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Evening journal., 1914-04-09
S24.75O.OOO lost
BY THE new TARIFF
Receipts for the First Nine
Months Only $225,-
100000
INQUIRIES
TO GOVERNMENT

WASHINGTON, April 0.-The Treas
ury Department last night issued a
statement having the approval OF Sec
retary McAdoo in which it was asserted
chat the government receipts from GUS
toms for the current fiscal year. which
Will end June so. probably will exceed
the estimate Of S27O,OOO,OO0 made with
reference to the operations OF the new
tariff law.
The statement, issued in response TO
many inquiries rs 10 the receipts from
customs for the first six months Of the
new tariff, follows:
1T was estimated that the receipts
rom customs Tor the fiscal year 1914,
which included three months under the
tariff act of 1900. and nine months nm
der the present tariff act, approved Oc-
;ober 3, 1913, would amount TO $780,
100000, resulting in q loss Of $4,000
900 from the customs receipts OF the
previous years.
"The total customs collections for the
nine months Just ended amounted to
S22j.5O0,00O. showing a loss for the nine
months period Of S24,750,OOO as compar-
ed with the collections for the same
period during the fiscal year ended June
80, 1913. As this loss is only one
half Of the estimated loss for the whole
year, il Is probable that the receipts
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1914,
viii exceed the estimate.
1T Is 70 be noted that the loss in
revenue during the months of January
and February, 1914, amounted in round
numbers TO sis and ten million dollars,
respectively This was caused by the
falling OIL of the duties paid upon sugar,
as that commodity was retained in
bonded warehouses pending the reduc-
tion of sugar duties on March /, l0l4.
The customs receipts for these two
months amounted TO S23, 100000 and
Sl7 100000 respectively
"The customs receipts for the month
of March just closed We're nearly S26,
600 600, as against S27 100000 Tor the
corresponding month of 1918. showing a
loss of but 81 800 600 and a recovery Of
receipts as compared with February Of
this year of over Ss,O0O000-
"ln view of tine above figures II now
appears that a monthly average Of less
than Sl5.OO0,0OO for April, May and
June. the remaining three months of the
present fiscal year, would bring the
Total of customs receipts up to 49,
100000. the original estimate for this
fiscal year. II is probable that receipts
for the three remaining months viii
exceed this average OF Sl5.OOO,OOO, and
/ that the total receipts Tor the fiscal
/ wear viii run over the estimate of
/ s270, 100000
Evening journal., 1914-04-09
MISS THOMPSON IS BRIDE
OF fort DU PONT OFFICER

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DELAWARE CITY. Del. April g.
Miss Dagma Thompson, daughter Of
Sergeant and Mrs. John Thompson,
and Sergeant James NJ. Hoover, Of
the 139th Company, stationed at Fort
DUPONT. were married at the brides
home last night, by Or. John l..
Rushbrldgc The home was beauti-
fully decorated with flags, ferns and
red flowers. The bridal party wore
the full dress military uniform.
Music was furnished by the 18th
Coast Artillery Band.
The bride wore white silk char
meuse trimmed with shadow lace and
pearls. The matron Of honor. Mrs.
j. Minogue. Of New York City, wore
net tunic over white satin. The
bridesmaids, Miss Eugenia Thompson
and Miss Pauline Tugend. wore pale
blue brOcaded crepe de chine and
carried red carnations. Tho bride
carried a shower bouquet Of carna-
tion and roses, trimmed with lilies OF
the valley. Sergeant Edgar Dula.
OF the 1S9th Company, Was grooms-
man.
Following the ceremony q reception
was held at the home of the bride.
Among those present werea William
Minogue. OF New York City: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Scharnagel, of Baltimore
Md: First Sergeant Frederick II
Burke, Sergeant Lewis T. Fry. Ser
geant Edgar Duia, Corporal Caneai
Reyis. Corporal Walter White, Cor
poral Joseph zielinskl. OF the 139th
Company; Master Gunner Frederick
Evans. Fort DUPONT: Mrs. Harry
Armstrong and Miss Maggie Tugend
of here; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wagner
Of Philadelphia.
The couple have received a large
number of beautiful presents. They
will spend their honeymoon on an
extensive trip through the South.
Evening journal., 1914-04-09
WINDOW DISPLAY OF
KYANIZE PRODUCTS

One Of the prettiest decorated show
windows for Easter. in this city, may
be seen at the store OF the Byrne
Paint and Glass Company, No 622
King street Easter decorations, it
can rightfully be said. belong almost
exclusively to millinery, clothing, de-
partment and confectionery stores.
IN this instance there has been a de-
parture from the rule In this dis
play. paints. mostly the products Of
the Kyanize Manufacturing Com
pany, whose output is composed OF
varnishes and floor finishes, so 10
make up the decorations. The VIM
dow is tastefully arranged with the
products Of this concern and Easter
flowers set here and there. to balance
the effect, help materially TO en-
hance the beauty of the window
sunbursts make up the background
of the pretty picture. the sun being
represented by round placards setting
forth the merits of Kyanize products.
The decorating was done by Paul
Byrne and A. c. Lineman. the latter
a professional window decorator.
The kyanize people offer prizes to
their agents having the best window
displays. and a photograph Of the
display here Will be forwarded to the
concern.
Evening journal., 1914-04-09
Financial needs
OF THE CITY PARKS

A preliminary estimate of park
maintenance funds for the coming
fiscal year was submitted by the
executive committee of the board at
the meeting of the Board of Park
Commissioners yesterday afternoon,
which was referred back to the
executive committee for revision If
they feel that such Is needed, and
this committee was authorized to
submit the estimates to City Council.
The treasurer reported a balance
in bank at last report Of S17.4S2.59,
with receipts from rents. 1892, and
from Woodlawn Company for sur
veys, S76.92. making a total Of S17,-
691.5f; paid out during the month,
S1,29767. leaving q balance on hand
OF $16,393.S4 The Zoo account at last
report was $5OO.O2. with expenditures
to Zoo Association of SS3.34, leaving
a balance of S416.6S. The finance COM
mittee reported examining bills total
ing S2S2.60, which were ordered paid.
The preliminary estimates respect
ing park maintenance funds which
are subject TO change. follow:
Expenditures Guards. $4,000; en-
cheering superintendent. S2,5O0;
lighting. S1.500; repairs TO roads, ST.
600; repairs to buildings, $500; swim
ming pool expenses, $500; play
grounds, $4,000; miscellaneous, 81
300. Total, $4,000
Receipts Rentals, $1,000; interest.
500; swimming pools, $500. Total.
$1,000; difference. $25,400.
lmprovSments-G avenue west
OF Market, S4,S00; Jessup road, Van
Buren to West, S4,500; Jessup road,
Van Buren to the city line, S4.S0O:
work at Elliott's run, $500; curb on
Jessup's road, near Zoo. 500; side
walk, Lowering avenue. S1,700; grad.
ing, etc, Rattlesnake run, $500;
changes at Van Buren, street and
Park Drive, $500; changes in comfort
house and sewer inlet near dam
$500; bituminous macadam, near
Lowering avenue near Clayton, 81.
500; grading In Rockford road, $500
change IN drive near Bayard Memo.
rial, $500; bath IN Delamore Park
500; walk and curb In Kirkwoot
Park, 500; sidewalk on Third street
between Clayton and DUPONT $500
grading and additional tennis cour
in Clayton Park. $500; grading il
Woodlawn Park. $500; grading n
Stapler Park, 800: sidewalk an,
curbing Lincoln Park, $4,000; fenc,
at Tatnall street playground. 5000
grading ana alterations 10 old hous,
at Eden Park. $500; grading, soil
etc, Sixteenth and Walnut streets
$1,000; miscellaneous. $1,000. Total
| S27,1O0.
This includes nothing for work a
| Christiana Park nor on the Conra,
street ground
Evening journal., 1914-04-09
Reliable-FOley's Honey and Tar
Compound.

Just be sure that you buy Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound-it is a re-
liable medicine for coughs, colds,
Group, whooping cough, bronchial
and la grippe coughs, which are
weakening to the system. Il also
gives prompt and definite results for
hoarseness. tickling throat and stuffy
wheezy breathing. For sale by n. b.
Danforth, Market and Second Streets.
ADV.
Evening journal., 1914-04-09
RECITAL AT COnKMAN.

Under the supervision Of Mrs. VIII
liam G.. Jeanness, a recital viii be
given by a number Of the pupils of
Miss Irene Fulton. reader and inn
personator. on April 21. at Goodman
~ T.. Church, Fourteenth and du-
Pont street.
The program viii include musical
selections, drills, etc, and its special
feature will be a sketch entitled,
THE Crystal Gazer." The recital
viii be given for the benefit of the
church mortgage fund.
Evening journal., 1914-04-09

big good place for worms
looking though they Just ready to be eaten
ahght the Walk and nave
breakfast he sped big shiny peerng at him from around e
all covered with
then big sleek body and switching tail ne knew kneM ne
looked TO you
He also that the cat was as hune as he was and wanted nee
wanted fat lie
he decided to risk being eaten by the cat
asleep TO
vhet
walk the
wings and rise in the air beyond the
Up in very still after the cat
he TO his
"a without his
We'll the
cat myself
Evening journal., 1914-04-09

Our motto: Don't crow, but keen
scratching Fish. oysters and clans.
A. VI. Ainscow. Eighth and Tanan
Sts-
Evening journal., 1914-04-09
SLEEPYTHIF
The Robin and.
the Worms
BY VIRGINIA VALE.

Once upon a time on spring
day. just like this, a big red robin
Jumped out of bed at about 6
O'Clock in the morning saying to
himself: 81 am so happy spring Is
here. Now ] must get up with the
sun every morning for they say the
early bird catches the worm"
He flew out of the tree in the
orchard whore he had spent the
night and around the house to the
concrete walk which. being full OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
GERMAN ADVANCE CHECKED
IN POLAND, PETROGRAD SAYS
Offensive on Vistula Called Tempo
rary Advantage.
PETROGRAD. n

n,
Official admission that the German
forces operating from Thorn had made
a sudden invasion through the valley of
the Vistula and reached the region OF
Plock caused considerable uneasness
here until the Army Messenger an
nounced today that this offensive move
ment had been declsively checked. 1t
stated that the Germans had suffered
heavily In losses and had been compelled
to abandon their aims upon the fortress
of vo-Georgievsk, northwest of War
saw.
"The German efforts to divert the at
tention of the Russian armies have
failed completely" says the Army Mes
senger. "As a result of our advance
into East Prussia the Germans tried TO
assume double offensive. One was from
Thorn to induce our troops to withdraw
from East Prussia and the other was
from Cracow.
Both of these efforts failed. The two
offensive movements were declsively
checked and the Germans were again
forced to fall back upon their bases.
THE Russian armies have succeeded
in maintaining their freedom of move.
ments and in every way have demon
strated their superiority over the enemy"
An official report from the General
STAFF announces the occupation of Pos
sessern, town on the Marggrabowa-
Angerburg Railroad, only nine miles
northeast OF the East Prussian fortress
of LOetzen.
The capture of this town indicates
progress in the Russian campaign in the
vicinity of the Mazur Lakes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
CZAR SENDS URGENT APPEAL
HERE FOR ARMY SURGEONS
Russian Soldiers in Dire Need of
Medical Attention, Message States.

An appeal for surgeons and physicians
to serve in the Russian army was re-
ceived today at the headquarters Of the
Emergency Aid Committee, 1928 Walnut
street This is the first time the Czar
has called upon Philadelphians for aid
and the message is said to have come
from high officials.
The lack of medical supplies and sur
geons to care for the Russian wounded,
the letter said. was distressing Many
men. whose lives might have been saved
had they been given medical treatment III
time, died 1t is impossible for the COM
paratlvely small staff OF surgeons to care
for all of the wounded and the hospital
supplies are fast being depleted
DIR. Joseph A. Blake, head of the Amerl-
can Ambulance Hospital, addressed per-
sonaI letter to Mrs. George w. Pepper
and DIR J. William White, asking them
IN use their influence with the Ala Com
mittee to obtain medical supplies. He
asked for a general line of hospltal sup
plies. but laid particular stress upon the
urgent need of warm woolen blankets ana
rubber sheets for beds
Mrs. Edgar X. Rowland Is collecting
cigarettes and tobacco for the men on
The fring line in Europe. The men in the
cities. she said, can get something TO
smoke. but those on the firing line cannot,
Sbe has placed a box in the hall leading
to The committee rooms, asking passersoy
10 drop a cigarette or package OF 10
bacco in.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
GERMANS, VICTORS
ON VTSTULA, PLAN
MOVE ON WARSAW
Russians Defeated at Plock
Are Pushed Back Toward
LODI - Berlin Reports
Success at East Prussian
Points.
RrRLtN. Nov. II.

BERLIN, Nov. II.
Advance on warsaw has not been
abandoned as a part Of the German
strategy in Poland. The army along the
vistula has decisively defeated a Rus
sian force OF 10000 near Plock, which Is
ON the direct river line TO Warsaw. Twen-
ty-three thousand prisoners and score
OF machine guns were captured.
The general staff has made the follow
ing announcement:
"The fighting in the east continues
Yesterday our troops, operating In East
Prussia, repulsed the enemy in the region
south of Stallupoehnen. Troops from
West Prussia successfully resisted the ad-
vance Of Russian forces at soldau, and
after a successful battle at Lipno drove
them back in the direction of Plock
STRONG Russian forces are advancing
along the right bank OF the Vistua River
In this lighting we made 500 prisoners
and captured ten machine guns UP to
yesterday.
"a decision has been arrived at in the
battle which has been going on for the
last few days i'm continuation of our
successes at wlozlawsk, in Russian Po-
land on the Vistula, 30 miles northwest
of Plock, where several Russian army
corps In opposition to us we're driven
back beyond Kutno.
Austrian official bulletins given out
here today say that the Austrian gar
rlson at Przemysl Is showing great energy.
The Austrians It is asserted, have made
a successful sortle to the north OF the
fortress"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
RUSSIAN WARSHIPO
DRIVE BACK TURKS
In BLACK SEA RAID
Campaign Duplicate of
Flanders Battles Sui
tans Reserves Annihilated
Near Khamur-P -Petrograd
Office Uneasy.

PETRoGRAD, Nov. 17.-omcial reports
Of the lighting in the Caucasus state that
the struggle between the Russian and
Turkish troops Ia practically duplication
OF the battle In Flanders. Russian war
ships In the Black Sea are aiding the
land forces and have inflicted heavy
losses In the Turkish ranks
Tcday's official statement declares:
On the Black Sea the Turkish Of
fcnsivc on the coast road near Liman
has failed Attacked on their rear
1anks by fire from our warships, the
Turks suffered heavy losses. Their re-
serves we're annihllated. our troops
operating in the TSlytchgaduk Pass
near 1[hamur completely defeated the
ottoman forces and numerous bands
Of Kurds.
While the War ONCE maintains that
tine Russian armies are successful every
ton on the Caucasus front, whore the
Turk have apparently been very success
ful. la causing great anxiety. The strength
OF the ottoman forces In that region. the
military experts declare, shows that
Turkey was preparing for war for many
weeks before II entered the fray
The Ottoman army in Asia Minor APP
pnrcntly s we'll organized and equipped
and thus far has revealed none of the de-
tects that II displayed when taken to
European Turkey to participate in the
Balkan war.
Admission that the Russians had been
driven from their positions Mt Koprukeni.
which they had won with heavy expense
of men caused alarm here The War
ONCE asserts that the Russian retirement
was made In good order and that as soon
ms reinforcements arrive at the front to
offset the numerical strength of the
Turks the advance upon Erzerum will be
resumed.
In the meantime, however, the Kopru-
keni positions are being fortified by the
Turkish soldiers and the Russians will
have more difficult task on the second
invasion than they faced on the first.
The Ministry OF Finance today promul-
gated a number of trade orders. The
export of copper brass, steel and lead,
except to France, England and Servia Is
forbidden. The expectation OF sugar
through ArchanRel without duty. A milf
tary tax on cotton Of Sl.35 per pood (36.OI
pounds) is imposed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
Bv RICHARD c. KLEG1N

NEW YORK, Nov. i7.-The loss Of the
British dreadnought Audacious only EN-
phasizes what I have told here OF the
extreme secrecy maintained by the British
War Office and Admiralty, ably assisted
by the seepless censor.
The fact that the Audacious was sunk
must have been known in Berlin three
hours after the event; in ~ hours every
naval attache in every Embassy In Eu-
rope knew 1t, most probably. But the
passengers on the rescuing Olympic were
sworn TO secrecy--to get off that boat they
would have sworn TO anything-sO the
all-important news was slow to leak out,
Being ashore, the Olympic's former pas
sengers are talking now.
Up to this time nearly 2 per cent. OF
Great Britalns men-o'-war and merchant
men have been destroyed by Germanys
small, fast cruisers, submarines and float-
? ing mines.
This great loss, in less than four
months time, is the more shocking to
Great Britain because It strikes at her
chiefest purpose in this war
For l have heard in Petrograd, Paris
and Antwerp not loud, but deep and bit
ter complaints that Englands war cry
is not "Annihilate Germanys armies"
or Destroy Germany's navy" but Cap
ture Germanys foreign trade and her
colonies"
In word, the other allies avow that
the Britshers' commercial spirit. their
shopkeeping impulse, hangs over them like
fog over London and dampens their
martial ardor.
But business and commerce aside. it
must violently alarm all England when
guard ship patroling the estuary OF
the Thames, supposedly protecting hun
dreds of merchant vessels, iS torpedoed
and sunk as the Niger was the other day
when not another British warship was
visible through a patent extension tele-
scope.
At Kiel three weeks ago q number of
German naval officers with whom I be-
came well acquainted told me that while
every man In the German navy was burn
Ing with anxiety to get a shot at the
English, the plans of their naval staff
were holding them back until the moment
when a sudden, unexpected and decisive
blow could be struck that would influence
the situation so strongly as to enable
Germany TO dictate n settlement on terms
favorable to herself. for the belief pos
sesses all Germany that England will be
the first to cry enough when the first
drop of English blood is split on English
soil.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-17
GERMANS GAINED
GROUND AT YPRES,
BRITISH ADMISSION
Town Still Held, Despite
Gallant Charges of Prus-
sian Guards-Praise for
Courage of Kaiser Men.

LONDON. Nov. II.
An official narrative describing the oper-
atoms of the British troops in France on
the Government Press Bureau today. 1t
admits that the Germans have gained
ground about Ypres, but says that they
have failed to capture that town.
The narrative, written by an officer
attached to the stan of General French
also admits that the British suffered
heavy losses. but adds:
We have the satisfaction of knowing
we have fOiled the enemy in what
appears to he his main object and have
indicted greater losses than those suf-
fered. ,,..,......
The German bombardment- the Allies
lines just before their supreme attack
against Ypres was the most terrific of
the war. the narrativS says. The account
relates how detachments of Germans
worked their way to the rear OF the
British. where they were cut to pieces
THE dogged perseverance of the Ger
mans claims our whole hearted admira-
tion." says the writer.
The statement, In part says;
''The 1lth was a day OF desperate fight
Ing throughout Immediately after day
break the Germans began their attack
against our trenches 10 the north and
south OF the Menin-Ypres road. They di-
reeted what was probably the most furi-
GUS artillery fire they had yet employed
against our lines. The cannonade was
followed by an infantry assault In force
By the lst and ith Brigades OF the Guard
Corps that had been ordered to make a
supreme effort to capture Ypres. The
task had proved too severe for the ordi-
nary infantry troops Of the line. so pick
ed soldiers were brought up
The attacking forces met frontal
and flank fire from artillery rifles and
machine guns. and their casualties before
they reached our lines were enormous.
''Despite our splendid resistance the
enemy succeeded In breaking through our
line in three places near the Menin-
Hpres road and penetrated some distance
into the woods behind our trenches. But
there they were counter-attaeked and
sEaln were enfiladed by machine-gun fre.
The Germans were driven back 10 the
lire OF our trenches. a portion OF which
they succeeded in holding despite our ef-
forts 70 expel them. Their losses can be
gauged from the fact the number OF dead
left In the woods behind our lines alone
amounted 10 zoo
'iThe simultaneous effort OF the Ger
mans to the south Of the road failed en-
flrely The attacking infantry was
massed ia the woods close 70 our line.
Our guns opened upon them. The in
vaders failed 70 push their assault home,
and the lighting was carried on at close
quarters for the most part, II was OF
The most desueFate and confused de-
scrlption- Scattered bodies OF the enemy
Who penetrated 10 the woods in the rear
81 eur Zines were caught, where they
could neither advance nor retreat and all
aezs killed or captured"