o tFINANCTAL EDITIOfT , ' - 7 t NIGHT EXTRA merger T ".n if WAXrybv NIGHT EXTRA vmrntg s. H Cj y o IJ VOL. HI. NO. 143 to FAIR LEASE OR CITY-RUN LINES, MAYOR'S PLAN I . Smith Holds Threat of m "" -" Over P. R. T. fl CAN BORRCTVTMONEY AND BUY EQUIPMENT Promises Full and Free Dis- ' cussion Before Transit ,. Decision Is Made COURTS PROBE OF REGIME i Not Dismayed by Bill in Legis-1 lnture Honored on Vaca tion by McNichol "The city of Philadelphia must Ret a iquare deal In the proposed lease of Its llgh-specd lines to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company No 'lease will be con luinmated until the people of Philadelphia hive all the Information now In my posses llon, and If a fair nnd equitable aRreement cannot be reached the city can handle the operation of the lines Itself." With that emphatic declaration, Major Thomas 13. Smith made clear his position In the city's transit muddle today as he stepped from the Seaboard I'lorlda Limited at the West Philadelphia station upon his return from a two weeks' ncatlon In 'Wal ton, Fla, Jn almost the same breath the Mayor an swered the attacks made upon him in Har risburg jesterday through the Introduction Ifmty'state Representative Bejer of a resolu tion authorizing: a probe of the political activity of city omplovcs In Philadelphia, lp-nd declared that he and his administration W would welcome any probe that might be made. nothing to mm: & "I have nothing; to hldej nothing to cover BP," he added, "and no one under me will put any stumbling-block in the way of any probe that may come. On the contrary, we will welcome it, But I wonder why cij& those felloes at Harrisburg don't pass some If of the bills they Introduce?' ff,i..Uthough denlnjr that he had hejd any political conferences during his absence, the Mayor said that last Sunday lie and Mrs. smith went from Walton to St. Lucie, whero Senator McNichol and his party are stop ping, and that while there he went In ;, tithing with the Senator. In the evening, he said. Senator McNichol gae a dinner at the clubhouse in honor of Smith, at which twenty-four members of the Phila delphia colonj in Florida were present. In reference to the food situation the Major explained that he had left all de tails to Director Wilson, who, he was sure. was capable of handling the matter to the best advantage of the city and those who are suffering. Alt uetaus or tne transit situation me specific criticisms of the Transit Company's proposal to Lo made In the rpoi t of Transit i Director Twining, the analysis of Ford, Bacon & Davis, and the method of rem edying thtse defects In tne piesent draft of the lease the Major waved aside with the unmet' that, having been out of tho city for two weeks, ha was naturally not .convenant with any of the details. "I want to make It plain, however," he Ry continued, "that I intend to throw open the matter of the lease to the fullest and freest : publicity and discussion. I hope tho report and analysis being made by Director Twln- jlng and Ford, Bacon & Davis are on my fdeak when I reach my otllce. If they are I Bhall study them tonight and tomor- fft row go befoio Councils at their regular session and make them public In order that ' no time may be lost. "I hope and I feel that the lease can be arranged fairly and equitably with the ' Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. But before anything Is closed the people must .know all the facts I now have In my pos- Contlnued on Tare Three, Column One DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA "DRY" AFTER NOVEMBER 1 lHou.se to Accept. Senate Bill Under Operation of Rule Reported ', I " VlVlllltlll,M;E Ej WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The District of t Columbia )vlll be dry by November 1, 1917. . ouse win accept We Senate bill be fore adjournment tonight, operating through I a EaK" rillA fnnrtr1 trwln., hi h T71aa .Committee. ThA nnnrtmnnf Y.F 4hl 1,111 will IT 2lae tl'6 twenty-seventh unit in tho United It IS. t0 be dry excluding Alaska. .11, . my"Blx ot ,ne "tates and territories Jill be "bone dry" If the Rod amendment passed. Inpnillai, 172.. A C..J 1 -., . - A'fl3 hl guuucibuuii: mti. LANCAKTwn r r-. oo ft,- ,.....i. f l'"cen1ary Are- occurring within a radius of BeX .. wimin live weeks occurred at . r-uuersours, wPen the barn of Isaac Fisher Lwts burned. The loss is $6000. - THE WEATHER I For ni.ii-j.in j ...,,... -- . li "w"tpmi unu, vicinity unoci- tlti tonight and Thursday, urtth rain or Ijnoie; Jotccaf fempe-rofure tonight alout VMrtuttco degrees; fresh northeast winds. Y.witr-'-Tir tw Tr . KU2 "".!: SO a.m.. I Moon rli..10:lT a.m. - CCta. ...fi!ft(l n.m I Hun anulha fl!l7nm. V1 delawakk hivkr tide changes w - kiiciainuT n.4cj-i I'er.lffla.in. ,Ixw watef . .S.OS p in. p, Tter,;8Alii.mt Wert water.. 7:10p.m. WiriWATtmS AT EACH HQtJK IJI.L-1l.ff MAYOR BACK FROM SOUTHERN VACATION , n -"Lrf-' ' Vl---a--. 4E-lwSK4PSHkS' v 3h jmH M-Ki3flTBlshv & 1rilnH-v l--------------------KelS-il 3if Hlvi' ' iIIH'iiiHill ilfl!isH---H-- J9HiliHH' 5 W$'m!R Accompanied by Mrs. Smith nnd their son, t.Tayor Smith arrived at West Philadelphia Station today to lesume his official duties after a vacation trip spent in Walton, Flu. PSYCHIC DEVOTEE LOYAL TO FIANCEE Thomas Pentz Says All Will Come Right in Spirit Match GIRL IN AN ASYLUM Thomas Kddlngton Pontz Is not worried. Thomas 1-ddlngton is the joung, dapper Jewelrj- lepair man In-one of the cltj'B big depaitment stores, whose fiancee, Miss Mar Jorle Frazce, psjchlc fctudenf. became insane at her home In Brookllne, Haerford town ship, while he waited for her on the rorner of Ninth and Market streets to lead her to iv nlt.ir .rntlirr ihn Marlstrate Thp Mag istrate was lo lfae made a material mar riage of tho spiritual one which spirits had willed In a psjihlu seance, according to Pentz The girl, with her mother, Mrs Calln Frazee, well-known clubwoman, suffragist and worker In the Society for the Pre vention of Cruelty to Animals, both lost their reason about noon Mondaj'. At that tlmo Marjorlc said she had received a mes sage from tho spirits that she must find a sacrifice and the sacrlllco should be her father. So the girl, clad only In a nightgown, and her mother lan to tho home of a neigh bor. James Llojd There she grabbed a butcher knife. As tho father was not around, sho took her beloved pet dog, Peter Pumpkins, a blue ribbon collie, for the sacrifice. She mutilated him so that the police had to kill hint later. The father, Calvin I'razee, gave permis sion after that for procedlngs, and the mother and daughter were both taken to the Insane asjlum at Norrlstown PHNTZ IS I.OY.U, But still Thomas Kddlngton Pentz. who was to have wed tho girl at the command of the spirit world, Is not worried. "It was Just a case of nervous strain. ' he Continued un rage Two. Column Three SOCIETY WOMAN SAVED, WITH MAID, FROM FIRE Firemen Carry Mrs. J. Edward Durham, Jr., of Allentown, From Porch Roof ALLENTOWN, Ta., Feb. 28. Mrs. J. Hdward Durham, Jr., and her maul were rescued early today by firemen from death by suffocation In their burning home. Mrs. Durham Is Hannah, daughter of Colonel 13. M. Young, millionaire cement manufacturer and member ot vernor Brumbaugh's staff. She and her husband live In a beautiful home In tho fashionable West I3nd. Mrs. Durham and the maid went to bed early last evening while Mr. Durham was downtown with Colonel Young. Shortly after midnight Mrs. Durham was awakened by the odor of .moke .nd on opening her bedroom door was all but over whelmed with smoke. SI, called to the maid. Jennlo' nrdman sleeping 'C0hetlpr1Aflr0arSsear,b,y Tu nVm a window (o lp. A Pas y dnessdTatl" and warmly and clarnbered r7.rof of the porch. As soon as the nrerne'n 'arV'lvVd thVwero taken down lad- dTha blaze, which started Jrom sponla nemjs combustion of waste in the cellar, was neous col"u"V',h nrrmen were compelled 7oUchoPnthrouShh floors "".Si ceilings for an h,,r before they mastered the flames. The loss may reach 110,000. Mr. Durham. The loss may ,. VIse and Tool ashe leader of Allentown's younger social set. Liner Clears for Norway NEW YOnK. Feb. 2. The Norwegian American liner Krlstlanafjord cleared for Chtll U?Dla MkUy wlth o general cargo, but .rVS;f' lf i3,fld,,riKa'.L ..V ! ALLIES WANT U.S. TO JOIN CONFLICT Senator-Elect Hale Finds British and French Lead ers Highly Pleased WELCOME MORAL EFFECT NIIW YOrtK, Feb 28 "Tho Allies want us In the war, I.lojd George wants us In the war, p'lemler. Ilrland wants us In the war." was the word In ought to tho I'nltcd States todaj fiom Kurope by Colonel Fred erick Hale. I'nltcd States Senator-elect f i oin .Maine, who arilved aboard the Amer ican liner Finland. Mr. Hale has been abroad several months studying war conditions befoio tnk Ing his seat in tho next Congress. Tho Finland was taken to her pier along side other American liners. The entlro pas sengcr fleet of tho line Is In New York harbor today for the first time. Dr. Henry Van Djke, foimcr American Minister to Holland, was not aboard the ship, as bad been lepoiteir; Passengers said Doctor Van Djko had gone to Cor unna, Spain, to Join Ambassador Gerard and would come homo with hhn. m.ATi:r at stand "I had a talk with I.lojil rteorgo before I left Kngland." Ilnlo said. "I also talked with Premier Ilrland, of France, and other officials closely In touch with tho conduct of the war Without exception they are elated at tho step which hent Count ou Bcinstorff back to Herman j and believe the net move will carry the I'nlted States into war on the hide of the Allies, 'The moral effect of tho American entry Is all that Is hoped for by tho European countries. Thej declare tho spectacle of only a few American troops flglitTng tho German armies in France would have a tremendous moral effect "Much speculation is bojng given In t:u iope to the part this countiy would. tnko If she should enter the war. It Is felt she could help most bj' supplying convojs for steamships and by allowing use of her great credit. Her manufacturing possi bilities also would help much. "The feeling In the Allied nations toward Continued un !'aic Two, Column Cive FIREMEN SAVE FAMILY FROM TRAP OF FLAMES Parents and Four Children, Half Dead' From Smoke, Car ried to Safety A family of six, including four young children, were rescued early today from the second story of their home, where they were trapped by flames, by two fire men, who climbed over a rear shed Into the burning dwelling and carried them, partly overcotne by smoke, to safety. Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning, William Bender, of 2450 South Thlllp street, was awakened by tho crackling of flames. Ho called his wife and four chil dren. Max, twelve years old; Sadie, eight; Samuol, seven, nnd'Kdlth, six. When they tried to descend th stairway they were met with a sheet ot flames that was rap Idly destroying their home. 'Their' screams attracted thn attention of Firemen Bolanskl and Pcndergast, of Engine ' Company No. 10, who climbed Into the second story and lowered Bender and his family to" safety. The fire, which was of unknown origin, began In the lower floor of the residence, but spread rapidly to the second. 11 caused damage estimated at 1500. Ilescue of a mother and four small chil dren, when flra swept their home at 2325 Almond street shortly beforo midnight, was effected by William Camp, a neighbor. Camp saw the flames as he was going to bed and he jumped the fence separating his home from that of. John McNamee, where the fire had started. He picked up James, two years old, and Frances, four years old, while he led the mother and two other children, Joseph, 'seven, and John, Ave years pld. tq the street. The fire, said to bve been'due to'a,dftlye,llue, oau4 rw iw'". , . v - ) -' PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1917 AUSTRIA DENIES SINKING OF LAW i Disclaims Responsibility iu Case in Note Handed to Penlield SILENT ON U-BOAT WAR Break With U. S. Appears Cer tain, Due to Berlin's Pressure WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. The Austrian Government today notified tho State Department that Um American schooner I.yman M Law was not sunk bj an Austrian submarine In n nolo trans mitted through Ambassador Penflcld. the Austrian Foreign Minister said that nil commanders of Austrian submarines had been heard from nnd that none reported thn attacked on the American crnft. The captain of Law, In reporting the sinking, explained that the submarine bore neither flag nor number. This fact, coupled with the fact that the attack occurred In the Mediterranean, led to olllclal belief that tho warship was Au rlan and was looked upon as a grnvo com plication of Austrian-American relation The message to th State Department today, whllo rellivlng somewhat Austrian tension, tended lo tighten tho German American strain, since, it Is believed. If tho attacking submailne was not Austrian it was prohablj German The Law's cap tain rcporteil that several of tho subma rines ciew weie German. Complete nrrangements for the withdraw al of American diplomatic and consular offi cers from Austria-Hungary have been marie by Ambassador Penflcld on instructions from the Stato Department in tho belief that a break In relations Is Inevitable The Spanish Government has been asked to take over American interests and plans liavo been made to expedite tho withdrawal of all Americans Tho last report from Ambassador Tcn fleld, a brief cable received after these In structions wcro sent, suggested a possi bility that Austria's reply to this Govern ment's icqucst for a definition of her atti tude in tho submarine situation might bo favorable. No real hope was raised here, however, and no change In Instructions fol lowed. The feeling prevails that whllo both this country nnd Austria desire to avoid a break, Germany Is determined that her ally shall suppoit lo the greatest degiee possible the submarine vampalgn SEVEN-EIGHTHS WOMAN SUFFRAGE FOR INDIANA Governor Goodiich Signs Hill, With His Wife as Only Woman Witness INniA.VAI'OLlS, Ind. Kcb 2S (lover nor doodrlch signed tho peven-clghths woman nuffrage bill shortly after 9 o'clock today, with Sirs Goodrich tho only woman witnessing the ceremony. The Governor by signing the bill eailj In the day disappointed many women who had gathered from all parts of the State for the event who expected It to take place this nftemoon TEUTON SUSPECTED AS SPY KILLED BY P. R. R. TRAIN Young 'German Riding Freight Meets Death in Alighting From Car in Harrisburg HAnmsni'IlG. l'a . l'eb. 28 Charles Schmidt, twenty-three jeais old, born In Germany, was killed today riding freight on tho I'cnnsjlvnnla Itallroad from llm porluni to Harrisburg, when ho attempted to alight In this city Charles Martin, of Chicago, who accom panied Schmidt, paid Schmidt bad been Mispected several times of being a German spy and discharged bv his emploseis Ills Inst place of cmplownent was the Carnev's Point du I'ont powder plant MARTINE'S SWAN SONG WINS SENATE TRIBUTE New Jersey Member Says Fare well After Six Years of Dis illusioning Service Jly a Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 Senator Mar tine, of New Jersey, sang his "swan song" In the Senato today When he had con cluded several Senators were on their feet demanding recognition In order that they might pay tribute to his six years' service As an Illustration of Senator Marline's democracy, Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, told of Bcelng tho New Jersey Senator helping an old colored woman, carrying a basket of clothes, across tho most Important business street In Washington, 'and .directing her to her destination. "When I came here for the first time six years ago," said Senator Martlne, after expressing regret that his term soon would end, "f felt a stifled, oppressed feeling. As I got my bearings, It passed away. That was explained to me as being duo to the presence of greatness. Involuntarily I re plied: 'O, God.'" A titter we'nt through the galleries and tho Senators on tho floor smiled broadly. "The great Senator from Ohio, Mr, Bur ton," Senator Martlno continued, "was rat tling orf the names of rivers like a child would cry 'mammae mamma," but he never once mentioned the River of Doubt. I used to. seo a halo above each senatorial head, but after listening for six yearM to our quips and your Jests, I nm convinced that you aro wonderfully human after all. "There Is no place calculated to take out a man's egotism so well as this cham ber. I have led a fairly respectable nnd honorable life, and until I came here I thought I had tho respect and lav o-of every one, but since I came to this body T have read In cold type from unbridled pens that I was a sheer accident, a buffoon, a Joke, a mountebank. But no man has ever dared say James j;. luartlne was iS'Mw rhfht'wva.tm.".,- r" jsj with" which tVr4 i'UWKt, V M , rjTvJs ContiatiT, QUICK ARMINDO RINGS 179 U-BOAT SURVIVORS .NrvVl'OHT NEWS. Vn Feb. 28. With 170 miivivora of ships cuik b-r German ntbmniines nboaid, the Dutch steamship Aunludc, frciii llcttFitlani to Hampton Roads ni rived hcie today. The cur vl or vcre vlctlniB of five soparate attacks and wcio picked up in the bnj- cf Biscay on Januaiy 28. Two of the toipcdocd vessels were I!i 11181. two 'Norvveglnn and one Italian. AMERICAN PHYSICIANS RETURNING .FROM SILESIA AMSTERDAM, Feb. 28. Aineiican physicians, who have been In tiu no-pitnl at Oppelln, Silesia, with Doctor King, left foi tnu U. .'' 'j Ua last Sunday, nccoidlnjj to dispatches leccived here tod.iy. WAR PENSIONS TO COST BRITAIN $165,000,000 LONDON. Tob. SIS. One bundled and thlity million pounds (about 050,000.000) will be necessary for 'liabilities nlrendy in curred, under tho Government's new system of pensioning the war vlotlms. The flatties weie made public today by an Investigating conunitti'ce. S20000 BUILDERS WILL STRIKE TOMORROW CLEVELAND. Feb. 28,-Hopes of averting the stiike of twenty thousand union men affiliated in building tindes woik weie blasted this nftcinoon when the executive committee of the Building Tiades' Council voted to lefuse meditation. The btiike order (joes into rffect toiiionow niouiing. NEW HIGH PRICE FOR HOGS IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, l'eb 2S. Hogs sold for $13.53 per hundred In tho local market today. This is an advance of tvventj- cents per hundred over jesterday's top and tho highest price ever paid In the Chicago market. EXPERT PREDICTS EGGS AT $1 PER DOZEN TOTTSTOWN, l'a , Feb. 1!8 W. Theodore "Wlttman, a Stato poultry expert of Allcnlown, in an address at n farmeis' meeting In North Coventry, Chester County, slaitlcd the andienco with a. prediction that "people are gorng to pay $1 per dozen foi eggs before the next rar pusses, and It's tip to tho farmer to make them pay it." He argued that because so many farmers have discontinued tho production of eggs piovcs that it Is a loslnfr pioposlllon. BILL IN SENATE TO AID VIVISECTIONISTS A bill of advantage lA vlvlsectionlsts has been Introduced at Harrisburg by Senator Miller, of Clearfield County. It provides that any Incorporated medical, pharmacological or veterinary school may obtain from the public pounds of the Stato all unclaimed animals for the purpose ot experimenting for the promotion of biological or medical science. A fee of one dollar Is to bo paid for each animal. CONGRESS ENACTS FLOOD-CONTROL BILL WASHINTON, Feb. 28. Congress finally enacted the flood control bill last night when tho House agreed to minor Senato amendments and sent the measure to the President for his signature. It carries $45,000,000 for tho Mississippi River and $3,000,000 for the Sacramento, to bo spent on a continuing program of flood-prevention. Local interests are required to provide sums equal to those furnished by the Federal Government. UTAH WILL VOTE AGAIN ON PROHIBITION SALT LAKI3 CITY, Utah. Feb. 28 Governor Bamberger signed tho resolution passed by the Legislature to submit to tho Utah elcctorato In 1918 the question of State-wide prohibition by constitutional amendment. Statutory prohibition, effective August 1, 1917, has already been provided for by tho present Legislature. BERNSTORFF PARTY SAILS FROM HALIFAX HALIFAX, 3N S., Feb. 28, The steamship Tredcrlk VIII with Count von Bern stiirff, ox-German Ambassador to the United States, nnd his party on board, sailed last night for Copenhagen. ELECTION OF WILSON COST DEMOCRATS $2,300,000 NEW YORK. Feb. 28. It cost $2,600,000 to re-elect President "Wilson, and the Democratic National Committee faced a deficit of ,$600,000 at the close of tho recmt campaign, according to un announcement made. The latter sum was Just twice the deflclt.uh,ch tho commltteo publicly admitted In former statements. It was decided to let tho truth get out when receipts showed that $450,000 of he sum had been col lected since election day. WOMEN OF ONTARIO ASSURED OF BALLOT TORONTO, Ont., Feb. 28. The women of Ontario were virtually assured the right to vote when tho Government, through Premier Hearst, Indorsed the bill of J. W. Johnson providing for equal suffrage TURKS REFUSE SAFE-CONDUCT TO THE DES MOINES I WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Ambassador State Department that the TurKlsn Government couiu not guarantee safe conduct for tho United States cruiser Des Moines, which is prepared to sail for Beirut, Syria, with supplies for tho starving refugees and to bring to the United States' several hundred Americans from that port. It is probable that President Wilson and Secretary Lansing will decide to notify tho Turkish Government that the ship Is going to Beirut anyway. One objection to that Is that Its waters aro thoroughly mined. U-BOAT COMMERCIAL LINE GOES OUT OF BUSINESS NEW LONDON. Conn., Feb. 28. The Eastern Forwarding Company, of Balti more, American agents for tho German Undersea Commercial Line, has been dls solved, U was learned here. The preliminary steps wcro taken on February 15, when the North German Lloyd steamship Willehad, chartered for use as a quarter ship for tho crew of the submarine Deutschland, was turned back to Its owners. The mcrchandlso brought hero for shipment on the Deutschland, It was said, Is being sent out of town, possibly to Hobokcn, "N. J, PORTRAIT SHOWS BRYAN HOLDING PEACE PLAN WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. A pojlrait of Colonel William Jennings Bryan has ar rived at the Stato Department, to bo hung In tho Diplomatic Reception Room with the portraits of other former Secretaries of State. It Is three-quarter length, and represents Colonel Bryan as holding a manuscript In his hand, headed,' "Depart ment of State, Peace Plan." TAFT SAYS CONGRESS SHOULD STAND BY WILSON PLA1NFIELD, N, J Feb. 28. Ex-Prcsldent Toft declared In a speech here last night that the United States Is facing a crisis. "It Is difficult to see how war can be averted unless either Germany or the United States changes Its position," he declared. "Now the President has asKea a . marrhnntmen and to take such other stens njr he mav deem Winn tn nrntaot mm 1017, t tii i'cblio l.trott Courim NEWS Blkus at Constantinople informed the congress for speclno authority to arm PRICE TWO CENTS' HOUSE REPORT i i 4 y.1 " LIMITS WILSON IN 'WAR' MOVES - i Foreign Affairs Board1 ' ivwuocp iv ui aim Blanket Authority PRESIDENT PLANS TO ACT "REGARDLESS" llllll A. CI Li 1 mi win Aim amus anu inrow vi! OHiic- r-p Artfltol T3vrol.r 'S on Germany A" SAILINGS TO' BRING TEST Question Now Is, What Will U Boats Do With Armed American Liner? WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. The House Foreign Affairs Commltteo today upheld J'lesldcnt Wilson's request for power to meet tho International situation but with two Important restrictions. Tho "other ln strumcntalltlcF," aside from guns, gunners and money, was stripped from tho original Flood bill, thus limiting perhaps tho Presi dent's authority to a small extent, The Recond restriction was Insertion ot a pro vision against uso of tho war risk bureau to insuro ships carrying munitions. The latter provision may bring tho whole armed . ship nnd munitions question Intd the pres ent situation, and develop an unpleasant I complication when a voto comes. Thoso voting against the report on the ' bill were Representatives Shackelford and Iluddleston, Democrats, and Representa tives Cooper and Porter, Republicans, all of whom filed a minority report. ,Repre-f y' scniauvo Thompson also fllea a minority jy ; leport. MUNITIONS AN ISSUB Tha commltteo was opposed to ndoptlnc In any form an amendment denying the authorisation of armament to ships car Tjing munitions or limiting such arma ment to ships carrying nonconltaband. Instead, as a concession to the opposition, the committee voted to ex;ept sh'p car rjinc war munitions from the protection of tho war-risk Insurance nurcuir Thore was no opposition to tho ratj! ing ot tne resident jiou, ooo.oou to can out the provisions of the bill. " The President will take no additional step to bring the general International crisis to a head until Congress shall ex- ii press Itself. Tho President, officials close tOfhlm said, believes that when the coun try has declared Itself Congress will (five him the power he has asked. Meanwhllct he expects much leglslatlvo backing and filling on Capitol JIII1. There has been, no relaxation of the grim tension precipitated by the sinking of the Laconla. None Is Immediately looked for ,' but thero was a generally growing belief in official quarters this afternoon that the sinking of tho Cunardcr would not be ,- characterized by tho Administration as an ' & "act of war. j 7i PRESIDENT'S COURSE T?" 'The onus of the actual break will be piaccd on Germany," was the word quietly. ,$ passed out from official circles. " The Pres- ident will arm American ships no matter i what Congress shall do, and then he will wr vial' to seo what German submarines j will do." ?l Tho address of the Imperial German I Chancellor yesterday was accepted In Ad ministration circles as a direct challenge. , Because of Its tone It was believed that? ,tirn mo .mjii-iiuaii i.me reHumes sailings - M "'j'' Un.! .l.A A . ab,.. T ,.. ...! . A I Au next wccK its ships will be in as great danger ns thoso of the Entente, But It was said that the President determined that these Interrupted sailing shall be resumed, ,(,(&" ami it i cerium mai inasmuch as these x i ,i. a , Continued on race Two. Column Kour OLYMPIC ATHLETE MARRIES DIVORCEE Mrs. W.'O. McOonnell's Weddingy ;f -? to Jervis Burdick, Former U. $$M rf T Cnv Pnlalx-ofal r. , Hu : Jervis Burdick, a few years ago one of .;,vJ' mo university oi rennsyivama s roremost .. is'- track athletes and a member of the Amer- , ( lean Olympic team, was married at noon, ,. today to Mrs. W. O.-McConnell, of Have'rOS? ford, who obtained a divorce from lier foM mer husband, JS'ewlIn McConnell, about, year ago. f The wedding today took place at this Uelgravla and afterward the bride an , bridegroom left for a trlf through th West. '. ' -ri airs. iiuraiCK Deiore ner marriage1,, McConnell was Miss Marjorle Oberteu elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. llermajii i OberteufferJ Her eiqter, ails DorotH Oberteuffer, made he debut two seas ago. Sho wasvono of. the Philadelphia i who attended the Chevy Chase camp' spring. ' ", .'I Wounded Man Shields AbmUjmU Refusal ot Charles, Christie, H,-'Ws street, to tell wno snot nira was p the notice ot the Second and 'Car streets stntloft as tq the identity of bta i sallant. Christie was iouna,oy pou leaning against a pole at Seventh and ' I..I..- - laa nlvhl ."ISm Ho he said. He waa taken to tba ! TBfce Bitwui- ...- ---., . - -w Hosptal.wier , pay; tHMtVwaa vrHwsji. m 7; w -J m kn m "SI -a ni iiJ y"i -mt!- nH i V I"! u"(!l n ?'' h A ' A.1 1.W .'."t 'r7 . y !2fi, . il -IgJBll!.,.' .,!. .mgUJI-JJJIBTM sHlSsissDlrsflHsuJfstsasflHBsU st , j t , jAttSflVsMLStLHLHMHrnfllHlM
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