: - J ' OSTRA7i feimrr NflGHT EXTRA cimtttra EXTRA j IVOL. III. NO. 123 . PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1917 CortMfltiT 1017, nr tub Pcbmo I-rrorn Coummt PRICE; TWO CENTS v. NIGHT V . S.-AUSTRIA BREAK NEAR tMERICA PREPARES TO FIGHT AS CENTRAL POWERS UNITE IN PLAN FOR RUTHLESS SEA WAR Resident Appeals for Support of Neutrals, Hoping to Force Berlin to Operate Within Law and Bring War to End in t inking of Housatonic Eliminated as Cause for Hostili- 4 .ties financial, industrial and Military America I Rushes to Aid of Administration and Is Ready ; to Meet Eventualities WILL BRING PHILADELPHIA CHILDREN FROM' SYRIA U. S. S. Dcs Moines to Carry Them From Ileiiut to n Mcditcr- inncnn Port The four children of Mr. and Mrs. Sallm A I.otliiff. 1110 passjunk nvemii", who were IitlriK- their grandparents fn Syria at the outbreak of the war. will be trans porteil within a short time from Beirut on the I" S S 1'es Moines to some port on the Medlteiiane in This nnangenient was made by the lulled States Uovem ment at the instance of Congressman .1 Hampton Mooie Tho (lov eminent alo announce") that lire .lolnt Distribution Conimlttee, 20 Hxchangc place,. New Yoik is arranging to obtain transportation foi others of tho Amei leans who will bo on the Dei Moines and th Caesar and will be landed tit Mcdlteirancafl seaports, WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 Warning through the press to the country Government officials and citizens against doing anything ? in panic or haste that might embarrass the Government seriously 1 in its present international situation was issued today by the Gov ernment. LONDON, Feb. .". Four members of the crew of the British steamship Evestonc were killed when that vessel was sunk today. f Besides the Evestone the Danish steamship Larskru. also fell vie S tlm fn flip German snhmnrinp wnrfnrp. LONDON, Feb. 5. Spain will follow the United States against 'Germany, even to the point of declaring war, according to a wireless t received from Rome today, quoting the Spanish Ambassador there. WASHINGTON, Feb. o. Spain today formally accepted the jequest of the United States to look after American interests in Germanv. ' - ... - .. iv AouiivrnTniM t?i t ah .nri;nn. ,.;.,t .,.,..,. .wt. !..... f. lTnuiJiiiuj.viii x' uu. y -r&ii iciiutiiL: suluii v;iiKflKi:iii:i.l3 nail: been canceled by President and Mrs. Wilson. These include the uthern Society relief dance tonight and the noted army and navy eption planned for tomorrow night. In calling off the reception lie following statement was issued from the White House: "Owing to the pressure of public business the President has ecled the army and navy reception scheduled for tomorrow ht. ''-', LONDON, Feb. 5. The Kaiser has just returned to German at headquarters after a conference with King Ferdinand of Bul- a at Poestyn, says a Rcutcr dispatch from Amsterdam .America today speeded her preparations for war, awaiting an overt act r .Germany in illegal submarininc;. I, Financial, industrial and military forces throughout the country ofTcied ntelves to back President Wilson s stand. tAn official note from Ambassador Penfield states that Austria will join trmany in her ruthless sea warfare. London hears Germany will make concessions "without prejudicing its nur- Ifotes." This is not generally credited. V The sinking of the Housatonic "is removed as a cause for war.1 The Germans v due and legal notice of destroying its contraband cargo. President Wilson called upon all neutrals of the world to join the United Iltates in breaking with Germany. Such action, he said, would tend to force ice. 1 4 ,.. - Kj uispaicnes varied on tnis pnase. tsrazii may join Amcnca; Norway also, JM probably Spam. Holland is expected to keep out. l The United States has continued "isolated action" so long it is believed M Other neutrals will not. lnln her now. " 'r The Americans held prisoners in Germany Have been released. American ins now In the empire are preparing to leave. r j ' INANCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, MILITARY ' AMERICA RUSHES TO AID OF WILSON WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. President Wilson held himself in readiness today for any emergency that t arise in the German-American crisis. All appointments have been can- and the President tilans to remain close to the White House, ready to deal jWUi any new situation and to confer from time to time with the Senate and WU8e leaders retrardintr needed legislation. (! A dispatch that created some interest Mas from London to the effect that Jk Admiralty wireless has picked up a Berlin message saying: negotiations 'are Droceedine as to further concessions in the U-boat warfare, Wtkeut prejudicing its purposes. Washington knows nothing of such negotiations and the report is not edited. I. At the same time, three momentous developments have come to improve tilt some nffoMnla Insist nr nftssihilitics of n.neaceful outcome: , IX Germany has yielded to this country's demands, made a few hours ', before the break in relations came, for immediate release of sixty-two D Americans held prisoner in Germany. , President Wilson lias asked all neutrals to follow his course in scv fttlng diplomatic relations with Germany, believing such action "will t make for the peace of the world," and S Germany has met the full demands of international law in the V. HnilCntr.nl,. .... 5, ... viat. On the other hand, it is now definitely known that Austria will pursue the submarine nolicv as announced by Germany. i Austria has sent tho United States a note virtually the same in language !.- V ..... , . L..i. J !a it.!. U A J !..!- A- - ! ww uerman declaration of sea, wariare, dui uesjuLc mm me siuiiuiusirimuu is ing every effort to get a change on Austria's part and avoid a break similar IMS G(rman itinfnra U il These negotiations have proceeded for the last two days. f Because of them the State Department nas witnnem tne text oi me aJs- n note and has refused all comment regarding it further than to say it had ommunication from Austria. Tho purport of the note has been generally lerstood. .,,t onnr,mntion of its exact nature was not available until today. , .., .. .. ?, WAR PREPARATIONS BEING PUSHED Meanwhile war preparations, were in progress on a gigantic scale. Con- wnal leaders have assured the President xnai ne cuuiu v . mo in,jr Hdi for. any purpose. Leading bankers in the financial centers of the nation let t bo known that. a bond ssue 01 not less umii "-. - " "".. W be absorbed in almost no time. ' Mt'addltlon, Congress was, in readiness to pass a score o. measure ".,.. INTERN BRYAN. SAYS LETTER TO CONGRESSMAN Following Nebraskan's Suggestion, Du luth Man Advises His Represent ative What to Do" WASHINGTON'. Tcb. S Intern William runlne Bryan. That is tho recommenda tion mado in a letter rprplcd today by Representative Clnrpnie Mlllci, of Minne sota. It nm slRiied by William K. Rich ardson, of Dtilutb 'William .lennliiRS Rrjan aUs people to ndlsp their Ilppresentatie) In Congiss of theli nlslies In this crisis." sajs Mr. aichaidson's lettci. "In nerordance there- with I would say to 1,011 It Is my opinion that the Interests of our country would be ronsencil by the immediate Internment of the said rirjan " SALOONS KEPT CLOSED BY REMONSTRANCES Whole Ward in Mahanoy City "Dry" Pending Decision of License Court I'OTTSVI l,l,i;. IM, Keli 5. No decision was liandp'd down In tho License Court to da in tho lemnnstrances against upward of sltj old stands In .Mahanoy City, nnd these stands are closed, and the entire First Ward of that ilty, with a population of moie than 5000 Inhabitants, continues drj The follow Iiik old stands were refused bc--tiH.s-c ot 'latlon of tliailrooks high llrcnso la : rottse, A n. Carpenter, hotel, selling' to minors; Vine C!roe, John Dunnoycr, selling lo Intoxicated persons; Ashland, I'ennls Jtowan, selling on Kundaj , West renn, Jacob Pilcf, selling on Sunday, Shen andoah, William Trice, keeping a disorderly bouse; Heglns, John I'. Conrad, selling to Illinois, Licenses were granted to eight other old stands against which remonstrances had been Pled, tho most Important of whlcji wete the Hagle Hotel and the Little Cafe, of this clt ARSENAL HERE TO HAVE GUNS TO HIT AIRCRAFT Houje Committee Favors $700,000 for Such Equipment for Plants Throughout Nation l'r.inl(foid Arsenal is to be equipped with antiaircraft guns to protect it from pos sible all raids in case the United States becomes lnoled In wai Similar provision was made for all arsenals In tho country, Interior ns well as on the coast, by the Hous.e .Military Committee now rushing the nrm appropriation bill to completion, which voted todas to Include In the measure an Item of $,00,000 for this equipment. Tin committee decided to include J 100,000 for ammunition to be used by the weapons. LEAGUE ISLAND SHIPS READY TO SPEED TO SEA Steam Up, Men on Duty, Ships Await Word From Washington MAYOR SMITH ISSUES CALL City Police Guard Government Buildings Plants on "War Footing" The itservo form of the Atlantic! fleet, now at League Island, Is ready to dash to sea. Steam is up, the men are 'at 'their sta tions" on tho sea fighters at tho Philadel phia Navy Van), supplies are being stored, and tbp ships nro reads to leave at an hour's notice .from Washington. These ships would defend tho Atlantic seaboard and form tho socond line ot defenso should tho fighting units ot tho Atlantic fleet be called to sea. AH of Pennsylvania's vast military ln dustrlts, coal, oil, steel and munitions plants virtually will bo placed on a war foot ing today, It was said linnets of many large manufactmlng plants In Philadelphia have announced that they aro ready and willing to turn over their establishments and equipment to f e Government almost at a mtnuto's notlco it needed Tho picsidents of two big Philadelphia plants announced todav that their woiks were icady to servo the fiovornmont Alba Johnson, president of tho It.ildwln EXTRA MARINES TAKE CHARGE OF TVCKERTON WIRELESS A Bedrid of eight marines was bimt fiom Lengtie Island this ntinnooii to take charge of niul gunul the Get man-owned wneless htation at Tucket ton, N. J. PRESIDENT FORBIDS SALE OF SHIPS UNDER U. S. FLAG WASHINGTON, i'eb. b. Piesltlent Wilson has prohibited baly or lease of nny vebsel under the Ameiicau tlg. Continued on Tiice Pour. Column Two 100,000 TEUTONS PLEDGE LOYALTY TO U. S. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Senatoi Wntlswoith today picieutcrt to the Scnatn .1 telegiam fiom npic&cntativub of 500 Get man and Auslilii-Hungailan bocictlcs pledging the svoin loyalty to the United Stall's of 100,000 mcmbeis nnd uiging that nil steps be taken to prcbcivo pence. STATE GUARDS LOOK FOR CALL TO DUTY TODAY Men on Toes for Instant Mobilization When Har- risburg Speaks V; V, '1 4-v & n STEWA'RT WAITS ORDERS Adjutant General Says He Has No Instructions From the Department H KENTUCKY GUARD TO BE HELD IN SERVICE LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 5. Oldeis weie leceivetl tiom the Wnr Depaitmiut at Washington today not to mustci out the Second Kegtinent Kentucky National Gu.ud. The legiiucnt has. just letmur-n ftom Hi" botik'l. BLIZZARD DAY IN PHILADELPHIA p.i.ll....H.. I...I u , i.irp-U., I ai.l) I I.LLI,HJ..L.T,.j. F..-.,, IIL J-.t.. HH.IU1JI.J.1L .I.IW.J..1...UUIIIJIUHCL.-1II l .IfNiliriT.. , 111 1- ,- .,11 . ,1 ' "&t.j ILHHIIIH I ' Officers of the National Guard ot Penn sylvania await tho official call to arms which they bellcvcwlll be Issued today. In structions from Warlilngton nro tlis only hlndianco lo the troops assembling and it Is expected that a few hours only Intervene untlt the summons Is given This belief Is general, although Thomas J. Stewart, Adjutant Uencral of th Penn sylvania National (luard, said thu morn ing ovei the long distance phono fr. n. liar rlsburg that bo had received no deflnltt orders fiom Washington as jet. lie refused, to discuss the probability of tho troops being called out today Munitions idanls arc requesting guards for their piopertj in anticipation of trouble. The lletlilcliein Steel Company, It Is re ported, las alicady made demands for guards lui their plan'n at Bethlehem and Steelton, togaihci with the Joncs-Laugblln Steel Compau.v of Pittsburgh. Willi the Jt'eiond Iteglmcnt speeding homeward thiough Oklahoma, the other troops, some of whom have Just returned, will ba ready when tho time comes. Of ths SHOO men at home, all are fit for duty. The KoOO guardsmen at tho border aro equally primed. While npthlng definite is known regard ing the future assignment of the National Guard in case of hostilities. It is believed that It will again Join the regular army, while the State Constabulary will do guard duty at munitions plants and consulates. Mayor Smith lecelvcd a message from Governor Urumbaugh today requesting that the German consulate here be protected. A similar message was also sent to Mayor Armstrong, of Pittsburgh Both were In response to a message from Secretary of State Lansing Whether or not the State Constabulary will be given the order of looking after the German consulate Is not known. Major John C. Groome had a lonr conference with Governor Brumbaugh. Neither woulc'. di vulge the outcome of the conference. The mobilization plan for the guard has been ejected by. Adjutant General Stewart after w-or- under pressure. Where troop are without armory facilities, regimental headquarters will be established and large quarters leased to house the troops. The troops In Philadelphia are ready. This was assured today by Bragadler General Price, Commander of the First Brigade. "Should a mobilization call be Issued," ha said, "It will find the Philadelphia regi ments prepared. In this their service on the bo.-der will have proved of untold advan tage." Virtually nil the regimental heads. In cluding Colonel Allen, of the First Regi ment, and Colonel slohn I'. Wood, com mander of the First Pennsvlvanla Cavalry, were unanimous In refusing to discuss pos sible orders "This Is not a tlmo to tallt about orders of the War Department," wa their only comment. Shipments of munitions for the Allies have been stopped nt all the big munition plants, was the rumor this morning. Whether this Is due to official orders from Washing ton or becausn of the great shipping danger could not be learned -; Whirling winds driving feathery snowfall before them make walking most uncomiortuble, and hazardous, too, on the city stiects. MOURNERS INJURED IN CRASH WITH CAR Carriage Containing Six Persons Struck at Twelfth and Market Streets Continued on r Two. Clum SU persons who were riding In a funeral carrlago were injured thl afternoon when tho vehicle was struck by a trolley car at Twelfth and Market streets They were all removed to the Jefferson Hospital The Injuied aie; xtn.S. JOHN C1AFF.NEY f"rt lean M 11311 South Klghth street, nuffcrlns from shock, MnS. NR1I.L OAKPNUY flftv ear old. 'J328 Mouth KIghth street, jiosulule fracture of the breastbone MISS M. QUIN. twenty-five sears old. Merlon, Pa , contusions of the chest MIPS M. MANNING, fort ear old, Merfort, Pa., possible fracture of the collarbone, MISS M. CUHICK. fhlrtv-ftve eara old, iaccra. ttons of the. head and face JAMES BLLIS. 018 Newton avenue, Camden, N. J, The carriage loaded with the mourners was going west on Market street on the vyay to Old Cathedral Cemetery, where In terment was to be made. According to the police. Kills, tlio driver of tho Carriage, turned out of the westbound tracks for a trolley car and failed to notice a car ap proaching lp the opposite dlicctlon., The carriage and tho street car collided nnd the jcarrlage was overturned. Hills and the mourners were dumped Into the ,snovy qovered street. Market street shoppers and trdffta police men ran to the assistance pf the injured persons and had them sent to the hospital In a patrol wagon. , s Overcome Trying to Quench Fire ' While attempting to extinguish a 'Are she discovered on the Becond floor of her home, 1017 Porter street, Mrs. Daniel rtugowlt was overcome by (moke ttcd had to' ba i on' carried to the street by neltehbos. WHIRLWIND WEATHER . HOLDS UP TRAFFIC Ferries and Trolley Cars De layed in Storm That Blended Ice, Snow and Hurricane Winds accompanied by a blinding snow Bwept thiough the city this morning, caus ing heavy damage and detaving tiatllc. The usual freak accident due to the wind was staged for those spectators around 1'io.id and Aich stiects bhortlv befoio II o'clock, when tho twenU-mlle gale deftly overturned a wagon of the iilobe-Wcrnlckc Company, of 1012 Chestnut street. The Oliver was thrown out. but unhurt Ferries plying from Camden to this city has gicat dltllculty lauding their workers on t'me, lea and snow caused considerable delay for a tlmo In the rchcdiile. commuteis usually bound for Chestnut street being shifted to South btreet A Jain at the South street elevated station resulted. Trolley service was rlso held up nnd many cars were delay 1 bv stalled trucks and drays. The Inch of snow that had fallen up lo S o'clock wan about all that fell, the storm stopping at that time. Trolley traftlc was delayed and telegraph lines blown down. The temperature fell to cloven degrees, twcnty-ono below fieezlng, at 8 o'clock, bung theie for almost an hour and then started a climb upnurd. All In all. the situation was triost uncomfortable, with the drifting flakes of snow seeping Irrto shoes and under overcoat flaps, British Ship Hits U-Iioat ItlO JANniRO, Feb. 5, The British steamship cAmuzon, which has Just arrived In port, reported damaging. If not destroy ing, a German submarlne'ofT the Spanish nort of VIko. The U-boat tried to torneda f the Amazon, but missed. The Amazon fired three shells, one of wmen caused an explo sion 'on the submarine. The submersible disappeared under the water, leaving a trail ,ot oil behind. PHILADELPHIA AND FINLAND DOCK AT LIVERPOOL NI3W VOIIK, l'cb. r The Ameiiian Line today tinmiuur-ort tho anival of tho liner Philadelphia at Liverpool at 11 o'clock l.iht night and tho nnival ot tho Finland nt S a. in. today nt the muiio port. Both of these vessels have passed thiough the rcstilctcd zono Mnoo Germany's! minouncrinuiit of her Hiilimaiino wai fair. Among tho passengers on the Philadelphia vcie .Mrs. Whltcluvv Held and Captain Raold Amundsen, explorer. CENSOIt OF NAVY NEWS NAMED WASHINGTON. Feb. 5 Lieutenant Belknap, of the Buieaii of Opeiutlons, today was designated censor of nuvy news In tho dcp.utinint nnd at once mado plans to pt event tho leakage of secrets that would aid an enemy. ' DECISION ON ADAMSON ACT WITHHELD 'WASHINGTON. Feb. 'Tho Supieme Com t took no action on the Adamsor. eight-hour law. As tho Supieme Court tool; a recess until Alntch C, nn opinion before that day Is impossible. SHIP BRINGS JAPANESE U-BOAT VICTIMS HERE Norwegians Picked Up Torpe . docd Sailors 210 Miles From Land PANAMA CANAL UNlJEIi STRICT GUARDIANSHIP, PANAMA. Feb. 6. I1tta precautions nio being taken by tho United States military authorities to kimicI tho Panama Canal. Colonel Morrow, acting Governot ot the" Canal Zone, said today the Canal ports aro being blockaded at night. AM suspicious persons aie being kept under surveillance. U. S. SHIPS CHARGED BELLIGERENT INSURANCE RATES NHW YOIUC, Feb. C For the first time since tho outbreak of the European war, American vessels sailing for the war zone aro being charged the same insur ance lates as the belligerents. American ships are being quoted a flat rale of ten per cent by locnl marine insurance underwriters. Quotations on ships ot all nations leaving forthe Mediterranean aro ten to twelve per cent, while rates to Atlantic ports from'Bordcaux to Gibraltar are fixed at tho same levels. Here tofore about two per cent has been charged ships flying the American flag. TAX COLLECTIONS FOR JANUARY UP $37,913 W. Freeland Kendrlck, llecotver of Taxes, announced today that the lax, col lections for January were J530.618.14, an Increase of $37,913,13 over the corre sponding period df last year. The taxes were, in part, as follows: Delinquent taxes, $114,922.10; school taxes, $48,247; city taxes, $96,668, and water rents, $81,569.31. I Tho city books were opened January 26, thus allowing six; days Tor the payment of these taxes. CIALVl'STON, Feb. E. The Norwegian steamship Ageroln, Captain Anderson, ar rived here today from aibraltar, with the master nnd forty members of the crew of the Japanese steamship Chlnto Maru, picked up In open boats 210 miles from land. Tho Chlnto Maru was sunk by sub marine gunfire January 4. The trevv vas In open boats twenty-four horns when rescued and an offshore wind was driving them to sea. They were al most exhausted , AGAINST MILITARY TRAINING N. J. Commission Opposes It in llith Schools Favors Physical Culture TfWNTON. Feb. D. The legislative commission appo'nted last ear to Investi gate the matter ot Introducing military training in tne nigu sqiioois cu ni jrraey today submitted Its report to Governor i.-rttr for transmission to the Legislature. declaring that such training would not be. - .. . -t lnl....t. nt tha .liAnl. fl Hi v for tne ueai init.co.n ..... w... . .,,.,,, PUPllS, UUI itwiu,,,.-., - -.K-.-., , physical training, ror pupus in an tne Two bills, embodying this Idea, are sub- V mitted with the report. ,5 THE WEATHER i ?2 ' FOnUOABT v. jV I'or Philadelphia ond ticiiilli Ge. ' crnlj fair tonight and Tuesday; tUghttff colder tonloht, with lowctt temperature about eight or ten degrees; Jomet ttarncr Tuesday; westerly gales, d.m(n4e inn late tonight. LENGTH OF DAY un -!-.... 7:05 am. I Moon aeti Hun sets. 6:-'Sp.m. ( Moon souths. 11 al 4 DELAWAKK KlVr.lt XIUK IHAWH CHESTNUT 8TRBBT i , Hllh wtr,lS1 a.m, JIIbJj. wter,lS WP Lowwuter,, T32.ra. Low water.. 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