t ptJWl"l",ili?ti IHRJP EVTSNfira IEDGBB PEtlLADKtPHIA, MONDAY, 3XTLY 17, 191B. 4 K GERMANS RETIRE ON LUTSK FRONT, BERLIN ADMITS ybt Liiisingeh "Withdraws Army Aci'dss Lipa, Dffi V cial Rep0rtvSays, 'SLAV& TAKE 1'3,O0O M E N Reajp. Harvest in Prisoners and Guns in Sunday's , ,' Fighting rETRO.GIUD, July 17. The Hun garian town or Kirlibabn, In the Car pathians,, on the frontier of Transyl Tania, has been captured by the Itus siahs, the War Office reported today. (Kirlibnba is 40 miles southwest of Itadautz and represents a rapid nd vance of the Russians through the Car pathian Mountains.) ' The official statement announced the .capture of the German trenches near ' Riga, at the extreme northern end of the front. The official statement follows: "The forces of General Sakaroff have defeated the enemy at Svlnhul (Svin iusky). One thousand prisoners and five guns were captured. General Vladlmtr Drugomiroff has been wounded in the fighting. ' 'On the lower Lipa we captured 320 officers and S872 men, 21 guns and 14 machine guns. In Volhynia we have captured a total of 30 guns. We occu pied Kirlibaba, on the Transylvaninn front. "Enemy trenches have been captured near Riga." BERLIN, July 17. Withdrawal of tho German army of Gcnoral von LInslngen, In "Volhynia, Is admitted In an odlclnl' state ment Issued by tho War Ofllco toilay. Tho reports states that tho Germans checked tho Russians on tho Luck front, but with drew behind tho Llpa (Luga) River. Tho text of the olllclal report follows: ( Southwest of Lutsk the Russian ad vance was checked by the forces of General von Llnscngcn, but In order to shorten tho lino of dofenso tho Ger , man troops were withdrawn behind tho ' Llpa (Luga) without Interference from tho enemy. At other points the Rus sians wero completely repulsed. RUSSIANS CAPTURE 13,000 PRISONERS ; GERMANS RUSH TROOPS TO SAVE KOVEL PUTROGRAD, July 17. About 13,000 prisoners were captured by the- Russians In Sunday's lighting In Vol hynia, tho War Ofllce announced today. The prisoners counted to date Includo 31 1 officers an1 12,637 men. The Russians cap tpred 30 guns, a great number of machine Kuns and other material. Profoundly Impressed by tho steady Rus sian advances, which seesaws first at this point and then nt that, tho Germans are massing forces irt Kovcl. They are bring ing up every available rcse'rvo In tho hope of stalling off tho now Russian mowing machine. Tho present comparative calm Is deemed here to bo a mere prelude to the resumption of heavy Important fighting. t Tho fall of Kovel now would be a stag gering blow to tha Central Powers, com pletely disrupting their plans. t Lemberg would bd menaced more than ever, the road to tho great fortress of Brest Lltovsk opened and the rear of tho entire Plnslc region threatened, necessitating tha Germans' withdrawal. The Russians apparently do ont lack am munition. Printed on tho cartridge cases are tho phrases: "Don't spare bullets; don't spare cour age. There's enough, a-picnty for all." Cossacks from the Don and the Urals, fresh young giants from Siberia nnd else where, are fighting like gamecocks, striv ing to outdo each other In daredevil charges. Tha quarrel with tho Germans la now personal, owing to the Germans' use of liquid fire and gas. Consequently fewer Germnn prisoners are taken In pro portion to the number of dead on the field. Russian oflUiers appear satisfied not only with the situation on the Russian front. but with the spirit of" the troops, which,, they declare, was never higher. Two More War Craft Off to Mexico SAN DIEOO, Cal.. July 17. Tho destroy ers Paul Jones and Preble, which put In here from San Francisco, steamed for La Par, Mexico, Sunday to Join the Pacific fleet. THE WEATHER Official Forecast WASHINGTON, July 17. For Eastern Pennsylvania: Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; probably showers to night In east portion; moderate north and northeast winds. Showers covered the greater portion of the Atlantic States during the last 24 hours and occurred In a narrow belt extending from the Ohio Valley northwestward to tha Pacific coast, besides smaller scattered areas In the Southern States. Conditions are more or less unsettled In all parts of the Uiuntry. Seasonably temperatures pre vail u. tho Middle Atlantic States and the cotton belt, while a moderate excess Is repurtul from most places In New England, the southern portion of the Lake region, tho great central valleys and the plains States, U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin Thar. Station. 8 p-m Obaervailona takwi Atlanta, Ua, ...74 Ai Untie City .. 7 Jjlrarelc N. P.. SS lioatua. Ml 74 Kaln- Vloc- fail, Wind lly.Waathtr. ' 0 a, la, Kastern ilioe: T-SfL'SIEH. 3. U. 7& f-hlmnt ill ... 74 so Cincinnati. O. . ciexuao. u.. . Df strtr, CoL . . IXtrolt. IIUA... Galvfaton. Tax.. Halifax, N. b. l'elsaa, Mont ., ... (7 1 J 72. a: 7a so 70 S3 as 74 tadbmaPuiU, led. ?tt UiU Kock, Ark su im, niiows. out m ESJrtne. lit 8 X.'Jutaoci.rr Ala. 7S W'lotteat Can. .. Sa NuttvUW, Tiun.. r t)rU,Ti)n, I41. at) IS. i- avf Cloud 7g .. W .. Cloudy M ,. K j(j cir 74 ..SB .. Ctoudjr 22 -'M 3- 13 -Clr 74 .CU it. .. ciar SS s Claar 73 .. N13 .. clar W .WW Ooudr S .04 ME. .. Juta 74 . SB .. Clear 69 .10 W 12 Cloudy J .. SW J4 Ptcidy 72 .01 SB .. RCIdy 12 .gj WW ., Clear 72 .. tf ,, Clear ?I 01 lw :: HS?' If '.. f :: SB?" It -88 Is Sr ?i I' SS" -.., Rata &&':: ff . 12 KCU, H RK !r J JTE Clej 1 ! " : IS S it m ,. Vlii I J .Ul H ... (-Imu4v IitHUksiwa 4ty . 7S "4 task Kefc. . . 78 4r:f. i Itu-jjii Art Jittfli. jm. ISIt TjmiIm. 1m. Ma . Pul Minn., to it ak smoSo,it, 74 ITALIANS HALT FOE IN POSINA VALLEY Strong Austrian Attack Between Col Santo and Monte Toraro Crushed ROME, July 17. Despite stormy weather strong Austro Hungarian attacks were renewed nlong th whole froAt In tho upper Poilna Valley, but all 'have been repulsed, tho Itnlfnn War Office announced today. Heavy lighting Is In jiromress In that district, whero the Teutohs seem to have received reinforce ments. Tho upper Poslna lies Irt tho mountains northwest til ."rslero. Tli official icpart reads: In the upper Poslna area the qnemy delivered a heavy nttack, supported by tho concentrated lire of nrlllldry, be ' lveen Col Santo and Monte Toraro. Wo counterattacked, and In severo hand-to-hand' fighting repulsed tho eiiuny along tho whole front. Between Toto Valley and Poslno Dip enemy at tempted to surround our positions northwest pf Monte Polliiglo. but was frustrated. Hostile artillery Miollcd Cortina d'Ampezzo. We retaliated In the Drnvo Valley. There has been Intermittent trtlllcry firing nn thr Isonzo front and at the head of the Raccolana Valley. On Saturday our aircraft bombarded camps In tli-s Folparln area. Tho enemy displayed aerial activity, botnbnrdlng points In the Camonlea and Adlge val leys, but there were no casualties. Our battel Ips drove off hostile ma chines that u'oto making for Uorgnmo, Droscln and Padua. During the night nc hydrrplanes bombarded Trevlso, killing ono person and wounding sev eral. One machine was downed, with the denth of tho tVo occupants. BRITISH GAIN 1700 YARDS OF TRENCHES Conltnunl from Ihin One ported considerable nrtlllcrylng on tho wholo Sonuno front. French attacks In tho Verdun sector east of the Mcuso achieved no success. The French lost ground at n few points In tho fighting In this region and suffered heavy losses. Tho text of the War Olllce report follows: Between the sea and the Ancro tho KngllHh, at many points. Increased their llro to great violence. In the Sommo district tho nrtlllery fire has been very severe on both sides. Tho Kngllsh penetrnted Ovlllers wood. There has been lively fighting south of Blnches. otherwise tho efforts of the enemy failed before our curtains of fire or could not be developed for the same reason. The number of prison ers tnken by us nt Blnches has been Increased to four olllccrs nnd 3GG men. Moro extensive French attacks wero commenced on the 15th caBt of tho Meuse nnd continued until the follow ing morning, but nil wero unsuccessful nnd nt somo points the enemy lost ground. On the remainder of the front there wero no Incidents of im portance. An nttempt by tho French to ad vance following a mlno explosion north of Culches wAs checked. Wo car ried out mlno explosions with good re sults at Combrcs hill. RUSSIANS AT GRIPS WITH GERMANS IN CHAMPAGNE; FRENCH GAIN AT VERDUN PAUIS, July 17. German and Russian troops are at grips In Franco for tho first time slnco tho boI diers of the Czar wero landed on French HOll. Tho official communique Issued by tho War Office at noon today stated that tho Germans delivered a strong attack against tho trench sections held by tho Russians In ho Champagno district last night, but were repulsed. A brilliant counter-attack was delivered by -to Russian roldlcrs. On tho Verdun front. In ' tho region of Flcury. the French hnve made further prog ress In their offensive operations. Thero have been Intense bombardments on tho Somme front, whero the Germans have tried to hinder with their artillery the organiza tion of new French positions around niaciies-and Hill 97. 'Tho text of tho official communique fol lows : Between the Olso nnd the Alsne a strong reconnolterlng party of tho enemy was dispersed by our flro at Moulln-Sous-Touvent. In Champagno a surprise attack by tho ilcrnians on a trench In the sector held by the Russians was repulsed by a counter-attack which Inflicted losses on our enemy. - On tha Verdun front tho night 'was completely quiet except at Hill 301, where there was sharp rlflo firing. West of Fleury detachments of our troops mado some progress. They cap tured threo machine guns from tho Germans. In Lorraine after a somewhat ex tended bombardment the enemy made two attacks against our positions In tho region of Ham. Theso two attacks wero repulsed. Some prisoners remained In our hands, Nothing Important happened on the rest of ths front. BLACK SEA SUBMARINES BUSY Both Russians and Turks Claim Sink 'ing of Vessels CONSTANTINOPLE, July 17. An offi cial statement says: . In the astern part of the Black Sea our submarines sank three large, hostile trans ports. A fourth was run aground." PETROGRAD. July 17. An official state ment covering operations In the Black Sea says; ''During the last cruise one of our tor pedoboats sank 26 sailing boats." RUSSIA AND JAPAN AM AT GERMANY IN TREATY Open Door Not Involved, Says Czar's Representative NEWPORT, R. I., July 17. An author, tied representative of the Russian Govern ment now here and speaking for Emperor Nicholas, explained the real reason for tho recent arrangement effected between Russia and Japan. Ho said: "In view of certain misconstructions and misapprehensions that seem to have arisen In this country concerning the meaning and possible consequences of the agreement between Russia and Japan, it may be useful to explain that the Russian Government, la concluding the agreement, clearly made It understood that It bad in view only a Joint political action in China for the spe cial purposo of protecting that country as well as Russian and Japanese (interests thsre against German plots and jhtrisues and the undue development of Gerfian In- im$fice uf ihaf. the principle of tl-a open doer In China is In no way infringed or jitt (jaieu uy 11. Two aien Injured bv Auto' Lorenzo Fredrick, 1C yearj old. if 138 Wlshart street. S-n4 Rudolph HolTmln, 23 vearu old. of 131S tVaTuienitifAr aI n-A autfarinu front scalp iasaratiuag, received, when they were rua down last night by an automobillst whose identity ths pplice could not learn, at A street and Allegheny ave nuu Tha men were striding in the sfcreet, when they were suddsoly struck DyTthe speedlsg machine nd knocked down. The driver put a xtra speed and escaped. fradrltk nod IIu:an were removed t. the KP'f-mt liapltt wher Uwur injuries t.c i.ettl. WHY EL PASO WANTS VILLA BACK IN POWER Paper money of the sort which El he lost his power, it became virtually worthless and the'Pcnnsylvnnin it ns souvenirs. If Villa is able to NUOVAAVANZATADELLE F0RZEITALIANELUNG0 L'ALTAVALDELBOITE Le Truppe di Cadornn Occnpano Vanzi ed Avanzano nclla Vallo dell' Alto Fosina GUERRA ALLA GERMANIA? ROMA 17. IairIIo. II recente comunlcato del GencraUJ .no ltallnno Conte Cndorna confenna II i'-iIpo attegglamrnto dell'Auslrla dl lion lasclare quartlcre nlle truppo ltallane, ad oi-tn die I dlsastrl della Oallzln. della Bucovina 0 della Votlnla la conalgllascro a volgero 11 ncrbo dclle sue forze per scongulrnrc U plu' gravo perlcolo russo. Nuovl per quanto non spettacolosl suc cess!, data la natura aspra u difficile del terreno, sono intnnto annunclatl dalla fronto Itnllnna'. Hcco il tcsto del comunlcato del goncralo Itallnna. I.ungo la frontp del Poslna contlnua aspra la lotta. VIolontI temporall hnnno ostacolato I'azlone riellc nostra urtlgllerlc, ma do" nonostnntc nol rf fcttuammo notevoll progress! sulle baize nicrldlonnll del Soglt Hlaiichl. Hi sud del Pnsso dl Borcola c sul Corno del Coston. Noll'nltn vallo del Bolto 'nol (x-cupammo Vanzi. sulle pcndlel merldloiiiill del Monto Bclluglo. 11 ncmlco era formldabllmcnto trln cerato In questo scttorc. ed csfo lnnclo' contro lo nostro forzo parecchl vlolcntl contrattacchl. ma fu dellnltlvnnicnte scncclato da qucllo poslzlonl rlportnndo gravlsslme pcrdlte. Nclla zona della Tofana c' stato rcsplnto un attacco del nemlco contro lo nostro poslzlonl dl Castelletto. I.ungo II rcsto della fronte fino al mare vl furono t-contrl dl poca Im portanza, cho sono tuttl rlsultatl In nostro favore. Sullo nlturo dl Pcuma un corpo dl fanterla ncmlco tento" dl avvlcinarsl nlle nostro poslzlonl, ma contrattaccato dalle nostro truppe, fu facllmento dls perso. I .a stampa Itallnna, senza dlstlnzlono dl partltl, guarda con grnnde Interessamento alia sltuazlone tra I'ltalla e la Germanla. Moltl fra cssl non si nnscondono la oventu- allta' d'unn dlclilnrazlone dl guerra. Cnrre voce Intanto cho l'ltnlla si accln- cerebbo a denunzlaro II trattato dl com- mcrclo con la Germanla, 11 qualu dovrebbo rlnmnere In vlgore lino nl 1017. Intanto I'ltalla ha gla' dcnunzlato la con vonzlono spcclale che oslbtova con la Ger manla per II trattamento o til protezlone dccll Itallanl resldentl In Germanla e del tcdcschl resldentl In Italia, monclie' dcllo loro proprieta." Gil csercltl anglv) francesl nella loro nvanzata hnnno ragglunto una poslzlono a circa un migllo da Combles, ove In prece denza deH'offcnslva si trovava It quartlero gcncralo tedesco. I.e millzle del sud Africa hanno conqyl stato d'assalto le poslzlonl dl Delvlllo Wood, e del rcpartl dl uvanguardln si sono splntl lino a Pozleres o nil altrl puntl della terza linea tedesca. I tedeschl hanno Bplegatp una grando at tlvlta' dl artlgllerfe, facudTo sclupo dl mu nlzlonl, e clo' indlca cfio pl hanno rice--uto del nuovo mnterlale. Clo' nouostanto 1 nrtlijllrria Ingleso ha potuto ragglungere la strada maestra dl Martlnpulch, che era gremlta dl carrlaggl nemlcl, tempestan dala dl granate. Talunl avlatorl hanno rl fprlto che In uuella locnlltn' bl nota tm- 'niensa dlstruzlone e confusione. Sulla fronto dl I.utsk. I tedeschl, Impres nlonatl della Irreslstlblla nvnnzata lUbsa, stanno ammassando grand! forze In vlcl nanza dl Kovcl. Iji caduta dl Kovel nello manl del russl dlftruggerebbe tuttl I planl tedeschl. Lem berg sarebbe dlrettamente mtnacclata, surebbe aperta la via per 1'assalto alia for tezza dl Brest-LItovsk ed impedlta la rltl rata agll austro tedeschl per la regions dl Plnsk. Da quanto rlsulta I russl hanno grand I quantlta dl munlzlonl, ed hanno anche lntruzlonl dl non rliparmlarlo. Perche' I tedeschl contlnuano a usare gas e Itquldl Intlammahlll, 1 russl fanno meno prlglouleri che possono, a speclalmente 1 cosacclu pas&ano I nemlcl a fit dl apada. S. Clunl, Cltta" II prlmo ministro In gleso Asqulth disse tempo fa che la Na zlono che aveva dlrltto dl dire la prima parola In fatto dl pace era la Francla. Vol avcto perfettamento raglone. Record Numbers Use Bathhouses The 25 public bathhouses of the city were crowded to capacity during the hot days last week, with the result that attendance records wero shattered. A total of 276. 505 persons used the pools, ns compared with 195,000 the preceding week. MamtiMoni, Elgin py Jewel Gold Filled Watches SJ5 Value $18 Imatlne nucli a value for the iiuiMey -a suar untprd SIS luicplie of iMtloiutl reuuttlon cItU 17 genuine rubr Jtl lo ji, told-Ullfcl ruMi far SS.03. Aiulu wtb muhaklx our nbll- Ur ia underMll all oth t. uuil unetlw'r jou wuut u vutrh to cu.t ou tl.00 or SJVU.Su. or aor utile bctvifcn, uo cun ub.olutcljr a,t rou 0oe-ll4fC or uuurv. . ,. , Other Kqualljf Jlarrclous talues. 7-Jewel, 20-year, Gold-filled, $2.93 17-Jewel, 20-year, Gold-filled, $4.75 19-Jewel, 25-year, Gold-filled, $5.85 21-Jewel, 25-year, Gold-filled, $6.75 23-Jewel, 25-year Gold-filled, $7.50 OVEH SATl UP ATI ALI. WAV III V . i jtSOi0 GENERAL OOBElOlAOtiR J jj' INUKVENTOR il jvSKV Paso mcrchnnts accepted in gfeat quantities during Villa's regime. When "come back," tho El Paso merchants will his paper. CROWDS SEETW0 DROWN Man Dives and Dies Ilolmcsburg Tlomo Inmnto n Victim of Delnwnro Two men wrro drowned In the Delaware yesterday In sight of many onlookers. Joseph Gorman, of 202 Richmond street, failed to come to the surfnee'-nfter diving In the river from Marlborough street wharf. Men on the wharf flnaly saw his body wedged ngnlnFt a pier, lie was pulled out and taken to the Samaritan Hospital, lif forts to rclvc him wero futile. John mlth, an Inmato nf tho Homo for tho Indigent at llnlmeeburg, fell from tho bank of a sluiceway nt the rear of tho home and was drowned. He In the second Inmate of the homo to meet Buch n death In the Inst two weeks. ' LA RUMANIA SI PREPARA AD ENTRARE IN GUERRA II Kaiser Punisce Sette General! dell'Armata Prussiana Met- tcndoli in Riposo SI npprendo cho Tnko JonescU, capo del pnrtltn Uhernle In Rumania ed ex Ministro degll Intend, lia imbbllcamcnto dlchlnrato cho ormal la vlttorla degll AlleatI e' chlara iiqr tuttl. Hell ha agglunto che molte adtorevoll pcrsone. 1 cpiall non hanno nnrcosto la' lorn sluipatla per la Gcrmnnln. dlchlnrnnn orn cho se I russl nrrlvano n I.cmborg, la Rumania devo Immedlatamento entraro nclla guerrn a tlanco degll AlleatI. Scmbrn Inline cho l'ora della Rumania sla cffcttlvnmcnte glunta, e cho la dllazlonc clu potra' anconi vcrlflcnrsl prima della sua cntrata In guerra servlra' soltanto per complerc II nuo completo armamento. Notllo da Rotterdam recano cho II Ber liner Tngeblatt nffcrma cho l'Impcrntore Gugllclmo ha dcclso cho slano measl a rlpono ben setto gcnerall comandnntl dcll'nr mata prusslnna. II glornalo agglungo cho non 0' stnta data alcuna rnglono dl tale provvcdlmento; ma rlo' dlmostra epianto II Kaiser sla scon tento dell'nndnmcntn della gtiorra. SI npprende da l.ondra che 11 govcrnatore nustrinco della Serbia o' stato deposto perche' Incapnco di rlsnlvcrc I probleml del loccupazlone. Hgll conslgllava che l'Aus trta proclamasso la nnnesslone della Serbia, ma questo conslgllo.non c' stnto grndlto a Vienna, 0 facllmento se lie camprende II perche". In vista speclalmente dcU'nttuale sltuazlone mllltnrc. SI dlco che II nuovo governatoro sar.i' prnbablhucutc tedesco. Bride Told or Husband's Death Mrs. Anna Curtis, tho 17-year-old bride, who received a fractured skull In a col lision between nn automobile and a motor cyclo on which she nnd her husband wero riding last Sunday, did not learn until yesterday that her husband was killed In the accident. Her condition was so serious that tho doctors at tho Frankford IIps pltal withheld the sad news until her re covery was assured Curtis and his bride of a few months had been visiting friends In AVest Philadelphia and were on their way homo to Pnssalc, N. J., when the accident occurred. soldiers on the border are acquiring be able to redeem their holdings of FRENCH AIRMEN SHELL BULGARIAN CAPITAL Bombard Military Establish ments nt Sofia Patrols Clash West of Vartlar PARTS, July 17. French nvlatnm ngaln have- bombarded Splln, tho capital of Butgarla, tho French War Ofllco announced today. Tho follow ing ottlolnl report oil tho operations of the army of the Orient, the hondnuartcrs of which arc -nt Palonlca, was Issued : From July 1 to July 16 thero wero artillery actions oast of Vardar, which often became rathrr violent. An out post engagement of no Importance took place July 2 north nt Knllnovo. West of tho Vardar, In the moun tainous region In tho direction of tho Jumnltzn nnd Osln. our patrols and light detachments have had fremiont pklrmlshcs with the enemy, whom rlicy have always compelled to retreat. Our aviation corpi developed great activity, bombarding particularly mili tary establishments nt Sofia and enemy encampments at Strumnltza nnd Bog damn!, ns well as thrice attacking Fort Rupcl. An enemy squadron, on July 9, bombarded without result our camps In tho Topcln region. Two enemy ncro planes were brought down on July 8 and July 11 by our artillery. They fell In (lames within our lines. ELKT0X ELOPERS DIDN'T WAIT FOR aiARRIAflE BY THE RA1IBI Parents of Minor, Shocked by Violated Custom, to Ask Annulment AT.LttNTOWN, July 17. In splto of parental objections and outwltlng oven the police. Matirlco Kassln, the 17-year-old ron of Mr and Mrs Abmham Kassln. and pret ty. Uattle Goglr, on Friday nlaht eloped tn Tllkton. arriving nt Maryland's Oreinn OreCn cnrlv Saturday morning, when thv wore married by the Rev. Henry Cnrr, glu ten's "mnrylng minister." The news of their elopement and mar riage camo as a blow to tho parents of the boy. especially 'when It tni lenrncd that he hsd not followed out the Jewish cuttom of being Wfildcd by a rabbi I.ato Friday night Mr. Kassln learned from a friend that his son had run away with the Intention of being married. Ho Immediately nlrcd to lClkton notifying tho police thoro to apprehend the couple be cause of tho boy's being under age. In the lncnnwhllo tho couple had nrilved nt nik ton and procured 11 license. By telephone they summoned a rabbi from Wilmington to perform tho rite, nnd wero awaiting his arrival when they wero tipped olt that the authorities were looking for them nnd. If caught, thoy would not be nllowed to mar ly. Forthwith they hurried to the home of the Re Henry Carr. Following the ceremony they nailed un nutomublle a"nd left for parts, unknown. Young Kassln had been employed nt the Bethlehem Steel Woiks Tho wlierca bouts o' tho elopers 1s a mystery- The boy's wealthy parents declare they will take htcps to have tho marriage annulled. VILLA, POWERDRVNKEN, MOVES ON TREVINO rnntlniird from Time One Tieen Insinuated that Trsvlno was only too willing td welcome Villa nnd Join forces with him. This was before Trcvlno"s dls play of his mastery over Carranza and Ohregon. however. Now It seems mors likely that ho will nttempt to start a rcvo lutlon of his own nnd thus bring on a three cornered fight that would Involve Mexico Into more revolutions. At every engagement Villa's commanders have flung superior numbers ngalnst tho do facto Govertiment followers. Kvcry force sent to disperse tho bnhdlt Btmy has been beaten bnck. shattered and lirokin, Trnlnlo&ds of Wounded Wero brought Into Chihuahua City while rail communication still was possible. Now Villa Is reported, to 1invo divided tho Carranza forceB completely. This Bevcrs tho Carranza army of tho North from Its supply base. Villa himself Is reported nt Ccrro Gordo, no miles south of Parral, Ho has planned a furious driving onmpalgn to regnln his powor in Mexico nnd Is spurring his peon followers Into action ns only "l'aneho" Villa has been nblo to Insplro tho Mexicans. Botwoon battles ho Is sending out great raiding parties who are devastating the country, confiscating supplies and Impress ing peons ns Boldlcrs. Tho Impressing sys tem Is n very simple one. Tho subject Is given his choice between Joining or having his cars sliced. SYMPATHY WITH V11Aj. Tho Chihuahua arrivals at tho border prophesy, that Villa will have llttlo trouble entering Chlhunhun. City, regardless ot Tre- Inn's plans. Tho Vllllsta population of Chihuahua City nnd It 1r known to be far In excess of any other faction or group of fnrtlons nlrcndy Is 'preparing for the reception of Its leader. Already plots and minor uprisings have seriously hampered tho Carranza Government. IVIt the appearance of Villa's army In tho hills t,outh of Chihuahua City, It Is pre dicted that tho Vllllsta population will rise nnd harass tho defending force with nn nttack' from within. Rain and a typical southwestern storm suopt over this country during tho last 24 hours nnd varied, nny monotony which the guardsmen mnyhaVo felt In camp life. The camps aro settling down to business with soldierlike precision, however. CAHRVNZISTAS RAID RANCH- FOLLOWING C. S. WARNINGS Looting1 Near Douglns Despite Demand for Return of Cattle NOG A r.S, Arl July 17. On tho heels of doniantls by tho American , Government that Carranza soldiers Immediately "Vctum cattle and property cohllscatcd on ranches of American citizens In Sonora, word was received today that Carranzlstas had looted a ranch near Douglas, owned by B. A. Pnckaid, a Douglas banker. This net Is expected to result In further demands upon Governor Do La Hucrtn and General Callcs, the, Car.ranzn leader In Sonora. Advices from Agua Prleta state that tho depredations niUHt stop and that thero must bo moro dellnltn action than a mere reference of complaints to Mexico City. PENSIONED AT LAST, COP SELLS STRIPED PANTS FOR DIME; 'DONE' So Glad to Get Off Force, He Cele brates by Auctioning Uniform Jovial, witty, punctual nnd absolutely dis gusted with tho. police force, John Barnes, who for 21 years patrolcd tho samo beat In 2d streot near Poplar, is to bo retired on a pension. This morning, at tho Front nnd Master streets station, he sold tho trousers of his uniform for 10 cents, stating that ho had no regret In parting with them nnd that thoy weren't worth any more, even as a keepsake. Barnes was appointed to the pollco force on March 4. 1892. In his enrller years he had considerable experience with tho "River Pirates," being called often to stop their brawls. In his 21 years of pollco life ho has noor been "on tho carpet," and hns re ported for duty always on time. Ho has lost very few days because of Illness. The former policeman left Philadelphia today on a two weeks' vacation at Kdgo water. N. J., whero ho will liavo a Joyful tlmo floating around In a boat that ho thinks Is the best thing on earth. When ho re turns ho will go on tho pension Jlstf And when that tlmo comes he wants nothing to reminds him of the days he spent on Phila delphia's pollco force Hence tho sale of tho trousers for a dime. FREE ICE FOR THOSE IN DIRE NEED OF IT ALWAYS AVAILABLE Charity Ready to Prevent Repe tition of Tragedy Which Marked Effort to Relieve Children's Distress SACRIFICE AVOIDABLE Charity authorities said today that there would bo no excuso for a repetition of such nn nwful tragedy as last week befel Mrs. Dorsey Knslowswy, killed whllo trying to gnthcr Ico In the plant of an Ico cream com pany, whero she had gone to get enough of tho precious stu ffto alleviate th edls tress of her throe children. These charily workers said that every neighborhood settlement house, besides tho Society for Organizing Charity, Is prepared to como to tho aid of those families who are absolutely unable to buy Ice or so unfortu nate as to have nobody suniclently Inter csted In them to see that they get It At the BocletV for Orcrnnlllncr fMinrUv- Plno street below 4th, ortlclnls said today that tho quest of Mrs. Zaslowsky for Ice by which sho met her death Whs duo to a do plorablo Ignorance of where to go rather than nny lack of means of furnishing her what sho wanted. The society and tho x-nrlons settlement houses exist for tho very purpose of reliev ing Just sucli distress. Whllo they havo no so-called Ice fund, they havo provisions with which to meet theso cases In need. Mrs, Znslowsky met her death at 413 South Perth street, which Is right next to where she lived, nnd which Is probably tho reason she went there! her children needed her nttcntlon too badly for her to lcavo homo for any considerable tlmo. But tho Starr Centre, at Jth and Lombard, a baro two minutes' ,wnlk from her home, would gladly havo attended to her wants If sho had only applied there. v Thero are many such places besides tho Society for Organizing Charity, which Is prepared to attend to nny dire enso reported to It, no matter In what district of the city tho request comes from. Following Is n list of places whero" moth ors who need Ico for their famlllas may npply, and thus avoid tho repetition nf bucIi a tragic fato as befel Mrs. Zaslowsky, or. what Is almost as bad, to avoid being with out Ico when such hot days as tho city en dured last week como again, as they prot ably will: Society for Organizing Charity, 16th street Below Pine. Collego Settlement, 433 Christian street and B02 South Front street. University Settlement. 2001 Lombard street. Starr Centre, 7th nnd Lombard streets. Lighthouse, Maschor street and Le- high avenue. Southwark Neighborhood Houso. 101 Ellsworth street and 1010 South Front street. St. Martha's Houso, 2029 South 8th street. Friends' Neighborhood Guild, 4th nnd Green streets. From this list It will bo seen thero la ono big organization cnpnblo of caring fof nny cry for help, no matter how Isolated a section of tho city Is calling. Answers Call fgr Help and Is Shot Cries for help from a lonely spot nenr the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks near Snyder avenue led William Rutter, 27 years old. of i I2S South 2d street, to go to the spot. He was shot In tho breast ns ho approached by ono of three men who had been fighting. Two of tho mon thnn ran, leaving a third lying woundod nnd un conscious. He was Antonio Pcnnlnlplnelll, 20 years old, of llli; South Marshall street. Rutter was tnken to St. Agnes' Hospital, whero his wound was dressed. Tho othor man was taken to Mount Slnal Hospital. Ho had been sevcroly beaten, Girl Scares Highwayman Away Walter Lewis, 52 years old, of 3310, North 12th street, was struck upon tho head by a highwayman In Belmont avenue, north of City Lino, whllo ho was busy repairing his automobile. The man camo quietly upon him and ns ho mado thor attack a young woman In Lewis' automobile screamed, frightening the highwayman away Lowls obtained treatment at the Presbyterian Hospital and reported tho Incident to tho pollco of tho 39th street mid Lancaster avenue station.