FINANCIAL EDITION NIGHT EXTRA 1 ' t VOli. U. NO. 21G pNCH RECAPTURE GREATER PART W DUUAIMONT FORT IN TERRIFIC ALL-NIGHT ATTACK Germans Retain Only Small Corner of Stronghold Taken by Branden- burgers in Early Verdun Fighting w- - Both Berlin and Paris War Offices Claim Repulse of Fierce Assaults Teutons Admit Enemv is On f.hp nffpnsivo . ,-, . . :. .: '"IL in virtually iiivery sector ot Meuse Battlefront The greatest French counter-offensive since tho bnttlo of Verdun began ftreo months ago, is carrying French legions into a smashing drive against the German lines both cast and west of the Mouse. An official statement from tho Gorman War Office this afternoon, admit ting, that tho French arc on tho aggrcssivo in practlcaclly every sector of Verdun, specifically denies the French claim that virtually all of what remains Jef fhell-wrecked Fort Douaumont is in French hands. 'South of the ruins of Fort Douaumont and south of tho village of Douau pont an engagement is still going on," said the German statement. "Fort Douaumont remained firmly in our hanqV' The French "War Office, on the other hand, announced today that tho French have made further progress in tho fighting at Fort Douaumont and have now cleared tho Germans from all but tho northeastern corner of tho fort. The German War Office admits tho loss of a position northwest of Fort Vaux to tho French, but declares that it was reconquered by tho Germans. Berlin not only claims tho repulse of all French attacks west of tho Meuse, but reports tho capture of a French blockhouse south of Ca'mard Forest The BritfSh War Office admits tho loss of 1500 yards of trenches at the norlh end of Vimy Ridge, about half way between Loos and Arras. A great war council, attended by all the field marshals commanding the German armies, is being hold in Berlin, according to reports received at Am iterdam. The calling of tho war council is said to havo been prompted by tho dissatisfaction that has developed among German commanders as a result of the futile efforts of the Crown Prince at Verdun. PARIS, May 23. in all-night lighting of tho most furious diiracter, tho French expelled tho Germans from all but tho northeastern corner ot Fort Douaumont. tho War omco announced iuv Thn fort had been held by the K Teutons, since Ferbuary 26. when It was UL..... .,. 4t,n '"Irnn TtrnnrtH hurcerfl. csnuiicu u . -.w.. , -- Heavy German attacks on both banks of iii Aleuso wore entirely repulsed except j torih of Thlaumopt farm, on the cast bank, tjitre tho Germans reoccupled a trench .p.ured recently by tho French. ' $hera lino 2B miles long, German troops ijimti forward against he French posl- ? Hafts, winning at somo points, only to bo $ fiinwn out by tho French counter-attacks tMch followed- " Tne, Wat Office .communlquo states that ,th German looses ln'tho-nBhUncuiVbath tides of the Mouse river, In the Verdun rtklon. Were tremendous. On that section of tho line whero the Infantry .forces were not at grips on the ihell-swpt elopes of the Meuse hills, the blgfuns, "were engaged In a smashing bombardment and tho thunder of the cannon eoiiia' bo ;lieard for many miles. tmmna i&tiXQtX NIGHT EXTRA PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1010. Constant, 1010, or thi Polio Ltvctn Coiinm, PRICE ONE CENT ASSAULTS ON HILL. (304. The Germans made two violent assaults tralnst the French position at Hill 304, but both were repulsed. East of Hill 304, the- soldiers of tho Crown Prince, after a bloody strugglo, drove the. French from some of their trenches, but before tho Germans could organize their new positions they were overwhelmed by -a counter-attack and forced to give up their conquered ground. Fjrench guns shelled tho German posi tions atDouaumont all day Monday, and at sunset the French Infantry began to drive against the wrecked German trenches. The Teutons were driven from most of tne fort, but managed to retain a small sec tion, which Is now under hot artillery fire. The fighting on the Verdun front during the last 24 hours has been as violent as any'ilnce the mighty battlo opened on Feb ruary -81, Amidst the uproar of heavy ar tillery fire and beneath the fitful red glare of star Iwjmba the soldiers of Trance and Germany were at each other's throats 'throughout the entire, night Dawn found the"hlll!des strewn with corpses and soaked th blood. Tho battered patches of wood land were upturned 'into hills of earth and tree, trunks where the heavy shells had bunt r The text of the official communique fol Iowa; In the region of Verdun the battle continued with extreme violence all V!rht on both banks of the Meuse. On, the left bank furious counter-attacks launched by the enemy against our positions at Hill 304 were com pletely checked. West of Hill 304, In Jiartlcular, the enemy made heavy use ef machines for throwing flre, which en abled him to penetrate ono of our trenches, but a brilliant return attack y our troops forced him to evacuate timedlately all the occupied positions, (To the .east, despite a preparation - ar.ada by an Intense artillery fire, the "Wrt attack, broken by our fire, as unable to approach our lines. On the right bank. In the sector of Ihlaumont and Douaumont, the battle rl Continued outrage Four, Column KItb rntTTn Trrm a mTTmn It la the prerogative of ono who gets eant meed to praise himself. Yesterday we predicted rain before sunset, "brashly, as me one said. We offered 10-to-l odds. iJf.'W looked tt the weather forecast: Tm X.ton'8ht' wlth Probable Bhowers" It 5 There was nothing about showers be rwe sunset The sun was blazing malevo- r"u7. we, became uneasy. We really Ola lint maun K.. .... it . ijfT ra,n before midnight, but ''sunset" Wwd so much better. Howeverit did rain .?,r. "?nset A shower "fell In Logan X2!r 4 'cl0C In the afternoon, and W.I! rJttttT 8 o'clock the pavements of nJh,HfhUail",phla Bllatened wet with a jVflaSHnH nf fain I n2uLp,vae Prediction for today Is: Jtaln. , TM odds are 103 to 1, t FORECAST Cffi PhiMphia and .,"& . unsettled to I tai,.ru.)na temperature: Wednesday 1 k W? 'ouwrlu winds. - cj see page 14, vicinUu- tonignt with MST AND FOUNT! ijTjfH on Sunday, sjnall wire-haired fox 6a3iKnRS,', .yhn returnul to K. B "iwmseoa. Sffcool Houm lap. Germantown. vrx Lo.i. M.I. . . . .- ... sL ti -riisKMTiirjfcaar,Tt ttS1! ia 3'aiwf" ts " Vookls. BERLIN SOCIALIST LEADER APPROVES U.S. PEACEMAKERS Either Wilson or Taft Ac ceptable to Party, Philip Schiedemann Declares FORESEES END OP STRIFE ifojIE, Blay 23. President Wilson's reply to Pope Benedict's reported peace message has reached the Vatican. By CARL W. ACKERMAN BEItLIN, - May 23. Either President Wilson or ex-President Taft would be ac ceptable to German Socialists as a peace maker, Philip Schiedemann, German Social ist leader, told mo today. The appointment of a "food dictator" In Germany, Schiedemann added, would de stroy allied hopes of victory through the blockade and compel .England to make peace, "Tho Socialists are always for peace," said Schiedemann, who recently Interpel lated the Chancellor In the Reichstag on peace discussions. "I personally am con duced that the Chancellor desires peace. He lias so Indicated twice In Reichstag speeches and once Jn the note to America. Reichstag members believe that If Germany solves the food problem now England will be compelled to make peace, because In this manner the blockade problem will be solved. "There Is enough food for all In Ger many. What Is needed Is nbsolute control and distribution. The German States must supply Berlin, which formerly depended upon outside States to feed her. Wurtem burg, for Instance, can Bend bacon and Ilanrla batter. "The appointment of a food dictator will bo an Important step politically. Hitherto the small States directed their own affairs. Continued on rI roar. Column One WAITE STAKED HIS LIFE AGAINST MILLIONS WITH DRUG WORTH 25 CENTS Arsenic, in Peck's Body Could Not Have Been Administered in Embalming Fluid, Murder Witnesses Testify CHLOROFORM IN BRAIN . " i NEW YORK. May SJ. While Dr. Arthur Warren Walte, bon vlvant and LotharlOj. qn trial for his life for 9 nmrder of his father-in-law. John E. Peck, a millionaire of Grand Rapids. Mich, sat In court today and gaied almost steadfastly at the floor, the prosecution brought out the cold facts of bis poison plot. The defense did not wek to dispute the evidence of the presecu- "VTargaVa Horton, the dove among crows, who was. Walte's studio compan on. heard the testimony. She was unaffected. TUB TESTIMONY, ' UTnat aVotafof about four grains of arsenic waa " be viscera pt John E. PThat this arsenio was taken through fjj mouth and could not possibly have been administered In embalming fluid BfThaf ih'e" brain of peck contained ..hinroform (The prosecution. In open !$ would b. Proved that WaltThelda chloroform-waked hand. Kief over ?eck'a face Tfew hours Ttat'1 Doctor Waltei on March I. .t,r?davs befow tho death of Peck, PUsedrgralns of arsenlQ to "pol. tr;W,when,tarau4 BapWS, Slier iw T jpgaJfeyrf W JPM SW CrfWBA Ms "HOOK THE CROOK" INDICTED Four Men and Womnn Accused of Pcddljng Drugs by Federal Grand Jury In Its first presentment to Judge Dickin son today the Federal Grand Jury Indicted four mon and n. woman for Illicitly dealing In narcotics and returned a true bill against one man for unlawful possession of dope. Among thoso Indicted for peddling Is Charles Patterson, colored, an old ofTender, who Is known as tho "Dopo King of Lom bard Street." Patterson has nevernl times been arrested and served short terms for dealing In dope. tjwls Gibson, nllas Leedom, nnd Frances Gibson, In whose homo on Quince street revenuo agents and members of the vice squad confiscated several hundred dollars' worth of narcotics, were also Indicted as denlern. Two other men, Jesse Slcllanno, nllas "Hook the Crook," nnd Moses Max well, negroes, aro charged with being dopo dealers. Frnnk Adams was Indicted for unlawful possession of prohibited drugs. ITALIANS FALL BACK FROM 7 TO 10 MILES Austrians Claim Big Gains on Mountains Domina ting 'Arsiero 12-INGH GUNS ACTIVE VIENNA, May 23. Before tho furious drlvo of tho Austro. Hungarian troopt In tho Tyroloso Alps, the Itallnns have fallen back from seven to ten miles. The capture of tho Italian posltlcup on tho Laarono plateau cast of Rovorcto la regarded by Austrian military critics as one of tho most Important achievements of tho Austro-Hungarians since they oponed their offensive on tho southwest front on Mny U. Using 12-Inch howitzers, the Austrians aro now shelling the Italian position nround Arsloro, which lies In Italian territory, six mlU-' south ot Costabella. By tho capture of Col Santo, Costabella and the ridge ot Monto Mngglo tho Austro Hungarians hao opened tho way for a dou blo drive again Arslero. Although they hae resisted stubbornly tho Italians havo proved their inability to stand before the mighty artillery fire which tho Austrians havo concentrated against their positions. CLAIM 25,000 PRISONERS. Ir addition to tho big gains In territory anl tho capturo of fortified position . he Aiftro-IIungarlans hae taken nearly 28,100 prisoners nnd approximately 176 guns since the offensive opened less than a fortnight ngo. Tlmt the Italian Government and the Italian general staff Is worried by the continuous advance of tho Teuton troops and the ever-growlngjnenaca tatho lines tf communfcatlon"suppIyJng the' Italian nrmy on the Isonzo front is Been In the frequent councils of war and the proclama tions which are being Issued to 'reassure the Italian public. While Field Marshal von Hoetzendorf ts exerting his Btrongest Infantry pressure In the Tyrolese Alps, tho Italian positions all ho way to tho sea are being kept under artillery fire. ITALIANS MAY CALL FOR HELP. Austrian mllltnry critics, In reviewing the steady progress of the Teuton troops, express the belief that, unless the Italians are able to rally their forcos for an effective counter-blow, they may aoon bo calling upon tho Allies for aid. This would not be a surprising step In view of the fact that Russia, Canada, New Zealand and Australia have sent troops Into Franco to help tho Anglo-French forces. In tho event Italy's position grows vitally serious, Serbian troops may be transported across the Adriatic to help hold tho vic torious Austrian army In check. FOUR NUNS IN DEATH DARING DASH IN AUTO; BRAKES OUT OF ORDER Dr. Ruth Engelhardt, Who Was Driving Limousine at Glen side, Says It Crashed Down Incline ONE SERIOUSLY INJURED Dr. Ruth Engelhardt. proprietor of the Lansdale Sanitarium at Lansdale, today gave details of an automobile accident In which aha and four nuns, one of whom Is said to be Sister Agnes, Mother Superior of St. Stanislaus Convent at Lansdale, were Injured. One of the victims, who sustained concussion of the brain and Internal In juries, has been unconscious since the acci dent, which occurfed late Sunday afternoon. Doctor Engelhardt" was operating the car, which had. Just come from o repair shop and was supposed to bo in perfect order. While she and her four guests were rldlnir through aienslde, she says, the cylinder of the limousine suddenly broke while the car was ascending a Bteep hill opposite "Grey Towers," the home of William Welsh Harrison. Doctor Engelhardt attempted to apply tho brakes, but they would not work. The heavy car with lta occupants slid down the Incline at Increasing speed, Retaining her presence of mind. Doctor Engelhardt remained at the steering wheel and was able to guide the drifting car Into an embankment at the roadside. The shock of the sudden stop overturned the automo bile and the five passengers were Imprisoned In the tonneau Breaking the front glass. Doctor Engel hardt climbed out of the wreckage, apd with the help of bystanders, who came tq their assistance, dragged the four nuns from beneath the car. All were unconscious when extricated, and wera laid on the em. bankment until medical attention could Uie procured. Three pf the. nuns revUe4 speed? lly and were found to be suffering mainly from shock, their other Injuries being but superficial. Mother Agnes, however, was unconscious, and, according to Doctor Engel hardt, was taken at once to the sanitarium, whero she has remained since without re gaining consciousness. Two of the other victims, whose names Doctor Engelhardt declined to make pub lic, were vlsltore from Virginia, and havo go far recovered that they expect to leave for their home tomorrow. Efforts to obtain Information from St, Stanislaus' Convent to4ay were met by denials that any of the nuns at that Institution was the victim of an automobile accldont. and. requests (or information concerning Mother Agnes wer. denied. TJw Identity of the, fpurta nun In tb party was also refused, by poctoriEugel.. bard, f 30,000 MEXICAN TROOPS MARCH ONES. BORDER Washington Fears Move to Back Up Demand ior Evacuation ARTILLERY WITH ARMY Funston's Forces Far Outnum beredBaker May Dispatch Coast Guards WASHINGTON, May 23. Thirty thou sand Caxranzlsta soldiers, Infantry, artil lery nnd cavalry, aro massing south of tho International boundary In Mexico, where they command the Big Bend district of Texas. Officials today nddlttcdly wcro troubled over this latest movement, fathered by Gen eral Trevlno, ofllclally reported to tho State Department today. They can see little rea son for this show of strength, as the earlier reports stated that only 10,000 troops were being used In tho present movement. In lev of this fact that the United States troops aallnble In thl- section are far less In number, somo ofllclals wcro Inclined to bclloe that Carrnnza was distributing his forces to back up another demand for tho withdrawal of nil American soldiers from Mexican soil. Ostensibly, the Carrnnza troops wero or dered to tho Big Bend border to protect tt against further bandit raids nnd to relievo tho Langhorno-Slblcy expedition, which now has returned to tho American side. Just why this added number of troops la not known. Further uneasiness Ib caused by the fact that Trevlno has with his forces a nur ber of nrtlllcry pleccB, which could sei ;o little service In n patrol of the border and a bandit hunt. Just how far to tho north these forces have proceeded has not been stated. Coming on top of reports of Increasing Continued on Vntce Four, Column Two PRESBYTERIANS ' EXPECT FIGHT ON BOARD MERGER Heated Debate Likely on Proposal to Combine . . w EiucationBodie's ' ' . . DENY N.- Y. COMPROMISE Assembly Determined to Fight Out Heresy Controversy to Finish ssFT?" '-5& iw, vTOfl V J Hid jurfSf hv1 itsSlh' ' is Ukm. $5fi. I .B i JKt jtJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ : i DR. EDWARD L. WARREN Newly elected permanent clerk of the General Assembly of the Pres byterian Church. He is librarian of the Kentucky Theological Sem inary, at Louisville, Ky, By FRED E. BAER vfH(0 Lfdqer Staff Correspondent ATLANTIC CITY, May 23. The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church Is expecting that a nght will develop thla afternoon over the proposition to merge the Board of Education and the College Board, one of the most important questions to be decided by the convention. Dr, J, Boss Stevenson spoke for the committee handling the problem, this morning, when Its report was submitted. Judge Andrews, of New York, has an nounced that he wjll talk In faor of the merger., ueorge v. Aiassey, jormer cniei counsel for the Pennsylvania Batlroad, In one of tho first speeches made concerning the proposed merger, pointed out the legap dlrncuitiea in me way or tne amalgamation and raised a doubt as to the wisdom of confirming- tho commission's report. Theo retically, Mr. Massey -said, he la In favor of the merger, "although not practically." Dr. Bobert Watson moved to reject tho report and discharge the committee, An effort was made by the stated clerk, Pr, William IL Ilobe'rts, to have the debate on the proposition end at 4:20 o'clock, but the commissioners would not listen to his suggestion. They want every side ot the, matter presented. Consideration of it was stopped at noon for tne devotional exer cises, a recesa following, but here will be stoniiy times a,t the afternoon session, If expectations "come true," The question Is even more Interesting to Continued on I'aie Scren, Column, Twu QREW BACK FnOM BERLIN Secretary of United States Legation Refuses to Discuss German -iffairs ?IEW YORK, May 13. John C Grew, of Botou, secretary ot the United Staea Em bassy In Berlin, arrived here today on the liner Frederick VIII. on two months' Jeavq pf absence, II.e declined to diacusa Qerman affairs. Although a neutral ship, the Frederlyk VIII was taken into port by a. Bdthsti war Hhjb anl 13 ba3, o JaU seiiwi,. QUICK NEWS JAMAICA RACING RESULTS t first race, fillies, 2-year-olds, selling, $500 ndded,, 5 furlong? Solvcig, 109, Keogh, 7 to 10 and out, wonj "Lobelia, 00, Summer, 1? to 10 nnd out, aocond; Old Diury, 105, McCnhey, 10 to 1, 3 to 2 nnd out, third. Time, 1:01 3-C. Only three stnttcro. WOODBINE RACING RESULTS t First race, 600 added, House Plate, selling, 3-year-olds aud up, 0 furlongs Commensia, 107, Anderson, $3.70, $2.70, $2.30.A8trolo' gcr, 110, Warrington, $3 30, $2.00; Tito, 104, Mott, $2 00. Time lllO. Lady Spendthrift, Lochiel, Johnny Harris, Lehigh and Tna hard alco ran. SIX DROWN WHEN BRITISH STEAMSHIP SINKS LONDON, May 23. Tlio British steamship Rhcnass, 285 tons, has been surik, It was announced today. Six members of tho crew woro drowned. Tho captain nnd threo sailors wcro saved. DR. SCHELLING'S DAUGHTER TO WED PROP. SERONDE Joseph Seronde, 33 years old, of 4008 Spruco street, assistant professor of French nt tho University of Pennsylvania, and Miss Dorothea Darbyshlro Schclltnc;, 2G years old, of 4100 Spruco street, daughter of Dr. Kellx E. Scholllne, head of the English department nt tho University, obtained a marrlngo llccnso today. Tho wedding will tako placo Juno 1. ASQUITH MOVES NEW $1,500,000,000 WAR CREDIT LONDON, May 23, Premier Asqulth this afternoon moved In Commons a now war credit for $1,500,000,000, bringing the total appropriations slnco tho beginning of the war to $11,000,000,000. In urging tho passage of tho credits, tho Prlmo Minister declared that without loans from England tho Allies would bo unablo to contlnuo their combined operations successfully. He said that England cannot liopo at this time even to diminish her loans to her allies or to her dominions, and declared It would bo unwise to count on England's war expenditures falling below $23,750,000 a tfay. Tho expenditures for tho last 50 days alone havo been about $1,205,000,000, tho Premier stated, an nverago of $21,100,000 n day. ' TROY COLLAR WORKERS TO GET 10 PER CENT. INCREASE TBOY, N. Y., May 23. Nearly 20,000 women and girls who work nt home and In factories of tho Troy collar firms "will receive an Increase in, pay amounting to 10 per cont. commencing next Monday. TWO INDICTED IN WIRE-TAPPING SCANDAL NEW YORK, May 2$ Indictments In connection with the wlrertapplng scandal that has Involved city and Federal officials were returned today by tho Kings County Grand Jury against Charities Commissioner John A( KlngBbury and Attorney Wil liam If. Hotchkfss, Both men figured prominently '" tho charities investigation during which tho telephone of tho Rev. William 13. Farrell, a Catholic priest, was tapped. VARE EXPOSAL TO SHOCK CITY, SAYS PENROSE Senator Declares Prosecu tion Will Follow Evidence of Lawless Practices PROMISES AFFIDAVITS Foe of Downtown Leaders As sorts Documentary Evidence Will Prove Corrupt Rulo Penrose Threatens Jo Bare Fraud in Varc District SENATOR PENROSE DECLARES: Tho Stnto will bo startled by tho publication of tho facta In South Philadelphia. Tho Vnro influence ia based on prncticos, which will not bo tolerated by decent Republicans of the State. Data hns been accumulated in tbo form of affidavits of hiRh-hnndod methods and il legal practices, which will bo mndo tho basis of legal pro ceedings. If tho frauds aro as wide spread as cursory examination indicates, they will bo exposed on tho floor of tho next Con gress. As fnr as I am concerned, I wclcomo any investigation of tho election in any district in Pennsylvania. I am not informed bf viola tion of tho law anywhere in Pennsylvania except in tho 1st District SENATOR VARE REPLIES: Tho statement is so far from tho truth that I wouldn't dig nify it by making nn answer to it. This is merely another one of thoso "Penrose bluffs." WILL OPEN BARGE LINE TO NEW YORK MONDAY i A new bargo service, which will bo known as tho Blue Bee Lino, will connect Philadelphia with the port of Now York starting Monday next. The routo will bo by way of tho Dclawaro and Rarltan Canal. Four barges, each with a capacity of 125 tons, will bo put Into service at first. Tho object of tho service Is to overcome the congestion of railroad traffic between tho two ports. $350,000 GIFT TO HAVERFORD FOR GRADUATE WORK Haverford College, through its Board of Managers, which' met vesteSrday, an nounced that In tho will of tho late Thomas "WIstar Brown, for years president of tI)o Board of Managers, a bequest of $350,000 had been mado for special graduate work In sociology, Biblical literature, philosophy and history. Hitherto the collego has had no special fund for graduato work. Other bequests also wero announced. The Gideon Scull gift of a chair In English constitutional history was $146,000 Instead of $100,000, ns at first believed. This sum, together with tho sale of land In West Philadelphia for $72,000, gives tho collego more than $560,000 for use next year. Tho land was a part of the Jacob P. Jones estate, bequeathed to Haverford In 1896. TOWNSHEND ASSIGNED TO ISLAND IN MARMORA LONDON. May 23, Tho American Embassy at Constantinople has sent word of tho disposition of tho British forces captured by tho Turks at Kut-el-Amara. A British official statement says: "Ambassador Page states that the American Embassy at Constantlnoplohas been Informed by tho Ottoman Government that General Town Mhend (who was In command at Kut-el-Amara) and his staff will bo brought to Con stantlnoplo and probably will bo assigned to tho Island of Prlnklpo, In the Sea of Marmora, whero they will bo allowed full liberty. Most of the officers ana men are EtUl at Kut and Bagdad. Somo will be sent to Damascus." 4 CLAY COMPROMISE HEARING MAY BE HAD FRIDAY The public hearing on tho question, of compromising the city's suit against Henry Clay and ohp It. Wiggins & Co. for $40,000 will probably bo held next Friday, accord ing to Select Councilman J. Ji Contoy, chairman of Councils' Law Committee. Mr, Conroy Is communicating with members of the committee for the purpose of select ing a date. MAUNA LOA VOLCANO AGAIN IN ERUPTION HONOLULU, May 23, Maura Loa volcano, which was In eruption last week, Is active again. A flood of lava, which burst forth 'Sunday night at an elevation ot 7000 feet, Is flowing down the mountainside, traveling southwest at the rate of about one mile an hour. The flood of lava has divided, following two channels. The glow Illuminates the entire landscape at night. Newspapers can be read by Its light many miles away. Tho course taken by the layn is that followed by the last eruption about nlno years ago. SEATS AT $250 FOR REPUBLICAN CONVENTION CHICAGO, May 23. The demand for Republican Convention tickets has become so great today that the price for a single season seat has advanced to $250, Indications are tho convention will be one of the nolsest and most exciting n the history of tho parly. Fred W, Upham, chairman of the local Committee on Arrangements, was informed yesterday that plans have been mode to bring more than one hundced bands and fifty glee and marching clubs to Chicago convention week. GERMANY HEARS OF PLAN FOR AN ARMISTICE AMSTERDAM, May 23. The Munich Neuesto Nachrlchten, organ of the Krupps. publishes a wireless dispatch from Madrid which says that negotiations are In prog ress there "between the Pope and King Alfonso and the Pope and President Wilson for tho purpose of arranging for an armistice among the belllgcient nations, with the object of discussing peace terms." GERMANS SEND DUTCH CONSUL TO PRISON AMSTERDAM, May 23. The Tijd announces that the Germans have condemned tho Dutch Consul ut Dlnant, Belgium, W. van Rljckovorsel. to Imprisonment for 10 years at hard labor. All attempts to reduce the sentence, adds the paper, have failed. The nature of the charges, against the Consul has not thua far been disclosed. RUSSIAN SUBMARINES HARASS GERMANS IN BALTIC LONDON, May 23. Russian submarines continue to harass 'German shipping In the JJaHlc. Tfa Copenhagen PoUtlken says the steamship Worms, of 4428 tons, owned In Hamburg, Is believed the latest victim. The Worms left Sweden several 'days ago and has not reached Germany. It U also reported that the Swedish steam ship Rosalind, 877 tons, strucjc a mine near piocsnoim sunaay nignt ana sank. The crew vaa saved. II ' . I I I I IL ATHENS REPORTS SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK ATHENS, May 3?. A severe earthquake shock was, felt hra shortly befora JBdulsbt , . , . : h, Disclosures of Illegal practices under lying Vnro political control In South Phila delphia which will startle the State aro promised In a statement made today by United. States Senator Botes Penrose. Tho announcement was accompanied by a declaration that frauds unearthed aa tho result of tho7 election In tho First Con gressional District would bo exposed and that tho light upon Vara control would be carried lntd the next Congress. According to, the .Senator, the 'VTVtrf' fluonco In that section of tho, city Is based upon practices that will not bo tolerated by decent Republicans of tho State. In elaboration of his startling declaration. Senator Penrose let It be known at Wash ington thla aftornoon that he was In posses sion of considerable data which could fur nish tho basts of legal proceedings against tho Varcs nnd their followers. He did not supply details, but said hch ad affidavits that applied to Instances of high-handed methods and Illegal practices. Ho prom ised that tho request of this preliminary evldenco 'uoulcl bo legal proceedings which would lift the lid and reveal a condition that would shock all good citizens of Penn sylvania. Incidentally, tho Senator took occasion to reply to ,tlio fiction of the Brumbaugh forces,, who, In tho 16th District, a Penrose bailiwick, havo threatened a similar legal Investigation of election methods. The Senator promises a turning on the ' light that will noonly dispose of his oppo nents' charges, but wjll place -those an tagonists beforeithe people as defendants to criminal charges. WILL AIR "DOWNTOWN," Senator Penrose qualified his assertions to the extent of admitting that thus far his examination of election affairs In the district now represented by Congressman Vare had been merely cursory, but even this partial survey, he declared, warranted him In making the statement that frauds In the First Congressional District would be aired In the next Congress, If these Irregularities proved as widespread as they now appeared to him. Of the engagement of James Scarlet to Investigate the alleged frauds In the 16th idlstrlct the Senator paid this tribute to his adversaries: SENATOR WELCOMES PROBB. "As far aa I am concerned, I welcome any investigation ot the election In Penn sylvania, not only In connection with th election of delegates but ot the nomination of Congressmen and other officers." Then launching Into his charges against the Vares and their political methods In South Philadelphia, the Senator proceeded: "I am not Informed ot the violation of the law anywhere In Pennsylvania, except In the 1st District In that district a, great deal of data has been accumulated, in the form of aflldavits of high-handed methods and illegal practices, which will be promptly followed up and made the basis of legal proceedings." Launching further Into the subject, th Senator said; "I have been away for nearly a week, but I expect to look further into thesa matters at the end of the week, "The Stato will be Btartled by the publican tion ot the facts In South Philadelphia. The Vara Influence In that section of ttw city Is based on practices which will not ba tolerated by decent Republicans of ths State." Senator Penrose, declined to go further -into the details ot his Information or the form In which his threatened legal action would be taken beyond the Intimation that the floor of the next Congress would b one of the battlegrounds. Of the result of the balloting last Tues day for delegates-at-large to the Republican National Convention ha Bald: "The latest information Indicates that we hae elected all our delegates-ut-large with the possible exception that Aaron and Brumbaugh may have won. The A B C's profited more from the Initial letter of their names and the consequtnt position on the. ballot than by any advantage ot ntstw manshtp or popularity ' State Senator 13- H. Vare, when Senator Penrose's statement was called to his at tention, refused to treat H seriously H. made no qomment beyond saying "The Statement Is so far from the, truth, that X wouldn't dignify It by niaklnt r aswer to it It Is merely another one of those 'Penrose bluffs.1 Berlin Meat Ration, Half Poun4 LONDON May 2 Tha Brlln Itol AtiMiger announces tot tho Berlin Mkr- a-rf. rt tl nfttitt r. ,v,Js TT.fS V"f w "W" " IMWIV 3J JLifrl iytw wwf fwuiiLM hi mm fetuf j
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