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EVEtflHG liEBaiUR-PHILADESLPHIA, SATUBDAY, JUNE 3, 191G,
OTLjLY mo BRITISH MKISHxIN
TITANIC NORTH SEA FIGHT
ft
Ontlswul frn r One I destruction of n. hostile submarine In the
of tf ,ni tf. I. !..,.. .. i 11.1 I "ght nnd the German account mention
wii,?r!l .""tinted out In this con. especially that the Marlborough was .truck
ttectlon that both Admiralties announce the by a torpedo.
BRITISH LOST MORE THAN 6000 MEN
AND TWO REAR ADMIRALS IN FIGHT
But Few Survivors Picked
Up From Invincible and
QUeen Mary None Saved
oh Indefatigable
POllTSMOtrTtr. TCnvlnniV .Tnn i
Korp than 6000 British olflcers and men.
Includlnr two near Admirals, Were admit
ted this afternoon to have been lost In
the sreat battle In the North Sea,
Hear Admiral Horace .Hood went down
,on the Invincible, his flagship, ono of the
"warships sunk lit the light
The port commander here posted notice
today that of the, Invlnolble's omccrs and
crew of 760 only the commandor, a lieu
tenant and threo men were saved. All
others were lost.
All the lpOO men aboard the Queen Mary
lorn wnen mat snip went down with
the exception of eight men.
On the Defense nil the 700 men wcro lost,
Including Roar Admiral Arbuthnot.
From the Warrior all the 700 were saved.
A few were picked up from the Tipperary,
which carried a crow of 100.
All tho 800! men aboard the Indefatlgablo
and the 100 men aboard the Black Prince
were, loac
BRITISH LOSSES IN MEN
IN tilt EAT SEA FIGHT
Shin.
InTlnclMit ,
Onren Mary
irirn
irnrnni .....
mlrfntlcslile . .,,
Murk Prlnfn i....
Tlpwrnrr i.i....
tvnrnor
Complfmrhl
1(10
.. 1004
1711
BOO
701
100
701
s n
DM 8
78
BOO ,
701
(few picked np)
1 103
lew of the men curried on the 10 rtettroy
em reported mink hete been flared. The
lolnl cren carried br theee comprised 1000
men.
LOSSES IN GREAT BATTLE
AS REPORTED BY BOTH SIDES
ENGLISH LOSSES.
Name and Claae. Tonnssii.
Wnrgptte, dreadnought 27,600
Queen Mary, battle cruiser.....,..,. 27,000
Invincible, battle' cruiser. . . . . . 17,260
Indefatigable, battle cruiser.. ., 18,760
eiense, iigns cruiser . . .. . ... i .... . I4,uuu
Black Prince, llclit cruiser.........
"warrior, light cruiser.
lipperary, destroyer
k4.....4
mention of about ten destroyers each car
rylhg a crew of 100 men, which wcro lost.
Tho Portsmouth commander holds out no
hope for other BUrvlvors.
Hear Admiral Horace Lambert Alexander
IJood was the second son of the fourth Vis
count Hood nnd was born October 2, 1870.
He was mado n. lleutonant In 1890 nnd
served In the Soudan expedition in 1897.
He became a captain in 1903 nnd a rear
ndmlral In 1013. He was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Order In 1903 when he
was serving In tho Som.illl.md expedition.
In 1912'ho was A. D. C. to tho King.
Ilenr Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot
was born Mnrch 23, 1864, and entered tho
navy In 1877. Ho wna made commander
Itl 1110.7 nnlifnln t. innD ..! --.... .1 ... I .... I
Known losses announced did not Include In 1012.
13,660
18,660
G0
060
060
060
036
060
Main Battery. Crew. Jlullt.
8 16-inch 1600 1014
8 13-inch 1000 1013
8 12-inch 760 1007
8 12-lnch 800 1012
4 0.2-inch 700 1007
C 0.2-inch 100 1904
6 0-incii 700
100
100
100
100
3 4-inch 100
100 1912
800
Crew.
1120
729
2C4
264
Built.
1014
1007
1903
NOISE DEAFENING, SMOKE DENSE,
SAYS EYEWITNESS OF FIGHT
LONDON. Juno 3.
From Copenhagen and Dutch ports came
dispatches, today bringing fragmentary de
tails of tho terrific fight Fishermen arriv
ing at Osbjerg report passing through fields
of bodies of both British and German sailors.
No estimate pt casualties has yot been mado
by tho Admiralty, howovcr, and It will prob
ably be days before an anywise accurato
estimate can be mado.
"Thero were seven big German men-of-war
In tho part of the fleet I saw," said
Captain Hunt. "It was about 10:45 o'clock
on "Wednesday night, and tho ships wcro
travollng at What I reckoned to bo nearly
thirty miles an hour. Tho British ships
were following tho fugitives. Tho search
lights were turned full upon the German
ships and shells were being poured from
every gun. The noise was deafonlng, and
tho men-of-war were completely enveloped
by dense clouds of smoke which rolled from
the funnels and from the busy, guns."
One of tho eye-witnesses of the battlo.
Captain' Hunt, of a steam trawler, descilbcd
how the floelng German ships rolled south
ward at top speed while tho British ships,
guided by their searchlights, .rained shells
around tho fugitives. ,
FIGHT IN FOG AND SMOKE.
despite our nearness, wo could see only the
dim outlines of the warships.
'The fog and darkness wero pierced by
tho red glnro from the big naval guns.
"Around tho German ships hugo columns
of water roso high Into the air like geysers
as the shells from tho English men-of-war
fell around them.
"Two of tho German dreadnoughts caught
on fire and we could seo smoke rolling up
through their superstructure In tho lurid
glow. The flight and pursuit was on at top
speed when tho vessels got beyond our
vision."
Details of this feature of the engagement
are furnished by tho following dispatch
from Copenhagen:
"Tho captain of the Danish steamship
Nnesborg ghes tho following account of tho
sea fight:
"When tho Nnesborg was 9G miles west
of Capo Hanstholm, on the northwest coast
of Jutlnnd, n few small British warships
appeared pursued by tho German fleot.
Suddenly tho British warships turned and
steamed westward, violently shelled. In a
few minutes a largo numbor of British
dreadnoughts nnd cruisers appeared from
the north and west. Tho British began at
tacking tho German ships, which were roln-.
forced rrom tho south, and a violent light
Turbulent, destroyer '.
fortune, destroyer
Spnrrowhawk, destroyer
Shark, destroyer ...
Arden, destroyer
nestor
Nomad . i ....... .'
Other destroyers, unidentified... ; 2,850
Total, 14 ships, 139,800 tons.
Totals in crews, 6950.
Mentioned in German report only.
Mentioned in British report only.
GERMAN LOSSES.
Name and etnas. Tonnage. Main Battery.
Derfillngor, battle cruiser 20,200 8 12-inch
Pommcrn, prcdrcadnought 13,200 4 11-inch
Prauenlob, cruiser 2,715 10 11-inch
Wiesbaden, cruiser 2,716
""isiblng, cruiser
Total, four Bhips, 44,830 tons.
Total in crews, 2382.
Tho British Admiralty asserts that tho Germans also lost ono dread
nought of tho Kaiser class, 24,700 tons; nnother dreadnought wbb blown up
nnd a third is believed to have been sunk by gunfire. Tho British statement
includes among German losses" six destroyers and one submarine.
Mentioned in British report only.
Estimated.
Unofficially reported sunk.
Value of British ships lost, $68,102,080, divided as follows: Warsplte,
$12,500,000; Queen Mnry, $10,392,445; Invincible, $8,760,000; Indefatigable,
S7.G83.845: Defense. SG.918.720: Black Prince. S5.057.070: Warrior. S5.900.000:
Tipperary, $1,250,000; Turbulent, $1,250,000; Fortune, $1,250,000; Sparrow-
$3,750,000.
Vnluo of German ships lost, $20,070,000, divided as follows: Derf (linger,
$10,000,000; Pommcrn, $0,070,000; Frauenlob (estimated), $2,000,000; Wies
baden (estimated), $2,000,000.
BRITISH LURED
INTO FIGHT, SAY
NAVY MEN HERE
'Low Visibility' Also Played
, Part in German
Victory
JEItE BLACK LEADS DEMOCRATIC
VOTE FPU DELEGATE-AT-LARGE
Result of Balloting Totaled at Slnto
Department
HAnniSBtma, Ju ,3-T!Le..v0.t,I.ed
Democratic delegates at.large was totaled
at tho State Department today as follows.
AMBUSH. TACTICS USED
Warships Lost in Battle
Compared to U. S. Vessels
nnmsrt AJDinioAN
qneen Mrr ,,,.j ; .
Indffntlrnble P.f'flll?
!m InclUit gtlehlsan
Black Prints ........M'n i
Hnrrlor .t ....... .. ,, jllosoiirt
Defence ) n.nr.u
TuAul.nt ","'"":( Sf "' A.
RSrrSwh'awk1 : ." I .' .' .' ' .' I ( nho"u I,lnl
Writ n . . ... ......... )ttx' J"'
Three ntlier'ilc'sVroVern!' 1'
r)lt , . . , Oklahoma
(Not admitted)
OEIWAN AMERICAN
rnmmern .Maine, '
I'ranenlnh Rnlrldi ,,
It rl.lmdrn Cincinnati
VerlTllncer Arkansas
(.Not admitted)
Jrre 8 ninck '. .''
Harry J. Dunn I " ! ! I !
T. II Olwn ii.in in""
William A, OImiow, Jr. ...
Henry A. Ackerman . . i i
Ilobert B. Lee ...i.tit...""""""
tohn T. Lenhn n
WeMler Orlm ....m. ...
IKrnnrd J. Clark .,i,.i...... .....
Charles 1). MeAvoy ......m '"
Tho vote of the others follows:
ti55
Wltnn rtallftV
Martin Jtnnlnrs Caton
B B. Frock .........
wn lam A. iiaaariy ........
V. Waroa Hlndman ........
Edward j. I.ynftt ..........
William Melnlyre,
William N. MeNatr
Roland B. Morrla ' li'iJX
...,...
m:
70?
F21
oi,4n
B7.78S
M.ll"'.'
02,801
r,l,'JV2
nlilBV
48.722
M.072
47,124
4J.31I
co.n.i2
BO.SflO
47.47H
ai.sT'
47,440
Jamea T, Mulhearn
waiter ta inner
Thomas D. Shea
Jens 11. Wlaa .
21.0.12
82,601
21,1811
PLAYGROUND CHILDREN
DANCE AT EXPOSITION
"So dense, was tho coal and gunpowder ' raged. Tho sky was filled with smoke and
4 smoko and sc thick wns tho weather that, the sea in a state of uproar.
HUNDREDS OF" BODIES COVER SEA
WHERE TWO GREAT FLEETS FOUGHT
LONDON", June 3. Elghty-flve' members
of the crew of, tho destroyer Shark are be
lieved fohavo perished when tho vessel was
sunk. Tha Danish steamship Vldar has ar
rived at Hull with seven survivors. They
are betloved to bo the only men of the
Shark's complement of 02 who were sdved.
The survivors said v the Shark was used
as a decoy by the British fleet. Ttjey -were
In the water six aid one-half hours before
belnc.plcked up.
Tho steamship Thames, arriving at the
Hook, of Holland, reported picking up 11
survivors of the crew of the German cruiser
Frauenlob. They were, floating? on rafts.
The Frauenlob, the survivors said, was
sunk by a British torpepdo at 1 o'colck In
the morning. The torpedo struck squarely
In the enirlneroom and the crew Imme
diately Jumped overboard.
Stories of the Frauenlob's survivors Indi
cate that 354 of her crew perished.
Of the 365 men who Jumped Into the
water when the vesel sank, only IB were
able to get aboard rafts which were cut
adrift. The remainder sank from exhaus
tion and were drowned. Many were badly
wounded before being forced to leap from
the ship's declc Of the 19 reported to have
reached rafts eight are unaccounted for.
'From early reports It Is obvious that the
sur Ivors have been landed at a dozen dif
ferent ports.
Dutch dispatches reported the landing at
Ymulden of six officers and 12 members of
tho crew of the German cruiser Blblng.
This ship was not reported 'as destroyed in
cither tha German or British Admiralty
statements. The survivors declared, how
eVer,""that the Elblng was rammed by an
other German ship, which rescued the re
mainder of her crew. British survivors are
also said to be en route hero aboard a
trawler.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen says that fishermen arriving
nt Esbjorg report seeing outside the Blaa
vands Huke hundreds of bodies of British
and German sailors. The fishermen also
observed large quantities of oil on the sur
face, apparently from submarines. The
water was full of battle wreckage, show
ing parts of ships, Ufa belts and pieces of
uniforms.
THIRTY-FOUR BRITISH WARSHIPS
FACED GERMANS IN BATTLE
BERLIN', June 3. At least 34 great
British battleships were engaged In the
fight with the aerman squadron off Sltager
ratt. This was announced today In a, com
munication from Vice Admiral Hebblng
haust "Vice Admiral Scheer was In command
of the German high seas fleet which en
gaged the British, and Vice Admiral Hipper
commanded the reconnolterlng forces which
were first drawn Into the battle," a semi
official statement giving; further details of
the engagement stated today.
In addition to tha official Admiralty re.
port It la stated by a competent authority
that In the battle 'off Skagerrak there par
ticipated the German high sea fleet, with
dreadnoughts and older battleships, battle
cruisers arid also light sea forces, torpedo
boat and submarine flotillas. The state
ment from, this authority continued:
"On the 'enemy's side the Germans faced
a majority of the English modern navy.
"These forces entered first Into the com
bat with tho enemy's battle cruisers and
light cruisers about 5 p. m. Later the
main bodies of both sides partook in the
fight.
"During the day battle German torpedo
boats several tomes came Into action suc
cessfully, one of them three times. The
fight kept on until 9 In the evening.
"During tho day's battle the English
lost the dreaduaught Warsplte, the battle
cruiser Queen Mary, one armored cruiser,
apparently of teh Achilles type and several
destroyers.
"During the night both sides made violent
attacks with torpedoboats and cruisers.
"Among others the German leading ship
annihilated six modren English destroyers.
"All German reports emphasize the
bravery shown by the British during the
fight which continued almost uninterrupt
ed for twelve hours.
"Mb Majesty's ship, Frauenlob, must be
definitely considered lost. The ship sank,
apparently, during the night of May 31
and June 1, during a partial engagement.
"From the German torpeodboats five have
not returned, but a large part of the crews
were rescued.
"Although the weather was unfavorable
for air reconnolterlng during both days of
the engagement. naal airships and flyers
contributed considerably by reconnolterlng
and quick action, to the success of the Ger
man high seas forces."
ONE MORE GERMAN AND ONE
., BRITISH REPORTED DESTROYED
LONDON. June i. Reports from the
great battle In th' North. Sea today brought
word of the sinking of two additional war.
hips, one a British destroyer and the
other a email German, cruiser. The British
-iaelroyer fihar!;. la reported to hava Bunk,
Increasing "tue number of English ships
lost to 15,.,
Unofficial 'Holland dispatches report the
Iom of the; German cruiser Klblng. Sur
vivors from the Shark have been landed at
Hull by a Dutch ship.
Of the British destroyer Sharp 85 of her
crew were lost Survivors landed at Hull
by a Dutch ship declared 40 warships were
engaged In the fight, and that the Shark
was used as a decoy for the British fleet.
The cable reporting the loss of the Shark
as passed by the British censor Is not
clear as to whether the destroyer was Jost
In the fight of May 31, or whether another
engagement has occurred.
GERMAN SUPERDREADNOUGHT SUNK,
: REPORT; MAYBE IN SECOND FIGHT
f LONDON. June .
Tha uprdreadnought Hlndenburg Is re
tUtftd to have, been sunk,
1slh$ Ownian warships have taken
nefuflf in DABlsh waters, according to re
ttht rHrt received here today. They
wilt let ordered to leave by noon today or
JMern,
(It U not established In tlw foregoing dis
Midi vvhtir the: Hlndisaburg was l?st In
4jk tfTt BfcaeiTak naval fight or lost in a
Tiki Hlfcbrjr la Germany's newest
Itc aaAneuefct. e Was nocpleterl since the
$a!ttg of tfe wsf end I regarded as the
la Mwr4 fe Gf iBn imval construction,
Tkft Uejrmait orulr KttlRg was so bad
iy ainad in tfc wmgeoMnt with the.
iil tjnat Ww wo. vmhU ky. hr cw.
mwmgm,a'
i?r
r"1-
v-
brought here by members of her crew who
Were rescued. Three officers and 16 men,
who were picked up by a trawler, were
landed today.
Varying versions of the reported destruc
tlon of the fast German cruiser Elblng dur
ing the sea figbt ett Jutland were received,
here today
According to the Central News, the Elb.
Ing was smashed by British gun Are. Reu
ter dispatches from Yniulden, Holland,
ousted orb officer of th Elblng as saying
she had been rammed and another as
sying she had betij blown up by tha
explosion of her own guns.
(The Elblng displaced only 5000 tons
and carried a crew of lt9 men.)
Member of th erew of tb Elblnr Und
id Ja Holland aald they saw German war
UiM Silk and still othr n.i flr i,u
1 H ygr wo net SMAtieMa la th o-
m. wyijt
BRITISH SEA MASTERY
BROKEN, BERLIN SAYS
Continued from rose One
gratulato and decorate Admiral Scheer nnd
his men.
Wild Bcenes of exultation marked tho
session of the Relchstng. in which the Ger
man victory was announced. Immediately
tho news became generally known flags ap
peared from every window. Itoports of tho
successful engagement wero flashed to tho
front over tho military lines to the men In
tho tranches. Today messages of congratu
lations to the navy from commanders of tho
Kaiser's land forces wcro being relayod
rapidly through tho War Ofllco and Ad
miralty. Atl naval writers of Berlin papers acclaim
tho fleot. Tho official statement furnished
tho only Information to date. Tho state
ment of Winston Churchill that the British
fleet would drag the Germans out "llko rats
from a holo" is again commented on, and
tho result of tho first encounter of tho high
seas fleet given as Germany's answer to
England's sarcasm and claim to mastery of
the sea.
Captain Perslus, naval expert of tho
Tageblatt, writes:
"The whole of Germany thanks tr.e commander-in-Chief
and tho commanders and
crews.
GREAT SEA BATTLE LONG AWAITED.
"The great sea battle, expected by many
on both sides of the North Sea slnco tho
beginning of tho war, has been fought out
after 22 months of waiting The battlo has
passed oft In a manner which will awaken
In Germany tho liveliest satisfaction. Before
further news of the course of the battlo Is
published, one can orily draw conclusions
In general words.
"Opinion Is that the German fleot has ob
tained a great success over tho English sea
forces. Whkh special arm In the first placo
has led to the success, whether the gun, tor
pedo or submarine has played tho great
est role In It, Is at the moment unknown.
"It can only be said with certainty at
this moment that the losses of the English
were extraordinarily great, and that those
of the Germans, In proportion to tho suc
cess obtained, were extraordinarily small
Part of the. English losses are ships of the
very latest class. The German fleet. In an
open sea battle, without and coastal sup
port, has dealt a conquering blow nt the
strongest fleet In the world."
The Deutsche Tageszeitung says:
"This Is the greatest sea battle of modern
times. Taking Into account how tremen
dous are the new forces nt seaand that our
fleet has the chief strength of the Eng
lish line against It, the significance of the
battle Is far greater than ever before, or
certainly Blnce the discovery of armored
cruisers.
"UNDYING FAME" FOR GERMAN
FLEET.
"Our fleet has held Hb own brilliantly.
The losses on the German side are not to
be compared with the loss of three of Eng
land's strongest dreadnoughts, Above all,
this victory was obtained against superior
numbers. Our young navy has shown a
tremendous superiority over the first and
greatest fleet In the world. It has covered
Its flag with undying fame."
LONDON EAGERLY AWAITS
MORE DETAILS OF FIGHT
LONDON, June 3. Never since the war
began have the late evening papers had
such a sale In London as last night. The
news of the naval battle off Jutland was
first published in special editions shortly
after 7 o'clock. Rumors had been current
throughout the day, but had been received
with skepticism born of many recurrent
reports of naval engagements, which had
proved baseless. ,
When the official bulletins were Issued,
the Impression made on the public was not
altogether satisfactory. Men and women
In evening dress stopped their taxis and
kept them waiting while they read the
bulletins.
"Rather bad. Isn't Itr said one man.
"Not at all," said another. "We can
afford to lose more than the Germans
can."
"The Germans turned tall, eventually,"
said another man, "and It's really a vic
tory for us."
BRITAIN UNDAUNTED
BY NAVAL DEFEAT
s.
LONDON, June J. British spirit Is un
daunted, and despjte the loss of such ships
as tho Queen Mary and Invincible, of which
all England was proud, together with a
dozen other war craft, the disaster of the
North Sea battle Is viewed philosophically
today.
Chief regret centres In the loss of officers
and men. The lost ships can be replaced,
and at all events Britain's sea superiority Is
till two to one oer the Germans, English
men grimly declared.
One of the chief reasons for the heavy
Brltlih losses Is found In the fact pointed
out by expert her that German dread
noughtsthe first-line vessels of the
KaUer-B nayywere opposed by nothing
heavier than British cruisers until the Eng.
Ush dreadnoughts appeared.
In response to wireless calls 'and hurried
signals from torpedoboats and destroyers
sent back to bring up aid to the assailed
cruiser squadron, the great first-Una ships
of Britain swung forward to the seen of
battle. When they appeared, however, the
Germans fled and the EMtlb etlll maintain
today that Germany has ye t tq feel tha Xull
force of English sea power
Efficient Zeppelin sooutlpg enabled tha
Germans at all times to locate actSraaeMna-
warrtli. Horerisg above the 0rman blgfcj
W JMt J X MMULdui Uui Hrlt!-.!, ,-t. I
and destroyers to pieces, tho Zoppollns wcro
nblo to glvo wnrnlng of tho approach of tho
dreadnoughts hastening to tho aid of tho
outnumbered squadron. Then came wlth
draunl, successful retreat to tho German
navat bnso and the superior fighting ma
chines of Great Britain could only return
to their homo waters.
As the result of tho nsslstanco rendered
by tho ZcppellnB a general demand Is being
voiced today that tho British navy bo
similarly equipped with scouting air forces
In somo quarters tho suggestion Is made
that Sir John Fisher bo returned to active
control of the navy.
Editorials In tho leading English papers
agreo that Great Britain has suffered her
heaviest sea blow of tho war. They nre
virtually unanimous In the opinion, however,
that tho destruction of the ships will not
lessen the effectiveness of tho Britlnh block
ade. Somo of tho editorials, In part, arc:
Tho Times: "It Is clear that wo havo suf
fered the heaviest blow at sen we have met
with during tho war. We engaged, per
haps, with overconfldcnco, in a long running
fight with ships which wero more numerous,
strongor, more heavily nrmed than our
cruiser fleet nnd wo suffered heavily. But
tho eont will not Impair tho effectiveness
of our blockade or our ability to uphold tho
freedom of tho sea."
Tho Morning Post: "German heavy metal
got British lighter metal at close range
nnd gave It severe punishment. But when
our main forces came Into action tho posi
tion wa3 reversed and tho German main
fleet was driven Into port
"There is ono thing, however, which we
havo the right to demand In tho face of
mir losses. There must be no more trifling
wltlt the power of tho fleet."
The Dally Graphic: "The statement pub
lished by the Admiralty Is perhaps the
worst pleco of news that the Government
has yet had to comunlcato to the country.
All we can note on the other side of the
account Is the recognition by the Germans
of the superiority of our main fleet As
soon as our battleships appeared the Ger
mans withdrew to the shelter of the Kiel
Canal."
COMMANDER SYMINGTON
CABLES HE'S SAFE IN LONDON
BALTIMORE, June 3. Relatives of Lieu
tenant Commander Powers Symington, U.
S N., today received a cablegram from him
In London saying that he was safe. He
said that he had left the British warship
Indefatigable before the battle took place.
It was earlier reported that Symington
had been lost when the Indefatigable went
down.
Commandr Symington was made Naval
Attache at London about four years ago.
COPS SAVE BRIDGE AND TRAIN
Blaze in Ties Discovered by Policemen
Just in Time
Quick work by two policemen not only
saved the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at
Westmoreland station from probable de
struction by fire early this morning, but
Btopped a passenger train from running
Into danger.
Kelly and Tomllnson of the Ridge and
Mtdvale nvenues station, were riding home
shortly after midnight when the ties on the
bridge, smoldering apparently for some
time, broke Into flames. As Kelly ran to
the nearest box, Tomllnson broke In the
station for a fire extinguisher. Aided by
Kelly, he checked the flames and Anally put
them out After which the cops flagged
a train. Traffic was finally resumed with
out much loss of time. The Are is believed
to have been started by sparks from a
train.
BELLHOPS' CLUB H0BBED
BY A LITERARY INTRUDER
Manuscripts Missing, But Members Say
"Only Some Cue Balls"
A literary thief. Impelled by a desire to
delve Into the Intricacies of Nltszche,
George Bernard Shaw and other luminaries
broke into the Central Literary and Social
Club at 1608-1613 Carlton street, conducted
by hotel employes, and took some manu
scripts, rumor hath It. Bellhops and other
members are reluctant to talk about It
They admit that the place was raided, but
pass the matter over lightly by remarking
that "only some, cue balls and other, things
were taken."
The "other things" which the bellhops
will not specify are said to be books by
futurlrt authors, essays on muslo and
classical works. When the club wasforraed
and the uplift movement was launched
great stress was !ad upon the cultivation
of the artlstlo senses of the members,
erlea of lectures was arranged In which,
noted musicians, art critics and litterateurs
were to address the club. The library was
stocked with books of tha higher criticism,
and several of the bellhops, it Is, said, p
peared In tortoise-shell spectacles,
The fun of the organization spread and
this s believed to have aroused a desire
of emulation among some of the light
fingered gentry.
Taft gpeaktr at Doylestown Tomorrow
Ex-Preeldent Taft will be the principal
speaker at the l$th annual spring meeting
of the National Farm School tomorrow, at
Doylestpwn. Henry W Morgentbau, x
Ambassador to Turkey and now seeker of
the flnancUl sinews for the Democratic Na
tional Committee, will be one of the other
ipeakers, aisq Loubi V Poet, Altnt ,
tetary of Labor, and David LuWo. found?
of American representation at th IMh,
aatiQSaJ !oUt!i el AgtiOttlUtrt. T
Naval experts at tho Philadelphia navy
yard today expressed tho opinion that "low
visibility" undoubtedly played nn lmport
nnt nart In tha German sea victory. If
there was low visibility, they stato that It.
Is probablo that n flotilla of torpedd de
stroyers and submarines was cnablod to
crocp up within a distance of 4000 yards of
tho English Hoot nnd sink several vessels
boforo tholr location was discovered.
It waB explained by a naval officer that
low visibility meant poor visibility, which
Jin Raid mlcht hava been duo to tho np-
proach of evening or to thick or misty
weather.
"INDIAN" STRATEGY.
Naval officers alBO advanced tho opinion
that tho English fleet might havo been lured
Into a mlno field or a nost of tordedoboat
destroyers nnd submarines by n squadron
of German ecout cruisers In any event,
thev nro certain that tho big German naval
victory was brought about by typical "In
dian ambush strategy" on tho part of the
German commanders
More Bhlps woro sunk or crippled In tho
Gorman-English engagement than aro now
present nt tho Philadelphia Navy Yard. It
was stated by naval officers that only ono
ship now lying nt tho Philadelphia yard
would have been at all eligible for tho
great combat ncross the seas That vessol
la tho superdrcadnought North Dakota,
which Is equipped with 10 12-Inch gunB
Other Bhlps lying nt tho yard, naval offi
cers say, would havo only boon In tho
way nnd would probably havo been sunk
quickly by Bhellflro.
SHIPS HEHE USELESS.
The North Dakota compares favorably
with the British battlo cruiser Indefatiga
ble, which was lost during tho engagement.
Other shlp3 lying nt the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, which naval officers described ns "so
much Junk," aro the rcservo fleet battle
ships Illinois and Wisconsin, tho submarine
"Mother" Dixie, the obsoleto cruiser Chi
cago, tho Iowa, Indiana and Massachusetts,
veterans of tho Spanish-American War; the
Terror and Mlantonomah, obsolete moni
tors; tho Minneapolis, which naval officers
say Is of no -value because It has a tremen
dous coal consumption.
Thero aro nlso four destroyers nt the
yard, which might have been serviceable In
tho engagement.
BRITISH BADLY BEATEN.
All of the qfflcers Interviewed expressed
the opinion that tho English received n
worse llcklngj th(in tho pross dispatches In
dicate They baso this vjew on the fact
that the Germans had time enough to pick
up English survivors.
"It Is evident," said one officer, "that tho
German ships put the British ships to fight,
for we read how the Germans picked up
English survivors, but there Is no record
of tho English saving Germans. I am also
of the opinion that the Germans engaged
the main English fleet"
Asked as to range, the officer said: "It Is
probable that the battle began at a range of
eight or ten miles, and during the hottest
period of the fight the range was probably
from three to four miles. It Is safe to say
that the Germans got In some effective work
with torpedoboat destroyers and submar
ines. I do not believe that the Zeppelins
played a very Important part In this bat
tle. As I understand It the battle began
about dusk, and the Zeppelins nre of very
little use at night. It also would have been
very hard for Zeppelin crews to drop bombs
on moving oojecis iiko snips.
"Probably tho English fleet was making
one of Its Bweeps of the North Sea when
It encountered the German fleet."
SUBMARINES USED
Another officer, who Is a torpedo expert,
said: "Becauso of thick weather torpedo
boat destroyers and submarines were prob
ably able to get close In and do some deadly
work. The maximum range of a torpedo Is
from 10,000 to 12,000 yards.
"But accuracy Is uncertain at the max
imum range. At the maximum range the
torpedo Is subject to the Influence of cur
rents, and Its speed Is cut down.
"But under favorable weather conditions,
torpedoboat destroyers and submarines
could haye crept In close to the English
fleet, say -1000 yards. At that range they
could worlt terrible havoc with the English
fleet, for every torpedo discharged would
find Its mark,
"From the standpoint of naval strategy.
It Is evident that the English commanders
w?re badly outplayed at every turn of the
game. The Germans have shown them
selves expert at the old 'Indian ambush
game.'
"With a fleet of scout cruisers the Ger
mans could have lured the British fleet Into
a mine field or a nest of torpedoboat de
stroyers and submarines. It would be right
In line with their tactics to do this,
certain that the victory will spur the Ger
mans on to other naval exploits."
An officer expressed the opinion that more
ammunition was used In the 21-hour engage
ment than Is now assembled In all of the
arsenals and naval magazines of the United
States Government Another officer said
ho did not believe this could be true
"Warships." he said, "haye a 'limited
capacity as to ammunition. For Instance,
a 12-Inch shell weighs about IBOO pounds
So you see you can only gt a limited pum
ber of these shells aboard a ship. As soon
as a, ship exhausts Its supply of ammunl-
ai"b.tl'a!1 Ut. "mlAto 7or
the time being. Jt must withdraw from the
battlellne nnd another ship take, Its Uce."
ATLANTIC CITY DELEGATION
OFF FOR CHICAGO TOMORROW
Congressman Bacharach and Senator
Edge to Lead Republicans
ATLANTIC CITY. June 3 -Congressman
Bm1araU ?",d Sentor Wft"r Edge
will head a delegat on of Second district n.
publicans leaving here tomorrow "for ?h.
Republican National Cqnventlo In ChUfo
The trip will be made In two special Pull
man. w Uva diner. Vblch will leave here
at 10 n clock Jn the nwrriing and b at
tached to a convention special at Philadel
phla. The delegation will Include. beVides
Congressman Bacharach and Senator Edge
who Is taking his gubernatorial boom with
him. Mayor Harry Bacharach, Sheriff Jo
seph R. Baruett, County CpUectoriEmocn
Johnson, w-Assemblyman Emerson Lv Rich
ard Judge Edmund C Oasklll, Commis
sioner Charle D. Whit and Albert Abbott
Atlantic; Ceuny Clerk Harry Z, h!m S
BurlingtoB. and ax Senator UmflJj4 H
Mtw. Morris IJavls. Rlthard Jfwre and
Jbn J. TSplsa, $? CuntborttlML .
Young Girls and Women Present
Exercises and Boys Play
Games
Dances of nil descriptions wero pre
sented to tho public today by children from
various playgrounds of the city. The af
fnlr wris given In front of the Civic
Exposition Building, 3th street below
Spruco, under tho auspices of the Municipal
Board of Recreation.
Tho first exhibition wns given by boys
nnd girls from tho Starr Garden Recreation
Centre, tho only large playground In South
Philadelphia It opened with nn exhibi
tion of pyramid building by the boys of
tho gymnastlo classes. This wns followed
by n'"dolI danco," In which 13 little girls
participated, Ten girls, ranging In nge
from 14 to 18 years, appearea in a -Den
danco." A gnvotto by 18 young women
dressed ns flowors was then shown. The
final number by tho girls wan an Indian
"ceremonial dance" by tho Campflro Coun
cil of Stnrr Garden. Tho boys ns a finale
gave oxhlbltlonB of stick wrestling, obstacle
racing and rooster fighting.
Tho Klngscsslng Recreation Centre, of
West Philadelphia, presented 70 girls
trained by their teachers In folk dancing.
They appeared In costumo. Folk dances
that nre rarely seen In this country wcro
presented. A Swedish "weaving danco"
was given by 20 girls. Twenty-flvo young
women followed In n Spanish "couple
dance." An Indian dance porformed by
tho girls of tho Klngscsslng Centra Camp
Flro brought that part of tho program
to n close.
The boys took part In tho gymnastic
oxhlbtlons which followed tho dances. Tho
boys of Funflcld Playground, 22d streot
and Lehigh avenue, played a gamo of
"cnptaln ball" with the youngsters of the
Klngscsslng Centre. Following this the
Funfleld boys played "volley ball" with
tho boys of the Starr Garden Centre for
tha championship. Tho avents closed by a
gnme of "playground ball" by boys of the
Shot Tower Playground and those of tho
Wcccacoe Playground.
FRENCH REPULSE
FIERCE ASSAULTS
AGAINST VAUX
All-Night Attacks Yield
Germans Lone Ditch
Near Fort
PLEAD FOR BARTRAM GARDEN
Restoration and Improvement Urged at
Association's Reunion
The restoration and Improvement of
Bnrtram's Garden were urged today by
speakers at the annual reunion of the John
Bartram Association, held on tho historic
grounds along tho Schuylkill at 63d street
and Eastwlck avenue. Members of the
association also sold colored prints of the
home of "America's first botanist" as an
nrgument for the benefit of the fund for the
Improvement of the houso and grounds.
Tho property Is owned by tho city, but tho
preservation of the flne and rare trees, the
improvement of tho interior nnd additions
to tho library are tho province of tho
association.
Mrs. J. Willis Martin spoke today on
"Why Bartram's Garden Should Be Re
stored to tho Original Design," and Mrs.
Letltla E. Wright described "Tho Restora
tion of the Garden at Stenton." The visitors
were greeted by Dr. Adolph W, Miller and
Miss Caro Miller, Supervisor of School
Gardens, discussed "The Public School and
Home Garden."
MUSIC PUPILS TO GRADUATE
Eight Students in Hyperion School to
Get Diplomas
Eight graduates of the Hyperion School
of Music will receive diplomas tonight at
a concert to be held In Musical Fund Hall
An nttracthe musical program will be pre
sented. Three numbers will be plaed by
the Junior Symphony Orchestra, affiliated
with the school, under the direction of John
Curtis, Jr. A violin solo will be played by
Lucius Cole, of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Pupils of F. Edmund Edmunds, of the
Bchool fnculty. will play several numbers.
Myrtle Adelaide Mattern, will receive the
gold medal of the school as the winner of
a contest In which other members of the
alumni participated.
The following will be graduated: Piano,
Mary Evans Clayton, Lillian Koester
Metxler, Marcella North; organ, Harriet
N, Egbert; normal training, Sue1 Clymer,
Nellie Hagner, Hilda Margaret Wyatt, Ru
dolph Leasing.
TEUTONS PALL IN HEAM
PARIS. June I..
Throughout the night the Germans cojjfl
tlnued to launch assaults of the msMi
ferocious Intensity ngalnst the French poiJjS
tlons at Fort Vaux, the key position US
veraun on tno northeast side. These H
tacks were nil repulsed In bloody flshtlnrl
mo vyiir uiuce siaiea in nn omclAl Tom.
munlqua Issued at noon, but at one point
me Teutons were nnie to occupy a dltcfi
noni- llin nr " "
or more man miny-six hours thes
Crown Prlnco has been hurling hla troobaf
ngalnst tho French positions northeast bA
Verdun. Tho enrnngo has been frightful?
Tne uermans wcro sent forward In wars!
nfter wavo nnd perished In heaps uhal
.,. ... u u.u i-n3iiv.il uiuuery ana tnuj
umiiu nuns.
In tho meantime, during the lull n in,"
Infantry fighting west of tho Mouse, thi
Germans agnln turned tholr attention ta!
their artillery, Tho French positions i
tun ovi weru uumuarueu wun great Vio-'
Icncc. Tho second ns well as tho flrit
line trenches were shelled. j
German attacks on Friday against ITortj
Vaux nnd the French positions adjolnlnci
It wero carried out by 100,000 men, it wl
estimated by tho military crltlo of tho Echo!
de Paris. The fighting this week on both!
sides of tho Mouse has been bloodier thni
at nny other time, declares army officers!
mk. rf- -r, .-i.. .. . - "
iiu vyiuwit x-riuu y11" assaulted the'
French front on a lno a quarter of a mllel
wide. One Bavarian division lost 15,00$i
men. j
The text of tho official communique fok
lows:
In Champagne, west on Mont Totux,
detachments of enemy", which after art
intense bombardment penetrated sev
eral minor ndvance poBts, wore dls
lodged by our counter attacks.
In tho Argonne yesterday ovonlng an
attack by German forces upon the sa
lient of our lino west of FlUo Morte
was repulsed after a llvoly action. A
second attack launched against the.
samo salient nt 8 p. m. was again sub.
jected to a comploto check. t
On tho left bank of the Meuse our
position at Hill 304 nnd our second
lino waB subjected to a violent bom
bardment. On the right bank of the
Mcuso tho battle continues In the sector
of Fort Vaux with the same sanguln- '
nry results. AH attempts of tho enemy
to penetrato our trenches west nnd '
east of the fort havo been repulsed.
Against the fort Itself, the Germnnn
havo multiplied their furious assaults
In spite of tho ravages among their
ranks, caused by our artillery and ma
chine gun Are, which, with each as
sault, flung bnck our adversaries.
Nevertheless, during tho night, frac
tional elements of the onemy succeed
ed In penetrating our outer works
north of the fort. In the Interior of
which we are still maintaining our
positions energetically.
TWENTY-FIVE BELIEVED LOST
IN IIOCK ISLAND ACCIDENT
Only 3B of 60 Passengers.of Train That
Went Through Bridge Accounted For
PACKARD. Io.. June 3. Rescuers ton.
tlnulng Investigations Into the submerged ,' )
.,, .v.v. u. ...a .thui.li jamnu iru.ui wnicn
went through a bridge here yesterday said '
ioaay inai me aeatn list would reach ZF.
There were known to be 60 persons In :
accounted for. Five bodies have been r
covered.
The following are missing and are sup
posed to havo perished: Miss Frances
Chrlstlanson, Wesley, la.:; Alvln Thorn,
tt.cnseu, ia.; Mrs. S. R. Wescott, Mm-
neapolls; Harry Farrell, Louisville, Ky.j
i-eari jioDinson, ia years oia, ana a Mrs,
wunams.
ARRESTED AS CHECK SWINDLER
Man Accused of Frauds Aggregating
Nearly $1000
A man who described himself as George
E. Thompson, a lawyer of Daytona, Fla.,
whose real name, -according to the Camden
police, Is Murphy, and until two weeks ago
worked as a hotel clerk at Downlngtown,
Pa., was arrested at 5th and Market streets.
Camden, by City Detective Troncone, on
charges of passing worthless checks aggre
gating nearly 1000. The State of New
Jersey Itself was among his alleged vic
tims. For the purchase of an automobile from
the McClellan-Fulton Company, Thompson
la alleged to have tendered a check for
$830 on the Coatesvllle. Pa., National Bank
and another for $160, drawn on the Hani
Bonburg. Va., National Bank. Both checks
are declared to be worthless.
Thompson Is alleged to have given a
worthless check on the Harrisonburg bank
to Alfred Kraft, State motor vehicle agent,
for 16, to pay for his automobile license.
TILLMAN FAVOItS BUILDING
OF EIGHT BIQ WARSHIPS
Senator Wants Six Battle Cruisers and
' Two Dreadnoughts
WASHINGTON. June J, Senator Ben
Tlllmsn, of South Carolina, chairman of
tho Senate Naval Affalfs Committee, came
out today In favor of six .battle cruisers
and two dreadnoughts. The House bill
passed yesterday provides for only five
battle cruisers and no dreadnoughts.
It is almost a. certainty that the Senate
I?lv!:1.'fal",1Comn',Uea wl11 "commend
six battle cruisers and two dreadnoughts
and that the Senate will pass the com!
wlttee recommendations.
Substitute "Ducking" for Hazinz
MADISON. Wis., June S. The Stat.
University faculty has declared, that duck!
ing of refractory freshmen In the lakes cold
though the water U, shall be a substitute
for old hwlng methods. Since this iR,r
early Ust week officii notification, of hi nf
parties has been printed In the unlveSity
dally 1? the form, of notice, to thYSSfei
more class. nd the names ot the. .JT
trVe victims have been MlstM tiu u7Hl
for ti ceremony. rm-
WOMAN CRUSHED TO DEATH
Caught Between Gondola nnd Trolley
Car nt Edwardsville
WILKES-BARHE, Pa., June 3. Nellie'
Fhllltps, 30 years old, was klled at Ed-"!
wardsvlllo today when she was caught "!
oeiween n loaaea gondola car and a runa
way trolley car In a collision on a grade
crossing.
Miss Phlltlpa was on her way to work andB
oum me crowing mocked by the gondola."
As she attempted to Walk nrwnnH it &
trolley car ran away down a hill, the motor- M
man being unable to check Its speed beS
",u "l i wei ran. miss Phillips mi;
unable to get out of the trolley's way and.
was crushed ngalnst the gondola as thel
trolley struck It. , "
Con's Quick Act Saves Pnlinnnil rhIM,
Quick action In bringing a child who luui
Just accidentally swallowed poison to J
physician for treatment today Baved the Ufa J
w . jrcai-viu oianiey vnglts, of 3?I SOUin
Carlisle street, n son of a sailor In the;
United States Navy. The child found a-
Jar Of poisonous Ointment nnd ntA n llttla'
of it. He fell unconscious and a small com- JH
panion caueo tor neip. Policeman Ramsey,;
nt the. 1 R.V. .-& nMj r, . . i
-. ..... -.. ...i tt.iu onyuer avenue sta
tion, took the child on the run to Dr. S. W.
Law, at 15th and Rltner streets. Doctor
Law applied a stomach pump in time to
Bave the child's life.
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