EVENItfift LKayflEtt PHILADELPHIA, 'THURSDAY. MAR Oil 23, 1016
GERMANS PUSH
LINES FORWARD
WEST OF MEUSE
Capture Height West of
Haucourt Take 440
..French Prisoners
r
FREBfCJK GAIN IN WOEVRE
BEIIMN', March 23.
Continuing their drive npalnst tho
PArls-Verdun Hallway vest ot Verdun,
tho Oermans have nmda further progress
west or Haucourt. the German War ofllco
announced today.
Four hundred and forty prisoners were
taken. The Germans captured Point
rt'Appul, In tho western part of tho Avon
court wooi?..
Tho tojjl'of the official report follows:
Tho German ucss at the Avon-
cotitt fortat Vrtorthwest; of Verdun).
has been made complete by tho occu-
patlpn , nf tho French positions at
Point' n'Appul, On 'tho mountain ridge
ffmt of Haucourt.
tTou hundred and forty prisoners
wer taken.
OtHarvrlso ttid general sltuntlon on
the west front In unchanged,
"" l'AIUS. March 23.
A furious -alt-jSlght bombardment was
cnrrlW' orf'hy'tho Gcrrnans cast of the
Jlotvo Itlvcrfstio French. War Oftlco nn
nnuntwd today. !
West .of the river
the artillery duel
lackenea In violence.
Th? uerleral situation Is unchanged.
Tho- $a.L of tho official coinmunlquo
follows; ,vii
West, of tho Mcuso the tiombard
mentf'ilackeried during tho night. The
onomy did not renew his attacks
agalnslspV01'1 Mamolon, nnd Hau
court, ijt vlich wo hold tho redoubt.
EaHt'lof fl-nTMcuM tho bombardment
ba-iuUfU(ga.jvltJuvIoH'Uce1 at, many
pothts ' oW 'mt f t ohtf
In tlm -Woevro region no Impor
tant ovent has been reported with the
exopptlmuoC an , -Intermittent cannon-
West ocrt'oht-a.-'MoUPson a surprise
attack, directed against tho enemy's
trench la tho region of Fey-on-Hayc,
enabledUs to take some prisoners.
Tho nlght was quiet on tho rest ot
tho ft$nt.
Attempts of tho German to outilank
tho French northwest of Verdun to the
west Jt tho Mcusa have been checked, it
was' taieu touay oy irencn military
crtlc
Marcel Hutln, a well-known authority
on' mffltary matters, says:
"Tljjs attempt to envelop the left wing
of the. French army nt Verdun Is not be
ing i conducted with sulllclent troops to
cause lis nny alarm."
Parts Is expecting an extension of tho
battle front and It would cause no sur
prise to military men to sco a continuous
ng.iBBment from Vauquols In the Ar
Konreto Kparges In the Woevro district.
At the same time, the Germans would
prrbaFly attack elsewhere In order to di
vert, to French from sending large num
bers of reinforcements to tho Verdun
front.
It id declared that tho withdrawal ot
the French from Haucourt, which was
captured by tho Germans yesterday,
strengthens instead of weakens tho
French lines northwest ot Verdun, be
cause a salient had been formed there
whlch.was in danger of being cut off.
TSdiwithdrawal in no way lightens the
Jaslcj of tho Crown Prince, but only in
'Oreases the dlfllcultles,
The Echo de Pari3 states that the cap
ture of Haucourt Knoll cost the Germans
losses out of proportion to tho strategic
valuoVpf tho position. However, It can
be unfa that tho Teutons are not wasting
BOldjecf with such Iavlshness as marked
the early stages of the battla at Verdun.
ItHE WEATHER
- Official Forecast
'WASHINGTON', D. C, March 23.
For-castern Pennsylvania and Xew Jer
sey Ealr tonight; Friday fair and warm
erf moderate northwest winds becoming
variable,
Tr)fJtorm that was central In the mid
dle Ohio Valley yesterday morning has
niovpdp northeastward at a phenomenal
rate! mid Is passing off tho coast at Xova
Scotia this morning. It caused high
vlndCand light precipitation throughout
the- northeastern portion of tho country,
and !has been followed by a cold urea that
overfefireada all districts from the Missis
sippi .Valley to the Atlantic coast. A
large and energetic disturbance Is central
near, gait Lake City this morning and
covers the Western half ot the country.
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We could easily take care of the
busiest rush with extra men
but tailors of the quality we demand are lim
ited in number and we find that untried men
seldom maintain the Hughes & Muller
standard.
Gentlemen who order Spring Clothes now are
certain of prompt delivery without disappointments.
g Master
g Waiters
tJSince
J48
The War Today
The Germans nra Again bom
barding the French "positions north
of Verdun, cast of tho Meuse
River. West of the river, since
their capture of Haucourt Hill, the
Germans have not attempted to
make any attacks.
Russians h,ave dented tho Ger
man line at .several places along
von Hindcnburg's front of 150
miles', Petrograd announces.
IL GOVERNO ITALIANO
DICHIARA SOLIDARIETA'
PIENA CON GLI ALLEATI
Attacchi Austriaci Su Tutta la
Fronte da Val Giudicaria alia
Conca di Plezzo Respinti
dagli Italian!
L'OFFENSIVA DEI RUSSI
terl nella Camera del Drputntl II notto
segretarlo dl Stato per rII Affnrl Ustcrl,
rlspondcndo ad una Interroga?.lon circa
gll imprgnl nssuntl dall'Italla verso gll
Alleatl, dlohlarava che l'ltnlla nveva ntle
rlto plenamenle nl Pntto dl Londra Impi'g
nandoal a non concludcre separntnmento
la pace, cd ncvn Inoltro nderlto nltret
tnnto plcnnmcnto a tuttl quegll nltrl nc
cordl conclusl nnterlormentc tra le l'o
tenzo della Trlpllce Intesn, non esclua.
la promesta dl non lasclnrc le nrml so
prima non fosro restitulta la plena o
cnmplctn Indlpendonza nl llclglo Qucslo
dlchlaraztonl ulilclall furouo noonlto da
npplausl tin tutta la Camera, pcrcho" pro
vano cho l'ltnlla non fa soltnnto l.i sua
guerra. do' che sarebbe rldlcolo ponsare,
ma fa la grando guerra dl tutta l'Kurnpa
contro chl vorrclibe rldurla nl vnssallag
glo con la forza dollo nrml.
Icrl sera II Mlnlstcro dclla titicrra pub
bt lea vu It seguento rnppurto del coniaiid
nnto Intcrlnale dcllo forzo ltallam circa
l.i situazlone alia fronte Itnlo-austrlnca-
"Itepartl ill fanterla nemif.a tentnrono
parccchl attacchi dl Horprrca contro le
llnee Itnllanc alio sbocco della Valletta dl
Hlbor, nella Val dl Daonc, In Vnllo dl
Gresta (nolle vlclnanze di Mori), nella
vallo del Illo Cameras, n nortl-ost dl
Piazza (In Val Terragnolo) o sullo alturo
cho clrcondauo la conca dl Plezzo. Gll
attacchi del ncmico furono rcsplntl da pur
tutto.
"Sullo allure til Santa Maria, nella zona
dl Tohnlno, nella pteroui tiotlo 11 nemlco
lento' di opcrarc un nttacco che pcro' fu
mandnto a vuoto tlnl pronto ed clllcaco
Intervento della nostra artlgllerla Plu1
tardl nltrl tcntattvl dl avnnzaro per sca
Kllonl furono puro facllmento resplntl
dalle nostro truppe.
"I duclll dl nrtlgllerla contlnuarono
nella giornata dl Icrl su tuttn la fronte.
sobbene fossero in certo modo ostacolatl
dal cattlvo tempo."
Intanto. mentro In Francin, nel settoro
ill Verdun, i tcdescht si ostinano ancora
ad attaccaro hi formldabllo poslzlono
frnncese, guadagnando plccoll vantaggl
locall a prczzo dl sacrlllcll cnorml, le forzo
russo attaccano vlolentemente le llneo
tedesche ed nustrlacho sulla fronto ori
ental. L'attacco russo si e' svlluppato In una
vera o propria offenslva contro lo lineo
teutonlche della zona dl Dvinsk, cho sono
state sfondate K" noto cho II maresclallo
von Hlndcnburg batte' per scl mesl contro
Dvinsk senza mnl rlusclre n prcndcrla nl
russl cho ora sono suU'offenslva o battono
i tedeschl nonostanto I furiosi contrattac
chi dl qucstl ultlml.
Ma un' altra notlzla dl grande Impor
tanza e' cho gll austriaci hanno ovacuato
In. cltta' dl Czcrnovitz, capitate della Bu
covina. I russl avevano In questl glorni
sfondato lo llneo austrlache sul Dniester o
la sltuazlanb delle forze che occupuvnno
Czernovitz era dlvenuta perlcolosa. Ora
glunge notlzla a Homa cho la cltta' a'
stata evacuata dagli austilacl mentro 1
turchl hanno ovacuato nell'AsIa Mlnore
la cltta' dl Erztgan. A Berlino si parla
degll attacchi russl come della "grando
offenslva russa" cho va sempro plu' esten
dondosl o dlvcncndo sempre plu' vlolenta
ed Incalzante. Questo lo ammetto lo
stesso comunlcato olllclale tedesco.
La probablle caduta dl Czcrnovitz nelle
manl del russl nTa' un valoro straordl
narlo, glaccho' portera" Immedlatamente la
Rumania contro l'Austrla. Telegramml
tla Petrograd dlcono cho nelle sfero gov
ernatlve russo si o' plcnamente siidlsfattl
clell'uttegglamcnto della Rumnnla verso
gll alleatl o della sltuaztonu generale
nella Penisola Iialcanlca.
Dallo ultimo notlzle si rlleva che I
russl attaccano plu' vlolentemente lo
llneo tedescho a sud di Riga e quelle aus
trlache sul Dniester, e si sa che alcune
unlta' tedescho che erano stato trasferito
dalla Polonla alia Francla sono state rln
vlate In fretta alia fronte orlentale.
I russl hanno ora a Ioro dlsposizlone tro
mlllonl dl uomlnl bene nrmatl cd nppog
glatl da circa 10,000 cannonl dl ogift
callbro, alcunl del quail furono dalla
Russia comperatl dal governo glapponeso
nell'Inverno. I crltlcl mllltarl russl pro
dlcono che per la fine del prosslmo meso
dl lugllo 1 russl saranno dl nuovo sul Car
pazll e davantl a Vanavla. Lo forze
russo che attaccano lo llnee tenute da von
Hlndenburg sono sotto gll ordlnl del
generale Kuropatkin.
LA RUMANIA UN GUERRA
NEL PROSSIMO APRILE?
Esercito e Finanze Pronti, e
l'Opinione Pubblica Entusi-
astica. per l'lntervento
Telegramml da Roma dlcono che dlvlene
ogni glorno plu' evldente che la Rumania
si gettera" nella guerra a flancq degll
alleatl e che nel prosslmo aprlle II re
Ferdlnando dlchlarera' la guerra. La Ru
mania ha contlnuato a prepararsl per
qualcha tempo, ed ora la situazlone finan
zlarla del paese e' slcura, una grande
quantlta' dl vlverl a' stata accumulata,
1'eserclto e' quasi tutto mobtlltato a le
rlserva dl munlzlonl sono abbondantl. I
dlspaccl cha glungono da Bucareat dlcono
che l'opiniona pubblica rumena e' plena
dl entuslasma per la guerra, e che la Ru
mania Invece 'dl attaccare la Bulgaria,
dlrlgera' le sue annate contro l'Austrla
Ungherla, Se sara' cosl' e' probablle cha
t bulgarl tenteranno dl Invadere la Ru
mania attraversando 11 Danublo. La Bul
garia ha concentrate grand! forza verso
11 suo confine settentrlonale.
mmmwm -yi WJjjf fk ja$
'DON'T END U-BOAT
WAR, THE PEOPLE
BACK VON T1RP1TZ'
Four German Newspapers
Print Manifesto Urging
Ruthless Policy
MANY PETITIONS SIGNED
UEULIN', March 2.1 An "overwhelm
ing majority" of tho German people nro
on tho slilo of Admiral von Tlrpltz In
favoring n rulhlesi prosecution of tho
submarine war, according to n manifesto
which four leading newspapers tho
Agrarlnn Tngr-szeltung, tho Nntlonnl
Liberal Taegllcho Ilundschnul tho Kreuz
zpttung and tho Post publish on their
front pnges, calling for debato on tho res
olutions inquiring Into tho conduct of tho
v. nr.
Stlmultnneously with this publication It
Is has become known that petitions ap
pealing to tho tiovernmrnt to glo tho
widest latitude to tho Mibmarlno cam
paign nnd to press It energetically nro
being circulated everywhere among the
people.
On tho other linntl, the Social Demo
cratic members of tho Uelchstng have
shown that they will stand with tho Kadi
call and the Centrists In supporting tho
Clinncelior. Theso parties together rotistl
tute n majority of the Reichstag, nnd pres
ent Indication's nro thnt they will prevent
discussion of tho resolutions In open ses
sion. Tho Clinncelior will address the
Holelistng within n week, but It Is not
ronslilered probable that ho will allude to
tho submarine question.
TIti: MANIKKSTO.
The manifesto published In the news
pnpers follows:
"In view of tho treatment which the
resolutions now before tho Kelchstng re
garding vnr against commerce havo ex
perienced owing to olllclally Inspired ut
terances c feel ourselves compelled In
harmony with a great number of leading
Gorman newspapers to tnnko tho following
declaration:
"Tho political events of tho last few
days h.ivo evoked In the Gorman peoplo
apprehension of Important events. Grand
Admiral von Tlrpltz Is looked on by our
nation not only ns a man whose energy
nnd creative forco brought to glorious real
Ir.ttlon tho words of our Kmpcror that a
strong fleet was nn urgent necessity for
us, but at tho same time as tho German
statesman who first and most clearly rec
ognized Hngland's purpose to destroy her
peaceful German rival nnd who was de
termined to meet this purposo with nil
forco nnd by ruthless employment ot nil
means nt our disposal.
POPL'LAIl MAJORITY CLAIMED.
"Tho overwhelming majority of our
peoplo feel themselves therein nt one with
the creator and organizer of our navy.
Although the people reposo unshaknblo
trust In the supreme cnminandem appre
hensions aro widespread that the retire
ment ot the grand admiral Is connected
with his attitude on this question , and
statements of newspapers whoso connec
tion with Governmental circles is known
havo confirmed this Interpretation.
"It Is our conviction that It is the
urgent demand of the hour thnt ground
for these apprehensions be fully removed.
The resolutions before the Reichstag offer
a suitable occasion for this. Thercforo we
welcomo thee resolutions and reject, ns
constitutionally ungrounded, tho criticism
prematurely meted out In respect to them
by olllclally Inspired organs. Wo voice the
Inmost feelings nnd dearest wishes ot wide
circles of tho German peoplo when wo give
expression to the hope that the leaders
of the Emplro will glvo these resolutions
tho consideration which will do justlco to
their patriotic spirit and promise tho ful
filment of their patriotic nltUH.
"Wo bellevo that In theso days of earn
est endeavor it is our duty to tho nation
and fatherland, Imperiously demnnded of
us by the national conscience, to speak of
those things openly."
Theso papers nro all Conservative or
military organs, tho Liberal Tageblatt pro
tests indignantly against this "nntl-govern-mental
campaign" to obtain signatures to
petitions and otherwise to create a tre
mendous demonstration In favor of Inten
sified submarine warfare. Tho Tageblatt
asserts waiters In restaurants and cafes
go from table to table In nn effort to ob
tain signatures.
POLICE TO GUARD SQUARES
Cops Will Be Detailed to Safeguard
City Property, Women and Children
Beginning Saturday, April 1, tho police
lieutenants will detail policemen for duty
In each public square, whero such details
havo been made heretofore during the
summer months.
The policemen so detailed will do re
serve duty the samo ns others. They will
bo required to pay particular attention
to tho safety of women nnd children, see
that objectionable characters are kept
away and prevent the destruction of
flowers, plants, trees and other city prop
erty In tho squares
II FLO
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i vWOle i -4 t r rrs
vwBFmji''
"Do Not Expect Too Much
of Airships," Says Zeppelin
ROTTERDAM, March 28
Count Zeppelin, spenking in the
Prussian House of Deputies, warn
ed tho German people not to ex
pect too much of his airships.
"The Zeppelins nrc not as near
perfect as I might -wish," said the
aged inventor. "They should have
greater carrying power and should
bo nblo to reach still higher alti
tudes. Wc aro now testing now
types of motors by which we hope
to make a nearer approach to per
fection. In the meantime, a cer
tain percentage of losses must be
reckoned with."
The Deputies gave Count Zep
pelin n great ovation.
SLAVS EXTEND DENT
IN 200-MILE FRONT
Contlnueil from Pane One
zlany, whero our aviators had
served enemy concentrations.
ob-
SILENCE GERMAN BATTERIES
After silencing the II ro of the
enemy's batteries In tho Mlschkelo
region (south of Lnko Drtsvlaty,
about 25 miles south of Dvinsk), our
troops captured a lino of trenches In
tho Mentzlany-Tlrct-Sekly sector.
Enemy attempts to tnko tho offensive
south of Tverotch (6 miles nouth of
Vlilzi) were repulsed by our fire
In tho region of Villetn nnd Mojet
fcn, north of the town of Postavy
(south of Tveretch), desperato Infan
try lighting 1h proceeding. The enemy
here launched violent counter-attack.
against our troops, who had nt var
ious points dislodged tho enemy from
his trenches nnd had captured some
of his machlno guns.
In the Tchornlty-Lotwn section,
north of Lnko Mladztol (It miles
south of Postavy and four miles north
of Lake Nnrocz), tho enemy attacked
against tho northern German flank in
tho neighborhood ot Frlcdrlchstadt.
Tho effect of these two attacks, If
successfully executed, will bo to
squccso tho Germans from tholr ex
tended position before Dvinsk and
conert tho present arc Into a straight
lino from Frlcdrlchstadt to Svlentsy
any. VIENNA, March 23. Russian artillery
Is bombarding the Teuton position.1! along
tho entire northeast front. It is announced
by the Austrian War Olllcc. It is said
that Russian Infantry attacks were re
pulsed. Following Is the text of tho
olllclal report:
"Russian artillery Is active on the whole
of the northeast front. On the Strypa
River and In tho sector of Kormln In
fantry detachments which nttucked our
positions were thrown back. At one place
In Gallcla, ono Russian battalion lost
throo officers and 1G0 soldiers In dead and
100 In prisoners:. Our casualties were
few."
RUSSIAN ATTACKS GAIN IX
VIOLENCE, BKKLatV ADMITS
"Continue to Advance and Show Ut
most Aggressiveness"
BERLIN, March 2.1. The Russians
continue to advance In the eastern theatre.
In tho region ot Jakobstadt (north of
Dvinsk) tho Russians have renewed their
nttacks with greater vlolenco than ever
nnd nlso In front of Ducna (Dvinsk) be
tween tho Lakes of Narocz and Wizsnlcw.
Tho olllclal statement says:
Tho Russians yesterday showed tho
utmost nggrcsslveness and there was
great activity throughout tho eve
ning nnd night. They advanced with
strong forces against tho Gorman po
sitions nt tho Jnkobstadt bridgehead
and on both sides of tho Mltau-Jakob
stadt Railway.
Four attacks were launched against
tho German positions north of Widsy.
On tho front northwest of Postavy
tho number of prisoners taken by us
has reached II officers and 889 men.
In tho sector of Postavy It Is be
lieved that the Russians do not Intend
to make any more general attacks
because of tho overwhelming losses
. they have suffered.
Between tha Lakes of Narocz and
Wlzsnlow the enemy ndvanced several
times with renewed force.
Tho Russians mndo great sacrifices
of human llfo nnd spent much am
munition In these attacks and in other
attacks of local character elsewhere.
Tha German defense remained un
shaken and tho Russians were unable
to gain nny advantage at any point.
"Dorm" Rentals at U. of P. Raised
William O. Miller, bursar cf tho Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, has announced
that rents In all the dormitories are to be
raised $10 per individual for a year.
Notices to this effect have been posted on
various bulletin boards on the University
campgs. The bulletins do not say when
tho advance In rental will take place.
Ther aro 1000 students In the "dorms,"
and the raise In rents will add, therefore,
$10,000 an.tually to University funds.
NAL
WER
SHOW
March 25
to April 2
Convention Hall
Broad and Allegheny Avenue
Admission, 50 Cents
PAYMENT OF MILITIA
CONTESTED IN HOUSE
Way Is Cleared for Final Vote
on the Hay Army
Bill
WASHINGTON, March 23. The wny
was cleared for tho final vote In the
House today on tha Hay army reorganiz
ation bill, first of the Armlnlstrntlon pre
paredness measures. Confident that tho
Hay bill would be sent to the Senate
nt once, Administration leaders made
plans for beginning consideration of It
In the upper chamber next Monday.
A proposal to create a Federal volun
teer forco of 261,000 men, In effect the
samo ns the continental army, was over
whelmingly voted down by the House.
Today's contest In the House centred
about two features of the bill. Ono was
the provision for the payment of officers
nnd enlisted men of the National Gunrd by
the Federal Government. For this Rep-resentatlx-o
Gardner, of Massachusetts,
proposed ns n substitute tho volunteer
army plan drawn by Senator Chamber
lain nnd Indorsed by tho General Staff ot
tho army.
Under the Gardner provision tho War
Department would bo given full authority
to ralso a forco of volunteers which, with
the regular nrmy, would form the first
line of the nation's land defense
Ti aUiIa
on tho ml Mil nnv eontlnn mwl nn 11m
Gardner volunteer "nrmy plan was limited
when the House met.
The other oontcsted point In the bill
was the proposal for the Government to
co-operato with prlvnte Interests ln the
establishment of n hydro-electrlu plant
which would make use of the nitrogen In
tho air. Advocates and opponents of
government ownership found In this pro
vision material for a sharp fight.
Philndelphians Order Cottages Unlit
OCEAN C1TV, March 2.1. Contracts
have been awarded this week for several
fine cottages nnd bungalows. WJIIIam
Barth, of Cynwyd. will erect a bungalow
cottage costing JBEOO; H. Walter Uer
rot, of Gcrmantown, a two-lint house j
Mussey & Edwards, a bungalow costing
3300; Joseph M. Rowland, ot Philadel
phia, u cottage costing 5500, i.ud Mrs.
Kathcrlne D. Whlteley, a cottngo costing
$5500.
Police Court Chronicles
Whon John RogernB awakens every
morning the clock tells him that he's
half an hour late. It docBn't mntter how
early ho goes to bed. The hands seem to
race around and get to C o'clock a. in.
when Rogcras has barely gone to sleep.
At least It seems that way. This morn
ing It was the samo as usual. Rogoras
awoke to find that he was already Into for
work.
He swallowed a cup of coffee on his way
to the door and nto a fried egg at tho
samo time. His dinner, nlready packed Hi
a big can, was thrust under his nrm by
the boarding mistress. Ho dashed out
of his home on St. Bernard street and
tried to board a Lancaster avenue car.
He missed It by many feet, and then went
In a nearby saloon to wait for another car.
He noticed that tho hands on tho clock
In the saloon continued to go around even
while he wnlted. This mado Rogeras mad
and he took a drink. Then another
and then some. As he left the saloon a
car was approaching. Rogcras managed
to board It, but ho collided with several
passengers nnd becmed to want trouble.
The conductor obliged him by putting him
off.
Another car was directly behind. The
Italian walked toward the front door, but
tho motormnn shut the door In his face.
To express his contempt Rogeras flung his
dinner kettle through the window and as
a result two fried eggs, u few cold pota
toes and some frankfurters were sprinkled
among tho passengers.
On realizing that he had thrown his
dinner away tho Italian ran after the
car and demnnded his dinner back. The
motorman opened tho door and let him
on. Then he stopped the car before the
police station at 39th street and Lancaster
avenue. Policeman Brady was summoned.
Ho took Rogeras before Magistrate
Stevenson. Rogeras fussed and fumed,
but ho lost his voice when the Judge said
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PEACE RUMORS BUZZ
AS PRESDENT DENIES
Washington Continues to Dis
cuss Possibility of U. S. En
tering European Parley
wAisttt-cnTnv. March 23. -Although
President Wllion has denied published as
sertions thnt Germany had Intimated that
It desired the United States to net as
a mediator In the conflict In Europe, ru
mors of the possibility of peace negotia
tions persist in Washington.
White House denials do not dispose of
the fact thnt Ambassador Gerard was
called Into conference by Chancellor von
Uothmnnn-Holtwcg last Friday, when. It
Is said, peace was discussed.
Tho German peace terme, It Is believed,
nre:
First. Germany to withdraw to
her own frontiers In Europe nnd re
turn to Belgium tho war taxes col
lected there.
Second. The restoration of the
Polish kingdom ns a buffer State
between Russia and Germany.
Third. Russia to abandon all
claims to Influcnco in the Balkans, In
return for territorial concessions in
Persia. '
Fourth. Germany's colonics to he
returned, with tho nddltlon of terri
tory In Southwest Africa.
Tho Allies, It Is said, nre not Inclined
to haggle over details. They seek only
OI1U uujuti, uiiu n'n i"J iu umuu
Pace lho moment that Is attained
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VmiBtWetm.:
Anniversary Number
On Saturday
THE Public Ledger will be eighty years young
on Saturday, the 25th. The occasion has
produced many interesting letters from persons
of note and several unique articles from writers who
command atte-iti.-n To celebrate the day these
contributions ha . n made into a
FREE SUPPLEMENT
which will be issued u . J. the regular daily edition
of the Public Ledger on Saturday. The review of
the Ledger's eventful and vigorous history, the
'recollections" of members of the Ledger staff,
the intimate view of men famous in American
journalism these are a few of the Supplement's
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PUBLICsi LEDGER
Two Cents
RUMANIA MAY JOIN
ENTENTE IN APRld
Great Stores Collected ftnJ
' Army Mobllized-Nnti "1
Enthusiastic for Wnr
ROME. March 2.1 t i. ... .
. ,fc ln uecorninr tn n
and more apparent that Rumania winT!
ner lot with the Allies, and prtdwil
are freely made that King Ferdinand!
openly eRpouse the cause of th , ,
Powers In April. En,"lf
For some time Rumania ha, bM wt f
condition of the Government ', '
great stores of grain have been ,n... .
nave been mil.....
the army Is mobilised nnd there Is a b,
accumulation of arms nnd ammunition
Press dlBpatches from Bucharest
that public opinion Is enthul,t0 ,
wnr. These advices indicate that rT
mnnla, Instead of nltacklng Btjinrl
will strike against Auitro-IIun fl
that comes to pass tho Bulgarian, i..! i
ably will attempt to Invad "nS-X 1
territory, as a big Bulgarian force i, 4
ported by Germans, has been ralh, II
on the Rumanian frontier ""Med -S
The Russian offensUo and the f,u
of the Germnns to take Verdun have u
strong Influence upon the Itumanlan a
eminent. "'
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