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EVENING LEDGEEPHIL'AI)EL1HIA SATURDAY, 'APRIti 17, 1916:
KAISER LAUNCHES AIR
ATTACKS ON BIG SCALE
UPON NORTH POLAND
Aerial Flotillas Drop
Bombs on Ostrolenka and
Other Towns 180 Explo
sives Hurled at One
Narew River Objective.
Aerial attacks on nn tinpr6cclentel
Scalo havu been ImmcMierl l.v llir. rinp.
n'..nti"tro!cnka nml "cr. I."1
Poland towns In connection with the
resumption of. activity along ihe
Narew, Bohr and Xlcmcn ttlvois.
Potrogrnd officially slates that ai
many as ISO bombs li.-m- been tliopiird
on one town
The Wnr OlHrc unniium.es the rap
ture of two more heights m the Car
pathians. German rushes near Arms were
beaten back by the French. ncconllng
to official reports from Paris. The at
tacks were preceded by heavy nrtlllery
Are. In the Woevre region, at I-es
Bparges, the French repulsed a counter
attack by the Kaiser's troops. In the
Montmaro Forest the French also re
port success In an artillery duel.
GERMAN AVI WOKS SHELL
TOWNS IX N0I.TH I'OLAVI)
Renewal of Activity Admitted
by
Pctrograd on Narew River.
PETItC-OKAD. April 17
The German army In Poland, near the
Narew River, has developed aerial ac
tivity on a scale hitherto unknown In the
eastern theatre of war.
In an official statement, Issued today,
the Russian War Office nnnsuncod that
whole flotillas of German flying ma
chines are bombarding towns and villages
In the Russian llne, and on some of
the communities as mnn as ISO bombs
were dropped In a single attack
German actlvltv Is marked In the
OssowiU and Mlaua sectors.
Activity of tho cnem.i's aeroplanes has
become particularly manifest In the re
gions of Ostrolenka, Novgorod and
Czennanoff.
FRENCH REPULSE FIERCE
ATTACKS NEAR ARRAS
German Counter Attacks in St.
Mihiel Region Also Fail.
PA ISIS, April 17.
To the north of Arras, where tin
French thrust ngainst the German lines
now divides popular Interest with the op
erations against the St. Mihiel wedge.
the forces of the republic held their galnB
of yesterday, repelling furious attacks
German counter-attacks In the St Mihiel
district are also reported to have failed.
Three separate and important attacks
by French alators. one in Baden, one in
Wurttembcrg and one on the outskirts of
Metz, were carried out with a consider
able measure of success and without any
loss on tho part of the attacking aero
planes. SLAVS TAKE TWO CARPATHIAN
HEIGHTS IX SURPRISE ATTACK
Weather Conditions Halt .Hungary
Advance, Petrograd Explains,
PETROGRAD, April 17 The Russians
continue to clear the heights oOthe west
ern slope of the Carpathians, according
to the oillclal statement of the General
Staff made public tonight. The most re
cent additions were the Important heights
between the village of Telepocza and
Zuelta, which were taken In a surprise
attack, In which numerous prisoners
were captured.
The general advance Into Hungary enn
not now be developed with any degree
of rapidity because of the breaking up
of the winter, which Is filling the streams
of the valleys and the roads with tor
rents of melted snow However, the de
lay will afford opportunity for the Rus
sian forces to have everything In readi
ness for the descent when the time
comes.
, GERMANS ADMIT DEFEAT
AT POSITION NEAR ARRAS
Berlin Saya French Have Been Re
pulsed in Woevre and Alsace.
BERLIN, April 17.-Hot fighting Is
going on ut four distinct points In the
battle lino in France, according to dis
patches received here today. The War
Office ofllclaBy admitted a German re
verse northwest of Arras, but declared
that at every other point the enemy has
been checked or pushed back.
The French have resumed their offen
sive against the German wedge, between
the MeUBc nnd Moselle. They hnvc con
centrated their forces In an attack nn
the German positions near Fllrey, west
of Font-a-Mousson, but have been re
pulsed. Northwest of Arras, In tho Lorette
IIIUs, the Germans were forced to evac
uate a email position at Appul. In the
Champagne region, northwest of Perthes,
the Germans stormed a French fortifica
tion, and then repulsed a French counter
attack. Northwest of Urbes, In tho
Vosges, the Kaiser's troops captured a
French position, taking several French
chasseurs prisoners, but afterward aban
doned the position because It was disad
vantageous located,
On the east front there has been no
change In the last 2t hours,
SULTAN PREFERS AHDICATION
TO GIVING UP HIS CAPITAL
Turkish Ruler Reported Dejected
Over Existing Situation.
PARIS. April IT.
An Imperial Council, over which the
Sultan presided, was held yesterday at
Constantinople, according to a Temps dis
patch. The possibility of transfer of the
capital was discussed.
Crown Prince Yussof Izzeddln severely
criticised the policy of ICnver Pasha and
the Young Turks and their actions Just
before the war. The Sultan was greatly
dejected. He said he owed to the Young
Turks and their revolution his accession
to th throne and would rather not have
reigned than see the country go to ruin.
The Sultan declared he had decided to
abdicate in ca,se & transfer of the capital
became necessary. In fact, he sa!4 he
preferred now to be relieved of power
and would be happy If Prlnse Yussof
Ittieddln could succeed him Immediately.
Other members of the dynasty expressed
the opinion that the present was unfav
orable for tk change, as the accession of
tr.e Prince, who was hostile to? the policy
of Bnver Pasha, would provoke grave
Interior complications.
Alphla Knitting Mills Bankrupt
Martin Albert Metz; trading as the
.Ajpha, Knitting Mills. 6SJ-2S North th
f "was, on his own ptltlon, adjudged
voluntary bankrupt; in the United
c'"" msltiict Court today. In hla ruii.
AUTOIST SAVES CHICKEN
ANI) LOSES OWN LIFE
Samuel Graham Dies as Result of
Collision Willi Wagon.
Ill nnxlcty to prevent running over a
white chicken cost the life of Samuel Ora
ham. 21 j ears old. of Oak Lane, who died
todav In the Arlington Hospital from In
lurlcs received In n head-on collision be
tween an automobile he was driving and
a wagon
The accident liapiencd near the fllen
wond avenue bridge over the Rending
Hallway tracks, near .Icnklntnwn. Frank
Prlso, of Olensltlc, driving a horse and
wagon from the oppoite direction, was
hidden from Urnhnm's lew- Orahnin
swerved to aold the chicken as It
dnrtid acrois the road and his car
clashed Into the wagon The frightened
horse reared nboic the automobile nnd
fell, crushing Urnhnm under the wind-
iSc ITKSoiAZr
uninjured .lames Harr, of .Tenklntonn,
rushed Or.ilintn to the bopltat Prlso
BB1 ar'es(cd h Chief (if I'ollre Level, or
Cheltcnnnm towiiBhlp. oroner McUlnth
eit of MontKOtnerv "ontit . will hold
nn Miiuet tndnj.
$10,000 FRAUD AGAINST
CITY, EXPERT TESTIFIES
Clay Trial Witness Declares
Work for Which $11,495 Was
Paid Was Worth $1139.50.
Ilxldence tending to show that the cH
Was defrauded of approximately JKVWfi
In the tile work alone at the police sta
tion and lire house erected b John It
Wlaglns V V at 3d nnd flace sticets
was Introduced today at the ronsplrnn
trial of lleniy flay, former Director of
Public Safety. John It. Wiggins and U'll
Inrd 11 Walls conti actors
Charles A. Sudbaids. an expert on tll.
called by Assistant IHstrlct Attorney Jo
seph A. Taulunc, testilled that tho actual
value of the tile work In the 3d nnd Hat"
streets buildings Is but $1133 W. Wiggins
A: To received Jl 1.455 for this work, their
bid under the llrst contract. Tho worn
was done, according to previous wltnesse,
under the second iontrnct.
No copy of the bulletin Issued bv the
city architect reducing the amount and
cpt of the cut stone work to bo used in
Ihe public linth house erected at Mon
troo ntul Imrlen streets, was received bv
John A. Dodds, a subcontractor, who
bid on the stone work for that strut lure,
according to his testiinon toda
It Is contended by the prosecution that
th' bulletin mentioned wn lsued after
the tontrnct for the bath house had been
awarded to John It WIkkIiim & Co. under
a first coh -act. nnd thnt bidders on a
second trt ol plans nnd specltlcatlons
were not shown them
t'ongiesman fSeorge S (ituham ue
ceided In dinwlna the ndmllon fiom
Hitch Copelaud. a contractoi In cut stone
work, that he could not remember upon
which part of the work at .Montiose and
Oarien stieets he hail bid. Conmes-nian
Graham succeeded In keeping testlmoiij
as an expert bj Mr. Copeland out of the
records.
"OLD SHAGRAG" EXHIBITED
File Engine of Early Philadelphia in I
Congress Hall
"Old Shagrag," said to be the oldest
fire engine In Ameilen and one of the two
biought to Philadelphia from England
about 17..0, was placed on exhibition this
afternoon in Congiefs Ilnll. Independence
Square. With lt- solid wooden .wheels
and miniature proportions, "OM Shngrag"
does not present a very formidable ap
pearance ns n flre-nghtlng engine In
fact, there Is little nbout it to meilt tho
name endue, ns It Is hand-dinwn and
hand-numiied.
The unhiue appnintiis w.is purch.med in
Him-lnud b the old Germantown Volun
teer Flro Company and has been In tho
possession of that company to the pres
ent day. It was used to fight Philadel
phia llres lor more than 100 years before
It was" llnnlly superseded by more mod
ern tpes nnd relegated to a place of
honor as a relic.
An exhibition of all tho old fire appa
ratus that can be gathered in Philadel
phia Is being ananged nnd will be shown
In Congress Hall In the near future. "Old
Shagrag" will lemain In the hall as one
of the most Interesting fentures of this
exhibit.
SHOOTS WIFE; SAYS SHE
CONFESSED INTIMACY
Cniitlnuril from I'age One
hiokc up my home," hnld Itice, who, nfter
the shooting, calmlv telephoned for an
ambulance, and tin n gave himself up
to the polke.
According to Rli-e, he remonstrated
many times with his wife for being seen
In liv.m McCnrraht-r's coinpanj. The
hardest blow came into tho life of young
Rice a week ago. ho says. At that time,
so Rice suld todav, his wife confessed to
him thnt sho had been In the habit of
Wsitiug Uvan JlcCarrahcr at his homo.
"And sho told me that she was on
Intimate terms with him," sobbed Rice,
as ho stood peering out of his cell.
Mlllhnnds and other workmen were ic
turulug home last night from work when
Itice uppcurcd on the main street. Those
who saw him say he appeared to bo
eiestfallen At that tlmo he carried a
loaded revolver. He was on his way
to Uvan McCarrnher'a home.
As a matter of fact, If any oid-timo
habitant of this place were told that ho
carried a revolver they wouldn't bellovo
It Years ago, when Zarh Walker killed
his father, he began to shun any person
whom he saw dlsplaing a revolver. So,
when It became generally known that
Rice had wounded three persons. It
cr created Just as much of n sensation
as It did over the fnct that the attack
was made with a revolver.
The shooting occurred outside of the
McCarraher home. When Rice appeared
there last night he found his wife In the
ikltchen. The two cousins were In an
other room
"Come home with me, Ressie," said
Rice.
"No, I won't, leave me alone," the
cung wife Is said to have replied.
Rice again nsked his wife to accompany
him home. When she refused he pulled
a revolver from his trousers pocket. At
the same time he accused her of being
friendly with Evan McCarraher.
As Sirs. Rico attempted to run Inlo an
other room he tired at her point blank,
the byllet striking her In the right arm.
Then the accused cousin Interfered and
tiled to defend Mrs. Rice. In trying to
disarm Rice, he was shot In the body.
The wound Is a minor one. Richard Mc
Carraher was stpt through the lung. He
fell to the floor unconscious.
RICE NOTIFIES POLICE.
As a large crowd began, to gather
around the McCarraher house, Rice
walked away. He entered a telephone
booth and Informed the police what he
naa done. Me asaeu tnat an ambulance
be hyrrled to the McCarraher home.
Later he telephoned to the hospital him
self. Rice Is 36 years old For a while he
served on the battleship Rhode Island.
During the last year, it s said, he and
his wife quarreled a great deal. Before
marrying him Mrs. Rice was employed
here as a domestic. She was formerly
Ressie Uerkhelser, daughter of Hugh
Rerkhelser. of St. Peter's. They were
married after a brief courtship of two
weeks.
When arraigned today nic was held
to await the miMQJW of Richard MeOar-
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William Tutclmnn was nttneked by nuto bandits within sight of his shirt fnctory, at Jefferson and American
streets, yesterday. Before he was blncltjncked by one of tho men, who were led by nn employe who accom
panied him, he heard shots fired. The abandoned car was found today. The arrows show where two bullets
passed through the rear of the car. Within the circle of tho emergency tite is the home-made cardboard
tng the bandits used.
RAIDERS INFLICT HE A VY
DAMAGE IN AIR FORAYS
Cuntlntiril from I'nee One
nullities weie bombarded and damage
tstlmated at 100,000 was done
While no fatalities are said to have
lesulteil fiom the latest burst of Ger
man activity over Knstcm Hnglnnd, the
daring rnlds of Zeppelins northeast of
London yesterday morning, followed by
the bold da light attnek by Gennun ncio
plancs southeast of London In the after
noon are causing an unparalleled wave of
terror.
London nnd east coast towns suffered
from "ZenneHnitls" todav In the excited
minds of the Lttex iilaceie every clo-iJ
concealeil a uerman nirigiDio or acr
plane. Wild reports reached hole alnu st
hourly. carrying flesh rumois of .ei
pelln raids
Early todav, while the capital was ii
pitch "darkness, seveint telephnim nu-s-saRes
reported another Zeppelin attack
upon Efhcx and Suffolk
A Zeppelin ruld upon London was fully
expected last night Hecause it did not
come, Londoners are equally certain that
the attack will be made tonight, weather
conditions permitting. Coneiiicntly nil
tho precautions taken Inst night, when all
lights were extinguished nnd motorcars
patrolled all the highways into London,
will be observed tonight.
An official statement from tho War Of
llco this afternoon declared that the Ger
man aviator who bombarded Kent towns
5esteiday afternoon shelled Greenwich,
live mlle-i from London Uildge, on the
right bank of the Thames. The Royal
Obcrvntory, from which longitude is
computed for the entire world, and im
portant chemical and engineering works
are at Greenwich.
TEN KILLED WHEN TAUBE
ATTACKS AMIENS CATHEDRAL
AMIENS, France. Apiil 17. Several
bombs have been dropped by a Taube
aeroplane In the vicinity of tho Amiens
Cathedral
Three civilians, wounded by bombs
dropped by the German nvlator who
bombarded the Cathedral and the railway
station nt St. Itoch, died early today. In
creasing tho number of civilian victims
to 13. Ten persons were kllleil outright.
BADEN TOWNS BOMBARDED
BY BUSY FRENCH AYIATORS
I1ASEL, April 17 French alntors have
dropped bombs near Krontzlligen nnd
nn Vllllngen and Uounueschlngeii, towns
In Baden, according to the National Zel
tung These places aro suld to be with
out anti-aircraft guns.
Takes Poison to Give Wife Insurance
NEW YORK, April 17. Becauso he was
out of work and his wife nnd children
were stnrvlng, Clarenco Smith, 20 yearn
old, early today swallowed mercury tab
lets for the second time la i hours,
so his wife could collect his life Insur
ance He was discharged yesterday ns
cured. The doctors said his second at
tempt probably would be successful.
The psychological cocktail is fne name
of a new drink which "down and outers"
can get for the nsklng at the 11th and
AVlnter stieets station. It was Invented
by House Sergeant Nolan. John Miller,
a prisoner arrested today, was the first
one to get a taste of the novel beverage.
He was charged with being drunk and
when brought before Magistrate Emley,
Miller said he was burning up with thirst.
"A drink wouldn't do you any 'nana."
Magistrate Emley suggested.
"No. It would put me on my feet
again," said Miller as he smacked his
lips expectantly.
Sergeant Nolan nodded mysteriously
and went In the lieutenant's room. Then
Magistrate Emley winked mysteriously
at Miller. The wink was a quiet Invita
tion to follow Nolan. Miller went out
In the hall and soon Nolan returned with
a gin bottle. He poured some of the con
tents of the bottle In a glass; then added
a little Ice water. He stirred tho concoc
tion with a spoon and handed It to Mil
ler. He drank It before the bubbles set
tled and smacked hla lips In apprecia
tion. "That's fne best gin fl I ever tasted,"
he Bald. After Miller had been discharged
Nolan admitted that the drink consisted
entirely of H20, commonly known as
water-"
When a fet man t starving no one wilt
bejUve hjj& Naturally Alexander De
mar e, & pounds and out of work, had
POLlCEiljrra
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BULLETS PIERCE AUTO IN FIGHT
MMrfnrffln""MirMr
TAILOR SLOW, HUT NOT SURE
Customer Wcnry of Waiting for Suit
Ordered Last Fall.
"I know patience Is one of the cardinal
virtues, but there's such a thing as going
too far. Reslden, I waited too long for
my suit of clothes."
William .M. Cole, who lives nt 0136 Lam
bert street, deilveieil himself of the fore
going phllosoph) this morning when he
appeared against his tnlior, Louis Uaall,
who hns nn establishment at IS23S German
town nvenue. linhll was held under ?H"0
hall for court by Magistrate Pciuioclt.
Hnsll blamed procrnstlnntlon for his pie
dlcnineiit. but the Maglstiate said it
looked "more like false pretense."
According In Colo's testimony, Basil's
f.i'hlon drawing lured him Into the de
fendant's shop early lnt fall. He was
measured for n suit and paid a deposit.
A month after his first appearance nt
the tailor shop lie stopped mound for a
lit. Ho failed to cet It. but made an
other payment. At Clulstmns lime, ho
said, Basil put him olf with tho promise
of n heavy winter suit. At E.inter, he
said, he wns building Ills customer somo
spiing scenery. Soon nfter that Cole be
came Impatient.
"Whnt liuve you got to sav for your
self?" Magistrate Pcnnoclc nsked. "Well,
I'd be glad to innke him a nice summer
suit," Basil replied conlldently.
VILLISTAS IN FLIGHT
Carranzistas Rejoice as Foe Raises
Mntamoras Siege.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., April 17.
Villlsta besiegers of Matninoins aro In
full retreat toward Monterey, apparently
Intending to Join Villa nt Celaya. The
retreat began jesterday noon and tho
camp today Is entirely deserted, whllo the
Cnrranzlsta garrison in tho city is cele
hrntlng. L. If Morris, rcprcsentntlo of tho
Brownsville Sentinel in tho Villlsta
camp, is missing nnd Is believed to havo
been kldnnped bv General Rodriguez to
prevent news of the retreat from becoming
public sooner.
Couple Announce Secret Marriage
Mr. nnd Mrs. William C. Qulnn, of Sum
mit street and Prospect avenue, Chestnut
Itlll, today made known their seciet mar
riage, which took place January 2, nt tho
St Francis de Sales Church, West Phila
delphia. Mrs. Qulnn before her marrlago
was Miss Isabell M. Sharkey, nnd for
merly lived with her nunt, Mrs Anna
Brennnn, of Farragut Terrnce. Mr. Qulnn
is tho son of Bernard J. Qulnn, u retltcd
business man, and a former Mayor of
Sea Isle City, N. J. They will make their
home In Baltimore, where Mr. Qulnn will
represent the Edison Lithographing Com
pany. Boy Who Threatened Astor Held
NEW YORK, April 17. John Murlello,
19 yenrs old, who wrote a threatening
letter to Vincent Astor demanding $500,
was arraigned in the Yorkvllle Court to
day and held In 1300 ball.
Sfc
OICLES
considerable trouble convincing those
whom ho met that he required food In
haste.
In disgust, Alexander wandered Into the
12th and Pine stieets station while the
hearings were In progress and fell asleep
In a chair. His snores attracted atten
tion, and after being separated from the
chair, which was an arduous task for the
"separators," he was "lined up" before
Magistrate Hagerty,
"Hungry, tired, sleepy and out of work,"
said Alexander when the Judge gave him
the once over,
"You've been with us before," the Judge
ventured.
"Guess I have," said Demaree. "I've
been most everywhere that there's police
stations. But I'd like to earn my break
fast." Without waiting for further comment,
Alexander then produced a pack of cards,
which had seen considerable service, and
performed a number of guessing and
mind-reading stunts. Then he changed
his handkerchief Into a china egg and
showed a number of other tricks which
made a hit With the cops.
"There's one thing 1 can't do," said
Alexander, "and that Is turn myself into
a big meal."
"How would you like to turn a meal
Into yourself?" the Judge asked.
"That would be-just the thing," said the
magician.
The Magistrate started a collection,
which enabled the visitor to feel comfor.
table fqr several days and he left, with
a. smile, for the nearest "baibery,
WOMAN TELLS HOW
SHE WAS BETRAYED
Continued from I'ase One
Mr. Tutclmnn gao Smith a check for
the full amount of his employes' Snt
ui da v pay nnd told him to meet him nt
the Glruid National Bank, .Id street be
low Chestnut. Smith brought the chock
and a satchel to the hank, nnd saw Mr.
Tutclmnn lecelvo the money and put 11
In the satchel yesterday afternoon. There
was 3."00 In small notes.
Then the two men. Smith acting ns
bodyguaid, hoarded a trolley car to re
turn to the factory at Jefferson and
American streets As they were walking
along Jeffeison street, east of German
town nvenue, Smith nt that time carry
ing the satchel, a touiinir car rushed un.
Bui tho two bandits lu tho car did not
get out nt once.
vt hat a tho matter with you? Have
you lost your nerve?" they yelled at
Smith, and Mr. Tutelmaii grabbed the
bag from lilm. The two men In tho car
then leaped out and ono of them grnb
hed the satchel. Mr. Tutelman lenped
on the running board nnd two shots woro
llicd, piercing tho back of tho car. Then
Mr. Tutelman was blackjacked and fell.
Smith rodo off with his two confederates
lu tho auto.
The machine was found this morning at
the corner of Marthall nnd Brown streets,
Mr Tutelmaii, In the scuffle on the slde
walk before he was felled, caught a
gllmpso of tho number.
One bullet had gono through tho cush
ion of tho back of tho car and come out
at the rear and tho other had gono
through the hood. On the floor ot tilt
car wero two empty .32 calibre cartridges.
The car was In a battered condition, with
the irnr lamp smashed, tho batteries
nearly "out," the tires flat.
The license plate, No H319, was found
to bo thnt of C. Tetl. a baker, of SIB
South Darlen street. Mr. Tetl said he had
lost his tagH some time ago and replaced
them with one of tin and ono of card
board. The bandits had cither found or
stolen -Mr. Tetl's plate, and used it on
the front ot their car. They had a card
board tag on the back.
In Smith's room, at 1414 North Second
street, a number of Tutelman shirts were
found. The factory had been robbed of
i rum a dozen to two dozen shirts a week.
Smith Is believed to have sold them.
Ho had worked for ?I0 a week. He owed
his landlady a 25 board bill.
Mr. Tutelmaii, who Is not badly hurt,
said todav that tho 4S0 employes at tho
factory were paid today.
The following members were elected to
the general committee which will hnvo
c-iuukc oi mo fcciiooimoirs Week" In 1916:
W. C. Jacobs, superintendent of schools;
Charles E. Lose, principal of tho Lock
Haven Normal School; J. W. Sweeney, su
perintendent of schools in Elk County;
F. W. Robblns, superintendent of schools
In Mllllnmsport, and C. C, Itcyl, principal
of tho West Philadelphia High School,
Quarantine Kept Husband Out
When Charles Kraemer returned from
North Carollnn he found that his home at
33 North Fnrson Btreet was quarantined
on account of a case of scarlet fever In
the family. He was obliged to greet
his wlfo from a distance while a police
man stood guard. Kraemer, with Harry
White, a chum, then went in .,..
house at 37 North Furson street to spend
tho night.
The men were arrested when neigh
bors said they became disorderly, but
both were discharged today by Magis
trate Boyle at the 61st and Thompson
streets station.
Three policemen, assigned to watch the
Kraemer home, have been ordered be
fore the pollco board for trial, because
they aro said to have permitted Mrs.
Kraemer to leave the house clad In a
cop's coat and hat.
Planning Knights Templar Conclave
Plans for the 62d annual conclave of the
Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of
Pennsylvania, will he discussed at a meet
ing of the local executlvo committee In
Lu Lu Temple, Spring Garden street be
low Brood, tonight, when the various
committees wU make their reports. Tho
conclave, which will be here on May 21
25 and 28, Is expected to bring 25.000
Knights to the city, George B. Weill
chairman of the finance committee, re
ported today that there Is now 13 509
available for entertainment and other
expenses and that he anticipates that thli
fund will be Increased to 125,000. Further
plans will he discussed on Monday, when
the press committee, of which William P.
peakyne Is chairman, will meet. The
grand ball Is to take place the night of
May 5 in Convention Hal).
Alleged Philadelphia Swindler Caught
Stephen A. Wick has been arrested In
St. Paul, Minn., according to Chief
Matthew Griffin, of the Secret Bervl
Bureau, who has been searching for the
man with, a warrant charging him wltn
Impersonating Government official.
Chief Orlffln said today that Wick, who
was taken Into custody yesterday,
swindled several boarding-house pro
prietors here and married thr different
women, whom lie deserted after obtain.
talf money (torn them, " 1
NEW JERSEY EXAMINATIONS
TO (1ET ELECTION HOARDS
Tests for Applicants In Principal
Cities During May nnd June.
TRENTON, April 17 -Tho Stale Cly'l
Service Commission today announced the
schedule of examinations of registry nnd
election officers throughout the Stale, as
required under the Ocran elecllbn law.
Tho tests will bo held during May and
June nt tho following places:
Elizabeth, Newark, Dover, Morrlstown,
New Brunswick, Burlington, Mount Holly,
Gloucester, Woodbury, Monmouth, Red
Bank, Camden, Salem, Brldgeton. Ti en
ton, Hnckcnsnck, Paterson, Newton,
t)i.tnir.iAttt.fr tftititer-rinn. Ttickertoti,
Tom's River, Jersey City. Bomervllle,
Capo May Courthouso nnd Atlantic City.
It Is the practice of the county chnlr
mon of the two parties to nominate can
didates. In each case tho application
must bo filed with tho commission on or
before May 1. Under the law, the suc
cessful candidates Mil bo cllglblo to ap
pointment to the election boards In their
respective, districts for six years from
August 31 next
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
CALLED A CITY NEED
Should Take Place of Grades
7, 8 and 9, Teachers' Confer
ence Is Told.
Gcorgo Wheeler, nssoclato superintend
ent of Philadelphia schools, declared to
day that 33 Junior high schools should he
established In this city, In nn address ut
the final session of tho Schoolmen's Week
of tho University of Pennsylvania, held In
Houston Hall.
"Our largo high schools draw pupils
from largo arena. This means that n
majority of tho students do not llvo with
in walking distance of the high schools,''
ho said. But If Intermediate high schools
wero erected every pupils residing In tho
suburban portion of tho city would find
ono of theso schools within less than a
mllo of his home."
Mr. Wheeler advocated that Junior high
should tako tho place of grades 7, 8 and 9
In tho public schools, thus relieving over
crowded conditions now provnlent. He
pointed out that the now buildings would
furnish amplo accommodations for ele
mentary evening schools nnd social cen
tres. In concluding his address ho Bald
that tho continuation schools, which will
bo required If tho proposed child labor
law is enacted, give an additional reason
for the establishment of the junior high
schools.
Additional testimony as to tho vnluo
of these schools was given by Prof,
Thomas II, Brlggs, of Columbia Unl
vojslty, nnd C. D. Koch, High School
Inspector of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Harlan Updegraff announced tho
names of prlzo winners In the declama
tion and scholarship contest hold yester
day lu connection with Schoolmen's
Week. Ench of the prizes Is n scholar
ship entitling tho winner to free instruc
tion in any undergraduate school ot tho
University, tho two first prizes being
good for ono year and tho second prizes
Tor one-hnlf year.
In tho dcclamntion contest, Charles 12
Cunningham, of the Norristown High
School, won llrst prize, and Frnnk
Hunborger, of tho Spring City High
School, second prize. Harry Merrill
Gehrman, of the Norristown High School,
tooit nrst prize In the competitive scholar
ship examination, nnd Edgnr '.. Palmer,
of tho Chester High School, second.
The total attendance at the various
meetings of the week wns 2700. Of this
number 1200 wero In regular attendance
at tho sessions. Nearly every county In
Pennsylvania was represented, as well as
many of the school districts In New Jer
sey and Delaware.
U. S. NOT READY TOR WAR,
SAYS XAVY LEAGUE MAN
Williams H. Lewis Tells Hotel Guests
Country Is Unprepared.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., April 17.
"Thls country is wholly unprepared for
war that may como nt any time, but
Congress Is not to blame," William II.
Lewis, Held secrotary of tho Navy
Lcaguo of tho United States, eald at tho
Hotel Dennis toduy. "Tho trouble lies
In the fact that thcro Is llttlo or no co
operation between the legislative branch
of tho Government and tho executlvo
branch of tho Navy. Wo spent 113 mil
lions on tho nnvy last year nnd gained
less than 100 millions in efficiency. Naval
expet ts aro being very largely Ignored."
Secretary Lewis Is hero to appeal to
hotel guests from nil parts of the country
to back up a national campaign to make
the nation ready for any eventuality.
DETECTIVE COOK DIES
Police Officer Succumbs to Pleural
Pneumonia.
Walter Cook, an nctlng detective of the
Trenton avenu6 and Dauphin Btreet sta
tion, died lu St. Slary's Hospital today
of pleural pneumonia. Ho was ill for
three weeks and wus taken to tho hos
pital last night when his condition be
came suddenly worse. He waB 3S years
old and lived at 3J0I East Gordon street.
His wife Annie, who survives him with
four children. Is soon again to become a
mother.
Cook was appointed to tho pollco force
January 1, 1900, and served continuously at
tho Trenton avenue and Dauphin street
station. He was put on patrol wagon
duty ten years ao when ho was severely
injured in a co.usion. Three years ago
he was made an acting detective. A
tribute was paid him by Lieutenant
SchulU, his superior, who said Cook was
ono of the best men he had ever come
In contact with, honest, fearless and tire
less lu pursuit of hla duties.
HAS LANDLORD ARRESTED
Woman Says He Come With Revolver
and Club to Collect Rent.
A baseball bat and a revolver wero car
ried by Samuel Lnndle, of 1710 Ridge
nvenue, to induce Sirs. Emma Dale, of
1811 North 48th street, to pay the rent.
When Landle entered tho Dale home,
according to the police, he became abus
ive. His demeanor. In addition to the
weapons he carried, caused Mrs, Dale to
telephone for the police. While landlord
and tenant were arguing, Special Po
licemen Steel and Woolen arrived and
arrested Landle.
At a hearing before Magistrate Bpyle
today the prisoner said that Mrs. Dale's
husband threatened to hit him with an
axo If he should go after the rent. For
this reason, he explained, he took the bat
along. He asserted that the revolver he
carried was made of glass. Landle was
held In 0O ball for further hearing.
Penn. Student's Locker Robbed
,P; . Mu ""Je Jr-.a Btdent nt the
University of Pennsylvania, reported to
the police today that his locker In the
gymnasium had been opened while he
waj.in. e swln'nj Pl and valuables
worth 176 stolen. He suspects one of the
students at the Institution and blames
the approaching of the vacation period
for transforming a member of tho gym
nasium Into a thief. Heffer lives at sis
Wtf?evvha!1 '". Qerman'tVwn ' 111
told the police of the 82d street and
Woodland avenue station that his watch.
Chain, scarf pin and a sum of money
wero taken. He declared that whoevir
ransacked hla looker knew hoW u, wor"
ictkedf8 h Wblcb "
TURK SHELLS SEril
TOALLffiDBAmEsf
Dardanelles Forts tw... J
tSSs-J
.uauiair uefem
CONSTANTItcVmt .
A hostile Ironclad that boWrtE
outer forts of the n.-.. ?".
terday was badlv .... . .' 2
of notion by the TurWi.t, -": m
inn to an official statement from i'l
Office today. ,ml,1g
The warship BB ,m t f
of the shells apparently strlkh,-3
her waterl.ne. Two other f.
upon her deck and wrought Jll
according to the Turkish k" "l h,t.
Ironclad was In flames whm .... .. -S
slowly back to Tenedn. t.i.. ""SM
Tho Anglo-French fleet, oD.n. "
tho Gulf of Ssros. . ?.tmH
Turkish works upon tho l! Pi
Galllpoll. It was officially annou3
day that hostile warships bomwS
Bulnlr. hut ,IM j .. 0,mm
HI. works' there. Bu aFT Ilea Si 21
from Ycnlkll Bay, on the Gulf n te'l
The RuMlnn nii.nl, o.. ." .f Elratf
bombarded tho Turkish coaling 5
Kregil nnd Zunculrtni, ih.v..'.W
t.ounced, but without doing seriously
nge. Ono Of Ihn Slnv -n,l...:"?tt,.M
oral small sailing veaselB, while thA.'T'
shelled tho docks. ""
RcBorts received hero Indicate thu J
bavo abandoned serious attemjS ,5,,
Constantinople. Tho desultory" to
tho nttnek nt tin, rw ,i ;,.'".."?' tl
according to Tuiklsh officials, th$2
Allies are continuing eporaa r ttu
"nn the strait fortifications for S
political effect. Since tho laU fortffi
attack the Turkish land aefSft?
uccn resioreu to tnelr original itrecr&i
$30,000,000 OP BIO WAR -y
OHDEU WILL HE SUllIfl
American Locomotivo to Divide Ijji
000,000 Russian Contract. ;
NEW YOR1C, April 17.-R w taJ
today that about KO.OOO.OOO of uVte
000,000 order given by tho IWIM rS''
eriimcnt to tho American LomsX
Company for war material woUldblni.
lot to other companies. The compuJa
mentioned aro tho New York AlrS
Company and the Westlnghouje Eketr
nnd Manufacturing Company, althntki'
Is considered not improbabls that tii
aenernl Electric Company m .!
como In for a share ot the bmliiit1
Prominent officials nf tim n...i ,..
trio Company havo conferred with to-'
uih on mo innner,
Tho contract will stand good, tm
tllOUcll hostilities In rurnno .k.l. . '
long boforo delivery Is made of alliSi'
M f, Hlntfl.lnl 1, t ,. .. . ..
..... ....iiu.,,,,, ,i 13 niiuwn mat ubi
are other largo orders for war tnaterltl '
pending nnd It would not be aurprti!
if announcement of conclusion of mp.
tlations by other corporations net nf
mentioned would bo made In th tat
future. j
Reports wero current today Hurts?
Railway Steel Spring Company hMfc'
eelved an order for a substantial ail
of shrapnel, '
ROLLING MILLS IN SHAPE'!
Pennsylvania Steel Company's Pluti
Will Soon Operate Full. - I
STEELTON, Pa., April 17.-The fto
of new- lolling mills of the Penaarhmi
Steel Company nro gradually belli psl
Tho 44-Inch mill 1b now operating (MM
mm uuu me oo-incii unu nnisumg qui
Will stnrt work next week. , !
, ');
ROOSEVELT-BARNES SUIT A
TO BEGIN ON 3I0MT
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Great Political Battle Expected 1
tween Two Leaders.
SYRACUSE. N. Y, April 17,-Toilr 111
stngo Is set for perhaps the moit tl'.W
political battto In the history of the f
plro Stnte. j
On Julv 22, 19U, Theodore RooniW
former President of the United SUM1
then lender of the Progressive partf,!'
fit to accuso William Barnes, Jr. eliis
man of tho New York Republics Bill
Commltteo, of being a grafter, eorrtfc
tionlst, nnd other things like that 'T
"Th Tl. .. .Atnllnlnrl ThV lltflF tM
r
Jllli JL14I! lll-a CIIIIIUIV.U WJ .- j---
former President for $30,000 for llheL,?.
Mr. Roosevelt answered the suit toft'
Iiik a bill of particulars speciryiy i
flw.., .,.! lnnAa ,..,nn I, a fll17lEVES
was corrunt. 3.'
Tho case will go to trial on Monton
tho Supremo Court of Onondaga. CosM
before Justice William S. Andrm w
of flilnf liioHen Andrews, of the CM"
r
ft
Appeals, and n classmate of Mr. Wg
elt at Harvard. l
Col. Roosevelt and Mr. Barnej ri
pectcd hern tomorrow Mr. BA'IK
reservations at the Onondaga HOW w
,!, rMnAl will ilnn with Illj flMtvW.'
friend. Hornco S. Wlikerson, t-t1S;J
man of the Hull Moose party. '
C'ermnn Shells Fall On SffiW
n.-,.-.--. , 17 -..Min fthtliWl
again fnllen upon SwIbs soil In
between French and aerrnim
southwest of Muelhausen BnY inlrt
authorities have opened a new as
H
on the frontier.
THE WEATHEfi
iirAoniK'nTOM. ArtU'a
For eastern Pennsylvania, fair WjgL
and Sunday; frost tonight: rW K
aturo Sunday; moderate 0jJnW'"(fl1
Light rains occurreu in i yr:
basin, the lower Lake w-fl
tereu places aiong mo ..-- -.
Hlopo during the last 2' houWSs
dltlons are fair over an -- "Lj
this morning. Heavy snower. 7
ed trom New Mexico aim ".. r.rttiB
orsdo and Texas. Fair weathlf PJJg
over the remainder of the Js
out the northeastern portion 'MBgffc
try. with a moderate .dn?wSE
southeastern States and wun
excess In the Plains States.
U, S. Weather Bureau BuDjy
Observation, taken at 8 a. n. JJut"""-
UatBsln. vawj-.j
S'.tlon. 8 u.m. n't. fslU &-3SSL
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Atlantic City ...no " fiv I F.SriL
Boton. Man. ...W ii .4 w ,J &
Uuffalo. N. Y ..4" ?.i ca ,B 4 CUitK
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Kanaas city, " "t
Louisville, Ky- -.48 41
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NewYork. N. Y..48 JS
N. Flatte, Nb s
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