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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1915;
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RUSSIANS HAMMER
FOE'S RIGHT WING
ON GALIGIAN FRONT
AGED MINISTER BEATEN
AND LEFT UNCONSCIOUS
Counter Offensive Begun
Against Teuton Sweep
on Przemysl Enemy
Fails to Break Muscovite
Line of Defense.
flusalans in Gallcla have opened a
counter' offensive against the Teuton
forces .advancing on I'raemysl, with
Members an'd South Poland as ultimate
objective. The War Office reports suc
cessful attacks against the foe's right
wing In Gallcla and frustration of at-
tempts to smash the Muscovite line of
defense from PrzemyBl to the Dniester
marshes.
J Germans maintain their grip on
j heavily fortified entrenchments In tho
J Shavli district of Courland, Petrograd
admits, but, declares attempts to pass
I tho Dublssa liavp failed. Berlin claims
j enpthro of thousands of Slavs In these
Baltic province and North Poland
j actions.
Vienna reports Slav rcpulsps near
Jaroslau and on the Upper Dniester
and fature of a new attempt to cross
i tho Pruth near Czernowltz.
i The British have smashed tho Oer-
, man line to the cast of Festubert In
I their drive .on La Bassec, while the
French have progressed several hun-
j dred meters northeast of Notre Dame
i do Loretto. Tho Germans wero forced
from thrco line of trenches at Ncuvllle
St. A'nast.
Previous to the gains of the Allies' the
J Germans undertook a grand offensive
' along the entire lino from the North
! Sea to Arras. At one or two points tho
' Germans gained a foothold in tho allied
1 trenches, but were driven out by coun
! ter-attacks.
Berlin admits that the Allies gained
' advanced positions near Ablaln, but as
J serts that near Neuvlllo they captured
90 .French prisoners and two machine
". The Germans report severe
j fighting Is going on near Glvenchy, and
I ini. nicj' iiavu tiiu ujj'vi iitviiu
; SLAV ATTACKS EFFECTIVE
AGAINST FOES IN (5ALICIA
j Teuton Right Wing Hammered at
j Several Points.
i PETROGRAD, May 21.
Successful Russian attacks against tho
right Wing of the Austro-Gcrman armies
In Gallcla are announced by the Russian
Hvar Office today.
Between Przemysl and tho Dniester
1 marshes the Auslro-Germans continued
I an unsuccessful attempt to break tho
" Russian rront between Hysakow and
Krosclenko. On the right bank of the
j Dniester the enemy reached Russian In
j trenchments several times, but was
J eventually repulsed, losing 17 officers and
J tlO men, together with a number of ma
chine guns.
On the night of May 20 the Russians
assumed the offensive on tho Dniester,
capturing TOO more prisoners and four
machine guns.
The Teutonic force keeps up a heavy
artillery Are from Dollna and JCoIomen.
- . -
ThA RtJKfilRnH In nntlnla 'Annnronllv
Have commenced a counter-off cnslvo
5 against the Austro-Germans who drove
j tho third nnd Carpathian armies back to
the San and Dniester rivers. A 'new bat-
tie Is now developing. The Russians,
t with strong reinforcements, have crossed
j the San confluence with the Vistula and
. are advancing southward In an effort to
outflank the Germans who crossed tho
San in the vicinity of Jaroslau, 30 miles
. northwest of Przemysl. Thoy are now
' striking hard at the Austrlans in Buko
j wlna, but apparently have made no fur
j ther headway there, nor with their of-
i fenslve In the Opatow region. (Opatow
j is in South Poland, 15 miles from tho
border.)
(GERMANS HOLD FORTIFIED
POSTS IN SHAVLI PROVINCE
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t Driven Back by Slavs, However, in
Passage of Dubissa.
PETROGRAD, May 21.
In the Shavli district the enemy re-
fortlfied positions at
i talned strongly
, Dubje. the War Office admits, butfeon
j slderable forces attempting to cross the
I Dublssa were driven back.
J On the Narew front, In the PIssa Val
Uey, Russian troops repulsed on attack.
I On the left bank of the Vistula the
enemy, supported by u strong force of
I artillery, was driven back from the vll
3 lage of Dobra.
j On the Makowlec-Vetline front a
j counter-attack by the enemy on the night
of May 12 was repulsed.
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHINGTON, May 21.
f 'For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer
Jaeyf Thunder showers this afternoon or
tonight j Tuesday partly cloudy; moderate
.shifting -winds.
Showers and thunderstorms occurred
yesterday In the central Mississippi Valley
and the entire Ohio basin, and the rain
area spread eastward last night to the
(middle Atlantic coast. The disturbance
U central over West Virginia this morn-ling-
and la of moderate energy. Partly
J cJOUdy to- cloudy weather prevails over
i the whole country this morning, A slight
temperature deficiency is reported from
J moat of the Northern States, with a
; corresponding excess throughout the
i cotton belt
Weather.
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Contlnned frem Taae One
members arc said to support him without
exception.
"If you don't get out, we'll get 5011,
you old ," his assailant
shouted ns lie struck the clergyman.
The Rev. Dr. Spehcer, who lives at 2733
North 13th street. Is one of the most
widely known Baptist ministers In this
city, lie is ending his seventh year as
pastor of the Lehigh Avenue Church.
Prior to taking that chaige he wa,i pas
tor of the Chellen Avenue Uaptlst
Church. He was pastor or the Hoxbol
ough Uaptlst Church for 12 jean, nnd for
three jenri was district secretary of tho
Uaptlst foreign Mission Society.
Just One year ago Doctor Spencer's
present church saw the last of n stormy
dissension, ho savs. At that tltno 40
members of the church wlthcltcw nfter
unsuccessful attempts to force their
pastor Into resigning. Tho 650 who ic
malncd had 110 sympathy with tho at
tempt to oust Doctor Spencer, It IS de
clared. Por a time nfter tho resigna
tions of the dissenters, tho clergyman
was annoyed by anonymous lettcis, In
geniously made by pasting printed
words on note paper. The senders evaded
breaking Federal postal laws by placing
the missives under tho door of the
church Instead of mailing them. Tho
threatening letters stoppod several months
ago.
STRANGE MAN CONFRONTS HIM.
About 7 o'clock on tho night of April
22, Doctor Spencer left his homo to take
some music to the church. Mrs. Spencer
had gone out for the evening with her
mother. Wnlklng to 12th sticet and Le
high avenue, ho mounted the Bteps lead
ing to the 12th street rntrnnco of tho
church. As he unlocked the door, a
strango man stepped up to him.
"I want lo sec about Joining your
church," he said.
"Very well," laid Doctor Spencer.
"Will you step Inside?"
Doctor Spencer led the way Into tho
vestibule and turned to switch on the
light. Tho only. Illumination in tne nan
way came from a gns street light on tho
opposite side of 12th street.
"That won't bo necessary," snld the
stranger. "I only want to speak to you
a minute. Is there any service here 10
nUht?" . ,
"No," tho minister replied. "Tho choir
will bo hero for rehearsal about 8 o'clock,
1 am bringing this music for them."
"Isn't tho sexton here?"
"Not yet. Ho will bo hero a lltllo be
foie ." . ,
The nvin still had his back to the light.
Pp to this time he had spoken in a low,
even voice and had aroused no suspicion
that he was not, as he proressed to be,
beeklng admission to church member
ship. MAN'S MANNER CHANGES.
Suddenly his whole manner changed.
Speaking excitedly, In a higher voice, ho
said "So-and-so will come back If you get
out." Tho man ho named, Dr. Spencer
says, Is one of the members of the con
gregation who left It last year. He
launched Into a diatribe which, according
to tho pastor, indicated that he had been
coached by some one thoroughly familiar
with conditions In the church before the
secession.
"Stop this," commanded Dr. Spencer.
"You have nothing to do with this affair.
Who sent you here?"
'"That's all right, who sent me here,"
shouted the man. "If you don't get out,
wn'lt out vou." ho said, adding vile oaths.
He drew his hand back to his right
hip.
"t thought he was going to pull out a
revolver," the minister said today. "His
list shot out from that position and ho
caught me In the pit of the stomach. I
reeled back and struck the wall, barely
missing the Iron radiator. If I had struck
It, It would have fractured my skull, the
doctor tells me."
KEELS FALLEN PASTOR'S HEART.
"As I lay on the floor, barely breath
ing and almost unconscious, ho bent over
me and felt my heart. Ho may have
thought he had finished me. At any
rate, I didn't know anything more for
more than half an hour, when Chester
Summers, the Janitor, came In by the
side door and found me lying there. Ho
revived me and carried me to my homo,
where I lay on a bed until my wife came
Jn. I was In bed two days, getting up
to preach Sunday. That was a montn
ago, but I still feel the effects of that
savage blow."
Doctor Spencer s assailant was a man
of medium height and stocklly built. Ho
wore a derby hat and an overcoat reach
ine to his knees. His mustache, the
minister thinks, was false. In tho dim
light, with his face in shadow, ho ap
peared to have a small beard. Ho walked
noiselessly, apparently wearing rubber
heels, and Doctor Spencer believes he had
followed him from his home, two blocks
away.
Tho minister has been examined by
physicians since the nttack. Dr. William
S. Shlmer, 1205 Cambria Btreet, his family
physician, whose wife Is a member of tho
Lehigh avenue church, refuses to talk
about the clergyman's condition. Accord
ing to Doctor Spencer, the physician said
the minister is still suffering from nervous
shock and that his escape from death was
due to the fact that the assailant's fist
did not land over tho minister's heart
and to Doctor Spencer'B rugged condition.
DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN EVIDENCE.
Lieutenant Boyer assigned to the case
a special policeman whom he describes na
"one of the best men In Philadelphia."
The time which elapsed before the attack
was reported has mado It virtually Im
possible to gather evidence. Tha Lieu
tenant offered to give Doctor Spencer
a guard whenever he felt It no.-c&eary.
The minister has been followed 011 tho
street at least once since the attack on
him.
C, R. Summers, H17 Indiana avenue, tho
church Janitor, believes the thug was
sent by enemies. A church reception, to
be held tomorrow night In honor of the
pastor's 76th birthday, bears testimony
to the high esteem In which his con
gregation holds him, he declares. Doctor
Spencer was 76 years old yesterday.
The trouble In the church which Is be
lieved to have caused the thug's attack
had its beginning eight years ago In the
notorious "Dean affair." Dean, pastor of
the Lehigh avenue congregation, resigned
after revelations of alleged Irregularities
In his personal conduct and In his min
isterial office. At the time, there were
unsavory oharges made openly and by
rumor against members of the congrega
tion, Dr Spencer took the pastorate a
year after Dean's departure, a supply
having served for the Intervening time.
PASTOR "KNEW TOO MUCH."
Men Instrumental In bringing Doctor
Spencer to the pastorate on Lehigh ave
nue turned against him about two years
ago and tried to make the congregation
dissatisfied, he says. Asked why they
opposed the minister, his wife said: "They
couldn't manage him to auit themselves."
Doctor Bpencer himself says: " knew
too much. I knew about things that were
going on at the time of the Dean affair
involving men In the congregation. Of
course I never talked about my informa
tion, but I knew too much tq suit some
people. Certain persons wanted to get me
out Of the pastorate. And It is notable
that when this stranger came to me, he
said, 'So-and-so will come back if you
get out of here.' "
Doctor Spender was born In Leicester.
shire, England, coming to this country
at the age of 10 years with bis parents,
who settled In Germantown, He was the
first lad baptized In the First Baptist
Church of Germantown, of which his
parents were members. He was ordained
S3 year ago at Point pleasant. Pa. In
addition to hta pastorates in this ctt ba
fcaa oeea Menuaea wnn churches l"Jis-
erstn 8,00 10 ocranton, Fa,
FIVE BLOWN TO DEATH
AS DREDGER EXPLODES
Two Men, Woman nnd Two
Children Killed When Boiler
of Bont Blows Up.
COTTON GROWERS JOIN
PACKERS IN PROTEST
llOltDENTOWN, N. J May 2l.-Two
men, a woman Vivl two children were
killed when tho boiler of the fand dredger
Delaware, nt work on the Pennsylvania
sldo of tho Delaware niver opposite this
plncc, exploded nnd hurled the bodies of
tho victims in the river.
The drnil arc Anthony Mnttlo, of Tren
tcn, captain of the dredger: John Varloy,
nl Uordentown, the engineer, nnd the
wife nnd two children, a girl of I nnd a
boy, 2, of Harry Stout, tho steward, of
2lii Orange street, Gloucester city. Stout's
wife rnd children hnd come hero from
tlielr home to visit hint.
Tho body of Varley, tho engineer, has
hern rccovcicd near the sceno of the dis
aster. No traces of the other victims
have been found.
Several other persons on the dredger
escaped death In the explcplon. The boat
was the property of tho Delaware River
Dredging Company.
HERMAN OAS ATTACK
FAILS NORTH OF YPRES
Respirators Snvo British Troopi, Who
SlauRhter Foe.
PARIS, May 21.
Germnn poisonous gas attacks between
Stccnstrnnto nnd Vpres have been re
pulsed by tho British troops, who in
flicted severe punishment upon th enemy.
Favored by 11 strong wind, tho Germans
sent n yellow cloud of chlorine gns roll
ing down upon the British tienches. The
new renplintors provided tho English
forces cnnblod them to remain In their
Intrenchnipnts without great discomfort.
A body of German troops that ran for
ward In n charge, expecting to And piles
of dead bodies, was partly cut to pieces
and retired In great disorder.
The Germans are making deipernto ef
forts to advance near Arras. Everywhere
they have been repulsed. North of Neu
vlllo St. Vonst, tho French took 120
prisoners.
BRITISH SHATTER GERMAN
LINES AT FESTUBERT
Kaiser's Troops Mowed Down by Eng
lish Artillery Fire.
LONDON, May 21.
Another advance for tho British at
Festubert, south of Neuve Chnpello In
Northern France, and the repulse of Ger
mnn counter-attacks. In which the Ger
mans wero mowed down by the score by
British artillery, nre reported In odlclal
dispatches from the front today.
Tho following olllclnl statement, based
upon theso dispatches, wns Issued by
the Go eminent press bureau:
"British troops niade a further ad
vance In tho sector of Festubert on
Saturday. A Get man counter-attack,
delivered early In the morning, wns met
with a withering ilro from our artillery.
Tho Germans were mowed down by the
score. The attack was shattered and the
German soldiers escaped."
Continued from rare One
with Senator Hoke Bmith on plans for
concerted action, Smith being the great
cotton shlppem' authorized representative.
Among the packers Included are J.
Ogden Armour, Gustavus S. Swift, Jr.,
Thomas E. Wilson, n. C. McManus. James
Jncobsen, H. J. Patten, Arthur Meeker
nnd Alfred Urlon. The latter, who Is dUe
today, represented tho nnekprs In tholr
negotiations with tho British Admiralty
and will report (lrst hand on the obstaclos
encountered In trying to get cargoes
turned loose.
It developed today that In tho negotia
tions between the State Department's
trndo advisers and Sir Richard Crawford,
the British Embassy's representative,
several attempts have been made to place
tho United Slates In tho position of at
lenst seeming to have accepted the order
In council's provisions. Although the
British Foreign Office's original note, of
fering free passage to nil American goods
bought In Germany and paid for before
March 1 had no time limit to It, tho Brit
ish Foreign Office, on May 17, sent a per
emptory cablegram to tho embassy bore,
fixing Juno 1 ns the limit beyond which
American-owned goods, If purchased In
Germany, would not bo permitted froe
passage on tho high seas, oven In neutral
bottoms. At tho embassy's request, this
tlmo limit which had never been nsked
for or recognized by the United States
was extended to Juno 15, but was coupled
with a demand that the Stato Depart
ment officially agree to It. Instead, the
Stato Department simply affirmed Its
original proposition to tho order In coun
cil and broko off all unofficial negotiations.
ADMIRALTY PLAN NOT ACCEPTED.
What further American action will now
bo taken has not been determined. Am
bassador Page has been Instructed to tell
tho British Foreign Office that the facts
in no way bear out its declaration that
tho United Stales has acceped tho British
Admiralty's plans. It Is deemed posslblo
Hint, ns a result of tills, tho British Gov
ernment may now send forward its de
layed reply to the American note refusing
to ngree to the order In council's restric
tions. Thoro will be no further action, how
ever, by this Government until tho Gor
man situation la cleared up. The Italian
crisis Is expected to result In further
delay, but ofllclals wero hopeful today
that tho reply would bo in tho President's
hands by tho latter part of this week. It
Is taken for granted now that tho reply
will not be final, but unless It accepts tho
general principle that American lives
must be respected anywhere, diplomats
agreed It Is likely to precipitate a dis
tinctly serlouB situation.
MARY, 'CANDY WOMAN
VAINLY ASKS HER $1965
Old Woman, Misled by Lino in
Newspaper, Furnishes Fun
for "Jokers" nt City Hall.
"There's J1B65 coming to you,"
This lino in n newspaper impressed It
self on the mind of Mary, tho candy
woman who sells sweets around City
Hall. Under tho headline tho artldo
went on to say that as a result of an
Investigation by tho Federal Census Bu
reau the wealth of tho United States, If
divided, would glvo that amount to each
inhabitant.
So 1110 one who Is moro facetious thnn
humnno told Mary that she could col
lect tho monoy from tho city, so tho old
womnn, who ekes out a living by Belling
candy, went to tho City Treasurer's
ofllce. Several humorous persons thero
then directed Mary to tho Mayor's office.
Hy this tlmo the woman was positive
that such an amount of money was
coming to her. She told W. B. Webb,
tho Mayor's messenger, and James
Quirk, tho Mayor's bodyguard, that four
other persons lived at her homo, and
offered to tako their shares along with
her. Tho expectant old woman said Bho
would oven bo glad to tako a little on
account to pay Bomo bills.
Webb nnd Quirk, who meet mnny
strange persons in their lino of work,
hnd great difficulty In explaining to Mary
that there was no ouch sum awaiting her,
and that It would bo futllo to sco the
Mayor, They bought a good supply of
her candy, as did a number of other per
sons who wero wnltlng to seo tho Mayor.
Mary tried In vain to keep back the
tears when sho learned tho truth. Sho
realized that sho will never sell enough
candy to get tho amount which tho Gov
ernment said was her share.
BORDER FIGHTING OPENS
AUSTRIA-ITALY WAR
early today and within a few hours 10,000
names wero on the rolls, Crowds of Ital
ian youths fought their way to tho re
cruiting stations nnd offered their serv
ices. Tho Oovernment already has otn
cera to drill tho volunteers.
Tho Cabinet was again In session to
day, drafting several proclamations to
tho people nnd taking the final steps Be
fore the Italian army hurls Itself against
the Austrian border. Heavy police guards
wero placed nbout German hotels and
shops, but thus far there have been no
disturbances. Tho Italian prosB has been
Unanimous In demanding that the people
of Italy set an example to othor Euro
pean countries by refraining from demon
strations ngalnst enemy civilians. The
Injunction has had good effect.
Genoa dispatches today said Hint nn
American hospital unit had arrived there
en routo to Budapest, hut probably would
chango Its plans and attach Itself to tho
Italian Red Cross. Tho Red Cross began
mobilizing Its forces yesterday nnd will
send Its llrst corps northward tomorrow.
Tho offices of tho 'society today wero
overwhelmed with offers of women, many
of them of noblo birth, who volunteered
service In tho field ns nurses.
All tho royal princes holding commands
In tho army Jotted their regiments today.
Tho King, It Is reported, will leave for
tho front within a few days and establish
a headquarters near tho battle lino, spend
ing a largo part of his time In tho field.
Florence has been chosen headquarters
for tho lied Cross, nnd nil tho hotels
havo been requisitioned for hospital pur
poses. Priceless art works from Venice,
Udlno, Trlcvlsso and other northorn cities
nro being transported to Florence for
safekeeping.
PRESIDENT POINTS WAY
TO CLOSER RELATIONS
3000 GERMANS SLAIN
AT LORETTE HEIGHTS
French Victory on "White Way"
Followed 13-day Sanguinary
Battle.
GERMANS (ilVE THANKSGIVING
AT WHITSUNTIDE FEAST
Kaiser Thanks Teutons Abroad for
Loyalty to Fathcrlnnd.
BERLIN, May 21.
Business was suspended In Berlin today
In observance of Whitsuntide. Tho whole
German Empire Joined in demonstrations
of thanksgiving. Thousands of soldiers
from tho training camps arrived during
the dny for short visits at their homes.
An Imperial proclamation, signed by
Kaisnr Wllhclm, contained expressions of
gratltudo to the millions of Germans in
foreign lands for their moral and finan
cial asslstanco to the Fatherland. Army
headquarters Issued a long list of officers
lipiomotcd. The German press called upon
tlio people 10 give manna ana aecinrea
that Germany must pusli forward and
conllnuo her victories.
ITALIAN CONSUL PRAISES
WORK OF EVENING LEDGER
Many Who Cannot Read English En
abled to Keep Up With News.
Many Italians In this city who have not
learned to read English have been en
abled to keep up with tho news which has
appeared for several days In tho Even
ino Ledger, In the Italian language, ac
cording to tho Italian consul In this city,
the Cavallcro Ufdclalo Gactano Poccnrdl.
"It was an excellent Idea to start
this news service for Italians," he said
today. "I have been told that many
hundreds of those who have not been In
this country long enough to learn the
languago havo expressed gratltudo for
tho news articles In their native tongue,
which gave them complete details of the
crisis simultaneously with thoso who
could read English."
TARIS, May 21.
Threo thousand German soldiers wero
killed and 1000 taken prisoners In tho
French victory that resulted in tho cap
ture of the Loretto heights. Tho oppos
ing forces were engaged In a sanguinary
battle for t.1 days, but an official state
ment Issued here today says that the
French troops wero triumphant, taking
Loretto nnd the Germnn works on tho
"White Way."
"In capturing Loretto heights wo have
attained one of the principal objectives
of our movement north of Arras," tho
statement snys.
After setting forth that the French
objective against Loretto had continued
since October 3, last year, the statement
written by nn official eyewitness at
French headquarters, continues:
"Tho bloody battlo which In 13 days
made us masters of that strong position
constituted for our troops i magnificent
victory. That the enemy attached great
value to Lorctte heights Is shown by the
fact that he made great efforts to hold
It nnd also to rocapturo It.
"In the course of tho lighting we killed
on the plateau and Its supporting de
fenses 3000 Germans, whose bodies have
been counted. We also took 1000 prison
ers, as well as a quantity of material.
That which Is actually in our possession
represents only a small part of our
booty, for each day In traversing the
ground wo recover numbers of machine
guns with bomb-throwers and rifles bur
led In the scattered ditches and In the
wrecked shelters.
"Tho magnificent heroism of our In
fantry cost us heavy losses. Our troops,
nevertheless, triumphed, thanks to their
admirable valor and their solidarity, of
which they gave proof In the course of a
conflict that was often confused and min
gled tho units of all the corps engaged."
fMpilDNiaES
The peculiar case of Davy Jones puz
zled hla employer, Joe O'Mara, for a long
time. The latter's place of business la at
903 North Front street. Joo noticed that
Davy was somewhat unsteady In his walk
when he camo to work each day, and
seemed to grow stouter toward noon. But
Davy was unable to explain this physi
cal phenomenon. Joe figured out that the
average worklngman gets very hungry
about dinner time, and should therefore
glow thinner Instead of fatter. He con
cluded that Davy was getting dropsy, and
told him he ought to see a doctor. Davy,
liowever, sold It was merely acute Indiges
tion. As ha was always feeling good, and
only swelled around dinner time, he said
It was nothing serious.
But others who saw Davy also became
alarmed, and Insisted he have medical
attention. When Davy went to work to
day ha was Just his normal size, but he
soon began to get stout, as usual, and
about 12 o'clock he was as big as a
piano mover.
Joe, his boss, la a humane sort of a
fellow. Ho decided to save Davy from
himself. In order to get at the founda-
Which means four hundred ball for
court."
Can you Imagine the wrath of the Rapid
Transit Company If it "woke up" some
summer morning and found tomatoes,
corn and other vegetables growing In the
middle of Its 6th street tracks? Vet this
might have happened If Charles Davis, a
farmer who Uvea near Glenstde, had
been allowed to have his way. The police
say that Davis, despite his 78 years, is a
regular customer at tho 1th and York
streets police station,
Opposite his name on the slate the ser.
geant usually writes "dk," which Is the
abbreviation for "drunk." But before
coming under that classification Davis
usually 'stirs things up a bit," He comes
to the city ostensibly to Bell seeds and
plants and stops at various places to
"liquidate." This practice, Davis believes.
tlon of the trouble he forced Davy to the
floor and then took off his coat and vest.
And then hla pity quickly turned to
wrath. Wrapped around the Uody of
Davy, from his waist up, were many
yards of rope. Thus was tho cause of the
curious ailment revealed. Davy could
not speak: In fact, It wasn't necessary.
Finally. It is said, ha admitted that he
had been taking the rope for some time.
It wa with a heavy heart that Joe
turned, Davy over to Policeman Winer,
and it was v. lth a lighter body than usual,
Davy went to the Front and Master
streets station Tha sad ending of tha
friendship between Davy and Joa moved
Magistrate Scott to sorrow, and awak
ened the following poetical comment.
"For a man like you there la no hop
Even though he may be short?
you va reached the 04 of au your ropa
MtnSi&sS 1
?ry
ijy- ii
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loosens his vocabulary and makes his
line of talk more forceful. It had a
different effect today, however. After
taking In a good supply the farmer hap
pened to discover several workmen dig
ging near 6th and York streets. For the
moment he thought he was Back on the
farm, and he sprinkled the freshly turned
earth with seeds and plants. The laborers
kept on digging and were sorry they
couldn't stay around until tho crops
came up.
But Policeman Boston, who likes beans
better than the vegetables which were
being planted by the farmer, stopped hlg
sowing and took blm to the 4th and York
streets station. The sergeant greeted him
cordially as he Jotted down "Charles
Davis, dk."
"Same old thing, Judge," said the
farmer when he saw Magistrate Glenn.
"Thtre has been too much of it for your
own good," sild the Magistrate, "and I m
going to give you a Httla vacation until
September at Holmojburg. where you can
low aomethias bstter than wild oats,"
Continued from Tagt Ono
back from tho Trentlno border and as
sumjng tho defensive. In official circles
it was said thlH aftornoon that tho first
big clash of tho armed forces of Italy
may not occur for sovcral days. AH dis
patches received hero Indicated that tho
Austrlans had withdrawn several ' miles
behind their frontier, behind wlro en
tanglements and trenches, and wero
nwaltlng tho llrst rushes of tho Italian
army.
Austrian troops wero the first to nt
tack, but the clash lesulted In a success
for tho Italian Alpine Chasseurs, who
drove the' Austrian InvadcrB back on their
own soil through a mountain pass be
tween Ponto dl Legno and Pejo.
Tho Austrlans have dynamited tw;o
bridges over tho Adlge," 10 miles below
AIn, In Austrian Tyrol. The town hall
at Avis, near Ala, was destroyed yester
day for military purposes and many
Italian residents lied across tho frontier.
The Austrian frontier in tho Trentlno
has been evacuated by the civilian popu
lation, the gendarmes and tho forest
keepers. The frontier patrols havo fallen
bnck along a line running near Ala,
where the Austrlans are reported con
centrating. Clvlllnns wero ordered to
remain Indoors while Austrian troops
marched through Trent Sunday, accord
ing to advices reaching here early today.
Tho Turkish Ambassador to Italv was
still in Rome today. It is rumored that
tho Italian Ambassador to Constantinople,
Marquis dl Garonl, and his Btaff havo re
ceived their passports and aro en route
to Rome.
Lieutenant General Count Lulgl Ca
dorna, chlof of staff of tho Italian army,
has loft for tho frontier. He wan. ac
companied by tho Duke d'Aosta. cousin
of King Victor Emmanuel.
Great headquarters will be established
nt Bologna. Tho court will be moved to
Florence.
AUSTRIAN ENVOY LEAVES.
Baron von Macchlo, mo Austrian Am
bassador, left Rome early today. Tho
German Ambassador, Prince von Buelow,
has received instructions from Berlin to
leave Rome at once.
The Government today issued a drastic
decree, forbidding all civil and religious
public meetings. The decreo suppresses
the Government parcels post and insti
tutes a rigid censorship over the mallB
and the telegraph. It Axes sevoro penal
ties for all violations.
A dispatch from Rannl nniUa (h. Ttrl
Bureau, the official news agency of Ger
many, as saying that tho German Gov
ernment has declared war against Italy.
Germany has been and still Is moving
seasoned, veterans, who campaigned In
France and Belgium, to the Austro-Ital-lan
front.
MERCHANT SHIPS SEIZED.
All German and Austrian merchant
ships In Italian ports, valued at $20,000,
000, havo been seized by the Italian Gov
ernment. Italy has 250.000 men massed along the
Austrian frontier. The peaks of the Alps
bristle with mortars and howitzers. Tho
great railway centro of Udlne. 14 miles
from the Austrian border, has been turn-
ea into a hospltnl base. Italian patrols
along the Venetian border report seeing
many troops of Prussian Uhlans, who aro
doing the chief scout duty for the Aus
trlans. The Uhlans were detached from
the legions that preceded Von Kluck's
troops on the great drive through France
last fall.
It Is reported that the Italian hlsh scan
fleet has put to sea under the Duke of
tho Abruzil to bombard the Austrian de
fenses on the Adriatic.
Heavy troop movements are under way.
All the railways In the kingdom havo
been put over to the use of the military,
A steady stream of solcjjers passing
northward flowed through Rome today.
Tho Bight of the uniforms and tho con
stant crash of martial music inspired
tha people to great patriotic demonstra
tions. The stteets rang with cheers and
the Italian flag files from nearly all the
buildings In the city. Hostile demonstra
tions were made before tho Austrian
and German embassies.
An official manifesto, calling upon every
citizen to do his duty, was spread broad
cast In circulars Issued today. It carried
in large typo tho war cryj "Viva Italia!"
Below these words was tho following In
junction; From today every citizen forms n
part of tho national defense, All must
havo Implicit faith In the Government
and the courage to obey orders with
out discussion.
All citizens must show a readiness
to make every sacrifice to Insure vic
tory for Italy, Let there bo no hesi
tation or grumbling. Let every ono
cut down on private expenditures and
support our fighting forces. Let us
give our all for our soldiers and their
families.
Volunteer recruiting offices wero opened
Continued from I'wte Ono
very high hope, thnt by this commerco
of minds with ono nnother, as well as
commerco In goods, wo may show tho
world In part tho path to peace. It would
bo a very great thing If tho Americas
could add to tho distinction which thoy
already wear, this of showing tho way
to peace, to pcrmnnent penco.
"Tho way to peace for us, at nny rato,
is manifest It is tho kind of rivalry
which does not Involve aggression. It
is the knowledge that men can bo of the
greatest service to ono another and na
tions of tho greatest Bervico to ono an
other when tho Joalousy between them
Is merely a Jealousy of excellence, and
when tho basis o'f their Intercourse Is
friendship. Thero Is only ono wriy In
which wo wish to tako advantage of you,
and that Is by making better goods, by
doing tho things that wo sock to do for
each other better. If wo can, thnn you do
them, nnd so spurring you on, If wo
might, by so handsome a Jealousy as
that to excel us."
ENLIGHTENED SELFISHNESS.
In concluding tho President said:
"If I am selfish for America, I at least
hope that my selfishness Is enlightened,
Tho selfishness that hurts tho other party
Is not enlightened selfishness. If I wore
going upon a mero ground of selfishness,
I would seek to benefit tho other party
ond so tlo him to myaelf so thnt even If
you were to suspect me of selfishness, I
hope you will also suspect mo of Intelli
gence and of knowing tho only safe way
for tho establishment of tho things which,
we covet, as well ns tho establishment
of tho things which wo deslro and which
wo would feel honored If wo could earn
and win.
"I have said theso things becauso they
will perhaps enable you to understand
how far from formal my welcome to this
body Is. It Is a welcome from the heart;
it Is a welcomo from tho head; It Is a I
wolcome Inspired by what I hopo are the
highest nmbltlons for thoso who llvo In
theso two great Continents, who seek to
Bet nn example to tho world lii freedom of
Institutions, freedom of trade and Intelli
gence of mutual service."
Tho President's address was translated,
after Its delivery, into Spanish and
Portugueso for tho benefit of the non-English-speaking
delegates.
SECRETARY McADOO SPEAKS.
Secrotary McAdoo presided and Intro
duced tho Executive. A representative
responded for each of tho 18 Latin-American
countries.
Tho Secretary sold: "We meet for
tho purpose of considering how and In
what manner Ihe great republics of tho
Western Hemisphere may, through com
mon action nnd Interest, not only con
servo their matorlal welfare, but become
a more homogeneous and powerful moral
force for the preservation of peace and
tho good of humanity.
"Tho countries of the Western Hemi
sphere havo been seriously afflicted, and
aro obliged to consider -what measures
shall be taken tb protect their own In
terests from tho Influence of the mighty
European conflict," he continued. "We
of the United States havo already
tasted tho bitter experience of disrupted
credltB, paralyzed shipping nnd disor
ganized commerce. Hnpplly, wo havo
overcome them now, but our experience
enaDics us to appreciate the difficulties
which you, our neighbors, havo been
forced to meet, perhaps In a larger do
greo than ourselves, from theso same
causes,"
The delegates wero urged to consider
establishing branch banks of the United
States In the South and Central American
countries and by thoso countries of
branch banks In the United States.
Sir. McAdoo urged tho enactment of
uniform laws by the republic In relating
to trademarks and patents, consular In
voices, bills of lading, regulation of com
mercial travelers, admission of samples,
customs laws, bills of exchange and uni
form money standards. A high commls
elon to consider theso questions to com
prise, representatives or each government,
LUSITANIA SURVIVOR
WITH FUNERAL SHIP
SCORES CUNARD LINl
New York, With Flag $
Half-mast, Arrives WKiS
Bodies of Frohman andl
nignz utner Victims of
Sea Disaster. j
NEW YORK, May 2l.-NIne bodle, J
Lusltanla disaster victims f,i :V4
today on board the American liner nJsI
Yorkwch.wlthhernagathaf'ii
enmn Inln nnrl ll.,.-l. . ... . """WSJ
A thrilling 'story of the catastrep, ,
Montana, a survivor. h ,.. "W
New York, --" on tft,
Tho bodies wero thoso of Chart..
Frohman, Mr. nnd Mrs. Chart,, 1
Plamondon. of Chicago; Mrs. FrantV, I
King, of New York- T-f J ."'."A
!' ,Mr0d?rlc .of MVRW UnlwrS 1,1 4
Arthur R Foley, of Trenton. N 3
Miss IL Elils o St. Thomas o&
and Miss MoBrlght. of Now York arto' -CRITICISES
LUSITANIA'S CAPTAIN i
Doctor Foss, who went abroad to dV
Red Cross work In France, sonnet (
demncd tho policy of tho Lusltanli'il
"''"""i "u ueciorea that tho
of dl.a...r.,"CK r "a I" tlm.l
"I saw ono submarine an hour w. I
for vl. a, WM 8t,ruck-" declared Dec- 4
tor Foss. "It was then about 1:30 in the 4
?itfr"an,d I,w,n? fltand'n t the riu! 1
1 " " i"o -irisn coast through mv
Classes. Thn nnhmorln. - u.:.." .
away, keeping pace with .. .? ,
watched It for somo time, meanwhlls
shouting to other persons in tho deck
that I saw a German submarine. For
11. o iie uvo minutes all of us watches 41
lii i , " auaueniy submerged ltulf. il
"Usui uere i wane to condemn tho policy
of tho Cunard lino that was saving fuel, i
Even when tho crow reported the prej.
enco of tho submarine, tho officers did
not speed up tho ship. 1
"Nothing hannennrl fnr n i,ii .. t
wont down to lunch. I had Just s'tarttd i
to eat when an explosion occurred. I J
think thnt nn wa wn ., ...! ...... 4 - ...
feared that tho ship was going to sink.
I know I did. '
NO AID FOR PASSENGERS.
"Tho first thing I saw on tho deck )
was n. bunch of stewards opening a box
of llfo preservers and putting them on,
meanwhile not offering a bit of help to :
tho passengers. I pushed among them
and got a life preserver, which I buckled '
on myself.
"By that time It was only a matter of
seconds until tho ship sank, so I went to
tho port Bide, which was the highest out
of water, and Jumped overboard. I struck
the water near tho propellers and could
hear them churning the water.
"As I started to swim away, I saw a
lifeboat, containing flvo men. plungs 1
bow first from tho davits. One poor
fellow was cast against tho side of the
ship nnd his legs were caught In tha r
propellers. He screamed horribly and th '
foam was soon red with his blood. I ',
swam in close and grabbed him by th '
arm, pulling with might ond main. He
was done for, but I did what I could for
him. As I swam nway I could hear the '
nieuoat Doing crushed to bits by the pro
peller blades. A hundred yards away I
came upon a woman with a life pre
server fastened on her body and a baby
In her arms. I towed ihem both to a
lifeboat containing about 25 persons and
helped them on board.
"I saw that the boat was filled to ea. 11
paclty and swam away from It. A water
logged boat, filled with 30 hysterical men
and women, floated toward me. As I
looked, it was caught by a wave and
turned over. Not moro than 15 of the oc
cupants floated to tho surface.
i
SAVES TWO WOMEN. j
"I camo upon two women who faintly i
begged mo to help them. Both wore life '
preserves. I found an oar and told then)
to hold to It while I kicked our way
il
was suggested.
toward shor
"We wero chilled through and through
and would not have been able to hold on
much longer, but Just then we sighted a
llfo raft nnd made for it. It was three
hours later when tho steamer Indian Em
pire picked us up."
SORROWING RELATIVES MEET SHIP
Relatives nnd friends of the victims
whose bodies were on the New York were
taken down the bay by Collector of the
Port Dudley Field Malone on a revenue,, j
cutter, Tho most pathetic figure on ths
cutter was that of youthful Charles A.
Pamondon, Jr., of Chicago. He was ac
companied by Dr. John Murphy, a
famous surgeon, and had come on from
the Went to receive the remains of his
parents and take them home for burial.
The bodies were encased In plain pine
boxes in a black draped cabin on the
after-deck. United States flags lined the
small room and outside a small flag hung
at half mast.
Robert H, Burnslde, manager of ths
Globe Theatro in London, who took
charge of Charles Frohman's body on the
other side, accompanied It to New York.
190 Killed in Troop Train Wreck
LONDON. May 21. Tho War Office
announced today that, according to lat
est reports, 190 soldiers were killed In the
wreck of a troop train and two other
trains at Carlisle Saturday morning.
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