i PICTOteiAL SECTION PAGES 20, 21, 22 STRAft - ituenmg manner wfcj "tea VOL. IV. NO. 19 PRICE TWO GENISTA PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1917 CortmsiiT, 1017, r tub Fuello Ledoss Con MM mmi if rilfat v r. 1 MAYOR IS BOUND OVER FOR SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE DECIDES NONCOMPLIANCE IS CONTEMPT Question of Committing Chief Magistrate to Jail Is Discussed MAGISTERIAL LAXITY BARED BY PERSCH Warrants Issued, Arrests Made of Carey Men, With out Naming Charges GUNMEN IN COURTROOM Nine big points were developed at to day's hearing of the "Bloody Fifth" Ward murder conspiracy charges against Mayor Smith and his asso ciates which arise from the killing of Detcctivo George A. Eppley by imported Ndw York gunmen in the primary cle tion of September 19. They were: 1 Mayor Smith was bound over in contempt of court when he re fused to give up "true and original" copy of Detective Soudcr's report, which is said to prove that the Mayor knew of thuggery in Fifth Ward before primary election. 2 Rottenness of magisterial sys- tern was revealed by Magistrate Persch, Varc follower, who admitted that he issued warrants for Carey supporters' arrests on election morn ing without knowing who made them out. 3 Magistrate Persch corroborated testimony of Samuel G. Maloney rtjbout receipt of 51000 bill, alleged to be "murder money" for gunmen. 4 Judge Brown announced that he meant no racial reflection when he rebuked Lieutenant Bennett yes terday for changing his name to Bennett from "Steinberg"." C Committee of three physicians ' appointed by the court reported that State Senator James P. Mc Nichol was too ill to attend as wit ness for several weeks. 6 Deutsch police persecution -in "Bloody Fifth" Ward is morcr severe than in autocratic Rumania, according to Rumanian-American restaurant keeper, who tried to com mit suicide to escape from "cop Cos sacks." 7 Six New York gunmen, held for murder, were brought into court to testify who hired them and why they were hired. Q Vare-Smith police tried to in "' timidate assessor to assess negroes in house where they did not live. Q Senator Vare withdrew as bonds- man for Deutsch and Bennett. New bondsmen were accepted. HEARING DELAYED Court was reconvened at 10:30 o'clock In the criminal branch of the Municipal Court by President Judge Charlei L. Brown, sitting as committing magistrate to de termine whether or not the evidence war rants the defendants being held for trial on the charges, wlijch range from violation of the Shern act (prohibiting city employes In politics) to conspiracy to commit murder. The proceedings were delayed by the late arrivals of the attorneys for the prosecu tion and representatives of District Attorney Rotan's office. The nine accused men Mayor Thomas B. Smith, Executive Director William E. Fin ley, of the Republican city committee; Com mon Councilman Isaac Deutsch, Vare-Smlth "boss" In the Fifth Ward ; Police Lieutenant David "Bennett" (Steinberg), of the Third and De Lancey streets station; Special Policemen John Wlrtschafter and Michael Murphy and Pollcetrieu Emanuel Uram. Lewis Feldman and Clarence Hayden, the ngro were lined up for the fourth day of the Beniatlonal hearing, Asked, how he felt, Mayor Smith replied, "Excellent, excellent." The contempt charge against Mayor Smith, came at the outset of the hearing (iHlft Continued on rag Two, Column One JjHIra The Continuation of the Story il f "Germany, the rfext WD epullzc?" (91 Carl )V. Ackerman l B 's printed oft Page 20 An Article by J. Hampton Mooye Commenting on GoAditions in the Fifth Ward Will Appear in Tomorrows SEEN AT w? $10;000,000 LIBERTY LOAN SALE TODAY Fifteen Big Subscriptions Alone Aggregate $8,000,000 SMALL BANKS BIG BUYERS i fjw'7TiM7T3gyiiiViT''s"' Some Big Subscriptions to New Liberty Loan Philadelphia. Sales Norfolk and Western It. R. $2,200,000 Glrard Trust Co 2,000,000 Pcnnjylvanla Annult.es 2,000,000 Pcnn Mutual Llfc.v 2,000,000 Fidelity Trim Co 2,000.030 Commercial Trust Co 1,000,000 Third National Bank 1,000,000 Glrard National Bank 1,000,000 Corn Exchango Nat. Bank. . . 1,000,000 Central National Bank 1,000,000 Insurance Co. of N. America. COO.OOO First National Bank 1,000.000 Philadelphia Trust Co 1,000,000 Mutual Assuranco Co 500,000 Ninth Nntloanl Bank 250,000 Northern Trust Co 250,000 Continental Eftiilt. Trust Co. 250,000 Com'cial Nut. Bank. Bradford 230,000 Second Nat. Bank, Frankford 200,000 Columbia Ave. Trust Co 100,000 Quaker City National Bank. 100,000 "They sold like hotcakei today." That's the way the liberty Bond tale was characterized nt the close of a day in which purchises reported from onl fifteen different sources aggregated sub stantially $8,000,000 When tho day's Bales to thousands upon thousand of Investors are considered, It Is probable that fully $10,000,000 worth of tho bonds weie taken or even that yesterday's estimated total of $15,000,000 was ngaln reached, 'in addition to a $50,000 subscription re ported from tho United Security Trust Com pany late this afternoon, the following big subscriptions vvero reported today: Fidelity Trust Company. $2.000,000 ; Cen tral National Bank, $1,000,000; First Na tional Bank. $1,000,000; Philadelphia Trust Company. $1,000,000; Mutual Assurance Company for Insuring Houses From Loss by Fire, $500,000: Insurance Company of North America. $500,000. Continental Equitable Trust Company. $250,000 ; North ern Trust Company. 1250.000. Ninth Na tional Bank, $250,000; Commeiclal Na tional Bank, of Bradfoid. Pa.. $250,000; Second National Bank, of KranUford, $.00. 000; Columbia Avenue Trust Company. $100,000; Quaker City National Bank. $100,000. , The youngest buyer today was Master Paul Hewlett Egolf, 'four months old, of Narberth. Pa., who, through his father, pur chased a bond from Paul Flagler, an Over- The Clgth and Tobacco Trade Commit tee announced that it has already sold $350,000 of bonds to tobacco men and that $1,500,000 would be collected before many days. The $12,000,000 quota of Lack awanna, Wayne and Sutquehnnna Counties will be greatly oversubscribed, It was pre dicted today. Liberty Loan commltteo headquarters in the Lincoln Building had scarce.y opened for the day when reports came from "the trenches" that three subscriptions, totaling $1,600,000, had been captured. The first came from the Central National Bank, which notified tho committee that. It had subscribed for $1,000,000 of Uncle Sam's new bonds. Then a. double-barreled volley was fired by the Ninth National Bank and the Northern Trust Company, each of which took $260,000 of the bonds. Tho smaller banks are showing how much they think of the second Liberty Loan bonds as an Investment While a dozen big banks and commercial institutions sub scribed In amounts which brought yester day's total well up tp -415.000.000. the smaller banks were doing Just as much In proportion. The First National Bank of Elmer, N J. whose capital IS $50,000. set the gait for all Institutions of the same size by suSscrlblng to $50,000 of the bonds. Continued on Page Fire, Column Four T TODAY'S FIFTH WARD 1 " 1 S Lieutenant Bennett, at tho upper right hand, seems anything but well pleased with the disclosure of con ditions in t'.ic Fifth Ward during his tenure as head of the police there. At the left is Witness Ianovitz, a resident of the Fifth Ward, who testified that conditions there before tho election were worse than in Rumania of which country he is u native. One of tfie notorious Deutsch hats also is shovvn. HOPE FOR TRANSIT LEASE AGREEMENT Taylor and Others May Compromise Differences Now in Controversy HINT AT PUBLIC HEARING Indications that the two factions In the transit lease will get together and har monize their differences camo nt the con clusion of today's public hearing before Councils' Joint Committee. An agreement was virtually .reached whereby former Director Taylor and tho hk nttorne.vs who have been Buppoitlng him, and tho adirlnls'ration'n transit ex perts will get together and jointly prepare amendments to tho lease. Mr. Taylor promises to confer with other attorneyM concerned and prepare amend ments which will be satisfactory to all parties. Car riders would pay for the high-spee.i Jlnes In full and would also pay G per cent Mvldends to stockholders of the Rapid Tran sit Company under the proposed Smith leaso and bo required to submit to a higher rate of fare. These were some of the contentions made by former Transit Director Taylor this after noon In tho course of nn address before Councils' Joint Commltteo on Finance and Street Hallways. TAYLOIt PROPOSES REMEDIES In tho course of his remniks, Mr. Taylor took up the transit question in all Its Phases nud advocated remedies which he believed would be beneficial. Mr. Taylor raid In pait: "Kvery one who has studied the problem has conceded that, in the end, a five-cent fare and free transfers, should pay tho city's full interest and sinking-fund charges, tho company's dividends, and yield the city a vast profit, after returning the city's In vestment. "It Is only during the early years of operation that a shortage In current net Income Is expected. It would be unsound business policy to start this great busi ness enterprise which promises gieat di rect and Indirect returns to the city on a basis which will require Its customers to pay an excessive price for service during the early years of operation while tho busi ness s being built up to a self-sustaining and profitable basis. 'The deficit during the early ears can be met out of the city Treasury In part from the Increased revenue from taxation re. suiting from the increased value of prpp erty due to the construction of the lines, and In part from the subsidy granted the city by the State In aid of transit develop ment. This provision for such deficit would give tho P. n. T. Company n6' excuse for demanding an Increase of fares, because, under the terms of the lease. It would have been receiving a fair return on Its capital and the city would not be bound to join In an)' such demand. , "It would also avoid excessive car farts during the early years of operation. "In answer to the question, whether defi cit)) In the rev'enue necessary to meet ' In interest and sinking fund charges, and 6 per cent dividends, during tho early years of operation of the unified system, shall be met out of taxation or by the- car riders Contlnned en Vtt Nine. Celunrn One HEARING RAIN HITS CHICAGO; FAIR TOMORROW Windy City Fans Vainly Seek to Buy Seats at Pro hibitive Figures FEAR TROUBLE AT GAME By ROBERT W. MAXWELL CHICAGO. Oct. 6. It's, a shame, to ring In Old June Pluve on. an occasion like this, when the eyes of the'natlon aro on the Important series be tween the' White Sox tind the Giants, but Jupe insisted on horning In and at present Is trying his hardest to put the parade out of step through liberal use of his well known sprinkler We all know the old boy so well that further Introduction Is un necessary, so nil we can say Is that he has grabbed the center of the stage and refuses to dry up. Ills act Is the biggest thing In Chicago today. World's series weather Is liable to be a frost. That was the prognostication of tho weatherman today. ., "Cool and continued fair,", he said re garding tho conditions for tomorrow's open er. "And probably frost." He explained the frost might come at any time during the latter part of tho day. but he "hoped it wouldn't be until after the game is over." After a drizzly, dreary morning things began to cheer up, but the weatherman was very wild. He was in the hole on nearly every ball pitched and promised little short of chilly weather for tho opening game The Whlto Sot field, weighed down with yards and yards of canvas, was wet and very wet at that. Practice consisted mainly of throwing the ball around. The ardor and enthusiasm which per meated even the unassailable recesses of the stock yards Is being cooled, dampened and soaked as the hours roll by and the wild-eyed fans, who, we regret to rtate, are not worrying about the world series, hut about tho scarcity of tickets, have been driven to shelter. There Is still hope that the opening battle will be fought tomorrow, but you never can tell what will hoppen in Chicago Perhaps a blizzard will follow the rain and further gum up the works. Strange as It may seem, the world series seem to be of secondary Importance In this town. Of course the good citizens are proud of their ball club'and Insist on praising Its wonderful accomplishment, but the main topic la the ticket question. The 18,000 tickets have been distributed and every one is satisfied except the 200.000 who were turned down nnd their checks sent back The disappointed ones are charging favoritism and Charley Comiskey, who once was dearly beloved by all, has a social standing equal to that of the Iceman who uses shortwelght scales. He Is In like a burglar. The Old Roman looked like an accident going some place to happen when he dragged himself Into headquarters this morning. He has been working constantly Continued on Pate fifteen. Column Six U. S. AMBULANCE CORPS PLAYS FORDHAM ELEVEN Tuffy Conn and Beck in Backfield for lincle Sam's Boys Today 'ALLKNTOWN, Pa.. Oct. 5. The United States Ambulance Cprps engaged in Its sec ond game of the season this afternoon. The strong Fordhum team was the opponent. Tuffy Conn, former Oregon Aggie star, and Beck, ex-Penn State star, were in the backfield for the Ambulance team. Live Stock Rates Held Unreasonable "WASHINGTON, Oct. S In a tentative order issued today, the I. C. C held that rates on live stock carloads between Tabor. Iowa, and South Omaha. Neb., are unrea sonable. Ueasonable rates were pre scribed, Senate Passes Coastwise Shipping BUI WASHINGTON. Oct. 8 The Senate today pissed the coastwise shipping bill, to admit vessels of foreign reglitry and foretgn-bullt vessels admitted to American registry to the coastwise trade during the war. QUICK FOOTBALL SCORES 7 0 0-10 0 7 ,0- 7 SCHOLASTIC FOOTBALL SCORES FORDHAM. , 0 U. S. A. COR. 0 W. PHIL. H., 0 HAV'FO'DS.. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 G 0- 8 G 13-25 0 0-0 PENNCH'R.. 0 GERM'T'N.H. 0 CHEST. H. A. 0 P. I. D. ......25 RIDLEY P'K. 13 U, DARBY II,. 0 TO REORGANIZE COMMERCE BOARD WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. A complete leorgnnlzatton of the Inter state Commerce Commission -will be effected ns a lesult of the Sen ate's confirmation of Robert W. Woolley, Clyde B. Atchison and George W. Anderson to the commission. Its work will bo divided In such manner as to place each member in charge of certain specialized activity. U. S. COURT CLERK INDICTED FOR EMBEZZLEMENT MACON, Ga., Oct. 5. Cook N. Clayton, clerk of the United States Court for the southern district of Georgia, was Indicted today for embezzlement of $15,000 of Government funds for per&ouul uses. Tho indictment was brought at tho instance of the Department ot Justice. Seymour B. Byron, president of the Nntioual Bank of Byrotvllle, Ga., also was indicted for nldiug and nbettlng Clayton iu making statements to tho Attorney General. Clayton will bo ie moved from office pending trial. ' AUTOMOBILE DAMAGED IN CHESTNUT STREET COLLISION Two automobiles were badly damaged on Chestnut sticet above Eleventh late this afternoon when a trolley car btiuclc one of the machines and hurled it into tho other. Joseph McGavv, 2223 Cum bcilnud street, a driver for the AbrnTiam Cox Stove Company, was running a small machine east when his machine was struck by a car and knocked across the btrcct into a car owned by John Davis, 1120 Chestnut street. Noao was hurt. BITUMINOUS MINERS GET WAGE INCREASE WASHINGTON, dc 5. An increase of thirty-five to fifty cents per ton in tho price of soft coal to the public is the meaning of n wage increase of about 30 per cent granted bituminous miners late today. The agreement, when ratified by tho miners' convention in Indiau apolis next Jonuary, will be effectivo for tho duration of the war, provided it does not last more tliau two years.. However, tho raise in wages is effectivo immediately and affects upward of 500,000 ooft coal miners throughout the country. PRUSSIAN HOUSE REORGANIZATION PROPOSED AMSTERDAM, Oct. 5. The German Government, according to a dispatch received here from Berlin, proposes a reorganized Prussian House, as follows: Lords, 48 scats; agriculture, 48; commerce, 12; trades, 21; labor, 16; education, 17; clergy, 35; municipalities, 36; rural communities, 24; land owners, 20, and the Burgomnstcrs cf large towns. The King will nominate a further 120, including 20 members cf the reigning houses. REPORT TO HOUSE WOULD UNSEAT REPUBLICAN WASHINGTON, Ott .".The House Elections Committee this afternoon filed a report in tho Hourb on the contest between Mark It. Bacon. Republican, and Samuel W. Bcakes, Democrat, for the seat In Congress for the Second DlsSjof Michigan. The report held that Bacon Is holding the seat to which Beakes Is entitled. No action will be taken before December by tho House, however. FIRST SNOW OF SEASON IN CENTRAL WEST JIAUQUKTTK, Mich., Oct. 6. What Is believed the first snow of the season in the Central West occurred here during the night. Weather Bureau reports today show'more than one-tenth of an Inch of snow covered the ground. Thermometers registered freezing. SAVANNAH CLUB DEMANDS HARDWICK'S EXPULSION SAVANNAH, Ga.. Oct. 5. The Greater Savannah Commercial Club today voted unanimously to demand the expulsion frem the United States Senate of Senator Thomas W. Hardwlck because of his anti-draft stand. GERMAN LABOR LEADERS ASKED FOR REFORMS LONDON, Oct. 5. German labor leaders who Journeyed to field headquarters this week did not make the trip, as heretofore advertised, to congratulate Field Mar shal von Hlndenburu on his birthday, but to ask Quartermaster General von Tu dendorff for certain labor reforms, according to messages received via Copenhagen today. FRENCH AIRMEN DAMAGE FRANKFORT AND STUTTGART THIS HAGUE, Oct. S. Serious damage has been Inflicted upon the German cities of Frankford-on-Maln and Stuttgart by French air raiders, according to advices from the frontier today. Both cities contain many noted buildings, especially Stutt gart, the capital of tho Kingdom of Wuerttemberg. At Frankfort a bomb fell upon one of the great bridges that spans the Main River. WILSON O. K.S WAR APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE PLAN WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. Representative Fltigerald'a plan for a. single congres sional committee to centralize and control all war appropriations has the hearty ap proval of President Wilson, it was learned at the White House today. In a letter to the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, who has placed the matter before the House In a resolution, the President said that he felt that only through such a committee could serious mistakes be avoided. GERMANS PREPARE NAVAL MOVE IN BALTIC PETROGRADT Oct. 6, Positive Information has been received by the Govern ment that the Oermans are preparing fpr a naval blow in the Baltic Mlr.Uter ot Marine Admiral Werdersky, In an address to the committee of the Russian fleet, aald that the Government learned that the German were concentrating naval units for the proposed operations. Governor General Nekrasoff, of Finland, in. an official t el t gram fro.a Helslngfo: j, denied a recent report that a German fleet had entered the Gulf of Finland. NEWS FRANK. H. ST. LUKE'S. 0 0 0 G 0 0 0, 0 RADNOR H.. 0 SO. PHILA... 0 DARBY II. . 0 CHELT' H.. 0 0 0-0 G 0- 6 German Attempts to Re-! capture Flanders Lines Fail 4000 PRISONERS TAKEN BY HAIGr Part of Passchendaele Ridge and Ten Villages Occupied in Big Smash ROULERS NOW MENACED English Army Within Five Miles of Key to Belgian Coast Positions By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN TnE FIELD, Oct. 5. The most important British victor;' of the war was how Field Marshal Halg's great stroke of yesterday morn ing appeared today. Latest reports at headquarters as this is filed give every indication pointing to complete disor ganization of the enemy. LONDON, Oct. 5. The British bulldog held fast to the great" bite on which his viselike Jaws closed yes terday morning close to the vital center of Germany's positions In Belgium. The Germans gave up their hopelea counter-attacks against the newly won Brit ish positions in the Passchendaele Ridge sector early today. Field Marshal Halg re ported. The British were left In undisputed control of the great chunk of territory won In the drive of esterday. "East of Ypres during the night the enemy heavily shelled our new positions," Field Marshal Halg reported. "We are en gaged In organizing our captured positions. "North of Oonzeaucourt a hostile raiding party endeavored to enter our trenches at night, but was driven off with losses under our rifle fire and michlne gunning. "In the neighborhood of Lens three, other, , attempted enemy raids were all repulsed. In one case after stiff fighting." The net results of Halg's great smash thua far are: -?' The winning of a partrof the .vitally irn-lf portant Passchendaele nidge, r Occupation of Broodselnde. GravepstafM r . and a't least eight Pthr smaller ylUng,ey rntnm nt oso BrUoners. Virtual anniltllatlon-of three German divi sions; totallngB.OfiO men, and heavy owf ,' Inflicted on ether enemy Unit. FOE'S THE5IENDOUS LOSSES. Every man In the unending stream it German prisoners which flowed back to cages today vouched for the tremendott losses suffered by the enemy in Halg's latct and master stroke. No such barrage as that which British guns wove In .front M , the attacking Tommies hae ever been sen In the war. It was a veritable cloudbursffor steel rain. It melted enemy trench ilns away; It cleft whole lines of German troops. It was this unprecedented curtain of fire which made the vvOTk of the troops In. reaching first objectives comparatively easy. One position thus carried contained a dis mal remnant of a company which had lost, virtually Its whole bayonet strength. Over all the eight-mile front of the attack com manders reported today that groups of Germans and BavarianB came In, hands aloft and shouting "kamerad" the first mln ute after the rain of British steel dropped near their lines. t But there was desperately hot fighting. In numerous spots Behind preliminary trench , lines the enemy had spotted the fields with "pill boxes" or with machine-gun detach ments cleverly hidden In patches of woodx or deceptive shell craters. Bombers and "moppers-up" encountered determined re- r slstance here. Polderhoek "Wood, north of Thejuvelt, was Particularly a trouble spot. The German machine-gun nests literally studded the ground, but a concerted assault finally silenced them. No sconer had the British achieved their brilliant success than the enemy flung his reserves Into counter-attack. The strong est of these early blows came from above Broodselnde. but It was broken up quickly. Headquarters reports show British at tackers near Gravenstafel and farther north ore having trouble In dislodging the enemy and In crossing the Strcombeke, but are slowly pressing on. Troops a little below are reported briskly advancing on both sides of the stream. One great lum bering tank was observed advancing near, , Poelcappelle. Every company commander s report as It came to headquarters today showed that Crown Prince Rupprecht has received an other and staggering blow. With the fortified village of Broodselnde t In possession of the English, the way has been opened for a drive on the defenses of the Important German base cf Routers, fife miles east of Broodselnde. Jubilant articles appeared In the press, today praising Field Marshal Halg and his brave men. Military experts predicted that, In view ot the steady crumbling of the Ger man front, the Germans may lose their sub marine base at Ostend and perhaps that at Zeebrugge before rigorous winter weather compels a cessation of the British offensive. PARIS, Oct 5, "Violent cannonading" pn the east bank of the Meuse at Bezomaux and Hill 344 was reported In today's War Office state ment. THE WEATHER rOREOABT For Philadelphia and vicinity: Fair cooler tonight and Baturdav; penttt ' southeast -winds shifting to ttorfitcof. For eastern Pennttlvanta: Fair nlaht and Baturdav, except rain toMaHWi in. northeast portion: cooler; gentle souimt-Mi cast wind: becoming northwest, ' "V LENGTH OF DAY Sun (!. 6,00 a in. IBunttti,. .:t p, ws, DELW.YARK JUVEK THg tWm$ v CHESTNUT OTREET """ Hlh watr. 4l8J . tn. I Hlzb-waUr. MV . I Hlz iiw Triwr. .ie, i -, -,-i lt;4s, m. I Low-wUr. 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