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FRENCH GAIN ON LENS
THREATENS RAILWAY
LINES IN FOE'S REAR
Germans Forced From
Trenches on the Aix Hori-lettes-Souchez
Road by
Strong Attacks Joffre's
Troops Move on Augres.
Driving forward between tho two
lines of rnllrond by which the dormnns
have been bringing up their reinforce
ments from Lena to tho Arras-La Bas
set front, tho French have advanced
their lines so that tho Kaiser's com
munications aro threatened. Tho ad
vanced positions of tho French aro now
only four miles from Lens, having been
pushed forward from Glvcnchy to
ward Angrcs.
Further advnnccs of nearly a mile
In th.e Souchoz district aro reported by
I'arls In nn official dispatch Issued this
afternoon.
Along tho entire 26 miles which sepa
rato Arras and La Bnssee, tho French
havo gained German trenches und ad
vanced their own positions from a fow
hundred yards to mora than four miles
nt somo points. On both sides of the
Alx Houlcttes-Souchee roud tho French
attacked In forco yesterday und cap
tured German trenches extending over
two-thirds of a mllo In length. Heavy
rains aro Interfering with operations.
General Muscovlto retreat Is affirmed
by Berlin and Vienna. Not only aro
Uiq Teuton allies beating tho Invaders
back from tho Carpathian Heights be
low StryJ and Sambor, but uro forcing
a. vlthdrawal of tho foo hi Poland to
tho old Plllca battle zone. Tho Allies
havo gained a foothold near Klelcc. In
tho West Gallcla-b'otith Poland cam
paign, Mackenzon's army, already In
view of Przemysl, Is supplemented by
advnnco of the oxtrcmo wings which
nro pursuing tho Russian. both In
lower Gallcla and In tho Klelco sector,
tho Russians being unablo to hold their
positions on tho Plllca.
Petrograd chronicles grasp of Impor
tant positions' on tho Upper San and
control of the Nlda, north of tho Vis
tula. In tho north, tho Slav War Of
fice says tho Germans In tho Baltic
Provinces have been driven westward
of tho Dublssa River. Only a small
forco remains at Llbau.
FRENCH CAPTURE MORE
GROUND BEFORE ARRAS
Win 1500 Meters in Souchez District,
Paris Reports.
PARIS. May 15.
A gain of 1500 meters for the French
north of Arros is reported In nn ofllclal
communique Issued by the French War
Offlco today.
An artillery duel of the utmost violence
is raging In the sector of Arras, each side
pitting its heaviest artillery against tho
other.
The French gain was made towards
Souches, seven miles from Arras, In the
direction of a BUg.ir mill which tho Ger
mans occupied and fortified.
Moving up from tho Arras region, the
French troops are making a dash toward
the Important railroad Junction of LenB,
Into which runs a line from Arras which
the Germans aro using to send Bupporta
to their trenches.
Tho French delivered an attack against
the German positions on the Alx-Noulettc-Bouchcz
road and north of that road cap
tured a strongly organized Gorman trench
one kilometre long. South of the same
road they captured a wood, also strongly
fortified, and to tho rear of that wood a
second-lino trench. Four hundred bodies
oC German dead were found after the
battle.
SLAV RETREAT SPREADS
BEYOND VISTULA TO POLAND
Both Vienna and Berlin Declare Czar's
Forces in Straits.
VIENNA, May 13.-The retreat of tho
enemy In Russian Poland continues, In
fluencing also the Sectors on the former
Plllca front, the War Office announces,
affirming stmllar reports from Berlin.
From tho east of Flotrkow to the up
per Vistula the retreating enemy Is being
pursued by the Teutonics allies. The al
lied troops have gained a footing in the
hilly district northeast of Klelce (South
Poland).
In mld-Gallcla the Russians are re
treating across the San. From the dis
trict of Dobromll, Stry and Sambor the
enemy .Is retreating In a northeastern
direction. Teuton troops have reached
the heights southwest of Dobromll, Stry
and Sambor. Allied troops are advancing
across Turka and Skole and Joining the
ijCIICIIfl UUTtiULC,
m TEUTONS PRESS ON PRZEMYSL,
PILICA ANOTHER OBJECTIVE
Eight and Left Wings of Germanic
Allies Pursue Slavs,
BERLIN, May IB.
Advance guards of the armies under
General Von Mackensen are before
Przemyel, on the left bank of the lower
San. the War Office states. Joining this
army on the right and the left tho
Teutonic Allies continue their pursuit of
the Russians on one side In the direction
of Sollnadodromlly and In the other In
the direction of Kotanlnea and Klelce.
879 NEW CASES OF MEASLES
REPORTED IN CITY THIS WEEK
Eight Children Succumbed to Dis
ease, Which Is Still Spreading.
Measles continue to spread In Phlladel.
phla, while other Juvenile epidemic dls.
eases are decreasing with the milder
weather. There were 879 new cases of
measles reported this week, 112 more than
tho number reported last week, and the
record mark, for the year. There have
been 7113 cases of measles reported In
Philadelphia, since January 1. Measles
killed eight children this week.
The following Is a list of all deaths
during tho week
Typhoid rarer : Appendicitis and
Menslea, typhlitis
Bvarlet fever .. . 3 Hernia. Intestinal
Diphtheria & croup obstruction .....
Influenza ICtrrboala of tb
Bpldtmlc diseases . J liver
TUbercule'Ul of (be Acuta nephritis and
lungs 43 Urlftt's disease..
Tufrerculoua menu- rjPneaijeerom tur
Kttla mora and diseases
J-"fu.s tit tubcriulQ- pi tha genital cr
aw ... . w gam ... .. ,j.i.
Cancet and nulls- Puerperal sectlce-
r PMll Mltoors . . M mia
"AjieWeay- sod eot Puerperal accident!
minis' of brain... la of presnancy and
fr l hf. Jl .... .. I-..-
ilatwmttte wiwni v. wwr
hnrt
Tl Congenital debility
Aet iMOMhltta U and malformation 43
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Pnureatil& 2tt Hamlctd
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hrvntt-nnsuincnu je Violent death
piM el the, ie- Suicide
rpnaiurr Matew VOttxw dfaeaie
1'iuraw of ibe alow
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GERMANY MAY YIELD
U. S. TERMS IN PART
Continued from Pss One
Germany will by no means fully meet
tho demands of the United States. Tho
chief proposal expected from Germany
Is a renewal of the proposition that the
United States bring about an abandon
ment of the German submarine program
by Inducing Great Britain to give up Us
attempt to keep food out of Germany.
Berlin, It Is declared, believes that such
an answer on tho pari of Germany should
satisfy all the arguments of tho United
States. It can bo stated emphatically
that the Administration will not enter
tain the expected German proposal.
Officials devoted to the so-called "big
army and big navy" mcvements openly
assert that Germany must contemptu
ously reject the American demands. They
say the President erred In not leaving
an optional clause In his note.
Others do not take this pesslmlstlo
view. Among them nro tho men who
havo been closely following the overseas
development. They say that Germany
has it In her power, If it wills, to settle
the rights of Its position far alt time.
Their view Is that, because of tho Inti
mate friendly relations between tho two
countries, Germany can bo expected to
exhaust every means to prevent an open
rupture, and point out that the prece
dents America hns cstibllshed will fit
well Into Germany's plans, If this Is its
deilre
Here Is tho solution that theso officials
suggest!
Germany can accept the concreto Amer
ican suggestion. It can nnnounco that, In
the Interests of friendship, and bocauso
It feels It Is right, Gcrmnny will huhikumI
Indefinitely the submarine worfaro against
nil passenger-carrying vessels. Then It
will demand that nil Issues raised by tho
United Statet be submitted to a compe
tent arbitration court. The United States. '
Germany can point out. Is on record as
declaring first that "thero can bo no last
word between friends," and secondly,
mat "there can bo no Justification In re
fusing mediation and at nitration wlw-n
that course Is honorably open." On that
record, these officials believe, the United
States will bo compelled to consider arbi
tration, should Germany ask It.
THR ARBITRATION THEORY.
In submitting the whoto submarlno war
faro problem, insofar s It affects neu
trals' rights to arbitration, most Inter
national oxperts think Germany will hnvo
tho advantage. They say the German
position has been that nearly every pas
senger liner bound for British ports has
her holds Jammed with war munitions
and that to Insure this contraband's
safety, women and children preferred,
are carried. It has been felt that these
passengers made tho vessels safe, or cs
a man close to the German Embassy to
day put It
"Germany has been accused of placing
noncombatants, especially women and
children, In the front ranks to protect
her troops. This we deny. But we have
claimed, and we do claim, that tho Allies
have made It a point to get as mauv
women and children ns they could above
decks on ammunition-carrying boats, be
lieving that their presenco deterred our
submarine commanders from acting If
ever we are given the opportunity of dem
onstrating this before a neutral body wo
havo unlimited evidence to prove that our
claims aro truo."
With tho United States submitting her
claims to an arbitration court, Germany
would havo a chance. It was pointed out,
to try to prove this or an) thing clso that
Hhc believes, to attempt to Justify her
submarine raids and to Introduce evi
dence in support of her contention that
the Lusllatila actually went down from
an Internal explosion, not from tho dam
ogo caused by tho Impact of tho solitary
torpedo that reached her side.
All President Wilson demands is the as
surance and Its fulfilment of Americans'
safety, whether traveling on belligerent
or neutral passonger vessels Germany,
those officials hero who hope for a peace
ful solution say, tan easily acquiesce lr
this, by Indefinitely postponing further
submarlno operations pending complete
adjustment of nil other points at Issue
between tho two nations. These officials
ncueve mat, m mo arbitration sugges
tion, Germany has a trump card with
which it may bo able to save tho situa
tion at homo.
KAISER TO CONSULT ALLIES.
It is conceded that Germany will nt
least go through the form of consulting
Its allies, Austria and Turkey, before re
plying to the United States, Austria Is
very friendly to tho United States and
tho Vatican la powerful with Its chancel
lery, and Ambassador Morganthau has In
fluence with the leaders of tho Young
Turks In Constantinople. Because of this
It Is believed these two nations will advise
a conciliatory attitude toward America.
This fact, coupled with the knowledge
that outside of the purely military offi
cials, the majority of Germans In author
ity do not want any more enemies nr
laycd against tho Fatherland, has mate
rially lessened the tension In official
Washington.
This is especially noticeable today,
whether because of the naturally opti
mistic American attitude or whether be
cause It Is realized that Germany must
know by now that the entire country
seems solidly behind President Wilson.
"Were thero division It Is pointed out that
Germany might act on tho assumption
that the President could not get unani
mous support for an aggressive policy,
but with unanimity everywhere In evi
dence, even from the most powerful of
the newspapers that have been upholding
the German cause, any reply the Kaiser
makes, it Is agreed, must meet and not
beg the Issues Involved
PRESIDENT AT NAVAL REVIEW
TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH CRISIS
WASHINGTON. May 15.
Worn out by the strain of the strenuous
events of the last week, President Wil
son hopes to get a good rest and continue
on his voyage to New York, where he
will review the fleet. The Mayflower,
carrying the President and his party,
which left tho Washington Navy Yard
last night, will arrive at New York early
Monday morning. In the meantime, the
presidential yacht wilt be In constant
wireless communication with land,
The Mayflower will He In North River
until Tuesday morning, when she will take
up her position by the Statue of Liberty,
She will start back to Washington Tues
day afternoon and should arrive here
Thursday morning.
The review of tho fleet will take place
on Tuesday as the warships pass out
to sea for war maneuvres off the coast.
At 7 o'clock Monday evening the Presi
dent will be the guest of honor at a din
ner on board the Wyoming, Admiral
Fletcher's flagship.
MAN RUN DOWN BY JITNEY
Steps From Pavement Into Machine'a
Path and Is Injured.
A man knocked down by a Jitney bus'
In South Penn square today Is In the
Hahnemann Hospital, suffering from con.
tuilons, lacerations and probably Internal
Injuries. Ha Is George W. Hall, 35 years
old, of 2119 Oxford street. The driver
of the machine, Irwin A. Smith, of 723
South E2d street, was released on his
oAn recognisance, by Magistrate Caraon
In the Central police station. He will
have a further hearing Monday.
Hal) stepped from the City Hall pave
ment directly In front of the oncoming
jitney, according to witnesses. Police
man Krenz, of the Central station, picked
him up, pressed, a private automobile Into
service and rushed the man to the hos
pital. Several passenger of the jitney
appeared as witnesses at the hearlmj
before Magistrate Carson.
SIX FAMILIES DRIVEN
TO STREET BY FIRE
Boy Rouses Occupants When
Flames Sweep Buildings.
Firemen Rescue Woman.
Six families were driven Into North
Mascher street In their night clothing
early today, by a fire which first swept
through n big two.story frame barrel
factory and then attacked tholr homes.
One woman, "0 years old, was rescued by
firemen. An 18-year-old boy ran through
Mascher street shortly after tho blaze
was discovered and aroused the occu.
pants of tho endangered homes. The
total loss Is about C5.000.
The blaze started In the barrel factory
of Henry It. Keppart & Sons, 619 to 2623
North Mutter street. Long beforo fire
men nrrlved In response to an alarm,
tho entire structure was blazing fiercely,
and a second alarm was then turned In.
The names shot high Into the nlr, light
ing up all the surrounding streets and
attracting a targe crowd.
Firemen fought desperately to prevent
tho spread of tho flro to dwellings In,
Mnscher street, but failed. Six dwelllngi
wcro Ignited. Most of tho occupants hnd
been aroused by Harry Hugher, who Uvea
In Masoher streot. He ran through tho
street shouting "flro" and ringing door
bells. Tho burned dwellings were occupied by
tho following:
Loult Jones, SSI6 North Mnscher street;
Frederick Glcckman, MIS North Mascher
street; Mrs. Catharine Kennedy, 2610
North Mascher street; Mrs. Mary Ken-
nedy, 2i North Mascher street; Mrs.
Catharine Keppart, 28H North Mnscher
street and Mrs. Anna Kephart. !(8 North
Mnscher street The loss to each dwell
ing was between $1000 and J 1600.
Tho rnrd-stumplng plant of John Cap
per & Co., 262S North Mascher street, also
was damaged by the flames, The lost
there Is estimated at 3000. Officials of
the barrel-making company say their loss
Is about JIC.OOO. Tho ruins of tho plant
were still smouldering nt dawn and sev
eral engine companies were pumping wa
ter Into them to prevent the flames from
breaking out again. So far tho origin of
tho blaze has not been determined.
BRITISH URGE SEIZURE
OF GERMAN PROPERTY
Rioting Continues in Many
Quarters of London Scores
of Arrests Made.
LONDON, May 15.
A demand for tho confiscation of all
German-owned property in Great Britain,
made hero today by Influential news
papers. Tho proposition has the support
of Lord Charles Bercsford, a member of
Parliament.
Whllo tho work of Interning Germans
ond Austrlans was In progress today,
outbursts of antl-Gormnn rioting occurred
In many quarters of London and scoros
of arrests wero made
In South London bnrbcr shops, meat
markets, bakeries, saloons, grocery stores
and Jewelry shops wero nttacked. In Tot
tenham a mob wns charged by the police
and dozens of arrests wcro made Tho
German proprietor of a Jewelry shop com
plained that the rioters had looted his
place, carrying off most of bis stock
Appeals from German-Americans tu the
American Embassy for protection con
tinue Public clamor for one trentment
for all Germans Is putting a perplexing
problem up to the Government. Somo of
the members of the Government aro of
German birth. Two of them. Sir Edwnrd
Speycr and Sir Edward Casscll, are bar
onets and members of the Trlvy Council.
Both ore multimillionaires and friends of
King George.
BRITISH CRUISER FIRES
ON U. S. COLLIER, IS REPORT
Jupiter Stopped by Blank Shot Off
New York.
NEW YORK, May 15. There was some
little excitement on tha vessels of the
Atlantic fleet yesterday, when word was
received that the collier Jupiter, which
left New York Wednesday night, had
been held up outsldo the harbor by a
British cruiser and fired on while she
was on her way to take part In the
war manouvres.
According to the story going the
rounds, tho Jupiter was proceeding to
sea after taking on coal at Tompkins,
vllle. A British vessel Is reported to
have appeared suddenly and signaled the
Jupiter to stop, The veeaol did not do
so and a blank shot was fired from the
Britisher.
When the public Interferes with a man's
happiness It usually brings him woe. The
case of Georgo Kllraln is no exception.
George Is ambitious, but, unfortunately,
out of work. In addition to being an
author, he Is also an actor, and was
promised a Job next week with a moving
picture concern. Kllraln concluded that
he had better rehearse, co he staged a
whole drama by himself nt Tulip and
Somerset Btreets. Ho was tho hero, hero
Ino, the villain and many other things all
at once, and tha playing of these roles
required quick action.
It appears that the author-actor has a
very vivid Imagination, and he thought
he was crossing a burning trestle bridge1
to save a train, when, ln reality, he was
simply crossing Tulip street on his hands
and knees. At times he stood up to as
sure the "passengers" that he would soon
bo on the scene and carry them away in
his "aeroplane." He was so wrapped up
In the plot that he did not hear the oaths
of a number of drivers -Rbo wanted to
proceed down the street. They were
blocked y he audience which was great
ly Interested In Kllraln's play, Police
man Bowers worked his way through the
audience and arrested Kllraln just as ho
was about to embrace the heroine.
'What have- I done?" asked the hero
when arraigned before Magistrate Steven
son, "I guess we might as well call It block
ing progress." said the Judge.
"But I was merely playing one of my
latest dramas," said Kllraln.
"You can get real atmosphere) for It at
the House of Correction," the Magistrate
suggested, "and you can play It there for
nve days; "
"I'm an independent cltlen'.no3 J do
asl ikt"
John HartweU folded his arms and
pniirT mJ
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GUNMAN TOLD OF
GANG'S OPERATION
Continued from rage One
quest the condemned man made to one of
the workhouso attaches.
Melba stoutly denied that he had killed
the Rov. Joseph Zebroys and Eva GUI
man, tha priest's housekeeper, in New
Britain, Conn., but he told the New Brit
ain police the names of tho men who
he said would know about It. Just what
will be done with this lsformatlon Is not
known, as the matter Is In the hands of
tho New Britain authorities.
Asked how he and Montvld came to
hftVs In their possession the watch of the
dead priest and the keys of his house
keeper when they wero arretted here,
Melba declared that tho gang had appor
tioned those articles to them to dispose
of. He said this was tho custom of the
gang, which was as well organized as any
organization of tho kind could be. 116
never denied, however, that he knew who
had killed tho priest, and on the scaffold
declared that he had told the authorities
tho names of the guilty men.
POLICE GAVE "PROTECTION."
According to tho story told by Melba,
from time to tlmo, the gang had members
In a number of different places. Tho
police, ho said, who belonged to the
gang, received the monoy from It and
were supposed to protect them. It was
only when there was too much shooting
In a case that they got into trouble.
Asked nbout tho strength of tho gang,
Melba said It was so strong that If ho
selected the proper spot In Now York he
could knock down and lob a welt-dressed
woman and the policeman on the opposite
sldo of tho street would disappear until
It was all over.
These conversations wero transmitted
to the police, and on two or three occa
sions Chief of Police Georgo Black went
to tho workhouse In hope of getting a
detailed statement from Melba, but on
such occasions he always relapsed Into
sltenco and declared that he had nothing
to do with the murder of tho priest.
SUDDEN CHANGE ON SCAFFOLD.
The day before he was hanged, Melba
was shown a statement made by Montvld.
A sentenco saying that tho statement was
correct was attached and Melba signed
his name to It, but on the scaffold ho re
voked It and declared that neither ho nor
Montvld had anything to do with tho mur
dn This agreed with what he previously
hnd said. The Impression which ho con
veyed In hla talks from time to tlmo wns
that Montvld had told thn truth when ho
said that four men had been Implicated In
tho muider of tho priest and his house
keeper. ITALIAN MOBS DEMAND
WAR ON ALLIES' SIDE
Continued from Tago One
his policy to Parliament for debate.
The King Is reported to havo given def
inite assurances that ho will not cxciclso
his supremo prerogative, but will allow
Parliament to decide whether Italy Is to
remain neutral or go to war against tho
Teutonic allies
The war fever Is running so high every
where In Italy that revolution threatens.
In Roma especially thp excitement Is such
that It has been found necessary for tho
military to occupy the whole city.
A great crowd went last night to tho
hotel where Gabrlele d'Annunlo Is
stopping and cheered until the poet
appeared on a balcony and spoke fcr.
vldly In favor of war.
From d'Annunzio's hotel the crowd
went to Dowager Queen Mnrghcrlta's
palace and cheered wildly.
A crowd of JO.fW) made u hostile demon
stration in front of the German and Aus
trian embassies, crying, "Down wllh the
Kaisers'" In spite of the military guurds
aiouud the embassies, It looked for a tlmo
ns though the buildings would actually
be attacked.
Somo war enthusiasts had a brief strug
gle with neutralist!) holding a mooting
In Placo San Sllvestro. In tho clash tho
windows of a German cafe and another
establishment wero Bmashed. Mounted
police cleared the square, but the dem
onstration continued somo time In tho
central part of the city.
The whole city was In a state of ebulli
tion. Tho shops were closed, flags wero
hoisted at half-mast as a sign of pro
test against the Government's action, nnd
the theatres had been requested to sus.
pond their performances, except the
Constanzl Theatre, where a play was
given in honor of Gabrlele d'Annunzlo.
Tho poet was piesent nnd made an ad
dress of antl-Austrlan character.
S100 Bills Taken From Pocketbook
Charles Krause, of 4316 North 3d street,
a contractor. Is trying to explain how two
new 1100 bills disappeared from his pocket
book a few nights ngo while transacting
business In the neighborhood of his home.
The pocketbook, which also contained
other bills of lesser denominations, which
he had drawn from bank a few hours
before, was taken from an Insldo pocket
In n store nt 6th and Cayuga streets to
pay a bill, after which It was returned to
the pocket with tho two big bills still In
tact. When ho reached home the bills
wcro gone.
frowned at a Germantown policeman as
ho made this declaration.
"Mosey along!" said tho cop.
"Ah. Just as I expected," said the de
fiant citizen. "You order me to movo and
Intimidate me because I announce my
freedom. You aro not aware that a
small portion of the United States Is
mine as well as yours. I demand equal
rights Nvlth the millionaire and the bank
president, I can talk on any "
"Beat It," said the cop, and he raised
his club threateningly.
The Independent citizen retreated Im
mediately, and at Germantown and Chel
ten avenues he almost collided with Con
stable Brady, of Magistrate Pennook's
office.
"The public highway should be shared
pro rata by all citizens," declared Hart
weU. "What are you selling!" asked Brady,
"I'm announcing facfa and I can get
no one to listen I" shouted the man ot
Independence.
"Do you demand a publlo hearing?"
Brady asked
"I do," asserted HartweU.
"Come on with me," said the Con
stable. He took tha Independent man by
the neck and stood him before Magis
trate Fennock, whose office was nearby.
"I see." shouted HartweU. "I am the
victim of a conspiracy."
"Cut it!" the constable commanded.
"This Is soft-pedal week."
'I'm opposed to illenoe," deolared the
man of Independence, "and I will not tol
erate "
"If you don't end the speech right
here," said the Magistrate, "I'll let ou
finish it at the House of Correction.
HartweU became as silent as the
Sfhlnx and was discharged.
LEG
MISER WILL NOT YIELD,
PITISH PRESS THINKS
Change of Von Tirpitz Subma
rine Tactics Not Regarded as
Probable.
LONDON, May 15.
Tho British press generally regards It
as a foregone conclusion that Germany
will refuse to comply with President Wil
son's demand that It abandon or sub
stantially change Its methods of subma
rine warfare.
The London newspapers today took the
view that this does not necessarily mean
war between Germany and the United
Slates. They were almost unanimous,
however, In declaring that Germany's re
fusal will throw not only tho moral sup
port of the United States, but material
aid. to the sldo of tho Allies. The provln,
clal papers, as well as those In London,
lauded the President's note ns a remark
able appeal to the better sldo of Ger
many In behalf or all Humanity,
"The American noto to Germany Is ad
mirably dignified and firm," said the
Dally Express. "The position Is now
quite clear Germany must mako full
apology and reparation and pledge her
self to discontinue her piracy or Bhe must
count tho United States among her ene
mies.
"It Is Inconceivable that tho Kaiser will
pull down the skull nnd cross bones
which Admlrnl von TIrpltz hoisted to the
mainmast nmld tho enthusiastic cheers
of tho German people. If he does, tho
President will havo won a great victory
for humanity and tho Allies. If he re
fuses (as he most certainly will) America
may not nctually declare war, but all her
aid will be openly and fully put nt tho
disposal of Potsdam's enemies nnd tho
dny of deliverance will be materially
hastened."
Tho Chronicle said that tho President's
rofcrenco to "tho humnno nnd enlightened
attitude hitherto assumed by the Ger
man Government" will Jar on British
feelings, but added: "WllhelmstraBse will
bo hard put lo frame a suitable reply
to the demands formulated In this nbto
and searching document."
Tho Times says that tho President's
noto "both In substance nnd expression
recalls the best traditions of American
diplomacy" and declares that "not only
tho Allies, hut tho wholo world of neu
trals may well rejoice that tho United
fitalon hns at length spoken out so
forcibly und loud "
The leading provincial papers express
themselves In similar vein.
"Seldom has n diplomatic document
been conceived so consistently as un
appeal from tho worse to tho better self
of a nation, and so ntlroltly phrased ns
to mako It possible for the sinner to
repent without public humiliation," say
the Manchester Guardian. "President
Wilson puts tho responsibility both for
past and futuie developments on aci
mnny nnd wo bellevo ho will carry wltn
him tho majority of the German-Americans,"
"In both tone nnd substance," said the
Liverpool Post, "If wo take as Irony cer
tain tributes to German Influence on the
sldo of Justice nnd humanity, the note
Is remarknblo and without exception."
"Tho American note runki with the
Declaration of Independence ns n world
shaping proclamation nnd pledge," said
tho Evening Star. "Never In her estab
lished freedom and tho equality of tho
rights of men within her border has
Ameilca been lifted higher by her con
science nnd courage. It Is tlio voice of
Christianity ctylng out against Satan
ism." GERMAN JOURNAL SUGGESTS
RESORT TO ARBITRATION
BCRLIN, May 15.-Gcrmany is willing
to submit her side of the Lusltnnla caso
to court of arbitration, according to tho
Vosslscho Zcltung, which today printed
the following statement:
"High Government circles In Germany
favor submitting tho Lusltnnla matter
nnd the dlttlcultlcs with America to a
court of arbitration."
Ambnssador Bcrnstorft may be given
Immediate Instructions to suggest arbi
tration to Amerlcn, according to the
Voeslche Zeltung. It is the belief In offi
cial circles hero tho newspaper said, that
Germany shall make prompt answer to
tho American notd beforo proceeding with
her policy of torpedoing merchant steam
ers carrying passengers.
The newspaper Vosslche Zcltung Is an
orgnn of tho Liberal Party In Gcrmnny.
It can In no way bo regarded as nn ofTl
clal organ of tho German Government,
which usually speaks through the North
Gorman Gazette.
GERMANS IRIUTATED OVER
EARLY PUBLICATION OF NOTE
BWILIN, May 15. - Criticism of tho
American Government's breach of diplo
matic etiquette" wns voiced In ofllclal
circles today becauso It had allowed pub
lication of President Wilson's noto of pro
test beforo the document was formally
presented. Tho text of tho noto reached
Berlin from unofficial sources on Friday,
thus coming to the notice of tho officers
nnd officials of tho Government.
Ambassador James W. Gerard was In
communication with tho Foreign Offlco,
nnd tho belief wns widespread that the
noto had been handed In. Tho confirma
tion of tho presentation of this Important
document has led to many and various
reports, both In and out of ofllclal circles.
BERLIN IRATE BECAUSE OF
LONDON ATTACKS ON GERMANS
Press Advocates Reprisals on In
terned Englishmen.
BEItLIN, May 15. Publlo opinion here
Is greatly Inflamed over the attacks on
Germans In London following the sink
ing of the Lusltanla nnd the British
Government order for the Interment of
Germans in England. The newspapers
here today declared England Is wreaking
vengeance on helpless civilians solely be
cause she was powerless to act agalnit
Germany In a military way, Borne of thu
newspapers advocate reprisals against
English civilians and officers Interned In
Germany,
GERMANS ESCORT NEUTRAL
SHIP; TORPEDO ANOTHER
Swedish Vessel Taken to Port; Dan
ish Boat Sunk.
COPENHAGEN. May 15. The Swedish
steamship Belle, bound from New Castle
to Stockholm, was Intercepted ln the
North Sea by a German submarine and
escorted to the Swedlih port of Halm
stad, according to dispatches from Halm
stad today. The dispatches did not say
why the steamship's course was changed.
The Danish steamship Martha, a vessel
ot 1183 tons, was torpedoed and sunk tn
the North Sea today by a German sub
marine. The members of her crew were
saved. The Martha hailed from Copen
hagen. Lusitania Survivors "Wed
LONDON, May 15.-, John Welsh, an
engineer, and Mies Gerta Nellson. a ml!
ner, who met and became engaged aboard
the Lusitania, were married Thursday
In Manchester, When the liner was tor
pedoed Welsh put a lifebelt about his
fiancee and found her a place in a boat.
Jt wss overturned In the course of launch
ing and Welsh dived after the young
woman- Halt an hour later they caught
the lines of another boat and were taken
to queenstown.
SHIP SAILS WITH GRAIN
DESPITE TWO PROTESTS
Gives f325,000 Bonds nnd Leaves
When Libels Aro Filed.
Under bonds of 32S.O00, the British
steamship Botlscan Is scheduled to leave
Glrard Point today with a cargo oMrraln
for Marseilles.
The Dominion Coal Company, of Eng
land, and Norrls & Co. allege breach of
charter and have filed libels In tho United
States District Court. Judge Thompson
required bonds of J3O0.C00 In the Dominion
Coal Company's suit and 425,000 In Norrls
& Co.'s action.
Th nwnern of tho vessel are tho Syd
ney, Capo Breton and Montreal Steamship
Company, Ltd. of Oreat Britain.
BODIES OF LUSITANIA
VICTIMS ABOARD LINER
New York a Funeral Ship on
Homeward Voyage 28 More
Corpses Recovered.
LIVnrtPOOL, May 15.
Bearing a number of bodies of Ameri
can victims of the Lusltnnla disaster, the
American liner Now York sailed for New
York today. Tho ship carried a big pas
senger list, all available accommodations
being taken up. It was reported that two
LtiBltanla survivors were among tho
passengers, glad to get away from tho
rone of war.
It was stated that the following bodies
were being shipped! Charles Frohman,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Plamondon, of
Chicago: Miss Ellis, T. B. King, of Now
York; A. II. Foley, C. T. Broderlck, of
Boiton; It. F. Trumbull nnd Miss Mc.
Bright.
IIopo for the recovery of the bodies ot
Alfred G. Vanderbllt, Elbert Hubbard and
other prominent Americans Is slowly
dying out. A storm of wind and rain
pmvented the tug Flying Fish from con
tinuing her search for bodies today. It
Is believed thnt many corpses nro still
pinned In the wreckage of the liner and
tho ndvlsnblllty of sending down divers
has been considered.
Two bodies among tho 28 brought In to
Qticcnstown Inst night were Identified
this morning as "Anna Hill," of Toronto,
C'nt , nnd Mrs. Harry J. Kcser, an Ameri
can. Cm ds In the clothing of tho former
boio the nnnio of "Anna Hill," but this
nnmo does not appear In tho Ltmltanla's
passenger list.
ANGLO-FRENCH TROOPS
WIN GALLIP0LI BATTLE
Turks Driven From Krithia
Heights Bi'itish Battleship
Silences Three Batteries.
ATHENS, May IB, The Anglo-French
Allies hnvo captured the heights of
Krithia, on tho Galllpoll peninsula, from
Its Tuiklsh defenders. It Is stated In a
telegram from Tenedos todny.
Fifty British and French subjects, who
hnd been dcpoited from Constantinople
to tho peninsula of Galllpoll, havo been
taken back to tho capital, through the
efforts ot Henry Morgenthau, tho United
Stntcs Ambassador, says n private dis
patch today.
Turkish casualties In tho fighting on the
Dardanelles nre placed at 55,000 In a dls
pntch from Tenedos today. Forty thou
sand wounded Tutks have been taken to
Constantinople nnd suburbs.
Tho Turks, In their operations ngalpst
both the land forces of the Allies nnd
tho Anglo-French fleet, havo relied con
fidently upon tho guns mounted on the
Asiatic side of tho stialt. Tho British
1 uttleshlp Agamemnon Is reported to have
fcllenccd threo Turkish batteries yester
day. The Lord Nelson, which was re
ported to havo been damaged by Turkish
shells, hns rejoined the tine.
TREASURY OFFICIALS
ANSWER RIGGS BANK
Continued from Page One
thirds of his salary from tho National
City Bank, and names five others of the
Washington bank employes who, he says,
nre paid by tho National City.
WHEN THE SECRETARY SWORE.
Replying to tho charge that ho cursed
Vice President Allcs whllo the latter was
In his office, ho says the Incident occurred
when ho called Alles In to ask what tho
latter hnd meant by approving nn attack
prepared by tho New York Tribune be
fore It appeared In print.
At that time, ho said, Alles persisted In
addressing Comptrolled Williams In an
offensive manner. After warning htm
onco without success, says McAdoo In his
affidavit, he said, "Mr. Alles, I will be
d d If I will permit this ln my office,
and It you persist in It I shall havo to
order you out."
WILLIAMS CHARGES IRREGULARIT
Comptraller Williams, In his affidavit,
makcB the counter charge that "plaintiff
bank has steadily, persistently and not
withstanding repented admonitions nnrl
Instructions from preceding Comptrollers
of tho Currency engaged In business be
yond the powers 'of a national bank;'
that when objection was made to certain
ot Its practices plaintiff bank adopted de
vices by means of which the same unlaw
ful businesses were carried on and the
bank continued to profit therefrom." Ho
continues:
"Because of the unlawful business en
gaged In and the steps taken to conce il
the same the banks' books have not
shown the true condition of Its affairs
and many of the reports of conditions
made throughout Its existence have con
tained faleo Items,
"In many other ways the plaintiff bank
and its officers violated the lasy. From
Its organization until 1503 the plaintiff
bank contlnuedly and asralnst the mn.
stant protest of successive comptrollers
made and maintained and carried large
loans In excess of the lawful amount In
1803 t.lL1 auch ,oans aTKregatlng
over $3,000,000. There was no time during
this entire period when the law was not
being violated In this respect."
Williams affidavit charges that officers
of the bank have borrowed the bank's
money upon notes signed by "Irresponsible
dummies."
With the affidavits are filed list of
,na ma,de by the Rees Dank between
1902 and 1908 to Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw and to Various Assistant Secretaries
and to Comptroller Rldgeley, In the casa
of the lest named It Is stated $WM was
Eharged off to Ibss by the bank and In
the case of $33,000 Joan to one Assistant
Secretary "no record of having been
paid. ,j
McAdoo asserts that while Aiscs was
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury in
1903. he had charge ot the distribution of
Government deposits. Five days before
"-.f"1410" t0 become vice president
of the Rlggs bank, the affidavit declares,
he deposited w th that bank 13,900,000 "ot
Government funds. ' ' ol
a'11 am. Informed and believe," says Mc
Adoo. "that the deposits of i:,900,Q00, or
the greater part thereof, was Immediately
transferred to the National City Bank, o
New York, which furnished tue plaintiff
b"H with the bonds required to eecue
said deposit and presumably paid to the
PleintW bank Interest on! .aid deposit?
uiiiuuAirc hiske DENY i
PAYING WAR TAX
Temps Report on DernbuJ
Activities Is Vicroronslu nJ8
Vigorously Corf
tradicted.
Germans In this city discredit a . Jd
lat a war tax of 10 per cent. . .11
that
Inffimn tins tiwn lmnia.t a"L
... w '.'ocu un uerm&n rti
Ing In tho United States by the Imfe H
German Government, and that fromiM
OOO n mnnMi frnm It. T?..!.- ... .
statement appeared first In , n.!M
Temps In a dispatch from New Tork M
Itenrv Bain. Jr.. nrM..i -. .. . ' 5H
man-American Title nnd Trust Comp,.'1
Broad and Arch streets, said todsiftSl
ho had heaid nothing of the alle,i ..J
tax. -"
"I don't know anything about It" lr?
uaui uaiu. Aiinougn i am president .71
tho German-Amerlcnn T,.f ?..? lI
nm not In very close touch with nl
German population, nnd If anything i'
the kind exists It has not come under 'i
notice. I am Inclined to doubt tfc. ;.
port, however." ln ';
According to the Paris Temps, th. vI.ij
from Germans In this country who tM
hft tn Ima hAve. Iim,. I- ., ' W'NI
COO a month slnco tho collection of J"
fund was started In September j
"Doctor Dcrnburg organised a ).;
of banks, which were pro-Gtrrn,T
through which ho tried to exert '
sura iinnn Minin In tntirtU .... . . ":
. w.. ..uuw ... vwuwi wiui xniuovenu
lrinnf. niirl llnnti rtiAmhsf. il. Vf
ment themselves," Bays the Tcmr?
nort. "3
"ffaVflffll tfarAoinnti A(ln. M
Dornburg that his show of frltnaJv,
was distasteful to thorn. niVr A.'l
tho attitude of both Doctor Dtrnbunfi
Anil r?mint vnn nrntnfff .- . MfF
Ington has been marked by menicii!;
abruptness nnd Intimidation, thereby
earning for them tho gratitude of FranetJ
slnco their conduct has been ths biit
luo.9iueu ciU'nbunut IUI W.C All (8.
MinMjf1n nin ii OCA ArVi -t J
. v," r..". . 'rr'. "ns m;
the Dominion Into concentration camM.
but she Is unnblo to seize their wealth:
which, as a icsult of a wnrnlmr ,..i
by wireless from Berlin to Doctor Dern.
burg, wns transferred to American banki
un uuij .,, m uji uuiuro me Dcginnlnn
of tho war. '
"In December Doctor Dernburg ordenia
mu uciiuuii iiiuikuuHis in unina, num
bering 160,000, to send him all thii
muiicy jiosmuic. ino money, amouinv
Ing lo $75,000,000. arrived ln Csllfimii
somo weeks later, hidden In mnt!i i,iu s
Ing material, and Doctor Dernburg &n-J
.iwuiiwt. .nn. vmiiuuuy wuuia issue a
locnl loan In Chicago of J50.oM.ikvi ..'.
Ing that ho was so sure of Annrl3
can confidence In Germany that he ftlta
convinced that the loan would be cov-'w
ored within a day In Chicago alone. ThliS!
was a safe nronhocv. as tha mnnn n .
ready was thero, tho Chinese funds Ulnf
utilized for tho purpose."
,'t
n
GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH SIGNS'
I
BOROUGH CODE BItg
Mensuro Standardizes Government df5
Nearly 1000 Towns.
HARRISBURG. May 16.-Thc Governor?
InHnu alrrriArl Him ttii rsi i rrl nAiln Kill a-.t V
nruizing nnd maKing uniform toe got
crnments of nearly 1000 boroughs In Peon-
sylvanla, and also tho following House,
bills:
Giving tax collectors two years In
which to make settlements In cases where
they aro practically liable or where sure;;
tics arc Uablo because of death,
Validating elections of counties, mtlnl
Ipalltlea and school districts for In:
ci easing debts to an amount not more.
than 10 per cent, of their assessed YWU;
ntion
Amending the monument law so as t?
JtCllIllV LI1U UIUULIUII ui iuciiiu.iai? wa
counties lo veterans of the Spanish'
Amerlcnn War.
.1
Restricting revival of 1udcmcnt liens
by death of debtor to real estate holdnH;1
only. f
Appropriating J5000 to Hnrrlsburg flrt
companies. - i
Validating elections of counties andj
cities under certain conditions under-thy
law ot 1874. ci
I'ormuung ine diuio 10 pay iiianwwij
at iu per acre tor eiate iorcairy iwui
Providing for the conversion of C9g
oneratlve banking associations Into banU:
of deposit nnd discount. tfl
Amending the school code so ai Ml
provide for the education of blind chlHi
dron nt the expense of the State. -m
Established regulations for procedure;
ln Common Pleas actions, assumpsit, ei
cept for slander or Jibe), lo become ef
fective January 1, 1916.
Excluding townships of the first CUM
from the provisions of the i oglstratlon. of
conveyance of real estate law In iuw
counties as havo boards of assessment
nnd revision ot taxes,
NO LAUGHING GIRLS IN AUTO
Frank J. Floyd Denies Insinuations in
Renort of Accident.
TTrnnV .T. Tflnvd. a. merchant In Br
Mawr, today denied tho published report!
thnt there were laughing girls In hta i u
tomoblle which last Thursday colllj
with another nutomoblle on LancMten
avenue near Bryn Mawr Mr. Floyd, 'ny
is well known ln Bryn Mawr. stated tMtl
the only persona In the machine were wn
wife, his son, n young women wno i-a
ployed In lite store, a nephew of uil
young woman and hlmseir.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, May 1 1
For eaatern Pennsylvania: Fair tonljMf
Sunday unsettled; gentle to rooeMtUj
north and northeast winds.
Fair weather is reported generally frWj
the Atlantic States and the entire cott9
belt this morning and the skies are WW
erally clear over those districts. niwj"l
have covered all of tho far NorthwM2
States from Minnesota westward snd.il
narrow belt of thundershowers exfrfl
from Minnesota southeastwaid Into WJJj
The temperatures aro moderately I'm
throughout the northeastern porlle"
the country, with frost reported frwt
a few places In New York and NWM
land. An excess In temperature of frw M
degrees to 10 degrees is reponeu "-x
generally from the great central v"v
U, S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Obaenetlons taken at 8 a. in. EaaUnx tl
Low .
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