stftostf
;rMni!mm "
fRfiJCHOTAGAGAINST
A8LDING TO AMERICA
Liberals, Conservatives a n d
t Centrists Protest Further
Concessions in Campaign
J- by U-Boata
; ATTACK ALL FREIGHTERS
UEIU.IN, Mnrcli IS Members of th
Mbtrnl catty In the ltelcrntne met today
K fcfttJ ftdopted resolutions which nro In effect
I ft j)rotetilafainia iiirwicr cuiii-TroiiM! i"
tho United States on the .matter of sub-
fx marine wnrrnre. '
Thft Conservative and fetitro putties
look similar actions at meetings that pre
ceded the HelchRtaf? session, nnd a mens
fire having tho support of the three par
ties van Introduced ns soon as the ltelclis
tait met
The resignation of ilmlrnl von Tlrpltz
IB believed to have tireclpltalcl this ac
tion. It Is expected that tho bill will be
paused, though It probably w 111 meet sharp
opposition from tho Government
TEXT OK THIS HIM.
"Whereas, Kngland makes war not only
against tho nrmed forces of Ucrmntiy.
hut has taken measures In order ti Im
pede, the provlslonlnB or normally win
food and raw material"), In order to force
Germany to submit thrtuiRli hunger, to
which purpose England brutally violates
International law, and uses force npalnsl
neutral countries: nntt
"Whereas, Germany Is able by unlim
ited subrmirlno warfare to Increase tho
English lack of totintiKe. so that the suf
ficient .provisioning of the British nation
with food and raw materials can be imule
extraordinarily difficult, nml perhaps bn
made lmposslblo; nnd
"Whereas, such warfare would bring an
earlier victorious end of tho war; be It
"Resolved, that the Imperial Chancellor
be required to enter into no agreements
with other countries, which would hinder
us In the unlimited use of the submarlno
weapon, and let us mako such use of tho
submarine In tho war zone ugalnst enemy
traders, with the exception of passonger
hips, which result from the peculiarity of
said weapon.
LONDON', March 18 The Dally Mall
frlvR nrnmlnenro to a dlsnatch from Its
r Berno correspondent on tho subject of
tho resignation of Grand Admiral von
Tlrpltz as Minister of Marine. Tho cor
respondent says:
'Tho resignation of Grand Admiral von
Tlrpltz was finally brought about, accord
ing to tho newspapers, by Albert ltallln
(head of tho Hamburg-American Line).
who still Is opposed to many features of
the submarine policy. Herr Il.illin has
tho Kaiser's ear nnd Is said to have
warned the Emperor anil thu Imperial
Chancellor, Doctor von Uethmann-IIolI-weg,
that the result of the useless de
struction of merchant shlpf would be tbu
seizure of German vessels, not only by
Portugal, but by other neutrals.
"Horr Ballln also warned them that
U Germany's last sheet anchor after the
I. war. namely. South America. Is breaking
I', away and that tu.t! -r conflict 'with thn
united states on me subject or the ui
fenslve arming of merchantmen would
finally Isolate German;..
"Hla arguments wore supported by the
voto In the American Congress and the
rapid fall of exchange.
"Von Tlrpltz's supporters have been
pressing for a campaign against the Im
perial Chancellor on the leasscmbllng of
the Helct)9thg.
"Both tho Vosslsche Zeltung and Vor
waerts Indicated at the beginning of the
week that a breakup of the parliamen
tary truco appeared to be inevitable."
VON" TJRI'ITZ WANTIH) TO KIOllT.
A dispatch from Home says tlin reslg-
-natlon of Admiral von Tlrpltz, as head of
tho German Admiralty, was due to Inter
ference with his plans for attacking the
British navy, according to reliable advices
from German sources received here today.
Von Tlrpltz is said to have formulated
an elaborate scheme to send out thq whole
German fleet for un attack un Kngland,
but was frustrated by the Kaiser and
Prince Henry of Prussia, who insisted on
more caution.
FRENCH REPULSE FOES
ON BANKS OF MEUSE
Continued from 1'uro line
-Jjot. Minister of Finance, in the Chamber
of Deputies;
"We have reached the decisive hour. Wo
can say without exaggeration, without
vain optimism, that we now sec the end
of this horrible war." M. rtlbofs utter
ance Is taken to be of the utmost import
ance, as Indicating official opinion with
regard to the result of the battle of
Verdun.
It la felt that when the German peopl
learn the truth about the conflict at Ver
dun and become aware of tho enormous
loss of life Incurred there, such a nave
.of despondency and resentment will sweep
the German Km pi re as will cause the
Kaiser to sue for peine
The Kcho Do Paris in discussing the
situation at Verdun says-
"It Is not humanly possible for the
Crown Prince to continue much longer
flinging his troops to certain death ut
Verdun. The German offensive is Irrevo
cably broken."
Despite persistent German claims to the
contrary, the French still hold Dead Man's
Hill, five miles northwest of Verdun, for
which both sides have contended with such
bloody fury.
It Is estimated that in the 27 days of
fighting more than 1.000,000 men and
thousands of guns have been engaged
and at least 3,000.000 shells of various
calibre have been tired.
W.NDON, March IS. .Marked slacken
frig In the violence of the German assaults
aroupd Verdun has convinced some French
military critics that the Crown Prince is
about to abandon the offensive
This conviction was expressed for the
first time In several dispatches from Paris
today Coupled with It was the hint that
final defeat for the Teutons at Verdun
Will be followed shortly by a great French
cRenslve.
4U Paris dispatches reported the Gar
niana showing less spirit in attack than
in the early days of the Verdun offensive,
tioma of the assaults are being made with
little artillery preparation. The Germans,
Parla reports, are not standing ground
under French counter-attacks as In the
first days of the struggles around Douau
jnont and Vaux.
Trie oenei war. ma urown J'rlnce is
preparing to quit the offensive was not
shared by military men here. The Ger
mans, they said, have pressed forward to
positions of Buch character that their
Withdrawal at this time could only be
effected with very heavy losses. TJiey be
lieve the Crown Prince will risk a grand
assault on all the Verdun noBlttons hefnra
K admitting defeat
German newspapers, which printed
lengthy articles about the Verdun battle
la m early stages, have carried only brief
dispatches from their correspondents In
the tost 10 days, Neutral observers have
teci forced to rely upon Paris accounts
of he; fighting, which report that the Ger
mans have been checked with very heavy
Miner? Ordered to Keep Jloliday
SCSANTOIV. IU, March 1$ District
SU'iala of the United Ulna Workers here
revB iiidued ao order tallies' on all mtw
hm ft the union to pWrvt as a holiday
AJl I. the anniversary of the wlnuisg
'f fit eight-hour day In the bituminous
XeliK. Tlu holiday ;Ct 175.GA0 meu
?J ldv
mnm&TT
Member of Education Board Indorses
Congressman Scott's Bill
The Introduction of military training
In the high schools bf Philadelphia Is
i given unqualified Indorsement by General
Kdivard doV Morrell, In a letter trt Con-
' o.AA..n tnl.n 1) 1.- C-t t ltltnA,l
Morrell, who was recently appointed by
the Board of Education ns chairman of a
special committee to consider such action
In the schools of this city, wrote to Con
gressman Scott, expressing approval of
a bill Introduced In Congress by the latter
relative to military training In the schools
of the country
General Morrell pointed out In his let
ter that military drill"! In the schools
contribute to the student's respect for
authority, to the sucrvsi of self-government
among the students nnd to Individual
development.
The special committee of which General
Morrell Is chairman will meet In tho near
I'uture, ho said, to consider the situation
In Philadelphia Dri John I' Garber,
Superintendent of Schools, has rxptessed
bix disapproval of military training In tho
schools of Ibis rlty.
A 2588 M. GLI ITALIAN
OCCUPANO UNA BUONA
POSIZIONE SUL BOITE
Le Forze di Catlorna Sorpren-
dono Una Trincea Nemica
sul Carso e vi Fanno
Bottino
ATTACCHI RESPINTI
IIOMA. is Mnrzo
furl sera II Mlnlstcro tlelln Ouerra pub
bllcnvn II f-cgucnta rapporto del generate
f'ndorna sulla slttuizlonp ntla fronte Itnlo
nustrliica: "Ln rcpnito ill fnntprtn nomlcii. npiiog-
Klntn ilall'artlgllerln. ton to' inercoledf
notte ill nttnccnro le nostro poslilonl n
sud-est ill Kovrreto. mu fu rosplnto ilal
nostrl fuclllerl e dalle nostro Imtterlc. L'n
nltro nttneco ncmk'o fu pure resplntn dalle
nostre truppe nella Vnl Sugutin.
"Nella zona del Monte Tofnnn. nella
valle ib'l llnlti'. noiinstnnte le sfavorevoll
condlzlunl ntmosforlclio, nol nhblamo oc
cupati) la posizlnnc ill Forcclla ill Fon
tnna .N'egras, tra la prima c la scconda
Mimmlta' del costone, nil un'nltezza ill
"uSS metrl sul llvcllo del mnre. II nemlco
tento' nltorn una manovra uvvliuppante,
die pent' fu sublto frustrntn dalle nostro
truppp.
"Nella allo del Fella l'artlglleria em
leu iippostntu nellu vlclnanze del rudori
del forte Hunsol e' statu rldotta al slicn
zln dal fuoco elllcnclsslmo dollu nostre bat
terle 1,'artlgllerla nostra o qupllu nus
trlache mmn state ottlvlsslme lungo tutta
la frontn dell'lsonzo nella glornatn di lerl
(gloved!'), p la nostra artlgllerla esegul'
vigorosl oil ulllcncl tlrl a granule contro
l' llneo nemlche.
"L'no dol nostrl repartl ill fanlerla pone
tro' nulle trlncce nemlche ad est dl Pe
teano e del Mont..' San Miehole con un at
tacco dl sorpresa, v prcsp agll auHtrlnci un
certo numero di fuel!! ed una ifuantlta' dl
munlzinnl c ill nltro miiterlalo da gucrra."
(Ia posizlone di Forcclla di Fontana
Xegra. cho II generate. Cadonui atinuncla
come occupata dalle truppe itnllane, e'
Importnntc percho' domlnapartc della
grande strnda delle Dolomltl, da cui dlsta
forse tro chiloetri. tra Sasso dl Stria o la
conca dl Cortina. La conqulstn dello Tre
Tofane. che sorgono ad uvest della Vullu
d'Ampezzo, era Htata completnta fin dalla
mota' dello scorso lugllo. ed ivl II 20 dl
iiuel mebe avova pcrduto la vita peruna
fucliata alia fronte 11 generate Antonio
Cuntore ; ma gll austrlacl tencvano an
corn la Forcella dl Fontana N'egra, che
gll Italian! hanno occupata orn cho tutte
le montagnu del Cuilore hono cojicrtu so
polto sot to la neve alta. Con questa oc
cupazlone si va sempra plu' consolldnndo
II possess itallano dello Alpi c-adorlne,
possesso nccebsarlo per I'avunzala verso
la valle della tilenz, e verso I'alta v.ille dl
Fassa donde st scendo a Trento.
II comuuicato ill Cadorno iarla ancho
ill una trincea sorpresa dalle truppe Ital
lane ad est di Petcnnu o del Monte San
Mlcliele. nvldentemtnte si tratta dl una
trincea suivata tra Peteano o Roschlnl,
sulla strnda di Ituhhu e di Itupa e sulla
rerrovla Sagrado-Gorlzla. Gll Itallanl
uvenano conifuisto net novembre u. s.
II costone del San Mlcliele die de
grada nlU plunurii tra 1'etenno e ilos
chlnl e I'nvevano m.ntenuln nonos
tnnte I rlpetutl contrnttacchl del nemlco.
I.a sorpresa ilevo csscre iTUInUi partita d.i
questo costone, donde gla' ultra oltu
nella uottu trinceo tiendrhe eruno stato
sorprese.
II forto Ilersel, che sbarsa la btrada
della Pontebbn verso Tarvls, ill cul purla II
rapporto del generale I'adorna, fu gla'
dlstrutto dalle artlglierle' itallano nono
stante cho fosso aimato ill potent! e Hum
erus! cunnonl per I'azlone lontana e per
l'azlone vlrlna ; ma liutterie nemlche si
nnniilavauo ancora nello moutaguo vleino
che offrono posizionl vantagglose per la
dlfesa. Ora paite ill quests balterle sono
state rldotte al silenzio dalle artlglierle
Irallutie. cho uffermnno cosl' ancora una
voltu la loro superlorlta' su quelle del
nemlco.
Telegrammi da Petrograd dlcono cho le
forze russe openint! nella zona del Cau
caso hanno occupatu la citta' dl Mamk
huatan. sull'Kufrate, ad una clnquantlna
dl iniglla ad ovest ill l.'rzerum. dojio una
uccanlta battuglia. I russi hanno preso
al nemlco cinque cannoni. iijolte mltra
gllatricl, una colonna ill vettovugllameuto
e numerosl prlglonleri
Police Court Chronicles
'There's a robber on tho roof of a house
on Boynton street "
This message was received by tho police
of the Germantown station. Tho sergeant
sent a cop to Investigate and he found
several Italian women talking excitedly
on the street After much trouble tho
thief on the loof of the home of Joe Dele
chlo. In the rear of tho house the cop
found a ladder. He climbed it stealthily,
and, sure enough, found an Italian stand
Ing beside the chimney. The man was I
about to dash through a trap door when !
ma mui tautiii mm oy die necK
The Italian was amazed "What's da
mat?" he asked. "I don do nodding. I
wanta see Joe."
"That don't work," said tho cop, "and
you can explain It to Magistrate l'en
nock." On reaching the Germantown police
station the prisoner gave his name as
Frank Vllechtl. He explained that he
was simply trying to see Delechlo to pay
a bill.
"I try frpnt door," said Vllechtl. "can't
get In. Then I try back door, sama ting.
I see a da lad, so I climb up and try to
get een from top. Then came oop. So,
here I am, Wiutt's a da mat, hey?"
Delechlo, who had been sound asleep
was summoned. When he saw VJIechti
hi greeted him with a warm handshake.
"Her 1 da mon far da cheeekena I buy."
said VHeohtl. and be gave Joe 18.50.
Joe then stxpjalned that he was a sound
sleeper and, when Frank called he often
came In through the trapdoor In the roof
when he found the doors locked
The Judge agreed that the prU-jntc bad
proved his innocence and Yflechti was
liHi-targed-
I AMERICAN PEOPLE TOO
CLEANLY-UEDFTELD
Secretary Says Washing of
Clothes Makes Rags Unfit
for Paper Making
WASHINGTON', March M No one
ever necused a man with side whiskers
with being ninicted with n sense of humor.
Uut when Secretary of Commerce lied
field announced that American rAgs were
nf little uq to the manufacturers of pa
per because the "American people washed
ton much" there was a hurst of laughter
which ran country wide
It appears that the raw material for
the manufacture of paper Is running ex
tremely low so low that the manufac
turers nro becoming seriously alarmed
Tho Secretary, some time ngn. Issued a
cull to the country to Rave lti old rags
This call met with considerable response
especially when It was explained that tho
l:mopcan war had virtually shut off the
Importation of rags Into this rountrj
When the first consignments of Amer
Irnn lags, principally linens and cuttons,
reached the manufacturers there was a
discordant wnll of despair. The product
would not do at nil. the manufacturers
said They had been used to the rngs nf
llurope. which were filthy nnd contained
much of their original component parts
"The American rngs arc too rlenn," tliey
said "The American people, apparently,
are addicted tn washing their clothes to
an extent that destrovs the usefulness nf
the remnants, so far ns iKipcr mauing is
toiieerneil."
.Secretary lledfleld. thereupon, IrsuciI a
grave warning that citizens of the United
States were washing too much for the
good of tho puperinrtkors' Industry lie
followed It later with n call, however, for
such material. More than a million copies
of tho announcement have been sent
broadcast throughout the I'nlted Stntcs
nnd will be posted In postofflccs and other
public places Chambers of Commerce
unit other i-nmmorcl.il organizations also
have been enlisted In the crusmle.
COURAGEOUS WOMEN
VANQUISH BURGLARS
i mitlniiri! frnm I'ncr Our
o-xit from the dining room. She tiiinid
the key In the lock nnd went bnck to her
room. Her actions had been so quiet
that the burglar. Intent on ms vvoric. nan
not heard her
There Is u telephone In her bedroom. In
a low voice she called tho Mth and llutton
wood strets police station nnd notilled
House Sergeant Walton. District Detec
tives Wundeilich and MeCarty wore sent
to the snlnon at once. They arrived Just
as Mr. Campbell was returning home.
Glllls was taken Into custody without
double.
Campbell Identified Glllls us tho mnii
who had bought u drink In tho saloon
n few mlnutis before closing time, lie
then went Into u loom In tho rear of the
saloon, Campbell said, and from there
made his way to the second floor! The
proprietor thought he had left tho saloon
by a bide door.
Mrs. Stiunge engaged In a physical and
verbal duel with the man she found In
her house.
"Von miserable scamp," she shouted as
sho bent hack the stranger's head until
his eyes threatened to pop from their
sockets, "what do jou mean by snoopln'
around my house?"
"II e 1 p." gasped the victim
"I'll help you, you burgluring scoun
drel." yelled Mrs. Strange. "Vou llttlo
mean, undersized runt, snenkin' 'round tho
houses of honest folks ; I'll fix you."
She banged the little chap's head
against a china closet, and the impact
caused one roast platter and several soup
plates and teacups to ciush to the Uoi"
A tahlu and a chair upset as the mull
struggled to free the clutch on his hair.
It was now evident that he thought that
the big woman was going to kill him. for
he began to light with the desperation of
a man who believes his life Is at stake.
Ily u twist of his neck lie freed bis
h.ilr es. fieed It, but the process of sepa
ration left u huge tuft of It In tho hand
of Mrs. Strange. The man yelled with
pain ns the tuft was pried from bis sculp
and he darted toward the rear door.
Hut he was not to escape so easily. She
knocked him down with a clip In the juw
that would have excited tho envy of a
coming young pugilist, and then she sat
on his chest
Neighbors notified tho police, and when
Sergeant Genoo arrived with a detail
from the llulgrutlu and Clearfield streets
stution Mrs Strange was still sitting on
the little man. When lie was locked up
at the station, the prisoner said ho was
Alvln Wilson. 2s years old, of 2159 Kiiht
Hlrch street. The police allege lie Is a
professional sneak thief, and they nro
trying to connect him with suveial "jobs"
in the neighborhood. He was held In
$r,00 ball fur a further blaring next Sat
urday. WIVES OK XOTKII OFFICERS
.MEET AT XAVAF, HOME T0DAV
Mrs. Dewey and Mrs. Logan at Pre
paredness Meeting
The wive.s nf Admiral Geoige Dewey.
General Logan and other prominent men
are expected to bo among the guests ut
u meeting of tho Philadelphia llninch of
the Woman's Section of tho N'uvy League
of the United States, this afternoon, ut
the I'nlted States Naval Home, 24th and
Fltzwater streets. Mrs. Alexander Van
Itensselaer. governess uf the Pennsyl
vania State branch, will preside at the
meeting, to which all those Interested are
Invited.
Plans for tlie establishment of a wom
an s naval t.imp at Wuslilngton will be
discussed. The purpose of the camp will
be to organize women In the campaign
for adequate naval preparedness. At the
same time the women will receive instruc
tion that will be of service in national
preparedness. The meeting has been ur
ruiiged by Mrs Frederick llounsdlllo
Payne, vice chairman of the Philadelphia
section, and wife of tho executive ollicer of
the Nuval Home. Among those who will
attend the meeting are Mrs. William Cum
Kings Storey and Mrs. Mary X. Lock
wood, wife of the chaplain general of the
G. A. 11.
SOLDIERS' TOBACCO FU.ND
(i ROWING IX FAVOR
t-
Additional Contributions Swell Total
to $0242
Contilbutious tn the lielgian boldlers'
tobacco fund now total 9212.60, according
to u statement Issued today at the head
quarters of the fund In the Flat Iron Build
ing. New York. Drexel & Co. reported
additional contributions from Philadelphia
and vicinity amounting to JIO.'S.
Wlliam H. Palmer. Jr., of AVyncote, Pa.,
in sending 3 to Drexel & Co., wrote; "I
wish I could make it 2000." He showed
his enthusiasm by asking for collecting
books and 25 circulars.
The books ljavc been found to be the
mott effective means of procuring funds,
and it U the desire of the committee to
place as many as possible In the hands of
men and women who are interested in the
movement. They may be obtained by
writing Francis It Jones, organizing secre
tary, Flatlron Uultdlng. New York.
The aim of the fund is to send a paokage
containing 60 cigarettes, a large package
of pipe tobacco, a box of matches and a
reply postcard to each of the 200,000 sol
diers each week as long a the war lasts.
Du Fonts Buy Site for New Plant
WltAnNGTON, Del.. March 18. An
nouncement has been made of the ac
quisition by the du Pont Company of a,
site for a new dynamite plant on the
York Rlfer, pear Yorktown. Va.
LAiiELPffiA, isa an
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fcsrt. . .. J
HERDER! WILLIAM KIRK
to whom Walter Haunt, who was
fatally shot by gunmen at the
Gcimnnla Worsted Mills, left hla
money and nil bolonfrings. Her
bert is the 8-year-old son of
Herbott Kirk, of 175 West Lip
pincott street. The boy nnd
Hatipt wore inscpnrnblo chums.
SUCCESSI ITALIAN! NEL
CADORE E SUL CARSO
I Tcdcschi Abbniulonniio l'Of-
fensiva L'Attacco sul Forte
di Vnux Kallito
N'el silo rapporto pubbllculo n llomu
lerl sera II gciietnle Cadoinn ntuiuiicla ch"
lo truppe llall.itip hanno nrcupntn la Kor
cellu ill Kontunii N'egrn, n 2GSR metrl sul
llvcllo del mure, sul gruppo iletle Tofane,
cd hanno frustrntn una manovra nvvllup
pnnte lentatu dagll nustrlncl siibllD dopo.
l.e forze ilallane hanno ntiche sorpresn una
lul..nn .....!.... n.l nil. .It llnl.Hltin ., t , 1 0 , 1 t
llllllt'tl ill'lllll il .III VL ,1, " LllflllU, .,..
del Sun Mlcliele e vl hanno futtn bottlno ill
arm I e dl tnunlzioitl
SI trnva a llomu II presldente del Con-r-lgllo
serho. Pnslch. II qunlc fu rlcevulo In
questl glornl dul mlnlstrl Itallanl o lerl
dnl pupa.
Lu bnttaglln ill Verdun rotitlmm senza
cho I ti'deschl slano ancora rluscitl nil
ospugmire II forte ill Vnux che I francesl
hiitino frlllantemento dlfeso o con pleno
successo. Notlzle da Purigl dlcono che gll
attiicchi tcdcschi rnntto Verdun vanno
pcrdendo di Intcnslta', cosl cho si crede
che 11 krnnprinis stla per ahbanilonuio l'of
fen.sivu In quella zona.
YOUNG PRIZE FIGHTER
KILLED IN RING
t'onlliiiii'il frnm Pace One
Crowley's collapse, according to the tes
timony of Lieutenant Itiirnsby, of the
llelgrude nnd Clearfield streets station,
who was at tho ringside. He said the fight
was not lirutul and that no heavy blows
were struck Detective Weiss said Crow
ley collapsed after u clinch. Until police
men testified that Crowley had been ex
amined and pronounced lit before tho
light.
Death was probably caused by exhaus
tion, according to Dr. George K. Yuucll, of
730 Kast Allegheny avenue, tho club phy
sician, who pronounced both men lit be
fore they cnteied tho ring. Others said
that Ciowley was struck on thu "Adum'3
tipple." a p-irticularly dangeious spot.
Lieutenant Ilnrnsby and Acting De
tectives Weiss and Case, who were nt
the ringside, arrested Malone ns soon us
It was seen that Crowley was badly hurt.
A charge of Involuntary manslaughter
was lodged ugalnst him.
Both pugilists "slugged" freely during
tho threo roundH of what was to he a
six-round pieliinlnary afTnlr. It is thought
that Crowley overexeiled himself In the
glve-nnd-tnko fight with his more experi
enced opponent When the blow came
ho collapsed.
"It's nwfiil," s'.ild Malouc today. "1
don't remember hitting him hard during
the light. I thought ho had quit after
Lew Halley patted us In a clinch. Crow
ley broku uwuy, turned around and fell
down. It was u bad heart. 1 guess "
A rigid investigation will be demanded
by Crowley's family, members nf which
said today that perhaps suit would bo
brought against Ilniley for alleged lack
of precaution lu conducting fights. Mem
bers of the family said that no prelim
inary examination, including heart tests,
had been made before the bout. They be
lieve Crowley's death was caused by heai t
disease or by a hard blow near tho lunrt
Crowley Ih survived by his parents, two
brothers and two sisters. Mnlono has a
wife und four children.
PRESIDENT WILSON THANKS
DREXEL RIDDLE CORPS
Chief Executive Gratified at Organ
ization's: Offer of Aid
Hearty indorsement of the Drexel Bid
die Military Corps was given last night
ut a special meeting of tho Plasterers nnd
element Finishers' Union No. S, which is
one of the largest labor unions In the
city. It was generally agreed that the
movement was the best way of arousing
partlotlsm and ut the same time setting
tho pace for preparedness.
Tho corps, which comprises 18 regi
ments and companies. Is drilling regularly
under the direction of United Statej Gov
ernment ofllccrs and under command of
Adjutant General dllmore.
Regiments nf employes of numerous
business and industrial establishments are
included in the corps.
A J Drexel Diddle received a letter
from President Wilson today through Sec
retary Tumulty, in which tho President
expressed his appreciation of an offer of
the Diddle Corps ta aid lu the protec
tion of the country should necessity arise
A similar letter was received by Adjutant
General Bead, of the War Department
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ALL AMERICANS SAVED
WHEN TUBANTIA SANK
List of Missing Reduced to
Four Dutch Insist Crock
Liner Was Torpedoed
LONDON", March 18. All Americans on
board the Dutch liner Tubantla. which
wns sunk In the North Sea on Thursday,
were saved. The list of missing hns been
reduced to four.
, The Dutch Foreign Ofllce. convlnceu mai
tho liner was sent lo tho bottom by a tor
I pedo Is reported to have begun work upon
a strong note of protest, which will be
sent to tho Herman Government, nnd
which will peremptorily demand ctplana
' tlon It Is denied In Uerlln that the Tu
I bantla was sunk by u "V" boat.
The foregoing were the outstanding
features today In the story of the loss of
the line Dutch ship.
A dispatch from Heilln says the Am
sterdam correspondent of the Vosslsche
Keltung telegraphed 'today Hint two Kng
Ilsli submarines were In the vicinity
where tho Tubantla was Bunk 21 hours
before tho liner went down
Tho Secretary of the Ilrltisii Admiralty,
commenting mi the Uerlln report that
Lnglish submarines were near tho scene
of the Tubantla sinking, declared tho re.
port was untrue.
A Central News dispatch from Amster
dam reported that nil the passengers of the
'ruhantla wero saved, and that If any
fatalities attended the destruction of the
ship the victims would provo to be seamen,
by .South American diplomats, who vvcro
on their way home, vvcro lost It Is esti
mated that tho loss of the ship together
with her cargo, malls and the baggage nf
her passengers will aggregate $4.fiOO,n00.
The greatest Indignation exists through
out lloltnnd. Most of the Dutch news
papers have abandoned the theory that the
Tubantla was struck by a drifting mine
und tnha It for granted she was tor
pedoed. (JERMANS INSIST TUBANTIA
STRUCK A JUNE AND SANK
Sny English Claim That Liner Was
Torpedoed Is False
HKIlf.IN, Mnrch IS. lierman olllclals
today rolterntcd their belief that the Dutch
liner Tubantla struck a mine They do
elaicd that tho Instructions to submarine
commanders wero sulllclent to give assur
ance, that tho tmgllsh claims that the
steamship wns torpedoed were false.
llerllu newspapers take the view that It
piobably was not oven a Herman initio
that destroyed the liner. They say that
since tlie beginning of the war OH mines
have been washed to tho Dutch coast, of
which 180 wero Kngllsh, IIS French. 201
unidentified and only 175 Cerman.
ENGINEERING STUDENTS
Oy U. OF I'. TO (JO ON TRIP
Seniors to Start on Extensive Inspec
tion Tour Tomorrow
Tho senior mechanical engineering stu
dents of the University of Pennsylvania
will leave tomorrow for their regular an
nual Inspection trip of Industrial plants.
The trip will last two weeks, and In that
time they will cover a large pnrt of the
Industrial territory between Philadelphia
and tho Mississippi I liver.
Tho trip is outlined to cover n largo
variety of Industrial processes which
have not previously been recognized by
the average student us belonging to the
realm of mechanical engineering, tn two
or three Instances the Industrial plants
have provided special cars for the trans
portation of the party und five companies
have extended luncheon Invitations.
The program of tho plants to bo In
spected Is us follows:
Two Struck by Autos in Camden
Two men were knocked down by auto
mobiles In Camden today within a half
hour. Michael John, 19 years old, of C12
Ferry avenue, was taken to tho Cooper
Hospital with --evero bruises and cuts,
after being hit at H roadway and Dulson
stiect. A jitney, driven by Joseph Moore,
of 15 Hudson street, accounted for the
second victim. Kdvrnrd Mills, 75 years
old, of 229 Stevens street, at Federal nnd
4th streets. Mooie suffered a broken
no.se and bruises. It was found ut the
Cooper Hospital
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French Count Killed
in Thrilling Air Duel
PAIUS, March 18. Count
Jacques liecazes, an aviator in the
French army, has been killed in an
air battle at the front, plunginjr
i into grief the f a m o u s Franco
American Dccazcs family. The
Count wns only 2G years old and
wns a favorite in Paris society.
Thd battle that cost the Count his
life was fought 9000 feet in tho
air. The German airmen occupied
a huge armored battleplane of the
Fokkcr type nnd the French aero
plane wns riddled with machihe
gun fire.
The Count's mother, before her
mnrriago to Due Dccazcs, in 1888,
was I s a b e 1 1 c Blanche Singer,
daughter of Isaac Singer, the mil
lionaire sewing machine manufacturer.
ESTATE OF SAMUEL 1IIUT0N
VALUED AT $24G,2!)4.78
Account Filed Before Register of
Wills Other Wills Probated
, Tho estato of Samuel Hrlton, who died
in May. 1915. Is vnlued at $246.291. 78 In
on account filed by the executors with
Iteglster of Wills Hheehnn today.
A balance of $231,747.11 nwnlls distri
bution under tho will nnd among distri
butions made were a number of nrtleles to
the Pennsylvania Chapter, Colonial
Dames, valued at $0fi5.4O; n painting to
the Philadelphia Club, nnd paintings be
queathed to the city of Philadelphia and
delivered to the custodian of Independence
Hall
Hequests of $100 each to St. Vincent
Orphans' Home, St. Mary's Hospital nnd
St Joseph's Orphan Asylum nro Included
In the will of T.enu Sltcox, 3160 Kdgcmont
Rtreet, who left nil estate valued nt $1400.
Other wills probated today were thoso
of A. Kldrldgo Drown, lib nnd Pino
streets, which disposes of property valifd
at $40,000; William Howell, Jr.. 211S St.
.lames place, $10,000; Edmund Wright,
5CGS Hoyer street, $6000; Mary Ashman,
S26 North Sllllman street. $4000, nnd
Kathnreua Llchlenborgor, 2210 North 6th
street, $2450.
The personal effects of the estate of
Mary It. Howe have been npprnlscd at
$ll,632..'ll; Lewis 11. Carpenter, $1.1,030.15,
and Francis O. Hoffman, $4755.
X. J. .Methodists Name Delegates
ASHCnV PA niC. N. J.. .March IS.
Delegates to the General Conference of
the Methodist Church, to bo held at Sara
toga In May, were chosen lato yesterday
by the New Jersey Conference, as fol
lows: Tho Itev. Melville K. Snyder,
superintendent of tho Trenton District;
tho Itev. Oeorge II. Ncal, super
intendent of the Ilrldgeton District; tho
Ilev. II. F. Ornvatt, of Camden; the Rev.
.lames w. Marshall, superintendent of the
New llrunswlck District, nnd tho Itov. F.
A. Dcmnrls, superintendent of tho Cam
don District. Announcement of tho vote
for alternates will not bo made until to
day. Brazilian Envoy Out of Danger
WASHINGTON, March 18. Ambassa
dor DU C.ama. of Uracil, reported at the
point of death yesterday from ncute In
digestion, was much improved and out
of nil danger today, according to his
physician. The Ambassador was still
confined tn his bed, however, and it may
be several days before bo recovers suf
ficient strength to resume his duties
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EMBARGO ON UMRttX
PLANNED BY ttflUtfyl
Motors, Cutlery and Soah
Among Imports to Be Barred
Runciman Intimates '
, . . LONDON, March It
A far-reaching Order In Council VhH
will totally prohibit Importation nln ,S
United Kingdom a largS number M,
cles which come under the general htvJ'
ng of luxuries, will be Issued by thaBrit '
Ish Government At nn early date
Among tho things which will be tiiP,
under tho ban will bo automobiles f?
rr'nn VT' mU8ical lnst"nt. cuVry
of nil kinds, hardware, yarns, chlnowaV?
fancy goods nnd soaps Th onlVr tni
npply equally to all countries Inclinti.
the Urltlsh dominion and colonies '
Tho forecast of tho coming Order tn
Council was given In an interview &
WnUer Ilunclman. president of the BoaH
"' Tradp. Mr. Ilunclman admitted tw
articles In addition to those named $a
m p accd on the list of prohibited Imwrt,
but In advance of tho Issuance of thVorl
tier ho declined to say what they wer. ?,
agreed that tho decree would havo eotwS!
nrable effect on exports from the UnltM
S atcs, but pointed out that it applied S
all countries alike, and declared l
absolutely necessary to limit tho shlpmeM
of bulky luxuries In order to provhle YeSm
on ships for necessaries m
"Hut please remember." said Mr rtuncl.
man. "that the Issuance of this order I,
forced on tho country not as a matter S
policy, but entirely because of a ehorUM
T?n.VTSfC; Wo Wnnt ext)nrtfl frm "S
United States; wo want your wheat, cot!
ton and meat, and we need other thd
which wo cannot get If the space aboard
vessels Is taken up with 'luxuries
"Mverythlng possible Is being dona Ik
relieve tho shortage In ships llverr hi
flying the British flag is now controlled
by the C-overnment. Immense numbers t
them have been requisitioned; others ari
sublet to direction by way of ini?
Whether It will bo necessary to requisition
more vessels 1 cannot say, but for mv i.w
part I hope this will not be dono"
.Mr. Ilunclman said tho Importation of
some fresh fruits probably would be xiZ
hlblted later, but ho pointed out that tsu
would affect the United States oi,
slightly. Turning from the matter of
Imports to the general Industrial situation
In the British Isles. Mr. Itunclman said
them never had been greater nctlvity In
tho larger Industries; thnt wages were
higher than over before, and that the
percentage of unemployment never had
been so Bmall In tho history of the coun
try. BRITISH ACTION RENEWS
ARMS' EMBAIWO AGITATION
Feeling Against Trnde Interference
Grows in Congress
WASHINGTON,. March IS Itencwal
of the agitation for an embargo on muni
tions Is certain to follow tho cxpectei
notion or urc.it uritam in prohibiting the
Imports of articles which are to bo placed
under tho head of "luxuries " These will
Include, hundreds of articles of American
origin or manufacture. As tho expected
order Is to-be mudo to npply to nil coun
tries, olllclals say there will be no ground
for nny olllclal protest by tho United
States. Hut It Is expected that the op
position will be rcllceted by another aU. '
tempt to secure congressional action
through embargo legislation.
The feeling against the British trade
Interference, which hns been held In check
because of the developments In the aub
marlno controversy with the Central Pow
ers. Is growing very rapidly In both the
Senate und the House
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