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EVENIKG LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, -MONDAY, APBIfl 17, 1916.
"- "V 9
U. S. INDICTMENT-
OF U-BOAT POLICY
MAY GO TONIGHT
President Gives Pinal Scru
tiny to Reply to Ber
lin's Sussex Note
NO ANSWER REQUIRED
WASHINGTON. April 17.
Tresldent Wilson's communication to
Germany on the U-boat situation probably
Will bo tonight. It wns stated nt tho
White House todny the President has de
voted virtually nil of his attention to
preparation of the paper and expects to
put the last work on It this nfternoon' He
was at work Renin In lila study today on
America's Indictment of Germany, It was
said He had worked much of yesterday,
breaking his custom of attending church,
and had Worked nil day and part of Satur
day nlRht, despite his habit of getting
nwny from the Whlto Houso on tho last
day of the week.
Officials innde no effort to disguise their
fear's today. They Insisted that the nd
vlces from Herlln seemed to Indicate that
the President was expected to leave tho
Issue open to discussion. Tho contrary Is
the case, they Bay.
In this connection Administration offi
cials at tho capital explained that the
note, so far as they were able to learn,
Nloes not call for n specific nnswer. It
liNkes plain the belief of the United Stntes
that promises havo been lolated, sets
forth the various Instances' upon which
this belief In based and then Insists that
the United Stntes a neutral nation can
not bo expected further to overlook what
seems to be n flagrant assault upon Its
rights Tho Sussex nttnek Is declared to
havo been proved beyond question, as the
Gorman answer in this connection Is used
to show why the Administration believes
It proved.
Although there Is no distinct nnd spe
cific threat, It Is understood that the com
munication acts forth that the next viola
tion by a German submarine of any rights
of tho United States automatically must
mean n. complete diplomatic break.
It wan stated ofllclnlly today the Cab
inet njready has ratified tho substance of
iiKrIncssngo. nnd that there" Is no neces
sity of tho President holding it up for n
final review of the Cabinet tomorrow.
It Is still held likely that when tho
communication Is completed the President
will go over It with members of the House
an Sennto Foreign Relations Committees,
but thus fnr ho has mado no request for
an appointment with Senator Stone or
. Representative Flood, chairmen of tho
respectlvo committees.
That Germany has mado suggestions to
this Government through Ambassador
Gerard dealing with tho submarine cases
pending Is known. These suggestions,
however, are held confidential nnd neither
at tho Whlto Houso nor nt tho Stato
Department will they bo discussed. Tho
Press dispatches from Berlin all agree on
this. It being asserted as a fact that Ger
many will nssumo responsibility for tho
Sussex torpedoing If tho evidence of the
United States Is as convincing ns Pres
ident Wilson nnd his advisers nro under
stood to consider It.
'GERMANY AM) AUSTRIA
IN ACCORD ON U-BOAT WAR
BRRM.V, April 17.
Germany and Austria-Hungary are In
full accord In International questions that
havo recently arisen, It was announced to
day. Baron Burian, tho Austro-Hungarlan
Forolgn Minister, left for Vlonna last night
after all ponding questions had been dis
cussed with Chancellor von Bethniann
Hollweg and German Foreign Minister
Von Jagow.
Though It was stated today thnt no
special mnttcrs were demanding Imraedl
nte conference nnd that Baron Burian's
visit wns mndo In the rcgulnr course of
events, it Is understood that submarine
warfnro was tho topic at a meeting that
lasted an entire day.
WASHINGTON PARTY
NOMINATIONS FILED
..Papers Include Candidates for
Congress and Convention
Delegates
' Nomination papers for Washington
Party candidates for Congress from four
of tho six Philadelphia districts and for
a majority of tho Washington Party
slato of district delegates to the Progres
sive National Convention were filed today
at Harrisburg,
The Washington party will not oppose
Congressman William S. Vara for re-election
In tho let district. Papers.for a can
didate to oppose Congressman George S.
Graham in the I'd district will he filed
tomorrow Congressman George W. EiN
monds, Republican, has been Indorsed for
re-election by the Washington party lead
ers and his name appear on the slate.
Papers were filed for the following Con
gressional candidates: 3d District, A.
1 Weln'stoclc; 4th District, George W.
Edmonds; 8th District, Dr. Henry Fisher;
6th District, William P. Sergent.
The complete slato of candidates for
district delegates is not yet complete. The
following papers were filed today:
Second district, George W Coles,
delegate, Thomas D. Sullivan, al
ternate, Third district, James I). Anderson,
delegate.
Fourth district, Clarence D. Antrim,
delegate J Henry Erbee. alternate.
Fifth district. George D. Cox, del.
egate; Henry Drake, ulternate.
Sixth district. Samuel Crothers, del
egate; William H. Emlvrt, alternate.
MASK AND WIfi "MULE"
IS SICKING UP A BIT
"Whoa', Phoebe!" Opens at Atlantic
City Saturday, Here Monday
The sound of lumber being Bmashed to
bts, heard by pedestrians In the vicinity of
the. Forrest Theatre, was explained today,
.when It was announced that the first stag.
',lng of the annual production of the Mask
and Wig Club, of the University uX Penn
sylvania, will be Atlantic City next Satur
day. The name of the play Is "Whoa,
Phoebe!" Phoebo U a "mule." It Is "she"
-who has been making the nofse In the
Forrest. In reality "she" Is none other
than Kenneth Wltherow, Mask and Wig
"strong man," who Is practicing kicking
and squealing like a genuine Maud. Final
rehearsals era being held this week
After opening at Atlantic City, the mem
bers of the cast, including two. singing
and two dancing choruses, will spend
Easter Sunday at the resort, and open tjie
Philadelphia engagement the next day.
" The comedy will be at the Forrest for a
week, tickets' being on sale now
The "imitation" mule will be Henry
Hagert Wltherow's "keeper" will be
"Clinker" a part taken by Raymond Ste
phens. The 'leading lady" will be W
Mason Wright whose principal support
era will be lieeba Dougherty and Ueorge
Fields The play la under the direction of
Edward Rogers and other graduate mem
tiers of tho club.
The Wav Todau
Greece may be forced into the
war as tho result of a new crisis
in Athens. Overriding tho ob
jections of the Greek Government,
the Allies have begun transporting
Serbian troops overland by rail
from Corfu to Salonica. Tho Aus
trian and "German Governments,
according to Athens dispatches to
day, protested several days ago
that they would regard it as a de
liberately unfriendly act if Greece
permitted this troop movement.
Correspondents at Athens reported
todny thnt King Constantino is in
censed at the action of the Allies
and may attempt to stop the trans
portation of Serbian troop3 by a
show of arms.
Turkish troops, defending Tre
bizond, hnVc been defeated 17 miles
enst of the Sultan's naval base on
the Black Sea.
Fighting on tho Verdun front is
confined almost entirely to artil
lery actions. The Germans are di
recting a vigorous bombardment
against French positions on the
left bank of the Mcuse nnd south
of Haudromont Wood, on tho right
bank of the river.
Three British airmen have raid
ed Constantinople, while another
has nttacked Adrinnople, the raids
resulting in considerable damage,
according to London,
FIVE MORE VESSELS
SUNK BY SUBMARINES
Four British and Two Nor
wegian Ships Victims
of Torpedoes
LONDON. April 17.
The British ship Cardonln has been sunk
by a submarine. Tho crew wan saved Tho
Cnrdohla wns n vessel of 2065 tons net.
Sho sailed from Seattle on November 3
for the United Kingdom. Lloyd's an
nounce thnt the Norwegian stAunshlp Pus
tiatafT, of Chrlstiansaml, also has been
sunk. She wns going from Newcastle to
Boulogne The crew wns saved The Brit
ish steamship Fnlrport Is reported to hno
been sunk. Sho was unarmed Tho Fnlr
port, 3838 tons gross, was built In 100G.
Sho hailed from Mo Janlero on .March 10.
Tho British steamship Harrovian, bound
from New York to British ports, has been
sunk. The vessel was unarmed. It Is
presumed to line been torpedoed by a,
German submarine.
Tho Norwegian schooner Glendoon, 1917
tons, hns been sunk by gunfire
The Hnirovlnn displaced 4309 tons, and
wns built In 1DH.
BRITISH AIRMEN ROUSE
TERROR AMONG TURKS
Three Aviators Shell Con
stantinople, While Another
Raids Adrianople
ATHENS. April 17.
The raid of British aviators oer Con
stantinople caused n reign of terror
nmong the Turks. Information wns re
ceived lcre todny that much damage was
done In the Turkish capital by fires set by
Incendiary bombs.
Although the flight was ono of great
length, tho airmen being .compelled to
travel 300 miles, and. nlthough they wcro
fired upon nnd had to pass through
storms, nil three of the machines returned
safely to their base.
Four machines were In the squadron
which set out on Friday, but ono devoted
itself to bombarding Adrianople, where
considerable damngo wns dono to the rail
way. A violent explosion occurred at
Adrianople. nnd It is believed that ammu
nition stored theie by the Germans was
exploded by n projectilo from tho raiding
aeioplanes
TURKS ROUTED
17' MILES EAST
OF TREB1Z0ND
Russians Frustrate Ene
my's Offensive to Recap
ture Erzerum
BATTLE LASTS SIX DAYS
PETnOGIlAD, April 17.
Announcement wai made lv tho War
Ofllco Inst night thnt Turkish forces had
been ejected from n position about 17
miles cast of the Important port of Trebl
zoncl, the capturo of which has been the
objective of recent Prussian operations
along this front. Tho statement follows:
"In the coastal region and to tho south,
nfter a desperate fight, our troops, sup
ported by guns on land nnd sea. dis
lodged tho Truks from a poworfully or
ganized position on tho loft bank of Kara
Dcre, 26 versts east of Treblzond Wo are
pursuing tho enemy energetically.
"Ilepeitcd ntt'ncks by tho enemy In the
direction of Bayburt were repulsed with
heavy losses Ho the assailants."
Tho supreme effort of he Turkish forces
to oppose the further westward progress
of tho Itusstan ccntrnl armies operating
beyond Erzerum recently culminated In a
stubborn six days' battlo, tho Importance
of which Ib scarcely suggested by tho brief
mention In the ofllclnl communications.
The Turks not only mado a determined
Rtnnd nlong the whole front from tho
Black Sea coast to Bltlls, but organized
an offensive campaign, tho evident Inten
tion of which wns to recapturo Erzerum
Tho first step In carrying out tho Turk
ish plan was, by sudden prossuro of tho
Russian right flank, to cause the removal
of Russian troops from the centre to tho
Black Sea coast, Relying upon the con
sequent weakening of tho Itusslan centre,
tho Turks then hurled their mnln forces,
hoping to break through nnd compel tho
coast group of Russian forces to retreat
for fear of being surrounded and cut oft
from their communications.
But tho Russians were able successfully
to meet tho series of Turkish nssaults
without giving way, nnd after six days of
the most sovero fighting slnCef tho fall of
Erzerum, the Turks fell back nnd the Rus
sians, nfter" taking prisoner a considerable
number of Turkish troops who, confident
of tho success of their attack, ventured
too fnr Into tho Russian lines, resumed the
advance.
MAKING NO MORE SHELLS
Now Castle, Pa., Plant Retaliates
When Strike Is Called
NEW CASTLE, Pa., April 17. Manu
facture of shells nt the plant of the
Stnndard Steel Car Company will bo dis
continued, nccordlng to orders Issued by
W. C. Graham, general manager of tho
local fnctory.
This nctlon followed tho strike Saturday
of men engaged In tho manufacture of
shells. A meeting of strikers and men
employed In other departments has been
held and In retaliation for tho company's
nctlon nn effort will bo mado tomorrow to
closo every department of tho concern.
ARTILLERY BUSY,
INFANTRY RESTS
ON VERDUN FRONT
Germans Direct Cannonade
Against Foe on West
Bank of Meuse
FRENCH WIN TRENCHES
Eight New Fire Hoscmcn Appointed
Director Wilson, of the Deportment of
Public Safety, today appointed eight new
hosemen In the Bureau of Fire nt (900
each The new firemen arc George W.
Woinnger, 30 IB North 7th st; Edwin C
Voly, 4437 Edgemont street; Gcorgo H.
Kington, 202G South 22d street Joseph L
McUlnty, 1409 South 19th: George .1 Mur
ray. 12B4 South Dover street; Oscar Till
burn, Rowland nvenuc, Holmcshurg; Ed
win F. Shnrpe. 3330 North Front, und
Frnncls E. Morton, 6B81 Hcrmltngo street.
PARIS. April 17.
German nrtlllcry directed n violent
cannonade against French positions on
tho west bank of tho Mcuno last night,
but thcro were no Important Infantry
fights on tho Verdun front, tho War OfTlce
reported today.
The bombardment was particularly
lolcnt in Avocourt Wood, whero the
Germans havo been shelling French works
heavily since Saturday morning, on Dead
Man's Hill and In tho Cumlercs Wood
Tho French did not return to the at
tack on the cast bank of tho Mcuse,
where a sudden charge Saturday night
resulted In tho capture of German trench
portions south of Douaumont with 200
prisoners. Tho night was cnlm on thlj
front, excepting south of Haudromont
whero nrtlllcry on both sides was active.
BERLIN April 17 Lieutenant Bit-
tholdt, of the German air service, brought
down his fifth enemy aeroplane, a. British
blplano, near Pcronno, In Belgium, on
Sunday, the German War Office announced
today.
The ofllclnl statement of the War Office
mado no mention of fighting In the Verdun
sector nor on any other part of the west
front
Mldvnlc Steel Worker Falls Dcsi
Andrew Walykowsky, 88 yeafs -old ot
2131 nuftner street, walked Into the ofy
flco of the Mldvalo Steel Works today",
where he Is employed, and asked to t$
heme. "1 feet sick," he explained A
minute later, he placed his hand to hl
heart, reeled And fell to tho floor dead
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INDICTMENT OF SCHILLER
FOR PIRACY EXPECTED TODAY
Grand Jury Considering Case of Man
Who Captured Matoppo
WILMINGTON. Del. April 17. An In
dlctment against Ernest Schiller, alias
lleglnnld Hudson, for piracy on the high
sen, ns n lesult of his capture of the
British steamship Matnpno off tho N'ew
Jersey coast Is expected this afternoon
The caso against Schiller was taken
up this morning by the Grnnd Jury, in
the United States District Court.
In addition to the members of the
crow of the Matoppo, who were originally
summoned ns witnesses. Police Cnptaln
Thomas J. Tunney, of New York, Is also
here to appear. Ho arrested tho three
men In New York, who are believed to
have been In league with Schiller to
blow up a boat.
Meanwhile, It Is reported that Schiller
may be deported to England, as It Is said
an agent of tho Immigration Bureau at
Washington Is in the city
Local authorities, however, decline to
verify this report
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