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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
N0vO GEORC|EVSK FALLS To
GERMANS; BERLIN CLAIMS
Berlin Hears That 100000 Rus
SLAMS Have Been Captured and
Considerable Amount Of Can
non When Fortress Falls.
Specta. og United Press Wire.

Special oD United Press Wire.
Berlin, via wireless to London.
Aug. 20:-The Russian fortress of
Novo Georgiewsk, eighteen miles
northwest of Warsaw, has been cap
tured by the Germans. 1t is believed
that at least 10000 Russians were
captured when the garrison sur
rendered.
The first dispatches to the war
Office contained no mention of the
number of prisoners. In addition a
large number of cannon is believed
to have been taken. Kaiser Wilhelm
upon learning the fortress had fall
en- hastened to Novo Georgiewsk to
congratulate General Won Besler,
who commanded the victorious
troops, 1t was announced today.
Austrians Repulse Italians.
Vienna, August 2O-The Austrian
official report today says:
italian heavy artillery fire was
continued yesterday and last night
against our Tyrolian Notifications.
IAN attack by two hostile bat
talions against our advanced field po-
sitions on the FoIgaria plateau was
repulsed.
Vigorous fighting continues in
the northern sector of the coastal
front. A strong attack against Rzle
failed like all previous attacks
against the southern portion of the
Tolmino bridgehead. The Italians
attacked unavailingly six times dur
ing the Afternoon and evening and
there also was bitter fighting during
the night, but the bridgehead is as
firmly In our hands as before.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
British Submarine Lost.

SpecfuE % UHIttd FFeSS WNe
London, Aug. 20:-The British
submarine E-13, en- route to the Bal
tic sea. grounded yesterday morning
on Saltohrlm insland. An admiralty
statement this afternoon said fifteen
of the crew were saved and fifteen
are lost.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
Shell English Towns,

Spectal BY United Press Whe
Berlin, via wireless to Tuckerton,
N. j., August 20-Berlin newspapers
today expressed admiration at the
latest feat of the German submarine
in shelling English towns on the
west coast, remarking that "the new
submarines appear able to do impos-
sible things"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
Italy Holds Key In Balkans.

Special 6y United Press Nire.
Paris, Aug. 20:-Italy holds the
key to the Balkan situation, accord
ing to dispatches received today. II
the Italian foreign office consents to
the division of Albania between Ser
via and Greece with the part of Ava
Iona to be retained by Italy. Bull
garia may yet be induced to enter
the war on the side of the allies
Nish dispatches said that Servia
has Informed the allies she is willing
to cede Servia Macedonia to Bulgaria
if her interests in Albania are given
proper consideration.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20

special bu UHitea Fssss Wst.
New York. Aug. 20:-The family
Of Mrs. Josephine L. Bruguiere, of
this city, received a cable message
from Louis Bruguiere, her son, at
noon. saying she was lost.
Mrs. Burguiere, one of the Ameri-
cans lost on the Arabic, was a prom
inent figure in New York and New
port society Before her marriage
she was Miss Josephine Satherly, of
San Francisco. Her mother was
Spanish countess and her father
FreRchman. Her step-mother, who
was very wealthy. left 100000 to
the University of California and her
father, who was for many years con-
nected with the Drexel & Company
banking firm of Philadelphia, found
ed the first bank in San Francisco,
now known as the San Francisco
bank
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
Attack Another Liner.

Special on Q ttted Press Wfr.l
London, August 20-The Leyland
liner Nicosian was attacked by a
German submarine and damaged by
a torpedo today The damage was
not serious, according to shipping
circle dispatches and she was able to
reach port
The Nicosian is $500 ton
steamer owned by F. Leyland and
Company of Liverpool and registered
at that port.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
GRAND JURY FOREMEN HOST
TO MEMBERS AT THE SHORE

Special to the EVENING NEWS
New Brunswick, Aug. 20:-Mem-
bers of the grand jury and county Of
ficials are guests of Charles w.
BuMstead, of Helmetta, foreman of
the present grand jury, at Port au
Peck this afternoon. They started
from this city at noon. The return
trip is scheduled to be made early
this evening.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
Honor Won Tirpitz.

optCFuF- OV Htt6U WTt-
Amsterdam, August 20.-Grand
Admiral Won Tirpitz. of the German
navy, has, been decorated with the
Order Pour lie Merite, by the Kaiser
as the result of what Kaiser called
Germany's increasing submarine sue
cesses, according to Berlin advices
today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
PAGE AND GREY CONFER
y United Press Wire.

Special bg United Press Wire.
London, August 2O-Am bassador
Page held conference with Sir Ed
ward Grey, British foreign secre-
tary this afternoon
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
British Steamer Torpedoed.

Special bu United Press Wire
London, Aug. 20.-It is reported
that the White Star liner Bowie.
freight liner In the Australian serv-
ice. has been torpedoed and sunk by
a German submarine. The report Is
not confirmed by the admiralty.
The Bowie is 6,587-ton steel screw
steamer built in 1892 at Belfast.
She is 470 feet in length with a
53-ft. beam. She was registered at
the port of Liverpool.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
PRESIDENT GOES TOPHILh. TO
HAVE HIS EYES EXAMINED
!. ,J,,tt.d p~o.. tU,~.

Epecial by United Press Wire.
Washington, Aug. 2o:-That Presid-
ent Wilson has gone to Philadelphia by
auto for an examination of his eyes
was learned at 10 a. m. today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
APPLY FOR CITIZENSHIP
,,ctal +, n. FvENINo NEWS.

special {, the FTENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Aug. 20-Numer-
GUS applications for final citizenship
papers are being heard before Judge
Peter F.. DAILY here today Decisions
will probably be reached this after
noon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20

ATLANTIC CITY $3.50 EXCURSION
Sunday, August % and every other
Sunday until September S, incl, via
New Jersey Central. leaves Perth Am
boy 1925 a. m. 20499-S-1S-2 20-*
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
z AMERICANS AND 80 OTHERS BELIEVED
DROWNED WHEN ARABIC WAS T0RPEDOED
SURVIVORS SAY THAT NO WARNING WAS
GIVEN BEFORE BIG LINER WAS SUNK;
SOME CLAIM TO HAVE SEE i BOAT
Special By Unfted Press Wire.

London, August 20-Two Emeri-
cans of the twenty-nine known to
have been aboard the White Star
liner Arabic, when she was torpe-
doed and sunk off Fastnet yesterday
morning, were today unaccounted
for in any of the list of survivors
and are believed to have been lost.
They are Mrs Josephine Ruguiere OF
New York and Dr. Edmund Woods.
of GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Thirty persons of other nationali-
ties are reported missing and believed
TO nave been drowned, making a to-
tai death list of thirty-two.
Of the thirty-two persons aboard
the Arabic still missing, six are pas
sengers, the others being officers or
members of the crew.
Queenstown adyices early today
said revised count had shown sol
survivors landed there by salvage
steamers last night None of The list
furnished by the White Star line Of
hces here, by American Vice Consul
thompson at Queenstown or in news
dispatches from Queenstown eareied
the names of tha two missing Ameri-
cans. One press dispatch at Lid
night had both saved but shortly af-
: ~ a. corr ec'ed iist was sent 10
nonoon agalh piacine MIS-. brag
r. ai.o oous 50 Hlissins-
ne a iesli embassy mere began
= ~ atfoh OF tne cir-
.as .s',i11s sai tonluihs tae 'ofpeGc-
rs =. 'nI :. =. NDl. ~ 9ei' 'nth SUP
,aaL ~ 70 uuoel stooa haFsi at
.sish. "a9 sen. 70 QueehsOoNn last
tne siee sohsui d. Soi.vAs-
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: = = 's"1 0a'' 1eo's lanusa-
Did Not Gee II p..st
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Vueens'oWn' august zoe-No ~
ViVors OF the Arabic disaster intes
sie"eu loday 81" Inc German sub
Ma fiHe that sent lhe inner TO the Dot
tom, tnough several said they saw
the ooa. that rev minutes be-
lore torpedoea the brush steamer
Dunsiey ana peiieFe IL was the same
o. UNA iine. ihes asreeo tne Arable
mas sent W the ootlom "ithout
81 nihs'
ihree Things, the passengers
nsl eeu, piefehteu laiser loss ol
lile. ihes were, firsi, that the sea
"as saint seooio' tlat NE ooaes had
~ es iousis oeeh uns our 70 meet
SUN SUN dh eei sencs, ahd THRU thefe
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
Has No Confirmation.

ypecfdl uB limited Prpss W,ru
New York, August 20-The White
Star line said they had no eonfirma-
ton of the report that the Bowie had
been sunk
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20

Newark House-Market and Prospect
Sts., T. K. Sloan. Look this house over.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
More Ships Sunk.

Special by United Press Wire
London, Aug. 20:-The Spanish
steamer Tena Castillo was sunk to-
day by German submarine. Only
three of the crew were rescued, ac-
cording to dispatches received here.
The number of men carried by the
steamer was not stated.
The 3,505 ton steamer Baron Frs
kline, OF GLASGOW, was another sub
marine victim today. Her crew was
landed.
British Steamer Torpedoed.
Special By United Press Wire
London, Aug. 20:-The British
steamer New York City was sunk by
German submarine today. Her
captain and ffty-three of the crew
were landed
The New York City is not to be
mistaken for the big American liner
New York. The New York City is
owned by C. Hill & Son, a British
shipping firm, and is registered at
the port of Hull She displaced
2,970 tons and was built In 1907.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20
NOTICE TOD. S. S Ne

All members of Freja Looe
are requested to meet at W
Hall, August 2yst
for the purpose
of our late sist s-uf7=Itr
order of the Eesaf1Eall!s6llIs5i65lil:7Eg2f
Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-08-20

WEATHER -Increas-
ing cloudiness with
rain late tonight or
Saturday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
AT THE COLONIAL.

Alfred Sutros greatest success, THE
Walls of Jericho" viii be presented at
the Colonial Theater for the first three
days of the week commencing with the
matinee today.
In the cast will he seen Edmund
Breese. Mr.. Breese is By no means un-
known TO Richmond. for he appeared
here on many different occasions He
will be probably best remembered by
his performances Of John Burkert
Ryder in THE Lion and the Mouse"
and his wonderful portrayal of Bill
sykes in the all-star revival OF oliver
Twist"
The walls of Jericho is a power
full drama of English social life. and
acts as a clarion blast against gamb-
ling. dissipation and tendencies just as
injurious to the social being. The pho
toplay Is in five parts.
Many scenes OF interest will be shown
by the Strand war Picture, and an ex-
ruciatingly funny picture has been Sc
cured in the Keystone Comedy for the
first half of the week. Continuous per-
formances will be given each day from
noon 10 IL O'Clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

No musical comedy offering In the
past decade has even approached the
enormous patronage accorded THE
Beauty shop during the record break
ing engagements of this sensational
success In New York, Chicago Boston
and Philadelphia. where Raymond
Hitchcock played the most prosperous
run he has ever enjoyed in these metro
politan cities. From the very first
performance Of this really delightfully."-
Offering, capacity houses have greeted
every presentation of the piece The
phenomenal success achieved by this
ever popular star is IN a large meas
ure due TO the unusual excellence of
the associate players that So ereditabiy
support Mr.. Hitchcock. The entire
Broadway cast. direct from the Aston
Theater. New York, will he seen here
when Hitchcock brings The Beauty
shop" to the Academy "Wednesday
and Thursday and Thursday matinee,
In addition TO the inimltable star.
Conan Il Harris have provided an ex~
traordinary meritorious east. including.
Marion sunshine, Anna Orr. Christine
Mangasariap, Gertrude Webster. Mar
garet Poir. Agnes Gildea, Gertrude Bar
nard. Gertrude Aldrich, Earl Benham.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

ter for the first half of the week.
commencing with the 3 o'clock per-
Torrance this afternoon.
The Famous Exposition Four. pro-
nounced the most versatile quartette
of entertainers in vaudeville, have a
prominent place on the new bill The
act is deliberately staged and the cos
tunes are especially attractive. One Of
the men is "A capital blackfsce come
dian. The act Is one of the best Of
the season. IA whole show In itself
AL Herman. the comedian who out
Tinneys Frank Ttnney, also promises
to come in for extraordinary notice.
Al Herman's originality as well as his
cleverness as laughmaker, have COM
hined to make his one of the strong
est drawing attractions OF the season
in the larger cities.
An amusing novelty is offered in The
Skating Bear This highly Intelligent
and wonderfully trained beast per-
forms the most remarkable stunts i'm
aginable on roller skates. His antics
are excruciatingly funny. Grown-ups
and Riddles alike will find the Skating
Bear a genuine delight.
Then there is Gertrude Tong. a
piquant and pretty Coincidence. who
has an entirely new fine of stories
funny patter and songs.
A trio of human paradoxes are the
Three Meyakos. Japanese contortionists
The laps have been exciting the Won
der of New York for several weeks at
the Palace Theater They come direct
10 Richmond, opening tour of the
large cities OF the South
New pictures OF the Hearst -Selig
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

strength. for example, must be in
creasingly gained at the expense of
foreign weakness
1t IL not surprising, IN view of the
foregoing, that the stock market show
led n fresh turn of strength which
lseemed TO be an effort TO resume the
January rise. The new upturn had
the leadership of standard stocks, con-
spicuously United States Steel, and
some of the railroad Investment
shares. The symptoms OF the market
were that it represented Western
speculative activity. responding to
some financial initiative here, and this
also would not be surprising. West
Tern interests are often mistaken in
their judgment of the immediate
course of quoted values, but the West
is the resilient element in our eco
nomic life. and II is the West at the
moment which Seems to have The
strongest of domestic reasons for pros
porous effort.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
BANKERS CONFIDENT
FUTURE IS SECURE
DIVIDED, HOWEVER, As TO possI-
Utilities OF NEXT SIX
MONTHS.
IN MONEY MARKE T
RENEWAL OF DECLINE IN FOREIGN
EXCHANGE Is FEATuRE--FRESH
TURN or STRENGTH Is
SHONS,S


New York, Feb. 1.-THE Suns
weekly review Of the financial situa-
tion tomorrow will say:
Sentiment among bankers and BUSH
ness men Is not uniformly confident
opinion is two-sided, although the
differences Of opinion and sentiment
relate chiefly to the developments of
the immediate future. So far as re-
CARDS the. long range probabilities
there is practically nothing but agree
ment that, barring International com
rlications, American finance and bust
ness have ahead of them, looking for
ward In the next year or so, a period
OF expanding tendencies in volumes
and values
Where disagreement appears is in
reference TO developments in the first
half Of this year. The customary
aftermath of such a terrific upheavAl
as last years panic has not been fully
CLEANED. There are some persistent
influences for depression on domestic
account, notably in the field of poll
tics. but the untoward aspects of con-
ditiOns are for the most part involved
in consideration which the nearby
portents of the European war in
spire
Vote of Confidence.
4 vote OF confidence I'm the future
was cast Ivy several important bodies
lof business men, meaning the direc-
TORS of corporations like the American
Sugar Refining Company and the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
who declared regular common stock
| dividends, although doubts about the
lpresent maintenance of dividends had
been mooted- The Calumet and Hecla
divided was restored to the ante
tbellum rate.
+ In the money market the feature
I was a renewal of decline in foreign
! exchange, sterling remittance going
practically to the low point Of the ex-
3tremc slump at the height OF the 1907
panic. The drop in the exchanges
forced British finance to take steps
to maintain London's credit In the New
World money market. and S2,500, 900
gold was released from ottawa by the
Bank of England on the application
of the New York bankers, this being
1.-THE first return OF our exported gold
since the outbreak Of the war and IL
was understood that 10 moderate
total more gold would come here on
lthe movement.
Evidence Enough
There was evidence in this trans
action Of our increasing international
financial ascendancy. although it is
also true of the foreign exchanges as
{of other matters which have beer
NOTED that there are certain offsets &c
their more obviously optimistic impli-
lcations. Our international hnancia
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15

Baltimore. Feb 14-Liues Of war
partsauship were sharply. drawn at
the CITY Club luncheon yesterday, when
Kari "A. N Sehoit2 lawyer declared
untrue the statement made by pr-
John H. fatane, professor of American
history of Johns Hopkins University,
formerly Of Washington and I."e Uni
xersity. that COMMUNICATIONS would
be tho FIRST 10 protest should this coun-
try stop supplying eontTahand TO
European helligerents if It were PCS
Afbie for Germany 10 Obtain any or
these supplies.
Dr. I.atane. who rs recognized as an
authority OH international law, was
making an address on Problems Of
Neutrality Growing Out az the Present
European war, After explaining that
fl had always been a recognized wight
az neutraIs 10 supply eontraband 10
heliigerent NATIONS. the dealers in such
supplies Of course. taking thc risk Of
having their vessels seized. searched,
the cargoes condemned and. possibly A.,
the vessels destroyed he referred to
Ihe -pro.e&ta at Germany and German
residents OF tho United states against
The supplying hy persons in this conn
try Of arms and ammunition ar even
foodstuffs 20 the allies
Germany could get these supplies the
said, i believe the German Americans
would be Just as loud IN their PROTESTS
were we Ia discontinue the practice.
Mr. >choity Interrupts.
THAT ia NOT true" exclaimed an in
disnant voice. The speaker paused and
there Was stir OF disRpprnhatiop
afnoug the scores al men present
Tshen. with the paytinG statement that
J.,Hy h. lbs for
ftie game has begun" lar. IAtane CON
einded amid storm ofSappause.
William n. Nahhte, president Of the
club, asked II anyone wished 70 uues-
zion Dr. I.atane. bait warned against
The uttering Of any more "aat denials,
such as that is not true"
MIR scholtz left his place at enc ~
the tables and walked to The front OF
the room.
II am the man who said that is not
true" he began. ana the audience
turned It's attention 10 this uuexpES ted
development ia the situation. Follow
ing his statement. AIR Seholt1 charged
pr. Latane with having come TO the
luncheon with the intention OF 'slur-
ring German" and declared that he
was not neutral ~ all, but was OBJ
siouslg prp-alliss
~ an A. good an American az any
one here" ne continued. and / want
ii uuderRto0d----
chorus Of hisses caused him to
pause,
..silenceev fhuuarxea Ar Maltbie
Mr. schcltz Gained down somewhat
and put several questions concerning
international law 20 Or. Latane, ask
ing If this law were not after all this
law Of might
mo" said Or Latane "interna tional
-, f1 {.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
rhe I..v~rr~ Compan,.


The Laverne Company Will remain
at the Academy OF Music during the
first three days of the coming week.
previous bookings making 1T impos-
sibie for them 10 occupy the theater
after Wednesday. The company will
present The Gamblers on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and
at the Wednesday matinee. and, If the
testimony of those who witnessed the
flrst performances be accepted, the pro-
duction will round out one of the most
successful offerings of the season.
'tThe Gamblers" was frat produced mt
Maxine EllIotts Theater. New York.
where II scored instantaneous success
and where II ran for 500 consecutive
nights. This Is not only the hes. play
which Charles Klein has written since
The Music Master" but ii Is distinctly
superior. both in representation OF
plausible human motives and continuity
of actions. and SURPRISES his immensely
popular Lion and the Mouse"
In the past. Mr. Kline's purpose In
writing has been not only to point a
moral but TO tell a highly interesting
story. Although he has failed In one or
the other of these purposes on one or
two eeasions. he has been successful
In both aims In 1.-THE Gamblers"
Edward Arnold will appear as young
Emerson. Miss Brent has another great
has tsTco- SHRDLS CMFwYP SHRD
opportunity in the role of the wifa
and will be afforded n chance OF sound
ing. for local theatergoers. the depths
Of her highly emotional capabilities
Frederick Beane, Alexander I.eftwtch,
George Wellington. Frank wupperman.
Miss Davenport. the fascinating little
Miss King. and each of the other men,
bers of the company. have adequate
parts. The production IN well up to
the standard which Director Leftwich
set in The Witching Hour"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-15
At the Theaters
ACADEMY OF SIC.
"The Trail of the Lonesome pine. ;.


II is remarkable fact that the
romance of childhood began with the
coming into the world OF the Prince
of Peace, and that ever since the story
Of Bethlehem was penned by the poet
and physician. Luke, the most brilliant
OF writer's of the Gospels. fairyland has
ever been the realm of innocency John
Fox, Jr., who wrote the delightful
story OF THE Little Shepherd of King
dom Come" has found In the Cumber-
lang range a wonderful fairyland, and
he has brought out of the Businesses
of the hills that wild. delightful ro-
girl June. who believed in
gnomes and fairieA and the immor-
tulity of the soul In the great Ameri-
can play. The Trail of the Lonesome
Pine which comes to the Academy to-
night and Tuesday and Tuesday matt
nee, you viii be entertained with a
soul stirring. dramatic tale of the Vir-
ginia hills. with a wild primitive girl
as the heroine of thrilling American
plot.