$nt rt-rv NIGHT EXTRA NIGHT EXTRA i- nc; t VOL. H-3ST0. 12d PUILADELiPniA, SATUBDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 15) JLO. CortmoiiT, 1010, nr the Ptmrtc I.rDor.s Coiitant. PB10J3 QUE CENT f. -f;g.rT - W r mrtig Sgjg Ssfe S?ic9' iff vm'!w 'PEmyMmi BERLIN FAIL TO SATISFY U. ON LUSITANIA Washington Pessimistic De spite Additional Power Given BernstorflMo End Dispute Linking HELD LEGAL K .Further Conferences Will Be! Held -Wilson Studies lie port From House AMSTERDAM. Feb. 5. Private " Berlin advices received in influential quarters in Holland today report that Germany has offered in its reply to the United States to submit to a neutral court the question ot legality of the sinking of the Lusitania, this tribunal to consist of representatives of leading neutral nations and to meet at once to draft rules for submarine warfare. WASHINGTON, Feb. B A situation ot gravo Import today con fronted the American people. That which half the country has feared would result from the nuropenn war nnd which the other half has believed Impossible seemed within sight The embroilment of Amer ica In tho quarrel and even participation In tho devastating struggle seems ho per ilously near that nniei.il Washington tensed with anticipation The Administration has cauieil It to be ' Known that certain definite demands hae been made on Germany growing out ot tho sinking of tho Lusitania, Tho Ger man Government has caused it to be known that these demands aro refused. This after almost a. jcar ot dlplomutlc exchanges. Tho point has been reached where ono Government or tho other must buck down President Wilson, for the American pco- pie, has let It be declared America will not. The Gciman Foreign Ofllcc, in statements Intended for tho German peo ple and tho American people has said tho timo is true of that goveinment. BIJRNSTORFF OPTIMISTIC. Ono optimistic person optimistic In ex pression, at least stood out today Count Von Bernstorff, German Ambassador. Tho Embassador's optimism was clear ly based on his belief that ho can pro pose a compromise that will not only be acceptable to tho t'nltcd States, but will bo ratified by his homo Government. It In known that tho messago he received I yesterday from Berlin, and tho contents Bota'fitch ho ccmmunleated to Lansing. VWM-sucn n. compromise a bUDStituuon of milder phraso for tho term "Illegal' tn,tttt TI1I3 suggestion, however, left the situation unchanged, according to Lansing. Whether tho Ambassador also has in- it structlons that will pennlt htm to con j ctijomoro Is, c-f course, not known. Ills pvsiuuu iieccHsuniy is null n huh kuiiu as far as ho vun go, but It Is Indicated he has reason to hellcvn that tho Presi dent, In tho light of Colonel House's re port,' can see his way to accept tho com promise. State Depaitment nfliclals this nfter noon declared there Is no deadlock In the Lusitania negotiations It was stated em phatically that tho Informal confeionccs .between Secretary Lansing and Count von Bernstorff have not been teimlnated. The Ambassador expects to see Mr. Lan sing just as soon us the latter cnnfeis with the President. President Wilson ex pects to confer with Secretary Lansing today. President 'W llson, by Intimations from the Whlto House, considers a crisis reached, and Secretary Lansing's fajv utterances are to tho sama effect. Tho I r German Ambassador today insisted that mailers are not In such serious shape, but belled his own Government's utter ances when ho did so. AH Administration affairs today were i submerged under tho cloud of tho Lusl tarda negotiations. President Wilson and Secretary Lansing planned to confer at length over Germany's reply sent yes terday through Ambassador von Bern storff. The President had hla first real on. Portunity, with practically nil White jiuuaa engagements canceled, to analyze the German portion Secretary Lansing alio devoted himself exclusively to the ominous problem. Another f rttirnnnip. h.lw..li An.hiean Jor von Bernstorff and Secretary Lansing had been Intended today, nut It was be loved It would be postponed until early next week For today, at least, no decislv e ten was planned Before tho Cabinet meets next Tuesday, however, It was ex- Continued on I'nee Konr, Column roar THE WEATHER iV "J; 'w more of these crystal, clean-cut, -..nam com days nnd we will begin to Wvertlse tho climate of riilla'delphla In .wad of trying to conceal it. This Is tho Und Of UPfltll.1. whoit . ma,, nolo an.... -, wasn't born to the lot of a teamster J a policeman. How dull to be a bank PMJldent nnd have to Btay In a warm im most of a line day like today or -J ''"day, when, with a little luck, one "bjnt be galloping about the suburbs on Eallant tinria ..!...( i. wt.iin-nin ... ..".ut, .jujr,l, 111Q K .llliaiUilllt, Hi Of a Inountprl nnllft.tn.ln. Onn mnM Ejvea envy the shoelers of snow und of ccai, wno can j,e outdoors in the. "In- i'nee, intoxicating air. HUt. JUSt fnr fAus ttra nlai.Ai nt nil. X!fr, we choose to huddle Indoors, next the fWMtor. FORECAST For Phlln.lvir.i.tr. .; .,.;:... kiurallu cloudy and warmer tonight; pwndoi fair and somewhat colder; "" vumn viajnng io we3i winas. r ueiaua see page 15, Lost Aim vrtiftrn watth-t.. CJ f.oa ubay car to City Jlatl. a 12 tlze liiHS"'. Pln' nUraped inalda No. Siwij i ,. liberal reward an.1 no oueatlona 6?S ,imea io j, ;. iiaweu & uc iSEhfiitnut l iSf.f IN Jt cold chaia st with ptarU and crv"'". pun cnamou oaK. aooui jan- HIT IT Pl... .. . llnv 'Mil TnuaM.nH. H? receive reward VAt I', pearl neikUue with iearl f i'l lasp Uberul reward Raturn to Z. 5qulnot Itii -Walnut at ixr Lo.t and louud Ad on I'age IS laugh With Zapp and Biysky as THREE PRIZE WINNERS IN PINE ARTS ACADEMY EXHIBITION WiiM&M$kMimMWJiim:mimmMmi mgmwmmmmimmmmmwmMm mHm lsssssmmsB mm" Sf . . . . . lypKwi4r J&K I KIMAWIA MACC176 m mW . ARMY OF 500,000 Jm0 ALONG FRONTIER M wit M.L.'l.'-J.- XT!-, m-tl.. m TSk : WAR of Total Forces Sug- gf lk j gests War Sr w RUSSIAN FRONTIER OPEN , If IIUCIIAREST, Rumania, Feb. o. The Rumanian Government, it was announced today, has made arrange ments for a foreign loan of 210,000,000 francs ($12,000,000). It was stated semiofficially that, this was a prepara tory war measure. nOMi:, Feb. G. Tho Itumanlan army Is nine-tenths mo bilized by tho decree Issued Thursday calling to tho colors tho class of ISM In advance of tholr rcgulnr schedule. More than a half million troops uro now massed along tho Bulgarian nnd Hungarian fron tiers. Private advices received hero to day report that Itumnnla Is ready to In tervene on tho sido of tho Allies at tho first opportune moment. Tho Bulgarian Government has closed tho entire HumanUn frontier, excepting tho cities of Onorltose and Pobrugla, mis trusting Rumania's Intentions. Tho Bul garian newspapeis dccl.iro It significant that no Rumanian troops nro concen trated along tho Russian frontier. Heavy urtllleiy from tho Rumanian Black Sea forts Is being moved toward tho Hungarian frontier, according to ad vices received here. The Rumanians are erecting stiong foitiflcitions along the Bulgailnn boidei, expecting n Bulgarian offensive in case they nttuck tlunguo In tho Inst week tho Austiltin and Gor man nowspapers have openly expi cased doubts rcgnrdlng the futuro attltudo of tho Bucharest Government. Several Important developments rjavn tended to hasten' Rumania's nlignment C'onllntint on race l'our. Column SU MTODLaTTOYMMED UNDER A DEEP SNOW Trains Are Blocked at Many Points Four Feet on Mich igan Peninsula CinCAaO, Feb 5. Tho snowstorm that has brought peril to half a dozou Northwestern towns, marooned for weeks, renched tho Mlddlo West today, nddlng ..worn! inriips of Kiinw to tho mantle that covered tho ground from two to thrco feet in depth In some Dakota cities. Trains from Tortland, Seattlo and other north coast points, wnicn nave ufeu ploughing their way through great drifts for several days, found their progress further blocked nt many points today. Do-, lajs or from five to 15 hours wero en countered. Tho storm developed In the western plains States, and had lost considerable of Its force when It reached Chicago. Clear, cold weather la in sight tomorrow. Dispatches from Calumet, Mich., today said blizzards which have raged Inter mittently for live weeks have burled the upper end of the Michigan peninsula un der four feet qf snow and that all truffle Is demoralized. LECTURE AT STOTESBURYS' Mile. Jcano Moos, of France, Will Ad dress Prominent Women An announcement printed n a morning newspaper, to tho effect that a lecture by Mile. Jeano Moos, at the home of Mrs. I.'dward T. Stotesbury, 1325 Walnut street, would not be given. Is Incorrect. The lecture will be given, as t first announced, on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mile. Moos 19 a memoer oi ino jven Cross and Of tho Union of French Women. She has been right on the spot In France and has seen the fearful suf ferings the wounded soldiers have on. dured on the Ions trip across the country, without food, for many hours. She was one of those to organize the canteen eta tlons, which are now placed at Intervals along the way, and the rallroad3 co, operate In this by stopping at tho various stations long enough to permit the sol diers to eat. Women who aro Interested In the preparedness movement Will And Mile. Mpos' experience most Instructive. Westtown Girl's Assailant Guilty WEST CHBSTEB. Pa.. Feb. 6. Paul Caulfleld. of Dovvnlngtown, was convicted In Criminal Court here on the charge of criminal asault upon ChrUtlne Hew. II years old, of Westtown. An application was made for a new trial and sentence was suspended pr,,mM.w;.Kw,uuj I'hotos by Chippcll SUM In. Joseph T. Pearson, Jr., of this city, today was awarded two prizes for his painting, "In the Valley," above. He wins both the Temple gold medal and the E. T. Stotcsbury prize, offered for the best oil painting by an American. Tho portrait of Dr. Felix Adler brought Douglas Volk tho Carol H. Beck gold medal. "The Spirit of the Woods" sculpture won the George D. Widener gold medal for Edward M. McCarton. FINE ARTS EXHIBITION, ALL-AMERICAN SHOW, HAS RARE CANVASES Will Bo Opened to the Public Tomorrow Afternoon 459 N Paintings Are on View MANY FINE PORTRAITS Prize-Winners at Academy Art Exhibit Temple gold medal, for best pic ture painted in oil without ree;ard to subject, open to American ar tists only, to Joseph P. Pearson, Jr., for picture "In tho Valley." Edward T. Stotesbury prize, for best painting or Broun of paint ings never before publicly exhibit ed, to Josej.li P. Pearson, Jr., for picture "In the Valley." Jcnnis Scsman gold medal, for be.it landscape, to Emil Carlson, for picture "Entrance to St. Thomas' Harbor." Carol II. Beck gold medal, for best portrait in oil, open to Ameri can artiat3 only, to Douglas Volk, for picture "Portrait ot Dr. Felix Adler." Mary Smith prize, for best painting by woman artist, resident of Philadelphia, to Nancy M. Fer guson, for picture "In Province town." Walter Lippincott prize, best figure piece by American artist, to Karl Anderson, for picture "Tho Heirloom." George D. Widener gold medal, for best work in sculpture, to Ed ward M. McCarton, for work "Tho Spirit of the Woods." Rigger and brighter and more brlllant than ever, the annual exhibit of the Penn sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will be opened to the public tomorrow after noon. Today the press view, varnishing day, reception and private view are crowded In, between 10 a. m and "some time In the evening." The prizes were awarded today, handshaking gone through and the Hanging Uomlttee breathed a sigh and a prayer. Tomorrow the public will decide whether It 13 a good show. The exhibition has 110 ancestors and will llvo until lato Sunday afternoon, March 36. It Is an all-American show. There was a rumor that foreigners had started can. vases across the briny and submarined deep, but none of them Is shown, except, erhaps. In the salons of Neptune. No names are given, and no. one tells with what ship (he paintings went down. Dyt the fact Is that they are not here. That may bo the reason why the exhibit Is a quiet, home-like affair. There Isn't a real red dog- hanging around anywhere. Iast year Mr, Glackens snapped his fingers In Oio eyes of ordinary mortals and said a dog could be and was red. This year there is a brownish Airedale, but nothing more. Nothing to gasp about No cubes, no triangles, no vorticlstu. But there are 459 paintings, most of Uiem Interesting Contlnufd on race Two, Column One They Discuss the Relative Merits of War and Poker, on Page 7 OPERA DIRECTOR, HELD FOR OTTAWA FIRE, RELEASED Bomb Explosion Caused Destruction of Canadian Parliament Buildings FACTORY BURNED OTTAWA, Feb. 5. Definite evi dence that the fire apparatus in Par liament House had been tampered with before the flames broke out there Thursday night was obtained by the authorities today. The contents of the fire extinguishers increased instead of decreased the flames, and I1 Chief Graham believes that an flammable liquid was put in them. ire in- MONTREAL, Feb. 5. What is be lieved to have been an attempt to wreck the Victoria bridge here was frustrated by Canadian gijards early today. Several shots were fired by members of the composite battalion when a man was seen creeping over the ice toward the bridge. A search light on the city side of the river also picked him out some diKtancc frqm the piers. Other guards appeared, and several more shola were fired. The man escaped. OTTAWA, Out . Fob. B. Charles Strony. Helglan, nnd director of tho Chicago Orand Opera Company. who spent tho night In the Windsor Jail, giving full vent to his temperament throughout tho night, waH freed by Wind Mr police today. A message from Colonel J. S. Sherwood, chief of tho Dominion police, declared that conclusive ovidenco connecting tho famous musician with tho destrurtlon of tho Cajiadlan Parliament buildings was lacking and his rclcaso was ordered shortly beforo noon. Tho greatest round-un of aliens sinco tho beginning of the war was ordered by tho Canadian authorities today. The. Dominion pollco have been ordered to apprehend all foreigners who left Ottawa Thursday night when tho $."i,000,00 Parliament buildings wero burned. That tlmo bombs placed In different parts of the Parliament Houbo exploded during tho tiro that was raging In tho building and helped destroy tho magnl. Ilcent CJothlo structuro was tho assertion made today by members ot Parliament who fled for their lives whlln tho flames wero bumtmg forth nbout them. Their declarations were corroborated by Firo Chief Graham, who tald that ho had heard five distinct explosions, surh as would have been caused by Infernal machines while his men were fighting tho lire. Tho thcorj that enemy agents have opened a campaign of terrorism In Can ada, of which the destruction o Parlia ment house was the first art, has been strengthened by tho burning of the plant owned by Grant-Holden-Graham, Ltd., which was wrecked by lire last night. Tho factory has been turning out equip ment for Canadian soldiers, and Canadian officials expressed the belief today that the tiro which destroyed It was of Incen diary origin. As a result of the two fires In the capital every munition plant and equipment factory In tho country is doubly guarded today Instructions have been sent to every point where army sup. Continued en Tare Two, Column tilx COL DI LANA INVAN0 ATTACCATO MARTEDF San Vito Chietino, Non San Vi- cino, Era Stato Bombardato dalla Squadra Nemica It comunlcato ufllclale pubbllcato lerl sera a Koma, dice che git uustrlacl lianno attaccato vlolenteraente ma seuza rlsul tato, anzl subendo sravl perdite, lo posl zionl ttuljane del Coludi Luna, a nord dell'alta valle del Cordevole. Alcunl aero plant austriaci hunno lasciuto cadere borabo sullo, Laguna dl Orado, causaudo pero' pochl dannl. Notzle da. ltomadlcono che l'lntervento della Rumania nelU guerru. a tlanco deglt alleutl e' certn ed e' prosslmo, o che nove deciml doll'esercito ruineno bono mobllltatl e boncentratl In masslma parte verso la frontlera ungherene e verto quella bulgara. Un comunlcato uHlclale pubbllcato a Vienna dice cha la squadra austrlaca che attacco" la cost a Itallana deU'Adriatlcto bombardo' la stazlone ferrovlaria dl Ortona, a Mare e quella d San Vito Chietino, II dlspacclo da Roma lasciava invece supporra che San Vlcino era stato attaccato. Cll austriaci dlcono dl aver dlstrutto. II ponta sul torrents Ariello a nord dl Ortona. (Leegere in 4a,paglna le ultima a plu' dettagllate notlzie sulla guerra. In Ital-lano.) ELEVATOR 'DEAD' IN BURNED HOTEL, CORONER LEARNS Atlantic City Officials Probe Death of Six in the Overbrook WOMEN'S BODIES FOUND Inquiry Begins Over Body Mrs. Kelly, Wife of a Philadelphia!! of- Victims of Fire Horror in Atlantic City Hotel The known dead in the Over brook Hotel fire at Atlnntic City yesterday arc: Mrs. Charles Kelly, aged .15, of New York," pnrtner in proprietor ship of tho Maison tie Paris, on the Boardwalk. Thomas Edgarton Mott, aged G i, father of P.ichaid H. Mott, proprie tor of the Overbrook. Mrs. Josephine Gnrscd, of Phila delphia, widow, it is said, of John P. Onrsed, former treasurer of the old National Theatre. Mrs. Thomas Edgarton Mott, body found late last night. Paul Craig Hendricks, aged 22, graduate of Hnvcrford College last year, who was publicity agent for the Hotel Traymorc. It is now believed that Edward Phillipsen, of White Plains, N. Y., is the only remaining victim. It is now accepted as a fact that six persons lost their lives in the fire. The property loss was about $125,000. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Feb. 5. The body of Edward Phillipsen, of 411 Palisade avenue, West Hnbnkcn, was found at 1 :.10 o'clock this afternoon in the northeast corner of the Over brook Hotel fire ruins. ATLANTIC CITY. Feb. 5 -With live bodies l.lng In the Morgue and -UO work men striving to find the remains of a sixth 'victim in tho ruins of Iho Hotel Overbrook, destrojed by fire heio carl jcstcnl.iy morning. Coroner Itiqliard Dew nnd a Jury this morning began tho formal Inquiry Into the Hotel Overbrook tragedy. One of the most startling developments was that there was no elevator service In fie hotel nt tho tlmo of tho fire, the motor being out of order and In a repair shop. The stuti-B at the tlmo wero ablaze and oicapc tut off. uu:vATon out of ortDKn. The Coroner learned that there was no elevator service in the hotel yesterday. Tho clovator carriage was out of order und guests of tho hotel had been using tho stairs sinco Monday last. This amazing statement. Important bc causo it bos direct beating upon tho loss of llfo now under Inquiry, was made by Hownrd Cornell, manager of the Otis Klevator Service Company, 11 Presby terian avenue. Tho motor of tho Over brook elevator Is in tho eomp.inj'a plant, ho said. "Wo first examined tho clovator on January L'l, at the request of Richard .Mott, proprietor of the Overbiook," Car ncll said. "Tho motor had been short circuited and was In had sbupc. Mott decided to do nothing nt the time, but on Monday last ho called us again to tho hotel. Wo found tho motor In suth bad shnpo that It was nccessarj to take it out for repairs. It was brought to our plant that day. Wo had to send to New York for parts They arrived this morning " - Truman, an assistant, eoullrmcd Car ncll's statement. A policeman had testi fied that he round tho tlovator "stalled" when ho tried to go up Into the blading upper floors. DKAD NUMBKR SIX. It Is accepted that six lost their lives and tho property loss was JlS.ono. The Jury, of which Joseph Young, an elcctiluil contractor. Is foreman, met at Continued on rune Two, Column Three T00THAKER SEESPERIL IN FILIPINO FREEDOM Commercial Museum Curator Fears Outbreak of Disease With Independence The United States Government would make a great mistake by granting the Philippine Islands independence In tho near future, this was strongly Intimated today by Charles R. ToothaKer, curator of the Commercial Museum, In the course of an Illustrated lecture on the "New Philip pines," at the museum Mr. ToothaKer made no direct statement on the present Philippine situation, but indirectly and by reference to the opinions of others ho made it plain that he was opposed to Philippine independence under present conditions. In pointed references to the health and sanity conditions on the islands, ho told of the decrease of cholera ana oiner contagious diseases following the work of the American Health and Sanitation De partment and of the sudden Increase In cholera cases during the last few months following the displacement of Americans by natives In the health service. "The American Health and Sanitary Department," he said, "did a miracle for the islands in the matter of lessening dis ease. Beiore tho American occuption there was a time when all sorts of dis eases were most prevalent on the Islands. Tho American Health Service overcame this and for a number of years not a single death resulted from cholera In the Philippines. "Within the last six months, however, there have been many thousands of cases of cholera. I shall not make any stato ment on jny own responsibility as to the causes for this sudden Increase In the death rate, but there aro those who pro fess to know and they say that the in crease is coincident with the lessening of the number of Americans In the health service and the increase in the number of naUve Filipinos." . Extra Drareliil-room & Compartmfot Can to Florid tU 8b04rd Florida Limited. 4 i p in. Qukltwi. bait loq. HM Cbtotsut Su-Jii. QUICK BULGARIA CLOSES DANUBE TO TRAFFIC PARIS, Feb. 0. Bulgaria has officially notified Rumania that the town of Rustchuk is a war zone and that the Danube has been closed, according to an official dispatch received from Bucharest today. Rustchuk is on the Danube, almost opposite Oiurgevo, a Ru manian railway town thiough which Russian troops bent on au Inva sion of Bulgaria would piobably pass. SLAVS REPULSED ON IRAK FRONT CONSTANTINOPLE, Feu. 5. The Turkish War Office today issued the following statement: "On the link fiout the enemy, at tempting to ndvaute from Felahie, was lepulscd by a counter-attack dcliveicd by our tioops, and foiccd to icticat within their former POhUIqub.'' PANIC REPORTED ON BERLIN BOURSE LONDON. Feb. C. -An Amsterdam dispatch to tho Kxchango Tc)sraph Company says that a panic occurred on the Uerlln IJnugso today, owlns to unconllniieil rumors .'iat iclallon'j between America und Germany will bo liroUen off. Prices dropped heavily, tho dlsputch adds. HITCH IN TEUTON-MONTENEGRIN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS VIENNA, Fob. "!. A hitch 1ms developed In the peace negotiations between Austria and Montenegro, it was Komt-offlclally admitted today. Actual peace discussions cannot begin until Montenegrin representatives can produce credentials, authorizing them to act. Prince Mirko and tho threo ministers remaining In Montenegro are on good terms with tho Auatrlans, but have no such credentials. DIAZ REPORTED IN NEW REBEL MOVEMENT WASHINGTON, Feb. (i. General Felix Diaz Is planning to start a now revolution in Mexico and will opctatc from tho Guatemalan side, according to Information which reached the Department of Justice today. Dluz is now In New Orleans, whero ho recently established n junta. HOPE GIVEN UP FOR MISSING ZEPPELIN UEHIjIN, Feb. T. Zeppelin L-19, a naval airship, bus not returned from a rcconnoitoring trip and hope for Its safety was abandoned today nl view of reports that It was sighted by an English trawler, tho King Stephen o Grimsby, drifting submerged in tho North Sea. Though tho crew cllnginc; to the parts nbovo water asked help, tho press dispatches say. tho British crow refused to glvo it, alleging that tho Germans outnumbered thorn. VAN DYKE CONFERS WITH LANSING ON MAIL SEIZURES WASHINGTON, Feb. C Henry Van Dyke, Minister to Tho Hague, held a long conference with Secretary of Stnto Lansing today over tho British Inter ference with American mails. At its conclusion it was announced that Minister Van Dyke would, cull at the State Department again next week. Mr. Van Dyko was a passenger on the Rotterdam when that vessel was boarded by a British, officer and her malls seized. Ho presented his card to tho British officer any formally protested against the beizuro of tho American mails at tho tlmo. BRITISH CAPTAINS WARNED TO WATCH FOR RAIDERS NEW YORK, Feb. C. Tho White Star liner Baltic arrived hero today from Liverpool ending a voyage during which tho officers had kept a sharp twatch for Gorman commerce raiders. Judging by tho fact that Captain Finch, commander of the Balticv was warned to look out for raiders It Is believed that tho British Admiralty know of the capture of the Appnm for somo tlmo beforo that veshel reached Norfolk. ITALIAN TOWNS DAMAGED BY SHELLS, SAYS VIENNA VIENNA, Feb. G. Details of tho Austro-Hiyigarlan naval attack on tho Italian coast aro given In the following statement issued by tho Admiralty today: "Our cruiser squadron damaged tho railway stations, warehouses, factories and floating cranes at Ortona and San Vito Chlctino. It also de stroyed the railway bridge across tho Ariello north of Ortona." SALANDRA'S RESIGNATION PREDICTED BY BERLIN BERLIN, Feb. C Berlin papers today predict tho resignation of Premier Salandra, of Italy, owing to economic difficulties now existing in Italy and to differences that havo nrlsen between Italy and England on account of sup plies and coal. RIOTERS IN LISBON ATTACK GUARDS AND STORES PARIS, Feb. 5. A riot, nssumlng tho proportions of a i evolution, began in Lisbon last night and Is continuing today. Crowds aio attacking the repub lican guards in tho Portugucso capital and pillaging the stores. CHINESE REBELS BEATEN AND BESIEGED SHANGHAI, China, Feb. 5. The rebel army in southwestern China, has been shut up in tho city of Sul-Fu, accordllng to official ndvlccs received hero today. Tho town is being bombarded by Government forces. After winning smalt successes tho rebels wero defeated by fresh Government forces that un expectedly arrived, and retreated to Sul-Fu, leaving 500 dead and abandoning two cannon. Tho pursuing Government troops were unabla to storm tho de fenses of Sul-Fu, but threo other columns havo been bent toward that town and aro converging for a general assault. ALLIES COMMANDEER GREEK GOVERNMENT BUILDING SALONICA, Feb. C. Tho Gicck Government's Agricultural School hero was taken over by tho Anglo-French forces today and will be used as a supply depot. ROME EXPECTS GREAT GERMAN NAVAL OFFENSIVE ROME, Feb. 6. Tho Agenzia Nazlonalo learns that Germany is making colossal preparations for a naval offensive in the spring. She will have many ships of a new type capable of withstanding torpedo attacks and armed with guns of 42 anil perhaps 50 centimetres (17 and 20 inches). Convinced of tha impossibility of obtaining a derisive victory on land, Germany, says tho news agency, will attempt a grand coup on the sea, risking everything in order to paralyze the approaching offensive of tho Allies. PRUSSIAN WAR LOSSES TOTAL 2,337,096 LONDON, Feb. 5. A dispatch to tho Daily Mail from Copenhagen saya; "Tho Prussian casualties list for January contains 36,500 names, bringing tha total Prussian losses to 2,337,096, Tho January list includes the names ot 94 airmen killed, 11 wounded and 20 made prisoners. "The list also contains the names of five generals killed and two wounded. The missing include the entire 14th Jager Ilegiment. WRECKAGE INDICATES LOSS OF PHILADELPHIA SHIP LONDON, Feb. 5. A dispatch to neuter's from Copenhagen states that nearly the entire Esbjerg Ashing fleet had abandoned fishing for the lucrative work of picking up barrels of oil drifting up from tho south. Thus far 3000 barrels of lubricating oils, each weighing 450 pounds and variously marked; for Copenhagen, Malmoe, Stockholm and Gothenburg havo been recovered. There seems to be no doubt that the barrels are irom some ship which has been either mined or torpedoed. Portions of the wreckage are marked "Phila delphia." BRITISH MISSION SENT TO BELGIAN KING - LONDON, Feb. 5. An oQIclal communication made public hero sayjj tfi0" Curzon, Lord Privy Seal, and General Sir Douglas Hulg, commander of tha British forces on the Continent, ore to proceed on a special mission, to the KJpar of the Belgians, Lord Curzon already has left England for that purpose. NEWS of This Edition II 1 I CI a II
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