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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
BOMBS FROM SKY AT NIGHT
CAUSE TERROR IN OSTEND
Zeppelin Attack, However, Does Lit
tie Material Damage.

OSTEND, Sept. E
Hundreds of the residents of Ostend
fed from here today in terror, follow.
Ing a raid by a Zeppelin airship, that
dropped three bombs in the southeastern
part of the city last night. Panic pre-.
walls everywhere and an order has been
issued to burn no lights later than p. m
hereafter.
No extensive damage was done by the
aerial bombardment, which Is believed
here to be the German reply to the chal.
Dusseldorf and dropped bombs on the
BIckendorf aerodrome, headquarters Of
the Rhine Zeppelin squadron.
One of the bombs dropped by the Ger
mans partially wrecked the bridge on
the Avenue Smet de Naieyer and shat
tered the building occupied by Hans WI.
liams and the fish market, and the third
dropped in the harbor. The bomb that
wrecked the Williams building also dam
aged surrounding houses and tore up the
street, breaking electric wires and plung-
ing that section of the city into dark.
ness.
The Zeppelin made its appearance
about 8 o'clock in the evening, coming
from the direction of Thourout. The
first news of the raid came in mes-
sage to the burgomaster from houss
near the Canal de derivation. This re-
ported that n bomb had been dropped
from the Zeppelin. then at height Of
about 800 feet. upon the Smet de Naleyer
bridge over the canal and that the air
ship was travelling north.
A few moments later came the news
that a bomb had dropped in the Minque
or fish market. After this the Zeppe-
lin turned to the east, dropping tbs
third bomb In the AYant-Port, part OF
the reconstructed harbor.
The last seen of the great airshp Il
was disappearing In the darkness In
the direction of Thlelt. Its starting
point Is believed to have been Brussels
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
277 MILES OF SHIPS
OFF COAST OF ENGLAND
British Purser Reports Great Array
Near Portsmouth.

British Purser Reports Great Array
Near Portsmouth.
NEW YORK, Sept 25.-when the Royal
Mall steam packet Magdalena, which ar
rived here from Southampton, left the
latter place a few days ago there were
277 miles of ships moored in the Solent,
stretching from north of Netley to Ports
mouth, according to C. w. Harty, purser
of the Magdalena.
The purser said soldiers, sailors army
nurses and British scouts were permitted
TO ride free in the trains in English cities.
and that the scouts were doing useful
work carrying dispatches. Only three
trains were run daily between Southamp-
ton and London, and passengers were not
permitted on the platforms until the train
came in. Persons in automobiles were
stopped by the military and the machines
seized for war purposes.
Five of the big royal mail liners in the
Brazil trade, the Amazon, Arlanza, Avon
Aragon and Asturas, have been comman-
deered by the Government, two for hos
pital purposes and three for transport
work, Harty said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
CARNEGIE DEFENDS
KAISER s EFFORTS
TO MAINTAIN PEACE
Calls Him Most Sorrowful
Man in Europe Mill
tarism' in G e m a n y
Blamed for the Outbreak.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25-Andrew Carne-
gle arrived this morning on the steamship
Mauretania from Liverpool. Mr.. Carnegie
said he was glad to get away from Eng
land.
I'VE must maintain our neutrality
strictly" said Mr. Carnegie. I'VE are
great nation. It would make us too vain
to realize how great we are. The Kaiser's
action has upset me terribly. know him
well. The Emperor went for his holiday
around Kiel when he was informed Of the
trouble. He started back to Berlin, but
the mischief had been done. Sir Edward
Grey said the right thing when he said
we are not fighting the German people.
We are fighting the German miitarism'
N1ilitarism in Germany has enabled that
country to take the action 1t did In the
Enperors absence. The military clique
is not the Emperor. He Is the most sor-
rowful man in Europe"
Mr. Carnegie was asked about the En-
peror's holdings of Krupp stock.
PITY FOR THE EMPEROR.
81 know nothing about that" he said,
"but l do know the Kaiser has done all
ne COuld 1Or peace. lie IOunu NeTHdhS
under Bismarck an uncivilzed nation.
lie dropped Bismarck ana made wonder
ful reforms in Germany. He stopped duel
Ing and provided pensions for the aged
and the poor 1 pity the Kaiser from
the bottom of my heart. He is not only
a great man, but a good man. We have
abolished slavery-the owning of man by
man. The next step is to abolish war,
the killing of man by man"
Mr.. Carnegie said that he would not
volunteer a prophecy as TO the length of
the war.
The Mauretania carried 1904 passengers
passengers were Sir John Forbes Robert
son, the English actor, who will make u
tour of the United States, beginning in
Detroit; Antonio Scott, the Italian BARI
tone and r. w. Whitridge, president of
the Third Avenue Railway of New York.
ACTOR SEES LONG WAR.
I'VE are fighting with clean hands and
we are fighting to the finish" said Forbes
who added that the war would
last much longer than Americans sup
pose.
Scott said that even II Italy went to
war he would not have to go because
he was an only son, a condition which |
permitted him to escape war service. |
Scotti said Caruso had brother who |
would enlist in his place, should the |
famous tenor be called for service.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
COMEDY AND TRAGEDY FROM
GREAT EUROPEAN WAR DRAMA

! standing out against the rest when Ave
comrades came up and assisted him in
| dispatchng the others.
| "The Uhlans thought was cornered,'
! said Krjutchkoff. but l gave them no
! time to attack me. An officer tried to
| cut me down, but I hit him over the
/ head His helmet protected him and
| then I got angry and killed him. They
! were charging me with lances, so l
seized one, too, and drove 1t In one after
| another. / was too angry to feel the
thrusts they gave me. Finally five COM
rades arrived and the Germans who
were not killed or wounded fled"
Belgians are telling with great pride
many stories of Burgomaster Max, OF
Brussels, who is now regarded as one
of the national heroes, as a result of
his handling of the delicate situation
presented when the Germans marched
upon the capital
one OF these stories Is that when Max
met the German commander and it was
agreed that the invading troops should
enter the city without resistance, the
German officer laid his revolver on the
table across which they were to confer
with great flourish. Immediately the
Burgomaster whipped out his fountain
pen and, with a gesture equally emphatic,
banged it down on the table alongside
the revolver.
Eighteen-year-old Corporal Bupin, who
served in the regiment of Major Jeanne,
wounded during the heroic defense OF
Iiege, will henceforth hold a place In
Belgian history as high as that accorded
any individual, Corporal Lupin gave his
life to his country. The Germans to
whom he gave his life paid for it with
the annihilation of battery of field ar
tilIery, horses and men, and the decisive
defeat of an attacking column of infantry
Major Jeanne tells the following story of
Corporal Lupins heroism:
1--WE were on the right bank of the
Meuse at Bellaire, in close touch with
the German battery. The musketry on
both sides was terrible. All at once the
Germans adopted new tactics. They
seemed to withdraw from their position.
and we could distinctly notice their ranks
splitting as If in great confusion. 1t
was only to bring UP more artillery which |
had been rushing from behind The move
was smartly executed, the ranks closed !
again, and for time they seemed rs IL |
they We're going to have the advantage |
over us.
But now again young Lupin had seen |
his chance looming, and what he did |
altogether changed the face of things. |
Like a flash, the boy dashed Off under
cover of n ditch to the left Of the Ger !
man battery. At 200 metres distance he
found shelter behind a wall. He took aim
at the battery in enflade, and his Mauser
brought down in quick succession the .
chief officer, the under officers and the
artillerymen. This time real confusion
took place at the German battery, which
was nearly silenced. The Germans. think
nE that a whole platoon was now at
-ackins them directed their last piece of
artillery on the wall, and with terrific
rash the wall came down. burying the
'rave Corporal Lupn. The boys bravery
lad weakened the German position and
t did not take us long TO scatter them
md put another victory on our list"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
1876 BRITISH LOST
IN NORTH SEA FIGHT
Admiralty Reports s3e Officers and
Men Saved.

LONDON, Sept. 25
The Admiralty today published a list
of 779 petty officers, n-commssloned Of
ficers ana sailors rescued after the cruis-
ers Ahoukir, Cressy and Hogue were sunk
by a German submarine attack in the
North Sea. A list of GO officers who were
rescued was made public Yesterday. The
total number of survivors as given in the
estimates, is 1876.
According to estimates made from the
latest assignment lists OF the navy, the
three ships carried 22l1 officers and men.
The total number lost according to these
estimates Is 1876.
The 10 men officially listed today as
saved included 352 from the Hogue, 237
from the Aboukir and 1870 from the Cressy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
AUSTRIANS IN REVOLT,
SAY ROME DISPATCHES
Country in Upheaval, According to
Diplomats in Rome.

ROME, Sept. 25
Smoldering discomfort among the
mixed nationalities of Austria has burst
into open flames. according to advices
received by diplomats here today. In
Bohemia. Austrian Silesia and Crotia
revolts already have broken out.
Rioting Is said to have been In prog.
ress at Prague for many days, A num-
ber of Americans were recently In that
city and efforts are being made to
learn whether they left before the dis
orders broke out.
Publication of official lists of the dead
and wounded in the Gallcian campaign
revealed that the greatest losses were
suffered by Czech and Croatian troops
who, because of suspicion as to their
loyalty, have been put in the first line
of the soldiers opposing the Russians
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
GERMANS LOSE 10000
AT VERDUN. SAYS REPORT
Forts Terrific Fire Works Havoc
Among BesiegeTs.

PARIS. Sept. %. - Reliable reports
reaching Paris today. which have not
pet been officially confirmed. state that
the Germans lost 8oOoo men in assaults
against the forts at yerduH, 1000 OF
these being killed and 2oooo wounded
The Germans suffered the heaviest
losses in 1ghting which has followed sor-
ties Of the French army from the forts
surrounding the city.
The forts are keeping up a heavy ar
tillery hre in reply 70 the German bonn
bardmepL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
LEAVE NO FRENCH
LIVING, " REPORTED
ORDER TO GERMANS
Rheims Again Bombarded
and Destruction of Entire
Forces Said to Have Been
Directed.
BORDEAUX. sept. .

HVNIElHJA, 0FnT. =,
German artillery is again bomDard.nr
the Cathedral Of Notre Dame at Rheims.
according to an official announcement is
sued at the War Office today It stated
that the bombardment was resumed last
night.
A statement issued at the Foreign Of
nee declares that General Stenger. com
mander of the Fltty-tlird Brigade Of Ger
man infantry, issued the following order
TO his forces:
into your hands, singly or IN groups. Dis
patch the wounded whether armed or uu-
armed. The Germans must leave no
French behind them"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25

! four-leafed clover, pressed, dried and
scented-the same one carried by his
! grandfather A years ago--is tucked away
in a pocket of Kaiser Wilhelm's gray
greatcoat these days.
The little daughter Of an old court Off
cal. Louis Schneider, plucked this leaf
in the Royal Park, Kabesburg, in July,
1870 After the German victory at Sedan
the child presented the green spray to
old King william.
Months later the Schneider child and
her father were summoned before the
Emperor.
"Here is your little piece Of clover"
said the monarch. "It has won me VIC
tory. l give it back to you. my child,
and hope It will bring YOU mck. too"
The Kaiser then cut off one OF his white
Curls and handed 1t with the clover to
the girl.
Years later Miss Schneider presented
the talisman to the daughter of the
Countess Dehna as a baptismal gift.
When the war broke out in August last
the Countess through the Empress, pre-
sented the clover to the Kaiser.
CThe truth OF this piece of news is
vouched for by the German War Press
BureauD
A statement by the British Official
Press Bureau says
The Germans rely on concentrated
and prolonged artillery fire to shatter
our nerves, hut the British soldier is a
difficult person to impress or depress
even by immense shells filled with high
explosives which detonate with terrific
violence and form craters large enough
TO serve as graves for five horses The
German howitzer shells are eight and
.4V,.
they send up columns of greasy black
smoke on this account they are ir-
reverently dubbed coal boxes black
Marias' and Jack Johnsons.' Men
taking things in this spirit seem likely
to upset the calculations based on the
loss of morale carefully framed by the
German military philosophers"
A Masonic sign. given by a Belgian |
resident of Louvan. and Immediately /
recognized and honorcd by German /
officer, saved 20 Begians from death in
Louvain. All had been arrested charged |
with shooting at the Germans,
The Belgian Mason while facing the
firing squad gave a certain sign and the |
German officer Immediately engaged |
him in conversation He explained ma .
sonIcally that he was not guilty and /
that not a single one of the party had .
been guilty Of any atrocities. The Ger
man officer Immediately ordered them all
released
Although he received nine wounds in
the chest and back and lost a finger a
few weeks ago, Kozma Krjutchkoff,
Cossack, who attactd % Uhlans single
handed has returned to the front and
is again with his regiment.
Krjutchkoff regarded his wounds, in
ficted by THAN lances, with contempt
''rhpV not wounds he insisted |
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
LONDON. Sent. Of

From several points the news was re-
ceived today that the Kaiser is under
the care of the imperial physician, suf-
fering from severe cold. The corre-
spondent Of the Chronicle, wiring from
Geneva, says the Emperor spent a long
time in the trenches around Verdun,
and was thoroughly drenched by the
heavy rain. He failed to change his
clothing and was later forced to remain
in bed while his physicians took steps
to prevent an attack of pneumonia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
ATTACK so SUDDEN GERMAN
SHIP COULD NOT ESCAPE
Former Captain Of the Kaiser Will
helm Describes Loss of Liner.

NEW YORK, sept. 70.
Captain Adolph Meyer. navigating
officer of the North German Lloyd liner
Kaiser wilhelm der Crosse, the con-
verted German cruiser that was sunk by
the British cruiser High Flyer off the
west coast Of Africa on August q, and
who has arrived here from Kingston on
the Santa Marta gave the first au-
thentc account of the sinking of the
big merchantmen. Captain Meyer Is 50
years old and owing to his poor health
he was placed on parole by the British.
He Is depressed on account of the loss
OF his ship.
1.-THE High Flyer came upon us so sud-
denly" the skipper declared, that we
were unable to escape. We were being
coaled by the Hamourg-American liner
Bethania. When the Kaiser was sink
ing we transferred all the crew to the
Bethania and escaped. The High Flyer
did not pursue us. We headed for an
American port, but we were captured
by the British cruiser Essex 81 miles
southeast of Charleston, s. c."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
MAY TAX AUTOMOBILES

WASHINGTON Sept, % Senator Sim
mons. chairman Of the Finance Com
mttee said today that a strong dispo-
EitioH had grown up on the part Of some
Senators 70 tax automobiles instead Of
taxing gasoline. as In the House war tax
bill
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
GER MANS ROUTED
BY BELGIANS AND
FORCED TO RETIRE
Armored Train Captured
With 800 Prisoners-Al-
legged Peace Proposals
Again Rejected by King
Albert's Government.
ANTWERP, Sept. 25.

ANTWERP, Sept. 25.
1t was officially announced today that
the Belgian army had taken the Of
fensive against the Germans after sal.
lying from the Antwerp forts and had
defeated the enemy in a sharp fight
Gouth of here, forcing the Germans to
withdraw toward Brussels. The Bel
gians took 500 prisoners, an armored
train and three guns, it is stated One
hundred and eight Germans are report
ed killed.
Premier De Broquevllle announced to-
day that Germany had made fresh pro-
posals for peace with Belgium, but de-
clared they had been rejected He said:
We understand the purpose of Ger
many. but they can never be accom-
pllshed. The barbarians, after burn
ing our cities and outraging our
people, now want to make peace so
they may send their troops from
Belgium to France. We have in
dignantly declined to treat with them
and shall continue to do So
1t was also officially announced at the
War Office that two unexploded Zeppelin
projectiles had been found at Waereg-
ham. The description of them given out
said they contained picric acid and were
about 81 inches in diameter and about
four feet long.
The peace proposals from Germany are
reported to have been transmitted by
Karl Liebknicht, leader of the German
Socialists, who is said to have been tour
ing Belgium The Antwerp newspapers
say he has been at Louvain, Tirlemont
Aerschot, Dinant and Namur, and rep
resented himself as Mortified by the
scenes he had witnessed.
One paper quotes the Socialist leader
as saying he would proclaim throughout
Germany the outrages the Germans had
committed and provoke a revulsion of
feeling that would soon terminate the
war
AMSTERDAM. Sept 25.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
Argentina Ambassador Named.

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 25.-Doctor
Romula s, Naon has been appointed
Ambassador TO the United States, the
first under the recent action OF this
Government in elevating the legation to
an embassy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
NORWEGIAN eHIP SUNK
Strikes Mine in North Sea-British
Save Captain and Crew.


A South Shields dispatch says that the
Norwegian steamship Hesvlk has been
destroyed by striking a mine in the North
Sea.
The chief engineer and one of his as
sIstants were killed, but the captain and
the crew of IA were rescued by a British
warship and brought to South Shields,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
GERMAN DIPLOMAT SLAIN
BY DISGUISED JAPANESE

Garb in Making Reconnoitres.
PEKIN, Sept 25.
A letter received here from a German
In Tsing-Tao says that Baron Won Eisen-
bach, formerly Second Secretary of the
German Legation at Pegin, was killed by
a Japanese patrol dressed in Chinese
clothes.
A dispatch from Pekin sent on Septem-
her 19 said Baron Won Eisenbach had
been killed before TsingTao on Sep
tember l6 in a skirmish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
900 Americans Leave Copenhagen.

COPENHAGEN, Sept 25.-The scandI-
naYian-Amerlean liner oscar II sailed
Thursday with SO Americans. The
exodus from Denmark Is about over
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
MONKS PRESSED INTO WAR
Germans Said to Have Called Trap
pists in Alsace.

LONDON, Sept. 25.-The Germans are
said to have called up 80 Trappist monks
In Alsace as part Of their last reservists.
according 10 a dispatch received by
news agency from Basel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-25
AMSTERDAM. Sept. o..

AMSTERDAM, Sept. q
The Germans are destroying all bridges
in the vicnit of Liege which might be
of strategic value, according to persons
arriving from the south OF Belgium at
Maestricht.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-25

On a sandy lake shore a few days ago proud
mother was teaching her two-year-old daughter to
swim. At first the tot, clad in what looked like a
dolls bathing suit, afraid of the water and
screamed in terror the rolled in upon her
little feet
But mama patient and tactful She didn Z
try to force the ISSUE Instead she lay down beside
the frightened little one took her in her
and talked reassuringly until the first scare was
over; then hand in hand, they waded slowly outward
the baby gaining confidence every STEP 1t WASH
long till daughter laughing too, and padding
Justify and even enjoying it when larger than
usual bowed her over.
That young miss will learn to swim like a
fish and to be at ease in the water
Later in life, should she go canoeing with some
chump that rocks the boat she won't be among the
missing But, strong, sturdy selfreant, she will
strike out for the shore and maybe save the chump,
too-though it's a question whether that kind of a
bonehead deserves to be saved.
Are you teaching your children to swim9
There's hardly sport that's better as sport, to
say nothing of it's life Saving value
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-25
SISTER SYMPATHY,

A young woman collecting
rents for a reform tenement as
ISOLATION appeared one day with
an Ice bag bound over one eye.
She explained to the tenant that
she had conjunctivitis. That was
worse than Greek to Mrs. KIa-
walskf, who insisted on seeing
what such a long word might
mean. Nothing was said till the
afflicted member was rebandaged
when the Polish sister, wise in.
experience, remarked with a
sigh:
Sorry, but I aid not know you
were married
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-25
NOT on THE MENU

Prospects of a good meal were
not bright, but the fly-blown eat
ing house was the only thing of
it's kind in the neighborhood, so
Johnson had no choice but to en-
ter and try his luck.
Entering the dingy, dining
room, he seated himself a table
covered by a stained cloth.
A depressed waiter saantered
in eventually, and nearly tainted
on beholding a customer.
Have you any cold pier"
querieds Johnson.
Emo, siri"
ANY chicken"
Emo, sir!"
We'll. l suppose can have
some beef, can't II"
Emo, siri"
What on earth have you got
in the house, them"
"Er-the sheriff, sir"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-25
Waking Up In the Schools

1t is gratifying to learn that the school children
of North Yakima to be educated broader
lines-that ancient history will be paired off with
study of modern events and that the lives and
vices of living Statesmen will be part of the
curriculum. In North Yakima, school children
to study the lives of Governor Lister and Senator
Wesley l.. Jones' 1t is fine thing! School children
ments of our representatives in congress- 1t is to
be hoped however, that in holding up the life of
Senator JONES' the schooma ANS will not overlook
that passionate page in his history entitled Me and
Lorimer'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-07-25
1T swEARs OFF

ST." said the temperance man,
strongly object to the custom OF
christening ships with cham
payne"
Il don't" replied the other
man. 81 think there's a temper
ance lesson in it,"
How can that be?"
We'll, Immediately after the
first battle of wine the ship takes
to water, and sticks to it ever
after" =