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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
REMNANTS OF AUSTRIANS
RALLY AGAINST RUSSIANS
Torn Troops Reform Behind San
River Defenses.

VIENNA (By way OF Rome), Sept, l5
Although no effort is being made 10 dis
gulre the fact that the Austrian army
suffered an overwhelming defeat in the
earlier lighting in GaIicia, it is now stated
al headquarters OF the General STAFF that
the situation is Improving,
TIE AustrIans are being reformed under
tie protection OF the san river defenses
and are expected to hold their positions
there indefinitely, 1t is stated that from
the inception Of the war the Austrians
have been outnumbered four and five 10
one bv the Russians. Yet despite the dis
pbr.tv In odds the army has fought hard
and its spirit is declared 10 be excellent
The last classes Of the laudsturm have
bern called TO the coloTs, but there are
no uniforms or equipment for them and
they Will be held at the concentration
camps until uniforms and rifles can be
Drorured from the outlying fOrtresses.
one of the serious problems confront
ing the commanders al the front is the
fact that the Russian artillery Is far
guperior to the Austrian. Ii has much
longer range. with the result that in
every battle TO date the Austrian aTtl!-
lery has been practically useless in sup
porting the infantry,
This condition will change when the
Austrlans begin hghtlng under the pro-
lection Of their fortlncations, which are
an supplied with Krupp guns OF the lat
est type
The economic situation Is most serious,
Food prices are constantly advancing and
the supply of fresh meats is dwindling
aIarmiugly. Efforts OF the Government 10
float a loan have so far proven failure
and only the general moratorium pre-
vents the failure OF a number OF leading
Austrian Arms The army OF the unem-
pIoyed Is a growing menace at the cap
itaL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
DISSATISFIED BANKS TO
HAVE NO HEARING NOW
Re-districting Petitions Must Wait
Until New System Is orgnaized.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 15-Demands of
New Jersey banks to be included in the
New York regional reserve bank dis
trict; Of Baltimore to be excluded from
the Richmond district; OF Omaha to be
excluded from the Kansas City district
and other similar protests will not be
acted upon until after the new currency
system is organized and placed In oper-
alton, members OF the Federal Reserve
Board said today To suspend opera
tion OF the new bank system until such
protests can be settled would lay the
board open to criticism, members stated
Full and formal hearings will be
given the complaining cities, which may
consume months. the board pointing out
that 1t has power to redistrict cities at
any time. but pending the hearings the
divisions Of the organization committee
will be put into effect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
MISSIONARY ARMY PLANS
MEXICAN "lNVASI0N"
Weapons Will Be Bibles and Books
Instead of Firearms.

Mexico is to be invaded again. prob
ably before Christmas But this tims
the army will be composed of both men
and women and they will carry books
and Bibles instead Of rifles and cart
ridges. The invasion will be a campaign
in which almost every foreign mission
board that has ever been in the Mexican
field will unite.
The great plans for the invasion were
explained today at the first autumn
meeting of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the Presbyterian
Church, in Westminster Hall, by Miss
Blanche B. Bonine, one of the misson'
aries who had to return to America. She
has since been staying at her old home
in Lancaster.
As the outcome of a conference OF tho
foreign boards interested in the work IN
Mexico, held in Cincinnati. o., II mas
been decided TO throw denominations
prejudice aside and to have all the mis-
sionaries return in a body and to labor
unltedly.
1t is planned to have one Protestant
Church to be known as the "Evangelical
Church, and TO have a school with eacn
congregation. Also one theological schooI
is to be conducted, the object OF which
will be TO train all the native mission
aries. and eventually a union college
to be established.
Miss Bonlne said DIR. A. W. Halsey OF
New York, one of the leaders In inc
movement to unite the work, advised her
that he hoped the invasion might soon
take place.
The missionary told OF receiving letters
from friends, saying that the Liberai
leaders were turning Catholic churches
into schools and fraternal buildings th9
converts into Fairgrounds, and priests
homes into barracks for soldiers Oh
this account Miss Bonine said, there was
much fear among missionaries that the
people might abandon all Christian
churches before they can get back !"
labor among them.
Mrs. w. $. Holt who led the meeting,
praised President Wilson for setting aslas
a day OF prayer for peace in Europe ana
prayers were offered for an early ehu
OF the conflict by several OF the women
present, Mrs. Holt expressed fear lha'
the war might be detrimental TO the ioi-
eign missionary finances.
Mrs. William II. Green spoke OF tho
West Africa mission
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
CAPTURES FUGITIVE GIRL
Patrolman overtakes One Who Fled
From Social Service Home.

One OF the three girls who escaped Sat
Grdsy night tlnm the Court OF Social
Service Home, l7Oi Summer street was
captured at l O'Clock this morning at
sixth aud Walnut streets by Patrolman
warren OF the Third and De Lancey
streets station The policeman noticed n
eirl trying to shield herself from the
glow Of the electric arc lamps as she
Walked Ey,t very cautiously across the street.
When the policeman approached tbe r,irl
started 70 run. but was soon overtaken
by the policeman, Being unable 10 give
satisfactory explanation OF her actions
she was taken 10 the Central police sta
tion so
Inc girl gave her name as JosepbIne
Boklque, 20 years old, married. ana said
her home was in Mt. Carmel. Pa. on
further questioning the prisoner told Of
her escape from the home SATURDAY night
hy tying bed clothes together and usiug
them as rope TO descend from a seq
ond-story window.
one or the girls who escaped is still
az large Her name Is Helen GALLAGHER
u YeaEs old
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
WAR HERo's BODY UNCLAIMED

NEW YORK. Sept. l5-JOhn Green %
years old, one OF the heroes OF the Boer
war who was praised for bravery by the
late King Edward VII, of England, VIII
be buried I'm Potter's Field here unless
his sister or some other person claims hla
body.
Green died last Sunday night. He was
born near London, and served many years
In the British army. In one Of the en-
bearer of his regiment was killed. Green
Erasped the colors, and running 70 th'
head Of his troops swung the batue'
Scared flag lu front OF them The Eng
lIshment won the night, bat Green's rlsh.
foot vas shattered by a shell and was
amputated in a field hospital Al ln'
close Of the war he came here, and s9p,
sequently taught Sunday Schoo' unqes
John d. Rockefeller Jr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
s5,ooo,ooo FUND Fqa NEEDY
Methodist Ministers Plan Relief for
Aged, Sick and Dependent.

Methodist Ministers Plan Relief for
Aged, Sick and Dependent.
CHICAGO. Sept ia plan to raise a
fund Of s5,ooo 900 for aged and sick Metho-
dist ministers and their dependents was
outlined here today at the Methodist
ministers meeting by J. C. Hingely, cor
responding secretary of the board Of
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church OF the World A committee was
appointed to further the suggestion.
Methodist clergymen here were much
interested when told today Of the Chi
cago plan. They gave II their lndorse-
ment at the last annual meeting of the
Philadelphia Conference.
The Rev. DR.. Frank P. Parkin, a dis
trict superintendent, said church people
we're beginning to believe that the men
who gave their lives, after spending much
time and money for education, to the
cause Of Christianity, were deserving Of
as much consideration as policemen, fire.
men, soldiers, sailors and others when
old and unable to work.
According to the plan of DIR. Hingey,
Philadelphia clergymen unable to work,
or those dependent on them for support,
would receive $40 pension annually for
each year the minister had been In active
pastoral work. Between 80 and 100 per-
sons in the conference would benefit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
SCOTCH GIANT HERE
Alien Is Asked to Be Seated During
Immigrant Investigation.

A Scotch giant confronted Inspector
Barnes OF the immigration Bureau, to-
day when he boarded the British steam
ship Graciana, upon her arrival here from
Leith, Scotland. Barnes Is no midget, but
the youth lowered so far above him that
the Inspector invited the passenger TO be
seated while the usual alien examination
was being conducted.
The Scotchman gave his age as 20 years.
lie was six feet five ana one-quarer
inches, and weighed nearly 20D mounds.
He said he was John Cherry, from NTuysa-
boro, Scotland. bound for New Orleans to
make his home with his uncle. William
5. Shill. When asked why ne did not
enlist In the army to help England crush
Germany, he said ne felt that the British
army could take care of itself without
his assistance, but II he felt that he was
needed he would return.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
COLONEL PUsEY RETURNS
Interested While in Canada in Mo-
bilization Of the Troops.

Colonel Fred. Taylor Pusey. of Cover
nor Tener's stan. has returned from a
motor trip through Canada, made spe-
clany interesting by the sight Of mobil-
ization of the Canadian troops for the
European war.
Colonel Pusey said that the patriotism
OF the Canadians ran high, and even lone
soldiers in uniform were greeted by cheers
OF the men and the hand-clapping of the
women.
Colonel Pusey did not see any OF the
troops dpart. but the men were armed and
ready for the call, At Quebec the Col
onel and Mrs. Pusey saw the cruisers
Niohe. Essex and Glory in the harbor,
There was a constant stream OF visitors
10 the ships.
The Canadians, according to Colonel
Pusey. are confident OF the victory OF the
English arms, and are lending loyal aid
70 the mother country, Colonel and Mrs.
Pusey were away three weeks.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
PALMER-M'CoRMIcK LEAGUE
Executive Committee viii Meet To-
morrow Afternoon.

The Palmer Mccormick League has is
sued a call for meeting OF the Executive
Committee at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon, and for meeting OF the general
body at $50 tomorrow night Announce
ments OF further ward organizations will
be announced at that time.
Up u today organizations have been
perfected In 29 wards. The last OF these
was "a the Second Ward last night where
John c. AIcGinnis was chosen chairman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
COFFEE LEADS TO PLEDGE
Magistrate Makes One Sign and
Holds Another.

Because cup OF coffee had not been
paid for. Magistrate Grellis made one
man sign the pledge and held another In
in the restaurant OF Mrs. Rose Bowman
446l Ridge avenue.
Thomas Murphy. a laborer. agreed not
10 drink intoXicants again. while Clarence
Leffer, also a laborer, who said he had
no home, went 70 jail in default. He said
he had been drinking. The men were
arrested by Mclaughlin. a policeman, and
had hearings In the Thirteenth District
station. ''S'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
KAISER DAREs FOES BULLETS
German Emperor in Danger Zone at
Pontoise Fight.

LDNDUN, sept. 10.
Reports received here say that Emperor
William is causing his staff great anxiety
by getting into the danger zone. The
Telegraphs correspondent reports from
Pontoise that during the fighting about
Nanacy his staff had to force him TO
withdraw TO a safer place.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
FIND MISSING PHILADELPHIAN

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j., Sept I5.-Jacob
Liehtenstein, Y years Old wealthy Phil
adelphian, who disappeared from the
home OF his sons here with large sum
of money in his possession, and who, IL
was feared. had met with foul play, has
been found IN Youngstown, o. Relatives
of the aged wanderer left today 10 bring
him homG
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
COLOGNE PAPER SUPPRESSED

A dispatch from Cologne says that the
Cologne N0lks ZeiJung was suspended
On September II because II published an
article critiCising the Kaiser's accusation
that Belgian priests had committed cruel
ties upon injured German nurses
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
MAYOR BLANKENBURG HOME
AND READY FOR WORK
Loan and Transit Message Completed.
To Discuss Penrose Later.

To Discuss Penrose Later.
The Mayor and Mrs, Blankenburg ar
rived at North Philadelphia Station this
morning from Atlantic City, and the for
mer said with n broad smile that he
was ready for action His first official
act was to close the straw hat season.
Mrs Rlankenburg brought the Mayors
black fedora from Atlantic City, and, at
her resquest, he donned 1t as he got In
his automobile.
When questioned concerning Pennsyl-
vania politics and the opposition to Sem
ator Penrose, Mr.. Blankenburg said sig-
niicantly 1T will have something to say
about that in few days" He said that
his message to Councils on the loan prop.
osition was virtually completed and that
the transit situation would also be dealt
with in the communication.
Although he looked tired. the Mayor
said he felt very we'll and would prob
ably be in his Office tomorrow. He went
to Atlantic City two weeks ago after
closing his home at Pocono Pines,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
UNIoNIsT RUMoRs DENIED
Lord Lansdowne Declares They Will
Support the Government.

LONDON, Sept l5.-Flat denlals Of
rumoTs that the Unionists would refuse
20 back the Government In its war poll
icy was made IN the House OF Lords to-
day by Lord Lansdowne. He declared
the Opposition would continue 10 sup
port the Government,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
400 DESERT AUSTRIAN ARMY
Reported to Have Joined Movement
Against Serejevo.
CETTINJE. sd. b

~ / ~ = ~ IIs To-
It is stated here that Lleuteant Llacoff,
an Austrian officer, and 400 Austrian
Slays have deserted from the Austrian
army and volunteered for service with
the combined Seryian- MontenegTin armies
which are moving against SeTeJevo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
PARTY TITLE PRE- EMPTEp

Au affidavit. pre-empting the title The
Federated Citizens Party OF the Four
teenth Representative District" as a
political appellation has been hled In
Court OF Common Pleas No. L
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
CAMDEN TAX BOARD ADDS
= TO UTILITY ASSESSMENT
Total Increased to S5o1, ,s75 on Hold
ings in That County.

today sent letters 10 the Camden Board
OF City Assessors notifying them that the
assessments on utility companies have
been increased TO a total of E51l s15 About
s'X weeks ago the Board Of Taxation
ade request 70 the utility companies
mat they make statements showing the
ature and amount If property under
their control this request was Ignored
nd the present increase OF assessments
i5 direct result OF their failure 10 com
py with the request, The companies
may file appeals TO the decision until
December 70,
The effects OF this Increase m some
Of the larger companies follows:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
CHILDREN SAVE FATHERS
FROM SENTENCE BY COURT
Clemency Is Granted Because Of
Large Family.

The nine children OF Frederick Hart
man. 294O Pratt street. saved him from
prison today. Hartman was arrested on
charge of cruelty preferred by his wife.
lie was arraigned before Magistrate
Campbell in the Belgrade and Clearfield
streets police station.
The Magistrate was about 10 send Hart
man to the House of Correction when he
learned that he had nine children 10 sup
port. After scathingly denouncing him
for his neglect, he sent Hartman back to
work and advised Mrs, Hartman to take
the matter up with the Municipal Court,
If her husband again failed TO provide for
his family.
Six little children and his wife saved
Harry Barr, q Gladwyn, Montgomery
County farmer, from being fined today by
Magistrate Grellls, for driving into Phila-
delphia with horse that was badly
crippled. McCurry and Vennie. agents for
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, arrested Barr in Manayunk
He said he bought the horse for Sl2 two
days ago. and was compelled TO use It to
make money TO support his large family.
The horse was taken from him and he
was released.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15
LONDON Sent. IL

Premier AsQnith announced In the
House Of Commons this afternoon thar
the Government had begun formal steps
10 investigate the charges OF German
atrocities in Belgium.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

England has forgotten the Sultan of
Zanzibar The ruler has been hard hit
by the war. He is marooncd In Paris
with only s. and has Is dusky wives TO
feed. His regular pension has not been
paid by England and the Sultan applied
to Ambassador Herrick for relief, The
latter will take 1t up with Sir Edward
Grey. the British Foreign Secretary.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-14
BIBLE WORK IN FAR hi>,T.
american society Distributes Nearly
!,50O.OOO Volumes There
:Eacb Year

The American Bible society is
sending Rev. DR.. VIM /. Haven, one
of its secretaries, TO visit its agencies
in the far east, including Japan,
Korea, China, the Philippines. Siam
and on the way pack the agency in
the LeVant, with headquarters at
Constantinople. Rev. Dr.. Haven viii
sail from san Francisco on August
10 and will be absent more than SIX
months.
For considerable period the So
ciety has sent American money in
to these fields to the amoau of
S2oe,on year, and this large sum
has been supplemented by earnings
of colporjers in Manila, Hankok,
shanghai. Seoul, Yokaboma ard Con
stantinoplc, who number more than
500. The Bible distribution arising
from all of this effort reaches near
ly 100000 volumes a year
What Is regarded as OF quite as
much importance as Bible sales is
Bible translation into languages
spoken by the people. A Japanese
version Of the Bible is now being
revised, and a Korean Bible is just
coming out in new form, two com
mlttees are at work on trauslat tons
and revisions for Chinese and the
Bible in whole or III part has been
published in ten dialects and lang
uages for t'iipines, two for the
Siamese, While III the poiyglot Bal
kans Bibles in no fewer than thirty
languages are supplied
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-14
WIFE OF BANDIT
HELLO BY POLICE
MRS. CHARLES PRATER AR
RESTED IN NEW ORLEANS
HOTEL.
Declared that She Would Die Be-
fore Revealing Hiding Place of
Husbands LOot-Prater
Native Of Dallas.
By the United Press.

New Orleans, La, July l4.-Mrs.
Charles Prater. nineteen years old,
Wife of Charles Prater. who was
killed in a battle with officers in
Florida five months ago, was arrest
ed here today after having evaded
the police of ten cities who sought
to force here to reveal the hiding
place of sixty thousand dollars,
which she buried in the outskirts of
Savannah,
XIII me If you wish but won t
tell she screamed as detectives
dragged her from a fashionable no
tel.
Prater's parents in Dallas are said
to be prominent. Mrs Prater is the
daughter of the late Ex-Governor
NcCortle of West Virginia. She mar
RED Prater eighteen months age
and stuck with him after learning
he was bandit. She said he com
mitted one hundred robberies in a
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-14

inent citizen and an Old settler OF
Limestone county, He had many
friends. His family employed able
private prosecution Luther John
son. the district attorney Of Lime
stone county, was assisted by Cusen
+ Thomas of Dallas, Bradley 4
Williams Of Groesbeck, Farrar & Nc
Rae of Waxahachie. The defend
ant was represented by Williams &
Williams of Waco and Will Hancock
OF WaXahachie
This is the end Of one Of the
hardest legal fought battles that has
ever been tried at the Ellis county
bar. as every point was bitterly
contested both by the attorneys Tor
the state and the defendant, Coun-
ty Attorney WhlTple and the at
torneHs representing the private
prosecution, together with the at
torneys for the defendant reached
the agreement in that the defendant
would plead guilty to manslaugnter
and take q suspended sentence, the
agreement meeting with the ap-
proyal of Judge Hawkins. as the
attorneys Interested in the case
thought this would be the final re-
suit Of the case if a trial was gone
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-14
FERGUSON COMMENTS
ON WILSON'S LETTER
SAYS ENDORSEMENT OF BALI. Is
ATTEMPT TO OVERTHROW
STATE RIGHTS.
Declares that the Action of Wilson
and Bryan Is Without Pre-
cedent.-Could Excuse
BurlesOn.
BY the United Press.

Marlin, Tex, July Thames +.
Ferguson arrived here this morning
to fill speaking date and was met
by his wife and children whom he
had not seen for twenty-five days.
Commenting on the endorsement
given Ball by President Wilson and
Secretary of State Bryan, Mr.. Fer
guson said their endorsement was
an attempt to overthrow the doe
trine Of state rights and to evade the
principles Of local state govern
ment. He said that the action of the
president and the secretary of state
must have been a keen disappoint-
ment to half OF the forty Texas dele
gates to the Baltimore convention,
for at least twenty of these men
were supporting him for the Office.
The candidate said that Bryan in
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-14
HOW TEXAS RAILROAD
WAS PURCHASED At LOSS
President Ponder of Jyalde and
Gulf Tells How He Sold Road
to John r.. Franklin for Less
Than 1t Cost.
By the United Press.

St. Louis, Mo, July 14.-The
story Of how the San Antonio, Uyal-
dc and Gulf railroad, valued by the
Texas Railroad Commission at over
$4,000, 900 had been acquired by
John f. Franklin for s2,750,0oo,
while Franklin was president Of the
Bankers Trust Company was told
here today by President Ponder OF
the railroad who came to St. Louis
TO deliver to the trust company the
last bonds authorized by the Texas
commission. Ponder said the people
were SO anxious for the railroad in
this section that they paid fully
half the sum expended in building
TIE roa1, giving cash, large tracts
of land and lots. The road nov
owns 1000 acre4 of land and i
thousand town lots. Franklin fail
ed shortly after the purchase of the
road and it was to get the trust com
pany to take over his holdings and
protect the road that Ponder came
here
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-07-14
FINAL CHAPTER IN
noted MURDER CASE
T.. ". kENPER PLEADS GUILTY
AND GETS \ SUSPENDED
SENTENCE
vas indeed Oh Charge al Murder
Growing but OF the Killing Of
Ben Persons in Lime
stone County.

r " kempar of Prairie Hnl.
rhinestone county entered plea
o4 guilty in the district court Mon
dav afternoon To manslaaghter and
was given a Term Of five wear, in
tbe nznifenfsary and SUSPENDED
sentence This : the end of one
af rho MOST noted and interesting
,,s,r1ar ease, that vss over tried
in Ellis county
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