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fudges Renew Fifty-two
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Three Licenses in Third Ward
Revoked, One for n Va
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ffi'Bechtet and Koch (tranted all the flfty-two
K'.tMloOtl and hnll lfrna In ItiA CMrat lVihl
ijfe of Mahanoy City, which have been held up
i g "r ncany a montn anu wnicn warn only
ncfu Dy tne I'ounty i;oiirt nrter the 5u
preme Court had granttd a peremptory
mandamus requiring the Schuylkill Judges
to hear the petitions and remonstrances.
The three licenses held up In the Second
Ward of Mahanoy City were also granted,
but In the Third Ward of the same town
the licenses of William F. Hollhan and Jra
Goodman were refused. The Goodman li
cense Is an old one and Court granted It
before without knowlnc that the particular
pot Is a vacant lot. It Is said the Keler
Brewing Company was paying for this
license In the hope that a building would
oon be erected on the spot.
Judge Koch, In filing an opinion, states
that his view coincides with that of the
Rev. Thomas Keslgh, who filed the remon
trances In the First Ward and who de
clared that so many licenses nre not neces
sary In a ward of only 660O persons.
''My judgment conforms with his general
Judgment," declares Judge Koch, "but I
cannot permit my personal Judgment to have
me act arbitrarily. I must hear evidence
from residents of the ward, borough or
township In addition to that of the applicant
In favor of and remonstrance against the
application for such license, and In nil
cases refuse the same whenever In the opin
ion of the Court, having due regard to the
Dumber and character of the petitioners for
and against such applications, such license
Is not necessary for the entertainment and
accommodation of the public."
The sole remonstrant In these caes has
never been Inside any one of the fifty-two
places asked to be licensed, and when asked
whether In his opinion there Is nny neces
sity for any licenses In the ward replied
that he thinks there Is a legal necessity for
some, but not all. When asked to point out
the places for which licenses should bo
(ranted, It was disclosed that his examina
tion of the place was confined solely to
the location and the outside appearance of
each building. Where appearance and loca
tion seemed favorable, he was not averse
to granting a license, otherwise he was
opposed to it.
Hollhan's saloon, which was refused li
cense, was In existence forty-five jears.
The principal objection to It was that it
was located near churches and the sight of
drunken persons in the neighborhood Is
detrimental to the work being done for
young people. The saloonkeepers whose
places have been closed for nearly a month
quickly lifted their licenses and were doing
business tonight, amid the merrymaking of
the proprietors. Had the licenses all been
refused, Mahanoy City would have lost
17200 In revenue, and Court was Informed
that a special session of Town Council was
to be held If the licenses were not granted
to make up the deficiency.
11 Ships Sunk; Raider
in the Indian Ocean
Continued from Tnte One
rfeVen .persons in the crew It appears cer-st-''taln
the larger boat Is the dne sunk.
, The Trojan Prince was a steel screw
vessel of 319B tons, registered at New
Castle and owned by the Prince Line.
The Zaandyk (orZaandlJk) was bound for
Philadelphia, according to a I.lod's re
port. It was In command of Captain Hase
Wlnkel. This visit was to have been the
vessel's first trip to this port In several
years. Tlie Zaandyk, It Is believed, was
loaded In ballast and was Intended to take
on a cargo here for the Allies.
The Zaandyk, a twin-screw steel stcam
ihlp. left Rotterdam January 30 The ves
sel s gross tonnage was 41SD and Its net
tonnage 25,275; Us length, 393 feet ; beam,
48 feet 5 Inches, and depth, 18 feet 9 inches.
It was built In 1899 at Sunderland. It was
owned by the Holland-America Line, with
fflces In the Bourse.
The Noorderdk (or .Voorderdljk) was a
steel screw vessel of TI66 tons, registered
at Rotterdam and owned by the Holland
American Line.
The Kemland was a steel screw steam
ship of 3770 tons, registered at Amsterdam
and onned by the Kinink Hollandsche
Lloyd.
The Gaasterland was a steel screw steam-
thlp of 1091 tons, registered at Rotterdam
nd owned by Scheepaarten Steenkplen
Heats.
The Jacatra was a steel screw steamship
1 5373 tons, registered at Itotterdam and
owned by the Rotterdameche Lloyds.
The Menado was a steel screw steamship
of 5874 tons, registered at Rotterdam and
owned by the Rotterdamsche I.loyds.
The Bandqeng Is not registered In Lloyd's
list.
AMERICAN ON VESSEL
SUNK, CONSUL REPORTS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.
The destruction iWter warning of two
ahlps by German submarines was reported
by American Consuls today. On one vessel
was an American and on the other a Porto
Rlcan was among those saved. Consul
Frost, at Queenstown, reported the sinking
by shellflre' of the Norwegian bark Wen
'helm, from Pensacola to Greenock, thirty
miles southwest of Fastnet, February 22,
Bolomon Trolche, whose parents live at
-'i:55 Montgomery street, san Francisco,
3, was among those In the lifeboats, which
i. were towed toward land until a British
i . nnvnl vessel anneared. Later the crew was
landed.
The Norwegian steamship SRrlm, travel
ing In ballast, waa sunk by a bomb placed
Aboard by the crew of a U-boat after the
erew had left. Lewis Pinto, of Porto Rico,
was among the fourteen sailors who were
L'ln the hoats twentv hours before Innrilnir.
!fConsul Osborne, at Havre, reported.
GERMANS WILL SPARE
14 J 'TWU AMVKICAN SHIPS
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ft, LONDON, Feb. 24. It Is quite possible
t&t Wist thA American nteamahln T)what,.
.and Orleans may escape German subma
rine on their way through the barred zone
EV from New York to Bordeaux', says the Berlin
' Lokal AmelKer, aa quoted in an Exchange
Telegraph Company Amsterdam dispatch,
,but' America should not rely upon their
,4oln so.
in Berlin political circles, the Exchange's
Jprrespondent adds. It la believed the sub
jMrln commanders have been defitltely In-
! Mructod not to-slnk these American ships.
ITUOS WAS TRANSPORT,
li PARIS DISPATCH ADMITS
' PARIS; Feb, 24.
w ''Wttery submarine" that sank
i Hsor Atnos in me Mediterran
ruur 17, when Robert A.Haden.
rica mmiinary, lot his life. The
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SECOND FIELD ARTILLERY
OUT OF U. S. SERVICE
Men Who Went to Border Re
sume Their Places as
State Troops
The Second Pennsylvania Field Aililleiy
wai mustered out of the Federal serlco
today,
Tho bronzed gunners lined up bnttery by
battery In single file In front of their old
Infantry armory at Broad street and Sus
qiifhanna nenue, because the Interior was
clammed full with artillery stores. Man by
man the ttrtlllerists were mustered out
and became plain Pennsylvania national
guardsmen onco more The muster-out was
In charge of .Major William K Wnltli. Major
Nathan A .erlll. Captain Walter Krneger
and Captain Dawson Olmsteud. of the regu
lar army. Colonel Turner, legltnental com
mander: Lieutenant Colonel Ross, M.ijnrs
Hall and Pickering nnd other regimental
officers were mustered out with tho men
The regiment received Its last month's
Government pay today from Captain I J.
Nowlen, the adjutant Each private's share
was $15. with about $21 additional as cloth
ing allowance
The muster-out Included formally turn
ing oer to the Stale the $1,500,000 worth
of material and equipment, made up of
twenty-four 4 7 cannon and the necessary
caissons and ammunition train, other wag
ons, tentage and other supplies All of the
ordnance and virtually all of the stores, as
well as the uniforms, are new. having been
Issued to the regiment when It was trims
formed nt El Paso from an Infantry regi
ment Into field artillery Since the return
of the reclment from Mexican border serv
ice. February 4. It has been busy packing J
away Its material and equipment into tne
armory and checking up the property The
lot south of the armory building will be
used for restricted artillery drills
CHILD LABOR OPPOSED
AT CHURCH CONFERENCE
United Evangelical Delegates, in
Session Here, Advocate
Social Reforms
Delegates to the Eastern Pennslanla
Conference of the fnlted Evangelical Church
went on record today as opposed to child
labor and In faor of the minimum wage
and other social reforms
The protest against child labor was read
In the report of the committee of social
reform at today's session at Christ Church,
Twelfth and Oxford streets.
Bishop Snengel, of Harrlsburg. discussed
plans for the coming centennial celebration
of the church. It was founded In 1817
No decision has been announced In the le
hearlng of the case of the Rev. J L. Gruber.
of Allentown, by the trial board of the con
ference. The minister was suspended sev
eral months ago, and seeks reinstatement.
Delegates from Lebanon County asserted
that the charges were brought against Mr.
Gruber, by the liquor Interests to stop his
attacks on the liquor traffic. Sentiment
among the 300 delegates Is said to be divid
ed the question of his proposed reinstate
ment Tomorrow many of the Evangelical
clergymen will fill city pulpits. The report
of the committee on worship, which has ar
ranged the Sunday appointments of the vis
iting pastors, Is as follows'
Conferencn
Church, Twelfth and Oxford
treats,
9:30 Sunday School, J P.
Hoover and E. S Woodrlng
Miller. J. tv.
10,30 Ordination aermon, lllahop
W
H.
I'OUKe. w. IK
5.30 Ordination nervlca, Iilahop Fouke
7.45 rilthop U y, Swenl, D. D.
tlethal Evangelical Morning, A II. Schuler.
nliht. A. A. Koch,
Hellefleld Avenua Evangelical Morning, A. K
Hansen: night. E. 8. Woodrlnr.
Urace Evangelical Morning, Bishop Swengel.
night, J M. Hlnlcer.
Trinity Evangelical Morning, L. C. Hunt,
night; lllahop Fouke
...Uorl Rn1 Oiford Presbyterian Night, A
V. Cooper. I
TUbernacio Methodlut Eplncopal Morning. A
n. Taylor; night. C. H Mengel.
St I.uke'a Methodlm KpHcopal J B. Heli
ler, night. W 8 Karris
...s,Ma,tnew'" Methodist Episcopal Morning.
W. T. Harper
. prl" Avenue M. E. Morning. P. T. Ilroclus.
Alt. Hermon Iteformrd N'lght. P. T. Droclus.
Tenth ITnlti1 Prihi.ri.H tnvnnn
run iiFiurnieu jiornmg, j, '. Elinor.
Itehrar: night. J. A. Smith. '
S.ienth street M. E. Night, II. E,
vv. s.
Faas-
nacni,
Qlenoiden Congregational Morning, a,
Gensemer.
Hopeland United nrethren Night, It,
Delbert,
Second Unlld llrethren Morning, a. It.
E.
C.
Del-
letter; mgni, ji, u, Jiagner.
Cookman M. E Night. A. J, Ilrunner.
St. Paul'a, Reading Mornlmr and night. J.
E. Kahner.
First IT. H.. Reading O P. Schaum.
First Evangelical, Easton Morning and
night. J. A. Heck
Terre Hill M, E. Morning, n. C. Deibert.
8t. Andrew', M. E.. I.lanerch Morning and
night, F. V Druckenmlller.
St. John's Lutheran, Ambler Morning and
nlgtat, E. L. Ramer.
3flbrt Allentown Morning and night, W,
J, Kdelman.
I'l mouth Meeting W, L. Teel,
HIGH FOOD HITS CHURCH FUND
Women Stop Work of Selling Soup
When Prices Rise
GLOUCESTER CITY, N. J.. Feb. H, For
several months the women members of the
First Baptist Church have been making
soup each Friday and selling it, the pro
ceeds being turned Into the church fund.
Since the price of potatoes, onions, cabbage
and meat haa soared to recent heights the
members have been obliged to quit this, as
they sold the soup at ten cents a quart,
and found It waa costing them double that
amount to -make It,
They attempted to hold their customers
with fishcakes and clam chowder. However,
they Boon found the price asked for fish
and clams were so high they could not con
tinue the work.
Bey Scouts Leave for Valley Forge
Five hundred Boy. Scouts started from
Norrletown
.thi morning on thjslr annual
,Vlly Forge. The boys, who
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BRITAIN TO USE LINERS
IN BIG BLOCKADE DASH
(ontlnued from 1'iitr One
gress fully Into his confidence as soon as
he can It also Is explained that the delay
has been due to considerations of the great
ekt national Importance. Hut whether It
now will proxe pokslble for tho President
to get solid support for legislation granting
him Increased authority Is admittedly
doubtful
Secretary of State Lansing lias left town
for three days It was stated that before
he left he furnished the President with all
of tho Important Information compiled by
the department dealing with the entire In
ternational situation In addition he took
with him a confidential stenographer famil
l.ir with the department code, nnd arranged
to Keep nt all times In touch with the White
House by carefully guarded telephone
Al'STRlAX SITUATION lTHANGi:i
The Austrian situation continues un
changed The embassy here has been
frnnklv informed that until the negotiations
now In progress between thi city nnd
Vienna, dealing with the Austrian sub
marine note of February 2, is cleared up
no date can be fixed for the receipt of the
credentials of fount Tarnowskl. the new
Ambassador Reports that Vienna is seri
ously nngereil over the failure to receive
officially the Austrian representative after
he was named at the request of the I'nited
Stntes nie so far without confirmation
here
The State Department Is still Investiga
ting the sinking of the French steamship
Athos w It li the resultant death of 11 A.
Haden. an American missionary I'nofll
clal Information indicated that the vessel
hail been used as a transport and Consul
Kebllnger. nt .Malta, has Vyeen directed to
clear this fact up At the same time a
report has been naked for from Ambassa
dor Sharp nt Paris Meanwhile, this Gov
ernment will make no comment on the In
cldmt. BRITISH PRESS BACKS
LLOYD GEORGE SPEECH
LONDON. Feb 24 The sacrifices de
manded by Premier Llovd Ceorge In his
submarine speech In th House of Commons
will leadliy bo made bv the British people,
the newspapers declared todaj
Although the import testrlctions will work
some hardship. It N felt that everything
ought to be subordinated to the needs of the
war.
The fact that the Premier did not try to
hide the real dangers nor palm a picture
of the future In glowing colors gave em
phasis to the demands which he made upon
the English people
Tho parliament, correspondent of the
Chroplcle In dKcu.-sltig the situation today
said:
Some members of Commons think
that the Prime Minister drew too dark
a picture of the existing situation, but
there has been so much complaisant
optimism in the country nbout the war
that a corrective was necessary. Lloyd
Oeorge was right In refusing to mask
the realities, for you do not get rid of
them by covering them with a gauze
of words and pretense
The Chronicle Is among the newspapers
which have been compelled to reduce their
size by the paper shortage. In comment
ing upon this It suggested In an Ironical
vein that the membeis of the Cabinet make
their oftlclal statements shorter mi that
less room will be tnken lip In printing
them.
The official gazette contains the follow
ing articles that may not be Imported Into
England In accordance with the new regu
lations: ,
Agricultural machinery, tea. prints,
coffee, cocoa t works of art, perfumer, em
broidery, cotton hosiery, curios, mops,
brandy, antimony ware, tomatoes, tpe
wrltcrx, live quails, engravings, photo
graphic apparatus, pictures, soya beans,
straw plaiting, straw envelopes for bottles,
boots and shoes, raw fruits, hides, leather,
gloves, glass manufactures, linen and jams,
canned lobsters, manufactures of silk nnd
yarns, furs, food articles containing sugar
except condensed milk, wines of nil kinds,
wood and timber, mineral waters, baskets
of bamboo and wicker work, books, clocks,
rum, hats and bonnets, flowers and stereo
scopes. There are other articles on the banned
list, but the foregoing are the most Im
portant. GERMANY TO DEMAND
INDEMNITIES AFTER WAR
AMSTERDAM, Feb, 2V-If the Entente
Powers demand reparation from Germany
after the war Germany will make n counter
demand for Indemnities and It will not be
any "paper allusion," said Count von Ro
dent, of the Germany treasury. In a speech
In the Reichstag. The speech was de
livered on Friday In connection with the
15,000,000,000 mark vote of war credit, sayB
a dispatch from the German capital today.
There were almost twenty votes against the
war credit, the opposition being led by
Herr Ledebour, a radical newspaper man.
"emade a speech against the submarine
warfare, but- his words were greeted with
such boisterous laughter that he could
scarcely be heard. Herr Ledebour started
off by condemning Germany's peace offer,
saying that it did not contain a single es
sential and that It had no value as a means
of ending the conflict, , ,
Count von Rodern declared that the coun
try Is confident of victory, and that In some
respects Germany Is better off than the Al
lied countries. This waa particularly so
In the matter of coal, he said.
The. end of the war is. not yet In sight,
declared the treasury official, who said it
Is' going to "be a fight to a finish."
Count yon Rodern said that the subma
rine had never been Introduced 'as an In
strument of war until the present conflict
and that, as a result, the other international
rulea of war did not apply to Its use.
"We are sure we shall not lay down this
weapon (the submarine) before wo have
accomplished our am In .this war the de
fense and freedom of our homes." declared
Doctor Kaempff, president of the Relchs.
tag. In opening the session of that body;
"We are, apparently, approaching the de
cisive struggle In this gigantic war of
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STUB1
Jeers nnd Jibes. The president's reference
to submarines nnd his laudation of the sub
marine crews was received with loud up
piausc. Tho hall was decorated with laurel
In memory of tho Cerman dead
NOT A U-BOAT LOST,
SAYS BERLIN JOURNAL
Hi:itLl.V. Feb 21 No German subma
rines have been lost since February 1. "a
competent source" quoted today by the
Berliner Lokal Anzelger asserts. The state
ment was made In connection with a criti
cal analysis of the speech before tho Brit
ish House of Commons by Sir Edward Car
son "To detail completely the British losses
would only bavo excited dNtrcss," the edl
foilal declaies. nccortling to the press bu
reau "Therefore. Carson admits part of
them and tries to quiet public opinion In
tills fashion.
"If there bnvo really been as many
encounters (Carson's speech leferred to
forty fights with submarine) as Carson
said then the accomplishments of our boats
are admirable, for we yesterday heard from
a competent source that slnto February 1
none hns been lost
"Carson indulged In glutei lug generali
ties and carefully avoided figures There
fore, all his assertions are Irrelevant. For
us only one thing Is Important and that Is
whether tho subroutines return from their
enterprises.
"Bchldos, England sometimes has special
reasons now to nvow the fate of German
submarines witness the Baralong-Croinp-
ion case.'
Re-establishment of privateering against
neutrals was one of the denunciatory terms
Willi which Berlin newspapers greeted the
new British order In council
"International law is violated by this
regulation in a fashion which Is unprece
dented." nsserted the Berlin Tageblatt,
"even In the course of this war"
"Tho most brutal part of the regulation,
and that which is not said In express words.
I that England is hunting for tonnage."
declared the Vossische Zeltung. "Neutrals
are now confronted with the following di
lemma: They either sail on the seas with
out calling at Enlente ports, In which case
thev will be brought Into English ports nnd
their tonnage confiscated or unjustly held,
or, on the other band, If they call at Eng
lish ports they cpnse themselves to the
same danger.
CABRERA DENIES PLAN
FOR EMBARGO ON OIL
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.
"Thu Mexican Government does not con
template restraining the shipment of fuel,
nor nny other action hostile to the Interests
of any of the nations In war."
This Is the declaration of Luis Cabrera,
Minister of Finance In the Carranza Cabi
net, made in an Interpretation of Car
net, made In an Interpretation of Car
ranza's "pence" note of February 11, in
which the Mexican "first chief" urged all
neutral nations to establish embargoes on
arms and supplies as the quickest means
of ending the European war.
Cnrrauza's Intention was believed to have
been to cut off oil supplies for the British
navy from the Tamplco district. Had such
action been tnken an extremely dangerous
situation would have been created.
Continuing his Interpretation of the Car
ranza note, which Is given In a telegram
tecelved in Washington today Cabreta
expresses the amazement of the Mexican
Government at the Impression made by the
note In the United States, Cabrera, after
itmsultation with Foreign Minister Agul
lar, describes the note as an "amicable offer
of co-operation with tho United States In n
movement in which they need effective sup
port from all neutral Governments In order
to nvold being dragged Into the war"
Carranza believed the Governments of
Mexico, Chill, Brazil and Argentina to be
those best qualified to give such support.
BERLIN ADMITS LOSSES
ON SOMME AND MEUSE
British Occupy Advance Posi
tions German Guns in Mace
donia Shell English Warships
, BERLIN. Feb. 21.
Gains for the Allies on both the Somme
and Verdun fronts were admitted by the
German War Office today. On the Somme
front, It was said, the British occupied some
parts of the Germans' advanced positions
which had been voluntarily given up by the
Teutons. The positions were filled with
mud, It was said, On the western bank of
the Meuse, a French detachment entered an
advanced German, trench northeast of Avo.
court. The Germans at once delivered a
counter-attack, ejecting the French.
There have been no events of Importance
on the eastern front, the War Otfice an
nounced, x
In Macedonia British warships, which
had been shelling Greek towns near the
Struma, are now answered by German
guns, which have been placed In position
on the Greek coast.
The German War Office, In Its official re.
port, today made no mention of the Ru
manian theater of war.
PARIS, Feb. 2
A French detachment at night pene
trated the German lines In the Vosges north
of Senones, today's official statement an
nounced, An attempted German raid this
morning on French lines near Wlssemba'ch
was defeated.
Lovelorn .Man Kills Himself
CARLI8K, Pa., Feb, 24, James Russel
Waugh, of New Cumberland, shot him
self, leaving a note fop his mother In
a bankbook which he also assigned to
her. Waub, slrot himself; In sight of his
i w
lY,
FEBRUARY 24,
U. S. ARMY OFFICERS
GLI AUSTRIACI TENTAN0
TRE INUTHI INCURSIOM
Sono Violentemente Contrattac-
cati e Respinti in Val d'Adige,
Valsugana e sul Boite
ROMA, 24 Febbralo.
11 Minister clella Guerra pubbllcava lerl
sera II seguente rapporto del genernle Ca
dorna circa la sltuazlone alia fronte italo-austrlaca-
Incurslonl tentnte dal nemlco contro
le nostro Unco della Zugna, In Val
d'Adige; nella zona tra Strlgno e Spera,
In Val Sugana. e sulle falde del Monte
Cndlnl, nell'alta valle del Bolte. sono
fallito compictamente grazle alia vlgl
lanza dello nostre truppe ed alia loio
ferma resistenza.
N'ella zona del Col dl Lana mi leparto
nemlco, con un Improvvlso attacco
rluscl' ad occupare lino del nostri
avampostl. Poco dopo questo tepatto
austrlaro veniva violentemente con
trataccato dalle nostre forze e catclato
dalla posizlonn e messo In dlsordlnata
fuga. .Vol prendemmo al nemlco alcunl
prlglonlerl In questa Impress
lerl sera uno del nostri dlrlglblll, con
una ablllsslma manovra. ragglune lm
provvlsamente II campo dl avlazone
nemlco a Prosecco o vi rovesclo' una
tonnetlata dl alto esploslvo con vlslblle
successo. II dirlgiblle, compluta l'az
rardosa opernzlone. lltornava senza
danno alia sua base.
Palie capltall ntleate si ha die combatti
mentl til Importanza noti eccesslva si sono
avutl un po' dappertutto sulle diverso frontl
d battaglla. I'll dlspacclo da Petrograd
dice che le truppe austro-tedesche opeiantl
nella Galizla eruno riusclte a penetrare In
alcuno trlncee russe facendo saltare la gal
lerla scavata dal russl per una mlna. Pero'
poco dopo quesle truppe tedesche venlvano
attaccate dal russ che le rlcacclavano verso
le loro poslzlonl rloccupando i trattl dl
trlncea che avevano perduto. Pero' si trat
tava dl un combattlmento In cul era Impe
gnato soltanto un mezzo battagllone, due
compagnle.
Anche sulla fionte della Somma gli Inglesl
hanno conqulstnto altre trlncee togllendole
al tedeschl. Su questo tratto della fronte
franco-inglese I comhattlmentl sono presso
che contlnul, sebbene not) delcislvi
Ha prodntto viva Impresslone in questl
clrcoll un dlscorso dl LIod George, prlmo
mlnlstro brltannlco. nel quale l'uomo dl
stato Inglese ha detto che a ineno che
I'lnghllterra non rlusclra' a compensare
con nuove costruzlonl o con altro mezzo la
fierdlta del plroscafl affondatl dal sotto
marlni tedeschl, la nazlone sara" costretta
nd affrontare una gravisslma crlsl. Per
rimedlare in certo modo a questo problema,
II governo Inglese ha ridotto in Importazlonl
al puro necessarlo utlllzzando 1 plroscafl
cosl" rlsparmlatl per 11 trasporto dl mate
riale dl prima uecesslta' e materials da
guerra. Nondimeno II dlscorso o gll am
monlmentl che sono contenutl nel dlscorso
devono essere conslderatl come uno sperone
a maggloro attivlta' da parte del popolo
inglese.
Lloyd George dlsse nel suo dlscorso, che,
rlmarra' come uno del plu' Importantl docu
ment! dl questa guerra, die non si potra"
essere slcuri della vlttorla se prima i sotto
marlnt tedeschl non saranno distruuttl. e
per far cio" sono necessarll dolorosi sacrlflcll
da parte del popolo. E II popolo Inglese ac
cetta questl sacrlflcll che gll sono Impostl
dalle necesslta' della guerra.
WASHINGTON, 24 Febbralo Un dls
pacclo da Monaco dl Bavlera, trasmesso da
Amsterdam, dice che II governo austro
ungarlco appoggera' senza restrlzionl II pro
gramma tedesco dl guerra dl sottomarlnl
nella sua risposta ngll Statl Unltl. Questa
tlsposta dlchiara che la flotta austrlaca con
tlnuera' nella guerra dl Insldle in pleno
accordo con la flotta tedesca
Ormal e' generate Impresslone qui che la
trla e' Inevitablle ed avverra" presto, Finora
si voleva evltarla per non far vedere che
gll Statl Unltl prendevano provvedlmentl
che potevano essere conslderatl aggreBslvl
dalla Germanla. SI dice ora che l'lncarica
to d'afTarl nustro-ungarlco, barone Zwledi
nek, c' al corrente della declslone degll
Statl Unltl, La sola cosa cho potrebbe
evitare la rottura sarebbe I'accettazlone da
parte dell'Austrla delle domande contenute
nella nota nmerlgana, cio' che non sembra
possibile,
GIRL KILLED; SUITOR HELD
Paoli Man Held Pending Inquest Into
Fatal Shooting
Pending an Investigation of the death of
Mary R. Elklns, twenty-nine years old, of
Dalesford, Pa., who was found with two
bullet wounds In her breast February 12,
Christian Wanzel, twenty-seven years old.
of Faoll, has been placed under arrest, The
Inquest will be held next Monday afternoon
In the office of Justice of the Peace Michael
V. Harrlgan, at, Paoll.
Miss Elklns was .employed by Thomas
R, Elcock, and for about a year Wanzel
had been rnlllng on her. Mln Elkin's body
was found In the woods near the Elcock
home.
Leg Comfort
I)n't sotTer fnaj Varltatt
Veins, Leg Ulcer. Weak AnkUs!
Msrellan Legs, or othir lag
troubles which nsad constant, ear-
lain support
tor
&.1BB
r.AOKD BTflrglwn
will mak
mak you bappr end tasr.
iw iwir torturing elastics or
blasoma bandana, and fa-v-t
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Tbro'
troubl
lea troublas. Corliss Stockings
rnaaa io aiMaura. wiinout aiastifl
s
mir far many montba.
r. llrtit and our
nlr ttflt ach. or
ma limb. H.OoTand
riMft'
aoia snu anuarTf iiinj
abls. Coat onlr
In for tha uni
you'd giaair par muon more for
lbs support and eaas. Call and
h measured (rat. or write for
Slf-maaurajTini Diana pto. o.
Ready Money-
United States Loan Society
-
Hours B to o aauri mi, w to .
W also make abdominal balls
13lt.It-l& Vtlbart BL, Phil., Pa
ult 410. ball Dbooo Wslovt VUL
- 1917
Capital Talk's, N. Y.
Acts on Food Crisis
Continued from rage One
trlbutlon to the public at "reasonable
prices."
Among those considering this plan are
Senators Borah, LaFollette and Kenyon.
In event It Is adopted, they will urge the
War Department as the distributing agency.
From these "Federal clearing house" pro
posals suggestions run all the way to out-and-out
charity,
.Senator Norrls, Senate Independent,
wants to tax Immediately large Incomes,
J50.000 and over, and turn the money over
to the needy until permanent relief can be
obtained. t
SENATK DALLYING
So radical were tho differences of opinion,
ngreement on any one plan seemed lm
probablo as tho Senate today went Into Its
filibustering session with but six da re
maining before final adjournment
The Administration, however. Is believed
to be exerting pressure to bring tho ma
jority to some yoncerted line of action.
The appropriation by Congress of the
1100,000 to conduct the investigation, was
urged In a statement today by Carl Vroo
man, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, as
a "food preparedness" measure as well as
for relief from high prices.
"War or no war." Vrooman said. "It Is
Imperative the Government know the es
sential facts about the national fooil situa
tion. "We must see to it thst our national
food supply more than ample for our
needs Is so marked that the poor are not
starved by unscrupulous speculators
"Food preparedness necessitates co-operation
between the Federal, State and muni
cipal Kovcrnmepts," Vrooman said
BREAD TRUST CHARGED
BY MEMBER OF HOUSE
WASHINGTON. Feb 24 The existence
of a trust to curtail the flour supply and
boost the price of bread In the United
States was charged by Representative
Henry T. Ralney, of Illinois, today.
"I base my statements upon facts gath
ered In a personal Investigation," said
Ralney.
"At the annual convention of the Na
tional Association of Master Bakers at Salt
Lake City last summer President S. F.
McDonald, of Memphis, announced that 'a
campaign would be started at once to edu
cate the public to the ten-cent loaf ' Since
then this hns been done.
"Over the door of the biggest grocery
In Washington Is a sign which says, 'Bread
one day old, two loaves for flvo cents'
"Why do bakers want ten cents for bread
made todny when they are glad to sell It
tvvr for a nickel tomorrow?
"Bread made from Minneapolis flour Is
being sold cheaper In Ireland today than It
Is In tho United Stafs. Bread In the
warring countries Is cheaper today than It
ut In the United States,
"In a recent letter to all members, Sec
retary .1. M. Bell, of the Master Bakers',
tells of the Increased dues for the 'cam
paign of education.' In the same letter he
calls the many tinkers who refused to Join
in price boosting 'nothing less than rene
gades.' "Right after the Spanish-American War
a tax was placed on mixed flour, which Is
corn starch or corn flour mixed with wheat
flour.
"There Is n bill now In the Ways and
Means Committee of the House repealing
this tax, which would divert about 60,000,
000 more bushels of corn Into the bread
making market every year.
"Every effort to report out this bill favor
ably Is met with opposition by the bakers
and wheat millers.
"In view of these facts I charge that there
Is a fast-formlrg food trust in this country
that is In a conspiracy to keep up the price
of bread "
NEW YORK BUYS FOODS
TO RELIEVE SITUATION
NKW YORK, Feb. 24 A carload of Col
umbla River smelts purchased by long-dls-tanco
telephone today Is on Its way to New
York to do' Its part toward relieving the
shortage of food and high prices here. The
smelts were purchased by the Mayor's com-
DREERS
Garden Book
The new 1917 edition is now ready
for distribution.
Dreer's Garden Book Is the
acknowledged authority on all things
pertaining to gardening. It lists
everything worth growing In both
vegetables and flowers the worthy
novelties and the old "stand-bys."
Cultural directions by the best
American horticultural authorities.
Your copy Is ready for you call or
write for It.
This Is the month for
Spraying and Pruning
We have all the tools and the
necessary sprays ready for mixing.
Seeds for Hot Beds and
Green Houses
are all listed In Dreer's Garden
Book. The sooner you plant them,
the earlier you will have blooming
flowers and fresh vegetable's.
W"V Seeda, Plnriti, Tools
Llreer 71416 Chestnut
PHILADELPHIA, FA.
EEAL ESTATE FOR SALE
W EST rHILAHEI.I'lllA
ONE
5c
FARE
I. M'a- J-BBMit'PwHBi.H
All Stone, $6900 to $7600
Including Garago-ll8 Minutes to Broad Street
At 69th Street Station on the Market Street Elevated
An InnoyaHon In-House Construction. Picture this home 18 minutes
?HnE CJSLHa '' .ne Bvcenl fare trlKht rapid transit. Living rooni,
2I"V ?? onilee$nK chambers, all frontinjc the street, with porches on
wIha H,,.Jrh e PhotK"ph illustrates a house on a lot 72 ieet
JmiltwSh 9nRf 1 '1 front M b.oth sidei1' The rear of the house U
fe J .,5.3k 11 8tne jarty wall between it and another house which .
yormOo?efcheetnoiner7W0 8nd b,anCe 8 "' Ca" ' ff
t.
mlttee on food supply, ofwhleh George wl
Pirklns Is head, and It Is suspected tin! '
Perkins himself paid for It. t ........
4.000,000 pounds of rice have be.n Du,'
chased to be sold at six cents a pound
The committee plans to watch care"fUM
the distribution of the flsh, nnd If n v,
satisfactory effect on the market more m
be purchased. Hire I. nr..i ...m?.r will
If the price goes over six cents a ,' "
the committee plans to dump a huge amonl
on the market. s am"nt
Investigations showed today that ...
East Side families were subsisting fo""
most part on bread and tea. with .
occasional luxury of meat and veget.ku
School children, it Is said, nie In "
more ragged and unkempt condition ihu
winter than In previous seasons.
Special
Prices
for
Cleansing
Until March 1
Womens Suits
(TLAI.N)
$3.00
Mens Suits
$1.50
Blankets
75c
Womens Womens
Plain Waists Plain Skirts
$1.25
$1.50
Our Very Best Work
Done Entirely by Hand
Prices for Black Dyeing
are practically same as before the war
Our autos call for and de
liver packages in Philadelphia
and suburbs.
LEWANDOS
1633 Chestnut Street
Telephone Sprnce 47D
"You Can Rely on Lewandos"
OWN A
BERMAN HOME
AND B.E COMFORTABLE
"The lleit House In the JJrst Location"
55th Street
Pine Spruce De Lancey
One left on Spruce St , at . ,.15000
One left on De Lancey St.. hI . 1.1400
i:icht l-ft on Pine Ht.. at . .S3D00
The heating- sstem In our houses as
sures warmth In coM weather, and tha
best proof as In quality of construction,
comfort derived from the home could b
easily obtained from the 30 happy fam
ilies now llvlns In the operation.
HKliMAN lihOS., C019 Market St.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
WEST I'lIirJlDKI.I'HLX
-
SELLING FAST
TIIOS. J. MttlARVEY OPERATION
(Constructed under personal supervision of
the llullder)
on '
Nassau Road tlWsl
A Street of S760O Ilomf
"In the Kicluslve .$4500
ArrftnsempntB can b made for thoi ion
trmplattn purchasing a home In th sprfni
obtaining one of these houiefl now. i thers
pro only a limited number in thia operation.
Tho.. J. McGarvey o
TRANSIT I'ACIUTIKNi 'iranafer north
on lth al. to Lanadowne ave-, walk one
anunre nat an! then north to Naaaau.road
or to 03d and Nassau and walk cast.
VKT r!lirAJ)KMM!l.
NO,
CHANGE
OF CARS
M nL commissioner
BUILDER.OWNI
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