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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
SLAVS SHELL BULGAR
COAST; WHIP PERSIANS
Black Sea Ports Attacked-De-
feat Teutons on Riga
Front

PETROGRAD, Dec. 2s.-The Bulgarian
Black Sea coast has again been attacked
by Russian warships. it is announced by
the Admiralty. Submarines attacked the
Russian destroyer Gromkii. but the at
tack was repealed. and one of the under
sunk.
The statement follows:
Our torpadoboats bombarded Bulgarian
ports Submarines attacked the destroyer
GromkiI. but were driven off by torpedo
boat destroyers. One OF the submarines
is believed TO have been sunk"
A war office statement on operations in
the other spheres shows minor activity
on the East front and claims further sue
cesses for the Russians in Persia. It
follows:
East front-At Schmarden in the dl-
rectiOn of the Riga costal region. a Rus
sian detachment delivered a surprise at
tack upon German post at o'clock
in the morning. After hand-t hand en-
counter, the whole post was destroyed.
Six prisoners were taken Despite a hot
fire the Russians retired successfully,
suffering only insignificant losses. In the
region of Czartorusk, near the cemetery
In the village of Novo Podcherevitchi,
we annIhilated another German post, taxi
ing l6 prisoners.
Persian front-West OF Kamadan the
Russians have occupied Assadabad In
fighting near the village of Rabatkerim
q miles southwest of Teheran Capital
of Persia), with Persian gendarmes and
tribesmen, we made Il prisoners"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
FRENCH CHECK FOES
ATTACK IN V0SGES

PARIS, Dec 2S.
German attempts to make a sortie from
their trenches in the Vosges were stopped
by the French fire, 1t was announced by
the French War Office this afternoon.
The text of the communique follows:
I'm the Vosges there has been intense
activity Of artillery along the whole front
from Hartmannsweilerkopf to the slopes
southeast of Mt. Roherelsen. An attempt
on the part of the enemy to make a
sorte from his trenches was checked by
a curtain of fire from our batteries.
There is nothing to report from the
rest of the 'front.'"
Heavy artillery fire on the German po-
sitions between the Great Dune and the
sea caused the destruction OF trench para
pets in many places and the blowing up
of a blockhouse on the first German line.
In Artois the French exploded mine
and kept the enemy from occupying its
crater.
A report has reached Paris that the
British have taken 500 prisoners in n sue
cessful attack against the German
trenches at Armentieres, on the Franco
Belgian border.
A British official statement Issued last
night says
our artillery bombarded the hostile
trenches south of the Lille-Armenteres
Railway with good effect. The enemy
replied vigorously, but caused little dam
age.
THE enemy this morning sprung a mine
opposite our Line southeast of the Hohen-
zollern redoubt. We have consolidated
the edge of the crater.
The Belgian communique says.
There was violent artillery fire on the
whole of the Belgian front. We directed
an etficacious fire on German batteries
In the environs of Scheer and Woumen
German infantry which was assembling
in the trenches was dispersed by our fire
at Woumen and the Ferryman's House"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
U. s. IMPORTERS GOUGED BY FOREIGN
LAWYERS, WHO FLAUNT THEIR PULL
An international Scandal" Declares Department Store
Head, of Mulcting of American Business Men.
Shipments Held Up by Unscrupuous Brokers

"IETHAT amounts to almost an inter-
w national scandal" said the head of
one of the big department. stores this
morning, lis the conduct of certain for
eign lawyers and custom house brokers
in their efforts to 'gouge importers who
are desirous of obtaining goods from the
European belligerent countries.
"Of course large establishments like
ours, which have their own agents sta
toned in the principal European cities,
can't be fooled by their representations
and tactics" he continued
THE plan Is for broker to call on an
importer and represent to him the advan-
tage of employing n certain lawyer, who
has a friend, who has a friend very close
to some Cabinet Minister or some other
official in England. The lawyer demands
a retaining fee of $3.50 and l or per cent.
of the invoice when the goods are re-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

81 am putting deep emotion, pure, true
feeling into pianoforte selection, though
how strange it seems-I cannot play a
note on the piano or any other instru-
ment! The wonderful patented devices
of the Pianola are making all this possible
to me. For | have but to follow with my
Metrostyle pointer the waving red line on
the roll to get the pause, the swing, the
spirit ofperfect time. Without my thought
the Themodist device brings out in all its
thrilling purity the melody-the very soul
of the music
Automatically also the Sustaining Pedal
device is developing the cantabile or sing
ing effect of tone, which real pianists labor
for years to acquire.
'"These exquisite delicacies of expression
have actually cost me but little pleasur-
able practice, and they have put me into
the possession of greater JOY than | ever
dreamed music could possess, when was
simply listener instead of performer,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

FAITHFULLY and with an ex-
quisite rhythm the music starts
under my touch - suggesting the
futtering of widespread, mighty wings.
II am sitting at my Pianola playing
McDowell's wonderful piece - The
Eagle
Il give myself completely to the spirit
of the music as touch my feet upon the
pedals with extra pressure, or, by an i'm
perceptible movement of my hand upon
lever, quicken the time to suggest those
higher and more majestic flights taken by
the great bird.
Il am not playing the notes simply with
cold correctness. | am playing with
beauty, with feeling = emphasizing the
theme here, lingering there upon some
lovely phrase, pausing for an instant
again, and finally sweeping with an ire
siStible burst of melody as the eagle
himself makes his giant sweep through
space.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
AUSTRIAN NOTE
MAY END DISPUTE,
BERLIN BELIEVES
Washington Sees New Dan
ger of Break in Sinking
of Several Liners
SOME GET NO WARNING

BERLIN, Dec. 2S.-The entire question
OF submarine warfare as affecting the
United States may he cleared up within
few days, It was learned from authors
tative sources today.
Austria's reply to the second Ancona
note will be handed to Ambassador Pen
field this week. Assurance comes from
reliable quarters that It is satisfactory
and final"
There is strong party In the dual
monarchy that has insisted that friendly
relations with America be maintained.
This party apparently has the upper
hand
Government circles here profess to
have little or no knowledge of the prob
able contents of the Austrian reply, and
1t Is declared that Austria acted en-
tirely independently without seeking Ger
manys advice i'm framing the reply.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

leased Frequently these men find out
through some person on the other side
of the Atlantic of an order in Council or
some similar proceeding which releases
certain goods. and these parties get busy
with the consignees and make their offer
and pretend their particular efforts have
accomplished the work"
"Our firm" he continued. always pays
cash before the delivery of the goods on
the other side, and are importing right
along. We have about sl5O.OOO of goods
at present collected in Holland ready for
shipment.
"Other houses who pay cash as we do
are not meeting with any difficulty in
importing, but it is the small importer
who Is ignorant of the rules Of the game
who is the victim of these unscrupulous
mountebanlSs, who always stand in to
win, no matter whether certain goods are
released or not"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

stated that seven provinces had declared
themselves against the new Chinese mon
archy. In response to kilograms sent to
military leaders in the provinces by the
Shanghai headquarters. it was said aC-
tive support of the revolution was prom
ised. Five provinces were reported in re-
volt in previous cablegrams The revo-
lutionists in Nunnan declare that they are
maintaining n republic and that they have
the only legal government I'm China.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
GRIP CAUSE OF FIRE
woman's Illness Prompts overheat-
ing of House and Blaze
Results

Grin is at the bottom Of many Ills, but
IL added another to the list whep II was
responsible for a fire at 4iJ North 18th
street today.
The address is the home Of John Mar
key. His wife being Ill with grip, un-
usual efforts were made to keep the house
warm. A defective fue started a blaze
on the second floor Mrs. Markey had to
be carried to q neighbor's house, and
her husband was burned about the face
when he carried to the street an infant,
the youngest Of his eight children. The
fire gutted the second floor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
FIRE RoUTS JUDGES FATHER
George MacNeille and Family Flee
From Blaze in Store

Fire of unknown origin damaged the
drygoods establishment of Julius Divac,
lS3l-33 East Passyunk avenue. TO the ex-
tent of $500 early today. Although the
upper stories of the building are unoccu-
pied, George MacNeille. father OF Judge
MacNeille, who lives next door 10 the
burned building was forced 10 seek
safety in the street with his family.
The police are searching for a practical
Joker who rang in an alarm at 9Th and
Federal streets shortly after O'Clock
this morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
Child Swallows Brass Polish

Brass polish is not considered the best
of baby foods. Nevertheless t9-month-
old lsador Schlossburg, of 740 Morris
street. isn't particular about his diet,
and when he felt the pangs Of hunger in
his little stomach he cleaned up the near
est thing to him-hrass polish. Doctors in
the Mount Sinai Hospital had a strenuous
hour with him and he is still in n dam
gerous condition.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
COOKE SEEKS JOBS FOR MEN
"Ad" Asks Places for Three Who Will
Lose City Berths
CRACKERJACKs-

want TO secure active and responsible e
positions Tor two or three particularly good
men who have been associated with me In
the Department Of Public Works mot under
the civil service acD and whose terms of
ofnce expire with my own January g.
NJ. L. COOKE, Director.
This advertisement, placed I'm the sew
eral Philadelphia newspapers by Direc-
tor Cooke, is the plan of a city official
TO obtain work for employees who will be
displaced by political changes in City Hall
The Director. in explaining the "ad," said
that he was sure several business men
in Philadelphia are looking for efficient
men and that the advertising columns of
the daily newspapers seemed the logical
place 10 tell where the right men could
be found.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
HELLO" ACROSS TO JAPAN
Wireless Telephony to Link Ameri-
cans and Nipponese

TOXIC Dec, "a wireless station is
being erected at Honolulu by which Japan
and America will be linked together by
wireless telephony. it was announced by
telephone company officials here today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
Austrians Ask a Trade Alliance

BERLIN, Dec. 27.-The professors of
the Austrian universities, according to
the Overseas News Agency. have signed
manifesto asking the Government to
establish after the war permanent and
close commercial relations with Ger
many.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28

At the New York offices of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company. which
has been making wireless telephone ex-
periments, II was said nothing was known
of the reported plan to link Japan and
America by way of the Honolulu station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
ONLY SON OF MRS. Epnv
George w. Glover Fought q, :
in Mothers Fst... iVr y

LEADS, 8. D., Dec %
Glover; B' only son Of the SsorFs
Mary Baker Eddy, foundes ue late i
Science is dead of peritonitis a. :, Sshrsa 81
Glover was much in the Dns,,.
few years ago when he spsS ssOhe y
a share In his mothers estate " w
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-28
More Provinces Reported in Revolt

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. GA cable
gram received by Tong King Chong, presi-
dent of the Chinese Republic Association.
from revolutionary leaders in Shanghai.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

It was the last game 1.-THE season
An cutfetder was tied with another,
PLAYER Tor the fielding aoaors when
the ninth innr5ng came around
There was a man on third and no.
BODY down. The batter droveSa long
ay to the octie!d and the player IN;
question: mades pereects throw to-
the plate. The catcher dropped the
Naturally the catcher got an er
Tor. bnt whenethe Official score came;
out giving the outheIder the asst
that won the trophy for him there
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

$3.50 cRAWFoRD RotT

ago; withsa man on frs. sscond:8
the hit and run was on III s.eE.ta1l =
National league game Ine hal1s
went to the second baseman2 &c
had ar. easy play at first, but he
runner on his way to third was a4-s
most on the bag when the Snelder
felded the ball The second base
man heaYed the ball over to third
and there was nothing to do but
give the batter hit wheuiall hands
were safe. It was not a legitimate
hit II anything, it should have been
a felder's choice But the ball was
ftelded clearly, everybody was safe
and because OF the irfelders bone
on irving to get the farthest runner
When he Rad no chance tosdosso- the
batter crawledsupea point TIM his aySss
erage-
One OF the most unjust rules
rule which went into effect few
years ago is the giving ofsanseTToE
to a player mufdng a foul ballteven
though nobody advances and the
batter goes out Immediately affer-s
wards. The old rule used TO be hat
if man advanced after the bali was
muHed or II the batter got on
afterwards, an error should be-
charged The only argument IN IA IA
vor OF the present rule is that the
muR increases4the work OF, The Ifeh--.s
er and a chance to retire batter
baSs been fooled 49,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

ing each man. a stolen base Right
there terrible Roller, Wsnt-upS
from the scorers crony. He argued
that as. no play was made on Cobb,
the Georgian was IN no danger OF
being PUT out and took no chance
in making the base. Therefore, he
said. only the runner on whom the
play was made was entitled to a
stoIea base One Of those two men
is dead, but until the day of his
death he argued that point every
afternoon in the press box and 1T
never was settled. There now IS a.
scoring rule that both men should
get stolen base onsa double steal,
but some OF the best scorers In the
business still refuse TO glve5a stolen
base except to the man1o bonn the
play was made
Personally. the writer agrees with.
the lattervfew,. because eight times
out of tenethe nan ou<whom no play
is made knows that: there VIII be
none and is perfectly safe in at
tempting to steal
The scorers life is not merry
one AS the public sees. tt he has
nothing do but mark most obv1-i
ouSt hits and errors and he does not
true for Mr.. Fan, but when you re-
member that the scorer IS not
merely keeping the score of a ball
game but Is challingEup day by day;
the record Ola player on which,
oftenimes, that players financial
value issbased the business takes on
aAdinereutsaspect-
The scoring instructions Will tell
yousthatswhensin;do doubt give the bat
ter the benedtI and score it a bit;
Sounds simple enough doesn't IT.
But let's take a player ike Ty
Cobb. for instance. Cobb IS one Of
the fastest men In the business get
dngsd own1t to first Tyruss laysdown
a bunt The third basennaHs sag.
heaves wildly to first On Chief
Myers CraFafh Stanage. Sam Crave
ford or others OF the slow men on
the paths the scorer would not
hare to give tia second thought IT.
would be q plain error and Shat
would bethes endsof 1t But In the
caseso a mams Ike Cobb, or Milan
OF BertsShottoa, the question would
enter, Could he have beaten 1T
out2,s II you think he couid; you'd
score It hit and AR. Fan IN the
morningwo wonder why you did
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06
p6RT-5a lou's eRoVlN@

the ~Georeia Peach 2 1t was said
that he'd give Cobb a hit onSa base
on halls ifShe could The other had
nothing against Cobb. but he always.
liked to take the opposite IN every.
argument started by his chum
SCORING TEE
7D0EBLE STEAL.
az double steal came up one day
The piay was made on the man
Ieadiug the steal while Cobb went
to second without any trouble hez
aSfn1irer OF the Georg5a Peach
.11afsosaptI scored dou6s siys
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

Tan Jumps to conclusions on hits
and errors and is not at home on
some situation or some!of those par
ucular rules-or lack Of fhem-ss
which are peculiarly unjust
Some years ago the writer was
official scorer for an independent
club in small city. The townsfoik
had hung up a silver bat for Shes
best hitter and a silver ball for the
best fielder on the team. You sknoEss
how those small townrWalrtes are
There's nothing in the: 1eaSNes hat
equals it !.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

FTfeud OF McGraw says the IT.
lie Napoleon VII make bah Play
er OUT OF Thorpe II 1t takes d4tg
years to do it To our 1e5s E sla1ss
isn't such an euravaSantg state
ment as It would seem at 6rstsSghts
looks Ike It VIII take at 1ea that
long to turn the trick He simply
cannot hit a curved ball 80
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-06

ehicks Gandil, e1pIainingab ob6Ies
he committed on q poppy theo ther
day. declared that = the nd vas
blowing terr1dc v50e3Eedes
which as one nd Ed1t going
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-07
CLASS Of FIVE i.
GET DIPLOMAS
FROM PRIORY

Invitations are out for the COM
mencement exercises of St Andrews
Priory, which will be held in Davies
Memorial hall, Emma street, at s
o'clock Tuesday evening. June Is. The
members OF the graduating class are
Louisa Akea. Dorcas Shau Ken Chang,
Agnes Freudo. Jean Evelyn Pritchard
and Elsie Pung. The class motto is
Not to Myself Alone" 49, -:
Other events which will mark the
close of the school year include a
piano recital at Queen Emma hall, ST.
Andrews Priory. at o'clock the aft
ernoon Of June r.. An exhibition Of
sewing will be given at the priory next
Saturday afternoon. Glass day exer-
Cises will be held in Queen Emma hall
at 3 o'clock the afternoon of June IA.
Undergraduates day will be observed
in Queen Emma hall. June IL, at s
o'clock in the evening.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-07
DAN CUPID MAY
GET FIRST AID
FROM kinney

There is a certain young man in
California who is a school teacher
This certain young man has applied
for a position in one CT the territorial
schools and the department OF public
instruction is thinking seriously Of en-.
gagiRg him.
Now. there are several reasons one
in particu,ar--why the department
may engage this young man. After
all, the department is not as hard
hearted as some teachers who want
jobs think. II it were this tsory would
never have been written.
1t seems that this young man is en-
gagged to a young lady. Not long age
she came to Honolulu to reside with a
relative The young man was left all
alone in California. Dan Cupid, how
ever, did not desert him. The little
winged god prompted the young man
to write to the department Of public
instruction for a position in Honolulu
The letter now is in the hands Of
superintendent II. w. Kinney. A re-
port from an authentic source says
that the young man may be engaged
to teach.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-07
ARGUMENTS OF
JAPANESE NOT
BASED ON Law

A lengthy argument, setting forth
the reasons OF Takao Ozawa, q Jap
anese, why he should be admitted to
citizenship in the United States. is in
the hands of J. Wesley Thompson, as.
sistant United States district attorney.
who is preparing a brief to be present
ed in court when Ozawa's case is cali.
ed up the last Saturday in June TO;
further argument
None of 0Zawa's arguments are
based on law" said Mr.. Thompson to
day. "AIl of them are based on equity.
In his argument he has not cited a
single case where Japanese has been
admitted to American citizenship"
Ozawa's case has been pending in
federal court for the last several
months,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-07
indian Legend
OPERETTA WELL
STAGED ON MAUI

Especial Star-Bulletin COrrespOndence)
WAILUKU, June 5.-Maunaolu'S an
neal concert is an event that all Maui
anticipates The affair. an Indian con
cert, took place this year on last Sat
urday evening. A large number OF
people were present: the night was
perfect and the Cut-ot doors setting
was beautiful A semblance of aut.
umn was secured in come red hedges
hear the school. dried leaves were
brought IN abundance for the floor OF
the stage. which was The green
grass; two %;gNams and an open fire
made the setting ideal for The Feast
OF the Red Corn" an Jperatta worked
up by the girls Of the school under
the able direction of Miss Alice Bond.
the music teacher Of the institution.
The pretty Indian costumes were the
artistic work OF the girls in the sew
ing classes Of Miss Lay.
The story is a pretty Indian legend
with songs choruses and dances inter
woven in the plot. The part of the
old squaw was well taken by Lydia
Kapu. daughter of Rev and Mrs. Sam
Kapu of Lahainalua. Elizabeth Kamai
made a beautiful and dignif ed queen,
while Impee Light, the one that play
cd jokes on everybody, was Lydia Kai-
muloa, the assistant in the school and
one of the KohaIa Seminary graduates
The catchy choruses were exceed
ingiy we'll rendered, the acting was
good and the recitatiye work Of the
evening eXcellently executed.
Ice cream and cake were sold after
wards and neat boxes of homemade
candy were taken away by the pat
rons. Everything that was made for
the occasion was disposed of and
about 1926 was cleared for the school
Maunaolu will close on. June 16 this
year, the graduation exercises taking
place at that time
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-07
IOWA RESIDENTS FORM
HONOLULU ASSOCIATION

The Iowa Association of Hawaii held
an Iowa corn roast picnic Saturday
afternoon and evening on the beach
below the lighthouse, at Diamond
Head. A goodly number were present
and all enjoyed themselves immensely.
After the dinner the temporary chair
man, Prof. w. A. Bryan, called the
meeting to order, and the report OF
the committee On permanent organiza,
tiGn was read and adopted. Next fol-
lowed the election of officers for the
ensuing year. Professor W. A, Bryan
was elected president. Edwin A. Coop.
er, vice president, and E. A. Robbins,
secretary-treasurer This new associa.
ton starts out under the most auspi
eious circumstances.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-07
SONS OF REVOLUTION
TO GIVE COURT FLAG

A large American flag, to be used
when aliens take out citizenship pa
pers, is to be presented to the federal
court by the Hawaiian Society. Sons
of the American Revolution, at it's Goth
anniversary celebration meeting
Thursday night, June II. A reception
will be held in the University Club to
take the place of the regular annual
meeting that night.
Plans for the instruction of new citi.
Zens in principles of the United States
government are being drawn up by
the society, which will work in con-
junction with leadess of citizenship
education in Honolulu. Among the
speakers of the evening will be Judge
Sanford B. Dole, former Governor
George R. Carter and Admiral C. B. T.
Moore. ....-.