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Philadelphia, Tuesday, july lo, ioib.
Cortjioiir, IBIS, st ma Pgbuo Limh Courmt.
PRICE ONE CENT
1RMANS GAIN
MORE GROUND
NEAR SOUCHEZ
feutons Advance 600
rYavds Across Ceme
tery and Capture
gabaret Rouge.
tfe Continues Desperately
If or two jjays as rencn
IPigrit to Regain Lost Posi
tions Kaiser's Troops Take
1218 Prisoners. .
K,
Bf&ee Weeks' Strugglo for Possession
Mifi - - .... 1l l. tf T .1
aol itea wiDarei, uommaung
IjWad to Sugnr Refinery, Ends in
Bntent of Joffre's Men Losses on
fBoth Sides Extremely Heavy.
BCRUN, July 13
IWrther success has been won by the
Sffntao troops nt Souchez Today's re
Iprt from the General Start states that the
IStmans have advanced along a 600-yard
fttoit If "9 Souchez cemetery and have
raptured the Cabaret Rouge (Red Inn) on
Itt Highway between Souchez and Arras.
The "battle of Souchez has now been In
frokress for two das, the Germans mak-
Nf.t'an important gum aiiui me riuwu
fMnlrfvInc desperately to regain their
IJjit ground Is apparent from tho fact that
litj maae an atiacK witn grenaaes un
itTjupir refinery. This attack was re-
Ijst'eil. the Germans report.
lljiunoir coiiunuea operations at duu
rct the Germans have captured three
lifers and 215 men.
Th French were shelled out of their
SMltfons at "the red cabaret" after a
tSrte weeks' battle for possession of the
petition, dominating one of the roads
Hading to the Souchez sugar refinery.
MM by the enemy. Losses on both sides
ht)eben extiemely heavy The Inn was
lntr taken by storm after German
ibII had wrecked portions of tho French
Jofensea.
fcThe French attempted to divert German
oops from the scene of the struggle
Rtoupd, the cemetery by attacking from
he sugar rennery with nana grenades.
he Germans turned heavy guns upon the
pound before the refinery and the enemy
retired.
B'Four French attacks In Le Pre,tre for-
Continued on rage Jive, Column Six
SALVATION ARMY GIVES
rOUWGTQ"KIDDIES,,
jenty-five Carloads of Chil-
fdren Spend the Day at
jwillow Grove Park.
iKlnd-hearted men and women bv the
IBinSred stopped on their way down
pjya this morning to watch 25O0 smiling
Bail nappy children hoard 25 sDeclal cars
Kjj Willow GroveyPark, where t'ne an
51 outing of tho Salvation Army for
ec. children Is being held today.
Maybe the children were not lovful!
Jhy were there of all sizes and of varied
Elis, but all seemed bent on havlnc the
Etae of their lives. Proudly gripping their
pw yenow tickets which meant a free
Hmlislon to tho amusements at tho park,
EBLoIder children Wore fancy cans and
IHrried banners, while thn younger ones
IK playthings and. horns, which, perhaps
BpMhe first time, they were allowed to
tmv to their'dear little hearts' content.
wpon arrival at the park the happy
WWren were offered refreshments. Need
gt say, they needed no ursine. Milk
S!'.l!ven to the babies, and sweet, cold
Itanonade was offered to all who might
Em ro indulge. Many of the little throats
"e parched and drv nftr th riMlzht.
Vi hOUr's ride tn -thn- f-rminria hi.nh
Hjr. had been singing on tne way and
wjr a snouting welcome had been given
jthosa seen from the car windows en
me.
Colonel nichard E, Holz is in charge,
& ftB2lstfintn InplltriA fanftafna Ylllllnv
Prawford, Charles Qampbell, Henry Shuf-
'ao iiooert uutts One representative
the Salvation Armv was In nnh rnr'
Bull, more than 100 were on the grounds
i,sic tne "Riddlee" and to do all In
tlr "DOW(r in mmsm tl.A n.. n 1. .. .
M luncheon at noon, races and games,
icu at least 50 prizes were award-
ta the Winners, nnd An nm nrmnm fn4t
ytli Ann nf t.A .... . -a ...-
ytten The children are admitted to
a amusements free
Mfo to predict that manv tired
Sonta will sleep soundly tonight even
hi toQm ia stuffy and the weather
ana tnat tp them the ftlght wilt
be one of pleasant dreams.
PUNZA WILL OPEN PUBLIC
PIITUTJONS AND FEED POOR
i Promises Prompt Trial and Ex-
Won of Looters in Mexico City.
SWNGTON. Julv 13 Th C'arranza.
PW today announced that orders
! bMr. Issued In Mexico City for the
Jfllate trial and exeaution of looters.
Wurts, schools and other putillo In-
HWnS Will Yidm nrtAtiail Immcillilltalv
iflht the poor will be, e4.
p Chief C'arranza today -wired the
u omciai announcement of the
UonofJfexico City.
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A swarm of youngsters accepted the Army's invitation to spend the
day at Willow Grove today. Many of them were provided with
"Army" hats, as shown in the picture below.
CITY'S CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
ASKS CONVENTION
Formal Invitation Is
Extended to the Re
publican National
Committee.
Body Represents Nearly 200
Civic and Business Organiza
tions in Philadelphia Quick
Action Alone Said to Be'
Needed to Win Assemblage.
A format InWtatfbn to the Bepubllqan
xT-.i .i pnmmlttA in rhnose Phlladel-
phla as the location for the 1916 Repub
lican National Convention was extenaea
this afternoon by the Philadelphia Cham
ber of Commerce, representing nearly
200 civlo and business organisations.
Action, quick action, was declared all
that was needed to bring- the WIS Re
publican National Convention to Phila
delphia' by business men today after
the meeting at noon of the Executive
Committee of the Chamber of Com
merce's Board of Directors. "The meeting
was called to consider ways and 'means
to navo me .cuy uu.m .. -w... -.....
hall In time to accommodate the. great
Ittnublloan political ussbiuuiji -serobly
which brings thousands of
. i.i.. . n l.. nnrt nnlirfl tens of thOU-
vsai)dfl of dollars Into a city's business
con ere
If prompt and decisive action were not
would win tho prize. It was announced
that, althougn rnuaaeipm w '"","
the field for the convention, other wide
awake cities were npw In the field ana
that aoMve (campaigns were being waged
by Chicago. St. Louis and Minneapolis.
The necessity of speed was pointed out
today by Congressman J Hampton Moon,
who U attending the meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Republican
Publicity Association, in Nw York. He
"if the Convention Hall cannot be guar
anteed there U no ohaneo of the Rpu
Jloan National Convention coming to tbU
He dteUred that the association would
jrfiy no favorite and leave the flght
" large fund mut lw raised." he said,
"and a. eultaWo lH graBt4
l& Moor w waretary of the com-
liere to MM wfcon a fund of M.
SALVATION ARMY TAKES HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN
MAN SHE LOVES
NOT 'IN society;
GIRL A SUICIDE
He Mourns Because
He's "Beneath Her."
She Ends Sad Ro
mance With Revolver
Blackwood Heiress Bursts Into
Tears When Grandmother
Notes Her Brooding Gath
ers Mementos of Love About
Her and Then Fires.
Miss Irene Baker. 28 years old, proml
pent socially In Blackwood, N. J., com
mitted suicide at the home of her grand
mother, Mrs. Pauline Beckley, Blackwood,
by shooting herself through the heart
with a new revolver at 7:30 o'clock last
night. Worry over the social inferiority
of her sweetheart, who is said Jo be a
resident of Scranton, Pa., Is thought to
have been the motive for her act.
News of the suicide did not leak out
until this morning, although the girl s
body was found bj' her grandmother and
a maid in the Becklev home Immediate!
after the shot was fired
Early yesterday afternoon Miss Baker,
accompanied by her cousin, Miss Paulino
Hurff. daughter of Dr. Joseph E. Hurff,
a well-known phslcian in South Jersey,
came to Philadelphia to shop. After par
taking of Ice cream soda the oung
women separated In order, It is thought,
to Bayo time In making their purchases
It is thought that Miss Baker bought the
revolver as soori as she left her friend.
They were making preparations for a
vacation In the Pocono Mountains.
They returned to Blackwood, together
and Miss Baker immediately proceeded to
the home of her grandmother, with whom
she has been living for several jears It
is said the girl had been downcast be
cause, although her wedding had been
set for August., her fiance, believing him
self to be beneath her socially, was re
luctant to have her marry him She met
hsr grandmother ia the garden and the
latter, noting ber melancholy, commented
on It Mias Baker burst Into tears and
went to her room.
A few mlmits later a soot rang out.
and Mrs Beekley. accompanied by a
fSrVant. ran to. the girl's room They
ffi the owr opw. and th. sW f
In one of her be drewes-a MM s!l
lyiag face down oa the floor
She was lyiag U teM 1lt!rjl
of thoM which b bad "" fby
Wheat and Other Grains Pour
From Phila'aelphla Port by
Millions of Bushels to Feed
Men and Horses on Battle
fields of Torn Continent.
Philadelphia's part In feeding the war
ring nations of Europe, chiefly the Allies,
is emphasized In the enormout, Increase
in exportation of foodstuffs through this
port, as shown by the report. Issued to
day, of the business transacted at the
Philadelphia Custom House during tho
Government's fiscal jear ending June 30
Exports of barbed wire and war au
tomobiles and Imports of nitrate of sodi
for the manufacture of powder also mani
fested great gains.
The total exports for tho 12 months
amounted to (90.516,521 More than halt
of this represents foodstuffs It was a
gain of $25,63581 oyer tho same period
of 1913-14, nhen the value of the exports
totaled JH.681,010 The net gain was af
fected by losses In some products, illumi
nating oil decreasing more than J6.00O.00O
Europe's wild demands for wheat,
flour, oats and corn are shown In the
gains made by these products Wheat
alone showed an amarlng advance of
22,303,478 over the previous fiscal year.
The aggregate value of wheat shipments
for the period was $28,968,577 In 1913-14
the exportatlons were valued at 16,665.099.
OaU, bought In large quantities to
feed the army mounts of England, France
and Italy, was second to wheat In In
creased exports The year before tho
war Baw only $79,5,90 worth sent out by
ships passing down the Delaware River.
Since the war the value of the exports
jumped to $4,807,924, or an Increase of
$4 TS 434.
Flour valued at $7,460,322 was sent
Continued on Tore Twji, Column Two.
H PALAZZO DEI D0GI
BERSAGLI0 DEL NEMIC0
Gli Austriaci Bombardano i
Monumenti Storici ed il Canal
Grande di Venozia.
AJcunl avlatorl auarlacl hanno bom
bardato, per la,quarta volta dalla dlchla
razlone dl guerra tra Italia ed' Austria,
la cltta' dl Venezla, non le opere dl fortlfl
cazlone perche; altra volta II tentativo fu
fatto e non rftincl', ma 1 monumenti na
alonall della citta' delle lagune. Infattl
gli avlatori austriaci hanno lasclato
cadere bombe su Palazzo del Dogl ed
hanno ottenuto II rlsultato d ferfre
leggermente tre donne e. ragasxi e di dist
truggere o gra,vemente dannegglare due
case
Dl operailonl mllltarl non ve ne e"
alouna dl importania, ad sccezlone dl at
tacht austriaci J-esDjntl dgli Italian!, sul
fronte delle Alpl Carnlehs e dl oontlnuatl
aforzl Italian! per aprirsl un (fttsaggio
attraverso la Unea dl fort! cbe dlftnde
gli access! alia Val Pusterla. dov le
truppe Italian Intendono tagliare una
dele piu' importantl vie di comualcazlone
del neraleo.
Di fronte aU'nerianxa fatta dalle altre
aazioDl belUgeiantl. nclahflte, dalla
RuiU e daU'lpghUtfrra. II gcyejno ital
Uno ha prv4iUO a ohe non vesgano a
mancare 1 prrnl JemawU delta guerra. e
cioe' le taunlilort e le aim, ed a queato
sqopo con un dearto real e' Uta creata
una conimbMlanB' appoalta per le mum
llonl ed U general Dall'Ollo e stato nora
taato tottiOMgratarlo di Statu per le muni
itoat e per la anjit
(Lere tn (a sagtaa l uUlm niu
dUgUate nottate uHa guerra, la Ital-laaoj
ON PICNIC
SCIENTISTS MAY
REVOLUTIONIZE
AMERICAN NAVY
Advice of Edison and
Other Inventors Ex
pected to Lead New
Era for U.S.
'Wizard's" Acceptance of Ap
WJfc t 5W-, toi 4.1.V
pointment to Civilians' Ad
visory Board Brings Proph
ecy of Enormous Growth of
Power for Sea Forces.
WASHINGTON, July 13 A prediction
that the United States Navy Is on the
eve of a revolution as Important as the
one caused b the monitor's lnentlon was
made today by Secretary Daniels as a re
sult of receiving official notification from
Thomas A Edlspn that the "Wizard"
would serve gladly on a Chilian board of
naval Invention and development The
Secretary declared It Is Impossible to
forecast changes which will be made in
American naval equipment and methods
wlthlp three jeara.
The work of the new board will be to
pass upon the practicability of sugges
tions, as well as to devise new plans of
equipment for the fourth largest navy
of the world. In order to place It on a
footing with the greatest
Special attention will be paid to an
effort to Increase the efficiency of sub
marines and aeroplanes. Motors of all
types will be tested and, It possible, im
proved upon.
CONSIDER EVERY PHASE.
Every point of the service will be In
vestigated In an effort to Improve and
strength It. Methods of coaling, the con
struction of guns, the handling and
building of craft and the material used
Continued on Face Two, Column FIto
IDA RIEHL INDICTED
Girl That Killed Faithless Lover Held
on Three Charges.
Ida nithl. the .young woman that shot
and killed her faithless sneetheart, Ed
mund C. Hauptfuhrer. was indicted today
by the Grand Jury on charges of murder
nd voluntary and Involuntary man
slaughter Last month the girl's case was present
ed to the Grand Jury, then In service, but
regardless of the fact that more than a
doien witnesses were heard and a prima
facie case was made out against her,
the Grand Jurors, evidently swayed by
their sympathies, refused to Indict the
oung girl
Determined not to allow the new Grand
Jury to be swerved from Its duties by
personal leenngs, ivwuiani umi v
tornev Joaenh P Rogers and Judge Ilal-
tton took wht thej conIderd necessary
steps to se that the law was carried out
Yesterday. In the usual Instructions given
to an Incoming Grand Jury, Judge Ral
ston seamed to take extraordinary care
In explaining the duties of the body In
paeelng upon indictments in which the
crime of murder was cflarged.
The Kensingtonian Says:
John Stgk ha itefcfcd to fc to tha
sfd(iN the ttt at SKf fa40H, a he d1
not jJlsoae th om tA hU umpiring
LOST AND POUND
POUND Gald watch. Hllln naoveawit, vklalty
o lath and Cbaatnut Ovw an have un
by "eSlylBK to O m IUr Central, and
fSgnvtaat SaMrtar t- Ardmore or Is tiata
lkll budU ReturD tu Mrs. John Kta.
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TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
PITTSB'OH, 1st go O O O O O O 3 O- 3
BOSTON O. OOOOOOIO-I
Knutleher and Gibson; llngnn and Qowdy.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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BOSTON, 1st g O 2 O O 2
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WASH'TON, 1st gOO O
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FIRST'BROAD STREET SUBWAY CONTRACT
A contract for lelocating sewers for the Broad street subway '
was let today by Director of Transit Taylor. It is for moving pipes
on' Buttonwood street, between 13th and Broad, and went to John
Meuamy, of 512 Walnut street, for ?17,C00.
49 GERMAN SPIES EXECUTED IN LONDON
CHICAGO, July 13. The story of 49 German spies beinjr trapped
by Scotland Yard detectives and executed in London, was told in a
letter leceived here today from Dr. Sydney Walker, Jr., an eyo
specialist, of Chicago, who was in England with a Red Cross contingent
recently. The letter evidently escaped the British censor.
WOMAN ARRESTED AT WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, July 13. For demandlnsrtoo Insistently to see the Presi
dent and, when told ho was out of town, calling for Secretary Tumulty, a
well-dressed elderly woman was taken from the White House to the Gov
ernment Insane Asylum for observation today. She gave her name as Mrs.
Nellie Cass, but refused her address.
CANADIAN PARLIAMENT BUILDING GUARDED
OTTAWA, July 13 Fearing an attempt to blow up the Parliament
building and other Government structures, the Government todnj ordered
closed nil except one of the entrances. No one Is t6 be admitted at the
single entrance excepl passiolders and persons whose Identity is known.
EARLY D. BABST ELECTED
" NEW" YORK,1" rfilly" 13Tfarly D.
American Sugar Refining Company
retires as chairman of the Board of
the president serving as chief executive
TEUTON-SERVIAN PEACE RUMORS DENIED
BERLIN, July 13. The Overseas News Agency announces that rumors
that Germany and Austria have approached Servia with a view to conclud
ing peace with that country are semiofficially denied, and ndds that both
Powers feel that their interests, as at the beginning of the war, He In
strengthening Bulgaria.
GERMANY LOOKS FOR BALKAN NEUTRALITY
BERLIN. July 13. German diplomats expressed confidence today that
the forthcoming conference of Balkan rulers at Athens will result in a Joint
decision for prolonged neutrality on tho part of Rumania, Greece and Bul
garia. The Foreign Office has no official advices that the meeting has been
arranged, but the report Is accepted here as true.
BIDS RECEIVED FOR $500,000 STREET CONTRACTS
Bids were received today by the Bureau of Highways for contracts on
the Improvement of streets at an estimated cost of $500,000. Clerks are at
work filing the proposals on work which Includes paving and repaving with
asphalt, wood blocks, granite blocks and .vitrified brick. The plans provide
for grading of streets throughout the city and the repair of the Frankford
bridge nt Wyoming avenue. Money for the projects will be derived from
several municipal loans. The bids will be scheduled Immediately and tho
work started as soon as possible.
2000 OHIO MINERS AGAIN ON STRIKE
BRIDGEPORT, O., July 13. Two thousand miners are on a Btrike In
Belmont County today after working only two months following a strike
that lasted more than 3 ear. The miners made a demand on the operators)
for the Installation of scales for the weighing of coal on the run-of-mlne
basis. Only a portion of the mines are so equipped, and where there arft
no scales the miners, refused to report for work. The miners say the -time
limit for Installation of tho scales had expired.
MINNESOTA DRYS WIN TWO COUNTIES
ST. PAUL, July 13. Complete returns today from three of the four
counties that voted yesterday in option elections Indicated that the dry forces
were victorious In two counties and the wets In one. In Sherburne County,
with reports lncomplste, the wets were leading. Freeborn County, with 14
saloons and three wholesale liquor houses, and Anoka County, with two
saloons, were voted, dry, Goodhue County remains -wet.
WATERLOO LION CONVERTED INTO SHELLS
LONDON, July 13. The fairjous old brone and copper lion that stood,
on the battlefield of Waterloo haa been pulled down and is being converted
Into German shells, according to Holland advieeB today,
TWO MORE TRAWLERS SUNK; CREWS SAVED
LONDON, July 13. The trawlers Merlin and Emerald, both of Lowestoft,
were sunk by a German submarine In the North Sea yetrday. Their erawa
were landed at Lowestoft today. y
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FATHER AND UjAUQHTER WILL REST SIDE BY SIDE
Martin H, Lee, an eniper W the New York division of the Pennsyl
vania Railroad, and his daughter. Mary G. L. who died at their home. 8!S
South Bernard street, will be burled side by tide fln Thursday in Holy Cross
Cemetery. Miss Lee's dh occurred two hours after that of her father on
Sunday night. She had pursed him fer several week
' GREAT REVIVAL IN IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY
Mare evidence of the Improvenwnt tn the iron md steel Industry ia jtvn
by the OPOlnB of the Carnegie Steel Company satlp mill a Fwrrell Pa .
the rushing to completion of the Minnesota Steel Coropanv pteut at OuJittt.
greater freight car ardew. and a heavier movement of iion ore The JrU
mill whleh will employ J00 men. haa been IcUe for a jear The number of
freight cars 9ird amounted to 28 000 in June, an nu "a f M vr
May. The JSflnt of iron ore in the lake reaiom, lotaled lt.Ml.283 n.
an incee.f LSTJ7 tons over last er
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PRESIDENT OF SUGAR TRUST
Bab- was " electea" president VI tho
today. Edwin F. Atlns, of Boston,
Directors, a place now discontinued,
officer.
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