FINANCIAL EDITION JMiger NIGHT EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA imunn c r vol. ii.-no. 30 PKICJ3 OKE CENT PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBEK, 18, 1015. Constant, 1915, si tub I'cstio ttrosi Compakt. IEUTONSMAKE RAPID ADVANCE IN SERB DRIVE Defenders Evacuate Macva Region m Northwest and Plateau south ot Belgrade BULGARIANS SPEED- UP Cllics Capture Strumnitza, Bul- gar Stronghold bona Their Objective paths. Oct. 18. Bulgarians have Eetratcd Servian Macedonia and Zi the Salonlca-NUh Railroad, the Jdiati press asserts, it wad stated j Geneva dispatches received here to jy confirming reports from Salonica. Wnr.tN. Oct. 18. Important progress L both the German and Bulgarian fermlef Invading Servla was reported by tke, German General Start today. n announced that the Servians were ginning to retreat In the Macva dls- Ict In northwestern Servla, that uerman ,m were pressing forward on the fSateau .south of Uelgrado and had taken two villages southeast of rozharevatz, nA that the Bulgarians, after occupy- Gfine heights on tho frontier, were pushing fsrward via ugri-i oiuiiku, iiui mcuai ui W The official report of operations In the IBtlkan theatre of war foll6wa: fStglnnlng to retreat. Wo are advane1 l. A iha mnTpuit nniiin m iipizrnnf.f W"Bulgarlan troops havo occupied the HVhtS 01 Aiusun x'crcin una Dauinzuu, ltJlQ rO JJUOiiiiie, .uinaiu fin At IhlanKa." K'Southeast of Fozarevac, in Servla, Mn have captured Bocavec, about 30 jjllts louin oi mo ironuer, an impunani tivince, and Mount Crenlse. K"South of Belgiade we are advancing kjilnst Cvetkevcrob, Vroen and tho IHtcva region, the enemy retiring." ALLIES IN BULGARIA AIM TO CAPTURE ENEMY CAPITAL The fall of Strumnltza gave the Allies lentrol of the Salonlca-Nlsh Railroad for J3 miles northward from Salonlca, about. third of the distance to Nlsh, Salonlcs. djlec'sajd' Stciuruvlti.-theBiUga4aa. jrtronghold captured, Is 20 miles east of ike railroad, but It was reported the strbo-Franco-Brltlsh forces were spread- is -westward and securing the line at the fme time that they advanced northward. Lthelr object was believed to be to ex tend then- front sulllclentlv to reach Nlsh M strike at Sofia, tho Bulgarian capital. m. ibb ame time giving mem a line a Utile more than 60 miles long. I About another third ot tho distance be tween Salonika and Nlsh, however, there were indications there would be a fierce draggle At this point tho Bulgarians Jfere across the Servian frontier and it reliably reported they had cut tho Jtfroad at the Servian town of Vranla fltenja). Here, if not sooner, it was as- pnucu mey would make a stand. SKr PORTER CHARLTON TELLS COURT WHY HE KILLED WIFE young American Says Wife's iConduct and Abuse of Him Unbalanced His Mind and Caused Act 14 m VERGE OF COLLAPSE COMO, Italy, Oct. 18.-Trembllng and ; we point of collapse, Porter Charlton y told the court Which is trying him Ms wife's murder how he met and rrled his victim, of '-their- llfn toeether. f the events which led up to the killing e honeymoon villa on Lake Como. young American told of hln discovery " he had fllnln ittt wr.mn.i i4nln An jwnral he declared was a blank in his a, of the manner In which he sank 1 "Ody In a trunk in Lake Como, and 11 Of his fllcht. j?b woman, Mary Scott Castle, already "orced and considerably older than hlra-, "W married to him in 1909, he said. 1 love for her, he declared, was so in- inat it filled his entire, life. We . think nf rtntili a ' ber fUriOUB Irnlnnat, onri nlnl.nl fll. tr against him following their mar- r- , .poice at length. These gust " he attributed to tho cause which -. ottia, temporarily unbalanced "Usaed or re Two, Column Three THE WEATHER 1 election fever is In thn air. Prnh Malted with the. spell-'blndlng ef wertaln poetical Job aspirants, the aer gods hav& auf,v.r i, ..a....! k Hui .-. ..7r .rr . r.r v wjm ineir oest 10 bmOtP hSr '.i00, .r"ry boaters learned this tt Divot .b u- .u -.; j ii ' beatvn In a rn.,l 41.- WAJ..I... hlng for a little variety, and the to U nesd t. By this evening, r W Zl . o ina weame(r mi, .7. " m'vrm jor oy rwyra inS? t,h" Vwi " --T 91f9 tMSVfl FORECAST J Philadelphia ani vicinity Un- tonight and Tuetdau with Wtf rat'u; warmer tonight; to moderatf toutheatt to mUh BIDS ON HALL RESTORATION All Proposals for Walks Como Within Appropriation Patriotic Work Starts Soon All of tho proposals submitted today for the restoration of Independence Square were within tho $13,000 avnllablo for the work of altering tho wnlks so as to make them as they wero In old Colonial day. The proposals will be scheduled and the work started In the near future Undur direction of the Bureau of City Property. Tho bids received for restoring the front of Independence Hall and surroundings of the hall wpre: Manwarlng & Cummins, $11,600: "Wil liam A. Atundy, $12,5.1, and Francis & Markle, $10,970. The specifications and plans were drafted by a committee of the Philadel phia Chapter. American Institute bf Architects. The brick and flagstone pavements and the post and chain fences surrounding the historic buildings will be exactly ns they were In ancient days. Tho drive at tho rcur of Congress Hall will also be restored. New brick walls, with blue marble copings, flanked by the existing posts, will line the driveway on tho 6th strcit side. Surmounting tho walls will be cast Iron posts, which will bo connected with wrought iron chains. Other details of tho plans call for lamp of tho antiquo Franklin style, to be placed about the hall, as well as the planting of. trees and shrubbery under the direction of the city forester. RAIN OF SHELLS HALTS GERMANS ON SOUCHEZ LINE French Hurl Back Three Night Attacks at Bois en Hanche BRITISH BOMBARD COAST PARIS, Oct. 18. Three attacks mado by the Germans during the night aqralnst French positions northeast of Souchcz were repulsed by artillery and rifle fire, the War Office an nounced today. The official communique also reports activity for tho first lime in several months north of Verdun. Tho Germans met with a repulse In this region also. The text of tho communique follows: "During the course of the night we completely repulsed by our curtains ot artillery fire and by our rifle fire three new attacks of the enemy against the Bols en Hanche, to the northeast of SOUclTerr" -ii' '-' ,.- vf- "To the south Of tho Sommc an almost continuous conflict Is being carried on with engines of trench warfare In the sector of Lthons, while our batteries are directing an effective flro against tho German works. "To the north of Verdun the Germans attempted to occupy the cavities made by mines recontly exploded between the lines. They were everywhere repulsed. During tho night there was very sharp Infantry fire from trench to trench in the environs of Nomeny. Our artillery in the same region dispersed enemy working parties to the east of Eply, near Gremecy and Bloncourt, and bombarded tho sta tion of Blamont." GERMANS REPULSE FRENCH ATTACKS UPON TAHURE BERLIN, Oct. 18. Tho War Office to day reported that French attacks at Tahure In Champagne and English at tacks at Vermelles resulted In failure. In the former engagement the Germans took 93 prisoners. A, German aerial squadrpn dropped 80 bombs upon Belfort, the mighty French fortress in eastern France, causing fires to break out. The report follows: "A trenoh work northeast of Vermelles, projecting far into tho enemy's position, was repeatedly attacked by the British, but all the attacks failed. "Attempts of tho French to retake Tahure wereVrepulsed. An attempt by the enemy to advance with the object of recapturing lost positions aouth of Leintrcy were unsuccessful. Wo captured three commissioned, officers, 17 non-commissioned and 73 chasseurs. At Schratz- mannele the enemy was unable to re capture a single foot of lost ground. "On Sunday a German airship squadron attacked the French fortress of Belfort. .Many aviators were driven off and SO bombs wero dropped on the fortress, starting a number of flrs." VITTORIA ITALIANA A CINQUE KM. DA RIYA , I. .... - Le Truppe Anglo-Francesi In- vadono la Bulgaria -La Par- tecipazione Italiana E' Certa II generate Cadorna ha annunclato che le forze Italians hanno conqulstato le forti ppslzlonl austriache , dl Pregaslna, sUl Lago dl Garda e netle vlclnanze dl Rtva. In segulto ad tin vlolento attacco. Pregaslnar e' su dl un'altura dl 1760 pledi, a circa un chllometro o mezzo dalle cascate del Ponale, dova ' lo stablllmento elet trlco che fornlsce I'energla a RIva ed alio opere dl fortlflcazlone dl questa piazza Da Pregaslna git Italianl domlnano lo cascate del Ponale e la parte settentrionnle della valle d Ledro I9 cascate dlatano da Iliva circa tre chllometrl, Oggi le truppe itellane eeguono 11 ruo cesso ottenuto sabato con l'oqotipaslpne dl Pregaslna, e at attende 1'annununcto dl nuove occupazloti nella zona tt R(va.'e del Ponale, ' , Oajv) ha- ovuto luogo a Roma uri Im ESffjjWite conalgllo dl mlnUtrl, e sublto f&foi dlpeva chp ritalla aveva fatto il prim jhiho verso J'lntervento net Batpanl per cooperare con gll alleatl. Hi cred che si ata copcludendo un tratlato col quale nulla si Impegna ad alutare gli alkali net Ba)canl. Gil amlMisclatorl i RuHa, M Francla dl IngMIlterra l sono recatt ocnl Klonio Jn queatl ultlml glorpi alia Consulta per conferire lunmente ton H mlnlstro degll Eaterl, on, Sonnlno. Oggl il mlnlstro dl areola a Roma. Coromlllas. rispondendo ad una nola dell Italia alia Orecla, ha dlchlarato alia Con. sulta cho la Qrecla ha decUo d rlmanere nella sua neutrallU' armala. (Leggere n Ga paglna le ultlnje e plu attasllt noilat nulla, gmrtm. In lui- li'IVV'li-1 W'l 11,'1,'W' ...- IV I .-M II II. EXPOSE TRICK TO FOOL LABOR Statement Blaming Colo: rado Women for Trouble Shown to Be Fraud ITS AUTHOR DISCREDITED Nugent Anti-Suffrage Organi zation Rails in Eleventh Hour Effort An eloventh-hour attempt of tho anti suffrage organization of New Jersey to stem a wave of suffrage sentiment tnat will, according to ndvocntes of the cause. Inundate the polls In tho Garden State tomorrow, has aroused the Buffraglsts to a frenzy of activity today that Is a climax of a campaign which has kept the Stato electrically alive to the issue for the last few years. According to Mrs. W. D. Kcrlln, chair man of tho Camden Suffrage League, the Nugent Anti-Suffrage Organization, In an -attempt to Influence the labor vote, has been sending out for the last few days a statement signed by William T. Hlckey. They assert, Mrs. Kerlln says, that ho Is tho secretary of the Colorado State Federation of Labor, and his as sertion that woman suffrage In tho west ern Stato Is directly responsible for the labor agitations there Is expected to have weight. Hlckey," said Mrs. Kcrlln, "is not the secretary of the Colorado State Federa tion of Labor. Ho was nt one time, but he Is not now. Ho is a discredited mem ber of that organization. As soon as wo heard of the Nugent attempt to wean the labor vote from us by placing these state ments In the large factories and Industrial plants, wo wired our friends In Colorado to get busy on his record. Yesterday, at a big mass meeting at the Towers The ater, at which there were more than 1200 people present, wo read telegrams from Mrs. Mary C. Bradford, leader of tho suffrago forces In Colorado, and Jo seph D. Cannon, organizer of the West ern Federation of Miners, on the subject of Hlckey. Tho latter s telegram read: DISCREDITED POLITICIAN. " 'The an Us He when they speak of Hlckey as the secretary of the Colorado State Federation of Labor. He Is a deserter from the ranks of labor and a discredited politician. He was secretary of the federation for several years, but he used this position to strengthen his affiliation with the rottcnest political ma chlno from which Colorado has ever suffered.' " Mrs. Kerjln stated further that whlto Conilhoeit-on YftBerfr CorumffVlVe WILSON fcEFUBES PL&A President Cannot Accede to Request of Suffragists WASHINGTON. Oct. 18.-Presldent Wil son today refused tho request of the Men's Suffrage League of New Jersey to grant all New Jersey government em ployes working In Washington time off to morrow so that they could go home and vote on the suffrago question. In a tele gram to C. F. Rellly, chairman of tho league, at Plalnfleld, tho President stated that it was beyond his power to grant the Government employes time off to vote at a special election. FOUR INJURED, 1500 HELD UP WHEN CARS COLLIDE IN DENSE FOG Two Trolleys on Haddonfield- Camden Line Crash Mo- torman Unable to See Through Mist MANY OTHER ACCIDENTS I - Four persons wero injured today when in the dense fog of the early morning a trolley car on the Haddonfteld-Camden line crashed Into another car standing on the track at Westmont. Both cars were smashed and traffic on the line was halt ed for ono hour, delaying IKK) commuters on their way to Camden and this city. An automobile struck a telegraph pole at Collins and Firth streets and was dam aged, the three occupants being thrown out and rendered unconscious. The Pennsylvania, Railroad ferryboat Wenonah waB damaged slightly when Its deck rail collided with the Camden ferry slip. No one was hurt. Two of the persons injured in the trolley accident are in the Cooper Hospital. They are Edgar E. Douglass, Ellen avenue. Westmont, who suffered contusions of the chest, and Louis Leltz, Roberts avenue, Haddonfleld. with Injuries of the face and Jaw. The other two persons went to their homes for treatment. TROLLEYS DAMAGED. The rear of the car which was stand ing on the track when Jhe other struck it was badly damaged. Windows were broken, and the compressed air tank was tut. out of commission. The car was able to move under Its own poweiyat a alow rate. The rear caVs running gear was crippled. It wai; towed away by another car, and In the confljslon a bakery wagon was struck and damaged. More than a dozen crowded cars were lieJd up. The fog was bo dense that the motor tfian ot the advancing trally could not see the car In front of htm, It was said at the oftlce of the Public Service Railway pompany, Thomas Oreon, of Ml Hazard street, a former Jltneur, drove the machine which struck a telegraph Tole. Ia and. two companions Rai.dolph Orear. of 2355 East Firth street, and Joseph Conahan, of 2655 Cedar street, were thrown qnconaclous Into the street. Thejr Injuries were treated at St, Mary'i Hospital, The men were Costtavwd w Two. Column Seven Am' i ! ! - i I fH, jl , W EHH4 m Writ Servers The names of St person appear on the eligible list for writ servers In the Department of Law, made pmWIb today by the CJvll Service Commission. Tk position erry a Mlary oi fja, a, yaar, . MR. AND MRS. WALTER SCOTT JOHNSTON GIRL BRIDE WELL GIVE SPOUSE TAIR CHANCE' TO COME BACK TO HER She Plans to Take Legal Action Against Hubby, 39 Years Her Senior, if He Doesn't Re nounce His Seclusion DOOR SHUT IN HER FACE The 17-year-old girl bride of Walter Scott Johnson, 66 years old, of 3129 Dia mond street, said today she would give him a "fair chance" to return to her before taking legal action. Johnson is believed to bo at the Diamond street house, and his young wife, who was Miss Mary Long Stlth von Nelda, lelatlve of Governor Henry C. Stuart, of Virginia, believes ho Is being detained there through, the Influence of his sisters, who objected to his wedding. Johnson left his wife four days after their wedding nt Elkton, Md., which he described aB "romantic." Ho was to re turn In the evening to tako her to a theatre, but he failed to appear. Ac , cording, to bis wife's mother, the girl bride wenftn the Dlamonil street 'house to aek for htm, and tho door was slammed in her face. Another attempt to find her husband at tho same place will bo made today by Mrs, Johnston. She asserts that the blinds of the room ho ordinarily occupies havo been drawn day and night. It was Indicated at tho Diamond street houso that Mr. Johnston is living there, but he could not bo seen. Johnston Is a retired shoe manufacturer and Is said to be wealthy. Ho was a friend of his wife's father, who died a few years ago.. He acted as a pallbearer at tho funeral. According to Mrs. Eliza beth Carter von Nelda, mother of the bride she objected to the wedding at first because of the difference in their ages, but finally gavo her consent. The three went to Wilmington Septem ber 30, but found they would have to spend 36 hours in that city before a li cense to wed could be obtained. John ston then made arrangements by tele phono for a wedding at Elkton, and the party went to the Maryland "Gretna Green" by automobile. The ceremony was performed at 5 o'clock in the morn ing. Johnston and his bride then returned with her mother to her homo at 603 North 16th street, this city. He lived there four days, returning to his home at night. Ac cording to the wife and her mother he asked that the wedding be kept secret for a few months. Ho expected, they say, that one of his sisters would be married in that time, and ho planned then to pre pare a handsome home for his girl wife., After the door was slammed in her face, according to Mrs. von Nelda, her daugh ter became so ill that she finally suffered a nervous breakdown and was sent to a hospital. She returned to her homo last night. The girl is determined to find her husband and havo him return to her. "I have retained the law firm of Tustin and Nesley to represent me." said Mrs. Johnston today, "but I will give him a fair chance to return before I take ac tion." U. S. MAY SURRENDER HUERTA TO CARRANZA Disposition of Dictator Now Un der Arrest and Appointment of Ambassador Rouse Capital WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-Dlscusslon of the probable fate of General Huerta and the probable name of the United States Ambassador to Mexico overshadowed the actual recognition planned for Carranza as the pan-American conference opened Its final sessl6n this afternoon. The case of Huera was practically dis posed of by r'eltVatlon of the Govurn mept's purpose to hold hlra until charges made against him In this country, are1 dis posed ot in court. By that time, JOCar ranaa has proved himself able to admin ister the new government, extradition pa pers undoubtedly will be honored and the one-time dictator sent back across the border In Mexico's present disordered condition, however, the Justice Depart ment Is loath to glvo Huerta up to hja enemies, feeling it would be bnly to Incite further trouble. Henry Prather Fletcher, ot Chambers, burs,, Pa. was today considered a likely choice for Ambassador to Mexico, He Is now Ambassador to Chill and has been In the diplomatic service since 1902. The same grounds for his choice, familiarity with Latin-Amorlcan affairs, however, applies to other prominently mentioned diplomats Edward V Morgan, now Am bassador to Urasll, and Frederic J Slim kon. Ambassador to Argentina, The selection was expected to be named following the conference. CANDIDATES SIGN PLEDGE FOR TRANSIT Two-thirds of All Parties' Nominees in 7 Wards Com mitted to Taylor Plan FRANKLIN MEN IN LEAD List of Those Who State Th'cir Opinions Comprise Candi dates in Seven Wards SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES' RESPONSES TO "PLEDGE" Itrpllet. recehn. from 45 of the 47 rounrllninnlc rniiflldntrn In utTen wanlnl the Slut, 22il. 21111. lOIli. 4(ltli, 27th and 37th. Tho candidates were oat ot the city, rondlilntes Mffnliig "Trnnlt riedge" SS CnnillilRtrs reruMng to fljii ,-11 I'm ornlile J DouliUul , - Total, recorded to date 47 ftrpuhllrnii 21 hlKiiril Trniif.lt lMedge" 10 Itrfunrd to sign 1- Faiored principled Iniolved bnt ttouM pot Kign J Doubtful (nut of tonn) 1 1'ranklln mm 23 Mgnetl "Transit Pledge" 1 Itefuurd to sign " Fatorcil prlmlptrH Intoned but ttould not idgn 3 Doubtful (out ot town) 1 Total 47 Population of netrn ward In today's Mintimiry, 310,100, or iiore than one Mitli of the dty'H total population. Mount lot to rmldrntH of thene (fun tvnnlw through present Inadequate Iran kit farllltir In course of year, 2,067,800. Money lout to resident of these set en wards through present 8-cent cxrhansre ticket system In course ot year, $144,700. Two-thirds of the Councllmanlc candi dates tVho linve been presented with copies of the "Transit Pledge" and ie quested to declare for or against the principles Involved, havo definitely placed themselves on record by signing their names to tho document. Twenty-eight men hao signed, three have declared that they approved tho Taylor plan In full, but declined to sign, and 11 definitely refused to commit tnemselves to this program for the Improvement of tho city's transporta tion lines. These 45 men (and two others, who arcs out qf tho city and could not be reached) comprise the entire Councllmanlc tickets of the Republican, Franklin and Wash ington parties In seven wards, the 21st, 22d, 2Uh, 40th, 46th, I7th nnd 37th Eighteen of the 28 -who nlgncd are Franklin mem and 10 are Republican candidates. Two of the 23 Franklin men refused to sign, while 12 ot tho 21 Republicans refused. There follows the text of the "Transit Pledge" which the candidates wero asked to sign, and the record of their answers: "Do you favor and will you use every effort to secure for the people of Phila delphia tho prompt completion of the fol lowing described high-speed lines by the city: "First. The Broad street subway as al ready authorized by Councils and by the vote of the people, with the necessary de livery loop, tho Northeast Boulevard branch serving the North Slh street Northeast Boulevard dletrtct and the Continued on Page Four, Column One TYPHOID EPIDEMIC SPREADS DOWNTOWN, ALARMING DOCTORS Four Times Normal Number of Cases Reported in Last Two Weeks, Say Physicians REALIZED ONLY TODAY An epidemic of typhoid fever Is spread ing over Philadelphia, especially In the southern part of the city, In tho last two neoks 112 new cases ot the disease have been reported to the Board of Health, an average of 66 cases a week for the first two weeks of October. The average for the preceding 33 weeks of tho present year was about 11 cases a week. Thus the degree of prevalence of the dreaded affliction has been four times as great in tho last two weeks as is cus toms! y under normal conditions. Tho rapid spread of the epidemic was scarcely realized by physicians and health authorities until today, when within five minutes two persons went to the Jeffer son Hospital and In each instance Or. Louis M. Clert, chief resident physician, diagnosed the disease as typhoid fever. The two persons were Miss Lucia Carln cio, IS years old, of 1U3 South Chadwlck street, and John Pentlnelll, a S-year-old baby, brought by his mother from their 1115 South Marshall street home. "We now have between 30 and 35 cases of typhoid fever In our isolation ward," said Doctor Clerf, "and we cannot re ceive, any more. "Tho worst epidemic of typhoid In r experience since I have been connected' With tho jeneruon f Jioajuiai is running Its course." Dr. Ross V. Patterson, dean of the Jefferson Medical College, saldi "I have noticed for tho last weeH that typhoid is gaining ground. Not only have 112 new cases been reported, Officially In the tWo weeks of October ending;' last Saturday, but I have no doubt there are many more cases that have not been re ported whj,ch are really typhoid! "Two weeks are necessary for absolute diagnosis and cases are not reported un til the diagnosis Is absolute, There are many cases of typhoid which wJH he re ported later, which there li'every reason to believe will be diagnosed as typhoid Anally " ,-; Figures showing the. Jiiunb? of peses In the last twoiWeeksanSj numbjsr for the whole, of 'the preceding $ ear, f ront which the average is obtained, were sup plied by the Board of Health The Kensingtonlan Says: l.vcai, th popular Imuiuuc man, toot teen !!il'0 to hit old friend Uerman in front of the Ketuiiipton i'rutt (ha other day What were yon duing, X,uf EinUng a feu more tucktt QUICK SUFFRAGIST ORATOR BREAKS HER JAW WASHINGTON, Oct. 18; Miss EllMbel Xotfrjias, broke her jawat Columbue, O., and will be unable to continue b-er .spesbiBp cur, accoullng to ti telegrams received nt suffrage .ncadqunrtcrs tere 'today. U. S. ACTS FOR ENGLAND IN BULGARIA . ' WASHINGTON-, Oct. 18.--Tho State typnrtmejtt tpdsy an nounced that the JJnltcd 8tatcs, at "England's fccqucat, has taken over "all Uritltih Interests In Bulgaria. ITALIANS WIN POSITION WES OF LAKE'gAKDA .ZtOME, Oct. 18. TboItaUns today were reported-successfully followiacAUp their advantage gained Saturday by capture iroa the .tuttrla)o of PregaBlna, described at "Important advanced, pooltion" west bf Lake Qarda. '. ' ," GERMAN AIRMAN DROPS BOMBS ON SWISS rTOAYNS; 3, HURT NEUPGHATEL, Switzerland. 6ct. 18. Crossing the frontier after a flight over Franco, a German aviator dropped three bombs today at La Chaux de Fondtf-and two at Rcnan, hoth Swiss towns, wounding three pprsqns'nnd caus ing aerlous property damage. ENTIRE VILLA NAVY CAPTURED GALVESTON, Tex., Oct- 18. The entlro Vllla navy has been captured on the Pacific coast by n Carranza fleet, according to a message received hero today by the Carranzlsta ugency. The "navy" consisted of the gunboat Bonlta, while tho "fleet" comprised the Constitutionalist gunboats Guerrero and Corrlgan II. MOTHER-IN-LAW TRIES TO PART CROWN PRINCE AND WIFE PARIS, Oct. 18, Persistent efforts are being made by Grand Duchess Ana stusle of MccUlonburg-Schwerln, mothcr-ln-law of the Crown Prlnco of Germany, to get her daughter away from her husband. The Grnnd-Puchess was quoted to day ns saying that she would not give up the struggle to' free her daughter from her marriage bonds. The Grand Duchess has been living at tho French Riviera, coming to Franco from Germany by way of Switzerland. The Crown Prlnce'ss was invited to lslt her mother, but the Crown Prince, suspecting that his -wife would not return, refused to allow her to take her children. As a, result, tho Crown Princess remained In Germany. NEW REVOLUTION IMPENDS IN GUATEMALA WASHINGTON, Opt. 18. Guatemala Is today on the verge of another revo lution. Information in possession of the Stato Department confirmed reports of Increased revolutionary activities against President Estrada Cabrera and of Juntas lu this country. Guatemala and Mexico are being flooded with revolutionary antUCabrera literature. Tho Guatemalan-Mexican border is Beethlngwlth revo lutionists. BERLIN HEARS RUMOR OF PEACE PROPOSALS LONDON, Oct. 18. Rumors that peace tentatlves have been made between Berlin and London are against current In Berlin, according to a Times correspond ent, but the Times In an editorial characterizes the Idea that Great ' Britain is in a temper to listen to any peace talk as "too grotesque for serious" refutation." These rumors probably are the outcome of discussions' In tho BriUsh newspapers concerning the differences of opinion in the Cabinet. t '- TRENCnAthrENIIELLrfTREVES-INJREPRISIi). PARIS, Oct. 18. Tho following announcement has. beeil 'made by'the War Office: "Tho Germans, having again recently carried out aerial bombardments ugalnst English towns, and one of their aeroplanes having dropped two bomb3 on Nancy, a group of our aeroplanes have bombarded the town of Treves (Rhen ish Prussia), on which 20 shells were dropped." BRITISH DEMAND 3,000,000 MORE RECRUITS BY SPRING LONDON, Oct. 18. "Great Britain needs 3,000,000 more men by prlng," ac cording to, a declaration made by Brigadier General Sir Eric Swayne, director ot recruiting in tho northern command, In a speech nt Hull. Genera Swayne esti mated that Germany still has between 9,000,000 and 10,000,000 rrien from the ages of 18 to 45 and that, therefore, It was useless to talk about wearing out Germany. In the spring, he said, Germany would lose more men than the Allies, which would balance the numbers of tho Allies and tho -Central Powers, but If Great Britain should ralso 3,000,000 additional, Germany probably would recognize that It would be fruitless to continue. ITALY TO PLACE $25,000,000 LOAN IN UNITED STATES NEW YORK, Oct 18. Tho Italian Government has arranged to place an issue of 25,000,000 one-year notes in the United States, according to an announce ment mado here. This will be the first direct loan negotiated here by Italy since the beginning of the war, and It will bo used in payment of the 'heavy purchases of war and general supplies now being made by that Government In this country. Heretofore theso have been largely paid for through London. Lee, Hlgglnson & Co., of New York and Boston, have been appointed to, place, the loan. SERVIAN CROWN PRINCE NARROWLY ESCAPES CAPTURE AMSTERDAM,' Oct. 18. Crown Prince Alexander of Servla narrowly escaped capture when tho Austro-German troogjgyjterpflcbjrade, -says a Bucharest dispatch to'"the Berlin Kreuz Zeltung. ThSSflPririco insisted on directing personally the defense of the capital, and to galndetay u'ptil'the French and British troops could unite with the main Servian forces ho ' constantly exposed himself in encouraging his soldiers to further resistance. Not until the Teuton invaders were actually entering tho city did tho Crown Prince leave. Theri his retreat was nearly cut off. Several ot his staff officers were captured and others killed, but the prince escaped. ' . HERMIT WATCHMAKER i DIES AT W0RKTABLE Henry T.- Allen Found Lifeless in One-room Shop in Maiden Lane A watchmaker who had laughed at the thought of going to a hospital waa found dead today, sitting beside his work table in the little room where ho worked, lived, slept and ate, on the second flor m ,the rear of 728 Sanom street that quaint section Known as the Maiden Lane ot Philadelphia- He was Henry T. Allen, Ci years old. A half-eatenj orange, a comic supple ment and parts qf a. watch were lying on the table overlooking a little courtyard when the body was found by Alexander Ttnarl, a tailor In the building. Numer ous 'Clock -were ticking on the wall and the gas was burning. ' 'Allen, who was reputed to be weajthy, had been partly paralysed tor a few days, but refused to" go to a hospital when urged by friends. At the Jefferson Hospital it was said heart dleae.ica'484l his death. Arrangements to take- charge of the body were made by relatives, Allen? who was a member of Ionic Lodge of Masons. Camden, is survived by a staler Hying at 8ale.ni, NjJ. - - y iji . 'Wty Dtswh m Stow CHU "COPENHAGEN. Oct lS-The ftve, Hk rescued from the German torpedoeat which a ferryboat sank; In collision be tween Trelleborg, Sweden, and the Ger man coast Friday night, have been ndt and proved to be, the only ones sued out of s, crew of U, It was learned dllnJt,ely today, Th collision was attributed t,o the. fact that both boats. Gernum craft, were running without Ucfets to vscap MrttMi ulMtariHss, f NEWS $15,000 of War Stamps Stolen BVANSVILLC. InU, Oct 18Burfilars stole emergency "wnr" stamps worth $15,000 from tje sate. In the o.rilce of Pcp uty Foley, collectbr or internal revenue. In the Federal Building here last night. 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