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f1fhm Safety Director Considers
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there's one 1U1 game the politicians
t Philadelphia item to enjoy more thsn
my irther. It Is playing battledore nnd
hut tVf cook with the police department
Optittona dlrter, naturally, aa to the
ineraWy of the came A few high-minded
twHvlduats believe that to play politic
with the police la equivalent to calling In
the devil. Others, realising the tremen
dous Influence the corner "cop" wields,
cither for good or for bad, In his dis
trict, think a good end Justifies almost
amy means and when the clvlo Integrity
of the community Is at stake the depart
went should be thrown Into the fray
without the slightest hesitation.
A third class, which hasn't much regard
for any political rules, believes In getting
what It wants votes, contracts and any
oWl kind of graft It uses the department
to the uttermost limit and alts back and
hauls In the winnings.
At any rate, everybody Is willing to ad
mit that for the last three years and
nine months the game hasn't been a
highly fashionable one. Mayor Blanken
burg put the "kibosh" on It In his pre
election pledges and the consensus of
pinion haa been that former Director
Porter carried out obediently the prom
isee of his chief.
What Is Robert Dunning Drlpps, the
new Director or Public Safety, who has
been put into the Independent mnyornlty
candidate's office, going to do about
this? Is one of tho questions people who
realize the tremendous Importance of the
issue Invohed aro asking And, In the
five decisive weeks which remain before
the November election, will tho police
force of this city be Instructed to remain
passive, while the Independents, without
its aid, endeavor to lick the gang? Is
another
It was to nsk theso two questions and a
few others that I bearded the new Di
rector In his lair this morning. He didn't
answer them right off. Ho only stared;
and, since It Isn't a penitentiary offense
to translate people's thoughts, here Is
what I read back of the baby-blue stare
ef the Director's baby-blue eyes:
"If I had my way, and If my hands
weren't tied, I'd use the police depart
ment of this city to such an extent that
tho gangsters who threaten to throttle all
bonca.. of good government In Philadel
phia would be walloped within an Inch of
4,-thelr lives. I'd take no chance of letting
the city in for four years of gong rule."
What the big Director actually said,
however, when he got through with that
baby stare was this:
"We must waive the question of the
wisdom of Maor Blankenburg's pre
election pledges. Rightly or wrongly, he
promised the people before they put him
In office-Mind I heard his speeches dozens
of times that for the four years of his
administration the police would be out
of politics. Director Porter construed It
to be his duty to adhere strictly to
Blankenburg's pledges, and I feci It In
cumbent Upon me. In the three months
of the term I have been appointed to flit,
to follow In the same grooe."
There was something wistful about this
declaration of, dependence. I am sure
"Hrector Drlpps is exercising real re-
nlnt to maintain the attitude he has
.pied, and that If he had his way,
election bets wojld be showtng big odds
for Porter.
"You must remember," he continued,
"tho deplorable condition the Department
of Public Safety wns In four jenrs ago.
Something radical had to be done. It
wasn't safe for a man to vote according
to his convictions. The police In some
wards not only let the gangsters beat up
independent voters, but they actually as
sisted In the beating. Furthermore, their
salaries were docked for the compalgn
fund which was to keep the gangsters In
office. Graft, oppression and outlawlsm
has been the demonstrated result of po
lice activities in politics.
"I am firmly convinced now, however,
that tlie Police Department of Philadel
phia Is the finest in tho world. Of course,
I shall never rest content until the num
ber Is Increased and the pay also. Those
thing will come, I am sure. Another
one of my hobbles la that the entire
equipment of the Fire Department should
consist of motor apparatus. We have 60
pieces now Before Director Porter took
hold there were none.'
NEIGHBOR OF PORTER.
Director Drlpps and Mr. Porter are
warm personal friends. Their homes aro
but four doors apart on Wayno avenue
in Germantown, and It has been their
habit to come to the city together every
morning In the former Director's auto
mobile. Their political Ideals are Identical. In
fact. If It weren't for this warm per
sonal friendship which Mr. Drlpps bears
Mr. Porter one might almost say that
the former's zeal for the tatter's mayor
alty candidacy had almost an ulterior
purpose For, starting at the lowest
rung ef the ladder, the new Director has
followed precisely in the political foot
lens bf his predecessor,
Indeed, from the time Mr. Porter was
a, Venter in the 22d Ward he has always
beef Mr. Drlpps' predecessor. In this
way they have both been word leaders.
City Committeemen, City Councllmen and
lastly Directors of the Public Safety De
partment Quite a few people think Mr.
-Porter la In a fair way of being Mayor,
which, all things considered, would make
things look bright for Mr, Drlpps.
Physically the new Director is not un
like his predecessor Their heavy build
la much the same, and the same frank,
' Ingenuous gaze, ruddy complexion and
broad expanse of brow characterizes
them both. Indeed, were their backs
turned they might easily be mistaken
for large-sized edtttona of Messrs. Twee
dledum and Tweedledee.
j9ciuu leaving mo new uirecior 10 me
tender mercies of the horde that sat in
his outer office I asked htm Just what
if ulduedi ok inn pufMiuiuiy OS success
for the independent ticket, and quite
tthout meaning to be we were back to
. i police again.
(1 believe," he said seriously, "that if
'() police department performs Its duty
l tnd I am sure It Is golnr to Mr. For-
iu I Will be Mayor of Philadelphia. To
,jorm Its duty It la not necessary for
,,4epartment to be politically active,
1 ,H1 simply be to maintain an Impar-
Attitude toward the election and at
(f jells. .Fraud must bo prevented and
ak . man must be permitted to vote ac-
4ia own convictions. In this
!JWe wll wl,n ol ht haven't the
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f the body n the Morgue
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IL NEMICO AD 11,000
PIEDI DI ALTEZZA
I.Gh.acciai del Gruppo dell'Ort
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Strappnti dalle Mnni degll
Austriaci
UN'ALTRA SPEDIZIONE
ROMA, 17 Bettembre.
letl sera II Mlnlstero della Guerra pub
btlcava II seguenfe rapporto del generate
Cadornat
"Nella tona tra II gruppo dell'Ortler e
Monte Cevedale, nel Tlrolo, le nostre
truppe Alpine, che In una colonna avevano
lasclato Santa Caterlna e Val Furva con
un ennnone, ragglunsero la sommlta' dopo
tre nottl dl marcla, all'alba del 20 Set
tcmbre, sbucando dal ghlacclalo a circa
due mlgtla a sud dl Koenlgspltse.
"Dl la, dopo aver clrcondato dlstscca
mentt nemlcl a Krtllspltze (11,021 pledl dl
alfezza), Schrootterhorn (11,014 pledl) e
Monte Pasqualo (11,557 pledl), la colonna
vlolentemente nttacco' II Suldenspltie
(10.J22 pledl), che era fortemente tenuto
dal nemlco, lo conqulsto' e dlstrusse II
dlstaccamento nemlco.
"Una ugualmente fortunata operazlone
fu compluta dalle forze Alpine Italians a
Uas dl Cevedale (10.455 pledl), dove I
nostrl Alplnl attaccarono una colonna
nemlca cho si nffrettava a marctare da
Schaubao Huctte, e la rcsplnse nella
vallata.
"Nella zona del Tonale vi fu 11 22 Set
tembre una vlolenta lotta per II possesso
dcllo nlture dl Torrlone, situate lungo la
catena tra Punta Alblola c Redlval. alia
testa della valle dl Selno (valle del Noce).
Le nlture dl Torrlone fuorno dlpetutn-
mente prese e perdute, e flnalmentc, dopo
un vlolento fuoco dl artlcllerla da ambo
lo parti ne' nol ne gll austriaci rlusclmmo
a sltuarcl suite alture contestate.
"Sul resto del fronte. oltre a due pic
coll nttacchl del nemlco net settore dl
Tolmlno, che furono sublto resplntl. non
vl e' stato alcun avvenlmento dl Im
portanza." 1,'On. Barzllal glustlflco' qulmll fen
trnta In guerra dcll'Italla pcrche' In sua
neutrallta' sarebbe stata per lei perlcolo
slsstma e I'avrebbe portata fatalmente
ad essere la vassalla e la vlttlma delle no
te n re centrall.
1.A MORTB DEL. CAP. ORLANDO.
E' morto recentemente sul campo dl
battaglla, combattendo contro gll austrl
ncl, II capltano prof. Luciano Orlando, II
qunle aea In Philadelphia moltl con
tcrranel ed amid. II capltano Orlando
era professors dl matemattca nell'IInl
vcrstta' dl Roma, e quando era scopplata
la guerra con l'Austrla egll era corso ad
arruolarsl ed a rlprendcre II suo grado dt
cnpltnno del Genlo. Era nato a Caronla,
Hlcllln, ed ultlmamcnte era stato chla
mato dal Mlnlstero della Guerra a dlrigare
la scudola dl aeronautlca mllltare ed era
presldente della Socleta' Nazlonate dl In
coragglnmento delle Industrie.
II Mlnlstero ha ora comunicato alia
vrdoa, slgnora Lulgla Alba Orlando, ed
alia madre, slgnora Ellsa Orlando Paganl,
che 11 loro caro estlnto aveva meritato
per la sua erolca condotta la medaglla dt
nrgento al alorc ed era ststo proposto
per quella d'oro.
IN' TRINCEA AD 84 ANNI.
Un telegramma da Mllano dice che II
tencnte, Francesco Longo, dt 84 annl, 11
plu ecchlp vccchlo soldato sul fronte
ai.strlaco, u rltoraato alle trlncee, es
sendo appena usclto dall'ospcdale milt
tare dl Cremona dove era stato rlcovcr-
ato parecchle settlmane fa per ferlte rl
portate In un combattlmento. Ad 81,
annl combatte nelle trlncee, e dopo
nnnl combatte nelle trlncee, e dopo essere
stato ferlto rltorna al suo posto sulla
llnea del fuoco". E davvero un eplsodlo
dl erolsmo che merita dl essere portato a
conoscenza dt tutto It mondo.
IL SANT'ANNA A NAPPOLI
Telegrafano da Kapoll che e' glunto
cola' It piroscafo Sant'Anna, della Fabro
Line, a bordo del quale era scopplato
l'lncendlo In alto mare. II capltano del
piroscafo ha portato le prove che l'lncen
dlo era stato provocato da cinque pas
seggeri austriaci che si trovavano a bordo
e che avevano ottenuto l'lmbarco dando
false generaltta'. Dl quest! cinque crimi
nal! austriaci tre sono statl arrcstatt e
consegnatl alle autorlta' ltallane, e due
si sono gettatt In mare e sono scomparsl.
ALLUVIONI IN ITALIA.
In molte reglonl d'ltalla si sono avuti
vlolentlsslml temporall che hanno caus
ato Inondazlonl e frane. La violenza del
vento e' stata tale che una quantity
enorme dl atberl t' stata schtantata e
motto besttams e' andato perauto nelle
Inondazlonl. Fortunatamento flnora non
si ha notlzla dt lttlmo umanc, ma 11
servizlo telegraflco e tetefonlco e' Inter
rotto In moltl puntl. Qui a Roma anche
II Vatlcano e' stato inondato In alcune
parti basse, ma i danni non sono grandl.
TROLLEY CARS CRUSH AUTO
Young Woman and Her Companion
Suffer Injuries
A young woman Is In the University
Hospital and her brother-in-law is nurs
ing numerous painful injuries today fol
lowing an accident which occurred short
ly after 8 o'clock this morning at 84th
street and Eastwlck avenue, when an
automobile in which they wero riding
caught between two trolley cars and
crushed.
The woman is Miss Hannah Kelghtley,
28 years old, of 89th street and Holstetn
avenue, who sustained a broken rib and
severe lacerations, and her companion
was Trederlck Hlgson, 44 years old, of
90th street and Erwlg avenue.
Miss Kelghtley, who is a telephone op
erator, was lato In starting for work this
mornlnr. and her brother-in-law offered
to run her down town In his machine.
He was driving east on Eastwlck avenue
and, desiring to turn into 84th street.
passed In front of one trolley, falling to
notice the approach of another coming
In the opposite direction. Both occupants
of the machine were thrown clear of the
trolley tracks when the impact occurred
and the automobile was almost entirely
oemousnea.
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The arrows indicate the simultaneous drives of the Allies in northern
France and in Flanders, the aim of which apparently is to break
the German grip on the railroads and highways stretching south
westerly from Lille, which city has been used as a great depot for
German military supplies. South of the La Bassee Canal the British
won flvo miles of trenches, which gives them control of the highway
from Lens to La Bassee and threatens the railroad from Lens to
Lille. The Germans are reported to be about to evacuate Armen
tieres. At Ilulluch, 11 miles from Lille, the Germans were driven
back to their second line of trenches. On the Ypres sector the
remnant of the Belgian army captured a German outpost. The
entire battle line from Ypres south has been tinder heavy bombard-
ment for days.
ALLIES' -VICTORIOUS OFFENSIVE
FAR REACHING IN POTENTIALITIES
Too Early to Estimate Value of Gains, Expert Says,
but Germans Have Overestimated Staying Powers in
West Effect on East and Bulgaria
By J. W. T. MASON
The most Important victory the Allies
have won along the western front since
the battle of the Marne Is still in process
of development. The Allies cannot know
as yet themselves how far they may be
able to push back the Germans.
The determining factor will be the cas
ualties, and neither the British nor the
French have announced their losses In
the present engagements. But whether
or not the Teutons preent the Allies
from further advancing, the victories al
ready gained must have a legitimately
encouraging effect In Great Britain and
France. The German line has been
proved to be not Impregnable, and al
thought It doesn't follow the Germans
can be forced back Into their own coun
try. It ought to prevent the Teutons from
wandering far afield In other hostile di
rections. This, In all probability, will be the most
Important effect of the British and
CHILDREN CUT OFF BY FIRE
Rescued After Flames Had Penned
Them in Room
Four children left alone in the home of
James Toner, 1134 Durfor street, narrowly
escaped Injury today when matches with
which they wero playing set fire to somo
old clothes In the bathroom and they
were hemmed In a rear room by the
smoke and flames.
Bessie, Edward and Katharine Toner,
ages 7, 6 and 4, respectively, were left
alone in the house white their mother
went out to nurso a sick friend. Thomas
Reed, age 6, 1130 Durfor street, came In
to visit them and the four were playing
with matches In the bathroom when the
clothing was set afire.
The children ran screarnlng Into another
room and the flames rapidly spread to
the hallway, cutting oft their retreat.
Michael Rodensky, a butcher, and Police
man Horan, of the 4th and Snyder avenue
station, were attracted by their cries and
entered the house and carried them to
safety. The fire was extinguished, with
slight loss, by a chemical engine.
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French victories. It Is now unquestion
able that the Germans have overestimat
ed their power of resistance in the west.
They have been compelled to give ground
because of the large withdrawals of men
from Franco and Belgium for the Rus
sian campaign The capture of Warsaw
and the other eastern successes have
been worth the. German losses of this
week-end in the west: but a few more
such losses will cut the German western
lines of communications, and no victories
In Russia would pay for such an outcome
as that.
It Is probable, therefore, that tho Teu
tons will be compelled to send back to
the west many of the regiments now In
Russia, retrograd, In afct, may have
been saved by the sudden military ac
tivity In France and Belgium.
Furthermore, the Anglo-French vic
tories must have a cautionary effect on
Bulgaria. Indeed, It Is possible Bulgaria
now will wholly reconsider her attitude.
If the AltleB break through the German
ltncs In the west Bulgaria would find
she must shift for herself in the Bal
kans; and should that happen Bulgaria's
entrance Into the war with the Teutons
would prove to have been her death
warrant.
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CITY'S WAR VETERANS
GO TO CAPITAL FOR
GRAND ARMY REUNION
Philadelphia's Heroes Will
March in Parade Before
President and Cabinet
on Wednesday
TO RETRACE OLD ROUTE
More Than 30,000 Soldiers "Will Take
Part in 49th Annual En
campment Bpeclal trains earning delegations from
every one of the 3 posts In this city
left Hroad Street Station at : o clock
this morning for Washington, where the
49th annual encampment of the arana
Army of the Republic begins today. The
big feature of the encampment will be
the parade of veterans on Wednesday
morning, when hundreds of PMiaaei
phlsns nnd thonsands of Pennsylvanlans
will be In line.
I'ennsjlvanla has a candidate this ear
for the office of commandcr-ln-chlcf of
the veterans. He Is William J. Patter
son, of Pittsburgh. (Ireat efforts are being
mado to bring about Mr. Patterson's elec
tion. It Is possible that Philadelphia will
be chosen as the city where the 60th en
campment of the veterans v. ill be held.
NEGROES RAISE FILM FUND
$500 Collected at Mass-Meeting to
Fight Photoplay
A war fund of $500, with which to wage
a legal fight ogalnst the photoplay, "The
Birth of a Nation," now playing at the
Forrest Theatre, has been raised by
negroes In this city. Two near riots re
cently outside the theatre have been
checked by the police. More than 1000
negroes attended a mass-meeting of pro
test yesterday In the Olympla Theatre,
lircail and Ratnbrldge streets.
Former State Senator John A. Sheatz
presided at the meeting. Several negro
ministers were among tho speakers.
Checks were received for the fund from
John Weaver, Clinton Rogers Woodruff.
J. K Splngalrn and John A. Milholland.
A resolution was passed condemning
Thomas Dixon, author of "Tho Clans
man, ' from which part of the photoplay
was written.
John W. Bookwalter Dies in Italy
XENIA, O, Sept. 27. Word reached
here today that John W. Bookwalter, the
multimillionaire Ohio manufacturer, who
had spent many j ears traveling about
tho world, had died In Italy.
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THRONG FAIR GROUNDS
WITHIIAPPY MOTHERS
Exhibits Larger and More
Varied Than in Former
Years Little Girls See
Fancy Work
FLYER TO DEFY DEATH
THENTON. N. J.. Sept. -Tll,,j5
children's dsy at the Trenton Fair, and
a happier lot of younter caniwt !
found anywhere than those who have the
freedom of the exposition ground. It
Is a glorious occasion for the 28.000 chil
dren and the happy mothers who accom
pany them.
The educational exhibits, which receive
io much attention from the fair manage
ment, are of great Interest. Ambitious
art students have crowded around the
displays of paintings: the manual train
ing prise goods are causing surprise, and
the tittle girls are getting new Ideas by
examining the fancy work. Every de
partment, from prise chickens to fancy
show horses, and from huge pumpkins to
beautiful flowers, has something new to
offer.
Complete arrangements have been made
by tho State Department of Conservation
and Development for the forestry display,
nnd the exhibit by tho State Department
of Health is most Instructive. Prlie
products from the State Experiment Sta
tion are attractively arranged, and the
plentiful New Jersey crops fill targe build
ings. The free open-air program this
afternoon promised to be filled with sur
prises. Art Smith, the famous aviator who
was a sensation at the Panama-Paclflo
Exposition, will give two flights each day
In his biplane. He has won the repu
tation of being the most fearless 'of tho
blrdmen, and his act has become known
as "aerial Insanity." .
By his contract, he Is required to make
10 loops In the nlr In succession, and ho
will also loop within 300 feet of the race
track. His vertical dives will be from
2000 to 3000 feet straight down, nnd he
will show tall slides, wing (slides and fly
upside down.
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LANCASTER CmJWT FAIR
OPENS GATES TOMORROW
Nearly 200 Horses Entered for ka
ing Purses
LANCASTER, Tn,, Sept 27 -Tj
Lancaster County Agricultural pjj,
opens tomorrow and already most ef
the exhibits are In place, Everythtaj
points to It being the. greatest fair ,
every respect Lancaster ever had, esp
dally as to agrlculturaf machinery, y
stock and poultry.
Four thousand dollars will be hung us
as racing purses and neary 00 horses
are entered. Many of tho best horses
from the Allentown Pair are among
tnem.
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