GERMAN TAPTAIN
REFUSED PLEA TO
SAVE LEELANAW
Submarine Commander
, Would Not Jettison
I Cargo of United
; States Ship.
Raiders Treated American
Crew Kindly and Gave Them
Food, Reports Captain Delk
, to Consul at Aberdeen Ship
Shelled.
Many of Kaiser's Seamen Germnn
AmorJcahs Give Ample Time for
Launching of Small Boats and Al
lowed Victims to Save Personal
Effects.
ABEItDEEN, Scotland, July 28.
The official story of tho destruction of
the American ship Leelanaw by a Uer
man submarine In tho North Sea on Bun
day was told today to William P. Quann,
the United States Consul here, by Eu
gene Delk, captain of tho destroyed
steamship.
The chief features of Captain Delk's
story wero these!
First. That plenty of warning was Riven
to the Leelanaw and that the crew was
given all the time necessary to leave tho
vessel before It was attacked.
Second. That tho crew of the Germnn
submarine treated the seamen of the Lee
lanaw with kindness and courtesy, sup
plying them with food.
Third. The captain Of the submarine
declared that ho could not spare the Lee
lanaw because ho had not been In the
habit of Jettisoning contraband cargoes.
(4) After the Leelonaw'a crew had left
their ship tho Germans fired shells Into
her, but this mothod proving too slow,
they discharged a torpedo against her.
The American ship was burning when she
went down.
(5) Most of the seamen on the sub
marine could speak excellent English and
seemed to have been residents of the
United States before the war broko out
The vessel which brought the Leela
naw crew to port brought also the crews
of the ships Grangewood and Rublnla.
which had been sunk by German subma
rines at sea.
THE CAPTAIN'S STORY.
"We were about 65 miles northwest of
the Orkney Island on Sunday afternoon
when I observed two ships to the south
ward," said Captain Delk. "While watch
ing them I heard a shot and upon looking
closer I saw a submarlno lying on tho
surface of the sea.
"Almost Immediately one of the two
ships which I observed to be of British
nationality began to settle. The sub
marine made off toward the other mer
chantman and I heard another shot. Tho
Germans' attention to tho second ship
was shortlived, however, for Just then
the commander of the submarine must
have spied my vessel, for he made off
In our direction.
"My Ilrst thought was to seek safety
In flight and after altering my courso I
ordorcd full steam ahead. The subma
llne. put on all her speed and the chase
mfwaB pru- The German boat was a very
nYiu ono ana maae gooa neaaway.
When she saw we wero going to make a
' run a shot was fired, but It fell about
300 yards shtrt. I then put my helm
down hard and the Leelanaw slowed
down until her nose pointed toward the
submarine.
"The submarine continued In our di
rection nnd sent up a signal ordering mo
to send my papers on board. I did so,
and tho German commander studied them
carefully. He discovered that I was bound
from Archangel for Belfast with a cargo
of flax, and he then sent up another sig
nal ordering us to leave the ship Immedi
ately. Then a small boat left tho sub
marine and when It was within hailing
distance an officer shouted In good Eng
lish; " 'Take your time, but get all your crew
Into the boats. Get together as much of
your personal effects as possible and then
row away rrom your ship.'
"The German said that we would be
carried toward the mainland of the Ork
neys In tho submarine. We obeyed orders,
getting Into our small boats as quickly
as possible, at the same time carrying as
many of our personal belongings as we
could get together. When wo had rowed
off for some distance the submarine fired
five shots Into the hull of the Leelanaw
on the starboard side, but the vessel still
remained afloat, as all struck above the
water line.
"Upon seeing this the German com
mander fired a torpedo which struck the
vessel squarely amidships. Sho Immedi
ately began to go down, but to make a
good Job of It two more shots were fired,
the last setting the ship on fire.
"We were taken on board the sub
marine, and our two lifeboats were taken
In tow. The submarlno did not make off
at once, but stood by until the Leelanaw
was nearly under water. The Leelanaw
disappeared at 3 p, m. Then we made off
toward the Orkneys, keeping up a steady
pace until s:au at nignt. When we were
a few miles off land, we were ordored Into
our boats again, and we obeyed with
alacrity.
WELL TnEATED,
"I want to say that the captain of the
submarine treated us with all tho courtesy
In the world,' He served us with ground
coffee and German sandwiches. The com
mander explained that he had to destroy
the Leelanaw. as he was not in the habit
of Jettisoning contraband cargoes,
"Our worst adventure carne at the
very last. While rowJng toward the
mainland we lost our way In the dark
ness and got mixed up in some rapids;
the teat wore tremendous and our two
boats were nearly swamped, but the
wind was in our favor, and finally we
arrived at Kirkwall at 6 o'clock the fol
lowing morning without any mishap.
"The members of the crew of the sub
marine gave us plenty of food and talked
to us in the most affable manner. Most
of them could speak English and seemed
to have lived In the United States before
the war.
"The crew of the Leelanaw was mostly
Americans, although there were some
Scandinavians among them. We were
surprised that two of the mess boys on
the Leelanaw were of German national
ity. When the submarine captain found
that out he detained one of the boys. He
evidently did not know that the other boy
was a German, too, or he probably would
nave Kept mm on me uomartne also.
"Wo were wet through and through
and ehllltd to the bene when we reached
Klrbwnll, but we were treat4 very
kindly and soon recovered frtws 9Mt ex
outlau." The Kirkwall authorities arroatad the
second German nu boy of the lela.
aaw. whose Rationality had essayed tbe
notice of the submarine commander. The
members of the Laetanaw rw left for
tiuttdft
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On their long retreat from Gnlicia
WASHINGTON HOPES
FOR CONCESSIONS IN
COMING BRITISH NOTE
Points Conceded by Grey in
Supplemental Communi
cation Could Be Passed on
to Berlin as Basis for Ad
justing Differences.
WASHINGTON, July 28.
The Anglo-Gcrman-Amerlcan situation
was regarded today as entirely ','up In tho
air."
Officials were not prepared to make pre
dictions until they saw tho expected sup
plement to the British note on the Order
In Council.
If concessions were offered by the Brit
ish, It Is said, they could be passed along
to Germany with a request for correspond
ing submarine warfaro concessions, and
the whole controversy" might speedily be,
Btralghtened out. "
That concessions would be offered, how
ever, was only guesswork. Officials
merely hoped so.
Ultimate arbitration of British seizures
of American ships and cargoes, which it
was hinted tho London Foreign Office
might propose, would be unsatisfactory, it
was stated, because British Interference
with American trade Is Involving losses
for which damuges, months or years
hence, cannot compensate the losers; no
arrangements can be satisfactory but to
have this interference stopped now.
From the Leelanaw Incident official
dom had settled down to the belief that
nothing but a diplomatic correspondence
was to be expected.
As to the main American noto to Ger
many, It was believed tho Kaiser, like
the Washington Administration, was
waiting to see what the supplemental
British communication would have to
say.
Reports that submarines chased the
liner Carpathian, and, earlier, the Baltic,
were considered too Intangible to lead
to any exchange of messages between
Washington and Berlin.
Within the next few days It was be
lieved Russia, having already expressed
a willingness to remove its embargo on
shipments to the United States, would
notify the Administration Its conditions
for authorllzng a resumption of trade.
ENGLAND HAS "SECOND AVIND,"
SAYS "SKY PILOT" AUTHOR
Ralph Connor Sees Hopo in Changed
Conditions.
TORONTO, Ont., July 2S.-"Every man
In the British Empire that ought to be
listened to sees no hope of victory ab
solutely none-and little hope even of a
drawn battle, unless conditions bo
changed,"
This statement is contained in an artl
clo culled "Britain's Second Wind," writ
ten by the Rev, C. W. Gordon (Ralph
Connor), author of "Tho Sky Pilot."
Tho writer went on to say that Eng
land has been overconfident since the
beginning of the war, not realizing the
seriousness of the conflict.
"What was wrongf The fact was sim
ply this: That the British people wero
standing and looking with newly opened
oye at the spectre, of defeat looming up
through the Channel mists, a spectra
unlike the traditional spectres of our
dream, sleeping or waking. In that it re
fused to disappear, and wore a shiny,
spiked helmet,"
Doctor Gordon says that this Is all
changed now, and that Hnglnnd, finally
being aroused, has got her second wind.
WORRY DRIVES MAN TO SUICIDE
Charles Schreiner Kills Himself as
Wife Waits Downstairs.
Worry over his daughter, who is In the
State Hospital for the Insane, and. the
loss of a will so distressed Charles
Schreiner, of Hi! Bast Dauphin street,
that be committed suicide this afUrnon.
The man lft a note in whjoh he blamed
14s troubles on an attorney. The note was
written on a pleoe of wVaooInsr naoer.
with a lead pencil. SahrWntr and his wife
bad prepared to visit thslr daughter ibis
aiiernoun, ana mier rs. Bcnmner na
gene downstairs btr husband shot him
self in the head.
Fear for Bryn Mawr Blan Unfounded
Anxiety of friends over his delayed ar
rival, started tbe poUoo of St. LsuU,
Mb., so a srfe today for . L. Ma
gruder. Jr.. an attorney and elMtrloat
engineer of Bryn Mawr. who. it was
thought, had met with an ueeldeftt of
a feisd- UagnwUr was to Save ar
rived, in at- Loitia Saturday, but when
k fe!i4 to fmab tfcwe today Urn friends
uoUfted the psjUe of that city. Hlf U
Ur, however, wttfr whom b r. de
clared ther ws ptj auM for Ma frt4'
nxtety. She wild h bd bu dttaiaed
Ir. siMMher aty as business and bd so
iJMseU her.
EVENING LEDOEB-PHILADELPHIA. WEDNESDAY. JULY
under own barbed
tho Czar's troops sought to stem the advance of tho enemy by erecting a succession of these fences, which in
many cases hampered their own forces more than the Austro-Germans.
TEUTONS REACH BUG RIVER;
POUND RUSSIAN DEFENSES
Continued from rage One
the Kaiser's forces. The casualties suf
fered by the Germans during the fighting
of the last four days were officially esti
mated here today at 35,000. Russia's
finest Uoops are now on the battle front
and their presence Is making Itself felt
In checking tho Germans. Hope that
Warsaw will bo saved Is Increasing
hourly.
The Germans nro understood to have
thrown Into action on the front all their
available forces and the P.usslan military
RUSSIANS TURN ON BALTIC
INVADERS, BUT ARE REPULSED
LONDON, July 2S. Tho Russians who
were defeated In the Baltic provinces
recently nlso have turned and, according
to tho Berlin official report, havo deliv
ered an attack from Hltau, which, how
ever, wns repulsed.
According to unofficial advices the Ger
man column of Invasion Is within ten
miles of tho outer defenses of Riga.
The Dally News' Petrograd correspond
ent telegraphs:
CAPTURE OF SLAV
BELIEVED
LONDON, July 28.
It Is coming to be believed by military
experts In London now that Warsaw,
fortress or metropolis, Is not the main
objective of the great Austro-German
offensive, which now envelops the capital
on three sides.
Von Hlndenburg and the generals un
der him are striving not to capture a
city, but to capture an army, the great
est force ever taken as one body. Con
servatively the men they are trying to
surround and cut off from all supplies, all
revenues of escape, number at least
1.600,000, perhaps more, with the chief
part of the Russian artillery, its muni
tions, military and medical supplies.
Excluding the drive on Riga, where
tho German .advance seems- to have
reached within about eight miles of the
city, tho first line starts with the Nlo
men, over which a strong German force
under command of General Von Buelow
appears to be striking for Wilna, a largo
city through which the main line of the
Warsaw-Petrograd railway passes and
to which run the smaller lines which
pass to the west and south through Su
walkl, Grodno and other cities. This is
a region In which thore are hundreds of
thousands of Russian troops fighting the
battles of the Plssa and the Ormulow.
Thereafter come In .the respective Ger
man drives, one across Ostrolcnka to the
eastward and In the wide valley toward.
SUBMARINE RAIDERS
SINK MANY VESSELS
Swedish and Danish Ships
Among Those Destroyed Off
British Coast.
LONDON, July a.
Kour rrjore neutral ships, one Swedish
nnd three Danish, have been sunk In the
North Sea by German submarines. The
victims were thq Swedish steamship
Emma and the Danish sailing ships Nap.
stones, Elna and Marie.
They wero attacked and sunk off Long
stone on Monday. The crews were land
ed today.
AH four ships were laden with lumber
'and bound for England. The Emma was
sunk with . bomb. Tho other three ves
sels were; turned. The submarine stopped
the Norwegian steamship Habll and put
the crows of the four Wpo on board.
Three British trawlers, the Salaeea,
Westward Ho and Kent have also ben
sunk; b.y submarines. The crews were
landed at LoweitofL -
CATTLE DISEASE ELIMINATED
Pennsylvania Virtually Clear
of
Dreaded Epidemic
JIAliniBUUa. July Is The foot and
south disease epidemic in Pennsylvania
has been stamped out. aooordlng to the
announcement mode today by the State
LJre 8toek Sanitary Beard- The quar
antine regulations havo been lifted, ex
empt in Ih ease of ft few Isolated point
still usdtr observation, so far as the
(Hate hoard I Mnecmd, but Philadelphia
and Allegheny Counties are still under
Federal quarantine ! shipments at
aattle In tboe district r yet aupjeat
.to the MflUi of tho United States
of Animal IMutry. Stoak from frts or
restricted lUstfist under Federal control
tay b Bwaitffct Into Panasylvaaie. for
uaniedtau oWifhtsr, but shipments Of
cattle or h trow le4 Of tBO'JUM
distrlou is forbid.
wire fences in retreat on warsaw
critics assert the enemy will be unable to
bring up reinforcements.
The conflict on tho Narcw front Is the
fiercest battle of the war. Without ces
sation either night or day; tho combat. Is
raging. Both Russians and Germans have
their heaviest artillery In action. A dis
patch to the Bourse Gazette from War
saw states that more than MOO guns ur'e
In action along tho circular front extend
ing from Ostrolcnka on tho Narow to
Sokal on the upper Bug.
"As an auxiliary movement In tho north
they have started u campaign against
Riga, employing six Infantry and four
cavalry corps, hoping to engage tho largo
Russian force having control of tho Gulf
of Riga. Howovor, tho Russians havo
protected all tho roads on tho Riga side
rof tho sea by naval flro, whllo tho force
defending tho landward side Is sufficient
without disturbing the main body around
Warsaw."
GRAND ARMY
TEUTONIC DESIGN
the Bug through which run railways and
tho Government post rOadB.
The great drive over tho Narew and
In the direction of the Bug comes next,
aiming at the only avenuo now open for
the Russians to recelvo supplies, re
inforcements or ammunition. The forces
before Novo Georglovsk and the Vistula
forts, as well as tho forces on tho
Blonle lino within seven miles of tho
inside chain of forts, the lino at Grojek,
are simply sectors to prevent any opera
tlons in that direction. Then come the
important movements on the Lublln
Cholm railway lino and tho attack on
Ivangorod,
Each movement has for Its design the
cutting of a railway which would carry
Russian troops to safety. Once tho roads
5rL, 5ha flower of Russia's present
fighting force, tho best that tho Grand
Duko N cholas can put on the fighting
line, will be completely isolated, It will
bo unable to recelvo supplies or food nnd
will have lost all contact with the Rus
sian line, which reaches down on the
Zlota Llpa, tho Dniester ond into Bessa
rabia. Roughly speaking, about four of Rus
sia s six great armies will thus be en
compassed, and If they are not able to
cut their way through there will be but
one other thing to do. All hope of escapo
by water has been taken away because
Germany haa already conjured up a flo
tilla of monitors and small gunboats to
prevent.
GIRL SHOT BY BROTHER
IN RACE FOR LIFE
Katherine Gattagliese Seriously
Wounded as Result of Boy's
Mistake.
Heroic measures aro b.elng taken at St.
Agnes' Hospital to save the life of pretty
17-year-old Katharine Bottagllese, of 13S
South 13th street, who received a load
of buckshot In the right side frqm a shot
gun, accidentally discharged by her 13-year-old
brother. "Tony," while In tho
kitchen of her uncle's homo In Hammon
ton, N. J., today.
The Injured girl was rushed to 8t
Agnes' Hospital, this city, and operated
on. Her right kidney was removed. She
la not expected to. Jive. Her farrjllj', In
cluding young "Tony," are overcome with
grief. The boy is belpg held py the police
pending an Investigation..
The shooting came as . a dramatic
qllmax to a Joyous holiday spent In Ham
monton." Mrs. Camells. Battagllese, a
widow, took her children there several
day ago to visit her brother, Antonio
Battagliese. who runs the Fruit Growers'
Union.
Youfls "TotJy's" lve for flrsarms fost
ered by th wr U Wtd to hi Indirectly
responsible for the affair. The lad has
an oM unloaded gun at ho and dlighte
la plyln with It Ha frequently pointed
at his lUr. and jaytng "Pi shaot you"
would pull the trigger In a spirit of fun.
Today Katharine arose shortly after S
elook. SH was in the kUohen awoit
l8i!.. $ 1fe9 "Tony" usbd (a
with a Shofgun h bad dbiWereJls an
upstair closet Ho pointed it at the
girt and Pitlod tlw trigger. The bouse
virtually shook with the uproar of the
diaehargo sod Katharine sank to ihc
ground in a pool of blood Her brother
bMsaie hUrict.l from grief.
RUSSIANS RAID TURK
PORTS; SINK 150 SHIPS
Destroyer Flotilla Makes Suc
cessful Attacks in Two Har
bors on Coast of Trebizond.
PETROGRAD, July 2$.
In 'the most successful raid on TurklBh'
shipping since tho war began, Russian
Black Sea destroyers on Sunday sank 150
Turkish sailing vessels In the harbors of
Samsun nnd Rlsa, on the coast of Trebi
zond. A Russian motor launch pursued
nnd sank n. loaded Turkish vessel that
attempted to escape.
An official statement today, dealing
with tho operations of' the Black Sea
squadron and tho fighting In tho Cau
casus, reported that the Turks In the
vicinity of Mush havo been reinforced
and are making a stubborn resistance. A
Russian cavalry regiment charged and
sabred two companies of Turks In a hot
engagement along the Euphrates and
drovo their remnants to tho right bank
of tho river.
1P16,VICT0RY SEEN, -
.-. BY PARTY CHIEFS
Continued from Page One
Combs hasn't any doubt that Bryan will
be ".regular" but says ho doesn't know.
' ISSUE TO BE DOMESTIC.
"The fight will be made on domestic
questions," said Utiles. "The whole
country Is standing behind the President
on foreign, questions. No fault can bo
found with the manner In nvhlch all our
public men havo lined up In his sup
port." There are no domestic Issues that the
people will listen to possible for the Tie
publicans to raise," said McCombs. "As
ifor disregarding foreign questions, a
thing the people are thinking about alt
tho tlnie cannot bo disregarded.
"Tho chief 'foreign question' referred to,
of course, Is the manner In which Presi
dent Wilson has handled the situation
brought by tho European war. As for do
mestic Issues, perhaps the tariff Is meant
Well, If Congressman Dtnglcy were called
back fiom the gravo ho couldn't wrlto a
tariff schedule 'protective' enough to
mako a partlclo of difference In American
business affairs."
BASIS' OF HILLES' HOPE.
Filed away In his office Chairman Hllles
has stacks of figures that have been held
since the last presidential election. They
show, he says, that tho country Is swing
ing back to Its ancient Republican ma
jority. Every normally Republican State
will be Republican next fall, he declared,
and he named Maine, New York, New
Jersey, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Ne
braska nnd Novnda as stray sheep he ox-,
pects back In the fold. He confessed con
siderable satisfaction in the figures that
have been filed away In St. Louis since
the election of 1D12, when the Democratic
majority was 12.000,. until the election of
this summer, when tho 'Republican ma
jority was 129. The significant thing, he
said, is tho steady gain through three
elections in St. Louis not the last ma
jority. Republicans hopo to carry Mis
souri In consequence, he asserted.
"What I don't understand," said the
optimistic chairman, "Is the statement at
tributed to Boles Penrose and made by
some others that 'thero la a.chnnce for
us to capture the Senate next year. The
fact la. If Jt's a Republican year wo're
Douno to capture the Senate. We only
have to win In Republican States to win
back a majority of the Senate. And It'll
be a Republican year I am confident."
Chairman McCombs said figures
scarcely are worth talking about now,
indicating he had a deekful if they wen
needed.
"The only possibility of a Republican
party being a contender, as it looks now,
is a restoration of the entente with
Roosevelt and his personal following. And
nobody knows what Mr. Roosevelt will
do, I'm sure."
ItAIMlOADS MAY ORGANIZE
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT
Committee Recommends Formation of
Special Educational Bureau.
The organisation of a permanent "dei.
partment of public policy and public re
lations" by the it Toll roads of Pennsyl
vania and New Jersey h been reoom
aandad in a report Just made to tho
oxMUtive officers of the railroads by the
eommlttte whloh ooudueted the SHitilleHy
campaign for the repeal of the full crow
law early tbla year-
Publicity on all questions- concerning
railroad management U urged, and tho
good mults from the campaign for tho
full orow ropealor aro elted ap proofs
of the advantagoa of such a policy.
"The people have demons! rated." the
report state, "that, when proporly to
formed, they will support the railroads
when their oauso la Just- They aro awak,
enlnjj to the fact that violou lagutation
enacted against railroads react. on than.
. Satr aud honest propoluoa
tbrtvo through publkUy. 1'ufair sjkI
dishonest iwvpufcJUws are limUqyti by
28, 1015.
WAR MOVES OF TODAY
SEEN AT A GLANCE
German attainment of the But?
River after a week of fruitless at
tempts imperils Warsaw more
sharply on the north. Berlin ad
vices chronicle the advance of
Gallwitz's riftht Wing and state
that the Russians aro betas' driven
bnck to their last lino of river de
fenses. Apparently the German
.onslaught on Warsaw from the
north has made gains after an ad
mitted check for 24 hours. Petro
grad, announcing resumption of
tho offensive along the entire
Poland frojit and estimating Ger
man casualtieo of 35,000 in four
days' desperate battle between the
Narew and Bug, maintains that.tho
foe has been definitely held in this
terrain. Although the drive has
come within 20 miles of Warsaw
on tho north, Mackenscn's cam
paign in the south seems to have
spent its force.
GERI.IANS PIERCE LINES
OF FRENCH AT S0UCHEZ
BUT HOLD ONLY PART
Paris Admits. Foes Pene
trate Trenches in Three
Night Attacks -- Report
All but 20 Yards Retaken
by Counter-Assaults.
TARIS. July 28.
Desperate- fighting has been r.csumed in
tho Arras region north of Souchez. Tho
communique Issued by tho War Ofllco
this afternoon tells of tjie repulse of vio
lent German attacks thero. The enemy
gained 20 yards, but the assault on tho
French lino was checked.
Tho text of the communlquo follows!
In Artols. to the north of Souchez, the
Germans, after a heavy bombardment, t
launched against our positions at thrco
different points last night soveral attacks.
After a. violent battle they wero driven
out of tho trenches which they had suc
ceeded In penetrating with tho exception
of one point, where they still hold JO
yards of a mine works before our front.
"Solssons wns bombarded during tho
night.
In tho Argonnc, In the regions
of Lafontainc-aux-Chasmcs, tho enemy
launched nn attempted attack. He waB
thrown back Into his trenches by our In
cendiary fire.
"On the rest of the front the night wns
calm."
By dint of very hard fighting tho
French forces In the Vosges completed
yesterday tho conquest of a highly Im
portant crest of hills which the GermanB
had powerfully fortified. These hills
dominate tho principal valley of the
Fccht nnd tho highway leading through
It to Kolmar. French nrtlllcry placed on
tho new positions will be able to make
life for tho Germans In the valley bc-l
neath very uncomfortable If not ab
solutely Impossible.
GERMANS ADMIT GAINS
OF FRENCH IN VOSGES
BERLIN, July 28. The following offi
cial report regarding the operations In
France was Issued here today:
"Weak French' attacks to tho north of
Souchez and mine .explosions. In the La
Mcsnll district and In the Champagne
were unsuccessful,
"West of the Argonne we occupied some
hostile trenches,
"Owing to a renewed bombardment by
the French at Thalncourt we" replied by
bombarding Font-a-Mousson.
"In the Vosges the enemy captured
yesterday evening our advanced trenches
on Llnge Kopf, north of Mucnster.
"Near Itoncq, northwest of Tourcolng,
a French aeroplane was forced to descend,
and near Peronne an English machine
and Its occupants were captured."
u
HENRY JAMES NOW A BRITON
Noted Author Fulfills Thrent to Re
nounce American Citizenship.
LONDON, July 23. Henry James, the
noted American author, has become' a
naturalized Englishman. In his petition
for naturalization he gave tho following
reasons; "Because having lived and
worked In England tho best part of 40
years; because of my attachment to tho
country, ray sympathy with It and Its
peoplo; because of long friendships, asso
ciations and Interests formed here these
last including the acquisition of some
property all these things havo brought
to a. head a dcslro to throw vay moral
weight ond personal" allegiance, for what
ever It may be worth, into tho scale of
the contending nations In the present and
future fortune."
108 BODIES IN RIVERS
Coroner Publishes Record of Suicides,
Deaths and Accidents.
One hundred and eight unidentified
bodies wero picked up In the Delaware
or Schuylkill H(vers near thla city in.
1911, according to the annual report of
Coroner William It. Knight, Jr.. Just
issued. A total of ISO Inquests was held,
January being the busiest month, with
392 cases,
April of last yesr was the' leading
suicide month, with 23, the total for the
year being 2T0, Including 100 males and
SO females. Ml white persons and nine
negroes. Poison was tho favorite method,
115 of last year's suicide victims using It,
Accidents other than In transportation
caused 5 deaths lost year, of which
333 were due to frowning. 575 to falls,
m to Illuminating gas and 211 to scald,
lng liquids. A wide range pf causes
brought about the other deaths. Trol
leys caused 67 deaths. Including subway
and elevated accidents, while railroads
caused 79, and automobiles 57. '
"WAR OF ENDURANCE,"
DECLARES PREMIER 'aSQDITH
British FJeet Stronger Than at Begin
ning of Conflict
LONDON, July JS.Speaklnff as the
ofticlsl mouthpjeco of the British Gov
ernment, Premier Asqulth, In tho Hopse
of Commons today, discussed the conduct
of the war and th position of England,
.y? ', a ",,?' SWluraneeVdeolared
the Premier. Tb submarine menace is
not going tft ami substantial injury
upon our Us4t.nr fleet has jwrbeei
lmp,irf & tuoBger now than at
the tttrtmjnjr of tjje war."
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GREAT LOSSES FORCE
AUSTRIANS TO LEAVE
DEFENSES OF G0RIZIA
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Evacuation of I s o n z o
Stronghold Already
Under Way, Rome Hears.
r Italians Gain Ground on,
Carso Plateau.
Big Battle Develops at Stelvlo
PaB3 Snowstorm Halts
Italian Attack on Scartuzzo
Summit Galcium Bombs'
Light .Battlefield,
HOME, July a,
The evacuation of Qorlzla by the Aus
traHungBiian troops Is already under
way, according to dispatches -received
here today. The AUstrlans suffered enor
mous losses on tho. Isonzo front, es
pecially nround Qorlzla.
The evacuation of Podgorn Is now saH '
to be a question of hours. '"4T
important gains on along the Isonza
front are announced by the Italian Gen
eral Staff In the following official report
made public today; ' ,
"In the Alono Valley wo are now in
full possession of tho heights on the
right lope, having occupied Monte
Lavancsch and the Plssona Crest, From
points dominating tho opposite ntnnn ti,..
enemy's artillery attempted to hinder our
operations, but without success. After
long preparation with guns of medium
calibre the enemy Attacked with several'
dotachmentn of Infantry during the night
of tho 2Bth. Although supported by
numerous machine, guns, these troops
were repulsed.
"In tho Monte Nero region the struggle
continues unabated. Fog prevents the
artillery from nsslstlng In tho operations.
At riava 'tho second operation under
taken to enlarge tho bridgehead Is de
veloping favorably.
"On tho Carso plateau the battle was
continued yesterday. Our troops ad-'
vanced along tho wholo front with dash
and boldness, conquering toward tho left
wing a strong position on San Michael
commanding the greater part of the
plateau. After being subjected, however,
to a violent cross fire from tho enemy's
artillery, our forces were obliged to fall
back below the crest, where they are
maintaining their positions.
"On the centra wo advanced i toward
San Martlno, carrying with bayonets the
trenches and a redoubt covering them.
"On tho right wing, by the perfect
timing of nn Infantry advanco with the
supporting flro of artillery wo completed
at nightfall the conquest of & position oh
Monte Del, driving out Inch by Inch the
enemy troops defending it.
"Wo made, about 3200 prisoners, includ
ing ono lieutenant colonel and other
officers. We took flvo machine gunB, two
small cannon, trench mortars, quantities
of rifles, ammunition, war materials and
food as trophies of a, day of fierce
fighting."
Further progress has been made by the
Italians on tho Doberdo front, and the
Italians expect to hold very soon the'
route leading to Trieste by way of Do
berdo. The Austrlana have lost all their
important positions around Doberdo.
The whole of the Carso plateau is now
In the hands of the Italians with the
exception of a few hundred yards of
trenches, where the Austrlans are still
holding, out
. Pn 'the Fogllano-Sturrezo-Reldjuglla-"''''
front the Italians nre driving against the
Austro-Hungarian lines in terrific at
tacks. Near Stlffser-Joch (Stelvlo Pass), fight
ing, which has been In progress for 16
days, Is developing into an engagement
of great proportions. A violent artillery
duel Is In progress thore: Italian infantry
that was trying to capture the summit
of Scartuzzo was slopped by the heavy
nnow. s
Details of tho capture of Monte Sel
Bus! have been received from Bologna.
Th Italians attacked at night under u
glare of magnesium shells or "star
bombs"; five charges wero made In the
light of tho bombs before tho Austrlans
were finally dislodged.
LANDING OF U. S. MARINES
IN HAITI DEEMED CERTAIN
WASHINGTON, July 28. A landing of
American marines at Port-au-Prince,
Haiti, was deemed certain this afternoon
following 'the news that a mob had. vio
lated tho French Kmbassy, dragged out
President Gulllaume, who was sheltered
there, and 'tilled him. Many officials be
lieve thero must bo a formal occupation of
tho city. Official advices are lacking.
The United States cruiser Washington,
with Hear Admiral W. B. Caperton in
command, la at Port-au-Prince.
MRS. FRENCH WINS
200-YEAR-OLD TEAPOT
Continued from I'sge One
ladles urged their claims to the kettle.
Descendants of Caroline Stocker and
other society ro,k composed tho audience,
among them being 'Mrs. Ida French Graff,
Miss Julia I. Elbert, Miss Laurette deT.
Elbert, Miss Mary Josephine Elbert, Miss
Caroline F. Stocker and Miss Evelyn
H. Blocker,
As tho proceedings progressed It grew
moro complicated and Judge Gest, realiz
ing his position as auditor of the tangle,
suggested to tho parties that Inasmuch as
the dispute concerned articles whose
value, as family helrloms, was extrinilc
rather than Intrinsic, It would be more
fitting that the members of the family
should amicably adjust their differences,
rather than invoke the decision of the
court, especially as the questions pre
sented were not without soma difficulty.
The negations then Initiated continued
for some time, with very fair prospects
of success, but finally tbe Judge was In
formed that the parties were unable to
agree. An adjudication was filed on May
20 last, In which the executors of the
Stocker estate wero ordered to retain the
teapot and .other articles In dispute, ap
praised at 1W0.
Mrs. Qtlpln, In support of her claim to
the heirloom, produced the will of Emily
H. Stocker. who was the sister of Mrs.
French and aunt of Mrs. Gilpin. In her
will Emily bequeathed the kettle and
salver to Mrs. Gilpin. Mrs. French de
clared that Emily Stocker had no right
to award tho articles to Mrs. Gilpin.
as she had only a one-half Interest In
tho kettle, owing to the failure of Mary
Stocker. her sister, to draw up ft will
disposing of her then one-hslf Interest
In tho silverware.
In awarding tbe teapot to Mrs. French
in b, supplemental adjudication today
LPJudge Qest points out that by the
terms of her will Caroline Blocker wished
the silverware to be distributed among
her children.
"If tho auditing Judge is eerreot in this
view," said Judgo Gest, "it results that
Mrs. Martlno D. Srench, having survived
both Mary K. anjf Brolly jl. stocker sud
also Anthoay K. qtaoker. and being ih
oly surviving child ef Caroline Blocker.
ia sow entitled to the old silver teakettle.
nnd that' the dtoposUioa thereof to Mr
Gilpin, attempted to be wade by imii
II Stocker in htr wlH V without loj.i
off sot-"
Certain other arttcUt of silverware "
iMq awarded to Mrs. Preach by the -':
iriosMOtal adJwdtoaUo wail sun - r
article are trivec to the exectUut .f
Kft.-y K. Stvker.
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