Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, May 27, 1915, Night Extra, Page 4, Image 4

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MME SAILORS
LOST WHEN TURKS SINK
BATTLESHIP TRIUMPH
" Submarine's Commander
Reports English Vessel
Torpedoed in Gulf of Sa
ros Went Down in Few
Minutes After Attack.
Missile Fired at Range of 800"
Yards Raider Returns
Safely to Base London
Awaits Official Report on
Number Lost in Disaster.
CONBTANTINOPIjB, May 57.
Omclftl announcement was made today
that the submarine which sank the Brit
ish battleship Triumph Tuesday In the
Gulf of Soros had returned snfely to Its
base. The attack on tho Triumph was
made undor cover of darkness early on
the morning of Tuesday. The submarine
was only 300 yards frpm the battleship
when It flrcd the torpedo.
The Triumph sank in a few minutes
and the submarine's commander believes
that she carried down with hor at least
800 of her crew. The submarine was pur
sued by a number of British torpedoboats
and destroyers, but eluded them and es
caped damage.
LONDON, May 27..
England waited apprehensively today
for the ofllclal list of dead on the battle
ship Triumph, torpedoed and sunk In
'the Quit of Earos. The Admiralty's
statement that It was reported r majority
kj&mt. wem na'fl riM nnt fit with thn Tlnrlln
gin priemlolTlclal version that the big vessel
Eftnd mtriK In nfvvAn mlmitna. If tho IVInmnh
Krul' went down In this short space of tlmo
It was reared In naval clrcIeB hero that
tho death list among the "OO-odd men on
the man-of-war must have been enor
mous. Tho Admiralty statement said the Tri
umph was torpedoed In the Gulf of Saros,
but did not Indicate whether by a German
or a Turkish submarine.
CATHOLICS ISSUE ANOTHER
WHITE LIST OF PLAYS
Theatre Movement Puts Stamp of
Approval on New List.
A second "white list" of plays has been
Issued by the Philadelphia Centre of the
Catholic Theatre Movement, supplement
ing tho first list, which came out last
November. The commltteen explained
that the uncensored plays must be sub
mitted to the following tests:
They may not with regard to morals
occupy debatable grounds.
They should be lit. for theatre-goers of
varied ages and tastes.
There must be a general agreement on
the port of the committee that tho play
Is clean and wholesome.
& , -plains all of the movie 111ms cannot be
censored, but that the committee will
, Iraw up a list of approved motion plc-
. ires within the limits of their own
v'V'rIshes.
iic piaya goniuineu on me "white list"
Ua?
Honey Market. The
Beau Drummel No Thoroughfare.
BIr Idea;. Tho. Open Oate. The
Bachelor's Romance.. Our Eoy
Ceiflhmtprt Pa... A llni'a iv...
Cricket on the Hearth, l'cnrrfut Day
Critic. The
Pantomime. nahf.flra.il
Dummy, The
Everybody's Friend
Itlchulleu
Rlval, The
Itnao nt rh. n,n,tui
tiazei JWrKo
Heart or
Whack. The
Paddy Russian Honeymoon,
HlRhest Didder. The
Inside the Lines
Kick In
"rap oi i-aner. une
Show Shot). The
Still Waters nun Reep
Little Lord Kauntle- Uncle Dick's Darling
ineeuirans
"i " vmenoo
Way Blossoms White Feather. The
New Lady Bantock, Woman Hater. The
Voting Mrs. Wlnihrop
THE WEATHER
Official Forecast
WASHING-TON, May 27.
For eastern Pennsylvania: Fair tonight
with frosts In north portion and In low
places in south portion; Friday fair and
lightly warmer; moderato north and
northeast winds.
Tho disturbance that was over Pennsyl
vania yesterday moved northeastward
with rapidly Increasing energy and is
passing out over tho Gulf of St. Law
rence' this morning. The cold area that
covered the upper Lake region has spread
southeastward to the middle and north
Atlantic cpast, causing a sharp drop In
temperature and crowding tho rain area
back from the Ohio basin to tho southern
plains States. Frosts wero general
throughout the Lake region and western
ttnd northern Pennsylvania last night.
U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin
Observations taken at 8 a.m. Eastern time.
1.0 w
last Rain- Veloc-
statlon. S a.m n't. tall. Wind. Ity. Weather.
Abilene. Tex Ci SI . . w U Clear
Atlantic City. . . .48 44 .20 SB 12 Clear
Bismarck, N, D. .40 4 .40 H 4 naln
Boston. Mas,. ,44 3R .10 sir 24 Clear
Buffalo, N. Y....M 3 .. ND 10 Clear
Chicago. III. ,,,.,44 44 .. f. in cloudy
Cleveland, 0 48 40 .. E 13 Cloudy
Denver, Col. ....,30 48 .10 N 18 Cloudy
Dea Moines, la... 43 42 ,4(1 E 24 Ilaln
Detroit, Mich ...40 38 .. E 24 Clear
Duluth. Minn,. ,,40 34 . . NE tl P.Cloudy
Oalveston, Tex. ..78 78 .. s 14 Cloudy
Harrliburr, Pa,., 46 40 .01 N il Clear
Ilatteraa, X. C.,,58 M ,02 NC 2J Rain
Helena, Mont.. .,50 48 .. BW 8 P.Cloudy
Huron, B. D. 48 40 ,M NB a Cloudy
Jacksonville, Fla,49 44 . . W 8 Clear
Kanaaa City. M0.68 3tl 3.88 E3 O Cloudy
Louisville, Ky. ., .88 W ,U NE 14 Cloudy
Memphis, Tepn. ,, TO ftS . . B 4 P.cioudy
New Orleans La,78 74 ., SB 0 Clear
pew xor, in. x-,4u 4- .. aw ;i Clear
N. Platte, Neb ..48 48 L48 NE 8 Rain
Oklahoma, Okla. .02 GO .30 S 10 P.cioudy
Philadelphia, Pa. .48 44 ,01 N 14 Clear
Phoenix, Arlx BO 01 . . W 4 Clear
1'ltt.buruh, Pa ..44 40 .. NE 14 P.cioudy
Portland, Me 42 34 .BO NW 2S Clear
Portland. Ore-. . ,80 BO . . SB 4 Cloudy
uel.ee. Can 40 32 .. Nil' 18 Clear
C Louis, Mp. ...54 54 1.14 E 20 cloudy
St. Paul, Minn, .,42 38 ,, E 20 Cloudy
Salt Lake. Utah. .48 40 .. KB s -ir
dor a-ranisco. . . .M HI
s
4 Clear
Hcronton. Pa. ,,..44 38 ,08 N
12 Cloudy
Tarppa 82 74
E , 4 Clear
wuMncton to 42
Winnipeg 48 38
N 12 Clear
SB 8 P.cioudy
Observations at Philadelphia
a a. oi.
Barometer , 30.13
Temperature 47
Wlna ,t North, 18 miles
Mtjr ,....,,.,., ..... Clear
Precipitation last 24 hour nt inrh
h,. Humidity ,...; 40 per cent.
; Minimum temperature , 44
Maximum, temperature ,... Tl
Oa the Paeiflc Coast
jfi Francjafo ... .Waa.h .Imp rrumn an
rMin Diego .: Weather, clear. TempC 02
Almanac of the Day
gun t TilBp.m.
Sun rlsea tomorrow 435a. m.
Lamps to Be Lighted
Autiw and other lelilcln 7iJJp. m.
The Tldea
", FORT RICHMOND.
few water 7:37 p.m.
fUsk watts' tata&rraw 12 a.m
IhLsijr wtr Jemsrraw, 8:22 a.m.
CHESTNUT STftEET WHARF.
atr ,.,,.... 7;2 p.jn.
arster tomorrow .12:47 a.m.
.-.:, IjJv mu tomorrow S:Jla.uj.
JiEEPY ISLAND.
Wi wa.it? . . . . -
., OM p.m.
". . 4j2 a-m.
mmr loajiirwf ...
wfr Huwjtas
JWJSAilWATEB.
Me . ... 40 p-W
fcir .Ipmanam.
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MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
FOR ALFRED 0. VANftEKBlLT
Family Relations Attend Ceremony In
Memory of Lusltanla Victim.
NEJW TOftK, May 27.-Mcmorlal serv
ices for the late Alfred Owynno Vander
bill, who lost his life on the Lusltanla,
were held today at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Cornelius Vandcrbltt, Among
those present wero sirs, uorneuus van
dcrbtlt, Mrs. Alfred Gwynrte Vanderbllt
and her two children, Mr. and Mrs.
Reginald Vanderbllt, Mrs. Elsie French
Vanderbllt, Miss Cathleen Vanderbllt,
Wm, 11, Vanderbllt, W. K, Vanderbllt,
Jr.. Chaunccy M, Denew. Mr. nntl Mrs.
Honry V. Clews, Hamilton V. Cary,
Worthlngton Whltehouse, Mrs. Frederick
Nellson, Alfred S. Conkllng, William J.
Schleffelln. Mrs. It Fulton Cutting,
Maurice liche and Lawrence Watcrbury.
Tho llov. Lelghton Parks, pastor of Bt.
Bartholomew's Church, who officiated,
made no reference to Mr. Vonderbllt's
death In his sermon.
it required a big squad of policemen to
keep back n crowd of curious persons In
front of the Vanderbllt residence.
PRESIDENT RECEIVES
"FOURTH" COMMITTEE
Chief Executive Promises to
Hold Invitation to Come Here
Under Advisement.
An Invitation to attend the national
Fourth of July celebration In this city
was extended to President Wilson this
afternoon at Washington by a commltteo
representing the city, State and nation.
Congressman William S. Varo Informed
Mr. Wilson of Philadelphia's desire to'
havo the Chief Executive of the nation
ob Its guest on Independence Day, and ex
pressed tho hope that the mission of the
delegation would bo successful.
Tho President was pleased to see the
commltteo and said that he would hold
the matter under advisement. Tho com
mltteo Included Charles A. Ambler,
Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of
Representatives! Representative James
A. Dunn, who Introduced the bill provid
ing for a Fourth of July appropriation
by the State; George McCurdy, president
of Common Council: Harry C. Tlansley,
president of Select Council; John H. Hals'.,
ley, chairman of tho Fourth of July Com
mittee; Councilman Itobcrt Smith and Jo
seph GafTney.
Upon receiving tho President's reply,
tho commission appointed by Governor
Brumbaugh to co-operate In the national
"Fourth" celebration will confer with
Councils' committee and decide the pro
gram to be followed on Independence
Day.
Most of the members of tho State com
mission, It is said, favor tho Idea of con
tinuing the celebration for at least thrco
days to give the city on opportunity to
havo tho proposed Progress Day demon
stration. HOTEL MANAGER GETS
$100,000 FROM ESTATE
Supreme Court Sustains Be
quest to S. M. W. Briggs
From Late Patron.
Samuel M. W. Brlggs, manager of the
Colonnade Hotel, will Inherit more than
$100,000 (10m an estate valued at I25,OJO
.as a result of the action of tho Supreme
Court by sustaining the will of the late
Francis Way Smith, who died in Atlantic
City on July 1. 1913.
Mr. Smith had made his home at the
Colonnade Hotel und had become a close
friend of the manager and of John F.
Ilcardon, who was named In the will as
executor of the estate. As a result of
these friendships, Kuas H. Smith, a
cousin of the deceased, brought suit to
have the will set aside on the ground that
Mr. Iirlggs and Jlr. Ilcardon unduly In
fluenced -Mr. Smith In frnmlng the will
and also tho deceased was mentally de
ficient. Other beneficiaries are: The Holy
Trinity Church, which will receive $75,000;
tho Seaside Home for Invalid Children, In
Atlantic City, to receive $45,000 and $2000
for tho founding of two free beds at that
institution; the Ascension Church, of At
lantic City, to receive $53,000, and $15,000
apltco to three cousins, Marlon C. Smith,
Klleu G. Smith and Mrs. James It.
Hlllycr. Mr. Reardon Is to receive $10,000,
nnd In consideration of this fund refuses
further fee as executor.
The will had been reviewed In the
Orphans' Court prior to the recent action
in the Supreme Court, it was held at
that time that Mr. Smith was not proved
to be Incapable of malting a will. It was
this decision which was sustained yes
terday. TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Orval R. Jenkins, I-oagua Island, and Ella M,
Ilryant, 2144 N. 13th st.
Dr. Charles f. Mitchell. 342 S. 13th at., and
Alice M. Plunkett. West Chester, Pa.
Janwa 11. Bonisaardt, 1301 E. Montgomery ave.,
and Viola M. Itosa, 1U00 K. Huntingdon at.
Joseph A. Frallnger, 2313 E. Clearfield at,, and
Anna A. Finn, 2313 K. Clearfield st.
Louis Jarohson, 2408 Illdge ave., and Lena
Levlne, 380 Wyalualng ave. ...
Arthur Uowens, 1233 Cambria at., and Minnie
Dundy, Mo I.elland at.
Howard a Wrlnht. 1223 Alrdrle st., and Violet
A. Pegler. 122 V. Haines st.
Erneat K Fulton, Panama, and May Seery,
7(16 N. 38th at.
Murtha 3. Nlcholaa. 1020 3. 23th at., and Nellie
A. Krgan, S.I23 Ellawortlt St.
Josepn Cattle, 2108 N. Hancock St., and Kath-
ryn M. Cush. 230 V. orord at.
Patrick Mc.N'ulty, 120 W. nittenhouse St., and
Margaret M. Mctiulgan, 173 E. Cheltcn ave,
James L. Corcoran, League Island, and Jan
f. Garrison, 1324 Parrish st.
Eugene L. Oray, 1217 S. Iiroad st., and Helen
W. Doorley, 4l McClelian at.
Lewta E. Murray, 170.1 Church st., and Myrtle
11, Coon, 4348 Josephine at.
Samue! Neskoff, V22 S. 3d St., and Ros Brod-
kv, 75u S. 4th at.
E. Trovers Colehower, 500S V. 11 th at , and
saran r, nnuueri, auuu . uaquenanna ave.
Wllll.im J. Farrell, 202U S. Ulth St.. and Lucy
L llerrard. U729 Woodland ae.
Italph M. BclmUt. 214.1 N. 10th St., and Agnes
F. nerg. 2143 N. 10th at,
Ernest Wright, 1207 Wallace at., and Matilda
Emtrson, Warrington, Pa.
Samuel W. Sellers, Jr., Phllmont, Pa and
RlLi Ynunir. Bustfeton.
Andrew .1. Howard, 723 E. Allegheny ave., and
Anna T. Hauaer, H131 Kensington ave.
John A. Schappet, 221R N. 20th it,, and Lena
Theurer, 2218 N. 20th at.
Joseph F. Self Jr., 1610 B. Russell at., and
Elsie M. tic-hatter, 1212 N. Carlisle at.
William II. Hos, Erie, Pa,, and Lena Powell,
1738 Annin Bt.
"SURF CASTING'
By LINCOLN RODEN
Timely tips that tell
you hovy to land 'em by
the sea, la next Sun-,
day's
Sports Magazine
Ul
PUBLIC LEDGER
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EVMIKG LBDG-BK PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY MAY 27,
TRADING STAMPS ARE
DOOMED, SAYS OFFICER
OF LARGE SYSTEM
Executive of Important
"Chain" of Stores Be
lieves Housewives Are
More Interested in Sav
ing Cash Than 'Coupons.'
Trading stamps nnd "proflt-sharlnff"
coupons nie relics of the past, They have
no place In modern business, In the
opinion of executives of n compnny oper
ating 250 grocery stores In this city nnd
150 more In nearhy places in Pennsyl
vania and New Jersey.
Why this company has abolished stamp-
giving nnd why It has adopted tho revo
lutionary policy of closing Its establish
ments between 1 nnd 2 o'clock every
afternoon ns well as why It has abandoned
alt sldownlk displays of Its goods, nre some
of the things one learns If he gots "In
side" facts from the executive ofllccs of
such a chain of retail stores. Tho rea
son behind tho radical abolition of stamps
Is, according to the vice president nnd
tho treasurer of the company which re
cently mado the change:
"People pay more attention to the cost
of living than they used to.
"Giving stamps In huge quantities with
certain hinds of merchandise confuses the
purchaser as to Just what ho Is paying
for his goods.
"Housekeepers are more anxious to save
money than to save stickers.
"Tlieso principles are at the bottom of
tho elimination of the little coupons. In
their day the coupons were as necessary
as they are now objectionable," the execu
tives will tell you. "What ruined the
practice was that Instead of giving one
stomp with each 10 cents worth pur
chased, as In the early days of stamps,
some dealers began to give many more
stnmps with certain goods. The cub
tomer wns deceived as to what Bho was
really paying.
"There were advantages to the con
sumer undor the old plan, of course, but
nowadays they aro outweighed by other
considerations. For one thing, there nro
many homes in this city well furnished
today, because of trading stamps. House
wives were unconsciously saving. Whey
they filled their stamp books they re
deemed them for valuable household
articles. It was a kind of enforced sav
ing, which would not have been effected
In other ways. But women aro scientific
managers of their households now, and
they want to save real cash,
"Another tiling we nro getting away
from Is selling certain commodities, such
as tea nnd coffee, at n high profit, to
make up for losses on goods sold at a
small margin of profit. Wc are doing
the public a real good by reducing such
things as CO cent tea to 29 cents, nnd
scaling the price down to a basis of what
they actually cost us."
Experiments in Individual stores, cov
ering several months, proved to the sat
isfaction of the ofllcers that more ef
ficient service could be rendered to the
public by closing the grocery stores one
hour each dny. It was found that al
most no customers enme In between 1 and
2 In the afternoon. Hut many persons
were In the store before nnd after that
hour and they were waited on by a par
tial force of salesmen, others being out
for their lunch. Chlldien came to the
store after school at noon, and their
mothers got the Impression that they
wero not waited on carefully. The reason
lay In the short-handed force of clerks.
So the stores have a definite closing tlmo,
and when they are open they have a full
allotment of salespeople at all times.
Psychology thus plnys a big part n
managing retail stores. Studying what
people want before they know themselves
Is the general plan of the officials of such
enterprises. This same chain of stores
has abolished displays of their wares out
doors simply because they began to real?
lze that patrons would rather buy fresh
goods than those exposed to the street.
Italian Wire Censorship Confirmed
Heports of strict censorship of wire
communications by the Italian Govern
ment were confirmed today at the local
telegraph offices. Only telegrams and
radio messages written plainly in Ital
ian, French or English will be allowed
on Italian lines, according to an an
nouncement by the Government. These
communications aro subject to censor
ship and are received at the risk of the
sender. The signature and address of
tho sender must bo placed on every tele
gram. Service telegrams requesting In
formation nro barred.
i'rmIMM
M
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CUSHION
RUBBER HEELS
Protect you against slipping,
and gives your step the safe
buoyant lightness of the trained
athlete.
You get more than safety for your
money wnen
you buy Cat's
Paw Heels.
out ot the
I claw.
And there ate no holes
to track mud and dirt-
yet they cost no more
than the ordinary kinds
50c, attached all
dealers and repair men
black and tan.
Get put of Cat's Paw
HeeU today, Thy will
I pay vou daily
taouacboo all
FOSTER RUBBER CO,
105 Federal Street,
Beaton, Mass,
CAUGHT ENTERING HOUSE
IN GUISE OP WORKMAN
--
Nerve Fails When Ho Sees He Is Ob
served Arrested.
A man that lost his nerve and exposed
his deceit after posing as n workman to
gain entrance to the home of Howard
Young, 1827 South 4th street, was held In
$1500 ball for a furthor hearing today by
Magistrate MaoFarland nt the Second and
Christian streets police station.
The prisoner Is Louis Kelly, of 207 North
9th street Kelly was passing Yoiing'a
home when he saw Young descend a lad
der, take off a pair of overalls nnd walk
away. Young had been painting the
house. Kelly got Into the overalls and
went up the ladder Into the house,
Kelly looked out to see If he had been
observed. He saw J. F, Keller; of 1812
Mouth 4th street, nnd Frank McDermott,
of 1829 South 4th street, watching him
and, hurrying down the hlddor, he tried
to escape, They caught him, He had
Just succeeded In breaking away when
Policeman Webster, of the 3d and Dick
inson streets station, happened along and
arrested him.
MONTREAL SHIP SUNK
BY GERMAN TORPEDO
Survivors Landed on British
Coast Fire Upon Sinking
Craft Kill One.
LONDON, May 27.
The steamship Morwenna, of Montreal,
has been torpedoed off St. Anne's Head
by a German submarine.
Tho members of the Morwenna'e crew
iverc landed at Ml! ford Haven, Wales, to
lay. The Morwenna. was bound In ballast
ftom Cardiff to Sydney. Sho was at
tacked by a German submarine yesterday
morning, ICO miles west by south of Saint
Anne's Head.
Tho submarine! shot a torpedo against
her side nnd then opened flro upon her,
shelling the steamship for several min
utes. Ono member of her crew was killed
and three wounded by tho shell lire.
The remainder of the crow escaped to
the boats, and after drifting about for
several hours were picked up and landed
by a Ilelgian trawler.
The Admiralty also announced the tor
pedoing of the Dunlsh steamship Hetty
by a German submarine In the North Sea
yesterday. Tho Betty's crew were res
cued and landed at New Castle,
The Morwenna Isa steel steamship of
1414 tons, owned by the St. Lawrence
Shipping Company, and under British
registry from the port of oMntreal. Sho
wns built In 1901 at tho Dundee Shipping
Ynrds. She Is 260 feet long, 34.2 feet
beam, and wns equipped with wireless
Her master, us given by Lloyds' registry,
Is L. Jlolmpi".
The Hetty was of 2100 tons displacement,
owned by a Copenhagen shipping com
pany, M. Carl, manager. She was built
nt New Cnstlo In 1912, and was undor
Danish registry from the port of Copen
hagen. Sho wn3 281 feet long and 48.1
feet beam. Lloyds' registry names II. C.
Lagescn as her master.
M'NICHOL INVADES VAIIE'S
PAECINTS AND GETS CONTRACT
Bid on Pnvlng Job Lowest of Kind
Ever Received by Highway Bureau.
The McNIchol Paving and Construction
Company underbid nil competitors for re
paving South street with wood block,
from 2d to 27th street, at a unit price of
$2.18 per square yard, ,tho lowest bid for
work of that oharacter ever received by
the HUhway Bureau. The total amount
of the contmct will aggregate about
$75,000.
A peculiar pre-election situation Is pre
sented by Senator James P. McNIcho'
Invading South Philadelphia nnd under
bidding his political colleague, Edwin H
Ynre, in that section, which Vnrc has
considered his own from n contract view
point. J. Joseph McHugh submitted the nex
bid higher thnn McNlchol's, at I2.M pei
square yard. Vare stood In third place,
at $3 per square yard. The Cunningham
Paving nnd Construction Company bl.1
$3.22, and the Barber Asphalt Company,
M.77.
When Market street was repaved with
wood block during the Reyburn Admin
istration, the city paid Edwin H. Vare
$3.49 per square yard for the contract.
Arch street was repaved with wood block
at a cost of $2.86 per square yard by Mc
Nichol, although he was allowed to re
tain all old granite block removed from
tho street.
1 m more eirald of (lip
peiy lidewaJk than of pif
ol flying "Pikta. So I wet
C.t'.PawRubbtiHteWkh
the Foter Friction Plug."
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"OU cet com
fort ihe extra
quality of rub
Kft
IBM' Si
ragAsCsjMS aaaayj I
ber gives greater resiliency makes
your step as easy as the cat's own.
You get durability the Foster Friction
Plug not only prevents (lipping, but makes
them wear longer, because the plug is put
where 1 the jar and wear comes gives that
crisp little click to your step which keeps you
gum shoe
Da yon bar wukarchtif
Then you lud tt Fo.lt r
Orthoptdic Hail which
tin that eitra aupport
wherauedtd. Etpedallr
Viluiblo to policemen, mo
tonau, conductor), floor
nlVara aiut all wbo an oa
ifctir ftet a pert o"m1. 7Ss
attached f jourdiJr
dirideocu ot
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ceipt of We. taA eudisa of
yooroen.
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ITALY'S EARLY DRIVE ON FOE
NOT YET STRONG OFFENSIVE
, .
Advance Movement of Italian Army Only a Covering Operation
White Massing of Troops Proceeds Near the Bound
ary Line of Trentino and Ffiuli.
By BERTO DI BRAHALLA
Italy declared war on Austria May 23.
Ott tho night Immediately following,
whllo the fleet of the Duko of the
Abruzsl wan presumably searching tho
Adriatic for the Austrian vessels, an
enemy fleet, which evidently had taken
the sea before the war was actually de
clared, attacked tho Italian eastern coast
At several points, from Venice to Bar
letta, hut, according to ofllclal advices
from Home, the attack was repulsed by
tho land forces of Italy. ....
The Austrian fleet had a clear objective
before It in this Initial action of the
war; namely to destroy tho double-trnck
railroad line bordering the Adriatic,
which Is 0110 of the main arteries of
communication between southern nnd
northern Italy, and thus provent a rapid
mobilization of the Italian army. The
attack was frustrated, and tho Austrian
fleet had to beat a retreat in oraer to
escape tho superior forces of the Duke
of tho Abruwl.
FinsT land rmiVE.
Meanwhile, tho Italian land forces en
gaged In a flrst drive toward the Aus
trian positions In Trentino, In the Cnrnla
region nnd In the valley of the Isonzb.
On May 2-1 tho situation, according to
Itntlnn ofllclal communications, which
havo not been materially contradicted by
Vienna, was as follows:
Italian troops had Invaded tho terri
tory of tho enemy from nearly all the
dlfforent roads leading Into It, on the
wholo stretch of boundnry, from a point
south of tho Pass ot Stclvlo, where tho
three boundary lines of Italy, Austria
and Switzerland Join, to a few miles north
of tho Adriatic northernmost coast. The
Italians had then occupied, after en
countering little or no resistance on the
part of tho enomy, the following
points:
Tho Tonalc Pass (69GO feet above sea),
or.o of tho good toads leading from
Austria Into Italy; Ponte dl Caffnro, on
tho Oludlcnrla through the valley of the
Chleso (less than 1200 feet); Mount Baldo
(6600 feet) between tha Lake of Oarda
nnd tho Adtgc Hlver; Mount Conglo and
Mount Toppa, tho first reached from
tho valley of tho Agno River, on tho
road from Vlcenza and Schlo to Rocoaro,
and the latter reached through tho val
toy of the Lcogra Ulver, on the road ot
the Fugazze; tho high defiles of tho
upper valley of the Brontn In proximity of
the Austrian trenches at Piano dello
Tezze. ,
Those points cover tho lino of boundary
of tho Trentino, with the exception of ho
valley of the Adlge, which is by far the
most Important line of operation and
about which very little Information has
filtered from Rome. It Is to bo supposed,
howover, that the Italian main column
of the army operating In Trentino Is al
ready on Its way through the valley of
the Adlge, possibly past Borghotto, tho
frontier town, If tho purpose of the Ital
ian Goncrnl Staff Is that of getting Its
army to positions of better advantage
for both offense and defense.
ADVANCE ON FRIULI FRONT.
On tho front of the Frlull region, which
stretchos from the Pontcbba or Tarvls
Pass to tho Adriatic Sea, the Italian army
also begun nn advance nnd has occupied
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the following places! Caporeito, at tho
Junction of the pilfero road, from Udlne,
Clvldnlo nnd San Pletro, with the Im
portant Austrian highway linking the
railroad centre of Tarvls with Gorltz nnd
Monfalcono and running almost parallel
to tho Italian boundary lino; Cormons, n.
good highway centre on tho Important
road from Clvldalo to Ctrndlsca; Cervlg
nano, on the road from PalmanoVa dol
Frlull to tho Adriatic coast at Belvedere,
east of Porto Huso (which wns attacked
by an Italian destroyer), and north of
Orado, a town of 4000 Inhabitants on ono
of tho sandy Islands bordering tho const
west of Trlosto; Tcrzo, on tho same road
of Corvlgnnno, nnd Verso, on tho road
from I'nlmonova to Qradlsca.
Tho Italians, then, have Invested almost
completely tho whole boundary from the
Tonate Pass to tho Adriatic, taking a
quick offensive on tho entire front for a
twofold purpose. Tho drive toward the
Trentino is mainly for tho purpose of pro
venting an AUstro-Qcrmnn army from
descending through the various valleys to
the plains of Lombardy and Venetla.
It Is nn offensive for a defensive pur
pose which must keep the Teutons
busy In defending their own territory
before compelling tho Italians to do so
In a condition of Inferiority, owing to
tho fact that the Auslrlans nro In
possession of tho salient of tho Tyrojese
plateau.
It Is not probable that Ocnernl Cadorna
plans to wasto at this moment a largo
part of his troops In an attack on the
strongly fortified depression of Trent.
But he sees the necessity of occupying
there a commanding position In order to
protect the lines of communication of the
main army operating on the eastern
boundary.
Tho drive of the Italian troops in the
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valleys or Ihe Judrlb and the isonso uJ
jectlves. However, It etotnti lhi Lr.
tho present only covering troons. hTJLff.
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mnnovn nnd Udlne.
j. no uniran cavniry lias nnt.a
the approaches to Italy, but tho drlval
toward Ccrvlcnann nnri tv " onvsd
something more than a simple nraiil?
nnrv oneratlnn. Tlu (nm i "cm
an Independent road terminating at B.Im 1
derc. ODPoslte tho aland V A..?'?- 4
hind which light Austrian craft and ,k.J
marines can eaallv ht.i. n.j-i,?".11 u:ll
opportunity to nttnnk Til.!! .iTi' '?.' JPS
high Ma or even those lying In th V...
bor of Venice. This rnnrt la ., ""' (!
nected with ahy road leading ea,t"?; i
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the navn base behind thn i.i.-JLL0'
successful attack already made on PottM
Bubo and tho announcement that Itali.2 M
troops hava been lande'd nn A,...,iLa,'5 1
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Retirements Follow Cznr's Visit to
Gnliclnn Front.
PETROORAD, May, 27.
Seven generals of the Russian army
havo been removed from their command,
as a result of the recent Austro-QorraiV
successes In Gallcla. They have btin
retired, Five others havo been relieved
of field service and attached to the com
mlseary and transportation departments.
Tho chango In the personnel m it,.
commanding ofllcers has been expected
over since Emperor Nicholas left for the
xiuui, Him 11 wiereiure etiuseu no BUrprlst
here. Their names havo not yet been
made public.
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