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Evening journal., 1914-11-28
BY the United Press.

PETROGRAD. Nov. 2s-Russian
forces are now vigorously assailing
the Germans entrenched in the Vi
cinity of LODI. zgierz. Zdunska and
VIOLA. This Is the district in which
unofficial dispatches insist large
detachment OF the atmy Of General
Won Hindenberg has been virtually
surrounded and is in danger OF de-
struction or capture.
An official statement today based
upon a report received from Grand
Duke Nicholas OF the operations in
Poland, tells OF the fighting along the
vast Polish front. The Germans who
advanced along the Vistula by way
of Plock have now been thrown back
within ten miles of that town which
is 54 miles from Warsaw
The report from Grand Duke Mich
olas sets up no claims of the rout Of
the German forces except upon the
southern end of the battle line where
the Austro-German army Is declared
to be retreatlng toward CracOw i'm
great disorder The Russians are
pursuing the retreating
forces. In all more than 5000 pris-
oners have been taken by the RUS
sian army and many guns captured
Il is evident that the most desperate
has marked the engagements
all along the line, the statement fire.
quently referring to the use of the
bayonet in driving out the Germans.
The statement declares;
"The Russians are advancing on the
left bank of the Nistula and have
reached Gombin. In the center the town
OF Brzeziny and villages in the valley
have been occupied, the Germans being
expelled at the point of the bayonet.
Between Brzcziny and Glovno, the Rus
sian cavalry successfully attacked the
German infantry, capturing guns and al
number of prisoners. In the district of
Zgierz, Zdunska and VIOLA. the Germansl
retain their trenches, but are being vig
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
PROMINENT MEN TO
ADDRESS B'NAI BIRTH

In commemoration of B'nai Birth
Day, the members of Maimonedas
Lodge. No. $50 and Wilmington Lodge,
No. 470. local organizations of the
order, will hold exercises at the Adas
Kodesch Synagogue. Sixth and French
streets, at 2.30 o'clock tomorrow al
ternOon.
An interesting program has geen
arranged. Rabbi FISCHER, of Atlantic
City, will offer a prayer and deliver
an address. State Senator Joseph w.
Sails and l. Rosenthal will be the
speakers of tho day. The combined
committee of the two lodges includes.
Barnet Gluckman, Lewis Topkis, Nor
ris Levy of MaimOnedas Lodges and
Nathan Miller, Louis Rosenblatt. ia
cob Strauss, Isaac Miller and others
of the Wilmington Lodge.
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
ONE German Corps
Captured IN POLAND
BY The United Press.


PARIS. Nov. 2S.-Three German
army corps are now practically sur
rounded in the Brzeziny- -Strykow re-
gion in Poland, one corps has been
captured and another routed, accord
ing to a Petrograd despatch to the
Matin today
1T has been learned on the highest
authority" the despatch states. that
the German losses are considerably
more than 1 army corps in men who.
have been captured. Another corps has
been routed and three corps are now
practically surrounded In the Brze-
ziny-Strykow region. They are sub
iected to heavy fire from cannon ana
quick fires. Two corps are maxi
ing a desperate attack in an effort to
gain their release, but it is believed
only an infinite minority will be able
TO escape"
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
PAY YOUR WAR TAX
TO SAVE PENALTY
New Revenue Law Becomes
Effective TueSday--EntailS
Big Use of Stamps
LARGE CONCERNS
HIT BY MEASURE

Every little movement has a stamp
of it's own. or at least will be required
to have it after next Tuesday. On
that day the "war tax" VIII 20 into
effect. It means that it will cost just
a little more to do business and it will
be matter of vexatious consideration
concerning the requirements of the
act until the public gets educated
The railroads and express compan-
les are up against the stamp act
Every shipper, whether he ships a car
load or a small package, must affix
a stamp to the bill of lading. The
transportation companies are not per-
mitted to contribute the stamp. They
will have them on hand, however, for
the accommodation of their patrons.
Some idea of the trouble which the
tax involves may be gained from the
fact that for the Pennsylvania Rail-
road east of Pittsburgh alone, the
laws mandate will compel the stamp
ing of some $4,000 bills of lading and
freight receipts ;every bill of lading or
receipt issued to cover a shipment Of
any package by express must receive
a 1-cent revenue stamp. Failure to
comply with the law involves a pen
atty of $50 for each offense.
There was a rush upon the part OF
commission merchants, small shop
keepers, bankers and pawnbrokers to
pay the special taxes at the local
office in the Federal Building today.
After Monday a so per cent. penalty
is imposed upon all delinquents, hence
the rush.
While the war tax law went into
effect the day after it was passed by
Congress, some provisions of it, par
ticularly about stamps on bills of lad
ing, certificates, debentures, etc, do
not go into effect so far as penalties
are concerned until Tuesday.
Tax Phone Calls.
Railroad and telephone companies are
expending thousands of dollars to meet
the provisions of the war tax. so far as
they affect their business here. The
Bell Telephone Company yesterday said
that a special device was being installed
on its machines at all pay stations
whereby a cent, the war tax toll on all
calls amounting to l5 cents OF more,
might be deposited in addition to the
regular charges. Under the new ar
rangement the cent may be dropped into
either the five-cent or the quarter slot of
the ordinary machine. No call, where
the cent may be legally assessed, will be
answered without the automatic regis
tering of the coin. The changes will
cost $4,000 in Philadelphia alone.
Stamp on Bills of Lading.
The Pennsylvania Railroad and the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad have sent
instructions to all their agents in regard
Continued on Page p
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
PLAN ADDITION
AND GYMNASIUM
At HIGH School
Legislature TO Be Asked to
Authorize Bond Issue
for New Structure
WOULD erect IT ON The
Lot next TO The School

II became known today that Legisla
ture at its approaching session will be
requested to sanction the erection of an
addition TO the Wilmington High School,
which would include a gymnasium for
the pupils, something long desired. just
what it is to cost is not known at this
time.
At public meeting and also at a
meeting of the Board of Education some
months ago, during a discussion, views
were advanced that more room was
needed at the High School and that an
addition should be erected which should
include an up-to-date gymnasium. At
present the school has no gym"
1t was learned today that A. Edward
Rhodes, architect, drawing instructor at
the High School, has completed plans for
the proposed addition and gymnasium.
When asked today in reference to the
matter he declined to make any state
ment about it.
The Board of Education plans to
appeal to the Legislature for author
ization for a bond issue to cover the
cost of a proposed addition to the
High School The Board of Educa-
tion owns a lot east of the High
School which would make a splendid
site for an annex to the High
School with gymnasium included in
It.
At the time the High School was
erected II was thought by many citi-
zens the plans should have included
a gymnasium. It was felt at that
time, however, that the gymnasium
would run up the total cost too high.
Practically every up-to-date High
School in the country now contains a
gymnasium, or has gymnasium
nearby for the student body.
The pupils of the Wilmington High
School, however, have to use the
gymnasium Of the Friends School. for
which they are paying out Of their
own pockets at present with contribu.
tion OF five cents each, In order e
practice basketball. At the same time
there Is $500 in the treasury of the
High School Athletic Association
earned by the schools athletes in thu
years gone by. That the pupils SHOULD
have to pay out of their own pockets
for a gymnasium in which to practice
when so much money is In the
treasury, is amazing to many persons
who have learned of it. Later on the
use of the gymnasium by the basket
ball team will be paid for out of tho
athletic association treasury, the
school authorities who control the as
sociation not being willing to pay fol
the use of the gymnasium for several
weeks of preliminary practice.
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
Spelling Bee At next
State TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Nov. 2s.-The executive
committee of the State Teachers In
stitute, consisting of State Commits
honer of Education DR.. Charles A. Wag-
ner and County Superintendents Car
coll, Gross and Hardesty, met here yes
terday and started plans for next
years State Institute.
The date for the institute was fixed
for November to l2, inclusive.
One of the features of the next insti-
tute will be a spelling contest between
pupils below the high school and pupils
IN the high schools. A team for each
county will be selected. Preliminary
contests will be held in September and
October of next year. Work on these
contests viii begin at once Prizes will
likely be offered in each class.
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
Slides
into REVENUE JOB
He Will Be Outside Deputy,
With Timothy ]. Mooney
AS Inside Deputy
NOT SECRETARY TO
SENATOR, MAJOR SAYS

United States Senator Salisbury to-
day announced the appointment OF
Major Chauncey p. Holcomb, of New
Castle and Representative Timothy J.
Mooney Of this city to be deputy coll
lectors of internal revenue for the
Maryland-Delaware district TO succeed
Daniel Burton of MillshOro and DR.. r.,
p. Fletcher of this city. The ap-
pointees are Democrats and the men
they will succeed are Republicans
whose designations were asked for by
Collector Joshua w. Miles.
DR.. Fletcher and Mr.. Burton declined
to resign but said they would turn the
offices over to their successors when
appointed.
Mr.. Mooney will be inside deputy
succeeding DR.. Fletcher, and Major
Holcomb will be outside deputy, sue
ceeding Mr.. Burton.
The offices carry a salary of $1,000
each. Messrs. Holcomb and Mooney
were appointed by Collector Miles on
recommendation of Senator Salisbury
CONTINUED on Page ~
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
today S MOVES
IN THE WARIONE;,
What THEY MEAN
BY j. W. n. MASON,
Former European Manager of the
United Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S-Q1 a. m)-
Churchnl's statement in the House Of
Commons that by the end of 1915.
Great Britain will have added fifteen
capital ships TO her fleet since the
war began and Germany three, re-
Quires certain qualifications. Instead
of three. the German number must
be increased 10 nine II dreadnought
cruisers are counted as capital ships,
as they always are. and if Germany
can expedite work on her superdread-
nOughts now on the stocks
II is probable. IN fact. that Ger
many has already added five of these
nine first line vessels to her feet One,
the dreadnought cruiser Derainger
was being completed as war was de-
clared. She is of $4,000 tons dis
placement and Is larger than any yes
sci in the British feet Her heavy
guns, however, are not of record
power. They number eight l2-inch
so calibre rifles: their weight having
been sacrificed for q 30-knot speed.
II IS probable that the Derillnger's
sister-ship, the Lutzow, which was TO
have been finished by next January,
Is now also ready for service. A
third ship of this class, the Ersatz
Hertha, was laid down In July, 1913,
and certainly will be afloat before the
end of 1915.
Three German superdreadnoughts
OF the KONG class we're TO have been
completed last month and are now
without doubt. fully manned and
lanoat. These ships are 25,50O tons
D. "A.
As calihre guns. Another Of this clasi
is 10 be ready by July l5 Two o
Gerinany's latest uperdrcadnoughts
OF %. 600 tons, and mounting eight 10
inch guns were TO have been finished
in April and May 1916. three years
after the keel-laying. II is reasonable
TO believe that work on them can b'
rushed so that the end of 1915 will
see them prepared for battle. They
are Of the Ersatz Herth class.
Great Britain has greatly outdis-
tanced Germany in new ships since
the outbreak of the war. The Agin-
court and the Erin. which were taken
over from the builders, completing
them for Turkey, are of immense
fighting strength. The former is SUI
perior in armament to any German
vessel and mounts ten 1876 inch guns.
The latter has IA twelve-inch rifles.
Englands most imposing additions OF
! strength. however. are four super
dreadnoughts OF the Queen Elizabeth
class. Two OF these we're TO. have
been ready last month and two next
I February. There is no doubt but that
all are now at sea. Germany has moth
ing in any way comparable to them.
They are of $1,000 tons displacement,
have speed Of 25 knots and mount
eight 15-inch guns. Two more are
still to come and eight others of less
displacement and less speed. but with
! the same guns are now in the build
er's hands. BY rushing work all but
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
Russians Have German
Troops In Trap Close To LOdz

orously assailed by the Russians. From
podz ON the Czonstochowa- -Cracow front
the Russian success is becoming mora
and more definite -Four thousand pris-
oners wpre taken Thursday in success
lu attacks m the region Of Lower
'Throniasa, where battalion Of the
Thiriv-lrst uonveds was captured The
Russians occupied strongly fortified
position ON the left bank of the Reba.
"Iho Austrians stubbornly defended
Bochnn, but it was taken at the buy
onct point, 200O prisoners and guns
being captured.
"On the right bank of the Nistula the
enemy is rotrcating in great disorder to-
ward Cracow, vigorously pursued"
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
PAY WAR TAX TO GET
YOUR AUTO license
All Applications to Secretary
of State Must Bear
Ten-Cent Stamp
TAX ON CERTIFICATES
OF INCORPORATION

Secretary Of State Miller announc-
ed today that under a ruling made
by the United States Internal Reve-
nue. CoiIector at Baifmore. and an
opinion of Attorney General Wolcott
OF this State. It will be necessary for
all automobile, motorcycles and oper-
ators' applications TO be stamped
with a ten cent internal revenue
stamp. on account of the provisions
of the stamp tax law passed by Con-
gress on October 22, 1914.
All applications for the various
forms of licenses under the automo-
bile law must carry the revenue
stamp or otherwise it will be neces-
sary for the Secretary of States Of
flee to refuse to issue the license un-
til the application has been properly
stamped. There is a severe penalty
under the Federal law for the accep-
tance of such certificates or applica-
tons without the revenue stamp at
tached.
The 1915 automobile and motor
cycle tags can be used on and after
December Is of the present year.
The new tags are to have a white
background with letters and figures
In blue. Attention is called to section
5 of the automobile law which states
that "all registration and licenses
shall cease to be effective on the 31st
day OF December of the year is
sued.
The Secretary Of States office will
be- prepared to handle orders for
1915 tags after December 10 and to
make delivery before New Years
Day, provided the people who de-
sire them will see that their appli-
cations are received at the Secre-
tary of States Office at Dover before
December 26th. II will be impossi-
bic TO accommodate every one If they
leave the filing OF their application
until the last few days of December
Those who desire their tags sent by
mail are required to send seven cents
additional because the express COM
panies no longer carry the tags un-
der the express franks and the Cen
eral Assembly made no provision for
the great increase in postage which
is necessitated by this change.
Secretary of State Miller announced
that certificates of incorporation must
carry the ten cent internal revenue
stamp in order to be filed and the
charter issued Il will also be nee
essary for the certified copy which
the Secretary of States Office issues,
in accordance with the law, to be
stamped with ten cent internal
revenue stamp. This action is taken
under the ruling made by the United
States Internal Collector at Baltimore,
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
MUST APPLY FOR Meter
WATER Rates BY monday

All consumers of city water who are
now paying ON fat rate basis and have
had meters installed must apply in writ
ing to the Water Commissioners by the
close of business ON Monday, November
30, if they desire TO pay on meter rate
next year.
The resolution adopted by the Water
Commission regarding this is as follows:
Resolved, That the contracts now in
force for Brandywine water be continued
on either schedule or meter basis as
heretofore except in those eases where
meters have been applied for by the
owners of properties-m which latter
cases bills will be rendered ON a meter
basis only. II is therefore necessary for
those heretofore charged by schedule
who wish TO be charged by meter rates
for the year 1915, to make applications
covering this change on or before No
yember 80. 1914"
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
LOST HER PURSE IN
KING STREET MARKET.

Mrs. c. e. Rankin. of No. II Ivy
Road. lost her purse containing a
sum of money in King street market
yesterday afternoon. After making
a purchase, she proceeded along King
street from Seventh street toward
Eighth, when she discovered her
handbag open Her purse had either
been stolen from the handbag or had
dropped out of IT, Mrs. Rankin re-
traced her steps. but saw nothing of
the pocketbook II contained some
of her name cards in addition to
money
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
TODAY'S WAR STORY

FRANCE.-German artillery
inactive on northern front.
Calm along lines in France.
German aerOplane shot down.
ENGLAND-W Winston Church.
IN believed TO have intended TO
leave way open for his removal
as first Lord OF the Admiralty
should criticism increase owing
TO British losses, by his speech
i'm Commons.
GERMANY-German cruiser
Hertha and battleship Kaiser
Wilhelm Der Crosse reported
sunk. still claimed no decisive
result i'm Poland.
RUSSIA-0fhcially reported
Russians asSailiDg Germans in
vicinity OF Lodz. LdunSk and
VIOLA. Unofficial reports say
three army corps practically
surrounded in that region.
AUSTRiA-F Fighting on Pol
ish front declared comparative
ly quiet. No decisive victory
in Western Galieia or Carpath-
ians.
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
on The Polish Front De-
cIared Today TO be Compare
lively Quiet. No Decisive Vic
tory in Western Gaiicia or
CarpafhianS. German Aero
plane Shot Down. Kaiser'S
Artillery Inactive on the North
eFn Front

ing been reconstructed in 1907. The
Hertha carried two elght-inch gunSs
six iiye-inch; eight three-inch, ten
one-pounders and four machine gunss
She has three torpedo tubes.
The battleship Kaiser Wilhelm Der
Crosse is also an old vessel. She was
built in 1901 and reconstructed ln
1907. The armament Of the Kaiser
Wilhelm consisted Of four nlne-inch
guns, four iye-inch incasementss
making "A total OF eighteen; twelve
three-inch and i've torpedo tubes.
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
mrs. hale TO SPEAK
FOR Suffrage TONIGHT

Under the auspices of the Whining
ton Equal Suffrage Association a
meeting will be held in Pythian Cas-
tie tonight, No. 90S West street, at
which Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Robert
son Hale, a niece of Forbes Robert
son, the noted actor, will speak. Mrs.
Hale Is considered an unusually force
full and logical speaker and has long
been identified as one of the foremost
suffragists in the country. All the
officers OF the Wilmington Equal
Suffrage Association as we'll as a
large representation of other active
members will be seated on the plat
form. The meeting will be open to
the public.
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
rRrNCH ARTnIERY snEIIs EMMY.

PARIS Now 2s-TAe official eommunioston today
a north yesterday there less activity Of the Ger
artillery South OF Ypres nrantTy attack wt repulsed
our brought down German bipiane carried three
men one Of killed and Others captured
calm prevailed along Northern France Our artillery
caused considerable losses to the enemy s csampsrss
and Aisne regions
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
Rr The United Press.

PARIS, Nov. 2s.-A PetrOgrad
despatch. 10 The Matin today de-
clares a German cruiser. believed TO
he the Hertha, has been sunk near
Libau. The despatch also carries
an unconfrmed report that the bat
tleship Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse
has been torpedoed and sunk in the
Baltic.
The Hertha is protected cruiser
with n displacement OF 1868 tons.
She was used as training ship, hav-
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
FLASHES FROM THE WAR
roLIsH FIsHTrSe CONTINUES.

Hy The United Press
BER The Hague. Nov. gs-Desperate Hshtius con
tnues Poland but without decisive results. stated
here today expected that the troops WI be ahio
10 resume ho Offensive admitted heavy reinforce
nsus which have arrived on causing
considerable trouble The situation in tho unchanged
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
rnonINe rHE BrLwARE EonR0n

CHATHAM Noy. es-The inquest into the deaths of the
500 uen when tho bateshp suiwars blown
up or adjourned today until December ie pene
ne the Admiralty Inquiry into the disaster Adiournmens
vas taken after tho formal identification bodies
been recovered.
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
IOHN Nj. GnRnY DEAD.

John NJ. Gordy. one OF the best
known residents Of Delmar. died yes
terday. aged SO years. A widow. one
son and three daughters survive him
Evening journal., 1914-11-28
WEATHER

Fair tonight. Sunday prob
ably rain and warmer mod
crate northeast winds be-
coming variable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-31
Good Roads in Aroostook
(Aroostook Timas.)


While all of the roads into Aroos-
took county are in fine shape for
automobiles, the old Military road
via Haynesvilie to Bangor as far as
Molunkus is especially good, and as
long as ordinary dry weather con-
tinues it will be so.
All through Linneus, Letter A and
Haynesville as far as Glenwood the
best possible dirt roads have been
built, and are in fine condition, in
fact they are better than roads gen.
orally found in more thickly settled
communities.
From information obtained from
parties who have been all over the
State, ii has been found that outside
of State Aid roads. no better roads
on the whole can be found than in
Aroostook county. and the best of ii
Is they are improving all the time.
This season is especially one in
which every resident of Maine who
can, should visit the Garden of
Maine. with her fine farmers homes
and beautiful scenery with the far
famed potato at its best, thousands
Of acres being in bloom and the air
fragrant with clover and new made
hay, so that trip to this county at
this season of the year will be one
long to be remembered, and one of
an educational nature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-31
The Price of Wheat.
(Pittsburg Dispatch).


Kansas farmers are reported to be
listening with some eagerness to the
argument of alleged price manipulators
that by holding back enough of their
1913, 10000 bushels of wheat they can
raise the price to 81 a bushel. 1t is en-
tirely within the range of possibilities
that wheat may advance later in the
year But Kansas farmers should I'M
derstand that for them to put the
price up by holding back their supply
is foolishness.
The price of wheat is fixed by the de-
mand and supply in Europe. As the
wheat crop outside of Kansas in the
United States Is enough to supply this
country, and leave larger balance for
export than was taken out last year,
it is silly to suppose that the action
of Kansas in withholding or forward
ing its wheat can materially affect the
price. The Kansas wheat raisers must
sell their wheat in competition not
only with all other wheat raisers in
this country, but in competition with
those of the entire world.
Should the production of wheat in
Russia, Egypt, India and other coun-
tries prove inadequate, or should Eu-
rope plunge into the waste and cost