EVE! G LEtfTTEK r: -DELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL G, 1916. U-BOAT BREAK I EH GERMANY CAPITAL FEARS Developments Concerning Sussex Increase Tensity, Washington Thinks ?OSSIBLE STEPS BY U. S. WASHINGTON, April 6. Another day's devclonments have In creased the probability nt a rupture with Jcrmanv. Ilece tit or the French otuciai report of the Sussex disaster. nnnounclnB the belief that the channel packet was a submarine Mctlm and cltlwr the evidence on which the belief Is based, confirmed the fear of Washington olllelnls that ft break cannot be avoided. The report of the French Admiralty, of course, Is not nccepted ns conclusive, but there Is lit tie expectation that nlTMnvlta obtained by United Stntcs representatives abroad will dlrfer In any Important deprce from those on which the l-'ronch conclusions are drawn WILSON'S rossmt,t2 roucv. Officials In Wnililnntnii, In close touch Iwlth the course of international relations, Koday could see probable coming events July in the folIowltiK order: First - Admission bv Germany that one otvher submarines was responsible for the Buytsex attnclc; or proof of that fact by United States Investigations. Second Itcfusal by the United Slatci Government to accept any further prom ises regarding German Bttbinarlno war- fcre Third A comprehensive statement by 'resident Wilson of the progressive steps lln the submarine controversy, from the Mtack An tho Lusltanta to tho attack on khe Sussex This statement to bo made to C'nngicss Intended to bo read by tho world as America's position in tho mat ter Congress not to be asked to tako any action Fourth Ills passports to bo handed Ambassador von Bcmstoift and Ambassa dor Gerard to bo called home. Fifth, l'vcnts beyond this point to de- Ipcnd on Germany. Hellcf Is divided among Administration men as to whether It will mean war and as to what by Germany agarnst tho United States, under present I conditions, would menn. ' In tho last connection It Is known that I tho 'Administration :ui never received any official Intimation, c'-hor in this country or In Germany, that brcakng off diplo matic relations would mean war. A high Administration official today Inade It clear that while. If tho step Is sikon, It will bo with the full conscious- kss that war may result, this Govern- nt never has received any direct sug- cation of that sort from Germany. FTIiere have been Indirect Intimations from trh German sources, It Is s.ild, but no knmn authority has conveyed the aratlon, to tho President, cither lugh Secretary Lansing or any otner the heat of tho armed nior- winlrnvnrsv 111 f?nT1irpJ If VT Q tile President had such direct Infer- Jn. Today It became known ho was 'possession of dcflnlto Intimations, but that they wero all through Indirect chan nels. AirnnNATivn siuAsunns. The steps outlined above aro clearly seen by probably a majority of Admin istration advisers. Others eco a differ ent course that may be pursued. The second Btcp, they say, may not bo refusal to accent further promises from Ger many but tho Insistence on an Iron-bound keuarantco concerning nil future submarine Rations, and tho abrogation of tho I'd merchantmen decrco of March 1 lir ns It conflicts with prior assurances Iio United States. This, they admit. Id prove ns humiliating to Germany as Hither course, if not more so e steps that would follow Germany a lal or perhaps even her delay In ac- Inco of Buch a proposition, they say Id be the same as given above In Ither alternative. iring Suits t o Measure $30 RADBURN & NIGRO Tailors to R Cor. 13th SllIlM Httyfo $i JiHH ticullar Mem nJom 9f THE WORLD OF PLEASURE u oura to crijoy Ifl yojjIbie comfortable HANNA'8' rJ'co'r. ISth fcSansom 1201 CmfrTSFjiiKV. t'ormi Hemmed, 2fe Jufclnnlciirlnr. 25c Union Addressing Company Ludlow Uldff., 3H bJ6th St. (Forrnrrl) of 1SIO lirijioi) ilulldlnc) Ih1 phone Luc tittH Hpeedy, Accurate bfrle t ,3Jifrrntn C'nvt. Ahk itar llinWZ The War Today After n brief lull, during which both sides in the Verdun battle re cuperated nnd consolidated their lines, the strugplo has been re sumed. Although checked several times nnd suffering enormous losses, the Germans have entered Haucourt, west of the Meusc. Tho French, by a violent counter-attack, have captured Bois Carre, northeast of Avocourt. Attempts of the Germans to cap ture Bethincourt were blocked. German attacks north of Caillette Wood have been repulsed. Tho Teutons have launched their attacks both northwest nnd north cast of Verdun. The Russian nrmics beyond Erzerum and in Persia are moving rapidly to meet the main Turkish forces, now reported assembling in the Hnnikin Pass. General Lake reports a victory for the British over the Turks at Umm-El-IJenna, 20 miles from Kut-cl-Amara, in Mesopotamia. Holland continues restive, ac cording to all accounts. The sec ond chamber of Parliament has been informed that recent military steps have not beent inspired by belligerent considerations. 48 LOST ON UNWARNED VICTIM OF SUBMARINE Two of Crew Killed by Explo sion When Torpedo Hit Liner Zent LONDON. April 6 Forty-eight persona lost their IIvob through tho sinking of the Brltsh llnor Zent by n submarine, It was announced today. Tho captain and 10 survivors of the crew were landed at Queonstown this morning. They all agreed that tho Bhlp was torpedoed without warning. Tho Zent listed badly and began sink ing Immediately after tho torpedo Btruck. In an effort to get the boats over quick ly, tho crew becamo excited and every boat capsized The submarlno moved Biowly off whllo tho Zent's sailors wero struggling In tho water, mnklng no attempt to aid them A vessel finally appeared and rescued those, members of tho crew who had man aged to keep afloat. Bodies of two men, killed by tho torpedo, wero brought Into Qucenstown. POLICE HOLD WOMAN Mrs. Mario C. Pearson Created Dis turbance at Atlantic City Mr. Mario G Fenrson, BO years old, of West Pomona street, Gcrmantovvn, was brought heio last night from Atlnntle City. Sho was arrested there on Saturday for creating a disturbance In n hotel, and nfter asserting that Dr Walter I Ten nock, of H22 North 17th street, this city, hnd been murdered and had not committed sulcido ns was believed at tho time of his death last November. Sho will remain In chargo of the police until she li claimed by relatives, who, she says, livo In this city. ATTACCHI AUSTRIACI RESPINTI SUL FRONTE P0DG0RA-SAB0TIN0 Squadriglio di Avintori Nemici Messi in Fuga dn Verona. Una Nuovn Invenzione di Marconi ZUPELLI ALLA FRONTE? ROMA. S Aprlle II Mlnlstero dellft Guerra pubbllcava lerl sera II seguente rapporto del gencralo comandante Intarlnale dello forze ltallano alia fronts Itnlo-austrlaca: "Nclla rcglone del Trentlno si e' avuta la sollta attlvlta' dctl'arttgllcrla da ambe lo parti. "Nella zona del Monte Crlstallo lunedl' Bera, dopo una Intcnsa preparazlone ill nrtlgllerla, II uemlco nprl' un nuovo vlo lento nttacco contro le nostro poslztonl sul Ttauchkofcl. Iattacco fu resplnto con gravl pcrdlte per II ncmlco ehe laselo' nellc nostrc manl nncho un nuincro dl priglonlerl "Nella'nlta e media vallc dcll'Isonzo si o' avuto un Intonso duello dl nrtlgtlertc Itcpartl nemlcl hnnno tontato dl sfondaro lo nostro Unco ad est del I'odgora-Sabo-llno, ma sono slatl renplntl e dlspcrsl "Aviator! nemlcl corcarono lerl dl rag. IHjgtes'r TIib trafreliAs. crnnei in our lumbonfvjf know Ihat trav eling ifistj monoy and they pay theirway. Edward F.Henson& Co. Structural .umber and Timber I'ODlsr bl. Wbai-TH. rhlln. Ifi stv: tksigr!ip2 lllp 1 - I tUVTT AW Nin,h i I 4 "We Are jf and 1 tmrji our Z j Lowest Rata inThis City StrictUpConfidential Bttxoli&Zp'oof Protection FIDELITY LOAN CO. ICstab. 1803. Vtamond Itrokera and Money Lendera Unredeemed .Diamond, etc., for sale mmsLrj.i K r" V- t- ? 0 S 4 LUDWIG The Best, Easiest to Operate and Most Fascinating Instru ment for the Pleasure of the Family. PLAYER-PIANO . It furnishes the accompaniment for singing in any key de- -l A nA..:4o mi.etA fn infintt anrl rniiVQ th nnmilfir ''hits'' OKCU JtUHUd IMUdlb IVI M. ...,, ,...,, ...wuwm... ...,v oi tne a ay or inc most intricate classics .mu aivawiwi tnc velous touch and accuracy of a master. X So simple in operation that a child can mastr it, so capable of the slightest modulations ot expression tnje it is a never failing source of delight to the Joyer of musje. the Ludwi is indeed the Player-Piano without a rival. Let us dem; ctrate it, ff Ludwig-made $450 to $85 fiU- BlrAn tQKn . (HA fif VL11CI 1UOIVCO YJJU IU t))11U Sold on terms to suit your convenience. Write for cftalog. J i ngere Verona, ma fufono brontamante rontatl dal nostrl vellvoll da caccln e ostrcttl a fugglre Altrl avlatorl auts- trlncl rlusclrono Invece a ragglungero Haii.ino su cul feccro cadere atcune bomba ehe ucclscro due ragizzl. "Sul basso Isonzo e sulla Lagiina Qranda gll avlatorl nemlcl fecero slmlll tentatlvl e laiclarono cadere bomba u alcune ca;e dl campngna. I.e nostra Bquadrlgllo da caccla pcro' mlsero In fuga gll avlatorl nemlcl, duo dclle cul mac chine furono vlsto cadere nl dl la' dclle llneo nustrlache." Le dlmlsilonl del mlnlstro delta Guerra generate Zupclll sono oggetto dl commentl da parte dl tuttl I glornall, ma esse sono ufllclalmento nttrlbultc a cattlvo Btnto dl salute, sebbeno si parli dl dlssensl sortl tra it mlnlstro delta Guerra cd altrl mem brl del govcrno II generate 5?upelll era stnto mandato at dlcastero dclla Guerra per dcslderlo del generalo Cadorna, nllora capo dello State Magglor Generate, pro prlo nuando l'ltalla si prcparava alia guerra Cadorna to nveva In grnndo stlma o lo aveva avuto nncho come suo ns sIitento nllo Stato Mngglore SI dice the II generate Zupclll desldcrl vlvamenle dl essero mnndato alia f route per prendere II comando nttlvo dl un corpo, c sembrn die It suo dcslderlo sara' sodlsfatto 12gll naciiue, como c' noto, neil'Istrla, e conosce como pochl la fronte orlcntalo ttaltana dovo nppunto st nvolge ranno lo piu' grandl npcrazlonl dl guerra nella prlmavcra II senators Gugllelmo Marconi ha per fezlonato una sua Invenzlono cho riguarda I'lmplcgo degll ncroptanl o cho per ora c' un segrcto dl guerre Ij'lnvenzlone si basa su dl un nuovo prlnclpto, o st dice die produrrnn' rlsullntl sorprcntlentl Questa Invenzione lion ha nulla a cho fare con nucha nnnunclatA giornf or sono e tlguardanto la radio telegrafla. Ambedue lo Inv'enzlonl dl Mnr conl sarnnno prima mesic In viso dall'cs erclto ltallano e nuando 11 rtauttato pratlco sara' ns-dcurato, cto" ehe potra' essere fra glornl, esse saranno comunlcato dnll'Italla al gov ami cd ngll Statl Mogglorl nlteatl perche' slano usato dagll csercltt cho com battono Contro gll Imperl centrall Da quatcho glorno si parla dclt'Olanda a delta sua neutrnllta' ehe potrebbc anclio cessare da un momento nH'nltro 11 pic colo pae-o ehe si trova Ira la prcsslonc tedesca e nucha Ingleso o ehe non ha slmpatlo per la Germanla ha In nucitl glornl nrmato piu' dl nucllo ehe non aveva fatto flnora, In segulto nH'nffondamcnto dl plroscad olandesl da parto dl sottomarlnl tedcschl cd nl sequcstro dl corrlspondenza da parte dell'Inghlltcrrn, La Trlbuna dice ora dl avevc appieso da fonte nutorevollsslma ehe I reccntl provvedlmentl mllltnrl dcll'Olanda sono dlrettl cohtro la Germanla c Bono stntl provocatl datrattegglamcnto mlnacctoo nsunln dalle autorlta' mllltnrl tedesclie e dalla stampa del vlelno Impero tj Trl buna dice ehe II govcrno olandesse ha rlpc tutnmente rlcevuto nssicurnzlonl sodlsfn centl da parto del due gruppl dl belllger nntl, ma die la Germanla ha semprc soi pcttato cho I'lnglillterra non lntcndcoe rcalmentc aitencrsl da operazlonl mllltail attraverso II terrltorlo olandese. Ora un tclegramma dnll'AJ.v dice cho II govcrno olandese ha dnmnndato nll'In ghlltcrrn la reMltuzlonc dl documentl Im portant! ed nitre carlo sequestrate da ufll drill dl marina Ingtesl n hordo dl vnporl olandcil Questn fatto o' stnto annun ciate) ulllcialmente ed II govcrno ha pub bllcato anche la corrlspondenza diplo mat lea pasata tra L'AJa a Londra a : propolto del sequeitro dclla tiosta IVnteg- i glamento del governo olandese o' In sos tanza ehe In nonsuit crtso 1 bettlgerantl I hnnno dlrltto dl scquestrare la posta I olandese c rltlene ehe nella Bpeclflcnzlono i nl "correspondence postale contcnuta nella convenzlono dell'AJa devono essere com presl nncho 1 valorl Invintl per posta, NUOVI ATTACciFfDEI TEDESCHI RESPINTI Violent! Contrattacchi Fran ces! nella Zona di Verdun. Smirne Bombardata Telegramml da Parlgl dlcono die lerl sera,, dopo unvlolcnto fuoco dl nrtlgllcrla, I tedeschl attaccarono a nord-ovest e a nord-est di Verdun Dopo rlpetutl valil tentatlvl, nel quail rail sublrono gravl pcrdlte, I tcde-.chl rlusclrono nd cntrnrc nel vltlagglo dl Haucourt. 1 francesl pero' contrntlaccarono Molcntemento o conqulstarono II bosco dl Carre, tra Hnu court ed Avocourt. t!n tcntntlvo del tedcschl di conqulstnrc Ilcthlncourt fnllt. Un altro attacco I tedcschl operaiono ad e.t dclla Mosa. nella rcgiona del bosco dl Caillette, tra II forte dl Dounumont e quello dl Vnux, ma qucsto attacco fu resplnto dal francesl. CLOTim-MS' ANNtVfiRSAHY', Wnnamaker & Drown 55 Years' in Business nt (1th nnd Market Wnnamaker & Urown today celebrated their B5th year of business at eth and Market streets; The house was founded Apr nt tho beginning" of the OK enlarging from ths. viclsiltude fllct, straightaway entered of proierlty that In n few It ouo of the largest clothing America. Tho building waft creeled Up4 of the homo of Hobtsrt Morrn of the Itevotutlon and the Geol Ington mansion otcupled the sin It, bo that tho location of the Wl & Brown store, being within one ; Independence Hall, Is one of the landmarks of tho city For 65 i house has stood at the same coil has changed only to enlarge Its which, from lime to lime, r-fts beeil snry to accommodate Increanlng business; During Its long career some of the rnosl prominent figures In American history both of the present day hnd of Hie pnst have been palroni of the store and wheii tho school children of Philadelphia during the 60s made a collection with which to purchase Abraham Lincoln a gift, It nvas decided Hint ho should be given a blhcfc suit of clothes mado In the stylo wlilclt la seen In the portraltR ot Mr. Lincoln and which was so characteristic ot tho nlah himself. This suit wns purchased from Vanamakcr & Ilrown, Here Is the Great News Promised Philadel phia's Men & Young Men in Cele bration of 55 Years of Business at Wahamaker & Brown's Store Market at Sixth Street n UR Fifty-fifth Anniversary of business and an extraordinary clothing opportunity for men and young men have come together. Today 2,684 fine newSpring sluts are conveniently and accessiblgrtnipecU6n the third floor to be sold at rnree prices C WANAMAKER & BROWN'S STORE AS IT WAS 55 YEARS AGO 1861 $1 1 .75 for New $1 8 to $20 -JagierMffs $14.50 for New $203J22Easte Suiis $16.75 for New $20 o$25 Easter Suits i r" SiHli tUOIIInfac JhU llFBJlfr JiB LJLLLMLJ ItflPti'T lu!ir-U. i! fit i H E ( i ntiHBnnH''TL'''"''''"""" n W8mWm IIIMMJL J Ht m f mW2tr WANAMAKER & BROWN'S STORE AS IT IS TODAY 1916 To be able to make this very exceptional offer right at the most propitious moment of Spring is as unexpected to us as it will be to the thousands of persons who intend to buy new Spring clothing between now and Easter Saturday. We had prepared six months ago for a normal spring business and now are adequately ready with all our sales floors filled with fine new Oak Hall Spring clothing. Unexpectedly a manufacturer of good clothing who tailors suits by the thousands came along and made us a proposition to buy all of his suits for cash at a price that allowed us to offer our customers just the sort of an opportunity we knew they would apprecu So we instructed our experts to examine the suits, their tailoring, their cloth: they tested their dyes they found them in all ways fully up to the standard of quality always insisted upon by Wanamaker & Brown. Their maker said he needed cash at once to pay for the new woolens now coming into ,his tailoring rooms from the mills far in advance of their regular dates for delivery through the upset conditions of the woolen market. HE HAS THE CASH AND WE HAVE THE SUITS. These 2,684 Light Weight Worsted Suits for Spring, All Will Be Sold Between Now and Easter Saturday, April 22-4- and in order to accommodate the demand that is bound to come today and every day until they are sold, we have ready at hand an increased sales force at Sixth and Market Streets. 00R. ( , f WE ALSO HAVE DECIDED TO CONTINUE OUR WEST PHILADELPHIA BRANCH STORE AT 19 SOUTH 52d STREET until Easter Saturday, where West Philadelphia men and young men will be able to select from a full stock of these fine suits at these wonderfully low prices. 1 his store will be open every evening until Easter. r4 There are new club checks, new club stripes, Glen plaid checks, Tartan plaids in pure wool worsteds Finished and Unfinished, There are 300 to 400 different kinds of light weight Summer weaves, colorings and combination of colors, and we guarantee the value of every gar ment offered, s WANAMAKER & BROWN (Market at Sixth Streel For Fifty -five Yeai UDWIG PIANO 1103 - l estnut St
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