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EVIWIKG TnfttaBPHILAPIil.PHIA, TUESDAY. MABOH 14.. 1910.
GREECE REJECTS
ALLIES' DEMANDS
FOR RAILROADS
....
Government Also Refuses
to Withdraw Troops From
Fiorina and Kavala
WANTS CORINTH STRAITS
'Occupation, Dispatch S ti y s,
Would Disturb Relations.
Clash With French
BEIILTN, March 14. New demands
mado upori Greece- by the Entente Powers
have been rojected by the Athens Govern
ment, the Overseas News Agency an
nounced today. The demands were pre
sented by representatives of the Allies to
Premier Sttouloudls, -who submitted them
to the entire Cabinet, which declined to
accept them.
Premier Skouloudls then transmitted to
the Allied Ministers, tho following reply:
The Greek Government Is not dis
posed to transfer to tho Entente tho
administration of railroads In north
ern Greeco and Macedonia. Further,
the Government doesn't consider It
convenient to withdraw Greek troops
from Fiorina and Kavala. Further,
the Government must oppose tho mili
tary occupation by tho Entente troops
of Corinth Straits, advising tho En
tente at the same time that such at
tempts would disturb tho present re
lations between Greeco nnd tho En
tente. Llkewtso Greece opposes tho
establishment of radio Btatlons.
Greek nnd French soldiers clashed on
tho Island of Mytllono and ono French
soldier was killed nnd nnothcr seriously
wounded, according to Athens dispatches
loday. Tho French wero reinforced nnd
Imprisoned tho Greek soldiers. The Greek
Government has protested against tho
arrest. It was said.
HOME, March H. Rumanian forces
are concentrating on tho Danube front,
whore 30,000 laborers hro co-operating
wltri tho troops In digging trenches.
Simultaneously Hungarian forces have
massed at Orsova nnd Vcrchlorova and
are erecting entanglements protected by
high power electric current. Frontier
incidents with tho Bulgarians nro fre
quent Several Rumanian soldiers have
been arrested, but they wero Immediately
released. The Bulgarians surrounded a,
Rumanian outpost nnd killed eight sol
diers. While these events nro occurring on
tho border, Russia Is openly supplying to
Rumania war materials and ammunition.
An unconfirmed report says that negotia
tions for tho cosslon of part of Bessarabia
havo been successfully concluded.
GENEVA. March 14. Tho correspond
ent of tho Bcrno Bund at Austrian head
quarters In Albania telegraphs that the
Austrlans havo advanced far southward
since their capture of Durazzo, tho Ital-
lans and Albanians retiring on Aviona,
blowing up bridges behind them.
' Only slight skirmishes havo taken
place, tho correspondent says, but a
pitched battlo Is oxpected soon near Aviona,
ITALIAN GUNS PAV WAV
MR mV OFFENSIVE
Rome Tightens Censorship Austrian
Defense Weakens
LONDON, March 14. Intense Italian
artillery firing nlong the Isonzo front Is
apparently n prelude to nn Important no
tion, tho Rome correspondent of tho
Times reported today.
The Italian gunners have blasted nway
enemy entanglements, tho dispatches
eald, and tho Austrian artillery Is reply
ing less vigorously. Tho Italian censor
ship prevents the sending of more details,
tho correspondent added.
Rome dispatches yesterday reported tho
sudden resumption of fighting on the
Ieonzf front, particularly at Gorlzla, nnd
hinted that an Important battlo was
about to begin. An official statement
from tho Austrian War Office several
hours later corroborated these dispatches,
reporting Italian nrtlllcry activity along
the entire Isonzo front.
SCANDINAVIAN NATIONS
TO UNITE FOR DEFENSE
ARMY OF 4,000,000 MEN
ASKED IN BRITISH BILL
Daily Cost of Munitions Placed
at .$15,000,000 in Meas
ure Before Commons
Ministers of Three Countries in
Accord as to Future
Course
PROMOTE FOR MERIT,
NAVY CAPTAIN URGES
Sims Says Seniority System
' Now in Force Is All
' Wrong
LONDON, March 14. Tho army esti
mates bill, providing for a British army
of 4,000,000 men, wns Introduced In tho
Houso of Commons today by It. J. Ten
nant, Secretary of State for War,
Tho estimated cost of tho munitions for
the proposed army (Including that neces
sary for the navy) Is placed at $15,000,0,00
dally by tho War Olllce.
Debate on tho bill, tho chief feature of
which Is tho proposal to cstnbllsh pensions
for tho families of married volunteers, will
last until Friday.
Premier Asqulth. upon whom has fallen
tho burden of defending tho policies In tho
House of Commons, wns unablo to be pres
ent at today's session owing to nn attack
of bronchial catnrrah.
The parliamentary correspondent of tho
Chronicle In rovlowlng tho situation
brought about by tho army estimates
writes:
"Tho problems of a moratorium for the
liabilities of married men called to tho
colors Is an extremely dlfllcult one, but a
solution will have to bo found before mar
ried men are embodied In tho nrmy plans.
In political circles gloomy fears wero
expressed ns to the Imminence of a se
rious ministerial crisis."
COPENHAGEN, March 14. It now
seems fairly settled that the recent con
ferenco of Scandinavian Ministers of
Stnte was railed not because of any pend
Ing situation nffectlng Scandinavia as a
whole, but anticipatory of problems ex
pected to arise In the near future. It was,
considered desirable, especially by Sweden,
thnt tho outlook bo discussed nnd the
agreement be renewed for Joint action on
questions aftcctlng 'the three countries
alike.
This doc3 not necessarily mean that
timon nntinna win take ui jointly any
dispute of a single country, but that they
will be sure to net vigorously losemur
whero tho principle Involved applies to
all.
No Immediate action Is expected ns tho
result of the conference, ns neither Den
mark nor Norway Is excited or alarmed
becauso of tho British examination of
parcel post nnd relations aro not regarded
as seriously Impaired.
Tim Ministers who attended tho confer
ence, however, mado no nttempt to dis
guise the grave apprehension of nil of tho
Scandinavian countries concerning tho
future. There was a wholesale agreement
that It was necessary to havo complcto and
thorough understanding of tho situation
nnd a continued effort to placo tho neu
trality of Scandinavia on such a high
plane thnt It would be bound to bo recog
nized ns Impartial by tho belligerent coun
tries. In this respect tho Ministers wero
In complete accord.
The coming spring and summer nro
regarded ns crucial to tho northern
countries because of tho possible navnl
activities In the Baltic Sea nnd tho at
tempts by both sides to give effect to
their respective blockndcs. Scandinavia
depends upon export and Import trade,
nnd their stoppage would causo genulno
disaster.
As tho situation develops during tho
spring there probably will bo other
conferences. Many who aro well In
formed bellevo that, should the worst
fears bo realized, America might bo asked
to uso her god ofTlces, as tho greatest
neutral Bower, In favor of smaller States,
although such action Is not contemplated
at present.
Plant Closed by Labor Troubles
CHICAGO. March 14. The plant of tho
Corn Products Company at Argo has been
closed becauso of labor troubles.
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FRENCH REPULSE FOE'S
s ATTACKS IN WOEVRE
Continued from Pare One
front; It Is. believed they havo been
brought up. ion, a terrific assault sched
uled to follow tho unprecedented nrtlllcry
pombnrdmont of- the Verdun .works nojy
under way.
Tho rolnforcements lncludo tho Im
perial Guard, tho corps d'ellto of tho Ger
man army, as well as boys of 20 of tho
classes of 1916.
Under tho eyes of tho Kaiser, who has
rejoined the Crown Prince, tho greatest
effort against tho fortress la expected
within tho next 48 hours.
Thousands of guns are engaged on tho
CO-mlle curving front around Verdun In
a duel so terrific that tho deep reverber
ations are heard almost In the environs
of Paris Itself.
Every avullablo German howitzer Is
"being brought to bear against tho great
fortress against which for 22 days tho
Germans have been launching tho full
strength of their armies. The French,
auppllod with mountains of shells, aro
replying gun for gun.
New Infantry attacks aro looked for.
and the fact that for the first time since
the battle began the German artillery
was directed simultaneously and continu
ously from all thrco sides gives rise to
the expectation that for tho first time the
Crown Prince will attempt to Btriko si
multaneous blows with his Infantry In a
, frontal and two flanltattncks.
.BERLIN, March 14. Aerial activities
took up the greater part of the official
report Issued by the German War Office
today.
The only Infantry fighting mentioned
occurred In west Flanders, where. It was
said, the British were driven back north
V east of Ypres.
No fighting, not even artillery dueling,
was reported from tho Verdun region.
The following is tho official text of the
report:
There Is no change in the general
situation.
In the sector of Wleltje, northeast
of Ypres, the English wero driven
. back.
Two English aeroplanes have been
shot down, ono near Arras and the
other near Baupaume. The occu
pants of both were killed.
Two more French aeroplanes have
been brought down by us, ono at
Marre and the other near Malancourt.
An English biplane was compelled
by our fire to land at Cambral. The
occupants were made prisoners.
Girls Hired to Load Fuses
WILMINGTON. Del., March 14.
Agents of the Ball Grain Explosives Com
pany have hired 20 girls to work in a
fuse-loading plant at Granogue, and It Is
expected that more hands will be taken
ton In a short time. It Is understood that
the company will load artillery fuses,
May Call Spanish "War "Vets"
WASHINGTON, March 14. Represen
tative Dyer, national commander of the
-Spanish War veterans, sent a request to
day to al State commanders to notify
him now many men are available for serv
ice la Mexico If the President called for
volunteers. Dyer thinks he can raise
69,000 men.
A HARDWOOD flU
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THe increasing popularity of hard
wood floors is no mere accident. Their
Hfiuinal durability, beauty of finish
wad hygienic qualities are the factors
that account for their choice.
PINKERTON
The Question
Arises
CAN I REALLY HAVE A FINE 325
TO $35 NEW SPRING SUIT BUILT TO
FIT ME FOR
$19.50?
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JUST come to .our Tailoring Shop and
see the hundreds of men who are re
ordering two and three suits apiece as
a result of their experience last season.
But, bear in mind, this is a restricted
proposition It ends on March 25th.
BRANCH STORE AT 19 SO. 52ND ST.
OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK
Wanaraaker & Brown
Market at Sixth for 55 Years
FINANCIAL responsibility is a big factor
in the printing business. Buyers of print
ing are usually very cautious in selecting
printers who are willing and capable of putting
up for their own mistakes. Buyers of electro
types should be no less cautious. The finan
cial responsibility of your electrotyper reflects
its worth not only in the form of insurance
against possible loss, but in the quality of the
electrotypes themselves. The best the market
affords in men, machinery and materials are
all cous which only the financially fit can
afford to pay. There is no plant in the whole
United States so well supplied with the essen
tials for making good electrotypes as the Royal
Plant right here in Philadelphia. Nor is any
other electrotyper so well supplied with cus
tomers whose work, through its high standard
of quality, keeps a constant keen edge on the
whole combination.
Royal Electrotype Company, Philadelphia.
Bv a Stiff Corrtwonicnt
WASHINGTON, March 14. Advocating
a system of promotion in the Navy by se
lection Instead of by seniority. Captain W.
S. Sims, command!; tho V.B. S. Ncvndn,
told tho House Naval Affairs Commlttco
today thnt such n policy "would leave be
hind the man who Is living In tho navy, In
stead of working for it.
"Under tho present Bystem, he said,
"tho fellow who rides with tho Rlrl In the
automobllo Bets promoted as rapidly as tho
fellow who works. Promotion by senior
ity is all wrong, but as a social organisa
tion, and a soft snap, It Is a peach."
Captain Sim's attention was called to the
fact that many ofllcers In tho NaVy havo
protested against promotion by selcc-
"If yau nro going to wait for some of
ficer to npprove, you will never get it," he
said "It Is a good deal like nsklng tho
bad ' boy in school whether ho wants a
longer, stronger and heavier rod to be
whipped with."
RUSSIAN AIR FLEET
BEST, EXPERT SAYS
Dominates All Turkish Ports on
Black Sea, Curtiss, European
Representative, Asserts
NEW TORK, March 14. Itussta
now has tho finest nlr fleet of all the
belligerent countries, according to An
thony Jnnnus, European representative of
tho Curtiss Aoroplano Company, who ar
rived from Europe today on tho Ameri
can liner St. Paul. ,
"AH tho Turkish ports on the Black
Sea are now nominated by Russian hydro
aeroplanes," said Mr. Jannus. "On one
occasion I saw a Turkish submarine try
to destroy a "mother" ship which was
being used as the has for a dozen hydro
aeroplanes In the Black Sea. A torpedo
was launched, but, Instead of striking
tho ship, It struck a hydro-aeroplano
which had just coma to rest beside tho
vessel. Ono of tho wings was torn off,
but tho torpedo failed to explode and
later It was lassoed and taken on board."
Tho Russian nlr fleet has bombarded
and destroyed many Turkish towns on tho
Mnclt Sea coast
Mr. Jannus.nald that Petrograd now has
i kfiti AAA mnn mftMrnfa thh.n It had at the
outbreak of the war, the addition belnff
caused by war refugees.
HIGHWAY INSPECTORS OUT
Fivo Dropped From Payroll Becauso
Thero Is No Work for Them
Five special highway Inspectors today
wero dropped from the city service on
tho ground that there Is no work at this
time for them to do. Tho orders wero
Issued by Director DAt6sman, of tho De
partment of Publlo Works, and It Bald
that others may bo dropped at tho end of
tho month. '
The Inspectors who are affected by tho
order are I.co W. Schrader, 3229 Benner
Btrco.J Felix Hurwltz, 2614 North 16th
street ! It. B. Ferris, 2218 Mt. Vernon
Btreeti Frank A. Myers, 740 North 63d
.rt. nnd n. a. Bird. 6119 Regent street
The positions carried a salary of $1000 J
each.
MARSHALL 62 YEARS OLD
President Sends Him Letter of Con
gratulation on Birthday
WASHINGTON, March 14. President
Wilson last night wrote a letter to Vleo
President Marshall, congratulating him on
his C2d birthday, which Mr. Marshall Is
celebrating today.
Tho Vice President called at tho Whlto
ftouse yesterday and said WrSrjL?"
Wilson would be re-elected H'
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