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Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-07
Submarines on ireland.
Special By United Press Wire.

Queenstown. June German
submarines are operating off the
Irish coast, where the Lusitania was
sunk. The crew of the British bark
Sunlight, torpedoed off Kinsale, was
rammed here today. The Sunlight
was en- route from the West Indies
to British ports.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-07
Five Killed in Air Raid.

Special BIZ United Press Wire.
Lindon, June "A German Yep
pelin raided the east coast of Eng
land last night, dropping incendiary
and explosive bombs. Five persons
were killed and forty injured, the
admiralty announced. Two fires were
started.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-07
GREEK KINGS CONDITION is
MOST CRITICAL, is REPORT
eial bp umlted Press wirs.

Special by Uaited Press Wire
Athens, June 7:-King Constan-
tines condition was critical, accord
ing to an official bulletin today.
Nearly all the members of the cabi-
net remained at the palace all night.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-07
Sink German Vessels.

Special By United Press Wn'e.
Petrograd, June 7:-Three Ger
man vessels were sunk OF damaged
and the Russian transport Yenses
torpedoed and sunk In series of en-
Eagements off the Gulf of Riga.
Thirty-two of the crew Of the Yenses
were rescued.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-07
Wreck German Zeppelin.

Special by United Press Wire
London, June IA British avia-
tor attacked and destroyed German
Zeppelin this morning in Belgium.
'"The British airmen dropped six
bombs on the Zeppelin from height
of 5000 feet" said the official an
nouncement 1.-The Zeppelin explod
ed and fell"
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-07
Russians Being Pushed Back
Along 200 Mile Front-Left
Wing in Retreat.
SERvIANs INVADE ALBANIA
German zeppeIins Again Bonn
bard British Cities-5 Killed
in One Place on the Coast.
SINK 3 GERMAN VESSELS
French Mine Layer Sunk by
Turks at DardanelIes-Des-
perate Fighting in Flanders.
spec,ol bv Unfted Press Wire.

Special By United Press Wire.
Vienna, via Berlin, June 7:-Mov-
ing northeast from the direction OF
Stryx, the Austro-Germans have ar
rived within less than twenty-five
miles of Lemberg An official state
ment said the Russians are being
pushed back along 200 mile front
in Galicia. The left wing Is In rapid
retreat before large Austrian force.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-06-07

EMPLOYMENT OFFICE-Any kind
of help furnished. 361 Maple Street.
PPhone 367. 17S25-6-1-3-4-5-7-f.p
CALL A TAXl-46. Chris johnson.
17824-6-1 -lmo.-fp.
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Jensen's Ys al sSg state street.
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Sewing machines at Jsnsen's.
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EMPLOYMENT OFFICE ANY kind ek
help furnished. 3el Maple ST. Phons
SCI, 1882 81 9-1l-fp~
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Cash registers at Jensen's
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night and Tuesday.
Cooler Tuesday.
Moderate east to
south winds, becom-
ing westerly.
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
ONE SAYS FAULTY INSPECTION
Secretary Of Steamship Company
Locked Up.

Chicago. Detectives located and ar
rested Walter G. Steele, 2ecretary OF
the st. JosephChicago steamship
Company. He was on his farm near
st. Joseph, Mich, when notified Of the
disaster, and came to Chicago by
train. lie was questioned by states
Attorney Hoyne and First Deputy SUI
perintendent Of Police Schutler Then
he was locked up for the night The
ST. Joseph.Chicago Company owned
the Eastland and leased It to the In
diana Transportation Company to car
ry the Western Electric Company
pIcknickors to Michigan CITY, Ind, II
was said that the officials questioned
Secretary steele regarding his knowl'
edge of the boats dangerous reputo'
ton at the time his company pur'
chased IT,, and regarding what special
warning, If any, his company gave %
the officials Of the Indiana company
when the la,ter took over the ship,
Victor Ol0nder secretary Of the
Lakes Seamcn's Union, denounced the
government inspection OF the lake
bOatf,
"The men to blame for this calom'
ity," said Olandor, "Ore George Uplor,
supervising inspector general OF the
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service, F.,
A, L. Thurman, solicitor Of the De-
pOrtment Of Justice, and Edwin T.
Sweet, assistant secretary Of the De-
partment OF Commerce, wrote to
Secretary Of Commerce Rcdneld last
year that the lake inspection service
was faulty, and notified other officials
that ~ ships had gone down with their
crews, Tho letters were referred to
Upler, and nothing was done"
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
VEGETABLE PEDDLER
WITNESSED DISASTER
MANY LIVES MIGHT HAVE BEEN
SAVED HAD WARNING BEEN
HEEDED.

Chicago.-Not more than an hour
after the Eastland had turned on her
side in the river an aged vegetable
peddler rang the back door bell OF
a North Side nat.
why, john" said the mistress OK
the apartment when she answered the
call, you look sick!"
"Seeck!" replied the old man. oh,
now for days | will he seeck, | see
that boat fall over. All those poor
womens and childrens-they cry who
was to help, and we could not, Oh, all
my life ! see them" and he stumbled
down the stairs blinded by tears.
Many lives might have been saved
had the warning by the peddler been
heeded. Mike Javanco, 1119 Larrabee
street, was driving across the bridge
when he saw the Eastland begin to
keel over.
Hey" he yelle4 to the throng in
the bow of the steamer almost beneath
him, Get off. O'boats tippin'
over"
There was a burst Of laughter
"Gwan!" shouted an eEcursioni2;,
you're crazy"
Javanco went on, but almost before
his wagon had cleared the bridge the
Eastland was on her beam ends and
the peddler went back to aid in the
rescue work.
Policeman John Root told OF an
aged woman who, when he scrambled
on the upturned side Of the steamer
was clinging to beam in the interior
Of the ship. He could see her through
q port hole and called to her to hang
on. He found a rope and dropped the
end down.
Her head sank beneath the water" !"
said Root, but her hand grasped the
line. dragged her up but found to
my horror that the port was too small
to get her through. | encouraged her
to hang on while | got help, but when
! returned with men and tools to en-
large the opening she was gone, A
half hour later when we had cut
through the steel walls we found her
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
EXcURSioNlST WE'RE RELA'
TiVES AND FRIENDS OF EN-
PLoYEs OF THE WESTERN
ELECTRIC COMPANY - MANY
WOMEN AND CHILDREN ON
BOARD.
MORE THAN 300 BODIES
HAVE BEEN RECOVERED
Under the Glare Of a searchlight
Scores of Men Worked in the Hull
of the Vessel to Remove the
Bodles-steamer on Bottom Of the
River.

Chicago. More than 1000 persons
possibly 1900, most of them women
and children, were drowned within q
few feet of land by the capsizing OF
the steel steamer Eastland, as 1t was
about to leave its wharf In the Chlca
10 river with $500 relatives ana
friends Of employees Of the Western
Electric Company for an excursion
across Lake Michigan. The snip
rolled over on its side in 20 feet OF
water within five minutes after It be-
gan to list.
Coroner's Physician Springer de-
clared that 1900 persons we're killed.
while other estimates ran as high as
1000, but these did not agree with the
statement that not more than $500
passengers were aboard the vessel
During the day more than $50 bodies
we're taken from the river and from
the hull OF the overturned steamer
whose sides were cut open with gas
flames TO admit divers Severed per
sons we're taken out alive from the
cabins OF the ship, after It had lain on
its side in the river for four houra,
but the 300 other persons said to be
in the hull are all dead, Seyentyiye
per cent OF the passengers were
women and children.
Under the glare OF searchlights,
scores of men worked in the bull of
the vessel to remove the bodies, the
steamer lay at the bottom Of the river
one side protruding,
Cause Of Disaster Not Decided.
The cause OF the capsi2ing has not
been determined, but federal, city and
state officers were conducting inyes
tlgatlons TO determine whether the
ship was top heavy from faulty de-
signIng, improperly bOllOstcd, or was
poorly handled IN warpIng from the
wharf.
Marine architects asserted that the
Eastland was faulty In design that
the top deck had been removed be
cause OF the tendency Of the ship to
list, and also pointed TO the possibll
fly that the ship had been unoyonly
or insulllciently ballasted The East
land used water ballast 40 that II
could pump out some on entering shall
low lake hOrbors, and investigators
are working on theory that the bal
last tanks were not filled, and the
rushing OF passengers to ono side Of
the decks caused It to roll over
1000 In Five shps,
Under misty skies, 1000 men, won.
oh and children wended their way to
the river wharf early to mn Ave large
lake steamers with holiday mirth In II
trip to Michigan Uty The steamer
Taatland, brought to Chicago from
Lake Erie after an unsatisfactory Gu
reer, was the first to be loaded
Rain began 70 fall az the wharf III.
perintendents lifted the gang plankn
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

two or three instances. 1t was said
many injured would die.
Mayor William Hale Thompson was
In San Francisco and Chief Of Police
G. G, Healy was also out Of town but
Acting Mayor Moorhouse sent out a
request that the city display signs
Of mourning Flags on public build.
ings were placed at half mast and
many places were draped with mourn
ing, Baseball games were postponed
and festivities largely ceased
While those on land we're disposirg
OF the dead, injured and rescued, the
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

vereiy injured and these were taken
to the Iroquois hospital, built in mem
ory Of the 600 women, children and
few men who were burned and crush
ed to death in the Iroquois theater
New Years eve several years ago.
Efforts to resuscitate those from
the river were unsuccessful except in
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

and the carrying Of corpses up the
river toward the canal locks
Federal Judge Lands ordered a
Grand Jury empaneled to investigate
the catastrophe, City Attorney Hoyno
prepared county Grand Jury IL.
quiry. Coroner Hoffman selected a
jury to look into the cause Of the
deaths, The police arrested all Off.
GERS of the Eastland and the health
commissioner arranged to purify the
river for fear disease might be spread
by the presence of so many bodies In
the stream.
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

underwater suits A bridge Of boats
WAS formed between the pier ana the
oupsised ship
TO the lroouole Hospital
An the divers Roined entrance 10 lho
hull, the scene Of dlHireHb moved for
the time being from The river to Wo
extemporEed morguest Scores OF per.
sons taken from the water we're Sc.
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
City Does Not Lag.

Yet amid all the horror and heart
aches, officers Of the various city dc
partments attended to pressing duties
Of disposing of the dead and injured,
tracing the missing, inquiring into the
cause Of the disaster and guarding
against disease from sunken bodies
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

from the Eaatland, declaring that the
government limit OF $500 passengers
had been reached While dreaHps
peepod from rain coats along the
shore rails, ~ those aboard waved
goodbye 10 friends on shore, walllng
20 board the steamer Theodore RoOHe.
welt and other vessels.
Then paesehg6Ne Hwarmed 10 the
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
TAKING SURyN ORS FROM WRECKED STEAMER AT CHICAGO

bodies from the river along its Coursc
through the southwest part OF chi
Cago
Shortly after the water was cleared
ship engineers and helpers we're on
the exposed aide Of the Eustland's hull
cutting through lts steel plates with
gbg flames Divers were hurried into
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
mar ploturss Of TRAGEDY.

Chicago, Exhibition OF moving
pleturea depicting the GagIland TRACE,
dy In any photoplay theatef In tho
city WAS forbidden by acting Mayor
w. r. Moofhouee,
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
REMOVING DEAD FROM WRECKED STEAMER.

aimoat all ot the day Ne was seen
Ia lonp suddenly into the air. scream
Ink like mad aud II required the cone
hlhed efforts OF a dozen policemen TO
subdue MIN, lie was removed to a
hospital,
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
Sight Drives Man Mad,

Chicago The strain of seeing hun
dreds upon hundreds OF the unform.
nate victims taken from the water
proved too much for n poorly Glad
man who had been watching from the
end OF the Clark street bridge during
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31
EXCURSION STEAMER TURNS
TURTLE IN CHICAGO RIVER

left side of the snip, as the other
steamers drew up the river toward
the wharf. A tug was hitched to the
Eastland, ropes were ordered cast off
and the steamer engines began to
hum. The Eastland had not budged,
however. Instead, the heavily laden
ship wavered sidewise, leaning toward
the river. The lurch was so startling
that many passenger joined the large
concourse already on the river side Of
the decks.
Ship Never Rehted
The ship never hceled back. It
turned slowly, but steadily toward its
port side. Children clutched the skirts
of mothers. The whole cargo was i'm.
PEELED toward the sinking side Wa
ter began to enter lower port holes,
The ropes snapped off the piles to
which the vessel was tied
For nearly five minutes the ship
turned before it finally dived under the
swift current, which, owing to The
drainage canal system, flows from the
lake, During the mighty turning Of
the ship with its cargo Of humanity
lifeboats, chairs and other equipment
on the decks slipped down the slop.
ing decks, crushing the passengers to-
ward the rising waters.
Then there was a plunge, with a
hiss Of air escaping the hold, mingling
with crying Of children and shrieks OF
women and the ship was on the bot
tom of the river,
Man Acts as Ladder.
One man was seen to cling to a
spike in the side of the wharf while
two women and three children stepped
up his body as on ladder to safety,
He fell exhausted into the river as the
last one OF the five reached the pier,
Whether he was lost could not be dis.
covered
Instances OF heroism were numer-
GUS Boats took rescued passengers
to the wharf or to the steamer Theo.
dore Roosevelt In an hour the water
was cleared. Those not taken to land
had sunk or were swiring up the river
toward the drainage canal locks az
Lockport, Ill., many miles away, The
locks were raised to stop the current
and arrangements were made to take
The Harrison times., 1915-07-31

divers IN the heart Of the sunken yes.
sci sent up an almost constant stream
of corpsos from the submerged decks
First II was u gally dressed girl IN her
tocnR who had been caught between a
pile OF chairs and u cabin wall Neft
II waa boy gathered from the lifcIe'
arm Of u father who had clunR to I,a
offspring even IN death. Then follow
cd an old woman who mad gone oboaI
tho ehip TO watch her prNndchlldro"
or u little girl with bare legs aul
bo0toeg with gay ribbons sodd'a
against the lace Of her holiday gown
A thrill passed through the crowJ
ns word came that a baby girl hal
been found alive among the dead of
the ship, Tho child was discovered IN
o. elorbo0rd HlOloroom where she had
been held from the water by a chair
iammpd against the berth The baby
only half awakened aH 1t was currIol
10 land lts mother could not bo
found,
800 Dead In Hold,
Two women wa"a found alive IN AN,
other aluleroom ON the prolruding sid'
Of the Eaalhnd but that ended Jhu
hopes that any number hOd escaped
donlh IN the steel trap There wow
Hun 500 persons IN the hold when
these three perHouH were taken ont
alive and the explorers OF the hu'l
fUd they 0ll were dead
WORE Of 0rrlng the bodies ot lh'
dpud uud placing thom IN accessible
puoes tor identification proceeded Rll
day and night fuhulation became sn
confusing It was decided TO take Nh
bodies iG the Second Regiment arm.
orv so that those who were LOOKING
for Lost friends and relatives could
ylow nh the Wctlmg,In one place,
Identification was slow Seenes NJ
the m0rgues were affecting Mothers
| frll across the biers Of children whom
they had sent away a few hours b.
fore on what was expected 10 be- n
day Of pleasure Men had 10 summon
| all their aloloa qualities 70 retain
tomposure as they made their way
through rows Of eorpses looking for
missing children or wives.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-08
DEFENSE League
IS ENLIST|NG AID
National Security Association
Appeals to Senators and
Representatives.
FOR WAR PREPARATION
Believes People Are Not Awake to
Conditions of Military and Naval
Establishments.
FOR WAR PREPARATION

A letter received yesterday by Senators
and members of Congress in Washington
indicates that the National Security
League intends to make an aggressive
fight for national defense legislation at
the approaching session Of Congress.
There is no threat in the letter. but it
was evident by its tone, which is signed
by s. Stanwood Honkon. of New York.
president of the league, that the organi-
cation is in earnest and intends to make
strong appeal for action.
The letter starts with a request that
the Senators and Representatives become
members of the league. the work of
which. it is asserted. is strictly nom
partisan"
After appealing to the members for
their support the letter says: "If unable
to give your personal support We re-
spectfully ask you for a reply expressing
your position as regards our program"
In the meantime, the work of organic
ing branches of the American National
Security League is being pushed vigorous
ly throughout the country. A New Eng
land branch has been established with
at Boston and such promi-
nent men as the present governor Of
the mayor Of Boston, and
former Secretary of the Navy George
Won l.. Meyer have become identified with
it.
As soon as the organization in New
England is perfected the work will be
pushed westward and southwark to cover
the entire country.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-08
e f : E &&@ex

I reached only when the orchestra skaters
the stiffness of a restaurant and as the
dancers step off across the floor some one
picks out a couple and murmurs, there
Is the Smith Wobble." When that hap.
pens-Fame has arrived.
There is the Pavlowa Glide. the Chalii
Waltz and the Duncan Dip-and now
comes Frank Peabody. city detective
who has invented the Peabody Fade Its
a little step that is executed turning cor
ners and they are doing it in all the
dancing palaces now.
Cleveland Moffett. in writing an appeal
in all of the New York newspapers for a
charity organization. headed it: This Is
the first newspaper advertisement l ever
wrote"
The next day an unsigned note was re-
ceived by him: Your apology is accepted.
but don't do it again.
Melville Ellis. who plays the piano in
a full-dress suit and also is a costume
designer. had his doctor examine him the
other day. The doctor said: You don't
want doctor; you want a paperhan-
ger.'
The diagram: When your nerves wax
frazzled. wall paper annoys you, so the
Doc says. The cure Is to change your
room or get new wall paper. But before
YOU decide on new wall paper be sure to
try roll on your nerves.
The wainscoat may be all right, but
the border may short-circuit the pneumo-
grastic and put a kink in the medula OBJ
longata.
Get II? Neither do We
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-08
$4,000 NAMES HERE;
zYLMCHkISz AMONG EN-
CAPITAL Has Grown as Much in Past
Twelve Years as in the
First 100.

It's a long way from Jacob Aaron to
Martin Zylmchkisz-about So. 900 names
and exactly 1900 pages in the new city
directory, just published by r. l.. Polk
& Co.
The 1915 edition of the directory con-
tains a complete canvass of every nook
and corner of Washington, and Incl
dentally shows that the Capital has
grown in value of real property in the
last dozen years by as much as it had
grown in the first 100 years of its life.
The assessment for last year totaleo
s345. 12414
Washington has:
Two Thousand, six hundred and seventy
manufa curing establishments, with 1906
employees.
More than 100 educational institutions.
Six railway systems; 160 miles Of street
railway.
monthly government pay roll OF
So 900 900.
Three hundred and sixty parks and
parkways, with 1855 acres.
Five hundred and nine miles of paved
streets.
Thirty-four banks.
Fifty thousand telephones.
Twelve theaters.
Fourteen hospitals.
Fifty-four hotels.
F'ifty-fve thousand school children.
The street and avenue guide and direc-
tory of householders is again a feature
of the directory.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-08
District Courts

A codicil to the will Of Ethel Carbaugh,
who died March q. was filed YESTERDAY
The codicil, dated June IS. 1918. states :
Il wish my silver. solid and plate. to
be given to Col. Harvey c. Carbaugh:
also. 5000 in cash. also thebbronze statue
of horse" The will bears the date Of
May IA. 1915, and was filed April Q.
The will of Mrs. Minna s. Miller widow
of Jacob Miller. was filed yesterday for
probate by w. Clarence Miller. executor
Mrs. Miller died April 5. The will is
dated May S. 1913. Three children. Will
helmne Marie Webel. W. Clarence Mil
Ter and Ottille c. Hebbard. are left $500
each. daughter. Fife NJ. Miller. is
given 500 and $500 was left in the trust
of the executor for her.
Laura F.. Thomas Lynch. who died
January %. bedueathed two lots and a
house at Glendale. D. c., to Anna NJ.
Thomas and two lots to Irwin V. Thomas.
in her will. filed yesterday for probate by
William A. Lee. The personal estate is
to be divided equally between the heirs
at law.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-08
Police SHAkE.UP May
FOLLOW INVESTIGATION
Board Wants to Know Whether Mem
bers Have Reaped Profits from
Uniform Contracts.

A shakeup, in the personnel of the
police department and the future
awarding of contracts for police uni
forms on a competitive basis are ex-
pected as the result of an investigation
now being conducted by District au-
thorities.
The investigation followed the dis
covery that since 1906 the contract for
policemen's uniforms has been award
ed to a Cincinnati firm on a noncom-
petitive basis. This year two Phila-
delphia firms and New York COM
pany asked permission to submit bids.
but were refused the privilege. 1t is
said that the local police have been
paying about $40 more for their suits
than are the police in other cities.
The investigation is being conducted by
board appointed by the District Com
missioners and composed of Capt. Roger
G. Powell. assistant engineer commits
sioner; Daniel ]. Donovan, deputy au-
ditor. and Roger j. Whiteford, assistant
corporation counsel. The committee will
submit a report to the Commissioners
probably today. and this will be the basis
Of such action as the Commissioners
may take
In 1899 the corporation counsel ruled
that the Commissioners had no authority
to let the uniform contracts and that the
superintendent of police had exclusive
jurisdiction in the matter. The contracts
specify that the superintendent OF police
shall use all efforts to insure collection
of payments for uniforms The investi-
eating board wants to know whether any
member of the police department has
been receiving payment for efforts at
insuring collections"
The last contract was signed March
Is and is for one year. 1t was signed
by Capt. Boardman, acting superin-
tendent of police during the absence
of Maj. Sylvester. former police chief.
Commissioner Brownlow. who has
supervision of the Police Department,
favors placing the contract on a COM
petitive basis.