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Millionaire Widow of thu Late Austin Nichols
Found Dead in Her Room With Thousands
of Dollars in Jewelry Missing.
SENSATION OF THE DAY IN METROPOLIS
Expert Criminologists and Detectives are Put on
the Case and First Arrest is one of the
Servants in Woman's House.

I, of Harlem pool rooms early today, but
the trip resulted in nothing.
Mrs. Nichols fortune was variously
estimated at from 100000 to $3,000.-
| 900 left her by her late husband. who
was head OF the Austin Nichols groc-
cry house. According to her friends.
| she had passion for rare gems and
kept large fortune Of them in her
house. Her home was one Of the
show places of the residential section.
setting Just of the avenue in the
!, fashionable upper Seventies. Million.
aires homes are all around her place.
Indications pointed that Mrs. Mich
i OILS put up terrific battle against her
]dishevelled, her side combs broken and
bits Of her glasses were found twenty
feet from the body.
| Police today were hopeful OF OBJ
tanning clue to the robbers through
| their finger prints. Several good speci-
mems were said to have been obtain
ed. Some also professed to believe
| that Mrs. Nichols was not murdered,
but died Of fright when the assailants
seized her by the throat. The nail
prints, doctors said, did not show any
remarkable pressure was brought to
bear
NJ s. Grimes, a nephew, today took
charge Of the house. He said the
jewels obtained would probably reach
$4,000.
Tails Has Confessed.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Onney Tails,
young servant In the home of Mrs.
Elizabeth Griggs Nichols, today con-.
fessed. according to Inspector Faurot.
that he, with three other young Grim
|inals. plotted the robbery and murder
Of the wealthy widow in her home in
East Seventy-ninth street, last night.
Tails broke down after an all night
grilling. He furnished the names Of
his three confederates, according to
Inspector Faurot. Detectives are
searching for che men, who. according
to Tails, failed to secure $500,O0G in
Jewels they believed reposed in the
widows strong box. They fed, Tails
said, after tearing off rings and ear
rings worth $4,000.
Faurot made announcement of the
confession through Deputy Police
Commissioner Lord.
Five men, said to be associates of
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NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-Expert Grim
linologists and detectives we're thrown
today on the trail Of the murderers OF
Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, aged sixty
millionaire widow of the late Austin
Nichols. Jewelry, the value of which
may run high into the thousands, is
missing. Inspector Faurot, and othe-
high police otlcials have taken per
sonal charge Of the case.
Only one man was in custody today
I-Onney Tails, second man In NIL
Nichols palatial residence at Fifth
Iavenue and Seventy-ninth street. Tails
land maid, according to the police,
found the body after they had struS'
gled loose from the cords with which
three men bound them.
Running up stairs they found the
body OF their mistress, sheet knot
ted around her throat, on which were
deep finger nail marks. Thousands
iof dollars worth of diamonds she was
wearing at dinner were missing, as
was strong box which is reputed to
have held valuable jewels.
According to Tails, the basement
door bell rang about s o'clock. He
and the maid answered it, the other
servants having gone out. AS the
barred gate swung inward, according
to Tails, three masked men, grabbed
and bound them. The men then went
up stairs and shortly after, the serv.
ants, according to Tails story, heard
shrieks.
After short time the maid man
aged to free herself and Tails and
they went upstairs where they found
the body of Mrs. Nichols.
Several points in Tails story are
viewed by the police with suspicion.
He told them the murder was COM
mitted about o'clock. yet when ply
sicians arrived at $50, they asserted
the woman had been dead an hour and
a half.
Other servants, rounded up. told Of
seeing three young men lettering
around the house last night shortly
after o'clock, but as they recognized
them as being friends of Tails, they
paid no attention to them.
Confronted with this, Tails named
several young men, whom he said,
hung around Harlem pool rooms, who
might be able to throw some light On
the matter. Accompanied by Inspec-
tor Faurot, Tails was taken on a tour
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at Versailles, which was the first act
of the French revolution. II the
duma is prorogued, the czar may have
to put down civil revolution as we'll
as oppose the teutonic advance.
1t is improbable the duma will be
cast aside. The czar shows evidence
of sensing the danger that threatens
him from within and his faith in the
bureaucracy that surrounds him must
have sadly weakened during the
past few months. The Germans
have long counted on a revolutionary
outbreak in Russia to help them con.
quer the Slavs and compel Russia to
make a desperate and disastrous
peace. The revolution is now at
hand.
The czar, whose mysticism caused
him to do unexpected things at a
moments notice, has not retired to
the background at the approach of
the revolution.
Instead, he has gone forward to
personal responsibility before his
people. This may mean that reforms
will be granted to Russia by the czar
as a matter of right. If so, Russia will
rise from her defeats more powerful
than she could be in a battlefield vic.
tory. Western liberalism is knock.
ing at Russia's door and the czar
seems to be reaching forward to
throw back the bolts.
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RUSSIA

| United Press Leased Wire Service.
j PETROGRAD, Sept. ga decisive
victory In the fighting before Tarn
opoi was chronicled by the war office
today al the car took the command
Of the Russian army.
Two German divisions, reinforced
by an Austrian brigade and heavy and
light artillery were hurled back in an
attempt to throw the SIavs out Of Gal
,IcIa. The Austro-German losses re.
ported early yesterday totaled more
than 200 officers and 5000 men.
Crowds gathered In the streets 70
cheer the news Of the most important
Russian victory In the southeast since
the Austro-German drive began. Every.
where the news was connected with
the action Of the emperor In assuming
personal charge Of the empires MILL
tary forces.
at is an omen Of success for the
little father" was the approving mur.
mur that ran through the streets.
In other sectors Of the long battle
front, similar successes have crowned
the fresh efforts Of the cxar's armies.
The Russians have taken more than
1000 prisoners and not only have
beaten back enemy attempts to ad'
vance, but have developed successful
counter attacks. In their major at.
tempt against Riga, the Germans have
been unable to make progres
The Austro-Germans opened the
battle west Of Tarnopol on Tuesday.
Tho third division Of Prussian guards,
the forty-eighth reserve division and
an Austrian brigade began heavy at
tacks designed to throw the Russians
back through Tarnopoi and across the
Russian border.
The first rush Of the enemy's troops,
was beaten back. General lvanoff or
dered counter attack and the Aus
tro-Germans were swept back In head
long flight, several detaehments that
had approached the Russian trenches
going down in the slaughter. The
Russian booty thus far consists Of
thirty guns, Including fourteen large
pieces, numerous Maxims and large
supplies Of ammunition. The pursuit
continues. The Russians In this re-
eion have re-oceupied their positions
on the sereth river.
Gear Nicholas has wired personal
!
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ENGLAND

Tented Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Sept. 9-Twenty persons
were killed and eIGhty-eioht wounded
In last nights Zeppelin raid on Lon
don.
All the killed and wounded were
civilians except that one soldier was
killed and three wounded. Tho dead
are twelve men, two women and six
children.
Forty-eight men, twenty-seven won1-
en- and thirteen children were wound
ed.
TWO AIR RAIDS.
LONDON, Sept. 9.-Two separate
air raids on eastern counties' Of
England occurred during last night, Il
10 offieiaIly announced. Details as to
casualties will be made public az
soon a. received, II was stated.
The raid offieiaily reported today is
the third In little more than TIVE n
ty-four hours. Zeppelins raided "east-
ern counties" Tuesday night. The
press bureau last night announced an
air Invasion earlier in the evening,
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[HE HEART Of LONDON HAS BEEN RA|DED
FOR THE FIRST TINE BY GERMAN zEPPELINS

were encountered by French airmen
q few miles outsidg - saris and forced
to turn back aftg .ropping bombs
on neighbortng VA ses.
The raid on : ds reported today,
probably is iD taliation for the re.
other Germs. Gowns In which German
civilians, tording to German re-
ports. We, $xilled.
80 Heart Of London.
CHICAGO. Sept. .9-The Chicago
Daily News this afternoon carried the
following:
"The following cable dispatch was
received BY the Daily News today
from one of its correspondents In
London:
Daily News staff and offices SAFE
q. Percy Noel
"A second dispatch from Mr.. Noel
says simply
All we'll
st Is evident from these messages
that the raid on the British capital by
Zeppelin airships last night was ef-
fective In or near what Is called The
Heart OF London. The Daily News
office there is on Trafalgar square,
not far from such landmarks as
st. James Palace, Westminster Alb
bey. the parliament buildings and
Charing Cross railroad station"
Americans In Danger.
NEW YORK, Sept. 9-That German
Zeppelins last night raided the city
nS Ixnndnn
nrst time reached the heart OF Lon
don is indicated by cable dispatches
received here today.
An interview with the Italian In
ventor Marconi. cabled to the United
Press by William G. Shepherd from
London apparently confirms the
idea that the Zeppelins bombarded
tfondon.ss,T Tho censor allows Marconi's
statement that he ''saw Zeppelins
used" last night to be cabled to
New York. On his visits to London,
Marconi. It II q well known fact, usual
~ stops at hotel near Trafalgar
square.
A cable dispatch to the Chicago
Daily News today from q correspond
ent IN London. bore additional evs.
dence that the Trafalgar square dis
trict was attacked. The cable said:
Daily News staff and Offices safe. All
we'll"
The News London office is In the
Trafalgar buildings at the corner Of
Northumberland avenue and Trafal-
gar square.
II Zeppelins dropped bombs on
Trafalgar square, they were directly
above one Of the principal American
centers Of London.
The Metropole hotel, the Grand ho-
tel and the Victoria hotel all popular
with Americans, are either on the
square or only block away. The
Carlton hotel is also nearby, as are
Morley.s and the Golden Cross hotels,
all well known to Americans.
The great Nelson column is in the
center Of the square and behind it is
the national gallery which houses
London's art treasures.
Steamships and banking offices
used as American rendezvous, are on
Cockspur street, leading into the
square At the other end of Trafal-
gar square is the Strand, the most IA
nous street In the English speaking
world.
The Trafalgar square section is
largely business community with
scarcely any residences. A number
OF large hotels and clubs however, are
located in this district.
In the Trafalgar square district,
thought to have been reached. are ho-
tells housing q large portion Of the
American colony.
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bver One Hundred People Struck by Bombs
Dropped From the Sky in Most Ssnsa-
tional Air Raid Of the War.
)EATH AND FIRE FOR UNARMED CITIZENS
Flock Of Airships Hovered Over Worlds Great.
est City and Showered Death Down on
the Innocents Below.

Tmited Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK. Sept. 9.The mos
estructive air raid In history wa'
hade on London last night Tht
British press bureau admitted th1i
fternoon that at least twenty per
IONS we're killed and eighty -eigh
vounded
The extent OF property damage hat
hot been permitted to pass the con
bor at one D. M, New York time. j
was known, however, that many fire.
we're caused by the bombs.
Private messages indicated that the
raid was on the very heart OF Lon
ion.
An interview with Marconi, which
The censor allowed the United Press
10 send from London. revealed thai
be witnessed the raid and Il ID known
that be stops at 81 hotel nsAr Trafal
gar square. This was the hrst Den
mite statement that the raid was d
rectly over London, permitted to pass
the censor.
A large portion OF the American
colony resides in the Trafalgar square
district, section OF large hotels and
clubs.
The largest number OF, killed ad
mitted by the British press bureau on
any previous raid was sixteen, when
England was raided on June 16. The
largest number Of casualties {dead
and wounded) admitted on any preyi
ous raid was flfty.six This was on
the raid on Tuesday night OF this
week when thirteen persons were
killed and forty-three wounded The
total casualties reported today we're
l08.
Accepting the figures OF the British
press bureau, Zeppelins and German
taubes have caused the deaths OF 1872
persons, all but one Of them civiliani
\and have wounded more than 300 per.
sons since the war began.
N Cable dispatches to the United
tress today indicated that there were
Eo separate raids on London during
the night. A cable message was re-
cetyed by the United Press last night.
stating that eastern counties" had
been raided. It was evident from the
time OF filing Of this dispatch that
ing.
A second cable message was re.
|ceived early today reporting 'another
PAID" and stating that details as 20
casualties would be given out later.
t is thought possible this second raid
vas made several hours later. DOS
Hing. :. : n Y
IN no previous raid have Zeppelins
reached the heart OF London though
Leppelins on August II bombarded
tne east and northeast sections OF the
civ, where workingmen reside. The
brush press bureau on that occasion
announced that ten persons were kill
eo and thirty-six wounded. 4
Travellers from London arriving IN
. New York brought the report that
.nlrty bodies OF Zeppelin victims we're
paced IN one morgue following this
lala and described In detail the
scenes Of devastation IN the east and
..n Mortheast sides OF London. At the
.,me OF this raid the censor merely
,p.ermltted the announcement that
eastern counties" had been raided.
WIN the number Of casualties, to PASS
20 the United States,
on the August II raid on London.
aeppeiins followed a train from the
ease ths coast into London, arriving over
-He great Liverpool street station at
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1870 p. m. It Is possible that this
feat was communicated to other Yep
pelin commanders and that the air
ships last night used the same ex
press train in finding their way to
London.
aeventy-Five Killed.
AMSTERDAM, Sept s.-Seyenty.
i've persons were killed, many Of
them soldiers. in the French air raid
ION Saarbrucken. Rhenis, Prussia,
Monday, according TO reports received
here. The military station was blown
up. German airmen reported they
killed French observer.
Mareoni saw the Raid.
I IBy william G.. Shepherd. United
Press Staff Corresp ,ndent.l
LONDON, Sept o.-H Is were
Count Zeppelin. + would protest be.
,fore the world against the kaiser
using my invention as I saw Zeppe.
Inns used last night" Guglielma Mar
conf, noted italian inventor. told the
United Press this afternoon.
How sad and sick at heart Count
Zeppelin must be-" continued Marconi.
'sIf my invention were used to kill
harmless men, women and children
like that, would shout my protest to
my own king and before the entire
world.
II don't know how many people
were killed last night, but II there
were fifty thousand slain, 1t would
NOT have changed the course Of the
war. Deaths and fires have no more
effect on war in such case than Il
they had been caused by lightning.
The Germans might Just as well have
slain men. women and children In
Berlin, 30 far as affecting the allies
Was concerned
Marconi was silent q moment. Then
he slapped his desk with a resound-
ing smack.
THANK God, they can't kill with
my invention" he said Zeppelin.
who has given his life to perfecting
airships, is a sad figure In the field Of
science. The kaiser, out of pity for
him alone. ought to stop this sense
less massacre-this dirty, dirty work.
but know the kaiser and know he
won't order It stopped
Have you met the kaiser?" asked.
"Yes," replied Marconi. "Ten years
ago l had dinner with him In Rome.
1t wound up In semi-quarrel. told
him the Germans had stolen my in
vention and he got angry. consider
him forceful man, but egotistic. He
never forgets for one second, that he
Is emperor of Germany.
An Attack on Paris.
PARIS. Sept. !. 9.-German aero
planes flew over the suburbs of Paris
early today, dropping large number
OF bombs. The extent OF the damage
is not yet known.
Paris itself has been immune from
air raids for several months, though
the German lines are but little
more than hfty miles from the city.
Elaborate precautions taken by the
Paris authorities, have rendered 1t ex-
tremely difficult for German taubes
to reach the city. French air men
patrol the sky nightly and there Is a
splendid system by which the coming
OF enemy aeroplanes is signaled by
cities to the north. The last at
tempt to reach Paris was made by
German aviators on August %.
A squadron OF four aeroplanes
crossed the French lines on the
Aisne and sped toward Paris. They
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GERMANY

Il UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
BERLIN, Sept. 9. (VIa wireless to
london.) General Mackensen has
forced the Russians to evaeuate their
positions at kartusskuja ja-Beresa, sixty
miles northeast Of Brest Litovsk. This
afternoons official statement Indicated
the sIavs were falling back toward the
1Pinsk-Minsk railway.
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limited Press Leased wire Service :
/, WASHINGTON. Sent eScensr.,
tba n1a pns mas completed his reply to
stata aAmer1can peace plea, the
e department officially announced
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today. Consul Silliman wired that
his note will arrive here before the
week end Another Pan-American
conference will follow its arrival 1t
probably viii be in Washington.
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FRANCE
by William Philip slmms, United
Press STAR Correspondent.1

BY William Philip Slmns, United
Press Stair correspondent.1
PARIS; Sept. o.-The allies are now
abundantiy supplied with war muni-
tlons, not TO mention the stream OF
sheiis pouring 70 the front each day.
They have adequate reserves. These
things with the continued great activ-
ity OF the Anglo-French artillery, con-
vlnces Paris that something 10 about
to happen on the western front.
Ny observations on 4 recent tour OF
tho battle front leads to the convic
tion that the allies arc ready for any
event, whether offensive or defensive.
II the sudden display Of activity In
the Argonne, reported last night,
means real German drive southWard
to isolate vsrdun fortress, then the
crown prince 10 due for 4 surprise.
Though | have frequently waited
the front since the beginning Of the
war can truthfully say that an al
most startling change seems 70 have
been wrought during the last ninety
days, more than during all other
months together.
Even last spring mystery surround
ed the front works much like scafSoid-
Ing hides a building under construe-
StVus JIG 8S0UOIOiU9 - 00ssV pSvss
revealing the finished structure, in,-
pressive in the power one senses az
concealed lnaIde.
Everything 10 In the same state OF
preparedness noted aboard ship when
the fast dropping barometer foreteils
= hurricane. Everywhere saw the
finishing touches being administered
to the latest pe,fectlons Of war ma
chino which seemed only waiting the
touch Of a button to take on motion.
Considerable significance 10 attach
ed to recent events In the world war,
including the fact that the car has
assumed supreme command Of the
Russian army and navy. General
Joffre's visit TO italy following on
Lord kitchener's visit to France, King
Aiberfs visit to Joffre and other visits
between commanding officers. All
these thinga, togstl,er With ots'eial ads
mission that the British now hold q
more extended line on the western
front, enhance the lmpression that the
allies plan concerted action In . new
offensive.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
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OFFICIAL REPORTS.

PARIS, Sept "a German air raid
on Paris, the first In many months,
and French attacks on railway sta
tions held by the Germans, featured
today's OFFICIAL reports.
German aeropianes horbarded the
suburbs Of Paris at an early hour to-
day. Tho government will permit an.
Milford chronicle., 1915-08-13
CANNING SCHOOLS.

The canning demonstrations which
I have been promised to the housewives
and their daughters of Kent County
will soon begin. Miss Elizabeth Jeffer-
son, the new State leader in wOmen's
work in Delaware, is due to arrive
here this week in preparation for this
work. There are some fifteen girls in
the garden and canning clubs, who
Will form the nucleus for these dem
onstratiOns at the various schools.
However, these schools are open to all
interested in the subject of canning,
and who want to exchange ideas and
possibly learn some new ideas. There
are no charges for this instruction,
except the few things that will be re-
quired to be brought for canning. The
girls who are canning in preparation
for the annual fair and corn show will
be expected to bring these products
in the way of fruits and vegetables.
County Agent Pence has arranged
the schedule which calls for two DAYS
at each place where there are club
members and one day at the other
places. The equipment such as an
oil stove, utensils and steam Gamer,
will be carried along from place to
place. For the first days work at each
place the girls will be asked to bring
enough peaches and tomatoes to put
up three quarts of each, together with
glass jars and the sugar to can the |
peaches. On the second day the more
difficult things to can, such as lima
beans, corn and other vegetables, will |
be used.
We hope the housewives will make |
this social gathering where they can
attend school for a day or two and
exchange ideas with their neighbors.
at the same time being of immense
help to the girls. The schedule is as
follows:
First week: Houston School. Aug.
L6 and II; Black Swamp School. west
of FELTON,, Aug. Is; Viola School, Aug.
10; Mt. Willow School, Pearson's Cor
ler, Aug. 20 and 21.
Second week: Shorts School. near
Hartley, Aug. % and "a; Oak Grove
school, east of Dover, Aug. 25 and 26:
Using Sun School, Aug. 81.
Milford chronicle., 1915-08-13
HALT SUSSEX ROAD WORK.

Unaware how the financial condi.
tlon OF the county stands as regards
the money appropriated for the con.
struction, improvement and mainten.
ance of the public highways, County
Engineer Morgan 7. Gum, at the meet
ing OF the Levy Court on August Srd
was ordered to stop all road supeF-
vlsors from working the roads until
the officials are able to ascertain tbe
conditions about how the appropria-
ton for road work in the several dis
trlcts is panning out. It seems that
the officials have a lax method of
keeping tab on the expenditures of the
county funds through this channel
and it is for the purpose of remedying
the evil-if such a term may be used
operations will be suspended
until such time as the levy courtmen,
county engineer and supervisors can
get together and figure on what money
IS on hand. If Delaware had a real
Highway Department, a condition Of
this kind would not be possible.