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EVEN1NO IiMDGEB PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, EEBBTTABY 30, 1015:
EMBARGO ON FOODS
PLANNED BY BRITAIN
TO STARVE OUT FOE
U. S. Informed of Intention
to Make Provisions Con
traband in Note on Send
ing Wilhelmina's Cargo
to Prize Court.
WASHINGTON, t'eb. M
Ureal Biitaln Is planning to declats all
foodstuffs contraband ot war. according
to direct Intimation In Its reply to Amer
icana note on the Wtlholnilna case. The
Viihehnlim must go thiottgh the pmo
court, notwithstanding America's reaueet.
- Justification In the proposed plan to
starve Germany Is rought In cltutlon of
Qeimuny's alleged merciless war on
women and children and Its further In
tention 'to sink any and all meichant
ships attempting- to supply Biitaln with
foodstilT9.
The nolo Is In effect an emphatic though
cOuitrous warning that England expects
no .Interference from neutral nations with
the policy that It has decided upon as a
result of the German Government taking
tontrol ot nil food within tho empire.
This warning Is convoved In a para
graph ot the noto saying that the British
Government confidently expects 'such no
tion (a food embargo) will not he chal
lenged on the part ot neutral States by
appeals to laws and usages or war whoso
validity tests on their founlng an Integral
part of thai sjntem ot International doc
trine " which Germany "boasts tho-liberty
and Intention to dlsregaul."
Great Britain's reply to the American
note on the Wllhclmlna case, which was
handed to Ambassador 1'age, says:
"At the time when his Majesty's Gov
ernment gave directions for the seizure
of the cargo; of the steamship Wllhelmlnl
as coi.traband they had before them the
text of a decree made by the German
Federal Council on the 23th of January,
under Article 15, of which nil gialn and
Hour Impcrtcd Into Gcmany after tho
31st of January was declared deliverable
only to ctrtaln organizations under direct
government control or to municipal au
thorities." Great Britain declares that Article 43
Taa repealed by Germany In order to
render difficult the anticipated proceed
ing ngalnat the Wllhelmlna." and .that. It
will bo necessary for a pilze court to
determine how far the ostensible reersal
by Germany allects Imported foods.
Attacking German methods of waifare,
the note sajs:
"When Germany, long before any mines
had been laid by the British authorities,
proceeded tq sow mines upon the high
seas, and by this means sunk a consider
able number not only of British, but also
neutral merchantmen with their unof
fending crews. It. was, so his Majesty's
Government holds, open to It to take
retaliatory measures even If such mcas
uics were of a kind to Involve pressure
on the civil population, not. Indeed, of
neutral States, but of their enemies. It
refrained from doing so.
'When subsequently English towns nnd
defenseless1 British subjects. Including
women and children, were deliberately
and systematically fired upon and hilled by
ships flying the'flag ot the Imperial Ger
man navy: when quiet country towns and
Villages, vo!d ot defenses and posstsslng
no military or naval importance, were
bombarded by German airships. Ills
Majesty 3 Government sun abstained
from drawing th'a logical" consequences
from this form or attack on defenseless
citizens.
"Further steps In he same direction
arc now announced, and, in fact, have
already been taken by Germany.
"If, therefore. His Majesty's Govern
ment should hereai'ter feel constrained to
declare foodstuffs absolute contraband, or
take measures for Interfering with Ger
man trade by way ot reprisals, they con
fident) expect that such action will not
be challenged ci the part of 'neutral
Btatcs by appeals to laws and usages of
War whoso alldlty rssts on their forming
an Integral part of that system of Inter
national doctrine, which as a whole, their
enemy frankly boasts the liberty and in
tention to disregard, so long as such neu
tral States, cannot compel the German
Government to abandon methods of war
faro which have not In recent history
boen regarded as having the sanction of
eltherlaw or humanity,"
CAMDEN LAWYERS' BIRTHDAY
Attorney Oeneral Wescott and Prose-
.uiiw& iuuiL jjLciiunirn irnprin(yo
ivany touay tnB telephone bell In the
residence of John MV. Wescott, Attorney
General or New Jersey! rang. Lifting
the receiver he heard a voice, saying:
"Judge, this William J, Kraft., Con
gratulations on your 6Stb birthday, and
many jou live to soe many more'
"Thank you," returned Attorney Gen
eral Wescott, "and accept my congratu
lations on jour th birthday, Mr.
Kraft."
Thus two of New Jersey's most promi
nent prosecutors greeted each other on
the morning ot their birthdays. Mr.
Kraft Is prosecuting attorney of the
Common Pleas Court of Camden County.
Later In the day they will meet to ex"
change felicitations.
TWO NEGROES ACCUSED
More than JJ1000 worth of clothing and
Jewelry, stolen from the home of George
Meade, of Lansdowne, has been located
by (he police through the arrest ot
Eleanor Connor, 18 years old, a Negress,
of Camden
The girl, who waa formerly a servant of
the Meade family, told Special Police
man Lyford and Detective Williams, of
tho 11th and Pine streets station, that
iiho had admitted two men, Negroes, to
th housA to rob It Charles Green, SI
jears old, of 17th. and Itodman afreets,
snd Joseph Powell, 13 years old, of 13th
and Itodman streets, were placed under
arrest following the girl's alleged con
fession, accused of tha crime. They will
lie given a, hearing tonight at the City
Hall,
GEORGE M, MEGARGEE
George M. Megargee. senior member ot
the firm ot Irwin N. fegarg?e'& Co., one
of the oldest paper mills In this, coun
try. dfe4 today at his home, 6S07 Qulnpy
street. Germantown, following a brief 111
nesa, Mr Megargee was porn In, UiJs city
m ear9 ago. II was a member pf thi.
Manufacturers' C.tub and is survived" by
Wji widow antj two children. Gilbert and.
Annette Megargee, The funeral services
wtH be hel4 at his home Tuesday after.
M. The Key. II, P. D. Bennett. pa-
pf the Summit Tresbyterlan Church,
tteraantown, iwil offlelate. Interment
Mil b in Laurel Hill Cemeterry. '
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ARMY OF CHILDREN
FILLS TABERNACLE
Continued from race One
bcr Now Thy Creator In the Das a ot Thy
Youth." Man of his stories made the
audience cheer nnd laugh and tho boys
and girls had one of the greatest times ot
their lit es,
But there wag a lexson or a number ot
l!nons In each ot his stories, Loud np
plauso and cheen followed the stories,
which tola of the nobility and chnstlly ot
manhood and womanhood Sighs of sor
row nnd icgtet filled the huge structure
ai the evangelist desorlbcd lives foolishly
wasted
Throughout tho sermon Sunday tried to
tench his great audience of bo.vs nnd
girls the Importance of the Christian life.
He told them by word nnd Illustration
that the ftreatist men and women were
Christian men and women, nnd that no
matter how much knowledge or wealth
Ihey might attain, their lives would be
failures It they did not become followers
of Jesus' Christ, He also taught them
many lessotiB of unselfish service, lead
ing them on to tho belief that true suc
cess only comes to men and women who
(.nrly begin to serve Christ ahd who con
lnue to bo HI devout and true follow
ers ns long ns th6y live.
'TtMC TQ STA11T-NOW
"The time to start right Is when jou
nre joung," "Billy" declnred. "Most
Christian'? begnn to serve God when thev
were young. In an nudlcnce of 1000 per
sons, the preacher naked the men nnd
women to ny when they had accepted
Christ. Out of the 1000 ho learned that
8j3 hid become Chilstlons before they
w ere HO J cars old."
Tomorrow morning Mr Sunday wilt
preach on "The Value of Proer." Thli
servlco will bo open to everybody. In
the afternoon and evening he will preach
to men only nnd his subject at both meet
ings Is to be "The Trnll of the Serpent "
SK meetings, foi women will bo held In
different parts ot the cltj
Today's Sermon on Page 3
GREAT PARADE OPENS
PANAMA-PACIFIC FAIR
500,000 Persons Expected to
Visit Grounds on First Day
of Exposition.
SAN FKANCISCO, Teb. 20 - All San
Francisco waa nstlr bv 7 o'clock this
morning, and with the greatest outpom
Ing ot people In the city's history, to aav
nothing pf the bicaklng of all existing
noise records, the Panama-Pacific Inter
national Exposition was opened.
riankllu K Lane, Secretary ot tho In
terior, wa! tho official representative of
President Wilson at tho ceremonies The
Piesldtnt himself, however, gave the
word for thi owing open the gates. His
voice was curried by telephone from the
White House to the exposition grounds.
The President also pressed n button
transmitting an electric current which
threw open the main door of Machinery
Palace, set the machinery running and
started the Fountain of Energy In front
of the Tower of Jewels.
Exposition officials estimated that 500,
0.0 persons Woud pass through the turn
Btlles today.
The greatest parade In California's his
tory preceded the opening of the expo
sition. More than 250,000 persons took
part in the "1915 Grand March" along
Van Ness street from Market street to
tho exposition gates. The parade stalled
at 3 o'clock, headed by Major James
Ttolph, Jr. Representatives ot all nations
exhibiting at the fair were participants,
as well as thousands of visitors and native
sons tm daughteis,
It was originally planned that the big
parade should be the only formal Inci
dent marking the opening. Beginning at
10 a. m., however, addresses wero de
livered from the grandstand under the
Tower of Jewels by Secretary Lane,
Charles C. Moore, president ot the Expo
sition; Governor Hiram Johnson and
Major Rolph
EXPERT RAPS "CORRECTION"
AND PAROLE SYSTEM HERE
Hastings II. Hart Condemns Indis
criminate Sentence and Release
Methods.
The laxity of Magistrates In committing
prisoners to the Ilolmcsburg House of
Correction for u term of three months
without
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first, second or third offenders, was se
verely Criticised this afternoon by Hast
ings II. Hart, ot the Russell Sage Founda
tion, of New York, Mr, Hart spoke at a
luncheon of tho City Club of Philadelphia
and the Public Charities Association of
Pennsylvania at the Itltz-Carlton Hotel,
The law under which Holmesburg Is
established, Mr. Hart eatd. Is an excel
lent one, and If enforced properly would
not necessitate any of the reforms num
bered in the program of prison reform
legislation now contemplated In Penn
sylvania. The direct violation and neg
lect of the law on the part of commit
ting Magistrates and of the Director ot
Public Safety In releasing prisoners, Mr.
Hart declared, has brought about deplor
able conditions at the Holmesburg Insti
tution, Mr. Hart said that In his Investigation
at Hblmesburn he learned that the Di
rector of Publlo Safety r-ad released 4031
prisoners during the last year, simply be
cause their friends or Influential persons
representing themselves as their friends
hod Interceded on their behalf,
"Tho law provides," the speaker said,
"that a prisoner be sentenced for 3
months on .the first offense, for 3 to 9
months for the second offense and for
S to IS months for the third offense. For
the fourth offense prisoners can be sen
tenced for 18 months to 2 years and for
all subsequent offenses not less than 2
ears. The Magistrates at present dis
regard t'nls law absolutely and generally
commit prisoners for a three months'
term, regardless of whether they are old
or new offenders."
Four principal reforms are itecersary
to temedy the preeept system, Mr. Hart
said. They are: A comprehensive parole
or probation system, an institution for
Inebriates, a reformatory for women and
an Industrial farm for mlsdemanants.
HELD FOR JEWEL THEFT
Accused of stealing a gold watch and
chain, a diamond ring and flfi In cash.
Henry Loux, 23 years old, 3419 Tampa
street, was held today in 09 bail for
court by Magistrate Scott, at the Front
aud Waatej streets police station. Edward
Brennai), 21 ears old., of 1233 Day street,
was held In a like arnount. He Is said to
have attempted to dispose of the goods
for I.oux. The ptoln articles belonged to
Peter Kosovlo, 1538 Richmond street, a
fireman on the steamboat Emily Lee.
plying between this city and Fennagrove.
The articles are valued at 35.
THIS WAGON BITES HORSE
A horse peacefully doilng away the
morning hours at SSth street and Havar
forU avenue- today was considerably sur
prised when he felt the wagon biting
him It was on re. He nearly kicked
in oasnoesrat away oeiore Policeman
Kerrigan, of the th street and Lan
caster svenuo ihum, unnuabed him
Ths Ure ass cauisd by aa overboiling pot
oi afetofe to the was;9fl oivned by Jeteph
saien. a, contractor mi KUsnertn,
street, iatiuta jjul out Um Wts,
STOLE! FOR WIFE; FREED
Magistrate Released Jobless Workman
Who Too Bread.
Sympathy foe an unemplo) ed man who
stole nine 1oaes ot bread from a bakery
to keep himself nnd wife from starving
won -a 'pardon from Mngjitrate McCleary
for Valeria ICofTinush, this morning. The
pollccmch ne searching for employment
for. Koff mush, and I'relhofer's Bakery has
promised to keep the family supplied with
bread until he finds work.
Koffmush and his wife have been liv
ing In fwp-srhnll furnished rooms at SBSt
Tllton street, which have been kept Im
maculately clean despite privation. Koff
mush lost lits position at Cramps' ship
yard when he Injured his foot six months
ngo. Koffmush and his wife have been
living on scarcely a loaf a bread a day
for the past threo month.
Ills funda guile, Koffmush stole the bag
of bread waiting to he delivered from
the bakery at Almond nnd Cumberland
streets. The officer who arrested him
felt so sorry lor Koffmush that ho re
fined to have his name mentioned.
Special Officers Dumbal nnd Cook, of tho
Trenton avenue and Dauphin streets sta
tion. Investigated tho cno and found that
Koffmush was worthy of help, Lieutenant
Shultz Is endeavoring to obtain work for
tho man.
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"SPIRIT OP 76" IN TODAY'S PATRIOTIC PARADE
Leaders of the delegation from Chester, in blue and buff Colonial uniforms, which attracted much attention
on the march to Independence Square.
DR. THOMAS BIDDLE
DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Noted Philadelphia Physician
and Naturalist Succumbs to
Illness.
Dr Thomas Diddle, noted physician
and naturalist, died lato last night at
his home, 122 South 22d street. Doctor
BIddle succumbed to an attack of pneu
rnonla, which followed a cold contracted
on Sunday. Hla death came as a sur
prise to members ot the medical profes
sion In this city, few of whom knew
of his Illness.
Doctor Blddlo, who lived with his sis
ter, Miss Emily "V. BIddle, was the
btother-lti-law of Itlchard M. Cadwalader.
president of the Philadelphia Club, of
which the doctor was a member for moro
than 30 years. Ho -was also a member ot
tho Rabbit and Racquet Clubs, the Sons
of the Revolution and Society or Colonial
Wars.
Philadelphia best knew Doctor BIddle
through lis many gifts to the Zoological
Gardens "Kalserln," the only elephant In
the "zoo," and several rare animals were
brought to this city by the famous
naturalist. He was graduated from tho
University of Pennsylvania In 1876. Dr.
BIddle was a member of the Philadelphia
Zoological Society for more than SO years,
during most of which he served as a
director.
Last summer Doctor BIddle saw some
mounted specimens of the dlck-blll In
Australia, and Immediately purchased
them for the "zoo" In this city. It was
his custom to travel to some distant part
of the world every year und whenever
he saw anything of particular Interest to
the Philadelphia collection, he would al
ways purchase' it.
He was 62 ears old, No arrangementa
have been made for the funeral.
Local Builder Gets Contract
The Treasury Department today award
ed n contract for the construction ot a
postofUce ot Stamford, Conn., to the
Charles McCaul Company, of Philadel
phia, for $118,270.
There Is a brand new religion In town
and Frank Finley, a Negro. Is the pro
moter. The belief Is a sort of a compro
mise between tho Feet Washers and
The Holy Jumper. Finley calls his sect
Followers of the Fresh Air. He was
found delivering some of Its principles
from the top ot a packing box In front
of a butcher shop. The only thing Finley
had on was a, determined expression and
a. robe made of oil cloth. He declared
In forceful language that the people were
suffering from too many clothes. He said
that cloth and leather carried microbes
and pointed out that the head and the
feet always should be bare
A number of interested. Negroes listened
ta his sermon, at 13th and Balnbrldge
streets, but as Finley appeared to have
too much of a burden for an ordinary
man to arry. he was arrested for his
own safety by policeman McIIvalne.
"It ah only could git an audience dat
would stay wld mo all de time,'' he said,
"I could git ahead "
"I know the exact place." said Magis
trate Hagerty. Ha sent Finley to the
House7 of Correction for three months.
"If I am tn Jail I can eat " said lT-year-ald
John Fellsslo when arraigned before
Magistrate Grells at the Falls of Sehuyl
kltl station. "Ko one will give ma any
work, so what sen I going to do? I
thought I would take bread and milk from
doorstep) 1' 1 iiW" t t eaugbt. so
much the belter Now that I'm aaught
it don t seem to make much differ arte '
1 hi bo. was caugiu stealing bread on
COURTRDNICLES
t Mid-aie avenue, tne poUv. ia. H wait
SELF-SACRIFICE FUND NOW
$88,QQ0; STILL GOING UP
Emergency Aid Committee Hopes to
Reach tho Desired SldO.OOO Mark Soon
Sldwly but surely the self-sacrifice fund
Ja deeping up to tho 1100,000 mark, the
goal bc toy the Emerjrehey Aid Commit
tee. At 3 o'clock the fund reached the
t&OOO mark and promises to reach well
past this point before the day Is over,
The mall, as usual, brought Its numerous
contributions. These, for the most part,
were smalt nnd did not Increase last
nlKhl'fl total very much.
Immediately after the doers ot the
Homo ltd I of division were opened thli
morning contributors began to coma In
and leave gifts,
To help raise the necessary funds, the
Orpheus Quartet will give a Lenten con
cert of nlJ3n;llsh songs In the ballroom
of the mtz-Carlton on Mohdav cevnlng.
March 8. This event will have the patron
age of many men and women prominent
lti the city's nodal and professional life.
U. OF P. HARMONY
PLAN IS FAILURE
French and German Doctors
Pail to Meet English Repre
sentative at Dental School.
Tho original plans of the Untveislly of
Pennsylvania authorities to have three
of the foremost representatives ot Eng
land, France and Germany give the world
an object lesson In narmony by partici
pating In the dedicatory exercises of the
new Dental School on Monday have been
unsuccesstul. Even the Influence of the
United States Government could not over
come the objections raised by Great Brit
ain. The new school of tho University will be
dedicated without the presence of Pro
fessor Wllhelm Dleck, the noted German
dental authority, and Dr. Charles Godon,
of Paris. Dr. Howard Mummery, of Lon
don, tho only one of the trio of noted for
eigners to come, arrived hero today on
the Lusltanla and was met by Dr. Edward
C. Kirk, dean ot the Dental School.
After reaching here with Dr. Mummery
today Dean Kirk pointed out that the
British Government has refused to guar
antee tho safe passage of anybody
through England. This prevented Pro
fessor Dleck from assuming the risk of
leaving Berlin, Doctor Gordon has been
Impressed into service as Major of one of
the Paris arrolndessments.
Dr. Kirk said he had taken up the mat
ter with President Wilson and Secretary
of State Bryan some time ago, and sub
sequently learned that the presence here
ot the three distinguished leaders of the
dental fraternity would be Impossible.
"We aro very much disappointed." said
the Dean this afternoon, after returning
from New York with his British guest
the only ono to arrive. "We had hoped
to give the world an object lesson with
the presence of these three men who are
very fond of each other and hoped to
be present"
weak and said he tried to get enough
food each morning to last him until the
next day,
"I offered to work In restaurants and
hotels lust for food." he said, "but even
this chance was refused. What Is a fel
low going to do?" He was sent to Jail
for 10 days and was glad to go.
On account of having a rather syrapa
thetlo face, two men stopped Walter
Douglass, of 27th and Nicholas streets,
and told him they were In trouble. One
of the strangers said that he had been
robbed of 1125 and the other aald fl.ot h
had loot his overcoat, Douglass, who Is
regarded as a rather Innocent negro,
couldn't see Juat why tho men were tell
ing htm their troubles and suggested that
they tell a- doctor or the police, or even a
fortune teller
Finally fine of tha strangers rimtm.
bered that he still had about WTS left,
and in order to forget their troubles he
thought It would be a good idea to have
a little game of "string the pencil." The
three men sat down on a bench In Hltten
house Square. One ot the strangers tied
a pencil to the end of a string. Then he
wave the string and pencil through the
air mysteriously and suddenly stuffed the
two ends of the string in two different
packets- Then he bet Ms partner he
couldn't guess wbat end of the string the
pencil was on. Douglass was led Into the
betting at a quarter a chance He won
two quarters and than lost in succes
bion The loss pf the money aroused his
wrath. But the men laughed at him and
trollsd Quietly Douglass then
went to lateral the poK b of the 15ih and
Locit rt stauojn of bis trouWe,
JEW WINS VICTORIA CROSS ISHlWa fj2Mjjj
LONDON, Teb. 20, friVPli lllHB
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WASHINGTON DAY
CRASH THREATENED
Speakers' Stand 19 Danger at
Exercises in Independence
Square Attended by 20.000.,.
The speakeis' stand In Independence
Hall threatened to give way during the
Invocation by the Rev. Dr. C. M. Bosw ell
before 15,000 people assembled to observe
the coming birthday anniversary ot
Georgo Washington this afternoon.
There was a cracking of wood, and
the th street side of the stand sank half
a foot, bearing with It more than 20
persons, Including a few women. No
confusion followed, .however, the danger
point being quietly abandoned. Chairs
were removed to the ground beneath and
the' exercises continued.
The audience warmly applauded refer
ences to neutrality.
"George Washington was ever careful
to want his fellow-countrymen not to
make, alliances with foreign Powers or
potentates, and to observe neutrality In
tho strictest sense of the word," said
Judge Patterson. "We should be guided
by his example and wisdom."
W. Fgeeland Kendrlpk, Receiver of
Taxes, elicited an outburst of cheering
when he touched the American flag at his
side and exclaimed: "Long may it wave
In neutrality!"
Tlie clock In Independence Hall was
striking three when the first detach
ment of marines, with bands Playing,
entered the square. Following earns de
tachments of National Guard of Penn
sylvania and patriotic, Industrial and
church, organizations. '
The procession formed at 'Broad and
Spring Garden streets and proceeded south
on Broad street to Spruce,couht'rmarchlng
to Market, thence to 6th street, thence to
Independence square. Many prominent'
speakers delivered short addresses ap
propriate to the celebration. The pro
gram nr. int square was as roiipws:
Invocation nev. C. M. Boawell, D. D.
Slnclnr, "Hall Columbia", ..lAudlrnce
Addre , Iloo John 1. Elkln
Address, ................Hon.-atorre 1. Porter
Sliielng ."America" , Audience
Addreaa ,, lion. John M. Patttrion
Addreis, ,...,..,.. Hon, W, l"rte!nd Kendrick
Addren lion. IUymond JlcNelll
Biasing, "Star Spangled JSanntr".,,,. Audience
The celebration waa under the aus
pices of the Washington Day Committee,
Including representatives of all, patriotic,
fraternal and Sunday school organisa
tions who cared to attend. The. grand
marshal was Qharlea H. Davis, presi
dent, and William A. Gretilnger waa his
his chief of staff. William H, Clark. Jr.,
and William L. Wilson were deputies.
Aides wero Captain and Adjutant John
Pepper, Max Trankner, John McCllntock,
Hiram L. Wynne, George Sell, John
Lynch nnd George W. Lake. James H
Hoyt had chargo of the Independence
Square exercises, while the musical direc
tor was Jere H, Shaw, Jr.
A largo number of bauds were in line
and thoy played so that there waa muslo
at every point In the line of march.
FIOST VICTIM OF CHAIR
Next Wednesday will probably be the
date for the first electrocution in the
State ot Pennsylvania, In the pew death
house at Hockvlew, near Bcllefqnte, John
Talap, convicted In Montgomery County
for wife murder, will pay the penalty for
his crime In the electric chair. While no
official announcement has been made, the
Montgomery County authorities have
been given to Understand that the new
cnair would ciatm its drat victim on
Wednesday shortly after daylight. Talap
was taken to the death houa yesterday
by Sheriff Charles 6. Schwarts. expect
ing to go to his death Immediately, He
fainted upon his arrival at Hockvlew,
before the. officials had a chance to in
form him, that the execution was some
day distant
He Didn't Want to Dwii
Alfred Kdwards. ot 733 South Broad
street, has written from Em ope to hi
slater. Mrs Morris Zeeraap. of the same
address, that be was quartermaster on
the altaraihip Icaria that was rcntly
blown up by a German submarine o the
coast ot Franse. Edwards 9st tbeaaiaU
boat la which be left, the iiiip sank and
that lie had to swim ,ai! ten ndtot (
to fcs tt sea was wsweta be aaje, J
una pe aieji i. iut iu tw.
BRITISH SHIP SUNK
BY FOE'S SUBMARINE
Continued, from Page One
100 Americans, who wero temporarily
marooned In Paris as a result of tho can
cellation of sailings, -arrived hero today
They left at onco for Liverpool to bpard
the liner Now York, whose departure had
been postponed at the request of Ambas
sador Page.
Tlepoits were received here this fore
noon that a German aubtriatlne had been
sighted oft Southampton, hcadqunrters of
tho troop transport service, hut tho Ad
miralty declined to nKlrni tho rumors.
Naval officers now ltt London believe
that Germany haa from IB to SO subma
rines lurking off the English coasts. Nono
has attempted, however, to attack Eng
lish warships.
While the Admiralty has announced
4t,nf IliA MnrwAfftan intitf ! fl(nltlln Ilel-
' ridge, which was crippled oft Dover early
yesterday, was torpedoed, there Is an in
clination among naval experts to nwalt
nn ofllclal examination of tho vessel be
fore accepting this statement. They
believe that a torpedo striking the Bel
rldgo would have sunk Instead ot crip
pling her, and 'generally accept the first
reports that she' hit a mlrio. The Belrldgo'
is now uu iier way iu jwuiiuvh. nnviiih
left Walmer this morning In tow.
None of the crew of tno Belrldgo was
lost. Preparations wero mado to launch
her boats after she was crippled, but this
was found unnecessary.
It Is unofficially reported that a fleet of
six British arid four French submarines
nre combing tho English channel n search
of tho Gornnn submarine U-18. If they
come upon her tho first underwater bat
tle In tho history of the world will follow.
Humors circulated hero that tho U-18
had succoeded In cutting tho lines of tho
French cablo company between Brest and
the United States gained In strength to
day as a result of tho fact that all mes
sages .from Paris to America nro now
transmitted by .way ot England.
LA WYER GI VES LIFE
TO SAVE OTHERS AT FIRE
Continued from Fage One
around them. A ladder was run tip to
tho window and flremen carried tho man
and woman to safety. Before they were
taken out of tha room the fire had Ignited
the clothing of tho physician nnd his
wife. Sho escaped Injury, but Doctor
Blumberg wos'sllghtly burned.
When tho fire ha'd been extinguished
and the firemen had left, women of tho
neighborhood gathered In front of tho
burned building. Until police Induced
them to return home, tho street was
filled with their piercing wall of grlet
for the dead the Jewish ritual of mourn
ing. Llttlo ItnotB of the morbidly curious
assembled In Pine street while the women
AMATEUR YEGGMEN
BUNGLE ;AFE JOB
They Jam Safe Door, but Do
Not Forget to Rob Several
Watchmen Masks and
Guns.
Three apprentice yeggmen made a blun
der early today when they jammed the
coniblpatlon of a safo In the office of tho
John .T. "navies &. Co . structural Iron
Writers, at 24th and ClcarlleW'&treets.
Martin Feast, ot 3HS Taylor aircci,
night Watchman in the struttual lirm pr-.
flee, notified 1he tlollce or thd attempted
saf? blowing. Ho also showed' ,several
empty pocKets, tne yeggmen roriDing mm
of his watch npd chain and a small
amount of change, along with his re
volver and keys when they found It Im
possible to get into the safe.
Feast says' he was suddenly confronted
by three, men as he was making his
rounds through the plant Each had a
revolver and mask, and orie carried an
electric flashlight.
The jeggmen look his keys, and while
one of them stood guard the others went
Into tho office, drilled n hole in the top
of tha safe and ran black nawder Into It
jThey used so much of the explosive and
piacea it so inexpertly tuat tne saie com
bination nnd door wero Jammed. After
tinkering with It a short time the ap
prentices gave up and disappeared, fit at
going through Feast's pockets.
v n-cen. 6 nirco men, ucueeu 10 DO;; -' ""- , 1. it. (na
the same ns those who failed today, got hoy las discovered by the cortflucm
into the oftico ot a coal company at JOth duting an inspection of the 1 tng
A week ago three men, believed to be
street nnd Columbia avenue and mado , "Utiaie- had his scnooi dpokh p u b
the same kind of a botch trjlng to blow j of tho car and used them a apiuojfjn
on tne sate uoor. 1 vviucii to jest 111s ureu neau uuiMtt;
BALMY FEBRUARY WEATHER
BRINGS GREATER MORTALITY
Infectious Diseases More Frequent
When Temperature Is Too Warm.
In spite of the better weather con
ditions ot the last seven davs. thcro has
been a niarked Increase of mortality In
Philadelphia. Also there has been a
greater number of contagious and winter
diseases.
There were 5?3 deaths this week. 11 more
than last week and 41 more tha.n during
the corresponding week last jear.
New cases of chlckenpox developing for
the same period numbered 237. Mumps
increased by 17S this week; measles shows
an Increase of 107 pases; diphtheria, SO
this week, 68 lost -week: pneumonia, 62
this week, 33 last week. The list ot
deaths from all cauees this week is as
follows;
Typholil favar 1 Diarrhea and
Scarlet fever ... .. 2 terlti.
Dlnlitherla & crouo X Aunendleltla und
13
Inrjuim fi typhlitis 3
Kpldemlo dlieaies. 3 Hernia. Inteitlnal
Tuberculosis ot the obitiuetlon ...... o
lungi f CO Clrrhoili ot liver.. I
Tuberculous roenln. Acuta naphritu and
ltla . ... 0 Urifht'a dlaeaie, OT
forma of tubercu- Noncanerous
toils , 5 tumors a
Cancer .......... 3tt ruerpral aeptlce-
Apoplexy and soft- mil , . 3
tnlna of brain..,. 21 Puerperal accldenta fi
Oraanlc dlaeaiea ot Malformations .. s.1
th heart . .... . S3 Old ase ... a
Acuta bronchitu . B Violent death , ,,20
chrople bronchttli.,
- BUlClQft . . , ,, O
38 All other dtaeaaea.. ,J
'il Unknown or 111-
deflred disease,, i
6 Coroner's cas ,'
pending 1
Pneumonia ,,
Bronchopneumonia.
Olscaaca ot th rei-
piralory )tem ,,
Dluaaia of th
stomach .,.....,
Total B33
BRIDE SAVES HUSBAND
FROM FATHER'S FURY
Throws Her Arms Around Man At
tacked In Court.
Only the quick action of detectives and
policemen In the Central Police Court
this afternoon saved Francis Magnaro
from serious Injury when his father-ln-
law, Robert McCann, attacked him in the
prisoner's dock. His youthful wife, who
was arrested with Magnaro. on the charge
of perjury, threw her arms around hla
neck, and Implored her father to spare
him.
McCann, who could barely testify on
account of his rage, declared that Mag
naro was worthiest "He said the roan
married his daughter a week ago, and
that both prisoner swore In the Marriage
Ucne Bureau that the girl waa 8
years old. and then were married by
Magistrate Toughlll He alj bis daugh
ter was not 11 er of as.
The couple were arrested at their home,
m Ellawerth stitet. pd jh were
leaving tat bouse with Cetejatlvjs Hodge
and Brown, MeCann struck Magnaro snd
knocked ttfia down W the followed tha
pan to C'tti Hall, where he mad th.
iMCOAd a-tuclc
SAFETY TO NEUTRji
i
DEFENSES
il
USING AMERICAN FL
e:' "a8ur coi
v""iu ranger iii OS
era! Practice, But flog
tu xjugai Xllgnt.
WASHINGTON. Feb M-n
In in measure, acquiesces In AWe S
tlttide on tii a c "CU8
1 "ij,u " w iieutrAi flat
declares It has no Intention , fS
um i of the American flag, but 3
forbid tin nrnrttl.n -t. .,. vwl 5U
Stars and Stripes ht ,.. .It1
tcct neutrals nboard Hrlii.i, .,., .SB
hurt or capture. Such a course, hM
Government. Precedent Is cited tolS
tho uso of neutral flags. "aj
As Jet the Admltilntroit.... i... . . aJS
action on tho reply, it , expecttTOl
.... ..v...v..,. ii Urcat urlfaln WWII
a mem Urn rrannnikiA . . i Still
.rnn mm ;. .::' narmtoAs
mlsuso of tho American flag, ff(n
(oncd to stand.
Tho text of tho nota regard!,, W
tho Amerlrnn flm- i,ii. .. . .Ml
Ambassador Page, Bnjs; w
"It was understood that the Onaffl
w.'.v.iiiuciib uuiiuuiiceu in lnUhiiLT7
sinking Urlllsl, men.ha.it Vesiei. Jftjffl
b torpedoes, without glvlnn'ySa
saving Of lives ot non-combtian 3
and passengers, it was in comLS
oi uus uireai mat tile Lultnl Vi. it1
the United States flag on her M 1
"On hersUbsequent outward voyinf
reuuest won made by the VU4uIm
passengors who were embatkln' 1
board her that tho United BuSSf ,2
should be hoisted, presumably to IwS'
their sofety. . SSL
"Meanwhile, tho memorandum t&
jour Lxcclloncy had been received, ins"
Majesty's Government did not giv u5
ndvlce to tho company as to hiw taW
this request, and It Is understood thtt t
Lusltanla left Liverpool under theM."
Ish flag. U
"It seems unnecessary In aw m..i'S
rptrnrrin llin T.itoltn.ilfi i., ....u i 1 -2.
mourned, tho ponco mioiiy msperacu ! reffard to the uso 'of forelcrfflia
thoso who camo to watch the snovlngj.y merchant vessels, tho British Ae?"
women, i chant shipping act makes' It cfcir'Uit";
Silverman's body Is At tho Morgue. . the use of tha British flag by fortlrnS
His friends will payliic. rft o his mem- cllnnt e,sel3 ,8 pcrmtte(j , ,meOTr
oiy and heroic sacrlflco by attending his ' ,or tho purposo ot escaping capture IW
funeral In a body. : ..It ,, bciieved that In tho case of VL?1
. . . . -" .. ahu. ..., u ,,, udiui:uiir..r ...
other untlons there Is similar recpjnltlof
ot the samo practlco with regard to tbelr '
flag, and that nono ot them haj f orblddea" '
it. ,tjg.
"It would, thcrcforo, bo unreasonable l?.
expeqt his Majestj's Government to pwf :
legislation forbidding tha uso of forelgi '
flags by Biltlsh merchant vessels td atollj
rnnfllrft hv Mm .mpmi. tintv that Ifta rtV
man Government has announced (li
intention to sink morcliant ves,selj"a ejill
with their non-combatant crews,, catiou
and papers, a proceeding hthettq.r:l
Kurucu uy inn opinion ut mo nana-not u
war, but piracy. , JJ
"it la felt that the United States qot
ernment could not fairly ask the J3ri(li!i
Government to order British merthiti
vessels to forego a means always ,lyien8
permitted of escaping nqt only canturt,
but tli.e tnijqh worsq fate of slnkinijisl
destruction 'S ?
TJid noto cites Ihe fact, .thaUt&tlrt
fcjvll War United States vesaefs ijiikj
British fi.!;? ns a rusc,'hnd conymit i
"The British Government has OTji!,'
tentlqn of ndvlslntj Its merchant OT
lllGmaclV3 oi Jill? pnviw;SB Vi ypiiz llil
ping to uso foreign (lags as a eejitni
practice or to resort t,o them oininrin
ll,nr tnt damnlni. ..nntlirA nr ,!( Mid (OH.!
5 . y
BOY "HOI'S" TRAIN AND .
LANDS HERE IN BOX pAR
Reading Youngster Got Lopper KHe
inan e vaneu. r
"Eddie" Buddy, a 15 j ear-old htA
boy, of Ueadlng, Pa., who waa fwni
early thh morning In an empty box ttj
by the conductor of a freight trafrw
It arrived in this city. Is at the HouieeJ
Detention, awaiting the arrival o(!M
fnllior wlin ivlll trikA him hottie. ft"
riuo 110111 ivuuuinb. . v."-.
Kddlo'a fatehr. Michael Buddy, HJj
Jj r-ll .T
at 147 Soutji 7t h3tr,fet. jteqamy
Hold Doctor for Womdn's Death
Dr. AdolDh h. Barcus. 823 Nottn
street, was held today to await tli '
nf 1ia nraiid Jurv on charges. gto.
out of nn alleged unprofessional ppersjg
upon Mrs. Katherlne Herman, 41
ni,t. nf Ron Smith 5th street. Mra HerSJ
died February 16 at tha Jewish HosPffl
Testifying before the foroners ;urn
,inv. Doctor Uarcus declared thatlH
operation wos Imperative, ThU S&j
ment woo supported by tMtunonjIft
Dr. Moses Bchrend, SI27 North
street.
THE WEATHBEJ
Oflicial Forecast
-iv a aniMirrnv T). P.. Frtw&J
For eastern Pennsylvania opd $&
sey; I'alr tonight and Sunday, hjwSj
north winds,
mu. .aa.n Lttir nf thn rountrr I
under the Influence of high a"4
pressure, accompanied uy jair n
nnrt i-fnprnllv clear skies. A nioderil
action to warmer has begun In the a
Atlanto States, while eisewi.n..
changes have been slight and Irre
A moderate disturbance covrra i.
ria whi nf tho Itocky SlounUin
central depressions over New Mea
western Oregon respectively It fiasJ
uttended by light, general prcclpiUj
the ralh area extending easim
high barometer area to tho sift
JUver.
IT. S. Weatiier Bureau BuUetH
The foltowhiB labia" shows tho "Wlwrg
..i.i. .l.rnii.hoiit ilia country a neeUM
reports to tha United Blatea eatHWj
at h a m, iouy
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