St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 18, 1915

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ros ‘BUYERS Contributed by GOT A. BUYER. for all’; . LOU! _POST-DIS Only Evening Paper in St. Louis With Associated Press News Service. ee = 1914 2 i a RSE Sr RAN An “VOL. 67. ——— GERMANS HEAVL "REINFORCED. ON MESTERN FRONT ye Anniversary ui Accession of William I as _ Emperor Expected to Be Marked by Preparation for a New Offensive, Perhaps Near Soissons. Kaiser’s Forces Now Declared to Be on Defensive West of. Warsaw, Where Russia New Soldiers. Storm in Belgium and Snow- storm in Vosges Interfere With Operations—Turks Defeated in Three-Day/| Battle in Snow. By Associated Press. LONDON, Jan. 18—WLondon is recall- ing that this is the forty-fourth anni- versary of the proclamation of Wilhelm 1. as German Emperor (William [I at Versailles, France, Jan. 18, 1871, received the title of German Emperor) and in the British capital it ts expected that the day may bring news of a widespread German effort to follow up with « still more important movement the success achieved last week in the neighborhood ‘of Solssons. In London it ig believed the Germans }ave adopted what is virtually a de- tensive role to the. west of Warsaw— ‘gome British observers arguing that this has been forced upon them by su- perior Russian numbers—and that these defensive tactics synchronize. with the movement of many thousands of Teu- tonic troops from Poland to the French and Belgian batticfields. New Offensive Expected. The fighting at Soissons by some Brit- ieh commentators {fs declared to be the precursor of the entry of these new troopr on a vigorous offensive, perhaps au attempt to cross the River Aisne At Solgsons the French failed to hold their positions on the northern bank of the river, and for the Germans to at- tempt to gain the southern bank is re- garded as a development to be ex- pected. ‘As to the future engagements in this it appears to be.a fact that the ,artiliery on the hills south of » Alene commands all the approaches p river and that it will have to be with. In the Bastern arena of the war, the ‘ pressure which the arrival of | of last-year levies has enabled ce Reece to exert uron the Germans, goverding to the news dispatches reach- has been slowly pushing back the German line to the west of ‘Warsaw. News dispatches today report the Rus- sian re-occupation of Plock. This re- port has not been confirmed officially, but the Russians on Saturday crosses the Skrwa River a few miles below that point and may have been able to occupy the'city. Russian forces already had reached Sierpec nnd Gombin, lying tespectively directly north and south of this provincial capital. Turk Invasion May Be Checked. The Russian defeat of the Turks, if the claims. of Petrograd are fully borne out, was so decisive that it may mark the close of the Ottoman attempt to in- ‘yvade Russia in the Caucasian region. The Russian victory probably will free enough of the Caucasian army to oppose effectively the Turkish forces which are approaching the frontier eastward, through Persia. The observer with the British army in Trance is authority for the statement ‘that British forces did not recently take eertain German positions near I.a Fassee and make an advance of one mile. That they had done so was ag ported Jan. 15 in a dispatch from Omer, published in’ Paris. No attack on the positions at La Bassee has been attempted by the British forces: Russians Defeat Turks tn Three-Day Battle in Snow. _PETROGRAD, Jan. 18—A late com- 3 yaunteatton from the Army of the Cau- casus gives some details of the Russian victory at Kara-Urrgan. It says: “During the last three days of the bat- tle of Kora-Urgan a violent snowstorm raged uninterruptedly. The conflict terminated in a complete victory for our . arms, “Thanks to the efforts of our valiant Caucasian and Turkestan regiments as “well as the Siberian Cossacks, the re- sistaxce of the enemy was broken up. [PARTLY CLOUDY; LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE THE TEMPERATURES. yeh eoecereerme 10 a. m. Cieuhie teeune Sees Bb odes 0 a. ’ a. a. Official fore- cast for St. Louis and wicin- ity: Partly cloudy tenight and temerrow; mot much change im temperature. Missouri — Pari- ly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature. Illinois — Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change temperature. NEGRO WORKED TWO YEARS FOR “MISTAH POLAH WAVE” He Came Back to Get His Job Again, but Deoesn’t. Melt Judge's Icey Heart. Sandy West, a negro, waso n trial in the Municipal Police Court this morn- ing on a charge of trespassing in the Terminal Railroad yards. He took the stand in his own behalf, “What have you got to say to this charge?’’ Judge Hogan asked. ‘‘Judge,”’ the negro responded, “I jes come to St. Louis to look foh wuk an’ see man friends.”’ ‘“‘Where did you expect to get work?’ asked the Court. “‘From my friend, Mis- tah Polah Wave.’’ “From Mr. Polar Wave?’ Judge Hvo- gan repeated. ‘‘How weyy do you know Mr. Polar Wave?” “Why, Judge, Mistah Polah Wave is one o’ de bes’ friends I got. I knows him mighty well, Judge, mighty well. I worked foh him two years, Judge, an’ he’s a mighty good boss, Judge, a mighty good boss.”’ “What sort of looking man is Mr. Polar Wave?’ “Judge, he’s a fine look- ing man, a sort of a sporty Jooking man.,”’ *‘Do you see anybody in the courtroom who looks like him?” The negro made in turned slowly around toward Judge Ho- gan. “Judge, you ‘sembele Mistah Polah Wave more’n anybody I see in court. You'se most as good looking as Mistah Polah Wave, Judge. Purty good 'sem- | blance.”’ “Ten dollars,’’ said the Court: ‘‘but I'll stay the fine if you will get out of town by 6 o’clock today.’’ The negro promised to go. BOXING BOUT INJURY FATAL Chicago Youth Dies From Hem- orrhage of the Brain. CHICAGO, Jan. 18.—John Zajacz- kowski, a youth who was injured last week in a boxing bout in a neighbor- hood athletic club, died today. Leo Jagla, his friend with whon, he sparred, together with 19 members of the club were arrested. Hemor- rhage of the brain was the cause of a careful survey of the courtroom, Hel NO. 151. | PRESIDENT'S NEW GRANDSON KEEPS CALLERS WAITING Executive Remains at White House Longer Than Usual to Be Near Sayre Heir. BABY ARRIVED YESTERDAY He Weighs 714 Pounds and Probably Will Be Named Woodrow; First Grandchild. WASHINGTON, Jan. i8.—President Wilson received a long list of callers at the executive offices later than usual today because he stayed as long as possible with his grandson, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, who was born at the White House yester- cay. A large heap of rattles sent by mem- bers of the Wilson and Sayre families and close friends were ready for the baby as soon as he should show inter~-’ est in them. Several baby baskets had also been sent to the White House. Mr. Sayre vied with the President to- day in displaying pride over the new addition to the White House family, the President's first grandchild.. The baby weighs seven and one-half pounds Princeton Tiger for Baby. A tov Princeton tiger for the Sayre baby was presented to President Wli- son today by a committee from the Princeton Alumni Association of Mary- land who called to ask the President to attend their annual dinner. “The baby’s father is a Williams Col- lege man,” said the President, ‘and therefore I don’t know whether I should accept a Princeton tiger for him.*’ “Rut his mother came from Princr- ton,’ replied Edgar Allen Poe, the At- torney-General of Maryland, who head- ed the delegation. ‘“‘The boy must be sent to Princeton for the sake of his mother and grandfather.’ The baby arrived at 4:30 o’clock yes- terday afternoon, although formal an- nouncement of the fact was not made until 6 o'clock. Both mother and baby were reported, ; today to be doing well. Congratula- tions over the birth of the baby, the eleventh to have been born at the White House, continued to pour into the White 4 House today. It was believed that the baby would be named for his grand- father. Father Was Not Present. Mr. Sayre, who is assistant to Presi- dent Garfield of Willams College, was not at the White House when his son was born. Dr. Grayson reached him on the telephone at Williamstown, Mass., at 5 o’clock yesterday morning. and he arrived here late last night. Snow in Southwest Texas. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Jan. 18.—South- west Texas had the first snowstorm in many years yesterday. In several places it was the heaviest fall in 2% years. In Bandara, Edwards and Kimble coun- ties nearly an inch of snow fell. \ The Post-Dispatch is the only evening death. newspaper in St. Louis that receives or pub lishes news gathered by the Associated Prese SL ET TOTNES IS mee ee ee For — eS ee: go eo over /'4 «ears the SUNDAY POST-DISPATCH has led all other St. Louis newspapers in the volume of business carried. This is an unparalleled record. No other metropolitan € proached it. of business carried. Sunday newspaper in the United States has ever ap- On Sunday, Jan. 17th, the POST-DISPATCH beat both of its Sunday eompetitors—the Globe-Democrat and Repub- lie—added together, by 3640 agate lines in the total volume The total count was as follows: 83 --119 Cols. THE REASON: Sunday - of meeting Hopper while on a hunting trip and of try- ing out the pitcher on a training trip and of seeing there a bird dog which he admired. Hopper, was offered by the owner to Bresna- han. continued: with field elub he: could do _ so. Kinsella had with thing concerning the terms of the Hopper for a bird dog lute falsehood, and I would sugwest that Booth Hopper be communicated with on this matter as he can verify my statements as can Kinsella.” for the St. Louis Nationals, and W. Schofield, secretary of the St. Louis Na- tionals, were also filed. HENRIETTA CROSMAN BANKRUPT BRESNAHAN DID NOT TRADE HOPPER OR A BIRD DOG Baseball Manager Makes Affi- davit Intended to Settle Famous Question. HAD NO USE FOR THE DOG Asserts Kinsella Bought It for Him, Saying He ‘‘Wanted to Do Something for Me.”’ CHICAGO, Jan. 18.—In the suit of the federal League for the dissolution of the National Commission and its affiliated baseball clubs as violators of the ant!- trust law, that baseball players, baseball, have been virtually slaves—that conditions were such that a St. Louis player was traded for a doz. the charge has been made under organized Mordecai Brown, former manager of the St. Louis Federals, made this charge in an affi- davit filed in the case, Bresnahan, when manager Louis Cardinals, saying Roger of the St. traded Pitcher Booth Hopper to Dick Kinsella of the Spring- field club for a dog. Affidavits on behalf of the ‘‘Baseball Trust’’ were filed today in Judge Landis’ court. manager of the Chicago Nationals, is de- signed to settle for all time the contro- versy over the dog trade. f0es Brown one better, and says he gave Hopper away and received the dog be- cause Kinsella ‘“‘wanted to do something for him.” One of these by Bresnahan, now Bresnahan Bresnahan, with much detail, in told Tennessee The dog belonged to the affidavit declareé, and The Bresnahan affidavit then “I told him I could not use the dog as I then had five of my own. Just be- fore the opening of the regular season kinsella, the Springfield (Ill.) baseball club, came to St. Louis in séarch of a pitcher. I told him that we had a young man of the name of Hopper whom we were go-. then manager and owner of et out, and if he wanted to talk m and sign him for the Spring- ng to Kinsella Offers to Buy Dog. ‘“‘Whereupon Kinsella told me if Hop- per developed and showed any ability at all he would give the St. Louis (Na- tional League) club the first opportuni- ty During the conversation Kinsella hal with Louis, his dog, as he needed the money. sella asked me all about the dog and ‘i I wanted it. I told him that I liked the | dog, but as I then had five, I would nox buy wanted to do something for me and if | would accept the dog he would buy it. to purchase his release that fal! Hopper at our clubhouse in St Hopper again asked meé to buv it, whereupon Kinsella said he know what transaction Hopper or any- “I do not contract between them, but I do know that Hopper sent for his dog and Kinsella brought the dog to me at St. Louis.’ “The statement that I traded Booth is ar abso- Bresnahan included in his affidavit a description of negotiations which he had 407 consecutive Sundays |; relative to accepting ast fall with Federal League officials the position of nanager for the Brooklyn Federals. Seekamp Denies Knowing of Deal. Herman D. Seekamp, manager an] treasurer of the American Baseball and Athletic Exhibition Co. of St. Louis. yperating the St. Louis Nationals, de- posed that he had no knowledge of ths alleged’ bird dog incident and that hie records Hopper were purchased in August, by the St. Louis Nationals for $2000. showed that the of 1912, services In a sworn statement, Charles H. Eb- bets, president of the Brooklyn Nation- als. declared that the National League of . Professional Baseball birth 40 years ago shouldered the heavy Clubs at its responsibility of cleansing America’s national pastime of the evils of gam- bling, bribing of players, deliberate vio- * lation of contracts by players, ee perance and insubordination. , t In his affidavit, Schuyler P. Britton Globe-Democrat, 152 Republic ..... In local merchants’ display advertising. The Post-Dispatch alone carried. The Globe and Republic combined .118 Cols. During a period covering 55 consecutive weeks the POST-DISPATCH has, on 85 days, equaled or exceeded all the other St. Louis papers combined in columns of city merchants’ display advertising carried on the same day: intem- of the St. Louis Nationals discussed the jumping of Perritt, Oakes and Magee to the Federal League. An affidavit touching the decision of the National Commission on the com- plaint of Herbert Juul of the Cincinnati Nationals was filed by Augypst Herr- mann. Affidavits of Robert J. Connery, scoui G. NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—Mrs. Maurice Kin- } Circulation Full Year of 1914: Daily erent Sunday), 176,190 - +--+ - - 313,826 First in Everything. Campbell, known on the stage as Hen- rletta Crosman, filed a voluntary peti- tion in bankruptcy today, listing her liabilities at $17,670 and her assets—said to be principally money owed her by her husband—at $86,000. Maurice Campbell, her husband. also filed a petition in bankruptcy, giving Fron liabilities as $125,000 and assets as ST. LOUIS COUNTY CLERK MUSI PAY $18,080 OF FEES Court Rules William Seibel Must Turn Into Treasury Money Collécted in Four Years. NO IRREGULARITY ALLEGED Cases Against Other Officials Pending, the Total Involved Being $55,000. Judge McElhinney of the Clayton Cir- cuit Court, in an opinion handed down today, ruled that William Seibel, St. Louis County Clerk, must pa} over to the county $18,08.40 of the fees which he collected in his four-year term of office which ended in November. Seibel was re-elected in November. The suit in which the decision was reached was filed against Seibel ‘by Prosecuting Attorney Lashly on behalf of the county. No irregularities were charged, but it was shown that Seibel, following the precedent of former County Clerks, had been charging fees for making up back tax books and current tax books for the County Collector. Lashly, in his suit. maintained that the County Clerk had no legal right to charge the county fox this service. He asked that a judgment for $20,431.97 be entered against Seibel. Gets $2346 for Clerk Hire. Judge McElhinney allowed $2346.57 to Seibel for payments the County Clerk made to clerks for work on back tax and current tax books. Although the law states $4800 a year shall be allowed to the County Clerk for clerical hire, Judge McElhinney, by allowing the ex- cess of $2346.57, decided this amount wag not the maximum. He also ruled that County Olerks must account for all fees-collected. Seibel must pay the money into the treasury at once, or the Attorney-Gen- eral must institute ouster proceedings against him. It is said the money will te paid by Selbel under protest, en- abling him to appeal and regain it if the appeal is sustained. ' Seibel’s political friends and his fa- ther and brother, who reside at Man- chester, a said to have subscribed enough money to enable him to meet the judgment. In the campaign last fall, Republican nomineés promised ‘to repay any judgments obtained against them in the fee-recovery suits. Seibel a second four-year term. The suit against Seibel was the most important of the county fee-recovery cases. He was charged with owing the largest sum of any officeholder. to recover about $55,000 in all were filed by the Prosecuting Attorney after State Auditor Gordon’s accountants finished their examination of county records. Predecessor Escaped Payment One of' these suits, for $19,000, was against John Ruhl, Seibel’s predecessor, but Ruhl successfully pleaded the statute of limitations. Two Judges of the Coun- ty. Court have repaid, under protest, about $5600. Seibel did not account for hunters fees, merchants’ and manufacturers’ tax fees and for fees received from the County Collector for making out back tax and current tax books. UNIONTOWN (PA.) NATIONAL BANK FAILS TO OPEN Institution With Deposits of About $2,600,000 Recently Paid 700 Per Cent Dividend. UNIONTOWN, Pa., Jan. 18.—The Firs: National Bank of Uniontown failed to cpen its doors this mornihg, and waiting customers were told that the Board cf Directors were in session and an announcement would goon be made. The First National has a capital of $100,000, deposits of approximately $2,- 600,000, and was or a «dividend basis of 22 per cent annually. A large crowd gathered in front of the bank, and a few minutes before noon a notice was posted announcing that the institution was closed by order of the directors. This action followed a iong conference between the directors, Bank Examiner Gerald Smith and ua representative of the Comptroller of the Currency. President J. V. Thomp- von said that the bank would not re- open until there was enough money on the counters to pay all depositors. In the last statement the surplus was given as $1,000,000. Recently the bank paid an extra dividend of 700 per cent. ROBBERY IN DEVON HOTEL An uninvited guest stopped for a short time at the Devon Hotel, 4837 Mary- land avenue early today. Mrs. Emma McKee, in her apartment on the third floor, heard her bedroom door close at 3:15 a. m. She awakened her husban4. William E. McKee, and they found that McKee’s overcoat, suit and hat were missing from the room. The overcoat and hat were found 1p the corridor and the suit in a gangway outside the building. From the trousers $15.60 had been taken. Charles Kerr. the night clerk, said he was on watca in the office on the first floor and saw no One enter or leave the building. To sell boats, launches and machineryr to an advantage and rea] estate at a }profit, use Post-Dispatch Wants. was re-elected and took office Jan. 1 for’ Suits. guing her. ‘ “ST, BO LOUIS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 19:15—16 tens ESSE ee we --—_ = OO Oe Girl Injured and City Fireman Killed by Auto Driven by Youth DownGirls, 16 and 11, Hits Man and Drags His Body Into Sum- mer Garden THOMAS FINNEGAN. SOLDAN GIRLS GE ONE-SIDED FROM CARRYING BOOKS Physical Instructor: -Discovers Reason for Students’ “Slouch,” and . CONES It. The “Soldan slouch’ “will not become a recognized manner of walking among St. Louis girls of high school age, if Miss Georgina Allison can. prevent it. Miss Allison is pnysical instructor in charge of the girls of Soldan High School Union boulevard and Kensing-. ton avenues. She noticed some time ago that a number of the girls in her care carried their shoulders unevenly, the left shoulder being lower than the right, and that their posture was almost what it would be if they suffered from , but crossed” the Cass tracks in front of the Cass southeast corner, on thelr way to | Columbia School, on St. Louis ave! east of Grand. | Pelinski, according to his explanation — after he was arrested end taken to the Dayton Street Police Station, sour his horn. The girls halted sudk stepped back, and then. apparentiy t coming confused, started forward | Both Girls Knunocked Dews. > The young driver swerved sharply ' the east in an effort to avoid strikin the girls, but the fender struck girls, knocking them to the pav The automobile, continuing wildly 1 ing in the street, waiting { = board a northbound Grand car to take him .to his fire station Pelinski jost all contro! of the It dashed upon the sidewalk on east side of Grand avenue, ¢ through a wooden fence, partly ¢ ished a summer garden owned Michael Whalen, and was brought | stop in the garden. Body picked up the girls in the street. ers followed the machine into the gar den and helped to take Finnegan's oe from under the car. The fireman been dragged from the car tracks, ¢ the walk and into the garden. Pelinski still sat at the wheel, ap ently dazed. John Biggs of 3720 North Twenty-fitt street, an electrician, who saw the at+ | cident, told the police Pelinski was o- a ing about 12 miles an hour. Pur oe Riley, %3 years old, of 32000 M atreet, a newsboy, corroborated ski's story of the girle stepping at the sound of the horn, and going forward again. Lost Centro! ef Machine. Pelinski said the car became unr ageable after he hit the girls, He # he had intended swerying eastward on[ enough to avoid striking the cars, | meant to get into the southbound ae track. But in turning the wheel he sent” — the car southeastward into the ee walk. Pelinski’s father is a retired cal keeper. Pelingky’s mother. known as M Pelinsky, was a widely known f teller for many years, and made a © tune out of the clairvoyancy busines Her place was on North Eleventh stre The Pelinsky residence on Kosst evra te one of the costilest at kd North End Dispensary in rod inter both returned home Om | veturoed to the. engine house. 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