MMnaMiNwMwMM ! B'jaNING IEPGER PHILADELPHIA", TUESDAY, OOTOBEE 19, 1015; t FRENCH REPULSE GERMAN ATTACKS ON SOUCHEZ LINE Violent Teuton Assaults Beaten Back With s Heavy Losses FIGHTING IN CHAMPAGNE PARIS. Oct. 19. German troops are continuing their violent attacks. In which j they have already suffered tremendous I losses, against tne Frencn positions northeast of Souchex. The War Ofllce announced today, that three severe at tacks with grenades were made by the Germans lAst night In the Hols En Hache, but that each one was repulsed by the French Infantry supported by batter ies. The following communique wns Issued by the War Office: "During the night the Germans launched three violent attacks- with ada,norheSoDuchea.En OlnUntVy! j firmly established In the positions re- centtv cantured. completely repulsed the assailants every time with the support of our batteries. "To the south of the Somme there was sharp rifle firing on both sides In the sector of Ith6ns. "In Chumpagne some conflicts with bombs and petards occurred to the east of Navnrln fnrm. Storms of shells from our artillery upon the enemy's artillery silenced an Intense bombardment directed by the enemy upon the Eparges position. "There Is nothing to report on the rest of the front. "A group of our aeroplanes on the night of October 17-1S bombarded the German aviation field at Burlloncourt, to the northwest of Chateau Sallns. Some hangars and shelters were demolished." ASQUITH ILL, CARSON OUT IN BRITISH CRISIS Continued from race One statement concerning the Government's Dardanelles policy. On one hand, strong pressure was be- Ing brought to prevent wholesale reslg- nations by the Ministers, as this would necessitate a national election, and It ! was generally felt the present Is no time I for such a test. On the other side, the t assertion whs widely made that an In creasingly vigorous prosecution of the war alone can prevent such a develop ment, however Inopportune the time may be. The following bulletin was Issued at the j Premier's residence today: I "The Prime Minister Is suffering from . an attack of gastro-lntestlnal catarrh. This necessitates a few days' complete i rest." !As far an could be learned today no successor to Sir Edward Carson as Attor- ney General has yet been decided upon, i, and It Is probable that no choice will be j announced until Premier Asqulth resumes his duties. t The resignation of Carson and the re- call of Sir Ian Hamilton. British com ; mander at the Dardanelles, ore closely J linked. Carson had opposed the Govern i ment's policy In the Cevnnt. The return ( of General Hamilton l anxiously awaited t In order that the Ministers may get first T hand Information as to tho advisability : or aDanaon'ng or continuing the oar- l aaneues operations. r.' This and other demands upon the Gov ernment In the Commons are expected to bring the present crisis to a climax. Meanwhile, violent attacks against the ministry for diplomatic blunders continue. It Is pointed out that the Allies failed In their diplomacy In the Balkans throuch j the lack of a leader. I Tho British public frankly does not trust the Government which It believes Is hampering the conduct of the military operations out of political and diplomatic I considerations. Rightly or wrongly the public holds the lawyer politicians re- sponsible for all the blunders perpetrated to date. BIDS FOR ELEVATED OPENED BY DIRECTOR McClintic-Marshall Company's Offer of $1,704,000 Lower Than Foreign Concerns Bids for the first four sections of tho teel superstructure of the Frnnkford ele vated line were opened at noon today by I Director Taylor In tho Department of City ! Transit, In the Bourse Building, The bids i were submitted Irj two groups, one for j the three sections from Glrard avenue north to Unity street, Frankford, and J tho other for that section from Glrard J avenue south to Callowhlll street. Director Taylor said the contracts i probably would bo awarded late this j afternoon. The specifications under which 1 the bids were submitted call for the work on the section south of Glrard avenue to r begin on January 1, 1918, and for the J work north of Glrard avenue to begin on iay j, inn). I The McClintlc-Marahall Company, of this city was the lowest bidder for the three grouped sections. Us 'offer being J J1.U5.000. Two New York concerns of ! fered bids for this portion of the work. They were the Connona' Brothers Com pany, 11.611.000, and the E. B. Smith Com pany, ll.720.ni. The McClintlc-Marshall Company was also the lowest bidder for the same work south of Glrard avenue to Callowhlll street. Its -bid was 1219,000, with an alter nate bid of 1261,400. The Pennsylvania Steel Company made a bid of )2tS,80, with an alternate bid of 1279,000 for this contract. The bid for the single section call for I 4071 linear feet of steel to build that por i tlun of the "IV" between Callowhlll street and Glrard avenue, the next, 128 feet for that portion oetwecn Glrard avenue and York street, the next. 7767 for that por tion between York and Ontario streets, and the lust 7CS2 fefct for that portion be tween Ontario street and Unity, street, ' Jfrankford, THJTWEATHER Official Forecast WA8HINQTOK. Oct. II; jsr eastern Pennsylvania Local rains tonic lit, cooler In north and vest portions; Wxtaiasday partly cloudy gentle to w4erate south and southwest winds. JRatns covered most of the country east of the Mississippi River, Including the JJafca region and eastern Canada, during lh teat M keur but did not cross the Ap palachian Mountains to the Atlantic slope. -pt I a' few jplaces. Fair wenthor has tuaticwed -west of tho Mississippi River, -inapt In Arkansas and Louisiana. Tha iiurlanca that covered the Lake region t r-icrdssr baa lost energy rapidly, whlls ,, -1 ;r Has Jrtuyed down to the Dakotas !..,' He Far Nsrthwest. The tewpra i . re generally abova the aormMi l diu i cast of the Rockias. ' ARCAWA CAFE ABOUT TO OPEtf New Establishment Wilt Accommo date 900 Persons It wiiii announced today thnt the new Arcndla Cafe In the Wldener Building would be opened to the public tomorrow. There will be day and evening service. In nddltlon to the main dining room, with Beats for SCO persona, thero Is a large grill which will accommodate 4C0. Thero are eight private dining rooms for women nations, A mniblo stnlrwny leads to the cnte from the Chestnut street entrance. Four teen elevators will be In constant opera tion. JJVoMhcinVr?" be maM"A by WH WILSON, AT PRINCETON, VOTES FOR SUFFRAGE AS STUDENTS CHEER Women Vote Seekers Escort to Polls First President That Ever Voted for Them WONT POSE FOR PICTURE PRESIDENTS FIANCEE NOT A SUFFRAGIST WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. Mr p.. Nor man tlalt, the I'reaMent' llnnrre, did not accompany him on hU trip to New Jerey toiluj. It nm xald at tlir While Mourn- that Mm. (lalt In nut a milfrnKlxt. PRINCETON, N. J.. Oct. 19.-For the first time In the history of the United Btates a President voted for woman suf frage today. Coming from Washington for that purpose, President Wilson cast his ballot for an amendment to the New Jersey Constitution giving women the vote. The President was met upon arrival nt Princeton by varsity friends and by suffrnglst8. He followed his usual Prince ton routine, proceeding directly to the polling booth nnd, after a brief walk through the quadrangle, returning to his private car for his departure at 2 o'clock for the White House. Ho will dlno with his tiancee, Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait, at 8 o'clock tonight. The President declined to pose for his photograph nt the polling place, saying: "No. I don't want to make a spectaclo out of casting the ballot." A big crowd of cheering Princeton students followed tho President In 'his walk through the town, nnd one young ster driving n grocery wngon, seeing the crowd, but not the President, shouted: "What do you think this Is, a funeral?" The President laughed heartily. Secretary Tumulty left the presidential party at Princeton Junction, and went to Jersey City to cast his vote. MRS. GALT TRIES ON GOWNS WHEN WILSON GOES TO VOTE President's Fiancee Skips to Balti more to Confer With Modiste WASHINGTON. Oct. 19. With President Wilson In New Jersey today to vote for equal suffrage, his tiancee, Mrs. Edith Gait, spent a part of the day In Baltimore conferring with her modUte. She was ac companied by Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, the President's niece, and It Is understood that she tried on various gowns of "Boil ing green" that have been designed thcrs Tha President will rotnm In tltnA tn f-liave "nner nt the Gait home tonight- It Is understood thut a family confer ence will be held during the present week at which all of the details of the wedding will be discussed. It In piobablc that Miss Margaret Wilson, the Pri-sldent'n eldest daughter, and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre will both be present. And. If the advice of the closest friends of the President Is fol lowed, it ! expected that a speedy an nouncement of the time and place of the ceTemony will he made. Already It s apparent that Mrs. Gait will take personal charge of the White House from kitchen to garret. She has had much experience In getting results In the public markets of the city. Hardly a day passes that she does not ride in her smnll electric cor to the market where personally she directs the pur chases of the meats and other articles that are needed for her table. It Is smilingly declared by veteran mar ket men that Mrs. Gait and the house keeper of the White House have been acquainted for many months. THINKS SUFFRAGE BEATEN Camden Mayor Predicts Defeat of Women at Polls in New Jersey Today The suffrage amendment In Jersey will be defeated. At least that's the opinion of Mayor Ellis, of Camden, when asked this afternoon about the chances of the votes-for-women followers to add that State to the list of those espousing wom an suffrage. "It will be a cIobo battle." said the Mayor, "and the suffragists have aston ished everybody by the fight they have put up during the last three weeks. Camden County will return a majority against suffrage, I think." The Mayor said that the voters were taking a keener Interest in the light to day than they had done for some time past. "The vote In my precinct was fairly heavy, while the balloting In the 4th and 9th Wards was very heavy. I am listed as a supporter of suffrage, and the women certainly put up a strong fight" WOMAN AUTO-SPEEDER FINED "Honor" of Being First in Jersey Fells to Philadelphian on Suf frage Election Day Cost $5 The first woman to be fined for Speed ing in New Jersey, according to the old est Inhabitant of Camden, was fined to day, the "suffrage election" day In that State. She was a Philadelphian, Mrs, Margaret Champion, 30 years old, of 2312 Race street It wasn't so much becauso she speeded along the White Horse pike that she was arestcd and fined. But Motorcycle Po liceman Frank Frost complained that she had "sabsed" him dreadfully when he overhauled her near Harlelgh Cemetery, and that she had told him she was the champion woman driver and had driven a car 400,090 miles and that there weren't any speed laws in Jersey and that she had an expert driver's license and had raced at Havana, Cuba, and what was he going to do about ItT Frost said that was the last straw, and so he "pinched" her. That was last Thursday. Mrs, Champion appeared before Recorder Stackhouse today to be fined. It cost her R. Lmsm Suit Against Building Society Judge Shoemaker today dismissed a suit brought by Bernard Green against the Knights of Jpseph Building and Loan As sociation to recover 46. It was the out come of an alleted forgery by Jacob Kels ler, secretary of the association. The Court pointed out that the pult had been improperly Instituted. Judge Shoemaker contended that It should have been pre sented In ths form of a statement of claim and tried bafor a Jury Instead W Jtng InstltuUd as a bll In jutty. CITY BETTER PROTECTED UNDER PORTER'S HANDLING OF POLICE AND FIREMEN Reign of Political Tyranny Over Department's 6200 Men Checked by His Administration Nation Now Looks Here for Ideas Written rsprrlally for the Evening I-ediff nnd Public Ledger. "lVP1 P0UTEUl wl" 'ou Please hold this G0U0,.and keep It until a bet which 1VX I have mado with my friend here Is decldcd7" Mr. Porter, who was being tendered a prlvato dinner by a group of oilldals connected with a powerful utility corporation, looked up In nmnzement. Between puffa of smoke, one of these men, nn attorney by the way, outlined tho conditions of a bet which It would never f IsaaaV GEORGE D. PORTER Until recently Director of Public Safety. should desire to brink' about their return. Contrasting- tho former maladminis tration of a branch of the city government, affecting tho well-being of the whole community, with tho present conditions obtaining under the Blankenburg admln Istintlon, one must realize that here Is a vital spot In better government that should bo preserved at all costs, for under corrupt direction the Department of Public Safety Immediately becomes a terrible engine of oppression, making dally life for worthy folk Intolerable and exhausting. "Immediately upon assuming tho duties of my offlco as Director of Public Snfety," said George D. Porter, "I made an examination of each of the bureaus under my supervision. I found there wns little or po system there, and' thnt Instead of being supporting divisions of tho Department of Public Safety they were operating as Independent units. I discovered that the men in the city's service had been subjected to a slavery, both financial and political, which was most deplorable. The authority of nrj official of the city of Philadelphia was Invnrlably subordinate to that of a ward or division boss. If a city official declined to obey a mandato originating In a political headquarters, he was pun ished for so doing. "There nre about 6200 men In tho department, 4000 policemen, 1200 firemen and 1000 civilians In the various bureaus. "Well, I decided that It was my first duty to break up this Intimidation of policemen, firemen and other city employes. My success in driving tho mid dlemen out of City Hall has much to do with the improved service to citizens of the men In my department. Politicians found thnt they were unable to 'get' city officials who refused to do their bidding. I consider the lifting of the hand of political oppression from the police and firemen as the greatest accom plishment of my administration, for no man can serve two masters. Political assessments were abolished, and each man carried home a full envelope on payday." ".'- "Found City Force Victims of "Boss" Method's " : "Then, your Initial efforts for reform hinged upon tho moral and physical uplift of the city employes?" wns asked. "Decldedyi" replied Mr. Porter. "The men were generally well-meaning Individuals, but they hnd long been the victims of political tyranny. How could they be expected to perform their public duties satisfactorily whqn tfiey were aware that so much of their pay went to a" political czar:"when they were robbed in the purchase of the very uniforms they wore, because of a deal bo tween the existing political ring and a cloth contractor; when they were or dered abou. by politicians openly violating the very laws they were supposed to enforce; when they worked long hours, and Were scorned by the public be cause of the rottenness of the whole municipal administration? I felt sorry for them, i nd concluded thnt It wns my Job to first bring these men to a real ization that their employment was at least as honorable- as that of a man working for a private corporation. "Tho benefits of my administration which, on tho surface, ran to policemen, were designed to obtain for tho public a better preservation of order, a better protection of property, a better maintenance of public peace and a better cn lorcement of the observance of tho thousand and one regulations laid down for the public good. So, It wns brought nbout that policemen were enabled to obtain uniforms at contract prices of financial advantage to them; were made to patrol their beats In an eight-hour day through the Introduction of a tlirce platoon system; were given vncatlons of two weeks' duration, and lifted In ability by the establishment of a school of instruction, and were provided with looselenf notebooks and printed copies of police orders, lists of stolen proporty and persons wanted fnr crimes committed, I might say that tho organization of a police band, which gave concerts that netted about $50,000 to tho Police Pension Fund, had a lot to do with the Improved efficiency of tho Individual policeman; he Is a somebody once nguln, a unit In a great organization, one viewed with pride by all citizens." Tho task which faced Mr. Porter was so great and he was bo determined In his efforts that he spent large portions of his own salary for extra service and supplies. Prlvato citizens also camo forth with funds to assist In the organi zation. ' A system of dally reports was Installed; the dally wastage of time by the assembling at headquarters of the lieutenants commanding the 40 police dis tricts of the city was done away with; sergeants went out on the streets with their men; unnecessary details and sinecures wcrq abolished; the use of motor cycles was Increased for the patrollng of the city, and the handling of traffic was brought up to such a degree of perfection that the Philadelphia methods were copied In all of the other large cities of the country; stationery was standardized; offlco hours were extended from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m., nnd a printing plant was Installed, from which Issued orders, lists nnd Information for city employes. Philadelphia has about 400,000 buildings, scattered over a territory of 12$ square miles, with 1S00 miles of streets to patrol a municipal colossus. Money Saved for Public Treasury by Economical Plan Mr, Porter decided that the co-ordination of tho repair work of all depart ments of the city under ono roof would materially reduce the cost of operation. Such a building was completod In July, 1911. but, because Councils refused to appropriate funds with which to purchase new machinery nnd equipment the building has remained idle since that time. Howqver, the idea was got under 'way and will eventually prpve a great success, Extensive repairs were also made to police and Are houses that had been neglected for many years. Tho practice of awarding horseshoeing contracts Jo favored contractors was elimi nated, and the work haB generally been done' in shops nearest the fire or police stations, thereby minimizing the time apparatus Is out of service. All city-owned horses wero b-anded on the hoof, and the old practice of robbing the city in the purchase of horses was abolished through co-operation with the Director of City Supplies. "The tlty does a considerable business annually in the purchase of new horses for the Police and Fire Bureaus and the aalo jof animals . that have fallen below tho municipal Btandard," said Mr. Porter "Here waa a. prolific field for graft. Under the old system favored contractors supplied all our city horses. The specifications called for various classes of horses, for instance, police horses,' 'fire horses,' 'lieutenants' and 'captains' horses.' The inside contractor, through collusion with a corrupt city employe, would know In advance that only a limited number of 'lieutenants1- and 'captains' horses' would bo required for the coming year. Accordingly, he would bid very low tot the supplying of those two classes, knowing that under the old practice of unbalanced bidding, when an average was struck of his offerings for the three classes, that he would be the low bidder, I broke all that up, and In cidentally nearly "'brokq a certain contractor by calling for a large number of tho particular classes pf horses he hid bid low upon. This whole practice of unbalanced bidding was ultimately abolished by Director Loeb, of the Depart ment, of Cl.ty Supplies. ' ' "In a like scanner, the aecret salef old horses to insiders m .broken up b wl4reaef notification to the publlo pf such opportunities for the purchase of chP horaa flesh," Concerning the cheapening of the cost pf uniforms to policemen, Mr, Por ter mj "Karly la 1912 a Uniform Committee, composed of members of the bureau, bo possible to decide, nnd thon offered the stakes to Mr. Porter. It Just hap pened that a contract between this cor poration nnd the city was pending: at the time. Hut this article la about what Director Porter did, and not about what he didn't do. Human life Is held so Important In Philadelphia that the seven branches of municipal government Invested with Its safeguarding; are consolidated under a single head tho Department of Public Safety. A popular Idea, singularly wide spread, Is that tho administration of this Kreat department has to do solely with the Uureau of Police, when, as a matter of fact Us director Is also charged with responsibilities for tho proper conduct of tho Bureaus of Fire, Electricity, Correc tion, Elevator Inspection, Boiler Inspec tion and Building Inspection. In addi tion, he superintends the duties of a Fire Marshal, entrusted with the Inspec tion of all 11 ro escapes, and whoso work constitutes a division in the Bureau of Police. Looking backward for only four years at tho criminal transactions In the De partment of Public Safety during the term of Mayor Iteyburn, It Is hardly conceivable that renutable citizens CHlUwMd , fum !, f-fc , BATTS MAKES FIERCE ATTACK ON ACCUSED NEW HAVEN DIRECTORS Alleges Formation of "Dummy" Companies to Control Trans portation Lines of New England MANIPULATION CHARGED NEW YOllK, Oct. 19. How the direct ors of the New Haven railroad covered up stock transactions, formed dummy companies nnd otherwise manipulated high finance to control and monopolize tlio transportation lines of New England-steam and electric was told the jury In the United Btates District Court today by Robert L. Halts, special assist ant attorney general, handling the Gov ernment's end of the conspiracy trial. William Rockefeller and the other mil lionaire defendants again heard them selves bitterly arraigned by Batts, who xsenfon to show the alleged manipula tions of the accused directors In "gob bling up" the transportation facilities of New Knglnnd In violation of the Sher man act. "Wc will trace for you all tho manipu lations of stock," he sAld, "whereby the defendants plotted to monopolize New England transportation In flagrant viola tion of the statutes of the United States." Discussing the acquisition by the New Haven of various electric railway lines In New England, Mr. Batts said; "In the acquisition of property which promised competition, these defendants In one case paid JI0.O00.0O) for a lino, which price was at lenst 118,000,000 In excess of Us value. "It was expected by these defendants that the excess payment would meet the dcllclt of operation for a period of live years, but as a mntter of fact the excess wns used up within two years." MORGAN'S NAME BROUGHT IN. The name of J. P. Morgan, the elder, wns first brought Into the case when Batts, in outlining the attempted monopo lizing of New England transportation lines, mentioned the So-called "Cotsalr agreement," which was, according to the Government a compact entered Into by tho accused directors to acquire certain electric nnd steamship lines drawn up aboard Morgan's yacht, the Corsair. "Aro you sure of your version of the Corsair" agreement?" Interrupted It. V. l.lndubury, counsel for William Rocke feller. "I am," retorted Mr. Batts. "It was an agreement entered Into to divide the New England traffic bctw.een the New Haven and the New York and Now England railways." At the afternoon session Batts resumed his detailed argument of the alleged Bos ton and Main manipulation whereby John Ulllard made an apparent prollt of 2,roc,ooo. The Government attorney declared that through the influence of the accused New Haven directors the Massachusetts Legis lature was Induced' so to amend tho laws of the State that the control of. the stock might be obtained by tho New Haven without the Massachusetts laws being violated. In return for this, said Batts, tho New Haven directors promised to make the then Governor of Massachusetts presi dent of the New Haven. Instead, he said, the directors forgot their agreement and Charles S. Mellon was made president. Mr. Mellon, whose testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission In Washington and the Federal Grand Jury In New York wus largely responsible for the Indictment of the directors of the New Haven road, was In court rendy to be one of the first and tho Government's, trtar witness when Batts shall have com pleted his opening speech. MEXIC& AGAIN-TAKES PLACE'AMONG NATIONS Continued from Pace One 4 . as "chief executive-of-tha do facto gov ernment." the title agreed on. Sending a note by Secretary of State Lansing to Ellseo, Arredonaa? Carranza's representative here, was the formal step. Similar notes were sent Arredondo. who Is Carranza's cousin and slated to be his Foreign Minister or first United States Ambassador, by all Latin-American Gov ernments of the Pan-American confer ence. Great Britain, France, Spain, Germany and Japan, whose Governments have awaited the action of the United States as to recognition, are expected promutly to resume diplomatic relations with Mex ico. The new Chinese. Minister to Mexico, who recently arrived In this country, will be accredited to the Caranza Government without delay. The title of President provisional or ad Interim, either will be assumed by Car ranza himself or confened by the Mex ican Congress, which Carranza proposes to convene shortly. Within the next 48 hours President Wil son Is expected to Issue a pew -embargo proclamation, under nuthonty of Con gress, unacted In 1912, to prevent Villa and other antl-Carranzlsta factions, now officially classed as "rebels," from receiv ing munitions. Arredondo plans to leave here before tho week-end to convey personally to Carranza the notes of the United States, and Latin-American countries recogniz ing the Rjgt chief. The Stale Department advised all con suls In Mexico and American diplomats abroad of Carranza's recognition. Appointment of an American charge d'affaires at Mexico City Is planned soon, as the llrst move In re-establishing diplo matic relations between tho United States and Mexico. Selection of an Ambassador will be deferred for a time. It Is under stood the selection now ilea between Am bassador Henry D. Fletcher at Chill. Am bassador Edwin V. Morgan at Brazil and Ambassador Frederick Stlmson at Argentine. Executive Carranza Is expected In a short time to Issue a call for munlclpat elections In the territory he controls In order that civil government may be organized. These elections are expected to be held In December. In January he Is expected to call for elections to the Mexican Congress, which 'would assemble In the spring and arrange for the holding of the presidential election In June, the man elected to take office In the fall. Carranza cannot become a candidate at this election, ENTHUSIASTIC CROWDS GREET CARRANZA AFTER RECOGNITION Triumphal Arches Erected in Streets . of San Pedro PAN PEDRO, Chihuahua, Oct, 19. Gen eral Carranza was welcomed here today with Intense enthusiasm. Nearly all the buildings were decorated with flags, and triumphal arches had been built over the streets. Big crowds from the towns and nearby country cheered the first chief as his carriage passed between the troops of (he garrison. In a speech General Carranza declared that the end of the revolution was now at hand, "In a very short time peaceful . pros perity will again reign here," he declared. All the way from Baltlllo to this place the first chief train was enthusiastically greeted by big crowds which continually made demonstrations of loyalty. Tomorrow General Carranza will be in Torreon. which was the scene of much hard lighting .during the revolution. Gen eral Obregon wU leave the Carrausa, party at Torreon in erAer to taka ohara of the .northward advance of tfc Car ranslsU forces. ITALIANS JOIN ALLIES IN BALKAN WARFARE Continued fromTe One from the urgency of weakening the Atlantic fleci, which hns kept tho Gor man fleet "bottled up" In tho Baltic. Tho military developments In tho Balkans up to date Indicate thnt the Austro-Oerman forces nnd their Bul garian allies nre nttemptlng by a coup to surrotfnd the Anglo-French nnd Serb armies arid annihilate or capture them. Servla hns been Invaded nt seven points on tho northwest, tho north and tho east The front stretches In n Bcmlclrcle from tho Drlna IUvor to n point hear Negotln, 26 miles nbovo the Greek frontier, In southern Bcrvln. It Is likely, from tho operations up to date, thnt Field Marshal von Mackcnsen wilt try to ndopt the snme methods as wero used against tho Rus sians. If the Germans, Austrlnns and Bulgarians can' cut tho Anglo-French-Serb nrmy Into two nnd then draw In tho clrclo they will have brought their plans to a conclusion. But such a campaign Is made dim cult for many reasons. Chief of these is tho lack of railways, tho scarcity Of roads and bridges, the mountain ous nature of the country, tho guerrilla warfare tactics of tho Serbs and tho Increasing opposition which the Teu tonic nlllos will meet from fresh Anglo French rclnforcemonts In the south. ROME, Oct. 19. Italy today declared war on Bulgaria. This made the fourth official declaration of hostilities against the Bulgnrs. Italy was preceded by Servla, Englnnd and France. Explaining Its declaration, the Rome Government said Bulgaria had not only attacked Servla but allied herself with Italy's onemles to light the Entente Powers. The King signed the Bulgarian war de cree at the Austrian front. It was reported that an Italian fleet was steaming already to help the British and French In blockading tho Turkish and Bulgarian Aegean Sea coasts, In covering the landing of allied troops at Enos nnd perhaps Jn n bombardment of the Bulgailan port of Dedeaghatch. It was believed, in many -quarters that an Italian land force would be dispatched to Invade Bulgaria. Russia has also announced that a state of war between the Russians nnd Bulgar ians existed from the moment the latter began lighting the Servians, but a formal declaration has not yet been Issued from Petrograd. ' Official gossip here Indicates that Italy's participation In the Balkans will be large ly naval, as land forces are needed for the Alpine and Austrian operations. Italy's formal entrance Into the hos tilities in the Balkan theatre followed reports that a secret treaty had been effected binding Italy, to help tho Entente Powers In the Balkans In consideration for Balkan Interests which Italy will ac quire on the eastern side of tho Adriatic If tho Quadruple Entente wlps. Enos, at the eastern end of the Bul garian coast on the Aegean Sea, close to the .Bulgarian froptler, has been occupied by a landing party of the Allies, who have also seized the railroad which runs from that port to Adrlanoplo and Bul garia the Messagero reports. GERMANS TAKE 0BREN0VATZ; .BULGARS CAPTURE. VRAXIA "BERLLYOct:a9. eCopture of the-town of Obrenovntz by the forces of Field Marshal von Macken scn nnd further advance of the Teutonic army torth heights south of Belgrade was , reported by the War Office this afternoon. -rThe oftlclal statement also announced tbe, capture of several Servian villages. The Bulgarians, said the statement, have advanced Into the Pirot Valley,' crossing fseveral streams and taking vil lages In .the Invaded "section. . The Bulgar capture of Vranla also was definitely nnnounccd, Obronovatz Is on the Save River, a stream along which Servian accounts have told of repeated repulses of the Invaders It Is nearly 40 miles southwest of Be' grade. The heights south of Belgrade havi been held by the Servians hitherto and from" them their defenders have cerlouBly hampered the Teutonic advance along tho line of the railroad toward Constan tinople. The Pirot Valley Is 'about IS miles on the Servian side v of th,e Serbo-Bulgarlan frontier, and the town of Pirot Is con nected by rail with Nlsh. from which it is distant 25 miles a little to the south of east. Vranla, 40 miles south of Nlsh, Is the centre of the region In which the Bul- Srl11?,! ha.1fe,b.een fl3h"nB several days with the allied forces, British and French for possession of the Nlsh-Salonlca RaIN before bee" reporteI "Ptured TWO WOMEN SHOT" AS SPIES IN BELGIUM Miss Cavell Not Only One to Suffer Extreme Penalty, Echo de Beige Asserts AMSTERDAM. Oct 19.-Mls Edith Ca veil, the English nurse reported shot , Brussels by the commande? of a Geman firing squad In front of which she h falnud, .when brought out to die after court-martial had convicted her of age, was only one of five lncliSiinS.P.on other womenwho paid the ie8? pfMK Enchohde8aCthodagye; WK llsfed'arfows?"' the'Vlctlm- Countess Jeanne de Belleville, Mme. Lou se Thullez a Fr.nnt. - Philippe Dany, an archlu".nh Wman- M. Severin. a chemist. voBsGen 'g&SS? JW glum, posted In BelgiAn town halls n j vui iTnariial, GERMANS REAM DMA RIVER; suyl ATlAUl CHECKED Hindenburg's Army PUS Forward in Drivr Rri,,riSI of tk y BATTLE AT STYR R . . BERLIN, oewl In tho eastern theatre f J Marshal Von lllndenbure". . nfl reached tho Dvlna River fDnn, . ?4SI Borkowltschl, the War Offlc, VZi'ft thin nfJrmnnn "P0"! The army of General nm... M pushed forward toward ZaJecaj In ,. ,1 rretlnn tit 111. voll.. ,.. "" flKl ... .....w ul i-irou fTtiA fAr.irnlni. .nw. .. x... .v.bnw...s ."wriKraDn lnfll....!.. another Bulgarian nrmy had Invaded r5 hU .inm it.. m .. .v?rj from Sofia to Nlsh. the Serb capltL3 tt'ntiM rrtnltn fnnr inM. . 1 iyl TO.D.WWO v ut,i fin.; Tsl That section of the official report J5 Ing with operations In tho eastern Jt tre. follows: casrern VC "The nrmy of Field Marshal Von v3 denbun: has stormed .... . i." ,lui positions south of Riga and ha WiSl the Ducna River, cast of BorkoSJ Wo cantured one ofrtrrr i Jr"tl rnachlne guns. Russian attacks northt2l of Jakobstadt wern nnt..j '"ll "In the region of Sooley a FrenJI plane, piloted by a Russian equipped .2? a British machine gun. wns shot dowrfS one of our battle aeroplanes. ThuS'il" nothing to report relative to thaJi of Prince Leopold. The battles on ' Styr River In which troops under ftS pral von Llnsengen are taking oartlS progressing favorably." -v,t GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY IN DVINSK OFFENSIVE PETROGRAD. Vf ul German losses In the attempts to cmH 80.000 killed and wounded trvto,. ,Z The War Olflce says It has lesrsel through German prisoners that tht'ot; feats Inflicted by' the Russians' on "tat Dvlnsk front have provoked a ttrfo quarrei between Field Marshal on tiff ui-uuuio iiiiu mi' jvtuser. CHARLTON ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE IN COURTj American on Trial for Murdl in Italy Struggles Hard to ( Tell His Story COMO, .Italy, Oct. 19. Porter Charttosfl wlfe-slaycr, was a pitiful figure In ebartf today". lie did his best to answer In ItallMJ the Judges' qucst'ons concerning detltfj of the murder story ho told MondanlSl although ho spent much of his time, lsf.1 ptison studying the language, pi M far from possosetng the fluency n,ctistji to presentation of an adequate defeases The interpreter's Inefficiency apwflftiJ atcd his distress to such an. egttMiVWI some of the American coxresponaenti ln-J terrcded for him with the court, -t , At one time 'Charlton himself miti n pathetic and 'dramatic appeal for ts Judge's consideration, dwelling: on "tst hnndicnp he" was under through1 um tongue's strangeness to him, his InuMtf to express slfbtle Shades of legal differ-' ences and his 'unfamlllnrlty with 1st Italian tribunal's methods of procedure. Then he sat down' hopelessly. Throafh-I out tho trial thus far his manner hMj been one of almost Insupportable eulwi Ing, and of anxiety to get the proceed. Ings over as speedily as possible. HU nerves were strung evidently to the ti-j tretriest tension, and physically he Prtmei at the point of complete collapse. ,1.i A postcard was handed to him durbf tho hearing today, and though he ellMt make Its contents public, he ppei4 greatly affected by It, Most of the afternoon session spent reading Charlton's deposition "J judge and Jury, some changes na wl made In the original, which dealt H1 Charlton's marriage and stormy jnarrWJ lite. u WANT LICENSE REVOKED! Petition Charges Hotel Keeper F4 Violating: Law NORRIBTOWN. Pa.. Oct U.-A I to revoke the liquor license fpr ,PlSi men Heights Hotel, held by Ch" Schncebcll, was presented to the coart day by Attorney Wanger, acting fori iMornsiown ciergymon. ta It Is alleged that Schneebell ioUI toxlcattng liquors to minors, to penosittj Itnnun IntffmnArntn hnhlts. to DerSOnifWJ ..,.-.... ..,...,.... .,... ...-. , -T - t Ibly affected by Intoxicating imuor, sold liquor for the use of girls who TH1 permitted to be In the place at th of the sale. Turn Wills in Prnhate L ... - ...... w-. .. PnrssV ins win 01 Austin iuuiiiBvin-w -r. lato of S.-.2S Seminole avenue. admltMJ probate today, leaves an estate vaWKB more than liw.ow to tne wwui , V. C. l'urves, and appoints iwr-j--. An estate valued at H0 Is dlipwi In private bequests by tne win -Barr, late of 4W Fal?mount avenue, personal effects of the estate of Mr jj. 'ueiany nave Deen apjn'tu TOO I.ATK TO CISSIFY IIKI WANTKD MALE i)OY wanttd for work In offSi.""1. years or over, neai aou ""VfM chanc for advancement, u " llranoh. 7th and Oxford. 4 HosiBjiY'iiolifiEnEri; "7prlm'fL?i !SSft.TK".!2r a'Aft"'.':. f.Z'A maul uuaivrr ua, JUch RfGhaiWlmanac Different methods mark different deeds, remind! Rich Richard. Intermit J, twitj advertising arid pr j f iftwt, .adv? r tjsing tliffer ' as riiuch as wuted monies jind profitable rewards. i
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