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EVENING LEDGER-PHIL'ADEEPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1916.
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Immediate and Compulsory
Service Provided for,
Asquith Announces
BIBRELL UNDER FIRE
London, May 2,
m.. nnvurnment's conscription bill will
k Introduced In Pnrllament tomorrow,
EJ i Acmiltli announced today. It
' wilt provide for Immediate and general
compulsory service.
The great test of the present Govern
ment will come with tho Introduction of
this measure. It wilt meet with sharp
onDOsltlon from many quarters, and the
result may be a disruption of the present
Premier Asquith nnnounced In tho
House of Commons this afternoon that
Great Britain's total rnllltary forces now
exceed 6,000,000 men.
A motion demanding tho resignation of
AUBUstlno Blrrell, Chief Secretary for Ire
land was Introduced In Parliament this
afternoon, but Immediate consideration of
: .h8 moasuro was prevented by other busi
ness befpro the House of Commons. Prem
ier Asquith salr'he hoped to give an early
ooDortunlty for debato 6n tho motion, that
rose from charges that Blrrell had not
taken proper precautions to prevent the
Dublin revolt, though fully forewarned.
Tho Premier said that tho situation In Ire
land had greatly Improved, communica
tion having been fully restored.
Although Sir Edward Carson, leader ot
the Ulster" Unionists, and John Redmond,
leader of the Irish Nationalists, have
tiromlsed not to mako political capital out
of tho Irish rebellion, tho uprising has
had such powerful effect upon tho public
mind that Its Influence will have a strong
bearing upon deliberations In Commons
for somo time
The Government finds Itself with ap
proximately 1000 prisoners on Its hands.
Including four of tho leaders who havo
done mpst to Inclto civil war. They are
ifllr Roger Casement, Peter II. Pearce, tho
provisional president of tho Republic of
Ireland; James Connolly, commander-in-chief
of tho revolutionary forces, and
Countess Marlclovlcz. ,
Demands nro pouring In upon the Gov
ernment that the sternest possible punish
ment be dealt out to them. Somo of the
Tory nowspapers Insist that tho ring
leaders In tho Irish revolt bo tried for
treason and that long term3 of Imprison
ment be meted out to their nrmed follow
ers. On the other hand nnxlety exists In
some quarters that harsh measures would
raise to a still hlghor pitch tho feeling
that has already been roused In Ireland
by the flame of war and bloodshed.
Whatever la done It Is likely that
martial law will bo maintained In tho
danger zones of Ireland until after tho
principal leaders of tho Sinn Fein have
been tried.
In addition to tho Irish situation It Is
likely that the Government will come In
for condemnation because of the sur
render of General Townshend's army at
' Kut-el-Amara. The gallantry of Goneral
Townshend's defense of Kut against over
. whelming odds Is recognized and Is ap
preciated. Criticism Is not against him,
but against tho manner In which the
. ilesopotamlan campaign has been con
' ducted from the first.
MANY WOMEN FALL
IN DUBLIN REVOLT
Contlnoed from Tan One
most dejected when they saw their plans
.fall.
"I learned from an eye-witness who saw
her, that the Countess Marklclevlcz, dress
ed entirely in green, led a rebel force
to the gate of Dublin Castle and person
ally fired tho first shot from her revolver
In the attack on the caBtle. The shot fired
killed a policeman."
Train service has been reopened be
tween tho Irish capital and Bolfast.
Sea Eervlce for passengers Is being car
ried on between the Irish capital and
Kingstown with British gunboats.
Stores ot provisions nro being Bent Into
the city to feed the hungry population.
Red Cross workers are being sent for
the wounded solUlers and Sinn Feiners.
Hundreds of wounded are In the hospitals
and strict guard Is being "maintained to
Prevent any of the slightly wounded rebels
from escaping.
Virtually all the armed rebels are now
In the hands of the military authorities.
The last band to surrender was that at
Ennlscorthy,
Word was also received that some
bands of Sinn Feiners In Gnlway and
County Meath had laid down their arms.
EDITOR'S STORY.
John Healy, editor of the Irish Times,
who was in thl3 city throughout the
lighting, and published his paper during
the stormy days, gives the following de
.scrlptlon of the uprising:
"There must be no mistake about the
uprising. It was a brutal, bloody, savage
business. It was marked by many cases
r-riO RETAIN the patronage :rf .than
1 men, the tailor must put something more
X fit, nnish and material into clothes.
Most people call this something $$h
AbilUy6!!' bring out Personality has mainUlneJ
HUGHES & MULLER supremacy for rieany
three-quarters of a century.
HUGHES & MULLER
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skin or Black
There's satisfaction and security in the good
calfskin and good making in these shoes,
but the real pleasure lies in the way they
feel and the way they look on the feet.
CLAFLIN, 1107 Chestnut
of shocking and callous cruelty. Inno
cent civilians were butchered In cold
blood. Unarmed policemen and soldiers
were shot down. As the result of
promiscuous looting and Incendiarism, one
of the finest public buildings In Ireland
and tho most Important commercial centre
of Dublin are In ashes. The full toll of
death wlll never bo known.. It Is no ex
aggeration' to say that scores of harm
less citizens perished. Many British sol
diers fell In the oxecutton of one of tho
most difficult and dangerous duties ever
required of military men.
"The nation must see that, In return
for the heavy cost. It receives at least a
sure guarantee of righteous punishment'
for the offenders and a powerful Govern
ment for Ireland In tho future."
One of the Sinn Fein commanders In
the postofflco was Shiehy SUcftlngton,
who Is reported to ha een killed. He
was dressed In a p!ctursquo uniform of
bright green with long top boots adorned
with tassels.
Another Sinn Fein commander, Profes
sor MacNoll, of tho National University,
Is n, prisoner.
On Sunday, General Sir John Maxwell,
the British commander In Ireland, Issued
a proclamation to tho people of Dublin
saying he Intended to blow up with dyna
mlto the property In the affected region,
If necessary, to clear It of snipers. The
residents were warned to leave, but the
men w-e told that they must carry
whlto flags as they approached the sen
tries and must not hold their hands In
their pockets for fear of having, weapons
concealed,
Tho ICnrl of Donoughmore, commander
In France of tho British Red Cross So
ciety and former Under Secretary of War,
who married the daughter of M. T. Grace,
of New York, was among tho British
officers wounded In the fighting.
IRISH REBEL CHIEF REPORTED
DEAD KNOWN IN THIS CITY
'P. Shcohy-SkefllnEton Spoko Hero
Several Months Ago
F, Shcehy Skefflngton, a Sinn Foln
leader In Ireland, who Is reported to havo
been kilted during tho fighting nbout tho
postofflco in Dublin, 13 well known In
Philadelphia, whero ho spoke on Novem
ber 24, 191C. Ho had been Imprisoned
for speaking against recruiting In Ireland
before his visit to America, but nfter a
hunger strike of a week had been released.
He camo to this country to give tho
attltudo of Irishmen toward tho war to
the various Irish societies In America.
In Philadelphia ho spoko before the
Clan-na-Gncl at tho Irish-American Club,
72C Spruco street.
"Opposition to recruiting," said Mr.
Skefflngton at this meeting, "Is bound to
Increase whenever conscription of Irish
men scorns Imminent. Tho young men
of Ireland nro mgratlng to America lest
they bo forced to fight with England.
"Wo claim that Irelnnd has no Interest
In fighting for England's dominance of
tho seas. Anything that smashes and
weakens England s domlnanco 3f the seas
Is good for Ireland.
"Wo have a supreme Interest In keep
ing every Irishman at home to build up
the nation. If thero 13 nny power we
should like to see crushed In this war.
It Is not Germany but England."
Mr. Skefflngton made a tour of tho
United States, sneaking on tho Irish prob
lem from the viewpoint of tho Irish. His
ambition was to present tho claims of
Ireland to Independence ns a small nation.
After his return to Ireland, nil Irish
American nowspapers were taken from
him nt Liverpool, and at every station
on the way from Liverpool to Dublin
the pollco Inspected his compartment to
make suro he had not eluded them.
Whlto In this city, Shechy Skefflngton
was the guest of Joseph McGarrlty, presi
dent of tho Irish Volunteers ot America,
at his home, 6412 Springfield avenue.
STORE PURCHASES REALTY
Strawbridge & Clothier Acquire
Property They Occupy
Strawbridge & Clothier have purchased
from the Bowers estate the premises 811
13.16 Market street, 63 feet 4 Inches, on
that thoroughfare, with a depth of 30C
feet to Filbert street. Tho lot has been
leased by Strawbridge & Clothier for a
number of years and is Included In their
store. Its assessed valuation Is $860,000.
The purchase given the ownership of nil
properties Included in the store from the
northwest corner of 8th street to 831 Mar
ket street, Inclusive to Strawbridge &
Clothier.
Roller Scares Horse; Cyelist Hurt
The pufllng and snorting of a steam
roller nt Broad and Green streets caused
a horse attached to a heavy team to run
away. Tho wagon, careening from side
to side, went zig-zag across Broad street
and struck William Franklin. 3612 Frank
lin street, who was riding a bicycle.
Franklin was taken to the Hahnemann
Hospital, where he Is In a serious condi
tion with a fractured skult. The driver
of the team, Thornton Coller, 1815 South
street, was arrested.
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Sinn Pcin commander employed
in Dublin Postoffice, who is re
ported to havo been killed. He i3
well known in this city, where ho
once lectured.
WORLD COURT URGED
TO STOP FUTURE WARS
John Hays Hammond Advo
cates International Tribunal
at League Meeting
NEW YOItK, May 2. At tho opening
of the meeting of the World's Court
League In Carnegie Hall this afternoon
John Hays Hnmmond, the mining en
gineer and financier, declared that the
proposed court of all the nations Is the
only posslblo way of preventing future
great wnrs.
Tho present war would havo been Impos
sible with such a court In operation, he
said. Alt tho nations contending now, he
added, are Imbued with the same virtues
nnd high ideals. Publicity In International
relations alone would have dono much to
prevent the present stupendous conflict, ho
said.
Tho meeting of the league wilt continue
thrco days. I'x-pre'sldent Tnft, Judge
Alton B. Parker and many other promi
nent men will speak.
Finance Minister to Support Chief
PAIUS. Jlay 2. A dispatch to the
Havas Agency from Athens says that Mr.
Repoulles, MlnlBter of Finance In the
Cabinet of Mr. Vcnlzelos, addressed a
largo meeting in Patras on Sunday In
faor of the policy of Mr. Vcnlzelos. Thero
was no disorder, the correspondent adds.
Oldest Montomery Editor Dies
NOP.IUSTOW.V, Pa., May 2. Albert
Knueulo died last night In his 85th year.
Ho was tho oldest editor in Montgomery
County, and published the Norrlstown
Register. Ho waB Postmaster of Norrls
town under Cleveland.
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Beautiful Flower Display
The public squares and parks, including Fairmount
Park, are, now ablaze with thousands of tulips, hyacinths,
daffodils and miscellaneous bulbs in full bloom. All sup
plied by us. For years our house has furnished similar dis
plays ; also those planted on the grounds at the Executive
Mansion at Washington, D. C, and on many large private
estates
Michell's Seed House
Largest Importers of Bulbs
gig Market mm Philadelphia
UNION OF METHODIST
CHURCHES INDORSED
IN BISHOPS' TALK
Episcopal Address Condemns
Pastors Who Marry Divorced
Persons Contrary to De
nominational Laws
CHILD LABOR ASSAILED
SARATOGA, N. T.. May 2. Union of
the Methodist Episcopal Church and tho
Methodist Episcopal Church South was In
dorsed by the bishops In tho annual Epis
copal address read before tho Qenernt
Conference here today.
Tho paragrnph favoring Methodist
church Union follows:
We are convinced of tho essential
unity of the two great Methodlsms
In doctrine nnd llfo, nnd this essen
tial union must In due season express
Itself In outward and organic form.
Without presuming to pronounce upon
tho term3 of union, we declare our
selves earnestly In favor of tho or
ganic union of the Methodist Episco
pal Church nnd the Methodist Epis
copal Church South and of such other
bodies ns mny share our common
faith and experience.
The bishops favor agreements between
employers, Investors nnd wago earners for
wage adjustments nnd profit-sharing
plans; condemn Sabbath desecration, Mor
monlsm nnd tho snloon, and severely cen
sure clergymen who perform tho rlto of
mnrrlage for divorced persons contrary to
tho laws of tho church.
All forms of child labor aro condemned,
and the Keating-Owen bill Is Indorsed
No specific direction regarding nnwse
ments Is given. Warning Is Issued against
any movement tending to create a union
of Church and State. An Increase In
membership of between 300,000 nnd 400,000
In the last four years Is reported.
Injured Passing Between Cars
The eagerness of William McCnbe, 38
years old, of 31 North G8th street, to be
on time for work this morning at the
Sprcckels' Sugar Iteflnory, Swanson and
Heed streets, mny cost him his left foot.
McCabe, who was blocked from crossing
Swanson street by the passing of a freight
train, vns run over when ho tried to pass
between tho cais.
Sketch Club Exhibit to Stay
Owing to tho great Interest shown In
tho present exhibition at tho Philadelphia
Sketch Club, 23C SoUth Camac street, It
has been decided to continue It for the
present week. Tho collection displayed
consist") of works In oil, pastel and water
color by members. Tho gallery Is opon
every afternoon from 1 until G o'clock,
nnd In tho evening from 7.30 to 9. Ad
mission Is free.
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Tho Uev. Dr. Chnrlcs M. Boswell
(above) nnd Ale.xnnder Simpson,
Jr., are among the Philadelphia
delegates now attending tho Meth
odist General Conference. They
won tho highest votes for minis
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at the recent conference in Olney.
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as a motive power. The laboratory site is
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