Mtfi'WBI Kj ;.?'. &, rv & K . r ft i if ?", 1 m J W: - it A U RF. t r Ma n r fi. W.! , READY " TO RUSH WAR BILLS r Legislature Has Six Meas ures to rut state on Fighting Feet w. m Wt f ONE FOR CONSCRIPTION - s& ttu a Staff CorrttponiHitt HAnniSDlina. March 22. .' .f ffU. ...l-l...... 1..- I...... I a .lAf1,ll,,J r-f7 , Alia laCblS'Mlluc 1IHO ircjuic iv -. "- .k,. . ;,j,9repare4ncx!i program for Pennsylvania,. ?l?-lil,'Vi It nan nrt llnnn n, ntiv tlmp. f'.. 1 .11 aI ........... .tnrA.l llli M,a I, lax i J - III nil alA llirKDUIci uiuiku unii uic .w,... r Mt tifUn:iFr1n0ia lirArlnlllfllIin( nri noiv lio .-. A... !. l.....l A..A,1.l- (it I,.... t.Au,,. . lyic lln? vicncidl n'aduui' , ,-,- ,-., fjMSMd. V The most Important nf tlre.-e mp.i'Uier Ik the resolution Introduced by Senutur Charles A. Snyder lat Momlay nlKlit, pro viding for a commission of live ineiriWr of the Se.nato and neven of the iiouse to draft a military training MM. ami the bill providing ja,000,000 for State armorleo. ' The atmorles bill and tlio other in-a-tiitM. jrlth the exception of the Snyder resolution, which uiii adopted, arc Kt tit burleil In committee and probably will not be lieind of for a week or two. ' The mea-ures now pending an- the fol lowing: Empowering mayoi and liuiKeiwN to draft men to all the unit.- of the National Guard of t'eunsjlvanla up to theli urn strength. Making military ami naval Instnictlurr, compulsory In nil public and imroclil.il achoolt for pupils over twelve years of hri- Reoxganlxlng the National Guard of Pennsylvania no as to make It conform to the provisions of the Federal national de fense) act. Making an annual municipal appropria tion of J1O00 to each battery of artillery and $.50 to each regimental detachment. In addition to the present appropriation of ISOO annually to each company of the Na tional Guard of Pennsylvania. The bill giving the Majors of Philadel phia, and other cities and the burgesses throughout the State complete power ti draft in, time of war enough able-bodied men to bring the units of the National Guard of Pennsylvanal up to It's full war strength was Introduced by Jlepreseritatlwi Thomas K. McNIchol, of Philadelphia Adjutant General Stewart, according t Representative McNIchol, I- opposing hi measure and blocking Its progress thiough the House. The bill is now held up in tho Military Affairs Committee of the House and there is little prospect of its getting ut within the -next two or three weeks. The other preparedness measures, liovv- V a. ah all! Via V.aI1 Vitlflf rrlff trf Mia ,n4,nn f'. , " " " --.. -...J . .lUSU.. , that )he new committee to draft the mili tary training art must report before any i thing can be done. They probably will nut ; some out of committee until after the new ' ,' "preparedness" committee has drafted its) H. 1" NEW EIGHT-OARED SHELL Anmvrcs pnn prmv rnpw'i Swivel' Oarlock Boat Used in Practice , by Quaker Rowers On Schuyl kill Today A new elght-oared shell arrived bete ,il oon today from Boston for the University f Pennsylvania's varsity crew, and If the rimers can be put In shape the Quaker oarsmen will christian the boat on tho Schuylkill early this evening. Otherwise. the first eight and the junior eight will practice In the same shells they have been using thus far1. The new shell has swivel .oarlocks. j There hare been no changes made in the ' seating of either the- varsity or Junior -ithts and Yale will be rowed with the same men working out at the present time The crows will get out on the ilvei shortly after dark tonight, as follows. Varsity Jack", coxswain . Drayton stroke: Ilorle, No. 7; l)urea. No li . Turner, No. 5; Tllden. No. I ; (Jlouz, No. :i , Jerauld.'No. 2, and Captain Wall, bow Junior Servlas. coxswain : I.lttU', stroke , Wilson, Noj 7 : Wlrkman, No. ; Newton, No. BJ lleadley, No. 4; liels. No ,1, Hag gerty, No. 2, and Parsons, bow ORDERS MAINTENANCE WORK ON HIGHWAYS HAimiSBUnO, March ..State .High way Commissioner !'. II. Ill.ick today Is sued notice to each of the fifteen assistant engineers and to each of the fifty county superintendents connected with the State Highway Department to bVgln maintenance work on alt State highway routes at the earliest possible moment. In his letter to the engineers and to-the superintendents the commislsoner called at tention to 'the fact that as our nation is on the verge of war it Is absolutely ncces- sary that all trunk line routes bo given, vnriy aucuiiuii. Bishop .Muldoon Named to Los Angeles HOME, March . Bishop Muldoon, of Tlockford, 111., has been named Bishop of i-os Angeles, according to a Vatican an nouncement today. Your Country Needs You; Where You Can Enlist United States Army Recruiting; stations: 1229 Arch street. City Hall.. Postoffiec. 225 Market street. Sixtieth and Market streets. " Thirty-second and Market streets. Fratikford avenue and Orthodox street. Chelten and Germantown avenues. Eighth and 'Christian streets. United States Navy ;. Recruiting stations: ' Mayor's office, City Hall. ' 1310 Arch street. Philadelphia Navy Yard. 1409 Arch street. Postofllce. Pennsylvania National Guard Recruits taken at all armories. Naval Coast Defense Reserve ' Mayor's office. City Hall. . United States Naval Home, Fitz )water street and Gray's Ferry road. i ,1310 Arch street. x Philadelphia Navy Yard. .'Pennsylvania Women's Division for ' v Natwnal Preparedness and of f American Red Cross . Headquarters, 221 South Eight Veenth street. , Military Training Camps' . Association Headquarters, 117 Commercial ,;Trnst'BuiIding. PfcMsililshis'.MHHary Training Corps utaun, iiaie ston aass head- -fltsswtfrtlSn MtVwnon street i U&ymxttTj; 2&',Wlritit street Wf"T,,T .'mw' wwwww, r i, U ,Bwm Severi- ;'!'-?WW' , UNCLE SAM'S FIRST WOMAN ' NAVY OFFICER PROUDLY HAPPY yssssssssss sasasasasasasasasasaKM aasaVi.'SI rsasB asasasasahiEIxaSBSar iVjassasasasasasa. lluflKlfl 'iHT'' jl'sBsasasaH HHIHBHP UH Ri ,.&tf'iH3iH asasasasasasasasasH t illiB i iMLIIIIHililllllHLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHH CBLiiiiiiiiV iiBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBBB Klsi SILLIIIIIilHLIIBlHBiiLlllllllllH WSM$&KBBffl$8$: ?' ' ii. . fW 'LaaaaaaaaaaaMLaaaaaa.LaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaK BfSVfWetAMttAllf'?Kr RtoAARHMRL9HUrwV?9AlAtikBACrXHASuSSflVaSAAAlAAAAAFS WAmUAWI ZlJil . j.i' i VmVJ.TaoiS' j?w-s vtiSS WtXiZ& Ti T. AAAAASnA4C2JAlu 2St" -aKT -' v '"tek-em-? .'lMWBr?5!: v1jjffWBH1ll lMMMHBMiiEMMr In taking tip today her duties as becomes the first woman in the service, hhe was sworn in yesterday Payne, U. S. N., at the Nnvnl Ferry Miss Loretta Walsh, in Natty Uniform, Wearing Cutlass and Automatic, Bubbling Over With Patriotism By A' fe.il Mime cutlago mi one hip .1 fed tj flie-cal'lier Colt's nitomatlc on the otlicr. her lissome form enc.iscl ligldly in a snappy il.iri; blu. serge uniform with the chevroli of her rani, on her arm. heels flat ones clicked together 111 military fash ion, tiny hum! with nicely manicured nails placed daintily and respectfully at her tem ple. MIfs Loretta Walsh, C I' O. I' S N It. V . vallites you Oi ratrter she will salute .von tluisdy should you chanie to go In the lecrultlng station at the l'lilted States Naval Home. Pitzvv.'iter stieet and Oray's l-Vitj rn.ul In t,ho meantime, this twenty- ear-old girl, the first woman naval otllcer in the worl.1 so far as Is known, did her l.est to !oo! patriotic today, awaiting the arrival of 1 ir unlfoiin, In a costume that was white of blouse, blue of sklit and led of tie. No blushing bride ever wrote "Mrs" be foie lie- name for the first time with greater pride than Miss Walsh suffixes the alphjbettc.il arruy which, since yesterday afternoon, when she became :t member of the yeomen service, she lias been entitled to tack onto her name. It stands for chief petty nftlcer. l'lilted .States Naval Iteserve Force, and given tho same qualifications of Miss Walsh that is to say, perfect health and a competent knowledge of s-tenogiaphy or bookkeeping It Is a sufllx that you o.- I. by the mere signing of a paper and swear lng tho trutli about our age can acquire. "I'm so excited about It all." Miss Walsh put back some stray dark brown lcn.k locks which soon are to be confined under a neat officers' cap clasped her hands ecstatically and while n couple of adoring "jackles" looked on spellbound told how it came about that the signal honor of being the first woman In the navy service came to her "Vou see I've been coiiespoudlng secre tary of tho Woman's Branch of the Navy League at Philadelphia." she said, "and I've handled a good deal of Lieutenant Payne's correrpondenctv Ilelng amid this atmos pheie has just sort of Imbued me with the sense of patriotism. I really tried to vol unteer before Secretary Daniels's order ad mitting women wus received, nut Lieutenant Payne, did not swear mo In until yestciday afternoon. Before 1 was swoin, however. Dr. P II Noble, navy surgeon, and Miss Martha Prlngle. head iimiiv evnmln,i ,,-.. Wand found mo perfectly healthy and so t'ae in) stcai qualifications vveie met with. "I am to have charge of the recruiting here," she continued in sparkllngly happy fashion, "but, of course. Iheie are plenty of other shore Jobs open to the other women whom we expect o enlist There are In numerible clerical jobs held now by men, and there are Jobs In the supply stores which women could fill! .There will be plenty for us to do on land I am sure we won't get the opportunity to go to sea " this regretfully "In fact, I've already dis covered that there's a law forbidding women on the I'nlted Statgs navy boats that are under way. "Cut, say. the lespouslblllty of tills uni form business!" she grinned Impishly "You see, being Ihe first I've been consulted about It, and, of courfce, 1 don't want to be catty and get something that's just becoming to me, I've got to think of all the women who are coming after, nut I don't want It to be anbecor.itng to me either." If tho. uniform Is developed as Miss Walsh has gfnerously conceived It, it should set Oft be.itchlngly the charms of blonde and brunette, giantess and midget, alike. The cap will be a smart peaked one. exactly like Lieutenant Commander I It. Payne weau. The jacket of dark blue midnight serge, with skirt to match, will be built pn trig Norfolk lines, The chevrons, consist ing of three bars with the letters C. I, O. placed over crossed quills the insignia of he clerical work will be placed on the arm. The upstanding collar will Insure an aggressive "chln-out" posture that the tejnlnlne recruits might otherwise lack. "Think of the cutlass and the automatic," Miss Walsh jubilated. "I don't know what I'm to do with theuii whether I'm to In timidate laggard applicants, or to use them for more pacific purposes, but H'b mighty cool euort having 'em anyway," At this point- In the conversation Miss Walsh stuck bill, a petite pair of neatly galtrred, French-heeled number threes,- I bliould say. '??ley Ve to.g6." she said ruefully; hat-was one of the first orders given me flat. mannlh,,snslbe shoes. v Oh, well, the cutlatrs wllli roormbn make upr for them. tAnd what dol you thmkT,,. Just what do you, think?' she asked kreathleslvX.;iY01. , nww.tiii -wwHiyti tQ. roy, pay in;ry kliOWrMn.-aHMlofi to. my, pay ran4riv mma-...., .; .j,. ":.--- ...',"-. Jiief yeoman, Miss I.oie'tta Walsh world to enliht in the armed naval by Lieutenant Commander P. R. Home, I'ltzwater st street and Gray's avenue. M'LISS I III entitled to lohaccu ToImuii. Ililul, of It Why I never smoked In my life, but I m awfully fond of landy and I've nlicady nit in my applli-nl'oii for that li-tead. The fame that ha mine to .Miss WuMi bids fair to put her home lo, , olv pliant. I'a, inoi,. defiuitelv on Hie map than il Has ever been theie befoie Since her employ meat b.v the women's division of the Navy League, however, she has been living at 7.11 Pine street. She was educated at (il; pliant and Snanton, ami nobody up state, she deilaieil laughingly. tevcr though she would heroine famous I didn't even think so nivself." she s.iul modestly, ami as Lieutenant Payne called her awav with the wouls that theie was much vvoik to he done in the office, she vanished with a happy "My country needs me" expiession -an txpics.sIon which it is quite possible define long whole icglments of women will be wearing. About twenty -live other women lined to the trail blazed by Miss Walsh, camo to the tecrultlr.g station today and endeavored to enlist Their names weie enrolled, but they weie not sworn In, the explanation given being that the need foi them was not yet Immediate and that an exception was made in the case of Miss Walsh, who In her ca pacity as secretary at the naval defense headquarters for the last three jeais had made herself Invaluable. Among them was Miss Rebecca Xoith, 1910 Arch stieel, who gave as her qualifica tions the fact that her father had served In the American Navy and that she could act as l-'rench Interpreter and also nurse. NO ASSISTANT COACH CHOSEN FOR FOLWELL Hy Dickson's Candidacy Will Not Acted on Till Friday, Says Sinkler Be "Nn assistant football loach to Kobert Kolwell has been choseii as yet.by the mem bers of the football committee of the I'nl verslty." according to What ton' Sinkler. chairman of the Pennsylvania football com mittee. This statement was given opt this afternoon b.v the chairman or the football committee when he was asked whether or not Hy Dickson, the assistant coach last season, had been teappointed by the foot ball board yesterday afternoon. There has not been a meeting of the football committee for the last six weeks and theie will not he one held until this Friday, and 1 cannot state ut this time whether or not an assistant coach will be chosen at that meeting" Just who will be Pennsylvania's assistant tutor this fall, in care the war does not cause the Penn ath letes to abandon football for the season, Is a matter of conjectute, and, although By Dickson's seivkes weie up to the standard last year, theie is n possibility that he may go to some smaller college to take up the duties of football coach, Kaiser Confers Black Eagle on Turk AMSTEItOAM,' March 2.. Kaiser Wil helm has conferred the Older of the Black Kagle upon Talaat Iley, the Turkish Orand Vizier, according to a Beilln dispatch today. The order has heietofore been reserved for royal princes, Hot Springs Entries for Tomorrow Iirnt rie, i-llInK malfleni. three-ear-olil, furlongs 'Culnia. IO.j Mm 0., 104; Couiln Hob. list! I)or. 104: -Kirn Kaj-. 104: "Sanborn. 104: -Paim. 104: Keatral. 107: liunxer. 10T. Sheriff, JOB; Woody, lOtt: Ne potlim. IK', Second rare. -llln. rour.v-ar-olds and up, ?.?. '"riant" Myola, UT: 'Mux-an s., 107: !,?'""; A?""-1.'.'.. 11.! Jlelr APParent. 104: Idol Star. 104: Stilly Night, lot): Jungle, 109;' Ellen Smyth, J 0.7 1 Frisky. 109: AI Court,' 111: Wuity. 113: Oetour. IIS. gutty rmru rar. sailing, four-var-olda and up. mile and 70 vardB I.lttle Ulgg-r, 108: Rose JuUetl-. IMS 'pehra, 104: Verena! 108; 'Chad '."AM' ,08i WTa,.111' Wap. lia: Lalaloha. !!? fc0,"!SV nii wll Cohn. 1M; Flrat Star. r y uaKwoou, ill. Fourth race, sailing-, purs, threa.yaar-olds .. ,,.....-mit. - H,i :.."-- .-A -'--- ,S i V Jr. A yan. aw: -npacire. NOi o;.ia7 . Snt ..!. r"U -'CKeii, ioi; Semper fU.,,vA4i, 4V. Mil,,,!, a n Camubel . 107: Jo I)., iui uugari. in; imi III, 111) Ilalgee. 112. arley McFerran, 111: Mud. Fifth, race, aelllnar threa-year-olda and uu, mile Yaca, 100 Ie..oo: wHopa. 10.: f. M. Johnaon. Mias vut-r. 104: Will Do. '10:1: Clara Morgan, 103; 'Jack Karrlaon, 10D: Zlm. Ill: Stonahante. Ill; Mlltoq Koblee. 114. ' ii,UH. "'? f.lUnS Jhraa-year-olda and up. J. R,.,rToo.,!.,'".I! Heater Smith. i Lsdy Wortalnston. 100: Qul loo, -i hu u... -.. ..a... ....-., v.i -1T11I 104: jtmn.a Btutrt, 104: 'Jnipreialoo, 112. 'Lynn: lWrMlkf.uT.' Ill, -"-., 114, I'Ltm; lMivJiikifula..' m, " ' PENNSYLVANIA MAKES READY . FOR COMING WAR CRISIS Coiilliiiifd from I'nge (hie ( share the State could take In furnishing equipment and munitions to an army or 1,000,000 men. The names of all men and women In Pennsylvania, together with their addresses and occupations, are to be taken in the near future ss one of the fitst defense measures. .Mr Pepper said. The committee nl'C will take a census of all avallsble autcmobllcs and motor ti ucks In the State, together with n list of all chauffeurs. Mr. Pepper made it Jilaln that lie was not speaking officially. , He ssltl that n meeting of the committee would be called at the earliest possible moment, and that lie was unable to say definitely what ac tion would be taken He said, however, that unquestionably the Vommlttee would follow the action of a similar one ap pointed In Massachusetts, which undertook a course of action such as is outlined above. UII.nOAH TABULATION Immediate attention Is to be given to Hie tallroad facilities in the State for the turns poitnllon of Hoops vv W Alterbuty vice piesldent of the Peiinsjlvanla Hallroad, a member of the committee, undoubtedly will have full charge of this work, it whs said. Mr At terbury is president of the American Hall load Afsoclutlon nlid dlieried the tians portatloti of mom than lon.OOd militiamen to Ihe Mexican border last summer Mr. At terbury will be assisted b.v Itobeit il o'Donnell, general superintendent of the western division of the. Pennsylcanla Hall load, and rated as one of the most efficient latlroad eveeutlves In the I nlted .States. Several committeemen said today that Mr o'Donnell undoubtedly would be Mr At teibury's light-hand iiimii (itheis to oo-opeiate with Mr Atterliiity in e It. II Alshton, piesldent of the Ohlcagit and Northeastern llallioad. W (7 Besber. president of the Ontral P.allroad ol New Jusev. and A W Thompson, vice piesldent of the IJaltluioie and Ohio Railroad .1 Howell I'limmlngs president of the John B Stetson Company, said that any statement in legaid to the defense commit tee should tome either from the chairman or (iovemor BiumbAUgh, but that In the absence of official notification lie piefened lo withhold lurnineiit. He added however, that be was in fullest sv iiipatii.. with such an organization. VACIITSMHN i'u TIIK l-'I'.uNT' The lesources of the Ocean City Yacht ( iuh ilulihouse. gniunds and fleet of I Ail vessels--weie placed at .he disposal of tin l'lilted States iSoveiumeiit today in it Irttei fioui Commotio! r Hanlel II Paris, of the club, to Commandant llussell. of the Phila delphia Navv Yard Announcemeiit of the ofler caused gieat enthusiasm this afternoon at the close of the club's luncheon In the Hold Itoom of the Hotel Adelplila. One or nioie menibeis of the club, well vrisrri In nautical voik. would be named to membership In the coast de fense boaid, Collllllodorl, Pails added. One bundled and titty cialt of viiiious kinds, including fioui twenty-live to fitly sea-going vessels that could lie used foi patiol duty, rue owned bv the uiin nieuibeiii of the club Among Hie linger ijhlps Is Commodoie Parls's thirty -six-foot cruiser Zoe and Captain l-'iank !. (loinian's Kismet 'ileallzlng to Ihe fullest extent our couutiy's necessity nt the pieseut lime, .lie Ocean City Yacht Club offeis Its clubhouse and grounds, located In Cleat 'KH llHibor Bay, for any u.- It may find adaptable," Cniiiiuodoii- Pmls's lettei i end. "II Is the largest and best equipped clubhouse on the Jeisey coast and has a niembeislilp In e cess of lino and a number of seuRoliig ciaft whli ti the members would be only 'loo happy to place at the disposal of the (ioM-riiuu-nt If we can he of any assistance whatever we are yours to command" The naming of the State i oinnilltee Is a ieuit of the confeience held last Satiilday in Philadelphia of the Ooveinois of Penn sylvania, New Yolk. New-'.leisey, Delaware and Maryland. The Governor pointed out when he an nounced his purpose to name this commit tee that Pennsylvania contains one-fourth of the material icwices of the. nation that would be called Into utilization In case of war with (lermany MAYOR NOT TO ASK WAR FUNDS AT PRESENT The city administration eonteniplates no h'g war fund at this time, and until the necessity arises .Mayor Smith will not abk cither Councils or member:) of the Finance Committee to oilginate legislation of an emergency character. When asked lelatlve lo a repoit that $100,000 would be asked of Councils at the next meeting and that members of the Finance Committee would today he as,ked to back such legislation, the Mayor said: "I have no Idea of asking Councils or the Finance Committee for any war fund of J100.UOO or any such sum at this time. Theie Is no need for any hurry along that Hue. j iiiiauciiinia muajs nas anu always will do her full duty both as to money and men I . 1 ne small expense incident to the activities of the home defense committee can be met ' rrom funds now on hand or. if necessary. Councils can be asked for small appropria tions. When money is needed for war ex penses It will be found, but there certainly Is no reason to rush Into Councils now anil ask for funds. This certainly will not be done for some weeks to come," Councils, If no change In present plans Is made, will merely approve the appropria tion of $7500 needed to pay b!'i Incurred b.v the committee appointed to eniertaln re turning troops from tlie bolder and to care for their families while they wete In serv ice. It Is understood that the city will meet bills' Incurred by the Mayor and his com mittee during the present emergency and that later. If necessary. large appropriations will be made for general war purposes. During the Civil War Philadelphia ex pended $20,000,000. Of this sum $13.000.. 000 was spent for hospitals, restaurants, barracks, hospital trains and other pur poses; $10,000,000 was for the defense of the city, to stimulate lecrultlng and to psv bounties, and $3,000,000 for the relief o'f veterans. Councils' Finance Committee today ap proved salary Increases for city employes receiving less than S1000 a year. These are expected to require approximately $350,000 of the $660,000 available for ap propriation, The total of Increases on the basis of a VICHY Omnti y tndUUUd tnttr Ih, dlrut totlrol tt th$ Fmch Gavtrnmn," net I Natural Alkaline Water Your Physician will recommend its use, to relieve INDIGESTION RHEUMATISM URIC ACID GOUT rMGcBvlne ivitbHtllwwiri ILBBUb.b1 M full year Is J4Sl,!i.7. but as the Increases will be effective only fiom Ihe first of April this nmoutii la reduced by; one-fourth The Increases allowed per diem men In the Bilieau of Water amount to J108.82G; In the Bilieau of Highways. ?. ,40ft: In the Bureau of City Property. $IG,750; Klec trlcal Bureau. $SH2R, and Ihe Buieau of Charities, $8571 The lolal per diem In creases nn tlie basis of 11 full year would, be 1131,711 ' RAIL BRIDGES GUARDED BY MARYLAND TROOPS BAl.TIMOP.i:, Mil., March .., As a measure of defense of the national capital the Baltimore and Ohio rind Pennsylvania Hallroad bridges over the Susquehanna Illvcr are being guarded today by troopers fiom Companies D and K of the First Mary land Regiment. Oovernor Harrington or dered the troops to prevent any attempt to ut off communication between Washington mid the lnllioaiN The Ilalllmoie and Ohio lUllway lias re ceived oiders from the War Depaitinenl to be piepaied to move troops and equlpiiKtit within three days, according to Information from a high source At the general offices of the railway everything was buzxlng mr.y officials remaining nt Uielr offices nil night One official said today that If the cull for mobilization should come tomorrow tr.e Baltimore and Ohio would be ready. The Matylaml troops expect a mobiliza tion call within a few days It was learned today that Secretary of War Baker was In cominiin'catlon 'yesterday with the tallroad officials and gave onleis lo piepate for movement of ttoops within three days 74-YEAR-OLD CIVIL WAR VETERAN OFFERS SERVICE A seventy-fnur-veai-old Civil War vet eran was among the eager applicants that thionged the .Mayor's leceptlon loom In (it.v I fail to enlist In the naval leserve The septuagenarian applicant. Charles V. Penman, of .ITLM Delhi street, was tejected on account of his ago. much to his dfs pleasuie "I feel as young now as did liitthe Civil Wat.' he declared "I feel Just as spry as I did the dnv that I and thtet others cap tured two lleldpleces fioui hi.Mv Confed erates at the battle of Kr-derick'sburg." Prniririrr, who was ',ir r:ie Fourteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry serving thiee veais, Is n Hiolchinaii by birth IS-ilph W. Wescott, youngest son of Attor ney Oeiienil John W Wescott. of New Jer sey, who twice placed Piesldent Wilson In nomination, was among the younger men to entoll m the Coa-t Defense Iteserve Corps at the recruiting station -Mayor Smith, who lias taken n livelv In-tere-l Hi the wo.k of enrolling young' and old in the defense of Philadelphia, declared today that he and other member of the home defense committee have received as. siiiaii.es that thousands of Plrllmlelplrlana will join eltliei the reserve fores or the active branches of the snvlce The offlieis at City Mall hiiiw..m-.i .-a-.. In full unlfoiin for the fist time and. seated at Ihe long tables In the reception morn, they p'evented a warlike irripai-:i!ir mm n..,. leceived applicants, placed their names on the lolls and coiidintrd the necess.irv iihvs Ical eanriiiHtlons In addition to the resulting men. th( olflieis weie kept )Usy leglsterlng vachts and motor boats offered by their owners foi scout duty along the coast In luunv In stances owners offered to turn their boats ei in ine nuvni forces and In some cases owners weie rcg'steied as ensigns In have! charge of their own craft. louays enrollments In the Naval Const Defense Rescue went f.n above the pre vious dully aveiuge of fifteen men. Foitv were taken nt the Mayor's office before noon; college men and laborers npplv with equal eagerness, ., . " 'K nos.. wiio enlisted todav. their occiiputions and the' positions to which thev were assigned were the followin.- ' 111! Vl'L'L . .... ..... rt7,'.;ii 11 v . "r.(TI'. i.tturii- dntiilelil , s .1 i,ii.ub valii's 1.111., IIhiI ffi unit I.AyWtKM'i: I.IPIMM in i, .iu,ie,. ... 111 m'rViu"11'. """""" ""u l""" iiiii i- .'.'"""'r" iH "lil Ambler IUII.N I.. Wtltl'IIV, kalesniHii. ,1ii3,-. Snruir slreel iiimumiIm IIOH'AKl) K. IIA.I.Y. clerk (ttinsl.le. v-.mun. ririt eln .'I. II. l.KIDV. muhiinliiil enslneei dilef et- IIKUIIKKT ll.ltClt.VVr, tngmeti. all I Ainei- M Hll Mtreel -IACIIII M'AIK. Jit.. el-UllilMII .;, ker street Vnrk. iln.r I... ,, i. I ... Hast Mar- WILLIAM II. IIIISAin i:. neillr' man. ISal AlleKheii) ilvemie, InMiawaln's m.ile. sei oml i lee The New Which we have assembled aw awane. youtniul effect? nn Many Suits sets" 1 1-5 I lA KKSgaQg-srVgaf assVlfllsai 'H&?MPKctf1 If 1 300 Spring-weight Suits Just Added to the Collection Now Sellina at Brand-new Wnrarori - .- ....... " These are veil lined with good collection. Every Suit in the men s u.UU, to Top Coats -now $16.00 Sample Coats and manufacturers' special lot or 9H h?ts $35.00 A special lot of separate MAttKET ST. ligT it! STRAWBRIDQg, & CLOTHIER K. II. HADEI.EV. stenogrsplier, M'H y'c onrt street. North Wnles: chief o'n"n' .... WII1.IAM K. HU1.MVAN. stenographer. 41a SiiViii Hiiv.tlilM itreat: chief yeoman. JAKS OAlinNEK "cRI.H'KI.I.. credit man. Illvtrton. N, .F.l boatswain's mate IIKNJAMIN.S. CANNOX, policeman. '.'11- Norm Ktghth str-el. .... WILSON JOHN r.HIMI. Ileutenanr II, .11. I'OWKHN, llent'iiaiii .1. il. TARNEI,!.. enalan, II, F, KK.1II'. Junior lieutenant. Thomas's father, .lames H. Thomas, had in sign his consent, as Hie, applicant was under the legal enlistment age. At the nsval tecrultlng station. Ul Arch slreel, complaint Is made that appli cations for tccrults have fallen off recently. Tho average number of men appealing for examination six weeks ago was forty a day. and now It Is only about ten a day. ac cording to Ihe officers In charge. The Philadelphia district Is Ihe poorest in me countiy they ssy, Recruiting at the moilno corps station, Hft! Arch street, remains at its usual aver age, which Is at the rate of about fifty men month. Seven men weie accepted at the I'nlted States ftimy lecrultlng station, 1229 Arch street, today, which Is slightly above the average, the officers say. Among the men taken this mottling weie thiee natuialixed Hermans. Albert W Yetta, 1411 Kmerlrk stieet; l.ouls M Kllnger, 614.1 Bouvier stieet. mid Leonard Karhsemmaler, 2411 North Twenty -seventh stieet. It wsr announced that placards marked "U. S, Army" are being printed by Ihe thousands. These wilt be placed on all Gov ernment trains or cars used In transpoit Ing troops, munitions or riovernment sup plies These cars will not be sidetracked, but will be given the right of way and sent through to Ihelr destination In double-quick time. PHILADELPHIA RAIDED BY INVISIBLE AIRMEN Robert Glendinning Drops Bomb on Chestnut Street to Show Vulnerability An nii- raider swooped over Philadelphia shortly after .1 o'clock this afternoon and dropped a mlntatine bomb In the heart of the business district. The flyer released the bomb to demonstrate the deadly accuracy with which n flyer could slip over the city and destroy Its business district The mimic daylight laid was conducted b.v Robert (llendlutilng. the banker-aviator, and W. K. Johnson, chief Instructor of the Philadelphia Aviation SchoM at Esslngton, which will he ronverted In! a, (lovernnient flying base within the next few days. The bomb, which descended with un erring accuracy, fell on the covering of a laige tending car nn Chestnut street. Just below Juniper. In the car at the time weie Kugcne Howell, of filfi Upsal street, Het-nmntov.-n, and his chauffeur, James Con nelly , With a clash the bomb landed and fright ened both of the men In the machine, who believed that a collision had occurred. They leaped from the car. and a mounted police man dashed to the scene. On the gtouud lay the missile, which had lebounded from I be cover of the machine. " wa a l11 ''loth bag to which was at Inched a smaller bag containing small lead shot Attached to the bomb was a piece of blue-coated cloth hearing an Inscription to the effect that the finder should notify Mr. (I'teridlnning, 400 Chestnut stieet, at what point the cloth bag luuded. Of the thousands of peisons that crowded Chestnut street and gatheied around the automobile, not one could be found who saw the flying machine a. It passed over "e business district. The aviatois cauied but one bomb with them on the trial laid. Ihe hag contained a number of cauls on which were pi luted a line uskliiR tl(e people what they would have done If It had been a leal bomb. A fuse was attached to the bag. but It evidently bin lied on' ill the rapid descent, and the cards weie ear ned by the wind to othrr s-ectlons nf Phlla ' lellIll;l' "i the bag had unfolded befoie landing 1111111 aviaiois leri rue grounds of tlie aviation camp at ? o'clock in a new- Cuittss hydioaeioplune and headed foi Philadelphia. About fifteen minutes after thev had Ift the t-Nslrrgton starting iiolnt 'the bomb clashed into Chestnut stieet. Woman Dies at "Movie" Show Hear t disease was the cause given by Ur II. (iroff, of Broad and Venango streets, for the death of Mie. Kmma Krau.ss, sixty nine years old, of ,",:13B North Sixteenth stieet. who died in a moving plctuie house at (I'einiantnwii avenue and Venango street today- Suits and for the snrine season, trivn ,!. ntovm. - i - ,i u,. Ji t i. .,"- Double-breasted Suits with trim high waist-line, devel oped in blue, brown, green and gray flannels $15.00. All-around Belt Effects destined to be the most distinctive style note of the comino- spnsrm variations of this vogae. in and Ton Coats, from son nn designed to give manlv crace to onnnn ' (, ,, the Very Smart Suits at $25 made by the Stein-Bloch Co., and Hart SchaiTner & Marx and pre senting unusually good value at this price. Aervento Raincoats with the patent ventilating arrange mentin a variety of smart sprinjr styles, from $10.00 to $20.00 A very striking military model at the latter price. mohair. All S-reiulnv01. -lot worth at leastlS, based $25.00 f.:Men's Suits SharDluTlILr Trous.r ....., .. me'um.welght Suits suitable for early spring. " TV' uai.vwue at VON PAPEN PAID WELL FOR INCENDIARY BOMlJ Detective Who Posed as German c Ev.AHnnlio Kn-t etn --- . Ono Order r .MOW YOHK. March 2..-catl(ni., 1 Papen, dismissed German mlHtarv i Vofl paid captain rjiarles von KleUt lie ?? n mi sic uiui-i i im-ciiuiary uombs TW-.ii il llemy Ba.th testified this afternoon 'H Ih. trial nf lv n-rm..,. i. "rn.0011 dllt l 3 spiring to blow tip Allied' munition shh.Cr ijHiui sum inm ne met Von Klol.T ' nf ll.o nrlinnar. I,, .. " n""t, 0lu had posed as a German. ' BU. "'I am engaged In the ma the nanufactur. ..' Barth testified V',i Incendiary bombs " Barth t Klelst told him. 'Bill I Art ,,...,. It Is the fertilizer bnsloe "" think : Von Klelst, Barth testified, then r-u l the big money to be made in .i?..l0,d - Honing the lld.OOO from Von PaDe mw. T I'he accused men are Captain on . '' t. Atlas Una: Captain En S-ai'-i' pert Intendent Wamburg-Amerlcan Line- n L talntaln von Klelst: Carl Sehia.' S-. engineer- of the Frledrlch der Orose-V r Becker, electrician. Frledrlch der OmSaJv Frederick Karbade. George Praed.i . il' Wllhelm Praedel. eael Wolpert and Hode are to have enar.i trials. ."'J Mobilization of Coast Guard Fleet I WASHINGTON, March 32,-SecrUr ? the Navy Daniels this afternoon appro submitted plans of Captain CommtnSiM Uertholf for the mobilization of thVcoV guatd when war. Is declared. Tn: coatr' guard fleet will be Immediately transferra?." from the Treasury to the Navy Denartm-n? PRINTING dyanw); iVUllUtU reasonable p r I c a a Samples on request: mall order ahlrm-nti lo out-of-town points. " "" Louis Fink ic Sons : Printeri r, N. 7th St. (Flrat Floor) Ne'v Procesa engraved effect without ulatai. MR. JEWELER llo rn.'Lav.J '? i. - Ilea Will pay eaah for eatabllaheil ni.;! nnd location, one hundred runt. - .TV; dollar, for entire atockj write partlenlsn t! J. E. HARDWICK (46 Kaat Walnat I.sne, OerrasnUws, ' Philadelphia, v SHIPPINGS that are stronir all over- made right, of durable canvas. Prices right. F, Vanderherchen's Sons : 7 North Water Street Philadelphia Kventhlftc III rnnTm At the Sim of the Mall" "MaauaMa Tour floors and woodwork will leea a new inal nf paint this mrlnr ORICE il 1AINTS "' RELIABLE J"" jn roe tnatket for 5'J yearn win m-el. vour '.very expectation I'loiir I'nlnt-. idle ,tiurt run rtnor Stain. .Vie quart e.ui Call. PI - nr W'rlle Win. 0. Price Co. .il!l-. 1 1 Smith ntli SI $350 88-Note Player-Piano :.1 Mult- ItulN. Ilrnrh, Start anil Year's Tuning, TERMS $0 WEEKLY t'lirlgfit I'lnnua, !!;.;.li Upward" VICTKOLAS RKCORD9 Top Coats ,.- .- u w.. "(""ciikiuuii iu tnuac wmc- Imported Top Coats from Thexton & Wright, of London. Distinctive in style and fabric. Prices $30.00 to $40.00. Suits for the Youth who will don his first pair of long trousers this sDrincr. esDecially u. . ., . .. . ,", , boy of this hard-to-fit aee. Tnese are known as the "Langham High" Suits. Prices are $15.00 to $20.00. Several Special Values which have come our way, because we can furnish quick outlet for large quantities, and are always willing to take advantage of any opportunity that might be con verted to the benefit of our cus tomers. Men coming here to morrow will see $18.50 l the coming season rt PrPrtins-in t,1 Men's $15.00 to $18.00 Spring-weight Suits, $12.00 in r.il.VV.f,ffiLw "'ly. spring: we.r. All ifcn early spring. $3.65. Second floor, Esse MARKET ST. . isiiiHfiflaiflaiiKKi k..J --? EIGHTH f'lLBERT 8: rMcArA. li'-O ,-',.. ' 1 JJB?iYa tvCSfial GKSmiiA
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