Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, December 08, 1915, Night Extra, Page 2, Image 2
SwBRSu' itxiwwiwBpwwwiWww1 - -v..- IT- frf M ?JV,rW.t'XJf"r . rr It. H t H i'' V. I Hi $ -.i EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA. WTCTINESDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1915, BDLGARS PRESS FLEEING FRENCH IN SOUTH SERBIA Victors Continue Vigorous Pursuit of Enemy on Both Banks of Vardar AIM AT ENVELOPMENT "AMERICA FIRST," SAY GERMAN-AMERICANS OF WILSON'S ATTACK Use of "Hyphenated" nnd Assert They Stand by United States ATHENS. Dec. 8. German troops have reached the Greek frontier, ac cording to a dispatch from Fiorina, wh ch states that Teuton and Bulga rian cavalry forces have occupied the railway town of Kennli on the Serbo Greek boundary line. my heart I think there are many, aitrcat many, who believe In us and are with us In feeling. Not In this part of the coun try, but ko to the south and ask tho cotton pickers and go to tho West and ask tho shippers. "It Is money, nnd money only, that could buy opinion. It Is not America at Its best I "Here, we German-Americans are, our m...,. ni.ll.J.i-1.! . nl.:t . homes nra here, our children born nnd TWO Pniladelphfans Object to bred hero and with the traditions of only the Fatherland In their heart. And you turn against us because we cannot turn against Germany. Wo have not turned nfjnlnst the United States. "Vou say the President may not have meant us only. Perhaps not, but wo feet It wherever wo so, whatever we read. And we are ns much part of you as nny group or nnotner nationality. I "AmerfCA COmeM first, hilt T hnva .nnllirh The German-Americans on whom the ' love for the two, the United States nnd READY WHEN CALL COMES LONDON, Dec. R. "Our victorious troops are continuing the pursuit of tho French on both banks of tho Vnrdar," said an official War OfTlco statement todny from Holla. Yesterday's officat statements reported tho French retiring on the Cerns. and Vnrdar Rivers In southern Serbia beforo a vigorous Ilulgar onslaught. Tho French were compelled to give up their positions In tho Ccrna-Kornsu-Var-dar salient. This action was necessary to avoid an active envelopment movement by tho Uutgars, which is still under way. Severe lighting, which la likely to de velop Into ono of the greatest battles of tho war in the Kaat, Is under way In south Serbia along the Vadar-Cerna-Karasu front In Serbia. Tho Bulgarians have begun their attack against the Anglo-French, nnd It Is reported that tho German army of General von Gflllvtltz has been reorganized and reinforced nnd is marching south to take part in the prorations. It Is evidently the Intention of the Ger mans to Btrlke hard before the Allies, who continue to land troops nt Salonlcn, have completed their preparations. It Is re ported that tho Germans have 40,000 men I RPn8'tlvi. alias of 'hyphenated" has been bestowed by many Imvo taken n stand on the de fensive. Cnptiln Louis It. Schmltt, a representa tive naturalized American of Oerman ex traction, cnntnln commissary of the 3d Itcglmcnt of the National Guard ot Pennsylvania, spoke today of tho reaction of tho "hyphenated" toward the common altitude as typified In tho presidential message He contended that the history of the Germans in America proves their loyally to the United Slates. and that love for the mother country does not prevent even more affection for the adopted country. Every neutral haB a definite opinion on the Justice of the war, and tho' h nil of which ths Ocrman Amerlcin enn be nrcuerd. he nsserted. "We've almost given up hope of get tins the rot of the Americans to under stand," said Mr. Schmltt at a table In Osterdorff's Cafe, of which he Is gtnernl mnnnger. "Look at our past In this country We were here In tho time ot the Rebellion and we pnve you General vnn Steuben. We didn't fall you then. In he Civil War, 1Hnm Germans were enlisted. We were right at hand when tho call camo. Ailentown and Phila delphia, the largest German settlements, had thnlr full quota In the First De fenders. IN SPANISH-AMnniCAN WAP. "And In the Spnnlsh-Amcrlcan War I gave Up a good Job ns manager of Booth by's to ga to war nt JH n month. "You se, we give ourselves when the call comes 'Perhaps we German-Americans tho Fatherland.' avallnble. There Is no Indication of the Bulgarian or Annlo-Frcnch strength, but one report says that five allied divisions (nearly lOO.OOO men) havo been landed thus far Tho battle, therefore, will bo ono ot tho greatest Importance. According to tho French, all the Bulga rian attacks have been repulsed, but tho Germans claim that the French woro compelled to gtvo up their positions. I have rend the are President's 3000 WAIST MAKERS IN THIS CITY MAY STRIKE IN UNISON book on the Teutons and now I read his proclamation. Vnu know. In his hook he has on'v praise for the German race: so perhaps we ore unduly sensitive and have unjustly taken unto ourselves the op probrium In his mesnso. Ills book and that paragraph don't harmonize. But I think he understands, we have no fault to tlnd with him." "Neutrality," said Captain Schmltt. "is defined differently by every person. In our bear's we feel for Germany: you would no' think more of us If we killed the love for the Fatherland. Carl Schurr. said, "You must not ask mo to condemn my mother because I have chosen a bride." "We also think that Germany Is In tho right, but does not everybody havo an opinion on the wnr? Is not every Ameri can feeling and thinking about the war? i Why riucstlon our loyalty and allegiance Movement for Improvement Of ; becnus- our hearts and minds lead us to , .... , think Germany Is In the right?" jauor uonauions .assumes Threatening Proportions MEET TOMORROW NIGHT Philadelphia may witness another gen eral otHke of women , in nn' i the near future -If the clouds gathering on the horizon do not deceive the leader prophets of the International Ladles' Ga ricnt Workers' Union. Both Philadelphia and New York lead era are now working in conjunction in organt-log the "(W men nil'1 ooiri workers of the trade here. According to Abraham Silver, secretary of the local union, 30OQ of the employes havo already enrolled in the union, and haw t "i l their willingness to Join in a general walkout for tho betterment of working conditions, nn Increase In wages and shortening of hours. A meeting at which all tho members of the union will be present and to which al the members of the trade have been invited will bo held tomorrow night at Roynl Hall. 7th and Morris streets. Tho meetings will be addressed by Benjamin Bchleslngcr, international president of the union; Jesse S. Greenberser, of New York Held orgnnizer. and M : " Jacob Pcnkln attornev 'or ,hn tlonal organization, and A. Baroff, secretary-treasurer, will also speak. The ques tion of a general strike will be discussed at the meeting. The local union Is divided Into two branches, the EngllBh-speaklng and for elgn branches. In event of a strike the number of shops that would bo affected would bo between 300 and 250. According to Max Ambur, president of the local organization, the conditions pre. vailing in the women's waist trade are every whit ns bad ns those prevailing In tho c'oakmnklng trnde, which was probed by the United States Commission on In dustrial Relations when it sat in this city In tho summer of 1911. Mr. Amdur said that the attitude of tho big manufacturers was more conciliatory than that of the small men, the big firms realizing tho ad visability of better conditions generally. They assert, however. Mr. Amdur buys, that they cannot better conditions be cause of the competition of the small men. Tho English-speaking section of the union will meet on Monday evening next In. the Parkway Building, where tho ques tion of a general strike will also be discussed. EVIDENCE OF NBl'TRALITY. Herr Schmltt waved his hand toward the wnltcrs In the cafe. "There is evi dence of my neutr- llty. We are cosmo politan here. Mv waiters nro German, the (light men behind the oyster bar aro Scotch, Irish and English. The night watchman Is Serbian; the two bootblacks aro Italians. The first and second chefs arc Austrlans and Wasslly In the kitchen Is a Russian. Could any man be more neutral?" "Politics? No, wo have never entered nolltlcs ns a body. Wo did not elect Ru dolph niankenburg Mayor of Philadel phia; the antl-Vare forcen put him 'here Wo havo never tried to swing nn election. Your interests havo been our Interests, vour country our country "But it hurts. We havo brought you tho best that Is lu us. The discipline that Is truly German and the thrift thnt Is part of us aro assets. Have you ever ' seen a German beggar? And we rive of our best and our loyalty, tmt our lova for our mother country no one can take nwny." i "AMERICA FIRST." I Pastor George von Bosse, SS years In Amcrlcn. lives In the centre of the Ger man colony in Philadelphia. 8t0 North 5th street. "America is always first to us, but can not you understand what love Is? Sly children are Americans, horn here, but they can understand. In the bottom of aS3KX3i"v XAs1VivV.N:X JACOB REED'S SONS 1 m 1 V 1 ' "V - ' i v'ri" If JmI V mm AiMi u urn tost a tkjk l fef H s "x Veteran Recovering From Wound Michael Harmon, a 73-year-old Civil War veteran, who accidentally shot him- ' elf yesterday while cleaning an old army , musket, U recovering today in the Epls- onol lfrtimltnl Ih VRtfInflfl sal1 tnilav that he was out of danger. Harmon lives at 2201 East Norris street. THE WEATHER Official Forecast WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. For eastern Pennsylvania and Nov Jer sey, Rain this afternoon and probably tonight. Thursday partly cloudy: not much change in temperature; fresh and strong southwest winds. The disturbance that appeared over 31anltoba yesterday has moved south eastward Into tho lake region with In creasing energy. It U attended by light snow that, baa covered most of the lake region and Ontarto, and has spread south ward over eastern New York and eastern Pennsylvania. Hih vtn&t are indicated und storm warnings have been ordered aking; the toast from the Delaware Capes, to gastporl The Uinperatures are, rising generally ir. districts east of the Missis sippi River, except In New England, and ltVe taller nearly to the. normal In, (be jJtns states. rroqjuATEjro ccusitiv UKATUd " bt'O'rr. Sa4.Wnlr. IUjo. U, B.-oit, . itlUvi ind ititai ot th TVsfflmKjiM 7 1Q1K vv, uuet wun gx wu- f03tly. ltt LaJl" v. Auxiliary at bh ittai xrrvi . uti SjtuiAiif sfterasoo. ut ? o clocf r-QmiruLEuf T3t Ho. jfc .Art uU l&l U4 Knl.it iHH-nJ Penna. ttnflar, are t-rrleljf L utt Ltta residence- fjkl vut "1 1 Lihristmas Neckwear Special Values in S.llc Four-in- Hands at $1.00 Unusual qualities and beauti ful fabrics at this popular price. Imported and American silks in black and white stripes, all widths from fine hairlines to a bold "half-and-half." Mogadores in beautifully blended striped combinations adaptations of the English regi mental colorings. A special value in vertical stripe Mogaaores an extraor dinary quality at this price. Twilled silks. Authentic pat terns and colors of the English colleges and schools. Basket weaves of black and white, and three-color combina tions. Peau de Soie Silks of fine quality, wjth embroidered fig- tir nt urhiti- or fnlnr. Persian Silks, both in small I and large "all-over" designs. p Plain rich shades in solid-col- fi ored Neckwear, made of Eng- ! lish Poplins, Hegence Silks. H Crepes. j Poplins in two- and three-col- 'f ored stripe combinations. p Herringbone stripes with an undershot of contrasting color m twenty different combinations. & Neat figured patterns of bright m colorings in inobtrusive de- signs. CLOSING HOUR 6 P. M. Jacob Reed's Sons 1424-1426 Chestnut Street RUN OVER BY A HEAKSE Then Takes His First Drink of Whisky in 20 Years, Under Protest t'rod Benncr had the unique distinction todny of belnjr run down and Injured by a funeral procession at Kensington and IjoIiIkIi avenues, nnd then having his first taste of whisky for 20 years. He Is expected to recover. Benner, who Is 65 years old nnd lives at 2610 Jasper street, was runnlnn for a enr when he slipped on the wet street nnd fell directly In front of tho hearse hcmtlnir a solemn procession of black carriages. The hearse passed over his bodv. Henner was cnrrled to a nearby oince bv Serjreant Williamson, of the Trenton avenue nnd Dauphin street stn Hon. whoro ho wns prevailed upon, under protest, to drink a stimulant while wnlt InK for tho patrol wason of the Front and Westmoreland streets station. At the Episcopal Hospital nn examination of hla Injuries was made. Tho funeral was In chnrKe of James Rosen & Urothcr. 425 Carpenter street. "I believe I mind tho whisky more than the accident," said Hennor. "It wns my first drop for 20 years." 'PLEASE D0NT, MURPHY BEGS AS HE GOES TO DEATH IN THE CHAIR "It Ain't for My Sake, It's for God's Sake, Don't" Pleads Slayer of Riverside Man "I GOT NO RIGHT TO GO" TO STAIIT ELECTRIFICATION Cheltcn Avenue Station Will Bo Rnised nnd Moved Ono of the first steps In brlnalnjr about the electrification ot the Chestnut Hill braneh ot the I'cnnsjlvnnla ltallrond Is the advertising todny of bids for the moving and raising of the (iermnntowti station nt riiclten avenue. Tho grade crossing at that point will ho eliminated by lowering tho tracks and raising the street. Tho only other station to be affected by tho electrification plans will be nt High land avenue, which will also be raised to eliminate n grade crossing. Hlds for the Cheltcn avenue station alterations are due December 17 nt noon. William II. Cookmnu Is the architect. Bv a Staff Correspondent TnENTON, K. J., ce. 8.-"Plcase don'tl Please don't!" begged Kdgnr O Murphy, of Illverslde, N. J., as two keep ers strapped him Into the electrlo chair In the State Penitentiary hero last night nnd witnesses brnced themselves to see Murphy pay tho penalty for tho murder of Herman Fisher, of Illverslde, whom ho was convicted of killing with a shotgun In July, 19U. Murphy's Inst plea for hla life was the feeble, pitiable cry of a man who had tried through attorneys, his family nnd friends to avert that fate that awaited him after a Jury brought In the verdict of convic tion last December. It wns weaker than nil previous appeals. A moment after ho had delivered it tho State electrician threw a switch and 1S50 volts shot through his body. Though Mrs. Hudson D. Hulllngs, Mur phy's sister, who tried yesterdny to per suade Governor Fielder to grant a re prieve, declared up to the last moment thnt her brother was Insane, his demeanor In the lnt three, minutes of life foiled to bear out her assertion. Two keepers nnd the Itov. Andrew T. Taylor, chaplain of tho pcnltontlnry, went to Murphy's cell a few moments beforo 8:15, the hour set for Iho execution. Mur phy roused from his cot as ho saw them at the door. When they opened the door ho shrank back against tho rear wall. "Vou got no right to tnko me out of hero and I got no right to go." ho cried. Tho keepers, though, rushed In and seized his nrms, As soon ns Murphy saw he was powerless his manner changed nnd ho walked, resisting only weakly, through the little barred space that faces tho side of the dentil chair In the execu tion chamber of the Isolated concrete house beside the penitentiary. They pulled him townrd tho chnlr and ho clipped Into It. Doctor Tnylor walked before him, then took his place at ono sldo as the keepers bent over about tho strns. As they adjusted tho cap to his cloBP-Blinven head, Murphy spoko for tho llrst time. "Please, don'tl" camo tho words. "Please, don't It nln't for my sake It's for God's sake, don't " Almost with the Inst word some ono waved nn nrm, nnd tho electrician standing back of the chair against tho Ladies' Hand Bags Leather, Silk, Velvet priced $3 to $20 foi ffl 112 Chestnut St. ear could not tell the difference! Christine Miller, the famous concert contralto, recently made a tour of the country singing viin tne iNew liaison dia mond Disc. Everywhere people were held spell bound by this daring test of tone re-creation. The ear could not distinguish the original from Edison's re-creation of it. The EDISON Diamond Disc Phonograph l!ii wr iM) fi'lf li'-'ifeitll No Needles to Change Unbreakable Records Only Mr. Edison's perfected musical instruments could withstand such a test. No mere mechanical reproduction, but the re-creation of the original tones. The actual artist in all her artistry. A test which Edison's re-cr.eation of any artist's voice or instrumental performance will sustain in actual comparison with the artist standing beside Edison's new instrument. Come In and hear the New Edison Diamond Disc. No obligation, of course Ludwig Piano Co. Perfect Edison Service 1103 CHESTNUT STREET OPEN EVENINGS ftScicharddK i man acS Mmil mJ wly 1 Fortune fehts on the side M S II if! sjQnvT of the man with the Iarg- jH fMl ilMTvli S wt an best placed adver- fltftS !l fl vUL V I t,sl'nS appropriations. It 3 switchboard threw a copper lever. Murphy's body strained forward Kaln tho straps and ho seemed to Tgn. Ho was a smalt man. The current was thrown off. and the man In the c air relaxed and slid aown l Rhtly. Once more the body stiffened against 1S n ts and again It subsided. A third time the switch ends met and a third time the body stumped down In the chnlr Then tho coat wns opened, and Dr. M. W. Iteddan, prison physician, applied his stethescope to Murphy's heart. It was silent. Tho 2T witnesses rose from their seats and keepers carried Murphy s body out another door. There was no autopsy. TEST CANDY POWDER SENT TO FARMER Continued from Tone One to Mrs. Weston J. Hlbbs, of Wayne, and tho other as n child's nurso at the homo of W. H. Crawford In that suburb. Bel vlna Hlnchmnn has not returned homo since that time, she said today, and as sorted that her sister had been back only once beforo the receipt of tho third box. "I cannot Imagine what it all means," she said today. "I am sure that neither 'lola nor I havo any enemies at Cold Point who would wish to do us harm, and I havo never heard of my father having had any troublo with any ono cither." When questioned today Mr. Illnchmati snla: "I do not believe that the poison was directed against either of my daughters. I do think that if tho analysis develops poison it is the work of enemies of my own who wish to drlvo mo from tho com munity, "I did cntcrtnln the idea that It wns tho work of n man whom I shall desig nate only ns "Silly John," and thnt his action mny have been caused by admira tion for my elder daughter, but I havo talked with him and feet euro that ho Is '""There nro a number of features , in this case that I do not wish to discuss until we receive tho report from the chemist. Hnch of tho three boxes of candy left on the Hlnehman premises is 'ftn ex pensive manufacture. The first was from a firm In New Tork. the second from I'hll ndulpMa and tho third from Camden. Mr. Hlnchmnn's suspicions were aroused on the morning of November 23, when ho found a box of candy on the front porch nf his home. He Immediately destroyed ?he candy 't o'1 ll, bo5C ,nndrth? paper in 'which it was wrapped. Last Saturday a second box of candy was foftund ta tho yard In front of the farm house, and was confiscated by Mr. H nch man who would not allow his children tntnatolt. On Sunday night, the third box was left as mysteriously ns the other lWMany residents of Cold Point became thoroughly frightened upon learn ng .of the candy left at the Hickman residence, and are warning their children .lot to re touch candy found of1 given to tf,J strangers. Others assert that th w:T J was Intended for tho daughters S1 ' Hickman and that It was left bv V Hf'fcl ful admirer. r bWw'l Jos. E. Widcncr Succeeds His paii Mayor Blankenburg today aim J the appointment of Joseph n.?etii to succeod his father, the Ute .?J. Wldener, ns a member of the bon V trustees of tho Free Library of PhlUd i ' TfiSJ 31 hEHJ Complete line of Grafonolas and the D e ce mber records are now ready. Operatic, classical and popular selections. Let us play them for you. MELCHIORRI BROS. DEPT. 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