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PEACE TOLL IN DEATHS STIRS MUNITION PROBE House Resolution Demands Light on Casualties in War Plants "SLAVERY" IS ALLEGED WASHINGTON IVIi 1 Ttmt tlir ' United States nlronih Is nliiR In death tolls for 1(8 peaceful part In the Kuioppiiti War today ns forcllil ntlrcl tn the at , tentlon of Coiiripss in a revolution ro ported to tho limine, tleirspntatlp fiytnts. of South Ciunllnn tleimiiulnl In formation as to tho wcck.iKe and death that munitions manufacture lias lirmijjlit j to this countr flmiKcs thai the line ' death and atihlent lint If tininltlons plains had been suppressed and that men are lured to the hazardous emplovment In e I posle factories iKimrnnt of the nature of i the work are set forth In tho resolution HVKNIW ni'MILUTlOV Tho resolution Is WltnitPAS It is alleKcd that tint -Intr the last 1.' months mviv nctldenls resulting In the loss of life hac 01 currcd nt faitorles eniriiKid In tlir manufacture of mutdllons in tlu United Mates imd In nmn inses hcre lives hae been lOHt the facts as to the numhei of fatalities and tile cause of siiih noiliUnt.M lno heen suppressed anil WHnHUAN It Is also alien d til It at some of these factotlcs mtn are herded Into what are knotwi as "bull pens" anil from audi pens Rtoups of men. man. of nlmin do not unilii Rtntul the KiirIIsIi Ihiikuikp. aie se lected fot emplmmint mil iilucoil In tho faclotics without ieielln suf flclent AraniiiR .is to th,. hanidous nature of thclt emplowmnt and nui caused to handle dangerous aplose, thus endiuiRcrlnK not onl tlulr Ihos but also the Ikes of thill follow mplots Therefore he it HESOLVUD. that the Su rctai of Labor he reuuesled to Itifomi tin House of Representatives the insult of lnvestlRations mnde b him, or his department nH to lahoi conditions in mich manufartuiltiR istahllshnitnts tho number of aicldents ortunltiR at such plants duiiiiR the pnr l'lir. the number of fatalities the iause of such acildcnts and whcthei oi not nufflclent w irnliiR Is rHui illlui ilt emplojcs as to the il.iiiRerous uitim1 of their emplowncht Also the lKlnp conditions of emploH at mich laitoi lea, whether or not sucli plantH me usually located without the limits of Incorporated cities, imperfcctlv po liced and the employs' houses In tern pornrj structures of such ihir.ictei at. to cnclitiKer their 11 es The Brines resolution Indicates a crs talllzatlon of sentiment In Congies against private munitions plants, ami at least a further step toward success of the scheme to tax Jioawi all such Manufac tories, If the President's preparedness program Is to ro tluouph U. 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EXPECTS LDSITAMA REPLY BV NEXT FRIDAY Break Will Depend on Disavowal of Attack WASHIMITON Feb 1 WashliiRton expects to know hj I'rldaj or Salurdav whether Gennanj haH seen tit to aRite In full to Amerii.i s I.usltanl.i deni mils or whether the Imperial Government In tends In Its fortliiominR memorandiim to seek further to dela settlement thtouRh Informal tonvers.itlons between Seiie tary, LansliiR and Ambassador Hem storfl That ultimate aiiuiehcenie bv German Is Inevitable continuid toilaj to be the firm belief In oillclil circles de spite the grave but not virions" situ atlon whlih Seuetarv I.insiiiR and I'rtH jdent Wilson have said exists In this connection and coincidental with the PiesiUent s speecli vestcrdaj at Milwaukee that 'thero Is no midden crisis" and that ' nothing new has. hap pened" the enlaii.itlon b n IiIrIi State Department otfklal of ue of the term "enwe situation' was recalled tod.iv The crisis is expected to be readied with the leielpt of word from Berlin, officials believe If ;erni.in In this latest communication admits the Illegal ity of the IU8ltnnia s sinkliiR the i risls vvl(l be said to bave been safely pissed If Germans deits to dela the Issue further through iiiessuie of Internal oi International polities tnts ofTlil.il r-.ili it will mean a t.erloiis i oinplliatiou not a "safe passing of the danger point GEORGIAN PERIOD BED ROOM SUITE The pieces illustrated are part of an exquisite suite of the Georgian type, mahogany interior, finished in old ivory enamel, one of our own exclusive designs. POSTER BED, full size or twins. Dress er 50 ins, wide. Chif forette with two paneled doors, en closing a series of sliding trays, t w o drawers below. TOILET TABLE with triple mirror, Toilet Table BENCH, CHAIR and ROCKER. Value $325.00 Sale Price Sold complete or separate pieces. A SAVING TO YOU OF AT LEAST FORTY PER CENT. This is made possible because we are manufacturers' agents and sell direct from the factory to the home, thereby eliminating the retailer's profit. Another argument in our favor in making the statement that we can undersell any store in the city is the low expense of our location in the wholesale district, yet right in the heart of the shopping centre. Consolidated Fiunrmiitaire ManiuifacftweirSo lime "Furniture of the Better Kind" JS9 BladisQn Avenue, 1015-1017 Filbert Street Naw York City Philadelphia Latest War Activities Russians under Ginntl Duke Nicholas onerntinR ngainst the Turkish riptht wlnp; on the Tigris Imvo dislodged the Ottoman forces from their positions on n front of 10 miles. Another Turkish force was 'lriven back upon the fortified city of Erzerum. The French countcrnttncks in Artois failed to regain trenches lost to tho Germans. Further at tempts to advance made by tho Kaiser's troops were checked. Hrit ish artillery shelled several Teuton positions in Delnium. The Russians defeated n detach ment of Austrinns nlontr tho Kiver Stripn. There were no important actions on the Italian front. GRAND DUKE HITS TURK RIGHT WING ON 40-MILE LINE Dislodges Ottoman Forces From Heavily Fortified Position in Caucasus ERZERUM NOW DOOMED IMITItlXiltAt). I'cb 1 Tho War tJCriio report last nlKht tells of Important am ceases won lij (Iraml I)ilIo Nicholas ntmlofl tin the headwatets of tho Tigris It savs that operations iibmIiikI the Turkish tlRht wine "hive lcsullcd In ills lodRliiR the Tdrka finin a leRlon lOveistH fW tulles) lung, ttlilili Iml puvlonslv heen fortified and oiRnnlreil ' Tho riport s.ivm nlo In the Caucasus, after ilevelopInK tin first roup (iKitlnst the Turkish lentro Into an Impoilant rucii-sh, tlrnernl Yoiidc lteh pnisued the Turks mill thiew tlulr advance Riinids on the fortillcutlons of llr'aruin , "At the same lime llusslan troops, hv an impetuous ailvnnre nitnlnst the Turk ish liRht wliiB lonipelled the Tuiks to eincuali' the i onion of MelaBlurt and Kliujssknli ami ictn it on tin Mush Valley. "We now descend finm the mountain ous iculons, with their ilRorouo climate. Into leRlons well populated and enslh aiiesslhle. and favorable for the encamp ment of our troops lor the period of tho n Intel ' In the course of these opeiatious we took numerous pilboneis of Turkish of llceis and Askarls and Rims, midline Kilns, Rieal iiiaiitltles of nrtlllerj and en Rlnccrlm; material 'On the 23th mil scouts puisuul the Turks falllnK link in the r t'lon of the iihoruk Itlver, mid took niinv Askaus pilonir and selznl a numbii of cattle" LONDON. 1'eli 1 A torn spomlent at Athins idterates the report tint tho Russians h.nt sur rounded I'rrPium The Turklsli authorl- j ties and tin b inkers with the hank funds ho i-as, left the clt at thu list mo ment barely escaping i.ipture bv the Cos sacks Ilusslnn nitllleiv has Iipkuii to bombard tho forts of tho citj The correspondent adds that the Turks aie hastllv fortlfvlng the towns or An Rora and Slvas respectively . J15 and 4J5 east of Constantinople! FRVNKrORD IIHill SCHOOL OPENS WITH ?.")() PUPILS Has Accommodation for 1800, But Assignments Have Not Been Made The new I'rankfoid IlUh School for Ilovs and Olils opined toduv with an en rolment of T"0 pupils The now sihool has ace oinniodatlons for lCfl liova and girls, hut not half of tint number has been assigned ns ct 'Most of the pupils to i liter the new school todu aie fiom Northeast and its KeiisiiiRlon annex Tho opening of tho new sihool provldid Rieat relief to the oveitaed rrnnkfuid dis trict The rrankford HIkIi Scliool Is in charge of Piofessor A I! Snook Thrte will be 31 instiuctois In the school at first, but tills number will be Rie.UI aug mented as soon as the full complement of pupils reports Man fiets $8000 for Injury M'lJANTON. Pa , I'eli 1. Tor a broken neik and a Tinctured leg, received when Iv tell ovei a "u-foot wall on Octnbei t. I!)ll lohn Wnlsh. II ve.iis old, of C-ir-liondah tndnv was aw irdi d a verdict of jywo against the iltv of Si ronton CoHnpfeifceo t ) C EVENING LEDGER PniLADELrillA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY LET THE MOON DO LANSDALE 4wfTfl OThm ' TOVRVtjBjSJiwI 1UIMLC Clll 6fflLS tJtMi.0 sCiWlffiStSSf '" iJfc&2FWs Jk I wMtino I 'ftF2weilll2PJl I Lovers and Burglars Agree to Argument That There Is Too Much LightLady Moon and Electric Plant Will Now Take Turns Thcv hnvo (i "moonlight schrdiilc" out nt Ijinsdalo now What Is a "moonlight siheilule"" It 1s a method of lnnkllig the moon woik fm Mill The good old moon has be n shining for loiers and hamsters mid hiintira foi these miinv cenlmles, lint nevir befoti' has she been restilcttd to a schedule It remained for the Lausdile auihoiltles to do Hi it Thev mi' going to lit the inooii do nil the woik of llRhtlng the hlgbwavs of that town on leiliiln nights when the moon is feeling pnrllculatlv stionu Thev nio going to watch tho moon miifullj and wlirn It looks full Hii aio going to tin n out tho Scl electile strei t lights which the munldpillt) lioisls It's an I'cononiv nuasuie The t Itv fath ers weie often bllnclid lv the gl'iie of both ekstikllv mill moonshine and fig ured out thai some light lould be siveil soinewben . liiiiHiiiin li is tbiv (ouldn't turn oft the MRS. LAMMOTDUPONT'S1 SSrS FINEJEWELMSTOLEN, Valuable Papers, Which May Have Bearing on Powder I Family Suit, Also Missing POLICE ARE BAFFLED WILMINGTON. Dli , Tib 1 All lion safe containing J.'tinO, iostlv Jewdrv imd valuable pipers was stolen fiom the homo of .Mis I, imtnot du Pout hole last nlRht In a w iv the local dilutive bureau cliu acteri7is ns the 'most mvstcilous and bnlTling case In Its histoiv ' The safe stood In a second-llooi loom, dlnctlv adjoining the in di h unbi i ol .Mrs du Tout It wilglud J0n pounds I'liih in the evening Mis du Pont lift In r homo to attend a dlnnti putv Shi took a tostly net klace fiom the safe- and wore It At Kl "0 whin slu letiiiued home and went to put nvviiv ft neikhue In tho safe, she found It bad dlsippeaiid Uettctives weie Imini ill iti l licit 1 lie ci Thov siaitlud tho house and questioned sirvants, but tould Rain no Idea as to how tin safi had In en t.ikin Mrs l.atnmot du Pont is tin widow of tile formei head of the du Pont Powder Compinv who vas klllid in un oploslou at the Hepauno Mills ni.ii Pnulsliuiii N J tbiitl jiars ago .she is also the richest woman of the du Pont fainllj, and the mother of Plerie du Pout now head of the powdei oni tin Tin id are Intlm itlons that the safe miv have bien tnki li hecaiisu of pilars i oil tainid In It wbldi might nffett the suit over B0 UililOOil woith of T Coleman du Punt s stock Little Girl l!.ully Iiuriud Thiiteen-vi ai-old Mai Ion Rudv m nab stiett and 1 inli mil iviniit is in a si 1 1 oiih (onilltion at tin Mitliodist Ilo-pllal todav as a iisult of burns tciiixed ia--t night when her dtess i luglit lire fiom t gas range ill hei linint 3t V7V ED WE OFTEN wonder if some of our local friends who are not Royal customers, ever stop to reflect that the Royal Plant is a National Clearing House for duplicate printing plates made from originals that come to us from all over the United States. Even Canada and Mexico are represented. We are rather proud of this, but pride will not bring us the new local ac counts we are after. So we will discard all such talk and ask you frankly for your business because our customers tell us we make the best electrotypes they can get. If you are not already a customer, we want your name for our mailing list. Royal Electrotype Company, Philadelphia. Walnut 1731 620 Sansom St. THE WORK, SAY LIGHT ECONOMISTS VMM Vilt&T nOrfc DC e.NCtti ti tut WT uftR"rMtl'T moon thev dedded to ttiin on tho IlKhlR 1 and ilimip down n llgld sihediile on tho mucin Anordlng to Hie wordlMB of the "inoonllghl irsolutlon. the "street lights l shall be turni d off on rle.ir nights wlitn ! the moon's rivs are of sulllelcnl eiindle piivvn to light the stieets SupetlnlMi- iIpiiI iJirks, of the miuildpil plutile light iilntit Is to 'use his dlsirptlon." l.niiRiIalp voutiR people iinlto In (Ipi hir ing Hint Hip il in is admirable Tin to Is tun Hindi light. Hipv lit c Into Monlillglit Is ofleii spoilt (I bv the mundane ulnre of (oiiipi lamps lturglnis iuti ivlewi d also pouiiiipihIpiI the rpsoliillon llnivpsli is and liilliti is obj' i td to Hie plan. sTvhig lli.it while It's nil verv line to "popfl?e' tlulr nitlvltles utiilei the li and h moon, neverlhebss tin J piefeiKil In h u vi st tbpli crops and hunt lahblts hv eledrlc light 'I be police ilipiitmpiit dicllnid to iiiin melit on It Hi inert l lalsid bis pp brow s BRITISH SEIZE ANOTHER FORT m Kum Kale Taken "to Guard Troop Transports on the Way to Salonica" ALLIES HOLD KARABAR LONDON, I'di 1 Tho oicupitlou bv tho Allies of the Kaia II il IN uliiHiihi, due south of Salon Ita. was piomptdl bv the iicicssllj to guaiil the Allied ttansporls In the watets around S.ilotilt'i. it was ecpHlncd ves lenlav in a dlspitch from the llicek flout Siniiiltantoiislv with this pxplnnatlmi caiiu- a dlspitch fiom Milan limit ing the Conlere ilclla Sera as savliu that the lliltlsh nlso have tiiiuplLil I'oit Kum Kale, opposlli Kara H'l' 'I lie (Jink g.iuisoii emb.ukcd on wnishlps, the dlsjiatch sas 'lb. (tilled plia of 'absolute netessltj ' oITm t to some estent leports fiom Allnns tint the oitupation of the two (link foils ainusid Intense indignation in ( i 1 1 1 c e $36 t during February r custom-made Clay and Martin Serge Suitings with hIIU ilc i m linlut; stlno (Hultlnsn will tutor cull lu or $4 1 hcrt, 41 anil ii tlso w lit ri Samples of 1016 Serges gladly given. IONFS 1116 Walnut St. 1'vn,-,J ONliini 'Inllorlui; only. Trousers a Specialty ea li A Mam 4340 PICCOLESCARAMUCCIE SULL'ADIGE E DUELLI D'ARTIGLIERIA AD EST A Berlino Si Teme Che la Ru 1 mania Ha Dcciso di Schie- rarsi a Fianco dolle Po , tenzo dell'Intoan I SERI3I VERSO DURAZZO ! ItOMA. 1 rVblirnln 1 n bipvisslmo comunlenlo tlfllclulp p' 1 statu puhhlle.ito lerl sera dal Mlnlslero della tltierrn dri'a ta sltuazlone stilla , fronte Itnlo nustrlaca Uocone II tcsln I SI sntio nvutl plcVnll i ombattlmcnll In nl Laigarlnn (wille dell Adlgei. a nonl ill .Mori e si sono avutl su tutlii la fronto duplll di aillgllerla partliolartnents vlo- linti ncl settore dcll'Isoiii'O." i lori fu nnmiueiato ipil die alcunl nero- ' pbinl .iiistilarl avcvaiio liBilalo cadere I bonilie su t)utn77o elo die mostia che i gll aiistrlicl fono molto vlclnl a unci I porlo olhanesp da nil aspettano ill mnr- I i line Pol, Insleme roil le for?e btllgnre, su Vnlona Intnntn il SpcoIo dice ill ap piendere da fonte iiulorpvole clic lo Statu Mngglotc tedesrn Inslste a clip le for7e bulRiUP oppianll nelln Matedeonla slano trnsferlte ad rsl, volemlo II kaiser evl tnre Inclilentl tin hulgiil e greet Oni si attemli cba la numatitn nglsra e si sililpil eon gll nllentl o con gll Imperl tpiitiall A Uetlino noii si nutrono troppe spi rnne circa la Uumanla si temc iinl cho II govt run liimeno ahbla gla' declso ill uniisl all'lntesc t'eito i' i he I pre piiatlvl die si fnnno In Itumiiula per It giiena haiino ilestoto pravl (ipprenslonl a Ilerlllio id a Vienna, c semhta cho I glninnll bprllnesl vngllano prppararo 1 oplnloiip pubbllca all inpvitablle Si dli e die sen i all mi online dl mnhlll tnzlone gi nerale I ipi ittro qulntl delle for7e ill guirrn luinene sono gla' sotlo le arml id ammassatl sill puntl stiategid virso II confine austiiuo ipidlo bulgaro, dove sono state i oni entiate am he nutne lose battel le ill nitlgllerla pi s.itile man date dall'Ingbllliiia attravcrso la Sve7la e 1 1 Russia i: nolo die iUalche tempo fa fu an num Into che ringhlllerta nveva com pniiito Riiino rumeno per la sommo dl dliil mlllonl dl lire steillne, rluscendo i osl a guail.igwiio I appogRlo delle diissl agrliole Inoltie 11 succcsso delle ni mo lusie mill llessarabla e nplla llli lovlnn ha nvuto un effotto non lleve Bill 1 npinloue publillca rumenn II Consolato inoiitpnegrino In .innuncl nto dip I seibl p monletiiRilnl che sfug glrono ngli nuslrlncl a Scutari marclano veiso ltirno tiattcnenilo Ic for7o nus ti ladie cho tenttano dl ragRlungero quel li cllta .T2 HOYS AND UllllH ENTER DOWXTOWX HIGH SCHOOLS Younp; Ladies First to Enter New South Philadelphia Institution Thlrt-two bojs and girls, members of the January gradu itlng class of the AVclsh-Cilhotm School, 11th and Jack son studs, tod i entered the high schools In South Philadelphia The bojs began their work in the Ilovs" Southern High bihool and the girls entered the new Girls' Southern High School, Ilroid street and hndcr avenue The new lllrls' Southern High School opetii d for the first timo todaj. and the new graduates, therefore, bad tho distinc tion of being the Urst pupils In the new sihool There are 17 girls and 13 boja In the Rrndiiatlng ilnsi Their graduation exercises were held several dnjs ago n FURS 1115 CfjeStmit street Opp. Keith's Tomorrow, Wednesday, Is "Thrift-Day" for the woman who reads this ad and acts upon it. Foxes In addition to our regular stock, we have purchased for cash a large assortment of skins and have made them into sets, which we offer as follows: Black Fox $OC ff Regular Value $45. ""'" RedFox $7Q (f Regular Value $65. 9r9J Cross Fox $7Q C A Regular Value $1 35. 9 & JJ Natural Blue Fox $QQ Cf Regular Value $215. &UUJ Taupe Fox $Q Q Ctf Regular Value $165. i70,UU White Fox $JA CH Regular Value $135. 'VJ Dyed Blue Fox $CJ Cjf Regular Value $125. J"X.JJ In view of the advancing prices of skins this announcement should prove of more than passing interest. Purchasing Agents Orders Accepted 1, 1D1C GERMANS GAIN MORE GROUND ALONG SOMME Offensive Against French Renewed Hand Grenade Battle Won, Says Berlin BRITISH ATTACK FAILS PARIS, I'cb. 1. The I'rench War office this nftcrnoon Issued the fol lovvlnR report: "There was no Important event dtir Iiir the night liejond the flrtnfr of our artlllerj between the Oisc and the Aisnc on enemy organizations at St. Lccode, and in Lorraine on convoys In the region of Domctrc." nKtilitN. rCb t Conllnulng their offensive south of the Homme Illver, Oermnn troops have takPn tnore ground from the Trench, tho War finite announced toilav The oftlclnl re port from hcndnunitets also chronicles the defeat of Ilrltlsh ttoops. who mode a surpilse nltuik west of Messlnes. The text of the ofllclnl icpnrt follows: Momlav night small llrlllsh iletaih mints atlempted a sui prise attack against our positions west of Meoslnes They were totnpletelv repulsed after succeed ing at one point In penetrating our trenches Oni fire picvented the cnem at Trl loutt fiom occupying n mine crater fol lowing an explosion To tho north of that point our patrols penetrated the Knglish position and icturned with prls oneis without suffering nny losi "eolith of the .Homme the Trench lost more ground In hand gtinade attacks." TOE OK SUITRAGC SILENT Philadclphian Refuses to Tell Sourco of "Antis" " Funds WASHINGTON. Tcb 1 Paul Little Held of Philadelphia, representing the Anti-Woman Suffr.iRU Association, refused todn lo tell the House Judiciary Com mittee how the association obtains Its funds I)r James Penrose, one of the leaders, Is n brother of Senator Penrose, he said rVitJ.'JiLV: b..,.-.:4nliHlii;. PURE AFRESH PAINT Believe Are The superiority of our painting is well known. Also note that we keep every promise we make as regards time. Painting and Decorating Ott Our Estimate ttrtt Both Phones 28 S. 16th St. i,n4iHrfrfi;i ii n ''j3EMsr J Charge Accounts Solicited THE REMARKABLE SALE HANDSOMESEAL COATS Still Continues Thirty or fortywriters and artists live as the Austrian Army's guests in "A War Cor respondents' Village," described by Arthur Ruhl as a combination of a tourists' bureau, rest cure, and military club. It's an unusual view of war-news gath ering in this week's ollier's TMI NATIONAL raBKt,Y WILLS PROBATED Estate of E. P. McCabe Left to Widow nnd Children The widow nnd three children of Ed ward P McCabe, who died on January 21 at 321D North 13th street, benellt equally under the will ndmlttcd to probate today bv IlcRlBter of Wills Shcchan The cstatt Is vnlited nt VjO.WO Other wills probated today were thos of Georso Cooper, 4131 Mnnayunk ave ntic, nnd John Diamond, 2551 I'aat L. hlRh avenue, which dispose of estates valued at JOOO each. The personalty of tho estate of John K Shrjoclc has been appraised nt $lt,28t and Johnnn Neupauer, JI166 2I. Coal If yo u'r cno better guesser about the weather than we are, you'll surely be short of coal when that "cold snau" really arrives. Best be on the safe side and fill your bins with "Ameri can" coal NOW. Nut. S7.50; Stove, $7.25: Egg, $7; Pea, $5.25; shot in. Carried 25c extra. AMERICAN ICE CO. 10 Yards, Mnin Office, GOO Arch St Hell. Market 2830 Ke"tone, Main "600 n MILLINERY U mr 7 c