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VEyiG LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. MABOH 18, 1915.
ALLIES ADMIT "LONG
DISTANCE" BLOCKADE;
U. S. TO MARK TIME
Text of Six International
Notes Made Public Sub
marines Compel Change
of Methods of War,
Britain Contends.
IMPALED BODIES FLAP
BEFORE SOLDIERS' EYES
WASHINGTON, March 18.
TVhlto the legal experts of this Clovern
ment examined ft lonB Hno of precedents,
the Administration marked time, today In
Its International policy.
The position taken by tlio .Allies that
they actually hnvc established ft "long
range" blockade of German ports, such
nctlon being mado nccessnry by the
changed conditions In war methods, has
raised n point that President Wilson
Wants completely cleared up before any
new action Is taken.
A protest has been decided on ngnlnst
the Franco-British latest position. It Is
to bo based on the claim that the Allies1
have the right to stop (lei man-owned or
German-manufactured cargoes wherever
vneountered. Hut the exact nature or tnis
protest and the facts that It Is to em
brace may not bo fully decided on before
the end of this week.
In discussing the situation high officials
of the. Government declare that, while It
Is fraught with danger, they are ex
tremely hopeful.
"Wo do not believe that Knglnnd will
Interfere with shipments of cotton on tlio
high seas or being loaded In Holland of
German goods consigned to the United
States that already havo been paid for
and title to which already has been trans
ferred," said one ofllclal.
"It may be that only a general protest
will be filed and that then we will wait
and treat each Individual case as It arises.
The very fact that t'ngland and Franco
accept the principle that they nro enforc
ing a blockado will aid us in our futuro
negotiations,"
In all, the text of six notes wore mado
public last night. Summarized thoy aro
as follows:
Noto No. I. United States to Great
Britain and Germany suggests restricted
use. of mines, abandonment of subma
rine attacks on merchantmen and passage
of foodstuffs to Germany by Great Brit
ain, on condition that such foodstuffs
bo distributed to tho civil population
under American supervision.
Noto No. II. Germany's reply to No. I,
accept? conditionally most of the Ameri
can suggestions.
Note No. III. British reply to No. I.
rejects all tho American suggestions
because of Germany's alleged nonac
ceptanco and also because of Germany's
alleged Improper and barbarous con
duct of the war, tho particulars of
which are cited. Tho British defend
their foodstuffs policy by German pre
cedents; declare the British blockado
precedents; desire tho British blockado
and German submarine policy seek tho
same ends, but the English program pro
tects the lives and properties of neutrals
and noncombatants.
Noto No. IV. United States asks
France and Great Britain how neutral
owned goods are to be treated when de
tained, and how blockade rights are as
sumed without tho declaration of a block
ade; recognizes that changed conditions
of warfare affect blockade, but asks
what radius tho operations will have.
Noto No, V. British reply to IV asserts
that the blockade will bo maintained,
Irat without confiscation and penalties.
and therefore Is less Irksome to neutrals
than a regular blockade. Assurances
are given that operations will bo confined
to European and Mediterranean waters.
Noto No. VI. France In reply to IV
Invites a comparison between the "In
human practice" of Germany nnd the
"considerate" policy of the Allies. She
Justifies the blockade on tho ground of
changed conditions of naval warfare and
the German submarine program.
Continued from Tseo One
could do anything. Then Victor Chap
man, of New Vork, a Harvard man, who
was studying architecture In Paris when
the war broke out, mado ft lasso wttn
n piece of rope and before long he had
dragged both bodies Into the trench.
Samuels was dead.
Experiences llko this hardened its, and
finally we got to the placo whero If n
man was killed or wounded he wns
blamed for carelessness. When Vlscoii
ccllos, a merchant of Paris, was killed
with n rlrio bullet through his head while
ho was peeping abovo tho trench, Lieuten
ant Francals, who conducted the funeral
coremony, said to us as wo stood over
tho grave: "This Is a lesson for you
young men to take to heart. You must
not be careless." Think of that ns part
of n funeral service.
Most of the divisions of Infantrymen
who spent five-day watches In tho
trenches during the 7 consecutive days
thnt 1 was there with the machine gun
squad burled their dead right In tho
trenches. Sometimes they scooped out a
Bravo In tho side of the trench. Or
sometimes they would dig a grave In tho
door of tho trench. Thov would not
Know, of course, whero other divisions
hnd burled their dead, so 1. was no Un
common thing to come ncroes a rotting
body. Then that part of the trench would
bo polluted for days until tho rain had
washed away the last traces of the un
speakable mess
SI.KEP WITH THi: rKAI.
There you are among tlio dead. No
caveman over lived bo terribly as you;
nt least, ho burled his dead at a distant
point moved away from tho grave. But
wo were prisoners with our dead, sleep
ing, ns It were, alongside them, as much
prisoners ns they. You get to feel that
the only difference between yourself nnd
a dead m.an Is that your little bullet
hasn't found you yet.
Looking death In tho face In this wny.
a strange custom roso up nmong men
In tho trenches. There wns a little Greek
In our trench who was a fatalist. Ho
used to say, "I know I'll get It some
of these days when my time comes."
Now, the minute you hear a soldier talk
ing that way you know ho will get It.
Tho trench Is no plate for ft futallst, ntul
ft ffttallst, in my experience. Is not a.
good soldier, because hn will grow Im
patient over tho delay In the coming of
death and will at last take foolish
chances that no sane man would take.
This Greek had ft very beautiful knife,
and all of tho men In the trench bad their
eyes on It, for In all tho trenches It Is
the custom for tho men of a division to
divide among themselves all tho belong
ings of a dead man which will bo of use
In the trenches.
When the little Greek was finally shot
through tho brain one day there was a
dlgulllcd rush for tho knife, and wo found
that It wns missing. Somebody had
stolen It from him. It appears, before ho
was dead. I had a pair of field glasses
which were very expensive, nnd moro
than one man asked mo to promlso him
that, when I was killed, the clashes would
go to mm. livery valuable possession
of every man In tho trenches that can ho
legitimately claimed for trench servlco is
marked by his comrades. It's Just a cold
blooded custom that has grown out of
the cold-blooded and closo acquaintance
with death.
If you think that heroism nnd fine
Ideals grow In tlio trenches you nro
wrong. Tho llfo Is too beastlike for such
human things.
U. S. CALLS ON JAPAN
TO MODIFY DEMANDS
Representations to T o k i o
Friendly But Firm on Integ
rity of China.
WASHINGTON, March 18,-Tho United
States has nskrd Japan to llvo up to
Its treaty obligations ngreelng to respect
China's Integrity, It was learned officially
today, though neither President Wilson
nor Secretary Bryan would admit Just
what form tho representations took.
They agreed, however, that the uppeal to
Japan was In the fiicndllcst language nnd
professed tn believe tho Mikado's Gov
ernment would make materlat lnollflcn
tions In Its demands on the new Chlncso
Heptibllc.
Secretary Bryan Insisted I hat whatever
action has been taken was entirely on
America's Initiative, nnd was not a Joint
proposal, although tho State Department
umici stands Russia nnd England nlso
havo told Japan that any Interference
with China's territorial Integrity would
bo very unfriendly.
It Is understood that Japan tins nsked
this Government what innilinnntinnB In
tlio urlglnnl Japanese demands would b
acceptable.
The United States Is looked on liv China
ns Its "next friend." It ban appealed to
this country to form Japan to relinquish
Its designs on China's territorial Integrity.
BRITAIN'S BLOCKADE
CALLED GRAVE ERROR
BE CIIRtSflANS IN
DEED, SAYS SUNDAY
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Prof. Eowe Says English Dec
laration Against Germany
Blow to International Law.
DARDANELLES MINES
SWEPT FOR 12 MILES
NO-LICENSE FIGHT
IN CHESTER COUNTY
Warships Renew Bombard
ment as Part of Straits Is
Cleared Allies Admit Casualties.
"It Is tho duty of the United States to
tako a definite stand for tho rights of
neutral commerce and to uphold the law."
This statement was mado today by Dr.
I.. S. Howe, professor of International law
nt the University of Pennsylvania, when
questioned concerning the attitude- of
Great Britain In attempting to maintain
n blockade. Continuing, Doctor Itotvo
snid:
"In issuing tho orders In council Gloat
Britain has lot her greatest national
opportunity.
"Instead of giving to tho world her
assurance that she will and would lemaln
the champion of law and order, sho has
dealt a serious blow to tho existing
system of International law.
"She has taken a step which Is certain
to become a menace to her In Inter yearn
when, ns ft neutral Instead of a belliger
ent, her commerce throughout tho world
must bo paralyzed.
"Tho duty of tho United States In this
present crisis Is clear and unmistakable.
We owe It not merely to our nun natural
Interests, but to the larger interests In
volved In the maintenance of law, to tako
a, definite stand against this attempt to
destroy those principles of International
law which havo been obtained only nfter
long and arduous struggle.
"Wo should unlto with us all tho coun
tries of tho American continent and pre
sent n protest sustained by tho 170,000,(KO
Inhabitants of the Western Hemisphere.
Tho United States or America cannot help
but havo n. real Influence on tho Allies
as well as on Germany."
SEVERAL WILLS I'KOIJATED
Many Applications to Be
Heard Decisions Expected
on Saturday.
WEST CHESTER. Pa., March 1S.-A
large number of applications of tho
mailer hotels In tho county remain to
bo heard In License Court. Tho applica
tion of Park It. Gabel for a license at
tho Brandywlno Inn, here, promises to re
sult In a lengthy hearing. Tho smaller
hotels are determined to put up a stiff
battle against the remonstrances tiled by
the no-license forces.
No decisions are expected to be liandcd
down until every case has been consid
ered. This will probably bo on Saturday.
In the case of the application for a li
cense at tho Gum Treo Hotel, Highland
township, by Samuel Yost, much time was
consumed In the taking of testimony. A
number of witnesses testified that there
am only 10 residents In the village and
little demand for a saloon.
EdwaiU B. Maule. of Highland, testified
that he had seen men get drunk at the
bar of the hotel. Witnesses corroborated
Maule In his statement. Many residents
testified theie Is no necessity for ft license
at the village.
Hlchard V, Miller asked for license nt
the Mortouvllle Hotel, which has been
closed for a number of years, a license
having been refused former applicants.
Ilia signers art; all residents of the vil
lage and no remonstrance Is presented
against him. The license Is opposed by
many clt'zens of the section,
Mortouvllle Is four miles from Coates
Villf. end It n license is granted the bar
will be the nearest to tho town. It Is
opposed ou the ground that many men
In lToategvlllo who are on tho "flag" list,
numbering a. thousand or more, will pat
rsnjea the hotel and the place will prove
a nUUatiCo to the village.
During tbe hearing Judge Butler asked
the witnesses as to what percentage of
roatesvllle's "flagged" residents would
try to patronize the pew bar If a license
were granted. He said that If the appll
cant would place the Hat on his own list
of "flagged" patrons the license -would
be granted.
RUSSIANS AGAIN DASH
ACROSS PRUSSIAN FRONTIER
German Forces Beaten Back at Lauga
zargen, Warsaw Hears.
PETROaUAD. March II.
Russians are- again fighting- on German
ifllL A dlnpatch from Warsaw states
tnt German forces defending Laugs
Kgrgga In Bast Prussia, have been beaten
Uax-lc y tbe Russians after a fierce at
tek the Muscovite, troop advancing
Jiit JPniMila.
MtuMtMi fcrcac are admittedly active in
iitt viloi. jflwday's r)in oftlcul
:itin utiruBiflw (be repulse 0f Slav
v $ uw TaUHMRfM &a4 lue-
LONDON, March 18, A dispatch from
Rome says that a wireless message from
Rhodes announces that the Anglo-French
fleet lias swept the Dardanelles entirely
clear of mines for a distance of 12 miles
from the entrance. Tho warships are
now bombarding Chanak, on tho Asiatic
side, nnd a. landing party has cut the
cable between that tjwn and tho fort
ress of Killd Bahr, ou the Huropcan side.
The same party also destroyed the tor
pedo stations on the narrows.
The Admiralty has Issued a list of casu
alties Incurred In tho Datdnnellcs opera
tions on -March 13. The names of S3
killed nnd -10 wounded are given. Nearly
all are from the cruiser Amethyst, and
the remainder from tho Piinco Gcorgo
und the trawlers.
The Admiralty announced earlier In
the dny that It had no news of the re
ported dash of tho Amethyst into tho
strait and the killing of a number of
men on that vessel by tho Turkish fire,
which nearly sent tho cruiser to the bot
tom. The publication of tho casualty
list Is held to confirm the reports from
Athens that tho Amethyst had been
badly damaged.
A news agency dispatch from Athens
says that after the first bombardment
of Smyrna the Vail went aboard tlio
British flagship nnd conferred with Ad
miral Pelrse. after which ho went ashore
and announced that he would resist to
the end.
Eighty thousand Turkish soldiers hnvn
been concentrated on the hills near
Smyrna, according to Information je
ceived today from Tenedos. These troops
are to be used to oppose the advance of
Anglo-French forces If Smyrna falls un
der the bombardment of British warships.
A British mine sweeper was blown up
In the Btrait yesterday, with the loss of
several lives.
Estates Distributed in Private Be
quests. Wills admitted to probate today dis
tribute estates In prlvato bequest3 as
follows: John I). Reed. 1P3J North 12th
street, 423,000: Mary A. Lyons, 721.1; Otto
Wlnkopp, $3725: Joseph Rerd, 1200; Anna
SI. Lyman, J3000; Rebecca Brocksop, J2C23;
Christopher Cooncy, J2200.
Personal propery of Samuel J. Waters
has been nppralsed at J29.S13.
Continued frnm l'nue One
tempts. God tests, and It's up to
to mako good."
Clergymen who do not believe In the
dovlt agftln came In for somo hard blows.
Tho evangelist said:
"Whenever you find a preacher who
doesn't believe In the devil you Will see
him crnwl up lu the pulpit nnd go' to
Bleep like a. dog. Hut when a revival
comes nlong, and tho church of God gets
busy, you will always find that tho devil
gets' busy, loo. So, whenever you find
somebody who docs not believe In the
devil you enn bank on It that they havo
the devil In them bigger than n wood-
chuck.
"When tho Holy Spirit descended at
Pentecost tho devil didn't do a thing but
go mound and sny that theso fellows
were drunk. Then Peter got up and mado
him mad by saying that It wns too early
lu the day. They had somo senso In those
days; It won unreasonable to find them
diuuk nt the third hour. But now tho
fonts sit up alt night to booze. Oh, wo
shall nlwn)s havo a fight with the dovll,
for victory only comes after a, fight."
Continuing to show that Christians must
bo everlastingly busy to defent Satan, tho
evangelist caused laughter when ho said:
"The devil Is no fool; ho Is on the Job.
Ho has been practicing for 6000 yearn nnd
ho has never had appendicitis, rheuma
tism, tnnsilltls or any other disease. If
you get to playing tag with tho devil
he'll bent you every clip. Provo that
you aro a Christian by your acts.
"A follow says, 't am a Christian,' nnd
ho pnos out and plays cards, drinks
'liampngnp nnd beer, and goes to tho
theatre, I don't care what you say, you
aro n llnr. You don't net llko a Christian.
Hero's a man who says ho tells tho truth,
but put lil m on the witness stand nnd
he'd die llko a raco horse. Jesils wns tho
Son of Man. Ho wns man nt the climax.
Jesus ciept Into the world through thn
arms of motherhood, nnd was cared for
as any other baby, protected from tho
sword of Herod, tho same as you would
protert your baby, nnd they took Jesus
Into tho temple the eighth dny and Ho
was circumcised, nccordlng to the Mosaic
law. Ho grew tired and needed sleep tho
same ns you."
The Glee Club, of Urslnus College, Col
Irsovlllc, won much npplaiue this nftcr-
iioou when It sang "Llttlo Brown Chuich
In tho Wlldwood." An offering wns re
ceived for tho Interdenominational As
ioclntlon of IlvangellstH, of whlc'ii Mr.
Sunday Is ono of tho vice presidents. The
money Is to bo used to help orgnnlzo
revival campaigns lu small towns
throughout the country.
Beautiful and expenslvo gifts weio
showered upon "Billy" and Mis. Sunday
today by B. W. Greer, a wealthy mill
owner, of 1SH0 nittenhouso square. Other
membois of tho Sunday party. Including
Homer A. Rodeheaver nnd Gcorgo JI.
Sunday, tho evangelist's sou, also weio
remembered with valunblo presents.
1'pon tho Irrlval of Sunday and "Ma"
fioni John Wnnamaker's Jenklntown resi
dence they were met by Mr. Greer nt
thdr Spiing Garden street home nnd
escorted to tho Wanamakor store, where
they wcro permitted to select the gifts
thpy desired. Accompanying them wcro
Mr. nnd Mrs. B. W. Greer, Jr., nnd Mrs.
Kllznbelli Brcady, also of Itlttenhouso
Fquare.
Tlio arrival of tho party In the big
storo cnut'Cd much excitement among the
clerks nnd customers. Rverybody wanted
to get a glhnpso of the distinguished
preacher and his wife. They wero ush
ered Into a prlvato salesroom, however.
und thcro mado their selections from
glittering trn) of Jewelry and other
articles that were tnken to them. Mr.
Wnnamnkor greeted them personally upon
their arrival, and icmnlned with them
while a corps of clerks nnd messengers
wero kept busy carrying tho articles to
them and displaying them.
"Ma" chose n diamond and turquoise
ring valued nt J'i'A nlso a bracelet valued
nt flD. "Billy" picked out a diamond and
turquoise srarfplu to mutch "Ma's" ring.
Tills cot $1W). lie nlso took a safety
clasp for tlio pin, which cost another
$2.7.". Grmgc M. Sunday, tlio evangel
ist's son, took a dlnmond ring vulucd nt
J2f). Ho wns nlho presented with a sliver
loving cup by Mr. Wanamaker. Tho Jew-
ALLIES CAN NEVER STARVE
AUSTRIA, SAYS LOCAL CONSUL
Food Prices Nearly Normal in Vienna and Banks Have
Lost But Little Gold, Asserts Official Report.
Only Scarcity Is of Wheat.
GERMANS LEAVE ITALY;
"WAR COUNCIL" HELD
Continued from I'aie One
baesador Is stated to have observed to
members of his entourage that prospects
of peace have diminished Instead of In
creased and that war threatens to extend
until no Kuropean country will be left
neutral.
"Prince von Buelow, despite the dally
Increasing difficulties of Ma mission, Is
determined to continue his efforts to se
cure Italy's neutrality. As the Immediate
cession of Trent is Impossible, he now
proposes that the provinces should be oc
cupied by Germany and held until after
the war when It would be ceded to Italy
providing she remains neutral.
"This proposal Is Intended to guarantee
Italy's neutrality throughout the war, but
undoubtedly will be rejected. For even
admitting that Trent Is considered suf
ficient compensation for neutrality, the
Government Is determined not to limit its
future freedom of action,"
LONDON, March Is. Special Rome dis
patches to London newspapers today
reported that the Austrlans are making
great military preparations in the Tren
tlno district near the Italian frontier.
Large forces of Russian prisoners have
been sent Into the Trentlno district, the
dispatches asserted. They are now en
gaged in clearing the. mountain roads
of snow and digging lntrenchments.
ITALIANS DEFEAT REBELS
ROME, March 11 An Italian punitive
expedition sent out from Bengali under
Colonel Pa tola dispersed a strong force
of rebel near UebadU after a bard
light.
The insurgents Jew ISO men killed and
many wounded, while lbs luliajj Unit
ars pl4e4 at JsHJert and ii woijuwtd.
By GEORGE VON GRIVICIC
Colonel In the Auitro-Hun-
uer :!, isn, to January 23, 1313, the bu
reau ha3 received 11,037 applications from
people, who wcro out of work and has
procured employment for 19,932 applicants
or for SO per cent, of all applicants.
"Tho supplies available on the markets
of Vienna during the month of January
wero Btilllclcnt to meet all demands with
tho possible exception of wheat Hour, the
shortage of which li ever has been sub
stituted by great supplies of corn.
"Tlio market reports further show that
tho retail prices of provisions during the
aforementioned month In tho average
show only slight gains in comparison with
the prices of tho preceding months, nnd
in some instances nro even lower. The
advance of tho prices of somo provisions
as for instanco of Hour, rice, beans nnd
the advance in prion of oil nnd coal was
less due to tho lack of supplies than to
transportation difficulties.
"Tho sanitary conditions of Vienna aro
satisfactory. Cases of smallpox con
tracted by soldiers In Russian Poland
wero reported, but tho henlth authorities
feel confident that this disease will not
assume greater proportions as all pre
cautions by vaccination havo been
taken."
Austro-IIungarian Coniul General at riiilaiWplila, Lieutenant
Karldii Army.
Various newspapers have recently de
voted their columns to tho question ns
to the probablo effects of tho starving-out
policy Inaugurated by t'ne Allies against
Germany and Austria-Hungary and news
wns again spread to tho effect that tho
economical conditions lu theso two coun.
tries suffered so much In consequence
of the war that a financial collapse and a
famlno are expected In tho near future.
That the war, which now has lasted
more than seven months, affects tho
economical conditions of Germany nnd
of Austria-Hungary no ono will deny.
The aim of t'ne allied Powcra, however,
to bring about a political and economical
destruction of tho two Powers In central
Kurope, will be n fruitless one, as Ger
many and Austria-Hungary to far have
not suffered from the war any more than
the Allies and the neutral Powers.
How futile tho hopes of the Allies for
an impending economical destruction of
Austria-Hungary aro is shown best by
an ofllclal publication of tho city of
Vienna, Austria, under date of February
II. 1315, received a few days ngo, which
gives ft detailed account of tlio econom
ical conditions of the city.
Toe following Items In tho statement
deserve particular attention:
"The savings deposited with the hank
ing Institutions in Vienna during tho
year 1914 amounted to 1,653,000.000 kronen
(about 316,&0O,00O). while the total of all
deposits with the said banks on February
13 amounted to 1,556,000,000 kronen (about
J31I.S0O.0OO).
"The cash withdrawn, therefore, did
not exceed the total of $5,300,000, though
80 per cent, of the subscribed war loan
had already been paid In.
"The taxes paid by the residents of
Vienna during the year 1914 amounted to
J56tT43,a)0. while the taxes of the previous
year reached only a total of JS2.50O.000.
"According to statistics published by
the Bureau of Employment of the city of
Vienna covering the period from Decern-
Fish Day
Every Day
We receive them frcah and sell
them fresh. A complete stock of
everything in season. Let us sup
ply your Lenten table. Our prices
are moderate and our deliveries go
everywhere.
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worth I061,T$.
After his arrival at his home today
Sunday decided to postpone his visit to
tho Methodist Conference nt Norrlstown,
It Is expected thnt ha will speak beforo
It on Saturday Instead of today.
Additional contributions to bo added to
Sunday's personal thank offering con
tinued to pour into the office of Edward
II. Donsatl, treasurer of tho Sunday Cam
palgn Committee, nnd the Sunday resi
dence on Spring Garden street this morn
ing. Tho ofllclnls aro anticipating ft sub
stantial Increase by tho lime announce
ment of tho total amount received Is mado
today. The thank offerings have not been
coming lu ns rapidly as was expected,
nnd somo of tho church collections havo
not been as largo as wns originally an
ticipated. Tho total reported to date
Is 311,753.72. This does not Inctudo
money received.
Ono man sent ft contribution of 2 cents
from Toronto, Canada.
Wlien Sunday visits Chester tomorrow
morning ns the guest of William H. IJcrry,
Collector of the Port of Philadelphia, It
Is expected that ho will speak In n. big
tabernacle that has Just been completed
for the use of llvnngelists Nicholson nnd
Hemmlnger, who nro now In Milton, nnd
will conduct a revival In Chester.
Tho farewell meeting for buslnesi
women will bo held In tho Academy of
Music lonlght, when an overflow meet
ing Is expected. Mrs. Kdwlu C. Grlee,
chairman of the Huslnois Women's Com
mittee, will preside. Addi esses will bo
made by Miss Plorcnco Miller nnd other
women of the Sunday party.
Miss Iloso Fettcrolf conducted a meet
ing for women nnd girls at noon In
the plant of the Collins Manufacturing
Company, 22(1 Columbia avenue. There
was ti big meeting In tho Darby The
ntre nt the same time, when Mrs. Wil
liam Asher and Homer A. Hodehenver
spoke. Tho Darby meeting was for mill
workors, school tenchers nnd high school
pupils.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon, Hentlcy D.
Ackley, Sunday's secretary nnd pianist,
nnd "Jtodey" will glvo a frco inuilrnl in
Withcrspoon Hall for those who llko Gos
pel music. Admission will bo by ticket.
About 1300 tickets havo been issued.
SUNDAY'S SERMON TODAY
niRLK CLASS ORCJANIZED
AJIOXCi HOUSE 3IE3IISKKS
Twenty-one Legislators Pledge Them
selves to Attend the Sessions.
ItltOM A STAIT COBllERrOMlEST.
IMRniSDUIlU, March 18,-Tho Houso
of Representatives has become "Billy"
Sundn)lzed. A Ilouso Blblo Class wns
formed today nt a meeting of the mem
bers who remain In Hnrrlsburg during the
ioccss each week.
The cnll for today's meeting wns rend
at the close of the session, Just before tho
Houso ndjourncd for tho week, and
created a stir, ns many of the members
believed It wns another movo in tho
local option fight.
Itepiesentatlvo J. C. McKay, of Ciaw
ford. who started the Idea of an ofllclal
House lliblo Class, declared local option
bad nothing to do with the class.
"Thcro nro ninny of us who cannot get
homo each week, and wo thought It would
bo a good idc.i to form our own Itlhla
class," ho said. "Tho class will ho non
scrtarlan nnd non-political."
Already 21 members havo signed a paper
pledging thcmsclevH to attend the ses
sions. Various members of the Home
will tako turns nt teaching, nnd the
members will have their own choir.
Hymn books will bo borrowed from local
chinches. Tlio class will meet in tho
Houso caucus room lu the Capitol every
Sunday until May 2, according to present
plans.
The membership of tho clnss tn dale
includes four House employes. One of
them, Q. n. Hewitt, of Jefferson County,
a rending clerk In tho House, Is organ
izing the choir. Ho will sing nt tho first
sorviccs next Sunday, nnd Hcprescntntlvo
J. K. Phillips, of Clearfield, will teach.
Didn't Know About Great War
NEW YOP.K. March IS. -Asked by Mag
istrate Duel If tho war had anything to
do with their domestic troubles, Charles
Hamowltch, an Austrinn, whoso wife, a
Servian, caused his an est, knew nothing
about conflict between Austria and Ser-vla.
THE TEMPTATION OV JESUS
"kct people know by tho way you live
you are Christians.
"If I atand up here and preach thie
afternoon and then get In tho carriage
nnd drive over to a saloon and go In you
would not caro n snap of your linger for
what I said. It God sent me In there to
get any one, then Ho would bo tostlng
mo to sec If I would go up to tho bar and
take a. drink. God does not tempt, tho
devil tempts. God tests, and It Is up to
you to make good.
s"f want to explain a difficult passage of
Scripture so thnt It may be helpful to
you ns It has been to me. Tho story of
tho temptation of Jesus Is found only In
Mntiiinu.. nn.i l.nke. Jolin doesn't mention
It. Mark dismisses It with half a doion
words. Let mo say that I Xeel myself
compelled to differ from many learned
commentators lu Interpreting tho tempta
tion of Jesus. Matthew and lAfko each
give a full account of tho temptation of
Jesus. Matthew tells tho story of His
blith, childhood, youth nnd genealogy,
while Mark and John merely assume tho
former, dismissing It In a few words,
Then was Jesus led by tho spirit Into
tho wilderness to bo tempted of tho dovll.
"Whenever you nnd a preacner who
doesn't bellevo In tlio devil, lie will crawl
up In his pulpit nnd go to sleep like a
dog. lint when tho revival comes along
nnd the church of God gets busy, you
will always nnd the dovll gets busy, too.
Whenever you And somebody thnt doesn't
bellevo In tho dovll you can bank on
that. They havo tho devil In them bigger
than n woodchuck. When tho Holy
Spirit descended nt Pentecost tho dovll
didn't do a thing but go around nnd sn)'
theso fellows wero drunk, nnd Peter got
up nnd mado him mad by saying that
It was too early In tho day. It Is but
the third hour. They had senso In thoso
das: It wns unreasonable to find them
drunk nt tho third hour of tho day. Put
now the fools alt tip all night to booze.
DEVH, nUSHBS, TOO
"When you rush forward In God's work
tho devil begins to rush ngnlnst you.
Thcro wns ft farmer walking through Lin
coln Park nnd ho saw the sign, 'Bownre
of pickpockets.'
" 'Why do you want to put up n fcil
sign llko that?' he nsked. 'Everybody
looks honest to mc'
"Ho reached for his watch to see what
time II was and found It was gone. Tho
Pickpockets always get In tho pockets of
thoso who think thcro nro no pickpockets
nrduiid. Whenever you ibellevo there is
a devil around, you can keep him out,
but If you say there Isn't, he'll get you
sure. Old Mother Uddy to the contrnty,
the biggest humbug, tommyrot, most Idi
otic thing of the 20th century. I can't gulp
that stuff down. 1 nm loading up and get
ting ready for Hint somebody.
"The Hlblo says thcro In a devil, you
say there Is no devil. Who knows tho
most, God or you? Jcstm met a real foe.
a 'icrsonal devil, rteject It or deny It a.s
you may. If there Is no devil, why do
you cuss Instead of pray? Why do you
He instead of telling the truth? Why
do'ii't you kiss your wife Instead of curs
ing her? You havo Just got the devil In
you, that Is all. Notice, the devil called
.lejus the Son of God. and to be called
tho Son of God was to make Him equal
with God. So tho Unitarians In the days
of Jesus nought to kill him for Ills blas
phemy, beccuso He said Ho was tho Son
of God.
"There aro Unitarians in the twentieth
century who reject Him ou the sanio
grounds. That Jesus Christ was tho
Son of God we may find, for Scripture
says, 'Out of Egypt have 1 called My
Son.'
"The devil Is no fool; he Is on his Job,
The devil hns been practicing for fiOOO
years and ho has never had appendicitis,
rheumatism, tonsllltls, etc. If you get
to playing tag with tho devil he'll bent
you every clip. 'If you aro n God, act
llko a God, show by your acts.'
"It Is written that man shall not live by
In cad alone. The BIblo was not written
for God. Ho did not need It; but for a
guldo for man. Bread feeds tho body, hut
man needs food for tho soul a well. That
Is the icason we havo so many church
members dried up, nnd about ready to
blow away. They are reading every old
novel that comes along, but don't read
the Bible. You can't eat cards nnd drink
beer. If you treated your body as you do
your soul you wouldn't nI TJ
thing. You can't live ifi" tri
or God, you would tarv .j?" "'(Ml
't am glad Jesus vlV..5 i
's-..,m',lr-t' human sldT. 'iff .
...."' ,0Sl,s ncd with li,. ''"US
God like the manhood of Pftu,Pt" q
tho spirit of God, won ni fl1 Uk!
light, with world, the rtesh an,lh 1W
Tho manhood and w omaiit,? lh $
filled with the anirii Tf".? todi?'
,MX? P1 flHcd W,hV?IIS
u. uuu, won out with , ." 'PWi
b''vl,."
wnV,hoitWnl(tffi
giati jesus Cbr Rt fortstnll,i i. q?' ' iri
raa t tK-AftS a
tbenbythoporo'texar"':
&V&shi
.. BlOFl!...!..
Tl,n !,.-. I.-.
...... ...iiiiisl person on Ornv. """WW
nnko bellevo In tho dev I i th "r" I
hns nboul ilftionn i.. "."" man k.
think., he is immu o from J11 '
ticket oU,eVe,L!!:! "M M
mo not riches lest I b rnurfM ' '
m."2 J" ?Svd with auM. &'.
no nevn savs 'nW.uiJ " ..' Sntr..
ft bull ring In hi, "'" -. H
nrotind nt his pleasure i,.?, ' ead'
tho devll'n i-mnii-- 'I""" anw
'Man Bhnll not iiv " h"'l5 ?Wor(
ny every word that prorecdelh H
the mouth of God.' 'orah 0ut cj
MORE SENSE THAN NUUrilPi..
"rh ,i...ii .. ... "Aciitns.
..... .,. ImH moro scnse th ,
llttlo preachers T l,... i ""I Ma
enough to know. 2
sltt ng nrnunri .l,lnu ., "'i
trine of the personality f 1"e ,,' ?
n nno n. point ns they know l10w n t
devil In im f. i, .. .. ' w' "i
lie said to Chris,: 'If you reTo ft!
llko It; If you nro n. man n...i t.,Voa',
Scriptures, act like one who bellewt' .
,""" ral 'tiswrttcn' jr. ,,,.'
get tip and ouoto ti,, ,.... le alt,
etc. You get up nnd quote that stuffi
the devil will give yo?, tho hal hSfjS
yoi ro graynaircd. Give him the Word.
God and bn ! i ,. ii. .. ""W
tfttjonfrycalti
wll not bo wanting there. I am 5.1
go jig down to a grogshop to . if nS
will keep me from drinking -nhlle I n
in mere; nm it no sends me after ttmin
ntIA TAII f Itnbila .. J ft. At. ... " ,"l
..., j a ...ii mum on it mat i win p'
and Tie will take care of mo while I tj.il
there. Jesus said: 'If you want to ktxnrj
my uiueii, which my connucf If leu
want to know what I believe, watch m
acts. If you want to know what I preach--
,,f,,ll ,J jll (lllUUt i
"When I have Jesus Christ on boanHJ
have something better than all hell cw
linlnli nut ,, ,wl 1,a., ,.n.. I...... .,. .
ui.,1... v, .,,,., ,,,,,, jUU UttVO me B0nf
ui ctaivauon 111 your ncart you will pujl
up rngtlmo llko a hobo does the woodDtle.':
All heaven Is pledged to help )ou tlaS
no was temptea in an points like wetre;i
yet without sin, wherefore Ho Is atl tjl
succor mem mat aro tempted.
wfJIlJ-S llMNfrpfl i SAM
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