wwwzn ... , ,,. .., ,K ,., - i ;" A"? ?. ' V t -v .p, O v'it ?-"' ik" xx v Vo .' '.K ' -. , r , i". sv3!!4 Sietrger, PATRIOTIC EDITION tmung SPO K1?0J ?RV 5jt FffT.'SsfllMHBHwrt9 ;0L. III. NO. 170 ITION-LOVING MULTITUDE MAKES LIBERTY CHEERING LOYALTY ADDRESSES ighty Multitude Lifts Voice on Inde pendence Square as Called the Destiny of America by Senator-Elect (GERARD GIVES MESSAGE TO AMERICA THROUGH THE EVENING LEDGER ?TTPHOLD the President in his fight I I I JAmnnvqntr fT Tlin urnr I fi " m UVMtUt'AMW 7 V V4X "VHUI f James W. Gerard, former Ambassador to Germany, who was scheduled ;'to be the principal speaker at the Independence Square patriotic rally, but irtho was kept in New York by a sudden illness, this afternoon sent the following . message to rniiuueipina, to through the Evening Ledger: "It is most appropriate that this great meeting should take place in Pennsylvania, the great1 arsenal of our Republic, and in Independence Square, so intimately connected with the birth of our nation. "With our great President to guide me, I have been working hard to avoid war during the last two years. "He has done everything possible to maintain an honorable peace. He only declared for war after exhausting every effort for peace. The whole nation knows this and is united in sustaining him in his new and difficult course. "Uphold the President in his light for American rights and for the democracy of the world." Senator Johnson in his ringing5 address said he brought the message of the West tor the men of the East, and the the East; that it stands shoulder to shoulder with the East and that it will follow the flag with the East. The Republic never retreats, he said. The ScnatoV got a wonderful ovation from the crowd. The thousands in Independence Square, Mr. Johnson said, was, perfectly Voicing the spirit of America when they ntion s most hallowed hrine. Any man, eh a meeting. Hiram W. Johnson, on next Monday Kddressed in Independence Square, the flwnnderful natriotic meetine ever held. mi: Tens and tens of thousands of persons there may have been 200,000, so Ryist was the throng heard him picture he goal of world democracy. It was a meeting of superlatives. ?iho hope higher than at any meeting patriotism there never was anything like B From East and West came' the speakers; from all over this part of the Rountry came guests;, from everywhere in the city came the audience. It made ieae's-loyalty and patriotism rise to the was it in its tremendous force. One felt strong when sensing the force. , President Wilson would have loved jfive him still more courage to go ahead, Wnanimity of purpose to back him up completely! .- XTm 'HnlinHntiiH .. I A iniinnM,nm - t xw jjui bisuuaiui', uiuy rwut;i nanism, bought. fr HM.- ' ,. . i. , . , J.11U great meeting went on recuru us 111 iuvui ui universal miuuuy naming, fhen the question was put in the form of a resolution, there was a mighty roar j"Yes!" r Independence Square in all its rich Ihbtory of this country never spelled a ESeemed to spell Humanity in the finest Kheld men and women, but its spirit was .children a better future to be got out of 'that glorious crowd today. 'I "The destiny of America?" asked 4 1113 answer was: ii Mil i. i- il. ..u: i'.i 1: .; it must uc ine uiunuuu uesuiiy ui No more may the United States selfishly consider only the interest between its own immpflintn ennfinps. for he said: if ;, : .. .v . .. ik uui-3 is not aione tne neruage 01 (boundaries. Ours is a heritage of democracy triumphant." Mr. Johnson's Address M Ours Is not 'alone the heritage of free- i46m of a people within deflnitp vboun- L lrles ; ours is a heritage of democracy ijftrlumphant, and our destiny must be the ultimate destiny nf world democracy. Iv thA h.gnnn ltii n ,l,a mn,tn4ali, tnn tit I -" uU.UII llllb Vil( ll.T IIIUUIKHM, ,W)' ." g;whlch the eyes of all mankind may turn. t-v But yesterday China, benighted with iir centuries of superstition and Ignor. nce, looked across the Pacific for the 1,1'jht, and fashioned her Government with kth spirit of America' Today Russia, autocratic Russia, after ,nturles of cruel desDotlem. with wistful Y'lon across the Atlantic, has seen the ?,icon of liberty and has added to the .world a new democracy with the spirit f America. ETERNAL, VIGILANCE K But democracy to survive must ever !! ready to protect Ita own. Every normally constituted man abhors war. nation such as ours, consecrated to edom, dedicated to equality among . PW, determined that all of God's peo- must share In God's blessings and Vf thelp fnlr nli'nrA ef rnmmnn hnfi. Wness and a more comfortable place In i SUn. will ftllffAi- miirh. nve. to ThA vprv lislon of honor, before encaclntr In goody strife ; but a nation such as ours, 7fnaent for Its perpetuity unon tho Tacter of. ltd rttlzonshln. th.it flnrA lint lntaln Its Ideals and will not protect lives of ItH nttlznnn. Rnvvn within It. Jf thA wl ,11 l..ll. fiT'o should have no selHsh war of Pfrandlzement or aggression. We have K'love of co'nnuest. Wo would only. 6n Imperatively rnmnelled livthn tram. tssl on of our rltrhtH bv the destruc n of our lives, enter Into combat and 'l in the SDlrlt of America, the snlrlt t took jio Indemnity from China nnd tared Cuba unto ts own people. - no vainglorious sentiment we would n thin nlfl hnnnai. nf ttin Htnru nnH Prlpes about Avery American citizen. We '? make it his buckler and his shield lis absolute protection, wherever he m iiei either on land or sea. JpHNb'pK UlGHTS FLAME Vf Johnson s upeech, of course, was the i.uiai to,ui:na ore the highest point ot m. , . . 6na that, almost rvald,lIi B jriMtWM'tlW 11 SHRINE RING World Democracy is for American rights and for the 1'ennsylvania and to all America West had the same national purpose as gathered in Independence Square, the he said, would be proud to speak to a Senator of the United States, today birthplace of American liberty, the most the United States leading all peoples to The crowds were bigger, the spirit finer, before, and for a dynamic expression of it. highest even to see it from afar, so noble wonderful spirit that lay behind chat to be there. How that meeting must even though he wasn't there! Such I'V. n 4 ...n f ilI lv.rwl. sl- nff 41.A n.Aimlf. xuuu uo vnu uiii puiui, ui. uic uunus . ..! 1 :,:i-.. !...... associations from its beginnings in the richer, finer, more hopeful message. It idealism of the word; its crowded spaces of the great peaceful future for their the militant willingness that rose from Mr. Johnson. -1.1 j .. tt wunu ueiiiucmty. . . , . .. ireeuom 01 a ptopie wunin iiennue DUGEY WILL PLAY SECOND FOR PHILS Moranmen Take Workout at St. Pete Be- fore Starting North j M'GAFFIGAN WILL STAY j lly a Staff Corrisiiomlent. COFFEE POT PARK, ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 31. i Until the a o'clock "choo qhoo" steams out of here headed north on Sunday night, tho Phillies will be Joy riders, so to speak, Instead of hardened or rapidly hardening athletes. They wound up their practice here today for the year, shortly nfter noon with nothing to do the remainder of their stay except to enjoy themselves. It was a successful trip so far as the players are concerned, as they could never have got ten better training weather than they have had this year. All are hoping they are not struck out by a cold snap or a blizzard on the way north, as has happened before on barnstorming tours. Pat had his entire squad of (lingers at work this morning und nearly all of them wero turned loose, firing horschlde projec tiles at the batsmen. Tho latter swung their BtlckB more often than they have nt any drill here this season. It was such a warm day for training that, any man who couldn't get up a splejidld sweat would have had to be a hopeless antmlc. Instead of loading up his system with medicine, Klllefer, who has a bad cold, put on "a heavy sweater and worked behind tho plate for more than half an hour. When Klllefer left the neld he lokode as though he had been In the steam room of a Turkish bath. ,, ,,,.., Bancrdft was on the disabled list this morning. He wasstlll suffering much trou ble in his groin, tiftf the complaint appeared to bo yielding to treatment. According to tne way Munager Moran now sizes up the situation. Oscar Uugey will be at second base when the Phillies take the Held on opening day at Brooklyn against the National League champions. Pat considers that, it will be Impossible for .NlehoKr to et Into .condition by that time, :,even vJwuld Bert-tome into tne row A lIMMtf .jr,"T:Ji:'ii TWWTT i ii mmMMM ' wb & 'immkr. v a ' 17 iWM WfalP fs mMmmmmKimmmmfflmBpfflL && wmMSMMlH immmu MKSm " WIMmimmfWfim-, ' - mm t A n ATtW IJ ILVl'IAIIVADIIM.' I, SI I If II V 1 1 1 1 I i 'III I ! I II' I Fit III I 1' 111 I IV "ViT! , i rTTLJI ' II I I II I I.I -. 'I I.JT. 1 . -iTiat' mmfmmmmm ' , m m h mximt a rrai :t -r-i" ;v & Sfijssrs; 'WMfmmwMmir..imwm , -vr - jm wjttasMe-Wipt&stT-s: HMITiKftm l r ' . l U ,! i i v , ,''2r' i .-'IVs (ViflB-Bfe't Lxlltirti'fm ' i . ' ' ' .-. ... a..V4'B!.s3S' -Wlj'ill I GERMAN UPHEAVAL LED BY SOCIALISTS Reform Movement Grows. Reichstag Names Revi sion Committee CENSORSHIP LID LIFTED AMSTERDAM. March 31. Under Socialist leadership, the reform movement in Germany has inado further progress. Berlin advices today stated that the Reichstag, by an overwhelming vote, has adopted a resolution for tho appoint ment of a committee of twenty-eight to examine constitutional questions. This movement for the inquiry Into domestic reforms has the support of the National Liberals as well as the Socialists. The committee will begin Its work at once, It was said In the dispatches. All reports from Germany t-liow that the success of the Russian revolution is mak ing Its Influence felt more and more in the Kaiser's dominions. Tho junkers (the Prussian military caste), aro vigorously op posing the agitation for extension oC Ger man civic lights, but far-seeing leaders are counseling responsive action to this "cry of the people." The Socialist newspaper Vorwacrts de clares I hat no compromise Is possible on the ' great questions of national reform. ' n-in iwt it fniiiMi imiau r.v.'ii fit, -,i, As saying: "In tho past few weeks the world has become another place through Russia's becoming a democracy and the probablo entry of the United States Into tho world war. Germany now stands ngalnst an alliance of world democracy, and tho peo ple of the world are persuaded and aro daily becoming more and nioia convinced that the triumph of fieedom in the world is Impossible so long as Germany lemulns what sho is." Other papers point out that Doctor von ISethmunn-Ilollwep, the Chancellor, left a loophole In saying that the lime Is not ip. nioiirlate for dealing with leforms. ! The Austrian Socialist leader. Victor Ad ,,. ler. declartd In a public speech at Vienna Filial that the present situation Is favorable for a lesumpiion oi peace acimues ny me en- t'ontinutil on I'aee Two, Column h STATE BOARD HEARS ROADS IN RATE PLEA Penns ylvania Representative Tells Commission Expenses Are Up $42,600,000 a Year The need for a general advance in rall .road freight rates on account of tho recent increases In the costs of fuel, materials, la bor and taxes, and the reduced efllclency of labor, was explained in detail before tho Public Service Commission of Pennsylvania today at the Bellevuo-Stratford by George D. Dixon, of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The advance, said Mr. Dixon, should bo at least 15 per cent in all class and coin modlty freight rates and fifteen cents per ton on bituminous coal, coko and ores. Among the Items of Increased running expenses of tho Pennsylvania Railroad system for the current year over last year, as estimated by Mr, Dixon, were the fol lowing: Fuel' coal, $10,200,000 Increase; materials and supplies, 111,000,000: wages on account of tho Adamson law, J13.000, 000 Increase; wago adjustments for em ployes other than trainmen, J7,00,000; taxes, $600,000; making a total Increase in operating expenses of 142,600,000 a year. In regard to the reduced efficiency of labor, Mr. Dixon Bald: "It lsthe experience o the Pennsylvania Railroad that, even with the Inreased ra'tes of pay, there Is a constant change and unrest In the forces of labor which reduces the efficiency and production received per dollar expended." Others who spoke before 'the commission were, A. W. Thompson, of the Traffic De partment of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail road ; John F. Auch, traffic manager of the Philadelphia an,d .Reading, and, 3eorge m?&ws!r31! tn W-: "'TUTO JL- .'; ii.v.. PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY) MARCH " " mi ii.... i. .i . .11 .1 ! - i. ii ,11. 1 ., . ... 1. 1, THE KEYNOTE BRITISH CAPTURE FIVE MORE TOWNS Advance One Mile on Seven Mile Line Toward St. Quentin FRENCH GAIN ON LAON WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AFIELD, March 31. British troops today swept forward In a mile ndvanco over n soven-mllo front In tho Hendlcourt legion, seriously menacing tho important German base city of St. Quentin. Five cities wero captured In this sweep toward the Illndcnburg line. The ground gained constitutes an advance of about a mllo and a half from the recently won line of battle against tho Teutons, Tho towns occupied by the British in tho advance today were llendtrou.-r, St. Kmelle, Vcrmand, Martevllle and Soyccourt. Vermand Is the most important of the towns occupied by tho British. It lies about midway between 1'eronne and St. Quentin on one of the main highways, FAItIS, March 31. After a brief ltdl the French have re newed their assaults against the German positions between tho Olsu and Alsno rivers. Successful attacks wero delivered against the German lines south of the. Allette Uivers, says tho olllclal communique oi the French AVar Ofllco today. General Nlvelles's men made good prog less -xtendlng their lines eastward In the direction of l.aou. where the "pocketing" movement has been underway for some time. Theie has been lighting In tho sector of St. Gohain Forest. I'he German, counter-attacks were dc IHered In Champagne jesterday, but all wiiu lepulsed. Not only did tile Germans fall to ircaptuie the ground previously lost to the French, hut they sustained heavy losses. kis lh" War Olllee. Th.- text of the 'iiinnmnliue U lows: Near lieiiay. between the Siniiine and the Alsne, then- has been heavy bombarding. On th Neuvlllt-.Marglval- Vregny front, south of the Allette fontlniirri on I'nKe Three. Column Tnn AMERICAN FLAG FLIES OVER VIRGIN ISLANDS Lansing Pays Denmark With $25,000,000 Draft Signed by President Wilson WASHINGTON. March 31. The Danish West Indies, renamed Virgin Islands, at 11 o'clock today were formally turned over by Denmark to the United States Government. Danish Minister Brun received from Sec retary of Slato Lansing, at the State De partment, u draft for $25,000,000, the purchase price of tho Islands, drawn upon tho United States Treasury and signed by President Wilson, Secretary Lansing and Secretary of the,. Treasury McAdoo. Sec retary McAdoo. with Secretary of the Navy Daniels, as well as Secretary Lansing, at tended tho ceremonies. Secretary Daniels then dispatched a mes sago announcing the formal transfer to Captain 15. T. Pollock, United States Navy, at Charlotte Amalle, Island of' St. Thomas, where the Danish flag was to be hauled down nnd the Stars and Stripes raised for tho first time above the Government build ings. Secretaiy Daniel's message to Pollock, who Is Acting Naval Governor, follows: "You are authorized to take over the Islands In the name of tho United Slates." The message was accompanied by the following order from Minister Brun to 'the Danish Governor: "You aro authorized to deliver the Inlands iu the name of the Klnir." The messages were sent by wrelel to New yoik, tnence Dy came, to Porto rli-ehM ' to ;Carktte "AmaH rnwR.rawy 31, 1917 CortntiiiiT, FRANCE HAILS PATRIOTIC MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA AS WORLD EVENT t .Vjircid! Cablegram to Evening Ledger. By LEON BOURGEOIS Senator of llie Kepubllc of France, former Prime Minister. ox-UWur of Foreign Affairs, ex-oftlclo of four othor portfolio, In leccntly created Ministry of LEON BOURGEOIS QUICK W. W'1'IWI.IHI'.JMI.W WpWWWWWWg BASEBALL SCOPES renn Varsity P 1 renn Scrub 0 0 Swigler, Citze nnd Gllmorc; Houch. ' ONE KILLED, ANOTHER HURT BY TRAIN One man is dead and another seriously Injured as a result ot being strXick by. an express train on the Philadelphia and Kcadtuy Railroad at Seventeenth street and Indiana avenue, llapuua Careslo, thirty-five years old, of Third and Berks streets, died shortly after being admitted to the Woman's Homeopathic Hospital. Michael Kackakak, twenty-two years old, of 2017 Dennis street, is in tho Samaritan Hospital with a possible fracture of,.the skull and num erous body injuries. Tho men were "crossing the tracks and stepped In front of the train, according to the police. PRESIDENT, ALONE',' WORKS WHILE PATRIOTS CHEER t WASHINGTON, March 31. While Philadelphia, in solemn' meeting at Independence Hall this afterno6n"'was letting Prcsldtnt Wilson know that America stood back of him to a man, the Pres ident was alone. Mr. Wilson was locked in his study. He had told his secretaries that under no conditions was he to Tie disturbed. Mi Wilson labored alone and the subject ot his labor was the drafting of his message to Congress, a historic message which, will decide whether or not a great nuon tO I ' """"" ( - -ty it Ti."'. i' -HrPfMlaifll i 7, , 'i vlfjfflrilOTrflmBfxTllCTBMWIrffl 1017, bt titrs Pctitio Lipoeb CoiiriM j'. & ,f m mfc''' fet.': French Cablnetx nml now hoMInz the Labor In the French Cabinet. rpHE great fitness of Independence Sfluare for a mamoth patriotic demonstration in favor of the United States entering the. var.with Ger many is of magnificent significance. It seems to me that this meeting of the citizens of the city that' was the birthplace of Anierican independence in the shadow of the historic building dependence was proclaimed and with in the shawod of the historic building wherein the pioneers of American liberty pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to the cause of liberty one hundred and forty-seven years ago, will re-echo around the globe. Your assembly beside the old Liberty Bell will ring it forth again in a clarion note of profound en couragement to France and the na tions fighting against Germanic bar barity in the cause of justice, equity, civilization and liberty. I believe that- to be the sentiment of France nnd the French people, perhaps about to see their ancient friendship with the United States recemented in a common resistance against the monstrous German in tent ut throttling that which all free men throughout the world hold dearer than their lives. I wish the meeting the great success its im portance deserves. Paris, March 31. NEWS 2 '"4 .0 0 O S 11 a Hasucr, Cromwell i and Halllgan. suim jjo m w. , . U - :O'KICB'TW0 CI PATRIOTIC AI SOUND AGAIN A TIRRRTV SHRINR uV"i UUHlLIMJAt- '& High S.chool Boyif rtfe'. March in Inspiring Demonstration ? Ii i j SQUARE IS THRONGED tm AT LOYALTY MEETING1 .Youthful Paraders Sing Na tion's Snncra anrl Waro JM-' Rnnnpra Cl)A anr Mow M - . & NO CLOUD MARS DAYu Every Inch of Space Long Before Hour Speechmaking Taken of By M'LISS The picturesque valley of Independence Squar'fc, peopled 'with thousands who today jammed tho ropes two noura before th great loyalty celebration .was scheduled tB hf'frln. Rnt lin n. mtirhtv nhnnf i'hn hun . . ... . 7 "' - ' urccis or iiign school boys leu by a guard ot policemen encircled- tho hall, singing their , tvf jjj school songs through megaphones. ,1J$8 From out tho windows of those municipal 'fe-S mountains -th c.nrlla. thn T.nVir th TejA , a , -- --- l, I'cnn Mutual and tho Drexel Buildings, flags of all ages fluttered som'e new one slraf?! bought especially for this memorable occa- SSa moii, oiners ou ones wnicn nave lauaa isswv part In other great demonstrations that have been written Into the history of th nation. Tho boys were the first organized body to arrive. They sang their songs with a spirit and patriotism that put new meaning Into them. "Dear JUoh, dear Criifral High Thy memories never die, 71'ij honor ice will cherish And laudlt t'o the sky v On battlefield and lit life peace or deadly strife For thee, thy sons will tabor For thee, oh Central High." The words "In peace or deadly strife" were taken up by- a thousand trembling voices. BOYS PAIIADE . .r IS Pniinrl nn1 'murifl tA hovn mnrrrik4 rfe5J:5 rnrrulmr nonnnnfn nf all tha htirli .nMinnla j 13- nliAi 4 tine a t9 Tnmnltt nnfl T. ttnlla YYiti . "jT. l vcrsltles. '&P$2 A sky of summer" blue, In which ther' W&j were no specks of cloud to emphasize the cloud that now envelops the nation, frame the pulse-quickening scene. A brilliant sun set down rays as warm as those of n Juno day. Overcoats came off: shirt sleeves a real day, coming up to all M BJJCllUCUllUllB. .. vm T.n.ir .A.a 4l.a IiaII nrt 41... nl.4 tn..Am ' t$a4 DUUA UUC. UiU ICiKltCU OCd 111 II1Q DII1US X . WUD II11CU. Only the five pretentious chairs recruited from tiro Mayor's ofllce for the distinguished speakers remained empty until the ap pointed time. The deep-toned tolling of the bell which sent to all factories and churches in the city by means of its reverberations th Instruction to sound their whistles and bells Inspired n thrill in the breasts of those as sembled. The arrival of the O. A. It. veterans was the signal for prolonged handclapplng. And tho blazing color of the square waa enhanced .by the distribution of 200,00 ling pamphlets distributed by Mrs. E. Tv Stotcsbury. , WOMEN ON SCENE Among tho first women to arrive was Mrs. Illrnm Johnson, smiling and' chic in a dark blue fur-trimmed suit and black; toquo with waving ostrich plumes. Sh was 'accompanied by Mrs. James Starr, Jr Mrs. J. Willis Martin, Mrs. John C. Groom, Mrs. Harry C. BoyerMra. Thomas Robins, Mrs. (,eorge Wentworth Carr and Mis Carr. ' , Not a little chagrin was felt by the marching club who, headed by the Cham ber of Commerce, came to the square or tried to by the scores. They found th people, unorganized, had arrived before them and filled every nook, cranny and crevice of the place. They spread out, h fan of humanity, radiating from tho hall Into the bystreets and alleys as far as th eye could see a crowd that trembled with patriotic fervor and swallowed hard whan the Police Band opened the musical pro gram with the "Star Spangled Banner." Thousands of throats took up the strain, thousands of nags fluttered out, making a sea of waving color. " "Hail, Philadelphia, the Cradle of Lib erty," a rousing song, written .especially for the occasion, was sung by the Philadel phia Quartet, composed of Harry Hoster, Fred Anger, James Kane and William Fagon. , HOT SPRINGS RACES OFF Fire in Stands Causes Postponement' of Program Until Monday HOT SPniNGS, March 31, Racinr at Essex Park was called off today after fir lihd destroyed the grandstand, president's xqJi3 und ludges' stand. Today's protram wilt 3 .V be run off Monday at Oaklawn course, wher '''ii-'a the rest of the meetlnr will be conducted.' - The loss Is estimated at $20,000. " w' Wilkes-Barre Calls Mass-Meeting ,, WiUKUS-iuvituivi, xiw, warcii oi. i. i. Mayor John V. Kosek Issued a proclama-.-i'' tlon today calling for a mass-meeting osrfj April 5 to pass resolutions urging Consr - to safeguard the country and provide ual-V versa! military training. The Mayor name:;,' a committee of twenty-seven' to awlst his.''.,' 3 ! .!(A,V1 THE WEATHER K ifcr m " FORECAST fi-'jffl For Philadelphia ftntl vicinity Inert' ing cloudiness, followed by ugetll teeufher late tomoni ana aunavji; irsrwr J tnnlnht and colder Sunday afternoon ammV ' night: fresh south to west uAnds,- i ' X.ENOTH or pxyi t$ Bun risft. Sun Mtt.i S:4T .m. I Moon; l...T240 i ess p4, i Mn houux.-.t D1UWAII p v'', wa 'Ml W. ?: rz$ m m 'j 'im t w jM .4 L 'h4 '$ frRi. IL m "."4-1 '2i I fPM Sit m ma '1W ,w t, ! if; A W ..'JS?;!?