55, .wvwwummm .w wwwpHyi 3 T- s FINANCIAL EDITION Today's Evening Ledger contains 36 pages comprised In two sections, the first being tho usual news section nnd the second section being devoted to ntitomobiles , STRA7 NIGHT EXTRA y ca Ill VOh. III. NO. 107 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1917 lorrruriT 1017 nv tnr I'i mir t rvatn f ovirANf PRICE ONE' CENT &f&W ,-Sl 0& w -4&? snf"vSk Gkf m? $sW? isTS?" rWk m Wa WJ EST iH 4 IB I n . ,, WLx m H w ir Is Ma S I! E la H & & k c , HI i! GERMAN CRUISER LANES OF ATLANTIC AND SINKS OR CAPTURES 23 ALLIED SHIPS Hundreds of Passengers Either Lost or Held Captive 237 SURVIVORS LAND 'Ten Vessels L-osi, two Seized, JLJnusn Admiralty Announces LONDON, Jan. 17. The Norwegian steamships Ottn and Sfllranc have been sunk, sajs a Llod's dispatch. (.AliVnSTON, Tex., .Ian. 17. Humors were current in shipping cir cles here this afternoon that the Swed ish steamships Consul Corfitzon and Consul Olsson and the Norwegian steamship Aaborj, nil or which sailed from this port in Nov ember,' hav e been sunk b tho new Germnn raider. Tlic Swedish steamships were bound for Havre wilh 20,000 bales of. cotton and the Norwegian vessel carried 10,000 bales for Genoa. By CHARLES P. STEWART Mperlal cubic Sen ire nf I nited Press and I i mini; Ledger m i'.nos airls, .inn it Tvvent-throe lncicli.int ships hivo been sunk or captured, bv a now- Oermin rnlldcr. whose exploits revealed todiy, surpass any heretofore recorded In the world's naval hlatorj The Teutonic commerce, destrojer, be lieved to bo tho protected 'erulser Vlncta. probably eluded riiltlsh patrols nroiind Germiny nnd swept from north tn south across cery trnnsatlmtlc ocean steamship pathway Somo ot the nurv Ivors or ships sunk by the raider, landed todiy at Pcrnimhmo had been aboird tho lalder tw-ntj -eight days Indicating that tho raider must hao been operating for at least four weeks Tronably Bho hia been at large, roaming tho seas, for sli weeks or more The1 raider Is still at large, according to reportB today Ono report from Rio todiy said an nd dftlonal Lngllsh steamship had been sunk wlfji'a lo3 of 400 lives, but this had not befn confirmed up to till i afternoon. Tho Urazillan Minister of Marino has made formal request for a report from Pcfnambuco, but ns jet has not received i reply. First news of tho raider came In dis patches from Pcrmmbuco detailing tho landing there by tho Japanese steamships Hudson Maru of sailors from flB bteam shlps sunk by tho Teutonic commerce de strojer thirty miles oft Pcrnambuco '1 ho ships which fell ictlm wero said to hive Included tho llrltlsh steamships Dramatist and Radnorshire, tho litter bound fiom Bahli to Hiiro nnd London, and other French and Allied merchantmen A subsequent message reported tho sink ing of 'Rngllsh nnd Trench merchantmen oft tho Brazilian toast, including tho Vol taire ' A dispatch from Rio added tho steam ships Simira rjrlni, Oitegi and Himer shus to tho list of victims In all 23" surlors from tho lctlms Continued on I'nce I If teen, t nltiinii I'jtur CAPITALISTS HERE BUY ' PHILADELPHIA PRESS Wells Estate Disposes of News paper Founded by J. AV. Forney to Local Interests The rhilideiphla Tress, published at Seventh and t hestnut streets, has been sold by the controlling Interest, the Calvin "Wells estate A. definite statement to this effect was made today by Colonel Samuel W Meek, manager ot the newspaper. vvhovfald that tha dally would continue publication under the new management Long-lived rumors of sale thereby were confirmed. The names of the new owners, who aro Philadelphia, capitalists, are being withheld i until the transfer is ecaflrmed at a meeting of the board of directors of the I'resa Com pany This meeting probably will bo held late today or tomorrow, when tha formal .announcement of the sale will be made. Humors that Rodman Wanamaker was the Purchaser were denied Tho purchase price "- ,mi gnen In spite of formal denials, it Is a matter ef common report thut the purchaser of the Tress is a newly organized company In which Rodman Wanamaker Is the chief stockholder AH efforts to obtain informa ? uon, from Sir Wanamaker hlmslf were without result, It being Mid that ho was Continued on fuse Tito. Column lour THE WEATHER FORHOABT JJVi,. XH.iF.I-i..i. , i - . . ..... .... - uucijjmu una. i iciHi(2S i aritu '?u.y tonight and Thursdav. warmer to- s ", ,v,,n luiicjii mmperaiure aooui ."J i aegrces, frcah southwest uirnls I KNGTIl Ol' I14V Sbb rlf 7 .0 a m 1 Hoon rlwl 1 7 a m. Btia'( OOOpni f ijoun auutlw 0 31am. BOAH UIK UIVl.lt TIBK IIIVM.KSI iiinimr STittfcr Hiittwur 8.1am ! Hiin iiiur 8 3D p m. TEMPJ3H1TIBK AT K.UII 1IOITK J' SI i(i 11 lj II n d ( s 81 4 1 I M i JO I Ai I Si I I I RAIDS TRADE Victims of German Raider Off iirazil THE British Admiralty announced today these vessels sunk: Gcoriris, 10,077 tons, While Star Line, Liverpool. Mount Temple, 00712 tons, Cana dian Pacific, Livcipool. Netheibyhnll, 4101 tons, Ellormmi Linos, London. Kmjr Gemjfc, picsumnblv tho I5R52-ton liner owned by tho Flesh Hold Steamship Company, of Glns Kou. (Lloyd's lists thiee vessels of this name, but nil nrc very small vessels except tho Fieshlicld Com pnnv's ship ) Minieb, not listed in Llovd's, but thcio is n Mcnevian, of 222!) tons, owned by Willlnms & Co., London. Voltaiie, 8018 tons, Lamport & Holt, Liverpool. Dinmatist, iilir tons, Charcnlc Steamship Companv. Liverpool. Radnorshire, 1310 tons, Royal Mail Steam Packet Companv, Lon don. Nantes, Ficnch scboonei, 207!) tons, Socicte d'Armaniont, N.inlcs. Asnietca, I'lonch scboonei, not listed in Lloyd's. Tho Admit. ilty announced these vessels raptured: St Thcodote. 10!)2 tons. Rutish and- roreign Steamship Company, London. Varrovvdale 1G5J tons. MacKill kill Steamship Companv, Glnscovv. United Pi ess cables fiom Hucnos Aiics, Hio do Janeiro nnd Pcrnam buco pave in addition to the above tho following ships as sunk by the i aider: Dnna. 11,18:5 tons, Monl Mail Steam Packet Company, Belfast. Samaia, 0007 tons, Cie dc Slid Amciinuo, Bordeaus. Ol lego, 8075 tons, Pacific Steam Navigation Companv, Liverpool. Hammershus, 3931 tons, Tlump shils Selsk Dannebotg. Copenhagen. Ncwportland, not listed in Llovd's Reiristor. San Giorgio. Thiee vessels of this name nro listed in Llovd's, but the onl" ono of transatlantic size is a 03i2-ton vessel, the propel ty of the Societa dt Navigazione a Vaporc Sicula-Americana, of Messina. Nesser, not listed in Lloyd's Reg ister. Michsnothiel, not listed in Lloyd's Reeistcr. St. Sael, not listed in Lloyd's Reg ister. Snovvdon Grange, not listed in Llovd's Register. Gailiy, not listed in Lloyd's Reg ister. The total tonnage of ships icport rd sunk or captured is 01,730 tons. This is exclusivo nf some 'of the ships which arc not listed by Lloyd's. RUSSIANS-RETAKE VADENI BY STORM Recapture Rumanian Town and Hold It Against Teuton Attacks FRENCH GAIN ON ME USE rrrrtonnAn. Jan it rtussinn forces hivo stormed and retaken the Ttum.inl.in city of Vudenl, todca of ficial statement declared The statement s.i Id Heavily re-enforced, tho enemy at tempted to ret.iko Vndenl after wo c.iptured the Olty Advancing In dense fnrniitlnn, the enemy buffered great louses, falling to leach oui ticiichcs Aiound Gerleschl. the statement said a night attack had driven Germans nut, the ItUbSian forces capturing two machluo guns, hut as a result Itusslan forces wero com pelled to withdraw a little southeastward German attacks wero checked by tire Tho recapture of Vndenl, six miles south east of Galatz, indicates the stiffening of Itusso Rumanian resistance In Moldavia Latest JJerlln dispatches admit that heavy Russian re-enforcements have arrived on tho Rumanian front nnd that, although their attacks have been lepulsed, they aro con tinuing tha assaults without cessation bi;ri,in- Jan IT. The Russo-Rumanlan cnunter-offcnslve In Moldavia continues in full swing, ac cording to the official report of tho War Oillce today Using huge masses of men the Russian commanders have hurled their forces in vain against tha mountain positions of the Austro-Oerman armies Iletween Braila and Galatz the Turks were compelled to give up an advanced posi tion near Vadenl, the report admitted The Turks fell back ru the main line positions of the German allies. Attemptb b the Rus. rontinued an 1'are Tvto ( ulumn Four Our 'Unoflicial" Spokesman Abroad WASHINGTON. Jan IT 'Who (f rcp reoentlng this Government, or the I'reeldent, hn foieign countries without apinoval of the bunate," is demanded of becretary of State Laiuiliik- in a rotolullou introduced in the jMiimte today by Senator Works of Cal ifornia Works denied the resolution ap ulleti to Colonel U M House, the Piesldenfs .personal friend and adviser, who has mtide trips to Uurope u3 a representative of l're. Went Wilson Plunge Down Stairs Jlay Prove Fatal POTTVIU.K, Ta. Jan 16 William McNVmara, a craln dealer fell down a flight of stairs at a hotel here and his skull was fractured His thoulderblade was afcto fractured and he suffered Internal injuries. He ts in an unconscious condition, at the PoUoville Hospasl sad surgeons ho ill ' bis receiver i V J NOW NAVY'S RANKING OFI-'ICHR Tlio death of Admiral Dewey lonvcs Re.u Admnal William S. Benson, former Commnnil.int at tho Phila delphia Navy Yaid, the highest of ficei in tho United States navy. He is now Chief of Operations with luadqunitcis at Washington. LEAK PROBE SCOPE BYHOUSE WIDENED "Woman of Mystery" to Ap pear When Hearing Re sumes Tomorrow WILL EMPLOY COUNSEL , ... WASH I X:rO.S Inn 17 Without n rer mtl vote, tho llouni this afternoon adopted tho l'nit resolution authorizing llm Rules t'oinmitteo tn pniplnj counsel and cpcit accnuntnnts fninilini vlth Stock i:iliingi?' transaction to nid It In tho Invostigition ot tho nllesLil leak on President Wilson s bii-c.illed pence note Tho IIoliso lefuscd to hCt a limit to OMieudltures for this pur pohc ' Permission wns also granted tn cvtcud tho Inipilo elxovvheic this iirob.iblj iiiems to Wall strict Indications now mo tint tho probo will ho 'to the limit" Humiliation nf witnesses was suspended until tomonow morning tit 10 30 o clock to obtain this notion nf tho floor of the House Charles Hvans Hughes, late candidate ot tho Republican part for President. Samuel UntPrmjcr, and rrcdcrlclc W Leh man, of fat Louis, who wns one nf tho .Mexican commissioner? at tho Xlngara Palis conferenro In 1911. nro mentioned as under consideration for committed coun sel in tlie iiKiuir) ARRAKiX.S PARTISANSHIP Representative Pou wns nslted by Itepro Hintatlvo Ilounnl nnd i.Iojil how much It was proposed to pay counsel for the leak ommitteo Heforo ho could repjy. Rcp UNPiU.itUo I'ltzgerald salil If wo aio going to have counsel we tdimildii t h igglo liero over tho price a hive got to pay for a good uttornej and If ou nro going to get nn incompetent clieip nttornuy ou mlglit as well stop now " Representative Coopei. a Wibconsln Ite publlcin, said he tcgrcttcd tint tho leak" investigation so far 'seems tn hivo degen erated into a partisan struggle" Ho added: On tho door nf thin Hnue recently thrio Peiuocr.itlo members of the Rules Committee licensed the minority nf p!.i)lng politics and nttcinptlug to dls ci edit tho Administrations peace ef forts This charges a disgraceful thing against tho mlimrlt, and I am sony to see such a spirit manifested It nmoiiutH to n stain mi the American Congress and confirms the suspicion that tliero Is no lino seuso of honor In public life Now if tho nnjorlly of the Iiemo erats on the Rules Commlttea feel that way, how do vio know that tho attor ney thes employ will not bo of tho saiuo sort niiJ fei'ltth.it way? Representative Moore, of Pennsslvania. a Republican, suggested the namo ot C'lnrles Rvana Hughes as attornoy for the committee TIiev Dftnocrats liughed WHO IS HL'aHRSr' Who is he?" shouted some one in the ie.it on the Democratic side In lesponso tq a eiiiestlou. Renreseiila tlvo Oarrett said the Rules Committee was not jet able tn make an Intelligent report on whether the Investigation ought to be completed by the Rules Committee or by a select committee f I've as asked In the resolution of Representative Wood of In diana "Is It proper for this investigation to bo made by the Rules Cuinmltteo when tho honor of ono of its members Iuib been brought Into the eiuestion?" Inquired Repre sentative Green, of Iowa I do not think the committee would bo subjected to ciltlcism on that score,' said Representative Pou Representative Howard, of Georgia of- (Vitinurd on IMse Hftrrn, Column Jour PERKINS IN NEW FIGHT AIDED HY OLD MOOSE Many Back Him and Colby in Fresh Insurgency Roosevelt Ap proval Claimed M:W lORK Jan IT Progressives were lining up behind George W Perkins toda in his fight against what lie and Uverett Colbj termed the 'little coterie" in the Republican iiarti The former Hull Moose chaluuan uiiuovjneed he had received scores of messages from former third part men congratulating him and Colby on their stand and pledging support to the demand they made on the Nut oual Republican Committee for a revocation of the executive committees action in appointing a vice ihail'inaii and 'attempting to perpetuate themselves In power" Perkins said he had not jet received direct word from Colonel Roosevelt, although he had learnea that the former Hull Moose candidate had forwarded bhn this word I heartily approve of "what Messrs Per kins and olby have done I think they have rendered a great service to the American people and i- the HepubMuui parts POMP TO ATTEND DEWEY FUNERAL Family Consents to Im- presoie Obsequies for Dead Admiral Saturday CEMETERY PLOT CHOSEN t Midshipmen, Sailors, Murines, President and Other High Of ficials Will Participate " Ihr Irmlri in fftrit alrttua uni oi lo jrtorimit bin tat ilowlv bomr. I atlote'tt btf the brat e nf other Idtirf c nn irfioiii fram loth her ojirn tiatuls f.ami Honor shaterr'tt all tier tar. Iiid nfffticiif Ajrftine ei)f(rd all her hern, I'm, lef all good things atcalt Iffm who rare not to bt nrtvtt. Hut i he ttai e nr net tea Ihr mate Prom Teimysnn'it 'Ode nn the Dealh of the Duke of H'rmnp-foli " WASHINGTON .tan 17 Tlu funeral of Vdmlrnl George tee hero nest Rntur d.iv will be one nf the most Imposing ever witnessed In tlio national cnpllnl Tho con sent nf the fnmllv to nn elaborate naval nnd military display, following a private funeral at 10 o clock K.iturdij morning wan given totlnv. nnd. nceordlnrjlv tliou smds of niilois, Knldlcrs and imrlncs, In add linn In nil olllcl.il Wnslilngtmi from Piislilent Wilson down will pirllclpitc seirrtarv of tlio Nnvv P.uilcls wns busv tnil.iv niranglng prellniln n details, eon ferrlng with Mis Pewej ns to the hour for the public funenl most convenient to tho fnmllv Already arrangements hive been made for the pirtlclpntlnn of more thin 1200 midshipmen from Annapolis and s.illois and marines fiom Norfolk Kccrct irv Dinlels will (onfei with Secrel.uy of Win U il.cr ns to the pirt the nrui will tnlio The .site of tho AdmiialH last resting place Ins been selected It is hejond the crest of Arlington National Cemetciv, on tho east slope A guird of honor if seven s.illor.s nnd seven marines lias been assigned ti dut at tho Admirals casKct One sailor and one imrluo stand lontiuunlly nt itteutlou at the head ot the insltet This guird will be- clnrged aeh twentj four hours until aftci the Interment Arnngemcnts fin p. ill ben rem wore much In doubt todij It is the custom for high navnl nflleers to hivo as pall heart rs onl members of llicir class ut Annapolis The fimcinl nf Rear Admlr.il Reed, retired closo friend nnd clissmato of Dewc, was held hero this nftcrnoon without pall beaten, as Admiral Ocw) vwis tho only member ot tho el inn ot 1R&S surviving him Miss Mai g. net Wilson the President's dnugliter, and his inusin Miss Helen Wood row Hones. todi lecallcd Invitations for it dinner dams Kcliedulcd foi tomorrow night nt the While House, out of icspect foi tho niemnrj ot Admiral llewcj Dewey died last night nt 0 5i oclock with his wife anil son besido him after only a few ilaja' Illness Only a few shoit weeks ago Penoj ob served his Kcvotit.s -tilnth hlrthdny nnd looked to bo hi perfect health Hnidcning ot tho arteries however, had done Its worl. and n fov das ngo ho was taken 111 mid gradually sank PRRSIDHNT SRST PLOWIIRS I'ver since It bceamo known that the Ad miral s llfo wns in danger tlio gicatcst coll ect n over his condition had been shown Sccietary Daniels and the i nulling ofllccrs of the navy kept hi dose toiuh with tho progiess of his illness Prcsldont Wilson had shown his sympathy by sending huge bunches of Mowers to tho Admtiul's houso Moiulaj and yestcrdu), with a leanest that he be Informed of nn) chaiigo in tile pi tient's condition Plans for the funeral have not jet been made, but It Is understood that tho liurlal will be In Arlington National Cemetcrj Sicrctar Dinlels paid this tribute ' t'p to the verj last Admiral Dewey kept ontlmieil on 1'ice six t ohiiim Tito "WATCHFUL WAITING" NOW U.S. PEACE POLICY Further Moves at Present Re garded Unwise by Wash- ington WASHINGTON, Jan 17. Despite tho Indorsement of tho Prcsl. dent's peace plan by neutrals and the Vuti can, the hope for early results from the President's efforts Is constantly diminish ing Officials yC the Administration point gloomily to tho recent pronouncements of belligerent rules as sulllclent basis for this v low With the exception of the President him self and his ofllcial f.imllj of advisers it It geuerallv conceded lieio now that the effect of I lie Entente stating the terms on which It would eonslder peace hah been to close and bar the door tu an results through direct negotiations between the belligerents Also, it apparently has aroused the Central Powers to new determination to light, If need be until victorious or crushed The statement of the Hntento terms, though sought bj tho President, has also had the effect of putting a stop even to his efforts toward peace for the time, and pos sible ma) have a permanent hampering ef fect on them It is clearly recognized b ofllclals here that the present would be u lioor time to attempt to obtain even the uu ulllclal and infoimal terms of the Central powers, as. smarting under the sweeping demands of the Kntente as the only basis on hlch It could discuss peace, Germany and her allies doubtless would frame terms now quite as drastic and Impossible of ac ceptance by their enemies So far as the Administration's efforts at present are concerned nothing tan be done for a time. It Is admitted When the next move Is taken it will be without publicity and informal It has developed IntQ another phas) of ' watchful waiting" until the psy chological time to attempt to. obtain the terms of the Teutonic aides to be followed by an effort to adjust those terms with the terms of the i-ntenie QUICK ALLIED WARSHIPS WARN 0V GERMAN SEA RAIDER NOUroLK, Vn., Jnnv 17. A German commeico l aider pie suninbly the one icportctl to have sunk ft score of vessels In tlio South Atlantic Is opei ntlng 1000 miles south of tlio Virginia Capes, no coi ding to h warning flashed brondenst by Allied wra ships nt noon today. ALLIES LOST (i(i PLANES IN MONTH, UERLIN SAYS linitl.l.V. Inn. 17 Slt-Bl Allied aeroplanes vvefo Inst iltuliiK December, tlio Wnr Ollltp niiiioiiuccil todnv In a speclnl Htnloincnt on rivhtlon. Tho Oct mans lost scv'ciitcpi mnolilties " WILSON'S STRIKE MEDIATION PLANS GO AWRY S ASIIINliTON Itui I" Pii'Hidcnt Wilson's stilke jncvcntluii proposal Is ilcni! Their will bu ni) attempt ut lemisoltutlnn TIiIh wns in.ido plain tndiiy b Admliilstiatlnn Icailois In Ciihrioks following the IntcistntB Commerco Cimimlttco'n advoiso vote on the inetiHiiii doslgncil tu make stilken unlaw Till pcndliiBr t!ov eminent Investlgitlon NEW SUI5MARINE TRADER EXPECTED AT NEW LONDON NIIW LONDON, Conn Inn 17- A" f the ntllclala i,f the Hastciti l'orwuidiiic; Conipan) (Amctitm ipprcsentntivi nf the uvviicih nf the German mcrclniit sub uipiinp Dcutschlniul) wcic hcie tndnv vvlilrh It ids mini to the report that u new Mipcistibmiiiiiie with a JlOnnonoo i.iign Is cspoi tivl dullv fiom (Jciminj A llcrlln dispatch statu 1 tint pi epilations vvcie belli1- made in Hienien vestcrdi) foi the ihpiituro ot the Dcntsi III mil WATER MAIN HURSTS IN NORTHEAST A sl inch water m iln luiist this imiiniiig ut (nleniis mid Ktnciuhl utiiuts. shiltlliiR off tho vwitei sutiplj In the nedglibnrhoiHl ti ml lloniliug scvorul (.ellnr.s mi Orleans sticet Tho vvutci shot up thtcmgli the .spines In the Ilclglau lilocks and i mi uloiig tho gutters In tinicnts '1 his is the fnuith break In wntor m ilns In the northeastern section of the cllv in lliiee iininths The Wntei Hureati sent a detail of wm Union to tho secno and the bleak wns quickly icp.ilrcd SENATE CONFIRMS SHIPPING HOARD WASHINGTON, lun 17 The hennto (.mniiieiic Committee voted toda) to reenmmend conflim.ition nf nil the Picshknt's appointments to tho Shipping Board Tho appointees aio Ilcrniirtl N Ilakci of Ililtimuic, John A Don.ilil. New Yoilt, Thcodoro Hrent New Ot leans William Dcumun, Kan rrunoiseo, and .lames H White of Kansas Clt. Tho cotninlttio found nbjcctlunu to Ualtei, Donald and 'White InsuMlcIcnt to warrant an unf.iNorablo icpmt nn their confirmation ADMIRAL BENSON NAVY'S RANKING OFFICER Admitul William S rtciunn Chief nf Opciatlous in the Navy Department nt Washington, i.mkccl net to Admlinl Dovvc and Is n ivy tho making oilleer. As commandaiit of tho League Island Nnvv Vaul Atlmirul liensoii was one of its chief 'boosters" Ho bus nlw.ijs been in fuvoi nf eiiulpplng it along thointighl modern lines. Ailmlial Rensoii win .ippolntud ti the1 post at Leiguo rsl.mil In June, 191.1, and was called to Washington In Jla) , 1015 HRITISH FIRM (JETS U. S. CONTRACT FOR HIG GUN SHELLS WASHINGTON. .Ian 17 The L'nllnl Stilted Government has been obliged to go lo ono of tho belllgoient u ulonn to get sixteen nn'd fourteen Inch shells foi Its navv Tlio Nnv Department lnln awnriled to HutlleldH Ltd. of London, con tracts foi 3000 sKteeii Inch sliellM nt $113 each and -tf0l) fourteen Inch uhella nt $3B each, dcllveij In sWtcen months. (inctic.in linns sulitnlttcd much latger bids am! demanded much longci periods foi (leliveiles SKATING ON FAIRMOUNT PARK LAKES There is skating today on Hunting Pnik Luke, Coucouiso nnd fiustiuo 'Lakes in ralimoiint Pari, and nt Jloiion Cilckct Club If the cold vveathci continues othei Park lakes probably will bo upon tonight RIOTS CLOSE COLOGNE STATION, LONDON HEARS LONDON' Ian. 17Gravo dlstui Lames, nuelled only by uso of tioops, have foiced the closing of tho railway station at Cologne, aecmdlng to Contral Nowa dis patches today from Geneva The closing has been in effect thieo daB, it was stuted Homo wireless puss messages from llerlin derlain illsoi tiers thore aio such that thu mllltaiy authorities havo Issued a thicateiilug munlfcsto. The vvlieless also carried tho rumor thut tho Rolelisliig may meet elsewhere ttiun Beilln because of these disorders EXPLOSION WRECKS MINE POWER HOUSE AT DUHOIS IJUJIOIS P.i . Jan 17 A tenifle explosion, followed by Die, wrecked tho power houso of the Huffulo and Susiiuuhanna Coal Comiwny lieio early todaj. The lois is estlmited at J50.Q00. Tho eauso has not been determined A night eievv of 300 miners was lifted fiom tho mines before tlio hoistlm; machinery ami elevators wero affected by the flic EARLY WITHDRAWAL OF PERSHING EXPECTED WASHINGTON, Jan 17 -Tho withdrawal or Jlujor General Pershing's troops from Me,lu) and the sending of Ambassudur I'letchei to tho MoMcan capital may be CNpectcil In the near future No actual announcement li ospccteil, but the deci sion of tho Administration probahly will be made known through action No ilcllnlto date for tho vvtthdrnvval of the troops has' been tset GRANTS HEARING ON PLEA TO ADMIT SAMPLES FREE WASHINGTON, Jan 17- Tho Ameiictni Impoiteis' Association has illcil pro test with tho Treasury Dcpartmont against ti leeent niling of the customs division preventing; free entiy of samples susceptible to innmifoetuie. Asquint Secrefiry of tho Treasury Peters announced that lie vyoulil gi.int a hcaringr nt Washington January 3 J (50,000 AGRICULTURISTS WILL SWELL HRITISH ARMY LONDON, .'an 17 Measures ate being taken by tlio Guveinmont tu increase the army by withdraw Ins joung men from asiitultuiul and othei pursuits. U is unolllclall estimated tliat tlio newly uuinmuiieil agiicnltuiistM will aggregate about 60,000 men A numbei of men nuclei thirty, who aio engaged 111 slioemaklng. have Ueeil (jUMIlUIH?H " ' -- f ' LONDON SEES AMMUNITION FAMINE IN GERMANY LONDON, Jan 17 Uermaio is tlneatened with an .immuntloiisIioitUKt, ac cording to the Chronicle This newspapw states that the ammunition situation U caublng much anxiety In Germanj as well as Austria IIuiujuo Under feeding and other causes have brought demoiallzatlou among the emploes of the ammunition making plants, the paper sajs THIRD TRIP TO HOSPITAL ENDS IN CHILD'S DEATH The thlid trip of flvejeur-old Oeerge ouhk, ut J618 Wluirton street, to the Pol clinic Hopltal ended In his death early toclai George had been a patient at the Institution twice before He was the sou of Robert Young now under treat ment at the same hospital for a fiactured right yrist Last night the mother awoke to Unci the child apparently dead. A physfalan vvas called and th chll4 sent to the nospua' w o uwu ward trom diphtheria, ana a, compiuauon NEWS . - i "i" i nt receiving or oinei NEW ERA OPEN FOR PORT OF PHILADELPHIA Program for Develop ment Outlined in Final Article of Series CITY CONFRONTED BY PRESSING DUTY Must Take Advantage of Situation Due to Un rivaled Facilities NOW IS TIME FOR ACTION Fleet of Ships in the Delaware Augury of World Com- nierce AKTICLI IX Por eais pist the attltudo or tho cltt 7ens eif Phllndelphl i toward tho river and poit has been one of passive Indifference. Hut a new era Is here The civilized world In nu tho threshold of n, commercial revolu tion Wc hive experienced a foretnsto of It illicitly and we .uoBolnB to experience It In a ver marked tlcBrcc In the near future. No other city In the United Stales ha entered Into tho spirit ot preparedness for this resumption of trade with foreign coun tries ns iictlvcly ns Phlladelphli Sho lias set her port In order She his planned away Into the futuio for a world commerce The tldo has turned nnd Is hcttliiR Htrong in our direction The tvport business of the port durliiK tlio llrsl eleven months of 1916 totaled ilmost $300.000 000, which Is more than double of the previous jo.ir Additional lines nf stcnmslilps are bclnc established for irulc with foreign countiles Iii seven lirgc shipbuilding nrdH located on the Dcliwnrc nioio than 100 vessels are at present under construction All the wharves, piers and bulkheads owned by the city are leased and there Is constantly increasing de mand for riorc such facilities larly this week fort-two vesels lay at anchor In the middle of the Delaware in a utictdi nf eight miles waiting their turn to unload at their respective wharves De fore the Interstate Cununerco Commission tn Now ymk n fight Is In progress lo com pel, New lork to pay tier own lighterage chaigcs from New Jeisej terminals to .Manhattan, which experts say costs from ?1 45 to Jl 80 per toll, and which Now York has for jenrs imiuigcd to snddlo as a tax on the (omincreo of the wholo country, In cluding that of l'lillidclphla, and If Justice Is done this iniitt result in still lower freight rateH for this clt CITY S IMPHRATIVi: DUTY Whit then Is tlio dut;, of our citizens In this nutter so vital to the rutuio oxpansion and prosperity of our city.' It Is this. ( nntiiiiiril on I'ultr Srini, (ulumn Una GREEKS PLAN BLOW AT ENTENTE FORCES Dethronement of King WouJd Mean Wnr Against Allies, Paris Hears LONDON, Jan. 17. Sir l'rancia Elliott, British Minister to Greece, telegraphed from Athens to day that the Greek Government has accepted the demands at the Allies in their entirety. PARIS. Jan 17. The dethronement of King Constantino of Greece will be the signal for a declaration of war against the Allies, according to dispatches received hero today It lj reported thut the Oreek Ocneral Staff has already moved troops Into stra tegic positions for attaching the Allies, al though it has been reported for several weeks that the Oreek Uovernment was ful filling the demand of the Rntente that all soldiers bo removed from Thessal) A wireless station has been constructed at Lari'sa, it is said, from which point General von Palkenhayn is in communica tion with lierlln LONDON. Jan 17 Interest in the Oreek situation today al most oerfchadowed news from the war frontB. Ofllcial confirmation of piets dis patches that the crown council had an nounced Immediate acceptance of the Allies' ultimatum in Its full terms was eagerly awaited The anxiet was due to various reports hero of King Constantine's dilatory tactics as being inspired with the hope of arrang ing some sort of a bargain with Germany One report was that German Field Marshal von PalUenhuyn had held a conference with the Greek King, coming by submarine from Kavala and meeting Constantlne at Etas sona The Times, however, believed this was a mistake in identity and held that the 'von Palkenhayn referred ta was t major of that name, German military at tache at Athene French reports, however, persUled in the belief that it was the tier m'au army commander Newspaper comment here expressed ap prehension over the Greek situation, par. tleularly the reports of German machina tions and the Greek Kings course tu at tempting to deal with Germany Swine of these uemnients pointed out that tne Allied drive in Macedonia was destined tu be one of the biggest of the Allied uuerations, aimed St cutting of i.rauu coiumumca lions with Turkey and that it tinpetu tlve that the Greek si. oat ion be settled at oiu. With Ciraece an shy of i.ermaiiy ut was pointed oat General Serrads position tsould louaeduilely becuaw roi. s li i il I ni i t f fe : I. f ! - tifftytfl-llrfifr--- .hr,i-naWJii-nt-Hif, . . Xi. 5j ie&m&t&im
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