Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, July 12, 1915, Night Extra, Image 1

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    FINANCIAL EDITION
NIGHT
EXTRA
NIGHT
EXTRA
jfOL. J-'- 257
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JULY 12, 1915.
CortiidiiT, 1015, bi in i rtLio Ltcota Cour.Nt,
PEIOB OKJBJ CENT
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1ER1ANS PUSH
INEMIES BACK
PAR SOUCHEZ
Rlftnans Capture Cem-
meiy oy use 01 roi
Irtnous Gases in
jlierce Battle.
roch Repulse Desperate At
tempts of Crown Prince's
fArmy in Woevre and Ar
rgortne Regions Halt At-
i tacks at Labyrinth.
IpXRIS. July 12. German, .troops have
Hcnfk victory at Souchez, but a. general
JtJJ&''by the Kaiser In the "Woevre
T5fon has been repulsed at every point
KBp French, the War' Ofllco announced
Kgr'Jfteimoon.
Rllififflclal communique admits the loss
.lka HmIpHaz eemfiterv after n. nhnrn
itraflfct In- which the Germans again
jntdS'tiee or pomunuuB bubeb 10 open me
Writ victory. After they had loosed
JM rtl upon me fienuii lines ine uw
Biniaao a fierce attack. This was re
Vsl! at' first, but the Germans renewed
lijjas.ault and took the cemetery.
ITfcr Herman aeieai in me woevre
igloK-fw anotner setDacK ior tne army or
frown Prince Frederick William, which
liffitrMng to cut Its way through to
iWWr both from the Argonne and
ITffiW hours tho Germans have con
liffid their attempt to' recapture tho
ssjusynnin" souineast or weuvnie. , Tnoy
IpSJItiscki'ng with hand grenades and
SsMSt. me same memou oy wmen uie
f.TfiSA captured the cellars and tunnels
Miwiril weeks ago. AH their attacks thus
Sr?A.s.vlAlent cannonade In nrnrfpr!lnir
rawSC the Quennevleres farm (south of
tarrlsj and around Nouvfon," said "this
nfttmoon's communique. "The enemy's
Ikarobirdment at Fresnes Saulx was fol
lowed by several attacks, which were.re-
rffltfia." '
STheHixt of the communique follows:
iTUier was great activity during the
fwurte of the" night a.t different points on
fltie front.
fc'ln the sector of Arras, the enemy,
paving thrown a great number of pro-.
Slectlles containing asphyxiating gas. at-
Fttmpted about midnight an attack to the
iioutlv of souchez, wnicn was repulsed.
K second attack, about a. m., permitted
hlm to occupy the cemetery and some
fparts of trenches Immediately adjacent.
I' "A .very s'hifrp conflict with grenades Is
lyolnc on In the. trenches to the southeast
of Nuvile St Vaast without appreciable
rain wsieuner'-wae. .-.-'- -
agon the plateaus to the north of the
pSe," the bombardnient, being; carried on
UMpth' side. Is particularly- violent In
laglon of Quennevleres and Nou-
Mlfl
iW.-'tho Argonne there was a battle
HUff petards and mines with interrurj-
gttaii.on the part of our artillery.
Sin the woevre the enemy Is violently
ioibardlng Fresnes-En-Woovre with
Mis of all calibres and attempting sev-
BlSUattacks. One was near Saulx-En-
pfwne. the other In the forest of -Apre-'
isBnt at ,Vaux-Fery and at Tete-a-Vache.
BMJiks been repulsed everywhere.
Mil' the Vosges the Germans blew, up a
3ai near our positions to tho southwest
wiAHertawllIer. Immediately afterward
EBy launched a fierce attack with several
compaales. This was repulsed with heavy-
bssj. vve maae a rew prisoners."
PTORIEITALIANEA
rCORTINA E R0VERET0
Vfewosi Attacchi Austriaci Re-
Ifpinti nella Valle Dogna e
fheila Valle Cordevole.
r;
Lf?ntre gll austriaci hanno onerato at-
H ' - , - - i
Ph. che sono stati resplntl, e nella
Sdel Dogna ed In quelto, del Cordevol;,
iUllanl. nrlnclDalmente tier onera dells
SIPe alpine, el sOno lmnadronlte delle
Ijpffil elevate dl Monte Tofano, scal-
ggU dltticllisslmo monte, che e" nella
BfM dl Cortina, d'Ampezzo, e pot at-
Saad U nemlco dall'alto. e dl'altro
airOHfinfl nn.l.lnnt In ..nil. .1 .HH
K.iaa. dove gll Itallanl mlriacclano oro
to anche dall'eat oltre che dal sud.
g.v4 iona aeu-isonzo contlriua la bat-
.-v.- "vkiiaitt pr u posoesoo qei
? Monfalcone-aorlzia-Tolmlno, ma
l?H5Uene. VlnrrhA' n nitAita anA..a II
ikH131?lZa M rlliitM, . 1A nn.H. Jl vl
ne del nemlco (fortl, trlnoeramentl,
Wldl retlrwlntl mtnlltl .a.I nnnnrn
fiortall dal passagglq delta corrente
i nuns one la raniena poaaa
'e lanclatn nll'difunm all.,n rtha
m tolrere In fUBa a nemlco.
Wf a 'oma che. presto avra luogo
h At '"vontro aei sqvrani dl iiu-
, . uuiBuna. e dl urecia, per ais
U sltuazlone creata alia Penlsola
EU& dallll. e1.W A,vnna a la MMCt-
m deirintorvento elegit etatl bal
p I'lncontro awerra. al .eara
feft?1 ,0no ora lv,Bl dadlscordla, a
itfn 11 uel PBes neiia guerra
.. Humeri cenfrau npn sara' ion
igRV. In Ito. paglna e ulme e plu'
&j-j viiio auua gucrra, jn na-
Doctor ArniRPtl nf I.llw.1
IL fif Pt...ta . --'
vucqwr, na given oopa ueiere
jna eending a ihreateninjgr Ir
fee Utter threattntd Coats with
wwu vfiore sutre Ttiompfan,
rW. for an offense ot whlah h w
rTHE WEATHER
FORECAST t
Philadelphia and vfem
cndw tOMtait aku2 Titamlau
Ir6tt6 A;r8; eontfNM2
(iyA: to M(fr(t.i vrta&J
POPE TELLS U. S. PRELATES
TO SUPPORT PRESIDENT
Also Urges German-Americans to Bo
Loyal to Adopted Land.
aI?,Z&. itt "rC:hoe .Wtl.te. In
v 1- -. "wueaiea 10 i-ope Benedict
ih t? 1rwiir b6twn Germany and
d Sa h .l,,6. ?Ur lh,s ftfter00- Th,
S.iLah? MllWB-ule and the Bishop of
Toledo have appealed to the Pope urging
his Intervention to avert the war from
spreading to America. They made the
suggestion of mediation by the Holy See
to prevent the threatened rupture of the
relations of Germany and America.
it,., i ... . . D recommending
that the prelates rely upon the wisdom of
.'.," V u". . ur'nK uerman.
Americans to be loyal to their adopted
countrv.
Leader in Prussian Diet Dies
UERLIN, July 12. President Von Wie
del, of the Upper Chamber of the Prus
elan Diet, died today.
The top picture is that of Major
parade. The picture below
JITNEYS MOCK AT
COUNCBLS'FFORT
TO BANISH THEM
Details of Motorcycle Po
licemen at Broad and
Market Streets Cause a
Temporary Scare Until
-Their Object Is Revealed,
..- ji. .... ...a attll running Although
ilia jiwiojo " v-" r,, .,.
today was the date set by Councils that
lUUajr ro r .. Vlrtually
drive them frpm the streets should go
Into effect, tne niCKet wMumco -.
.l.i. .-a ,,n and down Broad and
Market streets the same as ever- The
crowds are responding. i". tM "o .;
nevmen say they will do their biggest
business today.
A severe fright, however, was given
to the Jltneymen this morning, when they
' j j&tiia nf rnntnravcla DO-
llcem'ea Wd patrolmen .UUonjd on Broad
street norjn nu .u. . -
"The Jitney ordinance will be enforced
today, after all," was in the mind of
evw driver" v he steered his car around
City Hall.-expecting every jn Inute a fajl
a victim to the sq-called "antl-Jltner
ordinance.-
Many of the drivers hastily put o ia
little extra, speed, and scurried from the
""anger .4fie?f Caftlng backward glances
to eh K RH o the motorcycle WuecoaW
were giving pursuit. Very soon the broad
M aroiJd Ot Hall, usually wrjd
with a kaH14JPle pnooesslon J'
nw, woro oSipa&UvJlj- deserted. oM
tbemore intrepid drivers venturing to
linger near the apllpesnen.
The Joke was o the JUneyraen, as i they
sooS discovered by using the te Uphone
Mfijm " "SSSdlT'durtSi
were on umw w "-t' . ,. m
H,.tr Porter's tatreent that ther a
JSgk Juidito enforce the ordtaan.
rlBRSR ''PA ,8 j sft! Mffm lfli fiFivSMk kw BB1'
iiMiBmilKHraQ 0
JURIST, WITH NEW EVIDENCE,
TO INTERCEDE FOR DECKER
Supreme Court Justice Gets Report
Lieutenant Was "Framed."
NEW YORK. July U.-That Justice
Harriett, of the New York Supreme Court,
may Intercede with Governor Whitman
to save the life of Charles Becker, who
Is under sentence of death for the mur
der of Herman Rosenthal, became kndwn
today, following. tho action of-.H. T. Mar
shall, former attorney for "Brldgle Web
bcr," In sending to the Justice a full nc
count of his relations with Webber.
"I've known for three years that Web
ber's testimony Involving Becker in the
Rosenthal murder conspiracy was false,"
said Mr. Marshall, "and the weight of
that knowledge has been burdening me."
Agricultural Commission to Meet fiP A V jJmJSSTi f Mi
HARR1SBURO, Pa., July 12.-Governnr l if, Y$$ lM MF&tZ ' M M J&$
Brumbaugh has called a meeting of ihe ' BIRk& ' I !ftSMPW?TF .vJSSl
new Slate Agricultural Commission In SlSffll'PiS Y:S'wW,?WGfo0 A f'91?
his onicc, Friday morning, at 11 o'clock, !M,4 f' A'ffil AwiS i
to go over his plans for reorganization of MB ?f f '.fcf J&? Mm MF !! wL-a
the Department of Agriculture, I Wr'ATw? JXJ!
R. M. Reed and William A. Dunlap, who was chief marsh;
is that of the girls band from the Orange Home, at Hatboro.
Dunlap,
COURT YIELDS TO
PLEA FOR EARLY
TRANSIT HEARING
Dallam's Suit to Hold
Up Taylor Plan to Be
Brought Before
Judge Sulzberger
Friday.
A preliminary hearing in tho suit Instl-
tued by David B. Dallah, a real estate
agent, to restrain the city from negotiate
jng the $6,000,000 transit loan.
yTTN. wm be held before Judge
F0HT Sulzberger In Common Fleas
(TRANSIT) Court No, 3 on Friday. This
V f IAN J action was taken at the re-
X" quest of City Solicitor Ryan
for an early hearing. Mr. Dallam, v-hose
action Is reported to have been Inspired
by the Rapid Transit Company, was pres.
ent with his attorney, Ruby R-.Va"- j
wm In a somewhat defiant mood. He &
Sared that huld the suit fall h , jUI
take it to the highest court. This. state
ment of Mr. Dallam, Taylpr-Plan support
Ms saW, bears out the general susplc on
Sat the legal action Is taken for the
sofe Xolrof delaying the start on
theitv0SoU(iltw Ryan In a statement last
Sdltat fUuse he had glvw an
oiSnion three yar 8S lnwwrr ,"
stated that the city would be ablo to
buuf all op-at. a ne subway systegn
without the eowent ot- aa ad"
has beB virtually &$ J
Ba Trcompany lr i o Pf- o
his statement, and In anotnw
mtLu ' whtc Tibr mrs, have tjW to
hall lahaWtaaUto the advaa-imem
one corporation."
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ORANGEMEN IN BROAD STREET PARADE
M. If 9Hli 1 1 MSSIS " r y
who was chief marshal of the
MEN OF ULSTER
GAILY CELEBRATE
BATTLE OF B0YNE
Orangemen Parade in Me
mory of Prince William's
Victory Over the Army of
King James II in Mo
mentous Conflict.
Orangemen from Philadelphia, Camden,
Wilmington, Del., and many other cltlea
began this ' morning the c&jebratlon of
the 2th anniversary of the battle of
the Boyne, In which William, Prince of
Orange, won a victory oyer King James
II that drove the latter from the Eng
lish throne and placed the sceptre In
the hands of his conqueror. The parade
In memory of tho Orangemen's triumph
was the largest ever held by the organi
sations In Philadelphia.
The Orangemen are divided Into two
factions; .those who believe in total ab
stinence and. those who do not. The two
branches held their own parades. The
former started from Broad and Locust
streets at ff:?0 a. m-. marched to Broad
and Poplar streets, where trolley oars
were waltlnt to carry them to Woodside
Park. The Jater formed at the same
place an hour later' and marched directly
to Central Park, W, North 5th. street,
where liquor will be 'served. Both began
a program oa tfie, arrival at the two
parks, including athletic games and sports
and addresses by prominent Orangemen.
The arrangement of the parade was
as follows: Division consisting of all
lodges outside of Philadelphia County.
John Tyrell; Ladles' Division, David Mc
Clay; District Now J, James Vartae and
WJJllani McConnell; DlstrUt No. 4. W.
J. Savage and JfPlJn Todd; District No.
7. James Boathouse and William Patter
son; District Mev 10, Charles Stewart and
Archibald Leokle.
During the afternoon exercises at Cen
tral Park there were address by Su
preflse Grand MasUr Tlwnw- A- Taylor.
Toledo, O.; SHHre Grand Secretary
WUllam J. Klrklftud, Washington, V C ;
Put Supreme Grand Master Henry Stew-
(jBaiiB.td.oa ,1'sg. Two, Cehraut Ho
TEUTONS AGAIN
RESUME DRIVE
N EAST FRONT
Germanic Allies, Rein
forced by Troops
From Galicia, As
sume Offensive.
Austro-Germans Halt Retreat
After Being Thrown Back 32
Miles in District South of
Lublin Slavs Repulse. All
' Attacks.
PETROGRAD, July It
Reinforced by troops hurriedly trans
ferred from the Zlota XJpa and Dniester
River fronts In Galicia, the Austro-Ger-man
army in tne Lublin region of Poland
has rallied, after being driven back 33
miles by the Russians in five days of
lighting.
The War Office admitted today that the
offensive of the ciar's troops had been
checked by a tremendous artillery Are
and the troops compelled to assume the
defensive.
Though the Germanic retreat has ap
parently ended, for the time being, at
least, the attacks made by the Austro
Oerman Infantry In their counter-offensive
are all declared to have been re
pulsed. U la apparent that the Germanic troops
south of Lublin are again In touch with
their supply base, from which they have
been separated by the rapid advance
they made In the belief that the Russian
,i ...ad Knmnistalv ill set ream zed.
This tactical error Is declared at the war
otnee to nave cosi me usim-upiiucm"
more than 40,000 men, or a complete army
corps.
While fighting continues In the Lublin
district. Indications are that the sltua
(ion there Is approaching a deadlock and
Interest has temporarily been transferred
to the Bobr River front In northern Po
land, where the Germans, under Field
Marshal von Hlndenberg, are trying to
Invest Ossowiets by crossing the river be
tween that fortress and Lomia.
Unable to overcome the defense of Os
sowletz with their artillery, the Germans
have resorted to sapping operations in
an attempt to blow up the outer fortifi
cations. These w.ece discovered by Rus
sian aviators on Friday, and that night
the OssowleU garrison, sortying from
ttaee different forts, trapped the German
engineering forces and bayoneted all of
them in tneir iubhw-.
i " " ' '
The Kensingtonjan Says;
you don't fcW Vhat it 1$ to c
tojfAout a wll tedtf Howl, mike
inquiry of Bill Fitofttriek. who way
be m av Hmi walking the floor
of IndepeMue uwv . -"
stroetiual lmabtt Hfl- XswMdUte de.
BOX SCORE PHILLIES1
PHILLIES' r h o a e
Byrne, 3b 0 1 0 0 rj
Bancroft, sa 0 14 2 0
Becker, If 1110 0
CraVAth, rf 0 13 0 0
Nlehoff,Zb 0 1 0 4 0
Wliltted; cf o 2 2 0 0
Xmderuvlb j, 010 0 0
Killefer,a 0 Iq .g 0
Mayer, p - . j ,3 jff
auras, o aNrqoo
Tincup,p Q po, 0-
Totals
V 8.27 11 0
"TODAY'S BASEBALL) SCORES
HTTSB'jCHi, 1st gl O O O O 1 O 0?0-, 2 9 O
.3?HII.LIEg 6 O O O O O Ov O 1 1 8 0
McQUillan! anaSchangr Mayer1' nnd'KllIofer.
BT.10UIS, 1st B 2 Os O O
BOSTON O O O O
galleo tmd Snyder;. Rudolph
ITALIANKTNG HONORS FRENCH PRESIDENT
TABIS, .July "12. King -Victor Emmanuel of Italy tdday be
'etowed upoa3?resideat Polncareithe "Order of Aanunclnde. Tne
,lai5ignlaJ'wag'presented'to the President by-Itallaa-Ambassador Tit
toai'.at ci public gathering' tnis'afternoon.-.
UNITED STATES ADMIRAL PREVENTS BOMBARDMENT
SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 12. A wireless dispatch from tho.U. S. 8. Colorado
states that Admiral Howard, commander of the American naval forces on
tho western coast of Mexico, -prevented a bombardment of Guaymas by the
Carranza gunboat Guerrero last Monday! Tho Mexican commander .agreed
to fire only on the railroad entering Guaymas and on a steamship in tho
harbor.
TIN PLATE BULLS, LARGEST IN WORLD, RUN FULL BLAST
GARY, Ind., July 12. Gary experienced ta. reawakening today when the
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company's mills here, the largest sheet mills
in the world, began operating full blast. Tlils means that eight blast fur
naces, 42 opon hearth furnaces, 660 coke ovens, the rail, oxe and 'all tolling
mills are- working full capacity. Gars idle .filled the places, leaving little
'opportunity for outside" labor. ' ' s ' . .-,
TWO KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRIKES JITNEY
URBANA. 0., July 12. Mrs. H. J. Hamilton and H. D. Wise, both of
Bowlesville, were killed, and Albert K, Shafer, of Springfield, bra'keman, was
uerlou'sly injured today when a Big Foun worktraln crashed Into a Jitney
bus operated by Wise.
TRAWLER SHELLED AND SUNK; CREW SAVED
GRIMSBY. Eng.. July 12. The. crew of the trawler Syrian, shelled and
sunk In the North Sea yesterday, was landed here today, The Syrian was a
175-ton trawler, owned by W. P. Robinson, of Grimsby.
$100,000 ORDER FOR AUBURN TUBE COMPANY
POTTSVILLE, Pa., July 12. An order from J.' P. Morgan & Co., of New
York city, for 50,000 tubes nine feet long and 60,000 tubes nine ahd a half
feet long, amounting to $100,000 in value, has been received by the Auburn
Seamless Tube Company, and operations upon their manufacture at their
plnnt at Auburn, this county, will be begun at once.
PASSENGER RECEIPTS AUDITOR OF P.-R. R. DIES
Frank L. Lee, auditor of passenger receipts department of the Pennsylvania-Railroad,
died at his home in Media today. He had been 111 for florae
time, but was able to attend to his duties until about a .week ago. He was a
musician of ability and 'for a number of years was 'leader of the old Media"
Hand. He is survived by his widow and two sons,. Harry Lee, who Is em
ployed at Broad Street Station, and Percy Lee, of Wilmington.
MEXICAN BANDITS SHOOT TWO MEN. AT DANCE
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., July 12. Deputy Constable Falconers dead and
Deputy Sheriff Juan Guella will die as the result of Mexican bandits' raid
on them at a dance three miles from here late last nlg.ht. Six Mexicans shot
at them from ambuBh, Three of the assailants escaped and three -were
rounded up. The killing Is the result of an old grudge between the ofll
clals and the Mexicans, It is claimed.
AMERICAN WOSIEN APPEAL FOR ARMS ESIBARGO
AMSTERDAM, July 12. American women In Germany have Issued an
appeal to the women of America to urge their husbands to Insist on the pro
hibition of exports of arms and ammunition to the Allies, according to Berlin
dispatches today,
AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SQUADRONS SEEK FOE'S SHIPS
ROME, July 12. Austrian submarines In. the Adriatic Sea are operating
in groups,' according to information received here today. An officer of the
Italian warship Amain, which was sunk last week, reports that the vessel was
attacked In a thick fog by four undersea boats.
PASSENGER SHIP RUNS AFOUL OF ROCKS
LONDON, July 12. The Danish steamship Ftcarla. 1524 tons, bound from
Copenhagen to Hull with Wtops of mixed cargo and 26 passengers on board,
went ashore at Redar Rock, onthe North Sea coast, today.
BRITAIN'S CALL FOR MEN
One of the most remarkable
features of the advertising cam
paign for recruits in England has
been the series of posters gotten
out and widely distributed by the
British War Office. They are the
work of some of the beat-known
artists in England, who have
spared no pains to give their com
positions the strongest possible
appeal. These great posters, all
in blazing ookw. Uro.from vij
window and billboard in England,
Scotland and Ireland. No Govern
ment has ever attempted before
so nwej and costly a method of
advertising. It is said to hav ex
cited great ridicule among the
Germans. A set of these mueh
discussed posters has been obfcyii
ed in London by this vwiMPf
Tjhey will appear on toraorrors
back page.
EVENING LEDGER
Wstafc & tomorrow's hack
PSi
-PITTSBURGH GAME
PITTSBURGH t li o a e
Carey, If 0 13 0 0
Collins, cf 1 0 S 0 0
Johnston, lb .01810
Illnchman, rf 1 :.& 1 0 0
Wagner, ss 0 13 10
Viox,2b 0 2 3 4 0
Balrd,3b . 0 2 0 0
Bcnnng, d ' ' . o 0- 2 2 0
'McQuillan,,, ""' 0 o 0 1 0
Totals
2 ' 9 27 9 0
O .0 O O O- 2 8 0
O 1 O O O- 1 7 2
and Qowdy.
Girl Hysterical on Fleeing Marriage
Lancaster, Pf, July IS Ml,i Mrtar
ette Major. 21 years old. of Bound Brook,
N. J., who was attacked with hysteria on
a Pennsylvania Railroad train Saturday
afternoon, was taken alt at Lancaster and
removed to the Lancaster General Hos
pital, Her brother, fro mYork. met her
at the station by appointment and he and
the girl's mother, left with her yesterday
presumably far her heme. The broths
stated thai his sister had left heme to
loin him In wdw to escape mamas te
a 9un her parents desired her to, marry
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