3 EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1915; MCH WIN IN ALSACE AS NEW RHINE DRIVE IS PUSHED WITH VIGOR Germans Driven Back Along Both Sides of the Feicht River and Lose Important Strategic Positions. In their drlvo ncrosa Alsnco toward tlio iUvcr Milne, tho French liavc won further successes, uccordlns to tho of ficial report today from Purls, and aro now only 30 mllca from the Hhliie. Tho French troops nro concentrating their advnnco on both sides of tho Fclcht Itlver, On tho north banh, the crest ot Btirgkerpteld, whloli dom inates a considerable valley, was occu pied by tho French, while on the south bank tho French advanced from tho positions which they captured at Met zcral toward 1m. Fccht. Tho French admit that German avi ators bombarded Uelfort and llred somo powder magazines and also de stroyed two hangars, Success ot Brit ish attacks near Sevartelen, In Bel gium and tho ropulso of German coun ter attacks upon the positions won by tho British Is also reported. In Lorralno German attacks In the forest of Farroy and near Bures, Mousacourt and St. Marten wcro checked with ease, says the teport, whllo ifi Champagne, near Perthes, a mine explosion forced tho Germans to evacuate a position closo to the French lines. Tansfcr of major operations In the eastern thcatro to Gallcla Is obvious. Only at Uszolc Pass is tho mountain fighting maintained with former vigor. Tho Teuton advance eastward from the Dunajcc Itlver has diverted tlio Slavs to encounters In tho Gorlltzo and Tarnow regions and relieved Muscovite pressure on Dultla Pass and menaco against Cracow. Tho offensive con tinuing in the Stryj Valley, In Kast Gallcla, threatens Hussion occupation of Leraberg, capital ot Gallcla and tho Czar's baso there. SLAVS TECHNICALLY HOLD POSITIONS ON HUNUAWAN SOIL Entry Made in Bnligrod Sector Gives Invaders Vantage, PBTrtOGUAD, April ID. Fighting In the Carpathians on tho main lino of tho Russian ndvanco tins been conrenlrated on tho nnrrow eoctlon lying bi'twccn tlio villages of Tclepocho and Ziieltn. Tho latter Is situated 14 miles almost duo South of Unllgrod, and Tolepochc Is four miles west by north of Kuolln. Tho sccno of this fight, which has been In progress for a couple of days only. Is 20 miles from itomonlm, so that tho ltussinns already nro technically In Hungarian territory. PHILADELPHIA!, WAR PRISONER t IN IRELAND, WRITES FOR HELP ENGLAND ADMITS LOSS OF SUBMARINE TWELVE MILES IN DARDANELLES FRENCH TAKE IMPORTANT POSITION IN RHINE DRIVE Germans Driven From Heights in Alsace Near Metzeral. PARIS, April 13. German aeroplanes have bombautcd tho great French fortress of Bel fort. It was ofllclally announced hero today In an of ficial communique from the AVar Olllce. Bombs dropped from tlio aeroplanes sol fire to two hangars and caused other dam age, but not of a serious nature. The Brltlih troops have also taken the offensive again, It Is announced. They have captured German trenches. Tho communique also reports further Bucccessca In the drive of the French troops toward the Ithlne river, tlioy tak ing a scries ot important heights, two cannon and two machine guns. The progress of the French towards the Ithlne not oidy weakens the German utrateglc postilions In the Wocvre, but also, should the drlvo bo successful. clears tlio way for the Imostment of Strassburg. If tho French can take Kol mar, which Is only 10 mllea from the Rhino and SO miles from Strassburg, they would be In a position to raid the Ger man lines of communication. OLD SOLDIERS AND POOR BENEFICIARIES OF WILLS Mother of Sorrows' Parish and Three Last Survivors' Association Named. A bequest of $100 to the St. Vincent do Paul Society of the Church ot Our Mother ot Sorrows, 4Sth street nnd Lancaster ave nue. Is contained ill tho will of Louis A. laecfc, who died at 4335 Fairmouiit ave nue, leaving $7000. The bequest Is for the relief of tho poor In that parish. The residue ot the estate goes to the widow, Sarah M. laeck. The Three Last Survivors' Association of tho Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artil lery will receive 1100 from the J2I.W0 rstato of William II. Bergcr, formerly of Phila delphia, who died In llatldontlcld, N. J. Ills will distributes the remainder of tho estate principally among his children. John Hamilton, manufacturer, who died April 9, at 8233 Semlnolo avenue, leaving a 1200,000 estate, devised tho bulk ot his property to his daughter, Margaret H. Zane, and three sons, John M. Hamilton, William G. Hamilton and Robert E. Hamilton. Turks Rescue 24 Men Out of Crew of 31 When Brit ish Vessel Runs Ashore on Kephez Point Was Scouting. LONDON', April 1!). Attention was turned again to tho operations In tlio Dar danelles by tho official announcement ot the Admiralty that tho British submarlno K-15 had been loot In the strnlts, Having run ushoro on Kephez Point while at tempting to reconnoitre tho mine Melds. An offlclnl statement received from Con stantinople, by way of lierlln. declared that three officers and 21 men of tho U-lfi had been icscuec! nnd made prisoners, among them, It was said, the former Bul ls!) Vice Consul at L'hanaU. Heutet's Athens correspondent says lite bombardment of the Dardanelles wns re sumed Saturday. A Sidonlku dispatch stntoi that the Bilt Ish ui'o making plans to hold the Islands of Tenedos and Lcmnos, and It Is believed tho Allies will bind troops on Mytllcne. An neroplano also circled over Tcnedos nnd ursucroMfully dropped bombs in tho port and at several warships. Allied sea planes pursued the Tuiklsh aircraft, which csenped. An official statement from the British Admiralty gives the subtunco of a. fur ther report concerning the loss of life aboard the transport Manltou, which was attacked by a Turkish torpedoboat In tho Aegean Sea. The report shows that 21 men wero drowned, Instead of 100, ns tlrst reported, and that i" others aro missing. The transport Itself was not damaged. The significance of tho British admis sion that tho i;-13 wns run ashore on Kephez Point lies in tho fact that it proves the Tuiklsh ossertlon that the Allies havo not been able to clear the Dardanelles narrows of mine Holds, and so the battleships lmvo been forced to bombard the inner forts at long range. Kephez Point Is 12 miles from the Aege.in entrance nnd four miles from Fort3 Cliauck and Kllid Bdhr, which guard tlio narrows. On March 19 forts farther In the straits than Kephez were reported bombarded. The ulllcd llect has therefore lost ground In the Inst month. Turkey Conscnes Grain Supplies CONSTANTINOPLE, April 13,-Tho War Ministry announced today that sup plies of rye, wheat and barley will here after be distributed tinder Government supervision In order to prevent an in crease In prices. PORT OF PHILADELPHIA Vessels Arriving Today Ktr. Sunnnce. Jacksonville, etc.. passcnitcrs and merrhandlnc. Mercli.i'its und Miner' Transportation L'ompuny. Str Lexington, Iloston, rnpeiiRors and mer chandise. Merchants and Miners' Transporta tion Company. Str Algerlar.,1 (Dr.), New York, ballast, Onlloy, DaMs & Co. Str Soaua (Nor.), Tort Antonio, fruit. United l'ruit company. Schr. Cltv of Augusta, j,w York, ballast, A. L Cummins. Schr. Antoln'tt, Georgetown, Me., lee. Cbarl T. Mecte. Steamships to Arrive rASSENOER. Name. From. Date Dominion Liverpool Apr. Ancona l'alenno Apr. FUUIGIIT. Laura Rotterdam ....Teh. Century Calcutta .. ..Feb. Kundabar Algiers Mar. Frikcs Itueha Mar. Kentucklun Mil Mar. Alf Samlefjord ..Mar. Wlnelalunil Methel ... . 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Return by tho Pacific Nprth Coast and the "St. Paul's" picturesque "J rail of the oiym plan" crosses three great mountain ranges affording scenery fn greater extent than via any other route. CHICAGO Milwaukee X St. Paul RAILWAY Write today for informitlon about low fare and for free western trrJtl Uwnture addrc G. J. LWCOLiN, Genera! Agent 318 ( herffnut St., Philadelphia, la. &L v " 'v"- l?mit&i&i " V3 '$ v Prisoner of War.ffif. ';,; - v. mi. i i y v r &x -, ' Vi &&& v.V? W: fl &Jy " ' I' mm r- 'fi Stamp GERMAN PEACE BID vTV, ' -i : s yi$UflM L WftiA - &' 41-, - ,.VM.Jl'tfAWVW Att.M: twin I,,, i ,.,,i, in m mi ,,;. w l'llsonol uf Win i;'i, Hull unn i, i.uju 10, Olricastle, Ireland, Is the immc and ndilress forced upon Hudolpti ncunrilt, formerly ot this city, by tlio British Gov ernment. Slnco December Mr. Kccnrdt lias been "languishing" In nn old baronial cnstlo near Dublin. Ho was nrrestcil on sus picion of being a German spy. Tho prisoner has written to Sirs. A. M. l'fltzcnmalcr, ot 2G38 Uucklus stlect, Hrldosburg, nn old family friend, to nld him In his dllTlculty. Ho has also written to the Itev. Edtvnrd M, JetTcrys, of St. Peter's Episcopal Churi'C for his birth certlllcnte, with which ho hopes to con vince the authorities of ills American birth. Tho following lettor wns received by Mrs. Pfltzcnmnler last Friday: "1 received with thnnks your letter of tho 1st of August, 1914, but I nm sorry to sny it never renched mo until tho end of January. 1 havo been a prisoner of wnr nt tho above-mentioned enmp slnro Decomber. 1 tried to prove my American citizenship, but until today It seemed to be Insufficient to convlnco tho Urltlsh Home Office of my being nn Amerlcnn. "1 thought nnd hoped that the war would not Inst so long, but now It seoms to stretch, so t would bo very thankful it you could help glvo my enso over to tho American Government. If I should fnll then I would not, of course, go any further. "My next letter will bo to tho Hev. Mr. Jcfferys. I will thnnk him for nil ho has done for me. "Probably I shall return to America after the war. I am very glad that mother Irttcl ,,i n,,.:!-, .-nvlw.urltiiid. ihcn Moos on In u personal Tin-strnln, The llrst known of Kccnrdt's plight was when Mrs. Pfitzpninnler received n let ter from the prisoner's mother In Novem ber stivltig that her son was dctnlncd In Ireland. In Finnrc, where tho Uccardts lived for moro than 20 years, tho young man was a cundy manufacturer, Beforo hostilities commenced tho mother nnd son wero advised to leave Europe. Tho former went to Switzerland. Eccardt went to England, Willi tlio intention of (-turning to his native land. Ills mother was born in linden, Kcnslngon, Wclsbad. Upon riceipt ot this llrst lettor Mrs. I'lltzomnaler Immediately communlcnted with Doctor .leffcrys. Doctor .Irrferys nsccrtnlncd that Mr. Eccardt had been baptized In St. Peter's Church nbout 23 years ago. Tho baptism wns performed by tho Jlov. C. P. B. Jr-fforys, Jr., brother of tho present rector. Doctor JcfT(-rH, not content with tlio Information received from tho cluirch records, examined tho original baptism ci-rtlllcatcs In tho safety vaults. Ho took tho document beforo Hugh A. Ford, act ing Urltlsh Consul General, whero Its authenticity was sworn to. Tho proper papers were proeuied and Secretary Uryan wns communicated with. That was tlio last heard of tho tnat ter until tho receipt of tho letter from tlio prisoner. Tills bears tho dato of March 27. Mrs. I'lltzenmnlcr has written to Secretary Uryan nslclng for informa tion regaidlng what was done to bring about the lelcnso of Mr, Kc-cardt. U.S. INSISTS RIGHTS IN CHINA BE OBSERVED Reported to Have Sent Note to Pekin Ambassador Means Japan Must Not Infringe. LONDON. April 19. The United States has Bent a note to tho American Ambas sador nt I'ekln, for transmission to the Chinese 5o eminent, which points out that the United States hns certain treaties with China from which It in tends to recede in no v.uy. according to a dispatch today from a Pckln corre spondent. PKKIN. Apill m. China lias injected tlneo of the i-luof demands by Japan. Their rejection 1-5 tantamount to a flat dellanco of tlio Nip pon Government, and It was admitted to day that the situation Is serious. Japan Is prepared to make war to enforce theso demands, but China looks to tho United stntes nnd to England to take a llrm stand In its defense. An official of the Chinese Foreign OITlce conferred with Dr. Paul S. Itelnsch. the American Minister, today for more than an hour. While no stutement was given out at the American Legation, it was it ported after tho conference that China was attempting to learn whether tho United Stntes would take any action if the Japanese nttemptcd to use coercion. Many men nccused of being emissaries of Dr. Sun Yat Sen arc being put to death here and In other Important cen tres of population throughout tho re public. Chinese unverumcni rcpoits ate sai'i to confirm the newspaper accounts ot nn alleged agreement between Doctor Sun nnd Japanese agents for Jnpatieso sup port with money, arms nnd men for another revolt. 150,000 BRITONS TAKE ABSTINENCE PLEDGE Impetus Given Anti-Liquor Movement at Church Meet ings Throughout England. LONDON. April 13. Moio than l."0,000 persons In England and Scotland havo now taken a pledgo to abstain from tho use ot Intoxicating lUlitors until tlio end of the war, accord ing to leaders of tho temperance, move ment to'.la.. It was stated that impetus had been given to the movement by the actlUly of tho churches. Ten thousand Protes-taiit churches throughout England observed Sunday as "King's Pledge Sunday." Tho largest meeting nas held la Central London, where moro tlinn 2000 persons renouncod lkiuor during the remainder of tho war. lioth the drink (Ucstlon and the matter of accelerating tlio output of war muni tions aro expected to be up before Parlia ment this week. I SERVE YOUR GUESTS 'J I Wlhe(jmtDiiwer&BanquetBerei3fie Sale Extraordinary of ijefftelb Trays, flower vases, candlesticks, ink stands, fern dishes, tea sets, vegetable dishes, mirrors, etc., including many small pieces suitable for prizes and gifts. Beautiful reproduction of old' Dutch pieces are also in this sale. These Reductions are from 10 to 50 or Former prices On account of the extraordinary nature of this sale, we advise an immediate selection. The Rosentacn Galleries 1320 Walnut Street 'S "OPEN SEA" DEMAND i - Letter Read at Portland Mass Meeting Regarded as Indicating Berlin's Willingness to Discuss Terms for Ending War. WASHINGTON, April 19. A letter mado public by Dr. nernhnrd Dcrnburg, ex-Colonial Secretary of Ocr mnny, In which ho proposed ns a basis of peaco satisfactory to Germany tho neutralization of tho seas, In times of . nn well ns peace, by n concert ot tho Powers, has aroused great Interest hero ns polnllns to a posslblo willingness of Germany at this time to discuss term upon which tho conflict In Uuropo might bo brought to a termination. In this letter, read nt a pro-German mass-mectlng In Portland, Me., Saturday night nnd given wide circulation through tho press. Doctor Dcrnburg advanced Ideas which In tho main amounted to theso proposals: I'lrst. Tho freedom or neutralization of tho high sens In tlmo of war. Second. An open-door policy regard ing colonies under which German trndo will) tlio colonics ot other em pires, notnbly tlio British, would not bo hampered by tlio preferential tarllT3 now accorded tho mother country. Third. Falling to grant tlio demands ono and two nnd tho smoothing ot .,.. nM.nt, ..nitia nt tnmmerco IflU UVIllliui '"'"u through Helglum without Urltlsh Inter ference, Germany's retention ot Bel gium ns n natural foreland nnd com mercial doorway to tlio wcitem sens. Fourth. The safety, which would seem to mean now the return to Ger many of German colonics, Into which Germany could pour her luct casing population. Fifth. A frco hand for German activity nlong lines nlroady tapped In Asia Minor nnd Africa. In his argument Doctor Drrnbttrg as serted that tho advantages ncriuing to Germany from permanently rclnlnlng the land which It hud taken In Uuropc could bo disregarded If nil the other German demands, especially a guaranteed free Eca, wero fully complied with in making peaco and "the natural commercial rela tions of Belgium nnd Germany weto con sidered In a Just nnd workable form." HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT WINS SUIT TOR FEES Supremo Court Decides Against Audi tor General and State Treasurer. Tho State Highway Department wins In Its controversy with Auditor General Powell and Slate Treasurer Young ovrr tho use of nutomoblle license funds for road bills, by vlrtuo of n decision handed down today by the Supreme (,'ouit. The decision nfllrms thnt of tho Dauphin County Court, which awarded a iiihii damus against the Auditor General and tlio State Treasurer directing them to pay certain road bills contracted for the Department bv toriner Highway Com missioner Hlgclow. Tho fee3 in hand from automobile regis trations and licenses now total moro than fl, 000,000. Under tho automobllo license feo act it is provided this money bo used for road work. Tlio two State officials attacked the net ns unconstitutional. Former Attorney General John C. Bel) nrgued that tho Legislature wm f to authorize such expenditures as It might seo fit. IcavlW no discretionary power with the Stale Treasurer to detcrmino it tho payment wna a proper one. Supreme Court Decisions The fallowing decisions wero handM down l,y tho Supremo Court today: rnrt ctmtAM. l.inmo I.BU1-U. j. i ., .- ..- affirmed Rt appellant a cot. fgnash -t at. mi Murphy et nl. C. r. Imo. 3, Philadelphia. Judgment affirmed. ltarrlentoa u Ilrennan. C. P. No. B, Phila delphia. Judgment affirmed, nirnbaum et nl. . I'hjladolphl and nejul. Inir Hallway Company, p. V. No. 2, Phlladef ph a Judgment affirmed. l-hrUty s. Philadelphia and Jlead nglUlU May company. C. P. No. C, Philadelphia. Judgment affirmed. M , l.arnon va. Ilalley Company. C. P. No. 5, Philadelphia. Judgment affirmed. Hea va. P. Canal Company ct at. C. P. No. fi, Philadelphia. Dcereo arrirmod at appellants "Martin et nl. v. ilal.lj. C. P. No. 4, Phlla dclrhln. Decreo affirmed. .. , ,,,., Ortlleb v. Poth ft ona. C. P. No. 3, Phil adelphia. Judgment affirmed. ...... ,, Preaton ct nl v, city, of Philadelphia. C. P. No. 0. Philadelphia. Judgment affirmed, I1Y CHIEF JUSTICE nnowN: funnlngliam va. IJhl lclclrhln- nnd t,f,eiJ J"? Itnllnay Company. C. P., ("hoMor. Judgment Commonwealth 9. Morgenthau. O. and 1.. Cumberland. Judgment reversed and record remitted for tho resentencing of tlio npnellant. Hchncbly i:tnto. O. C Franklin. Decrco rcpri-il and record remitted, etc. Hchnebly L'slnte. O. C , Franklin. Appeals rwirr' i:tnU. O. C., t.nckatranna. Decrco rcNrrseil ami record remitted, etc. darrett Kntate. O. C , Philadelphia. Dcereo reversed nnd record remitted, etc. P.Y .tl'STICC MKSTltnZAT: Henillev. trading, s. Hlttlrger, tradlnr. C P.. Adams. Judgment arrirmcd. Mldiliouy Etiite. Marshall Auto Company, npp. f, nerkK. Derreo affirmed. nv .ii'KTici: poTTrjft: Conunnnwenllh ex rel. Bell, va. Pon-ell ct nl. c P., Dauptiln. Judgment ntflrmed. Murmv i. Philadelphia nnrt ltendlng Hall way Ciimpinv. O. P. No. 1, Philadelphia, judgment aftlrmeil. I1V Jl'STICD BI.KtN: anldemlth et nl. vs. Stoekcr et nl. C. r., Perks. Judgment revcrped with a cnlre. (lioskm mi. Moore. ('. P. No. B, Phlladel phl.i. Judgment afllnncd. I.titx vs. Webitcr et nl. C. P. No. fi, il'hlladelphla. Dcereo affirmed nt cost of ap- Commonwealth vs. Tiller. O. and T t'eat morclanil. Judgment nfllrmed anil record ro mlttcd for tho purpoeo of sentence and execution. $165 KNABE UPRIGHT 1129 ChcstnutSt. VILLA SOONTOflGiifl FOR LIFE, SAYM Garrailzistas Report "Paneiil ous Followinff Defeat, m V lili PASO. Tv .. A ii .. from Carranra sourcen nro tou'tJ?,1 General Franc urn vni. "..., Mllttui flghllng for his life at Torr 00H patches received hv ti, r..".reor- Du today Bay that General Villa'. i? destroyed by tlio lo. V .fi..to Hfiay,a'.!." S" her Z$!L iiiu ucsuiiiun oi 3WJ men ,!, t wi? lowed Villa only while h w2 W winning. Tas Vtuhz? Whllo teports of Villa's df..t i- 't treat io Torreon wero , SSffia M quarters in Juarez today, th ruJWa leader's plant) havo becn10UBiiUJillf-7l i. i ih .i i uvei anl K.II no io nt ui uiiuorcements. l Villa's forces have also nbandon. u I efforts to reach Tamplco. Th pS garrison ut that port Is reported"1 ing southwest In pursuit of V. ...!l"Jty Vllllstas. "inutg- Germans Fortify Zccbriurs.!! 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