j. K EVENING I;BDaKR PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2G, 191G. ,r? r A 4 i - VA f I.- m SffjiMy' ZEPPELIN RAIDS MAKE NIGHTMARE HIDEOUSLY REAL Lowered Light's . "Warn of Attack, Then Comes Whir ring of Machinery" solid Houses rock - Dyspeptic Dreams of Childhood Outdone in Terror by Work of Bomba and Petrol Hy ELLEN ADAIIl Vtlllen Kipirlaltjr for IieFl:ii t.EMirn SOMBWltCntMiV-SCOTIjAND, April 12. 1 Imv Jiiit been "Zeppetlncd " The iifirane sounds cnsuil but Us mean ing, let me nsiuriS the Rentlo rentier, covera tin whole gamut of unplcaeant sensation. "Unpleasant" In n wrak and Ineffective term. "Hnlr-rnlfelnR" Is nearer the mark. To, bo aroused by midnight by a con I cussfon which liurln the window Rlnis tn 1 graceful atoms over your pillow la .scarcely reasaurlnff. Xor Ifl the dreaded "Clank! Clank t" of throbblnB propellers and the thunder of machinery Just over head. I know of nothing so calculated to Bern? nn Icy chill down tho spine and a utrange wobbllness to trie knees. "Oh, nnolher Zeppelin raid In Britain t" says the American reader, Bcannlnc his morning paper, "thcy'o actually got to Scotland now I" But little docs tho reader Imagine tho .feelings of those fnr-olt peoplb who watch the great cigar-shaped monsters as they hover over house and home It was a wondcrfdl nprltiB, evening, and tho streets of this tow (I must not mention names) were filled with devout souls going churchward. In war-tlmC all tlm Sunday services aro tell attend ed Tho Scottish parsons, many of them Just back from the firing line, were preaching sermons as fiery ns their own experiences. How strange to Bee those battle-stained khaki uniforms In tho pul pit I LoVnitfiP L.1C1HT3 A WARNING. At 8 o'cMrk. tho twilight faded, and the sky was brilliant with stars. "What n glorious night for sprlng tlmbl" Bald tho optimist. "What n glorious night for Zeppoltnst" aid tho pessimist Tho Sunday supper-tables wore glowing cheerfully, uhrn what was that? The lights began to flicker and grow duller, duller. The electric current was being flowered, cut off. Or was It merely nervous lmaglnlng7 No one .said "Zeppelins I" Yet, a aiding, each others' eyes, we nil knew perfectly what tho warning meant. The talk woht on as cheerily as before, till "Snap I" and all the lights went out I There was no noise, no panic. What's the Use? Sensible people don't grow hysterical. I think' most of tho townsfolk went, early to bed. It Isn't cheerful Bitting In the dark, and waiting. It was midnight when tho first great crash came. The detonation wai terrific Tho windows of my room Hew Into a thousand pieces. Itlght, overhead were two Zeppelins, silhouetted In the stnrlljrlit If only they would niove on, on, nmrnot hang there, stationary. Then "Crash-h-h! Crash!" and the house began lo sway. In childhood we have all had -nightmares, dreadful dreams of being chased by fierce men with big guns, and when the guns shoot, all the earth opens up as if to swallow us. Wc have tried to call out. but no words would come. We have tumbled Into tho chasms, and kept falling. falling, till with a start we have wakened utf Then w have laughed at our night mares. , iBut today we do not1 laugh. For Zep pelins are Just those very childish night- mares como true! Our houBO is square and solid, mado of stono, and built to stand the full force of the north wind as It sweeps: over 100 miles of Highland hills. It ban' stood firm for 100 years. But It Is old, and doesn't understand new-fangled ways and new fangled Inventions. Certainly not Zep pelins I HOUSE HOCKS TO IlASn Therefore, It trembled, and Its heavy - itpnoVwalts tottered. "Crash-h!" and tho roof began to rock. What next? The thunder of the machines, was deafen ing. One couldn't hear a voice speak above it. It doubled In Intensity every time a bomb dropped, exploding In the streets or on tho buildings. " A lull. In dashed a maiden lady from next door, shakipg like an aspen leaf, and clad In a nne-plece garment not usually associated with formal visits. Her hair was fltcd In curling pins but no, she didn't care! She didn't want to die alone, she explained encouragingly. Adjourning to tho dining room on the first floor, wo sat in total darkness, while explosions rent the air. Then the sound of quick-firing guns began. Another great crash and the big bay windows blew In, on top of us. A blaze ofllght lit up the gardens, and the maiden lady from next door rushed to the empty windows to see what havoo the Incendiary bomb had ac 'cpmpllshed in her prim flower lieds. Alas i alas I a Bea of liquid fire was racing round tho lawns, penetrating every crevice and every, flower, and leaving nothing but burnr earth .behind. "My poor spring tulips!" was her one, cry- And, like Itachel mourning forther children, she refused to be comforted. Less than a hundred yards away there Is a laundry or, to be accurate, there was a laundry No one was sleeping there when the huge bomb dropped, blow Jng It heavenward. Furowel, a long fare- well to the family washing, It--a poor consolation to know that one's cherished garments have all died a high explosive death, and that no more will they return, snowy and stiff, on the family basket! r .Out In the street there was a strange crowd, clad In the scantiest night attire, ".thelr Lares and Senates grasped In their 'hands. One old gei.tleman, a rehired colo nel, whose clothing these many moons has rivaled Solomon Jn all Its glory, and who, sartorlally speaking, Is the piece de ' resistance of the neighborhood, was. robed . In pink pajamas and an opera hat- We didn't laugh at him We didn't feel that life was particularly humorous at the mo ment We did the wisest thing ,av quick retreat to tlm cellars. ' HAIRBREADTH ESCAPES. When morning came, it was marvelous to find how many hairbreadth escapes had taken place In the town. Those most badly Lhjtj red wel-e the, babies. One had! , been killed in ltB crb shot through then Deart py a piece ol tomb, in a uulet street there was a big hole in the middle o4t)e road, and beside, it lay a little hand Poor children A gay little "dapper" frlerta of mine had a lively night of )t. About midnight, aa , she lay sleeping, a bomb drppped through the roof, hurled her bed upside "Jown'and pitched her across the floor. She, had Just sufficient presence of mind to crawl be neath the upturned bed when a heavy oak quyuoaru crasnea sown on vv or 11, xnen the roof fell In, and she was-burled under 10 feet of debrla, It took several hours to dig her out, but she was quite unhurt Today the Bun is shining, as before. It is incredible to thick that last night's nightmare was reality The birds are building In the elm-trees, and: the world is green again. But look I In (he blackened ruins of the next-door garden stands the maiden lady She has buckled -on her gardening gloves and Is bending over what were once ber beloved tulips. And Ift the urilu bed In the centre there Is Hamethlni? J)lg and gleaming au4 omlaous-vpari o BJt mcenuuiry uuiav. near a iraginenixji tka Jblg steef drum there lies on cud of rope tlli saturated with petrol. Hut the maiden lady Is smUInjr .She hss bought 1 nw luuiw-iiui chub Kvuijr io siarr. uer sardecinse work nsw. CHESTER FACES BIG INDUSTRIAL BOOM AS RESULT OF SHIPYARD Undertaking of Sun Shipbuild ing Company Expected to Stimulate New Great , ' Enterprises CONTRACTS AWARDED NEW ST, PETER'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL i lSiii'fiA: litem vvyr .,& vs Ui m i t WW WW I' ".1m,,i .1 , TROOPS SPEED TO QUELL REVOLUTION IN IRELAND Organisation of a new corporation, lo be known ns the Sun Shipbuilding Com pany, marks tho first step In a movement which wilt place Chester In the 'forefront of Pennsylvania's manufacturing centres. As announced exclusively In the UveJjino MjF.uaER last Saturday, the IB, 000, 000 con cern. Just organized, Is only une of Boeral great Industrial enterprises projected for operation along the lowor Delaware water front and tho conynerelat development of tho Delnwnro County city. , J. Howard Pew, of this city: State Sen ator William C. Sprout, of Chester, and capitalists of Philadelphia. New York and Pittsburgh nre the financial hackers of the Sun Company. Their action In prgnnlz ng that corporation with Its vnsi cap ital and their plans for the erection of n great shipyard on the lower Delaware have stimulated other promoters of man ufacturing Industries. Announcement of nddittonnl enter prises which will nttrnct a small army of workers to Chester Is nwalted. Simultaneously with tha publication of tho Sun Company's organization comes tho announcement that contracts for the build ing of the new shipyard have been award ed, About 6000 tons of steel wilt bo re quired for the various shops nnd work will be stnrtcd at once. Tho Belmont Iron Works, with a plant at IMdystone, holdi tho contract for furnishing this material, nnd tho tnsk of manufacture nssures em ployment and prosperity to hundreds of Chester mechanics WILL KMPLOV 2B00 MUN. Tho Sun Company has nto taken over tho plant of Ilobcrt Wctherlll & Co., Inc., of Chester. This Is a million-dollar con cern nnd was recently acquired by Senn- Inr Hnrnlll nnd lila nnvnnlntAtt fft t famous for Its Corliss engines and will1) be further dc eloped for the building of mnrine engines and boilers. With this equipment tho Sun Company will be able to build In their entirety Bhlps up to a length of 700 feet In Its own yard's. More than $3,000,000 of tho totnl capitalization will bo expended In tho equipment nnd construction of the new yard Employ ment will bo glcn to 2500 men Already tho Sun Company has ac quired a tract of 50 acres, with 500 feet frontnge, on tho Delawnro Illvcr. It ex tends from the Hldlcy Illvcr east to Mor ton avenue. Chester, and back 1B0O feet to the Philadelphia nnd Heading Hallway tracks. Tho land Is bulkheadcd and filled In from dredging operations It was acquired about nine years ago by Senntor Sproul and tho Simpson estato from tho McClure estnte. Gen. T Coleman du Pont, of New York .nnd Wilmington, is ono of tho organizers - .. i ., rt.i t .. i.. or mo new corporation, uuicc-ihmhuuu in terested In the company nre J. Howard I'ow, president of the Sun Company: Jo seph K. Pew. Jr., his brothel-, who la part owner of the same concern; Senator Sproul, who heads .the Seaboard Steel Casting Company, and Robert Wctherlll & Co. Inc.. of Chester: M. Vauclaln, vice president of the Baldwin Locomotive Works; E. V Babcock, the Pittsburgh lumberman, and J. Leonard Reploglc, of tho Cambria Steel Company. Control of the new corporation will rest with tho Sun Company, which operates a large fleet of tank steamships In addi tion to Its oil Industries . READY, FOK CAMPAIGN Preparedness Committee Will Start Things at IJanquet Tonight The Preparedness Campaign Committee will Inaugurate Its campaign to raise $500,000 fbr the eqvjpment nnd main tenance of 48,000 clf.'i-n soldiers In Phil adelphia nt a banquet tonight In the Adel phla Hotel. General George Barnett, head of the United States Marine Corps, and Major general Leonard Wood will. ue mo Jlllii:i,ii ruicvciD. rminii i"iuvi . . . ,. . . k f , captal s. 20 of them women, will attend I bo" oulf. t.h ".II-Lm6. tho b. iquqt accompanied by members of tlieii earns, several regular army anu i: WE W m m 1 . iK IB. IS i '2 . E'flK fill &k PK Jh 'IIISHI if I K 'r-i. StilllnRtr A tVrrot, architects. Tho now St, Peter's Parochial School and alterations, fith street nnd Girnrd avenue, for which Rround will be broken .about May 1. When completed this buildinp will accommodnte 1500 children. Modernizing tho building, making the addition of eight classrooms, ftrc and stair towers, teachers' rooms and veneering the old building with granite will cost about $75,000. Tho Rev. 1-nther Francis Auth is rector of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, to which the new school belongs. Continued from Pnicr One dispatch was written td Indicate that ho was In any danger. Private advices, which camo from Irish quarters outside of Dublin, said that ma chine guns were Used In tho street light ing In Dublin and that the losses among the separatists (revolutionists) wero heavy. Klrcs wero started In tho Irish capital nt tho height of tho lighting and some bullillngs were destroyed. Tho postofflco building, nbout which some of the fiercest fighting rnged, Is riddled with bullets and all tho windows smashed. CAUSES OF INVOLUTION. Tho government 'was bitterly criticised by some of the leading London pnpers to day 'for not halng taken precautions cx tenshe enough to prevent nn uprising It has been known for some time that the revolutionary feeling In Ireland has been growing. This has been fostered by tho following ngenclcs: , "" U) Tho proposal that conscription be extended to Ireland : (2) The nctlon of the British Govcnv subjected tlio houses of local Iloman Cath olics to- a fusillade of shot. With such provocation In tho north, tho nrmcl strength of the Sinn Kcln In tho south must have grown easily," POPE BENEDICT DISAPPROVES IMSTUKBAXCES IX DUBLIN LONDON, April 28. A wireless dls patch from Koine, circulated by a nows agency, reported today that Popo Benedict Btrongly disapproves tho Dublin disturb ances "His Holiness has ordered that a tele gram be sent to tho Archbishop of Dublin requesting particulars and recommending that the people remain qulot," the dispatch said, WASHINGTON'S FALSE TEETH ON DISPLAY AT DENTAL SHOW Artificial Mnsticators of Father of Country Seen at Convention I-'nlse teeth that George Washington wore, dental "IouIh" used nhoard whaling ships In .1723 and other relics of old-fashioned drntlstry aro Interesting features of ment In not allowing the .Home Rulo bill the dentistry exhibit that Is being liold In to go Into effect; connection .with the Dental Convention on m Tho decree of tho government cut- th?,rot? .c ,ne "otel Adclphla this week, ting off tho Immigration of Irish, to tho I r.110, Instruments of the olden days, es- iii-.,,..,, uiuwj umrn ..j- uu.Kiiieu nanus on board ship, arc cruel looking nnd resemble crowbars nnd hatchets more than modern dental Instruments The exhibits, which nro nttrnctlng largo crowds, are guarded by a detail of po licemen. Other attractions of tho exhibit nre two dentat offices, ono old-fnshloned, with nn old chalrxiind ancient instrument and nn oil lamp, nnd the other ultra-modern, with Indirect lighting syatem nnd the Inst word In Instruments. The olllce nlso contains prism lights, vvhjeh cast no shadow, no matter In what position the dentist has his patient "v United States and. (4) Tho activities of nnll-Britlsh nnd German agents who havo carried on a v Igorous propaganda for many months. The temper of the Irish people has been shown by tlery nntl-Britlsh tirades In somo of tho smaller Irish novvspapers nnd tho extreme rcluctnnco of tho Irishmen to enlist. NO COMMUNICATION YET. Dublin was still cut off from telegraphic cqmmunlcatlon today, and according to the best available Information the prin cipal part of the Irish capital Is still In tho hands of tho rebels. It la believed that serious lighting between the Sinn Fein forces nnd the Government troops con tinues, though tho,revolt thus far has not spread to other districts. The general postofllce, captured nt tho beginning of tho disorders. Is believed to be still in tho hands of the rebels. The Dally Chronicle pointed out editorially today that the official statement from the press bureau last night did not claim the recapture of "an Important position seized by the lebels," and remarked that this omission suggests that tho rebels are still holding out. Information regarding tho revolt Is still confined to the olllclnl dispatches. The censor has passed no press dispatches on tho fighting nnd the London newspa pers today fell back upon editorial com ment oh the uprising. For several weeks rumors that a revo lution was Impending in Ireland have been In circulation, some reports even fixing the outbreak definitely on Castor Sundny. 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Without canopy wOOU Plain brown canvas canopy with red edging, St"' Chilli' Sivlnc, similar to above ss.30 Phone for Estimate on Awnings, Slip Covers, Window Shades, etc. Take Market St. Ferry from Phlla. Goes di rect to V A X SCIVDIt'S. Cam den, N. J. . iiiiiiiiiiiiiiip iiiiiiiiiiiMig : w I m : navv omcers from League island and other nearby posts will also be present. The Campaign Committee has Issued a request to business houses In the central section of the city to display the national emblem tomorrow, when the teams begin' their work. City olllcials havo promised that the Stars nnd Stripes will be dis played on City Hall Huge thermometers will be diuplajed In "various sections of the city to record the progress made In obtaining contributions. touch With the Irish nffalre. said tho Chronicle "Ever since the Ulster Volun teers set up their deplorable example of open lawlessness and armed defiance of the Crown, the temptation of all Irish ex tremists has been to preach violence as the one argument to which English rule. must listen. "Less than a month ngothe Ulster vol unteers perpetrated a sensational act of lawlessness at Breagh, near Portsdown. A large detachment with ifles and ammu nition marched to a hall being built by tho Hibernians, .utterly demolishing it and ROOSEVELT FOR PRESIDENT TKe next four years will probably be the most critical that America has seen since 1861. It will be no time for a President of uncertain action. , k We will need a leader whosevconvictions are above party lines, whose wisdom is practical, whose actions are sure, whose creed and deed are straight Imericanism. On the' Vital Issues of the coming campaign patriotic men of all parties can agree. Ihety are; National honor; peace with th xeotld; firm aSd Tu'tiejneth odi for insuring peace ivdhout sacrifice of A preparation for the industrial conflict fallorvu "iThe one bid question, therefore, is, W that as President caffr besfthandle thel .propositions with certainty A rapidly increasing numlfer' ormen.ifrom all par ties, believe that the answwB-Theodo're' Roosevelt. It is needful to convincThe National Conventions, jOxiA. Roosevelt himself, that the country demands him. Quiclc, action is necessary. If you agree with this, cut out, sign and send us the coupon below. iignuf KaJf Wican the o is the man momentous j Roosevelt, NonPartisan League A Union of Patriotic American Citizens of All Parties PATRIOTIC citlzeni of alfpattU who While ha ws Prcttdcnt, Theodora believe that Theodore RooevcIt la Rooeevelf tcod for American honor the men America need aa President during the next four yeara'are invited to become membera of tha Rmievclt Non-PrtUan League, There are no membership fee or duea Money, however, la required for Pub licity, and voluntary contribution of from $1 00 to $10.00 are earneltly Diked for. f wunout cringe or runte, for un, brpken peace, through wUe diplomacy, for the protec,tioti of AmerlcancltUene the world qyex , Tbl i thejfuory We vvl.b to tell tha people everywhere. a that they will realize (half no oilier American i q well fitted by character and expetlenco to lead' our country during the four critical year ahead. v Party Nam '. ,.Am!itioni. Addre. - ,...,..., , ,f ... VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION ' I de.lre. to contrlbuta ior th, purpow ROOSEVELT NON-PARTISAN IE.KQUB 11 Vandetbllt Avenue, New York Sty . ,tatd . which I encloJe. CUY gMER$ON, Secretary The Reason If we were operating a jewelry department in our warerooms we would have to seek, as best' we could, a man to take charge of that department, and if we got neht man one chance which would only in a hundred, tne be we would have to take what he told us for granted. It is a very rare combination, a salesman and a mechanic combined, and consequently 97 of the managers of great departments getthece because of their ability to manage, not because they nderstanra ty gpods they sell: We frequently see pianos aclvertgeplm a cenaiJi price, and statements made by the advertise) that the lnsrumeMjsworth double the price mentioned. What reMnJ is givenfor a piano being sold at, one-half its value ? Who realljpmiows ? fhe buyers admit they don't know, and the seller will not admit, but dws not know. Business sense would say go to the maker, for if anybody does knoWi.they know, and their guarantee as reliable manufacturers goes with each instrument. IT PAYS TO THINK QC ' ' "' I I lAJNr O GO. s$P . 1 1 jj I 11th and CHESTNUT STREETS &jfo ,' 1 I Factory 50th and Parkaide Ave. '"&'" & , ?' I WJ3 52d and Chestnut Stf. , j0d$f - .4 1 I ncT 2835 Germantown Avenue' AA ' 1 OUT-OF-TOWN STORES , sflyf V' Jf ' I i Scraaton, RtAdiac, PotUrO Joknatown, ShanjoKda, StTJ? JT jgF - M I GlrtirdTilU, WUIiaauport, Lodk Ha - V 4 V V ,' 1 A B E I 'M- 9 FfT iimlii iiI"i'm i.' " una L ' ' ' ' ' ' ' i,-..,-,1,',", 1 1 i i un i 1 TTT iii m.. LJ '. 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