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The New Call's Edition at 6:00 A. M. Contains News That Does Not Get Inttr Regular City Papers (Unbent Temperature YeMerda>, «2; l.oviemt Tuesday X>ght, 52. For detallw of «he Weather «cc pa«e 13. The value of £<>ld received at the San Francisco mint in January was $2,962,702 Its weight was 143,320 fine ounces. VOLUME CXIIL—NO. i>B BULGARS OPEN ATTACK UPON FORTS ALONG DARDANELLES While Great Siege Guns Are Reducing Adrianople an Expedition Is Hurled From the Rear Against Batteries Planted in Gal lipoli Peninsula to Destroy Defenses Guarding Sea Approach to Constanti nople and Take Capital ISLAM GOVERNMENT IS DRIFTING TO RUIN Ottoman Troops at Front Suffer Terribly From Cold, Lack of Food and Shelter, While Smallpox, Enteric Fever, Dysentery and Pneumonia Have Relieved Asiatic Cholera as Grim Allies of Victorious Artnies —Tchatalja Demoralized LONDON, Feb. 6.—The Bulgarians me devoting their chief attention to the bombardment of Adrianople and an attempt to capture the Gallipoli peninsula and so take the Turkish forts In the rear. A sharp engagement began late yes terday on the Tchatalja lines. The •oar of the cannon plainly was audi- Me in the Turkish capita]. ; During a sortie by the Turkish troops from the city today 1,000 of i were taken prisoners by the Kulg-arians. ai.ml:s iwkst gallipoli An official dispatch issued at Con stantinople indicates that the Bulgar- j :mhs have been successful in their first operations before Gallipoli, and, ac cording to a Sofia dispatch, the cap ture of the peninsula is the chief ob ject of the Bulgarians for the time being, and no serious attempt will be made to force the Tchatalja lines. The same dispatch says that the Bul erarian attack on Gallipoli is supported by the Greek navy in the gulf of Saros. Fifty thousand Bulgarians were I'Hided along this coast last November, | and it may be presumed that during ■ armistice this force was strength ened by artillery. (IBJKITIVE IS LONSTAVriNOPLE Should the Bulgars capture the Turk ish forts there is nothing to prevent the Greek fleet from entering the Dar danelles, where, In the gpinion of na \ al officers, it easily could defeat the inferior Turkish fleet, in which case Constantinople would be at the mercy of the allies. The Constantinople correspondent of the Standard sends a strange story, re porting that the remnant of the Turk ish army of Monastir, which never ha 3 lieen precisely accounted for, still is operating in that district and has cap tured the important town of Keritza, less than 50 miles from Monastir. MISERY RAVAGESSTAMBOIL The Daily Telegraph publishes a long uncensored dispatch from Its corre spondent, Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, In Constantinople, in which he says the ▼ Turkish people are In such a state of misery and destitution as a result of the war that they are completely in different as to the fate of Adrianople. "The cabinet is in a quandary," says the correspondent. "Jt knows that It will be compelled to cede Adrianople and is only seeking some means to save its face. It is said that the coup d'etat j only was intended to occur after Kia mil Pasha surrendered Adrianople, but was precipitated by some mistake. Hence the difficulty the ministry now is in. OTTO MAX TREAM "XV I-JMPTY % "There is not a cent in the treasury j and there are no means of gettln c ! money until peace is concluded. Mean while, the country is drifting to ruin and bankruptcy. "A great anti-war demotuKratioa oc curred Sunday In front of the war of fice, at which the young Turks were ' il' nounoed us murderers and thieves. Mahmoud Kchefkct Pasha appeared on the balcony and tried to make a speech, but was greeted with opprobrious epi thets. "The misery in the Turkish camps is ! indescribable. It has been bitterly cOiJ. ! With a heavy snow; the soldiers are ill fed and badly sheltered. Smallpox, e;; --teric fever, dysentery and pneumonia have replaced Asiatic cholera. TCHATALJA IS DEMORALIZED "It is understood that the forces at Tchatalja have been reduced to hich is considered ample to defend the i lines. Largo reinforcement* have been srnt to Gallipoli, where there now 70,000 men. There la talk of landing Continued on rage 3, Column 2 "The People's Newspaper" BANKER'S WIFE BARS HOME TO KEEP HEIRS Mrs. Bishop Blocks Husband's Move to Get Children — Divorce Papers Naming Initialed Women Corespond ents Puzzles New York's Smart Set (Special Dispatch to Tlie Call) NEW YORK, Feb. mansion of Mrs. Abigail Hancock Bishop, who is suing the banker, James Cunningham Bishop, for divorce "and $50,000 a year alimony, is bottled, barred and barri caded tonight. Mrs. Bishop gave orders to make the house at Madison avenue and Sixty fifth street secure from invasion as soon as she heard that legal steps are being taken by Bishop to deprive her of the custody of her children. A mysterious "Mrs. A.", described as an English woman of great social prominence in New York, Newport and London, and a "Mrs. W., also known as "Mrs. K." are mentioned by Mrs. Bishop as causes, additional to Mrs. Lelia Galnes Gwathmey, which broke up her homo. The bankers association with these initialed women, as well as violent attacks on herself, are described in a GIRL STRIKER IS SLAIN WHEN SHOP PROPRIETOR FIRES: Two Other Women and Man in Crowd Wounded and Rochester Employer Held for Murder ROCHESTER. N. V.. Fob- 5. —The first shedding of blood in connection with the strike of garment workers, which has spread from New York to Roches ter and Boston, occurred here today, when Valentine Sauter, proprietor of a clothing shop, fired one shell from a shotfeun into a crowd ot strikers whe were engaged in a demonstration in front of his place of business. Ida Braeman, 17 years old. was killed by the shot and two other women and a man were injured. Sauter employs about 40 machine hands, and 700 strikers went to his shop in an effort to persuade the opera tives to walk out. Stones were thrown freely in the demonstration. Sauter fired from an upstairs window of the shop, the pellets scattering among the crowd of strikers. Miss Braeman died almost instantly. Sauter was ar rested. He is charged with murder in the first degree. More arrests will be made, the police say, on charges of rioting. James McManus of the state bureau of mediation and arbitration, who has been trying to settle the strike, sent a circular letter to the manufacturers and employes suggesting that a con ference be arranged. Such a confer ence, he believes, will result in settling the trouble or denning the issues. So far the strikers have made no formal presentation or demands. SMALLPOX IS "MORNING AFTER" AT DULUTH BALL Policemen's Hop Called (ireat Success Until Glider is Sent to Quaran tine 2.000 Wqjriei! DULUTH, Minn.. Feb. 5. —Duluth's annual policemen's, ball last Monday night was considered a success until today when it was discovered that one of the dancers, a young man who glided over the floor with many young women, is suffering from smallpox.' Worse than that, when he danced a rash was noticed on his face and hands. The patient refused to tell his name and policemen who later danced with his partners were busy with disinfect ants when they heard of his ailment. Six cases of the malady were reported to the hospital department, and each of the 2,000 persons who attended the policemen's ball is wondering if he es caped contagion. TREE CHOPPER TO COURT Warrant Srrrwl on Mrs. Hrndtnon for DeMrnylnie Capital Property WASHINGTON, Feb. f>.- Mrs. John B. licnrter*)!!, wife <>f former Senator Henderson of Missouri, was served to day with a police court warrant charg ing hpi , with destroying district of Columbia property. She was not arrested, but was ordered to appear in court tomorrow. Mrs. Henderson, one night about a week ago, held ■ lan tern while laborers cut down a large tree in the street. LATIN PRESIDENT SHOT Salvador Executive Wouadrd by Guate malan, 'Who Iμ Arreated SAN SALVADOR, Feb. s.—An at tempt was made last night to assassi nate the president of Salvador, Dr, Manuel E. Araujo. The president was wounded, but none of the wounds is considered serious. The leader of the president's assailant is under arrest, lie is Virgilie Mulatillo, a Guatemalan. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1913.—PAGES 1 TO 8. ** great stack of affidavits now in the hands of Supreme Justice Hendrlcks. They were filed by Mrs. Bishop through her counsel, Louis S. Posner, in sup port of her motion for alimony and the custody of her five daughters. In these affidavits Mrs. Bishop tells of the "polite" methods Adopted by her husband of bestowing: financial aid on "Mrs. A." by the secret purchase of her paintings on exhibition at a Fifth ave nue art gallery. Some hint of the identity of "Mrs. W." is given in a letter written by Mary Bishop, the eldest daughter, \r which she refers to "papa having spent a night at Mrs. Willis* home in Long Branch." But society is much mystified as to the personality of the other initialed smart set leader, and everybody Is ask ing, "Who is Mrs. A.?" So far Mrs. Bishop refuses absolutely to enlighten her friends or the public. MONSTER OF SEA ALMOST DROWNS OAKLAND BELLE Helen Goodall Saves Sus sette Greenwood From Death by Killing Giant Eel With Hatpin lSr*»ci«! Dispatch to The Cell) NEW YORK. Feb. 5.—A thri ling fight with a green maury In the surf at Xassau was the experience of two Berkeley college girls who arrived to day from the West Indies on the Vic toria Larse. Miss Hclet Goodall and Miss Sus leette Greenwood, chaperoned by Mrs. Goodall, made the trip to the West In dies from their home in Oakland, Cal. While standing in the shallow water at Nassau two weeks ago Miss Green wood was seized by the heel of her bathjng slipper and thrown. She screamed and Miss Goodall saw a huge maury gripping her companion's foot and lashing its eel like body furiously in an attempt to drag the girl into deep water. A great green maury is a horrible thing. It is a species of giant eel and grows to a length of five or six feet, ft is extremely ferocious and makes an ugly fight In th« water. Pulling a hatpin from her Panama hat Mlsa Goodall thrust it into the maury and fortunately pricked a vital spot for the reptile let go of Miss Greenwood. Miss Goodall then dragged her friend to the beach. The body of the maury, with the hat pin stuck in it, was found on the beach the following day. It measured four and a half feet in length and was about as thick as a mans arm. FIVE POSTMEN BURNED BY SUFFRAGETTE MAIL Envelope* Containing Highly Inflam mable Chemicals and Addressed to Premier Asqatth "Blow Up. ,, DUNDEE, Scotland. Feb. s.—Five postmen were burned this evening, sev eral of them quite seriously, by the combustion of chemicals contained in letters. One of the postmen on returning from his evening collection of mail from the public letter boxes emptied his bag on the sorting table at the postofflce. The contents Instantly burst into flames. A large number of the envelopes con tained tubes of phosphorus and other highly inflammable chemicals. They were addressed to Premier As- ' quith and the sheets of paper within were inscribed: "Justice for women." BULL DOGS GUARD BODY Illinois Officiate Hay shoot Animal* to Bury Hermit Muster JOTUST, 111., Fob. r.. -Two faithful bull dogs arc guarding tonight the body of John Zipf, a hermit who has lived alone near here for 30 years. The dogs have refused to allow county officers to enter the cabin, and it may be necessary to shoot them to bury the body. STATION AGENT IS SLAIN Rvfdence of Straggle Laid Indicate* Murder MILLER, Neb.. Feb. s.—George Hood, station agent of the Union Pacific at this place, was found today lying: be side the track close to the depot with a bullet through his head. A window of the depot was broken and there was evidence of a btruffgl*. SACRAMENTO GIRL SAVES 4 CHUMS IN VASSAR ACCIDENT Dr. W. E. Briggs , Daughter Heroine in Jumping Into Lake to Save Her Companions ICE GIVES WAY UNDER A TOBOGGAN PARTY One of Number Drowned, but California Student Aids the Others Dlxpntrh to The Call) POUGHKEEPSIE, N. V., Feb. s.—At the risk of her life Miss Phoebe Briggs, daughter of Dr. William E. Briggs of Sacramento, Cal., jumped into the chill waters of a frozen lake and saved four of her Vassar chums from drowning , . Tonight the heroism of Miss Briggs is the one bright ray which shines out from a toboggan tragedy that has cast a pall over the girls in the famous woman's school. Five young women, seniors of Vas sar college, were borne down Sunset hill tonight in a toboggan that crashed through the ice of the artificial lake on the Vassar campus. One of them, Miss Elizabeth B. Mylod, 21 years, daughter of John J. Mylod, corporation counsel and democratic leader of Poughkeepsie, was caught under the frozen surface of the water and drowned. PLUNGES INTO ICY WATER Heroic aid came to the other girls from Miss Phoebe Briggs, an expert swimmer and athlete. She plunged into the icy waters and drew four of the young women to the ice's edge. There they were able to cling until Prof. George B. Shattuck pushed out a plank and dragged them to safety. Besides Miss Mylod the girls on the toboggan were Mildred Kenniston, daughter of Fred A. Kenniston of Cam bridge, Mass.; Myra Hulst. daughter of C. J. Hulst of Ne,v Hamburg, N. V.; Laura Reiner, daughter of ,/ohn Reiner of Kingston, N. V.. and Annie J. Old ham of Cleveland, Ohio. After dinner the girls took out the big, flat bottomed, curving bowed Cana dian toboggan and dragged it to the top of Sunset hill. The slope is about 500 feet long. They made five trips without accident, the toboggan at no time dashing as far out as the artificial lake. Along the shore of the lake planks had been stuck in the ice and on them red flags waved and signs* reading '"Danger." "No skating."' MISS BRIGGS ATHLETE There were no other toboganning parties on the hill and the nipping cold had kept most of the other students Continued on Page 2, Column 3 HUSBAND OF THREE FOOLED THEM ALL Bigamist Keeps Homes Going Three Years Without Either Wife Knowing Facts (Special Dispatch to The Call) NEW YORK, Feb. s.—Tsidor Stein berg, sentenced today to four years and six months' imprisonment for big amy, succeeded in keeping three estab lishments going for three yars—all in the same neighborhood—without one of the plural wives knowing it. All three wives were in court. Each pleaded that the Judge be lenient. "I think he has been punished enough," wife No. 1 said, glancing con temptously at wives No. 2 and 3. "He must have had an unpleasant experience with his first wife," pleaded wife No. 2 . "Could you blame him, judge," cried wife No. 3, "for trying to get away from those two women?" All the wives have from one to five children by Steinberg. CACHED GOLD FOR CHURCH Money Guarded For Years Will Start New Episcopal Edifice (Special Dispatch to The Call) WINTERS, Feb. s.—An old tin can hidden in the cellar of the home of Mrs. T. Moody of this city, today gave up the amount with which a new Episcopal church will be started in this city. Mrs. Moody had guarded the money for years, keeping a promise she made when a religious movement was started for the erection of an Episcopal church. The amount found was $539. YANKEE ROUTS KROO FOES American Officer Lent to Liberlan Gov. -cruneat Defeats Native Rebels MONROVIA. Liberia, Feb. 5. — A crushing defeat with heavy slaughter was inflicted on the Kroo natives of Liberia January 27 by Major Ballard, one of the American officers lent some time ago to the Liberlan government. Dispatches brought today by runner state that Major Ballard with a force of Liberian troops razed the Kroo stronghold after a severe nght. "An Independent Newspaper" Beach Will Take Stand Doctors Tell Stories Mrs. Camilla O. Beach, whose husband is accused of attack upon her, which „* • she declares was committed fcp a negro. Society Leaders Pack Courtroom During Trial Of Celebrated Assault Case (Special Dispatch to The Call) AIKEN, S. C. Feb. s.—Frederick O. Beach will take the stand In his own defense immediately upon the resump tion of court tomorrow morning:, and after he has given his version of the events of the night of February 26 of last year, when Mrs. Beach was as saulted, Mrs. Beach will be the next witness. In anticipation of Mrs. Beach taking the witness stand today, a crowd even larger thaji that which yesterday packed the courtroom flocked to the courthouse when it became known during the midday recess that the pros ecution had rested its case. standing room was at a premium, and among the spectators were many more tourists than were seen in the court room yesterday. At the afternoon session Mr.«. Oliver Perrin of Ridgefield, Conn., joined the party composed of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harriman, Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Hol -1 ins, Mrs. C Oliver Iselin, Frank Hitch cock, Thomas Hitchcock and J. B. Ly ons, who occupied seats today directly behind Mr. and Mr*. Beach. Many well known society women were glad to se cure even standing room. STATE RESTS ITS CASK The state rested its case, which con sisted almost entirely of an attack on DOG'S BRAIN PLACED IN MAN'S SKULL IN LAST EFFORT TO SAVE LIFE ♦Patient in Michigan Hospital Rallies and Has a Good Chance to Recover ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. s.—The brain of a dog was transferred to a man's skull in University hospital here today. W. A. Smith of Kalamazoo had been suffering from abscess on the brain, and in a last effort to save his life this remarkable operation was per formed. Opening bis skull, the surgeons re moved the diseased portion of his brain and in its place substituted the brain of a dog. Smith was resting comfortably to night and the surgeons say he has a good chance to recover. BLIZZARD IN CHICAGO One Man Freeees to Death In Winter's Coldest Day—2 Below CHICAGO, Feb. s.—One man was found frozen to death today—-the cold est day of the winter. There were many accidents, small fires and much suffering .of the » ity's poor. At 5 a. m. the thermometer registered 2 degrees below zero. WKATHKR FORECAST! finally, unsettled, with whower»j brisk rnnt wind. LANDHCAPC fweener, etc. strictly M>bpr. eij perlenced In all line*, tawtn, vejrotuhlps. WANTEP — Lady, iinln«nm!>e.ed. to tmvol In (.'nlifornia and Washington; one tnt'-rr-'trtl In FOR CONTINUATION OF THESE ADVER TISEMENTS SEE CLASSIFIED PACES. the plausibility of Beach's story today. The introduction of Beach's jeweled penknife, upon which one jot the state's witnesses claimed to have found traces of blood corpuscles, was withheld by the prosecution until the last. It had been anticipated by the defense, and they were prepared to meet expert tes timony with expert testimony, even to the extent of presenting a witness who had examined the knife and had failed, as he swore, to find any blood cells. Four of the defense's witnesses were examined this afternoon, and the testi mony of all of them concerned the knife. Dr. D. Hastings Wyman, Jr., testified that he had made a microscopic examination of the knife and had found traces of blood. Later he said he took the knife to Augusta and sub mitted it to Dr. C. D. Partridge, pro fessor of microscopies of the University of Georgia, who he said, refused to express an opinion as to the presence of blood. • Then he went to Columbia, S. C, and obtained a written opinion there from Boykin Mims, an analyst, that there was blood on the knife. DOCTOR BECOMES CO\FI'SED When the prosecutor announced at Continued on rage 2, Column 6 JUDGE GRAHAM AND RAKER ENTER RAGE FOR DE HAVEN POST Wickersham Is Believed to Favor San Francisco Su perior Court Jurist (Special Dispatch to The Call) WASHINGTON, Feb. s—Two new candidates for the judgeship made vacant by the death of Judge de Haven were brought forward today in the persons of Congressman Raker and Judge Graham of the superior court of San Francisco. Judge Graham has been strong'y hacked in many telegrams from San Francisco lawyers, and it Is said that his candidacy appeals strongly to At torney General Wickersham. Congress men Kahn and Needham have already been backed- for the place, making four candidates in all. While it may turn out that Presi dent Taft will finally send the name to the senate, it is not likely that a con firmation will be had. Senator Perkins, not expecting confirmation this session, is understood to be waiting to hear from the Bar association of San Fran cisco. Raker will probably make a strong fight fo rthe position after President Wilson comes into office. PRICE FIVK CENTS. BIG CONCERNS ARE SUSPECTED OF MAMMOTH COAL SWINDLE Government Weaves Web of Evidence Which Ques tions Way That Agents of Western Fuel Company, Pacific Mail and Other Shipping Corporations Are Said to Have Received Drawbacks in Duties on Importations of Cargoes MILLIONS ARE SAID TO BE IN QUESTION Federal Court Summons Prominent Men to Appear Before the United States Grand Jury and Answer to Chain of Allegations Lodged With Government in Expose Prepared by Se cret Agents, Aided by For mer Smuggler of Opium Irregularities In drawbacks of certain duties levied on tlie importation of coal are said to have been discovered by special agents of the United States treasury department, in the relations of the Western Fuel company with officers of the Pacific Mail company and a number of coastwise steamship corporations. Investigation pursued by the govern ment for several months reached a crux yesterday in the issuance of sub penas on officers of the coal company for their appearance before the fed eral grand jury tomorrow afternoon. The irregularities are said to reach millions of dollars, and to approximate the immense double dealing of the Havemeyer sugar trust, indicted by the government in 1910. The alleged criminal operations are said to extend over a period of 20 years. FULiL TONNAGE OVERSTATED The suspicion is that the fuel trust overstated the amount of coal tonnage loaded on an outgoing vessel that it might take fraudulent advantage of the tariff provision granting a refund ol 45 cents on each ton of coal Intended for American bottoms. By padding tlie bill of lading an) company could have received great con signments of coal without the payment of any duty. The officers of the company for whose appearance before the grand jury sni> penas have been issued are Joseph L. Howard, president, who lives at 87 Ver non street, Oakland; James B. Smith, vice president, whose residence is in Hillsborough; D. C. Norcross. secretary, of 2765 Union street, and Joseph T... Schmitt, treasurer, who has apartments at the Fairmont. The company controls the importa tion of New Wellington. Dunsmuir \\>! lington and Cosmos coal. The tariff act of 1909 provides that on all coal imported into this country to be used for fuel in American ships th« duty of 45 cents a ton, made up of 4S bushels, shall be refunded to the im porter. The bill was designed to aid American shipping. PACIFIC MAII, I,ONG SUSPECTED Frequently within the laet several years reports have been made by offi cers of the Pacific Mail Steamship com pany of shortages in the coal lading , and that the vessels have not carried the amount of fuel the shipping receipt called for. No investigation ever followed these complaints far enough to reach the stage of definite charge of fraud. W. H. Tidwell. special agent of the treasury department, with offices in the custom house at Washington and Bat tery streets, has had charge of the present investigation of alleged fraud. His operations have taken him over a wide field of inquiry, and while the in vestigation was directed at first into BOORD'S (CAT ON BARBEL BRAND) GINS L.OM>O>, E.\<.[..V.VU i "OLD TOM," "DRY" and "TWILIGHT" THE I'KRFECTIOX OF l>ll V VIS CHARLES MEINCCKE & CO. tmwtrr P***ixo c***t. 11* imuhut* *t.. •. «■