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Evening journal., 1916-05-31
Struggle for Possession Of Fortress Grows
Furious With Tide Of Battle Changing Con-
StantIy. German Assaults on Dead Mans
Hill Fail, Although Artillery Fire Drives
French South OF CumiereS
KAISER'S DETACHMENT ALONG The
MEUSE ANNIHILATED BY SHELLS

believed here. the Crown Prince will
be hammering against the French
lines with a force numbering 1.O0O.-
600 men.
Faced with these reports, the
French public remained utterly calm.
The official communication are be-
ing scanned with an interest un-
eQuallod since the Germans struck
the first blow against the fortress.
bNt there is not the slightest doubt
that General Nivelle II forcvcd to re-
tire upon the northwestern forts OF
Ncrdun. will maintain his positions
there with the same tenacity that
brought the Germans TO a halt on the
northern and northeastern sectors OF
Verdun.
Throughout yesterday the most vio-
lent battle yet fought on the north
western front OF Verdun continued
without cessation. The struggle grew
more furious toward nightiall and
was continuing early today.
Between the Meuse and Dead Mans
Hill. the Germans launched attack
after attack on two and one-half
mile front German divisions charged
/ forward In powerful strokes against
/ French works east OF Dead Mans
Hill and against the positions still
held by the French in the southern
part OF Cumieres.
These attacks. for the most part,
were completely repulsed. the French
time and again beating back German
assaults until the front was literally
covered with dead and wounded
The Germans, meanwhile. treated th
French positions to q terrific artillery
Gre. first line trench south of Caur
cites woods, was completely leveled bJ
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
Hotel doc Pont,
Wilmington. Dellywer.

May 27. 1916
Mrs. Mary Ann Jones.
Sandtown. Kent kounty,
Dellywer.
Mi deer Many Ann:
| went acrost the street Sattorday
afternoon to see the deddykashun OF
the nu Publick Bildin'. Hit wuz an
inspirin site. Guvner Charley Miller
Mayer Jim Price. Pressydent Ev. Hol-
linswurth, Harlin Skott an Dock
Bawl sertenly die BhiRe. Guvner Mil
Ter presided. Jim Price an Ev. Hol-
linswurth made speeches, an then
Harlin Skott termed the bildin' over
to Dock Bawl. The Dock took hit jest
as ef he kuz ackseptin' two-fer-five
cent segar. He didn't seem TO be at
all broke up about hit. Ennyboddy
wud a thot, the kool way in wich he
konduckted hisself. that he wuz in the
habit of havin' publick bildin's kostin
a millyun an a-half fer lunch every
day. II takes sumthin' more than a
publiclx bildin' to throw the Dock Of
fen his ekwilibryum. The Cheef Jes-
tbs made a speech in wich he laid
things out rite an left. Ferst on he
put hit all over the peepil fer kriti-
sizin' publick ofiishels an akewsin
them OF bein' grafters without havin
all the evidens in hand TO proove hit
An then he lade hit all over the pub
lick offishels fer so konducktin' their
selves al times as to Iced the publick
to suspekt them OF bein' crooked. AT
ter that he apeeled to the bizness men
10 take a more aktive part in polly
tiks an offishel life and accompanied
hit with an apeel to the publick to kwit
throwin' mud jist as soon as biznes'
man bobs his he'd above the serfis oi
the trubbled politikel waters. Hi
wuz tetchin' in the extreme an must
have been mitey kumfortin' to sum
of these yeer fellers hoo Is itchin' e
git into publick life without gittin
splashed all over in maxim the trip.
Mary Ann. 700 awt TO see this yeel
nu publick bildin'. Sam Joneses gro
sery store in Sandtown hain't a ser
kumstans to hit. AS the Cheef Jestii
broadly intymated. hits nice emf "a
make a publick Offishel feel like bein
decent even ef hits agenst his match
erel inklinashun TO act thataway OF
general prinsipels. Ef I kin git the
next LegislatyOor 10 awtherize a bono
isshu fer a nu Myoonysippel Bildin
fer Sandtown. I'll git Dock Bawl q
lend me the plans an spessyfkashuni
of this bildin' up yeer an well have
wun jest like hit Sandtown must gi
abrest OF the tsnes. Sence gittin' M
yeer I've kun 10 the konklushen tha
hit hain't rite fer our Mayer to have
his offs in the loft OF Hen Andersen's
stable an fer the Sandtown Sitty
Kounsel to be holdin' hits meetln's IN
AL. Fosdicks smOkehOws. We've got tC
have publik buildin' In wich the sit
" ofishels will feel like wearin
Shoes an kollers wen they're trans
aktin' publik biznes Sandtown's gone
barefoot an bare-necked long enuf.
After this yeer deddykashun ha'
bustid up ! started back toward tn
hotel. I wuz meanderin' acrost th'
site fer John Jay Raskob's sunkin
gardin when hoo shud meet hut ow
ole friend. Harry T. Grayham He
the same ole Harry. Marry Ann Th'
only differens I notised wuz that hi
yoosyel ten hi twelve smile ha'
shrunk 20 fore hi six. But that there
Ease OF hissin KANT never git ava.
frum that smile altogether Hits wui
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
BUNGLE EBALKS A
PLOT TO MURDER
]. D. ROCKEFELLER
Plan Was TO Storm House
With Bricks and Shoot
Magnate on Sight
HURLED MISSILES into
Vanderbilt Home INSTEAD
BY The United Press.

By The United Press.
NEW YORK. May 31.-After he had
thrown three bricks through the win
dows OF William X. Vanderbilt, Sr's
Fifth avenue mansion. this morning,
in the belief that he was endangering
the life OF John d. Rockefeller,
Saerbes Rsowrddes. 40 a foreigner,
was overpowered and arrested by a
policeman.
Rsowrddes confessed. according to
the police, that with three other men
he plotted the assassination OF the oil
magnate. By mistake he threw the
bricks at the Vanderbilt mansion at
No. $50 Fifth avenue. two blocks from
the Rockefeller home in Fifty-second
street.
The prisoner said he lived at No.
26l Main street. Yonkers, n. y. He
came to America from Italy fifteen
years ago worked as a wood carver
and sculptor. he said. Eight years
ago business in his trade became so
poor that he was forced to obtain en-
ployment as a subway laborer to keep
/ his wife and four children from starv-
/ ing.
lie blamed Rockefeller and other
capitalists for his troubles. With
/ three men, whose names he refused
to give. he planned TO kill Rockefeller.
The statement. he said. was for two
of the men to throw bricks through
the front windows of the Rockefeller
home while the other pair shot at
/ Rockefeller when he ran out
iisowrddes confederates deserted him
but he decided to carry out the plot
himself. though armed only with a still
le.to. with four-inch blade. He CANT
to New York today with a satchel tlle'
with bricks.
The first brick the foreigner sen'
era ashing ths ugh n window in the Van
| derbilt home, wrecked mirror value,
bt $500. The others damaged valuable
( furniture.
Policeman Lavender heard the crasf
and ran toward the Vanderbilt hom'
Just as William X Vanderbilt. Sr.
and Mrs. Vanderbilt thrust their headi
out a second-story window 10 fnC
what was going on. Rsowrddes wa
Continued on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
BY HENRY WOOD
-nltod preas slaf Corresnondent.

United Press stan correspondent.
PARIS. May 3i.-The hundredth
day OF the worlds grea. battle at
Verdun. found the Crown Prince rush.
ing into action fresh lcglons amid
the roar OF hundreds Of great guns
west of the Meuse.
The new German offensive, inltiat-
ed Sunday. Is the final supreme as
sault, designed to pierce French lines,
all military critics agreed today. The
volume and violence OF the artillery
fire. together with the frequency and
intensity OF the infantry attacks
eclipses anything seen on any battle
field in the worlds history.
The Germans are hurrylng into ac'
ton against Verdun every man the
Kaiser can spare. The Kaiser him.
self lis reported to be returning 10 the
Verdun front TO witness the final as.
sault.
For the past seventy two hours.
military trains have been unloading
fresh divisions from the Russian front
before Vordun. One Of these new
divisions was hurled into action north
west OF Verdun In Monday nights
hghting suffering terrible losses.
There are widespread umors that
a large Austrian force is en- route tC
the western front. either 20 take ovei
a portion Of the German line or {,
participate directly in the lighting a
| Verdun.
From Swiss sources came the re-
port that the aged Emperor Fran
Josef asked that Austrian troops b
allowed TO share In the grand assaul
on the French fortress. I'm som
quarters Il Is believed the Austria
7 offensive against the Italians was dc
livered TO conceal the shifting of larg
Austrian forces 10 the western from
Before the end Of the week. Il
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
Governor ENTERTAINS
PROMINENT Guests

Governor Charles r. Miller had as
his guests yesterday and over night
at his home in this city, John Gribbel
and Cyrus II. X. Curtis. of Philadel-
phia. Mr.. Gribbel is president OF the
Union. League OF Philadelphia. and
one of the most prominent business
men OF that city. Mr.. Curtis is owner
and publisher of the Public Ledger
and Saturday Evening Post
During the day the two guests were
taken on an automobile trip through
nearby sections Of the county by Col
onel John J. Satterthwait and John
Bancroft.
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
Think FIRST BEFORE
Getting IN TROUBLE
ADVICE OF Court

consideration for your wife and chill
drcn should have prevented your getting
drunk" Judge ooslyn told Henry Hill
in City Court this morning, when Hill
pleaded his family would suffer If he
were punished. Iiill declared he had
never been in such trouble before, that
he was sorry, and would be more care
ful in future. "Nou should think OF all
those things first" the judge said. 81
will dismiss YOU this morning, but you
must not come back again. Hill thank
ed the Judge and left.
Evening journal., 1916-05-31

the Bulgarians. In giving consent
and explaining it to the diplomats at
ment stated that no other course was
left open 10 Greece after she had made
similar concessions 10 the ntonte pow
ers in the past Greece has no op-
tion to act otherwise" a Greek states
man Is quoted as saying. explaining
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
"LADIEs' DAY" AT BALL PARK.

Tomorrow will be ladies day" at
Front and Union ball park. the wo-
men being admitted free. In fact. wo-
men will he admitted free to the
grounds every Thursday the Whining
ton team is home. Reading will be the
visiting attraction tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
AssEssMENT RoARp To NoyE.

Members of the Board OF Assess
ment were busy today packing up
their belongings aud machines, Incl
dental 10 moving into the new city
building tomorrow. The Assessment
Board will be the only department Of
the city's administration 10 move into
the new structure at this time.
Evening journal., 1916-05-31

The Bulgarian invasion OF Greece.
which il had often been said would so
infame the Hellenic nation that the
latter's entry into the war would be-
come inevitable, has taken place with
the consent OF the Greek government.
although the Greek people may have
the fnal say in the matter. They are
known to favor the French and hate
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
ALERT AGAIN I'M SERVICE.

The steamer Alert which was dam
aged I'm q collision last fall has re-
sumed her trips between this city and
pcnnsgrOve.
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
rrNRosE NATIoNAL CONMITrEEMAN.

PTNROsE NATIONAL COMMITIEEMAN,
py The United Press.
PHILADELPHIA May s1.-United States Senator Boieu
raa-os, ononIonaiv elected Republican National Commit
,ra t7or r.asy,ania today to succeed Henry G.
ca ne meeting asTo ,he recently elected State commit
Zee Tho uaansnoas selection o. Pearoso made politicians
ro4ent that se VII te chosen chairman TO lead the Penn
-na delegation the Republican Convention when the
le,eatea caucus tais sfterroon.
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
NIL Gn Tn MICHIGAN.

Governor Charles r. Miller will
leave tomorrow evening on a business
trip to Michigan. He will be gone
about one week.
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
cHrpcHnI ATTACKS uTcHEyEEs SERVICE

- The United Press
LONDON Nay Kitchener. head Of the British var
made CSC 'areo; ior tho harahsst criticism heard IN
comra .se tvsanias o. Ae war this afternoon when
Colonel ns,,a clurehin. former FIRST Lord Of the Ad-
mifsig aro-c 90 l,scues motion reduce Kiieheners
saiar.
causeam charged that the war once under 'SraTs
..snsuapnsat no1c,nrg~ and ~dsrecars organization.
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
TFMpFRATURFS TODAY.
SUN AND TIDES.
Monfh nf Chnstiana

High water .... ll.3a An. ll.l0 r. NJ.
Low water 49,. GAO 4. NJ. 100 r. NJ.
Reedy Island, high and low water one
hour earlier.
Evening journal., 1916-05-31

the consent TO the Bulgarian invasion.
The actual crossing of the frontier oc-
CURED on May 20 or May 26. near De
mir Hissar via Rupeli pass The in
Demir Hissar station and bridge and
also Forts Rupoli. Dragotina and
Spatovo. Il was stated that they we're
marching toward Kavala.
Evening journal., 1916-05-31
WEATHER

Fair. continued cool tonight
and Thursday.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Legend of Holyrood Palace.

HOlyrood palace, Edinburgh, Scot
land, once a British royal residence, is
the subject of a strange legend. Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson alludes to it in his
little book on Edinburgh. There Is a
silly story" he writes, "of a subterra-
mean passage between the castle of
Hollywood and a bold highland piper
who volunteered to explore its wind
ings. He made his entrance by the up
per end, playing a strathspey. The Gu
rious footed it after him down the
street, following his descent by the
sound Of the chanter from below, until
all Of sudden, about the level Of st.
Giles, the music came abruptly to an
end and the people In the street stood
at fault with hands uplifted. Whether
he was choked with gases or persisted
In a quag or was removed bodily by
the evil one remains a point Of doubt,
but the piper has never again been
seen or heard Of from that day to
this"
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Eateful Wars...S Nam

The ill luck attendant on British
warships bearing the names of reptiles
is almost beyond coincidence. The first
OF England's fast turbine destroyers
was the Viper. She was only 312 tons.
but had engines of 10000 horsepower
and could do thirty-fve knots. During
naval maneuvers she ran into fog,
struck the rocks Off the Channel is
lands and broke into three pieces.
Three other Vipers have been lost at
different times.
The Cobra, similar vessel to the
Viper, broke her back in the North sea.
Some say she hit a whale, some that 1t
was merely force Of wave and weather.
In 1890 the Serpent, gunboat, went
on the rocks or the north coast of
Spain, with terrible loss of life. The
death roll was 1I3.
Three other Serpents have been lost
at different times, three Lizards, two
Snakes, one Basilisk and one Crocodile
Does any one wonder, then, that Eng
land carefully avoids ships with
"snaky" names?-London Answers.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
The idea of the hydroaeropIane was

The idea of the hydroaeropIane was
suggested in patent specifications by
Hugo Matuilath of New York in 1899.
but it had its practical origin in Glenn
Curtiss, who added floats to the aero
plane with which he was experiment.
ing over Lake Keuka in 1908. These
were placed under each wing, so that
In case Of accident the machine would
not sink. Langley and others had
made their experimental flights over
bodies of water for like reasons"
Probably the first to make the floats
an integral part Of his machine was
Fabre, who on March %, 1910, made
the first flight with a practical hydro
aeroplane at Martignes on the Seine.
Curtiss soon abandoned floats and built
boat bodies. and Tor this accomplish
ment he received the Aero Club Of
America trophy in 1911.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
How to Become a Hiqhbrow.

One never can tell the sociological
possibility Of some little thing that
seems hardly worth the saying. Thus
II you say, "He swears like a pirate"
you are not sociological. But suppose
you pull yourself together and say,
Profanity in that it relaxes the inner
tension by sudden nervous discharge
and offers a means Of escape from So
cial inhibitions, Is, when phylogenetic-
ally considered, natures method under
the conditions Of modern civilized life
Of producing an outlet for primitive
emotions which in an earlier period
were apt to take more socially injuri-
Gus forms, such as piracy" You will
then be taken for a sociologist. I do
not say you will really be sociologist,
but you will look like one, especially IL
you add a bibnography.-New Repub-
He
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Caste System Among Raemen.

Japanese ragmen have a caste sys-
Rm going from the lowest class, COM
posed of men with no capital, who go
ABOUT picking up bits Of paper and
asS with pointed sticks, to the high
est class. in which there are some men
VINO are quite well off. There is an
Intermediate class composed Of men
Who can pay for what they get, the
PRODUCTS they deal in depending large
Y on the amount Of money they may
nave. Among the higher class of rag
men there are divisions of trade, some
ueaIing in wooden rags. some in cot
ION and others in different kinds Of
%per.-Iapan Society Bulletin.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
After u Was Run Over Il Wanted 70
Bite the Driver

Reno, Nev.-That a coyote that will
attack the front end Of any automobile
travelling thirty miles an hour, allow
himself to be run over and then get up
and attack the driver of the car who
out Of curiosity stopped to see what
damage was done must be mad is the
opinion of P. Y. ellison, who enjoyed
this experience on Lakeview hill. near
Carson, the other night
The coyote was game, according to
ellison, but was so badly cut up that 1t
was easily driven of with rocks before
1t bit any one. ellison was accompa-
MED on the trip by County Commits
sioner Heinrich.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Ruffed Grouse.

Civilization is abhorrent to the ruffed
grouse, king Of American game birds.
1t seeks the depths Of the forests
where the wild grapes and winter
green berries grow thickest; where
Gumps of laurel offer security from
prOwling wildcats or foxes; where
mighty trees supply roosting places.
There is no prouder bird in appear
ance than the ruffed grouse, none so
majestic in flight. The hunter who can
md him and after finding can make so
per cent of hits may be classed as an
expert When flushed this grouse
springs into the air with a roaring
noiSe; there is a flash of brown hurting
Itself through the forest, and in an in
slant the bird is lost sight of.-Boston
Journal
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Eiuh CaIIino.

Little Walters uncle was attached to
the commisSary department Natural
" little Walter wanted to know what
that meant. His father explained that
1t was the comm!ssary's duty to supply
the soldiers with food and drink and
the like. The very next day a lady
came to call and asked Walter how his
Uncle Paul was.
Hes fine" said the young man.
~He's a waiter now."-New York Post.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
A Traffic TRAGEDY.

The panicky pedestrian hesitated at
the intersection of two busy streets.
A motorcar was rushing upon him from
one direction, from another point a
motorcycle was approaching rapidly,
an autotruck was coming from behind,
and q taxicab was speedily bearing
down upon him.
He gave q hopeless glance upward.
Directly above him q runaway aero
plane was In rapid descent.
There remained for him but one re-
source He was standing upon q man.
hole cover. Quickly seixing It he lifted
the lid, Jumped into the hole-and was
run over By q subway trainHNsw York
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Preaching and Practice.

The noted Danish astronomer Tycho
Brahe used to condemn with the Sc
verest contempt those persons who
ascribed any omen or presage to
eclipses of the sun or moon, to comets,
the aurora borealis or other appear
ances in the heavens. He himself was
90 superstitious that II he CHANGED to
meet an old woman in his morning
walk he at once retraced his steps
home, fearing that such a meeting
might bring disaster.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Printer Woke UP In Time to Dodge the
Coroner and Undertaken.

Mount Pleasant N. Y. - Harry
Daugherty, printer, was dead to all
intents and purposes the other evening.
The members Of the household where
he lived so reported to an undertaken
and the coroner. The coroner immedi-
ately notified the mans parents of his
death and asked the relatives if they
wanted an investigation made.
When the coroner and the under
taker, carrying a dead basket between
them, opened the gate leading into the
yard they met Dougherty, hale and
hearty, going to work.
Exhausted from a long days work,
Daugherty had lain down on the bed
for a nap when another member Of the
household, seeing him, became fright
ened and, thinking him dead. notified
the authorities.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
COUNTRY SHORT OF PENNIES.

Mints Workings Twenty -four Hours Q
Day to Relieve the Conditions.
Washington. - What this country
needs today is more pennies, says the
treasury department To that end the
Philadelphia and San Francisco minis
are working twenty-four hours a day
and the Denver mint sixteen hours q
day turning them out.
A lot Of reasons are given for the
shortage. the chief one being the In
creased use Of the copper coins, with
every dealer in everything adding a
penny every now and then.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Butter Ennn1 a 1rea-

One shea tree beside each mans back
porch would cut a big slice of butter
OF the monthly food bill In Africa
vegetable butter is made from the fruit
Of this tree. and 1t Is said to be of
richer taste than any butter made from
cows milk-alleged or actually scraped
from a churn and squeezed into the
wooden mold which leaves a yellow
rosebud on top Of the cake. The Arabs
used It In early times.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
The Unterrifed,

Trouble has hit me bout as hard
Is ne kn"wed how" says Uncle Gill,
Uut he hain't never knocked me out
uOt yit. When I'm down l take as
Iuch Of the count as is safe fer me.
Uut by the hlessin' of God I'm soon up
y H. an then it is give him all that's
'Ouiln' To him. Atlanta Constitution
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
What Held Them.

Mrs. Flubdub and Mrs. Wombat are
couple of naughty danes. yet they
'eem TO get along with each other"
they have TO get along. Mrs. Flub-
suoS children are the only ones In the
S ,eshborhood good enough to play with
% Wombat's children. and vice YER
louisville Courier-Journal.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Domestic Amenities.

ibid my vanity box Gomez"
Guess not. A small package came"
THAT must be my vanity box"
Gee, that wouldn't bold half your
vanity! 1 expected 'em to unload a
piano case at the very least."-Rich.
.nond Times Dispatch.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Ono Economic Failure.

Theorist-Our housewives ought to
10 encouraged to make their own
bread. The homemade article would
not be so liable to 60 up. Practical
Friend-No; If it's all the kind my
wife tried to make 1t would be too
heavy to do any rising.-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Woodwork.

Els It your intention 10 offer your
enemy an olive branchT
I'm not sure" replied Senator Sor.
ghum. "We'n try out the olive branch
proposition. But Wen N the thing 20
Il can be turned into an az handle."-
Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
A Wifa,a Economies.

Husband - Are you aware that It
takes threefourths Of my salary 10
meet your dressmaker's billsl Wife
Goodness graciousI What do you do
With the rest Of your money!
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
His Desire

Aviator-You're up in the air where
You wanted to go. You've got more
than the worth Of your money. What
more do you want? Scared Passen-
ger@I want the earth.-Exchange.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
From the Starr to You.

Somewhere beneath the stars there
b something that you alone were
meant to do. Never rest until you have
found out what It is!-John Brashear
In the American Magazine.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Hot Rocks Waste Away.
A Real Joiner.

Is your husband an altrulstr
Il don't think So" replied young Mrs..
Torkins, "and I almost hope nobody
asks him to join. Charley has 50 many
uniforms now that I can hardly take
care Of them."-Washington Star.
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
A lono Rum

This bin has been running now fse
three months" said the collector.
Dear me-" said the debtor, DOW
tired Il must be."-Dstroit Free PruA
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
Duhinua Hnr,nIin,ank

ss tat masquerade balD-Do you
my costume becomingg He
indeed. But you would be lovely
euy disguise.-Boston Transcript
The broad ax., 1916-12-02
SWEAT Thinol

ueThis yellow dress Is not be-
Ing to me. Nell-Why, dear. Il
Saes your complexion.-Baltimore