EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY MAY 20, 1915:
GERMAN AMlLLSftY
FURIOUSLY BOMBARDS
r PRZEMYSL OUTPOSTS
Sheila Rain on Positions 10
Miles From Stronghold's
Centre Foe Make Seven
Miles Gain on Main For
tifications. '
Oil Fields of Galicin, Reoccu
pietl by Germanic Allies,
Will End Petrol Famine.
Copper Mines Taken in Ra
dom and Kielce.
Przemysl In under heavy bombard
ment. I'ctrograd oftlclnlly mltnlls that
Bltells nro falling on outposts 10 miles
from tho centre, of tlio stronghold. Tlio
Teuton offenslvo lins gained seven
miles In 48 hours. Petrogrnd dcelnrrs
Slavs bold the east bank of thn San
from Jaroslau to Frzemysl. Vienna
claims capture of .Inroslnu and Sic
nlawn, nnd adjacent bridgeheads.
Pctrogrnd reports that the Austro
Germans bavo an nrmy of l.tlSO.OOO men
on tho San-Vistula front, and that
troops arc being speeded to turn tho
tldo In Centrat Clallela nnd South Po
land, .tt'horo tho enemy has rcocctipled
tho pptrol fields and copper mines, both
affording much needed supplies of theso
mlnonul for munition manufacturing.
GERMAN SHBLLS RAINED
ON I'HZEMYSL OUTER LINE
Teuton OfTcnsivo (Jains Seven Miles
in Forty-ciRht Hours.
PKTnOORAD, Mny 20.
Tho Russian situation In Galicla Is still
critical It wns admitted at tho War
Office todny that the Herman forces had
effected a crossing of the Kan River be
tween Jnroslau and Lezajsk and hart cap
tured positions on tho cast bank ot tho
river which they have strongly fortified.
Tho bombardment of Frzemysl Is In
creasing violence. Shells aro falling ten
miles from the centre of tho stronghold.
This shows that tho Germans have ad
vanced seven miles toward tho main
fortifications in 48 hours.
Prscmyr"" Is seriously menaced by the
justro-Oermnn armies under Mnckensen.
Crushed by successive defeats, the Rus
sians nust cither abandon the Gnllclan
fortrcjs they captured two months ago
or ridt tho danger of being surrounded
nnfl captured. Only tho arrival of large
bojil's of Slav reinforcements, reported
huf$ dng westward through Lembcrg, can
tho city.
intlnued attacks by tho Austro-Ger-
f. forces In Gallcla havo prevented tho
Asians, though heavily reinforced, from
ling tho offensive. On tho 100-mlle front
rm Opalow to Kolomea the Teutonic
immnnders. It Is stated, havo concen-
i Cited about 40 army corps, or 1,600,000
fjfon- Theso Include flvo corps of veterans
ifum me unuy ol i' leia .tuirsnui von iiiit
enburg and flvo from the western the
atre. Fetrograd announces: "Wo wll retain
A jotb banks of tho river between Jaroslau
Find Przomysl." but both Berlin and
Vienna havo claimed capture of Jaroslau
on May 15 and Slawlana, alay ID.
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GERMANS TRY ENVELOPING
MOVEMENT IX 'GALICIA
Few Miles Advance Needed to Isolate
Jaroslau and Frzemysl.
LONDON, May 20.
If reports from Berlin and Vienna aro
correct, tho Germans havo only to ad
vance a few miles farther to cut tlio rail
road supplying Jaroslau, Isolate that
fortress and compel tho Russians to
abandon tho lino of tho San and fall back
toward Lemberg. In this event both Jaro
slau and Prsemysl would bo enveloped,
and tho Russians driven out of much of
tho territory which they havo occupied
since tho first two months ot tho war.
A further Austro-German advance along
this lino would put tho Russian lino in
Poland as far north as tho Bzura and tho
Ttawk.T. In danger. It Is expected, there
fore, that the Russian generals will throw
In every available man ne..n of Jaroslau
In tho hope of checking tho Germans
thero and throwing them back across tho
San by sheer weight of numbers.
AUSTRO-GERMANS CONTROL
SAN AND WISLOKA RIVERS
Siehiawn, Important Bridgehead,
Captured in Sweep.
VIENNA, May 20.
"Tho troops which havo crossed the
Ban," says tho War Office, "yesterday
repulsed across tho Lubaczowka River
strong Russian forces which offered re
sistance northeast of Jaroslau, We cap
tured Slenlawa."
Tho point Indicated Is within a few
miles of the Polish-Galician frontier, duo
south of Tarnogrod and about 10 miles
from that fortress, being tho eamo dis
tance north of Jaroslau and 30 miles north
of Przemvsl.
In crossing at this point the Germans
not only havo tho San, but tha WIsIoku,
which Joins tha San a few miles further
down, directly In their rear. On tho
other hand, they evidently have mado
Frzeworsk, at the Junction of two Im
portant railroad lines, their advanced
base, and have crossed tha river directly
oposlte (his town. Frzeworsk Is 10 miles
due west of Jaroslau and on tho rail
road running from Frzemysl through
Jaroslau, to Rzeszow, Tarnow and Cra
cow. In a statement Issued a few days ago
Fetrograd said Slenlawa, Jaroslau and
Frzemysl were tha moat important
bridges and fortifications on the San.
ALLIES WILL RE-FORM PLANS
WEN ITALY ENTERS AVAR
Recent Tour of General Pau Was to
Outline New Plans,
HOME, May 20. Italy's expected en
trance into tne war will result In a gen
eral readjustment of tha Allies' plan of
attack against Germany and Austria, it
wa stated authoritatively today.
Tlio recent tour of General Paul Pau,
France's one-armed hero, resulted in a
perfect understanding as to the part Italy
will play In the war. Pau conferred with
tlio Hussion Grand Duke Nicholas, with
the Servian military leaders and finally
with General Cadorna. chief of staff of
the Italian army. An entirely new mar-
Hiaung or forces against the Austro.aer-
mans is saw 10 nave Been planned.
French Shell Kills 37 Austrian
PAJ1IS, May 20.-A single shell from a
fagraclt sun sent to Servla. fell In the
jwiftA omcera' emu at Seralin during
it. mums si pmcers. including two
fsls, according to the Matin's cor.
rwndRt at NUb.
AH IN TKUKWING BVENT
Tft R4iB4T svivtiua tl of unclaimed tms
nfm MKrt awna ud SftWf. fwuwl en
jai 4jhb tmt 1SH, ai tliT &&& trn,
a a u rm.r, xt. m. mhaMi
4-a4
ITALIAN DEPUTIES
VOTE FOR WAR
Continued from Vase One
country. His Holiness has approved tho
text of a prayer to bo recited by Italian
soldiers on tho battlefield and has added
his hope for a victory for Italian arms.
GltKEN BOOK SUMMARY.
Tho Italian Foreign Office today Issued
a summary of tho Green Book explaining
Italy's position to tho world. Tho sum
mary confirms the report that Italy on
May 4 denounced her treaty with Aus
tria, paving tho way for war. The sum.
niary declared the concessions Austria
as willing to make were entirely lnnde
auato. General Cadorna. chief of the General
Stuff, arrived nt Vlnccnza, near the Aus
trian frontier, nnd Immediately assumed
active charge of the Italian forces. With
other start officers he Is awaiting tho sig
nal to open hostilities.
Following an official announcement
matio yesterday, tho military today ns
sumed control of all Italian railways. Tho
Government at the same time Issued strict
orders to tho newspapers to publish no
reports of troop movements.
With steam up, special trains were
waiting today, ready to convev Prince
von Huelow, tho German Ambassador,
nnd Von Macchlo, the special Ambassa
dor from Austria, out ot Italy.
It was reported here, however, that tho
trains would be held up at tho Italian
frontier until tho arrival Sjf the Italian
Ambassadors to Vienna and Hrrlln. This
precaution Is said to havo been taken be
cause of reportB received here of the Ill
treatment of the Trench nnd Russian
Ambassadors In Germany last August.
Princess Ruspoll, whose throe sons are
officers In tho Italian army, today Is
sued orders that her palate be immedi
ately transformed Into a hospital. She
announced that she will offer her services
as a trained nuifie.
EMBASSY GUARDS DOUBLED.
Ten thousand troops took up stations in
tho city at dawn. The Parliament build
ings wero surrounded by soldiers with'
fixed bayonets and large forces ot cav
alry were held nparby. The guards about
tho Austrian and German embassies weio
icdoubled. Every precaution was taken
to porvent disorder.
Premier Salaudra held nil early confer
ence with King Victor Emmanuel. Tho
Premier wns cheered as ho arrived at and
toft tho Qulrinal. It Is understood that
Salandra acquainted tho King with the
decision of the Cabinet that Austria's lat
est concessions wcro Insufficient, and also
gavo him in detail the measures adopted
by tho Cabinet for rupturing diplomatic
relations with Austria and tho war that Is
expected to follow.
All tho diplomats hero are watching
with deepest Interest the methods ot For
eign Minister Sonnlno for breaking with
Austria and Germany. Both theso coun
tries have done their utmost to avoid giv
ing cause for a break. It Is reported that
Prlnco Von Buclow and Ilaron Von Mac
chlo havo been Instructed by their re
spective Governments not to ask for tholr
passports, apparently planning to throw
full responsibility upon Italy.
Even In official Italian circles It Is ad
mitted that Sonnlno's diplomacy will bo
put to a hard test.
ENVOYS VISIT SONNINO.
Members of tho diplomatic corps wero
fully informed yesterday of tho decision
reached by tho Cabinet. Tho number ot
visits paid by various envoys to Slgno.
Sonnlno broke all records. Tho Amer
ican Ambassador, Thomas Nelson Pago,
called at the Foreign Office In tho after
noon. Ho was followed by tho Spanish
Ambassador, tho Bavarian and Portugeso
Ministers, by Counselor von Hindcnburg,
of tho Gorman Embassy, and by tho
secretary of the Austrian Embassy.
Tho cjucstlon of providing protection
fir Italian subjects In Austria, Germany
and Turkey Is apparently causing tho
Govornment somo anxiety. Tho vlslt3 of
Ambassador Pago and tho Spanish envoy
to Sonnlno nro believed to havo been
mado In connection with plans for pro
tecting Italian Interests.
After tho visits of tho diplomats an
other Cabinet meeting was held in tho
evening. It was at this session that
Austria's latest proposals aro said to havo
been rejected.
Tho houses of Parliament were called
to order promptly at 2 o'clock. Tho
troops, which had been stationed In nil
tho streets adjacent to Parliament build
ing, allowed nono to approach save mem
bers and those bearing special passes.
Just before the Chamber of Deputies
went into sesslonqpoine of tho "interven
tionists" members appeared at the win
dows and wero wildly cheered by the
crowds.
Tho utmost caution was exercised In
distributing tickets ot admission In order
to provent outbreaks In tho spectators'
galleries. Among the spectators was Slg-
nor Battlstl, a former representative of
Trent in tho Austrian Parliament, who is
now an exile, having been sentenced to
death in Austria for treason.
Electrification of Freight Yards
Councils' Committee on Steam Railroads
today reported favorably an ordinance
calling for tho electrification of tho
freight yards of tho Pennsylvania Rail
road at Overbrook. Tho passage of this
ordinance will mean the end of tho long
fight waged by the civlo societies of Over
brook against the proposed enlargement
of the Pennsylvania yards at that place,
on the grounds that tho smoko would de
preciate the value of their properties
there.
Drops of water on the sidewalk led
Tollceman McGowan to the lair of two
men wanted for Btealing flan today. Com
plaint was made to the cop by David
Souveck, of 2501 South Darlen street, who
said that three shod were stolen from a
tank of water In his yard whlfe he was
eating dinner.
McGowan got on the scene Immediately
and soon struck the scent by trailing
the drops which fell from the shad as
they were spirited away. The trail led
to the yard of Edward and William
Elsenhower, of 7th and Porter streets,
where the fish were found flopping about
In their last moments, the cop said.
When the fish had finished flopping Mc
Gowan brought the shad and the Eisen
howers before Magistrate MacFarland,
?
m2
Souveck declared they were the selfsame
shad which bad been swimming happily
In the tank In bis yard a short time be
fore. Tha brothers admitted, the police
say, that they took the shade In order
to prove that they had been successful
on a fishing' trip. The Judge concluded
that a prime facie case bad been made
out and held the Eisenhowers In JS0O bail
for court.
A roam amongst the Sowers lo Fair
mount Park, with a pause noiv-rid then
pmirr i.SiJ
MfMDWB
'Vjgnd
U.S. RIGHT TO PROTECT
CITIZENS UNDER EVERY
CONDITION ACCEPTED
German Reply to Presi
dent's Note, According to
Unofficial Informants,
Makes Important Conces
sion to Chief Wilson De
mand. Response to Be Ready Monday.
Terms Said to Be Polite and
Friendly Emphasis Placed
on Maintenance of Rela
tions. WASHINGTON, May 20.
Germany has officially accepted the
general prlnclplo that American citizens
shall bo protected and safeguarded by
tho United States under all conditions.
On tho ground, however, that it Is con
trary to alt rulings of International law
It will reject tho suggestion that the
United States can demand complcto
abandonment of submarine warfare. Ger
many holds that America's legal rights
extend only to the protection of vessels
of American register and to tho safety of
Americans on board belligerent merchant
men. This was understood this afternoon to
be tho German position, as outlined to
Ambassador Gerard In tho series of un
official conferences which havo followed
presentation of tho Wilson note to tho
Berlin Foreign Office. It Is further under
stood that, In bis reports to tho Stato
Department, which wero under considera
tion today by President Wilson, Gerard
said, In substance, such will bo tho gen
eral tone of tho official German reply.
Stories that tho United States had ad
mitted tho Justice of tho second German
contention were emphatically denied by
Secretary Bryan. lie refused to discuss
tho matter further In any form, calling
all questions In referenco to tho matter
Improper. He mado It plain that ho has
"clapped tho lid" down on all news, so
far as his department Is concerned, re
garding any future developments In tho
German situation.
GERMAN REPLY TO U. S.
FRIENDLY; READY MONDAY
BERLIN, May 20.
Germany's reply to tho American noto
regarding tho Lusltanla and similar In
cidents In all probability will bo com
pleted by Monday. Unless there Is somo
unforeseen delay It will be delivered to
Washington early next week.
Because of tho length of tho Ameri
can note nnd becauso of tho detailed re
quests It contains, the German reply re
quires tho most careful drafting. It Is
declared In ofllclal quarters that thero Is
no reason for any apprehension concern
ing German-Amerlcnn relations.
Tho German reply will bo pollto and
friendly. It wns emphasized that the
last thing Germany Is thinking of Is a
breach of diplomatic relations.
GERMAN COUNTER DEMANDS
MAY PROLONG NEGOTIATIONS
WASHINGTON, May 20.
Belief that tho American noto to Ger
many on tho Lusltanla disaster and sub
marine warfare will be met by counter
proposals with whl-h this government
cannot comply, was strengthened In of
ficial circles hero today following publi
cation In this country and Germany of
semi-official forcasts of tho German ro
ply. These reports an to tho probable nature
of Germany's demands havo created tho
opinion that long-drawn-out negotiations
aro In prospect and practically have dis
sipated hope that Germany will jleld to
tho demands of the Wilson note.
Tho situation, however. Is not believed
to be hopeless and persons close to tho
administration still maintain that a basin
ot agreement may yet be found without
the repudiation of prlnclplo enunciated by
the President.
LORD MERSEY OPENS INQUIRY
INTO FALA1JA TORPEDOING
Crew of German Submarine Charged
With Cruelty and Callousness.
LONDON, May 20.
The official Inquiry Into the torpedoing
of the liner Falaba, March 28, with the
loss of 111 lives, Including one American,
opened here today with Lord Mersey pre
siding. Tho Solicitor General said that there
was no doubt that tho crow of the Ger
man submarlno acted "with great cal
lousness, cruelty and Inhumanity." He
said witnesses would be presented to
show that tho submarlno fired on the
Falabla while her passengers twere trying
to get Into the boats,
to view the Schuylkill from picturesque
shady nooks while listening to the morn
Ins concerts of feathered songsters, Is
the Ideal life for any normal man, ac
cording to Albert Johnson, Dally he wan
ders there, and. If perchance a spreading
bed of flowers blocks his path, he walks
right through them to save time. He
believes that life's pathway should be
strewn with flowers, but the park guards
are not quite so romantic.
Johnson was quoting Longfellow to the
muslo of crushing flowers, when Park
Guard Hurley brought him back tp
everyday life with 6, jolt. He discovered
that the poetical wanderer had be
decked himself with geraniums and ferns.
"I was Blmply drinking In tha splendor
ot the scene," said Johnson.
But the guard concluded that he had
been drinking plain old rye, and took the
nature layer before Magistrate Boyle, at
the 89th and Lancaster avenue police
station.
There the prisoner became facetious
and said he wore geraniums because ha
was known as "the flower of the family."
"Well, I think you look somewhat with
ered," said the Judge, "and I'll One you
$5 and costs." Johnson paid the tine,
and on reaching the door asserted. "I
regret that the law prohibits admiration
of mature, and im orry for h .guard
ians who fall to sea the beautleof life."
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MAYOR REFUSES PRIVATE CAR
TO FRISCO AT CITY EXPENSE
Criticises $35,000 Appropriation for Councilmanic Junket to
Exposition as Excessive, Though He Heartily Approves
Liberty Bell's Journey Mildly Criticises Spirit of Junket.
Mayor Blankenburg today declined the
Invitation of Councils to accompany the
Liberty Bell excursionists to tho Panama.
Paclflo Exposition In a private car at the
cxpenso of tho city. He alio declared that
he considered a $55,000 Appropriation for
the expenses of tho trln excessive, and
contended that $29,000 was In his opinion
adequate.
Tho Mayor asserted that ho probably
will attend tho exposition, traveling over
land by regular trnln nnd meeting tho
Liberty Bell tialn at Sacramento, Cal to
participate In tho formalities at the re
ception of the bell at San Francisco, If
ho Is not dctnlned by tho possible
"Lcxow" commission Investigation of
Philadelphia municipal affairs.
Tho Mayor declared unequivocally In
favor of sending tho bell to tho fair In a
letter Ecnt today to Charles Scgcr, choir
man of Councils' Liberty Bell Committee,
Tho letter follows:
My Dear Sir After carsful consid
eration, I havo como to the conclusion
that tho proposed expenditure of $35,000
for tho trip of tho Liberty Bell to San
Francisco Is oxcesslvo and should bo
reduced. Tho original demand was for
$30,000. and In this amount was In
cluded a private car which your com
mlttco desired to place at tho disposal
of tho Mayor. This car, I learn, would
cost $1000. Whllo appreciating tho
courtesy of Councils' Committee, I
would not permit tho city to bo at
BUch an expenditure, for, even had I
decided to accompany tho committee
on Its Journey to San Francisco, I
would havo paid tho cxpenso of this
car mysolf.
Unfortunately, tho spirit which has
moved mo to ndvocato tho sending of
tho Liberty Bell to San Francisco has
been misunderstood In many quarters,
nnd especially among somo of my
warm friends nnd supporters. Under
nil tho circumstances, I feel compelled
to decline tho courteous Invitation of
your committee to accompany tho bell
to San Francisco. If 1 can find tho
time and clrcumetnnces permit, I shall
bo glad to mako tho excursion over
land In tho usual way and meet your
committee nnd tho Liberty Boll upon
Its arrival at Sacramento and accom
pany tho commltteo to Snn Francisco.
This decision on my part I hope will
allay all censure that I tako other
than a patriotic Interest In the Journoy
of tho bell.
Thero never has been greater clamor
In my long experience for a patriotic
purposo than that which has come
from all parts of tlio country west of
tho Mississippi, and especially at this
time It seems to mo that the patriot
Ism of our pcoplo should be encour
aged nnd stimulated In tho highest
degree, and nothing will do more to
accomplish this end than tho pio
posed trip of tho bell.
Whllo many good friends. Daugh
ters of tho American Revolution,
civlo and other bodies in tho East
aro protesting against sending tho
HOW LIBERTY BELL'S TRIP MAY END
5m fWmtV J if T
POOR OLD LIBERTY BELL BREAKING
HORIZONTALLY, SAYS U. OF P. EXPERT
Describes Probable Course of Present Crack Around the Crown
of Bell, According to Theory, Which Has Been Backed
Up by Recent Exaviination.
Recent developments In the progress ot
the ever-widening crack In the Liberty
Bell have been directly in line with the
theory of an eminent metallurgist, a pro
fessor of tho University of Pennsylva
nia, as to just how the bell will break
when It does break.
And that break will probably occur, ac
cording to metallurgists, on the trip which
the bell will take to Ban Francisco In
July or on Its return to this city, the
Junket which will give 21 Councllmen a
free trip to the Panama-Faclflo Exposi
tion and wlllcost the city about $100,000
having been sanctioned by the Mayor,
"Thero is every reason to believe that
the bell will break In two horizontally,"
said the Pennsylvania metallurgist, "that
Is to say, tho crack which has started to
go around the crown will continue In that
direction until the lower part of the bell
comes oft like a cylinder,
"It will not be as If some one had taken
a bite out of the bell, as some people
think. It will be a more complete break
than that. You see, the original break, 9)
years ago, was a tijar up the. side In a
vertical direction- Then the lower part
ot the bell began to spread, but the orig
inal crack, instead of keeping on In a
vertical direction toward the top of the
bell, turned abruptly to the right and has
kept on going In that direction ever
since.
"The latest development of tbla crack,
which was discovered several weeks ago
by microscope, was a continuation or
it In a horizontal direction. Ju?t as ex
pected. TW scam, jjow poly a. hair line,
will pprobably bo plainly visible after the
bell, the same and simitar societies,
In largo numbers and equal In public
spirit, In the West havo urged the
Mayor and Councils to send our
precious relic across tho continent to
tho PAclflo coast.
One reason which, it seems to me,
ought never to have been urged
ngalnt sending tho bell Is an account
of tho cxpenso Involved. I think on
a patrlotlo mission of this character
tho proper nnd legitimate expense In
volved should not bo an Important
objeotlon.
We havo sent tho Liberty Bell to
s x exhibitions, traveling about 15,0ou
miles never beyond tho Mississippi
River oxcept on tho occasion of tho
St. Louis Exposition In 1901. If Phila
delphia should show such a norrow
spirit ns to decline to send the bell to
tho territory west of tho Mississippi
River, which is double tho size of tho
eastern part of the United States nnd
will contain, within GO years, ns many
inhabitants ns tho whole country has
today, It would cost our city many
hundredfold tho amount which will bo
expended on this trip. You can read
ily imaglno representatives of Phila
delphia manufacturers and firms ap
pearing In any of tho Western States
and cities, prosentlng their cards and
mooting with this reception: "What!
Philadelphia! You ravored the East
In sending tho bell on half a dozen
trips, and when we asked for ono trip
to the western coast you declined.
No, We do no business with Phila
delphia!" This would bo tho natural
result and Philadelphia would bo
harmed a thousandfold, not only now
but for years to come, through our re
fusal to grant tho request of the thir
ty million peoplo living west of tho
Mississippi River.
Ono of tho main reasons urged by
thoso opposing tho trip Is tho dan
ger of harm coming to our precious
relic. Tho public may be suro that It
I feared for one moment any real
danger I would bo tho last man to ap
prove of tho resolution beforo me.
Tho bell has mado half a dozen trips
without any Injury nnd without any
special precautions being taken. It
has been returned In safe and sound
condition crvery time. Wo havo made
careful investigations right on tho
spot and every possible precaution
has been arranged to return tho bell
safely to its permanent resting place
In fact, precautions that havo never
been thought of before. Tho minds of
thoso who nro fearful of results
should bo relieved by this statement.
Let me advise you that In view ot tho
fact that tho original request was for
an appropriation of $30,000, and In view
of tho further fact that tho $1000 in
cluded for tho prlvnto car for tho
Mayor will not bo expended, tho ap
prtprlatlon should bo reduced to
$29,000.
Very truly yours.
RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG,
bell has gone a few hundred miles and
the Jolts and Jars of the train and tho
fifty odd stops the train will make on the
way west may open up that seam sev
eral more Inches.
"By that time there will be so much
of the lower part of the bell detached
from the upper part that the remainder
of the ibreak will probably come of a
sudden. When the break has gone around
the bell and Is neaijng the original crack,
It will run down to meet It at right
angles, which is the tendency in such
cases.
"After the lower, cylindrlcally shaped
section has come off, tho original crack
will widen to maybe two or three inches,
as I believe there is desire on the part
of the metal, so to speak, to open, as If
It had been a too tightly rolled up
scroll."
SUNDAY
OUTINGS
l"rom Market Street vrhuf
$liUUwi4co4, Aaslttea, c.m
May, Ocean City, mens lUrbor, T;iO
a. m.
From Broad Street Station
'w 18, 21; Julr 11, 25, Aug, 8,
4 -, evyi. w. tv vei. 4, 11 ana SI.
In 19 'SO WW"". T:68 a. ta.j Jun;
PENNSYLVANIA R
tsHnqFl V1t
RUMANIA, BULGARIA
E GRECIA SARANN0
A FIANCO DELL ITALIA
La Plotta Austriaca Parte
da Pola Per Bombardare
Venezia Pieni Poteri
Conferiti dalla Camera
al Governo.
ROMA, 20 Magglo.
Un telegramma da Bucarcst dice cho It
popolo rumeno domanda la forma2lone dl
un gablnotto na2lonalo per far fronto
alia sltuazlono Internazlonalc cro.ita da!
l'lmmlnonto partcclpazlone dcll'Italla alia
guerra, o conseguentemento nncho della
Rumania.
A Bucarcst provale l'oplnlono cho
ancho la Bulgaria o la Grecla si unlranno
ftlt'Italla cd alia Rumania contro gll lm
perl contrail o la Turchla, nonstanto la
forto Influenza del tcdeschi a Sofia.
Ancho la Trlbuna dlchlara cho un dip
lomattco greco ha dotto cho la Grocla o
la Bulgaria si unlranno presto nll'Italla
cd alia Rumania.
Oggl II Principe Ituspoll, tro flgll dol
quale Bono ufTlclnll dell'oserclto. ha dato
ordlno cho II suo palazzo sia sublto tras
formato In ospcdale.
La Camera dl Dcputatl si o rlapcrta
oggl mentre Roma e tutta plena dl cntu
slasmo per la guerra Immlnento o mentre
una folia Immensa, porcorrova lo vlo dalla
cltta grldando "Abbasso l' Austria." Da
tutto lo flnestro svontolava la bandlera
Itallana, o dappertutto si udtvan gride dl
ovvlva per 11 Re, per l'onoreolo Salan
dra o por 1'cscerclto o dl abbasso per
l'Austrla o la Germanta.
Dall'alba ben 10,000 soldatt avevano
occupato 1 puntl strateglcl della cltta,
rlmancndovl con lo bajonetto Inastato
pronto a rcprlmcre dlsordtnl, mentre
pattugllo dl cavallerla pcrcorrovano le
strado. I pattugllonl dl soldatl cho cran
da parccchl giornl a guardla dclle Amnas
clnto dl Austria o dl Gcrmanla crano
stato raddopplata o ognl prccauzlono era
stnta presa per rcprlmcro dlsordlnl.
IL LIBRO VERDE.
Quosta mattlna per tempo l'onorovole
Salandra ebbe un colloqulo col Ro cd al
suo arrlvo al Qulrlnale fu vlvnmento ap
plaudlto. SI credo cho 11 Presidento del
Conslgllo ha comunlcato al Ro la dccl
slono del Governo dl rlgettoro lo ultimo
offcrto dcU'AuBtrla o gll ha comunlcato
lo ultimo mlsuro prose per la rottura dlp
lomatlca con l'Austrla.
I diplomatic! dl paesl non belllgerantl hI
mostrano qui vlvnmento Interessatl per
npprendcre qunll metodl II Barono Sonnlno
adottera per la rottura con l'Austrla o con
la Germaula. SI dlco cho II Pilnclpo'von
Buclow cd II Barono von Mncchlo hnnna
dal rlspottlvl govcrni Istruzlonl dl
domandaro I loro passaportl e gcttnro
tutta lo lesponslblllta sull'Itnlla. Ancho
nel clrcoll govcrnntlvl Itallanl si ammette
cho la dlploniazla dcll'onorovole Sonnlno
sara messa a dura prova. 11 Mlnlstro
degll Esterl non ha mat rtcevuto tnntc
vlslte como lerl, cd nncho l'Ainbasclatoro
Americano, Thomas Nolson Page, si rcco
alia Consults, dove si recarono pure I
rappresentantl della Spogna, della
Eavlcra o del Portogallo.
Semhrn chr II governo sin occupato a
rlsolvcro 1 problema della frotezlono dogll
Italian! in Gcrmanla, In Austria cd in
Turchla, o si credo cho lo vlslte del rap
presentantl degll Statl Unltl o della
Spagna abbluno rclazlone con questo
problema. Ierl sera i mtnlstrl tcuncro
conslgllo o rlgettarono tutto lo ultimo
proposte dell'Austrla, a quanto si dice.
Sobbeno si bIu fatto dl tutto per tonere
segreto 11 contcnutn del Llbro Verde,
tutto si sapeva dl gla poco prima cho 11
Parlamento si rlunlsse, Tanto a Berllno
cho a Vienna od u C'ostantlnopoll si at
tend che, bo la guerra sara dlchlarata,
gll Statl Unltl nvrnnno la protezlono degll
lnterressl Itallanl nel paesl teutonlcl ed
In Turchla. Faro cho la Gormanla af
fldera alta Svlzzcra 1 suol lnteressl in
Italia.
Oggl 1'Italla o pronta a colplre. La
magglor parte ctollo suo truppe sono
ammassato lungo 11 confine dell'Austrla.
II Papa ha upprovato Ierl 11 tcsto dl
una preghlera cho sara recitata dal
soldatl Itallanl sul campo dl battaglla,
Invocanto la vlttorla per lo arml Itallane.
Questa mattlna 11 Governo ha pubbll
cato un sommarlo del Llbro Verde splo
gante la poslzlono dcll'Italla. Nel Llbro
Verde si conferma la notlzla cho 11 Gov
erno ha denunzlato II trattuto della Trlp
llce Alllanza Un dal 4 del corrento mese.
splanando cosl la via per la guerra. Nel
Llbro Verdo o detto cho lo concession!
oflerte dall' Austria erano assolutamento
inadequate. L'ltalla rlmase fedele alia
Trlpllco, ma uell'estate del 1914 l'Austrla,
senza u consenso ueuitnlla e senza
nemmono inforniarla lnvlo un ultimatum
alia Serbia, roinpendo cosl lo statu quo net
Balcaul. Non ostanto questo l'ltalla cerco
dl rlprendero le amlchevoll rclazlonl con
l'alllata senza rlusclrvl.
II 9 Dlcembro il Barono Sonnlno lnvlo
una telegramma all'Ambasclatoro Avarna
a Vienna percho informasso II Conto
Berchtold del fatto one l'Austrla, con
l'avanzata in Serbia, aveva violato
l'artlcolo 7 del trnttato dl alllanza,
L'ltalla ebbe una rtsposta ncgatlva. Due
mesl plu tardl II Duca Avarna telegra
fava a Roma che era Inutile trattaro con
l'Austrla per concession!. Soltnnto II 9
Marzo il Governo austrlaco acconsentlva
a trattare Bulla base dl concession!, ed il
Barone Sonnlno feco noto lo condlzlonj
dell'ltalla, ma l'Austrla si oppose all'im
medlata occupazlone del terrltorlo che
sarebbe stato ceduto. Allora entro In
Iscena 11 Principe von Buelow. L'Austrla
voleva che l'ltalla dovesse contlnuare a
mostrarsl benevola verso dl cssa e
Issclarla mano libera nel Balcanl, mentre
l'Austrla avrebbe ceduto solo una parte
del Trentlno sul Lago dl Garda. Il Go
verno Itallano domando lnvece la cesslone
dl tutto U Trentino e dl Trieste e l'lstrla
oltre alio Isole Oursole e mano libera In
Albania. L'Austrla rlfluto senz'altro.
Vn dlspacclo da Mtlano dice che la flotta
Austriaca e partita 5a Tola per bombar
dare Venezia non appena saranno aperte
le ostlllta,
II Generale Cadorna, capo dello Stato
Magglore dell'eserclto, e partlto alia
volta d Vlcenza por organizzare le prlmo
mosse delle forze Itallane contro I'Aus-trla.
The Washington Jaunt of the
William Penn High School Girls
By Themselves
More than a score of the two hundred and thirty
girls who made the trip described their impressions
SVrJlVvP131 and Mt Vernon exclusively for the
PUBUC LEDGER. Two full pages of delightful
travel storyettes from the angle of the winsome school
girlwritten and iphoto-jllustrated by members of the
party,
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ITALY'SFLEETTOim
PLACE OF FRENCH SHM
IN ADRIAMOCKAll
Entrance of Victor eJ
manuel's Nation Inf
War Will Release rI
public's Squadron f0l
Service in Dardanelles.!
Great Warships
Service After
"eaciv trS
Monf.ha -n
Preparation- Plnn In v..A
Annti-lnn Bn V ..Left
w J I u a. lIU yB
PARIS, May m
Tho Italian navy Is counted upon i0,l
lenso all French ships now enn. r-SI
blockading the Adriatic against ih IM
.-...,, ui usiria-iiungary. These Fr.nS
warships will bo nt once available Gt
ervico nt tne Dardanelles, m
Italy has Important dockyards at tt
rnnto,
Naples, Venice, Catn.m.2
Spezla nnd Maddnl
lenn. Theso yard, fc.i:
been busily engaged during the last tiiti.
...u.o , mmiiK rcauy mo ships of IKi
Italian fleet for active service. :
Tho Italian plan of campaign, It U fc, :
llovcd, will Involve a close Inner b'ocxm.l
of tho Austrlnn naval forces as a'Bt; f
caution ngalnst nny transportation V..
which tho Austrlans may .1,?.?
as across tho Adriatic for the preienl iyI
bulk of tho Austrian fleet Is bJlrft '
Fola, tho naval arsenal lying beta.
Trieste. The distance from Pol, J
Venice In onlv 73 m ton n.i i ., ,." !
to bo protected from attack by at a It Vml
bottlo un tho Austrian iWf tov,... V"
latter Is now nnchored. It Is doubted if
major engagement ensuing at the hjrf
of tho Adriatic. m-
Tho recent Bhlps of the Italian navy in
generally regarded as representing thl
nemo In naval architecture. The dread-'
noughts fonto dl Cnvour, tho dlullo Ce.'
sare and tho Leonardl da Vinci each dV
placo nominally 22,000 tons nnd i,u
speed ot 22 5 knots. Theso ships cam!
threo guns In the extreme forward anSi
after turrets and also In tho central am!!-A
ships turret, tho guns all being of 12-l.ichI
calibre. In tho Dante Allghlen, dread-i
nought, launched ns early as 1910, thH
Italians Installed In tlio four turrets ot
that ship threo 12-Inch guns to tho turret
The Italian fleet Is regarded as stronger
today In material than tho Austro-HuiK
garlnn fleet, and this preponderance will
bo greater still In tho event that th
Italians nro ablo to bring Into serricj
their four now superdreadnoughta, the
C. Colombo, tho F. Morosinl, tha Carai
clollo and tho M. Colonna. These vesselil
havo a designed displacement each of;
30,000 tons, and will carry, each hljy
eight 13-lnch nnd 16 six-Inch guns; In
other words, tho new Italian type dupli
cates largely tho Queen Elizabeth clajj
of the British navy. Tho four turreU'
of the new Italian superdreadnoughta ar
all located on tho foro and after centri
line, tho Inner two firing over the topi
of tho turrets located at the end. of
tho ship. This gives a direct astcm fire'
of four 13-Inch guns, and tho same num
ber for direct ahead fire, whllo tho broad
side Ilro will bring Into play the entlrl
13-lnch guns. The speed assigned to eaei
of the new superdreadnoughts Is 23 knoW
I'arsons turbines constitute tho drlriaf
power.
Wanamaker Buys Building
Tho purchoso of tho five-story bulldltj
on the north sdo ot Chestnut street, from
I3d to 21th street, by John Wanameier
has been mado public. Tho former own'
ers, Knhn & Greenberg, who only recent-'
ly completed tho building, aro reported
to hnvo taken tho property at 23d and
Market streetB. owned by Mr. Wana
maker, In part payment. Tho deal 1
said to Involvo J700.000.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, May M.
For eastern Pennsylvania Rain tonlghtw
and Friday; moderate northeast to easl
winds. 3
Showers nnd thunderstorms continued
In tho central valleys during the last "I
hours, tho rain area spreading eastward
over the Ohio basin nnd most ot thi
southern Lake region, Light rains alio
pnvTrl Wnrtli nnrnllnn. Mnnw lias falkfl
at somo nlaces In tho central and nortB:3
ern Rocky Mountain region. The temper;
nturcs havo risen nearly to the nornulj
along tho north Atlantic coast, but el
whero they aro unseasonably low, except
In tho Gulf States. Fair weather apljj
seasonable temperatures prevail in in
cotton belt this morning.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
i
Observations taken at 8 a, m Eastern tlnn.1
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a.m.n't. fall. Wind. iW".Wea.'W
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Atlantic City... M ?
Illsmarck, N. D. H
Sloston. Maes... OH 4s
Murrain. N. Y... 411 4U
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4 p.ClouJJ
8 C10U07 3
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CMCBEO, 111 '" ."r- '
Cleveland, O.... GO ,ui 11
Denier, Col HO SO .02 N
Des Molnea. la, -18 - ,u NB
Detroit, Mich.... 4S -JO .01 B
Duluth. Minn,... : ail .. ND
(ialvceton, Tex.. 7 7i ,. S
3Iarrlburg. Ta.. nl ji B
Itatteras, K. C 01 W .10 NE
(Helena, Mont... a -IS .12 N
Jluron. 8. D.... " .31 NB
Jacksonville, Fla "il 7'J ,. J.
Kaneaa City Mo. Ml 60 l.l NW
Louisville, Ky... 5S M .Td 8B
Slempl.ia. Tenil.. 7 Vi , . MV
Kew Orleans, Ia 74 70 . PR
New York M 60 N
North Platte ... 31 a ,1S N
Oklahoma, Okla. Dl Ki .31 N
(Philadelphia. Pa ) 6 . N
I'hoenU, ArU... 64 62 .. K
Pittsburgh. 1M.. VI 48 . Il
Portland. Me.... 51 t .. NW
Portland, Ore.... 411 4U .20 s
Quebec, Can 48 HB .09 N
6t. Louts, Mo... UJ 812.14 BW
St. Paul. Minn.. i 4-' .SO NB
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Salt I.oko, Utah, 4H 44 ,18 N
tin. ,A riftF
Ban yrancuco ,. J -Seranton,
Pa.... 60 as
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lanipa tn
WaBhlngton
Winnipeg
64 VI
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