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til POST BOAT PASSENGER MACKENSEN Fate of a Vanquished German Aviatik" Drawn by GEORGES SCOTT for the Illustrated London News. FUGITIVE, CAUGHT AFTER 7 YEARS, WHO DSAPPE ARED ii Park Art in St. Louis Is Called "Incongruous, Inartistic, Ridiculous" Naked Truth Is Badly Placed and Jahn Monument Is Distorted, According to T. C. Young, Who Advocates Municipal Art Commission.

BLOCKS ETURN especially designed to accommodate ani- SAVES ARMY IN POLAI Germans, After Stubborn Three Days' Battle, Break Through Russian Forces? Encircling Them, and Take 12,000 Prisoners and 25' Guns With Them. German Attacks South of Ypres Are Repulsed, While Kaiser's Own Regiment Takes Strong Position in Argonne. 1 it It! Kaiser and Czar Watch Op4. i erations in Poland, and King George and President 'r-r If o3: Poincare Are at Front infbceil nna- ftr France. Germans, after creaking through feokl' the Russians encircling them in Po nc-' land, Are on the offensive, and have i fromj oeen consiaeruoiy rcinorcrtt mc neighborhood southwest of Lodz.

1 Operations in the west rratn ol- mde. most at a standstill, German V'pks against trenches south of Ypr: AT PARENT'S HOME Frederic A. Tenny, Solicitor, Mysteriously Vanished From the Stacker Lee Last July While on a Vacation Trip Reappears in Cleveland. SAYS MIND WAS BLANK FOR THREE MONTHS Asserts He Does Not Remember What Happened Until He Awoke in Farmhouse Tells of Explanation to Fiancee Here. Frederic A.

Tenny, 24 years old. a solicitor for the Carondelet Printing who resided at 457e Clayton avenue, who strangely disappeared in his pajamas from the steamboat Stacker Lee the night of July 10, be being later given up for dead by his atlves, has reappeared at his ents' home at Cleveland. He has tten a letter to his fiancee nere arising her of the fact. Notifica- in also was received last Monday his brother. Clarence Tenny, teller the Southern Commercial Bank, 7201 South Broadway.

Tenny told a. Post-Dispatch corre- cnnnilpiit in Cleveland last night a weird story of his whereabouts and experiences the last five, months, during which his relatives, despairing of ever getting trace of him, had filed -his will tn the Probate Court of St, Louis and had once viewed a body found in- the Mississippi River shortly after his disappearance, in the belief it might have been his. Itln Mill Left JWOOO to Fiancee. Officials of the Missouri State Life Insurance Co. expressed surprise when a reporter informed them of Tenny's whereabouts; the company last Wednesday had filed suit in the Circuit Court to have canceled a $5000 policy which Tenny had taken out with them, and which, his will disclosed, was for tha benefit of Miss Bertha Ernst, a stenographer, described in hiB will as his fiancee.

The insurance company alleged Tenny made false and incomplete statements when he applied for the policy, Nov. 21, 1913. Tenny l.ad started on his vacation when he disappeared. He boarded the steamboat at St. Louis and announced he was going to Cape Girardeau for a veek.

He disappeared from the steamboat dressed in his pajamas while the oat was between Neely's Landing and "ape Girardeau during the night. His chance stateroom companion, O. C. 'ackers, a St. Leuisan on his way to emphis on his vacation, said Tenny took me headache powders and tnen went the top deck, saying he wanted fresh r.

He did not return. Tenny's cloth-g, money and other property were in ie stateroom when Hackett awoke in morning. Several days later rela tives failed to Identify a body found in the river his. Telia of Disappear nee-Two months later his will was filed. Besides the bequest to Miss Ernst, disclosed he had carried a $5000 accident Insurance policy.

His will stated that if he should meet death by accident two-thirds of the money from this policy should go to his brother, Clarence, and the remainder to his father, E. B. Tenny, auto delivery owner of 1838 East 101st street, Cleveland. it was at tne rawer nome that a Post-Dispatch correspondent found lenny last mgnt. caimiy, and in a monotone, as if he were reciting a bit of verse he had learned, Tenny related his story.

He said he had been working in St. Louis two years and nothing had hap pened In his life beyond the humdrum of business. "There was the girl," he then eaid. "They found a $5000 insurance in.gr been repulsed. The German and Russian Erif ors are watching the fighting in tiie east, and the King of England 'and President of France are at the front in France.

By Associated Pre. LONDON, Dec. 2. Russian Poland is still the center of in terest in the Avar situation so far ton St. Louis public art was indicted by Thomas C.

Young, an architect, of the firm of Karnes Young, in an interview today with a Post-Dispatch reporter, amplifying the views which he expressed Monday before the Board of Public Service, when he advocated the creation of a Municipal Art Commission. He charged the city's most conspicuous recent monuments with being either un-beautlful or unfitly placed. The counts cf his indictment were the following: The Jahn statue in Forest Park is inartistic and is in an inharmonious setting. The widely exploited Naked Truth statue in Reservoir Park was badly designed, and is unsuitably placed. The Laclede statue, between the city hall and the Municipal Courts building, is not well located.

The "ornamental" bridges in Forest Park are inartistic and incongruous and seem to be the work of engineers rather than of architects. Most of the buildings and sheds in Forest Park and Fairground are ridiculous in design. YcAmg. in his appearance before the Board of Public Service, represented the St. Louis Chapter of the American In-htitute of Architecture.

In his interview Young said New York and Boston would not have tolerated such incongruities in public art as those which he had mentioned. He said St. Louis needs a commission of architects to pass upon the plans for new municipal build ings, for parkways, public squares, bridges and statuary. The controversy over the placing of fountain back of the new Public Library at Thirteenth and Olive streets would not have arisen, he said, if a commission had been in existence to rass upon the location of the fountain. Many persons have asserted that drinking fountain win be entirely out of place in the sunken gardens back of the library, since the fountain is to be UNSETTLED, PROBABLY WITH RAIN, AND COOLER THE TEMPERATURES.

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43 2 p. m. ,43 Yesterday. Temperatures. Hlgrh.

.60 at 4 p. m. Low. .49 at 4 a. m.

YOU CAN ALMOST HEARTVlE. BIRDS SINGlNcSINTHC PARKWAY. Official fore-east lor St. Louis and vicinity Continued nnaettled weather, probably with r-in I cooler tonight, with the loweat temperature slightly above the freezing: point. Missouri Probably rain tonight and tomorrow.

Illinois Probably rain tonight and tomorrow; possibly mixed with snow flurries in north portion; not much change in temperature. FOG EXTENDED FROM ATLANTIC TO MISSISSIPPI 15 Ocean Liners Unable to En-Ipr-Nfw York Harbor; Traffic Delayed. NEW YOKi, Dee. 2. A fleet of 15 ocean liners rooked at anchor in a heavy sea today at the entrance to New York harbor, fog-bound in the thickest mist that has mantled this section of the seacoast for 15 years.

The 500,000 commuters that come daily from New Jersey, Long Island and nearby New York State points were delayed from half an hour to an hour and a hair, trains and ferries creeping through a heavy cloak of mist. The local weather bureau said the fog extended over a wider area of country than was covered by a single fog before, and placed its western boundary at the Mississippi River. US IIllllLai UJCiouuun oit tui- pv- i mals as well as human beings. The Jahn monument which was recently placed Forest Park, Young said, was badly designed, particularly in that the central head was out of scale with the athletic figures on either side. It was not well placed alongside of the canal in Forest Park, he pointed out.

Naked Truth Xot Well Placed. The Naked Truth statue was badly designed, he said, and was not suitably placed. There are certain architectural features in connection with all sculptural works that should be perfected upon the advice of architects. The back cf the Naked Truth is architecture, he said, and the monument is so placed as to give it an awkward appearance in its piesent surroundings. There is other statuary that is being erected in the city which will be as lidiculous as some that has already been placed, he said, but he did not wish to make any criticism of that before it was completed.

It would have cost the city no more to have the advice of an architect on and shelter and animal Souses in the parks than under the present system, according to Young. What (ommlaalnn Wonld Io. The difference would be that the city would have ornamental buildings in the public parks, every piece of statuary would be placed where it would show to its very bast advantage, and all bridges of all kinds in the parks would be ornamental and in harmony with their surroundings. Young said that he requested the Board of Freeholders to make provision for a city architect in the new charter, but that his suggestion was not accepted. Other cities have created these commissions, and in New York the commission has veto power.

No piece of statuary can be put up, nor any municipal building erected, until the designs or plans have been approved by the commission. FOR A BURGLAR BY Shot After He Emerges From Room of Slayer's Son, When Parents Return. By Associated Prese. ATLANTA, Dec. 2.

James P. Cal laway, a prominent young business and club man, was shot and instantly killed here early today by W. B. Carhart, pres ident of a shoe manufacturing company. A verdict of "justifiable homicide" was returned this afternoon by the Coroner's jury after investigating the killing.

Carhart, who surrendered to.the police at once, declared he thought Callaway was a burglar. He said he and his wife returned to their apartment at a late hour and Mrs. Carhart saw a man coming out of the room of their son. She called to her husband, who shot the man as he was climbing over a rear porch railing. The bullet struck Callaway over the heart, killing him almost instantly.

Carhart said he took several friends from a club to their homes in his automobile, but that Callaway was not one of the party. He added that he had retired when he heard his wife scream. "As I entered Louis' room I saw a man making for the baok porch," he continued. "It appeared to me he had a pistol in his hand. I thought he was a burglar and Area I did not know whom I had shot until the man was identified as Mr.

Callaway." Callaway was a brother of Maj. Frank E. Callaway, a Georgia attorney and president of the Atlanta Southern Association baseball club. He is said to have been a personal friend of Carhart and the latter's son, Louis Carhart On Tuesday CLUBMAN KILLED RICH MAN It 4 St- Si-ijfr kr saffs vt Mackensen, has done at what Bazaine in the Franco-Prus- -sian War failed to do at Metz he has saved his army after if Vi'ni ii.t.iii pTMwJ n' n1gT.Jr.1 v. w.y.....

CoDvrieht. 1914. by the Sun Printing and Publishing Co. and published in St. Louis arrangement with the Illustrated London News.

whs prifireled bv the enemy. see here the finale of a fieme air fight near llheims. A German "Aviatik" paused overhead and a French hiplane with a. machine ffun went after There udirr thT lonr Frank Sillick, Taken in East for Grand Larceny, Says He Pleaded Guilty to Petit Larceny. FIRST CHARGE ANNULLED Seebert Jones Dismissed Indict ment on Last Day That He Was Circuit Attorney.

The prosecuting authorltes and police of St. Louis have met an unexpected obstacle in their efforts to bring back to St. Louis Frank Sillick, also variously known as Charles Fisher, Kid Burke. Walter Mills and George Martin, who has been captured in New York after a chase of nearly seven years. Sillick snatched $1000 from Michael E.

Hogan of 5564 Cabanne avenue at the banking rooms of the Mercantile Trust April 6, 1908. Bertillion records at police headquarters show he is a thief of international reputation. The first intimation that there would be any difficulty in bringing him back from New Tork came when Detective Michael Callahan, who had been sent after him, wired that Sillick refused to come to Louis, saying he had pleaded guilty to petit larceny and paid a fine. Records Found tn Court. Circuit Attorney Harvey had been looking up the records.

The files in the Sillick were missing from the Circuit Attorney's o'fice, but Harvey found then 'n custody of court which waa presided over by jud.re Withrow at the time set f-r Sillici's trial. These records showed that Dec 30, ltrtZ, the day in office of Seebert O. Joo.es. Harvey's predecessor as Circuit Attorr.ey. the case against Sillick on an indictment chsrglr.g grnnd larceny had ben i'iil r.Tt.s-d by Jones.

In orle- that Sillick might be brought to St. Louis and tried Harvey had Sillick re-indicted a week ago by the present grand jury. Callahan's message as to Sillick's assertion that he had pleaded guilty to petit larceny greatly surprised Harvey, who made a further investigation of the records. Plea of Guilty Found. On the docket in Judge Withrow's court he found an entry showing that on Sept.

20, 1912, Charles Burke had been permitted to plead guilty to a charge cf petit larceny on an information filed by Jones and had been fined $100 and costs. The record showed Jones was present in court when this was done. Harvey looked up the petit larceny in formation and found that Hogan was named as prosecuting witness, but that the Information gave April 16 as the date of the crime, though April 6 was the date on which Sillick snatched the money from Hogan. If Sillick was in court on the day he pleaded guilty that fact escaped the at tention of ihe police, as they then con sidered hini a fugitive from justice. Sillick was captured as he fled from the bank with Hogan's money.

After being indicted he jumped his $5000 bond, signed by Edward H. Hickman of 3130 BellV avenue and F. J. Phil lips of 1416 Blackstone avenue. He failed to appear ia court when his case was first called May 19, 1908.

The Stata was never reimbursed on Sillick's forfeiture of the bond as no property owned by the bondsmen coull be found. Cited Fugitive. As tending to show that the Charles Burke named as defendant in the petit larceny information was the same de fendant as in the grand larceny in dictment it was set forth in the information that he had been a fugitive from justice since May 19, 1908. Former Circuit Attorney Jones, when seen by a Post-Dispatch reporter, said he did not clearly remember all the details as to the disposition of the case. He said he recommended that Burke be permitted to plead guilty, because he was told Burke had a wife and several children in New Jersey.

The statement in the information that the crime was cimmitted April 16, instead of April 6, was a clerical error, Jones said. As to the use of the name Charles Burke instead of Frank Sillick in making the petit lar ceny charge, Jones said he looked for the files in his office and could not find them. He knew that one of the names on the indictment was Charles Burke and he used that name. He did not notify the police of his inten tion to accept a petit larceny plea. he said, as it had not been customary for the Circuit Attorney to notify them in such cases.

As to the entering of a nolle prosequi in the grand larceny case on the last day ot his Jones said it was customary- for retiring Circuit Attorneys to go over the records when retiring from office ana "clexn up all the dead cases Harvey May Summon Jones. Circuit Attorney Harvey says he will make a furtner investigation and probably summon Junes as a witness before ths granc. Jury to explain his disposition of the case. Harvey has wired to Detective Callahan advising him to consult District Attorney Whitman of New Tork as to tho possibility of devising a legal way of bringing Sillick back to St. Louis.

Advertisement focus hundreds of interested eyes upon that property you want to sell, especially if the advertisement appear In the Post-Dispatch Big House, Home and Real Estate Direcjrry. French shot struck the "Ana.tilc's" motor. Taking fire instantly cinder with its airmen. EDWARDS COULD exclusively bv the Post-Dispatch by special trn.s a hot contest until suddenly a the German craft fell Itlazina to NEUTRALITY VIEWS Secretary States America's Position as to Building of Submarines for Eurppe. By Associated Prpss.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Secretary Bryan today invited Charles M. Schwab, president of the Uethlehem Steel to the State Department and gave him the views of the American Government on the building of submarines in this coun try for European belligerents. Bryan declined to disclose what was the position of the American Govern ment.

He declared the qurstion was not yet concluded, hut "under considera tion." Schwab, who was accompanied by two assistants, also refused to dis cuss the mission. "Mr. Schwab came," said Rryan, "in response to our inquiry concerning manufacture in this country of ships or materials for shipbuilding." Recent reports tnai Bethlehem Steel Co. had contracted to build submarines, which would be shipped abroad in sections, have, been variously denied and partly confirmed. The visit of Schwab, however, revealed that the State Department had taken official cognizance of the subject, although Secretary Bryan announced yesterday that Government agents, after a thorough investigation, had been unable to learn that any work was being done anywhere In this country in the construction of foreign Warships or parts thereof.

It was relieved, however, that th State Department neslred to consult with the steel company officials so there would be no violations of neutrality If contracts were taken. While the export of munitions of war. such as gun. shells or ammunition, is not prohibited by the neutrality laws, th fitting out of warships or any armed expedition from American oll would be considered a violation. During the Russo-Japanee War, however, an American fcrm built the parts of aeveral submarines, unsigned them to It own agency In Russia and then sold thn to the Government Although the trstisarUon wa kept e- cret until shipment was Vi 114 ufcthat timjul, vlb BRYAN CALLS IN SCHWAB.

GIVES HIS But the German tactical plan for the taking of Warsaw again has failed, according to the prevailing opinion in England. Whether a counter invasion of Silesia has been made Impossible for the present remains to be seen. Lowicz and Lodz still are critical points in the fighting in Northern Poland, where the decision, when it comes, bids fair to be the most momentous of the whole war. Pctrograd put special emphasl on the capture of German ammunition barges on the Vistula Hlver near Plock as Indicating the cutting of! of a convenient means of communication with the German armies in Polani. The battle in Northern Poland la fought under the eye of the German Emperor on the one side and the Russian Emperor on the other.

Thu tha heads of five of the nations at war ar. with their troops. The King of England is in France: the King of Belgium, a usual, is spending all hi time with hi soldiers, while President Poincare of France ha started for another visit to the northern battlefield. Today's meeting of the German Reichstag Is atiracting much attention. Many nwibers of the Reichstag, a large number of them In uniform, Iready have gathered in Berlin In anticipation of this Important session, which.

It Is expected, will provide a new war loan. Quiet prevails along the western front, but alarming news has been received in the form of a report of a serlou epidemic of typhoid fever In the Belgian army. GERMANS GAIIS IIS THE AKGONNE Kaiser's Own Regiment Takes Strong Position, Capturing 300 Prisoners. P.KRI.IN. Dec.

by wireless to Lon donThe official Issued tV dav reads: the western theiiter of the wnr the em my made Insignificant ad- vuncps blch were "In the forest of Argonne a strong point of of the enemy was taken by the Wuertteinberg Infan- try Regiment No. Ills Majesty, the Kaiser's own rrgiment. On tM 1 ttii occasion IWO uinirn suu mtuut of the enemy' troop were mad; prisoners. "There la no news from Eastern, Prussia. "In Northern Poland battle taking normal course.

"In Southern Poland the enem; attacks were repulaed. "The report circulated la th lgn pre that the 23,000 prlsor taken by us at Kutno are Inch in the 40,000 Ruaruta prtaonvra ported by u-- I policy In my pockets afterward, made 5 out to her. That about tells her part fig the" story." Tenny told of taking the boat, of bell coining violently ill and of telling Hack-3 ert he needed fresh air. He said he the where it Tnirned to a LAW POINT FREES DELEGATE FRANCIS, CAPTURED IN RAID Ninth Ward Democrat, Accused of Gambling, Defended by J. R.

McCarthy, House Colleague. John J. Francis, Democratic member of the House of Delegates from the Ninth Ward, and five friends were re leased from a charge of gambling Dy Judge Sanders in City Court No. 2 this morning on a technicality, after Francis' colleague, John R. McCarthy, a lawyer, and Democratic member of the House from the Sixteenth Ward, had made an extended argument that the Information was defective.

The information charged that Francis and the other defendants engaged in a game of chance for money. McCarthy sod it ought to have charged that they wore playing checkers, shooting craps, playing poker and doing whatever the police, thought they were doing. The police report stated they were shooting craps. Assistant City Attorney Sadler insisted that the law required the city only charge that the defendants engaged ir. a game of.

chance for money. Judge Sanders eaid he would hold that the information was faulty and that the defendants could not legally be tried on it. He released them. Francis and his friends were arrested Saturday nisht at 417 Sidney street. The other defendants were August Beck, 302 St.

George street: August Zanger, 200 Victor street; George Eitel, 2808 South Ninth street: Charles Ledholm, 3021 South Seventh street, and James Gelmer. 219 South Tenth street. Sadler said that this would end the prosecution, as the defendants could not be placed on trial for the same offense a second time. CIGARETTE HABIT CLINIC W. C.

T. U. to Offer a Curb Treatment Free. A free clinic to euro boys and men of the cigarette habit will be opened Tuesday afternoon by the Woman's Chrls-tlon Temperance Union, in Schuyler Memorial. 1210 Locust street.

A physician will be in charge. The clinic will be open regularly each Tuesday and St---y afternoon from walked to the boat rail, and then, he BE PROSECUTED. Cole County Prosecutor Doesn't Think Statute of Limitations Bars Action. By Staff Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY, Dec.

2. Prosecut rig Attorney James H. Lay. of Cole! County today gave his opinion that the statute of limitations would not bar a prosecution of J. Harry Edwards, for mer chief clerk in the State Treasurer's office, whose $5000 defalcation was dis covered Monday by a Post-Dispatch reporter after it had been concealed for nearly, two years oy Democratic State officials.

It has been thought by many persons that the evidence would show that Ed- vards actually took the money Sept. 1, 1511, and that the statute of limitations would prevent prosecution after three years from that date. Lay said that In cases of embezzle ment by public officials the statute ot limitations did not expire for five years, although It was three years in embezzlement, of private moneys. 1 do not know whether I shall begin a prosec-TJtton, uy saw. knowledge of the embezzlement was obtained from the published accounts, and I have made no investigation of it.

"My term of office expires Dec SI, which would not give time for more than a start. I think I shall probably leave the matter for my successor to handle from the David W. Peters. Prosecuting Attor ney-elect, said that he considered it im rroper to say before taking office what his action would be, but that he wouH give the, matter of prosecution consider tion immediately after the first of the year. Son of Belgium' Premier Killed on Battlefield LONDON, Dec.

2. The Amsterdam correspondent of Reutcr's Telegram Co. ays one son of M. de Broqi'eville. the Belgian Premier, ha killed In battle and it Is rumored a second son has OFFCAL'S OPINION i said, came utter forgetfulness.

"They tell me I must have fallen and "Sufficiency" These figures tell their own storv. the POST-DISPATCH alone printed struck my head against something a rock, the side of the steamer, or a log. but I don know," he said. "I can't remember, and I've tried so hard. "Three months later I awoke in a larmnouse in south Dakota.

I won't tell where it was exactly. I've promised not to. But anyway, it all came back to me. I told them I was Frederic A. Tenny, a graduate of Central High School In Cleveland, a solicitor from St Louis.

They told me I had fallen under a sunstroke as I worked In the fields I had been carried to a farmer's cot tage and there had battled two weeks against a fever that nearly cost my One afternoon, as the sun was streaming across the bare little room, say mind came back to me. "Th three mo-ths after I had t-n on the boat trip. When I wu able went te Duluth and wrote my father, in tniwtr came, and I came back to lis fcfeoM in Cleveland a week ago. Ton know my story, as much as I now. What my 1 name was during ioa fhree months, where I was picked and what I did I can't tell.

I have mA of mental aphasia. I once read a nk "Sal an telling how a loat his identity, became another tmem, as I did. but I don't know a Pace S. C1ojb 74 columns of St. Louis merchants' display advertising, while its three nearest competitors, the Globe-Demoerat, Republic and Times combined on the same day printed only 72 columns As comedian Sam Bernard would say.

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