5R5 ti mninp. o wmmw ' mtaww wme-mmP !MwwmN'HJiimM','wii jj' w i wjKi,iwlit''lllj fjfrw.wwq)awwywgi FINANCIAL EDITION NIGHT EXTRA aieirger NrGHT EXTRA trcttmg JL -ic: a VOL. 11.-40. 131 PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, ID 1(5. Cortxtour, 1010, it tiic 1'cbUo LtDOEi Courier. PRIOB OKU CENT 3 f I ft w TEUTONS AGAIN I SMASH FRENCH IN CHAMPAGNE 4" I Seven Hundred Yards of Trenches .Near Tanure ILSO GAIN IN ALSACE . Paris Reports Capture of Ger- mf1 ' T)nS4'inia nf TPiion Repulse Attacks A Gcrmnn oftcnslvo of great magni tude and scopo Is under way on tho went front. The most eovcro fighting jlnwlast September Is reported by both Paris and Berlin. Tho chief efforts of tho Germans jecm to bo directed at that portion of the lFronch lines In tho Tahuro dis trict of Clinmpagne, where they' lost ground last'fnll. Moro than a mile of French trenches In the Tnliuro section have been cap tured by assault and form tho apex of alwcdge which tho Germans are try ing to drive into tho French llnes'there. ImpoVtant gains In Alsaco are reported by Berlin, but Paris asserts most of tho lost positions were -retaken. South of Arras, at Frlse, Paris re ports that counter attacks regained some positions. Against the British lines north of. Tprcs and In tho extreme- southern end of tho battle line, closo to tho Swiss border, the Germans havo mado at tacks without gaining any positions of Importance. Losses on both sides havo been heavy, but the Teutons, In their offensive role, have probably been tho greatest suf ferers. BERLIN, Feb. II. The Bain of 700 yards more of French trenches In Champagno uas -announced today by tho German War Olllce. Within 21 hours tho Germans have captured French positions over a front nearly a mile wide In Champagne. In Artols tho Allies aro carrying out a lolcnt cannonade. In I the Vosges 400 yards of French trenches havo been captured nftur stub, born fighting. Tho text nf tho official Gcrmnn state ment follows: "LUcly artillery duels continued throughout the night over tho greater part JLUje front. The. enemy 'agnln sholled f ,LUsr and tho Germnn ppsltlona on tho Uerin-lna road. South of tho Sommc THrtr stubborn fighting developed around .an advanced saphcad of our position, com- I Continued on I'nco I'our, Column BIx 374 U-BOAT VICTIMS ON FRENCH CRUISER Admiral Charner Sunk Coast of Syria One Man Saved Off PARIS, Feb. H. The French cruiser, Admiral Charner, has been sunk off tho Syrian coast by a German submarine, with tho loos of 371 men, It was ilellnltcly learned today. Tho essel went down In two minute) after he had been Htruck by tho torpedo, Tho French Ministry of Marino on Sun day Issued an official statement, sayln? that tho nbsence of news from tho Ad miral Charner had given rise to fears that she had been destroyed. The. Admiral Charner was a vessel of W0 tons, Sho was laid down In.lSM and completed In 1S93. Her armament con ilsted of two 7.6-Inch guns, six 3.5-lnch runs, four 9-pounders, four 3-pounders, six 1-pounders and five torpedo tubes. She carried a crew of from 370 to 3S0 men. Two Escaped Prisoners Captured LANCASTER, Pa., Feb. 14. Ilodney H. Hart and Harry L. Smith, two of tho four prisoners who escaped from tho Lan caster County prison Friday night, have been captured at Oxford, Chester County, ana m be returned to tho prison here today. THE WEATHER The weather Is getting warmer. Latest reports Show nn llnnltprnMA .lotnvmlnn- R Uon On the nnrf nf tl. ,n-,.,,. m ,- Eg five within hailing distance of the freez- 1 V.' "" we make the follow Ins pre- St diction XTitni. ,..-. t ..!.. . m- i. T. wu mi liter mio una utituuouu wmui u was at 7 o'clock this morninir." APrODOS nf AVtrArnaa na tiAt'an nnii1.l nn. ff ta,nd. wh" tne wh"e world did not t Cl rlCh nfrfvf Mia onAl. mn.t.n 1.n.1 f j- "-- nvui,n tut i nci jiuit I M?J?dy can Prophesy a change when the ijunucis reached, for what goes down has w cpme up. We live at th fulcrum of i -v!nauium and all we have to do Is to l.-measurn h. aivi,,na y unHA ,, , Ii ,.? TrB"E n revolution In tho air, one "' wor'd has grown too conservative, t2?,,Mln predict a radical swing. The iroublo with most of us Is that we are JJ2L .5 '"sects that go crawling out dnhli. ,hefulcrum to .the end of the pen Buium, flo want to get "into the swing" l jnjngs. But when you are part of the mouon, you fail to move; you fall to rpeivo what Is happening or what will "appen. The wnv . i il. .. n - " ciJciicm;c3 tne (uoi)ons oi rino . " jui jcei uii aumintng inai sees not move. FORECAST b7 ; Philadelphia and vicinity fair tonwht and Tuesday; continued w tonight; warmer Tuesday; mod note northerly winds. I tOr dllfntf a.. . 1 .Mi,bw ,,v fiyu .w9 LOST AND FOUND PFeHX" waUtaliT. VS'', "ma" "F0" fra baa:, m tt-SiiJS5n.?- . Martin'. waad Chestnut t a n JTT "-..-"' i - ... .. . turned ii ir ,Vl . "' ciU Si rra ir r-Stoi- i"atle. 8s;o Oermatitown ave. Kt2n ef "it cof.1 b'ob. 8prJoiaeld at. SftcS - Holland. MOd Cbeitnut L rsirJ.i'ii'i!4 lludaon aeal neckplec loat at 1H- Lnat sad louud au oa !' 1 GENERAL ELECTMC AVOllKS SWEPT BY 18000 BLAZE Ammunition Flarvt nt Schenectady Damaged by Firo SCHENKCTADY, f. Y., Fob. It.-Whllo 200 watchmen, nrmed with rlnes, patrolled tho plant, firo early today attacked tho ammunition works of the General Electric Company, causing damage estimated at between $6000 and $8000. Tho firo started In a section devoted to metal borlnngs, which were soaked with oil, and spread to Bovcral metal casks filled with oil. Tho explosion of tho tanks led to rumors of a bomb plot, but Mnnagcr Gcorgo E. Emmons of tho company scouted tho theory. Spontaneous COmhllAtlnn. hi ndlrl. entlftArl I,a Kin Four hundred employes wero thrown out of work In tho ammunition depart ment. Tho shell boring room was among tho sections destroyed. FIVE ABOVE ZERO; COLDEST DAY OF WINTER IN CITY Secret Service Unearths Evidence of Plot to Invade Dominion THE WORST "ICE STORM" Winter's Coldest Day So Far Degrees Midnight 13 1 a. m 12 2 n. in 11 3 a. m 10 4 a. m 0 !5 a. m 7 f a. m 7 7 a. m 5 8 a. m 6 9a.m 7 10 a. m 8 11a. m '.. 11 Noon 12 lp. m 13 2 p. m 15 Tho coldest day so far this winter the most biting wind nnd tho most trenchcr ous underfoot dawned on the city this morning, with a temperaturo of B degrees above zero. Zero temperatures wero recorded un officially by thermometers In the suburbs. Some of tho figures wore Nnrberth, 1 be low; Haddon Heights, Taoll and Merlon, zoro; Chestnut Hill. 1; Jit. Airy nnd Woodford Guard House, 2; Haverford. 3. At Pittsburgh It was 2 degrees below zero this morning. Tho forecast Is fair tonight and Tues day, continued cold; warmer Wednesday. Shipping endangered, many telegraph and telephone lines destroyed, pedestrians Injured by falling, and trees broken down, Is the result of n combined attack of Ico and snow, which mado up one of tho worst "lea storms" In tho city's history. Hundreds of porsons were Injured by fails and thero were many broken bones.-, Ice, coating trees, wires and bultdlugs, caused many breakdowns. Besides being the coldest day so far recorded this winter, this Is tho coldest February 14 on record. Tho temperature was G at 7 a. m. The coldest previous day this winter was January 18, with a tem perature of 9 degrees. The streets, coated with snow, with a Continued on Puce SeTen, Column To FIRES GUN WITH FOOT; DEAD Farm Hand, Near Norristown, 111, . Commits Suicide NORRISTOWN. Pa.. Feb. 14. While despondent, owing to poor health, Don Jamln Ughtllnger, CO years old, employed on tho farm of James Long, nt King of Prussia, committed suicide hy shooting himself In tho head. A shotgun wns used. With a string tied to tho trigger. Llgnt llnger succeeded In discharging tho gun with tho other end tied about his foot. GIRL SOLD BY WHITE SLAVERS Fifty Dollars Price Asked for Stella Ruth, of Newark NEW YORK, Feb. 11. After being miss ing from her homo In Newark, N. J., since last July. Stella Ruth told the po lice here today sho had been lured from nor home and rold by white slavers ,for $30 Bhe said she was first sold to a man In Hoboken and later to another In Scran- Sylvlo' Tagllantl, nccuscd by the girl, was arrested and will be arraigned on a charge of violating the Mann act. WILLIAM J. NIC0LLS FALLS DEAD AT CLUB Author and Prominent Coal Op erator Succumbs as He Goes to Breakfast William Jasper Nlcolls, author, club man and for many years a prominent fig ure among the coal operators of this State, fell dead shortly before 9 o clock this morning In the Art Club. Dr. War ren B Davis, 135 South 18th street, pro nounced the death due to apoplexy, Mr Nlcolls. though living temporarily nt le'O Spruce street, had been taking his meals at the Art Club for many weeks. Uut for the last 10 days had contained of Ill-health. He came to the club about 8:30 o'clock this morning, removed his coat and hat and started for the break fast room, but had taken only two or three steps when he staggered and fell to' "he Toor. Death is said to have been almost Instantaneous. Mrs Nlcolls, who has been residing with her daughteV Claire, at Bellefonte, Pa, for several months, recently came to this cy to visit friends In Germantown. She knew nothing of her husband's death untl7Mn Nlcolls' sUter-ln-Uw, Mrs. Anne NUolls. 10H South 49th street, reached her by automobile. - Mr Nlcolls was born In Camden, N. J, in 1853. Tis father was chief engineer of the Philadelphia and Heading Railway. Through hl father's acquaintance with the- coa Interests of Pennsylvania he be came extensively Interested In Mverel mines and served as president of the inona Coal and Coke Company. Later he figured In other coal mining concerns. At the time of his death he was operating a company under his own name, with offi ces In the Lafayette Building. CRANK ATTEMPTS TO SHOOT JOHN M0NAGHAN IN CAFE; COMMISSIONER STOPS HIM Disarms a Man Who Cries Out, "I Am Go-ing-.toKillYouI" Assailant Presses Revolver Against Chest of Intended Viatim, Who Grabs Him and Kicks Him Out of the Res taurant Name of Would-Bo Assassin Is Known and an Arrest Is Expected Is Snid to Have Asserted He "Hnd Been .' Done Out of n Job" An attempt was mado today to shoot John Monaghnn, Public Sorjlcr Commit sloner, In tho lunch room f tho Little Wllniot Hotel, on South I'cnn Square, west of Broad street, opposite City Hall where Mr. Monaghan went to lunch. Tho mnn who made the attempt was disarmed by Mr. Monaghan after a strug gle. No shots wcro fired, so quickly did Mr. Monaghan act when ho felt a re volver pressed against his chest. No arrest has been made, but tho police are after tho assailant, who I known to Mr. Monaghan, but whoso nnmo was not mado public. Tho assallnnt Is said to bo a person who tins uiltlen threatening letters to tho Public Service Commissioner, under the dcltslon that he has been "done out of n Job." Mr. Monnghan walked Into the dining room shortly after 1:30 p. m. A man who had evidently been waiting for him stepped up to htm a moment after ho had entered the door. "Now, you ," he said. "I've got you. You did mo out of a Job. I'm going to kill you." With that ho pressed a revolver against Mr. Monaghan's chett. No one else In tho room except tho two men knew what was going on. Uut Mr. '.Monaghan quickly seized tho revolver hand with both his powerful palms and Jerked tho muzzle of tho gun clear of his body. "Help mo, somebody!" ho shouted. Men sprang from tho tables where they were sitting, and the nssallant uns dis armed after a sharp struggle. His "dander" aroused by tho attempt to take his life, Mr. Monaghan seized his nssallant and literally kicked him out of the cafo Into (tho street. The man picked himself up nnd ran, disappearing aftor a short pursuit. Tho revolver re mained In tho dining room. Mr, Monaghan then notified tho police, naming his nssallant to them. "I know tills man," ho. ald, but tho namo was itot given out. It Is under stood that It will be kept secret until ln arrest Is made. U. S. FINDS ARMS HIDDEN CLOSE TO CANADIAN LINE Secret Service Unearth Evi dence of Plot to In vade Dominion STORED FOR SOME TIME WASHINGTON, Fob. II. Agents of th Oepartment of Justice this afternoon telegraphed officials here that they have located several secret stores of arms and ammunition along the Canadian border. Thoy gavo It as their belief that the stores had been estab lished for a possible Invasion of Canada. The reports show that no attei.,pts have been mado recently to move tho supplies. Scores of Government agents aro now watching each supply base It was stated here that the supplies probably will not be molested nt present. It was Indicated that an uttempt will bo made to catch the owners through watching tho stores. Every train going Into Canada is now being thoroughly searched by Canadian and American officials, working together, It was stated here today. MILANO B0MBARDATA DA VELIV0LI AUSTRIACI La Rumania E' Pronta ad Inter venire nella Guerra a Fianco degli Alleati Un telegramma da Mliano dice cho lerl sera alcunl aeroplanl austriaci sono apparsi sopra la cltta' di Milano e 1'hanno bombardata dall'alto. Dtspaccl da Milano dlcono che scl per sone sono rlmaste ucclse In questa nuova impresa aerea austrlaca. Gli aeroplanl dovettero percorrere le settanta mlglla che separano la cltta' nttaccata dalle llnee nemiche nel Trentlno. Telegramml da Parlgl dlcono che la Rumania st avvlclna sempre plu' nll'ln tervento a flanco degll alleati. I rumenl hanno completaio la mobllltazlone del loro eserclto e la. costruzlone delle opere d dlfesa sulla frontlera bulgara e su quella austrlaca. II lavoro Intorno a questl fortl e' continuato per tutto l'lnvemo. Brland ha completato a Roma gll ac cord! per I'unlta' dt azlone degll alleati, tanto polltlea che mllltare. L'ambascla tore Tittonl ed II generate Porro rappre senteranno l'ltalla al consign di guerra cha'sl terranno a Parlgl a comlnclare dal prlmi dl,marzo. (Leggere In 5a paglna le ultimo e plu' dettagllate notlzle sulla guerra, In Ital lano.) Von Papen Wins Red Eagle ROME, Feb. 11. Swiss dispatches to day reported that Kaiser Ayilhelm has conferred the. Order of the Red Eagle upon Captain Franz von Papen, recalled German military attache to the United States. ' t , ' i Jli 1111111 I 'Ik 11 ' JOHN MONAGHAN POISON BANQUET CHEF WAS FRIEND OF KING'S SLAYER Crones, of Chicago, Sought World-Wide Anarchist Scheme BASE AT PATERSON, N. J. CHICAGO, Feb. 14. J can Crones, want ed on suspicion that ho attempted to poison Z guests nt tho Archbishop Mundcleln banquet last Thursday night, has been identified as a member of an International band of uu.irchiKts and mur derers, with headquarters in Pntcrson, N. J., according to letteis which tho police seized after Crones fled. Tho letters which wero found In hli room disclosed that Crones was a. filend nnd compatriot of Gaetcno Iiroscl, tho anarchist wlip killed rfilng Humbert of Italy, July 20, 1M0. Until iccently Crones roomed at tho homo of llrcscl'a widow. In Chicago, Her hblisu wns a meeting plnco for nnarchlsts. Tito plot to kill King iiuniDcrt was hatched In Hncltensacu, N. J., by French and Italian nnnrchlMs. Messages seeking plot Information wcro sent to numcious Kiistern cities, including Patcrson and Hcranton, Pa. A letter found among Crones' effects mado refcrenco to a vest-pocket bomb, which ho had neaily perfected after working on It nearly tlueo ears. This bomb, tho letter said, "If placed behind a policeman, nt Madison nnd State sticets, would blow him over tho top of a high building." Frequent references wcio found In tho letters to John Aliegrlnl, a closo friend of Crones, who Is already lu custody. Tho pollco said that tho letters show Aliegrlnl to bo n member of international anarchistic bands. The pollco bollovo that lu tho letters they will find tho solution of no fewer than n dozen murder and that the lo.ts of them by tho anarchistic band will now prevent many murders which had been planned. Tho trail of Crones has been picked up by the authorities. After midnight one of tho 400 men who havo been hunting Crones stumbled upon information that is expected to result In a speedy arrest. "Wo know -here he Is hiding," said tho agent. "Thero will be a raid today." Seek Man Who Threatened Daniels BUFFALO, N. Y., Feb. 14 -Alleged to have threatened tho life of Secretary of the Navy Daniels In two Iottcis sent to that official, a mnn who Is said to h.ivo been a deserter from the United States navy is being sought by tho Federal au thorities here today. Federal officials would not divulge tho man's name His sanity Ih. questioned nnd ho is considered dnngcious to bo at laige. TRAMPS, AT NARBERTH, HUNTED IN STABLE FIRE $300,000 Property Menaced by Belmont Blaze Convent Children Guarded The Lower Merlon pollco today are searching for a party of tramps who are suspected of having been responsible for a fire which destroyed 300 feet of training stablfs at the Belmont raco track at Narberth, and for several hours threat ened tho convent of the Sisters of Mercy, which houses more than 400 children and young girls. The Belmont Driving Club, a big five, story frame structure valued at ,100,00'0, and the old Quaker Meeting House also were endangered by the blaze. Presence of mind was displayed by the sistera la the convent of the Sisters of Mercy when the lire started on Saturday night. When the glare of the blaze ilium. Inated the country about there was panic among the children of the convent. The training stables are only u little more than 100 feet from tho convent, and showers of sparks fell upon the latter building. Tho sisters marshaled the children In single rile and marched them to the first floor or the convent, where they were kept lu readiness to flee the building should occasion demand such action. Fire companies of Cynwyd, Karberth and Ardmore had a strenuous tight to reach tho Are. because of tlue ullppery condition of the roads. The highways were strewn with trees which had become broken by their heavy burden of Ice and snow. Frequent f tops had to be made to remove these obstacles. 20,000 "AMENS" FLING ATB00ZE "Billy" Rouses Huge Audi ence at Convention Hall Here PREACHES NEW SERMON Great Throng Shrieks and Yells as Evangelist Pounds Devil Hot Shots From "Billu" Sunday's Afternoon Sermon The Lord snve us from off-hund-cd, Hubby - checked, brittle - boned, weak-kneed, thin-skinned, pliable,, plastic, spineless, effeminate, sisai flcd, three-carat Christianity. The road into the kingdom of God i3 not by the bathtub, nor by the university, nor by the gymnasi um, but by the blood-red road of the cross. A church thnt is merely evan gelical is a church on ice.' A church thnt is evangelistic is a church on fire. The prophets all carried the big stick. A man without a temper is a man without force. Men of genius, without exception, have been fiery spirits (ire-eaters. Many of our cities today arc car buncles on the neck of the body politic. The civilization of tho future will centre more and more in the cities. I'm looking for n saint who will go on the warpath for purity, so briety and for righteousness. We arc hungry for a believer who will throw down the gauntlet and take up the cudgels for re forms in civic and social life. Doors for tonight's meeting open nt (!:n0 o'clock. Singing starts at 7. No scnts held after 7:15, and, owing to the rush of persons with out tickets, those entitled to admis sion arc urged to be at Convention Hall as soon ns the doors open. Mr. Sunday will preach a new ser mon on "Samson and Delilah." Hang! lie's hit "Phllly" again and tho devil and nil his Imps hnvn taken to cover. "UIHy" Sunday, smiling, flopping his arms, smashing tho pulpit with mighty blows, mllttstrit In every word of his gnttllng gun, baseball vernacular, struck at "booze" and pin with all his power nnd called upon all Christians to do likewise, nt a great meeting In Con vention Ilnli. Iirndd street and Allegheny avenue, this afternoon. It was one of tho greatest meetings Sunday ever ad dressed. It wiih tho namo "Billy" who led thou sands down tho sawdust trail In his big tahernaclo campaign hero last winter, nnd ho did not seem to havo lost any of ills old-tlmo "pop" when ho leaped to the iilatfoim ljoforo an audlonce of 20,000 sci earning, shilcklug, npplnudlng ndmlr ors to firo tho tlrst gnu In tho greatest uatlon-uldo temperance campaign that has uver been waged in tho United States. Ho came hero -because of tho Importation of tho meeting nnd because of his "love for dear old 'Phiily,' " ho said. Ho re- Continued on I'ace Tour. Column Two AUSTRIAN AIRMEN SHELL MILAN AND RAVENNA, KILL 21 Famous Art Centres Raid ed Women and Children Among Victims ITALIANS LOSE TRENCHES ItOMi:, Feb. H. Six persons were killed by Austrian aeroplanes In a raid on Milan last night, according to dispatches received her to day. Milan in the third largest city lu Italy, having a population of more than 000,000. It lies TO miles from the Austrian Hues In the Trentlno region and Is the capital of the provlnco of Milan. Mngnlllcent churches, museums and educational Insti tutions aro located there. Austrian aeroplanes made a raid yes. terday over Itavenna and tho neighbor ing towns of Codlgoro and Ilottrlghe, in northeastern Italy near tho Adriatic. Dispatches reaching hero say IB per sons were killed and a number wounded. Several women and children were among the injured. A hospital and the basilica of Sant' Apolllnaro at Itavenna were damaged. Ravenna is, next to Rome, the most Im portant city of Italy In connection with the history nf early Christian art. There aro two basilicas of Sant' Apollinare at Itavenna, Sant' Apollinare Nuovo and Sant' Apollinare In Classe Fuorl, both dat ing from the sixth century, and both rich In mosaics of that period. Bant' Apollinare In Classe, situated Just out bldo the walls of the city, is the older, and was restored in 1779. The following official communication was issued last night: "Our artillery action today was mark edly effective against columns of wagons on the eastern slopes of Uraena, In the Laraglna Valley, against parties of enemy soldiers in the environs of Luserna, In the I Continued on I'aie Four, Column lire SIo, Machine in Cigar Store Seized A slot machine which, according to the police conies within the classification of gambling devices, was seized by special policemen of the Reserve Corps In a rear room of the cigar store of Daniel Oat row, at 703 Chestnut street, at noon today. Tho machine was taken to the Central Station where It was placed with others which will be destroy. II QUICK JEWS FIVE CAUGHT IN GAMBLERS' ROUND-UP Captain Nlhcolas J. Kenny personally directed a squad of picked men this afternoon and nnestotl five alleged gamblers on the fringe of the Tenderloin. The men were nrrcstetl on the complaint of n West Phlladelphian who said he lost 910,000 'plnying the ponies" In the places said to be conducted by those ai rested. POPE PROTESTS AGAINST SHELLING OF CHURCH KOME, Feb. 14. -Pope Benedict XV is reported to have tele grophed to the Papal Nuncio nt Vienna piote&ting against the bom bardment of the Church of St. Apollionnrc in Itavcnna by Austrian airman. 1 nnmtt.trtT , i mtt Y- JYICUlltUOlA, LAKULrjV ILi LONDON', Fell. M. Tho llrltlsh light cruiser Arethusla hns been wrecked Rtrlklng n. mine nnd piobably will ho n total loss, It was nnnounced today the Admiralty. by by Ten sailors on tho cruiser lost their lives. ., The ArpllitiHln'i displacement Is .15"0 Ioiih, and Hlfo hns been used for patrol duty lu the North Kcu. She wis armed with two six-Inch nnd six four Inch guns and four torpedo tubes. Tho Arothuxlu was put In commission In lftl.t. She h 4,"0 feel long. The Arethusla hnd several encounters with (crmnn torpedobouls nnd other warships early In tho war, nnd became known us the daredevil of the Ihigllsh licet. Ilor cxploltH inspired sevcrat ICngllsh poets to create rhymes In her honor nnd the ArethuHlu's crew wero popular heroes In Knglnnd. TWENTY HURT IN SILK STRIKERS' RIOT I'AWTL'CKKT. II. I.. Feb. 1-1. Twenty men were cut and clubbed In a riot among o'peratlvcH nt the Koynl Weaving Comimny'n silk mill today, caused by the lofuxal of some nf the operatives to' go out on n second strike. Tlfo I rioters bioko machinery befnm they were dispersed by the police. Tho 000 oprullves had been back working u of two of the mtmhep of the stilke to walk mil. LONDON MEETING DEMANDS STRICTER BLOCKADE LONDON, Feb. 1-1. Severe criticism was launched ngalnst tho British For eign Ofllce today at a mass-mooting which was called to protest against tho In adequacy of the blockade against Germany. It was charged that tho Foreign Olllce Is hampering the navy nnd is allowing goods to reach Germany through neutral ports by means of an agreement with Scandinavian merchants. Tho Government was urged to give tho navy fuller powers in enforcing the blockade. SLAV BLACK SEA FLEET SHELLS TURKS NEAR VITZE PHTROGItAD, Feb. 14. Tho Itusslan Black Sea fleet silenced a portion of tho Turkish shoro batteries near Vltzo during a heavy bombardment. It was olllclally announced today. SHELLS FALL NEAR BELGIAN KING'S HOME LONDON". Fell. M. Shells fell within a few urda of the royal villa at I.a Panne, Belgium, during tho German ulr attack there on Sunday, according to Information received In London today. King Albert of Belgium nnd Queen Kllzabeth have been living at La Panno sncol tho early days of ho war and hav had a number of narrow escapes from death. MANY HURT IN NEW YORK ELEVATED CRASH NKW YOIIK, Feb. 14. Many persons wero Injured today in a rear-end collision of two trains on tho 3d avenue elevated lino nt 183d street. An express train crowded with men nnd women was stalled at tho station when nnother train crashed into it from behind. Tho rear car of tho stalled train and the front cur of tho second wero smashed. Ambulances wero summoned and tho Injured carried over slippery track to receive medical attention. BRITISH SENTENCE GLOVEMAKERS LONDON, Feb. 14. Members of tho Fowncs Company, gloves makers, in dicted for tinding Willi tho enemy, today withdrew their plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty. Gardiner Itigdcn, a member of tho firm, wns fined $2500; Wil liam F. Rlgden, another member, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, nnd a third member, Stanley F. Iligdou, was sentenced to four months. Tho defendants must pay tho costs of tho prosecution. ZEPPELIN FALLS INTO NORTH SEA; SLOWLY SINKING COPKNHAGKN, Feb. 14. Zeppelin L-110. tho German airship which was reported to bo helpless ahovo tho North Sea yesterday, fell Into tho water today, according to a dispatch from Ksjbcrg. It was said to bo slowly sinking, with tho crew clinging to tho superstructure. GRAHAME-WHITE NOT WOUNDED LONDON, Feb. 14. Reports that Claudo Grahaino-Whlto had been serl ously injured In France wero denied hy tho famous British aviator today, who Is now In London, Tho report that ho had been wounded was received here la a news agency dispatch from Hnzebrouclc, France. TURKS RUSH TROOPS TO TWO MENACED FRONTS SALONIC'A, Feb. 14. Great Turkish forces aro being dispatched from Galllpoll Peninsula nnd Thruco to Mesopotamia mid tho Caucasus to with stand tho attacks being mado by British and Russian troops on those fronts, according to advices received from Constantinople, Tho reports also state that Knver Pasha, tho Turkish dictator, hus split with tho Germans with reference to this action, tho Teuton leaders having demanded Ottoman forcea bo held where they could co-opemto with tho Bulgnrs. PRESIDENT BACK IN WASHINGTON "WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. After a very rough trip through Chesupeako Day and tho lower Potomac River, the presidential yacht Mayflower, with President and Mrs. Wilson on board, returned to Washington today. The presidential party camo nshore shortly after 8 o'clock and went direct to the White House. Both the President and his bride are declared to havo thoroughly enjoyed them selves, despite the fact that high winds accompanying the end of a blizzard caused the yacht to roll heavily for many hours. BELGIANS SINK GERMAN GUNBOAT ON AFRICAN LAKE IIAVRB, Franco, Feb. 14, A dlsputch received from the Belgian forces operating on Lake Tanganyika, Africa, says tho German gunboat Hedwlg von WUsmann has been sunk In a naval combat off Berievllle, Two of the German crew wero killed and tho remainder taken prisoners. GERMAN AEROPLANE FLIES OVER DANISH CAPITAL LONDON, Feb. 14. A Router dispatch says a German aeroplane appeared over Copenhagen Saturday afternoon and, flying ut a height of 8000 feet, en circled the city twice before It disappeared over tho harbor and navy yard- Tha Danish Government has Instructed Its Minister at Berlin to protest to the Ger man Government. KAISER MAY FORM ARMY OF 900,000 POLES LONDON, Feb. 14. A dispatch to tho Post from Us Berne correspondent states that Germany is making strenuous efforts to Induce the Poles to agree to accept autonomy under the suzerainty of Germany, In that event, Germany will form an additional army of 900,000 Poles. The dispatch adds that Polish leaders in Switzerland believe it Is imperative for the Entente Allies to guarentM Polish autonomy, which was promised by tho Russian Emperor, In order to prevent the Poles from accepting tho German proposal. RUSSIAN RAIDERS SINK EIGHT TURK SHIPS PETUOaRAD. Feb, H. Raids by Russian warships along the Turklfri jpa continue with satisfactory results. The latest official bulletin says: uO tb Black Sea Friday our destroyers demolished by their shell fire bridge in ttm cost seglOH adA sank sight sailing ships." nr nTnT Tfirr nr TTm riYYTW UP liiNULtlDtl 1'LiUUl, DUPUV week nfler .striking. The discharge today Committee c.iuscd some of tho operatives i niiwWHiiftjijWjfffH
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