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PASS $80,000 FIGURE
59,000 Most Conservative
Estimate of Sum Received
I Up to Last Night Thou
' sands of Envelopes Still to
ft) Be Heard From.
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Contributions' Sent Direct to
Land Title and Trust uom
nany Have Not Been To-
taled Sums Range From
50 Cents on Up.
CIT1E81 FARFAVELL, THANK
OFFERINGS TO 'DIIjIjY' SUNDAY
Philadelphia (estimated) .... W.000
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'tuuwrgn. iyvx,
wmBarre JM37
Bcranton lvJ&
Columbus, O.... stooo
Wheeling. W. Va . 17,iS0
Toleio, O .423
UcKeetport, Pa 13.W
m Moines, la 13,000
tut Lherpool, O iJ.554
Canton, O WOO
Springfield, O n.000
Erie Pa 11,565
South Bend. Ind If. 200
Wichita, Kan lOJli
Bwcr Falls, Pa 10.000
Uma.O Wo
rorttnouth, O yoo
Fargo N. D 5,000
It la estimated today that before tho
cloie of the day "Billy" Sunday will
Uvo received more than 0,000 from the
k people of Philadelphia. The most con
j? nrfatlve eatlmato of tho sum received
tip fo last night was J39.O0O, and this does
K not tako Into consideration tho thousands
.' cf envelopes distributed throughout the
-1 city to be sent to tho Land TIUo and
Trust Company and credited to the
erangellst's account.
. Collections were taken at threo mon-
itir revival meetlrlgs at tho tahernaclo
, Jwierday. The first of these netted
' IJIOO. At the afternoon meeting tho col-
lection was estimated at $3500 and at the
S eehlng service at 54000. In ndditlon to
; this, mora than 54000 -was received at
ths Sunday residence on Spring, Garden
., street last week
' Ths contributions from tho churches of
. the city Is estimated at 537,000, and tho
sums presented Mr. Sunday nt the tab
tnucle aggregate 57100.
Piles of mall and checks which poured
Into tho Sunday home, at 1014 Spring
Garden street, this morning, played hnvoo
Tlth the plans of "Billy" and "Ma," who
Hd planned an early start for Trenton.
iLancheon with Governor Fielder and a
,Mhteelng trip to Prjnccton were can
dled. They did not leave tho house until
shortly before noon.
I t'BMv" And "Ma" nlanned to lcao at
fi SO o'clock, stopping for a few minutes
. 'liter motoring In from tho home of John
ffanamaker, at Jonklntown, where they
ere guests last night. Seeing Benton U.
Ackley, his secietary, struggling with a
iu stack of mnll, "Billy" pitched in
lth his customary vigor to help. The task
of Indorsing the checks which foil from
every envelope was a long one, and when
he had finished It was already late.
Sunday wns rushed to the Land Title
Building to deposit the checks and back
to the house, where he found a new sack
nt mall. In despair, he again went
through the operation of affixing his slg
Mture to tho checks. AVord was sent
Governor Fielder that he would not ar
rlis In time for luncheon, and he nnd
. "Ma" ate a hasty "snnck" before leav
Icg That "Billy" Blneerelv nnoreclatcs what
j Philadelphia Is doing for him In the way
Concluded on Pace blx
THE WEATHER
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It seems Tather superfluous to attempt
w 4o Justice to the weather of yester
ly and today. It sneaks so eloau&ntlv
for Itself, Surely jou must have grasped
me message of a reawakened world, tele
graphed to the soul of a winter weary
tity from the soul of Mother Nature In
.h!r roost Joyful mood. To those who
things there is, perhaps, more appeal
? the golden autumn season or in the
,'olemn ivory aspect of a snow-blanketed
esrth Kn. .i -. . - ..--. -....
-; io Hereon who leeis (uinsa
i ever pay 'nls deepest and most wlll
m homage at the shrine of spring.
FORECAST
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Unsettled late tonight and Tuesday
Wm probabhl rain: inadttrale vari.
fihl winds.
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DU PONT POWDER COMPANY
TO RAISE WAGES 20 PER CENT
Between 15,000 and 20,000 Men Will
Benefit.
WILMINGTON, Del , March 15.-The E
I. du Font-Do Nemours Powder Company
today announced that beginning April 1
an Increase of 20 per cent. In wages would
be granted to every employe In the vari
ous plants of the company throughout
the country.
Tho Increase wilt affect between 15,000
and 20,000 men.
FIRE THREATENS LIVES OF
MANY IN iV. Y. SUBWAY
Short Circuit Onuses Blaze Which
Fills Tunnel With Denso Smoko.
NEW TORK, March 15.-Another sub
way II ro which held up trafflo for three
hours nnd caused great excitement oc
curred today at 42d street
A short circuit Ret flro to planking over
the now subway at a point where It runs
Into tho old line, and tho tube, was soon
filled with dense smoke, while nil traffic
between 96th street nnd 11th street wa:
tied up.
Passengers wero released from stalled
cars nnd mads their way through the
tunnel on foot to the nearest station,
where they gained the open.
Burning Insulation nnd timbers pro
duced a black, pungent smoke that
spread Into Broidway and 7th avenue
like n thick fog, penetrating the. win
dows of hotols
JUDICIAL POST AWAITING
A., MITCHELL PALMER
Ex-Rcprcscntntivo Said to Bo Sched
uled for U. S. Court of Claims.
WASHINGTON, March 15. President
Wilson probably will appoint former Itep
rcsentatlo A. Mitchell Palmer, of Penn
sylvania, Chief Justice of tho United
States Court of Claims, succeeding
Charles B. Howry.
The appointment probablj will be made
In the near future.
SKULL FOUND IN WELL
INDICATES HIDDEN MURDER
Unearthed by Workmen In tho Heart
of Old "Tenderloin."
Evidences of a murder committed years
ago wherf the old Tenderloin flourished
wero unearthod this morning by workmen,
who discovered an adult human skull In
an old well In the rear of 1023 Spring
street. The well has been covered over
for more than five ears, arid nono of
those living In the neighborhood can re
call any crime or mysterious dlsappear
nnco which might have accounted for
the presence of the skull In the well.
The police who examined the gruesome
object were unable to estimate how many
j cars It might have Iain In the well. Al
though the workmen were Instructed to
search for other portions of a human
skeleton, nothing except tho skull was
uncovered
Policeman MacFarlano and Itlley, of tho
11th and Winter streets station, brought
the skull to tho station house The po
lice are Investigating
CHOLERA SUSPECT IN N. Y.
Greek Stcnmship Quarantined on Ar
rival in Port.
NEW YORK. March 15,-Because of a
suspected case of cholera aboard the
Greek steamship Ioannlna, with 15 cabin
and -21 steerage passengers, was held
at quarantine toduy. Irrlani Graho, a
steerage passenger, was removed to Hoff
man Island for examination. The vessel
will be disinfected, as she came from
suspected places.
THIEVES SET FIRE TO HOUSE
Hoped to Conceal Evidence of Their
Robbe .
Thieves set Are to a house in National
Park. N. J., to hide traces of their visit.
They stole Jewelry and silverware valued
at tWO and $1000 damage was dons to the
house before the flames were extinguished
late jesterday.
The house Is owned by D. D. Kaciil, un
officer of the battleship Michigan, which
Is now In Panama waters. Mrs Kadll,
spending tho afternoon In Woodbury, re
turned to find her home ablaze and
volunteer firemen of National Park fight
ing the fire. Oil from a lamp had been
poured on the floor and Ignited, leading
to the belief that thieves started the fire
to protect themselves They entered a.
second floor window by means of a lad
der and took their loot away in a wagon.
Held for Highway Robbery
Failure to provide themselves with
masks led to the arrest of three Italians
early today on the charge of holding up
Joseph I'alvllllo, at 3103 Germantown ave
nue, Palvllllo lost i"t In the transaction,
He recognized Dominic Russell, of 638
Rising Sun lane, as one of the .three
men who held him up at North Falrhlll
street and ntslng Sun lane. Policemen
Cella and Burton, of the, N.etown police
station, later arrested at Russell's home
Hlff Sclplno. 3151 North Falrhlll street,
and Antonio Marrlo, of S318 North Falr
hlll street. They were counting tho
money, the policemen testified. All three
men were held without bail.
Child Falls From Bridge; Unhurt
Doctors at the University Hospital said
today they expected to send home J-year-old
palph Radcliffe, of WIS Glen
more avenue, who is a patient at the in
stitution The boy fell 80 feet from a
bridge at 5tth street and Gibson avenue
and escaped without a scratch. When a
policeman reafhedMh spot where the
lad fell ha found him walking away. Ho
was taken to the hospital for examina
tion: Gov. Sillier Signs Liquor Bill
DOVEH, Del March 15 -Governor Mil
ler today signed the Rash bill, repealing
the Havel antl-shlppIng law. which per
mits Wilmington liquor dealerp to ship
Intoxicants Into Kent and Sussex, the
two local option counties. Tho passage
or the rpoier was a victory fer Uuor
ndvociUs.
BEACHEY, AVIATOR, HAD
PREMONITION OF DEATH
BEFORE FATAL FLIGHT
Told Friend Who Warned
Him Not to Risk Life Sec
ond Time in Taube That
He "Felt Unlucky," But
Would Take Chance.
Unwilling to Disappoint Crowd
of 50,000 at San Francisco,
Drops Into Bny nnd Drowns.
One of His Great Flights Was
Made to This City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mnrch 15-Llnco'n
Benchcy, tho American aviator who wis
killed when his German Taubo mono
plane fell 3000 feet Into San Prnncisco
Bay, had a, premonition tint the flight
might bo a fatal one Me "felt tinluck),"
Only n short time before he went to his
denth, ho was talking to n friend It vv.is
after ho had made his first flight of the
day and wan ready to ascend again
Tho friend tried to persuade him to stay
on the ground
"You aro taking a desperate chance hi
going up In this machine again," snlil
the friend. "You have been used to a
biplane. You are not familiar with tins
new stylo of monoplane. It will mean
your death "
Beachey Inughed and said.
"Why. I've just mado a successful
flight. The pubilo enects to sec thrills
If 1 go to my death It will onlj bo what
other aviators Just as good and daring
as mself havo gone to I feel unlucky to
day, but I guess I can master this new
stjlo machlno Just ns 1 have my old one
DROPS INTO BAY.
Smiling nt his friend, Benchev went up '
In tho air for his second flight of the da
Three thousand fpot fllinvn thn frrminil '
ho went through the "thrillers" that elec
trified tho crowd of WOOO below Then
ho prepared for his famous perpendicular
Concluded on I'nee Two
MAD CAT DEFIES CAPTURE
Bitos Two Women, Then Refuses to
Be Lured Into Trap.
A hoavll) built Maltese cat, which went
mad esterda nnd spverelj Injured Its
owners, stood at bay before a trnn this
morning while attendants of the Morris
jefuge homo tried to; lure It Into the trap
The cat, owned by Mrs Tannic Flmk
nnd Miss Emma Hitter, her slstei, at 213.1
Cleveland avenue, attacked them cster
dav when It wart ndmlttod to the house
The sisters weio so soveioly bitten that
they were taken to tho Woman's Homeo
pathic Hospital.
Thus far tho mt has defied the cffoits
of two policemen and nn attendant fiom
the Morris Rcfugo Home to capture It
Policeman I.ee, of the 26th nnd York
streets police station, drove it into the
rellar jesterda. When a driver for tho
Mcrrls Home arrived he chased the cat
nbout the icllar for nn hour and then
cornering It, set a trap which prevented
escape. The cat has thus far refused to
enter it
Liner Disabled Off Cnpc Race
LONDON, March 15-CabIo advices to
her owner state that the Johnson liner
Bedamcre has been disabled off Capo
Race, X. K , bj the loss of her rudder.
The steamship Crown Point is standing
by to take the Bcdamore In tow There
have been no casualties. -
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Secretary McAdoo Improving
WASHINGTON. March 15 Secietarv
McAdoo Is feeling vety much better"
was the report todnj nt Providence Hos
pital on tho condition of the Secietnry of
the Treasury, who underwent nn opera
tion for appendicitis
SUNDAY PREACHES TO
LEGISLATORS OF N. J.
Evangelist Addresses Lawmak
ers and Fills Sta'te House
With His Gospel Notes.
raoM x TArr cosREsrosnENT 1
TRENTON, N. J, .March 15 "Billy"
Sunday stood today on the samo spot In
the New Jersey Assetnblj chamber. In
the State House, where Abraham Uncoln
once stood and expounded the cause of
the Union and emancipation
Seated on the bnme platform vveie Gov
ernor Fielder and all the members of the
Senate and Assembly. The two bodies
met In specla'l session to hear Sunday
preach. Judging by the reception the
lawmakers accorded the fiery preacher,
they were not disappointed, "nilly" was
In fighting trim, and he won the applause
of hundreds of the officials and guests,
'who occupied reserve seats.
His sermon was an earnest appeal for
manliness on the text "Be Thou Strong
and Show Thself a Man."
It Included his powerful, dramatic story
of David's battle for the right. It was
this same Btory that helped him to win
hundreds of students for Christ when he
epoke to the students of the University
of Pennsylvania, when he made his (l)liiff
trip to Philadelphia from Bcranton.
MANY CMMOft IN VAIN.
Thousands of persons were disappointed
In being unable to hear "Billy," Ad
mission was by ticket only, and the seat
ing capacity of the chamber Is limited.
Two hundreds persons found seats In the
gallery.
The Joint meeting was called to order
In the usual manner by Speaker Godfrey,
after which prayer wa boffered by the
Rev. II. I. lobst, Assemblyman from
Hunterdon County In a brief address
the Speaker Introduced Sunday to the
Concluded on I'age Six
No Decision tu Frank Case
WASHINGTON. March U -The United
Btate Supreme Cou't today concluded
leading opinion without announcing a
decision In the Lea M Stank murder
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Lincoln Ucachcy, who wns killed in San Ktnncihco yesterday, per
formed several sensational fonts in this city, one of which wns in
1907, during the Elks' Convention, when ho mndo n flight in a dirigi
ble around the tower of City Hall. He had a big hangar at Broad
nnd Green streets. Ho was then about 20 years old, but already had
made a reputation for his daring. This picture wns made at the time
by E. S. Heller, of this city.
ITALY VOTES DEFENSE FUND ;
MASSACRES STIR GREEKS
Deputies " Cheer "When
Minister Declares
Safety of Nation Is
at Stake.
ROME, Mnrch 13
Italy l now completely prepared for
war. While there is no Intimation ttmt
this countt will step uslrto from her
pollcj of strict neutrality, tho last t:-p In
tlie cnmpalgn of preparation was taken
last night when the Chuniber of Deputies
almost without n dissenting vote, passed
n bill pinvidlng for icoiinmic nnd mllltnrj
defense It goes into effect todu
Tho feature of tho debate upon tho mcas
uie was tlm spcch of Signor Orlando,
.Minister of Justice, who replied to ciltl
clsm of a Socialist member who main
tained that the law opposed the liberty
of the people
"Between llbert and safetv the nation
would unt hcsiute, but would chooso tho
latter," declared the Minister of Justice
Thin statement was received with loud
cheers, many of the memboni standing
upon chairs during tho demonstration.
Pessimistic rumors concerning tho Aus-tro-Itallan
situation arn again curient.
it is reported that mall train Bervlce be
tween Bologno and Vienna will be aban
doned, mid that postal money order notice
will be suppiessed also
While thero were reports In diplomatic
circles that tho representations of Prlnie
Von Buelovv had been rejected, In Vati
can circles It was said that negotiations
Concluded nn l'agn Tiro
BRITISH DESTROYER RUMORED
SUNK IN THE NORTH SEA
LONDON. March 1 (by mall to New
VorU).-It Is reported that the British tor
pedobont duatro cr llrne has been sunk
In tho North Sea by a Gciman submarine,
with tho loss of part of her crow
The censor has forbidden publication of
the leport and the Admhalty refused to
confirm It, According to the rumor, 11
members of the Fme's crew lost their
lives.
The Women's Battle
in Terre Haute
It was something more than what
ice call "the battle of the ballots,"
but it occurred on a memorable elec
Koti da ii. The bat Ileal aund lias
Terre Haute, The foe itos fhe Fairy
bankS'ftoberts Qruanitatlon, with
its ward heelers and thups The
women won. It was one of the most
uofable aciletemenf Oi clt'o his
tory in America. It required both
mora and physical courage. Four
hundred women acted as watchers
at the polls.
Armed With Cameras
and notebooks, they made records of
the fraudulent toting and photo
graphed the repeaters and the riot
ous scenes that marked the day.
Bullets ftew. CitUcns were beaten
and kicked. The women were
threatened with violence. Some of
them were seised by the police and
election officials. But they managed
to stick to their task all day They
destroyed Organization rule in Terre
Haute. The men responsible for the
political debauchery of Terre Haute
have been indicted Some have
pleaded guilty. The rest are on
trial The thrilling, dramatic story
will be told tomorrow on the iU
torial page of the
Evening Ledger
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Sixtx. Families Report
ed Slain in Asia
Minor Venezelos
Insists Upon War.
ATHDNS. .March 13
Tuiklsh soldiers nio reported to havo
massacred 60 Greek families In the II
liigo of Yemeri, Asia Minor. At Avllk
Musseulnnn troops have terrorized thu
town, killing six of tho natlvo in
habitants nnd also -10 Greeks.
ThH news created new war demands
hero todny, aa the Turkish Government
recently pledged itself to protect all
Gieeks In Ottoman tcnltory.
That the new Cabinet will bo forced to
abandon its neutrality attitude and that
King Constantino will leid thi Greek
aimy In war on the Hide of the Allies
is tho prediction iinile bj ex-Premier
cnezelos In an Interview.
"The ntvv government must, before
It Is too late, adopt a pollt of action
I doubled the area of Greece," ho said.
' IS, Gouarnis can now quadruple it
"If tho Government embraces thla
policy I give formal assurance, as leader
of the parliamentary majority, that I
will trlvo It my full and lojal support
in pursuance of this line of action, and
the quicker a decision Is taken the great
er tho advantage to Greek Interestd It will
be"
To the remark of ono of his adher-,
ents that if such a policy is to be adopted
u snouiu no under a Venexcloa Cabinet,
M
venezelos icplleu tnat the present
moment was not one for a fresh minis
torial crisis. Onco Greece decides for
war it will bo hor army, led by her
King, that will have execution of tho
decision and In ihe King's military
genius nnd the army's devotion tho na
tion has unbounded confidence. In that
case, therefore, It Is unimportant whether
Venezelos or Gouarnis Is In power
Asked about the danger from Bul
garia. Venezelos stated that the events
of the last week at Sofia proved that
once Greece Joined the Allies Bulgaria
would be forced to follow her example.
ThN would be another great service
rendeicd by Greece to the cause of the
Allies.
Greece must desire and assist in the
dismemberment of Turkej If for no other
teason than In order to end the dreadful
and sstematlc persecution of the large
Greek population In Turke, which
threatens not only this population with
extermination, but Greece with finan
cial ruin as a result of having to pro
vide support for 1.000.00U destltuda refu
gees WHY IT'S HLUE MONDAY
There were many disagreeable things
to emphasize this bb a blue Monday
In fact, It was also a vari-co)ored Mon
day. In sections of West Philadelphia
there was a yellowish tinge-to the day,
thin being due to a generous supply of
mud which was furnished with the water
without extra charge by the city.
Of course, muddy water has its uses
and often comes In handy when con
scienceless boarding house keepers de
sire to stretch the supply of coffee with
out visiting the canister But to those
well-meaning housekeepers who desire to
havo a crop of clean clothes for the
week the mud It not desired. Mud Is
also appropriate during that period of
four weeks Just before an election, when
It enables those in the public eye to ex
press opinions of each other.
But mud on wash day affects the blue
which Is used to give the clothes a pure
white, and unless It's eliminated from
the water many will resemble a regiment
of volunteers ready to march to the front
In hakl-colored shirts and collars Most
w the mud was In evidence south of
Pino. stree and east of 65th street,
lnfttdentally. It caused many to have u.
dark brown taste In their mtutha.
GREAT BRITAIN PROCLAIMS
DRASTIC BLOCKADE OF ALL
GERMAN PORTS AND GOODS
man vorxrs or mtmsit
ULOVKAUn PllOCLAM ATION
No vcsicl which sailed after March
1 will be allowed to proceed to anj
(7ei man port.
All vessrh which left Grrman
;orf? after Vanh I ivlll be seized
and unloaded at llritish or Allied
porti
Vcsich for neutral porti cnrtulnp
uoodi for client destination, or of
encinii orlpln, whlrh tailed after
March t, will he required to dii
chaipc iargoc3 at lirltlsh or tilled
or
DARDANELLES INNER
DEFENSES ATTACKED,
SMYRNA UNDER FIRE
Mine Sweepers at Work as
Battleships Shell Forts
From Inside Straits.
Turks Deny Success of Al
lies' Bombardment.
LONDON. March I'i
Another attack on tho Dardanelles forts
has begun from inside tho strait. Mine
sweepers, whoso work was hampered by
tho flio from Turkish land forces on tho
Huropcnn side, havo resumed clearing tho
wnteis Inside the entrance under the pro
tection of French cruisers.
Several allied battleshlpi steamed Into
the strait f-undny. nccofdlng to Athens
dispatches, and their shells are again
grinding ana) at tho land batlorles
Tho fnll of Smvrna before tho end of tho
vveik wns predicted in dispatches received
hero todav. More warships have been
sent to Klnforce Rear Admiral Pelrsc,
whoso squadron Is smashing away nt thb
Turkish foil". The Smjmn garrison is
ropoited to be preparing to ovneuato
Tho attempt to seize the Isthmus nbov e
Bulnlr and tut tho lino of communication
from Constnntlnopo to tho European
ports has been renewed Tho super
drendnought Queen Elizabeth, supported
by several cruisers, Is pounding away nt
tho enemy's batteries from tho Gulf of
bnros Parts of tho allied expeditionary
forceB en louto to tho Dardanelles will bo
landed near Bulnlr if the Queen UlUn
betli succeeds In silencing Bulalr's guns.
Dispatches from Sofia today brought
mora irports of panicky conditions in
Constantlnopo Refugees declared it has
been positively decided by the Turkish
Government to remove tho capital to Eski
Shchr, In Asia Minor.
CONSTANTINOPLE. March 13 More
warships of the Allies have rj?en dnmaged
in their operations ut the Dardanelles, It
wns officially announced here today. This
Information was given in n statement
Issued at the War Office which also stated
that efforts of hostllo waishlps to ap
proach the Turkish mine fields had failed.
Tho statement is In effect a denial of
tho Allies' claims that thoy havo reduced
the forts at the entranco to tho Dar
danelles, as It s.i.v.s the hostile fleet
shelled the forts of Scdd-El-Bahr nnd
Kum Kale, which guard tho opening to
the straits on the Europe in nnd Aslutlc
ahores, respective)).
Tho statement follows
"The enemy's Ironcluds estcrriav bom
baided nt Intervals forts Sedd-El-Bahr
and Kum Kale, but their lite wns In
eflective A light liotllla attempted to
approach the mine fields, but was driven
off b the Turkish batterlts Some of
the hostllo ships wero damaged and com
polled to retire from the battle line "
COMMUTERS DEMAND
REDUCTION OF RATES
Combined Committee Sends
Petition to Public Service
Commission.
A new demand upon the Tubllc Service
Commission to reduce railroad rates was
made this morning In a letter baaed upon
tho action of the New Jersey Public
Utilities Commission, which has tefueed
the railroads 11 single advance on an ex
isting rate
"We Insist upon jour prompt decUion
and a fair one. When shall we receive
It'" sas the appeal, written by the com
bined committee of the United Business
Men's Association and the Commuters
Association.
"Tho same character of testimony
heard b t'ne New Jersey commission
was submitted to sou. Part jou heard,
the rest was rejected You lefused to
consider evidence of losses b the rail
roads of Pennslvanla Incurred b In
vestments In other corporations Vou
refus"d to entertain evidence of control
of other corporations by directors of the
rnllrniH rnninailleg I
railroad companies
"The testlmon) submitted to )ou never
Justified the railroads in Increasing fares
or changing rates The burden placed
upon them by the law was never met.
Yet ou directed the changes, most drastic
and unfair Your order was followed to
the maximum limit and then revealed the
burdensome Inequity of )our action
"You wore not satisfied with jour work,
so ou granted us a rehearing. That was
early in January. Since then ou have,
remained mute. WhyT Have you no con
sideration for the public in whose Inter
est ou were created! Have ou con
sidered that for three months we have
patiently paid these exorbitant rates while
jou sat Idly by?
"You havo procrastinated sufficiently to
know- the railroads were only bluffing
when they defied our authority. Tha
public is not bluffing It calls for action
Alll jou perform our duty or not?"
$75,000 Fire in Armour Plant
NORTH ADAMS, Mass March 1?.
Fire in the plant of the Aruiour Company
hero early today caused damage of
ITS 000 Tire Chlif Montgomery was in
jured when hit by a piece ot flying hose.
Order in Council For
bids Commerce to
and From Coast of
the Enemy.
Vessels Sailing After March 1
Subject to Capture Will
Be Sent to Prize Court for
Determination of Case.
Ships to or IVrom Neutral Countries
That Carry Goods of Enemy
Origin or Destination AI30 to Bo
Held Up Vigorous Protest Ex
pected From United States.
LONDON, March 13.
Great Britain today struck Its promised
blow against Gcimany. By' Issuing an
Order In Counclt Britain throttlod Ger
many's commerco In a drastic manner un
precedented In International law
Tho decreo virtually declares a blockade
of the German North Sen coast without
using the precise term This Is contrary
to nil precedents which require ths pres
ence of blockading warships.
To rompleto tho program of "starving
out the Kaiser" tho Government laid cer
tain drastic restrictions upon neutral com
merce. These nro designed to prevent
Germany from exporting or importing any
commodities through Holland, Scandina
vian or other countries.
The ' blockndo" order is effective at
once In fact, the Government served
notice that It had been In effect ever
slnco March 1 when Premier Asqulth, in
his House of Commons speech, gavo no
tice to tho world of tho Allies' Intentions
to put n commorciul ilng around Ger
many Tho Government cpects strong protest!)
from tho United States, Holland, tho
Scandlnavlnu nnd other countries, wli03a
commerco Is lilt hard by the Order in
Counclt mado public today The English
reply will be that drastic action of nn
unprecedented sort was made necessary
by German) 's alleged violation of all
principles of International law In torpedo
ing unarmed merchantmen. Further
more, aasurnncn Is given that ample pro
tection will bo given neutrals In tho
British prize courts.
In paragraphs dealing with vojages dl
tect to or from Germany, the Order 'n
Council uses tho positive phrase "no ves
sel will be allowed to proceed." Jn Its
lefetence to commerce between neutral
Governments, over which tho most cm
phutlc protests are certain to bo made,
the -word "may" Is used In Borne quar
tcis It was asserted thnt by avoiding the
positive word "will" the Government left
n loophole through which It might with
draw If diplomatic negotiations failed to
smooth out difficulties with the United
Stales and other neutrals.
The Government laid emphasis on tile
statement by Piemler Asqulth that while
neutral commeirce might suffer, no neutrnl
ships would be endangered nor lives ot
noncombntants Imperiled In carrying out
the provisions of the decreo ,In this r
spect tho British action was contiasted
with the note of vvuinlug from Germany
that her submarine warfare might result
In the loss of neutral ships und cost tho
lives of noncombatunts
"No merchant vessel which sailed from
pons of dcpaiture after Mnrch 1," sava
tho pioclumation, "will bo allowed "to
proceed to nny German port Unices she
receives n pass enabling her to proceed
iu .1 iieuirui or niuen port named In ttw
pass, the goods aboard such u vessel
must be discharged at a British port nnd
placed In the custody of the prize courts.
No merchant vessel which sailed from
a German port aftor March 1 will be al
lowed to proceed on her voyage with
goods laden In such porL All such ves
sels must be discharged at a British or
allied jiort
"Evci mei chant vessel which sailed
arter March 1 to other than a German
port carrlng goods of enemy destination
or propel ty may bo required to discharge
these goods at a. British or allied port.
Qlei chant vessels which sail from other
than u Get man poit hav. ir goods of en
emy origin or property may be required
to discharge her goods at a British or
allied part.
in onlet tu prevent the relaxation of
Its provision with respect to merchant
vessels, nn) countr) whfch declares no
commerce Is Intended with or originating
in Gorman) 01 belonging to German sub
Jects may enjoy the protection of its
flag ."
As to the legal atpect under ths proc
lamation, the decree says:
"All persona claiming an interest In
goods placed In the custody of a prize
court and under this order may forthwith
Concluded on Page Two
CRUISER (JOEHEN HITS TURK
MINE KEPOKTED WRECKED
Sultan's Warship Beached After
Striking Ottoman Explosive.
SALONIKA. Match 15 -Salonika .11.,.
patches report that the former German
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ciuiker t.octen, which, with the Breslau,
was expected to be tho mainstay of the
Turkish fleet dtifendlinr "nni.tiin(i,nr.to
has been wrecked bj striking a Turkiph
mine In the Sea of Marmora, and haj
been bkached in Stenla Ba. '
Her big guns are snld to have been dis
mantled and Installed In shore fortifica
tions The Breslau and the othr Turk
fsh ships are in th Golden Horn read)
for the final battle with the Allies' fleet. If
It forces the Dardanelles
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the Jingling rhyme and is now spending
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