iBPWWSpW'fwwpi1- 'yiuwwjBTil iw)iHif ni'i nVmm(iinn Srm&r' nw 'gry'1 wiWHti!sr.-s.ir-? ffl3JWw FIN NIGHT EXTRA txttmxm NIGHT EXTRA VOli. I NO. 21S PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2(5, 1DJL5. PBIOE OJETB. GENT Comhiojit, 1013, et ina Freiio LtM Courmr, UV S. SHIP HOMEWARD BOUND ANCIAL EDITION VsWBmXSM WW 1 I I I I I FALLS VICTIM TO SUBMARINE OFF WEST COAST OF IRELAND llfiner, Built on Delaware, Is Hit by- Torpedo in Sea Lanes Near Scene Ui. xjucuucuna iidgcu,y jduuiiu lUl Delaware Breakwater After Voyage to Liverpool. SLAVS AT PRZEMYSL FURIOUSLY ATTACKED BY AUSTRO-GERMANS S. 0. S. Signals Flashed by Damaged Vessel, Which Later Made for Liverpool Under Own Steam Washington in Consternation Over Possible Consequences of Disaster, But Offi cials Are Reticent Until Responsibility Is Fixed The liner Nebraskan of American registry, flying the American flag 'J ttntinti fmm Lioernaol tn the Dctnwnrtt Rrt.nhint.r. ,.. ,.. mJ-J ftff the hith coast. United State Consul Skinner, at London, has officially rellRed the State Department of the disaster, which took place about 40 fpala south by west of Fastnet Rock, near which the Lusilania went down. tlh president of the International Mercantile Marine has officially can' Urmtd the torpedoing of the ship. W The fact that the Nebraskan was torpedoed on the home route, when fsa possible charge of carrying contraband could be made against her, in- wthtits the attack on the American liner with serious consequences. f Consternation was privately expressed in official circles in Wash tnston at the torpedoing of the vessel, but the State Department would "L.L m jAmniin until mnnnmibilitv far thn nitnfh hnri Ln 7.....J H r pnuf. 't' Kwmi- ...-.. . i - - -.. ..HMn , .MM bf iiAuut fl2 . WASHINGTON. May 2fi An offlclal report that the Ameilcan ittsnuhb Nebraskan, hound from Llver- Fpool to Delaware Breakwater, was lor- pdoed 40 miles west hy south or fast- Set Itock, Ireland, was cabled to the State Department today by Consul Gen- ftral Skinner, at London KSklnner'B dispatch read: W "Admiralty reports American steamer Kebraskari, Liverpool for Delaware -Breakwater, torpedoed 10 miles south by tst of Fastnet Crew In boats stand- tms ("' Weather fine. No direct report .lilt,' -" iltUlng for a direct report from Consul Froit at Queenstown, the nearest port !&'Fatnt Rock, before making any ttmment on the affair The Lusltanla it forpedoed about 50 miles east of Fastnet. , WWle Counselor Lansing and other Et&te) Department officials observed the Jhtfe of silence Imposed by Secretary of state JJryan on cases involving serious International complications, It was lccog lltti at once that the caso presented flu'e possibilities i'lt.was Indicated at the department that It the Nebraskan be found to hae been Ictutlly torpedoed and the responsibility U placed on Germany, It would present ttw moat serious violation of Amei lean I (Kutralltv vet committed bv the Kaiser's fgwe'rnment. iltHlthertp the German excuse for attacks sjnek as that made upon the steamship tuuusignt was that the shipment or con Jitiaband t,o the Allies must be prevented it 411 costs. ft$ such argument would apply, how ler, to an aitacx on a neutral vessel found from a British port to the United SUtes. It was stated. It la this nhasa of 1 ttautter which created the most anx- rletr in State Department circles when Jia news was received. The affair was ,Taided as ominous of German's attl .todi toward the orotest made by Fresl- 1 ih Wilson against her submarine war- iite. ITALIANS DRIVE AUSTRIANSOUT OFTYROLPASS Troops Cross Frontier in Three Offensives. Trent Objective, and Trieste Threatened. Desperate Fighting Rages Around Russian Strong hold in Galicia as.Mack ensen's Army Closes in on Foe. NCW YORK. Mav 261 The American-Hawaiian Steamshln .Company gave out the following wireless !BDatrh fmm flnt.lH Tnlin H Hi..,, Wtt steamship Nebraskan, at 10 o'clock Ml morning; Struck either mine or torpedo miles W of Fastnet. No one Injured. Water f)il"r hol(1' Am steaming to Liver it RASKAN TORPEDOED, DECLARATION OF OWNERS LONnnw T.. Ha t i-.ji. - 1V ' y o -iiuyu iiirumiu fkin announcea tnis ntternoon tnat tne g UverpooJ to the United States, was Cencluiled on lge Two, Column Two iteo I THE WEATHER Przemysl la again tho objective of Austro-Qerman attacks, after a recent brief lull In tho Gnliclan offensive. Si multaneous assaults have been deliv ered against the western forts of tho Przemysl salient and on strong posi tions on tho Slav (east) slda of the San, Heavy bombardment of the trenches below Jaroslau Is conceded by Petrograd. Berlin announces an Austro-German nimy has crossed the San at Radymo, six miles north of Przemysl, after cap turing the town of Swlete This sec end column on tho east bank is a seri ous menace to the Lembcrg-Przemysl Railroad. In a great air raid by the French, 203 bombs were dropped on the Ger man lines, destroying tho depot and military storehouses at St. Quentln. Gains for the French In their drive beyond Arras are officially reported by the War Office. The British admit that they have lost trenches In the Vpres region which they havo been unable to retake. The British losses" ate announced In a report from General Sir John French and were due to gas attack, which spread over a flve-mllo front to the east of Ypres and forced tho British to quit their advanced positions, The French captured a Gorman posi tion at Souchez, which they had at tacked for 15 days, and advanced on a front of nearly a mile. To the north- west of Angres1, near La Bassee, the French also gained ground, while prog ress la reported along the Alx Noulette Souchez road. General Cardona Reports Aus trians Retire at Many Points Without Offering Serious Resistance A d i g e and Brenta River Valleys Taken. ENDS MOTHER'S PAIN AND LIFE WITH DRUG, THEN DRUGS HERSELF Woman Covers Aged Suf ferer's Face With Chloro form Sponge in Episcopal Hospital While Nurse Cares for Other Patients Three distinct offensives are being de veloped by Italy In Its war against Aus tria The flrst is the drho on Trieste, In which the Italian troops have taken several Austrian towns and are pushing forward rapidly on tho Important railway centro of Gradlsca. Tho second is at the extreme northern boundary, In tho Carnla Alps, whero General Catlorna, tho Italian tommander-ln-chlof, reports to day that all the passes In the Cadore A mtddlo-aged woman, who could not bear to see her aged mother suffering, shortened tho aged woman's life by two hours at tho Episcopal Hospital, accord ing to physicians, by laying a bit of gauzo saturated with chloroform over her face. Sho then went to a. bench In an Isolated spot In tho grounds of the hos pital and tried to end her own llfo by tho samo means Tho woman l Miss Bertha Krclbcr, 12 j cars old, of 020 West Susquehanna ae ruc. Sho Is now at her home under police surveillance Tho mother was Mis Phocbo Krelber, 36 years old. She had been In tho hospital since March 25, paralyzed as tho result of a hip fracture ftustnlned in a fall dawn stairs For threo nights, physicians at the hos pital said. Miss Krelber had been sitting wldo-eycd at tho bedside of her mother Tho aged woman was near death. I'h alclnns Bald yesterday she would til o In a LINER RYNDAM HIT BY TRAMP OFF U. S. COAST Dutch Steamship With 238 Souls Aboard Is Badly Damaged in Collision. Concluded on l'neo Two, Column Four. Battleship Squadron Speeds to Rescue in Reply to S. O. S. Calls South Carolina Ar rives on Scene First and Takes Off Passengers. BOSTON", May CO Thrilling scenes of rescue In tho daikness of tho night and a thick fog were enncted when the Holland American liner Ryndatn, which left New York for Rotterdam yesterday, was rammed by the Norwegian tramp freighter Joseph J Cuneo, off Nantucket, at 3.30 o'clock this morning. Tho Ryndnm was so badly damaged that orders were im mediately given to launch the lifeboats AMERICAN STEAMSHIP NEBRASKAN, BLOWN UP OFF IRISH COAST 13 ' m QUICK NEWS NEBRASKAN PASSES 0UEENST0WN QUEENSTOWN, May 20. The Nekrnsknn passed Qtieenstown Jhls nftcinoon steaming townid Liverjlool at eight knots an hour. GREEK KING AT POINT OF DEATH ATHENS, May 20. King Constantino Is believed to be dying. Tho loyal family has been Bummoned to his bedside. ANTHRACITE TAX READY ON TULY 1 HABIUSBTJKG, May 20. After setting July 1 for the hearing of tho niithincito tax appeal the State Supiemo Coutt, which, has becu in &csb!ou hcie this week, adjourned this afternoon. SOUTH CAROLINA BRINGING 229 FROM STRICKEN SHIP NEW YORK, May 20. All of the 73 passengeis nnd 151 mem bets of the ciew of the liner Ityndam, which was mmmed by the fatcnmshlp Cuneo early today, arc on boaid the battleship South Caioliua which is expected to anive at the entrance of New Yoik Haibor at about 10 o'clock tonight. The Ityndam is being convoyed by the battleship Texas. MADDENED HORSE NEARLY KILLS MAN Lawience Meade, 22 yeais oia, of 2027 Indiana nvenue, is in a serious condition, in St. Joseph's Hospital as n result of injuiies re cclvetl when a hoise kicked him off a meat wagon and then pulled' the vehicle ovei him at Hednor and Woodstock streets this afternoon. The hoibe tan for nearly a mile before It was caught by Patiolman Wert, who wa& diagged mole than 25 feet before he could sstop It. REVENUE CUTTER RUSHED TO AID OF STRICKEN LINER WOODS HOLH, Mass., Slay 2G. Tho rovenuo cutter Acushnet hurried from heie nt top speed, cut through Vineyard Sound and headed for tho open ocean tn intercept tho damaged liners Ryndam and Cuneo nnd their convoys and to muko the icst of tho trip ilth them. Tho revenue cutter is much moro spij on tho tea than tho battleships, and In case the Ryndam suddenly begnn to kink It was thought that tho Acushnet would bo handy to pick up any one that may need help. AIRS. STUYVESANT FISH, SR TJlES GARRISON, N. Y Mu 20. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. Sr., the widely known society lender and wife of tho former president of tho Illinois Central Rail way, died at her country home here todny from hemorrhage of the brain. Mrs. fish for many je.ua had been a leader In American society, but, at the sami time, a great deal of her attention was devoted to charity and philanthropy. Before hoi martlago tu Stujvesant 1'ish on June 1, 1S7G, she was Marlon Graves Anthony ' I'hoto by New "iork Shipbuilding Company, PRZEMYSL AGAIN OBJECTIVE OF AUSTR0.GERJTAN DRIVE ArRMS- at t ,U... . j... . .. ..,-. ,Sb.h "?elr hearts' content without Sb t. c,Jma"c Interference, so we sup STJ: 9es not make nucn difference. 2:l.ne- Ve could hardly expect It "-. however, for does not the K in" onow open tomorrow 7 tod... v.nt ,s absolutely dependent IBMr Weather fni. n f.lr mum,, nf i'lt'ao n the world could expect Sf "9 Clear? As for Vil tmun a lnr f lowly becoming a rival of PJtts kS ,?? H conies to the licorice '"". each and avrnr,a r.r .7. ii..n ET!V b equipped with one of Bi;thwT iarc0'" instruments that can aga " Bn"n FOREOABT Philadelphia and vicinity: Show uvtmont and vrobablu Thursdau: tonight, moderate to fresh W&tt to north ,.irl. m&ft 'WEATURTt IV Pir.E jl Mackenzen's Left Wing Hurled Galician Fortress, PETROGRAD, May 18. The Austro-Germans have launched a furious attack against the Russian lines around Przemysl. The War Office today admitted a renewal of the enemy's at tack, and reported that the enemy ap parently U In largo force. General Made ensen Is directing the onslaught In per son, with the apparent intention of tak ing Przemysl at any cost. The battle for the fortress was re sumed late Monday. Simultaneous at tacks were delivered on the forts guard ing Przemysl from the west and upon the Slav positions on the east bank of the San to the north district are in the hands of the Italians, who have crossed the frontier and taken several villages In the Goritz drive the Italians nro within flvo miles of Gradlsca and abput 23 miles from Trieste They have forced tho Austrlans back across the Judrlo and iBonzo Rivers The third offensive has as Its objective tho city of Trent, and Is being pushed forward at seeral passes. At Tonalo Pass, on the western boundary of tho Tyrol, the Italians took several hundred Austrian Alpine troops, On the southern edge of the Tyrol, up the Adlge River valley, further progress was made, while further to the east and north the Italians aro driving through the passes of tho Drenta River Valley. General Cadorna. reports that the Aus trlans retired at all points without offer ing serious resistance and destroyed all bridges and railway lines. In a naval battle In tho Adriatic the Austrlans report that thoy sunk an Ital ian destroyer, and admit that one of their battleships was badly damaged, but reached Pola safely. ROME, May 26 Striking rapidly at the Austrian frontter positions, the Italian army is winning all along the front, according to ar official report from General Cadorna, the Italian Commander-in-Chief, Issued at the War Office today. All the frontier passes In the Cadore district have been captured by the Italians, who have occupied more towns In Austrian territory. The report of operations show that the Italians aro moving forward along a front of about 60 miles, The Austrlans thus far have not offered battle, continuing their re treat and destroying bridges to hamper the Italian army. At Tonale Pass, on the western border JURY FIXING CHARGE STIRS CAMDEN COURT; THEFT TRIAL HALTED Judge Orders New Hearing When Prosecutor Says Jurors Were Approached in Interest of Former Probation Official. Concluded on I'acn Two. Column Foul Allegations of Jury tampering In the Interests of the defendant brought a sudden and sensational halt to the trial of J. Moore White, a former probation officer, for embozzlement In tho Camden County court today. The trial was stopped before It was fairly begun, for not a witness had et been examined when It was declared to the Judge that an officer of the court had attempted to Influence some of the Jurors In favor of thn accused former official. Howard Truax, Assistant County Clerk, was Just nbout to swear the panel when Prosecuting Attorney William J. Kraft stood up and petitioned Judge Swack hammer, of Gloucester City, who was presiding, to postpone the trial He said that from Information just brought to him he had reason to believe that a cer tain court officer had approached some of tho panel and endeavored to argue them Into giving a verdict for White. The Judge granted the petition. The charge la unprecedented In Camden while SOS. calls from tho liner's wire less pleaded for help The calls were answered by a squadron of United States warships, now maneiivrlnR off the Atlan tic coast. The warships, led by thi battle ship South Carolina, were first to pick up me steamship's call for aid The South Carolina airUed on the scene of the col lision (Irst and was soon followed by tho superdreadnought Toxsb and tho battle ship Louisiana The Ryndam had 7S passengers on board and a crew of 160. Host of these were removed to the Cuneo before tho arrival of the South Carolina. About half of tho number were later transferred to the bat tleship. The Ryndam and the Cuneo, which was also damaged, aro now on their way to New York, convoyed by tho United States squadron. Captain Hucbel, of tho Ryndam, wlre- lesced that he was making about 13 miles nn hour toward New York; that water was gaining in the holds, but that he could control tho water In the engine rooms The extent of damage to the Cuneo was not mentioned, but obviously una was not Daaiy injured, as repeated reference was made In the wireless to passengers having been transferred to her. One brief wireless dispatch said that passengers and crew were getting Into the boats This was the only suggestive detail of tho thrilling scene that must have been enacted In the darkness and BECKER AGAIN SENTENCED TO DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR A1.I5ANY, Mnv 26. Chailes Becker, former police lieutenant In New York, todaj war, sentenced to dip In the electric chair some time In the week beginning Jnlv 1J. FIGHT FOR DECKER'S LIFE TO BE MADE IN SUPREME COURT NEW YORK, May 26. Though the Court of Appeals has ended the hope of ex-Lleutenunt Charles Decker as far as the New York courts are concerned, his second conviction of tho murder of Herman Rosenthal will bo carried to the United States Supremo Court. It is possible that tho tight to save the life of the former police official will not be ended for two years. It Is the contention of Beckers attorney, Martin T. Mnnton, that the convicted man's constitutional rights were violated by tho admission of Improper evldenco at his secondrial. It Is on this ground that tho fight will bo mado beforo tho United Statoa Su preme Comt. Becker himself is reported to be complately discouraged. ATHLETICS-CLEVELAND GAME IS OFF CLEVELAND, O., May 2(i. Today's game between the Macks nnd In dians was called off at noon today on account of cold weather. The final contest of the series -will be played tomorrow, after which the Athletics leave for Philadelphia. GREEK KING'S CONDITION VERY GRAVE ATHENS, May 26. King Constantine of Greece continues extremely weak. An official bulletin issued today gave his temperature at 99.5 and his pulso at 90. Physicians do not conceal the gravity of his condition. CRAZED MOTHER'S TRIPLE CRIME NEW YORK, May 26. During a fit of Insanity, Mrs. Francis O'Neill, wife of a prosperous Brooklyn architect, strangled her young daughter, attempted to slay her son and then committed suicide by shooting In her home on Eastern Parkway today. Concluded on rage Two. Column Blx RE VITTORIO SI RECA A PRENDERE IL COMANDO DELLE SUE TRUPPE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR! Copies of tho Evening Ledger, of yesterday's issue, containing mag nificent full page picture of the great Knights Templar parade on Broad street, will be mailed to any address for one cent each. Leave orders at Ledger Central, corner of Broad and Chestnut streets;, the main publication of fice, Sixth and Chestnut streets or send your order, 'with remit-, tance, by mail, to THE EVENING LEDGER kg1 i Le Truppe 'del Generate Cadorna Avanzano Sulle Strade del Tonale, del Brenta e del Cadore Verso la Citta di V Trento, Loro Obbiettivo Principale, II Re Vlttorlo Emmanuele e partita questa mattlna per 11 Veneto per prendere 11 comando delle forie dl terra operantl contro 1'Austria. Un comunlcato ufficlale pubbllcato a Roma questa mattlna dice che le truppe Italians hanno occupato uttl 1 passt Important! che portano nel Trentino, apren dosl cosl la strada verso 11 campo trfneerato dt Trento, che e straordtnarlamente fortlBcato. Lo stesso cornunlcato ufficlale dice che le forze Italians contlnuano la, loro offensive tra le vallate del Judrlo e deU'Uonzo, sul confine orientate dell'Italla, yerso la cltta. dl Trieste e verso Is. strada dt Lublana. Ad eccetlone dt una parte del fronts dl battaglla, e cloe nella regions delta Carnla, dove si e avuto un vlolento combatttmento e dove Is truppe Italians hanno attaccato 11 nemlco alia baionetta, sconflggendolo Is truppe ausrtrlache si ono flnora costa'nttmente ritirate davantl alls truppe Italians, senia accettare o dar battaglta. Un telegramma da Berllno ad un glornals dl Amsterdam dies che un aeroplano itallano che compiva un olo dl rlcognlzione sulle poslilonl austrlache e stato atterrato dagU aujtrlacl. Que uffldaU dl Stato Maggtcre che si trovavono nel aeroplano ono rlmaatl ucclsl Lo stesso tslegramma dice chs gl Italian! che avevano invaso VAustrta, da! confine orientals aono gluntl xino ad otto mlgUa da GorUla, (Le la 2 r-affni pin coropHU dttUgUat ceUil. -JU (aura la9 JtaUano.) f. t Concluded on rage Two, Column Seven ITALIAN WARSHIP DAMAGED IN ADRIATIC BATTLR Captain of Greek Vessel Witnesses Fighting. ATHENS, May 26, A detailed story of a naval engagement In the Adriatic be tween five Austrian destroyers and three Italian cruisers was brought here today by the captain of the Creek steamer Arrlatlcos. One Italian warship was bad ly damaged and forced to drop out a line, the captain reported The Austrlans tied toward Pola. The battle occurred in the Adriatlo off the Island of Llssa and midway between the Italian towns of Ancona and Barletta which were bombarded by Austrian war ships, the captain said. For 20 minutes the speedy Austrian destroyers dodged about the larger enemy craft, delivering broadside after broadside, None of the Austrian ships appearel to haye been badly damaged, the Greek captain sum, om an Italian cruiser was forced to drop out of line and abandon the pursuit. NINE MEN PERISH WHEN BARK IS WRECKED PAYAL, May 26 The French bark Bldart has been wrecked at Faja Grande. Nine men of her crew perished. Fourteen were saved. The ship was bound from New Caledonia to Qlasgow. WIDOW OF WRECK VICTIM GETS SI 1,675 DAMAGES NORRISTOWN, la.. May 2G. For the death of her husband,' Fred Slmpns, a Norrlstonn reporter, who was killed by a Reading Railway train at Souderton October IB, when the automobile In which he and Washington party candidates were passengeis, was struck by a train, his widow, Minnie Simons, was awarded $14,675 damages by a court here. LADS OFFER HAD DOLLAR FOR CANDY Two little schoolboys were arrested today after tr.ferlng a lead dollar to a storekeeper. They are Howard Kennedy, 14 years old, of 5623 Hunter's avenue, and Frederick Brchn, 13 ears old. of 5638 Hunter's avenue, both pupils at the Hanna School, 58th and Media streets. The two boys tried to purchase candy at Howell's candy store, Alden and Media Btreets today. The sqhool authorities and the police were nqtlhed and the boys were given Into the custody of Com missioner Griffith, of the United SUrtes Secret Service, for a hearingat the Federal Building. They said a man gave them the coin. 0 The Kensingtonian Says; The Fudge Parti given by the Sun shine GlrU on Sunday last was a very pleasant affair. The La Salle boys were present as usual, That sweet lit tle blond. Sir, Robert Snyder, of Frank ford, was the guest of honor. LOST AND OUND LOST In front of oi In t - May ., jewel vox cootai r least brine to 3101 Vov, crt reward. LOST-CuH button, gold and automobile, bet loth and Market and S2d and Maiket la Chestnut at Iiew Pnana Weet 1M ItiJtflKni re- X.EFT in a Bulclc Jitney Monday nlabt. a black spring overt-oat owner a nam on hutde pocket. Reward It returned to lta Arch at. Othtr CJaUJ JLis e Pags U o4 it FATHER KILLED, SON HURT, IN RUNAWAY NORRISTOWN, Pa.. May 26. Charles Tarnetti was killed and a son was Injured today In a runaway accident, Tarnetti. a milk dealer, was serving a customer when his horse ran away, He started after it and was run over Jn an effort to stop the animal. The boy was thrown out. His injuries are silent, TWO BRITISH AIRMEN PLUNGE TO DEATH HAZEBROUCK, France, May 26. Explosion of a motor while they were reconnolterins high above the Allied lines today sent two British airmen Plunging to earth in a stream of fire. Both men were so badly burned that they will die. Their aeroplane was destroyed. ' LEHIGH VALLEY AWARDS $600,000 CONTRACT The Lehigh Valley nailroad Company has awarded contracts for rebuild injr and strengthening; 2000 box cars. The cars are of 0.000 pounds capacity each. The work Is being: done by the American Car and Foundry Company 1 and the Standard Steel Car Company, and the estimated cost Is I600.0O0. f " ,c"ife -Lsts I