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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
CROWD THROWN INTO RIVER
AND LITTLE GIRL BROWNS
Floating Boat slip Tilts at Wissinom-
ing River Front.

A tragedy which resulted in the death
of 3-year-old child and the narrow
escape from death by drowning of Is
men, women and children took place
yesterday on the Wissinoming water
front when a floating boat ship, on
which the crowd was posing for pie
ture, tilted under the weight, throwing
the entire group into the river. The
accident happened at the Wissinomins
clubhouse on the Delaware River, below
Robbins street The little victim who
was drowned was Eva Weller, 3oS7
Witte street The party were guests
OF William Baurer, Of 5Os3 Witte street,
the grandfather of the girl.
The party assembled on the slip for
the photograph shor1y after luncheon
Mrs. Eva Weller held her little girl
Eva in her arms, with her husband and
two other children standing near by
only the fathers quickness saved his
ether two children. Eugene, 8 years old
and Margaret, years old. When the
group. screaming with fear. was thrown
into the water the father swan toward
the children and succeeded in rescuins
them. Tho mother, unable to swim, be-
came confused and lost Eva in the
commoton, who slipped from her arm
and sank The rest of the party were
rescued by men who rushed out Of the
clubhouse. The body OF the child was
later recovered by the police boat King.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
cAMDEN.MAYoR SUMMONED
Must Tell State Health Board Why
Sewage Plant Was Not Built.

summons to appear before the state
Board of Health, at Trenton, on sep
tember 20, has been served on Mayor
Ellis, OF Camden that he may explain
why the State should not take action
because of the city's failure to build 2
sewage disposal plant in compliance with
the order to that effect Issued in 1910
According to the terms Of this order the
city was to have completed such plant
before September I, 1913. Two plans. one
drawn up by City Engineer Farnham and
another by street Commissioner Sayers.
were submitted, but neither was approved
by the board. The city then awaited suR-
gestions from the Board of Health but
none was given and the date for the com
pletion of the plant passed without any
steps being taken toward its construction.
City Solicitor Bleakly will represent
Camden in the coming inquiry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
VIENNA GOVERNMENT ACTS
TO STOP FINANCIAL PANIC
Money Is Advanced to Insolvent Con-
Germs and Moratorium Proclaimed.
VIENNA, Sept. 21.

VIENNA, Sept. 2i.
An emergency hospital is being created
at a cost of 100000 by the municipality.
This will be used for the treatment of
infectious diseases Dozens Of buildings
have been converted into hospitals for
the care of wounded soldiers, who are
being brought here from both the eastern
and southern theatres of war for treat
ment.
There is a feeling of depression in some
quarters, which the Government is doing
its best to tighten. This has been accen-
tuated by the financial and industrial
paralysis.
The Government has been compelled TO
resort to vigorous measures to prevent
a disastrous panic. 1nsolvent concerns
are being supervised by a commission APP
pointed by the Government. This step
has been taken by the Government to
prevent wholesale bankruptcy.
The courts are appointing trade ex-
perts to take charge of insolvent con-
Germs and every other possible step is
being taken by the Government to pre-
vent the situation, which is already seri-
Gus, from growing out Of hand.
During the course Of the war no bank
ruptcy proceedings may be started in the
courts. The Government has also issued
a decree. taking the form Of a mora
torium, by which no executions may be
levied.
In some instances the Government has
even advanced money to manufacturing
enterprises to keep them running This
is particularly true of the textile busi-
ness. 1t is expected that the sugar in
dustrv will absorb about $4,000 900 of
the 100000 600 war loan which the Gov
ernment has authorized
The Austro Hungarian Bank will have
charge of the special State war loan
ba inks which the Government is establish
ing in Austria, Hungary and Bosnia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
WOMAN CHATS WITH ROBBERS
TILL HUSBAND GETS HIS GUN
Men Trying to Enter Shoe Store Are
Driven Away.

John, come here ana bring your re-
Volver." Seeing two burglars trying to
pry open rear window of the w. l..
Douglass shoe store, III North Eighth
street, last night, Mrs. John Love, who
lives next door coolly made this sug-
gestion to her husband.
While the man went for his weapon
tne woman asked the men casually what
they were doing. "Oh, we're Just rest
ing said one Of the burglars as he laid
four-foot jSnmy on the ground. Yes"
said the other, ''we're just taking a little
physical culture"
Their gymnastics were suddenly cut
snort by the arrival of Mr.. Love carrying
DIG revolver. The men dropped their
Tools and ran. Love then told Policeman
Lyons, Of tie Eleventh and Winter
streets station but he could find no trace
OF tnr would-be burglars,
Because Of their methods of working,
me police believe that the men are the
same who carried a safe from a South
street store last week and committed
otheF daring robncries downtown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN
NAMED IN SUIT FOR DIVORCE
I. w. w. Agitator Accused as Core
snondent bv Mrs. Carlo Tresea.

Industrial Workers Of the World lead
ers in this city were shocked and SUR
prised today to hear that Elizabeth CUR
ley Flynn, the Industrial Workers OF the
World agitator. who as a mere child
on City hall plaza made her first adj
dress expounding principles of social
revolution has been named as correspond
ent bv Mrs Carlo Tresca, wife of Carlo
Tresca one of the leading strateglsts on
the general staff of the Industrial Work.
ers of the World army, in her suit for
divorce against her husband, instituted
a New Kensington, Pa.
counter suit has been filed by Trescs
against his wife naming a friend, Tu1ia
Belloti, as correspondent In his suit
Tresca demands possession Of his s-year-
old daughter, who has been living with
her mother in New York for the last
two years. during which the parents have
been separated
Elizabeth Gurlev Fylnn, who was for
merly Mrs johnson, wife Of a machinlst
whom she married in the West about
three years ago was was divorced from
him soon after the birth of a child,
has occupied a very conspicuous part in
the Industrial Workers Of the World
movement in this country Together with
William p. Haywood Joseph Ettor and
Arturo Giovannitti, she Is considered to
be the foremost representative of syndi-
calsm in America. AS mere child of
IS she made her debut on the platform
and was hailed as an Oratorical prodigy.
For a long while she was accompanied
on her speaking tours by her father.
since her divorce from her first hSSs
from she was reported to be betrotFffA
to Joseph Ettor and Carlo Tresca. Es@6
Is not married and that Tresca hSs Z
wife and child Is now, for the first tina,
revealed in the counter divorce suit
Miss Flynn was very prominent in
the recent strikes at Lawrence, Pater-
son and Little Falls. She was confined
in prison for three months two years
ago during a free speech" fight at
spokaue Wash.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
WOMAN ILL WITHOUT FOOD
Police Send Her to a Hospital After
Investigating.

Helpless, without food. Ill and neglect
ed. Mrs. Robert Armstrong, of 25 Beck
street. near Front and Christian streets,
was found on couch in her home this
morning by Patrolman Mcintyre, of the
Second and Christian streets station.
Her son, Robert ii years old was acting.
as nurse.
The boy said his father was in the
Philadelphia Hospital, and that he has
not been able to support the family. The
mother had tried to earn some money
by washing. The police of the Second
and Christian streets station took food
to the house. The mother will be sent
to a hospital and the boy removed to a
charitable institution.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
BELGIANS RESENT PLAN
TO COMPROMISE NATION
1efman Proposal for Concessions
Answered by Fight.
ANTWERP Sent. 21.

ANTWERP, Sept 2l.
Inc action of Minister Woeste, who
remained in Brussels, in consenting to
transmit TO the Belgian Government in
antwerp the proposals of General Won
9eF doltz' the German military gov
'F e'hoF OF Belgium, has created a painful
Impression here.
ne German terms, as known now.
s,a,s %eIe that civil government be immedi-
tS to,,.s resumed by the Belgians in all
tIo, G@hs from which the German occupa-
,Sa on Is withdrawn with the condition
TIM. 'he Germans be permitted 10 con-
Frsg,e ae communication with the army in
nanGe without interruption.
bv M Ter Noeste was received coolly
ri, 'As oheials in Antwerp. The Bel
to Government refused point-bank
lovsi,ls siTnsiaer the terms, which meant dis
Raioy $40 70 the Allies
trooas 'uln reply was a sally of her
TIPS TIP from Antwerp.
lsass ihhuenee Of Woeste, the former
henra,.oi oi the Catholic party. IS broken
~ l1Tlofth a as a result Of his ACTIVITY in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
LINERS BRING AMERICANS
FROM WAR DISTRICTS
4273 Arrive in New York-stories of
Fighting.

E1ghttng.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Three liners
which arrived today from Europe brought
l213 passengers, many of them Ameri
cans from the war zone. They were the
Anchor liner Cameronia with 369 first,
800 second and 357 third-class passengers;
the American liner st. Paul with 6O4 first
and $50 second class passengers, and the
Dutch liner Nieuw Amsterdam with 755
first, 6s4 second and 354 steerage pas
sengers.
Mrs. Marie Schaarschmidt, passenger
on the st. Paul, who is a Belgian by birth
said she had seen two women and a girl
Killed in Steinbruck a suburb Of Antwerp,
by bomb dropped from a Zeppelin air
ship.
II saw terrible evidence of suffering
everywhere in Belgioum," she said. II
was in Antwerp when the Germans were
approaching Fearing they would cap
ture Antwerp left for Ostend. On the
train leaving Ghent | saw woman car
rying the body of a dead child. The
mother told me that the child had died
of fright"
Among the passengers on the st. Paul
S52 were American refugees.
The Nieuw Amsterdam brought 147S
Americans She was held up twice by
British warships on the voyage over, but
none of the passengers was molested. =
Among her passengers was NJ. NJ.
Meyer, of Baltimore.
II was near Brussels when the Germans
took possession of that CITY," said Mr..
Meyer. "A short time later a trainload
of English, who did not know that the
city was in German hands, arrived They
were kept In the same train and sent on
to Germany as prisoners. A Red Cross
surgeon told me that the Red Cross
workers had to go armed upon the battle
field. as the Belgans shot at every one
in sight. In Belgium there was a Belgian
female oil brigade, whose duty 1t was to
go upon the battlefield after an engage
ment and pour boiling oil into the eyes
of wounded German soldiers, binding
them"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
11vERYMAN MISSES HIS HORSE
Rented Team to Man Who Fails to
Show UP.

Search is being made today by the
police throughout the city for a bay
mare. driven by a man who gave the
name Of Ben Albert and told Edward a.
Culhertson l7Ol Ludlow street, a livery
man. that he was a salesman for Morris
Abrahams COMPANY music dealers 1910
Broadway New York.
Culbertson gave the horse and light
runabout to the man several days ago
and Albert failed to return. The livery
man then wrote to the New York music
firm and vas advised that Albert Is not
in the employ of that company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
NEW HEBREW SYNAGOGUE
Congregation Plans to Build on
North Eighth Street.

A new Hebrew synagogue is to be built
in the near future at SSl North Eighth
street by the congregation OF the Chayra
Anshe Libavick Nusach Ar Association.
The lot, which has been sold TO the as
sociation by Albert Fl. Lsdner Inc. real
estate dealers, Fifth and Green streets.
has a frontage Of 80 feet and extends
back l1S feet to an alley.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
WAR WORRY CAUSES DEATH
Aged Germans Anxiety Over Strug-
gle in Europe Ends His Life.

Death due to general debility, thought
to have been brought on by his anxiety
ever the war in Europe. came to Fred
crick Dinner. in the Odd Fellows Home,
18th and Tioga Streets Dinner was 80
years old, a German by birth, and
wheelwright and wagon builder by
trade. For nearly 50 years he was
member of Schiller Lodge. No. So, 1. o.
o. F. Two daughters and a sister SUR
vive.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
Man Dies From Gas While in Bathtub

Despondent over the loss of relatives
IN the European conflict George Deorf-
fel. 81 years old, of 3713 North nth
street. committed suicide by inhaling
gas in a bathtub late Saturday night.
His body was found by his wife.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
VEDRINES WINS DUEL
5000 FEET UP IN AIR
Noted French Aviator Works Havoc
With German Foes.
PARIS. Sept, 2l.

PARIS. Sept, 2l.
Jules Nedrlnes, the noted French
aviator. has destroyed two German
Taube aeroplanes in three days.
The last aerial engagement occurred
on the Olse. A French convoy was at
tackled by a Taube, Vedrines, accom-
panied by an officer. rose in pursuit
Within 10 minutes the two aeroplanes
had risen TO a height of 5000 feet. Each
machine was armed with a light mtrail-
leuse and fred furiously at each other.
The craftsmanship OF Vedrines gun
man was SO superior and his evolutions
so much better than the Germans that
the Taube was soon riddled and dropped
to the ground, both its occupants being
killed,
The battle was over in Is minutes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
"BuY-A-BALE" INTEREST HERE

A number of Philadelphia business
men interested in the "buy-a- bale"
movement, started in the South to as
sist cotton planters. by purchase of tho
surplus raw cotton will meet tonight
to form a branch organization of the
movement in this city. To buy in the
cotton now while the European market
is closed. it is pointed out, will help the
South and prove good investment
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
AUTHOR HELD AT VIENNA

RUME. sept. 2I.
II Is officially announced from Vienna
that Henry Sienciewicz, the writer has
been liberated from prison, but is for
bdden to leave the city. All of the
imperial palaces in Vienna have been
converted into hospitals
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

| Je pan
The list follows:
| August 3--German- Russian engagement
| off Aland Islands. in Baltic; two Russian
| ships lost
August 5--German mine layer Koenigin
Luse sunk by British torpedoboat
Lance in North Sea.
August 6-German torpedoboat sunk off
Gedser light by boiler explosion.
August 6-British cruiser Amphion
sunk in North Sea by mine.
August 9-German submarine sunk by
British cruisers in North Sea.
August 13-German cruisers Goeben
and Breslau sold TO Turkey to escape
capture.
August 16-Austran battleship zrinyi
and three other Austrian warships sunk
in Adriatic by French fleet.
August 16-Unnamed German dread
nought reported ashore and out of ac-
ton at Trondiem. Norway.
August 27-German cruiser Magdeburg
ashore in Gulf of Finland, attacked by
Russian warships and blown up
August 27-German converted commerce
destroyed Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse sunk
by British cruiser High Flyer off west
coast of Africa.
August 2s-Two German cruisers and
two destroyers sunk in night engagement
off Heligoland, Another German cruiser
set afire and several German destroyers
DANA ged. British cruiser Amethyst and
destroyer LaerteS damaged.
August 3l-Japanese destroyer Shirotayo
went ashore off Using Tao and was de-
molished by German gunboat Jaguar
September 4-Seven German destroyers
arrived at Kiel badly damaged, believed
in fight week ago off Heligoland. Under
stood they aftarward sank in vicinity of
Kel Canal
September i-British torpedo gunboat
Speedy sunk BY mine in North Sea
September 6-Brtish light cruiser Path
finder sunk by German submarine in
North Sea; 246 lives lost
September 7--British cruiser Warrior re-
ported stranded in Mediterranean after
fight with German cruiser,
September S-Brtish converted cruiser
Oceanic wrecked off north coast of
Scotland. All of crew saved.
September l3-German light cruiser
Hela sunk by British submarine. Two
casualties.
September 17-Briush training ship Fis-
gard II foundered in gale in English |
Channel Twenty-one drowned.
September l4-German converted cruiser, |
supposedly Cap Trafalgar or Berlin, sunk |
by British converted cruiser Carmania |
off east coast of South America.
September l9-Austrian dreadnought |
Viribus Units reported damaged m |
Adriatc,
September 19-Australian submarine A. |
Ell sunk No details.
September 2O-British light cruiser Pc |
gasus caught in Zanzibar harbor over |
hauling machinery and completely dis
ahled by German cruiser. British loss, |
. killed and 50 wounded
Date unknown-German armored SUR
veying ship Move sunk by British cruiser
Pegasus,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
Headache Cure Nearly Causes Death

Mrs Emma Banker. of 31ls Judson
street. early Sunday morning took ali
overdose Of aromatic spirits of ammonia
in an effort to relieve a headache and
rarrowlv escaped death She was
trgated by Doctor Benedict at the Sa-
rnaritan Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
FORTY WARSHIPS LOST
OR DAMAGED TO DATE
Naval Casualties Record Heavy
Disasters to Powers Fleets.

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Forty warshps
have either been destroyed, badly dam
aged or otherwise lost to the European
Powers since the war began.
These are the known losses as reported
in the belligerent countries: The sinking
of the German surveying ship Move by
the British cruiser Pegasus, announced
in London without a date, suggests that
other warship disasters may be concealed
The naval casualties show that France
alone of the great Powers has not suf-
feral
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

ATHENS, Sept. 81.
The Turkish fleet is coaling at Constan-
unop!e according to reliable report re-
ceiyed here, and will be ready to move
within IS hours if the Porte decides to
side with Germany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-22

Information 10 the commander ~ the
army without loss of time.
I'm addition high towers serve rs wire
loss stations ana are al IN. greatest i'm
portance for this purpose. They arc. Tor
all these ren.ons, formidable weapons In
the hands of the army holding them and
the cause az great damage 10 the forces
attacking the city.
III tho French. ~ they admit them
solves. have used the city of Rcims - one
OF their strougholds IN the BATH" now
raging II was natural and matter Of
course that tho city was sh"lled by the
Germans They were compelled TO drive
the enemy OUT OF R-.ms or At least destroy
his defenc"s That tn" city caught fire
will surprise no one. and II the flames
could not b. controlled and finally reached
the cathedral the Germans cannot be
blamed for II.
but IL the French. as may DE supposed.
used the spires u the building as points
for observation the German artillery
would have been compelled to demolish
them They could not allow the enemy
10 XII their own men unhindered how
ever much they deplored the necessity
OF directing their fire agdins; an ediiice
that they themselves admired and rcvered.
ielf-preservaton IL the first law Of ma
ture, in war we'll az in peaceful times. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-22
"LOUTAIN STORY FALSE. "
German Government Says B~igisss
Fired ON German. First.

BErLIS. via London, Sept 2l-Ths
Government has given out the following
Statement, on the destruction OF Louvaln:
Belgium IL officially spreading false
representations about the occurrence
through which tho city ~ I>ouvau Was
mad" to suffer.
AN undoubtedly organized attach WAS
made upon the German troops at many
places In Louvain, after appareutll
friendly relations between the German
and the citizens Of the town had seemed
FOR twenty four hours to be beginning
The attack was at first against u Land
weir battalion. composed Of older men
OF quiet disposition and themselves mostly
fathers of families also against sections
OF tho General STAFF that had remained
In the city and upon moving columns OF
troops.
The Germans had many wounded and
killed They won the upper hand. how
ever. owing to the arrival ~ fresh troops
by rail-. who were fired upon at the station
The tiuth OF the foregoing statements II
established beyond all cavil. The CITY
Han was saved. but further attempts to
cxtiugui4h the fire We're unsuccessful"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-22
KING SHOOTS HIS CHAUFFEUR.
Discovered n" wns Being Driven
Into German Lines.

NOeCiH dbN HfHpd''H 2" I w ~
PARIS, Sept. 9l,-The ncwspap'r L.
Pro0rcs IN Nord prints a remarkable
story to-day to the effect that the King
of the Belgians shot and killed his
chauffeur who had tried to drive him
into the German lines.
While the King was with his troops
south of Antwerp he ordered he chauf-
feur to drive ahead. Tho ear started.
hut after while King Albert noticed
that the chauffeur had changed the di-
rection The King told the driver h.
was not going In the right direction, and
when the latter took no notice Of what
he said King Albert shot him dead.
The King then drove the car back Ia
the Belgian lines in safety
Papers were found in the clothing Of
The chauffeur showing that he had re
ccived an offer Of s25o,ooo from the
Germans for tho capture Of the King.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-22
WORLDS ART LOVERS
MOURN WITH REIMS
Belgian Commissioner Says De-
structiOn Of Cathedral l.
Terrible Blow.
LOSS FELT IN NEW YORK
Architects Call II a Calamity
Church Second to West
minister Abbey.
LOSS FELT IN NEW YORK

Count Louis No Lichterveldo. vuo is
the son o. q former Belgian Minister to
the United states. now secretary 10 the
Prime Minister or Belgium and TO the
belgian commissioners vino came to pro-
test to President Wilson against German
vandalism In Belgium. said yesterday at
the Waldorf wnen asked about the de
structon Of the cathedral al Roims
If, would bc better not to discuss such
q painful topic. That awful deed was Of
the same order OF devastation a. has been
seen I'm many places in Belgium. The
cathedral was an absolutely lrreplaceable
sacred building This last international
outrage has so affected the Belgian mem
berg Of our commission that we are no
longer in a mood to discuss the gravity
os our mission here.
People ask us II We are enjoying New
York and we reply that We are not !.
We think only of our broken homes and
devastated cities
Their public mission done. the Belgian
commissioners leave for Boston to-day
where they viii visit Harvard University
and go on TO Chicago. After strictly pri-
vate visits ther" thcy will return 10 New
York. visit Columbia University and sail
for homo toward the end Of the month
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-22

have been for tho most part destroyed
!, has been conclusively proved that the
lire 81 the German artillery was "N-
pressiv and Intentionally directed at the
chlrf buildings and monuments of the
town. Several inhabitants were killed.
Tho municipal councillors Of Paris
protest In a letter from the chairman
20 N" Mayor of Rcims against an act
which was done without military rea-
son. ferociously and In all the stupidity
Of hate"
\ writer in the GddlOiS says:
The cathedral was not only one Of
the purcst but the most complete chef
d'oeuvre left of the Middle Ages, 1t was
not only the lovclest editce Of Chris
t,anIty but was national cathedral
par excellence. W!th II portion OF
our national history disappears No
Trenchman In future Will think of the
abominable crime which the Germans
have Just committed against universal
art ANA our glorious history without
te4rs'