FINANCIAL EDITION NIGHT EXTRA ituemna NIGHT IZ-SwJL Jljt ..'.! -IT fa I-N0214 I'HILADELPHIA, JTMDAY, MAY 21, 1915. Constant, 1813, at xna Poitia Lioars Coxrix. I PBIOB OISiEiGJStfa! S3 KALIANS SHOT BY AUSTRIAN TROOPS IN DALMATIA CAPITAL m Jdiers at Zara Shed First Blood. Itatin Fleet Reported to Have Taken Catarro War Virtually Under Way Without Formal Declaration Vienna perns Citizens of Italy. glue Wild With Excitement at News of the 'Slaughter of Italians Teutonic Envoys to Vatican Must Quit Immunity Decree Sus- fpended Cabinet in Special Session and War Council to Be Called. f. r Math Italy and Aiistrla have struck their first Hows and acts of war have inj nUhnunh no fnrmnl der.laratlnn. nt hnaiiHtlit hn 7iM , -co mm i..- - "- - '- -' -. - " ""' tiAccd. 'Xuttrtan troops fired upon a mob of Italians at Zara, the capital of Dal- Mr, kilting several persons ana wounaing many. Home went wild when 2h the first bloodshed was received. VVka Italian fleet is reported to have "entered" the Austrian port of Cattaro, ittsmttfa on the Adriatic, but the report did not state whether flic fleet had &tei me town. t'hi' Austrian and German envoys to the Vatican have virtually been f to leave Rome, as Premier Salandra obtained a royal decree today p&Mno diplomatic immunity for them. Both will depart tomorrow. p &&- Way 21.-Austrlan troops today JitiDdn" Italians who had started a SwMtratlon at Zara, the capital of MAKERS OF SALOON FIXTURES CLOSE DOWN DEPARTMENTS "Day of the Bnr Nearly Past," Says Official of Dig Company. ' CHICAGO, May 21.-Flvo big factories of the Brunswlck-Balkc-Coltender Com pany, the largest manufacturers of ea loon fixtures In tho United States, have closed down their bar furniture depart ments. The mon who have been working on saloon fixtures will bo given employ ment making talking machine cabinets, billiard and pool tables and bowling al leys. "Tho day of tho saloon Is nearly past, In the belief of the company's officials," explained II. P. Davenport, secretary of tho company. "Also, wo desire to dlvorco the billiard room and bowling alloy from tho saloon as completely aa possible." . CABINET, IN SESSION, ATTITUDE 'FOWARD U.S. FIRE CAUSES SMALL LOSS Women Cleaning Former Broker's Homo Warned by Policemen. A small flro In tho basement bf the. for mer residence of George II. Huhn, a broker, nt lGth nnd Wnlnut streets, to day, damaged the building to tho extent of several hundred dollars. More than n. dozen scrub women were cleaning tho house at tho time. They were warned by patrolmen, who also turned In a local alarm. The flro was caused by a short circuit In a motor In tho cellar, caused by water dripping through tho. floor. Feeling Regarding Reply to Administration Note Gains in Optimism on Basis of Confidential Official Reports. Kaiser Will Have Final Say in Response Foreign Office Draft Awaits His Return From Front for Editing. May Make Concessions. WASHINGTON', May 21. Confidential rtports on Germany's attl tudo toward tho United States were con sidered by President Wilson and tho Cab inet today. They wero from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin and Aro understood to havo been comparatively optimistic. Mr. Gerxrd said tho German reply to tie President's noto would bo sent early next week. Although members of the Cabinet re fused to say Just what Ambassador Ger ard reported, It was Indicated that all his messages omphaalzed Germany's apparent deslro to meet tho United States more JURY FOUND DIVIDED IN ROOSEVELT CASE; VERDICT IS ILLEGAL After Reporting Agree ment in Favor of Colonel, Poll Shows One Vote in Interest of William Barnes. Unparalleled Mix-up in $50,000 Libel Suit Results in Rejec tion of Findings by the Court and a New Verdict Is Ordered. SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 21. An un paralleled court mix-up resulted today In an Illegal verdict being returned In favor of Theodora Iloosevclt In William Barnes' $10,000 libel suit against tho former Presi dent. When tho Jurymen filed In nt 11 o'clock tho men woro a solemn countenance. Clerk Clark asked If they had reached a verdict. Foreman Somers replied: "Wo And for tho defendant, with tho suggestion that the costs bo divided bo twecn tho two parties," Tho 'Roosevelt lawyers looked astonish- 1 FiJurtiitratloi ItnUtla. and had destroyed Austrian "Several persons wero killed and ISSr wounded. f& has 'struck the first blow at Aus- &f.nrcrtigh hr "eet- ,a reported tnal $V.V.'.n....ntahltva wVilrh have been Da- Brail"" ......., - iwjiM '.the" Albanian coast havo "en- ttd "tne Austrian port oi v.unnu, ;, S&i, on the Adriatic Sea. Tie- dlP$tch gave no details as to rtflhir' Cattaro had been bombarded. Itdtsaveral times during the war by fi4Varshp3. 8fiJK&r"al'andra today obtatried a ft&Mne suspending diplomatic Immu ,is'forhi Austrian and German .Ambas- SlSyteh'i vfrl WriotrPKmnairaadora- lh VaUean'Will leave Rome tomorrow. s9( Italian Senate today ratified the edoiPof'the Chamber of Deputies In con- mrrinx'full war powers upon the Cabl- p& There aro persistent rumors mat a w'rminrlt hnri ,hpn Cfllled. .Mt'ja',iio- reported that Germany and ana piannea to seen luriner aemy uy indlnit. an explanation of the war lanMaken In Parliament on Thursday. Atatrls has begun Interning all Italian Jttlta between the ages et 17 and 60. Mi$ thousand Italians In the country Sound fiarbarlsa. DlKnano and Marzana, JhJUU) Trieste region, were today placed wjara trains oouna lor concentration 'muff In Carnlola and Croatia, according igaftvtiei received here. Leading Ital UMvln Pola havo been arrested and Wttra terrorized by Austrian mobs BafnoY Talllanl. attache of the Italian- Blabty Constantinoole. declared upon J (arrival here today that tho Turks ttecinlze the fal of their; capital la in- roiime, ana tnat tr uuigaria ana itu- KBraent will renounce the alliance with f.Csrraany and sue for peace. MJM TurkB will offer free passage to rrwen and British ships through tne PM4nMles," he said. "They will do their ,RtMt to prevent the city falling Into toi hands of th Riiftaiana. fearln? terrl- Wriprlsals for their Inhuman treatment Russian wounded and prisoners taken las Caumillta pamnnlini" HWUd rumors Ihnt hostilities already fwtfcegun, that the Italian and Austrian e have clashed along the border and "i u Italian fleet has sailed with or- ta tA nrnrA th. An4i4nn naval ntvn. WtBome feverishly expectant through- lmwa of a.000. aflame with the war writ, aurged through tho streets, bearing jw the flags of Italy, France, England, ", een-la, Montenegro and Japan. m. full authority In Its hands to iJJpTi tha Cabinet met today to regulate .ricicfl unaer Us new power. Fre- lualy, was wildly cheered orj his way loccung, out tne city was generally h War with Austria and Germany Concluded on rate Two, Column Five I ITALIAN INFANTRY IN THE TRENCHES ON THE FIRING LINE -WA.-.V X ". ." . , . .. . . . &wV"ifc:.A ...... -..,. v V , ...'v A ' . Photo by Med em Service. QUICK NEWS BRUMBAUGH SIGNS FOURTH OF TULY APPROPRIATION BILL Governor Brumbnugh today slguetl the bill inovliHnp nn nppro priatjon of ."Jld.000 for a ntttlonal Fourth of July celoblation In Philadelphia, which was suggested by the Evening Ledger. The Governor will appoint n commission of 10 Phlladelphians, who will co-operate with Councils' committee ill making preparations tot the eveut. PENNYPACKER SWORN IN AS SERVICE COMMISSIONER Ex-Governor Samuel W. Pennypaoker took IiIb oath of office today aa Public Service Commissioner. He 1b the first of the ap pointees to do GO. ROOSEVELT TURY MAY STAY OUT UNTIL TOMORROW SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 21. The Barnes-Roosevelt jury, if ttiey fail to agree, will not bo discharged beforo 10 a. m. Saturday. At 2:20 this afternoon the 12 men were still out. Justice Andrews instructed the clerk of the court that he would be in recess In chambers until D p. m. If the jury agreed before that hour the court was to be notified by telephone. If there were no agreement by D p. m. the jury was to be locked up until tomorrow. GERMANS TAKE TOWN IN NIEMEN ADVANCE BERLIN, May 21. German forces operating north of the Nle men River have crossed tho Dubissa and occupied the Russian town of BciTgcJa, 40 miles northwest of Kovno. AVOMAN WITNESS OF HOLD-UP DIES OF SHOCK , Shock caused by seeing a hold-up early today caused Mrs. Elizabeth .John son, of 13lh end Balnbrldge streets, a negrcss, to fall dead. Frank Light, of 1223 B-:r.V!:Fc street, a negro, was struck on tho head and robbed of "S. by cnother Negro, said by the pollcp to be William Walker, 27 years, of- 1115 , Balnbndss street. Light Is in the Pennsylvania Hospital with a badly lacerateoT pcalp. Wnlkpr was held by Magistrate McFarland under $1000 tbail" for a further hearing on Wednesday. Mrs. Johnson fell Into the arms -of a woman friend nnd died instantly. Her body was taken to the .Morgue. SENT TO JAIL FOR KILLING HER HUSBAND IH'FFALO, X. Y May 21. Mrs. Cynthia Buffum today pleaded guilty to a charge of murder In tho second degree In connection with the poisoning of her husband, William Buffum. Justice Pound at once sentenced her- to Auburn prison for from 20 years to ljfe. -'."; -r-i'SA ' f " -' -- 7VIX&--"'. JjAitliU AUAjXVST UOUSIS ULGUN IN. CHICAGO" w; CHICAGO. May 21. Trie Initial gun In the battle against boozo1 and. to drive Chli-ago's 7000 saloons out of business by 1016. was fired, tbday. Copies of the i.pfLch made before the Men's Club of the Fourth r'resbyterian Church by Fletcher Dobyna. of the CbJ.onso Dry Federation, was printed today iind circulated cz the "Oreen Book" of -j the anti-saloon forces. 50,000 GARMENT AVORKERS READY TO STBIKE NEW YORK, May 21. Fifty thousand workers In New Ybra. garment in dustry today were ready for the biggest strike that ever threatened, the trade. The ponding contest between the manufacturers and the unions' really had its beglnninc In the peace protocol that ended the seven 'weeks strike flvo years ago Tho manufacturers claim, the unions treated the protocol as a "scrap of paper." The unions hotly retort they are fighting for the right ot a discharged worker to complnln against an unfair dismissal. The picture reveals the young and well-equipped troops who within a few hours at most will direct a sheet of flame against the Austrians -drawn up on the frontier. Italy has something over 2,000,000 men, including reserves, ready to hurl into the conflict. Police Seek Two Stolen Autos The police are looking today for two Ford automobiles which were stolen, It Is believed, by members of a gang of auto thieves who have been operating In various parts of the city. A car belonging to D, Pierce, of Ard more.was stolen while he was visiting the house at 1808 De Lancey street. The machine of Walter K, Weldeman, 520 Ary street, Camden, was taken while he was calling at the saloon ot August Sham bacher. Broad street and Erie avenue. THE WEATHER TODAY ISP" (niT not war. was the nortent ot the LU(a. The existence of a. auantlty ot tore abov u was the main evidence, Tiered. The Intern cold obtaining area at the tlm. nrnrluplnir lea ?15 which caused the phenomenon ot n by diffraction ot the Buns raya, "dental merelv. Thai !, riln. Pwht't ,mo,,,ure dlsoved Into the & it v yvunuir aovna me inieu if Toe war thnv in in.u 1- .1..- W a a, -non atquitur" fallacy. It la jW 'lie thought that fauanu man t irm oratnV ami hr, . ,... . 1.1. Tat yl U lne "? ot h )" ixr; wr. ; borrow trouble. Almanac of the Day tOftlorpnw "a tomorrow '"'.'. T:13 n. t- 4 & m tn. V1J:21. m. iinAAf,nAtx.n. Low water 4th. hi.iu " ' ."Ho water tomorrow '- 4iy.a j-ow later uwirew lamps to Jie Lighted FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity Rain and somewhat warmer tonight; Saturday probably fair; moderate, southerly, winds. For' details, see page 2 Observations at Philadelphia a a. m. ACCUSED OF SENDING MAN'S WIFE TO RENO Husband Had Y. M. C. A. Roomer Arrested, But Fails to Appear at Hearing. Barometer ,.....,.....,...,,,. 30.21 Temperature . . M Wind ,.,..-. ,..,.,,,, Southweat, 10 miles Sky , ,,,.,..,, Raining Precipitation last U hour.,,,.,.... 3T IIUinMlty ,...,...,... 87 Minimum temperatura ...,.,.,,... ........ 63 Minimum temperatura ....,,,.,,,,.,,,... .70 Sen San On the. Pacific Coast Franclieo .... Weather, cloudy. Temp. Bt Ditto ..Weather, cloud. Temp. 54 The Tides PORT RIJH.M)D. Hlih water Vow water tomorrow Hie a water tomorrow . T:Kp.m. AVZi a. in, T:51 a.m. CHESTNUT BTRPBT WHABy. HUb water ....... T:lTv.m. Low water tomorrow .-...iJilSa.m. Ilt(bwater tomorrow , , T:3a,m. REERV ISLAND. Low -water ..,..Jfl!lt.m. Hl(h water tomorrow 4:31 a,m. zv water tomorrow 11. IS a.m. T. 13 p.m. . t:6ia.m. Charles which George Crowell had made against Norman 'Mldgely, to the effect that the latter ini conspired to have Mrs. Crowoll go to, Reno, N'ey,, and seek a divorce In order to beepme Mrs. Mldgely, were evidently dropped today when the piaintm rauea to appear in Justice of the Peace 'Donnelly's office In Lansdowne. x "The case Is off as far es we are con cerned," Squire Donnelly's deck said thla afternoon. Crowell iad accused Mldgely of abduction and conspiracy. Here la Crowell's version of the affairs Several months; ago he and his wife wre living In an apartment house In J.ana downe, where Mldsely also had rooms. Crowell noticed that his wife and Mldge ly sat about talking together entirely too much and warned her that this muit stop. But he had complete bontldence In her. On April 1 she went Mo Atlantic City, to visit relatives. She was. going j iu star iii 9 a iitwiif. uui 11 jippeara that ahe had only gone to get her clothes, Crowell got a letter from his wlfa every day until April 19. Mldgely had left Lansdowne a week before Mrs. Crowell went away. Hearing rumors about Mldgely and Ms wife, he had thy man arrested. The police told him Mldgely admitted he hid arranged to meet- Mrs. Crowell at Broad Street Sta tion, not wishing- tq go to the shore to induce her tQ go West, because he far ed the Mann "white, slave act, . "They." had lunch toother in Phlja delphla." said Crowell, "aubV'Mldirtev atnt her taiteno. Paid hr.4Jenes, JoW hr a see m. vcnani isnyer ana wait six months in Peno until' she could, get a .divorce, ' 1 "The Philadelphia detective whom r eent to Reno to nud my wife tried tq than half way. At the same time he ex plained that German officials have point ed out that the Allies are relying on the United States instead of their own fac tories for war munitions. It was Increasingly evident today that this Is the most crucial point in the negotiations and that it Is likely to be the only question remaining unsettled when the German reply Is received. ENGLISH NOTE RECEIVED. The Cabinet also had before It the Brit ish Foreign Office memorandum Issued last night dealing with the American Concluded on Fare Two, Column Six ed, as did tho Barnes' legal camp. Then they all smiled In unison. A broad grin appeared on Colonel Roosevelt's face, but It quickly disappeared. VERDICT "NOT PROPER" "Gentlemen," the court declared, "your verdict Is not In proper form. You must find a verdict one way or the other, for the defendant or the plaintiff." Foreman Somers asked the court: "May we take a rising vote?" "I cannot permit you to carry on your Concluded on Tags Two, Column Seven UN ULTIMATUM SARA MANDATO QUESTA SERA DA ROMA A VIENNA Si Dice Che la Flotta Italiana E Entrata Nel Porto di Cattaro, L'Austria Non Sarebbe Preparata alia Guerra Con Vltalia e Vorrebbe Ritardarla, Un dlspaccto da Roma dice che questa sera sara probabllmente lnvlato un ultimatum da! governo italiano a quello dl Vienna. Nel clrcoll mllltarl romanl at crede che 1'Auetrla non e preparata per la guerra con I'ltalla e cerca perclo dl ritardarla. Un telegramma da Parigl afferma che I'ltalla ha assestato II primo colno all'Austria con la sua flotta, che, comandata dal Duca degll ,Abrutzl, ha attaccato 11 porto dl Cattaro e vl e entrata. II dlspaccto non dice se Cattaro e stata bom bardata. La notlila non e ancora confermata dalle autorlta Italtane o da dlspacci da Roma, A Roma correva voce questa mattlna che al confine auatrlaco si era gla avuto un primo scontro dl truppe Itallane ed austriaehe e cha perclo la guerra era vir tualmente comlnclata. Jfet clrcoll plu vlclnl al governo si rltlene che la guerra tra i'ltalla e I'Austrla ro'mlncera sena alcuha dtchlarailone. S sa. che I due governl hanno preso le mlsure neceisarle per far fronts alia guerra da un momento. all'altro, e 11 ,fatto ch 11 governo Itallanp ha aospeao 11 traittcc. "dl paaaeggeri sujlo ferrovte dell'Alta Italia indlca che tuUe la truppe dlsponlbilt a ud del Po vengeno invlate verso 1 confine italo-austriaci. A Romanon vl a e non tl e potuto aapera dove al trova la. flotta. Italiana, ed 11 governo ha prolblto a giornall dl pubbllcara quaUiasi notliia rlguardanta 1 jnovimentl dl truppe e delle navl da guerra. Molt! conalderano ehe ormal estate persuade her to return, but she will not uno ut0 dl sierra tra I'ltalla e ('Austria. ' (Unete altrl couplet! dlapaccl la Italiana aalla iltuaticae la Italia la !i pla dl QtHito f loraaie.) ' Cnclud4 ta aga Tato, Ooltuaa fou STOLEN FLOWEHS LEFT AT PREACHER'S DOOR ' Policemen attached to the Belgrade and Clearfield streets station are -casting envious oyes at four geraniums and an equal number of begonias which have been In the station house since early today. And hoping that no one wlli come along to claim them. They were found on th"b doorstep of the Rev. Dr. Robert Hunter, 2002 Frankford avenue, who knows' nothing about them. W no one asserts ownership the plants will bo distributed1 to lucky cop3. gr : JITNEY IN FLAMES FROM OWNER'S MATCH '' ' A new method of illuminating Broad street was discovered shortIy"after 1 o'clock this morning, when Norton Franks, 2044 Welkel street, -owner and driver of a Jitney, ignited the gas as It flowed from the tank of his car. Ho had been examining the engine with a lighted match. The- prompt arrival of a chemical engine in response to a Are alarm saved the. car from de struction. The accident occurred at Broad nnd Pine streets. CAPTAIN OF TRAWLER SOLE SURVIVOR BRIXHAM, England, May 21. The captain of the French trawler St Just, which was blown up eight miles from Dartmouth on Thursday, was landed here today by the trawler Sunstar. He was the sole survivor. It Js believed that tho St. Just was torpedoed by a German submarlpe aa tha captain said that oil was seen on the surface of the water JuBt beforo tha explosion. fT. L GERMAN CITIZENS OF ENGLAND PROTEST THEIR LOYALTY LONDON. May 21, An address declaring that the German and Austrian citizens of England are thoroughly loyal to the British Government was sent to King George today as a protest against the treatment accorded to natural ized citizens. It bore 8000 .signatures. PAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE TO TREAT TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, May 21. Announcement was made today by Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo that one of the leading topics to be discussed at the 'Pan American Financial Congress, which opens here next Monday, will' be improve ment of transportation facilities between the republics of America. The -Secretary sirys there is a general feeling that some plan must be devised to remedy the situation. P. R. R. GRANTED PERM, IT TO OPERATE FERRY LINE WASHINGTON, May 2, The applications ' ot the Pennsylvania Rail, road and the Canadian Pacific Railway to continue operation of the. .Pennsylvania-Ontario Transportation Company, a car ferry between Ashtabula, Ohio, and Port Burwell, Canada, under tho Panama Canal act, today woVo granted by the Interstate Commerce . Commission. FRENCH AVIATOR FALLS 1400 FEET AD IS KILLED PARIS, May 21.. Tha. French, ablator. Moreati, -fell 1400 feet at Melun,,'. 27 miles southeast ot Paris, today and was killed. British Condemn Hospital Ship LONDON, May 21.-The British' prUa court has condemned the German hospi tal ship Ophelia, which was. captured .at sea, aa a lawful prize ot war. The Kensingtonian Says: Andy Afartin (j thinking of buying a dictagraph, as t will savt him th( (rouftlj of sitting by tl "Udoto ot;d llittning to the hot air. liOST AND FOUND 3o tEilTD Mt Airy. 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