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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-08
WANTED-SALESMEN

salesmen who want to make good; $25 week sure; men of ability. Geo. P Haggard, Manufactur-
 ers' Permanent Exhibition, next door to Chamber of Commerce. s-6-7t
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WANTED-Position as bookkeeper or clerical office work; have had six years; Experience and can furnish best of refer once Address O-S7 care Age-Herald.
 9-S-2t WHY worry about competent help? Phone Main 1882. 9-s-7t
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COUPLES or gentlemen in modern South Highlands home with or with out board. hot and cold water in rooms; steam heat. Main 2570-J.
 9-5-20t
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FOR RENT-Furnished room. with or without private bath; beautiful South Highland home. Main 6055-J.
 7-4-tf-su-wed-f fri
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TWO furnished rooms for light house.
 keeping. 1872 7th ave 9-5-tf
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CAPITOL PARK INN

Facing park Cool rooms lavatory in all rooms; 75c up per day; $3.50 up per week. 6-16- If -su- tu- VI e. fri
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ROOMS with board. walking distance; all
 conveniences. 220o 9th ave. 9-7-7t
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SALESMAN to carry as side line a well known line of notion specalties on commission, Birmingham and vicinity
 Address V. N. S., s E. Fist st., New York city. 9-b-z,-su-we
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MEALS with or without rooms. 507 N. z2d st. Phone 1bls-J. DELIGHTFUL room with board, South Highlands: gentlemen or business ladies. Main S720-J.
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SEVERAL very delightful rooms for rent to gentlemen; private bath and garage If desired. PIT Highland ave.
 Phone Main 2398-J S-S-tf
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WANTED-Situation by middle-aged, re-
 fined woman to do hotel work, care for Invalid or children. Miss Brandon, 100 w 20th st., city. 9-S-2t
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
MANY UNEMPLOYED
APPLY TO bureau
OF 500 Visitors Only Two,
However, File Formal
Applications
ALL WANTED
JOBS AT ONCE

Although more than five hundred
men applied for work at the Labor
Employment Bureau which was open
ed in the Story building, Shipley
street near Ninth, this morning, only
two of the applicants make formal
application for work. The Bureau.
which will be maintained by the joint
committee OF the Ministerial Union.
Chamber of Commerce, The Central
Labor Union and the Socialist Union
was in charge of John Krause. sec
retary of the Mercantile Section Of
the Chamber OF Commerce. The Of
fee was opened at a. M. and it re-
mained open until noon. Tomorrow
morning the Office will be in charge
of John Hickey of the Central Labor
Union.
OF the great number who applied fol
work today, few of them appeared t'
understand that their applications io
work would have to be filed All de-
clared they wanted work at once, an'
when told that they would have to entm
their names and addresses the men ap
poared dissatisfied.
The application cards that are to b
filed out include questions as to names
addresses, former occupations, reason
for quitting at former employment, etc.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
ROB lawyers SAFE
DURING HIS ABSENCE
Thieves Get 500 From
George Lodges Strong
Box
BURGLAR HAD
KEY TO DOOR

George Lodge, the well-known at
torney, reported to the police today,
that his safe in his offices in the
Law Building had been rifed and $3.50
which was in drawer in the safe had
been stolen. The theft was discov-
cred by Mr.. Lodge on Saturday after
noon when he entered his Office, the
first time since Wednesday of last
week. The money was wrapped in
paper strips and the robbers after re-
moving the money tore the paper from
the bills. Seeing these lying in the
safe caused Mr.. Lodge to make an eX-
animation and he soon noted his loss
Entrance into the offices appears
to have been made with the aid OF keys
as none of the windows or doors had
/ been forced. The safe door had been
closed by Mr.. Lodge but the combind-
/ ton lock had not been placed on the
door This enabled the thieves 10 Sc
J cure the money without any trouble
/ The last time Mr. Lodge noticed the
/ money in the safe was on Wednesday
; when he left the Office, and he missed
I the money on Saturday afternoon. AS
no one shares the Office with MIR
/ Lodge, no one was supposed to entei
the room.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
BRITISH DENY Sending
EVELYN TO Her DOOM
Rr Tho Iiniled prees.

BY The United Press.
LONDON, Feb. 23.-Admralty Of
fcials today characterized as absurd
a report wirelessed TO America from
Berlin and then cabled to London
that the Inflated American steamer
Evelyn was directed into the mine
field off Borkum Island by a British
naval officer
'The Germans are attempting to
dodge responsibility for the sinking
OF the American steamer said one
Admiralty officer. "It is ridiculous
to think that an English boarding Of
fcer would deliberately endanger
American lives TO no purpose"
Dispatches from Rotterdam and The
Hague today said that nothing has
been heard of the thirteen members
of the Evelyn's crew who took to a
boat just before the vessel sank. II
is believed here that they may have
been picked mp by a fishing vessel
whose arrival in port has been delay
ed by the heavy fog.
Several Americans who we're pass.
engers aboard the Cunard liner Or
duna.. which arrived at Liverpool lasi
night reached London today. They
reported that extra precautions wer,
taken on the entire trip from New
York. but that no German submarines
were sighted.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
JOHN c. elliott IS
INJURED BY AN AUTO

John c. Elliott. a well known
granger near Cenrevile, had mar
row escape from death about s o'clock
last night when an automobile oper-
ated by unknown parties crashed
into Mr.. Elliott's carriage as II
reached a point opposite Colonel II.
A. duPonts house on the Kennett
turnpike. The horse driven by Mr.
Elliott was badly injured and is dy-
ing while the carriage was totally
demolished.
just how Mr. Elliott escaped in
iuries Is unknown. but the force on
the collision threw him several yards
into the roadway.
The accident occurred while Mr.. e.
lott was on his way home and the au-
tomobile which was running at a ter.
rife rate of speed came along the
road in the rear of him. Mr. Elliott
was on the right side of the road, bui
the machine. instead of swerving tC
one side in passing him, crashed into
/ the rear of the carriage.
Mr.. Elliott was found in the road bl
passersby and taken TO his home L
was said at his home today that h,
was apparently without a scratch, hu
the horse was dying.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
COUNTY MAY AID IN
river BANK repairs

Martin E. Smith at the meeting of
the Levy Court today reported that
Benjamin A. Groves, County Engineer
James Wilson and he had visited
Newport and inspected the breaks in
the banks of the Christiana river.
They found ten foot breaks in the
Swartz and Mcdaniel banks. To re-
pair the Lyman breaks would require
an expenditure of 5000. Mr. Smith
said Mr. Lyman had repaired the
break soon after Christmas, and the
bank is gone again. Mr.. Smith said
he believed that the county should as
sist Mr.. Lyman TO the extent of about
$780, Mr.. Wilson said the conditions
we're as stated. the water flowing to
the roads. damaging them TO a con-
siderable extent.
Mr.. Scott moved that the Court as
committee of the whole inspect the
break in the bank this afternoon
which motion prevailed.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
ASSESSED UNDER WRONG NAME.

John T. Pierce, of Christians hundred,
appeared before the Levy Court today
regarding his taxes for the wear 1913. lie
said that in September 1913, he offered
TO ray his taxes. but his name was not
Un the assessment list. II has been
found that the property was assessed in
the name of John r. Price. The court
agreed Co remit the penalties for nom
payment Of the taxes and will give Mr..
Pierce sixty Gays in which to pay the
taxes.
Collector Tinsman said he wanted to
he fair in this case as we'll as in gil
others, aud a. he wishes to close his la'
books he win not press for the -
taxes at the present time. lie said 'fe
property is good for the taxes. nc mas
ter in whose name it is standing.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
Good TEMPLARS HEAR
Interesting Addresses

The quarterly session of the Inter
national order of Good Templars,
which was held here on Saturday,
came to close Saturday night, when
a public meeting was held at No. 604
Market street. The session was large
ly attended. addresses being made by
e. Ross Farra, of this city, Grand
Chief Templar Elwood Nichols and
Grand Secretary Harry Little. Past
e-Chancellor c. Wilmer King. of
Washington. d. c., also spoke.
AT the afternoon session of The
lodge a resolution urging the Legisla-
ture to pass House bill No. 81. provid-
ing for State prohibition law, was
passed The reports of the various
officers showed that the order was
gaining in membership.
The lodge at Mortonville. Pa, won
the membership banner while the
Newark. Del, lodge reported it had
passed its fifty years of existence.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
Germans Attack NOvO GeOrgieVsk
In New Drive On Polish Capital
Bv The United Press.

bN iho lnlteu llteo.
PErRoGRAD. Feb. 2S.-'The Germans
are making desperate efforts TO press on
to the great fortress of Novo Georgievsk,
guarding Ykrsaw from the north, it was
officially admitted here today.
Strong bodies of the Kaiser's troops
are passing in souihwcsterly direction
along the Bohr and Narew rivers toward
Przasnyz. where great German force IS
concentrating. These comprise several
DIVISIONS that participated In Won Him
denhure's campaign against the Russians
in East Prussia.
New battles have begun southwest OF
Przasnvz, where the Germans from the
Mazuriau Lakes region have effected a
junction with the army moving upon
Novo Georgievsk from the northwest IN
the Plonsk region. In official circles
the new German drive upon Warsaw IS
not viewed with alarm. but the Grand
Dukes forces in this region are being
strongly reinforced.
Ths fighting around the Fortress OF
OssoNicc and west of Grodno continues
with che Germans making vain efforts tC
mask the Ossowieo fortress by swinging
around the forts 10 the north. So clos'
has enemy approached TO Ossowiec that
the guns of the outer doienses have beer
brought into play. The fighting her'
near Grodno, however. is regarded az
incidental 20 the main German move
mcnt upon Novo Georgievsk
The government and the Petrogra,
papers today made no attempt 10 con
ceal from the public the fact that th'
grand dukes army had made with seri
Gus reverses in East Prussia. II wal
pointed out, however, that in the Carpa
thians the Russians continue successlu
defense of important passes.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
GRANGERs HAYE SOCIAL NlGHT.

The meeting Of Diamond State
Grange last night in Stanton Hall
was marked principally by a Wash
ington's birthday program. Those who
took part in the program were Miss
Elizabeth Little. who read paper on
"The Origin of the Star Spangled Ban
ner:" Charles p. Dickey, who sang
"Tenting on the Old Camp Ground; :"
Mrs. Elizabeth p. Mitchell. who read
a paper on Washington in War in the
Buckskin Time" and the singing of
"The Star Spangled Banner" and "The
Red White and Blue" by the grange.
A great deal of amusement was Great
ed by a question box, the question of
the evening being: What would hap
pen if the body was an irresistible force
and would meet an immovable body?'
At the conclusion of the entertain
ment program, cherry pie was served
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
MAN
Takes HIS LIFE
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of tho baltimore Life Insurance Com
pany. arrived here this morning in re-
sponse TO telegram sent him by Dep
uty Coroner Nichols last night. Mr..
Pulls went over the accounts of the
local Office and stated that apparently
they were all right. just what caused
McClcllond 10 commit suicide will never
be known, however, as no messages were
left by the dead man. The suicide u
McClelland Yesterday was the second one
reported among employees of the Balti
more Life Company, as Charles Ara
manager OF the Pottsville, Pa, olicc
committed suicide yesterday in that city
by hanging himself Ard had tried tc
end his life by gas earier in the day
but failing be- was removed TO the po
lice station there, and while in eel
there he hung himself. Domestic trouni'
is said TO have been responsible fol
Ards act.
In the case OF McClelland, however
no cause has as yet been given. The
man had been in charge OF the local
Office since last May and since he
came here he boarded at the home OF
Mrs. McNeal. II was his custom "a
spend the weekend with his family
In Philadelphia, hut last Saturday and
Sunday he remained here. Yesterday
afternoon about l o'clock he went e
the McNeal home for his lunch ant
that was the last seen OF him.
About $3.50 o'clock Mrs. McNeal, no
ticing the odor Of gas. called ALFRED
Blake, colored. a servant, and n,
started TO investigate. when he traced
the odor TO McClelland's room. The
door was locked. so the servant Sc
cured a ladder and climbed TO the win
dow opening from the mans room int,
the yard. Blake saw at the glance III,
form of McClelland lying on the foo
fully dressed, except his coat, whicl
was across a chair
In the mans mouth was rubbe
hose, one end OF which was attaches
to small gas stove. The body wa
still warm Blake notified the loca
police and the patrol crew responde
with the lungmotor. in which the
had been drilled. Sergeant Rice an
Officer Sherwin worked over the man
body for an hour. and while at time
It appeared as If he still breathe,
their efforts we're in vain. The bod
was finally taken to the Delawar
Hospital, where the physicians sal
the man had been dead for more tina
an hour.
McCleiland. who was favorit
with the employees under him, wa
always of a jolly disposition. but o
Saturday last he spent but an hou
In the Office During that time he an
peared morose and while he did nc
complain. the employees noted hi
| condition.
Deputy Coroner Nichols too
charge Of the body and also assun
ed control of the local offices unit
the arrival of Mr. Pulls this mori
ing.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
nnrARIANs on YISIr.

a delegation of the Rotary Club, of
this city, is attending the annual con-
clave Of the Eastern Division of In
tcrnational Rotary Clubs In
Philadelphia today The occasion is
also being made the celebration of
the birth OF the first Rotary club that
was organized i'm Chicago on Febru-
airy %. 1905. The sessions of the
conclave are being held i'm the gold
bouquet room at Kugler's Restaurant.
There will be a banquet tonight at the
Manufacturers Club. al wsich Gov
ernor Brumbaugh. of Pennsylvania,
will speak.
( The majority Of the Wilmington Ro-
iary Club left in a special car at
tached 10 the 1903 a. m. express
4 Others went later. making the number
about 40 eli told Mayor Harrison
W. Howell president of the loca
club. was in the delegation and wa:
one of the vice-chairmen of the con.
clave session.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
SALE OF STOCKS.

Stidham & Son, auctioneers. sold
yesterday for Kunte Therkildsop. en-
the Howard wilson farm, at Granogre.
Del. Cows from $3.50 to s115 Tea
OF the COWS sold above $50. Otner
prices were: Yearling heifers, $50
and s325O; S-months-old bull, s3S;
horses. from $40 to $3.50; chickens.
15c pound: corn, sec bushel The
sale was we'll ;ttended and owing 10
the quarantine nc cattle could be
taken into Pennsylvania.
On Thursday of this week. Stidham
& Son will sell for James Reynolds, at
Carcroft Station, twelve head OF
horses and thirty head of cows and
farming implements of all kinds.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
BRITISH DRIVE Germans
FROM LA BASSEE trenches
By the united Press.


LONDON. Feb. 23.-The Germans
are increasing their activities around
Yyres. General French cabled in an
official report today.
BY mining and destroying a British
trench early Sunday, the Kaiser's
troops have avanced their lines, the
British commander admitted.
This German gain near Ypres was
Offset by British victory in the Sc
we're fighting around La Bassee. The
British successfully mined a German
trench in the rear of Givenchy. The
trench was destroyed and the enemy
forced to retire along the canal bank,
after his troops had made an unsuc-
cessiul dash toward the British
lines over the gap left by the explo-
sion.
South of the River Lys, the artil-
lery and rifle fire is daily increasing
In volume. General French reported
In government circles this was TAX
en- to mean that both sides are "tun-
ing up" preparatory to the opening
of the spring campaign.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
TODAY'S MOVES IN
THE WAR zone;
WHAT They MEAN
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emily attempted to attack the Polish
capital from both sides of the Vistula
at once. To the present time, he has
never succeeded in developing the
northern part of the double move
ment. This was the cause of the Ger
man retreat after the first Warsaw Of
fensive.
During the present Warsaw cam
paign, Won Hindenburg tried the dar-
ing eXpedient of using part Of his
army south of the Vistula for the
northern attack, but he failed TO force
a crossing of the river.
The recent efforts of General Fran
co.'s to move upon Warsaw from the
East Prussian boundary brought the
Germans at no time nearer than forty
miles from Novo Georgievsk. The in
tervening Slav force was always TOO
strong Now, however, a hundred
thousand Russians have been captured
in East Prussia, and possibly fifty
thousand have been killed or wound
ed. This means three or four army
/ corps have been permanently elimin-
I ated from the Slav strength between
Warsaw and East Prussia.
No previous opportunity so favor
able for flank an rear attacks on War
saw has occurred since the war be-
gan. If Won Hindenburg is to cap
the climax of his remarkable gen
eralship by capturing Warsaw. the
time to strike is fast approaching
The condition of the roads. however
with thaws now beginning. will be
valuable aids to the Russians in hold
ing off Won Hindenburg until a Slay
reorganization can be completed. In
fact, Won Hindenburg strategy and
Polish mud now grapple for one of the
greatest struggles of the war.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23

was agreed upon as two and one
quarter inches.
Those who spoke in favor of the
menhaden open season and size OF
net included; Captain Thomas Brown,
Jacob Prettyman. John Vessels,
Davis Burbage and William c. LOT
land. all of Lewes.
In closing the meeting Mr.. Hilles
gave the fishermen to understand that
they intended to frame such laws as
would benefit the Delaware fisher
men and thanked the speakers who
had given valuable assistance to the
commission in arriving at their con-
clusions.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
PISTOL Shots PUT
BURGLAR TO FLIGHT

Early this morning two men tried to
break iuto the home of William y.
Barr, No. 24l2 Delaware avenue, which
was entered some time ago.
The noise made by the men aroused
Willard f. Reese, of No. 24lO Delaware
avenue, who looking from his bedroom
window saw two men outside the Barr
residence and quickly fired twice at them
with a revolver. The men disappeared.
The police station was notified and
several officers we're dispatched to the
scene in the patrol wagon. These Off
GERS made a search of the neighbOrhood
assisted by the crew of "A trolley ear
which came along, but no trace could be
found of the men.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
ADMIRAL BERESFORD SEES GERMAN
PLAN TO INVOLVE U. S. IN WAR

pedoed or had struck a mine. A later
dispatch stated definitely that the
Regin had been torpedoed by one of
the German submarines waiting in the
Channel TO attack British shipping or
British transports. II is presumed
this information came from members
of the crew after they we're landed at
noVcr
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
COSLETT WINS THE
STATE ROAD SHOOT

The State Road Gun Club held its
biggest poultry shoot Of the season
at State Road yesterday afternoon.
Coslett winning the shoot by break
ing 2S straight The events called
for FIVE and ten targets. Coslett and
White shooting from the 22-yard line
and the other gunners from the 16
and 1S-yard line. The Nemours Gun
Club gave a good exhibition in some
very good shooting when Mrs Riley
carried off all honors by breaking
eight straight.
The next shoot will be held at State
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
corNTY FARM PAYs WILL.

c. Candy Hopkins at the meeting
of the Levy Court today turned over
to the county a check for $50 from
superintendent James w. Foster of
the New Castle County Hospital. The
check was turned over to the county
treasurer to be credited to the ac-
count of the Trustees of the Poor
The check was for three calves sold
recently. This check brings up the
receipts from the hospital farm to
S14O4SO since July q vast.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
CnuNTY BALANCES.

Az the meeting of the Levy Court to-
day, County Treasurer Charles II.
Lippincott reported the following
balances: Credit of the Levy Court,
S4,491.2O: Joint Building, S299. $50 /;
Third st. bridge S11S,75O.61; Christiana
S2.S29.25; Mill Greek, S3,215.20; White
Clay Creek. S4.2603S; New Castle,
S3,S63.OS: Red Lion, S1,577.7S; St.
Georges. S5.602.S3; Blackbird, ST.
1861: Brandywine, S12,51O.53.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
MUSICIANS no DANCE. =

The American Federation of Mu-
sicians' convention committee OF This
city decided 10 send delegates TO the
national convention in May, TO be held
in San Francisco, and TO defray ex-
penses will give series OF dances,
The FIRST OF which will be held Friday
night Of this week al Pulaski Hall A
20-piece orchestra will furnish the
music.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
STRAWBERRIES HERE;
SUMMERS COME,

Summer has at last arrived, judg-
ing by the appearance of robins. field
Iarks and other denizens of woodlands
in this vicinity, and today the climax
was reached, when it comes to sum-
mer weather, when Strawberries made
their initial bow to housewives. The
berries in many homes will only be
thought of for awhile at least. as they
we're selling at forty cents a quart.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
EXAMINATION FOR POSTMASTER,

Office Inspector Plummer yester-
day conducted an examination at
Colora, Md, for the position of post
master there. The present postmaster,
John Wiley. resigned owing to his
age There we're three applicants.
they being Miss Mabel X. Wiley. VIII
liam r. Fryer and William NJ. Wit
son
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
TRHSPASS is ALLEGED.

Chester r. Ranck. a young white
man. was arrested this morning on a
charge of trespass The charge was
preferred by railroad police of the
Philadelphia and Reading Company.
who arrested Ranck on the company's
lines. The charge will be pressed in
City Court tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
WILL CARRY BULLET WITH HIM.

Maston Hall. the 7-year-old boy. of
No. 524 West Fourth street. who was
accidentally shot by another boy re-
Gently. is running about in the
Homeopathic Hospital with revolver
bullet in his head. He will be per-
mitted to leave the institution in
few days
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
RLOCK SYSTEM TNPROyED.

The wiring for the new electric
block signal system on the Maryland
Division of the r.. b. & W. Railroad,
between Wilmington and Philadelphia.
Wilmington and Newark and Newark
and Delaware City. was tested and
placed in service Sunday to the COM
plete satisfaction of those in charge.
Heretofore the signals have depended
entirely on the telegraph and tele-
phone.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
ACCIDENT GASES.

The physicians at the Delaware
Hospital this morning treated the
following accident cases:
w. r. Wilson, No. $40 King street,
lacerated finger.
w. H. Smith. Smyrna, decorations
of the face.
Pete Grand. No. Maryland avenue
two decorations of the scalp.
George NJ. butcher. Kennett Square
treated for frosted feet.
Evening journal., 1915-02-23
OFFERS REWARD FOR LOST CAMEO

Miss Grace Grantham, of No. 2i0d
Tatnall street, offers a liberal reward Tor
the return to THE EVENING JOUR
NAL office Of a cameo set which she
lost from pin in going in car shortly
before o'clock this morning from
Twenty fifth and Washington streets to
Fourth and Market streets