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EVEKING LEDGER PHIL AJDELPHIA', SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1916.
GERMANS tMBLE
TO OUST RUSSIANS
FROM R1VERIL1NES
lhe Stokhod Proves to Bo
Teutons' Strongest De
fense Before Kovel
NAVAL MILITIA OFF TO LEAGUE ISLAND. FOR BATTLESHIP CRUISE
U. S. RULES U-BOAT
A MERCHANT SHIP;
ALLIES TO DEMUR
Each German Trader, How
ever, Must Be Separately
Examined ,
HEAVY FIGHT FOR SVIDNIKI
TRIP DIPLOMATIC TEST
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Germany Alarmed Over
Heavy Austrian Losses
BERLIN, July 15 Tho position
of the Auatrlnns Is regarded in Ger
many with profound anxiety. The
military cbrrcspondent of the Frank
furter Zeltung writes:
"Even west of Kolomca the Aus-tro-Hungarians
have not found suf
ficient strength to withstand the
Russians. The interests, however,
of the entire front now demand that
the Austro-Hungarians soon make a
halt, for even tho most heroic cour
age of our troops can avail nothing
if the adjoining positions aro not
held."
IONDON, July IB. Tho marsh-flanked
Stokhod ntver continues to bar tho Russian
path to Kovel. Hardly 50 feet across at Its
widest point and fordable at several places
atone tho curving line which tho troops of
General Brusslloff have held for a week. It
has, nevertheless, proved so far to be the
Teuton's most powerful defense against the
Russian drlvo on tho vital ralhoad centre
of Vothynla.
The Russian artillery, lodged In the
swampy ground on Its right bank, has
poured o. deluge of Iron and steel over Its
swiftly flowing current Into the rudely con
structed breastworks of the Austrlana and
Germans. The Russian cavalry has swept
forward In great waves and forced cross
ings at the point of the sabre. And on the
heels of tho Cossacks tho Czar's Infantry
men have surged forward tlmo and time
again In furious charges over rafts hastily
transformed Into crude but serviceable
bridges.
TEUTONS HOLD STOKHOD BANK.
But tho Toutons continue to hold the left
bank of the Stokhod, except at certain
places where Isolation nullifies any possible
Russian advantage. At Svjdntkt a desper
ate battle Is going' on for the possession pf
the Important bridgehead, the capture of
Which by the Russians would enablo them
to tako tho whole Touton system of defenses
on the left bank of the river under nn en
filading fire and probably would result In
tho speedy retirement of the defending
forces to Kovel Itself.
In tho fighting along tho rest of the Stok
hod line the Germans, heavily reinforced, ro
crosscd the river several ttmes yesterday
and fought a losing battle with the firmly In
trenched Russians. At tha same time tho
Germans launched an offensive near Sto-
bychwa, northeast of Kovel, In tho hope of
diverting tho attention of the Russians from
the fighting along tho Stokhod line. The at
tempt was unsuccessful, the Germans being
driven back to their trenches by tho heavy
fire of the Russian guns.
GERMANS ATTACK NEAR STRIPA.
West of tho Strlpa yesterday Austrian
and German forces undertook a similar op
eration, with the purpose of easing the
pressure on their lines In Volhynla, Their
counter-attacks were repulsed with great
losses, the Russians sweeping In 3200 pris
oners as the enemy's forces were rolled
back.
General von Bothmer, with his army sub
stantially bolstered up with troops trans
ferred from other sectors. Is holdlpg his
lines In Gallcla. The Russians again en
tered his first-Una positions yesterday, but
th'ey wero hurled back.
To the south the Austrlans recaptured
their old positions on the heights west of
tho uppor Moldava. With Delatyn In tho
hands of the Russians, it Is expected that
the coming week will see the inauguration
.of a new drive on Kolomca and Lemberg
from that direction.
RUSSIANS LAUNCH NEW
OFFENSIVE IN CAUCASUS
Grand Duke Nicholas' Move West
of Erzorum Endangers Turks'
Bagdad Army
LONDON', July 15. While on the Rus
sian front the great battle of the Stokhod is
still raging; with the issue remaining In the
balanco, the most Important news from the
Russian side Is In regard to the opera
tions In the Caucasus. The Grand Duke
KIcholas reports continuous and substantial
successes against the Turks and is appa
rently launching another great offensive In
tha region of Hrzerum and Dalburt, aimed
at tho -very heart of the Turkish Empire.
A successful Russian advance along this
lino would cut off tho Turkish armies in tho
south and again place Bagdad In Jeopardy.
BULLETINS
BRITISH SEIZE MAIL FROM SHIP BOUND TO U. S.
BERLIN, July 16. 'An Amsterdam dispatch to the Overseas News Agency
states that tho Dutch steamship Maartinsdyk, bound to New York, was held up at
Kirkwall by the British naval authorities and all her first-class mall seized.
ITALIAN DESTROYER SUNK BY ENEMY SUBMARINE
BERLIN, July 15. An Italian destroyer of the Indomito type was sunk last
Monday afternoon by an Austrian submarine, according to an official statement
from the Austrian Admiralty received here today.
PNEUMATIC TUBE SERVICE TO CONTINUE
The. pneumatic mall tube service In this city Is to be retained, at least for the
present year by the action of the Senate committee, which makes mandatory upon
tho Postmaster General to use an appropriation of 1376,000 to continue the con
tracts In Philadelphia, New York, Chicago and St Louis,
CONGRESS MAY SPEND BILLION AND THREE-QUARTERS
WASHINGTON, July 15. Estimates made by tho House Appropriations Com
mittee indicate that the total appropriations and authorizations for the session will
aggregate nearly a, billion nnd three-quarters of dollars. The total annual expen
ditures for the last few years haVa averaged about a billion.
ASICS JUDGE BROWN FOR INSURANCE ACCOUNTING
President Judge, Charles L, Brown, of the Municipal Court, has been ordered
by Judga Kunkel, president ud'ge of the Dauphin County Court, to show cause why
be has not made an accounting of his receivership of tha defunct Quaker City
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Charles 8, "Wood, an attorney who made the
announcement of the order, said the petitioner was Edwin Garrett, a policy holder
of -tho company. Judge; Brown denounced the action as a political schema to
Injure toirn,
IRISH M. P. ARRAIGNED IN LONDON
IjSnpON, July 15. I Glnneil, an Independent Irish Nationalist member of
parliament, was arraigned In Bow street court today charged with obtaining en
trance tc- the Knutzford detention barracks under false pretenses and held for
furtbor Investigation. He was allowed to go free on bait Mr. Ginnell represents
rWtmewth North In Common: ';Mr. Ginnell was arrested this morning under the
sJfi'Us of th realm act. Detectives testified that they found the Member of Com
Wpt At a tnaln camp and passing under the name of "McFlnfie," asking for
wwtMiR tp a Irish, prisoners. Mr. GtnnelJ protest! against ha arrest, declar
ing tkt tfw w 9f Jl naaw "filcFtnfiV t nat subterfuge because. It wn the
$Hp fm gqMwK. Be. $ aid u wSsJe tatnkeouIA b easily exvfauned.
"Lieut Henry S. Austin is in charge
MARINES SAVED
FROM HECTOR;
COLLIER LOST
Ship's Company of 142 Res
cued After Storm Off
South Carolina
LANDED AT CHARLESTON
Vessel Breaks in Two After Cap
tain Sends Wireless Call
for Assistance
CHARLESTON, S. C. July 16 Twcho
officers, 70 men and CO marines, nil who
were aboard tho U. S. collier Hector when
sho sank early today, were landed this
afternoon from tho tug Wilmington nnd tho
lighthouse tender Cypress.
Three men were Injured, two seriously,
aboard tho Hector during the storm. The
chief engineer and one fireman wero seri
ously hurt, and tho ship carpenter's leg
was broken.
Tho Hector was abandoned at 12 :4B a. m ,
Bevcn miles northeast of Capo Romalne.
When last seen she was a wreck.
FLASHED DISTRESS CALL.
At 2:05 yesterday afternoon the Hector
first flashed her distress call, saying she
was 14 miles south of Charleston with n
list of ten degrees to starboard. Twenty
minutes later sho sent another S. O. S
with the cry "Believe wo are sinking."
Tho steamship Alamo Immediately sped
to her nRsistanco and was followed quickly
by the tug Vigilant. Captain Hunt, of the
latter vessel reported, however, that ho
was unable to get within three miles of
tho Hector and that static conditions pre
vented her from communicating with the
Alamo by wireless
JuBt after tho wireless telling that tho
Hector was sinking the collier flashed to
tho navy yard, "Crew to leave; send help."
"BREAKING IN TWO."
Nothing further was heard until 3:55,
when Captain Newell flashed "Hector
aground ten miles southeast Charleston
lightship. Breaking in two. Rush help."
Ten minutes later tho last message, "Send
help at once," was sent tho Alamo, which
was standing by. Then tho wireless failed.
Immediately after the Hector's first dis
tress call at Charleston calls from the Ar
lington, Va., radio station wero heard, ask
ing any vessel to go to the Hector's assist
ance. Tho Hector had left Port Royal for Santa
Domingo, carrying marina recruits for the
latter place and Cuba. She attempted to
put into port here, when tho storm disabled
her, but. according to Captain Hunt, was
unable to get further than within nine and
one-half miles of tho Charleston lightship
before sinking.
The Hector was built in 1308, one of the
first of the new typo of naval colliers. She
was 383.9 feet long, 52.5 feet broad and had
a draft of 24 5 feet.
Two other naval vessels were In the
storm that destroyed tho Hector, The
destroyer Terry and the hospital ship Re
lief wero caught In the wind, but wero able
to anchor near the Charleston lightship and
and escaped Injury. They arrived In
Charleston today. .
of this detachment of the Philadelphia
HAY, MILITIA CHAMPION,
GOES TO CLAIMS COURT
Chairman of House Military
Committee Appointed Judge
by President
WASHINGTON, July 15. President Wil
son today aroused Washington from Its
heat prostration by nominating Jnincs Hay,
chairman of the House Military Commit
tee, to tho Court of Claims bench. He
succeeds Associate Justice Atkinson, re
cently resigned
No nppolutment since Lnuls D. Brnndels
was named to the Supremo Court caused
such surprise.
Army officers were openly jubilant over
the nppolutment, since liny nnd the army
General Staff havo always been at logger
heads over the questions of the size, forma
tion nnd administration of tho army. Hay
has been tho consistent champion of the
mllltla He Introduced tho Hay mili
tary bill.
The nppolntmcnt of liny makes Con
gressman S. Hubert Dent, Jr.. of Alabama,
ranking member and probable new chair
man of the Military Committee. Dent Is
serving his fourth term. His championing
of the National Guard has been less em
phatic than Hay's
Although Hay's mllltla championing
brought him much criticism, he was most
bitterly denounced by his political opponents
for Inserting In tho army bill a provision
which ho admitted created a position for
an old friend nnd political ally.
The Hay nppolutment means that a bill
now In Congress to reduce tho number of
Court of Claims Judges from five to three,
will not go through. In this court are de
cided all claims for damages against tho
United Stntes ecept for pensions Hun
dreds of millions In suits are decided yearly.
Tho only appeal from Its decisions is to
tho Supremo Court.
"HOLD-UP" MEN
BATTER VICTIMS
One Attempted Robbery at 8th
and Market Streets Other
in South Philadelphia
Two men aro In hospitals today, one of
them suffering from n fracture of tho skull
and Internal Injuries, and the other suffer
ing from many bruises and cuts as the re
sult of attacks by hold-up men.
Gottlieb Youngman, 42 years old, 2527
South 2d street, is In Mount Slnal Hospital
nnd may die because of an attack by live
highwaymen at 2d nnd Porter streets at 1
o'clock this morning The men were In
censed because he had no money.
Fred Kull, 45 years old, a contracting
drayman of 522 Locust street, Is in the
Roosevelt hospital, severely bruised od cut.
Ho was lured into a house at 8th unci Mar
ket btreets hy two men, ono of whom held
a gun against his face while the other beat
him with the butt of n pistol. He was wear
ing a diamond ring and carried a sum of
money which the hold-up men failed to
tako because an accidental explosion of the
pistol frightened them Into flight
The live men believed to have attacked
Youngman utro taken from a house at 3d
and Porter streets by the police. They
were arraigned this morning before Magis
trate Baker on charges of highway robbery
and aggravated nbsaiilt with intent to kill,
and held for a hearing Friday.
KNIFE REFORMS MURDERER
BY HK3I0VISC PIECE-OF RONE
Sullen Prisoner Made Gentle by Opera
tion TRENTON. X. J . July 15. A small piece
of bone pressing against the brain of James
Szlkely was removed by Vr Martin W.
Reddan, visiting physician to the Stato
penltentary here, and Szlkely Is today not
only a kind, happy, earnest man, but he
has no remembrance of the murder he com
mitted 10 years ago.
Tho history of the strange case became
public hen the New Jersey Court of Par
dons announced that Szlkely was to be re
leased from the Stato prison on parole. Be
fore the operation was performed, ho was
sullen, rebellious and vicious. For weeks
after Doctor Reddan had bored Into his
skull he hovered between life and death.
When he began to improve ho was a dif
ferent man.
The court acted favorably on more than
100 other applications for pardons, but re
fused to free Raymond E. Smith, defaulting
cashier of the Rosevllla Bank
RUNAWAYS' BED IN VESTIBULE
Cop Disturbs Nap of Youthful Soldiers
of Fortune
Huddled In a vestibule. George Schweitzer,
14 years old, 2309 North Philip street, and
Oscar Krlbbs, H years old, 2355 North 6th
street, were found sound asleep today by
Policeman Catcher. In the coat pocket of
young Schweitzer was a loaded revolver.
The boys were taken to the Park and Le
high avenues station and told Sergeant
Perry they had planned to go to New York
and search for work. When darkness set In
last night, tha boys said, they became tired
and decided to rest In the vestibule before
continuing their journey They will have a
hearing In the Juvenile Court this afternoon.
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Police Band Earned $26,500
The audited accounts of the receipts and
expenditures tor the polled band concert.
May I and 6, at Convention Hall, were sub
mitted this morning to Director of Public
Safety WtUon. They show receipts of
$13,817 and expenditures of ?JUT. Reaving
$B,5oa to be turned into the police pen
sion fund,
Division which mobilized at tho 1st Regiment armory today. About 2000 men
at the Nnvy Yard.
8000 NAVAL MILITIA
BEGIN ANNUAL CRUISE
ON U. S. BATTLESHIPS
Eight Giant Vessels Will Carry
the Men of Many States on
Tour of Instruction in
Seamanship
STRATEGY AND MANEUVER
The first group of tho 8000 young men
who are to take part In tho nnnual crulso
of tho Naval Mllltla left League Island at
noon today on board tho Rhodo Island and
the Chicago. The other groups gathered
from 10 States will leavo today and tomor
row on G United States battleships.
The purpose of tho cruise, which wilt bo
terminated on July 29, Is to train those
enrolled In the elements of seamanship and
naval science.
Instruction will bo provided In strategy
and maneuvering, and target practice will
bo an Importnnt part of tho course. The
battleships Chicago and Rhode Island sailed
first today from the Philadelphia Navy
ard and tho Illinois and Alabama will fol
low this nftcrnoon or tomorrow morning.
Tho mllltla of Maryland nnd Illinois will be
aboard the Alabama : aboard tho Illinois
will bo tho men of Michigan, South Caro
lina, Washington, V. C and 38 men nnd
two officers of the Naval Mllltla of Penn
sylvania; aboard the Rhode Island will be
the men of Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio
and 48 men and two officers of this State.
A hundred men wero on tho Chicago, with
the 2d battalion of tho New Jersey Mllltla.
Two thousand naval militiamen will sail
from thlB city. The recruits will also sail
today and tomorrow from Boston, Hampton
Road3 and Now York. The largest number,
nbout 3000, will sill from tho latter port.
The entire undertaking will be under the
general command of Rear Admiral Helm,
of tho Atlantic rcservo fleet. Rogular sailors
nnd naval officers will also participate In the
crulso, ns Is usual In such expeditions.
All the ships excepting the Chicago will
head for Block Island after passing through
the Delaware Breakwater. They will sub
sequently move out to sea, thence to New
port for a two-day stay, during which tlmo
shore leavo will be permitted. They will
then head for their own respective ports
Tho Chicago will cruise off the Delaware
Breakwater until July 21, After that date
tho vessel will sail for Hampton Roads.
Men of the Illnols nnd Rhode Island will
In the meanwhile havo been transferred to
the Chicago. Two divisions of the militia
men of Erie and thereabouts arrived at
Broad Street Station at 7:45 o'clock this
morning, to be conveyed to League Island
in chartered cars.
At the same hour the militiamen of this
lty mobilized at tho 1st Regiment Ar
mory, Broad and Callowhlll streets, and
they, too, were taken In cars to the Navy
Yard. Tho local recruits nro under tho
Jurisdiction of Commander Nelson, whose
assistants will be Lieutenants Henry S.
Austin and IJ. C. McIIvatno, Jr.
MILK TO ADVANCE
TO 9 CENTS A QUART
Continued from rare One
ers In Philadelphia who buy milk from tho
Interstate Milk Producers' Association,
Many paid the organization's Increase, but
did not Increase the price to the consumer.
But they now say It Is Impossible to con
tinue selling at 8 cents a quart,
Among other reasons they have aro tho
rising wages of labor jind the lack of labor
ers. Many of their employes are quitting
to accept jobs in the munition plants of
Rddystone and Remington. Rents havo
advanced. The price of ice has gone up.
Feed has risen In cost.
"In fact." said Reuben A. Cndwalader,
of 5833 Wayne avenue, a retail dealer In
German town, "there are very few dealers
who have shown any livable profits In tho
last three years It Is Impossible for us
U earn a good profit when we have to pay
so much for Ice, rent and labor. Prob
ably 350 dealers quit business In the last
two years because of this. The average
consumer knows little of our hardships.
This is not the ilrst time the farmers have
asked an Increase. They demanded one
not very long ago. we win have to charge
our customers more eventually,"
Leo G. Balzerelt, a milk dealer, of 723
Parrlsh street, was of the same opinion.
He said the consumer must bear the addi
tional cost or else drke so many dealers
out of business that there will be a short
age of milk supply in Philadelphia.
Dr. Thomas Kelly, of William Kelly &
Sons. 12th and Pine streets, president of
the Philadelphia Milk Exchange, contended
that Philadelphia has been getting a better
grade of milk at a lower price than other
cities.
"Washington, Baltimore, New York and
other cities," he said, "have been paying
9 and 10 cents a quart for milk for some
time. Philadelphia has been getting a bet
ter grade at .8 cents."
The Philadelphia Milk Exchange, said
Doctor Kelly, has not discussed the Increase
In price demanded by the farmers. The
organization never talks prices, but was
formed to improve sanitary conditions of
the places of dealers, he asserted.
The Interstate Milk Producers' Assocla.
tion gives Its reason for raising the price,
explaining that the railroads have made It
necessary by Increasing freight rates. The
contention is that freight charges have In
creased from 70 to 100 per cent In the last
20 years.
Mrs. John R. Kauffman Dead
LANCASTER, Pa., July 15 Mrs. John
R, Kauffman, sister of Judge Charles I.
Lar.dU. President Judge of the Lancaster
County Courts, died but evening, aged (i
years. Her father was the late Jesse Lan
dls, a member of the Lancaster bar. Miss
Mathilda B. Laadla, of Philadelphia, Is a
sister
BRITISH PHSH TO 3D LINE;
2000 GERMANS TAKEN
Continued from l'nco Onn
There aro also large quantities of war
materials In our hands.
Tho reference to tho advance made by
the rear from Frlcourt to Mamotz empha
sized tho gains made by tho British In tho
fighting yesterday. Tho first nnd Bccond
British lines apparently have advanced
well beyond Mamotz, with tho third run
ning through tho wood whero desperate
fighting occurred.
No Important new gains slnco tho Issu
ance of last night's official statement were
claimed, nor wero they expected. Un
ofllclal dispatches from tho fronts had re
ported that heavy German counter-attacks
had slowed up tho momentum of the new
advance, though tha British were main
taining the positions' captured yesterday.
The British encountered most stubborn
resistance nftor breaking through the Ger
man second lino and wero met by steady
sheets of machine gun flic In the district
north of Longueval. Notwithstanding thl3
determined opposition tho British troops
continued to consolidate their positions nnd
break down Rtnall Oct man positions In
lighting that continued well Into tho night.
Tho nowly conquered positions, In some
cases on the slopes of rolling hills whose
ridges arc held by tho Germans, nro being
made ready for defense against oven
stronger cnomy attacks.
The Germans poured a hot artillery Are
upon tho southern fringe of tho village
of Ovlllcrs throughout yesterday's fight
ing after most of tho town Itself had
fallen Into British hands. Correspondents
nt tho British front reported hundreds of
bodies Ho burled beneath tho ruins of tha
town.
Unofficial dispatches from tho front this
morning stated that tho Germans havo ro
tlred to tho Combles-Gulllemont-Albcrt
railway.
GERMAN ATTACKS ON ROTH
BANKS OF MEUSE CRUSHED;
ARTILLERY ACTION INTENSE
PARIS, July 15.
Powerful attacks wero launched Inst night
by the Germans against French positions
along tho entlro Verdun front, but, accord
ing to tho official communiquo of the War
Office today, nil wero ropulsed.
On both sides of the Mcuse German troops
In huge masses wero flung forward against
the French lines.
Four separate assaults on a grand scalo
were delivered against tho French In Ao
court wood In the sector of Vaux, In
Chapltre woods and In Apremont forest.
Despite tho vigor with which the attacks
were pressed forward all broke down under
the galling flro of the French Infantry and
machlno guns and curtain bombardments
from French artillery.
In the sector of Fleury, north of Fort
Souvllle, there was a bombardment of the
utmost Intensity,
The text of the official communique fol
lows :
On the left bank of the Mouse German
grenade attacks upon ono of our
trenches northeast of Avocourt redoubt
was repulsed.
On tho right bank the artillery battle
was intense at all times. In the sector
of Fleury wo dispersed with our rlllo
flro several reconnolterlng parts. In Vaux
Chapltre wood and Apremont forest
several German attacks were checked
by our curtains of fire.
BERLIN ADMITS BRITISH
ADVANCE NEAR POZIERES
AND TRONES WOOD LOSS
BERLIN. July 16. The British drive
launched north of the Somme at dawn on
Friday has been stemmed,' the German of
fice states In Its official report today.
However. It Is admitted that the British
penetrated the German lines at Poziercs and
succeeded In occupying Trones woods.
Pozleres lies north of Contalmalson,
where the Albert-Bapaume highway is In
tersected by the road running in a south
easterly direction from Thiepval,
Trones wood Is about two miles west of
Combles.
BOY HELD ON SEVERAL CHARGES
Accused of Assault and Battery, Carry
ing Concealed yeapons and
Mayhem
Magistrate Harris today In hearing the
charges against 17-year-old Michael
Ralonce, 5231 Hazel -avenue, learned that
the boy carried a revolver, an open knlfa
of unusual length and a pocket flash lamp,
and that he bit the man who preferred an
accusation against htm,
Thomas Ollson, 860 North -17th street,
the prosecutor, named in his charges as
sault and battery, carrying concealed
deadly weapons and mayhem.
The boy was held without ball for
court.
Kennedy, the detective who made the
arrest today at 53d street and Hazel ave
nue, said the bpy had been arrested sev
eral times before on different charges.
Gilson Is a huckster. For some days he
has been missing cantaloupes from his
wagon, which he left at the corner while
he cried his wares through the neighbor
hood. Today he took his father along to
watch. When he returned he found his
father grappling with the youth who was
accused of being the one who took the
fruit. The young huckster took the boy
off his father's hands, and In the struggle,
it was testified, the revolver came to light,
as did the knife. Gilson was bitten in the
hand, and had the wound cauterized at the
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital.
British Steamship Reported Sunk
LONDON. July 15 A report to Lloyd's
says the British steamship Sylverton has
been sunk,,
Xiy Ledger rhnlo Patrol.
from various States will board ship3
GERMAN PAPER GIVES
LIE TO AUSTRIAN STAFF
IN SHARP REPRIMAND
Antagonism Between Central
Empires Shown by Arrogant
Attitude of Prussian Pa-
p.ers on Austrian Rout
FRONT BECOMES BACK
nOME. July 16.
Political circles hero and newspapers
show a great deal of Interest In tho rumors
of nn early elimination of 'Austria-Hungary
from tho war, which they consider as tho
exponent of tho deslro of Austrian and Hun
garian statesmen to shako tho weight of
German control over tho Vienna and Buda
pest Governments, which has been main
tained over since tho war started:.
Tho Trlbunn, which Is one of the leading
papers here, says:
Thoso who recall tho discussions of
tho last session of tho Hungarian Cham
ber and tho reproaches then made
by Count Tlsza against the Austrian
Government nnd general staff, of not
giving duo credit for tho services ren
dered by tho Magyars, as woll as tho
discussions which nroso from his state
ments at that time, will understand
that tho Mngyar3 today are adopting
the tono of masters and are aiming at
the ancient dream of removing to Buda
pest tho centre of tho political life of
the empire, with the threat of struggles
between the two States vastly greater
than any which raged In the past.
But oven greater Interest Is shown In
sharp discussions which havo been going
on for some tlmo between German nnd Aus
trian papers. Tho Vienna Tag wroto a few
days ago:
In Bukowina our troops havo been
forced back on both wings, to tho south
after lights, to tho north without bat
tle. In order to explain the slow de
velopment of these stupid statements of
outside newspapers we would remark
that our soldiers and tho German troops
struggling by their aide know, as well
as do the soldiers of the Czar, that
never hitherto has nny ono been able
to resist attacks delivered with such
power as thoso. The Russians havo
thrown Into the field of battle colossal
masses.
GIVES LIE TO AUSTRIAN STAFF.
Tho Frankfurter Zeltung sharply replies:
Tho Austrian General Staff Is right In
abandoning unfarable positions, but,
then, why did It announce continuous
victories, nnd why did It give to the
public Illusions which it Is now obliged
to take away? In the newspapers of
neutral countries there Is clearly re
vealed the belief that the forces of tho
Central Empires, lavished on multiple
and incomplete offensives, aro no longer
sufficient for a simultaneous action on
all tho fronts.
When the Austrian press published a
complete explanation of the reason for the
recent rectification of tho front, or retire
ment of tho Austrian line which had ad
vanced Into Italy, the Frankfurter Zeltung
said:
It Is regrettable that the correspond
ents who aro statlcned at the Austrian
General Headquarters could not tele
graph the news with regard to the rec
tification of the front which was freely
published In the neutral press. It Is
to bo supposed that our friends are en
deavoring to picture the situation In
optimistic colors. This system, how
ever, as can be seen In the present
case, has Its Inconveniences. Our mili
tary situation is sufficiently good to
allow us not to minimize disagreeable
truths.
And the Milan Corriere della Sera, com
mentlng on the discussion, writes:
The German newspapers, which are
making It a point to be coarse and
disagreeable In their statements with
regard to the Austrian ally, are not
minor or unimportant newspapers.
They are leading newspapers and they
direct atentlan to the fact that the
Austrlans are everywhere being routed,
while the Germans oppose a valid re
sistance to their enemies.
CHARTER COMMITTEE NAMED
Will Prepare Revision or Amendment of
the Bullitt Plan Named by
Chairman Winston
Plans for the suggested revision or
amendment of the Bullitt charter will be
prepared by a subcommittee, which has been
announced by John C. Winston, .chairman
of tha General Committee on Revision of
the Philadelphia Charter The appointment
Is the result of suggestions made a week
ago 'at a meeting of the General Committee
In the Chamber of Commerce.
The following were named to comprise the
committee:
Thomas Raeburn White, chairman ; coun
sel for the Committee of Seventy,
James Collins Jones, representing the
Chamber of Commerce.
Charles L. McKeehan, secretary of the
State Board of Law Exaclners.
Joseph P. Gaffney, chairman of the
Finance Committee of City Councils; Vare
leader,
Clinton Rogers Woodruff, former chair
man pf the Board of Registration Commis
sioners. George W. Norrls, former Director of the
Department of Wharves, Docks and Fer
ries. Frederick. P Gruenberg. director of the
Bureau of Municipal Research,
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ithe Committee of Seventy.
WASHINGTON, July 15. The German
supersUbmcrslble Deutschland Is strictly a
merchantman and not n war vessel, accord
ing to tho ruling made today by acting
Secretary of Stato Polk. Tho decision
Is based on tho reports of tho Baltimore
Customs Collector and naval exports who
examined the subsea craft.
The official announcement follows: "In
view of the facts of this particular caso I
see no reason to declare the Deutschland a
ship of war. (signed) Frank L. Polk, Act
ing Secretary of Stnlo."
Mr. Polk pointed out, however, that the
Deutschland was ono speclflo case nnd
that no general precedent was being es
tablished by hl3 ruling. Ho lntlmntcd that
It other German submarines of tho Deutsch
land typo arrived In American ports each
one would have to bo considered separately
before being accepted by this Government
as a merchantman
The acting Secretary stated that he
would make no formal roport to the Treas
ury Department on the case, but would
simply communicate to It his view that the
De tschlnnd should bo treated as a mer
chant vessel. Mr. Polk said ho saw no
reason now why tho submarlno could not
clear from Balttmoro whenever Its com
mander desired,
Immediate action Is expected to bo taken
by the British nnd French Embassies In
tho case, now that tho Stato Department
has handed down He decision, Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, British Ambassador, has com
to tho city from Wood's Hole, Mass., and ft
Is understood his visit was mado solely to
take up tho Deutschland cose.
At tho Embassies today It was stated
that thcro was nothing to bo said on the
decision. It was not denied, howovcr, that
additional protests will bo lodged with the
department,
LEAVES NEXT WEEK.
Following tho favorable ruling by the
State Department, activity on the wharf,
where tho Deutschland In docked, Indicated
that Its departuro would be hastened.
However, Ehc will not get nway from
Baltimore this week, , Every effort was
being made yesterday to havo the sub
mersible loaded with Its cargo of( nickel nnd
rubber by tonight. Tho rubber was bolng
carried aboard In largo boxes tho boxes
alono weighing t7B pounds each. Today It
was found that in order to get the large
cargo aboard and to lessen the weight It
would bo necessary to load the rubber
loose. A largo forco was set to work break
ing the boxes from around tho rubber nl
ready stored on the ship nnd tho remainder
of tho cargo Is being carried aboard loosely,
WILL GIVE FOES NOTICE.
Apparently thero Is no Intention on the
part of tho owners or officers of tho craft to
throw any sccrpcy around tho vessel's sched
ule. Tho utmost confidence Is npparcnt In
German circles that the . Deutschland will
manago to eludo tho British nnd French
warships Bald to bo exercising a strict patrol
orr tho coast of tho Virginia Capes.
This confidence Is felt no strongly by the
ship's officers that Its captain, Paul Koenlg,
hns publicly Informed the British and
French Embassies that ho will glvo them no
tice when ho welghi anchor.
British and French agents aro maintain
ing a closo vigil In Baltimore, nnd the
exact hour of departure of tho vessel will be
flashed to tho watting warships nt sea the
moment she leaves the dock.
WARSHIPS IN WAITING.
The utmost secrecy Is being maintained
In tho French and British Embassies as to
tho naval preparations undertaken to in
tercept tho German boat. It has been un
officially reported thnt the British Navy
has detached a strong force of fast cruisers
and speedy torpedoboats to patrol tho prob
abla course the submarine will take.
The nltuatlon Is filled with many diplo
matic possibilities that may yet embroil the
American Aumlnistratlon with the Allied
Powers. The United States has recognlzod
the Deutschland as a merchant vessel and,
as such, tho craft Is entitled to tho protec
tion of International law. Under this law
such a vessel cannot be attacked or sunk
without an opportunity to disclose her
peaceful character.
The delicacy of existing circumstances la
found In the fact that both the British and
French Governments have declined to ac
cept tho American ruling with regard to the
Deutschland. Both the British nnd French
Ambassadors havo filed with tho Stato De
partment the formal contentions of their
Governments that they must regard all
submarines as essentially war craft. Under
such a contention, British and French war
ships would bo ordered by their Govern
ments to sink any submarine on sight.
MAY REOPEN ISSUE.
There Is a growing conviction that Ger
many Is about to enter again on her cam
paign of unrestrained submarine raiding.
This Impression Is strengthened by official
word from Germany that Chancellor von
Bethmann-Hollweg Is rapidly being under
mined by the extremists of the Von Tlrplts
school and that his restraining Influence
may soon be lost.
It Is because of his conciliatory attitude
toward this Government that the Chan
cellor now finds himself In a position which,
according to all reports. Is rapidly becom
ing untenable, It is recognized fully by all
reports, that If the Chancellor Is overthrown
tho United States will lose a fair and un
biased friend and tho entire submarine ques
tion, with all Its grave complications, may
be reopened.
Touring Car Wrecked on Chestnut St
A heavy touring car was demolished be
yond repair at 11th and Chestnut streets
early today In a collision with a newspaper
delivery wagon, owned by George Buckley,
of 621 Reed street. Roy Walker, 2130
North 12th street, driver of the automobile,
and Isaac Novak, 800 South 13th street,
who was In the delivery wagon, were thrown
out. They were cut, but not seriously hurt
Walker was taken to the nth and Winter
streets police station after being treated at
the Jefferson Hospital, on the accusation of
reckless driving and driving without a li
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