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VOIi. HE. NO. 15
Philadelphia, Saturday, seftjaaeber 30, ioio
Corntanr. ISIS, it tns Pcttta Ltoan CeMrixr.
FRENCH EXTEND
GROUND IN NEW
SOMME THRUST
British Also Improve Posi
tions and Beat Off Counter-Attacks
62,000 TEUTONS TAKEN
Ninety-two Square Miles of Ter
ritory Reconquered by
Allies in Drive
The hnrd fighting which developed
on tho Sommo front last Monday con
tinues with good results for tho Allies
despite stormy weather. In tho opera
tions against Bapaumo tho French
have gained now ground east of
Comblcs.
Powerful counter - attacks were
launched by tho Germans northeast of
Thlopval, but they wero repulsed. A
division of tho new British army
(20,000 men) distinguished itself in this
fighting.
Tho severity of tho fighting in Franco
is attested by casualty lists published
hero today. In September tho British
losses on all fronts were 5439 officers
and 114,110 men. The bulk of these
were on tho Spmme.
After long-sustained and bloody fight
ing tho Bulgarians have secured an ad
vantage in western Greek Macedonia
In tho sector of Kaiamakcalan heights.
Allied warships are co-operating with
tho land forces in Macedonia. A French
aviator, has bombarded Sofia, capital of
Bulgaria, and British airmen hao
shelled tho Angista railway station.
Tho entire flying corps of tho Greek
army has deserted to the revolutionists,
but up to this afternoon no political de
velopments of decisive importance wero
reported from Athens.
German submarines continue fairly
active and tho destruction of a -number
of merchant ships, some of them neu
trals, was reported during tho day.
On tho eastern front thero is fighting'
at a number of points, but there havo
been no striking developments in tho
situation during tho last twenty-four
hours.
OPEN GRIDIRON SEASON AT PENN TODAY
FORTY-FIVE VILLAGES TAKEN
BY ALLIES SINCE LAUNCHING
OF GREAT SOMME DRIVE
LONDON, Sept. 80.
British troops Improved their positions
at Stuff redoubt, north of Thlepval, and
beat off German counter-attacks at the
Hessian trench last night, CJcneral Halg
reported this afternoon.
The fighting- In the latter placo was very
severe, despite a heavy downpour of rain
that converted the shell-wrecked trenches
Into great pools of mud and water In
which Germans and British fought.
The Germans shelled British, positions
south of the Ancre, from the Dentrcmont
farm to a point southwest of L.e Sars vil
lage, toward which Halg's men are ap
proaching. Despite this artillery attack, the
British continue to Improve tholr positions
on the whole Thlepval sector.
The French, today's official Tarls report
showed, made further progress north of
Rancourt last night, but elsewhere wero
held up by weather conditions.
South of Keuvillo St. Vaast the. British
made a successful raid last night
In the first thirteen weeks of tho Somme
offensive the JTrench and British have cap
tured more ground than has been taken by
the Germans In moro than six months of
battling at Verdun.
A survey of the results of the great
allied drive, halted, temporarily yesterday
by a, terrific downpour of rain, shows that
the Allies have reconquered 285 square
kilometers of French territory (about
ninety-two square miles), exceeding by fif
teen kilometers the territory gained by the
i Germans at Verdun.
Forty-flye villages, each one organized
Into a veritable fortress by the Teutons,
have fallen before the nattering of French
and British artillery. In every Instance
the demon position was so strong that
It had to be broken down by shell-fire be
fore Infantry could stormlt.
A total of 82,000 prisoners, 285 cannon,
halt of which are heavy artillery , pieces,
and more than one thousand machine guns
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RLXEY PITCHES
PHILLIES AHEAD
OF BR00KLYNS
Moranmen Take Second
Game and Now Are in
First Place
FINAL, SCORE IS 7 TO 2
Alone at Last!
rjIIM.lKS
All. n. II. o. A. E.
I'aakert, cf S 1 1 8 0 1
Bancroft, ss 3 0 0 3 3 1
Work. 3b ff 0 O 0 3 0
Whltteil, If 4 1 ; 3 0 0
Cravath, rf , 4 0 0 0 0 0
I.uilerus, lb" '.... 4 '3 3 14 0 0
Nllieon, lb 3 2 3 3 4 0
Klllefer, e 3 0 3 3 0 1
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CffPr H&L MATHEWS
WILLIAMS
Totnla
33 7 10 37 10 3
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Continued on fait Three, Column One
THE WEATHER
OFFICIAL FOfiECAST
For Philadelphia and vicinity Fair
and continued cool tonight and Sunday,
with possibly front on l6u lands fo
night; jreah northwest winds, 6ecom
ing moderate Sunday,
XJBNOTH OF BAY
fcw rl...., 8o.ro.Ion rl"M... 7:1s p.m.
m hu.m. aiip,.ra.lMw uth, 230p.m.
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All. It. IT. O. A. K.
Johnaton, rf 3 2 0 1 0 O
Daubert, lb 3 0 0 13 1 0
Myers, cf 3 O 1 2 0 O
Wheat, It., 3 0 0 4 0 0
Cutalmw, 2b 4 0 1 3 3 0
Motvrey, flb 4 0 0 0 3 1
Olson, 4 0 1 3 6 0
Miller, a 4 0 0 3 1 0
I'feffer, p 4 0 3 0 3 O
Total 33 3 -5 37 11 1
Home run Luderus. Tvro-bnse lilts
I.uderu.. 2. Sacrifice lilt Bancroft, Kll
Iefer. Struck out by Jtlxer, 3 by refTer,
3. llaae on ball oft Itlxcy, 4 off I'feffer,
2. Double plays Stock to Nlehoff to I.u
ilerusj Nlehoff to Luderoi. Htolen bases
Myers, Johnston, Bancroft. Wild pitch
Hixey, reffer. Umpires Klem and i:mlle.
UP-TO-DATE STANDINGS
W. L. P.C.
Phillies 89 57 .60958
Brooklyn 90 59 .60402
These standings include morning
game.
By CHANDLER D. MCHTER
KBBETS FIELD, Brooklyn, Sept. JO.
Eppa Rtxey Pitched the Phillies Into first
place over the Dodgers In this morning's
game. The final score was 7 to 2.
Captain Fred Luderus was' the big noise,
with a homer, two doubles and three runs.
He also played a wonderful game on the
defense.
The box score shows three errors for the
Phillies and only one for Brooklyn, never
theless Pat Moran's champs really played
their greatest game when they completely
outclassed Brooklyn this morning and
went Into first place in the National Lcacuo
race by winning, 7 to 2,
It was apparent from the start that
Brooklyn was outclassed. Robinson's team
went to pieces after the Phillies had taken
the lead, and the former team's nerve and
fighting spirit vanished.
Grover Cleveland Alexander wanted to
pitch both games today, but after'tie and
Eppa Itlxey had. warmed up, Moran decided
that It was Itlxes day. Moran's judgment
In selecting Itlxey was justified, as the
fanky Virginian never looked better, lie
toyed with the lloblns throughout the game
and they only got five hts, two of which
were scratches and the two runs were
scored only because the Phils played the
game safe after getting an early lead.
As we prophetled this morning, Ed
Pf effer was a mark for the Phillies. Moran's
men hit and ran as they pleased and prob
ably would have doubled the score had It
been necessary,
A wonderful drive by Fred XUderus, who
played, the greatest gams ef 'his entire
career, easily was the feature of tlie game,
It the sixth Inning, Just when the Dedgsrs
had eewted upon staVng a rally, Luderus
took all the fight out of Reslnson's rnsn by
llftleg an awful smash overt he rlght-AeM
fence. It the same drive had been hit at
(ttilbe Park it would have landed, on the
CeaUaasd a Fase R4rUu Cetaaw Two
WEST VIRGINIA
IS CONFIDENT OF
DEFEATING PENN
Football Elevens Clash in
Opening Fray of Season
on Franklin Field
MRS. LEDUC WILL
GO FREE AT PROBE,
CORONER ASSERTS
GAME STARTS 3 P. M.
Line-up and Officials of
Pcnn-West Virginia Game
The line-up of the rennsjlranta-Wrst VI r
sluln came, which starts at 3 o'clock on
Franklin Field this afternoon, follows;
Tenn. West Vlrslnla.
Vqnhart left end hlnx
Mathews left tackle Johnson
M'lrkman left cnard lirannon
1,. Wrar center llaller
Nelll rlsht xiiard ...... ...... .Ice
Utile rltht tackle ...... .Webster
Miller rich! end llntrlilnion
Hell quarter-bnek . ...Chenowetb
lierr front half ., Kodcera
Williams, rear halt .....Curry
(Captain)
IJiht fullback lilts
Referee Robert W. Maxwell, Nwarth
more. ..
I'mplres Doto rolti, Rrown.
Head linesman McCartr, Germantown
Academr. , . ....
' Time of periods 12 or 15 minute.
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
After two dress rehearsals, Penn Is ready
for the first act of the football season, and
this afternoon the pick of the football
squad will put on scene one with the Uni
versity of West Virginia on Franklin Field.
This Is the. ofllclal opening of the collegiate
sport In Philadelphia, as battles with the
Farm School and Vlncome A. C. do not
count In the batting averages. The lid will
be pried off promptly at 3 p. m., and It the
Continued on Fare Thirteen, Column One
P. R.R. TRAIN DERAILED;
TWO KILLED, EIGHT HURT
Side Rod Breaks on Double En
gine Special From New
York to Cincinnati
CINCINNATI. 0 Sept. JO. Two persons
were killed and eight were Injured today
when a Pennsylvania train, en route to
Cincinnati from New York, was derailed
at King's Mills, O,
According to the report received by the
local office of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
the-persons kilted are:
J, J. Derry, engineer, Cincinnati.
S. F, Miller, fireman, Cincinnati,
The Injdred Include: Mrs. J. B. Hoyer,
Chambereburg, Pa; C, C, Mengle, Ixiuls
Vile, Ky. f O. M Baker, Bast Orange, N. J.;
George V1, Cooper and wife of Xenla, O,
The train, which consisted of two engines
and ten passenger cars, was on Its way to
Cincinnati when a side rod on one engine
broke. Both engines and five cars were
thrown from the track. About 1600 feet
of track was torn up.
Three Boys Poisoned; One Dying
tANCASTER, O., 'Sept, 0, Pollco today
are Investigating the mysterious poisoning
of three sons of Mrs, Mary Clelland, assist
ant postmistress here, one of whom Is be
lieved to be dying. The other two sre In a
serious condition. "It Is said the boys drank.
milk containing the poison. y
Knight Also Denies Friction
With. Police Over Hotel
Tragedy
NEPHEW HELPS DEFENSE
.Mrs. Joseph C. Io Due, of Chicago, who
was wounded In the Hotel Walton shooting,
when Sirs. Margaret Belzer, of New York,
shot and killed Joseph C. Oraveur, a New
York garage owner, and herself, will be set
freo by Coroner Knight 'at tho Inquest unless
unexpected developments come to light
Tho announcement was made today by
Coroner Knight at the same time that he
positively denied that any friction existed
between his ofilce and the Detective Bureau
over the manner In which tho police handled
the case.
"I shall set Mrs. Le Due at liberty at the
Inquest If the testimony given then tallies
with the facts now known." said the Cor
oner. "The action will, of course, be con
tingent upon the testimony presented at the
Inquest, but unless new testimony Is pre
sented which will materially alter the pres
ent status of the case, Mrs. Le Due will be
allowed to return to Chicago.
"I am not Interested in domestle affairs!
It makes no difference It Mrs. Le Due
knew Oraveur one year ago or two years
ago,"
Mrs. Le Due now Is under guard as a
material witness at the Jefferson Hospital,
a police guard having been detailed by
Captain of Detectives Tate, who decided
to hold her for the action of the coroner.
Ths Identity of the oft-mentioned
nephew of Mrs. Xe Due, with whom she
asserted she came to Philadelphia to visit,
became known today. Ha Is It R. IteutHn
ger, a coal dealer, with offices In the Com--merclal
Trust Building, and a home at 125
South Sixty-third street
Both he and Joseph C. Le Due, husband
of the wounded woman, today said that
It was their belief that Mrs. Lo Duo was
the victim of a "freme-up" on the part
of Oraveur, whom they accused ot using
her as a means to rid himself of the at
tentions of Mrs. Belzer, spurned hy the
garage man. Iteutllnger corroborated part
of Mrs. Le Due's story, to the effect that
she did come to Philadelphia, to visit him
and did not accompany Oraveur to Atlantlo
City and Phlladelpha.
DINED WITH GlUVKUn.
"My aunt came to Philadelphia Friday
to visit me atid my wife," said Iteutllnger.
"She came to the house Friday and re
malned here until Tuesday afternoon, some
ten hours before the shooting, Tuesday
afternoon about 3 o'clock she received a
telephone message from Oraveur, Inviting
her to take dinner with him. She accepted.
"Before leaving our house Mrs. Le Duo
told my wife that she Intended taking a
9 o'clock train for New York after dinner.
It she missed the train, however, she said,
she would return to ths house for the night
She took her handbag with her, That
was ths last we heard of her until ths
trsgedy bscams known.
"My wife and I have sbsolute faith in
ConHnmd oo. Face TVs, Calaew Pes
PHILLI
QUICK NEWS
,IES (A. M.) 110011 '0 30
7 10 3
BROOKLYN 0 0.10000102 5 1
Klxey nnd Klllcfcr; Pfcffcr nncl Miller. Xlcru nnd Entallc. ,
WASHINGTON... 0 1 0
ATHLETICS, 1st G. 1 1
Tliomns nml Ilemy; Selbolrt niuMSehant;.
BOSTON, 1st B....Q O O .0
NEW YORK O O O O .
Rudolph nnd Dowdy; Benton nnd McCarty. , ;' v ''
CINCINNATI, 1st g.2 - ' -. 4
PITTSBURGH O
CHICAGO, 1st g....1 IIOO
CLEVELAND O OOOO
Russell and Lapp; Bngby nnd Dcbciry,
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WOMEN" FAINT AS CAR JUMPS TRACK; MAN HURT
P. A. Iluber, 034 Udell street, wns knocked down and badly
Injured nnd several women, nintcd when n trolley car jumped" tho
tracks at Eighth and Chestnut streets nnd crashed against a tele
phone pole in front of drecn'c Hotel. Tho Injured man -was taken
to Jefferson Hospital.
ROOSEVELT AT MICHIGAN TO PUT GINGER IN CAMPAIGN
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Sept. 30. Colonel Ttcoscvclt camo to
Battle Creek today to inject "uoinc ginger" into the prcslden77.il cam
paign. Ho will speak late thi3 afternoon nt mi old-rnshioned bar
becuu and rally on tho circus grounds. When tho train pulled into
Battle Crutk thuie wwe fully 30,000 nt Ihc ulation und 30,000 more
along the route of u piuado Unit was held before uio Colonel had
time to wash his face uud bunds. . , ,
, BROKEN-HEARTED INVENTOR ENDS LIFE
NEW YORK, Sept. 30. Broken-hearted because the Government
had rejected his' process for manufacturing wire-wound guns, fiorrls
N. Johnson, friend and college mate of President Wilson nt Prince
ton, committed suU"e today. Johnson,w7ro wns seventy years -olo,
tfirew"jifui81f from a window of his room at 34 Grammercy r. int.
He had been ill.
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GERMANS ROUT FOES IN TRANSYLVANIA
. .BERLIN, Sept. 30. Teutonic forces hare inflicted a severe de
feat on the Rumanian troops that occupied Hermaunstadt, former
capital of Transylvania, it was officially nnnounced this afternoon.
By an encircling attack the Teutons drove the Rumanians southward.
Part of the first Rumanian army was annihilated',- the remnants
fleeing In disorder. .
-IW'tV t&& .
NIGHT
EXTRA
PRIOB ON"B CENT
WAR CRUSHER
GERMAN HOPE
OF EXPANSION
Wall of Iron, Plan of Alliei
After Conflict, Says
Hanotaux
SOLVES BALKAN PROBLEM
Rumania Destined to Be Power
in Peninsula, Statesman's
View
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By HENRI BAZIN
8rclal ntpressntatlra In Francs.
(Coprrltht. llt.)
TAUIS, Sept. 2 J. It "wns my prlvlleee t
day to obtain an Interview with an eminent
Frenchman, a diplomat of International re
nown, n, .historian and man of letters, -who,
with voice and pen, has perhaps con
tributed, more than any single individual to
the cause of France alnco the beginning; of
the war Gabriel Hanotaux, of the Aca
deme Francalse, and ex-Forelen Secretary
of France.
WM. Hanotaux received me in the salon of
his apartment In l'arls, and, after speaklnr
feelingly ot the appreciation of France and'
Frenchmen at the many evidences of Amer
ican sympathy with tho cause for which
his country Is flghttnrr, he turned to the
question uppermost 'In his mind, the entry
of numanln. Into the war upon the side of
France and her allies.
"I think," he said, "that the Balkan situa
tion In ths entry of Rumania Into the con
flict has reached its most significant climax,
and with It the turning point of all ths
Balkan future. In my opinion, the taking
up of arms against our enemies by Rumania
determines, under existing and co-operating
circumstances, tho destiny of the Balkan
Peninsula. This, ot course, was clarified'
ill iaisq uifcivu uy ..o uftivuiuua vmijr ui .i:
Bulgaria Into the war upon the aids ox T
the Teutonic allies. But now It Is writ
Urge nnd clear upon tho wall.
"Previous to Bulgaria's taking up arms,
the eternal principle of the Balkan Penin
sula for the Balkans was seemingly Im- ' 'i
possible of satisfactory solution, because of
the temperaments ot four nations, each of
about equal strength and each with dif
ference Ideas as to Its particular methods'
of seeking happiness; for the seeking of,
happiness .In some form Is, after all, tho
uUhnato aim of all diplomacy, of alt' po
litical dispute and of all (he wars history
records, as fully as It Is the alpha an-t
omega of the Individual, be his face what
It may.
DOOM OF BULaARlA
"I say four , nations, because we can,
leave Turkey out and consider only Bul
garia, Serbia, Greece and Rumania. Bui-,
curia has sealed her own doom, and In the
sealing has relieved the general political
situation In the Balkans of one of Its
most vexatious problems the sentimental
associations that, through Slavic blood, ex
isted between Bulgaria and Russia. The
Russians are no longer under the Illusion
of a blood tie with Bulgaria.. The most
Slavophile of the Russian empire have real-,
lied and sensed the evidences before them
of Bulgarian Ingratitude. With Rusla
and the Russians the sentiments of blood
and race ties with Bulgaria can no longer
act as a' factor In the consideration of any,
Balkan diplomatic or political question.
For good and all that point Is settled, la
my opinion.
"Greece, deceived and cajoled by a politi
cal Intrigue that practically purchased Its
end, took the line of passive resistance,
which might wclL even now, make her
Coi.ttj.Ded on Tate Tin, Columa Iks
THOMAS AND SEffiOLD
PITCH FIRST "AT GAME
Washington Closes Season With
TtTooli-n-inn in Turin 11511 of -is.
Shibe Tark
mA ATHLETICS.
Witt, ss. .
(rover, 9b.
Thrasher.. rf.
Mrunk. ff.
Metises, e.
Mclnnls. lb.
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CAMDEN MAN CRUSHED BY AUTO
John Maderrow, seventy-two years old, of Cooper nnd Garden
afreets, Camden, was knocked down at Eighth and Market streets
this noon by a swlfty moving truck and both legs were broken. JIc
was taken to the Jefferson Hospital. Louis Isaacson, the .driver,
was held under 9100 bail by Magistrate .Pennojk.
TWO ACCUSED OF STEALING SPEEDOMETERS FROM AUTOS
Jacob Moore nnd William Belcher, of Hetioit, Mlch. were, ar
rested today by. Detectives Crcedon and Maloue on the charges of
having, stolen speedometers from two automobiles at Broai, and
Vino fctveets. -
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"TIME BALL" ON BOURSE BUILDING COLLAPS16
The "ifne fell" on the roof or, the Uourw JWIng has callajw,. Tk dWfctt
has for many years beon dropped to indicate the arrival ef mm. ' Fb VksM , botflst
repaired; by the local office of ths United sHite. HydrerapW .fervtM aad wit
the defect haj lo corrected the time service will b reetered.
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BRITISH WARSHIPS DISPERSE BULGARIANS
BACON1CA, Sept, SO, British warstiltM shelled and dispersed a Buljcaria
column east of Nechorl, on the Struma frost, It wm oMctelly. -"fipftH tasky,
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WASHINGTON.
T-nmaril, Jb.
Faster, Jb.
Menosker. cf.
Smith. If,
Hire. rf.
Hhsnks, ss,
Judis, lb.
llenr. c.
Thnmafl. ti.
Umpires Cqimsllr and
8HIB13 PARK, pept. Srf. Thraesep' '
triple n the first inning, with, Witt on tWt
base, sent the, Athletics into the lead. TIM
"As" ran true to' form by net heMiner Use
lead, for t,he Senators came back atrooat
in the second, tlelng the kcere on Kiae
double, Shanks's sacrifice a4 Judas,1
single.
FIRST INNINO
Leonard put, Healy to Melpote. Voadlf
singled to center. Menoaky fumed, thank
filed to Strunk,- No rune, om Jjtt, no error,
Witt singled to center, Tpmbuu .threw
wild to first to et Witt napsiw.'WIU. tak- ,
ln third. 0 re ver -fowled to HerV. TbraeJawr
rlnJJ to rlaht iianrtu WHf. SMjrumk dVad
to MeRoshey, Who devtfod 'f Ttu-sitier d
the plate, Mrnoekey to Henry. - Owe tusi-
twe MU, tme errsr.
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Uel ritXrirs and the sf roewriu
wtts) wade sat barber at Hamptoa '
after raiding Allied w
the war.
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A PhUadelphia Boy Was at tbe Verdun Front; His Pictures of Scenes There WilLAoneftr on the Pictorkl P-Ue
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