niMiwuuwpu imwummn "''i'mi"iw NIGHT EXTRA Cimtin NIGHT EXTRA VOL. I-KO, 103 PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, l15. CortnmtiT, IBIS, sr Tn rcstto Limii Courmt. PRICE ONE OEKT tmmmmm FINANCIAL EDITION i i ii i.lj -i in ! .I .m . 1 1 . ..I p 111 "" inr"Mr"""TTrT"1 GERMANS DRIVEN FROM YPRES CANAL; BRITISH THREATEN FOE IN REAR WITH GREAT ARMY Het Sas and Lizerne Recaptured Ger mans Driven From Hartmannsweiler Kopf English Take Offensive at St. Julien Guns of Fleet to Support Attack on Invader's Rear. v Teuton Drive Checked and Backbone Believed to be Broken as Captured Positions Are Lost-10,000 Ger mans Reported Killed Austrians Repulse All Slav Attempts to Retake Ostry Heights and Gain 12 Miles in Uszok Pass Region. . Checked decisively at two points on the Ypres Canal by the French and Belgians, losing Hartmannsweiler Kopf, in the Vosgcs, and slowly forced back at Bt. Julien by' (lie British, the great German offensive move has faltered and appears on the point of breaking down. Above all, shrouded in a cloud o uncertainty, there hangs in the rear of thcKalscr's invaders the threatened i attack from a point on the Xorth Sea coast above Ostcnd, of a great new English army, supported by the guns of the most powerful war fleet in the world. Het Sas and LUernc, both on the Ypres Canal, have been ictaken by the Allies, according to official reports from London, while northeast of Ypres the British have taken the offensive and are slowly forcing the Germans back. According to reports from Holland and rumors current In London the British, who have ordered all shipping to Dutch ports halted, are preparing to deliver a combined attack by land and sea on the Flemish coast towns held tl the Germans. Berlin admits the loss of Lizerne, but says French attacks at Hartmanns vxiler Kopf and other points in the Vosgcs and Wocvre were repulsed. Every effort made by the Russians to recapture the Important Ostry height, in the Ussok Pass region, has failed, according to the Austrian War Office. The Austrians have advanced fully 12 miles, compelling the Slavs to lleld S trenches. Elsewhere on the Carpathian front and In Bukowlna there have been only artillery aueis. ALLIES CAPTURE TWO TOWNS NORTH OF YPRES, ON CANAL ( LONDON, April 27. The Kaiser's third drive for Calais has been stopped, and stopped short. Ger man attacks en Ypres have been repulsed and the Allies have taken the offensive.' - ,- ..AAna linro rntnlcon Het SaS. On HthV Ypres Canal, the British War omce L-wnounced today. Tho English are pro iWureselnK In an affensive movement near f ' 'EL Julien, throe miles northcaBt of Yprea. Th Germans are reporieu iu iuvi ., M.0M In killed alone. The Belgian Legation announces the re ture of Lizerne, another town on the canal. Reinforcements rushed to the Allies have permitted them to regain consider able of the ground tost In the first furious attacks of the German army. The War Office reports raids by aviators upon feven towns held by the Germans In Bel glum. All arc In the Flanders region where the Germans have been trying to hack their way through to the French coast. The aviators dropped bombs upon Concluded on face Two, Column Two THE WEATHER UNSETTLED Ninety-one, forty-nine, eighty-two! No that Isn't a football signal. It's simply the temperature extremes of the last M hours. And you must admit that la going ome. But that 43 was a welcome relief. Philadelphia was one of the few plact-s that benefited from a cool area that inesked In from the Atlantic Ocean. It 414 not stay long, however, and our fair city Is now in the grip of summeriest keat with no particular relief In sight. Downtown the kiddles have shed their hoes and stockings, not to be donned tain till about the time of the world tries In the tally For them the water ton Is a welcome sight, paradoxical as It tnaV Rm tn ting, nv turn nf ,t,ti .tMnfft Mln the same way offices are a coatless k-'sui at present, nut April is a tricKy month. Maybe It Is not for long! FORECAST for rnuaaeipnta ana vicinity Unsettled this evening, followed by ptneraiij jair ana contimtea warm ro VSht and Wednesday; light variable ffads. ' For details, see page S, Observations at Philadelphia .Juonit.r ....:.. S9.05 iw5SrMur i fS'M North. 6 mile f ji!,'fifc"'on ' '-'i Ko'iirs.' .'.'.'.'.'.'.' .WW Trace kfifife ... 61 per cent iMUlmum temperature .. &! On the Pacific Coast JfJancUco Weather, cloudy. Temp. 52 ' Weajher, cloudy. Temp. 56 Almanar. nf rh Tlnv tfS if.1! ... 6.50p.m. imi remotro E.N t. ni. a itu tomorrow ,..,, , 4.08a.m. Lamps to Be Lighted and uther vehicle! 7i05p.nx. The Tides CHVfiTVItni r.nnMH.M nn.-tn j water t 7.05 p. m. a. m. a. m. wir ussssss-.:;:;;::::::; im Ml.. tmr.ui 13LAHU, LkL WMr . . 0-10 fiSh tC,r tomorrow '. ' 3 M r tomorrow 03 p. m. m. a. m. .&i'r 6 23 fi A y I' I P. m. . m. , m. BRITISH ARMY AND FLEET TO ATTACK GERMAN REAR LONDON. April 2T. Holland Is Isolated, except by telegraph, the British having placed an embargo on Bhlpplng, although two steamships loaded with produce arrived at English ports from Holland yesterday. Germnny has closed both her own and the Belgian borders. The German action la dictated by he desire to hide the move ment of troops. The British action is not explained. WASHINGTON. April 27. From Dutch sources, based upon what were said to be the latest advices from that country. comeB a report that Eng land has been massing transport ships and large war vessels, which can bom bard the Belgian coast while remaining out of reach of the coast batteries nnd will probably try to land a new expedi tionary force Bomewhere between HeyBt and Blankenbergh, or elsewhere, north of Ostend, for the purpose of attacking the right flank of the German forces now attacking along the Tser Canal. The territory between the Dutch frontier and Ostend Is the weak spot of the Kai ser's line. Ever since the Germans occu pied the province of West Flanders they have been obliged to guard against nn attack of a British fleet upon this point. The little villages from Herat to Ostend have been fortified as well ns could be, and at regular Intervals along the shore batteries of field pieces have been hidden In the sand dunes to provent the landing of British troops. After the capture of Antwerp, when no further danger threatened the German right flank from tho Belgian army, the harbor of Zeebruggo wns made the main naval base on the North Sea. From this port the German submarines have been operating In the English Channel. But Zeebrugge la an undefended port, and the fortifications which the Germans have built there could not withstand an attack by the heavy guns of a British dread nought. FULTON & WALKER GRANTED A RECEIVER J. Howard Wilson, President of Company, Named by Court After Firm Files Petition. Slack business conditions due, accord ing to the officials of the company, to tho war In Europe, resulted today In a temporary receiver being appointed for the big wagon building corporation of Fulton-Walker Company. The appoint ment was assented to by the corporation and Is said to be merely a protective measure, as the firm Is solvent, with assets of $103,151.43, and liabilities of JS,S55.72. J. Howard Wilson, president of the company, was appoTnted receiver. He furnished a bond of J10.0HO. The applica tion was made by BeckwIU Chandler Company a merchandise creditor. It was explained to Judge Dickinson In the United States Circuit Court, that the wagon.bulldlng firm Is without ready cash to meet maturing obligations. Officials of the firm said later that business now shows decided signs of lm provement. They declare that it fell off considerably after the war started, caus ing money stringency that affected their company. That Ice-choked Niagara Looks Good NIAGARA FALLS. N. Y., April J7.--With summer meeting winter here, this city for the past three days has pre eented the unique spectacle of a river choked with Ice and temperatures as low luviyu kanlra whll rsl aenu blocks "away ".weltered under temperatures as push .-- FRENCH ENGINEERS mm. Mm$M&f&&r WKWm kS$asT? IWWWWJA --JVtaWrf' h'JPaiTrjr ttUSSWSSJSIfclkWdtt?, " SH A squad of French engineers is soon building1 a temporary briripn across tho Yser. In this region come of the bloodiest fighting of the war has gono on, as the desperate charges of the Allied forces have been met with energetic resistance by the Germans. AUDACIOUS SURVIVOR PAINTS VIVID PICTURE OF SINKING BATTLER Mine, Not German Subma rine, Dealt Death to Bri tain's Grim Fighter, Wireless Man Tells Evening Ledger. Six months after the British super dreadnought Audacious, his Majesty's 16,000,000 sea fighter, was sunk oft the north Irish coast, the true story of her destruction became known today. The pride of tho British navy was not struck by n torpedo fired from n German sub marine, according to an eyewitness who was aboard the ship when she was en veloped In smoke and flames Instead, Brltnln's newest and most powerful bat tleship on October 27, 1014, struck an nnchored mine. From the lips of J. Manners, 22 years old, a former resident of Philadelphia, who served as a wireless telegrapher aboard the Audacious when sho struck tho mine, today came the graphic story of the catastrophe Manners came here re cently from Europe He arrived in New York several weeks ago ns a stowawav and succeeded In keeping himself Invisible to the Immigration Inspectors. His tale of the sinking of the Audacious Is Just as thrilling as that of his trip across the high seas after making his escape In Amsterdam, where ho had been Interned. Yenrs ago, Mnnneis made his home at Falrmount avenue and 7th street Since his arrival here he has spent his time In glancing over the war reports on tho bulletin hoards. He Is about 5 feet tall. weighs about 132 pounds and has reddish hair. CAN NEVER FOBGET IT. "I expect to live to an old nge," said young Manners today, "but It doesn't make any difference how long I shall be blessed to live, for I shall never forget the time when the Audacious wa3 struck by the anchored mine." "My 30 chums nnd myself were on the Audacious Just about 23 days when the accident occurred. The ship hit tho anchored mine on the morning of Oc tober 27. I was In my cabin at my tele graph Instrument receiving and sending codo messages from Ungllsh wnrMilps, cruisers and other craft. Members of the crew were stationed nt their various posts. It was about 3 o'clock In the morning when the mine was encountered. The roports sent to this country by tho war correspondents that the Audacious was destroyed by a torpedo fired from a little German submarine are untrue. The tnfact Is that the Audacious struck an anchored mine. This fact Is known to every high member of tho English navy." TROLLEY CRASH EFFECT. "I don't remember Just how many knqts we wero making. However, we were going along at a moderate rate. Messages from English ships were con tinually coming In over the wireless One or two members of the crew could be heard passing my cabin. Suddenly there Concluded nn Tage 1'our, Column Six Accused as Pickpocket in Movies Joseph Uergcr, Ml Green street, was held In JS00 ball for court today by Mag Istrate Beaton, In Central Station, on the charge of attempting to pick pockets In a moving picture theatre last night. The complainant was Israel Salzman. C0u Mountain street. Salzman testified that while viewing the pictures he felt Ber ger"3 hand In his left hip pocket. TRICKS GIRL INTO KILLING HIM; CRAZY DEED PROSTRATES FIANCEE His Kiss Lingering on Her Lipst He Hands Her String in Dark ness "Pull It," He Says, Promising "Surprise," A Shot A Flash He Dies. $ 1 BRIDGEPORT, Conn., April 27.-MISS Emily Wheeler, wealthy banker's daugh ter who was tricked Into killing her fiance, Arthur Hearn Cowle, an heir to millions, was hurried In a state of nervous collapse from the hospital where Cowle died today. Cowle, according to the story told the police, handed the 29-year-old society belle a piece of string In the darkness and told her; "Pull It, and you'll get a surprise." Wondering, Miss Wheeler followed bis instructions There was a sharp flash, Cowle fell over with a bullet In nig bead. The string had been attached to the trig ger of a revolver Cowle was 22 yean old. He was the son CONSTRUCTING RAFT r4 - $' xvd-' - ALLIES' ARMY AND WARSHIPS BATTLE TURKS Furious Fight Begun By 300,000 Troops Landed on Gallipoli Peninsula. Ottomans Mass Forces to Op pose Foe's Advance Upon Constantinople Anglo French Expedition Uses Enos as Base of Operations. LONDON, April 27. Fierce lighting Is In progress between Turkish troops and the allied forces landed on Gnlllpoll Peninsula for the Dardanelles campaign, according to a dispatch received from Athens today. It states that tho city of Enos north of the Gulf of Saros has been made tho main base of the Allies. The Turkish garrison there retired to the Interior without firing n shot after the comman der of the Anglo-French fleet had sent notice that the fleet would bombard tho town. Tho Inhabitants were given 21 hours to leave. The bombardment opened Sunday morn ing, but ceased shortly, as no reply was mnde by the Turks. Air scouts In hydro aeroplanes made a reconnaissance, nnd reported that tho Turks had withdrawn to Ipsala. A dispatch from Salonika states that tho Anglo-French forces landed on Galli poli Fenlnsula number 300,000 men, most of them veterans from the western the atre of war. whose place In France have been taken by new troops. The British War Office today refused to confirm this statement, but the Gov ernment censor permitted Its transmis sion. Correspondents at Mytllene and Chios, In the Aegean, report that the allied fleet Is pouring a rain of shells upon the Dar danelles forts. Twenty-two of the most powerful warships In the British and French navies are said to be co-operating In tho bomoardment. Under cover of this terrific fire, mine sweepers have entered the straits, the correspondents say, and are removing the mines placed there by the Turks tn the month's Interval between the last general attack and the present one. In their land operations against the Dardanelles, the efforts of tho Allies are opposed by Turkish armies commanded by German generals and officered by Germans. One Is the first army, com manded by F'eld Marshal von der Goltz, nnd the other the Dardanelles army, led by General Llman von Sanders. On Gal lipoli Peninsula alone, according to re cent reports from Constantinople. 000.000 Turkish troops have been assembled. It Is probable that the Allies will find their advance opposed by half a million well-trained and well-equipped men. Theee are troops of the first line, whose military training has been going on un der German direction for many years. Many German officers are reported to have arrived at Constantinople recently. of the president of the Central Mercantile Association and the grandson of the late George A. Hearn, New York dry goods man, whose estate was valued at 115,000, 000. For some time he had been attentive to Mtsa Wheeler. He had just returned from Bermuda, where he spent the winter for the benefit of his health. Mlsa Wheeltr, who was at Cowle's side when he died, told the police she could give no reason for his act. He had em braced her affectionately and had given her an engagement ring a few minutes before. Che said. Members of the Wheeler family denied a report that the girl had broken the engagement and that for that reason young Cowle had chosen the girl aa his executioner. TO CROSS THE YSER J?j4Ki6efe " "?''tjw trfT" Jl - ew.w - - - npn;iH 1 I n.ii r'ntl I uhitt ROOSEVELT CONSULTED WITH PLATT WHILE HE WAS IN WHITE HOUSE Letters Written During His Presidency Tend to Show That Even Then He Rec ognized Senator as Po litical "Boss." SYRACUSE, N. Y., April 27.-Tho late Senator T. C. Piatt, presiding genius of the old Fifth avenue "amen corner" and Republican "boss" of New York, was the political mentor, a sort of "guide, philo sopher, and friend" of Theodore Roose velt while ho was Vice President and President of the United States, as well as when he was Governor of the Empire State Tho entire morning session of the sen sational political suit uns taken up with th reading nf more noosevclt-Platt cor respondence All the letters tended to show that the Colonel recognized Piatt ns "the boss" nnd consulted with him on that basis. Some of the letters were written while Roosevelt was Vlcf President and some whilo he was President. Cn cross-examination in rrference to three letters, Boosevelt grudgingly ad mitted that he conferred with Piatt while he was In the White House. "But you misuse the word 'advise,' " said the Colonel. "Say rather I was tn consultation with Senator Piatt thnn that I sought his advice." A letter from Roosevelt to Piatt De cember S, 1005, about tho appointments of C. C. Shayne and George Cabot Ward said: "I am glad you took caie of my old friendB." "Were you not then President of the United States?" the Colonel was asked. "I was " "And you still consulted Mr. Piatt?" "I did." "ADVISED" ON VICE PRESIDENCY. Badgered Into fretfulnes3 by the tena cious cross-examination of Wltllnm L. Barnum, of counsel for William Barnes, Colonel Roosevelt admitted he did not accept the Republican nomination for Vice President in 1900 until he had con sulted with Senator Piatt Colonel Roosevelt's communications with Piatt regarding the Republican Vlco Conrltnled on I'lige SI, Column Two INDEPENDENCE HALL FACING FIRE PERIL Water Supply Cut Off by the Bursting of an Antiquated Main. Forty-two fire plugs in Independence Square and the historic buildlngB on the grounds, were put out of order by tin. bursting of a 6I.year-old main behind Congress Hall, this afternoon The entire square is Isolated from the clty'i water supply and at the earliest tho main cannot be replaced before Frldi.v or Saturday. All the mains which feed the square are connected with the city's main by one plug on Chestnut street near 6th. nnd it was necessary to shut thla to stop the flow of water The antiquated piece of pipe which burst, according to workmen. In the square because of overuse, was laid In 1S50, and runs from Chestnut street east of Congress Hall to the alley In the rear. The workmen will have to dig through six feet of oencrete to reach the main, thus adding materially to their difficulties. An the meantime the historic grounds and priceless relics are without adequate fire protection. ' Conscience Fund Gets $3 More Three one-dollar bills came by mall to Chief Davis, of the Water Bureau, to day from a conscience-stricken water consumer, who failed tq sign the note of explanation accompanying the contribu tion to the city's conscience fund. The Kensingfonian Says: Rube Reynold! is now in the laundry butiness and says although he is cleaning up for things that business looks blue. (Joke.) LOST AND FOUND LOST-Sundu, at Fort Side Inn. Imlutloa turquobo nnd dUmoad ring lu4 onlr loom. Ufcera' rtward It returned. Ledger bunch A. Hi Ardmorg LOST Elnglnr cantry. riard it returned to 1318 Spruce it. Oth f claitifaj a4vfrt(9cinit&f 0 Paa 11 BULLETINS BRITISH DAN ON COTTON EXPORTS IiOWDON, April 27.-The British Government today prohibited f tn titer ex'iiortntien o nuv cotton, luetnl nnd working machinery to foreign liot'ls of Uurone on the Mcditcirnnean nnd Blnck Sen, cx-i-rvit tJioaG or Truilce, Ktibsin, Spain tuul roitugal. PRESIDENT KNOCKS SrX YEARS FROM SENTENCE WASHINGTON, April 27. The Picsident today commuted the Fijiciice of W. L, Not ton, ptcsident of the former American Na tional lluuk. of Bavtlcsvlllc, Okla., convicted of misappropriating funds and falsifying tccoide, ftom seven years to 3G0 days. BUDAPEST REPORTED TN STATE OF SEIGE LONDON, April 27. A stntc of seipto 13 reported, in n diibpatch from Copenhagen, to havo been declared at Budapest, the capital of Hungnry. ITALY REPORTED TO HAVE DEMANDED AUSTRIAN REPLY BOMK, Apiil 37. It is lepoitcd in diplomatic circles here today that the German and Austiian Ambassadors have united in sending copies, of Italy 'u lcter-t demands to Vienna, with a statement that Italy has demanded an immediate answer. The natuie of thebe latest. dc'm.u.tls i-- net kuowu heie. ITALIAN AMBASSADORS SUMMONED TO WAR COUNCIL no.MK. April 27. Italian Ambassadors nt Berlin, Paris. Vienna and London have been summoned to Hume, according to some reports, to participate in a Krand council for final decision ns to Italy's future attitude. A Cabinet meet ing; was held this forenoon. It was in session for several hours. TWO .MILITIA COMPANIES GUARD CHILD'S ASSAILANT RICHMOND, Va.. April 27. Governor Stuart today ordered two companion of militia to protect Tom Coles, a Negro, threatened with lynching by the peo ple of Mecklenburg County. He is accused of attacking a white girl. COAL COMPANY CAN BE FINED $600,000 TRENTON. April 27. The United States Grand Jury here today returned an indictment against the Lohlgh Coal and Navigation Company for viola tions of the Interstate Commerce act. The company is charged with receiving- rebatts on coat shipped from Nesquehonlng and Hauto, P.t., from the Cen tral rtallruarl of New Jersey. There were 30 counts in the indictment, makin the Lehigh llahle to a fine of $fi00,000. MOUNT CARPENTER A HUGE TORCH CiLK.YS FALLS. N. V.. April 27 More than 130 acres have been biP.ed over and tho flames are Mill i aging 011 Mount Carpenter today. The tire started last night in n bottling works nt Itlverslde and spread rapidly. Every avall nble man is righting the flames. INDIANAPOLIS DYNAMITER PAROLED WASHINGTON, April 27. Henry W. Legleltner, one of the dynamiters convicted nt Indianapolis In 1312 In the Ironworkers' conspiracy case, today was paioltU by Attorney General Gregory. He was serving a three-year term at Leavenworth Penitentiary. The warden was telegraphed to release him immediately. The application for parole of John T. Butler, another of the In dianapolis dynamiters sentenced to six years at Leavenworth, wa3 denied. SUMMER WHITE HOUSE AT CORNISH AGAIN WASHINGTON, April 27. President Wilbon's family will go to Cornish, N. H., for the summer ns usual, It was stated at tho White House today. Tha President said he would get there himself as often as possible, but feared ha would not havo many chances. TWENTY-ONE CRAP SHOOTERS ARRESTED Twcpty-ono men and boys were captured today In a raid I " Camden police at 1173 Chestnut street, Camden, where eight crap games were running full blast. Charles Myers, who confessed to being proprietor of the games, was grilled by Captain William Schregler, in charge of tho raiding squad, and admitted he hail been running the house for six months. GREECE RAISING "WAR LOAN" IN UNITED STATES LONDON, April 27. "Greece Is borrowing money with which to Pay her war eNpenses." says a news agency dispatch from Athens. "The Hestla announces that the Government Is negotiating with American capitalists for a loan of t7,O00,0OO." WEALTHY MAN KILLS BURGLAR IN BEDROOM DANBUHY, Conn., April 27. Lured to a hotel by two .strangers, who said they had met him In Rrldgeport nnd other cities. Joseph B. Hill, 78 years old. one of tho wealthiest residents of Redding, early today killed nn Intruder In his room. Hill was suspicious of the place and went to bed with an open knife. He grasped the weapon when a burglar entered his room, and In the battle, that followed cut his antagonist's throat. The dead man was one ot the two who had taken him to the hotel. , SISTERS IN CONVENT CALM WHEN FLAMES RAGE NEAR Sisteia in the convent of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, at 137 Grape street, were startled from their sleep today by a fire In a two-story building at 133-35 Grape street, occupied by the Polish Republican Club. Tha fire damaged household goods stored In a front room belonging to D A. Boyle, 129 Grape street. The building Is owned by Andrew J. Stephanowicz, Damage to Boylu's goods amounted to 500, and to the building 5200. The sisters In the consent dressed and prepared to leave the' convent If necessary. They did not become panic-stricken, but calmly watched the firemen put out tha blaze, WOMEN PEACE DELEGATES' SHIP RELEASED LONDON. April 27. British authorities today permitted the liner Noor tlam to continue its voyage to Rotterdam, thus insuring the arrival at Tha Hague of the 40 American delegates to the Women's Peace Congress, The Noordam Is the first vessel in several days allowed to go to Holland from English waters. It had been detained off Ramsgate. MAN DODGES TROLLEY, BUT AUTO GETS HIM Charles B..Headley, 35 years old, 6816 Wlnsor place, was badly cut on the head and body today - hen he attempted to dash across the street In, front of a moving "trolley and automobile at 2Sd and Chestnut streets. He was hit and knocked down by the machine, run by S. J. Koons, 5824 Catherine street. Headley was rushed to the Polyclinic Hospital by Koons In the auto mobile. Koons was arrested by Policeman Gallagher, of the 15th and Locu4t streets Btatlon. Koons was arraigned before Magistrate Beaton in tho Cttt tral Station and held under 600 ball for a further hearing May 6. KILLED WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER SARATOGA SPRINGS. April 27. Harvey Jones, a horse dealer of Baibnon Spa, was instantly killed early today when his automobile turned over. m 31 if a ? j ! I mi i "" -tomorrow ;.. J2.S0 t tomorrow 9 .31
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