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PHI LA DELPHI A, 'ITHSDAY, A PHIL t0, 11)1 ".
I'ormmiiT. tilts, nr Tilt t't'iti ir Liunt n rviurivt.
PRICE ONE CENT
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FINANCIAL EDITION
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AND
west;
;ZAR SPEEDS 600,000 MEN
TO CARPATHIANS AS ALLIES
PUSH BACK
Fresh Troops, Held Back for Spring
I Campaign, Rushed to Front to Shat
; ter Teuton Defenses of Hungary
'."Big Guns Ready at Lembergfor Re
l sumed Offensive.
U - .
British Hurl Germans Back
and Repulse Counter-attacks With Fearful Loss to
Kaiser's Troops Advance of French Army Toward
Rhine River Through Alsace Continues With Unabated
I .Vigor Berlin Reports Success in Vosgcs.
f
I "With the Iturliiiu nf litm.ntitl Slav icserves Into llir Imtltr for Carpathian
fmultri and the pressure nf the. Allies ill Yprr.i ami In Alsace auiimenled hy
activity of " Kitchener's million," thr splint) campaign in thr in ml irnr is nn in
;p The Csar's cohorts air speeding In thr Carpathian final In smash Unmith
.. ..-,- 1..I.. Ilu.i.n..ii ...f...... I. ..It .. ...Ill: I. .- if
Inc gulllLiiii iiiiii ii iinjtiii tii iiiirn will ii milium jiiiil in i limn irimii iiiiim
Hhclr onset (limit guns arr ennceiitiatctl at l.cmhcrg i cutty far thr nrw lii-
mitton of II annum.
! Jfunlaii forces nn the Hungarian slilr nf thr Carpathian air mnintttln-
t. ..-... i.,.i i iFrf.. t .. I. ...-. .....I i,..trl.l ......it. ..r it.. fi..i.f.. ....... vm-
tllflw lICI' illlill '" .'If-' Ifiiwri. nun iiijr
;rrfn on llunriartun soil furnishes a ha.ic
itilhcr passes.
i The Triilon nffrnsirc, launched latrln In thr NlryJ Valley, for drfruir nf
the Utterly contested Usznk Pass and as a mrnacr In l.rmbrrn inutilities, it
'U admitted by Vcliograd, hut remit sharp assaults have hrca irimhrd.
f, German artlviti) In Xorlh Poland, in the Suiealki sector, indieutri Hlnden-
....... ... , .......
Urg's launchtni) nf a movement In aivcit Muscovite joirrs )inm inr t,m
pathlan front Thr I'etrograd War Office expects a drive on Mailnnpnl.
K ni l I. I...... (.ii 1., 11,'ltloli lit thr. unllth ill Vmi.'o mill Jill lllf firill'Jl
i Oiniltlltllt.oit,i KMit.1 i; int. ii'""" "
I i. tt. i........tn ! lUttittt Ifti.nv
iaTOUyn ii.im ' iiiiliii ii.i mi. iiiiiiii. "i''i .!.- .. ........ ...... ... ...
ciici Wiis of inrat importance for thr Allies, arr helnii pushed with Incirasini)
MomCHlKHi W the same timr thr I'rr.nrh air maintaininu artillrru durli al
hither paints so as In pi event the withdrawal nf derman Imups fiom the irutir
UO TCill)Olcr llll Htini-piVHWii a.mi.i.
i A ;i of llnrr miles south nf Yprrs was madr hy the British, iclin repulsed
f .. i ni. i 1st.. Tn.... I.. IT... ..I In..!..,, .. r.iMi.ti iti.i..i.uu
Wermaii eounier-aiiaeici irim h-imh- !"'" " ' '""" nunt-i iviw
R . i- i... it. r....i,.li in 1 loiwi inJin Imrrrl Hie flrrmnii In irtiir frnm rr-
ucnx liintu nn i in i- i in ' .'"- i
feal positions hepond Metxcral.
K" The tin niiin.i alficlallu report the
l(n lio 1 osves.
BESBKVKS UirsiIKI) TO SMASH
If nnVxti 11 tiTi irriir.t'V 'llliTTIi'.VSK
rUI'iO V. llllrtlllin" vtti ...v..
ri:Tnor.nAn, April 20.
Kir liimilipil tliousnnil new Uussinn
Troops, IH) bud bcpn hold bnclt from tbo
jroDt until tbo; rniilcl be clvcn ndoqlintP
l"..f . .1 4 .... I..l..n n I'n mill' lipilll?
rushed to trp C.iip.'ithi.in front. The illf
ftcultles of Hip Ciiipntlilan i-anipatKii have
Ittndeml rclnfoi cements necessary In Hint
WSlon.
LSome nf Hip troops now In thp moun.
Jlin ranges bine been under fire nlKbt
iSummer awakened yesterday, rubbed Ha
Jjru, elbowed spilns off tho main boule
vard and had thlnBs all Its own way for
ot of the da It's been warm, quite
.warm, before this, but sprlnc hns been
the offendei most of tho effect beliiK de-
tirtd from the contrast of hlch tempera-
rare in comparison with a tow winiei (
Urate. Hut when the mercury cumua
Jp over the S0.degrce mark, it's real,
rtnulne summer beyond the peradventure
9l a doubt. The official high mark of
jeiierday was S2. April. However, mis
IQinv tlmpn entprtnlnpil summer for vary-
llns periods. Thus, In 1S06, on April 18
, thermometer reslsteied a record murk
for thn mpntVi .r nn ninl thp record for
tFtiterday'B date Is tc, seveial years back.
It all goes to prove that tho season of
iifttwDernes. eunony at tne snore, miwj-
POKey and the like Is almost on ns. ,
.Hlnk of th pin ntul summer will no
longer be a novelty.
co ll goes.
FORECAST
Ifor Philadelphia and vicinity
sfalr'oHft cooler toninht and Wedncs-
tfyjl moderate north winds.
i For detuila, see page. S.
Observations at Philadelphia
K A M
Elrnmal... 'HI Til
:'i .Vorlhisew. 12 mllen
M.'fi1,""011 I"" '-' "ur None
HumHitj. as per cent.
tlolmum Uinreraiura ST
UJmum lennifruture 8J
On the Pacific Coast
Ija' Francisco, weather, cloudy; temp., i-
uitiso ,wratl,er. iloudy: temp., jt
Almanac of (he Day
E'U
It' It n.tit
Jrl
ItA tntn, rrnu'
.1.14 a ill.
KMT a.m.
vet tomoirow
Lamps to lie Lighted
id other vehicle .,,.,,.. T;i
00 p. Ill,
The Tides
I'Onr HK'HMOND.
1 ter fl.tn
p. in.
a.m.
a.m.
L'Water tomorrow 1:17
STWittr tomorruur BlSS
t'HESVNLT STUKET WHAM'.
tktr S.5S
fTIi.,l,r tomorrow J.OS
Ul water tomorrow 0:20
p.m.
a.m.
a.m.
ItKEUY ISLAND.
."ai'r
'er tomorrow
. ater tomorrow ,
R 23
3-15
10:11
Ip Cenrlinleil nn I'nue Tour. Column Tour j
1 : THE WEATHER
I ilFj I R?
f
p. in.
a.m
a.m.
p.m.
a.m.
a.m.
nnEAKWATHIt
tet ' 5.11
1 r tomorrow 14.13
water tomorrow (M9
GERMAN WINGS
for Three Miles Near Yores
ii ui oiiiiim iij till ikihiii i n.i.i. I mi
far a rear ilrivr nn the defenders nf
" ..M... .' . .. . .. ...... ..4,
hnlli tit irlitt'l, lmi'ii vt'ttiiUnl ill iln-
- - .
rcpitlic nf French attacks at Iwn points
AMjIKR attack ckksiank
- -OX KlflllT AND liKFT W!X(iS
PAP.IS. Apill :n.
While Prltisb and Krencb troops nio ns
salllnK tho rlBbt and left wings, ic
peetlvely, of the dermaii in my, r-'ieiieb
artillery Is mnliitnlnliiR n heavy binnliard
ment nf the fieimnn front, between the
Oisc Itlver and Alsace, tn picvent rein
forcements bcinn spiiI finm that illsttlct
to tho two Hanks fiom the Kaiser's
forces.
Today's nfllclnl i-omiiuinliiue from the
War Olllee states that pattlcularly llvelv
aitlllery nctlons took place .Mondny In
tbo leKlon nf Solssnns In the sector of
Jthelms and In the Arsonnc.
The new British attacks near Ypies,
which aie IicIiik piessed with foice nt tbo
same time that the French aie mnlcliiR
their drive tnwnid the Rhine, at tho
other end nf the ureal battle Hue, Indi
cate that the Allies have adopted new
tnctlcs. Tho German policy nf trans
porting troops fiom one end of the line
to Hi" other or to a point whole their
troops ore the hardest pressed, In, to u
certain extent, checkmated by tho Allies
innklnB simultaneous assaults on widely
separnted places.
FOUR IN AUTO CRASH
"But I Wasn't One of Them," E. A.
Devlin Declares.
Kour Phlladelphlaus. ildlnsr in n Ford
automobile, were injured today when the
car crashed Into a telefiraph pole on the
While Horse pike According1 t a 'Ha
patch received liere today from IJkk llnr
bor. N. J., the Injured men were Charles
Fontaine, of 1217 South Hroad street,
owner and driver of tho car. whoso light
lei; was fractured; former Magistrate K.
A. Devlin, stopping at tho Continental
Hotel; a physician nnmed Southern, nml
a fourth mnn whose name was not ob
tainable. Tho car was demolished.
Devlin, Organization power in the Stli
Ward, emphatically denied over the tele
phone that he had been In nn automobile
accident.
The Injured. men were attended nt tlit
oftlce of Dr. Theodore II. Hoysen. at Kgg
Harbor.
INSANITY CAUSED SUICIDE
Baron Reuter's Mind Unsound AVhen
Ho Killed Himself.
HKIOATR. RUB.. April 20. A vcrdlcl of
tiuicide while of unsound mind was io
tifrned today nt the Inquest over the body
of Haron Herbert Neuter, who shot him
self because of giief over the death of
his wife. The baron left a letter to the
solrlt of his late wife In which he, said:
nenlh shall not separate us. We shall J
iepose together In the same grave.
NORTHWESTERN ORDERS CARS
Roatl Will Spend $3,000,000 on New
Equipment.
NKW YOUK. April 20. The Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad announces
' that bids are now being solicited for the
l construction of iOOO steel bo cars 50 steel
underframe cauoose cars, nnu wt steei
passenger cars, Involving an' expenditure
of 3,000,OGO.
The Mini Locomotive Corporation an
nounced that a contract has been closed
with the I.lltnols Central Itallroad for
four Mikado locomotives. The Illinois
Central has already ordered 75 engines
during the last fiscal year.
Man's Body Found In Delaware
Workmen employed In the shipyards of
Qulghley & Dorp. Notth Camilen, to
day found the body of an unidentified
man floating In the Pelaware river. In
a pocket was a letter signed John
O'Brien, rt Seuth Amerlsan street. The
body wa jtmoved. to the Camden
morgue.
IIOfSB I'ASSI'S IllMi TO TltlM
POWBItSOKSBUVICKIIOAIH) j
Would Ctirtnil Jurisdiction Over Mu
nicipal Public Utilities.
MAtltilHIIl'Kn, April W-Thr Itmiso I
loilny. by n Vnto nf lVi tn !7. irtsod lln I
Vlcki'tmnii bill thai nmiprlnlly rcilucrs
tbo imwor nf tlm Public s-'crvlco Conimls
slnn Tbr inrnmiii. pnlili' up nn upri-liil I
niilrr nn Iblnl rontllnB nl Ihp niirnlUR '
nf tniln.-a prspinn, ninl ttim fouRht mil
for ninif tlmti ln hours brfnti n vote
llnnlly nn liiUcn. '
Tim nipnxiirp would tnlf nwny riom thr
I'nniiiilKMinii nil JurloillPllon over nmtilcl- ,
put publiv ullllllps ninl vnw It to super
Men only rnlliiiinld. tppplion ntul lelo
Kiapli compnlilc!.
Tbr llimo iiiim) ilijupiI tbo Ktppillp bill,
rpiiulrliiK intinl, ii.ilim tbnt mntpnipliilp '
rmn'iiB llU'lr own utllltlps to pnirluisp tli-t
plnnls nf Hit. prvntp oninpitiilcs Hint pip-
, 11,1 Ik on Mupiiiyint; thp tmmli'l
pnllty. TIip vntp nn thlt nipasurn uim IrtTi
to II
TIip Htprn l'ntlm bill nlo im p,tsi-(l j
bv I In- I lotioo
Cruiser Dos Mnlnt'i Ordered Kast
WASHINGTON. April IM.-TIip rrulnrr
Hon Mnlnpn, ipppnth nnlprPil tn Snntn
DnmliiKii rlt Mt Hip pipip.t nf MIiiIhIpi
Piilllvim. Imlin ii8 nsplRiipil bv thoS"nvv
Iirinrtnifiit to ipIIpvp Hip 1 rulrtt'i- Tpiimp-
ppf 111 tlic .Miilltptiinnpini.
RUSSIAN SHARPSHOOTERS FIRE FROM
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t K $'& t .vf AS 4"V5. SQ4WCCK&' vXJiNtbXbSkid!
M" rrj&itiiafi mmr - , mz:!0K?'z&t 3iB
iscs HSKaiSKii -: -v
L&?5j'rdsfiwrt.:j'' . . ss-s!Jws'.K?: o...-" y
I'hiilu hv I'iiiu ii ninth, rp
The picture shows rifle pits in which marksmen lie prostrate on their backs well down behind the pro
tecting earth. They pull the trigger with the thumb. The range and firing angle tire given to them by
an officer. Thus thev avoid exposute.
CIKCl'S M1KKS YOliMiSTKItS
FROM HOOKS TO PARK
Who Cares for School When Ele
phants Come to Town ?
"Onu-oo! Skln-uny! Can'tclin e'ninvor!
I.e's vvntch the circus:"
This cry Is lesoundiiiK In the nelKhbiir
hnnd of Hunting Park avenue and 19th
slieet. vvheio thp big tents of Ilainnm &
Hnlle.Vs clicus arc billowing in tho gentle
hi fezes. Truant ntltccrs in Nlcelown and
Tlogn ate mulching double-quick, with
eyes and cais alert, for the smell of tho
circus nas proved overpowering foi the
smnll boys. They aie helpless under Its
spell. Hooks and pencils aie forgotten.
Tho boys aie there by the score, watch
log. watching, watching. Nothing es
capes their ecs as tho 200 clicus "razor
hacks," under "Happy Jack" Snellen,
work their magic with the vncant lot.
tinnsfoimiug It fiom a nitlier common
place green Held into a fairyland of
ciackllng canvas, peanut, coloied Hags,
gorgeous wagons and familiar, yet curi
ous, bensts.
"Wbnt time will the linns n' toggei
cniueV" be nsks.
"Will theio be any elephants';"
'How much coffee enn n circus man
drink V"
"How many thousand dollars does tho
clown get?"
"Will circus hoises cot bay?"
"How much does tbo fat man weigh'.'"
"Why don't you let us carry water to
the horses any more?"
"Will there be nny freo tickets?"
"What time will the circus commence?"
"Is there . hippopotamus .'"
"Can't I go along when you leave?"
CAKOTIIEKS IlKl'OllTS VILLA
WILL HKOIUiAXlZK TROOPS
Advices Also Confirm Carranza Vic
tory at Celaya.
WASHINUTON, April 20.-Speclul Agent
Cai others today reported to the State
Department from Aguascallentes that
General Villa intended to leorgnuUe his
fortes nt that point. Fourteen trains of
troops have arrived from Irapuato. Thi
railroad tracks over which these trains
passed have been destroyed.
Secretary Hryan said hla advices had
confirmed Villa's defeat nt Celaya. but
he bad no definite report ns to Its ex
tent, and knew nothing about the re
ported Huerta revolt.
Consul Johnson,at Mntanioros, report
ed that the people who tied the town
when the Vllllstas opened their attack
are returning and noimal conditions aie
being lestored.
Another Intaglio
srclfoii tclll bet lisiicii m i part of
Thursday's KVKXINO l.HDOtlH,
If rain does not prevent the open
Ina of the National League season
on that day. In this supplement
will be shown photoyraphs of the
new manager, Moian, and all the
individual
Phillies
7'efJ your newsdealer to save your
copy of Thursday's
Evening Ledger
One Cent
TROVE YOUR CHARGES
BARNES' CHALLENGE
TO COL. ROOSEVELT
Libel Suit Put Quickly Un- 320,000 Veterans of Tri
der Way and Plaintiff's politan Campaign Eager-
Case Closed With Brief
Testimony Following Ar
raignment by Counsel.
Indications Point to Disclosure
of Political Secrets When
Evidence Is Presented in Suit
for $50,000 Damages De
fendant in Belligerent Mood.
SYUAI'rSM. N. V.. Apill In -"Pior
.voiii rliiUBOs." HM tlin eiiRp nf bnttlr
till own ibuvn tnilii) b Wllllnm Hiiiiii'k tn
p-1'ip.olilrlit Itonsi'VpIt niTppllm; limn.
vpf ilpfcnsp nf "niitlllrnllnii" In Iliiriu-'
$"n)iift llbpl suit vcisiii Hip fni iiipi I'ii-hI-
ilpnt llniiirM' pMiIpiii'p hum nil Kiiimiltirl
anil thp iilnlnlllT'H rnsp ipstnl lut hpfmc
I
the luncheon ipipss was taken, tlniii.'-
, velt'n side admitted all facta of publlcj-
I lion nf the alleged libel.
j llul sunt was pouted til to lintb hides as
' thii tiial gnt under actual lieuilwn) with
' opening statements to the jurj Hum both
.Ides. Tho attorneys In their alternate
ciiticisni nf liarncs and Itoospvcll gavo ii
taste nf the ilava of pcoilatlon and
i political dlsclnsuics promised with silb-
j mission of evidence. Most of the murn-
Ing was occupied by the counsels' npen-
llilf statements.
Ilnnies lawyer told the July that It
was up to Hooscvelt tn pmve the charges
of liarncs being In "an alliance or ciooU
cd business and ciooked politics "
"W'e now call upon this man of power,
tl.ls ai biter of nations' morals, to pmve
Concluded nil race Two, ('idlliilli Seven
JEWELER HELD UP BY
BANDITS AND ROBBED
David Hillerson Compelled to
Surrender Gold, Gems and
Cash in Store.
Two men who hail survejed tin.
premises by a ruse four ilnyn ago fol
lowed Israel lllllcison, a Jeweler, up a
flight of stalls into his lit other's shop,
at 700 Sanson! slieet, when he came to
work this morning nnd lobbed him of
300 in gold and gems nnd $100 hi casn.
Then they tried to get him to open the
safe, and. falling, lied down tbu stalls
when he leached for a telephone and
called for the police.
Hlllerscn was stiuck over the eye when
be tried to telephone. The men had
threatened to shoot luin and he was badly
frightened. He spent the morning at hla
home, on Snjdei avenue, while police of
the tith and Locust streets station muilo
an clfort to tlnd the robber.
Hillerson, although suffering fiom
shock, was able to tell the story of the
robbery nt his home today.
"I rode up 11th street from my home
and got off at Hansom stieet," he said.
"When 1 reached Sib stieet I saw two
men standing on the north side of San
Bom street They vveie. I am sure, the
pair who came into the shop last week
and asketl my brother David to see mil
diamonds. He told them we did not sell
at lelall,
"I climbed the stairs and sat down nt
n bench to begin .some repair work.
It was 7:15. Then I heard some one enter
the ofilco and open the door Into the
workshop. I looked up and saw a man
In a Bray suit, about 25 eais oU
"'We want our mone.' he said, and
putted his pocket. I hail J300 worth of
rings und lockets In my pocket anil tlou
In cash. He grabbed me while the other
man stood at tho door and went through
iny pockets,"
The man then oideied him to opan
the safe, which stood In the outer oftlce
near a telephone. Hillerson went out,
the man In gray behind him, seized tho
telephone and yelled for help.
He was struck over the eye and the
man ran. People vveie pawing In the
street below on their way tu work, but
no one In the vicinity fcaw the men leave
the building. SpecUl Offieer Selby and
Lieutenant Plnlocher, oX tbj loth and
Louust streets police station, are investigating.
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1 .7 - -Oai.'fc. v.. ; :-sw vrajwasnv! -b
s'$mm&x$. , .?--. . mm
-... j.-jftju -, vttu&xBiisra.., 'iy.-rziM-hitmiii
. i " VnM(pWAiTa .1 "3 .VIsJJ3,Sfc?aia2
& : s-Ler
.wmmG&.. " fj&ssmam
TlTALY READY TO HURL
j GREAT ARMY, MASSED
; ON BORDER, AT AUSTRIA
ly A w a i t Signal to
L a u n c h War Against
Dual Monarchy.
General Relief Throughout
Both Nations That Hostili
ties Can No Longer Be
Averted Peace Party in
Rome Abandons Hope.
ox Tin: Italian i-'nn.NTiuii, via
PA IMS. April M-
I'VvprlKh iiiilltnrt pippiinitlnim nro pro-i-ppillnif
iilmiB Hip piiIIip Aiistio-ltnllan
frontlpi HikIiI llnllnn imps nrp mnsspil
foiiiIi nf Hip fr.intiPi r.-mh for Hip cull
tn uillnn TIipp .l.'fl.nnfl.nlilpi! ntp llrst'
lj.llllll
3
SAFE POSITION
. ?
.C'lfi
ZiifVftf. Tt
lino tinops and chiefly veterans who have
seen service ill the Tripolltiin campaigns.
When the concspoiidcnt loft ltiune tbeie
wns a gciiPi.il belief tiial war between i
Italv and Austila could not be long
aveited. Austilan newspapers shnred III
Hie S'tiuo uplnlnn. Tho Ti teste News j
states that all of the public schools i
have been ordeicd closed, and tbnt they
will be iifpd its barracks for dpi man .
ninl Austilan tinops. I
The train boating the cm lespondeiit to I
tbo funnier passed thioiigb town after !
town In which Italian soldiers wcie seen.
All olllceis wore tbeli service uulfoiini.
The unllim Is lendv fni win. Cven the I
pin-Austrian pin tv seems to have lost
hope. It Is net-opted that the (Jov eminent
i is now marking time until the selected i
' hour arrives So cettnin Is oiUcialdom '
that the conllict cannot long be postponed I
Cinit luilril tin I'liite lour, Ciiliinin One
RECEIVERS APPOINTED
FOR THE ROCK ISLAND !
Jacob M. Dickinson and H. U.
Mudge Named by Federal
Judge Carpenter.
CHICAGO, April 20 Jacob .M. Dickinson,
formeily Secretary of War. and II. V.
Mudge, president of tle Koek Island, to
day wno appointed receivers for tho
Chicago, Hock Island nnd Pacific Hallway
Compait), on petition of the Amciican
Steel J-'nunilries Company.
Federal Judge Carpenter, who liennl the
petition, fixed the bonds of the receivers
nt J100.000 each.
The petition sets forth that timing
April and on the Snth of each month a
time lo.m will como due, the principal of
which amounts to $.VSOO,oon; that during
.May. M13. iiiteieslb payments amounting
to J.173.707, equipment notes agregntlug
l3nj.UK). principal on certain bonds
amounting to ?t,l9l,tKO and guaranteed In
terest amounting to HiS.Qoo, also will
rcnio due. J
Tho petitioning company bets foith that
It bits a claim of JIj.S1S.4B against the
lain o.ul company.
Fielder Vetoes Grade Crossing Hill
TUKNTON, N. J.. Apill 20.-Coiitentllus
that theie Is now u law on the statute
books adequate for the needs of the
municipalities on this subject. Governor
Fielder toda sent to the Sennte hla veto
of the Pierce grade-crossing bill.
B.i LOOKS MUST CLOSE
ALL DAY APUIL S!i
Oiders were tssueil lo the Police
Department this afternoon lo notify
all saloonkeepers In the city that
saloons and wholesale liquor stores
mus( be closed the day of the spe
cial election, April 30, when the IS,
Onofltm transit loan will be submit
ted to the voters.
The closing hours, as provided by
law, are from mklntnht April 33 to
midnight April IS. ,
BARNES CALLS ROOSEVELT AS WITNESS
STKACtJSE, N. T., April 20. Colonel Kooscvclt thin afternoon
look Iho witness Btnnd as a wltneBS for Bunics. lie wua unexpectedly
called by Barnes' lawyers lo prove that lie had lnullco ngnliiBt llamco
in motlut; tho libel cliargcB.
VOTE FOR NEW YORK CENTRAL BOND ISSUE
ALBANY, N. V., April 20. By the vote of 1,707,384 to 100
shaics the stockholders of tho New Yoik Central IUllroad nt their
meeting today uuuiuvcd of the resolution authorizing the Jusuance
of !f 100,000,000 of 20-ycur 0 per cent, convoillblo Ucbeuturo bondo,
which will iucrcatu Iho cupaclty fioin 00,000,000 lo 9100,000,000.
RECEIVER' NAMED FOR LUMBER COMPANY
Judgo Thompson, in United States District Court, this nftornoon
appointed John O. Shcalz, former State Tieiibtuci, iccelvcr for tho
International Lumber and Development Company. Bond was fixotl
at $'10,000. Tho company is tho reorganized International Lumber
Company, four officials of which began pribon sentences April 10
for bwiudling the public of neaily $0,000,000.
BRITISH LIFT CONTRABAND EDICT ON COTTON.
LONDON, April 20. Foieign Minister Sir Edward Grey offi
cially announced in Parliament today that law cotton has been
Mcludtd fioni tlio list of contiabaud of war.
AGREE ON BOSTON AND MAINE REORGANIZATION
BOSTON, April CO. The Committee on Uailio.uls lias agreed on
a Eceton and Maine .Railroad reorganisation bill.
MERCHANT FIRST HEAT VICTIM OF YEAR '
The flist hpat piostintlon of the season occurred at noon today, when Charles
V KliK, .'is .wins old, nf K'ifi2 .MrCiilluiii utiect, iran oveiconip-iit the corner of
fitli mill I'lipstniit Hlieets. The tempcintuie recntded ill the Kedernl Itiilldlns nt
2 ii'i'loek ibis iiftpinniiu wns S4 deRiees. the highest temperntuie for April 20 on
record .it the I'hllntlelphlii Weather Duienii I'orecnstpr Hllss expectH that the
tempeintiire mny rlne this nfterunnn to SU deRrees.
SWISS PROTEST AGAINST COTTON HLOCKAUE
WASHINGTON, April 'jn. Swllzerlnnil Imliiy piotcsted tn the United States
nciilnst Hip iii'IIiiii of the Allies In stnpphiK at 5lbrnltnr ciii'kops of cotton bound for
Snltzei land Dr. Paul Hitter, Mlnliter from Kwitzciliiiid, laid before Secretary
of State lli.van elduiicp Hint neutral sbliiiiHiits nf I'littnu, Biiins finm the United
Stales ti Italian ports fur deliver) tn purchaveis In Switzerland, ae beinR seized
b tbu Allied licet at Hie Bale 'f the .Medlteuanean.
ASK' i&CE!VBUFOK ROCK ISLAND , w..-
CUICAliO. Apill L'rt. The Aineilcan Steel Foundries Company today filed 4
petition In tb I'edeial Cnuit fur the iippolntniciil nf a receiver for the Chlcnpo,
Hnck lilimil anil I'aclllc lliillua.v ('nnipan.v.
PRESIDENT WILSON PASSES THROUCH CITY
President Wilson passed tbinugb this city linlii.v on his wny tn attend the dinner
nf the As-t-nclnted Press in New York city. The Piesldent staved In his berth and,
according tn scvenil inemlieis of the party nc omMiiylug hlni, was asleep. Secre
tary nf the Navy .Insephus Daniels stepped nut on the platform of the private car
as It stopped fnr a shnrt time In the West Philadelphia Slntinn of the Pennsylvania
Itnllin.nl. The train to which the car was attached turived at 11:01 this mo nlng
and pulled out fo" New Yoik a few moments Inter.
PRESIDENT AND DAMELS IN NEW YORK
New Voik. April i'n. Piesldent Wilson, nccmnpnnled by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels and Sccielary Tiiinullv, snivel! In Now Yoik at 1:10 o'clock this after
noon. Ho nt mice went to the Hotel Walilurf-Astorin, where he will deliver nn
nihil ess at the baiiiiuet of the Associated 1'ie-m.
WIDOW SUES FOR ijr.OO.OOII; rets ?r,o,ooo
WASHINGTON, Apill 20. .Mrs. Id.i MeNnbb. ,17. of Kscannba, Mich., won a
J.10,000 blench of promise venliet today against John S. Kinney, "S, of the same
State. Mis. AIcNabb. .1 widow, sued for $r0,(M)
AUSTRIA .MAKES AMENDS FOR FRONTIER CLASH
HKItLlN, April 20. Ausliln hits made amends to Italy for a lecent frontier
Incident Involving Italian gonitis and Austrian customs officials Several custpmjl
officials stepped in Italian tcriltiuy as they walked along the fi outlet'. Though tha
Incident wns legiiidcd as unimportant, the Austilan Government apologized when
the matter wuh called to Its attention and disciplined the offending officials.
VILLA'S SUN SETTING, WASHINGTON BELIEVES
WASHINGTON. Apill 20. The end of the telgn In Mexico of General Fran.
Cisco Villa Is in sight, ncconllng tn the geneinl belief In official circles today.
Consulnr dispatches to tho State Depaitment have confirmed the Carranza reports
of a great victory by Geneinl Obregon nt Celaya. They also have told of a Villa
tetreat uorthwnid. Military expcits nio of the opinion that Villa, with the remnant
of his foices, is making for the Ameiicau bonier.
RHEUMATISM KILLS FOUR-YEAR SUFFERER
Helief fiom the pnin of ilieumatlsni, from which ho suffered for four years,
has come lo Jacob Sox, 2.1 years old, 306 Kali mount avenue. He was found dead
In a chair beside his window today. Unable to sleep last night, he got up from
Ills bed nnd Mil betdtle. the open window to try to forget Ills pain. He was found
this morning by llernnnl Itosenblntt. of the same address. The body was taken
to the Hooscvelt Hnspitnl In the 3d stieet nnd Knlrmouiit avenue patrol and later
lo the .Moigue. The physicians said that rheumatism caused death.
ILLINOIS CITIES VOTING ON LIQUOR QUESTION
CHICAGO. Apt II '-" Twenty-two Illinois cities, towns and villages today ar
voting on Hie question of abolishing talopns. The women voteis were admitted
to be. the big factors In the elections. A jeur ago, when the women of Illinois
tlrst exeiclt-ed their right to vole on the wet and dry laaue, 1000 saloons were' put
out of existence.
DETECTIVE TUCKER SUFFERS RELAPSE
Detective Han) K. Tucker, whu was shot by "Doggie" Miller when that youni
desperado murdered Petectlve Maueel), is In a critical condition at the Epis
copal Hospital. He had a bad night, and the members of his family were called
to his bedside thla morning.
Confesses to Stealing Auto
ATLANTIC CITY, April 20.-Pleatllng
guilty to the theft of air automobile
owned by Juoob Frank, a Boatdwalk mer
chant. Norman. Kckert, a clerk, whose
home is In Wllmlnston. Del., was cpm
milled to Jail in default of HM bail.
Ek.ert said he had no actual InWnUun of
stealing the machine when he Jump4
Into the front seat He was caught in
Canuleu.
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The Kensingtonian Says;
Tom )erlni, tha awect-tonsd tenor of
the La Salle Olub, mas eH out at Kighth
aud York atieefj faat Kmt;av iiiomirt.
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lecurtnu a cane ana a large pouguel
peas.
LOST AND FOUND
LOST Dtanv Bd bar pla. oUtlmtui mtlns, jj
(JUuxudn. .irobaUy at Broad Slnut nation
about 11 13 R. m AprU W; wlUlW. r d
Advfae WHO Rail EUt Trupt rSftdma.
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