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Evening journal., 1915-07-22
MONEY MIGHT SAVE
little Blind BOY
Physician Finds He Can See
and Can Heor I'M
perfectly
ASK CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR HIS PROPER CARE

Charles Montruchio. the blind Ital-
ian child about whom THE EVENING
JOURNAL had an article on Saturday
and who is so much in need of help.
has been examined by a Wilmington
physician who says the child sees a
little and hears imperfectly. II he re-
ceives the proper care and better
nourishment there is little doubt he
would become a normal. self-support-
ing citizen, the physician stated The
lads body is perfectly formed and he
has well-formed head. Having been
born blind and not receiving much
care he has not developed as a seeing
and hearing child does. Il is possible
that after having the proper nourish-
ment and messages and exercises to
develop his muscle, an operation
might improve both his sight and
hearing If left until he is six or seven
he will undoubtedly become feeble
minded His brain and body both need
to be developed .--....
The Delaware Branch Of the Sun
shine Society, The Delaware Com
mission for the Blind. and the Juvenile
Court are combining TO try to raise
funds TO place this child in the Blind
Babys Hospital at Summit. N. j..
where he can receive the attention he
so much needs
The public has responded nobly, but
much more is needed before the child
can be placed. It will take 1855 to
keep him in the institution for a year.
and it is hoped that the public will
cooperate by contributing literally to
the support of this worthy child. Con-
tributions of any size will be very
acceptable, and will be received at
THE EVENING JOURNAL office.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
CANADIANS AND GERMANS in
DEATH DUEL; SHOW NO QUARTER
TO EACH OTHER ON BATTLE LINE

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
MILFORD, Del, July 22.-Dr. Frank
L. Grier, president Of the L. D.
Caulk Company, whose large dental
laboratories are located at Milford,
has received a letter written by Ser
geant Ernest A. Lidbury. of the Brit
ish army, one of the employees Of their
European representatives, who is now
in the trenches in France. The letter
is very interesting and is'as follows,
after expressing personal greetings,
the place from which II was mailed
not being given.
when we we're in the trenches for
"a hours, of course we were in a safe
part Of our line, the Germans we're
500 yards away, and had a sense of
security all the time, in fact
couldn't realize we we're in the
trenches 1 never saw a German,
although their bullets came over
fairly often. By keeping ones head
we'll down, and using the periscope,
however. one was quite safe. At night
they sent up a lot of flares (they do
this everywhere, in fact at night we
can see the flares quite plainly for
miles behind the lines. They seem to
be always afraid of a night attack
We of course, use rockets also, but
not to the extent the Germans do. The
most risky work, other than making a
charge, is going out with a working
party to cut grass, put up wire en-
tanglements in front Of our line, or to
go on listening patrol This means
that men are posted in pairs, about
half way between the opposing
trenches. To listen for an enemy
working party, preparations for an
advance on the part of the Germans,
or for engineers sapping out in the
intervening ground. with the object OF
laying mines under our trenches. or
course, when working parties are
out, covering party is put out in ad-
vance as protection. as naturally the
fire of the men in the trenches is
muzzled.
"An hour before dawn everybody
stands to arms. otherwise, we gel
as a rule 4 hours on and 4 hours OF
when in the trenches. There are
generally comfortable 'dug-outs" Il
sleep in. At times, however, II the
enemy have blown up part of ouI
trench. all hands are at work repair
ing and strengthening the defences
When we we're in the trenches, We
we're troubled by snipers behind oul
lines; these must have been civil
ians (spies) who come out of the
towns behind our lines at night, oi
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
UNDER BOND FOR threat
TO PUT GIRLS LIGHTS OUT

Maude Crawford, colored, of No. 7l9
West Third street, charged Frank
Hobson, colored. in City Court today.
with threatening her with bodily
harm. Maude said Frank came to her
home on Tuesday night and threaten
ed to kill her. She said he had been
making threats of this kind against
her for a year and always carried a
revolver. Laura Tucker, OF No. III
West Third street, said she heard Hob
son threaten to put Maud's lights
out. Hobson denied the charge.
Judge Churchman placed Hobson
under $500 peace bond and told him
that if he was found with a gun on
him after making threats he would be
given a year in the workhouse.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
SENDS HIM TO JAIL
TO WORK FOR Child

John T. Gears, who was fined S. and
costs in City Court yesterday on a
charge of begging, was charged with
non support in City Court today. Il was
alleged that he had failed TO support a
minor child. Eleanor Kelly, the mother
of the child said Gears had given her
but 50 last year for the support of the
child Gears denied that he was the
father of the child, but admitted that
the woman had been his housekeeper.
Judge Chmchmsn revoked the sentence
imposed on Gears yesterday and then
sentenced Gears to six months in the
workhouse and directed that fifty cents
a day be deducted from his earnings for
the support of the child.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22

else lie under cover somewhere all
day. We have had our turn Of dig
ging trenches. and carrying ammuni-
ton. These are dangerous jobs but
one gets used to hearing bullets and
shells whistling overhead, and if
when the flares go up (they always
show a trail of light as they go up)
everybody throws themselves down
fiat, the only danger is from stray
shots
Il should like to tell you a lot
more about what goes on out here,
but time will not permit, and / must
spare the censor. I do not know
either, whether perhaps l have said
more about our work than / am al
lowed to. When we have been
through heavy fighting or a bayonet
charge / will tell you what my feel
ings we're. I should think the stout
est of hearts would beat a little
auicked but discipline is bound to
tell. Leave the rest to Individual
pluck, and a desire to get at our tor
mentors.
"I forgot to mention that we go to
bathe periodically TO get a wash in
hot water, and to get clean shirts
and pants for our dirty ones. also
socks.
"I have received a parcel of news
papers from the firm but l don't
know who sent them / should like
to thank the donor very much. When
we first came out we could get no
papers at all but now we get some
issued every day. so we know what
is going on
"I hope Jones has not fallen into
the hands of tho enemy; IL would be
far better TO be wounded and sent
home Canadians out here told us
they take no prisoners, and have
bayoneted dozens of Germans who
have gone down on their knees in the
trenches. asking for mercy. The
Canadians have suffered greatly, Of
course, and give no quarter at all
Some of their companions, they told
me. were crucified by the Germans
There is plenty of evidence here
Of heavy fighting which must have
taken place month or so ago.
Graves are to be seen everywhere, on
which the inhabitants put flowers and
images. Each one has a cross with
the name. regiment and date of death.
and. in some cases. the rifles, after
being rendered useless, are laid on
the mound On one Of the papers I
received was a drawing of the place
I am in, which represented truly the
Estate of the country. Trees with the
tops blown off. some struck down,
houses demolished, huge holes in the
road. etc. Our troops have named
some of the tracks and roads in the
woods The Strand Hyde Park Cor
ner.' and so on.
"The weather the past week has
: been changeable-hot sun one day
and showers the next. l am glad TO
say I am quite we'll and fit. We are
in billets "a cotton factory at pres
ent
I'VE have smoke helmets now which
are more effective than respirators.
They come over the head like a hood,
and tuck inside the collar OF the
Jacket. There is a gauze piece let in
the top part to enable one to see.
Il know that your heart is with us
out here. and that if il we're possible
you would have taken some active part
in the great struggle some months
ago. | would honestly not be out of
this for anything The thrills are
many and uneCualled. With best
wishes to you all. Iremain.
Yours respectfully.
Sergeant Ernest A. Lidbury. d
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
LATEST NOTE TO BERLIN WARNS
KAISER THAT KILLING OF MORE
AMERICANS MAY BRING BREACH
President Tells Germany Americans Would Welcome Sug
geStOnS for Working Plan to Mitigate Present
Submarine Operations May Be the Basis for
Another Note From Berlin
REPLY GOES FORWARD; WILL BE MADE
PUBLIC BY WASHINGTON TOMORROW

would modify her undersea warfare. BY
orders to her naval officers.
While the latest American note de-
clares this government cannot sec how
further diplomatic exchanges would
bring the countries nearer TO an agrees
ment, it is not regarded by officials as abb
solutely precluding another communities
ton from Germany An intimation ID
includes was that Americans would wel-
come suggestions for a working plan, OF
modus vivendi, 10 mitigate present sub
marine operations, il is thought prob<
able. might be the basis for another note
from Berlin.
Work Is progressing Secretary
Lansing stated today. on the note de-
manding that Great Britain modify
her order-in-council, involving inter-
ference with American shipping to
neutral ports, but he added that it's
completion Is not imminent
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
Will BURN
WARSAW RATHER
Than SURRENDER
Russians Already DevaState
Cities and Blow Up Bridges
in Path of Retreat
KAISER'S ARMIES NOW
WITHIN 13 MILES OF CITY
By The United Press.

BERLIN. Via Amsterdam. July 22-
Warsaw is to be set in flames and de-
stroyed when Won Hindenburg's
forces penetrate the last lines OF de-
fence before the city. according to in
formation that reached here today,
Grand Duke Nicholas is said to be de-
tormined that the Polish capital shall
not fall into the hands Of the Ger
mans with its government buildings
and churches unscathed He is re-
ported 10 have assigned groups OF men
TO the task Of applying the torch all
over the city when the Germans close
in and force his armies to evacuate.
The Russians already have begun de-
vastating villages In the path Of their
retreat both north and west of War
saw and in the Riga region to the
north. Bridges are being blown up.
cattle driven TO the rear OF the Rus
sian forces and crops either confs-
Gated or destroyed.
Dispatches from Copenhagen today
quoted travellers from the Island OF
Gothland as declaring that flames from
the Riga region have lighted up the
sky above the Baltic for several nights.
Continuing their advance on War
saw, the Germans have arrived with
in thirteen miles of the city by cross
ing the Utrata river, east Of Blonie. at
the railway bridge west Of the capital
North of Warsaw the Russian resis'
tance has become more stubborn along
the Narew, where the Germans have
encountered strong defensive posi-
tions that may check the advance for
two or three days.
Southeast OF Lublin a great battle
was raging along the Wieprz river
when the last dispatches were sent
10 the war office. The lighting here Is
of decisive character. The war OF.
fee is confidently awaiting word thai
General Mackensen's centre has bat
tered its way through the Russian
I lines and seized the Luhlin-Cholu
railway.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
Z MORE strikers
DEAD IN BAYONNE
LABOR outbreak
Men Are Fired Upon While
Rushing Walls of Standard
Oil Plant
SHERIFF Asks Governor
TO Send STATE MILITIA
By The United Press.


BAYONNE. N. j.. July 22.-Two men
were killed shortly after noon today in
an attempt to rush the walls of the
Standard Oil plant Both were strikers.
The dead are Gereski woski ond
Nicolo Eranki.
Woski was shot through the head
and a bullet penetrated Erankis
heart
Four more strikers we're rushed to
the hospital, where the extent OF
their injuries has not been ascer-
tanned.
Under the rain OF fire. the strikers
beat a hasty retreat. The strikers
preceded their attempt TO rush the
gates by setting fire to bunches Of
oil waste and tossing them over the
wall inside the plant The blaze. II
was reported outside the walls. was
extinguished.
Sheriff Kinkead at once asked Cover
nor Fielder 10 send the militia TO quell
the rioters
Early this morning the strikers tried
70 scale the company walls and were
fired upon, three Of the strikers being
probably fatally wounded.
The injured:
Steve Swaka. q, shot in Jaw
John Surgin. 46. shot in stomach.
may die.
Tony Penaski. 27, shot in chest, con-
dition serious.
Sheriff Kinkead announced al II
O'Clock this morning that he had
wired the Department of Labor at
Washington, asking the services OF a
mediator to attempt a settlement OF
the differences. between the Standard
and the strikers.
The department Immediately ap-
pointed John A. Moffitt. of New Jer-
sey, and James A. Smyth, OF Ponnsyl-
vania, 10 act as conciliators. They
are expected to arrive in Bayonne to-
night or early tomorrow and will 90
into conference at once with the lead
ers Of both sides The Bayonne Civic
Association has asked Governor
/ Fielder to send the militia
One hundred and -fffty strikers Sc
oreted themselves behind q church Z
/ few yards from the factory walls and
made a concerted rush 10 scale tn,
walls AS their bodies appeared on
1 top OF the walls, a squad Of company
guards opened fire from the inside
Two dropped back probably fatally
wounded. while some OF the strikers
opened fire on the guards II was re-
ported that two of the guards were
shot. but this could not be confirmed
as the gates were kept locked The
injured strikers we're hurried to the
hospital
Il became known this morning that
] the sheriff had swore in nearly SOC
deputies and quartered them In the
courthouse all night. In the event oi
Z trouble. the deputies could be hurled
4 into the strike zone on a moments
notice and it is thought they could
control the situation until the troops
arrived.
The situation this forenoon was
threatening Angry knots of strikers
congregated in the narrow streets
around the plant. murmuring among
themselves, and the crowds we're aug.
imented by gesticulating women
Bayonne's entire police force was OF
the scene. seeking to pacify the men
Strikers applied the torch to a tele
Continued on Page 2.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
NAME PATROL AFTER BIRDS.

The last meeting of Troop |, of the
Girl Scouts in the lecture room of Zion
Lutheran Church, was conducted by
Captain McIane They decided to name
their patrol after birds The patrol
leaders were told 70 decide upon the
names and give them TO the captain at
the next meeting The girls have been
regular in attendance SO far and wish
the good attendance kept up. Miss Mar.
garet +. Snyder is scribe of the troop.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
DENALLA NEARS PORT:
800 PASSENGERS SAFE
BY The united Press.

By The United Press'
DURHAM, Natal, July 22-Ihe Pen
insular and Oriental liner Benalla, ahrc
IN the Indian Ocean, is proceeding slowly
toward this port with her 500 passen-
gers, according to wireless messages to-
day. She is being conveyed by the Ply
mouth steamer Otaki, and was about 600
miles east of the African coast when the
last message was filed. Because of diff
tails IS to the extent Of the FIRE have
reached here.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
HE RLOCKEn TRnLLRY.

Witnesses in City Court today stated
that William Soonlon. colored, driver
Of coal wagon, had blocked the troll
ley tracks en- Monroe street between
Second and Third streets for fifteen
yesterday William Frazier,
a motorman, said Sconlon was unload
ing coal at the time. Sconlon was
fined 81 and costs on a charge Of vio-
lating the tranic rules.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
lnERIcAN REPLY TO IUsTrANIAN HATTER

AMERICAN REPLY TO LUsITANIAN NATTER
CAUSES RESENTMENT IN GERMANY.
by The United
LONDON July a2-Tbs Exchange TsegraDhs Amsterdam
correspondent cabled following today:
"Anti-American feeling Berlin bitter account
Of the published forecasts Of the reply IN the Luutana
matter The general opinion ia that situation serous
as Germany s not prepared modify her attitude"
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
FIGHT CASES GO OVER.

Because of the absence of a mater
ial witness the cases Of John Patton
and Samuel Hancock, both colored,
charged with fighting on the street.
were continued until tomorrow by
Judge Churchman and an attachment
issued for the witness.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
BlRD5EYE. XlEW- OE MIaR5HWF

for a distance Of twenty miles. Due
west of the city there is a broad
marsh over which the guns of the out
er forts have full play; northwest
and southwest there we're forests
which. being leveled in the early days
of the war. now form similar difficult
approaches. In the accompanying il
lustration is shown a birdseye view
of Warsaw. with a bridge over the
Vistula.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
SOLDIERS KILL PORTUGUESE MOB
Bv The United Press

BY The United Press.
LISBON: July 22.-An armed mob
carly today attacked the railroad Of
fees at Lamego. a Portuguese city OF
about 10000. lying 46 miles east OF
Oporto. Soldiers fired into the crowd,
killing "a persons and wounding 10.
ONLY meager dispatches have reached
Lisbon and these did not state the
cause Of the riots.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
EWING WARNED AFTER FINE.

CALVIN Ewing was flned s. and costs
in City Court today on a charge of
drunkenness. II was his sixth appear
ance in court this month on such a
charge. Judge Churchman told Ewing
he would fine him $40 and costs if he
was arrested again this month.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
TURKS ARE REPuLsED.
" The united Presa.

BY The United PresH
PETROGRAD. July 22.-Repulse OF
several strong Turkish attacks in the
region OF Mush was reported in an Of
fetal statement today dealing with
the Caucasus fighting. The enemy
" as thrown back and forced 10 evacu-
ate his positions at Kunmundy. Rus
sian troops are in pursuit.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22

Warsaw is a railway junction Of
lines radiating east and west-three
in one general direction and four in
Petrograd via Bialystok, Grodno and
wilma to Siedlic, and to Ivangorod
and Lublin and along the Galician
frontier. Thus most of the supplies
that have reached the Russian army
retreating through Galicia have had
TO pass through Warsaw. The three
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
nNT AT HUERTA.oABREhA CONsPmACY.

By The United Press.
GALVESTON Tex July s2-sartins revelations Of an al
legged conspiracy between Huea President
Cabrera Of Guatemala in the Huea revolution plot given
today in correspondence printed sy Merida Yucqan papers
purportng to have passed between the two men
The correspondence ss given by the showed an ~
legged promise by president to s's moral and
material support country the plans Of Mexican 'ns'
to starr revolution IN Mexico me letters we're written p
February April.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
TURKS NOT AFTER PEACE.
RI The Tnited Press

BY Tic InltNU TIte7.
THE HAGUE. July 22.-The Turk
ish legation here today issued an Of
fetal denial of reports that Turkish
emissaries were en- route TO Switzer-
land to make tentative proposals for
a separate peace The denial was oc-
casioned by reports in English news
papers that Turkish peace delegates
would reach Geneva today.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
WAS WITHOUT OPERATORS
LICENSE.

John Przylski. aged II years, pleaded
guilty in City Court today TO a charge
of operating a motor vehicle without an
operators license. He was fined $40 and
costs.
Evening journal., 1915-07-22

lines on the west go to Ostrolenka, on
the East Prussian frontier; to the
German fortress of Thorn via Lowicz
and Kutno. and to Pietrkow via
.Skierniewice These last concentrat-
ing lines have measurably aided the
Germans to bring a large body OF
troops TO the western front of War
saw. This front has not been broken
because of the level lands almost en-
bracing the city on the western side
Evening journal., 1915-07-22
WEATHER

Fair weatherand moderate
temperature toiight and Fri
days moderate northeast and
north winds.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-01

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-When President Wilson brings his bride to the White House in December, America will have a new "first lady" who until a few weeks ago was known only to a small circle of friends. Today she is the object of interest and admiration throughout the country.
 The drama of democracy (which may raise a farm boy to the Presi- dency), overnight brought Mrs. Edith Boiling Galt into the limelight. The quiet of the dim sitting room where she played and sang for the president after his days of harrassment in his office, is at an end. From now on she will be always before the public.
 This will be a decided change for the Mrs. -Wilson-to-be. For many years she has been one of the quiet est of the Washingtonians in the big "cliffdweller" houses near Dupont circle. Already her comrateship with the President has given her a large interest in the many problems con fronting him; and in the White House, her friends say, she will be above all the aide of the man who must be first in answer to the call of the people.
 Mrs. Galt reflects in face and man ner the distinguished lineage of her family, one of the foremost in the south, with reason to be proud of an unusual genealogy. For as most of America knows she is a direct des cenndant of the Indian Princess Pocahontas, who according to tradi- ton, saved the life of Capt. John Smith and married John Rolfe. Their daughter married John Boiling, fore father of William HolcOmb Boiling, Mrs. Galt's father.
 Edith Boiling was born at Wyther- vile, Va, rumor says, forty-two years ago. She was reared in a big southern home and surrounded with the cultural influence of books and music. She finished hes education at Martha Wash 'ngton college at Abingdon, Va, and at Powells col lege at Richmond, both quiet southern schcols where the virtue of domestic ity and the value of social graces is emphasized.
 Nineteen years ago, on visit to Washington, she met Normal Galt and later married him. He was the head of a big jewelry store here. Nine years ago he died. Since then Mrs. Galt has been living quietly She were morning until short time ago.
 Mrs. Galt has taken an interest in many philanthropies here. She is a