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EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1916.
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CIVILIANS FLEE
PROM VERDUN BY
FRENCH ORDERS
German Guns Batter City
to Pieces Noted Ca
thedral Smashed
ftONCOMBATANTS KILLED
fcAttiB, Feb. 29. Tho city of Verdun
Is being battered to pieces rjy neavy tfcr
rnan guns.
Projectiles from tho biff siege howitzers
of the Germans are smashing tho historic
twelfth century cathedral of Notra Damo
and other historic buildings.
Details received hero today from tho
French front show that tho Ocrmans havo
been shelling tho city of Verdun since last
Thursday, and that many civilians havo
been kilted.
The remaining civilians havo been or
dered to leave by tho French comman
der. The heaviest fire camo from tho direc
tion of Splncourt, which Is nearly 20 miles
northeast of tho city and far behind tho
battlo lines.
Tho bombardment, which began at dawn
Thursday, lasted until dawn on Friday
without Intermission. At least eight 12
and JB.Inch shells fell In tho city or tho
suburbs every hour. Klghty-seven ex
ploded In tho streets during tho can
nonade, tearing mighty excavations Into
the ground and shattering buildings Into
piles of wreckage.
Up to Friday only 21 noncombatnut3
were known to havo boon killed.
From Thursday on tho bombardment
has been Intermittent, sometimes dying
down to an occasional shell and ngnin
rising to a perfect tornado of steel.
J3eforo they were ordered out on Fi I
day the civilian population lived through
out the mighty German cannonade in
bombproof cellars.
Tho exodus was a sorry spectacle. Tho
men and women tramped from their
homes out Into the snow, leaving nil their
household effects behind. As they nod
from their homes shells were crashing
Into tho city behind them and fires wcro
raging. Tho rofugecs had to tramp three
miles Into tho country to a railway sta
tion. Thero they found they had to tracl
In open freight cars through ley wind ami
storms of snow.
200 AT WEST CHESTER
SUFMAGE CONVENTION
County Delegates Submit Their
Reports and Prominent
Guests Speak
WEST CHESTER.. Pa., Feb. 23. The
county convention of tho Woman Suffrago
Party of Chester County Is being held In
tho Now Century Club hero today. Mem
bers or tho party and workers In tho ,
cause are present from every section of
the county, probably two hundred persons
composing the mooting.
MfS. Louis Lawrence Smith, of Straf
ford, the county president. Is presiding
and Is assisted by Mrs. W. P. Sharpless.
tho West Chester leader of tho commit
tee, who Is the hostess for tho day. Guests
of honor at the convention are Mrs.
George Orlady, State president; Mrs.
George Dlbert, State chairman of Woman
Suffrage party; Mrs. Georgo Piersol, of
Philadelphia; Miss Shaner, of New York,
and Mrs. Orme, of Wayne.
Mrs. George Hoffman, of West Chester.
Is In charge of tho reception of tho guests,
and Mm. Herman F. Wycrs was In charge
of the luncheon preparations. Tho t.esslon
was more of a social than a business one,
and tho forenoon was devoted to receiv
ing reports from delegates In various tcc
tlons of the county.
Tho afternoon session gavo the women
, an opportunity of hearing somo stirring
words from the prominent gues,t,s as well
as from some of the local delegates.
PIGS MAY BE PIGS ALL RIGHT,
BUT WHO IS THE MARAUDER?
Farmers to North of City Mystified
Over Losses
Who killed the pigs? That Is the ques
tion farmers to the north of this city
are Jrylng to solve. They are In contin
ual fear that more pigs will be killed,
but they have scarcely any clue to the
identity of the death-dealing marauder.
Within several days at least -5 pigs
"who made their domiciles at various
points between Rydal and Willow Grove
have been killed. Who killed them? The
only chie Is that In almost every case
part of the carcass was eaten, Indicating,
some of the Montgomery County amateur
sleuths believe, that the motive of the
Hlayer was hunger.
fo one haa yet really Been the mys
terious lover of good pork. Many de
scriptions have been given, but none of
them corresponds. Some have said a largo
dog was the culprit, others attribute It
to a. Wplf and still others say It Is a
mountain lion, otherwise known In va
rious sections of the country as a panther,
puma, cougar or catamount.
Zoologists In Montgomery County say
they 'would not be surprised If It was
the latter, for a mountain Hon Is a member
of the cat family and so many farmers
have Hhot at It that they think It must
have at least nine lives.
On the other hand, the Montgomery
County police, who have reputations as
crack shots, believe that the mountain lion
or whatever It Is will be safe so long as
the fanners continue to shoot at It.
972 LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED
IN LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Six Applications Held Under Advise
ment and 56 Refused
, fiCJUHTON. Pa.. Feb. 29. Nine hun
ted and seventy-two liquor licenses, Jn
tludinr eight for breweries, were granted
in Lackawanna. County today by Judges
Edwards and O'Neill.
Two new retail licenses, for places that
lad bora until a year ago, were granted,
tnd six other i)ew applications were held
under advisement until Judge Newcomb
returns tp the city,
Flfty-slx new applicants -were summar
ily refused,
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Found Hidden in. Saloon, Man Is Held
William B. Cannon, 35 years old. of
ztn tiozta Tin street, waa neld in 71000
bal for a further hearing by Magistrate
Beaton at the Central Station today, ac
cused of having forced an entrance Into
the saloon of H, J Basenfelder, at $00
Race street, earlier in the day. Basen
felder testified' that ha closed the saloon
at 3 o'clock, and wfcen. he returned from
a restaurant an hour later he found that
tome one had broken a panel In the. door
with cobble etone and had unfastened
tttt taiiStcit
Fattery Men Discusa Labor
JUprwsntativea at sanitary pottery
manuftn'tvrc-ra assembled today at the
Bail vvw-SKrstt ford to discusa autfttaiu.
iKutineat to their trade, tkWfly ilut labor
:v..,kL( jn A. M MmftfBtfr, OX TreiWtMi.
cr.di at t sau--a, wm Will V se-
The War Today
Actions In tho Cnucnsua and
Mesopotamia fields arc closely re
lated. The Turks arc evacuating
Trebizond nnd neighboring cities
on the Black Sea coast before the
double Slav ndvance in Armenia.
In Mesopotamia the British relief
column moving to aid of tho force
beleaguered at Kut has engaged
the Turks on the Tigris. It has
advanced despite the rise of the
river.
GERMANS PIERCE LINES
SOUTHEAST OF VERDUN
Continued from I'nitc One
court and Blaneeo. clearing the enemy
from tho wooded roirloii north nnd east of
WntronUllo nnd Haudimont, and taking la voce cho I'ltnlla dlchlarera' probabll
Manheulles and Champion. i mente In questa scttlmnna la guerra alia
"Up to last night wo had counted these Ocrmnnln, prendendo occnslono nppunlo
unbounded prisoners as 228 olllcers and dalla rlapertura della camera. II Pnrla
16,575 men. AVc havo also taken 78 can. mento dovrebbo cssero convocato domanl,
non and 86 mnchlno guns, nnd war mate- j prlmo Marzo, come si stablll1 nel dlccmbro
rial that cannot yet bo counted. scorso, quando li sesslono fu cliiusa dopo
At tho foresters house nt Thliivllle, voto dl flducla dnto nl Ministers- Salan
northeast of Uadonvlllor. a projecting por- ora.
Hon of n French position was taken by us,
together with a largo number of prison
ers. PAULS. Feb. 29.
Germnn troops have captured Man
heuttos, a strongly fortified village In tho
Wocvro plains, southeast of Verdun, nnd
two miles northeast of Fresnes, according
to today's official communique from the
French War OJllce. Tho communique also
admits a tempornry success for the Ger
mans In Lorraine.
In tho region to tho north of Verdun
tho Kaiser's forces last night renewed
tholr attack on tho village of Douaumont
These wcro repulsed after hamlto-hand
lighting.
ltKPULSU TEUTON ATTACKS.
The text of tho communique follows:
To the north of Verdun the bombard-
ment has continued very violently. In tho
sector to tho cast of the Mouse violent
local attacks, renewed during tho night at
various times in tho region of the village
of Douaumont and developing Into hand-
to-hand conlllcts, were repulsed by our
troops.
"In tho Woovro, the Germans succeeded,
after a violent artillery preparation, In
capturing tho village of Manhtiellcs. A
counter-attack Immediately carried our
troops back to the west border of the vil
lage, which we now havo under our lire.
"In Lorralno tho enemy penetrated somo
smnll trench sections In tho advance line,
from which ho was almost Immediately
driven.
"Thero Is nothing to report on tho rest
of tlio front."
Whllo violent fighting rages nrnund tlio
heights of Douaumont, the Germans are
trying to drive homo fresh attacks at
two widely separated points. In older to
encircle Verdun and cut tho lines of com
munication of tho French. Tho German
attack in Champagne, In tlio hector of
Navarln farm, was oldently an attempt
to gain control of tho Ithcims-Vcrdun rail
way, one of the chief supply lines feed
ing and arming the French forces in the
garrison. Tho assault was mado at a
point where tho German lines are near
est tho railway, and by the capturo of
N'avarln fnrm tho Teutons arc now only
six miles from tlio railway line.
Hugo masses of men aro being thrown
against tho French lines along the rail
way in tho Wocvro plain between Clx,
Manheulles i.nd Fresnes.
IIIILIEVK FOE KXHAUSTHD.
French military experts, who hold that
tlio battle of Verdun Is drawing to a close,
base their belief upon tho fact that the
Germans havo nearly exhausted tho im
mense supplies of men and munitions that
were concentrated north of tho fortress
for the drive.
Tho fact that the artillery fire on both
flanks of the Germanfront north of Ver
dun was slackened was held to be the re
sult of necessary economy of shells. In
stead of attacking on an extended front,
the Germans concentrated their lire over
a front of approximately two miles from
a point west of Douaumont to a point cast
of Vaux. They evidently hoped to blast
their way through tho French defensive
works at that point to open the way for
Infantry attacks against tho Inner French
line.
Standing on a hill four miles north of
Fort Douaumont. Kaiser Wllhelm watched
for six hours the bloody strugglo for pos
session of the fort, according to German
prisoners whose stories were telegraphed
here today.
A raw wind blew sheets of rain and
snow across the eminence and staff olllcers
urged the Emperor, on account of his
recent Illness, not to expose himself. De
spite their entreaties he lield to his post,
field class In hand and protected by a
great storm proof coat, until the Brand
cnburgers charged Into tho French posi
tions. Tho Douaumont guns did frightful ex
ecution before they were silenced by
Get man howitzers. Battalion after bat
talion of German troops almost disap
peared from sight as big shells tore their
fronts.
Tho slaughter north of Pepper Heights
equals that around Douaumont. Every
foot of flat land approaching the ridge is
commanded by French guns. Steady
sheets of shrapnel and shells aro break
ing over this plain. N'ot evpn by de
fending themselves behind parapets of
dead bodies could tho Germans hope to
advance through Infantry actions.
WOMANLESS HAT CAPTURED
Mystery Surrounds Millinery Creation
Found by Gallnnt Cop
A mystery deep and Impenetrable con
fronts the police of tho northwestern sec
tion of the city. It centres around a
woman's white hat. The dainty piece of
headgear, with the woman missing, was
found clinging to the limb of a tree at
Bldge avenue nnd Cumberland street.
It was a white hat, and a plume which
It bore wigwagged lazily In the breeze
which blew through the tall poplars of
Falrmount Park.
As Policeman Bradley spied the mil
linery, he thought It was a woman caught
In the tree and beckoning to him for help.
Always gallant, he didn't hesitate, but
hastened to the tree. Then he saw to
his confusion that the hat was woman
less. By means of a stepladder he man
aged to capture It and took the creation
to the 26th and York streets station.
The hat bore the name of Meyer, Jonas
son & Co., New York, Altoona and Bos
ton. As It waB rather conservative, the cops
believed that the hat blew from Boston.
It Is In charge of the matron, Mrs. Mary
Long, Unless the owner claims It the
police will present It to the matron.
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SICREDECHEL'ITALIA
DICHIARERA' GUERRA
PUREALLAGERMAMA
L'Opinionc Pubblica la Do-
mnnda e l'On. Snlnndrn Para
Forse Dichiarazioni in Pro-
posito alia Camera
QUEL CHE DICE ESSAD
ItOMA, 29 Febbralo.
Questa scttlmann si rlnpro II Parla
mento. e nel oorrldol dl Montecltorlo o
negll altrl clrcoll politic! corre Insistento
II fntto o' chc l'oplnlono pubblica do
manda chn II governo dlchlnrl ormnl la
guerra alia Ocrmnnln, ma non scmbra
che II governo si sla declso ancora a questo
passo. Ccrto c' cho l'on. Salandra sont
Ira' quail sono lc dlsposlzlonl della Ca
mera o del Senato cd aglra' In questo
senso.
I glnrn.'tli romanl dlcotio cho In un con
slgllo dl mlnlstrl chc ebbe luogo domenlca
II gablnctto declso dl portnro la qulstione
davantl nlla Camera soltanto so la Ca
mera lo rlchlcdora'. Ad ognl modo la
rlapertura del Pnrlamento e' attesn con
Interesso soltanto per questa qtilstlono
dello rclazlonl tra Gerninnla cd Italia.
T.A IUTIIIATA PA DUIIAZZO.
Tuttl I clornall affennano rhe I'ovacu-
azlono dl Durazz-i da parte dello forzo
' Itnllnno che I'avovano occupato tre inesl
' fa fu compluta scguendo I planl cho a
questo propositi! crnno gin' da lungo tempo
stall preparntl dallo Stato Magglore.
Iovncuazlono dl Durazzo doveva Infattl
avvonlro non appena fosscro statl salvatl
1 rcstl dell'escrclto scrbo, o cosl' nvvctinc.
Lo sforzo mllitnro Itnllano suU'iiltrn
spunda dell'Adrlatlco dovev.i svllupparsl
c si svlluppera' soltanto a Valona, cloo'
per la dlfes.i dl Valona, cho o' a circa 80
mlglla da Durazzo r chc ha valoro stratc
glco per nulla affatto llcvc.
II Glornnle d'ltalla pubblica un'liiter
vlsta con Essad pascla' chc. conio snpclc,
si trova a Ilomn. Kssad ha detto:
"L'occupazlone austrlac.i deH'Albanla i
puramente tempornnca o flnlr.i' senza dub
blo con un dlsastro mllitnro e politico. Lo
forzo austrlncho sono miuacclato da trlhu'
ostlll o sono espuste nl pciicolo dl vcdersl
tagllate lo loro vlo dl rltirata dagll
itallani clip occupano Valona. K pol I
mlel compatrlottl. Insofterentl dl un glogo
come quello dell'Austrla si rlvoltcianno
ben presto.
"L'Adrlatlco c destinato a dlvcnlre un
mare Itnllnno. c la vlttorla degli Itallani
sugll austrlael o' ccrta. Tanto 1 montc
iicgrlui qtiantu I .serbl sono profondamento
gratl nil Itnlla per II geneioso uluto clio
questa ha d.ito loro. aluto che II ha sal
vatl dalla dlstruzlnuo o chc ha nccresciuto
immensameuto II prcstlglo dcll'Italla ncllo
popolazlono baleanlche serbc."
l'ssad ha detto chc egli conta dl rltor
naro prcHto in Albania.
Si apprenclo cho II prlnclpc Alessandro
dl Serbia fara' presto un vlnggln a Iloma,
Parlgl o Londra per rlngrnzlnro gll al
leatl deH'asslstenza data al serbl dopo la
loro Hconlltta da p.uto degll austriacl.
LA TUHC1HA TKXTEN.VA?
DlspaccI da Ateno dlcono cho tanto I
turchl quanto I bulgarl si Manno muo
endo per venire nd un'Intesa con lo
potenzo alleatc della Quadrupllce. La
sola coha che Turchla o Bulgaria doinun
dano c' dl rltenere la loro poslzlone o la
loro Integrlta'. I tin cm avrebbcro visto
chlaramcnto II perlcolo chc II mluaccla
dopo la vlttorla russa dl Erzerum, coslc
ehe' davantl all'aanzata del russi nel
1'AsIa Mlnorc ossi non credono pltf dl
poter esserc adeguatamento protettl dalla
Gcrmanla o dall'Austrla.
Negll altl clrcoll mllltarl bulgarl si
tome molto 1'ohtonslone dell'attualo fron
tlera, c non si nasconde 11 fatto che, seb
bene I bulgarl possano esscre a Monastlr
cd In Albania, la loro capltalo corre serlo
perlcolo. In questl clrcoll romanl non si
prcsta troppa fedo a queste notlzle, cho
sembrano uncora premature, ma si rlcon
osce pure cho nella Penlsola Balcanlca
comlncla a vedersi un po' plu' chlaro nella
sltuazlone.
Oggl si dice perflno che il governo bul
garo ha avvcrtlto il governo dl Vienna
che la restaurazlone del prlncIpe dl Wled
sul trono nlbaneso sara' conslderata dalla
Bulgaria como tin atto dt ostllita'. So
do' o' vcro, lo relazlonl tra la Bulgaria e
gll Imped centrall devono essero gluntl
nd un punto dl tenslone cho dovrebbe far
supporro una rottura.
FOOD FAMININE IN GERMANY
CALLED MYTH OF ALLIES
Breslau Educator, Here, Says Only
Babies Suffer Lack of Milk
"There is no food famine In Germany
and thero will be none," said Professor
N. Eugene Kuhmnlann, of the University
of Breslau, at tho Bellevue-Stratford to
day. "I get letters from my wife, who Is now
In Breslau. tho last of which I received
only a few days ago. Sho mentioned an
abundance of food there. Food riots aro
myths which exist only in the Imagina
tion of the Allies.
"The only possible shortage of food
is of milk for babies. The blockade has
caused some German babies to suffer
from lack of milk, but that Is the only
effect."
Professor Kuhnemlann has been In this
country since a few weeks after the war
began. It Is Impossible for him to get
through the lines back to his country and
so he virtully will be In exile until the
conflict ends.
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TURKS EVACUATE
TREBIZOND; HIT ON
TIGRIS BY BRITISH
Removal of "War Supplies
and Troops Continues
Feverishly
AYLMER'S ARMY ADVANCE
1'ETnoaitAD, Feb. 29.
The Turks aro hnstlly evacuating the
important Ulnck Sea seaport of Trczibond
and neighboring cities beforo tho Husslnn
ndvnnce, according to Tldis dispatches
today.
Removal of wnr supplies and troops
from Trezlhond continues fcrverlshly, the
Russian Wnr Office announces. Its report
follows:
"Husslnn torpedobont destroyers hao
sunk four moro Turkish sailing ships in
tlio Black Ken. A Turkish caravan wat
bombarded and tho soldiers dispersed.
Tho Turks continue, the evacuation of Trc
zibond nnd other Turkish towns on tho
coast In the path of tho advancing Rus
sian fnrcot."
Tho evacuation of Trebizond was mado
necessary by the approach of two Rus
sian forces, ono moving wostwaid along
tho shores of the Black Sea through
Rlzeh, and tho other In n northwesterly
direction from Krzcrum. An ofllclal
statement fiom tho War Ofllco Saturday
night said that the Krzerum troops were
within 50 miles of Trebizond. Unofficial
reports havo placed the second attacking
army nbout the same distance from Trebi
zond on tho Black Sea uonst.
Trebizond lies 1J0 miles northwest of
tho fortress of Krzermn. recently occupied
by the Russians, and is the capital of a
vlllnyct of the samo name The city
stands on a plateau, surrounded by an old
wall It Is an Important trading centre
and has a population of nbout 10,000.
Xenophon and the Ten Thousand Greeks
In tho great retreat reached the sea at
Trebizond, nnd cried. "Thalassa ! Thalas-
sa !" "The Sea! Tho Sea!")
BltlTIKH REHKF AH.1IV
ATTACKS TUKKS ON THiKIS
Ilivcr Rising; Flood Expected Slavs
Send Aid by Sea
LONDON. I-Vb. 20. Tho following of
ficial communication concerning tho opera
tions of tho British in Mesopotamia was
tunrlo public Inst evening:
"On the morning of tho Slid General
Aylnier bombarded tho encniy'H camp on
tho left bank of tho Tigris to make him
disclose his disposition and nt tho samo
time to inflict tho maximum amount of
damage. The enemy, taken by sin prise,
lost heavily, and useful Information was
obtained by our neioplanes.
"A Miuill punitive column from Xaslr
lyeh moved out against a hostile concen
tration four miles north of thnt place.
inc enemy lied after suffering severely.
Our casualties were nil.
"General Aylnier continued his opera
tions the next day with tho object of
securing a fonvaid position on tho right
bank and to bring a revcrso lire on tho
enemy's position nt Hannah. On tho 25th
two of our aeroplanes flow from Basra to
General Aylmer's force.
"Tho river is rising and a flood may bo
expected In a few days.
"A f-econd disturbance between Turkish
troops and tho populneo at Xnjf is re
ported. A telegram dated the 20th, says
on effectivo bombardment of tho enemy's
camp nt Hannah is being carried out."
Pl'TTROORAD. Feb. 23. Russian troops
In tlio Caucasus aro continuing their pur
suit of the Turks, an official report says
The Turkish official report says merely:
"Thero has been no important event In
any of tho war theatres."
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FAVORS TRAINER BILL
Tho careless handling of foodstuffs ex
posed for sale by mcrchnnts nnd hucksters
will bo discussed by Director ICruseii, of
tlio Department of Health nnd Chnrltles,
nl a meeting of tho Law fommlttco o
Councils set for tomororw niicrnoon.
rri,n nifiAi. nu tvMl nn Chief John A.
Vogclson, of tho Bureau of Health, will
urgo tho Councllmcn favorably to report
a bill which has for Its object a serious
effort to provide for tho protection of food
stuffs from dust, dirt, flies and promis
cuous handling. Tho measure was Intro
ilnced at a recent session by Select t omi
cllinnn Harry .T. Trainer, of tho .Id yard.
It provides that no foodstuffs or edibles
shall bo offered or snto unless protected
from contnminntion, and when displayed
shall bo covered with a tight container of
glass, wood or metal, tho opening of which
shnll bo not less than two feet above tlio
sidewalk or ground level.
Tho bill also provides for tho mnnncr
of wrapping, an follows: "It shall not bo
lawful to wrap any such nrtlclo of food
In novvspaper, nor shall any paper bo used
for wrapping such articles nt food except
clean wrapping paper. This latter ro
utrirtinn lines not cover fruits nnd vege-
tables which are necessarily peeled or
cooked beforo use."
Violators of tho ordlnnnco can he lined
$10 for each ofTense. The bill has tho ap
proval of a number of health associations.
L'ATTACCO SU VERDUN
E' STAT0 ABBAND0NAT0
I Tcdeschi Attaccano Ora lo
Linee Francesi nella Cham
pagne La Battaglia
Indecisa
Tnttncco del tedcsclil contro la for
tezza frenceso dl Verdun o' stato virtual
mento (.pezzata dalla loslstcnza dello
truppo della Rcpiibbllcn, o le forzo dal
kaiser attaccano ora nltiovc, nella Cham
pagne. I tcdeschi vedrndo falllta la loro
formldabllo offcnslva frontarto rmitro la
fortezza, tentano ora dl aprirsi II varco
nd uvest della murnglla del nord. Un
teiegranima dl fonto svizzera, trasmesso
qui da Roma, dlco anzl cho I'attncco mi
Verdun o' stato una mora flnta o cho I
tedchchl tenteranno dl dare II colpo plu'
podcroso alio llnce francesi tia Noyon
o St. Quentln. su dl una fronto dl fiO
mlglln. Su cpiesta fronto gll attncciii tle
vrebbern cssero slmultancl. I,o stesso dls
pacclo dice cho 30,000 holdntl tcdehch! sono
statl uccisl nella battaglia dl Vordun.
BtiildinR Operation for fiOth and Pine
Jacob I-'eldman has taken title from
Frank A. Harnett to a plot of ground nt
tho northeast corner of 60th and IMno
stiects, 100 fcot by Si! feet 8 Inches,
which Is to bo Impiovcd with fctores nnd
dwellings. Tho purchaser has given to
tho Real Estate Tltlo Iusuianco and Trust
Company a first mortgage of $15,000 on
the ground : to Edwin Wolf n second
mortgago of $10,000 and to F. D. Flem
ing a third mortgago of SD0OO.
Dies From Runaway Hurls
TRENTON, Feb. 29. Edgar P. Smith.
00 years old, died nt St. Francis' Hospital
as tho result of an accident last Thurs
day, when his team ran away. Ho was
formerly a resident of Newtown, Ta.
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MINES CLAIMED MAL0JA
London Press Agrees on Cause
of Recent Sinkings in
British Waters
LONDON, Feb. 29.
Tho British press Is nlmost unani
mous In nssumliig that the Mnloja and
the other vessels sunk by mines during
the week-end were victims of a fresh sow
ing of German mines.
There Is much speculation ns to how
these mines Could havo been laid. Tho
theory most frequently advanced Is that
a certain class of neutral shipping was
employed.
"The 1'nll Mnll Gazette suggests thnt
such operations mny drive England to
still moro stringent supervision of neu
tral shipping than Ii.ib yet been exorcised
by tho Admiralty.
According to Copenhagen ndvlccs, tho
Gothenburg steamship Knlppla struck a
mine south of Falsterbo, Just outsldo
Swedish territorial waters, tind sank. Fif
teen of her crow nnd two women passen
gers were rescued.
A German flotilla of mine Inycrs sowed
several mines off Falslcrbo on Monday,
Stockholm dispatches said.
Many persons nro arriving at Dovor
for the purposo of Identifying bodies.
Tlio owners of tho Mnloja announced
last night thnt the total number of per
sons saved In the disaster was 30t. Of theso
72 wcro passengers, 02 members of tho
European crew and 137 of tho Lascar
crow.
Clothing Strike Mny Be Adjusted
Prospects of reaching n settlement of
tho strike In tho men's clothing Industry
may bo realized tomoriow when olllclals
of tho Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America meet n temporary organization
of tho manufacturers to discuss terms.
Labor Shortage in Upland Mills
Increased buslncs throughout tho Indus
trial section of Delaware County has
created a shortage of labor that dally Is
becoming moro and moro sorlous. Fort
several months none of tho mills in Up
land hns boon running up to full capacity
becauso of tho lack of workmen.
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PICTURE a thirty-foot giant stand
ing beside a mere man, and you
have the exact difference between the
Royal organization and the average
electrotype foundry in the United
States. All told there are about 350
plants in this country. The average
employs from 15 to 20 men and has an
output of from $3000 to $4000 per
month. The Royal Plant employs over
a hundred men and has an output of
over $1000.00 per day. The Royal
night force alone employs from thirty
to thirty-five men practically twice
the number of the average day plant,
In Philadelphia, then, where would
you expect to "get the most for the
money you spend for electrotypes?
Royal Electrotype Company,
Philadelphia.
Walnut 1731 620 Sansom St. Main 4340
Detective
Garth blun
ders into the
inspector's
pet case, lets the
most important wit
ness commit sui
cide and sees his sweet
heart go into the gang's
headquarters and fail
to come out! Sohcgoesalono
to "THE HOUSE WITH THE
HIDDEN DOOR" and finds
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Dr. W. C. Spcnkman Moves to Form
Ambulance for French
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slty of Pennsylvania unit In tho American I
Ambulnnco Corps at Paris last summer ,
llshment of n Wilmington Ambulance at
the French wnr front. Ho made known
his plan last night nt n meeting which was
addressed by Dr. D. J. McCarthy, of tha
University of Pennsylvania.
Doctor Spcakmnn alms to raise a fund
here, to provide, equip and maintain the
ambulance, which Is to be manned by
Wilmington men. Tho fund has been
started, a number of organizations, hcadtd
by tho notary Club, having contributed
liberally.
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