vl 1
Wbrxtt FINAL
final jftmuttg
E
jhL VhP mRL
gfro;L, h.-no. ai
fALY AT WAR
B BULGARS;
BO USE FLEET
IK
rm&ns Storm Obreno-
l,2l. on save jouigara
Take Serb Stronghold
)EAGATCH MENACED
Participation Will Be
bpnncd to Naval Action,
Borne jseneves
.mr n- 1(1 Ifnlfhnnn nnn Iftf in.
Blsihern Scrvia, have been cvacu-
ghy the aerDs, u wan i j
tfic folIowlnR report on operations
12- .F-u Aitl
MBJ jcrcn v
fMJaacr pressure from the enemy
k--1 -i. ..ilroft nn h nnrlhprn frnnt
EpHewf strategic positions. The Serbs
a"l' ' n.l1n1 In vnruni Kntrhnnn
t wmfti"." -
Iflb to occupy stronger positions.
! BBIgar-uerrnoii wiui ; utuis
itM to preveni a junctiun vi oiT
and Anglo-French troops."
RjOtfDON, Oct. 19. British and
yci troops arc now so numerous
Rt UionIca that tnc raiiroaa is
rM' J-J A ihbhv nro tnnrrhlni
MH1KU " ......j -.- e
toward the Servian and Bui-
ptWitj frontier, according to an
dispatcn tnis aiiernoon.
Maly's declaration of war on Bul-
Ua IS expected to have political er
i.as' well op a material advantage
tAhor Allies. Agents of the Entente
rs! In Bucharest nnd Athens can
it "he another argument in favor
is entrance of those countries into
i eeifllct against Germnny". The ef-
nouia De maraea on uumuniu,
s very close to Italy. In fact.
fM" freely prophesied at the time
ty declared war on Austria that
iatmltar declaration would be made
'Bucharest.
lyfc participation will be mainly
5 Her fleets are absolutely free
tloh In Southern waters against
J! Macedonian coast of Bulgaria,
e Seizure jf Aegean forts will pro
4fres for disembarkation of the
c violation of Greek neutrality
sr hri nrHnnnf to thft Ancrln.'Prnrh
lult'on the Dardanelles, Italy will
mbtedly keep her land forces on
1 Alpine and other Austrian fronts,
Metier naval aid will be of the ut-
wk value, as It will relieve England
Continued on Tate Two. Column Six
py QUAKER LINE-UP
If SPEEDY SCRIMMAGE;
READY FOR PITT FRAY
EwfcHard Practice Slated for
fornprrow Mathews' Injury
Not So Serious as
" t Thought at First
UZAS LOOMING UP
1M IrVlthnll nnrVin timtltio I oUil
7-rT,,,. ,www.a imim iiivfi
thing else to convert their1 team into
Wr. this afternoon fWMeri in irlv
lfft a full two days' rest, from scrlm-
n r'cijaraiion lor me game witn
rn university on Saturday after-
llLflt IPrlmmnir. nf ,U .......I. ...111
g.' '- "", u UIC wCJfc Will
iSS tf morrow afternoon. The york
Jrsday and Friday will b limited
Mil drills and the usual preliminary
The COachen hnm thnf thltf r.inlla
hard work will put new flght into
layers, and that if thev mn rt n
tart airalnut Plttuhnfoh .v.., m..
1 Uer than most pf the critics pre--"
? Frank Hancock, the team physician,
-vu una aiiernoon that a further
nation nf Kelt Mnthaurn .nr.tviA,l
V a broken rib, disclosed the fact
It Was merely a bad body bruise.
MS1 Waa not nllnWAd tn nra.HM tn.
w will he get Into the scrimmage on
-TMy n is not yet certain that he
l Vd on Saturdey
new Dackneld Was used this after
iw the regular scrimmage practice.
?t. ol "erry at quarterback,
uer at front halfback, and Itosa
i uaiiDacK and Williams at full-
L 2 fluartet the coaches Intend to
rt iuraay
ItlMF vn.fcl. . . . . ..
( v"i'ii were maae in me
.?? KePP'r and Duiilop were
. I - ---... x- iu "'io J . Vliaiico
( VHa nf th... .u.M ...nt . . . . ...
jaturday Hennlng li now on the
jugo as a. guard, and the coaches
f ew to start Dorlzas ahead of him.
Freed Of Murder rbirm
laaloon emrtoves were acquitted to-
F.t1 mi iiMwujnicr gruwinK
iw deaths of fellow tmployes be-
Mffl PattAMnn 1Us.w. . t...ullll-
JlJ. . ' OJ WD 1HII1111U
Lj WHdey street, and Thomas
2 " wen ienign avenue.
" acquitted on an Indictment
i metOK-A 1.1... A i. ...... .'
LffPMJ of John Lonegan, of ,25 South
. , . "u "vr was acquntea
A indictment accusing him of
W ub)(t(id for a verdict ot "not
THE WEATHER
rojpc4sr
WaMphUn and vicMty
Udu and lotmwkul unttltUd
ui WtdHttday; ytlU mw4k
I
THREE CONTESTANTS
, B.
ye5" S4VA7 t?Jlf
CRISIS IN BRITISH
CABINET; ASQUITH
ILL, CARSON OUT
Wholesale Resignation of
Ministers Feared May
Change War Policy
BALKAN QUESTION ACUTE
LATEST CABINET STORM
STIRS BRITISH NATION
LONDON, Ort 10.
VWirthrr Attomry General Kir Edward
t'arnon'n renlgnatlon forenhailoHii tho
prenent llrltli.h t'ablnet'a fall Iran a ioplfl
much ilUcunKccI by iiolltlclans and the
ircH here today.
On all nlclr. the crisis wan recognized
an a (trave one.
"We Khould deeply renret," (aid the
lindon Cjlobe, summing up the situation,
' to Me the Government come down, but
It assuredly must fall unless It can show
strength and decision In such itmre mat
ters as the Galllnoll expedition, the
rescue of the 8efTlans, problems of re
cruiting and waste and attacks by Zep
pelins. "The nation cries out for leaders who
can show' the courage to fare the troth.
"If the Cabinet falls us now, it will
fall,"
'.".' JJi.-.'"
' LONDON OctAl9.
rrhesq7Srtff'cSBrnet 'raalTAlT
England was asking; this question .today,
day. -
Tljat there have been differences among
the Ministers concerning: many of tho
war's gravest problems has been knSwn
for some time. Sir Edward Carson'.
resignation as Attorney General empha
sized them so sharply that many politi
cians look for the whole administration's
speedy' fall.
Announcement today that Premier
Asqulth vas so III as to necessitate sev
eral days' complete rest strengthened this
feeling. Of the genuineness of the Pre
mier's Illness no doubt was felt. It was
recalled, however, that Just such a pre
vious announcement was the forerunner
of Theophlle Delcasse's resignation as
Foreign Minister in France.
The mots effectlvo method for Italy to
co-operate with the British and French
In the Balkans Is being considered by the
Allies, Minister of Munitions Lloyd
George told the House of Commons to
day. The Minister, speaking for Premier
Asqulth.snld It was hot yet possible to
name a day for the promised Government
Continued on Tagc Two, Column One
STAR GOLFERS START
WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT
Mrs. Vanderbeck, in Competi
tion for Phila. C, C. Title.
Other Good Players
Play for women's golf championship of
the Philadelphia. Country Club started
this morning, when a score of the best
women players In the city teed off, There
will be three daya of match play and no
qualifying round.
Thta Is according to the Kngllsh custom,
and In the few trials given In this city
It has proved very popular. Jt, Is an In
novation In club championships.
The Countfy Club course Is In the finest
condition, and with the presence of Mrs.
Clarence II. Vanderbeck; the' battle for
the title should Bhow some startling ahota
and thrilling matches.
Among the .other sta,rs entered laj Miss
Florence McNcely, 'semlflnallst for na
tional honors two years ftgo. Miss Mc
Neely nan not played In any of the tour
naments during the last of the seasori.
not even In the national nt. Chicago, so
that her return will be eagery watqhed
by her admirers.
Ml Mildred Caverly, -who won the
chumplonshlp of the Cricket Club last
-neuH after a brilliant succession o(
rounds, also 1 entered, wjth.iil. Caleb
Fox, winner of the low gross at Hunt
ingdon Valley yesterday! Miss Eleanor
Chandler and Mrs. BurtpnjPrlce. t
PRESIDENT STOPS HERE
Wilson SpwU Through, Town m
Way to Cut Bajlot,
President WoodrQvv Wilson pasbed
through Philadelphia today on hU way
to Princeton to cast his ballot In (ayof at
the amendment that will glye women thi
right to vote In New Jery, Jf ad.
His private car, the Advance, reach) th
West Philadelphia aUilon at ll;08 o'clock
and left North PhlhwMphla at U:
o'clock.
The President wH Iwve the novel ex.
perlente nf Trenton" of seeing Ms car "
couple from the through train wkMe It
U traveling at high speed, and brought
to a atop by its own brake. MemkvV
ef th (rain crew W the tegular train
wM not alcp, M it WM buUJ UoM
.xvEmTu m thta etiy, T
PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBBtt
IN COUNTRY CLUB GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP1
HBH -,Atss zsMOje CfYmaux,
MIIM SUFFRAGISTS SEE
v
WfyftaesAfcf a f Mazy
The annual tournament for the
women's golf championship of tho
Philadelphia Country Club, the
last scheduled event of tho season,
becan this moraine on the Jinks
""at Bala. Mrs. Caleb F. Fbx is tho
present titleholder, whilo Miss
Eleanor Chandler and Miss Mc
Neely aVe fully capable of hold
ing their own apainst any other
members of the bige fieldr
MEXICO, AGAIN
TAKES A PLACE
AMONG NATIONS
Carranza Formally Recog
nized as "Chief of De
Facto Government"
SEVEN COUNTRIES ACT
SECRETARY LANSING'S
fSNQTJE Tp ARREDONDO
r- ah .r i'i'm 'TjAtNlr I " ' ViW'' ' J
Secretary Lansing's note to Arredondo,
formaUyrecognltlnj (he Cerrania
reglmer-was as follows;
"I Jake pleasurewln informing you that
the (internment of the United States
recognises the de facto Government of
Mexico with General enustlano Car
rania as chief executive and the Govern,
ment of (he United States Is prepared to
receive a diplomatic representative from
the de. facto Government of Mexico and
us soon as possible will send a diplomatic
representative from the United Slates."
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. The rec
ognition of Carranza will not help
Victoriann Huerta escape trial. As
sistant Attorney General Warren
said that the Department of Justice
will press the case against the former
dictator vigorously when it comes up
next month.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 19.-Mexlco today
re-entered the "family of nations " After
nearly three years of civil warfare and
revolution, a new government was given
birth, headed by Venustlano Carranza
Continued on I'age Two, Column Hie
LOST CHILD FOUND
IN NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE
Little Florence Turner Knew
How to Climb Stairsbut
Couldn't Descend
A Sherlock Holmes might have solved
the riddle at onto If put In possession of,
all the facts, but there were no Sher
locks In -the neighborhood Of little Flor
ence Turner's home at 12Z7 East Oxford
street. Accordingly, when the child, who
Is 23 months bid, "got lost" yesterday
nobody Remembered the apparently Irre
levant fact that she can climb stairs, but
hasn't learned how to descend them.
All the neighbors Joined In the search
for Florence. The Delaware River bank
was scoured, and the police were noti
fied. Mrs Florence Turner, the mother,
was in a oeml-hysterlca,! condition at mid
night when Joseph Turner, the father,
came home with a white face and said
he couldn't And the baby. Nobody slept
last night In th Turner house.
Mrs. Amelia Ulmer, of 1225 Eust Ox
.fprd street,- however, gave up lior end
of the search 6out midnight and retired.
Hhe was aboat to fall asleep when che
heard a alit"cfy. Badly frightened, Shu
finally traied. this to a clothes closet In
the third rfoorr The light of a small oil
lamp projected; Into this disclosed Flor
tnce, huddle'd upon the floor In a tear
ful heap, her doll In her arms.
Florence wandered Into the Ulmer
home In riearch at a playmate who lives
there, after gon.lp Hie store with her
older brot,hr vtrday afternoon She
couldn't get downstairs after cllmblnjr
up. iq be fell asleep In the closet. To
day, the llld can't; Jrft out of.jver moth
er's reach. (
Sl I ,! M .
glpiMiildir Company Gt Contract
The New York Shipbuilding Company
has been awarded a contract for the
tonstructlpn of a J,9-tpn collier by tha
Coastwise Transportation Company of
toston. The. fct)libuudlnc company ha
contract for lx colliers for the same
company tvyo of which have been com
pUted, The nw order Is for the largest
Trl pt It, kind eVer built on the Dela.
w"r It llnktd tht H wlU cot
.bout T7,W.
VICTORY IN N. J. AS
BIG VOTE IS CAST
Heavy Balloting Regarded
as Sure Token of
Triumph
LEADERS OPTIMISTIC
HOW THE VOTE IS GOING
IN N. J. SUFFRAGE FIGHT
Voting throughout the State Is heavier
tlis.it was expected. Especially Is this
true In the larger cities.
CAMliKN COUNTY One-third of the
rrglsterril voters an unusually large
proportion voted In the early hours.
Gt.OUCKHTBlt COUNTY Contrary to
expectations, a majority of 800 against
suffrage Is Indicated by reports. Aotlng
heavy.
ATLANTIC COUNTY, the pivotal cen
tre of South Jersey Machine leaders so
confident amendment wilt be defeated
that organized opposition at polls has
been abandoned to great extent.
CAVK MAY COUNTY Voting light,
l'roxprct majority for either tide will be
small .
J.8SKX AND HUDSON COUNTIK8
(the strongholds of the "An'tls") Heavy
voting that began early In afternoon sur
prised Orcanlmtlon leaders, vvho see In
It evidence of pro-sjifTrsre strength, J Huf
4 rn-TflIr1r-u1natflsses61i-
nosed to suffrage said to admit privately
they are Alarmed.
Antl-sufTragUts declare heavy vote la
the State Is favorable sign for them, cal
culating that If even 00 per cent, of
usual vote Is polled amendment will be
beaten.
Intense Interest In today's election to
decide the fate of the suffrage cause In
New Jersey was shown throughout the
State. Heavy voting began at noon, and
Increased as the afternoon progressed.
Especially In the larger cities of he
State Camden, Newark, Jersey City and
Paterson the number of voters who ap
peared at the polling places surprised
votes-for-womon workers and "antls"
alike. There was no sign of apathy In
the northern part of the State.
Leaders of both sides professed to have
renewed confidence as a result of tho
tide of voters that swept to the polls.
Antl-suffraglsts declared that If even 60
per cent, of the usual vote should be
pulled tho amendment to the State Con
stitution would bo beaten bv upward of
20.000. They had feared a light vote.
At suffrage headquarters, however. It
Contlnurd on Tage Five, Column One
THREE MORE ESCAPE
FROMEITELFRIEDRICH
Two Doctors -and Lieutenant
Believed to Be on Their
Way to Europe
WABIU.VC
Jermai of
GTON, Oct. 19. Three mor?
German ofllcers have violated their
parole from nn Interned ship at Nor
folk, Vb , according to a report tp the
Navy Department this afternoon from
Admiral Realty, commandant of the
Navy Yard.
The three are Doqtors Kruger nnd
Kroeneck and Lieutenant Koch. They
left tho Prlnz Eltel Friedrlch last week
on a leuve of absence until Sunday.
Tbc have not yet appeared, and It Is
believed that they have boarded a ves
sel going to Europe
CORONER PROBES KILLIKty
IN CHAIILESTOWN, S. C, RIOT
Newspaper Reporter Shot While Try
ing to Escape From Scene
CHARLESTON, S C, Oct. 19 The cor
pner'g lntmt Into the death of Sidney J
Cohen, newspaper reporter, killed In the
riot attending the canvass of the city
primary vote last Friday, developed to
day that Cohen was killed as he at
tempted to eacape from the hall In which
the fight occurred Mllltlji again today
surrounded the room where the Inquest
was held.
Jerrf Dunn, member of. the Demo
cratlc'Executlve Committee, testified, that
ho saw Edward It McDonald, one of Ilio
two men held for murdcf, jerk loose from
two men who were trying to disarm hllu
and then Are toward a window. Cohen,
who vvaa climbing out of tho, window, fell
backward dead
Dunn told also of seeing Henry J.
n row u, also under arrest, shoot down
William E Wlngate and then fire right
and left into the crowd The witness ad
mitted he was armed.
25,844 &ritm CapUr k Germany
LONDON, Ou 19 Answering a ques
tion tn the House of Commons today.
Undersecretary of War Tcnnant said
today wera approximately X,m British
war prisoners li) Germany. ,
CoPtKIOIIT.
23 NOMINEES
SIGN PLEDGE
FOR TRANSIT
Only Six Councils Candi
dates in Poll of Seven
Wards Refuse
ALL ARE REPUBLICANS
All Franklin Party Men Sign
Without Reservation Smith
Still Remains Silent
SUMMARY OF CANDIDATES
. RESPONSES TO PLEDGE
Itcpllrs received from each nf the 35
counrllmanlc candidates In the follow
ing seven vvanlsi Iftlh, 2.1th, 3rih, 31tli,
41st, 4J.I nnd 41th
Candidates signing transit pledge 23
Candidates refusing to sign 6
Kavnrnlle ..... .. ... 1
Doubtful 2
Total recorded for today .... 32
Itepulillrans 15
Xlgned l'lerige (I
Itefused to sign S
Favorable but would not sign.... 1
Doubtful 2
FranVlIn men ...i... IS
.Signed pledge IS
Indorsed by both Itepuhtlran and
Franklin parties 2
Plgned pledge 2
Total ,. 32
Population of the seven vvards In to
day's snmmary, 290,70(1, or a little less
tban one-sixth of the city's total popu
lation. Hours lost to residents of these seven
wards through prrsrut Inadequate tran
sit facilities In the isurse of a year,
i.boo.ooo.
Money lost to residents nf these seven
wards through the present g-cent ex
change ticket sjstcm In the course of a
year, S90,04.
By an overwhelming majority of 23 to
6 the counctlmanlc Candidates in the
seven wards covered In today's poll signed
the "Tranelt Plcdfe1' nnd placed them
Belvcx on record as favorlnff the Talor
proRram of Rapid Transit for Phlladel
plilt. m Twenty-three candidates of the 32 In the
I wards algned the pledge. Only six re
fused positively, and one declared hlm
celf generally favorable, but refused to
sign. Two others signed, but with such
qualifications that they may Justly be
classed as doubtful. Of those who de
clined to sign all wero Republicans, and
all of the Frnnklln party candidates gave
their signatures and full nppiovnl.
Six of the Republican candidates signed
the pledge, two art listed as doubtful and
one as favoruUo but not signing.
Thomas B Smith. Reuubllcan candi
date for Mayor, has still failed to answer
I tha Questions contained in the pledge. He
.JUxeiueu-iiwv juouge-jio. tveancsuaubuuur
weeK ana promised tnat ne would give un
answer on Friday of lost ween.
When he has been asked since then to
state his position on the 8 -cent fare Issue,
'the financial arrangements which he
favors between the lty and the company
operating the high-speed lines after their
completion, me aoouuon oi excnunge
tickets and the other, vital features of the
Continued on Tare Four, Column Two
WAGE EARNERS GREET
AND CHEER PORTER AT
FOUR NOON MEETINGS
Independent Candidate for
Mayor Pleads for Transit
and Raps Organization's
Tactics
SCORES J. P. CONNELLY
George D. Porter, Independent candidate
for Ma) or, declared tho universal five
cent fare issue to be one of tho most Im
portant of the campaign, and attacked
John P. Connelly as the chief transit ob
structionist at four noon-day meetings
today.
Mr. Porter spoko first nt Cramps' ship
yard. Where between 700 and S00 workers
cjieered him as tho next Major of Phila
delphia. From there he went to the En
terprise Mills, 3d and Dauphin streets,
where the mlllhunds would not permit
him to leave until he had shaken hands
with every one of the 30(1 men who heard
him.
The Independent candidate next went to
the factory of the John II, Stetson Com
pany, 4th street and Montgomery avenue,
where 'he was given the biggest ovation
of his tour by the SCO emplojes, who
gathered outside the auditorium to hear
him. He ended his trip at a meeting held
In the "Potato Yard," American and
Master streets, where 200 employes of
jthe nearby factories heard htm.
"You wage-earners want nnd are en
titled to the highest class of street trans
portation facilities," said Mr. Porter,
"You are entitled to go anywhere In the
city you desire for a slnglo five-cent fare
It was under this administration that the
plans were laid for a great; high-speed
aubway and elevated syateb,
"Who cut, mangled and hamstrung the
Talor plana? John P Connelly, the Mc
NJchol leader In Common Council, for
ears' a hired attorney of tho P R. T.
and now, ns n rewnrd for his services, a
Candidate on the Organisation ticket
That's Jiow the Organization regards our
interests, and that's how It looks after
them"
C.IRARB COLtEflE STUDENT
MA V ' GO TO AVEST" POINT
Board of City Trusts Requested to
Obtain Appointment .
Henry Hall, student'at Gtrard College,
vvho will graduate with the class of Jan
uary. 1916, wishes to go to West Point. At
a meeting of the Hoard of City Trusts
held Imthe Lafayette Building this after
noon the president, former Governor Ed
win 8 Stuart, was requested to confer
with the proper authorities that the stu
dent's wishes might be gratified
The board also approved the, follow,
ins: awards recommended by the Simon
Muhr Scholarship CommUslon, each for
a course of four yeara from September
li, im Miss Mane iouise uorngesaer.
department of pew schpol of education,
I'nlverslty of Pennsylvania Mm Itachael
Qlbson Franklin, A li degree course,
Vassar Joseph Kennrd Weaver Jr
Wharton school of finance, University of
11, U)15.
1015. M TUB PCHUO LtMB CoKHKt
T
TODAY'S SCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL SCORES
LANSDOWNE HIGH ... O O O
GERMANTOWN ACAD.. O 7 O
COLLINGSWOOD O O O
WOODBURY .., S 7 12
SOUTH'N HIGH (Fresh.) O O O
WPHIL. HIGH. (Fresh.) O f 7
PINAIi ..BOCCEJt SCORE
, GEORGE SCHOOL, 3; PRINCETON ltESS,0.
. . EDITOR KILLS EDITOR IN QUARREL
PURVIS; Miss., Oct. 10. Wiley A. Blackburn, editor of the
Progressive Star, waa killed this afternoon by Dr. Samuel E. Reese,
editor of the Purvis Booster, The nf frayresnleed' f rora a quarrel of
longstaridlnr;. ,
1255000 SUFFRAGISTS TOPARADEfe
NEW YORK, Oct. 10. Approxifaately12Byoiagtwg
said, today will march in the greateBtBuffrage. paradeBn history
through New Yoik streets pn Satttrday'Tlfirty'bands will lead the
monster procession, and at the endro1fthe march they will play "The
Star Spangled Banner" ensemble.
ZEPPELIN DESTROYED IN COLLISION? CREW KILLED
WVERPOOIi, Oct. 10. Collision with a factory chimney at Mau
beuge killed all tho crew of a Zeppelin, though it also demolished
the chimney, according 'to a Paris message received here today by
Pilkington brothers, the factory's English owners,
Maubeuge is a town on the Prench side of tho Pranco-Belgian
.frontier, captured early in thevwar by the Germans. v
BRITISH SUBMARINES TORPEDO TWO GERMAN SHIPS
STOCKHOLM. Oct. 19. British submarines today torpedoed the German
steamships Pcrnambuco and Sodcrhamm In the Baltic, Blnktng the farmer vessel.
BRITAIN .RESTRICTS EXPORTS OF COTTON GOODS
L.QNDON, Oct. 19. British contraband regulations were tightened by a
decree prohibiting the exportation of cotton manufactures, with the exception
of lace and cotton waate, to any European countries except France, Russia,
Italy, Spain and Portugal. This decree Is apparently aimed ut the Scandl
na lan countries, which are alleged to have helped Ccrmarty In BettlngsuppU.
v , ixw$nt3$ -
. DEATH THREAT JtEEPSJFERD IN AND, FROM FRONT- .t ,
ROME, Oct. 19. CzSr Ferdinand of Bulgaria had announced hln lntentlpn ot
leaving for the Servian front, but at ttuJ-last momeht he abandoned the Idea as
the result of numerous anonymous threats Hgalnst his life. The Ofllclnl Journal
of Bulgaria proclaims dH deserters and traitors all Bulgarians who 'refuse to re
turn and Join the army.
GERMAN SECRET AGENTS REPORTED SHOT AS SPIES
NEW YORK, Oct. 19. Franz Rlnteln, recently resident In the New York
Yacht Club, German secret agent In this country, and said to have outranked
the German Ambassador In the councils of the Imperial Goernment, has been
shot as a spy In London, it is learned on excellent authority. Hans Adam von
Wedel, chief figure In the first German passport scandal In this country, had
met a similar fate.
PAGE DENOUNCES RESIGNATION RUMOR AS FANTASTIC
LONDON, Oct. 19. Rumors said to have been circulated In the United States
that he Intended to resign are emphatically denied by Ambassador Page,
characterizes such reports as fantastic.
RUSSIA PLACES $57,000,000 MUNITION ORDER IN UNITED STATES
NEW YORK, Oct. 19. Russia has Just placed orders in this country for
cartridges, machine guns, small arms and overcoat cloth aggregating 157,000,000,
It is announced. Papers wero signed Saturday, the significant feature being that
deliveries are contracted for and guaranteed by bond until June, 1917. It is plain
from this that Russia Is preparing not only for the approaching winter, but for
that of 1916-17. ,
MASKED BANDITS HOLD
UP AND ROB TRAINS
NEAR NEW YORK CITY
Engineer Beats Desperado in
s-, 1 HI.'ll. 11 CU,.nl nnrJ
UaD VYllIl juut onuvti u
Saves Express Loaded
With Valuables
DISCONNECTED SIGNALS
NEW YORK, Oct. U-Masked bandits
early today held un and robbed two West
Shore frelnht irultiB within "15 minutes
of Broadn," near Haverstraw With
nashlns revolvers and crs of "Hands
up," tho desperadoes compelled the crews
of tho trains to assist them open 11 cars
When they had ransacked these and taken
what they wapted. the six robbers unfed
the cnKlneers of the trains to hurry away
and then they tried to hold up a fast ex
press train, said to have been leaded with
money and aluables. It Is thought they
had Intended to rob the express tialn
onl. and stopped the freights accidental
ly nuppolnR that they were the train for
which tho waited.
Just " the brakes wer put on TCn
Ulneer Nolan and his firemen saw the
earns of s.x men, wearing black masks,
ahead on the tracks and the veteran
driver threw on full steam, Aa the big
locomotive beg-an to gather up Bpecd. the
bandits showed their anger and turned
their guns on the englnfman. Mulan was
not to be frightened, however, and con
tinued to coax the blR Iron horse to
greater effort. But one of the men grab
bed hold of the handgrip on the tender
and pulled himself aboard.
In n.n Instant Nolan was upon him,
armed only with a heavy coal shovel.
Frantically he battled with the desperado
while the heavy tialn thundered ungulded
oxer tha rails It was an equal struggle
for a time, but Anally the powerful engi
neer struck bis asballant a stunning blow
over the head with the shovel and he
rolled down beside the train The excited
crew looked back and saw the victim car
ried to an automobile by his companions,
and, a second later, the machine dasfc4
away In the darkness Only a small por
tion of the loot from the freight was tar-.
I rlea In the motor, but much mi U w left
I cauw4 lg th track.
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MEXICAN BANDITS KILL
THREE AMERICANS AND
WRECK TRAIN IN TEXAS
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THREE OTHER MEN HURT
HROWNSVIL.LU. Tex, Oct. 13. -Two
Americans were killed and four wounded
when Mtxlcun bandits wrecked a south,
bound passenger train on the St Louis,
Brownsville nnd Mexico Railway, at 10.3)
o'clock last night and then rpbbed the
passengeis, ahootlng down those who re
slsted. Tho dead.
H. It "Kendall, engineer of the train,
crushed to death beneath the englntj.
Corporal McBee, Amelluun eoldlerj shot
by bandits
Dr. C 8. McCain
The Injuied:
H, J Wallls.
C II Iiymon,
Claude J. Urasher
Before the pavaensera recovered rom
me anoch. in e Mexicans cnitrca me nrl -.-:.
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