I?'f -v nK HBBHKg&sil- bbbHwP ShIIe bbbHRBTv S&i&S&Egss i. SslttnSlk mtmrnrnmi'V enmi omv - ' a. tm mnv ijtfilmrfiiiw aMtoi.M.iUia."aiiSi. MOHAfflbBRT SILEHCES EHEMY'S EIREALONGrilSNE German Batteries Forced to ,"., Retire F f o m Action. Kaiser Launches Fire bodts on Encre River. v I'AIUS. PU. 3 ;Arfllfe.ry bntttlttft all "ton the Alsne, with tfc4 Germans directing particularly ' 'Violent' cftnnonado near Solssons, was ''ijjjjfrtei In dispatches from th front this 'itfyfttooti, t vTfia "German fire was Ineffective, the I'rnesBagea Said. On the contrary, Frencli Buhners responded to the attack by si lencing! several Qrman batteries. Near ,Lens, French artillery also was success ful, forcing n Oerman battery to retire. Excepting near Solssons, where the op posing forces nre In contact on the north bank of the Alsne, few Important Infantry clashes were reported. The French ro putsod an Infantry chargo near Bagatelle, in the Argonne, and mode slight trains In counter attack, laklnsr a number of prisoners. At Perthes a Gorman attack was repulsed. In their warfare against the Allies lit' northern Franco the Germans are resprt lns to a new device, sending boats 'filled tvttft Inflammable material, which they Jiaro set on fire, and explosives Into the streams In an attempt to burn or blow Tip tha bridges held by tho French, Brit ish and Ilelglan troops. 'ho official statement Issued today tells Of these operntlon on the river Encre, which flbws north and west of Albert, ut declares that no damago has been done by the Ore boats. TURKS FORESEE UTTER RUIN. Documents Sent to Erzerum 1000 Dead left at Tabriz. LONDON, Fob. J.-U la reported offi cially that Enver Pasha, foreseeing utter ruin for the Turkish armies, has attempt Jed tq dispatch valuable documents be "tlmes to Erzeram. Tho Russians, nevertheless, have 'cap tured A considerable number of valuable;, documents, among which are letters- nf-. fording Incontestable proof that the Turk ish Invasion of Caucasus was a settled thins early In September. Since tho reoccupatlon of Tabriz, by tho Russian troops perfect order and tran quillity havo prevailed. The people of the city nre now extending hospitality to the Russian soldiers. Tho Turks left 10M dead and all their artillery in their flight from Tabriz. The Russian consulate building was burned, but as a result of the efforts mado by Gordon Paddock, American Consul, much property and many shops were saved. CZAR LOSES TOM ON WARSAW FRONT IN THREE-DAY FIGHT Four Thousand Prisoners Captured When Goumine Falls Before Von Macken sen's Advance. BERLIN, Feb. 3. Capture of the vlllago of Goumine, .east of Bollmow, and the taking of 4000 prison ers, mark the latest successes of General yon Mackensen's new advance upon War saw, t was officially announced today. . , Von Mdckensen'sf army drove the Rus sians from the village, east of 'Bollmo, after a three-day fight. Pressing on to ward Warsaw, the Germans are engaged with a Russian force northeast of Doll-- rndw and, a few miles south of the Brura. Russian, night attacks along the.-Bzura have bnin repulsed. North or the Vistula encounters between Russian cavalry and German Infantry out posts havo been frequent, but no -Import" , ant battles have occurred. In the west French attacks upon tho German positions near Perthes were re pulsed. Elsewhere along the batt'e line In France and Flanders artillery duels are In progress. TURKS ROUTED IN EGYPT " BY AUSTRALIAN TROOPS 27ew I'orces Drive Sack Invaders in Sues Region; CAIRO, Egypt, Feb. 8 Australian troops were victorious over a detachment of Turk soldiers in a skirmish near Nachl on the caravan route between Sues and 1 Akabat Monday night, according to advices received here today. The Turks are. sold to have retreated, leaving SO dead and wounded on the field. This fight was the Australians? bap. turn of Are, and they acquitted them elves nobly, It is said. Australian forces here are not of con siderable strength, a second expedition nry force, having lust arrived from .the commonwealth. The new foroea Include Tfsirr. eavatf-y and urtiUary. -with eom ptte hospital and commissariat equip- FORT OF PHILADELPHIA li tmSMi ni-wm'1 1 1 ip ;. Vessels Arriving Today ".. t'Ata. Hw Tferk, ni4rch,B4U, " oSIi 4tur Ccrapiny. KteamtUpa to Arrive I'AfiSEHaER. BitU&M - .0UuOW Jsm.IJ jfntiuuv. . .DatfRntflin ias.1 .....Afdrqnwtt ......Jta. S ,,.....,.,,.CiwiThiirt ....Jan. if s,ltuelvB. ........Ja. ii ........... &oti4da ...'. Jin. ,,., ........ttWe.Wi .......,.Jn, 30 ..g!s..i ..ia. V. '.".". ',". Kvaafc 14' UaJC '. , .-.... ::::"!'.: J,:iHtbVi .SteanaahifW to Xtve Vm HfcrfEis K Wj1 ,,,.. '&VBariy& OlClAh WAItKEPORTS OEBMAK frnh nttaeli ajrafnst th Gtftrnan positions near Perthes wre repulsed yesterday. On lh west of the western front ortly artillery duet occurred. Nothing rtew is frportel from thft Enst Prussian frontier. In Poland, north of the Vlslutit, the ttusslans wens repulsed In cavalry nhts. South of tha Vistula German at tacks east of Uollmow were ended with the capture of the village of Ootimlnc. Fighting for Wolassyeio wlcxka bontlnues. Since February t In this region more than 400" prisoners have been captured and six machine guns taken. Night attacks by the Russians against the German positions near tho Bzura itivcr have been repulsed. mENCH There Is nothing to report to the north of tho I.ys. Between tho I.ys and the Olse, In the lector of Nou vette, which Is west of Lens, our bat terles silenced a sharp lire by the enemy's Infantry, The German launched flreboats on the Klvcr Encre. Hefore Avcluy, north of Albert, these engines of destruction were stopped by us before any ex plosion occurred. Our artillery has continued to secure excellent results In the valley of the Alsne. We havo advanced sllfthtly, taking some prisoners nnd tepusln a counter attack lo tho west of Hill No. 200, near Pttthesr. In tho Areonne, a second German nttack took place yesterday near llait atetlo about 6 p. m. It was repulsed like that already reported (In last night's oftlclal communique), which took place nt .1 p. m. Calm provalled yesterday on ,tho front from the -Mouse to tho Vosi?ei.. In Alsace Wc"are foitlfylng our posi tions on the gtound gained to the south of Ammertiwelller. RUSSIAN Along the Brum, Rome distance from Bollmow, the enemy Is attacking per sistently, - supported by heavy and light artillery. North of Horjlmow, the enemy at tacked In large force, but was re pulsed with severe losses. Very stub born fighting has occurred' south of tha Bzuro, but the Russians havo ro captured all tho positions lost In Sun day and Monday's fighting. South of tho Plllca River, and along the Dona Jo (In Gallcla), the enemy's artillery Ore has Increased, but his efforts to advance have been unsuccessful. 3n tho Carpathians tho conflict con tinued January 31 and February 1, Our forces advanced, fighting along tho broud front at Dukla Pass as far an the lower Snn, having crossed tho principal ridge of the mountain rnngo In the region of Jnsllska and Mezo Laborer, where wo took a battery of six cannons, two mortars, a number of rapid llrcrs and numerous pris oners. An offensive movement un- '.dertriken by the enemy southeast of Uszok Pnas was repulsed with enormous losses. Nows relative to the transportation of German troops to the Carpathian front finds confirmation In tho fact that on February 2 southeast of Bcs kld Pobs we destroyed a battalion of the 221th German Regiment, a rem nant of which was made prlsonor. TURKISH A force of 100 Turks attacked tho English near Korna by night. The two battalions fired at each other for several hours. A squadron of gun boats drove off the Turks at day break, but tho enemy lost heavily, AUSTRIAN The general situation Is' unchanged. A Russian attack In the central sec tion of the Plllca River, In Poland, has been repulsed. The battle In tho Carpathians con tinues on the western front. The German and Austrian troops were suc cessful In tho fighting on the mlddlo front. GERMANY GUARDS BAKERIES AND SEIZES TONS OF GRAIN Enough Bread to Last Until August, Is Report. AMSTERDAM, Feb. 3. The Berliner Tageblatt says that tho Council of Great er Berlin has appointed 12,000' special, constables to guard the baker shops of the city' against any Irregularities on tho part of the public. ROTTERDAM, Feb. 3. The Courant learns .tliat the German War Oraln Com pany, n,ri organization, the purpose of which Is to acquire nil tho availahle grain In Germany and store It until May, has seized 3,000,000 tons of grain. The paper says that none .of this foodstuff will be Lat- the disposal of the public before next summer, BERLIN, Feb. 3. A statistician In the Berliner Tageblatt has ndduced figures, with the object of showing that Germany Is In Uttls danger of being starved out Ip tha .war. As n result of the new Ger man bread and flour regulation, the com piler points out, less than 4,000,000 tons of rye nnd whoat will be required for bread up to the middle of August. Last year's harvest, he says, amount ed to 14.600.000 tons, of which 1,500,000 tons jvere doduated for seed. This leaves 13,000,000 tons at the beginning of the .warnot including tho grain on hand from the 113 harvest. SLAVS, MILLION STRONG, DEFEND POLISH CAPITAL in Elerea I'lgntlnp; West of Warsaw, Ciar Retakes Trenches. PBTROaRAD, Feb. S. Fierce fighting continues in the district west of Warsaw and th ttdo of victory Is now flowing toward the Russians as a result of the arrival there of fresh troops. Dispatches from Warsaw put the Rus sian reinforced units In this region at 1,000.000 men and an official statement Is sued here, today stated that trenches taken by the aermana in the early right Ins had Men recaptured. February Victor Records Ard hers In tbundince. The February lUt of popuUr ion! n.d dance reeordi U an excellent one. Here fe a few of th belts A BeUvta Hr If CUck sal lloia.r I Kmw Wm Wk. Hs W.t A1K .,rtJ J"". lver el Ut Seal ) Rlglt '(Bff -Ve TUxer). , a"06j Tea-Lei, IMC- '-.., nW'fN Abo G1.&. Ssstewv a., Mtl. Cksrw V "l- ' ASr""' Q, yj-tift " to 0i Vim (TIjhT.ii Tiisrf Mtrr i immmgmma. HMWH9ftraH& 35408 :::::!&? Bmmsmsmmamf gBBfflrWTlffWffffHP 17 South -kspobii tHiirAigKggTA, wggygg,BAY ygssgAggLl BRIDGE TO CANADA AVHICft CEIttAN ADMITS HE BLEW UP acegEi- -yrtr;vLw.T;""-.. Jmr. ..'gas"3 wa. '" . . . .--" !SSSXX!t f3?SiVJ!?...tfe&.JK MK:.JHBXi.f!vV .aSiMW!WjftWiMsiiia This span connects the Maine Central and Canadian Pacific Railroads MacAdam Junction, N. B. It is owned by.the CarudlanPacJfic. The Maine and forms a part of-the transcontinental system, subsidized connects Montreal with the ports of St. John and "Halifax. "DYNAMITING OF BRIDGE IS WAR" Contlnnrd from rate One havo the stuff In a sultcaso alt primed and with a fuse to detonnto It. PASTENLD EXPLOSIVE TO TRESTLE. "Monday night ho met mo on the bridge with tho etiltcase. I took It from him and ho went back to tho Canadian end of tho structure. "I fastened the whole thing to n. trcstlo near tho Canadian end of tho bridge, suit case and all. It hung down, dangling. I" had adjusted the fuse for three mlnuteo. There was enough explosive to have de stroyed the whole bridge, but I did not do n good Job. "In the first place It was too cbld. But I felt that delay might frustrate tho plan and Increase the chances of ile? toctlon. I waited until t'nree trains had pacsod. It was vory cold. Tho fingers on both my hands froze In splto of alii' could do. I fell several times. - "I had to work about an hour. My hands by that time had no feeling at all. I had to Just tlo tho case on tho brldgo nnd trust that there was enough ex plosive to be effective. That Is the reason It did not work better. It was not effect ively placed. "I am not sorry for what I did. My only regret Is that the damage dono to tho bridge was not greater. "Now I am on United States territory neutral ground. They can do to me nothing absolutely nothing. The man who gave me the explosive gave It to me from tho Canadian side. I am not worrying. They must let me go. SEEKS GERMAN ENVOY'S AID. "I had planned to leavo Vanceboro at onco after wrecking the bridge, but It was so cold on tho left nnd I was so badly frost-blttcn that I had to come back here. I was going to walk to Lam bert Lake, about five miles west, and from thero about ID miles to Topsfleld, then to Princeton, 16 more miles, und to St. Croix Station, unothor ten miles. There I would have taken the Boston trnln and returned to New York." Van Home was perfectly cool In telling his story. He Is six feet one Inch In height In his ttockln feet. Ho weighs mora than 100 pounds. He Is muscular, with the short, heavy neck of a pugilist. Ho stands erect, shoulders squared and every movement betrays a life of military habits. He Is dressed In rough homeBpun clothing. He appears to.be a man of education and refinement. Van Home sent n telegram this after noon to tho German Ambassador at Washington, urging that his Interest) as " German subject" be protected. - "I was arrested here for blwlng vuj Canadian end of brldgo at Vanceboro, between Maine and Canada," tho messago said. "I am held here by tho Attorney General of Maine ut tho request of Canadian authorities, who are trying to eot extradition papers for mo from Wash ington. Please look after my interests In this matter, as I am a German subjoct and did not put foot on Canadian soil. Answer." Van Home Is held "here by Deputy Sheriff Ross until further orders from Attorney Gonerul Pattangall, of Maine. BRITAIN WILL DEMAND VAN HORNE'S EXTRADITION WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. The British Ambassador, Sir Cecil Sprlng-Rlce, an nounced today that he would tlto an application with the State Department for the extradition to Canada of Werner Van Home, tho German ofTlcor charged with' dynamiting a section of the Vanceboro bridge. The formal application received by the" Ambassador last night from Ottawa sets forth that Van Home is gul ty of a felony for having attempted to destroy railroad property on Canadian terr ory. Secretary Bryan declined today' to com-, ment on the case, pending the rece.lpt Of the application for extradition,.' At tho State Department it was said that' under existing extradition treaties with Great Britain this Government could not 1 refute the request of tho Canadian au thorities. The department will Invest'gate , .tho various phases of tho cate, Including Van" Home's record. If .the prisoner presents a formal claim of immunity irom extra dition on the ground' that he has com mitted an "act ot war" the German Gov ernment will bo asked to inform the.de partment as to the man's status. At the German Embassy today It was tald that nothing was known there concerning him. Officials were unwilling to admit that the case might lead to International com plications even If It were shown that Van Home waa a Oerman subject. It was explained that If It oould be proved that Van Home's offense was of a politi cal nature ho would be prosecuted for' violating the neutrality laws ot the United States. BRIDGE DYNAMITER CLAIMS IMMUNITY FROM EXTRADITION WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Stttta Depart ment Officials were prepared today to receive from the British Ambassador, Sir Cecil Sprn-ttlce, a request for the ex. J I " vmai wf i i :- I Act like JJHiu J Ayrapei Os-S(s (Fraik W, HcKes) OrtkutM, 12 la.. 11.25 Tasie Prluti Ontjlio MtKse'i OrcW.Ui, 12 Is., $1.25 "BILLY" SUNDAY RECORDS-ALL 4-HEAR !Grstt Jsaruest ) Meralf aaJtUL. HotWi friy.rsf US Hit F!!qwi M. ) JSjafi ninth St. rsrisip vrtcm. ijsw,, jiiiri?M.ijir-7i,-wi--"-" - "w. - - - . - i - SK33ssscsi?E-rfjffiacssE!ar;jaHBfe tradition of the man who was arrested yesterday for dynamiting tho brldgo con necting Vanceboro, Me., with McAdam Junction, N. B. Involved fn such a request Is a delicate International problem. Tho dynamiter, Werner Van Home, claims' Immunity. JIo maintains that as n German he, cpmmltted 'merely a political crime," for which ho cannot now be extradited. Ho maintains that ho haB the right to seek refuge In n neutral country and that he cannot bo delivered to n bellig erent by this nation. ,,..... ..,,'. t LONDON PAPER WARNS TJ. S. OF "GERMAN rEROOITY" LONDON, Feb. 3. The Pall Mall Ga zette warns tho United Statos editorially today that tho dynamiting of the Vance boro brldgo may be followed by an out break of "German ferocity" on American soil. It says: "It Is exceedingly likely that ."tho" ln sane ferocity which displays Itself on Canadian territory may yet manifest It self In the United States also. Alto gether, tho propaganda ot which. Van Homo's crimo Is tha result seems likely to need all tho watching tho American polico can glvo It." precautionsTgainst SPIES AT JERSEY POWDER WORKS Pennsgrove Keeps Lookout for Sus picious Strangers. PENSGROVE. N. J., Fob. 3. Extra pre cautions wcro taken todny to'Ir(Suro .tho, safety of the big powder plant near hero from attack as n result at the dynamiting ot tho brldgo I from Vanceboro, Mo., to McAdam Junction, New Brunswick, by Werner Van Home, a German oillccr, yes terday. The large smokeless powder plant of tho duPont Powder Company, Just south of Pennsgrove, Is turning out Immenso quantities of powder. '.. :, . Some time ago electric lights wcro so' placed as to brilliantly light the placo at night, and these lights make It pos sible for tho watchmen to see people who may approach tho plant long beford thoy, reach It. A steel fence, supposed to bo hea'vlly. charged with olcctrlclty, encircles tho grounds of tho company. 1 ALL BUT PIANO STOLEN-. And Thieves Had That Ready for Removal When Owner Arrived: '. Edward Golden's piano would have b'oen missing along with $21 in cash and most of his movable household goods this morning If tho funeral he attonded yes terday afternoon had not ended' when It did. Golden lives nt 1913 Mountain street. He and his family wont out and two enterprising thlevos came in und ran sacked the house. They tore up tho carpet in the parlor and got S21, tied up tab'eware, towels, sheets, bedding and clothes In bundles, and had pulled the piano from the. 'ivail. and had It near tho door when Golden got off of a trolley car nt the .corner and saw a moving wagon before' his door, iio Investigated on the run; Tho thieves sprang through a sldo wlnUo'w and ran down an alley. Golden was after them, yelling, "Thieves, murder." That broutsht two policemen, who saw the fugitives dart Into a house. Inside they caught tho two men, who were nrrested with an old negro woman. At the 20th and Federal streets station the woman, Catherine Vaughn, 10 years old, was held In IM0 ball as an accomplice.- Tho men, both of whom nre whlto, said" they were James Murthu, 30 years old, of fOU Dickinson street, nnd Edward Terry," 3. of 2020 Tasket street. They were held by Magistrate Brlgg3 In $30 ball each for a further hearing. Editor of "Rotarlan" Speaks E. J. Borlet, editor of "Tiie Philadel phia Rotarlan," spoko on the manage ment and purpose ot the paper, at the weekly luncheon of tha Rotary Club, In the St. James Hotel, at noon today. giiiM SAFETY FIRST ... i A ton'of :N$wton. Coal withirespechta legal weight and proper quality is as soim$ as a gold dollar " Tt'is giiaranfeedf. Egg $7,90; Stove 7,2J;NjitJ7.50ijJ5J.5ja "- '"' 25c atldedrff" parried - j r . -, - 1537 tllESTmiT'BTRBfiT SPJIUC13 WOO "7, i. ...i&) ..", ,.' '--y--. ., .- ;i.:vJ.A. .".zz: . . -.'f '. jw - -.. t .yz.y -' ' - rr .t.-m"""'7. w, -ittt .. H&,mi& . tvf& between Vanceboro, Me., arid line is a Blng!etrack one through by the Canadian Government It SUBMARINES PUN BLOW AT.BRITISH ...TRANSPORT. SHIPS Germans Will Try to Block Passage of New Troops to .France am , OrcKnary Vessels. . AMSTERDAM, .Fob. 3. Thqllelchsan zelgcr, an official nowspaper, publishes tho following announcement, issued by tho German navy staff: '"England Intends to ship- shortly to Franco a largo number of troops and a great quantity of war material. Wo shall pravont this as much as possible antl wo warn ordinary ships to keep away from tho northwest coast of Franco. Further, trade, Jq ,the North Sea Is rocom ifleiUIcd fo' go round tho north coast of Scotland." , LONDON, Feb. 3. With the Lusltanla now on her way .to England from New York, shipping circles aro debating whether the, glapt Cunardor Is In any danger' from German submarines lurking In tho Irish Sea. Liverpool mercantile authorlttcs'.nhaw no nlarrri, and tho Cu nard Company says It sees no reason to rriako any alteration In sailings, 'Tho general view In maritime circles Is that big ships with high Bpeed run com paratively little danger from submarines, the Government war risk rate has not been altered, though rates for marine rlsk3 generally have doubled slnco tho U-21 mado her appearance In tho Irish Sea. MOROCCANS BLOCK GERMAN ATTEMPTS TO CROSS AISNE Repulse Threo Charges ns Eoe Re news Drlvo Near Solssons. PARIS, Fob. 3. Florco hand-to-hnnd combats In tho ro glon of St. Paul marl; .the launching of a German onslaught to for'co Jhe passage of tho Alsno at Solssons, "less than CO miles from' Paris. Moroccan troops stationed on tho Out skirts of St. J'aul. on the north bank ot tho Alsne, havo repulsed threo successive charges by General von JCluk's infantry. They routed a. small, forco -of .Germans that mado tho first assault upon their positions, driving them back upon tbo German lines near Crouy and taking sev eral prisoners. Following tho falluro of this night at tack, Von ICluk sent up reinforcements. A small force of Moroccnns, Intrenched behind tho ruins of devastated farm houses, was forced to give ground. Fall ing back upon tho main French '.positions, r Joined in a counter-attack that sent the Germans In 'dl'sorder.r Von Kluk's. artillery resumed violent h'Oinbarajne'nt.pf ""tho" Kriagehead.held by tho French op tho nortlf ' bank of tho river, nnd dropped occasional shells Into Solssons. Rclriforcomonts aro being pushed across tho Solssons brldgo to the support of the battalions at St. Paul. COSSACKS ENTER HUNGARY;' SWING TOWARD BUDAPEST Advancing Cavalry Also Threatens Austrian ,Ren.r . in.Buk(Q'wJna. PBTROGRAD. Fob. 3. While general lntercflt centres In tho fighting west of Warsaw, the military experts regard the news that another invasion of Hungary Is In full swing as of greater Importance from n, strategical standpoint. The Russian General Staff re ports that largo forces of cavalry are now approaching Budapest, Thp advancing Cojssaoka .-have- virtually surrouhded'tho'AiiBtrlan forces" In West ern Gallcla. Continuation ot this move ment will permit the Russians to attack in the rear the Teutonlo troops now on thp. Bukowlna front. , r M :iW JXJXJ, UACI3 5Si)0 -"n" " 10-16; 20.000 ITALIANS PLAN SEIZURE 0F.PURA220 Troops Massing for Move on Al banian City, LONDON, Feb. 3.-A dlsnatcU from Alliens says that an Jtallan !xailIonaryt corr, Composed of M.00O men, tlestlhed lo oooupy the Albanian seaport 6f Du-f ra2o and Its vicinity, Is being concen trated at Karl, nn Italian city on tho Ardlatle, near Brlndlsl, Tho Italian reservists Hvlns In Knglana havo been warned lo prepare to respond to n call to the colors. A dispatch from Sydney, New Soullt Wales, says the Oceania, nn Italian news paper published there, declares on an nuthortty which Is slated to bo beyond doubt, that Italy will certainly tako tho field against Austria In April, REBELLIOUS TURKS THREATEN TO HALT EaYPTIAK INVASION Germany, Now ".Jea'dy to Abandon Raid on British, Says Report Task Grow ing Difficult. LONDON; 'Fob... 3. Tho Turftlslv Inva sion of ERypt may bo. abandoned at any. time, 'according to well-founded dispatched comlnjr from Berlin, Althouph thero nro 120,000 Turks in the army of Invasion, commanded by Germa'n ofliccrs, and although tho expedition Is German 1n conception 'and' engineering tho German officers have reporfed'that it would bo bettor. t? abandon It now than, to carry It out at huge expense, In tho faco of such vast difficulties that falluro to overcome .any one of them might cause total falluro to tho expedition. Tho sentiment of tho German General Staff that what might bo gained Is not worth the huge risk seems to bo growing, and well-informed persons Jn Berlin aro beginning to understand that as soon as German public opinion can bo brought to a .point where It Will bo reconciled to an abandonment of tho expedition tho pro ject will bo dropped. Hundreds of Turkish soldiers have de serted from tho force.' The Slohamme dans do not tnlte kindly to German mili tary methods, and dispatches front Cairo stato that deserters are arriving thore In constantly Increasing: numbers. One group reported that n German ofll cor ordered a wounded Turkish soldier to climb a telegraph, polo and cut tho wires. The Turk wan Indignant and told tho oill ccr that It was not tho work of a soldier to climb telegraph poles. Thereupon the officer drow his sword nnd cut off one ot tbo Turk's bands. This incident- and' others similar to It nro rapidly diminish ing tho slzo of tho Turkish nrmy of In vasion. Other Cairo dispatches say that the de serters complain of tho food nnd assert that not enough water Is furnished them. These deserters, all of whom are prison ers of war, describe tlio hnrdships of tho march from Jerusalem by way of tJoer sheba and ISI-Arlsh. Thoy wero jndo to walk many miles each day with scanty supplies of fobd arid water. SAYS RAILROAD SITUATION IS. STEADILY IMPROVING .President of Lehigh Volley Xleclaros Higher Eatea Havo'Helped. WASHINGTON. Feb, '3.-The railroad' situation In tho United States la showing steady Improvement, according to Presi dent K. 13. Thomas, of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, who conferred- -with 'President Wilson today. . . s Sir. Thomas declared that tho tonnage of tho Lehigh Valley road has shown a decided Increase In tho transportation of grains and cereals to tho seaboard, but that otherwiso tonnage was stationary, lie said the 5 per cent. Incro'aso In freight rates recently granted by tho Interstate Commerco Commission had been Of de cided benefit to the eastern railroads. Ho asserted that tho ponding Adamson bill in- tho House making tnoro rigid the commodities clause of the Hepburn act would be harmful to all tho coal-carrying roadu, Including:. the Delaware and Lack uwanna.' tho Jersey Central arid the Le high Valley. "What tho railroads of tho country need obovo everything else Is less regu lation," said Mr, Thomas.'. "When, you icallzo that tho Lehigh Valley uldno made 23,000 dlflcront reports during 1911 to the various commissions which exor cise regulation over It, you can-see what excessive supervision means to us." ,E22S2SEZZ2S2SS2S2222SS25a v-L'' He changed his mind -'--"" drip bpur Balesmen tried to interest a well ' : . ,''r;-t..i'lsaov?nicilftiiadJan manufacturer- in- he .... . . "I, B, Autuniatlc Index" method 'hi fllin$ "No I Wafve just bought a filing cabinet from ono of your competitors," he waB told. "Ifothing daunted," as they say In the story books, our salesman produced his demonstration outfit and (showed how, by Installing the "L. B, Automatic Index,''tlie manufacturer could get along without the filing cabinet that bad been ordered. The order for it was canceled. The "I B. f Automatic Index" was installed for what It . , t,M""would..bAYerco3t for the new filing cabinet, . . . ,f ' better Bystem w?y . . ' " afoulscrwrtn; dInibutOM ol . i Car4 and filing tfttims,- Volf cbleU in wood ubA t j 910 Chdttnut St JPfeilgfJ.eJ ! POOR RICHARD CL1 WANTS 'AD' EXPER' .CONVENTION Mj i i. Leaders in Association, I tlHihnrtti ". I 1 1 A 1 uu.iwn.wi, vu ui ttgvarj Inrtne f CM- iVIl, ,ubw w iv;a vyncfff Meetings Are Hold, Tho first step in a ycar-larlaT cainpjij to bring tho 1916 convention of thi m elated Advertising Clubs ot Ihd'Wwli to Philadelphia was taken oday ty ffl Poor Illchnrd Club at a luncheon In JS Auoipnia uotci. m Philadelphia advertising men heard is ports tell what tho bid tOnvenilon $3 dono for other cities. Then they fad$5 that Philadelphia must got tho.hextcS! ventlon. Tho city wilt not tako "no"TJf an answer. Hencofortl every posiSiJ effort will bo mado to brltig.fhfc publldB exports u mis cuy noxt year. ' Jloro than 100 men dctlvd In local jj! vortlslng fields attended the lifnch&J Samuel C. Dobbs, ot Atlanta, ana Ll clyn C. Prntt. of New York, were it! spiakerB. m It. II. Durbhi, president- of the club, if troduced tha sneakera. TTa uaiJi iu.i" , . ., .. mini flj city Wai better entitled nnd belter nira jo havo tho convention, nnd that phfi!! dolphla was abreast of the worlcj (ri 'ihe OUalttV of Its nilvnrtlanlnnnta :,'. 7" cuarnclcr of tho men engaged la ti! uusiness. m BIr. Durbln said that wMln h- .? tatnment of tho associated dubs irouii to in tho hands of thA memlm m it! ' Poor Jllchard Club, it would Vealty hA .,.j. .v. in.., uumuau buiiiu ouw auvcttli.'ti mon from all over tho -world would u hero to learn what Philadelphia. was dolai According to the speaker, education,! advertising had mado tho associated clot, what thoy aro ono of the created liii.-. forces for clean advertising and clu uuomuaa in wio vorja. m air. Pratt traced the development 'of tt, associated clubs from an occaBloiial miw. ing of a few men with the KctttogetlitH iueu. ne eaia ino organization 6toodfor "progress In Ideas ind conservatlimHai action," and that It wob thl? that hd to strongest tendency to create ''trutiftl and dependnblo business advcrtlslnfrtlt kind that pays." Ho described tho National CommUm of tho clubs, a body of three, as '",h supreme court of tho clubs." it Aieiia nil questions according to tho rules )IH down at the nnnunl conventions, Thi KdUcattonal Commlttco Includes niei ibers, representing that number of cltlci Jts work is to educate the' public aiTi proper advertising as well as to help'tt advertising man. Its motto, he said, vp "Co-oporatlon In placo of cut-throat ci& petition." Ho told -what would .happen If tj one took down his sign. Tho picture m a melancholy ono, and he sail) It Ml been trade Into a plcturo play, and IhM the' committee waa now' sending the 4li from club to club all over tho worldfb show people tho value of advertising. Tti play is called "Mr. Noatl's Adless Day,y Samuel C. Dobbs, vice president ofthi Coco-Cola Company, of Atlanta, 'Ou president of tho Associated Clubs forte years, He said tho Associated Clubs' bS work so far had been to' develop "irrj big men In tho advertising .Held.' 1 "Mr llnlit.o nhnn Win A-b. 4'n.lU I. Il city some years ago, and sa'ld that ilEiW then ho had learned a lot .about tha ii-i vertlslng business, and that Phlladelplili nau ncipen mm to learn it. a . 1 ,M VETERAN CUTS HIS THKOAS Aged Norrlstovm Man Tries; to Em) Llfo in Home, 1 NOItniSTOWN, Pa., Feb. 3-ChrIa Sllnglurf, a transcriber In tho ftecordeTc! Deeds omce, attempted to end hl;ufl today by cutting his throat In his hotnu He Is a Civil War veteran and (or yep nas Deen laentinea wttn itepuoiican PO ucs. no is about 70 years old. Two Years for Striking Son Pasqualo Crlsomolo.i 723 Carren street, yielded an outbreak of tejnptt and struck his 17-year old son.'Antonlt, on the' head with a hatchet. The .youtt. after Bnendlnir several das In a lioanlUl recovered sufficiently to nppear bn Judge Johnson In quarter; Sessions cov, today. The elder Crlsmolo bteaded guto to charges of aggravated assault .tti battery, and was sentenced., to two yyf tts in tne uounty rriaon.. 75T! of filing. Would you like booklet descriptive of tbi , .'J "lt B. Automatic Index" ? . j ; 1 ureara '-Jw& Mtr . . KfcisMr 'iti7g.lw'ijiii,i''j't'f. w.aniiisiu.iJii'e'TFiM i'-iw?
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