""uppMnr in." MJMuppntni 'fltfA'N'Ct'A'L EDITION fcirger rv-''"t' NIGHT EXTRA PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, AUGrUST 14, 101G. CornianT, 1918, i tbi rnua Loan CoMUjrt. PRIOIB ONJS CENT STRIKE PARLEY NOWAGREEDON, CAPITAL HEARS h , Railroad Arbitration Ac cepted Even Before Presi dent Took Hand QUICK NEWS NEW YORK. .. 000000000- 0 1 4 PHILLIES lstG'. 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 X 8 11 2 Uentou and Kocher; Alexander and Kllleicr. B-p-p-reSJT , , .. . . I NIGHT 4kltirtrVf ft jv&mR2iIL& II EXTRA 1114:41111 41? VOL. II NO. 286 fy! ' FIRST PHILADELPHIA STREET IS ROPED OFF FOR CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND l This Is Montroso street, looking west Education. The youngsters of FAIL ON SOMME; AIM VERDUN BLOW Crown Prince Attacks French Master Fortress Thrice in Vain HALICZ KEPORTED TAKEN War Moves on All Fronts Summarized for Readers First. West front Resumed ac tivity at Verdun. Allies' pressure continues on Sommc. Germans re take few British posts at Poziercs. Second. East front Slavs press ing von Bothmcr's army hard. Un officially reported Halicz has been occupied. . , Third. Italian front Cadorna driving foo from northeast part of Carso Plateau. Fourth. Balkan front Push still in formative stages. The significant feature of today's French communique is the statement of resumed action on the Verdun front, vhero the Germans under the Crown Prince forced attacks and were repulsed along both bnnks of the Mouse. French troops are following their successes north of the Somme yesterday with an advance south of tho river in sharp fighting. On the front north of the Somme there 13 brisk cannonading wound the newly won French positions at Maurepas, Paris reports. The Russians are now vigorously at tacking the southern flank of von Both mer's army and are closing in on Halicz. Fighting is in progress in the vicinity of this very important rail road center and there is an uncon firmed report from Petrograd that the town has been already captured by a heavy force of Cossacks. General Cadorna is steadily driving the Austrian3 from the northwestern lection of the Carso Plateau. The Aus trians havo stiffened their resistance on the hills east of Gorizia, but have not succeeded in checking the advance of the Italians, who have won fresh Continued on l'aio Four. Column Two THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR PENNSYLVANIA JHWa on a Ktw HUcovsw fit Solar Vhutict V 1VILU3 S, HOOKB and W, P. OAROTHBRS Sunday, August 20. and Monday, August Jl-The week will open with showers and moderately cool temperatures. It will fair Up Monday, Tuesday. August 22, to Thursday, August It will, grow warmer, beginning Tues ;,?, h maximum temperatures reaching middle 80s and minima around 70 degrees, with fair weather. .riday, August 25, and Saturday, August "Showers Friday or Saturday will In troduce cool movement, which will clear jne weather and again lower temperatures Into the 60s,' . r General weather movements due) . .r ,mvement, due to develop In north-. United States August 21, will be a 'rata movement, probably united" wth Thi r mvement due August 84. Jj J.wUl b6 an average movement, In-f-iu5!? In aU sections by showers (heavier W middle and. southern States) and bringing wear and 20-degrees colder weather gener. K-iy!j"ih.'rosta ,n Montana, Wyoming and rtn Dakota. GOVERNMENT FORECAST j" Philadelphia and. vicinity Fair om continued cool tonight 'and Tues M"; gentle winds, vwatly northwest. LENGTH fV HAV- I S &'? 512 I Moon'rU".. 7:30 p. m. a Mt. . . 8X8 p. m. Moort Oulhi:iH0 a. S. BKLAWABK R1VEK TIDK CHANGES. w. . CHESTNUT BTKEBT. " wter Q;09 a. ra. I Low watar. 93(1 p. m. .TElU'EBATCUK AT KAC1T IIOUB. , jfOliOl HI 131 T 21 31 iT6 . XOST ANDSWND tttSh"1"' Auut IS. o-untloa ease watch. tSS.rJ"Sarl and no iut!ona aalted If r 4 to W. Bmltb. 21 W. um . GERMAN Thoto by Lcdser Photo Tatrol. from Eighth, which was closed to traffic today and Bet aside for the children under direction of the Board of the neighborhood lost no time in taking advantage of the provisions made for them, as the picture shows. PRIEST, DEFYING ORDER, EXPLAINS FIGHT ON A. 0. H. Father McDermott Gives Out Letter Despite Warn-' ing of Archbishop "MOLLY MAGUIRE" EXPOSE The Itov. Daniel I. McDermott, rector of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Fourth street near Spruco, has mado public his let ter to tho archbishop of the diocese which accompanied his resignation. Father Mc Dermott took tlio action because the Ancient Order of Hibernians nro to open their con vention in Fottsvllle with a mass. In giving out tho letter tho priest dis obeyed tho Injunction of Archbishop Pron dcrgast and gave to the public In tlio letter his reasons for opposing recognition by tho Church of tho Hibernian order. Father McDormott revlowa In tho letter tho crimes of tho "Molly Magulres" and lays responsibility for the murder of Doc tor Cronln, a prominent Irishman In Chi cago, some years ago, to a former national president of the A. O. II.. who, his letter states, "plotted and compassed the. mur der." It was because, he said, Doctor Cronln had asked for nn accounting of Irish funds lost In speculating In the wheat pit that he was "foully done to death." "Why should tho A. O. H. make such a shameless exhibition of Itself In the place where so many of its dupes were hanged?" the priest wrote. "Why should It desire a mass In St. Patrick's Church, when a few feet from Its altar lie the remains of the youth It summoned from Camden, N. J to commit murder, and who accused It on the scaffold as responsible for the crlmo he was about to expiate'; and who with his last breath said If he had listened to the counsel of his bishop and priests to abandon the A. O. II. he would not be condemned to suffer such a disgraceful death? CALLS ItEQUEST INDECENT. "An A. O. II. convention opened with mass In St. Patrick's Church Is not a whit les3 In decent than would be the holding of an A. O. II. convention In the courthouse where Its members were convicted, than an A. O. II. jollification in the Jail where they were imprisoned, than an A. O. II. danco around the scaffold on which they were executed. "Since the electric chair has been sub. stituted for the hangman's halter It would be In keeping with the proposed conven tion for the A. O. H. to purchase the gibbet and to have crosses made of It for the dec oration of their division, county, State and national chaplain's." 'Your blessing given the A. O. II. was either a blunder, or a crime, or both," he wrote to the Archbishop. ARCHBISHOP REGRETFUL Archbishop Prendergast was asked yes terday If he would comment upon the resig nation of Father McDermott as rector of St. Mary'a Church. Ho hesitated, and Anally said. "I have nothing to say." The Archbishop added, "I regret it. I regret It exceedingly." "Have you taken Father McDermott's resignation under advisement?" he was asked. ... "I havo nothing to say," repeated the Archbishop after another pause. "These are church matters, and they cannot be dis cussed." The priest .In his letter to the Archbishop quotes the Rev, J. L. J, Kerlln. of Frank ford, as saying that ths headquarters of the A. O. H. of Frankford "Is a scene of drunken orgy from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning." ' Ho-adds. "It goes with out saying that this description fits nearly all, If not all. their hills." Father McDermott's letter, which was delivered. July 31. criticises the Archbishop for sending his best wishes and blessings to officials of the A. O. H. In November, 1910, in recognition of the "gifts and congratula tlons" they offered on the occalon of the Archbishop's Jubilee. The priest told the Archbishop theso gifts and, congratulations were "bribes to purchase your approval of the order." SEES SOUL MENACE His opposition to the A. O. H.. Father McDermott wrote, concerned "a state of Cwitowil n " ?tr Celama Two CITY WILL ISSUE PLAGUE PERMITS ON DOUBLE SHIFT Two Offices Open in City .Hall for Prospective Travelers COLD HALTS EPIDEMIC Permits authorizing parents to tako their children from the city during tho away of tho Infantile paralysis plaguo will bo Is sued In tho futuro from Common Picas Court No. 3, room E No. 275, City Hall, In addition to room 712, according to an an nouncement mado today at tho otllce of the chief medical inspector. Permission to do so was obtained from Judge McMlchaei. Tho court Is now In Its summer recess and will not reconvene until early In Sep tember. - Tho courtroom ATlll'bouscd-only'Detwcen S o'clock In tho morning and 4 o'clock In tho afternoon. At other times certificates will be Issued only In tho seventh floor room. "The room previously occupied for this purposo was too small," said Doctor Calms. "Men and women wero congested In tho room and it was inconvenient for the public as well as for tho clerks. In applying for permits It Is unnecessary for parents to bring their children to City Hall. Only a certificate i3 necessary from tho family physician stating that the child Is not possessed with a contagious disease, but It must be presented to this ofllce within 12 hours after its Issuance." COLD HALTS PLAGUE SPREAD Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, State Commissioner of Health, said today tH.it without doubt the grip of tho infantile paralysis epidemic had been broken by the cold wave which set In yesterday. He pointed out that in Phila delphia today only ono new caso had de veloped and tint throughout the State, with a population of C.GOO.OOO, only a total of Continued on Tate Two. Column Fire PHILLIES PILE UP BIG LEAD IN FIRST INNING Benton Is Hit Hard in First Game Alex Hurls Against Giants By ROBERT W. MAXWELL NATIONAL LEAGUE PAItK, Aug, U. Gawy Cravath and I3II1 Klllefer, tho two hospital inmates of the Phillies, started In the first game of today's double-header against tho New York Giants. Whllo Klllefer's arm is not In the best shape, he stated that he did not expect to be greatly troubled. Qrover Alexander went Into the box against Rube. Benton and got off to a flying start as usual., FIRST INNING G. Burns struck out. Doylo grounded to Nlelioft. Herzog singled to right Herzog was caught napping off first, Alexander to Luderus. Njj runs, one hit, no errors. I'askert was thrown out by Doyle. Nle holt singled to. center. Byrno doubled against the left-center wall, scoring Nle hoff. Cravath sent a, grounder to Fletcher, wh( threw wild to first, Byrne scoring and Cravath going to second. WhlWed's grounder went through Doyle's legs for a three-base error and Cravath scored. Luderus fanned. Bancroft filed to Burns. Three runs, two hits, two errors. SECOND INNING. Bancroft threw put Robertson. Luderus stuck out his glove and robbed Kauff of a suro hit. Merkle grounded out to Byrne. No runs, no hits, no errors. Klllefer's grounder rolled through Doyle's legs for another error. Alexander forced Klllefer, Benton to Fletcher. Paskert walked. Ntehoff hit Into a double play, Doyle to Fletcher to Merkle. No runs, no hits, ona error. THIRD INKING. Fletcher struck out Kocher fanned, Ben ton also fa tared. No runs, no hits, no errors. Byrno grounded to Herzog. Cravath bounced a single against the right-field fence, but was thrown out at second, Rob ertson to Doyle. Whltted walked. Whltted stole second. Luderus walked. Bancroft out, CnUaucd cm l'?xe Two. Colcjs HU MAYOR HOME; MIND MADE UP, BUT RETICENT Wants to Look Over Vice Epidemic Before An nouncing Plans OUSTED POLICE EESTORED Developments of the Day In City's Vice Situation MAYOR SMITH, arriving home from Atlantic City this after noon, announced that he had decided upon hia course of action following the Grand Jury recommendations, but would not make it public for "some time." Tho Mnyor declared that he would consult no politicians nbout hia de cision thnt the police must resign from political clubs and added that he did not care what any one thought of it. Director Wilson reinstated tho four suspended police officials vend ing their trial Inter this month. Magistrate Call, recommended for indictment by tho July Grand Jury, declared that he "didn't give a hang" if the August jury did indict him. August jury, sworn in by Judge McMichael today, will probably be gin action in n day or two on recommendations of preceding jury. Gambling leaders and Tenderloin habitues return to city following dis slution of investigating jury. "1 havo made up my mind as to what I am going to do, but I will not make It known to the public nt tho present." Mayor Smith mado this announcement this afternoon In answer to questions re garding what course ho Intends to pursue In following out the recommendations con tained in the presentment returned last week by the Grnnd Jury that Investigated vlco conditions In this city. The Mayor returned to the city at 1:30 o'clock this after.noon from Atlantic City, where he has been spending a week's vaca tion. Ho came hero alone, and went directly from tho ferries to City Hall, whero he con ferred later In tho afternoon with Director Wilson about tho Grand Jury's report. "Whether Superintendent Robinson Is brought up for trial before the Police Trial Board or not will not be known until he finally decides to announce his decision, the Mayor said. "I have made up my mind as to what I want," ho sa'.d, "but I want to look over tho evidence submitted to the Grand Jury before I make my position and plans known. "Tho public Is Interested only In the re sults I obtain, and not in tho methods em ployed to obtain those results. I feel confi dent that I can obtain the results I have promised." The walla of politicians who are "up in the air" aa the result of the Mayor's order that policemen resign from political clubs and similar organizations will not be heed ed by him, continued the Mayor. "I do not Intend to confer with any politicians about that order," he said. "What they think about It does not concern me In the least." To all other questions he answered, "I positively will not say anything more about It now." Director Wilson was closeted with the Mayor for more than half an hour after the latter arrived at his office In City Hal). When he left the conference Mr. Wilson said: "I called on the Mayor to get his O, K. to an order that will go far toward taking the police out of politics. With tho Mayor's approval I will Issue orders this evening that every man connected with the police department must resign from any and all political clubs In which they may be mem bers. This order will be final." ' Director Wilson, of the Department of Publlo Safety, this afternoon reinstated the four police officials who wero suspended CentlnotJ eo fast Two, Colmus. Ttr MURDERER'S DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED RALEIGH, N". C, Aug. 14. The dentil seiiteuco of Me?v"n Home, of Wilmington, who was scheduled to die in tile electric ahull' dii 1'rlday for tho murder of his urothcr-iii-lliw v,m today uoiiiliiuicd to life liiiprlsouuieut. ALEX WINS 22D GAME. PHILLIES r I'aakcrt.cl o NlchuuViitj 2 Byntc.ib 1 Cravdtli.tf 3 Whittcd.lf i It o a c Z 0 0 2 13 1 12 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 Luderus, lb 0 0 12 0 0 Bancroft, ss 0 10 2 0 Killcfcr, c 0 0 7 0 0 Alexander, p 1-10 2 0 Totala... 8 11 27 10 SARATOGA RACING RESULTS First rnce, 2-ycn.r-olds, $500 ndded, 5 1-2 furlongs Ultimatum, 110, Troxler, O to 5, out, out, won; Bnlly, 110, Sheldliifr, O to 2, O to 10, 1 to 3, second; Sedan, 110, Murphy, 7 to 2, 4 to 5, 1 to 5, third. Time, 1.08. CHARLES J. PATNE, YACHT OWNER, DIES IN BOSTON BOSTON, Aug. 14. Charles J. Paine, Civil War veteran and owner of three yachts that have 'defended the America's cup, died nt TToston today. He wns C3 years NEW COURT DISTRICT PLANNED FORTEXAS . TTASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Creation of n fifth Federal vJTitiict court in western Texas is provTuetl In u bill reported favflraLf today by tho Senate Judiciary Committee. PENROSE ASKS PAY FOR U. S. WORKERS ON BORDER WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Resolutions looking to the payment of 10,000 Fed eral employes, who nro now away from their regular places performing military duty on tho Mexican border, were introduced today by Senator Penrose. He pro poses that they shall Bet the full salary they receive as civil service employes nnd that their places shall bo held for them. TEN TONS OF BRICK FALL AS WALL TUMBLES Ten tons of brick fell today In tho collapse of a 35-foot wall at 128-140 North Broad street, whero the onc-tlme Nichols Horso Bazaar 13 being torn down to make way for tho new Hudson automobilo building. Three negroes Thomas "Williams, 1116 Helmer street; Chnrles Osborne, Fifth and "Water streets, nnd Nor man Brlnkley, 1356 Balnbrldgo street were slightly hurt, and were treated at Hahnemann Hospital. Tht-fy-elght men were working there at the time. The con tractors Bald pressure from an adjoining ACTIVITY IN NORTH SEA, STEAMSHIP REPORTS BEROKN, Norway, Aug. 14. Steamship captains arriving here today report activity In the North Sea. German warships singly and In squadrons are patrollng near the Norwegian coast, while submarines and Zeppelins wero also observed.. BRITAIN NOW BLACKLISTS SOUTH AMERICAN FIRMS LONDON,-Aug. 14. Lord Robert Cecil, of the Foreign Ofllce, announced In Commons today that tho Dopiirtmont of Foreign Trado had Issued another black list containing the names of 443 South American firms having German connections. H. C. COOPER TAKEN OFF BRITISH BLACKLIST LONDON, Aug. 14. The name of Herrman C. Cooper, of New York city, has been removed from the British blacklist, It was announced today by the Foreign Trade Department. At the same time It was said that tho Government Is consider ing the removal of other names. American business men in London are considering the advisability of forming an American Chamber of Commerce for self-protection, TEUTONS TO DECLARE POLAND INDEPENDENT LONDON, Aug) ,14. The Independence of Poland, with her own constitution under Certain guarantees, Is expected to bo proclaimed by tho Central Powers within a few days, as a result of the conferences between the German Chancellor, Doctor von Bethmann-Hollweg, and Foreign Minister von Jagow and the Emperor Francis Joseph at Vienna. The proclamation of the Independence of Poland will call upon the Poles to form an army of their own for national defense. Poland will also be granted the choice of her own constitution and home rule under certain guarantees, they say, The dispatches give tho Impression that Germany and Austria decided to take this action to forestall similar action on the part of Russia. FURTHER REDUCTION IN PRICE OF OIL INDEPENDENCE, Kan., Aug. 14. Market quotation for mld-Contlnent crude oil has been reduced 10 cents a barrel to $1.05 by Prairie OH and Gas Company. FINDLAY, O., Aug. 14. The Ohio Oil Company reduced North and South Lima, Indiana, "Wooster, Illinois and Princeton oils each 5 cents a barrel and Plymouth JO cents this mornins. NEW YORK, Aug. 14. The Standard OU Company of New York this morning reduced the price of refined oll'for export 10 points, 100 CHICKENS ROASTED AS BARN BURNS About 100 chickens were roasted early today when a barn in the rear of the home of Mrs. J. F. Junkerman, 4$52 North Sixth street, was burned. Twenty chickens were saved by Mrs. Junkerman, who heard the. cackling, of the others soon afterthe Are started. Sergeant Hill, of the Broncbtown police station, helped rescue . few. The loss vu $00. The origin of tho nro id undetermined, BEATING GIANTS IN FIRST NEW YORK r h o G. But no, If 0 0 3 a e 0 0 I 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Doyle, 2b 0 0 Ilcrzujj.O'j 0 8 Robcrlsoii.tf 0 0 Kauri', cf 0 1 Merkle, lb 0 0 Fletcher, ss 0 0 2 Kocher, c t) 0 A Uctiton, p 0 1 1. Kelly, lb 0 0 2 Totahi. 0 .1 24 13 4 old. :h yi wall wns responsible. CAUSE OF BROTHERHOOD. Employes In Conference White House on Media tion Plan at WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. Tho rep resentatives of the Railway Managers' Association went into conference with President Wilson at 2:51 this after noon. - , Bu a Staff Corrttpondent WASHINGTON, Aug. 14. The EvENltfO LcDOEn correspondent Is Informed upon the highest nuthorlty that an agreement has been reached to sottlo tho difficulties be twocn tho men and tho railroads by arbi tration. This Information Is to tho effect that tho employes and railroad companies had reached a point whero the agreement for mediation nnd arbitration was about concluded when President Wilson Inter vencd. i Thoso who have followed tho course of the Board of Conciliation aro convinced that ths conferences the employes and employers had with tho President will lead to arbitration, and that the samo result would have been achieved without the pressure exerted In a public way by President Wllsfin. Tho en try of tho President In a publlo way Into the dispute Is looked upon by those familiar with tho negotiations as spectacular. Before tho railroad men entered the con. ferences with tho President at 3 o'clock tho Information was given out that tho situation looked entirely favorable to ar bitration. PRESIDENT'S PLAN At the conference with tho employers tht President, It was said, would propose a concrete arbitration proposition which. In their opinion, would prove acceptable to both sides. Tho nature of this proposal Is known so N( far only to tho President' and the rep resentatives of the "big four' unions wltlvr whom ho conferred earlier In the day. But' Cabinet officials Insist that It carries a ronl arbitration proposal, which will per mit tho great lssuo between b6th sides the eight-hour workday and what It In volves to bo settled by arbitrators. President Wilson, It was reported, made it plain to the bratherhood representatives that he could not ba the single arbitrator or tho "odd man" In a board of arbitra tion. However, ho suggested certain names of men who could be brought Into tho plan and the brotherhood representatives "lis tened kindly" to this suggestion. "Tho negotiations nro entirely In th, President's hands," said A. B. Garretson, spokesman for the employes. He declined to discuss the situation beyond that, but Warren S. Stone, representative of ths '' Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, said: "I am optimistic," and W. P. Lee, of tht brakemen, said,; "It looks very good." BROTHERHOOD'S CAUSE. It Is understood that the brotherhood representatives told the President they had been compelled to refuse arbitration under the terms suggested by tho Federal Board of Conciliation, because they did not be lieve that the board realized the Import ance of their demands. The President, It was definitely Jearned, Insisted that in na circumstances would the publlo sanction a strike. .He is understood to have made it plain that In his opinion. If a strike should be precipitated through the refusal of the labor leaders to treat with tho roads, tho unions would be blamed and the labor cause would suffer. In reply the union leaders Insisted that they received scant courtesy at the hands 'of the railway managers, who had insisted on mediation without making any pro position of what concessions they would be willing to make to bring mediation about. The President, It Is understod. In sisted In reply that he had no opinion regard ing the merits of tho controversy; that h Intended making It plain to the railway managers that their responsibility befor the public was equally grave with' that of the employes, but he was determined to prevent a strike at any cost, RAILROAD MEN MEET. The White House was extremely retlcerK' regarding the details of the conference. Secretary Tumulty said nothing could bt said until after the conferences were com pleted. Before golnsr to the White House to con fer with the President at 3 o'clock the' rail? way managers had a long conference (a their hotel. A. statement on the side of ths railroads was prepared, and It was agreed that It should be read to the Chief Execu tive by Ellsha LeeL chairman of the board of managers. Like the labor leaders th managers seemed hopeful that a. utrike would be prevented. Report that the men had asked the Pru dent to act as arbitrator in person ynr widely circulated. No official statemMt on this report or on another that, thrs members of the Cabinet might ba aske4 t serve could be obtained from any of th Interested parties. udg? Chambers, of the Mediation whp was the spokesman of the Presidat arranging the conference., tUv4( agreement would bs reachid. ,. NO POWER TO TAKE LINES, It has been reported at various Itfwtf that the Hay-Chamberlain, army WH tha Federal Government OWr to Ww -over t ,IY fcuU OBIT8U th M- f