u
o
FRENCH' AVIATORS
IN SCORE OF RAIDS
ON GERMAN LINES
B o m b a i d Mulheim, in
Baden, and Mots Lines
of Communication
DORNACH ALSO SHELLED
Kaiser's Aircraft Fail to Do
Damage in Attack on Cler
mont, Says Paris
PA1UB, Auk. .
French aviator renewed their raiding
operations last night nnd early todny,
attacking hnlf a dozen Oermnn railway
stations and factories, It was oflfclally
announced thin nfternoon.
Tho attacks were made principally In
the Woevro region and along tho railway
used by tho enemy to rnrry supplies to
tho armies of the Crown Prince and
those lighting before McU.
Among the more Important points un
der nttnek were the railway stations at
Stint liaussont, Essey nnd Dlvolry, nnd
the big gas plant at Dornnch. At Mul
heim the railway station, electric light
plant and other buildings wore bom
barded. The official communique from the War
Office this afternoon also reported the
capture of German trenches at Landers
bach, In Alsace, nnd the taking of trench
positions on the crest of Hondcrnach. The
new gains consolidate the French posi
tions In this region and make them more
difficult of attack by the enemy.
In the Argonne the Germans launched
an offensive last night before Auberlve,
but their advance was speedily halted. In
the regions of Arras and Roy, and be
tween tho Olse and the Alone, violent
cannonading continued throughout last
night.
The communique follow b:
In the sector to the north of Arras
the cannonade was less violent durlifg
the night It was very sharp In the re
gion of Roye and on the plateaus between
the Olse and the Alsne.
In Champagne, before Auberlve-sur-Sulppe,
a German offensive reconnais
sance was repulsed.
"In the Argonne were reported only In
cidents of mine warfare. In which we held
the Advantage
"In the Vosges, to the south of Sonder
nnch. we straightened our front nnd
pressed forward the occupation of the
positions by our troops. On the crest be
tween Sondcrnach and Landersbach we
captured many German trenches. A
counter-attack by the enemy was com
pletely repulsed.
"During the day of August 20 our avi
ators bombarled St. Ilaussant in the
Woevre and Essey In the Argonne. Tho
stations at Ivory nnd ot Clcrges were like
wise bombarded by our machines.
"An attack was made by German aero
planes on Clermont, In the Argonne, whci
the bombs thrown by the aviators resulted
in .neither death nor damage. During
the- night of August 20-27, one of our
aeroplanes throw 10 shells on the as
phyxiating gas factory at Dornach.
"This morning a squadron bombarded
the station and factories at Mulheim, In
tho grand duchy of linden. All the avi
ators returned safely."
GERMANS TAKE FOUR
FRENCH AIll RAIDERS
Berlin Officially Reports Attacks on
Saar Valley
BERLIN, Aug. 27. An official state
ment says;
"Two enemy nlr squadrons yesterday
dropped bombs In the Soar Valley, both
above and below Saarlouls. Several per
sons were killed or Injured. The material
damage caused was not Important.
"The night before last the squadrons
were successfully nttacked at their base
at Nancy by our airmen.
"The enemy paid for his exploit by
losing four aircraft. One fell to earth
ablaze near Bolzhcn. The pilot and ob
server were killed. One fell Into our
hands near Romllly, undamaged, and its
occupants were tnken prisoners. The
third was obliged to land nenr Arra
court, north of Lunevlllo, by a German
aviator right in front of the French
lines. Afterward It was destroyed by
our artillery Tho fourth landed within
range of our antl.alrcinft guns, near
Moevrons, south of Nomeny, behind the
enemy front."
MOTHER'S FIGHT FOR CHILD
FUTILE; GRANDMOTHER WINS
Norristown Judgo Ends Long Strug
gle Following Divorce
NOBmSTOWN. Pa., Aug. 27,-Judge
Swartz today filed u. decree refusing the
custody of Laura Deissler, 8 years old,
to her mother, now the wife of Homer
Terry, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and or
ders the child to continue to live with
her grdndmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Delss
lr, who lives with her son, William
Deissler, Justice of the Peace at Wind
moor. Joseph Deissler. father of tho child, re
sides In Now Orleans. Ho married again
following the receipt of a divorce In De
cember, 1913. from the Superior Court of
Michigan, which gave tho custody of
Laura to her grandmother,
-.JnJanVa.ry'. "J4' the mother seized tho
child and took her to Grand naplds. Six
months later the child was taken from
i, ?8i?f t,he..moth" and brought back
east by Its father. Several weeks ago
!.V,?Mratth.r. B,Knln J t0 "kidnap" the
child, but being thwarted by the grand
mother, reported to habeas corpus pro
ceedings to get possession of her daugh-
MOD RUSSIAN ALLY
Fall Rains Are Heavy and Hamper
Progress of Teuton
Columns
LONDON. Aug. 17 -The beginning of
the. autumn rains and mists and the
resultant mud already are hampering
the German advance into Itussia, -say.
the correspondent of the Dally Mall at
Petrosrad. Tha mists are a help to the
Hussions In that they prevent the Ocr
rnan airmen from finding concealed bat
teries, and transport trains.
According to a military paper In Pet
rograd the main Russian strength Is
t between Bitlostok and Vlodava, says
the correspondent. A semiofficial nn
nounceroent Indicates that the Russians
ar? about to choose a fortified defensive
front In which to remain until the ranks
?." ..b tA. Mp "r"1 Munitions eeutnii-
U,'u.' ? .f.7ct th" lhe Government U
seeking civilian engineering assistance
for the army la taken to mean that prep,
aratlnps are under way to lay out in
trenchments for the whiter.
?12 a Tw for Carry In g Ce!
A recent freight rate for carrying coal
- lit h onwlll bo paid to tbe purser of
tqe IJdttUh sUumiblp Gurre. which has
been chattel ed to carry a enrso to lo
julmtH. Chill, As the vvsfl can carry
ioi! Mian SWO tons, her owners will re'
ev pearly tHOO for the voyage, which
!! about ont-third if the value of tho
c 4ft, The i4l is bituminous and brjnga
iK'vi n'o a ton t tha mines. The con-
-rr3 V' the c,ariW WHJ pay aiy 1)0
- 'v n-.
i
AVANZATA ITALIANA
NELLA VAL D'ISONZO
E NELLA VAL SUGANA
Trinceramenti Austriaci Con-
quistati sul Rambon c sul
Carso Prigionierl Presi
al Ncmico
EZIO GARIBALDI FERITO
Naturnlizzntl Americanl Sono
Sempro SocRetU al Servizlo
Mllitnre in Italia
ROOMA. 27 Agosto.
lerl sera II Mlnlstero della Guerra pub
bllcava it seguente communlcato ufflclala
rlcavato dal rapporto del generals Ca-
dornn:
"Nclla Vnl Sugana lo nostre truppe
operant! sulla linen Monte Glvarchl-tor-ronte
Maso hnnno esteso la zona delta
loro occupations ad alcunl puntl nl dl
sopra del torrente slno alle posl'onl dl
Monte Armcntrra a dl Monte Baluvio. II
ncmico non rluscl' ad tmpedlre la nostra
avnnznta e Inscln ancho nello nostre
mnnl nlcunl prigionierl.
"Xclle vnlledel Beobach la nostra artl
gllrrla nprl II fuoco su dl un accatnpa
mnto ncmico nascceto nella curva dclla
ilva sinistra del torrente. II nemlco fu
costrctto n fugglre In dlsordlne, Insegulto
da una grandlno dl ben drcttt schrapnew.
"Nell'nlto Isonzo I nostrl repartl nlplni
conqulstarono porecchl fortl trlnccrn
mcntl nemtel lungo 1 prcclpltos flanchl
del Monte Rombon. Ivl nol prondcinmo
ro prigionierl, comprcso un ufllclnle, o
due mltrflgllntrlcl, moltl fuclll cd una
quantltn' dl munlzlont.
"Sul fronto del Cnrso II ncmico mlse su
nuove posltlonl diverse battcrle con le
quail nprl" un Intcnso fuoco su tutto II
fronte. Nonostnnte auesto II nostro lavoro
dl apprncclo dclle poslilonl nemlcho con
tlnun senza Intemulone. Nella glornata
dl lerl hull'ala sinistra dclla nostra llnra
nol occupammo nitre trlncee del nemlco
prcndcndogll GO fuclll. un rlllettora e
parecchlo materlalo da gucrrn."
EZIO GARIBALDI FERITO.
Un telegrnmma da Udlne dice che Ezlo
fcrito alia faccla durante un combnttl
nipote dell'Eroe, c' rlmasto gravemente
fcrito nlln faccla duranto un combottl
mento con git austrtact.
I Icttorl rlcorderanno che all'lnlzlo dclla
guerra deH'Itnlla contro I'Austrln 11 gen
erale Rtcclottl si reco nd un ufllclo dl
nrruolamento di volontnrlt In Roma o
presento' I soul flgli parche' fossero nr
ruolatl per combattere contro l'Austrla.
Kssl furono tuttl Incorporntt come uf
flclall nella Rrlgata Alpl nella quale sono
tuttorn.
Telcgramml da Rrescla dlcono che
l'neroplano nustrlaco che mercoledl' scorso
volo' sopra quclla cltta' o vllasclo' cadero
bombo che uccisero sel porRono, non feco
nlcun (latino nlln clttn'. II hlplnno dleccse
flno nd un'nltezza dl 200 metrl, ma la pop
olazlone Invcce dl essere presn dal panlco
si rlxorso' nelle stradc per vedcrc 11 vell
volo nemlco.
II Sccolo ill Mllano nnnuncln che 11
goVerno ltnllano ha prcso tutte le neces
sarle mlsure per nsslcurarsl II controllo
In ognl senso dl tutte lo Industrie capact
dl produrre munlzlonl ed altro materials
da gtiqrrn, coslcche' ne' le une ne' l'attro
vengano a mancare. Questo mlsure Bono
nppllcate non soltanto alle offlcine meccn
nlche, ma a tuttl qucgll altrl stnblllmentt
che possono produrre qualslasl materlale
utlllzzablle dall'eserclto.
PER I CITTADINI AMERICANI.
Un telegramma da Washington dice che
II eegretarlo dl Stato Lansing, rls
pondendo a domande fattegll da avvocatl
al Wheeling, W V., ha dlchlarato che
cgll non puo' dare alcuna asslcurnzlone
che git itallanl che sono statl naturallz
zatl americanl sat anno rsentl dal ser
vizlo mllltnro In caso che essl si rechlno
In Italia, giacche' 11 governo ltnllano con
nidcra eempre soggcttl al servizlo coloro
che hanno preso la clttadlnanza dl
un'altra nazlone.
Gabrlele d'AnnunzIo ha fatto un altro
volo in aeroplano sulle postzlont Austrl
nche ed ha lasclato cadere manlfcstlnl
ncl quail esorta I soldatl tcutonlcl a ce
dere agll Itallanl. Questl e'i stata la sec
onda spedlzlone del gene'e fntta dal
poeta. Un dlspaccl oda Udine dice che
d'AnnunzIo ritorno fellcemente alia sua
base, nonostante che la sua macchhm
fosse attaccnta dal cannonl nemicl ad
est dl Monfalcone.
Un tclvgrammn da Kurlgo al Secolo dice
che gll ufflclall rumenl che si trovavnno
In Svlzzera sono statl rlchlamatl In patrla
dove dovranno recarsl sublto passando
per Ilrlndlsl.
ROCKEFELLERS SCORED
FOR STRIKE HORRORS
Continued from I'ase One
Company or of Mr. Rockefeller and mem
bers of his personal staff.
The report gives this quotation from a
letter from Mr. Rockefeller to Mr. Row
ers: "You nro fighting a good fight which
Is not only In the Interest of your own
compuny but of the other companies of
Colorado nnd of the business interests of
the entire country." To which Mr. Row
ers is said to have replied In letter after
letter, picturing the growth of trade
unionism as a menace. Mr. Bowers is
unsparing In criticism of a president who
would tolerate a former official of a labor
union in his cabinet.
PRESIDENT DECEIVED 4
Discussing the company's rejection of
President Wilson's plan for a settlement
of the vtrike, the report says.
"Mr. Rockefeller not only rebuffed the
President by denying his earnest request,
but, If the letters of his agents may be
relied upon, ha apparently deceived the
President and the public by menus of
the company's letter of rejection." The
report then elves extracts from the let
ter written by President J. P. Welborn
and Ivy L, Lee, of the Rockefeller staff.
The report charged that present Colo
rado officials were elected through Rocke
feller political Influence, and deals at
length with the defense of John D. Rock
efeller. Jr., by W. L. Mackenzie King.
The abstract given out by West con
cludes with an exhaustive discussion of
the causes of the strike, as set forth by
the strikers.
CONVICTION DENOUNCED.
The report also enters Into the con
viction of John R, Lawson, member of
the executive board of the United Mine
Workers of America, as a result of tho
strikes in Colorado, The report states
that Lawson, an Innocent man, was con
victed by a subsidized court and Jury In
reprleal for his activities In behalf of tho
miners. Lawson's conviction Is charac
terized In the report as "the crowning In
famy pf all the Infamous record In Col
orado of American Institutions perverted
and debauched by selfish private Inter
ests,' U, S. Confiscates Mexican Papers
LAREDO, Texas, Aug. S7Federa au
thorltles today confiscated all obtainable
copies at a Mexican newspaper published
at Monterey u which was printed an ac
count Of thv capture of Texas and other
Southern States by Mexican forces. Many
copies of the newspaper were sent here
for distribution among the Mexican In.
habitant;
Matmbtc Appointed Dircter ef MIrm
WASHINGTON, Aug. n -President
WJson today appointed Van H, Manning,
of Mississippi, to be Director ot the!
JJureau of Mines In the Interior Depart
ment, to eueceed the lata Dr. Joseph K
niniiir. iiiiihi; m present
director.
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Massey, "Buck" Quinlan, Joe Eplen nnd Joe Silk. Second row Abe Liptmnn (Motorcycle Pete), Morris
"Kid" Blumc, Joe Hymnn (Cowboy Pete) nnd Aso Goldberg (Out-of-Town Davis). Bottom row
"Frankie" (The Mystery Kid) nnd Percy Zimmerman.
WOMAN HE DIED FOR
MAY EXPLAIN TRAGEDY
Police Hunt Object of Infatua
tion While Faithful Wife
Arranges Funeral
Efforts nre helng made today to learn
the Identity of a young woman whose
photograph was found pinned to a note
left by Emit Trautman, 40 years old, who
yetteiday committed suicide at hie home,
707 North ad street.
Mrs, Trautman, wlfo of the dead man,
recuses to assign any reason for her
husband's net, but said that the photo
graph was the likeness of a woman who
resides In Jersey City nnd with whom
her husband had become Infatuated. She
Avculd not discuss a postscript to the
noto left by her husband, requesting her
to "remember her promise," but asserted
that her husband's wishes nro being car
ried out In tho funeral arrangements now
being mnde.
Trautman had been employed nt the
plant ot the Du Pont Powder Works, at
Pennsgrove, N. J. His wlfo Is cmplojcd
In this city. He went home yesterday,
but his wife had gono to work. He tele
phoned her that ho would meet her on
her return last night. On her return she
found the house securely locked. Enter
ing, she detected the odor of gas, which
she traced to her husband's room.
The door wns locked. Police of the 3d
street and Falrmount avenue station were
summoned and forced tho door. Traut
man was found burled under several
blankets on the bed. Gas was pouring
from n small gns stove, and to prevent
its escape all crevices had been stuffed
with paper.
A note found beside the dead man re
quested his wlfo to give the body n, de
cent burial, with no religious services.
YOUNG PIULADELPHIAN
GIVES LIFE FOR MAID
Continued from l'ase One
few In the surf, as the water drops below
fiO I'cgrecs nt this time of year. The
bathers were leaping nbout to keep warm.
One a woman, was farther out than tho
others. It was Miss Anna Johnson, a
maid employed by Mrs. George Graham,
of Englewood, X. J. She had the morn
ing off and had gono In bathing.
There came a cry from beyond the
breakers. The beach dips down abruptly.
The woman had gono beyond her depth,
fleck heard her cry and the Cries of
the other bathers, none of whom could
swim well enough, apparently, to at
tempt a rescue. He kicked off his ten
nis shoes and, throwing off his coat,
ran Into the water.
When he got beyond the breakers a few
strokes brought him to the spot where
tho woman had gono down. As she came
up ho grasped her, nnd held her head
above water. Men came running along
the shore, nnd one of them dashed over
to the river and, climbing on the Jetty,
wncd frantically for a motorboat width
was rounding the point. The boat made
full speed for the point, where Reck and
Miss Johnson were. He was having a
hurd time, and she struggled wildly In
her panic and several times she forced
his head under.
As she was dragged aboard the boat,
Heck made no attempt to get aboard
also. He seemed to think he could swim
aBhore. The boat made quickly for the
Jetty, and all on board gave their entire
attention to the resuscitation of Miss
Johnson.
In the excitement Beck waB forgotten
except by his sister Those who heard
her cry out thought It was merely
through the excitement of watching the
rescue. When It was realized that she
was calling for some one to save her
brother, several men rushed out Into the
surf, but no trace of him could bo found.
He had gone down from sheer exhaustion.
FLOWERS AND COFFIN FOR MAN,
BUT HE WIRES "I AM NOT DEAD"
George Murley Working at Ammunition Plant While
Relatives and Friends "Identify"
His Remains
The pilgrimage of George Murley's rela
tives and friends, to the City Morgue Is
ended. Ooorge ilurley Is alive. He Is
making ammunition for the Allies at the
du Pont Pennsgrove, N. J. plant, and as
the flowers that had been sent to his
home, 1M3 Ridge avenue, gave his family
srmal tremors, they were thrown out.
The garbage man used them to decorate
his team this morning
That which was "positively Identified"
In tha language of tha Coroner's omce,
as the mortal remains of George Murley
turned out tpday to be Reddy Hogan,
a character of the old 10th Ward, who
had no other home. The Coroner's Jury
at the Inquest today brought In a ver
dict that Reddy met death under a Bal
timore and Ohio freight train at (8th
street and the tracks last Wednesday.
The body will be burled lit Potter's field.
Bo'nie, friend ot George Murley who
hadn't seen him In weeks became curi
ous yesterday and went to the Morgue,
He found there the body that had been
found on the tracks and Identified it as
George. To make assurance doubly sure
he sent tor members of the family They
responded, singly. In Plrs, In groups and
llttU knots of slate, Brothers, uhcl,
uU, cousins, nlcs sjssw and otfce
Twenty In all, who claimed M4 f-t
tlpr.ahlp to 04or Murley, Mid it waa
THEIR TRIBUTE TO
NEWSBOYS MOURN
FOR DEAD COP FRIEND
Chip In and Buy Floral Tribute
to Policeman Stationed at
Reading Terminal.
The centre-of-thc-clty newsboys nre In
mourning today. Charles Fulton, their
best friend nnd their champion when In
trouble, was burled this morning. Fulton
wns a special policeman for 13 years nt
tho 11th and Winter streets police station.
During the years of his service ho won
tho enviable title of "the newsboys' best
friend" and among tho pollco ho was
known ns the best liked special on the
force.
Fulton died Tuesdny nt his home, 210
North Mnrvlno street, ns a result of
Brlght's disease. When tho newsboys
hoard the news they contributed their
pennies to n common fund nnd bought a
large wreath of flowers as their last
tribute to their "best friend." The most
real tribute, however. Is the grief which
Is depicted on the faces of the newsboys
today.
Fulton was 37 years old H was on the
pollco force for more than 16 yenrs, and
the most of his time he spent In the ten
derloin. For the last eight years he has
been stationed at the Reading Terminal.
It wns at this busy point, where newsboys
swarm, that he endeared himself to tho
boys.
The funeral services were held at Ful
ton's home at 8:30 o'clock this morning.
Solemn Requiem Mass was celebrated at
St. John's Church, 13th street above
Chestnut. Interment was mado in Holy
Cross Cemetery. The police of tho ten
derloin station house attended the fu
neral In a body and a large group of
the newsboys were there, too.
Tho committee appointed by the news
boys to deliver the floral tribute follows:
Morris R. Massy, David Blume, Abe
Slptmnn, Thomas Loughlln and Harry
Fine.
TEUTONS OCCUPY
OLITA, ON NIEMEN
Continued from Page One
rcss of Grodno of the second line still In
tho hands of the Grand Duke's. troops.
rETROGRAD, Aug. 27.
Grodno Is now being evacuated. Only suf
ficient troops to delay the German ad
ance arc now In the fortress. Military
property has been removed.
The official report of the War Office,
Issued this afternoon, says:
"We have occupied the fortress of Olita,
which the Russians evacuated.
"Further south the Germans are ad
vancing upon tho Nlemen.
"A crossing over the tributary Berc
zowkn, east of Ossowetz, has been won
by the Teutonlo forces.
"Tho pursuit of tho Russians along the
entlro front, between the Bobr River and
Suchawoln on tho Berezowka, nnd also
In the Rlelowlcsher forest continues.
"On August 25 and 26 the'army ot Gen
eral Von Gallwltz took 3600 prisoners and
five machine guns.
"Ilattles continue on tlie Bausk-Schoen-berg
front as well as southeast of Mttau
and east of Kovno.
"Twenty-four hundred nnd fifty Rus
sian prisoners, four cannon and three ma
chine guns weio captured,
"The enemy was defeated In an engage
ment southeast of Kovno."
Will Elect Delegates Tonight
Delegates wilt be appointed to attend
the State Convention of the Boys'
Brigades, which meets In Pittsburgh on
October 3 and 4, at a meeting of the of
ficers of the 1st Battalion, 4th Regi
ment, Bob' Brigade, to be held tonight at
St. Michael's Lutheran Church Hall.
Plans for fall drilling and demonstrations
will also be discussed.
hs body. As many more friends cor
roborated the statement. Bo an under!
taker was ordered to take the body to
the Ridge averiue house. Friends who
had been viewing the body bought flow"
w and sent them to the house The
Pf' moVur8n.nr '""
About this time a freckle-faced boy
the'ton" M"B U,r0Uh thS hole Iti
the top of his blue cap, loitered up Ridge
avenue, in due course he halted before
U22 and produced a yellow envelooe
.CanKee,rcor.e?ned- ' taS nfe1.!
"Jam ullve and feeling very well Not
dead. Workup down h;,ry wen- Not
''QEORaB MURHEY
nTj? r'm "" m ,
A BiWtltt In f &.. M a. - .
y wV..,.., ,,., ty j len relatlvea and
riends waa sent out n wj".1! .na
Undertaker-, wagon." This S dw0'elB!
Broad street nnti nM. . "" """'."
Broad street and Ridge avenue, and the
Thither today went relatives and friend.
singly, In pairs, Jn group and little
knots of rlstera. brother, uncles? aunt,
coujln. niece, nephew an Vthr klni
Mti, They .were1 unanlwiu. ln artlng
2Srtw!" bw"r Wft" npt th 0Wrn
DEAD POLICEMAN
THIS IS COLDEST
AUG. 27 SINCE 1910
No Rain Expected Today
or Tonight Tempera
ture 59.
The cold spell, long expected by hopeful
residents of this city, lias this city In Its
grip today, with a temperature of C9 de
gress. This, according to tho Weather
Bureau ofllcluls, Is an exceptionally low
temperature for August 27, In fact tho
lowest since 1310. when the thermometer
registered 67 degrees.
Just how long this October weather will
continue none of the prophets will say,
although they admit that thcro Is rea
sonable certainty that the thermometer
will not register much higher for the
next day or two. They point out that
this August has already to Its credit a
number of rocord-breaklng cold days, nnd
that the temperaturo todny Is but S de
grees nbove the lowest ever recorded on
August 27 In this city, namely. In 18S5.
It is sold that, with these facts In view,
It would not bo unreasonable to suppose
that the remainder of tho month and tho
early part of September would be days
on which tho vest or even light overcoat
might bo worn without discomfort.
No rain Is expected today or tonight,
despite the threatening sky, but the of
ficial weather wizards are of the opin
ion thnt there will be showers tomor
row, which will bring the already heavy
precipitation of this month to n figure
which will probably shatter previous rec
ords for rainfall In this city. Other ob
servations today showed a northeast wind
of 10 miles' velocity, a humidity of 61 per
ceni. anu me oaromeier at au.zr.
VARE PAPERS FILED;
'SPLITS ORGANIZATION
Continued from Tage One
having tho 1500 signatures affixed to tho
petition.
Somo hours earlier the boom for Pub
lic Service Commissioner Thomas B.
Smith, so-called harmony candidate of the
Republican Organization for Mayor,
which the Penrose-McNIchol faction has
been trying to rejuvenate, was uncere
moniously killed In the Vare camp.
With much emphasis State Senator Vare
denied that he was for Smith and de
clared that he was considering only one
candidate. At his office In the Lincoln
Building he said:
"I nm not a party to any agreement
on Commissioner Smith. I have my eye
on one mnn only." And the Senator
pointed to the chair of his brother, Con
gressman Vare.
FAKE HARMONY TALK.
The Pehroso-MoNlchol faction re
doubted Its eforts to spread talk of har
mony beforo the Varo petition was filed
and was circulating nomination peti
tions for many "possibilities" for Mavor
in an attempt to Influence Vare to keep
out of the race.
Ten entries In the Republican Organi
zation race for Mayor are now circulating
petitions. They are:
CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM S. VARE
GEORGE H. EARLE, JR.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAMUEL P,
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER
' THOMAS B. SMITH.
TRANSIT DIRECTOR A. MERR1TT
TAYLOR. "uu
JOHN T. WINDRIM.
JOHN O. SHKAT55.
RBC.SnOF WILL3 james B'
FREDERICK BEYER.
ROBEIIT J. McKENTY. warden of
tho Eastern Penitentiary.
? ot Petitions for these "candl-
McNIehoT0 ,n? "B clrcuIed by Penrose-
MCNIchol followers, and political ob-
Hva7.r8,oB0.Un th,s a. ""erne of tho Vare
rivals to "obscure the Issue" and an at
tempt to keep Vnre out of the race?
SEE THREAT IN EARLE.
The circulation of Carle's papera was
M?viW 5,hreat on the part of
V. w 'I Penro2e t0 B"PPrt Marie"
Vare becafne a candidate.
MrviUii Wln,d!lm Wft" "t Proposed by
McNIchol. District Attorney Rotan it
was said today, probably will receiv? the
Penrose-McNIchol support now.
Bheatz entered the race in th n-!..,
hope that a "harmony'' Mantle mlht fan
r.y a' """'American. Tha MoKentv
o?t,nenwa'rdeenbelnB C'rCUWe(1 b"
AThiiSrJll,,bMra of Trnnt Director
fured' SdVwn- J ?'
from the Poconos. where the Mayor had
elgned the transit contract. When his
attention was colled to nomination J! !
tlons being circulated In hi. behalf. ?.
ferred to his declaration made on tnU
subject at the Academy of Muslo trans It
mass-meeting. g ,ran't
The statement made by him then w...
"I have no desire to be Mayor ofPmia
delphla or to hold any other public of!
Venezuela' Latest Itevolt Crushed
WILLEMSTAD. Curacao. Aug
Wcrd come, from Venesuela that the i7'
hellion started last September In thl
eastern part pf the country hai ben
crushed, and It leader, Horatio h2
Charme, has-been killed. "Pra du
Kllltrf in Wg Brewery Fire
BINOHAMTON, N Y. Au
faUllvnVriii'! Mi ott'pbS?;
(aiauy injured In a fire which mViu.
lo to estimated M Mm, -
21018.
NEW POLITICAL PARTY
COMING TO BATTLE
WITH ORGANIZATION
Prominent Business Men to
Join Public Service Commit
tee Tonight in Forming
Independent Body
PURPOSE LOCAL REFORM
MAYORALTY RACE ENTRIES
(leorge I. Tnrter, Director of Tublle
8hr1don Potter, Select Councilman, SJd
Ward. .
Congrewman W'lllam .
George II. Ksrle, Jr.
John T. Wlndrlm.
DUtrlet Attroney gamnel V. Itotan.
1'ubllo Serrlce Commissioner Thomas
II. Smith.
A. Mrrrllt Tarlor, Director nf City
Tnn,,t . . . ...
Jamrs II. Sheehan, Register of Wills.
I John O. Rheatx, et-Btate Treasurer,
l'rederlck Heyer, State Representative.
Robert .1. MeKrnty, Warden Eastern
Penitentiary.
Formation of a new political pnrty,
under wnose standard tho Independent
candidates for Mayor, Councils and tho
other oftlces to bo filled this year will
mnku their race In tho general election,
will bo planned at tonight's mcotlng of
tho Campaign Committee of the Publlo
Service Commltteo of 100.
Thp new pnrty will be launched Imme
diately nfter tho primaries, nnd nt once
will Indorso all tho Independent candi
dates. Ward workers and prominent citi
zens from nil parts of the city will meet
with the Campaign Commltteo tonight,
nnd a thorough organization for the new
party that will extend to every election
division will bo planned.
The nlm of tho Independents Is to form
an organization similar to tho old City
Party. It will ba a strictly municipal
political organization nnd will be organ
ized primarily to participate only in local
campaigns.
As yet no name has been selected for
tho new organization, but tho namo Cltl
zcn'3 League has found most favor among
tho members of tho Committee of 100.
Tho Publlo Service Committee of Ono
Hundred has perfected an organization
that extends Into every election division
In tho city. By making this organization
tho nucleus of a new party organization
tho Independents hope to provide the
means for rallying to tho support of tho
Independent candidates the Independent
Republicans and others who might not
take kindly to tho Idea of voting for can
didates of the Washington party.
Director George D. Porter was Indorsed
by tho Washington party City Commltteo
last night' following his Indorsement by
Mayor Blankcnburg. No contest devel
oped at tho meeting, the friends of Colo
nel Sheldon Potter, who Is contesting the
Independent nomination with Porter, of
fering no opposition when the resolution
indorsing Porter camo up. The resolu
tion was adopted by a two-thirds vote.
nut) wie -iiy uiuiuiiic6 was inuors-
ing Porter, tho Washington Party Com-
mitten nf the 22d Wnrfl fated tn (nitnran
YSMvtYi T)t nt Vllf rannmiviAiiilAit VniU '
to tho consideration of the voters. Tho
22d Is tho largest Independent wnrd In
the city, nnd Is tho home wnrd of both
Independent candidates.
Announcement was made at the 22d
"Word meeting that Robert D. Drlpps,
independent leader In Councils, will not
be a candidate, for re-election or for elec
tion to Select Council, Several weeks
ago Mr. Drlpps told his friends that, be--cause,
of his position ns head of the
Public Charities Association he had de
cided not to be a candidate for Councils
.this .year. Efforts to secure acceptable
independent candidates for both houses
of Councils from that ward met with
difficulties, however, and Drlpps later
considered running for Select Council.
His final decision not to be a candidate
for either branch was made only two
days ago.
POLITICAL NOTES
Friends Scent Trick to Defeat Magis
trate Boyle
The nllng of nomination papers for J.
H. Boyle, of the 33d Ward, for Magis
trate, today was regarded by friends of
Magistrate Joseph S. Boyle as an attempt
on the part of the Republican Organiza
tion to confuse voters and cut Into tho
strength of Magistrate Boylo at tho coming-election.
J. H. Boyle's papers were
filed for the Itcpubllcnn nomination. Mag
istrate Boyle's papers have been taken
out In the name of "J. S. Boyle." The
similarity in tho name would confuse
vuieru, ii was poiniea out by Magistrate
Boyle's friends today.
Potttlons have been circulated for
Henry W. Cattell, for Coroner. Cattell
Is n former Coroner's physician, and once
before was an Independent candidate for
Coroner.
Joseph W. Gross, who filed petitions to
be candidate for Judge ot both Courts No,
1 and No. 2, today filed a withdrawal in
Hnrrlsburg as u candidate for Court
No, 1.
EAST AND WEST IN BATTLE
Man Accused of Attacking Them With
Mallet lleld in Bail
A man accused of knocking a store
keeper named East and another named
West unconscious wlth mallet and then
robbing them, was held In J2000 ball for
court today by Magistrate Harris In
tho DSth and Pine streets police station.
He Is Charles Dunn, 35 year. old. of
New York city.
According to the police, Dunn entered
an oyster Baloon owned by Charles West
at 5930 Market street, on August 20, struck
tho man down from behind while he was
opening oyster, ordered by Dunn The
latter U then said to have stolen 19 from
a cash register and made good his escape
A few day. later Dunn Is alleged to
Ea eirnMt2la Br0ctrY tore ot William
East. 15.4 Ridge avenue, where he struck
tho proprietor with the mallet a. the
latter leaned over a mackerel barrel to
get fish asked for by Dunn. East, how.
n'ni 1? knocked unconscloui. He
grappled w th his assailant, who finally
succeeded in escaping after they "had
fought desperately all over the store
Dunn was finally arrested yesterdav ht
Detect ve. Esheand Grlfflne at Jjtlfand
Market streets. na
WOMAN HELD AS ACCOMPLICE
Declared to Have Been Present When
Negro KHled Farmer
WEST CHESTEIt. Pa., Aug, Z!-cotB.
Lee, a negro woman, of We,t oToJ.
wa placed In prison hfcre this morn'
ing charged with being an aeelrn
to the murder of W'llllam LenTmon r
farmer, who lived near the town an,? L
waylaid a few night, ago and fitSn'
shot by a negro, as yet unidentified iU "y
The Lee woman U eald by " t
have been- an accomplice of JE. to
who did thd shooting and?o hav. b..8'.4
th. scene at the time the .houM5 at
tired. It Is .aid the negro und Wre
Plclon ha. fled to Delaware ' ,?
In that mateVfeiSg'toTh.P0"''
WELSH MINERS-
WIN CONCESSI01
IN NEW STRH
30,000 Men Ordered to
' turn to Work Pending r3
vision of Agreement
MAY NATIONALIZE MINI
. I J.ONDON. Au, nil
Wales and Monmouthshire were ordW
by their loaders to return to work InS
lt?1 AM MVt A tnM Mnllllokl-. . .
dlntcly. The Government Is believed IS
nnvu iiiuuimu luiitiur concession to iff
eolllory workers, as It Is announce .S
the Executive Committee of the XnJSl
Federation have been summoned to,LjS
uuu u. . ""-'tn wiin waiter RoaijJ
man, of tho Board of Trade. f
Premier Aequtth called a Cabinet m3
Ing today to discuss tho crisis cau
me new coat srime. Tho. QoVmS
ment wishes to avoid, If possible 2
taking of any action that will apwr'J
be a repudiation of tho Runclnun a?
nlotin diet ttin rrtliKsa . i
v.o.w... -... ...,.- ......c.o ivHucrs are fh
I 1rll lAAlfkSlltMM ,tKA. iL .-.
111 men uctimiuiuji mui mey will rt7
iu hcccpi mis nnaing.
Allnfstnr nf MnnlttnnH t ,-..
" - -"- "'"ya-oeenf
huirled to the cabinet meeting fin3J
V.U111UIC111.U vim mo miners delfiji
and remained with his colleagues ?;
long cnougn o maKo a report on t.4
situation. Then ho went back to f2i
to the miners again to take m if?1!
that would crlpplo the Government hT
ammunition manufacture.
Nationalization of the coal miner. S3
lift!.... . nw.n . - . .. t1
" uwn ui conscription ttl
force tho "shirkers" Into tho army ni
Important questions under serletii 2$
eiuviunun uj. mo V.UV1UUI, ii was letrMil
today, J
The Executlvo Council of the MIaW
Federation will meet at Cardiff lMr
Sunn iu mi. vjuvcuiuiuiii inuicated sesv
unrest throughout the coal reW
and declared every miner In the dlwt
prguuuiy win nun worn, unless the 11).
trntlon award made by President nnj.
man, of tho Government Board of Trsii?
Is altered. . '
The Government will not tolrrma v?
closing of tho Welsh collieries at tMtl
ijivctciii. cuMtiti biubb ui mo war, Botkl
tho men and the coal operators were m!
plito wns carried" to London. In .r-1.1
tho two sides nro unable to agree tfc
Government will take over the Wetta
"" uuu uiiiiiiu muni lur me remain
of the war.
The conscription Issue, vaguely htoMI
at last week, Is attracting the gresW
attention from tho British press. The
Dally Chronicle declared today that i
cabinet commltteo Is now holding heaflna.
..i..o lu ma uuimauimj Ul COnSCrlPtlta
to fill thb ranks of - the British imi.i
Lord Kitchener and other olllclals hH
nppeared beforo tho committee, the ChtM.
l ,,' ,j ., ,. M . ",,, ,' v'vwr,
fe' "f"? "?! ""?'
v-v" "" iiiumn.
JITNEY CO-OPERATION
FAILS; ONE FACTION'1
TO BE HEARD BY COURT
Appeal for rnJuncBornVMYV '1
Arguea by Motor Bus Go.
Other Group Defers
Action
LAW'S BURDEN IS FELT?
Toe petition of tho Jltneymen for MtM
injunction to restrain enforcement rij
Councils' Jitney ordinance will be heenl
next Wednesday In Common Pleas Court
No. 4. Judge Ferguson, In Common PleST
Court No. 3, fixed that date this mors-
ing.
A request that the hearing be held ii
an early date was made by Harry W
Berkowltz, representing the Union Jtotw,
Bus Company, an association ot jltneurf.
This organization filed a bill of eaultJ,
yesterday.
Plans for co-oneratlon between the vm
ous associations- of Jltneymen have SWm,
.jr iwiijiuiUlliy. DlTKUWllZ ,1UQ UlAW-n
arrangements for a meeting this mornu1
with Mlcllael Krnncls Doyle, attorney tm
me I'miaoelnhla Jitney Association
ne Boutn Philadelphia Jitney ownerrj
Association, but It was said that po)i
failed to appear according to the aure;
ment. Accordingly, Berkowltz went sle
to Judge Ferguson to ask that date
Hearing oe nxeu.
The falluro of the two attorneys to m
together this morning la not regarded
nn Indication that there Is no hope
narmony between the different organi
tlons. Unless tho plan of harmony m
adhered to Doyle's cllonts will hav;
wait until the tltnevmen whom BerkOi)
represents have had their day In cowj
The Joint action was planned because Jl
was felt that If the two assoclitlfi
united in their fight they would k
greater powor to prevent enforcement J
mo anti-jitney ordinance. J)
Lata yesterday afternoon M1MH
Francis Doyle, representing the Jotj
commltteo of the- Philadelphia Jits!,
Association and tho South FhlW'lt"
Jltney Owners' Association, conferM
with Harry M. Borkowltz, who i
Harry Shapiro, Is counsel for the Utile
Motorbus Comnnnv. and offered to n
operate to make the battle a succeii. ,
Mr. Doyle took this sten after he W
filed his complaint In Common WefJ
Court, No. J, which was entered ebony
aner Mr. Berkowltz had entered suns
Common Plea. Court No, 4, Mr. BerS
WltZ Birrcert tn mt f TVivla. to CtK
elder plan, for a mnltcd fight, andJj
cunierence was arranged,
The 1ltnevmn. tvtin Iiava hn out
employment for a week, since the orfi
nance was put Into operation by the im
ve, ore Beginning to feel tne su
me taw, a. they find themselveu w
money and a mum nt onrnlnir B 1
hood, while their car. must stand In
garage and increase their bill, for
ago.
They are, therefore, beginning to n
no mat it is no time for person"
ferencc. and Jealnunle. which wouW
vent concerted action In the court.
a Is required to renew the Itfe f
juney Dustne.a n Philadelphia,
It wa the factional trouble, that
suited In the failure of the old M
Auto Service Association to file the
oona some week, ago, that wouw
made Judge Sulzberger'. Injunction
untl) September M, whea-the llsht
have been continued.
PJftn are being made for a hi-1"1
meeting to be, held In the Parkway i
Ini; on Monday evening to bring tne
uuuon uerore the publlo in the benei
popular opinion will itn mucJl to
the Jltneymen In winning th '
Hwisnce, in the Ineantime ,
Sheldrake, tha luimlnii treasurer of
Union Motor Bu. Company, will if'1
i
keu on mtit .aa7. WJf
until t. 7tS -2i7
tUTBlBC until
Qeod re-
wivnouiion. for the work la :
hivv'b -n rooat jw, I'arkna) -
uttt Ul