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MOST COMPf>ETE SPORT Sh:CTION IX THK CITY Vv. SUNDAY INDEPENDENT LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY ' THE WEATHER L Washington. Oct. 30.—East¬ ern Penna: Fair Sunday; Mon¬ day fair, warmer. 1 PRICE FIVE CENTS •'^l^^^^'^tL^Arc^-, County WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, . OCTOBER 31, 1915. Entered at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. as Second Class Mail Matter. PRICE FIVE CENTS HRST MAYOR OF WILKES-BARRE DIES IN ATLANTIC QTY HOME ira M. Kirkendall, a Pioneer of Many Civic Activities, Suc¬ cumbs to Brief Illness at Advanced Age—Was Post Boy, Stage Driver, Lumberman and Merchant FATAL JITNEY M f FIRST TO LEAD CITY IN IMPROVEMENT WORK strange coincidences surround the deaUi of Wilkes-Barre'a last Burgess and first Mayor, Ira M. Kirkendall. who papsed peacefully to his roward last nifCht in Atlantic C'll.v after a ser- iouR lllneft> of t»i> montli.s He would have been eighty years old on Xovcm- t".r 3, next \Vednesda>. Removed from the atreas of a campaign which for the fir.st time in the history of the city alm.s to make a Mayor his own successor Wilkes-Barrels one-time foremost citizen will nevertheless have silent participation in th* events of next Tuesday. t'n that day when the ballots are being cast to decide one of the most memorable cont08ts ever waned for the office Ira M. Kirkendall honorably in¬ augurated his funeral will be held from the home of his son, Fred (.'. Kirkendall also a former Mayor of Wilkes-Barre and at present editor of the Times Leader and Internal Revenue Collec¬ tor. The cit.\, therefore, will mourn the paasinf; of its oldest first citlr.en while determlninft the identity of the man who shall t<ucc«ed to the office he first impersonated Ira M. Kirkend.all wa-s the List eur- vivoT of one of this city's foremost families. Hi.s brother, William I'enn Kirkendall, was the sheriff of Luzerne t'ounty: another brother, tieurge W. Kirkendall wa.s county recorder. In the new Kirkendall family, the generation .succeeding tlie pioneers ^<t whom Ihe fir.st mayor wa.s so honored a memljer, recognition has not been lacking. Fred *'. Kirkendall, only son. served a term It the chief executive'.s chair and Wilkes-Barre's civic enterprise cannot be recorded without mention of the participation taken I'y others of his name. The city's fust mayor died at the home of his daughter. .Mrs. Charles A. Bartletl. «if .\tlantic City. One year ago lie underwent an operation at the City l^uspiiul here and when sufficiently re- • overed went to Atlantic City and waa !n good health, considering his ag-e, uiilil two months ago. Since then he ;:radually failed and the end came peacefnllv last night. Born in Dallas Township Ira Mandevllle Kincendall. was the fourth Sun of William Wheeler and .Maria (Dereamer) Kirkendall. He was born In Dallas Township, November 3, l.SS.i. At Ihe age of nine through the death o his father ne was compelled to Mialie hia own way in the world and carried mail on horse back, three dajs i>r each week, and was so employed un¬ til the uKed of twelve attending school between times. At the age of fourteen, he secured employment as a clerk in a t^toic in I'ittston, and rrmaind there until 1856, when he went to Nebraska, where he encaged at farming and stage driving. In 18&S he returned Kast and obtained employment in rittston. later locating it Bear CreeK, where he cngapcd in the I cemetery. lumbering business until 186,t when he removed to Wilkes-Barre and contin¬ ued in the .same business until 1871. Wa* Deputy Sheriff. He was deputy sheriff of Luzerne County under his brother, William I'enn Kirkendall from 1875 to 1878. He wa.s a member of the grocery firm of ¦ Kirkendall & Whitman, from 1880 to 1883 and senior member of the firm <>f j Kirkendall Brothers, grocers, from! 188S to 1894. I In the latter year the partnership was dissolved, and it at once reor- | ganized under the style of Kirkendall & Son. by which name it was known in merchantile circles throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania. About two years ago the Arm retired from busi¬ ness. Historical Reference. .\o man was more closely identified I than .Mr. Kirkendall with the hl.story I.f Wilkes-Barre, its improvement and its jirogress. He was elected burgess of the borough of Wilkes-Barre in 1870. and was elected first mayor of the city in 1871. He served in that capacity three years. He was elected council¬ man of the Fourth ward In 1883. and was re-elecied to represent that ward for sixteen consecutive years. As Councilman .^s Councilmana he gave his best ser- viceb to the public welfare often at tha expenese of private interests, but lie accepted the obllgationn of the office with his election and gave to munici¬ pal interests the same careful atten¬ tion as was given his merchantile bual- ness. When Mr. Kirkendall entered the council, only a few streets in the city hid any kind of pavement but when he left that body there were more than twenty-five miles of paved streets, a Work accomplished very largely through his personal efforts. He waa regarded as the "Father" of the system of paving work movements in the city. He was prominent in the work which led to the erection of City Hall, always advocated permanent improvemenis. He waa a member of the Wyoming Historical and Gioiogical Society. Mr. Kirkendall was twice married, his first wife being Hannah C. Drlesbach, and his second wife Sarah A. Bartlet, both deceased. Surviving bim are one daughter, Mrs. Charles A. Bartlett of Atlantic City, and one son. Frederick C. a former mayor of this city, and at present internal j revenue collector for this district and i president and editor of the Times- I Leader. Also surving are six grand- i children: Frederick C. .Ir.. Eleanor and Cordelia Kirkendall; and Frederick, Martha and Charles Bartlett. j Mr. Kirkendall's remains will be j brought to Wilkes-Barre Monday even¬ ing and the funeral will be held from the home of his son, Frederick Kirken¬ dall of 84 West I'nion street. Tuesday at 2 o'clock. Interment In Hollenback IS FULLY CONFESStO Two Machines Wrecked by;All Details of Fake Attempt at Force of Collision in Journey i Escape Are Cited in Late From This City Admission SECOND ACCIDENT MAY BE EXTRADITED CARS ON WEDNESDAY ON TROLLEY SYSTEM Wilkes-Barre Railway Officials Have Prepared Quarters For Men Who Will Operate Lines Vacated By the Striking Union Employees Who Ignore Ten-Day Notice MEr: HOLD DEMONSTRATION AND REMAIN FIRM I 30 An aliened Two aciiderits caused by jitney bus- ¦ Washington Oct ses occurred last night resulting in in- j confession by' .Major Francisco t'ald- | '"'>•' ''"^ ''>"¦" "' '^'« traction company juries that may prove fatal lo one of j f.nj^j,^ giving the details of the a.ssassi- ton Soutii Main street near AVood street the passengers Although only one i „ati„n of Presiden". Madero and vice • j.as been turned into a t^unk hou.se for I're.sident Saurez in Alexico has reach 1 ^^^^ accomodation of strike breakers. oil Washington. Cardenas waa iirres- ted oi» the Guatemalan border near the i Chiapas frontier lasl .lune. The fol- ! Installed in the big barn for the cotn- lowlng statement purports to bear his i fort of the men who are to be brought IRA M. KIRKENDALL. SE man was seriously injure<l, a dozen other persons were badly shaken up and received bruises and laceratlon.s and were removed to their homes. The more serious of the two mishaps took t>lace at the foot of (larringher's lllll near Sans Souci I'ack in Hanover township, while the other occurred on the .Market street flats in Westmoor. In the accident at tJarringher's ilill al 7 o'clock, Adam Yonkoski, aged 31, of (Hen Lyon, was perhaps mortally injured. He was riding in a Buick car being run as a Jitne.v between thia city and Nanticoke by Anthony Siigoski. residing at the corner of (ireen and l'"airchil<l streets, Nanticoke The car while traveling at a fast rate of speed, it is said, crashed into a Ford jitney enroute to this city. cots have been Rome. Oct. 30.—I>r. B. W. Caldwell, head of the .American Hed f'ross Com¬ mission, arrived here loda.v from Ser¬ bia He said al the time he left Sa¬ lonika the Serbian army's position was reganJed as hopeless. The army wa.n Blowly retreating and losing heavily. It had no war material owing to the had roads. The success of this retreat at the time was considered to depend upon Greece's attitude. If Greece were to place at the Serbians' disposal the Sa¬ lonika-Monastir railroad, the largest part of the army wouhl escape. The other contingents. if hard pressed, planned to repair to Montenegro. Speaking of the internal situation. l>r. Caldwell said the condition of the people was most tragic, as the recent wars have greatly impoverished the country. Up to October, the Serbinn losses were estimated at llii.OOO dead and wounded. It was thought tlieir losses would be double that when th" present offensive is over. signature and will be full confession of the part lie played in the assassination. "On Fi'li. 22 ahoiit 1 o'clock in the afternoon, an aid de camp of the mili- tar.v commander of Me.xico Cit.v, called at my hotel and lold me that Oenerel Klanquet desired to see me al once. I went to HIanquet and he told me that the country demanded a great .service of nie, the killing of I'residenl Madero. The abrupt manner in which he .said this disconcerted me. I went to (Jen- eral Mondragon. Feli.x Oiaz and Don to tills city in un effort to crush the opposition of the striking car men. These preparations taken by the indicate plainly the plan to i ^^^ed. preparations to receive the men de¬ pended upon to operate the cars for the first time since the inauguration of the strike over two weeks ago. Scores of bunks have been put in place suf¬ ficient to accommodate several hun¬ dred men. .Vumerous stoves for botb cooking and heating purposes hav* also been installed. Fuel haa been supplied fur them while men whoae sole duty It will be to cater to the dally I needs uf Ihe newcomers bave been ea« company ...u.vu...^ ^.^...., ...^ »-— , r» »• ^ i-^ operate street cars in the face of the Preparations Complete continnaiion of ihe strike by the union -^ ^-i-"'' "' "^^ ''^^ '',^'-" '^^«^ 'f' "'^ men. That the cars will be run noH"'''*''*^ that the place was In dark* later than Wednesday morning is now "*¦•"•" ^'"^ '*"" '""" ^'1" "^''''^ *^'*"*- an assured fact i There were unmistakable signs, how- Uespite this action upon the part ot ' <^**-'-- '»"»' '"''^ *''/»'« preparations. tl.e .•omp^.nv. the strikers are stand-' The men were last night organ.ze4 Ing fast. To show their opposition ['"t" ""'""*'• ''"¦ '^^ purpowi of doing Celeli,. (icon in cmfereiice. Mondragon j tli.y marched in parade through the | ^"^'•¦'•' <*'"•>• Kach squad has it.s own said: Major, these .services can be in- c.ntrai .uy lasL night and flaunted uKuptain, and he will be responsit.ie for trusted onlv to a man in whom we' iianner on which was inijcribed "This ; »»"• "i'^" 'J'"''^' him. The men in do¬ ll Furgeons despaired of saving his life. Both cars were completel.v wrecked, so great was Vhe force of the collision. They were crowded to capacity with passengers and tnese were thixjwn DISARM HAITIAN REBELS 99 LIVES ARE LOST Washington. Oct. 30.—Col. W. T. Waller in command of the marines In Kaiti, has beeu authorized to use"all: When the criish came. Yonkoski was _ _ ^ __ caught between the cars. His left leg j have full confidence. ~ I 1» our answer to the ten days' notice." j'''K their picket work will be sraltered was broken at the knee. His right leg j -i thought that this might place the i lo work was up yesterday but not a P" »lonK the system lo watch what- wus crushed from the hip to the knee, I responsibility for the killing -sole!v Uingle man left Ihe r-tnks of the strik-i*^«'" attempt is made to run the cars, while the foot was almost severed, j upon me and I a.sked where it was to ' ers to report back to the company. JTbey have been warned not to resort One of his ears hung by a few shreds i take jilace. Ocou e.xi'lained that the As a result, added impetus was given! to di.syrder iu the event that operatione of flesh. He was alSo injured internally. Iniuider was not to be a formal affaii.'to the ri'inors that the advance guard |are resumed, and their work will bm He was rushed in another machine to | H,. told me how they planned to remove jof ihf strikebreakers iiave already ur- sol,-!., that of observation, the Nanticoke Stale hospital where | Madero and Saiirez from the national rived in (he city. Sixty men ready to I Kather than have the men mixed up palace to the peniteiitior;. at ivlght. On'man (he cars at a Word from their sup-il" disagreeable difficulties that might the way the party was lo lie subjeclM*. ¦ eiiois were said to have come here|ariae from any disorder. President Mc- to a fake attack. Whil« the so-called J nnd were given quarters over night. |'''"J'e>' has urged them to maintain a aitaik was progressin,;, 1 was suppos-j Ti,e time limit given tlie men lo return jl'olicv of •¦watchful wailing." They ed to shoot .Madero. | ;„ i,^ ,,„ their wa.\ here now and their are also to u.se their influence In quell- Cibout on Ihe road. Their bruises and' ¦ * . .-¦ — - -- •• I cuts were administered to in first aid fashion and they were then able to go i that the council of miiiisiers had decid-i Although they had heard of these ar- to their homes. .Sugoski's car was be- led that .Madero must be killed and told I j.^^^^^^^^ ,(^,. .;[,.ii^ing par men put luj; used for the fir.st lime after being! me to proceed according to inslruc-j renovated for Jitney service. ^ lions. The accident on ihe Westmoor flats ! "Ijiler in the evening. (Jeneral happened at 10 o'clock when a Buick Bianaquet ordered (lenerul Chicarro jitney driven by Bruce Ro/.elle, of Wyo- i who was in command of thi- pri.^oners niing, collided with a Ford machine. I at the national pulace to turn .Madero The machines were damaged. The pas- |and Saurez over to iiie. i "They were placed in two automo- bile.s. Madero sat in the tirst machine ' with me and Sourez followed in the second with Colonel I'lemenla. We,- - - mir^i .v«.u i started for the penitentiary. i "'*" McCauley, at ihe head. They '"'e'-*'j ^"'f ,;^'^, , "\s we anueared at the gates ihe , J"'ued by a number of meinbes of other , "'*> '""" -r..r,«..«.. «..«...«...,.'detachment of rurales appeared and, branches of union labor. They all a smgle union man reporting back to THROUGH SUBMARINE began to fire into the air. Madero .at-| enrried American flags They were tempted to jump from the machinejan ovation by Uie hundreds of people ; and at- he did so 1 shot him throuRh i People who lined ihr roule. lAindon. Oct. SO—An Athens dis-' the head. Sourea was killed at the| Men Determined. Following the parade the men met in ¦Hlamiuet then told me lo .see Hueria j u^rival ia predicted for some time lo-j'"K any trouble and lo assist the civil in the natii;nal palace. Huerta saiil'fj;,y ^authorities if their services are needed. IVrsonal work is al.<!o to be done by the pickets. They will circulate amont; on a bold front and iield their pa'ade the hundreds <if people who would or- ly use the street cars. sepgers were badly frightened but es¬ caped injur.v. The cars were later towed to garages. [hist night as they had announced, jdiuarily use the street cars. To these pleaded by a platoon of polii e and leadipfople they will addre.ss pleas to re- Iby a band composed of members of^ruin from patronizing the company [ iJranch Feilnation of .Musicians lei byluntil alter the strike haa been tetllea 'Thomas Howle\. the men passed life'eealil.\. through the business district. Som^ of j Company's Act Defended, 'the older men rode in automomiles sup- ! -According to the announcement mad* plied by Ihe sympathizers. The ma-I during the past week by ihe company, jjorily. however, walked president. L»en-i thP strikers are no longer considered.- This is because the ten'- e.xpired yesterday without forces necessary to suppress the new revolution. A cablegram announces i patch giving details of the sinking of ¦ same time by Corporal Piementa. (len that the disturbance is among the Ca-' the British transport Marquette by a cos insurgents. Herman submarine says that the uri- Colonel Waller reported he had al-i der sea boat fired on tho life boats car- ready .sent a detachment of marines; rying survivors from the sinking ves- from Port au Prince to disarm the! sel. N'inety-nine lives were lost when rebels. ! the ship sank. eral Blanquet is now supposed to be in I'nioii hall on Fiast Market street, and Spain while the others are in Xew | emphasized their resistance. They also Y'ork. unanimously indorsed the action of the "(ieneral Carranza undoubtedly will | iheir officer in ronlinuing the strike, attempt lo have these men extradited j The Break Reached in order to try them for murder.' FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE IN AUSIRIAN RESISTANCE The miich awaited "break" In the the office for his old position. For several days past the sign "Men Wanted" has been di>iplayed "Ir; "'^ ¦V\>st Market street offices antn e. is reported that many applicants for tlie positions have been heard from. The company has not receeded aa inch from its original stand on the award of the three arbitrators. The rerersal action taken by .lohn Pri€» Jackson is not recognized and the , . , . I award stands in its entirety. The men strike came lasl night, but it was not K^^e equally firm in their opposition a development tendiui; toward a .set- ^j^^^, ^p^ev oontinue to place confi- tlement Instead, it indicated that the ,j,„^^ j„ j,^ Jackson's contradiction men and the company are as far apart L,f t^e award and on this thev as ever in their relations and that the T Washington. Oct. 30—Secretary I.An- sint; said today there was nn founda¬ tion for the unofficial attacks in the tJcrman press upon Minister Whitlock on account of his connection with the ca-se of Kdith Cavell or his report lo .Xmbtissador Page on her execution. It was stated specifically at the State Departmenut that Brand Whlt- locks although nominally accredited Minister to Belgium as a matter of fact was now a special diplomatic i-eprepenlatlve to a defacto goA'em- ment. The charge that Mr Whitlock ex- i.'eeded his powers is denied at the State Department. This is borne out by the fact that the .American diplo¬ mat remains at his post under a gen¬ eral international understanding with tSenrutny. His duty is to look out for the interests not only of the I'nited .States, but of the belligerents who have turned over to the Ignited States their affairs in countries with which they areat war. Officials say the assertion that Mr. Whitlock should bo transferred to Havre, present seal of the Belgium government is the result of a mis¬ understanding concerning' his diplo¬ matic status I CAVALRY PATROL BAnLES FOR LIVES Kl Paso. Oct. 30.—American soldiers of the ISth Ca\-alry on border patrol duly at Columbus, X. .M. are battling for their lives to-night with Villa troops who have crossed the border from Patomas. Chihuahua, according to an unconfirmed report received here at 10 o'clock lo-nighl. Long dUtance telephone as well as telegraphic com¬ munication between here and the scene of action went "dead" as soon as the fight beg^ji The attack on the -American camp is believed to have begun about the time tke time the first train bearing Carr- aniistas as due to arrive at Colubus. The news was further substantiated tonight by the unexpected calling out of a rigmeni of Cavalry and a regi¬ ment of infantry who were ordered to don light field equipment and be pre¬ pared to move-at a moments notice. New York, Oct. 30—Xew York's cam¬ paign for woman suffrage closed to¬ night in a blaze of glory. Rousing meetings were held as a climax to the greatest fight ever waged for the bal¬ lot. Leaders are confident of victory at the polls and believe the men will keep their pledi,'es to grant equal suflTrage. At 11' o'clock tonight the Xew York women fighting for the ballot, closed In Columbus circle the longest political meetinc in the history of campaigns. Il opened at 10 o'clock Friday night and for 26 successive hours, without a mo¬ ment's rest, the eai-nest voices of the suffragists pleading with voters to ^rant them the franchise at Tuesday's election echoed through the historic circle. They were interrupted only now and then by the stirring note of fife and drum, calling more auditors to the lone meeting. Both last night and tonight, hun¬ dreds returning from the theatre Were attracted to the meeting. The thous ands of women who have all but ex¬ hausted themselves in the long fight heard the farewell of the campaign spoken with stronger hopes than they had realized before. Suffrage will win by a large major¬ ity,, according to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Call, who delivered several speeches throughout the city today. WANTED. REW.ARD—Lost between St. Mary's Church and Public Square, a rosary in satin bag. Reward if returned to Grizzle Kurtner at 28 Xorth Washlnr- ton street. HELP WANTED—FEMALK. Good salary earned b\- any woman while establishing hosiery trade all .\our own. Work all or part time. Xo txperlence Representative needed In .\our territory. Be first. Write quick. C. C. Hosiery Co.. Xorristown. Pa, HELP WANTED—MALE. Paris, Oct. SO—The Italian batile, in which 1.200.000 men and 3,000 guns are engaged is proceed¬ ing on the whole front principally in the Car.so where King Victor is watch¬ ing the fighting. The sacrifice of hu¬ man life is enormous. Austrian los.'-es In si-\ days are declared to have lieen 10,000 killed, 30,000 wounded and 8,000 prisoners. The Italians plan to intensify the fighting until the fall of (Joritzia, Tol- mino and Plezo. An Austrian official report issued in Vienna says: "We have repulsed un- precedently fierce Italian attacks .alotig the entire front, inflicting .<ievere losses. We retain our positions. The attacks Continue with undiminished violence, especially in the |lirection of (^uldl Lana. I Hindenburg Reverse. London, Oct. 30—Field Marsiiall von Hindenburg's Riga army has suffere.l i the first serious set liack in many Weeks. According to the admission of the German war office, the forces which j several weeks ago crossed the Missa have been oblige<l to withdraw to the | southern blank of the river. How seri¬ ous this set back is can be gleaned af¬ ter two strong night attacks which had been rehearsed and in the face of a third attack. This indicates that the offensive power of the Russians must be Increased and militar.v observere here expect the next few days to hear out the theory that the Czar's forces In the Riga region at least, have been slowly but steadily regaining the up- great Austro- per hand and that their striking power tbeen discovered. This report whs re- may develap proportions unexpected | ^lved, Athens dispatches staling that by the Cerman field Marshal. Berlin reports successes by von Lin- gingen's army asserting that flve posi¬ tions were taken by the Cermans in the Craztorisk region. Allies Are Joined London, Oct. 30—British troops un¬ der Sir Bryan Mahon, moving from Salonika, have joined hands with the French and Serbs, according to a dis¬ patch from Salonika tonight. The British troops are reported to already have been engaged with the Bulgarians vhti were repulsed in an advance from Istip. tho police were confident ihey were on the track of the conspirators and that arrests of men in high places were ex- petted. Russia To Rescue. While the Austro-(j?rmans pressing dc wn from the north and west, in co¬ operation with their Bulgarian allies to the east sre slowly crushing the S( rbs. Russia ^today was reported by f;ucharesl lo be rushing reinforce¬ ments t'ly sea lo Serbia. (Jreat fleets ¦•!' transports were said to have set o-it I'lom (Jdessa and Sebastopol with the ob.iect of landing troops on Bulgaria's end of the strike is not yet in sight, as far as the union is concerned. Publi? interest, which had been gradually increasing to fevtr height as the ten daxs' limit drew t.i a close, was make their entire flght. It has been announced that two benefit performances will be given next Sunday in the Savoy Theatre for the benefit of the men. The cast of amateur actors which gave "Pay Day further heightened last night by the j at the Bridge" during the East End annoiincement that both sides were carnival several weeks ago will give standing intact that this week would see a determined effort to break up the strike. Tile interior of tiie car barn is to¬ day siiniliar to a barracks. The idle cars have all been removed. All avail¬ able sp.nie lias been taken up with the a matinee performance in the after¬ noon and wilt repeat the entertain¬ ment in the night. The entire pro¬ ceeds will go to the men's fund At present the men are drawing weekly benefits b>- virtue of their union mem¬ bership. This report is passed by the censor I Black se."i coast under protection of at its face value but no confirmation has been received. On the other hand a semi-olYicial re¬ port from Berlin states that the en¬ tente troops have begun lo retire from Salonika. The British < ommander is said to have communicated his Inten¬ tion of retiring to the Greeks authori¬ ties who ordered that every assistance be given the British and French. The same announcement says th.it King Constance of Greece by Prince Salonika and was received by Prince George and authorities of the French staif. King Constantlne several days ago announced that he would take his troops at the front, but later dispatches said he had been p«r8uaded to change his mind by his advisers, who feared for his life. It was rumored at the same time that a plot against the king had the guns from the Kussian fleet whicii again has bombarded several coast towns. Tonight Turkish battleships are re¬ ported lo have engaged the Russians in a violent battle probably with the in¬ tention of driving back the transports. Turkish troops are said lo be manning the forts of the several Bulgarian port towns. Xot only Xlsh and the great Serbian arsenal at Kraguyevatz are imperilled by the dual advance of the Tuetonic allies according to official statements, hut the entire Serbian army of the north is placed in dire danger by in¬ vading armies advancing from the Bosnian frontier Msny Serb Prisnoera. More than 13.000'Serbs were taken (Continued on r>age 2) lyRKISH-RUSSIAN AMERICAN SHELLS BLACK SEA FLEETS OPPOSED 10 VILLA WAXTED—Local and traveling sales¬ men everywhere: three to ten dol¬ lars daily: costs nothing to start: pay weekly: experience unnecessary. -Apply to-da.\. Burr Nurseries, .Msnchester > Conn ¦ J London. 0<^. 30—It Is reported in Berlin that the Turkish warships Goe- bene. Breslau and Hamidieh have on- gaged a Kussian squadron in the Black Sea. The Russian force included three battleships, besides cruisers and destroyers. The battle is of extreme violence, says the correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Co. in Bucharest, whence the report emanates and its result it not yet known. Earlier dispatches from Bucharest told of the departure of great fleets of transports from (.ides.sa and Sebastopol bearing Hussion troops for the inva¬ sion of Bulgaria. They stated also that Bulgaria's Black Sea coast was again shelled to open up a way for the land¬ ing of troops. It is believed that the Turkish squadron was dispatched to sink the transports and clashed with their escorting warships. The powerful battle cruiser Goeben. now the Sultan Selim. probably out¬ classes an.v warship in the Russian Black sea fleet. The Goeben and Bres¬ lau were formerly German cruisers. Washington. Oct. SO—One million rounds of amunilion are being rushed by special express from the United States to the army of General (dalles, who is hemmed in at Agua Priata by the troops of General Villa. It is be¬ lieved a large part of the reenforce- ments Carranza is sending to Calles and which had to jiroceed through American territory should have reach¬ ed him this afternoon, but no advices to that effect were received during the day. If these re-enforcements failed to arrive in time, army officers thought Villa, with his superior force of 6,000. would at once assail the town. Agua Prleta is protected in front by trenches and barbed wire entangle¬ ments all along the southern line. Re¬ ports to the Department show that Villa pressing his advantage had ar¬ rived at a point 12 miles east of Agua Prleta last night and that today Calles' outposts were withdrawn into the pro- Their speed enabled them to e.scape «"^'"- ^'^^ tlepartment officials say from the British Mediterranean fleet I'»>*>¦ t'^l'^ve a serious battle already earlier in the war. They took refuge |'"*>_*'^__","''^t.';„^f;*'. in Turkish waters and were later sold THE BIG QUESTION to the Turkish government. The Goeben ha.s several times since been reported In battle in the Black sea. She is of 23,000 tons, carried ten 11 inch guns and her complement is 1,107 men. The Breslau. of 4,550 tons, carries twelve 4J inch guns and 370 men, and can steam 25 1-2 knots. The Hamidieh, an English built protected cruiser is of 3,800 tons and is armed with two si.x inch and eight 4.7 Inch guns. Her complement is 302 men and her speed 22 knol.t. The Russians had six old style bal- tleship.s in the Black sea al the he- General Funston toda.v telegraphed Secretary Garrison that if the situation demanded it, he would go to Douglas and take personal command of the American troops there. General Thos. F. Davis Is now at Douglas and haa under him the 11th. 17th. 18th, 20th and 22d Infanthry, four batteries of the "ith Field Artillery and eight troops of the 9th Cavalry, exclusive of the cavalry patrol extending from Douglas to Marsa. A cavalry patrol also is (uard- ing the railroad bridges over which the t&rins must pass that are carr>iBg Carranza reinforcements to General Calles. If the Villisla forces endanger ginning of il-e war. ranging from 12.800 : American lives or General violate .American Ifi 9,0<«> Ions and carrying four 12 incli j territory. General Funston's orders g.in.« each. The sinking of one of these, permit him tfi deal with the situatiua the Pantelimon, has been reported I summarily. _a_
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Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1915-10-31 |
Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | Microfilm |
Language | English |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Contact | For more information, please contact the Osterhout Free Library, Attn: Information Services, 71 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Phone: (570) 823-0156. |
Contributing Institution | Osterhout Free Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Month | 10 |
Day | 31 |
Year | 1915 |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1915-10-31 |
Date Digital | 2008-04-01 |
Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 300 dpi. The original file size was 39839 kilobytes. |
Source | Microfilm |
Language | English |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ |
Contact | For more information, please contact the Osterhout Free Library, Attn: Information Services, 71 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Phone: (570) 823-0156. |
Contributing Institution | Osterhout Free Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Full Text |
MOST COMPf>ETE
SPORT Sh:CTION IX THK CITY
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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY '
THE WEATHER
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Washington. Oct. 30.—East¬ ern Penna: Fair Sunday; Mon¬ day fair, warmer.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS •'^l^^^^'^tL^Arc^-,
County
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, . OCTOBER 31, 1915.
Entered at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. as Second Class Mail Matter.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HRST MAYOR OF WILKES-BARRE DIES IN ATLANTIC QTY HOME
ira M. Kirkendall, a Pioneer of Many Civic Activities, Suc¬ cumbs to Brief Illness at Advanced Age—Was Post Boy, Stage Driver, Lumberman and Merchant
FATAL JITNEY M
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FIRST TO LEAD CITY IN IMPROVEMENT WORK
strange coincidences surround the deaUi of Wilkes-Barre'a last Burgess and first Mayor, Ira M. Kirkendall. who papsed peacefully to his roward last nifCht in Atlantic C'll.v after a ser- iouR lllneft> of t»i> montli.s He would have been eighty years old on Xovcm- t".r 3, next \Vednesda>. Removed from the atreas of a campaign which for the fir.st time in the history of the city alm.s to make a Mayor his own successor Wilkes-Barrels one-time foremost citizen will nevertheless have silent participation in th* events of next Tuesday.
t'n that day when the ballots are being cast to decide one of the most memorable cont08ts ever waned for the office Ira M. Kirkendall honorably in¬ augurated his funeral will be held from the home of his son, Fred (.'. Kirkendall also a former Mayor of Wilkes-Barre and at present editor of the Times Leader and Internal Revenue Collec¬ tor. The cit.\, therefore, will mourn the paasinf; of its oldest first citlr.en while determlninft the identity of the man who shall t |
Sequence | 1 |
Page | 1 |
FileName | 19151031_001.tif |
Month | 10 |
Day | 31 |
Year | 1915 |
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