EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIlH?, 1916.
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PUSH U-BOAT WAR,
SAYS REICHSTAG;
CALLU.S.WAIR'
Leaders Attack Attitude of
America and Say "Throt
tle Britain"
SOCIALISTS BACK PLAN
"Only Means of Self-Preservation,"
"Wc Are Fighting for
Existence," Among Pleas
BERLIN, April 8. If tho channel
boat Sussex, carrying AmerlcanB, was
torpedoed by a German submarine,
the U-boat commander violated his in
structions, It was stated uncondition
ally here today.
The Sussex was a passenger-carrying
ferryboat, according to reports
brought here. She, therefore, came
under the protection of the Govern
ment assured to passenger liners in a
communication transmitted to Presi
dent Wilson by Ambassador HcrnstorlT
after the Arabic torpedoing.
On the other hand, it wan made
equally plain, the cases of the four
other ships about which President
Wilson has made inquiry, are entirely
different. These four vessels were
freighters. Germany at no lime dur
ing tho negotiations pledged herself
' to warn freighters before attacking
them with her submarines. While
these freight vessels continue to sup
ply the Allies with both munitions
and food, and ns long as the Allien
continue their starvation policy
against Germany, the German Gov
ernment will never yield the right to
sink them.
WASHINGTON, April 8. Presi
dent "Wilson will return to Washington
at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon. A
wireless from the Mayflower on which
he left last night for a Potomac Itivcr
cruise informed the White House to
day of his intention to return imme
diately. No reason was assigned for
the sudden change.
BKULI.V, April 8.
Tho HelchstnR 1ms voted tho Imperial
budget ana tho commlttco resolutions on
submarlno warfare.
Theso resolutions declare that "Ger
many's aea warfare Bhould bo carried
through by nil means most Instrumental
In securing n successful Issue of tho war."
In the debato the leadcro of practically
nil parties called for vigorous prosecution
of tho submarlno campaign ngalnst Allied
shipping, and touched upon tho compli
cations with tho UnKed States.
Friedrlch Ebert, leader of tho Social
ists, said that tho Socialists, who ns rep
resentatives of tho working clnsscs would
. ba tho chief sufferers from the projected
throttling of German trado and Industry,
must continue to tupport tho Government
resolutely.
"Wo believe tho navy's defensive meas
ures nre Justified against the British, who
plan to throttle and starve ub," he con
tinued. "Wo nre lighting for our exist
ence Thereforo no one can complain If wo
answer tho British starvation plans with
submarlno warfare. Tho British Govern
ment makes ruthless use of the right of
capturo at sea, and submarine war Is tho
only measure of Belf-preservatlon ngalnst
this."
Dr. Gustav Stresemann, National Lib
eral, said:
"Against tho more stringent blockade
of Germany, which was decided upon at
tho Tarls conference, wo must uso our
sharp weapons In order to bridlo Eng
land's arrogance."
Count von Westarp, Conservative, con
demned the attitude of the United States
In supplying ammunition to the Entente
Allies and continued:
"Tho German people aro firmly re
solved to disregard tho unjustified de
mands of America. We shall, of course,
respect Justified Interests of neutrals, but
' they must acknowledge our duty and
right to dofend our existence with all
means at our disposal."
WASHINGTON'. April 8.
Germany'a reply to the American in
quiries regarding responsibility for the at
tacks upon the steamships Sussex, Man
chester Engineer and Englishman will
reach tho State Department not later than
Monday.
A preliminary note from Ambassador
Gerard announcing tho receipt of the re
ply was expected by Secretary Lansing
during today. It was stated that no In
timation of Its contents would be given
until after the complete text has been ex
amined by the Secretary and President
Wilson. Meanwhile the submarine situa
tion will remain unchanged.
Officials were at a loss today to explain
the apparent optimism In Berlin where,
according to press dispatches, the latest
developments of the submarine situation
are said to be regarded as "not serious."
So far as the Wilson Administration la
concerned tho opposite Is the case. The
President, backed unanimously by his en
tire official family, Is determined to press
the issue of whether German promises
have been violated to a Bharp speedy con
clusion, although It Is carefully explained
that any action that la taken will be predi
cated on absolute legal proof that Amer
ican rights were violated.
BELGIAN KING'S BIRTHDAY
10,000,000 Badges for Relief of Sub
jects Put on Sale
Today, birthday of King Albert of Bel
glum, Is being observed In this country by
the Bale of 10,000,000 badges for the bene
fit of the war sufferers of Belgium.
This means of raising funds, conceived
by the daughters of the American Revolu
tion and the Commission for Relief In Bel
gium, was approved by Governor Brum
baugh In a statement as follows;
"Since the Commission for Relief In
Belgium, through Its National Committee,
states that the need for food and clothing
for the 3.09,000 destitute In Belgium and
northern France la still Imperative and
since the great humanitarian work of the
commission la strictly neutral In eery re
spect I wish now to simplify my deep. In
terest and approval in this worthy move
ment and urtjntly to request that all our
citizens respond liberally to this appeal so
that we may do our share In relieving the
dire distress of those helpless and Inno
cent victims of the war across the seas."
Franklin Nursery Campaign Extended
A 19-day extension of the campaign
to raise J15.000 for the Franklin Day
Nursery. tI9 Jackson street, has been de
cided uiion. In order t meet the demands
cf many church and charitable societies,
wrm-h have expressed their Ueaire to aid
la the gUruss of funds. One cootrlbu
tm at $1X w tra4 ta yesterday to
t, .inre Oulntard HorwiU. ITS! Wal-
wi BWtt Th campaign fca heul highly
W
Spain Sends Delegate
to Allies' Conference
MADRID, April 8. Dr. Al
phonso Costa, Spanish Minister of
Finance, has gono to Paris to at
tend n conference on economic af
fnirs held by representatives of
the Allies, it was announced today.
This Is the first intimation that
Spain has decided to link its fate
with that of the Entente Powers,
though there has been crowing ir
ritation In Hint country against
Germany for many months.
DUE VELIV0LI NEMICI
ABBATTUTI DI N0TTE
DA AVIAT0RI ITALIANI
Una Bnttaglia nolle Nuvolc,
nella Luce di Riflettori e di
Itazzi, Perduta dagli
Auatriaci
A T T A C C II I FRUSTRATI
TlOXtA, 8 Aprlle.
Htilla fronto tlell'lsonzo si o' Bvolln una
hnttnglla ll notletempo tra neroplnnl
Itnllnnl ed nustrlarl, lialtaRltn cho e' llnlta
con la vlttorlu del prlml. ossendo duo vell
voll nustrlarl stall nhbnttutl. La bat
taRlla si e" svolta al ell soprn dcllo llneo
avvorsarlo In un'orgla ill luce rmanatn
dal riflettori o dal raz.l lllumlnantl. Ma
I c.innonl nntlnerel Itnllnnl non potettcro
entraro In nzlone pcrcho' snrobbc slato
fnclllBHlmo colplro 1 vcllvoll Italian! Invcco
ill fulfill nemlol.
11 Mlnlstoro ilella Ouerra ha ptihhllcnto
qncsta mattlna II spRiiento comunlcato
ulllrlale sulla sltuazlono alia fronte Itnlo
iuislrlnca: "Combnttlmontl tra neroplnnl cl hanmi
dato un nllro brlllntito bucccsso. Icrl I
nostrl nvlntorl o le nostro bnttorle anti
nrrlo respinsero parrcchl raids tentatt
dngll nvlntorl nustrlacl nulla, fronto
dnllo Alpl Carnlche o su quella doH'Isonzo.
II ncmlco allorn, vedendo l'lmpossiblllta'
ill stipcraro le nostre dlfese ncree ill Rlorno,
vollo tentnro una Incurslono ill nottc.
"lerl sera sotto neroplnnl nustrlacl si
Innnlzarnnn nulla planum comprcsa tra
risonzo oil II Tagllamcnto. I nostrl nvla
torl pcro" nttarcarono nudaccmento In
snuadrlKlin nemlca e rlusclrono nd nbbat-
tcre duo neroplnnl ntislrlael. I nunttro
ufllclali cho crnno su qucsto duo mncchlne
sono stntl fnttl prlclonlcrl."
Sull'nltoplano dot C'nrso lo forzo nus
trlache tcntnrono ill nttnccnro le poslzloni
itnlinnn. mn furono rlcncclato Indletro con
gravl pordlte. Sill rcato della fronto del
l'lsonzo o buIIo frontl della Vnl Sugana e
dolln Vnl Lagarlna sono In corso uucm m
tirtli-llorln.
vnii'nltn. vnllo del Cordevolo I prolettlll
ill una batteria Itiillanu hnnnn fntto
esploilero un dcposlto ill munlzloni uei
ncmlco. . , ,
Su tuttn la fronto Italo-austrlaca del
resto si notn una Importnnto rlprcsa dl
nttlvltn'.
Icrl sera II Mlnlstoro della Gucrra non
ha pubbllcato olcun comunlcato ulllcliilc
circa la sltuazlono alln fronto itnlo
nustrlncn. Un telegramma ila I'arlg! '!!cc cho un
clttadlno di nazlono neutrale, che e'
appena Rlunto dalla capltalo frnnceso da
Trieste, ha detto cho la popolazlono dl
quolla cltta Itallana cho aspettn la
llborazlono dalla gucrrn dell'ltnlla 0' rl
dotta nd nppena 80,000 abltantl I quail
BOffrono per la carcstla. Le strnndo della
cltta' sono lnvuso da un gran numeio dl
topi o dl gattl nffnmatl I quail ultlml
qualcho volta hanno perflno uttaeoato
esscrl umanl. In duo o tro glornl Bono
statl uccisl ben 800 gattl.
Moltl bambini Bono mortl dl fame. Ln
razlono del pane per clascun ndulto e'
stata dallo nutorlta' rldotta n 210 gmmml
e la peBca e' prolhlta. Solo nelle glornato
dl lunedl' o dl vencrdl' vl o' vcndlta dl
carno 0 dl burro, ma negll altrl glornl o'
nssolutamente Imposslhllo procurarsl
questl clbl. Le razlonl dl vlverl sono dl
vlso tenendo conto della quantltn' dl vlverl
cho b! hanno n dlsposlzlone. La Bcarsl
czza del carbone ha fntto si' cho numcro
BlBslml cdlflzll rlmanesscro pcrfettamente
freddl durante l'lnvcmo, cosl" cho II freddo
fu bentlto como mal lo era statao. La
cltta' o' rimasta assal spesso al bulo e
dello peraone sono perflno enduto ed an
ncgate nel canalo appunto per 1'nscurlta'.
'GAS'
FROM CITY LAMPS
SOLD TO MOTORISTS
Continued from I'mr One
charge a higher rate for lighting tho city
streets. Though tho retail price of gaso
line la now 25 cents, the alleged thieves
willingly sold It for 11 cents and had no
difficulty ln finding customers. Wealthy
automobile owners, as well ns garage
keepers and chauffeurs, are said to have
been among those who bought from them.
Some of tho customers bought It know
ing It had been stolen, while others were
Ignorant of the circumstances under which
it was being distributed. Tho four men
arrested are said to be only the first of
an accused band tho company will try
to send to Jail.
Other employes testified ngalnst them
this morning at a hearing in the 32d street
and Woodland avenue police station. The
witnesses declared that the prisoners
would place requisitions for a larger
umount of gasoline than they needed each
day to fill the lamps. Tho oil came from
the branch stations of the company. The
surplus was then biiUI, without Incurring
the suspicions of the corporations. It was
believed at first that pedestrians stole the
gasoline from the lamps at night.
The four prisoners are J. Egnezlo, of
3253 Memphis street; Thomas Rose, of
2283 Agate street; D. Scopratto, of 5728
pearl street, and Hcopratto's brother. An
tonio, of Pearl and Vine streets. The
Magistrate held them under (800 ball for
a further hearing next Thursday. Un
able to furnish ball they were taken to
Moyamenslng prison.
MISS EMELINE II. MANN
Widely Known Writer Contributed to
Many Publications
Miss Gmeline Howard Mann, who was
widely known in literary circles, died to
day at her home, 727 North 17th street.
She was 70 years old, and until a few
months ago was active in her work. Miss
Mann was the daughter of the late Col
onel William B. Mann, who served as Dis
trict Attorney and Prothonotary of the
Common Pleas Courts, and was prominent
In State politics many years ago.
In addition to literature. Miss Mann
devoted herself to music and languages.
She sketched and wrote considerably on
art and historical incidents, and her
articles appeared in numerous publica
tions. She spoke and wrote five lan
guages, and conducted classes for the
study of current events. She also assisted
many young students in preparation for
their preliminary examination for the law
course.
Miss Mann was a member of the Clvla
Club. Quaker City Chapter, Daughters of
the Revolution; Betsy Ross Tent. Daugh
ters of Vetera, U. S. A.; the Browning
Society, the Dlekens Fellowship, the
Alumnae Association of the Girls' High
and Normal Schools and the Historical
Society.
Lay Blame for Eastland Disaster
CHIOAao. April 8. Lax Federal laws
governing steamboat Inspection are cen
sured as being largely to blame tor the
Eastland disaster here last summer ln a
report filed with the City Council
by the technical board-vessel safety spe-Jconunte.'
SLAVS RESUME
ONSLAUGHT ON
NAROCZ FRONT
Push Drive Against Von
Hindenburg's Dvinsk-
Vilna Line
ACTIVE IN DVINA REGION
LONDON. April 8.
Two offensive movements, one In full
swing, tho other In n preparatory Btngo,
mark the situation on tho eastern front
Tho Russians, undeterred by tho losses
sustained during tho Inst month In tho
same region, resumed during tho last 48
hours their furious onslaughts ngnlnnt
Field Marshal von Hindenburg's centre,
around Lnko Narorz. with tho Dvlnsk
Vllna sector ns the objective.
Berlin reports that nil nttneks hrokn
down under the Oormnn fire, but ndds
that tho Russian artillery flro continues
without abatement.
Pctrogrnd reports that tho breaking up
of the Ire continues, "making troop move
ments Impracticable." Hlnilcnburg Is be
llovod to bo figuring with the spring
frrBhots whlrh soon will render tho Rus
sian lowland positions extremely difficult.
Tho Russians unearthed 12 land mines
In tho village of Sverjknvco, taken by
them several dnys ago. Drrmtin attempts
to retake tho village failed. The follow
ing statement was Issued by the Russian
War Office:
On tho Dvlnn front enemy nero
plancs havo been very nctlve and have
dropped many bombs.
Tho breaking up of the Ice continues
nnd the marshes aro thawing, tho
muddy roads rendering troops' move
ments Imprnrtlcahle.
Lively artillery duels have occurred
in the Jncobstnilt-Dvlnsk region.
Our aircraft have nuide several suc
cessful raids. In tho region southwest
of Dvlnsk Aviator Lieutenant Urban.
brought down n iltrlglhlc, which fell
Insldo tho enemy's lines.
South of tho Dvlnsk region the hos
tllo nrtlllery developed n violent flrn
In tho region of Wldsy. north of Lako
Minilzlol, as well as In the region bo
tween Lakes Minilzlol and Narocz.
Aeroplanes flew over 11 grent pari of
Gcnernl KvcrtV front, dropping many
bombs.
In tho upper Strypa region our
scouts dispersed enemy working par
tics, wrecking trenches which were
under construction.
During tho occupation of the village
of Sverjkovco wo unearthed 42 land
mines nnd seized many cartridges,
rifles and hand grenades. The enemy
tried to reenpturo tho village, hut
was repulsed.
BRUMBAUGH AND SMITH
HEAD DELEGATE SLATE
Name of James Alcorn a Sur
prise on List Being Made
Up Here Today
Governor Brumbaugh and Mayor Smith
will head the slate of Brumbaugh candi
dates for delcgatcs-at-largo to tho Re
publican National Convention. The slato
la being mado at conferences hero to
day. , .
' Nino of the 12 candidates have been se
lected. The list Includes 11 surprise for
politicians, ns It Includes tho name of
James Alcorn, former City Solicitor and
Franklin party candidate last fall for that
ofllco. Tho selection of Alcorn wns en
tirely unexpected.
SOMK OF TUB SELECTIONS.
Tho list ns nrranged early this after
noon follows:
Governor Brumbaugh.
Mayor Smith.
Henry W. Wesson, Republican National
Committeeman from Pennsylvania.
Auditor General A. W. Powell.
K.x-Speaker George 15. Alter, of Pitts
burgh. Ex-LIeutcnant Governor John M. Rey
nolds. ...
Colonel Henry W. Shoemaker, of Al
toona. ,
State Senator William J. Burke, of
Pittsburgh.
James Alcorn.
PENROSE CANDIDATES.
The list of Penrose candidates was an
nounced last night. It follows:
Senator Penrose.
Alba B. Johnson, president of the Bald
win Locomotive Works.
John Grlbbel, president of the Union
League.
James Klverson, Jr.
Senator Oliver, of Pittsburgh.
Mayor Joseph G, Armstrong, of Pitts
burgh. 13. V. Babcock, of Pittsburgh.
D. L. Gillespie, of Pittsburgh.
E. J. Stackpole, of Harrisburg.
W. Harry Baker, secretary of the State
Republican Committee, Harrisburg.
William 13. Crow, chairman of the Re
publican State Committee, Unlontown.
George Scull, of Somerset County.
Guy Moore, of Luzerne County.
AEROPLANES IN NIGHT
BATTLE ON IS0NZ0
Two Austrian Machines
Brought Down in Thrilling
Fight by Italians
ROME. April 8.
A night battle between aeroplanes above
the Isonzo front resulted In a victory for
the Italians, two of the Austrian ma
chines being downed. The fight took
place high above the lines amidst the glare
of searchlights and star bombs. The
Italian hlgh-anglo guns were unable to
go Into action for fear of hitting some of
the Italian machines. The following
official statement was Issued by the War
Office:
Air fights liave furnished us an
other brilliant success. Yesterday
several raids on the Carnlc and
Isonzo fronts were repulsed. Seeing
the impossibility of overcoming our
air defenses by day. the enemy tried
n night raid. Last night several Aus
trian aeroplanes rose over the plains,
between the Isonzo and Tagllamonto
Rivera. Our aviators boldly attacked
and repulsed the enemy flotilla, bring
ing down two planes. The four occu
pants were made prisoners.
On the Carso Plateau, Austro-
v Hungarian forces tried to attack the
Italian positions, uui were unveu imcn
with heavy losses. On the balance
of the Isonzo front, and on the fronts
of the Sugana and Lagarlna Valleys
artillery duels are in progress.
In the upper Cordevole Italian
shells exploded an ammunition depot.
There la great activity throughout
the whole theatre of action, the offi
cial statement added.
Canal Conspirator Gets Freedom
CHICAOO. April 7. John Nolan, who.
with two others, waa convicted in 1900 of
attempting to destroy the locks of the
nir-ll.hrf ".nial hoc ka.tl tldanail frnm a-
Canadian prison and Is on his way to
Dublin to reiolo his wife and family,
The announcement was made by Bernard
iiacQllllau. a' Chicago newspaper man. on
authority of a communication from John
ji Redmond, the Irish Uadr
PRANK W. CRILLEY
Chief Runner's mate, of 11(5 W.
Dauphin street, who has received
a silver mcilal from Secretary of
tho Treasury McAdoo for tho
rescue of a comrade in RalvaRing
tho sunken submarine K-4 off
Honolulu, April 17, 10113.
M'NICHOL ADVANTAGE
IN SUBWAY CONTRACT
Can Collect Far More Than
81,700,000 Figure Through
Special Clause
A rnreful sillily of the specifications
under which tho Keystone State Construc
tion Company was awarded tho contract
for I he llroail street subway nnd station
under City Hall together with tho bid of
the company has revealed the fact Hint
Senator MrNlrlml's concern Is In n posi
tion to collert far more than the $1,700.
000 Ilguro named In tho bid without any
change In the rontrnet.
Tho Inrrenscd chargo would be possible
under the force account Item In the specifi
cations, and tho transit director Is given
full power li say whether or not the work
Minll proceed under this Item. In the
proposal sheet tho "forco account Item"
was No. .12 and on this the Kcyatono State
Construction Company bid 30 per cent, or
10 per cent, higher than any of the other
competing concerns.
Tho clause relating to this Hem follows:
In caso any work or materials hhall
he required to be done or furnished
which Is not specified herein or Indi
cated on the plans, and which Is of a
class not covered by the unit prices
in tin1 contract, tho contractor shall
perform Btich work and furnish such
material at and for tho actual and
necessary net cost to him for labor
and material, plus the percentage bid
in Item 32 of the contract for super
intendence nnd tho uso of tools nnd
plant.
According tn those who havo ftudlcd
the specifications and tho contract tho
Keystone. Company, with the approval of
Director Twining, could rebuild tho foun
dation walla under City Hall, as li now
felt necessary, under the item given above
and Charge tho 30 per cent, named ln tho
hid. This would assure the company
a largo profit. Should tho Transit Direc
tor not approve of the contlnuanco of
work under this Item, It is said, an en
tirety now contract or 11 supplementary
contract would be necessary.
Under this forco account Item of con
tract, should the cost of rebuilding tho
foundations of City Hall in the lino of the
subway reach $3,000,000. tho taxpayers
would be forced to pay tho McNIchoI con
cern $'J00,000 for "superintendence and
tho uso of tools and plant."
War Ensincerinir Talk Tonight
Tho second lecture on mllltnry engineer
ing by Colonel George A. Zinn, United
States Engineer Corps, before tho Engi
neers' Club of Philadelphia will bo given
at Wltherspoon Hall tonight. Field engi
neering, including reconnaissance, map
production, sanitation, illumination of bat
tlefields, road nnd bridge building, con
struction, operation and maintenance of
railways under military control and field
fortifications will be explained by Colonel
'Ann.
Bis Preparedness Meetings Held
Two large meetings In tho preparedness
campaign of the Philadelphia Branch of
the National Security League were held
last night. Moro than 300 members of
the Philadelphia Chapter of tho American
Institute of Banking heard George Went
worth Cnrr speak upon "Preparedness for
Peace." Tho other speaker was Dr. Al
fred Reginald Allen, who gave an illus
trated lecture on "Life In United States
Army Camps."
Iloeshman Gets Dand Contract Again
Benjamin Roeshman, leader of the Mu
nicipal Band, that gave concerts In the
public, sijuarcs last year, has. received
the contract to furnish the music this
Bummer. He will receive $13,662 for 90
concerts with a band of 16 men.
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FIGHT OPENS IN HOUSE
ON ARMY SCHOOL BILL;
; LIFT TOWARD CIVIL LIFE
Plan to Give Each Soldier 75
Hours' Instruction Each
Month in Vocational
Training
HAS PASSED SENATE
WASHINGTON, April 8. With the In
fluenco of Secretary Baker behind It, a
flRht wns lictjun In tho House today for
tho maklns of tho army Into a great
school to teach trades nnd occupations
that will fit army men for civil life.
If the fight Is Huccessful, tho H0U90
will recede from Ita opposition to tho vo
cational 'raining syBtcin. The provision
would mean each month every enlisted
man will recclvo 76 hours of Instructions
from officers and specially employed civ
ilians In nn occupation which ho chooses
ns best fitted to afford him n llvlnsf after
ho leaves the army. The men aro to ho
enfouraced to leavo tho army at tho end
of a two-year' enlistment, Instead of being
Klvcn a bonus for rc-enllstment ns now.
Kor five years after their two-year en
listment thoy nro to cerve In the reserves,
subject to call In time of war. Within
five years, It Is estimated by iirmy offi
cers, there will bo moro than a quarter
of a million men In civil life competent
not only for flrst-IIno service but for train
lnu rookies. Krom an economical point of
view they will bo nn Industrial asset In
stead ot a drain, friends of the measuro
say. Professional soldlorltiR will bo ills
couraped. The measuro. Introduced by Senator
Hoko Smith, passed tho Senate late yes
tcrilny as an amendment to tho Chamber
lain army net. A Blmllar attempt curlier
In the session was rejected by tho House
on tho grounds of economy tho claim
belne; mndo that Instruction would bo
costly.
Senator Smith nssurcd House members
today that Secretary Baker Is ceuuinnly
Interested In tho Innovation and will Klve i
It overy nilvautnKe In administration "f It
succeeds In passlitR the house. Army offi
cers, too. have become converted to It, Mr.
Smith said.
TWO R.R. MEN ACCUSED
OF ROBBING THE MAIL
Arrested on Charge of Stealing
$1000 Worth of Parcel
Post Packages
Parcel post robberies totalliiR Jiono
early today caused the arrest of two em
ployes of the West f'hester division of the
Pennsylvania llallroad.
They aro Herbert Clood, assistant con
ductor, of 2817 North 2 1th street, and
Olllo B. HnstlnRS, assistant baRRnReman,
of 5614 Christian street. Their wives col
lapsed when they wero arrested by Chief
Postal Inspector Cortelyou, Postal In
spectors McVlcknr, Wynne and Iloltby and
City Hall Detectives Ayrcs and Spllman.
Much of the mlssliiR loot, ' .cludliiR an
automobllo pump nlleped to havo been
taken last nlRht by Clood, was recovered
at the prisoners' homes, the inspectors say.
The arrests followed several weeks of
"shadowlnR" nnd InvestlRatlon by detec
tives and inspectors. For six months
parcels between Brond Street Station nnd
West Chester have disappeared and many
,complalnts wero lodRcd. Tho stolen arti
cles ranRo from clothing to silverware,
worth at least $1000, according to Chief
Inspector Cortelyou.
The prisoners will havo n hearing bo
foro a 1'nlted States Commissioner nt
tho Federal BtlildliiR today. Good, 17
years In the railroad's employ, also Is an
automobile uRent and conducts a Kara go
at 2925 North 21st. Ho haB four young
children. Hastings ban been In tho rall
road'H employ 10 years and hns ono child.
The reputations of both men aro excellent.
BRITISH LINER CHANTALA.
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
LONDON, April 8. The British liner
Chantnla has been Bunk by a. submarlno.
The British steamships Braunton nnd
Clyde have been blown up, presumably by
mines.
Lloyd's dispatches announcing tho de
struction of tho three vessels Btate that
tho crews of tho Braunton and Clyde wero
saved, but give no Information with refer
ence to tho Chantnla's sailors. Tho last
nnmed vessel was the largest It dis
placed 4949 tons, hailed from Glasgow and
piled between Enpland and India.
The Braunton displaced 4575 tons, was
built In 1911, and Its homo port was Glas
gow. Thero nro four ships named Clyde,
Mrs. Katherine Sinister
Mrs. Katherine Shuster, 91 years old,
died early yesterday morning at her homo,
0621 nidge avenue, Koxborough. Several
weeks ago she fell and suffered a fractured
hip, She was taken to St. Timothy's Hos
pital, but asked several days ago that she
be taken to her home. The weakness of old
age, combined with the shock, resulted ln
her death.
JffrYLAT Philadelphia!!
y would give up Indepen
dence Hall, Liberty Bell,
Girard College, or other insti
tutions that give Philadelphia
its innate Philadelphianism?
The Public Ledger is in that
class; it
stitution.
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The War Today
The Germans have mado addi
tional progress south of Haucourt,
northwest of Verdun. Teuton at
tacks against the slopes of Fort
Vnux were repulsed.
The Kaiser's troops, attacking in
the night, struck both east and
south of Haucourt. The assault
on the cast failed.
French troops have renewed their
counter-drive southeast of Bethin
court, where, Paris claims, they
have made gains.
Russians are pressing their of
fensive ngninst von Hindenburg
on the Dvinsk-Vilna front, Pctro
grnd reports officially. Berlin de
clares Russian attacks aro weak
ening. The British nre making headway
In their ndvnnce to relievo the
army at Kut-ol-Amara,
GERMANS GAIN GROUND
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN
Continued from rune One
their counter-drive ngalnst tho Oerman
positions southeast of Bethlncourt, where
they made progress.
Unst of tho Mcuso tho Teutons attacked
tho slopes of Fort Vnux, but wero driven
back.
AMHTKflDAM, April 8. A big battle
on tho West Flanders front Is believed
to bo Imminent. Tho Hermans arc making
extenslvo preparations for a severe
stniRRlo between Vprcs nnd the North
Sea coast, massing heavy forces of fresh
troops nnd great riuantltlcs of Runs nnd
ammunition.
Tho defenses along tho entire coast re
gion are being reinforced. Mllltnry critics
aro divided In opinion an to whether n
drive will bo launched by the Ccrmatis
or whether the Teutons nre preparing to
meet a drive by the British.
The text of the ortlclal communique fol
lows: i
In the Argonne there wns n bnttlo
with mines nt Flllo Morto. where wo
caused two successful explosions. At
Hill No. 285 we havo ' occupied thn
south rim of tho crater formed by tho
explosion of a Oerman mine.
West of tho Mouse tho Oermans re
newed during tho nlRht their attacks
npalnst our positions south nnd cast
of Haucourt. At tho latter point,
despite his repeated efforts, tho enemy
was unnblo to dislodge us from our
lines, from which we directed a mur
derous lire which Inflicted upon him
very serious losses. South of Hnu
court tho Hermans succeeded In gain
ing a fothnld In two small works lo
cated between Haucourt and Hill No.
287, which wo occupy. South of Hoth
Incoiirt Rrcnndc fighting has contin
ued In the communicating trenches
along tho Bethlncourt-Chattancourt
road nnd we havo gained some ad
vantage l'ast of tho Mcuso thero wns an In
termittent bombardment directed
ngalnst our positions. The enemy
made nn attack with grcnndcH on ono
of our trenches north of the rldgo on
l which Is located Fort Vnux. It was
repulsed by our lire.
In tho Woevro the night passed
quietly.
In the Vosgcs an enemy reconnais
sance force attempted to capture ono
of our small posts at Langenfeld
Kopf. south of Sondcrnnch, but wero
dispersed by our rifle fire.
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who wishes to keep up with things can overlook.
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and you will find it vcryi
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In addition he wants a good fit, good service and good
value.
We are ready to offer this and more.
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GENTLE SPRING HID!
HER CHILLED HEAD
UNDER SNOW BLANKET
All Records for April Showers
Broken by Storm That Puts
a Temporary Crimp in
Dreams of Vernal Joys
TRAIN SERVICE BLOCKED
Dreams of spring today were smothered
by n fall of biiow that broke nit records
for April showers' and covered tho ground
with n canopy from 1 to 8 Inches thick.
Persons who thought of budding leaves
and baseball nnd fishing witnessed tele
graph wires broken by tho whlto load,
trains delayed and the Intraurban trolley
servlco radiating from CDth street Im
peded. From 6 to 8 Inches of snow lay In
the country.
Tn the city, with Innumerable furnncs
underground, tho snow melted Into n
slush ns fast ns It fell. Four Inches fell
In West Philadelphia, nnd If tho snow
hnd not turned to sleet shortly boforo
noon thero Is no telling how deep It would
havo bocomo.
Tho phenomenon of snow this Into In
April came from the southwest during tho
night nnd Is central over West Virginia
nnd Capo Hntteras, moving northward. It
was not only biiow, but tho thickest kind
of Bnow.
It fell In hosts upon hosts of flakes,
ns big ns half-dollars, nnd blanketed tho
greening earth with white, nnd lined with
ermine tho boughs that nro budding on
bush and tree, lloblns, damp with tho
flakes that melted against their warm
red breasts, hopped nbollt In the mow
that enveloped their legs and sang. Hob
Ins' songs and snow !
The snowfnll did not cause as much sur
prise as It would havo If It hadn't snowed
to tho depth of more than III Inches tho
day boforo last Raster. Hut It Is moro re
markable, for today Is April 8. ,No other
other snowfall as heavy as this" and as
late In tho spring as this Is on record at
tho Weather Bureau. The latest snow on
lecord, on May 8, 1838, was merely n
trace.
A premonition of snow seems to hnvn
provallcd befolo the Hakes began pouring
out of the dark sky nt 3 o'clock . thin
morning.
"I knew It was going to snow." puffed
Postmaster Washburn, of Wyncote. ns ho
shoveled a whlto damp mass from In front
of the postoffleo. Tho Weather Bureau
suspected It, too. Snow wns forecast; and
It wilt continuo snowing until it turns lo
rain somu time today or tonight.
WEEKS JURY DISAGREES
Magistrate Accused by Woman Mu3t
Have Third Trial
MAY'S LANDING. N. J., April 8. For
n second time a Jury In tho caso of Mag
istrate Weeks, of IMensantvllle, who was
tried hero yesterday on n chargo of as
saulting Mrs. Imogciio Boss, of Baltimore,
In his automobile last summer, disagreed.
Tho Jury took tho caso nt B o'clock and
after being out nil night reported disagree
ment at 8 o'clock this morning. It Is said
tho Jury stood 11 to 1 for. conviction. '
lu the former trial, It Is said, tho jury
stood nine to thrco for conviction. Tho
mnRlstrato will bo retried soon.
KflTR THE xnv
BOOT PATTKItN
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with us.
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