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VOLUME XXXIV. No. 827. PERTH AM BOY. N. J- MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 1914. TEN PAQE3—TWO CENTaT^
GREAT GUNS GUARD PARIS AS FRENCH ARMY MAKES
EFFORT TO HALT GERMANS; ROTH CLAIM VICTORY;
RUSSIANS ROUT AUSTRIANS IN PRUSSIA RATTLE
CRACKSMEN FAIL TO
BLOW OPEN SAFE SO
LOOT CASH DRAWER
$700 In Jacobsen & Co.'s
Safe — Ditmas Theatre and
Evening News Plant Also
Entered Over Week End.
IS DYNAMITE GANG WORKING?
Yeggmen, working with gloves
and believed by the police to have
been the same gang that blew the
safe at the City Market July 26, after
drilling two holes In the safe at the
store of Jacobsen and Company,
at 150-52 Smith street, early yes
terday morning, were frightened
away, and it Is declared, left $700
In cash in the depository untouched.
According to the police one fuse cap
was set off, but the explos'on miscar
ried, as the fuse failed to work. It
was found intact without the cap by
Chief of Police Burke and Detective
Sergeants Huff and Long later yes
terday moruiug. Nearly a whole
stick of dynamite and a kit of tools,
such as were found following the
City Market b-urglary, were found.
About $50 in cash was taken
from the bookkeeper's drawer in the
small compartment In the front of
the store, according to Mr. Jacobsen.
Besides the cash the yeggmen made
a meal of canned meats, crackers,
pickles, etc., boxee of which they
opened freely, and left the remnants
strewn about on the floor of the
store.
The watchman making his regular
rounds and trying the front door Is
believed to have unwittingly fright
ened the cracksmen, who, from Indi
cations, hurriedly left the scene,
leaving their tools behind. They even
left white cotton gloves, which they
used to provide against leaving fin
gerprint clues, such as were discov
ered by the police on the telephone
stand at the City Market.
The burglars battered off the
handle to safe door in their operation
and this morning it could not be
opened by Mr. Jacobsen. He is today
In New York to secure a representa
tive of the Herring-Hall-Marvln Safe
Company, to open the depository.
Until then, the management will not
be absolutely certain that the $700
was not taken from the safe. It Is
stated that It may have been opened
by the burglars through manipula
tion of the combination, the money
extracted, and the depository locked
again, but this Is deemed most im
probable.
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Inch in diameter, were bored deep
into the casing of the safe door, in
the vicinity of the iron bars which
lock it. One appeared not to have
been charged and the other seemed
loaded with dynamite, which had
failed to explode. An expert will ex
amine the safe today, and in the
meantime the despository will be
handled with care, because of tKe
dynamite charge still believed to be
in one of the holes. The safe was
located about fifty feet from the
front door behind a big stack of
cracker and cake boxes, which con
cealed it.
Entrance was gained through the
back door of the store. The screen
door was eplit, and the inside hook
unlatched. A panel about 14x36
inches was then cut from the door,
and the burglars crawled through
this aperture. In fleeing, however,
they used a large bar chisel, and
pried open the door, not stopping to
get through the small hole they had
made before entering. They left no
clue for the police, except their tools
and Indications that they were the
same gank that robbed the City Mar
ket, and according to the proprietor,
stole $1,300 the latter part of July.
Mies Mary Jacobsen. bookkeeper,
sister of S. M. Jacobsen, the pro
prietor, discovered the robbery
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning,
when she came to make up her cash
account from Saturday night. She
believes that about $50 was taken
from the drawer, which was gleaned
of all bills and change.
A representative of the safe com
pany arrived this afternoon, and un
locked the door of the depository,
and the contents were found safe and
sound. The inner vault door, how
ever. was open, and if the robbers
had blown open the outer door they
would have had no trouble in gain
continued on Page 4.)
FIVE PASSENGER Touring Car; fully
equipped; $200.00. Great bargain.
C. A. Bex ton, ferry Garage.
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CONCLAVE TODAY
ΤΙ ELECT POPEi
(Henry Wood, United Press
Correspondent. )
Home, Aug. 31:—The last funer
al rite for his holiness Pope Pius X
having been read, the members of
the eacred college entered the con
cave today during which t successor
to the late pope will be elected. Fif
ty-seven cardinals, thirty-one Italian !
and twenty-six foreigners, assem
bled at the Vatican today for the !
ceremony preliminary to the elec
tion. Among those absent were
Cardinal Began, of Canada, and C'ar
ilnals O'Connell and Gibbons, of the
United States.
It is expected that they will ar- j
rive by Thursday. Troops today en
circled the Vatican and St. Peter's,
preventing the possibility of an in
terference of the election of the new
pope. The Italian government took
this means of guaranteeing the per
fect freedom of the cardinals during
the conclave. Although the greatest
secrecy surrounds the election of the
new pope, the Vatican authorities
are unanimous In declaring that in
the early elimination the selection of
a successor to Pope Pius has nar
rowed down to the choice of one of
nine cardinals. The new pope, it is
declared, is certain to be chosen
from among the following cardinals:
Naffl, Gastari, Ferrari, Lualdi, Fer
rata, Cassetta, Atliardi, Serafini and
Pompili.
FAST UNE CUR
JUMPS TRACKS
A derailed Newark-Perth Amboy
faet line trolley car blocked the
tracks of the Central railroad at
the Bewaren crossing for nearly an
hour yesterday afternoon.
The double-header from Newark,
composed of cars Nob. 3,629 and
3,638, were on their way through
Sewaren. The conductor, It is de
clared, let loose the derail switch
standard before the last truck of the
second car was clear and the con
veyor left the track, blocking the
Central crossing. A wrecking car
was summoned and it was replaced
on the rails within an hour.
Cars 3.631 and 3,636, which left
Perth Amboy at 4:04 o'clock, were
held up by the derailed car and back
ed on the switch at Boynton Beach
to await the clearing of the track.
The cars backed too far, and the rear
truck of the second conveyor also left
the rails. All four cars were well
loaded, and the car derailed at the
crossing was immediately vacated by
the passengers, though there was but
little excitement.
Woman Struck by Auto.
Special to the EVENING NIVWS
Keyport, Aug. 31:—Mrs. Emma Rifl»',
of West 56th street, New York, and
who is summering in Kcansburg, was
struck by an automobile while passing
across Main street on Saturday oveniug.
The force of the collission knocked the
woman over but she escaped serious in
jury. 8he hail stepped from the walk
when a big touring car swept along and
hit her. The machine did not stop. A
passerby assisted Mrs. Rifle to her feet
and besides α little bruised she was
none the worse for the advuture.
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NOTICE
On September 1st 1914,
Peter A. Peterson will
move his law offices to
93 and 95 Smith Street,
corner of King Street,
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LOUIS H. FRANKE QUITS
MAYORALTY RACE; ALL
PETITIONS IN TOMORRO W
Mollis H. Franke has withdrawn
from the mayoralty race and as a
result the Republicans are again
without a candidate for the ofllce of
chief executive in Perth Amboy. It
appears that this decision has tended
to make the Democrats hold off. It
was stated last week by leading Dem
ocrats thnt the choice of the regulars
would be made public by today. Mr.
Franke gives as his reasons for with
drawing his desire to devote his time
to his private interests and to pre
serve his health. He reached a deci
sion upon the subject yesterday after
deliberating for two days and de
clared today that the office of mayor
of this city should be filled by a man
who could devote all of hiH time to it.
and he maintained the salary should
should be of an amount between
$2,500 and $3,500 a year.
In announcing his decision today, 1
Mr. Franke declared he did not care
to Jeopardize his health and business.
He stated that when some leading
Republicans approached him last
Thursday, he declined to run. They
then urged him up to a session of the
Republican club. He was persuaded
to run. Eloquent speeches were
made concerning him and he then
consented to try for the Republican
nomination. However, .lie deliberated
upon the subject for the next few
days. He decided to inquire con
cerning the attention necessary in the
performance of duty as mayor and
he consulted Mayor Ferd Qarretson.
As a result of this action, Mr. Franke
arrived at the conclusion yesterday
deciding that it was best he did not
seek the office. He desires to devote
his attention to his barber business
and does not want to be bothered
almost continuously as the mayor of
this city is. To avoid almost contin
uous work on petit matters, Mr.
Frank e suggested that the mayor be
a man who could not easily bo reach
ed.
Tiie report ot Mr. Franke's with
drawal caused a stir In political ι
circles today. It seemed to change
the entire complexion ot the mayor
alty situation. It lies been stated
during the past few weeks that either!
Richard Henderson or W. 1). Voor-|
liees would become the Democratic;
choice for mayor, if the Republicans]
did not put up a candidate who was;
considered too strong, in which event
it Is declared, Alderman-at-large W.
(iuy Weaver would become the Demo
cratic choice. ι
The party leaders must hurry with ι
the deliberation as to who shall be-!
come regular nominees as tomorrow
is the last day in which they have to j
Hie petitions.
GIRL; PARENTS
The application of Lawyer Charles
K. Seaman, Jr., to have Charles Wal
ters, of Goodwin street, appointed
as guardian of Anna Kistrup, has
been set aside, and on motion of
Peter A. Peterson, made in the Or
phan's Court, Hans Kaisen has been
appointed guardian of the girl.
in 1S>03 Chris Kistrup and wife
were drowned in the sinking of the
Danish steamship "Norge," at which
time 800 passengers lost their lives
off the north coast of Scotland. Mr.
and Mrs. Kistrup, who were residents
of this city, were returning to Den
mark for a visit. The drowning
made orphans of three children,
Mtiry, Albert and Anna Kistrip. Jo
seph Anderson, of Prospect street,
was appointed guardian of all three
children, but on becoming of age,
Mary and Albert Kistrup petitioned
the Orphan's Court to have Charles
Walters, of 285 Goodwin street, ap
pointed as their guardian. On behalf
of Walters, C. K. Seaman, Jr., ap
peared in court two weeks ago and
requested the appointment of Wal
ters also as guardian of Anna, the
fourteen year old child, against her
wishes.
The request was held over by the
court until Friday, when Attorney
Seaman again appeared in behalf of
Waltere and asked that his client be
appointed guardian of all the chil
dren in order to save the estate un
necessary expense.
Lawyer Peter A. Peterson, repre
senting Anna Kistrup, opposed the
motion and asked that Hans Kaisen,
with whom the girl had been living
for several years past, be appointed
her guardian. On the motion of Mr.
Peterson, Kaisen was appointed
guardian and the application of
Walters was denied.
Java Surpasses Egypt.
Java possesses ruins of temples ο
a vanished religion that in vast wealt!
of sculpture surpass anything Egypt
can show.
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froia any one else but Jensen, Ferry
Garage, 15 Smith St. Phone 181.
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CEiiS USINE ALL RESOURCES 1
TO FORCE BACKALLIED DEFENSE
Spécial bu United Press Wire.
Paris, Aug. 31:—"Fighting is in progress all along the northern line
with the Germans plainly utilizing all of tlïfelr immense resources to break
the hack of the allied defense. Our position Is now stronger than at any
time since the movement toward I'aris began. Our forces in Lorraine
continue to advance."
This was the only word of the fighting which came from official sources
today. Issued after noon, it showed that the real attempt to open the
gateway to i'aris Is now demonlshing the French left wing which is sup
ported hy the lfrttlsh forces.
Apparently the effort to force the Germans to divert part of their
northern army of Invasion to strengthen their left has failed. It Is now
believed certain that the kaiser has staked everything on investing Paris
immediately. Hy completely overwhelming the opposition now masked
between the German lines and this city, I'aris is already for a siege. As
the result of the conference between General Dallieni, the new military
commander of the Paris district, and the minister of war, arrangements
for sending out of the city all not entitled to remain are being completed.
It is not expected that the allied army now opposing the Germans will enter
Paris. Rather they will continue to retreat south If their lines are actually
broken and remain and remain an extreme menace to the Germans chief
operations.
Bptcial by United Press Wire.
Berlin, August 31.—In an official
statement Issued by the German war
ofllce It Is declared that the German
urms are victorious in the west and
in the east. In France it is stated
that the German advance continues
and that the British troops operating
in conjunction with the French are
now cut off from their base through
the flanking movement of the Ger
mans in northwestern France. A
strong German column Is declared to
be Interposing between British army
operating In the Tteld and the sea
coast cities where reinforcements
have been landed. As a result the
British field army must now receive
Its supplies and any addltlonll men
by a roundabout way which will In
terfere with its effectiveness as a
fighting unit. The announcement
also states the German advance on
Paris Is again being pushed, and the
emphatic predictions Is made that
the capital Itself will be threatened
soon.
Itouinanla King 11],
Paris, Aug. 31:—Advices from
Bucharest that the king of Roumanla
Is seriously 111 and may abdicate
hmve direct attention to the succes
sion. His heir Lb bis nephew, Prince
Frederick of Hohenrotlern. whose
<3T«a.
sympathy is entirely German. Should
he succeed to the throne during the
present crisis it might change the
Koumanian attitude in this war. It
is stated, however, that the general
feeling throughout Houmanla Is
anti-German and that an attempt to
align Houmania on the side of the
Germans might result In an Internal
disturbance and possible revolution.
Occupy German Samoa.
London, Aug 31:—The occupa
tion of German Samoa by a British
expedition removes from the theatre
of war a possibility that might later
have become serious. When Japan
declared war on Germany, the Ger
man press in America insisted that
this action was designed so that she
might take not only additional ter
ritory in China, but also German
Samoa, which lias strategic possi
bilities when the safety of the Pan
ama canal is considered.
That the British government was
determined that there should be no
ground for this position in America
is shown by the announcement that
an expedition sent from New Zealand
took over Apia, the capita) of Ger
man Samoa Saturday. Apia 1b
twenty miles west of Tutulla and
(Continued on page 2.)
(Special by United Press Wire.) ^
PARIS, Aug. 31:—A supreme effort to halt the German
flanking movement on the northwest was being made today,:
At daybreak the French army massed on the Lorraine frontier,'
attacked the German left and simultaneously the battle was;
renewed in the entire Vosges region. It was hoped this would
compel the Germans to withdraw some of their men from their,
ranks, thus relieving the intense pressure against the French
left which has been surely and steadily falling back in the face,
of assault by a superior force. It is positively declared that up
lo this time the Germans have been unable to force the passage
of the Meuse within French territory. |
Every attempt to string pontoons to replace the bridges
destroyed by the French has been checked. One entire regi
ment of German infantry which was permitted to put the
bridges across was wiped out when the bridges were de-:
stroyed by artillery fire from a masked battery. ; -4
The forces under General Pau, the, one outstanding A
French hero of the present war, are declared to hhve
stantial victories. The Sous prefixture at Dieppe is being made
responsible for a report widely circulated here today that Pau's
troops "wiped out an entire German army corps." The houses,
shops and factories in the doomed circles just outside of the
Paris defenses are being destroyed today. Everything is be
ing sacrificed to make a clearer path for the great guns that
are counted on to hold the city intact.
Inside the city enormous quantities of supplies are stored.
The parks are grazing grounds for reserved supplies of "meat
on the hoof," thousands of heads of cattle, etc., being stored
there. The German objective which will be obtained iMhey /
can drive the allies from their present position is the La Fere
Loan line. Together they form an entrenched camp with fivéf"^^
forts of three redoubts at Latere and a citadel, ten redoubts
and four forts at Loan. Despite the fact that every one in
Paris realizes that the Germans are near, a realization was
brought squarely home when Lieutenant von Heidsson fleW
ever Paris Sunday in his aeroplane. The city is calm.
VJ
(Special by United Press Wire.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 31:—Russian troops have
smashed through the Austrian left army near Samosce in
northern Galicia and have routed it with enormous losses.
Thousands of prisoners have been taken with many cannon,
machine guns andd ammunition, according to official state
ments issued by the war office today.
The Russian cassock division is now declared to be in full
pursuit of the retreating army and to have succeeded in deci- j
mating the rear guard. The defeated Austrians are declared
in the official report to be panic-stricken and fresh Russian
columns are being sent against them to prevent a juncture
with the Austrian forces now near Lemburg. It is stated that
the Russian infantry, covered by an artillery bombardment,1
charged the advancing Austrians and in a hand-to-hand con
flict turned the right of the line at the point of the bayonets.
The Austrians were driven back so rapidly that it was impos
sible for them to take their artillery with them and they aban
doned it to the oncoming Russian army.
The Russian lines in Galicia extend along a 100-mile
front with heavy fighting directly in front of Lemburg. The
Germans have been driven still further back in East Prussia.
The various reports that Konigsburg has fallen are circulated
but they are believed to refer to the town proper, the suburbsii
of which were occupied early Saturday. The citadel is be- I
lieved to be still held by Germans in force. It is not thought to j
be part of the Russian plan of offense to take it by storm, but j
merely to keep the garrison "bottled up" within it.
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