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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA TUESDAY, HAY 25, 1915:
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NEW BRITISH DECREES
MAY INJURE U.S. TRADE
INFACEOFPROTCSTS
Greatly Increased-Shipping
to Neutral Countries
May Subject Cargoes to
Seizure Under Contem
plated Order in Council.
WASHINGTON, May 13.
fn the face of an impending vigorous
protest against lt,s Interference with
American commerce, the Drltlah Foreign
Oflee was reported today to bn contem
plating even more drastic action. Lon
don advices Indicated that, following
Itaiys ehtrance Into Hip war, which will
release a number of British warships, a
more careful watch Is to be kept on mer
chant vessels.
Because tho reports of the Department
of Commerce show very large Increasei.
In American trade with Norway, Sweden,
Denmark and Holland, It Is understood
that all vessels bound to and from these
countries will In the future be diverted
Into British ports and compelled to prove
that their cargoes are not In reality con
signed to Germany or by Germans to Uie
United States.
TROUBLE MAY RESULT.
If this Is persisted In It Is certain to
) cause trouble. American beef packers
are here In Washington demanding relief
and charglng,the Hrltlsh Government with
Unfair and lnlpiopcr tactics. On lllo with
the State Department are tho claims of
tile great cotton shippers of the South,
who take tho same position It Ir cer
tain that President Wilson plans action
as soon ns Germany replies to his pro
test ngalnst submarine warfare. It Is
even within tho bounds of possibility
British methods may force his hand and
compel him to act prematurely.
The Administration already has com
pelled the British Government to with
draw Us desertion that tho United States
was satisfied .with procedure under the
Admiralty detention orders.
The State Department's prompt repudla-
tlon of this claim tlrovo the British Em
bassy here to Issue a formal statement
saying Its home Government "was mis
taken," that all negotiations designed to
secure the release of American cargoes
--wero unofficial and In no way bound tho
IgJF united States.
TO REOPEN NEGOTIATIONS.
Today tho Embassy was endeavoring to
Ind a way to leopen negotiations be
tween Its own commercial adviser and the
American trade representatives. It was
said this probably would be 'accomplished
soon.
. Following various conferences between
the representatives of tho Chicago beef
packers at which British detention meth
ods were thoroughly canvassed, arrange
ments were made for a meeting with
State Department legal officials. It was
reported that Altred Urion, their attor
ney, who has been In England since last
January vainly trying to secure the re
lease of cargoes valued at $25,000,000, had
received the British Government's "last
word," and that his principals, consider
ing It nearly confiscatory, proposed to
ask that the State Department attempt
to force a modification.
BRITISH REPULSE ATTACKS
ON LINES EAST OF YPRES
Germans Take Offensive Along En
tire Weslern Line,
PARIS, May 23.
The Germans are attacking fiercely
along the road east of Ypres. They have
concentrated a large body of troops near
. Langemarck and have launched violent
drives ngalnst the British positions. The
battle has continued for more than 24
, hours, with the result still In doubt.
i An official statement from the War Of
fice this afternoon said that the English
thus far have repulsed all tho German
attacks In the last 12 hours. In addition,
yey have regained part of tho trenches
they lost when the enemy hurled strong
forces against their lines yesterday.
Thirty-five miles to the south French
and Germans are locked In an equally
desperate struggle It was admitted to
day tht the Germans are on the offen
sive In this region also, but the War
Oftjc announced that French artillery
-has w.orked havoo In the Gorman lines.
The enem'yjs losses In the fighting around
Ablalrt 'have Keen particularly heavy.
, BERLIN DENIES AFFRONT
IN SENDING FRYE TO COURT
" ' , WASHINGTON. May 25.
The Administration has received In
formation from Ambassador Gerard that
i a. reply soon may be expected to the last
' note of the United "States in tho Frye
case, the sinkfng of which Is related In
directly to the entire question of the
German submarine policy. The Frye,
however, was sunk by the German com
merce raider Prlnz Eltel Frledrlch, and
reparation has been asked by this Gov
ernment -without reference to prize-court
proceeding!).
The Ambassador wired.
"Foreign Office states that It did not
intend to reave unanswered the note In
the 'William P- Frye case, or to reply by
ending the ship to prize court. A formal
reply will shortly be sent. While under
the German laws the action of the prize
court in Issuing the monition Is impera
tive, It remains totally Independent of
diplomatic relations."
ITALIANS EXPECT KAISER
TO LEAD BAVARIAN ARMY
"Will Command in Pet son in Campaign
Against New Enemy.
LONDON, May 25.
"The Kaiser proposed to command In
person In the campaign against Italy,
according to belief in Rome." wires
Martin Donohue, the Chronicle corre
spondent there. -To support this It Is
declared that a large force of Bavarians,
the Kaiser's favorite troops, are moving
through Innsbrtjck toward the frontier.
It Is also ead that Prince William of
Wled. whilom ruler of Albania, has been
transferred at, his own request to the
Btaff of the army which Is to fight Italy,
Many stories are circulated regarding
emet treatment meted out by the Aus
trian military authorities to Italian ref
ugees from Jjie Trentlpo and Tyrol.
''Fugitives who have arrived at Ver
ona ' says a Turin dispatch to the Dally
C ironlcle. "state that many caravans of
Italian refugee have been forcibly de
tained on the frontier, where the women
folk have been seized and the men
pressed Into, military service. Through
put the TrenJIno local Italian notabllW
ties are being arrested The bouses of
all Italians suspected of Irredentist lean
ing are blown up with dynamite."
NJne-ear-oM Newsboy Hero Juried
Lawrejjce Byrne, the 9-year-old newn
bfg who, UMt li life Friday In an en
Jtavpf lo save, fraoi drowning hi com
munion, William S. Ward, when the tat
ttf ttU tatQ a pood near Hth street and
Warrington avenue, was burled (May
ftaquljnn roan was celebrated for the
bo., in th ctjyrdi of the Most Blessed
JHE&fBtnt, Bear tola home, HIS South fifth
jtryk. jja wa burled In the New Ca-ttNrtSI-
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EIGHT TURK SHIPS SUNK
WITH EIGHT TORPEDOES
British Submarine's Exploit in
Sen of Marmora Grows in Im
portance With Later Reports.
LONDON. May 25
The exploit of the British submarine
E-M In entering the Sea of Marmora
and torpedoing Turkish vessels grows
In Importance with the receipt of ad
ditional details. A dispatch to the
Chronicle from Mltjlornc says:
"The E-H ran many rlskB, not only
from mines, but had also to run tho
gauntlet of the land batteries and sub
merged torpedo tubes under the rocky
shores of tho straits.
"She had eight torpedoes on board.
Not one was waBted.
"Twp torpedobpats fell victims to her
unerring aim, and a large collier also
nas sunk. Above all, not fewer than
five transports wcro torpedoed and sent
to tho bottom. Of tho transports two
were carrying considerable numbers of
Turkish troops.
"The other British submarines aro act
ing effectively in the same region, and
their close watch on tho enemy's doings
In tho Straits is giving the Turks a
bad attack of nerves "
Tho Turks have brought up atrong
rolnforcemtnts and large numbers of
guns of all types against tho positions
held by the allied troops on the Penin
sula of Galllpoll In a supremo effort to
wrest from them tho ground no dearly
won and gallnntly defended,
pulsed fresh troops nro rushed forward
to take their places and the attack Is
tenewed. At one place six successive at
tacks wore delivered In one afternoon.
Tho enemy's fleet also Is active In try
ing by indirect Hro to shell the positions
of tho Allies from parts of the Narrows
not open to view from the nllled fleet.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 2-..
A cruiser of the Anglo-French fleet at
the Dardanelles was so badlv damaged
by shells from Turkish land batteries
and bombs dropped from an aeroplane off
Gaba, Sunday morning, that It had to bo
towed away by five other warships, ac
cording to an ofllclal report Issued by tho
Turkish War Office today.
Tho statement also says that In thn land
fighting on Saturday In the region of
Scd-UI-Bahr the Allies lost 4000 killed and
wounded.
ITALIANS SWEEP
INTO AUSTRIA
Continued from I'ogo One
of troops supporting Italian cavalry who
earlier In the day were reported to have
driven In the Austrian outposts. Tho
Italians crosstd the Judrlo River, foim
ing the boundary, without serious op
position, nnd advanced Into the valley
between the Judrlo and tho lsonzo.
CORMONS FALLS FI11ST.
Cormons, tho Austrian frontier town of
4000 Inhabitants, was first occupied It
lies only eight mites south of tho capital
of the province and directly over the
Austrian frontier. -First dlspatqhca to tho
War Office did not Indicate whether the
enemy resisted tho advance of tho Italian
troops nt this point. Tho town of Cer
vignano, south of Gorltz, with a popula
tion of 2J0O, was occupied by the light
wing of tho Invading army, while other
Italian forces wero entering tho Ullage
of Terzo.
Tho town of Caporetto, 35 miles nortr.
of Gorltz, was occupied by the Italian
left wing. Indicating that the Invading
L force was of larger slzo than earlier re
ports showed.
The Austrlans everywhere aro with
drawing several miles Inside the frontier,
destroying bridges and leveling all build
ings that might be used by the Invaders
lor military purposes.
Italian troops have also been landed
lnsldo the Austrian frontier, near the head
of the Adriatic. They havo encountered
only slight resistance and nre moving
north wnid to efTect a Junction with tho
aimy nbout to attack Gorltz.
At several points along the border the
Italian forces were met by a desultory
nrtlllery tire When Italian artilterjmen
answered, the Austrlans quickly with
drew. ARTILLERY DUEL IN ALPS.
At Camla, on the northern frontier. In
the Canus Alps, the Austrlans bombarded
the Italian positions but withdrew when
their tire waB returned.
The War Office's official statement fol
lows. "Along the frontier of Frlul we ad
vanced Into the enemy's territory. The
enemy's resistance was feeble
"We occupied Caporezzo, on the heights
between Judrlo and Izonzo Rivera, and
the towns of Cormons, Verza, Corrlgnano
and Terzo.
"The enemy retreated, destroying bridges
nnd burning houses.
"At Carnla, on tho northern frontier,
Austrian urtlllery opened Are upon our
positions at 7 p. m. Sunday. Their bom
bardment wab without result. Our artil
lery on Monduy opened Are upon the en
emy s gun positions. Our loss under the
Austrian bombardment was one killed and
one wounded."
The official statement also gave some
additional details as to the Italian at
tack upon the port of Buso, it stated
that 70 Austrlans were captured when
Italian troops were landed from destroy
ers at Buso.
The towns that have been occupied by
the Italians are on the two railway lines
running through the frontier districts
toward Trieste Caporezzo, Cormons,
Cervlgnano, Verza and Terzo are only a
few miles from the Italian frontier, and
also only a short distance from the Im
portant Austrian railway centre of Gorza.
Official announcement was made early
today that an Italian destroyer shelled
the Austrian harbor of Porto Buso at the
head of the Adriatic, sinking an Austrian
motorboat flotilla and destroying the
quay, landing stage and military bar
racks. The Austrlans lost two men killed.
The destroyer took 47 prisoner?, among
them one officer and 15 non-commissioned
ofllcers, who were landed at Venice. There
were no casualties aboard the destroyer.
KING LEAVES FOR FRONT.
King Victor Emmanuel left for the front
early today, accompanied by his staff and
escorted by cuirassiers. A huge ciowa
gave him an enthusiastic oration.
The most drastic censorship ever
known In Italy has been put Into effect
by the Government, The only war news
that the papers may print la that given
out by the War Office and the Ad
miralty. Telephone communications In
the provinces have been cut oft entirely.
The editor of tho Corrlere d'ltalla is
In Jail, having been arrested because he
printed an unauthorized version of the
operations in the Adriatic yesterday
morning. Co-operations of the Allies'
warships with the Italian fleet Is In
particular a matter which for strategic
reasons the Rome Admiralty withes to
keep secret. The Corrlere d'ltalla yes
terday revealed the presence of ft Brit
ish squadron in the Adriatic.
Strong precautions are being taken to
guard Home against attacks by Austrian
aeroplanes. High-angle guns have beeu
mounted In the suburbs and many per
sons have provided bomb-proof cellar
Jn which to take refuge. A fleet of Hal
tan aeroplanes will patrol the sky by
day and searchlights will play over tha
heavens by night.
GUARD ANTIQUES
Great stores of antiques and art work
in the northern Italian cities are being
moved U Slelly and other points in south
era Italy to prytt their eapture or
damage by bo'riilMidwietits. 'thme art
works i roa Ite $$ ' masters
are regarded by dilettantes ns priceless,
but are commercially estimated to be
worth more than $78,000 000. The remov
nls are being made from Florence, Ven
ice, Milan, Genoa, Udlno nnd other cities.
Skirmishing Is In progress In tho
mountain passes of tho Tyrolese Alps
nnd especially near tho frontier town of
Strnssoldo, where the Italian patrol of
cavalry wns particularly strong.
A dispatch from Udlno reported that
thunder of heavy guns could be heard
from the north beginning nt daybrenk.
Now Austrian howltrers that were
dragged to the mountain tops several
weeks ago have been shelling the Italian
outposts on the Adlge In front of Ttlvoll
Intermittently. The Italians gun did not
replv, as tho dam.igc from tho Austrian
artillery was slight.
Activity on tho part of tho Austrian
nnd German submarines attached to the
Pola nnd Trieste naval station Is ex
pected. An Austrian subnmrlno was seen
off Venice late jesterdny, nnd today a
pjtrol ship put Into Barlcttn. with the
news that two submarine of the German
"V" Upo had been seen far south In tho
Adriatic looking for prey.
ENVOYS QUIT HOME.
All tho dlplomatlo and papal envoys of
acrmnnv and Austria-Hungary havo loft
Home. Their depnrture last night was
without Incident. In tho party nero Prince
Von Buelow, Gorman Ambassador to tho
Qulrlnnl, Baron von Mncchlo, tho Aus
trian Ambassador to Italy; Prince von
Schoenburg, the Austrian Ambassador to
tho Vatican; Count Von Grucnsteln,
Bavarian Minister to the Vntlcan; Dr.
von Muchlborg, Prussian Minister to the
Vatican nnd their staffs. Tho party was
scheduled to reach Chlnsso, Italy, this
morning.
At the same time advices from Vienna
stated that tho Duko d'Avnrno, Itnllan
Ambassador to Austria, had left that city
nnd was expected to nrrlvc here during
tho day and Immediately report to Baron
Sonnlno. tho Foreign Minister.
It Is reported that the Italian consul at
Constantinople has been assassinated, but
ofllclnl confirmation Is lacking.
AUSTRIAN AIRMEN FLY OVER
U. S. CONSULATE IN VENICE
Consul Reports Bombs Fell on City
During Raid.
WASHINGTON, May 25. Amidst a hall
of shrnpnel, shells mid lead of rnachlno
guns ono of a number of German and
Austrian aeroplanes which mado a scout
ing raid on Venice, Mny 23, flew directly
over the United States Consulnto there,
tho Consul reported to the State Depart
ment today.
Tho raiders made their visit at dawn,
tho mebsnge stated, several bombs were
thrown nnd a number of persons were
wounded.
Ono bomb was reported to havo fallen
near tho arsenal and another Into the
water at San Nlccolctto til Lcdl.
Tho Consul said there was no sign of
panic among the citizens, who rushed
Into the open and watched tho flying
men. as long as they were In sight, with
spj glnsses
KAISER, DEJECTED, LEAVES
(JALICIA, LONDON IS TOLD
Ammunition Shortage Silences Ger
man Artillery. '
LONDON, May 23.
A dispatch to the Dally News from
Petrogrud Bays:
"The Kaiser Saturday night left Jnro
slau, Gallcin, nnd Journejcd westward In
tho deepest dejection The blinds wero
drawn before tho train started. General
.... tjlnnnlmrr- linrl nnrnnl llltn that tho
plan of a .terrific blow on a short front
looked well on paper, but that tho Rus
sians were likely to frustrate It and en
tangle tho Austro-Gormnn troops for sev
eral weeks.
"Von Hlndenburs proved right, nnd
Generals von Mackcnsen and Emmlch
have nbnndoued the hopeless task of ex
tricating the Germans from a 200-mllo
front.
"Thev havo nohody to spare to resist
the Rtisslaw advance from Plllca, where
thousands bf pilsoners are taken dally.
"It Is reported that the Kaiser at Cra
cow urged tho Austrlans to mako an
hTolo endeavor. Tho Kalsor proceeded to
Brcslau."
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS
NEUTRALITY POLICY
Continued from Vane One
and shall maintain a strict and Impartial
neutrality.
NO CURB ON OPINION.
"And I do hereby warn all citizens of
tho United States and all persons resld
lng or being within Its territory or Juris
diction, that while the free and full ex
pression of sympathies In public and
private Is not restricted by the laws of
tho United States, military forces In aid
of a belligerent cannot lawfully be origi
nated or organized within Its Jurisdiction;
and that while all persons may lawfully
and without restriction by icnson of tho
aforesaid state of war, manufacture and
sell within the United States arms nnd
munitions of war and other articles
ordinarily Known as "contraband of war,'
yet they cannot carry BUch articles upon
tho high seas for the use or service of
a belligerent; nor can they transport
soldiers and ofllcers of a belligerent, or
attempt to break any blockade which
may be lawfully established and main
tained during the said wars without In
curring the risk of hostile capture
"And I do hereby give notice that all
citizens of the United States nnd others
who may claim tho protection of this
Government who may misconduct them
selves In the premises will do so at their
peril, and that they can in no wise
obtain any protection from the Govern
ment of the United States "
I'OINCARE FELICITATES
ITALY ON ENTERING WAR
French President Sends Message to
Kine Victor Emmanuel.
PARIS, May 25.
"The two sister nations are again
fighting for the defense of their common
civilization and the liberation of op
pressed peoples," says President Poln
care of Franca In a telegram to King
Victor Emmanuel, felicitating Italy upon
Its entrance Into the war on the side of
the Allies. President Polncare further
says;
"In the solemn hour wherein Italy en
ters resolutely upon the glorious path
traced by her destinies tho whole of
France rejoices. Tho peoples of these
two nations have already been brought
together by parentage, traditions and the
immortal force of Latin genius. Italy
and France are forever allied by this
new brotherhood of arms and this delib
erate conservation of their national rela
tions. I express to your Majesty my
most fervent hopes for the victory of
your allant trpops, with whom the allied
armies are proud to fight to end the en
emies of Justice and liberty. I wish to
bid Italy a happy realization of national
aspirations and beg your Majesty to ac
cept this expression of my devoted
friendship."
LEAYES $55,000 TO HER SON
"
Will of Mary A. Henry Admitted to
Probate Today,
Mary A. Henry, who died Way 13 at
Schuylkill View, Wlssahlckon, left her
entire (55,000 estate to her son, Martin IS,
Benson, who Is named executor
Other wills probated today include those
of Jennie Rlttenhouse. who left ISOOT;
John Fraser, IJ700, Margaret Randle, (3075,
Pentooal property of Amanda Warner
has been appraised at $10,877 , Louisa E
Mack, fei.te Emma Kugitt, ftSS9i,
Michael Williams. J33W,fB, Wiltem Sauer,
IMAM.
SLA VS PRESS OFFENSIVE
ON ENTIRE GALICIA LINE
Continued frem Vnt One
press forward, capturing new heights and
hundreds of prisoners.
The Germans must soon evacuate their
positions on tho east bank of the San,
above Jaroslau, It was stated at the
War Offlco today. A Russian force that
crossed the San and occupied Nisko nnd
Ittidnlk Is moving southward along Ihe
railway nnd threatening to cut the Gei
mans oft from the main body of General
Mnckensen's left wing.
In Southern Poland tho Germans aro
steadily being rolled back along a lino
extending from Klolcp to Stnszof.
BRITISH FALL BACK AT YPRES
WHEN FOE USES POISON GAS
Trenches Captured by Germans East
of Flanders Town.
LONDON, May 25.
Onco more tho British troops on tho
Yprcn front havo been compelled to
yield trenches that they had won from
tho enemy because of the employment
of nsphyxlatlng gases by the Germans.
An ofllclal dispatch from Sir John French
reports that early yesterday morning tho
Germans attacked cast of Ypres, under
rover of poisonous gas, and forced the
British troops to evacuate somo of their
trenches.
Thn Germans penetrated tho British
line nt two or threo places. Tho fighting
was still In progress when the dispatch
was sent nnd same portions of tho orig
inal lino had been retaken.
31 IIMJ ALICIA BATTLE STILL
RAGING, VIENNA REPORTS
6300 Slavs Taken In Kielco Sec
tor. VIENNA, May 25.
The general situation In tho northeast
ern theatre of war Is unchanged, tho
War Office announces. Battles continue
In Mlddlo Gallcla.
During the engagements of the last
few days In tho hilly country of Klelce,
Russian Poland, 30 officers and C300
soldiers have been captured.
BERLIN, May 23 An official com
munication Issued yesterday by tho Gen
eral Staff sajs :
In tho eastern nnd southeastern theatres
of war tho situation Is unchanged,
ITALIANS WILL RESPECT
U. S. NEUTRALITY ORDER
Reservists to Be Sent Home by Way
of Canada.
WASHINGTON, May 25.
The Italian Embassy today denied that
It would sanction a call to tho colors of
Italians who nre naturalized Americans.
The terms of President Wilson's neutral
ity proclamation would bo strictly ob
served, It was stated, though It was ad
mitted that consuls were enrolling re
servists who present themselves, and that
they will be furnished with means to
reach homo to fight. To avoid criticism,
It was understood, they would bo assem
bled at Canadian ports.
It was explained nt the Austrian Em
bassy that the announcement of Ameri
can assumption of Austria's diplomatic
Interests In Rome was an error. Tho
United States, It was stated, will repre
sent the Austrlans In Egypt nnd Servla,
but In Italy, It was said, after Instruc
tions had been sent to Ambassador Page
to act, it was decided that communica
tion difficulties wero so serious as to
tender a neutral European nation more
serviceable. Spain was understood to
havo been chosen to represent both Ger
many nnd Austria In Rome.
FLEET'S QUICK BLOW STIRS
ENTHUSIASM IN AUSTRIA
Italian Ambassador and Official Party
Leave Vienna.
VIENNA. May 23.
Demonstrations of enthusiasm occurred
today as a lesult of tho successful stroko
made by tho Austrian fleet In bombard
ing the Italian coasts, Crowds gathered
before the War Office and Ministry of
Marine and cheered for the Emperor, the
army and the navy.
The blow against Italy aroused public
rejoicing to a high pitch. There Is no
doubt that the war against Italy Is a
popular one, as tho general feeling here
Is that the Rome Government broke Its
solemn pledges In order to gain territory
nt the expense of Austria.
Austrian, German and Turkish flags
nro waving everywhere Almost every
house nnd business place Is decorated
with the national colors.
Despite the bitter feeling against
Italy, the departure of the Duko
D'Avnrna, the Italian Ambassador, and
his staff took place last night without
Incident No attempt was made to molest
the Italian official party as It left the
embassy in automobiles and rode to the
Btatlon. where a spocial train was
waiting.
POJJCE
COURJl
It was with great difficulty that Larry
Edwards, a happy sailor, braced up a
lamp post and kept It from falling on
him at Front and Christian streets, And
Larry was greatly handicapped, for ho
had a black cat tied to his lee and a
piece of sausage In his hand The cat
seemed to take delight In getting mixed
up between Larry's legs and the lamp
post. The sailor was in rather a sorry
tangle when Policeman M", Cohen discov
ered him.
But tho sight of the bluecoat didn't
remedy matters in the least. In fact. It
aroused the sailor's combative Instincts,
"I stand for the Allies," said Larry un
steadily, "who do you stan' for?"
"You don't seem to be standing for
anything Just now," said Cohen,
"You see this sausage," shouted the
tailor, "well, I'm feeding It to this blood
hound. And when the sausage is all gone
I'm going to feed the dog on Germans,"
"'That's only a backyard cat." corrected
the cop, "your vision Is clouded."
As If resenting tho classification, tho cat
broke away from the leg of Larry and
ran down the street
"Did you see that," sneered the tailor,
"the dog don't like your company, and
neither do I." With that he struck Cohen
Jn the face.
When the sailor left the Pennsylvania,
Hospital an hour later he 'was greatly
subdued and much more sober. He had
great difficulty Jn mentioning his name to
Magistrate MicFarUnd at the 2d and
Christian sjj-eu station,
"When a cop wants o be neutral," said
the Judge, "you better let him alone.
I'll give you five day' ret in Stoya,
men!nsr From good, authority it has been learned
STUDENT DROWNS AS
CHUMS MAKE MERRY
Edwin Brakcn Loses Life While
Bathing in Lake Called in
Vain for Help.
Seventeen-year-old Edwin Braken, Jr.,
nn honor student In tho second year class
of tho high school department of St. Jo
seph's College, lies dead today at his
home, 22t Stiles street. Tho boy was
drowned yesterday whllo ht Clementon,
N. J white on n picnic with his class.
His father, Edwin Brakcn, an employe of
the Electrical Bureau; his mother nnd a
10-year-old sister, Reglna, nre prostrated
with grief. The body was brought homo
lato last night.
Edwin wnB one of the gayest of tho
party of 60 second year students who set
out for Clementon yesterday morning on
tho annual all-day picnic Threo hours
later his body was dragged from tho
waters of Pilings' Lako, near Clemonton,
and his fellow students horror stricken,
gathered up baseball gloves, bats and
balls they had brought for tho outing and
prepared to accompany tho body home.
I wan not hflnrn noon that Ono Of thO
party proposed taking n swim boforo
lunch. Edwin was one of tho 20 who shed
tboip rlnihlnrr and dived Into tho lake.
They splashod about In tho Water for a.
quarter of nn hour nnd then climbed out
of the bank. Edwin was missing. Sovcral
remembered having seen him throw up
hln ImndB and call for help, but they
thought he was Joking.
Henry Wennorberg, ono of tho tenchers
In charge of the party, and two of tho
boys dived Into tho lako nnd searched for
the body. Within four minutes they had
it on tho bank besides tho water, and for
two hours they worked In a vain attempt
to revive the victim, it was useless, A
Clementon phjslclan pronounced him
dead.
A teacher notified Brnken's father by
telephone nnd arrangements wero mado
to bring tho body to Philadelphia. Tho
plcnlo spirit had died with tho first sus
picion of the accident Mrs. Brakcn, tho
boy's mother, was on tho vergo of col
lapse whon tho nows reached her. Mr.
iWonnerberg, who had recovored tho body
from tho water, went with It to tho
Braken home and told the story of tho
drowning to tho grlof-Btrlcken parontB.
Edwin Braken entered St. Joseph's Col
lege In September, 1913, on a scholarship
ho won In competition with 100 students
from public nnd parochial schools of Phil
adelphia. Ho was a student nt tho school
of Our Mothoi of Sorrows parish, 38th
Btroot and Lancaster avenue. While nt
St. Joseph's he pursued his studies with
the same bucccsb and hnd won many
honors.
Tho funeral will bo held Friday morn
ing at the Church of Ou'r Mother of Sor
rows, 48th street and Lancaster avenue,
at tho altar of which Edwin Braken
onco served as altar boy for Bishop Mc
Cort. Members of the boy's class from St.
Joseph's College and students from other
classes will march In n body from tho
houao to tho church when tho funeral
takes placo, Friday morning. The service
will be conducted by a member of Iho
faculty of the college.
WAY UP GO DA SPAGHETT
And Da Garlick Eet, Too, Jumpa Be
kaws da War, Heh?
"No longn wcel you have to wlnda up
nda spaghctt on da fork. EetB tu bad.
When sou gltta da gudo old stuff da
nexta time, you kin ccd It wldda pin.
Why? Because a da war cct mako da
price Jump way up. A box a spaghctt
used ta cust six dol an twenta n cents;
now It maka a da Jump to seven a dol
and a seventa fl. Wat do you know?
Heh?
"And a da garlick cots gonna way up,
too. No moro 15 cents pound, not amuch.
Now you got GO cents. Bekaws da war
heh! No more I klnna cot Fara Snn
Mnrtlno spaghett. Now some bodeo
maka a Imltanhon. Wat's da use, oh?
Eetp n tuff proposeesh, eh? Yes. Now
I eet n da green pep nnd da onyun. May
be wo lick da udda guys. Wat den?
Down go spftghett ngm, eh? You bet1"
ASQUITH MAY ANNOUNCE
NEW MINISTERS TONIGHT
Only Names of Actual Portfolio Hold
ers to Bo Made Public.
LONDON, May 25.
So difficult has Premier Asqulth found
the task of organizing the "National Cab
inet" that tho first announcement of Its
make-up will carry only tho names of
the actual portfolio holders. Tho selec
tion of tho Junior members will havo to
bo delayed.
Though it was reported liera today that
the first announcement ns to the new
Cabinet would be made tonight, no definite
Information could be secured as to tho
membership,
Gardener Killed by Train
John Cinlbrnlth, a gardener, was killed
by a train at 47th and. Woodland avenue
today while on his way to work. Ho
lives at 4302 Kingsesslng avenue.
that the law does not glvo exclusive use
of the public squares to certain Indi
viduals. No exception Is made either In
the case of Mary Loguo and Susie Ellis
and their gentlemen friends. This rather
sociable quartet, however, did not look at
matters in this light when they descended
upon Franklin square at 4th street nnd
Lehigh avenue and proceeded to monopo
lize the grounds.
The spiend themselves and their
lunches over many square yards of
greensward, opened many bottles of beeif
and sanp and told stories, As far as they
were concerned there was no pne else on
earth, '
But they forgot at least two others
Policeman Martin and Policeman Lass
ner. As the cops had not been notified
of any private lease, of the grounds they;
told the party to end the excursion and
"bt ot It "
(Tho two gentlemen friends of Mary and
Susie Jumptd to their feet to tell the blue
coats how little they knew of the law, and
about public squares In particular But
Martin and Lassner thought It would bo
a good. Idea ti put tha great question
before Magistrate Glenn, so they made
the quartet accomftany them to the 4th
and York streets Btatlon to hear what
the Judge nttd to say. He agreed with
the bluecoats and was amazed, at the
Ignorance of tha law shown by the jpem
brs of the picnic, party.
"For tnllghtenment," said the Magis
trate, "you should mk? a study of penal
institution. In order fo become con
versant with the ways of Blaekstono and
also of Philadelphia. 1 will send you to
the House of Correction fo three month,
where you: can gain considerable Icnowl
edge in that direction."
MfflgMCLFS
Sf&ifc
FIVE BADLY INJURED
AT DU PONT PLANT
Explosion of Smokeless Powder
Results in Severe Wounds to
Victims.
WILMINGTON, Del., May 23 -Too
rapid pressure npplled to 40 pounds Of
smokoless powder In a. blockhouse at the
Carney's Point plant of tho du Pont Pow
der Company caused an explosion this
morning. Fivo men wero seriously In
jured, They nra Charles Gabrlskla, of
ricldsbcrry, N. J.: Jamct Anderson and
Bert Smith, of Pennsgrove, N. J.i J. II.
Wtlllnmi, of this city, and T. A. Carr, of
Elk Mills, Md. All are In local hospitals
with slight hopo of recovery. The Injured
men wero brought here. In tugboats and
lushed to tho hospitals.
S'moketess powder Is pressed whllo It
Is still damp, nnd this was what was
being dono this morning. An explosion
fiom this cause Is unusual, and no ono
remembers ono llko It before. Tho build
ing In which tho pressing was done Is
n small structuro and was demolished,
Despite this, however, the men who were
Injured nro Buffering from burns caused
by tho powder and not by tho flying
debris. Tho placo was some distance
from the other buildings, and did no
further damage.
Thero havo been a number of minor
accidents and sovernl coses of Illness
nt tho plant In a few days, and nil of
tho threo hospitals In this city have men
from Carney's Point as patients at the
present time.
YOUNG TRAIN WRECKERS
SENT TO REFORMATORIES
Glory in Their Crime nnd Promise to
Do More.
Almost every nonresident of Philadel
phia In this city today Is here cither to
take part In the Knights Templar cele
bration or to watch It, There woro two
young enthusiasts In City Hall today,
however, who did not have an opportu
nity to wntch tho marching knights, de
spite tho fact that they wanted to very
much. They wero William Dovoro and
Frank Talacc, aged 15 and 12 years re
spectively, both of East Stroudsburg, Pa.
"Bill" Devoro had Just been sentenced
to threo years In the Huntingdon Re
formatory nnd his companion to two
years nt tho Glen Mills Reformatory, as
a result of an escapade of last Thurs
day, when they derailed a train bound
for tho Water Gap as It passed Bell's
Bridge. Tho boys were handcuffed ns
they sat In City Hall awaiting their de
parture to tho reformatories nnd listened
to the music of the marching knights.
"They cortnlnly nro treating us dirty,"
Frank remnrked bitterly to an Evenino
LEDOicn reporter. "But we'll show them
a thing or two before they get through
with us, and I guess they know It, too.
They got us hitched up llko rcnl crooks
already."
"Yes," hla companion added, "nnd Just
because wo ditched an old train. But
say! Maybe wo didn't do a slick Job. Put
an old rail 'longsldo tho real rail so good
a trackwalker wouldn't havo knowed the
difference, nnd when tho train hit It, gco!
you'd otter seen tho smash Just like it
was made of paper!"
"But Buppose your mother had been on
tho trnln?" ho was askt-d.
"What'd I care?" was tho nnswer. "Wo
was playln' hookey nnd out for some
fun, an" we had It, too."
At this point a policeman nppearcd to
lead tho boys away. Twelve-year-old
Frank turned to wave a farewell with
his manacled hands.
"Well, so long," ho called. "Wc'ro off
for another .good time. You'll hear nbout
us again, an' don't you forget that!'1
BRIDES TO DENY CHARGES
WELLESLEY DISLIKES CUPID
Seniors' Announcements Don't Agree
With Journal of Heredity Article.
WELLESLEY, Mnss , May 25.-In direct
contradiction of tho assertion that Welles
ley girls aro slow to wed, 12 members of
tho senior class today announced their
engagements. In tho June number of tho
Journal of Heredity, Professor Roswell
Johnson and Bertha J. Stutzman, of the
University of Pittsburgh, nssert not only
that Wellesley girls marry late, but that
their families nro small.
Tho girls who have nnnounced their In
tentions to wed are;
Mary Crocker, of Foxboro, Mass.; Ger
tiudo Folger. of Mcdford, Mass ; Gladys
HnrtjWcll, of Kingston, R, I ; Gallna
Howo, of Cambridge, Mass.; Hlldegardo
Jones, of Mount Vorvon, N. Y.j Helen
May. of Charles City, La.; Leora Mitchell,
of Norwich, Conn.; Mnrle Nelffer, of
Wyncote, Pa.: Ruth Pierce, of Hinsdale,
R. I.; Ruth B. Woods, ot Astoria, N. Y.;
Margaret Beers and Elizabeth Smart, of
Boston.
ARREST OF HEIRESS MAY
CAUSE BROADWAY CLEAN-UP
Mother of Eugcnin Kelly Says She
Will Force Reforms.
NEW YORK, May 25. A clean-up of
the tango restaurants along Broadway
may result from tho caso of 19-year-old
Eugenia Kelly, heiress to JI.OOO.OOO, who
was haled Into court by her mother on
a charge of Incorrigibility. John F. Mc
Intyre, counsel for Mrs. Helen M. Kelly,
tho girl's mother, hinted at startling ex
posures when the enso Is called In York
villo court late today.
"I don't want other mothers to suffer
as I havo been made to suffer," said Mrs.
Kelly. "If I can do It I am going to
clean up those gangs of dancing men,
who, Instead of working like, their
fathers did, prefer to fasten themselves
like vampires on young girls who get In
tho habit of returning hopie at 3 or 4
o'clock In the morning and sometimes
not at all."
GOV. FIELDER AT EXPOSITION
GREETS FOLKS BACK HOME
Talks by Phone to Officials in Trenton,
3400 Miles Away.
TRENTON, N, J May 25. Three thou
sand four hundred miles away from each
other. Governor Fielder, at the Panama
Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, and
Acting Governor Edge, in tho Assembly
Chamber at the State House, at 2 o'clock
this afternoon exchanged felicitations
over the long-distance telephone, '
Following the conversation between
these heads of the State Government,
other officials here and at the fair ex
changed greetings, while the members ot
the Senate and Assembly, together with
the newspaper men, listened tfirough spe
cially placed receivers, arranged in the
chamber by the courtesy of the telephone
company.
D'ANNUNZIO BlAY BE BARRED
FROM ITALY'S BATTLE FLEET
Poet's Ambition to Witness Sea Fight
Unlikely to Be Realized,
ROME, May 25.
The wish of the pot, Slgnor Gabriels
dAnnunzlo, to view a naval engagement
from an Italian warship, jnaygq unre
warded. He has had long Interviews with
the Ministers of War and Marine, but
it js doubtful wlmher even the Influence
9f the. poet ia sufficient to so far relax
tba stern, rules of naval discipline aa to
admit bis presence. '
The poet aaya the happiest hour of hla
life would have coma if he could die
singing the (lories of h)s fatherland.
Tbis, ho declares, wouii be a, tarilUBfty
envlabt fate.
PIMA VITT0RI0SA
AVANZATA ITALIANA
I'Primi Villaggi Italian
dell Austria Occupa-tft
J.1t!Ti1 T1 . f
uau ltaiia u Kombfj del
uannone Si Senfo
Udine.
ROMA. Mfcn:
11 Mlnlstoro della Ouerra ha pubbtlciJ
II comunlcnlo umclate circa t'nv...
dello forze Italians In terrllorlo auitrlie'o"
dal confine del Frlull, nella loro m4r.jf
,c'ru """. tcco 11 testo del cdmu'nl!
cnto, nel quale e nnnunclato eh u .r
itallane hanno occupato sette cltt&dlne
Villaggi Itallanl dell'Austrla:
"Lungo la frontlera del Frlull nel ttf
Diamo avanzato dovunque nel terrHiiW
net nemico, 11 quale ha opposto d,B0W
resisienza.
"Nol abblamo occurato le altiit.ui
Caporozzo, tra 1 fluml Judlrio d lion,'
o lo clttadlno dl Cormons, Verza, cfri."
gnano o Terzo 11 nemloo si e rltlralo, fit.
li-ttntraMiln hhhII h. I.... ai. 1 .
.." i kiuiin u incenoianoo cast. ! 3
"A Carnla, sul confine settentrloiuli. "1
l'artlgllerla austrlaca ha aperto II fuoca I
ouiio iiusiru posizioni aue 7 p m. dl
dpmenlca. II bombardamento ptro noa
dlede al nemlcd alcun rlsullato. Lunidi
la nostra artlgllerla aprl II fuOCo centre
lo batterlo nemlche. Durante II bom.
bardamento nol avemmo un morto m
un ferlto." "a
II communlcato ufficlale da anon altrl
parucoian circa rattacco sul porto dl
Buso, o dice che 70 austrlacl furono fsttl
prlglonlerl dagll Itallanl quando queij
ouuiuuuiiu uiu cacciaiorpci cacclatorntdl
nlero n Buso.
Lo clttadln occupate dagll Italltnl sul !
confine del Frlull nnnn ulin .....i. -. v
.........;. .. ;:: r.-"- " uw We
ttiiiuvBitiu in. irunuera o porta a Trleitt,
Lo colllno dl Caporezzo, Cormons, Cer
vlgnano, Verza 0 Terzo st trovano a poch
mtalln Hnlln frnntln ln1lnnA ... I - .
a poca dlstanza dnllimportante centro
forrovlnrlo austrlaco dl Gorlzla.
II Mlnlstcro della Mnrlna ha pubbllcato'i
11 Bi-Huvmu cuiilunicaiQ uiuciaio clrt
1'nzlono nnvalo nell'Adrlatlco:
"Un vaporo ginnto a Barletta porta It
nuncio. uiiH, menire passava neuo vlcln
anzo del promontorlo del Gargano a mtz
zanotto scorsa, avvlsto una nave 'd (
nuerra Ausmnca con una groBsa falls. La
nave era scorinia aa quaitro lorpedlnlere.
rosplntn da Barletta dopo aver tlfato
aiversi coipi sunn, citta." 4 f
1 i --. ui v who wv
corpl d'armata Itallana, della forza com-
un ipmurammiL fin i.intrra nir nh .
Invnfln 11 ftrrttnrln (IaII A tiaf V-ln Ai
dlepacci glunCi dal confine alia, stamp t
Bvizzera. acri una squaarigua dl vellvol.
Itnllflnl afnil linn rtnnnl(Atia Biilf haL
.,...... i.ubCU( unu. iivubiut,iuia ouiio yvai-
zlonl austrlacho nel Trentlno e sulle AlplJ
uoiomiicne, ma si ritiro quanao vide
lnnalzarsl una squadrlglla dl aeroplsnl
ncmlcl.
Qui a Roma sono prese straordlnarU
mloiirA t nPAioiiilnne nss niniaipAis la
v.iki,u uuiiiiu uiiui:i;iii uuii anu. uuruiuo
b"i jiu uviuiJiniu tit uiu i;uiiiiiiutiincilLB
scrvlzlo dl sorvegllanzn e durante la rtQtte H
II clelo o contlnuamcnte csplorato da nu-jJ
merosl o potent! Hflottorl. Nel tcmpal
iiieuesino cannom speciaii sono si&u cot
locatl In tuttl 1 puntt plu convenientl.
IL SALUTO DELLA FRANCIA
II Presldentc Polncnre, della Francis,
ha Invlato oggl al re d'ltalla II seguents
telegramma: ,.
"Lo duo nazlonl sorelle combaltono
'nncora per la clvllta comune e per.lt.
Ilt.A.n-l -1-1 ..A fl -. ........I V?tlA.
solenno In r-ul l'ltnlla entra rlsoluUmtnt I
sunn via gtonosa irucciuia utu puoi
destinl tutta la Francla glolsce. I pogoll
dl qucste due nazlonl sono gla, stitl
lcgatl dalla strssa origins e dalle atesse
tradlzlonl e dalla forza Imrportalf del
Irflnln InilnA
"L'ltalla e la Francla sono per semprtfL'
plicate da qucsta nuova fraulUnzai
d'arml c dalla declslone dl conserve It '
iuro reauzzaziono nazionun Cioptuuu
v van a i(iC3LU. lit nut ope tii.t fiu - rj
vlda per la vlttorla della voatre valoroift.pl
iruppo con cm gii cscrcm aueau poh n
orKoguosi UI comoattere per aopauers i j
nemlcl della giustlzla e della l(berta. v& J
tlrlitrn nnmimra all'ftnt.ft la tffA TiBlItf M
imvlnnn iIaHa miia n nnlvnvlnnl nnT.nrlfl.l tfl 1
prepfo Vostra Macsta dl accettare .'S
jiicaoiuuo ucuu into, uucv um ,,,
CBNSURA SEVERI8SIMA. -'
Tl flnvamrx Itnllnnn Via nilnttntn Ift file SI 1 i.H
mifluro dl ceneura prese da tempo -dilM
ivntfAfnl rlorrll ollontl rnfl1ffhft ft llllOOISt j
lii. . -- - iia..( nmMnlAH rlrfA e
... ii- 1. .11 I.. I 11 ArlrUtlrA. 9
ja DauaKiiH. navuio ui ion iu ?- am
It Pscrlapa VTta1ln a ntntn flODDreifO Dfif H
aver pubbllcato notlsle nan uMciall clrcA J
quella battaglla navale, e aa pra innj.j
:M.v ""."?""? " r.r i . r vjlm .-. 4
i direiton ai giornau oarunuu whum
i i. .Will ,1.11 nnhhlliML
7lone di-fatji reiauvi aim sue.. .. -
11 governo itallano o partlcolarmentea
Interessato a tenere segreta la cooper-B
ziono delle navl inglesl e francesl neiji
l'Adrlatlco, o" clo per raglonl strateticne.,
11 Corrlere d'ltalla aveva appunto "
lato leri la presenza dl navi insieai "
Flno a che la guerra non sara nn ta
non si avranno dettagu ""''",""
oliernzlonL La descrlzlone delta mf-n'f
' 1...1 it ,i,,n rloc-ll Ahruzzl SalVO' l
- tio H.n-Adrlatlco non pu
essere c0ntlnuaUp5reh.il dovrthjijj
rlvclare fatll " cui poaeuu. .--
1 j.tl. 4lAtn atlirlflflt.
Un telegramma da ButtM. t diet eta
song Incominciaie com """"'. ji,
governl rumeno, bulgaro e grecs SJlo
acopo dl flssare 1 a da ta " J'
teclpazlone della Rumania alia . "
onn rn i? I niieatl LHULUitiv -t
??. ??. .L .R"nl a,Xe bbSS:
e dalla areola. . mentre U prima alW,
chera l' Austria ie aure auo .v.,.
la Tuichia, t
T.A HAVALLERIA OPERA.
Nel pomerlgglo dl lerl re Vlttorlo JM'
manuele partt alia volta oei wr-j
. .. j. 11. rA ItldUUlt
aaststere ana raaunaia "9" Y"V, " ..&?
e segulre qulndl le operaslonl, s' "'"j
che 11 re rlmarra con ie nw ; .
tu ta ia guerra. h.riUU
A ivonara e siaiu """ -,rtf
ha accettato d( obbligarsl a non fJWVS
aleuna pace separata, o ai ";r,j
rlguardo. In pleno e perfetto accordo t
le Potenze della TriPlice im.
Vacation
Foldera
.. . tmmnA VlV I ItS
Pennsylvania R R
Valuable and practical Mti
as to athoe nd jneuntala mm
and summer outings- i
,. r. Tall) of csmplM
Vacation Dy i'1! t,onio'
Delaware Valley ffi'SSSiwj jr
be.utllul D.law.r. Vsll.y 50'tUJ .
Trenton and tt. ovnls ' ""
mtr vacations.
TslU ol tns rtt
40
Beaches
or
suction f lT-
NewJemy ?&&&
A msupUIn Msorts,
! and msupuin rsor
Ttektl Ait. SvW lfS
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