total a Million,
London Heports.
, LONDON, Nnv, 27.
A, Copenhagen dispatch to the Evening
4jivn .hays iimi me liorman lisr o
CPHuattles Issued today gives a total
The list does not Include 61 Bavarian,
(i Saxony and 61 Wurttemoerg llstii.
which would bring the total casualties To
at least 1,000,000.
LINER LUSITANIA SAFE
Keports by Wireless She Will Beach
New York This Afternoon.
NEW YOniC, Nov. 27.
A wirelras message received by the
Cunard Steamship Company from the
Luultanla this morning announced that
the ship would reach Ambrose channel
lightship about 3:30 o'clock this after
noon, and wheather permitting, would
ravh her dock between 6 and 1 o'clock
this evening'.
The liner was due last night, and her
failure to report had occasioned some
uneasiness, as It was announced on Wed
nesday that the German cruiser Karlsruhe
was seeking to Intercept and (rap the
Cunarder.
CHAUFFEUR HELD BY JURY
Drove Motortruck That Killed Man
at Street Crossing,
A chauffeur who ran down and killed
Patrick If. Lennon, of 6613 Morton street,
November 13, at 5th street and Wyoming
avenue, with a motor truck, was beld
v,tiout bail for the Grand Jury today at
the coroner's Inquest into Lenniw'e oath.
Ttw chauffeur Is Carmell QorL of. m
Jaekson avenue. New York. It was testi
fied that he was driving his truok on the
wwins side of the street when Leutwm
start 1 to cross and failed 'to nets his
approach.
OITY TREASURY STATEMENT
Keselpts in Week Ending Wednesday
Night Were 383,668. v
Receipt at the City Treasury during
the week ending Wednesday night
amount! to tMMM-ta. with paywaoi dur
ing th ww ri4 arrat!n tttUUjlfft.
the MMMMt fej wwy W4iarty
1W. .m&.& W0ig WN
Parkway between the points mentioned
the licenses for saloon property destroyed
shall bo transferred to other locations
by the License Court of the Court of
CUinrlcr Sessions."
Thrco saloons nre located on the Park
way between Logan Souare and d street.
One license has been transferred by the
mint, hut th other two are being held
TimlaH nilt'l aarvii m f I'nH.r t h a nrovn( an
tivltlcs these saloon properties w.ll not
be destroyed, In compliance with the re
strictions In the ordinance.
The city will obtain nbo'Jt tVW from
the contractors who nre destroying the 3)
buildings und who will letaln the ma
trrialB. It Is expected that this work
' will be. imnplftfri hv Anrll 1. when funds
ot ' should bo available from tho JSOI.OOO Item
of 'the loan for the actual physical de
velopment of the Parkway. Avallabilltv
of the loan funds by that date depends
on the leglilatlve activities of Councils.
Start of Jlie building of the roadway
proper on April 1 will provide work for
many of Philadelphia's unemployed, al
though the tie-up o't the loan funds until
then will prevent beginning of the work
during the rigorous winter months, when
the emploj ment Is most needed.
When 'thf money finally Is available
there will be no delay In awarding con
tracts for the work. Assistant Engineer
W, V. Tailor, of the Bureau of High
ways, Is supervising the preparation of
plans and speclllcatfwiis for the designated
portion of tho Parkway, and bids will ha
asked and contracts awarded as soon as
the work may be started legally.
Ttntatlve plans, approved by Mayor
ntaukenburg and Director Cooke, of the
Department of Public Works, for the sec
tion northwest of Logan Square, provide
for a main central driveway SO feet wide,
with service driveways S3 feet wldfr on
each side of the central roadbed.
Flanking the drives on either side wilt
be grass plots, 12 feet wide, extending
to the sidewalks, which will be 15 feet
In width. Trees and shrubbery will be
planted In the grass plots and small
walks will be'Iocated In the centres of the
grass areas.
Chief William II. Connell. of the High
way Bureau, said today that the plans
for completing the Parkway Include side
walks 30 feet wide on each side of the
central driveway from the plaza at City
iiuu iu MJjfan square.
The temporary driveway now open, par
allel to the line of the Parkway, will be
kept open for traffic until the permanent
roadbed Is finished.
Preliminary work. Involving thc chang
ing of sewer lines front beneath the Park
way course and the blocking of sewers In
streets intereuctlng the Parkway, is now
being done under directum of Mr. Taylor
and will be completed before the end of
the year.
It U animated that the development of
thc Parkway between Logan Squat and
d street wlU eot approximately Vmjim.
the amount provided lu the muiciftl
itftn- A further expandltur 0i from
Wm to mmn u MUmto4 sj
MMHWy to cou4te the autife Park-
Charred Body of Motorist
Imprisoned in Car Found
Along Road Near New
Castle, Del.
WILMINGTON. Del.. Nov. 27.-Be-neath
the wreck of an automobile bear
ing license tag 52S4 of "Virginia, on the
road between New Ca3tle and Delaware
City early this morning was foVind the
charred body of a man.
Late last night Marshall Burrls and
fleorgo I'axon. the crew of a Wilming
ton and Southern Traction Company car.
saw a burning automobile In a ditch
along the road near Delaware City.
They extinguished the names and noti
fied the Wilmington police and Coroner.
The pollco nt once got into communi
cation with Virginia authorities In the
hope of learning the name or the holder
of the license and ascertain in that way
wlio the victim of the accident was.
Thr. strange part of the affair Is that
while the road is one ovor which con
siderable t raffle passes and Is close to
the lUlway tracks the car must havn
been burning for a long time before
tho trolli-y crew saw It.
Telegrams received today from Franklin
City. Vn leave little doubt the man was
Henry T. Doughty, of that place. Ttela
tlves are on their way here to claim the
body. Doughty was a prominent whole
sale oyster dealer of that place and left
early in the week In his car on a busi
ness trip. He, was here on Wednesday
and started home last night, according to
those with whom he had business.
As , near ns rould be learned by the
authorities mo car Had evidently over
turned In the road, rolled across into tho
ditch, where It caught fire with the man
under it.
CRAC0WREP0RTED"fALLEN;
RUSSIANS IN SILESIA
Rumors Also That Przemysl Com
mander Is Ready to Surrender.
PETltOGrtAD, Nov, 27.
According Jo rumors current here, the
Austro-German forces on the Czesto-chinva-Ciarow
front retreated on Tues
day. Cracow fell the next day and the
Russian troops pressing on, have swept
well Inside of Silesia. Others are to the
tffeet that Przemysl's commander Is
negotiating for a surrender.
Reports are In circulation that the
Government expects to announce a tre
mendous victory oyer Austrian and Ger
man armies within 21 hours. Including
tho capture of Cracow and Przemysl and
the Invasion of Silesia by a 'Russian
army. There is no confirmation of these
reports and no explanation of their
origin can be secured.
CROKERS ON HONEYMOON
Ex-Tammany Chief and Indian Bride
Go to Palm Beaoh,
NBW YORK, Nov. 17. -Richard Welated
Croker. ex-leaden of Tammany Hall and
bis bride, formerly 11U BueLa Beaton
EdmtfuUoo, a Ctwrokee Indian pruicM.
3 as tkelr tuweyww tedy. bouad for
Pglm Scfc-
Thti rent tour carretpontltnta el tht
fireaetif European sirup!)!? rr, th
men In ISe trenches and the men on
the quarter deck. Professional writ.
er are not permitted at thr front.
All thru fcitoio Is uhat theu can olenn
from the Mounded occupants of am
bulances taken to the rear. The
Evening Ledger tell print from time
to time the oiilj dillmnle side of Ihs
tear the refteetlons ot soldiers and
saltors In their Irtiers home. Oermon
letters, when obtainable, as Kctl as
those of the Allies, tcfll be prtnlc.
In Pursuit of the Eindcn
fOeorpe AUum to lies lo his mother
from It. Jf. S. Hampshire, In pursuit
of the Emdcn).
We, nre chasing the German cruiser
Kmden. She lisa been up to her games In
the Bay of Bengal sunk n collier and a
tramp. Wo nro going to Calcutta and
Rangoon afterwards.
Wo are Itching lo smash something Ger
man, cither a town or a ship; we are not
particular what It Is, so long as It's Ger
man. We have Just left Port Hlalr (September
19). a delightful little place in the Anda
man Isles, where there Is n big Indian
penal settlement, ffn haven't met any
thing In the sausage line yet.
We steamed up to the mouth of the
(loogly, Just below Calcutta, and are now
making for Madras, where we expect to
coal. I have not put foot nshorc for two
solid months not. since we left Hakodate,
In Jnpan.
Wo hne come half around Asia after
thai Emden. It Is a stem chase, there
fore a long one; but we nil feel confident
of catching her. She has done enough
damage already.
Sept. 23. We have heard that she has
bombardod Madras. We're nfter her still.
!Sth Just as we were nearlng Madras
we had Information that the enemy was
oft Pondlcherry, a Krench-Indlan settle
ment. So we made all possible speed to
catch her. only to find that she had left
Just two hours before our arrival. So we
are now carrying on to Colombo.
This Kmden has certainly succeeded In
dodging us, but she won't dodge much
more. She'll want coal. We are nolne to
do our best to step her getting it Then
she will have to ease down, and we stand
a chance of catching her. Wo need
patience.
Taken Prisoner in Cameroons
(From an Englishman 'mho was
manager of a rubber plantation at
Vuala, in thc Cameroons).
Directly war was declared both (a
lady) and I were arrested and disgrace
fully treated. We were deprived of our
arms and had to give our words of honor
to do nothing that would militate ngalnst
the Interests of the Germans In their war
operations.
Without arms, we were exposed to the
savage fury of tho maltreated natives,
who were ready to murder and rob any
and every "white man." Fortunately
we wero taken to Edea, where the Ger
man soldiers gave us all tho protection
necessary against the natives. After re
maining at this place a few weeks, and
suffering from the threats ot nil sorts of
horrible deaths, we were brought down
to this place (Duala) and put on board
one of tho many German steaVnahlps hid
ing in the river here. We were placed
there In a small cabin and had armed
guards over us, who frequently did much
b.y taunting and ridiculing Britons to
make our position almost unbearable.
We heard dally of the large number of
defenseless natives who were being hung
up 10 trees, shot and otherw sa nut to
nn untimely, horrible death; but of this
we were less concerned than about our
selves. It will, I suppose, form a page or so In
the history of tho war, when It Is written,
"How Duala was taken" by the British
and how, when the British prisoners were
liberated a mighty, frantic cheer rent the
air ns n pinnace drew up alongside our
prison ship and gave us the glad news.
was for several minutes delirious,
and, needless to say, many were the
moist eyes and lumpy throats when the
first shock passed away. There was much
singing of hymps and patriotic songs be
fore the pinnace was allowed by the re
lieved British td move off. Although they
had, brave fellows, been at work over
Zi hours, they forgot their own suffer
ings when they saw our condition and
gladness.
Hard Work for "Rookies"
Letter from a recruit in the British
army now in training:
We have beon training ncAv fur prac
tically six weeks nnd are gradually being
melded into shape, so ns. to ho ready
for any call which may be mado on us.
This week we had our first taste of wet
weather, which had unfortunate results,
for one or two recruits who have not been
supplied With uniforms yet got wet
through while out route marching, and,
having no change of clothes down here.
attended roll call In pajamas nnd blank
ets! It's wonderful the spirit of good
comradeship .existing between every
body. For example, in one room of an empty
house nre billeted two men one a son
of a wealthy city man whose n.jme is
well known In financial circles, nnd the
other a poor mechanic who lost his Job
owing to the war. Occasionally a lux
urious motorcnr draws up at that house,
but it departs with both those young fel
lows comfortably ensconced In It, class
distinction entirely forgotten.
Last Sunday we had a stroke of luck,
for on turning up to dinner we were de
lighted to learn that the Duke of Suther
land had kindly sent some pheasants and
that they were being served up for din
ner. In plaro of the Immortal stew which
has been the everyday menu for the last
six weeks Slow Is very nice occasionally,
hut down here It Is about as popular as
the Kaiser and Kelr Hardlo.
"Stew Is certainly very popular with
the military authorities, but It Is difficult
to trace the reason. Perhaps there Is
something In the story of one of the old
hands In this regiment, who solemnly told
me that about K00 jears ago a certain
high personage at the War Office or
dered stew for the soldiers' dinner, and
slnco then thete has been nobody high
enough In position to countermand that
order!
BOY HUNTER KILLS BROTHER
i "
New Jersey Youth Victim of Thanks
giving Accident.
SMITHTOWN, N. J., Nov. !7.-Vander
Kller, aged 13. was instantly killed yes
terday by th" aetldental discharge of
his brother John's shotgun In the woods
jiar tliolr home.
The boys, after their Thanksgiving din
ner lft a mrr home party on tta cnauco
that they might be able to raise a
pheasant or two. They were beatins
through the brush when the trigger of
the weapon caught In a twig, the result
ing discharge striking Vander In the neck.
After an Inquiry the officials declared
there would be no prosecution.
LOSS OF BATTLESHIP
STARTS BRITISH CRY
'SPY AND SUBMARINE'
Bulwark Disaster Inquiry
Begun Theory Ad
vanced That Dropping of
Lycjdite Shell Caused
Wreck.
LONDON. Nov. 27.
Secret Inquiry was started today Into
the blowing up of tho battleship Bulwark
on Sheemess yesterday, when 730 officers
and men were lost.
Naval experts nre totally unable to ex
plain the destruction of the Bulwark upon
the theory that tho explosion was acci
dental, unless It was caused by deterior
ated ammunition. That such could be
the case, however, is considered most
mllkely heoause of tho froquent tests
mado aboard the ship and the fart that
the llttlwark s magazines were protected
!v nil latest devices.
A theory advanced here Is that the
disaster resulted from the bursting ,pf
n lyddite shell that wns dropped while
tho warship was taking on ammunition.
Some ofnclnls believe that In a moment
of carelessness the men carrying the 12
Inch shell permitted It to drop In the
magazine. ,
The spy and the submarine terrors ran
rampnut In London today. The conten
tion of the Admiralty that the explosion
was rertalnly Internal hm by no means
satf1ed the public Some of the paper
criticise the authorities for the lack of
vlgl'nncp about the Government docks.
All London has been wild upon the sub
ject of spies for months, and It Is In
sisted that German agents would have
little trouble operating In some of the
shipyards.
It Is believed that the destruction of
the Bulwark will go down In history ns
as great n mystery as the blowing up
of tho United States battleship Maine in
Havana Harbor.
At the time of the disaster most of
the men wero below at breakfast, and
only tho few on deck had the slight
est chance df life. A well-known ship
builder, who was In his house near
the Hheerness pier nt the time, said
that his whole houso reeled under the
force of the explosion nnd everything
seemed lo rattle.
No evil significance was attached at
first nt Shcerncss to the explosion, ac
customed as It Is to heavy gunfire. Not
until a couple of hours later was tho
truth known, but even then the full ex
tent of thc disaster wan not realized.
A member of the crew of the collier
lying near the Bulwark gives the follow
ing story of the disaster:
"I was on deck when suddenly I heard
a most tremendous explosion nnd at the
same lime saw ft sheet of red flame shoot
up. Then there was a denso volume of
black stnoke, and ns that cleared away
there was simply nothing Just a cap be
tween tho other warships.
"I rubbed my eyes and wondered for a
moment whether there really had been a
ship there or not. It must havo been
all over In one minute."
Memphis Bankora Indicted
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 27.-C. Hunter
Ralne, former president of tho defunct
Mercantile Bank of this city, nnd Claude
Anderson, Its former cashier, havo been
Indicted for using the malls to defraud.
DEACONESSES AS NORSES
IMPRISONED FOR L00TINJ
Nino (Jerniart Women SententieiP'
PARI8, ftov. 27.-The permaiiertl tit.
martini sentenced Surgeon 'Major rttr8
and Wohlfart, who wm- in charge of ill
principal field hospital of the td dehhan
Army Corps, to a years ImitrhWJimerlVi
today for alleged pillage.
Nine deaconesses attached to ths l&s
pltal were given sentences vsrytng frtwt
one month to three months, and S) un
ordlnalea sentences ranging from one
month to three yeara on the same charg.
Eleven other persons connected with tne
hospital were acquitted.
The hospital was captured by UlB
French nt Peronne. September 15. TAaui
bulk of tho baggng-3 nroued the auspleKJn) ,
of the French army official, mid Ifcjt?
searcn was ordered, in that of Gurtreolt
BtAJor Collins, It was charged, there wr
found three Tanagra statuettes with the.
Peronne Museum labels on them. It waa
alleged that in tho baggage of tho deacon
esses were pieces of silks, carpets' and
fine linens which the deaconesses said
lifld been given them by Carmelite Sisters
In appreciation of their kindness to the
French wounded,
MICHIGAN STILL AGROUND
Four Tugs "Fail to Tull Battleship
Out of the Ulud.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 37. Although four
naval tugs labored from 3 o'clock on to
free the battleship Michigan from her
fast position In tho mud in the Horse
shoe of Cape Henry, Va., eho was still
aground this forenoon, according to
Navy Department advices.
Officials, however, believe she could be
floated without further difficulty.
8TOHE OPKNS 8.30 A. !., AND BEGINNING TOMOItnOW CLOSES DAILY a 1. M.
Four Weeks From Today is Christmas Shop Early
SPECIAL NOTICE TO OUR CHARGE CUSTOMERS.
All Goods Purchased From Now On Will be Charged on Bill Payable in January
Those not having charge accounts are Invited to open one.
Women's $1.50
"French Kid tl
Gloves.... J)1
Two -clasp French
kid; black, white and
colors; a 1 a o black
with wh 1 te and
white with black
backs. Also pique
sewn gloves.
1st Floor, 8th St. Side
HATS TRIMMED FREE OF CHARGE
Double Yellow Trading Stamps With Every 10c Purchase Until
Noon : After That, Until Closing Time, Single Stamps
Market Eighth Filbert Seventh
YELLOW
TRADING
STAMPS
are exchangeable for '
Christmas
Gifts
Because We Do So Large a Clothing Business Certain Leading Manufac
turers About This Time Every Year Give Us First Choice From
Clearances of
M
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oil
Ov
We look over them all sift out the very best, and usually pay only a
half to two-thirds of what the garments are really worth. It is such a
sale that is now in progress here, and includes
$
15
59.50
$20 Suits $11.75
$25 $13.50
They are faultlessly tailored from
pure wool worsted cheviot, cash
mere, serge and novelty suiting, in
winter's richest shades, and of the
latest English and -conservative
cuts.
OVERCOATS
Worth $15, $18, $20, $22, $25 & $27.50 y
special Ya .du, y. i d,tii. t d,u. a, is cc io.au
Of soft, warm, heather mixtures, dressy blue and black kerseys and
smart chinchillas both semi-fitting styles and Balmacaans, in single
and double-breasted effects.
Exceptionally Good Values in Smart Clothing for Boys
Suits, Overcoats and Balmacaans, in Winter s smartest atyles and 'Fabrics.
$5.50 Values... $2.98 I $6.50 Values. . . $3 .9ft I $8.50 Values. . . $4t9&
$10 Values.
$65Q I $12 Values $7,Kn
SECOND FLOOR, SEVENTH AND MARKET STB.
Girls' Fine Winter Coats
Reduced to Nearly Half Price for Stock Readjustment.
Regular $16.H0 to $38.50 Values
Now $9.98, $12.98,x $14.98 & $19.98
Sizes 6 to 14 years. Fine chiffon broadcloth, imported corduroys, vel
vets nnd zibelines. Some silk lined throughout.
sk
411
Coats.
$9.50 Values $5.98
The ?5.98 model
is nil - wool
American chev
iot, with nlush
c a p e, belted,
patch pockets &,
fancy buttons.'
The $7.98 coats
are cape style
in corduroy vel
vet, with shir
red belt and
fancy buttons.
Fully lined.
Like Sketch.
$10.50 Values $7.98
Ineir
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A Great December List of
New Victor Records
la Ready Here Tomorrow
Fine old Christmas hymna and
carols, the song lilts of .tho month,
favorite Kerns from popular operas,
the very latest dances and four new
songbird reproductions all are In
cluded. On Oar Club Plan Yon Can
I'rchae Your Records nt thr
rali Price ami Pay fnr Tlitm In
Small AVcrkly or Monthly Sums
to Suit Your Comenlcnpf.
A'o Trading Stamps With Heeards
. SECOND FLOOn
SKCUNO FLOOR
$15,000 Worth of Furs
At 25c to 38c Less on the Dollar
.nnounclnK n highly Important oalr
unci jour bent opportunity to buy
pretty cl't fur.
$29.75
French Seal
$40.00 Fur
Sets, .....
Black Fox
Red Fox Natural Raccoon
Skunk-Dyed Raccoon
Neckpieces trimmed with head and
tails; muffs are in newest bolster,
semi-barrel and pillow shapes.
T
$42.50 Blue Dyed $9?' lO
American Opossum -M-'
Sets at
$15.00 White Iceland
Fox Sets
520 Brussels Lynx $11 7 C
Sets at At.fO
998
Misses' and Children's "Furs,
$1.50 to 35 Values
98c to $23.50
Iceland Vox. White Thibet Locke
Squirrel. Inflation Brtoln. ete.
mk-wm ruju
TOMORROW WILL BE A VERY IMPOR
TANT DAY IN THE SALONS OF
Women's & Misses' Apparel
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Makers' Surplus Lots and
Clearances.
Misses $1
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Assortment of smart style
o)ie sketched.
They're fine xibeline. mixtures,
kerseys, Scotch plaids and cnlu
chillas, of rich color effects;
some plain and smart, others
richly trimmed with velvet or
fur cloth.
$16.50
Juniors' $10.00 a 7 It
Coats at XJ" 9
Fretti Sttdg iu Zikelint.
Hv hUfh ulUUry collars of I
vet and wide bands ot velvet m-sj.
Women's 25.00
Ton Coats
A striktnqlu attractive stftU.
Has short belt in front, military
collar of fur cloth and are taUorM
from all-wool pebble cheviat; In
Holland blue, black, green, nvy
blue or brown.
Misses" $25.00 $1
Suits at A u
Haie the latest style leuu er
short iaekete. One akeieked.
Of navy blue, brown, green, black
or liolUBd blue. In serge, cbevm.
gabardine, diagonal and novelty
suitings; uicely silk Ilneo aud u.ufl
a fen trimmed with fur do tit;
genuine fur collars or'ual slush.
Women's $99 CA
S30 Suits -JU
Handsome etilm in popliu with
full ripple coat lu box -plaited
effect. 11 nts bed with chic tib
collar at batty lamb clulk. a ad
comes i nary fetec bUct,
bluwn or greu.
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