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EVENING LEDGER-PKTLADTgLPHTA. THURSDAY, MARCH 9, ttOlC
TOMMY ATKINS'
WIFE OR WIDOW
ENJOYING LIFE
Conaration Allowance Gives
"Mary Ann" Her First
Spending Money
G00D TIME" COMES FIRST
By ELLEN ADAIH
n-rltfn r.P-rWlly for the ErBSISd LimiM.
.LnnV Veil. 22. A Br at revolution
, K urturo of Homo llfo In Kiwtantl
ln ", tiJklne Place. Although In ono
l! nVl co milt on of the very poor Is
iX ly am ''rated, results of nd.1l.
?5t money Mowing Into tho Homo have
K mny Bwvc complications.
-rake for instance, the home of tlio
.Tklniman who before tho war earned
V-', S-Uulte n fair nu-rngo for tie
hfi.h workman. He hail a wife ami. lot
?a Swr children. Their abode was a
.
At the enu 01 uni.ii ..",,',
if. !? for rent, taxes, food, household
'"mures and the l.uyliiB of clothes
"..:.i.ra nnd the Imyl
"fi'i '. f nnd the entlio family.
This
I.Lrincc mils I" fact, cover everything.
S the home. Honest John keeping
Sulnln $2 for liln own little
luxuries.
Th wife "P0"' every cent of the $3 al- ;
i-ril her on stem necessities. Xn pocket- j
Key W her! The Urltish working-
nan in short, was Inclined to regard his ,
",,'!, the nulomnton who did the cook
tar reared the children, worked llko n '
live and showed remnrkahlo flncsso In I
handling' the minimum of money with tho
maximum of sense.
SMI'S WKHH PtWLSHlSD. I
Mary Ann. then, never had n superflu- j
...'. .( ihnt she could Hiiend on luxuries. I
All the drinking that wuh to ho done was
done strictly by father! If by chnnco she
ever flipped from graco and partook of
the convivial cup out of the household $5
(ntrusteu to her care father waH suro to
ipply such nummary chastisement that
ihe didn't venturo tho lapse u seseond
time.
When war broke out, and father went
off valiantly to the front, tho lady of the
jlums found herself deprived of tho origi
nal weekly dole of $5. but In Its place
came the separation allowance for her
jelf and the grant for each child In the
family. .Moreover, an extra allowance was
made should sho resldo In London nnd,
joy of joys ! she was now her own mis
tress, with no man to feed, ho man to tell
her In graceful phraseology what he
wouldn't do to her If tho house wasn't
kept up to thCfPlnk of perfection, no iiinn
to mete out summary chastisement should
the show flighty tendencies and, above all,
for the first time In her drab llfo she
found herself In complete command of the
situation !
Toor Mary Ann! It was only too ob
vious what would happen to many of her
type. After years of rigorous economy
she found herself with money to jlnglo In
her pockets. "I may as well have a little
fun out of this." she reflected stolidly, nnd
dropped In next I'.imr to seo what .Mrs.
Jones, whoso man was also at tho front,
thought about it.
Xow, .Mrs. .Ioiip3 nlno had extra money
. to spend. Not that the separation allow
ances were lavish no, indeed ! It was
just that Mrs. Jones and Mary Ann wero
unaccustomed to their nnanclnl liberty,
and that a little excess of hard cash went
to their vacant heads at once.
oi'i'' to tiim "puu."
So. bellevim, that imitation Is 'the sln
cerest form of flatter-, they at onco fol
lowed la tho footsteps of their departed
tpoures and adjourned to tho iiearnti
' "pub," leaving their Joint families "in
charge of the elest member, probably a
child of 9 or 10.
At the local tavern they encountered all
the other married .Mary Anns of the dis
trict, and a convivial tlmo ensued. Later
ln the day, Mary Ann and her fonialo
friends returned to their respective homes,
tumbled Into their beery beds, only to get
up the next day and repeat the perform
ance! Hence the sudden bringing In of Drink
Restrictions, which, by the way, were even
more stringent for women than for men.
The police, too. wero given lists of sol
diers" wives and were enjoined to keep a
strict eye on them. Mnry Ann's little con
ihialtlcs were checked by stern minions
of the law.
After this little setback, tho gentle
lady decided to mend her ways and to
practice economy. To this end she was
encouraged by Oovernment schemes. She
Invested her savings lit the local post
office. Prosperity came- to her. Llfo was
wect and smiling.
After a time tlio good news arrived from
father at tbe front that ho was coming
homo for a short leave ! Immediately all
his faults were forgotten by excited Mary
Ann a halo of romance surrounded him.
Gone was the remembrance of tho some
WAat surly, beery person who used to
keep her well in hand In Its place stood
the hero of a hundred fights, the slayer
of many Oermanu! Mary Ann rushed to
welcome her lord and master.
TKLLS OP SAVINQS.
Vor, with tho total lack of reticence
width women of her class always show.
could she refrain from telling bin. that
ne had actually $2 In the local post
omce 01.. fatai revelation! Father does
not say much at tho moment, perhaps, but
nest morning he artlessly expresses tho
wh to glance nt that savings book,
mud Mary Ann produces It for his In
spection alas alas! the proceeds are'
wit Jingling in fathers pocket.
Before nightfall, father has spent at
least JS. Whether he plunges farther
no I spend more depends on two things:
his leave long enough? Can ho pro
cure extension?
No Plea will procure additional leave
J well as a statement that one of tho
mily is at death's door. Intimation Is
therefore sent to the commanding olllccr
M the youngest child has bronchitis.
ne commandlni; officer telephones the
WHce, ana the police visit the doctor.
i,ini ,op a,ll"a that the child Is gen
""'ly 111 Father, then, Is granted extra
"e. nut when the money Is gone, the
illness of ihe child is not very apt to
w'aln him farther!
I have frequently noticed that the
man who has tho most debauched hu
tr... 'Im naB suffered al! manner of 111
liVh.m.nt Mt ,lis hands Is yet always de
Thi i "eIi;o"ie him bad; on leave.
tnw. '.10t l"-event her from Immensely
W)lng the distinction of wearing ukl
ln fe'13- TI,B otller day I visited a
C w re a ce'tnln war widow was Uv
drinv r ,)us,,and had been a chronic
for. .1' ana sll,)Ject to alcoholic llts. He
heir . war s"e 1,aa nd to support her
k.i u.1 s,eat distinction has befallen
' honi .ni8 cleatl1- She enjoys the unique
that r. ..be,ntr ,he "rst war widow in
falil i.,cu,ar 'encment, and she boast
to'"111' widow's weeds from houso
Sh." Morc' she evt'" "aunts them.
n.v ?en5lned for life, too, and will
Aikl .?eKa t0 do a sroke ot work again.
nJm a slamour lias fallen over the
nory of the departed. "My pore, dear
wax or. a Kal,lt ou earth. If ever there
tra.11.' 3ho murmurs, casting her eyes
tS f k? "y .u" to Heaven. "Too good for
In omm'- wicked world, he were."
with i uSamo bu"dlns la a washerwoman
huih.,?1 chlldren who also had an idle
Inr. , Kefore the war their Joint carn
U rm etabout ? a v'el!- T'la husband
whn. flhtlne at the Oont, and the crst
i,5 wMSiady enjoys tin allowanca of
idiei'K. True- shB h33 om saldlera
UfuS V" her nt ,3 l'r llea'J- But never
' toi, , her ,lfo bci; suc a dream of
boLjiJ1 .' ' Tho oldiei di mia: ot th-
air. t- ',k wl''Il l;he - w-fi lansuUlxing
k,,,rlla t,H' ftre. lauding tlie erices of
tl th nt hu"ba"d ana wis),ine he wore
. jV sujoytni; ;ne urowertty I
The War Today
Repealed Germnn attacks ngninst
the village of ikthlncourt, eight
miles noi'thwcBt of Verdun,
throughout Inst night were re
pulsed, the French report this af
ternoon. The German advance was
stopped by a French curtain of
fire from Goose Hill anil Dead
Man Hill, to the cast.
Tho Gcrmnns attempted to swing
forward with their right wing on
the Forgcs-Bcthlncourt front, west
of tho Mcuso, planning to straight
en their front before making n
grand assault on tho Goose Hill
and Dead Man Hill positions. At
the same time they made fruitless
attempts to dislodge tho French
from tho Corbcnux Woods posi
tions, southeast of Uethincourt, re
enptured by the French yesterday.
The Germans, by n territlc attack,
won tho town of Vaux, northeast of
Verdun, but were immediately
driven out.
The Russian campaign in both
Oriental fields is being vigorously
prosecuted. The army in Anatolia"
is advancing at the rate of three
miles a day upon Trtbizond. The
Ulnck Sen fleet is off tho Turks'
naval baso nnd tho land forces arc
only 128 miles from their goal. The
city of Rizcli, 35 miles away, has
been occupied,
In Persia tho drive against Bag
dad is gaining. Scnner. a city 33
miles north of Kcrmnnshah, which
is in the Russians' grip, has been
captured.
Pctrograd reports repulse of
Germnn attacks on the Dvinsk
front. In Galicia, the Austrians
have halted their offensive after
occupying the 1000 yards of Slav
trenches captured near Tarnopol.
KAISER'S FLEET BACK
AT KIEL AFTER DASH
Cruisers and Consorts Make
Successful Reconnaissance
in North Sea
AMSTFUDAM. March 0. A German
cruiser squadron, accompanied by sev
eral speedy destroyers, conducted a suc
cessful rcconnolssnnco In tho North Sea,
and returned to Its baso without en
countering any enemy ships, according to
llerlln dispatches received hero today.
Tho seaward dasli of the cruiser squad
ron, It la now believed, explains recent
reports from Dutch skippers that the Ger
man battle fleet had left Kiel Canal and
was cruising the Xorth Sea In search of
the Urltish ncet.
The reconnolssancc expedition, accord
ing to well-informed persons here, prob
ably was Inspired liy news of tho return
of tho commerce raider Moewe to a (tor
man port. KcAcral fast scout cruisers,
accompanied by speedy auxiliary craft
disguised by false funnels and a flotilla of
destroyers, embarked on tho enterprise,
knowing thej- could take to cover If tho
British fleet came out. and counting
upon no dilllcultlcs should Urltish patrol
boats engage them.
Police Court Chronicles
"Jnllwaysdowhatlwantwhcnlwantto."
Tho remark was made by n rotund In
dividual, who swayed uncertainly In tho
Kensington breezes. Tho statement was
addressed, to a tree. Tho tree nodded Its
llmhi In approval.
"Whatdoyouwanttostandoutherclnthecold
for?" asked tho stranger. "Ictsaveadrink."
But the tree mado no reply.
Its reticence however uiado no differ
ence to him "f the avoirdupois. Ho ex
plained that he. too, had been upright and
Innocent like tho tree until he found that
It was a wasto of time. Tho recollection
of the age of innocence revived a flood
of memories, and the stranger launched
into an oration, In which ho proved by ac
commodating figures that sobriety was the
ruination of thu country. Ho pointed out
that if oiery man In Philadelphia was
sober, thousands of cops and 2S magis
trates would bo out of work.
Tho treo showed a sign of impatience,
and rattled Its branches nervously.
"Iktu'wyouwoulddenylt." said lie of the
burden, "butltellyou "
"What's the Idea?" asked a cop.
"Thatswhntthoyallsay," replied tho
stranger. Then, linding his tongue, he
added, "when-ever-a-guy-dont-know-what-to-eay-lie-opens-his-mouth-and-asks-whats
the-ldca. Now. what I'd like to know Is
wlmt'a what Idea. I don't see nono around
here and I'm looking right nt you."
Tho stranger admitted he find fallen off
the water wagon. "1 promised mo wife
I'd swear oft at the beginning of Lent."
ho said, confidentially, "und keep sober
for 10 days. I went to get just ono to
celebrate my swearing off. A coupio ot
fellows treated as a mark of ronpect ou my
swearing off. So I had to treat to do tbe
squaro thing. Then the bartender;, he felt
ns though he ought to do something, so
ho treated. Then wo each took turns
treating the bartender, and then some
fellow enme in with a brown derby and
we treated him, and there was more reci
procity and 1 found myself not ut "th
and Hansom but away up thero In Tren
ton avenue, and you know."
Tho prisoner gave ills name as Allen
Kclcert. but he was somewhat uncertain as
to his address. After explaining matters
to Magistrate Dletz, Kckert fejt relieved.
"In falling from tho wnEOn," said the
Judge, "you lacerated your conscience,
broke your pocket, ruflled your demeanor
and you suffer from general contusions of
the feelings. Hut you have suffered
enough, so go home and ba good during
Lent."
Fresh
Flowers
rnHERE'S a "look
J-well, keep fresh"
quality to the flowers
you obtain here at
"The S i g n of the
Rose." Let us suggest
what the flower gift
should be,
CharlesNenryEsc
"Gje Sign offbeTfyse
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RUSSIANS PRESS
ON TO TREBIZOND;
NEARER BAGDAD
Capture Town in Persia
35 Miles to North of
Kermanshah
WIN BLACK SEA CITY, TOO
LONDON. March n.
Russian troops are continuing their pro
gress nlong the north coast of the tllack
Weu toward Treblzond. Following their
occupation of tho Illack Sea city of nizeh,
they nre Hearing Kolnkly. only 28 miles
from Treblzond, IVtrogrnd reports.
Naval and land forces will en-oporato
In the attack on TrcbUond. which, after
lis capture, will be used as n baso of
Hussian operations In northern Asia
Minor. A large Meet nf tranipnrts has
been gathered nt Odessa to oarrv addi
tional forces to Trebizond.
Advices from Tlflls State that the Kits
r.ians nre conlUlont of capturing tho Im
portant Turkish port, which has a line
harbor.
Though heavy snowstorms hnve been
raging along the Hlack Sea littoral for
weeks the Czar's forces are advancing nt
the rate of about three miles a day. Tho
Turks are falling back slowly as the
Itusslnns advance. Tlllla dispatches state
that since the capture of Krzerum the
moralo of the Ottoman troops has ap
peared to weaken.
In 1'ersla the Slavs nre making marked
progress toward llagdad.
Turkish resistance all nlong tho Hlack
Sea coast Is collapsing, olllclal dispatches
nnd wnr correspondents' nceotmts agree.
The announcement Is mado in tho of
ficial statement Issued from Oeneral Head
quarters, which adds that the Russians
have occupied also the town of Senneh, In
Persia.
Tlio activity of Tlusslnn torpedoboats
111 tlie Illack Sea against coast towns cast
of Trebizond Is continuing with success.
According to recent dispatches from Se
bastopol tho Turkish coast defenses nre
crumbling up before tho Intensity of the
Hussion bombardment.
There Is apparently n growing dispo
sition on tho part of thn Turks along
the Anatolian shore to surrender without
fighting. In many cases, according to
reports received here, the Turkish popu
lation have sent out emissaries In boats
to tlie Itusslau' licet offering submission
to nussln
Humors of Turkey's willingness to en
ter into peace negotiations with Itussla
are Increasingly current here, but there
Is no olllclal confirmation that Turkey lias
up to the present time made actual over
tures to the Russian Oovernment.
Tlie export to Oerniany of meats seques
trated at Adrlanoplo Is said to have been
prohibited, and the cars unloaded, the
moat being sold to the people at the sta
tion of Fsuklmpru. Sixty cars of war
material are said to have arrived at Con
stantinople, guarded by Ocrman soldiers,
and 25 of them wore sent on to Angora.
A Morning Host dispatch from 1'etro
grad remarks that the Russians, In reach
ing Harounabad, have 85 miles more of
mountain country before them before they
emerge on the plains of Mesopotamia.
"The mountain pass nt Kerind," the
correspondent says, "rising to more than
50(10 feet, Is easily defensible by a deter
mined force. Tlie nondescript hordes of I
Turks, Persians, Kurds and Germans, 1
however, would not be likely to prove very
determined foes ntter their experiences i
of the past two months, particularly as It
is niievcii uerman leadership is now ills
credited in Persia."
DISCUSS NEW BUILDLN'G IDEAS
Material Dealers' Association in Con
vention Here
New methods of construction and
changes lu products used In tlie work were
discussed today nt the convention of tlio
Hulldlng Mnterial Dealers' Association of
eastern Pennsylvania, at tho Hotel Wal
ton. Tho convention, which opened last
night with registration, will end today
after a luncheon., F. H. Clarke, of the
Convention llureau of the Chamber of
Commerce, spoko at tlie session this morn
ing. Officers of the association nro George F.
F.rh'h, Allentown. president: K. L. Mem
man, Scrailton, first vice president; C. A.
Ml Hit, Heading, noeond vice president; .1.
X. Hendricks, Poltstown. third vice presi
dent; ,f. L. Tyson. Philadelphia, fourth vice,
president, nnd Charles If. Cox, ot Phoen
Ixville. secretary.
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E NAVALI IMMINENT,,
DICEL'ON.SALANDRA
L'Accenno del Eresidenle del
Consiglio ad Una Ilipresa
Importante di Attivita' Of
fensive Calnia la Camera
IL RE ANCORA A ROMA
ROM K. 9 Mnrzo.
La crlsl mlnlsterlale. die nlcunl tome
vano pntesse rlsultare dalla determlnnzlone
del soclallstl ufflclnll ill ottenere una nmpia
illsctisslone delta politico, cster.a o della
condotta delln guerra durante questn ses
slono parlamentnre. c' stntn cvilntu. II
gablnetto Salandra ha nvtiln. come sapete
gin', una enorme mnggloran,a nella
volazlono dell'ordlne del glorno dl sflducla
prescntnto dnl soclallstl, p clo' si devo In
parte nll'nttcgglnmento fermo nssunto
dnll'on. Salandra dl fronte nlla mlnncclata
tempostn, nttegglamento die vnlso a
dccldere anrlie alcunl clip parevatio pin'
lndecl.il. Kgli nnnuncio' die nveva d.il re
II consenso ill sclogllero la Camera se
credeva die tin tal provvcdlincnlo fosse
liccessnrlo.
Quosla dlchlarazlone del presldonto del
C'onslgllo precedette la discusslotip del
1'oritlne del gioruo del soclallstl ed una
rlunloun del gruppo rndlcalo clip domnii
dava anchc die si fnresse la luce sulla
sltuazlonc Internnzlnnnlo e sit quclla mil
Itnre. In questn riunlnne pnrccchl depu
tail del gruppo radlcale cspressero II lorn
rlsentlmento verso It presldento del Con
slgllo cite aveva dlchlarato dl potcre
sclogllero la Camera se lo nvosse credu'.o
nccessarlo. La tempcsla pero' si dllcguo'
quanila II presldento del Conslgllo espresso
II deslderto dl dlscutcre le qulsllonl econ
oinlche, comprcse quello die nvevano re
Inzlono con la gucrra. Fu nllora die
l'ordlno del glorno del soclallstl rnccolse
soltantn i!5 votl contro SSI.
Nonstnnto questo voto dl flducla, la
sltuazlonc parlamentaro non sciii.ir.-i del
tutto chlnrltn. Si feme nnzl chn una dls
cusslono agitata puo' averst da un mo
mentn nll'altro.
fn'altra cosa die valso a calmaro la
Camera fu un nccenno ciio II presldento
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nd Importnntl operazlonl mllltnri o navnll
da parte dcU'Italla. operazlonl die, egll
dlsse, potrebbcrn nnelic essere Immlnentl.
I L'on. Salandra promise dl splegaro
ncH'avvenlre la condotta della gucrra, ma
tllsse olio la splcgazlone, se fntta ora, non
servlrebbe die ngll scopl del nemlco data,
la sltuazlnne sullo diverse front I europee.
i tl UK A ROMA.
II re o' nncora in Itotnn. c si dice cho
la sua presenza qui p' In relnziono con la
conferenza clip gll nlleati terranno n
l'nrlgl fra turn molto ed nlla quale ns
slsterantio, per parte dell'ltalla II mlnlstro
degll Ksterl, on. Sonnlno, ed II sottocapo
dl Statu Mngglorp, gcnernle l'orro. Net
pomerigglo ill lcrl II re ebbe lunghl collo
ipill con l'on. Sonnlno, con II mlnlstro
della Gucrra, gcnernle Zupolll, c con 11
mlnlstro della Marina, ninmlragllo Vlnle.
Inlantn la Camera ha dato lcrl una
tmnva prova del suo patrlotlismo, glac
che", puro essetido apparclitemcntc Inso
dlsfalta della plcga die hatino preso gll
nvvcnlnientl, voto' quasi unalilmcmcntp In
tlducla nel mlnlbtero Salandra. VI sono
nioltc tleputntl die dlcouo die hi quistlono
dello relazionl tra Italia o Germanln e'
glunta ml una fuse acuta o cho la vidua
conferenza ill l'arlgl potra' pnrtaro alia
tnnto nttesa dldilnrazlone dl guerrn.
11 Messaggero pubhlica un artlcolo In-
tcso a smentirc la vocl dl prlvnzlonl c'to ,
si avrebbero In Italia montro dura la
gucrra, vool die soim state diffuse spe
cialmente negll Slatl L'nltl. L'nutoro '
dPll'nrtlciito. pure nmmctlendo die lo
vocl slano stnto sparse con buono Intcii- ,
zioni, iiuo scojio oi iiiconiggiuro sono
Ecrlzlnnl per to fiimlglle del sotdntl. dlco
cho alia tine csscfauno male nll'ltatla cd
ugli Italiaul. Dlco l'artlcolo: .
"Qualcunn delle corlspondcnzo dail'Italla
a glornall americanl dlplugo gll italiaul
come nffniiiatl c portantl straccl. Con
l'lntcnzlono ill farcl un bene, ln rcalta'
lo scrlttoro d fa dnnno descrlvendo lo
clltn' come popolnte dl gento die non ha
pane, 1 nottrl comltntt come nhhlMognnntl
iti tutto c 1p notrc donne oil 1 nostrl
bambini come mnl nutrlll e mnl vcstltl."
LA HATTAGLIA Dt VHIIDL'N.
La vlolcnza dell 'attacco tedesco contro
la fortezza franceso dl Verdun o' stnta
rot In nncora una volta da un vlolento
oontrattacco franceso die ha fatto rl
guadagnare alio truppo della Repubbllca
una buona parte del terreno pcrduto nel
glornl scorsl. il terreno rlgundagnnto
dal franccsl o' a nord-ovost dl Verdun, nel
Ilosco dt Corbenux. Ussl pero' haniio
pcrduto II vlllagglo dl Itcgnevlllc, die
del reslo restnva ftiorl dello uiiovc llnee
di dlfesa.
La sltuazlonc a Verdun non o' pero nf-
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the man
For SPEEDY SERVICE
With Capacity for Profitable Loads
and Stamina for Steady Traffic, Buy
These iVCKARD Light Service Trucks
PACKARD .Light Servick Trucks are built to a definite need
that is intensified with every delayed delivery the need for a
swift, light carrier backed by a company of known responsibility.
They offer an immediate and profitable solution to any light hauling
problem requiring a really well-built truck with speed enough for a
wide radius of action.
In construction and design they are duplicates of the famous Pack
ard trucks that have won supremacy in every branch of heavy hauling.
A wide range of body styles, including demountable, stationary
platform and enclosed types, adapts them to any service.
The new Light Service Trucks are built in two sizes, rated re
spectively at 1 to 1 14 tons and 1 to 1 tons. The chassis price for
the lighter unit is $2200; for the other, $2500, f. o. b. Detroiig?
Like all units in the Packard commercial line they are cISl tless,
silent, clean, easy to operate and maintain, and can be had in optional
frame lengths to suit the work to be done.
The one-ton Packard Light Service Truck
will be included in the special Truck Ex
hibition at our show rooms, March 13th to
18 th inclusive.
PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY
oPHILADELPHIA 3W North Broad Street
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JRiiAScimsHanisburff, Bethlehem, Lancaster, Williams-port, Trenton, Wilmington
"I . nMi.-...m-mm
fatto dlsperntn, che' nnzl I francos! sono
plennmcnto convlntl dl nvcro nrrestato
l'offenslva tedesca contro la fortezza,
offenslva clip costa at tcdeschl perdllo
enorml confermate dnl prlBionlerl gluntl
a l'nrlgl.
Oeiieralmenle si rltiene cho la bnltaglla
dl Verdun e' entrain nella sua terza faso.
la fase finale, e I'attesa perdo' c' enorme
nnchp In Italia, dove si seguono con vivo
Intercssp gll nvvcnlnientl dl Frnncln.
lutnnti) ottlme notlzlo glungono dnlla
Russia. Lo forze dello czar hatino oc
cupato It porto fortlflcnto turco dl Rlzch,
did si trovn ad nppena 35 mlgtln ad est
ill Trehlsotidn, montro le forze opernnll
In Persia hnnno fntto nnovl progressl o
sono glunte a Slhtia, die liantio occupato.
IRdo.Gnllt
(A proposlto della ballnglla ill Verdun,
un dlplomntlco dcll'lntcsa nveva tele
grafato da Washington chledendn notlzlo
al suo governo circa hi sltuazlonc a Ver
dun. 11 governo In parola ha rlsposto:
"Non datpvl penslero. Joffro non si
strappa mica I capelll." lnfattl negll
ultlml duo glornl tutto lo sforzo tedesco
era speso nella conqillsta del Hosco dl
Corbenux, o quello die I tcdeschl nvevano
guadagnnto e' stnto perduto lcrl quando I
franccsl hnnno rlpremi al nemlco la mug
glor parte dello poslzlonl nel hosco
stesso. )
PLAN TO RESTORE RACES
IN FAIRMOUNT PARK
Continued from Pose One
dolphin nro desirous of having these
races reinstalled so as to get tho bene
I1t of these exciting outdoor sports,
hut tho Quaker City Motor Club, at
the present tlmo Is unnblo to father
the plan without assistance from tlio
city. This assistance should be given
In the nature of prizes to get entrants,
ns tlio expert automobile rnces will
not pay nn entrance fee, but expect
to got a cash prlzo sufllclent to war
rant him In paying tlie expense ot get-
IN YOUR CLOSET
thero nro umbrellns nnrtllns rpnnlrlnff
or rrrovrrlnc. Phon" or fio in.
The Chambers Umbrella
Factory
18 N. OTII ST.
.TJ3I MAIIUr.T ST.
who owns
SttSi38GBI
ting his machine In condition for the
race and have something left for hlm
c!f. Tlie races, to my mind, shohld bs
represented by n councllmnnlc com
mittee, nnd ln connection With the
Quaker City Motor Club, the Q, C.
M. C. being In position to make all
rules nnd regulations covering the
race.
All money obtained from parking
space nnd privileges after the ex
penses of tho race Is paid should bo
donntcd equally to tho Police Pension
Fund nnd tho Park Guard Pension
Fund, or any other way ns designated
by n committee of Councils, hut tho
Quaker City Motor Club should bo
guaranteed against nny loss,
t believe that a donation by tho city
to n special committee of Councils to
nn amount equal to about 26,000
would bo ample to secure sufficient
entrants to make the raco Interesting,
nnd thereby give our citizens n day of
Bpecinl pleasure and enjoyment nnd
nlso advertise the city to nn extent
which It could not get In any other
wny for a like amount.
EYES EXAMINED FREE
WIS never use ilrnpi In tho ex
amination of tlio eye for
glasses. Therefore ,i ou cannot
obtnlu nnythlng but your honest
refraction. He honest with your
eyes, especially when they nro In
dlsti-pss, as they nre prlcilcss In
value. The best servlco money
can buy Is obtainable bore nt tho
most rensonablo cost In tho city
Prescriptions Accurately Filled
and Broken Lenses Duplicated
AT HALF PRICE.
THAS. MILGROM & RRO.
29 S. 8 Ih St. 32 N. 13th St.
E'tablilUtJ 1903
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