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st Defense Cohorts
pi Ordered to Report at
Navy Yard
tFT; MOBILIZATION
(Pennsylvania Field Artillery
Bfand 6th Infantry Ready for
Instant Service
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ttNaval coast defence reryltB ncel
l.. 'tiers this afternoon to report for ilu
the Philadelphia Nay Yard at omo.
v will iro to tlio rccclliiK dlilp Khiimr,
rid from thqro bo aslsnn to tlieli rcKiiliu
Ensign T. Do! .ami WlUlam. oni- of the
gkVal coaBt derenwe resorfn wiu mix oeeii
jl.fchargro of recTufllns m th T.lbcrt Htilld.
Nt.at Broad and Cheitnut ptreet and at
lv-rnnil nmr Karmoin Htrecta. was or-
f tred to renort for duty to the commander
5'if the destroyer Heato at the nay vard
V'y Orders ifor, mobilization of the. I'entn.vl-
xWYanla Naal Jlllltla am expected momen-
arlly frf.m AVtiKhlnKtcm by romnuiiiier
thomas T. Kelpon, .fr, head of th Statj
Kanlzatlon, he imld thin afternoon
9iL INSPECT WATi:ilCLn
OTKNaval officers today Inroettea uiitcrtiail
'WS Ksslngton, IJloucester, I.ewos and other
tyJhointa alonK tho Delaware Klver, biIiik nco
r,,,K,to the- rumor that the "mosquito- nvn m
IgyffeTllte fourth naal illntrlct would he ordered
Kr (ftl'Ottt today or tomorrow and would be put
j.".&Jto commission befoie many da aihtH,
W tYUHrerboatn and flshlnc crart were tho es-
k'lula amlnil In. Ihi. rtnitil l.lTll iTK
iil'lTli PmnB.il.ltft" IIcaI wfilph will llP lltlriPt
Fm direction of Captain llobrrt J.eo Kun
Mtll. commandant of the Philadelphia Nay
kjSilYard and this district, will be manned by
rij-lpmembera of tho naval coast defeiiHe re-
cjsy.eerve. fliany ooais airemiy n.iu rrn in-(
i;';,'4i iff1 hv vaehtsmen nrwl nowerboat owners.
Wwimlnant nmntia. whnm nrH CnmtMOrinrft
i-fyfiSCharleB LoiiKstreth. of the Corinthian ucht
gjjrf-.f.Club, who has been commissioned as a
Pi lleutenant commander In tho naal coast
,f V aerense reserve, to lieuienani lomnwiiucr
laongstreln proimoiy win iau a iutku buuic
ft the responsibility tonncucii un mo
MineuverlnK of tno fleet.
ftThe "mosquito" fleet will be compoi-od of
immitt Kraft nt from IE to 11)1) tons dls-
f'kcement. They will act ai patrol e-
'els, dispatch bearers, mine layers anu suu
Xarlno chasers Heavy cordons of these
Mvaraft' are to be placed at the entrances
mie rivers and harbors In the district.
'".STlie naval militiamen to be stationed at
fvtinlafH sincle battullon. three battalions
vWVlrora Illinois, one from Maryland, two fiom
PU&NHWiYork and two from Ohio The llrKt
JF, imtid third battalions of New i orK aim ihp
VV. k uj caaoiwI rf it nrA Mirmn nhlfpfl flit
fV... j..i.n mu ,,n.nl nttlltlfimnit Villi
rAli!-. . . i . nnnAi. n... ,,ni ,,f
iTorm crewH ior Pcrui t-Di?cio iw i i
slon.
a onwiA vtrnM It wnq fiTTlPPtpd tll.lt
Ami 4-- J1L LllO DltlllU -. - ..-. - .-
ia lie Philadelphia National Guard units not t
&"? in t,',Ipml ncrvliH would be ordered out i
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V ttoraedlately,
the coloni first. Married men, at first at
least, will bs exempt.
The plan la to take by "selective con
scription" a 'stated numbor of men from
each Congressional district for tho first
call.
Another Important fattor In inaklne Uo
selection Is to see tint the most loyal men
are not taken for the llrst call and that
those who shrink from seivleo nrn not left
behind vvhllo the "patriots" arc In actlvo
servlte at the front.
The fifteen cltlrens appointed by Ocorgc
Wharton Pepper to organise the varied In
dustries of tho State Into n department of
defence Immediately responded to the
call. These men. icpreentatlvei of the
financial, industrial, commercial and edu
cational progress of l'ennsvlvanl.i, and
largely through their own efforts hnders of
their clHisen lines of endeavor, imme
diately began the duties ullotted them
At the meeting lo ffcl un otgunlrntion
the following wire present.
IIAKIUSBUIIG'S COUNCILS
MAY KILL VACANCY
Municipality Saves G000 Election bj
(iovernor's Signature of Thirtl-
Clnss City Hill
II Vllltlsni'llO April C Com iihh Ilium
b.iu(;h today signed the tloldehuau bill mo-
vldlng Hint Councils of i Itles of the third
i lass shall hive powei to till votincllmiinlc
niaii(les h a m.ijotltv vote, and that In
t.iso they fall lo do this In t lilrtv dijs
after the vaianc.v oieiim, the lut ilpvolvvs
Upon the lountv iomt 'I he bill wan
p.is-xd pspeciiiliv for the henelll of I Inn Is
buig to avoid an epene of IIIOOil fin a spe
vial i let lion
Covernor liruiiibaiiKh vetoed the lull foi
llm publication of innnn miltoid maps or
the State on the giouud that the need
Is not great and that at this time tile Stat
should husband all Its resources foi win
purposed lie al"o vetoed, as In violation
of the Constitution u bill relating 10 idler
of Indigent veterans for the it axon that
It removed thn admliilvtiation of suth funds
fiom the legularl) constituted nuthoi Itles
ami transferred them to a special torn-mission.
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD JOINS
ARMY TO FIGHT GERMANY
FORTY ALIENS SWORN IN
U. S. Judge Asks Therg to Stmul by
Amcrlcn ntid the Flag
In n patriotic pee h to fort) tandidatts
for cltlrenshlp In the I'uleial Court tod.tv.
Jtidgo Joseph llullliigtoii of Pittsburgh,
senior Judge of tho Cnlted Stales Chcult
Court of Appeals, urged them to "stand bv
America and the Stats nnd Stripes, to he
unswervingly lojal to this cotintrj hi these
eventful times, and vxom lur doiuestic
enemies, who by bad advice and Intrlguo
may endeavor to bnid Internal stilfe nnd
into hatred "
Tho usual lolltliif of sweating In Hit
aliens In groups of live was dispensed with
todav, and the entile j-ioup nf foitv wa
sworn In at onte h Chief Cleil. Craig
following Judge llulHiigtou'H address
Hoy Drowned in D.irbj CrccK
I'lnvltig on launches n,,l up In Duliv
Cieek at the foot of Klfth street PaMiv
tothi) tost tlits llfo of stiven-j ear-old Nelson
De.ikyne. of 22C, .Mooro strtei n.irhv His
brother Norman and othei lads tallcil
valnlv fur help The both was inovtred
bv Ita.MnoiHl utiil I'idtiees Crumb it It of
i tH3 II J
XctH to I'rotict Nurragaiisett Hay
PKOVlDKNC'i: it I April i, Kranlt
I: Fitzsinunons Collet tor of Customs after
a conference with Captain P !' Ilrjau
chief of staff of the second naval district
announced thst the eastern nnd western
passages of N'Hrragittihett May were to bo
prottctrd by nets
SEDITION TO BE REPRESSED
Colonel Kemp, of Third Pennsylvania
Regiment, Otdcied to Suppress
Di.-lonlty
AI.TOONA, P.i Aptll B-Colonel (Jeorgc
n Kemp, commanding the 'I 111? tt ller.lmeiit,
has retelved the following order from the
tomniander of the Depaitment of the Knst:
All nets of vlolcnco Insplied l ills-
loyalty or sedition aio to be i.teinlv re-
, ... i.i. ... itn..
liresKC'ii antl tieaii witn hi tnict- ,,.....
tho occurrente of any such Incident a
prompt and vlgotous assertion of the
I'ederal power should be made
S'o fat units of the Third Ihglnient have
found no trouble wlutevei Colonel Kemp
toil iv ntiliotinicd theso pioniotlons Kerotnl
l.lcilletian Chillies C Hthandt to llrst lieu
tenant anil battalion adjutant and assigned
to.S'trond llnttnllon Sis nnd Meutmatit IM
nest )' Ai lilou n mathlne gun tompany
luomoletl to first lleiittnant and battalion
adjutant and nsslgutd to Plist Battalion
Private t'llman llcnslct son of Alnjot
Challts.l IkiHi'l ult t let scctintl llelllt nnut
Comp.inv K. first .Sergeant llnriv G Tit
Dhontr iletlttl rnonil lltuteii'tiil Com
pany U
r!:lii:i' por snnuitiiAMTES
IIAIMllSUI'ltd, vpril 11 The State Pnb
II. Scivlte Commission has ordered that
at Hall the Pi nnsvlviinl.i Itallroid ' ,
luiiv lehullil ii tit w stl of flairs on eath
side of sttilloti le itllng tip tllrectlv fiom Hie
station plat foi in and provide an opening
near the pilaster on tilth side of Hie bridge
In the Cjnwvd station question thn la i
road fa ordered to construct a sufiway not
loss than six feet wide and seven feet
high. The commission "oIds tliat to open
tho safety gates would be dangerous
Send a
Flower gram
for Easter
We deliver flowers any
where in the United
States. Passage prepaid,
$5.00. Flowergram De
' Luxe, $10.00.
A Flowergram is more
, than just flowers.
Other Easter Gifts from $2 tip
CAmrlts XfenryFax
from St. 3mIom Wktmt
JNTo.221
mm"mamammmm Mia im imim ir wi .! tmn linwi'm ii wrsf tliim is
John A. Kinncgnn, With Mother
His Side, Gives His Services to
Uncle Sam
at
NEWSPAPERS TO AID
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Kit if 0'insuni tpBv.uvyLei.tiiiiii'iit nayoc-,
tfjl'i Jt.. n r-n.n.nnlD. Ualunn tl.d 1711 lilt .ll
R' ftlS KM UIllJOl,uc. .v..w.. ... .... ..,.
U 'lllltlamen living In Philadelphia vUll be
f' notified by telephone, .telegraph and wis-
i,-" aenser. The.' evening lEPCEn antt oiner
fjJtBfwBpaperB will do asit(:u id iiciij iiiuuiiiu
L.ith men. .
Members of Divisions A and B will be:
l JSi-Oraerea 10 report av me rnt. ikrhi".'"!
I1'?. . I. m .. M 1...... ! tl... ..Ill
fV Armory, 'vvveiuj-iuur otiuin ,.., .....j .....
IWd equipped. 'at the. Philadelphia Nav
i.ird. neprultlng'WUl DC naueti vvaen jmiu
.Hfaatlon ordirs are received The two
yUpluiadelphla divisions are manned at war
V'TMrnnrfh of elehtv-flve militiamen each
S'k-'Xfrto Is headquarters for the other two
tSiutval militia divisions of the State Au-
&,Hher division is ueinc lormeu i i.u-
aater.
IrErie's divisions wilt report on the U P S
i'Hr- hmirtt latr. nccordinc to Commander
&Nlson's estimate, they will ho at League
fctnlAntl.
Wk 'Philadelphia's dlvlsfon ofTlcers ate
K, -Dlvlalon A Lieutenant Thomas W Itud-
E erow, commander; Lieutenant uenry t .
Ilcllvalne, Jr., and Knslgn Walter M Oor
vMMn, Jr.
Sif'-i-nivlsinn n Lieutenant Henry S Austin.
ifiWnmander, and Iiislgn Kdward O. Ilitrkc.
m', Weutenant Albert L. Ujrnes. paymaster.
a'nit Lieutenant Harvey M. lllchtcr. sur-
ir.'fl : . . . . .: . ,, ..
iiv Isvon. are attacneu to tjommonuur .eisun a
iv battalion ntaff.
IVilwr.i-r'rttYtmaTirtttru nt T'rl nro Lieutenant Ar.
VfWon Q. Kesslor, Div tslon C, and Lieutenant
'ijSJeJl r! Wllber,' Div lslon D,
TO ENLAItGn TltAlNINO I'OhT.S
3r
'fi's, Enlargement of all naval training sta-
T,ttoi8jis to bo errecteti at once, the Navy
.'Department nnnounced today, hlniultane-
pu)y, It was learned that nearly 4000 mem
kera of the naval militia from several
ates, would be concentrated at the Phll.t
lohla Navy Yard and that the "mosquito"
'eet for the Fourth Naval District would be
A.A.t tit. tlin Ifll ul I ".Itltt llufiiiiLn ln
irve 'as l ost us these boats can be fur
tehed. with the complements of men
Tna.eeconu i-ennsyivania mcui Arttiicry
''PtTlladelplila, and the Sixth Pennsyl-
anla 'Infnntry, with headquarters In this
ty, are awaiting the call to follow tho
ret and Third Infantry, Philadelphia Na-
nai. uuaru units aireauy unuer federal
ieri Officers expect the call to como
mediately after the President signs the
claratlon of "war against Germany.
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V c ovtu icKiiiicjiva mo it-auy iu UMiemil R
J MM .ll... nllAI, .uara n.v.n.i.w .1.& (ah. ..
n.uu.j. 'ii. ..v.w u,iwii ma idnt ul inO
;-niiaaeivni.i guardsmen 10 leiurn rrom
Eexlcan border duty. The Sixth, which
i-mo mm, hub out recenny nnisneu us
leral .inspection In the muster-out A
Miauon oi tne sixtn is stationed in Phtla-
KJJSgesPnia. tne oiner companies nelng -cat-
-' in ine suDurDS anu nearuv towns.
"S Immediate Plans are belncr made imlnv
1 3.i' iflcu f4i nrimnlrii tlnn nt Inn nnni. tt 1 on.. ,....
pitfflMn. It Is proposed to calt "shirkers" to
I'lflecii-jcai-old John A Klnmgin of 7l
Weht Sharpnack stieet. enlisted totla.v In
the United .States tegular aimv being" the
voungest rctrult to enter the -crvlie since
It became certain that the Culled States
would enter win against tJcnnnnv
Uroad-shouldered, blg-llmbed and as
husky ns a vell-de,v eloped man of twentv
tlve, joung Flnnegan enteietl tho I'tiltcd
Mates ntmi branch recruiting station at
Cermantown nnd Chelten avenues and an
nounced that he wanted to fight foi the
I tilted States Ills mother accompanied
him, and her face shone with patriotic
teivoi as she said I hate to see inv bov
go to war but ho feels nnd I feel that he
should do his patt for his roiinttv
riunegaii una sent at once to the main
I tilted States recruiting station l.'J'i Ann
street He passed his uhvsiial iaiiiinn.
Ion with fljliig tolors. the examiners de-
larlng him one of the finest specimens of
.voting manhood the) have ever seen Pln
negati will be assigned to an infantrj lini
ment In the 1'nltv.d Stales .inni
Only
$6.00
Your Last
Chance
to take advantage of our
special offer of a
Hoskins Loose
Leaf Ledger
for $6.00
A few days will see the end
of the sale.
Ledger is bound with cor
duroy sides, contains 200
sheets and leather tab in
dex. Binder will expand
to two inches. Sheet size
94 H78.
Phone Walnut 45JO nr Jlnln SOU
30-32-34 S. SECuiNO STREET
Fashionable Easter Clothes
Every one is preparing for Spring and Easter. There are more distinctive styles and
variety of fashion displayed this year than ever heretofore You will have to come in and
see to appreciate.
EASY WEEKLY PAYMENTS LOWEST CASH PRICES
Easter Wear
Ladies', Misses' and Children's
Top Coats
Ladies'
Misses'
76Kuv
Ninth and Chestnut
"Ask the Hoifcintman"
(Stationer Engraver
uunneit furniture
Printer Advertuing Servic
lJ
In dflishtful hijrh col
ors and the more sub
dued shndes,
$10, $15 to $35
New Easter
Rillinery
A becoming and beau
tiful trimmed hnt for
you at moderate pi ice.
Tailored Suits
for Easter
in all latest fihades of
newest fabrics in la
dies' nnd missed sires.
$12.75, $18.75 to
$45
Children's Easter
Coats and Dresses
in all sizei lowest
cash prices.
Charming
Silk Dresses
$12.50, $18 to $35
Beautiful Waists
Separate Skirts.
We Are Showing the Largest Stock of
Men's and Young Men's
Snappy, UptoDate
Spring
Suits
Sold on Easy
Payments
A Call in This Depart
ment Will Convince You
That We Have
n o I only the
largest stock, but we
show more styles in
materials and cuts
than most stores.
Men3 and Young
Men's Suits,
$12 to $35
The New Trench
Overcoats,
$20.00 and $22.50
Boys' Easter Suits,
$5.00 to $12.00
Stylish Shoes and
Oxfords Lowest Prices
Artistic Furniture and Floor Covering
fcize I2 Axminster Rugs,
ifedroom Suites complete in
Colonial, William and Mary,
Adam and all period effects, all
woods.
$65.00 to $175.00
Odd Bureaus with Chiffoniers,
Toilet Tables, Princess
Dressers to match, all styles
and woods.
$12.00 to $75.00
Metal Reds in imitation Circas
sian Walnut, Mahogany and
American Walnut.
$15.00 to $35.00
Full and Complete Line of
Japanese & China
Mattings
Go-Carts, Refrigerators, Housefurnishings
$27.50
Size 9x12 Velvet Rugs,
$30.00
Size 9x12 Brussels Rugs,
$25.00
Tapestry Brussels Hall and
Stair Carpet, 90c & $1.25
per yard
Let the Easter Shoes
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The Wter Carriers
of Olden , Days
W2rSKww?SP
rpHE'Water Carriers of olden days de-
A-i Jivered their precious fluid in goatskin
j. bottlesnd crude jars. It was wet, at least.
1 " Today, in our city a 'Dhone call in
If'the Charlfts"R. Hir Pn hrinrfc PTTT?rrTr
jThe Purest of Waters, crystal-clear'
LWV rv ' ,wuuii uiu UU1G91 111UU11LUII1
"apring, Tight to your door in -sealed and
i mfM4i-:iati ? put tics.
be 3fi" Jm
MA gjSaiJ, A. ORDOVAN
tt7 .Xs $8-50
fif n Jw n ix. n jb& i ju3t
II v II ITxl' II r"r
WILORDO Stores
wc &,; :,v "S
m.'Ov 'a 9 i m
i&B& k
The top
notch of style,
the h i R h e st
type of shoe
making and
leather and
because of
Geuting fore
sight and early
buying, only
about a dollar
more a pair
than last year.
Y
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Plain Tip J7 75
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AVUatlLH.rNJL Jtving m wuu juuts
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We Have Gathered Forty
Famous Brands for This
Spring
Occasion
They Are The Kind
of Clothes that men
Find Pleasure in
Selecting and
Satisfaction in
Wearing
It is as if forty manufao
hirers of clothing got to
gether and displayed their
productions under one roof;
for that is precisely the sight!
you will see here.
Nowhere else in the United
States will you see such anj
imposing congress of fa
mous brands of clothing.
That is why this business,;
has grown so rapidly and,
forged its way to the fore
front of Philadelphia's larg
est clothing institutions.
And Mark
This!
They are all priced at
ONE-HALF their prevail
ing prices throughout the
country's best stores. 'And
the reason for this is that
they are the ODD LOTS,
MODELS and SAMPLES
of these great tailoring
firms.
We sell
$20 grades for $9.95
$25 grades for $12.45
$30 grades for $14.95
$35 grades for $17.45
$40 grades for $19.95
Seven thousand of these
Suits and Top Coats are
now in stock in our two
Philadelphia stores seven
thousand beautiful gar
ments, every one. of which
is a brand, new spring and
summer model.- They are
now ready for you. Come
tomorrow.'
Men's Pants, $1.48 up
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Jffillln ii
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Manhattan Shirts
Go where you will, you
will not find anywhere a
more beautiful collection of
shirts as you will see here
'"nnuftiittiN ontrts espe
cially in large variety a
-wvjv ui uicm mar is aoso
lutely the finest of its kind
you ever sa'w. $2.00 up
Everything here in Menus'
Haberdashery. Try us.
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SHIRTS
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