KF""SffiSa PECrSWAft YE BY AUSTRIA daration 6f Hostilities by Vienna AgainstAmerica LiiKeiy r A fat, NOT' PUSH ISSUE Washington Not Eager to Force Action by uuai won 't archy i - f ""S&ENE OP NEW BRITISH.OFFENSIVE U - BERNE, April 10. htoe American legation has been of- ( .. -AtttA IVnm Vienna flint iUn lcWiy n. ""';-- a(riean emoasBj muu ......,,........ 'artfiflf nineteen secretaries ana cierHS, tETwnmen. w Ives of attaches, and one U0it may be expected to arrive here, iLrihir Wltn ine consular siaiis m pVIai Budapest, Carlsbad, Trieste, ffaManariumc. ,N WASHINGTON, April 10. flie rJlHiife between this country nml it.t,t. taken on the lattcr's own inttin- fl . At.- . .-! r9 . naJInnt P"k.I' In the submarine Ispuo between "the oOoernments. Itius not based on our lattltude toward me .nusinan uoeriimeni H wrbal support 01 me uerman puumarinc l ii hut on tho attitude of the United pciiijt - lll8 (oaard the German (,o eminent. 1 n.f lmultaneously with the 'action of IiAl"""" - sron ZldlncK, word teached the State Ffinprlihent from Mlnlitci htoiall. atUsrne, ( the dual monarcny naa broken aiplo- K iaUc relations w Ith the United States. ; i jii diplomatic ortaK uoes not necessarily "in ct Itself lmole the two nations In ..r But It Is everywhere accepted In dln- P Jomatlc and pplltlcal Washington that the K-Trfim taktn by the Vienna Government Is & j.rtlude toward the declaration by Austria Ife " . --. n lnM n. 1.-... tl uls exisieni.u ui tiiii: ji iti uenteuu Itltll ana mis raumrj. jih very Krouim .k which the break came that of consider- SKInjitn unfriendly net toward Austria foi ft this Government to declare the existence lket a state of war ngalnst the German Gov- vimraent presupposes mai vufHria-lllln Intends joining Germany In dealing twth the United States us a hostile enemy. ..Tha Washington Government Is not dls- !'iosed to push the Issue against Austria ' ttnnrarv to the point of Immediate hostlll- B 5m. The policy of tho .Administration will It ... .. Mnalt iht ftfiplnrntlnn Viv Allntrln. wnnrnrv of war against the United States. K! or some overt act by tho Vienna Govern- rment or Its agents. "Ths break cr relations Interferes with tho pod work the United states uovernment Mi doing In prison camps In Austria, as well for Austrlans in the prison camps of Entente armies. It believes the United J-.KtitM of the responsibility of looking W, after the treatment of nearly 2,000,000 war prisoners, oi wnoin aooui i,-uv,uvu wn m KRusala, with the rest In Krancc. Tho United filiates was also looking after tnc treatment I! of Italians and Rumanians vv ho vv ere prls- HWrs of war In Austrian camps L The United States Government lias aBkeii iforsafe conduct from the Untente Allies foi RGrant Tarnowskl, Baron Zwledinek and the various Austrian diplomatic and con iglar ofllcers when they return home. Safe eendocts will be furnished to American diplomatic and consular officers lit Austria. t The American embassy at Vienna has been ,k charge of Joseph C. Grow, as Charge d'Af- falres, since Saturday, when Fredetjc q. ifenfletd, the American Ambassador, left n his way to Washington under lnstruc Hona from the State Department. Ambas sador Penfleld left before the Austrian Gov ;irnmtnt handed passports to the ranking Uslomat In charge of our Vienna legation. fe iBriti8h Take Many Towns and 6000 Men ICMtlHvd from Fate One mi drii en from the high ground be- (te.il Le Verguier and Hargicourt." "We seized the village of Fampouv .ltd also the ncichborinc defenses to Rth. north and south of the Scarpe," the LJepert continued. P "After an intense bombardment, the ;") i nignt aitacKca on narrow j,!rHt southeast of Ypres and succeeded l reaching our support line. They Untt immediately ejected, leaving sev Ll dead. LONDON. API II 10. i Anew British offensive on a great scale -northern France hrffiin pnrlv ntprfl.iv rjto. has met with brilliant success, Bgaanf the Geimans a staggering blow i threatens the whole Hlndenburg line. rrlflc battle Is r.iplntr . ftUeklng on a front of twelve' miles 5i ot I'ens l0 southeast of Arras, I British have broken llltn li f!rmn ,t0 a depth Of Inn tn tlireo mlloa .. t lient where the Hlndenhurg Una tne old German front. Nearly G000 era have been roiir.tort nict mnp warming in. Cannon, trench mortars Lf PRPDADcnkircc )lp&FSSUSS? ot the ,eet " an un" V' HANNA ruiDnonnicT Ini- ... Vtl ""' v''1' iiii 2fii8ihf.8aom ,0ver Crane'nl .w. , r.. iiianifaring. zae. Readv ir UlklMl fitatoo T M Q.i.hr r, (V Kfcvo Ajiaii ouvicvj K'T117 North Broad St. a jl .1 tStS Germantown t. jf. a. BREAD best1 loaf of home-made W in the city only" 5c at Hanscom's iHfk,t 8" B2S Market St. g' 7 Market St. r u U want a car lelpyoubuy ni w-; f fe. caro what make lvhm or measure. We J 'the ,. car you ,want OS" - 0H P. y KbaUnce monthly. ' T ' S Tr t . . 'jr rx" fc&Tl UCorfue . y ) Tournst v I y I QOrchics I cjL pouK 7kC Ja I WoAubigny J Bapaume p?drcoitip ,,. I General Haig's forces nte attacking the German lines between Arras and Lens. These operations aim at Douai and the railroad which links Valenciennes with Arras, of which Douai is an important center. and machine guns jet uncounted have been captured. At the same time British troops further south made separate but correlated attacks at two points, nlso with notable success. As the main' attack was aimed ultimately at Douai, these two drives were toward Cambral and St. Qucntin. In each three villages weie captured nnd valuable positions occupied. The main attack Is totally different from the recent fighting south of Arras In which the Germans were yielding up more or less voluntarlfv their positions It Is an opera tion llko the Sommo offensive last summer, by which the British are taking by sheer fotce positions the Germans have held for more than two tears. The front of nttack begins just south of Glventhy, and the first position taken was the famous Vlmy ildge, which was stormed bj the Canadian troops This position had defied enpturo since soon nfter the battle of the Manic. In the same legion the British took villages, fortified farms nnd trench systems which were con sidered almost Impregnable. Farther to the (south, east of Arras, which Is. tho apex1 of the salient formed by the "old German lino and the new, the British made their greatest progress They captured the villages of Neuvillc-Vitasse, Tilloy les Mof!lalne3, St. I.aurent-Blangy, Feuchy, tho rcuchy chapel to tho south and Athles. pushing straight cast along the valley of the Scarpe toward Douai The entire nttack was completely suc cessful as planned, Field Maishal Sit Douglas Hals leprrtcd last night, "our troops havo every win ro stormed tho enemy defenses" The British went forward sys tematically, capturing within a few hours tho position of tho foremost German line, then proceeding to th capture of tho sup porting positions The whole German first line was taken without a hitch The new offensive was aided by the famous armoied tanks which first appealed on the Sommo in September last These land ships were of groat assistance to the Infanti y In taking strongly defended pol tlong At the same tlmo the aviators, who have been engaged In iccent days In the greatest air fighting of hlstorv, were active ngaln and brought down seventeen ah planes and two kite balloons. Ten Bilt ish machines' were lost. Tho next few days will show whether or not the whole German lino can bo thrown Into confusion by Its piercing at what probably is Its most, ulnerablc spot. From the first day's progress It appears that this Is probable. Some of the positions immediately southeast of Arras which were taken yesterday are considered part of the Hlndenburg Hue. DRINK WAT X vara am muKUW The Greatest Joys of Life VMwamjjsjmm THE greatest joys of life come to those who are physically fit The air you breathe and the water you drink are the control levers of health. Breathe deeply of the pure, clean air, and drink intelligently a water of known purity and the privilege of living to the highest degree should be yours. Six large bottUt or ftvt , gallon dmijphnt40 cents THE CHARLES E. HIRES CO. 206 South 24th Street BU rkit, Spric JMJ KtriUit rata. Rtct IM7 DRINK THE PUREST OF WATERS wry . 1008 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia The' Nev? Cotton fabrics For Springtime and Summer Gowns , CRITICALLY SELECTED FOR NOVELTY AND i DISTINCTIVE BEAUTY. ' Voiles stripe' nd figures, colon and white, 25c to $1 Voilea from Franef embroidered and printed, white and colors, l-S 4-00 The much coveted Handkerchief Linen 36 inches wide; olid colon, atrlpea or dote, , 8c Eirjecialhb deaired Gabardine akirtinga all whito or in rtripee nd figure., 45c to $1.50 - JU51 AWUVIIJLM w IlUn embroidered linen Table Seta and Scarfs. BILL OFFERS CITY CLUB OVER P. R. T. Salus Measure Gives Phila delphia Right to Run Own-Built Lines MEETS TWINING'S PLAN Supplements Resolution Provid ing for Seizure of Present System HAHItlHHUltd, April 10 An act designed to gUe to tho city of Phlliidolilii full legal authority to operate the c!ty-bullt high speed lines, should all negotiations for an operating lease with tho Philadelphia Itapld TrnrtSIt Company proo futile, wai Intro duced In the Scnnto hot night by Senator Salus. Tho act and resolution prodding for a constitutional amendment Introduced In tho Itouto by Hcprecntntlo Hccht last woek If adopted would glo tho'clty tho power to take oer the existing Btreet rallwas by tho exercise of the right of eminent domain and thn ntirrhnsn nf Hit ,-nnuit nmn...u !stcm by an Increnso In the borrowing inii.iuii.v ui wib niumcipaiii) in tonnec tlqn with thee two measures tho bill In- trodttrpil l,v Mpnntnf Slcilnu l In ,,...1H.. stood, completes the program of new transit legislation proposcrt by City Transit Director Twining several weeks ngo to put the municipality In a stronger position in all dealing! with tho Philadelphia Itapld Transit Company. Tho measure Introduced In the Senate Is supplemental to tho Stuto puhllc sen tea law of 1913. It would glc tho Public Serv ice Commission power to establish and legutate, as between tuo street lallway corporations, whose lines Intersect or nre ndjaccnt to each other, Joint passenger rates. On the adoption of tho act tho commission would have power to establish such transfer points nnd free transfers, or X J require the Issuance of exchange tickets at reduced rates, an should be just and rea sonable to the companies And to tho public. Under the wording of the public service net, tho power of the commission oer this subject has been and Is subject to grave doubt. It would also establish and regulnte be tween the street railway lino, surface, sub way or elevated operated by the municipal ity and the line operated by a street rail way corporation reasonable transfer points and nt such points freo transfers, or to re quire Issuanco of exchange tickets nt re duced rates, Uetwcen two Intersecting street railway corporations, or an Intersecting street rail way corporation, and a line operated by a municipality the act would compel switcli or other connections which would make pos siblo tho continuous convejance of passen gers over the lines of two or more street railway sjstems without the necessity of transferring from the cam of one sjstem to tho cars of another. In discussing the act Senator Salus said It was of the utmost Importance. In view of the pending negotiations between the city and tho Philadelphia Itapld Transit Com pany, as It would give the city full power to enter the operating field or emplov an Independent company to operate tho line. THREE IN FAMILY DIEf YOUNG MOTHER IS ILL Husband, Mother nnd Fnther-in-Law of Woman Called in Two Days Three members of tho family of Mrs. Mary Wirt, of 834 North Nineteenth street, hao died In tho last two das Her hus band, her mother and her fathcr-ln-faw. Mrs. "Wert herself Is n patient In the North western tJencrnl Hospital. She gavo b'rth to a son on tho day her husband died. Tho .voting mother Is twenty-fivo cnrs old. She boro up bravely when told of her triple bereavement. Tho scries of Illnesses began on March 17 when her husband, Ilalph Wert, Jr., ruptured a blood csscl. He was taken to tho (lennan Hosptal. TVtlm a week, her parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. Prnnk Nutter, with whom she lived, were taken 111 with pneu monia. Her father-in-law, Jtalpli Wert, Sr., a polhemnn, also was stricken with pneumonia. A BRUSH YOUR TEETH WITH. y Albodon I fANP THEY'Lt BE CLEAH Dental CREAM is Best Pastes arc doughy, gritty, putty-like, and quick to harden. Albodon is a CREAM. It will not "cake" or harden. It is free from grit and coloring matter, and safely antiseptic. A ury fine article for children. Albodon contains the highest pcr- ccntage of ' cleansing and polishing properties, so it is certain to clean your teeth best. Every dtnlltt knout the fermulu Eury dealer sell it Trial tube free on request to ALBODON CO., 154 W. 18thSt.,N.Y. Don't Tie Your Servants' Hands HffiilVncy In the hon'e en hn ob tained tlirnuRli havtne a well-equipped kitrhen If the meals are well cooked and nerved on time, half the battle la won Our bualneas ls.o furnish jour kitchen with utensil that will mako the work Pleasant nnJ be an Inspiration to rood cooklnff You will always huve an aboethe average cook If juu buy jour utensils at JFranklinMiller INCORPORATED 1612 Chestnut Street "The House Furnishing Store" J. E. Caldwell & Co. Chestnut Juniper South Perm Sauar Tall Fiercer Holders Of Silver With Four Corner Vases Silver Exhibition April 2nd - 1 4th The Philadelphia Art Galleries S. E. Cor. 15th and Chestnut Sts. REED H. WALMER, Auctioneer. NOW ON EXHIBITION VALUABLE DIAMONDS, JEWELRY AND STERLING SILVERWARE To be aold at public sale by order ot Mr. rn.VNCIS C. MUN'AMIN. Mty., 170D Chestnut St., 1'hlla. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12, 1917 rnOMPTIA" AT 30 O CLOCK tfi?S Jn tills 'ale will be found an unse.1 Diamond, absolutely perfect. weighing; ' ktp.i Solitaire Diamond Stud perfect, weight .V4 ktc: iwo-mon. Ilinff. perrert Diamonds, wei&nt 4', Kts ; Noutaire Diamond urop, weiant noout in Kts ; Diamond ana uriemni uasnmere ?appnirp Illng (J, V Caldvell & Co h and many other Important pieces of Jewtlry. 0MI HH WJW raw I " w i s i Correct Tailoring For Dressy Men Sprlntr and summer suiting.", 3.1 on and up Selection of ma terial and style none better In the city. Our B-uments are per- feet In lit and retain their shapely appearance. Goods Cheerfully Shown NEUBAUER, 1121 WALNUT ST. tr FOUNDED 1858 DeweeS Quality and Standard Famous Over Half Century Genuine Shantung Pongee , .85 to S2.50 a yard Fine and serviceable. Natural soft tan in tone. Popular for smart sports suits, light-weight summer coats and one-piece dresses. Dewees' uslrifa Dress Real Filet Lace Collars , S6.75 to S12.00 A piece of Real Lace is a joy forever Xo woman can resist its charm. These collars are ideal in quality, fascinating in style and charmingly becoming. B . F . Dewees , 1122 chestnut st . 'm I THE NIGHT-WATCH Jp. .f,lT T I'lHE watchmen of one hundred years ago X patrolled the city every night crying the hours, and, to some extent, protecting the citizens and their homes from theft. Our Safe Deposit Vaults offer the prudent Philadelphian of to-day the security which his ancestors lacked. Atl: for our folder " Safeguarding Your Valuables" I : 'Philadelphia Trust Company 415 Chestnut Street 1415 Chestnut Street Philadelphia v, J" WW H" ' t r:7-. - vm. " trj ' .. if. t u Looking' . n- Them over at Perry's iV 24 V1 J , J W a 1 k i n g leisurely through the store the other day, here is a part -of what we saw "i k ? i ! H T)rfri Frinf a nnna"( i -a j,,i. xi.u. ;vuhj fellow still in Knick- prnnrtfdrc acpnmnaniM j wv,w.w.w, wwww.r.. by Father and Mother, choosing his first long TrouserSuit. They all fell for a belter witft ... . . , . , , outsiae paten 'pocKets and the boy surely ' looked smart in it when he put it on. , ' 'fi . 1 tfl Across the way, a " business man whose . name is well known in the community, select- ing a Suit from our j finest assortments ' 1 anrl ttrrtir nn a Hnu- " ble-fireaster in a forty- i 'dollar light gray plaid mixture it fitted him like a glove with the ' distinction he is n- titled to. u I A Further back, among U others, a couple of xi .1-- r -11 -... . ! insr on our modelsewith j a,j. vertical pockets and belted backs. 'Vt 1$ Beyond the center, a t, V heavy-weight at the "Big Sizes" tables, slip i niner into a S4-stout . . , . ,.t . e , 'M ana looKing iwea iasn-f ion plate! j I Up on the second floor, one man buying U a raincoat, anotner picking out a Sport . Coat, a thirti ,anv fourth in TrenchCoat ; admiring their appear-" ,1 ance in the triple xniiJ rors. Sift fl And so it goes! ff fli RrBotolicf c in rj wwwa-.. ... -.-., thing a man wants to y wear in the way of ah outer garment!, 4?j 4- ts ' $15 to $43 for . Y 0!u mIa 1tAnr.4-r Gvivei V Oiugic-uicaatcu ouiis 'j M $184o $0 for M uouDie-oreasiea auiic! . v if, vti $15 to $35 for, 3N Spring Oveiroatiij" Mk 't vV- f -i i. J" .. . 7JL vt vJ . - .. itvuun, j. '.ia Ka&mmm
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