ffifSfi EVENItftt LEDGEB-PHILAPELFHtA, WEDNESDAY, MARC1H 1, 1916. R II r i m ff l- T. w tn nvi I JTCAM7A W 1,5 LUNiili Wli lovnfcv p BATTUTE DA VIOLENT! DUELLI D'ARTIGLIERIA I jjatterie Ncmicho Ridotte nl Si- lcnzio sUllp ijoiomiu uiuuuu Attesa per la Riapertura del la Camera D'ANNUNZIO P E G G I 0 R A ItOJlA, i Mnrzo. I) Mlntstero della Guerra lia mibbllonto ,. II semtento comimlcnto timclala V' In bnso.nl rapnorto del Rcncrale Cailorna: u- ... ia tmntn dcll'tsonr.o si Bonn avutl if 'j...m ill nrtlellerla o plecoll combnttlmentl tt duel" ' """" ',.,. ..I T.itntnlon Sol Tcemmo prtelonlerl Wlndlcl soldntl Se! 2?mo reselmento 1 mata , M est d Verm guano nnum ..i...... ' Hm una bamllera blanra ma nnscon Sivano lo loro arml Bono s atl messl In ?,?S da nostro fuoco dl fuelled. qiilla llnea dl Nabrcslna si o' notata una gra Jo attlvlta' dl trenl." A questo prlmo commlcato segulva a brevo dlstanza un altrd: "Nella zona dl Lasazuol. a nord del Collo dl Falzare&o, II nemlco aprl' nella ...i hi 27 eorronlo un Intcnso fuoco dl nrtlellerla contro lo nostro poslzlonl. Lo i batteno ikuw .... i.v. .. ... allcnsto. "Nella vnllo del 1'ella una dello nostro battcrlo tiro cfllcacemonto sit colonno dl ' truppo nemlcho clie marclnvano tra Uggowltz o Malborjrltetto. "Sullo alturo a nord-qvest dl Oorlzla la nostra nrtlsHerla bombardo' con buc- ecsso nclla notto del 27 nlcunl repartl nemlcl clio furono cosl costrcttl a rlple- '" garo Bulla loro prima llnea. "Sulla fronto del Carso lo opcrazlonl dl guerra furono lerl ostacolato da una donsa nebbla." LA camera riaperta. L Oggl si rlapro II rarlamento o not elr- , coll polltlcl romanl vl o' consldorevolo at tcsa. I dlvorsl gruppl polltlcl tennero lerl o lerl l'altro rlUnlonl per decldero sul loro attcgglamonto sulla qulstlono clio fa ' passaro In seconda llnea tutto lo nltro, cloo' la condotta delta guerra. Qualche Rruppo politico sostlcno nncora clio l'ltalla nou prende parto KUiriclento ulla guerra cu ropea, ma la buonn fedo del governo o' fuorl dl ognl dlscusslone ler tuttl 1 par- tit!, coslcclip' Ton. Salandra nvra ancho questa volta una ciiorme maggloranza. La sltuazlono polltlca In Italia, o per essero plu' preclsl la sltuazlono parla- , jnentare, non o' sostanzlalmento mutata da j Quant'o la Camera si rlunl' l'ultlma volta J In DIcembro e uicuo al gablnctto salandra una maggloranza enorme. Salandra avra' ancho ora, b! prevede, la flducla del Par lamento o del Paese, o vlncera' lo oppo slzlonl del partltl ostreml o dl coloro che non sembrano sodlsfattl della condotta della guerra. Nondlmcno In certl clrcoll parlamentari si affaccia la posslbllita' dl una grossa op: oslzlono, ma probabllmento questa svanlra' rapldamento dopo lo dlchl arazlonl del governo. x Questa mattlna crano, a Roma circa 400 deputatl o si provedo clio la prima scduta sara' alTollatlsslma. Icrl II governo ltallano requlsl' formal, mento 34 del 37 plroscafl tedcschl clio crano Internatl nel port! Itallanl, II plu' grando del quail o' II Moltkc, dl 12,331! ton nellate. Gil altrl sono fra 1600 ed 8000 tonnellate. SI credo die questo possa essero un.atto cho condurra' ad una dlchlarazlonc dl guerra tra Gcrmanla cd Italia, D'ANNUNZIO IV GRAVE STATO. I glornall pubbllcano nottzlo piuttosto jravl circa la saluto ill Gabrlclo d'An nunzlo, che, como si sa, 'o rlcovcrato In un ospedale dl Venezla In scgulto ad una ferlta rlportata mentro osegulva una rlcognlzlono aerea. SI dice clio I medlcl curantl sperano uncora dl poter Balvaro Vpcchlo mlnacclato, ma non nascondono che lo condizlonl generall del pbeta dca tano apprcnslont. Durante la guerra d'AnnunzIo si o" nffa tlcato troppo. Egll ha fatto In aeroplano una ventlna dl voll su Trieste, Gnrizia cd altre cltta Irredonto, cd ha fatto ancho parecchl vlaggv In sottomarlno, Questo escurslonl hanno scosso senslbllmento 11. euo Blstoma nervoso, o si credo clio cl vorranno almcno parecchl mesl prima cho egll pdfca rlguadngnaro complctamcntc la sua salute, clo' cho git Itallanl tuttl git augurano cordlalmente. Teutons Think U. S. Is a "Dig Mass-Meeting," Wilson Sags WASinNOTONTMarch 1. It wns h arncd this nft' moon that the President flatly told Sc nators Stone and Kern and Rtprcsmlativc Flood) nt a conference at the White Ilotisr this morning, that his con fidential advices from Berlin show ed that the Teutonic Powers looked Upon the Unit'.d States more in the character of a "biff mass-niating" lAllur than n closely wi ld d nation. In eons nitence. the PnqU.-nt snlil tjiat it was ' ki owinrr inor asimtly 1 nfd to obtain even ordinary con-H sid ration for the demands of this Govt Hitnnit. Th. Vrrsifl-U b.-li v .1 thai all this cotiVil be elninitrd if on.' of the r'soh.Muns pending eithci- in the Hour- or HcnaU could hf voted down by an overwhelming vot. Ac tion oithis character, tin President made it plain, would almost cer tainly be followed by the Teutonic Powers' accepting the view of the United States on the application of international law to submarine warfare and would end the present grnvc situation existing between this country and Germany, PLANS OF U.S. FORTS FOUND IN POSTAL RAID Papers Seized in Quarters of Al leged German Naval Lieutenants NEW YORK, March 1. Postodlco In spectors suddenly breaking Into tho quar ters of Richard von Ahrcnd and Rudolph von Kracht, said to bo German naval lieutenants, to arrest them on a postal conspiracy charge, today confiscated a batch of American fortification plans found In tho men's effects. Tho two wore rushed to tho Federal Building, to bo nrralgncd on a charge of uslnc tho malls to further u fraudulent conspiracy. Tho discovery, olllclula said, was unexpected, and reveals a new nnglo to the nllegcd nllen plot Investigations. Tho men will be arraigned lato today beforo United States Commissioner Houghton. District Attorney Marshall will demand they bo held In heavy ball. Postal authorities say tho men preyed on charitable persons by pretending to col lect funds for suffering Helglans. VOTE ON ARMED SHIPS WILL BACK WILSON Conllnnul from Vnt One Senate floor, although the motive behind tho fight was plainly obvious. CONFUSION IN HOUSE. In the Hftuse everything was faon fusion Excited conferences wcro In prowess In the corridors, in tho cloak rooms, In tffices and In all corners, Chairman Flood, of tho House Foreign Affalia Committee, citwd n mild stir1 by drcul itlnir nmong the members in tho cor ridors Hid AloiikMinnx ,t tentative draft of n reBnlutlon giving a blanket Indorsement to the PitMldcmVn position. Tho object, It wan explained, was to sound out the senti ment mid get deflnlto Information on Just what chances such a mcasttro woutd havo of pass'ng. Sp.jikc- Clark and Majority Leader Kltc'i.n c i rrd with dozens of perturbed mi-mlirrrt hi their olllccs. The attendanco wiih grcatrr than It has been for weeks. FEARS EFFECT ABROAD. Tho conference today like that of last Thursday was sensational. President Wilson Informed tho leaders that tho policy of tho Government was most seriously menaced by a belief, widely circulated abroad, that tho country was not behind tho President. This belief was seriously hampering the diplomatic negotiations between this country nnd tho central European powers, tho President Bald, tn addition, It Is understood that tho Executive Intimated that tho German Ambassador and tho Austrian charge have been Influenced by tho agitation In Con gross to ouch nn extent that they have, become convinced Hint their governments could dccllno to meet the views of the United States. Tho President explained that tho slight est s'gn of weakness on tho part of tho United States at present would destroy tho Influence of this country abroad, rob tho nation of the fruits of Its many months of strict neutrality nnd Instead of acting to keep this nation out of war would bo almost certain to Involve It. Thcro was not tho slightest doubt In the minds of those who heard him that PRESIDENT WILSON'S NOTE ASKING VOTEQN TRAVEL ON ARMED LINERS . . i .1 v WASHINGTON, March 1. President Wilson's letter to acting Chair man Pou, of tho Rules Committee of tho House, asking for a vote on the resolution warning Americans against travel on armed ships of bel ligerents, follows! My Dear Mr. Pou -Inasmuch as I learn thnt Mr. Henrys the chairman of the Committee on Hules, is absent in Texas, I tako the liberty of calling your attention as ranking member of the com mittee to n matter of grave concern to the country, which can, I believe, bo handled, under the rules of the House only by that committee. The report that there are divided counsels in Congress in regard to the foreign policy of the Government Is being mndo industrious use of in, foreign capitals. I believe that report to be false, but so long as it is anywhere credited it cannot fall to do the greatest harm and expose the country to the most serious risks. I therefore feel justified in asking that your committee will permit me to urge an early vote Upon the r( solutions with regard to travel on armed merchantmen, which have recently been so muched talked about, in order that there may bo afforded an opportunity for full public discussion and action upon them, and that all doubts and conjectures may be swept away and our for eign relations once more cleared of damaging misunderstandings. Tho matter is of so grave importance nnd lies so clearly within tho field of executive initiative that I venture to hope that your committee will not think that I am taking unwarranted liberty in making this suggestion as to the business of tho House, N and I very earnestly commend it to their immediate consideration. Cordially and sincerely yours, WOODROW WILSON. The White House, February 29, 19 1G. pressing confidence In tho President's hand ling of tho cntlro submarlno controversy. Second. That the President bo asked to communicate to Congress all of tho In formation In his possession bearing on tho sltuntlon. Jinny favored tho latter, on tho ground that members wcro not now In a position to voto Intelligently on any question of such magnitudes that lliey wanted to know what tho conscquenco of their action will be, as they were not willing to voto blind- tho President Is absolutely convinced thnt I foldedly on anything thnt might Involve the country In war. TWO MORE VA11E MEN OUST APPOINTEES OF BLANKENBURG McAllister Takes Hospital Post, Oram Succeeds Smarr NEGRO SEGREGATION WINS St. Louis Adopts Ordinances at Spe cial Election 1 ST. LOUIS, March 1. St. Louis voted three to one for negro segregation, adopting two ordinances after tho Board of Aldermen refused to heed Initiative peti tions callng upon It to pass tho ordi nances. Tho voto for segregation was D2, !!0, and 17,870 ngalnst It. Despite tho most active campaign con ducted In St. Louis wnce Stato-wldo pro hibition was submitted nearly 10 years ago, less than one-half of tho registered vobrs cast ballots. The ordinances aro to go Into effect In 10 days, but It was stated last night that an Injunction will bo applied for and, If necessary, tho casa will bo carried to tho Supremo Court of tho United States. BUYS 62-ACRE FARM Georgo II, Lorimer Takes Property Adjoining "King's Oak" The estate of Ephralm T. Fenton has Bold, through Herkness & Stetson, to George Horace Lorimer, editor of the Saturday Evening Post, a farm of 62 acres at Walnut Hill, in tho northeast ectlon of the Huntingdon Vulloy. The property adjoins tho "King's Oak" farm of about 200 acres, purchased aev eral years ago bytr. Lorimer, nnd will b Included In this tract. The ground la well wooded, and is situated about one mile north of the Pcnnypack Creek Route vard, with an extenslvo-frontago on Pen nypack Creek. Jt Is In the vicinity of the country residences of Craig Llpplncott, Sir. Samuel 1C Reovcs, J, Bertram Llp plncott. Joseph Wharton Llpplncott and N, Allen Stockton. I JIOMI5 OF SKUVIOK ; $300 Upright Pianos $190 Terms, $1.25 Weekly Includes &tool. Scarf and year's tuning. Fine, full-size Whogany instruments Guar anteed by us. Two more city positions wero filled by Varo Influonco today when William G. lie Alllstcr, of tho 27th Ward, and Herbert Oram, of 2053 North 13th street, assumed the positions of superintendent of tho Philadelphia General Hospital and chief clerk to tho Jfayor, respectively. Tho appointments of both men were an nounced during tho last month. McAllister succeeds Daniel W. Seltzer as superintend ent of tho Bureau of Charities, having as his most Important duty the supervision of "Mockley." The position pays $3000. Seltzer was appointed under former Mayor Blankenburg and when demand was mado somo tlmo ugo for his resignation ho com plied. Mr. Oram who, up until last week was a paymaster In tho employ of Senator Edwin H. Varo. was chief clerk under former Mayors Weaver, Iteyburn, nnd for two vears of Mayor BlankenbUrg's term. Ho was succeeded by Joseph Smarr, who was recently removed by Mayor Smith. If ho Is not backed up by Congress nt tho present time tho result will be very dis astrous to tho country. JONES TO BALK IN SENATE. The Senators explained to tho President that thcro was no doubt that tho great majority of members of the Upper House wero willing to permit tho exhaustion of diplomatic measures beforo taking any action at all. It Is understood thnt they took tho position that at no time havo there been more than 25 votes In sight for tho Gore resolution, and that now, with tho Issue squarely raised, that num ber would dwindle materially If a record voto wcro ordered. In consequence, they suggested thnt tho Initiatives should bo taken In tho House. Tho President and Itcprescntatlvo Flood ncoeptcd this viewpoint, especially In view of tho allegation that, Senator Jones, of Washington, will object to tho Gore reso lution If It Is called up, As the Senate recessed last night Instead of adjourning, this would block consideration. So soon as Chairman Flood reached the Capitol bo called a meeting of his com mittee behind closed doors to canvass the situation and decide on tho text of tho proposed i-csolutlon. I LEADEItS CONFER ON BILL. While the President explained his post tlon at the White House tne Congressional leaders conferred on the bill. Tho Speaker and Majority Leader Kitchln admitted that they wero trying to devise a mode of procedure that would prevent further serious friction. Thero was much, bitter feeling against tho Presidential action inasmuch as many of the leaders who favor this Government taking steps to. keep Americans from sailing ' on armed ships have been loyally working for the last fow days to prevent any further dls cussslon of tho subject on tho floor. Two proposals wero under consideration. They are: First, That all of the resolutions now beforo tho Foreign Affairs Commttteo be abandoned and a resolution reported ex- Bcnubllcans will not Btnnd together on tho resolution of warning. Contiary to ex pectations, It was announced IhU after noon that Republican Leader Mann will voto for tho passage of a warning reso lution, In conversation with friends today he mado his position plain. Ever since tho revolt Inst week tho report was current that If tho resolution ever reached a vote, Mr. Mann would stand by tho Presldont, opposing the Democrats who had Jumped the reservation, Just as ho did recently In tho light for preparedness. It wns learned today, howover, that. Mr. Mann regnrds tho position of the President on the sub marine controversy ns leading toward war. Ho Is Inclined to bcllevo that such a warning resolution as has been proposed can be passed without sacrifice of Ameri can honor. TANGLE FOP. DEMOCRATS. Incidentally, the situation In both tho Senate nnd tho House Is seriously com plicated by tho belief of every Democratic leader that unless Congress stands squarely behind him on tho present Issue tho President will announce that ho re linquishes the leadership of tho Democ racy and that In no circumstances will ho nccept a rcnomlnatlon. While there has been no expression of this sort from tho White House tho Democratic congres sional leaders say that tho men closest to the Administration havo no doubt that this Is tho President's plan. Inasmuch as tho Senate Is far more friendly than tho Houso to tho Administration's submarine viewpoint, It will not bo surprising If that body acts first. There is no doubt that a majority of the members, oven those who beliovo that Americans should be warned not to jeopardize tho Interests of this country, beliovo that at the pres ent time nothing should bo done which would oven seem to hamper tho Presi dent's International program. Tho President's determination to force ' action by Congress has overshadowed tho main question. Officials, however, wcro anxiously awaiting word from tho other side as to tho progres-3 of tho now Ger man submarlno campaign Inaugurated at midnight. So long as American Interests are not involved through tho Imperilling of Americans on any vessels attacked without warning there Is nothing that this Government can do. Hut It Is expected that If a single American loses his or her life under tho existing clrcumstnnces, a sharp ultimatum Immediately will bo framed. The action nf the President In taking tho matter of a test voto on tho armed ship policy up with Chairman Pou, of tho House Rules Committee, rather than with other Houso lenders, wns explained today by Information concerning I'ou's activities last week. It became known thnt when tho lid threatened to blow off In Congros'j last week. Pou left bis bed and uont up to the Capitol to mnko a survey of tho situ ation. Immediately afterward, ho wroto a letter to the President declaring his be lief n resolution to warn Americans oft nnned ships would bo overwhelmingly de feated. Pou told tho President tho only way In which a warning resolution could get on tho floor would bo by hpeclal rulo and that It would not have a chance to get out, be cause virtually nil of tho Rules Commit tee favored the President's position. It Is known tho President's forces In Congress nnd certain of the Cabinet members havo been working strenuously slnco last Fri day, whipping Into lino tho votes necessary to bring about tho desired support of the President's course. NEW DELIVER? LOOP IN TWINING PLAN Continued from fuse One street tube beneath City Hall ho had com mitted tbo city to the construction of tho delivery loop, Councils, nevertheless, re fused to take any action toward the con struction of this part of the system. The' chnnges to bo made, In tho belief of the transit engineers, will btf an Im provement over the original loop Idea, Cer tain cumbereomo features nnd portions of work which, through tho engineering dim cutles to 6o overcome, would have greatly added to the expense will bo eliminated entirely. Under (he plnn now being considered the central distribution linen wilt tirnneli from the Ilnind street tiiibwny at Fnlr iimiint nnd Ridge nreniien to two snbwny truck running under WcIrc avenue tn Vine utrect, then to Atli street, nniith on Bfb street to U'nlnut ntreet, wet on Wal nut ntrret tn Kith ntreet, north nil 10th treet lo Areh ntreet, where the prnpo' .il Itonboroiigli-Mannyunk iilmnyelevnted line will connect. Thero will be connections by a nerlea of undci ground stations from 16th nnd Arch streets to the City Hall station of tho Broad street mibw'ay and to tho lBth street stntlon of the Market street sub way. Passengers may transfer from ono high-speed line to another here without coming to the surface of tho ground. The principal change Is tho elimination of tho Arch Btrcct wing of the delivery loop between Broad nnd Arch streets and 8th and Arch Btrcols. Substituted for this will bo the Rldgo avenue wing. LnrtKt ntreet lini nlnn been nbnmlaned nn the Mini horn line of the loop nnd the (rnclu will run under Walnut ntreet In. ntend, between Htli nnd lath ntreetn. Tho portion west of Urond street has been added entirely In order to connect with the Roxborough-Mnnnyunk proposed lino nt 10th and Arch streets, Instead of nt tho northwest corner of City Hall, which would have meant excavation to doublo I the depth, on account of the Market street subway. The saving nt this one point, It Is said, will bo moro than $1,500,000, as under tho plnn to connect nt tho northwesterly cor nor of City-Hall Director Taylor had esti mated the cost of tho Junction of tho lines us $1,800,000. On North Broad street thero will be four tracks only an far south os Ridge and Falrmount avenues. South from that point two trucks will bo continued down Broad .street, past the westerly sldo of City Hall and south on Broad st. ;ot to League Island, as planned originally. Tho other two tracks will make the loop. It will bo possible to through route trains from tho present Market street sub way at 8th and Market streets to tho loop. At the same Junction the trains from the Frnnkford "L" can bo run on tho i I Broad street tracks, provided an operating nKreuiiluiil la putiuuicu wmi uiu til .tint the transit company so that tho Frankford lino nnd tho Market street line will havo a Junction point nt Front nnd Arch streets. By tho proposed changes there will be eliminated tho three-level tubo system planned nt Broad and Locust streets under the old system, and the two-lovid tube d signed for Broad and Arch streets under the same plans. GERMANY OPENS NHP SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN; 2 BRITISH SHIPS SUM Undersea Warfare Along En emy's Const Begihs on Sched ule Time Small Ves- ' scls Attacked SHIPPING MEN ALAftMED LONDON, March J. Germany's new submarine warfare ngalnst British shipping, as threatened in tho warning notice to the United Slates Government, was opened on scheduled time. Tho Kaiser's sea offensive against the British wns set to go intb effe'Ct at midnight and before noon word liad .been received of tho sinking of two merchant men, presumably by torpedoes. They wero the Thornaby, 1782 tons, and tho Mnlvlna, 1214 tons. It Is announced that all tho members of tho crew of tho Thornaby were killed by tho attack or drowned. The dispatch, which reported the de struction of the Mnlvlna, off tho Kentish coaEt, did not mention tho fate of the crow. Tho Thornaby hailed from West Hartle pool and was built In 1889. Sho was en gaged In tho freight trade. Tho Mnlvlna hailed from Lelth. Sho wns nn old vessel, having been built In 1870. From tho speed with which tho now German submarlno war was launched In British waters, It was evident that sub marines had been sent out In advance, with orders to begin nttneks as soon as any enemy ships were sighted today. 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