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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
ROWDYISM IN THE HOUSE
AT HIGHWATER MARK
Nothing Like It Ever Before Wit
messed in States Legislative History.

Nothing Like II Ever Before Wit
messed in States Legislative History.
| HARRISBURG, May 1s--"Horseplay"
exceeding any similar demonstrations OF
the kind in the legislative history OF
| Pennsylvania has marked the proceedings
Of the House during the last few days.
| From time inmemorial antics by the law
makers In the closing period Of session,
and particularly of the last night of
prolonged sitting. have been regarded as
a matter Of course" but the rowdyism
by the present body has literally broken
all records. AT times 1t has been impos-
sible to keep track of legislative meetings.
Some semblance OF order was estab-
lished yesterday afternoon when Speaker
Amber told the members that the busi-
ness of the House could not he trans
acted unless better order were main
taincd
On Monday night "sneezing powders"
were scattered throughout the House, and
these, together with malodorOus chem
lcals, made the air so bad that it was
necessary to open the windows. A num-
her Of persons among them women. were
forced to leave. Speaker Amber repeat
cdly called the House to order and asked
that the scattering of the powders be
stopped. The members threw their hles
each other. Men who tried to speak on
bills were howlcd down.
Conditions were even worse yesterday.
When Representative Baldwin, of Della
ware County, was speaking, some 30 or
10 members left their seats and crowded
around him. shouting and talking. In the
morning when Representative Hess, OF
Lancaster County, was In the chair he
was forced to ask the Sergeant-at-A Arms
to see that the members went to their
seats. Finally Hess was forced to an
nouncc that the roll call on a bill would
not proceed until the members took their
seats.
During The afternoon when bills relat-
ing to bullfroEs came before the House,
shouts, limitations of frogs and cat-calls
continued for several minutes and the
bills were shouted down. Representative
Barnett of York County, who was unable
to hear from his seat in the rear of the
hail because of the noise, came down
front and was bombarded with paper
balls and copies of the legislative bills
as he made his way front.
Some of the members believed that the
disorder and tumult were purposely
fostered to shove through questionable
bills under the shield of rowdyism.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
ToDAY's MARRIAGE LICENSES

James Fry 2O55 Lombard ST., and Josephine
James L. Tucker 5Gi $, 18th ST., and Daisio
Julius c. urhany 4l30 N 9TH ST., and Pauline
Lormann, 322S Diamond st.
Michael j. Kane, 1913 Wood ST., and Annabelle
NJ. Gaffney, 81 S. Conestoga st.
Pelegrn Homeless 1903 Spring Garden st., and
Maria Rolge, 1908 Spring Garden ST.
Harry a. Kaelin, 3OG2 Judson St. and Dora
Haber, 3Ui2 Martha st,
Joseph Lohbaur, loa2 $. 18th St, and Matilda
Zengner, 1882 S. 18th st.
Franciszek Gerzko, 1920 James St, and Fran
ciszeka Krynda, 4I2D James 81.
Salvatore PnntoleO, 1927 Watkins ST., and
Maria Il. Botela 1877 S. Camac st.
Giovanni Rocco. SIS carp ST., and Maria a.
Marcelino T3S carp st.
Herman S. Rutman. COS $. 9th ST., and IlbbIe
S. Kaufman, ST. Joseph Mo-
Bertram Blumenthnl, 227 Apsley ST., and Flor
ence Wax, 231 South st.
James Ionic 80 W Mount Pleasant ave. and
Katherine Preston, 1918 Walnut St
Arthur n, Orton, Gloucester, n. j., and AleNia
c. Kinnes, G7l2 Leeds at.
Joseph Jacuindo, T2O 5. Delhi ST., and Aida
De Graft, Wilmington, De-.
Elias Iatonsky, 2i2A Olive ST., and Mary
Danyluk. 2SEi n. 2lst 81,
Arthur S. EaVis. 36i9 Lancaster ave-, and
Lillian Jennings, 7 ". 37th ST.
George s. Dunlap 12i0 S. bSth st., and Grace
A. Carver, l5ia N Redheld ST.
Jakob Guzy 1913 s, Front st., and Maria
Pichowcz, S07 n. Hancock ST.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
CAR IN CHARGE AT FRONT;
MAY SHIFT COMMANDERS
Nicholas Dissatisfied With Develop.
ments in Galicia and Carpathians.

Emperor Nicholas has gone to the front
His departure was followed by reports
that important changes are to be made in
the personnel of the Russian commanders.
It is understood that the Car Is highly
displeased with the result of the cam
paign in Galica and in the Carpathians,
where the Russians have lost n great part
of the ground gained.
Minister of War Sukhomlinoff was sum-
moned to conference with the Car before
he left. General Dimitrieff, the Bulgarian
warrior, who became a hero in Petro-
grad because of his early successes in
Galicia, is said to be slated for removal
The latest official reports are received
with the utmost pesslmism by The Petro-
grad military critics. Some go so fac
as to say that the entire Russian offensive
has crumbled and that superhuman es-
forts will be necessary to prevent COM
plete disaster to the Russian arms.
Tho fact that these critics are per-
mitted to speak so frankly is regarded
as significant of great upheaval among
the commanding officers. Some of the
rumors mention even Grand Duke
Nicholas, commander-in-chlef of the Rus
sian armies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
FRENCH ANNIEIILATE
GERMANS CHARGING
USER CANAL POSTS
Kaiser's Troops, u n d er
Cover of Fog, Attack AL
lies Positions - G ain
First Trenches Then Are
Virtually Wiped Out.

Under cover of the heavy fog. which
Is hampering operations in Flanders
and France, the Germans delivered a
surprise attack on the Allies position
on the east bank OF the User Canal
and reached the first line Of French
trenches. Then the French opened a
murderous fire and virtually annihi-
lated the attackers. Aside from this
engagement the French War Office re-
ports that there was a lull in opera
tions along the entire front
The Germans are preparing line of
inner defensive works well within their
lines in Belgium and northern France,
according to reports from Holland, and
are preparing to evacuate their ad-
vanced positions should the offensive
under way by the British and French
armies make further gains The kai-
ser's troops evidently intend to try to
hold Lille as their most advanced east
ern position in France, as miles of
electrified barbed wire fence is being
put up.
According to dispatches received in
London and called both official and
private" the Russians in Bukowina
have achieved their goal, recapture OF
Czernowitz, the capital Twenty thou
sand Austrians are reported as taken
In the operation and the victors are
moving against Kolomea, the centre OF
a network of important roads.
Vienna admits severe assaults on the
upper Dniester and the Kolomea sec
tor. Control of the western bank of
the San also is asserted
Petrograd, seemingly distressed at
the Galician gains of the enemy is
taking comfort out of the Bukowina
campaign. Stiff resistance on the San
to the Teutonic advance is announced,
and the foe, it is said, is not "as yet
within striking distance of Jaroslau,
the stronghold north of Przemysl, Aus
trian reoccupation Of which was OFF,
cially recorded by Vienna on May 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
LISBON AGAIN CALM
UNDER NEW CABINET
Condition of President of Por-
tuguese Cabinet, Wounded by
Senator, Improving.
LISBON. MAY 10.

LISBON, May 10.
The condition of Joao Chagas, Presi-
dent of the new Portuguese Cabinet, who
was shot and wounded Monday by Sen
ator Freltas continues to improve, and
his recovery Is now confidently expected.
Examination Showed that a bullet entered
the forehead and came out near the right
parietal bone. II Is feared he may lose
the sight of one eye.
The body of Senator Freitas, who was
instantly slain by n soldier, who wit
messed the attack, still lies in the Entro-
camento railway station, waiting for
members of his family to take it away.
There have been no more outbreaks
in the Portuguese capital, and the city
has resumed it's normal appearance, ex-
cept for the fact that no street cars
are running. The new Portuguese Cab
met, definitely formed, is as follows:
Minister of the Interior and President
of the Council during the illness of Joao
Chagas. Jose Castro.
Minister of Finance, Barros Qoeiroz.
Minister of Justice, Paulo Falco.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, TeXeira
Queiroz.
Minister of Colonies-Jorge Pereira.
Minister of Public Works, Manuel
Monteiro.
Minister of Marine, Fernandez Costa.
Minister of Public instruction, Magal-
has Lima.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
WIFE SLAYER'S FATE
in HANDS OF JURY
James Reilly, Trie dior Murder,
Now Awaits Result of De-
liberations.

The fate of James Reilly, who shot AMI
Harold street. is now in the hands of
the jury. After listening to an impartial
charge from Judge Ralston in the Court
of oyer and Terminer they filed out
shortly after o'clock this afternoon.
1t Is contended by the prosecution that
the murder was one of the most brutal in
the annals of the police department.
Reilly, who was a former street car con-
ductor, returned to his home on the after
noon of November 81, 1912. and after pass
ing his one-year-old child in the kitchen,
went up stairs, where he greeted his wife
with kiss. Almost at the same moment.
1t was charged, he took revolver from
a bureau drawer and shot her in the
stomach.
The woman died Ave hours later in
st. Mary's Hospital. The murderer then
fled fro mthe house and attempted to
telephone to Mrs. Kate Black, a servant
employed at an Atlantic City hotel. with
whom, it is alleged, he had been intimate.
He failed to reach the woman and then
fled to New York, where he was arrested
last March on another charge.
The prisoner contended that h9 had
heen drinking heavily on the day of the
murder and said that his wife received
her death wound when she attempted to
prevent him from committing suicide
Judge Ralston In his charge to the jury
called attention to the fact that Reilly
testified in detail to the places he visited
before returning home and said the
jurors must be determine whether or not
he was too much under the influence of
liquor to be aware of his actions.
Assistant District Attorney Taulane
pressed for a verdict of murder in the
first degree and contended that Reilly
killed his wife because OF his infatuatlon
with Mrs. Black.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
SLAVS REPORTED BACK
In BUKOWINA CAPITAL
Czernowitz Recaptured, Petrograd
Says, and 10000 Austrians Taken.


Official and private dispatches indicate
that the Russian successes in Bukowina
are complete compensation for recent
reverses in western Galicia. The Rus
slams have retaken Czernowitz, capital of
the crown lands, with 10000 Austrian
prisoners, and are now marching on
Kolomea.
The latest news indicates that the en-
tire region between the Dniester and the
Pruth is in Russian hands as a result OF
decisive victories. while the Austrians,
utterly defeated, are in disorderly flight.
They have abandoned important and
powerfully organized positions on a front
of about SO miles.
The Russians report that their cav
airy continues to haTass the Austrians
in their flight and in augmenting the
trophies already won.
The cluster of roads i'm Bukowina, par
tieularly those in the direction Oh
Kolomea, is occupying Russian attention
at present. The Austrians have been
reinforced along that line, and will make
every effort to defend the city, as 1t
Is a railway centre connecting Bukowina
with Transylvania.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
AUSTRIA WILL MAKE
NO MORE OvERTURES
TO ITALY FOR PEACE
German Official Says pes..
or War Rests With Rem ,'ss
and Teuton Allies Az t.
Prepared for Eitha,
Will Not Start Confli.s'

BERLIN, Nav 4
Austria has gone as far es r..'s
dignity will permit 1t now lies ,y,,s !. =
to decide whether It shall be
war. We are prepared for eitbsr : Y
The foregoing statement was n.a.
day by a high official OF tho CO y
Foreign Ohice. II came from a ma, '.usn y.
knows the sentiment OF the Getrnss' cp ~pp
ernment. "ah Wv
He believes. as do other Goyern,..,
hoials, that Italy is determined h. =. "
war Such an eventuality has beso sVIea
seen here for months. 1t is knor,. iore. ,as
Italy has heen preparing for hosin,,,.s.s WY
The Italian Embassy In Berlin ba. n.'
ready to depart for ten days 'g'n
The Berlin papers display prom,,..,,l
today this extract from the snss.. ''y y
Chancellor Won Bethmann- Holiwssu y
the Relchstag yesterday:
IF the alliance Is torn by ono - !,
three partners we shall know. fovs,ta11
with the other partner, how to tnaes ~.
new dangers with dauntless conadens,
Press opinion reflects the Chsno,u..,.
views. The Tages Zeltung expre..ss
regret that Italy seems determinsa " v
rent the Dreibund triple AlllancS hes
asserts that Germany's enemies "TI,, ~ y
unable to crush the united Fstherland y
SOME PAPERS BITTER
Some of the newspapers speak bl,,.-,.
of Italy but the Tageblatt wan.
against letting bitterness hold Sw.y /.
the present crisis.
Let us not vent our strength In v,,.
anger" 1t says, but compose oir.sls.'
to greater efforts to foil the aims Of NJ,
foes" " w
The concessions offered TO Ita,v 80.
outlined by the Chancellor az follouS,
First-Part of the Tyrol Inhabited Nv
Italians was to be ceded TO Italy =
Second-The western bank OF ths
1sonzo, In so far as the population
was purely italian, and the town of
Gradisca likewise was to be ceded 10
Italy
Third-Trieste was to be made ,n
imperial free city, receiving an admin.
istration which would insure the Ital.
ian character of the city and to hay.
an italian university.
Fourth - Italian sovereignty over
Avona "a seaport of Albania) and
sphere of interest belonging therein
to be recognized.
Flfth-Austria-H Hungary declared hepS
political disinterestedness regardIne
Albania.
Sixth-The national interests oF
Italians in Austria to be particularly
respected.
seventh-Austria-Hu Hungary to grant
amnesty to political military prisoners
belonging to the ceded territory.
Eighth-The further wishes Of Italy
regarding the general question TO b
assured every consideration.
Ninth-Austria-H Hungary, after the
conclusion of the agreement, to give ia
solemn declaration concerning the
concessions,
Tenth-MiXed committees for the
regulation of the details Of the con.
cesslons to be appointed.
Eleventh-After the conclusion pi
the agreement Austro- Hungarian SOL
diers. natives of the occupied terri.
tories. shall not further participate Il
the war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
GERMANS PREPARE INNER
LINE OF DEFENSIVE WORK
Ready to Fall Back if Allies Offen-
sive Continues to Gain.
ROTTERDAM NAV 10

hol EINDAhi hidS A1'
Information reaching here from eye
witnesses behind the German lines de-
scribes a new defensive line which the
Germans intend to occupy If the vigor-
Gus offensive of the Allies continues.
Great preparations are being made on
this line, which is said to start from the
coast west of Bruges and Client, thus
preserving Zeebrugge as a base for naval
operations. Thence the line runs to
Courtrai which is TO be the northern base
OF an Important defensive triangle, with
a base line stretching through Journal
to Antong, with Lille as the apex. This
the Germans hope to maintain as
wedge i'm the Allies lines.
At Courtrai l. big guns, fresh from the
Krupp factories, have been put into posi-
ton a mile west OF the town, and strong
earthworks have been thrown up the
whole way down to Antoing. Around
Lille, and particularly west of the town,
the fortfcations have been enormously
increased. The barbed wire that runs
around the forts and field works has been
electrified.
Between Lille and Lens. which are
noy threatened by the Allies, the Ger
mans have thrown up more earthworks,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
If THE BABY Is SICK,
CALL "ELECTRICAL 81"
Mothers Can Get Expert Advice Free
of Charge.

If the baby is sick, call electrical
81" and get expert advice as to the
quickest and surest way to make 1t
well.
This invitation Is made to all mothers
of ailing babies and Is issued by the
Babies Welfare Association, Mothers
may call UP at any hour of the day or
night and receive immediate advice. If
the case is urgent a doctor will be sent
at once, and if need be the little one will
be taken to a hospital.
The association has completed all ar
rangements to carry out these plans, and
is prepared to increase the number OF
babies taken care of through it's laid
bureau" Electrical 9l. During last year
the lives of more than $50 babies were
snved and the little ones restored to
health through this department. A meet
ing of the association was held yesterday
at the home of DR.. C. Lincoln F'urbush,
1901 Spruce street, when reports were read
and plans made for the future work OF
the organization.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE
OF KING CONSTANTINE
Born august 2, 1868, at Athens.
Educated bD German tptors.

Born August 2, 1868, at Athens.
Educated bD German tptors.
Eaters army.
Mdrries Princess Sophie of Prus-
sid, sister of Emperor Wilhelm II.
in October, 1889.
Religion causes breach NTH tCifc,
she being a Lutheran aud he of. The
Orthodox Greek faith. TheD later
become rGconciIed.
Leads Greek army IN unfOrtu-
nate tDdr tUith TurbsB 1897.
fndHrs enptitp bY his frmness as
regent tChile father Is enjoying
himself In Paris.
Leads Greek army IN first Balkan
tCdr and becomes national hero bU
capturing Sdlonicd and $4,000 Turk
tsh prisoners, March, 1912, and bD
thinning long struggle for Jdhtnd.
Becomes king 1chen King George
is dssdSsindted IN Sdlonicd March
rs, 1878
Opposes Premier Tcnizcios' anti
German policy and keeps Greece
out OF the great tCdr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
Girard College Alumni to Dine

The annual dinner OF the Girard Col
lege Alumni will be held tonight in Scot
tsh Rite Building, Broad and Race
streets. The speakers will include former
Governor Edwin s, Stuart, DR.. Chees-
man A. Herrick, president of the college;
Franklin S. Edmonds. William l.. Pascoe,
of the class of '76. and E. J. Cattell, city
statistican. The officers of the alumni
organization are: Robert j. Johnson,
honorary president; Robert Radford,
president; NJ. Edwin Arn6d vice presi-
dent; John p. Brehm. secretary, and
Francis Carlisle, treasurer Founders
Day will be celebrated tomorrow at the
college with elaborate exercises
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19

Policeman Ryers saw Charlie trying to
navigate Pulaski avenue He was en-
cheering the wheelbarTOw as though he
feared being torpedoed Finally he lost
his course completely and, in trying TO
make a sharp turn, the barrow turned
over and pulled Charlie underneath it,
The cop extracted him from the bottles
and rags and stood him on his feet. But
the negro found il impossible TO remain
perpendioulaF, for he was as limp as a
piece Of wet string, Finally the cop, after
gathering up the junk put Charlie ON top
Of It and wheeled him to the nearest pa
troll box.
Later the negro, with both his loads,
was conveyed 70 the Germantown police
station. When he had recovered his abil-
NV 10 stand alone he was brought before
MAGISTRATE Wrigley
eAm goin' 70 keep strats now, Judge"
he promised
NJ you keep on the liquid and attend
10 your business, III give you chance"
the Magistrate said
HAh sure Eill stick 70 dat schoo-kin
stun now" declared Uncle Charlie.
he got another chance.
II yon want 70 leave the city Alfred
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19

1'wo burdens at once are hard to man
age at any time, This was made plain to-
day to Charles Russell, a Germantown
negro who Is known thereaboutS as
Uncle Charlie" One OF his burdens was
a wheelbarrow consisting OF old rags,
bottles and iron, and the other was within
himself II was composed OF whisky,
beer and gin, Uncle Charlie admitted, and
took a great deal OF the push out OF him
when he attempted 70 shove the barrow.
The double load, together with the fact
that the negro is close to three score and
ten, was therefore an unfortunate com
bination.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
GERMAN ATTACK IN FOG,
MEET SEVERE REPULSE
Kaiser's Troops Assault Allies Posi-
ton on East Bank of User.


A bloody battle in the mists overhang-
ing Flanders resulted in the repulse of
a strong German detachment with severe
losses.
How the Germans seized upon the fog
and rain to cloak their advance against
the position held by the Allies on the
east bank of the User was told in official
dispatches today. They approached to
within a few yards of the French
trenches and opened the attack by show
eTing bombs and hand grenades. Then
they came charging toward the French
trenches over the flooded fields.
Machine guns spattered their foremost
columns The first line was almost com
pletely annihilated. Supporting companies
broke and retreated Through the fog IN
great disorder.
Except at this point there has been a
lull In the fierce struggle around Ypres
and Arras, the War Office announced to-
day, fog and rain impeding operations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
GERMANS RUSH TROOPS
TOWARD ITALIAN BORDER

AMSTERDAM, May 19--That the Ger
man Government is beginning TO regard
war with Italy as inevitable was learned
from a high diplomatic source today For
days military trains have poured south
ward through Austria In steady stream
bearing big guns, ammunition and tnou-
sands of German troops, as well as pro-
visions and all other supplies needed for
a vigorous campaign
II is believed that, II hostilties come,
the Teutonic allies will be put under the
command of German army officer, and
that they viii strike suddenly and hard
with a view to finishing Italy with sin
gle blow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
ALLIES TO USE DEADLY GAS,
KITCHENER TELLS COMMONS
Reprisals in War Necessary, British
Army Head Declares.

LONDON, May 19.
That the Allies win employ deadly gases
In battle in retaliation for the German
methods OF warfare, was made plain by
Lord Kitchener in his speech in the
House of Commons yesterday.
THE GeTmsns have persisted in the
use Of these asphyxiating gases whenever
wind favored or other opportunity oc-
Cured" said the British war chief, land
His Maiesty's Government, no less than
the French Government, feel that our
troops must be adequately protected by
the employment of similar methods. so as
TO remove the enormous and unjustifable
disadvantage which must exist for them
II we take no steps TO meet on his own
ground the enemy who is responsible for
the introduction of this pernicious prac-
tice."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19

Less than "a hours later. complaints
were again received about the same
house, On investigating Gonnaver learned
that the two men were again holding
forth there In the usual style.
He went to the third floor of the house
to surprise them, but barely reached there
when he heard voices on the hoor below
and a rattlinE Of the windows He looked
out Ia time 70 see Cliife and LAWS sliding
down . rope from the second story He
caught both men after 3 chase ana
brought them esfoFe the same Magistrate
You evidently want free rent ssid the
Judge you can have II at the House OF
Correction for month-@
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-19
Wife Beater Held Without Bail

Accusations that he had beaten his wife
and knocked her downstairs in a neigh
bor's house to which she had fled were
made against Charles Barrett of 1913
Cabot street. who was held without bail
by Magistrate Morris, at the 10Th and
Oxford streets police station, today to
await the outcome of the injuries to
Mrs. Barrett, who was taken to st.
Josephs Hospital. Barrett was angered
because his wife threatened to have him
arrested for non-support, he testified.