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The sun., 1917-09-20
OFFICER SLAIN
AT PHILA. POLLS
Two Alleged Jersey Gunmen
Said to Have Con-
fessed.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 1s.-This city is
aroused by murder and riot in the Fifth
ward. which is known as the Bloody
Fifth" The murder, that OF police
man, by a man said to be a gunman i'm
ported from Jersey City. was the out
come Of a bitter political fight between
two Republican factions for the control
Of the ward. which skirts the river front.
For weeks the battle has waged. and
eliminated to-day whom the primary
election was held for the naming Of can
didates. Mercantile Appraiser James A.
Carey and Isaac Deutsch were the op-
ponents for the nomination for Select
Councilman from the ward on the Repub-
lican ticket. The polling places. almost
under the shadow Of Independence Hail.
had been open only three hours when
Special Policeman George A. Eppley lay
dead as the result of revolver shot,
and John II. Maurer. Assistant District
Attorney, and Mercantile Appraiser
Carey. beaten by blackjacks. were in
Jefferson Hospital.
Early in the day Carey while making
the rounds of the ward Has attacked by
man alleged to be Jacob Mascia Of
Jersey City. He was struck from be-
hind with a sandbag and then black
lacked. At the same time Assistant
District Attorney Maurer was attacked.
Policeman Eppley of the vice squad
went TO their rescue and II is alleged,
Masca placed a revolver against his
abdomen and fired, Eppley died later in
hospital. On his deathbed he ident-
! fed Mascia as his assailant.
MasCia was arrested and along with
him John Costello also Of Jersey City.
The police questioned them for an hour
and later announced that both men had
or Jersey City with nineteen others and
were brought here to vote.
1--WE were brought here by man
| known as Little Neck to vote in the
! Fifth ward" runs Costellos written
statement. I'VE were to vote for Deutsch
! We were taken to club in Pine street
between Fourth and Fifth. There we
were met by man wearing eyeglasses
who told us to walk around the town
and We were to meet him later at Sixth
! and Delaney streets. where we were
to vote. I was arrested as l walked ur
the street When was arrested
heard a shot, but didn't see who fired
| it,"
Mascia is charged with murder and
Costello with being an accessory to thu
crime Mascia denied that he did the
shooting, but witnesses say he is the
guilty man. Each prisoner wore a small
piece of white ribbon in the second but
tonhole of his vest. which the police sa,
was used mark OF Identification.
| 1t is said that the other men brought
to the city with Mascia and Costello
wore similar ribbons. A loaded revolver
| with two exploded shells was found or
Mascia. while Costello carried a black
Jack. Mascia. according to the police
was under the influence of a drug
Mayor Smith in statement denied
that he had previous knowledge tina
"gunmen" were to be imported from
New York. He added that he woulc
give all the power of his administration
10 the District Attorneys office to ferre
ont the crime
The sun., 1917-09-20
U. S. SPURNS RUMORS.
Conspiracy to Check War Plans In
Peace Talk.
Special Despdfch to THE SuS

epe'1uf Despdtch 10 THE Sun.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ls.-Rcports from
abroad that Germany has let down the
censorship bars to peace discussion and
that German officials apparently are
making ready for another peace move
ment fell on deaf ears In Administra-
tion circles to-day. Officials OF the
state Department said 1t ought not to be
necessary to repeat that this Govern
ment has no interest whatever in the
vague peace whisperings and the adroit
man9uvrings of Teutonic officials.
AS indicated some ten days ago by
Secretary Lansing there is we'll defined
conviction In Washington that the
greater part of the peace talk which
filters through Switzerland to the United
Sta,.s has it's inspired origin in Berlin.
where propaganda has been in
augurated evidently for the purpose OF
making it appear that Germany is
ready for peace. The purpose. 1t is as
sumed. is to give strength to the argu-
ments of the pacifsts in America and to
tarass the gigantic war preparations
this nation is making.
The United states entered the war
with a definite object in view. from the
pursuit OF which it will not he swerved
~ irresponsible peace talk. officials as
serted to-day. Until Germany is able
to put forward through it's responsible
leaders plan for peace which will con-
form to the aims Cf this nation war
preparations and actual war NOV ements
will go forward at constantly accel.
Grated pace.
There is no attempt in official circles
to deny that II the German Government,
actually has determined to abandon its
claim to supremacy over Belgium, as re-
ported in current dispatches, II Is ster
I a.
much longer road than this for Germany
to travel IL she Is TO meet the Allies or
common ground. according to express
sionS here.
The sun., 1917-09-20
CAMP NEEDS PROVIDED.
Health and Comfort Of Men Ut
CantOnments Guarded.

WARRINGTON. Sept. 19.-Every essen
tial for the health and comfort OF the
men going into camp has been provided.
They will be fed and sheltered without
difficulty and their arms. uniforms and
all their war equipment will be ready
Tor them as rapidly as they are ready
10 use H.
There are busy days ahead at the can
tonments. Not only must the men be
examined by military doctors and finally
accepted for army service. but they
must be organized Immediately into pro-
visional companies for administrative
purposes and to make possible their
final assignments to the infantry, cav
airy or artillery or to the special corps
OF the army. The qualifications Of each
man are to be noted and his ultimate
duty. as far as practicable. will bear some
relation to the training he has received
In civil life and his own inclinations.
All this will take time. Time also
VIII be required to determine what men
OF the National Army are to be trans
terred to the National Guard divisional
camps to MI those divisions to fighting
strength, The organization Of the COM
panies. battalions, regiments or other
units Of the National Army itself can
not be completed until this transfer has
been made.
Pending the time when the hghtins
forces of the National Army begin to
lake shape 1t is not essential that full
UNIFORM equipment be available fol
The sun., 1917-09-20
GERMANS SEE DEFEAT.
Army Leader Says Economi lea
situation Works for Allies.

ZURICH. Sept l9.-Gen. Baron Won
Freytag-Loringhoven. chief of the sup
Elementary General stan of the German
army. has published pamphlet en-
titled THE Results OF the World War"
in which he says:
The general political and economical
situation OF the world works only in
favor Of our enemies and the German
soldiers will be defrauded of the fruits
Of their victories"
The General thinks that trench war
fare was great mistake and says that
only an aggressive attack could have
brought successes. He adds, however,
that the German offensive was not
strong enough to overthrow the Allies
The Post Of Munich expresses the
hope that the reasonableness of the
Generals utterances will teach the pam
Germans who would fight to conquer
the whole world with their mouths to
estimate correctly the limitations Of Ger
many's military power The Post con-
tinues:
Our world economic position must be
changed completely by a new admins
tration Of our foreign policy based on
democratic principles Therefore we do
not require strong peace against the
East and the West. which would bring
us into opposition with all the great
Powers, but far sighted and lasting
peace by agreement"
The sun., 1917-09-20
MINNEAPOLIS MILLS
RUSIER THAN IN 1916
Food Board Proves Reports
of Shortage False.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-Reports pub
,ished last week that the Minneapolis
-four mills had closed FOR lack OF wheat
ars shown to have been entirely without
found alton in the weekly report re-
ceiyed by the Food Administration here
to-day. Not only were the mills running
during the entire time, but the output
was the largest in some weeks, and
greater than during the corresponding
period of last year.
Following is the Food Administra-
tion's report from the Northwestern mill
ing centre:
"The Minneapolis mills last week pro-
duced $4,000 barrels Of flour. This was
the largest weeks output Tor many
,vs.r. and in excess of the production
for the corresponding week Of 1915. The
wheat used totalled 1.S62.000 bushels
while the wheat receipts for the weeh
amounted to 2.%67.000.
.This weeks receipts so far have beer
heavy, and there In no indication tha
this condition will change"
The sun., 1917-09-20

TO DRAFT CAMPS
Roads Readily Move Quotas
From 1000 Points
Routes Secret.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. Americas .
first real mobilization Of its conscripted
men proceeded to-day with smoothness
and dispatch according to reports which
reached the War Department. At more
than 1000 points in the United States
men were being picked up by the rail-
roads and carried to the sixteen can
tonments in a manner which bore elo-
quent testimony to the efficiency Of the
railroad experts who have been at work
for many weeks preparing the necessary
schedules
At the request Of tho War Department
secrecy is being observed with regard
to the detailed train movements until
the movement shall have been completed.
The object of this is to guard against
any interference with the trains bearing
the drafted men. There have been
threats Of this in few localities.
In many States the railroads had
the difficult task Of picking up small
groups Of men In many scattered COM
munities and bringing them together fol-
ono or more special trains 70 be rus
directly to the cantonment
Reports received throughout the day
by George Hodges, secretary Of the rail.
| way board, indicated that schedules were
being lived up to and that the American
| railroads had gone about this task with
great thoroughness.
Tonight Gen. Crowder sent teleRram,
to all Governors requesting them to re-
port tomorrow on tho mobilization Of
| their respective quotas. While the en-
| tire movement Of the men to the canton
ment will take five days. by tomorrow
night virtually IS per cent Of the pres
ent lot will have reached their destina
| tons.
At Gen. Crowder's office it was stated
| to-day that the total number Of mel
involved in this mobilization was some
where in the neghborhood Of 25s.00O
While earlier plans called for 40 pc
cent. to 90 to each cantonment, thi
was changed at the last moment ii
the case OF Camps Dix. Meade and Up
ton. which were not quite ready to re
ceive such a large number. The result
was to reduce the number Of men In
volved In the total movement.
To-day's order required that each dis
trict's quota to be despatched should b
made up exclusively of white men, Sew
eral districts reported having trouble Il
complying with this order. One Of tn
districts that wired Gen. Crowder 70
instructions was located in Chicago.
could not fill up its quota with whit
men owing to the number Of appeal
pending and the fact that negroes IA
outnumbered the whites in the distric
The next call is set for October 3. B
that time plans for the negro soldier
will have been worked out. 1t Is ex
pected.
The sun., 1917-09-20
SOLDIERS NEED SWEATERS.
Red Cross Makes Appeal for 2O,.
600 Garments.

BosroN. Sept la-An appeal for 90
900 sweaters for immediate distribution
among soldiers in the camps and forts
Of New England was issued tonight by
James Jackson. division manager Of the
American Red Cross.
The nights are getting colder and
the men of the drafted army, unused
to open air life. need sweaters to keep
them warm" says the appeal. This
demand comes on US entirely outside Of
the request for goods for Europe"
The sun., 1917-09-20
CHINESE AND JAPANESE CLASH
Town in Manchuria Seised by
Nippon Troops as Result.

PEKIN, Sept. IA (Delayed).-A clash
between Chinese and Japanese soldiers
and policemen has occurred along the
Yalu River over the question Of lumber
interests. Two Chinese and one jap
ane.e were killed and many were
wounded. japanese troops have crossed
into Manchuria and seized the Chinese
town Of Tsian-hsien. which they are
holding pending an investigation.
The Chinese Government alleges that
the trouble was started by the employees
of a lumber company and not by Chi
nese soldiers. and denies all responsi.
h,litv. The Japanese officials assert that
Chinese soldiers melted the trouble.
The sun., 1917-09-20
KINGDOM GOULD IN
CAMP AS PRIVATE
Ready to SerUs My Coun.
try" He Says.

CAMP DIX. wRroHrsrowN. N. J.. Sept
1s.-'1 am Just like the rest Of the boys
ready to serve my country" said one
Of the least conspicuous Of the draft
contingent which arrived tonight from
Toms River. He was Kingdom Gould.
and he came to camp by train with
forty others, many Of them employees
on his fathers estate at Lakewood, until
the draft call came.
Private Gould motored as far as
Toms River, where he dismissed his
chauffeur and refused the offer Of sew
eral wealthy friends to take him the
rest Of the way In an automobile.
Arriving at the camp he waited hall
an hour for his turn at physical exami.
nation. got his pair Of blankets. his
kit and helping Of Irish stew. which
It was remarked, he cleaned up. He
was assigned to Company d. 3llth In.
fantry. One Of his college pals VA
Lieut. H. r. Vanderbilt. Company A
same regiment.
When Gould was drafted he fled no
tice Of claim for exemption because Of q
dependent wife. He had married Q few
weeks before. Later he withdrew hi
claim after II had caused some unfavor'
able comment.
The sun., 1917-09-20
'U-BOATTOLL OF BIG BRITISH
SHIPS SMALLEST IN WEEKS
Twenty Vessels Sent to Bottom, but Only Eight
Are Over 1000 Tons-Fishing Smacks
and Other Tiny Craft Victims

T. J. Gilroy. third mate. 1884 East
Fifteenth street, Brooklyn; w. w.
Nicely. wireless operator. Ryland. Ohio
H. Darrow. boatswain. Denver; 9. e.
Bacon. mess boy L. Hewitt. mess boy
T. johnson, baker boy, 1246 Iron street
Bellingham, Wash. l.. B. Lawrence,
seaman, Macon. Mo-; J. Taylor. CHIEF
engineer. 112 Union street, Brooklyn
R II. Smith. first assistant engineer
b26 North street. Reno. New; F. Bloom.
berg. second assistant engineer, 2si
McDougall street. Brooklyn; X s.
Falls, third assistant engineer. 64S Lin
den avenue, Portsmouth, Va; j. N
Rainge, oiler, Royston. Ga. and W. II
Whittier. oiler, s55 Belmont avenue
Springfield, Mass.
Capt. Leslie was SO years old.
The sun., 1917-09-20
BREAK IS VOTED
WITH GERMANY
BY ARGENTINA
Resolution Is Passed % to 1
in Senate-Deputies
Will Ratify.
PUBLIC FEELING STRONG
Stockholm Cables Delayed by
Britain-No Safe Conduct
for Count Luxburg.
PUBLIC FEELING STRONG

BUENOS AYREs, Sept ls.-The Ar
eentins senate by . vote Of - to 4 to.
day declared for the breaking OF Of 70.
lations with Germany.
The resolution now goes to the Cham
Der Of Deputies. There is strong public
feeling in favor OF Its nnaI passage.
The sun., 1917-09-20
KAROLYl URGES PEACE.
ChicS of Hungarian Independence
Party Plans Drastic Action.

CoPENH AGEN. Sept, l9.-Count Michael
Karolyi. president of the Hungarian In
dependence party. according to a Ruda-
pest despatch, declared at meeting
yesterday that he would agitate for an
early peace between the warning coun-
tries,
lie said he had been invited to par
ticipate in peace conference at Berne
on October Is, and would leave for
Switzerland despite the violent attacks
which probably would be directed
against him.
The new Hungarian Government paper
Dcilyi HirIdp says that a new party.
composed OF adherents of Count APP
ponyi. Count Andrassy and NJ. Vassonyi,
has been formed under the leadership
! of DR.. Alexander Wekerle, the Hun
/ garian Premier. The party. II Is under
stood, will favor peace without annex
ations.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 19.--Austria's reply
to Pope Benedict's peace proposals, says
The sun., 1917-09-20
"Sun" Tobacco Fund
Near $75,OOO Mark

THE SUN Tobacco Fund is close
to $4,000 this morning and
is shooting upward rapidly. AS
usual, there are several new at
fractions to announce and several
others are being arranged.
Seneca G.. Lewis, general man.
ager of the Pennsylvania Rubber
Company, has enlisted in the
campaign with a patriotic march,
columbia" which he has COM
posed. The fund is to receive all
the royalty earnings from the
sale of the song, and the Jerome
II. Remick Company, which is
publishing it, will give the fund
an amount equal to the COM
poser's royalties.
Miss Christie Macdonald and
Mrs. Vernon Castle will take part
in the benefit entertainment to be
given in the Englewood Theatre
tonight. Several other attrac-
tive features also have been pro-
vided.
Miss Rita Jolivet continues to
attract crowds to the Bronx farm
where scenes for the great war
photodrama "Lest We Forget"
are being prepared. Read the de-
tails and directions for reaching
the grounds on another page.
WARMING! THE SUN To-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. It employs
no agents or collectors.
The sun., 1917-09-20
British Casualties 27,l8A.

LONDON, Sept. 19.-Casualties in the
British ranks reported for the week
ended yesterday follow: Killed or died
Of wounds, 1876 officers and 4.755 men !;
officers wounded or missing, 43l, and
men wounded or missing. 2l.s+3; total.
27.lSk
The sun., 1917-09-20
pAINLEvE MINISTRY RATIFIED
Cha mber's Vote Of 37s to I. With
Socialists silent.

PARIS. Sept. l9.-Confdence in the
new Painleve Ministry was voted by the
Chambers Of Deputies tonight by S7s
to I.
The Socialists abstained from voting.
The sun., 1917-09-20
Explosion Sinks British steamer.

LONDON. Sept. 1s.-The British steam
.hip Port Kembla has been sunk by an
explosion in her forward hold while near
Cape Farewell, New Zealand. says
Lloyds despatch from Nelson. n. T. The
crew was saved. The ship was of 400
gross tons and was bound from Mel
bourne, Australia, to London.
The captain of the Port Kembla re-
ports that the explosion was caused by
an Internal machine. according to his be-
lief
The sun., 1917-09-20

NAuaArucK, Conn, Sept. 19,--The
plant of f. F. Smith & Sons, makers of
buttons, was burned early to-day, caus-
Ing 4 loss Of about $4,000.
The sun., 1917-09-20
American War Prisoner Freed.

OTTAWA. Sept 1a.-The names of the
following Americans appear in to-day's
casualty list: Previously reported pris-
oner of war. now observation-disclosures
Maxwell. Philadelphia. Wounded-A. p.
Rogers. st. Paul: w. =. Higgins. Los
Angeles.
The sun., 1917-09-20

The Platuria. which was commanded
by Capt. John Leslie of $50 Sherman
avenue. Jersey City. was a tank steam
ship OF 3,445 tons gross register. owned
by the Standard Oil Company. and was
formerly known as the Diamant. She
left Newport News. Va. in July with q
cargo Of oil for an Italian port.
There were forty in the crew and
thirteen naval gunners. an unusually
large complement Besides Capt. Leslie
the Americans aboard were
X. Fl. Nillson. first mate, South
Perry. N. y: A. Setback. second mate ;
The sun., 1917-09-20
CITES GERARD CABLES.
Berlin Says u. =. Handled Code
Messages for Germany.

AMsTERpAM. Sept ls.-A Wolh Bu-
reau despatch from Berlin the semi
official news agency, says:
1.-THE American Government continues
to emphasize the alleged breach OF neu-
trality by Sweden In forwarding German
cipher cables but forgets the numerous
cases in which the American Ambassa-
dor at Berlin sent German cipher ca
h,es TO Washington. and the State De-
part,ment at Washington transmitted
cipher MESA ges to Berlin without know.
ing the contents.
.'These cables were routed by way Of
London, but the American Government
apparently saw no breach Of neutrality
therein at the time"
The sun., 1917-09-20

The Greenbrier-Nvhite sulphur sprinRa
wat Va. Ideal time for the cure. Oniy
10 uist erem New york.-A6v.
The sun., 1917-09-20
RUSH MEETS DEFEAT
Prcndergast Gains Easy
Victory Over Wall
COler Loses.
CLOSE FIGHT IN QUEENS
Judge Humphrey Appears to
Have Won Fight for
Justiceship.

In 1910 election districts out OF T..
O60 In the greater city the vote wass
Mitchell. 32.sO3, Bennett, 31,O74. Mitch.
els lead was thus, 1,728.
BY bOrOughs. so far as tabulateds
MANHATTAN.
Mitchell. Bennett.
TOO E. d. Of 7s1 900. .14,15D 0,<SO
KINGS.
740 +. d. OF 10. ..1c,7l1 1881
BRONX.
80 e. d. Of 265 ..... 3.328 1891
QUEENS.
$50 Z. d. Of Iss. s...... 2.O70 1894
RICHMOND.
II +. d. OF A. 234 SS1
The sun., 1917-09-20

WASHINGTON, Sept. l9.-The State
Department has authorized the state
ment that no messages ever were trans
,nitted for Germany to or from Berlin
through the Department without knowl-
edge of their contents.
Many dispatches we're forwarded for
Count Won Bernstorff. but their language
vas known and understood.
The sun., 1917-09-20
AMERICAN SHIP LOST.
Tanker Platuria Torpedoed-Cap'
tain and Eight Die.

LONDON, Sept. 1s.-The American
steamship Platuria was torpedoed by a
German submarine September Is. Forty
five survivors have been landed by the
Italian steamship Andrea. The master
of the ship and eight Of the crew were
drowned.
The sun., 1917-09-20
TWO U-BOATS SUNK.
British Capture six of submarines'
Crews.

British Capture six of submarines'
Crews.
CoPrNHAGBN, Sept. 1.-two German
submarines have been sunk by British
naval forces, reports tho Bergen cor
respondent Of the Ttdens Te0nS. Six men
from the U-boats were taken prisoner
An armed British steamship in the
North Sea sunk a German submarine
which was shelling a neutral sailing
vessel. The second submarine was sunk
by a British torpedo boat destroyer while
attacking an armed steamship.
CHRIsr1ANIA, Sept. 19.-The Bergen
correspondent OF the Aftonblddet says
that the armed steamship which sank
a German submarine In the North Sea
while the U-boat was shelling neutral
sailing ship, was an American steamship
German submarines have sunk the
Norwegian steamships Facto OF 2.372
tons gross and Thomas Krag OF 1855
tons gross, it was announced to-day al
the Norwegian Foreign Office. Two
men from each vessel lost their lives.
The sun., 1917-09-20

oIEAT BEAR STRING WATER-Soc. the
cass Of six glass stoppsrsd eottlss.-l6u.
The sun., 1917-09-20

LONDON, Sept. 1s.-British merchant
ships OF 1900 tons and over sunk by
mine or submarine during the past week
numbered eight. according to the Ad-
miralty report tonight. Twenty ships
under 1900 tons were also sunk and one
fishing vessel.
Following 10 the summary:
Arrivals. 1855 sailings. 2.737.
British merchant ships over 1.600 tons
sunk. 8; under 1900 tons. including 8
previously. 20.
British merchant vessels unsuccess-
fully attacked. 6.
Fishing vessels sunk, 1.
The number OF vessels Of more than
1900 tons is the smallest sunk by mines
or submarines in one week since Ger
many began her intensified submarine
campaign last February. but the num-
Der under 1900 tons Is the largest for
any week but one since mid February.
| The total number of ships sunk is the
largest since the week ended June "a.
The Admiralty statement for the week
ended September 8 showed twelve British
vessels Of over 1900 tons sunk by mines
or submarines. That was the lowest
mark since the week ended March 10.
when thirteen vessels Of that category
were lost. The greatest number Of YES
sells under $500 tons was In the week
ended May 5, when twenty-five went
down.
The sun., 1917-09-20
$40, 900, 900 More Loaned to Allies

WARRINGTON, Sept. A9.-Loans Of $780,
900 900 to Great Britain and S20.000.00o
to France were made by the Government
to-day bringing the total thus far ad-
vanced to our allies up to 2.3s1.+00.00o.
The sun., 1917-09-20

Continued ON Second Page.
The sun., 1917-09-20

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 19.-Austria's reply
to Pope Benedict's peace proposals, says