BffBSS bbt lEaer-irtfp -wwv- ryl", s, tpjf-t j r 'ftilltili-tfy'Biw)tfciptfiW.yl impBpiWt 4 EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 10-16. tUSITANIA CASE SETTLED, GERMAN Bernstorff Confers With Lansing Changes Made by Berlin Satisfactory OTHER ISSUES LOOM UP WASHINGTON. Fell. 1. "The Lusttnnla Incident la as eood as settled. I believe that a complete state ment showlnjf this will be forthcoming from the State Department next Friday morning-." That wna the announcement rnado by Count Von Bcrnstorff, German Ambassa dor, at tho conclusion of his conference with Secretary Lansing today. Ho slated that Secretary Lansing considered tho amended nRrcement submitted by Ocr many as "practically satisfactory," but that he would have to bIiow It to PresI dent Wilson and secure his approval be fore accepting It on behalf of the United States Government Count von Bornstorff wns with Sccro 1 tary Lansing for exnetly 11 minutes, "When ho emerged ho was beaming. Ho characterized his conforenco as very pleasant, but explained that ho could not make any announcement himself other than that already quoted. SIMULTANEOUS ANNOUNCEMENT It Is understood that ono of the reasons why an Immedlato announcement ennnot bo made, oven though the President should approvo the changes In tho docu ment when It reaches him, Is that tho Ambassador requested that nny an nouncement which may bo made shall bo simultaneous In Germany and tho United States. Secretary Lansing said that he prob ably will sco tho President this afternoon or tomorrow. Ho declined positively to comment In any way on tho ambassador's visit. However, he Indicated by his gen eral demeanor that ho does not bcllovo tha thero will bo any further negotia tions with Berlin. In addition to dlscdsslng the Luslatnla situation tho Ambnssnttor took up with Secretary Lansing tho attitude this Gov ernment plans to tiiko In connection with tho question of defining tho status of armed mcrchantmont. Socrctnry Lansing very frankly told the Gorman Ambassa dor that ho Is hopeful that ho will bo note to secure an agreement whereby nil of the belligerents can reachc a common ground on this question. WILL USE INFLUENCE ON ALLIES. The United States will continue to press Its request that tho European belligerents disarm all merchant ships. Although President Wilson has reversed Secretary Lansing's planned policy of acquiescence In the proposed Teutonic policy that mer chantmen carrying guns could bo attacked by submarines without warning tho ques tion still Is held open. Lansing will con tinue to endeavor to reach an agreement with the Entente and Teutonic allies, which will protect tho Interests of tho United States. President Wilson's reversal of tho proposition to accopt tho proposal that armed merchantmen bo considered naval auxiliaries was duo to Colonel E. M. House. Tho latter cabled the President yesterday that to reverse the original policy of this Government permitting liners to carry guns for defense at tho present Juncture Would bo very danger ous. Tho British, House reported, would consider tho action an unfriendly act. In addition they would seize upon It as fail ure by tho United States to Btand on ex isting International law and use this con tention to justify nil of their German re prisal acts, Including mall seizures and the holding up of ncutrnl trade. Colonel House, It Is understood, cabled the Presi dent' that France sympathized with the 'American position on malls and trade, and strongly urged that no action be, taken to alienate that sympathy. Ambassador von Bcrnstorff also took up with Secretary Lansing tho suppress ing of reports of the German Admiralty by United States censors at tho wireless stations In this country whero they were received. The Ambassador declared that several reports of the Admiralty, dealing with naval operations which were in tended for tho press In this country, were held up by the wireless censors. Among the cases ho cited was the report of the sinking of tho British cruiser Arabis. Secretary Lansing promised tiie Ambas sador that ho would Investigate the mat ter at once, and find out why the mes sages were held up. TODAY S MARRIAGE LICENSES .Alfred ir, Holland, 1.1t5 Dornnce it., and Elizabeth Garner, 1433 S. Colorado ct. Ralph A. TrolKo. Slo N. Frnnklln it., and Ireno B. Kreltzer, 210 N. Franklin st. Bvttoinn Orslir, 1020 Ulmrd are,, nnd Katlo Daklch, VSUT N. Alder nt. WlllUra J. llartman. I21D Ituzzard at., nm Andrey U Thompson, 1210 IlaizanI at. AnlelU Tanliello, Trenton, .N". J., and Mar rent B. Clcco. l&ll Pariyunk ave, Emanuel Newman. 2104 N. Ilroad at., and Carrie noaenblelth. IS.'S a. 20th at. J'hlllr. Voaclk. :I1U N Marshall nt.. and Mary llsiial, .lilt ,N Marrhall at, Aron Dorfman, 017 N, SUi at., and Ida. Hoff man, 033 N. Marshall at. Jonas Cauda, loit) Carlton at., and Rosalia JJorbuulte, 101O Carlton at. Jan arabyae, SM Carlton at., and Katie .i!roayzn. 2210 Summer at. John w. Keyaer. 4.12T N. lTth at., and Umuia Koch, Oermantown, Pa, Jlfnry C. Kuiler, MM Hunter ave., and Anna jMatttce, 5S20 Hunter ave. Howard N. 11111. Metat, Pa,, and Edna E. FUmlnc, FannetsburK. Pa, Anton Hermann, Krankford, phlla., and Mar tha Bhroeder, 1827 K. Westmoreland at. Jamea Hucharun, 1314 Cabot at., and Cath erine McLaughlin, 1M4 Cabot at. Henry U. Owena. 6221 Lancaster ae., and Catherine Farmer, 022! Lancaster bmj. William J. Murphy, Tacony, Fhlla., and Louisa M. Senyard, Klvn Oermantoivn ave. Benjamin F. Hoffman, 4103 Ogden at., and Florence A. Martin. 1241 N. Md at. Doualaa M. HonXker, New London, Conn- and anna F. Lone. Merlon, Pa. Edward LejJ.aU French at,, and Helen M. Hunyon. 2$43 Dauphin at, Samuel Wlnetikv, 710 Segal at., end Beckla Kenter. 1SH 0. Bth at. Daniel Thomas, 1820 N. War nock at. and Ida Urtfnth, 1B2iTn. Warnock at. JUu pietch Camden N. J and Tlllle Caa kairlta, 701 Balnbrldg at. George T. NocuchL 2744 Oermantown ave,, and Jtaalo A, Morrison, ptcetowq. Pa. Charley J. Haber. UM E. will at,, and Sarah I). ilcCleary. U3U E. Will at. Conard A. Mayer, 1334 Oermantown ave., and . Catherine I-'. Knab. 110 1 V. Olrard ave. Mtt Moaa. 220 I'lerce at., and Either 'Bolend, llerrla Kappa port. 70S Ttudley at., and Anna Paul. 331 Koaeberry at. John C, Frebe, Zia E. Albert at., and Eliza bth A. Broadbent, 230s E. Collins at, vl".l b?,nk,uhl"r,Ti,.u:N'' V ' an Eliza. beth Klelnhaua, 1414 N. 3tl at. ' fMJP2H iVufty SgJ? FDbrl-J,,'i an' Margaret McCollaum. 20J R'cjircopd al. AN EXCEIM.EVT TONIC FOR RADIUS' AND GUNTI.IJME.VS HAITI BALDPATE rtettetered In U. 8. and Canada HAIR TONIC NI5VICK FAILS Nouriahea and atrengthena the fol licles and thus promotes the growth of tfte hair Relieved the scalp of uniicaitnv accumula tions and secretions. Gives a rich gloss. Is highly perfumed and tre? from oil. make the hair light and fluffy Send 10c tor tilal size. Application at all first - class Barber Shops. DALDPATECO., (Pejir. Oi 4S7 TrV. 34h St., Pfw York The War Today Erzcrum, the great Turkish stronRholtl in Armenia, of which it is the capital, has succumbed to the battering of Grank Duke Nicholas' Caucasus army. The Kaiser's plans against Eng land's Colonial empiro nro thwart ed and tho way opened for a grand spring drive through eastern Ar menia, which might force Turkey to sue for a separate pence. It will likewise restore the military pres tige of Grand Duke Nicholas, who was tho victim of a bureaucratic cabat that ended in his deposition from supreme command of tho Czar's army and transfer to the then unimportant Caucasian field of wnr. Violent artillery battles followed by infnntry assaults arc reported on the Dvinn and Iliga fronts, where Pctrograd claims advantage. Now British troops nre making desperate efforts to regain tho po sitions southeast of Yprcs, which wcro captured by the Germans, but so far have failed. There secmB to be a lull in the German offensive, which has resulted in gains in Flanders, Artois, Champagne and Alsace, Berlin reports that counter-attacks by the British and French at several points were repulsed. EEZERUM FALLS BEFORE ASSAULT OF CZAjTS GUNS Slavs Batter Way Into Turks' Stronghold in Ar menian Zone 9 FORTS WON BY BAYONET PETnOOnAD, Feb. 16. Erzerum, tho stronsest Turkish fortress In eastern Asia Minor, waa captured by Russian troops last night. The great fortress of Erzerum, the bul wark that stopped Russian Invasion of Armenia, of which It Ib the capital, In all provlous war, ha9 been for a couple of months besieged by tho Caucasus army of Orand Duke Nicholas. An official statement early today re ported that nine of Erzcrum'a forts were already In Russlnn hands. They were stormed and taken at tho point of the bayonet In a fierce strugRlo up the moun tain sides In zero weather. Later tho stronghold succumbed. A Turkish garrison of 160,000 was re ported gathered Insldo the walls of Erze rum. Occupation of tho forts nnd tho capture of this force means n greater triumph to Russian arms than tho capture of Prze mysl, Jn Gallcla. Erzerum's fall will probably pave tho way for a great spring advance by tho Grand Duke'a army through eastern Armenia and perhaps force Turkey to suo for peace. Capture of Erzerum will also mnn a lestoratlon of Grand Duko Nicholas, for merly tho Czar's generalissimo. Erzerum la one of the most strongly fortified positions In tho East. Even the most optimistic military critics hardly ex pected Its capture until several weeks more of heavy artillery battering and In fantry fighting. Three years ago the city was defended -by six great forts nlong the eastern out skirts, but others havo been bunt slnco tho outbreak of the war. The city lt.slf, wltx a population of about 40.000, lies at tho end of a valley on a high plain. It U nurrounded by a stono wall, built by the Turks three cen turies ago. A high mountain ridge out side the wall and on tho eastern border of the city protects Erzerum from attack from tho direction of the Russian Cau casus. Tho strongest forts were con structed along this side. At each end Is a high peak, making Hanking attacks out of question nnd forcing tho attacking army to make a frontal assault under tho great est of difficulties. BEACH FRONT QUARREL ENDS Finance Company, 'After 10 Years, Ac cepts $15,000 for Property A 10-year controversy between tho Finance Company of Pennsylvania, of H30 South Penn Square, nnd the authori ties of Atlantic City, over the city's rights to the bench frontage of the $300,000 Windsor Hotel, Atlantic City, is to bo settled amicably. This announcement was made today by the company, which owns the hotel prop erty. According to present plans, It will accept the 115,000 awarded by the con demnation commissioners six years aso. This sum was refused by tho company and In a recent renewal of the fight the owners maintained that they were entitled to J200.000. George II. Earle, Jr., Is president of the Finance Company of Pennsylvania, C, William Funk Is secretary nnd treas urer and Leonard C. Dill, assistant sec retary. The company Is capitalized at $3,200,000. lVrite or call tor our hu and Intertatlng Bookie t " Looking Into Your Own Kyrt." A Series of Eye Talks No. 93 Our Next Talk d Feb. S3 By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr. T la necessary for h wearer of glasses to do aomethlnc more than Just wear tlje Klaaaea in order to accomplish the de sired reiult. No matter how aklllfully Ilia Oculist may pave examined and prescribed for your eyes No matter how aklllfully the Optician has mad and fitted your glaaaea It la none the less necessary for you to have your eyeglass frames adjusted from time to time ao that they do net get out of shape. Vroper care of your syes Is a serious matter. After you havo chosen a thoroughly ca pable Optician to make your Klaaaea. you should call on hlra regularly ao that he can help you keep them la perfect shape. Prescription Opticians 6, 8 & 10 South 15th St. Wt DO HOT Sxanlmo Byn T hla Talk? rig-feted farlas; rom a copy all rights re- V SCENE OP BATTLES IN CHAMPAGNE &&: .ESSSIEAUUMWC' PSjSwoow Tho road from Tahuro to Somme-Py lias been tho bono of conten tion betwoen tho French and Germans now for tho past week. At A tho former lost ground in tho furious assault by the Toutons on February 13, but now claim tho recapture of part of thorn. At B tho French havo been making heavy counter attacks, winning con siderable ground. Bombardment has been Intense northwest of Mtissige3. ASK COURT TO REMOVE HEADS OF PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANY Charges of Fraudulent Misman agement Arc Preferred Against Union Casualty Officials CLAIM $100,000 DEFICIT Sensational chartjea of fraudulent mis management wcro mndo today against tho ofllceraf" and directors of tho Union Cas ualty Insurance Company, of this city, In a bill In equity filed In Court of Common Plena No. 3 by 12 stockholders, who aslt tho removal of tho ofllcorH nnd directors nnd their restraint from disposing of nny of the company's assets. The defendants nro Abncr II. Mershon, president; Itoger Byrnes, vice president; Albert Morgan, secretary; ltoss D. Bren Iser, treasurer, nnd John J. O'Cnllaghan, John T, Byrnes, George W. Uellavcn, Herbert V. Htotscr and Gustav Schmall, directors. W. II. Illntou nnd Itaymond A. White, Jr., of this city, arc anions tho complainants, tho others being residents of New York, Ohio and Indiana. Domination by Mcrshon and Itoger Byrnes for their own profit, nnd "to the great detriment of tho stockholders," Is an accusation In tho bill, which asks for a meeting of stockholders to elect new officers. Jlershon and De Haven, at the time of the company's organization In 1908, Issued stock to themselves, selling it at a profit of $23,000, it la alleged. The bill further states that at vat Ions times, In order to conceal tho compnny's Insol vency, checks, which wcro never cotlectcd, were passed off as "cash In ofllce," nnd thnt fictitious applications for policies were entered on tho books of tho com pany. Thq protnluma duo on these al leged fako applications, it Is pointed out, amount to more than 250,000. WANT DEFICIT JIAD13 UP "When tho affairs of tho company woro examined by the Insurance Departments of the States of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio, the directors nnd ofllccis of the company. In order to cover up and hide tho true condl'Ion of the company, claimed said applications, which tl.cy knew tit In fictitious, to be genuine," the bill reads, adding that the authorities ordered tho company to Hoso up business until un alleged $100,000 deficit Is made up. Other accusations nre mndo. Among which Is one that MerMion and lloger Byrnes Improperly took sums from tho treasury and charged them to "legal" and "traveling expenses." Besides asking for the removal of tho ofllclala named, tho bill, drann up by At torney Maurlco Sloan, asks that an injunc tion bo issued restraining tho Involved ofllclala from disposing of nny of its as sets or business to tho Fidelity nnd Cas ualty Company of New York or from tak ing money from tho treasury; that they should bo compelled to "return money Im properly taken from tho treasury:" that tho books bo examined nnd that a true list ' of stockholders bo compiled, Tho suing stockholders own 500 bharcs of capital stock. Answered Ag. Prof. If you had two wlndmllla on your farm and found you didn't have wind enough to run them, what would you do? Studo (promptly) Take ono down. FOUNDED IN C. J. Heppe & Son I 117-1119 Chestnut Street 6th and Thompson Streets Through the Heppe Rental-Payment Plan You May Rent a Genuine Pianola and Apply All Rental to Purchase STROUD PIANOLA $550. , The Stroud Pianola Rfotl-payrnent term, $3 w?My (terrrevu FrtneJL MULE, CAST0MA, TOMBSTONE LEAP YEAR BRIDE'S PRESENTS Youthful Couplo Somewhat Puzzled Over Shower of Gifts IIOPKINSVILMO, Ky Fob. Id. What lo do with somo of the presents offered by business men horo to tho first Lenp Year bride puzzled Mrs. James Herbert Twedell, 17, today. Tho bride, who was Miss Salllo Illdora Brown, of Crofton, and tho groom, It, mado aflldavlts that sho proposed St. Val entino's Kve. A free license was given them nnd they wcro married without charges by Judge Walter Knight. Tho presents Included a mule, 5300 worth of premium tickets, wedding ring, rnke, showor bouauot, meat, groceries, dresses, rocking chair, two settings of eggs, life-size photographs, 1000 pounds of Ice, box of clgnrs, wedding supper, 12 bot tles of Cnstorla and n tombstone. ERICSSON LINER HITS SNAG Craft Loses Propeller in Mishap Off Delaware City Seventeen passengers abonrd tho Erics son Lino steamship Anthony II, Groves, Jr., spent an hour waiting for help after tho ship struck an obstruction under water and lost her propeller off Delawaro City last night. Tho accident occurred nt tho mouth of the canal at Delaware City, and stranded the ship until a tug was sent from Philadelphia to tow tho vessel here. The hull was not damaged, and the passengers remained on board without showing nny signs of panic. Oriental Rugs Beautiful, Pieces For Q uicK Notwithstanding the present great scarcity and rapidly advancing prices, wc have marked hundreds of small and me-dium-sized pieces of the best weaves and a great number or room sizes of excep tionally fine quality and rare beauty at substantial reductions on "beforc-thc-war" prices. ardwick & Magee Go. 1220-1222 MARKET ST. lal 1865 ADOPTED ONE-PRICE Why be without a player-piano when you can rent one at Heppe's and apply all rent to your purchase price? Especially when the instrument that you can rent is a genuine Pianpla a Stroud or even a Steinway. There is no need to wait until you have accumu lated the full amount of the. cash price of the instru ment; a small down payment wilj place any of our player-piano? in your home on our rental-payment arrangement Rental rates as low as $2.50 weekly are accepted. Come in, or write us we will gladly explain fully our rentaUpayment plan. The Aeolian Family of thr player-piano world is on sale at Heppe's At Factory Prices ! as follows: , Steinway pianola ,.$1150 I Wheelock Pianola $750 Weber Pianola $1000 Stroud Pianola, ....$550 Franccsca-Heppe Player-Pianos ,$450 Aeolian Player-Pianos , , $395 Terms Cash, or charge account, or rental-payment plan SLAVS BEAT BACK UPON DV1NA LINE Violent Artillery DUels Are Followed by Infantry Actions TRENCHES EVACUATED LONDON, Feb. 16. All the violent attneks launched during the past week by Field Marshall von lllndenburg's forces on the Mga and Dvlnsk fronts have broken down under the nusslan defenae fire, according to n statement Issued by the Petrograd War Office. Tho Itusalan War Omco reports serious outbrenks In tho Gorman 12th Army, In tho Vllna sector. A lleutcnnnt wns killed and 40 officers and many soldiers havo been court-martialed, the statement says. Tho official statement Is as follows; "Violent nrtlllory duels, followed from time to time by Infantry actions, havo been going on for tho last week along tha Dvlna on tho Riga front, Tho lUtnslanrf have held fast and successfully repulsed all tho enemy's attempts at an offensive, and have even taken from him somo lines of trenches that tho Germans had evacu ated owing to tho murderoUB flro of the Ilusslnns, "Tho Russians took a number of prison ers In tho Hlgn district who said theyworo deserters, although thero Is every evidence that they woro rcouts. "Violent disturbances havo broken out In tho 12th German Army, near Vllna. Lieutenant Itnacho, In command nt tho vlllago of Glrmondy, hna been killed nnd 40 omcers nnd numerous soldtors have boon court-martialed. "On the Dvlnsk sector there has been a continuation of tho desperate fighting for tho possession of a crater near Illoukst, which wo now occupy. Between tho Med mousk Lakes enemy detachments havo oc cupied a wood southwest of Bougucnlchky. "South of tho Prlpet, In tho region of Ezetzy, a forco of Cossacks attacked an Austrian forco and destroyed It. "In the region of tho upper Strlpn nu merous dctnchmonls of our scouts wor ried tho enemy throughout tho night, pro voking an enemy flro which lasted through out the dAy, On the middle Strlpa our artillery tired upon four enemy aeroplanes. One of tho acroplanos was hit and fell Insldo the enemy's lines." GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. Tho Berlin War Office statement fol lows: "On tho front coupled by Count von Bothmcr (In Volhynla) thero wcro nrtll lery duels. Near Grobln, on tho Sereth, northwest of Tarnopol, a German battlo iiiiiiimiin ii Extraordinary V aluea vilearance piano shot down ft riusslnn aeroplane. The pilot nnd observers trera killed. "East of Baronowltch! two advanced positions which tho Itusslans had main tained on the western bank of tho Shara wero stormed." Tho Austrian War Oftlee Issued tho following statement! "A squadron of hostile llyera dropped bombs on O.ernowlU, the capital of tho Hukowlna. When Austro-HunRnrlan ma chinos rose the enemy fled. Tho enemy squadron wan composed of French and Ilusslan flyers," BRITISH ATTACK LINES LOST SOUTH OF YPIiES Continued from Tnne One effort to press back tho lirltlali salient at Yprcs, nnd the heaviest lighting lias taken place around Hoogo and tho Ypres- Menln road. New British troops, which have only recently comploted the Anal staBes of their training In Kratice, nro being used against tho seasoned German veterans on tho Klnndcra front and dlapatohen say that they aro acquitting themselves with tho utmost gallantry. , PARIS. Feb. 16. Tho French Wnr Of lice Issued tho following communique this nfternooir "Not n studo Important event occurred during the night. In Chnmpagno we havo reenptured with grenades Homo communi cating trenches cast of tho road from Tahuro to 8ommo-Py." MUHDEIt JIYSTEUY GROWS Man Suspected of Slaying Fnrmor and , Housekeeper Released TnnNTON', Feb. 16. With tho freeing thin morning of Mulford Udell, who was arrested In Hound Brook Monday and committed to tho Jail at Flcmlngton, ac cused of the crime, tho Hunterdon County authorities nro more nt n loss than ever In their effort to solve tho killing of Illrh ard J. Wyckolf, an ngod Wortsvllle farmer, and his housckocper, Kntherlno Fisher. THOUGH automobile manufacturers have al most two hundred tire brands to choose from, and though they could "save" money by selecting one of many other tires, they give overwhelming preference to Goodyear. This is shown by the fact that one in every three cars manufactured for 1916 will be Goodyear equipped. What else can this mean except that motor car manufacturers have found, and individual tire buyers have found, that Goodyear Tires go farther and last longer and so cost less? rOORpxEAR T I RE S Easy lo get from Goodyear Service Station Dealers Everywhere a 5?C,k(Ssv. I frCy I IL7Q' I T our Double-Tnlck I i . f 1 I M r T 1 4 i Milady's Headgear is an essential part of her appear ance. . A becoming hat graces tho contour of her face, and; adds to the charm of her general dress. There are numerous styles Jn hats, but the particular woman who de mands millinery with an "air of distinction" knows where she can be satisfactorily suited. Philadelphia's women use the Ledger as a guide to the city's best millinery shops. Stores which cater to women will find an advertising campaign In the Ledger a profitable invests ment. It reaches the better-than, average portion of the community, Frederic! Palmer il just back froa Europe with the story of What- the world may ex; pect when fightiJ ceases a story gatlj ered at first hand in the1 trenches, in drawW rooms, on quarter-decks a story which he telhln' "WHEN PEACE C0MES1 in this week's issue of 11 5tart ?i THE NATIONAL TTElKt Victor Company Buys Con,., i ho three-story store nn i The building at tho northeast corner "eiB and Chestnut streets, lot SOxn f J3 bcon sold by Mastbaum Brothi i Flclsher for Sydney K. Allman il'.v Victor Talking -Machine Comp.m- t& wns represented by Morris Wolf -r? property In assessed at $20,000. TIl.'vli!, Talking Machine Company will morl! store from tho premises It now oceuJ.1 nt tho aoutheast corner of 62d an ri.! nut streets to the bulldlnj ju,t chased. '"V Goodyear No-Hook Tirei are fortified against : Rim-cutting By our No-Kim-Cut feature. Blow-outs By our On Air Cure. Loose Treads Rubber Rivets Insecurity By our Multi ple Braided Piano Wlro Base. 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