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EVENING LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1015.
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tOH HORSE SHOW
mOWDSSHIVJER UNDER
WHIP OF STIFF WIND
! Remarkably Fine List of
Entries for Main Line
Exhibition Society Out
in Force M any Im
provements Made.
Tha Devon Horse Show, the premier
Outdoor event of Its kind In this coun
try, opened this morning with the larg-
iti entrj on record anywhere, and the
Fiiirdmlse of proving Itself, before Jts close
on Monday, the best exhibition ever held
: n the polo field at Devon.
Clear weather Is a most necessary ad
junct for a ialr measure of success for
the show, and It was with more than
TBlgh of relief that horse lovers and
oclaty In ceneral welcomed a brilliant
i' oiuo sky today. The weather was not
f quite Ideal, however, for the abnormally
'low temperature for the time of year put
a, one in Inn air which, augmented by a
Btlft wind from the northeast snooping
Into the face of the stand, made It
', frigidly uncomfortable for the spectators.
mq ijiaitttftuiiiuiii linn Bjjurcu liu )ams
lh rtAlHW ..It I.. 14a ........... ... h.i.1... .l.l......
I. ... .awi.f, an iii no (ivnci lu ,naiu iiiihbq
vunuurmuia lor norse exmouors anci
fipectators. Many of the arrangements
in the ring and grandstands arc a vast
Improvement over last year. The ring
has been lengthened about 20 feet to
nrovlrfn for fhn Inrcrn mimhftr nf nntrlna
i in some of "tho classes without crowding
. ftnd to irivn Inrn-Ar Mwrnnpn nn fhn ttirnn
I for the jumps.
K The ffrandatand hns henn pnlnrrod hv
J the addition of four boxes. The prom-
i cnaus in irom 01 nil me uoxes ims Deon
I Pnrnniul fulfil AnA irraia MaMlHi. n
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Btcm liiiyiuvBiuciiv. i-usmuie rain hub
been anticipated by the shielding of awn
ings In front of tho luncheon pavilions,
nnd In case of "emergency would afford
L ample protection for the spectators, who
in previous years were rorcea to get wet
and undergo oftentimes the tragedy of
ruined gowns and hats.
Tho horse himself has been catered
to In the general Improvements. More
, ' than 130 new box stalls have been ndded
in the stables.
&HOW DOUBLES ITS SIZE.
Eighteen hundred Is the number of
entries and there Is n little story behind
v those figures that Is Interesting. Tho pro
gram shows a loss of o0 ner cent, of ox-
j&Jilbltors of last year, but nn Increase from
other stables and owners of more than
150 per cent. So the show Is twice aa
, large this year.
ino, nrst classes during the morning
session were for breeders. Then followed
an excellent class of Jumpers restricted
.to ownors living In Pennsylvania
A. H. Hlgglnson, of South Lincoln,
Mass., judged these classes alone, in the
absence of Alfred B. Mnclay, who was
detained In New York by the memorial
services for Alfred G. Vanderbllt.
Itobert A. Falrburn, a Judge In the har
ness classes, wa3 similarly detained. Thoy
arrived later In the day. The feature of
lato afternoon will be a jumping class
t with 52 entries, in which there should be
1;' Bplendld competition, and a military
jumping ciass ior uovernment norses,
.with the officer riders In full uniform.
i, -Che latter Is Uncle Sams recognition of
V Devon Show.
, TODAY'S SUMMARY.
.. summary of winners In today's ex-YV'-olloW:
, o. Four years or under, to become hunt
S tav Ifnwthnrne Parmi' ITanriv Crattv
a'k. W. Powell's ttawie: third. E. B
UcLturv Jolly Good Fellow, fourtU, I.tou-
tenMit v. M. wmteaiaa's Comanche.
' Claaa 13. Stations with two of get. Won by
, V a. Thomson's Chilton. second, Emlen
Wood's Imp., Daylight.
. Class 12 Thoroughbred italllons. Won by
J a. Thomson's Chlltcn, recond, Emlen
"Wooi'm Tho Rascal; third, Emlen Wood't
; Imp.. Daylight.
viass u. inreo-jear-oia siniuons lor oreeoinK
hunters. Won by p. o. Thomson's Chilton;
second, -Emlen wood's The Unseal; third,
Kmlen Wood's Imp , Daylight.
Class 01. taldle horses Won by Miss Helen
Hop Wilson's Isl; second, Bnggs' Riding
A.ra.demva Tho Flame: third. Uriahs' Kldlnc-
(i,. Acaaemy'K uoiaie.
jk Class ITS, Jumping class Won by Miss Caro
? line Archers (luaranola; second, J O Lelper's
Marcelcne: third. Emlen Wood's Ellle
Lou;
fourth, Joseph M. Canon, Jr.'s ICUIaloo.
HOSTILE AIRMEN RAID
BRITAIN AND BAVARIA
Continued from Tage One
ataternent through the Government Press
Bureau.
"A Zeppelin visited the east coast at
P? usumuejiu mat lubui, Alio vuauuuica were
If twn wnmHi killed and nnn child Inlnrpd.
The damage done was not material. The
Zeppelin, upon being pursued by our air
craft, fled toward the East."
News of the attack was held up by the
Government for some time. Passengers
ri arriving from Southend by train said thnt
C Iia At 7AnrsjAHn vhlls nino a a art n f
IS Southend circled over the city for some
time before disappearing In a northeast
erly direction. A second Zeppelin ap
peared Jater and rained bombs for half
an hour.
THREE CHARITIES BENEFIT
IN LOUIS FOERSTER'S WILL
r Homes at Lawndale and Mt. Airy and
Samaritan in This City.
Bequests of $300 each are made to the
Old Folks' Home. Lawndale, and to the
Lutheran Home for Old Folks, Mt. Airy,
from the (3500 estate of Louis Foerster,
late of 1331 Callowhlll street, whose will
was admitted to probate today He also
left 1100 to the Samaritan Home. 4th
street above Callowhlll.
The Interest from a J200 trust fund Is
to be applied to maintenance of the tes
tator's burial lat. The residue goes to
relatives.
The Methodist Hospital will receive
S10Q0 from the (13.000 estate of Martha
Moore, late of 23 North 20th street. The
remainder of the estate goes to relatives.
Other wills probated today include those
of Sarah T M Cowglll, who left 135,000.
and, Elizabeth O. Rondinella. $15,000.
Personal property of Sarah Clark has
been appraised at 115,661.51; Robert A.
Overend. tU.UO.0i Ellen A. SttUwell.
,J')r0., and Johanna Michael, 12241.
GIRL THROWN FROM CAB
JSTety York Visitor at Bryn Mawr Hurt
in Collision.
2!ts Eleanor VanAllen. a young New
: York society woman, was badly cut and
bruised and narrowly escaped more seri
ous Injury late yesterday at Montgomery
ana uorns avenues, uryn Mawr. when
u. cafc in which she was being conveyed
to the sutlon was struck by an automo
bile. The machine waa driven by Alex
ander Boyd, the son of James Boyd, pres
.'4nt of a large chemical work. He
reaped Injury-
The shock or the collision smashed the
wheels of the cab, and Miss VanAllen was
thrown to the road George Buchanan,
driver of the cab, also was cut and
bruised. Ulsa VanAllen waa taken to the
horam at Or. Walter Q. Cbrystie and later
, wma able to take a train for New York
& The accident U said to have been caused
ittft slippery rpao.
"Bratett British Soldier" Kille4
if-JtmPLIN, May JT -Relatives of Sr-
Mtr Mlcnjel P'lary, or the Irish
ardtf. wbo ha been hailed as "the
Irt man to the, British army" bo-
niM w am teat m capturing; unaiaea. a
'JfariMat position at Culncby, were notified
that he had bterr killed ta battle.
M rater at Culnchy. OXeary, who
ip $ years eJ4 waa awarded th Vle-
-jratp
TEUTON FORCE GAINS
POSITION BACK OF SLAVS
Cnntlnned from I"oe One
the Austrian War Office do not confirm
this report, they state that the Germanic
attics are making progress both north
and south of Preemysl.
The lighting has been resumed along
tho entire Gallclan front with Increased
violence.
AUSTKO'GEUJIANS MUCH
PRZKHYSL-LESIBEllU HA1LWAY
Slav Line to Gnltcia Capital Cut, Re
port Indicates,
BERLIN. May 2.
The Austro-Germani, under General
Mncken,en, have renched tho Przcmjsl
Lcmberg Hallway, nccordlng to unofIlcl.il
dispatches received here today from
Eperjes, Hungary, 80 mllcB southwest of
Prssemysl. The War Office has no con
firmation of this report.
An official announcement from the Ger
man War Oinco yesterdny snld that
Mackcnsen had crossed tho Ban' six
miles above Przemyst, Indicating thnt ho
was nbout to strike at tho Przemysl
Lomborg Itnllway In tho rear of the fort
re's. If the foregoing unulllclnl report li
true the Russians' line of communication
has been cut and tho Slav army nt
Przcmysl Is In dnnger of being sur
rounded. SLAVS CHECK IMPACT
OF FOE'S "BATTERING HAM"
Teuton Plank In Galtcia Still in Dan
ger, Petrograd Avers.
LONDON", May 27 A dispatch to tho
Morning Post from Petrograd says:
"After -IS hours' recuperation the Ger
mans have renewed their onslaught on
the G.tllclan front. This Interval ap
parently has been omp!oed not merely In
refilling complements of men nnd muni
tions, but also In tho regrouping of
forces. Thus considerable fores have
been sent ncross the Upper Vistula to
strengthen tho German left, which, after
Its defeat and puriult by tho Russians,
had fallen back so far th.it nnj furthci
movement eastward by the nuln heai.
of the German phalanx. In the Przemjsl
n-glon would not bo safe.
"A strong offensive was begun by tho
Germans In tho region of Opntow (South
Poland) In an endeavor to drive bnck tho
KusBlnn right and onco more effectively
cover the left flank of tho main German
advance, but In spite of tho receipt of
reinforcements tho Germans In this re
gion have not yet succeeded in their
purpose.
"The German battering ram has been
checked In its swing and every hour that
passca necessarily weakens Its power to
drive even directly forward. Tho task of
keeping Kfl.OOO soldiers, who are massed
Into a close phalanx on a narrow front,
adequately supplied even with rations
must tax tho entire resources of the Gor
man transport service, apart from the
vast stores of ammunition that may bo
needed the moment tho advance is re
newed." WEALTHY BREWER'S SON
SPENDS 5 HOURS IN CELL
William Weisbrod Accused of
Nonsupport by Wife Held
Under Bail.
William Weisbrod, son of the wealthy
brewer who died recently and who was
said to be worth a half million dollnrs,
spent nvo hours In a cell at tho 20th and
Buttonwood streets station this morning,
and then had a ride through the streets
In a patrol wagon Weisbrod then was
held under 3400 ball, accused of neglect
and nonsupport, on charges prefer! ed by
his wile, Mrs Lillian Weisbrod.
About a week ago the young brewer,
who Is a member of the firm of Weis
brod & tfess, Frankford avenue and
Adams street, was called on to provide
M0 ball as the result of a. charge of as
sault and battery preferred by his wife.
Mrs. Weisbrod Is wealthy In her own
right. She said she gave her husband
money to buy an automobile. Ho did not
buy the car, and when she asked for the
money he struck her, she said.
When Weisbrod reached the office of
Magistrate Beaton, at 15th nnd Vine
streets, about noon today In the patrol
wagon, ho accused Constable Edward
Duffy, who arrested him, of "trying to
get some graft." Tho Magistrate Ignored
the charge and It was not pressed.
The constable explained that he went
to Welsbrod's home, 1215 Westmoreland
street, at 7 o'clock this morning, with
a warrant. At first Weisbrod refused to
come downstairs. Then he appeared lit
his pajamas and began to upbraid the
constable. There was an argument that
resulted In Weisbrod being taken to the
20th and 'Buttonwopd streets station nnd
locked In a cell.
The wealthy young man remained there,
locked up, until the hearing. Mrs. Wels
lnod testified that he had not supported
her for two years. She is tho daughter
of John Bernhart. a wealthy saloonkeep
er of 8lh street and Falrmount nvenuc,
who died some time ago and left her a
fortune. Tho couple lme one child, a
boy 10 j ears old.
It required considerable effort on the
part of Pletro Fry to convince several
customers that he was not in business for
hlB health. Fry fries fish and bolls sau
sages for tho benefit of patrons of his
portable restaurant. Just as he arrived
nt 18th street and Ridge avenue, Henry
Ford, of Oxford and Cabot streets, called
with six ot his friends and ordered a meal
of fish cakes and frankfurters. Fry didn't
like the attitude of the men and refused
to start negotiations. "Your country's
entered the fight in Europe," said Ford,
"so I'm going to take your grub as con
traband of war."
Ford reached for a pan of sizzling
"dogglea" while hla companions sur
rounded the iish cakes. Pletro seized a
fnlng pan and described a circle, as he
used hla heel for a centre, Three of the
enemy fell and the others were about to
attack Fry when Policemen Raleigh
arrived. He scored three knockdowns in
short order and dropped one of the enemy
Jnto a pan or fried eggs. Raleigh held on
to Ford when the others ran and took
him to the 19th and Oxford streets station.
For some peculiar reason Ford thought
be bad been greatly Impoced upon. Mag
istrate Morris couldn't see It that way
and gave very emphatic evidence of his
vle by assigning the prisoner to the
House of Correction for three; months.
I'm drowmn" 8y me. quick!"
Thai cry or htlp greeted Policeman,
POLICE MM W$
WHAT WE COULD DO
Frank Vntidorllp, the New York
banker, announced recently that bank
ing facilities had so Increased In the
United State, that there are now ready
J3.00O OCO.OOff for investment In the three
Americas Whether any one wants to
tin est In Mexico Is a question, but it
the American depositors want to know
what they may do wltli their extra
tin co billion the above diagram will
give them a valuable hint. Tho gold
pllt on tho left stands for the precious
monev. In the centre Is n representa
tion of the combined national debts
of all the South and Centrnl American
countries, barring Mexico. Whnt Mex
ico's debt may be Is a question The
little gold stnek on tho right repre
sents the surplus, nnd, roughly speak
ing, represents the amount of the
KING DIRECTS ITALIAN
DRIVE FROM TRIESTE
Continued from Fane One
appointing tho Duko of Genoa (Prince
Thomnn of Savoy) Lleutcnnnt General ot
the kingdom During the King's absence
ho will carry on tho duties of state In
tho name of tho King, but will refer all
affairs of first Importance to the sov
ereign, unless they are of the most uigent
nature.
Contrary to published reports, tho Turk
ish Ambassador to Italy, Nauy Bey, Is
still In Rome. Apparently he has innde
no propnrntlons to depnrt.
Tho King announced his assumption ot
the command with the following decree.
Issued ns nn order of tho day upon his
arrival nt tho front:
"Soldiers: On land and sea tho solemn
hour of tho vindication of our national
claims has sounded.
"Following tho example of my great
ancestor, I assume today tho supremo
eoiiTtnand of the land nnd sea forces with
suro confidence Of victory which your
valor, self-sacrifice and discipline will
bring.
"The enemy whom jou prepare to fight
is sensoned and worthy of you. Ho Is
fnvorcd by the ground and by scientific
preparation Ho will offer obstlnnto re
sistance, but your Indomitable dash will
certainly defeat him.
"Soldiers, yours Is the glory of holstlnf
the tricolor of Italy upon tho sacred
bounds which nature places ns the con
fines of our country! Yours the glory of
accomplishing the work undertaken with
so much heroism by our fathers "
The offenslvo campaign of tho Italian
armies has opened auspiciously, but the
Austilans, withdrawing slowly to their
first line of organized trenches, are yet
to strllto their first blow. Their prepara
tions are known to bo complete, however,
and even thoso most confident of the ul
timate victory ot the Italian forces ad
mit that they will win only after desper
ate fighting.
It Is, of course, impossible to stato tho
strength of tho Italian armies, but It Is
understood at tho Italian War Offlce that
the Austrian nnd German forces concen
trated along the line where they will op
pose tho Italian campaign number nbout
900,000 men Most of them are sensoned
veterans from tho western and eastern
thentres ot war
Swiss travelers who arrived today from
tho Austilnn naval base at Pola stated
that tho cruiser which was torpedoed at
the head ut tho Adriatic; by Italian sub
marines while It was convoying eight
merchant ships was badly damaged and
barely managed to return to Pola,
Three of the eight torpedoes fired by
the submarines struck the Austrian
cruiser, they declared, but all were glanc
ing blows, this accounting for tho war
ship's escape from destruction.
Twenty thousand German troops have
passed through Salzburg toward the Ital
ian frontier during the last 24 hours.
These forces come from the western war
theatre.
Other German troops from the eastern
theatre are rushing to the southern front
through Innsbruck. An entire Austrian
corps Is en loute from Silesia, whence 30
batteries have been transferred to Tren
tlno. German 17-Inch guns have been placed
in position near the Gradlsca and the
surrounding district mined.
Terror prevails In Trentlno. where tho
Austrlans are reported to have executed
many Italians as spies. Five hundred
have been Imprisoned since Sunday.
ITALIANS HOLD AUSTRIAN
CONSULS, DECLARES BERLIN
Reported Due to Fact That Rome Re
taliates on Vienna.
BERLIX, May 27. The Italian police at
Placenza are holding six Austrian Con
suls who were enroute to the Austrian
frontier, according to Vienna dispatches
today.
The Placenza authorities declare they
helzeil the Austrian Consuls because the
same number of Italian consular repre
sentatives have been detained by Aus
tria Austria has officially denied this
allegation
Slattery as he was walking near 22d
street and Glenwood avenue The police
man searched the neighborhood and finally
discovered the voice came from a stable.
Later he learned that it was located in a
carriage With tho aid of a flashlight he
discovered a man protruding through the
bottom of the carriage, His head was
covered with a blanket.
"Throw me a life preserver," said the
stranger when he heard the policeman
approaching
"I'll pull you ashore In a minute," said
Slattery.
He finally extricated the man, and, after
removing considerable jumber from his
legs and hands, took htm to the 26th apd
York streets station.
The prisoner gave his name as John
Hogarth, of Williamsport, "I came here
to get work," he said, "but I couldn't get
anything to do because everybody seemed
afraid of me, but I don't know why. I
roamed around till I came to the stable.
I saw the carriage there and turned In
for the night, I had a bad dream and
thought I was on a sinking ship. When
I stood up I must have fallen through the
carriage."
Slattery assured him there was no doubt
of it
"Will you work willingly If I send you
to the Correction f" the Judge asked.
"I'll work If I go to jail for it," said
Hogarth.
Bo he was given a Job for W days at tht
House of Correction.
WITH OUR SURPLUS
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United Hlntcs' national debt Hoe arc
thu figures:
Wnetuela $1TiotO0
Colombl 5r.,NM,W0
ncuador 2oroo,wo
Peru tonuow
HolUla in.oonoiro
Paraguay n.nooooo
Argentina 7.12,000,000
tlrarll t;ooKKirM
Chill 210,000,00(1
Uruguay 1.17,000,000
The grand total Is close to two bil
lion. Add to that the rough figure:
United Stales $1,000,000,000
and jmt have the grand total of three
billions for tho national debts of the
great American Htntes.
According to Mr. Vandcrllp's state
ment, the American nation can put Its
hand In Its collective pocket, take a
good look round all the Americas and
say, "Lot me do It."
DUE SOMMERGIBILI
ITALIANI SILURANO
UNA NAVE NEMICA
La Germania Invia Soldati
e Cannoni Verso il Tren
tino e Nella Vallata
dell'Isonzo I "420" a
Gradisca?
ROMA, 27 Magglo
Vn tolegrnmma da Mllnno dice cho duo
sottomarlnl Italian! hnnno forznto y'en
'trata del porto mllltarc dl Pola, hnso
navalcaustrlaca ed hanno lanclato otto
sllumlcontro lo unlta navnll del nemlco,
rlusccndo a danncgglaro gravemento un
tncroclatore auslllnro.
Un altro telegramma da Glncvra dlco
cho vlagglntori gluntl cola da Pola dlcono
che un lncroclator.Austrlaco fu sllurnto
dal sottomarlnl Itnllanl mentro scortnva
otto nnvi mcrcantllt o fu tanto grave
mente dannegglato cho poto appena ritor
naroa Pola.
Un telegramma da Chlasso dlco chc c
probabllo che la prima grande battnglla
della gucrra Italo-austrlaca nvenga nel
Trentlno. Le forzo Italian operant! su
quel fronte nvanznno constantemente per
1 passl dl montngna nltlflno ad un mlgllo.
Quasi sempro gll austriacl si iltlrano
senza offrire resistenza verso il corpo
prlnclpnlo ammasato verso la vallata
dellAdlge.
Gll ltallanl rlcevono contlnunmento
notovoll rlnforzl Invlati loro per nppog
gare lo loro avnnzata.
Da notlzle che o stato posslbllo ottenero
e cho devo mandare dalla frontlcra della
Svizzera risulta cho 20,000 soldati tcdescht
sono passntl attravcrso Sallsburgo dlrettl
alia frontlcra ltallana. Qucstl soldati
provengono dal tentro occldentale della
guerra ed hanno combattuto contro I
trances! Altro truppo tedesche sono
Invlato verso la frontlcra ltallana dal
teatro orientale della gucrra, ed un lntero
corpo d'armata austrlaco o In viagglo
dalla Sllcsla, donde sono pure partite
verso 11 Trentlno trenta batterio dl artl
gllerla SI dlco cho alcunl cannoni tedes
ohl da 420 mllllmetrl sono statl messl In
poslzlono nelle vlctnanzc dl Gradlsca, dove
il terreno clrcostante sarebbe stato
mlnato.
Nel Trentlno regna 11 terrore e si dice
cho inoltl Itnllanl sono statl fucllati dalle
autorlta mllltari Austrlocho percho sos
pettatl dl cssero sple. Da domenka
scorsa sono statl messl In carcere nel
Trentlno circa 500 ltallanl.
LE FORZE NEMICHE.
Intanto la compagna contro 1 'Austria
si e aperta favorovolmcnte per gll lta
llanl, ma gll Austrlachi, dopo esserst rltt
rati dalle lore prime llneo dl trlncee, non
hanno nncora dnto segno dl volcr asses
tare II prlmo colpo. SI sa nondtmeno
anche a Roma che la prcparazlone degll
nustro-tedeschl per la dlfesa e complota,
e anche coloro che hanno plena flcliicla
nella vlttorla'dell'Italta nmmettono cho
la vlttorla si avra soltano dopo una lotta
lunga e acconita.
E Impossible stablllre II numero del
soldati moblllzzati dall'Italla, ma si sa
che al Mlnlstero della Guerra Italano si
calsola che l'avanzata dello truppe Ital
lano sara ostacolata da non meno dl
BOO.OOO austro-tedoschl schleratl lungo
tutto 11 confine dal Passo dello Stevlo u
Trieste. E si sa pure che gran parte dl
questo truppe sono veteran! provenienti
dai teatrl della guerra occldentale ed ori
entate, che hanno gla combattuto contro
1 francesl, gll Ingles! ed i russl.
Si e appresa che 11 prlmo colpo In
questa guerra dell'Italia contro 1' Austria
e stato sparato da una guardla dl llnan
za ltallana che ucclso con una tucllata
un austrlaco che stava per collocare e far
esplodere una mlna nelle vlclnanze dl
Cormons, nella valla del Judrlo.
Re Vlttorlo Ernmanuele e glunto ul
fronte dl battnglla ed ha assunto 11 com
ando In capo Uelleforze operant! contro
l'Austrla lungo tutto II confine dalla
Svizzera all'Adrlatlco, Assumendo II
comando, II re ha lanclato alle truppo
ltallana II seguente ordlne del glorno:
"Soldati sulla terra e sul mare e suo-
naia i ora soienne della rlvendlcazione
della hostre asplrazlonl nazlonall
"Seguendo I'esemplo del mlo grande avo,
lo prendo oggl II comando supremo della
forze di terra a dl mare con slcura flducla
nella vlttorla che II vostro valore, 11 vos
tro splrtto d sacrlflclo a la voatra dlscl
pllna renderanno slcura.
"II nemlco che vol vl preparole a com
battere e degno d! vol, Esso e favorlto
dal terreno a dalla preparazlone sclenttfl-
ca, a vt onrira una serla resistenza, ma
II vostro slanclo indoraablle certamente lo
sconflggera.
"Soldati, a vostra la gloria di Issare 11
trlcolore dell'Italia sulla sacra Hneu, che
la natura ha messo al conftni del nostro
paese, Vostra e la gloria dl completers
I'opera inttlata con tanto erolsmo dal
nostri padrt."
I PIRIMI PRIQIONIERI,
Sono gluntl a Verona t priml prlglon
leri austriacl presl dagtl ltallanl. Sono
gente dl ognl nazlonalita. Uno dl es.l,
non appena glunto su suolo Itallano, af
ferro II berretto dl un soldato Itallano a
grido: "Bono del Trentlno, Viva I'ltalla,"
provocando uno scopplo dl appleust tru
t soldati,
Oil austriacl ritlrantlsl dl fronte alle
truppe Italians avanzantl contlnuano a
rtlstruggere tuttl 1 pontl. In moltl puntt
east hanno dlstrutto anch boschl, mon
aster! ' ed altrl edlnzl) Important! alio
scopo dl aprire II campo dl tiro della loro
artlgllerts. Net villagglo dl Avlo, che
si trova ad appena set mlglla ad est dal
La go dl Garda, gll austriacl saturarono
dl petrollo tuttl I document! del Munlclplo
e pol diedero fuoco all'tdlflilo, lncendlan
dolo 11 ponte che attraversa l'Adigt tra
Avlo e Yo a stato pure dlstrutto.
NEW BRITISH CABINET
WILL ADOPT STERNER
WARFARE METHODS
Ministers Hold First Meet
ing for Organization.
New Government De
partment of Munitions
Under Discussion.
SIR EDWARD CARSON
Loader of Ulster Irishmen, whose
appointment as Attorney General
has aroused much criticism in
England.
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LONDON, May 27.
Tho first meeting of tho new "nntlonnl
Cabinet" was held today, with Premier
Asqulth presiding. Tho meotlng was for
the purposo of organizing, whllo tho
duties of the now Government Depart
ment, tho Ministry of Munitions, wero
thoroughly discussed
Sterner Idea of warfaro may bo expected
to cmannto from the coalition Cabinet.
The growing need of such Idea was among
the fundamental causes of tho reorgan
ization of tho Government. German
methods of warfaro will be more closely
followed.
Tho feeling In tho Liberal party ngalnst
tho nppolntment of Sir Edward Carson
li growing in strength The feeling Is
that If tho Unionists desired his Inclu
sion, the ono ofllco to which ho. ought
not to have been appointed was tho At
torney Generalship.
If there aro labor troubles over somo
future situation tho country, such
ns strikes or compulsory service, tho
Attorney General will bo responsible for
prosecutions, and the labor people will
not forget tho part ho played, from
whatevci motives, In the subversion of
law and order.
Sir Stanley O. Buckmaster's promotion
from tho post of censor to that of Lord
High Chancellor has caused considerable
adverse criticism. It Is understood that
Sir John Simon will assume general
supervision of the Press Bureau,
Buckmaster will now receive a salary
of $50,000 yearly and a. pension of $25,000
yearly for life.
Tho Government has appointed a
Central Control Board to deal with tho
drink problem In areas devoted to the
production of munitions, to military
camps or transports.
The members of the board are Wal
dorf Astor, M. P.; Lord D'Abernon, Sir
Neville Chamberlain, E. R. Cross, ex
president of the Justices Association;
John Denny, tho Dumbarton shipbuilder;
J. Hodge. M. P.; Sir William Lever, Sir
Gcorgo Nenmnn, M. D ; Philip Snowden,
M. P.; John Pedder, assistant secretary
of the Homo Offlce; R. R Scott, of tho
Admiralty, and W Towle, former man
ager of tho Midland hotels
MERCY HOSPITAL FUND
INCREASED BY $0000
Workers Hope to Complete $200,000
Fund by Next Saturday.
Moro than $6000 was ndded to the fund
for the Sisters of Mercy Hospital yester
day, The total Is $110,719. Tho parish
teams seeking contributions are confident
that they will obtain the 200,000 re
quired before the end of tho two weeks'
campaign, which closes next Saturday
night.
Our Mother of Sorrows parish still
holds the lead In the amounts of pledges
obtained. More thnn $800 has been col
lected by n committee representing tho
Church of Our Mother ot Good Counsel,
Bryn Mawr The Rev. F. J. Markey, of
St. Phllomena'a Lansdowne, la conducting
a whirlwind campaign which has already
netted $1500.
Among the Individual subscriptions re
ported aro $1000, Charles T. Quln; $300,
tho Rev. J. T. Crowley; $200, Mrs, C. A.
Lane; $200, Mrs. Jumes M. Kehoe.
BARNETT REVIEWS MARINES
General Pays Surprise Visit to League
Island Navy Yard.
The annual Inspection of the marines at
the Navy Yard was held today by Majo
General George Rarnett, head of the
United States Marine Corps, who Is ve
iling all the marine posts in the country.
The party. Including Colonel Lockham
mer, Major Porter and Captain Brecken
lldge, nnd several army officers of the
Argentine Republic, paid a surprise visit
this morning and wero met by Command
ant Price. Regimental, brigade and com
pany drills were held and afterwards the
X0Q marines were reviewed and inspected,
Major General Barnett was formerly
commander ot the marines here, with the
title ot colonel.
Week-end Through Car
to
"THE HAMPTONS"
of
LONG ISLAND
Btglouln May 28 s Pullman Pailor
Car will ba run oa Friday! only oo
the 00 P It, train to He York.
through ta AmasaaMtt, Loos laland,
oa the following cnedule:
Leave Broad Street Station 1 00 ? M
Arrive New York 3 00 P U , Quogue
$ 21 PJI, Southampton S Q F M ,
BddgcbtuaptsnSSl P M., Eaathamp.
ton 03 P II , Amagauet 1 6 14PM
Jtcturolng Tuesday June I and Moo.
ds only thereafter at III AM,
frora Amagaatett and (topping at
atatlone above mentioned, arriving
PhtUdclpnl 13.00 noon.
Golf, Bathing, Sailing, Fishing
Art f ofapecUl time Utile
Pennsylvania Railroad
b-a
SA W NOTHING SAYS
c7. S LINER'S CAPTAIN
Continued from Page One
before the explosion, Captain Grdeno re
ported. Ills message, cabled by Consul
General Skinner, read!
"Greene, muster of the American
steamship Nebraskan, In wireless ad
dressed lo me vln Land's Cnd, reports:
" 'Nebraskan passed Fastnet Rock
Tuesday, 4:30 p. m.i from Liverpool,
bound for Dclawaro Breakwater In bal
last. Al 8:24 p. m when steamship was
nbout 48 miles west one-half south from
Fnstnet, she experienced n violent shock,
followed Instantly by n terrible explosion,
bursting her hatches and throwing hatch
benms, enrgo, derricks nnd twisted Iron
into the air and filling lower hold for
ward completely with water.
" 'The crew Immediately took lo tho
boats After standing by tho ship for
ono hour they returned on bonrd, and at
10.30 p. m, started for Liverpool. About
1.25 u. m. wc met two vessels sent by the
British Admiralty In answer to our wire
less call. Ono has been In attendance
over since. It wns dusk when explosion
occurred. King had been hauled down
flvo minutes before.
" 'Nnme was painted on both sides of
ship In letters six feet tall. Had no warn
ing and saw nothing.' "
Ambassador Page cabled:
"British Admiralty has report from
Qucenstown that Nebraskan Ib now on
her' way to Liverpool under her own
steam and escorted. Am sending naval
attncho to Liverpool to examine ship,
which It now appears was outward bound
from Liverpool to Delaware Breakwater
when torpedoed,
t'onaut Frost, at Queenstown, reported:
"American steamer Nebraskan struck
mlno or torpedoed at 7 o'clock evening of
25th, 20 miles south of Fnstnet. Crew re
turned to vessel at midnight, finding foro
hold full of water. Now proceeding to
Liverpool under own stcami admiralty
patrol as convoy."
CAPTAIN HAS NO THEORY.
Tho Stato Department Is deeply Im
pressed with tho fact that Captain
Greene offers no theory as to tho causo
of tho Injury to hla veescl nnd that ho
docs not suggest that tho namo of tho
vessel painted on her sldo was clearly
discernible nt a distance In the dusk.
This Is construed as Indicating a doubt In
the mind of tho captain as to whether his
ship was deliberately torpedoed.
if it should develop that tho Nebraskan
flying tho flag of tho United States, was
torpedoed by a German submarine, tho
present tonso relations between this coun
try nnd Germany will bo nggravnted.
Desplto tho fortunate fact that no Ameri
can lives wero lost. If It bo shown that
n deliberate attempt was made to sink
the ship, It will be difficult for this Gov
vernmont to condone In nny way the
attack,
Realizing the extreme seriousness of
the situation, the President has decided
there will be no Jumping at conclusions;
the Admiralty's claim that Germans at
tacked the ship will not bo accepted
without proof.
Ofuclals admit that If the Nebraskan
was torpedoed by n German submarine
In tho night and without warning, the act
was n flagrant breach of neutrality to
ward the United States Coming with tho
Gulfllght, Cushing, Falaba, Lusltanla,
and incidents still unexplained. It was
an assault upon national honor that no
ordinary apology can satisfy.
The President Is handling tho case per
sonally. All reports from tho Stato De
partment's representatives aboard aro
sent direct to his study. Copies go to tho
other responsible officials. By the Presi
dent's order there Is to bo no discussion
of Intended action until alt facts aro
known.
German Embassy officials flatly declare
they do not believe that a German sub
marine waa In any way responsible for
tho Nebrnskan's disaster.
They say German submarine command
ers are equipped with complete silhou
ette drawings of all American merchant
vessels trading with the other side, and
insist that at this time of year It would
have been very easy for a submarine, ly
ing low In the water, to have recognized
tho Nebraskan.
In addition, they declare that as the
steamship was proceeding In ballast,
very high out of the water, and headed
for tho United States, there would havo
beep no object In sinking her
Pioneer Coach Builder Dead
ATLANTIC CITY, May 27.-Henry H.
Flagman, a former Phlladelphlan, who
built the llrst coach ever used by an At
lantic City hotel to carry patrons to and
from the railroad stations, Is dead at his
home here Flagman also built the laBt
vehicle of the coach type constructed
here, the City Hospital ambulance. He
was 67 years old.
A L-JU sorts of needed things for
-- Tennis, Golf, Athletics, and
general Outing Use:
White Duck Trousers
i
Golf Coats of Blue Flannel, $8. Of
Heather Mixed Knitted Cloths, $10.
New Two Way Adjustable Collar
Outing Shirts.
White Soisette, $1,50
White Mercerized Oxford, $2.00
Large variety of Shirts in soft fabrics
with or without collars attached.
Soisette. $1.50. Gray Flannel, $1.50. Cheviot. $1,50
and $2. White Flannel. $3. White Silk, $3,50 and $5,
Linen and Duck
Ilose, Delta -all outing fixins in abundance.
United Stale National
adjustable Nat Hands, 50c each. Sold onl) to members.
Jacob Reed's Sons
1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET
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iiiiflliliiii1N8
RYNDAM PASSENGERS
LANDED At HOBOKEN
TELL THRILLING TALE
Seventy-eight Women, Chil
dren and Men From
Stricken Liner Brought
Safely to Tew York by
the South Carolina.
NEW YORK, May 27.-Stlll terrified,'
bedraggled and Incoherent, 78 women,
children nnd men passengers of the Hoi.
land-America liner Ryndam at 3:
n. m. today were landed at Hoboken,
N. J by tho tug Robert C, Millard.
Awakened at 3:65 a. m. yesterday by
the barking of a doc hml rn.i.j
screeches of a monkey, when the Ryndam
was rammed by the fruit steamer Joseph
J. Cuneo, tho passengers were In terror
of their lives until taken aboard the
United States battleship South Carolina,
which brought them Into Now York
harbor early this morning.
Slowly and laboriously, drawing more
than 36 feet of water, tho Ryndam palsea
Sandy Hook shortly before midnight, re
tracing a coufso which she, outgoing, had
traversed on Tuesdny bound for Plymouth
and Rotterdam, and which her corn
mnnder. Captain Van Den Heuvel.
thought ho would not soon travel again.
Close behind hor camo tho South Caro
lina, which quickly hnd responded to tho
stricken liner's S. O. S. calls when she
was struck amidships by tho Cuneo oft
Nantucket Lightship.
Tho battleship Texas, which convoyed
tho Ryndam, and tho South Carolina
turned back at Ambroso Lightship and
returned to tho Atlantla fleet, oft the
New England const.
It was tho barking of tho dog and the
screams of tho monkey of Miss Ida Fach,
of Rio do Janeiro, Brazil, that first ap
prised tho passengers of tho Ryndam of
their danger, when the liner struck yes
terday. "I was Bound asleep," Bald Miss Fach,
"when my dog nnd monkey woko me up
with a tremendous racket. I hurried Into
tho companlonway and was told that we
wero In collision. Already women, chil
dren nnd men, awakened by my pets, woro
pouring out of their cabins, nnd I
screamed repeatedly to arouse thoso who
hnd not been awakened. Wo all went
on deck, but there waB llttlo or no ex
citement Soon wo wero taken oft In
boats to tho Cuneo, and shortly after
wero transferred to the South Carolina."
Mm Mnrthn Tlnlv nt 99rt Wah A7,,,
street, Now York, a first cabin passenger,
told a. grapmo story or tho accident She
said:
SWITZERLAND GRANDSTAND
FOR AVAR, SPECTATORS
Crowds Flock to Alpino Resorts to
View Coming Battles.
CHIASSO, Switzerland, May 27,-Chl-asso
today Is tho busiest town ot 4000 1
In the world. For 48 hours hundreds of
tourists havo been flocking In all bent
on ono mission. Thoy hopo to work their
way northward along tho bordar and see
tho expected Alpine clash between the
Italian and Austrian nrmlcs.
The Swiss militiamen aro on the Job
almg tho Swiss frontier. Their double
business Is to keep Italian and Austrian
lighters from Btcpplng over on Swiss sol)
and to keep spectators off tho stage.
Refugees are flocking In dally, German
and Austrian refugees from Italy and
Italian refugees from Germany nnd Aus
tria. Mo3t of them bring wild tales of
border battles and hair-breadth escapes n
from revengoful mobs. To date, actua
battle business has been poor along the '
Sw!s3 frontier.
WANTS FRANK HANGED
Solicitor General of Georgia Files,
Formal Letter.
ATLANTA, Ga., May 27.-Sollcitor Gen
eral Dorsey today filed a formal letter
with tho Prison Commission, protesting
against' the commutation of Leo M.
Frank's death sentence, but whether he
will appear In person before the commls-'
slon nt the hearing Monday to oppose
clemency Is not certain.
Coincident with the Dorsey letter to the
commission It became known that many
lawyers In the Stato have made appeals
In tho doomed man's behalf.
$1.50 and $2.50, Linen
$5.00.
White Flannel, $5,
$6 and $8.
Striped and Light
Gray Flannels, $5, $6,
$7.50.
Norfolk Jackets made
ot fine knitted fabrics,
$15.
Norfolk Coats and
Trousers or "Knicks,
in Tweeds and Cassi
mereo,$20. Outing Hats, Caps, Golf
Laivn. Tennis Association nen
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