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Quentin
FRENCH REGAIN GROUND
PARIS. April .
French forces made large galnn north of
Indrlcourt, south of the Olse, and also
reoccupled some of the trenches northwest
of Rhelirm which were taken In the first
rush of the German nttack tliero yesterday,
according to today's official statement,
LONDON, April 6,
Striving despeialely to relievo the tre
mendoun plncer-llke grip around St. Quen
tin exerted by British and French forces,
picked German troops were hurled against
the French line northwest of Tthclms last
night and today In one of tho most pow
erful "diversions" attempted in mouths.
The attack was delivered In force. Its
object was plainly to force hurrying of
reserves from other portloim of the line
to the aid of the attacked French troops.
thus relieving the Allied pressure against
the German front around St. Quentin.
Front dispatches today declared the flight
ing In the Rhelma sector was proceeding
with unabated violence. The French were
forced to relinquish a few trenches, but
for the most part succeeded In recapturing
those points which foil In tho first fury of
the German attack, me Teutons' assault
wu attempted over a front of moro than
a. mile.
Meanwhile dispatches Indicated syste
matic progress In the encircling movement
around St. Qucatln by both French and
British forces.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES AFIELD.
April 6.
British artillery fire today blow up a huge
"mlnenwcrfer" depot behind tho German
tines near Arras. Flames roso to a height
of 300 feet from tho fire, and the explosion
of a vast quantity of dynamite Htored there
for the mine-throwers and grenades liter
ally shook the city of Arras. Tho whole
district nearby was violently shaken by the
concussion.
The German wireless claim of 300 British
prisoners In the region of Noreull, of whom
140 were killed by the fire of British ma
chlno guns as they left for the rear. Is a
pure fabrication, according to olliclal an
nouncement today. The records show that
In tho fighting In this section only tlfty are
till missing and that the dead, wounded
And missing only totaled 150.
9000 RUSSIANS CAPTURED
IN BATTLE ON STOKHOD
BERLIN, April B.
More than 9000 Russians were captured
by the Germans In the battle at Toholy on
Wednesday, when the Germans forced a
passage of the Stokhod River, the War
Office announced today. In addition the
Germans captured 1B0 machine guns ana
fifteen field guns. .
PETROGRAD,' April 6. A War Office
statement says:
After Tuesday's battle for the munition
dump on. the left bank of the River
Stokhod, In the region of Toboly-Uele-nln,
which was unsuccessful for us, our
detachments occupied tho right bank of
the river.
According to information from the offl
eer commanding, our men suffered severe
losses. From two relgments of the fifth
rifle division only a few tens of men
reached the right bank of the Stokhod.
Both regimental commanders were killed.
The third regiment of this division with
drew without losses. The other regiments
also did not suffer ho heavily.
Yesterday the enemy opened a heavy
artillery fire on the sector of Plrnlakl-Tchepell-Zvlshen,
In the direction of
Zlochotf, bombarding the first and sec
ond line trenches and also the whole of
the rear.
The enemy delivered an attack, which
was beaten back1 by our fire on the village
f Tchepell (In northern Gallcla, south
of Brody). After this the enemy made
five attacks In the direction of Tchepell,
and during the fifth attack succeeded in
entering ,our trenches, but was driven out
Immediately by our counter-attacks.
YANK-DODGER GAME OFF
BROOKLYN, April 6. The grounds at
Ebbeta" Field were entirely too wet to allow
ball playing today, so the opening of a three
game series between the Dodgers and New
York Americans was postponed until to
morrow at 3:30 p. m.
Bowie Results
4 J'JRST RACK, Isabella Purae, two-ytar-oliis.
L Hlaa liurcomaater, 112, B.
tw,Jiyni'i, Y'iiU ..1B.70 $.eo 16.60
nSF.'.,iii12'iiJ.; Ic??'rll, 18.70 18.40
Umatilla, llv. Ball 27,80
Time. 181 2-B. lt0n;v Mart, Trmiur Trove,
Mary Maud. Coltlva. Vtona. Low Degree. Dali
roea and tllanthea also ran.
SECOND,, RACK. thre-year-old and up.
ilalmlnar. 6'a furlonaa:
1. Arbitrator, 106, Jacken.7.40 I17.S0 18.20
2. Valour. 96. Watt 6.00 4.0(1
S, Prim Harrr. 114. T. Mc
Tacgart j qq
,.Tim!l. l!lJ H- Meeloa-ene. Lady Clinton.
L"? Ji11" jRosebur. Capitol City, Ulack Vote
and Plaachke alao ran.
, THIRD RACE, four-year-olds and up, aell
Inc. a furlon;
1. Kllta. 97. W. Colllm I9 60 $.1.10 J3.00
2. Maxim's Choice, 115. liut-
well 7.00 3.40
t. Korfbag-e, 110, Wakfotr l!.30
Time, 1:16 1-3. Batwa, Flare. SUvsy, Sha
piro and Hhrapnel alao ran.
rouTH MAtE, lor tnree-year-olda and up,
T furlonca:
Indian Chant, 103. JIcDer-
raoi a..u .0U .4U
2. Jam, 10B. Iloblnaon , 3.20 2.E0
3. aioamins. 103.'llan-a !l.oo
Time, 1:80. Ooldcrest Hoy, Dtlancey and
Bennte Teas alao ran.
Hot Springs Results
' IKS I jFIBST RACE, maiden two-ytar-oldf, aelllnr.
' ',' 4 furlonsa!
ji H, 3. Joala A.. 108. Trolie V to 3 8 to 8 4 to IS
BkrA I. Dlckl W., 107, Domlnlck.20 to 1 g to 1 4 to 1
!..- Time. :4 1-5. Irla T.. Blua Jack. Naar.
-JtRaBTarty, Dan Bright, Lillian and Ebenezer alao
,t ran,
, SECOND RACE, for thra-year-olda and up,
W' X. Ophelia W., 108, Borah. B to 3 even 3 to B
aBS'.-'.-t- Violet. 106. Moleaworthi,. & to X 2 to 1 4 to 6
W, h Tantivy. 112, Cooper.... in to 1 4 to 1 2 to 1
ifr, ,'J;, Time, 1:14. Plunger, Tie LI, Ambrl,1- Laura
5 l 3aanea and Cnmnunili alaft ran.
P. jlj'. ; THIRD RACE, three-year-olds and up. nab-
K!(i i:m
,r'T ! ..v. ltollto 4 0to0
' -nU2, Robert Uradley, lt)3, Han-
t ;f- v 'over ,,4!ii t to iu ii to u
J'2fBt- ran pirviia, iv. jync u m dt lu ii uigu
' .Time, 1SB 1-5. Only threa atartera.
Hcji'Sprlags Entries for Tomorrow
' jstret , race, tbrea and four-yaar-olda. allow.
fa Sia iwrionga ;ora. iana. iwi norneattr
I MUa Lulu Long. 93; J. Rufua, Bs; nob A.,
BnetU it: Qraek Legend. 97.
aca. lour-year-oioa ana up. aeuinr,
Jtleaa. 109: Mnduetnr. 07: Inrol.
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RacUUm. W Bars and Htara, 108;
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ajfjtf. mlla aud alxtoantl' FUer, 96;
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Tho upper illustration shows the
CJermnn liner Kronprinz Wilhelm,
which, with the Prinz Eitel Freitl
rich (right), is now in possession
of tho Government nt the Phila
delphia. Navy Yard. The lower
view is of the Hamburg-American
steamships Prinz Oskar (left),
nnd Rhaetia (right), also seized
today. The latter vessels have
been interned beside the Municipal
Pier, at the foot of Christian
street, Delaware River, since the
outbreak of the war. The ctews of
the confiscated steamships recent
ly were removed to southern mili
tary posts, where they ore being
dctained'Under Federal supervision.
UNITED STATES SEIZES 91 SHIPS;
GERMAN CREWS UNDER ARREST
Continued from I'nrcr One
taken all over the country to aohl possible
trouble from crews of ships which havi
been held since tho beginning of the Euro
pean war. Warahlpi have been RUardhiR
the vessels since It became certnlnn a dec
laration of war would bo forthcoming. Two
destroyers have been constantly on duty
in the Hudson Illvcr here, where many
ships are lying. They moved In closer earb
today and woie accompanied by Ave naval
cutters.
BOSTON, April 6.
Four Interned German vessels at Fast
Boston wero seized by a detail of 100 blue
Jackets from tho navy yatd nnd 1B0 cus
tom inspectors early today, and tho Ger
mun crews removed from their bunki and
transported to the Immigration station.
Tho vessels seized are the AmerlUa. Kolm,
Wltteklnd and Cincinnati The German
sailors mado no resistance.
NEW LONDON. April 6.
The German steamship Wlllehad. which
ncted as "mother ship" to tho Deutsch
land, waB seized by the United States to
day. Tho crew cf fifty men was arrested.
The Wlllohad was owned by tho North
German Lloyd Line. She was formerly In
terned at Boston, but came hero last Au
gust. UALTIMOR13. April 6.
Three German steamships, tho liners
Rheln, Neckar and Bulgaria, Interned nt
this port, were seized early today by
United States Marshal W. W. Stockham,
supported by 100 deputies and two compa
nies of the Fourteenth Maryland Infantry.
Upon boarding the ships the marshal found
that tho machinery had been entirely dis
abled. The crews were turned over to the
United States marine forces. The olllcers
gave their paroles and were permitted to
register at Joyce's Hotel. . ,
WILMINGTON. N. C, April 6.
Sevonty-flve seamen from the United
States coast guard Seminole, under com
mand of Lieutenants Ityan and Smith, today
seized the two German merchant ships
Kiel and Nlcarla, which have been here
since the war lu Europe commenced, and
tho twenty members of tho crews, Including
the captains, were taken prisoners to the
United States marine hospital at G o'clock.
There was no resistance. Later In tho
day the United StntOH marshal is expected
to take charge of the prisoners.
NEW ORLEANS. April 6.
The German steamships Brcslau and
Andromeda were seized by Federal officials
here today and tholr crews removed to the
immigration station
JACKSONVILLE. Fla April C.
The United States -custom authorities
boarded the Interned German steamship
TWO RAIDERS AND TWO TEUTON
LINERS SEIZED IN THIS PORT
At the Philadelphia Navy Yard this
morning two Interned German auxiliary
cruisers, the Prlnr. Eltel Frledrlch and the
Kronprinz Wilhelm, became prizes of war.
At Catharine street wharf two, fine Hamburg-American
liners were seized by United
States marines. They were the Prinz Oskar
and the Rhaetia.
These acts followed, closely upon the dec
laration ot war The German raiders at
the navy yard will now be overhauled nnd
In all probability put Into commission again
by the United States as auxiliary cruisers,
of which there Is a lack In the United States
navy. The merchantmen will also be pried
from their beds of mud, overhauled and re
paired, and may soon bo expected to be
acting as hospital ships or transports In
Government service. Their commanders ad
mitted having crippled all tho machinery
upon orders from the main ofllce of the
line.
When the war begun and the German
fleets on the high seas scurried to safety,
the Print Oikar and Rhaetta sought here
a haven from Brltlsh'crulsers. They were
moored at pier 40, south wharves, and have
not budged since. Their condition is very
poor. The crows on both ships had not the
necessary funds for paint to keep them in
condition. Many of the sailors left the
ships. Only forty-one men remained on
board when the merchantmen were seized
this morning, and all were taken to the
Immigration station at Gloucester,
It Is reported by marines on guard at
pier 40 that In addition to ruining the ma
chinery on the two Hamburg-American
liners the sailors have cut the electric light
wires throughout the ships In many places
and put the electrical machinery out ot
commission. When the vessels were
searched, as far as can be learned, the only
ammunition found consisted of five barrels
of beer. It has not yet been estimated how
much It will cost to repair the two mer
chantmen, or how long the repairs will take.
SABOTAGE BY ORDERS
Captains Moas and Muctzell admitted to
Deputy Surveyor John Burnes, of the Cub.
torn Service, just after the seizure, that
they had done their best to mutllato. the
machinery In their ships following the
breaking oft of diplomatic relutlonn be
tween this country and Germany They
did this, they said, upon orders from their
home office.
The ships were seized about fi-JO o'clock
this morning. Customs guards., have been
watching the vessel for weeks. The seizure,
however, was by .United States marines.
They drew up alongside the dock aboard the
coastguard cutter Guthrie. There were forty-three
marines, commanded by Captains
iiarK ana nieeie. as mere were only for
ly-one
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Freda LeonhnrUt today and took off the
crew of ten men, w ho are being held hy tho
United States marshal. The engines of
tho ship hao been wrecked and many Im
portant parts thrown overboard which can
not be replaced exrept from Germany
The Freda I.eonhardt Is a e.sel of 11000
tons gross and was loaded wilh lumber
when she interned. x
SAN FRANCISCO, April 6
United States customs ofllclali seized the
Interned German vessels Serapls, Ottoa-a,
Atlas and Neptune here today. The crews
were Interned at the Angel Island Immi
gration station. The vessels aggregate CR91
tons.
PORTLAND, Oie., April
Three German sailing vessels lying In the
Columbia and Willamette Rlers were seized
today by Thomas C Hurke, United States
Collector of Customs. Tho vessels arc the
Winninan, nt Clifton ; tho Dalbek. at Llnn
ton, and the Kert, at Astoria. Guards of
soldiers were left aboard.
SAVANNAH. G.(. April fi
The German fielghter Hobenfclde was
seized by the collector of customs today.
SEATTLE. Wash., April 6.
Customs guards were placed on the
Interned BteantbhlpH Saxonla and the sailing
vessels Stclnbck hero today by Collector of
Customs Roscoe Brumheller. The thirteen
members of the crews were taken to the Im
migration detention station
WASHINGTON. April f.
Seizure of German ships and internment
of their crews does not como under the
old Prussian treaties between the United
States and Germany, the State Depart
ment held today. On the rontrary, the
Government view Is that In interning the
crews' the United States is Interning men
engaged In German Government sericc
not German merchants, sum as tne treaties
hold shall be exempt.
As for the ships themseles, as Ger
man Government property, they are not
exempt under the treaties, the department
held.
That the Government will pa for their
use after the war Is likely, they being con
fiscated or requisitioned for tho period of
tho war.
If Germany torpedoes nny of them en
route abroad that will bo her own lookout,
us she will have no claim for payment.
The treaties aro still in force, though re
cently the State Department suggested that
It might abrogate them.
It is taken for granted today that this
Goernment will begin at onco to repair
the damage done to the ships by their Ger
man crows. t
search for explosives and weapons, nnd
fcearched the members of the crew and their
olllcers. The men wero then ordered to
pack their ditty bags and form In lino on
deck. Then they were marched under
guard down the gangplank nild on hoard
the Guthrie. The sailors went to the stern
of tho cutter, their olllcers going into the
cabin.
"Hey. do we get anything to eat?" sev
eral sailors asked as they inarched along.
"Sure." genially icplied their guards.
"Plenty of coffee and eats on tho cutter."
Several of the' Germans became nervous
nnd restive Just before the cutter left the
wharf. They started a break for the
wharf, one of them crying In a high-pitched
accent that he never had been In Jail be
fore, and the forthcoming experience was
too terrible to think about. They wero soon
quieted, but the marines watched them
closely.
Captain Andrew Brophy, In charge of
the customs guards, placed his men about
tho wharf, while the marines are guarding
every gangway of tho ships. No one Is al
lowed to board.
The Rhaetia lies along the wharf, and
the other ship Is moored to her side. Access
to the vessels Is by means of the Rhaetla's
gangplank.
Everything had been attended by 0:15,
and the Guthrie steamed on to Gloucester,
A survey of the ships will now be made by
experts and an estimate formed of the cost
of repairs. Within a few day-, it Is said,
an effort will be made to moe,tho ships
from the mud at high tide. They will be
moved to the navy yard or a private ship
building plant and repaired.
The our ships seized here will, no doubt,
be rechrlstened.
No word has yet been received by As
sistant Commissioner Hughes at the Immi
gration station at Gloucester as to the
status of the German officers and sailors
being detained there. The Government of
ficials do no consider them prisoners of
war. Nevertheless Corporal Kelly and nine
marines have the men under close guard.
As soon as the Germans arrived at the
station there was another search made, and
In the bags of the men some bottles ot
Scotch whisky were found and confiscated.
No beer will be allowed the prisoners,
either. They left the Rhaetia and Prinz
Oskar so hurriedly they had no time to
eat breakfast. A good warm meal was
given them upon their arrival at Gloucester.
Captain Muetzel, of the Rhaetia, was In
very bad humor Indoed and Insisted he was
a prisoner of war. He will remove his uni
form, he said, and will dress In civilian
clothes, "because prisoners of war should
not wear uniforms." Captain Mass. of the
Prinz Oskar, was In high good humor, as
were the men of both ships. Many cigars
In possession of the sailors were given by
them to their new-found enemies,, the, ma
rinea. "i ts
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"Thirteen" Still Pursues
' Life of Woodrow Wilson
THERE arc thirteen letters in the
President's name Woodrow Wii-
son.
I Losing opponent for Presidency,
I Charles Evans Hughes, cast ballot
number thirteen.
j The thirteen electoral votes of
j California decided the presidential
contest.
Vice President Marshall, signed
i the declaration of war against Gcr
1 many at thirteen minutes past 12
I o'clock.
President Wilson signed it at
thirteen minutes past 1 o'clock.
I Tho war bill was signed on the
i sixth day of the month, sixth day of
' the week and was the first day of
I the v?ar added, they are thirteen.
Add 12:13 o'clock to 1:13 o'clock
and the sum is 13:20 thirteen again
and its multiple twice thirteen.
Linked with the President's thir
teen" there were thirteen original
States, nnd there are thirteen stripes
to "Old Glory," which he has un
furled. SONS IN NAVY DENY
MOTHER'S PLEA" TO QUIT
Widow Comes From Kansas
City, Mo., With Daniels's
Order for Release
A widow who traveled fiom Kansas City,
Mo, to obtain the release of her two sons
from bcrvlco In tho United States navj,
spent today In sorrow at the Philadelphia
Navy Yard, because tho boys refused to
leao their potH on the battleship Connecti
cut, although the mother carried with her
an order for their release from Secrctaiy
of the Navy Daniels.
When the mother, Mrs. Lillian Dooley.
presented tho ofllclul telcase papers to Com
mandant Russell this morning' he Immedi
ately summoned tho sons, "Ivan, twenty
j ears old, and Ralph, nineteen years old.
She pleaded with them to leae the navy
and icturn home, hut they t-ald they felt
honor bound to remain on duty at u time
when tlmlr country needed them most ur
gently. The young men aro yeomen, and
h.ie been In the service about eighteen
months. Kach one Is over six feet feet tall,
Mrs. Dooley, who Is living tempoiarlly
at 3!3G Lancaster aienue, said her hus
band had been a professor at Whitman
College, Kansas City, She said the boys
enlisted without her consent.
ZOUAVES OFFER SERVICES
Survivors of Famous Civil War Organi
zation, 55 Strong, Pledge Aid
The flfty-dvo survivors of Baxter's Fire
Zouaves of Civil War fame have pledged
their services to the nation during the
present war. Tho announcement was signed
by olllcers of tho "Association of Survivors"
of the regiment, Thoy are:
President, James K. Kelter:. vice presl
dents, William T. Hunt and Charles Ves
sels: secretary. Major John D. Worman;
treasurer, Charles W. Devltt : chaplain,
Thomas II, L'aton ; trustees, Thomas H.
Katon, William S. Rainier, Charles I
Charlton.
Big Production
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TARIFF BOARD NAMES
SENT TO THE SENATE
Many Nominations for Other
Positions Also Sent by
' President
WASHINGTON, April B.
The 1'iesident this afternoon sem to the
Senate the following nominations:
To be members of the tariff commission,
recess appointments. Flunk W. Tauf-slg, of
Masi-achusetts ; Doulel i. Iloper, ot South
Carolina: William Kent, of California; Wil
liam S. Culbertson, of Kansas; Udwaid I'.
Costlgan, of Colorado.
To be collector of customs, eighth district.
Rochester, N. Y Ch.ules F. Itattlgan, of
Auburn,
To bo naval onicer. twentieth district
New Orleans, Kdward CI. Hunter, Alex
andra, La.
To be assistant attorney general, Francis
J. Kearful.
To bo solicitor of the Dopattincnt of
State, L. II. Woolsey. of New York.
To bo .ludgo of the police couil, Dlstiltt
of Columbia. Itobert Hardlson, of Kentucky.
To be third Judge of the Ciicult Court,
tlrM. ciicult terrltoiy ot Hawaii, William II.
lleen, of Honolulu.
To bo United States attorney, Joseph W.
Montgomery, of New Orleans, for the east
ern district of Louisiana ; William D.
Myscr. of Memphis, western district of
Tennessee.
To bo consul generals, class three, John
G. Foster, of Vermont ; class four, William
Collin, of Kentucky; Maddln Summers, ot
Tennessee. '
To be Governor of the Virgin Islands,
James II. Oliver.
To be second nsslstant chief of the
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
Chauncoy D, Snow, of Massachusetts.
To be member of .the Kxecutho Council
"f Poito Itlco, Martin Travleso, of Porto
Rico.
U. S. ISSUES SPECIAL CALL
FOR "TRADE DIPLOMATS"
"High-Class Men" Wanted by Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce
WASHINGTON. April G. A special tall
for "high class men" to represent the
United States In South America, Australia
and the Far Fast as commercial attaches
was today Issued by trie United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce. Uxamlnatlons will ' be held In all the
principal cities April 25
The "trade diplomats" will be acci edited
to tho embassies or legations. Their
salaries will run up to $5000 a year.
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RATE CUT TO BRING
MORE TELEPHONES
State's Order Reducing Bell
Revenue $1,000,000 Well
Received
NO COMPANY STATEMENT
A large incieaso In the number of city
telephone use.s Is generally ftfij
result of the reduction In Dell Telephone
Company rates, amounting to $450,000 a
year In Philadelphia and an nRBrcBi e
Jl.OOO.OOO a year In the entire State, which
was orde.ed yesterday by the Public
Service Commission. The present "'juiber
of subscribers In this city I' about 1.5,000
The opinions of telephone men also agree
with the conclusions put forth In the order
of the commission to the effect that o
measuied system of charging, whetehy the
subscriber pays only for actual use. tends
to a more rapid development of telephone
u.ige, and thus enables the telephone com
panies to extend their sen Ices to as latge
a portion of the public as Is commercially
possible.
No olliclal statement by the Hell com
pany has been made regarding the order.
h it. Klnnnrd, vice president nnd general
manager of tho Hell Telephone Company of
I'ennsvlxania, icfuscd this morning to mal.e
any lommriit. He announced through his
ptiwite Kccietuiy that he as et knew noth
ing olliclal of the Publl." Sun Ice Commis
sion older, and until he received a copy uiul
took time to stud it he would be unable
to talk
The cut ordered, which Is approximately
5 per cent of the annual gross earnings
of the Hell company, will amount to a
much laiger percentage of cut In rates to
small subscribers. The findings of the
commission show that the same flat rate
to each subscriber results In a benefit to
the icl.ith.ely few and a deti Intent to the
many who use relatively few messages.
No peilod for the tiling of the new sched
ule of tates Is named In the order, but It
is supposed that tho teductlon will be
settled In conference botween the company
officials and tho commission
The order of the commission Is said to be
he most far-teaching ever Issued In this
State, oiderlng one of the largest reductions
In toll rates obtained through commission'
authority In any State of the Union, it is the
result of four years of Investigation, hear
ings and arguments. While the commission
does not state it, the order Is believed to be
a compromise following the leecnt hearing
of the Pittsburgh district case
The commission ordered that the annual
reductions be divided as follows: Philadel
phia, $450,000; Pittsburgh, $300,000, nnd
toll rates, $250,000. The reduction in toll
rales will effect an equalization In these
rates lu all patts ot the State. Largo re
duction In telephone rentals will result
In Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, where these
rentals are highest.
The older, which was signed by all mem
bers of the commission, holds that the tele
phone companies' properties must be con
sidered on a State-wide rather than on a
tegregated district basis. The coinmls
blon approves the measured service for
business telephones as opposed to unlimited
service rates in the laiger cities, such as
Philadelphia atid Pittsburgh. '
The telephone rate Inquiry was begun by
the old State Italltoad Commission In 1913.
Following the receipt of a large number
of complaints, they decided to take up the
entire question ot telephone charges nnd
equalize them if pos-slble. Tho Public
Service Commission, which succeeded the
old one, took up the case, the decision oelng
tendered yesterday after four .years of
heatings, testimony covering more titan
10,000 typewritten page and an expendi
ture of nearly $300,000 by the telephone
companies pioduclng testimony, employing
experts, making exhibit? rendering valua
tions1 and the like.
Tho commission recommends that each
subscriber pay "accoidlng to tht actual
number of messages ho sends" rather titan
a lint late, which It niys Is "a benefit to the
relatively few latge users and a detri
ment" to smaller users. It ends with this
recommendation:
The telephone companies have allowed
a continuation of existing Hat rate con
tracts, but retuse to allow new subscrib
ers tlie same privilege. Tills constitutes
a difccilmlnatloti as between tho subscrib
ers, and we nre therefore of the opinion
that the existing Hat rate contracts
should be eliminated ind all subscribers
should be treated alike.
Boy Victim of Bonfire Dies
Thomas Shields, five yeats old, of 2411
South Hicks street, who was burned last
Wednesday In Jumping thiough a bonfire
near his home, died of his burns last night
In the Jlethodlst Hospital.
MMM ., ) "-gMfei
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Never beforu In tlm hlst-., . .lprl
has there been such destruction uly.'
vlctot lous or vanquished arms' . Y
wrought hy Hip tcttcatlng (Sennans i.T
100 miles of French tcrrltnJ Vi..Ib.Ui
just evacuated. Ambassador Sham J?
tho State Department today, ww,l
lteports that hav'e been published r.
Ing the devastation visited by th. K.f
hordes, ns they dropped back before fiS
mm rii-mii iHiiu, nave in no vvav C
exaggerated," Mr. Sham snlit ' "o
Tho repot t said'
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,. i. if iiiiBii luniis ot Jtove anil it I
and pattlcularlv In tln nttnwii'.v. . "5 " I
lug town of Chuuny, destruction wi.T'
plete. "
"In many of the smaller villages .t.,
a house temalned with roof intact '
"Throughout the recovered territory ik
reigns a scene ot desolation, and this i,
only ttue for German mllltnr.. !.
might possibly excuse destiuotlon In 5?
blotting up of bridges, telegraphic and t,v
phonic connections, railway lines nj
inucKiiig oi iiigiiwns uy reiiiiifr trees ku
protected the (Jet man retreat but i.
iipre tntnllv ilostrno,l f- . ,TJ
, -,. mi iiparen
tary reason.
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jinn iiim imo euner lieen CU( j
or exploded so as to completely tuln uW
private houses along the country hlirha'
Including some of tho most beautlfi.i A
teaus ot great value, wete completely
ted by explosions sjMematlcally planned
by II re. 'w
"Hlackened walls ot what must u,.v..
manufacturing plants were tu bo seen h
many towns, the salvage of which wouS
scarcely pay for tholr removal
"Agricultural implements on the tt,tm
were destroyed.
"Churches nnd cathedrals, were reduce
to a mass of njlius by fu. ,r hv explosive
"At tlie town of Ham the mother of ih
children told me that her husband and tn
daughters, one eighteen and the other fllte,!
veais of age. had been carried away by th
Ueiiiians ut the time of the evacuation
Upjii lemonstintlng .she had been toll
that as an alternative hhe might find their
bodies In the canal In the rear of her h
She stated that out of the town's total popV
latlon sevctal hundred persons had beei
compelled to accompany the Gei mans, netrl,
half if whom were women and girls rhwi
than fifteen ears of age.
"A large number of Kicnch people, It u
believed. In the evacuated town and jar.
founding country were compelled to go witk
the Germans from the fact that few art
now to lie found then?
"I Inspected on my ti in uioio than tin
miles In the Invaded territorj and left win
the conviction that never hefoie In the his
tory of the world has theie been such tie
structlou wtouglit by either a vanquish
or a victorious nrmy
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