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WHOLE GERMAN
LINE RETREATS
BEFORE SLAVS
Three Teuton 'Armies De
feated at Riga, Barano
vichi and Kolki
TWO GREAT BATLES RAGE
Cannon, Machine Guns, Rifles
and 77 Munition Wagons
Captured by Russians
BERLIN, July 7-Gcrman troops
havo abandoned certain tinea In tho re
gion of Czartory, In Volhynia, under
attack by superior Russian forces, it
was officially admitted this afternoon.
At KostiuchnoTrka, west of Kolki, and
en both sides of Sokul, Russian attacks
Were repulsed with heavy losses.
LONDON, July 7. The whole German
line in Russia, extending from Riga. To the
Gnllclan frontier, I retreating westward, It
la Btated In a wireless dispatch received
from Rome today. The retirement was
made necessary by the severs defeats in
flicted upon the armies of Field Marshal
von Hlndenburg, Prince Leopold, of Ba
varia, ati'd General von Llnslngen at Riga,
Baranovichi and Kolki.
A dispatch from Fetrograd says that
two great battles are in progress In the
Russian theatre of war, one in the re
gion of Baranovichi and the other west
of the Dniester River, In Gallcla, accord
ing to an official statement Issued by the
War Ofllce today.
West of the Styr Illver, In Russia, the
number of prisoners in the hands of the
Russians has been Increased to 300 offi
cers and 7415 men.
Russian armies In southeastern Gallcla
are now within ten miles of both Stantslau
and Nadvorna and arc pressing their ad
vance; westward despite Increasingly stub
born Austrian resistance.
The Austrian force that evacuated
Wlkullcxyn, giving the Russians command
of an important railway, are now re
tiring southward toward tho Carpathian
Mountains.
Following is tho text of the ofllclal re
port: "West of the Styr River tho number of
prisoners In the hands of the Russians has
been Increased to 300 officers and 7415 men.
In that region we have taken also 6 guns,
S3 machine guns, 1000 rifles, 2 searchlights,
11 bomb throwers and 77 ammunition
wagons.
"In tho region of Juvatcoff and Choro
tnters, west of the Dnelster River, there Is
desperate lighting. East of Baranovichi the
enemy has delivered violent counter-attacks,
but all broke down under our Are."
GENERAL BRUSILOFF PUSHES
FLANK MOVEMENT ON RIGHT
BANK OF DNIESTER RIVER
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TETROGRAD, July 7. General Brusl
loft's great flank movement up tho right
bank of the Dniester In southern Gallcla
la still pushing forward, according to last
night's ofllclal report.
While this advance continues on the en
tire front between the Dniester and the
Carpathians, the ofllclal report carries news
of further successes by the RusslanB In
northern Volhynia toward Koval and the
continuation of the attack on the Bavarian
lines In the north near the Nlemen.
The total capture of prisoners during the
Jay on the whole front Is reported to be
more than 10,000 officers and men.
Following s the text of lost night's ofllclal
report:
South of the Plnsk marshes we had
Important new successes yesterday. In
the region of Koitooukhova (northwest
of Czartorysk) we captured an entire
enemy battery and took prisoner 22
officers and 350 soldiers. Northwest of
' Bamitchl. on the Styr north of Kolki,
We yesterday captured two cannon,
three machine guns and 2S0O prisoners.
North of Stegroutxlatlne wo captured
nemy trenches and took more than 300
prisoners and one machine gun.
Between the Styr and the Stokhod,
west of Sokul and southward, the en
emy launched vain counter-attacks
under the protection of artillery.
In Gallcla, after Intense artillery
preparation, we took an energetic of
fensive west of the lower Strips and
on the right bank of the Dniester. The
enemy was defeated and driven back.
Our troops are approaching the Koro
plec (a tributary of the Dniester, par
allel to the Strlpa, and 11 miles further
west) and the Souhoaoiek (a southern
tributary, opposite and a little west of
the Koroplec) Rivers. We took here
yesterday nearly 6000 prisoners and 11
machine guns.
In an attack on the village of Vert
nlkl the Germans received our troops
with liquid Are. Owing to their con
duct we put all the Germans to the
bayonet when we captured the village.
We took prisoners In this region more
than 1000 men. At one point In this
action our Crimean Tartars charged
the enemy and put him to flight.
Yesterday a band of 20 Cossacks
warn the Dniester near Dodlne and
took prisoners on the right bank Ave
officers and 10S soldiers, capturing a
cannon,
On the 100-mile extent of the Russian
advance in tho centre progress' continued
to be made, notwithstanding desperate ef
forts, of the Germans lighting in the neigh
borhood of the important railway junction
of Baranovichi Is extremely determined on
Wli sliles, but the advantage remains with
the Russians. The Germans here are vainly
attempting to turn back the tide of the
Russian advance, but their artillery can
net longer master the Russian gun Are
The great battle in the centre la still
only In its preliminary stages, which give
no clue to the general strategy on the
whole front, In any case, the Russian
offensive ptns down the Germans to their
positions. Not only can nothing German
now leave Russia to help against the Anglo
French offensive, but probably very little
movement is possible for them between tho
different sections on the Russian front with
out Incurring disaster.
The Kaiser must continue to hold a front
totaling about a thouxand miles oi vrn'ch
Russia can throw an enorrooua weight it
ruen and guns, the former superior la
juaHy and the latter at least equal U
Germany's best weapons.
CWW Dies In Baltimore of Paralysis
BALTIMORE, July 7 The flrst death to
t&Ml city fj Infantile paralysis occurred
o4y. fMt J-ysar-olJ AUea Lescnia&ky,
a- LlthuinUn tblld who hs4 pcea a. patUnt
it Uu Vnrtrenity- Hospital for the last, few
omjiu, . .Tka skitt'4 iwests ltr at
british take 1000 yards
of German trenches
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Continued from rate One
hdlers retaliated, cleaning up a German
trench and taking many prisoners.
The text of the official communique fol
lows: The night passed quietly on the
Somme.
On the left bank of the Meuse
there was an Intermittent bombardment
during tho night. '
On the right bank the artillery
battle became very violent In the
region of Thlaumont wood and In the
sectors of Fleury and Chenols wood.
In Le Pretre wood the enemy
launched n feeble attack about 8 o'clock
In tho evening against one of our
trenches. He was immediately thrown
back from one element where ho had
gained a foothold.
In the same sector a surprise at
tack executed perfectly by us was en
tirely successful. For a distance of 200
yards our grenade throwing troops
destroyed a trench facing us. Wo
brought back some prisoners.
German aviators yesterday dropped
numerous bombs on the open town of
Lure. Eleven were killed and three
wounded. All theso victims, with the
exception of ono wounded soldier, were
women or children. An act of reprlral
was Immediately undertaken, On July
6, one of our bombarding squadrons
successfully threw out bombs upon the
railway Junctions at Ham and Les
Moines. On Its return numerous com
bats were fought with German ma
chines. Our aviators brought back two
Carman machines which hnd been shot
down, one near Mczleres, the other In
tho region of LefflncourL
French military critics warned, the pub
lic today that the lull on the Sommo front
may continue for a few days while the
French organize nnd preparo for a new at
tack by fresh bombardment. They pointed
out that the lull on the western front Is
being followed by Increased nctlvlty by the
Russians, particularly In southeastern
Gnllclo.
GERMANS SHELL OPEN TOWN;
FRENCH BOMBARD RAILWAY
PARIS, July 7.
The open town of Lure was bombarded
by Gorman air squadron and 11 women
and children wore killed nnd thrce.woundod.
Tho War Oflloo announced today that tho
French reservo reprisals until later.
Lure Is a town of 6000, lying west of
Bolfort and near the German lines In
upper Alsaco.
A Fronch bombing air squadron last night
dropped 40 shells on tho Hnm-les-Molncs
Railway and Junctions west of Charlcvllle.
Returning to the French lines French war
planes escorting tho bombing squadron
brought down two German planes near
Mecleres and the Lesslncourt wood.
BERLIN REPORTS VIOLENT
BUT INDECISIVE FIGHTING
ALONG SOMME LINE
BERLIN", July 7, There wna violent
fighting Inst night on tho front of the
Sommo River In Franco.
Tho German War Ofllco In Its report on
operations today states that the combats
wero not unfnvornblo to the Germans, but
no decisive, claims aro made.
On tho Verdun front tho French at
tacked the German positions east of the
Meuso River, particularly southwestward
of Vaux, but were repulsed.
A sovore chock has been administered to
tho British armies In tho combined Anglo
French offensive, according to reports re
ceived hero today, and the British have
suffered unusually heavy losses.
Since the opening day of the British at
tack. General Halg's army has been unable
to make any Important gains against the
Oilman line. Forced to abandon shell
wrecked first-line positions the Germans re
tired to their second line north of the
omme where, they threw back time and
again British Infantry.
It Is well understood here that the British
will assume the offonslve, perhaps with
greater violence than marked the flrst day
of the forward movement, but tho manner
in which the German wall withstood the
first shock has Inspired the greatest con
fidence In Berlin.
A group of British prisoners, captured at
the village of Serre, admitted their disap
pointment at the stubborn nature of the
German defense.
"We thought It would be a romp across
Serre after our guns had Antshed tho
work." a captured officer was quoted as
saying. "Instead, Germans popped out of
all sorts oi places ana got many guns
working on us."
That the French have made some sub
stantial gains south of the Somme Is not
denied here. But the French gains, It Is
stated, constitute no serious menace to
the German line, which Is amply prepared
to repel any serious menace on the sector
around Peronne.
MASS FEEDING DISCUSSED
BY CONGRESS AT BERLIN
Delegates From All Parts of Empire
Consider Problem
THE HAGUE. Holland, July 7 Berlin
dispatches give an account of spirited dis
cussions at a conference of delegates frgm
different parts of the empire to discuss the
question of mass feeding
A Magdeburg delegate gave warning that
Indiscriminate mass feeding without urgent
necessity would promote laziness among
housewives.
A Frankfort delegate described mass
feeding as a safety valve to popular dis
satisfaction. Doctor Lohse, of Hamburg, recommended
the system adopted In his city soon after
the war began, under which 165,000 portions
of food are distributed dally at 20 pfennigs
(about Ave cents), half their cost The
municipality contributes 650,000 marks
(1162,500) a month to the scheme, which
prevents a run on public charity.
TROOPER OFF TO BORDER AS MOTHER
DIES; TWIN BROTHER IN ALLIES' ARMY
Mrs. Albert J. Gillingham Succumbs to Illness as One Son
Passes Through City En Route to Mexico; Another
Is "Somewhere in France"
A member of- the Second City Troop
rode through Philadelphia on a troop train
early today without knowing that his
mother, Mrs. Albert J, ailllngham, had
died an hour before at her home, 6343
Greene street, Germantown. His twin bro
ther, who is fightln? with the 67th Battalion
of the Canadian Scots somewhere In France,
Is likewise in Ignorance of bia mother's
death.
Harold Elwood ailllngham is a member
of the Second City Troop. He enlisted a
few days befor mobilization. Mrs. Emma
Wlldman Gillingham, his mother, the wife
of Albert 3. Gillingham, auditor of pass
enger Traffic for the Pennsylvania Rail
road, had been HI for six months, but she
was believed in no Immediate danger.
The twn brother. Lieutenant Albert
V ailllngham, had been with the Canadian
Scouts tor several months. Ills father
knew only the son Is "somewhere In
France."
Mrs. Dillingham's condition grew worse
two day ago. Her death came just before
midrdjht The aon was scheduled to pas
through the city on hU way to the border
Tilth the Second Troop a little after m!d
plgfe i Mr. OlUlag'njw arranged to com
SIDELIGHTS ON THE
rv ' " --7KPl S OF SHARK TETtt.
SHARKS" RAVAGES
COAST
Continued from Tare One
several times for Information which would
substnntlnto nn authenticated Instance, but
even with this Inducement no one hns ever
appeared with a case that would bear up
undor scrutiny.
The prcseneo of shnrks In New Jersey
waters, In tho opinion of many scientists,
was duo to tho scarcity of food In their
native waters. In their quest they prob
ably ranged along tho coast In tho wake
of tho menhaden fishers and have been
lurking about tho entrance of tho Delaware
Bay or In tho Atlantic nearby, feeding
upon the foodflsh cast back Into those
wators.
This theory flnds many supporters here,
an rovcaled upon Inquiry among persons
who nro versed In tho habits of decpsca
fish.
Another and moro deeply scientific theory
Is thnt tho frequont shirtings of the Gulf
stream, which sweeps the mthcrn Atlnntla
coast, may havo drawn the tropical shnrks
furhor northwnrd with Its varying cur
rents. Dr. Paul J. Sartnln, who Is corresponding
secretary of tho Geographical Society of
Philadelphia, does not regard thlB ns a
probable theory, but at the offices of tho
United States Hydrogranew Bureau, In the
Bourse Building, It was said that reports
of arriving vessels show that tho Gulf
stream varies almost dnlly In Its changes,
nnd that under the Influence of Btrong
easterly winds, Ash of all Borts would easily
bo driven with It to waters far more Inlnnd
than thoso they usually Infest.
Concerning tho Gulf Stream theory,
George S. Bliss, director of tho United States
Weather Bureau here, docs not regard It
as plausible as that tho poor home supply
of food Ash accounts for tho foraging of
sharks In moro remote places. "While the
question is not one thnt comes under my
department officially," said Mr. Bliss, "I
would personally attrlbuto tho presence; of
sharks along tho bathing benches to hun
ger and a search for food that they cannot
obtain In their usual groundB. From per
sons I have 'talked with I have been In
formed that the Ashing atong the New Eng
land coast has been unusually poor this
season, and I would not be surprised If this
condition extends to the southern waters,
where the sharks aro more numerous."
"Doctor Sartnln, In discussing tho Gulf
Stroam as a possible factor In tho solution
of the question, declarod that no decided
change of the course of that mysterious
current had been reported within his knowl
edge. Such a condition, he asserted, would
result In climatic changes along the shores
affected by the Gulf Stream that would
liken that of England to Labrador and at
the same time raise proportionately the tem
perature of tho American scacoast washed
by the current. Examination of tho rec
ords 'of water temperatures taken by the
Hydrographlc Bureau show no radical or
unusual nhenomena In the temperature of
the water nt Atlantic bathing places or J
Mexican ports.
ANOTHER REASON.
Still another theory Ands advocates
among persons who are familiar with sharks
and their ways. The Ash. though large and
of carnivorous habits, Is also somewhat lazy
and generally seeks a home In quiet waters.
The activities of submarine warfare and
othor naval disturbances on the European
aide of the ocean aro held to have caused
a possible exodus of the denizens of those
regions to parts less agitated as places of
abode. With the lessening of ocean and
coastwise travel Incident to the war. It Is
also contended, sharks which, under ordinary
circumstances, would not venture out of
their tropical homes In quiet harbors and
Inlets, are lured out Into the main waters
of the Atlantic, and lured by the warm cur
rent of the Oulf Stream follow Its course
much farther northward than when It forma
the track of the large steamships.
Transatlantic travelers and sailors tell of
hungry sharks following In the wake of
larger passenger vessels In quest of food
matter thrown overboard, This supply, It
la pointed out, IB moo largely curuuieu at
this time; In fact. It has almost disap
peared. The suggestion Is made that deep
sea sharks are venturing nearer shore In
their hunt for food that formerly came to
them in mldocean.
The shark, naturalists declare. Is vora
cious, but seldom has attacked a man except
In desperate cases of hunger. It makes
Its chief diet upon the small marine organ-
municate with Captain Charles A. Lloyd,
a son-in-law, and an officer of the 1st
Pennsylvania Cavalry who was on the
train with the young trooper,
Mr, GUtlogham's message to Captain
Lloyd was to break the newe of Mrs.
Dillingham's death to the son whenever
he thought it best. Whether or not the
message has been delivered, Mr. Gillingham
does not know.
It may be weeks before the other twin
learns of his mother's death. Letters from
him are sent through the soldiers' poet
office in London, through the War Depart
ment, and the location of the command Is
not given. Mr. Gillingham' has sent a
cable, but there Is no way of knowing how
soon It wilt be delivered.
Mrs. Dillingham's two daughters, Mrs.
Mary L. W. Deacon, of Warrenton, Va.,
and Mrs. Clara L. O. Lloyd, the wife of
Captain Lloyd, were at their parents' home
last night After a family council it was
decided not to send for the son and bring
him to his home from the railroad station.
The funeral will be held Monday morn
In at 11 o'clock from Oliver H. Balr'a.
Interment wjlj be at the FalrhiU Ceme
tery. Mrs. GUlingham was a member U
the Society of Friends. .?
SHARK MENACE ON
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3ASKrtG. SHARK y tLI,
ON JERSEY
Isms, and n few species nro herbivorous In
their habits.
Artillery practice nt Sandy Hook and thnt
of the navy In Southern waters aro held
to havo frightened many of tho smaller
fish from their homes In thoso regions.
These lesser Ash nro tho ordinary food of
the shark family, and, deprived to great
extent of their favorite meal, the shnrks
may be faring forth Into new and strange
fishing grounds, even venturing to the bath
ing grounds, which they generally avoid
through their natlvo cowardice.
At the Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th
and Raco streets, today thero was given for
a perusal a recent paper on "Tho Sharks,"
by John T. Nichols nnd Robert C. Murphy,
Issued by tho Brooklyn Museum. Botn
these authorities, ns well ns Dr. Frederick
A, Lucus, director of tho American Museum
of Natural History, New York, who has
appended a bulletin to the collaborated
paper, aro disposed to consider lightly the
possibility of 40.feet Bharks In Now Jersey
waters.
Doctor Lucas says: "A question frequent
ly nekod la, "What Is tho danger of being
attacked by n shark about hero?' and tho
answer Is thnt It Is frequently less than that
of being struck by lightning.
'True, not a summer passed without
some 'manenter' being taken along tho New
Jersey or Long Island coast, and some
times tho 'monster' reaches a length of so
much as eight foct, but these 'mancaters'
usually resolve themselves Into harmless.
If ugly-looktng sand Bharks.
WHEN SHARKS BITE.
"Sharks belonging to the two really
dangerous species, tho whlto shark nnd tho
blue shark, are occasionally taken off our
coasts, but so far ns I am aware. 'there Is
no record of any fully grown Individual
ever having been takon within hundreds of
miles of New York. Cose.i of ehark-bllo
do now nnd then occur, but there Is a great
dlfferenco between being attacked by a
Bhark and being bitten by ono, and tho
caBes of shark-bite are usually found to
have been due to some one Incautiously ap
proaching a Bhark Impounded or tangled In
a net or hasping on the shore. And, under
such circumstances, almost any creature,
will bite."
A fow years ago Herman Oelrlchs,
through the Now York Sun, offered 3600
for an authenticated case of a man having
been attacked by n shnrk In temperate
waters, Tho lack of rcsponso indicated
that virtually there Is no danger from
these fauna, according to R. Lucas, who
continues: "One of the commonest state
ments Is that 'the shark bit off tho man's
leg as though It were a carrot,' an assertion
that shows that the maker or writer of It
had little Idea of the strength of the
apparatus needed to perform such nn
amputation.
"Certainly no shark recorded as haying
been taken In these waters could possibly
perform such an act, though this might
occur If a shark, 30 feet or more In length,
happened to catch a man fairly on tho knee
Joint where no severing of the bone waa
necessary."
MANEATERS' STRENGTH.
Contrary to general belief, the shark Is
not strong In tho Jaws. Doctor Lucas telli
of having witnessed the efforts of a 12-foot
shark to cut a chunk out or a Bca lion, dead
for a week nnd. supposedly tender, "but
the shark tugged ana thrashed and made a
great-to-do over each mouthful.
Sharks were among tne very earliest of
fiflhefl to hfi fnnnrl rtn th nrh Tho fnii
sharks, among which are the dangerous
kind, have nasal apparatus well developed.
"Sharks aro moro dependent on Bmell In
finding their food than most Ashes," assert
Doctors Nichols and Murphy. "As a rule,
they are rather sluggish, but capable of at
taining great speed when excited. Most of
them have a formidable array of teeth and
eat living food, yet are ready to turn to the
humble role of scavenger. Few authenti
cated cases exist of their attacking a living
man in the water.
"Undoubtedly, the true man-eater shark,
which Is the largest species of the mackerel
sharks, a group containing the most active,
most voracious and swiftest forms, -would
not hesitate to do so; but since this Is
everywhere a rare flsh, It is a popular fal
lacy to call any large, fierce-looking shark
a maneater'.
TID3 FISH DESCRIBED. .
'There Is something peculiarly sinister
In a shark's make-up. The Bight of his
dark, lean An lazily cutting zigzags In the
surface of some quiet, sparkling summer
sea and then clipping out of sight not to
appear again suggests an evil spirit.
"His leering, chtnless face, his great
mouth with Its rows of knlfelesa teeth,
which he knows too well how to use on
the fisherman's, gear, the relentless fury
with which, when his last hour has come,
he thrashes on deck and snaps at his ene
mies ; his toughness. his brutal nerveless
vitality and Insensibility to physical Injury,
fall to elicit the admiration one feels for the
dashing, brilliant destructive gastronomic
blueflsh, or salmon. Probably few swim
mers have actually met In him their fate,
but doubtless many a poor drowned sailor
has there found his Anal resting place."
'The smooth dogfish, continue the col
laborators, "swims lazily along, until It
scents Its prey, perhaps a crab lying out
of eight In a tuft of waving eel grass;
then it turns and, rapidly moving the head
from side to side, begins a eystematlo
search over the bottom, circling closer and
closer to the hiding crustacean, which Is
Anally seized with a rush, shaken aa a
terrier shakes a rat, and quickly swal
lowed." TEETH OF MAN-EATERS.
But these are altogether different from
the man-eating shark, which has teeth from
Hi to Hi Inches' long. They are hard to
kill. A specimen taken In Buzzard's Bay
bad a large, thoroughly healed opening
through the wall of Its body. Into this hole
a lobe of the liver had grown, forming a
wound from which probably no hlbher
Vertebrate could have recovered.
Another waa hookYd, shot full of lead
from a repeating rifle r harpooned, hauled on
deck and disemboweled yet It still lived,
thrashing lta tall and "opening and shut
ting its weird, fxpreealonlew eyes."
Bharks are good to eat Their flesh is
boneless, nutritious and palatable.
PUZZLE TO SCIENCE emsm&M
THE JERSEY COAST
WCATiOn OF ATTACKS.
SHORE MEN TRY TO EXPLAIN
PRESENCEiOF BIQ MAN-EATERS
What has attracted the man-eating ehark
to the North Atlantic bathing grounds? This
hns boen a puzzling quostlon. Charles W.
Beck, a resident of Beach Haven, offers a
solution:
"This season," says Mr. Beck, "the Asher
men along the upcoast New Jersey resorts
have selected Beach Haven off shore to dis
card tho Ash offal. Heads and other parts
of Aeh which havo beon cleaned have been
dumped overboard. It offers an Inviting
meal for sharks. They have beon attracted
to the spot Remove tho cause and It Is
most likely the terror of bathers will dis
appear. It Is worth tho experiment, nny
wny." Phlladclphlans who have been making
regular trips to the Ashing banks off the
New Jersey coast for the last 25 years are
not Inclined to accept Mr. Beck's explana
tion. They point out tnat It always has
beon tho custom of fishermen to clean their
catch on their way back to port nfter n
day's Ashing, and that, so far as their
knowledge goeB, the offat thrown overboard
has never attracted man-eating sharks.
They nro of the opinion that the presence
of the selachians off tho New Jersey coast
Is duo to somo unexplained Impulse that has
caused them to migrate In a new direction.
Captain James Boyd, of tho steamer
Anglor, who for mnny years has taken
fishing parties out to the fishing banks from
Anglesea, said last night that ho had not
observed any sharks this season other than
tho ordlnnry shovel-noso or dog-head species,
and that they nro not of the man-eating
variety.
Fredorlck Morris, chief engineer of tho
steamer Mohican, of the Clydo Line, plying
between this port and Norfolk, Va twice
a week, said last night that he had ob
served the man-eating shark species espe
cially when the weather is warm off Capo
Charles. When tho weather Is extremely
warm Engineer Morris said that they came
to the surface and the flns could be seen
clearly. He ascribed the movement of the
sharks northward to the continued bombard
mont now going on at the Government test
ing ground off Cape Hatteras.
carranza, beaten,
warns u. s. of raid
Continued from Faze One
American side of the border between
Boqulllas nnd OJlnnga. Mr. Carranza
has promised to exercise the same vig
ilance on the Mexican Bide.
REPLY TO CARRANZA.
The note from Secretary Lansing to
Mexican Foreign Secretary Agullar, accept
ing the latter's proposal for direct negotia
tions. Ailing only two typewritten pages,
waa sent forward today.
In well-Informed, circles here It was pre
dicted Carranza's suggestion for negotia
tions was likely to be the appointment of
a Joint commission to study the whole
problem and make recommendations con
cerning possible remedies for the Mexican
situation.
Developments Indicate that the United
States Is endeavoring to assist Carranza In
stabilizing the Government of Mexico. To
this end "feelers" have been Issued as to
effecting a loan to Carranza. Mr. Polk has
held a conference with Paul M. Warburg,
of the Federal Reserve Board, and It Is
believed that when affairs in Mexico be
come settled, a loan will be granted.
AMERICAN REFUGEES, ANGRY,
LANDED AT FLORIDA PORT
Will Appeal to Washington Because
Ordered Out of Mexico by U, S.
TAMPA. Fla., July 7. The army trans
port Sumner, carrying 665 American refu
gees from Mexico, arrived here early today
from Vera Cruz. Avoiding a hurrican
'l
made the vessel 24 hours late. She la now
held in quarantine. Rough weather was
encountered throughout, the voyage and
women passengers suffered greatly. Ac
commodations for Ahe refugees were lack
ing, the boat being overcrowded.
Every person aboard had left Mexico
convinced by consular officials that war was
Inevitable between the two countries; they
would have refused to go under any other
condition. The price of their leaving, they
say, meant heavy financial sacrifices, and
in some cases, ruin.
Each refugee will write his Congress
man and Senator urging Intervention and
calling attention to the heavy losses they
have suffered by the action of the State
Department ordering them from Mexico
without cause,
Prizes Awarded nt Flower Show
Mrs. J. Gardner Caasatt carried off high
honors- at the opening of the Devon Flower
Show Association's exhibit at the Radnor
High School. Wayne. She won 10 first
prizes and' three seconds. Others who won
blue ribbons were John T. Windrim, Thomas
McKean, Mrs John Hampton Barnes, Mrs.
John A Brown, William B. Ellis, Mrs. Sam,
ul Eckert. Powell Evans, W a Btebon
and Mrs, C H Clark, Jr Flower ctauea
in the exhibition will be judsed today.
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FRIENDS ASSEMBLE
FROM ALL OYER U. S.
IN TENT AT CAPE MAY
Biennial Conference, Which Will
Last Six Days, Attracts Mem
bers of Society for Discus
sion of Religious Topics
EFFECTIVE TJIOUGH QUIET
Bu a Btaff Cerrtsvonitnt
CAPE MAY, N. J July 7. They camo
yesterday from all' over the country to
attend the Friends' blenntnl conference,
which will last until Thursday, July 13,
Some were In their eighties, with cane
nnd ear trumpets, nfod their dear old
wrinkled faces showed years of adherence
to the simple life. They came well on In
middle life, fine men, whose names stand
for much In the world of finance and then
the younger generation wns also generously
represented. Unlike the gay and boisterous
ad men's convention In Philadelphia n few
days ago, they make no notsa and ono
would hardly bellevo they were In town If It
wero not for the huge tent erectod on tho
Stockton lawn, whero they hold their meet
ings, but will know In time that they nro
hero and In their quiet way accomplishing
big things.
Todays program was as follows: A de
votional meeting took placo from 8:30 to
S a. m., nt 9! 16 the Mayor of Capo Mny
welcomed the members of tho conference
Tho opening address was delivered by
Dr. O. Edward Janney, of Baltimore, who
Is chairman of tho conference. From Dttfi
a. m. to 10;45 o'clock George A. Walton, of
George School, spoko on "Development of
the Religious Life," nnd quoted from nn old
monk, who once said, "I would fain be
to tho Almighty as the hand of man to a
man." Ho snld that tho best work for tho
Society of Friends Is In the future, nnd
thnt Is to elevate men to better nnd higher
living. A moral life Is n good thing, but
the nun who thinks thnt Is nit Is making n
end mlstnko: being a power Is of mora
valuo. Mr. Walton Is one of tho younger
Friends and speaks with conviction nnd
spirit. Ho will deliver two mofo lectures
on "Development In tho Religious Llfo"
during tho conferenco.
"I venture to think that tho great period
of the Quaker meeting may not bo In tho
past but In the future : for Its fundamental
features aro In nccordanco with the prin
ciples of democracy of tho time, domocracy
whloh I believe wo are gradually working
toward In things polltlcal.Mndustrlal, social
nnd religious, not only hero In America
but In Europe and Asia as well. Tho
European war seems to havo called n halt
In democratic progress, but thoso whoso
faith In domocracy Is based on tho Arm be
lief that there Is nn Inner light which
llghtcth ovory man that comcth Into tho
world aro convinced that this can only de
lay but not prevent domocrntlc progress.
"The Inner light of every man Is devel
oped by freedom, by giving a mnn oppor
tunity to detormlno In a measuro the con
ditions of his llfo and to tako tho re
sponsibility for his choice. For Instnnce, n
slavo who Is obedient to n good mnRtor will
lend'n blameless life, but he can never have
tho power or tho Insight of the man who Is
free to choose his acts; tho freo man will
mako mistakes. If ho hni spirit nnd In
itiative, nnd ho will suffer for them, but
he will gain wisdom which Is obtainable in
no other way. A benevolent despotism
might provide tho moet orderly nnd effi
cient government, but a domocracy makes
men. Such liberty, coupled with responsi
bility, a Friends' meeting offers us. Wo
nro not only freo to speak If wo feel tho tin
pulso and freo to Influenco the meeting In
any way we can, but the meeting Is unsat
isfactory and tho fault Is ours, If we don't
do our part.
"Each member has a responsibility In
regard to tho quality of the allenco nnd tho
character of the social Intercourse, nnd ho
should not only bo willing to help the meet
ing by tho spoken word If the call Booms to
como, but should even bo on thn watch for
the call and wclcomo It, for It may como
to any ono whether ho has a particular gift
for speaking or not. As by doing wo learn
something that cannot bo learned from
books, so by thinking over our own re
ligious thoughts and expressing them In
meeting wo gain something that cannot be
gained by merely Inviting the religious
thoughts and feelings of another.
"This then Is tho great opportunity of
a Friends' meeting, tho opportunity nnd
the responsibility of religious expression
which makes us grow. Thus our meetings,
like the political democracy, tend to make
men. What may wo expect to receive In
n Friends' meeting? Surely not sermons,
preached with authority or orations "em
bellished by tho flowers of rhetoric, hut It
the members are as thpy should be, all
looking toward the light from their dif
ferent angles and humbly Becking In dif
ferent ways to hasten tho coming of God'B
kingdom opon earth, they will bo able to
And thoughts helpful to ono another. Even
when tho language Is awkward, when tho
thoughts expressed nre not new to us, thero
Is always an Inspiration In coming In touch
with the Ideals nnd aspirations of our fel
lows. When a large number of members
occasionally speak In meeting, as I believe
they should, then thero aro two advantages
over the church service the many points
of view that are given us and the encour
agement of fellowship, of knowing tho
aspirations not of one, but many of our
fellows."
At 10:45 a. m. Mary S. McDowell spoke
on "Our Vocal Ministry." She Eald:
The big event of the morning was the
arrival of Thomas Mott Osborne, whose
address closed the morning session.
A golf tournament occupied the re
mainder of the day, and the committee In
charge of this part of the entertainment
Included Mr. and Mrs. J. Milton Grlscom,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Blddle, Jr.. Mr.
and Mrs. Dudley Perkins, Mr. and Mrs.
J, Archer Turner. Those who did not wish
to play golf took trips to Sewell's Point
and Cape May Point
MARY J. COOK LEFT $180,000
Will of Widow of Former Congressman
Filed for Probate Other Last
Testaments Offered
The will of Mary J. Cook. 848 North
Broad street, widow of former Congress
man Joel Cook, who died at her summer
home near Norrlstown, Pa., on June 27, was
admitted to probate today, She left an es
tate valued at about (180,000, which Is de
vised to a son, George W, Chllds Cook; a
daughter, Mary C. Kane, and grandchildren.
Other wills probated were those of George
Albert, 4621 Chestnut street, which con
tains a bequest of 1260 to the Rodef Shalom
Congregation and leaves the balance of a
135,000 estate to the testator's widow;
Peter Ott, 8208 Morton street, who left
property valued 81,125,000; Franklin Hall,
who died in the Polyclinic Hospital, 321,000 ;
Bessie B. Dunne, Woman's Hospital, ill,.
700. and Thomas Barry, St. Agnes Hospital,
,33680.
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Shrine Meeting
at Buffalo July 11, 12 nnd 13
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SPIDER WEB TO CATCH
G.0. P. MEN, SAYS MOORE
"Mealy-Mouthed Invitation to
Vote for Bill," Philadelphia
Kepresentativo Tells
tho House
ATTACKS WILSON'S WORK
WASHINGTON, July 7. Attacking tho
Domocrntlc rovenuo mensure, which many
Ilepuhllcans hnvo nnnottneed their Inten
tion to support, Representative J. Hamp
ton Moore, of Philadelphia, snld In thoa
clcbnto In tho House today:
"A Democratic spider veh lins bconl
woven to catch tho Ilepuhllcans.
"This Is n menly-mouthcd Invitation to I
tho Republicans to vote for this bill, which
Is as uncompromisingly Democratic ns tne
Underwood taHtt law." '
Representative Moore delivered n broad
side ngalnst tho Administration, declnrlng
that tho number of Federal omconolders
had been Increased nt the? rnto of 10,000
n year since President Wilson was In
nugu rated.
"Thirty thousand deserving Democrats
hnvo been tnken caro of," snld Representa
tive Moore, "whllo tho. Administration la
mnklng n futllo nttompt to got men to go
to tho Mexican border. Why not send tho
deserving Democrnts?"
Ho said that tho President, nfter making
tho country believe thnt wnr with Mexico
was Imminent, had made a "magnificent
and masterly rctrent from Carrlzal."
"And now wo nro to bo asked to Issue
bonds to ralso $125,000,000 to meet tho
expenditures of sending tho Nntlonal Guard
to tho Mexican border. This Is only
another Instance of the nctlvlty of this
Administration.
"If tho Administration honestly desired
Republican support for n preparedness tax t
measure, why did It tack on to till a bill the
tariff commission bill, the dyestuffs bur nnd
the nntl-dumph.g provision?-
"Theso nre tariff measures. Involving
policies upon which tho parties havo been
nt Issuo. If, In addition to tho two annual
war taxes nlready Imposed nnd the Income
tax, which wns to make good all losses, duo
to the passage of tho Underwood bill, the
Democrnts noncstiy ucsireu iieputHicnn as
sistance In raising revenue to meet tho ex
igencies of war, why did they not submit a
revenue measure, puro and simple, upon
which Republicans could have cast, a pa
triotic vote without offense to their party
principles 7"
Will Improve Fort Washington
Tho Fort Washington Improvement As
sociation has elected these otneers: Presi
dent, Samuel Yeakle ; vlco president, J. N.
Arhuckle; secretary, U. O. Funk; treas
urer, F. O. Klostermann. Better street
lighting and sidewalk Improvements will be
among tho first matters taken up.
Sunday
Pleasure
Trios
Sunday, July 9
From Broad Street Station
$2.00
$2.50
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Station 7.SS A.M., Weat Philadel
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PENNSYLVANIA
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