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EVBITiyq LEDGER PHIEADBEPHIA'. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21'. I8IB;
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RUSSIANS HURL
; GERMANS BACK
i ON PINSK LINE
New SJav Offensive Results
in Capture of Impor-
tant Positions
TAKE 8552 PRISONERS
Berlin Admits Loss of Ground
Along Styr Rivor Making
.-Counter-Attacks
. BERLIN,. 1 Octl l21. The Germans
have captured, from the Russians the
Dvina River bank from the town of
Borkowltz- to Bcrsmucnde, southeast
of Riga, it was announced officially
this afternoon.
PETnoanAD, Oct. 21.
An Important offensive movement has
been commenced by the Russians north
dtitliralf. "
Several German position have been
captuied by the Russians In the region
of BarandVHch. It was officially an
nounced by the War Offlco today, alonK
with 3352 prisoners, 10 machine guns and
a piece of artillery.
Baranvttch Is an Important railway
Junction, 6 miles north of Plnsk and 105
miles south of Vllna. The Warsaw
Smolensk Railway and tha Rovno-Vllna
llre pass through It.
The text of the official report follows:
"On Wednesday. In the region south
east of 33arnnovltch. we carried the Ger
man positions nt Eklmovltch, Odokhovst-clifna-and
NiiMkl "Nagorlnn; During the
course of the day we took prisoners S5
Xusfro-ttVFman IHders and 35.12 men, and
cjip.turcd 10 machine guns and one
cannon " " .
GERMANS FORCED TO GIVE
GROUND OX STYR RIVER
BERLIN, Oct. 21. German troops oper
ating oh the Styr River, In Volhynla.
have been forced to retreat from Tschar
torusk.. the War Office announced today
They erf rmw- making1- counter-attacks
to regain the ground lost to the Russians.
SLAVS HAMMER HARD
TO OPEN BALKAN PATH
LONDON, Oct 21.
, The energetic offensive of the Russian
armies on the middle Stry and along the
narrow strip of Gallcla that Is still held
by the. Slay- forces uner General Ivan-
i off is regraded here as a direct attempt
vr smnqh through the Teuton lines at
that end of the battlefront.'wllh the ob
ject of reaching Servln The- only means
whereby aid can be given to the Servian
army is by way J Transylvania and
Bukowlna and the landing of n force on
the Black Sea coast ot Bulgaria.
The vigor and success with which Gen
eral Ivanoff Is pushing his advance has
stirred much hope In military circles here
and Is regarded as the best means of
halting the German drive on Constanti
nople. A report was received hero last night
that the Austrlans have evacuated Czer
nowltz, the capital of Bukowlna, a report
which finds soma confirmation In an
Odessa dispatch declaring that the Rus
sians have abondoned their contemplated
evacuation of the northern districts of
Bessarabia.
Battles south of Riga, where the Ger
mans have made some progress in the
new thrust at the Baltic prqvlnce port
and in Volhynla and Gallcla, where the
Russian have gained rather Important
victories, are now competing In Interest
With the operations In the Balkans.
GELDING R. H, BRETT
WINS BIG PACE RACE
Continued from Pace One
heal were: :3W. 1:02V1, l:34i and the
mller in 2.05H-
In the 2:30 trot Lady LUIch won the
race In straight heats. The times were
2:25 and 2:29 flat. Bow Devil was
awarded second money.
Nugget Boy proved his superiority over
the rest of the field In the 2.2S trot by win
ning handily In straight heats. The miles
were covered In 2:19 and 2:19!i.
Peter Stevens Is owned by W. B. Eckert.
of Wilmington, and was driven by Ray
gjnerJekeT. r The horse -scored down rather
easily In the first 'hcaf 'and at the wlro
t-rtecfltevenirljrqke out In front and held
a lead of about a half a length to the
quarter pole-. After passing the quarter
Driver Snedeker urged his pacer, and
when the half-mile post was breasted
Peter Stevens was In front with two
lengths daylight Jsetween them. "Nick"
Grady, up on R. H, Brett, made his bid
atiJhis Juncture, so that at the three
quarters Brett had closed all but a length.
At the finish R. II. Brett had a half
length advantage.
The crowd of 2500 persons was brought
to Its feeHrtreTrthe-hld for the lead was
made during the pacing of the last quarter
Of the first heat. Both drivers urged their
mounts for all they were worth, and It
was anybody's race until within a fur
long of the wire. During the very last
strides R. J I. Brett nosed out In front
and won. Five heats are to be raced
before a. decision Is reached.
Senator McNlchol and his friends oc
cupied a. point xt vantage In the grand
stand. W. B. Eckert and his family
were, nearoy,.
In the first Heat of the 2r30 trot Lady
Ullch, a .black, mare, wltb A. Winkel up,
wtfriln 2l2514. Second place went to Bow
Devil, while the third horse under tho
wire was Cecilia, Jane If. was fourth.
andi Frank Bowers fifth. The winner
came down Under the wlro easy and ap
peared to-have ths leg of the field
Nugget "Boy, the bay gelding, with Coy
In the seat, won as he pleased in the
first heat of the 2.25- trot. Star of Sea,
bay mare, Seal up, was second, a length
behind the winner, with Silent Partner,
Mage, griding. Jackson driving, third.
9nrb Cord, perfection and Stranger were
th JbjJMes; tx finish in order.
The, Judge of the. racing was Frederick
Wffevev"
The day was an Ideal one for the sport
The summaries:
MatehipatS race, far puns et $3000 (btat
ft. II, 13rU. Kg., Nick Crady.. 1 a l i
'ler BUvcni, b -, Ray Snedekar... 2 12 3
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2:6 trot bt 3 In 3 bata
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tofen
SulllvMi ..,..,.,, 5
, bk. j . Jack ,. S 8
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flUBtofllV KITS AT MAYOR
Answers Charge of "Treason" by
Calling Dlankenburg Office Seeker
and Pledge Breaker
D. Clarence Glbboney rp1ld this attar
noon to the criticism of him nude last
night by Mayor Blankenburg In the
course of an address nt two political
meeting In the northern section of the
city The Mayor declared thAl Mr. Gib
boney was a traitor for approving the
metger of tho Koystone party with the
Republican Organltatlon.
In commenting upon the Mayor's state
ment, Mr Glbboney said
"Rudolph Blankenburg truly presents a
pitiable spectacle. For 25 years he de
voted his untiring efforts to obtaining an
office. In 1911 he made Innumerable prom
ises nnd pledges, and the voters, believ
ing him, elected him. Ho has repudiated
many of the pledges and broken many of
his promises, and his administration has
liocn n disappointment. Because I and
many thousands of others who voted for
him refused to Indorse his pledge-breaking
or to support his personally selected
candidate, he resorts to his usual pro
cedure under such circumstances of call
ing names.
"After all. Is It not a compliment to bo
attacked by an official who has broken
faith with the people?"
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT
MAY BE A WITNESS
IN NEW HAVEN CASE
Government Said to Contem
plate Summoning Him to
Testify Regarding Boston
and Maine Deal
MELLEN AGAIN ON STAND
NEW YORK. Oct 21,-Former Presi
dent William Howard Tnft probably will
be called aa a wltnesi In the Govern
ment's prosecution of 11 former directors
of the New Haven Railroad, It was re
ported around the courtroom today. The
ex-President, It Is understood, will be
examined as to a conference he once had
with Lewis Cass Ledyard, one of the de
fendants, regarding the Boston and Mnlne
deal.
Charles S Mellen. former president of
the New Haven and the chief witness
on which the Government depends to con
vict the defendants, resumed the stand
in Federal Judge Hunt's court today to
narrate the second phase of the New
Haven's activities In gaining control of
New England traffic.
Mellon, standing before a huge mao
showing nil the arms of the "octopus"
with a pointer traced the various lines
and how they finally converged Into the
New Haven.
MELLEN'S ACCURATE MEMORY.
For more than an hour Mellen continued,
ilescrlhing New England's transportation
lines as they were a quarter of a century
ago. His memory for detail was aston
ishing. The accused millionaires listened
In open-mouthed wonder.
Speaking of one road, Mellen mentioned
Rochester, N. H., as a point on It.
"What kind of a town Is Rochester?"
asked Assistant Attorney General
Swac'ter.
"Oh it Is a nice little town all cut up
by railroad crossings," Mellen answered.
MELLEN AND CLARK.
Swacker asked Mellen more about his
dealings with Charles P. Clark while
the latter was president of the New
Haven. Clark is a defendnnt In the pres
ent case. Llndabury Interposed his cus
tomary objection.
"We are getting the facts as best we
can," retorted Swacker, and referred to
Mellen as a "hostile witness."
Llndabury defended Mellen. "He Is not
hostile," he said. "He Is anything but
hostile, and It Is In bad taste for you to
attack your own witness."
Judge Hunt rebuked Swacker, but over
ruled Llndabury's objection to the Gov
ernment's line of examination.
"What were conditions as regards com
petition between the New York and New
England and the New Haven?" was one
of Swacker's questions.
"The worst I ever knew Just cut
throat work on both sides."
Mr, Mellen said that when the New
Haven announced a reduction In the run
ning time of three passenger trains from
Boston to New York, he went to Clark
and protested that the reduction was un
fair to the New York and New England.
"I told him all the things that were likely
to happen," said Mr. Mellen
"What were those things?"
"Well, I had In my pocket a copy of
an advertisement which I said I was
going to put In the papers that after
noon announcing that we would run a
train at Allyus Point direct by boat to
New York, and that the fare between
Boston and New York would be $1.
Clark said: 'Is that honest?' 1 eald,
'It is.'"
Two months, after this Mellen said he
became second vice president In charge
of the traffic of the New Haven.
"Who employed you?"
"Charles P. Clark."
"Did he tray why he employed you?"
"He said I made too much of a nuisance
of myself on the New England."
Mr. Mellen Bald Clark asked him to
start suit against the New England, and
that he did It through Boston brokers.
This milt, the Government alleges, was
intended to embarrass the New England.
Asked about the Goldsmith suit, another
litigation which the Government alleges
wae used to force the New England Into
a receivership, Mr. Mellen replied: "I
have heard Mr. Clark talk about It."
MEXICAN RAIDERS KILL
THREE U. S. SOLDIERS
Continued from I'age One
Edward N. Glass, had a narrow escape,
a bullet going through his hat.
During the last three days the Mexi
cans have killed IS persons In tho vicin
ity of Brownsville.
Following the burning of the Yanaga
ranch house near Sebastian, 40 miles
north of here today, by Mexican bandits,
a sharp skirmish was fought between
the raiders and a squad of Texas rangers.
The rangers, being outnumbered, made
off, and the Mexicans are believed to
have crossed the line.
El Demokrata, the Carranxlsta officio
organ at Matamoroa, has been held ud
mj ..iiiMift.auuii auwiuiiucB uccauao oi in
flammatory articles referring to Dr. B. B.
McCain, Deputy State Health officer, who
wai killed in the hold-up and wreck near
Olmlto Monday night,
BANKRUPTCY IS CHARGED
Three Banka File Petitions Against
Ned Irish, of Coal Firm
A petition t6r Involuntary bankruptcy
against Ned Irish, only aurvlvlng mem
ber of th firm of Irish Brothers, coal
dealers, wai filed today. In the United
States District Court, by the Norrlstown
Trust Company, the Montgomery Na
tional Bank and tha MOshannon National
Bank, Receivers for the coal firm have
been trying to adjust Its affairs for some
time.
Th three banka figured in not trans
actions. Tha act of bankruptcy charged
against Mr Irish la th alleged allowance
by him of a Judgment tor K1.633, obtained
by his wife, Mrs. Agnes Irish. This Is
said to b in the form of a lln against
real estate owned by Irish In Mont
gomery County
Court of Common Pleas No. S ap
pointed rscelrers for th firm September
22. MM. at which time th assets wer
given approxlmatsly as H.SW.fcio, and lia
bilities, 760,W0. Th company owns coal
lands dp-State,
PORTER ADDRESSES
CROWDS OF WORKERS
Celebrates 18th Wedding Anni
versary by Working Harder
Than Ever
Oeorg D. Porter, Independent candi
date for the mayoralty, celebrated the
Uth anniversary of his wedding today
by campaigning a little harder than usual
for election. He talked three times nt
noonday meetings of workmen In West
Philadelphia, visiting the 2th, 3h and
44th Wards.
Audiences of 400 persons greeted the
former Director of Public Safety at th
Standard Roller Bearing Works, 49th
street and Merlon avenue, and outside
the Pennsylvania Railroad shops, at3HK
and Raca streets. At $9th and Cailowhlll
streets Mr. Porter talked before 200 trol
leymen from the big car barns there.
The challenge to Thomas II, Smith, Re
publican Organisation candidate for
Mayor, to accept his own proposition for
a publto debate on the Issues of the cam
paign and the needs of the city at tho
Convention Hall next Thursday was made
at each meeting by Mr. Porter. He also
pli-dged himself again to carry out all
the great public Improvements started un
der the Blankenburg administration If
elected.
"For 36 years," said Mr. Porter, "the
Republican Organization I do not mean
the Republican party has had control of
politics In Philadelphia. It has had
overy opportunity to give Philadelphia
great Improvements, such as port de
velopment and adequate transit facili
ties, but It has failed to do so. Port
development, transit and other Improve
ments, however, were started under the
Blankenburg administration. I will carry
them through.
"Dave Lane and the Republican or
ganisation leaders don't want me to enter
Into personalities. They don't want me
to say to you that when I started the
Investigation of the van stnblcs 31 horses
v,c didn't know the city owned mysteri
ously reappeared overnight. They don't
want mo to sny or to tell you about
Policemen Lnch, Shubert nnd Sweenoy,
of the 19th district, who kidnapped a man
at the polls because he was an Inde
pendent worker."
D Clarence Glbboney, president of the
Law and Order Society, came In for a
short but succinct attack on the part of
Mr. Porter nt all the meetings today.
"Glbboney Is at last In his place," Bald
the former Director. "Some of us have
known for a long time that he belonged
to tho Republican Organization Now
Glbboney himself has let the people know
It"
Speaking to 300 men and women at th
headquarters of the Women's League for
Good Government late this afternoon, Mr.
Porter attacked the Republican platform
as dealing in generalities only.
"It Is a platform of platforms," ho
said. "The Organization has made prom
ise after promise during the last 35 years,
but verv few of them have ever been ful
filled They are making many generAI
promises this year, but are making them
in such a way that they leave themselves
a loop-hole through which to escape from
earning them out In the way the people
want them carried out."
SERBS ROLLED BACK
BY TEUTON FORCES
Continued from I'age One
Negotln have reached the (Kajecar) Za-getchar-KrJazhevatz
(Knjazevac) high
way." (Leskovatz Is 20 miles from Nlsh on
the railway.)
Bulgarians today occupied Radujevatz,
Servla. The Inhabitants are seeking
refuge In Rumania.
Radujevat2 Is In northeastern Servla, on
the Donubs, at a point near the Serbo-Bulgarlan-Rumanlan
frontier. The cap
ture indicates the progress of the Bulgar
move toward a Junction with the Teutonic
forces in northern Servla.
Bulgaria's army has cut the Nish-Sa-lonlcu
railway by reaching Vranje, the
Servian War Office admitted today.
The official report of the Servian War
Office follows
"Fighting Is In progress on the Alexn-drevatz-Kersna
line. Bulgarians hold
the right bank of the Knolonoatz and
the Tchar-Vlasslna line on the east bank.
Bulgarians have retaken the Salonlca
Nlsh railway line near Vranje, and com
munication between the Servian army
and Salonlca has been cut. The prqssur
of the enemy In the north is very
strong;"
UsHub and Kumanova, two important
Servian towns on the Salonlca-Nish Rail
way, have been evacuated by their In
habitants as a result of the rapid ad
vance of th Bulgarians, according to re
ports received here from Athens today.
It is believed King Ferdinand's troops
will occupy both cities within a few
hours.
A great battle between the Servians and
the Anglo-French allies on one hand and
Bulgarians on the other, has developed
on the heights of Vlassona and Kotchana,
The Bulgarians are trying to cut their
way through toward Monastlr.
SERBS CHECK FOE.
In the Negotln region, west of Strum
nltza, the Bulgarians are attacking fierce
ly, but the Servians assert that the as
saults were repulsed.
The rapid advance of the Bulgarian
troops In southern Servla, compared with
the slow and painful progress of the Teu
tonic armies In the north, has caused
great surprise here.
The Servians, nfter abandoning Isttb
and Kotchana, fell back toward Uskub,
which Is at the Junction of the Salonlca
Nlsh Railway and the line running south
from Mltrovitza, Shortly after the Ser
vians retreated alt communication be
tween Nlsh and Uskub was cut.
The diplomatic corps In Nlsh has left
for Eraljevo.
CYPRUS OFFERED GREECE.
In a final effort to obtain the old of
Greece In halting the Teuton-Bulgar in
vasion of Servla, England haa offered to
Immediately cede the Island of Cyprus to
th Greeks. No official report of th offer
has been mads by Great Britain, but th
fact that tha censor permitted dispatches
concerning the subject to pass Is regarded
as a virtual confirmation.
It is apparent that the Balkan situation
as Involves Greece and Rumania is ap
proaching a "showdown." These coun
tries must declare their position.
While th Austro-Hungarlan, Otrman
and Bulgarian forces ar still continuing
their Invasion or Servla, steadily wearing
down the defense offered by the soldiers
of King Peter, the Anglo-French expedi
tion landed at Salonlca Is apparently re
maining Inactive. Though part of the
allied force i have reached the Serb
frontier, 'it appears that these troops
have taken no part In the fighting in
Servla.
Ryan Rules Against City
City fkllcltor nyan. In an opinion on
the question of curb alterations, finds
that th city not the property owner, ts
responsible for the cost of changes mad
by th municipality In aldwalk curbs.
In his opinion he makes a clear distinc
tion btwn th obligation of ownrs to
replac worn-out curbs and the city's obli
gation in bearing the cost whte. at Inter
sections, changes ar mad by th De
partment or Public Works. Th Opinion
wa In respJns to a requtst from DI
rsetor'Cook to b Informed whtther th
city or property owner should bar th
cost of substitution of curved curb foT
rlht-sngl curb at th various street
intersections.
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FOR PEACE AND PLENTY AMID STRIFE,
LET US GIVE THANKS, SAYS WILSON
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 21PT,.ldent Wilton, naming Thurtday, No
vembtr 26, at th date, today Uiued tha following Thankigiving proc
lamation i
"It ha long bttn th honored euitom of our people to turn In the
fruitful autumn of the year In prahe and thanhigiving to Almighty Cod
for Hit many blettingt and merelet to ut at a nation. The year that it
now drawing to a dote tinee we latt ohterved our day of national thanht
giving hat been, while a. year of diteipllne beeaute of the mighty foreet
of war and of changet which have ditturbed the world, alto a year of
tpecial bit I ling for ut.
. , "Another year of peace hat been vouchtafed ut another year In
which not only to take thought of our duty to ourtelvet and to mankind,
but alto to adjutt ourtelvet to the many retpontlbilltiet thrutt upon ut
by a war which hat Involved almott the whole of Europe.
"We have been able to attert our rlghtt and the rlghtt of mankind
without breach of frlendthip with the great natlont with whom we have
had to deal, and while we have atterted rightt we have been able, alto,
to perform dutlet and exercite privilege! of tuecor and helpfulnett which
thould terve to demonttrate our detire to make the ofRcet of frlendthip the
meant of truly dltinteretted and untelRth tervlce. Our ability to terve
all who could avail themtetvet of our tervlcet In the midtt of crltet hat
been Increased by a graclout Providence, by more and more abundant
cropti our ample financial retourcet have enabled ut to tteady the markett
of the world and facilitate necettary movementt of commerce which the
war might have otherwlte rendered impottiblef and our people have corn
more and more to a tober realization of the part they have been called
upon to play in a time when all the world it thaken by unparalleled dlt
trettet and ditattert.
"The extraordinary clrcumttancet of tuch a time have done much to
quichen our national contcioutnett and deepen and confirm our confidence
in the principlei of peace and freedom by which we have alwayt taught to
be guided. Out of darknett and perplexity have come firmer countelt of
politic and clearer perception of the ettentiat welfare of the nation. We
have protpered while other peoplet Were at War, but our proiperity hat
been Vouchtafed ut, we believe, only that we might the better perform the
function which war rendered it impottible for them to perform.
"Now, therefore, I, Woodrow Wilton, Pretident of the United Statet
of America, do hereby detlgnate Thurtday, the twenty-fifth of November
next, a a day of thankigiving and prayer, and invite the people through
out the landto ceate from their wonted occupation! and in their teveral
hornet and place of worthlp render thankt to Almighty Cod.
"In witnett whereof, I have hereunto tet my hand and cauted the
teal of the United Statet to be affixed.
ilea jiaie to as uiui
he city of Wathington thit 20th day of October, in the year
thoutand nine hundred and fifteen and of the Independence
"Done aCtht
of our Lord one tl
of the United Statet of America the
"By the Pretidenti
"ROBERT LANSING,
UNION BARBERS REFUSE
TO RAZOR CHINS TODAY
Facial Landscape Gardeners in
Score of Shops Strike for
Shorter Hours
The constant swish of razors echoed In
many homes downtown today. Many
clerks bearing scars of battle with rusty
blades reported late for work, and still
more Went to tho ofilce with hirsute
adornments which charged their com
plexions and their humor.
It's nil due to the downtown barbers,
especially those of Local No. 745, who
went out on strlko for multitudinous
reasons. Two score of shops were closed
this morning.
The barbers say they have to work
from 8 In the morning until 9 nnd 10
o'clock nt night. Often, too, they declare,
the hands of the clock slip around to 41
before the boss says good-night.
Arid there nre still other bntbers who
asrtrt that they go to workwhortly after
th milkman utarts his rounds and scrape
and cut until the last loiterer In the saloon
staggTs his way home through the night.
Ask them about lunch and dinner hours
and they laugh In your face. Inciden
tally, tho bosses would become Indig
nant, they claim, if such a thing were
montlOned. They cat soup while they
shave and manlplate their meat while
they cut hair.
Many a bowl of sdup Is wasted down
the neck of a patron because the barber
Is not a good balancer and very often
he has to balance his pie on one knee
while he avoids the ears of a sleepy cus
tomer with tho scissors.
Tho chief reason for the barbers walk
ing out Is that the employers refused to
recognize the cards of the local. And to
make matters worse, the bosses who did
recognize the union, declared a "lock
out" this morning.
Tho union's headquarters are at 505
Reed street. Leon C. Worthall, chief or
ganizer, expects that 400 barbers will
be out by nightfall.
LIBERTY BELL JUNKET
BILL PASSES COUNCILS
Continued from I'age One
Introduced an ordinance for the con
demnation of a plot of ground at 11th and
Carpenter streets for a playground. This
plot Is adjacent to a playground con
ducted now by the Philadelphia Play
grounds' Association. Another ordinance
was Introduced in Select for the paving
and grading of Passayunk avenue west of
23d street.
Councils In both branches Ignored vir
tually every really Important measure,
Including necessary appropriations to run
the various city departments until the
end of the year, and even falling to carry
out tha recommendations of the Finance
Committee.
No attention was paid to the Mayor's
request for an appropriation of $2500
for the erection of a one-story pavilion
on the .north aide of the building for
tubercular patients at the Philadelphia
General Hospital.
Both branches Ignored the Mayor's re
quest for action on the plan to have the
U. G. I. substitute gas for gasoline In
19,000 street lamps, at a great saving to
the city. They ignored also the urgent
request of the Mayor for an appropria
tion to the Department of Supplies to
buy forage for horses, coal for the pump
ing stations and clothing and medicines
for the hospitals.
It was pointed out by th Mayor in
another communication that detectives
Are obliged to pay their own expenses
incident to the. city's work, because of
the lack of funds in the Department of
Public Safety. No attention was paid
to this by either branch.
Unionists Win in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct.
2t Unionists will control th next
Parliament of the Union of South Africa
according to late return from Wednes
day's general election. Up to midnight
tha returns showed the election of the
following! Unionists, Sit Botha party
men, 11; Laborltes, 3; Dutch Nationalists.
1; Independents, 4.
lif Rich iacHardx l m an aifl
one hundred and fortieth.
"WOODROW WILSON.
Secretary of State."
WAR STOCKS ADVANCE
AS RUMORS ABOUND
Bethlehem Steel Jumps to
599 General Motors and
Studebaker Up
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. - Many sensa
tlonal advances were scored in the stock
market today with trading very active.
Most of tho demand was for the stocks
which have become known as war spe
cialties by reason of the fact that the
companies have received substantial or
ders from tbe Allies fo'r munitions of war
from time to time, thus Insuring them
largo profits.
The advance was not general through
out the list and the large gains were
confined to a fow stocks. Chief of these
was Bethlehem Steel, which bounded up
"O7 points on two sales to a new high
record of m. The first sale was 21 points
aboe last night's close at 560 and the
next sale sent It up the rest. General
Motors roso 26 points to a new high rec
oiti ueforo noon and Studebaker added
more than 18 points In the same length of
time. Profit-taking later In tho day drove
prices off, Bethlehem losing more than 21
points.
Trading in the very early session was
active, but toward midday demand was
satisfied to some extent and the market
quieted down. At times tho demand for
the war specialties was so great that trad
ing became wild In some of these Issues.
There were many rumors on the floor
of the Stock Exchange to account for the
rapid rise In the specialties. These ran
all the way from repotted more large
war orders to others of stock distribu
tions to holders of the stock.
It was said thero would be an in
crease In the capitalization of the Gen
eral Motors Company at the next meet
ing of the board of directors, and that
It would take the shape of a very sub
stantial stock dividend. Of Bethlehem
It was said there would be a readjust
ment of capitalization, and that 10 shares
of new stock would be Issued for each
one of the present shares. These were
only rumors, of course, but they found
many believers In the Street.
MISS NEVA DEARD0RFF
QUITS HEALTH BUREAU
Division Chief Will Become Di
rector of the Bureau of
Municipal Research
Miss Neva Dcardorff, chief of the
Division or Vital Statistics of the Bureau
of Health, today resigned her position
to become assistant director of the Bu
reau of Municipal Research. The trus
tees of the bureau announced the election
of Frederick P. Oruenberg as director of
the bureau.
Miss Dcardorff was appointed head of
the city's Vital Statistics division in Feb
ruary. 1914. Previously she had been em
ployed by the Bureau of Municipal Re
search, to which she now returns.
A chief of the city division. Miss Dear.
dorff received a salary of $1750 a year and
Stat fees approximating $3000. During
her term of ORtce she utilized $5000 of th
teas to equip the division of which sho
was tne neaa.
Under her management the division has
been so thoroughly systematized that It
is now looked upon as a model for other
cities to copy,
Mr. Onienberg, th new director of the
bureau, has ben connected with it for
two years. Previous to that time he wa
head of the foreign exchang department
of Brown Brothers fc Co., bankers of this
city. He haa been a resident of South
wark and the College Settlement. He Is
a- graduate of New York, University.
50 HURT WHEN FERRY
CRASHES INTO A PIER
Panic Among 500 Passengers
in Now York -Three Am
bulances Galled
NEW YORK, Oct. 21. Upward of SO
persons were. tinjurd whrt th Lack,
wanna ferry Netherlands collided with n
pierhead at Its Christopher street dock
here today.
The ferry ran Into the pierhead during; n,
fog, More than 500 passengers wer on
board. Of this number between 200 and
300 were women and girls.
Three Ambulances responded to th call
to remove the Injured.
When the ferry hit the pierhead auto
mobiles and wagons carried on th lower
deck were thrown together In heap.
A panic, which threatened for a time to
assume serious proportions, resulted, and
women passengers became hysterical.
They wero taken from the ferry sceam
Ing with fear.
TURKEY UNABLE TO COMPLY
WITH REQUEST OF AMERICA
Morgenthau Submits Reply on Ar
menian Situation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Turkey has
advised this Government through Ameri
can Ambassador Morgenthau at Con
stantinople that It Is not able to comply
with the request of the American Relief
Committee for th Immediate release of
Armenians for whom the committee guar
anteed expense of transportation to the
United States. Inability to find the Ar
menians specified, who are relatives of
Armenians living In the United States,
was the reason given.
Ambassador Morgenthau advised the
State Department that he had hope of
later securing the release of the Indi
vidual Armenians named by the American
Relief Committee, when the Armenian
refugees reached their ultimate destina
tion In exile. The Turkish Government
advised Morgenthau that It was Impos
sible to trace any Individuals among tho
refugees sent Into the Interior of Tur-key-ln-Asla.
Reports have Also reached
the State Department that.thse exiles In
their flight are still being harassed by
tribes of Kurds.
NEW POST FOR BAUSWEINE
Police Lieutenant Who Helped to Im
prove "Hell's Half-Acre" Trans
ferred to Northeast Station
Lieutenant George Bauswelne, famous
In the annals of "hell's half-acre" ftB the
man who helped to clean up that section
of the city, nas been transferred from
his post at the 12th and Pin? streets
station to the Front street and East
Glrard avenue station.
The lieutenant's namo Is not unknown
In the Kensington mill district, for he
was a familiar figure in that section at
the time of the trolley strike In this city,
and soon acquired a reputation as one
who used the "big sUck" frequently and
effectively.
His place at the 12th and Pine streets
station will be filled by Lieutenant
William Sauers, formerly of the Front
street and East Glrard avenue station.
Eugene Field
Could there ever be
another?
Is there another pen
that can limn the laugh
ter that's in life, and
the tears that flow be
neath it?
Is there a poet-philosopher
who could write
another "Little Boy
Blue" and in the one
day tell a story on a
townsman which
would make a nation
laugh?
We think we have
found him. He is a
Philadelphian.
We shall tell, you
more, about hirh to
morrow. uiiit0iKfi9tr
HOSKTALFllNDRia!
TO 5158,655.751
$14,187.75 Collected ToW J
lore uauy Luncheon Ui
One o'clock
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ino grand total collected m
crlbed In aid of the n,iu.i.;
up to 1 o'clock today waa $1MLK
this. $14,117.75 was announced. STtH
luncheon at campaign heada.u4rt.r!SI
the Hotel Adelnhla. ,.--Tx"SI
loted today. "
Todays contributions conilnw (
$7730.10 from the men's team, .3
from the women' teams. Ths
mlU; "' ecuu
Th silken banner for th . fl
cessfut men's team waa awTa4 wan
uc. jBiopuuno team, or which
CX Mason Is chairman,
TEAM O WINS Anno
Mrs. Edward lltsley, captain Lr i-
a, reported tne largest amount con3fl
by any of the women teams TJ2fl
collected $1608. ' T1H
This is the third day In four thu til
Illsleys team has carried off hESSSH
ors. '"".as!
Team No. 3, of the men's tetM. S
tected W and an We "$
man who could not afford tZl$i
hv Mr. Chllrrforrtnn n. l..
from an Initial bid of $3 to m- '&
price it was knocked down to jfoTfi
Earnest Itlchard. xant.i. .. m i
Amid cheers and much enthuslaMMtii
Richards was awarded a special '-
Jovian Electrical League, tniwaMal
that JUW A? f.Al- Am1 a m ..j"
league at an early luncheon, haM ki
honor of the 36th anniversary of tf
veiiuuii ui mo Jiivuiiuciccni WBM) b.
...... ... ............ ... ayyicatUH g
this announcement a speclaf banner
nwaraea io air. israei lor nit tMav
WAP.DBN McKBNTY SPKAKB."
Minsiu a. lajrrea, president Of SjaiS
innaren s nospiiai, presided at tf
luncneon ana introduced warden "sWJ
McKcnty, in charge of the Eastern iaj,i
tent In rj'. as the principal speaker. WmI
en iciveniy aaia mat ine love of vmiv
children waft as nrofounri nmm tk. ..-4.
mates of his Institution as out of If, tal
announced a subscription of $90 nhaHl
taruy couectea among tne inmates of tm
nnlffntlfirv wlttlln an Yn,i .. .tjWI
,............ 4 ......... .. ..vu, alter la
learned the warden was to be prefeat kU
today s tuncneon. ,j
r .t. tt m. t,!,.. u i. t!
uuvn up im-nciia ami mw J
Chicken owners of Fernwood. W
Lansdowne. Highland Park. rwy.
Heights, Lansdowne and Prlmoi, wWil
have lost nearly 2000 fowl In ths hrf'JI
two months, are breathing more Mtar
today with Samuel Davis, a PhlUdtJakh'
negro, behind the bars at Clifton IWfMt1
Davis was captured by Chief of rsa)
McGowan with 10 fat pullets la hi .
session, the police say. He Is belnf Ml
pending an Investigation.
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