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TEUTONS TAKE
MILE LINE ON
VERDUN FRONT
Capture 1750 Yards of De
fenses on Hill 304, Ber
lin Reports
PARIS CONTRADICTS FOEi
Attacks Repulsed and Only
Slight Ground Lost,
French Say
. mmi.tX .Inn. 2fl
Fiencn tipniiic on F t til 301, on ttm Ver
dun front, wete laken by storm by Herman
forces on a width of 1780 jnrds (iirnrlv n
mile). The Hermans captured Ron pi- s
encts, tnd.ij's niacin I statement drolnred.
The statement said:
(in the west bank of the Metiss th
sector of (Jeuoriil nf lufnniry von lrnn
cols, tinder Lieutenant (ipneral von
Demboriie. In ronmi.'uul of Westphnllnn.
anil parts of M.irtlsh regiments of
proved valor. cIHiieiitly nsslstpd tiy nr
tillpr p'onccrs iniil mlnp throwers, we
flornii'il trenches on Hill r.ni In n
biendth of IT.'iO ynids.
In the hand-to-hand lighting the
fiieiuv suffered sanguinary losses nml
left In lounil figures r.0 irlnotiers in
our hands. 1 1 iunR whom wora twelve
oITlceis nnd ten macliltip guns.
At night the licnrh lnnni'Iicil n eotin-ter-nttnek
which fnlleil.
Attack enterprises mi I 'end .Man's
Hill nnd northeast of Avoeaurt brought
Acslred tesults.
I'AUIS. .(nn. 26.
Geiniiin iittnck nt four points nlong
the front of the Avncourt Wood to Demi
Man's Hill were reported by the U'nr Office
today.
All weie icptilsed Willi heavy louses. It
T;as stated.
Near Hill "ill, it was staled. however,
imall enemy detachments penetrated nd
aneed Ki cucti trenches.
Along the Sommn two enemy nttackt
weio slopped by artlliciy fire.
GERMANS AGAIN EXTEND
LINES ON RIGA FRONT
iihrlin. .inn. ::.
Capture of further Russian position on
both sides of the llivcr Au (Itlgn front)
nd repulse of strong hostile counter-attacks
on the east bank were announced in
(odnj's olllcinl jtateinuut. l''lc hundred
prisoners vvcic brought In from llicse opera
tions. Archduke Joseph's fotccs in tiip Uerccli
Mountains (Itumnnln) repulsed attacks of
several Ituinnnlnu companies in the Cnaliiu
Valley.
From the Macedonian front the statement
reported :
Near Hueyuel. Tiih. on the slopes of
the Mnglcnn Mountnii.'j. liulgniian
tioops iepuls.ed tliu ndvanco of Serbian
force.-.
I'lrrnuuKAi. .inn. :.
Itussian foieos were compelled to with
draw for a mile, on the eastern banli of
the lllvcr Au (Mga sector) toward Kalmcco
following an obstinate buttle with Herman
forces, toda.vs olllcjiil stntenipnt said. The
statement follows:
Iletvvcen the Tinil wnmp and ilio
Itier An we dihlndged the enemy and
took i-finie pivmiicrs with two machine
suns, but afterward were compelled to
withdinw to our oilRinal positions.
DARING OF AMERICAN FLYERS
THRILLS HEARTS OF ALLIES
Nearly Every City, Large and Small, oi United
States Represented in Entente Ranks,
Lord Northcliffe Says
Following is the second story written for the United I'rcta bu Lord
Northcliffe. Tho first told how American soldiers in the ISritish mid
French armies live and what then f' ' "i0 Oreut War, This one given
n graphic picture of the sort of work American aviators aro doing ami
tells what the American soldier thinks of his work.
By LORD NORTH CUl-TK
I'opunohl. ion. bu the lulled 1'rtsa. I'oimrisilfd 01 Urrul 111 nam.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE CANADIAN ARMY IN FRANCE. Jan. SO.
There is little bitterness against the enemy among the Canadian, American
nd British soldiers. They admire him in mass fiKhtiug and for his machine-like
discipline, but have no use for him in the kind of warfare now BoinB on.
"You will find the Canadians and Americans a thinking, independent army,"
remarked a distinguished British general who had given me permission to spend
this very interesting day with them. And so I found them to be. They had brought
with them the vitality, knowledge nnd qualities inherited by generations which
have spanned the North American continent with its railroads, chained Niagara,
linked up tho world's cities and armies by the telephone and brought a thousand,
other mechanical ideas to perfection.
If you take, u map of the United States' ,
nd go up ami down the American lines
In France you will find no city, great
or mall, which lias not sent a Hying man.
; bomber, an artilleryman, a sniper or a
dispatch rider to help destroy Prussian des
potism" jn tne i;nted States yoq have
' .probably heard more of the spectacular
Prt of the Americans' work that which
enthralls the whole world the new art of
8htlns in the skies.
A F1UHT THAT TJUU14.S
I confess. Indeed, that although I have
Pnt many weeks at the front, the
spectacle of winged lighters lilgli in Uje
sunlight Is one that holds my attention as
nothing in ihe world ever has held it in
lace times, When one was younger one
M been thrilled by a close baseball or
football match, but when sheltered, ixr
bsps In a trench, one sees two specks ap
proaching each other and with a pair of
wrong glasses gradually realizes that one
W the specks Is an American who has
riven up everything home, prosperity and
Probably pfe- to throw Jiinuelf Into a
COUNT TISZA
HINTS AT NEW
PEACE MOVE
Kaiser Will Name Teuton
'Perms Tomorrow, Re
ports Assert
EXPKCT K 13 PLY TO WILSON
Proclamation by Ruler Said to
Ho Planned on His Fifty
eighth Birthday
NASIIIXr.TOX. .Inn. 2fi. I
Discussion of tin tVrsitlcnl's address
of last Monday will be resumed in (lie
ttiipcr hotly ni-M Monday. A Or Demo,
entile leaders tnda.v Inrnetl down a
proposition by Itnruli that a vole with,
on I debate ho (alien on his resolution,
Month nnnnimcetl lie woulir bring il tti
.Mniuln). The lliirali resolnlion calls
fcr "support of lite Monroe doctrine
principles and avoidance of entangling
alliances."
t.i (Mil IN. .Inn :
That KHicr Wllhelm plans to make hlr
fifty -eighth hirtliduy tomorrow ii ocm
slou for uuother peace move- with more
ncceptalile terms to the Mntenlo - mi. re
poitcd today from seernl different soun-es
The neatest thlnR t i an olllcial him of
this plan unit lend in the speech made yes
terday to the. ItuiiRariHii Parliament by
Count Stephen Tlsxn. the tltitmarian Pre
mier. "We nre inclined to crmllmie a further
exchmige of levs rpatillpK ppui-e with
the I'nltrd States," was the way the llun
Rnrlan statesman put It.
Mo hi than usual hIbiiIIK'iuh'P was at
tached today to -this inllnmtlon. In view
of the fail that I'ount Tisciia is Mipposetl
to have been one of the Premiers of ilv
Central Powers who recently held cunfi'i
ences nt llerlln.
The second rumor came via Swiuci laud
and Paris. It purported to be bared on
prlate Infoinmtioii from (iermany nnd
slated that tlto (ierninn Hntperor idaumul
to I13 "the llrst promoter of nniveiral peace
unci would propose that nil parties meet
foithwllh tojdlsuuss this first and principal
article of tliu war's tprmimition the ic
orRanlzatlon of futuip peace."
Uepoits from Ho In ml itulicale Hint soma
sort of a reply to President Wilson's Sen
ate speech Is being considered by uflli,ial
In liorlln. Since, the American President's
pence suRcestlons and his plans for secur
Iiir peace nt the end of the war wete not
broached In a formal note, it Is conceded
that If (Jcrmany is to ppioss her appro
bation of any or nil of the Hentinieutn he
expressed, such npprovnl must be made in
ii speech or statement. A pronunclamento
"intt illicit on I'nce I'mir. Culuinii 1'iitir
Three Alleged Heroin I'nldler.s Held .
Three alleRed heroin pcililleis v.cr- bt-lil
for trial today by t'nited States I'oinniis
sloner I.oiir. The prisoners, who ile-crlbcd
themselves a" Waller H11 i-l. twcniy-l
ear. old. al'iis "Tpp," of .'il.sn Smili
'1 welftli street: William o'lirli 11. Iwi-nly
three eurs old. of IH8 Merc siieet. mid
William llMiii. twenty-four ears old, alao. I
"Jerry." of H.'.'S West .Master street, weie
ariested recentl on wariaut 1 .-Winn nil
liy Col. William tiro Peach, of the Urn
nue DepartiiieiP. AccordliiR to the 1 -n'-tnony.
the prisoners arc alleged to hae sold
heioin and oilier drUB t speclnl oltlcers
who weie disguised as derelicts.
SNOW FLURRIES HERALD COLD
Thermometer May Touch 18 Degrees
Tonight With Storm in
Prospect
Occasional snow (Inrrics throughout tho
day will end In colder weather for tonight,
according to Forecaster Jlllss. The snow
will not amount to anything, he said, con
sisting mainly In ten or fifteen minute
Hurries. The temperature will fall grad
ualy all the afternoon. At noon the ther
mometer registered 33 dgre.
Clear, cold weather, with tho thermom
eter around 18 degress is on the schedule
for tonight, with increasing cloudiness to
morrow, terminating in another snowstorm
tomorrow night.
Fire Damages U. of Va. Laboratory
UNIVERS1TV OF VJIWI.NIA. Vs., Jan.
26 pi that started about midnight in
the old chemical laboratory of the unier
slty today did $26,000 damage before It was
extinguished
ANTICIPATED WILSON PEACE PLAN
II. (!. Wells, the Knclish writer, whose nrtielc in thr enrront Sliturdny
Kvcnine Post eontnins propnsnls for n world pence strikingly similnr
In those laid hefore the Senate liy I'resident Wilson.
WILSON'S MIND AND H. G. WELLS'S '
SHOWN IN REMARKABLE HARMONY
BY PEACE MESSAGE AND ARTICLE
President's Epochal Word to Congress and Brit
ish Novelist's Expressions Contain Identical
Views in Language Startling'ly Similar
I CHRONOLOGY OF PEACE PLANS
OF WILSON AND . G. WELLS
WILSON
Ueccmher 18 Scut pence note to
('ovcrnment"st of warrintr nations.
January 12 or thereabouts Wrote
and typed the fnmous speech.
January 15 Sent copy of it to for
eign Powers.
January liU Delivered it hofnro
Senate.
A unique literary coincidence, indicating that perhaps, after all. groat
mind.? do run in the same channels when big issucsare involved, is the subject
of commout today umong persons who nre noting the .similarity of tho now
famous "Peace Without Victory" speech which President Wilson delivered
before the United States Senate .Monday nnd au article by II. (J. Wells appear-
mg in tins wcck a numncr 01 tne oucumny
,. Uf1.u ,.,:,.i :a .i,l,l .,
...... ...v.., ... V...I.....U. ...... uwtr,u l.llll. fkUUUt IIIU , iir, Willi
the subtitle, ''The Ending of the War." It is tho last of a series of three.
Step by step, two great men, tho United Stntcs's Kxeculivo nnd the fore
most English author, s-com to have visioned identically u way out of war and
the establishment of a peace that shall bo pcrmnnont.
"It must bo poaee without victory," said President Wilson. "Victory would
moan poaeo forcod upon the loser, a victor's terms Imposed upon tho van
quished." "In every country ai wui." writes ilr. Wells, "Hie dcire of the majority of
people Is for ir noncoiuentioits solution that will neither crystallize tt triumph nor
propitiate nn one'my."
t'oNCHRT" VKKBL'S "Till BUNA I."
Mr. Wilson speaks of an "International Concert" which will hold the world at
peace. Tho Ungllsh writer suggests an "International Tribunal."
The President's proposition that llio world accept the .Monroe Doctrine finds an
echo in theso words of WelK
"Jloreocr, this tiiteriinuiui.il Tiibtinal, if il was Indiwl to pi event war, would
need also to have the puwtr to intervene in the affairs of any country or region
ARREST CABARET GIRLS
IN $4000 GEM THEFT
Alleged Female Accomplices of
Jowolry Clerk Uso Mails
Against Detectives
Aicufeilions that he Btolo mme than
Stuuo worth of jewelry from his employer
and had u system by which the gems and
trinkets were pawned by cabaret girls were
today lodged against Mark riellcr. forty
one years old. U7 Nurrangausett street,
when he was arrested by Jirown and
Ureeby. City Hall detectives.
Soun after the arrest of Keller. Drown
ami Ureeby swooped down on a cabaret
at Front and Cumberland streets, and ar
rested Hay Jackson. twenty-fle years old,
.Salmon and Monmouth streets ; Mumio lior-
sey, thirty -five years old. SJ47 North ln
' ......,, m,x1 RlnrcncA Itin-iliiii? limn.
ty-s!s years old. 2227 Uermantown avenue.
The young women resisted arrest, using
their linger nails to express their resent
ment at being disturbed by ihe iioltcn. They
screamed and struggled with the iiolicemen.
and for three minutes there was a con
tinuous shower of hairpins on the (lour of
the caliuref place. Finally the girls were
subdued They are charged with receiving
stolen goods.
The police are searching for eighteen ad
ditional girl cabaret liabltues. whom, they
charge, disposed of Jewelry alleged to liate
been stolen by Ileller
Uglier and thM three girls were arraigned
in Cential police court later and Keller
was held in $2000 bail fur his appearance
a week from today The girls were charged
with receiving stolen goods and released in
$1000 ball each for a hearing at the same
time
WK1.I.S
Ktirly November Wrote article,
December C Article arrived in Tho
Saturday Kvoninjr Post nffico.
January S Article sent to press at
noon.
January '25 Article appeared on
ctreot.
evening Post.
pi,. "r I, a 1 . u-.. .. ...:.i.
( untlniiril on I'ubb Two, ( atuinn Two
IN BURNING STABLE
Bursting Hose Adds to Perils at
$5000 Blazo on North
Mutter Street
Seveial firemen were overcome, a horse
was badly burned, and 15000 damage was
dune to a stable whllo firemen battled with
rotten hose today. Tho flro. which was of
unknown origin, partly destroyed the stable
of Harvey Sillier, at 2020-31 .North Mutter
street, Kensington. Sillier conduct a but.
ter. egg and poultry business at 3.'3 Xortli
Front street.
The blase started on tho first Hour shortly
before noon and spread quickly to the floor
above, where a large quantity of straw and
egg crates were stored. Just after Ungwe
Company IS had a good stream on .the
blazing Ipft the hose broke, leaving the fire
lighters In tho loft unprotected.
Another stream from Kngiue Company
31 was immediately played on the blajuig
spot until It. too, broke. TIi men, left un
protected again, were overcome apjj had to
leave the building for aif. Ttiey were
quickly revived. The horse was tied In its
stall directly under the loft and was se
verely burned It was rescued by William
Ulack, of Kngine I'oiiiimtiy 43.
Skating Information
liustine l.ako Rough,
t'onc-ourse Lake- Xu skating
Hunting 1'ark. No skating
QUICK
HEAVY SNOWSTORM MOLDS UP TRAINS AT LARAMIE
tARAIlE. Wye... Jan. 20. Eight wtsibnrntl pnwengpr frU
en the Union Pnclfir ttnllrnncl ate held In the toenl ynrtl hre tmlny
nnd twelve eftsthaund nr ntnllrd w Medlehip Bow. Wyn., by one
or the worst nowtorms In yenrs. Trff!e pnst nml wrt of X.nrftni!r
Jr nt it stnndsitill. Itnlhond offletnls deolnie tile tie tip in Mir worst
hi the htfttofy nf ihe tond.
SENATE REJECTS PLAN TO ABOLISH SUBTREASURIES
WA8HIKOT0N. Jnn. ad. -SJimtor Nojrts'd nmendtmmt to Uv
IrplMatlve. exeeutlve nnd judicial nnproprlntlon bill to nboS.ih the
Mini rtl1i1tertMirh'Si wna drfe.ttrd by a vote nt 13 to 13 trtdny,
CBIiaiAN WAIttJHlP SHIiLLS COAST OF UKITAIN
t.'iNttO.V, .Inn, -ii. A Mmill tlcrniuii rssel bomlmrded Ihe east roast of KnR
land, Ilio AdmlrnlM unnoiinc'il tnda. tnl n portion nf Hip shptln fired by the
enemy wnrsbtp reai'tied shoio anil tbrro woto no "nsiialtios, the Admiralty Btnto
tnpnt siild. Sniull "lulllnue mil ilone. Tito Suffolk coast wns shellPil.
P. K. U. AiN'I) HKADINC! TAKIKKS SUSIMSiN'DBI)
WASlll.NtlTf IN, .Inn. "i Tito InleistatP f'nmmeri'p Commission today sus
pended from ,lnnuar J'.i until .luh 'jn tariffs of the .I'otins) Ivnnln. Phltndelpliia nnd
Itendlns nnd other railroads which cintnln proposnl increased rates on eertnln iron
nnd steel articles rm ovporl fiom I'ittsliurKli and oilier enslern points to 'Pnclflc
"oast points.
5100,000,000 FOR FRENCH HOTELS AFTER WAR
NKU" YfiliK. .I.iii. J Ki'ni.vaiion anil "nluruement of the hotels of r'rnnce, in
which Americans spent $411,11111,11111) iinnu.illv before th" war. will cost $100,000,000.
the luihiiii'lal I'onunlHxiiiii nf h'tanee leporied liiln. The report predicts nn
etmrmoiis Inllir. of Isiters to l-rani'e when peiice is coui'liideil.
ANOTHER WIRELESS LINKS TWO OCEANS
WAMIIINdToN. .Inn. -! Another linii in Hie ehiiln of cnmtnuntcnlinu between
U'lishiiiftton and the iiaiinn's Insular possessions was forged today with Hie opening
of the powerful new radio station nt San DIcro, Cat. No i cremonies attended tha
eent. which tii.trkn Hie becinnitiK of direct comnninicittion between the Atlantic
nml Pacific 1 oasts. The nation will also be a relay point between Washington nnd
the wireless station at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and ibe Philippines.
BRITISH LAHOR FAVORS WILSON PEACE LEAGUE PLAN
.MANCIlKMTI'Ht. Kiir, .Inn. 1'ii.- The llritlsh Labor party today adopted resolu
tions ul its conference aiproniR Piesidenl Wib-on'-s plan of an international lenKtio
lo enforce peace at flic conclusion of the war. There wns just one dissenting voto
in the TOO tlelcRates present.
EIGHT CASES OF MUMPS REPORTED IN DARBY
.Mumps lias broken out in Dnrbj. spreading to .-.everal families. Ktght, eases
have been reported to Charles II. Dicvv, .seci etai ,' "if the Darby ltoatd of Iluultll.
Tho infection lias not reached the epidemic stage, but because adults ns well lis
children nre iimnnx Ibe mumps patients il is feared Hint tho ailment will spread.
LODGE AND WOOD OFF WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL LIST
WAHllINtSTo.V .Ian. 2ti. The names
ponenl of the leak imitilrv, nml Senator l.mlge, bitter critic of the President, tiro
said tu bnve lieen stricken from Hie White limine social list. Striking of oilmen from
the list bus been practiced in the past. For instance. Henator Tillman was never a
White House guest during tlto ltoosevelt regime.
BRYAN FOR WILSON PEACE POLICY
.KW VoltlC, Jan. S6.-Wllli.itii Jennings llr.Min. who recently took issue with
President Wilson's proposal for 11 peace league, has agreed to speak ut a mass
meeting here Fridav night to indorse Hie President's! peace policy. The American
Neutral Conference Committee today announced 11 telegram of acceptance hud beon
received from Itr.van.
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GUYNEMER BAGS STILL ANOTHER GERMAN PLANE
PATHS, Jan. I'll. Lieutenant (!u nenicr lias bagged his tvvent.v -eighth Herman
aeroplane his third in sevent-tvo hours the olllcial Wiir nlllce stutPtnenl an
nounced tinln.
M'CQRMICK JOINS MOVE FOR STATE PROBE
HAUIHSliritC. Jan. -' Vance C. Mi-Connick. Democratic national chairman,
1 has joined other Democratic Slate lendeis
duced in the State Senate calling for 11 sweeping Investigation of both Republican
factions in this State. It is pioposed in form a committee of Republicans and Demo
crats of high standing for Hie express purpose of investigating the charges and
counter-churges of the Penrose and tint I Penrose forces.
PHILADELPHIA MINISTER GOES TO HARRISBURG
A call to become pastor of (iiace Church, Hurrisbitrg, has been accepted by tho
Rev. pr. Robert fiugnell. 1II3S North Pat k nveiiiie, pastor of Park Avenue Methodist
F.ptscopul Church. Ho will leuve at the ulose of the conference year, March 14.
The Rev. Ur. John H, Fox will lie transferied from Hanisburg to the Philadelphia
Conference,
U.S. WINS FAIR TRIAL FOR PRIESTS IN MEXICO
WAKlH.VUTON. Jan. I'li.Repicsenlntions by the t'nited States for 0 fair trial
for two Mexican priests sentenced to death ul Xacalet-us on charge of uidlng Villa
have lieen successful. The American F.mlwssy in Mexico City has been Informed
that as u result they will not be tried under u law wliub gives ihem no opportunity
for defense.
IS U3. SO WALKS OS MILES TO OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
A sixty-five mile walk to celebrate bis sixty -fifth birthday is being mado by
Samuel V. Cavm. a lawyer, of 417 North Fortieth street, who left Atlantic City at
midnight and expects to leachlhis city about s o'clock tonight. Ho said ho would
bo ut his ottice us usual at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
FOUR TONS QF GQU) TQ BE PAID FOR ISLANDS
WASHINUTON. Jan. 26 I'urt at least of the 1300,000.000 of bonds to meel
current expenditures and emergency obligations will be issued within a few weeks.
The payment of $25,000,000 in gold for the Panlsh West Indies must be made within
ninety days, according to the terms of the treaty of cession. This payment Is to bo
mado by Secretary SlcAdoo in person t Coiistuutin Rrun, the Minister from Pen
mark to the United States, in th Treasury Department. Mr. MeAdoo will sign tho
warrant for the gold and Mr- Prun o'lH have the choice of saying Just tuiw ho will
take the money. The gold will weigh nearly four tons avoirdjiuai. As a matter
of fact, tho gold will stay in New York, where it is worth woio to tho Panlsh Gov
ernment than it would be in Copenhagen.
WHITE. HOUSE DENIES LANSING WILL RESIGN
WASHINGTON, Jan- 88. Flat denials were authorised by tho "White House and
Secretary lanslu of itubUshed reports that Mr. i-mislng Is nrepariBK to resign.
The .Secretary said be attributed persistent circulation of such reports to rt attempt
to discredit President Wilson's (wlicies through an uppearunce of discard with the
Cabinet.
SUFFRAGISTS GET 500,000 FROM LESLIE ESTATE
NKW YORK. Jan. 2ti.--I'mler au order signed in Surrogate's Court here $i0,0o
will be iwilil at once to 11 rs. Carrie Chapman Catt as part of the bequest made to her
by the will of Mrs Frank i.esite. to puuuote the tause of woman's suffrage. Mrs.
Leslie left au estate valued at l 74S.:..,o. i-f wlmh between $1,000,000 and Jl 500,000
was bequeathed to Mrs. Catt and the suffrage cause
NEWS
of Itepresentallve William I). Wood, pro'
In an effort lo have 11 resolution intro
S. P. C. A. FACTIONS
THRONG POLLS
Fainting, Fighting, Wran
gling, Warrants, Election
Preliminaries
LONG LINE-UP OF VOTERS
Conservatives Name Temporary
Organization Charges of
"Packed Meeting" Heard
Men Fight, Women Faint
at S. P. C. A. Election
UNRULY crowd makes men ex
change blows.
Crowds struggle for supromnc'y;
women fnint in jam.
Accusations of packed meeting
mado by one fnction.
Threats of court action made.
Women, while ostensibly leaders,
let men advise them.
Religious dissension an issue.
Conservative faction controls
meeting.
Other side says it packed meeting
by filling room nt G a. m.
House ngent nssaultcd, is allega
tion, and he swears out warrant.
Women nnd men. waiting to voto In the
Women's Pennsylvania S P. r. A. election
contest today, are lining Klghtcenth street
from Chestnut lo .Market, and then turning
tho corners. f
The balloting was to close at I . It looks
now ns If It won't close till 6. unless the
time ruin Is Invoked and shut down on the
voting before nil have cast their ballots
The atmosphere is distinctly that of bat
tle. The so-called conservatives, headed by
Miss l.lila J'.'len Ashbrldgc. has Its leaders
quartered In an upper part of the society's
building, nt SG South Klghtcenth street;
Hie so-called progressives, headed by Miss
Katharine Craig Middle, have gathered their
leaders In tho dining room downstairs.
Tho conservatives are triumphant over
their success In this morning's organiza
tion meeting; the progressives nre Indls
nnnt. While the voting is going on accusa
tions without number nre, being made, and
already ono warrant has been sworn out.
C Charles Zug. house agent of the society,
charges M. Fredericks, nn animal ngent,
vvllli assault. He says Thomas S. Carlisle,
superintendent or agents, brought nil hln,
subordinates and about seventy-five men to
the society's building at 8:15 this morning,
ami thus packed the meeting In favor of
the conservatives, y.ug says these men In
sulted women of (ho progressive iTCtRS"
when they arrived later.
In this ho was borne out by many of th
progressives when ho led the reporter Into
their midst. Said Mrs A. O. J. Kcll, 1626
Spruce street:
CALLS HVIJNTS "SHAMKFfL'
"Vou really couldn't expect gentlewomen
to fight against these ruffians."
Mrs. Kelly Is a candidate for a vice presi
dency on the progressive ticket.
Airs. Ilrndbury Ilcdell. one of the gen
erals bark of the Middle campaign, said this
afternoon that the morning's events were
so shameful that court action would surely
follow. She would comment no further
.Mrs .Mary F. Lovell, campaign general
back of the Ashbridge candidacy, made a
statement In which she said on-i of the
"alleged objects or tho other side Is to
get rid of Mr. Carlisle. 1 have known Mr.
Carlisle since ho was a boy of eighteen.
I have watched him carefully and have
never found him derelict in duly or will
fully deviating from the truth" Sirs Novell
denied any favoritism in tho way she ran
the morning meeting, whero men hit each
other, women fainted nnd the tone was
generally riotous. Sho said the election
boanl she. named was picked for ability
not bias.
Voters In double line this afternoon, wait
ing to reach tho ballot box, talked of noth
ing but tho meeting this morning i:en
Miss Ashbridge. presidential candidate, had
to listen, for the Jam was so great that
she had to wait her placo in line, liko the
others,
The morning meeting of the organization
was disturbed mostly on account of the
crowd, but that was not the only teason.
Tho way tho rival men advisers did their
work was distinctly of the fighting manner,
and this helped to divide the groups Hd
win O Lewis was ftoorlcader for the con
servatives, and James j. lireen acted for
the progressives. '
Not a llttlo of the bad feeling so obvious
en both sides was caused by the element
of religion latterly injected Into the con
test, blame for which has been cast on
each sido by the other. The conservatives
are generally 'supposed to be pro-Protestant
the progressives pro. Catholic, although can
didates on each ticket include members of
both faiths.
MAY CIO TO COURT
Mr. lireen warned Mr. Lewis at the
outset of the meeting that he was pro
ceeding in an absolutely illegal manner,
to say nothing of its high handedness, and
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