iwp ip NIGHT NIGHT EXTRA EXTRA VOL. I-NO. 101 PU1LADELPJHA, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1015. price cmoj cmwc Constant, 1015, rr in rcnuo l.rnoni CoMriNt. I 0 wrSKWMWtmm WE J I I I I I XSTOSJPSiiSp x ALLIES' SHIPS HIT AND SUNP BY TORPEDOES Admiral Car den Re ported Killed or Wounded by Turks. 760 Men Lost. Constantinople Declares War ship Africa Has Also Been Sent to Bottom in Addition to Irresistible, Bouvot and Ocean. h Three Dreadnoughts Rushing to Aid of Allied Fleet uniy Crew on French Vessel Saved English llealizcd culties in Forcing Strait. G4 of Were Dim- LONDON, March JO. That Vice Admiral Cartel, commanding he Allied licet at tho Dardanelles, cither ws killed or uauiy wounucu in ma en gagement lnsldo tho strait on Thursday was the roport that gained much credence ' hire today. Unofficial denials camo from tho Ad- 1 rolralty. It wan stated that, nslde from the loss of tho Trench battleship Bouvet tnd tho British battleships Irresistible and Ocean, no sorlous casualties hnd been suffered by tho fleet. Dispatches to tho Admiralty early today Indicated that Vorts Kllld Bnhr and Chanak, guarding the Dflrdnnolles narrows, wero heavily damaged before the Anglo-French fleet withdrew. An official report Issued by tho Turkish , Wr Ofllce declares that tho three bat tleships wero sunk by torpedoes. Tho 5! report of the British Admiralty announced that mo losses wero uuo to mines tnat the Turks had set afloat. The Turkish report Insists that tho AI1KU, lllb tiiu uvcaiii HUO DM1IIV, 4jua j claim is beuevea to no an error, tiio v Ocean, which tho British Admiralty ad mits was sent to the bottom, was of similar construction to the Africa, and the Turkish observers might easily hnvo assumed that Bho was tho latter vessel. The Africa Is a larger vessel, displacing 1J.S50 tons and was of moro modern con- Sj Itruction, having been built In 1505. A later Constantinople dispatch states ihat the Africa was sunk in addition to the threo battleships previously reported. According to these dispatches, submarines took an active part In defending tiio Dardanelles for. This claim l.q o-n- i phatlcally denied by the Admiralty, MORS THAN 780 PERISH. Hear Admiral Gucpratto, "'commanding ,the French squadron at tho Dardanelles, sent the following dispatch to the French Ministry of Marino today: "Despite tho loss of i the Bouvet, wo re fully satisfied by the results of the latest action at the Dardanelles. Tho English naval ofllcers are openly ex pressing their appreciation of tho bril liant and Important part taken by the irencn wnrsnips. A Constantinople dispatch says: "More than 750 French and Brltlsn tailors perished as a result of the un successful attack mado by tho Allies' fleet Upon the Dardanelles fnrta Thuradnir. L according to Information that reached inere louay. xno Heaviest loss of llfo "was nmonf ihft orrnv nf h T7reneh hnttla- t ship Bouvet und tho British battleship irresisiiDie, both of which were sunk. ir. il. -. , . i . . vi mo crew 01 lot uouvei, numDering ; more than 600 men, only three escaped, Concluded on race Four THE WEATHER FA I Bv. Today we have a pleasant tale, a lovely tale to tell of weather minus torrn or gale, fit for a sylvan dell. There's not a single word that's new nay, like tho hills, it's old, this story we must tell to jou, and yet It must be told; for Weather Prophet George S. Bliss each morning, rain or shine, will have his say of that or this upon tho weather line. He never falls to como to bat, predict and prophesy, and you can bet your now straw hat he never Us to try. Sometimes he's right and sometimes wrong, but do not Bhed a Jr. Today lie sings a pleasant song, that good old "fair and clear." FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity fair tonight and Sunday: not much , change in temperature: gentle northerly winds. For details, see page 2. Observations at Philadelphia . 8 A. M. jsroraeler "o nn mr.,ur. :;;::;:::. . :::::: :. : ::::::j:"$ Skr rorth, IS miles :. &y;u":" ''. "v.v.r'W ;j!''munj temperature...,,,.;., 3D at 2 si. xh. i Maximum temperature. ,,..,, ,.:.. at 3 p. m. On the Pacific Tnnsf oa Diego Weather, clear: temo.. B2. Almanac nf fhn Ttav ::v.::::::::: Sg a Uoen sShl" ' ,U:25pm. ooa mutti a.ja LaniDR to Fta T.iirlio,l 4toi and other vehicle 6:25 n. m. The Tides jrnn nrnuifnvn 'fflW, w tomorrow' ' '. '. '. '. '. ', ', '. J? io a.S :Hlh water tomorrow 0.33 (Ls . CJICSJTMUT BTREET WHAHP. iEgvSif'to-onw--"-::"::-:::,!!!: Ih water tomorrow , ...,.,. 0 Malm. ; HEEPY I8UND. m zviKt toin0rroW . . . S3 fft Jw water tomorrow o?!? BHEAKWATER u . .: ::".,?i?E-s : water tomsrrow 6iii.m. MAYOR TURNS FIRST EARTH FOR CITY'S GREAT TRANSIT SYSTEM 1 fi(ilaltTkwi UJTiMEcsJltIiL1 &MMBMKMSgU&mWmmCim AUSTO5AT0CEDE I MB 'RECORD THRONGS IN TRENT AND FRIULI, MMMf RUSH TO HEAR SUNDAY RUMORED IN ITALY 1HraHWBfiiif Preliminary Agreement Said to Have Been Signed After Emperor Francis Joseph Held Conference With His Ministers. ROME, March 20 Reports woro current In diplomatic cir cles toda thnt Austria had agreed to cede tho districts of Trent and Frlull to Italy and that tho preliminary dinft providing for the cession was signed In Vienna last Sunday. Xo ofllclal confirmation of the reports was obtainable, but t'..oso cir culating them declared they emanated from tho Austrian Embassy. Ofllclals ot the embassy refused to comment. Tho reports caused an unfavorable Im pression upon tho Italian public, which Is clamoring for Trieste also. According to the repoits. Emperor Tran cls Joseph consulted with tho Austrian Premier, Foreign Minister and Minister of War beforo oven considering tho ces sion ot Austrian territory i id then callod upon the (Jhlef of Staff of tho Aus trian nrmy for his opinion Tho Chief of Stnff Is said to have Btated that the military situation upon the Italian border was precarious. Doubt as to tho accuracy of these re ports was expressed by proi. Inent Italian ofllclals today, but they asserted that even If tho rumors were true there were still "many subordinate questions" that might block a successful termination of tho negotiations. PAniS, March 20. "Italy's Intervention In the war Is In evitable, but not Imminent," says a dis patch from a correspondent who filed It nt tho frontier to Insure Its transmission "The Government Is taking measures to permit the requisition of all merchantmen In Its home waters All famous pictures In the Rome museums have been packed In readiness for transfer to a place of safety " A dispatch from Madrid says: "That Austria expects telegraphic com munication with Italy to be cut off Is In dicated by an arrangement which has Just been completed between Austria and Spain. The Austrian Government has ar ranged to transmit wireless service with tho outside world through Spain, begin ning March 22 " TAUBES DROP BOMBS ON BRITISH TOWNS Deal Escapes Damage From Explosives Thames Naval Base Reported Attacked. DOVER, Eng., March 20. A Taube flew over the town of Deal, eight miles north of Dover, this forenoon, dropping several bombs, The German aviator dropped explosives from hla machine, but all fell Into the sea. A navil patrol boat fired several shots at the aeroplane, which disappeared to tho eastward. TAUBES ATTACK STEAMSHIP SOUTH SHIELDS, Eng.. March 20. German aeroplanes cruising over the North Sea attacked with bombs the steamer Cordoba as she was entering Yarmouth harbor, but the missiles did no damage and the Taubes were chased away by English airmen. Although the attack was made on February 23 news of It did not become known until today. TAUBES RAID THE THAMES BERLIN. March 20. According to the Overseas News Aseocy. reports have reached Berlin that two German aviators have bombarded the British arsenaU at ,Shernss,r the British, naval bao at tbf pwutn of the Thame. gfajsegMBBytSMMS BT ?m;i-'mmna&' MmB?mMm? u t mam SP1 P$$f lEsm. I In the upper picture, a cencral tho first constructive step in the comprehensive plan for real r4pid transit at Independence Square this nfternoon, is shown. In the lower picture Mayor Blankcnbuig and Director Taylor with tho epoch-making spade in hand, are throwing out tho first earth. SUFFRAGISTS MAKE VIG0E0US PLEA AT CITY HALL RALLY Great Demonstration in Behalf of Votes for Women. Presage of Success at Polls. Massed about the four sides of the City Hall today stood thousands of persons who heard woman fluff rage eulogized. The audience represented every walk of life I. very suffrage organization In Philadel phia nnd vicinity was represented either through n speaker or a banner The gath ering today was to celebrato the passing of the suffrage bill by the Pennsylvania Legislature. The meeting, which was scheduled to atart at 2:30 p. m , really began long before that hour Before tho platforms were ar ranged at the nilous places crowds be gan to gather around tho four Bides of tie building. When the olllclal speakers arrived they were confronted by en thusiasts who were trying to convert women and men who happened to be in the vicinity ,, t Headed by Miss Caroline Ivatzensteln, camo the Equal Suffrage League, Includ ing Miss Sophia II Dulles. Miss Fanny Travis Cochran, Ml3a N. J. Sohoener, Miss Doro Plnsker and Miss Dllle Hast ings, They took possession of the south m nf hn ni.iin Each member of the delegation wore yellow ribbons tied about ner arms. o biks .!.... ...... ..... friends readied the scene, tho cr&ftd, which had been busy In converting antis, gave them a loud cheer. The crowd which stood about the City Hall was estimated by Police Captain Mills as one of the largest he had'seen within the last year. At open windows of buildings stood lawyers, merchants, stenographers, clerks and ofllco boys, ho wuved handkerchiefs and listened to the speeches. Passing automobiles stopped and the occupants listened to every word uttered. While the Equal Franchise Society was holding Its meeting at the North Plaza, a delegation of traveling salesmen walked out of the Broad Street Station. They walked In a body over to the North Plaza. Sample cases were placed on the side walk by the salesmen, and they turned their attention to Miss Mary Wlnsor, As the spoke the men cheered her. FERDINAND GRASER SPEAKS. A loud outburst of cheering again fol lowed when a man took the platform of the Equal Franchise Society. He was Ferdinand II Graser Ixiuny ?or you, bhuulvu iu uwiui4i in m chorus. view of the crowds which witnessed "Don't bo afraid. Go to It." said an elderly man, who stood In the crowd Mr Giaser said In part: Every Ideal that Pennsylvania ns n, commonwealth stands for will bo put to tho test beforo tho voters In November, when the Suffrage Amendment comes up for adoption I do not say, cornea up for ndoptlon or defeut, for I see no other result than a complete victory for the cause of the women It will, however, be a teat j a test of tho voters Those who stand for real democracy, for the rule of the people, will want to make da mocrac practical In Pennsylvania by In cluding In It the other half, which we have been accustomed to call the weaker half, or the better half If women are weaker, do they not need the same kind of protection which men say they got from the possession of the ballot? If they are better, If their locals are higher, are we not making a mistake to exclude them from participation In government, whore such Ideals are needed most of all? The woman suffrage campaign la non partisan, but It la also all-partisan, since all the parties have placed suffrage planks In their platforms. The suffragists Coacludrd on Tact Tiro "Billy" Sunday in Paterson On Sunday. March S8, or, soon thereafter, "lliUv" Sunday tpll open a six or teven-u-eek evangelistic campaign In Paterson, N, J. Hundreds of thousands of persona have heard the evangelist during the last 11 weeks in Philadelphia, tens of thousands of men and women havq "hit the trail," and these, with thousands of others, trill le anxious to read of Mr. Sunday's work in the New Jersey elf. The EVEXlJta LEDGER tcill "cover" the Paterson meetings in order that the many readers of thit paper wha are interested In the evan&ellst and his work may oe con stantly informed of what takes place at Ms next oil revival. Evening- Ledger Tabernacle Audience Grows in Numbers as Revival Draws to a Close. Thronqs, greater In number than have hitherto appeared at ' the tabernacle. stormed, tho, llBstructnro th,l--ntternoon. to hear "nillj" Sunday preacli tho mst of his six farewell sermons. "Billy" will leavo this city tomorrow night, nt 10:23 o'clock, nfter preaching four sermons on the final day of the revival. TIte crowds began to nrrlvo In Logan Square nt da break this morning. By 10 o'clock there were thousands waiting for tho tnbernnelp doois to open. Because of tho immense crowd, tho men In chnrgo nt tho tnbertmclo decided to watt until the nrrlvnl of nil extra dc tnll of 100 policemen nt noon beforo nl lovvlng tho men and women to enter. When the doors were tin own open thoro w.is n mad rush for scats, nml within n few minutes cverv bench was lllled, tho vestibules were crowded to ovcrllowln-r nnd thousands of persons were compelled to turn awns, disappointed In not belli,; able to gain admittance. Thousands of tl eso nnd hundreds moie wero wnltlng outside tho tabernacle when the nfternoon crowd left the building In order to bo among tho first to get In for the cvoulng sermon Sunday arrived at the tabcrnnclo soon after visiting the olllces of the nfternoon uewspnpeis and tho United States Mint. Notwithstanding tho dlftlcult tnsk In cnndiictlm; tho longest and most strenu ous campaign of hiH cueer In tho biggest city In which ho has over preached, tho evangelist seemed nlinnst ns stioug us . when lie began lo lire his hot shot nt Satan 11 weeks ngo, and hla voice seemed I much more clear than It vvns a wec'k ugo. After a brief Intioductlon, in which ho I thanked the people of Philadelphia for their kindness to him and Mrs Sunday, "Billy" Jumped straight Into his sermon. Ho spoko In part as follows: "If ou search In tho authorized version of the Blblo jou will not find It: If jou search In tho revised version jou will not tlnd It, but If ou ask any ono who Itnowj the lnnguage tho Old Testament was w rlt- Coniliulril on Vaxe J he fiOV. BRU3IRAU0II VKT0KS DELAWARE RIVER PILOT ACT Says Present Time Is "Inopportuno to Increase Wages." HAnniSBUHG, March 20 -The bill to Increase tho fees of pilots on the Dela ware niver was vetoed this afternoon' by Governor Brumbaugh. In his state ment acrompanjlng tho veto, the Gov ernor said "The Intent of this bill Is to Increase the fees of pilots on tho Delaware Blver These pilots perform In a capable man ner an Important service. They deserve a liberal compensation 'or their services In tho present condition of business It does not appear that they aio underpaid. Moreover, this Is an unfortunate year, not only for them but for all parties In terested In the commerce of the river. An earnest effort Is now being made to Increase the business of the port of Phil adelphia, In this Increase tiio pilots will have a substantial share All Increased fees at thlsitlme would Interfere with the general attractiveness to shippers of our port. "If these pilots will bear with patience their share of a general depression, they will win the good will of all citizens, and as soon as It con be done In justice, they should be given assistance. Tho tima to Increase wages In the port of Philadelphia is Inopportune." Governor Fixes Arbor Days IIARRISBUItG, March 20. April 16 and 23 were llxed today oa the annual spring arbor days by Governor Brumbaugh. The State Department of Education will for mulate suggestive programs for school observances on those dates. Governor Will Visit Aged Father HAKRISBURG, Pa , March .Governor Brumbaugh will not go to Philadelphia this week-end Instead ha will spend Sun day with his aged father, who is quite til at t;U homo In Uarklesburg. LATR J3ULLRTINS PUJJMG HEAPJWO OP iMOVIJC CENSOR CUKROTti r -vrfnr l?ni"ih"VR,t ninipuiici"! nl KiirJtnn,j thin afternoon thit n public hearing: would be hold to discuss the charges preferred agrainut J Louis, Brcitinger. the mntioii plctuie censot, by motion picture raei in Fhllndelphln. SOCIETY WOMEN'S PETS TOIS0NED Dop poisoncts in Chestnut Bill killed six viluiblc cirri ilea belongn;7 to prominent society Women today. Spite woil: is suspected by the police. HAZLETT HEADS HOARD OF VIEWERS J.tnica ITn7lctt, foimci pteBldent of S'lect Council, today vrao elected president of the Tto.ild of Viencrti. PENN VAR3IT" UErrATS SCRURS t:-.v VARSITY 'J. 2 0 'I 0 0 0 t t 5 1 J 1 NTKl.TS 0 0 0 0 0 U O 1 I I 13 .incut, I'riHcv and V'liy, .Tolinsonj Oicciiivo.n!, Wnlltc ,mJ ICoon?. MAYOR DIGS FIRST SPADEFUL, STARTING TRANSIT PROGRAM, BASIS OF GREAT METROPOLIS BLACKJACKED AND ROBBED Man Held Up by Footpads and His Money Stolen. William H. McCnndloss, grocer and provlslonor of 328 South 19th street, wna struck over tho head with (a. blackjack and robbed of f5 by two men enrly this morning. Tho hold-up occurred nt tho i corner of 19th nnd Sansom Btreets. McCandlcss was on his way to tho prod uco houses on tho river front As ho passed Sansom street on his way to Mar ket, tuo men stopped from tho shadow of a doarwuj. Without n word, ono of them struck him on the 'ncad with a billy, foll- nini tiio second man dexterously ransacked his clothes, nnd obtained Jo, which was nil tho monoy ho had at tho time Policenrin Oeorge McGulrc later aaw MeCmilless staggering up 19th street with blood pouring from tho wound In his ncad McGnlro sent him to the Hahne mann Hospital, and then searched for tho liighwnvmcn. All trnco of them was gono. Later the police rounded up nil the loungers In tho Baltimore nnd Ohio Bnilroad station at 21th and Walnut streets, but none of them fitted the de scription furnlslicd by McCandlcss, and thov wore discharged by Magistrate Kooney this mori-Jngj- McCandlcss was nblo to leave tho hos pllnl hito this morning. GIRL GETS CLUE TO BURGLARY ON PHONE Hears Man's Shout of Pain When He Cuts Wrist and Calls Police. Tresenco of mind on Iho part of Miss Vera McMcnamln, a telephone operator attached to tho Mnnaytink station, whoso suspicions wero aroused by a signal from tho office ot tho coal jnril of C. O. Struso & Son, 4002 IJIdgo .ivcnuc, was Instrumental In capturing a man who Is accused of breaking into tho plnce, Tho man, who almost allowed himself to bleed to death rather than faco tho charge of breaking Into tho ofllce, was arraigned at the MIdvalo nnd Ridgo ave nues station nnd held without ball Ho Mild he was Tronk Miller, of 2309 West Huntingdon street. It vvns shortly nfter 1 o'clock this morning that the soung woman, whoso home la nt 2.1 Hast Collum street, Ger m.intown, received a signal from the coal yard ofllce. She made several efforts to get an answer on the lino nnd then, sus pecting burglars, notified the police. Bho had heard some one mutter, "Gee. I got a bad cut," and the police sur rounded the place with drawn revolvers believing the had bcveral yeggmen to deal with The man heard tho police ap proaching and mado a break for liberty. Ho was seen starting around tho end of u coal pocket The bluccoats called updrf htm to halt, but he climbed up on a trestle When pressed further he leaped tn tho ground, a distance ot 20 feet, but vvns easily overpowered It was not until two hours Inter that the pollco noticed tho man had been hurt. Ho had severed an artery In his wrist, evidently In breaking through a window which was found shattered In the coal office I'onceallng his cut he fought to escape, and then walked more than three blockB with blood s'.reamlng from his arm without allowing the pollco to suspect that he had been hurt When ho was arraigned he denied that he had broken Into the coal yard, and maintained that thero was nobody with him beforo he was captured outside of tho place, The oierator said she heard the man talking distinctly over the wire, and heard Ills shout of pain when he cut his wrist. The Intruder, in breaking Into tho office, had unconsciously knocked over the telephone Instrument on a desk, which gave the alarm. Tho pollco be lieve ho had companions with him. but they arrived In time to prevent anything from being stolen. BILLY' VISITS EVENING LEDGER Accompanied by "Ma," Evangelist Makes Flying Trip, "Billy" and Mrs, Sunday visited the Evk.ni.vo Ledcier office before noon to day. The trip was part of a tour of all tho newspaper offices In the city. There was not much time, and Sunday hustled rapidly from department to department, shaking hands and saying hurried greet ings to those who came to meet him. Mrs. Sunday followed In his wake, also shaking hands. In the employes' lunch room the evan gelist stopped long enough to drink a cup ot coffee. Woman Drowned in Well POTTSVILLE, Pa. March X Falllnsr Into a 26-foot well. Miss Catherine Gal lagher, S3, was drowned at Duncan, near here, today. Warns Voters That if Plan Is Halted Again, Fault Will Be All Theirs. Great, New Epoch in History of City's Development Is Be gun, Declares Mr. Blanken burg at Ceremonies at Fifth and Walnut Streets. Workmen Start Operations on Relo cation of Sowers Immediately Af ter Party of City Officials, Who Took Part in Exercises, Leaves the Scene. Philadelphia entered upon Its period Ot real rupld transit dovelopment this after noon Major Blankenburg, surrounded by his Cabinet, membcru of 3 unu in ina Trosence or a largo crowd of citizens, turned tho llrst spadeful of earth at tho southeast cor ner of Independence Squnro for ttvj tictuul beginning of tho transit prosiam, whJJi, i ho pi ornlses. will make this city mo- tiiipiiiin equal to Now Yoik VAIth the first strluo tuwaid the realiza tion of tho Lomprchcnslvo transit pro gram worked out by Director Taylor, the Maor declared the ultimate realization of tho plan lay In tho hands of tho people. In a stirring appeal to very voter to go to the polls on April 29 and make possible tho $15,000,000 loan, tho chief executive of tho city asserted that If Philadelphia failed to becomo such a metropolis through the step Just taken the fault would lie entirely with tho votors. Tho Major, with the members of his cnhlnet, arrived In front of Independence Hall promptly nt 12 30 o'clock. Escorted by tho Pollco Band, they marched to the corner of tho square. There, mounting a platform draped with tho national nnd city colors, tho Mayor pointed to the future, declaring that the step ho was about to tnko would launch tho greatest program ot municipal development ever entered upon by Philadelphia. MAYOR IN HAPPY MOOD. "For j ears wo have been looking for ward to this day," the Mayor exclaimed, "and when this transit system, and par ticularly tho subway delivery loop, la completed wo Phllndolphlans may go proudly to any city In America knowing thnt we stand at the top." , Director Taylor opened tho ceremonies with a brief address preliminary to handing tho shovel to the Mayor. As he received tho shovel the Mayor raised It high abovo his head and turned amid tho cheers of tho crowd so that nil amid see the Implement soon to bo made his toric. As he plunged tho shovel Into the earth the Major exclaimed, "There goes a real shovelful " Then, smiling, lie pushed the shovel Into the earth again and threw It out to prove that he meant to do the tfiing right In quick sussesslon shovelfuls of earth wero then thrown out by Director Tailor, Mrs. Blankenburr. Mr.v Taylor Director Cooke', Director Zlegler, Cyrus II. Toss, Jr., Secretary to the Mayor, Frank R Ford, of tho engineering' jlrm of Ford, Bacon & Davis; H. H Qulmby, chief engineer of t'no Department of City Transit; Assistant Transit Director At kinson, Select Councilman James Huston and Common Councilman Jere Shaw. URGES VOTH FOR LOAN. A slab of Btono in the pavement at the southeast corner ot Independence Square, at 6th and Walnut streets, had peen. broken and It was here that the ground was broken. When the last person had lifted the Bhovel the Mayor turned 'o several of the policemen and asked If they wanted to try their hand When they shook their heads the Mayor laughed heartily, returned the shovel to Director Taylor, ana lea me party cacK to the i Concluded on Page Two The Kensingtonlan Says; IPIHfaw Wheafon, a resident of East Ilewson street, who it well known as the summer mayor of BUUngtport, If J, has just planted onion seed next to his potato patch In the rear of the BilUngspart City Ball "Billie" says that in cote of a drought next summer, the smeli of the onions toll! make the eyes of the potatoes water, and "he should worry" LOST AND FOUND LOST Small black purse, la Yamtuaktr'i. IlAward If Yuturned to 4ukf main uoor. bprloifleld avt Weit Philadelphia. LOST Sablt anil whit colli dog owner SX1X yrenkfora ftva-, twud QtStr CtaiJWtl .Alt Pigtt it es4 If i VLMty 1