Altoona Mirror (Newspaper) - September 8, 1915, Altoona, Pennsylvania REGULAR THE CIRCULATION YESTERDAY WAS AVERAGE DAILY PAID CIRCULAR TION DURING AUGUST ESTABLISHED JUNE ALTOONA PA WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 8 1915 SIXTEEN COLUMNS STUDENT TO HELP SELF 1ST FIRST TAKES COMMAND OF RUSSIAN ARMIES Pupil That Desires to Advance Must Set Example for ers to Look Up To Declares Dr Griggs at Institute SHOULD MAKE NOT BREAK CHILD'S WILL Recitation Period Is Time for Reflection and Not tion Says Dr Becht Secretary of State Board The government of democracy in the home and in the schoolroom is the best government of the present and is the only government under which prosperity is the opinion of Dr ward Howard Griggs qf New York city who this morning addressed the teachers of the Altoona public schools at the opening of the third day institute Dr Griggs spoke on Principles of the Home and and compared the home and school with the state emphasizing a similarity in the government of all three The democratic form of government most successful government cause it gives you the freedom that vou require ami allows you to low the aims of life and give you happi- ness The necessary belief in democracy is alone a proof of con- the speaker Dr first speaker on the morning program opened at 0 clock with a prayer by Hev E P man pastor of the First Methodist church Fine Essentials Outlined The speaker essentials in arid on Cheerfulness and courage desired result Truth and justice must helpfulness must be The final essential is work A pupil to succeed in school and in the home must first of all work for hia goal in helping others Punctuality is also a required rule in good government of tie child in school Being punctual not only effects the or self but also creates a upon the classmates A tardy pupils sets a bad example so that the tardy youth is doing harm both to to his Dr Griggs He then spoke on tyranny auto- cracy among children declaring both classes of two kinds one the slave and the other of the nihilist type slave obedient to every law for no parent reason and the nihilist disobedient to every law Dr Griggs brought home a point in his talk on by that the fault s lie in the pupil but in QF V Rt Rev Eugene A Garvey Fourteen Years Bishop o Altoona Diocese Conduct Special Mass ent by re hot alway does the misguided directions of the teacher Set Rules The strongly against any to follow in the school or home A boy or girl likes nothing ter than to sit down ponder over which rule to said Dr Griggs Give them something to do rather than tell them what to do Rules have Jio economic value aside from ing a little time for there is no moral value Show the child how a thing instead of telling him what he has to do The not break the of her pupil She is obliged to make the will of her charge It is a great thing to know just when to withdraw a teacher's authority and leave the pupil on his own resources and every effort must be made to ly study each pupil before good results arc to be At the close of the Almo daughter of the president of the school board favored with a vocal solo Dr T George secretary of the state hoard of education spoke on Teaching to Think ami outlined two forms of reasoning first the lowest or concrete form in which the pupil is trained or drilled and the second the form of connecting the concrete ideas Concrete said Dr Becht is the reasoning similar to animal soning and is best found in work in which the students only follow soni given duty when other ways offer The point was outlined by reference to a student who is sent for a kept in au accustomed place and who brings the glass knowing just what is desired The connection of concrete reasoning makes itself felt when the student in finding the glass missing locates some other receptacle that would serve a similar purpose Dr Becht referred to a recitative period of reflection and not as a period of reproduction stating that the fault with most teachers was that they don't give enough thought to the many angles of a subject but see it from only one side He urged for the discussion of a topic from every angle that a pupil that fails to grasp the idea from one side will have the opportunity to get the drift from the other side The speaker argued against tion in the schools such as Friday the Continued On Page 10 A service of unusual was held at 8 o'clock this morning a St John's when Ht Eugene A Garvey bishop of tlie AI toone diocese of the Catholic church conducted a special pontifical mass ii honor of the fourteenth anniversary o his consecration as bishop of the dio cose At own desire th anniversary passed without any recognition of the day by his people o the priest's of the save th special pontifical mass which was mark cd by a special invitation to the chil dren of the city J As a result of this invitation St was crowded this morning the bishop sang the audience be- ing very largely composed of children to whom tile bishon made an interesting talk Bishop Garvey whose jurisdiction com- prises Blair Cambria Bedford Center Clinton Fulton Huntingdon and set counties is now the spiritual hear of over souls witli over 100 priests assisting him in his work Sine he came to Altoona as the church of the diocese has enjoyed a steady growth until it is now one of the leading dioceses of this part of- the country Bishop was born in dale Oct He was educated at St Charles college City lid later at St Charles college at He was ordained a priest by Bishop O'Hara in the cathedral at in 1889 After in a number of parishes he was in December 1871 sent to the Church of the at where he was located for- twenty-eight years In 1809 he went St Pittston The same year he general of the Scranton diocese and pastor at Pittston was made a domestic pre- late with the title of right reverend In July 1901 he waa notified appointment as bishop of the Altoona then newly and Sept 8 fourteen years ago today was consecrated bishop and celebrated his first pontifical high mass at Pittston He was formerly here as bishop later in the month of September CHARLTON BRIEF Headed Italian Business Men Wili Sit in Judgment on American By United Press COMO Italy Sept business and professional men will set in judgment when Porter Charlton young New York bank clerk goes to trial Oct 5 for the killing of his beautiful actress wife Scott Charlton The trial will be brief It may con- sume no more than three or four sions Depositions will cover the story of the woman's spectacular love career in America before the marriage on will tell of the passionate noon on the shores of Lake Como and taunts that led to the murder The witnesses will describe the f the body in a trunk in Lake The testimony of alienists will conclude hc case INFAMOUS JOKE KILLS BOV Fellow Worker Places Nozzle of matic Hose Against Lad's Body By United Press SOUTH Sept Joseph Wean aged 10 is dead today as a result cf a strange practical joke Joseph 2.1 who with Wean at a steel plant seized a matic air placed the against body nml opened Ire nir cock The air under eighty founds pressure forced into the lad's body caused it to into abnormal He was literally like a balloon Tlic coroner is seeking CZAR LEADS Uncle of Russia's Ruler Re- of His Position as Commander In Chief on III OTHER SHAKEUPS QUITE AS DRASTIC PROMISED Emperor Intends to Reorganize Governmental as Result of Retreat After Warsaw's Fall 10 KILLED IN 19TH ON BRITISH COAST Three German Dirigibles Take Part In Attack From Ai Forty-Three Persons Ar Injured GERMAN ENEMIES MUST MAKE PEACE Figures in Diplomatic Expose TWO MEN 3 WOMEN AND 5 CHILDREN ARE VICTIM By United Press PETROGRAD Sept Grand Duke Nicholas superseded in command of the Russian armies by the czar has been appointed viceroy of the Caucasus it was officially announced today Other almost equally drastic are promised in the war de- -as the result of the Russian retreat from Warsaw The emperor in person intends to direct a tion of important governmental ments it was stated this afternoon The official reason for the grand duke's retirement is ill health A letter from the czar to the grand duke made public at the same time the announcement was The thanked thn grand duko for his services and regret thai ill health had caused him tu request his removal to other fields The official announcement Petrograd of the grand duke's tion confirms reports that the czar is lighly displeased at successive Russian and has determined to assume charge of Russia's armies The that the grand duke has made Caucasus means he been removed a-s armies ing against the armies ind- placed in of- small forces operating against the The Grand Duke Nicholas vitch is recognized by military men as one of the greatest cavalry leaders n Europe At the outbreak of the war was in command in Petrograd dis- He was given command of all he Russian armies though certain at Petrograd declared that the ask of handling Russia's millions of One Man a Woman Ar Believed to Be Buried Unde Aeroplane Unable to Locate Teutons was too great for one Russians Guard River Bank PETROGRAD Sept General cy's artillery has prevented every at- of the Germans to approach the eft bank of the Dwina in an effort to orce a crossing and march against Riga The Germans who occupied tadt and the bridgehead north of the own have been unable to reach the iver with their pontoons Northwest f a feeble attempt at ft was broken up by the Russian re of the Russian line ig from east of Grodno to northeast of inward in con- the general at several points has paused deliver successful gainst the enemy It is admitted that Russian force east of Brody has been on the river Railway Junction Captured via wireless to London lept troops have captured an important railway ion forty-eight miles southeast of rodno it was officially announced this EXPLOSION In New Subway Near Where In Gold Is Stored In N Y By United Press NEW YORK Sept explosion the new subway near the express any building at Fifty-fourth street and avenue in which i gold and securities was temporarily threw fifty armed guards into activity for several minutes ay Soon after they had learned that the was still safe the gold which the third shipment from in for war supplies was d to the valuta of the J P at Broad and Wall streets auto trucks guarded by ty express guards a score of mounted and fifty plain men ed the treasure PUBLIC FILES PROTESTS United Press ALBANY N Y Sept gainst the Albany and Troy trolley today were filed with thn public commission by ti iveary public o indication if the of car allic already stopped for three days apparent The United Traction com- my and the Union are in hopeless deadlock Company officials deny that arc about be employed By United Press LOMDON Sept persons ar known to have been killed in last night raid by three Zeppelins on the east of Three others arc missin and believed to be buried under debris o wrecked buildings Forty-three were injured The official Last night three Zeppelins dropped bombs on the eastern counties said the official statement Two men three women and five children were killed Four men eleven women and five children were seriously injured Five men nine women and nine children were slightly injured A man and two women are ing and are believed to be der debris Fifteen small dwelling houses were demolished or seriously aged said the official statement Several fires were started but ly extinguished There was no other serious age done All the killed or wounded were civilians except that one dier Our were in tion but our aeroplanes were unable to locate the enemy Last night's raid was the air invasion of England since the wa began Ninety-Nine Is Total Dead According to official figures German aircraft have killed ninety-nine persona 243 and three others who an are supposed to be dead In total number of casualties last raid was the most destructive made on England this summer on one occasion June In sixteen persons were killed The most recent raid occurred on Au 17 when ten persons were killed am thirty-six wounded i As usual the British today withheld information as to tho locality attacked The same expression eastern comities was used in the cial statement today as in the official report on the Aug 17 raid in which it is now known London was bombarded The statement that fifteen small ing houses were demolished and mention of the fact that a soldier was seriously wounded makes it appear probable that a city was under attack Last night's raid occurred early in the evening as did the last one when Zeppelins followed the 9.20 train into London It is sible that London again was attacked by the dirigibles which followed the route Dutch Fire on Zeppelins AMSTERDAM Sept lins are believed to have participated in last night's raiu on the cast coast of England Outlying Dutch garrisons fired on Zeppelin proceeding in a southwesterly direction fearing the dirigible would vio late Dutch neutrality Three other were sighted near Dordrecht tei miles southeast of Rotterdam I By United Press AMSTERDAM Sept rine that sank the Arabic has returned o her base and has reported that she the liner to escape possible at- ack according to a despatch received today from Berlin Liverpool reports and advices to tho state department at Washington have that tiie U boat sank the on Aug 22 was either sunk or captured by the British though the have not been confirmed by the admiralty WEATHER FORECAST WASHINGTON D C Sept showers and probably Thursday light 0 moderate southerly winds tonight and Thursday somewhat lower Thursday WEATHER REPORT Sept 7 i p tamp SO 7 12 p temp 721 Sept 8 1 a temp US abv Sept 8 12 temp Teutons Not Angling for Terms Declares Ed Keen European Manager of United Press Just Back From Visit to Confident of Ultimate Outcome of War CERTAIN SHE CAN BREAK ALLIED WESTERN LINES Would Treat Offer of From President Wilson With Courtesy but Intimates Germany Will Only Open If Requested DK by Her Enemies Dr Constantino Theodore Dumba ambassador to th United States who defends his letter sent through James R T American war correspondent to his foreign trians working in the American muni tions factories be called out on strike Ambassador's Explanation of His Letter Suggesting Strike Does Not Close the Incident D Ambassador Hande Answer on Sink ing of to Clea By United Press D C of ease was still undetermined From reliable sources it was earned that explanation and of his letter sent amcs F J Archibald American cor- to his foreign esting that be called out of American war materials plants does ofc close the incident The reported to be ig further information hether to hold Tata Dumba today confer with of regarding conditions Austrians in ar supply He proposed estate to the his on regarding Austria's right to stop er citizens in this country from ig war materials for her enemies It was learned on unquestionable that the diplomat will make a trong to enlist Secretary on's aid in notifying subjects employed in American lanU which ary supplying allies itli war munitions of tile severe their government will inflict n them if they ucnt and later return home Secretary Lansing was understood to avo raised no objection to thn warning through the labor de- called on Solicitor the labor this fore- oon but stayed only a few minutes would not discuss the nce The official change of front today as deemed significant Before Tuesday with Secretary ansing the was given that j action would ho taken against the irmer While official comment on the was refused today at the rhite House and state department appeared to have veered in a more unfavorable light the ambassador's act General opinion today however was iat recall will not be asked any event hut that a hint may be veri to the Austrian foreign office hieh would result in its initiation of measures Archibald Knows Nothing K J American newspaper man om whom from Austrian were by the itish authorities declared today that knew nothing of the contents of the If these despatches contained ing improper thm made a nf Archibald told inter- ewers before he sailed for Xew York oard the Rotterdam BY CARL Staff Correspondent Via The Sept 8 Germany's United States with regard torpedoing of the line Arabic was delivered to Ambassador Ger ard last night The not been made pub lie It is understood however that tin note contains substance of the re port of the commander of the submarine that sank the Arabic submarine commander justified the attack -on the liner on the ground feared vessel to be ram med and statement been the admiralty it is report that sank the a few from English sources the submarine had captured The disposed to fer an explanation to Washington on the Arabic incident as quickly as sible to clear up any misunderstanding that might remain after Ambassador statement to the state department The note as com- is contained in four typewritten pages It to Ambassador Gerard at S o'clock last night Gerard to Probe Hesperian Affair WASHINGTON D C Sept state department announced today Ambassador Gerard Berlin had been asked to ascertain whether the government hail any information con the Hesperian It was said this was not a request on Berlin to report but a step to learn if was to be expected WILSON Walks to State Department ly for Talk With Lansing By United Press D C Sept President Wilson broke all Washington precedents respecting executive today Instead of summoning Secretary Lansing to the White House he walked over to state department himself for The president sauntered out through the public ante-room of the executive of- fices crossed the stroet climbed tho state department stops instead of using the elevator by which diplomats reach tho secretary of Ho had Secretary Lansing of Us coming as the door was thrown open and the president ushered in at once The presidents visit evidently surprised Lansing who was alone ing his desk The president has never visited any other cabinet officer on purely though he has frequently walked through various departments BY ED L KEEN European Manager of the Copyright 1015 by United Press In Britain LONDON Sept is not angling for peace She wasi never more confident of the mate outcome even if the conflict should resolve itself a war of exhaustion Germans generally that their task on the front is vastly more difficult thaii in the east but they are ly convinced of their ability break through the lines when desirable In all quarters in it asserted that Germany is equi ped not only from the standpoint but also and economically to continue struggle indefinitely I have just returned a- week's visit to Berlin The above conclusions are based upon p sonal observations and tions with Germans of low high degree among the latter several important government o fe Germans Celebrate Eastern When i arrived in the German tal the residents were quietly bub enthusiastically celebrating the official news of tremendous captures of Russian prisoners and munitions I found no basis for the liat Germany is putting forth peace I asked one of the German officials whether Germany would consider a peace offer at this he replied promptly if it comes from our enemies and is based admission that we are you consider a suggestion from a neutral source for in- stance from President I treat any such suggestion utmost was it is opinion that would open negotiations I requested directly by her enemies My conversations with other nent on the subject of vere in a similar vein Ceske to Placate United 1 found a general the mrt of the Germans to placate and America also an apparent earnest lesire to live down the terms ind barbarians Only a small cut minority disagreed with Ambassador note to America on the iic The Hesperian incident iter 1 left Berlin but considering German attitude toward the am satisfied that all the better Germans deplore it ex- Americans in Berlin agree that thi attitude toward the States lias improved considerably ent weeks Certainly I of any personal hostility rard Americans I purposely any special credentials American tourist speaking nc I talked English freely on the rain at wayside stations en route on he streets and in the popular nts in Berlin without the slightest insult though I heard stories t was not safe to use English in mailer towns PASSENGER STEAMER By United Press Alp Sept assenger steamer 1 T Morse v damaged in a collision with learner in a fog off sland today and was beached passengers a an were landed The ot injured ABOR PLEDGES ITS By United Press Sept tho utmost to the government of the v the trades union congress hire y a vote of 000 to v
