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FREIGHT WRECK TIES
UP EUSTBOUND TiltS
Fifty Cars Pile Up in West Phila
delphia Yards After Hitting
Stone Wall
By Associated Press
Philadelphia, Aug. 10. Southern
traffic through the West Philadelphia
station of the Pennsylvania Railroad
was tied up for several hours after 5.30
this morning by a freight wreck In
which an engine and fifty cars from
Jersey City ran into a stone wall at the
end of a "dead end" switch and plied
up to the Market street level, fifty
feet above the subway tracks of the
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad, on which It occurred.
The engineer and trainmen jumped
before the train struck the wall and
escaped. The rolling stock in the cars
was completely destroyed. All trains
on the Philadelphia division up to 9
o'clock had been annulled.
A similar earlier wreck on the Xew
York division about three miles above
the West Philadelphia station had
made necessary the switching of all
traffic to the Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington tracks.
[The wreck occurred on what Is
knewn as the Philadelphia Terminal
division. Following the wreck notice
was given the Philadelphia division
to hold all eastbound freight until fur
ther orders. Trains were moving out
of the Harrisburg yards at 10 o'clock.
The low grade line traffic was not
affected. Important newspaper trains
for the west were sent via North Phila
delphia until the tracks were cleared.]
Pennsy President
to Undergo Operation
Special to The Telegraph
Philadelphia, Aug. 10.—Samuel
Rea, president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, who has been ill at his home
in Gladwyne for several days, was yes
terday taken to the University of
Pennsylvania Hospital for an opera
tion.
Mr. Rea's condition, it was reported
in the financial district, was serious.
This report, however, was denied at
the Pennsylvania railroad offices,
where it was said that Mr. Rea will,
on the advice of his physician, sub
mit to a slight operation.
20 HI'RT IN WRECK
Train Runs Into Tree Near Baltimore:
Harrtsburgor Injured
P. O. Magnelli, a wholesale fruit
dealer. 112 South Second street, was
one of twenty passengers injured in a
wreck at Phoenix, near Baltimore, late
vesterdav afternoon. Keystone Ex
press en'route to Harrisburg, and due
here at 6.55 p. m., ran into a tree that
had been blown over the tracks by a
storm yesterday afternoon. The tree
scraped along the sid of the train,
breaking windows and tearing off ven
tilators.
Mr. Magnelli received several cuts
on the head and face. A part of the
tree also struck his head. The train
was stopped at Xew Freedom station
and the injured were looked after by
physicians . On the train were sev
eral Tork passengers who were more
or less injured.
Standing of the Crews
H VRRlsni no SIDE
Philadelphia Division —lo9 crew first
to go after 4 p. nj.: 112. 111. 121. 13u,
114, 102. 124. 115. 126, 116.
Engineers for 102. 112, 126.
Firamen for 102. 111, 12. 114. 128, 13».
Conductor for 130.
Flagmen for 104, 114. 121.
Brakemen for 102, 11 a, 118. 1-0, 126.
Engineers up: Geesev, Young. Snow,
Madenford. Smith. Kautz, First. Spitz,
Brubaker, Albright, Sober, Gibbons,
Firemen up: Arnsberger. Mulholm,
Weaver, Gefsinger. Gilberg, Yentzer.
McXeaL Dunlevy, Lantz. Behman,
Cover. Moffatt. Huston. Horstick. Sees,
Manning, Miller, Whiehello. _
Conductors up: Looker, Fraehllch,
Fesler.
Flagmen up: First. Banks.
Brakemer. up: Wolfe, W Hand. Bal
tozer. Stimeling. Knupp, Brown. Fergu
son. Summy, Malseed, Boyd. Felker,
Kone.
Middle Division —l 7 crew first to go
after 1 p. m.: 26, 15, 24, 25, 23, 22.
Engineer for 24.
Firemen for 15, 25.
Brakeman for 17.
Engineers up: Garman, Wissler, Ha
vens. Kugler. Smith.
Firemen up: Wright. Zeiders. Ross,
Sheesley. Richards.
Brakemen up: Bolan. Thornton. Near,
hood. Brown, Miller, Kauffman. Straus
er. Wenerick. Reese.
Yard Crow*—
Engineers for first S. third 21. 32.
Firemen for 8. 16, IS, second 24, third
Engineers up: Kuhn, Snyder, Pelton,
Shaver. Landis, Hoyler. Beck. Harter,
Blever, Blosser, Rudy. Houser, Stahl,
Swab, Crist. Harvey. Saltsman.
Firemen up: Sholter. Snell. Bartolet,
Gettv, Sheets. Bair, Eyde, Ulsh, Bost
dorf, Schiefer, Rauch, Cookerley,
Maeyer.
EX OLA SIDE
Philadelphia Division—233 crew first
to go after 3:45 p. m.: 242, 224, 220, 214,
216. 229. 218. 207. 205. 236.
Engineers for 205. 210. 231.
Firemen for 204. 209, 214, 219.
Brakemen for 14. 16, 21. 29. 36, 38.
Conductors up: Steinouer, Pennell.
Flagman up: Snyder.
Brakemen up: Riley, Long. Taylor,
Middle Division—llß crew first to go
after 4:15 p. m.: 116, 111, 114, 109, 245,
102.
Engineers for 118, 10&
Fireman for 116.
Brakemen for 111 (two). 114 (two).
Yard Crews—To go after 4 p. m.:
Engineers for second 108, second 126,
134.
Firemen for second 126. 130, first 106.
Engineers up: Smiley, Famous, Ridei,
Firemen up: Lutz, Harren, Kings
berry, Gingrich.
THE READING
Harrlsburg Division—2 crew first to
go after 1 p. m.: 15, 16, 4, 12, 19. 3, 24,
23. 8, 52. 63, 61.
Engineers for 2. 12. 61.
Firemen for 2, 8. 63.
Conductor for 19.
Brakemen for 3, 4, 8. 19, 52.
Engineers up: Crawford. Fortney,
Merkle, Wyre. Kettner. Frehn, Mid
daugh, Wireman,' Martin, Richwine,
Bowman. Fetrow.
Firemen up: Lex, Kelly, Rumbaugh,
Lower, Beecher, Miller. Grumbine
Keefer, Corl. Boyer, Aunspach, Chron
lster.
Conductors up: Landis, Hilton.
Wolfe.
Brakemen up: Little. Eby, Bingaman
Sides. PaJcton, Gardner. Dunkle, Tilgh
man. Remley, Hogentogler, H. Taylor,
Hoover, Yoder, Pye, R. Taylor. Duncan
Hughes.
SUFFRAGISTS JUBILANT
By Associated Press
Chicago. Aug. 10.—Equal suffrag
ists were jubilant to-day, according to
Mrs. Grace Wilbur Trout, president
of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Asso
ciation, over the action of the State
Board of Administration which yes
terday decreed that women employed
in State institutions shall receive the
lsame pay as men whfere they do the
tea me work.
TUESDAY EVENING.
P. R. R. SCHOOL IS
OPEN 111 SUMMER
Instruct Young Men in Telegraphy
and Train Dispatching by
Telephone
The Pennsylvania Railroad School
of Telegraphy at Bedford, Pa., will
keep open all summer. Many young
men anxious to take up this branch
of railroad work, spend their vacation
at Bedford. They take a month pre
liminary course, and will attend school
later. Classes are graduated each
year in telegraphy, and train dispatch
ing by telephone.
In this school, applicants for tele
graphic positions with the Pennsy are
not only given practical Instructions in
dispatching and operating, but are
educated as well to take charge of any
one of the great number of freight and
passenger agencies along its line, in
[many of which the agent who sells
you your ticket is as well a telegraph
I operator.
This school is considered by many
experienced railroad officials and em
ployes as one of the best places for a
young man to start his railroading ca
reer.
Reception by Trainmen
For Prominent Official
Members of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen in Harrisburg will
tender a reception to-night to John
Bannon, of St. Louis, vice-president
of the order. The trainmen will meet
in Assembly Hall, Board of Trade
building, to-night at 8 o'clock. Milt
T. Robinson of this city, a member of
the legislative committee, will preside.
In addition to an address by Vice-
President Bannon. there will be a gen
eral discussion of topics of interest
to trainmen.
July Coal Shipments
Show Further Decrease
Shipments of anthracite coal in July
were 4.334.205 tons, a decrease of 457,-
652 tons, compared with July, 1914.
For the seven months ended July 31
shipments were 36,529,509 tons, a de
crease of 1,808,137 tons, compared
with the corresponding period of last
year.
Slight increases in July tonnage are
shown by the Reading and the Dela
ware and Hudson. The Lackawanna
shows a large decrease. For the seven
months only the Lehigh Valley and
the Delaware and Hudson show gains
over last year.
25 IX VACATION SCHOOL
Fifteen Youngsters at Opening Ses
sion: Miss Hilleary in Charge
Almost 25 pupils are enrolled in the
vacation school which was opened yes
terday in St. Andrew's Parish House.
Xinteenth and Market streets. The
school started yesterday with 15 girls
and boys, and several more came to
day.
The school is in charge of Miss Eliz
abeth D. Hilleary, assisted by Miss
Margaret Pollock, iliss Hilleary is di
rector of the kindergarten held in the
parish house during the winter
months. The vacation school will be
held from 9 to 11.30 a. m.. five days
a week, throughout August, any girls
and boys from 4 to 10 years of age be
ing eligible. It is not a profit-making
school, the fees being only sufficient
to cover expenses.
NO BLACKBASS FOR
WILDWOOD AFTER ALL
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tionable if the few carp who loaf
So when the fish requisition was made
'round in the lake even have the vote,
up this Spring the park officials
thought it might be a good thing to
add a little class to the fishing at Wild
wood and they suggested that some
young black bass be provided.
Whereupon—
Hosts of fishermen who find much
food for thought and their dinner
tables at the lake shores joyously over
hauled their tackle and figuratively
patted the park department on the
back: the cranes and other feathered
fish eatprs chuckled; and the "sunnies"
and yellow perch anxiously advised
their small fry not to venture too far
away 'cause the black ba*s'd get them
if they didnt' watch out.
Xow the black bass scare is over at
Wildwood, however, and the youthful
"sunnies" and perch can loaf 'round
after curfew as much as they please;
the State of Fisheries has
notified the park authorities that it
thinks sunfish and yellow perch more
advisable for Wildwood Lake than
black bass, and that accordingly it will
end only sunfish and yellow perch fry.
There 'll be quite a number, too, 'bout
half a milliop.
BUSINESSMENREACH
CAMP AT PLATTSBURG
[Continued From First Page.]
represented are among the volunteers.
Mayor Mltchel of Xew York City, one
of the early arrivals, was assigned
to the task of setting up cots in the
tents.
To-day was devoted chiefly to the
organization of the camp. As fast as
the student soldiers arrived they
were assigned to companies and army
equipment was issued to them. The
regular -work of the camp will begin
to-morrow when three days of drill
ing will be commenced. Evenings
will be devoted to lectures on military
subjects.
Major General Leonard Wood, who
has taken a keen interest in bring
ing the civilians together to trqln them
in preparedness for military defense
was expected to arrive to-day. Llnd
ley M. Garrison, Secretary of War, will
be at the camp for several days and an
effort will be made to induce Presi
dent Wilson to come here and review
the student troops. Governor Whit
man was here to-day to review the
regular at« the local barracks.
PANHANDLERS SENTENCED
Frank Gans. charged with being a
panhandler, was given thirty days by-
Mayor John K. Royal. Gans was be
fore the Mayor yesterday afternoon on
a similar charge. He promised to cut
out begging or leave the city. Gans
was caught at his old tricks In Walnut
street last night and was run in. He
is the fellow who was blowing a tin
whistle in Market Square Saturday
night and was arrested. Joe Toner,
said to be an old offender, was sent to
jail for ninety days by Mayor John K.
Royal yesterday. Toner was charged
i with panhandling.
ONLY A COWARD !
WILL TOTE A GUN
So Declares Judge Kunkel in Sen
tencing Grant Lovett in Court
This Morning
"Only a coward
jJjl JfUj will carry a re
-l» President Judge
George Kunkel
made that emphatic
jfrom the Dauphin
day when he sen
vett to pay a fine of
-"y * $5, costs and to
serve three months
In jail for carrying concealed deadly
weapons. Lovett said he bought the
gun and was toting it about to sell it
again when caught by a railroad of
ficer.
Half a dozen other pleas of guilty
and several nonsupport cases were dis
posed of 10-day by Judge Kunkel who
returned last evening from his sum
mer home at Port Deposit, Md., to
conduct court and write an opinion
on the Lykens councllmanlc case.
! Other cases included Charles Wath
age, a WlU' am stown foreigner, who
obtained $320 of his roommate's bank
account by the simple expedient of
calling at the bank with the bank
book. making "his mark" because "he
couldn't write his name"—and draw
ing the money. He got $5 fine, costs
and eight months. Joseph Lentz got
two months and Robert Ray" Wilson
got six months for passing fake
checks.
Chamber of Commerce to Get Board
of Trade Funds. —In reporting to the
Dauphin county court to-day as mas
ter and auditor to distribute the bal
[ ance of $p,437.90 of the defunct Board
of Trade, Attorney W. H. Earnest
recommended that this money be
credited to the Chamber of Commerce.
The report was tiled.
Today's Nomination Petitions. —Pri-
mary petitions filed to-day included
the following: Jacob Hatz, Republi
can, Royalton. chief burgess; George
W. Keener, Republican, First ward,
Royalton, constable: H. G. Witter. Re
publican. Paxtang, school director,
four years; H. A. Birchall, Republican,
Pnxtang, school director, two years:
William H. Moore, Democrat, Seventh
ward, alderman; Charles F. Dickey,
Republican, Sixth precinct. Seventh
ward, Judge of election; Charles A.
Tress. Republican, supervisor. First
district, Harrisburg.
Realty Transactions. James A.
Towsen. executor, to State, 105 Cow
den, $1,800; Weaver and Stewart to
Mary M.Bowers, 161 South Eighteenth'
street, $1; W. E. Horning to William
J. Horning, 631 Emerald, sl.
To Pick September Jurors This
Week.—The Dauphin county court
! will be asked to-morrow to order the
selection of twenty-four grand, sev
enty-two petit jurors for September
quarter sessions and sixty traverse
jurors for October common pleas. The
jury commissioners and Sheriff H. C.
Wells will likely select the talesmen
Friday or Saturday.
Granted a Divorce. President
Judge Kunkel to-day granted Ruth
Caperlll a decree in divorce against
her husband. Samuel Caperill. Deser
tion was the grounds upon which the
complaint was filed.
Trustees' Sale on Courthouse Steps.
—A. K. Thomas, trustee in bankrupt
cy for M. H. Baker, has announced for
public sale on the courthouse steps at
2 o'clock Tuesday, August 31, the fol
lowing properties of M. H. Baker:
Nos. 163 Hummel, 77 North Seven
teenth, 1 832 Regina, 45 North Twelfth
and 215 7 Logan street. The terms of
sale include -a provision with refer
ence to the Regina street property that
none other than people of Caucasian
descent shall buy or reside there for
a period of ten years after the sale.
At the Register's Office. Letters
of administration on the estate of
Thomas F. Burke were granted yes
terday by Register of Wilis Dannes to
Matilda Burke.
Nuss Co. to Enlarge Plant. A per
mit was issued yesterday afternoon to
the Nuss Manufacturing company to
build a 2-story brick addition to the
present structure at Cameron and
Mulberry streets. The Improvement
I will cost S4OO. The company manu
factures band instruments.
Deputy Controller on Yacatlon. —'
Deputy County Controller Fred Holtz
man is fishing and otherwise enjoying
a week's vacation in the upper end of
the county.
KIDS FEAR 'SILENT'
CURFEW SAYS CHIEF
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I
This had been done because some of
the councilmen thought such a plan
would not work out satisfactorily: the
city was too large to reach every sec
tion by whistle or bell, they said.
The l*resence of the Law
"The fact that there IS such a law
is the thing that is bringing results,"
said Colonel Hutchison, "even though
there is no bell nor whistle to notify
the kids.
"Of course, this doesn't apply to the
incorriglbles. I doubt if the bell or
whistle would make any difference at
that with this particular class of
youngsters. They are wise enough and
sharp enough to hide when they see a
policeman coming. But It's the young
ster of the better class who risks a
session in the woodshed with father for
whom the curfew law has terrors.
They know such a law exists; they
know they've got to be off the streets
at 9.30 or a policeman will surely get
them. And as a rule." added the
police chief smilingly, "they don't
bother about a whistle or a bell to let
them know when the hour is at hand.
However, the city's curfew law does
serve to keep the wayward youngsters
under cover more than before, and It
DOES keep the streets free of young
boys and girls after a reasonably late
hour."
When "Run, Sheep. Run" Palls
Whereupon Assistant City Clerk Sea
man. who was discussing the subject
with the colonel.» recalled the sig
nificance of the haste of a breathless
youngster in knickerbockers on the
Hill the other evening. The boy was
busy in a game of "run, sheep, run."
Mr. Seaman said, when he suddenly
seemed to think of something and ran
up to the assistant city clerk.
"Say, Mister," he demanded excit
edly. "what time is it?"
"Ten minutes to ten!"
"Gee!" whispered the frightened
youth as he sped away. "Hope I don't
BC-e a cop. Me fer HOME!"
UPRISING AT ST. MARC
Associated Press
Washington. D. C., Aug. 10.—Evac
uation of Fbrt Llberte by the Haitlen
government troops and the departure
of the gunboat Castine for St. Marc,
where an uprising was recently re
ported, were announced by Admiral
Capertort in a report to the Navy De
partment to-day.
DR. Rt LICK BURIED
Funeral services for Dr. T. M. Bu
llck, aged 70, of 317 North Second
street, a cancer specialist, who had
practiced twenty-four years In this
city, were held this afternoon, the
Rev. J. D. Fox officiating.
harrisburg telegraph
City Hears Status
of Improvement Jobsi
Council was Informed this after- j
noon of the exact financial status of |
the city on the Paxton creek improve- ;
ment and the river dam construction '
jobs.
The facts and figures were embodied :
in a concise statement prepared by J. j
D. Justin, principal engineer of th% |
Board of Public Works, anc submit- [
ted to Council by City Commissioner i
W. H. Lynch, superintendent of streets I
and public improvements, :n response |
to a resolution adopted at last week's
meeting.
In brief the Paxton creek fund |
shows that there is still owing t'ne;
contractor $2,565.14 on the completed
work and that an additional jttoo will!
be needed to build the remainder of
the invert through the section under
which the changed water mains will
be placed. This will raakr a total or
$3,165.14.
Four or Five Works to Finish
In the river dam there is still owing
the contractor $2,464.26, and about
S6OO more will be needed to place the
additional slabs and "fillers" of con
crete. This will make a total of $3,-
064.26.
In conclusion Mr. Justin ngures that
with favorable weather conditions
what yet remains to be done can bo
finished within four or five wceKs from
time of starting. This includes the
closing of the River Wall gap at Mar
ket street.
The balances however, need not be
paid for at once. In agreeing on the
tlnal estimates, the contractors on
I both the dam and the creek declare
that they will be entirely satisfied to
wait eight months and six months
respectively for the remainder of the
money due them.
The Weather
In his statement Engineer Justin
points out that the total of the esti
mate, on the creek work is $97,798.60
and the engineers' estimate of what
it would be was $96,720, an unusually
small difference. The sum due the
contractor was $15,983.62 and there
is a balance on hand of $13,418.48 to
pay it. The final estimate includes
$3,485.65 for replacing bridges nnd
sewers not considered in the original
contract.
"Aside from such incidental fea
tures as the strengthening of walls as
at railroad embankments, etc.." says
Justin in his report, "the fact that the
appropriation is short is due almost
entirely to the delays occasioned in the
prosecution of the work.
Three Years to Complete Creek
The contract was let in September. I
1912. It called for the completion of
the work in 150 working days. It re
quired three years to do the work.
The cost of engineering and overhead
is in almost direct ratio to the length
of time required to do tne work. Thus,
the cost of engineering 0:1 this con
tract has been nearly three times what
it would have been had the work been
completed within the time required.
The contract has largely through un
favorable weather conditions out part
ly because of the difficulties of the con
tractor been delayed.
"It should be remembered," con
cluded the report, "that the contract
has been through three hands and has
proved a losing venture tor the con
tractor. If the city were to pay for
this work on a cost basis. It would pay
many thousands more than the total
of the final estimate."
Why the river dam cost more than
was estimated is explained in detail
by Mr. Justin also. On tins improve
ment work the principal engineer
says
The "Floated Formation"
"On July 21. 1914, the City Council
appropriated the sum of $15,000 —to
cover the cost of additional founda
tions made necessary by the lack of a
rock bottom. A series of 'pot' holes
requiring special treatment were also
found throughout this section of the
dam. Rock bottom was indicated by
the original tests throughout, but
when the foundation was uncovered,
it was found that the test rods had in
many cases struck mere boulders. Ac
cordingly. it became necessary to use
a 'floated foundation' over a consider
able portion of the dam.
"At the time the appropriation was
made, the writer stated that it should
be ample to cover the completion of
the work. In this he was mistaken.
When asked if he was absolutely sure
that the $15,000 would be enough to
complete all of the remaining work,
he replied that no one could be abso
lutely sure that some unusual condi
tion might be encountered. It was.
It was necessary to use tne 'floated
foundation' method on nearly the en
tire remaining construction. This is
the sole explanation of t;ie snortage.
The engineer's estimate or tne cost of
meeting these unknown conditions
(although at the time apparently
liberal) proved inadequate, wnen the
unknown conditions were actually un
covered. Your engineer regrets that
he did not emphasize more emphatic
ally the great uncertainty which at
taches to any estimate or cost where
foundation conditions are uncertain.
The Unit Contract
"In considering the shortage in these
funds, it should be rememnered that
thees contracts are 'unit price" con
tracts, that is, to take a specific case,
a contractor agrees to place concrete
at. say $8 per cubic yard. TTie num
ber of cubic yards which he places un
der the contract is variable within
wide limits. The total of tne nids gen
erally published by newspapers wnen
a contract is awarded is merely tne
engineer's prediction of the amount
of work that will be done under the
contract. It should be considered in
much the same manner as the esti
mate made by some business nrms, as
to the amount of business they expect
to do during the year. Conditions at
the time unknown may, when they
develop, cause considerable variation
between the estimate or prediction and
the accomplished facts.
"Engineers, now-days. the world
over, prefer the 'unit price' contract,
as it removes much of the uncertainty
in bidding and thus saves money, as
contractors do not have to tack a
large sum on their hid to cover un
unknown work. The lumw sum style
of contract is now generally used only
on small sewer contracts. 'These facts
have an essential bearing on the sub
ject as many people have tne er
roneous impression that our contrac
tors had agreed to perform their work
for a certain fixed sum."
Mr. I.ynch's Statement
In submitting Mr Justin's report.
Commissioner Lynch said:
"Mr. President and Gentlemen—
"ln presenting the concise state
ment of Mr. Justin concerning the
| financial status of the moneys used for
I constructing the dam across the rls'er
| and the paving of Paxton Creek which
, statement shows a shortage. I have to
say thai taking into consideration the
many difficulties of estimating exten
sive work which has to be done under
ground and under water that there Is
nothing surprising that this compara
tively small shortage exists. Neither
the engineers nor the contractors could
have foreseen the many excessive rains
and the hidden difficulties in esti
mating the cost of this work.
"It is common knowledge that the
Paxton Creek improvement, which Is
conceded by all to have done so mucb
for the good of the city, hotn rrom a
sanitary and aesthetic point, was done
at a loss of many thousands of dollars
to the contractor, which Is to be
greatly regretted.
Favors Finishing River Work
"As is well known, I am strongly in
favor of finishing the river work.
There is no question whatever In my
mind that this work should not be
left Incomplete, and If not completed
this
summer or early Fall next year and
possibly not then.
"It is certainly true that the deficit
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on the Paxton Creek worse snould be
met but as we are all so greatly com
mitted to the completion of the river
shore work it is not possible that after i
earnest search the comparatively small ;
amount of money necessary to finish]
all the work can be raised. Keeping]
in mind the immense good that will!
certainly come to this city because of |
thees completed improvements, tech- i
nicalities and minor difficulties should !
be waived aside and all these works
completed at once."
GERMANS ATTEMPT TO
SEIZE GULF OF RIGA
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of Hooge, while not comparable with
the tremendous actions in Poland,
marked the most important engage
ment in which the British army has
figured since the battle of Festubert in
May. The gain was small and still
hati to be maintained against the al
most inevitable German counter
attacks.
The Balkan situation is still chaotic.
Dispatches from Saloniki say that the
Austro-German plan to strike again at
Serbia already has found expression in
a concentration of Teutonic forces
along the Serbian frontier. It is said
ICO,OOO men have been massed near
Orsova, Hungary, which may be the
forerunner of the predicted campaign
through Serbia for the relief of Tur
key. Italy as yet has not declared
war on Turkey, but Athens reports
that Italian consuls are leaving the
Ottoman empire, entrusting their af
fairs to their American colleagues. If
this be true, it probably means that
impending developments in the Balkans
dictated the action of Italy.
It has been rumored frequently that
Italy would send troops to assist
France and England in the Gallipoli
operations, but thus far such reports
have not been borne out, and the porte
and Rome nlaintain surface relations
of nations at peace.
For Germany's reported peace over
tures to Russia the British press finds
only sarcasm. Virtually all papers
reiterate editorially what officials have
insisted sd> often, that there can be no
peace until the allies have gained vic
tory. It is believed generally in Eng
land that Germany is willing to con
clude peace as the matter stands, but
the burden of all written and spoken
.comment is that such a situation would
[be. impossible from the standpoint of
the allies.
Rome reports the capture of some
Austrian trenches In Cavallo Pass, in
the Carnia region, and a similar suc
cess in the Plava zone.
The allies are again attacking vig
oiously in the Dardanelles and are
making substantial progress, accord- j
ing to news agency dispatches from I
Athens.
The Russians report new successes:
against the Turks in the Caucasus J
near the Euphrates river.
Austrians Forced to
Retreat; 2,000 Killed
Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 10, via
Paris. 1.15 A. M.—The appearariee on
the Italian front of Austrian troops
released from the Russian campaign is
announced by the Tribune In a dis
patch from 1-aibach, Austria. These
troops, to the number of 30,000,
equipped with artillery sufficient for
two army corps, attacked the Italians
yesterday outside of Gorlzia. The
Italians brought up additional artillery
and after a battle of fifteen hours, the
dispatch says, #orced the Austrians to
retreat Into Gorlzia, leaving 2,000 dead
on the battlefield.
CERTIFICATES FOR SEAMEN
Washington. D. C„ AUK. 10.—Cer
AUGUST 10,1915.
tificates of registration will be issued
to American seamen now in British
waters in lieu of the passports now
i required by British laws for ships'
; crews as well as travelers. As the
| British order requires only adequate
] identification, the certificates, bearing
| photographs, are expected to suffice.
German Fleet Repulsed
at Riga Gulf Entrance
By Associated Press
Petflograd. Aug. 10, via London,
Aug. 10.—The following official com
munication was issued last night:
"A German fleet of nine battleships
and twelve cruisers with a large num
ber of torpedoboat destroyers per
sistently attacked the entrance to the
gulf of Riga Sunday, but everywhere
were repulsed.
"A cruiser and two torpedoboat
destroyers were damaged."
IRON CROSS FOR HEINKEN
By Associated Press
Berlin, Aug. 10 (by wireless to Say
vine). —Philip Heinken, director-gen
eral of the North German Lloyd
steamship line, has been decorated
with the Iron Cross. A similar honor
was recently conferred upon Alfred
Ballln. director-general of the Ham
burg-American Steamship Company.
GERMANS OCCUPY LOMZA
By Associated Press
Berlin, Aug. 10, via London. —Fort
No. 4 at Lomza has been stormed and
the town of Lomza, which is situated
on the Narew river seventy-two miles
southwest of Suwalki, has been occu
pied by German forces, according to
an official statement issued by the Ger
man army headquarters staff to-day.
WILL EVACUATE VII N'A
By Associated Press
London. Aug. 10.—A dispatch to
Reuters News Agency from Petrograd
savs that the first steps for the evac
uation of Vilna (about fifty-five miles
! southeast of Kovno) have been taken
by the removal of some of the public
institutions and the contents of the
public library and museums.
ALLIES WIN GROUND
Py A tsoi'.atcd Press
London, Aug. 10, 5:20 p. m.—
Troops of the Entente allies at the
Dardanelles made a gain of 200 yards
on a front of 300 yards east of the
Krithia road on the Gallipol! Penin
sula,- it was officially announced here
to-day. A footing also has been
gained on Chunuk Bahr and another
landing effected elsewhere, the state
ment adds.
WILL RETURN TO CITY
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, la London, Au. 10.—
A Vienna dispatch to the Handelsbad
says Baron D'Andrian Werburg, for-
I mer Austro-Hungarian consul general
at Warsaw, will return soon to that
city and that many other Austrian
noblemen of Polish descent intend to
take up their residence In the Polish
■ capital.
Commission Abrogates
New Rule to Stop Sale
of Through Tickets
By Associated Press
Washington, D. C., Aug. 10.—The
Interstate Commerce Commission in
a decision to-day affecting a great
volume of passenger traffic, particu
larly in the East and North-Central
States to the South, abrogated the
proposed rules of railroads whicn
would have prohibited the through
checking of baggage and sale of
through parlor or sleeping car tickets
on combination tickets used in connec
tion with joint fares from junction
points.
Retail merchants, chambers of com
merce and travelers in the South and
East protested against the incon
venience of detraining at Washington
and other southern gateways to re
check baggage and secure Pullman
accommodations for the remainder of
their journey.
The commission held that no rail
road receiving the equivalent of its full
local fare to the junction, whatever
the character of transportation accept
ed by the connecting line, may law
fully withhold provision for incidental
services universally in demand. Com
missioner Harlin dissented from this
opinion, saying the majority action
permits evasions of the through fare.
SCOTT ACCOMPLISHES MISSION
Villa Assures Chief of Staff He Will
Do What Asked
El Paso, Texas. Aug. 10. —General
Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the
United States Army, has accomplished
his mission to the border. At noon to
day the following statement was is
sued:
"General Villa assured me during
our interview that the proposed meet
ing of mining men will be postponed
indefinitely. The foreign merchan
dise seized In Chihuahua last week will
be restored. Violations of the law,
however, will be prosecuted. My mis
sion here is now accomplished."
BROOKLYN FED BALL TEN CENTS
By Associated Press
New York, Aug. 10. President
Robert B. Ward, of Brooklyn Federal
League Baseball Club, announced to
dav that beginning to-morrow the ad
mission prices to the Washington
Park grounds would range from ten
cents to one dollar. In making this
announcement he said that ten cent
baseball had come to stay and that
within a few days similar prices would m
prevail throughout the Federal League
circuit.
APPEAL PI'BLIC DOMAIN DECISION
By Associated Press
Los Angeles. Cal., Aug. 10. An ap
peal to both the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals and the United States
Supreme Court was in preparation to
day bv attorneys for the Southern Pa
cific Company from a decree rendered
here in the United States District
Court bv Judge Robert S. Bean, of
Oregon, restoring to the public domain
more than 6.100 acres of oil lands in
Kern county.
ELECTION IN HAITI THURSDAY
By Associated Press
Port au Prince. Haiti. Aug. 10.—The
next meeting of the national assembly
fot the election of a president of Haiti
In succession to the late President
Guillaume, who lost his life during the
revolutionary operations of Dr. Eo
salvo Bobo, has been called for next
■ Thursday.