IB' m F , GREAT NORTH SEA ' BATTLE RAGING i m ii i Continued frem rage One lt the way down (tie east coast of Eng land. TtsdAy's attack Is the most daring' yet ftttempTed by the" Germans. The dermaii naval , men showed exceptional soamah Ship jrv netting by the guardian Urltlsh fleeUft feat which thn fleets of Napoeo cfr nqt able to accomplish. The first ItttlmAtlnn nt ihu attnclc rnniA In thn AM rA-nSuneameht from the Admiralty and the ,Joini pi nuncK will a surprise, tor it nan . been,' believed that the Hermans wouU .choosy a point nearer the southern coast Neither Hartlepool nor Scarborough la a fortified city, but large numbers of llrlt tah troops have been stationed In their vicinity, as well as at other points along the eastern coast of England, and Kcot Mnd. Both are populous centres and have extensive commercial trade. Doth harbors were crowded with mer chant ehlppln at the ttmo when tho Ger. mans began to shell. SHELLS WRECK BUILDINGS OF PAMOUS SEA, RESORT HULL. Eng., Dtc. 15. Three churches are reported to Imvo been partly destroyed, the gas works set pn lire, two railway platforms de stroyed fyid numerous buildings damaged. When four German cruisers bombarded .Scarborough, famous seaside resort of Enftlnnd, today. Thrown Into n panic by the rhclls which crashed Into the town from tho war ships, people poured from their homes uiit burrlert to the railway stations, tnk Ing trains for Hull and other towns. Tho early, morning trains reaching We brought many refugees. They told stories of great damage done to the town. f Between 40 and U shells fell In Scar borough. The three churches wero among tho first buildings struck, The exploding Of the shells set the buildings on fire. The Oermnni nlso directed their aim upon the railroad station, but succeeded In causing only comparatively slight dam age there In the destruction of tho two platforms. As thn Gflrmnn crunnerfl cot tho ranco Wi : other bul'dlngs were damagod, and the , entire town thrown Into the wildest con fusion. The Herman cruisers approached start Ilngly close to the coast line. With tho firinsr of their first shots thoy seemed to got the range Immediately, and then rained shells Into all sections of tho town. ; The bombardment began at 7:58 a. m. The train which arrived at Hull was Just leaving the station as the sheila began to fa'!. Almost tho entire popula tion of the town had rushed Into tho streets, and those nearest the station rushed aboard the train for safety. As' the train left Scarborough the boom ing -4f the German guns could still bo heard off the coast. Gdvernmcnt censors now control tho telephono and telegraph wires from Scar borough. Immediately nftcr tho first word of the bombardment reached Hull by phone the censors took charges. The first morning "train from Scar borough brought many refugees here. The bombardment was very heavy, thoy aid. The greatest damage was done to property. The engineer of tlio train wired his wife from Scarborough: . "Shell, flifl falllnir thick around me. K but 1 am all right." iiaiugees irom ocaroorougn ucciurcu that when they first heard thn firing off ;; ahore they thought It was simply British battleships practicing. No atteutlon was paid to the cannonade. Then a house was struck b a shell and crumpled fnto a heap of ruins. A few moments later the Balmoral Hotel was struck, and Immediately took fire. Shells began to fait close together by this tlmo. Other housea and buildings wero struck and burst Into flames. With the bursting of shells and cries ,;.,.trorn.tho street people began to pour irom tneir nontes: -mere "was a-wi;u rusn tawafd the railroad stations. Tbpsewjin did not endeavor to flee from tno'tdwn sought refuge In cellars. h'hella burst over the crowds pothered at tho railroad station awaiting the depar ture of the train for Hull. It waa while Walling' for his signal to start that the nglneer sent a. hasty message to his wife Baying- that shells wero bursting all around his engine. As the train pulled out the refugees saw the streets fairly choked with other residents of the town endeavoring to reach open country be yond the range of the German guns'. Every sort of conveyance had been com mandeered In the anxiety of the terror stricken people to escape. When the train left Bcarboj-ough the refugees said part of the town was en veloped In smoke. HARTLEPOOL PANIC STRICKEN WHEN SHELLS FALL IN CITY nnnUAtr rn t is Many refugees arrived here during the h morning from Hartlepool, having fled from the German bombardment. One of them said; "Moat of the city waa at breakfast When suddenly there waa a sound of heavy firing at sea. We thought at first thai British torpedoboats were firing at a raiding German submarine. The firing waa so close to the harbor front thi many persons started for the shore to see what was happening. Almost Immediately- sheila began falling in tha cen tral port of tha city. Houses were struck ;jby , projectiles, sending upward great clouds at dust and smoke while the ..fwofkage tumbled outward Into the tnreeu. "'We, did not feel any fear of the Ger. THE WEATIIER Official Forecast WASHINGTON. Dec, tt. W Eastern Pennsylvania and New Fair tonight and Thursday; not change in temperature; moderate winds. weather U reported generally this Bins except from the Lake region and fpSorida peninsula and the skies ore at moat pla- A moderate re an to warmer noa overspread tne basin, tho average rise betas about I i!rs. but the temperatures are still Ufclow the normal, in general thero fas temperature deficiency of about M iMrw in nil dittrtcts from tha itoescy " Mnwtalns eastward this morning. A ) staff) drop In temperature occurred ,; thsushout the Missouri basin last night, ' tbe present Indications ore that nor- MU .eonaiuons win not do restored in t Atlantic SUtes for several days. D. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin irlii t"d," 8 a. m. Butera time. ' laatRaia- VdJo. B iq. aitwai. ito.wwuw city... 3 a w 10 k, N 88 8 a-a. ii , If li "..' r I1L 4 I ITD... ' 4 &.. . jr' CIS BW JjiSiv 13 &- ii :: r 3 aS &W- M if 3 82 r n, ffcuTifiio, f St 1 rii pS"fitS a 1 ,. Kit i ,-ta.ur -itrz-im-u . E 4 Rain - ' f 1 I W 4 '' jgjg-tmenLwgiit EVfofflKG LttbfrJBft PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 101?. ' l""' '"'''""'' ' iMS.nfcM ! i I i innwm.i, . ns ill .Lie.fc.ii.il . mi.i it 11 i i.isis. .,- !. ..i -, fr i . n m r , W i i i i iim n ,n 1 .1 in ' -- r M ,' 1 1 ' LjjitiB4lKai!HI'i.MSBMt"!!!!E - """- "'" - - vr'&iJ4f.j f I. jV- FP"$ :' 1 ' 1 1 ' rWfr'-K'i.ii - T- ''f$f$mR KIMm-d iffctij&k fclT3fgMiSfl'SFltf ?tyBfe., jTyTJlEnjtfiCTfifartJiYiCgEtiM aftEgSrapaB jbHmBBM tT Jt - QiwJAJsfiM3Mgiffc&Tt A .ftHKBBaflHfflKSgftB(SHsiZ!TBBMfcKfcM. r , ' 4k Ji 4 jfse"' ' flfCrfrii 11 Trfff i iiiiiiiiiii -rf ' ' .,1 I I l I, II " 1 SMAasaaM8Bir.sgj 't The upper picture shows the German heavy sauadron having its base at Kiel, stripped for action and swinging Into battle line, as It appeared Sea the past summer. Below' is a fleet of British battle cruisers which was reviewed at Spithead last, May by King George. They belong to be commanded by Admiral Beatty which some time ago made a raid on the German squadron off Heligoland. No doubt many of the vessels shown today off the English coast. mans landing forces, even after we learned that they had assembled ships off tho port from tho city had been heavily garrisoned since the war broke out. "Fires broke out In several quarters. Sljolls dropped In the shipbuilding yards, setting fire to some plies of timber. "Many persons were seized with panic and started to run toward the railway stations or toward the roads leading to the countryside west of tho city. A few carried cherished household articles, others left all behind." WOMAN KILLED AT WHITBY AND FAMOUS ABBEY STETJCK WHITBY. Eng Dec. 16. From a point three miles off shore two German cruisers today bombarded this city. The firing began Bhortly after 9 o'clock, Whitby Abbey was struck by several shells and damaged. At least one person, a woman, waa killed and several wero wounded. A number of houses wero demolished. The historic aboey, which stands on the site of the Abbey of St. Hilda, founded In the seventh century, wus partly destroyed. After bombarding the city the German cruisers drew off and disappeared. NINE KILLED BY OEBMAN SHELLS, HARTLEPOOL ItEPOBT atlDDLEBOHO, Eng Doc. It The German bombardment of Hartle pool lasted for 25 minutes. It la reported nine persons were killed and a number injured. The town waa badly damaged. Three postofBce employes are reported to have been injured. The first word bringing details of the attack by the German cruisers on that town declared (hat the postofflce had been struck by a shell. DEVASTATED CITIES FAM0U8 AMONG ENGLISH SHOW PLACES Scarborough has been rightly named the "Queen of English Watering Places." Blown by every wild gale from the wild North Sea, cool and delightful on the hottest summer day, its glorious views and health-giving breezes bring crowds of "trippers" from every part of the world. The great esplanade that runs the length of the seafront Is always crowded by a fashionable throng. The gardens, the bandstands and the piers are a mov ing mass of people In summer time, and as winter comes on Invalids from far and near flock thither for the bracing yet sheltered breezes. There is an air of geniality and of light-hearted gaiety about Scarborough that is almost French In Its Jole-de-vlvre. The shops are magnificent and can quite compare with Regent street or Piecadllly, London, in their grandeur, nukes and duehesses, even royalty itself, patronize this delightful seaside resort on the wa ters of the sold North Sea. It Is dlmcult to realize that Scarborough the peaceful. Scarborough the delightful haunt of yiAUh and gaiety, is aetually under are. The old-world beauty of Whitby on tha rooky Yorkshire oeast rautt be seen to b truly realised. There Is no other little sjUde town in tits world that shares the peuliar ebarnui of Whitby. Right or lk top of a great emltte, overlooking the North Sea ttyr wHm, stands the rulaed abbey taat baa been tha lave of an&eelooUta for eeflturlefts. Par more titan MM years tha One oM building- has Meed upon Mat 4gwaja aow Its twaMfitlnass and its beauty have fled under tha Jtre of Gerwaa uawas. The utile sorrow stMatr, Uult at sue Mtrataarr ata ami of ufe mrlous t&V WSfHiXHIt W OH of heavy swu. Tm are u 4e that cm iters and east eau lMs BV soma of Uumm. 0 atiters tsj dffver muM dad from hi seat and lwir lead feia sarsa down, last tha whole thiag precipitated uoeajMBUday to is oat- 1 Tsw i a iiuious lt brtda at Wimuy 1 (MM crOMh. the mju trt Uier, um j a if wis 1-, msm u '..v 4(11 mtu , tita Se 01 trij w jts&4d Wte 1 tr'MMn ra uv a tsa ifc ' OPPOSING FLEETS AS goes slowly through. But then life runs In the slowest of slow channels at Whit by, It Is the quaintest, most old-fashioned Jlttlo place In the whole of the United Kingdom. The rocky harbor Is beautiful, and tho Inhabitants are mostly poor fldhlng folks who depend upon the summer visitors for their maintenance lb. the winter. Artists from nil over the world crowd td "Whitby to paint Its wonderful abbey. Its exquisite views. Its narrow cobbled streets and Its picturesque Inhabitants. PAUL JONES' FAMOUS FIGHT RECALLED BY OEBMAN RAID Today's German naval raid on the Eng lish east coast towns H the first attack of the kind since the famous sea fight of September 23, 1779, tvhen Commodore Paul Jones, In the Bonhomme Richard, engaged and sank the British frigate Serapls, Thai battle was fought off Flamborough Head, which Is but IS miles from Scarborough, and the success of the American commander caused pan,la to spread throughout tho whole country side. RAIDING CRUISERS ATTACKED BY FOUR BRITISH DESTROYERS LONDON. Dec. 16. Four British destroyers attacked the German cruisers which bombarded Har tlepool today after 50 shells had been fired upon the town and great damage Inflicted. The-destroyers assailed the Germans as they were starting to draw off. Details of the naval engagement are lacking, owing to the censorship whloh has been established on all telephone and telegraph lines. The report of the attack by the destroyers reached here from Newcastle. A number of Inhabitants In Hartlepool are reported to have been killed and In jured. Iteports were circulated here late this afternoon that the British fleet which went In puruslt of the German vessels engaged In the bombardment of English coast cities had succeeded in sinking two of the enemy's ships. There were also reports that the British fleet had suffered some damage. RAIDERS HURL 40 SHELLS ON SCARBOROUGH BUILDINGS BCAnBOHOUOH, Enru Deo. 11 Just aa daylight broke this morning German cruisers were observed off Sear borough. They came close In and. for half an hour threw shell after fhell Into the town, doing- considerable damage. A woman standing behind tho counter in her husband's shop was instantly killed, Her husband was Injured by flying debris when shells wreaked the shop. About 0 shells were thrown, the Ger man's obleetlve opportunity being the Town Halt and tne wireless, bitten. The latter was unharmed,, but the Town (Hall waa slightly dasvaged. Othec propert! tn the neighborhood suffered severely, the Gman sheas nam ing general wreckage. Windows ' were blown In, and great holes made in the walla of buildings. The German vessels later t teamed slow ly past the town, shelling as they passed. They finally disappeared a, southerly dJraoUas. Later a dull sauad of oan H4aadiB, as If eomlBjr froin a great dl tagea, wa heard. HIBTOOX BOMBABPMBNT FOR TABOET PRAOTIOE HVhh, Ban.., iic W. M tfeytiUug detejla af tha Oensaa bombardnt af wcarbafouvb were re eied hesa this aHaeM. la sjMWob to he ar mat nO Uiat fU l the eUy iaar. ubar aJctUaj tafced the sukurha. Ooa" lg4tpMA Jassaa Karvy SeiMt. of Waat SafOwfB. a suburb, said "I waa wiOldac tosrart a wa wdkfNf KMNbDfr a ratHray eta (tw afcout I feMlMtlM to I, when hU feu 1 4bMai . I dWnt know Bi frxi that th Uy waa uoder Sri, lthou)5 laoyM aeaf ihmHtr -f i " f ? lw. ' THEY APPEAR GOING INTO BATTLE FORMATION and this projectile, did not wound any body. "I could not belleva It was a German nttack, and I continued on hiy Wayrwon dorlng how the. gunners -on the' British warships could be.jaollicnrelcsa in their target practice. A moment later I saw another shell strike the roof of a house, which caught fire. Then I saw a puff of smoko go up from the Balmoral Hotel, where It struck." A railway employe, who arrived from Scarborough, said; "It was very misty and I could not see (any ships. When I left at 7:25 the can nonade was going on briskly. I saw a dozen projectiles strike, many falling In the business district, others striking near Castle Hill." PHILADELPHIA WRITER FEARE FOR- SAFETY OF SCARBOROUGH Reginald Wright Kauffman, American author and former Philadelphia news paper man, In letters to friends In this city has expressed n fear that Germans might find a way of attacking Scarbor ough and nearby points. Mr. Kauffman resides along the coast In the Immediate vicinity of Scarborough. He lives at Claughton-Newlands, where ho recently bought a home, and his mall address Is Scarborough, His friends In this city are apprehensive About him. fearing lie might have been In Scarborough at the time of the bombardment of tho port by the Ger man warships. BRITISH FORTS AT MOUTH OF TEES BHELLED BY FOE REDCAR, Ens., Dec, 11 The German warships that bombarded the British' porta of Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarbor ough are reported also to have bom barded the English forts at the mouth of River Tees, five miles south of Hartle pool. Shortly after S o'clock residents of Redcar were aroused by heavy firing at sea and three warships could be seen In action, They appeared to bq throwing shells against the British forts at the mouth of 'tHa Tees, but the local military authorities drove all civilians frpm the seaside promenade before it could be as certained what target the ships wero shelling. The cannonade lasted for halt an hour, the first stages of It being- very severe. Toward the end of half an hour the. Germans fired slowly, evidently taking careful aim. The weather was foggy, but the flashes of flame from the turrets were distinctly visible hire, although the ships were about three miles off shore. Ship Purchase BUI Favored WASHINGTON. Dec. it. The Senate committee today reported favorably the ship purchase bill and arranged to file a fgrmal report fay tomorrow. For Weal Xma Gift in thing (hat men wear tak ed at popular prices, go to BECKERS1 AU OUR STORES CB.VTUALLY LOOATKD m CHESTNUT STREET mtd il SOUTH 15th ST. JUNIFSR ANP FILBERT STS. Her e area few special that JtfaHt azoeutnt Christina gifts: &?,.!! 1 ZUb ..,.. WlfMW Nll and bleated W4ra te IB. (Muser- t d Mk $Ite$10 t aaaf.i? Me - $10 S UMMiM Witt as ether tue. I II WHiJlilHIHIItklWh! ....Jl, ,l"WlHrti.Tiiili' REHEARING OR OUST COMMISSION Continued -from Page One every effort to having the United States Attorney General tako up the charge of collusion und conspiracy against the offi cials of the three railroads." Shortly after Mr. Johnson admitted a conference with the railroads had been held prior to the formal hearing of the case In City Hall, last week, it also be came known that officials of the Penn sylvania Railroad Company had beei. In private conference with the Suspension Board of the Interstate Commerce Com mission at Washington. None of tho commuters' associations, either In this State or New Jersey, however, had op portunity to present their cose before this body. Efforts will now be made to have the Interstate Commerce Commission reopen the case and suspend the rates until u formal hearing has. ben given, both sides, The attention of the commission yester day was called to the fact that the rate from Philadelphia to Atlantic City Is 12.23, while from Camden to Atlantic .City It is but 2. For a round trip ticket to New York, the passenger from Camden must pay i, but If he buys his ticket on this side of the Delaware, the price Is fl.CO. The dif ference In each "case Is due to the' action of tha New Jersey Publlo Utilities Com mission ordering the railroads to con tinue the old rate pending a full hear ing. 14 TONS OF PIPE STOLEN Man Accused of Carrying Metal From Factory Yards. Just how one man was able to carry ii tons of galvanised Iron pipe from the yards of the Walls.Owen-Stampach Com pany, 11th street and Ridge avenue, with out being caught, is causing a police in vestigation. Sam Llpschutz, Balnbridge street, near 2d. did It, according to the police, and sold the pipe, they say, to Louis Orlowits, South street, near 3d, for I860, when It was worth mora than a liooo. Both men were arrested. Llpschutz was held under ilOVO ball for court by Magistrate Fen nock in the 8d and Do Lancey streets sta tion, and Orlowits was held under MOO ball, charged with receiving- stolen goods. Furniture THE WELCOME AND USEFUL Christmas Gift Hera are feir suggestion. All our eint ma)kts at factory prices. i Mahogany Bookcases, JtenU tialffvalerci Highboys, gewtdC Tables, Nest Tables. Cellar cites, Oolotilal Steels, Haven, purls, Flrcldo Chairs, Mvatr Hvou Chairs, Colonial tied, Cfeatube aad Platas; naon Suits, SipeflaJ r"tftiirt M"4 i Order; Our obarerea are very moderate rr netHuriH?, svennisiii! 52.WJSPtf-afSl? and ijiamnr aad we will gladly call and yi? etl- Walter E. Hunt- jrernuriit Vtymiq, ww d Oe. ' isnslaf o lfl5W(cKitt& at maneuvers held in the North the North Sea fleet, believed to here are' involved in the action WILSON STANDS BY NOMINEE Serious DIsaBreement Indicated by Senate's Bejectlon of lynn. WASHINGTON, Dec 1G. - President Wilson, It became known today, has de cided not to withdraw the nomination of John D. Lynn, of Rochester, N. Y to be United States Attorney for the West ern District of New York. Despite the failure of the Senate to confirm Mr. Lynn and the evident dead lock that has arisen 'between the Presi dent and the Senate on this and several other nominations, tho President, It was said, would stand by his guns for the present, at least. Maryland, Missouri and New Jersey politics are Involved In the fight now developing between the President and the upper chamber. Secretary of tho Treas ury McAdoo, who- conforrcd with the President for an hour on the situation, Is taking a leading part in all of lhem. SAFETY FIRST When buying candles. That means ADAMS CANDIES Prices nnd quality to suit your taste and pocketbook: Imported boxea and baskets, SSo to $25.00 ARGOOD CHOCOLATE CO. 219 S. Broad Street IlOTlt PHONES Dr. J. Wub WHfe wj ' Sr . & These two prominent Philadejphiaos have issued a jpint reply to Doctor Dernburg's muchi.dlscussed artlcje,' "Germany and gngland: the Real Issue." Thsir artide i entitled Germany and Democracy "The Real Issue" This is the must important contribution to the world-wide controversy- elating fr0M Philipt At dUtineushed Writer, anittMdeftU of feterfl-ttou! rejatio. ad S both are wafl npi to dt with tU 4tjWtt imtllentlv Their tntarestagfufl-Paee artteje appara fcflge wl'"Uy- SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 HJByC Mil LEDGER trj CURTAIN RUNG DOWH OH KAISER'S DRAMA IS SEER'S FORECAST Mme. de Thebes, Parisian Sibyl, Predicts Debacle of War Lord Great Con flict to End in 1915. coratiairr 1914, nr united press PARIS, Dec 18. A year, more full of good limn of dis aster, and marked by end of the war, is Madame de Thebes' prediction for 1915. Tho Tarlslan xlbyl predicts the debacle of tha Kaiser. Paris' famous sceress today mado public her prophecies for the 1? months to come. Following aro the events which this woman, who wtya she foretold tho Calllaux trial, the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and the European war, predicts will mark 1915! "Before the sun runs Its third courso In 1915 blood will cease to flow. The re sults of tho war will bo titanic. Through a difficult arrangement tho result will bo entirely different from what France ex pects, though for the othere the equiva lent will bo realized, "Surprlso will succeed surprise. Franco will have to listen to two sorts of men. It must know how to choose. It must watch, however, for at tho moment of peace negotiations destiny Is watching. In Paris thero will be feverish emotion and delirium. There will be triumphal arches. ' "Tha Kaiser's rolo will soon be ended. He dies soon or else disappears. Ger many will ccaso to exist In Its present form. I seo one Germuny tearing Itself to pieces north against north, south against south. There will be revolu tionary fury against tho Junker military aristocracy. Germany will try to resist, In parody of France of bygone days .even unto revolution hostages, massacres, , Judgments' nnd scaffolds all. I see an other Germany which pretends to yield, accepting the conditions of the victors -and gaining time by multiplying Intrigues , and paralyzing the attacks against It, only to restart Its own attacks with new forces. . "In either event tho. HohcnzoltcrnB are gone. I liavo seen the hand of Wllhclm tho Second. I won't say how or when. 1 saw his right hand only. This Is the' hand of volition. His left hand Is that of a fatalist wltheeed nnd smaller than the other, on an arm shorter thnn his right. This weakness Wllhelm has sought to conceal all his life. His right hand la dry If ono feels It long. The phalanx,, alas. Is large. Indicating sanguinary t tastes. The little finger Is Imaginative. r Daylight shows between the fingers uh- ' less they are tightly pressed together. This Is a sign of untruthfulness. Ills hand Is of a Mercurlan and Jupltcrian typo. There aro countless lines on the; fingers, which are furrowed to the very tips. The ensemble Indicates a ' short rather than a long life. , "If the Kaiser does not fall mentally ha will probably break down physically. Tho mounts at tho base of tho fingers aro large, showing rt facility fur assimila tion. The life line scarcely touches the " heart line, which finishes In a fork near tho. lunar mount. STATIONERS Original Christmas Gifts for Ladies Three Perfume Bodies M Enamel tops. on sterling silver .-- JM in Leather case Hj $5,00 :; M Bath Tablets ,...,. i to' pertilrrie the fcsth .'!.. " IB from Vienna, $1.00 . ., m Folding Photograph Frames - . M from $2.00 to $5.00 . Traveling Clocks - m Radium dials. ,, .Jj Showing time in, the dark ' M from $11.00 to $25.00 t J! Fitted "Handy" Bags . ... Jl for traveling " "" ',-MI $15,00 to $50.00 "-:; al Medicine Cases ' ""yj with all accessories ' '! $2.50 to $10.00 'J! Work Baskets , M $2.00 to $15.00 H 1121 CHESTNUT STREET Agues fiepplier -Afiiftfe
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