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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
Turkey Conserves Grain Supplies

CONSTANTlNOPLE, April 19.-The
War Ministry announced today that sup
plies of rye, wheat and barley will here
after be distributed under Government
supervision in order to prevent an in
crease in prices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
snnrome Court Decisions

Tho following declsions were handed down
by the Supreme Court today
PER CURIAM;
tindte Estate O. G., Philadelphia Decree
affirmed at appellants COSTS
Ignash ct al. vs. Murphy et al. @. p. NO o.
Philadelphia. Judgment affirmed.
Harrentos Va Brennan. G. T. No 0, Phila-
dclphia. Judgment affirmed.
Rirnbaum ct all VS.. Philadelphia and Read
Gbristy Ss. PhiiadeIphia and Reading Rail
way Company. {. Z. No 0, Philadelphia
Ierson VS. Bailey Company c. p. No. 8,
philadelphia. Judgment affirmed, ~ = ~
Ren VS. +. Canal Company ct al, Z, Il NO:
3. Philadelphia. Decree affirmed at appellants
'VStS Martin et al. Va. Badly. c. P. No. 4. Phla-
dolphla. Decree affirmed. - ,,,.,,
ortligb VS. Poth & sons e. P. NO. o. Fhii-
"seela Freeson Ct a VS., civ Of Phadelphia C.
p. No :. Philadelphia. Judgment affirmed.
ny CHIEF JUSTICE BROWN:
RSiWay HingnEcan Ecompamny m g. P chester r." Judgment
reversed ana record remltted, etc. - , ~
cS@SsrsnS ndgmen ES and record
remitted for the resoneneing OF the appellant
reversed SSY'S and L Ssso record rcmiitcd. etc.
sehnebly Estate. o. C., Franklin Appeals
PottcE Estate. Q G., i;os haskaTTanna' Decree
reversed ana record rGm'Pfb en- 'Pfbatepha Decree
re, ersed and record romitted, etc.
ny JUSTICE MEsTREzAT:
Ifcndlcy. trading, vs.. Blttirgor, trading. G.
r, Adams Judgment affirmed.
Mddeby Estate. Marshall Auto Company,
app. C. C., Berks. Decree affirmed.
~ it-sTfCE POTTER;
commonwealth eX rel, Bell. VS.. Powell ct
al 9 p Dauphn Judgment affirmed.
Murray VS.. Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
way Company 9. p. No. /, Philadelphia
Judgment affirmed
BY JUSTICE ELt1N:
Goldsmith ct al. va. Stockcr ct al. c. r.
Tlcrks. Judgment reversed with a venire.
Groslun vs. Moore g. 7. No. 8, Philadel-
phia Judgment affirmed.
tutZ Vs. Webster ct al. G. p. No. T.
Decree affirmed at cost of APP
pellants. w
= commonwealth vs.. Filler. q. and T.. west-
Judgment affirmed and record re-
tnitted for the purpose Of sentence and execu-
tlon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
GERMAN PEACE BID
SEEN IN DERNBURG'S
"OPEN SEA" DEMAND
Letter Read at Portland
Mass Meeting Regarded
as Indicating Berlin's
Willingness to Discuss
Terms for Ending War.
WASHINGTON. April 10.


A letter made public by Dr. Bernhard
Dernburg, ex-Colonial Secretary Of Ger
many, in which he proposed as pasis
of peace satisfactory to Germany the
naturalization of the seas, In times oil
war as we'll as peace, by concert of
the Powers, has aroused great Interest
hero as pointing to possible willingness
of Germany at this time to discuss terms
upon which the conflict In Europe mlsht
be brought to a termination. .-..
In this letter, read at pro-terman
mass-meeting in Portland, Me-, saturday
night and given wide circulation through
the press, Doctor Dernburg advanced
ideas which in the main amounted 10
these proposals:
First. The freedom or naturalization
of the high seas in time of war.
Second. An open-door policy regard
ing colonies under which German
trade with the colonies of other cm-
oires, notably the British, would not
be hampered by the preferential tariffs
now accorded the mother country
Third, Failing to grant the demands
one and two and the smoothing Of
the German paths of commerce
through Belgium without British inter-
ference. Germany's retention of Bel
gium as natural 1oTeIanu anu SoiH
mercial doorway to the western seas.
Fourth. The safety, which would
seem to mean now the return to Ger
many OF German colonies, into which
Germany could pour her increasing
population.
Fifth a free hand for German
activity along lines already tapped In
Asia Minor and Africa.
In his argument Doctor DcrnburS as
serted that the advantages accruing to
Germany from permanently retaining the
land which 1t had taken in Europe could
be disregarded If all the other German
especially a guaranteed free
sea, were fully complied with in making
peace and "the natural commercial rela-
tions of Belgium and Germany We're con-
sidered in Just and workable form"
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DO .,.. u-., .,u ,uu-ius, switzerland"
The letter then goes on in personal
strain.
The first known Of Eccardt's plight was
when Mrs Pftzenmaer received a let
ter from the prisoners mother in Novem-
ber saying that her son was detained in
Ireland. In France. where the Eccardts
lived for more than 20 years, the young
man was a candy manufacturer
Before hostilitles commenced the mother
and son were advised to leave Europe
The former went to Switzerland. Eccardt
went to England, with the intention of
returning to his native land. His mother
was born in Baden, kensingen, Welsbad.
Cpon receipt of this first letter Mrs.
Pntzenmaier Immediately communicated
with Doctor JeffeTys
Doctor Jefferys ascertained that Mr..
Eccardt had been baptized in st. Peters
Church about % years ago. The baptism
was performed by the Rev. c. p. p.
Jefferys, Jr. brother of the present
rector.
Doctor Jcfrcrys. not content with the
Information received from the church
records examined the original baptism
certificates in the safety vaults. He took
the document before Hugh A. Ford, act
ing British Consul General, where its
authenticity was sworn to. The proper
papers were procured and Secretary
Bryan was communicated with.
That was the last heard of the mat
ter until the receipt of tho letter from
the prisoner. This bears the date of
March p. Mrs. Phtzenmaier has written
to Secretary Bryan asking for informa
tion regarding what was done to bring
about the release of Mr.. Eccardt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19

Prisoner Of war l2r BmluuE -, i.uym
TO- Oldcastle, Ireland, is the name and
address forced upon Rudolph EcCardt
formerly of this city, by the British Gov
ernment.
Since December Mr.. Eccardt has been
"langulshing" in an old baronial castle
near Dublin. lie was arrested on sus-
pcion of being a German spy.
The prisoner has written to Mrs. a. NJ.
Phtzenmaer, of 263s Bucliius street,
Bridesburg, an old family friend, TO aid
him in his difficulty. lie has also written
to the Rev. Edward NJ Jefferys, of st.
certificate, with which he hopes to con-
vince the authorities of his American
birth.
The following letter was received by
Mrs. Pfltzenmaier last Friday:
IL received with thanks your letter of
the 1st of August. 1914, but 1 am sorry
to say It never reached me until the end
of January. l have been n prisoner Of
war at the aforementioned camp since
December. / tried to prove my American
citizenship, but until today 1t seemed to
be insufficient to convince the British
Home Office of my being an American.
II thought and hoped that the war
would not last so long. but now 1t seems
to stretch, so l would be very thankful
ir you could help give my case over to
the American Government. If [ should
fail then 1 would not, of course, go any
further.
MY next letter will be to the Rev. Mr.
Jefferys. l will thank him for all he has
done for me.
Probably I shall return to America
after the war. I am very glad that mother
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
FRENCH WIN IN ALSACE
AS NEW RHINE DRIVE
EPUSHED WITH VIGOR
Germans Driven B a C k
Along Both Sides Of the
Feicht River and Lose
Important Strate g i C
Positions.

In their drive across Alsace toward
the River Rhine, the French have won
further successes, according to the Of
ticial report today from Paris, and are
now only 80 miles from the Rhine.
The French troops are concentrating
their advance on both sides of the
Feicht River. on the north bank the
crest of Burgkerpfeld which DOM
mates considerable valley, was occu-
bank the French advanced from the
positions which they captured at Met
zeral toward La Fecht.
The French admit that German avi-
ators bombarded Belfort and fired
some powder magazines and also de-
stroyed two hangers. Success of Brit
ish attacks near sevartelen, in Bel
GUM, and the repulse of German coun-
ter attacks upon the positions won by
the British is also reported.
In Lorraine German attacks in the
forest of Parroy and near Burcs,
Mousacourt and st. Marten were
checked with ease, says the report.
while In Champagne, near Perthes, a
mine explosion forced the Germans to
evacuate a position close to the French
lines
Tansfer of major operations in the
eastern theatre to Galicia is obvious.
Only at UszolS Pass is the mountain
fighting maintained with former vigor.
The Teuton advance eastward from
the Dunajec River has diverted the
Slavs to encounters in the Gorlitze and
Tarnow regions and relieved Muscovite
pressure on Dukla Pass and menace
against Cracow. The offensive con-
tinuing in the Stryj Valley, in East
Galicia, threatens Russian occupation
of Lemberg. capital of Galicia and the
Cars base there
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
OLD SOLDIERS AND POOR
BENEFICIARIES OF WILLS
Mother of Sorrows Parish and Three
Last Survivors Association Named.

a bequest of 500 to the st. Vincent de
Paul Society of the Church of Our Mother
of Sorrows, 4sth street and Lancaster ave-
nue., is contained in the will of Louis \.
nue., leaving $1,000. The bequest is for the
relief of the poor in that parish. The
residue of the estate goes to the widow,
Sarah NJ. Iaeck.
The Three Last Survivors Association
of the Second Pennsylvania Heavy Arti-
lery will receive 500 from the $500 estate
of William II. Berger, formerly of Phila-
delphia. who died in Haddonheld n. ].
His will distributes the remainder of the
estate principally among his children.
John Hamilton, manufacturer, who died
April 8, at S233 Seminole avenue, leaving
4200000 estate, devised the bulk of his
property to his daughter, Margaret II.
Zane, and three sons, John M. Hamilton,
William G. Hamilton and Robert e.
Hamilton.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
100000 BRITONS TAKE
ABSTINENCE PLEDGE
Impetus Given Anti-Liquor
Movement at Church Meet
ings Throughout England.

LONDON, April 10.
More than 10000 persons in England
and Scotland have now taken pledge
to abstain from tho use OF Intoxicating
liquors until the end of the war, accord
ing to leaders of the temperance move
ment today. 1t was stated that impetus
had been given to the movement by the
activity Of the churches.
Ten thousand Protestant churches
throughout England observed Sunday as
"Iling's Pledge Sunday" The largest
meeting was held in Central London,
where more than 1000 persons renounced
liquor during the remainder of the war.
Both the drink question and the matter
Of accelerating the output of war muni-
tons are expected to be up before Parlia-
ment this week.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
VLLASOON TO FIGHT
FOR LIFE, SAYFOp
Carranzistas Report anch.,.
Position as Extremely s, !
Gus Following Defeat. S'''

Ell PASo, Tex, Apr,I 10 >.
from Carranza sources are ~ \. repora
General Francisco villa r,,n oellsfa
fighting for his life at Tor. r soon h
patches received by the Carrsn,onh De-
gss,IoSsS tGsay say that he &c General Villas armS ~
Celaya, has been further wv n,s men 4
the desertion of 5000 men wSe wSSeAened D
lowed Villa only while he was "a anna. nsa ~
winning. apparthny
While reports of Villas defss,
rto.o treat 10 t. Iorreon were denied At a7s ~. r
al of the last Villa troops bose ewthdfss.
moros indicates that the vCie rsvois. .Asi,.
he is in need of reinforcement ana tAsl
Villas forces have also abandor.,
efforts to ~ reach ss. Tampico. The csrrs',l .l
ing southwest in pursuit of the ~ ra,s,aItA maItA
Villistas. 'e''easii
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
PEKlN. April 10.


China has rejected three OF the chief
demands by Japan Their rejection is
tantamount to fiat defiance of the Nip
pom Government, and it was admitted to-
day that the situation Is serious. Japan
is prepared to make war to enforce these
demands but China looks TO the United
States and to England to take firm
stand In its defense.
An official of the Chinese Foreign Office
conferred with DR.. Paul :. ReinsCh, the
American Minister today for more than
an hour. While no statement was given
out at the American Legation, it was re-
ported after the conference that China
was attempting to learn whether the
United States would take any action if
the japanese attempted to use coercion.
Many men accused of being emissares
of DR.. sun Vat Sen are being put TO
death here and in other important cen
tres of population throughout the re
public,
Chinese Government reports are said
to confirm the newspaper accounts of an
alleged agreement between Doctor Sun
and japanese agents for Japanese sup
port with money, arms and men for
another revolt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
WINS SUIT FOR FEES
Supreme Court Decides Against Audi
tor General and State Treasurer.

The State Highway Department wins in
its controversy with Auditor General
Powell and state Treasurer Young over
the use of automobile license funds for
road bills, by virtue of a decision handed
down today by the Supreme Court. The
decision affirms that of the Dauphin
County Court which awarded n man
damus against the Auditor General and
the State Treasurer directing them to
pay certain road bills contracted for the
Department by former Highway Com
missioner Bigelow.
The fees in hand from automobile regis
trations and licenses now total more than
81, 100000. Under the automobile license
fee act 1t is provided this money be used
for road work. The two State officials
attacked the act as unconstitutional.
Former Attorney General John c. Bell
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
Germans FortifY Zeehrn...

LONDON. April 1o.-German troos.
constructing series of forts arovUS n
brugge in anticipation Of an sti.u. u q
land IL the Allies left wing forces n. y
into Belgium, according to news :" ss,.l w
dispatch from Amsterdam. Ss'na
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
SLAvS TECHNICALLY HOLD
POSITIONS ON HUNGARIAN SOIL
Entry Made in Baligrod Sector Gives
Invaders Vantage.
PETRoGRAD, April 10.

PETROGRAD, April 10.
Fighting in the Carpathians on the
main line Of tho Russian advance has
been concentrated on the narrow section
lying between the villages of Telepoche
and Zuclla. The latter Is situated II
miles almost due south of Baligrod, and
Telepoche Is four miles west by north of
Zuella. The scene of this fsht, which
has been in progress for a couple Of days
only, is 20 miles from Homonna, so that
the Russians already are technically in
Hungarian territory
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
ENGLAND ADMITS LOSS
OF SUBMARINE TWELVE
MILESN DARDANELLES
Turks Rescue "a Men Out
of Crew of 81 When Brit
ish Vessel Runs Ashore
on Kephez Point - Was
Scouting.

LONDON, April 10. - Attention was
turned again to tho operations in the Dar-
danelies by the official announcement of
the Admiralty that the British submarine
E-15 had been lost in the straits, having
run ashore on kephez Point while at
tempting to reconnoitre the mine fields.
An official statement received from Con-
stantinople. by way OF Berlin. declared
that three officers and 81 men Of the E-l5
had been rescued and made prisoners,
among them, it was said the former Brit
ish Vice Consul at Chanak
Reuters Athens correspondent says the
bombardment of the Dardanelles was re-
sumed Saturday.
4 Stlonika dispatch states that the Brit
ish are making plans to hold the islands
of Tcnedos and bemnos, ana it is believed
the Allies will land troops on Mytilene.
An neroplane also circled over Tenedos
and ursuccessfully dropped bombs in the
port and at several warships. Allied sea-
planes pursued the Turkish aircraft,
which escaped
an official statement from the British
Admiralty gives the substance of a fur
thCr report concerning the loss of life
aboard the transport Manitou, which was
attacked by a Turkish torpedoboat in the
Aegean Sea.
The report shows that 24 men were
drowned, instead of 1oO as first reported.
and that 81 others are missing. The
transport itself was not damaged.
The significance of the British adms-
sion that the ELS was run ashore on
Kcphez Point lies in the fact that it
proves the Turkish assertion that the
Allies have not been able to clear the
Dardanelles narTows of mine fields, and
so the battleships have been forced to
lombard the inner forts at long range.
Kephez Point is L. miles from the Aegean
entrance and four miles from Forts
Chauck and Eilid Bahr, which guard
the narrows. on March 10 forts farther
in the straits than Kephez were reported
bombarded. The allied fleet has therefore
lost ground in the last month
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Vessels Arriving Today

str. Suwanee. Jacksonville ETC., passengers
and merchandise, Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company.
Str Lexington, Boston, passengers and mcr-
chaudlse. Merchants and Miners Transporta-
tion Company.
str Aigeriaua tBr), New York, ballast
Galley, Davis & CO.
Str so4ua (Norj, Fort Antonio, fruit. United
schr CITY OF Augusta. New York ballast. A.
D. Cummins
schr. Antonett, Georgetown, Me, Ice
Charles T. Mcgee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
U. s. INSISTS RIGHTS
IN CHINA BE OBSERVED
Reported to Have Sent Note to
Pekin Ambassador - Means
Japan Must Not Infringe.

LONDON, April 19.-The United states
has sent a note to the American Ambas-
sador at Pekin, for transmission to the
Chinese Government, which points out
that the United States has certain
treaties with China from which it in
tends TO recede in no way, according to
a dispatch today from a Pekin CORE
spondent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19
FRENCH TAKE IMPORTANT
POSITION In RHINE DRIVE
Germans Driven From Heights in
Alsace Near Metzeral.
PARIS, April 10.


German aeroplanes nave bombarded the
great French fortress of Belfort, it was
officially announced here today in an Of
fetal communique from the War Office
Bombs dropped from the aeroplanes set
FIRE to two hangers and caused other dam
age, but not of a serious nature.
The British troops have also taken the
offensive again, it Is announced. They
have captured German trenches
The communlque also reports further
successes in the drive of the French
troops toward the Rhine river. they TAX
ing a series of important heights, two
cannon and two machine guns.
The progress of the French towards the
Rhine not only weakcns the German
strategic positions I'm the Woevre, but
also, should the drive be successful,
clears the way for the investment of
Strassburg. II the French can take Kol-
mar. which Is only 10 miles from the
Rhine and so miles from Strassburg, they
would be in position to raid the Ger
man lines of communication.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-19

argued that the Legislature was free TO
authorize such expenditures as u mlgnt
see It, leaving no discretionary power
with the State Treasurer TO determine II
Tho nnvr11ant WIS q proper one.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-25
TaiEorina in War Times.

According to the tailors, grey will
be the wear for mems suits this au-
tumn. The reason is the dye difficulty.
The tailors, like most other people, are
hit by the war-that is to say, the
tailors without army contracts-but.
as trade paper says, the bitterest
blow falls upon the tailor who loves
his art and whose instinct tells him
that we have had enough of grey. I'm
der happier circumstances the tailors
would havg switched us on to green
this year. but, again to quote an ar
tistic tailor, I'VE must hope for an
orgy of green and brown after the
war" The tailors, like the dressmak-
ers, deplore the economy craze which
keeps men away from the shops, and
they talk gloomily about the steady
rise in the cost Of woo1ens. Some
tailors are finding consolation in the
fact that working -class women, with
more money than usual to spend, are
spending some of It on buying ready
made suits for their small boys. The
youthful nut" may thus compensate
the tailor for the economy OF the mid
dle-class business man and the nom
existence OF the Burlington Arcade
type Of youth. Manchester Guard
Jan.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-25
OBITUARY..
Mis-. Nora Sullivan.

Miss Nora Sullivan OF No. 90 Broad
street died in this city Thursday even
Ing about 9 O'clock. following an ill.,
ness OF about three weeks duration.
a domestic at No. 80 Broad street for
several years past She leaves a sis
ter, Miss Mary Sullivan, in this city.
Miss Minnie Josephine Cornell.
After short illness which develop
81 seriously only two weeks ago, the
death of Miss Minnie Josephine Com
nell. of No. IL Roath street occur
she was bern in this city and had al
ways lived here and was % years old
last Monday, September 20.
Miss Connell was the daughter of
John Connell and the late Mary Con-
nell. Through her sweet and gentle
disposition she had won a host of
friends who held her in true este am
and are saddened by the news of her
death which came to them on Friday.
She had been employed as a clerk in
the White Star Clothing Co. up to
about two weeks ago when her un-
looked for failue in health caused her
to give up active work She was a
member of the Children of Mary of
ST. Mary's church and was deeply in
terested in the work of the church in
which she could help She is sur
vfved by her father and two brothers.
NAAN ~Oo%Ph NSOAlIcll. 9nG
also leaves her !, aunt, Miss Nellie
OConnell of this city
Mrs. John Giasbrsnner.
Following weeks illness Chris
tina Salzer Glasbrenner, widow OF
John Glasbrenner. died at her home in
| Oxoboxo, Montyille, on Friday morn
ing at 4.30 o'clock. On Thursday OF
| last week Mrs. Glasbrenner was pros
trated by the heat while attending the
Kingston fair and failed to recover
| consciousness.
| Mrs. Glacsbrenner was born in Wur-
temburg. Germany on May %, 81
years ago, and was the daughter OF
Michael and Rosena. Bower Salzer.
she had been a resident Of this coun-
| try for SIS years.
Mrs Glasbrenner was twice mar
ried, first to Frederick Hartman. q
German soldier and a stone cutter BY
trade. He was killed by a falling
stone and after his death she was
united in marriage with John Glas-
brenner who died about 20 years ago
For a time Mr.. and Mrs. Glasbrennel
| lived in Michigan but for years they
made their home in Norwich Towr
where all of their children were born
| had lived in Oxoboxo. Mrs Glas,
brenner is survived by six sons, Johr
A. Glasbrenner of Waterford, Fred
erick Salzer Hartman of Rhode Is
land. Edward Glasbrenner of I'm
easville, William Glasbrenner o
Montville, Carl Glasbrenner o
Montville Center and Martin L. Glas
brenncr of East Boston and tw,
daughters, Mrs. John A Turner O
Montville and Mrs. Mary Maria, O
Fitchville. There are also Is grand
children and IL great grandchildrel
which makes in. all So descendants
There is also a sister, Mrs Mary Las
thaus of Norwich Town
l. Mrs. Glasbrenner came of rugge
German ancestry and inherited sterl
ing qualities which she impaired I
her family. She was Industrious an
thrifty Of nature and kindly, gent
and helpful in manner. She eve
proved loyal to her husband and wa
a loving mother and warm frienC
Her parting Is the source of deep re
! gret by all who knew her