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STRIKE WON'T
HE CALLED NOW,
WILSON LEARNS
President Is Informed
Railway (Jhieis
Cannot Act
flKOTICE OF STAND
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Leaders Said to Have No
Authority to Act on Last
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MPARLEY IN NEW YORK,
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Wilson Exerts Pressure to Bring
Ja Tltomianfa n ' Aminn Tvln
KG Agreement
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, WASHINGTON, March 14.
fc TVIiHr TTnitttn wft Informed todav
tlttrwrh members of the railway brother
tuli that no authority to call a nation-
jirjdeitriketvas now possessed by tho chiefs
ill taelr organizations. These men say
!jthit the authority extended last summer
fobs expired and that a new vote would have
tote taken oerore a waiKout couid do or
ferei, and that this has not been done de-
lettt assertions to the contrary. Another
referendum would require weeks.
Officials were unable to confirm these
' itttonents. but received them with Interest,
4 Meantime a complete report of the sltua-
Boa was laid before President Wilson by
iftcreUry of Labor Wilson. The President
Wkly till determined to dtj his utmost to pre-
Jwnt the threatened strike, but what plan
faction he has Is carefully concealed.
KTW" notification relieves the .Immediate
eu b: a complete lie-up . nra ImajO.,!
etVtnaV"thd 'strike!
ial4 begin Saturday was evidently ghen
M from Cleveland without the authority
eflhe Brotherhood leaders.
M(nlme, however, the trainmen chiefs
lr laying plans for a renewal of their de-
Bindj. This phase of the matter will be
kroutht up at the conference between the
Ubcr leaders and the railroad magnates In
V.f.... .
vriv lumgrrow.
Itf la spite of the fact that the President Is
low relltud of the Immediate dancer of a
tlMjp in the nation's traffic he Is prepared
w rt the utmost pressure upon both
Sides to rearh an nirriBmpnf
h One of the most serious nhases of the
ttkitlon considered by tho President Is that
to proposed strike plans include a walk
rt of employes on the Southern, the At-
Continued on Pate Two, Column One
fe ASQUITH TO ANSWER CRITICS
ftWul Make Formal Reply on Dar
danelles
Il0XDOX, March 14. Former Premier
HUlla will, on Mondav nr Tnpsrtnv mnUo
ftnal' reply In the House of Commons to
M of the statements criticizing the nollcv
! Mi, Cabinet, madn In thn rocnnllv null.
' flport of the commission which In.
"tlfttid the Dardanelles campaign.
5" Announcement was made in the
tOqay. the Government orrnntlnc nr-
HSWtlon fni o ... i .L. j
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Uoyd George.
Lancaster. to have armory
fa Donated and Liberal State Appro
priation Is Expected
iftUNCASTER. Pa March 14 The State
Kjrwjr B0rt has accepted a site on New
riwiina avenue, nrariv tn-n .. rr...
"Jrwk McGrann, as a gift for an nrmorv
tIncaster'slfour Fnnrth nu..t',..ii.
S.fte ofllctrs have been assured that a
m state appronriatlon for th hniiH.
"tU be obtained and building- operations
1 commenced this sprlne.
Pictures of
. Beautiful Gowns
exhibited by models
' at the
flelnut Street Fashion Show
, appear in the
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ON NEW TARIFF BOARD
Members selected by President Wil
son and announced today are,
from top to bottom, Prof. Frank
Taussig, chairman; Daniel Roper,
formerly with the Postoflice De
partment; William Kent, of Cali
fornia; E. P. Costigan, o Denver,
and W. S. Culbertson, of Kansas.
PRESIDENT NAMES
NEW TARIFF BOARD
Three "Lame Ducks" in List
of $7500 Appointments
Sent to Senate
FRANK TAUSSIG CHAIRMAN
WASHINGTON, March 14. .
President Wilson today sent to'thS Senate
the following nominations for members of
the new Tariff noard:
PHOF. FltANK TAUSSIG, who will act
as chairman.
DANIEL C. norm, of" South Carolina,
WIM.IA5I KENT, of California.
E. P. CO&TIGAN, of Colorado.
liAVin j, i.mviR, of Maryland.
W, 8. CUMlKliTSON, Kansas.
Three "lame ducka" dre "taken care of"
with J7600 jobs by President Wilson In the
foregoing l'8'- Hoper was First Assistant
Postmaster General until the beginning of
the last campaign, when lie resigned to go
wjth the Democratic National Committee.
David J. Lewis was a member of Congress
until March 4. He won the Democratic sen
atorlal nomination In Maryland, tat was
defeated by J. I. France, a Republican.
William Kent, of California, retired as a
member of the Houso on March 4, He has
been classed as an Independent and usually
voted for Democratic tariff measures, al
though he sat on the Republican aide of the
" TnT ta'rlft law provides that not more
than three members of the board shall be
members. of one .political party. In view of
the fact Kent worked for the re-election of
Wlson and voted generally for thD
crats" revenue measures the a"""""
ueen raised ns to whether President W lson
!:: .Ai.. .nnnintfii four Democrats to
?h board by naming Tausalg,, yhq Is In
ALGONQUIN, UNARMED VESSEL,
TORPEDOED; CAPTAIN AND EIGHT
OF CREW, U. S. CITIZENS, SAVED
Submarine Refuses to Stand by and Offer
Help to Struggling Sailors in Barred
Zone Attack Consul Reports Sink
ing $1,000,000 Cargo Lost
LONDON, Murch 1 1.
Attacked without warning, the American steamship Algonquin
has been sunk by a German submarine. The captain and eight mem
bers of the crew are Americans. All on board the vessel were saved.
Early reports stated the Algonquin was torpedoed. American
Consul Stenhcns. at Plymouth, however, lias reported that the vessel
was sunk by bombs. Other dispatches from Plymouth late this aft
erivKwi stated thai the submarine suddenly appeared about 1000
yards from the ship and began firing without warning. Twenty
shells were fired. The ship did not sink at once and men were dis
patched from the submarine to send the Algonquin to the bottor
with bombs. The crew of the Algonquin were afforded plenty of
time to escape while the bombs were being placed aboard the vessel.
When appealed to, the submarine's commander refused the
request of the survivors to tow the lifeboats, and, departing, left the
Algonquin's crew to their fate.
NEW YORK, March 11.
The American Star Line, owners of the submarined American
steamship Algonquin, today received the following cablegram from
Captain Norberg:
"U-boat submarined Algonquin March 12. All saved."
The cargo of the ship was provisions consigned from Swift &
Co. The ship was valued at S400,000 and the cargo at approximately
$1,000,009, the line officials announced.,
The Algonquin was not armed, the American Star line stated.
, Captain Norberg, the Algonquin com.mnndcr.-vas a naturalizedi
American citizen. There were eight other Americans in the vessel's
crew.
The Americans in the Algonquin's crew, in addition to the cap
tain, were:
P. G. YERNEY, first officer, Detroit.
FRANK JOHNSTONE, first assistant engineer.
ALEXANDER PAUL, second assistant engineer, Brooklyn.
EDWIN ZIMMERMAN, third assistant engineer, Brooklvn.
WILLIAM T. HOLMES, boatswain, Pittsburgh.
A. T. FORMAN, 1908 Park avenue, Baltimore.
FRANK FERMASON, Gloucester, Mass.
CAPITAL THRONGS
WELCOME GERARD
Former Envoy, Returned
From Berlin, Reaches
Washington Safely
MAY SEE WILSON LATER
WASHINGTON. March 14.
Ambassador Gerard reached the end of
his 7000-mile journey from Berlin to Wash
ington at 1.15 o'clock this afternoon.
Tho Ambassador and his party were met
at the station here by a largo crowd of
cheering spectators, friends, relatives and
Government officials and newspaper men.
Mr. Gerard was In happy spirits, as was
eery member of his party He and Mrs
Gerard gayly waved their hands at the
throngs, bowed to the enfilading mole
machine men and Joined In tho cheering.
Immediately upon arrival, Gerard re
ceived a memorandum from the Whlto
House, suggesting that he continue to make
no comment whatever on the German sit
uatlon until after he had transmitted his
full report to the State Department and
President Wilson.
Gerard was as closely guarded as the
President when he alighted from the train
at Union Station, a large number of Se
cret Service 'operatives being on hand to
accompany him during his stay In Wash
ington. Counselor Polk, of tho State Department,
and a number of friends were In the crowd
which met tho train.
Gerard reiterated 'his million-time re
peated phrase, "I've kept talkness for 7000
miles, so I'll have to keep it up for a little
while longer."
The Ambassador went direct from the
station to the Shoreham Hotel. He said
he had been followed by Busplclous-look-Ins"
strangers while In Havana, but that
no 'attempt had been made to attack him.
He appeared to be In excellent health and
expressed great pleasure In being back In
the United plates.
Thomas McCarthy, a member of the re
ception committee at New York, which Is
arranging a grand welcome for the re
turning Ambassador, arrived here to meet
Cterard and make final details.
McCarthy believes (Jerard will go to New
York tomorrow or Friday and will not try
to see the President this week, owing to the
latter's illness, and will return next week
for a White House conference.
The New York celebration In Gerard's
honor Is to be held Friday.
Duchess of Connaught Worse
LONDON, March 14, The Duchess of
Connaughfa condition was worse today.
Physicians repeated she had a bad night
and said there was"lncrealng"gravty"
In her lllneaa. iSWw.la uerlng from bron-
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SCHOOL ELECTION
TRICKERYCHARGED
Miss Puncheon Accused of
Aiding Scheme to Put
in Gowing
DR. GARBER IGNORED
Accusations that Miss Katherlne Punch
eon, whose resignation as the principal of
the Girls' High School was accepted at a
stormy meeting of tho noard of Education
esterday, deliberately lent herself to a
conspiracy with the reactionary members
of the board In the election of Dr. Fred
Gowing as her successor were made today
by Dr. Edward Martin, one of the members
of the board.
Doctor Srartln, together with Superin
tendent of Schools John P. Garber, bitterly
opposed the tactics used nt the. meeting by
the majority of the board members In what
they considered "railroading" Doetor Gow
ing Into the Job.
"In Keeping her resignation secret," Doc
tor Martin said Indignantly, "Miss Puncheon
deliberately lent herself to a scheme that
Is on outrage to the public school system
of this city Doctor Garber la Superintend
ent of the Public Schools. Miss Puncheon's
resignation should have gone upward
through him. Instead, she went over his
head nnd played Into the hands of those
members who wanted to give a personal
friend the Job. Doctor Garber knew noth
ing of her resignation, nor of tho selection
of Doctor Gowing. I am an active mem
ber of tho board ; I knew nothing of It. No
one who was likely to oppose his election
knew anything of It.
"It was Bprung on us like a flash. The
action was subversive of all progress and
discipline. The selection of a man for such
a Job should have been placed In the hands
of experts qualified to select him because
of his professional merits, not In the hands
of men who pick a candidate because they
like him instead of because of his ability,
Tho whole thing was an outrageous
conspiracy, a reversion to old-time methods.
If you'd run any business In a dishonorable
way like that you'd cripple It."
In commenting on the matter today,
Doctor Qarber made a brave attempt to
Continued on Tt Fifteen. Column hU
An entire page of
Atlantic City Pictures
will appear in tomorrow's
Pictorial Section
NEW $100-000.000 LOAN FOR FRANCE ABOUT READY
HEW YOIIK, Match 14. Arrangements for a new loan of ?100,
000,000 to the French Government will be closed cither today or to
morrow and nil official announcement made regarding terms, etc.
According to present plana it will lun foi two yearn, bo cecurcd by
collateral ami bear intci't&t at tho into of flvo or po3cibly five and
one-half per cent, and offered for subscription ou a basin to yleW
CHINA BREAKS WITH GERMANY; SEIZES SHIPS
WASHINGTON, Match 1 1. lJIplomutlo relations between China and Ucrinuny
vvcio IhoKcii by China today. nccoulInK to an official message to tho Nnvy Depart
ment. TIip Chinese (iovernincnt 1ms bclzcd all Gorman merchant vessels, nbout
six In number, in Shanghai harboi, nml the crews lmve been sent nshorc. Armed
guardf have been placed aboard the vessels. Tho nicssago came from the senior
naval commander In Chinese vvatei.
BILL AIMED AT PHILADELPHIA'S DIRTY STREETS
liAimiKIU'RU, Pa, March 1 1. Ilopicsentntlvo Hlgmuml O. Gans, Philadelphia,
(oday Introduced In tho T-eglslature a. bill directed against tho dirty sticcts of
Philadelphia. The mcasuro vould make It unlawful for any firm or person to
"remove or cause to bo removed from tiny More, dwelling or other building any
dirt, refuse or rubbish and deposit tho same on any highway, street, cartway or
pavement, except for tho purpose of loading tho samo In any vchlclo that Is
Intended for the removal of such dirt, refuse or rubbish, or for tho purpose of
depositing the same in any leccptablo in which the said dirt, refuse or rubbish
Is to be carted awai.
WILSON STILL SICK AND IN BED ON DOCTOR'S ORDERS
WASHINGTON, March 14. President Wilson today had been confined n week
In his loom at tho Whlto House, virtually all of which time haH been spent
In bed, with orders to seo no ono except under most urgent necessity. Ilia cold
hangs on, and his improvement Is slow, owing to tho fact that his general
physical condition Is run down ns a result of constant worry and work since
I'ebruary 1.
COMMITTEE APPROVES NOMINATION OF DR. GRAYSON
WASHINGTON, March 14. The Senate Naval Affairs Committee today oidcred
a favorable report on the nomination of Dr. Cnry T. Grayson to bo medical
director of tho navy with rank of rear admiral. This action was taken by a
party vote, tho Kcpubllcan" on tho commlttco opposing tho confirmation. It Is
expected that Doctor Grayson will bo confirmed In a short time.
CITY GETS BIDS FOR MUNICIPAL3IUSIC -
Kids vvcio opened today by Assistant Director of Public Works Baldwin for
municipal bands to play in tho parks and squares during the coming summer. Tho
contract calls for ninety concerts nnd a band of thhty-nlno pieces. Eleven bands'
offered proposals, but tho unit price of tho musicians' union seemed to predominate.
The lowest bid was $13,513.50, while the highest bid was $13,948. Tho awards
will not bo made for some time.
GERMAN SUSPECT ARRESTED UNDER P. R. R. BRIDGE
A German who said ho was I'rcd I'rank, of 23 South street. New Yoik, was
arrested today beneath tho Pcnnsilvnnla Itallroad brldgo at Twenty-fourth and
.Market streets by Special Policeman lloden, of tho railroad police. Boden said
he feared Frank meant trouble. Ho had followed him from tho Purk Junction nt
Gitard avenue. Krank Is twenty-four. He told tho polico several different stories
about himself. In nil of them ho said ho came to America six months before
tho war. Ho talks English well. Ho was held in $500 bail by Magistrate Mecleary
for a further hearing next Monday.
NORTHEAST GIRLS CONGRATULATE NEW PRINCIPAL
Seven hundred and fifty students of tho Northeast High School for Girls
and membcis of tho faculty tendered a surprise reception to Miss Beulnh E.
Fenlmore today to cefebrato her appointment to tho prlncipalshlp of tho new
Kensington High School for girts. Tho commltteo Included representatives rang
ing from the faculty to tho Janitorial force. Hundreds of letters and telegrams
of congratulations were received today by Miss Fenlmore.
U. S. NEEDS WORKMEN TO RUSH WAR PREPARATIONS
Several hundred workmen mo needed Immediately to rush war preparations
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and tho Trankford Arsenal, Tho local Civil Service
Commissioners received Instruction this afternoon from Washington to obtain
200 machinists', 100 toolmakers 20 optical Instrument makers and 350 men on
other trades for the aiscnal at the caillest posslblo moment. For tho navy yaid
coppersmiths, boatbulldets, mattress makers, male sewing machine operators and
many laborers are needed. No educational examination will be required. Applicants
will bo tated on experience and physical ability.
NEW MESSAGE FROM POPE ON WAR EXPECTED
ROME, March 14 Tho belief persists In circles closo to tho Vatican that
Pope Benedict is preparing a new and important message on international affairs.
No hint as to Its tenor can bo obtained. It Is believed that tho message will bo
Included In tho allocution which the Pope will send to tho consistory March 22.
In tho last few weeks tho Pope has held long conversations with the two English
Cardinals, Casquet and Bourne; with Billot, a French Cardinal; with Fruhwlrth,
a German Cardinal, and with Father Dominic Reuter, ex-general of the Capuchin
order.
OBREGON, CARRANZA'S "STRONG MAN," RESIGNS
MEXICO CITY, March 14. General Alvaro Obrcgon, the "strong man" In
the Carranza Government, hns resigned as Minister of Wnr In the "cabinet and
shortly will tetlro to private life. It Is not known today whether his resignation
will bo accepted. General Obregon's retirement will bo a severe handicap to
Carranza's efforts to destroy marauding bands which still Infest tho republic.
The one-armed leader was tho ablest man In Mexico and the only leader who over
soundly thrashed Villa.
BERNSTORFF TO SEE CHANCELLOR TODAY
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BEUEIN. March 14. Count von Bernstorff, who arrived In Berlin las't night
with his official party, is expected to hold a conference with Chancellor von' Beth-mann-Hollweg
and Foreign Secretary Zlmmermann today. Following this confer
ence It Is believed the statement which the former Ambassador to the United
States has prepared regarding Secretary ZImmermann's note to Mexico will bo
made public.
EXTRADITION CASE AGAINST THAW TO CONTINUE
Extradition ptoceedings against Harry K. Thaw have not been dropped, despite
the finding of tho lunacy commission which adjudged him insane. District Attor
ney Swann, In New York, has appealed again to Governor Whitman, asking him
to co-operate In his efforts to have Thaw extradited. A letter has been sent 'by
Mr, Swann to Governor Brumbaugh, renewing his request for n hearing on the
case. Lunacy la no defense to application for extradition, according to a recent
decision of the Supreme Court, h said.
TINPLATE WORKERS GET WAGE INCREASE
SHAnON, Pa., March 14. i Announcement was made that the skilled employes
at the sheet and tin vvorks c;f the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company would
receive an advance In wages, effective March 15. Tin workers will-receive vepr
cent and sheet workers on and one-eishtk
Pr etft-. aimhu if as wU.
Secret Service Agents'
Declare Spy Hides
Near City
SUPPOSED TO HAVE
COME IN SUBMARINE' J
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Detectives Maintain Former
Embassy Attache Is
in Suburbs J
DENIAL AT GIRL'S HOME ''
Mrs. Mackay-Smith's Butler As
serts Teuton Has Not
Been in Home
i lion-Ed Mystery Deepens
With Conflicting Reports
1.
Government ngents, asserting
mat uaptnin lioy-Ed has been
sy-fc
dolr
seen recently n Philadelphia, searchJ
lor lormer naval attache of Ger-
man embassy on theory that he is
i hiding in suburbs.
2 Berlin dispatches say Boy-Ed
is in Berlin, mentioninc him
as greeting former Ambassador von
Bernstorff and party on their ar
rival. 3 Former Ambassador Gerard,
returning from Germany, re
ports Boy-Ed inTJorlin recently, but
does not know if he is there now,
4 Mrs. Mackay-Smith, widow of
Bishop Alexander Macl-?y-Smith.
of Episcopal Diocese of Penn
sylvania, denies that Boy-Ed has
visited her daughter, Miss Virginia
G. Mackay-Smith, since eighteen
months ago.
5 Government agents, discount-
ing contradictory information,
point out that premature publication'
of the fact of tho search for Boy-Ed
has jeopardized likelihood -of his'
capture, if he is in this country.
Where is Contain Cart Bou-Edf
The former naval attache of the GefSM
jnaiisJiyiiSuauM
by President Wilson fifteen months ago,
has smuggled himself back into this
country to direct from this city the ?
titer conspiracies against the United
States, according to evidence in the pos
session of Government officials, which
indicates that lioy-Ed is hiding in a
Philadelphia suburb, Berlin dispatches
and ex-Ambassador Gerard contradict
this evidence, the returning diplomat
saying that Boy-Ed was in Berlin
recently, and today's Berlin dispatches
asserting that he is there now.
The Evening Ledger has had in its
possession for several days the informa
tion that Boy-Ed had been seen in
Philadelphia. A representative of the
Evening Ledger teas sent to Washing-,
ton to investigate the report. Govern
ment officials verified the report thai
Secret Service agents tverc working on
tho case. They requested that the Eve
ning Ledger withhold publication of the
facts until notification was received
from the Government that publication
would not interfere with plans for the
capture of Boy-Ed. This the Evening
Ledger did, not wishing to warn Boy
Ed. The Government's plans having been
frustrated by premature action by a
newspaper yesterday, the Evening
Ledger today is enabled to present the
remarkable coincidences which weave a
romance around the whereabouts of
Boy-Ed. i
Government officials take with a big
pinch of salt Berlin's reports of Boy
Ed's presence in Germany, pointing out
that these may well be calculated to
serve as "blinds." They alto indicated
what they considered would be Boy-Ed's
logical defense if captured, a defense
that would appeal to a sentimentalist
and a lover of romance. This defense,
it was officially forecast, would be:
"Yes, I came back to America,
but I did not return for an evil pur
pose, nor for the furtherance of
policies leading to ultimate victory
for my Fatherland, I came back
secretly after I was recalled offi
cially, to be at the side of the
tuomait love. Thetjorc, if you
can punish a man for love, I am
tVtat man. Punish me."
Cantaln Carl Boy-Ed. former naval at- t i
tache of the German embassy at WashVj
Inptnn. furnUhecl for the United States to J
ilnv thn most thrllllne International mvs J
tery of the war. t
The Teuton officer, dismissed by ljresl--"
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FRANCE'S GREAT , 1
SAMPLE FAIRS;
How France is vorkintr to set and
hold tho trade which Germany hid
before the war will be 'told in a
illuminating article 'b .
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