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f MOST COMPLETE SPORT SECTION IN THE CIT\^ '"i Vw. SUNDAY INDEPENDENT LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY THE WEATHER Washington, July 31.—East* ern Penna: cloudy, probable thunder showers Sunday. PRICE FIVE CENTS The Only Sunday Newipaper Published in Luxerne County WILKES.BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 1915. Entered at Wilkes-Barre. Pa, es flecond ciasH .Mail Matter. PRICE FIVE CENTS RUSSIANS LAY WASTE LAND ABOUT WARSAW i Crops Destroyed and Every Pound of Metal Carried From City Abandoned to Teutons—More Than 700,000 Per¬ sons Join In Pilgrimage Away From Advancing Enemy "GOD IS WITH US," SAYS KAISER WILUAM KAISER'S STATEMENT. Amsterdam. Aug. 1—The German Emperor issued this manifesto to the Oerman people on the anniversary of the outbreak of the war: "Before Ood and history my con¬ science is clear. I have not willed war. Full of gratitude, we can say today l that God Is with us." Petrograd, .luly 31.—The general stafT tonight admitted the loss of Lub¬ lin to the Austro-Germans. An ofTicial PROBLEM OF SHOE E new Brest-Litovsk defences In veiw ofl the great pressure being exerted by the | Germans and the ant strategic railway has been lost. \ This line which was hte nerve center of the entire Russian front between th-? Vistula and the Bug is now almost en¬ tirely in Germa nhajids and the Teuton advance has been pressed weil to the north of the railway. Russians Have Hep*. It is considered here, 'fa'^JrhaTthlrimUt! I Hearing Failed to Prove It Was Filled by Defendant's Foot and He Escaped report says: "The Ru""'"" troops be- ,„ , „, .^e Tuton armis now storm- tween the ^'«»» «nd the Bug retrea - , ^, ^^ ed on the night of .July SO to new posi- k« u u i w ¦ .w r. ti,.ns without molestation. i''^ ^f *^ '" ^^'''^ '*»* Russians have an •We have evacuated Lublin and the' f''*^*"*'"' '*'«"^«^ »" «•»«« KOod the re- Wheth«r It was an empty or a fllled shoe that .lohn Kvans of Dougher lane encountered when he put hla hand un- however, that | der the bed In his wife's room on last Tuesday evening was too much of a problem for Alderman Ruddy and his constables to solve In a rather sensa¬ tional hearing last evening. Beoauae 1 1. . .1. . "., , x» itreat of a vast Dortion of their 'orre"! I of confused testimony and lack of poal railway between the stations of Xovo'l;. . pornon oi meir .ortes. a. m . . : I I Garvin In the London Observer. Calls for Conscription and a Decisive issue WARSAW MARKS CRISIS \mimm claims ufe '¦"'¦'' OF NANTICOKE BOY Swimmer Seized With Cramp Dives to Death Before Eyes of Helpless Companions—Another Added to Long List of Drownings Since Beginning of Summer Season BODY RECOVERED AND CORONER TAKES CHARGE Stanley Banalewiiit, ased 27, of West | -After a hard day's work in the mlnae l.ondon, July 81.—James I.. Garvin in | | .Nanticoke, was diving into the cool I Kanalewicz went to the river with h!a the London Observer today says: InSCHptlOn PlaCCd by WidOW ^ waters of the Susquehanna River, near friends to enjoy a swim. The We write at an hour big with peril "^ ' th '" and hope. Any man may see it la one I ACCOrdlng tO DOOmCd Man'S „. mem- ithe West .Vanticoke bretiker, about 6:30 i lie r.s of the party had b^en diving into Alexandria and Reovets." I'''*'* 'o"* already has been great and the London. July 31—The evacuation of I'^«^* »*>»' '^eir rear guard will have to Warsaw is nearly completed according j *^^ unusually strong to hold back th'> to dispatches here tonight. The great- i''"^"'""s, at their heels In a pack as er part of the population has been''**"'" «» Warsaw fall.i. will cost them transported to Moscow and other j'"3">' '"''re men. These losses in mar- points and the troops are falling back | P<'*'^r, it is believed, however, can be on the Brest Litovsk line where .itrong j "'^<*^ "P easily and aa soon as their fortifica'lons have been prepared. (supplies of ammunition are replaced The rf^tirement i.<i proceeding in an '^^ Russians will be In a position for a orderly manner and it is believed here that the (Jrand Duke Xicholas will save thf bulk of his army. Despite the cutting of the Lublln- Cholm i^llway. the Russians still have a ("ouble trark line running through Mi'isk and the road from Ivangorod through Lukow to the north. In ad¬ dition there are scores of roads which r idiate from Warsaw, all of which are ir good (ondition. It is along theae that the ;:reater portion of the popu¬ lation is taking flight, carrying with them whHi things they could save from their abandoned homes. .Meanwhile the Germans are rapidly closing in on the Polish capital from north and south, while the army of vigorous offensive which will keep large numbers of Germans permanent¬ ly engaged in the east. The Russians have taken away ro destroyed everything that could be of use to the Germans in Warsaw and aUng the line of their retreat. Por th« 120 miles between the Polish capi- tive proof that Rllas Shaffer's foot oc¬ cupied space in the shot that gentle¬ man was discharged from custody and asked to aid in preserving the peace by remaining away from the Dougher lane neighborhood. From the story told to Constable .lames Callahan, .Mr. ICvans returned from work on the eventful evening and while In the act of changing his at¬ tire reached for a shoe under his hum¬ ble cot. The shoe appeared to have a lively anchorage and Evans consid¬ ered hts further office to be In the di¬ rection of an appeal fo Tony Dane on a nearby street. When Dane entered the house there was no stranger to be Interviewed. A warrant sworn out by Kvans was tieneral Von Beulow in the far north con.stit.ites what at present is the most '¦ "^^^ homes of the city are empty. More decided menace to the Russian plan of j'*»'»» S50.000 people have taken flight retirement. This armv which is com- | ''¦°'" Warsaw alone, while fully as is estmiated, have de- tal and Brest-Litovsk, farms are being | ,,„( jp. ,he hands of James Callahan and .^tripped bare and crops destroyed, the ; he arrested .Shaffer. There was but farmers being paid an indemnity for ; lutl, evidence to present against him their pos.^es. Warsaw, itself, when the] last night, though. unle.ss the gossip Germans enter in a couple fo days or a „f neighbors might be considered in week, will be but a shell. Ubal light. Alderman Ruddy decided Waraaw Stripped. | ^g discharge Shaffer with Every ounce of metal has been taken mentioned agreement, from the city. The hisotrtc edifices have been stripped bare of their art treasures and the banks of their gold. the afore¬ man V Warsaw more. It posed largely of cavalry is making a, . ^ ^ ^, ^. determined effort to cut the Warsaw- ¦«'•'*<' '^e surrounding districts. I'etrograd railroad. If successful thf, I flans for the avacuation were com- <;rand Dukes position will be grave | J-'^'-f^'' '» reported, more than a nnd a great bulk of his forces would f°'-'"f ««" ^^ T.^ 7>'"P'*»« .**'•« ,.,,.,. ! they that every individual waa assigned likelv he lost. I . .t ^ i. •.. w w _ » » ¦ ,, • , . 1 „. J .1 11.4 .!«.«.« to the road by which he must travel fieri n has cUmped the lid down _/ .._ .• _ , ... .,_ , , .. ., ..,, , .Ui. snd permitted to take with him Just so tight on news of the activities of this /^ ^ . ... _ . .. i . .i — , .,,.,., „ „i _ ..^„ . much that there must be no losa of time force and this fact Is causing serious , . along the way. i Warsaw Is completely isolated. The ... . ,, ! eiitlre consular corps with the excep- Th* Austrians have occupied Lublin j,^^ ^, Hernando De Soto, are gone. Mr Bt,out 90 miles south of Warsaw and j,^ g^^^^ ^^^ ,^,j j^ ^ ^^^^ ^, supplies the entire Ausrtian-German line is' apprehension in iftilitary circles here. Austrian* Help. of the turning points of time. The Al¬ lien, If only they hav* aufTlclent tlm*. are quite certain to solve the whole problem thoroughly in their own favor t>y bringing twice the man power to bear upon the utmost force which the central empires will eventually be able tn muster. But Oermany dominates the councils uf her accomplices. She, above all. cannot wait. What will Germany do? That io the momentous quaatlon. 8he ie bound to make another effort. The entire issue Is beyond all doubt. Where will she striKe next? There are four theories. According to one. Germany will plunge info the north of Russia, toward Pet¬ rograd, if not towards .Moscow. "Another holds that Italy will be at¬ tacked. The Ihird view makee the Bal¬ kans and Constantinupls the enemy's main objective. The fourth opinion Request In Death House WHITMAN "is" ACCUSED I. .N'ew York. July 31.- The following inscription engraved In large letters on a silver plate was placed today upon fhe casket of the former police lieuten¬ ant and will KO to the grave with him on Monday, by direction of his widow: CHARLES SECKER. Murdered, July 30, 1915. BY GOVERNOR WHITMAN. The plate was placed on the casket by .Mrs. Becker, it Is said, as a wish expressed by her husband when she last .saw him in the di*ath houae a few hour.-* before he went fo the chair. Those admitted b.v .Mrs. Becker to the room where the liody is lying saw the plate tonight. She would make no com- )'clock last nighf. when cramps caused jthe water for only a brief space of tlma his drowning. H'riends saw Batialewicz go down, but he tt^T^e^^ to appear after a reasonable time had elapsed. They immediately liegan diving and after a half hour's diligent work succeeded in locating the dead body of their citmrade close to the spot where he was seen to enter the water. His body was re¬ moved to the Vioarding hfiuse of Krank Wasakowski, wher he lived, by 1,'nder- taker Drapiewski r.f .N'anticoke. I>eputy i Coroner tlottlieb of .Nanticoke was no- : tfled. when the fatality occurred. A few of the party had withdrawn and wer« ready to return to their homes. Ban- alewicz wanted "one last dive." ac¬ cording to his friends, and this provwl to be the one that claimed his life. H* was a graceful plunger and a fairly good swimmer. He waa apparently in the best of health. As the water is not shallow at the place where the deceased and his companions were di^-ing. it is not believed he collided wilh an ob¬ struction. which is widely prevalent and is elab orately encouraged by the enemy i« | mont. nor »<>uld she allow her relatives that Oermany will hasard all tbe forces i'" "*>' anything about it. she may withdraw from the east upon ! '''*'* casket was covereil wUh roses an attempt to amaah up the Franco- '""'' " **¦ necessary to lay the.se aside Russian defense in the west. It is im and it • IS well as slide tli»- cover back into normal position before the plate became visible. SHELLS KILL SEVEN, ONE AN AMERICAN, IN SUBMARINE FJGHIi-:.;:-: [that fhe probable that the enemy will try to ad¬ vance deeply into the Interior or north of Russia. If the Grand Duke makes good his present retreat. Germany is more likely to contain him for fhe next few months upon fortified lines which could be held by a far smaller num¬ ber of troops than those employed in the attack by Von Hindenburg and Von Mackenzen. "The Russian fMtuthern armies would be contained in the same way upon lines whicii it is premature fo guesa at. | j„Hiice to mvself accept it. "In any case it is prolMible fhat over a million men, with a proportionate' mase of artillery will be available for an attempt to force conclusions else¬ where. Will they be flung onto fhe western front? It is posnihKs. "Such an attack by (iermany in the west is just whal the allies would wel¬ come, as General Joffre Is prepared for all emergencies. -*f «e«%jf«n«iy of the view Balkans will prove Ihe nio.xl dangerous tn the alHea, If other mat- PALMER DECLINES JOB. { Stroudsburg, I'a.. .luly 81. A. .Mitchell I announced today that he had decided' not to accept the place on the court of j Spauldintf. Jr Harbor Springs, Mich. .luly ,¦?! With the tap in the line of her wedding left untllled after fhe withdrawal of Mis^ Kli:!alietli lioodricli. the tnaid of honor. Miss t'Hlherine Barker, of Harbor Point and Michigan City, daughter of the late .lohn H. Barker and heiress to $30,000,000. was married at 4:30 oclock this afternoon to Howard of Chicaso. claims bench to which the ('resident j Before hundreds of guests a.ssembled appointed him some time ago. j from all over fhe Cniteil States, repre- "Wblle 1 have deepij appreciated thelsentlng hundreds of millions of dollars honor which was done me by the I'res- Iin wealth, and overflowing every nook ident in naming me for a place on this land crantiy of the reception hall, li- hlgh court." .said I'alnier, "I cannot in Leyland Liner Had £sc2i[ifi&)^::,::n::'L;;^uy"^''''~'''''^^ pressing northward, attacking the Rus¬ sians at all points. To the east ni fhe x-lcinity of Cholm, ;tccording to Berlin ativlces. the army of Gen \'on Macken¬ zen is engaged in an endavor to break through in the direction of Brest Lito¬ vsk and cut off the retreating Russians. The Russians are cut off from re- tieat to fhe south by the solid Austro- German line and if is purely a matter of speculation how many will succeed In retiring from I.,ublin-Cholm to the I and says he will stick fo his post. Every j kind of vehicle Is being used in the great flight, in which more than 700,- 000 civilians alone are participating. Warsaw Abandoned. London, .luly 31.—The military ex¬ pert of the London Times, commenting on the Warsaw situation, writes: "Russian decision to evacuate Pol¬ and and fall back upon another line of defense Is plainly announced today..The only doubtful points are where the re- (Centinued On Page 2.) expect. There is From Germans Once and j rh^^«!ance^'o^*^e^llU™"we h^vl"^ ^^^^^ Statement Captain Made Another At- 1"^'"* mto puy the biggest tighti..* factor by far that yet remains un- tempt I mohlllaed in Europe. That factor I.-* i the yet undeveloped militai^- strengih of England. It is the one thing needed to win the war. The allies cannot slexe the mastery until Britain places In fhe field more thsn twice the num- , her of troops, large though it is, she! brary and porches of the bride's mag- nlticeni cottage on the terrace at Har¬ bor I'oiiif. the simple l)Ut Itiipres.sive J •**''' ceremony which joined in marriage fhe ] IH-year-old girl, the richest young i woman in .\nierlca, and the yoiMlifuli graduate of Vale, was performed by the ' Rev. .loliii .M. ISIecUnianii, of .Mishaw- i aka, lnd. I Gala p.irlies came from Chicago. De- | iroit and Michigan City, llarbiir I'oinl I had turned out in.full force to honor iLs ; liCht known and mo.'^t popular liride. ! Hul not the beauty of the ceremony,! not the gorgeous gift.-, not the lovli- i ness of the gowns, nor fhe equisite art of the de. orations engrossed the atten- j .,,, tioii of fhe guests. i *» CU<v... O^^^^ 111...- ts._- A" day Harbfir I'oiiit has been buz- to Show Speed Was More ..ing with the gossip of FIRE ON WEST SIOE BRINGS $1,000 LOSS A flre of unknown origin caused ..bout Ji.utMj damage to the home of .Mrs. lAjuise Winters at the corner of .Main and Plymouth street. Edwards¬ ville, at 4:30 o'clock yesterday after¬ noon. The Kranklin and the D.. L A W. hose companies responded to the iilarm ami saved the structure from total destruction. The flames were first discovered in the upstairs of the home. The alarm was immediately turned in and efforts made to extinguish the blaze. They were of little avail until the flre com¬ panies arrived and soon had the flre under control. The best portion of the house was saved from any great dam- 1 POLICE SEEK GIRL MISSING TEN DAYS The police were asked last night to locate (.'atherine Marley, age 18 veam, who left her home, 24 Phoenix street, Wednesday. July 21. Her mother waited until yesterday for her daugh- lerto return, but flnally notifleti .^.j police. When she left home she wore a while shirt waist with blue stripes. u black skirt, and a panama hat with black velvet band. She weighed about pounds and her complexion ia light Any information regarding her BOSTON MEN IN CREW Desired Than Sure Safety HEARING IS ADJOURNED of net and was covered with silver ' WAR'S END NOT FAR OFF SAYS CARDINAL GIBBONS Suggesting That the United States Must Interfere In Mexico the Great Catholic Prelate Believes the Very Violence of Europe's Conflict Must Soon Terminate It STRONG MEN OF MEXICO ARE ALL GONE In Mexico conditions asked if he believed peace was possible under present and whether the answer would finally be L'nited States Intervention. Must Take Action. "I am really loath to talk about 11" he answered, "because 1 have about exhausted the subject. I am afraid further talk from me might embarrass the President. But I cannot see any solution to the problem unless tha United States takes some firm steps. A state bf anarchy has existed there for several years and I suppose it will eat each ^ Southampton. N. Y., July 31.^ "Armed Intervention by the United States in Mexico would be deplorable and I should be sorry to see it but I believe that some sort of intervention by this -.•ountry is the only solution to the reign of anarchy that has exlste<l ther« f<ir several years." The speaker was Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, who, with the Rt. Rev. F. O'Connell. of Virginia, and Bishop Duffj-. of Brooklyn, is spending his an¬ nual fortnight at the Rectory of the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary, where he received today a representative of the I. N. S. Seated on the rectory porch. His I I'^inence discussed with much sadness the conditions that have torn Mexico asunder. Sadder still was his reference to the year of war in Europe which he be¬ lieved could not continue much longer. When the final chapter is written and a mo\-e made for what he hoped would be, everlasting peace the Cardinal ex¬ pressed the hope fhat it would be President Wilson and Pope Benedict who would be the guiding lights in the mediations. His Eminence has approached a ven- era'ble age with dignity and ease. But although his eye is bright and mind alert, he seemed bowed with grief at tho calamity to his beloved church in Kjje whole trouble seems to be yvxlco. and to this unfortunate state i (hk the right man to place at the head of affairs the European horror has sd- Iof the government. ded its measure of depression. ¦ "Felix Dial I regarded aa a strong To a frtend fhe Cardinal when asked |nian. .Msdero was assassinated before Itdicatlng his head, "everything is he had a chance to prove what he could the state of his health replied: "Here," ' do. Huerta. I thought was getting righL but here," indicating his body, jalong all right and wants to go back. but the trouble with him is that he was mixed up in the Madero assaalnatlon." (Continued On Page 2.) London. .luly 31. The Leyland liner Iberian, flying the British flag and bound from I..iverpool for Boston with a cago of general merchandise, has been sunk In the war zone by a Ger¬ man submarine. Five members of her crew were killed hy shell flre as she attempted to escape after being hailed by the submarine. Two others, one an American. Mark Wiley, of Boston, died in a small boat from superflcial wounds and shock. The rest, 61 in all, were landed at Queenstown. According to offiolal advices the, Iberian was fired upon only after she I tried to run away from fhe undersea boat. The men aboard were given ample time to take fo fhe boats. Then the submarine flred a torpedo and the liner sank almost immediately. She waa a vessel of 6233 tons and had been employed to carry horses and mules from American ports to England. The flrst news of the sinking of the Iberian waa received here in a Lloyds dispatch, which stated that the sur¬ vivors were being brought into Queens¬ town by a trawler which had picked ihem up after fhe submarine disap¬ peared. I.iater they landed at the Irish port and consul Frost took charge of the surviving Americans who number¬ ed 2«. Statements by the men and by the ship surgeon, l^r. Burna, were to the effect that the commander of*the submarine had ordered tbe Iberian to halt and had opened flre from deck guns only after the liner's skipper had ordered full speed ahead and had be¬ gun a xig-zag course in an effort to shake his ship loose from the trailing submersible. (Continued On Page Z) mum ON VISIT HERE 31.-Secretary of was stingingly re continue until the leaders other. "Only three ways to settle the diffi- culty lie open: Armed Inter^-ention. which would be deplorable, but prob¬ ably necessary; the Installation of some strong man with a restoration of con¬ stitutional government of a protec¬ torate. We did very well with a pro¬ tectorate In Cuba and It might be re¬ peated in Mexico with more difficulty." "Do you believe intervention by the United States would be acceptable to the Mexicans?" Shells burst oTer the ship and killed many of the crew who had ruahed to the rail when the submarine appeared. Seeing that flight was hopeless the Captain flnally ordered the vessel to be halted, and the commander of the sub¬ marine then ordered the crew to take to the boats. Wiley, the American who was serv¬ ing in the capacity of a muleteer, had received a flesh wound during the flring and this added to the excitement, caus¬ ed hia death. The Iberian sailed from Liverpool on July 29, with a 1.000 ton cargo of gen¬ eral merchandise. She had left Boston on .Tuly * for Manchester, carrying horses for use in the British army. A number of the Americans aboard were hostlers who had been picked up along Antonis Crucclio of Scranlon. aged about 40 years, known to his friends and fellow-workers as Tony Clarke, was run down and killed by a shifting engine of the Central Railroad near fhe South street bridge at 9:45 o'clock last night. Crucollo is believed to have been on fhe way to some friend's home In this city and was taking a short cut by way of the railroad when he was killed. The biidy waa removed to Mcl.aughlln'H morgue and Coroner .lames .Mariey no¬ tified. Crucclio was well dressed, shaved and clean In appearance. He had a hod carriers' union card In one of his inside pockets as well as letters ad- dreaeed to hhn at general delivery In Scranton, Indicating that he was a boarder with no permanent residence. Kfforts to locate anyone who knew much about the man failed last night. Some men who had worked with him remembered him aa Tony Clarke. Crucclio was a victim of a smiilar accident that claimed .Tohn Lenahan of Georgetown last Saturday evening. PIANO FOR SALE FOR SALE—MUST SELL AT ONCE handsome 1450.00 mahogany upright piano. New in February, 1915. Beau¬ tiful case, plain in design, no marks, brilliant rich tone, perfect condition. Private paHy leaving city will sell at great sacriflce to immediate cash buyer. See this piano. It is a beauty. Call at once, HI S. Washington St. "everything le wrong Seating himself in a rocking chair, the Cardinal deliberated carefully when "No, I do not," the Cardinal answered \ 'he Boston docks to take care of the promptly. "I have talked with the j Hve stock. Archbishop of Mexico in New Orleans ! Captain Jago of the Iberian tonight and I have talked with other Mexican I refused to make a statement as to fhe Bishops In Chicago. They believe they | loss of his vessel. The Iberian once can yet settle their troubles among \ before had been chased by a submarine themselves. As I have before stated, j after leaving Manchester for Liverpool in flnd- : on July 2. but Captain Jago out-man¬ oeuvred the submersible. This attack occurred only b few mile from the mouth of the Mersey. For the second | time the Iberian was caught off the! south coast of Ireland. ] The Iberian was « vessel of 5,228 gross tons burden and was 432 feet long with a beam of 4S feel. She was built at Sunderland in 1900. Htr owBcrs were F. L<eyland and Co. $250.«« PAID REa^IABLE MAN OR woman in Wllkes-Barre to distribute 2,000 free soap powder with soapa, etc. No money needed. Ward's Free Sampling Dept., Institute PI., Chi¬ cago. Chicago, July Commerce Redfield was stlnginglv re- ' "^ honor The cause will not be fold buked and fears fora 'whitwasliing " ^'"> nxmbers of either family, for ome of those responsible for the i '''*"" '"¦i'i<'"s gown was of white chif- Eastland di.saster went dwingling to- j '^"•" ''"^ satin. It had a court train da.\ when a deput.x sheriff invaded thf ' — federal building, arreHte<l Robert Reid and Charles KcklifT', l'. S. local steamboat inspectors at tJrand Haven. Mich., and put them behind the bars in the county jail. This sudden application of the lawa ot Illinois under the protest of .Secre- ; tary Redfield, cau.'-ed consideralile sat- j isfaction among members of the cor¬ oner's Jury, which blamed the Inspec¬ tors among others for the river frag- | edy and demanded fhat the state pun- j ish the guilty. . In addition the arrest eliminates one! of Redfleld'n star witnesses who has' been appearing liefore his inquiry j board. That witness is Kckllff. i (^hicago, .luly 3! .Sydney G. Jenks. designer and builder of the Eastland went before the efderal grand Jury to¬ day prepared fo assert that fhe horror ship was built under a contract that placed a bonus on speed and made no mention of pas.senger capacity. lenks spent two hours before the Jury. He came fo Chicago early today wlfh the original model of the ship anil the contract that gave him $2,liOO for every quarter mile faster than 20 knots that the ship traveled. Shortly after the builder's arrival Federal .ludge lAndis issued an order tying the hands of every investigating body except the grand jury. The order was so string¬ ent that neither Secretary Redfleld. States attorney Hoyne nor city council Investigation committee can summon any witness now under subpoena by the government without specific per¬ mission of the court. "Nothing, nothing." was Secretary Redfleld's comment, whep told of Judge Landis' order and asked if he cared to discuss it. Eleven witnesses were examined to¬ day by the grand Jury. Redfield't Appeal. There was no tone of condescension in the appeal to the preaa and public ..... ..... whereabouts will be kindly received bj zing with fhe gossip or fhe l«reak . ,,,„ ^ ,.„ ' ^r.^ ^j .1 . 1 •¦¦ 1..1 > .1 .. 1-1 'be mother. that caus«-<i Mi.ss Klizabeth^ tioodnch. < ".'itherine Barker's most intimate girl friend, to leave her wedding party on the eve of tht* ceremony. What was | beads and pearls. The satin founda- charucterized by iIih (ioiidricU's as a • ti"n was stilT with embroidery and "sliKht misuuderstanding" l>y Miss | pearls and silver threads. There were (ioodrich and Howard Spaulding was | tunics and frills .and other details responsible for the atiscnce of The maid which were concealed by the short- tulle veil. The veil was bandaged with orange blossoms, fastened at th? nape of the ne«-k by a silver bow. Her wreath was of orange blossoms. j HRENAN FOR 35 YEARS THOS. r. CONNEU RESIGNS Department Called to Regret Passing of Man Who Devised Local System of Automatic Door-Opening and Helped Materially In Raising Efficiency of the Service WAS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF ALARMS IT'"*'^.''J^'' . *"®"^7**f^® ] vice in the department. .Mr. Connell ' now obliged to relinqui.sh his duUes ow- fc« «.„. 1. ... •.¦- . ^^^ seldom off duty. He was always j Ing to poor health. active and willing to aid In the im- j _— with Redfleld closed the flrst week of his in¬ vestigation. Secretary Redfleld made an earnest protest against "pre judg¬ ment but the accused be given a fair hearing, intimating that both he and the Inspectors under him have not been given a chance. The Secretary made Ihls close ap¬ peal in an earnest aggrieved tone Thomas K. Connell, of 26 Park ave¬ nue, captain of No. 2 Kngine House, has tendered his resignation to the City Commissioners after a set^-ice of thir¬ ty-flve years in the Wllkes-Barre Fire Department. For heing in the service so Long Mr. Connell retires with a pension merited after long and ener¬ getic ;;ervlce. "Tom," as he is fainiliary known throughout the city, entered the Kire Department on February 7, 1882, and for some time acted as stoke at the old ! well No. 1 engine house, which waa then lo- ! provements which have brought the de- partment up to its present standard of efficiency. It was .Mr. Connell who or¬ iginated the device for opening the doors upon the .sounding of the alarm in addition other minor things of ser¬ vice and value. Besides his regular duties as captain he was A.ssistant superintendent of Police and Fire Alarms and helped in in.stalling the present system in uae throughout Wllkes-Barre. He ia very learned In electrical matters and was of great value, therefore. In this cated on East South street. When the ,ine of the department's work His un- new home was ready on Last Ro.ss der.standing of the various parts of flro street. Mr / onnel was ranaferred engines brought him the appointment and appointed to the captaincy. He | „f inspector of engines had Charge of the house until January [ ^, „„ jj„„ ^^ ^^^ of 1913, when he was transferred tojfare of the department at heart Age the house on North Washington street, | ^^.-er stopped his activity in actual flre considered among firencien as the mo.st | fighting and it was while attending to important one in fhe city. j h,s duties at a flre eariy In May this During his twenty-six years of ser-I year thaf he became so ill that he i« Judged by slt'zens. "My record, my position in this great nation should have protected me. My "ff! life is an open book and yet when I for personal or for public reasons, you ; come here to conduct an investigation. must abuse me. for Gods sake spare j I am judged In advance and what is of POLICE WILL BEAR the press and by Chicago j BECKER TO HIS GBAVE WANTED—HIGH CLASS MAN TO sell trees, shrubs, roses, vines, beiry bushes, bulbs, etc. Oood wage*. Permanent. ssetuslve territory. Brown Brqifhers' Nurseries, Roches¬ ter, N. Y. The funeral will be held Monday morning af 10 o'clock from the church of St. Nicholas, of Tolentine at An- drews avenue and Fordham Road, tho these men. (the inspectors of steam¬ boats), for whom it is my duty to ob¬ tain a 'square deal.' more importance, the men whom I am , Bronx. .K solemn requiem high mass trying to give a .<iquare deal have not j «'ill be said over the body by the Rev. been give.i a chance. Men not famil-j Nlchola.si .1. Murphy, pastor of the "I am willing _nd ready to search |iar with the facts have condemned me jf hurch. and interment will be in Wood- every corner and --ranny for the ulti-jand the inquiry I am making, before]lawn Cemeten'. The pall bearers will mate truth as regards the United that Inquiry has been well begun " not be selected until tomorrow. Beck- States inspection service and the Eaat- Announcing the adjournment of the jer is sai tdo have made a request land dlsaater. I came here with the In-j hearing until Monday, Mr. Redfleld shortly before he went to his deAtb tention of remaining until t have learn- also sets ? a. m. Monday for a meet- that the pall bearers be uniformed po- ed all of the facts. I am sorry: I am ling of all these engaged to discuss the'licemen from among his fnends and tt of broadening the scope | is likely that this wish will be carried WANTED—NURSERT AOENTg IN every town. Start now. Outfit free. FlPBt KatioiMl Nurseries, Rochester, I hurt and I atn willing to admit It at [ advisability '^^ Y- ' this tiOM. I ha.ve been misled and pre- of the hearings. out.
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Date | 1915-08-01 |
Month | 08 |
Day | 01 |
Year | 1915 |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre |
Type | Sunday Newspaper |
Source | Microfilm |
Format | tiff |
Subject | Wilkes Barre PA Sunday Newspaper |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
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Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Date | 1915-08-01 |
Month | 08 |
Day | 01 |
Year | 1915 |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre |
Type | Sunday Newspaper |
Source | Microfilm |
Format | tiff |
Subject | Wilkes Barre PA Sunday Newspaper |
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f MOST COMPLETE SPORT SECTION IN THE CIT\^
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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY
THE WEATHER
Washington, July 31.—East* ern Penna: cloudy, probable thunder showers Sunday.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
The Only Sunday Newipaper Published in Luxerne County
WILKES.BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 1915.
Entered at Wilkes-Barre. Pa, es flecond ciasH .Mail Matter.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
RUSSIANS LAY WASTE
LAND ABOUT WARSAW
i Crops Destroyed and Every Pound of Metal Carried From City Abandoned to Teutons—More Than 700,000 Per¬ sons Join In Pilgrimage Away From Advancing Enemy
"GOD IS WITH US," SAYS KAISER
WILUAM
KAISER'S STATEMENT.
Amsterdam. Aug. 1—The German Emperor issued this manifesto to the Oerman people on the anniversary of the outbreak of the war:
"Before Ood and history my con¬ science is clear. I have not willed war. Full of gratitude, we can say today l that God Is with us."
Petrograd, .luly 31.—The general stafT tonight admitted the loss of Lub¬ lin to the Austro-Germans. An ofTicial
PROBLEM OF SHOE
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new Brest-Litovsk defences In veiw ofl the great pressure being exerted by the | Germans and the
ant strategic railway has been lost. \ This line which was hte nerve center of the entire Russian front between th-? Vistula and the Bug is now almost en¬ tirely in Germa nhajids and the Teuton advance has been pressed weil to the north of the railway.
Russians Have Hep*. It is considered here,
'fa'^JrhaTthlrimUt! I Hearing Failed to Prove It Was
Filled by Defendant's Foot and He Escaped
report says: "The Ru""'"" troops be- ,„ , „, .^e Tuton armis now storm- tween the ^'«»» «nd the Bug retrea - , ^, ^^ ed on the night of .July SO to new posi- k« u u i w ¦ .w r. ti,.ns without molestation. i''^ ^f *^ '" ^^'''^ '*»* Russians have an
•We have evacuated Lublin and the' f''*^*"*'"' '*'«"^«^ »" «•»«« KOod the re-
Wheth«r It was an empty or a fllled
shoe that .lohn Kvans of Dougher lane
encountered when he put hla hand un-
however, that | der the bed In his wife's room on last
Tuesday evening was too much of a problem for Alderman Ruddy and his constables to solve In a rather sensa¬ tional hearing last evening. Beoauae
1 1. . .1. . "., , x» itreat of a vast Dortion of their 'orre"! I of confused testimony and lack of poal
railway between the stations of Xovo'l;. . pornon oi meir .ortes. a. m . . :
I
I
Garvin In the London Observer. Calls for Conscription and a Decisive issue
WARSAW MARKS CRISIS
\mimm claims ufe
'¦"'¦'' OF NANTICOKE BOY
Swimmer Seized With Cramp Dives to Death Before Eyes of Helpless Companions—Another Added to Long List of Drownings Since Beginning of Summer Season
BODY RECOVERED AND CORONER TAKES CHARGE
Stanley Banalewiiit, ased 27, of West | -After a hard day's work in the mlnae
l.ondon, July 81.—James I.. Garvin in | | .Nanticoke, was diving into the cool I Kanalewicz went to the river with h!a
the London Observer today says: InSCHptlOn PlaCCd by WidOW ^ waters of the Susquehanna River, near friends to enjoy a swim. The
We write at an hour big with peril "^ ' th '"
and hope. Any man may see it la one I ACCOrdlng tO DOOmCd Man'S „.
mem-
ithe West .Vanticoke bretiker, about 6:30 i lie r.s of the party had b^en diving into
Alexandria and Reovets." I'''*'* 'o"* already has been great and the
London. July 31—The evacuation of I'^«^* »*>»' '^eir rear guard will have to Warsaw is nearly completed according j *^^ unusually strong to hold back th'> to dispatches here tonight. The great- i''"^"'""s, at their heels In a pack as er part of the population has been''**"'" «» Warsaw fall.i. will cost them transported to Moscow and other j'"3">' '"''re men. These losses in mar- points and the troops are falling back | P<'*'^r, it is believed, however, can be on the Brest Litovsk line where .itrong j "'^<*^ "P easily and aa soon as their fortifica'lons have been prepared. (supplies of ammunition are replaced
The rf^tirement i.'"P'*»« .**'•« ,.,,.,. ! they that every individual waa assigned
likelv he lost. I . .t ^ i. •.. w w _ » » ¦
,, • , . 1 „. J .1 11.4 .!«.«.« to the road by which he must travel
fieri n has cUmped the lid down _/ .._ .• _ , ... .,_ ,
, .. ., ..,, , .Ui. snd permitted to take with him Just so
tight on news of the activities of this /^ ^ . ... _ . .. i . .i —
, .,,.,., „ „i _ ..^„ . much that there must be no losa of time
force and this fact Is causing serious ,
. along the way.
i Warsaw Is completely isolated. The
... . ,, ! eiitlre consular corps with the excep-
Th* Austrians have occupied Lublin j,^^ ^, Hernando De Soto, are gone. Mr
Bt,out 90 miles south of Warsaw and j,^ g^^^^ ^^^ ,^,j j^ ^ ^^^^ ^, supplies
the entire Ausrtian-German line is'
apprehension in iftilitary circles here. Austrian* Help.
of the turning points of time. The Al¬ lien, If only they hav* aufTlclent tlm*. are quite certain to solve the whole problem thoroughly in their own favor t>y bringing twice the man power to bear upon the utmost force which the central empires will eventually be able tn muster. But Oermany dominates the councils uf her accomplices. She, above all. cannot wait.
What will Germany do? That io the momentous quaatlon. 8he ie bound to make another effort. The entire issue Is beyond all doubt. Where will she striKe next? There are four theories. According to one. Germany will plunge info the north of Russia, toward Pet¬ rograd, if not towards .Moscow.
"Another holds that Italy will be at¬ tacked. The Ihird view makee the Bal¬ kans and Constantinupls the enemy's main objective. The fourth opinion
Request In Death House WHITMAN "is" ACCUSED
I.
.N'ew York. July 31.- The following inscription engraved In large letters on a silver plate was placed today upon fhe casket of the former police lieuten¬ ant and will KO to the grave with him on Monday, by direction of his widow: CHARLES SECKER. Murdered, July 30, 1915. BY GOVERNOR WHITMAN.
The plate was placed on the casket by .Mrs. Becker, it Is said, as a wish expressed by her husband when she last .saw him in the di*ath houae a few hour.-* before he went fo the chair.
Those admitted b.v .Mrs. Becker to the room where the liody is lying saw the plate tonight. She would make no com-
)'clock last nighf. when cramps caused jthe water for only a brief space of tlma his drowning. H'riends saw Batialewicz go down, but he tt^T^e^^ to appear after a reasonable time had elapsed. They immediately liegan diving and after a half hour's diligent work succeeded in locating the dead body of their citmrade close to the spot where he was seen to enter the water. His body was re¬ moved to the Vioarding hfiuse of Krank Wasakowski, wher he lived, by 1,'nder- taker Drapiewski r.f .N'anticoke. I>eputy i Coroner tlottlieb of .Nanticoke was no- : tfled.
when the fatality occurred. A few of the party had withdrawn and wer« ready to return to their homes. Ban- alewicz wanted "one last dive." ac¬ cording to his friends, and this provwl to be the one that claimed his life. H* was a graceful plunger and a fairly good swimmer. He waa apparently in the best of health. As the water is not shallow at the place where the deceased and his companions were di^-ing. it is not believed he collided wilh an ob¬ struction.
which is widely prevalent and is elab
orately encouraged by the enemy i« | mont. nor »<>uld she allow her relatives
that Oermany will hasard all tbe forces i'" "*>' anything about it.
she may withdraw from the east upon ! '''*'* casket was covereil wUh roses
an attempt to amaah up the Franco- '""'' " **¦ necessary to lay the.se aside
Russian defense in the west. It is im
and it
• IS well as slide tli»- cover back into
normal position before the plate became
visible.
SHELLS KILL SEVEN, ONE AN AMERICAN, IN SUBMARINE FJGHIi-:.;:-:
[that fhe
probable that the enemy will try to ad¬ vance deeply into the Interior or north of Russia. If the Grand Duke makes good his present retreat. Germany is more likely to contain him for fhe next few months upon fortified lines which could be held by a far smaller num¬ ber of troops than those employed in the attack by Von Hindenburg and Von Mackenzen.
"The Russian fMtuthern armies would be contained in the same way upon lines whicii it is premature fo guesa at. | j„Hiice to mvself accept it.
"In any case it is prolMible fhat over
a million men, with a proportionate' mase of artillery will be available for an attempt to force conclusions else¬ where. Will they be flung onto fhe western front? It is posnihKs.
"Such an attack by (iermany in the west is just whal the allies would wel¬ come, as General Joffre Is prepared for all emergencies.
-*f «e«%jf«n«iy of the view Balkans will prove Ihe nio.xl dangerous tn the alHea, If other mat-
PALMER DECLINES JOB. {
Stroudsburg, I'a.. .luly 81. A. .Mitchell I announced today that he had decided' not to accept the place on the court of j Spauldintf. Jr
Harbor Springs, Mich. .luly ,¦?! With the tap in the line of her wedding left untllled after fhe withdrawal of Mis^ Kli:!alietli lioodricli. the tnaid of honor. Miss t'Hlherine Barker, of Harbor Point and Michigan City, daughter of the late .lohn H. Barker and heiress to $30,000,000. was married at 4:30 oclock this afternoon to Howard of Chicaso.
claims bench to which the ('resident j Before hundreds of guests a.ssembled appointed him some time ago. j from all over fhe Cniteil States, repre-
"Wblle 1 have deepij appreciated thelsentlng hundreds of millions of dollars honor which was done me by the I'res- Iin wealth, and overflowing every nook ident in naming me for a place on this land crantiy of the reception hall, li- hlgh court." .said I'alnier, "I cannot
in
Leyland Liner Had £sc2i[ifi&)^::,::n::'L;;^uy"^''''~'''''^^
pressing northward, attacking the Rus¬ sians at all points. To the east ni fhe x-lcinity of Cholm, ;tccording to Berlin ativlces. the army of Gen \'on Macken¬ zen is engaged in an endavor to break through in the direction of Brest Lito¬ vsk and cut off the retreating Russians. The Russians are cut off from re- tieat to fhe south by the solid Austro- German line and if is purely a matter of speculation how many will succeed In retiring from I.,ublin-Cholm to the
I and says he will stick fo his post. Every j kind of vehicle Is being used in the great flight, in which more than 700,- 000 civilians alone are participating. Warsaw Abandoned. London, .luly 31.—The military ex¬ pert of the London Times, commenting on the Warsaw situation, writes:
"Russian decision to evacuate Pol¬ and and fall back upon another line of defense Is plainly announced today..The only doubtful points are where the re- (Centinued On Page 2.)
expect. There is
From Germans Once and j rh^^«!ance^'o^*^e^llU™"we h^vl"^ ^^^^^ Statement
Captain Made Another At- 1"^'"* mto puy the biggest tighti..*
factor by far that yet remains un- tempt I mohlllaed in Europe. That factor I.-*
i the yet undeveloped militai^- strengih
of England. It is the one thing needed to win the war. The allies cannot slexe the mastery until Britain places In fhe field more thsn twice the num- , her of troops, large though it is, she!
brary and porches of the bride's mag- nlticeni cottage on the terrace at Har¬ bor I'oiiif. the simple l)Ut Itiipres.sive J •**''' ceremony which joined in marriage fhe ] IH-year-old girl, the richest young i woman in .\nierlca, and the yoiMlifuli graduate of Vale, was performed by the ' Rev. .loliii .M. ISIecUnianii, of .Mishaw- i aka, lnd. I
Gala p.irlies came from Chicago. De- | iroit and Michigan City, llarbiir I'oinl I had turned out in.full force to honor iLs ; liCht known and mo.'^t popular liride. ! Hul not the beauty of the ceremony,! not the gorgeous gift.-, not the lovli- i ness of the gowns, nor fhe equisite art of the de. orations engrossed the atten- j .,,, tioii of fhe guests. i
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