final I wiring iJkbntt finad 0h. I-NO. 304 PHILADELPHIA, SATUKDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915. CormoiiT, 1015, it tub rtisuo Ltwia Commnt. PRICE ONE CENT HILS TEUTONS TAKE BRIDGEHEAD I DASHONDVINA Friedrichstadt Stormed by General Baseler, Kaiser's "Battering Ram" BIG SHELLS POUND WORKS Russians Make Stand in Sev- S; eral Sectors 01 rroionguu I Battle Front BEHLIM, Sept. 4. ?Cnn "P9 under V" Desoler have. 'Atrnti the stronBly fortified bridgehead 1 Fritdrlchstadt. 42 miles southeast of (- ii- f a 10-days' battle. " , Twelre xnllca northwest of Krlcdrlch- Vatadf Hermans drove, the Slavs across tie Wna early yesterday. Tho whole force, of the Courand army Is now being . hurled against the Russian positions. Von Hhtnbure plans to throw a strong ormy " aeross the Dvlna to attack Riga. The Friedrichstadt bridgehead, most '. Important for tho defense of Illga. was " stormed after terrific battering by thous ands of big German shells. General Von Deader, known as "the battering- ram." because of his success- ful bombardment of Antwerp, was put In ebargs, of the attack at FrledrlchstaOt tamedlately after he had stormed the great Russian frrtress of Novo Gcofg- tJ?T'k' SLAV RALLY. ' The progress of the Germans at other a taty however, secrns to have been ' stepped, temporarily at least, by the , .1UUns. It is evident that the Czar's nop have rallied at last apd are offer tor Operate resistance. General staff admits that fighting IJ&Bitnuea at Grodno, though the Ger- tilting six heavy guns and 2700 prls- I, Tilt Russian rear guard Is apparently ekeclilsg the efforts of Field Marshal von Hlaaenbufff to attack"the flahk of tho Kuiefeh centre. South of Grodno the Rus (Mm have evacuated their positions on t Nlimen, but there Is no claim by tho Qerm&ns that tho enemy's retreat Is dls orierlyj FWd',Marshal von' MaSkensen also ap pears to be meeting with obstinate re sManc'e. The Russians ton the Jaslolda Riytf are holding up his attempts to cross thtt stream. The General Staff states toil the enemy still holds the bridgeheads t Bereia and Kartucke. Tho Germans wt thko both before they can proceed. "WOFFS RUN IN , OTTH BEATS THE 1 ' NEW YORK GIANTS Alexander Relieves Demaree in Final Frame Cravath Back ' in Line-up for the ' t Phillies 8CHAUER ON MOUND PHILLIES.- A.B, R. H. O. A. E. fa d s 3 3 1 3 0 1 0 3 1 10 0 6 iU SS. K 1. If. '. bth. rf. . fe: ,:::;:::::;:;.! ggyi b. 3 C. ., ,,,3 iES2eVp- fj JCTT' " o ""1" '.... 01 0 0 "0 . .31 3 6 SO 11 1 NEW YORK. W- .. AH. R. 11, O. A. E, IT? !'' 5 2 4 1 S 0- 3 a on. 3b a P i-f. ..... A 1 1 3 S u" .......;:: i tr, ss t s fcJ2 1 ) Tl .-.: 0T2 2 1 3 0 0 0 -i 0 0 i p. .,. 3 i v, .. o ca '. : 1 0 0 0 t .36 2 "7 30 "g "7 Jwr lotted for Deroaree In 10th. M4 for Schaner In loth. bos Wt-Uurn. Twd-baaa hit P31,B fc Paskert. Thora. n,,-.,. ? W-By 'Schaner, 3; by Demaree.' Ki". 1. On balla0 diL. i Dr'. i, DouVli W". ?bHr tic a thtr rif oil .Cr 9 t7, CilimiB Me POMMfJAkf UmBmruturm Moll .-..u- t WIN IN TENTH, 3-2; MACKS LOSE BY NEW AMATUER 6n the left is Robert A. Gardner, Chicago, who won the amateur jrolf championship of, the United States for 1915 by defeating John G. Anderson, New York, today in the final round over the course of the Detroit Country Club. Anderson is the other flguro in the photo . graphr Gardner won tha-match for tho title, 2 up. This is the second time tho Chicagoan has captured the-big event, having won it in 1909. Gardner is an, all-round athlete. While a student at Yale he .set a,-,new collegiate markfor thojjole vauLt. 33 ieotl, irich--.'vvhich. ;Vh'DOVmc-feTTsBc6rvVW intercollegiate .games on. Franklin Field. NOTORIOUS GANG CONFESSES LONG CAREER OF CRIME "Dix" Bandits Captured After 24 Robberies, Ar son and Assault, LONG SOUGHT BY POLICE MOUNT CARMEL, Pa., Sept 4.-Tho notorious "Dlx Gang" of four mountain eers, rounded up by a posseo today after a long career of crime, confessed Its guilt in 24 robberies, one case of arson and one of criminal assault. Threats of lynching circulated during tho hearing of the bandits in the offlco of Justice Reilley, but a squad of pollco "pre vented trouble. The prisoners ore Henry. William and Harry Dlx, of Arlstes, a little mountain n,n -...n. i.atv nnrl JTnWA Maurer. of Flsherdale. They are held without ball. Although the marauders have been un der surveillance for some time,, evidence could not be secured until the Bang ran sacked tha home of Reuben Beaver, of Arlstes. binding, gagging and beating Mrs. Reaver. Corporal Ryan, of Troop D, State Constabulary, arrested a young son of tho Dlx famljy at the Arlstes school. When put through the third degree the boy told pt ..the gang's work. ,..,.,,. The arrests wcro then made by Lehigh Valley Railroad officers Fry, Booth and Crumj Chief of Tollce Morgan, of Mount Carmel: Chief Burgess Foster and Dep iity Bherlff" Langdon, of Centralla, and Stata Troopers Ryan and Deerolf. One of the men arrested Is JS years old, the others aro under 30. HARRY EARTH'S CHUMS ALSO DROP FROM SIGHT ! - Mystery of Boy's Disappear ance Increased by Strange Absence of Friends A sequel of heightened mystery was added to the Unexplained disappearance of 15-year-old Harry Barth today when it -was admitted for the first time that three other boys, his. chums. . Hying on the Mine street andwlthln one block of hta home' haS .uteo disappeared. They have not beejh home since last Monday. They re: '" '' Roy n. Hannum. of-4 Leldy ave- nue. the J4,yeold eon of Charles U Hannum. Joseph, Lenderman. M years old, qf. 4MT T.eidv avenue. George Ritchie, M years old, of 40 Leldy ftVe.n"i 0I Ot Mr. nd Mr. Elmer 'Ritchie. Tho Ureo boys wore bosom friend of tf-year-old Harry Barth, who ha not been seen t hUlionw. 43SS Lelay avenue, ainco'thro wool''. tor, and whose. dlsaparanc ha baffled the local po. lice m tf44Kitive forca nd caused a wWesprtaa reh for MOl,WP Swy Mrs. Barth's .4Wo? tWnlr tb four boys r paw together. GOLF CHAMPION AND RUNNER-UP GOVERNOR LAUDS KEYSTONE STATE AT GOLDEN GATE Brumbaugh Praises Penn sylvania as Liberty's Birthplace FREEDOM GREAT IDEAL SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 4.-Governor Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, and 100 prominent men from that State took part In the Pennsylvania Day festivities at the Panama-Pacific International Expo sition this afternoon. ' The 3d Regi ment, Pennsylvania National Guard, was grouped about the stand on which rested the Liberty Bell. The Pennsylvania build ing was decorated with flags and a large crowd assembled about the speakers' stand. Addresses were made by Governor Brumbaugh, Governor Hiram Johnson, of California; Mayor Rolph, of San Fran cisco; William Bailey Lamar, National Exposition Commissioner, and others. The State of Pennsylvania was pre sented by Governor Johnson with a case of Jewels, taken from the Tower of Jewels. Governor Brumbaugh pointed to the Keystone State as the birthplace of American government. "Ve ore, far from home and yet, -We ore ,aj home," said the Gpvernor. ''Wher ever free- 'people foregather under the Phlladelphla-born flag ' of thai Union Is homo for Pennsylvanlans." The Governor estimated the present Continued on rge Two, Column Two I ' ' '.'. RITIRATA AUSTRIACA MZIATA A GORIZIA? Rovereto Bombardata dagli Austriaci dalle Batterie dello Alture a Nord della Citta' Notlzle da Roma dlcona cbe (a'posltlone degll austriaci a' Gorilla, e' dlventata peg gtoro e si crede che ess! procedano len tamente alia evacuazione della forteria alia, cul guarnlglone e' rlmaita, una sola Jlnea ferrovlarla aulla quale .sfuggtre alia manovra, d apglramento, delle forbe Ital ia ne. A questb. preppelto e' utile rlcor-. 4are che 11 generate Cadorna dice va-in un silo rapporto dl qualche gforno fa; che alia taloe dl OorUla l notava un In sollto wiqWwento dl trenl carlchl d( truppe. E a pHnerl qulndl come procaine- che quto movlmento dl truppe el appunto la yrova che le forte austrlach eercano dl rtkM nulla loro second llnta dl' dlfea Ktt M ! troepo tartU Questa pott in-W cepfermata ancJ.e d coeM4Mate eke, gll aut4otl vanno opra Ml Cars e ,cM arvl rtbba. a roee-1 rttMt da Owhl 4 a protaMMt eeewtr um pollute aslone doU'aia, itartra Itallalia, (Lckkoz 1 WMrtna, le ultima piu dettaalUU notWt aulia. MMrra. In 1U1- lane.) SAME GARDNER WINS GOLF TITLE OF AMERICA BY DEFEAT OF ANDERSON Qricagpnn-- VictbrrJlR. ,.and4 rcfPlay, in 'National Amateur Championship Tourney at Detroit SUCCESSOR TO OUIMET DETROIT. Mich., Sept. 4. Robert A. Gardner, of Chicago, this afternoon won the National Amateur Golf championship by defeating John G. Anderson, of Mount Vernon. N. Y., In tho final round, G up and 4 to play. Anderson- Ted by one up at' the end of the morning round, but Gardner recovered hla stroke In the afternoon and gradu ally forged ahead of his opponent. Soon after tho afternoon round started Gardner gained the advantage. Ho was one up on the Zlst hole. He Increased his lead to 3 up on tho 25th hole, but Ander son brought the score down at the turn the 27th hole when Gardner was 3 up. Because of the showery weather the morning gallery was the smallest of the week, but as the aay advancod and the air cleared the enthusiasts began to ar rive by tho hundreds, so' that by the ttmo the afternoon half of the match was started there were fully 2000 people on hand. The officials of the United States Golf Association and a corps of local committeemen worked like beavers to keep the gallery from interfering with the players. This makes the second time that Gard ner has won the title, his first amateur crown being' back In 1909. Anderson has twlvo been runner up. The winner today made the first nine holes In 37, a pace that virtually carried, his opponent off his feet. Immediately after the match was over, Frank L. Woodward, the I'nlted States Golf Association president, presented tho medals. Because of An Inability to get his putts down In the early hours, Gardner had a hard time holding his own. On several greens ho was guilty of taking three putts and there were times when his short ap proaches went astray. On the other hand Continued on rage Thirteen, Column One WILLIAMS, PELL AND M'LOUGHLIN WIN Four Players Now Remain to - Battle for Lawn Tennis Crown FOREST HILLS, L. I. Sept. 4.-JUch. ard Norris Williams, of Philadelphia, present holder of the American tennis title, gained a place In tho semi-final 'round of the national championship tour nament on the' courts of the West Side Tennis Qlub,' here'today when he defeated William Rand, Jd, of New York, a fellow member of the Harvard University, by ;to 6, 7 to 5, 6 to 1. Philadelphia's last survivor tor the title met a very much harder proposition in Rand than had been expected and at times the champion was forced to extend himself. Williams was a triflo wild in t)ie early games and was iillty of far. more ouis ana nets than la his custom. Once warmed up, however, the Phlladel phian had his terrlna placement shots working perfectly and reeled off point CeMnue4 oa Face Thirteen, Column four ' ".'- - The KeiwtwtjaiUn Sys tie servtcM of a pood umplr art M, te WUHam X, Btiigtr, 0 tht JHamoKd Cowtiry aiu. He arbUrattd Ims, ffu4ay'a hmi t Jmivlutl oi Moariy pot UfrL SCORE NEW CLUES GIVE HOPE OF FINDING CORD'S ASSASSIN Witness Found Who Saw Murder Car South of Peterson's Home SMASH PARTNER'S ALIBI' Neighbors Say They Saw No Light in House Where He Says He Played Cards A new witness, who says he saw tht murder car containing the body of Sam uel S. Cord going south on the River road, from the direction of the home of Cord's partner, Olaf Peterson, was found today by Prosecutor William J. Kraft, of Camden. Coincident with this discovery, Peter son made n secret statement under oath to tho prosecutor's nsslstanco that Is ex pected to do much to clear up the mys tery. Developments wero rapid today In the case, of Cord, whose dead body was found riddled with bullets last Tuesday In a gully off the lonely River road. In the out skirts of Camden. Prosecutor Kraft expected to clear up the mystery in a few hours. An hour before the announcement a new witness had been discovered. It was learned that neighbors of Peterson de- j clared there was no light showing In his homo last Monday night, when he says he was at home playing solitaire. This was tho first direct Intimation that he was not telling tho truth in this instance. STRICT SECRECY OBSERVED. Great secrecy was maintained by Kraft in obtaining Peterson's statement. Tho prosecutor called tho newspaper men that are at work on the case. Into his ofllco In the Camden County Court House., to tell them about tho new witness. He said that heretofore tho only persons who had seen the murder car in which Kraft wan killed saw it going north on the Rivor road. ,-aWhiiB3.wairoaiecutnwft'aa tttlktag- hi. assistants, W. B. Butler and John Cleary, with Constablo William Berry, took Fetersomlnto another room, in a distant part of the big courthouse. There Peter son dictated a statement that was taken down by Court Stenographer Berry. Peterson also has failed to prove the truth of his story as to his movements Monday, the day of the murder. He says he left tho Bullitt Building office, occu pied jointly by himself and Cord, about noon on that day; that he went to Cam den, and from there took a trolley car to Palmyra. TROLLEY TRIP 8TORY TRUE. Tho story of the trolley trip was Investi gated today by on Evenino Ledoeh re porter and found to be correct, according to the testimony of Clarence C. Tucker, 616 Main street, Rlvcrton, a neighbor of Peterson. Tucker says he rodo from Cam den to Rlverton on the 12:30 trolley car Continued on Pare Two, Column Four BOSTON RED SOX CLEAN UP SERIES WITH ATHLETICS Bush on Hill for the Mackmen. Leonard in Good Form. Winning Run Scored ' on Wild Pitch FEW HITS ARE MADE SHIBE PAR.K, Sept. 4. Leonard wao invincible with men on tho ljoses after the first inning and the Red Sox made a clean sweep of the series by winning to day's game, 3- to 2. Leonard's own error was responsible for tha Athletics two runs or ho would have had an easy shut out, Joe Bush pitched his first game in five weeks and gave a splendid exhibition. Barring his wlldness In tho early innings, his work was worthy of a victory. The Athletics crew were guilty of soma rarcleus fielding in tho Innings when the Red Sox scored. FIRST INNING. ' Hooper walked, Iloopor atols second. Janvrin singled paat Lajole, scoring Hooper. Speaker walked, Janvrin was rnueht nannlng off second. Lapp to Crane. Hoblltzell (lied to Otdrlng Speaker died stealing, Lapp tq Malone. One run, one hit, no errors. Walsh singled to centre. Leonard fum bled Htrunk's Bacrltlce, and both men were safe. Lajole sacrificed to Hoblltzell Continued on Taie Thirteen, Column Two LOST AND TOIWD WHAT DID TOU LOSE? WHAT DID YOU FIND J AH lost article advtrtlaed In the lA&fT will b luted In a permanent fll. at Ledser Central, where the Under can docate tne owner at anr time.. Jf you havo found an article that haa not been advertised ae loet the Ledger will, alia record your name and addreaa and assist In find ing the rightful owner, who will be placed In touch with you. Tht Ilk fill other service at Ledger Central free. HAMILTON open-face watch, movement No.. 1,TG!.281; Initial on back II. O. E. Liberal reward, no question asked. If returned to Charles Qrou, Central Y, M. C A. ' ' ' ' PURSE Small purple pur, lost Friday aft ernoon, containing note. Communicate with Jk TO. Clayton. N. J., or phone Olauboro tfIJ2. Benerou reward. DIAMOND HOn8E8HOB FIN lost. Augmt SI; suitable reward It returned to C, II Hat t;w, TIT Walnut. BOSTON RED SOX ATHLETICS r h o a e BOSTON r h o a e "WttlsAci "i 2400 Hooper, rf ' 1 1 1 0 0 'Strtiilk.rf io 1 O.'O Janvrin, ss 0 10 3 1 I.nj6ie, 3d h 0 0 v2 4 0 Speaker, cf 0 0 4 0 McInnfBi.W 'J a 110 0 0 Hoblltzel, lb y 0 19 4 0 Oldrinr-, lf; 0 2 2 0 0 1ow1b, If 1 0 1 0 0 Craiie,"B3 . 'O 0. 2 S 1 Qardnor, 3b 0' 1 1 0 1 Malone, CU - 0 1 3 5 0 Barry, Sb 0 ,0 4 2 0 Iapr,o q.'o i'4. 0 Carrignn, c 6 0 G 2 6 Bush, 0. 0 2'20 Leonnrd,p 1 2 0.0 1 Scott, s ' 6 0 1 0 0 ... I . ... v ,f jTotnls 2 ' 6 -27' 20 - If Totals 3 6 27 11 3 TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES BOSTON 1 'O' 1 1 'o O O -O 0-. 3 ATHLETICS 2. O O O O O O O 02 Leonard and CRrrignn; Bush and Lapp. ., PHILLIES OOO 1 OOO 1 01-3 NEW YORK OOO 001010 0-2 Demaree and Killefer; Schauer and Dooiu. - AMERICAN LEAGUE NEW YORK 0 0 WASHINGTON 2 0. 00 1 OOO 14 Brown and Nunn maker; Boehllng and Henry. DETROIT, lstg 0000000112 ST. LOUIS O 1 O 1 Dubuc and Baker; Wellman DETROIT, 2d g Q T. LOTJIS '' 0. CLEVELAND 000 03002 ' CHICAGO OOOOOOOO Colamore and O'Neill; Pnbei' and Schalk. NATIONAL LEAGUE CHICAGO, 1st g 1 30 f' OOOO O 5 10 1 Vaughn and Bresnahan; Kantlerlner and Gibson, . CHICAGO, 2d g 000 001 000 0 0 PITTSBURGH 000 001 000 00 Lavender and Hargravo; Adams and Murphy. , BROOKLYN o OKO OOOOOO O 16 BOSTON 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 x-6 100 Coombs and Hiller; Nclif and Whaling. ST. LOUIS . 0 0 1 0 0 00 CINCINNATI ' 10 0 10 0-0, Ames and Snyder; Dale and Wingo. FEDERAL . LEAGUE ST. LOUIS 0 0100100 PITTSBURGH 3 O O 0,0 0 2 1 Plank and Chapman; Rogge and Berry. BALTIMORE 000 1 0000 BROOKLYN 01100210 Quinn and Owens; P. Smith and Land. NEWARK 004,0 BUFFALO 100 000022 Ru el bach and Rarldcu; Schulz and Allen. CHICAGO KANSAS CITY 2 0 0 .0 0.1 RUSSIAN TOTAL LOSSES PLACED AT 5500,000 BERLIN, Sept. 4. The Overseas News Agency tadnv ' tho following: "The Basle National Zeitung says Hint the Rrt losses since the beginning of tho war amount to 223,172 officf r. . Vhonu43,124 were killed, 101,443 wounded and 18,005 missing. TV total losses to the .troops arc 5,500,000." r FRESH MINE FIELDS MID IN DOVER STRAIT WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 A warning titat, England lm5 JBv mine fields in Dover Strait, with lpsthutf)on to hiphow 1i destfucUu, reached the State Department today, .-,, 'FOUR DROWNED WHEN BQA11 q4YKRTlIRNr" ward Kettle, 152d"Nortji Park nvmii$n enginfer. a Edward Kettle, 1520 North SchaufHe, 1240 South 31st street' driverfor.t;eMaiw Sfr, i nany, as vreil aWJUlnm H. Kirk, 02q.ortU'yaVW $ eph Campbell, of 127 Wolf street lott their 11 voW !' Iafej terday afternoon, when a niotorboat overturn wi. DEFEAT ATHLETICS 6 1 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-3113 8 2 5 2 3 1 O 1 and Agnew. x- 7 14 0 y- 0-2 9 0 x- 6 13 0 0-1 10 5 x- 5 11 O 0000 r1 0-5 120 1-,6 12 3 . i--, 4 " '.. iJ-. ,'.? t '..A 5 B-.-. 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