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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18
RUSSIAN ATTEMPT
TO STORM GALICIAN
LINE IS REPULSED
Austrians, Aided by Ger
man Strategists, R ally
After Loss of Przemysl's S
Southern Defenses.

VIENNA. by way of Rome, Sept 49,
1t was officially announced here today
that German high officials have Joined
Grand Duke Francis Frederick in com
mand of the combined Austrian armies,
and are directing a great battle, now in
progress west OF Lemberg all alnlg the
line Of the San River.
The Russian attempt to carry tho forti-
fed lines extending from Przemysl to
Jaroslav by storm failed. The Austrian
lines held fast and the Russians we're
thrown back with enormous losses The
fighting is now general all along the
line The Austrian armies have combined
and are now heavily reinforced They
are following out lines Of defense deter
mined upon by the German General
STAFF, which has now accepted the re-
sponsihility Of directing the campaign
in Galicia.
The Russians are in great strength, but
they are now facing the first real de-
fensive stand by the Austr!ans. Hereto
fore the Austrians have been fighting in
the open country. where the superiority
of the Russian artillery has placed them
at a material disadvantage. The defense
was also weakened by the invasion of
Russian Poland, which drew from Gallcia
troops that were badly needed there.
AUSTRIAN ARMIES UNITED.
This has been remedied Not only are
the Austrian armies united, but they have
been reinforced by first-line German
artillery, and 1t is believed they will now
he able to check the Russian invasion.
The German endorsements are con-
stanty arriving, Meanwhile, it will be
the object Of the Austrians 10 harrass
the Russians and prevent them concen-
tratrng their enormous armies until the
combined Austro-Germanic line is strong
enough to withstand the shock Of a gem
cral assault.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-18

400 Americans Coming Home.
ROME. Sept l8-The steamship To-
maso Al Savera sailed from Genoa yes
terday with 4oo passengers, mostly
Americans.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
Geo. Smith Of Kenosha Sent
to Jail as Vagrant After
Having Cancelled Checks
CLkIuI5 BOY GAVE THEM TO HIM

George Smith, twenty-four years of
age and for many years an employee
of the Independent Ice Company in
this city, was arrested in Racine on
Friday on charges of obtaining money
under false pretenses. With him was
George Anderson of Menasha who gave
his age as sixteen years. The two were
charged with having passed cancelled
check on Racine saloonkeeper. An
derson was alleged to have passed the
check and when the case came up in
the municipal court the two were held
on charges of vagrancy and given
terms of ten days in jail. Anderson
claimed that he had met Smith at the
railway station and that the Kenosha
man had given him number Of can
celled cheeks. The checks had been
issued by the Racine Ice Company
They had been cancelledsway back in
1905 and it is alleged that they were
taken from drawer in the offices Of
the Racine Ice Company. Smith de-
clared in court that ne had gone to
Racine on Friday morning searching
for work. He stated that the checks
had been given to him by Anderson
who said that he picked them up on
the street. The saloon man who cash
ed the check was afterward arrested
on charges of selling liquor to a minor
While Smith and Anderson are serv-
ing sentences in the Racine county
jail the police will make an investiga-
tion of the disappearance Of the old
checks from the office of the Racine
company. Smith has no police record
in Kenosha and his arrest in Racine
viii come as a surprise to friends in
Kenosha.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
HUSBAND ASKS DIVORCE.

Through his attorneys, Hastings and
Clarkson, Mark F. Kotz has fled a
suit in the circuit court demanding
separation from his wife, Mrs Made
line Kotz, former well known Kenosha
musician. In his complaint Kotz al
leges that he and his wife were mar
ried at Los Angels, Cal, Feb. 25,
1909. He charges that his wife de-
serted him on Jan. 1st, 1913, and that
he does not know where she is at the
present time. Mrs. Kotz is a musician
of note and formerly played in several
of the theatres in Kenosha. The do
mestic relations Of the fKotz family
are not new to the courts as some time
ago Mrs. Kotz started an action for
divorce in the municipal court, but fol
lowing reconciliation the suit was
withdrawn without hearing. Mrs.
Kotz is said to be living in Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
SEWER BIDS Low.
Lack of Work in Kenosha Makes Con-
tractors Cut Bids for Sewers.

Sewer contractors in Kenosha seem
to be anxious to get work and this
fact was shown in the spirited bidding
for short piece of sewer on a street
in the Jones subdivision when bids
were opened by the street assessment
committee of the council on Friday
afternoon. The lowest bid for the
work was presented by Peder Frand-
sen who offered to put in the twelve
inch sewer at rate of ninety cents a
foot This is the lowest price offered
to the city in years for sewer work.
The members of the committee see a
chance to get sewer work done at a
low rate during the coming summer
months and it is probable that the
people will take advantage of condi-
tions and seek to have sewers laid on
many streets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11

and probably fortified and a few
other things at that, it is too much to-
stand without roar. Because I alb
sorbed few gallons of that water into
my system through the medium of
bath tub, and when nature failed to
provide, fed a few more gallons to the
thirsty doWn-trodden fatherless grass,
am I to be stood up against the wall,
shot at with $500 bills because I am
a good fellow according to the lad who
read that damned Migrate Of meter,
I gave place in my basement9
Not by damnsite, | object. / want
to pay my just dues in this world, but
between taxes and water bills I'll have
burgle butcher shop or see my family
go hungry. Cut it down or cut it
out, / dom care much which / can
go back to the wooden tub and God s
free water out Of the well, if [ have
to. Come across now, send another man
to read the meter and tell him to stare
it in the face, it won It bite, let him
get close enuf to really read it.
Yours.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
PROVES MYSTERY FOR POLICE
Unknown Man Who Bought 1oc Worth
of Paste Sought as Possible Clew to
Robbery-Police Think That Experts
Turned the Trick.

One of the most mysterious crimes
ever committed in Kenosha was com
mitted on last Thursday, some time
between ten clock in the morning
and one in the afternoon when a sneak
thief looted the big steel safe at the
store of Hery DeBerge on Main street
and got away with cash to the amount
of 1919. Hopes Of landing the guilty
party caused all facts in regard to the
robbery to be held up by the police
until today, but up to late hour to-
day no arrests had been made in the
case and there was good reason to be-
lieve that the man has made good
his escape.
The safe in the DeBerge store is To-
Gated near the entrance to the build
ing and it is safe with double lock.
The money which was taken by the
thief had been placed in cigar box
and placed in compartment of the
safe which was guarded by a second
lock. The combination was not set on
this compartment and evidently the
thief was pretty well aware Of the
makeup of the interior of the safe.
Employees of the store had been at
work every minute of the time in which
the robbery could have taken place and
yet but one suspicious incident was
noted during the morning. just after
noon when the store was in charge of
William DeBerge, man entered and
asked for ten cents worth of paste.
The man appeared to be paper
hanger and he walked down into the
cellar of the store with DeBerge to
secure the paste. He had companion
with him and when DeBerge and his
customer started for the cellar to get
the paste the other man remained on
the sidewalk outside the store.
The robbery Of the safe was not dis
covered until the early afternoon.
When the proprietor of the store went
to the safe to make change and open
ed the compartment he found that the
cigar box containing the money was
missing. He promptly notified the
police Of the robbery and efforts were
at once made to find some clew to the
robbers The man who secured the
paste Just after noon was stranger
in the store, but the clerks had no
reason to take any special notice Of
him and they find it hard to give the
police a description that will aid them
in the search for the robbers. 1t is
just possible that the man who bought
the paste had nothing to do with the
robbery of che safe.
CT can offer nothing in regard to
the identity Of the person who robbed
the safe said Mr. DeBerge when
seen. Some of us were in the store
nearly all the time and it seems al
most impossible that any one could
have come into the place and worked
the combination of the safe without
any Of us seeing him. It is just pos
sible that the man who came with the
fellow who got the paste was an expert
cracksman and that he took his chance
and got away with the money"
The police feel that the robbery
must have been committed either by
an expert or by some one pretty well
acquainted with the fact that the
money had been left in the safe.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION.

The city treasurer is proceeding with
the collection of the delinquent personal
property tax and the list will undoubt-
eddy be in shape to refer to the finance
committee next week. By the order of
the council, the treasurer must clean up
all delinquents, and the committee will
go over the list with a view to ascer-
tanning whether or not anything re-
mains that should be collected. The
chairman of the finance committee in
speaking of the matter said: 1--WE
have already collected several of the
largest amounts outstanding, but as a
matter of justice to all, we demand
every cent that is collectible. It is a
decidedly wrong policy to let these de-
hnquent tax lists stand from year to
year Now we are confronted with
those of 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911,
1912 and 1913. In many instances the
people seem willing to pay the tax
which stands against them, but the
matter has become ancient history, and
any accurate Investigation of why it
stands on the books is not an easy
proposition. 1t is proper that the de-
linquent list be cleared up each year,
and the present finance committee will
insist on the slate being cleaned up en-
tirely before presenting a report to the
common council. /"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
JAY PAGE GR0OMEO FOR RACE
Sheriff Dwinnen of Waukesha Also De-
clares His Willingness to Seek Demo-
cratic Nomination-Kenosha Attor
ney Has Support of Leaders.

Calvin Stewart, Kenosha IS candidate
Tor the democratic nomination for mem
Der Of congress in the First Wisconsin
district IS going to have opposition and
1t seems now that there will be con
siderable Of it. Mr.. Stewart has not as
yet sent out a formal announcement of
his candidacy but he will be in the race
in keeping with a pledge which he made
some time ago to Judge John G. Karel
of Milwaukee. 1t was agreed that if
Judge Karel came out for the demo-
cratic nomination for governor Mr..
Stewart would seek the nomination for
member in congress in the first district
Mr.. Stewart stands ready to make good
the agreement and now that Judge
Karel has announced his candidacy Mr..
Stewart will be expected 10 send out a
formal announcement within the next
few day.
With the possibilities Of a democratic
year. looming bright in the minds
of democratic leaders Stewart is not to
have the nomination without political
struggle and there is going to be at
least two other candidtes and possibly
three. Jay Page of Elkhorn, one of the
old time supporters of the party in the
first district, is being urged to shy his
hat into the political ring for the nomi-
nation and it is said that Sheriff OWN
nell of Waukesha also has his eye
firmly fixed on the congressional plum.
Waukesha county is a new conner to
the first district and it is difficult to
tell just how many votes Waukesha
candidate can get in the first district
The Kenosha candidate has campaigned
the district on three occasions and he
has strong hold on many of the party
leaders on account Of services rendered
to the party. Many Of the leaders Of
the democracy in the district insist
that as Stewart has made the campaigns
in years when there was no chance to
win he should be entitled to get into
the running when the leaders feel there
is-a chance. There is no doubt but that
Mr. Stewart will get the support Of the
democracy Of Kenosha county against
any Of the other candidates SO far
named.
Congressman H. A. Cooper has an
nounced chat he will be a candidate for
reelection and thus far no opposition
to his candidacy has developed Mr..
Cooper has spent some time in the dis
trict during the past few weeks and he
IS said to be entirely satisfied with the
political outlook
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
TO MEET AT ATLANTIC CITY.

The Oldest National Medical Society
will hold its SEVENTEEN annual conven-
ton at Atlantic City, June 10Th to
July 4th inclusive. The American In
stitute of Homeopathy was the first
national medical society ever organized
in this country and during the seventy
years of its existence has always been
foremost in advancing the require
ments of medicine. The forthcoming
session is expected to be an unusually
large one as matters of Importance to
the public veal are to be brought up.
Drs. G. F. Adams, n. A. Pennoyer, G.
H. Ripley and A. Zimmerman of this
city are expected to take part in
this meeting
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
SEEK wAUKEGAN MAN HERE.
Police Seeking Some Trace of R. E.
Erskine Missing Since Last Monday.

The police of the city have been
asked to make an effort to get some
trace of Robert E. Erskine, well
known real estate man of Waukegan,
who has been missing from his home
in that city since last Monday morn
ing. Erskine when he left home de-
clared that he was going to Chicago
to meet man from Cedar Falls, Iowa.
and he was expected to return to
Waukegan in the evening. For the
past two or three days quiet search
has been conducted in Chicago, but the
relatives of the missingsman found no
clew to his present whereabouts It is
not thought that he went to Chicago
and the search is now being extended
to all cities about Waukegan. Mrs.
Erslzine, wife of the missing man, is
one of the best known club women of
the north shore cities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
FORMER KENosHAN DEAD.
Albert Turk Died at His Home in Chi
cago Friday After Long Illness

Albert Turk, aged 50 years, formerly
widely known in this city died at his
home in Chicago on Friday afternoon
after a long illness from Bright dis
ease. The deceased was son Of the
late William Turk, one of the pioneer
residents Of Kenosha. He was born in
this city and resided in Kenosha for
many years. Twenty-Five years ago he
went to Chicago and in recent years
he had worked as a salesman in that
city. He is survived by widow and
one son, Ward Turk. The remains will
be brought to Kenosha on Sunday aft
ernoon and funeral services will be
held from the Hansen Undertaking
Chapel at two O'Clock Monday after
noon. Interment will be at the family
plot at the Kenosha City cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
Members of the Junior Class
Entertain at Annual Party
at Guild Hall on Friday.
YOUTH AND BEAUTY TO GATHER

The Junior 'tProm'' was given last
evening at Guild Hall by the Junior
class Of the high school and the party
was thoroughly enjoyed by all who at
tended. The evening was cool and con-
ditions just right for an enjoyable
time. The hall was very simply, but
artistically decorated with repe paper,
flowers and festoons in the class colors.
The dancing was in charge of Mrs.
Richard Welles and Mrs. A. H. Lance,
and the music was furnished by Bald
win and Ryan of Kenosha.
A new feature IF the tProm" this
year was the presence of a number of
mothers as patronesses. Among the
ladies who acted in this capacity were:
Mrs. Windsor, Mrs. M. Sehmitz, Mrs.
Buckmaster, Mrs. Threinen, Mrs. Pilch-
er, Mrs. Thomas Barden, Mrs. Myron
Hale, Mrs. Grover, Mrs. H. A. Pupper,
Mrs. King and Mrs. Heyman.
The members Of the class are con
graduating themselves that they have
been able to give just as attractive and
pleasing q "Prom" this year as has
ever been given and have given it at
cost of less than half the usual ex-
penditure of the past years.
The committee in charge of the dance
was composed of Miss Isabelle King,
Zenas Pitcher, Elmer Windsor, Miss
Helen B4rden, Miss Florence Nelson
and Miss Alice Hale. The officers of
the class are: President, Elmer Wind
sor; vice-president, Jessie M. Hill; sec
rotary Zenas Fl. Pitcher.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
PROTECT PERILOUS CROSSINGS
Signs Being Erected Some Distance
From the Tracks to Warn People of
Their Danger Safety First Is
Reducing Railway Accidents.

During the course of a year from
one to half dozen persons are killed
daily by railroads, both at grade cross.
ings and on the right-of-way. These
accidents in many instances can be
attributed to carelessness. Now that
the automobile and motorcycle have
come into such general use, the num-
Der of accidents multiply.
The Chicago and North Western
Railway Company has issued buIle-
tin of great interest and value along
the lines of safety. It shows that dur
ing the past twenty-four years 10000
persons have been killed; 117,257 in
jured, making total of 225, 1866, all
from walking on railway tracks, or
Tipping cars. More than thirty-one
were children and 149 900 wage earn
ers and $4,000 were tramps and hobos.
The Chicago and North Western
Company has demonstrated that safe
ty first means greater safety, greater
regularity, greater cooperation and
harmony, as well as greater efficiency.
The bulletin issued by this corpora
ton shows that the careless applica-
ton of air brakes frequently causes
accidents to passengers, especially in
the stopping of engines at standpipes
or water tanks. A number of acct
dents from this cause are given.
It is shown that FIVE persons were
killed the past year by the failure of
displaying a blue flag at one or both
ends of the engine, car or train when
workmen are under or about them.
Injury to train and switchmen on ac-
count of defective ladders. Careless
loading of tools and material on hand
cars and motor cars has caused acct
dents and a menace to men riding on
those cars. Unauthorized and i'm
proper use of motor or hand cars con-
trary to rules causes many accidents.
The number of accidents at highway
crossings increased last year because
of the increasing use of automobiles by
strangers who seemingly pay no at
tention to where they are driving.
making it more necessary than ever
that enginemen approaching highway
crossings should keep a careful lookout
and sound whistle and ring bell as
required by Rule No. IA, and even if
that has been done and enginemen af-
forwards discover persons or vehicles
approaching track and are not certain
they will stop, whistle should be sound
ed continuously to attract attention Of
such persons. If this had been done,
one very serious automobile accident
in Iowa would have been prevented.
The company is now erecting at all
dangerous and obscure crossings, four
hundred feet from the track, additions
al crossing signs. Suggestions from
engineers, other employees or patrons
of the company as to crossings at
which such signs should be erected are
solicited and will receive prompt con-
sideration, and all employees are re-
quested to call attention to the failure
to properly operate crossing gates,
neglect to flag crossings, or failure Of
crossing bells TO ring.
One passenger has been killed and
number injured by falling down stair
ways leading from station platforms
to Easements and through trap doors
in toilet rooms.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
DEATH CLAIMS FRANK WYMAN.
Well Known Kenosha Young Man Died
in Racine Hospital on Friday.

Franh Wyman, aged 26 years and a
son of Mrs. Elsie Wyman, 5S4 West
street, died at st. Mary's hospital in
Racine on Friday afternoon after a
long illness from complication of dis
eases The deceased had been an in
valid for many years and for some time
he had been in the hospital. He was a
native of Chicago where he was born
June IS, 1888. The remains were
brought to Kenosha this afternoon and
taken to Chicago for interment in the
family plot at lakewood cemetery. The
young man is survived by his mother,
two sisters and one brother.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-11
ROMANCE ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Young Russian Girl who Planned to be
Bride Of Kenosha Man Had Been
Sent Back to Russia on Iu-Fated
Ship Before Sweetheart Arrival.

At least one Kenosha man met
death in the sinking of the ill fated
Empress of Ireland in the Gulf Of St.
Lawrence ten days ago as the officials
of the Canadian Pacific Railway Com
pany have notified Charles Adamovitch
of this city that there is no reason to
believe that his brother, Joseph Adam
ovitch, was among the survivors of the
great calamity Of the sea- Joseph
Adamovitch had left Kenosha three
weeks ago to return to his old home
in Russia and his relatives here had
not known that he sailed on the
Empress of Ireland until several days
after the steamer was lost. Then a
letter came to the brother which had
been written just before the Empress
sailed. Since that time the brother has
been bombarding the Office Of the com
pany with kilograms and he received
a reply on Friday declaring that the
brother was a steerage passenger on
the Empress and that there was no
reason to believe that he had been
saved as he was not listed with the
survivors.
No list Of the Storage passengers on
the i'll fated steamer has ever been
given out and it may be that when
this list is finally made public that
other Kenoshans may be found among
the list of those who lost their lives.
a II itch 49,
Of age and he had for the past four
years made his home with his brother
at the corner Of Market and Pleasant
streets. He was employed in the JEFF
ferry factory, but some time ago he de
cided to return to Russia and enter the
army. He had been given a great fare
well reception by the Russians in that
neighborhood when he left Kenosha to
return to the old home. He was
unmarried
The Russian colony on the west side
Of the city had another little tragedy
connected with the sinking Of the
Empress Of Ireland. A little Russian
woman had come from her old home to
America to become the bride of a
Kenosha man. She had been detain-
ed at Halifax by the Canadian immi-
grafton officials and was unable to
provide for her care in this country
She waited many days for her friends
from Kenosha to reach Halifax and
claim her, but the Kenosha friends
Ware unaware that she had been stop
ped by the officials. When word final
ly reached Kenosha that the young
woman was about to be deported her
sweetheart here secured a bond signed
by a well known Main street business
man and hurried to Halifax. He was
too late as several days before he ar
rived the young woman had been or
dered deported and had been turned
over to the officials of the Canadian
Pacific Company. She had been placed
aboard the Empress Of Ireland and
was one of the more than a-thousand
who went down to death with the
steamer.
The young Russian from Kenosha
who had gone to Halifax to claim the
young woman as his bride returned to
Kenosha on Thursday heart broken.