.!" I u v ra jj . .i",, KK tit v ,;VV ; c y ,P Fit, v t-i'i ' j v ' tj . , n WLW. .!-:. i- V tmSHlDOllBLE LPUSHONBAPAUME ;Eeek to Drive Germans Fv' From Town by North and South Attacks ;: TEUTONS STRIKE BACK Berlin Reports .Violent Fighting on Both Banks of Ancre LONDON. March 3 General Hale him begun n campaign In lih Hqueete the Oermans ou,t of Bnpaume. North and south of the German strong hold tha British are attacking In an effort to throw a noose about the toWn and force tta evacuation by the nermann Halg la tiling the same tactics employed 10 sue cetafully hy the French and British In the capture of Comblts earlier In the Somme offanalve. Dispatches from the front today con firmed reports that the Hermans hac halted their retreat and wore making a stand Heavy German guns withdrawn In the earlier daya of the Teuton retirement tire deluging tHe British poaltlons with shells They are maklrg It exceedingly dllllcult for General Hale's men to throw up new worki In the mldBt of tho sea of mud before Ha yaume. The Germans evidently are preparing to make a strong stand At Bspautue. Occupa tion of the town by the British. It Is now believed, may be postponed at least a fort Bight. It was pointed out at the war office today that the "squceilng operations' now being conducted by General Halg, though necessarily slow, will tiring Bapaume Into British hand at a m.nlmum loss of Urltlsh lives. DRUMS. March 3 Violent Infantry fighting has ngaln broken out on both banks of the Ancre. It was officially announced today Tho Urltlsh suffered severe losses and left In German hands sixty prisoners and eight machine una. The War Office alsi announced tha re pulse of English attacks near Hulluch nnd Llevln and elsewhere In ArtoK germans gain mile on 2-mile Lutsk line nmiMN. March 3 German storming detachments tnte n g.ip Hearty two miles wldo nnd about n m.llc deep Into Uusslan positions west of Lutsk fortress and returned with 12:' prisoners and four machine gum. after destroying Russian dugouts. It wns nlUcl-illy announced today. "The occupation of Kut-el-Ainnra bv the British was to be expected," declared the official press agency quoting th newspuper Aftonbladet, "since It wns tho Urltlsh aim to redress Oeneral Townsliend'H capitula tion. The success was only a moral one, nd attained nt nn expensive pi Ice Fur ther consequences may hardly be expected " I'lrmOfJIlAn Match :i A Germun battalion after u strong hours artillery preparation entered Itusalon drat Una trenches around Hlnvontln. but were driven out by a counter-attack, today's olll clal statement declared. , 64TH CONGRESS DIES AT NOON TOMORROW 'Theoretically, That Is Clocks J to Be Set Back No Extra Ses sion Until June, Unless WASHINGTON. March 3 The second Ion of the Sixty-fourth Congress will adjourn sine die at noon tomorrow. Ad journment actually may come several hours after noon Sunday, but tonight the Con trols clocks will be stopped and set right again only after the present Congress Is history. There will be no extra session until June at the earliest unless International possi bilities make It essential that Senate nnd House meet sooner President Wilson today sent word lo'hls legislative leaders that he would not call the Sixty-fifth Congress Into ex traordinary session unless the present Con greas falls to pass the armed neutrality measure. It Is tonfldently predicted by leaders of both parties that this bill, as the President wants It, will gj through both House. The first work of the next Congress, after the month or more tha may be necessary for organization, will be to pass any ap propriation hills lost In the ruck by the dying Congress. Even If the army appropriation hill one of the most Important which Congress handles Is lost, the President Is determined not to call the extra session Senator Lodge and other Republican leaders have been penly fighting for. War Demands Ring on Senate Floor Csntlnaed from rase One note to Mexico Inviting that country to Join In war upon the United States," Hrun degee continued. "And wc heard on this floor that It was a forgery and that It was concocted In England, The President says It la genuine. I am willing to take his word for It.'" At this Juncture, Senator Sherman, of Illinois. Interrupted him to have read the tii ureas dispatches from Berlin stating that Secretary Zlmmermann had acknowledged his overtures to Mexico. "Japan has denied any knowledge of the plot. I ask the Senator from Connecticut whether he attaches any Importance to tha fact that so far our great nnd good friend Carranza has not yet been heard from," aid Senator Sutherland, of Utah, When Senator Brandegeo waa nbout to answer. Senator Stone Interrunted to naif .-jr. j senator Bnerm&n through what channels A ,11.. ns rfl.na,i.ti.. ."...ia i-J l J llttll Ml,,viua vdlllir "3 '"Hill reirlllnr tiw;i rhnnnil' nntvi-1 V k.M Senator" Sherman. r Jleiumlng, senator Drandegee said Ger- iuiijr avniiuuucu luimrai puuiiiarine war- 4 m a amI., av -Iv M. H.I km n l I...M.1 ! f W VMi If! Dl IllVllllta ll H IU UUIIU duu t,", marines ? ttl tTntfH ?( inmM hari tnaf Mnniliv nd eaytt our ships are timidly remaining In port and asks for authority to furnish them with defensive arms In case they are necea , Mry. "Good OodI Jsn't It necessary? If you Vi prevent an armed assassin from cutting ,-t your throat won't you have to flghtT Or will v you lie on your dsck ana nave your throat ' "cutT It Germany sinks one of our armed a,, , nipamere win u war. HA s I'y,"-' Mri. Green's Millions Exempt TRENTON, N, J.. March 3 Although , Hetty ureen apeni mucn or. ner lira in about HODoken, ne was not a. Ugal t of thU State, controller Burble 4ded. and New Jersey will make no to levy an inheritance tax. upon the me icir, Mr. sugoie' earn ne De Mr a, .Green wa a resident of Bl- lalU.'Vt. .The State already has col- a tax ef iso.ooo upon stock held by Ureen In, New Jersey corporations. i '" , . ' . ' & ) M9 Prim 'Jbssp r BERLIN NOW ADMITS PLOTTING MEXICAN WAR AGAINST U. S. Continued from I'ase One that In case tho United States declared war acnlnst Germany we pre pared measures of defense, I fall to ace how stfch n 'plot 1st Inspired by unfriendliness on our part. "COMMON WAR PRACTICE ONLY" "It would mean nothing but that we would use means universally admitted In war In case tho United States declared war. "Tho most Important part of tho alleged plot Is its conditions and form, Tho whole 'plot' falls flat to tho ground in case the United States does not declare war against us. "And if we really, as tho report alleges, considcreil the possi bility of a hostile act by the United States against us, then we really had reasons to do so." "An Argentine newspaper which printed n story a short while ngo really revealed tho 'plot' when telling that tho United States last year suggested to the American republics common action against Ger t many and her Allies," tho Foreign Secretary continued. "This 'plot' was apparently not conditional in tho least. The news as published by tho newspaper La Prcnsa well agreed with the interpretation given, for instance, by the American newspaper man, Edward Price Hell, London correspondent, who said that the United States was only waiting for the proper moment in order opportunely to assist the Entente. AMERICAN NEWSPAPER MAN QUOTED "The f-amc American stated that Americans from the beginning of the war realiy participated in it by putting the immense resources of the United States at the Entente's disposal and that the Americans had not declared war only because they felt suro that assistance by friendly neutrality would bo during that time much more efficient for the Entente than by direct participation in tho war "Whether this American newspaper man tcported the facts exactly we were at it loss to judge in satisfactory fashion, since we wore mote or less completely cut off from real communication from the United States. "Hut there were other facts which seemed to confirm this and similar assurances. Everybody knows these facts nnd I need not re peat them. "Tho Entente propaganda services' have sufficiently heralded nil these pro-Entente demonstrations in the United Suites. And if you link these demonstrations, together with the actual attitude of the United States, then it is obvious thnt the consideration was not frivolous on our part of what defensive measures we should take if wo were at tacked by the United States." DEFENSE OP GERMAN INTRIGUES RIDICULED IN AMERICAN CAPITAL WASHINGTON. Mnn-li 3 - Attempted Justification by llcrr Xlmmcrmnnn. the Gor man Foreign Minister, of (lertnnnv effort to lino up Mexico ar.il .Inpnn against the I'nlted States found tin response In Wash ington nlllclnliloni today The Insinuations by 7.lmmcrninnn that then, wan "jiibtlficallon" for Cermnnys action In the actlvlt) of tho I'nlted Stntp.s In South Ameiira met with sharp denial Tho fncts as shown by the records, known to the entire world for months, were cited as complete refutation of the Klmmermnnn accusation. Tho I'nlted Slates approached the l.atln Amerlean countries of South and Central Ametica and called n contention to ntning" to meet tho changed ttado conditions griw Ing out of tho litiropean war entirely In the open The I'an-Amerlraii rnnfcronin held In this city met In the open nt all times It was a general discussion of wajs and means for assisting each other commercially. And nt no time was the slightest suggestion from any point that the conferences were In the Interest of any of tho. Kuropean belliger ents As n matter of record, officials pointed nut today, the plans of the conference found their chief oposltlon In Great Britain. Tim Urltlsh Hoard of Trade was open In Its opposition, nnd In some of the South Amer Ipan countries, notably Argentina. British hanking nlfillatlons withdrew their support from Argentina merchants who had agreed to do business with tho United States. Tteporls from Inspired sources at the time, which intlmnted thut nn offensive and de fensive alliance might be tho outcome of the conference, met with denial by Secre tary of the Treasury MeAdoo, who had been most active In arranging the conference. GERMANS STILL HOPE U. S. WILL NOT FIGHT HKItUN', March 3. Failure of tho I'nlted States Congress to gle full support to President Wilson's program In dealing with Germany has aroused hopes here that war between the two countries may et be averted The newspapers comment cautiously on Washington reports, stating that the Houso refused to vote the President all tho power he asked They regard this news as optl mlstlc, but nro awoltlng tho action of the Senato with great Interest The newspaper Germanla, orgin of the ftitlintln nnrtv. reiolces over the refusal of the House to'follovv President Wilson's hid- dine and nccepts this as an Indication that the people of the I'nlted States aro opposed to war with Germany. JAPAN NEVER RECEIVED WAR NOTE, MOTONO SA YS TOKIO, March 3. Declaring Japan has received no such proposal ns that bared In German Foreign Secretary Zimmerman's letter to the German Minister nt Mexico City. Vlacount Motono, Jnpan's Foreign Minister, today asserted the whole plot "showed the mental delusions under which Germany is now laboring " "Tha entire scheme Is' absurd," he de clared. "First It was absurd to suppose that Japan would desert her Allies and Join with Germany. Secondly, It was absurd to Imagine that Mexico could Induce Japan to follow such a course. "No proposals of any kind havo been received from Mexico. The fact that Ger many supposed such a course of events possible shows the mental delusions under which Bhe Is now laboring " HINT ZIMMERMANN NOTE INTERCEPTED AT BORDER NEW YORK. March 3. That the Zlm mermann letter proposing that Mexico nnd Japan make war with Germany on the United States was Intercepted on Its wny to Mexico City by American secret service agents at San Antonio was hinted today by a well-known Mexican, who recently ar rived hero from Mexico City. "That's a question that's been bothering a lot of us Mexicans," said he, "but the San Antonio story seems to be a pretty well, grounded suspicion." A hundred persons, many of them Ger mans, applied for and received passports to Mexico from the Mexican Consulate In New York In the last twenty-four hours, COSTA RICA BLOCKED BERLIN WAR MOVES WASHINGTON. March 3. That the Costa Itlcan Government Is aware of "German activities" In-that coun try Just previous to and since the European war broke out was the authoritative state ment made today hy a diplomatic official here. Within tha last few months the latest evidence of German activity, this official said, waa a request of the Costa Itlcan Gov ernment from presumably American firm, for a concession to establish a high-power wireless station In the Central American republic near the ranama Cafial. A week or two before the war started a previous similar request for concession had been made. Bqth request were turned down. ' Both requests were made, tha Costa Hloan Government hag every reason to be- EVENING- LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, WIT He held then thnt the splnt of tho Mntiton I'nrtrltio would prevent im Htriingemenl other than n trade ngieeincnl anil that Is as fur as the i-rinfciotiic over wenl The further declaration bv the German Fcuelgn S.'ctrtnr.v that the ' I'nlted States had been waiting for the oppmtuiie moment tit entr the war on the side of the Hntetitu In surtlrlcritlv refuted. State licpni tment nf. Ilii.ils assert. b.v the lerords of lh hiihtun line dispute between this Goei nini'iit and Gernianv since the sinking of Hie l.usltnnla and also h the private utterances of the Piealdent himself It was pVntert out that nt evnv nppoi tunlty tho President went to the utmost limits to prevent tin open break with Ger manv. even going to the extent of giving warning of wliat might lie expected In tho correspondence thnt followed the sinking of the Sussex Secretar) l-anslns. while declining to lie drawn Into nn.v controversy regarding tho relational between tho I'nlted States and the South American republics, made It plain that so far as we were concerneil the ontlre truth as to the Zlmntermnnn plot against thin Government wns known to the Admin istration. "It Is Immaterial whether Mr. Zlmmer mnnn dottles or confirms the matter. Wc know It to be true." That is the position of the I'nlted Slates. It does not care what action Germany takes about the plot There is no question of how it wan planned nnd the object that was expected to be attained In the opinion of the I'nlted States Government. And having nctiualnted the nations of the world with the facts Ill's Government waits developments no matter what they may bo. lllcun Government believes, would have built tho wireless htatlon had tho requests been granted. The Costa Itlcan Government turned down the requexts after Its ntlkials had consulted I'nlted States nllkials and after the latter had been told tho company want ing the radio concessions would balk nt making operation of the station conform with "certain understandings" between Costa Illca and the I'nlted States. Another sign of German activity wns In the purchase of the ship Marena Quesada In the I'nlted States and attempt to plnce her under Costa Itlcan registry. Tempoinrv registry was obtnlncd from tho CSsta Itlcan consul In New York, hut upon the ship's ui rival at Port I.lmnn ap plication for permanent registry was re jected, It wns hald, the ship was to bo used ns a supply boat for German raiders. Later the New York t'nsta Itlcan consul wns dismissed from the service. The people of Costa Itlca aro said tri be almost unanimously In sympathy with tho Allied cause. U. S. POLICY WILL FIX CHINA'S WAR ATTITUDE PHKIN. March 3. The course German-American lelatlons tnko within tho next week or ten days un doubtedly will have much to do with the success of the Entente's efforts to bring China Into the war against Germany. Definite promlre by the Allied powers that the Boxer Indemnity payments will he suspended during the war has strengthened the Allied cause materially, but many offi cials advise tho Government to await action by the United States U. S. CRAFT HUNT U-BOATS IN WATERS ABOUT CUBA HAVANA, March 3 I'nlted States de stroycra aro searching adjacent waters be cause of unconfirmed reports that German submarines nro In tho vicinity. It wns learned today. The ilestrnvers nre attached to the fleet of t'nltod States warships surrounding Cuba because nf tho revolutionary disturb ances. They are seeking to learn also whether the U-hoats havo any hases In the keys off the Bahamas, Cuba or Yucatan I'nlted Stntes officials beta attach nn great Importance to the arrest of Pablo Dreher. a German, charged with conspiracy In conneollon with the revolutionary plots, Dreher was a character around Havana nnd did not associate with Germans of high standing. It Is not believed ho had any official connection with the German Govern ment. It is charged that he acted as agent for Oeneral Jose Miguel Gomez, rebel leader, In obtaining supplies, LEAVES $1000 TO .BAPTISTS Will of Emma Botten Shows Gift to Germantown Church A bequest of 11000 to the First Baptist Church of Germantown Is a part of the will of Emma Botten, Eft Church lane, which, ns probated today, disposes of an estate valued at $30,000. Another will containing charitable bequests was that of Itosanfia Grusi. 07T North Sixth street, which leaves llto to St. Vincent' Orphan Asylum and 100 to the St. Vincent de Taul Society of St. Teter'e Iloman Catholic Church. Other wills probated were those of James Mlckle, Eighth and Chestnut atrteti, which In private bequest dlspossa of property valued at more than 1100,000; Anna n. Fisher, .who died at the Hahnemann Ho. Pltal, $35.000 ; Camilla J. Kddowe. 3037 West Optarlo street. 116,900; Cecilia A, Dewess, 1719 North Twelfth street. .$800i William A. Foley, 133 Almond street. $6000 im aiciKwitu. jriwjfwine exreet. FRENCH WOMEN RELIEVE MAN SHORTAGE -T,ie. a' m.. n t Afc 'AVffSKBlAttAM QBTBQerx9w!PeeisraTl'' i " ffiT" SVfBsOM PHBS: WBtn ' .' ' MPNBfeikfliiiiillIKt rJH E&b!ii$iflflBm " ?'WK.? "" ' .6. Mnny positions filled hy males in tho munition factories hnvo been taken by theso patriotic women. The- photograph shows one of the female workers driving an electric truck in a shell factory. PRESIDENT WILSON WILL TAKE OATH OF HIGH OFFICE ON TWO OCCASIONS fenllmieil from Pane tine man, of North Csrolins nnd representa tive (dicker, of Missouri tn the second will he the Vice President rind Airs Mar shall, ntid Serjatois Hoke Smith, of Geor gia, nnd Warren, of Wvomlng Itepresenta tlves tlnrrett. of Tennesfee. anil Mclxlnley, VANGUARD OF PHILADELPHIANS OFF FOR THE INAUGURATION 'I he vanguard of Philadelphia's partici pants In the Inaugural Monday left fot the capital this afternoon, when detach ments from the Pennsylvania National Gliaid entrained for Washington They will be followed tntiinirmv h.v n thousand or more Democrats Trouble In Inducing members of the Philadelphia battalion of the Sixth Infnntr to take part in the Inaugural pa ratio was smoothed out by Inducing men from other .regiments to fill depleted tanks caused hy many of tho men In the Sixth refusing to g. Til" reason given bv the rebellious guardsmen was that they had been mus tered out but three days and wanted to spend some time nt home. The headquarters' staff, runnly company. machine, gun rumpany and the Philadelphia battalion of the Sixtli mtr.ilned at Fortieth street station, while companies of the Schuylkill Valley battalion left Broad Street Station, picking up the Philadelphia men at West Philadelphia The battalion from the First Infantry left nt 1 o clock this afternoon, nnd the battalion from the Third will leave at S o'clock tomorrow morning. The troops will be In charge of Brigadier General Price nnd will return Monday night STATU OFFICIALS PLAN TRIP Governor Brumbaugh, Major General Clement, division commnnder; Brigadier General O'Neill, commnnder of the Tlilid Brigade, and theli respective stnffa nro ex pected to attend the Inauguration Three large Philadelphia Democratic clubs, with bands, banners and uniforms, will be In line next Monday. They will be Joined by seveial hundred members of wnrd clubs. Tho Women's Democratic Club of Philadelphia, tho Pennsylvania Women's Woodiow Wilson League and n suffrage delegation whlll leave here to participate in tho festivities. They will march In the women's division of the parade. The Phila delphia delegation will leove at varlouH times from tomorrow until Monday moin Ing The first of the Democratic organizations to go will be the Jefferson Club. It will leave Broad Street Station tomorrow nfter noon nt 1 o'clock under the leadership of Democratic City Chairman LanU. All. ex cept the sixteen women who will go along, will lie attired In silk hats, gray spats, gloves and scarfs. The women paiaders will wear while silk uniforms of military pattern nnd will carry white parasols. They will be headed by Mrs Carrie Hersh, daughter of James Gil lespie, of the Jefferson Club The John A Thornton Marching Club will leave at midnight tomorrow from Broad Street Station, with Postmaster Thornton as mnrshal They will be clad In steel grav uniforms The Fifth Congreslona.l District In augural Marching Club has been holding meetings periodically for several months to plan the part It will tako In the celebration. More than 300 Democrats of the wards of the northeastern section of the city will march under the banner of this organiza tion, of which Nicholas Albrecht will be marshal. Ex-Congressman Michael Dono hoe will parado with this club, nnd will he present nt the luncheon to be given the club In Congress Hall bcfoie the parade begins Ex-Congressman J Washington Logue will take his entire family to Washington for the festivities, and ho will personally participate In tho celebration, BOY SCOUTS TO GO A number of Philadelphia Boy Scouts, representing the various troops, accompanied by a band of eighteen pieces, will leave tonight and tomorrow morning In two dele gations for Washington They will be in charge, of Samuel G Friedman, n member of the Philadelphia Council During tho parade the boya will do patrol duty along the line. Assisting Scoutmaster Friedman will he Scoutmasters C V Dealy, Walter M Reeves. Alfred H. I-oeb, H. T Powers, O M Lancaster, Jr., U. O. Lacey and As slstant Scoutmaster Raymond G. nichter. Several hundred Philadelphia women will take part In the mammoth parade. The suf frage delegation will be augmented by the delegates now In Washington attending the National Convention of the Congressional Union. For the first time In the history of such celebrations librarians will be repre sented among the marchers by Miss Enid TOO I.ATK rOB CLAKMnrATION - 1 r nEATIIN i CUKTON. Msrch'a. at 111 N, KrsjUr t WII.FUEI P.. hinbsnti of Msbel Cijfton (nes Srhulti) tan son ef Kllubeth It. and the late John K, Clifton. Notice of funtrel later. ' -Msreh'a. HEM' .WANTED MA1.K HAMMERMEN, HEATERS. HAMMER "tiltlV. BBH, ItEt-TERS, ArrtiY SlOO K. TlOav 8T. INSIDE XtAN wtnted for hardware tor' Hold ldn rtros.. 411'o Frankfort eve. TIME CLERK wanUdI vlv ntirot phono num. per snu expsrienct. r uf,wiaffr unie. APAHTHr.NT FtJBNimir.D XTT1I. 840 .8. 84" floor front apt,, furn..' 3 lo.!H'Jii!jiOlh.' .lyttlt!l.r. boomp ron KENT frlMffiSIiKMrrJ Wrf-! of Illinois, Colonel Hoberl Harper nnd Secretary to the Ttesldent Tumulty will occupy the thlid In the fourth vehicle will be Colonel W W Harts. Ptesldent Wilsons military old; Dr t'nry T. Gray son, his personal physician, .ind I'un mander 11 1. llcrrv, If, S N. A'kermnn, of I3S South Fiftieth street, who vv Gl take pan with the suffrage delegation Jliinv of tlie women will leave tomorrow for the Inauguration morg them will be. Vie M It Sullvnii vn.i rinrn VsnOiiiitrn M 11 Vlurv A t'niiMi' M,n It Virfftnln Junes Ur flninh II Lorkry Mr A It Harmon Hr Mlrlnm M Hull Vum llrl.-n A. .Mtinro Minn I, sum Hull Vr It VV. fowler Vtri. I'rancls I. Nobl Viss Marv t' Itnislur Miss IMIIh Union .Xlrs Allmrt llolln Mini llilen VV lli k ,r" Wm 13. llrnben Mrs i; K HhIIkhii Minx r.irn Kir .Mlfl. Harsh tl Timiklns Miss . M. Insslls MIks IMUh i:inrim V I'.lhel tlerrv Mrs. I. 1.. Vum, Ml Aria XII. Inv Mm VV .1 Hall Mm William llhl Mls I'IIpti I. I., .if Mra I. P. Haiti"!! Mr Marv C nvw-ll Mre James If 'lonor MEXICO PA YS TRIBUTE TO NEW U. S. ENVOY Gl'ADALA.IARA, Mex . March 3. United States Ambassador Fletcher formally pre sented his credentials to First Chief Car ranza today, marking the complete restora tion of diplomatic Interchange between Mex ico nnd the I'nlted States, and tho final step In entire recognition of the C-.rr.inza Gov ernment. Tho event wan made the formal occasion for a ceremony of great pomp Ambassador Fletcher was received with extraordinary honors, nccotded the, salutes of a general nf division In the army nnd granted re spectful tribute by nfllc'ols and the pcoplo nt large. Fletcher's first official act as Ambassador wns expected to bo pi escalation of an In quiry nt the Mexican Foreign Office re questing a statement from that Government ns to lis position with tegard to the United Stntes The Inquiry was ordered fi.om Washington In view of tho revelations" of Germany s attempt to align Mexico and Japan against America In view of the Government's disavowal that such a plan was ever broached by the German Ambassador, a formal answer relt etatlng Mexico's complete friendship for the United States is expected at once. The formnl speeches to be interchanged between First Chief Carrnnza and the new Ambassador Were nwollod with Interest Another Extra for Reynolds Tobacco WINSTON SALEM, N r., March .1 The R J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has de clared tho regular quatterly dividend of .1 per cent nnd nn extra dividend nn 2 per cent on common stock, also tho regular quaiterly dividend of 154 per cent on the prefetred stock. Last December an extra dividend of 5 per cent on common was declared. Divi dends nre payable Apt II 2 to stock of record March 21 . Sugar Futures Irregular NEW YORK, March H.The sugar fu tures market nponeit Irregular, 3 points lower to 3 polntH higher, with sales on the call 3350 tons Wall street showed a dis position tn buy moderately In April, .May and July, but trading was not at all active, ring traders awaiting developments In the Cuban situation next week. Pins Highest Since Civil War PITTSBURGH. March 3. The price of llvo pigs in the Pittsburgh niaiket today is (II 10 per 100 pounds, the highest since the Civil War, when they sold at JM flat Coal Freight Reduction and the Coal Consumer! Speaking for ourselves only, if the proposed reduction in Coal Freights becomes effec tive, and there is no increase in the cost of coal at the mines, we shall give our patrons the benefit of such re ductions on all subse quent orders. Edwin J. Cummings 13lh & Callowhlll 23th & Federal Slat & Warrington Gmttt. StwtUn Av WEDCLtVER MOKEMACHER CHORTLES IN GLEES OVER BLISS i?nvpnRter With Mornamillion Instruments Fall Behind Ole Simeon's , tion-Useless Cost to MOKEMACIIUll'S H.VOWI'AM. AVEItAflH rll Vton. 3 Tails lflt. 0 Artrsie ,ISSI OLD Plmcon M Moltcmicher. snow stoni prophet do luxe, frrlnnert Mrttonlrally today. He al ! front of " '"'Mth vised out of cast-off lumber, ""h-bollerim nnd sheet Iron, on tho calm height " " Msnavunk cliff His throat rhiUere.l in and out His chest rose nni fell His cheeks puffed out until they looked like a biR. ripe apple A ripple ran along his ?mar, muscles It was plain that the Breat man. formerly of Andalusia. Pa. more recently of Slonehouse lane, down Neckers wn, was holding back quarts of merriment The strain became too much for the old man, proud poeseiBor of the famous snow foretelling pipe, the man who taught onions to warn of approaching snowfalls by bris tling their fine hairs, The explosion came A huge guffaw burst from Simeon s lips He rocked to and fro. Hls eyes watered mirth. "Hot ho: ho'" roared Mokemaeher A coal browsing amid a. pile of debris tied nt the terrible sound. "Ho' ho' ho! came from the I'ps of the old man 'Nother ono to m credit. See thoso big flakes that began to fall along about ten minutes to four yes tfnlny afternoon? Well, that mnkes the third of the six t predicted There s be three more snowfalls in Philadelphia before we qlt to warm weather Three more, mark me lad, three more. There's three blue streaks left on my ole pipe nnd that tells the tale" Tnm:i: mori: snows "Hut. whv" asked the reporter 'nhv did vnu laugh so heartily. Mr Mokemaeher. There s nothing funny In three more snow storms for the people of Philadelphia 1 means wet feel nnd slushy crossings and pavements to be denned and all sorts of disagreeable things ' "I wnsn't nlamn' about that, me Inn"." said old Simeon "t was nlanin' nt pore ole Oeorge Bliss, the government weather foiecaster down in the Pnslofflce Building The (Jovernment pays hlni hlg money every month to tell tho people s-hnt's ngoln' to hnppen so they can put on their gumshoes and slch An' he's got machines that cost nigh nhnut a million dollars An' he don t tell 'em Whv? Tauso lie rnn't That's Ihe tarnation tiuth An' here I sit. not cost. Ing nnvbndv a cent an' 1 f-n.ve s mote snows 'and I tell bv my ole pipe what didn't cost a rent 'c.uie It wns give to me And liete's three of, 'em nnd the other tin ceil be along soon" "An' even after snow does begin to fall this Bliss feller, he don't know what to do. He inns around in a rlirlo an' barks somethln ilieadful nt the llakis n-fallln' right outside his ornnln ole office An' ho looks wise, an" his high-paid assistants looks wise and ho calls the nineteenth as sistant assistant forecaster In an' hosas 'How does it look' "An' the nineteenth assistant assistant JERSEY METHODISTS WILL MEET AT SHORE Three Hundred Ministers Hold Yearly Session Next Week to ATLANTIC CITY. March 3. Three hun dreds pastors who sleep In tho "spare rooms" of entertaining parishioners when they hold their j early sessions elsewhere than In frivolous seii'hoio cities, nre going to llvo In high style In hotels and pnrado the Boardwalk between sessions when they coino hero next week for the elghty-flist nnnual session nf the New Jeisey Methoillst Hplscopal Conference The heglr.i shore ward will stoit tomorrow for while the ron.'erence does not get under way until Tuesday night. Bishop Joseph Berry, who Is to pre'Ifle, will preach tomorrow evening In the Klrst Methodist Hplscopal Church. Probably (lovunnr Kdgn will bo Invited to diop down to his home town nnd say jl i n i .Spinning Monday irawinwsiMiier tw Paris Hats Opening E Our Millinery buyer arrived from abroad on th.aj Finland on Wednesday. Most of tho Paris Hats' had preceded himmore .beautiful and more distinct tive than ever!. A splendid display, to which ttajr- Women of PhilnrlolnMa nA ,.:,.::..: ... . .si-.j v'.' .r... 'V44MCJT. 4 AS SNOW PROPHl .500 Per Cent. Predict uncie sam, ne says --..- Ill Ul,. V...J ... . . Fuji, 11 niiFun ndii iui ynii.n-missln' tvt what old man Mokemnrh.r ...it... ""Is on.' An' llllss. drat him. ho ...l"! l an' ho says, 'I'll beat that ole M..T1 nftirr nnvtvnv I'll r.l-l-,.. . "J .rn. h .:....in. ::"i:?i'y ion n-hat he nv." 1 Hro tho old man nicked m, . paper and solemnly rend this foree..i out by Mr. Bliss last night, whil-if!1 was falling heavily: ' Tn"Uiencl Tho snow will continue to J. throughout today fS.Ttnri,,. .? " tomorrow. ' ,wa " "Look nbout you." cried Mokem. I "See nny enow n-fnltlrf? Cour.. !?.! I clmmeil h.fnr thai !.. .... "uw erntvled Into hln h.,,4 ... . ' fw whole of Philadelphia. Con)i,?.0".n throughout today and until tomorrow? 51 ho. ho " w "I played a trick en thnt there .... Bliss I thought he didn't know ?,? Urril tning ntiout tho weather, So I nxi'it tit expose him nnd his dnnged InstriunSJ! i got. n irienu 10 can nim up on the SZ down there In his swell office, with things nnd jiaper tapes and red Ink iS and thermometer and barometers .2 everything else that costs money .Ji big red mahogany desk nnd reports w maps with tracks of drunken men itn every which way all over them. QUIZZING BLISS "This friend of mine, he says "'This you, Mr Bliss?' ' Ves.' says Mr Bliss, real swe.i lib What vou want?' N " "'I want to know' says my friend v. nnnv mote snowstorms the great tltiu states Oovernment says we're arotn'k li.ive this winter " 'Nobody hut a blamed. b!ame.d, blimn fonl would ask such a blamed, blimM I lamed, blamed question.' Mr Bliss sajii, my friend 'Nobody knows, nobody can ta It's in the lap of Nature, where no naj has yet been able to peek for snowtna You'te a boob,' nn' up went that then ft celver with nn awful hang "Now Mr Bliss didn't use exactly then wotds He wns Hiore polite like, hut thin Ihe way tho translation of which he AM. cmiio to me That's why 1 had to laff. , Joko's on ole tleoige Bliss, nnd It'll ttN nim mice moir umes neiore mo spring nn ets poke their little heads above the sod "Vrs, siree, three moro snnwstormi. y, ole pipe says so and my ole pipe's gotmi weather wisdom In Its ole bowl that eh (ieorge miss nun nil ins oie sirummeUj together has got In theirs ' "I think." said Mr Mokemaeher, In en. elusion, "Hint tho next snowfall from tti looks of the top one of, thtee blue slreili tort on my oie pipe nowi mere vat rj lnt week I think tho next snowfall,' !l ,ioine nlong here some dn very soon..! might be next Monday ami then atln t might be along nbout tho middle of ta week "Poro ole Clcorgc Bliss. Ho, lsj, ho.11 a few- words to the clergymen whlli tltj nre here The lev. Heher D Ketcham will dellri the fotifetenco i-ernion on Tuc-day nlrhl Piominent Methodist laymen are comlt from nil over the Ktnto on Friday next J reioul Uielr yriply demand for a voice h confeience dellbeintioiis. As the paston hold the whlphnnd and laymen have ft been counted In on the venrly get-together the Inv brothers probably will get thr "glad hand'' and that's about all. What's Doing Tonight riermantown Academy has gymnailjs exhibit, School louse Line and Green street. Students nnd friends. Pilmnn Masonic Club bnnnuet, Rl(lt- houso Hotel. Members , , Philadelphia Orchestra concert, Aci emy of Music Admission charge. Sigma Alplia Phi Kraternlly duw Adelpliliv Hotel. Members. Tan Delta Phi. of I" of P., dinner, VLdtd plila Hotel Menibeis. .Sigma ICpsllon Delta dinner, Adelpkil Hotel. Members , Annual dinner Dunlap School Assoclailei, siliool liullditig, Kltty-flrst nnd Bace atreeti Members. Saturday Kitesido I-'orum, Ccntrat X. (' A l-rce iposiftion of for Spring uiutvii;i(iity are invit-eu ur fVl iBI Tl sTl ffll U J ' m II :. Htr Investigation, in the Interests of EEL .- -,--!.....t... . HAJtIT,aT. s, finf- sJSr t'&Ui ' ien" m s'wi t'tt''. 'S"
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