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TAHURE; FOE'S
' LOSS TERRIFIC
Germans Fail In Desperate
Effort to Ketake Posi
tions in Champagne
CROWN PRINCE IN PERIL
Teuton Rail'-ray Line of Com
munication Dominated by
Enemy's Guns
TAniS, Ocl. 7.
Tremendous losses were sustained by
tiip Germans In efforts to retake rrom
the French the positions enptured by
them In the Champagne jestcrday, ac
cording to nn ofTiclnl cbmmunlqua Issued
bv the French War Office today.
Furious counter-assaults were Inunched
by the Germans In an effort to drive
back the French forces that captured
Tihure, northeast nt eoualn.
Alt these attacks were repulsed, ths
Germans leaving many dead and wound
ed upon the field.
, The most violent efforts wcro mado by
the Germans to dlslodgo the French from
Tahufc Hill, from which point the French
Buns command tho Basancourt-Challer-ange
Hallway.
The text of tho communique follows
"Tho enemy violently bombarded nil our
front north of Scarpe during tho night,
He attempted four counter-attacks In
succession against the positions recently
taken by us In tho wood to tho west of
the road from Souchex to Angres. Ho
was completely repulsed.
"A violent bombardment was carried on
bj both aldeb to the south of the Somme
In the sectors of Andrechy. Dancourt
ana Canny-sur-Matz, as well as to tho
north of the Alsne in the region of Tracy
le-Val and of tho St. Mardwood.
"In Champagne the enemy jestcrday
afternoon launched an obstlnato counter
offensive by successive lines against the
positions which he had lost to the north
of Tahuro. They were checked every
where, the enemy suffering very heavy
losses,
"t Eparges we blew up two mines, the
explosions seriously damaging the
enemy's works."
"TJjere was a violent cannonade car
ried, on by both sides between the Meuse
and Moselle. In Lorraine a strong force
or tho enemy attempted to approach our
trenqhes In the region of Athlenevllle. Jt
was halted before our wire entanglements
and driven back by our 'curtains of fire'
and our Infantry fire."
DOMINATE RAILWAY.
By capturing the Germans' massive for
tifications at Tnhure French troops have
pierced the Kaiser's lines on a front of
more than flvo miles and their guns now
dominate the Challerange-Bcsancourt
Hallway. It Is over this Une that the
German forces In the "Bloody Angle"
formed by the Olse and Alsno have re
ceived most of their supplies, and their
position there has been rendered precar
ious by the, latest French success.
The French artillery battered the Ta
hure, fort and Its neighboring defenses
lor sit days before General Joffre or
dered his Infantry to advance. Within an
hour tho shattered fortifications were In
the hands of the footsoldlers, who dashed
through the waters of IOrmolse rivulet
and ended with their bayonets the lives
of nil the Germans who resisted them.
Several companies of Teuton troops,
trapped In the deep concrete and steel
fortifications, surrendered without resist
ance. According to the Paris military experts,
the French victory at Tnhure surpasses
in strategical value that which resulted
In the capture of Hill No. 191. north of
Maaslges, when tho Allies' offensive was
opened late In September. They assert
that the army of Crown Prince Frederick
William, which for more than a year
baa held a salient position west of Ver
dun, has been put In a dangerous posi
tion because It Is now open to attack
from two sides.
The latest French victory, which re
sulted In a gain of a mile In Champagne,
hows that General Joffre's offensive
movement to cut the German lines of
communication Is not slackening; rather,
It Is gaining momentum.
With the southern line of tho Bcsan-court-Challerango
Hallway under the
domination of French guns, the Germans
must rely almost wholly upon wagon
trains and motor transports to supply
their army In Champagne. There is an
other railway running from Besancourt
to Challerange by way of Vouslers, Mas
aigny and Le Chalet, but It Is rrlany miles
In tho rear of the German army.
GERMANS ADMIT FRENCH
GAINS IN CHAMPAGNE
BERLIN, Oct. 7.
Today's official report of tho German
War Office admits that the French have
gained ground In Champagne.
At Tahure. In the Champagne, the
French captured S00 yards of ground.
Jlowover. other attacks were repulsed at
Baiiite Marie and Soualn. The Germans
took two officers ind ISO prisoners at
Soualn and at St. Marie they captured J2
French officers, 579 men and 30 machine
guns.
In the vicinity of Beausejour farm, also
in Champagne, the Germans captured
three officers, 200 men and three machine
fc-uns.
FUNERAL OF LIEUT. LYNCH
Colleagues Will Honor Dead Comrade
at Services on Sunday
Funeral services for Pollco Lieutenant
John II. Lynch, who died Tuesday, will
be held Sunday afternoon at his resi
dence, 1018 Venango street Interment
will be In Mount Morlah Cemetery.
Ths pallbearers, it was announced to
day, will be Detectives William Isaacs..
who was Lieutenant Lynch's partner in
pollco work, Frank O'Connor, William
Brown. William Green, John Creedon and
John Redding.
Honorary pallbearers will be Captain
Robert D. Cameron, Detectives James
Tate. Theodore F. Wood. Chapman
Marks. Andrew J. Emanuel. William A.
'i Callahan, Sergeant Frank Williams and
sergeant of Ileserves John Carey.
Deuble Wedding at Elkten
KLKTON, Md., Oct. T. -Among the
half-dozen marriages performed in Elk
ton tills morning was a double wedding
in which all tho principals live at Mt.
Holly, N. J. They were Thomas B. Bos-
eli, wm niarrstq jioae uoian, ana tsaran
ante the wife of Isaac Myers.
married were Jchn J. Sweeney
LW Sthel B. Forrey. William M. Kramer
Lua Reynolds ana unsnes r.
ckosfer and Louisa K. Bchafer. all of
PhH4ikUt Harry Halst,ead and Nellie
I, Slitter, l'ocono, i'a., ana jonn ,,
ait Kuth ;. eigers. rennsgrore.
Mm Qinmi W Piece by Train
LAMCAVraK, 'Pa- Pet T.-Berwood
Vianit. C VUMbethtowiw aiynaltnan on
U rinTsrtimnti Railroad at a switch
r Pterin, KM ground to pieces today
w i stepped fruit ths path of
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"JUNKET HAS FIRST
CALL ON ATTENTION
OF CITY COUNCILS
Mayor's Recommendations for
Necesary Items of Public
Value Ignored by Finance
Comittce
RETURN OF LIBERTY BELL
Necessities of the city must wnlt while
Councils arrange plans for another Lib
erty Hell Junket. Despite the fact that
the Mayor aflked for necessary appro
priations some time ago for the comple
tions of transit systems, sewers and the
maintenance of Institutions, Councils'
Finance Committee at Its first fall meet
ing this afternoon reported transfer
from various departments in order to
provide tho M,00ii to bring the Liberty
Hell homo from the ranama-Paclflc Ex
position. The committee tecnmniemled :i transfer
of $ll.01f 8S from the l'll Commissioners
nnd JS0,!VH.12 from tho item of solnrlort
for Municipal Court off lens to the px
primes of bringing Hip boll home. This
JK.OOO will bp used to entertain the t'oun
cllinon en route, and nlsii thp delegations
which may help In bringing back the
sucrtd telle from the West.
Tho committee Ignored the request of
the Mayor, recommending the transfer
of IMO.OOO from the amount allotted for
tho construction of tho Hroad street sub
way, and making It available for the con
stiuctlon of the Frjnkford elevated lines.
They also overlooked n request of the
Major, recommending an appropriation of
$3"U,000 for branch setters which are of
vltnl need.
A request for appropriations for neves
saiy supplies In the Electrical llurcau
was also Ignored despltp the fact that
failure to net will throw many men out
of work.
MAYOR ASKS LEW OF TAX
ON ELECTRIC LIGHT POLES
Executive Submits Ordinnnce to
Councils Advocating New Move
An ordinance to tax the Philadelphia
Klcctrlc Company $5 each for 2031 poles,
heretofore escaping the tax under a
"lamp-post" classification, was submitted
to rity Councils today by Mayor Hlank
enburg. The ordlnanco also provides that
the same tax shall be paid by the com
pany for each iew wooden pole erected
after January 1. 1915, even though used
to support arc lamps.
In previous years, according to the
Mayor's communication, no effort was
made to tax the company for arc posts,
because city officials thought It would
Increase tho price of Ita current if this
wcro done. 'J he Major nsserts that for
somo cars the reports of the company
on the number of poles it maintains In
tho streets have not been correct.
COMMITTER APPROVES RILL
REGULATING R. R. TRACKS
Section of Delaware Avenue Affected
by Measure in Councils
Members of Councils' Steam Railroads
Committco approved this afternoon an
ordlnanco regulating the use of railroad
tracks on Delawnre avenue, between Fair
mount avenue nnd Christian street.
The original ordinance provided for tho
widening of Delaware avenue as far north
aa Callovhlll street, but this was extend
ed to Falrmpunt avenue, and the new
bill provides for regulation of all tracks
on the thoroughfare.
Another ordinance approved compels the
removal by tho Reading Railway Com
pany of tracks used on Willow street be
tween New Market street and Delaware
avenue by the Northern Liberties nnd
l'cnn Township Railroad Company. The
street will be repaved by the railroad
company.
SEWER PROBLEM IN COUNCILS
Mayor Submits State Health Board
Permit at Meeting
A sjnopsls of the permit Issued by tho
State Commissioner of Health to the City
of Philadelphia for the new sewage sys
tem was sent to City Councils today by
Mayor Blankcnburg. Under tho permit
tho city is required to obtain control of
a site for the works as soon as possible.
The collecting sewer along Frankford
Creek and part of the northeast works
must bo completed and In operation by
July 1, 1917. The city then la required to
proceed as rapidly as possible with tho
construction of the Pennypack Creek col
lector and the upper Delaware ntver col
lector. The State may fix a definite date
for the carrying out of the entire sewage
disposal project.
COUNCILS APPROVE BILLS
Prospects for Highway Improvements
Discussed by City Fathers
At a meeting of the Survey Committee
of Councils this afternoon the following
bills were approved:
Revision of Ross street so that it will
be widened 20 feet.
Revision of curb lines and grade on the
south side of Walnut street, between
Washington square and 6th street, so as
to facilitate tralllc.
To strike from the city plan and vacate
Dudley street from Waterfront to Swan
son street. Tho bed of the street con
tains railway tracks and this will help
industries along the street.
To placo on the city plan Market square,
bounded by Germantown avenue, Church
lane, East School House lape and Ken
yon street.
FIRE IN FIREMEN'S ROOM
Delegates to State Convention Roused
by Blaze In Hotel
More than a hundred volunteer fire
men remembered their calling just In
time to avert participating In a near
panic at the New Dryson Hotel, nth and
Market streets, at 6 o'clock today, when
sparks from a defective flue started a
fire. The blaze originated In room No,
10 on the second floor.
U. M. McDantel and John Jackson,
members ot one of the volunteer fire
men's organizations attending the State
convention in this city, were asleep in
tho room. The sparks, which csme from
a restaurant flue, ignited their mattress,
but the snorts ot the sleepy Are fighters
drowned out the crackling of the flames.
Some one saw smoke coming from the
transom a few minutes later, shouted
"fire" and ran Into the room to awake
the sleepers. Two hundred other guests,
most of them firemen, ran about the halls
in night attire with their clothes under
their arms, some clambering out of fire
escapes, and all considerably at a loss.
An engine company responded to the
alnrm before there was any general rush
for the stairways and exits, a fireman
threw the blsxlug mattress out the win
dow and the' excitement subsided. The
damage ia slight.
Secretary DaftlcW Wife Retted
CUARLQTTB8VILLE. N. C Oct, T.
Mrs. Joaephus Daniels, wife of the Sec
retary of the Navy, and Mrs. Page, wife
of Congressman Robert N. Fw, were
victims ot robbers while atttnslng the
i nlted Daughters of the Cenfederecy
Mutvenltan today. Mrs. Daniels lost a
stiver puroe and vsiusWes; Mrs, ? a,
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engine dragged behind them, shone in the procession which mnrked the closing day of tho annual con
vention of the Pennsylvania Firemen's Association, this afternoon.
WOODLAND "L" IS URGED
IN RESOLUTION PASSED
Councils Act on Request of
Citizens of Southern Part
of West Philadelphia
The first step to Interest Councils In
the construction of tho proposed Wood
land avenue elevated lino was taken this
afternoon, when Common Councilman
Gcorgo Conned, of tho 40th Ward, In
troduced a resolution recommending the
building of tho line. Ho took this octlon
at the request of business men and resi
dents In the southern part of West Phila
delphia. Tho resolution was ndopted by
both chambers, and tho matter will come
up for further consideration, It Is be
lieved, at the next meeting
in accordance with a request made by
residents of Cheltenham, In Montgomery
Countx. who asked to have a small strip
ot lund ndjolnlng the City Line Incor
porated In trio city of Philadelphia,
Councils adopted a resolution nppiovlng
the request.
Ordinances were Introduced in Common
Council recommending an appropriation
of I1W.000 to tho Doord ot Reel cation for
Improvements at Klngsesslng Recreation
Centre, another recommending nn ap
propriation of 171,620 for tho Hurcau of
iHealth nnd Charities, $5713 for tho Hoard
of Recreation for maintenance of evening
re-creation schools, $33,000 for I ho Bureau
of Housing and Sanltntion, $25,000 for tho
Department of Wharves, Docks and Fer
ries, and J.K.O0O for tho Commlesloriors of
Fnlrmount Park.
All wcro referred to the Finance Com
mittee. Tho appointment of Robert D. Drlpps
as Director of Public Safety was unani
mously confirmed by Select Council. On
motion of Charles Soger, tho rules were
suspended and the confirmation made
immediately to save time.
TEUTON FORCES BEGIN
CONSTANTINOPLE DRIVE
Continued from Page One
stantlnoplc. Bulgaria Is expected to enter
the war by Invading Scrvla's eastern
frontier, cutting the Salonlka-Nlsh Rail
way and thus shutting Servlu off from
railway communication with the outside
world.
NEW GREEK CABINET
ADVOCATES OF NEUTRALITY
LONDON, Oct. 7. The new Greek Cab
inet, completed today, is composed of
strong advocates of Greek neutrality,
accoialng to dispatches from Athens.
Not a single member of the Venlzelos
ministry was retained by M. Zalmls, the
new Premier. It Is considered especially
significant that M. Gounarls, former
Prime Minister and the most bitter foe
of Venlzelos, was named Minister ot the
Interior. Since the beginning of the
war Gounarls has fought Venlzelos' pro
gram for Greece's entry Into the war
on the side of the Allies.
The other members are:
Minister of War, General Yanakltsas;
Minister of Marine, Admiral Countourl
otls; Minister of Justice nnd Communi
cations (theso formerly were separate
portfolios), M. Thallls; Minister of Fi
nance. S, Dragumls; Minister ot Instruc
tion. M. Thetokis.
MAN ACCUSED BY HOTEL
Ritz-Carlton Management Says Elec
trician Incurred Big Bill and
Disappeared
The best was none too good for C. II.
Oldham, an electrician, of 631 North 16th
street, who put up in one of the most
expensive rooms of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel
and 'paid for It today with his liberty.
He was held under $1000 ball for a further
hearing by Magistrate Harris, accused
of falling to pay the hotel's bill for $390.
That Is the amount of a week's bill at
the hotel 18 months ago, according to thi
management, who trusted Oldham ho
cause he said he was a member of the
du Pont family. But he disappeared. It
was alleged. He was arrested last night
by Detective Nolan, of the loth and Lo
cust streets station, on a warrant sworn
out by William Brooks, assistant man
ager of tho hotel.
WIFE ACCUSED OF SHOOTING
Woman Held Without Bail on Charge
of Assault
Mrs. Fena Vasquez. of 1021 Lemon
street, was held without ball today by
Magistrate Belcher to await the result
ot Injuries to her husband, Julio Vasques,
who Is In the Hahnemann Hospital with
a bullet wound In his abdomen and his
hands badly slashed by a razor. She was
accused of having inflicted the injuries
because her husband complained of har
cooking last night, but she denied the
charge.
Vasquez has not recovered sufficiently to
explain the cause of his wounds. It was
testified before the Magistrate, in the 10th
and Buttonwood streets police station,
that the man was attacked by his wife,
ran from the housue and fell unconscious
on a neighbor's doorstep.
World's Series Visitors
Newspaper men from other
cities and other visitors who come
to Philadelphia to attend tho
world's series baseball games are
cordially invited to avail them
selves of the privileges and con
veniences furnished by Ledger
Central, on Chestnut street, east
of Broad, in the Real Estate Trust
Building.
Commodious writing desks, sta
tionery and telephona servlea ar
.available free of charge. Ay b
ferjnation in regard to tk woWi
6erk Vill be givsn dmrfully.
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MIDVALE MERGER
WELDS GIGANTIC
STEEL COMBINE
War Munitions to Be Im
portant Output of $100,
000,000 Concern
FOUR COMPANIES JOINED
The Pennsylvania Steel Company will
he united with the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration and the Ciuclblo Steel Company
to form n third gigantic steel combine. It
was declared In financial circles this aft
ernoon, w hen magnates met In New York
for the third day of a conference. Rc
portL that tho merger was at last taking
definite shape were received fiom sources
regarded us authentic.
Bethlehem Steel advanced B0 points on
tho .Stock exchange in spectacular fash
ion and Cruclblo Steel showed sudden
strength.
Charles M. Schwab, chairman ot tho
board of Bethlehem Steel and leader ot
the group which. It is thought, will pur
chase control of Pennsylvania Steel from
the Pennsylvania Railroad, would sny
only that matters wcro "still In abey
ance." The new big merger Is reported to In
clude: Bethlehem Steel Corporation:
capital $60,000,000
Pennsylvania Steel Company 31,000.000
Ciuclblo Steel Company 25.000,000
OTHER TWO COMBINES.
The United States Steel Corporation,
tho first of tho great steel concerns, has
a capitalization of nearly a billion dollars.
The second great organization, the Mld
valo Steel and Ordnance Company, with
$100,000,000 capital, after two days of ex
istence, already bids fair to become one
of the strongest Industrial combines in
the country and such a factor In the
making of wnr munitions that It may bo
termed, popularly, the "war trust."
A vast steel-maklug organization will
be formed by the hoidlng,company as a
result of tho acquisition of four Impor
tant corporations, announced by William
P. Barba, vice president and general
manager of the Mldvalo Steel Company,
with other concerns which possibly will
be -absorbed. The starting point of the
great expansion was tho purchase of the
Nlcetown plant by William E. Corey.
Percy A. Rockefeller and business asso
ciates. BIG ORDERS FROM START.
Contracts for 2,000,000 rifles and options
on 300,000,000 tons of Iron ore are part of
the advantages with which tho new
merger starts business. Tho properties
bought by tho holding company arc:
The IteminKton Arms Company,
bringing with it contracts for 2-000,000
EnHeld rifles for the British Govern
ment. Tho company Is nn offshoot of tho Rem
ington Arms and Union Metallic Cart
ridge companies, which owned part of the
stock, the emalnder until yesterday hav
ing been held by large stockholders of
the Remlngton-U. M. C. combine. It has
no Dlant, but its contracts for muni
tions have been made at the Eddystone
plant of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works under a friendly agreement.
Fifteen thousand men are employed
there.
The Mlilvnlr steel Company, the Nice
town concern which passed into the hands
of William E. Corey nnd capitalists of
New York and other cities. It employs
(000 men.
Worth mothers' Company, of Coates
vllle, a big manufacturer ot unfinished
steel. Its plant is larger than that of
tho Mldvalo of this city and produces a
greater tonnage. Owing to the character
of the product, however, it employs only
3000' hands. The output of tho Worth
Company will be taken by the Mldvale
Company, which, in turn, will supply the
Remington Arms Company,
The Coateollle Rollins; Mills Com
pany. STRONG DIRECTORATE.
The directorate of the holding company
Is one ot the strongest combinations of
banking, capitalistic and steel and indus
trial operating strength that has b.cen
seen in some time in new aggregation in
this country.
The heads ot three ot the biggest bank
ing Institutions In the country are on
the board. They are Frank A. Vanderllp,
president of the National City Bank;
Churles II. Sabln, president ot the Guar
anty Trust Company, and Albert II. Wig
gin, president ot the Chase National
Bank, alt of New York.
Other directors ore William E. Corey,
Samuel F. Pryor. vice president and gen
eral manager ot the Remington Arms
Company, and a director ot Baldwins
and the Mldvale 8teel Company, Ambrose
Monell, president of the International
Nickel Company: Alva C Dinkey, presi
dent of the Mldvale Steel Company,
known as the operating company; Wil
liam P. Barba, vlco president and gen
eral manager of the Mldvale Steel Com
pany; Perry Rockefeller, Marcellu Hart
ley Dodge, preatdent of the Remington
Arms Company and vice president ot the
Vnlon Metalllo Cartridge Company, and
Frederick W, Allen, formerly a vice pres
ident ot the Mechanics and Metals Na
tional Bank,
Accused of Pawning Son's Clothes
A man arcused of stealing a aut ot
clothes from his lt-year-old stepson and
pawning it, so that he might buy rum,
was sentenced to 10 days In the Couitty
Prison today by Magistrate, Mecleary, In
the Trenton avenue and Dauphin street
pcllce station. He Is John Kleelck, of
308 East Yqfk street
Nstsd Oteat te Speak
Dr. Benjamin T. Brooks, head of the
debartment ot Chemical Engineering in
the University ot Pittsburgh and fellow
In the Kelte hwUute, wH1 deliver a lec
ture tonight I kq Franklin Institute op
flia T1iii Stlim of Fetjrulaum ItvJr.
I erbtia 1 AvsUeatiett t the Meter
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THIEF GETS BIG GEM
LOOT IN CHESTNUT HILL
Mrs. E. L. Sheppard's Home
Ransacked of Jewels Worth
$7500 as Family Dines
The thoft of Jewelry valued nt $7500 was
reported to the pollco of the Oermantown
station today by Mrs. Edgar U Sheppard,
of 8105 St Martin's lane. Chestnut Hill.
A thief entered the second-story front
room of tho Sheppard homo while the
family was nt dinner lost night, quickly
ransacked tho bureau draweis In Mrs.
Sheppard's room and departed the samo
way he came. The police believe that the
robbery wns committed by a "one Job"
man who l-dts that part of tho city every
jear nt the same time, makes one good
haul and then makes his way to another
city before tho alarm Is given.
Mrs. Shcppurd was seated at tho din
ing room table with her son, Edgar M.
Sheppard, and her daughter. Miss Mary
Sheppard, while the robber was upstairs.
Ho worked quietly and made no disorder,
so that the thoft was not discovered until
Mrs. Sheppard went to look for her Jew
els. Even at 7 o'clock at night tho neighbor
hood of tho Sheppard homo Is lonely and
a thief can work there with little rlslc
of discovery. It Is believed the man en
tered Mrs. Sheppard's bedroom by climb
ing over the front porch.
SCALPERS NEARLY CAUSE
RIOT AT BALL PARK
Contlnurd from I'ate One
ly by tho shoulder and thrusting out
hutches of world's scries tickets.
Among the large sales noted on Broad
street were somo to Percy Rockefeller,
who purchased nlno box seats from a
speculator, and George AV. Chllds Drexel.
Others were bought by J. H. Weaver, a
wealthy coal man.
Scalpers pounced like a pack of wolves
on purchasers of reserved scats and nearly
caused a riot trying to buy up the tickets
for speculation at 15th and Huntingdon
streets. Tho sale to thoso who had ap
plied .by mall was oponcd thero at 0
o'clocR this morning, with more than 300
men In line. This rapidly grew until It
stretched more than a block from the
entrance.
A block away, nt 15th street and Le-hlt-'h
avenue, the first of tho blcacherltes
appealed long before daylight. By 9
o'clock 20 men and boys were In line. The
first half dozen were candidly mercenary.
Each had a price, and said ho intended to
get It. Some of those in line cheerfully
admitted that they dtdn't have the price
of n cuick lunch and had no intention
of bulng bleacher seats. They lined up
to sell out their plai.es later.
Scenes somewhat similar to thoso nt 15th
and Huntingdon streets occurred right In
front of the new Stock Exchange building,
Broad and Walnut streets, in which the
headquarters of the club Is located. Cor
ridors of tho building on the 11th floor
wcro Jammed with men, most of them
prosperous and uffluent looking.
Scores of miir. with the notices sent out
by the club officials telling them they had
been put on the list of ticket purchasers
and to call for tho seats appeared. Near
ly all were told to return at 1 o'clock this
afternoon. At that hour tho distribution
started nnd was run off with little excite
ment. The first kick at Broad and Huntingdon
streets was registered by a Now Yorker,
Benjamin B. Jones, of 237 West 43d street.
He had nothing to say against the Phtlly
management, but when his story became
known there was a general grumble from
tho crowd. If what Jones asserts Is true,
the Phillies are filling larger orders than
for one or two seats, although President
Baker and other officials said tho large
orders would not be filled.
President Baker, who promised yester
day to give out a statement, today de
clined to talk. The charges ot fans at
the Stock Exchange ofllces were called
to his attention, aa was his promise that
a statement would be Isued explaining the
whole scheme of ticket distribution to
the public.
"I have no statement to make," said
Baker. "I will not havo any later, I'm
not going to talk."
Tho story told by Jones is that ho
bought from Charles Shanes, of 146 44th
street, New York, two applications for
ten seta of $1 seats each, a total of CO
seats, 20 for each game In this city. For
these applications, or notices from the
club to call and receive that number of
seats, Jones said hq paid Shanes $4S0.
When he reached the box olllce and
turned In the notice to obtain the seats
he learned thai $120 was still due on
them. He paid it making a total of $600
for the 00 $3 seats.
When Jones got to the street he was
pounced on by the scalpers, he said. He
struggled through a mob of 36 or 40 ot
them tot -fully a block before he could
extricate .ilmself and convince them that
he would not sell. A few minutes later
he says he sold three sets of the $2 seats
to a man who said he represented Ryan's
ticket agency The price paid Jones, ac
cording to his statement, was $!1 a set,
The face value ot the seats Is $6.
The highest offer heard was 18 for a
single $3 seat The scalpers found plenty
ot fans willing to take their money.
Everybody In sight seemed to have a
bankroll ot huge proportions. The scalp
ers apparently were working In combina
tions. As soon as a man secured a few
sets ot tickets he Jumped Into a waiting
taxlcab and hurried to the centre of the
city.
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LANE AGAIN ASSAILS
EX-DIRECTOR PORTER;
FAILS TO CITE FACTS
Organization's Chairman De
livers Himself of Abstract
Accusations Against
Franklin Candidate
CHALLENGES HIS RECORD
.... i i...i.imini nf the Rcpub-
4 HO Btl-'VIIII lliomi.iiv... -
llcan Organization's campaign of personal
attacks upon George D. Porter. Franklin
Washington candidate for mayor, was Is
sued this afternoon by DaUd IL Iane.
Tho Republican city chairman Issued a
statement which, It was explained, was
in answer to the statement ;nade by""".
Porter yesterday afternoon, In reply to
the first personal attack by the Organlza-
"tiIc Lane statement today rtlreKrde
exerv question and point raised by the in
dependent candidate .yesterday, anil I was
confined principally to a wall over tho
fommtlon of the new trankln Parts.
The statement was If sued In the same
manner ai the one of yesterday. Both
were written by John I Connelly, care
fullv looked over by Lane, and then made
public through Harry Wlt-tlg, .ff"1"
of tho Republican City Committee To
dav's statement follows:
"Personal abuse has never won any
campaign nnd will not win this, lou
cannot eade Issues. You must stand
up and tell tho peoplo what your posi
tion on matters of Importance affect
ing their welfare will be. One can
only Judge of what will bo done by
vou by comparing jour record wttn
the last threo nnd a half rwn.l
hne vou accompllshed7 What hac
vou done' In what condition are the
Police and Fire Departments todaj-7
What means have you employed to
Uno!lt conditions? You employed, as
well as sought, tno niu ui "-"
dents of Philadelphia, men not fnmlllnr
with our city, to run your depart
ment. and now ou attempt to prattle
at "efficiency." ,.
Philadelphia Is a great manufac
turing city. Tho peeople want to
know whether you aro still In favor
of a manufacturer's tax. This Issue
cannot be evaded by you. When ou
talk of a so-called political machine,
what means were employed to noml
nnto you? Never before In tho hls
tody ot Philadelphia was such asceno
enacted as the attempt to pre-empt
the title of tho party on which you
now stand. The public newspapers aro
the authority for tho statement that
men are locked In a room for ono
nnd one-half hours, away from
friends, telephone wires cut, and for
what purpose?
To dlsregnrj a primary election law
enacted by the authority of the Legis
lature of the State of Pennsylvania
and all for tho purpose of serving
your ends. You cannot throw dust In
the eves of the. peoplo. Your record
must and will bo laid bare, and many
things must be accounted for that you
now attempt to evade.
Tho first and Important one Is, Aro
you still In favor of tho nefarious
schemes of taxation fathered by your
own administration?
Former Director Tortcr announced
this afternoon that he will answer Dave
Lane's second attack tonight nt threo dif
ferent meotlngs. These meetings will be
held at Manayunk and Krccse streets.
Gates and Silverwood streets and 1421
South street.
UNION MUSICIANS
HALT FIREMEN'S PARADE
Continued from Page One
"They'll bo lucky if they don't set a
wotting." said Mr. Drlpps.
"It'll be your name's fault If they do,"
laughed Porter.
AND THEY DJDN'T COME.
The parade had .coma ,to a complete
halt. It was as If nil the musicians in
all the bands had come to a row ot musi
cal "rests" instead of notes in the little
sheets of muslo lashed to their trom
bones, flutes, drums, harps and loud In
struments, and couldn't play another
note.
The troublo was that tho West Cheater
Cornet Band was a non-union organisa
tion and all the union bandsmen In lin
refused to march on the same street with
them. The union men argued with Chlet
Murphy and Chief Baxter nnd the non
union men argued with the union men,
right out In Broad street.
MAYOR GOES HOME.
Ad this time on the front row of the
reviewing stand at Broad and Race streets
tho Mayor was tapping his foot Impa
tiently and Mr. Porter was testing atmos
pheric conditions with extended palm.
Then tt began to mizzle. After a while It
began to drizzle. And then' the Mayor got
up nnd scanned the heavens nnd the Im
patient crowds.
"You see It's this way," Fred McCon
ncll wna arguing all this time, "We've
got to stand up for a principle though
yio heavens fall. We can't help tt if this
is a parade. We'd stop playing Just the
same if this was u Polish 'wedding and
all the guests had their knives out."
And yet, not to say still, they argued.
Last night, It appeared. Judge Bonntwcll,
the now leader of the firemen's organiza
tion, had heard about the Intention of
tho Goodwill firemen, of West Chester,
to parade with their non-union band.
He wired to the head of the musicians'
union and asked his permission to permit
this to occur. He got no answer and sup
posed tt would be all right,
After an hour's argument the parade
began to move again. The West Ches
ter men had been removed from the line
ot march, and to the blare and thunder
of union bandsmen the firemen of Penn
sylvania proceeded down Broad street.
Thuy got to Broad and Race streets
at 12:30 o'clock-. Hut everybody wa
happy and the men looked fine In line.
There are a lot ot prizes for them.
The Judges of the various delegations'
appearances are Joseph Fay, ex-battallon
chief, of Philadelphia; Captain Bhermer,
,of the Fire Putrolj William Zane. secre
tary of Ahe Bureau of Fire; Albert Troth,
chief of tho Victor Talking Machine
company s nre aepartmem, and Captain
Philip 8. Tilden, chief of Harrison
Brothers' fire department. The Judges
were In a reviewing stand at Broad and
Catharine streets. They won't announce
the awards till tomorrow.
Triangle Plays NOW
DUSTIN FARNUM in "The Iron Strain"
RAYMOND HITCHCOCK, "My Valet"
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS in-"The Lamb"
Chestnut Street Opera Hd'iisa
Omlnut StrWt Blow Elvnth
Every Afternoon and Evening
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GERMANS PIERCE-
DVINSK FRONT ON
THREE-MILE LINE
Kaiser's Batteries in Rigjjl
uuir oneu xorpedo
boat of Czar
BIG. GUNS SMASH FORTS
Slavs Strike Near Balkan Fron3
tier at Austrmrift. hnf t
Fail to Advance
RERLtN, Oct Y"
,. German troops havo penetrated nu14i
positions hi uvinsK on a three-mile front.
German land batteries In the Gulf of m.A
shelled nnd damaged n Russian torpedoi-'j
ooai. an me region of Raggsgum th
urrmans capiurea it onicers and 1500 men.'
Russian forces nre making stiotig mow.
ments In the southern sector, evidently
having anticipated the plunge of nuli.f.
Into the war on tho side ot the TeutonjJy
nmnlrmi nnnrntlnn, Im .1... ....t . I'm J
show preparedness to cope with the tliulf
kan situation, and Indicate cither a puf.Ml
pose to aeter numanla from rcllnquljhlni
Its neut-al stand or to force that countryj
into the Entente.
A dlspntch from Czernowllz. Hukowlna. '
reports that Uii'slan ford have mart.
violent attack on tbe Austrlans along thefl
Bcssarnhian frontier, northeast of thvjl
city. Tho attack .. said to I ave beta !
made along tho river Pruth, whluh tlii
Russians attempts .o cross Jt one plactlSI
uy awiiiillllllK. S
The dispatch states that tL RussUniJ
made flvo assaults without "icons, sal
that many ot them were drown'.
IThcrn has been no fighting qf jMn-
svquencn in iiuxowina lor severs!
weeks. This .Austrian province was,
inlcpn In tartrx nnrt hv IVia Tiii-ala. .
enrller in tho war, but Uio invaders U
were expelled in the courso of the Sll
Teutonic offensive movement which ifil
began In May. The attack mentioned 5jJ
in the Berlin dispatch apparently was ,
...hwu rj I4t-ll u,kva nuiUIIVIUfe &IU.U I
tne Interior of Russia.
This movement Is of great Interest
In view of the present state of af
fairs in tho Balkans. The point ot the
Russian attack lies directly north ot
the Rumanian frontier. It has been'
assumed that if Rumania should enter
the war on the side of tho Entente
Allies a Junction with the forces of ,
Russia would be effected. It was re
ported from Athens today that Ru
mania Is hurriedly sending troops to J
me uuigariun ironucr ana maKing
other military preparations.
CHAUFFEUR HELD FOR
CAUSING MAN'S DEATH '
George H. Jones, of Bala, Killeij
by Auto Driven at
High Speed
Robert Stadler. of 463S Olive street, ac
cused of driving at a terrific rate ot
wpeed the automobile which last .night
struck and killed George. If. Jonik, bf
Bala, wns held without ball todayto
await the actfon of the Coroner. Jones,
a passenger in another machine, feared a
collision between tho two cars and'
jumped, only to be tossed 25 feet In the
air by tho onrushlng auto.
Stndlcr Is a chauffeur for Jacob Wolf,,
S2I0 Jefferson street, and is said to have J
been driving the motorcar of former Statt
Senator William H. Keyser, of this city;
Wolf's brother-in-law.
The accident occurred nt North Parkr
Side avenue. Jones and Edward Randall,,
501 Mldvale street, a clerk in the Domes-
automobile owned and driven by E. A.$fn
uonmi, or uicnsiae. jones was scaled
on the running board. Randall testified
that Stadler's machine approached at a'
70-mlles-nn-hour rate. Jones lumped and
was killed almost Instantly. '' W
Sometimes vnn see this:!
for often the fight fan'sJJ
seat monev is SDent on a 2
ping-pong bee. But don'tj
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hecause the insiHe nnwers
have a lot to do with thel
fighting you see.
Billy Rocap lets you in onj
(;he ring situation with hid
latest article, Boxi n-g
Promoters Are Skating onj
Thin Ice." If you like tol
hear the honest whack 01
gloves, don't miss Sun
day's Public Ledger
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