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NUOVO DIS ASTRO TURCO?
f 1 Dice Che i Husk! Operant! nella Per
sia Hanno Catturato Una Intcra
Dlvislone Ottomana
IlM nOMA. 14 Marzo.
.Tlrrmml (1 Londra dlcono ch a' atato
y ftlclalmnte annunclato cola' cha I ledaachl
hanno ahhandonatn la linea principals dl
5 aifffa aa ovtti a napaume per una iuns-
nexz ni circa ire miKilii mrHi, ir
trupp ins'lenl hanno rlracclaln I tdeachl
(ndlatro dl circa un mlgllo fd hanno oe
rupato I vlllagitl dl flrevlllara e Iupart
Wood, ad nrmt dl rt.ipiumft. II rlplrga
mentr dal ledaaehl n' atato nperato ilopo
vlelrnltMlmn bombardamanto da part
)U InRlral con la, protezlone dl una
fltla nahbla.
)4 A Indra eerrans. rocs larl a?ra cha 1
tedfcchl avavano comlnelato nd avrcuare la
etttadina dl napaum. OH nRll al trovano
ora ad el dl Boaco Ixiupart ch al crrdf-a
eha 1 fadaachl non Bvrahbaro nbbandonato
' eoM' faellmenta, Un cnrrlanonrtante dalla
fronia dl battaglla, the ha naalMlto n
qutata rtcentlsslrna avanzata ilcllf forze dfl
ffnera! I'a'r P"r rlcnnosranrlo rh! la
prtaa dl Irlea da pari dj?tl Initlaal rendeva
Intenlbltl If position! trdeaehe dl Jiupart.
die Che la po'lz'ono. Miwndo flavatn
effrlva un nttlmo punto dl appoixlo. Ksll
non aa. aplrmral II rlplecamanto e prevfd!
che auH'Anrro r I avranno tra breve avvenl-
Sentl dl irrandis Importanza. 1? eerto pero
ic Kll IncIfKl rono In certo modo mlatlflcatl
r quanto rlcuarda le Intenzlonl del
tedeachl ed II alffnlflcato del Ioro rlpleira
mentL B aambra certo nnclie che r- M avci.
aro, potulo dlfendere la lima til llapaum.
a avensero avuto forze iunicleritl pr ill-
finderla, lo aTebbro crtamente fatto
non avrebbero ceduto frrno che ha
Imnortanza tattlra nl tiemlco chf vl fareva
jreimlone. II corrlcpondente tjalln fronte
dl bttUsrlla Insleoe dice che nono Immlnentl
yvenlmentl dl tale Importanza ch i If
denchl non potranno fuKKlr- al dlxaetro
che 1 prepara jier loro. K lurftl a-enl-nentl
l preparano, nl dire, nulla fronte
dell'Ancre e della Knmma, cloe" dove
Ingleel combattono ora.
81'LTjA rilONTR 1TAMANA
lerl aera II Allnlirtero della fJucrra pub
blicava II WBuente rapriorto del genTale
Oadorna circa la eltuazlon ajla fronte Italo
uiitrlaca Bulla fromt del Trentlno el n avuta.
la rollta attlvlta' riellp artlKllerle.
II nemlco ha tOilegato maeclor at
tlvlta. con le eue batterle nel eettore
41 Tolmlno e eulla fronte Cllulln.
Bull'altoptano del Careo un reparto
dl fantria Itnllana ha fatto una In
curalone sulle llno dl resletrnza nWI
ohe ad cud-ovext dl hticatl dletrugsen
done le operr dl forlincazlone I rlparl
delle trupp ntftnlche In tiueett line
ono Incendlatl r noMre (rupp eono
ritornato portando ventlquattro prlelo
nlerl ed una mltrasllatrlce preea al ne
mlco. Gil auMrlacI hanno operato plu"
fardl un rontraltacco chd e' etato Imme
dlamente renplnto.
Telerramml da Zurlco dlcono che lo Stato
Mairslore auetrlaro ha annunclato ch- un
eroplano Capronl che attenV nellf vlcl
nanze dl S. Andrea, nella zona dl Oorlzla,
' ftato dlstrutto dallf artlKllerle auetrlach
t che nulla Clma dl Flrwche Kll aiuitriacl
torpreaero medlanT un tunnel ecavato nella
neve una noelzlone Itallana dove fecero
prliclonlerl 130 uomlnl ed un ulllclale.
Notlzle da Ixindra dlcono che rh Incleal
eperantl nella Metopotamla hanno occupato
II villaeitto dl Kazlmain. a cinque mlKlla a
fiord dl HaKdail. nul Tlsrl. .Vella prera dl
Bei'dad xll InKlrxl r Impojprejiarono dl un
rlcco bottlno.
Ora corre voce che t ruei hanno ottenuto
una, vrande vittorla nella Perela occl-'
dentale rluecendo a laslUre r forze turchr
fuorl delle comunlrazlonl ron H.iRdad e a
far prtfflonierl IS.OOn, roldatl ottomanl. B
rvldente che la polenzii tnllltar- ilella
Turchla crolla rapldamente ora che I
tedeachl non poaeono dar alia loro alleata
I'appoKKlo che le avevano ptitutn dare
prima. !! glorno, e non e' lonlano. in cul
le forze Ingleel rueen potranno cooperare
da vlclno, la Turchla aara' vlrtualrni-nte
llmlnata dalla Kuerra
WASHINGTON, 14 Ma rut K (,'lunta.
notlzla tihe un aottomarlnn tedenci ha
ffondato lunedl' acorao, anzit alciin pre
avvlao dl aorta. II plroacato amerlcano
Algonquin che al dlrljreva verao lndra con
un carlco dl vvecj. Nondlmeno tuttl gll
uomlnl dell'equlpaitKio aon atatl aalvatl. II
plroacafa aveva un valore dl 40't.OOO dollarl
ed 11 carlco quello dl un mlllone dl dollar!
circa. Eaao era partlto da New Vork. aenza
arm I. Al dlpartlmento dl Kiato non al ha
arcora, la notlzla ufllclale dell'affondamento,
aebhenn queata ala atata Invlata dal capi
tano detl'AlRonquIn alia compaKnla pro
prletarla del plroacafo, ('American .Star
Line. ' '
G. F.'LsBher Leaven Million Eatalr
NOniUSTOW.V. m.. March 14 In thu
will of Oeotrjce V Iiaher. Philadelphia
printer; who lived In WaahlnKton townalui',
employea aritl fervanta are remembered
with boqueata of tSOO, and the t "t i
Billllort-dollar eatate goea to Iila family
and relatliea. Itealdea the Inlereat wnnii
hla wife haa In hla enlatu ahe rcceivt-H
110.000 InNcaah; hla alater, Mary I'lutnly
Mtooa.
mismmEasmim
Wrttt or call oe our aw
and IntertMUna Booklet
"Looking Into Yavr Ovn
SM." i
A Series of
Eye Talks as
Oar Next Talk Wed., Marrh t
tBy Joseph C. Ferguxon, Jr.
m
IfOST people can be
I' HaTVnj4akl4 lltvnn n
reach a correct da-
clalon or. eatlmate
ir mey atop to in
VEHTIdATE THE
FACTS.
When vour evea ahnw alalia
ofllmpalrment when you have
any reason to "bellev. that
1 -your eyea need attention you
wane to do penaaiy. aurn mat
they receive the right kind of
-attention.
Investigate tho Jicx ,
Tou wtll find that tb. lorica!
asd unalbla thra to do Is to
1mv your eyes examined and
Maud tr a, pbraleUn who
,jUHr In rn tretrnent an
5eallat.
Tea will find that lesa skillful
trtront la uodeatrabl, possibly
siVrmw
Tea wilt find, too: that dassts
wtll be prescribed for you If you
' aesd clsssaa. and net otbarwlss.
Iavasllaatsl '.Httta Toursslf
If Out tWa Is the errset touts to
Ssesd far sev
-HiMr, eeeapstaot
-wn a .1 .
bts a tnsr
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IN THE WAKE OP THE FRENCH ADVANCE '
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gnrMUMn -- - - -y--g.- rt&prn
:EH1B!eHSKM?PBS3 :
Her native village in tho Champagne once more in the hawls of thu
French, the pennant returns to find the grave of her son beside the
ruined village church.
LIQUOR BILL BLOCKED
IN DELAWARE SENATE
Committee on Keviaed Statutes Holds
Up Resubmission of
Question
ItOVKIl. I let. March 14 The two hllla
amending the tax lawa of the .Stale, one
provldlm: for an Income tax and the other
for an InherJtance tax. which uere agreed
upon at the -conference held In the State
House laat night between the 'Jovertior and
membera of the l.cgflature. have been re
ported frtvoratily by the lloure ''ommltteea
on Itevlaed Statutea and lteenue and Tax
ation. The bill providing for n paid lire depart
ment for the city of Wilmington haa also
been reorted faorably.
The Iloufi; bill (irovldlng for a reaubmla
alon of the liquor license question In the
city of Wilmington and rural New Castle
County la still blocked In the Senate t'oin
mlttee on Itevlsed Statute, which la "wet,"
the "dry" leaders having failed to get the
required number of algncra to a petition
railing tho bill out of committee A move
ment la tin foot for it compromise between
the two factiona to eliminate the prohibi
tion relation to Wilmington arid paaa the
bill calling for an election In rural New
Caalle
Hotli the House and the Senate are now
holding night sessions and are elearlng
many bllla from the'ealendar, although sev.
eral hundred remain upon each calendar to
be acted upon before the close of the sea
aloii. March 23. at winch time a retesa will
be taken to March 2H and final adjournment
taken.
unite aiaer" Seek I'ardons
WASHINGTON. March H. President
Wilson haa received appllcatlona tor par
dona for Maury I. Dlgga and F Drew
Camlnettl. convicted In California of vio
lation or the "wlilte alave law after 'a
long and senaatinnal legal fight which
ended in their convictions being austalned
by the Supreme Court
9mluitiS
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SPEND THE LENTEN SEASON
at the
SEASHORE
s
Lenten Season is Seashore Season.
Every Sunday is an Easter on that fas- ,
cinating Boardwalk.
THE READING is shorter by miles and .
minutes, and offers more and better train
service to the Shore.
MAKE EASTER RESERVATIONS NOW
aid engage your Summer Accommodations
Steel
'Veatlbuled
One-DoUar
EVERY
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HOUSE PASSES MEASURE
FOR STATE FOOD PROBE
Commission Provided for in Heycr Bill
to Investigate High Cost
of Living
Rv a Rtnff Crtrrmponti't
HAHIUSHirrtO. .March' 14 The Ileyer
resolution, providing for the appointnitnt of
a commission composed of membera of the
House and Senate to Investigate thoroughly
the high cost of living, passed the House
today without any debate by a vote of 142
to 21. It now goes to the Senate.
The Ileyer resolution provides for the
appointment of a committee of thrte mem
bera of each branch of the Leglalatirre It
would have an appropriation of ISfiOO for
expenses, would rtqulre a detailed report
from the State Dairy and Food Commis
sion, would hold hearlnga on the food situ
ation throughout the State, and would re.
port to the Legislature after April 30
JAPAN TO SEND WARSHIP
WITH GUTHRIE'S BODY
Kmperor Plans the Honor as a Special
Mark of Friendship to the
United States
TOKIO. March 14. As a special mark of
honor to the late fjeorge W fJuthrle. Ameri
can Ambassador to Japan, the Krnperor is
expected to detail- a Japanese warship to
transport the body to the I'nlted States
The olllcial announcement designating the
warship Is anticipated with great Interest
because broadly Interpreted it will be a spe
cial manifestation of friendship for the
American nation, especially aa Japaneao
warshlpa are at present occupied In patrol
duty In tho Pacific and Indian Oceans.
flreat nuinbera of persona have visited
the American .N'aial Hospital, where the
body Ilea In state, the closed coltln aur
mounted with it beautiful wreath from the
Krnperor. The diplomatic corps sent n allver
wreath designed by Japanese artlsta.
Excursions
SUNDAY
No dirt
No gmek
Bmrdi
St. Ftrrjr
:tiimks '"-witoWfJ
"T0MM ACTS AS HOST,
TO "JIM" AND "ED"
Mayor Smnflhes Precedent and
Factional Rivals Smile as
They Leave Conference .
Mayor Smith amaahed diplomatic and all
other prewdenta today, when. In an effort
to line up a aolld delegation for AH-I'hlla.
dclphla leclalfttlon, he called McNIchol and
Vara together for a conference In hla offlco.
It haa been montha alnce the two political
foea met In an affair of thla kind, but they
weathered the atorm well, and 'both wore a
amlle at the conclualon of the meeting, at
which time Mayor Smith predicted that all
,of the membera of the Iglalatuy from
.drafter to benefit Philadelphia.
Together with "Sunny Jim" and "Drother
Kd" and the Mayor, of courae were Joaeph
P (laffney chairman of Counclla' Finance
Committee, and Tranalt Director Twining.
Kaiteclal Intereat waa gHen by the po
litical leadera to the riana bill which would
force th Philadelphia llapld Tranalt Com
pany to permit the city to through route
cara on the. Market Street "I." between
Frank ford and Darby The other Itema of
major Importance uern thoao relating to
real eatate aaaeaamenta and the peraonal
property tax
Although none of the participants In the
conference would rid thcmrelvea of other
than the utnial line, all left the ofllco of
the Major with broad Cheshire cat-llkfl
amllea What with the amilea and the
conference itaelf, the wagging tonguea
along the Itlalto were kept buey dlacuaaltiR
thla afternon whether there e ho truth
to rumora of quiet talka Tom had with .Hid
down In Florida, and whether Kd and Jim
are going to make up and b Rood little
boya,
JUIIV sFLIT ON WOMAN'S SUIT
Mistrial Results in Miss Mary . K.
Smyth's Clnim Against Road '
After seven hours' deliberation the Jurv
(n ibe personal damage suit of Mary K.
Wmj'li against Hie Philadelphia arid West
Cheater Traction Cnmpanj disagreed and
waa discharged by President Judge Auderi
rled On 'he evening of Itecemher 17. 1!M.'.
M'a Srnvih with her two brothers, atarled
to crtir the trolley tracka of defendant on
Fot aenue. near the Junction of Koemont
aeo,je Orcxel Hfll, but she waa struck by
at) approaching tar and severely Injured.
The evening was thick and foggy, and Miss
Smyth said that although she "atopped.
looked and listened," she waa unable lo see
or hear the approaching car, which seemed
to shoot out of the obscurity of the night.
Her two brothera crossed the rails safely.
Wilson Names Postmasters
WASHINGTON. March 14 - The Presi
dent sent the following postmaster nomina
tions to the Senate today Pennsylvania -Thomas
H McKalg Langeloth Allen H
Barlhold Ilethlehem Vew Jersey William
A Tripp, .Mlilington
There's "Red Blood" in This Thoroughbred
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POINT TO SCHOOL BOYS'
GREAT LIFE PITFALLS
Speakers at Northcnat High School Sny
Essential Thing In Commercial
Career Is Character
Drlnklngr. emoklnir and the lust of the
flesh are the (treat pl(falla In tho Uvea of
the school boya of America, according to
Thomas Farmer and '.Ted" Mercer, of New
York, who addresied the boya of North
east High School at the chapel exercises
today.
"I apeak from my own hard experience."
said "Mr. Mercer, "and am devoting my
life to sounding thla warning to young men
In schoola and prlaona. Tho essential thing
In commercial life today la moral character.
Without It no success can come."
"Half the mothers and fathers In this
country," aald Mr. Farmer, "do not know
their own children. They think they are
angela when In reality they are devils. You
may aln for years and suffer no III con
sequences, but be sure In the end your aln
will find you out and make you suffer two
fold," ,
Somerset liars Women Bartenders
SOMIJItSBT. Pa.. March 14. Somerset
County llriuor llcenaea havo been granted
All new appllcatlona were refused and sixty-seven
old ones renewed There were five
new petitions, Women bartenders will no
longer be tolerated. Judge Huppel aaya.
Oilcloth Company Pays. Extra
NL'W YORK. March 14. The Standard
Oilcloth Company haa declared the usual
quarterly dividend of 1 J per rent and an
extra dividend of 1 per cent on Its common
stork, payable April 2 to holdera of record
March IS.
Men's Belt Buckles
Jn accord with the demand
for men's belts, we offer a
large selection of buckles in
sterling silver and solid gold.
Engine-turned designs pre
dominate. Among these a sterling
silver engine-turned buckle
with sturdy black leather belt
at $3.50.
S. Kind & Sons.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS
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Come have a look at the new "Standard
Eight" for 1917. Beauty of line ! 'Twill
be like the thrill men used to get when
they looked on a "Dan Patch."
For here's a car as proud and sleek and
mighty as ever was any thoroughbred.
Distinction and grace combine with clean,
strong sweep of masterly line.
Every elegancy of fitting, every refine
ment of equipment is present.
Luxury and size you see a roomy
tonneau, comfortable seats, real leather
to ride upon. ,
And one look has told you that the
"Standard Eight" can go.
Let us take you out for a spin in the
80 H. P. 127-inch wheel base
$2500
93500 4-Ptusenger Roadster
.EASTERN MOTORS CORPORATION
' 1634 CHESTNUT STREET
Distributer, for EASTERN PENXUVLVANIA', HOUTHEBN NEW JERSEV AVn nn an....
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b. ABxmrn pishes, selinbobovk, pa.
Si-daTdSICAVcaj.
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ANTLDEATH PENALTY
BILL HEARING MARCH 20
Judiciary General Commlttco Will
Listen to Arguments on Both
Sidesi of Question
fll a Ktaff Corre tpoarfeal
HAiiniSHURCI, Pa., March H. A pub
lic hearing on the abolition of the death
penalty In Pennsylvania will be held nl 2
o'clock next Tuesday afternoon. March 20,
The House today paaaed ft reaolutlon In
troduced by Hepreaentntlve Frederick
Deyer. of Philadelphia, turning over the
hall of the House for the. hearing The
Judiciary Oeneral Committee of the House
will conduct the hearing. Representative
Peyer la chairman,
Among the apeakers will be Dr. Oeorge
W. Klrchay, dean of Columbia haw
School and formerly- auptrlntendent of Sing
Slnr Prison: Judge Joaeph P. Rogera, of
Philadelphia;. Warden McKenty, of the
Eastern Penitentiary, Philadelphia; Warden
Francis, of the Weatern Penltntlary ;
I'nlted States District Attorney K. Lnwry
Humes, of the Weatern District; Rlshop J.
Henry Darlington, of Harrlsburg, and
Rabbi Joseph Krauskopf, of Philadelphia.
They represent both aides of the qucstlun.
GERMANS IN A BEER
GARDEN START ALARM
NHW YORK, March 14, A group of Oer
mans, sitting around a. table In a Rrooklyn
beer garden, discussing Fort Hamilton and
Fort Totten, started an alarm early today
which resulted In the mobllliatlon of a mo
torcycle and machine gun guard on the land
ride of both forta.
folice Commissioner Woods raid today
1110 Chestnut St.
JEWELERS SILVERSMITHA
car that just soared over the Alleghany
Mountains on "high." Performance! Let's
see if we can't gam a block in every five
on Fifth Avenue without breaking any
traffic regulations or shifting any gears.
o Then we can go out in the country and
just naturally "bust up" all the speed
laws if you wish.
For here's, a Blue Blood with rivers of
"red blood" in its 80 H. P. veins.
P.S; The Standard is. the first "Eight" to
be magneto-equipped. This means free
dom from ignition troubles. It's a sur
cease against worry. It's "pep" insurance.
(Don't think because some cars say "mag"
on the switch, they ljave magnetos under
the hood.) When may we call for you?
optional apholttery and color.
7-Passenser Tourincr
PA.
H. B. H, it., BETHLEHEM,
PA.
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persona who overheard dlaena
alleged plot to" "capture" thVforii.
to Captain Cooper at Fort Tott.i..
requested mobilization of pnii,,
dispatched Deputy Commlalonr ReJl
Captain TuKney with a aquad of rA
to Brooklyn to Investigate. Thev
evidence of a plot and the MTHi
waa withdrawn. " tab
was withdrawn.
Ice by
wire
Now! Putefrkiencyimoyou,
rofrjgerator and inaugurate ,
new epoch in the kitchen. Ad,
pendable coId-maker-sanitarV
and cconomical-hko is the pr J,
tical home refrigerating device f
which the world has long waited
Turns electric current into cur!
rents of dry, food-preserving cold.
Simple-ea.ilInjtaiied ," rtfrS
erator. Maintain, a low, even temrr
ture-more economically than Ice, WW
'"'." 'Se "fgeration? I.ko eo2
only J27S, f.o b. Detroit. J. F. Buchiilw,
& Co., 1713 Chctnut St. PhSplS
Bathrooms of Distinction
The miurea ef I he wtll a (.pointed
hsthroom must measure up to a thru
fold slanrtaro beauty nf nnl(n, ntmT.
ntm pd perf'rt sanitation. '
Klerk futures fulfill all these reiulrt.
menls. Their araerful lines htrmotiiti
with the tnoit luxurious eurroundinn
Their scientific rnnttru'-tlnn amirei ikl
olute rleanllness. Fleck Brm." nij.
snlee means a lifetime of eatnrctr
irvlee. '"'
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