KVKNTXO LEDG-Ea PHILAPBLPHIA'-,,S'ATUBDAY, SflrT'EMBBBMl, 1915.
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THIS El YOUR LAST DAj
CEREMONIES AT CITY HALL MARK BEGINNING OF WORK ON NEW TRANSIT PLAN
SENATOR ffROUL CALLS
TO REGISTER FOR
MR "PREPAREDNESS"
NOVEMBER ELECTK
ON BRANDYW1NE FIELD
ii' M1T
Polls Will Bo Open Until id
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Stinting Speech a Feature of
Cittbratton of li38th Ann.Ver
Ipty of Memorable Bat
tle of Revolution
WILSON SENDS LETTER
&tmmm&i Spirit of Observance.
' .Isfmwh Ambassador Speaks.
Tablets Dedicated
o'clock Tonight, When thostl
Failing to Appear Will
Bo Disfranchised
300,000 VOTERS, THE AIM
" Sf Blaff Corrr4tt
et&mvs rohD. r.. sept. u.-An
t appeal tor national preparedness
aetatae possible Invasion by hostile l'ow
r mad this afternoon by Senator
WIIWM C. Sproul, In an address dellv
enteV Ptforo MOO persons, who assembled
on tfc krounds of the old Blrmlnpham
MwHrttg House, to commemorate the 133th
anniversary of the bottle of Hrandywlne,
"We here In America must be prepared
tor any eventuality," he said, "whatever
the outcome of the titanic slruaitte In
Bfarw, whether the result of It all shall
be, A .clearlnir of the air, a destruction
of." militarism and tyranny forever and n
tvrnlnit of a worn and outraged world
i reel culture or whether It shall result
Rfi Baturnalla of war and deatruc
tttW'fc breakltiu down of authority and a
wtortdiWlde oriry of hatred,
'It requires a fine courane, too, to hold
wJe'a'temper In the midst of great provo
rttttM, rtepubllcan. that I atn, I must
eigsneea my approbation and appreciation
of Ihc course so far Indicated by tho
trSresldertt of the United States, and my
tn-Me and (trtttlflcatlon with the attitude
ot our people ns a whole In this great
crfota, and Quaker that I am, I expect
tat stand by the Administration In what
ever pians it may nave 10 Keep mis
nation; out of war, or to prepare It for
a successful war whenever that dire al
ternative becomes necessary for the pres
ervation of our national Integrity."
tfoTEWOItTIir CELEBRATION,
The exercises on the old. battlefield this,
afternoon .surpassed any which have been
MW"rider the auspices of the Pennsyl
vania, Historical Commission In tho past.
etfonly was the attendance prentpr. hut
ajteener enthusiasm, evidently engendered
by he present war In Europe, was m:inl
febuoh every hand. Descendant of the
Wp Q, -A. R. soldiers were present In urcat
njmeV whllo tho National Guard of
FfMwylvanla was represented by tho 2d
BjUtatlon of the 6th Regiment of Infantry
Utjderlhe command of Major AY. 8. Rnlrd.
jKeen disappointment was expressed by
alt, this afternoon when It became known
tliat.Oenernl Tasker'H. Dllra had been
detained In Washington, and wOuld he un
ale"" .to deliver his address on national
preparedness, Lieutenant Colonel Hon.
M&rjroURh O'Rrlen, Military Attache of
trty ,lir!tlsh Embassy at Washington, was
alto .expected to deliver nn address but
bTRed to bo excused on the ground that
h,d not think It fitting to express his
vfcw 'at the present time on nn occasion
wfctCtv so obviously had a military bear
lngy FHNCH AMBABSAPOR SPEAKS.
An Excellent address by M. Jean J. Jus
Behind, French Ambassador to the Unltod
Stalest brought much applause this after
noon when he reviewed the relationship
ofj'ljranco to this country as a result of
th fctlvo part taken In the War of the
Revolution by Lafayette. He dwelt at
aen.1nRth upon the fact that warfare
t: tnat time was chivalrous, and Indl-
lll It. iii hUUI.I Jl .
Knvv m lummy uiu not consiuer
I- UJe-iwarfare now being waged by the 0r
npaij In that category. He concluded
I "( jurvB, oy oxprerewff ror jus coun
trjggrithjSIr keen appreciation for tho
nrpi, iwji in esiooiisning ana maintain-'
ing'henpltals In France. He asserted that
tf wing so the people of America had
wjmu the everlasting and sincere regard
oKttrJo people of France,
pther addresses were delivered by Dr.
Oeorgi Morris Philips, president of tho
Chester Coupnty Historical Society; Judge
i-ijiijiwn ii. uroomau, president of tho
Delaware County Historical Society; Prof.
Jhn.,rtuee!l Hayes, llbrnrlan of Swarth
mere College; Prof. Smith Hurnhnm. of
West Chester; Judge Isaac JOhnson, of
Mo, and Miss Lydla K, Baker, regis
tat at the Delaware County Chapter, D.
A R.-
Trayer was offered by the Itev. Philip
H- Mewry. D. D.. pastor of the First Pres
byterlan Church, of Chester, Pa.
Pna of the features of the exercises on
the old battlefield 'today was the dedi
cation, of a number of bronzo tablets or
Barkers" bearing Inscriptions, which
Mvg teen newly Installed In great boul
elrsr it various points of tho Held.
, PRESIDENT WILSON'S LETTEB..
frldent Wilson, whovwas Invited to
attend the exercises, was unable to be
present The following letter from him
wM rtcelved by Doctor Phllllpst
thp,i J ,cnnot b present on September 11 to
;; rt In the dertlcatlon of the bfJasS
21f,S'nJ'lch. tn? B.ue Histories 1 Com ml..
&fl VF .Pennsylvania lias placed on the a l.
nmujiK uranaywins and Its approaches I
rk j- Vu.L a,i' -. l " . t leemi
wjrwieht Into being by the sacrifice ajd
ftjfp M Wen whose example It our pr.v-
i u.ii i luuoTr.
VA Cordially and sincerely yours,
j' WOODKOV WILSON.
?i?T'L fa"'!. JTtmaent Chester
.HUtorlcal Hoclety, West Chester, l".
I THE WEATHER
Ji Official Forecast
' Ii WASHINQTONT, Sept. 1J. .
JTor eastern Pennsylvania and lew
jff Flr tonight and probably Sun
mft toooier; moderate variable winds,
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JHtgl temperaturek continue along the
AllAWMo alope, but gentle west and north
8,',:wlnd hv reduced the humidity
ttiaotne extent In the Middle Atlantic
flat The second cool area has moved
WlfSm the far northwest to Minnesota
M the Dakota with considerable
towf, causing f reeling temperatures
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wjsrrjrMieral In the upper Mississippi
tk And tho uppor Lake region, last
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wjthr prevails In' the cotton 'belt, with
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MR. SMITH BEARS
HIS BLUSHING HONORS
WITH DUE MODESTY
"I Didn't Hunt This Thing,"
Says Candidate for Mayor,
Discussing Prospective
Nomination
WAS THRUST UPON HIM
By M'LISS
Some men are born to be Mayors, others
achieve the distinction and still others
have the eminent Job thrust upon them.
Thomas B. Smith, Itepubllcnn candi
date with the blessing of the pane upon
hlo somewhat sparsely covered head, will.
If tho activities of the powerful machine
erne to n successful fruition, belong to
the Inst noble breed, lie says so himself.
Ho doesn't believe he was born for the
particular purpose of aiding the munici
pal affairs of, Philadelphia; nor was his
early life given over to furthering nny
yputhful ambition in that direction.
Kverl as a boy he did not have" the time
to. Indulge In rosy dreams of the Presi
dent's chair, much less tho equally Inter
Testing perch of the Mayor, tfo was too
busy ruehlriK messages for the president
of tho Pennsylvania Itatlroad then, but
now. In the 46th year of his career (his
birthday, by the way, will como on elec
tion, day, and he expects it to bo a happy
one), he finds himself a mayoralty can
didate. "But I didn't hunt this thing," he said
emphatically In an Interview In tho Inner
sanctum of the Thomas IS. Smith Surety
Company ofllces,, on the sixth floor of the
Lincoln Building; "It wag thrust upon
mc.1'
Tho proletariats who are forced to de
pend upon the newspapers for their in
formation refer variously to tho Indi
viduals who aro accredited "thrusters"
as the "Bans." the "contractor-bosses"
and the "corrupt machine." Mr. Smith,
however. Is a courteous man. Ho calls
them "the gentlemen who are pleased to
be friendly toward my Candidacy."
"A ereat deal of criticism has already
been leveled at me," said Mr. Smith,
crosslnR one blue-serged knee over tho
other, thus displaying a stylish expanse
of black and white hosiery, "I am salJ
to bo the 'contractors' mtn' (he didn't
seem to be a bit hurt by the insinuations
that have been made against him), but
what man who ever held public office
or ran for It was Immune frorrn this same
kind of criticism? liven the President of
the United States comes In for his share.
"nut as for all this talk about con
tractors, .and graft," 'Mr. ,Smlth became
emphatic at this point, "haven't thoso
gentlemen, Mr. McNIchol and Mr. Vare,
the right to engngo In polities Just the
same as any other men In any other busl
ness. "Why chould the mere fact that
they are contractors Interfere?
"And as for all these Insinuations re
garding the Illegal letting of contracts,
every one knows that contracts aro let
by law and must go to the lowest bid
der. This Is to protect the public. If' the
contractor who happens to be a politician
bids some 110,000 lower than his competi
tors, he gets the Job, If his bid Is higher,
he doesn't.
"As a matter of fact, City Hall statis
tics show that the verjr men who are at
tacked now received mo're contracts under
the present administration than ever be
fore because their bids were the lowest."
Although Mr. Smith expressed no cer
tainty concerning his ultimate election, he
has a very definite Idea of the sort of
Mayor Philadelphia ought to have,
"I regard the next four years and the
next administration," he said, "as the
most Important In the history of this
city, because of the vast sum of money
which will be spent In tremendous mu
nicipal Improvements that will make this
a peer among cities, Thereforo the man
who U at (he helm should le one of un
questionable Integrity, willing to give his
whole services to tho people In exchange
for the trust with which they have hon
ored him. His honesty and loyalty should
ba Impeccable. Also, he should be a Phil
adelphlan to the very marrow, bom and
.bred here."
Thomaa D. Smith I a Plilladelphlan,
born and bred here. And he went td the
public schools, too. up until his 11th year.
From that time on Ms education took a
practical turn, and he became a messtn
koer boy In the employ of the PennsvL
vanla, llailroad. He studjed stenography
later oa, and was taken Into the Presi
dent's oMce. Later he became a sales
man for varlotM cuanwit concents, and
after tnat becasaa Inlerajitt4 In the in
suraaw bunH. Hla, rl was gradual
Wt ly,v a4 M iMHtf'ttMw to kw(4
INtUi tav 1 k, Um ,CWB4li
ww,und jirabc of tU LeUsa4ure and
traaauror of campaign comwttUe. And
JWHur he's Ollpvlng along, MUW H full
befara .tka, wind, atnttght for th roay.
alty harbor. Bom aay hV going t -.
rlva it) port., toot . " ,.
swina amo say. tnt it he tot arrive
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The picture shows the Mayor speaking from
MAYOR'S SPADE STARTS
GREAT SUBWAY WORK
Continued from I'arr One
vatcd, but beforo tho great systom la
completed there must follow a subway
delivery loop, a combination subway and
elovatcd line to the Northeast, a line
toward Darby, nn agreement with the
Philadelphia Itnpld Transit Company, or
some ojher operating company, and the
abolition of S-cent exchange tickets.
Philadelphia must still stand together,
the Director declared, nml with public
sentiment united this city will soon have
tho greatest transportation system In the
world. Finally, he called upon the voters
to support nt the polls on November 3
the constitutional nmendment which will
Increase the city's borrowing capacity
for transit and port development.
Director Taylor spoko first. He was
followed Immediately by the Mayor. Tho
M"ayor characterized tho ceremonies as
the greatest event In his administration
nnd voiced tho thanks of all Phtladel
phlans to those who had made the step
today possible.
DirtECTOR'S ADDRESS. .
Director Taylor's address In full follows:
"Wo are gathered here to begin formally
the construction of a complete system of
rapid transit lines for Philadelphia.
"The city Is committed to tho con
struction of this Urond street subway and
tho .Frankford elevated by contracts
whlClillraVefbeeft'e- fell ted.
"Public necessity, will require proper
terminal facilities' for the gathering and
distribution of Broad street suhwny traffic
which can only be provided by the con
struction of n deliver' loop.
"Tho city Is committed by force of pub
lic necessity nnd by tho requirements of
fairness to the people of two Important
sections to build:
A subway leading from the City Hall
station of the Broad street subway
northeastwardly beneath tho Parkway,
connecting vith the North 23th street
.elevated to be extended to Roxborough..
An elevated railway leading from 32d
nnd Market streets In West Philadel
phia, southwestwardly through the
Woodland avenuo district.
"You will vote the proposed consti
tutional amendment relating to the city's
borrowing capacity at the forthcoming
election on November 1
"This amendment will unshackle Phila
delphia financially and the construction
of nil of these high-speed facilities (also
harbor Improvements) can be financed
thereunder In a manner which will not
burden the taxpayers.
PACE ANOTHER QUESTION.
"The question of how and by whom
these lines will be equipped nnd operated
must soon be determined.
"It Is our plain duty first to offer tho
right to equip and operate these lines to
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
upon terms which will protect the existing
net Income of that company against loss
resultant from Its co-opcratlon with tile
city.
"One great machine will thus be estab
lished which will transport passengers
quickly nnd conveniently between all
points on the combined system In Philadel
phia by the Joint use of the surfaco sys
tem and the high-speed system for one
B-cent fare.
"Unjust and Illegal discriminations re
sultant from the exchange tloket charge
must be. eliminated.
"I believe that the provision for the
elimination of the exchange tickets set
forth in the program for rapid transit de
velopment, whldh was arranged between
the officials of the Philadelphia Rapid
Tranrlt Company and the Department of
City Transit, Is a fair solution Of this
problem.
"The city can readily secure an Inde
pendent operator to equip and operate Its
high-speed line upon terms which, from
a financial viewpoint, would bo satisfac
tory, but Independent operation of the
City-owned system rtould not be best for
the citizens and would embarrass the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
financially.
P. B. T. MUST ACT.
'Therefore the Philadelphia napld
Transit Company will be required In Its
own Interest and by public sentiment to
enter Into an arrangement with the city,
fair to both parties, for the equipment
and operation of the city' high-speed
aystem h a manner which will serve the
publlo best
"Public sentiment Is omnipotent,
"Keep It keen and utilise It In securing
ui juuio,vi una mis city the best
transportation system In the world, es-
tftttUsUsLaaafl In tk tTllnnaa uthUs. .'ill si .
1 ?",??'' Protect capital already invested
m it- imuiujr ,n IDUMtttfUllH. It Will
aaTrreUTfuO: ,nte,"c
J thank you all mt heartily for 'the.
.splsuUa ,auwor; which you have ao
eojed me, and again X earnestly request
you Jn your own Interest to vota at ike
Hovemfew election for tM "rWsiitloiuJ
amendment relating to the cltjs Wro.
fuSwi2.r MA t0 have ,our
I'Jtla Honor. Mayor Wankenbura;. win
now addresa you and remove the' r
apatUful ot earth In th line 0f the u
the stand on City Hall plaza, while
and thus taking the Initial step In the
development of our new subway system,
appeals to mo ng one of the most Im
portant nets of my alTlclat life. For this
great engineering work, which we to
day Inaugurate, marks tho beginning of
a nev era In the life of Philadelphia.
"In tho deepest souse of tho words we
can apply to our action today that
memornblo phrase from the preamble to
the Constitution, namely, 'To form a
more perfect union.' When nil Is said
nnd done, the great need of our dearly
loved city Is that the many sections Into
which the population Is divided shall
bo brought "Into n more perfect union'
through the possibility of rapid and In
expensive means of communication.
"When you remember thnt, you can
travel nearly 25 miles In a direct Una
from southwest to northeast without
going outside of city limits! that the cir
cumference of the city Is a distance al
most as great as that separating Phila
delphia and Now York; then a realiza
tion comes home of tho greatness of our
Intraclty transportation problem.
"We have nlready more than 600 miles
of street rallwnys serving the city, better
than It has ever been served before, and
yet communication between extreme
points Is slow nnd virtually renders doss
association Impossible.
.VISTA FULL OF HOPE.
"This mighty work, whether having
regard to that which shall be under
ground or that overhead, opens out a vista
full of hope, full of encouragement, to
those who Jovo Philadelphia nnd believe
that she' Is at the opening of a' new
ngo In which her development shall out
strip any record made In tlmtjs past
"For the object always' before tho eyes
of those who have projected this great
addition to our transit facilities has been
the accomplishment of conditions under
which any citizen could ride from any
part of Philadelphia to any other part of
the city for five cents and within 30
mlnutcB' time.
"When such a condition becomes an
accomplished fact, then our great body
of skilled labor, 300,000 strong, can choose
Its residence In any part of the city Irre
spective of the location of the factory or
ofneo In which Jhey nnd employment.
BENEFITS FOR ALL.
"The benefits thus secured will accrue
to nil our citizens, whether they live In
close proximity to subway and elevated
lines or In tho remotest part of the mu
nicipality. When completed, even those
who have hitherto objected will laud the
work and the men who have made It
possible,
"Let me express the hope that the work
on this great Improvement may proceed
rapidly and without Interruption; that
the men who shall be engaged In Its
prosecution may be protected, as I am
sure they will bo, by nil modern devices
for safety to life and limb, nnd that when
It shall be finished, there will bo a rec
ord free from accident, loss of life and
maimed bodies. This Is my ardent wish
nnd hope for all, from tho contractor
and engineer to the lowliest laborer.
"We stand here In the heart of the old
original city the city only two square
miles In area, while the Philadelphia of
today cqvers 120H square miles. We aro
holding this ceremony on the very spot
which William Pcnn determined, more
than two and a quarter centuries ago.
would be the real centre of the city of
Philadelphia.
"And although his statue stands more
than D00 feet above us, I feel that his out
stretched hand Is giving a blessing upon
our work today; his benign Quaker coun
tenance smiles upon us, and I almost hear
him repeat from his prayer, uttered 231
Sean ago, the words, 'My soul prays to
od for thee, oh. Philadelphia, to pre
serve thee from such as would abuse and
defile thee.'
"Let theso words be our every-day
prayer and let us ever give the best there
Is In us for the honor, greatness and fame
of the City of William Penn
"Of the srreat numhnr nt Aiil..n. .,!...
have today witnessed this opening cere
mony In our ambitious transit plan of
improvements, rew, perhaps, realize how
much Important work has been necessary
DeforA tniinv unpl, kwm. K--ium...
Constitutional amendment had to be
ouupieu By me people, new financial and
executive power secured from th Legis
lature, counrllmnnln rxn.A.i ,.. ,-
executive plans which represent years of
17, V! "'"""""on ana constructive
thinking on the part of men recognised
everywhere as experts in their particular
line.
"The whole problem of transportation
has been viewed from every point; tho
experience of American and continental
cities studied: th finiir. ......... .. .v.
l.tSi & when population shall havo
multiplied many fold) all these have been
studied, weighed, considered by men who
. .Yr """"P'a. wno .know transpor
tation problems. ho Value their reputai
tlons and who feel for this city and its
Sun,einuTu?U?eKCl,0n 'n4 Bft Mm
l.".lrAJ"lrt, ?"' ,n th ceremony today
Is to express o those who have labored
o long and so faithfully that this day
might become a possibility, the nwrtfiu
twi fj lJ!e PPlB P P"delphla. and
to Wd them godspeed tn their great Un
dertaking for the upbuilding ot a irreater
Philadelphia, the maktar ot V fitoK?
and a more contented people."
PLAZA DaJCORjtrjBD,
Buelnea, place around CHy HH had
put W a festive array fer tke Veoaalo
Nearly all the iuHiU, UiL wSJJSr
were decorated wUh aa. tajaWeawuZi
thousands of citizens crowd around to
pal Band preceded the formal addresses.
Tho band had prepared a program of 40
pieces, which was begun at 2 o'clock.
A. M. Swanb, chief engineer of the
Keystone Stato Construction Company,
which holds tho contract for the tubo
under City Hull, was on the scene, but
he did not speak. Other members of tho
construction company, who hud been In
vited, were also present.
As soon as the exercises had been con
cluded the dirt began to (ly In earnest.
The electrical machinery had nlready
been brought to the spot and this was
Immediately put In place. Workmen were
on hand waiting and beforo the crowd
had left the City Hall riaza the construc
tion waa under way.
Tonight tho southern and western scc-
, tlons of the courtyard will be ripped open
nfld preparations made for beginning on
Monday morning tho excavation for the
big pit which Is to houso the hydraulic
I pumps used In connection with the City
linn elevators. Tho pavement has al
rendy been broken ready to Blnk the
shafts.
TOTAL COST 160,000,000.
The plan of Improvements upon which
Philadelphia was formally launched this
afternoon will mean an expenditure of
approximately C0,000,0O0. The contract
for the tubo under City Hall, on which
work was begun today, will cost only
1,700,000, but this Is merely a beginning.
Foundation work on tho Frankford ele
vated, to cost nearly J150.000, Is also un
der way. Within two months bids will be
Jet for the remainder of tho work pos
sible under'- tho t6,0(XI,WKf appropriation'
made by Councils In Mny' and June.
The money for the' completion of both
projects will have to be appropriated by
Councils during the next two years. Un
der the present plans, the Broad street
ryid tho Frankford lines Will both be
completed within nbout three years.
As pointed out by Mayor Blankenburg,
the Initial step In the work today means
not only the beginning of widespread
development for the municipality, but It
also Bigplfles the culmination of a plan
fostered for years and at last set In mo
tion through the efforts of Director Tay
lor. The beginning of the work also
means the end of a long struggle on the
part of Director Taylor and his plans to
havo them carried out In face of bitter
opposition.
Director Taylor has worked Incessantly
upon his plans. He visited every section
of the city and explained In detail the
technical features of tho system, the
financial requirements and tho benefits
Vhlch the citizens would darlve from the
establishment of a system of high-speed
lines linking every part of the city for a
straight live-cent fare.
Numerous times It seemed ns though
he would be thwarted In his efforts to
have the project ratified, but each time
he emerged from the encounter with his
opponents victorious and today saw the
fulfilment of the plans of more than two
years.
TLAN AFTER YEAn'S WORK.
In 1912 Director Taylor was asked to
give his services to tho city as Transit
Commissioner for the purpose of draw
ing up and executing a plan of connect
ing high-speed linen After a year's work
a plan was suggested, which, although
modified to some extent, Is vlitually the
same one ae agreed upon by Councils.
TWO CHILDREN DRM
WHISKY, ONE DIES
Boys Obtain Possession of Fam
ily Bottle With Fatal
Results
NEWARK, N. J., Sept. H.-Slx-year-oId
Vincent Do Cosmo Is dead and his 4-year-old
brother Joseph Is In a serious
condition, a the result of whisky left
on the family table by Oabrjel De Cosmo,
of 78 Congress street, father of the chil
dren. After he left the house to go to
work today, the boys got hold of the
bottle containing the liquid. The mother
of the children was in bed at the time.
Later she heard some one fall on the
floor and ran to the kitchen, Upon reach
Inff the kitchen she found Vincent lying
In n stupor on the floor. All efforts failed
to arouse him, Joseph was standing up
and Informed hl mother that he could
not walk.
"I cah't walk." he said, "Vincent drank
whlskv and so did me,"
Mrs. De Cosmo then became hysterical.
Her screams attracted neighbors,
Will Bury Old SoWier Here
The body of William Edlnger, a veteran
the Civil W.r, who died ytotpdw "
the National Boldlera Home, fwiu be
brought to thla city for burial He was
year, old and tC resident of the home
for SO yearn, being the oldest veteran In
tho point of time epent there. During
the Civil War. Edlnger acted as a baker
for a Penneylvanla regiment. Hie home
waa )n Philadelphia.
Cwtveett Open fw Inspects
SJIJ CgJ,1,t cenyent, Yerk road
listen.
SUL CARS0, CHIAVE DI
GORIZIA, GLI AUSTRIACI
COSTREHIARIPIEGARE
Come gli Alpini del Generale
Cadorna Si Trovarono in Pos-
sesso del Formidabile Forte
di Pozzacchio
LE DIFESE DI ROVERETO
ROMA, 11 Settcmbre.
II rapporlo del gcncroJo Cadorna, pub
bllcato lorl sera dal Mlnistcro dolla
Gucrra, annuncia die In moltl puntl del
fronte dl bnttnglla Kit nusttlacl si nios
trano piu' attlvl. II generalissimo ltal
lano fa notarc die si sono itvutl plccoli
mn Importunti combattlmcntl, do' clie
l.iscla nUpporre cho -si slano soltl ncgll
altl passl dl montagna dovo e' Impossi
ble splecaro un consldcrcvole numeio
dl truppc. Altra notlzla buona conte
nuta ncl rapporto del generate Cadorna
e' cho gll austriacl vanno rrmno malio
abbandonando buone poslzlonl per la dl
f esa dl Oorlzla. Ecco 11 .tosto .del cpmunl
fitp UfllcialeJ
"Plccoli ma. Importantl combnttl'mentl,
dctermlnaU daH'offenslva del nostrl 10
pqrtl dl dlcogntzlono a degll Impiovvlsl
nttacchl del ncmlco, speclalmento durante
la notte, cont;o lo nostre poslzlonl ilu'
avanzate, conttnuano su tutto !1 fioite.
"Combattlmcntl si sono avutl sul Magier
Spltze, sulla Malga Plana ed al Putso
della Sentlnella, dove not prehdemma
parecchl rlfugl nemlcl. I'n nltro rlfugto
corazzato autrlaco fu da ml dlstrutto al
Passo dl Monte Croce Carnlco.
"SuU'altoplano del Carso la nostra
nvanznta o causa della contlnua rltlrata
del nemlco che abbandona nrml. munlzlonl
ed nltro materlale do gucrra. Nella
gtornata dl lerl not prendemmo centlnala
dl fuclll austrlaci sulle pendlcl del Monte
San Michele.
Circa la lotta che si va combattendo
attorno a Rovereto, che forma la prima
burr!crff dl Tronto, un corrispondente dl
gucrra cho ha visltata quelta zona cosl
scrlve:
Per tro mesl un cerchlo di ferro si e'
stratto attorno alia clttadlna dl Rovereto
como uh una grossa. tanaglla, glaeche'
Rovereto e', forse plu' dl Trcnto, la chlave
stratcglca dl tutto 11 Trentlno. E' un
centro fortlflcato dal quale tre vallate
portano In Italia ed e' II plu formidabile
ostacolo che l'Austrla oppone nll'avanznta
..,?"? lunaro ,a comeda vallo
deliAdlge. Rlnchlusa In un cerchlo
ul montagne. che sembra cssere stato
cretto dolla natura apposta per facllltare
11 complto dcgli oppressor! del Trentlno,
Rovereto e una fortezza che puo' cssore
presa solo dopo un rlsoluto ed arduo
assedlo, Lo opere dl fortlncazlon aus
trlache che la dlfendono domlnana gll
fbocchl dclle vallate 0 quests sono cosl
etrette che un solo pezzo dl artlgllerla,
colocato all'entrata dl un piccolo sbocco
sollevato basterebbe a aborrare la via ad
un Intero esserclto.
II forte dl Pozzacchio, che lo ho vlsltato
ha un nspetto imponcnte e grandloso che
lo fa rassomlgllare pluttosto ad un cnor
me castello scavato nella roccla ad Un'al.
ii,Si.M0? p!f.dL rannonl so wUo
catJ eull'orlo dl un ablsso dalla pareto
Plu' llscla dl un muro, o le rldotte sono
scavato. nella roccla dolomltica the e'
plu' reslstente dell'acclao. Nessun can
none puo' fare la minima lmpresslone
ad un forte dl questo genere. pledo umano
non puo sallre slno al recessl del forte
per costrulre. a megllo per scavare
quale, sono occorsl tonnellate dl dlnamlto
ed annl patlente lavoro. ""'amito
IlIVEH bTBAMUOATS
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T Vital la VllN Inat tiftl' fVlf Maam i . ..'Ml
ndotphla to qualify for thft ImDoHjJ
mayurauy uiwuuii in uvcmDcr Al cttUi
zvub wiiu iiavt; iiuv ii'Kiaimeu oy 10 O ClOrk
kntsrlif tvhatti fhn ritHlta m In esss ash.!
''"" ",,v" " ".... wo, -iiio( n
tlclpate In tho Rcnernl election NovemW
l im4 nil ahf riOVA MAf ef.ll.l
" hi V v iu I "!"ica cunnot
purLiupuitj in uiu lunuuiy ciecilon.
The polls opehfrd this morning
o'clock and remained open until lOo'cloV
UIm nkrtMAnU isntt. 1 ft .-! e. Cl0
t.rfir1rei In vrv nntltlnnl nar.. ,
H -n ... . -. . -..,. iat,jr were m
the poll this morning working to get nZ
un mifiu tv iVBiBiinnuil as POSSIDIC.
Farlv Infllrntlnnn nnTtxf ,. . i. ,3
rpirlntrnllnn tllnn Itinf nf V, .. i ."I
"V u": , u . I..-".. "Z .?.'"? etva
oviJiciiiuu, i, uui ih in nut consiaered liltA
y that the figures today will reach ihv
nt ih Ural rosUtrntlnn .,.. o .-. .""TJ
2, when 127.U7 electors went to the rSl$l
,4 .1.,.. I..!-!.... ,i ... . '." aetl
un,. x.j, minting inu iuiai xor ihe flfsi
two days slightly abovo 200.000.
The aim today will te to get out lbftMii
to 300,000. At tho mayornlty election wl
Vfanrn nor. 51fl CSfi vntAra ,.,- ..,.- ."'l
take part In tho election, this being tw?
delphta since the enactment of the rn A
HEAVIER IN SOUTHWPot
Kensington nnd Northwest PhlladelnhWi
x.,x.,.u o, .cx,.,j iicsij iHioiraiion, whll.
In Southwest Philadelphia the mdrnlnrti
registration was slightly heavier than on
last registration day. In Manayunk tS
registration was llcht. o It x..o. ,. nr?,
mantown, where the residents complained '
that tho Inst day came too soon, as minr
from their summer homes. v
In Kehslngton a great many poll taxes'
were paid this morning, und, according to,
the rcclstrars. manv Wnnxirrin ......"
and progress voters registered as Repub-1
llrnnii. Vh,i nitmn 1ln,t xf HAt.iM'ii X
. . .. u.....w ,...,u fc .x.e,.0,a.iua ws
rcuorlcd In the 35d Want. wh it
centnge of registration was between 8 aneti
ii pci ton,, in mo ism division 20 voter
registered. .
While many divisions in the 21L rfth
...... ooni nuiu in dianayunx were fir1
below last year's total registration, this
mornlnp. It Ift pvnrt,. .Via. t.A itn. i.,
reach Inst year's figures when the poItaS
i-iuuu loniKiu. in mo lutn division of thV
ooui wra, nowever, me registration to
dnto stood at 197 as against n total' rep.'
Istratlon of 100 lust year.
In the McN'Ichol wards, the 10th, lit.1
12th. 13th and Htli, the Republicans
clnlmed 95 per cent, of nil thoso regis?!
tered, and declared that the final coubT
tonight would bring the registration abovi
ni j ..-til o. .n me ium ara, vnairmta;
Lane's bailiwick, the lists were reported
to be nearly full. In the 21st Division, out'
of 250 Voters. 230 hnrl lipin rixMot,...,. ..
until 10 o'clock, and It waa declared that;
cu wouia do registered this urtcrnoon.
PLAN DQUBLE FUNERAL
Lad Will Be Buried Beside Grand-.
mother Who Ended Both Lives
Funeral services will be held tomorrow
morning for Mrs. Joseph A. I.each and 8
her G-ycn,r-old grandson, Cyril lach, who m
"fc,x- ..uj.i..xiaxXTXI XTIIVTll UIXT n 1 U I 1X1 HIV .1171 ,
suffering from nervousness, turned eh thw
gas and clasped the boy In her arms be
cause she did not wish him to fitco llfel
..rl.lxn,,, , 1, r. . m u. ...- ,1.. 'S
...iiiuui .,,u vuiu ui n iiiuiiicr. iit VA
iiinerai win oe private, ana mo pumic
will not lie admitted to the houso at 4731 ,
Tacony street, now filled With the atmos.
phere' of traced!-.
Tho little white coffin of the boy', and j
the casket containing the grandmother's
body, will -bo lowered Into adjoining''
graves In Odd Fellows' Cemetery, 22d ends
uiamona streets.
8USIMKR ItKSOItTS
ATLANTIC CITY. N. ,1.
lilt LEADING RESORT IIOTEl Of THE WORLD
TOW0,OugnwnM!n
A.VJUANTIO CITY. NJ.
OWNERSHIP MANAaEMCNT
JQ8IAH WHITE A SONS COMPANYJ
TRAYMORIi
Aiunnu U1TY
JtlCfjOItT IKlTICr. In ,1.- .!. I
llelvnlrr Ilt-stnuntnt Tmvraor,
..LMAmwinnj
U b 1 b IN U 8EPTEMUER ATM,
Block of ocean front In Chelsea section. Lrc it
m& i
J; i
frH i
UesBs t l
vUHKmmEm 9
rooms; hot sea and fresh water la baths j, J
400O tt. or porches connected with Boardnrsll '
& ueacn; nuee raim i.oune! nnest cunin.'-
auio metis trains. uaix..- lu., owners.
CVb l A nr4o li-irr.r-i
oi, jnivico nuicL.
fit. James Pln.es and Desch HxIIsnhi 'Tens.,.
New York avts.). Tlrst-class tables ISufJ
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