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"fSfr?"-r,f'' "'VSW'.,M,W5W9 EVENING LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, D E 0 JLU L Eli 20, 1015. i3 NtwwMywfij -vfrnntrr rci i MSI 41 1 Sfj W1 KU SS !R4 IIINDENBURG OFF TO MEET SLAVS' DRIVE IN BALKANS Victor in Poland Fight to Join Mackensen in Egyp tian and Serbian Campaigns RUSSIANS START THRUST Great Rattle Rages in Bessara bia Effect on Rumanians LONDON, Dee -" It la reported from Muehnrest that Field Marshal von ttlmlelilmr liiav -n to the Nrar Pint to co-ojwrnte with Held Mnrlml von Maekotweh In tht Oiil kah nmi t uvpllnn onmpnlgns All tiidltstlons now point tn the fait that tho tScrinnti allies on the (link f I outlet an KOlng to allow the Allies to Arminc the offensive, and Instead of tin lux' bl). h.itllo 111 the Rnlkans bring foushr on Orcck aoll It ma take place on Herinn 'oil ntimlii r of dispatches were received Inm I h Inn oat In wnv of Paris on con 1 1 m n the Balkans One of these etiir unt ill frillnB I springing up be tvvr. ho ilrnnnns and their Rulffarlan alhr-. .m i the nnogame of the Uirnnn Officr Tiir I c m h nevvspaprr IU ho Do 1'arls pi ii tho following Itiichnicat telegram lhi wi-iin-llunsnilnii offensive In Mom en has hern checked completely llic i t ins wen fat orl b a stronKor arm I m hey expected to find, as manv Sje vie who made theli wnv Into Al- limn i hiil uoithvvnrd and Joined the llonten, ri Ins Southwest of tpek the In a dr tented in a mvue battle" CZUMtEdlNS OFFENSIVE TO CUT HAIiKAN PATH LONDON. Tnv. 2 ' ins iippnrcnth have bCRim -ive In the south with tho lelievlng the situation In the I he Austilnii War Ollke nil- The ' then olT ohjei i hi HilUiins nounies h nvv Russian nttni tin between tlu Pin' t r and Hie Prtlth. that Is. cast of Itulmninii and probably also tn (j illei i while n tllspiteb fiom a Herman tout s IV s ' le ithle battle has been Rolnp on slme iiini in Ilessmiibln " The Rus sians i uling to Vienna nilvani ed in teiiieil iims l"i or HI deep, which the nttll lei luoit up with lienvv losses Petrur nl lartinhnlli nports despetato light iij. un the front oiuh of the Pripet (thai i" in tlh nlti and Ressarabhi) and In Gilt in (HYKITIKS XI rillTItCIIKS KENEFIT IN SEVEHU, WILLS . ,, . , , Several Larpe Lftates r)lspoe(I ol Toilaj Relatives Mnin Uencllcmnes He i iiiitlps Iipik lit li tlie Kill (if Ecinii I lliiburRei, . s Noilh Bioad alreel n lnutted to piuhati' toil i Thi estate i Miliinl at $i()ii(ii The Pedcia tlpll of I. uish I'hniitles Rets 100rt. the Jew.sb Hospital Assoi latlon $.". the Mount Mimi Hospital $.V!0 and the Phil i delphu Jlsli baiiitarium for Consump tives a' I iRlevlile $KK The remainder of t i "t iti .iocs to rilntivis, n istni v lined at J'Ki.Wa Is disposed of In tin will of Julia Streiilur. -W Green lane Miinauiik Tin tcstntiK names l i sister Amelia as eyenitrix, and len,f tlie entire estate to her v be nipst of $V to tho benllnnr of st Charles Boiromeo is contained in the will of Minv A .MeN'amee. J01 North ftld Btieel wliiih disposes of an estate valued at $1j "0i in prlwito biquests Thi will of Samuel A Mi'Dougul. a pio neer men bunt of South Philadelphia, who died a short tlmo ago at bis home at 20OJ Spring i.inliii stieet, disposes of nn es tate valued at JIS.00O The istato Is left to tlie widow of the testator nnd their four children Other wills piobated today were those of Elizabeth Dalla.s tun Tusker strut, who left iTects valued ut JG7."0 to four grandchildrui Cnthnrlno Broil). 410u North 3th street, tSM Cntharlno Mnttls, 6712 Rtdfic avenuf, JlliW, JIar Jepson, 2322 Norrli tlowaid street, $1200. Peter Mcrklejohn T'jO North Tan(y street. JtUK); Thomas Potts, Ml Orleans stieet, J2S0O, and nmiK II Bureau, who died ut Grand Vlew-on-t he-Hudson J-'IOO. The personaltj of the estate of Hannah Snvder hns been nppruibed at t22.71J.SJ. BIISSINfJ IDA KAKP IS "IIAI'PV, 3IAHHIKI) AND SAFC" Letter From New York to Girl Friend Here Says So The mjstery which surrounded the dis appearance of lS-s car-old Ida Karp, of 1941 North 13d street has been cleared awaj according to Henry Knrp, the slrl's father by the receipt of a letter from Ida In New Vork city, whero shu snvs sho la "married happy and safe " The letter was sent to Nan Cassel, a Klrl friend of Ida's, who lives near the Karp home The Cassel sirl, according to Mr, Karp, showed him the letter last night Ho had no doubt, he said, that the letter waa from his daughter The fact that she has not written directly to her parents the father tald, was not etrange. In view of the Ideas of the present city girls While tho letter did not name tho hus band, he is believed to be Carl Ogden, 21 years, a neighbor Ho his been missing since Sunday night, when Idi disappeared The telephone call to Mrs Karp from a mysterious stranger offering to return her daughter for $1000 was characterized by Mr, Karp today aa a bungling attempt of some unscrupulous person to get money by playing on their sympathies TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES Jamea Reary IT! Reed st . and Anna Oibbs. 1327 S lMh i,c Joieph Iluttoa "30 De Kalb St.. ana I.llllu M. McAllister 31 foUmn st Thoma Tarkoff 450 X ath at., and Ktbsl i'altln B21 lypnaMf ut. Rubtn PudwiraUN, 1014 Fairmount ave., and Gub! ilaiiln 22S Monrno ut 0tar Ioviii. Jill 4 Ftatikfonl ave . and Sarah R. Brsihlpr 3fV a tith t John II McKenna. 1H11 N. 11th st.. and Ma.rv M. liohn. 1H4H N 11th ut Jehu M. ranker. 174S VcnanKO t , and RlUv Uetster -1TIU K' !th at. Banmel Taubtr, 1241 N 13th st , Paulak.. 17 Flora, st Robert HagKerty, league Island and Marie and Row E. zeeney, imh iucaiana si v rBam J. thi Casse. I3J1 S Myrtlewood t . an! Isabella V. Carey, 1JIT S Myrtlawood t. Herbert A. Pancoa.t 3&-J3 Aspen st and Oladys V Burr. 3721 Wallace t Alexia M. Sullivan Raltlmore. MJ. and Edith a Oliver lUltimore Md Norbert Armitroat. til -I TIluLUnd at., and Katberlno II. Lord, 55S7 Pearl st Bamuel O, gtenart. Jr. 205O IKKaan t. and EllzaJbetii C. faolfridire U02 liaiutirldae at. Binjarulu R Ford. 172s N. 13tb st. and Kllia- l:th a. Illlnmirorth 121Q Ozdeu at. aQnu v Duaonuu. itt as P. Flisey, 5104 Spi-lDgU Elmer V. Jlyera. ifSzjtor M Bash. USUI E fam otm T. Shannon. Los Angelas CaL, aad Ida Porter sc. azul PIoreAca P&jaavuDli a. VV'llltarn Stout 072 W nuftbln t , and Katella 11. Koeenuerger hh DUmonJ at. E.J-axd I'. Arjlree. 2810 Natrona St.. and La.lira3I. Matbls. 2S23 Stiver at. Alfrii'll. lloore. Conj.hohocltn, Pa., and Alice U' Ward. 141S &.50tb. st FMiegrlno Musto 1625 Mola st and Plarcnza. dt Satvator 1910 a. Uola at. Hoaea B. Jobaaon. 40C0 Llnmoru .. and Caro lina Jubn&ca. Oermntawti Chrk Silver, US!. Franklin Clam Selbeit 113S Cantrell et StetJitn N Clirra, 13 N data st St., and and Anna. boaws Gordeo. J'JI S 20th a and Cath- himj rwt n - ir ,pvia jpatrlck lie pj. a larJo h- Fa?an, Af&mort Ira Siaiaual 1L Slaualitep v J-ne lana Phlla 9i &rvarct iuarneEX v jnsa ta Jit rry, rtiiekln, lUrrliWric, Pa., tum. Manila. rni i. sixa TIIOM S MOTT OSiiORNE WARDEN OSBORNE PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO DOUBLE CHARGE Gives $2000 Bond When Ar raigned on Indictments Ac cusing Him of Negligence and Immorality FINISH FIGHT PROMISED wniTn T't,Atv, n net -" Warden Thomas Mott Osborne of SliiR Sins, todav tilendert not guilty nnd wns released on $200) bond when nrrnlRnod on two lndletmeiits ehnrflliiR neullitence and Imtnornllt The nrralRinmnt wax held before fount v Judge Piatt ami was over In a rew minutes Osborne lert Imme diateh Tnr New v.nik UeorRO llmclnn Battle. 11 V Morchnnt ami IMKar Rdci Osboi tic's nttornovs, wme in (oiilt opposed in Dlstilct At tnrnov Weeks, who condiiitcd the Inves tigation tlobert S Brewster, of Mt Klsio, .V v. furnished all for Osborne Dlstrltt ttoine Weeks made n brief statement nssertlng the Ornnd Jurv had a fuither investlgntloii tn make A flplit to the finish In the Intel est of the principles of dpinncr.irx which Os boine carried into KIiir SIiir was trom Ited tnda bv friends of the warden lie will hae the support of nrlotis orRiinl- yatlons which hue indorsed Osborne a prison sstem, and In addition refonn ele ments to the state hno ImlU.iUd their Intention of stnndinR b the warden In tlie flRht for bis olllclal lire Prlends of Osborne toda declared that one of the best indications that the warden Is not ruIUv of lmmornllt was the demonstration of the Miir Miir con victs In his support Inst nlRht Announe- Iiir In the dlnliiK hall that he had hem inillcted Osliorne was roundlv ibcered b the prisoners A motion proposing a Ksolutlon ill support of OsIioiiip was nuRRested, but il.aiidnned at the warden h imu'st nsnoini niiin leiiernien ois owseriuin that if be should ro to trial on the (ItuiRcs aRiilnst him it would not be hla 1 1 In 1 "so much ns the tiial of the Matu iiRalast a ennspiracv " PROMISE OF COLD WA VE DISPELLED ( iiiittiint d friiin Pace One lamd most m the night plaveil havoc in the suhurhan nnd mini scrtinns aiotind Phllailelphin IJIeitrlc wins In manv plaies are down oi out ot xeiviif and till thioUKh the subuiban distiltts are hanging so low under a vvilsht of he that they are being closel watched The lee adhered to third rails nnd overhead wires on the commut ing lines and hndlv delaved cars till scrapers weic put to work lemovliiB It Trains on the Rending and Main I.ino were In many tusea Into, due to the storm. During the night tho rain filled Cobb's Creek to overflowing and threatened sen ou damage Dangei is anticipated along the Delavvnie and cchujllvlll If the rain lasts much longer Telephone communication was complete ly cut off In all tho section between Fort Washington nnd Allentown Thero was only one teb graph who open between Hnrrlsburg and this city Trains made no effort, for hours, to keep u.j with schedules on the L,chlgh Valley Transit lino to Norristown Tho high wind which raged during tho night, reaching n veloc ty of 70 miles an hour, played havoc with vi Ires in tho rural districts Conditions are similar In many other sections A tierce gale ushered In by a sleet and rainstorm, struck New York city this morning Weather piedlctlons nre that It will continue- all dny Tho Weather Ilurcau gnvo out tho following warning "Northeast storm warning dlsplajed at 9 30 n m , along Now nngland coast " Two well-defined storms, one of which Is being followed b a cold wave, wore making tu,elr way over tho West and South todav, doing considerable damage nnd seriously Interfering with all man ner of wire and rail communication Tho moro sovero of the two storms Is that which originated on the Gulf coast near New Orleans This disturb wee has advanced li a northeasterly direction. In creasing in lntenslt) Its progress has been marked bv torrential rains, snow ami sleet nnd high winds Considerable dam iso was reported from many points The Chattachoochee River, near At lanta, tose 21 feet overnight and con tinued to rlso today A gale of 40 miles an hour ripped through north Georgia and southern Tennessee, doini,- much dam age. In the vicinity of Chattanooga the stoma was accompanied by thunder and lightning Further north the precipitation took the form of sleet Indianapolis reported much delay to all electric ear service and de moralization to wires Tho sleet Is re ported as particularly severe In the vi cinity of Memphis, Tenn , that city being cut off from the outside world Tho second storm was coming toward the Great Lakes from tho far tiorthw est. It is in tho form of snow and a cold wave Is closely following It Thousands of dollars of damage Is re ported from the fruit belt of central Penn sylvania ns a result of today's rain and sleet storm. A brisk wind is ruining many trees that are weighted to the ground with Ice Telephone lines to the east and south of this city are down and railroad and trolley traffic Is being oper ated with difficult). Untold damage will follow In the farm districts If the high wind forecasted bj the weather bureau arrives. FEAR BOLL WOKM BY POST Authorities Close Mails to Samples of Cotton Instructions have been issued to Im porters of fine cotton lint that the incom ing malls have been closed to samples of cotton, on the order of the United States Department of Agriculture, which fears that the boll worm, a menace to cotton growing, may And its way into this coun try in samples. The prohibition extends to all foreign countries shipping' cotton lint samples, with the exception of three states in Mexico Samples at present in the molls will be held by the authorities until they are exumned and fumigated by Inspectors of th Department ot Agriculture, BRITAIN TO PASS , DRAFT ACT; LABOR Ireland Expected to Join Opponents of Bill De cided on by Cabinet TWO MINISTERS RESIGN Lines Drawn for Greatest Par liamentary Battle in Decades LONDON, Dec & The greatest pirllaiiiontitry bittlo In iiiativ decades was foreshadowed tmlrtv bv the authoritative ohtiouiipemelit that the Ooveniineht Intends to Introduce HOXt week a hill providing for conscription The lines wpre being illnwn Inilnv An Informal conference of Labor mcmbeis or Commons now in London wns called Other Lnborltps are pii route litre fiom provincial districts Trndes union bends, who earlv In the war denounced enn sirlptlon, weto pxchntiRlnK messages He fore Parliament meets to bent from Pie tiller Asriulth the Labor partv ma make 'known its decision on compulsorv service. As n result or the f'ablnct'n decision In fnvor of consciiptlon It is ileclnieil that Reginald McKcnnn, Chancellor of the Uvelipti'ier, nnd Wnlter 11 Hiinclmnn, president of the Hoard of Trnile, hnve resigned and that other resignations mn follow ithur Henderson, the Labor Minister, Is mentioned ns one of the members most llkelv to resign if nnv do quit or have turoadv resigned, as reported S'omo hopo was expressed bv conscrip tion lenders that the Lnborltes will not nollillv oppose the tnodllled form of ton serlptlon understood to be plnntied bv the Government, though relteintlna their op position to the principles of t otnpulsoi v service The solid opposition of the Irish paltv, if Ireland Is Included In tho tonsciiptlon. is evpeited In manv quar ters It was reported todav that the Gov ernment will eviludo lielnnd to cscaie tho iintnRoiiIsm of John Redmond nnd other Irish leaders At the suno time such a eourse is bound to draw vitriolic attacks from other nuiiilieis The best estimates totinv weie Hint less than 101 0 iniinairled men eligible foi strvice, and without dependents, would be ntldetl to tin stivlce, tlie gicnt imjorltv ImvliiR volunteered under the lieibv plan Recruiting iilllclnls expressed nine nopo nun inese men win eonie foiward volumnrllv before the Govtrn mi'iit mts I'Oli. IIOIiZ'S DAIWIITKKTO wi:r sALVATiox Ainiv max Couplo Will Go to Java to Engage in Mission Work Salvation Aran worker nre Rreatlv in toiestcd In tho coming mairlage of Lieu tenant Kathleen R Hols to Captain l"d waid R Glfford, wMeli will take plnce dt liowdotn qunie fnboi uncle, lloston. oil Jonuiirv 4 Lieutenant I Iota is tlie voung csl of four dniiRliters of Colonel anil Mis Rlchaid n Ilolr, of 127 South tOth street, she Is also a talented musiilan, hnvliiR been giuiluated from the Pcnnsvlvnnl i Cotiset vatorv of Musi- 'Hie ceiemnnj will be perfoimed bj Col otn I Hob" and Colonel Glffnnl, who lias t barge of the Solvation Armv work in New nnUilid Tlie couple Hist met two veara ago at n Christmas putv Latei both enteud the filiation Auny train ing school In New oil After a lionev moon In the South, thev will go to the Island of Java, whero thov will take up nilssionniv work Dies of Christmas Daj Injuries Injuries sustained when he was struck bv an nutomohile at Rroid .street nnd Columbia avenue on CluistmiH Dn le sulletl in tlie tkath of Call Schmidt, tj.13 North 11th strict, at ht Joseph s Hospital todav Louis Gllllaitl 717 North 4 Id street, drlvei of the car which struck Sihmltit, was real rested todav and taken to Cltv Hall police court for a hiailug MONTGOMERY COUNTY FUNDS CAUSE CLASH Bill Filed to Restrain Transfer of $160,000 to the Sinking Deposit NORRISTOWN, Pa , Dec 2D A bill In equltj wns filed this morning nsking the court to restrain tho Sinking Fund Com mission of Montgomery County from transferring $100,000 from the regular fund to tho sinking fund in the county tieasurj. The Sinking Tund Commission Is com posed of County Commission! rs Frederick Savior, Potts town, James Krewson, Chel tenham, Hiram Bready. Moreland, Coun ty Controller John N. Jacobs, Lnnsdnle, and County Treasurer Keelej, Schvvenks. ville The Injunction is asked by Dr George N. Highly and David Ross, of Consho liockcu, who aver that the action of tlie Sinking Fund Commission in transferring tho 160 000 will empty tho county treas ury. Krewson is president of tho Board of County Commissioners He and Sty lor will retire January I in favor of Roj Hatfield, Norristown, and George Sulli van, Lower Merlon County Controller Jacobs la father of the proposition to put the money into the sinking fund to secure the counts 's bonded indebtedness, which is $320 000. PEA COAL PRICE TO BE BOOSTED Continued from I'aue One that the miners will strike for higher wages tht3 spring Because of the acceptance of tho work men's compensation act on the first of the year it was said that some of the Independent operators would add flvo cents a ton to the price of coal at tho mine G B. Markle S. Co , large independent operators In the Lehigh Valley region, ara the first to take this step, the in crease having already been announced, effective January 1 The workmen's compensation law was mentioned today as one of tho reasons for the contemplated advance In the price of coal, and it was thought that other companies would take the same step when the iavv became effective. BOYS ADIUFT IN LAKE. ERIE Swept Out by Gale While Skating. Rescue Tug Offers Life Chance TOLEDO, O., Dec. 29. In danger of be ing swept to death by huge seas, Russell Lucas. 17, and Waddell Hall. 21, are adrift on an Ice floe in Lake Erie A tug has gone to the rescue. The bojg were skat ing near the shore at Toledo beach when the Ice broke away and driven by a 40 mile wind, were carried out into, the lake. They were toon lost to view, HOW BRITISH CABINET LINED UP ON CONSCRIPTION QUESTION LONDON, Dec. 29. Herewith is presented the line-up of the British Cabinet on the question of conscription: FOR CONSCRIPTION. DAVID LLOYD-GEORGE, Minister of Munitions. LORD LANSDOWNE, Minister without portfolio. LORD CURZON, Loni Privy Seal. LORD SELBORNE, President of the Board of Agriculture, SIR F. E. SMITH, Attorney General. .1. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN, Secretin y for India, WALTER HUME LONG, President of the Local Government Board. AGAINST CONSCRIPTION. ARTHUR .1. BALFOUR, First Loid of the Admiialty. SIR EDWARD GREY, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. LORD CREWE, Lord President of the Council. SIR STANLEY 0. BUCKMASTER, Lord High Chancellor. REGINALD McKENNA, Chnnccllor of the Exchequer. SIR JOHN SIMON, Homo Secretary. WALTER RUNCIMAN, President of the Board of Tiade. AUGUSTINE BIPRELL, Chief Secretary for Ireland. THOMAS MeKINNON WOOD, Societnry for Scotland. LEWIS HARCOURT, First Commissioner of Works. ARTHUR HENDERSON, President of the Board of Education. POSITION NOT STATED. LOUD KITCHENER. Secretary of State for Wnr. ANDREW BONAR-LAW, Sectctarv for the Colonics. II. H SQlTITH. Picmir-i and first Loid of tho Trcasuty. VIENNA REPORTED FIRM ON ANCONA; BREAK IS LIKELY Reply to American Rejoin der May Re on Way Now NOTE POLITE DENIAL WASHINGTON. Dec II Prepsrntlnns nie being made In the Htnte llopni tmeiit fin tho t peetcd diplo matic luiak with Austria A iepb, tonclllotoiy In lone, but icfuslnff the de manded disavowal of the sinking of tho Italian llnei Anennn, has been completed bv tho Austrian Foreign Office It Is millet Moral beie that It contends that Austria does not accept tlie Interpietatlon of tho rules of iiiiorimtlnim! law untie bv the I'nltcd states On the e nut nil v VilHtrln holds that she was well within hei lights as she uiideistnuds them, in sinking the Aneniui whin tlie latter vs sel tried to esinpc after hcliiR onlereil to halt This leplv either Is on the wav fiom Vienna oi will he handed tn Am bassador Penllebl tndnv Officials s iv that it will prove most utisitisfnctiu v to thin Government, find thev btlleve that the tlueateueil diploma lb Inenk must como unless German Influence cm forte a let onslderntlon bv Austria at the list moment So far ns a dlplnm itle brenk with Aus tria Is toniernetl. iilllrlals heio point nut that it inn hnidlv uimpllrnte- tho sltm llon to nnv serious client Austili will suffer more thnn will the I'nlted Stutts hot nuso of the enormous Austrlnn Intn ests in this countrv MAN KILLED BY AUK) IN RAIN Pedestiinn Diagged to Dc.ttl Beneath Wheels of Car Frank MeOintv. 4j venrs old, of lit N'tnth llitb strut, wns stluek bv an nuto mohile tills morning while tiosslug at loth and Mm hat stieets and was (Rugged undei the wheels to his death He was hutrled to tlie Hahnemann Hospital, where he was pronoiuuid dead Tlie drivei of tho miehino, William C Low tie, 21 vears old, of fiOtb stii et and Hlmwood avenue, was annlgned tills morning be foro Magistrate Trncv in the lflth and Vino stretts polico station Witnesses si that McGintv stepped out Into tho stieet fiom behind anothei ma elilno nnd fnihd to see tho approacli of Low lie's ear when lit held bis uinhiella down tn knp nrf the lain Low He throw on his brakes necoullng to bstandeis but was iinalili to stop his htavv cat on account of the lee and slush MAN IN TRANCE STICKS TO HIS DUTY AND DIES Pretzel Wagon Driver Works Six Hours After Sustain ing Fatal Injury A pretzel wngoti driver, thought bj the polico to havo been In n trnnco at tho time, went through all his routine dinks for nenrly six houis this morning, thoogh suffering from a fractured skull as the result of nn net blent Tho man was later found dead "at Frankfort! and Frio ave nues by tho crew ot n trolley coi Ho Is thought to havo fallen under the w heels of his own wagon nftei ho had delivered pretzels In the neighborhood Tlie driver's name was William Schmidt, S3 jenrs old, 3001 Reese street Harly this morning he called up tho Onkdale Piet zel Companj, nt 10th street nnd Susque hanna avenue, wheie he is einplojcd. mid told Jobeph Paulln. tlie superintendent, that he had been struck by a deliver) truck belonging to tho Frelhofer bakery "Wero jou hurt'" asked Paulln "Not much," answered Schmidt "I was thrown out of the wagon on my Iliad I feel all light now, though" Tho man talked In a peculiar way and rambled In some of his statements, but Paulln thought he had exaggerated tho ucci dent, und, since Schmidt said ho could go on w oi king, ho was allowed to do so The accident happened at Bridge and Dltmati streets Six. hours later bchmldt was found un conscious In the street by the erow of a trolley car. Ho was rushed to the Frankford Hospital on tho car, but died on the way It was found that seviral of his ribs wero broken and that his left lung was punctutcd, causing his death His Bkull was found to be fractured It it thought that this liappened when he was thrown from his wagon early in the day and that later, while on ills route and In a trance from his first accident, bchmldt llnallv fell and the wagon pasted over his chest The wagon was recovered nearby by Patrolman Scott, of the Krankfjrd police station, who found nearly a hundred schoolboys hav ing a fea&t on the pretzels BANK SIERGER EXPECTED SOON Union National and Manufacturers' National to Consolidate The proposed consolidation of the Union National and the Manufacturers' National Bank will probably be effected at an early date, according to an announcement Just made. The offer was made by the Union National to the stockholders of the Manu facturers' National for the purchase of the tatter's business- The Manufacturers' National Bank, of which Edward Wolfe U president, is 'one of Philadelphia's oldest banks. The Union National Bank has a capital of JMO.OQO, a surplus fund of fioo.OOO and undivided protita of J21.65123, with deposits of more than, $4,000,000. GERMANS ARM SENUSSI MYSTICS FOR SUEZ DRIVE 500,000 to 800,000 Ready for Invasion of Egypt, Paris Says ARABS PRESS ATTACK LONDON, Dec 21 Clew after tho news that 4ll(i0 Indian tionps have bicn shifted bv Hrltnln from Finnte to "another Held of opentlons" come lenowetl icports tint Geimniiv Is malting netlie piepirntlnns for an In vasion of i:gpt Field Miiishnl von .Mnekeneu Is di rt rtlng piepnintlons foi the drive iiRiilnst the Sue Call il. snvs a Itnvns dispatch from Rome, quoting Utielmicst advices i Dispatches to Hie Mcssngeiro from the Rumanian capital aihl that tinlns livul- t tl with munitions have been sent to 'I urkev foi use in tho Kgvptlnn cam- I pnlgii One of these tinlns. It Ih said, 1 tonslsted of 2", Ilntiars. loaded Willi the . puts of two Pi-lntli moiiais and shells lor their tiFo IlepoilM that Gnmnnv Is prcpstlng to I move against the Sue? Cnnnl nnd l'gvpt wltli n nilved force of Turks, Germ ms nnd vustilnns nie curt cut in Paris Some of the icports ro Into various details, it being said, for Instance, that the nrmv Is UK, Iv tn consist of fiom COO.nno to W, fW min nnd that a foui-trnck rallwav Is being built ncioss the half desert re gion toward Suc7 '1 lie ineieised attlvitv of AustiHn sub marines in tlie Medlterraneiii Is Inter pi otid In put ns mi iffort to loop Hilt Ish nid fiom Afilen S'o gtent has this menace hetottie that Japaneso vessel a which havo used the Medlteirnnean-Suez Kitile will now be sent nround the Capo of Good Hope This, too, argues that an Invasion of Kgvpt Is considered possible in Japan Meniiwbllt the Atnbs on tho Western Hgvptlan front eontiiii.o tlielr attacks The battle at Matcruh, In which fceiiiissl tilbesmcn aio eiiRagetl. Is still in prog less A Reutei dispatch fio.n Culro snvs that on CliiiSiinns Dav 3000 tribesmen weie driven baeli, leaving 200 dead on the Held, and that effcetlve support was given the lliitlsh force bj guuliro from tlie ships Former Illuejncket Dies in Camden ndinw McCracken, J3 vears old, a foi mi r valloi on the battleship Oicroii, died in tho Cooper Hospital, Camden, todav fiom tlie effects of a half pint of wootl alcohol which ho drank McCiackcn was found unconscious in his room ot U22 Him ivenut Alri Marie Hancock, of Ilenson nvenue, Ilaltlmore, tho boy's mother has i u notified PACKAGE LIKE A BOMB ON WOMAN'S DOORSTEP Explosives Expert Will Exam ine Contrivance Found at 7G3 South 10th Street A contrivance believed to be a bomb, with two half-burned fuses extinguished bv tho lain, was found today on the front dooistep of the houso ut 7f3 South 10th fitrctt. the home of Mrs Mnry Itossl It Is In tho possession of the police, who will make an examination Tht contrivance, the contents of which havo not been nscertained, was wrapped (n a newspaper and Is shaped like a loaf of biead 'Unit It was sueli was the be lief of Mis Rofasl when she opened the door to take In tho milk Rut when sho i-avv tho half-burned fuses sho screamed for help Policemen Isolu and Clark, ot the 2d and Christian stieets station, who weie passing, dipped the package in a bucket of nater Tho police attached somo importance to tho theory that the Rossi home was se lected bv mistake The home of Common Councilman Hany J Tralnci, of tho 3d Ward, Is acrohs tho street, at 758 South 10th street Mrs Rossi said she cannot aicnunt foi the "bomb" "We have no enemies that I know of," CARLTON E. DAVIS NAMED WATER BUREAU CHIEF Continued from 1'uge One power towaid having a business admin istration Mavor-elect Smith Is at the Hotel Strand putting the finishing touohes upon his message and working out other personal details in connection with his Inauguration next Monday, may announce the successor of Chief Webster, of the Bureau of Sur ves, today. Shortly after rising this morning the Mavor-to-be said he expected to talk by phone with the gentleman whom he has In mind for Survey Bureau Chief this afternoon, and said then he probably would announce his name Mr, Smith said his message Is practi cally complete. It will bo optimistic In tone and constructive in its purport. Asked if it would preach the doctrine of "get-together," the Mayor responded: "I can hardly say that, for that would bo a message to the people of the State, or the nation, as much as to the people of Philadelphia, and my message is to be a business proposition dealing with the present and the future of PhlladeK phia." Contrary to the general expectation, he is not going to deal generously with a "greater Philadelphia," although he be lieves that will be the outcome if Phila delphia people measure up to their oppor tunities. The Mayor-elect probably will ally him self unconditionally with the forces mov ing to have military training added to the curriculum ot the Philadelphia, schools. D. S. WILL CALL HALT ON ENGLISH SEIZURE OF MAIL! Vigorous Protest to Great Britain Now Being Prepared CONVENTION VIOLATED Consul General's Report Shows Disregard of International Agreement on Rights WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 On the tnsis of repoits received todiv fiom Consul Gcneril skltmoi at London, the State Dppnrtmfnl Is preparing n inotest against lliitlsh Interference with American ninll to and from llollnnd The piotest will be tinnsniittcd tn the Hiltlsh Foreign Olllrc ns ttiilckH ns It cm be tlinfted Ollltlnls slid todav that the protest will be shut pi v worded nnd Great Ihltnln wilt he isl.ed to explain her actions Im- mcdlatclv. ( onsul fleiicint .Skinner's reports con llrnietl iiress dlp itches that American mall had been setacd on ships bound for llollnnd nnd fiom some bound from Holland for tho Fulled States Oftlclals of the State Depaitment declnro this Is a llagiant violation or the eleventh con vention nil opted bv the second Hnguo confeience The Amerltnn piotest will bo based on the provisions of this con Vtnlion, vvhli h follows "'1 lio postal corrcspondcnco of neutrals or helllRcinits, whatever Its olllclal or pilvate chainetei mav be, found on tho high st as on honrd u neutral or i ncmy shi), Is Inviolable If tho ship is de tained the coiiespondtnco Is fotwnrded bv the captain with tho least possible delay " Consul General SMnnei was Insttuctel lo continue his liivesllgitlon and to le- liuit iii iici.in ui( nil rt;i,iiiu ui iinit:, ,v;uii ,nit n, n,n.it ititniM t, i, mu efntn,i """ " ...t..t III IV ..... U....I... hnt the protest will ro forwanl, how - tvei, on the Information nlrondv at Innd HIGHER COURT UPHOLDS $200,000 FINE AGAINST NEW JERSEY CENTRAL Conviction of Railroad for Granting Rebiites to Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com pany Affirmed ALLOWANCES ADMITTED The t (invlctlon of the Cential Railroad nf New leisev, In the Fedeial Court at Tieiilon and the pemltv of 2iK)(XiO Im posed upon It foi RiautlliR lebites to the LeliUh ( oal nnd Navigation Compnnv In violation of the Hlklns it, wns todav sustained bv IlidRn McPherson ill nn opinion lllctl 111 the I'nlted States Clr t nil ( milt of Appeals The I tit lit id Conipinv was Indicted on 200 loimtB, wns cnnvietid on lSi, nut! IiitlRe Rtllhtah, botnro whom tho case was tried In the lower court Imposed a lint of $200,0C0 on 2.1 of the i mints, mid suspended sentence on tho leiiiaiulug hO The lelmtes nlloRiil to have been Riantetl weie nn coal of tho Ldilgli Navigation Coinpntiv shipped from Its mines hi Caibou Count, Pa , to points In various otlui States The lalhootl tonipanj admitted making allowances to tho Navigation Coinpaii, but contcudf d that these pn)iucnts wire eoinpensatloii fm tho uso of an Instru mcntnllt) of trnnspoitatltin furnished under a lease bj the NnvlRutlon Com Pin The rnllroad appealed fiom the eon vletlon and lino Tho point that the al lowances wero rentals foi propeitj of tho navigation company was also inlsed 111 tho Court of Appeals Anothei ground for tho appeal was that Judge Rellstab, In consulting the original liasa between tho two comp mies, hud vlituall In structed tho Jurj to lender n vol diet of guilt In his opinion tiled lotln Judge Mc Pherson declines Hint tho only contro veis In the ease Is "ovei the construc tion that should he put on the oilginnl lease betwein the eompanles nnd on tho Mibsequent dealings between tho parties and this was In substanco merely a dis pute about words JORDAN FAMILV DIFFERENCE J1AY HE FIXED OPT OF COURT Lawyers Plan Settlement of Forgery anil Othet Charges The dlffeiences between tho membeis of tho Jordan fuml! piobnbl will be set tled out of court Magistrate Wilgle, beforo whom Isaac Canfleld Jordan and Augustus N Joidan wero to have been arraigned todn on charges of "falsifica tion and forgery" of tne nccounts of the firm of William N . r Jordan, chem ical dealeis, of 21S North Delawaio ave nue, said that the hearing had been in detlnltcl postponed This action, according to tho Magls trafe, was taken nt the Instance of the nttoinejs for both sides, who wrote him letters Indicating that an agreement was being considered and that they would like the hearing postponed The charges against tho two Joidans weie made b Wilfred Joidan, curator at Independence Hall, Di John W Jor dan, librarian of the Hibtoilc.il Hocietj of Pennslvanla, and Dr Ewlng Jordan Cabaret fiollcs with choius girls on the roof of an Atlantic City hotel and in other places was one of the things that the accusei a promised to "air" should the case go to eourt In an effort to show that the firm's money was squandered Electric Motor Sparks Cause Blaze Sparks from an electric motor in the basement of l.ouis Rlchter's sweater manuincturtng plant at 617 South 1th I street at noon todaj set fire to waste i lags and scattered the ilnrn .mnu .... . , ' the street Firemen unfckli. rhL.i ,,.n i I1 blare. The loss was trifling f Rich iHcharijJJrri a n a c ' mm 'BERLIN ADMITS LOSS OF TRENCH LINE IN VOSGES 4 French Penetrate German Defenses, War I Office Says 1 ARMS DEPOT EXPLODEdJ Belgians Direct Successful Fjre. i ......o nun, i rains at Soissons linnLIN, Dec 23 -Official ,, , J that the French penmate? thMKP 1 trenches at Hartmannswellerkopl Tfh psges was made todav bv the i oLh ' War Office The report follow". Gm""1 j Tho French advance at HlrjaWn t, t' down under our (Up '"ein broke , 'Two B,t nltniks were made I n, rrenel, at Hartminnswellcrkoof n ' first was repulsed, hut In the second U' 4 encmv succeeded in penctrS trenches Fighting continue, hi 7' si mo possession ot n trench section Tk, 'J rrench lost live officers nnd n '.' nl 1 W men a prisoners LONDON, Dec M-TeiTlflc nhUn, over tho wholo front In the H I centring at Hat tmannswellerkopf ,"i 1 corded In the latest official comminlL tlons from tho west front. pSk forces captured trenches betwetn tS j summits of Rochfclsen nnd l!?n,,.,' near Hnrtmannswellerkopf, taking. hundred Germans pi isoners and checkeJ 1 n Gertnan sortlo from trenches on "h. 1 Rochfclson height with a curtain ? ' lire Heilin admits tho earning out S I n French offensive nt HlrzSteln, thm I miles southwest of Hartmannml", ' kopf. but Rives no details regarding th 1 outcome of the attack ' Allied monitors again shelled West. i , -r..., ouciicu 1YC31. euuc, on the Relginn rnmt .-.4. , ;,.""".ns''.0"? "' three residents, wen J ,, ,, ', JCDICIURT, nxicu in me ntimoainment, two of whom ' were women Oermnn artillery flro li I reported to have nrrcsted train move. I ments at tho SoIssoiib station I Frencli shells cnusctl a trreaf n, . U the woods west of Prunay, vvhern the Germnii works are situated Belgium I iiuui.1 nn- ncsiroicn sevcrni woiks near Dixmudc enemj' i sociAiHiHiSw U. OF P. PROFESSOR Dr. Smith in Washington Addreii Links It With Scientific Management A inpltl Rrowth of socialism, due to the Introduction of selcntlflc management, was picdlctetl today bj J Russell Smith, professor of Imlunti In the Wharton School of the Unlversltv of Pennsylvania, In nn address beforo the Joint meetln? of the American Political Science Associa tion nnd the American Statistical Associa tion in session nt WnshlnRton. "Public! operated enterprises, or so cialism, tiro now chleflj opposed on Rrountls of Inefllcienc," lie said "With tlie lessening of this Inetllclencj we may expect a Rrent increaso of sochllsm, or puhllclv operntcd ptiteipries Public (municipal nnd State) interprlses are en-. teilng a new era of cfilelcno, for scien tific management, csscntlnll the stand aril way of measuring nnd testing efll clcnc of prlvnte and public enterprises, enables us to llntl the responsible partles.i Iho old stlo clt government is complex, and lesponslblllty Is hnrd to fix, whereas the commission government nnd city business manager provide a method of fixing lesponslblllt, of measuring success or failure " TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATIOH iinvriis II V, At hl renltloiice. 1S0S Sprlnjr Qnl street, on neeembcr Sf. Mil JAMES HAT, in his Slst year Notice of funeral later. Ki:M:it. On Deromber 27. 101B. OE0R0B W . hUHljund of the Into Josephine II. Key ner ltelatlvea nml friends an lnvliM w intend tho funeral services Thursday eteolni. I nt S o'clock ut the resltlcnco of hl son in I n Ilia North llotilnson street, interment 1 at Xtitley N J . Frlila I'leaso omit flowers. I Mt MiUJil Suddenly, on December M. Hill MATIMM. wlilow of James McNtller, I nn.x.i . . nru i.i. ... Joe iinviiluBv. Cam- tkn N J Itelntlios an I friends art In vited tn ntteml thn funeral services, on Bat urdiv afternoon, January 1, nt 'JOouocij. at tho rcsliento of her son-in-law , Frame it, llennett (US Ilenson street, Camden fjy. Innmunt private llnrlelgh Cemetery pto" maj call rrltnj ovenlnu. after 7 o clock. hCIIUtHi:i,i:. On December 2s. 1015. Un; CFCRLIA hCHU.i.Sl.Li: 'JIail"l,.'Sl frlemlH are invited to attend the """J1 serWcen on trldav mornhiK at 11 otun, at hi r tnte real ience, 202 W eat lawan Huar. Interment private MIX. On Twelfth Month 29th. 1013. NAOMI I'ASSMORB wldon of Alfred Sill, In " 77th ear lMnerai Bervlces on Slatn-oar, list, fit 11 a m. nt hir lite residence. M West La Crosse ave J-anlonec,0W"to(s5 private Trains leave UroaJ M Station. DM ntid 10 0 a m Tl KMRt. On December 28, 1013, J" husband of Mnrla Turner, nged M s Relatives and friends also the M'",J!; which he wns a member are Invited lo I. ml the funeral, on Friday rnornlnj. at w o clock, nt his late renltlence 701 East tn' ten ave fiernuintown slices in Michael's Church, lllnh ft. t1J.v.4 Interment irlvate Remains may be Yieww Ihurtslay evening from h to l UATMIV In Camden N J on DS? -s urn maroarrt Jane T8ij Relatives nml friends are lnMS: funeral services on P''J" lb cuiilier 11 at -' clock at the chapel mt 11 ii list Cemeti ry lUddonfleld. f. J. J , ma) call vn Thursiay evening. f"mT,' i.".' . o,, ti.,bni st . r-amden. N. U ClOt-lw 11, ""J .,.-. - , HELP WANTED FEMALE nattc knitting m ichlnes i wrnen JJftilsos ttosVe'r; Co"". SfcBKl bj 2l?T&Wl8S2&.&2' 4 Co. Ofciiardb!'0W- "nnv r" - RAI KR nO.ES-Olrls to larn pajJS ,u biSslness no e.perlence necessary, paw while- learning must be oer 'UJJ , , Schoettle Paper Hox Company, tiv laurel uta . rM, for niuiiunu -ur'f"''' '-..- UD au ip- '"" ,"." "efr J" $no,iu'DfaUpePr IW Front and Laurel at". COOK, colored for school, sleep home. 1720 Rtttenhouae st APP'f rttUATIONS WANTED-MAW Itl.NTER. voung man at P1'WP,DJStUlJJalrt Address O JM. Leuaer v-ri.v.. "Familiarity breedeth not contempt, but respect, if thou familiarue the pub lic with thy product bv means of a public print of excellent reputation. So saith Rich Richard. ( ' s '-"TfNi ifromtiT
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