Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, June 07, 1915, Final, Image 1

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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1915.
COTIMallT, 1913 ST TH fOSLIO LXMEX COMMM.
ROWNS DEFE
PHILLIE
AT MACKS, 4-1;
FIRST TO SCORE
PBIOfiJ OITE CENT
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JRCRAFT RAINS BOMBS ON
BRITISH COAST, FIVE KILLED
BIPLANE DESTROYS ZEPPELIN
erman Aviators Rain Both Explosives
and Incendiary Bombs Two Great
Fires Started Spectacular Battle in
I Cloudland Ends in Wreck of Teuton
II Aerial Monster.
; GERMAN AIR RAIDS ON BRITAIN
Unitary IS Norfolk coast towns 5 hilled; 70 mile from London.
April 14 Blyth, Tyne, Walluend; 250 miles from London.
Aptil 5 Canterbury, Sittingbornc, Faoersham; 30 miles from London.
fay tl Raid over Suffolk coast; 45 miles from London.
May IS Ramsgatc; 65 miles from London.
.. a no C..af. k ? rwls rrim T tinrinn
May a """"' "" - --
one I London; first formal attack on capital; G killed, many injured.
jane S East and southeast coast; naval stations attacked; few casual-
... . .ir.n dnmapc to docks.
Uttl no "-
T nVTlflW. .Ttino 7.
r- m ..... ml nurtwl Innrl nilfl
WaS In toda dispatches from
lfKtnconT-llme In IS hours the
;5.iih fast coast was bombarded by a
Si-.tru nlrahlr. Flvo persons wero Kllieu,
laJtathe ninth air raid made on Great
;HBritl"'h airmen destroyed a Zeppelin in
spectacular cloud battle over Belgium.
SU. airship shed at Kvore, orth of
Brussels, aim uj. - - ---Ui-v..i,..
a Zonnelln was Inside tno
'hingar is not known to the Admiral tv
According to a dispatch from Amster-
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i dam, inc uerniau 4.- !,.; ,,.v.w..u -,,
if th British airship between Ghent nnd
Brussels ten upon u. hki v......B .-
suns. ., .
Twenty-eight of the Zeppelin s crew
vers killed. Besides tho two nuns killed,
Bny others were wounded
Following its now policy of withholding
Continued on Pago Two, Column One
Will Break Up Illegal Liquor Sales
NOIMtlSTOWN. Pa., June 7. Con
stables were notified by Judge John Kaber
today that ho is reliably Informed that
there nro many Illegal sales of liquor be
ing made from wagons, especially near
Philadelphia, and he expects tho con
stables to break up tho practice.
ITALIAN
ON TOLMINO IN
ISONZO ATTACK
First Big Fight of Ital
ian Campaign Open
ed for Capture of
Railroads to Trieste.
Both Sides Reinforced in Strug
gle Along Entire River
Fronts Austrians' Resist
ance Stubborn Between Go
ritza and Montfalcone.
Both tho Italians and Austrians
have been reinforced In the great bat
tle now raging for tho possession of
Tolmlno, in tho Isonzo Valley.
Tho Italians nro meetinpr with stub
born resistance on tho part of tho
Austrians In tho struggle for Tolmlno
and tho advance between Goritz and
Montfalcone.
Bcrsagllcrl regiments are attacking
Austrian trenches southwest of tho
town of Gradlsca In an attempt to
capturo tho railroad to Trieste.
Italian forces advancing up tho
VILLANOVA MAN IN A'S UNIFORM
iPPARKEY BEGINS
ON MOUND FOR
THE PHILS TODAY
m
Robinson Pitches for the
f Cardinals Small Crowd
Rwfl T.npnlct ninsh With
Pi Rivals in St. Louis This
Afternoon.
ROBISON FIELD, St. Louis, Mo., June
f .Th TkllllA .ntU.I.J aha ..v. ift Tnlin
Kfcnrv Pnhlmtnn Hi .nnrlinnw. In thn
I epenlng Inning of the third game of the
Udes'Wlth. the Cardinals this afternoon.
It cam on Bryne's pass and a long
4outle to right centre, by Becker.
I Robinson was opposed by Kppa Rlxey.
! wis com ana only about 1000 fans
ameij out.
FIRST INNING.
;. Bancroft lifted to Bescher. Byrne
,lll(ed. Becker rinnhlprl in latt wntpr.
fBCOrlnjT Bvmn Cmitl. na r.ollA1 nut
SOD StHko MtaTinn iin&ri n t nnr rinn
K?n. ens hit, no errofs.
i it 2 a'Keo- uescner poppea to
p-ftleholt. Butler swiped second. Miller
"MUCK Otlf. Lnnn- mtMillarl A .1f1 nl(i.h
Sj'utler on third, but'Lons hugged
mu poUn fanned. No runs, no hits,
,MTors,
RUMANIA ON VERGE OF WAR
WITH GERMANY AS SOVEREIGN
SSUES MOBILIZATION ORDERS
Early Entrance of Balkan Nation Into
Conflict Forecast by King's Decree.
30,000 Cheer for Italy in Great
Demonstration at Bucharest Aus
tria Fails to Meet Demands.
SHAWKEY WEAKENS
IN FIFTH, BROWNS
WIN GAME TODAY
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JUijenis popped to Miller. Paskert safe
t t" '"' s 'ow throw. Burns lifted to
f umi Dlxey struck out. No runa. no
- t. em error.
J"" mashed a slnelo through Lu-
S,,-1."11 was out y'ne o "teal.
rs to Bancroft. Bethel lined to Beck-
. KBVdfr Glnr.1. , ....... T,v.. ....
'BuUer tripled down the left field
VSl na "oD'naon scorlngr. Beseh
fflxti. Rixey and Luderus cauzht
iCoilnvcU on l' Tiehe, Column llie
THE WEATHER
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UNSETTLED
'. bard enough to rain yesterday
ny succesa untlf nightfall. Bu
areatnlng enoMgh to take the
to speak, out of tho weekly
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my. MHH .IW .liyiPH
' tbieatenins' rau. imi.i. if i- Dion
Which brings us to a consideration.
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80 with the MraprowlM br
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FORECAST
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f." Tuesday shewn ami eooltr;
Lear, tho star baseball player of Villanova, whom Mack signed some time
ago, reported at Shibe Park this morning. Lato in today's gamo with tho
Browns, Lear replaced Kopf at third, and handled himself well.
Wolgast Arranges Match
CHICAGO, June 7.-Ad. Wolgast, who
fights Young White in Appieton Wed
nesday night, today accepted Floyd Fltz
slmmons' offer for a 10-round battle with
Joe Welllns In Benton Harbor, Mich., in
July.
Ritchie Declines to Fight
CHICAGO. June 7. - Willie Ritchie.
American llghtwplsht champion, before
leaving today for Portland, Ore., declined
an offer from Tom Andrews, of Milwau
kee, to fight Charlie White 10 rounds
there In July. Willie said he is not at
his best In hot wealher. and gave this as
his reason for refusing the match.
McAHester to Join Indians
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 7. Will
McAlteMor. former catcher of the St.
Louis Browns, left today for Cleveland
to join the Indians. McAUester was a
freo agent. He was sent by the Browns
to Rochester, N. Y.. last season. St.
Louis drafted him from the Montgomery
Southern League Club.
Adlge Valley are within artillery
range of Trent.
The defenses at Trieste, Trent and
Tolmlno have been greatly strength
ened by the Austrians.
ROME. June 7.
Tho battle In tho valley of the Isonzo,
between Caporetto (Karfrelt) and Tol
mlno, is still without a definite conclusion,
both sides having been reinforced. Tol
mlno is 33 miles from Trieste. Farther to
the south the Italians are also meeting
with obstinate resistance between Goritz
and Monfalcone.
Italian troops advancing Into Austria
by way of the Adlge Valley are within
artillery range of Trent, according to dis
patches from Bologna, the present head
quarters of the Italian General Staff.
The success of the Italian Invasion Is
said to have caused consternation in both
Berlin and Vienna. Emperor William,
who is expected to visit the Austro-Itai.
Ian fropt soon, la said fo be personally
dictating to the Austrian General Staff
as to the operations to be followed against
the Italians.
May Circulation of the Evening Ledger
May 1 8l.40
MnS a 79.759
May 4 21'Sno
May. 5 . WS
May 6 ",478
May 7 .?$
Afov
May 12 83.252
May 14 Kb
May IS 88,9d-
Jlay 17 86.274
lay 10 ' 6b
-lay 19 3,688
lav 20 86,051
Iajr21 4,071
fciay 22
....86i700
May 8 120692 Way-24-.. MJ,
May 10 891682 Way ...,. "iS?'288
Mayll 85,370 W ... 101.728
May 27 M,1w
Stay 28;.. .. 92,884
May 3fi .... 05,708
MiyaK..... .' 80,981
58,726
Daily Average for January
Daily Average for February
Dqily Average for March .
Daily Average for April
Daily Average for May
The foregoing figures represent the actual net paid circulation ol thh
tutipOper, eliminating all returned and free cop'us.
. 64,04$
70,947
82,104
88,614
Rumania is rapidly drawing nearer to war. An order of general mobili
zation has been signed by King Ferdinand, according to dispatches from
Athens, and the entry of the Balkan nation into the conHlct upon the side
of the Allies is believed to be a matter of hours.
Bucharest is clamoring for an early declaration of hostilities, although
the peace party is also active in counter-demonstrations. According to
Swiss advices, yesterday was the end of the time limit fixed by Rumania for
Austria to yield territory demanded.
ATHENS. June 7.
King Ferdinand of Rumania Is reported
to have signed a decree ordering general
mobilization of tho army.
This indicates that Rumania Is pre
paring to enter tho war very soon.
Reports to tho effect that Rumania has
definitely decided to remain neutral were
circulated by tho German Olllclal Tresa
Bureau in Berlin on Saturtlay.
LONDON, June 7.
Reutcr's vorreipondent at Bucharest
tclegruphs thai a great demonstration
was held there sc&torday In favor of In
tervention by Rumania In the war in sup
port of tho Allies.
About SO.CW) pel sons marched In proces
sloi., with Hags (lying and bugles sound
ing, to tho Italian Legation. There
speeches wero delivered eulogizing Italy
for entering the uar.
In the afternoon partisans of Alexander
Marghlloman. the Conservative leader, to
gcther with Socialists, organized a coun
ter-demonstrnlion.
"AC a mftettmrtrf-tTiVExeciitlver-ComTrilt-1
teo of tho Conservative party the attti
tude of M. Maighiloman in favor of Ger
many was discussed. After a long de
bate the majority condemned his leader
ship of the party. M. Manghlloman there
upon left the meeting, followed by his
supporters.
According to the Genova Tribune, Ru
mania sent a note to Austria on May 23.
demanding territorial concessions and
fixing June G as the tlmo limit for a reply.
Bulgaria is giving its support to the
note.
Austria is ready to concede pieces of
the Maros Valley, a strip of Bukowtna,
and home rule for the rest of Transyl
vania under Hungarian dominion, or one
eighth of the Rumanian demands.
The communique Issued by the Minis
terial Journal, In Sofia, declaring that
Bulgaria had resolved to adhere to a
policy of neutrality Is now disavowed,
according to a dispatch from the corre
spondent of tho Times at Sofia.
Athletics Unable to Hit Bill
James in the Pinches.
Lear, Villanova Star, Re
ports to Manager Mack.
Small Crowd at Game.
ST. LOUIS.
AB. R. H. O. A. E.
Shotton. If 4 1 2 G 0 0
I Austin, 3b 4
I Pratt. ;b 6
C Walker, cf...., 4
E. Walker, rf 3-
Knnftmah.il--....' 4
Lavan, 33 4
Severold, c 3
James, p 3
Totals 34 4
ATHLETICS.
AB. B.
Murphy, rf 4
Barry, ss
Walsh, cf 4
Oldrlng, If 4
Mclnnls, lb 4
Lapp, u 4
Malone. 2b 3
Kopf, 3b 2
Shawkey, p -
Davler 1
Lear. 2b 0
Thompson t
W. Davis, p 0
Strunk 1
12 27 7 0
H. O. A. E.
14 0 0
112 0
0 2
1 2
0 10
3 5
1 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Totals 31 1 7 27 12 0
Batted Tor Kopf In seventh.
'Battel for Shawkey In eighth.
IBatted for Lear In ninth.
Triples Lapp. Doubles Lapp. Sacri
fices Severold. Struck out By Shawkey,
4; Severold, 1. Base on balls Off Shaw
key, 3. Double plays Shotton, Austin.
Batter hit Malone, James.
SHIBE PARK, June 7. A rally In the
ninth Inning saved the Athletics from a
shut-out, but not from defeat. The
Browns won, 1 to 1. In the last round
Oldrlng singled and went to third on
Lapp's double. Rube scored on an In
field out.
Lear, the Villanova third baseman, who
is reputed to be a wonderful hitter and
base runner, reported at the Athletics"
headquarters today. Manager Rickey
made a shift In his line-up. Dick Kauf
man, who has playea considerable ball
aiound this city. Is back on first base,
while Eddie Walker replaced Williams at
right. Hank Severold was behind the bat,
his first local appearance since his re
turn to the majors.
FIRST INNING.
Shotten out, Shawkey to Mclnnls. Aus
tin fanned. Shawkey threw Pratt out.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
Murphy filed to Kauffman. Barry filed
to James. Walsh fouled to Austin. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING.
C. Walker fouled to Mclnnls. E. Walker
walked and died stealing on Lapp's fine
throw to Malone. Kauffman fanned. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
Oldrlng out, James to Kauffman. C
Continued on Vnie TweUe, Column Three
ANTHRACITE TAX BILL
SIGNED 1JY THE GOVERNOR
Measure Adds $4,500,000 a Year to
State's Revenue.
HARRISBURG. June 7. Governor
Brumbaugh today signed the anthracite
tax bill passed by the last session of the
Legislature, which will add about 14,500.
OOO a year to the State's revenues for
highway purposes. Half of this sum goes
for construction and the other halt for
repairs.
The law, which Is a substitute for a
somewhat similar law now on the books,
provides that from and after Its passage
each ton of anthracite coal of the weight
of 2210 pounds mined In Pennsylvania
shall be subject to a tax of 214 per rent,
of the value thereof, when shipped for
market, tho tax to be assessed at the
time when the coal has been mined and
is ready for shipment to market. Fifty
per cent, of the tax so collected is to
be devoted to the construction, mainte
nance. Improvement and repair of State
highways, and the remaining GO per cent
to the boroughs, cities and townships
from which the coal Is mined.
Pinned Under His Own Auto
Chailes Minster. 36 years old, of 1730
North 13th street, is in the Jewish Hos
pital today in a critical condition as a
tesult of being pinned beneath his auto
yesterday afternoon on Green lane near
Sth street, when his machine overturned
while he was trying to avoid a collision
with another car.
C ADORN A PRENDE VOFFENS1VA
SUL FRONTE DEL FIUME ISONZO
I Bersaglieri Attaccano Violentemente le Trincae Nemiche a
, Sud di Gradisca Sul Frante di Tolmino Continue.
Accanita la Lotta tra Italiani ed Auslriaoi.
Un dlspacclo da Roma dice che 11 fatto che una squadra navale Itallana
potette aabato inoroclare Jlberajnente neU'Adriattco e bornbardure le coste
della Dalmazla senra, che perclo' la flotta austrlaea. twta dl vn!r fuorl
delle sue basl per tapedlre 11 bombarda,mento, mostra che Vltalla na em U
dominlP d,l "" Adrjatlco.
Le, tone itallane phe hanno lnvaso 1'AuitrU sul (rente GoriiU-MoafaUsone
hanno preso energleamente l'affenitva. attaccando le poelilM fort locate
austriaehu sulla dtra dslt'Isonio e eercando dl pafeare il flume per iwpad.rHlri
delta, ferroyU GorlzIa-TrtMte. Bu quel fro.ite e" perclo lmpiw.ta una grande
battagita, wentre quelU gla." Impegaata ul froate 41 Tolroin dura anew a,
avendo tato gll italiani che gll auatrlael portato rlnforii.
Una squadro della flotta Itallana attacco1 sabato le coete delta DalnwU.
atatruggeudo pareccnl farl-'e potl dl oseervaaioac aoa. che la squadra a
nmlea dee sgw dl vita. Nel tewpo medeelno una aquadigtia dl sllursntl
attaccava dl nuovo Monfalcone e vl altoadava slcunl plrosan nemksi.
Sul fronte del Trentino contlnuano 1 dueUl dt artlglieria si dice che gtt
Italiani sono gluntl lno ad un tiro dl cannone dalla cltta' dl Trejtto.
(Leggera In Ja paglna le ultune e plu" complete notlsie sulla guerre, la
ItaUano.)
(TODAY'S baseball: scores
bt. XOTJ1S 000020. 02 0-4 120
ATHLETICS OOOOOOOOII 70
James nnd Severold; Shawkey nnd Lapp.
PHILLIES lOOOOO
ST. LOUIS 0 2 0 0 0
Rixey nnd Bums; Robinson and Snyder.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
DETROIT OO010OO1
0.10 1 OOOO
NEW YORK
1-
o-
Covnleskle and McKeo; Keating nnd Nunamnker.
3
2
r? Chicago 0 00 0 00 O 0 O- 0
1 BOSTON OOOO 20 1 O x 3
L Faber nndvSclialk;,Wood nud'Tlioniaa.
& 4
5 2
4 1
4 1
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 93
ZT CLEVELAND
.WASHINGTON 0 0 0 0 0 5 10
HIortoninndO'Ncilj Boehllng nnd Henry.
NATIONAL' LEAGUE
(15 (BROOKBSW 1 O O O O O 0. 0 1 O- 1 1 0 2
rjfctfnTSBTJRGK ,00101 I ,0 ,3- x G GO
jr. Coomba oarZiMcCartyj Adams nnd Glbsonj
FEDERAL" LEAGUE
ETOSiLLTIMORtf O0OOO003 0-3 52
BB BROOKLYN. 1 0 O O O 0 2 O 1- 4' 10 1
Smith and Jacklitsch; Scaton and Pratt.
BALTIMORE 000 0 10 0 0 1
BROOKLYN 101 0 O 0 0 9 Q
Bender and Owens;. Marion and Land.
ST. LOOTS OOOOOO.OO O- yO. S O
KANSAS CITY OOOOOOOI 1 40
Davenport nnd Hartley; Packard and Easterly.
Other leaguo games postponed on account orNraln ondwebgroundB.
CHINESE UNI. O 0 3 O O O
LEHIGH 12 0 0 2 2
PITTSBURGH
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HEW YORK, June 7. Charles Klein, the noted playwright -who
lost his life on the Lusitanin, left his wife, Lilliau, $45,000; hia
Oldest son, Philip, $35)000, nnd his other son, JohnVictor, $20,000,
j p'ecording toMhiS'iwillj, which as -filed' today to.-tho-Surrogato'a
Office-herJ, .j L:,-.t.. .-rtoTtiiCJ
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RAISING OF F-4 LONG DELAYED
WASHINGTON, June G- Gunner Stllson, in .charge at the
Brooklyn Navy Yardsquad of divers -who have been working to
raise the P-4 o Hnwaii,Teported to Secretary Daniels today, on his
way,.to Brooklyn, tthat it may heeveral'weeks-beforethejiwork is
completed and thatit may-he necessarytobuild -ppntoonsias part
of .their-'vwork:, - . ')
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ANTI-GAMBLING LID ON, SAYS PORTER
A warning to police captains and lieutenants thai the anh
gambling lid Is on as firmly as ever was issued this afternoon hy
Director Torter, of the Department of Public Safety. He says the
impression has spread that the last months of the Administration
have brought n-lessenlng of activity on the part of poller, and calls
for investigation and report on conditions relating: to gambling m
Philadelphia.
NEIGHBORS FIND WOMAN SUICIDE'S BODY
Mrs. Mary Niwender, 38 yr$ old, pf 99 North Hutchinson
atveat, eowaUtwi sujejd latt-thi. tjr iahaling gas throuh
a tub. Her harfy was disoovarad-hy.niighbsw who forced thf &t
of thi'itwwul' bBe epi"aftr smilllpg gas.
Fled After .KunnlngjDojni Boy
After ftWBiag dewn liax Jlsntisky,
If years aid, of 7M Pudley street, at
h aad Verey strta lt leht, four
yutuj; mta ab4Bdee4 a touring ear an$
eseajMd frew tlw pe. PoHtwea
(rem ta 4lh rt n4 Salter avenue
sUtloa took peejMMVw 9- U .
which they believe to e been steJea.
Tbe number em the Hceaee Uraad been
obllUrated
The Kemingtonian Says:
Join Novelty A9m real peeved lw
causa the 0vejd9 -.& dot copv a
name out 0 tbf jKiiKst4a " A
gtis a write W " AeM - vo-M
mU9 his nam 0H twwt and trust
to the tMW of the laager's -'
W4Hor flndtna it.
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