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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
ERZERUM FALLS
BEFORE ASSAULT
OF CZAR'S GUNS
Slavs Batter Way Into
Turks Stronghold in Ar
menian Zone
9 FORTS WON BY BAYONET
PETRoGRAD, Feb. 16.

PETROGRAD, Feb. 16.
Erzerum, the strongest Turkish fortress
in eastern Asia Minor, was captured by
Russian troops last night.
The great fortress of Erzerum, the bull
wark that stopped Russian invasion of
Armenia, of which 1t is the capital. in all
previous war, has been for n couple of
months besieged by the Caucasus army
of Grand Duke Nicholas.
An official statement early today re-
ported that nine of ErZerum's forts were
already in Russian hands. They were
stormed and taken at the point of the
bayonet In fierce struggle up the noun
tain sides in zero weather. Later the
stronghold succumbed.
A Turkish garrison of 10000 was re-
ported gathered inside the walls of Erze-
rum
Occupation of the forts and the capture
of this force means a greater triumph to
Russian arms than the capture of Pre-
mysl, in Galicia. Erzerums fall will
probably pave the way for a great spring
advance by the Grand Dukes army
through eastern Armenia and perhaps
force Turkey to sue for peace.
Capture of Erzerum will also mean a
restoration Of Grand Duke Nicholas, for
merly the Cars generalssimo.
Erzerum is one of the most strongly
fortified positions in the East. Even the
most optimistic military critics hardly ex.
pected it's capture until several weeks
more of heavy artillery battering and in
fantry fighting.
Three years ago the city was defended
by six great forts along the eastern out
skirts, but others have been built since
the outbreak Of the war.
The city itself, wtH u population of
about 10000, lies at the end of a valley
on high plain. 1t is surrounded by
stone wall, built by the Turks three CEN
turtles ago. A high mountain ridge out
side the wall and on the eastern border
of the city protects Erzerum from attack
from the direction of the Russian eau
casus The strongest forts were con-
structed along this side. At each end Is
a high peak, making thanking attacks out
of question and forcing the attacking army
TO make a frontal assault under the great
est of difficulties.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
BEACH FRONT QUARREL ENDS
Finance Company, After 10 Years, Ac-
cepts $4,000 for Property

A 10-year controversy between the
Finance Company of Pennsylvania, of
1880 South Penn Square, and the authors
ties of Atlantic City, over the cty's rights
to the beach frontage OF the 100000
Windsor Hotel. Atlantic City, is TO be
settled amlcably.
This announcement was made today by
the company, which owns the hotel prop
erty. According to present plans, II will
accept the $4,000 awarded by the con-
demnation commissioners six years ago
This sum was refused by the company
and in a recent renewal OF the fight the
owners maintained that they were entitled
to 100000.
George II. Earle, Jr. is president OF
the Finance Company of Pennsylvania.
C. William Funk is secretary and treas
urer and Leonard C. DILL assistant sec
retary. The company is capitalized at
s. 200, 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
ASK COURT TO REMOVE
HEADS OF PHILADELPHIA
INSURANCE COMPANY
Charges Of Fraudulent Misman-
agement Are Preferred
Against Union Casualty
officials
CLAIM 100000 DEFICIT
S@SHwooDs

Sensational charges of fraudulent mis-
management were made today against the
officers and directors of tho Union Cas-
ualty Insurance Company, of this city, in
a bill in equity filed in Court of Common
Pleas No. 3 by 12 stockholders, who ask
the removal of the officers and directors
and their restraint from disposing of any
of the company's assets
The defendants are Abner H. Mershon,
president Roger Byrnes, vice president;
Albert Morgan, secretary; Ross d. Bren.
iser, treasurer, and John j. O'Callaghan,
John It. Byrnes, George w. DeHaven,
Herbert +. Stetser and Gustav Schmall.
directors w. II. Hinton and Raymond
A. White, Jr., of this city, arc among the
complanants, the others being residents
of New York, Ohio and Indiana.
Domination by Mershon and Roger
Byrnes for their own profit, and ito the
great detriment of the stockholders" is
an accusation in the bill. which asks for
a meeting of stockholders to elect new
officers Mershon and De Haven, at the
time of the company's organization in
1908, issued stock to themselves. selling
it at profit of $4,000, it is alleged. The
bill further states that at various times,
In order to conceal the company's insol-
vency, checks which were never collected,
were pHSSeu OIL as 'CaSn IN ana
that fictitious applications for policies
were entered on the books of the com
pany The premiums due on these al
legged fake applications, II Is pointed out,
amount to more than S250,O00
WANT DEFICIT MADE UP
"When the affairs of the company were
examined by the Insurance Departments
of the States of Michigan, Pennsylvania
and Ohio, the directors and officers Of the
company, in order to cover up and hide
the true condition of the company, clamcd
said applications, which they knew tO be
fictitious, to be genuine" the bill reads,
adding that the authorities ordered the
company to close up business until an
alleged 100000 deficit Is made up.
Other accusations are made. Among
which Is one that Mershon and Roger
Byrnes improperly took sums from the
treasury and charged them to legal" and
travelling expenses"
Besides asking for the removal of the
officials named, the bill, drawn up by At
torney Maurice Sloan, asks that an injunc-
ton be issued restraining the involved
officials from disposing of any of its as.
sets or business to the Fidelity and Cas-
ualty Company of New York or from TAX.
ing money from the treasury; that they
should be compelled to return money i'm.
properly taken from the treasury" that
the books be examined and that a true list
of stockholders be compiled. The suing
stockholders own 500 shares of capital
stock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
TODAY S MARRIAGE LICENSES

Alnsd H Holland lSl0 DSGrnes St; and
fr Teae S,fS Kfsitasr 80 HaE FranRin st st. ana
syssGasR bRioR 9E iO2S Sder SrsEd s ave- and Katie
wsS Ihsisy l. FsS$psaa if fiio Fssss Bsssssa st.
Aasst rs D. dfnSa PassySa ave- and Mar
s;Sssrrs RossnPis5th, is3s s 10Th If st. st. anu
Aron pertmsn' G37 n. 0th ST., and Ida Hor-
Jonas GastIS, 1919 Carlton st., and RozalIa
NOrssSt1Sits 1919 .a cSEitgn St ~,
John 0Sl keyseP, @ sHSr 4s2a r. i3th st. and Emma
Henry &. iluSIsr, $50 Hunter ave-. and Anna
Mattice. $500 Hunter ave,
fgi Risrnins. - Faanstsburs @ sis Pa, "a and Edna E.
Anton Hofmann, FEankferd, Phila,, and Mar
Sss as 1927 M Sabe % aad St Cath
HsnTS srins RcLoSgshiin' oH.n sb5l 5Sli GS6ot s. m
Catherine Farmer, G22a lancaster ave. anu
Wllism ss,Ld y MduFg55X 5 CTsSSny; Phia and Louisa
HfFASis@i6 FSasaI6. T9tt9isn' siSS ogden St, and
E and y Hmms g., Long. Merton, Pa,
ENMara Nnyop Les 4s ~ badnSI E5eRss ~ st. and Helen NJ
Samuel Wigstsly, ,710 segal ST.. and Beekis
pshlsi Thonss & leo NJ warnocl st.. and Ida
Griffith, 1890 y. wSrnock ST.
Ma Eswits Rile'fiS iS ssTabpIdSs TssR J and Te Cas-
George 4. Noguchi, 27t4 Germantown ave. and
Jessie A, Morrison, EIeetown, Pa.
Charles J, Haber. 1875 r, Wit ST., and Sarah
d. AcCleary 1886 r. Wilt st.
GQDard A. Mayer, 1884 Germantown ave, and
Msgs Aess, 22o Pierce ST. and Esther T7Boiend.
Norris RsPPsport 7o5 Rudley ST.. and Anna
Paul, 333 RosebeFry ST.
Jehn. c; Frsbe, 22O +, Albert ST., and Eliza
beth A. BrOadbent 250S T.. Collins ST.
Harry Leinkuhler, 21l9 y. % ST.. and Eliza
beta klelnhaus, I41A ". 5th 81.
James puhy. 2e42 Cambria St, and Margaret
Mecollaum 2969 Richmond 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
BRITISH ATTACK LINES
LOST SOUTH OF YPRES

Continued from Page One
effort to press back the British salient at
Ypres, and the heaviest lighting has
taken place around Hooge and the Ypres-
Menin road.
New British troops, which have only
recently completed the final stages of their
training In France, are being used against
the seasoned German veterans on the
Flanders front and dispatches say that
they are acauittlng themselves with the
utmost gallantry.
PARIS Feb. 16.-The French War or.
flce issued the following communlque this
afternoon:
mot n single important event occurred
during the night In Champagne we have
recaptured with grenades some commune
eating trenches east of the road from
Tahure to SommePy."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
MULE, CASTORIA, TOMBSTONE
LEAP YEAR BRIDES PRESENTS
Youthful Couple Somewhat Puzzled
Over Shower of Gifts

HOPK1NSv1LLG KY, Feb. 16.--What
10 do with some of the presents offered by
business men here to the first Leap Year
bride puzzled Mrs. James Herbert Twedell,
II, today
The bride, who was Miss Salle Edora
Brown, of Crofton, and the groom, Is,
made afIidavts that she proposed St Val.
cntine's Eve.
free license was given them and they
were married without charge by Judge
Walter Knight.
The presents included a mule, 5000
worth of premium tickets, wedding ring,
cake, shower bouquet, meat, groceries
dresses. rocking chair, two settings of
eggs, life.size photographs, 1000 pounds of
ice box of cigars wedding supper, IL bot.
ties Of Cnstorin and n Tombstone.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
ERICSSON LINER HITS sNAG
Craft Loses Propeller in Mishap Off
Delaware City

Seventeen passengers aboard the Erlcs-
son Line steamship Anthony II. Groves,
Jr, spent an hour waiting for help after
the ship struck an obstruction under
water and lost her propeller off Delaware
City last night The accident occurred
at the mouth of the canal at Delaware
City, and stranded the ship until a tug
was sent from Philadelphia to tow the
vessel here.
The hull was not damaged, and the
passengers remained on board without
showing any signs of panic.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16

plane shot down Russian aeropiane The
pilot and observers we're Killed,
East OF Baronowitchi two advanced
positions which the Russians had main
taIned ON the western bank of the Shara
were stormed."
The Austrian War OfTlce issued the
following statement:
"a squadron OF hostile flyers dropped
bombs on Czernowltz, the capital of the
Rukowlna When Austro- Hungarian ma
chimes rose the enemy fed The enemy
squadron was composed OF French and
Russian flyers"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
Victor Company BUYS Corn.

The three-story store and apa,,s.
building at the northeast corner I, ",
and Chestnut streets, lot 2OxS7 f..t " "
been sold by Mastbaum Brotbsr, ~
Eieisher Tor sydney *. Altman 10 M.
Victor Talking Machine Company, NM,
property is assessed at $4,000. Tbs ~.
Talking Machine Company will rr...' ,N,e'
store from the premises IL now os",.., y
at the southeast corner of SD and cs... cv'a
nut streets to the building lust ,,' w..
chased. Vsr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
MURDER MYSTERY GROWS
Man Suspected of Staying Farmer and
Housekeeper Released

TRENTON Feb. 16.-wlth the freeing
this morning of Mulford Udell, who was
arrested in Bound Brook Monday and
committed to the Jail at FleminRton, ac-
cused of the crime, the Hunterdon County
authorities are more at loss than ever
in their effort to solve the killing of Rich
ard j. Wyckoff, an aged Wertsvlle
farmer and his housekeeper, Katherine
Fisher.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-16
Answered

Ag. Profit you had two windmills
on your farm and found you didn't have
wind enough to run them, what would
you do?
Stude (promptly)-Take one down.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-05
SOUTHPORT MAN
PASSED AWAY

Southport, Oct. 4.-Monday morn
ing at one o'clock one of our fore
most citizens succumbed to a short
spell of sickness. Mr.. o. B. Chad
wick came to this place few years
ago from the north, and liked the To-
cation so well that he invested in
several pieces of real estate. He had
never married. His friends in this
place cared for him to the last ten
derby.
BY chance Postmaster Tiller had
issued money order to one of his
nieces and for this reason alone were
his friends able to locate any of his
relatives, as he left no instructions
The body is awaiting the arrival of a
nephew, who wired that he would
come Immediately. He comes from
Eppingham, Ill, where he holds a
position as clerk of the court for his
county.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-05
RAILROAD SOLD
FOR TAXES DUE
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.


Tallahassee, Oct. 4.-By the sale
at public auction in Jacksonville on
Monday of this week of the railroad
and equipment of the Florida Rail-
way Company, running from Live
Oak, in Suwannee county, through
a portion of Lafayette county, to
Perry, in Taylor county, for taxes
due by this company to the State,
litigation that has been pending in
the federal courts of this State for
several months was brought to a
close.
The States interest in this litiga-
ton was looked after by Attorney
General West, who attended the sale,
collected the tax amounting to $751;
995.34, and paid it over to the comp
troller who win pay the States por-
ton into the State treasury, and send
the balance to the counties through
which this line runs.
If this is not the first sale of this
kind in this State, it is the first in
many years where railroad with
equipment, which runs through sew
eral counties, has been actually sold
| for taxes.
This line runs through rich and
rapidly developing section of the
State, and it is understood that this
sale will result in reorganization
of this company and in putting it in
I the course of few months in better
condition to serve the territory
through it runs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-05
THE SCRATCH PAD
By THOMAS EWING DABNEY.

Thc Tampa Tribune has the right
idea when it alludes to battle songs
as the fighting chants.
Wilson isn't paying any more at
tention to Hughes speeches than the
rest of the people are.
The Germans have said lot about
those tanks, but they haven't called
them an empty gesture.
Not the least of the worries of a
republican is that the democrats have
stolen his full dinner pail.
business, we don't care particularly
for certain kinds of watered stock.
If bread goes up much higher, it
will be perfectly proper to agitate for
an automobile line as we'll as bread
line.
The difficulty of eating green peas
with knife is as nothing compared
with inbibing spaghetti through a
straw.
Without the shadow of a doubt
some inquiring person will rise to
ask, when universal suffrage is grant
ed, Who put the Mary in primary.
Having visited young lady's SEM
mary recently, we are able to state
categorically that the prospects for
next years peach crop are excellent.
Now that the New York scientist
has declared kissing to be a chemical
reaction, the Nashville American need
not be told that men kiss girls be-
cause they are interested in the high
err education.
Roosevelt said in his Detroit speech,
that if he had been president when
the Lusitania was torpedoed: II
would instantly have taken possession
of every German ship and then l
would have said: Now we will dis
cuss not what we will give, but what
we will give 5ack'". But it should
be borne in mind that Hughes is after
German votes-not German ships.
I
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-05
UNSHlKEN TESTIMONY

Time is the test of truth. And
Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the
test in Pensacola No Pensacola res
ident who suffers backache, or annoy
ing urinary ills can remain uncon-
WINGED by this twice-told testimony.
Mrs. M. A. Stephen, 80 East Gads-
den street. Pensacola, says: 81 suf-
fered intense agony from kidney COM
plant. | had dull, nagging pains
across my loins and headaches all the
time. Doctors didn't seem able to dc
anything for me and | used one rem
edy after another without being
helped. Doan's Kidney Pills, pro-
cured at the Crystal Pharmacy, re-
stored me to good health" (State-
ment given January 20, 1907
On January 18, 1914, Mrs. Stephen
said: 81 value Doan's Kidney Pills
as highly now as ever. / have used
them when my kidneys have not acted
properly and they have always given
me relief"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don'i
simply ask for kidney rernedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Stephen has twice publicly rec
commended. Foster MiIburn Co.
Props Buffalo n. xrAdv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-05
Start Tomorrow
and Keep It Up
Every Morning
Get In the habit Of drinking a
glass of hot water before
breakfast.

We're not here long, so let's make
our stay agreeable. Let us live wen,
eat well, digest well, work well, sleep
well. and look well. what q glorious
condition to attain, and yet, how very
easy 1t Is If one VIII only adopt tns
morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed TO feel
dull and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from o cold, foui
tongue, nasty breath. acid stomach,
can, instead, feel as fresh as daisy
by opening the sIuices OF the system
each morning and flushing out the
whole Of the internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
Everyone, whether aiiing. sick or
well. should, each morning. before
breakfast, drink glass OF real not
water with teaspoonful OF limestone
phosphate ia 1t to wash from the
stomach, liver and bowels the previous
days indigestible waste, sour bile
and poisonous toxins; thus cleansing.
Eweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action or
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach Is wonderfully In
vigorating. II cleans out all the sour
fermentations. gases, waste and
acidity and gives one a splendid
appetite for breakfast. While you are
enjoying your breakfast the water
and phosphate Is quietly extracting
q large volume OF water from the
blood and getting ready for a
thorough flushing OF sll the inside
organs
The millions of people who are
bothered with constipation, bilious
spells, stomach trouble; others who
have sallow skins, blood disorders and
sickly complexions are urged to ger a
quarter pound of limestone phosphate
from the drug store. This win cost
very little, but is sufficient to make
anyone a pronounced crank On the
subject of inside-bathing before break
fast.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-05
PORT DEVELOPMENT.

The port development of Pensacola. as
indicated in the coal expectations last week
from here, has been noted by the Mobile
Register and held up as.an example for Mo
bile
The government of the United States
spends twenty millions of dollars to give
Mobile her chance" says the Register, al
luding to the appropriation to dredge out
the channel of Mobile to equal Pensacola S
natural channel, sand what has Mobile
spent to prove that she is worthy of what
has been done for herr"
That is to say, Mobile hasn't got the coal
loading machinery that is found in Pensa-
cola, where two railroads have erected
facilities and are competing to bring the
business here.
Nearly four thousand tons of export and
bunker coal shipped from Pensacola last
weeksis a splendid promise for the future
and if w. R. Grace & Co., and the Leyland
Line carry out their plans to make regular
expectations from here, the development OF
our coaling business will beson such sure
foundations that competition by Mobile
will be eliminated.
1t is interesting in this connection to note
that the port activity of Pensacola last
month showed a substantial increase over
the record of the preceding month
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-05
How Catarrh is Contracted.

Mothers are sometimes as thought
less as to neglect the colds which their
children contract. The inflammation
of the mucous membrane, at first
acute, becomes chronic and the child
has chronic catarrh, a disease that
is seldom cured and that may prove
a life's burden. Many persons who
have this loathsome disease will re-
member having had frequent colds at
the time 1t was contracted. A little
forethought, bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy judiciously used, and
all this trouble might have been
avoided. Obtainable everywhere
Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-05
CH|PLEY HOLDS
QUIET ELECTION
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.


Chipley, Oct. 4.--Tuesday the mu-
nicipal election was held in Chipley
and it was the quietest one ever in
this town, no candidate having any
opposition. This is the first time
this has ever been the case. Only
seventy-four votes were cast, one
being thrown out.
The votes received by the respec-
tive candidates were: For mayor
A. miller, 70; for clerk, ]. Fl
Faux. 70: for marshal, C. P. Martin
72; for councilman at large, A. l.
Lewis, SO; for councilmen, ]. n. Dan
iel. Is. E. n. Dekle, 81.
Dekle is the only new official elect
cd
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-05
FARMERS DAY

Did it ever strike you as strange that
with all this talk about the majesty of
labor, the most important labor of all
should not be recognized, organized, cell
ebrated? The ground is the source of all
wealth, and our farmers, the ultimate
paymasters of every mercantile, manual.
mechanical and intellectual pursuit, yet
have been made to bear the hardships of
the world, without reaping its rewards;
they have been required to beat the ponds
at night in order that the croaking of frogs
might not disturb the slufnbers of the no
blfty; in our own generation they have
been made to suffer business discrimina-
ton, at the hands of capital almost as.
deadly.
You would think that class represent
ing yearly wealth production of ten bill
lion dollars would have been organized
long ago, wouldn't YOU? You would think
that they would be commercially domi-
nant? And so the farmers are, when they
are organized organized for production
organized for selling.
For at last farmers are organizing, and
change is coming over the 1and-slow.
farmers the same financial rating as mer-
chants, is recognition of the new status.
The designation of Farmers Day celebra-
tons by several states is another irdca-
ton.
Our own Farmers Day is on Friday, DC
tober, ID, and Governor Trammell, in a
proclamation just issued, urges state
wide observance of the occasion. Farmers
Day should rank second only to Christmas
and Thanksgiving. As national holiday
it should take precedence over Labor Day.
| Agriculture, new industry for West
Florida, discovered of recent years, like
an unsupported mine, requires the most
thorough cooperation in order that IT'S
| different problems may be understood and
It's success accomplished
One OF the most beautiful festivities in
the world today is the celebration oil
] Minerva Day in Guatemala, established a
few years ago by President Cabrera who
monster though we have been taught to
believe him, is doing all in his power to en-
courage his lilliterate people to education
Many temples to the serene goddess have
been erected throughout the republic, and
to these fanes the people come once year
to hold appropriate exercises and worship
the wisdom that will some day descene
upon them.
Being less emotional than the Latin
Americans, there is no need for us to cree
a temple to Ceres, but our Farmers Da,
should be celebrated none the less fer
wently.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-05
SOUTHPORT AGAIN
GETTING LIVELY

Southport, Oct. 4-The West Bay
Naval Stores and Lumber Company
are at work in earnest putting the
timber in over the B. C. R. r. Many
families have moved back TO our
town and things once more begin to
take on life. A large shipment of
ties is now being loaded on cars at
this place. Such lumber goes through
our town to the interior. The rail-
road people are now delivering the
freight to Lynn Haven by boat which
brings a great deal more freight for
the company.
f. NJ. Ruse is today moving his
household goods TO Mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cummings
and Mr.. Jack Cummings were in
town for a short while yesterday on
business trip.