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VOL. III. NO. 257
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1917
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RUSSILOFF GAINS 20 MILES
IN DRIVE ON LEMBERG; takes
KALUSZ; AUSTRIANS IN FLIGHT
Russian Troops Occupy Former Teuton
Headquarters Enemy Returns in
Disorder West of Stanislau,
Petrograd Reports
Germans Rush Re-enforcements to Save Galician Capital
as Teuton forces ace Flanking Movement From
Halicz 43,000. Men and Scores of Towns
Captured by Brussiloff in Ten Days
PETROGRAD, July 12.
Russian troops have occupied Kalusz, formerly hendquarters of the Austrian
jnny taking many prisoners, an official
m "Kalusz was captured after a stubborn and sanguinary battle." tho state
ment said. '
Aiistro-German headquarters were
I important town shows that the headlong
Germans continues west or staniaiau.
The Russian cavalry is pursuing at top speed.
Kalusz is about sixty miles duo south of Lcmberg and twenty miles west
by north of Stanislau and twenty miles west of Halicz. It is on a railway lino
ind lies between tho Sivka nnd Lomnica Rivers.
Alarmed by tho smashing blows by which tho Russians havo broken tho
'Anstro-German front in tho Stanislau-Halicz
nd German re-enforcements nave been rustled to the defense of Lemberg.
The Russians arc also pushing their lines around Brzezany, an important
Anstro-German position between tho Stripa and Gnila Lipa Rivers, about fiftv
miles southeast of tho Galician capital.
on the- ZIota Lipa River.
REAH Gl'ARDS ENGAGED
er nt the Dniester, where the Austro-
Cerman armies field before tho Russian
tlry, rear-guard nctions of some Impor-
fcUfice are taking place. Tho Teuton forces
Far battling saagely In nn attempt to stop
T. Anmkh of tho Russians.
if n.i..n TInllex nnd 7-lsCZOW and far-
fffier north heavy artillery duels are In
Iworreas,
J Uir more limn iv uiuca ui iiuim wi
mrnopol to tho Carpathians, Russia's re
ttlved armies are battling forward. In ten
8y of thclivoffenslvo they havo penetrated
'Be Austro-uerman line nt two piace3, nave
, captured a scoro of cities, towns and vll-
Uiet, crossed two great rivers and taken
' 'serbr U.000 prisoners with a vast num.
?ktr of guru and material. Tho Galician
ttronihold of Lemberg Is now directly men
aced, Th Teutons evidently regarded tho
. BnujIIoK offensive disdainfully when It
. ftortol Jlilv - nlRn.itrhea from the front
i ' &J
Kftr(ed July
Dispatches from the front
fctxliy Quoted Austrian prisoners as do
caring they had been assured by their
commanders that the Russians did not
have sufficient ammunition ; that their sup
Files were meager and that the Russian
troops could not be expected to fight moro
' than a day or two.
The Russians have not followed this
German schedule, however, nnd by their
R, plendld fighting and complete co-ordlna-E
tlon of transport and food service havo
I; now placed at least two large sections of
ithe Teutonic lines in gravo Jeopardy. Tho
Austrian forces around Lemberg are lm
' periled by a flanking movement from
r Halicz. North, around Tarnopol, tho
breach In their lines Is so wide that a
treat retreat may havo to be made to save
'large forces.
WASHINGTON, July 12.
The reorganized Rumanian armv has
Joined In the Russian offensive, according
fcto Petrograd cables received today at the
Russian embassy
The Russian advance continues alone a
J neatly widened front of 3K0 miles, the nd-
E'TlceS stated. There Is orenernl flehtlnir from
I'lhe Carpathians to Plnsk.
Lt' At the same time tlm StntA Tlenartment
Br admitted halng heard a report that the
i .lutM unuer ueneral Mackensen are aDout
to make a new drive In Mesopotamia.
KAfSER ORDERS DRIVE
' TO ALLAY UNREST
M-- BvWIT.T.TAM TIITT.TT1 MMM9
f -WM4fcI A AAAU& U I,,UU
(WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN THE
11KI.D. July 12,
Field Mnrahnl Van UlnJAnhi,.i la nvL
jjjently trying to stem dissatisfaction at
E fiOme m CJermanv liv n l-tic ahnurtn? nn the
f Western front
i ..j. ma i-russian troops opposite me
i "Hole of the British line were more active
I un n any tIm8 auring the past year.
South itf ft,, o .,.. ' ,. .
t . " w v:uii ma enemy rciuu n
BIWrllon of a trench west of Vert wood
Vn "nlr3r ""1. In the Lombartzyde sec
riion there was great activity.
". v r rman artillery concentration In
feT . ot thB sand dunes n th Belgian
ja wa, th9 biggest since the German ef-
.. a vi. f1!""' Explosives leveled the
HrwTv"18 and tho British trenches. The
I Wthouse at the mouth of the Yser and the
I'ue-uvlng Btatlon were reduced to ruins.
iii . stages were smashed and every
uunj leveled before the attack.
k. And among the attackers were the Qer
r1 marines Wllhelm's toughest fighters.
." Qrmns were caught under the British
-.mTi ana machine-gun barrage, and the
5 J. Ma' belnf checked at the river.
: looay the British were shelling the newly
JjjNW German position around Lorn-
.i In th rnvlAH . . m
k. "i,u'i ui u:ns me uerman occu-
, PreVlOUBlv Vnnnnf Iranph fram whlh
py UnaucceRsriitiv iia , ., P. nriiih
I'On"' ThB enemy Ieft a' number of dead.
"enemy artillery was very active.
K. .ytT the rnt German airmen
Fvi-m.la ln th ky desperately trying to
trf? thB British line. There were innum
WAli 'r'al battles In the bright sunshine.
. ' v v-iijiien oi me uerman ngniiiiB
IK? wBet to British oftlcers that Hln
lfnoarg has ordered all branches of his
Continued on !! Five. Column Two
THE WEATHER
FOREOABT
" PAIIadelnhirt and i:lr(n(i Shower
iaht; Friday parllp cloudu; gentle to
"fate touthxeeat to northwest winds.
W.NflTJI OP DAY
i 41 a.m. I Moon rim.,, 11:5 p.m.
721) D.m I Moon aautha.. 6:33 a.m.
tUtn
Nil,
f JSIAWAHE RIVKIt TIDE CIIAN0E3
CIIESTNLTT BTREET
LUr !:3im. , u w.l.r 2:50 D.m.
tr TA1 am. lllah water 88 D.m.
MPKKATURK AT EACH HOUK
m
statement announced today.
.
located at Kalusz. The ennturn of this
flight of tho Austro-Hungarians and
sector, both Austro-Hungarian
Brzezany is a railroad town lying
MAYOR SMITH'S
fck J...i -, ...- A-.Av. j-JBk... .Jti.y--, .nfJvHi ,...w . . . , ,
This cottage, on Morris avenue near Pacific avenue, Atlantic City, was acquired by the Mayor , early this
week as a place where, he says, he intends "to spend only his spare moments." The house, as shown in the pic
ture, has garage facilities so that the Mayor may motor to and from tho city while occupying his new pur
chase. Ho declares ho bought the house principally for the occupancy of his family during the summer
months, as he intends to remain in Philadelphia most of the time.
STEEL MEN YIELD
TO WILSON'S PLEA
Will Operate Plants for Gov
ernment, Pending Fix
ing of Price
NO 'BLOOD MONEY' PROFITS
WASHINGTON, July 12.
Steel makers of the nation today prom
ised to heed President Wilson's warning
against extorting blood money In big profits
on their products.
They havo agreed to operate their plants
for the benefit of the Government until a
satisfactory price for their products can
be arranged. It was learned, This foreshadows-
the end of the long and bitter
controversy between steel Interests and
various Government departments. The
price to be fixed will be In keeping with
the President's Idea of a patrlotlo margin.
Tho following statement was made by
Secretary of War Baker:
"At the conference this morning between
the committee of the American Iron and
Steel Institute and the Secretary of War,
the Secretary of the Navy, the chairman
of the Shipping Board and Mr. Baruch,
further discussion was had of the pros
pective demands upon the steel Industry
of the country for supplies of various steel
products for carrying on the war. The Bteel
men repeated their assurance that their
entire product would be available for the
needs and that they were doing everything
possible to stimulate and Increase produc
tion and steel delivery.
"The price to be paid for the Iron and
steel products furnished was left to be
determined after the Inquiry by the Federal
Trade Commission Is completed, with the
understanding that the price when fixed
would Insure reasonable profit, and be
made with reference to the expanding needs
of this vital and monumental Industry.
"The representatives of the Government
assured the committee of the 8teel Insti
tute that U was the Intention of the Gov
ernment to distribute the war requirements
over the entire Iron and steej producing
capacity of the country."
AWC YM7 A VGt I
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SUNSHINE AT NOON, BUT
MORE RAIN IS COMING
Weather Man Gives No TIopo of Im
provement Beforo
Tomorrow
Some Weather Record
. for a Week in Mid-July!
Number of hours rainfall, 47.
Rainfall, 3.G0 inches. (Greatest
since August, 1915.)
Temperature average yesterday,
C2 degrees; lowest-average for July
in twenty-six years.
Forecasts Showers today, partly
cloudy tonight, Friday fair, warmer.
Even though Old Sol did peep his long
absent face from beneath tho cloud for
a few minutes Just beforo ncton, there
Is no Indication, nccordlng to tho weather
man, that today'B weather conduct will
lio any different from tho brand that has
cast Philadelphia In gloom all week
Bain and moro rain Is tho order pf tho
day. After keeping everlastingly nt It Mon
day there was still a drizzle this morning,
with Indications that It would contlnuo well
Into tomorrow.
Slnco Monday It has rained, with a few
short Intervals, for a period of more than
forty-soen hours, which Is ono of tho most
prolonged summer rains In Philadelphia's
weather history. There has been .a fall of
3 60 Inches slnco Monday and a total of G 1?
inches for July.
Yesterday was the coolest July day on
record In tho 'Weather Bureau for twenty
six years, tho averago tomperaturo being C2
dogrees. Tho temperature today nt 11
o'clock wns 65 degrees, and tho weather
man promised that, If the sun peeped forth
at least nn hour, tho mercury very probably
would nscend to 70 degrees.
There have been no further reports of
storm damage In tho city. Yesterday ttev
eral wash-outs and somo broken water
mains and sewers were reported.
Camden Boy Killed by Train
Charles Field, fifteen years old, 812 North
Thirty-fourth street, Camden, was killed
last night when hit by n train on tho Penn
sylvania Itallroad near Fish House
NEWLY PURCHASED
GOVERNOR SIGNS
ANTI-NARCOTIC BILL
Vare Measure Now Law and
Enemies of Dope Are
Rejoicing
EVENING LEDGER PRAISED
Tho Vare anti-narcotic bill Is now a law,
the Governor hnvins signed tho measure
today.
Tho safe arrival of the new law on the
statute books of Pennsylvania was hailed
with delight by social workers, health ex
perts, physicians and prominent business
men who have worked hard for the last
two years to have enacted a measure which
would provide adequate legal weapons
against the constantly Increasing drug evil.
United States Attorney Kane, who In
stituted the movement for a State antl
narcotla act; Pierce Archer, Jr. framer of
the bill, and Dr. Horatio C. Wood, Jr..
noted narcotic expert, today were warm
In their praise of the work of the Eveninq
I,edoer for Its campaign of education last
summer relating to the drug evil.
"It Is a relief," said Mr. Kane, "to know
that the bill 1s now a law. nnd that we
now havo the weapons wflh which to com
bat the dope menace. There Is no reason
now why the officials In charge of tho en
forcement of tho- law should not cut the
roots of tho nefarious traffic and drlvo the
dope venders from the commonwealth.
"The enactment of this legislation la par
ticularly Important at this time when our
nation Is at war, and we need moro than
ever to guard 'the health and mornls of
the younjr men who are to carry the banner
of American freedom Into Europe.
PRAISE FOR EVENING LEDGER
"I cannot praise too highly the splendid
and fearless work of the. Eveninq Ledger
In educating the citizenry of the State as to
the fearful Inroads of the dope traffic. It
was not a nice subject, but It wad a subject
that had to be brought before the people.
"The Evbnino Ledokh, In a conservative
yet forceful manner, exposed all of the
phases of the drug traffic In the State,
arousing citizens to the necessity of stamp
ing out the trafflc. Aa a great newspaper,
the Evening) Ledqer performed valuable
publlo service, tho sort of service that Is
ba'dly needed today"
It was Mr. Kane who two years ag?
CtMktiakki m TMJtif. CtfctM JHm
"BUSINESS," HIT
BY PRICE CURB
PLANS, SQUEALS
Industries Now Deman.d
That President Fix Cost
of Labor Also
WAR ON DEFENSE BOARD
Members of Congress Prepare to
Wage Fighl Against
System
WASHINGTON, July 12.
nig Business, struck by President Wil
son's "patriotism and profits" pronuncla
mento, countered today with tho plea of
high cost of labor.
Somo of these men nro on committees
of the Council of National Defense
President Wilson had decreed that prof
Its nnd patriotism do not mix, had lashed
those who take blood money out of tho war
nnd castigated thoso who plead for unusual
profit margins to "stimulate" production.
Ho pointed out shipowners of tho nation,
who he said, nre doing their utmost through
exorbitant rates to inako success agali st
Germany almost a failure.
To all of which lllg Dullness today com
plained that labor Is getting such a tre
mendous sharo of money nowndays that
moro proiltH nro required to meet that
drain, as well as others.
And tho Dig Business folk Immediately
set up the cry that a maximum price for
labor must bo set up If tho prlco of other
commodities Is to bo arbitrarily tlxed, as
President Wilson warned they would be.
Big business has the backing of some
members of Congress In this plaint.
The plea Is that flerco bidding for labor
In certain Indus-tries has sent wages "clear
out of sight." For Instance, tho shipbuild
Continued on I'nite l'oiir. Column Tour
SUMMER HOME
-c ria
BUSINESS HERE
BACKS PRESIDENT
Price-Fixing Proclamation
Wins Quick Approval of
City's Big Men
DUTY, ELLIS GIMBEL SAYS
Approval of the president's proclamation
calling on business Interests of the nation
for support was expressed today bj; rhlla
dolphlans prominent In business circles
The plan to fix prlccB, though viewed ns
a tnsk of great difficulty, wns generally
regarded ns feasiblo and with approval.
The messngo will be discussed this afternoon
at the meeting of tho Chamber of Commerce.
Ellis A. Glmbel, of Glmbcl Brothers' de
partment store, declared his unqualified
support of tho Ideas expressed In the procla
mation.
"I think the message was a beautiful ex
ample of what we ought to do." said Mr.
OlmWel. "I thoroughly agree with the plans
volce,d, and myself will be nt his side In
support of those principles. I Chink the
whole nation should do this, and gUdly.
We should help all we can. Tho messago Is'
very timely. It Is very liberal In its Ideas
toward business and tho relation of business
and the Government.
"Business people should be satisfied In
these times with a small margin of profit.
It does not seem to me that large profits
are necessary to 'stimulate' production.
Indeed, competition Is so keen that large
profits are Impossible, because of the largo
demands for supplies of all kinds."
Nathan T. Folwell, of Folwell Bros. &
Co., textile manufacturers, and president of
the Manufacturers' Club, declared his be
lief In Government regulation of food nnd
coal production and distribution. Other
lines woXild take care ot themselves, gov
erned by the laws of supply und demand,
Mr. Folwell thought.
Charge lie Robbed Fire Houses
Raymond Trueman, sixteen 'years old,
1809 South Nineteenth street, was com
mitted to the House of Detention today
by Magistrate Baker, In default of $1600
ball, Trueman was arrested yesterday by
Special Policemen Murphy and Morris, of
the , Fifteenth street and Snyder avenue
station, accuses or TWakln-My houses.
QUICK
RACING RESULTS
First Aqueduct race, 2-yenr-oldB, mnirlcns selling, purip 500,
fj fiulongs Comsora, 112, Shuttlnger 0 to 2, 2 to 1, even, won George
W. Avery, 113, Troxler, 5 to 1, 2 to 1, even, second; All Bright, US,
Duxton, G to 1, 5 to 2, 0 to 5, third. Time, 1.02. Billet Uoux, l'or
tln, Poor Joe, Tcnce nnd Plenty, Frnnk Keogh, Kaphl 1'lrer, Wince
and Tttmblo In nlso ran. .
LIBERTY BONDS FALL TO NEW LOW MARK
JJSV YORK, July 12. Late this nftcrnoon Llbotly Lwm bond
cold nt tho new low level of 00 -M-BO In tho trading on the Stock
Exchange, which is a new low mails. The bonds wcro bolow par all
Uiough tho Cluy. k
11UEN0S AIRES HAS RUMOR OF SINKING OF LINER
WENOS AIRES, July 12. An unconfirmed rumor w.ib clreu
lntd here today that the BrltlBh Boynl Mall steam packet liner Ueme
rarn. of llylS-1 tons, had been sunk in the submarine zone.
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP GALVESTON CAUSEWAY FOILED
GALVESTON, Tex., July 12. A lighted bomb, believed designed
tj wreck Grtlvc3to's $2,000,000 causeway, connecting: the city with
the mainland, wns picked up nnd thrown into tho bay by n watchman
today just after a noithbound Missouri, Kansas and Texas freight
train passed over the stiuctuie. It Is believed the bomb was thrown
from tho trnUi.
CITY TREASURER'S WEEKLY REPORT
The weekly statement of City Treasurer William McConch shows that tho
receipts nmounted to $230,818.48 nnd tho payments to $771,071.02, which, with
tho sum on hand last week, not Including the slifklng fund account, left a balance
of $13,784,851.0.1 nt the close uf business last night.
DREDGER SUNK BY MINE IN ENGLISH CHANNEL
I.OXDON. July 12. Tho dredger Jupiter has been sunk In the English Channel
through dlriklr.c a mine. Ten of tho crew are missing.
U. S. BOARD FORMS TO DIRECT-RAILROAD TRAFFIC
WASHINGTON. July J 2. Active efforts to allovlato tho stringent freight car
sliortnRe and congestion were begun today with tle formation of tho Interstate
Commerce f'nmnVsulnn's division to regulate freight enr service. This division will
virtually operate the railroads of the country nnd Is expected to help cut food
costs. H II Pelrnnt. Jr., formerly superintendent of transportation of the Chicago
and Eastern Illlivii" Itailiond, Is head of the division and has with him A. O. Guthelm
and A c l!nr v trrllle e.ports. Co-operating will bo twenty-five district car
service jn-:'i -i'oi-.j
BRITAIN'S WHEAT CROP ESTIMATE BELOW NORMAL
LONDON, July 12. England's grain crop showing Is below normal. A special
statement issued today by tho Hoard of Agriculture, forecasting yield on various
staples and based on returns July 1, showed: Wheat, 94 per cent of normal; barley,
08; oats, 93. Potatoes were abovo normal at 103.
FIFTY AVIATOR STUDENTS READY FOR SERVICE
NP.W VOKIC, July 12. At least fifty student nvlatora will be graduated from
tho aviation school nt Garden City on Sunday, prepared for European service.
According to trio announcement, the student nlrmen began their training on May
1, and dally since then, no matter what the weather, have been perfecting them
selves for service in tho air on the fighting fronts. The French officers who arrived
ln tills country a short time ngo to aid ln developing nn efficient corps of fliers
expressed themselves as more than pleased not only with the progress of the
students, but with the type of machine used ln their training.
CHILIAN CABINET QUITS; NEUTRALITY UNPOPULAR
SANTIAGO, July 12. The Chilian Cabinet, which took office In December, 1915,
with Kilns Ilnlmncoda ai Premier, has resigned. The Government's neutrality
policy has proved very unpopular. The Foreign Minister, in responso to a note
from Uruguay explaining the decree recently Issued by Uruguay, declaring It
would not regard as a belligerent nny American nation which Is ln a state of war
with mtionR of other continents, snys: "My Government Is pleased to show to
Uruguay, v Ith which It maintains such loyal amity, that It appreciates highly
the reasons of Americanism which hnve Inspired tho resolution of the Govern
ment of Uruguay."
BRITISH WIN AIR BATTLE; FIVE ENEMY PLANES DOWNED
LONDON, July 12. The Admiralty announced today that while on patrol
flvo naval machines met and engaged a formntlon of ten Albatross scouts and
thrco larger two-seater machines southwest of Nleuport yesterday. "Three enemy
scouts wcro driven down, completely out of control," the report adds. "Two others
were driven down. One of our machines is missing."
CANDY MEN FAVOR PROHIBITION; IT HELPS TRADE
ATLANTIC CITY, July 12. The National Confectionery Salesmen's Association
slnnchly favors prohibition. The reason was explained today, when statistics
wero cited showing the "dry"J wave of the last two years has almost doubled
candy consumption.
SHORTAGE SHOWN IN NEW YORK'S BABY CROP
NEW YORK. July 12. Something was the matter with New York's baby crop
last year. Board of Health statistics today showed, despite an Increase over
1915 of moro than 4000 marriages, that there were 3592 fewer babies. The total
of the new baby crop wns 137,664. New York's death rate last year was the lowest
on record, being only 13.89 per thousand.
TOO OLD TO JOIN ARMY, PROFESSOR AIDS RED CROSS
MILTON, Pa., July 12. Too old to Join the army. Prof. Charles A. Llndermann,
who held tho chair of applied mnthemntlcs at Bucknell "University, Is doing his "bit."
Ho goes to work ln the American Car and Foundry Company's plant and labors ten
hours dally at shearing Iron and steel for tank cars. At tho end of each week, accord
ing to his friends, he turns over his pay envelope to the Lewlsburg branch of the
American lied Cross.
' RICH HONEYMOONERS NOW ON YACHT CRUISE
NEW YORK, July 12, Probably the world's richest honcymooners were cruising
around In Long Island Sound today aboard their yacht. They were Colonel and
Mrs. Edward H. R. Green, tho Colonel being the son and heir of the late Hetty
Oreen, the world's richest woman. The Greens arrived from Chicago last night
and sailed away wlthsmlllng farewells. i
PLAN TO WIDEN "NARROWS," PERILOUS MOUNTAIN WAY
TOWANDA, Pa., July 12. A move Is under way to widen the "Narrows" between
Milan and Ulster- This piece of highway is considered the most dangerous ln north
eastern Pennsylvania. It runs along the
within the last few.years has been the scene ot a. auitsr aC-latat.wte, ibbKmX.
NEWS
side of a mountain for several mllea ua4
REFORM SENDS.
HOLLWEGDOWN,
f.
German Internal Con
troversy Causes Min
istry Shifts
PEOPLE MAY GAIN
POWER IN COURT
AMSTERDAJi, July 12.
The Berlin Tagcblatt was quoted fn a
dispatch reaching here this afternoon
as declaring:
Chancellor Ilollweg's position has
been strengthened by the Emperor's
confidence. He will not retire.
Tho Tagehlatt's statement contra
dicted other reports here of Hollwcg'a
resignation.
, BERNE. July 12.
The Vossische Zeltung declared today that
Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg had resigned.
The newspaper asserted that the Kaiser had
not decided whether or not he would accept
his resignation.
The Kaiser held a lonf conference with
tho Chancellor on Wednesday, when he re
ceived a confidential report on the entire)
political situation.
At the conclusion of this meeting. It wa
stated. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg retired
from the Cabinet
Wireless dispatches reiterated the report
of Hollweg's resignation and added that he
wns forced out through tho Intervention of
tho Crown Prince. It was stated ln fur
ther messages that the Imperial Chancellor
and his whole Government were about to
resign because tho main committee of the
Helchstag was said to have announced aa
an ultimatum thnt It would not approve' a
crean or 16,000,000,000 marks ($3,000,000,
000) until the Government declared its poller,
as to peace and election reforms. Th
Government has so far refused to do this.
(The Vossische Zeltung Is one of tho lead
ing Liberal newspapers of Berlin.)
Imperial Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg
recently became decidedly unpopular
with both the militarist ami Socialist fac
tions In acrmany. He antagonized the mil
itarists by his declaration nt n meeting of
the Prussian Diet that the tide of democ
racy could not be stemmed and Incensed
tho Socialists ln announcing that a policy
of no annexations would not be acceptable
to Germany.
Hollweg has been more or less In dis
favor with the military chiefs since th
very beginning of the war. when he made
Tils celebrated assertion that treaties were
mere "scraps of paper." thus betraying the
war party's secret attitude and causing,
world-wide criticism of Germany. He waa
kept In .power, howpver, because the
Junkers were always In complete control
and Hollweg had always had the complete
backing of the Kaiser.
One of those mentioned aa his succeaaaf
Is Prince von Bulow, the former CharicelloK
Bulow was replaced" some time after he had
Insisted on passing upon the Kaiser's publlo
utterances.
PROMISES OF KAISER
MAY NOW BE FULFILLED
BASLE. SWITZERLAND. July 12.
Kaiser Wllhelm has signified that a bill
Is to be submitted In the Prussian Diet
supplementing and carrying out the re
forms proposed In his 1aster announce
ment, according to word received here to
day. This was for equal voting rights la
Prussia.
It -was reported that the retirement ot
Continued on rare Four, Column Three
JOHNNY EVERS
JOINS THE PHILS
Famous Second Baseman
Leaves Boston to Work
for Pat Moran
WILL REPLACE NIEHOFP
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
' Johnny Evers Is now a member of the
Phillies.
The famous second Backer of the Boston
Braves offered his services to Pat Moraa
today and they were accepted on the spot.
John left for Boston this afternoon to put
his affairs ln shape -and will return the
latter part of tho week to take up his new
Job. He Is expected to get Into the game
Monday and will replace Bert Nlehoff.
livers arrived here at noon today and was
met by Pat Moran.
"How are you feeling, JohnT" asked Pat
"Fine," was the reply. 'Never felt better
In my life."
"How about your arm? Heard It was la
bad shape."
"Nothing wrong at alt. My health la good,
my legs are strong and I feel as It I can
play better than any time my career. You
are not picking a lemon.
The deal, wns closed right there. Pat took '
over Johnny's contract with the Brave
which calls for $10,000 a year.
The announcement that Evers probably
would play with the home folks came as
a huge surprise this morning. It was In
the form of a dispatch from Boston, which
read as follows:
"Johnny Evers, the Braves' famous sec
ond baseman. probably has played his last
game with Boston. Kvers Is on his way
to Philadelphia to confer with Manager ,
Pat Moran, of the Phillies, who has mad
a bid for his services, believing that Johnny
soon will bo In condition to play ball. The
Boston management has given Evers per
mission to negotiate with other clubs. Hie
contract, carrying a $10,000 a year salary,
expires this year"
We called Moran on the phone this morav "
Ing and learned that the message was per
fectly proper and could not be repudiated,
"Yes, Evers Is on the way here to
me," said Pat. "but I don't know what wilt
happen. All that I can say now Is that we
will talk things over this afternoon, but 1
don't know what will be the outcome.':
Evers has been on the sick list for tn
last two years, and played In only seventy.
one games last year, ins nnting feu or. mi
ho finished with an average, of xl TM,
year he has played In twenty-six games),
and his last batting average was 17$, It a
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