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'DEFENSE ' .COUNCIL BUSY
'r'4.Navy Construction, Munitions,
' Transportation and Industry
All Speed Up
From a Staff Correspondent
' i, WASHINGTON, March 23.
'M Preparedness for war with Germany.
Wtnr'ns ' from Immediate construction or
v $25,000,000 bMtle cruisers to the stand
ardisation of lenses for ncldglasscs will
fce considered at a Joint meeting tomorrow
of the Council of National Defense and
the .Advisory Council. The meeting will
he held at tho War Department. Secre
tary of War Baker Is chairman of tho Na
tional Council, which Is made up of six Cab
inet officers. The Advisory Commission la
B?, fC wade up of military experts and heads of
k'f . lr Industrial enterprises.
4 Special attention Is hclnir kUcii at this
ma in tlm nnpsllcin of lnduitllal pre-
''f&'yaredncss, the ability of the manufacturing
H,-..'l concerns to nroduce the N Ide ransc of equip
ASPmertt necessary to put any army of nt least
;-,Vl,000,000 In tho field. Various private of
.tilntlnna whlrh fin not have
Kvi'uasl-offlcM standing are preparing to cu
ll ' perate with the Government.
!3 f Th slx CablMct offlcers who compose the
T inunai oi iaiiunni xeit:iiu a-. owi.
'votaries or war, jsuvy, iaoor, gricunure,
MP H. .-. I, l .l.l I- 14. .1..,IA 1... A.1
ItiKJ? " VOUIIU'll' IS U1UC11 III ll uuuvo iij .
""'AJKrwla.M.. iVmmlualnna n nfwitfltnfl hV. tllf
Ir,'.' President, who are Daniel wlllard. prcsl-
1itiWnt of the Baltimore and Ohio IUIlroad,
LfWi chairman; Howard K. Collin, lce president
iSn. of the Hudson Motor Company: Dr. noma
fMlA Godfrey, president of Drexel Institute, I'hli-
xp Cdelphla : Samuel Gompers, president or
? American Federation of Labor: Julius Uos-
? Atiwolrl nrenlrlfint KpilM. llnphllrk & Co..
, Chicago ; Dr. Franklin II. Martin. Chicago ;
vre .pernaru i, iu uuii c nu , in.
ttljijP&Z wim a view to nanuung every pnase ui
?JAtk the war situation through men expert In
"apt their Individual lines, the advisory commit
ir tee has. appointed tho following committee
chairmen :
Transportation and communication,
Mr. Wlllard.
Munitions, manufacturing, Including
standardization and Industrial tela
" tions, Mr. CoiTln.
Supplies,! Including food and clothing,
Mr". Rosenwald.
Raw materials, minerals and metals,
Mr. Baruch.
' Labor, Including Conservation of
hea':th and welfare of workers, Mr.
Gompers.
Medlc(rie, Including general sanlta
,tIon. Doctor Martin.
Science and research. Including cn
. slncerlng and education. Doctor God
' t rey.
The several chairmen have named sub-
A eommlttees and these subcommittees hao
Worked out tho details necessary In case
of war In their ocry phase.
NAVY WORK HUSHED
Activity In nil lines of preparedness,
especially the rushing of plans to place the
navy In perfect condition for mobilization
and strengthening it In accordance with the
JV speeding up plans authorizing the expendl
S ture of 5115,000,000, aro under way.
jisji, .All the citizens' advisory committees are
Val worklnK night and day and splendid co
WjS Peatlon 's being given by men of affairs.
w$?f 'he representath es of the large shipbuilding
(UJSKW Arms, Cramp, the New York Shipyards,
W Newport News and Fore River, will confer
tomorrow with Secretary Daniels about the
building of the battle cruisers and the time
in which they can be constructed wiyi the
suspension pf the eight-hour day.
At the same time tho smaller shipbuilders,
as well as the large ones, will be In con
ference on the building of submarines.
The last naval bill authorized the build
ing of fifteen destroyers and tho nay will
build as many more us the capacity of the
yards will permit. ,
Conferences with the steel ma!ers will
be held next Monday, and these concerns
will be asked, as have been the shipbuild
ers, to turn seventy per cent of thejr ca
pacity over to the Government. In case
t.ey do not do so. and tho shipyards do
lift co-operate to tho limit with the Gov
ernment's steel concerns, both will be com
mandeered, "as provided by the recent act.
DR. BRADD0CK MARTYR
. TO MEDICAL SCIENCE
Physician Who Spent Years in
Combating Disease Victim of
Fever Contracted in Siam
Dr. Charles S. Rraddock. Jr.. one of the
best-known enemies of cholera and small
pox In the country, died today at his home
at Haddonfield. N. J. Doctor Rraddock had
been III slnco last November, when lie was
stricken with paralysis. He recovered from
this but suffered from the effects of tropical
fevers he had contracted while In Slam
ome years ago.
Doctor Braddock was stricken In his
office In New York, where he was chief
medical examiner of tho Intorborough Rapid
Transit Company, following his return from
Slam. He was removed to tho Physicians'
Hospital, where he remained for several
weeks, later being brought to his homo
here. Twice while here ho was removed to
hospitals in Philadelphia and was taken
home only a few days ago.
Doctor Braddock was known throughout
ttiA mul fi 1 ii-i-!l a u n vttrt Irtita fnn nt
BSV cholera and smallpox. He perfected the
smallpox vaccina virus used today in tne
Vtf tropica, which is juieiiucu iu twiuaiaiiu wio
'J His greatest record was earned ns the
Hf first medical, health and sanitation officer
,,'i nf.the Government of Siam. He was called
"--ft , there in 1902 and remained for some years.
flti During tnat time ne vveni deep into me in
i ,c (erlor where cholera was depopulating the
rt &,., nrw atiaf hllrntni- VlllntTA tttfW
P'U. bIIUm nml at a M lalitnc- thi flrsf Isnlntlnn
f. .camps ever known, ho succeeded In virtually
fv ariviiiK um mo iitu,.
feJVJfH" Prior to going to Slam Doctor Braddock
V '.. mIIIIIh aKnnwl hA T7ainllllA thrnllffh
k,il """ -. .. ..v .-.- ....
I , ut, the Spanisn war and ireaiea, proies-
K'fiwhlle the Resolute waH acting aH a refuge
$ "- F 4nr thn tnmhars -durlnir tho negotiations.
A.t & Mam nt thn war tiA rrelved two
kI.1 jrwSata -from the -American Government.
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M iimii h r 4 MVAkl4nh a Aapa 19 f9 vdaltA
jm !. WOBim"lcu imia vg iy njlwuD
3too-;N)xon' charged 'with espionage. lie
waa'Wn- in Oermany where" he -went
tkroMhthe, gymnasium schools, andls
ftMl,WJ"- ana nigniy iniinea aa a mo-
irat wks.agohe applied for a posU
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LA BATTAGU A INTZttTA
attorNoast.quentin
I Franccsi Attnccano Ora La
Linca Principalc Tedesca a
Nord deirOise
UOMA. 21 Mario.
Dalle notlzle che vengono dalla Francla
scmbra poterst dedurre che I tedcschl si
sono rltlratl tanto quanto IntcndeNano c
che pcrclo' la battaglla campale si va
raptdamente dctermlnando. Soltanto la
battaglla campale, che flnora I tedeschl
hanno cvltato, pare debba coslrlngcrll ad
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aooanaonare la lamona nncn m un
von Hlndenburg. I franccsi attaccano ora
la llnca prlnclpale tedesca nclla speranza
dl capovolgcro I plant del marcsclallo del
kaiser, ed lnfattl la lotta c' llsslma ntl
settore compreso tra St. Quentln o La Fere,
dove flnora It general? Nhclle ha nvuto per
se' o per le sue truppe tuttl I vantaggi.
Nel settore tcnuto dalle forze lnglesl la
rcslstenza tedesca e' andata numentando
conslderevolmento da Arras n St. Quentln
c le nevlcate fortissimo dl questl ultlml
glornl hanno ptuttosto favorlto la dlfesa clio
non le truppe nttaccantl. Tcro lestrema
ala destra ingleso e' In contlnuo rontatto
con l'cstrema ala sinistra franccse nclla
zona dl St. Quentln, In modo che e nsslcu
rata la solldlta' della llnca dl bnttnglU
Scmbra che la grande Prova ,Jp.-''tin i
determlnandosl nel settore St. Quentln-Le
Fere, dl modo chn I francos! nvrebbcro tutto
II peso della lotta. W anchc posslblle che
la battaglla sla gla' comlnclatn. on nuesto
caso II autagglo Inlzlalo sarebbe com
plctamente con 1 francesl.
Intanto si dice che von Hlndenburg pre
para una grande offensla contro la Russia,
nella spcranza dl approflttare dnlla naturalo
pcossa sublta dalla grande nazlono a causa
della rlvoluzlone. 11 maresclullo tedesco
spererebbo dl troare dlsorganlzzazlone
nelle (lie russo speclalmcnte per nuanto
rlguarda I rlfornlnientt. Un ulHclale tedescn
fnlto prlglonlero sulla fronto russa nvrebbe
dlchlar.Uo che lo Statu Magglore del kaiser
rltlcnu che I recentl uvvcnlmcntl dl Russia
formeranno 11 princlplo della cadutn delta
potenza mllltare russa Questa dlchlara
zlone o' stata resa pubbllca In tulta la Rus
sia e letta nl soldatl che combattono contro
tedcschl c turchl icr snllearne II morale,
ma si sa che ngcntl tedcschl laorano an
cora In Russia per portnre la dUcordla
nclla file dell'esorclto cd mere buon gloco
per se.'
Certo e' che I tedcschl rd austilacl hanno
nttaccato le llnee russo In un bree settore
per tastarne la solldita' cd "asslcurarsl degll
crfettl della rlvoluzlone. e fcono rluscltl a
penctraro In ulcune trlncec. Ma II goerno
ruiso ha lanclatn un nuovo nppello alio
truppe per esoitarle n battere II nemlco, cd
II granduca Nicola ha fatto altrettanto,
avvertendo "he cgll non potrobbe mal accon
sentlre ud un rltorno del vecchlo regime nel
gla" lmpero dello czar.
Qui pero' si rltlene che o' ozloso parlave dl
una grande offenslva contro l.i Russia
quando vl sono le annate anglo-francesl o
quelle Itallane cho attaccano o si apprc
stano all'attacco come non hanno potuto
faro prima dl nvcr compluto it lavoro dl
prcparazlone fatto neH'lnerno scorso In
questl clrcoll milttarl si sente che la grande
offenslva tedesca e' tramontata forse per
sempre.
WASHINGTON, 23 Marzo.
II console amerlcano ad Amsterdam tele
grafa che II plroscafo amerlcano Healdton,
appartenente nll.t Standard Oil Company,
e' stnto aftondato da un sottomarlno tcdesco
teri I'altro nl largo della costa olandese. II
plroscafo fu sllurato bensa alcun prcavvlso
e ventl persone deU'equlpagglo nnnegarono
cd un marlnalo mort' In seguito ad una
fcrlta.
L'Healdton era partlto da Philadelphia
alia olta dl Rotterdam II 2G gennalo con
un carlco dl oltre duo mllionl di gallonl dl
petrollo raillnato. DcH'equlpagglo del plro
scafo otto ulllciall e imicchlnlsti erano clt
tadlnl amerlcanl. SI agglunge cosl' un altro
motho per la dlchlarazlone dl guerra da
parte degll Statl Unltl alia Germania.
Un telegramma da Tetrograd dice che
l'ambasclatore nmerlcnno 1-aucls s,l e'
recato In forma ulllclale e con 1 membrl del
1'Ambasciata a far vlslta ai nuovo mlnistro
degll llsterl dl Russia. Miliukoff, ricono
scendo cosl' primo fra tuttl gll ambasclatorl
accredltatl presso 11 goerno russo, 11 nuovo
stato dl cose creato dalla rccente rlvo
luzlone. AI Dipartimento dl Stato la notlzla e
stata confermata. II governo amerlcano ha
cosl' rlconoscluto ulllcialmente 11 nuovo
govemo russo. All'ambasclatoro Francis
saranno Invlate piesto nuove crcdcnzlill.
WILL LEAVE STAFF
OF AH0RNEY GENERAL
Horace W. Davis Announces
Purpose to Resign From State
Law Department
SHARON, Pa., March 23.
Deputy Attorney General Horace V. Da
vis, of this city, this afternoon announced
that he will tender his resignation Imme
diately to Attorney General Drown and
Governor Brumbaugh. He has accepted n
position in New York city which will re
quire his residence In that city, he said.
Since Mils appointment as Deputy Attor
ney General Mr. Davis has been In full
chaigc of all State affairs in western Penn
sylvania, SEAFORD MINISTER SICK
Sm:AFORD, Del., March 23. Dr.
Charles L. Fischer, of Philadelphia, rector
of tho St. Luke"s Kplscopal Church, of Sea
ford, Is critically III of heart dlseaso In
his rooms at the Hotel Sussex here. Ho
came down from Philadelphia early this
week nnd was stricken yesterday.
Doctor Fischer ha.H been rector at the St.
Luke's Church for several years.
Another Victor
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Limited to 50 Members
We have had so many requests
to start another Recprd Club that
we will accept uu mire members
on the same basis as before, viz:
?25 worth of records (your own
selection). Pay S3 down, the
balance $3 monthly. You receive
immediate possession of the rec
ords. $16 worth of records (your own
selection), ray $2 down, the Dal
ance' $2 monthly. Immediate pos
session.
We have every Victor record in
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MOEWmKfrBE NOT
THOSE SUNK OFF BRAZIL
St. Theodore Only One of For
mer List, .Berlin State
ment Shows
LONDON, March 23.
Tho Hrltlsh Admiralty nnnounced this
afternoon that, according to n German wire
less dispatch, tho raider Mocvve had sunk
theso vessels:
French Prince, laddie, HrecMiocshlre.
Rhodanthe, Knthcrlne, Hsmoraldas, Otakl,
Dcmoterton, Governor and Jean, all British,
and Stnut, a Norwegian craft.
Tho statement nlso said It appeared that
the St. Thcodor had been sunk,
Of the twelve ships listed above only one
has heretofore been mentioned as a victim
of tho South American sea raider tho St.
Theodore.
Tho other ships are listed at Lloyds as
follows:
French Prince, 4760 tons, owned by the
Prince Line, Newcastle,
Uildle, 2G62 tons, Thomas Turnbull &
Sons Shipping Company, Whitby. Kngland.
Brecnockslilre. Not listed. Mny bo mis
spelling of the Radnorshire, previously
known to have been sunk by the raider.
Rliod.inlhe, 30G1 tons, London Marino
Steamship Company, London.
Knthcrlne. 292C tons, Chr, Salvesscn &
Co, West Hartlepool, Hng,
Inieraldas, 4078 tons, Pacific Steai
Navigation Company, Liverpool
Otakl, 9575 tons. New Zealand Shipping,
Company, Plymouth
Domertcrton, 0018 tons, Carlton Steam
ship Company, Newcastle.
Governor. 6524 tons, Charcnto Steamship
Company, Liverpool.
Jean No British ship of this name listed
In Lloyd's. There arc three Jeans cata
logued; two small French vessels and one
American
Staut Vrt listed In Llovd's
20 YEARS ON POLICE FORCE
Lieutenant John J. Noon, of the Flfticnth
and Snjder avenue police station, today Is
celebrating the twentieth nnnlveisaiy of his
entrance Into the police department Tim
men of his district lined up this morning at
roll call, and Magistrate Carl B. Baker pre
sented the lieutenant with twenty American
Beauty roes, the gift of tho men of the
district
Among the other gifts of the men to Lieu
tenant Noon were a lounge and a meer-i-chaum
pipe. A reception will be given to
night by the men. Lieutenant Noon entered
the service In 1897 and In 1913 was pro
moted to a lieutenancy In the Second dis
trict. Ho Is foity-elght years old.
iWIAIfalfal
This, Great Sale Positively
Ends Tomorrow Night!
It's Your Last Chance to Buy
These Smart $20, $18 and
$15 Men's and Young Men's
Suits and Overcoats
at $6.66
none on sale at this price after Saturday nigh J.
A small charge made for alterations when necessary,
but only at actual cost of tailor's time.
4000 Pairs of Trousers at J2 Price and Less, $1.48 up
KPSHLAND
CLOTHIER AWFWN1SHER
i5-l7-19 NOJRTH 13th STREET
Second Door AboT Mrkt Street
ALSO24.26 SOUTH 15TH STREET
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U. S. ARSENALS
SHORT IN PRODUCT
Springfield and Rock Island
Plants Turn Out About
500 Rifles Daily
THEIR CAPACITY 1500
"Twelve Willful" Filibusters in
Senate Blamed for Pres
ent Deficiency
WASHINGTON. March 23.
With facilities for producing 1500 rides
a day, the Government nrsenals at Spring
field nnd Rock Island today arc turning out
hibout" 600 every twenty-four hours.
Up to September 1 Springfield was turn
ing out fifty or sixty rifles dally; tho rifle
works at Rock Island had been Idle for
years.
There was available today approximately
800,000 Springfield rifles of the latest typo
used by the army. There nre also available
about 400,000 Krags that have been dls
carded for the new model nnd, which aro
available not only for drilling purposes, but
nre still "shootablo."
According to Representative Hull, Re
publican, Iowa, member of the House Mil
itary Committee, It Is the fault of Con
gress that the Government plants have not
been turning out more rifles. The army ap
propriation would have furnished money
needed for this purpose had It not been
killed when the 'twelve willful" filibuster
ers blocked all legislation at the last ses
sion, Hull said arrangements now aro under
way to run the plants nt fullest capacity
within n short time.
It was only nfter September 1 last, when
special appropriations became available,
that the Government has been able to speed
up to tho extent It ha. Hull said.
Military experts have figured that under
newest war conditions there must bo an
average of threo and one-hnlf rifles per
man. Five per man aro prov Ided by Ger
many. Wntcrtown Arsenal on Extra Time
WATHRTOWN. Moss, March 23. Orders
were received at tho Watertown Arsenal
from the Wnr Department to put two
ten-hour shifts of men nt work Imme
diately Colonel T C Dickson. V. S. A.,
retired, In charge, said there was urgent
need of skilled workmen, especially machin
ists and mechanical draftsmen, Light hun
dred men nre employed now.
Tomorrow night this
great sale will be brought
to a final close. If you
have been slowly making
up your mind to take ad
vantage of this remark
able ' opportunity, you
have until tomorrow
night to'do it.
Many are just the right
weight, cut and color for
Spring and hundreds of
men have been buying
these garments for just
that purpose.
Every one of these
Suits and Overcoats are
splendid $20, $1.8 and
$ 1 5 values and all of
them are $6.66. They
are all high class gar
ments the products of
40 of the best makers in
the country.
Don't' come Monday
expecting to buy one at .
$6.66 in our 13th St.
Store, ' for there will be '
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1917 spring opening ioi7.
ed this -year than for many a year heretofore. You will have to come iu ana see to
appremte. Iibcral as to time of payment and the price, always the
same cash or credit.
fmr Se
fBSSf!!zg-jniyl
if
illJ
Furniture,
Bed Room Suites complete
Colonial, William and Mary,
Adam and all period effects, all
woods.
$65.00 to $175.00
Odd Bureaus with Chiffoniers,
Toilet Tables, Princess Dress
ers to match, all styles and
woods.
$12.00 to $75.00
Metal Beds in imitation Circas
sian Walnut, Mahogany and
American Walnut.
$15.00 to $35.00
bcune.dyjnor,
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Ladies',
Misses' &
Children's
Early Easter
Fashions
Men's &
Young
Men's New
Spring
Clothing
,
Spring
Advance showing
TopCoats
new, snappy up-to-date
clothing for
men and youths
nlso conservative
Btylcs for tho plain
dresser.
Reasonable Prices
Easy Payments.
, Pay $1.00
Weekly
Boys'
Confirmation
Suits
Special
$5.00 & $6.50
Shoes
Extra Value Giving
Newest fabrics and
latest shades Ladies
nnd misses' sizes.
$10 to $30
Beautiful Dresses,
$10 to $37.50
taater fHillUwrtj
Charminp Trimmed
Hats
Tailored Suits
Ladles' and Misses'
ilzcs in advance spring
models, t $13.50 to $45.
Children's Coat&
Dresses, $3.75,
$5.00 to $10.00
Carpets, Rugs, Mattings
in
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Pellucidar
BY -
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Author of "Tarzan of the AVt," "The BeaiU of Tarxan."
"Under the Moon, of Mare," "The Cod, of Mar,"
"The Mucker," "At the Earth; Cor.'' Etc.
OERE it isa sequel to Burroughs's smashing cave-
man romance, "At the Earth's Core" the iden
tical story Evening Ledger readers have been calling for.
It contains the same cast which made such a hit
with Philadelphians David Innes, the two-fisted hero;
Professor Perry, who invented the wonderful iron mole;
Dian the Beautiful, belle of the cave:women;'Hooia the
.ply One, traitorous outlaw. '
Pellucidar has the same setting-another world,
five hundred miles neath this earth's surface, andhe
nagar wee Burroughs,
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of
Size 9x12 Axminster Rugs,
$27.50
Size 9x12 Velvet Rugs,
$30.00
Size 9x12 Brussel Rugs,
$25.00 .
Tapestry Brussel Hall and
Stair Carpet, 90c & $1.25
per yard
Full and Complete Line of
Japanese & China
Mattings
Philadelphi!
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