"FVSftWfl - I EVENING LEB&ER-PHIEADELPHIA. TUESDAY, APRII? 6, 1915? a f li I w I Hi I I WASHINGTON HOPES BRITISH BLOCKADE WILL BE MODIFIED S. Note Insists on Full I Reparation for Loss to f American Shipping, But Admits England's Right ; of Embargo. UtlUlt POINTS AT V. S. NOTE TO ESQLAXV I "Ftee ships make free goods" Is the stand taken by WaMnoton In Mrend'rtp the right of unmolested commerce tclth neutral countries, t "Jfthocerit shipments may he transported through neutral cmtn frtea to belligerent territory without 'pefafl subject to penalties, detention, Requisition or confiscation." , England's plan to shut 6 if acceis 0 neutral fori Is called "unprccc ftenttd and an unqualified denial of the ioverelgn rights of the nations hou) at peace." I WASHINGTON, April . JX. modification In practice of the Brit ish embargo on neutral trade with Ger tihy, without the actunl amendment of tlie order In council Issued In the "bread war,'' today was expected to result from tilt) American note declaring the action of the Allies unlawful This was the belief In official quarters following the publication of the text of the Adminis tration's communication OTi friendly spirit of tho note. It Is btllftved. will have much weight In In ducing Great Britain and franco to make easier conditions of neutral commerce, be tween neutral ports IVhlle tho American reply Is llrm In its declaration that the position of the Al lies Is untenable from a legal standpoint, ttieie Is no hint of a threat In It, tho strangest expression being the wnrnlng thai this Government will Insist that England and France make full repara tion for any loss suffered by American shipping through the acts of their naval commanders. Considerable significance was attached to- the clause which practically enunciated American attitude toward Germany, "If the course pursued by the pres ent enemies of Great Britain," the note read, "should prove to be In fact tainted by Illegality and disregard of tho principles of war sanctioned by en lightened nations. It cannot be supposed that His Majesty's Government would wish the same taint to attach to their en actions or would cite such illegal acts aa in any Sense or degree a Justi fication for similar practices In their oart." jiiluinaia .ic; ictiaiiiL'u linn puill- raph as the most unreserved and un- ompromlslnR utterance tho State Dc- Itrtment has yet made concerning the ubmarlne blockade of England, and It islgenerally held to be dangerously close to an expression of official opinion of Germany's war policy. Another significant feature of the com munication Is held to be the clause which virtually recognizes a belligerent's right tot; Impose a blockade of tho entlro ocean, In so far as enemy's ships arc concern ed', aa a condition brought about "by the creat changes which have occurred In the! conditions and means of naval war fare." Diplomatic and International law spe cialists aro convinced that tho British Government will not permit American pressure, to cause a relaxation In the stringency of the present blockade, but Itls also held that Great Britain prob- JMSiy, wut mora an nnancial amends for interference with neutral trade that con ditions aeem to Justify. '"Even though a blockade should exist nijd be enforced." declares the note to Gpcat. Britain, "Innocent shipments may bdf fully transported to and from the Uhltefl States through neutral countries to belligerent territory without being subject to tho penalties of contraband traffic or breach of blockade, much less to dcten USm requisition or confiscation " TThIs attitude, the United States points out, is based on the Declaration of Paris ofjlSBO, which held that "free ships make free goods." Because of the Introduction of subma rines nhd other methods of warfare Great Britain's right to a wide scope of blockade isjadmltted, but her plan to shut oft ac cess to neutral ports Is called "unprece dented" and an "unqualified denial of the sovereign rights of the nations now at ptface." i'To admit it," says the communication, "H'ould be to assume an attitude of un nutrallty toward the present enemies of Great Britain, which would be obviously Inconsistent with the solemn obligations ofcthis Government In the present circum stances, and for Great Britain to make Ei(eh a claim would be for her to abandon an;a sot at, naught the principles for which !(, has consistently and earnestly con tended In other times and circumstances." In conclusion the United States states its expectation that Great Britain, after ha,vlnsr considered "the possibilities of se rious Interruption of American trade, will tako the steps necessary to avoid them, and In the event that they should un happily occur will be prepared to make full reparation for every act which under the; rules of international law constitutes -violation of neutral rights," FJJRIOUS BAYONET BATTLE ON LUPKOW'S SOUTH SLOPES Auatrlans Reported Retreating: From Important Carpathian Key. PETROGrtAD, April 6. The most furious bayonet battle In the history of the world Is being fought on thft southern ridge and slopes of the Car pathians at the Lupkow Pass, according to dispatches reaching here today. Tin Austrlans In their retreat southward from tho railway abandoned much of their ar tillery. Klerca struggles In the narrow defile with Austrian and Slav clashing with cold steel, Is strewing the Lupkow TtBlon with thousands of dead The, Czar's, troops have driven the en npr from each auccessUe height domi nating the railway, the Austrlans mak ing: their stand on the last ridge, pasty's pfnctal rerort announces the capture of CUna, in the Carpathians, on the aallclan side, about 15 mil's east of i?3Pow. They have also been successful in urtmery ngnting north of Bartfeid, in Jlungary, and have battered their way to heights dominating the Usiok Pass, AW SHIPS MISUSING FLAG BABKfib FROM DUTCH WATERS Nethflnda Qovemment Takes Ac tfoa to Enforce Protest. WASHINGTON'. April 6. jip Ketherlands Government has notl rt3 ih United states that any foreign 4iOp misusing the Dutch flag or using tkr 0M&&4 to nk a pretense of pos aMstnM Dutch nationality will not be al .ijwitir pM through waters under the weMlAtUBv'of the Netherlands, t'ollow fnjfM tfa st ol th announcement "WWII Wt 1" ''( IMweuMi !f sfcWlB. the Jurisdiction of th Netherlands iIR to & notch flag or an in- mS.i jttnutl tiftlenjasir to a Dutch 22Sr Mr 4toUlW Marks on. SffuiuMrf at tifftm, prtn rSJSSBav! MrtiMMir1WtjM tt,-fcr -1 ntJSSIAtf FLEET NJRSUES TWO TURKISH CRUISERS Goebcn and Brcslnu, Former German Ships, Chased to Bosphorua. LONDON, April 6. Th former German cruder Goeben and BreaUu, now under tlie Turkish lUir, with the now names Sultan Sellm find Alidlrll, respectively, have again been out In the Slack Sea and exchanged shots with the nueslan fleet oft tho Crimean coast, but. orobably confronted by superior forces, made their way back to the Ilosphorus. Tho otllclAl statement concerning tho engagement received hero from retro Brad, says: "On April 3 In tho Ulack Sea, near tho Crimean coast, our fleet exchanged shots at lone range with the cruisers Goebeit and Breslau, and pursued them until dusk. During tho night our tor peddboats encountered the cruisers 100 miles from the Dosphorus, but tho eneniv opened n vigorous flro and avoided an engagement " ITALIAN PRESS ASKS ACTION ON REPORTED TORPEDOING OF SHIPS Anti-German Newspapers Want Nation to Demand Full Compensation for Loss of Collier Bound From Baltimore. GENOA, April G Italian newspapers today called upon the Government to demnnd promptly from Germany full compensation for the loss of the Italian steamship Lulgl r.ir odl, reported sunk by a submarine vshllo earning a cargo of coal from Baltimore to Italy. They pointed out that Germany had de fined the submarine zono as being around tho British Isles and tho coast of Prance, without reference to the open voters of the Atlantic Ocean. aMrlne circles arc Inclined to doubt that tho tolller was Bunk by a submarine, but the anti-German press accepts tho report without question Tho collier Plnls sailed from Naples for Cardiff on rcbrimri 25, and slnco then nothing has been heard of her. It Is feared she has met the same fate as the Lulgl Parodl. CHIASSO, Switzerland, April 5 Tho assembling of Italian troops on the Austrian frontier Is continuing with the greatest nctlvitj. All houses of peas ants In tho districts bordering the con fines affected have been occupied by sol diers. This information reaches Chlasso from Italian sources. It was learned from tho samo sources that still more Important military actlIty Is under way. Iteglments from Borne, Naples and even distant Cnlabrla are now camping along the Austrlnu border In the provinces of Brescia, Udlne, Vlccna and Bellune. The concentration or troops is so com plete that It Includes full Htipplles ot ammunition, hospitals. Bed Cross Corps and airships In lew of those preparations should tho Government order the "red mobiliza tion" so called because tho manifestoes proclaiming it are printed In red letters it would be merely a formality. In or dinary circumstances this would require from two weeks to a month BULGARIA DISCLAIMS RAID AGAINST SERVIA Formal Repudiation of Inva sion Holds Turkish Inhabi tants Responsible for Terri torial Violation. SOriA, Bulgaria, April C. Bulgaria ofllclally repudiated responsi bility for tho raids made upon Servian citizens, declaring they had been carried out by Turkish resolutions without the knowledge of the Bulgarian Government. King Ferdinand's Government lost no time answering the Servian note and for warded tho following official version of what really took place- "The regrettoble frontier Incidents were due entirely to a revolt of the Turkish inhabitants ot Doran, Macedonian Greece, and Valandovo, Macedonian Servla. Turk ish revolutionists In large numbers at tacked the Servian police and burned sev eral Servian frontier posts. Then they forced a passage Into Bulgarian terri tory." The Bulgarian Government's reply to Servla leaves little doubt aa to the na tion's policy. It doesn't desire war against Greece and Servla, but stands for continued neutrality, according to all the signs. LONDON, April 6. A dispatch from Nlsh. Servla, says that among the so-called Bulgarian Irregulars who were killed, wounded or taken pris oners during their recent Invasion of Servian territory were a largo number of Turks and Austrlans. No confirmation has been received in official London circles of the report that the Bulgarian Government haB offered Servla an apology It Is expected, how ever, that Bulgaria will offer reparation Mrs. Mary T. Crow Dies Mrs. Mary Thlbault Crow, wife of Alexander Crow, Jr., who was Sheriff of the County of Philadelphia from 1S9S to 1893 and at present head of the Caledonia Carpet Mills, died today at her home, 5141 Oxford street, after a brief Illness, vlved by five daughters and one son. Ths funeral will be held at the house on Fri day morning, the Hev. O. Rowland Hill, rector of St. Matthias Protestant Epis copal Church, conducting the service. In terment will be private In West Laurel Hill Cemetery, gflMMWMHgjMKgMj To Our Friends 'llhe, fire of yesterday was confined largely to gne wing of our factory, the Display Room being damaged only by smoke and water. In a few days we will resume the execution of orders with the same dispatch as heretofore. THE HORN & BRANNEN HfGt CO. Retail Display Rooms ysiM7m N. Broad treet A TALE OF. RED ROSES A SMASHING STORY OP LOVE AND POLITICS By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER Author of "Get Rich Quick Wallingford." Ceryrliht, 1014, th Bbtt-Merrll Company. STNOr-SIS. Molly Marley. dauMr of the rrelant of thd inn City TrscUon Company, at tracts lh. l..iiin ? n Sledge, the political smir or the city, a .! tral(tlitforard, domlntftlng l"!.",' announce ins intention of marylng pr ai; by her "iobi ai nrat a ant. &iou "u friend, fern . Burbank. , carrying on jounr mn Sledge inUe "IffiuK Moiijp party, and hwirli.it that ? fM TftHtm ivrtrli Yimr All mo rra IV'" union to th of Msrley's company. "'.? thlnklnn of Molly, dUcoursBes '1J.P,0lffrI! nt ke?p the Promoters Tn hn Ht A ... .,. HM..Mrf if offers to !!?" hl own don lnst. Molly'". IP,,;?'!;, Iintltijr hl brutality. h to "rtrnlt tnai no is a nn? reii.ow nq no,iiri , .,-i.ins m iunoix. sieaie b r" . iV hoi- i h ,,rnmntri. llMtleil by Mr '? tnat tn promoter;. "'"""'I "' ,".I" which lam, nt a phoney" 'ri"0!1'"?!,, old" they can aell at a clear Pfill'ii" nee Js rompanj Pledse advlies f,J"uhrn0crVrI r aood (traftln operation. ,e'l,,hI.e, RJf more re J rones, and fearing "l1" ti",YiV t hai a chance With Molly, orner.nendlx o edge In" on Ollder'e bulne; He BO" to C1IAPTEB Vllt-(Contlnued). Molly pressed the arm which had slip ped under hers, and glanced In the direc tion of Sledge That hugo creature, sil houetted against the light of the library window, llko one of his own cartoons, was standing as stolidly unconcerned as if he had Just ordered another stein She felt him to bo gulltv of this Burprlse. and she wondered vaguely It he could have dic tated tho program She dismissed that dea as absurd and Impossible "" slncer. swung Into 'My Old Kentucky Home"' anS followed with "The Soldier's Farewell," but she puzzled again when the leader, after looking UP at Sledge, consulted a list, and began on a swift succession ot ragtime and shouting coon songs, and way-down-South melodies A shoft program of this, and then the voices stopped, and tho seductive Instrumental strains of "The Blue Danube" waltz set tho balmy air nqulver. In two seconds the wide Marley porch was a tangle ot laughing, whirling flg urcs, nnd the dancers Immediately sent In a unanimous verbal request for nil the danco music in the world. specltMnp; it by name. Molly danced with Bert, and forgot her annoyance. Ho was the best dancer In tho clty-her natural partner. At 11:30, Mr. Marley, with tho worry of eight absent mothers on his own shoul ders, was fretting over some Invention to send them home, when the earth split open In tho wide stretch ot vacant land across the street and ejected Into the sky. with a loud unearthly noise, a tre mendous assortment of fiery meteors mostly red. Boman candles. In reckless bunches, shot up from behind every bush; sky-rockets dragged their splrallng talis through nil tho available clrcumamblence, while fancy bombs carried their aerla floaters and other brilliant pyrotechnlcal surprises Into nil tho celestial territory hitherto unoccupied. Through It all Sledge Btood as Immov able and as Impassive as if he had been glued to the spot and frozen Uvcn when the dlsplav flowed out Into tho middle of tho highway ana piiea up mc mwi " for two blocks In both directions he re mained iv calm and disinterested spec tator. The president of the traction com pany was thrown into extreme agitation by this excess of zeal, for ho had some consideration for tho feelings of the pub lic and ho rushed right out to lestoie tho scattered schedule. "Here, what's this?" he demanded of a demon with a smoke-blackened face. "Why arc you holding up tho cars?" "Sledge's orders," replied the demon, lighting the fuse of a. red rose set piece "Ho said even thing went, and Its going." Mr. Marley camo back. Sledge was no longer on the porch. Molly .had slipped In to wrap up some cako for Baby Peters, and Sledge, who seemingly saw nothing, had followed her. "Well, Is your party a hit?" he anx iously Inquired. "It's a scream!" she said, unable to control her laughter "Beally. Mr. Sledge, I have you to thank for the most extravagantly Joyous occasion at which 1 have ever had tho good fortune to preside." . , . "We'll open her another notch next time," ho confidently promised her. "Molly, marry me." ,.,.., "Oh. It's Impossible"' she blurted. "Beally, I'm sorry, Mr. Sledge I know It's my own fault, but I didn't mean It to go this far. I don't mean that that is-well-t don't know what I mean. You've been so good, and 1 do appreciate it so, but It Is Impossible! 1 simply couldn't. Don't you see?" "You'll come around to It. "I bet I don't!" she blazed "What'll you bet Smash against Bob? "Anything jou like!" she angrily agreed, furious enough to poison him. "You're on," he said. CHAPTER IX. M0LL1B IIAS HER OWN LITTLB PLAN, "I thought you were gone," observed rrank Marley. as Sledge opened the door of his den after the dispersal of the party. "Forget something?" "Loaned my car." Sledge explained, "Is Molly engaged?" "I'll see," offered Marley, setting for ward a decanter. "I think Bhe Is ttlll in the library." "I mean to bo married," corrected Sledge. ., , , "Not to my knowledge," replied her father, with a slight frown "Hunhl" grunted pledge In satisfaction. "I figure on marrjlng her myself" 1 "You!" returned Marley, and the tone was not complimentary. For a moment he looked troubled, and then, smiling ngaln, he poured a drink. "Molly will have the Anal say about that." "Sure," agreed Sledge, That she was highly popular was only a corroboration ot his own Judgmont. "Bert Gilder leads the betting, don't he?" "You're a very close observer," laughed Marley, "Bert's a likable young chap," "e won't do," decided Sledge, "Lean against him and he'll squash, He's too pretty." "I can't discuss this any further, Mr, 6ledge." Marley announced. "There Is very little I could do in the matter, any how " "Keep him away!" ordered Sledge. "I can't lntrfre." protested Marley. wishing that he dared show his resent- Kaim.!.,.J..jLwi..iLiHiii,, ?VitnTeiaTo"ng0en?oVof.0tih, Molly's party, maieee n"l'"'i,"" when a and popular and only ernergte yn,jjlm7 proup of darky ".Jl ! ?ftnda" begin to sing under the Marley veranaa. ment more plainly. "Aroiiy picks her oun friends " "Good night," grunted Sledge, and stalked out of the den, He stopped In the door of tho library, where Molly and Tern nnd Bert sat (.hatting over the un usual party. "Want a ride home, Glider?'' he Invited. "Thank ou," accepted Bert, with a glance of amusement at the girls, and he arose. Th'i girls cime to the door with them, nnd when thev had whirled nnay Molly and Fern went upstairs and hurried into regulation chatting costumes Fern, clad In & billowy marvel of dainty blue, trotted Into tho boudoir of white nnd pink and curled comfortably up In th corner of tho divan, where sho ex perimented with 11 pillows until she had a ne-t which precisely suited her Ideas of luxury, then, nnd not until then, sho announced that the party had been a glorious success "Moreover," she added, with refreshing directness, "X want to bet you a. pink par asol that an important cplsodn in jour fair young life happened tonight. "How do you know?'" Inquired Molly, turning, startled, from Uie operation of brushing her shining hair. "I could tell from tho way Bert acted," replied Fern, with a giggle. "t don't think he liked it that Sledgo was hciB," went on Fern. "You know his people are very exclusive. Why, Molly, the Maryland Gliders, of whom he Is n direct connection, arc the most aristo cratic In the IJast The family can traco Its ancestry for hundreds and hundreds of years You don't know how lucky you are, Molly! Just to think of having pro posal after proposal from n. fellow like that"' "I'm going to make him stop it," threat ened Molly drjlj CHAPTER X AN ENGAGEMENT WITHOUT A KISS Bert, annoyed bv the events of tho eve ning, but relieved, to some extent, by Molly's Inexplicable and delightful change of manner toward him In the plonsant half hour beforo tho partv had dispersed, took his thoughtful place in Sledge's ma chlno and urcpnied for the usual vvelcomo silence, which those who knew him had a right to expect from tho reticent boss. To his surprise, hou ever, Sledgo talked. "Oioat party Molly had," observed tho donor of tho iirenorksj and the music and tho passes and the red roses "A feverish success," agreed Bert. "Molly la Inclined to glvo you all tho credit for it " "She can hnve nnv thing she wants," stated Sledge. "I'm going to marry her " "Did she sa eol" Inquired Bert, star tled nnd humiliated "Not jet." neknow lodged Pledge. "She's thinking It over " "Ohl" returned Bert, much rcllovod, and smiling in tho darkness He complacently twirled his mustache. He had a good one on Mnllv. "What time Hill I tn f.en inn In ti, morning about that Porson property?" he Inquired, determined not further to dis cuss the l.idj "Eleven o clock " Beit went Into the houic, half amused and wholly cxed. it might be vciy funnv to beo this blundering big boor making a fool of himself, but the Joke tas entirely ruined by the fact that at the same time he was making a fool of everybody die. Bert knev, to tho share, how much street railway and Gas and Electric stock Marley held. Tho growing city ncded vastly Increased transportation facilities, nnd with tho increase of these would come an Incipase of Marlej wealth and Influence. It might be a verj handy thing for a young real estate dealer to have tho president of n tapldly expanding street railway company for a fathel -In-law. He went to sleep, dreaming pleasantly of ex tensions and subdivisions and advance In formation on factory sites and of Molly, of course! He awoke, determined to concreto these dreams or to dismiss them nnd find others. Molly had either to accept him or definitely to turn him looso after what other fish there might bo In tho sea. The absurdity of having Sledge for a rival was too much to endure He went to his ofllce, dividing this train of thought with his plans for the market ing of the Porson tract, hdriled to tho First National to secure a loan of $10,000 on the nev propertj-, and arranged, nt the German Bank, for an extension of certain other loans which would hnve to be deferred If he used his J10.COO nvnllublo funds to complete the cash pmchaeo which Bcndlx demanded. Thcso more ur gent matters disposed of, he called up Molly. "May I come out'" ho demanded. "Whon"" drawled a languid voice. "Right nway," "No," she drawled again. "But, Moll j', 1 must see ou," he se riously Insisted. "It's Important." "It always Is," she laughed. "What's it about this time?" "Oh, the jame old thing," he acknowl edged; "only more so." "You're crowding them closor together," chlded Molly. "Moreover, this Is the first time hv telephone, I think." "I didn't mean It to bo so," he apolo gized. "You've trapped me Into It, and taken away nny chanco I might have of persuasiveness. Now I suppose it will bo the Bame old answer." "Not necessarily," was her astounding replj', in tho same sleepy drawl "What!" ho gasped "Say that again " "Not necessarily," she repeated, and he caught the sound of a repressed giggle, "You're teasing me," he protested, "You don't mean that I'm to have the right answer this time" NECKLACES PEARLS DIAMONDS J. E. CALDWELL & CO. 902 CHESTNUT STREET isMHlB "It depends on what jou mean by the right answer." "Tho one I've always wanted." "What one Is that?" 'YeV he blurted. "Yes what?" "Will jou?" "Yes." "Yes what?" he confusedly demanded, "I will Sav, Bert, I don't like tho all platinum settings. I like the gold with the nlatlnum orongs. Size six and n half." "t'm cheated," he earnestly complained. "There are certain Jormnlltles which I am keenly missing. I'm coming out," CHAPTER XI. Marley, with a certain physical Jauntl ness on him which would have been an Indication to Molly of mental unrest, walked Into Sledge's little back room and found, with tho Big Boy and Bendlx, a tall, suave stranger In a gray suit, who was Introduced to him by tho name of Bozzam. "Just talking about you, Marley," hailed Bondlx. "Mr. Bozzam, who claims to bo able to promote three companies at once with his ejer shut, thinks thot wo need a new amusement park, and has heard a rumor of tho Rldgewood avenue e tension Do you think that would bo better for tho car company than n sub division?" "I doubt It," pronounced Marloy, with his usual ever-ieady Judgment. "A sub division, bv attracting people from the centre of tho city, makes new business. The nmusemont park wo now have prob ably attracts nil the money the people have to spend, nnd the trnfllc would merely be split among two lines In place of one, as nt present This would, of course, be a trilling ndvnntage " It was a curious thing that Mr. Boz zam, having listened carefully to the president of n street railway company, and watched him while he talked, turn ed, with entirely unruffled countenance, to BendU. "The Porson tract Is quite large enough," ho temarked "Unfoitunately, It has no tiees, but It tins n readj'-made depression for a natural lake. If we need mountains, there'-! a. lumber j'ard handy Thcro's a better site out boj'ond the brewer' district, however." "Lincoln Road," supplemented Bcndlx. "Too far." "Real brook out theie," urged Bozzam. "That brook in New York would be north n million dollars." "Swell plice." rumbled the unexpected volco of Sledge, who was looking ab sorbcdly out of tho window. A huge gray rnt was Investigating the contents of tho garbage pall near the gntc. "That might be a later development," said Bendlx. "It's probably time for the street railway to make an extensive spurt. Just now I think, though, tho Porson tract is the thing," and ho glanc ed Inquiringly at Sledge, who remained intent on tlie rat. "Tho Porson tract It Is, then," agreed Bozzam "I'll see the ownei of It when over jou saj " Bcndlx looked at Sledge "This afternoon," consented the boss "I'll telephone jou," offered Bondlx. "Delighted to have met jou, Mr. Mar ley," declared Bozzam, gripping tho pres ident's hand. "1 trust that we shall havo cxtenelo and mutually satisfactory bus iness associations," and attended by Ben dlx, he left tho room Mr. Marley roncelvrd a vague fecllns that he was being slighted "It seems that wo are contemplating somo extensive operations," he ventured to remonsttate "I must Insist, Mr Sledge, that, as president of the stieet railway company, I should at least bo posted beforo outsiders are discussing it " "I'm taking care ot jou," Sledgo ad vised him. "You're Molly's father." "Wo Incorporate tomorrow," concluded Sledge. "A million." "I thought It was to he three-quarters of n million," and Morlcy, 1n surprise, awaited an explanation. Sledge looked impassively out at the garbage pail. "Million," he said. Somehow, Mnrley gathered that the In terview was over, nnd went back to his office to fool himself Into tho belief that, owing to his superior management, It had been necessary to double tho cap italization of his company. It took him nearly two hours to do this, hut he succeeded In tho meantime, Bert Glider, his face nnd step and whole hearing alive with the elation of u man who has Just been Our Tile, Slate, Metal and Slag Roofs Are Standard RESIDENTIAL WORK A 8PECIALTY Crescent Compound keeps roofs watertight for five years, and is also guaranteed. Real Estate Roofing Co. 2J4J-2J4. Wallace at. JJell Poplar JJ7 Kcyilone Race son ,gafri!.T& M Ji ""JT r- K l4H t t accepted by the most popular elrl In hi set, marched Jauntily In to keep his 11 o'clock appointment. "Where's Bendlx?" he asked. "Out," grunted Sledge. "Be back soon?" Sledgo favored him with another grunt Til wall." decided Bert, to whom or dinary affairs were mero trifles, "I'm all ready to take over that Porson tract." Sledgo swung ponderously, facing him. "I want to tell you something," he warned. "I'm going to marry Molly Marley." "So you told me last night," returned Bert, suppressing n snicker. "But really, Mr. Sledge, what has that to do with tho Porson tract?" "I'll rub It in," kindly offered Sledge. "If you get In my road with Molly, I'll wipe j'ott out." "1 understand," and Bert again stroked his mustache, this time complacently. He was a clever man, nnd he knew It. "Do you suppose Bendlx will be in In half nn hour?" "Uh hunh," grunted Sledge. "I'll return In that time," promised Bert, nnd hurried out, complimenting himself as he went on his own shrewd ness. (CONTINUED TOMOnUOW ) GERMAN'S BLAME MITISIl FOR AMERICANS' DEATH Say Orders of England to Ship Forco Submarine Actions, WASHINGTON, April 6. Count von Bernstorff, tho German Ambassador, to day received from Berlin an official message expressing tho opinion of thn German Government that the responsibil ity for the death of an American citizen nt the sinking of tho liner Falaba by a German submarine must rest with the British Government. The message Is prefaced by tho state ment that a report from tho submarine has not yet been received nt Berlin. "However, according to trustworthy re ports," sajs the Berlin Foreign Office, "tho submarine requested the steamer I'nlaba to put passengers and crew into lifeboats when other ships camo up Lately English merchant ships have been provided with guns because the British Government had advised them to ram or otherwise, attack German submarines This advlco has been repeatedly followed In order to win promised reward. Mili tary necensltj' consequently forced the submarine to act quickly which mado tho granting of longer space of time and mado the saving of lives tmposslblc." "FLAG INCIDENT" IN MEXICO Stars and Stripes Hauled Down, But Almost Immediately Raised. SAN DIEGO, Cal., April G (By Wireless from U. U. S. Colorado) The American flag on tho steamship Benito Juarez waR hauled down nt the command of General Zerano of the Carranza forces at Acapul co, but It was hoisted again almost Im mediately by an American marine acting under Instructions from Captain Hass brouck, of tho gunboat Yorktown. Captain Hassbrouck reported the Inci dent today, stating that he had acted on his own authority. No complication was expected to result from this action. )pvwit?.s: OS w BBr 9Smf HW flnl 4hJH WBBIvSKrfgl'BrMsMF- ' iflH sjuuuh Are you looking for the same thing? With a view to reducing selling costs and increasing business, the sales manager of a large Eastern glass plant desired specific knowledge of sales. Wanted to keep track of all orders by mail and salesmen direct; wanted to know the sales by cities and states. Library Bureau advertising led him to in vestigate. Result: a 6 in. x9 in. card ruled to carry all the information be wanted at hand. The value of an L. B. sales record is in the L, B. principle. It fits into any business because it works according to any man'a requirements. If your sales record does not answer the questions you want answered and on the . instant give us a chance to show what L. B. can do. Library Bureanu Manufacturing distributors of Card and filing systems. Unit cabinets in wood and steel. 910 Chestnut St., Philadelphia , EllSfSWvfSjaiSar , . i - - ' - By the Clock When it is midnight in New York it Is 11 o'clock in Chicago, 10 o'clock in Denver, 9 o'clock in San Francisco, 5 A.M. the next morning in London and 1 P. M. the day before in Manila. By Western Union it is NOW. There's Western Union Srrice to meet erery nt4. Full information glidly lives at ny office. THE WESTERN UNIQH TELEGRAPH CO. FRENCH START SPRINtl IUUVIJ AVEST OF VERDl Seven Gorman Army Corps Contest' Every Inch of Ground. FAIU6, April 6-Mllltnry expert, B. the real beginning of the long expected forward movement of the Allies on the western front In tho French advance ih tho Hurliia Hlstrlrt an ,. .i!. ."."?" "!. Chalons, ono of tho great tralnine? ....un i i,10 , icui.il army wnich Is dally continuing to niter the entlro aspect of nffatrn. In Champagne. On other parts ot tho lino the Allies havo been content to keep pounding at tho Germans and wearing down their effectives In men nnd material, Bnatch Ing from time to time local success as occasion ofTered. In the district west of Vet-dun, however, tho advance prom Ises. to be continuous It Is no mean forco tho French have to faco here, for with the recent rein, forcements that havo been rushed up to tho danger point, fully seven German army corps aro believed to be In the dis trict. No part of Jho coilntry has been more ravaged by war than the dlstrlots round the Argonno forest, In tho eastern part of Champagne. Villages and farms have been ruined to nn extent almost Incon ceivable. Though official communique, seldom re fer to Hhelms, tho bombardment of that town goes on Intermittently by night and day SWEDISH STEAMSHIP SEIZED STOCKHOLM, April 6 -According to the Social Dcmocratott, the Swedish steamship England en routs to Stockholm, has been seized by the Germans nnd taken to a German port. The ship hnd a cargo of 6000 tons of maize from South Amer ican ports consigned to tho Swedish Farmers' Union. MICHELL'S EVERGREEN GRASS SEED will make a beautiful heavy, dark ffrccn turf in from 6 to 8 weeks if sown now. 25c qt.; 4 qts., 65c; $1.00 per peck; bushel, $4. 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