EVENING LEDGEB PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1915.
rr y ,t
GERMANS RAKE
DVINSKWITH FIRE
FROMBIG GUNS
Austrian Skodas That Bat
tered Ivangorod Turned
Against Fortress
CITY HIT ON THREE SIDES
LONDON, Oct. 23. A dcspcrntc
Russo-Gcrmnn fight for Riga is in
progress, a I'ctrogrnd dispatch this
afternoon said. It stated the Rus
sians were holding their ground.
llKltl.IN. Oct. .
The Hr Office makes tho following re
port on the eastern theatre.
Field Marshal von HlndenhuiK's nrmy
repulsed Kusslnn nttneks southeast ot
ItlCa nnd against our positions northeast
of Punnbuprg (Dvlnsk) which had been
taken from tho Ittuwlann nn Saturday.
Tho number of prisoners tnken by us
there rrncheil 22 ollleers nnd 3TOG men. We
also took 12 mnchlnc guns nml one mlno
thrower Oencml von LlnslUKen's Austro
Qermnn forcen west of Komnrow hnvo
penetrated the llusfllnu positions on n
front of ncnity thrrc miles."
German troopa are only nine miles from
'lvlr.uk, the Important Russian city on
the Duna Illvcr, against which they have
boon driving for month1?.
From llluxt, the capture of which by
he Ocrmnns was announced yesterday,
lienvv howitzers are being moved Into
position to bombard the llusstnn forts de
fending Dvlnsk.
Tho fall of Dvlnsk Is believed to be Im
minent From three sides tho Russian positions
defending Dvlnsk are being raked by a
terrific artillery fire. Every grndo of Runs,
from 12-Inch howitzers 'down, are bring
used Skoda guns, from the Austrian
army, which were used to batter down
tho defenses of Ivangorod and Novo
Ueorglevsk, nre now being used against
the fortress of Dvlnsk.
The Russians at llluxt have been com
pelled to fnll back, enabling the Germans
to attack the forts on the north and west
of the city as well as those on the south.
The Llbau Hallway Is now virtually nil
in German liands.
SERB$. IN FLIGHT
BEFORE TEUTON FOE
Concluded lYoni 1'nre One
The utmost cordiality prevails between
the soldiers and the Inhabitants.
A sharply conflicting view Is given In
reports from Genoa. These say the al
lied governments are working feverishly
on a plan to transport the entire Servian
nrmy Into Italy before communications
with Greece are completely severed.
Italy has placed at the disposal of tho
Allies a fleet pt SO steamships, mostly
chartered here. vhlch will be dispatched
to Salonlca as soon as the final decision
of Greece becomes known.
The reports' dd the Servian troops will
be sent partly to the French and partly
to the Italian front.
Bulgaria's offensive in Servla has been
broken at Veles, Athens advices said to
day. The French and Servians were said
to have united at Krivolak and struck at
the Invaders' left wing. The Bulgars re
treated In disorder on Strumnltza, pur
sued by the Franco-Servian troops.
Pojaravetz advices said the Germans
also were on the defensive.
An Athens dispatch to the Glomale de
Italia states that the rapid -advance of
the French troops In southern Servla has
forced the Bulgars to abandon Koprulu.
Striking northward from Glevgll. the
French have taken up strong positions In
the Demlknpu Gorges, from which they
threaten to encircle the left wing of the
Ii uuibuimu unu.
I The French defeated the Bulgarians
f Sunday along a- front from Ondovo to
Krivolak, after a 21-hour battle, accord
ing to news from Salonlca today. The
Bulgarians fell back on Rabrovo with
heavy Josses, The French pursuing, later
occupied Rabrovo. They are stilt chasing
the Bulgarians today, it was stated.
Aeroplanes from tho Anglo-French fleet
havo bombarded both Dedeagatch and
Port of Lagos, on the Aegean coast of
Bulgaria, doing enormous damage. Illgli
angle guns proved Ineffective against the
air Invaders.
SMITH SIDESTEPS TRANSIT .
IN DENYING CHALLENGE
Organization Candidate Repudiates
Statement Made in Newspaper Organ
All reference to the Taylor transit plan
was avoided at the meeting of tho Re
publican City Committee tip's Afternoon.
Instead, Thomas B. Smith, Organization
candidate for Mayor, denied that he had
ever challenged George D. Porter, his in
dependent opponent, to a public debate.
When this statement was read to lead
era at Franklin party headquarters It
was said that Mr. Porter got his only
Information as to the challenge to debate
from the Press, and that, It being nn
out-and-out Smith organ, he naturally
took It for granted that the challenge had
been made. It was said the Press quoted
Mr, Smith on Its first page on October 19,
as having Issued the challenge at a meet
ing of the 22d Ward Republican Club,
Ticld In East Price street, Germantawn.
the night before.
Congressman William B. Vare urged a
canvass of all Independent Republicans,
whom he called "Republicans on national
and State Issues, doubtful Republicans."
Mr Smith then asked to be heard. Ho
eatd-
"Tho candidate of the Franklin party
was quoted as saying he was unable to
find that I had a residence In Philadel
phia, and that he had sent a registered
letter to my home In Olenslde, which
he said was signed for by my wife.
I want to say he's a prevaricator.
When he says my wife signed the re
ceipt for that letter, he states an un
truth For the last year I have em
ployed at my Glenslde homo a care
taker named Joseph Smith and his wife.
It was this Mrs. Smith who signed the
receipt for tho letter."
Mr, Smith did not cay he was a resi
dent of Philadelphia.
80Q0 WILL WATCH THE POLLS
Volunteers to Protect tho Independent
Voters on Election Day
More than MW volunteer watchers will
man the poll on election day to see that
Independent voters, are not Interfered
with. Thln number has registered to
work at the polls-ami in small group ara
dally receiving Instructions,
Herbert If. Atlman, chairman -of the
Campaign Committee of the Franklin
party, and T. Henry Walnut, chairman
of the Legal Committee, Issued today a
letter of Instruction to the independent
Waterier. These Instruction explain the
wa.'.cher's dutjp at the polling; places and
tell In detail -what should be done to In
aura falrneur to all parties.
JhdUirirt", Locked Out, Le4r gay
Cf'KVKUAND, a, Oct. M.-Accordinif
t officials of the machinists' union, the.
National Acme Manufacturing Cpmpany
t,i.iy tucked out It employes, numberliMr
MM- Yesterday afternoon the compaiy
. i,.l the men toother It U report J.
and aaked then to, Ul an agreement 1
ivtin i JVhour "Workday or the rfutt
4fti 'iko men refuetl, U J imported.
17 PKRIStt IN FLAMES
IN A PITTSBURGH PLANT
Continued from rage One
which were In the same building aa tho
tinlop Paper Box Company, had narrow
escapes, so quickly did the first eat
through tho building.
Cardboard and straw, used In the box
factory, mado volumes of thick, greasy
black smoke which rolled up In billow,
obscuring tho sky and hindering the fire
men. Sirs. Jennie Harris reported to the po
lice th nt alio had seen seven girls leap
from tho third floor of the burning build
ing to the roof of the Brown feed store.
While searching for the girls' bodlos tho
tircmen enmo upon the body of Peter
Vallen, an employe of the paper box fne
tory, who had Jumped from the fourth
floor.
Florenco Becker died after Jumping from
the third floor.
Despite the thick smoke and tho heat
firemen wore nble to make their way
through the third floor of the burning
building. In one of the rooms of tho
box factory thoy found the bodies of four
girls, who had died of suffocation. Their
bodies wero only slightly burned.
One rnuso for tho heavy death roll Is
that tho fire-escape fell shortly after tho
llro started. The rush of men and
women loosened the flre-escnpc stops and
they crashed to tho ground,
Lnto In tho afternoon a report that tho
windows of tho box1 factory wero nulled
and that SS feet of tho first hose lino blew
up led Mayor Armstrong to older nn Im
mediate Investigation. While tho fire still
blazed detectives climbed through the still
burning ruins in their search for evidence
CHILD IOLLEDBYWAGON
AS SHE PLAYS IN STREET
Her First Outing With Little
Companions Fatal to Three-year-old
Girl
Four bright-eyed, happy children rnng
the doorbell of the home of Mrs. Reuben,
942 Jackson street, today, and pleaded
that she permit her 3-year-old daughter
to como out Into the street and play with
them.
"Please, Mrs. Reuben, can't Ida play
prisoners' base with us; we'll have an
awfully good time and we'll take good
caro of her." Mrs. Reuben hesitated, but
consented Anally, and for the first time
In her life Ida was allowed to mlnglo
with the other little boys and girls of the
neighborhood.
Tho game was progressing merrily and
Ida was the most enthusiastic of Its par
ticipants until 9:30 o'clock. At that time
a wagon bearing a load of charcoal was
coming south on 10th street. At 10th nnd
Jackson the little folk wero so busy with
their sport that they failed to hear An
thony Cugllo, 23 years old, of 1C0S Clarion
street, shouting a command to clear the
street. His horse was on a fast trot, and
before the other children saw Its ap
proach the Iron wheels of the vehicle had
crushed Ida.
THREE GERMANS HELD
IN PLOT TO SINK LINERS
Concluded l'ronl I'axe One
They will bo arranged again tomorrow,
charged with conspiracy and having ex
plosives In their possession unlawfully.
Dr. Albert Elder, secretary to Count
von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador
to the I'nlted States, denied that any of
the men arrested were connected with
the German Embassy or were even known
here.
The police said Dache told them he
came to Now Jersey to Investigate fac
tories which wero alleged to be making
dum-dum bullets for the Allies. He said
that after gathering evidence he planned
to mako a formal complaint to Wash
ington. In n Hoboken storage house tho police
today found two trunks which are be
lieved to have belonged to Fay. They
Were filled with copper wires nnd Intricate
and delicate machinery, which, the police
declare, might be used In making bombs.
According to the men In charge of tho
Investigation, the conspiracy Is wide
spread, extending to many parts of the
country, and the brains of It is Fay,
Some clues unearthed Indicate that a
number of women were members of the
band.
Detectives are making efforts to con
nect tho activities of Fay and his com
panion with numerous explosions that
have occurred on munition ships and
fires In plants manufacturing powder and
other war supplies for the Allies.
Agents of the British Government In
this country are deeply Interested In Fay
and believe that an Important capture has
been made. They assert that they have
evidence to show that Fay Is a dangerous
spy sent here by the secret service arm
of the German Foreign Office. Tho pils
oner Is alleged to have offered a detective
U0OO to release him. He has plenty of
money and seemed confident of being
able t get any amount he wanted,
Fay r.d JI80 In new J20 bills and gold In
his trui.k and J2Q In his pocket. After
searching his rooms, the Now Jersey au
thorities announced that they had confis
cated the following belongings of Fayo:
A chart of New York harbor, showing
the forts and piers.
Twenty-flva pounds of trinitrate of
toluol.
About 300 pounds of dynamite.
Five mines, to be attached to the pro
pellers of steamships, with time-clock at
tachment, and worth about 11000 each.
Two hundred bomb cylinders.
Four hundred percussion caps.
Two automatic pistol.
Fay'a racing automobile and a high
powered motorboat, which he kept moored
In tho Hudson River, at Grant wood, were
also confiscated.
Letters and other document found In
Fay's trunk, and written In German, are
being translated.
DEFER CHILD BRIDE'S TRIAL
Awaits Disposition of Charge Against
Her Husband
Judge MacNellle, In iuvcnlle Court to
day, ordered the case of Mrs. Laura Zuc.
carlno, who before her marriage last
month was Laura Benedetta, to be post
poned until the charge against her hus
band, Joseph Zuccarlno, or Joseph Zookey,
are disposed of In Quarter Sessions Court
this week. The girl, who Is only 15 year
old. Is charged with being a runaway.
Her husband was arraigned on charge
bordering close upon white slavery, but
he was released after he had agreed tq
marry the Klrl. After the marriage the
case was dismissed by the Judge of the
Quarter Sessions Court, but on account
of the protest of those connected with the
Juvenile Court, the man was rearrested
and will be arraigned on Wednesday.
SVFFRAPISTS OPEN SnOP
Headquarters of Equal Franchise So
ciety in Chestnut Hill
A "campaign" hop of the Equal Fran
chise Society was opened today at 8124
Germantown avenue. Chestnut Hill which
will be' thfajiaadquartara of the campaign
for that aeflitU unt" election day, e
vember 2.
The shop will be open dally between
noon and midnight During the) day
light hour It will be in charge of Mm,
Francl Noble, Mra. Frank Mile pay,
Mr. X Archer Kulon and Mrs, Frederick
M Phfrpard. At , nlsht Mr- Pay, M,r,
Hulon, Mr harl && JenT ,,,l0
WrUht will be fit chara. PavldCTsJjor
tela will ?! efeetten aigat.
ORGANIZATION SHIES
CLEAR OF FULFILLING
ITS "LEX0W" THREAT
i
"Nothing Doing"Is Answor to
Request of Mayor and Other
Reform Leaders for
Investigation
AMBLER MAKES
REPLY
A legislative committee to Investigate
the lllankenburg Administration la not
"expedient" In the opinion of the Repub
lican Organliatlon, ns expressed by
Charles A. Ambler, spenkor ot tho Itouso
of Representatives, In his reply to Mayor
Blnnkenburg's telegram asking for the
nnpolntmrnt of the committee.
The Mayor's telegiam was sent follow
ing Organliatlon threats ot an Investi
gation. It cordially Invited such n probe.
Today It became known that the Organ
ization had rovcrsed Itself, following tho
precedent set by Its mayoralty candidate,
Thomas B. Smith, who challenged Oeorge
D Porter, Independent candidate, to a
public dclmtn and then declined to meet
him. Tho Ambler letter to the Mayor
follows:
Dear Mr. Mayor In answer to your
telegram ot October 21, requesting me
to appoint an Investigating commit
tee under tho power given to mo by
tho last Legislature, would say that,
In view of the political controversy
now going on In Philadelphia, I do
not consider it expedient to appoint
nn Investigating committee until after
the election Is over. Very truly yours,
CHARLES A. AMBLER,
Speaker House of Representatives.
Mayor lllankenburg contented hlmscll
today with the significant declaration
that "Ambler's statement speaks for It
self," when he was asked to comment
on the refusal of tho speaker to start
a "Lexow" of the administration. The
Mayor said he had nothing further to
say about the Republican Organization's
sudden change of front at this time.
Speaker Ambler said he Is preparing
answers to the requests for a probe of
tho Blankenburg administration. The
first request was sent him by Josep! S.
McLaughlin, former Assistant Director of
Supplies nnd acting for the Republican
City Committee, who charged that Di
rector Loeb had accepted deliveries of
coal at the Philadelphia General Hos
pital which did not meet the specifica
tions on which the price had been bnsed.
Mayor Blnnkenburg and Herbert D. All
man, acting In behalf of the Franklin
party, welcomed the threatened Investiga
tion. They sent messnges to Speaker
Ambler, nsklng him to nppolnt the com
mission at onVc and start a probe of tho
entire Blankenburg administration or any
department of that administrate. The
Mayor's telegram to the Speaker follows:
Hon Chniles A. Ambler, Ablngton.
I earnestly Join In the request made by
Mr. Joseph S. MacLaughlln to have a
legislative committee appointed to visit
Philadelphia nt once. I court investiga
tion ol tho charges made nnd would bo
delighted to havo my administration and
general municipal conditions investigated.
An Impartial Inquiry wo'ild disclose
many Interesting facts which I shall be
glad to lay before tho committee. If ap
pointed. Let me express the hope that
the meeting may begin not later than
Tuesday of this week.
RUDOLPH BLANKENBURG,
Mayor.
Philadelphia. October SI.
Mr. Allman, discussing his request for
an Investigation, predicted the Organi
zation would "emulate Its mayoralty can
didate, who ran away from his own chal
lenge to a public debate with' Mr. Por
ter." Chairman Allman said:
"The Oganlzatlon suggestion of an
other .'Catlln' InvesUKatlon In Philadel
phia was very evidently designed to In
Juro the candidacy of George D. Porter,
Franklin party nominee for Mayor. Since
the Organization has launched this po
litical trick, we hope It will carry the
matter through and not emulato lta may
oralty candidate, who rah away from
his own challenge to a public debate
with Mr. Porter."
DIRECTOR LOEB'S STATEMENT.
Director Loeb made this statement:
"I welcome with open arms a legisla
tive Investigation. I would suggest that,
when the committee gets through Investi
gating tho Blankenburg administration,
It takn up the unfinished business ot tho
Catlln investigation nnd make one bite
out of the cherry. Tho committee should
allow tha people of Philadelphia to be
Judges as to the results of the two In
vestigations. If there Is anything that
the 'Gang' could do better than such an
Investigation to swell Mr. Porter's ma
jority, I cannot think of It at this time."
George D, Porter. Independent may
oralty nominee, said:
"As far as I am concerned, I would
welcome an Investigation of the charges
made by Mr. McLaughlin. I also would
be glad to have the committee Investigate
my former department."
BLAZING CAT SETS FIRE
TO BARN NUMBER TWO
Animal Dashes From One
Structure Into Another and
Ignites It Also
A blazing cat ran from a burning barn
Into an adjoining barn today, set it on
Are and nearly caused a double blaze
at "Model Farm," the place of Carol M.
Whltcomb, Penrose Ferry and Island
road. '
The first Are, which was started by
spontaneous combustion In the large two
story harn, had gained considerably head
way because of the lack of water, Fire
men were confining their efforts to rescu
ing tho livestock and saving; the nearby
buildings. Only two streams of water
could be played on the fire after a long
delay owing to the long distance that
the hoses had to be laid. One hose went
to a creek nearly a mile away, while
the other was a half mile long.
Fifty ton of hay, M ton of straw and
440 ton of corn were making the barn
a bluxlntf furnace when a blaalng cat
ran out of the structure Into another
bam. A Arc Immediately started, and
Aremen rushed to the scene to drag the
cat out. The blaze was extinguished after
a battle and the cat was killed to relieve
It of Its suffering,
Tho Are undoubtedly would hava done
much greater damage If it had not been
for the ride of Sergeant Coxe, of the 32d
street and Woodland avenue police, sta
tion. 'Coxa saw thu flame and dashed
a mile, on his home to the nearest Are
alarm box. The loss 1 between we.W
and 23,0, partly covered by Insurance.
i I. ,
CUm SwMUr to Bgl 8)Une
Frank C. Marrln, the Story Cotta
swindler, who lost hi flght for freedom)
will be taken to the Eastern Penitentiary
tnu afternoon o servn n scmenc jwtr
ysars. Marrla endeavored to va4
tMC through fcabea corpu procta
In tha United Wales pttr(c Court fcera.
but fall.
1 ' w' s ' nil ii n i i pi l
M-yMTraU Mm Falk Bawl ,
WJLMINQTON. Del,, Oct. -MeVlO.
Murray, year old. fu p4 t, V.U
and Orange street today. Hla 64y was
takan W hi home t M WUa Mreei,
EMMA GOLDMAN SAYS
GOVERNMENT IS NOT
NECESSARY; RAPS WAR
Conflict in Europe, Anarchist
Leader Asserts, Is Resujt of
Cliquo Against the
People
THINKS WORLD IS BETTER
By M'LISS
When you meet the Innocuous gazo of
her mild, blue-gray eye and noto the calm,
non-nssertlvn manner with which she ex
tends her hand In greeting, It aeems Im
possible to bellevo that this plump, moth
erly llttlo person Is Emma Goldman, Are
brand orator and arch-agitator of the an
archists of America, the woman who was
held In M,000 ball for alleged complicity
In the assassination ot President McKln
ley, and who seems proud rather than
ashamed of the fact.
Only the Aery glint In her red-gold hair
gives any Indication of the Aery thought
that occupy the head It covers thoughts
ranging from tho Immorality of the pres
ent Institution of marriage to the crimi
nality of organized government-but It Is
when Miss Goldman starts In to expound
her views that you understand why ar
rests for Incitement to riot aro as com
mon In her life as falling leaves In the
month of October,
Llko all geniuses. Miss Goldman Is a
paradox, heated In the parlor of the
Hotel Walton, without any thought of
her inconsistency, she deplored this morn
ing tho present bloody conAlct In Europe
and In the same brenth advocated a vio
lent revolution ns the last means of over
throwing the government and bringing
about that unruled Elysium which is the
anaYchists' dream. And, desplto her lack
of logic and despite my lack of sympathy
with her views, It was Impossible not to
feel tho power of this woman's eloquence
and personality: Impossible not to sense
tho contagion of her ardor.
VIEWS ON ORGANIZED VIOLENCE.
"When you have organized violence on
top," she said emphatically, "you must
expect organized violence on the bottom,
and, although I should like to see the
Government go down as the result of an
Intellectual revolution, still I would sanc
tion a violent revolution, If no other
means could be found.
"Government Is not necessary to tho
happiness of people. In fact, It Is op.
pored to It. Witness the war In Europe
today the lesult of tho greed of tho
clique that havo set themselves against
the people. Tomoirow night I shall speak
on "Preparedness, the Road to Universal
Slaughter,!' nnd 1 hope my words will
have some effect In staying this Impulse
on tho part of America."
Waving the red Aag of her approval
over the actiof Czolgocz, but denying her
connection with tho deed, Emma Gold
man declared that America had arrived
nt tho pinnacle of Imperialism nt that
time, and that McKlnley, because of hi
altitude on the Spanish-American War,
had brought his fate on himself.
"I was arrested," sho said smiling, "as
I havo been arrested many times al
though I have only served a term once
It Is nothing being arrested. They could
prove nothing. Czolgosz had bebn to see
me twice. It Is true, but 1 knew nothing
of tho shooting. However, ho was, of
course, Justified. The situation to labor
was Intolerable at that time.
"The world Is getting better," sho con
tinued, "I am no longer arrested every
time I want to open my mouth. It Is
not that I havo changed my opinions
any In fact, I am even more radical
It Is only that the world Is changing.
Free speech Is becoming more and moro
possible Formerly only my kind
anarchists made, a stand for It. Now
pven the college professors are Aghting
for their rights."
At this moment Dr. Ben L. Reltman,
the anarchist lady's manager, looking
like a cross between Captain KIdd and
Svengnll, appeared on the scene, and Miss
Geldman having obligingly talked to me
before her matutinal meal, I assembled
my chaotic thoughts and with some little
disappointment at not having seen a bomb
or fuse, took a tame departure. Miss
Goldman will speak three times In Phila
delphia this week, on "Preparedness,"
"Birth Control" and "Nietzsche,"
'DAD, WE'RE MARRIED
WORD FROM 4 ELOPERS
Son and Daughter of W. 0.
Stead Go to Elkton for Dou
ble Wedding Ceremony
"Dad," said a youthful male voice over
the telephone from Elkton, Md to W,
O. Stead, of 533S Market street '"we're
married." '
"Who married?" asked Stead.
"Frances and I," said the voice, which
-was that of Cedrlc Stead, son of the man
on this end of the wire.
There was a Blight pause. Then
"Walt a minute," said Cedrlo.
"Hello, papa," said another voice,
"we're married, too,"
"What the-" began W. O, Stead; "who
I this?"
"Dolores," said the voice; "we're all
down- at Elkton and I've Just been mar
ried to Harry, and Cedrlc ha been mar
ried to Frances, We have your car down
here. We'll be up In the morning."
W. O, Stead knew that his daughter
Dolores was engaged to Harry Tulley,
of 56th and Poplar streets. Their wed
ding had been announced for November
16. He did not know until he got the
telephone message that his son Cedrlo
Jiad decided to marry Miss France Mul
holland, of 1128 North Marshall street,
until Cedrlc called up and said It was
all over.
Cedrlc asked hi father for the loan of
the automobile lat Saturday afternoon,
"Sure," said the father, "come around
and meet me at 67th and Vine street at
4 o'clock."
"Sure." said Cedrlc.
From 4 until 8 o'clock W. O. Stead
waited. Then he walked home, consider
ably annoyed, Cedrlc waa not there, HI
father paced around the hQuae until 9
o'clock, hi anger rtlns every minute.
Just when he was on the point ot notify
ing the police to "give that boy a lesson,"
the telephone rang and the foregoing con
versation ensued.
The two couple reached the Stead
home at UiM o'clock Sunday afternoon,
dusty but happy, Mr. Stead welcomed
them, but not over-Joyomly. By today,
however, he had decided that he might
aa well be cheerful. Accordingly he took
hi newly married relatives Into th city
and bought each a complete outfit of
furniture. Tulley and hi, bride will live
at Mth street and Baltimore avenue. Th
other have not selected a home yet,
Wfot Emy WwtM WaaU
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GOREUE'CADUTA;
BATMIEEFANTBRIA
ITALIANELIIANPRESA
Ufflciali di S. M. Giunti a Roma
dall'Isonzo Hanno portato
alia Capitalc la Lieta
Novella
LA BEZZECCA OCCUPATA
nOMA, 28 Ottobrc.
La fortezza dl Gorilla, contro cut si
accanlvano da parecchl mesl to annate
del generate Cadorna o che o la chlavo
dl Trieste, ' caduta nolle man! deglMtal
lanl. E' caduta In segulto ad un furloso
attacco combinato deU'artlgllerla o della
fnnterla. La notlzla ' stata portata a
Roma lerl sera da urAclall dl Stato Mag
glore che provenlvano appunto dal fronte
dl Gorilla. Pero' It Mlnlsotcro della
Guerra non ha ancora annunzlato questa
cho o' la plu Importante vlttorta guada
gnata Anorrt dagll Italian!.
Quest! ufllcjall dlcono anche che 1
rlsultatl delt'oftenslva ttaltaua tnlztata
parccchl glornl fa su tutto II fronte dallo
Alpl al maro sono nssal plu lmportantl dl
quanto non oppala dnl rapportl del gen
erate Cadorna. Le notlzle uAlclny che si
hanno circa I'cntlta' del successl ItallanI
ncl Tlrolo e oull'lsonzo sono tcnuto per oni
celnte o lo saranno Ano a che le truppo
Itallane non si saranno consolidate nolle
poslzionl conqulstate cost' da fare dl
qucstl success! altrettante vittorle positive
e permanent). Gli uAlclall In parola dl
cono che Gorilla o' caduta An da tro
glornl fa.
Ecco II testo del comunlcato ufflclale
pubbllcato lerl sera dal Mlntstero delta
Guerra In base nl rnpporto del generate
Cadorna:
"Un nuovo c brlllante successo e' stato
conscgulto con la nostra offenslva. Xella
valle dl Ledro le nostre truppe pene
trarono 11 22 Otlobre nella conca dl Bcz
zecca ed occuparono II vlllaggto ed un'al
lura che lo domlna sul clgllono dl val dl
Concel. ,
"Nell'alto Cordevole nol abblmo dls
trutto le fortlAcazlonl del nemlco sul Col
til Lnna ed abblamo preeo due fortl
facendo anche 25 prlglonlerl.
"Nella vallata del Rlenz nella notte del
23 Ottobre tin attacco nemlco suite nostre
poslzionl alia foce del basso Popena fu
resplnto.
"Nella vallata del Fella si ebbero nuovf
scontrl favorevoll a nol a Pontafel ed a
Leopoldsklrchen.
"Nella zona del Monte Nero, a nord dl
Tolmlno, nol abblamo completato l'occu
pazlono dl un-altura a sud-ovest dsl
Mrzll Vhrl ed abblamo resplnto due vio
lentl nttacchl nemlcl . contro le nosre
nostro poslzionl del Vodll.
"Sul monte Sabotlno e sul Podgora nol
abblamo preBo altrl trlnceramentl del
nemlco.
"Sull'altoplano del Carso lerl si ebbe
una vlolenta battaglla. La nostra fan
terla avanzo' sotto II fuoco deU'artlgllerla
nemlca o cunquisto' poslzionl austrlache
che erano gla' state battute e rovinate
dalle nostre batterle. II nemlco nllora
aprl' unl vlolento fuoco dl artlgllerla e
ill fucileria e lanclo' nuovo colpnne dl
tiuppe ad un vlolento contrattacco. Cos!'
lmportantl poslzionl furono a volta a
volta perdute a rlprese. ma le nostro
truppe alia sera potevano mantencre lo
poslzionl conqulstate e stablllrvlsl ferma
mente, spcclalmente sull'ala sinistra a
Petcano ed al centro verso 11 monto Mnr
cottlni. "In questa elornatn. dl battaglla sull'
Isonzo nol abblamo preso al nemlco 1003
prlglonlerl, fra cui 10 ufflciali, tr'e mltra
gllntrlcl ed una una quantlta dl muni
zlon." lerl sera una squadnglla di aeroplanl
austrlacl fece tre attach! su Venezla su
cui lnsclo' cadcre bombe, una delle quail
colpl' la chlesa degll Scalzl e distrusse la
volta sulla quale era un gnade e notevole
affresco deKTtepolo. Un'altra bomba in
cendlarla cadde nella Piazza San Mar
co. PORTER REFUSES TO REPLY
TO OIBBONEY'S CHARGES
Candidate Says Accuser Is Not
Worthy of Answer
George D. Porter, Independent mayor
alty candidate, said today he would not
takb tho trouble to reply to the open
letter of D. Clarence Gibboney, In which
the president of the Law and Order
Society charged that Mr. Porter, while
Director ' of Public Safety, evaded his
duty In not closing gambling houses and
other dives and resorts In the city.
At the same' time, Jr. Porter 'char
acterized Gibboney as "a dead one" and
"an Inconsequential whipper-snapper."
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BROJtLKY WILL PROBATED
SISTERS SOLE BENEFICIARIES
$4,000,000 Eatato lo B Divided Be
tween Two Women
An inventory of tho l,OW.O0O estate of
Rdwnrd Bromley, a share In which wa
ctalmed by Mm. Carolina Karat Brom
ley, who said sho was the wlfo of the
manufacturer, who died last August, wa
Aled' -today. The Inventory Aled with
Register of Wills Bheehan waa compiled
by Charles Wagner, Jr., nnd William
Carl,
Tho will leaves tho entire eatato to two
sisters of the decedent, Phoebo Bromley
nnd Annie II. Khrbach. When It wa of
fered for probato Mrs. Caroline Karst
Bromley mado n claim as tho widow. A
hearing waa called for the contest, but
ihn nroceedlnns were later withdrawn.
It was reported that a compromise hadj
been cncctetl between inose mieresica
and tho will was Anally probated, letters
tcstlmentary being granted to tho In
dustrial Trust, Title and Savings Com
pany. Tho Inventory shows that Mr. Bromley
left personal effects valued at (329,331.10,
tho principal Items of the appraisement
being
Carti ......I0S.M0.10
4ir sharr Northwestern Warehouse
Company .17,av)00
1BT sharrs O. T. Ives Company 10,700.00
M) shnres Olrurd Avenue Title and
Trust rompany 3,400.00
2,5 snares Kxreisior. itusi ana oav
lnffs Company
13.123 00
13.0X0.00
21ft sharrs Itrnwn KnlttlnK Company.
.p shares 131ectrlc tlold Truat .1,030.01)
Tho remainder of the estate consists
of bonds nnd mortgages.
Tho 10O,OOO estate of William II. Rook
stool, who died on October IS nt 1713
Dlnmoud street, is left by tho will, ad
mitted to probate today, to tho dece
dent'a widow, Georglanna Rookstool, and
appoints her executrix.
OBJECTS MAKING THIS
CITY 'REN0 OF EAST"
Master in Divorce Suit Reports
Against Granting Decree to
New York Woman
The question whether Philadelphia de
serves the title of the "Reno of the
East" was raised Indirectly In the Court
of Common Pleas No. 1 today, and was
nnswered In the negative.
Michael C. Goglla, reporting as master
In tho suit of Gertrude C. L. Stark
against her husband, Armln Stark, not
only refused to recommend the decreo
asked, but severely criticised what ho de
clared was an 'attempt to establish a
legal residence In Pennsylvania In order
to take ad'anlago of the divorce laws
of the State.
Tho case was argued before Judges
Bregy und 'Shoemaker on exceptions to
tho report and Andlhgs of Mr. Goglla.
The parties to tho suit are prominent
residents of New York. Mrs. Stark, aftor
getting n partial divorce In Now York,
enme to this city Immediately and took
apartments at tho Hotel Lorraine, on
North Broad street. Later she went to
the St. James Hotel. Sho Is about 30
years old and Mr. Stark is several years
older. She had with her their 9-year-old
child. The Starks were married at
Sherry's, New York, April 14, 1905.
Tho divorce suit, brought in the New
York court by Mrs. Stark, was entered in
1)113. She charged cruel treatment, marital
Infidelity and abandonment. Stark made
counter-charges and a partial divorce was
granted. Sho came to this city on April
1, 1914, nnd exactly one yenr later, tha
earliest time when she could legally bring
action fordlvorce, her libel was filed here,
charging desertion. ,
The Andlng' of the mastfcr was-that Mrs.
Stark's, residence' In this city was" not real
or bona flde, "The' establishment of such
a precedent In this State," he reported,
"would work Incalculable lnjuty."
The Judges reserved their decision in
the case.
Divorces granted were:
Mary It. Keen Irom James W. Keen.
Harriett D. Coleuberry from Jacob U. Colei
Jerry Jonn Edward Illbb from Ella Rut nibb,
Ida Geraldlne Elurldge from Carlcton a. Eld
rldiie. I
Miriam O. P. niye from John II, Hive.
Iyoulif Hokik. from Hairy V. lloguet.
SUHle Scowdcn from Fred Snowden.
Margaret Jane Would Irom Cornelius Cassldy
M.,rffartt n
Dowllng from James M. Dow-
llnir.
Julia Augusta
Hnulley.
Bradley from Andrew Y.
Karali Alice Cameron from Charles C.
Cam-
Ethel Clark, by her mother, Fannte If
miller, from Henry Clark.
See-
r-rarlotte n. Illeater from Walter D, Blester.
Joneph Hlrth from Sophie Hlrtli.
Joseph If. Marshall from Elizabeth J, Mar
shall Lillian r. Humphreys from Robert II. P.
Humphreys.
Francek M. E. Meyers from Antony Meyers.
Denjamln T. Helgart from Elltabetti II.
Ileleart.
N'orma Alma Cunningham from William
Francis Cunningham.
Michael Walter Darr from Helen n. Darr. '
Carmela Catorglo from Vlnrento CatoKglo.
Marcella A. Kurtz from John Lewis Kurtz.
Sky-Line" of New k York
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EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR
"Th CUek Your TimttM"
Try'Our Fmmw $1.00 TaWe d'Hto Dln i tlw 5 unci 6 P. M, TmIm
Going Crating '
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FRENCH DRT
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IN CHAMPAG1
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PENETRATE SECOND Um
DEItLIN, Oct. 25German Ji
1am fan... t.nM.t..bJJ ... aTRt4J
vuto . uu.uuuruca Abbeville mJ
Verdun nnd an English acronl.n. !?
destroyed in an air fight ... S
Qucntln, says an official report lS
, ... ..w. ...... ,,.. mute iogyj
I'Anto n..
Continuing their drive .i.'.:1' M
man position In Champagne, the- ft$i5
iS,opB"i "tcad"y Bl"lnK errant I nS
War Office announced today Th,', ?S
French had captured a salient a mile lis
In Champagne, ""nneionj
The following communique was i.SS
by tho War OAlfce' ' "52
"In Chnmpagno our troops won snC
portnnt success yesterday. The i "
had held bofore his second lino boS
a very strongly organized sallennffi
had resisted our previous attacks.!';
western section of this salient ret.flT2
the slope north of Hill No. MB, two i'i2
metres (1.21 miles) to the north of ta2T-"UP,'-
very important V&
called La Courtlne (tho curtain) t-Hk
wc had Just captured in a hot nthLT
"This work had a length of about ai
yuids nnd a depth averaging ao tint?
nd contained three or four lines 5
trenches, connected with subterranM
tunnels and communicating trenches a?
ganlzcd for a defensive purpose i
"Desplto the strength of this fortltli!
system and the, bravery shown by the
defenders, our troops succeeded In &:
cupylng all of It after a victories!
operntlon with nrtlllery and vWiC
combats.
"By the end of the day tho enerarl
whoso losses were, serious, left in owl
hands 200 prisoners belonging- to thrln
different regiments. mA
"No important action occurred on tbfl
resi vt in irom.
HAPS SMITH AXD GIBBOXEH
Doctor Barnett Calls First Tool" o?
McNichol nnd Second Defender
of Booze
u. fiurcnco uibboncy was called th?
"Knight Krrnnt of Booze" bv iW
Augustus K. Barnett, who deliver it
sirmon on "Gibboney and Religion 1st
Politics," at tho Ttcformed Eplscopalf
unurcn or our iicdeemer, 16th and Oxford1
streets, last night. 4
Thomas B. Smith, Itepubllcan candidal?
for Mnyor, was characterized by, Doctor
Barnett as one who Is "under obllpitloa1
to Mr. McNichol." "If Smith Is electea.1
ho said, "McNichol will be Mayor be5
hind Smith. McNichol win pull the itrlnfl
and the Mnyor's figure will move.
I,. 1,1-.., , C, l.i-M,. n
huui is eiimn; uocior Harnett
asked, "nothing but a cloak behind whorf
bnck tho keen rapiers of contractor
bandits nre waiting to be thrust Into the
very heart or our body politic. Sllllloni
of tlolltrs In good fat contracts are th
prey upon which McNichol hopes to
pounce."
THE WEATHER 1
WASHINGTON, Oct.
For eastern Pennsylvania Fair and
warmer tonight; Tuesday partly cloulrj
and warmer; moderate cast und souths
east muds.
Fair weather prevails throughout th
entire country this morning, except ltf
the extreme southern end ot Florida, and
clear skies are reported except In the
Lake region and portions of the far.
Northwest.4 Light rains occurred yestera
uay in tne uaKotas ana along tne nona
Patiflc coast, The temperatures art lo
In tho Atlantic States, with kllllns frost
In local nrens from Virginia northward!
Rising temperatures are reported from
tho Middle West, with an excess of froral
6 to 10 decrees In the UDDer Lake reztoiiX
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WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN
will dellWr his lecture,
"The European War and III ,
Lessons Kor Us," jm
at the
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