EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1916.
SHARK FRIGHTENS
BATHING THRONG
AT SPRING LAKE
Fin Seen Near Beach and
300 Flee to the
Shore
HUSHES OUT INTO OCEAN
Lifeguard Raises Rifle to Fire,
but Fish Plunges Be
neath Waves
By iC Staff Correspondent
SPniNO tu.KE,'N. J July 8. Three
hundred bathers fled for the beach shortly
after noon today when n. fin suddenly cut
the water 20 feet beyond the poles ow tlio
Inside lines at tho boardwalk.
It was In tho vicinity, only closer to shore,
where Charles Bruder, a bellboy hero, was
killed by a shark on Thursday. His death
followed by two days that of Charles U.
Van Sant, a Phlladelphlan, who died after
& shark at Beach Haven had mangled him.
Alt tho bathers reached shore in almost
a minute. Nono had been far out, When
they re-entered the water, they went only
where It was knee-deep or less. '
Tho fin appeared five times more In
various places near the ropes, nnd Life
Guard George White, sitting on tho bow
of a motorboat with a rifle In his hand, pur
sued tho fin and once raised the rifle to flro.
Tho fin appeared further and further out,
and In a short time all trace o fit wan lost.
MOTOnBOATS IN HUNT.
A line of motorboats, cruising from dawn
to sunset and extending from AUantlo
Highlands, near SanBy Hook, to Capo May,
will protect Now Jersey coast resorts from
the raids of man-eating sharks, according
to a plan formulated today by tho Spring
Lake Borough Council nnd leading hotel
men hero.
Fishermen, oldest Inhabitants and sum
mer visitors of long standing tell dozens of
well-authenticated stories of sliarka seen off
the Jersey coast.
TALES OP NEW VICTIMS UNTRUE.
Besides these reports come almost hourly
rumors that the shark hod found new vic
tims. Spring Lake was agog today over
tho story that a small girl had been caught
by a shark Inside the ropes there. The
report was untrue. ,
Perry Hlnkle, a Now York cottageV, Bhot
two sharks near "The hocks, a ton-ratnorn
deep ledge, six miles out from here. That
was last summer. A year ago fishermen
caught a 20-foot man-eater In a net below
Sea Girt. They slashed Its head off nnd,
cutting up tho body, found in the stomach
a foot and ankle inside a shoe and sock.
Fishermen often find sharks as much as
12 feet long In the fish "pounds" they set
up u mile oft shore.
Six miles north of hero Is Shark River,
the southern boundary of Belmar, a tidal
Inlet where at least one of tho fish has
been found. Old Jerry Gasklll, a fisher
man, now long dead, used to tell the story
that Shark River came by Us name through
.the death of an Indian, eaten by a shark,
' near the sea.
One lono shark probably was responsible
for the two killings, off the Jersey coast. It
was said at tho United States Bureau of
Fisheries, in Washington, today.
The shark, officials said, probably had ac
quired a taste for human Iflcsh as some
four-footed beasts do, becauso of scarcity of
food fish this season.
Commissioner of Fisheries Hugh M
Smith laughed, at a suggestion that heavy
Cannonading in tho North Sea had driven
large numbers of sharks across the At
lantic. Sharks 'that Infest the north At
;lantIo seaboard In summer, he said, art en
tlrolytirely a different species from
European sharks. They como north In tho
summer from spots off Hatteras, where
fish are found In large schools in the win
ter. I
AUSTRIAN ARMY RETIRES
BEFORE CZAR'S FORCES
Continued from Pate One
the Russian wave surged through the shat
tered lines.
So overwhelming was tne Russian attack
In the region southwest of I-ake Narocz,
where Petrograd claims the gieatest suc
cesses In the new drive, that an enormous
number of prisoners and a vast amount of
booty were taken by the attacking forces.
Furious fighting Is continuing along this
whole line. The Germans, speedily rally
ing from the first Russian onslaughts, are
launching counter-attacks In rapid succes
sion in an attempt to win back the lost
positions. Unless the Russians can be
checked Immediately at the vital points,
where their first thrusts have succeeded.
It Is believed that the whole German lines
.In the northern sector will be greatly en
dangered. ,
BUSSIANS REACH POINT ONLY
ELEVEN MILES FR03I KOVEL;
CAPTURE VILLAGES BY STORM
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PETROGRAD, July 8. She capture of
, the, villages of DolJItaa and Gruztatln, In ad
dition to that of Manevlchl, already report
ed, was officially announced today.
(Manevltchl Is only 11 miles from Kovel,
the Great German base In Volhynla, which
the Teutons have been fighting so desper
ately to hold.) 'j
The War Office gave out the following
report:
"We are developing our success west of
Czartorusk. After hot n&b.tlng- with the
bayonet we captured Doljltsa, on the main
road to Kovel; Manevltchl and Oruzlatln.
The number of prisoners in our hands Is
increasing. North of the lower Llpa, under
the cover ot a violent bombardment, the
enemy attempted to start an offensive In
the regions of Schklln and Dubovya, but
all bis attacks were repulsed. Severe artil
lery duels are in progress at many points
in dallcU.
HOT, IS IT? NOTHING
TO WHAT WILL COME
Continued from Pare One
wasn't hot at all ; the fact Is, he said, that
this 8th ot July Is barely reaching the
normal temperature.
If any Phlladelphlans are uncomfortable
or even suffering1, ha said, they are paying
the price of abnormal comfort these last
few days. ,
These last' few days," he went on, "have
been cool beyond the average, and much
more so-than, we had any right to expect "
Then ho cited figures to prove It. He
showed by today's temperatures that the
heat was bavins a hard time to be a
great as yesterday . that pot until 10 o'clock
did It succeed In equaling Its 84-degree rec-
H-d of yesterday, ana jusc aooui inanageu
to keep toe to the tune of 86 by U o'clock.
All the houra before that time the heat
lagged along one or two degrees cooler.
"if people really feel warm," Mr. Bliss
continued happily standing in front of an
electric JUn. which blew tnrough his Joose,
Mght Jrt B&eh suit "it way be, becaiuo
the bwaiiWtXjo&s Jumped from yesterday's
S)C Tl4agrea to today's of 6 J but
v jflfwi't anything to be alarmed about.
Xta that 1 hardly the, normal mark for
tfcst mfttrm though Wv yen' close to It
YtMr' favutikllty was so low and the
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"INTO THE JAWS OF DEATH"
Jnws of a shnrk which was cnught by Henry (Jerlnch, of 1216 Hilton
street, in tho surf nt Ocean City, N. J. The several rows of teeth are
shown as in tho act of attacking a victim, who has no chance for escape
untorn from the fanga which project in all directions. The jjrindinf?
action of tho molars will quickly tear a man's leg off, as the death of
the victims at Spring Lake and Beach Haven, N. J., showed.
WOMAN TELLS OF SEVEN-FOOT
SHARK CAUGHT AT WILDWOOD
Disagrees With Experts Who Think Lone Man-eater
Caused Deaths of Young Men at Beach Haven
and Spring Lake
Ono sportswoman, who docs not subscribe
to tho opinion of those experts who view
tho killings of tHo young men by sharks
at Beach Haven nnd Spring Lake as ex
ceptional raids by a lone man-eater Is
Ml. id Lillian Daniels, ot 1822 Norrls street.
Mis11 Daniels feels she can differ with
them fairly because she says she figured
In tho catch of n soven-foot Bhark with
Or. John W PInkham, of 208 North 33d
street, on Wednesday.
This was oft' tho Wlldwood Crest Pier,
and In barely four feet of wnter.
Miss Daniels says she sighted the shark,
which was about seven feet long, nnd that
Dr. PInkham caught him with the help of
his host. Allen McClellan, of 752 Holly
street. Miss Danlols told tho story today:
"Wo were fishing off tho Wlldwood Crest
Pier," she said. "Of course everybody was
tnlklnir about the terrible death of yountf
Mr. Vansant, aniTbelng at the ocean's edge
we naturally talked nbout It. TVouldn't
It bo funny If we wero to catch one?' I
said, though I was being kept pretty busy
with klngflsh.
"About that time I caught sight of tho
shark. He was half out of water, and his
great fins were plainly noticeable. I told
Doctor PInkham to play for him. and almost
as I said It the Doctor's bait was picked up.
"Doctor PInkham played with the monster
for awhile, and then Mr. McClellan ran
down and threw a harpoon Into It. I don't
suppose It was more than four feet deep
there. If that much.
'They brought the shark to shore and,
standing him up, he wns Just a little more
than a foot bigger than Doctor PInkham,
who caught him, and ho Is G feet 11. They
cut him open, nnd the only thing found In
his stomach was mossbunker, which had
been tho bait used to catch him. So It Is
plain that the shark was hungry."
CAUGHT NEAR BATHING POINT.
Miss Daniels said they were fishing early
and their catch was not viewed until quite
awhllo after It was made, except by proba
bly a dozen persons There were no swim
mers then, she Bald, but It was right where
the swimmers "naturally would be and at a
place where one could stand easily with
body from the waist up out of water.
This Is not her first experience with
KILLINGS BY SHARKS FIRST KNOWN
. ON ATLANTIC COAST, SAYS EXPERT
Never, in His Experience, Attacked Human Beings Except
in the Tropics, Asserts H. P. Moore, of Philadel
, phia, Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries
Bv'a Staff Corrtipoiutrnt
WASHINGTON, July 8. Attacks on hu
man beings by sharks, which have resulted
In killing two bathers at the New Jersey
resorts within the last week, are the flrs,t
Instances ot the kind ever recorded along
the north Atlantic coast, according to H. F.
Moore, of Philadelphia, deputy commis
sioner of fisheries.
Doctor Moore, who was graduated from
the University of Pennsylvania, is in charge
ot the scientific branch of the United States
Fish Commission.
"Except In the tropics, I have never
known of a shark to attack a human be
ing," said Doctor Moore. "Shortly before
I went to the FIJI Islands a native woman,
who was bathing In a rHer some distance
from salt water, was attacked and one of
her legs was bitten oft by a shark.
"The tiger sharks are quite rapacious.
Within the last year the United States Fish
Commission's boat, Flshhawk, got a shark
eight or nine feet long off the North Caro
lina coast. It was caught with a hook and
UNITED SPORTSMEN FAVOR
FISHERMEN'S LICENSE LAW
Resolutipn Will Ask Legislature to
Pass Measure
SCRANTOrf. Pa, July 8. Local sports
men, who leave here tomorrow for the con
vention of the United Sportsmen of Penn
sylvania, to be held at Oil City, July 11-13,
are to take with them resolutions urging
the next Legislature to pass a fishermen's
license law; also that the unused moneys
In the hunter's license mnd be devoted to
the purchase of additional State game
preserves.
"We favor a law calling on all fishermen
over 16 years of age to take out an an
nual license, the fee to be 60 cents. Farm
ers' wives and daughters, in fact, all the
women of the State, would be permitted
to fish without a. license." David Frlcbard,
of this city, treasurer ot trie United Sports
men, said today. Hs figures that the State
could raise 100,000 annually through the
Issuance of fishermen's licenses, a sum suf
ficient to meet the expense of handling the
State Fishery Department
The United Sportsmen hope to have the
support of Senator Penrose In their fight
for the fishermen's license law and other
measures favored by the organization. The
Senator la to address the convention at Oil
City next Thursday night
John D. Golfs at 7T
MJBVKtAJTC. a. July 4-JqJw D.
mAifeHer, celebrated his Tfth birthday
aJ kU Fcrest HUi estate today by playing
& whites at gnU with his "creclc.'-
sharks, oven In tho East. Miss Daniel? hat
dono much fishing In Florida and has many
pictures to show her catches down there;
she shows also a plcturo of a shark shj
caught off Wlldwood several years ago, Her
theory of their visits sc close to shore Is
hunger puro nnd simple.- t
And she speaks of them with somo ad
miration, a fisherman's admiration:
"Tho shark Is tho gamest fish I over
met," sho said
HAS CAUGHT MANY SHARKS,.
Doctor PInkham at his homo today Bald
he was surprised to think that people all
theso years had the Idea that the Atlantic
coast was free from sharks.
He said he has fished all' along this part
of tho coast, from Asbury Park clown, and
has seen and caught them avemriiKro .-
peclally at Asbury Paik and Wlldwood.
Tho last four years ho has done virtually
nil hla flahfnf n TTI!,1. . '
- " " " imunuuu, unu eacn year
has caught some sharks. Ills catch on
July 4 was his first this year.
"I don't suppose," ho said, "that the
sharks I havo been catching are any dif
ferent In tpecles from thoso that havo
killed the two boys this week. As far ns I
know they aro nil of the regular man-eating
variety, with tho double row of teeth
"At Wlldwood they frequent what wo
fishermen call the Inside bar. and are pretty
numerous. In Delaware Bay, where I'vo
done a good deal, of fishing, they'ro as thick
ns can be."
MAN EATER AT ATLANTIC CITY.
Doctor PInkham was asked about Atlan
tic City, and ho Bald ho hasn't done much
fishing there, but he supposed they were
thero Just as well as anywhere else. Ho told
how last Bummer fishing oft the pier nt
Wlldwood he saw a big shark coming In on
a wave heading right for a woman bather.
He cast a tempting halt right in the shark's
path, nnd tho monster took the bait and
went out to sea with line and nil.
Tuesday's catch, he said with a fair de
gree of pride, wos made with a 12-thread
line That Is nn unusually small size line
for fishing for sharks, and ho admitted he
could never have landed It without tho other
man's aid In using the hook
The seven foot of shark weighed approxi
mately 200 pounds, Doctor Flnktiitm said.
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line. A strap was thrown around' Its tall
and It was pulled up by the boat tackle.
The Bhark was hanging alongside the boat,
head down, and several feet out of the
water A little later another tiger shark
ot the same school Jumped out of the1
water and tore a huge chunk out of the
belly of tho other.
"The whole boat was rocked by the
force of the pull The attacking shark
was hit by a bullet fired from a naval
rifle by one of the men aboard the Fish
hawk. When the second shark was pulled
aboard It was found to be 12 feet long.
It was cut open and the part of the other
shark turn away was found In Its belly
Doctor Moore, when asked how he ac
counted for the presence of sharks In the
surf along the Atlantic coast, said;
"Normally he sharks feed on fish It
is possible there are schools of n8D. close
In shore as there often are Just outside;
the breakers. It Is also possible that a
shortage of fish has caused the sharks to
go foraging far Jnsore, and being very
hungry they have attacked human be
ings." HUGHES HURRIES TO NEW YORK
TO END PENNSYLVANIA FIGHT
Candidate Called to Select
Serve as Electors
Men to
NEW YORK, July '8. Charles Evans
Hughes, .Republican nominee for the presl
dency, came to town unexpectedly today.
It was In answer to a hurry call from his
campaign managers. They wanted to see
him relative to some difficult details, that
had to be taken care of Immediately. ,He
planned to return to his summer home In
Bridgehampton. N. V., early In the after
noon.
Mr. Hughes came to New York to look
over a list of Pennsylvania electors chosen
by the Republican National Committeemen
from that State. A law In Pennsylvania
provides that a presidential candidate must
Hie his list of electors with the Secretary
of State within 10 days after his nomlna.
tlon. The time for Mr. Hughes to send his
list will expire Monday.
When Mr. Hughes got to town he ap
proved the selections and then sent them
long to Harrisburg.
Restaurant Man Pureed by Kitchen Fire
Lewis Wilson, an employe of the restau
rant pf Jlenry- A. Underwood, at (It Vine
treat, was slightly .burned today while
eatlngulshing a lire In the, kitchen, He
was taken, to the Hahnemann Hospital. The
Ute was prevented from spreading ilrougb
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EX-VILLA CHIEF .
DIGS DITCHES -FOR
PHILADELPHIA
General Blanco Bosses Gang
, in Work for First '
Brigade -
HOMELIKE AIR in camp
By CAKL L. ZEISBERG
Evenlno .edotH qtnff Correspondent
EL PASO, Tex.( July 8. General Jose
De La Luz Blanco Is digging ditches for
the 1st Brigade of Philadelphia. This sur
prising Information became known today to
the Phlladelphlans, who probably had enter
tained no suspicion that the distinguished
looking Mexican wns Indeed no other than
the famous Villa leader nnd exile. At once
he became tho target for hundreds of pairs
of eyes of General Price's men.
It Is perhaps unfair to the generals to say
that he digs ditches. Actually he does not.
As "boss" of a gang of Mexican laborers
which, by the way. Includes four ex-cap-talns
of one of the numerous Mexican
armies, he draws 32 n day from the Gov
ernment. Ho, does not handle pick nnd
shovol personally, but sees to It that his
100 or more men do nnd that they handle
the blasting powder correctly and that thoy
do not strike too often. Tho digging of
Banltnry excavations Is in charge ot tho
general, whose duties nro rendered arduous
through tho propensity his men hnvo for
striking. An attempt to Interview him wns
rendered futile thereby.
"Good morning," smiled the general,
showing his teeth" under his military mus
tache, and then he was hurriedly summoned
to a far section of the camp whero another
man had gone on a strike.
A meeting between tho general and Ser
geant Major Fred O, Blair, of the 1st
Regiment, after a lapse of 15 years, was
witnessed by members of tho regiment, Tho
two men shook hands, recognizing each
other, but unablo to converse.
"Good morning," said Qcncrnt Blanco.
He and Sergeant Major Blair mot Inst
at Fort Huachuca, Arl In 1901, when
General Blanco was at his zenith and tho
American officer was In tho 5th Cavalry,
General Blanco wns a Madcro leader and
then becamo a tower of strength under Villa
nnd was exiled by Cnrranza. He lives In
this city.
A more homellka air pervades Camp
Pershing today. The lBt Rcglmont has
cleared every speck ot cactus nnd mcsciulto
from tho snndy soil of Its campstte. Lieu
tenant Colonel Kemp, of the 3d, today gave
a straightforward nddrcss to his men, wnrn
Ing them against dnngerous associates In
the city. In tho absenco of Chaplain D.-uIr,
he Is serving as spiritual advisor to his
men.
The medical corps of tho three regiments
under Major Georgo S. Crampton, surgoon
of tho 1st Brigade, have treated at least
160 cases since tents wore pitched. Most
of these .were of very trivial nature, such
as cactus scratches, fingers cut and dietary
troubles duo to tho radical change In
climate.
Thero were several cascB of heat exhaus
tion of a mild nature, Tho genoral Impres
sion In camp that tho few men carried to
the Red Cross tenta were victims of sun
stroke wore corrected hy Mnjor Crampton,
who Issued the following statement:
"Sunstroke and heat exhaustion are very
different, the former being dangerous and
the latter not nt all dangerous. Sunstroko
Is virtually Impossible In a dry climate like
this. We havo had no cases of sunstroko
here."
Following a conference of nil the Phila
delphia medical officers and Major Bevans,
IT. S. A., medical sanitary ofllcer, the regi
mental hospital plan was abandoned, regi
mental Infirmaries being substituted These
will be opernted like dispensaries. All cases
of mor. than moderate severity and nil con
tagious cases aro being treated at the post
hospital.
As soon ns the enmp Is permanently es
tablished all Itinerant hucksters will be
barred. Major Crampton announced. Regi
mental exchanges where the men may buy
eatables and llttlo luxurlds will be opened
Oeneral Price and members of IiIh staff
and Colonel Turner, of the 2d, and mem
bers ot his staff have rented bungalows on
the edge of the crimp.
Tho 10th Infantry, of Pittsburgh, ar
rived today, tho first section leading the
way, 3 a. m Philadelphia Tho regiment
detrained at Fort Bliss and was assigned
to a site at Camp Pershing.
FKANKFORD V WORK
DELAYED AGAIN
Several Carloads of Girders Go
Astray and Operations
Are Halted
Work on the Frankford elevated steel
superstructure Is threatened with further
delay because several carloadu of girders
went astray while en route to the scene ot
operations.
The McCUntlc-Marshall Company sus
pended work In the erection of the steel
girders two weeks ago and posted a notice
that It would be resumed on July 5, believ
ing that the missing girders would have
reached here by that time. There Is still
no trace of them and tho men who have
been reporting for work dally find nothing
to do. The contract Is now two months be
hind schedule.
A conspiracy of circumstances has
blocked the work ot the contractors for
some time. First, the mills were delayed
In turning out the material on account ot
the big war orders Then there were sev
eral labor strikes, and when they were set
tled, the girders got lost.
Meanwhile, a nne of ISO a day Is being
Imposed upon the contractors In accordance
with the terms ot the contract. The steel
pillars have been received and laid on the
street as far as Oxford street. But they
cannot be put In place for ihe reason that
the connecting spans have not yet been
received.
TWO HELD AS PICKPOCKETS
Watch and ?'J0 Ca8a Taken From
Franklin Square Sleeper
Three alleged pickpockets operating in
the Tenderloin were arrested today by the
police. In each case the offenders showed
stubborn resistance. '
While John Green, of Pemberton, N. J.,
was taking a nap on a bench In Franklin
Square, Samuel Alber and George Laell,
ot 7th and Vine streets, came along and,
according to the police, took Green's watch,
a .pearl pocket knife .and ?90 In cash,
Joseph Hulshart, a watchman, who saw
them, told Policeman Gllllgen. He caught
the men. arfd after a fight took them to the
11th and Winter streets station.
Each was held In 1500 ball by Magis
trate Collins.
A similar attempt to rob Mtchael Mc
Nlrhol, of 16th and Falrmount avenue, was
made while he was sleeping by. Samuel MI1U
man. the police say. Policeman Dorsey, It
la said, caught Mlllman In the act He
showed fight, but was quickly subdued and
held in S1000 ball for court.
Jenkintown School Board Meets
The Jenkintown School Board haa reor
ganized for the year with these officials.
President, N B, Gasklll ; vice president, J
Dr. W B, Jameson; secretary, J FredTlef
eneach, treasurer, Dr. A. C. Heritage. The
tax rate has been Bxed at i mills, no change
from the preceding yeart and the board Is
considering plans for floating a pew bond
Issue to take care of a mortgage and cur
rent lndebtedoe3s.
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AUSTRIA
HUNGARY
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GREAT RUSSIAN ADVANCE
While tho Czar's forces in tho
south continue to shove the Aus
trians back in Gallcin and Buko
wina, on tho north a now offensive
has been started against tho Ger
mans on tho line from Vilna to
Baranovichi. Russian successes
west of Czartorysk now menace
tho German base at Kovel.
DEATH TOLL OF STORMS
GROWS IN MAGNITUDE
Six Known Fatalities and Biloxi,
Miss., Hears Number
Exceeds 100
ATLANTA, July 8 A series of tor
nadoes nnd torrential rains following In tho
wake of tho Gulf hurricane luio done
damage to ships, property and roads
throughout Goorgtn, Alabama nnd Missis
sippi estimated nt $5,000,000, caused at
least six deaths nnd Injury to socral scoro
other persons. All of tho (load were ne
groes except an cngtneman, who was killed
near Bond, Miss., In a washout. Three wero
drowned at Birmingham and two near Tus
caloosa. a uispatcn from biioxi, miss., says re
ports thero Indlcato that the loss of life
In tho hurricane was more than 100, this
estlmato being based on tho fact that
schooners carrying moro than 100 persons
are still unaccounted for.
At Birmingham, Valley Creek nnd Vlllngo
Creek spread, surrounding lowlands, and
residents along tho streams had tn be res
cued
In Montgomery and surrounding terrltorj
several houses wero blown away and many
persons were Injured Enormous crop dam
age has been dono throughout Mississippi,
southern Alabama and Georgia.
Tho precipitation In Atlanta has been
3.80 Inches during tho last 24 hours, and
heavy rain continues. Many sections of
roadway havo been washed away.
Twenty-four boats, mostly fishermen's
craft, are missing from Gulfport, Biloxi,
Faxcagoula Bay, St. Louis and Ocean
Springs, and seven motorboats nro searching
Mississippi Sound foY them.
Communication with many of the points
affected by tho storms Is still lacking. Re
ports from Mobile, Pensacola nnd other
Gulf points state the high water Is receding,
leaving In Its wake property damage esti
mated at millions of dollars
HUNT BEGINS FOR NEGRO
WHO BEAT TICKET MAN
Assailant of Broad Street Sta
tion Clerk Believed to Have
Been Former Employe
The police today are searching the city
for a daring hold-up man who beat the
night ticket clerk at Broad Street Station
Into unconsciousness and then lied with
$26 early this morning.
The robber, dressed ns a porter, gained
access to the room where Charles' Morgan,
the clerk, was counting the money the ticket
sellers had received by pretending to clean
the office. '
Morgan fought the robber, who was a
light-colored negro, believed by the railroad
police and the city police department to be
a former employe at the station, until he
become unconscious.
Morgan's duties Include the collection
and counting of the money received by the
ticket sellers each night. He Is 25 years old,
und lles at 2S1G South ISth street.
According to the story he told this morn
ing, he had just placed the money In the
drawer ot his desK, at about 1:40 o'clock,
when tho negro, dressed as a porter, opened
the door.
"What do you want?" asked Morgan.
"I came to clean up," answered the negro.
Morgan protested that the office already
had been cleaned, but the negro said he
had come to mop up. He carried a mop
and bucket, and Morgan let him In.
Morgan was suspicious, however, and
watched the negro for a time. He had Just
started to count the money, when the negro
struck him. Morgan, who Is a strong man,
fought while he was making desperate ef
forts to arouse the railroad police.
He placed himself between the negro and
the cash drawer and fought for several
minutes, until he fell to the floor, weak
from the loss of blood. The riegro had to
reach around Morgan to get at the money,
Morgan Is In. the Hahnemann Hospital,
where he was sent by IL S Duncan, assist
ant station, master, who djscotered him 10
minutes after the hold-up.
CLUBS WILL FEDERATE
Republican State Chairman Calls Meet
ing to Form Organization
TRENTON, July 8 Plans for a fed.
oration composed of IU Republican clubs
will be considered at a conference to be
held at the Republican club In this city
July 18. A call for the meeting has been
Issued by State Chairman Bugbee, Inviting
the president and secretary of each club to
be present
Senator Ackley, of Cumberland, today
launched a boom for John S. Ware, for
merly Assistant State Treasurer, as a
Democratic candidate for the Senate from
Cumberland County.
Lansdale School Board Named
LAN'SDALE, Pa., July 8 At a reorgan
isation meeting of the Lansdale Board of
Education these officers were elected. Isaaq
D. Ueebner president, Abrara Hunsberger,
vice, prtslden. Ira B. Ilarr, secretaryu'S.
P. Conner, treasurer This Is Mr HeebaJSr's
3&fsr M number e tfes board.
TROOPS OUT TO QUELL
WMINGT0N,N.C.,STRnE
Three Regiments Mobilized for
Border Duty Also Jleld
in Beadiness
WILXtLVGTOtt, N. C, July 8. Rioting
nnd disorder In tho street car strike has
tied up the entire Wilmington system with
the exception of 'the beach cars. Coast ar
tillery companies from Raleigh, Charlotte,
Salisbury and Greensboro wire ordered here
today.
Three regiments mobilized for border
service are also being held In readiness If
they nro needed.
Citizens 'were sworn In today ns special
deputies to protect tho cars running to the
bonche-j. ,
FRENCH EXTEND GAINS
ON SOMME FRONT
Continued from Tsse One
French made a surprise nttack, which was
entirely successful.
Furthor south, In tho vicinity of'Estrecs,
an assault with grenades netted the French
a gain.
The foregoing Information was contained
In nn official communique Issued by tho
French War Office today.
In the sector of Belloy-cn-Santerro tho
French captured 360 prisoners.
Thero Is a continuous cannonado both
north nnd south of tho Somme, as well ns
on tho Verdun' front. At tho lattor placo
there wero no Infantry actions during 'tho
night
Operations nro bolng hindered In Plcardy
by storms. Despite flooded streams and
thick mud, tho Allies aro still nt tacking
violently.
Tho toxt of the official communlquo fol
lows: On the Somme front bad weather Is
hindering operations. A surprise at
tack, carried out by us late yesterday
In the outskirts of BoIloy-en-Santerro,
wns a complete success. We captured
350 prisoners. East of Estrces our
troops made progress with grenades
In tho enemy's communicating tronches,
Fifty prisoners wero taken. North of
Lasslgny a detachment, which attempt
ed to capture ono Of our small posts,
wns scattered by our rlflo flro.
On tho frpnt north of Verdun thero
was a violent artillery battle, particu
larly In tho sectors of Hill 304, Esnes,
tho Souvlllo battery nnd Damloup, but
no Infantry action.
In Lorraine we destroyed with
grenades a German post near Bezange
and brought back some prisoners.
PUBLIC ANXIETY IN GERMANY
GROWS WITH ALLIED DRIVE
Crown Prince Assailed for Persisting in
Verdun Attack
1 LONDON, July 8.
The London newspapers printed several
dispatches .from Holland and Denmark to
day, Indicating Increasing public anxiety In
Germany on account of the western nnd
enstern offensives of the Allies.
The Kaiser, one English correspondent
roported, is travoltng from front to front,
conferring with his generals, each advising
against tho reduction of his forces for tho
benefit of others.
Another correspondent wired that tho
Crown Prince Isf being blamed for persist
ing In tho Verdun attack when his forces
are urgently needed on the Somme Mili
tary circles In Germany, he reported, aro
discontented becauso of Austria's weak
nesi. ,
To complete tho plcturo of pessimism, sev
eral English correspondents agreed that tho
food situation In Germany Is dally grow
ing moro serious. Tho Frankfurter Zelt
ung wns quoted as saying that the great
fight for victory or defeat has only b'egun.
BRITISH SHELL GERMANS
IN GOMMECOURT REGION;
PLANES ATTACK DOUAI
LONDON. July 8.
British nrtlllcry north of tho Ancre niver
In France was' nctlvo nil night and there
was a continuous rain of shells of all
calibre upon tho German trenches In tho
region of Gommecourt.,
Tho British War Ofllce In an official an
nouncement at noon stated that the German
positions at Gommecourt, which Is duo west
of Bapaume, were henvlly shelled.
It was stated also that British aeroplanes
have carried out n bombardment of the Im
portant 'railway city of Douai, which Is
behind the German lines and which Is a
point-of high strategic value In the rapid
movement of German troops In northern
France.
During the Inst few days, the official
report says, the English have captured 20
guns and 51 rapid flrers as well as a great
mass of other materials from the Germans
on the Somme River front.
Following Is tho text of the official report:
Heavy rain yesterday afternoon nnrt
last night Impeded operations between
the Ancre and the Somme. The night
was spent improving the forward posi
tions gained on Friday. In tho neigh
borhood of Gommecourt we bombarded
the enemy's trenches. At KeuvllleSt.
Vaast nnd northward to Ilockllncourt
tho enemy was active on Friday, ex
ploding a mine among the craters near
Ho.henzollern redoubt without nny ad
vantage to them.
Northeast of Itulluch we sprang n
mine. Our aeroplanes co-operating with
our artillery did Important recon
nalsance work. We bombarded a Ger
man aerodrome at Doual, completely"
wrecking the hangar and doing other
material damage. In the last few days
wo have captured 20 guns and SI quick
flrers as well as a large, number of
automatic rlfleB, trench mdrtars, mine
werfers, searchlights and other booty
not yet enumerated.
BERLIN REPORTS REPULSE
OF ATTACKS ON VERDUN
AND SOMME FRONTS
BERLIN, July 8.
The repulse of attacks against German
positions on the west front were reported
by the War Office today.
On the Somme .Illver front assaults
against the German lines broke down.
On the Verdun front hundreds of French
were made prisoners at Frolde Terre.
Following Is the text of the report;
On both banks, of the Somme nu
merous repeated enemy attacks were
repulsed with sanguinary losses.
The heroism and tenacity of bur
troops prepared the enemy for a day of
delusions.
On the Verdun .front the French
mride Beveral fruitless attacks oil
Frolde Terre. Weak advances against
Damloup were also checked.
Will Consider Tax on $2000 Incomes
WASHINGTON. July 8. Democratic
members of the Ways and Means pbmi
mlttee will consider today proposals to levy
a lax on Incomes of 2000 Several Demo
crats In the House are In favor of extend
ing the Jax If It la found the revenue from
such Incomes will be sufficient to justify )t.
If a majority of the Democrats on the com
mittee favor the course an amendment will,
be offered when the House takes up the
bill under the flve-mlnute rule.
1 " i1 '
Red Cross Branch at Ogontz
A. new branch of the Southeastern DIvU
slon of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the
American Red Cross has been formed by
Mrs. George Horace Lorlmer In Ogontz, to
be known as the Ogonti and Huntingdon
Valley branch. More than 100 members
have been enrolled, but 400 are expected
Thlf branch, wilt wake comfort bags, .-ilght-ablrts.
pajamas, nurses' aprons and, pther
articles. t
BUFFALO
$1P? E? Round
iDoOiD Trip
Tickets on sale July 9, 10 and 11
Good returning until July 33
A cpeeUl low nli, combined with
best service and best route, account
Shrino Meeting
at Buffalo July 11, 12 and 13
The Bladt Diamond
Leavw Philadelphia 9:30 A. M.
Arrives Buffalo. .. . . , .. ,7:55 P. M.
Makes the daylight trip through
"Ths BwlttorHnd c( America."
The Lehigh Limited
Leaves Philadelphia 0:40 P. h(.
Arrires Buffalo 7:55 A. M.
Through til-steel tlceplng cars.
For tickets and further informa
tion Inquiro
Land Tltlo Building
Phono Bell, Spruce 128
teliigfiOSMep-
KaJObroacl
', Tht ffeeto of tin PiackDUmoJ- 4&
REPUBLICAN TICKET
OF ELECTORS READY
Ellis A. Gimbel nnd Dr. James
Van Buskirk on Liat Dem
ocrats to Act Soon
The Pennsylvania ticket of Republican
electors whoso names will appear on the
ballot has been completed. Kilts A. Qlmbsl
was decided upon as tho choice In tho Jit
District and Dr. James Van Busklrk In the
3d District, Philadelphia. Tho electors fol
low: at LAnon.
David I)
I. OU-rr
r. Pittsburgh.
NAttmn t. Ko
T. Kolwell, Phil
aeit
lDhU.
Charlan T. Aikens, 8Uni
T. Alkena. HAllniirri
Ulmnn TO TTh..,I. -.... n.allli
ove.
Wllllnm Fllnn. Pittsburgh.
Rodman Wan&makor. Wynooto.
DISTniCTS.
1 Rills A. nimbol. Philadelphia.
2 Thomas Iloblns. Philadelphia.
H James Van Dunkirk. Phlladslphla.
4 Thomas U. Smith. PhlladolphU.
n Nla.1 C. Drodhaad, Philadelphia,
H Bdsar Fnhs Smith. Philadelphia.
7 William Wayne. Paoll.
8 Oaoar O. Dean, Doylestown.
II UenJamtn 8. hchlndle. Lancaster.
10 K, M. Itlne. Scranton. ,
II C. H. Wco. Wllkci-Harre. . .
12 ndmund D. Smith, Pottevllle.
ID A. nilnworth Lelnbach. JUadlnr.
14 Ktlwtn M, nunhnm.
in Horace H. Packer. Welleboro.
1(1 Curtle U. MoWllliama. Shamokln.
IT IJ. U. Lrfjns, rnyrttevllie.
1R John Huyn. CarlUle. . ....
in Wllllim V. HuihPB. IIollldlTeburs.
20 Thomas Shipley. York.
31 David Itovrells. Kano.
22 Robert IJ. Qreer, Butler.
23 Allen F. Cooper. Unlontown.
24 Kerfoot W. Daly, Charlerot.
S!i Arthur t llntea. Meadvlllo
ail William n. Chlpman. Baaton.
it William O Smith, Punxiutawney.
iR Frnnk It. Huh!. Sharon.
21oeor?o K. Tcner. HowlcUley.
so cnanea. a
nook. Pittsburgh.
Bl Nathaniel Bjar
83 Joaeph II. Kail.
, I'luiouran
iloKeea Rocks.
Under the Pennsylvania law the electors
must bo certified to by the nominee for
President of each party within 30 days
after his nomination or tho vice presidential
nominee will have the naming of them.
The date expires July 10,
The Democratic electors will be an
nounced within n day or two. William L.
McLean, of Wllkes-Bnrre, Democratic State
chairman, returned from Washington last
night, where he conferred with Democrntlo
leaders, and said that the list of Demo
cratic electors Is being completed and will
be announced on Monday, nt the latest.
ANOTHER WEDDING AT GRETNA
Fifty Men Clamor to Be Best Man for
Pittsburgh Ambulance
Sergeant
Du a Staff Corrtivondnt
MT. GRETNA. Pa.. July 8. Hall to the
latest war bride 1
Moro than fifty men In the lBt Ambu
lance Corps here clamored for the honor of
being best man at the wedding of Sergeant
J. D. O'Connell and Miss Leota Beecher,
both of Pittsburgh, who were married with
military honors this afternoon.
Miss Beecher will be the last war bride
here, according to all predictions. Con
fetti, tin cans nnd old shoes were thrown
at the bashful and youthful couple. The
bridegroom leaves for El Paso tomorrow.
FOUR FALSE ALARMS
And All Sounded Before Daylight on a
Sizzling Hot Summer Morn
ing, Too
Firemen were busy In the early hours
of this hot day.. Just because some other
persons had Insomnia they figured they
wouldn't let the firemen sleep and, begin
ning shortly before 1 a. m., they amused
themselves by sending In false alarms.
Boxes wero pulled as follows:
12:54 a, tn., at 3Cth and Wharton streets.
2:49 a. tn., 6th and Market streets.
3:10 a, m., 4th street and Falrmount ave
nue. 5:13 a. m, 66th and Christian streets.
Whenever an alarm Is struck at the Elec
trical Bureau It Ib relayed to every flre
house tn tho city, and all men must get up,
whether or pot they are summoned to an
actual Job. If there really Is a fire they
don't mind. But four false alarma before
daylight !
Girl Killed as Auto Strikes Train
MIDDLETOWN, N. V July 8. Miss
Marlon Clinton was killed and Frank Smith
was fatally hurt, when their automobile
collided with a train at Howell's today,
TOO I.ATE FOlt CLASSIFICATION
HELP WANTEO FEMAI.K
1IOU8EWORK-
-Wanted (white).
for stneral
Call tin
homework: family, four adulta.
Bnruc trt, Sunday. 8 to 1 o'clock.
TELEPHONE OPERATORS The Bell Telephone
Company offer position operator to In
telligent young women between IS and 33
year old: salary IS a week while learnlnr.
with rapid advancement: a ateady poeltloa
ueured. with, pleaoant aurroundlagi and un
Ueual opporiumif xor vri
nmnn la tha Bell Telenho
for promotion. Apply la
phone Company's oper-
atora' school. 400 Market at., dally between
8.S0 a. in. and 5
m. Tuesday and lrldav
evenings between
SO and 8.30 o'clock.
HELP WANTED MALE
A QUIET. REdPECTABLB alnda whit man
wanted to alalat in garden and to drive
motor Cadillac car; rauet have sood reference.
Wn 10 and found. II 633. Ladcer
Office.
ASSISTANT
hnalneee. t
BOOKKEEPER for automobile
bualnes. in 18 to 33 year: knowUdgo of
atanexraDhy: atate cXDeri
lence, reference and
ealaty In flrt letter. P 03. Ledger Of flgiL
DIE-UAKER wanted for artificial teeth tnoulda
at tocal atat experience, salary or contract
price per set Communicate Fourth Floor. 133
WeaJ 4 2d at New York city
LABORERS wanted for general work ateadr
work good pay for rUbt rota Apply N r
cor Ptn and Ilrown
' tUTCATIOXM NANTK& 3IALE
TOUNQ UAN with 14 ycara' a-erural Luafn..i
cap. want reaponslble. poa'n ctvta$ cbanca.iSl
wtib, advanciun t eacet ref IJ 740, Led. elect Q
fitter tUvO a tajan IS a4 IS