1916. I EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, - T- -- RUMANIA CALLS OUT MEN; TEUTONS SHELL DURAZZO I ! ...in ..l.i ,,,mk All Naturalized Rumanians between 21 and 46 Sum- i moned to Colors ! ITALIANS IN RETREAT Move to Isthmus Northwest of Albanian Port Under Foe's Fire LONDON. Keb. 26 neuter's Amsterdam correspondent sends a report received there from Much arest that the llumanlan War Office has announced that all naturalized Ilumanlan citizens between the ages of 21 and 46 must report themselves (or military service. BEItLIN, Feb. 26. An Austro-Hun-grarlan communication received here last nlcht says: In. consequence of our hard assault on the Itallnns east and southeast of Durazzo they have been driven to the Isthmus west of the Durs Lakes. The Durazzo docks arc under the II ro of tho Austro-IIungarlan batteries, and the embarkment of men and war materials havo been efficiently hin dered. Up to tho present In tho combats 11 Italian o Ulcers and more th.in TOO soldiers hae been taken prisoners, and five cannon and one machine gun captured. o ItOMH, Feb. 26. A dispatch from Athens says that Baron von Schneck, formerly German Con mil at Volo, who has been actively en gaped In a pro-German publicity cam paign, has Rone to Monastir and will prob ttbly go to Itumanla. Ho Is said to havo confided to friends that pro-German propaganda Is now "wasted" In Greece and might be more profitable elsewhere. He had counted King Constantlne among his Intimate friends, but decided to abandon Grceco when tho Greek monarch granted an aud ience to General Sarrall, tho French com mander in chief in the Balkans. The Greek legation here Issued a de nial today of the reports that the Greek Minister In Sofia had assured the Premier of Bulgaria that Greece will remain neu tral even if the Bulgarians attack Salon lea. Tho denial Is taken as an Indication that Greece will not tacitly agree to Bul garian participation in a drive on Salon lea. WILSON READY TO TEST STRENGTH IN HOUSE Continued from Faice One ment of its foreign relations with other countries. A canvass of the Senate based upon public and private statements revealed an anomalous condition of affairs, In that It showed that there are more Republicans ready to stand by tho Democratic Presi dent than there aro members of his own party. The samo canvass developed the fact that any attempt by the President's critics to swerve him from his patriotic resolve to prevent the humiliation of American rights will meet with defeat. It Is not probable that any such at tempt will be made. IJven If it should, the resident's supporters arc certain of enough votes to prevent the passage of either tho Gore resolution In tho Senato or that offered by Mr. McLemoro In the House. From present Indications tho two undertakings aro dead. BREACH STILL EXISTS. At the same time It was apparent that the differences between the President and Congress havo not been smoothed over. The President's letter to Senator Stone failed to placate tho Senate and House. There was a temporary truce, but that was all. Developments which gave rise to tho feeling that a way out of the dlfllculty with aermany will be found were: 'The receipt of the apparently author itative forecasts of the German reply In dicating that Germany will suggest dis cussions of the disputed question of of fensive nrmament. j "A direct statement by Secretary Lan- I Ins that the United States will discuss this question, and tho opinion given by apeaner ClarK, after visiting the Presi dent, that Germany will postpone opera tion of its new submarine warfare pend ing such discussion." From Teutonic diplomatic quarters came the statement that once the United States and Germany embark on a diplo matic discussion of defensive armament, the) danger of war is over. "Nations can't go to war over a differ ence of on Inch or two in tho calibre of a gun." one official said. The most Influential men in both Houses expressed confidence that they had curbed the movement to pass a resolution warning American citizens not to travel upon the ships of belligerent nations car rying guns. la this achievement Speaker Clark, of the House, was easily the commanding figure. Following an Interview with the President yesterday, tho Speaker assumed command of the Administration forces In the Lower House with Buch gratifying results that all danger of another outbreak seemed Bafely passed. The titular leader of the House, Mr. Xltchln, not only failed to exercise the function of his office in support of the President, but was conspicuous In his en couragement of the opposition. With Majority Leader Kern of the Sen ate, Chairman Stone of the Foreign Rela tions Committee and more than a dozen other Democratic Senators apparently ar rayed against the President, the organ ization of the forces supporting him In that body fell to Senator Lodge. The Massachusetts Republican Senator was outspoken In his condemnation of the ef forts of members of the President's own party to embarrass him by congressional Interference with his conduct of diplo matic negotiations. Postmaster General Burleson, during the) afternoon, assured the White House that the Administration now controls the situation and that a warning resolution cannot be passed. Similar assurances also came tq the White House from congressional leaders. They were given after the House weath ered a new threat of hysteria that came after a telegram from William Jennings Bryan, urging Congress to Immediate legislative action, was passed about, the floor. Count von Bernstorff, the German Am bassador, is expected to deliver the Ger 'man reply to the State Department Mon day. The Ambassador has refrained from any communication with officials while the flurry between the President and Con gress was in progress. It was apparent today that there are two things that may delay the progress1 of diplomatic negotiations. The reply of the Allies to Lansing's; proposals for dl armamtnt have not been received Ttje Department Is also awaiting re ceipt of appendices to the German sub war Id decree - VCi ar " I , r . j py ibe text of official orders that British nMf&Mtntmn are arrod deliberately to 4Uejr Genua a subquiriraj. WMt s . j .1 j .1 ths iJi-i!ij .rcibt 3st i;l iw fir Oer-oasy w I go ii - ,jiftcfii i-i'iy ti aac l way furthar turf l sl.otut UMti .vitsj the Cvvt.terllt of t.lat VM$$iit -- iJeula- The War Today The first of the Verdun works has fallen before the smashing of fensive of the Crown Prince's armies. Fort Douamont, three miles southeast of the French po sition on the rltljrc of Louvemont, has been captured by the Kaiser's Brandenburg Regiment. Capture of tho fort opens the way to effec tive assault on the sister forts of Belleville, St. Michel and Souville. Tho French lines protecting the giant fortresses are being subject ed to Eallimr artlllcrv fire. French forces, resisting the Ger man assaults, have taken up new positions, backed by the Mouse hills, the War Office conceded this afternoon. "Battle north of Ver dun continues." the official state ment said, adding, "according to tho last information the French troops are resisting the Germans without counting the sacrifices. French 'artillery is replying shell for shell to the German fire." To toko ndvantagc of the Ger man preoccupation In tho west, the Allies nro preparing a concerted of fensive linking tho Balkan and the enstern war fronts. Tho Czar is in personal command of Initial operations in Poland nnd Gallcia. The Russians in Persia have taken the important city of Kt manshnh, n capture estimated by strategists as second onlv to that of Erzcrum, In Armenia. The new victory brings Russian nld nrarcr to the English bclcapurrrd in Meso potamia, as Kcrmnnshah is only 150 miles from Kut-rl-Amara. Durazzo is under bombardment by the Austrians. Rumania has called more men to tho colors, but its political action as to entering the war for cither side is still a puzzle. Hon ns to what nttltude tho United Statc3 will tako If an offer Is mads to discuss tho constituent elements of defensive arms. MAY INFLUENCE BERLIN. There were varying vlotvn expressed last night over the effect tho last two days' flaro-up In Congress will havo on tho Ger man submarine negotiations. There was somo apprehension In official ision in oiilciai circles that the rcolt niralnst the Presl- dent may lead to a stiffening of tho Ger man position. Publication In Germany of the de tails of the revolt In C"njrci. It Is believed In Teutonic quartern, will show that there Is strong sentiment In favor of gling Germany a square thai. The effect of this will be to Insplio a moro concllatory spirit In Berlin. Teutonic dip lomats believe. The significant statement was made In an authoritative German Bource today that the United States nnd Germany were nearer w'ar two weeks ngo. Just beforo the settlement of the Lusltanla csthe, than they have been nt any time since the Lusl tanla was sunk nine months ago. GERMANY BELIEVES CONGRESS WILL FORCE WILSON'S HANI) Feel U. S. Will Warn Citizens Keep Off Armed Liners to BERLIN', Feb. 26. Germany counts upon tho American Congress to force a backdown from President Wilson In the controversy over armed merchantmen, It was learned today. Oftlclals here refuse to comment for publication, but tho general feeling is that if the matter Is referred to Congress a resolution will be put through warning Americans not to take passago on bellig erent armed ships. The belief is expressed that President Wilson does not want Congress to take a hand, fearing that debate over the ques tion may embitter American opinion. The Berlin press, too, gives expression to this view. Though reports that a maiorlty in Con gress may forco President Wilson to yield to Germany have aroused hope for a peaceful settlement, the fiermnn nttltude toward America Is dally growing more tense. Not only the public, but officials, are frankly bitter In their criticism of President Wilson for refusing to warn Americans off belligerent armed mer chantmen. Dlsnatchps sueirestlnir thi nnRsihintv i that President Wilson may request Am- i baasador BcrnstorfT's recall have caused the greatest surprise here. Officials are puzzled at theso reports, hut the general belief Is that Americans misunderstand j the negotiations. It Is the consensus of opinion here that Bernstorff 's recall would hao tho worst effect on the pending negotiations Of- I flclals, however, believe President Wilson Intends to resume the conferences between j Ambassador Gerard and Foreign Secre tary von Jagow, giving tho latter every I opportunity to present Germany's view point. For tho last 21 hours German officials, leading bankers and business men and Americans In Berlin, have been greatly concerned about reports that President Wilson has asked Uernstorff'a recall. Xeither Ambassador Gerard nor Foreign Secretary von Jagow have received any direct Information to this effect from Washington, they declare. THE WEATHER Official Forecast WASHIXGTOX, Feb. 26. For eastern Pennsylvania- Overcast In south, nnd probably snow flurries In north portion tonight: Sunday partly overcast; strong west wlndB. The coast Btorm has moved from tho Virginia capes to Boston during tho last 24 hours, and has Increased in Intensity until tho pressure has fallen to 28.9 Inches at Its centre. Ualn and snow have been general throughout the northeastern por tion of the country and tho temperatures have fallen slightly in tho western quad rants of the storm. Fair weather Is re ported generally from the remainder of the country, with lower temperatures In the northern plain States, caused by the eastward movement of the high from the north Pacific States, U. S. Weather Bureau Bulletin Otuervatlons taken at i a. m. Eaitern tlm. Low Ut Italn. Veloc- SUtlon. a.m n't. tall, Wind. Ity Weathar Atlanta. Oa.... 10 25 ..NW 18 Clear Atlantic City.. It " .30 W lllamarck. N.O, 13 Boaton, Mas .. 41 lluftalo. N. y,, 21 Ctiarloaton . ., II Chicago , 28 Cincinnati ,,,. 21 Clateland , ... 21 Dtnvcr ,,,.,., 28 Dtrolt 24 Cfalveaton ,.,, 11 Harrlaburr .-.. 30 Hatteraa 40 llallfai. N.S., 31 Helena, Mont,, 10 Huron. H. t... 18 Indlanapolla ,,,30 Jacksonville .,, 21 Knoxtlue, Tenn 30 Utile Hock. ... 40 Lo Anaelea ,. 54 LouUvllla ..... 12 Montgomery . 31 Montreal. Can. II Naabrllle 34 New Orleans .. 4t New York ... S3 Norfolk, Va. ,. 34 Oklahoma 31 18 12 N NW W w NW HW NW H W NE3 nnow P.CIdY Italn tinow Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Clear Rnow Cloudy Cloudy Clear Italn P.Cldy Snow Snow Clear tinow Cloudy Rain Cloudy Clear Snow Clear Clear Cloud Clear Clear Snow Snow Clear Snow Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rata Clear cloudy Saaw Dur 19 28 18 24 14 22 io 20 .10 24 20 20 24 24 34 II 21 It 34 30 18 21 38 21 40 .01 .13 .01 .31 : ,i NW 20 NW 21 38 sv NW Y w SB SW W NB W W NW W N NW c. W SK 31 .! U " 30 40 .. 11 : 3 '. 23 , Omaha. Nel). . 24 Philadelphia .. 14 Phoenix. ArU. . i4 PHtaUirch 24 Portland. Me.. 40 Portland. Ore . 3 Cluelwc. Can.. 34 Ht Loul . 38 St. Paul Won. 11 Salt Lake . . 31 8aa Antonio 14 , Ban Franclaco St Santa Pa ... 33 8a u Marie. 4 34 12 28 31 -42 .02 31 NW 24 .20 NK 41 34 .. NW J 1 . NW 20 30 .. NB .. I NB 12 .ill HB 19 4 .01 NW J 34 143 NW . . (A NW 34 .14 NW 13 ifc""' I ."!??? 11 AtHUIIUS it Cloudy I Vt'laoli, C I .' HW U t-iaua GREAT VERDUN FORT OF DOUAUMONT CAPTURED Continued from Pace One capture was given out by the War Office! "The armored fortress of Douaumont, the northeastern pillar of the permanent main line fortifications of Verdun was captured by storm yesterday by the 2Uh Regiment of Brandcnburgors. It Is now firmly In German hands." "To tho cast of the Maas (Meuso niver) conilderablo advances Were made on our battle front In tho presence of tho King and Emperor (ICalser Wlllielm). Wo (Mined possesion of hills southwest of tho village of Louvemont (north of verdiinj, as well ns n group of fortified positions situated further enpt. in a fierce rush for- warn, a no uranucnourgcr rcsiniuuiH pushed on as far ns tho village and ar mored fort of Douaumont, which was car ried by storm. "In tho Woovro plain Iho resistance of tho enemy was broken down along tho en tire front as far ns the neighborhood of Marphavlllo. "South of tho high road from Paris to Metz our troops aro closely pursuing the retreating enemy. "The announcement of tho capture of tho village of Champarcuvlllo yestorday ' was la sed on a report which has turned 1 out to bn erroneous. "On tho night of Fcbrunry 25 the Eng I llsh attempted to carry out an advance cast of Armentlcrcs, but were repulsed. "In Chnmpagno tho French attacked In the south of Snlnto a Py the positions wo captured on February 12 and succeed- I ed In penetrating tho first-line trenches over a width of 250 yards." 1 This announcement was followed by dem onstrations of Joy. Flags were raised over public nnd private buildings and the prnlso of the gallant Bratidenburgers were on nil lips. There was a procession through Un ter den Linden and the national nnthem was sung before the palace. Tho capture of Fort Douaumont means a train of nnnroxlmatclv two mora miles I of ground for tho Germans. Moro Im portant still, It removes the chief menace to an advance south of Ornes, for tho sweeping plain south of that town was under tho guns of tho fort. Under cover of darkness following the victory, tho Germans worked feverishly bringing up fresh guns and ammunition nnd now the big mortars In the fort are smashing tho city of Verdun Itself. Fires havo broken out and many of the French reserves, which were held there by Gen eral Humbert, havo been forced to rctlro to escape annihilation by the German shells. Tho sixth day of tho battle of . ir..,.,i,,n oniD v.n r-A..n. iinA, Ai. .... ' ,,, frm vr,inn mnnnin .. .i.,n advance since last Sunday when tho drive against tho French fortress was opened. It Is believed that the capture of Ver dun Is now only a matter of a few days. PARIS. Feb. 26. Further withdrawals by tho French i north of Verdun aro admitted by tho j French War Ofllcc In an official communi que given out today. The French outposts at Ornes nnd Ilennemont wero withdrawn, although It was Mated that they had not been at tacked by the Germans. 1 An aitlllery duel of extreme violence Is raging along the front with the French guns exchanging shell for shell with tho i guns of the Germans. The Germans are making enormous sac- ! rlflcos of life. The communique states that the French are meeting these terrific attacks In most of th&psltlons that they have held ulnco tholr new line was established. In the region of Beaumont the assaults of the Germans wero particularly severe, being preceded by furious drum fire. The text of tho official communlquo fol lows : "The battle Is continuous In the region to the north of Verdun, where the enemy continues to direct his efforts against the front to tho east of the Mcuse. According to the latest reports, our troops are re sisting In their same positions the repeat ed assaults of the enemy, who no longer counts his sacrifices. "In tho region of Beaumont the combat has nssumed a character partlculnrlj sanguinary. "On the Wocvre front the advance forces which we had held as the line of observation from Ornes to Ilennemont since the fighting of last year have been withdrawn from tho base of the Meuso heights, on the order of their commander unu wunoiu any uubcks irom ine enemy. Our artillery on tho right bank nnd ' left bank of the Meuse Is responding with out cessation to tho enemy's bombnrd ment." Using fresh soldiers that wero brought up to replace the German troops, who had becn wearied by constant day and night fighting, the Crown Prince began n series of fresh assaults after a cannonade of tho greatest fury. i FRRXCH WITHDRAW. The attack centered against Fort Beau mont, the way being opened by the volun tary abandonment of earthworks li front of the fort by the French to avoid useless bloodshed Tho Teutons fought with the greatest bravery and never fallerpd ns the storm of French shells tore through their ranks. But llesh and blood, no matter how great the gallantry, coum not stana before the death scythexof the French Hre. Sheila from hundreds of guns and bullets from ' countless machine guns and thousands of rifles decimated the German ranks. Battalion after battalion was hurled forward by the German commander In utter disregard of the enormous loss of human life. Soon the field was plied high with the corpses, and the charging sol diers stumbled over the bodies and fell amid their own slain, It was carnage such as had not been seen before In the war. Lven the German rushes at Ypres, when their charges were described aH i gigantic, assaults In which the soldiers rolled forward like endless waves of the sea. were as nothing compared with the onslaughts of the massed phalanxes north of Verdun, TWO CORPS WIPED OUT. It appears probable that nearly two Ger man army corps have been completely wiped out In massed attacks against some of the strongest field positions the world has ever known. There Is not longer any doubt that tho Germans are hurling nil their resources into the Verdun attack, hoping to blast a road to Paris and end the war. The enormous losses already suffered by the Teutons Is considered proof that the Kaiser has embarked on a'venture planned to bring France to her knees. LONDON, Feb. 26. The battle of Ver dun was resumed today with all Its orig inal fury, the Germans continuing to throw dense masses of Infantry against the new French lines. Today's fighting went on In bitter cold and a driving storm of snow, which fell last night and today throughout Northern France. The German lossea so far In the battle are estimated by a high French military authority at 160,000 men. Last night, according to the afternoon bulle ton from Paris, the French withdrew their lines about a mile on the left, next to the Meuse. v The main Oermart .force Is now only two miles from the outer defense works. Heavy German and Austrian guns, of 15 and 17-Inch calibre, have been brought up, and 'a shattering 'tjombardment of the French works has been 'begun. Fort de Belleville and Fort de Marro are under the fire of the big German guns, which are pounding away from their po sitions on an eight-mile front between Con senvoys and Ornes. More than 400 guns are massed behind the German front and the cannonade of the French redoubt and forta Is described as the subllmest spectacle of destruction and thunder slnc the world began. The Germans are in possession of all positions as far as the Ridge of Louve mont, five miles north of Verdun, but the statement Issued last night by the. French War Ofllce reports Oerman at tacks of unprecedented violence) on La Cote du Poivre, a half mile further south and only a mil and a half from, tho .Fort du Douaumont, f CROWN PRINCE WON KAISER TO FAVOR VERDUN OFFENSIVE i . PETROGRAD, Feb. 20. The army newspaper Russkl Invalid prints n story partly based on a Stockholm report of n council of war in Berlin at which, it is stated, tho assault of Verdun was decided upon. Tho council was convened, tho story says, to discuss some moves to piTsct tho taking of Erzerum by the Russians. The Kaiser presided at the council, others present Including tho German Crown Prince, the Crown Prince of Bavaria and Field Marshals von Hlndcnburg and von Mackcnsen. The Princes strongly advocated an attack on tho French front and proposed Verdun ns the objective. Field Marshals von Hlndenburg and von Mackcnsen opposed this, urging thnt It would bo better to develop tho operations already planned on tho Russian front, where von Hinden bilrg believed that tho chances of success were greater. Field Marshal von Hlndcnburg expressed doubt whether in any case an attack on Verdun could succeed, and argued that If It failed, thus proving that the new long-rango guns were less formidable than had been stated, tho Germans would bo discouraged and would be "deprived of the moral support, espe cially needed in the Varfarc against the Russian troops." The Field Marshals, however, were overruled by the Kaiser, who supported his son, and orders were Immediately given for tho necessary concentration. OFFENSIVA GENERALE SU TUTTE LE FRONTI DECISA E IMMINENTE? Si Dice a Roma Che il Momcnto E' Opportune per Assestare Un Buon Colpo alia Germania UN ATTACCO FRUSTRATO nOMA, 20 Febbralo. Icrl Bern II MInlHtero della Guerra pub bllcava It scguente rapporto del generale Cndornn circa la sltuazlono sulla fronto ltnlo-austrlaca: "Lungo tutta la fronto dl battaglla l'nt tlvlta' dell'nrtlgllerla o" ntnta o3tacolata dalle condlzlonl ntmosfcrlcho sfavorovoll. "Sulla colllna dl Santa Maria, durante la notto dal 23 al 24 Febbralo, alcunl nostrl rcpartl avanzntl Borprcsoro II nemlco montro Infurlava una tempesta dl novc. Un rcparto nemlco, vestlto dl tunlcho blanche per non esscro scopcrto, tentava nppunto dl avlclnarsl alio nostro poslzlonl. Questo reparto fu icsplnto o lasclo' nclle nostro manl molti prlglonterl e sul tcrrcno moltl mortl." OFFKNSIVA OEXEKALi:? Telegramml da Pctroprad dlcono cho I russl hanno riprcso vlolentementc l'offcn Rlva nella Gallzla o nella Pnlnnla o cho lo czar lo si trova al quartlere generalo Dalla fronto balcanlca si hanno puro no tlzlo cho funno supporro Iminlncnte una nffensiva degll nllcatl, cd I comunlcatl uf flclali Itallunl ilnnno notlzla dl una ccrta rlprcsa dl attlvlta' sulla fronto ulplnn, partlcolarmento In dirczlone dl Lcvlco, til Trento o ,dl Itoercto. D'ora Innanzl gll alleatl saranno com pletnmente prontl per una grand? offenslva generale su tutto lo frontl, glacche' sembra opportuno II momento dl nsscstaro un colpo alia Germania mentrcquesta o' Im pegnata nulla sua offenslva contro la fortczz.v dl Verdun, clo' cho da' un van tagglo ngll alleatl. lerl un personagglo dlplomutlco csprl meva 1'oplnlono cho non c' imposzlbllo che II mese dl marzo debba'vedero la declslonc delta guerra, c cho In ognl caso sara.' uno del mcsl plu' memorablll dl questo conditio, Gll alleatl li.inno ora In superloilta' dl uomlnl e dl materlalo su tutto lo frontl, comprcso quelle del Balcanl e dcll'Asla. La Germania, Invoce, nvendo trasferlto tutte le sue rlservo alia fronte occi dentals non potra' plu' mandare rlnforzl dove questl saranno neccssarli. IAustrla, impegnata nella Serbia, nel Montenegro ed In Albania, ed nttaccata vlolentemento nella Gallzla e nella Bucovina, si trovera' nella Imposslblllta' dl mnndaro alutl alia Germania. Davantt alia mlnaccla degll anglo-francesl da Salonlcco, del rumen! dal Danuhlo o della Itussla dal Mar Nero, la Bulgaria sara puro nell'lmposslblllta' di essero dl nluto al suol alleatl, o flnal- mente la Turchla non potra' fare II mini mo sforzo. hnncsrnata com' o" a narara il rninn lr.mi,nj rhB hn. Hmvntn h e rlcavo dal russl nell'Asla Mlnore. Appunto per tutte tiueste ragionl II tempo sembra proplzlo per Inlzlare 1'of fensiva genernlo contro la coallzlono aUHtro-tcdesca. LA GItECIA TENTEXXA? Intanto M ha qualcho fntto slgnlflcantc. La Legaziono greca a noma smentlva cho II mlnlstro dl Grecla a Sofia nvova assl curato II governo bulgnro cho la Grecla rlmarra neutrale ancho se 1 bulgarl nt taccheranno Salonlcco. Qucstn smentlta e' conslderata come slgnlflcanto che I greet non permetteranno cho I bulgarl per teclplno nll'attncco contro Salonlcco. Un telcgramma da Atene del resto dlca che 11 barone von Schenck. Invlato tedesco alia capltale greca, si o' rccato a Monastir donde nrocedera" alia voltn dl IlucnrMi Kgli ha detto che la propaganda tedesca in Grecla e' sclupata-o che uuo' essero dIu' proflttevolo altrove. FUNERAL PANIC; FLOOR FALLS Girder Breaks During Services Chalfonte None Injured at CHALFONTE, Pa., Feb. 26. While funeral rervices for Mrs. Abram L. Garges, of Chalfonte, were being held at her late home, n girder which supported the floor of the room where the mourners were assembled, collapsed. One hundred persona and the casket were precipitated midway to the cellar. The girder bal anced on a meat table In the cellar, and this kept the party from falling to the floor. A panic followed. Women and children cried, One woman was tempo rarily deranged. The men, including the Rev. Joseph Ruth, of Line Lexington, and the Rev. Abram Helstland, of Doylestown, quieted the excited women and children. There were no Injuries. Marriage Licenses Granted at Elklon ELKTON, Md., Feb. 26. Marriage licenses were Issued In Ulkton this morn ing to the following couples: Elzy Ford and Ethel McCormlck, Edward J, Con rad and Pmma B, Bauman, Joseph J. Berg and Nathalie Herlon, Alfred J. Doyle and Frances M. Barber, Alexander Komlnof and Margaret Lenderth, all of Philadel phia; Grant Rothrock, Rittersvllle, and Ida Stauffer, Allentown; Raymond L. quay and Anna V. Bowen, Spring City, Pa. ; James B. Frazer and Mary A. Stoops, Cowantown, Pa. : George S. Bryan, North east. Md.. and Helen Bullock, Providence, R. I.j Frederick .Kantuslallo -and Anna Branca, Norrlstown, Pa. ; Alexander S. Albright and Llltle R. Fratz, Hatfield, Pa. ; George Arner and Minnie E. Spltcoe, North Catasauqua, Pa. MILK LEG sufferer can t relief by ualns a Corliss Laced Stocking I.acee like a lesclnar. Comfort able, poroua, Hunt, atron. dur able, economical. HANITABV-j can be boiled with aoap and water. No rubhtfp In draw nr mt Made to meaeure. II Tl eaih or . i iw earn n llmh II AB poetsaia iau and free, of write for ment Itlank No. B Call and be uieaaurei eu-tneaaure- For Let- Uttra yaritot vtue, Qkle Ytctkncu, ublea. Swollen Leee. Anl unit eiuer vet Troublea. Wa leo make nen-eUllc Abdominal Helta to order Hour. I to 6 dally, except Sat urday I to i Feast. Corllsi Limb Specialty Co ia Hd Bldx, Pft. Walaut 191 . jTs--lS J'Ubert St.. P1U14. Ml ITT s ml IMPERILED VERDUN "GATEWAY TO PARIS"; STRONG LINK IN CHAIN Menaced for Months by Long Range Cannon of Crown Prince's Army, In trenched to North BIG RAILWAY CENTRE PARIS. Fob. 2C. Verdun, tho great fortress on the Mcuse River, about which ono of the greatest battles of the war Is now raging. Is known ns the "gateway to Paris." It Is ono of a chain of fortresses lying ncross eastern France, tho others being nt Belfort and Kplnal. The fort at Maubeuge, which was tho northernmost link, wan captured by tho Germans early In tho war. Beforo the war Verdun had a popula tion of 22,000. It Is tipllt by the Meuso and also by n. canal which flows Into tho Meuso from the west. Tho city Ih girdled by 21 forts, nil of modern construction nnd protected with tho tieavlcst ordnnnco in tho French nrmy. Tho railway lines pass through Verdun, one from enst to wcit. the other from north to south. In nddltlon. eight Important highways centre there. One-half these run south along tho Mcuse to St Mlhicl. where tho Germans hold a salient on the west bank of tho river: another leads eastward to St. Menc hould nnd connects with tho famous old Roman road : another icnds through tho Argonno to tho northwest, whllo others pass Into a network of highways which Ho in tho Woovro district. MKXACED FOR MONTHS. Verdun has been within cannon shot of tho battle lines since tho German drive on Paris was halted and tho Crown Prince's army Intrenched Itself north of the city. It lias been shelled by long range German mortars nnd also by Ger man air craft, but hnd suffered llttlo from this fire. The military Importnnco of Verdun lies chiefly in tho fact that it Is one of tho few good crossing places on tho Mouse. It lies on a range of hills, nnd the guns of Its forts not only control tho Meuso and Its bridges, but also tho railroads and Important hlghwnys leading to tho west. In order to advance through such country nH that surrounding Verdun, highways nro absolutely essential, and If Verdun could bo tnkon tho Germans would ac qulro the roads. Tho city Is a picturesque old place, with crooked, narrow streots and historic build ings. Verdun holds nil Importnnt' placo In cany European History, for. In tho treaty of Verdun In 843. tho possession of Charlemagne wero divided among tho three grandsons, Lothalrc, Louis tho Ger man and Charles tho Bald. Tho French and German members of tho Emplro were novor ngaln united. CITY IS HISTORIC. Tho city was early the seat of a bishop, nnd remained free and Imperial until 1662, when It was taken by tho French, al though It was not formally ceded to France until the peace of Westphalia, In 1018, by which Austria gave up tho three famous bishoprics of Toul, Verdun nnd Metz. Verdun was bombarded by the Pusslans In 1792 and, having surrendered after a few hours, tho Inhabitants accorded an amicable reception to tho conquerors. Tho Revolutionists recaptured tho city after tho battle of Valmy. The city was again bombarded by tho Germans in 1870 and. after a gallant resistance of three weeks was captured. In the court of the Hotel da Vllln. nn the east sldo of the Meuse. aro four can non presented to tho city by tho French Government In recognition of Its brave resistance to tho Germans In the Franco Prussian war. Tho Cathedral of Notre Dame, on the west side of the Mcuse, dates back to the eieventn century. Three Lots Bought by Electric Co. Tho Philadelphia Electric Company has purchased from William O. Hill three plots of ground each 26 feet by 16 feet J on the northwest sldo of Bartram ave nue, east of 85th street; a lot, 25 feet by 162 feet, on the northwest side of Bartram avenue, east of 81th street; and a plot of ground at 83d street nnd tho Chester Branch of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway, 107 feet by nn irregu lar depth. The assessed valuation of the four first named lots Is 1175 each, and of the last named JI60. Deaf Mutes Dance to Vibrations Three hundred members of the Philadel phia Division, No. 30, of the National Fraternal Society of Deaf Mutes last night held their third annual dance In the parish house of All Souls' Protestant Episcopal Home for Deaf Mutes, 16th street and Allegheny avenue. They danced to musla played by an orchestra, and one of the guests nrnde known that while they could not hear the time beats they felt the Vibrations. FAUM AND GARDEN HUDSON Asphalt Shingles Surfaced with red or green crushed slate, no paint or stain required. uter your home with a permanent. tic. eatherllaht roof. Will not rot. wirp. crack, break or fade. Fire reiletlcj. Save maintenance eapenee. ABK FOR BHINQLINQ AIDS NO. Hi Asphalt Ready Roofing Co. x"Vl s Church St.. New Tork SCHOOLS AND 00LXEQE3 BCH0OL or BUSINESS Match 1. apeclal evenln couraea In Short band. Typewrit In and Uookkeeptn- will be orranlied. Nine hours' Instruction la aiveo per week. Application for admlealoa enould be mad at once. Tba acnool 1 la aceelgn throughout thai entire year TEMPLE UNivERsrrv UroaJ hi. below tterkt Pl.lliluhlj. A ridUdelvbU JTD AVPR'S '3l bwib fc. BcitML fum ijjjKw win li art: rmmn URGES TAX ON WEALTH, INSTEAD OF POVERTY New Yorker, in Address to City Club, Suggests New In come Levies Ail address urging tho adoption of a rapidly progressive Federal Incomo tax to take 20 per bent, of the taxnblo income of those receiving more than $1,000,000 it year and the abolition of tho present emergency wnr tnxes was delivered today nt a luncheon of the City Club of Philadel phia In tho Real Usiato Trust Building by Benjamin C. Marsh, of Now York city, exccullvo secretary of tho Association for nn nqullnble Federal Incomo Tax. Mr. Marsh asserted that tho present sys tem of taxation In thin country wnn on the bnsls of "To him who hath Bhnll bo given, nnd from him thnt hnth not shall ho tnken even that which ho sccmcth to have." He called attention to tho fact that the farms, forests, mines, oil fields nnd all of tho large natural resources of tho country wero owned nnd controlled by nn extremely smnll proportion of the popu lation, nnd on this basts challenged tho honesty of tho present system of taxation as practiced In tho United States. To bring tho forco of his arguments home to his nudlenco Mr. Mnrsh spoke of tho situation In this city as follows; ,'A very small BUper-tax on tho hun dreds of millions of dollnts of land values In Philadelphia would inert any Increases In the city budget, and every man In this audience knows thnt municipal cxpendl. turcs, Including pcimanent Imp.'ovomcnts, have benefited financially only a umali pKicontaBe of the population here tho owners of land. It Is both unjust and un necessary to keep rents high and Incrcnso the unearned profits of lnnd speculators by taxing buildings." SHARP MISSIVE TO AUSTRIA LIKELY ON PETROLITK CASE Stato Department Replying to Ro quest for More Data WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Tho Stnto Department today was preparing addi tional data on tho Austrian submarine attack on tho Standard Oil tanker Pctro llto In tho Mediterranean last December. Tho Austrian reply, now In Secretary Lansing's hands, pleads for additional In formation. This will bo completed soon nnd it wilt bo forwarded to Ambnssador Penflold at Vienna probably next week. It Is probable, It Is said at tho depart ment today, that n Bharper mlsslvo will accompany tho data. In tho answer now In the Stato Department's hands, Austria Is understood to havo net up tho claim that tho submarine commander fired on tho Pctrollto because ho thought the vessel was trying to run him down. FARMERS TO TALK ON "SPUDS" Discussion Today on Best Brand for Eastern Pennsylvania What aro the best potatoes to (jrow in eastern Pennsylvania, and what has Penn sylvania dono In adopting standard Sizes or baskets for fruit and vegetables? Thoso questions will bo answered nt the final session of the Farmers' Institute Mooting for Philadelphia County In Hor ticultural Hall at 2 o'clock this afternoon, under tho auspices of tho Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and tho Florists' Club of Phlladclpnla. Addresses will be mado by Prof. Franklin Mcnges, on "Insect Life In Agriculture"; M. II, Mc Callum, on "Alfalfa"; J. Otto Thllow, of Henry A. Dreer, Inc., on "Our Gardens," and John D. Herr. on "Injurious Insects and Diseases of Garden Truck and Field Crops." Rome Express Wreck Kills Nine FLORENCE, Italy, Ffb. 2C The Itomo express was derailed near Cortona to day and nine passengers were killed and many Injured. STEAMSHIPS Under the Tropic Moon Down here the nights are balmy. Theair is soft with the perfume of flowers and the spicy scents of the tropics. Visit this Island of Enchantment Porto Rico, Gem of the Caribbean. 16-Day Cruise, $94.50 and up Including All Ezpemet Tho eteamer ie your hotel, from New York to and around Porto Rico and return, eloppini at principal ports. Comfort able, roomy accommodations on 10,000-ton eteamere, fly ins the American Flat;. A tailing every Saturday at noon. Wnto lor illustrated booklet. Cniiiing Department PORTO RICO LINE 1 1 Broadway New York Ilraucli Ticket OMlce 101 Chealnut Ht. l'lillauelplila WINTER BESOMS ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. I Superior location with an I unobstructod view of btjach, txrul boardwalk Arecotfrnzad I 3tanaardofeaellen.co I Carc..,60di iMWJ.BU2ay. THE LEADING RESORT HOI (I Or THt WORLD JiDarworoiiflM6KniwiDi A.TL.ANTIU CITY. N. J. owMtnaHie UAsistivcHT IQBIH WHITE eV SONS COMPANY w1 !?! V itstL r - Swedenborgian Borough a Model Community THE New Jerusalem settlement at Bryn Athyn is engaged in building a cathedral on Gothic lines, by old time methods, All the work is done by hand, and the structure s being erected at an amazing expenditure o time and money, This religious colony ha' endured; expanded, prospered and kept out of the newspapers for twenty-one ye?r8' l story is intensely interesting, and in Sunday Public Ledger May Bosnian has written of it with sympathy and understanding. mmmmmmmmmmm ALLIES IIG OFFENSIVE ALL WAR M' Czar Opens General Mol' ment by Heavy Operatiof in Galicia and Polandl ACTION INBALKlNg .So' Simultaneous Campari Planned to Take AdvantatS of Situation in France j. Telegrams from nusslsouVcjJ n violent resumption of often8v. $!' . t,.ou.,u, command of the CMfyra Preparations for nn Imminent iT '3 nro nlso reported from the nattl.M?0"' Italian communiques ..ri i-iiW tlvlty on the Alp.. frontl pirfflM tho direction of Lovlco KHfl llovereto, mnt-iM From now onward tho Allli, mM entirely ready for a great general iJSl iporluno to take adriSral of . , !, .nmn. orCcns'v against tviSH' to strlko simultaneously on all thtfottst A diplomatic porsonago cxptwia tM opinion today that the month r,Sj. any ense it will bo onn nf v- " eventful months. The Allies are'iopS? In i on n twl 1nnrnttnl . .11 m a vw(j ;V'ih" "n:,v """," "," ,ront8' KW Having transferred all lmmn. .S Eerves to the western front, Oerrnin u" no longer nblo to send heavy- reinforce?, Austria, em-mred In MotM., xr'...i.' and Albania, and violently iitlai.ua u- Gallcla and Dukowlna, will be unable if, send assistance to tho Germans. 'M Bulgaria will bo unable Jo 'tender' &3 maumtu in wra oi mo AnKIo-French then; bco ui oaiomca, irom Human a. m'nr Dnnube, nnd Itussla, on tho Black Set, & Turkey Is wrlthlnir unrfrr it., -i.3 blows of tho Itusslan attack Irf 'ArntenliM PORTUGAL ON VERk OF WAR WITH KAISER Utenmintt I InnlnUAn Al.ao J.? . '! j. auiiuui. wuuiaira .riuiugauuIlMI Treaty With Germany to .national interest LISBON, FebjUJy , ui uuiwuuu x ui luK.ti nnu uennasj Is imminent. Dr. Alfonso Aceitar Hit Premier. In a speech In tho Chsunlw tl Deputies, today Declared that heicorirll- orcu u in mo ocsi interests or i'ortcru to allow tho existing treaty with Germany iu liipau iil uuvu. xiu u-uueu inatfOrtutu was prepareu ror nny eventualities indi; eating that Portugal Is prepares fort Seventy German and Austrian" iMm' havo been seized by the Portujese ViHUJ tary and naval authorities In' thl nil other ports. In addition German ui Austrian supplies nro being conflscatid. ' Tho Premier hns announced that ef forts wero mado to destroy seven of ttil ! German ships seized In this port. ' , A largo nuantlty of explores vraiji found on board tho North Gfrraan Lloxdj liner Buelow, which has been requli!-H Honed by the Portuguese GqVernmeot, , School Reopens In'jfWfwSfr The public school In Foleroft nas been reopened after having been ttosed for; about two weeks, following 'atf efrKfemlaJ of measleH. ' J STEAMSHIPS omul ATLANTIC CITY. N. 3. ixarocst TiuivRoor Btaoirr n txmmtfn. "-" w"-r- Westminster ftiXiKvM sim n dl. to 112.60 up wklr. CUM."' J mtOWN'S MILLS.lN.THE-rlMEJ mrrn txtxt IN TUB rwa-:?z, m J.XHH aa-s pi.ee tor reeupsr.. water and food. ' ?a?UMDD&- PRepabI Urn V FROM wt y iE. .' il jeHk! y 3T h WINTEIt BES0RT3 mmmmRmmmmmm 'si Jfl
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