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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
BOY HELD ON SEVERAL CHARGES
Accused of Assault and Battery, Carry
ing Concealed Weapons and
Mayhem

Magistrate Harris today in hearing the
charges against l7-year-old Michael
Ralonce, 523l Hazel avenue, learned that
the boy carried a revolver, an open knife
of unusual length and a pocket flash lamp.
and that he bit the man who preferred an
accusation against him.
Thomas Gilson $50 North 47th street.
the prosecutor, named in his charges as
sault and battery, carrying concealed
deadly weapons and mayhem.
The boy was held without bail for
court.
Kennedy the detective who made the
arrest today az SD street and Hazel ave-
nue.. said the boy had been arrested sew
eral times before on different charges.
ellison Is a hueksteF For some days he
has been missing eantaloupes from his
wagon, which he left at the corner while
he cried his wares through the neighbor-
hood. Today he took his father along to
watch. When he returned ne found his
father graphing with the youth who was
accused Of being the one who took the
fruit The young huekster took the boy
OF his fathers hands, and in the struggle
Il was testified, the revolver came TO light,
as did the knife. ellison was bitten in the
hand. and had the wound eauterized at the
West Philadelphia homeopathic Hospital
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
5000 NAVAL MILITIA
BEGIN ANNUAL CRUISE
ON u. s. BATTLESHTPS
Eight Giant Vessels Will Carry
the Men of Many States on
Tour of instruction in
Seamanship
STRATEGY AND MANEUVER

The first group of the 5000 young men
who are to take part in the annual cruise
of the Naval Militia left League Island at
noon today on board the Rhode Island and
the Chicago. The other groups gathered
from 10 States will leave today and tomor-
row on United States battleships.
The purpose of the cruise, which will be
terminated on July 20, is to train those
enrolled in the elements of seamanship and
naval science.
Instruction will be provided in strategy
and maneuvering, and target practice will
be an important part of the course. The
battleships Chicago and Rhode Island sailed
first today from the Philadelphia Navy
ard and the Illinois and Alabama will fol-
low this afternoon or tomorrow morning.
The militia of Maryland and Illinois will be
aboard the Alabama: aboard the Illinois
will be the men of Michigan, South Caro-
lima, Washington, ID. c., and 3S men and
two officers of the Naval Militia of Penn
sylvania; aboard the Rhode Island will be
the men of Minnesota, Missouri and Ohio
and IS men and two officers of this State
A hundred men were on the Chicago, with
the I'd battalion of the New Jersey Militia
Two thousand naval militiamen will sail
from this city. The recruits Will also sail
today and tomorrow from Boston, Hampton
Roads and New York The largest number,
The entire undertaking will be under the
general command of Rear Admiral Helm
Of the Atlantic reserve fleet. Regular sailors
and naval officers will also participate in the
cruise, as is usual in such expeditions.
All the ships excepting the Chicago will
head for Block Island after passing through
the Delaware Breakwatcr. They will sub
sequently move out to sea, thence to New
port for two-day stay, during which time
shore leave will be permitted They will
then head for their own respective ports.
The Chicago will cruise off the Delaware
BrealSwater until July "a. After that date
the vessel will sail for Hampton Roads.
Men of the Illinois and Rhode Island will
in the meanwhile have been transferred to
the Chicago. Two divisions of the militia
men of Erie and thereabouts arrived at
Broad Street Station at 7:45 o'clock this
morning. TO be conveyed to League Island
in chartered cars.
At the same hour the militlamen of this
witty mobllized at the 1st Regiment Ar
mory. Broad and Callowhill streets, and
they. too were taken in cars to the Navy
Yard. The local recruits are under the
jurisdiction of Commander Nelson, whose
assistants will be Lieutenants Henry S,
Austin and T. C. McIlvaine, Jr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
BRITISH PUSH TO Sd LINE;
1000 GERMANS TAKEN
Continued from Page One


There are also large quantities of war
materials in our hands.
The reference to the advance made by
the rear from Fricourt to Mametz empha-
sized the gains made by the British in the
fighting yesterday. The first and second
British lines apparently have advanced
well beyond Mametz, with the third rum
ming through the wood where desperate
fighting occurred.
ance of last nights official statement were
claimed, nor were they expected. I'm
official dispatches from the fronts had re-
ported that heavy German counter-attacks
mad slowed UP the momentum of the new
advance though the British were main
tanning the positions captured yesterday.
The British encountered most stubborn
resistance after breaking through the Ger
man second line and were met by steady
north of Longueval. Notwithstanding this
determined opposition the British troops
continued to consolidate their positions and
break down small German positions in
fighting that continued we'll into the night.
The newly conquered positions, In some
cases on the slopes of rolling hills whose
ridges are held by the Germans, are being
made ready for defense against even
stronger enemy attacks.
The Germans poured hot artillery fire
upon the southern fringe of the village
OF Ovillers throughout yesterdays fight
ing after most of the town itself had
fallen into British hands. Correspondents
at the British front reported hundreds of
bodies lie buried beneath the ruins of the
town.
Unofficial dispatches from the front this
morning stated that the Germans have re-
tired to the es-Guillemont-Albert
railway.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15

LONDON, July 15.--The marsh-hanked
stokhod River continues to bar the Russian
path to Kovel Hardly SO feet across at its
widest point and fordable at several places
along the curving line which the troops OF
General Brussiloff have held for a week, It
has, nevertheless, proved so far to be the
T~uton's most powerful defense against the
Russian drive on the vital rail- Dad centre
of volhynla
The Russian artillery, lodged In the
swampy ground on its right bank, has
poured deluge of iron and steel over its
swiftly flowing current into the rudely con-
structed breastworks of the Austrlans and
Germans The Russian cavalry has swept
forward in great waves and forced cross
ings at the point of the sabre. And on the
heels Of the Cossacks the Cars infantry
men have surged forward time and time
again in furious charges over RATS hastily
transformed into crude but servlceable
bridges
TEUToNS HOLD SToKHoD BANK.
But the Teutons continue to hold the left
bank of the Stokhod except at certain
places where isolation nullifies any possible
Russian advantage. At Svldniki desper-
ate battle is going on for the possession Of
the important bridgehead, the capture Of
which by the Russians would enable them
to take the whole Teuton system of defenses
on the left bank OF the river under an en-
flading fire and probably would result in
the speedy retirement of the defending
forces to Kovel itself.
In the fighting along the rest of the Stok-
hod line the Germans. heavily reinforced, re-
crossed the river several times yesterday
and fought a losing battle with the firmly in
trenchcd Russians. At the same time the
Germans launched an offensive near Sto-
bychwa northeast of Kovel. in the hope of
diverting the attention of the Russians from
the fighting along the StolShod line. The at
tempt was unsuccessful, the Germans being
driven back to their trenches by the heavy
IRE of the Russian guns.
GERMANS ATTACK NEAR STRIPA.
West OF the Stripa yesterday Austrian
and German forces undertook similar OPP
Grafton, with the purpose of easing the
pressure on their lines in Volhynia, Their
counter-attacks were repulsed with great
losses. the Russians sweeping in 3200 pris-
oners as the enemys forces were rolled
back.
General Won Bothmer with his army sub
stantially bolstered up with troops trans
ferred from other sectors. is holding his
lines in Galicla, The Russians again en-
tered his irst-line positions yesterday, but
they were hurled back.
To the south the Austrians recaptured
their old positions on the heights west of
the upper Moldava. With Delatyn in the
hands OF the Russians, II is expected that
the coming week will see the Inauguration
of a new drive on Kolomea and Lemberg
from that direction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
MARINES SAVED
FROM HECTOR:
COLLIER LOST
Ships Company of 142 Res.
cued After Storm Off
South Carolina
LANDED AT CHARLESTON
Vessel Breaks in Two After Cap
tain Sends Wireless Call
for Assistance

CHARLESTON. S. c., July 15.-Twelve
officers, 20 men and 60 marines, all who
were aboard the L. s. collier Hector when
she sank early today, were landed this
afternoon from the tug Wilmington and the
lighthouse tender Cypress.
Three men were injured. two seriously,
aboard the Hector during the storm. The
chief engineer and one fireman were sert-
ously hurt, and the ship carpenters leg
was broken.
The Hector was abandoned at l2 AS a. m,
seven miles northeast of Cape Romaine.
When last seen she was a wreck.
FLASHED DISTRESS CALL.
At 2:O5 yesterday afternoon the Hector
first flashed her distress call saying she
was IA miles south of Charleston with n
list of ten degrees to starboard. Twenty
minutes later she sent another S. o. S,
with the cry Believe we are sinking"
The steamship Alamo Immediately sped
to her assistance and was followed quickly
by the tug Viglant Captain Hunt. of the
was unable to get within three miles Of
the Hector and that static conditions pre-
vented her from communicating with the
Alamo by wireless.
Just after the wireless telling that the
Hector was sinking the collier flashed to
the navy yard, Grew to leave send help"
BREAKING IN TWO"
Nothing further was heard until 800,
when Captain Newell flashed Hector
aground ten miles southeast Charleston
lightship. Breaking in two. Rush help"
Ten minutes later the last message, Send
help at once" was sent the Alamo, which
was standing by. Then the wireless failed.
Immediately after the Hector's first dis
tress call at Charleston calls from the Ar
lington, Va, radio station were heard. ask.
ing any vessel to go to the Hector's assist
ance.
The Hector had left Port Royal for santo
Domingo, carrying marine recruits for the
latter place and Cuba. She attempted to
put into port here, when the storm disabled
her. but. according to Captain Hunt, was
unable to get further than within nine and
One-haf miles of the Charleston lightship
before sinking.
The Hector was built in 1908, one OF the
first of the new type of naval collers. She
was 3s39 feet long, 52.5 feet broad and had
a draft OF 245 feet
Two other naval vessels were In the
storm that destroyed the Hector. The
destroyer Terry and the hospital ship Re-
lief were caught in the wind. but We're able
to anchor near the Charleston lightship and
and escaped injury. They arrived in
Charleston today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
MILK TO ADVANCE
. TO 8 CENTS A QUART
Continued from Page Ono

Continued from Page Ono
ers in Philadelphia who buy milk from the
Interstate Milk Producers Association.
Many paid the organizations increase, but
did not increase the price to the consumer.
But they now say II is impossible TO con-
tinue selling at cents a quart.
Among other reasons they have are the
rising wages of labor and the lack of labor
ers. Many of their employees are quitting
to accept jobs in the munition plants of
Eddystone and Remington. Rents have
advanced. The price of ice has gone up.
Feed has risen in cost
"In fact" said Reuben A. Cadwalader.
of 5s33 Wayne avenue, a retail dealer in
Germantown. there are very few dealers
who have shown any livable profits in the
last three years It is impossible for us
To earn good profit when we have TO pay
so much for ice, rent and labor Prob
ably $50 dealers quit business in the last
two years because of this. The average
consumer knows little of our hardships.
This is not the first time the farmers have
asked an increase. They demanded one
not very long ago. We will have to charge
our customers more eventually"
Leo g. BalZereit. a milk dealer, OF 72S
Parrish street, was OF the same opinion.
He said the consumer must bear the addi-
tional cost or else drive so many dealers
out Of business that there will be a Short
age of milk supply In Philadelphia.
DR., Thomas Kelly. of William Kelly &
Sons 18th and Pine streets. president OF
the Philadelphia Milk Exchange, eontended
that Philadelphia has been getting q better
grade of milk at lower price than other
cities.
Washington, Baltimore. New York and
other cities" he said, have been paying
and 10 cents quart for milk for some
time. Philadelphia has been getting a bet
ter grade at 8 cents"
The Philadelphia MIX Exchange, said
Doctor kelly. has not discussed the fneraas
in price demanded by the farmers The
organization never talks prices, but was
formed 70 improve sanitary conditions OF
the places OF dealers. he asserted
The Interstate Milk Producers Assocla-
tion gives its reason for raising the price,
explaining that the railroads have made Il
necessary by increasing freight rates. The
contention Is that freight charges have in
creased from 10 to 400 per cent In the last
20 years.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
KNIFE REFORMS MURDERER
By REMOVING PIECE OF BONE
Sullen Prisoner Made Gentle by Opera
tion

TRENTON, n. J., July ia small piece
of bone pressing against the brain of James
Szikely was removed by DR.. Martin w.
Reddan, visiting physician to the State
penitentary here, and Szkely is today not
only kind, happy. earnest man, but he
has no remembrance of the murder he COM
mitted 10 years ago.
The history Of the strange case became
public when the New Jersey Court OF Par
dons announced that Szikey was 10 be re-
leased from the State prison on parole. Be
fore the operation was performed, he was
sullen, rebellious and vicious, For weeks
after Doctor Reddan had bored into his
skull he hoveTed between life and death
When he began to improve he was a diff
ferent man.
The court acted favorably on more than
100 other applications for pardons. but re-
fused TO free Raymond L. Smith, defaulting
cashier of the Roseyile Bank
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
RUNAwAYs' BED IN vEsTIBULE
Cop Disturbs Nap of Youthful Soldiers
Of Fortune

Huddled in a vestibule. George sehweltzer
IL years old. 230s North Philip street, and
Oscar KTibbs II years old, 1856 North 9Th
street, were found sound asleep today by
Policeman Golcher In the coat pocket Of
young sehWeitzeF was loaded revolver
The boys were taken TO the Park and Lee
high avenues station and told Sergeant
Perry they had planned 10 go 10 New York
and search Tor work. When darkness set Ia
last night. the boys said they became tired
and decided 10 rest in the vestlbule before
continuing their journey. They viii have a
hearing IN the Juvenile Court this afternoon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
BERLIN ADMITS BRITISH
ADVANCE NEAR POZIERES
AND TRONES WOOD LOSS

BERLIN. July 15.-The British drive
launched north of the Somme at dawn on
Friday has been stemmed,' the German Of
flee states In its official report today.
However 1t is admitted that the British
penetrated the German lines at Pozeres and
succeeded in occupying Trones woods,
PoZleres lies north of Contamination,
where the Albert-Bapaume highway is in
tersected by the road running in a south
easterly direction from Thiepval
Trones wood is about two miles west of
Combles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
RUSSIANS LAUNCH NEW
OFFENSIVE IN CAUCASUS
Grand Duke Nicholas Move West
of Erzerum Endangers Turks
Bagdad Army

LONDON. July 15.-whle on the Rus
sian front the great battle of the Stokhod is
still raging, with the issue remaining in the
balance, the most important news from the
Russian side is in regard to the opera
gions In the Caucasus. The Grand Duke
Nicholas reports continuous and substantial
successes against the Turks and is appa-
rently launching another great offensive in
the region Of Erzerum and Daiburt, aimed
at the very heart of the Turkish Empire.
A successful Russian advance along this
line would cut on the Turkish armies in the
south and again place Bagdad in jeopardy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
GERMANS UNABLE
TO GUST RUSSIANS
FROM RIVER'LINES
The Stokhod Proves to Be
Teutons' Strongest De-
Tense Before Kovel
HEAVY FIGHT FOR svIDN1KI
Germany Alarmed 0Uer
Heavy Austrian Losses

BERLIN, July 15.--The position
Of the Austrians is regarded in Ger
many with profound anxiety. The
military correspondent of the Frank
furter Zeitung writes:
even west Of Kolomea the Aus
tro-Hungarian have not found suf-
ficicnt strength to withstand the
Russians. The interests, however,
of the entire front now demand that
the Austro- Hungarians soon make
halt, for even the most heroic cour-
age of our troops can avail nothing
if the adjoining positions are not
held"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
Touring Car Wrecked on Chestnut 81

A heavy touring car was demolished be-
yond repair at 18th and Chestnut streets
early today in a collision with a newspaper
delivery wagon, owned by George Buckley,
of 621 Reed street. Roy Walker 2ISO
North 18th street. driver of the automobile,
and Isaac Noyak 500 South 18th street,
who was in the delivery wagon, were thrown
out They were cut. but not seriously hurt.
Walker was taken to the 18th and Winter
streets police station after being treated at
the Jefferson Hospital, on the accusation OF
reckless driving and driving without a IL
cense.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
Police Band Earned s2s.6OO

The audited accounts OF the receipts and
expenditures for the police hand concert
May 5 ana s. at Convention Hall were sub
mlttea this morning 20 Director Of Public
safety Wilson They show receipts d
szs.szT ana expenditures Of S31sT, leaving
s26s6eo % be turned into tbs police pan
sion fnnd.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
Mrs. John R. Kaufman Dead

LANCASTER, Pa, July l5.-Mrs. John
r. Kaufman, sister OF Judge Charles ].
Lands. President Judge Of the Lancaster
County Courts, disd last evening. aged 81
years. Her father vas the late jesse Lam
dis. a member of the Lancaster bar. Miss
Mathilda 3. Lands. q PhiladelDhia. Is ,
slsLeE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
IRISH NJ. P. ARRAIGNED IN LONDON

Inoe July Isl einnsL an independent Irish Nationalist member Of
ne Enu'fo detention barracks under false held
ath North Commons Mr. ainne arrested this morning the
Of
ssstaa h Of .sieFaase asking
9 bsasa /
#s = essH f a - ez Aal eeaa e sasng explained
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
CONGRESS MAY SPEND BILLION AND THREE-oUARTERs

WASHINGTON
indicate
diues the last h a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15

President Judge Charles Brown of the Municipal
= has not made an accounting Of his Feeeyp Of the dsfunet Quaker city
s.
the order petitioner Edwin
4 him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15

destroyer o
from the Austrian
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
PNEUMATIC TUBE SERVICE NO CONTINUE


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BULLETINS


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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-15
British Steamship Reported Sunk

LONDON. Iuly IA report o Lloyd's
says the British steamship sylyerton has
hsen sunk
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-19
BASEBALL EXPERT
CONTINUED FROM rage onel

ton. Artie Is one OF those ancient and
honorables as far as baseball Is con
cerned. He began playing professional
baseball about six weeks after Noah's
skifi bumped into the mount. Tie has
played. secuted or managed ever since.
Well" responded Artie, I've lamp
ed lot OF funny ones. but the prize
might be voted TO an incident that hap
pened a few years ago in the American
Association.
Frank Bonner. once a big league
Star. was at bat. with a fellow named
Thomas pitching Thomas was bald
headed but not proud about IL. 30 lac
wore wig. Bonner knew nothing
about the dome disguise
Frank picked out one OF Thomas
twisters and drove It right back At
him. The ball smashed Thomas on
the upper division of his forehead and
promptly knocked off Thomas cap and
his wig.
THE ball travelled so quickly that II
had hit Thomas and uncrowned him
while Bonner although already running
was watching the flight Of the ball.
when II hit Thomas and exposed
his shining knob to the rays OF the
setting sun. Bonner stopped and
looked-and gasped. One OF his team
mates rushed from the bench and
yelled at him:
Run, you boob; rum"
But Bonner gazed a. the hairless
Thomas, and then In an awed voice
rasped;
Good heavens. I've scalped HIM
Mother Peculiar Play.
"Didja ever hear OF a batter helm!
put out. shortstop 10 left fielder5
Well, such a play actually occurred Il
n game in Boston between The Brave
and Dodgers.
One OF the podgcT hattcrs hit L
short left. Maranvillc ran out for
and the Boston left fielder came II
Just when IL seemed that the ba
would drop between them hecaus
neither was close enough to make III
catch, Maranville dove at the ball an
batted It directly toward the left fielt
er Vi.o mEde the catch. Natural.
Meanwhile was credited with an asst,
on the play.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-19
LAND BARON
CONTINUED From Page one)

his later years SIR. Miller remained In
the seclusion OF his San Francisco
home with his daughter. seldom visit
ing his many ranches. He was the
last OF the great Western land barons.
pismemberment OF his vast domains
is provided for in his will. In his last
hour he spoke of high land taxes and
clamorlng settlers and said that land
empires were soon 10 be a thing m the
past.
on his death. bed he said: Like Jim
Hin, | have been an empire-builder l
have done the best could. the best
/ knew. Ny heart is with humanity
My millions are dross. Ny CHIEF hap
piness Is in the consciousness OF HE
well devoted to the public good"
Mr.. Miller was kind'hearted, charlt'
able and generous to fault. His home
al San Francisco was the mecca of ho'
boes and mendicants Of every degree,
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-10-19
PARTY AIM
FAILS IN PURPOSE
SAYS ELKG WITNESS

Joseph Hennen. the prominent young
Lamoille rancher. has returned from
a trip to the Western part OF the State.
He was In Reno the evening Of the ar
rival or the Million Dollar Special. "a
and he attended the speaking that
night at the Majestic.
In speaking or The occasion today.
Mr.. Hennen said that the women
failed completely in their purpose TO
turn the heads OF the women OF Reno
with their elegance and ontory. and
thus bring them to the support OF
Hughes and the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Hennen said the women were
nicely treated at Reno. but there were
repeated demonstrations Tor President
Wilson. Crowds cheered for the
President while the women were he
ing conducted from the train 10 the
hall. and when Judge Frank II. Nor
cross mentioned the name OF William
Jennings Bryan there was tire.
mendous demonstration II was
plainly indicated that the sympathy
of the great majority was for Presi.
dent Wilson and the Democratic ticket.
Mr.. Hennen gave very interesting
account OF the meeting. and the con.
tentions OF the lady speakers. They
are following the same line OF areu.
ment az the men speakers and are
quite as Illogical.
We would like 10 give Mr.. Hennen's
iull account OF the meeting as he gave
Il TO us, but lack OF space torblds.