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UPHEAVAL PENDS
, ON DOUBLE ISSUE
Split on Draft Which
i Passes Commons At---tyi
tacked on Dardanelles
m
. 4TW0 MINISTERS OUT
Powerful Leaders of All Parties
j,,Kally to Asquith to Prevent
General Election
o
LONPON, Jan. 7.
Ths Government's poMtlon la moat
critical today. Faced flrat by bitter hoa-
'tlllty of labor toward lta conscription
bill, the Cabinet found Itself also under
f heavy fire because of the Dardanelles
t failure.
.The London press divided apace today
between the accounts of tho National
Labor Congress In condemning the con-
scrlptlon bill, editorial denunciation of
the Government's Dardanelles policy and
the debate in Parliament last nlRht, pre-
ceding the first vote on conscription.
General Ian Hamilton's final report
on tho Dardanelles' campaign, frankly
. Mcrlblnir tho llrltlsh defeat to the Uov-
ernment's failure to fend reinforcements
, he asked, was printed In the mornins
papers today. Tho opposition newspapers
. felted upon It as another basis for edl-
i torlal attack on tho Asquith ministry,
', using- the Lloyd-George accusation "too
late."
, Powerful men ot all parties, however,
are coming1 to tho Oovornmcnt'n assist
ance to prevent u general election In the
t midst of tho world wnr. The conscrip
tion crisis that threatens n Cabinet up
heaval, at the snmo time Is welding to
gether many discordant Kroups In Par-
(lament In support of tho Asquith Jtln
' lstry. '
Some of the most bitter opponents of
conscription nre uslnir their Influence to
stem the talk of n. general election, be
lieving It mlRht have a serious effect
upon England's fortunes In the war.
On the other hand, several lending sup
' porters of the Government declare they
, would welcome a general election. They
believe the peoiplo would Indorse con
i scrlptlon by overwhelming majorities nnd
return tho AsqUlth Ministry to power
armed with a vote of confidence that
would stifle tho Opposition for tho bal
ance of the wnr. '
. Another source of gratification to the
Government's supporters today was the
fact that opponents of the conscription
policy milled only 105 votes on tho first
reading of the bill to 403 for the Govern
ment. The resignations from the Ministry of
Arthur Henderson, Labor member, follow
ing that of Sir John Simon, Home Secre
tary, and two other labor officers, an
under secretary and Lord Commissioner
of the Treasury, revived rumors that
other Cabinet members would quit,
though the reports wero not generally
credited.
Admittedly one of tho most serious
factors In the whole situation was tho
thinly veiled hint, dropped by President
Bellamy, of tho railway men's union, that
the railway strike might follow an nt
tempt to enforco conscription.
Bellamy declared at the Labor Congress
that compulsion was a direct blow at or
ganized labor and said It might arouse
passions that "even the King's Govern
ment might not be able to oppose."
"The consensu of opinion among mem-
-bers .of Parliament, notwithstanding the
Labor vote Is that a vast majority of the
people of the country favor compulsion,"
, said the Mall. "The Government may
take advantage of the Labor vote to ob-
tain the mandate of the country and
so dispose of criticism. Some membera of
the Government believe that an election Is
inevltablo and also that It Is the best
solution of tho dlfllculies."
BERLIN ACCEDES TO U. S.
DEMANDS ON LUSITANIA
Continued from I'uirn One
up entirely the Lusltanla case. Advices
to', that effect reached the German Em
bassy this afternoon from Berlin.
Count von Bernstorff, the German Am
bassador, Immediately mado arrangement
for a conference with Secretary of State
Lansing. The greatest optimism was
manifested at the German Embassy. Of
ficials there declared that a complete set
tlement of the Lusltanla case Is now as
sured. The State Department received a cable
from Ambassador Pentleld at Vienna to
day stating that he had been Informed
by the Austrian Foreign Office that It
did not have any Information concerning
the sinking of the British liner Persia.
Ambassador Pentleld further stated that
Baron Burlan, the Austrian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, has asked him what In
formation the United States Government
po'isessed concerning the disaster.
The cable from Ambassador Pentleld was
dated January S. In It the Ambassador
aid he had consulted with Baron Burlan
on the night of January 4.
Consul Garrets, at Alexandria, Egypt.
today cabled the State Department that
ho has aecured affidavits from 21 Burvi
vors of the Persia, Including one from
Charles H. Grant, of Boston, who Is be
lieved to be the only American saved.
Consul Garrets stated that the affidavits
all agree that no warning was given the
Persia and that no submarine was seen.
The captain and crew of the Persia left
Alexandria today for Cn gland.
The representation made by the Amer
ican Ambassador to the Vienna Govern
ment was an "Invitation" to co-operata
with the United States In searching out
and making public the facts relating to
the destruction of the Persia.
Officials acquainted with the contents
ef Ambassador Penfleld's message were
Inclined to Interpret It as forecasting an
amicable settlement of the Persia case.
The impression has gained ground In
Washington that the mystery surrounding
the' causes that resulted In the sinking
of the. vessel will find solution only in
admissions by the Austrian Government,
which apparently It U disposed to make,
If the facta justify such a course.
Minute inquiries made by American
Consuls stationed at Mediterranean porta
contiguous to the scene of the disaster
throw no light upon the actual cause.
Mr. Garrets, the Consul at Alexandria,
who first reported that the Persia had
keen torpedoed by an Austrian submarine,
telegraphed last night that the affidavits
ha had gathered furnished no complete
jroof on this point.
Aa a matter of fact, the charge that
Mm Persia was torpedoed was baseden-
j'ttrely upon the statement of a British ortl-
- c- of the ship that he had seen what he
. thought was th wake of a torpedo just
': Were an explosion rent the vessel.
Campaign to Get Men to Church
. Special services will be held every Frl
ay evening, starting tonight. In the Ho
deph Shalom Synagogue In connection
'with the movement to obtain a greater
atendince of men at public worship. The
Kev. Dr. Henry Berkowiti, who originated
ttie movement, believe that "fredom tn
relict n for many has become freedom
irom religion" and that unless something
ss'iono now the men will have entirely dis
agjj Mrrl from regular worship In another
0Hieratloa- Drctor Berkowiti wljl speak
ifciali o "The Man and the Synagogue."
On January H Rabbit Mayer will speak
. "Religion and Preparedness." Isaac,
Rasler will be tbe speaker on January
t. mod Doctor7erkowitx will conclude the
CONTTOA LA
BATTAGLIA.TRA RUSSI
ED AUSTRO-TOESCHI
Tre Milioni di Uomini Impe-
gnati in Unn Violenta Lotta
dalle Paludi del Pripet
alia Bucovina
L'ATTACCO A SALONICCO
ROMA, 7 Gennnlo.
Mentre si attendono ancora nitre notlzte
dalle Alpl Cnrnl'cho e, a quanto el dice
In certl clrcoll mllttarl, anche dal fronte
dell'Isonzo dove non e nfTaltd Improba
bile c(ie II generate Crulorna debba da un
hiomcnto nll'nltro rlprendere la sua of
fensive, I'attenzlone e' rlvolta alia Pent
sola Ualcanlca. Ivl stsinno evldentemcnto
maturnndoul nvvenlmvntl Important! sin
per quanta rlguarda Halonlcco o 1'nzlono
dcgll nustro-tedescht o del bulgarl con
tra qtiosta base dcnll nllcatl nell'Egco 0
sla per qiianto si rlfcrlsco nll'offcnslva
russa nclla rcglone trn In paludi dl Plnsk
e del Pripet ed II conllne delta llesss.
rabla. La cltta' dl Czcrnovltt, capitate delta
Bucovina, conlro cut e' dlictto parte
dell'csercllo rtlsso, o' tuttorn nclle manl
degll nuatrlacl, ma 1 russl fauno progrcssl
n nord-ovest dolla cltla' ed occupano
parto delle nlturc cho la dumlnano. In
tanto la battnglla In questo settore del
fronto austro-russo conllmm con la
stessa vlolenza del glornl scorsl, cd 1 russl
si battouo per conqulstnre hi rettlone dl
Toporoutz, cho o' la chlave ill Czerno
vltz a delta Bucovina.
Da nlcune dello allure dominant! la rit
t.V l'artlgllcrla russa ha potuto dlrlgero
II suo fuoco sul sohhorRhl dl Czcrnovltz.
SI calcola cho non meno di tro mlllonl ill
unmlnl slano Impeguutl In qtieita grnndl
osa bnttitgtla cho bI svolge dalla Vollnla
alia Bucovina e che, sn flnlra' col sue
cesso del russl, potra' piirtare sul campo
ill battnglla a flanco degll nlleatt le forze
mllltarl della numanla.
Intnuto notlzln da Londra confermano
che I'lnvaslono della Grecla da pnrto delle
forzo ttiUtonleho sta per comlnclnro, e
si npprende cho anche le forze billKare
hnnno comlnclnto a concetitrarsl nelle
vlclnanze del conflno greco dovo hanno
ntnmussato unn grande quantlta' ill tniltil
zlonl. Dlspaccl da Atene illcono pure che
una squaililKlin dl nvlaturl nustrlucl e'
giunta n Monnstlr e che la ferrorvla dl
Gveghell e- statu complrtnmentt liparntn.
Altrl dlspaccl da Atenl dlcono che le
truppn greche cotnlnclano a mostraro II
loro malconteitto per la sltttazlonu cho
sta per dctcrmlnnrsl nella zona dl Sa
lonlcco, e si dice chn parocchl coman
ilantl ill corpl greel hanno avvertlto II
Mlulstro della Guerra cho sara' Impossl
bllo tenere I soldatl so truppe btllgaro o
turche entreranno In terrltorlo ellenlco.
St dice pure che soldntl della gunrnlKloue
ill Kavala sl sono ammutlnatl domnn
dando ill cssero mandatl a combattcre o
dl essere congedatl.
II nilnlstro serbo della Finalize che e'
Kiunto lerl A Messina dice Id poslzlonl
degll nllcatl a Knlonicct) somi presso cho
tcutonlcn-hulgaro-turca contro Halonlcco,
tin cnrrlspondcnte franceso telegrafa da
lmprenillblll, non solo, ma che le forzo
allcate si prcpaino per un colpo che sura
declslvo per quanto rlguarda la sltuazloun
in quel partlcolaro settore del fronte dl
battaglla europeo.
Intanto, mentre da Atene glungono notl
zle che dunno come linmlnentu l'offenslvn
Atene cho senibrn plu' probnblle che II
concentrnmento delle forze toutonlcho Ia
dlretto contro l'Atbanla che non contro
Halonlcco, anche perche' 1 tcdcschl stanno
fortltlcnmlo le lino che essl teuguno ora
con l'evtdente acopo dl rlmanervl. Questo
corrlspondento dell'AgenzIa Hnvns dice
che 1 tedeschl prcferlrebbero per ora dl
aglre contro l'Atbanla con l'oblettlvo del
occupazloni dl Durazzo o dl Valona e
fortlflcarvlsl.
II parlglno1 Temps dive Invecc ch 150.
000 soldntl turchl, comandatl da tedcschl,
si sarebbcro concentratl n nord dl Sa
Ionlcco e Barcbberu qunsl pronti nd In
vaders la Grecla. 11 glornale si basa su
dl un telegrnmma rlcevuto dal suo corrl
spondente dl SntonlccoV Eglt agglunge
che 1 turchl attaccherebbcro In bane degll
nlleatl da nord-cst, mentro bulgarl e
tedeschl 1'attnccherebbcro da nord o da
ovest rlspcttlvnmente.
Secondo una statistlca nppcuu pubbll
cata qui rttalla ha speao per la sua
guerra, dal 1 Glugno nl 30 Novembre, 1015,
ta somina dl 1141,500,000. So a questa
nomina si nggiungono altrl 120 mlllonl dl
dollurl spcsl nel mesl di Maggio e di De
uetnbre ilello stesso nnno si ha la xomma
totulo dl 5G1.500,00U, seuza pero' oompren
dervl le spese fntte per la prepnrnzlone
mlllturn nel died mesl che corsero tra
lo scopplo della guerra europea e l'lnter
vento Itnliano.
R' confortnnto apprendere Intnnto che,
mentre si sono fatte economic In tuttl
i dlcasteri, quello dell'tstruzlone Pubbllca
ha auinentato le sue speso dl circa tre
mlllonl dl dollarl.
CIIIKF CLERK IN PUBLIC
WORKS OFFICE RESIGNS
Many Appointments nnd Changes in
City Hall Announced
Chief Clerk Joseph F. Marlon, of the
Department of Public Works, today sent
in his resignation, and several other
changes, appointments and resignations tn
minor offices under the new administra
tion were made.
The resignation, which was sent to Di
rector DateHinan, becomes effective tomor
row. A salary of 12300 a year is attached
to the office. Marlon was appointed by
former Director Cooke to succeed lilts
Shebtey, who was dismissed.
Director Joseph McLaughlin, of the De
partment of Supplies, today apolnted Ed
ward Shellenberger, of C332 Limekiln pike,
confidential clerk, at a salary of JIM a
year. Shellenberger Was clerk In ttiat de.
partment In the Hey burn administration
and was replaced. Director McLaughlin
also appointed George Fabcr, of 2S0S North
Falrhlll street, an extra clerk in 1911, to
the position of inspector, at an annual
salary of J1200. Warren T. Logan, of 5936
North 11th street, was promoted from In
spector to chief Inspector. No Increase In
salary goes with the promotion.
Director Wilson, of the Department of
Public Safety, today dismissed Otto Tan
berg, a clerk in Fire Marshall Elliott's
office, on a charge preferred before the
Civil Service Commission.
Skull Fractured in Trolley Full
ALLENTOW.V, Pa.. Jan. 7.-Mrs. D. E.
Klstler, who was thrown from a trolley
car last night while on her way to the
tabernacle to hear evangelist lliederwolf,
is probably fatally Injured, She boarded
a car at her home. On arrival at the
tabernacle she alighted before the, car
stopped. She was thrown headforemost
Into the street, and her skull was frac
tured. Every year our business grows due
to the demand for hardwood floors,
that experience has proved are most
satisfactory.
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DR. JASTR0W DES
NIPPUR TABLETS TELL
DR. LANGDON'S STORY
Professor Asserts He Failed to
Find Account of Creation,
Deluge and Fall of Man
$ in Relics
OXFORD MAN TO REPLY
The truth will out-some day. perhaps.
In this ense It has been a matter of CO00
years or more In the act of coming out
nnd tho matter has not been settled as
ye.t Dr. Stephen Langdon, bt Oxford
Fnlverslty, cabled to this country today
that his original Interpretation of the
famous Sumorlan tnbletn at the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania, describing the crea
tion, the deluge nnd the fall of man, still
holds, despite tho paper to the contrary
read by Dr. Morris Jastrow, Jr., of tho
fnlverslty of Pennsylvania, before the
nnnunl meeting of tho Society of Biblical
Literature last week In Now York. Fur
thermore, Doctor Langdon said In his
ditpatch that ho would settle tho mat
ter once and for all by Irrefutable argu
ments to support his rase.
Doctor Jnstrow seemed entirely satis
fied today when told that n reply would
shortly be made .by Doctor Langdon In
London nnd Intimated that he would then
drag forth his heaviest artillery to com
pletely shattr tho theories of the Eng
lish scholar.
SKEK AND YOU WILL FIND
"Doctor Langdon wns looking evidently
for an account of the creation of man,
the deluge and the temptation tn the
tablets and when a man looks for a thing
ho often finds It. yon know." said Doc
tor Jastrow.
Tho whole discussion hinges around the
translation by Dnctnu Langdon of the
Nnppur tablets now In the University of
Pennsylvania Museum. In which, he said,
he found a story of the creation, deluge
nnd fall of man that antedated tho writ
ing of the Book of Genesis by more than
I1U0 years. According to this translation
of tllo Nippur tablets, often railed Kuine
rlnn tablets. It was Noah that ato the
npple Instead of Adiini, ami the full of
the "Adam" of the Bllile, tho "Noah"' of
tho inlilet, occurred after the flood. As
a result of rating the apple "Nnah"
wasn't put out of the Garden of Eden,
lint wns cursed "the face of life until
thou dlu not shall thou see." Doctor
Jastrow says tho tablet does not show
any such thing mill that tho whole tablet
Is only a mythical picture of conditions
at the beginning of time, when the earth
already existed, but before there was any
life on the globe.
"Tho reason I know thero wasn't any
life on the globo nt tho time indicated In
tho tablets, Is that them wnsu' any water
to drink or rain to fertilize tho field". It
says so right there," said tho professor,
pointing to column I of the tablet.
"So It docs, so It does," said the ques
tioner, nodding wisely us ho looked at the
tablet. It looked like a petrified shredded
wheat biscuit. But a closer look showed
It more In tho light of a war map, or u
battle scene which was mostly n free-for-all
tight in which each member of tho
opposing armies carried a little flag. Some
of the fighters Htood on their eais, otbeis
were evidently dead, whllo tho rest wero
engaged In beating each other over tho
heads with tho pennants.
"ITS AS PLAIN AS DAY."
"It's as plain ns day," continued I'io
fesaor Jastrow. "It describes tho plaeo
where water was not. Not even a canal
Head It for yourself. The god and god
dess contemplate a new city where water
will flow. Enkl Is the god of water. He
has a body llko a fish and feet like a
man, huge tusks for teeth nnd Is hairy..
NlntU, the goddess, Is a lovely creature,
with the features of queen divine. The
nbundnnt rains that Doctor Langdon says
were tho deluge were the abundant rains
that enmo to the new city. Tho bitter
waters of the ocean turnd to sweet waters
lis tho result of the marital bond between
the god and goddess. Everybody knuws
such a conception is exceedingly com
mon among the undent myths.
"Tho beginning of fertility nnd vegeta
tion was universally pictured as n result
of a marriage between a god and goddess.
There foro there Is no deluge described In
this tablet, ns Doctor Langdon says, nor
any survivor who eats forbidden fruit.
The tablet furnishes here In I'olumn 3, ns
you see," continued Doctor Jastrow.
pointing to the nicked and battered tab
let, "a long series of plants nud fruits
that can be plucked and eaten and In tilts
I see an account of the Instruction given
to man by tho god Enkl through a mes
senger whose name Is L'ainu, us to the
use of certain plants.
There was a time when oysters
were eaten without Oysterettes,
but it was before these flaky little
crackers were made. But now
Oysterettes
"The Oyster Cracker
are eaten and enjoyed with soups
and other things as well as oysters.
NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
Watch the chap who
uses a
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See how easily he rubs up
a thick, creamy lather, how
Emoothly the razor slips through
it I Notice that he doesn't waste
time sopping on some after
shaving lotion. Most of all,
watch his look of satisfaction
as he runs his hand oyer his
smooth, cool, comfortable face
the gentle Resinol medication
has eliminated every trace of
dryness, smarting or irritation.
Sold by all good druggists. For
trial-size stick free, write to Dept.
4M. rteainol, Baltimore, Md.
Prescribed by physicians. In Raslnel
Ointment, for 20 yo.it la trcsUac skta
Sections.
GARDNER ATTACKS
MUNITION TRAFFIC
Massachusetts Representative
Assails Pacifists and Says
War Must Be Fought
to Finish
RAPS VON BERNSTORFF
"WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Vltriotlstlo de-
liunclnllon of proposals to put an em
bargo on munitions of war nnd to keep
Americans off belligerent ships was voiced
In tho Itouse today by Ileprcsentatlve
Onrdner. of Massachusetts. Gardner
forced another discussion of tho situa
tion, despllo the earnest efforts of Ad
ministration leaders to prevent an out
break. In vigorous Innguage the Mnssa
rlnisetts representative criticised the Ad
ministration policy toward Germany.
After recounting ships destroyed by suu-
marines, he snld: .
"t'pon my soul, If I were President I
think I should prefer to settle some or
these questions with Germany before I
piocceded to Impose nn embargo for her
especial benefit. ,
"Three groups of men are demanding
nn embargo. They mo the Gerinnti
Amrrlenns, who demand It out of loVo
for the Kntherland; the cotton king Joins
In the chorus out of love of Mammon,
nnd the pacifist ndds his hallelujah out
of love of Ood. Of tho threo. I must con
fess. I think tho Gorinan-Amerlcnn Is tho
best. Ills motives may ba liyphenltls.
,..., ,i.,. ,, r mil tihurntlc. lrnnkly he
demands that wc shall balance by l"Kl
Intlon nn Inentinllty nchlevcd by Great
llrltnln's triumph over Germany nt sea.
Ills reasoning Is slmpto nnd from his
point of view It Is sound. '
"Hut our paclllst frlcnd-hls hatred .or
militarism would halt the very arms
which am striving to destroy militarism.
He would paralyse nny force 111 tho unl
verso that stands between him nnd nn
armed ntttocrnry.
"Tho cotton king wants to get even
with Great llrltnln for not allowing him
to make enormous profits through trade
with Germany. His purpose Is purely
mercenary."
Itepresontntlve Onrdner declared lin did
not nppnivo of stopping tho war "with
the plunder In Germany's grasp.
"The rnltcd States," he continued,
"should not eneourngo piling?, savagery
and Infidelity by showing the world that
n nation may violate every law of r.od
and man nnd yet bo tho gainer thereby.
Hoth Germany anil England haw vio
lated International law, or nre snld to
Iiuvp. Hut I cannot boo tho doctrine that
murder and trespass are to be measured
liv tho same yardstick, or that taking a
child's life and elbowing n trader out of
a fat market lie reckoned ns equivalent
misdemeanors."
Gardner criticised nrtleb' seven of the
Hague convention of 1007 that "n neutral
power Is not culled on to prevent the ex
port of in ins or munitions of war." which
wns ratified by this country nnd Austria
and (lerniiiny In 190(1.
"Apparently Germany nnd Austria con
sider that agreement not sulllcient to
cover our present expanding trade in
munitions," ho said.
"Tho German Ambassador evidently
looks on neutrality ns n sporting propo
sition. Apparently wc nre oxpected to act
as referee mid insure fair play. Very
well. If we are to eliminate the In
equality caused by the llrltlsh llect. ought
wo nor offset the inequality caused by
tho great Oernuui Krupp factories? Are
wo to dlsiegnrd, In our refercelug capac
ity, that ono of the belligerents has been
busily piling up munitions for years on
tho sidelines? i
"I'enco In Kuropp today would ho In- i
conclusive a inero breathing space. The I
Issue must bo fought our. If by any net
of ours Gorman success shall bo fostered. ,
God help democracy and cur future gen-
eratlons."
Tramps Set Firo to Freight Car
A lire In a freight car on a railroad
siding below Sweet Briar Mansion, In
Fnlrniount Park, binned for six bonis
early today, and gave Knglne Company
No. 1(1 a royal battle during that time.
The car was packed tight Willi bales of
paper and nigs, and It Is believed these
contents were set flu- to accidentally by
tramps who had sought refuge in the car
fiom the cold and were enjoying a smoke.
Tho tlrcincn encounteied difficulty In ob
taining water, which had to bo pumped
fiom the river some dlstauco away.
'
Reduced
Rates
Of Interest
Effective Jan. 1
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TURKS fO RAID EGYPT
TEUTONS TO HALT CZAR
Continued from Tsge One
reported, the Germans hope to reach
Sftlonlca by January 15, It is lmprobnbI
that they will delay tho beginning of
their ndvnnee. The reported nrrlvnl ot
150.000 Turkish troops nt tho Eastern fron
tier of Greece Indicates that the blow
against tho Anglo-French expcdltlbnnry
forces Is about to be struck.
Two hundred thousand Bulgarians,
Austrlnns and German troops nre now
massed along the Greek border, ready
for a combined Invasion and assault
against tho Allies defending Ralonlcn.
Tho blow In alt probability will not be
long delayed.
Tho Bulgarians nre advancing In great
masses between Dolrnn nnd Glegvcll, ac
cording lo dispatches received today.
Fifteen thousand others nre concentrated
around Monnsllr. A single Bulgarian
division Is now reported operating against
tho Serbs In' Albania.
Austrian troops aro on the Bulgarian
right flank near J.onostlr. Four German
divisions have moved down the Nlsh
Salonlca railway, taking up positions be
hind the Bulgnrlnn centre, French air
men reported today. They asserted nt
least seven Bulgnrlnn divisions arc now
within a few hours march of the Greek
border, while, others nre ndvanclng to the
nttnek.
The grentcst confidence exists among
Anglo-French officers In Bnlonlcn. Tho
Allies liavo established a strongly fortified
lino extending In u. 37-mllo semicircle
nbotlt tho Bay of 8alonlcn. Tho Aug o
French forces nenr tno Greek border
aro expected to fall back to this line
If nttneked by superior forces.
Itcports of Count Tls.a's speech before
tho llungarlnii Parliament denouncing
the arrest of Austrian nnd German con
suls at Salonlca strengthen the belief that
tho Centrnl Kmplrcs are prepnrlng to
begin tho nttnek on Salonlca.
"Wo nre ready to give efficient help to
Greece in order to help her snfcgnnrd her
sovereignty," said Count Tisza.
WOMAN SUES FOR L1HKL
Former High School Principal De
mands $10,000 Damngc3
OOYI.KSTOWN'. ln., Jan. ".Attorneys
for Miss Cora Fuller, formerly principal
of the Buckingham High School, have
brought nn notion for slander ngnlnst Dr.
William S. Knlmnn, of Buckingham, for
$10,000, In damages for alleged false, ma
licious and slanderous statements.
As the result of these statements. Miss
Fuller alleges, she lost the rlnclp.'i1ship
of the school and tho respect of her
neighbors nnd friends. The action is tho
result of a factional fight over the return
of Miss Fuller to the prlucipalsjiip.
Employes Check Yam Factory Fire
Several women employes In tho WnbaMi
Mills, N'lxon atiret above t'nibrla, quietly
walked to a plnce of safety today when
lire was discovered on the third floor. The
men employes fought the llnmes until tho
arrival of tho tlrenieii. which probably
saved the factory from destruction. Ac
cording to the police, some foreign sub
stance got Into n carding machine nnd
caused a spark which Ignited the cotton
yarn. The file, spread to other machines
and to the woodwork nnd worked Itself
to the fourth floor. About 13 men em
ployes formed a bucket brigade and used
the sprinklers, cheeking tho headway of
tho bluzo. The loss Is estimated at $750.
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Ponce in "World Conflict" to Be Succeeded by EcoS
Strufftrle for Feminine Survival Women Willi
IteiUSe LU vatrtic men a UUU8
LONDON. Jan, 7.
Warfare between the jexes, such ns
hns been unknown since the day : of the
mythological Amnions, ' prrdlciMr
England after the wnr by Trofessor Mar
Ion Phillips, D. 8c. inv
Professor Phillips bnnefl thl Rloom
prediction upon the great moss of wo""
who will he dependent. A mighty com
merclnl wnr Is oxpected to follow the
conflict of arms, In which unprecedented
competition will be the chief fi0
Tho war already has opened number
less positions In tho working world to
women nnd the contention Is that they
will tight ngnlnst giving them up when
pence Is declared.
Tho prediction Is mado that "suffragist
mllltnntlsm" on nn enormous scale i will
follow and there will bo bloodshed If at-
BRITISH MAY PROBE
DARDANELLES FIASCO
General Stopford Demands In
vestigation of Charges Made
by Sir Ian Hamilton
LONDON, Jan. 7. The whole Darda
nelles failure may bo subjected to nn
olllclnl Inquiry. It wns reported today, ns
tho result of General Hamilton's report,
flencral Stopford, mentioned by General
Hamilton, has demanded that tho Wnr
Olllco make nn Immedinlo Investigation
of the Suvln Hoy failure, the Pall Mall
Gazette announced.
General Stopford, who won honors In
Ugypt and In the Uocr Wnr, wns severely
criticised by General Hamilton In his
report on the llrltlsh defeat nt Suvla
liny. He wns relieved of command of his
division nnd returned to London.
"The division gencrnls wero Informed
thnt. In view of the Inadequate artillery
support, General Stopford did not wish
them to mnke frontal nttnek on In
trenched positions," snld General llnmll
ton. In one section of his report. "Within
tho terms ot this Instruction lies the root
of our failure to mnko use of tho price
less daylight hours of the Sth of August."
Hamilton nlso complained thnt Stop
ford wiis moved by the objections ot some
of his divisional coinmntiderR to refrain
from pushing on ngnlnst tho Turks,
though thnt was tho proper course. ,
Five Hundred Motors Hurncd ' :
'PAllOVTnWV V V .Inn. T Tu'n llrrt. !
men wero Injured nnd COO motors de-! TSJATIONAT BTSr.Iiil!
olmv.,,1 l,v Urn In llm IomI Bllcl nf thai " 1V11' k-1 -- V W I IB
Chevrolet Motor Company nt Klngsland I
Point todny. The loss was $50,000. j
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Men and the
Public Ledger
TTHE men who read the Public
Ledger are PARTICULAR.
It is their discrimination that
prompts them to buy the Public
Ledger. They insist on good
value in their newspaper as in
all their purchases.
They are the kind of men you
wish to do business with. Your
advertisement placed before them
will receive favorable considera
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Ledger as a bearer of particular
information news and advertis
ingfor particular people.
L,
tempts nre mado to fore -..
Into tho niche they formerl. :" ."
The .remedy suggested by u-j!
Phillips Is nbsolute equality- .V?!
work nnd the same wages for m
women; the snnic responslbllltl.i 7mA
"Tho scene, which confronts ui f
gloomy one," says Professor PMii.ri?.,
hordo of men nnd women, mrinv ii
trade depression nnd a it.v. .!M
nnd exhaustion. Men will retiirh?B
tho wnr to defend their places umItI
women and women will be dlsDlawJJ
causo the war work has ceased flnSTl
work Is not for them, nm
"The very efficiency nnd adintull
nf tho women Is In Itself a duaSrl
long ns. u is not combined with KZi
dustrtnt pride which demands a fVliJ
turn for the amount of Inimr. i.zvi
this scene aro nil tho elements ?
warfare of a very terrible haturhfl
wnrrnro in which tlio male worktn
the women dependent utinn ..J,'
ranked ngnlnst women who must mi)'
tile.
TrM-IE first nacltflfffl
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are representative of
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