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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, A PHIL 21, 11)15.
CotimoHTr I91S, M tnt TcfiLio I.rroEii COllrAVt.
PKICE ONE CENT
LOCAL OPTION BILL IS DEFEATED
.TODAY'S BASEBALL GAMES
TURKEY INVADED BY ALLIES;
20,000 TROOPS LAND AT ENOS;
CZAZ FORCED FROM TARNOW
Allied Army Disembarked at Seaport'
on Aegean Coast
? Dardanelles Defenses of Constanti
nople, Berlin Reports Heavy Bom
j bardment by Fleet Covers Action.
l The Allies liaic landed 20,000 tumps at Unas, on the Gulf of Unas, vest
of the Gulf of Saro3, for an attack on the land side of the Dardanelles forla,
defending Constantinople. Mote tianiports hate sailed from the Island of
fr, tcmuos. The landing teas effected while the Anglo-l'icnch fleet maintained a
f heavu hombttrtlment of the Tut Mill foils and masked battel les. This infor-
motion enmes from TScilln.
Enos is a staport j7 villa noi th of the alliance to the Dardanelles. It
f Is connected tilth Constantinople by tallroad, blanches of which alio run Into
f Galllpoll peninsula.
I All dlsnatchcs arc hcavllii icnsatcd. but rcpoilv Indicate that a meat at-
lault on the Ottoman positions it under nay. Should the landing parti be
able to maintain its position additional troops, now under way, will reinforce
them.
Constantinople repot Is that the bombaidment of the Dardanelles teas rc
netted from the Gulf of Satos and a. fleet of destroyers tiaa rfrli.cn fiom the
ttralls,
Austilan atllllcry, reaching Tamow In the Teutonic adiancc fiom the
Dutiajcc and Iilala. lllvcrs, in ucstcrn Gallcla, have fatted the evacuation of
that Important Gallclan railway centre, located jj miles cast of Cracow and
used as the Slav base against this gateway Into Silesia
Launching of a drive between the Xida and Pillca Itivcts, in southwestern
Poland, admitted in. today's oUieidThnllctln fiom J'ctioyiad, is connected with
the fresh Germanic activity at 'lainow and augment', the rapidly developing
trans-Carpathian offensive. A gcnaial campaign to divcit hostile operations
from Hungary and to repeat last fall's Teutonic tweep into Poland Is in progicss.
Kusslans, forced out of scleral Vszok Vast heights, hale icctiplurcd Iheie
positions, according to reports circulated In Gcneia. The defenders lost 18,000
men In the conflict.
Germany has lushed GOO.OOO men to Die Carpathian fiant to cheek the
iprltw onset of a Slav host of tceiics hulled against Hungary's gates.
Further piogicss in thcii .Usaic driic tint made by the Ftench, and in
the Wocvrc they tepulscd scicial attacks 1'icnch air sriuadious t aided Alsace
tonus and destroyed German supply depots. Several noncombatanti acre killed.
L IIIOOI'S LAM) FOR ATTACK
V ON DARDANELLES FORTS
BDItLlN. vVprll 21.
T.nK- (linus.in.i KnRllsli and French
iltwwwlisve bom landed near linos. Kuro
Vr 1 Turkcj . foi n land attack upon the
Dardanelles foits, accoicuns to a m..tiu
censored dispatch minted In the tuROs
Zeltmis The Inndlns was effected after
a heavy cannonade betftc.cn the Turkish
batterle3 and the Allies' warships
The dispatch printed bv the raitcs
Zeltunf? was mutilated by the ccnsoi, who
ttn deleted Its place ot orlRln
AnothT dispatch, from Allien, sajs
Concluded on rase Tour, Column Two
THE WEATHER
The spring shower, the trademark of
the month of 'April, put In an appear
ance, with a cnscance yesterday p m.
Even If you have been follow Ins these
weather talks from day to day and dis
cussing the place In the universe- of
weather conditions, and liavo agreed
ulth us that In the great scheme of
things thev were not of supremo Im
portance, perhaps this same Bpring
shower altered your convictions. Were
K jcu Jltting homeward at the time and
did jou get thoroughly wet before the
Jltjockey could get his top up? Or were
jou-stlll Jltting at the bottom of a four
ply Jig pile with six or seven lujers of
humanity between you and the dampness
outtlde? If you were tho former perhaps
It cost jou the price of jour new spring
tweeds And If It did that you must agree
tbat weather can matter enormously at
limes.
An how It showered nnd May flower
tradition is Justified.
FORECAST
For Philadelphia and vicinity
Fair tonight; Thursday increasing
,tloudines8; moderate winds, mostly
northeast.
For details, see page 2,
Observations at Philadelphia
8 A. M.
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, icts tomorrow , ........... j:- a.re.
Lamna to He Lichted
'Ante, and uther Tehlcle 7:00 p. m.
The Tides
PORT RICHMOND.
Igrtnater
W water
6 04 a.m.
. ,,,,. 2 OS a m.
..!.... 7Jla.m.
K(a ater tomorrow
CHESTNUT STREET WHARF.
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, 7.23 a.m.
Ttsrv ici lun
' W water
to i: p.m.
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.10 Ma.m
Wm water tomorrow
waur tomorrow . .
BREAKWATER.
H atr tsAarraw
for Drive Against
FOE'S HOT BOMBARDMENT
FORCES SLAVS FROM TARNOW
x BURLIN, April 51.
Tarnow, the Important Gallclan city
IS miles cast of Cracow, which was lost
by the Austrians several months ago,
has been evacuated by the Russians, ac
cording to dispatches from Vienna to
daj These niHIces state that ull Russian
troops were withdrawn to avoid tho ef
fects of the heavj lire of Austrian artll
lerj In ought up to bombard the town
Tho Russians still bold positions cast of
Tat now, which havn not et been occu
pied by tho Austrians.
The Austro-German offensive, resumed
about a week ago, Is making evident
progress. Tho advance from the Duna
lec and Blala Rivers, dcsi&icd to pro
tect Ciucow on tho west Vand DuMa
Pass on the south, has pushed Its van
guard and uitlllcry to T.irnow, one ot the
most important railway centres In Ga
llcla, tho evacuation of which Is a se
vere loss to the Cz.n Trie Germanic
allies' offensive in the Ktrjj Valley,
north of I'szok Pass, In Its constant
gains, menaced Tnrnovv from the west
The evacuation Is a distinct triumph for
German stratesj . as It Is a token of a pro
gram of Catpathian defense of obvious
achievement.
TRANSPORTS OFF ANATOLIA
PREPARE TO LAND TROOPS
CONSTANTINOPLK, April 21.
British and French warships havo re
newed their attack on tho Dardanelles
and n great fleet of the Allies' transports
Is maneuvring off tho Anatolian coast be
tween Tenedos and Mltjleno awaiting a
favorable opportunity to land troops.
Tho bombardment of the Dardanelles
forts was resumed late Monday "nfter
noon. Under cover of the warships' fire
sK torpedoboats attempted to penetrate
the Dardanelles, but an official state
ment Issued bj the War Office today
states they were driven back
The bombardment was kept up for two
hours from the Gulf of Saros, and was
resumed the next day for more than live
hours A heavy fog then forced the war
bhlp.s to cease their operations.
The official btatement from the War
Ofllcsajs two of the torpedoboats were
damaged by the return Are from the
Turkish forts, and that one Is believed to
have been sunk
Five bittleslilpa and seven cruisers
comprised the attacking fleet in the oper
ations of Monday and Tuesday.
TEUTONS LAUNCH NEW DniVE
UPON SOUTHWESTERN POLAND
Attacks on Nida and Pilica Augment
Resumed Galician Offensive.
PETROQRAD, April 21.
Renewal of fighting along the Dllca.
Nlda front In southwestern Poland Is re
ported In official advices received from
the front todav.
It Is believed that the Austro-German
forces In this region have opened an of
fensive to co-operate with the troops
on the Dunajeo River front In Gallcla.
No details of the lighting have jet been
received, beyond the accusation that the
foe Is using dum-dum bullets.
Teuton activity In Poland Just beyond
the Gallcau frontier confirmed the re
ports from other sectors of a general
Austro-Germanlc campaign of offense for
protection of Hungary. The developing
Trans-Carpathian battle now rages in
the StrJ Valley south of Lemberg. in
the Punajec-Blala Rivers zone, west of
Cracow, and In the Polish region watered
by the Pilica and the JVIda, which
flows southward Into the Vistula near the
entry of the northerly flowing Dunajec.
Operations on these rivers connect the
various fronts related to Tarnow, Cracow,
PMeroysl and lumber Apparently the
Auatro Germans, under their new Ger
man leadership, are preparing a repetition
' r.,. .,u.nin? invasion of Poland from
UI lj -- i.i.i. It. 0..V
th S9UtH ana ' """'" "r
l3i IM t9 tt fr ""'P068 ot Warsaw. U
3 HURLED FROM AMBULANCE
AS IT HITS AUTOMOHILE
Two Drivers From Episcopal Hospital
Hurt Interne Uninjured.
Two drivers and u phjsklan were
tluown to the sheet nnd nniroivlv c
caped serious Injury this morning, when
an ambulance from the LIplscopnl Itospl
tal sldcwlped n tnuiin? car at lth mid
Merits streets and stiuck an Iron fence
surrounding the .Monument Cemetery.
IMpnr flush, the ambulance driver, mid
r K Voihnuier. his assistant, were tut
by broken kIhss and bruised. Dr. Charles
Do an Inleriip escaped unhurt
The touring tar, diKen bv Walter Soll
dav, of i:l North intli mrcet, wns dam
nKed, and Kolldav suffered from shock
Hush and orlinuei uric taken to the
Episcopal Hospital in a patiol from the
Mth and Derks streets slatlon
BIDDLES' INVITATIONS
TO WEDDING LOST IN
POSTOFFICE MUDDLE
Old Friends Thought They
Had Been "Slighted" in
Failure to Be Asked to
Attend Marriage of Miss
Biddle to Angier Duke.
Scores of pel sons prominent in Phila
delphia socletv, who had iintkip.itctl be
ing asked to the wedding of Miss Cor
delia Hlddle to Angler Uiteliiinan Duke, of
New Vork. son of the wealthv tobacco
man. which will take place beic nevt
Wednc-riav, did not leeclve Imitations
and felt thev had been slighted
Theso worried pcisoiiH were rc.issuted
today when they reielved a fuiiiuil
pi intcd announcement fiiim Mi and Mis
A J Hrexel Riddle, the paicnts of Miss
Riddle announcing that the Inv Itntlans
had been mailed on xpill .'. but thill a
great number of them had been lost In
the Philadelphia postnllko
It Is undei stood that more than 2" per
cent, of the Invitations, which numbered
several thousand, had goins astray in this
manner.
The indited announcement said
.11. and Mri A ,1 Dtcxcl lliddtr
beg to inform you that an fiuffolion
to their dauijhtci's wedding teas
mailed to you on April the second.
,1 great many nf the Imitations
hale been tost, in Hie poslofPcr, and
as one turn sent you, thii caul will
admit yon to the i hutch on April the
twenty-eighth at four ;i m . nirf fn
tiln you aftertiards to 210) Walnut
street.
Philadclvhia, Apt it snth, 111,
Mr. and Mis Riddle h htisplclons that
something had gone wumg In the de
livery of the Invitations wtre (list aroused
Conrluilpd on I'iik" Two, Column Six
TUCKER REFUSESPLEA
OF MILLER TO FORGIVE
'I Hope You Get What You De
serve," Says Detective to
Weeping Prisoner.
A wish that Jacob Miller, .iII.ib "Doggie
Miller," receive no ineicy -was expressed
toda by Detective Harry Tucker, in th
Episcopal Hospital, after Miller, hand
cuffed to two detectives, had pleaded nt
tho detective's bedside for forgiveness
Miller, nccompanled by five detectives,
was taken from his cell In Moyamenslng
Prison to the Episcopal Hospital, after
physicians had Informed Captain ot Do
tectives Cameron that tho wounded man
had no chance to live
When Miller entered the ward .Magis
trate Glenn was silting near Tucker's cot.
"You wretch, this Is jour work." said
Magistrate Glenn, looking at the prisoner.
"My God, 1 did It; jes, I did it." replied
Miller
"Do ou know this man;" Detective IM-
llch asked Tucker, as he pointed his fing
er at Miller, whobo hair was dlshevtled
and who. bv this time, was crjlng.
Tucker looked nt Miller, who stood lit
front of his cot
"Yes. I know him he Is the man who
shot me.-' unswered Tucker.
Then Tucker made another ante-mortem
statement. In which ho accused Mil
ler of shooting him. After the statement
had been read to him, the wounded man
was asked to sign it. A pen was placed
in his right hand
"I am In terrible pain and can't hold
the pen." said Tuclter
After Tucker had touched the pen, his
Btatement was signed for him As the
pen was taken from his hand, Tucker
said he wanted to die soon
"May God bless jou. Tucker." said Mil
ler "I hope jou will be better soon.
"Forgive me, old man, 1 am sorry for
my act," Miller added, stretching out his
hand to the wounded nran.
"I hopo you get what j-ou deserve,"
answered Tucker.
"Will jou let me shake jour hand?"
asked Miller.
"Now forgive me, won't jou?" pleaded
Miller.
"(yet me alone, I hope you get what
you deserve," said Tucker again At this
time he appeared to be In Interne agony.
CHILD DIES FROM BURNS
Playing With Matches Ends Fatally
for Little Girl.
Careless plajlng with matches proved
serious to another little victim jester
day, when Anna Kimmerle, the 3-year-pld
daughter of Mr and Mrs. Fred Kim
merle, was fatally burned at her home.
Tulpehocken and Ogontz avenues. An
auto ambulance from tho Ablngton Hos
pital, two and one-halt miles from the
little girl's borne, made a record-breaking
run with hor, but she died a few mo
ments after being placed on the operating
table.
Head tolr UHcrtln artleU
JWWfcf eas. a,-Wv.
Read today's Lolcrtln arileU pa Taota
LOCAL OPTION BILL
DEFEATED IN HOUSE
AFTER BITTER DEBATE
Day of Excitement Ends With Reverse
for Champions of Local Self -Government
Representatives of Rum
Interests Fiercely Attack Governor
Brumbaugh.
ROOSEVELT TESTIFIES
IN OWN WAY DESPITE
COURT'S RESTRICTION
Colonel Not Bound by Rul
ing That He Confine
Himself to His Formal
Answer to William
Barnes' $50,000 Suit.
SYUACrSi:, N Y . April 21 -When
Justice Andrews recessed court foi lunch
eon todnv. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
had testlllcd for live hoiut., telling why
he thought William Haines, of Albinj,
was ,i coiruptloulst And the colonel
had onlj got started
'I he lid that Justice Andrews nppnrent
l put on the defense's line of inquiry,
when ho tilled that Roosevelt lould not
go outside his formal answer to Dames'
fijO.Kn) suit, was a flimsy affair.
'I he foi met President was allowed to
tell almost cvtrj thing he wanted Ho
trstilled that he read and used ni tides
from two New York magazine", in which
It was alleged that Ilarncs and Murphy
united to control the legislature at
Albanj.
Attorney Ivlns moved that the aiticles
be stricken out 11111084 Roosevelt fcald ho
believed them Hue.
Attorney Howeiw asked Colonel Roose
velt If ho believed the articles true
"I believe them absolutely," said the
Colonel
'Docs that npplj to jour conversa
tions with Senators Davenport, Now
cmnbe and Hlnmnn?"
"I bellovu all they told me absolutclj,"
Mild Mr. Roosevelt.
INFORMED OF COLLUSION.
Tho Colonel then was allowed to tcstl
fv tint Senator New combe told him "tile
Names Republican Senators" and "Mur
phy Democrat Senators" had combined
ngalnet tho Hughes Independent Sena
tors to defeat the hiprimary hill in 1910
nnd to elect J P. Allds president of the
Senate
".senntor Ncwcombe told me that Allds
not onlj' was made president of the Sen
ate," tho Colonel said, "but was elected
Republican floor lender of tho Senate
tho Tammany votes under the control of
.Ml Muiphv and the leadership of Sen
ator Grndv "
Ivlns moved to strike out the testimony,
nnd tho motion was overruled
Colonel Roosevelt snt'upon the witness
chair with ono foot thrown ovei his
knie. amillng broadly and biting off each
word with great emphasis He talked ill
rectlj nt the Jurors and drove homo each
point hv smiting his left palm with Ills
tight tint
When court recessed for luncheon the
Colonel apparently was not fatigued by
his ordeal.
CONFERENCE DELAYS COURT.
The opening of court was delayed hv ,1
conference In Justice, Andrews' chambers,
while Mr Roosevelt and Mr. Uarnes wait
ed about, talking to newspaper men.
Justice Andrews met William M. Ivlns,
Concluded on Pilar Two, Column Three
CONGRESSMAN SHOT DEAD;
NO iUN FOUND; MYSTERY
Five Persons in Houso With Him, But
None Heard Shot.
GOLDSBORO, N. C, April St.-Mystery
shrouds the death of Congressman John
M. Falson. 3d North Carolina district,
who was found dead with a bullet hole
through his head at his home InNFaison
eaily todaj
The mj-ster lies in the fact that no
weapon whs found near the scene, and
though five members of the family were
sleepers In the house last night, all said
they heard no shot during the night
Some advance the Idea that Falson com
mitted suicide and lived long enough to
conceal the weapon before he expired.
Poor health is assigned as a motive.
PARENTS ABANDON CHILD
Five Weeks' Old Baby in Care of Po
lice Matron
Viola Meyers, a S-week-old blue-ejed
baby girl, deserted first by her father
and later bj her mother. Is watting In
the 10th and Bottonwood streets police
station today In care of the matron, while
the police Is searching for her parents.
Mrs. Marie Mejers, the mother of the
little girl, came to a rooming house at
681 North 11th street, conducted by Mrs.
John Harvey, about two months ago, the
police aay, with a man said to be her hus
band After she had been there two
weeks Viola was born and the man left
for the West In search of employment,
he Bald.
Since that time the mother and the
baby have been living there alone. On
Monday Mrs. Meyers left the house early
In the morning Mrs Harvey heard- the
baby crjlng and finally took her to her
own rooms. After waiting until this
rooming she decided that the mother must
have abandoned the little girl and accord
ingly notified the police.
Circus Employe Arrested
William Seraple made a falae move
when he Joined the Barnum & Bailey
clrous tent-raising gang without figuring
on a return to Philadelphia He was
arrested at the circus ground, and today
held under f00 bail for trial on a charge
of having stolen Jtt from W H. Larkln.
p UK North SSd street, a year ago.
IIARRISnUKG. April 21 The
Williams local option hill was defeat
ed in the House this afternoon by a
vote of 128 to 78.
Hv a Staff Corrr tpoiirfent
HARRISHCRG. April 21 -The Williams
county locnl option bill was debated for
two hours In tho House of Representa
tives when the niensuie c.imc up nt 11
o'clock this morning on n special order
for final passage on third reading by the
lower bianch of the Assembly
Liquor dealers and Republican Organi
zation lieutenants enmo hero from all
parts of tho Stato to witness the fate of
tho bill
They pnrlced tho hall of the House long
before the hour of 11 o'clock was reached.
Representative Williams, tho spon&or of
the bill, was tho llrst speaker
"The people who nro sreking tho rnnct
ment of n local option law are not fa
milies " he said "We oro all agreed that
tho liquor tiafllc that wo leg.ilizo 13 an
evil. The problem Is to regulate this traf
fic. The Brooks high license law tins out
lived Its usefulness It Is a form of
mlnorllv rule No law on our stntule
honks has been subject lo so many dlf-
leiem interpretations In the courts
"Whv not give to tho people of the
I communities that composo UiIh Common
wealth the right to say hv their ballots.
1 Instenil of bv petitions 01 remonstrances,
I w hethei Ihev want snloons-1"
I He vounded the keinoto of the arnu-
ment for local option, hj asserting that
the local option question Is a question of
majority lule
"The Keutlment In favor of local option
Is stronger than anv pnrtj " said Mr.
Williams "If that sentiment Is not recog
nized, and If local option Is defeated
through nnv alliance between business In
terests nnd the leaders ot any party.
Conrlnded mi l'nir live. Column One
Sentenced for "HadRer Game"
An attempt to 10b Alexander Burk. of
Yoik and Tabor roads, by means of a
trick known uh tho "bidgcr game," re
sulted In the arrest of Charles Patterson
and Cora Hurtle, of 10th and Spring Gar
den streets, and upon .1 ple.i of guilty
from the couple, thej- were sent to prison
by Judgo Johnson. In Quarter Sessions
Court Patterson wn given IS months In
the rountv prison nnd tho woman one
year in the samo Jail
"SHE IS IN AGAIN,"
MAY BE OUT $200
Girl Sues Ned Waybtirn, Pro
ducer of Show, for Alleged
Cost of Bathtub.
It has been announced b Ned Wav Imrn
that there nro MS holld laughs In tho girl
in the bath tub show, tho official name of
which Is "She'a In Agnln," at tho Broad
Street Theatre.
There will be only 3VJ smiles in the
show, ns one laugh will be lost bj the
action of Miss Olivo M Gllmoie, of .'10
South I.'lh street She had a foreign at
tachment served on New Wajbiirn, pro.
ducer of the show, for a claim of $yo, and
unless Wayburn produces, it Is pioh.ihle
that the bath tub In tho last act, which
Is one of the hits of tho offering, may be
fcclzcd In lieu of the cash. This tub is
real and helps to emphasize the fact that
the piodiiction is clean
John R K. Scott, who lias been engaged
as counsel to look after Miss Gilmote'B
Intel est, declined to discuss the case, but
Miss Gllmoie said that she had Just
reasons for taking tin li action. "I ad
vanced tho money to Wajburu when he
was hard up." she 8 lid. "and he forgot
all about it when lie was on his feet.
I understand, however, that It Is going to
be fixed up.
TO ASK WATER MAIN BIDS
City Soon Starts Work on $500,000
Job in South Philadelphia,
Work will be begun within the next
few weeks on extensions of the water
sjstem In South Philadelphia provided
foi by the 5500,000 Item In the JU.300.000
loan Plans for the new mains, which
will provide emplojment foi several nun
dred men during installation, have been
completed by Chief Carleton K Davis,
of the Water Bureau
Director Cooke, of the Department of
Public Works today will ask proposals
from contractors by advertisements for
the work The plans Include a 43-Inch
main on 3d street from Market street to
Snyder avenue, a 35-Inch main on Snjder
avenue from 3d to 21st streets and a 43
Inch main on 21st street from Snj-dr
avenue to Bainbrldge street. A 20-Inch
main Is also to be laid on 7th street from
Bainbrldge street to Snydet avenue. The
extension will connect wRh existing
mains at various points. It is believed
that the contract will provide employment
until January
The Kensingtonian Says;
Harry Oehmlg mas seen at front
and Qurney streets chasing a dog.
Well, it's letter to chase a dog than
to chase a duck
10ST AND FOUND
LOaT Diamond bar pin. platinum aettUur. S3
diamond, probably at Broad SUwt Station
about 11 15 D rn. April 16. suitable rtwara.
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Ofkfg QiaiilMi At o Past li and
NEW YORK O
ATOTETICS O
pmiiMKS O
NEW YOllK 1
SWAItTHMOKE 3 Q
I'DNW O O
AMERICAN LEAdUE
BOSTON O O
WASHINGTON O O
FRANCE APPOINTS TREATY COMMISSIONERS TO II. S.
WASHINGTON. Apiil 21. France todny notified tho Stnto De
partment that it had nntnrd Louis Renault, a member of tho French
Institute, nnil G.irton dc Wlntt, Ilelginn Minister of Justice, ns Its
members of the can-miNt-loii tn nngotlntc one of the "Jliynn pcaco
lir.iiicu" vvilh llu TJniUtl Slttleu.
TEN MILKS OF FLAMES THREATEN TOWNS
ATLANTIC CIT1', April SI. Menaced by flames that are
sweeping nlonpr tt 10-railo ftont before n Bliff northeast wind, towns
and lmmlels in tho mainland woods, stretching from Absecon
tuwnid Mays Landiiit;, mo fighting; lo save themselves from being
entiicly' wiped out this uUeinuou. Reports brought, in by molor
ibtb timing' the tiny bhow llinl tlto firo-swept nrcn nab giou nlarm
iugly bittcc lat.1 iiif;ht, and this afternoon n heavy pull of umohe cau
be JlbUnguigiiul fiom the higher buildings.
'1000 HOGS TO BE KILLED BECAUSE OF DISEASE
Tomtit thousand hogs near 31st street nnd Maiden Inne, In tho
18th Wind, will bo killed by order of tho State Livestock and
Sanitary Commission ns ti lcsult of the discovery this nttemoon of
foot anil mouth disease among them. Two cows, placed ntuonir the
bogs by tho Stato commission, doveloped the disease, it was found
today.
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BIG CRUISERS SIGHTED OFF NEW YORIC HARBOR
NEW YORK, Apiil 21. Four of Uto most powoiful ciuisors
seen hero oinco tho war began wera sighted ofi.' tho onfcrance to Now
York harbor this- afternoon.
GERMAN AIRMEN SHELL POLAND TOWN IN REPRISAL
nnHMN. April 21. In retaliation for an nerl.il attack upon the East Prus
sian tow 113 of lnsterbuttr and Gumblutien. German aviators havo bombarded
Melobtok, un important Russian rnllvvuj cuntro southwest of Grodno. Ona
liundied nnd llfty bombs wore dropped upon Hlelostolc, sajs a report from the
German Genernl Staff.
.MEMPHIS CTTV OFFICIALS ARRESTED
MU.MI'rllS, Tcnn. Apiil IM.Miivor H. II. Crump, of Memphis, Chief
of Pollco W. .1. Ilttjes, Police Commissioner 1?. A. L'tlej, Police Inspector
O. 11. I 'en j, Police Seigennl At. Kfboe nntl Sheriff .1. A. Ileichman were
nnesteil hi'ie today hj- deputy Culled States mntshals, charged with con
tempt of cotut In having violated an injunction restraining them from
molesting tho exclusion steamship J. II. Menge. The ofllclals asserted they
were enforcing tho prohibition laws. J. II. Moirlssej', owner of the ship,
dented their contention, maintaining lio was thp victim of political persecution.
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT TO BE DISSOLVED
riT'l1AVVV Anrll VI f lot nrnnipiit
llament ami call a general election, which xv III probably be set for Jiine 4,
CARRANZA CAPTURES GUADALAJARA
SAX DIUUO, Cut, April 21. A vvlrelehs dispatch from Lapez, Jlex., re
pot ts that the impottant city of Guadalajara has been captured by Carranza
troops commanded by General Dleguez.
WIFE OF MURDERER ACCUSED OF KEEPING SPEAKEASY
Geimanlown police, who itlscnveied what they said was a speakeasy on
nitUnhuute street, arrested Mrs Gracti DoMasse, the proprietress, at 361
East Illttenhouso street. Mrs, DeMasse Is tho wife of Sebattlno DeMasso, -who
Is hcivIiib a life sentence In the Eastern Tenltentary for killing Frank Qulnn
during u hold-up In Qulnn's saloon ,at Lycoming street and Old York road,
two j-eats ago,
PHYSICIAN HELD FOR MAIL FRAUDS
Dr. S Decker Tiieble, who was arrested April 0 In Spokane, Wash., ac
cused of using the nulls to defraud Inx-allds In different parts of the, contry
was brought tu this city today In custody of postal inspectors and held In
$5000 bail for a further hearing. Trleble, according to the postal inspectors,
operated offices in various large cities.
TWO LOADED CARS SINK IN NEW YORK HARBOR
NEW YORK, April 31, Two cars loaded with merchandise were sunk today
following a collision between two floats off the Battery, Several men on one;
of tho floats saved themselves by jumping to the" tug towing: the float.
TROLLEY CAR COLLIDES WITH MOTORTRUCK
Traffic on Walnut street near Broad was tied up tor more than 15 minutes
today wsShi a trolley car struck a motortruck loaded with building; stone.
Twenty passengers In the car were badly shaken by the accident, but none
was hurt.
BAREFOOT "PAUL REVERE" GIVES FIRE ALARM
Eight-year-old Thomas Torpey ran three blocks in his bare feet to calj
Engine Company No. 26, at Emerald and Adams street to his home, S37 Cora)
street this morning, when a fire started by matches In the hands of his
4-year-old brother, Hugh, Ignited bedclothes In his room The firemen got Mrs.
Mary Torpey's five other children out of the house and then looksd tot
Thomas. He was sitting at the flrehouse waiting for the engine to return.
EARTHQUAKE SHOCK IN CALIFORNIA
tfAN LUIS OBISPO, Cat, April . A slight eatthtjjiake was felt tow
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