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CITY'S REWARD
ON FRANKFORD 'L'
Buildings Blossom Along;
Route increased Revenue
i Before Trains Run
SQUASHES
TAX
BOGEY
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FiVsf Results of
Frankford "L"
Real cstato boom In Northeast
follows nssurance of high-speed t
transit.
Nearly 2000 dwelling houses in
addition to stores or other buildings
now in course of construction or
contracted for in Frankford and
Kensington as n direct result of
"L."
Those building operations will in
crease Philadelphia's taxable real
estate approximately $3,000,000.
Increase will mean some added
revenue to city for 1917, before
completioni of the high-speed line,
and considerable more for the year
following.
Carrying of the "L" to limits
planned and construction of the
36th Ward lino dependent upon
passage of transit loan bill on
May 16.
SCMOOC KtlI,E FORCES KAtti
ISSUE IN DELAWARE CO, TOWN
, j i
Warrants for Parents Show Segrega
tion Measure Exists
Issuance of warrants forcing three
nero parents to fcend their children to
school In Morton. Delaware County, haa
opened anew the fight brought about by A
rullrig of the Morton School Board which
virtually amounts to nefrrcgatton of the
whltea and the negroes. The three negro
residents, Edward J Mayo. Joseph Dicker
son and Oeorgo It Thomas, have appealed
to the Delaware County Court of Common
Pleas from the School Board's warrants
Ixsued under the coinptilrory education
act. A hearing will be held next Monday
before Judge Johnson
The Morton School Board passefl n ruin
several months ngo which permitted only
those children who attained a good aver
age to attend IhQ new Morton School This
virtually acted as a rule for segregation '
and tho negro children who wero below
grade went to the old school bulldlnp. Tho
nctlon of tho three negro parents who
protected will test tho alldlty of the
Doara s ruling.
"BOB" MAXWELL'S PA
SPEAKS WELL OF VILLA
WHEN THE VILLtSTAS WERE IN POWER
Intervention Bound to Come in
Mexico, Sporta Editor's
Parent Declares
(Tills article In of particular Interest
to reildrnt of the 33d, 33d, .1.1(li, 41ol and
43th Wnrd.)
The assurance of real rapid transit
facilities by the end of, next year, when
the Frankford elexated -line will bo com
pleted, If the transit loan Is carried on
May IS, has brought about an unpre
cedented boom In real estate In the North
east. Building operations, which will In
crease Philadelphia's taxable real estate
by more than (3,000,000, are now cither
" under way or aro contracted for In the
33d. 33d and 45th Wards. Real estate
1 dealers and builders In chargo of tho
various operation attribute the sudden
activity directly to the beginning of work
on the Frankford line.
Durjng next yenr. even before the
Frankford "L" has been completed, tho
first benefits of this real estate activity
Awlll be realized by tho city In the form of
'Increased receipts from taxes. By 1918
Jor the first year of operation ,of tho high
V speed line, real estate dealers estimate
that approximately 330,000 will be paid
. Into the City Treasury In Increased taxes
on, the building operations now under way,
, and nearly 315.000 Into the treasury of
r' the, Board of Education from the e.imo
rodrce. How much this will bo Increased
by other operations to be begun as the
,real estate boom spreads cannot be esti
mated now.
2006 NEW DWELLINGS.
A total of nearly 2.0Q.Qdjve.lllng houses;
in addition to stores and other bulTdlngs,
Is now under way oc-.controctcd far In
Kensington and Frankford alone. Several
of the builders alive to-the deslre7orW0rk
lng people to live near hlgh-sp;ed l'nes,
are advertising that the NorJtheast ele
vated will run wlthlnB Block"- "or two
blocks or threo blocks, as the case may be,
of the houses which thoyare erecting.
Tho following ure among the largest of
tho many operations.
A group of 300 houses now under way
and another of 450 soon to be begun along
Sedgley avenue, Kensington acnue. Tor-
1 resdale avenue, L, street and M street.
Both groups are being built by the Merit
Realty Company. The land on which ther
two groups are being erected Is assessed
, at 3130,000, whle the blocks of dwellings
1 when completed' will be atsessed at ap
proximately $l,80O,0QO, thereby increasing
the city's personal property for taxable"
purposes by more than 11,700,000 on two
single operations.
This operation will be within a block of
the Torresdale aenue station on the
Frankford elevated.
Tho same company is also building
another block of 25 duellings at Mar
garet. Tacon and Melrose streets. The
land has' been yielding taxes on an assess
ment of 112.000, while the groups of
buildings, when completed, will be assessed
at about ,360.000.
The Kensington Realty Company Is
erecting a block of 52 houses on Ken
, slngton avenue at Jasper and Alrdrle
streets, which will be assessed at about
3100,000. The land on which this opera -,
tlon Is under'way was assessed at 320,000.
A plot of ground surrounded by Tulip.
Janney, Ann and Monmouth streets, as
sessed at 330,000. was sold this week to
James Arthur, who will commence work
. on & block of 138 dwellings within a few
1 weeks. The total value of the operation
' when completed will be close tq (350,000.
Matthew W. Dougherty has Just com
pleted a block of houses at Frankford
, avenue and Venango street, nndtis begin
ning another operation of 110 houses at
Ontario and 'Tioga streets, one block
from the elevated line. The land upon
which Mr. Dougherty's operations are
located was assessed at 350,000, while
the two blocks of houses when completed
will be assessed at -more that. 3500,000.
George Cdel Is having built at Frank
ford avenue and Bucklus street a block of
40 dwellings, which will be assessed at
about $100,000 when completed. The land
was assessed at 1 15,000.
Edward Flood Is building a block bf 115
dwellings on Allegheny avenue between
F, "Westmoreland and 13 streets, stntl will
begin another operation of 77 houses In
the same locality later this month, When
completed they will be assessed at about
$400,000, while the land was assessed at
$119,000.
One group of 50 houses at Frankford
avenue and Venango street, and another
group of 81 at II, Ontario, Tioga and I
streets, are being erected by Victor J,
Stagnant, When completed the operations
will be assessed at about $440,000, while
the land on which they are located was
assessed at 3150,000.
Harry Moyer is building 50 houses at
Frankford and Erie avenues', which will
be assessed at about $115,000 The land
here was assessed at about $30,000,
Other operations are;
A block of 100 houses by Jacob Feld
man & Sons, at Cottage and Haworth
streets. ,
A block of 18 houses) by Herman Auth,
at Torresdale avenue and Pratt street.
A block of 1$ houses by William Yel
Itnd. Jr.. at the southeast corner of Bridge
and Jackson streets.
A block of 19 houses by Goldberg &
Zebruck,,at, the southeast corner o Bridge
street and Torresdaje avenue.
. Jff TfUp S5TH WARD.
Building operations of equal Importance
are being planned throughout the 36th.
Ward and along the route of the Frank
ford "U," between Bridge street and
RJiawn street. Holmeshurg. It la said
In (hose sections, however, that no actual
steps wilt be taken until the transit loan
h been voted upon on May it.
While the Frankford line is already
tfnder contract as far as Bridge at reel,
the remaining three miles- of the ' V and
the Upe acroM the, 35 th Ward must wait
tut th yaiiage Of the transit lodn before
they can be begun. Jtesldents of the, North.
t, alive to the need of completing the
transit program, are working almost to
rain for tha passage of the 1 67.100.000
transit and port loan bill on May 16
J. W Mnxuclt. sometimes of Chicago,
but usually of Mexico, while In Philadel
phia tod-iv told some things nbout condi
tions In Mexico, nnd tho most optimistic
outlook lie could sqo for that rountry was
Intervention
"If it doesn't pome whllo Mr. Wilson Is
President," he wild, "It will come after
he In out of office, but It's bound to come "
Mr Maxwell was In the city to see his
son. It W Maxwell, sports editor of the
Evenino Luoattn. Hn Isn't hut half ns
big as tho son, though he Is a pretty
husky man: and doesn't look a day older,
either, although he Is 54
In his opinion. President Wilson made
a mlstako by not recognizing Villa,
"Tho Government led Villa to bcllovo
that he would be the choice up to the time
Carranza was recognized, and It would
have been different today If Villa wero
chosen. Tho disappointment drove him
bnck to the bandit typo, from which he
hnd emerged, but If that blow had not
como Villa wouldjinvo kept progressing
as ho hnd been from the tlmo ho joined
Mndcro. Villa was tho best friend the
United States had In Mexico before they
turned their backs on him
Mr. Maxwell was In the gold region of
Sonoyta, Sonora. There Is a little stream
there, he said, that Is wonderful for placer
mining, which was tho work that kept him
down In Mexico theso lost threo years It
Is rich beyond description, ho said, and
virtually untouched ; certainly untouched
since tho days of the Aztecs In his threo
years there Mr Maxwell has been a
forced ally of the "insurrectos," now the
government, but "InBiirrectos" when
Huerta was In power He often had to
help Villa's band when the United States
permitted Villa to Import ammunition nnd
nrms.-nnd learned to like him well The
Villa program for the Mexican people
would have been much more faithfully
carried out, he said, than the Cnrranzn
program.
Mr. Maxwell Is going back to Chicago
tonight.
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BRUMBAllfiH MANAGERS
ANNOUNCE COALITION
WITH DIMMICK MEN
Committee of Sixteen Named to
Organize Forces Through
out State for Re
united Party
APPEAL RAPS PENROSE
Mr. J. V. Maxwell, who recently roturned from Mexico, is accom
panied by Lieutenant Colonel Crousc, who at tho time this picture
was taken was prominent in Villa's army.
MOVE TO PROSECUTE
VARE-SMITH FACTION
MAY BE BEGUN TODAY
'UNCLE JOE' CANNON
HONORED BY HOUSE ON
HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY
Rotan Expected to Start Probe
of Police in Politics With
View to Filing
Complaints
U. S. TROOPS KILL
43 VILLI ST AS IN FIGHT
Continued from Pase One
bandits became mounted and thcro ,wns n
show of resistance
Major Ilowze's report contained the
statement that tha lighting "was fast nnd
furious" whllo It lasted
Tlje band scattered In nil directions It
was" every man for hlmsplf. 'Individual
American troopers engaged In running
duels with the bandits and dropped many
of them from their horses It is probable
that the casualties will exceed 42, as many
of the Mexicans must have dragged them
selves Into the brush and escaped detec
tion VII-.I.A NOT WITH BAND
There was no Indication In Major
Ilowze's report of whether or not Villa
himself was with tho band General Per
shing docs not think that he wns. for he
has Information he believes reliable that
the bandit chief Is In Durango
From the two ileclsho defeats of tho
Vlllistas, Major Howze reported that he
did not think they would be able to form
again for weeks, If at all.
WOULD USE SHERN LAW
OBHKGON SLATED TO SIGN .
OUTLAW CHASE FACT T0DAV
Kelica la London Parade
LONDON'. My 6.- A big demonstration
cemmwnoratlivg tha ulnklng of the Lual
tetthfr fey -German Kubmariixe May 7,
Mil, t 6 ImU la Hyde Pork tomw-ftftW-
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jyjjpf warn migmm
, FA PASO. Tex., May 6 Oeneral Scott
expects to sign the EI Paso agreement
with General Obre'gon, Carranza War
Minister, today establishing between trie
two Governments the status of the Ameri
can expedition and providing for its future
course Whatever obstacles prevented
Obregon from signing yesterday were be
lieved to have been overcome and he was
expected to meet Scott In the last con
ference without further hesitation
Obregon declared his messages from
General Carranza were garbed and that
this prevented him from sealing the agree
ment as scheduled. Olllclals here frankly
expressed doubt of this excuse, asserting
Carranza probably hoped the German
reply to the submarine demands would
affect the Mexican situation
Antl-Amerlcan feeling Is Increasing in
northern Mexico as a result of the de
cision to keen United States troops In the
bandit-Infested regions. Some of the minor
Carranzista leaders have repudiated the
pledge of co-operation In the hunt for
Francisco Villa given by Minister of War
Obregon say reports.
General Luis Ilerrera la said to be the
leader In the opposition to the Obregon
agreement and he Is accuted of having
permitted part of Ills forces to attacK
American troops north of I'arral, Details
of this clash were anxiously awaited on
the border today.
The situation that appears to be de
veloping comes at a critical time, as ad
vices from thej headquarters of General
Pershing Indicate that Villa's hiding place
has been found. Conflicts with Car.
ranzlsta troops would undoubtedly Inter.
'fere with plans for the immediate capture
of the bandit Jeader,
PET CAT STARTS $300 BLAZE
Tabby Got Friendly With Lamp in
Sax Photographic Studirj Po
liceman to the Rescue
The lives of several persons were en
dangered early today because a pet cat
Tabby, leaped upon a table In the photo
graphic studio of Samuel Sax, 1527 8outh
7th street, and rubbed her back In a
friendly feline way against a big oil lamp.
The lamp responded to the caressing by
crashing to tl floor and scattering blaz
ing pi( over the carpet In a minute the
entire studio was ablaze. Isaac Sax, 60
years old. and, his wife. Ilcbecca, 59 years
old. rushed from their bedroom adjoining,
but were driven back by the flames
Their son. Samuel, who was working on
the first floor In hi photograpblo. store,
hurried upstairs, fie assisted his father
to the street When he tried to help his.
motha downstairs she fainted Sergeant
Fritz, of the 8d and Dickinson street sta
tion, came to the rescue, and carried the
woman downstairs. The damage to the
studio wax about JJ0O.
District Attorney Ilotnn Is expected by
Penrose-McNIchol leaders to tnko some
definite step today toward prosecuting
alleged violators of tho Shern law for
"pernicious political nctlvlty" It hap
pens that all those nccuscd nro men allied
with the Varo-Smlth-Brumbaugh combina
tion In Philadelphia
Tho tnlkcd-of. suit agnlnst tho Mayor
himself to determine whether he, whllo
Mayor of the city, may be engaged In a
bonding business which makes money by
bonding, city employes, will be considered
next week.
Tho Mayor rigaln announced that he
wbb out of politics : declared tha he had
absolutely no Intention of removing Di
rector of Public Safety Wilson ns n means
toward checking political nctlvlty In tho
police department ; declared that It was
the duty of tho District Attorney to pros
ecute violations of the Shern act. and wel
comed a test of his right to hold olllco
and at the same time bo financially In
terested In a concern bonding municipal
employes Tho Department of Public"
Safety Issued orders for employes to keep
out of politics.
It Is believed that ex-Judge Gordon, ns
counsel for those Interested, discussed
with the District Attorney the tiucntlon
of using the city's name In 'quo warranto
proceedings against tho Mayor In rela
tion to the bond Issue. On tlila subject
the Mayor said:
"Let them start tho suit. I'm ready
for them. My life Is open. I have noth
ing to conceal."
Mayor askhd to explain.
In view of tho lack of confidence among
Penrose-McNIchol lenders that politics
were to be eliminated from the city ad
ministration, the Mayor wns asked to tell
how he proposed to enforce the order pro
hibiting city employes from engaging In
political activity.
"Why don't jou go ask the District At
torney what he's going to do to keep them
out?" was the counter-question of tho
Mayor. "He's tho man. I'm done I
won't say anything more. I tell you, city
employes ure to be out of politics I'm
going to be, too."
Discussing the suggestion that l'o might
dismiss Director Wilson, a Vare political
ally, the Mayor said: "I certainly win
not I appointed Mr. Wilson against
strong opposition, and I have never had
cause to regret It. Why should I dismiss
him now. Just because Trainer wants me
too I have the most Implicit trust and
confidence In the Director, and as long as
I have, there Is no reason why I should
dismiss him "
Select Councilman Trainer, one of the
antl-Vare leaders, remarked when told of
the Mayor's eulogy of Director Wilson:
The Mayor's refusal to fire Wilson Is
the best proof in the world of his lack of
good faith."
DIRECTOIt NOT ALA7.MIJD.
Director Wilson took the talk nbout
himself with calmness. He said:
"My resignation has not been requested
by the Major, and I do not expect that It
will be.
"Before I summed this onlce I had a
frank talk with the Mayor. In which the
question of the police and firemen In poll
tics was gone over. We were In com
plete accord In the view that policemen
and firemen should keep out of politics
and devote their whole time and ability
to the ctly In performing police and tire
duties." v
Following Director Wilson's declara
tion, all members of the Bureau of Police
were cautioned In a general order from
Superintendent Robinson against partici
pating in political activities of any nature.
Erstwhile "Czar" of Lower
Chamber Receives Warm
Tributes From Friends and
Colleagues at Capital
PARTY LINES FORGOTTEN
EIGHTH IRISH LEADER
EXECUTED AT DAWN
Buys Quarries at IlowellviUe
A i gmaJlsy h purchased Xor the ,
J. jAvtao Oomasy the Py Quarries
st H swr at-JiOweilyaie, 1
Continued from Paie One
Ish military authorities, charged with com
plicity in the recent uprising.
The Sinn Fein feeling has always been
very strong In this county, and a large
body of troops Is now lodged in this city.
A thorough search has been made of
houses of suspected persons, and a quan
tity of arms has been found, all of which
was destroyed.
Major McBrlde fought throughout the
Boer War with the Irish brigade under
General Plet. When the Boer surren
dered he made his escape and took refuge
In Paris, where he later married Mauif
Gonne, known In Home Rule circles In
Ireland a the Irish Joan of Arc
In 1905 Major McBrlde and Mrs. Mc
Brlde delivered a series of lectures in the
United States on Irish politics. On their
return to Parts Mrs. McBrlde sued for
divorce and was granted a legal separa
tion. Major McBrlde maintained his Interest
In Irish, political affairs and was always
Identified wth the extreme, or separatist
faction of the Nationalist party.
Maud Gonne was born In Kerry in 1866,
but was reared iq Dublin. Her parents
belonged to the landlord, class, and were
supporters of the English policy. Her
father was, an officer la the BrltUh army.
Left an orphan at the age of 20, she
devoted her fortune and talent to the
Irish cause.
A tale was printed in London In ISO!
that Lord Kitchener jnet her In Paris
ud fell in love with her, but sbe. refused
to marry him unleas he would Juuj fer
it the IrlJtil crtuade.
WASHINGTON, May 6, Wars nnd
rumors of wnra, a mass of pressing legis
lative huslness, nnd tho fato of the nation
generally were all abandoned by the House
of Representatives today while It paid a
generous tribute to "Uncle Joe" Cannon
on his 80th birthday.
The erstwhile "Czar of tho House," who
a few brief gear's ago dominated the
lower brnnch of Congress with his Iron
will, his nctlvo parliamentary knowledge,
his all-powerful organlratlon nnd his
rr.uly gavel, ruled today as n Czar of
friendship, sentiment nnd respect. As
Democrats and Republicans, door nnd
galleries In tho Crowded chamber arose In
n noisy outburst of feeling, tenrs filled
tho oyes of tho stalwart old legislator. A
spontaneous outburst of reenrd greeted
the aged Statesman who In tho bitter days
of "Cannon nnd Cannonlsm" was tho most
execrated man In American public life.
With nearly 40 yoars of service in tho
House behind him, "Uncle Joe" forgot
urn ici riuu unities onco waged ngalnst him
ns Speaker In the unprecedented tribute
paid him by old and new political friends
nnd political enemies
It wns n service of reminiscence and a
feast of recollection. Representative Ro
denburg. of Illinois, colleague of the for
mer Spenker, wub master of ceremonies
He grcted the octogenarian for the House
and lauded his legislative nblllty.
"He has made mistakes " he said "of
course he has It is human to err nnd
'Uncle Joe" has at nil times been Intensely
human But no man, living or dead, ever
" im lower ms colors or hoist the
white flag of surender. No matter how
fast or furious the cdntest he was never
known to ask for quarter."
Speaker Champ Clark made the non.
partisan nature of the occasion clear as
he voiced his recollections of strenuous
days gone by nnd legislative contests
where he led the Democrats against
"Uncle Joe."
"I confess," he said, "that seeing Mr
Cannon In action has always Interested
me as much as what he said. He has
always appeared to me to be made up
chiefly of spiral springs. I saw him once
do while speaking a thing that I doubt
it any other Speaker ever duplicated In
the heat of debate I saw him make a com
plete circle on his heel He belongs to
the topnotch class of mental pugilists."
"Uncle Joe" himself held the crowded
chamber In a hush of silence, as with fal
tering voice ho paid his tribute to the paBt.
After commenting upon the nonpartisan
nature of the day's doings, he said
"If 1 sometimes see the faces and hear
the voices of others not now here to an
swer the rollcall, I may not be charged
with dreaming, for among these 3000 men
with whom I have been associated In legls
weie hosts of personal friends of whom
I never thought as Republicans or Demo
crats, except as we discussed different
policies When I wee ghOBts In this cham
her, I am not frightened, for they typify
the spirit of a representative democracy as
truly as do the words and works of those
who laid the foundation of this Govern
ment In the beginning."
CHURCH ROBBING HIS HOBBY
Man, Police Say, Who Has Served
Sentences, Caught in Yard of
St. Augustine's
JtAimtfillUnn. Pa . Mav . Announce
ment was made today by the Brumbaugh
campaign managers that the following
of J, Benjamin Dlmmlck, of Scranton, has
Joined forces with tho Governor lp his
tight for n "reunited Republlcnn party,"
and thnt a committee of 16 leaders has
been nnmed to organize tho 112,000 Dlm
mlck men In tho Stat. The men named
on tho "Brumbaugh-Dlmmlck" Campaign
Committee In tho Philadelphia territory
are George W. Brldgman nnd George L
Malttand, Philadelphia, and Edward N
Cloud, Montgomery County.
An appeal which will be sen,! to tho men
In the vnrlous counties who supported ,t
Benjamin Dlmmlck In 19U reads In part.
"This committee Is firmly of tho opinion
that the Republican party must be re
lieved of the blighting Influence of Pen
roselsm In order that It may command the
full respect of the whole people of the
country.
' 'Pcnroselsm' was n 'moral Issue' In
1914, and this committee believes It Is
Just as much 'a moral Issue' today. Mr.
Dlmmlck felt so strongly on this question
that ho refused to support Boles Pen
rose after tho primaries two years ngo,
and thousands of others likewise voted
against 'Penroselsm' In November of 1914.
"The re-election of Boles Penrose as a
United States Senator was a national
calamity from aj Republican party stand,
point, nnd It would be fatal to the party
to permit Penrose and his associated In
fluences to dominate tho national conven.
tlon nnd dictate the presidential nominee.
No surer method of accomplishing de
feat could possibly be devised; nnd tint
(he Penroso element Is determined to force
through such a program Is npparent from
tho Insistent movement for an 'unlnstruct
ed delegation.' "
This announcement from Ilnrrlsburg
was received this afternoon with mingled
surprise and nmuaement from politicians
In this city; amusement from the Mc-
Nichol faction and surprise from both
sides, Inasmuch ns Mr Dlmmlck mnde It
plain, In n speech nt the dinner given to
Senator Penroso laBt night by Independent
Republicans, that he would give his sup
port to Senator Penroso In the fnctlonal
light Mr. Dlmmlck snld at tho dinner:
"I feel Hint, for Hie bent lntereatn of
the party, we ulioulcl nupport- the dele-gatea-nt-large
(tended by Senator Pen
rose nnd including men of surli Integrity
of purpose nnd brendtli of Tlnnn ns will
go fnr tn Insure at Chlrago the nomina
tion mads not with reference to local
nnd pnrnrhlal lflre, hut with references
to the needs of this critical hour,"
Mr. Dlmmlck was not In town this after
non, having left this morning for New
York.
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Milt f Ihe German note. One Of tn
M"W henr irt ihlsMthe German; reply) not
ihe voice of the braggard or .bully, but the
voice of a nation elck and tired of the end
less flghl It Is the heart and soul of Ger
many speaking what It feels ,
"From nil the countries at war we read
r cry day of some Indication that the war
Is becoming an Intolerable burden, Pjrj
haps this Is the time to move for It end
The President has ror moro umn .-.
declined to again Volunteer his services
In, the cause of peace. Until such action
was suggested to him by one of the coun
try's lighting, lt has been understood, he
would make no move. This suggestion, In
the minds of many here, has now come.
Whether or not the President regards It
In this light remains to be seen.
Much probably depends on what Am
bassador Gerard has communicated ns to
his conference with Kaiser Wllhelm nt
grand headquarters. The contents of that
highly conndentlal communication are be
ing closely guarded for the time being.
In the meantime, tho President will do
nothing In this direction ,untll he deter
mines whether he can, with dignity, ac
liept the new German pledge na wholly
npart from Its discussion of tho puTillo
blockade.
DEMANDS "SUBSTAKTIAELY
MET," GIST OF COMMENT
Prevailing Edttorinl Opinion Satisfied1
With Germany's Reply
NEW YOnK, May . Tho Sun's deduc
tion from the editorial coiriment of tho
nation Is that most of the papers deemed
the President's demands "substantially
met"
It says:
"In the press of the country tho pro
vailing editorial opinion Is that Germany's
reply has substantially mot President Wil
son's demand,"
A poll of 132 representative American
newspapers, complied here today by tho
Now York Times from editorial comment,
revcnls that 74 disapprove tho reply of
Germany to President Wilson's submarine
note, 28 approve and 30 are noncommittal.
In the Times poll tho eastern part of the
South Is a trifle more hostllo to tho reply
than nny other section.
The German-American papers generally
express the opinion that the demands on
Germany havo been met. Their editorials
urged the United States to take steps
ngalnst Qrcat Britain's blockade policy.
GERMANS &
IN FIERCE Fl
F0RHILL3
French Admit Logf!
Trenches on Norrf
Slope of PositioliJl
ATTACK ON WIDE tffo
; PAnis, uff
French troops have been LV&
evacuate part of their trenchtiU?
northern jrtopo of H 304, the bZ.
of tho French defensive position
west of Verdun, under a m0tt
German attack, It was brriclallv mE
today. -qSi
The attack launched by the 82
yesterday was tha most determlnS
on tho dominating position of ttm
Biiico mo veraun arivo began Titfil
raged all day yesterday and thnS
last hlght nnd was still continuing
last official dispatches were reeJSa
tho War Ofllce. m
Tho Germnns launched the aUiir
an unusually violent bombardoieitfc
big calibre and asphyxiating rTX
While French positions on a wwii
were under attack the sector btfeiii
304 received the brunt of thetflL'
rush- 1 ii2
Bombardment by the Oerms
wrecked part of tho French trend!'!
Ink them untenable In the fire that 1
tho positions on the northern ftlow
was these trenches that were etacuSS
French batteries, posted on the TiI
of tho hill nnd on adjoining poihW
sponded so energetically to llwall
bombardment that the German t
was checked everywhere else. j
During late
FLEITZ ANSWERS PENROSE;
SAYS GOVERNOR WILL WIN
Scranton Man Makes Sharp Comment
on Senator's Address
SCRANTON, Pa., Mny 0. F. W Fleltz
is tho only Brumbaugh leader here who
cared to comment on Senator Penrose's
speech In Philadelphia last night. Fleltz
said:
"If Pehrose's performances were
squared with his promises, ho would make
tho greatest constructive statesman the
country has ever had."
Fleltz Insisted that tho Governor Is go
ing to win hands down Fleltz Will speak
from the same platform with Brumbaugh
at Meadvlllo and Hrld on Monday.
Tho Governor willspend next Saturday
In Lackawanna County,
NOTE ULTIMATUM TO U. S.,
SAYS FRENCH PUBLICIST
Paris Papers Displensed Attempt to
Bargain, Says One
PARIS, May 6. "An Impudent attempt
to strike a bnrgaln with trie United states"
-wns tho characterization of the German
note In Paris today.
The Matin expressed the opinion that
President Wilson could not ncccpt It.
"Even If President Wilson should nc
ccpt the reply," said tho Petit Parisian,
"the conflict would reopen nnew tomorrow
with nnothor Incident."
Th Flgnro nnd tho Journal unlto In
declaring that tho note yields nothing but
nn empty promise.
Tho Journal called the Instrument "ex
tremely perfidious, but conciliatory."
The Echo do Paris said: "Having failed
In h'er attempt tq blockndelKngland, Ger
many seeks an accomplice, and she auda
ciously proposes to the United States to
help her."
Gustav Harvc, a faomus French pub
licist, calls the noto "n real ultimatum to
President Wilson."
Falls Dead at His Desk
Morris E. Ware. 3J years old, of 719
West Berks street, fell dead vextrrrlnv
over his desk in the office of the Frank
Pettlt Ornamental Iron Works, 809 Mas
ter street. He had been employed by tho
company for 20 jears
Death was due to heart disease. Ware,
who was active In Masonic circles. Is sur
vived by his widow nnd child.
HOPE OF PEACE LOOMS
IN NOTE ON U-BOAT WAR
A man who gave his name as James
Wallace was arrested at .midnight In the
yard of St. Augustine's Church, 4 th nnd
New streets, by Policeman McCorkle, who
suspected he was about to rob the phurch.
The police assert the prisoner Is "Paddy
McCann," who was released from the
Ostern Penitentiary on March 18, after
serving Beven years on a conviction for
robbing a churph, It Is suspected that
Wallace Is the rnanwho broke Into the
Church of Our MotherW Sorrows, 48th
street and Lancaster a'venue, Thursday
night, when six poor boxes -were opened
and several ornaments taken from the
church.
A nrurlflir unit n nnftkotfnl nf mL. ....,..,.
found In Wallace's possession today. Mag
istrate rennocK neia tne prisoner In $SQ0
bail for a further hearing on May IS.
Wallace's specialty Is church robbing,
the police say. and 20 years ago he Was
arrested by Warden McKenty. of tha
Kastern Penitentiary, then a detective, for
robblpg a church, was sentenced to five
years, and robbed the same church when
be was released, was rearrested by Mc
Kenty and again sentenced, to Ave years.
WOODSIDE PARK OPENS TOdXy
Many Novelties Added to IU Varied
Attractions
The first pf the amusement parks of
the city will open this afternoon, when
wooasiae raric inrowi open Its gates.-!
uany new icmutes ana novelties have
been arranged for the new season, in ad
dition to which the park has been painted
and carpentered during the last month
until It looks as though it were new.
Bohurolr Kryl and hla band will be
the first musical attraction opening at the
park. It includes a corps of iololsta and
musicians, both of tha better grade. Fol
lowlee tiut usual; custom, the prls will te
trwt to ptraa of the Park; tro!Uy.
Continued from Tate One
once more on probation, with time to tell
whether she deserves the chance.
With the President's decision and It la
expected very shortly the Lusltanla case
Will pass Into history. That case was on
the point of settlement when Germany
Issued the March 1 order thnt lntor
"brought the two nations to the brink of a
break. The United States virtually de.
manded the abrogation of the March 1 de
cree and yesterday's note saya In effect
that the decree has been abrogated,
The last obstacle will have been re
moved in the Lusltanla negotiations when
the President approves Germany's new
orders putting freighters and liners In the
same claBs all subject to the rules of
search and seizure as laid down by Inter
national law. The Lusltanla case, there
fore, disappears virtually on the first an
niversary of her sinking regarded now,
even In high German circles, as one of
the greatest blunders of the war.
Overshadowing In many minds even the
questl in of 'the President's acceptance of
me werman reply is interest in the small
paragraph In the heart of the German
note relating to peace. When the Presi
dent replies to Germany this paragraph
may or may not be touched on. Never
theless officials today, in guarded manner,
indicated strongly that something may re
suit directly from Germany's plain Indica
tion that she la anxious for peace.
The conference between Ambassador
Gerard and the Kaiser suddenly looks
large in the minds of officials here. It
never has been thought that the Emperor
uiscussea aeiaus or tne submarine Issue
with the American Ambassador, Since
the arrival here of the German note, the
belief haa grown strong that peace may
have played a prominent par; In that con
ference, PLEAS TO STOP CARNAGE.
Germany's admission that she has twice
offered to make peace, her declaration that
she yields to the President's demands be
cause, she believes it would be a calamity
If the war were prolonged or Increased lu
scope these positions, If not actual Indi
cations of uneasiness over the future, are
at least appeals to this country for af
Urinative steps that will stop the carna&o,
according to expressed belief In German
circles, as well as Administration head
quarters. It may be said wjth authority that some
of those. close In the counsels of the Presi
dent believe the President should and may
tentatively sound out the warring powers
LONDON PRESS DISAPPOINTED
TO HEAR WILSON IS SATISFIED
British Newspapers Held Noto Failed
to Meet Demands
LONDON, May 6. Washington press
dispatches reporting that President Wil
son probably will accept the German re
ply brought disappointment to the London
press today.
The enrly editions of thi morning
newspapors, carrying the full tjxt of the
German replv, had lengthy editorials. Tho
writers a:sd almott unanimously that
Germany hnd failed to meet the American
demands, that a diplomatic break was In
evitable and that shortly the United
States would be ranged besides the Allies
In the war. ;
The English newspapers ex' .ssed con
cern, too.over Germnay'B att .pt lp em
broil Great Britain and America by mak
ing her concessions conditional on n
change In the British mode of warfare.
They united In the .declaration that the
British government will not allow Itself
to be made a party In such a three
angled diplomatic game.
The only paragraph of the German
note that brought satisfaction to London
today was Germany's declaration that
her concessions to the United States were
made to prevent tho prolongation of the
war.
London critics seized upon this as an
admission that Germany, despite utter
ances of the von Tlrpltzltes, Is seriously
alarmed by the prospect of America's en
trance Into the war on the aide of the
Allies.
last nlrht. ih. nl
made a determined attack agalnstJvT
positions In the woods northwest
304, but were repulsed by 'a 11
chnrge. It has been, confirmed, uV
Qfllco Btated, that li Thurjdar-J9 T
........ uv ih I'vilUlVIIl BlOperVOt f Iff 1
fredh German divisions partlcinatJT,
7
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TO MEDIATE REFUS!
MEN SUBMIT SCiS
Strikers' Committee, in 'SiSn
Session, Reject TropclS
Method of Selecting MS
bitration Board jflj
WANT TO 'LIMIT CH0IC
PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 6. $9
overwhelming voto the WeatlSfti
Strikers' Committee today rejictjjit
proposition submitted yesterday by'S
dent E. M. Herr. of tho WeMlnS
Electric nnd Manufacturing 'CMfcifc
Herr askod that the strikers subraft'Tl
of 20Q men In employ of the cont
for more than n year and a haifAluti
In 4lm In nllttn.ll n ntMlln. II... ..... .
... ,u... ,u auiniH i aiijiiia.1 uai, CaC0
to select live, nnd the ten to efc
mediation committee.
Tho committee, after thestorma
slpn since Its organlzatlondecldea to
mlt n counter-proposition thatjMrJBi
peleqt five or any number oCJjSISi
from the original strikers' corr.:ptft
20, these men to serve as mcdlatorM
The meeting was marked by rur
clashes between members and Btrjfetji
tilled tho hall and mnn'y personalities w
exchanged. Jp
A letter Informing the, Wetlnh
head of the-nctlon of the comiplltjr
forwarded by special delivery, Jt
that tho committee would pick nreeti
original strike commltteo to confer,
Mr. Herr and would extend toOiIny
privilege of picking five or any w
he desired to act with them.
pi3
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Driver Arrested at Gas Flutl
Daniel Parkinson, 23 years otd.'bfifl
Crosby street, a driver employed-tn1.
tractor engaged In an operatloa.ltjj
Point Breeze plant of the United 0"
provement Company, was held In f!'
for a further hearing today by Mkt
.Baker, In the 20th and Federal .t?i
police station, following pis arrets
Special Policeman William II. Cwr,eft
gas company, for the alleged atttnyt
remove about-150 pounds of lead 'tK
company's plant. acordlng to the.i
mony of Carr, Parkinson hn,d the le4
cealed under the seat of his wagon.!'
numerous thefts of lead have been nft
ed by the gas company. It was the
advisable to hold the prisoner untllMt
vestlgation is made. "H
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