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Eight Months' Leadership Following is the total number of columns of paid advertising inserted in the Philadelphia newspapers during the first eight months of this year; for the fact that The Inquirer haa printed nearly two-aol-a-linlf millions more lines of aid advertising during the first eight months of this year than any other newspaper In Philadelphia. The Inquirer's circulation in Philadelphia alone is greater than the combined city circulation of any two other Philadelphia morning newspapers. Results Tell the Story INQUIRER 26,984 Columns Cols. Cols. 14,437 Record 10,046 Bulletin 18.167 "I mam i Public Ledge Press .10,643 The Inquirer's Tremendous Lea4 Proves Its Ad ertlsing Efficiency.

VOL. 175, NO. 80 TODAY'S WEATHER Fair, cool PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1916- -Copw'Qht. 191G, 6 ONE CENT The Philadelphia Inquirer Co. if fi XA A UTOISTS KILLED, STRATIFIED BLACI FRENCH MORTARS AIDING THE FRENCH AT THE SOMME 2 FAMILIES WIPED OUT.

IN CROSSING CRASH Nurse Rides oriEngine 4 i '11 i olpW 'x- THIS PHOTO SHOWS THE INTERIOR OF A HEAVY FRENCH TRENCH MORTAR PET ON 6E11 POSITIONS EXTENDING 4 MILES BRITON, DISGRACED WINS BACK NAME BY FIGHTING UNDER FLAG OF FRANCE Dismissed From English Army Private Returns From Front With Coveted Medals and Is Re-' instated Colonel LONDON. Sept. 17. All England is ringing with the story of Lieutenant Colonel John Ford Elkington, one of the TARIFF URGED BY EiUD BY COMME Division of World Into British Allies, Friends and Neutrals Plan "Most Favored Nation" Treaty With U. S.

and Other Nations Would Be Abrogated WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. Division of the countries of the world into economia strata separated by tariff walls and classi fied as allies of the British Empire, friendly neutrals, unfriendly neutrals and enemy countries is urged by the London Chamber of Commerce in the most complete programme for British post-wfcf trade domination yet to reach this country. To clear the ground for this work of reconstruction, the Chamber concludes in a special report, a copy of which has just been received here, that abrogation of all "most favored nation" treaties, including that with the United States, is inevitable. Free trade, England's historic policy, would be abandoned under the Chamber's plan and a series of graded tariffs proposed in line with the present war group-inucH of the nations.

All imports, for instance, would be divided into the following classes: Wholly manufactured goods, semi-manufactured goods and articles solely used as raw materials in industries; manufactured foodstuffs and raw foodstuffs. Duties Will Vary All parts of the British Empire and its allies would pay the minimum duties; friendly neutrals which allow the United Kingdom the most favored treatment, would iy twice as much; other neutrals, giving preference to other Powers and including neutrals which might be swung into the Teutonic commercial system would pay a still greater surtax; and all "enemy" countries would pay the maximum duties, running up as high as thirty per cent. Roughly it is estimated in the report that this change from free trade to pro tection would net a yearly revenue of about $373,000,000, Every precaution is urged in the re port to assuage neutral nations to prevent them from making commercial alliances with enemy countries after the Avar to the detriment of the British Empire and the Allies. The difficulties are spoken of as follows: "It must be remembered that our Allies have tariff arrangements still in force with other foreign countries which it is assumed must be abrogated before any preferential trade arrangements can be made with the British Empire as a whole. In addition, the United Kingdom has 'most favored nation clauses with certain foreign countries, including the nited Mates.

These, it is assum ed, would have to be terminated, with or without compensatory advantages." For Trade Domination t- British trade domination also would be furthered under the chamber's plan by a reorganization of the consular service, anti-dumping laws, the formation of a Ministry of Commerce, with a seat in the Cabinet, and the founding of a large central credit bank. The Allies would be asked to crive British shipping prefer ential treatment at'tetthe war and to im- porte special taxes on enemy shipping us- lnsr their harbors Tn addition to the discriminatory tariffs, subjects of countries now at war with Great Britain would not be allow ed to live or trade in England except under license, enemy business houses to do business except under license issued against a deposit American trade experts are expected to show the keenest interest the -i 1 T'U- -r, 1 AmPrira' moat vored nation commercial treatv with Enerland and the plan for preferential tariffs are regarded as significant of the trend of England a economic thought and plans. The chamber's report has been fi ir trt ecetav inflinc a auention. DfW niCQ IM UnQPITV1 bUT UlLo IIM nUorl I ML- HCTCD ClinilRBAM nPP.inFMT r.arri. Inlured Youth From Clifton Heignts rnti'nnw rf irio TimiI flnrl internal iniuries.

Edward Cammtpr. twelve years old. of 849 javis sireei, taivcu -1 terian Hospital last night in the car 01 alter Weaver, ot o'u isortn liroaa street, after the latter had struck anji run over him at Fenn and Berkley i Tii Ysnv AtaA in the hospital a few hours afterward. veaver cave iiiinseii uu iu iuc 01 the mirty-nintn street ana ter avenue station and will be given a hearing today. According to Weaver, younsc Carpenter suddenly ran into the road out of the darkness as the car he was driving reached the crossing at Penn and Berkley streets.

Unable to escape striking the boy he shot the car to one side, stopping as quickly as possible and rushing the boy to the Presbyterian Hospital LOST AND FOUND LiUST SuiKlaT. September 1.1!10. on seven o'clook electric train comins from Atlantic City, bluo leather porketbook eontalninx sterling alirer clove but loner, clump holder, knife, kern; Binall Docket book insi'le. about $5. lte- vard.

Mrg. tiulle. ltace IAST On Indiana from 11th to (ierman- town mall black nurse, containlnit money and keys. Reward. 272G Germuntown avenue.

of two one-dollar xold pieces. Reward. N. 27th st. .1.

Illlllliy. I I 111 1 II ul. i 851 KOrN'I Silver friendship bracelet. mother, dad. 1015.

and Initials Walker Cohen. 1S31 arnenter. LOST Auc. 28. female collie, white breast.

iiirac. la neck. Heturu 1635 N. lltU St. Re ward.

LOST Sundav. curse containing receipt, chock t-. cold clin In and key. car 40. Reward.

634 Hut ton st W. Flilla. UM-T Pnrne. enntainimr about 9. from 28th and Federal to desert Reward.

ia4 Vtt St. LA fsx Gold penknife. Initials "tt. n. on handle.

Reward returned to 601 Drexel ttulli'lng. LOST Gold bracelet. Saturday night. 16th and woutn. Kewani.

SIS W. 10th st. LOST set teeth, near Columbia and Heyarfl. 1IZ4 N. Vn'Tlm.

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atiAri)soua st. IXST Wednesday, hair, black body, white vVr 1 1 1 (MAI Men and Women Prominent in Local Society Among Victims Capture in Exclusive Hotel Halts Wide Operations of Badger' Game With the arrest of five men and three women in Chicago late Saturday night, Department of Justice officials have now captured all but one member of an alleged gang of blackmailers which is accused of mulcting prominent men and women of this and other cities out of more than $250,000. This was accomplished through the successful operation of a badger game in which the beauty of the women and the fascinating powers of the men were employed to win victims. The capture of the eight members of the alleged gang concluded a campaign which has been waged by Department of Justice agents here and elsewhere for more than a year, according to Frank I. Gar barino, head of the local office.

At least ten Philadelphians, all of them P'ominent socially, and one a member of the most exclusive circles, have paid tribute to the gang, following the opera tion of the badger game. Other victims, hich are expected to boost the total to fifteen at least, are known also to the authorities. Caught In Fashionable Hotel The alleged band of blackmailers was run to earth in a thrilling raid by Federal officials on a fashionable southside apartment hotel, according to the reports received here from Chicago. Two other alleged members of the same gang already are in custodv in this cits, one having lieen arretted in January, and the second about five weeks ago. The prisoners will be araigned for a hearing in Chicago tomorrow, and then brought to this city, where the chief offenses were committed, Mr.

Garbarino stated last night. Prominent residents of Chicago, Bay timore and New York also have bee fleeced by the gang, which conducted its activities in many cities, according to the government operatives. Charges of white slavery, wire tapping, impersonation of government officials and violation of the Mann Act also will be laid against some or all of the prisoners, Mr. Garbarino intimated last night. Employing-the charms of the women to win attention from wealthy and prominent men and the alluring qualities of the men to attract women of rich families and known social position, the gang first compromised their victims and then threatened them with prosecution under the Mann Act unless they complied with demands for money.

Victim Loses $40,000 In one case. $40,000 was extracted from one victim. In another. $35,000 tained from one of those unfortunate enough to -indiscreet, according to Mr. Garbarino.

One of the principal witnssps ncrairaf the gang, according to Garbarino, will be Mrs. ReginaH. Clifford, of this citv, who first fell a victim to their pt and' then was kidnapped from here and spirited into Canada, when the blackmailers found that government officials had sulv penaed her as a witness against one of their number. Mrs. Clifford, who has been located by Garbarino, and will leave with him for Chicago today to appear tomorrow at the preliminary hearing, was induced to form one of a party which went to New "i ork.

There, Garbarino asserts, she was surprised by two members of the gang, who posed as government officials, while in a compromising position. They had miscalculated in this case, however, and Mrs. Clifford refused to pay the lew. Sh will be one of the principal witnesses against the gang. inose arrested gave the names of Henry Russell, Edward Donahue.

Helen Evers, Mrs. Frances Allen. Mrs. Edward Donahue, James Christian, Frank Crotker and George Bland. George Irwin, the alleged director of the group, alone es caped apprehension.

Formerly Lived Here All of those arrested in Chicago, ac cording to Garbarino, formerly lived at the house in this city. Thirteenth street near Green, in which William Butler was arrested last January, and his brother, George, taken into custody five weeks ago. 14ese two were arrested in connection with the1 case of Harold the son of a wealthy resident of North Broad street, upon whom the gang had made demands for- money, and who turned the blackmailing letters over to Federal agents. Confirming the- statement of Depart ment of Justice Agent Hilton G. Cla-baugh, of.

Chicago, who declared that the total amount obtained by the gang ap proximated $250,000, and that rich 1'hila-delphians were the principal victims. uarbarmo last night said: have been after this gang for more than a year, but the main difficulty has been in getting witnesses. No one found was willing to come forward and testify against any member of the gang, even atter they had been forced to turn over large sums under threat of exposure. "We have been making every effort to land the whole group at one time, and I think we succeeded, and that they are well on the road to the penitentiary now. They played the badger game, with a little white slave game, and wiretapping sometimes on the side.

"We cannot force those who have been victimized to appear, since in such a case they would be testifying against themselves and opening the way for prosecution under the Mann act. But the evidence now on hand, I am confident, will result in the conviction of the gang. During the raid, which had been carefully planned for many weeks, an elabor--ate opium outfit was found in one of the apartments raided. Meet to Consider. Typhoid Epidemic Special to The Inquirer.

GLOUCESTER CITY, N. Sept. 17. The fiftieth case of typhoid fever that has developed here during the past six weeKs waa-reportea yesterday, me vic-tim Thomas Curr, 41S Essex street, was removed to Cooper Lamden. The Board of Health will hold a meeticj tomorrow consider the spread cf this crease.

uuniv Tl 250.000 IN Embankment Hid Approaching Train The Niagara Falls Special, of the Reading, traveling at high speed, hit the auto of William Hunsicker and J. A. Kneff, of South Bethlehem, a short distance below Quakertown, and the men, with their wives and children, six in all, were killed. The terrific impact caused the clothing of the victims to be stripped from their bodies, but not one of them was mangled. Five died immediately, while the sixth passed away on the pilot of an engine in the arms of a Philadelphia nurse, who rode on the locomotive, going at a thirty-mile-an-hour clip, rushing the boy to the hospital.

Kneff and Hunsicker were steel workers and had taken their families on a trip in a new machine, recently purchased. They were on their way home when killed. irj CHIHUAHUA CITY RISE I REVOLT Aided by Villistas, Fight Loyal Troops With Big Slaughter Political Prisoners Released From Penitentiary, Buildings Burned Special to The Inquirer. EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 17 Angered because they were receiving little food and being paid in paper currency of the de facto government, which is practically worthless, more than half of the Chihuahua garrison of 5000 men today revolted.

They attacked the loyal troops and in the battle that raged for hours several hundred were tilled and wounded on both sides. Francisco Villa assisted the revolters by sending a detachment of his bandit force into the city. All political prisoners were released by the revolters from the penitentiary. The revolting soldiers left the cityafter burning many buildings and joining Villa. Information to this effect was tonight received in code messages from Chihua hua by American mining companies.

Villa's Unsuccessful Attempt Villa's own troops executed a surprise attack on Chihuahua in the dark of Sat urday morning, which although successfully initiated, ended in a complete victory for the de facto government troops under General Jacinto Trevino, who re ceived a flesh wound in the left forearm under the fire. From an official dispatch received by General Gonzales in Juarez, there were 153 Villa followers killed in the attack yesterday on Chihuahua and 87 captured, who Mere immediately executed as bandits. Those Villistas who escaped must have waited outside the city in ambush, hoping for another more favorable opportunity to attack. On learning of the revolt at the garrison they immediately threw all their force into the city, as related above. Pershing's Men Capture Bandits Army motor truck drivers arriving at the border today say that an American cavalry squadron operating fifteen miles south of Namiquipa surrounded and captured 4 band of sixteen bandits last Monday.

One of the prisoners, accord ing to the report, revealed the hiding place of a quantity of arms and ammunition. Prisoners and munitions are said to have been brought to Colonia Dub lan in motor trucks. This report follows one current here a few days ago to the effect that General Pershing, on information that a small party of armed Mexicans was operating below Namiquipa, had dispatched a bat talion of the Twenty-fourth infantry by motor trucks to reinforce the American garrison at that point. Although the military authorities here say they have heard nothing of the capture, the truckmen assert that the prisoners are now in the stockade at Dub- Ian. VILLA ONCE HAD MUNICIPAL PALACE MEXICO CITY, Sept.

17. Genera Obregon, Minister of ar, announces that a thousand followers of Francisco Villa who attacked the town of Chihuahua Friday night, were routed early Saturday morning with a loss of six hun dred men killed and many capturea After the battle General Trevino's troops were able to take part the regular Independence Day parade at 11 o'clock Saturday morning. During the fighting General Trevino was slightly wounded in the shoulder. Aided by some of the townspeople, the Villa forces attacked at 11 clock rn day night and took the penitentiary and the municipal and lederal palaces General Trevino gathered his troops placed his artillery, recaptured the pub lie buildings and completely defeated the attackers in the early morning light. The captured men will be tried by court-mar tial.

General Obregon Has sent a message cf congratulations to General lrevmo. Several, of the captured men already have been tried by court-martial and put to death. -Normal conditions prevailed at Chi huahuA aunday. ficer Moeisa r-. Pilot Trying to Save Victim, After P.

Special Hits Car a Quakertown Riders Hurled 30 Yards and Bodies Strewn on Tracks Neck of Each Is Broken All Resided in South Bethlehem Special to The Inquirer. QUAKERTOWN, Sept. persons were killed at a crossing a quar ter of a mile from the Quakertown Sta tion of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway this afternoon, in one of the most terrible accidents ever known in this section, when a motor car in which they were riding was struck by a special express train from Niagara Falls. The machine had just reached the cen tre of the tracks when the engine boee down on it. A possible view of the ex press had been cut off, according to peri sons familiar with the section, by a steep embankment.

The automobile was liter ally smashed into splinters, while tha six occupants were tossed high into tha air. There were two women in the party and the necks of both were broken. All the victims were residents of Beth lehem, and the two men in the party held responsible positions in the Bethlei hem Steel Works. They were W1LUA5I HCXSZIKER. forty-two years old.

MRS. WILLIAM HUXSZIKER. thirty-three old. ANDREW KNEFF. forty years old.

5IKS. ANDREW KNEFF. thirty -six years' old. GEORGE KNEFF. twelve years old.

i CHARLES KNEFF. six years eld. Five Killed Instantly Five of the motorists were killed in stantly, while the sixth, a boy of sis years, was still alive when the crew and passengers from the express, which had been stopped within a few yards of tha accident, reached him. A nurse, returning to Philadelphia from a vacation trip to Niagara Falls, realized the possibility of saving the boy's life. Forcing passengers to help carry the mangled body on to the pilot, of a locomotive, which was being used to haul the dead persons to Quakertown in a freight car, she worked over the boy aa the engineman raced his train at a rate of more than sixty mjles an hour.

The j-oung woman was in a dangerous position on the locomotive, but she gave no thought to her peril. Using every possible first aid remedy to retain life in the little body, she dressed his wounds during the short ride. The boy died just as the nurse was helped from the pilot. The Kneff family was wiped out com pletely by the tragedy, while of the second none remains but a two-year-old baby. The infant had not been taken on the ride.

Hunsziker was foreman in a big de partment of the steel works, while Kneff, who was driving the car, wa9 his assistant. They had been riding for a number of hours and were about to start a return trip to Bethlehem. All Skulls Fractured Surgeons who examined the bodies at the Quakertown station found that every one of the victims had sustained a Continued on 4th Page, 3d Col, THE WEATHER Forecast ffom Washington: Eastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey Fair Monday and Tuesday, continued cool. Western Pennsylvania Fair and cool er Monday; Tuesday fair. Tor Detailed Weather Report Sea Seceat rase.

Klcbtb Column The Final This One Veek Only! Special Bargains in Fall Overcoats and the Remainders of Suits at $10 We need the room, you need the clothes. We can afford to take a loss and sell them at $10 the Suit or Overcoat. At $10, you can't afford to pass them up! In the Overcoats Coverts, cheviots, fancies and staples coats silk-lined and silk-faced to the edge; knitted fabrics and cravenetted cloths just a limited lot that can be bought at big reductions before opening our Fall Season. Some corkers in the selections, too! $15 and $18 Suits and Overcoats $10.00 And in Additipn Other $18 Coats. $13.50 $20 Coats at $15.50 $25 Coats $18.50 Alterations at cost.

Nothing doing after this week. So you buy now or not at all! 4 r- THE SOMME FRONT SUBMARINE LINER BREMEN SAFE OFF BLOCK ISLAND WITHIN 3-MILE LIMIT Second German Undersea Merchantman Reported From Newport as Tug Searches for Her Spriel to The Inauirer. iXEWPOKT, R. Sept. 17.

The Ger-ran submarine merchantman Bremen, tie second ship of its kind in the world, was reported off Block Island tonight shortly after 11 o'clock. The ocean-going tug T. A. Scott, with persona on board supposed to be representatives of the Eastern Forwarding Company, early tonight had put to sea from New London, preum-e'ly in search oi the submarine merchant man, which was reported off the coast hiding for this port. The T.

A. Scott, followed by tuga bearing newspaper" correspondents. For weeks maritime men throughout almost the entire world, and the public have been waiting for the long heralded ar rival of the Bremen, the second of the undersea merchant ships built by Germany to evade the allied blockade which haa to a great extent shut off that country from communication by water from the rest of the world. The Bremen is said to a sister ship 61 the U-liner Deutschland. wlvose arrival at Baltimore, with a valuable cargo of dyes and other commodities, to be exchanged for goods of which Germany said to be sorely in need, thrilled the entire world.

The Deutschland's captain told an excising tale of his adventures in dodging warships of the Allied by 8ubmerginff. Frequent rumors that the Bremen, whose coniins was announced by the captain of the Deutschland, had been captured or sunk by the Allies were afterwards denied, and recent activities in the vicinity of Xew London have indicated that the arrival of the second merchant submarine in the- history of the world was shortly expected. MAN LOSES LIFE IN FIGHT OVER CARDGAME IN CLUB Body Found in Yard Other Players Escape In an argument following a disputed card game in the Italian Republican Club, at East Haines street and Osceola ave nue last night, Umilo Mallezo, 28 years old, of 4,51 Mechanic street, lost his life, his body being found later in the back ard of the club bleeding from revolver wounds. Detectives Corry and McFarland, of the Germantown station, and Geonnotti, of the "murder squad," are investigating and hope to make several arrests. They found out that there had been a card game in progress at the club and that Mallezo had been one of the players.

A wild scramble, the police say, followed the dispute, an da few minutes later Mallezo was found lying dead in the yard. Dr. J. Metz Cunningham, of 2S East Chelten avenue, pronounced the man dead. The body was removed to the Germantown police station and later to the Morgue.

When Mallezo's wife heard of her husband's death she ran to the Germantown police station to verify the report. On learning that it was true she became hysterical. It was found necessary to call the ambulance from the Germantown Hospital. She was treated by physicians and sent home. RUN OFF WITH AUTO UNDER OWNER'S NOSE Thieves 'Vanquish Firemen, Into Pole and Vanish Crash Driving a new touring automobile to the curb in.

front of his residence, 127 South Sixteenth street, yesterday afternoon, G. B. Sefton, left the car and entered his home. No sooner had he done so than three young men jumped into the car. and started it off.

Sefton saw it disappearing and started in pursuit. Fireman John Painter, of Engine Com pany No. 4, Sixteenth and Sansom street, saw th men steal the car and started after them. He jumped on the running-board, but was pushed' Off into the street. The occupants ran the car to Sixteenth and Chestnut streets, but feared the crowd pursuing, steered the machine into an electric light pole, jump ed out and escaped.

Payatr was slightly bruised. The ct was badly wrecked. Reach Point Close to Serbian Frontier, South of onastir Bulgars Lose on Lake Ostrovo, Von Mackensen Continues Dobrudja Gains BY ARTHUR S. DRAPER Special Cable to The Inquirer. LONDON.

Sept. -17. The Serbians, aid ed by the Kussians, are continuing their forward march in Macedonia, on the left wing of the Allied front. Advancing on both sides of Lake Ostrovo King Peter's uul A troops defeated the Bulgarians at Kaj- mackalan, se ized the Nidje Ilidge on the Serbian frontier and continued their drive over the border. West of Lake Ostrovo the Serbians continue to cross the River Brod, while the Franco-Russian forces to their left pushed on to the outskirts of Fiorina.

This town is now pocketed, the Allied troops swinging beyond it on both 6ides in their movement against Monastir. Four Tpwns Captured Meanwhile the Rumanians have struck another blo at the enemy in Transyl- vania, pushing forward on a wide front Thrp nnprationq wpre carried out and i all were successful. Along the Alt River King Ferdinand troops smashed for -n-nrH anA rimtiired four towns. th most important of which ia Fogaras. Several 3 crossings of the stream were forced and more man vj iuisuucih ia.Ktu.

rush here was so suqden and so over- wneiming inai wnoie groupa 01 were cut off from the main army gather- ll 1 1 .1 4 A ed behind the Rumanian lines un VUUUVUi he seconi action was to the west ot a v. v. uiiio DCVtUt, iil lillC aiicv VI Lilt L'llClU Here furious nghtins: took place for the possession of Jiran Height, south of ilarulmare. Alter cHanging hands re- WIL xvuiunuiuus, viiu iieiu ii ugiiiusi mi couii' tpr-attarks co-operation with the Czars forces the Kumamins carried out a third on eration southwest of Dornavatra, in the Carpathians, where some territory was Kainea. Afcat I1.1-118 ocUpied 1.

Bk orj dar and Struma sectors are battering at the enemy's lines without cessation. in Lake Ostrovo Region Sofia under date of vesterdav makes the following report: Alter itter fighting in the region of Lake Ostrovo the enemy occupied Nidjcplanina. On the Moglena plain we repulsed with great loss to the enemy hostile attacks at Banovo Hill and on Kovil Height. In the Vardar Val ley there were reciprocal artillery operations of small intensity on the Bel-aschitza plain. We drove off an Italian infantry post northwest of Palm-isch, capturing a small party.

occupied the town of Kavala on September 12. In accordance with the agreement between the supreme army command and the commander of the Fourth Greek Army Corps, that the Greek troops should be transport ed to Germany, their transportation was begun on the loth. Yesterday an enemy Heet shelled the port of Kavala and the outlying districts of the town, where the barracks, in the western part, were set on fire. There was no loss of life. "Rumanian front: Along the Danube there ia culm.

In Dobrudja the pursuit of the defeated enemy continues. The Black Sea coast ia calm." The following official report was issued in Bucharest today: On the. north and northwestern fronts we continued to advance. After fighting we have occupied Homorov, Almas, Koehalom and prisoner ten officers and 9tH men, and cap- turing mum maienai. "In the Strein Valley violent fighting continues.

Mran hleight, south of Barul iu goutn oi iiarui oeatedl changed mare, wnun has rei 1 7 sin i flOW BEFORE FLDRII TIEN Bl BUTE Bloody Field at Mouquet Farm Among Gains Made by British French Success Another Rung in Ladder Which- Means Fall of Peronne LONDON, Sept. I4. German positions exceeumg lour nines in iengu ere tured Saturday night and Sunday by the British and French armies in the con tinuation of their offensive north and south of the Somme River in France. ajuition. quantities of war material and a large number of prisoners ftll into the hands of the Entente Allies 7(0 prisoners being taken by the French alone.

Heavy counter-attacks against the British today Mere repulsed with large losses to the Germans. Near Thiepval the British took a for- tified position over a front of a milp. known as "Thp Dannhp nMr fWppWtA an vn, in A ft ly defended positwn at the Mouquet larm, over wnich there had been numer- ous hard-tought battles for several weeks. fell into their hand To the south of the river the French pushed back the Germany and occupied the remainder of the towns of Verman- dovillers and Berny still in their hands and also captured all the ground be tween ermandovillers and Deniecourt and between Deniecourt and Berny, the gain being over a front running northeast two miles and thence east another miIe The advance of the British apparently straightens out the salient that had projected into their lines between Thiep val and Courcelette and brings their front here to within a scant mile of Grandcourt and the Albert-Bapaunie railway. Grandcourt now is being bom barded by the British.

The success of the French seemingly obliterates anoth er of the many saw-tooth salients which mark the entire front of the Somme, and is another move of the right flank of the Entente toward the pocketing of Peronne French Communication The French official report of tonight says: "North of the Somme our artillery actively bombarded German organizations throughout the day. "South of the Somme we attacked at 2.30. o'clock P. M. at several points and gained important successes.

The villages of Vermandovillers and Berny, of which we held only a part, were conquered in a brilliant assault. Some isolated points are still holding out. "All the ground between Vermandovillers and Denicourt. on the one Bide, and between Denicourt and Berny on the other, which was defended bj sev eral strongly organized systems of trenches, has fallen into our hands af ter a desperate fight. The struggle still continues around Denicourt.

Be tween Berny and Barleux we captured a number ot trenches. All counter-attacks attempted by the enemy during the evening broke down under our artillery tire with heavy German losses. "Up to the present 700 unwounded prisoners, fifteen of them officers, have been counted. "There has been the usual cannonade on the remainder of the front." British Official Report The British official statement of to- nicht follows: 1 il. soutn or tne Ancre tne enemy made several heavy counter-attacks on our new positions, all of which were re-piTistd.

"Particularly, enemy forces attacking from the direction of Les Boeufs ana north of Flers were caught by our artillery barrage, suffering heavy casualties. "Between Flers and Martinpuich, an enemv brigade advancing to attack in the direction of High Wood was met by two of. our battalions in the open. Continued on 2d 7th IE is strangest romances of this strange world war. It is the everappealing, human story of another man who "came back." Dismissed by court-martial from the army lie had served tor nearly inirry years, just as his regiment was going in to action in France in the closing months of 1914, this English officer, disgraced at a time of life when the chances of fate weigh heavily against a man fighting for suddenly lost honor, found refuge that queerest of all military organizations, the Foreign Legion of Fiance.

But now Elkington is back in England. Pinned on his breast are two of the coveted honors of' France, the military Jnediil and the military cross.but the most 4i wfiich-wmes out the errors of the a rrrUmntinn from the official London Oazette announcinz that the Kin has "graciously approved the reinstatement of John Ford Elkington in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, with his previous seniority, in consequence of his gallant conduct while serving in the ranks of the foreign legion of the French army." In this same London Gazette, at the end of October, 1914, had appeared the crushing announcement that Elkington had been cashiered by sentence of general court-martial. Colonel Elkington did not pas un- scathed through fire. His fighting days are ended. His knees are shattered and he walks heavily upon his sticks.

Colonel Elkington made no attempt to I cloak ins name or his former army serv- ice when he entered the ranks of the Tjojrion, hv shouldn I be a private? he said. "It is an honor for any man to serve in the ranks of that famous corps. I many 01 tne otner Doys. 1 nad a debt to wipe off. Now it is "OLD SKINS," SAYS RECTOR OF DISAGREEING FLOCK Parishioners Scored and Bishop Ac cused by Outgoing Jersey Clergyman From The Inquirer Bureau, NEW YORK.

Sept. 17. Classifying his parishioners who disagreed with his views of "old skins and stating they were so "dead" that what Martha said of Lazarus when he had been buried three days, "he stinketh," was true of them. Rev. Mercer Green Johnston preached his farewell sermon this morn inc as rector of Old Trinity Episcopal Church, Newark, N.

J. Toward the end of his most unusual Mr. John ston accused Rev. Edwin S. Lines, Bish op of Newark, of having entered into a covenant with the vestry of Trinity Church to oppose him.

The clergyman and his wife will leave Newark Tuesday for Baltimore, where they will live in the magnificent sum mer home of William F. Cochran, at Sherwood Forest, a suburb of Balti more. Mr. Cochran is known as" the Socialist millionaire. He made his money from his carpet works, and he is reputed to be worth $8,000,000.

Un til a few years ago he lived" in Yonkers, WITH CLOTHING ABLAZE, WOMAN IS BADLY BURNED I Mrs. Minnie Felcher Becomes Living Torch in Bedroom Mrs. Minnie Felcher. 40 years old, of 831S East wick avenue, was seriously burned, about the face and body in a bedroom of her home late yesterday afternoon, when her clothing caught fire. She was sent to the University of Penn sylvania Hospital an ambulance, where her' condition is said to be seri ous.

According to what was said at Mrs. Felcher'sl home last nieht. aftpr takinor a bath she put on a night dress and kimono and went into her bedroom, 1 1 1 1 1 1 r- wnere ner cioimng- caugnt nre irom a small gas stove. Persons in the house say Mrs. Felcher called for help and her mother, Mrs.

R. Frolick, and her two sisters ran to her assistance. Their screams brought iaui V1 jsi- I wick avenue, who called a policeman He had injured woman sent to the -ei.