tf PICTORIAL SECTION PAGES 20, 21, 22 VSTRA ffirttner , : Euentng "wvii: (kftsf n- jr ' EXTRA . ?& a VOL. IV. NO. 13 PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBEtt 28, 1917 Corrmont, 1917, M Till TCBLla LtMtl CourANt PRICE TWO CENTS.'' OUTRAGED CITY RESOLVED POLICE HEAD LATEST SPORTS r t. FEARED HIDING OF HIGHER-UPS Commissioner Woods Held Fifth Ward Gunmen to.. . Get Confessions TO CRUSH "GUNMEN RULE" SAMMEES IN FRANCE PRACTICING GRENADE THROWING ,.. -.i' aFLKia -b Fifat photograph received in America showing United States troops, under the guidance of French army instructors, perfecting themselves in the art of hurling hand grenades, an important adjunct to modern defensive tactics. PEOPLE DEFY GANG'S SWAY OVER POLITIC j Pledges of Support for New Movement Come From Thousands 1M0NSTER MEETING AROUSES CITIZENS The twenty-five thousand or more men and -women that assembled in and outsido the Academy of Music last night to protest against government by mur der were not there for fun nor to kill time. , That was apparent today, when post card pledges of support to the now movement to rid the city of political corruption and thuggery poured. into the headquarters of the Town Meeting Committee, at 809 Otis Building. Thomas P. Armstrong, made chair man of the Campaign Committee by the resolutions adopted last night, is forming the committee today. He was out early, going over the city to visit the men ho believed were able to give the greatest assistance and the greatest '.-- v.few fcv mu luuvvmciil. x,iu .jm- Mwee wm not be large, but it will bo representative of all the elements of the city. Perhaps not more .han ten Wen will be named. A large commit tee would be unwieldy; a small one can wk vigorously and effectively, in the opinion of Mr. Armstrong, and the other I men who launched the movement agree with him. fir. Armstrong said it would take several davs to visit tho men he had I In .mind and obtain a pledge of their services. . Leaders in the new movement for' Continued on Fare Kltht. Column Two i i i i ' THE WEATHER FORECAST For Philadelphia and vicinity: Unset tled and cooler tonight; Baturdav prob ably fair: moderate southwest and west tcindt. For eastern Pennsylvania: Partly Cloudy and! cooler tonight; Saturday fair; tentle to moderate iccst wir.ds. X.KNOTII OF DAY "nrlies B3 m. I Bun sets BHO p. m. DELAWABK IUVER TIDJ? CHANGES CHESTNUT STREET S"ttr fl.-oty m. Low water 0-2S p. m. llKhiraur H-Jlk m I Win. water 11.40 p, m. .TEMl'ERATVnE AT KAC1I HOCK SOljf iiTiaT "it 21 "ai Ufi SUSiLooj 70T TiTTai 75 1 7a i 76Tf3 1 Page Illustration of Last Nighty HURIUCANE HITS MOBILE .MOBILE, Ala., Sept. 28. Wjjth a Reventy-mile wind raging Mo-, bile's inlracity communications went by the boards this afternoon. Tele phone wires through the city were snapped and street cars were forcod to suspend operation. Flood water mean time was rising to an alarming level. There was no sign of abatement in the hurricane. WEST PHILA. ELEVEN HOLDS PENN CHARTER Neither Team Able to Score Dur ing First Two Periods at Queen Lane QUEEN LANE. Sept. 28. West Philadelphia High and Penn Charter engaged In a real Ktrugglo here this after noon and nt the end of two periods the teams wcro deadlocked at nothing to noth ing. In tho first period Penn Charter scored a touchdown, hut the ball was recalled as Penn Charter was off side. Again In the same perold Captnln Sltlcy attempted a field goal from tho twenty-yard line, but his attempt went wide of tho post. This was tho second gamo of 'the season for Penn Charter, the Quakers taking the measures of Cheltenham High on this field one week ago today by tho score of 7 to 0. Thl.i was tho opening game of tho .season for West Philadelphia. The teams wero evenly matched In tho second period and the play was In the center of tho field nil tlie time. TENN CHARTER . . , WEST PillU R. Smith ,l'AKni, Iili'!Lti Rhode left tackle viS"'11 Ward .' left Ruard R'.'f Peddle center .Markle March rlBht guard Iio.swell Comly right tackle HerUler Klcmmlng right end Monroe Carey. . quarterback Clrojsmnn Will licit iu knlkenb ITPICA llrown ,.in.nr.ir " . Hunt Sltiey Ilefe'ree it'.' W. Maxwell, 'swarthmore. Um pire Hart, Latayelte. 'iimo oi ptn. , mlnutei each. CECIL ADMITS GRAVITY OF SUBMARINE MENACE , Germans Likely to Destroy 300 More Ships Than Can Be Built by Spring LONDON. Sept. 28. Frankly admitted that England has not yet achieved a ship ping construction program which w II equal lie her losses through the submarine war fare? Lord Robert Cecil. Minister of Block ade said this afternoon that 'America aiding, it would be possible to beat the """Supplies of munitions and food 'are mainlined with tho greatest difficulty, hnd St the barest minimum of safety." Lord rvr-li asserted. At the present rate tho Germans nVaV destroy 300 more ships than "hoqueatlo'Amerlca faces Is whether she will be able to build enough ships to transport her troops without sacrificing the .Moment of needed supplies. I believe she can-it her effort equals that of the Allies." Mlchaellallay Talk Alsace Tomorrow t nwnnv Sent 28. Chancellor Mlchaells wlfspek tomorrow before tho main com- W It rpor?ea thahe W,U d,SCUS8 Alsace-Lorraine m ?- U.S. DREADNOUGHT AGROUND ON COAST Assistance Sent Following Signal From Somewhere ' Along Seaboard SHIP RESTING EASILY AN AMERICAN POUT. Pept. 28. News reached hero this forenoon that a United States battleship of tho dreadnought type Is ashoro and calling for assistance. Tho name of the battleship is withheld by the censor. The warship Is ashoro some whero along tho Atlantic coast. All the ships of the district wcro ordered to her assistance A rapi'y flowing tide flooded the double bottoms. Tho vessel is believed to carry a crew of COO men. WASHINGTON. Sept. 28. An American battleship Is aground In home waters and resting easily, the Navy Department nnnounced at noon today. De partmental nihlce.s Indicated that the vessel would be taken off safely. An official state ment said: "The Navy Department has received an official report stating that a battleship of the United States navy Is nground In homo waters. The ship Is resting easily, and It Is expected she will bo floated without dif ficulty." NAYLOR HAMMERED FOR TWO RUNS, THEN YANKED Bush Scores Both of Detroit's Early Tallies Seibold Is Mack. Relief Hurler SHIBE I'AIIK, Sept. 28. Tho Tigers and tho Athletics hustled through tho first five Innings of today's game. Both teams were anxious to get In a legal contest this afternoon, a post ponement would have meant that the De troit playera would have to remain here over Sunday fir a game on Monday Instead of winding up with a doubleheader. Naylor was the first twlrler for the home team and two runs were scored by Detroit while he was on the rubber. These tallies were due to good batting. The Athletics got three hits and three bases on balls off Dauss In the first five Innings, but were not able to score. Seibold relieved Naylor at the beginning of the fourth Inning. FIRST INNING Bush was hit by a pitched ball. Lawry threw out Vltt. Cobb beat out a bunt. Cobb was caught trying to steal second, McAvoy to Lawry, Bush making no' effort to protect Ty by starting for home. Veach singled to center, Bush scoring. Heilman forced Veach with a grounder to Shannon. One run. two hits, no errors. Young threw out Lawry. Veach made a grand running catch of Witt's drive near the left field bleachers. Sharman walked. Young, threw out Palmer. No runs, no hits, no errors. SECOND 'INNING Lawry threw out Ellison. Young fan ned. Yelle also fanned. No runs, no hits, no errors. Mclnnls singled to left Bailey sacrificed, Continued on Far fifteen. Column Three GreatJMass-Meetingof Protest Against Government by Thoto by International Film Hen Ice. BARRACKS AT DK BURNTT0 GROUND - Incendiary Origin Hinted and Investigation Starts at Once CANTONMENT IN PERIL Bv a Staff Correspondent CAMP DIN. Wrlghtstown, N. J.. Sept. 28. Fire swept a large barracks building at tho eastern end of tho camp here early to day, endangering hundreds of lives and threatening one-quarter of the wholo can tonment with destruction. Tho building was burned to the ground. Only the fact that a gentle rain was falling and that there was no wind wived the day, nccordlng to the opinion, expressed by officers. No lives wcro lost and only one man was Injured. His condition Is not serious. He was Corporal Charles Shortrldge. of the regular nrmy. He hurt his foot In Jump ing from tho burning building. The fire created n small panic tempo rarily. Order, however, was quickly re stored. Armed guards In motorcars today are scouring the country searching for more than a score of men thought to have "skip ped" camp during the excitement. A rigid Investigation is being mado. There have been wholesale rumors thnt the blaze Was of Incendiary origin and that veveral men have been arrested and lodged In the guardhouse. It also was rumored that German sym pathizers had fireM the building and that many of the new soldiers had taken ad vantage of the small panlo to leave camp. Officers nt headquarters rofused point blank to deny or confirm the rumors of In cendiarism. They said that no Information would be given out pending the investiga tion. As the result of the fire members of Com pany L, of the 310th Infantry, composed of New York and Delaware men, will have to seek temporary new quarters. The build ing was 150 by B0 feet. CENSORSHIP APPLIED The building housed approximately 150 men. Together with the other buildings In the new army city It had been erected only recently. Special Investigation Is being made by army officers owing to the fact that 100 New York rookies arrived In camp yester day and were quartered In the building. It Continued on Fate Nine, Column Three New High Record for Liberty Bonds NEW YORK, Sept, 28. Liberty Bonds sold today at the high record price of 100.20 on the New York Stock Exchange. WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN BASEBALL TODAY NATIONAL I.EAGCK Cluh New York M'hUllet ... 8f. louU . Cincinnati I'hlriifo .. t',lon ... IlrookUrn . Won 'Loet I'ct. Win Lot V as .(ISO si It n Af 7J 1 1' 61 is e.i ri .463 .US Ml .111 riuourn Clnl. aq, ioo .338 AMERICAN LKAUL'K Won Loit Vet. Win Low trhlcnto ., Ilotton . . , . (ietelnnd Detroit . . W'aehluKten New York St, Louie , . Athletics ,, Not sohe no lUll o 87 .000 .313 .601 ss .0U .310 .310 11 73 .Si .911 ..... 60, 78 .416 .410 duled. Trottpon4( nun. BASEBALL SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE DETROIT 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 IS 1 ATHLETICS. ..0 0 000000 1171 Palms rind Yello; .Nnylor mid McAvoy. Owen nnd Evaus. ST. LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 2 BOSTON 0 10 0 0 0 Sothorou nnd Scvercid; Mays nnd Muyer. CLEVELAND 10 0 0 WASHINGTON ....... 0 0 10 - - Morton nnd Billings; Aycrs nnd Ainsmltu. TIGERS OPEN FINAL SERIES WITH VICTORY ATHLETICS ab r h o Lawry, 2b... .3003 Witt. If . .. 10 2 1 Sharman, rf... 3 0 11 e 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Palmer, 3b . . Mclnnis, lb.. , 10 0 2 4 0 3 10 2 0 0 4 4 0 1 1 Bailey, cf 3 0 0 2 u 0 1 0 o 0 Shannon, ss. McAvoy, c Naylor, p. . . 0 1 0 0 0 Seibold, p.. Kcefc, p l Totals 31 1 7 27 15 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE BROOKLYN 0 0 0 0 2 0 PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 10 0 Smith nnd Miller; Steele and W. Smith. SCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL SCORES W. PHIL. H, 0 0 FRIENDS'C. 0 0 PENN CH'R.- 0 ' 0 RIDL'YP'KmO 0 ' -'' M -yx $50 FOR ARREST OF DRAFT EVADERS WASHINGTON, Sept. 88. In. order to check deserters from tho draft army nnd caution those delinquents linblo to bo classified as fcucby Provost Marshal General Crowder today announced 'that the reward of $50 for delivery of deserters applies to those avoiding the draft. RAILROADS REFUSE STRIKERS' TERMS CHICAGO, Sept. 28. Representatives of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Belt Line Railroad in conference with striking switchmen here this afternoon definitely refused the latter's demand for a wage increase approximating 50 per cent, for which the men walked out Wednesday, j. MICHAELIS DECLINES TO STATE WAR AIMS v AMSTERDAM, Sept. 28. The Central Powers will not state their war aims in detail at this time, Chancellor Michaells told the main committee of the Reichstag today. WAR CERTIFICATE ISSUE DEFERRED "WASHINGTON, Sept. !S. The campalun for the notation of tho new $2,000,000. 000 war certificate Issue will bo postponed until December 1 noai not to conflict with the Liberty Loan campaign. This announcement was made by Frank A. Van ilerllp, chairman of the new War Savings Committee, this afternoon. OHIO WILL VOTE ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE COLUMUUS, O., Sept. 28. Ohlo'B elghty-clght county election boards were ordered today by Secretary of State Fulton to place the suffrage referendum on the November election ballots. Fulton announced sufficient signatures had been filed. SECRETARY "WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Secretary of State Lansing was kept from his desk today by a slight Illness. It was stated that his condition was not serious. 89 MEN LOST; RUSSIAN DESTROYER MINED PETnOGUAD, Sept. 28. The Russian destroyer Okhotnlk has been mined and sunk. Of the 100 men aboard but eleven were Raved. The Okhotnlk was built In 1905, was of 625 tons burden and had a speed of twenty-five knots. She was 247 feet In length. Her complement was listed at 100 men. Okhotnlk means "Hunter"' In English. GOVERNMENT MAKES BIG SHELL CONTRACTS NEW YOnk, Sept. 28. United States Government has Just awarded several large shell contracts, the chief of which was that for 12,000,000, granted to the Amer ican Shell Company, of Paterson, N. J. Other large contracts were given the Minne sota Shell Machine Company and the American Clay Machine Company. HEARING PASSENGER RATE COMPLAINTS ADJOURNED Hearing before Commissioner Tlyan of complaints against Increase In passenger rates on the lines of Philadelphia and Western Railway, waa adjourned this afternoon to meet again in Commissioner Ryan's October J 5, The adjournment was taken prepare certain Information which the e 0 0 0 0 0 t 0 1 0 0 Veach.lf 4 13 1 Heilman, rf.... 4 0 10 Ellison, lb 3 0 0 15 Young, 2b 4-0 0 5.-4 iYelIc,c..Tj 4 1 1 1" 1 Dauss, p 3 0 00 3 Totals 32 6 12 27 17 1 i?7 m JtWYT VA.. LANSING ILL offices, Land Title Building, 10:45 o'clock that the company may have opportunity to complainants desire. Murder Appears DETROIT ab r h o Bush, ss 4 3 4 1 Vitt, 3b 2 111 Cobb.cf 4 0 2 3 ROTAN PLEDGES ROUND-UP District Attorney Declares Stagt Is Set for'Arrest of Lead ers in Outrage Tho four "Frog Hollow" gunmea ' under arrest in New York for their part in the "Bloody Fifth" Ward po litical murder were detained by the New York authorities for n doubie purpose. Poiico Commissioner Arthur Wood, of New York, today said that the two fold purpose was to make sure that; -First, there 'were no "men higher up" in New York and that, Second, no "men higher up" would , be shielded in Philadelphia. Confessions were forced from three of the men before it was announced officially that the New York authorities had no charges against the prisoners and would turn them nil over to the Philadelphia authorities. The arrest of the "men higher up" was promised today by District At torney Rotan. "The arrests will be made at the proper time," said Mr. Rotan, who de clared that his action would not be guided by adverse criticism. "When our investigation is completed there will be n round-up and Jhere will b' a number of arrests." No nrrests are expected today, Mr. Rotan said. Commissioner Woods was asked why the gunmen were held In New York for their confessions. "If these men had been .taken to Phila delphia to confess would not they have been enabled better to point out the mea higher up' whom they met there before th killing?" he was asked. "Oh, no," replied Commissioner Woods., "We wanted to make sure to "get k confM-, elon here, so that If any high oHclaJ.ln' New York wero lmtllcatd with Philadel phia omclals In a cominlracYw .Outt. a, j havV. a?resT?a-ur prl6wrs herWt jm we also wanted to make sure that All Ih Information would be made public." Here the commissioner Inferred that tt was possible that Philadelphia politics could have brought Influence to bear ta withhold from the public the names of the "men higher up" mentioned In the confes sions. His Inference was more brutally stated by an official of the office of the Bronx District Attorney, who frankly said that the New York authorities are well pleased with their success In obtaining con fessions before the men are turned over to the Philadelphia authorities. "There Is no chanco here," he said, "of any 'man higher up being shielded after ho Is accused In the statement of a 'man lower down.' We have no Interest Jn th Philadelphia political situation." The arrest of Michael Sullivan (or O'Sul)' van), a Val O'Farrcll Detective Agency op erative named as "go-between," Is looked for nJxt. Hearing of the murder conspiracy charges ngalhst Mayor Smith. Common Councilman Isaac Deutsch and Lieutenant David Ben nett will be held next Tuesday as scheduled. In spite of the UlnesH of State Senator James P. McNIchol and of Mercantile Ap praiser James A. Carey, blackjacked Mc NIchol leader In thp "Bloody Firth" wara. Both are witnesses for the Commonwealth. w undoubtedly- will co ahead with the hearing, no matter If Senator McNIchol or Mr. Carey cannot attend," said former ' Judge James Gay Gordon, one of the chief , accusers. "We have enough evidence with- i out them." j McNICHOL TOO ILL i Senator McNIchol Is too 111 to attend, ao- "' cording to Dr. Wllmer Krusen. Director at " . Public Health and Charities. Carey may ; ' not be sufficiently recovered, nccordlng to ' '" Dr. Francis X. percum, a brnln specialist,' ' now In charge of the wounded leader's case J both were reported as considerably Improved and resting easily today. The "men higher up" named In the con fession of James Clark, the "man wltft eyeglasses." will pay the same penalty a the gunmen, according to District Attorney Kotan. who said that they were "higher up than police officials." Additional confessions from two of the four gunmen under arrest In New York cor- roborate one another. Steps are being taken for the extradi tion of the four, who will be confronted . by Philadelphia witnesses nt a hearing to- ,y ' morrow. Charges that the police of the Third and . De Lancey streets station aided the gunmen and supplied the blackjacks were denle today by Lieutenant Bennett. Samuel G. Maloney. head of the PhllM delphla branch of the Val O'Farrell De tective Agency, would not discuss accusa tions thnt Sullivan was the "go-between NO WARRANTS EXPECTED TOD.AT Former Judge Jamea Oay Gordon, after a conference wit District Attorney Rotan, today was asked If any additional war- , rants had been Issued. "In my opinion there wilt be no warrant '" Issued today," replied Mr. Gordon. ". ..will vmt tell tha mm9 of tha 'in LlA.- higher up'?" was the direct question ak. ,M Mr. Gordon, who protested that he w t in a "bucolic mood, replied: "Nanieat ' Why, certainly, I will give you the hlgfcMt , In the herd book, Aldemey, Jersey, Ale' dale, Slngte-cOmb Leghorn and Soutbdowx. ' Continued en Face Fonr, Column mm The Continuation of the Story " hfc "Germany, the Next?, gj Republffi" & f? b v'. 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