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PIIILADEJLPJltA, TUESDAY, MAY Lo, 1015.
Copiriwit, 1015, it the Public Lsoota Counxi.
PBIOE ONE OBNT
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f Positions Between Jud- mih W fvMffl M-M L . frlilkiil 'Imb
fkio.andlsonzo Rivers ilf: ff'! ' JI
ECaptured, Reports Sm -jUg: Ji VflR f ? iijl , ' 'j ,PrJ ,
flfaly's Destroyers Raid Porto ;. m wk Vfflt f J",wassJ?U' J -1,
LgBuso, Destroying Flotilla of j' toff HJ ' fc - jg &fa 1 ' t i
iS Small Boats Strict Censor- ttr-zP&aKSi mk Mm " i
shiR Enforced by Roman li-J'v ' - ffifeasK.
Authorities Arrest Editor. -" "" " " " - .fj
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ttt HaKan offensive aoalnst Trieste
Jait rAttiliJ ttt the. nnnftttrn nf Hut
leiirlaik towns lulna about, live miles
Fccrtist the border, according to an of-
tl report Jssued this afternoon by
JC'ar Office at Rome. The towns
VCaporetto, Cormons, Cervlonagno,
Ttno aifd Vcrza, all of which He be-
fif the Judzio and Isonzo Rivers,
ti are but a few miles distant from
Us iiorlftcnt extremity of the Adriatic,
Etrllef reports said that Italian cav
il had crossed the frontier In this
MJigton, $hlch is Known as Vcnetia and
(Mi o large fotce of infantry was fol-
na
fleet of Italian torpedoboat de-
fmers raided the Austrian harbor of
w(o flmo, at the head of the Adriatic,
W(nj7 a flotilla of motorboats and
Wiuring p prisoners.
King Victor Emmanuel lias left lor
W front, where lie will assume per-
Jmi command of operations.
the Tvrolesc Alps several sham
wmliJie have taken nlace. and the
Autrlan troops are shelling the Italian
KfKionj ulth mountain hntnUxr.
IS? heaviest bombardment is takina
me on the Adlae. nnnr rnnli.
PB the Teutonic envoys to the Quir-
ana tne Vatican have left Rome.
ei?n;rficotl,L0f8h0thi0 kni o Mwy Commandery, ofPhilndolphjo, Jailing jnto lino at
and Wharton streets. The lower picture shows Cru3adejs No. 70 in their stflkinK uniforms
closely follow the model of ancient days.
Brond
linking uniforms, rwhich
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS
NEUTRALITY AS ITALY
JOINS BELLIGERENTS
Penalties Prescribed for In
fringements of U. S. Neu
tral Policy Toward Ital
ians Transgressions
Enumerated and Defined
m
rumored that the Italian Consul at
UWlanltnople has been assassinated.
T7nM17 'hTnv
5wtth5ic'" have crossed the Austrian
roorit, i ., .'" ""omening- me cuy ot
mX. tfpUal of the Province of the
1B War im.. 4i.i .
w the capture of the Austrian
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WASHINGTON. May 25.
The Stnte Department today Issued
President Wilson's proclamation of
neutrality between Austria-Hungary and
Italy.
The proclamation is along the conven
tion lines and differs but little from
those which havo preceded It In the cases
of the nations previously engaged in
the European Btruggle.
"Whereas." Bald the proclamation In
part. "a state of war unhappily exists
between Italy and Austria-Hungary; and.
whereas, the United States Is on terms of
friendship and amity with the contending
rowers;
"Nuw, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States ot Amer
ica, d hereby declare and proclaim that
by certain provisions of the act approved
on the 1th of March, A. D., 1905, com
monly known as the 'penal code of the
United States,' the following acts are for
bidden to be done, under aevere penalties,
within the territory and Jurisdiction of
the United States."
PENALTIES FOR INFRINGEMENT.
Here follows a recitation of the penal
code's provisions against any act calcu
lated to aid either of the belligerents.
The usual provisions are also made for
neutrality's preservation in American
waters.
"And I do further declare and pro
claim." adds the proclamation, "that the
statutes and the treaties of the United
States and the law of nations alike re
quire that no person, within the terri
tory and Jurisdiction of the United
States shall take part, directly or Indi
rectly In the said wars, but shall remain
ot peace with all of the said belligerents
1
Concluded on ! Two, Column Tbree
MOTHER, WITH BABE IN AR31S,
TAKES POISON, BUT JUY IIVE
Despondent Woman Plunges Down
stairs Into Arms of Her Husband.
A mother with her baby In her arms
swallowed poison and plunged headlong
downstairs Into the arms of her husband,
who had heard the Infant's terrified wall
ing Unhapplness, caused by her famll)-'
comments on her marriage, are respon
sible for the woman's act, according to
her sister, who said she had tried to buy
poison three weeks ago.
The woman, who Is expected to recover
at the Methodist Hospital. Is Mrs. Anna
Anderson, 23 years old, wife of John Rob
ert Anderson, a painter, of 2311 South
American street. Late last evening she
went upstairs, carrying- her 15-month-old
child Suspecting something because or
her melancholy actions. Anderson follow
ed In a, moment she appeared at the
head of the stairs, walking unsteadily
and clutching the crying baby tightly
Then she fell and Anderson caught he
The baby was taken to the hospital with
her a H w thought she might hav 1
given It some of the poison, I
SLAVS DELIVER
CRUSHING BLOWS
ON GALICIA LINE
Teuton Sweep to
P r z e m y s 1 Gates
Checked by Vigor of
Resumed Offensive.
Austro-Germans' Footholds on
East Bank of San Menaced
by Advance Vienna Re
ports Success at Kielce in
Poland.
ONLY SYMPATHY FOR
GIRL WHO SHOT DOWN
HER FAITHLESS LOVER
Never Doubting Her Ac
quittal on Murder
Charge, Women Seek a
Home for Ida Riehl, Now
in Hospital.
TEMPLARS IN
IMPRESSIVE
PAGEANTRY
Knights Make Splen
did Demonstration
Amid the Plaudits of
Spectators.
Marchers Give Wonderful Ex
hibition of Skill in Evolu
tions, Representing the Cross
in Varied Forms Com
manderies Vie in Drills.
QUICK NEWS
TAKE 21,000 SLAVS IN NEW PRZEMYSL DASH
BEltlilN, Mny 25. Renewing: thp offensive movement noith
of rrzemysl, dencinl Mnckenscn's nimies have stormed six strongly
, foitlfled villages and captured 21,000 Russian iirlsoneis, tho War
f, Offjto announced this afternoon.
& DUTCH SEND LUSITANIA PROTEST TO BERLIN
fl" LONDON, Mny 2G. The Dutch Government has sent a note to
f Germany concerning the sinking of the T,usltnnin, accotding to ills
fl patches fiom The Hague today. The text of the note has not been
(1 made public, but it Is lcpoitcd that It is similar to tho American
, note. Among those who lost their lives In the Lusltanla disaster
, arc snld to have been sovcinl Dutch subjects.
BECKER DOOMED TO ELECTRIC CHAIR
ALBANY, N. Y., May 23. Chailes Becker, the foimer New
Yoik police Heutennnt, twice convicted of the slaying of Hctmnn
Kos.cnth.al, a New Yoik gambler, in front of the Hotel Metiopole
on July 1(J, 1012, must expiate his ciime in the elcctiic chair. Tho
Cotut of Appeals today so decided the fate of the f aimer head of
the New Yoik city "stiong-aim squad.'
PARCEL POST SUSPENDED BETWEEN U. S. AND ITALY
WASHINGTON, May 25. Italy today cabled the Postoffice
Depaitmcnt that paicel post scivice between the United States Mid "'
that countiy hns been suspencVil tempoiarily. Postmaster General
Uuileson immediately notified nil Postmasteis that until futthor
notice they shall not accept any paicel post matter for Italy. Other
classes of mail inattci aic not affected by the- older.
KESER WILLS LEAVE ALL TO SON '
Wills of Harry J. Keser, lce president of the Philadelphia National Bank,
and his wife, .Mary, .both Mctims of the Lusitunla disaster, were admitted to
probate at Nmrlstown todaj. The banker's estate is nlued nt ?50,000 and that
of his wife at $20,000 Both will go to Flod Keser, a son, who resides at
Jenklntown
THE COMMONWEALTH
VS. IDA RIEUh
Muscovite offensive, along a 400-mllo
line from Southern Poland to South
east Qallcla, has succeeded tho defen
sive position Into which tho Czar's
troops were forced by the recent Aus-tro-German
sweeping advance to the
gates of Jaroslau and Przemysl. Tho
Teuton grip on the east bank of the
San is seriously menaced and a section
of the left wing of General Macften
zen's army is In danger of being cut
off from, the main body.
Vienna concedes vigorous opposi
tion to the Teuton advance across Ga
llcla In the official statement that the
mid-Gallcla battle still rages. Capture
of 6300 Slavs In the Kielce region In
dicates marked hostile movements In
that part of Poland.
The BrltUh admit the loss of some
trenches east of Ypres, which were
taken by the German infantry under
cover of a bombardment with as
phyxiant shells. Some of the lost po
sitions were afterward retaken, and
the b.rttle was still In progress when
Sir John French's report was sent.
Along the Flemish coast there has
been a resumption of artillery fight
ing, the big guns ot the French and
Belgians bombarding Raverzyde (three
miles southwest of Ostend), where the
Germans have established' shipyards.
So muph damage was done hat the
Germans brought their heaviest can
non Into action.
This is the case of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania against 11-year-old
Ida Riehl:
The policeman that arrested Ida
Riehl said he vas sorry he had to
do it.
The Magistrate before whom she
appeared said it was the most un
pleasant duty of his life to hold her
for the Coroner's inquest.
The Coroner hopes that the duty
of holding her for the action of the
Grand Jury will devolve upon one
of Ms deputies
The Assistant District Attorneys
said they did not uont to prosecute
her and each said he was hoping
her trial would be during his va
cation. The Judges do not want to try
her case.
Great difficulty is anticipated in
obtaining a jury.
Sympathy for Ida Rlchl. the 17-year-old
girl that shot and killed Cdmond Ilaupt
luhrer when, upon her demand that he
marry her, as ho had promised to do, he
laughed at her and Insulted her, has been
expresjed by social workers In this city
In offers to give the girl a home, and.
when she shall hae been acquitted, em
ployment. For no one aeema to doubt for a moment
that she will walk out of court a free
woman.
Even the detectives and officials In the
Concluded on Paso Four, Column Two
Twelve abreast and to the martial air
of "Onward, Christian Soldiers," 15,ou)
Knights Templar In the presence of a
cheering crowd of more than 50,000 per
sons today marched up Bioad street. The
demonstration was among the most pic
turesque ever seen In Philadelphia. From
tho grnndstunda erected about the City
Hall Plaza tho parade was reviewed by
State and cit) officials
The foimlns of tho famous "Passion
Ciois" took place nt Broad and Race
streets. Seated near tho windows of
buildings along North Broad street were
hundreds of persons Some of them
waved handkerchiefs to tho middle-aged
nnd elderly men who helped to form the
famous cross known to templarlsm Others
waved the colors of the crder, which are
black nnd white.
As though by a prearranged signal the
thousands of persons tfho lined both sides
of the Btieet suddenly became silent when
different dhislons went through the form
ing if different ceremonies Tho cere
monies consisted of tne "Double Cross,"
the "Salem Cross" and the "Creek Cross,"
all of w hlth were formed by special corps
of fie marchers.
Threo women among the spectators
fainted nt Broad nnd Arch street when
.Edward I) Bossert, 130 Woodslde avenue,
Narburth, was thrown from his mount at
that point and fell upon his face. Mr
Bnssert's horse became frightened anil
l eared up, throwing him to tho street He
ubb taken to Sledlco-Chlrurglcnl Hospital
for treatment Physicians found he had
escaped with severe bruises
Tho three women who fainted are Sirs
Emma Craves, 4215 AVestmont avenue,
Mrs. Katharine 'Schofer, b327 Leeds street,
nnd Miss Sarah Mundorf, Burlington
They were revhed at the Hahnemnn
Hospital
About 1500 police were necessary to
handle the enormous crowds that Jammed
sidewalks until It was Impossible to move
They were headed by Captain Harry
Dals, who Is acting Superintendent of
Police: Captain Tempest and Lieutenant
John P. Duffy, of the reserves. Lieuten
ant Buhler was In command of the
mounted police.
BIRDS CIRCLE MIGHTY PAGEANT.
Several hundred pigeons that make
their nests in the cornices of City Hall
contributed to the beauty of the pic
turesque spectacle as the head of the
great parade was about to swing Into
SCHUYLKILL GIVES UP BODY OF VETEUAN OARSMAN
The Schujlklll Rhir today gave Up the bodj of Charles H. Elliott, 3211
Montgomery avenue, a veteran oarsman, who was drowned near the Straw
berry Mansion tiolley brldqe. Fait mount Park, while out sculling late Friday
afternoon The body was lecovered shortly aftei 10 o'clock by Park Guards
Dollard and Glass, who belonged to tho party which has been combing the
oottom of the Hver with grappling irons night and day since the tragedy. The
body was tuken to the German Hospital and later to the Ulllott home.
that n
ABSENT-MINDEDNESS COST NEARLY 200 LIVES
CARLISLE, England, May 23 An nhspnt-mlnrin,! !,. i , i. i
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local train was standlmr on tlin mnin iin nt , --,i.i i t... .
u.hn ., .. : . . ... " " "" -i "U.iwuy
..wv,,. nu.ii jjaoaru, was lespousioie for
Saturday thai resulted in the loss of nenrlv "(in
given today at the Government piobe Into tho disaster,
the wreck near Gretna last
00 lives, according to tpstlmnnv
SERBS AND AUSTRIAN'S AGAIN JOIN BATTLE
N1SH, Servla, May 25,-After a long lull, fighting between Servians and
AlIMtfiJinW nirtl n linn V.-. , . . ..
----- " ":' ramraenceu. it is oHlcially announced that
Austrlans have opened a bombardment against Ordjenovnc and that an
tlllery duel at Sekeli Is proceeding.
the
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PtL'C r0R NEGR0 DRUNKS IN ARKANSAS TOWN
. -""". ". . .-o. strict sounety will be encouraged
rZ'ta i , V T ' "" onHnanco "nt any negro caught on the
n!! . , ?ted 0r""y "eKro b05' ,esa than 1S 5" W y from home
tnwn i .. r ., V ' , m '" " mppeU "' lne vat tne ext morning,
town toasts of the best dipping vats In Bradley County.
In this
The
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have Inv
papers from
niREL ARMY CORPS INVADE AUSTRIA. SWISS HEAR
NEVA, May 23 Three Italian army corps, approximately 120,000
naded Austrian territory, nccordlng to dispatches received by
000 men.
liv fttvlata
todai Thev statpil thnt Vi a..o.i -. ...
falling back to their fortified lines without giving battle to the invaders.
the frontier
FIRST LUSITANIA PROBATE CASE
MOUNT VRRNO.V. N. Y. Mnv 23 -The first proceedings In the West-
beener, HUrr0Ba,'e'?Urt by "" "elr f m of tho Lusltan.a's victims wl
begun today when Mrs Anna V. Mills, of New Rochelle. applied to Surrogate
Mmf t , 'etter.S,..gf niMsl n the estate of her husband. Charles v!
.!.,?." ' T "WW SaS: "'Mr- Mllls de"arte '" Ve on board
the Lusltanla on the high seas off the coast of Ireland on May 7 last"
Concluded on Fage Three, Column One
1Tlro TUKS DESERT FROM SMYRNA GARRISON
i. J:1 ' May 25'-Brltls warships off Smyrna are keeping up a hot
bombardment of the Turkish positions An official dispatch from the Anglo'
Ease's ,8ntetr,8ort.hat ' C"
POLICEMAN ACCUSED OF MISUSING MAILS
WOODBURY. N. J.. May 25.-On a charge ot sending obscene letters
through the malls. Policeman Samuel Merchant was arrested near midnight
in Mayor Ladd's office and hurried off to Trenton. The arrest was made at
the instance of United States District Attorney J, W, Davis. The letters now
in possession of the attorney were sent to a prominent oung woman ot this
city, who is said to have been recently living with Merchant.
i'EW SLAV OFFENSIVE ON SAN
DEVELOPS MORE MOMENTDM
Crushing Blows Check Teuton Ad
vance and Menace Positions.
PETROGRAD, May J5.
Along a 100-mlle baitlefront, stretching
from southern Poland to southeast Qa
llcla, the Russians are now on the offen
sive and delivering crushing blows against
the Austro-Qerman lines, according to an
official statement given out here today
Southeast of Stryj the Austro-Qermans
are battling stubbornly to the path of the
advinelng Russians according to the War
offl-e but the Sle,v armies continue to
LA CITTA DI GOR1ZIA MINACCIATA
DAL CORPO 1TAL1ANO D'INVASIONE
Rumania, Bulgaria e Grecia Seguiranno Presto Vltalia Nella
Guerra Contro Austria, Germania e Turchia.
La Quadruplice E Un.
Caucludid on Fate Two. Coluuiu Foul
Un dtspacclo da Roma conferma l'occupazlone dl cinque clttadlne italiane
dell'Austrla da parte delle truppe Italiane, cho Incontrarono soltanto una debole
resistenza Le clttadlne occupate sono Cormons, Verza, Cervlgnano, Caporetto
e Terzo. Le forze italiane mlnacclano ora Gorilla, la capltale delta provlncla.
Un telegramma da Glnevra dice che 1'eserclto Italiano ha gla lnvaso 11 ter
rltorlo austrlaco con tre corpt d'armata, ed agglunge che le forze austrlache b!
sono rltirate dletro le loro opero fortlflcate II dlspacclo lion e stato ancora
confermato da alcun comunicato ufflclale del -governo Italiano, e probabllmente
non vl e da attenderst alcuna conferma se non quando le operaztonl dl questo
prlmo perlodo dl guerra saranno terminate II governo Italiano ha tnaugurato
una severssima. censura, come non si era mat vista prima in Italia, e clo per
evttare che 11 nemico prendo, dal gtornalt le information! che altrlmentl non avrebbe.
A Roma e glunta la notlzla che 11 console Italiano a Costantlnopoli e stato
bssa.gsinaw, uia iwit 01 u aiyuna gqnicrniti.
Rumania, Bulgaria e Grecia hanno intavolato trattatlve per concludere un
accordo e rnetteril In guerra, contro U Turchia e gll tmperl central!, e pare che
le trattatlve proceAano sodisfacentemente,
L'ltaUa e formalmente alleat con rlngWlterro, la Francla e la Russia essen
dosl obbliguta 8 uon flrmare leparataraente la pace con le naxioni teutonicbe.
iLcrien la la. pio piu dgttsUat compHt aotlili circa U eturr, diU'IulU. in
$75,000 COAL BREAKER BURNS AT ILAZLETON
HA2U7TON, Pa.. May 25.-The Lattimer No. breaker of Pardee Brothers
& Co.. Inc., one of the largest and best equipped In the Lehigh coal Held, was
destroyed by fire of unknown origin today. The loss Is ,75.000. partial y cov
ered by Insurance. Five hundred hands are thrown out of work.
THIEVES WITH WAGON LOOT RAILROAD STATION
Thieves with a wagon robbed the 0ton station of the Atlantic City Rail,
road, between Audubon and Haddon Heights, early today, carting away the
entire stock of the newsstand and many parcels. When Clayton Hankie the
station roaster, reached the place today he found that it had been ransacked
from top to bottom. !
Asquith Defends Speyer Loyalty
LONDON. May M.-Premler A'squlth has
written to Sir Edward Speyer a letter in
which he characterizes as "baseless and
malignant the Imputation made upon
your loyalty to the British Crown" Re
ferring to the desire which Sir Edgar ex
pressed when ho resigned from the Privy
Council, that all honors bestowed upon
him should be withdrawn the Premier
says The King U not prepared to take
any step such a ou suggest in regard
to marks of distinction which you have
received in recognition of public services
and philanthropic munificence."
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