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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1915.
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PLOT TO DEFEAT TRANSIT,
ADMITTED BY DAVE LANE,
HOTLY SCORED BY TAYLOR
Circular Scattered Broadcast Over
City by Republican City Committee
Head Urging Voters to Defeat $6,
000,000 Loan Brarfded "False" by
Director of Transit.
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Heavy Stockholder of Union Traction Company Tells
Voters Adequate Transportation Plan Would Reduce
Property Values and Be Burden on Taxpayers "Mis-
' leading" Answers Comprehensive Plans Author Vare
and McNichol Not in Plot.
l An eleventh-hour plot to defeat rapid
transit at tho polls tomorrow was dis
covered today. "Hundreds of cards, at
tacking the 6,wiu,wu transit,
loan bill, and urBlng Its de
feat at tho special election,
vero scattered broadcast
over tho city. At first tho
origin of these cards was
unknown, but later David II.
Lane, chairman of the Republican.. City
Committee and one of the heaviest In
dividual stockholders of the Union Trac
tion Company, admitted full responsibil
ity for the attempt to defeat the Taylor
high-speed transit plans.
Tho cards put In circulation by Mr.
Lane and his ndhorcnts of tho 20th Ward
reads
"The election on Thursday, April 26, Is
to enable tho city to borrow $0,000,000 to
start a subway, and It Is only tho be
ginning of an expenditure of over $103.
000,000, which means an Increase In tho
property 'nlues to adjoining counties at
tho expense of tho taxpayers and prop
erty owners of Philadelphia. A ote In
favor of tho loan Is a vote to reduce tho
already low value of property In this
neighborhood, and ultimately to Increaso
the tax rate. Therefore, go to tho polls
Mia vote ngalnst tho loan."
TAYLOR DENOUNCES SCHEME.
Director Taylor was shown one of the
cards Ho at once dictated a reply, ad
dressed to tho voters of Philadelphia as
follows:
"To the voters of Philadelphia: A
lajt-mlnute attempt Is being made to
defeat tho tramit loan at the polls to.
morrow. A circular contalnlna false and
misleading; statements and requesting
YOU to vote against the transit loan Is
being widely circulated.
"Every man, woman and child In
Philadelphia will be benefited by real
rapid transit, connecting up all lm
portant sections of the city for one five,
cent fare.
"I have exhausted every means at my
command to gain for YOU these much
needed facilities. YOU will have the final
say at the polls tomorrow.
"I most earnestly urge YOU, In your
cwn Interests and In the Interests of the
members of your family and friends,
to turn out tomorrow and vote for tno
P- ""Shall the city have real rapid tran-
THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED
The wildest antics of Bethlehem Steel
have nothing on the performances of tha
u. .... itrini thA last few days.
It would certainly bo a great proposly
tion If one could uso mermomeici 'w"i
as a speculative unit. Think of tho for
tunes that would have been mado and
lost since Sunday. And those who play
ed It short last night would certainly ba
cleaning up this morning. The thunder
storm ot last night Is still making tself
felt as to effect But it Is not for long.
For, according to tho cheerful optimism
of Mr. Bliss, the relief Is hut temporary
and we will all bo Bwelterlng again by
tonight or tomorrow mornlngl ceer'u.1
sturt that. However, you probably did
not have to read the thermometer this
morning to realize that the weather was
a bit pleasanter. Tell us now, , didn
you have to reach for those blankets on
the bed during the early hours this
tnnrninG?
Fof once it was a Joy to do so.
I FORECAST
For Philadelphia and vicinity Un
ttltled weather with probably local
thowers tonight and Thursday;
warmer tonight; light, variable winds.
For details, see page S.
Observations at Philadelphia
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Almanac of the Day
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Lamps to Be Lighted
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sit, or shall the city not have real rapid
transit? It Is up to YOU,"
LANE'S PERSONAL, SCHEME.
Proof that the movement was a person
al scheme of Mr. Lane and that it would
not bo backed by tho Republican Organi
zation was given Immediately by Sen
ator McNichol and Senator Vare. In Har
rlsburg, who declared that they knew
nothing of the cards. Other Organization
leaders in this city stated that they
will not bo Inlluenced by tho Republican
chairman's attitude in Iew of tho open
Concluded on Tnite Tno. Column Tour
AUSTRIANS TORPEDO
FRENCH CRUISER OFF
OTRANTO IN ADRIATIC
Leon Gambetta Goes Down.
Only 136 Saved Out of 725
on Board Every Officer
Lost Paris Admits Loss.
PARIS, April 28.
The Trench armored cruiser Leon
Gambetta has been torpedoed and sunk
In tho Adriatic Sea. Part of her crew
of 723 men was saved, but tho loss of
life Is believed to have been heavy.
The cruiser was torpedoed oft Otranto,
tho Important Italian port on the
Adriatic.
The commander of the Leon Gambetta
and all the staff perished when tho ship
was sunk off the entrnnce to the Otranto
Canal. The following official statement
supplementing the early announcement of
the cruiser's loss was Issued by the Min
istry of Marino this evening:
"Tho Leon Gambetta was sunk whllo
cruising ofT the entrance of the Otranto
Canal. She went down In 10 minutes. All
the high o Ulcers died at their posts. One
hundred and thirty-six sailors ,and petty
officers were saved by Italian boats
It Is considered certain here, however,
that the ship was attacked by a submarine-
from the Austrian naval base at
Pola..
Thy scene of the Austrian submarine's
attack Is said here to have been near
Capa Saint Maria Dl Leuca, south of
Otranto,
The Leon Gambetta wes a sister Bhlp
of the Victor Hugo and Jules Ferry and
registered 12.353 tonB. She was nearly 12
yeors old, having been completed at
Brest In October, 1503. The lost cruiser
was 476 feet long, 70 feet wide and carried
a crew of 725 men. The Leon Gambetta
was protected by Krupp armor and car
ried the following armaments: Four 7.6
inch (15 calibre) guns In pairs In turrets
fore and oft. 16 6 4-lnch (15 calibre) guns,
12 of which were In pairs In turrets and
four In casemates; 24 3-pounders, two l
pounders and two IS.Inch submerged tor
pedo tubes. The cruiser was capable of
23 knots speed and her Indicated horse
power was 21,123.
VIENNA, April 28 Official announce
ment was made today that an Austrian
submarine had torpedoed the French ar
mored cruiser Leon Gambetta in the Adri
atic. Part of the warship's crew was
saved.
BOMB, April 28. The French cruiser
I,eon Gambetta Is reported to have been
In Italian territorial watera when It was
sunk by an Austrian submarine. An
Inquiry Is now being made to deter
mine whether Italy's neutrality was
violated.
Watchman Downs Armed Burglar
An alleged attempt to rifle the safe In
the establishment of the J. B, Van Sclver
Company, Camden, was foiled last night
by the watchman, J. J. Shepherd. A man
was seen at tho safe In the company's
office by the watchman Tha stranger,
according to Shepherd, turned a revolver
upon him and told him to throw up his
hands. Instead of complying. Shepherd
says, he grappled with the Intruder, and
after pinioning him to the floor telephoned
for the- police The prisoner said hla name
was Wilbert Dudley. 26 years old. ot 425
Lino street, Camden.
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SURGERY RESTORES MEMORY;
VICTIM FORGOT TO MARRY
Van Wic Became "Kennedy" Two
Years Ago; Is Attain Original Self.
MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 28 -Frank
Van Wle today prepared to hunt up Clara
Holze and explain to her why ho didn't
keep his dato to marry her on May 24.
1M3. If he tells her that a man named
John 8 Kennedy shoved tho actual Van
Wle from the tatter's house of clay and
that tho real owner has Just pried hlo
way In again with the aid of a surgeon's
knife and a tap on the spine, ho will be
telling the exact truth.
To all Intents and purposes John 8
Kennedy died today, as Frank Van Wle
"returned to life."
On May 7, 1913, Van Wle, employed by
tho Milwaukee Roofing Company, fell
from a roof. The man fully recovered his
physical faculties, but ha had no Idea
what his name was or what his past
Ufa had been.
Ho took tho nnmo of John 8. Kennedy
and worked undor that cognomen for
two years, at length deciding to undorgo
an operation Dr. J W. Klem performed
It yesterday In Kenosha. An effects of
tho anrsthotlc died away the soul ot
Van Wle resumed the place occupied for
two years by tho Interloping cosmos of
"John S. Kennedy." It was hard for Dr.
Klem to convinco Van Wlo that today
wasn't May 8, 1913. Van Wlo didn't even
know thcro was a war In Europe.
FULL CREW REPEALER
RELIEVED TO BE DEAD
Scnato Coinmittoo Refuses to Report
Bill Affirmatively.
Ill) a Staff Correspondent
HARRISBURO, April 28. Tho full
crew repealer was virtually killed in
Sonato commltteo today. Tho Scnato
Committee on Railroads met during a re
cess of tho Scnato and by a voto of 6 to
6 refused to report tho bill affirmatively
to the Senate.
Tho action today docs not mean, how
ever, that the repealer is lost beyond all
hope, as the committee has tho power to
reconsider Its action.
PRINCIPALS AND BRIDESMAIDS IN TODAY'S WEDDING
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The upper row, from left to right, Bhows Misses Charlotte Harding
Brown, Margot Scull, Ruth Coxo and Hope Truxton Bcale, who
will bo the bride's attendants. Below are Miss Cordelia Diddle and
Angler B. Duke.
FORTUNES IN RARE JEWELS FOR
MISS RIDDLE, BRIDE OF A. B. DUKE
Heir to Nearly Fifty Million Dollars and Debutante of 17
- Married at Holy Trinity at 4 O'clock This Afternoon Guests
' From Many Cities Confusion at Church Feared,
The wedding of MUs Cordelia Blddla
and Angler Buchanan Duke will take
place at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
at 4 o'clock this afternoon. In the quiet
RIttenhouse Bquare district this morning
tho canopies Bet In place at (he doors ot
the church and of the Blddle residence, at
2104 Walnut street, were the only visible
signs of a scene that for many reasons
promised to exceed in brilliancy and In
the confusion and excitement inseparable
from society weddings any event of this
kind In many years.
The youth and beauty or the bride, the
glamour about the. name of Blddle. tha
exploits and enthusiasms of her father,
Anthony J Prexel Blddle. the vast for
tune of the young bridegroom he will
eventually be th possessor of between
110.009,000 and w.000.000-the unexpected
Btsa of the engagement, tutve ail con
RUSSIAN ARMY,
TO AID ALLIES,
ATTACKSTURKS
Czar Concentrates
Great Force at Odes
sa for Assault on
Constantinople.
Transports Ready to Carry
Forces Across Black Sea for
Landing: on Ottoman Coast.
To Co-operate With Anglo
French Forces.
Sultan's Fleet Bottled Up in Bos-
phorua by Firo of Hostile Fleet
and Unable to Attack Troop Ships.
Slav Torpcdoboats Raid Enemy's
Shipping.
PETROORAP, April 23.
Russian expeditionary forces arc to aid
tho western Allies In their campaign
against Constantinople. Troops are being
concentrated at Odessa, whence they wilt
bo taken to the cstern coast of Turkey
to effect a landing under protection of
the Russian fleet.
Emperor Nicholas has gone to Odessa
to review these troops before their de
parture. Announcement was made to-
Conclmlril on rnjto Tour, Column Tito
Thoto by Underwood & Underwood,
tributed tq bring to RIttenhouse Square
today many more hundreds ot persons
than have been invited to the wedding.
FORTUNES IN GIFTS
Untold wealth Is represented In the gifts
which have been showered upon Miss
Blddle. Up until the present; time only
the most intimate friends of the Blddle
and Duke families have been permitted
to have a peep at them, but it is said
that fevy weddings have ever been held in
this city which brought forth such offer
ings and that few princesses have such
Jewels to boast of as this youthful Phila
delphia girl.
A close friend ot the Blddle family
said that Mr Duke had given bis
fiancee a diamond chain '"the like of
which could not be found the world
Cescta&d oa Pus X1t, Oliuaa Os
BRITISH FORCE
GERMAN BACK
AT ST. MIEN
French and Belgians
Recapture Het Sas.
Allies on Offensive
Along Ypres Line.
French Bring Up 200,000
Troops to Reinforce Weak
Positions Battlo Still Rngea
From Dixmudo to Armen
tieres.
Drive on Kaiser's Wcdgo at St.
Mihiol Renewed Paris Reports
Gain of Half Mile Between Les
Epargcs and Cnlonne Austrians
Lose Heavily in Gallcin.
Vigorously pressing their counter
offensive along tho en tiro Flanders
battlo lino, from north of Dixmudo to
n. point several miles' south of Ypres,
tho Allies liavo succeeded in regaining
many of tho positions captured by tho
Germans In their Initial drive. Bel
gian and French troops have taken
several trenches near Hot Sas, captur
ing many machine guns and 200 pris
oners. Tho Germans left S00 dead on
tho field.
The British havo taken St. Jullen
Photos by Relly & Way.
according to reports from Paris. In
the Woevro tho French gained half a
mile In an attack on tho German lines
between Le3 Eparges and Calonno.
Desperate fighting IS still on In the
entire district north and east of Ypros.
At St. Jullen tho British are conduct
ing a furious drive and slowly forcing
tfte Germans bnck on tho positions
whfbj1 they originally held. The
rrcncj' havo brought up 200,000 moro
troops V reinforce the weaker points
In their ll. '
Berlin repoYts that In Poland, north
east of SuwarJ;'. the Germans have
taken Kusslnn portions along a front
A
of 20 kilometres.
PARIS HEARS ST. JMEX
CAPTURED DYhl'ITISH
v.,
French Make Further Advances
Alone; Ypres Cnnal,
PAIUS, April 28.
It was announced hero toda that the
British have recaptured St. Jullen, In
West Flanders, from the Germans, but
this Is not confirmed by the War office.
St Jullen Is about three miles northeast
, of Ypres.
' North of Ypres In West Flanders the
French continue to gain ground. It is an
nounced Hundreds of German prisoners
i tmo been taken and at one point SW Ger
man dead were counted upon the battle
field. I GERMANS, NEAR YPRES, WAVER
UNDER ALLIES' ASSAULTS
Great Anglo-French Force Hurled at
St. Jullen Line.
LONDON, April 28.
The offensive In France and Belgium
has passed into the hands of the Allies.
Advices from half a dozen points today
Indicate that, despite ,tha Btrength of
the German line, it Is wavering under re
peated assaults at certain points. The
weight of the Belglan-French-Brltlsh
combined forces In Northern France Is
being thrown against the elbow In tha
German new line around St. Jullen.
The fighting along the northern line
continued last night, according to the re
ports received here, Advices from tho
Belgian headquarters today say that
last night the Germans distributed a great
quantity of their asphyxiating gas along
the line held by the Belgians and at
tempted an advajice. The Belgians lay
Concluded on Fage Four, Column One
Capsized Vessel Bound for This Port
Dhers examining the capsized vessel
towed into Norfolk reported today that
it was the four-masted schooner John B.
Manning, which sailed for Philadelphia
from Ferpandlna, Fla., on March 21. with
a cargo of lumber. The schooner was
last reported off Diamond Shoal Llthtshlp
April 12. Nothing has been beard from
the crew, .and It Is believed they have
been lost,
The Kensingtonian Says;
Frank B. Bant it till runnfit? afttt
the Ire enginti. Frank taya ho has not
mined a fire in Kensington sines tht Civil
War. Some old fire hone, eh, boyit
LOST AND rOTJND
LOST Monday, bunch of e keys. Iron Ledger
Central to Wth ana Klnsuulnr ava via
No. IS car oa Walnut at to B2J and Market
ate. Reward If returned to "Mia Dean.'
Mllll(Ul
03f-Sunday at Fort
turauoUa and diamond
rt Sid Inn, Imitation
nd rlns. valued aa htlr-
loom Liberal reward !( returned.
Branch A 115 Ardmor
htiite
Olfter CUutited Jilt fvoft4 11 M it
TODAY'S BASEBALL) GAMES
BROOKLYN OOOOO
rniLHES 2 0 0 10
ApplPton am! McCmty; Mayci and Klllsfer.
ATHLETICS OOOOOO -
WASHINGTON 10 0 0 0
Wyckoff and McAvoyj Jolmson and Alnsuilth. "
COLUMBIA OOOOOIO
PENN OOOOOOO ?
Smith and Lane; Wallace and Koous.
NATIONAL' -LEAGUE,.
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BOSTON
NEW YOKE
BANKER'S TAIL SENTENCE COMMUTED
WASHINGTON, April 28. riosident Wilson today commuted
to thiee yenis the five-year entente imposed on William E. Gehry,
o Rending-, Tn., April 22, 191-1, for making false entiles in the books,
of the Pciin National Bank, of Reading, of which he wns teller.
Gehry's action was due to hla desiie to piotect another who had
ovcidinwu his account, and he lcceived no money himself.
PARDONED TO SAVE HIS EYE SIGHT
WASHINGTON, Apt 11 28. Tt have him fiom going blind
Pieslclent Wllbon today pauloned Ohnilea L. Gieenfield, of St. Louis,
sentenced Pebiuary 8 last to a year and a day imprisonment aud
$5000 fine for coiibpiiaty in usiug the malls to defraud. Greenfield
was of material assistance in submitting testimony convicting other
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WOMAN KILLED
GRArTON, W. Va., April 28. Mrs.
her 8-ycar-old daughter badly burned
Boyd home.
CULEBRA CUT NOW GAILLABD CUT
WASHINGTON, April 28. President Wilson signed an executive order
changing: the name of Culebra cut on the Panama Canal to Galllard cut, la
honor of tho late Lieutenant Colonel D. D. Galllard, the engineer who su
perintended the excavation and died from disease contracted In his work.
JITNEY OWNERS IN MILLIONAIRE MOTORIST CLASS
ATLANTC CITY, April 28. Jitneys havo rights not to be transgressed
any more than tho rightB of millionaire motorists, according to Theodore W.
Schtmpf, City Solicitor. "You can tax 'era and you can regulate them seven
days a ucek," Mr. Schlmpf told the City Commissioners today, "but you can
not make them give an Indemnity bond any more than any other user of the
public highway."
ALL ENGLISH PORTS CLOSED, BERLIN HEARS
BERLIN, April 28 Tho Overseas News Agency today gave out a dis
patch from Amsterdam stating the British Consul there had given notice that
all English ports had been closed to foreign essela.
STORK AGAIN EXPECTED AT WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, April 28. That President Wilson is to become a grand
father aguln soon, Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo being tho parent this
time, vas generally believed today, though the report was conflrmable neither
at tho Whlto House nor tho JlcAdoo homo. The statement that the StcAdoos
would make a visit to the Executive Mansion In two or three weeks since
the supposedly expected new arrival was to be anoth'r "White House baby,"
It was said was regarded as giving an idea of the approximate time of tha
stork's visit.
STANDARD OIL INCREASES PAY OF DECK OFFICERS
In compfltlnce with the request of the Neptune Association of Masters
and Mates In C.yu nnd Coastwise Steam Vessels, the Standard OH Company
has announced that. It will Increase the wages of all deck officers in its aervlco
$25 a month, beginnl'.IB May 1.
s.
MAN HANGS hViSELF AFTER TAKING WALK
Rudy Klttlnger. 65 years olU. at employe of the Bureau of Highways,
hanged himself this morning In'tte cellar at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Mary Hevener, 2621 North 27th street, V'th whom he lived, after he had taken
an after-breakfast walk. He was despoh6"1 because of 111 health. Policeman
Rudy Gilbert, of the 26th and York street station, is a nephew.
V
CREW JACKS CAR TO RELIEVE INJURED MAN
Fifteen minutes passed before the crew of a Pa-jkB"Ie car was able to
Jack It high enough to release Patrick Breslin, 50 yearla "815 North 9th
street, who was run down at Spring Garden street and nidgaven"6. Breslin,
according to witnesses, walked directly in front of he car, llamas taken
to tne itannemann riusimui. auueruic
FIRE SWEEPS THREE BLOCKS IN ST. PAUL
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 28. Seven men were injured, one probably fatally,
and three city blocks on 7th street, the most prominent part of St, Paul,"
were either burned or damaged by smoke in a fire today. The Are started in
the St. Paul Library and spread rapidly. The Minneapolis Fira Department
rushed seera! companies over to St. Paul to aid In fighting the blaze. The
fire zone extends from St. Peter street to Minnesota and 7th streets. Tha
loss probably will exceed 500,000.
RUSSIAN AEROPLANE SHOT DOWN; THREE KILLED
AMSTERDASI, April 28. Three Russian military aviators were killed
Tuesday, when an aeroplane of the Sikorski type was shot down fy Hun
garian troops near SzebaJa, southwest of StryJ, Galicla. The fourth occupant
of the machine was taken prisoner,
MOB STORMS JAIL AND KILLS NEGRO PRISONER
fSOMERVILLE, Tenn., April 28. A masked mob stormed the Fayette
County Jail today, got Tom Brooks, a Negro, charged with killing Pleasant
Hawkins and R. L. Day, prominent farmers, and hanged him. His body
was riddled with bullets. The Negro had been confined in JaU at Memphis,
but was brought here yesterday for trial.
ARMENIAN REVOLUTIONISTS ARRESTED BY TURKS
ATHENS, April 28. Four hundred Armenians', Including the chaplain of
the Armenian Patriarchate, have been arrested at Constantinople by order t$
the Turkish Government on a charge of plotting a revolt in Armenia, cco4
tag to a Ubpatch from Salonika.
FOUR. GERMAN SUBMARINES TO RAID BALTIC
BERLIN. April 28. Four German submarines, that havo beB operating
In British watern have ben transferred to the BalUfl to U0c Buaalaa war
ships, according to reliabl reports iwe,
BY LIGHTNING
Charles Boyd, aged 40, waa killed and
here today when lightning struck tho
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