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Evening star., 1916-10-23
STUERCKH KILLING
HELD ACT OF CRANK
Vienna Doesn't Believe Staying
of Premier Can Influence
Political Situation.
FRIENDS CONDEMN HIS ACT

By the Associated Press.
VIENNA, October -. via London. oc-
tober 23-Governmeht circles here re-
gard the killing of Premier Stuergkh
as an act of a political crank which
can in no wise influence the political
situation or the course of the war
This statement was made to the corre-
spondent of the Associated Press Ia
high responsible quarters.
1t is pointed out that the time which
has elapsed since the murder has shown
that Adler, the assassin, stands alone
His act is disavowed by the socialist
party and press and condemned by MS
father. Victor Adler, socialist member
of the lower chamber of the reichs-
rath Adler stated to the police that he
shot Stuergkh because the premier op-
posed the convening of parliament. IL
is stated officially that Steurgkh had at
no time done this, and that he could
not do it. because the convenlnS Oh
parliament was matter in the hands
of political parties
The Austro- Hungarian press brands
Adler as u vile irresponsible CRIMINAL
and without exception depiores the
fact that the act of a crazy man should
disturb the peace of the people. The
city is quiet. The public, while natural
ly greateIy interested. regards the
murder as a purely private crime
Evening star., 1916-10-23
GUILTY OF HIGH TREASON.
Former Foreign Minister Of Bulgaria
Sentenced to IMPRISONMENT.

AMSTERDAM. October %. via Lon
don, October 23.-A telegram from
Sofia announces that DIR. \. Ghenadieh,
former Bulgarian foreign minister, has
been tried for high treason and sch
fenced to penal servitude for ten years
DR.. Ghenadieff is seriously i'll of blood
poisoning.
A Sofia dispatch last April reported
the arrest of Dr. Ghenadieff on the
charge of connection with an intrigue
against the Bulgarian government. 1t
WAS reported he had accepted a br1be
from a French agent. later dispatch
said the pressure of public opinion
had forced the government to release
him.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Hearst Papers Support Mann.

The votes are here" according To
the republican argument. $50 WHY
shouldn't we get them To which the
democrats manager, j. r. Ringley, re-
sponds: They We're here once, but
President Wilson came along and grab
bed them.
Representative Mann, the minority
leader Of the House. was today indorsed
by the local Hearst newspapers for re-
election, in the same editorial In which
sir. Hearst for the first time came out
for President Wilson.
Mr. Hearsts editorial while expressing
dissent from President Wilson's foreign
policy. advocated his domestic policies,
especially the legislative record. Then
-cormick. who is running for representa-
tive at large.
Speaking Of Mr.. Mann. he celebrated his
sixtieth birthday last week and pulled
of a little stunt of his own. He has
twenty acres of land 10 the southwark OF
town. in which he has planted a
nursery. In the recess OF Congress he
loves 10 put ove-alls and dig around
his garden. IL is not "A pose with him.
but the real thing. IL Is said that there.
while pottering about his place, be
matches up all kinds OF trouble for the
democrats. On his birthday he invited
iis neighbors from far and wide to come
in and get shrubs and plants from his
nursery. They responded IN numbers,
and all day long Mr.. Mann passed out
the plants. many Of which were OF In
trjnsic value.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
MISSION WORKERS TO MEET.
Annual Convention of American
Board Begins Tomorrow in Toledo.

TOLEDO. ohio. October 23.--DeIe-
gates began arriving this morning for the
1o7th annual meeting of the American
board of commissioners for foreign
missions. which will begin here Tues
day and continue four days.
Missionaries from all parts Of the
world. some Of them driven out of the
European countries BY the war. are
among the delegates. They are com
ing from China, Armenia. Turkey,
South Africa, Peru. northern Africa
and other remote regions. Officers will
be elected Thursday.
one of the more important questions
10 come before the meeting will be the
proposal Of the American mission board
to enter South America. This question
will be brought up by President King
Of Oberlin College, who was 4 member
e the Panama conference.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
HARD FIGHTING IN CERNA
is FAVORABLE TO ALLIES
Counter Attack by Bulgars Repulsed
by Serbians. According to
Paris Report.

PARIS, october 23.-Desperate fight
ing in the bend of the Cerna, on the
Macedonian front, has resulted favor
ably to the entente forces, according
to today's war office announcement
The Bulgarians counter attacked in
strong force, but were defeated by the
Serbians, who inflicted heavy losses on
the attacking troops.
SALONlkI, October %. via London
Serbian army headquarters gave out
the following communication today.
October II there was nothing OF i'm
portance on the Serbian front. We have
identified fresh German units which
have appeared in the Cerna sector"
Evening star., 1916-10-23
SINGERS DEATH A MYSTERY.
Chicago Police Hunt Stranger of
japanese Cabaret Singer.

CHICAGO, October 23.-Mysterious
surrounding the death of
Wanda Tango, a Japanese girl who
came to Chicago from Hawaii where
she was educated. We're being investi-
gated by the police today The girl.
whose body was taken from the river
had been murdered by stran-
gulation. according to the police theory.
and effcrts were being made to locate a
chauffeur VINO was last seen with her.
Wanda Tango had been "A singer in
North Side cabarets. She disappeared
about seven weeks ago, after having
told friends she was going to New
York
Evening star., 1916-10-23
ELEVATED TRAINS STONED.
Two Passengers Are Injured by
Strikers in New York.

NEW YORK. October 23.-Strike ac-
Iivity in the city's transit situation was
resumed today when several Sd avenue
elevated trains were bombarded with
stones thrown from roof tops in the
Harlem district. Two passengers
were injured. Policemen We're. with
drawn from most of the trains and
surface cars some days ago, when
strikers and sympathiZers generally
abandoned their campaign of violence.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
DESTROYER HIT BY BOMB
FROM GERMAN AEROPLANE

BERLIN, october %, by wireless to
Sayville-A British destroyer off the
Flanders coast was struck by Il bomb
from a German aeroplane Saturday, the
admiralty announced today. The state
merit follows:
"a German seaplane squadron on
the afterI.oon of October y success
fully attacked with bombs British sea
forces off the Flanders coast. One hit
on destroyer was observed Not
withstanding heavy Shelling, all the
raiders returned unharmed'
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Prohibited Political Meetings.

Premier Stuergkh's last political act
was to prohibit two big meetings called
Tor today as demonstrations in favo..
Of the convocation OF parliament He
also designed on the part of the gov
ernment to participate in a conference
OF parliamentary officials tomorrow to
discuss the possibility of the resump-
ton of sittings of the representatives
1t is not thought that the prenlier's
death will have any effect for or
against convocation, as he only acted
as representative of the system in op-
position thereto. There is no dispo-
Continued ON Second Page.5-
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Assassin Awaits Trial.

DR.. Adler is being held by the police
awaiting trial. He maintains complete
composure. The population of Vienna
is recovering from the shock of the as
sassination. Throughout the empire
Dr. Adler's act is deplored and looked
upon as the deed of fanatic
He is known as very morose man.
He has been troubled for long time
with heart disease and has been in poor
health for many years, so that. al
though he is only thirtyseven years
old he gives the Impression of being an
aged man. He has two children. His
wife is an invalid.
After studying chemistry and work
ing for several years as chemist, Ad-
Ter went to Switzerland. He returned
to Austria shortly before the war. inn
bued with extreme MARKHAM theories,
Evening star., 1916-10-23

Sir Joseph Beecham, we'll known as
!, medicine manufacturer and philan-
tbropist, was born June S. 1S4s. He
nos the son OF the late Thomas
Saec,am of Southport, Lancashire, who
founded great pill manufactures in
Eurone and the United States. Sit
Insenh was created a knight in 1911,
and was elevated to the baronetage in
1914 He was also Knight of Rus
sian Order Of st. stanislaus. He was
the proprietor ,os the ADV Aldwych s. Thestsr.
Of st, Helens.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Offer Stubborn Resistance.

PETROGRAD, October %, via Lon
don, 1:10 p.m.-The Russian and Ru-
manian troops in Dobrudja are con-
tinuing to retreat, the war office am
nounced today. They are Offering stub
born resistance to Field Marshal von
Mackensens army.
On the Transylvanian front the Ru-
manians made attacks yesterday COM
pelling the Austro-German forces to
retire slightly in the Trotus, Oituz Ind
Slanic valleys. On the western frontier
of Moldavia the Rumanians are fighting
stubbornly and with success.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
TWINE

The school children need
heavy twine and cord to tie
up the large bundles of
newspapers collected for the
playground fund. Save any
you have for them.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Appeals Direct to President.

The Retail Merchants Association
has sent photographic appeal to Presi-
dent Wilson at Shadow Lawn. asking
him to grant the Saturday half holiday
forNthe government clerks. In the tele-
gram to the President, which is signed
by i. p. Andrews. president, and
Charles j. Columbus, secretary. it is
stated:
The Retail Merchants Association
respectfully renews its appeal of a
year ago for the Saturday half holiday
for government clerks. Its introduc-
ticn at this time would be a wonderful
help for the early Christmas shopping
movement and for business generally.
which certainly the country would ap-
precate."
Prior to the Christmas holidays last
year the association took up the sub
ject of a Saturday half holiday for the
clerks with the President, but owing
to an opinion on file in the Department
of Justice the President did not see his
way clear at that time to grant the
holiday.
Report by Secretary Lane Soon.
With the last of the reports of the
various bureau heads iiled at the Office
of Secretary Lane of the Interior De-
paptment today, announcement was
made that before the end of the week
the Secretary's report on the subiec+
would be laid before President Wilson
No definite statement would be made as
to the nature of the recommendations of
the various bureau heads, it was said
but it was ascertained that, while tbesa
reports had not been unanimously in
favor of the proposition, a majority of
them recommended the adoption of the
weekend rest.
That the head of one of the princina1 II
bureaus was ayerse to the nroposad
chang was learned from excellent an
thorfty His letter to Secretary I.ana
opposes the concession of the half-hoiiN
day on the grounds that a vast amount
of unfinished work had been inherifad
by him from his predecessors in office:
that he has made considerable head
way toward clearing up this undesir
able surplusage, but that until it
should be entirely disposed of he could
not see his way clear to advocate. the
proposed change.
There is reason for believing, say
those who are in a position to know.
that Secretary Lane has already arrived
at decision as to what his recon-
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Work in Northwestern States.

More work is TO be done in the
northwestern states. too by the repubii-
cans The Stars correspondence two
weeks ago told of the slipping of the
republican campaign in North Dakota,
due to :he Scandinavian vote accept
ing the claim the President kept the
nation out of war. The republicans are
speeding heir campaign iu North Da-
kota and Minnesota. and feel conf
dent Of being able to hold the states.
Michigan is ciassed as safely republi-
can, Notwithstanding the strong labor
vote in the automobile section, which
is conceded to the democrats.
What the republicans fear most is
the "he kept Us out OF the war sug-
gestion. their report from many sec
effect. They are combating it in
by the men who write and come to
Chicago as being a dosged conviction
among thousands OF voters that argu-
ment seems unable to affect
The republicans are depending upon
the silent vote as their main bulwarl
of strength. They believe that through
out this western country there is .
great and thoughtful and conservative
element. which does not lend itself to
political argument, nor allow itself tc
be swayed by passion. and that this
element will dissect the Adamson bill
the war immunity claim. the tariff
question, the prosperity and content.
Inent issue, and when election day
comes around vote the straight ticket
for the republican party.
Evening star., 1916-10-23

The assassination was political. since
DR.. Adler was entirely unknown to
the premier. He recently desired the
socialists to take certain action against
the premier, but his proposal was
viewed unfavorably by the party. He
then cut loose from the socialists. He
continued publication of Der Kampf
and stunned all society. Being in
dependently wealthy he was able to
follow such course.
Count Stuergkh was little known to
the American public until he became
premier. He was of quiet and retiring
disposition. His tenure Of office
brought him no great chances. though
some were expected when he became
head of the government
Thus far il is unknown who will sue
ceed Count Stuergkh, but the impress
sion is that neither the attitude of the
government nor the course of the war
will be influenced by Or. Adlers act
Evening star., 1916-10-23

which he advanced in a periodical call
ed Das Nolk.
This paper ceased publication at the
outbreak of the war. Subsequently DR..
Adler founded Der kampf, in which he
treated social problems in an able,
scientific manner.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
STEAMER MERIDA
WRECKED BY GALE
Not a Man of the Vessels Crew
Is Believed to Have Sur
vived Disaster.
STORMS TOLL ON LAKE ERIE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 23.-Lo-
cal managers of the steamer Merida.
owned by the Valley Camp Shipping
Company of Midland. Ontario, conceded
today that the ship was lost in Friday
nights gale on Lake Erie. The ad-
mission came after seven bodies of the
crew had been picked up. in midlake
by two other ships. So far as known,
not a man of the crew of twenty
three survived the tragedy.
The loss of the Merida makes four
lake steamers which went to the bot
tom of Lake Erie in Fridays storm.
The total loss of life is fifty. The
Marshal F. Buffers sank with no loss
of life. all thirteen of her crew being
saved. The D. F. Filler went down
with six of her crew, only the captain
surviving The James b. Colgata's
crew of twenty-five. with the single
exception of the captain. perisEed
while every man on the Merida is be-
lieved lost,
Evening star., 1916-10-23

mendation to the President will be. At
the department and in the various bu-
reaus confidence is freely expressed
change.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Campaign Began October 10.

Xon Mackensen's new campaign In
Dobrudja was begun only last week.
on october 19. when an offensive along
the entire line from the Black sea to
the Danube was opened. The earlier
effort of the field marshal was started
soon after Rumania's entrance into
the war. 1t was notably success
ful in it's sweep down the Danube. re-
shifting in the capture of the fortress OF
r,rtukaj September s and of Silis-
tr,a a few days later, but came to q
halt September 21, when the Ru-
manians announced a defeat of the
forces of the central powers well to
tbe south of the Constanza-Tchernav
da line.
cd here for several weeks. while the
Teutonic offensive under Gen. von. Fal-
kenhayn in Transylvania was opened
and the Rumanians were driven back
To their northern frontier passes.
Pressure From South Renewed.
Tho nressure from the south was
+,en renewed, and apparently without
= check of any account Won Macken-
ssp,s armies have forced their way
toward the railroad line,
at Constanza-
Constanza has been notably useful in
offering seaport and railway entrance
for Russian troops and ammunition
sent to the aid of Rumania. It's capture
cuts e6. the most convenient water
route for Rumanian repienisnment, es-
manians have been reported badly In
need. Possession of the entire line
would give the Teutonic allies the
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Sir Joseph Beecham Dies.

LONDON. October 23.-Sir Joseph
Reecham. manufacturer of patent med
icines, is dead. He was found lifeless
in he'd at his home at Hampstead.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Called Act of Fanatic.

BERLIN. October -. via London. Oc-
tober 23.-All accounts in the morning
papers agree in calling the assassina-
ton of Premier Stuergkh of Austria
the deed of an irresponsible political
fanatic If not a neurasthenic, whose
mind has given way under the strain
of the war.
DR.. Friedrich Adler, the assassin, is
described by acquaintances as a mar
of Il naturally fanatical temperament
and one in whose family insanity
runs-a sister and brother are in
an insane asylum. These acquaintance
say that Adler has given the impress
sion for months of one whose nerves
were stretched to the breaking point
and that his wild demeaucsr had caused
much agitation in the Austrian So
cialist central committee OF which he
was secretary. Young Adler led IA
small but vehement opposition to the
policy OF the party under his fathers
leadership.
The Vorwaerts. which expresses the
strongest disapproval of DIR. A.ller's
deed declares that he was undoubted-
" demented when he committed the
murder as nobody in his senses could
have. expected favorable results from
such aa act.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Seven Bodies Picked Up.

Three bodies from the Merida were
picked up by the steamer w. b.
Mathews in midlake yesterday and
taken to Toledo today. Four bodies
were found, bearing Merida life belts.
by the steamer Charlotte Breitung ard
landed at Detroit. Reports from an
other ship sent out from q Canadian
port to hunt for the Merida today
were that wreckage had been sighted,
but no survivors and no other bodies
were found.
The Merida was due at Buffalo Satur-
day with a cargo of pyrites ore. She
was commanded by Capt. Fl. l.. Jones
of Buffalo. The ship was of 5.10o tons
CO opacity and $50 feet long. She was
built in 1892
Evening star., 1916-10-23
When Steamer Was Last Sighted.

BUFFALO,, October 23--The steamer
Merida cleared from Buffalo. but 50
far as known here her captain, H. L.
Jones. was the only member of the
crew from this port.
Capt. Massey of the steamer Briton,
the last vessel known to have sighted
the Merida. reports as follows:
'sThe Merida was rolling so badly and
taking over such big seas that I feared
she would founder She was twenty
five miles east of the southeast shoal
when | saw her Friday and the gale
was getting worse. l made Cedar point
and remainded there until Saturday
night. If the Merida had gone behind
Long point she should have made Buff
falo this morning. ] saw nothing of
her or the way down, although ! kept
/; sharp lookout"
List OF Men Believed Lost.
The crew Of the Merida, all of whom
are believed to be lost, follows:
II. L. Jones. Buffalo; Gideon Fleming
Ogdensburg, n. Y: John Anderson
Buffalo; Roderick Macdonald, Goderich
Ontario: Angus Graham. Goderich, On
rario; Angus Murray. Goderich, On
rario: Joseph fl Pollard. st. Louis
William Dundas, Ruth. Mich; Thomas
n. MOOFtp tHitdso, AHtoD huTSHiS
CleveIand: Joseph Gallagher. Cleve
Land; Joseph OConnor. Chicago; Walter
Johnson. Rock, Mich: Wilfred Austen
Detroit: John Quigley, Detroit: Will
liam Bogie Sault Ste. Marie. Mich; Da
vid Corbett. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
John Callahan. Bad Axe. Mich; Martin
r. Brogan. Cleveland: Anton thinner
man, Brooklyn, y. Y; Leo Wagner
Sioux City, Iowa: Steward McIsaac, De
pere, Wis, and Gordon Hayne, Cieye-
land.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Four Taken to Windsor.

DETROIT, Mich, October 23.-The
steamer Charlotte q. Breitung arrived
today at Sandwich. Ontario, with four
bodies of sailors of the steamer Merida.
These bodies were picked up in Lake
Erie yesterday, and the crew of the
Breitung felt certain that the Merida
foundered in the storm last Friday
night. Wreckage. including life belts
with the word Merida" on them, was
seen in Lake Erie. off the Detroit river.
The bodies were brought from Sand
wich to Windsor, Ontario, for identifi-
cation.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow; little
change in temperature: moderate
northeast winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm: Highest. So. at / AS pm.
today: lowest, 40, at Z am. today.
Full report on page Ia.
Evening star., 1916-10-23

Eight guns and twenty machine guns
were taken by Won Mackensen's forces
Petrograd admits the continuation of
the Russo Rumanian retreat in Dob
rudja, declaring, however, that the
Russian and Rumanians are offering
stubborn resistance as they fall back.
On the north, where Teutonic pres
sure is also being applied in the at
tempt to crush Rumania between the
two jaws of the Teutonic military ma
chine the success of the operation
seems-le pronounced. The Rumanians.
ing successful! stands in the various
passes leading from Transylvanian to
Rumanian territory. In some of these
hilly regions. notably in the Trctus.
Oituz and slanic valleys RumaEian
forces are reported by Petrograd IT,
have driven Gen. Won Falisenhayn's
troOpS, slightly backward.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Approaching Tchernavoda.

On the left wing of Field Marshal
Won Mackensen's army, the statement
adds, the Germans and their allies are
approaching the Danube town Of
Tohernavoda.
Constanza was one of the principal
objectives of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen in his campaign in
Dobrudja. 1t is of particular impor-
tance by reason of the fact that ii is
the eastern terminus of the only rail-
road between the Black sea and the
Danube which it crosses at Tcherna-
voda. Thence the railroad runs west
ward into old Rumania.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
CONSTANzA FORTS
TAKENbY TEUTONS.
IS BERLIN REPORT
Gives Invaders Possession of
Black Sea Terminus of
Dobrudja Railway.
PRESSING DEFENDERS BACK
BY tn. Associated Press.

BY III. Associated Press.
BERLIN, October 3. via Lon
don. 5:45 p.m.-The Ruinanian
fortress OF Constanza has been
captured by the Germans, the wa
Office announced today.
Troops of the central powers
have crossed the railway line run
ming between the Black sea port
OF Constanza and the River Dan
uhe at a point to the east OF Muir
fatlar, the official announcement
SAYS. The fortress of Constanza
was taken by German and Bull
yarlan troops.
Evening star., 1916-10-23
Claims Resistance Is Broken.

LONDON. October 23.--The Teutonic
drive at Rumania from the south has
pushed the so-Rumanian armies
apparently to almost their last possible
line of resistance south of the Con-
stanza- -Tchernavoka railway. leading
into interior Rumania over the Tcher-
navoda bridge across the Danube.
Sofia reports the, combined Bulgarian,
Turkish and Austro-German forces un
der Field Marshal Won Mackensen
within approximately six miles of Con-
stanza the Black sea terminus of the
railway, where the village of Tekrghiol
has been captured. The entente re-
sistance in Dobrudja is declared to have
been definitely broken.