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PLEDGES
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iriri and Shattuck. of Craw-
fd,- Voted Against Bill
Despite promises
)fc STAND IN WRITING
uommittee Produces better
v,' Written by Solon Opposing
Booze
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B''On of the 12? legislator."! who defeated
.local option bill in the House at Harris-
yesterday "never drank liquor and put
Tnklntf men oft the Job as soon as pos
ble." This dlsllko for the saloon was ex-
ressed by John B. Williams, of Cnuvfortl
ounty, In n letter pledKlnp his support for
f w.it Ininl ,it(ftn 1,111 ImfnrA lit l'Jll
K'T-i
dominated.
,'tftAVilllnmB wrote the Jetter to the Local
Option Committee of Perinnylvnnla, State
ly Wide organization which has been working
ifor looat option.
' '& '.Williams and his partner fioin Crawford
li'jXjounty. Frederick J. Shattuck. had both
fcPltlvcn the Local Option Committee written
'...assurances that they would support local
..VObUon measures In the l.eglslatute.
iiY(i,ln niH leiicr Williams expresses u Kieni.
.dtsllke for liquor and said' ho hoped his
K 'l - .. ... ....... - .
f ,home county, whlcll has been dry for sev
uS(rn year by Judicial decision, would eon-
Xtlmia In flin unmn rnnrllt Inn
f&'.'He even sketched for the local option
hitsommlttce a picture of the elTecti of drink
Km he said he had seen It effect the men
L.1. 4... .....nl.,....
V). " JIHMVJ 1.M
Iiru Williams is in til lunuier mismi-ss ami
lU .tttitt n DfnL' fnrm 11m ,-n flllPMltonpil tV
"the local option committee in .May. 19lfc. as
H'''to what stand he would take on local option
h.ilt he were nominated for the Legislature.
'The committee had n prompt reply.
V "I hae always been In the lumber oni
Pncss," Williams wrote, 'and advanced In
P. Hi employing In the woods and mills from
(Flx to fifty men each day. I never dtank
it liquor and never let a man work for. me
K while under the influence or liquor, anu iiiu
VMr'nklng men off the Job as noon as possible.
il, have always fought liquor and alwas
t 'Will, as many of ray employes have families
3,14 . ... ,., .... .. ,..! ,,1 nli.l.lnt.
while the husband and father was drunk
(f and ugly.
V ,1 ...... Im .I... tin nnnl ItlllA.l 4,.-rwl
J- ".MIT lUUIIIIJ l-" U'Ji ..wti. ,,., ..
we ininic II line anu nope il win mnuuut
so for the benefit of the poor and those
who .employ labor. I was sheriff of this
J&founty of Crawford for three years, and
.ft. .toe largest percentage or prisoners nt
'P placed In my care for having been drunk, as
h the books will show."
tT, Shattuck, the other legislator who had
('written the committee favorably, did not
V; go Into details, as to his stand on the ques
Wftl6n. He merely wrote "Yes" on the bot
tom of the letter the committee sent him,
'sfitancl -which contained the question, "In the
( J "event 'that you are elected to sere In the
1 1117 legislature win you support a county
local ohtlon bill:"
r IaM .nni flnflnn CrimmlMpe I nirpKentPfl
$" m.lf.1.11.ln 1... Dnn r HnnBrlnL
.in X JlllttUCIlJillU. u ,,U(,iaiii v, , luoa. t.n.
received reports from local workers In bom
erset County that Morris W. Speicher. au-
. other of the legislators who helued defeat
cthe local option bill, would vote favorably
a II llalll . JUiica. ui . rv mini vmuihj
F hH nlnrifrri hlmflf tn vntft fnr lnral mi-
v .. ..wr,. .. - - . -.,-
tlon In 1913, but voted against die Dili
which was beaten In the VJlo session. He
'was not pledged again.
i.
'British Pursue Foe;
V French Push on Laon
Txt
UOmttnned from rue One '
;.?nain positions guarding the Cambrai-
if St. Ouentin Railway.
p' -J Tl tm( Dnvciinn fAifmn mAnt infl
-l.,.. j , ...
ru military command are wonting lever-
jWishly in preparation to resist the ex
ypected German drive on Petrofjrad.
iMi'iVBst. niinntities of snnnlios nnil nmmu-
i?K nition are being rushed to the Dvinsk
Sli front, nnil tVip fnnrl nnil trnnRnnrtntion
fiMk difiRculties of the country are being rap-
Idly dealt with.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AF1KLD.
March 28.
For the first time since the fighting In
Vif ociBiuui ti uiu uckiiuiiuk ui nie war. r.
,f'nored cars, supported by cavalry, achieved
f.ist.- The illaen was RnvellM. TIim rirmnrAil
..j . D . ....
f cars, supported on the north and south by
i British cavalry, swept over the Hermans.
i The enemy tied precipitately, not having
expected more than a clash with small ad-
vance forces.
Yi The Germans had laid a trap at Boyelles
xr what they supposed would be a recon
vltolterlnc guard of the British advance.
rf.Jlut they were overwhelmed by the
Strength of the British forces no less than
hihy surprise at the bringing Into action of
jtti armored cars.
jp ,riem juarsnai naigs men today neld
uXpyelles In great strength.
ri l nvnnv i.,..ii ug
. ' ll IJAPnl.n .fllt.llt In fmn nt T nn.. .. n .1
.WjyJ,. -... ... . E-U..V... (I, 1IUIII ,,. 1MUII Mill!
(S'crumbled beneath the blows of the French.
planner north, between St. Quentin and
LCambral, the Germans have been compelled
rto give moie ground before the rushes of
.1" th Hrltlsh ml urA iihtv tan,lln It, 4hl.
jtwa'n positions defending the Cambrai-St.
vuentin railway.
i Htorms of wind and rain, thick blankets
';Yot CoK "ntl sw''lr', t nl"d. that liave taken
JjUio place of hlghwajs, have pioved futile
J.9 . Mllfnri.m.nlo tf ,k. lH.n.. .1
r -...w...,v...o ,w mc nri ni.tiia. ior iney
nvo taiieu 10 cnecK me onrush or the llrlt-
ujh anu rrencu soiuiers.
WiW'Tho turning movement of fleneral Nlvelle
"lAnm 4t. .,..11 l .. ,. . ..
-w.w,.h uic ruuiiicill rim Ol 11118 UgUling
affront Is making stearli ninf-rnwa ,iAtiiu
rr r"l8,?nce ot the tJermans north of the;
i""1"- iai v.oucy tores; naa lailen
htij their hands, the French are attacking
IK. Uobaln forest. This dense patch of
i Woodland has been stronzlv fortirtptl hv
? Teutons. Lying on elevated ground
jt'torms one of the most powerful defenses
f Laon,
South of the St. Uobaln forest the Fienrh
. re advancing upon the German stronghold
( W-Anlxj'i which ties on the Loan-Solssons
;Mallroad. There has been vigorous night
ftfhting and cannonading around Anlzy.
rciuiiy in uie sectors or Margival and
Ntny and Vallly.
he capture of Kquancourt, Longaesnes
r l.ieramount by General Halg's men
grpatly strengthened the British front.
snaa ueen rortined by the Germans
Were strongly defended with picked
ki and rnarhtnr iriin nlntnntiM hut ihnv
lubefore the savage assaults of the
British. ,
f llrltlsli and French engineers, followltig
ha heels of the armies, arc working
ws In tho conntructton of new hlch-
y railroads and bridges. Despite the
destruction carried out systematl-
li' the Gennans and the bad weather.
Anlo-Frencli keep up communication
lbeH rear no that a steady stream
Mt', medical supplies, ammunition and
It.ever going forward, Germany prls
ay, that the order for the devastation
try came from Von llindenburs
"vi V
1. Af'Wf mmt.n
UAnru ItmimU i9
trMB-vaiiiurea imporiant posi-
km. M.fAH ' lll KK..i,ffri. M.V
vmiivf, w ttfit nruTiiiv tiv,
Kocreca rm or tne wn-
ipays omciai statement,
i In the rrtrlon of Butte de Mesrtll and
-Mnlnon tie Champagne.
Tlie night wrap quiet between the OIe
and the Somme and oouth of the Olse.
BERLIN REPORTS "ONLY
MINOR ACTIONS" IN WEST
HKHLLV, Match 28
Tin. ,lat, .. .. u ....I.., M .1.- . 1 i... .. .1..
w .. ,,,,, ,inn iinri llil IHC IllitJUniy Ul IIIC
(forces on the western front, nrcnrillmr to
the- oltlclal Ocrnian War Olllce statement
today. Only minor actions took place on
the Somme and Olse. The statement said:
Tho successful fashion In which Ger
man troops are accomplishing thejr
tasks is lllustiated by the fact that
mote than 100D Hngllsh dead were
counted on the Held of nctlon between
l.agnk'ourt and Morrhlcs In the engage
ments Monday. Near L:i Ken-. Tues
day, the French lost saiigu!niirll mid
failed to nrf vance.
In Champagne south of Itlpont some
French trenches were raptured There
and south of St. Snuplet, near Tnhurc,
.1(10 French wete taken pilsuncts iind
seeial machine guns ami mine thiow
i'is capttlird North of Ithi'lui and In
thf Algonue hostile iccoiiiinltcritig di
tachmeuts which had entered our posi
tions were driven b!uk by a countei
attack RUSSIA HURRIES PLANS
TO RESIST OFFENSIVE
I'UTIIOGIIAI). Miucli :
Menace of a German drive on t'etiogiad
Is seivlng to nccelerutp tr.mcndniil the
it-organization of democratic Russia.
The greatest energy was nppaient tod.i.v
at the War Olllce i:tinoidliiiiij cfffiitx
have been made to nppilse t loops nt the
front with the exact romlltlonx undei
which Russia slipped from the boniN of
uutocrnuy Into democrat as well as will)
the provisional Goveiiiim-iit'i plans for the
futuie The Mlulstiy of the liiteilor N
bending ever effort In speed up to a
maximum the output of munition and sup
ply factoiles. and other governmental agen
cies ale centered on the rapid transporta
tion of thev suppllts to the front
Untlie t-onlldence ii eprosed heie of
llU'sia'-t Hoops being able to withstand
Geiman nvunilt The weather favois the
defendeis. spilng thaws having loosened
the ground to an npineclable extent, mak
ing piogresi of an attacking aim dlllltult
over iniidd ground.
The system of food supplying, which has
relieved the shortage in I'ctrogrnd, was to
day being extended throughout the larger
cities of Russia.
Kvldenclng the new sjili-tl In the tinny
dispatches from Hie southwestern front
toda.v told of a great demonstration hc
Lorcltd General Htusslloff on his taking the
oath with Ills Hoops of loyalty to the new
provisional Government
Hrusslloir peisonall leceived his troops
and wltnesseil their lepledging of fealty.
Then his men eairled him on their shoul
ders to army headquartets Theie gie.it
ted shields were brought out. Inscribed.
"Tho--e In the rear tonqueied a dnast ,
we at the fiont will conquer the eiieni
Long live Brusslloff. the nation's hero."
General AlevietT, thief of staff and acting
Commander In Chief, is working night and
day to bring the amnles nf new Russia up
10 me nignest point or elllclency
TEUTONS RAID RUSSIAN
LINE IN CARPATHIANS
IHCRLl.V. Match JS
Pilling a laid on the northeastern slope
of Coman Height, in the wooded Car
pathians. Geiman thrusting detachments
penetrated a Russian position, blasted sev
eral dugouts and leturned with ptisoneis
and booty, the War Ofllie announced toda.v.
On the Magyains Russian attacks failed.
South of the Czul Valley a strongly forti
fied ridge position was laptured 'by the
Austio-Ger;nans and held against lepeated
tountei -attacks The Teutons captured lint
prisoners, some machine guns and mine
throw ers.
In Macedonia there has been foretleld en
gagements and livelier cannonading.
LAIR OF.BOY BANDITS
RAIDED BY POLICEMEN
Police Seize 14-Year-01d "Gen
eral Kuropatkin" After Pawn
Shop Is Robbed
The "Boiler Dwellers." a new band of
youthful bandits who have created ion
slderable excitement about Kensington dur
ing the last few das. were raided by the
police eaily today and three of the leaders
have been arrested.
Since the formation of the "Bullet
Dwellers," who derive their name fiom their
habit of making headquarteis in the boilers
lying about on the grounds of the Hltner
Iron Works' plant, at Trenton avenue and
Aramlngo street, tho police assert that
many things have mysteriously vanished
from the surtoundlng neighborhood
Last night the pawnshop of Isaac Salin
ger, at "958 Richmond street, was descended
upon by boiler dwellers, A brick went
crashing through the large bulk window of
the place and the "dwellers" pounced on a
number of revolvers, seveial flashlights and
a pair of opera glasses
Just as dawn was breaking this morning
a number of policemen of the Tienlon live,
nue and Dauphin street station, headed by
District Detective Duffy, "rushed" the camp
of tho "boiler dwellers" and arrested "Gen
eral" Chesjer Kuropatkin. fourteen yeais
old, of 2819 Almond street; Kdwatd Kiause,
fifteen years old. of 2180 Fast Oakdaln
street, and Andrew Rodenskl. seventeen
years old, of 2832 Kdgemont sheet
Inside the boiler camp the police found
eight quarts of milk, bread, cakes, cinna
mon buns and other breakfast "goodies"
that the "dwellers" vver about to devour
while a number of residents in the neigh
borhood would go breakfasting, bunless,
cakeless and mllkless
Magistrate Wrlgley sent "General" Kuro
patkin. and his aide-de-camp Krause to the
House of Detention, while Andrew Roden
skl was held under J50IJ ball for n further
hearing next Sunday. The remainder of
the "boiler" army has been put to rout
GUARDS FLOCK TO STATE
ARMORIES AS DAY DAWNS
Ciinllniiril from l'n On
committee was announced last night. It
follows:
General Avery I). Andrews, W. W. Alter
bury, Samuel T, ltodlne, Robert K, Cassatt,
Morris L. Clothier, the Rev. Russell II. Con.
well, J. Howell Cttmmlngs, Samuel M, Cur
wen, Agnew T. Dice, A. C. Dinkey. IT.
Samuel G. Dixon, Kills A. Glmbel, John
Grlbbel, Major John ( Groome, Dr. Ho
bart Hare. Dr. Charles D. Hart, W A
Law, II. tl. Lloyd, S.iniucd D. Lit, Charles
Longstreth, Dr Wllmer Kruseu. ,1 II Mc
Allister. Joseph It, Mt-Call, Senator James
P. Mc.Vlchol, Captain .1'. Franklin .McFad
den. Louis C Madeira. Judge J. Willis Mm--,
tin. Charles I J. Mather. J. Keaisley Mitchell,
Robert I. Montgomery, Kinngham II Mor
ris, Arthur II. New bold, Thomas New-hall,
George Wharton Pepper, William Potter.
Samuel Ilea. Dr. G i: Dc Schwelnltz. A
W. Sew-all. Alexander Simpson, Dr IMgar
Fabs Smith. IMvvatd It, Smith. .Mayor
Thomas H. Smith. W. Illnckle Smith!! Jo
seph Siiellcnburg, Joseph M. Steele, IMwiuil
T Stotesbury. laitnest T. Trigg, Senator
Kdwln II Vare. Samuel ; viiuciuln. Dan
iel II. Wentz, Chatltou Yaruall and Gcoigo
c. Shnne
War-like sienes weie witnessed at the
First and Third Regiment Aimorles eaily
today. Many of the otlli-crs were on hand
most of the night making filial prepaia
lions foi the mustering In, The troops
weie assembled for Inrpeetlnn nt ' o'clock.
One company In eatli tcglment was plated
on guard duly.
Hundreds nf men repotted at the vatloiis
locruitlng stations thtmiRliout the illy .vcs
terdav prepared to enlist in the National
(urn il. In the arm.v, navy or Naval Coast
Defctisii Reserve
other stations opened today. Ma.vnr
Smith ent to Captain Robert Lee Russell,
commanding the must defense icserve foiee.
wh'eh iiiiuprlses the Fourth Distrlet. this
lettel
III neioi dante with precedent estab
lished Mist at the oiilliieak of tlv Ainril
(.n Revolution and nntlnulng tliTnughout
the sttuggle. again during the War of
1812. the Mesicun War. the Civil Wat
and sllll later the Spanish-American Wai.
Independence Hall was used as a'lecrult
ing Mation The ( it.v ot Philadelphia.
iilwiis pioud of Its lilstory.'has to offer
again the use of a loom III this building
the birthplace of the nation, through ou
to the Government of the 1'nlted Slates
for the same puipose
The offer was at oine accepted and this
morning Lieutenant Commander Payne
from the I'nlted States Naval Home, will
open the station to which Lieutenant Porter
will bo assigned as lectuitlng olllcer, with
Doctor Noble as medical examining sur
geon Uxpresslons of a few
men v.ith tegaid to
Square Itallv follow
FRANCIS WIIALLHN
liioinliient Camden
llie Independent e
piesldent of the
Camden Boa id of Tiiide--"! think It Is
high time the people at l.uge made some
stand and showed the I'lesidcnt that thev
wete back of him. The meeting should be
an inspiration for all and I nope that
i -aindcu will be lepteseuted in large mim
beis at the meeting."
R. L. FRF,i:.MAN. -e mi of the Vlctoi
Talking Machine Cnmpaii. "ft Is a good
thing and tile inspiration will hurt no
one."
DAVID ,li:STl-:i:, piesldent of Councils and
vhe president of the .1. 15. Van Selvel
Coinp.ui "I think the nuetlng will be
:i wondeifiil thing, and every citizen of
Camden who can attend should go tn
show that Camden N backing the Piesl
dent to the limit In the picpent tilsls.''
H. i: R1:aH, JR. piesldent of the Buald
of IMiication anil piesldent nf the Cam
den Fire Insurance Association "Cam
den should lie lepieseuhd I) all means
Wc'tc all with the Piesldent"
U M IIF.DRICK. general sectet.lt. Cam
den Young Men's Christian Association .
"I am heaitll in svmp.ithy with the
uiovemeiit It will be an inspiration to
the until of I'aiuileii and I would like to
see tlieiu attend In a bod."1
WILLIAM .1. KRAFT, piusecutoi of Cam
den Count "Camden ought to take a
healthy pa it It Is a most wholesome
thing. We are In an Impnitiint era and
this will be an Impoitant event and
Camden should back It to the limit "
SRNATOP. JOHN U. KATIW., Judge-elect
of the Camden County Courts "I think
Camden will lespond tn laige litunbcis
Political feelings have been laid aside
and the universal sentiment Is to up
hold the President ill the present rilsls."
CAPTAIN J. WALTKIl SCOTT Adjutant,
Third New Jersey Infantry, L'nlted States
National Guard 'Such a meeting at the
shrine of liberty should be the greatest
Inspiration for the youth of Camden cli.v
and county We need such inspirations
at this time I hope the voung men will
turn out In huge numbers '
UKV. HKNRY li. .lONRS. pastor of St
Stephen's ICpiscopal Chun h w mge
my congregation from the pulpit tonight
to attend the meeting lu Independence
Square. 1 favor by all means the concen-
APRIL VICTOR
RECORDS TNoDSftE
.sIdom does anv supplempnt contain two
such nutuble numbers as ths Hexteite from
J.ut la anil alnj the Quartet from HlolPttti
lioth itrllfitle athleveinents that will lirltiK a
thrill of satlsfaetluii to muilr liners the
worlJ oier
RED SEAL RECORDS
! l.llf 1 Sexl.tte. Oalli
Curt I Ilirener Caruso V
l)e l.uia JuurlsH Uuil.1
IllKoletto CJuarlct. (lalll
fun t IVrlnl CaruHu--l
lltr l.uca . . .
in.
1.00
Jt.VJIJ
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III.
l).-.llll
si
110
)When Irish i:en are
Smiling !
John MiCormflck
fil(i:il
III.
.011
Where the lll.m lt-llyet
I Susans Orovv I
'The' i m Not the I'lrst to
ll-.ill Vim "HnepthPHrt ' I
' Please l.-t ,Mh lie the Last
V Waltz from Drltro's Here' I
s iiaile llHvanol.t Vox 1
Trot . f
IHJ3!)
Ill-Ill.
3.1 II 1.1
III.
17 S.
Ninth St
Opposite Post Office
"It's a long, long ??ay to" the
Orisnt.onditwillbe a long time
cc.'ore American dealers a
matter of years ratltcr than
montlis car. expect to replenish
the'r stocks op Ecstfr.i floor
ccv:rings. Really fine pieces rr;
. becsming increasingly scarce; but
at present we have an abundant
supply in all desirable xCeaves
and s'zei,
t
They bear no advance in price.
"The Time to Buy in Now"
Your Country Needs You;
Where You Can Enlist
United States Army
Hecrultinjr stations:
Vi20 Arch street.
City Hall.
Postofllce,
225 Mnrkct street.
Sixtieth and Mnrkct streets.
Thitty-sfeond nnd Mnrkct streets.
- ..,UIU ilCl.llt: illllJ Ul tllVUU.-fc
street.
Cliellcn nnd fiormnntown avenues.
Kiphth and Christian streets.
'United Stales Navy
Recruiting stations:
Mayor's office, City Hall.
1310 Arch street.
Philadelphia Navy Yard.
140!) Arch street.
Postodice.
S.5J SprinK Garden street.
2205 Island road
Fifty-second and IrvinK streets.
U. S. .Marine Corps
1 10!) Arch street. -Rroad
and Filbert streets'.
Postodice.
Thirteenth nnd Arch streets.
Pennsylvania National Guard
First llci uit Armor, , Broad and
iniiowhill streets.
Third Regiment Armory, Uroad
and Wharton streets.
Recruits also taken at other local '
armories.
N'aval Coast Defense Reserve
Independence Hall, Independence
Square. i
Mayor's oflicc, City Hall.
United States Naval Home, Fitz
water street and Gray's Ferry road.
1310 Arch street.
Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Liberty Building.
Crozcr Building.
Pennsylvania Women's Division for
National Preparedness nnd of
American Red Cross '
Headquarters, 221 South Eight
eenth street.
Military Training Camps'
Association
Headquarters, 117 Commercial I
Trust Building.
Philadelphia Military Training Corps
Drcxel Riddle Bible Class head
quarters, 1017 Mt. Vernon- street.
United Boys' Brigade of America
Headquarters, 2310 North Lam
bert street.
Girl Scouts of America
Headquarters, 30 South Seven
teenth street.
trillion of the people at the shrine of
libel t.v It Is the hlsttnie renter, nnd
I '.linden should be well lcpreseiitetl theie"
l!i:V i; II. lin.MJ.VCW.W. pastor of the
Kitst 1'iesb teiian t'liuii lu "Camden
needs the inspliatlon Its eitlzen.s ahoiild
attend tho Independence Sipiare incetim:
by all means "
COLLI NGSWOOD TO AID
.' IN HOME DEFENSE
cm, , ixuswnon .I . Jlnu-ii g
M.ivor Thomas V .lael, tonlfilit will ap
point a eommittee of lift, in compliance
with the tall of i inventor lalge that con
tetted plans be made for home defense ami
for biinsInK the State's mllltaiy foircs up
1" war sttensth. Another task that will be
nssiKiied to the i-omipitte , will be to organ.
Ize relief whet ever neeessai'- for dependent
families of the men railed to the front.
The general vvotU of the committer will be
basul on tho plans to be outlined today at
a i-eetinR of New Jei.sey JIayois at Tren
ton tailed b) the Coventor livery-phase
will be gone over at that time
Hiram Johnson Oratdr
for Patriotic Meeting
Coot limed' front Pane One
Star Spangled Uanncr." ".My Countiy 'Tin
of Thee," anil "Columbia the tlem of the
Ocean,"
DHOI' CHII.DHKN'S UAI.LV
The plan of IHIIiiK WashliiBton Square
with school children, that Is, the little ones,
has been dtoppcl. Superintendent Harbor,
f the public schools, and' Superlntendt
l-'lood, of the Catholic parochial school,
decided It was not safe to put the joiiiib
sters In such a Jam. There nre more than
enough high school students to fill the
Squaie adn only these will be nssembledi
Satin day for the demonstration In Wash
liirrinn Mi.imin Mrs. .1 Willis Martin, a
member of the geneial committee, expressed
delight that this action was decided on:
sho was never In sympathy with the Idea
of bringing the smaller chlldien to the
meeting,
Tli oad stieet fiom Spilng tlaiilen to South
stieet nnd Mniket street from Broad to
Fifth la'lo be closed to all vehicular traffic
after noon and will be used by matching
oiganlzatlous So parade permits nie
necessary fin net Saturday A special
stand la to be built for the half hundred
(!. A, H. veterans who will attend, Some
of the iccent group formations that have
been decided on ale (Jlraid College students,
t'nlverslty of Pennsylvania students, and
tho W'anainnUei cadets The high school
students wll lie under the dliectlon of their
physical director. Prof William A Steelier.
Opening of the recruiting station In Inde
pendence Hall today was one of the results
of the movement for-the big mass-meeting.
The attention of the city and nation Is ccn
teietl on tho historic building.
Ru.OnO Al'DltNCn KXPECTKI)
l-'lrst speculations were for a crowd of
50,000, but thp committee tecognlzes now
that the number of those who will want
to take part will never slay' within this
limit. The chances nie that overflow meet
ings will be held at various points all the
way down Chestnut street from Independ
ence Square east. Tills will work Itself out
on the day of the meeting.
liy request of Major Smith all business
houses and factories are expected to close
at noon sharp, leaving citizens free to de
vote their afternoon to the patriotic rally
Men and women who belong to any organi
zation nre requested to meet with that or
ganization and come to Independence
Square in a body The committee tays It
cannot possibly gel In direct touch with
ench organization, and depends on the pub
lic press to gat the word to nil organiza
tion heads that they are supposed to march
from their headquarters to independence
Square. Thus the city will be virtually
parade covered from noon until 2 3D p. in.,
when tho meeting begins.
UIO KXCUKSIONS
IJallioads arc arranging for big excur
sions from all surrounding points Tens of
thousands of persons are expected from
Xew Jersey and Delaware, swelling the
tremendous aggregation that Philadelphia
and surroundlns Pennsylvania communi
ties will send to Independence Square.
The committee Is picturing the entire
neighborhood of Independence Square as
well as the square Itself as being black
with humanity It necessary, evtr.i meet
ings will spring up nt other points than
Chestnut street and the crowd will be called
on to furnish ltn own speakers.
Flags will be out b the thousands. The
committee has ordeied L'0,000 Hags Itr one
allotment all It felt It could affoid. Others
will be bi ought by patriotic organizations,
and the committee leckons th.-yt there Is at
least one flag In every home Avlilch should
be made to do hoi vice Satuiday
AlP.PI.AXi:S OVKR SQl'AUKS
Avlatois will be Hying above Independ
ence Squat e and Washington Square where
the chlldien will be, and they will "bomb"'
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Saving Telephone
Cost is as Easy as
Rolling off a Log.
There is a commission merchant around the corner on
Dock Street who pays $144.00 annually for a measured
service telephone. That entitles him to 4500 calls a year!
He used last year 1300 extra calls at three cents each.
Those extras-cost him $39.00. So his total telephone charge
in 1916 was $183.00. ; '.
That measured service man has a neighbor in exactly the
same business who has a Keystone unlimited telephone
He pays $90.00 a year for it and he can use it as often as
he likes without extra charge. This unlimited service
man, last year, sent out 5863 messages over his telephone
wire.
Mark you, the measured service man sent, out 5800 calls at
a cost of $183.00. The Keystone unlimited man sent out
5863 at a cost of $90.00 less than half the expense of the
measured service 'man for a greater jiumber of calls.
Which kind of a telephone have you in your office? j
THE KEYSTONE TELEPHONE SYSTEM
135 South Second Street
the crqwd below with flats and patriotic
messages.
It In designed to make the whole down
town center of the city a riot of United
States colors. All windows will open on
flylmr fags and the marchlntr ormnliatlons
will add to the scheme of color. The local
army And navy branches of the Government
service will help In swelling- the patriotic
enthusiasm.
Bands are being enlisted to furnish music
without charge, and what with this and
singing, and speaking and the dominant en
thusiasm of the Immense crowd, patriotism
will simply radiate from Independence
Square. w
Mayor Smith promises confidently that
the meeting- will be the greatest expression
of patriotism that has ,cver beon shown In
any, city of any country. He wants the
message from Philadelphia to be carried
to every hamlet In llie country as the most
dynamic message of loyalty ' to country
that has ever been sent forth.'
He wants to make Independence Square
shine again as It did many decades ago,
when It sent forth a national call for all
Americans to stand by in unity He Is satis
fied that the plans he and his assisting
committee have worked out will bring this
result.
The Rev. II. O. Stone has already prom- !
Ised to have 60,000 members of the Stone
men's Fellowship march to the meeting.
Tljo meeting Is Just as enthusiastically In
dorsed by Catholic leaders. The only spirit
that Is animating all those preparing for
the meeting Is patriotism; every other In-,
fluonce Is left behind for this.
The way all men and women behind the
Independence Sqtlare meeting are co-orfer-ntlng
to make It n superlative success shows
how thoroughly they have dropped all
smaller goals for tho sake of a unified
country.
An effort Is being' made to keep all traf
Hc away from the square. The police have
virtually decided to stop all, motor traillc
on Chestnut and Walnut streets below
ICIghth street, and If possible the transit
company will toutc Its cam coming oast over
Tenth street and not let t.-icm come below
that point. This would leave the main ar
teries to Independence and Washington
Squares free to people coming to the meet
ings. mayoiTmitchel to face
new york state senate
Ordered to Make Good or Retract His
Charge Against Democratic
Leader of Body
AI.UAXV, X. V.. March :s. Chatgcs of
Ma) or .Mltchel that Senator Wagner ap
peared to'be working In the Interest of the
German Government when he opposed the
P.ockaway fortifications site bill will be
probed by the Senate' Thursday. Mltchel
will be on the grill before the Senators, who
will try to find whether he was not In, con
tempt of the Upper house In making a state
ment which was held to reflect on the entire
body
A Senate committee of fie today Is at
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work determining the scope of JhovlnYctt-
ifnllAit
It Is Intended that the Mayor he aslied
whether ho niado the charge as quoted
and If so whether he can prove It
Wagner, the Democratic leader of tti
body, eniaged at the accusation ugnlnst him
was file Initiator of tho Senate Inquiry'
Mayor Mitchell has said that he will b
very glad to face the Inquiry and make
good,
The Inquiry will probably be conducted
by a committee of five and through i-outiind
Tho Mayor's friends Insist that he la ir.
tected from heckling by liitllvldu.tls. Wag.
npr's fi lends are equally Insistent that tlni
Mayor oe rprcett to routine himself to n)a 1
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stantlate or letreat.
Norristown Lawyer Dead
XOIUHSTOW.V, Pa March -S, ., -T
l.arzelere died last night after a ling r j '
Illness. lie was a lawyer nnd fotiucr ! .
trlct attorney He wn.s lu his llf'y.lh it
ear nnd Is survived by his 'widow. '
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ETCHINGS AND PRINTS
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in patterns and colorings which are distinctly
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