anw,C vS V . 4 A ' r, r-! Icuenincj Ipttblte fed THE WEATHER Washington, July 5. Probably showers tonight or Sunday. TEMr-KitATfnr; at bach noun ( 8 i) io ii i2 1 1 a a 4 p 84 8S l)2 11)4 l)0 7 7 I I I I NIGHT EXTRA : VOL. V. NO. 251 Entered Second-CUan Matter at th Poitftfnc, nt Philadelphia, Pa. Under the Act of March 8, 1879. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1919 Published Dally Except Sunday. Fubpcrlptlon Trie 10 a Tear by AlalL CopjrfRht, I'll!) by Public Iedper Company. PRICE TWO CENTS HINDENBURG SHOULDERS BLAME FOR KAISER'S ACTS; KANE ORDERED TO ARREST ALL WHO SELL 2.75 BEER -ft JWI get t V r 4r 4 JUSTICE DEPT. ASKS AID OF U. S. Officials Act on Stand That New York Decisions Are Erroneous 300 SALOONS OPEN HERE, IS DAILY REPORT "Terrible," Says Prosecutor. Promises Wholesale Action Here Immediately TO PROSECUTE CITY CLUBS Court Test in Bonner and Brew ery Cases Rushed to Get Decision OnlcrH to nirest nntl vigorously tn prosecute all violators of the wartime prohibition act were received from Washington by United Stntcs District Attorney Knne today. The wheels of the Department of Justice here were immediately set in motion. Here is n summary of the no tion : k Agents were dispatched to make nr rests. Arrangements were niado with the city police to turn over a squad of plain clothes men to assist the gov ernment agents. Mr. Knno announced that clubs selling liquor tomorrow (Sunday) would be prosecuted. Plans were made for rushing the Bonner test case and the llergner & Kngel brewing case. District Attorney Kane announced that lie, might call the September grqnd jury during July. In the city .142 saloons were open yesterday, in delinncc of the law all sold beer, considerable of which, it is said, -was of a stronger variety than the 2 per cent of alcohol, which the brew ers and saloonkeepers maintain is ntm intoxicnting. ' A number of liquor denl crs declare tlint reports of the number of saloons remaining open yesterday and today arc widely exaggerated. Kane Sees Wholesale Arrests "This is terrible," said Mr. Knne, ' when the reports of saloons doing busi ness were received. "You may quote ino as saying that wholesale arrests will be made." A bomb was thrown into the ranks of the lluor dealers by the Department or Justice In Washington today when tlio-ordcrs were received. The district nttorney was notilicd nil the govern inent attorneys in the country received tho notice simultaneously that the gov eminent considers tho New York test cases erroneous and that an appeal bus been made to the Supremo Court o the United States. Several court decisions have been made, notably in the Hoffman caso, In the New York circuit courts, declaring beer contalaing 2 per cent alcohol not to be intoxicating. Robinson ail Claris Confer Soon after tho receipt of the Wash ington instructions, It. XL Clark, as sistant to Todd Dnuiel, in chargo of Continued on rnro rir. Column On FIVE BATHERS DROWN ON HOLIDAY OUTINGS, THREE IN DELAWARE Chester Man Makes Vain At tempt to Rescue Brother An other Victim Unidentified n -'five persons, seeking iclief from heat, were drowned yesterday. Three f . V of these were in the Delaware river Ab'rnra Stein, eighteen, Darien street S near Jackson, drowned off the Snyder gf avenue wharf. ' Stein leaped in to the water after J sevcrnl companions had already entered. .& When he failed to como to the surface jfe, (ho boys dived afor him. The body H'' was recovered by the police boat Ash- bridge. Stein was seized with cramp.-), 3; friends believe. William Moynkn, ' 022 ' McIIvnln street, Cheater, lost his lifo trying to ; save his brother John, J The two men were bathing in the k Ridley river, near Chester, when John Jf Moynka was seized with cramps. When William went to his rescue John urged him to be careful, os he had a wlfo nnd three children. William became ex hausted. Their bodies were recovered. Joseph Cromweski, thirty-four, lost his lifevJn the Delaware at the foot of 1 Jackson street. It is thought he was tetied with cramps. .Cromweski lived rat 102 Fllmore street. Camden. jttyV The body of au unidentified man was "Si recovered from the Delaware, near Jt,he 7lMttO utreetrpfar. Ilvas about farty- &".VtO: -. -at .-13 laXZ... 1 wvjf" .tai MISS M. M. KVANS A war orlier from I'liilailclpliia ho was selected to represent il'enn s)lvnnl:i in the Indrpendcnco Day rcrcmonles in Washington. An Im pressive feature of the celebration was when flfty-ono men and fifty one girls, each representing a state or territory in the Union, took the oath of citizenship to the United States SPROUL TO NAME REGISTRARS WHEN HE SIGNS BILL Governor, Back From Vacation, Will Affix Signature Next Wed nesday or Thursday Oovernor Sproul, "feeling fine," as he snid,nftcr n rest at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, announced to day he would nppoint n new board of registration commissioners next Wed nesday or Thursday. "I haven't signed the bill yet," the Oovernor explained today nt I.npidea Manor, his country home, near Ches ter. "I want to nnnoiince the appoint ments lit the same time I sign the hill." The (Sovernor referred to the Dnix Ilrndy registration bill which removes from office the four present registration commissioncis and substitutes n board of five members. "I have just returned from White Sulpjmr Springs," the (fovcruor con tinued. "I mn going to give the reg istration board my attenon. I expect to sign the bill and nuiinunce tho ap pointments next Wednesday or Thurs day. The announcement probably will come from Ilarrisburg." The (Sovernor went to the Virginia resort soon after tho Legislature ad journed its protracted session. '"I am going to be in Ilarrisburg from now on," (Sovernor Sproul said. "Mrs. Sproul nnd my little granddaughter are .,111 nt l1.1,n C2.. t. .!... Un.tii.a " The commissioners wi;; g out of office when the registration bill is signed nre Albert II. Ladner, Jr., chair man I George I'icrie, William Wulsh and William A. Cnrr. There Is n ru mor that Pierie nnd Walsh will be re appointed. TWO HELD AS PICKPOCKETS Fourth of July Arrests Are Made In Woodslde Park Crowd" Two Fourth of July pickpocket cases' in Woodsidc Park today resulted in Magistrate Harris holding Edward ltruner, 23-12 Soutli Tenth street, in ?000 bail for further hearing, nnd Thomas Allen, 100,1 Addison street, in $800 bail for court. Ilruncr was accused of taking $3 from the pocketbook of Kosie Tornl, 2.'i() North Marvine street, with whom ho made acquaintance on a trolley enr last night. He was arrested by Special Fo Hcemnn Seibcrt. Allen, it was charged, took the pock etbook of William It. Patterson, 42,'tu Falnnount avenue, while they were standing in u cro,wd at the park last night. Ho was arrested by Special Po liceman (Sibbous. Iloth nre negroes. WHERE DID HE GET IT? Police Find Young njan Unduly Exhilarated Where did ho get It7 Tlip police want to know where the joiing man found his excuse for being unduly- exhilarated today. This, the only intoxicntlon case for th6 day nfter the Fourth, was found this morning near liroad Street Station. "WET" ARRESTED IN N. Y. Cafe Proprietor Held on Charge of Selling Whisky New York, Jdly.fi. (Ily A. P.) The first arrest on Manhattan Island ,,'.7. ,v,oum" m,Ti, 7 prohibition law was made today when tne proprietor or a popular cu enliven- tcr anu rruuuiiu sin-rm, nun imfii imo, custody on a charge of having sold a I He was arraigned before a United Stntes commissioner and, released on tail. a , . - jhJt :ruvm&vW2'm, . . DISTRICT BOSS SYSTEM HERE IS SEEN ETON Says New Charter Will Re align Factional Forces on Tam many Organization Lines WARD LEADERS WILL i L0SE.S0ME OF POWER, Political Lieutenants Will Bo of Higher Caliber and Preside Over Senatorial Districts Ily GF.onr.K NOX MeCAIN I wonder how ninny political work ers nre aware that under the new city charter there will be a complete re alignment of party and fnctional forces? In other words, that nn entirely new order of things will be put in force a system that hns never been tried in this cr any other city in Penn sylvania, The New York sjstem of district leadership, which has made Tam many so- powerful in the past, will form the basis for the reorganization of fnctlons and parties dominant and otherwise in the city. Tiiis fact may prove surprising and provoke iloubt, particularly among those who, as ordinary voting citizens, have given tho subject no thought. Under the municipal organization. hups mm nrnv-nnir- nnve always pre vailed in this city, every wnrd forms what is known ns a "pockeUborough" under the English parliamentary elec tion system. Uach one of the forty eight wards has its political affairs con trolled by n ward leader. He is, in the vernacular, recognized as the "ward boss," the intermediary hetween the precinct worker and the city leader, or head of the organization. Often he is a member of Council ; perhnps 'a municipal officeholder or a representative or a state senator. It is not unusual that he neither holds nor desires other honor tlinu that of being a member of his party's city commit tee. Word of Ross "Ooes" Whatever his official title or standing, he is known ns the wnrd leader. And he dominates the ward. lie is appealed to as nrbiter In political diffi culties in his bailiwick nnd his word "goes." Sometimes n new aspirant for Ilia power and place rises up. If he can demonstrate that lie has the fol- lowing and tho fitness he advances and the old leader retires Uepresentntion In the curtailed coun cil of twenty-one under the new charter is based on senatorial apportionmont. Wnrd lines will remain the same. Ward leaders will still be necessary and will retain n certnin power nnd influence, but it will be measurably curtailed. Take the Fourth Senatorial District as an exnmplc. It consists of the Twenty-fourth, Twenty-seventh. Thir-tv-fourtb, Fortieth nnd Forty-sixth Wnrds. It is' not to be imagined that this big district will opernte with live ward leaders carrying their separate troubles, hopes, nmbitinns, schemes and ' candidates before Senator Penrose or Senator Vare, or whoever the leader of a particular faction mny be. A district leader will bo in chnrge. Or, ns a jnore comprehensive exnm- Continued oa ro Four, Column Four V It. Jsl 1 OCEAN DIRIGIBLE LINERS rr.I-,T-.T-,TT-ir. nlT -TlyT J Tjr-lJ-V r-1 WllCll VM1S llliertOpil'U Ul HO- wnui . ARE PREDICTED BY TOWERS;: H L, Transatlantic Commander Foresees Scheduled Trips by Air- j ships Carrying Passengers Passenger service in dirigible nir liners crossing the Atlantic on srheduled trips is prophesied by Lieutenant Com mander John P. Towers, first skipper of the nnvy's air forces to fly from America to Europe, Commnnder TowerH Is the guest of Mr, nnd Sirs. Edward llrotjks at Ilaln. "Without seeming to disparage henvler-than-alr craft," Commander Towers said today, "I consider the dirigible will probably proVe irinre prac ticable for transatlantic passenger serv ice. We will probably have such n service within five years. It will no doubt be more expensive than riding on tho water, but trips will be made in two nnd one-half days Instead of five. The experiment Is far safer than the alrplone and has, all things considered, ,,,,,, bpttcr of , at.rosg( wouM not n MM(. tl)e any ,.i.. a 1-1.4. J!S- n,,t 1 , pioneer flight of the English dirigible onld rather take a cnance dirigible thnn oue of our three flying boats, well looked after as they were," jure thBalrxOaptaln'ii ejettr 1 flue FMIHS ww"-"7i Hy. Comparison of Temperature for Last Three Days Hour Thurw1i Frldny Today fi n. tn 71 7!) M 7 n. m 77 M S2 8 a. in 71) S4 81 !) n. in s:i sr, ss 10 n. in 87 SSI !)2 11 n. m 11(1 !I2. 04 12 in il.'t !l.- IMS 1 p. in Ill !)7 1(7 2 i. in '.).". im 07 :t p. in os inn 1 m in OS '.111 . r p. 111 os ion OE MERCURY 97 HEATMARKBROKEN Many Overcome on Warmest ' July 5 in City's History. Humidity Decreases SHOWERS ARE F&RECAST Showers nre promised nt sundown to I brinir relief from the sweltpi-ini? Iient. I This, was the hottest day of this date, l on record in Pliilndrtphhi. The tem , periiture reached !I7 this nfternnon. The pievious top mark "for this date, was ll.'t, recorded in 11100. The humidity this afternoon wns "7 per cent, n decrease from this morn ing, when it was (Ml. The humidity jes tcidny wns -1 1. At S o'clock this morning tlieie was no nir stirring. At 11, there came a hot breath from the east, moving slug gishly at four miles an hour. Many heat prostrations nnd one death, that of Snmuel llelnndi, 171S South Chndwick street, have been re ported, Itclandi was overcome nt Six teenth and Morris streets yesterday and died in the Polyclinic Hospital. Thousands considered themselves for tunate in having today ns n holiday Many business places closed down on liny iiusuiews iii.iLt-r uiuii-u uiiwu on ojeeTP-o,'thgvlHlr-n.qt-t')rfii(eu itll "Monday. ""'" " Persons who thus found themselves thoTflVi w mi free sought out the open places. They j avmm wu" ,"'r Illf'1 R"PP"y Retting low, Hwnrmed to the parks, where they nfter a flight across the Atlantic from lolled on shaded benches or sprawled East Fortune, Scotland, on the grass. Or they migrated to thej Ti,p dcstr0Jers will put out from Kos- country for the day, or perhaps to the1, , ., . , . , , . ,. , .. , I ton with orders to establish radio com- slioro ' I And then there were many others' munlcation with the dirigle ns quickly who drew in the shutters nnd sat In ns possible nnd also to keep in touch the twilight and comparative coolness with the Otter Cliff, Maine, wiieless of their homes. still ion. Admiral William S. Henson, chief City I arlis l opulnr All the city squares were popular, tnry, sent orders to the commandant In some of these, people spent the of the First nnvnl district at Ilnston night. In Franklin Square, Sixth ami nfter leceipt of a message ftom Com Vine streets, more than u hundred per- mander Znchnry Lniisdowne. V. S. N.. sons reclined on the benches in uneasy who is on the K-Itl, asking if destro.vers slumber at 4 o'clock this morning. j could tow the dirigible to port if nee- The heat hit every one haul, but no- cssnry. where harder than in the blisteiing Promlso AU Aid Possible slums, where weary mothers sat limply rommamIor Lillldow lie's message ns on doorsteps, nnd children, many of ns u I)rovimls ou(1 from . airMv them Hearing no more than when the, I , tiB thnt ,, wnK 0V(,r Xnvn Sco entered the world, made listless nt- ti1 W1W naKhp,i from Washington to tempts nt piny. I th(. nir ministry at London with ns- Hcre and there, in reckless disregard M,ninePS timt the American nav.v would of the Water Pureau's wishes, some .,.,ior hti nofcih1o nsslstnncc. should one managed to open n tiie plug Youngsters forgot the heat-vvc.iriness as they made a dash for the gushing cool ness and soaked the water up in their hot skins. Even better wns the relief offered by ' geotin and nccept a tow. the public baths, which reopened today j rjlp lm.jsaK0 from Commander I.ans for the season. Iloysvniid men, in non- ,0WIle w-ns received at the department descript tights nnd bntmng suits, crowd- , nt u , f-UP miutes nfter one ail ed the pools all day long, All the hospitals were prepnied to handle the expected rush of heat cases. Phybieians and nurses weie ready with first aid treatment. Yesterday was the hottest Fourth of July in the records of the outlier Hureau. The mercury leaehei its high mnrk of 100 nt .". o'clock in the after noon. It dropped tn ninet -nine de - .1 green nt -l o'clock and rose to 100 uguin if "I n'nlnivl tit " o'clock. to Europe in 2 1-2 Days though, by that flight across than T do by this hot weather. We were too busy to be bored, I can tell jou. Anent the remarks ascribed to Haw ker, disparaging the navy's accomplish ment, Commnnder Towers was rather reticent. "Hawker was never much of n public speaker," he said. "He prob ably 1ft himself slip in an unguarded moment. He wns spenking more In tie- fense of the Hritish admiralty than to belittle our achievement. , I "Hut It must be remembered that our' flight was never intended to be n sport-' lug proposition. We inntle It to Incrense faith in flying bonts and the navy's' progress, and we believe wn Ruecccdcd," 1 Asked If he wanted to attempt a non-1 stop flight to Europe Towers said he does. "Hut as n navy man I have no Idea of whether I will be given the chnnre." he said. "I believe ono muy be made soon, It seems quite probable, ! In view of what our Hritish frlcnud nre doing so successfully." After going, back to Washington to clean up'somc accumulated work hti intCotumawier Towers win, .go to '.4WJ L ... mn4l,t .Utln 7WT;" U- 4J4W441.44 144 VWtm .. mmmi II. S. SENDS AID IFTUWOt Dirigible Fights Headwinds Off Nova Scotia as Petrol Sup ply Runs Low TOW MAY BE REQUIRED, SAYS WIRELESS MESSAGE Navy Rushes Ships to Bay Fundy to Help Over seas Craft of CROSSED ATLANTIC OCEAN Handley-Page Biplane Disabled in Forced Descent at Parrsboro, N. S. R-34 to Reach Mincola Tomorrow, Says Wireless Mineola. I,. I.. July fi (H.v A. P. I The U-.14 will nrrive at Konse velt Field Sunday morning, accord ing to n wireless message from 4 Major Scott, her commander, re eehod today by Lieutenant Colonel Lucas, who represents the Hritish admiralty in making arrangements for her reception. Ity the Associated Press Washington, July fi. Two American destrojers were ordered today tn proceed toward the bay of Fundy to lend any leqi I ,.; f lequircd assistance to the gr.ent Hritish lglbleU-;U -which Femtrted thut-nlie ns fighting n bend wind over Nova f naval operations nnd acting secre-J any be required. The U-!U was bound for Mineoln, L. I., nnd was expected to reach there today. ' Its arrival will be dela.ved even if it' Is not forced to descend off Nova dressed to the Hritish Admiralty report ing that the K-.'H's fuel supply was getting low. Ijinsdown's Message The messnge to the Navy Department. .,, . . (.,1.n,n.iPP l.nnsdovvne for sitmed bv Conininiider Lansdowno tUp r()mmnn(U.r of ,i1(. dirigible, follows: To Nnvv Departn t. nsliiugtnn 1 , mn,innt ,.,.nil nnvnl distiiet. ,j0,ton . (.(M1id destro.vor proceed if it- . .. i i I . . !... .1. jtpiiied to southern cjnl or nay m riiimj land take liis mujost.v's aiiship lt-.'U i . i -ii, I ill low ; Tli mossniro to tli nir immMrr, I . . . .. A.--1 -. !. fn f'ltff i IJIh Vi.'m ' r. Continued on Pubp Tour. Column Ms I R. W. MaxwclVs Graphic Fight Story on Pago 14 The world's heavyweight cham pionship, the highest honors ob tainable in the boxing world, changed hands yesterday nt To ledo when Jack Dempsey, a twenty-four-year-old boy, forced Jess Willard, a thlrty-sevcn-ycar-old giant, to quit in tho third round. ROBERT W. MAXWELL Sports l'dllor KvrnliiK I'ulillc Idcrr has written a graphic account of the bout in his characteristic style, giving an expert's opinion of tho most spectacular bout In the his tory of the game. Mr, Maxwell's story appears on page 14. On page 14 there also appears a group of photographs of the big fight snapped yesterday afternoon in tho arena at Toledo, These are the first nhqtographs of the flght t.rwaW Phlladelphlf ,S t? " ' , President Will U. S. Senate Wireless Announces His Program After A rival of His Ship at New York Tuesday Afternoon Ity tho Associated I'rrss l'u New York, .lulj ." -Joseph I' multv. secretary to President Wilson. , iiniKiuiii imI hole today that, according t the ricsident's pro'-rnm. Mr Wilson will .idilii'ss the Senate mi Thursil.ii A wiii'lc.s messiige ii';s'icd heiei lodni ficini the triilispmt (Semge Wash -ii Kt on bearing President Wilson said the W'sscl would reach Ambrose Chan-' nel lightship at noon Tiirsilnj nnd duck1 nt lliilmkcii about Si p. in. 'Phi1 1 i isii!ptit link iinnntvrrl tho nut- I i ---- ........ ...... .-. -.-.. . . . ,...- fcinni nn- ins reception ni .M'w i hi k Tuosil.n. H,. will In ikI nt Hobnkeii. ii nss on the feiry to Manhattan and proceed by automobile to Carnegie IlnHI, whole furiiiiil welcoming ceremonies will he held. The President plans to make n biiof I ndilross in reply to the welcome by (iov cinni' Smith and Major Ilylan, hut tho iindi islanding at the White I louse is that ho will not touch on the peace ti cut and the league of nation,s. After the ovoicNos at Carnegie Hall he will I start for Washington on n special train, niimnx late Tuesday night. I After his address to the Senate the TODAY'S BASEBALL SCORES-AMERICAN LEAGUT ATHLETICS. 0 ' BOSTON ls . 1 WASHINGTON... NEW YORK (1st). 0 0 NATIONAL BOSTON BROOKLYN (1st). 1 0 ARRESTED FOR EMBEZZLING THOUSANDS KEDWOOD CITY, Calif., July 5. W. J. Glossbrcnner, nc couiitnnt, was arrested today on tolegianhic iustructious from the chief of police of Louisville, Ky., on a chnrge of having embez zled seveial thousand dollars from a cigar manufacturing dim. VILLA SIGHTED NEAR SCENE OF MURDER EL PASO, Texas, July 5. Francisco Villa and sixty fol-. lowcis were seen going southeast toward Satevo, Chihualiui, yes terday afternoon, a telegrnm received here from Chihuahua City today stated. Satevo is forty-five miles southeast of San Andreas, where Villa captured or killed forty home guards and executed the mayor Tuesday. "PUT FIGHTING BLOOD IN YOUR BUSINESS" WASHINGTON, July 5 More than a half million copies of posters entitled "Put Fighting Blood in Your Business" have been distiibuted thioughout the United States from the office of 'Col. Arthur Woods, assistant to the Secretary or War in charge of finding jobs for soldiers. The poster, piinted in colors, ia being ''displayed in railroad stations, churches and other public places. ARGENTINA RECOGNIZES POLISH REPUBLIC BUrNOS AIRES, July 5. Argentina has formally recog nized the independence of the ltpublic of Poland. IDA DYING 145 HURT ON 4TH Ailapito riitin InrlnnAMrlnnna ni.VIUOIIH VUllllg IllltO JCIIUCIIS.V Day Celebration Treble Those of 1918 8 HIT BY STRAY BULLETS The first tragedy of this j ear's I Fourth wns reported today when Jos- eph Hpector, three jeurs old, 1SH0 i lcdcral street, who was shot in the head yesterday afternoii while being held in his mother's nrnis, died this morning in the Children's Hospital, 1 Eighteenth nnd llalnbridgc streets. N'enrly three times ns many accidents as in 1018 marked the Fourth of July celebration here this year, despite the J gieat efforts mnde for n safe mid snnc observation of the action's birthday an- l nlversfiry. I A summary of the accident -i yesterday i t!uJ were directly traceable to tho ob servance of the holiday, obtained from i police stations and hospitals, shows a ' total of 14fi, ns compared to fifty-eight last year. The latter number was much less than it 'would have been ordlnarly because of the restriction on fireworks, gunpowder, firearms, cannon, etc., due to the ynr; it was pointed out. One loy Tecelved burns from fire work of so'serlws a lUture that little hone N heW.asit'fer iU rwy , H is Address on Thursday I President cvpciK tn make a "swing 'mound tin- circle." sprnKing for tho trcaij mid the league On Hoard the Y . S. S. (ieorge Wash lllgton, .Inlv ." (Hv Wiieless to tho ' Associated Pics. I "This is Hip most tremendous I'miitli of .Inlv ever iin 'igined. for we haw opened its fi nil -I'liiso tn tlip whole woild." said Prpsi rlfiit Wilkim in ii clii'iiiii- LtAm.i'li tn n1 - ,ijPr m sailms mn.spd on the deck f the piesnlnitial steamer yesterday nfiniimmii i in i innin. i lie men cne Air Wilson three clirers ' ns he appeared among tliPm nnd begad s nihil ess by greeting them ns " My fellow citizens." It was n striking pic- i tiiro, with several thousand khnkl-rlad i lioiighhojs anil blue- jacketed sailors crowding the decks, lifeboats anil rig ging and with the President, b.ue headed anil earnest, in their midst. His theme was '"The New unit Liilargcd Meaning of the Fourth of .lulj." "The war." he declined, "has home Ameiiin's message of lihcity nnd icilc pendence to the remotest cornels of the earth." Contlnui-fl on Tare Flvi-. Colutnn Four LEAGUE PATROLMAN IN RIOT Theodore Glentworth, 3d, Res cues York Road Officer in Free Fight 22 ARRESTS ARE MADE Twenty-two Philndolphians were lodged in jail, an Abingtou policeman was saved from serious injury by tho timely arrival of n prominent society man nnd his chnuffeiir and n score of women were thrown into n panic as the result of a free-fnr-nll fight thnt cul minated the outing uf the Iiristol Social Club nt Pcnuypuck creek. Theodore fllentworth, lid, Abingtou society man, acted in the hero role. Passing nlong the scene of the outing lnstN evening he noticed tlint Charles Hates, a member of the Abingtou police force, was being the target of the fists of a large rrovvd. Leaping from his car, followed by his chnnffeur, Mr. Glentworth, dodglug blows from all sides, rescued Hates ftom the crowd, placed him in his machine and rushed him tn the Ablugton Hospital, where his injuries were treated. The Hristol Club, composed for tho most part of North Philadelphlans liv ing near Hristol street and some Lo ganltes. wns on Its annual outing) All dressed In holiday nttirn win; junu, BiuriK ana Wfti tie;;thvy made i'y ""TJ SOCIETY MAN SAVES GERMAN ARTy IN FIGHT TD GET r Conservatives Issue Declaration of "War" Against the Government MARSHAL WANTS ALLIES TOLD HE IS RESPONSIBLE Lord Sumner Picked to Head Court to Try Ruler, Says Newspaper WHITE MAY REPRESENT U. S.' Weimar Assembly Votes on Treaty Today Wants to Start Repaying Now H.v the Associated Press MONARCH MK London, July .-, Field Marshal vonS.' ! Hiiidenbiirg, former chief of i,n f... stnfT, declares that he is lesponsible for 1 nets of (Senium main headquarters since August, imc.. and also the proclaim-!- '- Hions of the former Kaiser concerning me waging of warfare. He asks President Ebert of Oermany to inform the Allies to this effect, ac cording to nnnther Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchnne Telegraph Company. , Hindenburg loft Kolberg. Prussia. Ihursdny, his departure marking tho Jli "'"""'"u " uie supreme nrniy com- ,-t mand. Hindenburg Offers Himself The field marshal arrived in HanoverfeH yesterdny, the dispatch lays, and "tele-t'r,;M graphed the following message to Pres-A tw ident Ebert: $ 'The sailing of the pence treaty gives me occasion for declaring thnt I nm re sponsible for the decisions nnd acts of main headquarters since August 120, llli, a 1 also thnt all proclamations nnd orders of his majost, , the emperor and king, concerning the waging of war faie were issued upon my advice and upon my responsibility. I beg you, therefore, to inform tho (!oniin-i people and the nlliod governments of this dec laration." The declaration by Field Marshal von Hindoburg that he was respon sible for nets committed by the Ger mans nnd for proclamations of the former emperor, is tho second to b made by a Germnn lender since it was officially announced thnt the Allies purposed to place on trial po litical and military loaders of Cer mnny for causing the war and for violations of the rules of warfare. The other loader who assumed ic sponsibilitv for the acts of former Emperor William was Dr. Theobald van Hethmann Hollwog, former Ger mnn Chant ellor, who held office at the beginning of the war. Itni.ll.l. llnlnHA 11'... t tT. IIUIIIll 4'(,l,l.U lt.ll The German conservative party hai issued n proclamation signed by Ernst von Ilejilobmnd. the party's leader in the Reichstag, stating that the party "declares war on the government nnd intends to use its whole-strength tn re establish the inoiiaith," according to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchringtrr)? "ipS Telegraph Company. rM John Andrew Hamilton. Lord Sum mer, will preside over the live jud?el leprexenting the I'nited States, Great I'.ritnin. Franco. Italy and .Iiipan nt th trial of the former German empcro( according to the Evening News. , Sir Gordon Hewnrt. solicitor general p ?f Great Itritnln. will lead for the pros ecution, William Hnhenrollcrn, it Is i said, will be defended by Germnn coun sel, assisted by Hritish lawyers, if ht- wishes them. It is believed that Earl Reading, lord chief justice, will be the judge repre senting Great Hritain, and Edvvanl Douglass White, chief justice of the i Supreme Court of the United States, is I regarded ns the logical choice of th I American government. rriin ..litnf ..,i,ti4 In ,I.a tmm lr.it.-a I .in; vn . iil nt KttK .Mini.:, natnci i . -ia iiiuicuiii-iii.( i .mill uutierstantis, wui-ja l.n l.tn 1 ,!. ... ..n.,nl..r .itAlnllnH i t II 1 .ft. I1T 1114 (.11(1111 111 t-UIISIIlK VllllllllllU I4. Tg?! Itnlirlllii. ii n.l 1 n.nmlimipr rt-li n i.A . .""fi''? J'A ... i.ii.i. .i.ii, ..i.v ,ii,.u,i, ,., J.H.; i,s eeetlincs will he contlnolnil in .;npllh ' . . " . : ..r --.---, m Diit a translation will be inntle Into XTftSJ eeverat languages simultaneously, li-31 A Well -Kept SecretA w The decision to bring tho former cm- neror to London, with other prominent . nceuscd persons, had been n well-kept secret until Premier Lloyd George's speech Thursday, and It is understood thnt Mr. Lloyd G-.orge was responsible for the proposnl. Holland, however, bus yet to be reckoned with, it is re ported. 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