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WILL LEAD
IN NEW DEFENSE
SYSTEM OF U. S.
'League Island Yard
Build Battleships
for Navy
i ARMOR PLANT HERE
v Philadelphia Is to piny a big part In the
upbuilding of the army and navy of the
Vlted Statts, the plan for which have
been announced by Secretaries Danlela
and Garrison
A large share of the $SOO,000,000 w hi h It
Is planned to spend on the navy In the
next five cnrs will bo to the enlarging of
tlii;,.lladelphla Navy Yard. If the plans
drawn up by Mr Daniels are approved
by Congress, the navy yard at League
Island will be equipped for the manufac
ture of armor plate and the construction
of battleships
In order to provide ammunition for the
army of 663,000 which It Is proposed to
raise, the Frankford Arsenal will be en
larged. The Increase In activities at both
the navy yard and nrsenal will be a boon
for Philadelphia working men, and will
be of Importance to Philadelphia finan
cially and industrially.
The plans of Secretary Daniels call for
tnfk nnnmlnn nt lti Incut nnw vonl
"5 m ,mt" " ,B on Bn equal footing with any
HH ; navy yard In the country. It Is under
nK stood that the Navv Department has
agreed on the steps to bo undertaken, and
that only tho consent of Congress Is
necessary. Secretary Daniels would like
to see Philadelphia the centre of navy
shipbuilding In the country.
It Is planned to appropriate $6,000,000
Cor the armor plate factory at the navy
yard. It is the belief of Secretary
Daniels that there will be a great de
mand for armor pinto during the noxt
I, few J ears and that the price wilt be
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ifti -tb is iui una ivttauii nun lltt la
anxious that the Government have a
plant of Its own.
It Is likely that at least n jear and a
half will elapse before the building of the
first battleship at the Philadelphia Navy
h Yard Is begun. Each of tho battleships
to be bunt Here will cost $20,000 000. Secre
tary Daniels declares that It Is absolutely
necessary that the Government nrds
take part In the construction of the bat
tleships that will be added to the navy
within tho next five years.
HALF-CLAD THRONG
SEES FIRE RESCUES
Policemen Save Unconscious
I Pnmilv Rnna nf XI r. A CliAnfn
Helps One Escape
Several thrilling rescues were made by
a policeman, and one man slid down a
rope made of bed sheets from the third
story window, when Arc early- today dam
aged a three-story store and dwelling
at the northeast corner of 7th and Thomp
son streets to the extent of about $1000.
The clanging of the fire engines brought
many persons to the street In their ntght-
uotntnE" and excitement was caused
among the patients at the Children's
.Homeopathic Hospital, which is half a
block away, at Franklin and Thompson
streets.
The fire wns discovered shortly after 3
o'clock by Policeman Peters, of the 8th
and Jefferson streets station. Peters broke
open a side door and rushed to the sec
ond floor of the building, where he found
Bamuel Docterman, his wife and three
children unconscious in tl.eir beds from
the effects of the smoke,and fumes.
Peters picked up the two smaller chil
dren. Cecelia, 11 years old, and Julius, 7
years old, and carried them to the street.
On his second trip Jennie, 15 years old,
"was carried to the street. The father and
mother were then carried to places of
safety and revived.
In the second-story back room the po
liceman found Abraham Jaffe. his wife
and their child Samuel, 7 years old.
Arousing the sleepers, he picked the boy
up and led the way to the Btreet.
In the meantime some one said that
Alexander Taub was asleep In a room on
the third floor. Peters rushed back into
the building, but arrived In time to see
Taub's head disappear out the window.
Fearing that his escape had been cut
off, Taub had tied the bed sheets to
gether and attached them to a bed post
and slid to the street and safety, much
to the amusement of the half-clothed
Residents who watched from doorways
and windows.
The tire originated In the back of the
store and Is believed to have been caused
by a mouse gnawing on matches.
BULGARS HURL NEW
ARMY INTO SERVIA
Continued from race One
- and Servians continued today in the
vicinity of the Greek frontier, where thu
former made an attack Wednesday, ac
cording to a dispatch from Nleb.
The message said the Servians had re
captured the PI sana and Bonkva posi
tions which the Bulgarians took Tuesday,
Heavily beset on three sides Servla Is
making a last-ditch fight for her life.
It was conceded In military circles here
today that help by the Allies must reacb
the little nation speedily to be availing.
The Servians claimed to be holding their
cwn against the Bulgarians on the east
and the Austrian on the west along the
Drina but It was admitted that the com
bined Oerman and Austrian drive from
the northward was making steady prog
ress through the Morava valley.
There were reports that the British,
recently landed at Salonlca, were push
ing toward the fighting zone. It was not
believed, however, that they were num
erous enough to accomplish much.
Stronger foicea were known to be needed
" Imperatively.
France, so far as could be learned In of
ficial quarters, had npt'.jet taken any
steps. The cqnvlcitlon was growing that
. the Frem h and British would call off the
Dardanelles campaign, at least tempor
arily, to use tho tfoops on the Oulllpoll
jiilnul In Servla, ' ,
Bupptementlng Ms Friday's manlfeaio
to his subjects, Ctar Ferdinand today Is
sued another proclamation, signed by all
has Ministers, as yeli as himself, defend-
img the Bolla Government's course m
flfhtiivr srvla.
Th mtef, t was assorted, "In her ar.l
Hiusity and cupidity attacked our terri
tory and our brave troops were forced
to fight fl defense of our pwn soli."
TIih Kuropean war. It was declared, U
draw hi to a cUe and "the vlctorlojs
I a or tlie. Peiurai umpires are In
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of iNeir country said Ferdinand.
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SALE OF PANAMA
BONDS TO COVER
DEFENSE BUDGET
Fund of $250,000,000 to Be
Raised as Initial
Step
OPPOSITION EXPECTED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. Sale of a
quarter of a billion of Government bonds
for national defense, the bonds for the
Panama Canal authorized but still un
issued, has practically been decided upon
by the Administration, It was learned
today. The bonds will be limited to ex
penditures solely for national defense,
toward partial payment of the $400,000,000
planned for army and navy expansion.
The difference, the President hopes, can
be obtained from other Government rev
enues. Revenues aro being studied to ascertain
If an additional special bond Issue, other
than the J25O.O0O.O0O Panama Canal securi
ties now In the Treasury, can be avoided
for defense purposes.
By continuing the sugar tax. bringing
In ?50,000,000 annually, and Increased re
turns from the Income, customs and In
ternal revenues taxes, the President be
lieves the canal bonds will be sufficient
for national defense funds during the
coming ear. Needs of future years In the
flve-year preparedness program will be
met as they arise
It Is statfcd authoritatively that Presi
dent AVllBon will stand or fall on his national-defense
program.
It will be the Issue of the next presi
dential campaign. When the President
announces his stand on the tariff It Is
said the latter, as a campaign issue, will
be "as dead as a mackerel."
TARIFF CHANGES TO BE MADE.
The President will make concessions
deemed "necessary" In a readjustment
of the tariff. Those close to him are
stronger daily in the assertion that "rev
enue Is needed and the President will
stand ready with an open mind on the
tariff to receive suggestions which the
present war'renders necessary."
Refusal of Chalman 'Hoy, of the House
Military Committee, to commit himself
on the preparedness program following
his conference with President Wilson this
week Is now not believed to Indicate that
he will oppose the program. Secretary
Garrison's provision for six-year enlist
ments Is believed to be a concession to
Chaltman Hay's fixed opposition to short
term enlistments.
BRYAN'S OPPOSITION.
Opposition of former Secretary of State
Bryan and his adherents In Congress Is
also expected. Their slogan has been
already anticipated that "preparedness
makes for war, not peace." They will
argue, too, that munitions manufacturers
are lobbying or big Government ex
penditures To meet this the program
calls for more buildings by the Govern
ment Itself than ever before.
The President and his Cabinet were to
day practically committed to the expan
sion programs of Secretaries Garrison
and Daniels. A Cabinet meeting will be
held soon to formally ratify the Adminis
tration policy.
Creation of a continental volunteer
army of 400,000 men in three years, en
listed for six years' service and obligated
to take two months' military training
annually for the first three years, Is a
radical innovation In Garrison's reorgan
ization plan. Garrison proposes to In
crease the regular army from 90,000 men,
the present strength, to 120,000 men with
in two years, proposing an Immediate
Increase of 10.000, Placing the 8tate mi
litia of 150,000 under Federal control
would furnish nearly 700,000 trained mtn
within three years.
For the navy Secretary Daniels' plans
call for fmmcdlate construction, next
year, of two and possibly three super
battle cruisers, two battleships, 25 coast
defense submarines, five seagoing sub
merslbles, 10 torpedoboat destroyers and
two scout cruisers.
During the live-) ear period Daniels
proposes spending 1300,000,000 to provldo
1A naiiv liAltlmhlni. air battle cruisers.
100 ubmartnes,- 70 destroyers, 10 scout I
cruisers and many auxiliary snips.
DIVORCED COUPLE TO HEWED
John Welch Will Remarry Mrs. Alice
J, Welch After Years of Separation
John -Welch, of Washington, a book
keepers Is to be married In this city to
Ills first wlf, from whom h w dl
yorced In June, 1900. on the ground of
desertion. A short time ago Welch's sec
ond wife died, and (he original romance
was revived.
Mrs Alice J Welrb. the bride-to-be.
also is a clerk at Washington, They
came to this city today and obtained a
Iktnio lo wed again. A West Philadel
phia clergyman will officiate at the cere'
mui
After Ihf divorr. which was granted
bv tlir 8uprene Court at the District of
Columbia,. W ! married again.
SALVATION ARMY WORKERS PARADE FOR THEIR CAUSE
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rTvlf 0tA mar?hc.d fron? tho ChambcrB-Wylio Memorial Presbyterian Church, where the 30th
Coast Province of the Army is in session, to Washington Square, A mass-meeting there wa saddressed by
the leaders.
' search for missing
Germans fruitless
Battleships Fail to Sight Yawl
in Which Kronprinz Of
ficers Escaped
NORFOLK. Va., Oct. 16.-Search for
the yacht Eclipse, believed to have on
board six German officers and six sailors
who escaped from the Interned German
raider Kronprinz Wllhclm at Norfolk,
has thus far proved fruitless. The bat
tleships Louisiana, New Hampshire,
Minnesota, New York and Rhode Island
reached the Virginia CRpcs en route to
the southern drill grounds today, but
reported they had failed to sight the
Eclipse along the coast.
Few ofllcers share Captain Thlerfelder's
belief that the men" have been drowned.
If their yawl had gone agiound In Ches
apeake Bay, It Is believed the missing
men tould easily have communicated
since they left Sunday.
A new theory 'advanced today regarding
the disappearance of tho yawl and In
terned sailors was that they may have
boarded some outgoing ship and aban
doned their awl at sea. No trace of the
mloslng boat or men had been obtained
today by Admiral Beatty.i of the Ports
mouth Navy Tard.
All the Germans, ofllcers and crew on
both the Kronprinz Wilhelm and Trlnz
Eltel Frledrich, were today held prison
ers, no leaves of absence being permit
ted. Following attempts of five more
sailors of the Interned ships tq .escape by
seeking passage on outbound Dutch
steamers, port authorities ordered more
drastic confinement of the men aboard
the ships.
That a conspiracy has been hatching to
effect escape of a large number of the
Interned Germans is generally believed.
A guard of marines may be placed on the
two vessels.
POLICE FIGHT FOR LOOT
HALF HOUR AFTER ROBBERY
Officers Arrest Three Men and Re
cover Goods Worth $1200
Twelve hundred dollars' worth of loot,
stolen from the sport-goods store of
Moskowltz & Herbach, 430 Market street,
early today, was recovered half an hour
later after a rough-and-tumble fight In
a dark room between the police and
three young men. Fifty automatic re
volvers and boxes of cartridges were
scattered In the fight, but no shots were
fired.
Tho work of burglars was discovered
by Policeman James J. Smith, of the 4th
and Race streets station, who found a
transom smashed and a rear door open
ing on Ludlow street forced. The Inte
rior of the store was In confusion, and
the dial had been chipped off the safe,
which, however, had not been opened.
Sergeant Schad and Policemen Kamey,
Nllan and Salvlna Jiad scarcely completed
an Inventory with a member of the firm
when they were notified by Jeremiah
Murphy, a private watchman, of a con
ference, In a tailor shop In the basement
of 29 South 2d street, only a few blocks
distant.
Three men, outlined by the dim light
of a candle, were bending over a labia
on which were several suitcases filled
with various articles when the police
men burst Into the room. The light was
Instantly extinguished. In the melee
that followed Policeman Salvlna and
Jacob Rothman, proprietor of the shop,
received nasty cuts that necessitated
their being sent to the Roosevelt Hos
pital The men were subdued Roth
man's companions gave their names as
Nicholas Trott, of 29 South 2d street, and
Richard Page, 17 years old, of 3309 Philip
street. The toot was Identified by a mem
ber of the robbed firm. The prisoners
were held without ball for further hear
ing October 22 by Magistrate Elsenbrown.
GIBBONEY AGAINST PORTER
Will Oppose His Election to the
Mayoralty
George D, Porter la declared unfit for
the office of Mayor by D, Clarence Qb.
boney. president of the Law and Order
Society, In a statement Issued by the
latter today. Mr. Qlbboney especially
object to the confusion of politics with
rrllglon, of which he says Mr. Porter Is
guilty.
"When personal ambition makes politic
the Instrument for Inspiring or spreading
leliglou and racial hatreds In the hope
that the hitter antagonism Jhu roused
jnay catapult tho Instigator into public
ofdee and control of our local govern
mental machinery, then a one who hi
led and participated in many independent
campaigns In the past I eel that I would
be false to my citizenship, my church, my
whole life's training and my own idea) if
1 did not with al the force and facilities
at HiC command Aenounre and onnn. &
prMwr m ua-Awwican," My Mr. Gib- I
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EVA BOOTH LEADS
SALVATION PARADE
Fifteen Hundred Religious Sol
diers March to Washing
ton Square Meeting
The soldiers of the Salvation Army. 1500
strong, headed by Commander Ea Douth
paraded through the streets today to
Washington Square, where a hlg open-nlr
mass-meeting wns held In connection
with the Kith nnnual Congress of the At
lantic Coast Province of tho Army, which
opened Wednesday.
Martial airs were placed along the
line of march by the Salvation Army
bands. Most of the ofllcers of the divi
sion, In addition to the delegates to. the
convention, were in the parade.
The sections formed t 1:30 p m at
the Chambers-Wyllo Memorial Presbj
te'rlan Church, Broad street near Spruce
street. The routo was to City Hall,
down Market street, to 6th street to In
dependence Hall and thence to Washing
ton Square. The mass-meeting begun
at 2:30 o'clock.
Open-air meetings and special demon
strations will be held throughout the lity
tonight. Tho congress will close tomor
row. A holiness meeting will be held In
the morning at the Citadel, 8th and Vine
streets. In the afternoon a patriotic
service for children will be held at the
Forrest Theatre, where in the evening
Miss Booth will deliver her Illustrated
lecture, "My Father." Jqhn Wanamaker
will preside.
DU PONT TRAPSH00TIXG
CLUB WILL BE ENJOINED
Chancellor to Issue Order on Monday
Forbidding Marksmanship Tests
WILMINGTON, Del.. Oct 16,-Chancel-lor
Curtis has handed down a decision
In the Court of Chnncory to the effect
that the shotlng on tho grounds of the
Du Pont Club Is dangerous to the public
passing nlons the highway near the club
grounds and on Monday he will Issue a
Drellmlnary Injunction, restraining the
Du Pont Trnpshootlng Club from shoot
ing on the grounds until further notice.
The club Is allowed to shoot today on the
promise that proper precautions are taken.
The chancellor does not go Into the
question of nuisance caused by the noise,
but Holds that the shooting Is dangerous
to the public passing along the road,
according to the evidence. It Is declared
that tho traps are all within 200 feet of
tho road and that tests have shown that
shot from the guns used will travel 264
feet or more. It Is therefore the duty of
the court to protect people trnvellng nlong
the road. Should the club erect walls
about the club grounds sufficiently high
to prevent shot going Into the road, then
the club would have good grounds for
asking that the Injunction be dissolved.
The club has not decided what action it
will tako, but It la probable that the club
will be located at some other point.
The suit attracted considerable attention
because the officers of the Du Pont Com
pany appeared to be divided on the sub
ject. ALLIES' ATTACKS IN WEST
FUTILE, SAYS VON KLUCK
German General Believes Defenses
Will Hold Foe
CHICAGO, Oct. 16. "I do not believe
the Allies can break through the German
lines," said General von Kluck tn an In
terview cabled to the New by Raymond
10. Swing. "The problem of the Allies to
get through our lines Is different from
our problem last May to break through
tho Russian lines."
Oeneral von Klpck yesterday celebrat
ed the (0th anniversary of his entrance
Into his country's military service.
"The Allies' problem," he said, "is dif
ferent In dimensions, preparedness, ar
tillery and quality of troops from our
problem on the eastern front. The Rus
sian army, to be sure, was well In
trenched, but where prisoners In huye
number are being taken It is Impossible
to maintain a high standard of quality
among the troops by filling up the holes,
Our artillery was also aupeiior to thai
of the Russians, while the Allies on the
western front have no superiority over
us. We aro well prepared In the West
and have plenty of trenches,"
Attack Hunter for Accident
LKWISTOWN. Pa.. Oct. ld.-JHelleving
Chauncey Schutl, clothing merchant, had
been killed by Fred Blystlne, a hunter,
who accidently shot Schull today. Schull'a
companion sought to wreak summary
Justice on the hunter by beating him Into
Insensibility Schull. though shot In the
head and face, was not seriously wounded.
The accident was the third hunting dis
aster In this vicinity since the hunting
season opened
Cardinals Consider BmI's Pk
I'ARIH. Oct IC.Tho rarHI,ial l....uli
tee, named by the Pope to consider Count
- .'. u" v " Pia tor annulment
or hi marrlasr tn A.., si... .1.4 .... a-
day, discussed the case and adjourned
without announcing a decision, u w
wlly predicted the rt and kaMtur.
Sisl
GERMAN ATTACK
FAILS TO REGAIN
LORRAINE LINES
French Hold Trenches
North of Reillon Despite
Furious Assaults
ADMIT CHAMPAGNE LOSS
PARIS, Oct. 16.
The French War Office today an
nounced the repulse of German counter
attacks during the night in Lorraine
against the trenches which the French
troops occupied yesterday. The official
communique also stated that a German
attack In the Vosges between LInge and
Schaerztprmaennale early today was com
pletely repulsed.
Tho toxt of the Communique follows:
"We repulsed last night In Lorraine
numerous counter-attacks against the
trenches we had occupied yesterday, to
the north of Reillon. The number of pris
oners which we made In the course of
these actions reached 100.
"In the Vosges the enemy attempted,
after midnight, an attack In force be
tween LInge and SchraUmacnnele, which
was preceded by a violent bombardment
and accompanied by curtains of fire, on
our second lines and our communicating
trenches. It was completely repulsed.
"Not a single Inldent Is reported on
the rest of the front since the preceding
communique."
In an attempt to regain a part of the
trenches In Champagne, lost to them In
the French attack on September 25, the
Germans last night followed up a terrific
two days' bombardment by launching a
violent Infantry attack upon the extreme
left wing of the new French front, con
centrating it upon a point just east of
Aubcrive. They succeeded, according to
tho night communique, In gaining a foot
hold at one point In their old trenches"
In the neighborhood.
For several days past the Germans'
heavy guns have been battering the new
French front, and today's attack against
the left wing is believed here to be but the
forerunner of more attempts.
GERMANS REPULSE BRITISH
AND FRENCH ASSAULTS
BCRLIN, Oct, 16. The repulse of Anglo
French attacks all along the battle front
In the western theatre of war Is an
nounced by the German War Office In an
official statement today.
In the sector of Auberlve, In Cham
pagno, the Germans captured 11 othcers,
600 men and three machine guns.
The German success at Hartmanns
wellerkopf In upper Alsace, resulted In
the capture of Ave French officers, 226
men, six machine guns and three mine
throwers.
Attacks by the British near Vermelles,
In Artols, and by the French at Soualn,
Le Mesnll and Lelntrey, In the Vosges,
were all repulsed.
The German army In the Vosges re
pelled an attempt of the enemy to ad
vance at Schraumannelle.
OENERAL FRENCH DENIES
BRIT18H LOST P08ITI0NS
LONDON, Oct 16.-A British official
report received under date of t:il o'clock
last night from Field Marshal Sir John
French, commander-in-chief of the Brit
ish army, says with reference to the
German official statement:
"The only change In the situation aouth
of La Bassee Canal Is that we have fur
ther Improved our position In the
Ilphonxollern redoubt, We hold all the
ground gained on the 13th."
Conflicting claim concerning the po.
session of hill No. 70 have been ended
by the statement of the Under Secretary
of War m the House of Commons that
the British official report had been read
Incorrectly, In reality claiming only the
capture of the mining work around this
nosltlon.
- UN DIBASTKO IN 8ICILIA
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La Piu Grande, Miniera dell' Isola Jn
Preda delle Flamme , "
ROMA, IS Ottobre-Un tele'gramma da
Caltanlssetta die che un gravllmo dls
astro mlnerarlo avenuto In quella pro-
5,?i0,,oi,A pl fBae mlnUra wUa
della Slcllla in flamme, e tuttt all
forsl fattl flnota oio stfetl inutlll Bon
ono riuqtl a spegnere I'lncendlo,
HI a che nuremosl mlnatorl si trova
vano nella miniera aj momentP in 0U ,j
ayljuppo I'lncendlo, e sj a pure che
moltl mlnatqrl sono mortl asflsslatl. Per
II momenta raaneano parjlcolarl.
Caught After a yW' Hmt
TRBNTON, N J., Oct.. ,r
Crowell. who year ago lf the mil
hJ fnr whnm thm nnllr. kH. u... i-
p.... ..... ..,,.. ,,. rvMvw r " lpf
Inc. was arrested last night fay detecUVe
from the Trnton wj)C(l Ajpartnat M
he wa Milling under the htu f rUr
live mix fltu aywu. OwaM i ae
fedMi having stolen MM from tk ti4
Carriers' Vnlou, of tilth b wu of.
POLITICIAN ACCUSED
Editor Charged With Assault and
Battery nt Polling Place
NOnniSTOW.V, Pa., Oct. 1.-Judge
Swarts today directed that the District
Attorney take action on a special fturfl
which Constable Charles F, Kulp, Of
Lansdale, made. ...,.
The return sets forth that J. Worth
Ington Brunner, minority Inspector of the
Houth Ward, of Lansdale, committed as
sault and battery upon 11. W. Bergey,
by striking him In the face at the poll
ing place on September 21. The Con
.i.kt. haim nn faia fftturn thnt thu wit
nesses to tho act Include William D.
Heebncr, John Nolan, J. W, Place,
James Shaffer, Samuel L. Bergey, Horace
Davis, T. B. McManus nnd Peter SI.
Boorse. ,
Judge Swarts directed Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Hendricks to notify Brun
ner that he would be expected to answer
the charge at the December session of
court, and that he should enter his ap
pearance within 10 days.
Mr. Bergey Is editor of tho Lansdale
Republican and former Assemblyman
from the Sd Legislative District.
NEW $1,000,000 PIERS
RECEIVED BY MAYOR
IN SOUTHWARK TODAY
Blankenburgr, Cabinet and For
mer Director Norris Cele
brate Completion of Two
Modern Structures
MARKS CITY'S ADVANCE
Two modern piers, each erected at a
cost of $1,000,000, were delivered officially
to the city this aftornoon nt ceremonies
in which the Mayor, his cabinet and other
city officials took part
The piers are known as the Southward
piers. They are Nos. 33 and 10, located
at the foot of Queen and Christian
streets. The ceremonies were held on tho
top floor of pier 40, which was decorated.
Mayor Blankenburg, In his speech ac
cepting the structures, declared they will
play a prominent part In making the port
of Philadelphia one of the greatest ship
ping centres In the world.
Former Director Norris, of the Depart
ment of Wharves, Docks and Ferries, de
clared that the building of the piers was
one of the most notable accomplishments
of an administration made notable by
its constructive enterprises.
The piers were delivered by Frederick
Snare, senior member of Snare & Trlest.
who built them, to Director Meigs, of
the Department of Wharves, Docks and
Ferries. He turned them over to the
Mnyor.
Othern who attended tho proceedings
were Directors Drlpps. Cooke, Zlogler
and Loeb; Charles P. Kurts, Surveyor
of the Port; Howard B. French, president
of the Chamber of Commerce; George F.
Sproule, secretary of the Commissioners
of Navigation; Chief Connell, of the Bu
reau of Highways; Colonel George Zinn,
ynlted States engineer in charge of Gov
ernment construction work in Philadel
phia, and Councllmen.
The completion of the Southwark piers
marks the first step In the extensive pro
gram of port development Involving ex
penditures of approximately from J 20.000,
000 to (25,000.000. The work Is to be done
chiefly in the southern section of the
city.
Dredging operations ore being carried
on at the foot of McKean street in prep
aration for the construction of the first
of IS new piers, larger than the South
wark piers, to be known as the Pass
yunk piers.
In addition' to the development of the
actual water front with piers, there Is
under way a comprehensive plan of re
habilitation of the inshore facilities, in
volving the elimination of grade cross
ings, relocation of crosstown railroad
lines, the construction of almost a score
of undergrade and overgrade street cross
ings, the creation of large freight clanl
ficatlon yard and the extension nf th
belt line service.
ANGLO-FRENCH COMMISSIONERS
OFF FOR HOME SATISFIED
Muto on Subject of Further Loan.
Pleased With Treatment Here
NEW YORK. Oct. II! Haran n.rilr,
Sir Henry Babblngton-Smlth and Sir Ed
ward Holden, members of the Anglo
French credit commission which secured
a 500,000,000 war loan In this country,
sailed for home today on the American
liner St. Louis.
Asked about reports that the Allies will
soon try to float another loan In this
country. Baron Reading, chairman of the
commission, said:
"I know nothing about a further loan.
I only know I am well satisfied with the
result of our visit. We believe we got
a fair and square deal here. The Ameri
can bankers treated us very well and we
recognized that they had to have proper
regard for the Interests of their own
country."
As to the result of the war Lord Read
Ing said:
"There can be only one lesult, and that
Is final victory for the Allies. Our people
aro united, and we will make any aio.
rlflce."
Boss Barbera Grant Demands'
The barbers of South Philadelphia will
not strike a they threatened several
day ago. They say their demands have
bten granted. Announcement ha been
made by Leon Worthall, organiser for the
Journeymen Barbers' International Union
of America, that a committee of shoo
owners ha granted the demands of the
men for cleaner working condition and
recognition of their union. They de.
clared that the failure pf ,ome of the
proprietors to keep shops clean made
their long shift of from 12 to 1 hours
almost unendurable.
Tamaqua Tax Collector MUaine
POTT8VILLE. Pa Oct. W.-Cllnto e
Hitler, lax collector' of T.nTaqua, f,
been absent frpm home for week i,i
on Investigation Into hi acwunt, has
betn proposed by 1.1 bondsmen and the
Town Council, who will be required il
makejroo?.1,ln(,uncl any ar, dis
covered. Council will bring no crlmlna
JSS?CUtton " 8U,er '' in good
time. He 11 a married man. lie left
ano.ftp,ut.eni,b,,r t0 nUr $
fleer.
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SLAVS THRUST
TEUTON CENTRE
BACK 17 MILES
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uontinue successful At- j
tacks on Enemy North nf 1
Pinsk, Petrograd Hears J
SIBERIANS AT DVINSK
BERLIN, Oct. 16 Field" MarshM
von Hlndenburc's army renull n... c
sian attacks near Dvlnsk (Dunaburg) "' "i
and also nt Wcssolowo, where one oN '
ncer, 444 men and wie machine tun '
were capiurca, ine war umce report
PETROGRAD, Oct lj.
centre north of Plnk back 17 miles n!ii
according to report received her I...1
PMrntrrnrl mlllturv nrtai .aji.& ... '
tho progress of tho Czar's forces nlonr"4l
(Via omIIia rnn( m tit Tl.tal. .. . -
i.-v, c"", "- .uc io uukdn
wiiii win iuitu u. Kcnorni roireat by tht
nermann and compel them to abandon
iiio iivaiiiuun in wiiiwii iiiey naa expected
tn nann tVin win "
The fighting about Dvlnsk has now'l
war nfl1ntn1 nnafirt. Tha aiU.i.. . ..?
KIT. Hun trnnnn mini tart In iU . J
of German trenches along a front of halfHl
The attack was preceded by a bombard.
mant nf 91 timira wKlnli Mia.w at,... .
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man divisions into confusion that ren
uercu mum ncipicss ueioro me Dsyonett
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DAMAGE SUIT SETTLED ,.
Woman Whoso Husband Was Killed
by Auto Compromises
KORRISTOWN. Ta., Oct. 16. A settle
ment has been effected out of court of (..
suit brouRht by Jennie Smith against th M
Bell Grocery Company to recover dam-iS
ages ror ins uemu 01 ner nusDand, Albert
P. Smith, a tollgate keeper near Norths
Wales, who was run down and killed on-w
the road near the "William Penn Hotel by
a Bell autotruck while waiting for aw
trolley car. i
William Engard, of Philadelphia, driver
of the truck, was acquitted In the Mont
gomery County Court of manslaughter.
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Exploding Engine Injures Two
While making repairs on a gasoline tni'-i
frlnr nt the rle-nr hnx fArtnrv nt tp n.u. XJ
A: Son, 113 North Orlanna street, this aft- l
ernoon, Merrll Brecht, 23 years old, 'm
member of the firm, who lives at 368 Ly- 9
ceum avenue, Roxborough, and Frederlci'NB
Hoffman, 31 years old, of WJ North 3d ' J
street, Camden, N. J were burned and'Mi
were hurled against the wall of th n
glneroom. They were removed to thfB
Jefferson Hospital. The woodwork be-
came Ignited after the explosion, but th'W
ifia&e wm 'luiv.nij' 3Atiiiui9Il?u oy Otntr
employes.
.Horrors!
SrlVrf CsVoPa-W
is tHatyou?
Mother was angry!
Sylvester has been
acting for the movies.
Mother is a snob
doesn't approve of "that
movie actress".
Now ahe aeea darling
Sylvester on the screen.
My! Such languagel
"You've disgraced me, my
soril I'll dhown you".
Does Sylvester worry?
Not much I He' making a
movie hero's salary, and
Natalie North,"that actress",
calls him by his nickname
now.
Something mighty funny
happens in Florence Ryer
son's story "That Girl and
Sylvester .
Get your copy with your
evening paper tonight
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Every Newwtand
A Practical Scheme for a
Town Lot Is Intensive
Broiler Raising
H, ArwstrpBsr Roberts, who con
ducts the Poultry News Page in
tka Sunday PUBLIC LEDGER,
Will this wk show that brojlsf
raisins; rtquirsa a smaller invssto
wnt than an ejrK farm. He glv
you plans and measurement fpr
building and othr practical in
formation ta anabl you to tcrt
ahead.