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ffltt Help Them Out Tail your friend about the Globe' Uncle Dudley Editorials Comic Feature Now Sport. Advise them to read the Daily Globe. ftSoston EXTRA VOL LXXXVIII NO. 49 BOSTON, WEDNESDAY. MORNING, AUGUST 18, 1915 FO RTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS COPTRIOHT, IMS, BT THE QLOBK NEWSPAPER CO FOE IN GUNSHOT meager reports tell mad rniirn iu pipr nr nnroT i irntioi OP RUIN IN fiJIVKTIHI MUD lUlLLU IU IlMUL Ml IIWIII III UnLILVIVIl OF BREST LITOVSK Number Is of Lives Lost in the Storm Not Definitely Known.

AFTER FRANK LYNCHING Judge Eludes Crowd and Spirits Body to AtlantaThrones Visit Morgue. Transport McClellan Swept Half-Mile Inland-Other Cities Suffer Damage. Teutons Gain at Kovno King Asks Venizelos to Be Premier. British Transport Sunk in Aegean With Loss of 1000 Troops. SUMMARY OF WAR NEWS Austro-Hungarian army has French secure footing on ridge -tO 1 I I 1 i FIREMEN HURLED FROM A LADDER Four Injured During Winchester Drill SUPPOSED BOMB PROVES TO BE BUNDLE OF POEMS DALLAS, Tex, Aug 17 Wireless messages from Galveston tonight gave the only direct news from that storm-stricken city.

No definite news of loss of life has been reported, but the desperate situation of the citizens of Galveston was indicated vaguely by the statement in a late afternoon radiogram thaV. boats were taking people from buildings on the main streets to the United States transport Buford. A wireless message tonight from the Army transport Buford, in Galveston Harbor, to Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, reported that the number of lives lost is unknown and that the financial logs is very great. The Army transport McClellan is stranded half a mile inland. At 9:30 tonight no further word was received from Galveston and no further advices Were received of the fires men driven Kussians in 10 miies Detween bondemach and Land touthwest of Brest-Litovsk ersbach in Vosges.

Greek King asks Venizelos to form Cabinet Balkan States busy Gapt Ambrose May Be Hurt with war preparations. Italians begin another general Package Marked "Open at Your Peril Alarms Democratic Committee assault on Austrian lines. Internally by 40-Foot Drop. All Taken to Hospital-Collapse to Be Probed. Affront to Law Called Blot on Name of Georgia.

Jury Empaneled to Investigate Perpetrators ol Outrage. Jews of Boston Plan an Indignation Meeting in Faneuil Hall. Germans put American cotton tioned in the first Galveston wireless this morning. The tropical hurricane which swept down upon the island city yesterday extended its devastation Inland tdflay and ship Pass of Balmaha in prize court. Germans capture one fort at Kovno and three at Novo-jreorgievsk.

British transport Royal Edward torpedoed in Dardanelles, 1000 lives lost. Russians report they hold Germans off in the north and below Biaiystok. IWLDBALLOON TAKES BOYS OFF John McNeil Falls 50 Feet at Gloucester. Call on Police to Round UpHanrahan, Who Thinks He Has Grievance. tonight wire communication was impossible beyond Waco, which was absolutely cut off from the coast country.

Beaumont, Houston, Taylor, Temple and other cities of Southeast Texas were thought to have been hard hit by the storm, laat reports from those places telling of unroofed buildings, uprooted trees and other damage. WINCHESTER, Aug 17 Four members of Hook and Ladder Company 1 were injured, one of them seriously, when a 50-foot ladder, on which they were practicing at 7:45 tonight against the walls of the Pierce School on Church st, collapsed, throwing them to the gravel walk of the school yard. LONDON, Aug 17 On both ends of the second Russian line of fortresses, Kovno and Brest Litovsk, the Teutons are pressing with all their force, in the hope of dealing the long-delayed fatal blow to Russia's armies. Field Marshal von Aez' Austrian army today drove in the Russians to Dobrynka, 13 miles southwest of The injured, all- of whom were uuin latest reports indicated that Suffering partly, it is believed, from the storm was subsiding in Galveston religious dementia, and having an marked "open at your peril," which a messenger boy walked into the office and delivered with a Jaunty air. Tne moment that the attaches of the committee saw the package they suspected that it contained an explosive, and the messenger boy was rudely pushed out of the office.

He stood In the street and shouted up and that the water had started to drain hallucination that the Democratic State slowly from the sy-eets, there was no officials were not giving his uncle, the prospect that wire communication might latter a candidate for postmaster at be restored for several days. Hundreds Mansfield, a square deal, Charles Law-of miles of wires are broken and thou- rence Hanrahan, 36 years old, living at sands of poles blown down. 155 chauncy st, that town, was arrested Special Dispatch to the tjlohe. ATLANTA, Ga, Aug 17 Leo M. I tie Wireless equipment on the Buford 1 by Sergt Carey and patrolman Morgan to the men in the office, asking them if prank Is dead.

He was hanged at was the sole means of communication they did not want the package, while Lands on Head Rain-Soaked Earth Saves His Life. to the Winchester Hospital, are: CAPT MICHAEL C. AMBROSE, aged 37, married, of 22 Vine st, several ribs on right side broken and internal injuries feared. EDWARD FITZGERALD, aged 37, married, 20 Winchester st, clerk of the company, left thumb crushed and left ankle sprained. ALBERT LIBBY, aged 37, married, 11 Kendall st, a callman, broken left arm, cuts off head and arms.

COLEMAN FLAHERTY, aged 83, Un-' married, 8 Oak st, sprained ankle and arm. Treated and sent home. Capt Ambrose was the most seriously injured of the four men. He fell more than 40 feet and landed heavily. He was unconscious when picked up.

At the hospital there is some question as to whether the broken ribs have caused internal injuries, and it may take some time to determine the true extent of FIGHTS HOLDUP MAN FOR CASH Edith Wrafton Saves $206 in Box. they tried to persuade him to go away. The package was finally found to contain a lot of poems and literature written along religious lines. Hanrahan Is a shoe worker and lives in Mansfield. He told the police last night that he feared that he had con- between Galveston and the outside world tonight The greatest damage in Galveston is believed to have occurred in districts fronting the ea.

All buildings on the water front were ruined, this circumstance being almost a repetition of the city's experience in previous storms. Vessels caughtin the harbor also suf- of the East Dedham-st Station last evening at the instigation of the officers of the Democratic State Committee. Following a call at the State Committee rooms, in the course of which he announced his intention of going to Clinton and rebuking the Governor, Hanrahan communicated with the committee by telephone and later by letter, and finally sent a queer looking package bearing skull and crossbones and Brest Litovsk, while Archduke Joseph Ferdinand is 20 miles northwest of that fortress. Berlin reports today that Gen Litsmann has stormed and taken the forts on the southwest front of Kovno, capturing 4500 prisoners and 240 guns. This probably means the early fall of the fortress itself, between which and the capture of the Warsaw Vilna Petrograd Railway there cannot be much delay.

Another fort on the northeast front of Novogeorgievak also has fallen and the cordon is being closed around the fortress. Cate Tumbles From Cannon and Escapes Injury. sunrise in Cobb County, just two miles from the public square and from the cemetery where the body of Mary Phagan lies. Leo M. Frank 'was hanged by the neck, hanged by a well-organiail and disciplined mob; a mob that took him from the State Prison Farm at Milledgeville, rushed through the country In motor cars, avoiding large towns and frequented highways and reached Cobb County just at daybreak.

The final dramatic scene of the most famous tragedy that Georgia, Continued on the Second Puce. Con tinned on the Third Paige. Plucky Cashier's Hand Cut in Quincy House Struggle. Special to the Giohe. OLOrCESTKU.

Aug 17 John McXeil, 18-year-old son of Neil J. McXeil, residing at a Acacia st. is lying- at the Short-it Hospital with two ribs broken and severe internal injuries. Yet he might in a worse predicament. He waa a mere witness at the preparations for the balloon ascension at Continued the Second Page, BRAVES FIELD OPENJNGTODAY Crowd of 40,000 or More Expected.

SHAW SHORT THREE NAMES Will Not Be on Ballot as a Progressive. his injuries. Capt Ambrose early got his men together and the apparatus was run from the new Central station to the school. Several smaller ladders were rsistu and mounted with success. Finally a ladder reaching to the roof of the school building was sent up.

It is of the extension type, made in two sections with a lock to fasten the top or fly piece in place. Continued on the Second Page. Venizelos Asks Four Days. Developments in the Balkans, to which the Allies look for the relief of pent-up Russia by opening the Dardanelles, came a step nearer today when King Constantine of Greece re- Kenney Arrested After Fleeing From Hotel. DODGES CATS, STRIKES WALL Lynn Ambulance in Midnight Crash.

Mrs Nohelty Escapes Injury on Way to Maternity Ward. the South and the Nation have seen, was acted about 5 o'clock in the half light of the morning. So quickly was the work of the lynchers performed that persons in Marietta did not know that he had been brought to their door tor more than two hours. When the news reached the Cobb County seat a throng hurried to the mill. The body was still Contlnned on the Eighth Paee.

Edith Wrafton, cashier In the tnalr dining-room of the Quincy House? wai held up at this morning by a mmi who tried to get the contents of a tin cash box containing over 1200. In fight TODAY'S GLOBE CONTENTS. TODAY'S GLOBE CONTENTS. Finest fiaseball Park in the World Awaits Them. Says He Intended to Withdraw in Clark's Favor Anyway.

Rp.nnhlinans Have Most Boston's Best Bargain Advertising space in the Daily and Sunday Globe. hanging in the tree. The bringing of the body to Cobb County, where Mary Phagan was born and reared, was but an example of the restlessness of purpose of the mob members. Pge 1. Jury impaneled tp investigate lynching of Leo Frank.

Austro-Germans capture part of Kovno forts and are 13 miles from Brest-Litovsk fortress. Meager reports from Galveston indicate loss life, but number is unknown; pecuniary damage very great. Charles L. Hanrahan of Mansfield send3 Democratic State Committee package full of poems marked "opened at your peril." Page 6. Daily Lesson in History.

So They Say. Gen John Black, ex-commander-in-chief of the G. A. dies suddenly In Chicago. Page 7.

Financial news. Press planB for big loan in America to restore foreign exchange market. Page S. Data laid before Sec Daniels purporting to show that Germany before the war tried by spies to get United States Mawv sort-fits and build wireless system State Ticket Contests. The name of William Shaw, Prohlbi- ing to prevent the man from gettlnfl the money Miss Wrafton's hani waa cul and the box holding the money wai overturned near the table where sh waa sitting.

Under arrest at the Court-sq Station on a charge of robbery la man rJM described himself as Thomas M. Kenney, aged of North road. North 'helms ford. He wan pursued from the dining room through the lobby of the hotel and thence ahAg Brattle sq, being overtaken near the entrance to the Toklo. When he was being booked by Lieut Frank J.

Mulligan lit Division 2, would not explain why he tried to steal the ffioney and merely said that he "had taken a hanoe." A loaf of bread wai found in his back pocket. Motorcyclist Completes Trip to Hospital. LYNN, Aug IS Despite a collision of the auto police ambulance, in which she was being taken from her home at 27 Collins st to the maternity ward at the T.vnn HosDital. with a stone wall on It Will Be Pennant Day for Champions. By J.

C. O'LEARY. Today is the day. At 1:30 this afternoon the gates of Braves' Field on Commonwealth av will be thrown open for the dedication of the finest baseball park in the world. There Is not another like it anywhere, and the probability is that It will stand pre linr, candidate for Governor, will not All Wires Cut Except One.

As the mob leaders left the prison keepers, handcuffed, they informed in Philippines and near Panama Canal. Western av at midnight last night, Mrs Allies will offer plan to keep cotton I Mary Nohelty arrived at the hospital prices from low level after putting safely, and the hospital physicians staple on contraband list, it is believed. stated early this morning that it is Germany sends American cotton ship probable she will suffer no ill effects from the eventful trip. Pass of Balmaha to prize court. Minister Stovali reports Switzerland 'rne stone wall put the ambulance out appear on the ballot of the Progressive party as a candidate for the gubernatorial nomination of that party at the State primaries Sept 21.

At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon the time expired for filing with the Secretary of State the nomination papers of the candidates for the various nominations. The law requires that a candidate for Governor must secure 250 names from each of four counties in the 8tate. Mr Shaw's papers contained signatures as follows: Essex County. 297; Worcester County, 261, Middlesex County, 484; Norfolk County, 91; Plymouth County, 118, and Suffolk County, 247. In other words, if Mr Shaw had had three more certified names on his Suffolk County papei'B there would be no question as to his candidacy for the Progressive nomination for Governor.

The slip-up, or whatever It may be called, is said to have been due to the fact that the Election Commissioners Supt J. N. Burke that Frank's body would be found near the grave of Mary Phagan. To insure and prevent any interference of their plans by ofHcera of ther State, every telegraph wire of Milledgeville had beei cut save one. This one' wire communicated with Augusta and flashed the newt to the world in the morning that Leo M.

Frank was at last in the hands of hiB avengers, of whom he had been in living dread since he was arrested. The wire prevented the purpose of the lynchers of ibringing their captive's life to an end in Marietta. Every sheriff in Georgia had been ordered to keep a vigilant watch on all automobiles passjng through. eminent for the next 28 years. It looks as if it were about the last word in the way of a home for a ball club and for the accommodation of its patrons.

No club in the country has a larger playing surface or one better proportioned, and the seating arrangements are excellent. The capacity is between 43,000 and 45,000. It is thought that there will be upward of 40,000 on hand today. There will be from 10,000 to 15,000 school children present as the guests of Mayor Curley. The Boston Club has issued thousands of invitations to other guests and the advance sale of tickets has been very large.

The Royal Rooters, with their band, But few guests were In the hotel at. the time. When Kenney entered th hotel he Was served by Louis Fraset of Shirley av. Revere, a bellman. The latter did not like the appearand of the man and followed him.

He walked through the lobby going Into the main dining room, then turned and went to where Miaa Wrafton waa alttlng. Hhe had counted her cash and waa waiting for aoaae of the late dinars to get out. "1 want that," he Is alleged to have said, as he reached for the caaK box. Mian Wrafton reached for It, too. Aa I hey ware fighting for possession of the uox she screamed and the box wai Continued on the Second Pair.

Dodging cats. Lynn ambulance hits wall; Mrs Mary NoheH.v. on way to maternity ward of hospital, escapes in- Four firemen injured when ladder collapses at Winchester. John McNeil, aged IB, narrowly escapes death in balloon accident at Gloucester. More than 40,000 persons expected to attend orening of Braves Field today.

William Shaw fails to get on the Progressive ballot as a candidate for Governor; says he intended to withdraw. Woman cashier at Quincy House aves cash box from holdup man, who is arrested. Part 2. Machinists' executive board decides to concentrate its efforts on munition plants. Politicians of various parties get a hearing at Gloucester Day exercises.

Boston men make good showing at Plattsburs camp. Page 3. Frank's guilt discussed ifl. Boston. Sec Daniels and others publicly denounce lynching of Frank-.

"Little Johnnie Madden," one of Lynn's leading buisness men. Page 4. I of commission, but, luckily, almost immediately after the accident, a motorcycle, with side car attached, driven by Halph P.ichardson of South Lynnfleld, appeared on the scene. The two policemen in charge of the auto ambulance commandeered the services of Richardson's motorcycle and placing Mrs Nohelty In the 3ide car, the young man drove her to the hospital. Patrolman Norman A.

Phillips was operating the auto ambulance and with him was patrolman Edward F. Eagan. As the machine proceeded down hill on Western av from Mrs Nohelty's home on Collins st, between Lavvton av and Washington st. several cats darted across the street a short distance in front of the auto. Patrolman Phillips, in the semidarkness, thought a man had jumped out from the sidewalk and in order to avoid striking him quickly steered the car sharply to the right.

is in desperate condition because of the blockade by England and threatens to make war on the Allies. Belgians defeat Germans who try to storm bridgehead at Dixmude. Page it. Interstate Commerce Commission reports on the Rock Island. Big reception committee waits in vain for special de luxe bearing 1000 colored people from the South; probably sidetracked neat New York.

Francis A. Spear, probation officer of East Norfolk District Court for many years, dies. Crowd of 15,000 at Gloucester Day festivities. Mr and Mrs Robert B. Ginsberg of Revere celebrate their silver wedding.

Manchester Yacht Club's annual water sports. Miss Detroit wins Challenge Gold, cup In series of races under auspices of of Boston found one set of Mr Shaw's papers faulty and refused to certify the names. Wilton D. Moon, one of those chiefly interested in having Mr Continued on the Third Pane. Tetl your ntighbort about the Globe Uncle Dudley rAitoriaU.

Advise them to read the Daily and Sunday Globe regularly. Shaw's name on the Progressive ballot, who filed the last set of papers at the Secretary of State's office, was much THE WEATHiER. WASHINGTON, Aug Liberal advertising in the Globe will increase your sales and profits. will occupy a section of the grandstand back of the Boston players' bench and the 9th Regiment Band has been secured by the club management to add to the musical entertainment. Prea John K.

Tener of the National League and the presidents of all the clubs in that organization will be on hand, as will also the Mayors of various cities in Greater Boston. Flag Goes Up at 3 O'clock. The world's championship pennant will be flung to the breee, the two bands to be consolidated as an escort for the players of the Boston and St Louis teams, who are to march across 17 Forecast for New Kngland and Eastern New Tork: Fair Wednesday and Thursday. disappointed when he learned thjr, decision of the Secretary of State. Patrick J.

Anglin, secretary of the Boston City Committee of the Progressive party, disclaims any responsibility for whatever mistake may have occurred. the American Power Boat Association. Wants Wants For Boston and Vicinity: Fair, continued cool Wednesday and Thursday; moderate northerly to east 7.50 High Shoes now 5.25 5.50 High Shoos now 3.25 7.00 Low Shoes 5.50 Law Shoes now 3.00 Franklin P. Winston Co 14 Milk Street As soon as he realized his mistake of the cats' appearance he attempted to swing the wheels back into tne middle of the street. The steering gear had become Jammed, however, and instead of responding, the ambulance struck a couple of ash on the edge of the sidewalk, bowled them over and dashed up over the curbstone and landed against the stone wall on the other edge of the sidewalk.

Patrolman Eagan, who was sitting on the front seat with patrolman Phillips. Catholic Federation convention. L. Snow of Boston gets scores of 94 and 96 in the amateur trap shooting events at Chicago Paige 1 0. Household Department.

"What Girls May Do," by Jessie Rob- 0 erts. "Little Stories for Bedtime," by Thornton W. Burgess. Page 11. Continued on the Fifth Pae.

Contests on Other Tickets. The Republican ballot will contain contests for three nominations. Samuel W. McCall, Lieut Gov Grafton D. Cush-ing and Ex-Gov Fobs seek the gubernatorial nomination.

Councilor Ham and Senator Calvin Coolldge are contesting for the nomination for Lieutenant Governor, and Auditor Cook, Ex- erly winds. Globe's Generally fair Thurs- day and Friday; wanm-er Friday; moderate! northwest winds, be- Seven Boston survivors In the Newport Invitation singles- Quinsy Vucht Club open regatta favored with a stiff brewae; fleet of 38 ailing craft In the racing. Young Saylor of Indianapolis defeats Matty Baldwin in 12 rounds: other bouts. Jack Hutchinson leads field of 130 professionals in preliminary to the Western open golf championship. A.

W. Richards. Cornell's all-around athlete, not to return to that college in the Fall. Newton Lower Falls girls' nine defeats Rindge Playground team, 13 to 1. Ltve Tips and Topics.

Pagf 5. Detroit Inakee substantial gain on Red by again beating Cleveland tw ice. Brooklyn ains a full game on Philadelphia leaders in National League race. Johnson of Worcester pitches twice MILITANT- MARY was thrwn against the windshield and Frn iaktnq lessons Coming to Boston? Stop at HOTEL HOLLIS sprained his left arm. Patrolman Phillips escaped without injury.

coming easterly and aoutherly by Friday. onfbe'horp, ao Senator Samuel W. Genrge and Senator: Edward C. Bagley are after the'nomi-j nation aa candidate for Auditor. Gov Walsh will be opposed by Ex- Congressman Deltriek "as candidate fori Ill j.i rn iii-iii in (JJ T.l.nhnM Ov 41u when-my journey The Temperature lesterday at Thomp- ROOMS, one Derson I.OO TIME OFF FOR VETERANS.

Use the Globe to get the best results. APARTMENTS TO LET? REAL ESTATE FOR SALE? BUSINESS FOR SALE? MORE HELP WANTED? Advertise in tomorrow's Globe. Read the advts in today's Globe. I nomination for Governor on the Demo-! sons hPa loi.owe-a a two persons 1 .0 ENDS ROOMS, with bth .00 cratic ticket. The other contest for a War Soldiers In Government on the Democratic State ticket! Civil Commercial news.

Donald Gregory, Naval aviator, killed. Real estate matters. Page 12. News of the water front. Paare 4.

Matthew and Wilhelmina agree that mosquitoes have no good qualities. Business men organize for entertainment of Governors next week. Public Service Commission refuses to order oll-hurning locomotives installed on lines passing through Barnstable County. Black hand writer renews threats gainst Deacon Fullerton of Whitman. Miss Julia Moran probably fatally burned in lodging house in Roxbury.

Andbuddinq a in, it, it mi, mi irj, 9 midnight, Hi. Average temperature yesterday, 71 17-24 one year ago, 72 17-24. Bar Restaurant Music Singing Bell-ans wioos replace Manchester" and wins both i against Service May Attend Grand Army Encampment irv Washington. WASHINGTON, Aug 17 President i is between Harold Williams Jr of Brookline and Joseph J. Donahue of: Medford, who seek the nomination for Attorney General.

Ex-Lieut Gov Edward P. Barry has Temperatures at 8 Last night San games. "The Sportlight my-bows -I'LL by Grantland Rice. Francisco, 58; Bismarck, 74: 8t Louis, 72 Wilson today signed an executive frder Chicago. Nantuc NOT-DISGRACE Absolutely Removes Tork, 68; Washing- lork.

68; Washing granting all veterans of the Civil War KKf'Sr fh." nomination for lieutenant Eastport. 54; New Paisr "A Wide Abuse Which Boosts Many by Uncle Dudley. Corey explains need of American bank in Italy. I1YFRJEND51 in the Government service leave with Governor on the Democratic ticket. He pay to attend the Grand Army encamp- Uwed bu Papem to he riled, despite 7 I 1 Indigestion.

One package proves it 25c at all druggists. ton, TO. Precipitation in Boston, 84 bourn, to i .06. ment here Sept 27 to Oct Continued the Second Page. A.