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KThirty.five of" Frankford
Saloons Must Close
August 22
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I MEASURE IS TAKEN
TO PROTECT WORKERS
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."U. S. Attorney Learns He Has
Power and Takes Im
mediate Action
ONEtHALF MILE AREA
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s Letter oNtifying Proprietors
, Also Signed by Department
of-Ju6tice Agent
Letter Closing Saloons
Near Frankford Arsenal
"Dear Sir: AVe hereby give you
notice that under the regulations
.issued by President Wilson on
June 27v 191S, it dry zone Is es
tablished extending for half a
mie from the boundaries of the
reservation of the Frankford Ar
senal. "Under Instructions from tho
.Department of Justice we hereby
give you notice that your saloon
tmu8t be closet! aid business sus
pended at the oftd of ten days
from the receipt f this notice.
' "Francis Fisher Kane, V. S.
District Attorney.
"Todd Daniel, Acting Chief
Agent, Department of Justice."
fcToiprotcct hundreds of workers In the
frankford Arsenal. United States Dis-
? 'irfjitt Attorney Kane this afternoon cre-
. atod a dry zone in the arsenal district.
teThlrty-flve saloons within a radius of
? one-half mile of the arsenal were or-
;-, flared to- .suspend business -within ten
7,!UBy mirrinB receipt oi me omciai no
Salification. "
.Aav-the official notices were flejit, put
v.'thls afternoon, tho saloons affected will
:,:l'oe the' night of August 22.
v,; int letters aauresseu to cacn or tne
.'-Jhlrty-llve liquor dealers within the dry
tone Mr. Kane said;
'"Dear Sir We hereby give you no
tice' that under the regulations Issued
by President Wilson on June
1918.
'a dry zone Is established extending fot
half a. mile from the boundaries of the
reservation of tho Frankford Arsenal.
-'"Under 'instructions of the Depart
ment of Justice we hereby give jou no-
WIceithat your saloon must be clobed
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rf ana oubiiichh euienut;u hi uie pnu ui
I Ain fdays from the receipt of his no-
"Y.
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"S The letter is signed by Mr, Kane nnd
countersigned by Todd Daniels, acting
agent of the bureau of Investigation, De
partment of Justice.
' Action No Surprise '
' 'The creation of a dry zone around
IUte.arsenal does not come as any great.
surprise, for the Federal prosecutor
' made it plain several weeks ago that
the1 would tako such action when, It was
determined that he had the authority.
.'For a while there was some question
concerning his authority, for It was
' held that the arsenal was not an army
"post and not amenable Uo the drastic
, -rules and regulations that have been
(thrown around camps and posts.
j. Today Mr. Kane asserted that his
laswufnoniy 10 create uie ury zone nau
been determined and that, he would lose
no time in 'an effort to Vemove the sa-,-!
loon menace from this Important muni-
tlens plant.
Warning to Liquor Dealers
Besides creating the dry zone Mr.
r
Pj Kane also issued a warning to liquor
dealers throughout the city concerning
the sale of liquor to soldiers and sailors.
" .in a circular letter addressed to every
liquor dealer in the city, he made It
plain that he Ibvvb dealing with boot-
-'.iegalnc and'Other violations were passed
ltfi Via resnectcd and not winked at.
' Mr. Kane In his circular letter says:
"It has come to my attention that a
I, '.-great number of saloon keepers, both
iuuur ucnicm iiuautiaiiuu, Ulta nut.
complying with the regulations passed
r. by the association for the purpose of
3 ASfilatlna the Government In nreventlnc
It illegal -sales ol liquor to sailors and sol-
fX41er.
I sZtf rafr tn thA reirlllatlnnn ndnntpd
I'J'aalnst 'rhA raIa nf ftnlrfrnua limine tn
ti 1m rsmoved from nremtses of anv retail
I'LrUceiRSed saloon at any hour of the day
USernight.'
I'- "I bee to-remind you that this regu
lation' has already had considerable ef
faft tn nrAventlner bootleee-lnfr and the
1 1 Illegal sale of spirltousiquor to soldiers
If '1 ".Tou will, therefore, comply with the
lrafVlatlons, 'whether or not you are a
Association that adopted it If'it be ydur
purpose to assist the Government tn pre-
, ..vantlng violations ot section iz or tne
Va.itl.u o.pitn. An."
-.irTodd Daniel explained that many deal-
sr, rav' non-members of the association, had
B,HOa lO uuillfl witll lllv fciuiauuna
Aa.. Jk hu .ha .nonnlatlAn anH tho'
y.i 1HUUU Uf ,,.v MaauVn.lw,i, U..U ...-.
i" l&1-.... iV.li. haawt. an-nnaa .1 nn 1. tm.ne
. VIVUUUV I" .V tV-VlC4iliwM ,v ,, a
'Mmcult to stamp out. oootieggers wno are
"' selling liquor to men in unirorm.
f&i i. .
ySfAu.trln Deierteri Executed
' CaifMAug. l..-.The execution of six-tjr-twr
AWrju4Mrterawas reported
'lu&wb-n
"PEACE DRIVE"
STARTED ANEW
BY AUSTRIANS
Educators and Bishop Reported
by Berlin to Have Launched
Fresh "Feeler"
By the Associated Press
Amsterdam, Aug. 12,
A new "peace offensive" has been
started at Munich, according to the
Tageglatt, of Bcrllnfl Professor F. I,.
Quldde, of Vienna: Professor Henrlch
Lammasch, of Budapest, and Bishop
FranUncI, of tho Itoman Catholic
Church hi Hungary, are Identified with
the movement.
They have requested tho general sec
retary of the Interparliamentary Union
at Chrlstlania to suggest to the Interpar
liamentary groups of tho belligerent
countries that three representatives be
appointed by a secret ballot from each
belligerent for the purposo of exchang
ing views on peace proposals.
Professor Quldde, Professor Lammasch
and Bishop FranKnefhave all been Iden
tified with peace movements during the
last two ears. The most recent cn
deavoi by them to tako steps prelimi
nary to peace was by Professor Quldde,
who. In March, was repotted to have
made a peace offer In behalf of Germany
fqr transmission to President Wilson.
This report was later denied and Pro
fessor Quldde was repudiated In govern
mental circles at Berlin.
MORE U.S. TROOPS
WILL GO TO ITALY
ROOSEVELT SAYS
Assistant Naval Secretary As-
'sines Italians American Force
Will Be Increased
Hy the Associated Presi
Ttnm-, Aug. 12. (Havas Agency.) .
Franklin D. Itoosevelt, AsMstant Sec
retary of the t'nlted States Xavy, in
speaking at a luncheon given tn his
honor Friday vfc'nlng by Admiral Del
bono. Minister of tho Navy, gave assur
ances that additional American troops
would be sent to Italy.
One of the purposes of his visit to
Italy, Mr. Roosevelt stated, was to seek
means of preventing enemy submarines
from leaving the Adriatic, while it was
also desired to find wai for keeping the
Austrian fleet from operating against
the Italians.
VILLISTAS KILL 66 IN HOLDUP
Soldiers and Other Passengers on
Mexican Tram Murdered
. By the Associated Press
, Kl Taao, Tex., Aug. 1,2.
Twenty-six passengers and forty soldiers-of
the train guard of fifty men
wero killed ana seventy soldiers and
civilians avounded when" the north-bound
train on the Mexican Central Railroad
was held up at Consuelo, Chihuahua,
fifty miles south of Chihuahua 'City,
Mex., Saturday, according to word re
ceived here early today. The bandits
were Villa followers. The dead were
Btrlppcd ot their clothing and valuables.
A military train carrying a strong
forco of soldiers was rushed to the
scene.
INDIANS LEARN SHIPBUILDING
Twenty-five Carlisle School Stu
dents' at Hog Island
Twenty-five students of the Carlisle
Indian School, all under the draft age,
have enrolled In the training school at
Hog Island to learn snipDUiiumg.
The men nre being taught riveting,
rhtnnlna-. raulklne and shin carpentry.
Montraville Yuda. class of 1913, has
cham nf the students. He had been
working at the New York Shipbuilding
Corporation plant tor some tune, dui re
cently went to Hog Island as an In-
stnlotnr.
Among the twenty-fire are many of
Carlisle's star athletes. Varlgan, one of
them, formerly was captain of the base
ball team: Kori was rignt ena on tne
football team : Snider was a star on the
track ; Mays starred at basketball ; Her
man gained fame on the gridiron and
Choate on the cinder path.
WING TWO GERMAN PLANES
American Aviator? Win Victories
on Toul Front
By the Aisociated Press
With the American Army In France,
Aug. 12.
Two German airplanes have been
brought down by American fliers In the
lapt twenty-four hours on the Toul sec-
4na- AfBnlol nnnfli'mnHKti tiitii-Atian laa
tui . uiuwini wuiiui iiiuviuii, uunttci) 10
still lacking. A third Is believed to have
been brought down.
The first German shot down was the
victim of Captain R. O. Bridgeman, of
Illinois. Tne macmne was seen to ran
In flames near Xlvray Saturday, Sat
urday night a patrol, of American fliers
met four German biplanes near Th la-
court. Lieutenant Tobln attacked one
and It went Into a nose dive.
The second reDorted victory occurred
Sunday morning, near Thlacourt In an
air. battle between three German ma
chines ana several Americans.
VIENNA WORRIED BY AIR VISIT
Government Orders Surrender of
Messages Dropped by Italians
' By the Associated Press
Zurich, Aug. 12. The authorities at
Vienna have ordered the public to hand
over every piece ot propacsnda litera
ture dropped by Italian airmen last Fri
day and threaten severe penalties for
failure to do so. These pamphlets were
dropped by Captain Gabrlel d'Annunzlo
and his filers.
There was a wild scramble In the
streets for tho pamphlets when they
were dropped. . Some sold for as high
as twenty crowns,
The Relchspost reminds the Viennese
that since the daring Italian flight they
no longer can consider themselves Im
mune to the horrors of warfare.
TO EXTEND AIR MAIL SERVICE
Postofiice Department Assumes
Control Six Planes Added
By the Associated Press
Washington. Aug.' 12. Considering
that the air mall service is no longer
an experiment, the Postoftlce Depart
ment today assumed control of the New
York-Phlladelphla-Washlngton routes aa
the first step Ln plans for the establish
ment of nation. w.lde- airplane mall.
Heretofore the service has been main
tained by the War Department. Six new
planes, which the department purchased,
were placed Into service with christening
ceremonies today at College Field,, Md.
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LENINE AND TROTSKY
FLEE FROM MOSCOW;
RED RULE GOLLAPSES
Bolshevik Leaders Arc Fugi
tives on Kronstadt Island,
Berlin Reports .May Seek
a Refuge in Germany
SOVIETS OVERTHROWN
IN RUSSIAN CITIES
Revolt Spreading Like Fire.
Teuton Embassy to Remove
to Pskov, Says Hellfcricli,
Who Rushes to Safelv
London, Aug. 12
Premier I.enlne and his chief assist
ant, Leon Trostsky, have fled to Kron
stadt, the naval base near Petrograd,
according to a dispatch sent out by the
semi-ofliclal Wolft bureau of Berlin and
printed In Zurich newspapers, sajs a
Havas report from Paris.
Reports received Sunday that Bol
shevik leaders, intended to flee to Ger
many, lend color to the German report
that they already have gone to Kron
stadt. Tho Bolshevik Government will short
ly leave Moscow for Kronstadt, tho Ber
lin I.okal Anzclger, states today. Pre
mier Lenlnc nnd War Minister Trolzky
have already l cached there, the news
paper adds.
The Kxchange Telegraph correspond
ent at Copenhagen telegraphs that, ac
cording to recent Russian newspapers,
tho anti-Bolshevik movement is growing
rapidly, and that the Bolshevik Soviet
Government lias virtually fallen to
pieces.
The Petrograd newspaper Isvcstla
Is quoted by tile correspondent as say
ing that at several points "in that
part of Russia not occupied by the
enemy" counter-revolutionary move
ments have broken out ln a number
of towns. The Bolshevik Soviets have
been overthrown in these places and
replaced by councils consisting of rep-
FRENCH ADVMCE
" DAZES GERMANS
Speed Shown by Hunibert's
Army Takes Beaten
Enemy by Surprise-
RIGHT FLANK IN PERIL
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger
Cnpurtoht. J9, bj .Yeio Vorfe Times Co.
With the FrencJi Armies, Aug. 12.
Tljo most important news of yester
day's operation on the French front
of attack seems to me to be the prog
ress made by Humbert's army on the
Massif of Thlescourt. Here, If any
where, the enemy might have been ex
pected to make a resolute stand, but
tho French Sunday morning attacked
the position en the Massif and climbeJ
up on the west sido of the plateau,
taklngTlerllere, Gury, Conte, Moreuil
and Lamotte, and advancing about half
way along the base of a series of
heights over a mile to the north of
Chnvlncout t.
This means that a large part of the
west h.lf of the position Is In tho
hands cf our Allies. That does t ot
look ns if the enemy has much hope
nf stopping their retreat this side ef
Noyon and Llemorit, and if they fall
back as far as that line they must, ln
my opinion, go still further.
Their opposition to the Allies' ad
vance Is apparently stronger on their
right flank than on their left, no doubt
because It Is their most vital point a
point that they must at all hazards
hold for the time being, If they are to
conduct their retreat without its be
coming a rout and disaster.
Must Give Way on Right
But unless they fight on the Massif
as If they really meant to preserve
their position there In other words,
unless they succeed ln keeping It ln
their hands the conclusion is that on
the right, too, they must eventually
give way.
The Sorarae battle, despite tho short
period during which It has been In
progress, made a definite fr,esh phase
ln the ascendancy the Allies' are estab
lishing over the Germans. For tho
first time this year, and, Indeed, for
the first time since the battle ot the
Marne, well-Informed circles are using
such terms as "grand desarrol (great
confusion) to describe the character
cf the German retreat. Ammunition,
guns and rifles have -been left on the
ground-In enormous quantities' and not
only the cavalry, but the Infantry
had the comfortable satisfaction-, ot
Continued on Paso Two. Column Fir.
THE WEATHERVANE
aiadly everywhere tonight
Ye telU welcome "fair tontoht"
If it's fair enough.
Xo thermottteter ulll range
Yen) far, for "Ifot much change"
SaiJ the forecast stuff.
Light and varlalle breezes
1VHI ttlr'the leaveiet on the trews.
'
Bolsheviki Free Consuls
at Instance of Stvedeh
Paris, Aug. 12.
A dispatch received here from
Stockholm says that as a result of
tho efforts of Sweden's reprcsenta
tlves ln Moscow, tho British nnd
French consuls who were recently
arrest.ed by order of the Bolsheviki,
have, been released.
resentatlves
moderates.
of the Mcnshcvikl, or
FRANCO-CHINESE TROOPS
ARRIVE AT VLADIVOSTOK
By the Associated Press
Ylndlrostok, Aug. 9 (delayed). Four
companies of French soldiers and one of
Annamltes from China and Indo-China
arrived here today, headed by Comman
dant Mallet. A company of Czecho
slovak soldiers, with a band, greeted
them. Courtesy calls were exchanged by
General Pari", of the French military
commission ; M, Andre, French consul ;
General Dicdrlchs, commander of the
Czecho-Slovak forces In Siberia, nnd rep
resentatives of the local Russian govern
ment and Zcmstvos.
Ottana. Aug. 12 Canada will be rep
resented by a military unit of approxi
mately 4000 men in the expeditionary
force which the Allied Governments will
send to Siberia.
"YOU DON'T MEAN IT,"
FRANCIS TOLD REDS
By the Associated Press
Vologda, Ru-sln. Aug. 12. The reason
for American Ambassador Francis and
the other Allied diplomats leaving Vo
logda for Archangel on July 25, was their
refusal to comply with Insistent demands
of the Bolshevik Foreign Ofllce that they
move to Moscow. Tho Bolsheviki sala
they wanted the diplomats to move be
cause they believed Vologda soop would
be the center of counter-revolutionary
fighting.
The final message sent to Tchltcherin
by Ambassador Francis, as dean of the
Continued on Paso Two, Column Three
RADICALS INU.S.
Welds I. W. W. Into Prop
aganda Machine, Arrests
at Chicago Reveal
ENEMY SUPPLIES FUNDS
Clilcngo, Aug. 12.
Positive evidence that the far-reaching
German spy system has gathered to
Itself the anarchistic I. W. W. and other
international radical organizations in
America, and has welded them Into one
great anti-war propaganda machine, is
declared to be In the hands of the Fed
real Government.
Disclosures that Federal agents. In
conjunction with the Chicago police,
have unearthed at least three different
angles of anarchistic activity, each ap
parently having a close connection with
German agents and believed to be
largely financed with German funds,
came with the announcement that the
plant of an anarchist newspaper, at 818
South Morgan street, had been raided
and Frank and Nicholas Carnavalis,
brothers, of tho late Dan Wallace's
group of conscientious objectors, ar
rested. Detectives who conducted the raid and
made the arrests are said to have seized
a big supply of literature and Important
correspondence which sheds further light
upon the personnel of the men' who are
guiding the alien enemy propaganda
work, and Indicates new lines of its
ramifications.
Uosen Others Arrested
It was learned that at least a dozen
other persons who have been arrested,
and whqse records are being Investigated
by Immigration agents with a view to
deportation, are accused of being actively
engaged In one or more of the German
anarchistic propaganda branches, which
include the Anarchist Red Cross, the
Milwaukee Defense League and the In
ternational propaganda group ot anarch
ists. It was stated that besides the men
and women who have been arrested and
questioned by the Federal authorities,
there are at least twenty-five other per
sons In Chicago who are now under the
close surveillance of Government agents.
In a number of quiet raids that have
been engineered by the police and Fed
eral officers great quantities of literature
all of an anti-war and anarchistic
character have been seised. Corre
spondence between various radical lead
ers has fallen into the Government's
hands, which Is said to indicate to a
certainty that th.ere was a general cam
paign to create social unrest In America
and roster opposition to the war.
No Lack of Fonda
The amount and character of the lit
erature, as well as tho actttty of many
radical agents who had to be paid, shows
there was no lack of funds for any
propaganda work that could be started.
No possible propaganda channel has
been overlooked. It Is asserted, and In
vestigation has disclosed that the Work
ers' Institute at 1006 South Ashland
avenue has been a fertile recruiting
ground for workers in the various
groups. The cleverness with which much
of the seditious literature has been cir
culated and Its authors hidden formed a
! big. obataolo.' In-the,? Government searoli
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DIE IN ACTION,
OFFICER HURT
Two Privates Wounded.
Corporal Missing in
Casualty Lists
FOUR FROM DISTRICT
UNACCOUNTED FOR
Atlantic City Man Killed.
Mcrchantvillc Soldier
Captured
SOME FATES IN DOUBT
Conshohocken Men Among
Those Not Found After
Struggle
Philadelphia Heroes
in Today's Death List
Sergeant Alexander Chanoff, 2424
Falrhill street.
Bugler Philip It. GootJriiice, 5133
Westminster avenue.
Private Stephen F. Hyan,' 524
South Fifty-seventh street.
Private Nathan Auritt, 1033
Emily street.
Private Franrls ,1. Crawford, 2220
Tllan street.
Irivato ,101111 Jos. Devlin, C18
North Marlioo street.
Private. Daniel Fecca, 1331 South
Cainac street.
Private Thomas .1. Furnian, 1311
North Markoo street.
Private James F. Gavnghan, 1103
South Durlen street.
Private Peter Splrito, 1231 Mercy
Mercy street.
Sergeant Frank-F. Sullivan, Col
llngdale, Pa.
August IS. 1918,
The full list of todaj's casualties Is
on rage 4.
Eleven Phlladelphians are dead, an
officer and two privates have been
wounded, and a corporal and an en
listed mandate mlsslng.'-nccordlng' to
General Pershing's latest casualty 1st,
which contains 30S names.
An Atlantic City officer has been
killed, a Merchantvillo officer Is a pris
oner, two enlisted men from Consho
hocken nre missing and two others from
nearby points have been wounded..
Two hundred and twelve soldiers of
this city were reported In the casualty
lists last week. Forty of them died
while facing the enemy, forty-five were
wounded and the remainder 127 were
missing after battle.
This is the largest toll taken from this
city since the first unit of the American
forces went overseas. The total casual
ties for the week throughout the country
weip 4916.
Phlladelphians wounded and missing
In todaj's casualty list follow:
wouyoKn
Lieutenant Daniel W. Ilender, Lenox
Apartments, Thirteenth and Spruce
streets.
rrlvst- Alexander Dolfomo, 801
North .Ninth street.
Private Peter F. Oiles, 1815 North
street.
MISSING
Corporal Clyde II.
North Sixteenth street.
Cobaug-h,
3734
Private Joseph II. Brooke, 1121 Par
rish street.
PRISONER x
CapUln J. II. Cousart, 5031 Willow
avenue.
MIARIIV CASUALTIES
PrWate Yltto Bruno, Conshohocken,
Pa, missing.
Frlvote Kplfanlo Lucente, Consho
hocken, Pa., mlssjng.
Private Frank I.. Millard, Birdsboro,
Berks County, wounded.
PrlTato Floyd Becker, Bridgeton, X.
J wounded
Lieutenant Karl J, flrojran, Atlantic
City, N. J., killed in action.
Lieutenant Herman Sloan, Merchant
vllle, N J., prisoner.
Sketches of the Heroes
Private Stephen F; Ryan, killed, in
action, was drafted last September, sent
to Camp Meade, but transferred after
two weeks to Camp' Gordon, Atlanta,
Ga., and assigned to the 321st Field Artil
lery. He went to France last April and
a letter received from him a few weeks
ago stated that he was eager to see
some real fighting.
He formerly lived In South Philadel
phia, and was a fine all-round athlete.
A brother, John Ryan, was one of the
best amateur boxers ln this section. John
enlisted In the Quartermaster Corps a
year ago and was sent to the Pacific
coast, where he won the light heavy
weight championship of that section. An
other brother, Andrew, is employed at
the Eddystone munition plant, while two
sisters are telephone operators at Hog
Island. Stephen Ryan Jived with his
widowed mother at 521 South Fifty-seventh
street.
Solemn requiem mass will bo held for
him on Wednesday morning at the
Church of the Transfiguration, Flfty-lfth
street and Cedar avenue, by the Rev,
Father McGettigan. -
Private Thomas. J, Furman, killed In
action on July ," was twenty-one years
old. He enlisted ln the First Regiment
N. G, P. In August, 1917, and was sent
to Camp Hancock, being later assigned
to Company C, 110th Infantry. He has
a brother, David E. Furman, who Is a
member of the 307th Trench Mortar
Battery and is now ih France.
"I am proud to have a brother who
died for his country," said Mrs. Thomas
McDanlels, sister' of young Furman,
CoaHaaotl am Pawlsw, .Ctliyatsr
ALLIES PUSH CLOSE
TO GERMAN BASES: 13
COMMISSION FOR VOTING ARMY AND NAVY MEN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 A Fedeial election commission
of six to supervise the voting of Boldleis and sailors lu camps
heie nnd abroad Is ptovlded in a bill introduced by KepvesctfU
tive Thomas, of New York, today.
FORMER U. S. OFFICIAL TO
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 Attest of a f owner Government
department official, alleged to be Involved in n graft bcandnl, Is
imminent, it was learned this afternoon. Although no official
announcement was made, it was known that n warrant would bo
issued by the Department of Justice in the very near futuie, nnd
probably tomoirow. The nntuie of the chaiges was not made
known, nor was the identity of the official, who Is, said to'havc
xesigiicd his position only recentlv.
VERMONT GOVERNOR SEEKS PROBE OF ACCOUNTS
MONTPELIEK, Vt., Aug, 12Govemor Hoiace . Giahnm
today asked that an examination be made of the nccounts for
-which he was responsible when he held the office of State Audi
tor. This followed charges that there weie discrepancies in the
books of the Auditor's office when Mr. Gialmm closed these
duties to become Governor two years ngo.
MISTRIAL DENIED
IN 5TH WARD CASE
Judge Hause Turns Down
Motion by Defense in
Conspiracy Case
HEARING IS RESUMED
U'j a Staff Correspondent
West Clt"st-r,..Pai' Aug. 12.
Judge Maine today refused a motion
for a mistilal In the Fifth Ward con
spiracy case.
Tilal of the seven defendants was re
sumed this morning after a series of
conferences between Judge Hause and
the attorneys.
The resumption of the trial indicates
that It a mistrial was declared because
of the alleged attempt to tamper with
one ot the Jurors sitting In tho case it
would not be until after all of tho eW
dence Is In.
Judge Hause summoned the Jury sit
ting In the case Into his private cham
ber Immediately after court opened. No
explanation of this unusual procedure
was offered, but it Is generally believed
that Court wished to question the Juror3
In connection with tlio alleged attempt
at embracery made by Charles W.
Allen, a Philadelphia policeman. In ap
proaching William P. Weaver, a member
of tho jury.
Just after court opened Judge Hause
summoned Ciurt Crier Daniel Ford to
the bar. They held a w hlspered consul
tation and then the Judge asked the
Jury to follow Mr. Ford into Judge
Hause s private chamber. District At
torney Rotan, of Philadelphia; District
Attorney Wade, of Chester County, and
William A. Gray, counsel for the de
fendants, Joined the Judge and Jury be
hind closed doors.
The Jury was closeted less than two
minutes. Judge Hause and the at
torney remained In conference several
minutes longer.
First Instance In Counl.-.
It Is said Judge Hause's action Into
summoning the jury to his private cham
ber Is the first Instance of tho kind in
tho history of Chester County.
Several side-bar conferences followed
after Judge Hause returned to the
bench. William A. Gra, counsel for the
defendants, made a motion for the with
drawal of a juror because of tho alleged
attempt at bribery. Judge Hause over
luled the motion. Gray then filed ob
jections against the report of the trial
carried yesterday and today by a Phila
delphia morning newspaper.
Commonwealth attorneys took the
view that the court by its decision
placed responsibility on tho defense for
the alleged attempt at embracery
The Commonwealth made no effort to
have a mistrial declared because District
Attorney Rotan and his assistants feel
that their sido of the case has not been
Injured by the attempt to Influence a
Joror in favor of the defense.
No further arrests have been made in
the ease and none is .expected until
after a further hearing is elven Allan
Truman D. Wade, District Attorney
of Chester County, said the further hear
ing of Allen would probably take place
Thursday before Justice S. M, Paxton.
Allen Is still lodged In the Chester Coun
ty jail In default of S5000 ball. It Is
Intimated that word has been conveyed
to the Commonwealth from Allen that
he Is preparing a statement which will
bare the entire transaction. So far it
is understood. Alien has made no admis
sion Implicating any one in the alleged
plot to "fix" the Jury. He has made
frequent assertions that he would "not
be the gdat."
The alleged attempt to tamper with a
member of the jury has aroused new In
terest In the case here. Nearly every
seat In 'court was occupied when cour
opened this morning.
Defense Closes
The defense closed at 11;08 o'clock
this morning after calling five witnesses
ln sur-rebuttal. t
William E. Finley, executive manager
of the Republican city committee, -one of
the five called, told of an alleged con
versation December 2?, 19U, with Frank
f C'tGUaa.'a Fax FuV
TAKE PART OF BRA Y
BE ARRESTED FOR GRAFT
U-BOAT DESTROYS
- 2 MORE VESSELS
British antt Swedish Ships
Sent Down Off New
England
INSURANCE RATES GO UP
By the Associated Press
Washington, Aug. 12.
German submarine raiders operating
oft the North Atlantic coast have de
strojed three more vessels, the Navy De
partment today announced.
Tho British steamship Penistone, of
4130 gross tons, was torpedoed 100 miles
east ot Nantucket lightship yesterday
morning; tho Swedish steamship yd -
ianu, or JUJi gross ions, was sum; uy
bombs August 8 1100 miles south of
Nantucket and an American schooner
repotted ns the Herman Winter, but
it l-i non frlnntltir liiu lint Iiaoii ili-ifl n 1 1 nl i
established, was destroyed by gunfire ' The battle is becoming more
yesterday 200 miles cast of New York stabilized, particularly on the north
All members of the crew of tho Sydland i . ,. , ., . . , , ..
were reported saved, but the navy's dis- crtl Part of tho fr0"t. where further
patches did not clear up the fate of tho ' progress depends largely on success
crews of the other vessels. i to the southward. There is no in-
Thc Penistone and Herman Winter .
were sent down In the v Iclnlty of uication, however, that the Germans
Georges Bank, off the Massachusetts intend to make their present lines
lu.iai, t Hi-iu .l auuiiiniiiic viiiu it, int;
surface Sunday in tho midst of a fleet ot
American fishing vessels, nine of which
were destrojed.
Later reports to the Navy Department
revealed that tho dispatch relating to
the Herman Winter had been garbled In
transmission. The coasting steamship
Herman Winter had reported that a
fishing schooner had been sunk on Sun
day oft the Massachusetts coast. The
name of tho craft was not given.
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 12. Two
steamers with survivors of vessels sunk
by German submarines off the Massachu
setts coast reported today that they
were proceeding to port, but the num
ber aboard or the names of the ships
were not stated.
New York, Aug 12 Marino under
writers today advanced war risk rates
,on sailing vessels both for coastwise and
transocean routes -because of the con
tinued activity of U-boats ln coastal
waters. Rates jumped to 3 per cent and
in some cases to 4 per cent for sailings
between American ports, while trans
ocean rates wero advanced to 10 per
cent by Eome underwriters.
Gloucester, Mass., Aug. 12. Fisher
men claim to have identified tho com
mander of a German submarine which
has been sinking fishing boats oft the
Atlantla coast as a skilled navigator
formerly In tho United States fisheries
service. Two men from different
schooners that were sunk claim to have
recognized a former acquaintance, who
had changed little except that he had
grown a beard since they last saw him.
Shipping men are satisfied that the
submarine commander or one of his of
ficers had an exact knowledge of the
New England coast ; as he operated at
dangerous points with safety. The sus
pected man Is said to know these waters
from Woods Hotel, Mass, to Nova Scotia
as well as any oone who has sailed them.
Some officials, however, held that pos
sibly a third submersible had come to
this side of the Atlantic.
By the United Press
An Atlantic Port, Aug. 12. A steam
ship has been sunk off the coast of
Maine, according to unconfirmed reports
reaching hero today. No other Informa
tion was forthcoming.
WOMAN AIDE FOR REDF1ELD
Mra. Stewart First of Her Sex to
Be Cabinet Officer's Secretary
By the United Press
Washington, Aug. 12. Mrs. Agatha O.
Stewart, of Port Richmond. S. I., has
been appointed private secretary to faec
retary of Commerce Redfleld
Mrs, Stewart Is the first woman to be
secretary to a Cabinet officer, She sue
cteds Eugene Smith, whose departure
from Redfield's employ created consider-
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U. S. Troops Help
Pierce Chief City;
WestofPeronne
FRENCH MAKE '
FRESH GAINS,
Pctain's Troops Press to
.Within Two Miles of
Lassigny
MORE TOWNS OCCUPIED;
700 GUNS GARNERED-
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Germans Mass Artillery and
Begin Heavy Attacks
Below Somnic
40,000 CAPTIVES TAKEN
Teutons Reported to Have
Quit Important Posi-
ion at Royc
B the United Press
London, Aug. 12.
Fiench troops, having captured
Gury (southwest of Lassigny), are
pushing eastward in an effort to
turn tho German positions on tho
heights to the southeast, it was
learned this afternoon. The fighting
there is going well.
Our lines are now within three,
kilometers (one and three-fourths
miles) of the town, the French pene
trating Thiescourt Wood ,(which ex
tends northward to within at mile?
of Lassigny). -
Heavy fighting is in progresfs all.
nlone the'jline, especially in the
Chaulnes and Roye sectors. There
tho Germans are trying to guard the
important roads and railways a little
longer.
In the Bray sector American and
British troops are striving to push
eastward toward Peronne, along the
north bnnk of th& Sommo
The artillery fighting is crowine- in
intensity. The concentration of guns
is one of the greatest of the war.
permanent.
Crown Prince Rupprecht so far has
thrown in eight divisions of reserves
and only has about fifteen divisions
(probably 180,000 men) left.
By the United Press
With the French Armies in the Field,,
Aug. 12. e
French troops, closing in upon the
important base of Lassigny, have ad
vanced to within two miles of that
place. They have captured Gury
(less than two miles to the south
west) and have advanced south of
Loges Wood (two miles northwest.
French artillery is violently shell
ing both Roye and Noyon, rendering
both towns virtually uninhabitable.
By the Associated Press
With the British Army in France,
Aug. 12.
There is an unconfirmed report
this afternoon that the town of
Roye, northeast of Montdidier,
which the Germans have been de
fending so desperately, has been
evacuated. Roye is an important
military base.
British tanks have been seen oper
ating a considerable distance east
of that town.
By the Associated Press
London, Aug. 12.
The British have captured the
western edge of the town of Bray,v
on the Somme, advices from the
front state.
American troops also are in the J
suDums oi iiray, ngnting a con-
tinuous battle for the outsKirts oi
the little French city.
Only slight changes in the line as
a whole are reported in dispatches
reaching London this afternpon, but
a ding-dong battle is raging all up
and down the northern section of ' ' i
the present battle line. i
i Bray lies about five miles south
of Albert and is the chief positloa fr'-
along the Somme west of Peronne.
American and,British troops vrert-
reported approaching Bray .las
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