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a
first war fund actually appro
ved was agreed upon today, the Houso
ting a conference report on the
(,00,000 general dellclcncy bill. The
,0,00,000 "President's war runa" was
to- the measure.
?he 17,000,000,000 war bond measure,
ed unanimously by the House, is now
pre the Senate.
Consideration by the Finance Commit-
titlvtaa briof. followed by Its Immediate
J5,M;ble report to the Senate. Passage
mually without opposition, is expecteu
y, In the week.
'.splonaco measures, homo defense and
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'national lOOU Sliuauon aenmiiucu hid
nedlate attention of the Senate. Fears
tttitsuseiof spy laws are expected to de
an lenethv debate.
; Government control of food prices Is
atemplated In a bill to bo offered by
itor Dorali.
'After n.brlef session, nt which was
ie the first plea for selective conscrip-
'in, the House adjourned until Wcd-
esday.
jMJThO Houso Ways nnd Means Commit-
began consideration of Secretary or
8 Treasury McAdoo's suggestions for
alalng war revenues by taxation.
l.fArmy.and navy recruiting is procecd-
and America's schemo to build a
et of 3000 merchant shins Is already
&&r way. General Ooothals Is already
Washington "on the Job."
.Measures permitting recruiting of Brlt-
ij' sifbjccts In America will be among
flrrft subjects discussed.
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' AGREE ON WAR FUND
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WASHINGTON. April 1G. Starting the
IriTK or ocpropriaimg ror ine war, mo
iWe today adopted a conference report
ihs. general deficiency appropriation l))ll
, carries $62,000,000 for ue nclencies
g-Vrtie various Government departments
aing the past and current fiscal year.
s Sonata amendment appropriating
I.M0.O0O In a lump sum to bo placed
.the disposal of the President "for the
f Ion s defenne was accepted by the
Use conferees and approved by the
This Item Is the first direct up-
prlatlon of tho present session for lc
purposes and will be used by the
esldent for emergency demands of the
Fiv and navy.
With little discussion and no opposition
jSenate, Finance Committee reported fa
Mbly tho 17,000.000.000 bond bill.
The bill will be rushed through the, Sen-
tomorrow to maxe available tne noou or
I, Senator Simmons said.
(T Only three minor amendments were added
the bill, as It came from the House.
'One amendment, at the suggestion of
reiary jucauoo. was auomeu. it pro
etlmt the money from the sale of bonds
lybe deposited In nonmembers of the
serai enerve anq aino in trust com
ties,
Another amendment rxnres.tlv nrnvHM
tjtbe Treasury certificates are exempt
n taxation, a minor change in the title
;ine only other amendment. The words
ifor the purpose of assisting In the
cuuon oi tne war were inserted.
.Senate Military Committee also wan
y. to lay before the Senate a number of
ndments, suggested by the deneral Staff.
Increase the efficiency of the army or-
Mnuion. xne amendments have no d -
('relation to (he selective draft bill pro
ed'.'by the 'Administration, and they nre
expected to meet much opposition.
rastia steps to place food price-fixing
ra In the Government's hands and tire.
f:the cost of living from going higher
mana war period win Do taken up lm
atelyl by the Senate Agriculture and
try Committee. The committee nlans
1 fcppolnt a, subcommittee to probe the
to-problem of food, production and con
Mlon and recommend a scheme for bet.
m.oblllzlngahe country's agricultural re.
ces. senator Horan, or Idaho, also ex-
tp offer a measure conferring upon the
rnment absolute authority to establish
itiinum- food prices.
Praise Wilson's Plea
rspapers today made strftcln; displays
-resiaept wuson's appeal to ' Amer
, nation. Every editorial comment was
irtngt eulogy on the sentiments which
American Chief Executive expressed in
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CUBA GOES TO WAR IN EARNEST; PLANS
MOBILIZATION OF ALL ITS RESOURCES
HAVANA, Cuba, April 16.
Cuba, youngest republic In tho western
world, In declaring war on CJermany did so
with no half-hearted Idea of what tho re
sponsibilities and the consequences of such
a move would be. Less than two weeks
have elapsed since the Cuban Congress, re
sponding to fhe call of President Menocal,
cast the fortunes of this little republic with
those of tho United States and of the Ku
ropeon Allies In the world war ngalnst
Prusslanlsm.
president Mcnocal's genius for organlza
tlon Is already avldent In tho multiplicity
of activities which the Cuban Clovornmcnt
Is now engaged In to prosecute not n pas
sive war, but as active a war as this llttlo
Island republlo Is capable of. The ninny,
tho navy, the Division of Communications
nnd tho Department of the Interior, nil
were working In close harmony before
thirty-six hours had passed after the dec
laration by the Cuban Congress.
Now the women of Cuba, under the lead
ership of Madame Mariana Seva do Meno
cal, wife of tho President, aro rallying to
tho support of tho American Itcd Cross. Tho
GERMAN-AMERICANS CALL MEETING
TO PROCLAIM LOYALTY TO UNCLE SAM
ATLANTIC CITT, April 16.
Prominent German-American citizens Is
sued a call today for a mass-meeting of
all of the German-American organizations
In the city to be held on Wednesday hlght
for the purpose of proclaiming their fealty
to tho 'Stars nnd Stripes and repudiating
reports reflecting upon their loyalty. Sign
ers of tho call Include several hotel ownors.
bankers and leading merchants. Many of
them are members of tho Public Defense
Committee created by Mayor Dacharach at
tho Instance of Governor Edge, while others
have been enthusiastic workers for the Red
Cross and other patriotic organizations.
Leaders In tho loyalty meeting movement
were much exercised over rumors that
soma of them were under surveillance nnd
that others had beon arrested.
"Theso reports," tho call declares, "have
placed loyal American citizens In a falsu
und humiliating position."
Warning will bo given nt Wednesday
night's meeting of Intention to prosecute
all persons circulating such reports for
defamation of character.
Joseph Farley, acting captain of detec
tives, made olllcial denial of unreport that
DANIELS SUSPENDS LICENSES
FOR SHORE RADIO STATIONS
WASHINGTON. April 16.
In keeping with President Wilson's recent
proclamation turning wireless stations ocr
to the navy, SecVotary of tho Navy Dan
iels today announced all licenses for shore
radio Btuttons are suspended during the
war.
Any one operating a station in defiance
of tho President's orders "will be under
suspicion iiH being uu enemy agent."
" Daniels Issued tho following statement
along with the President's executive order;
All licenses for radio stations on
shore aro suspended for tho duration of
the war. The Secretary of the Navy
has directed that during the war till
radio sending and receiving stations
other than those operated by the United
SOCIETY WOMEN OPEN ENCAMPMENT
TO STUDY BRANCHES OF WAR AIDS
WASHINGTON. April 16,
Under sunny skies 250 young society
women, representing forty States of tho
Union, gathered here today for the second
encampment of the first national service
school to learn woman's part In war. For
twenty days the students will wear khaki,
live on a military reservation under military
discipline, sleeping in army tents and sub
sisting on rations patterned after those of
soldiers, receiving Instructions by doctors
and nurses of tho Red Cross and noncom
missioned officers of the army, navy and
marine corps.
The 'opening exercises al the reservation,
a tract of twenty-seven acres Just outside
tho city, will ake place late this afternoon.
Among the guests will be Serretnry of tho
Navy Daniels, Secretary of War Baker and
Major George Harnett, commandant of the
Marine Corps. Tho American flag will be
raised by Mrs. Frank F. Fletcher, wife of
Admiral Fletcher; Mrs. Hugh L. Scott, wife
of General Scott, chief of stuff, and Mrs.
Harnett, while tho Marine Band plays "The
Star Spangled Banner,"
SENSATIONAL GERMAN PLOT FACTS
MAY BE PUBLISHED BY WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, April 16.
Sensational activities of German secret
servicer agencies In the United States may
soon bo laid in fullest account before the
American public.
Creation of the bureau of public Informa
tion to facilitate dissemination of Govern
ment news has signalized a growing senti
ment among high Administration sources
,to take the, people as completely Into the
confidence of (he Government as Is con
sistent with 'the public good.
President Wilson himself nnd Secretary
of the Navy Daniels are known to bo espe
cially anxious for more news channels, be
lieving that the more the country knows of
what's going on the more hearty ,wll Its
war co-operation become.
SENATOR TAKES STEP
FOR TIGHTER BLOCKADE
Asks Secretary of 'Commerce. to Furr
nish Data Regarding Exports to
Countries Neighboring Germany
WASHINGTON, April 16, The flrsl step
toward airtight starvatlbn measures against
Germany was taken by the Senate this aft
ernoon; )vhen It adopted, without objection
Senator King's resolution calling on the
Secretary of -Commerce foe a report Bhow
lhc th contrast between American 'exports
to neutraLEuropean countries bordering the
Central Powers before and since the war,
' The Jvlng resolution asks, .the Secretary
to report the. amount of the exporia toVNor-
..waar,,, Sweden, - Denmark, Holland;' 'and
awiuenaiu jui'in3 inu.jr pvrioa preceu-
hut-the war' and. for the period bIms the
WartteaWWXs4 makes the specific request
Ihni tlrfitAuaflv ."Ha 'rasttlaatMri n e,inll..
;jii' et :'.i. "i a: 'zrzrrr. :v, .-: ".
u Minar m.yiibi to mm Dear-
Department of Agriculture, Commerce and
Labor In Cuba has already taken the same
steps officially that economists In the United
States are planning, lo cope with a pos
sible food shortage. Uvery element In
Cuban official and civil life, In short, seems
bent on the cfllclent campaign of co-operation
with the United States which has
marked the administration of I'icsldcnt
Menocal from Its beginning.
A sweeping patrol of the Cuban coast
lino bus been established hy the Cuban
navy, augmented by tho Schoolshlp Patrlo,
the Presidential yacht Hntuey, the trans
port Ju'.lan Alonso, which has been fitted
for war service, and many other craft. All
are In dally action,
As a result the Cuban Government was
able to rensBiiro the peoplo of the United
States last week that rumors, of German
submarine activities along the south coast
of Cuba were absolutely without foundation,
A fleet of upward of fifty submarine chasers
has been contracted for In the United Stntcn
by the Cuban Government and as fast as
thoy are dellverd these little craft will be
ploced In service.
Miss Wnllberg Klosteimau, eighteen years
old, daughter of an olllcer on the German
liner Vatcrland, had been arrested here
upon suspicion of having ti mission Inimical
to national Interests. Captain Farley said
the girl ran nway from tho home of Kidney
M. Oescher. n New York banker, to join a
waiter with whom she had become In
fatuated. She was sent to her parents In
Hobohen today.
NUILSVILLK, Wis., April 16. Chaigcd
with attempting to set Arc to an nrmory
In which ninety militiamen were sleeping,
Vonak Itolf, a "German, Is under arrest here
today. Holf Is an engineer who has been
in the United Stntes only a few weeks; he
says ho came here from Chicago to work
on a farm.
CLA1UON. lowu, April 16. Federal
sccrot Bcrvlco agents today took a band In
tho Investigation of a fire here which de
stroyed a roundhouse containing nino en
gines. The matter wns referred to tho Gov
ernment li) the belief that suspicious per
sons seen around the roundhotnfo may have
been German agents,
States Government be closed, A station
is considered closed only when Its
antenna Is 'lowered, colled and sealed ;
ground connection broken and the ap
pal atus dismantled and packed a way.
It Is Incumbent upon the owners them
selves to clobe their stations.
Failure to close a station will result
In Its apparatus being confiscated by
the Government. The owner of u sta
tion operating in defiance of this order
will be under suspicion of being an
enemy agent.
It Is expected that fullest publicity
be given this notlco In order that all
persons may be acquainted with these
requirements. The Secietary of the
Navy takes this means of Informing the
public.
Among the Items of the curriculum are
first aid lo the Injured,, inahlns surgical
dressings, signal work, military calesthenlcs,
knitting and plain sewing, plain telegraphy
and wireless work, home care of tho sick,
dietetics and drilling.
Scores of prominent women aro conduct
ing the encampment, among them Mrs.'
George Dewey, Mrs. Hugh L. Scott and
Mrs, George Harnett, honorary command
ants : Mrs. Tlobert Lansing, wife of the
Secretary of State ; Mrs. Newton D. Baker,
wife of the Secretary of War; Mrs.
Frajikllii Hoosevelt. wife of tho As
sistant Secretary of the Navy; Mrs. .lo
sephus Daniels, wife of tho Secretary of
the Navy; Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of tho
Speaker of the House; Mrs. George Vander
bllt, Mrs. Joseph Leiter. Mrs, Frank G.
Ogdenhelmer, president general of the
Daughters of the Confederacy; Mrs. Mary
S. l.oekwood, only surviving founder of the
Daughters of tho Revolution; Mrs. 'Carl
Vrooman, wife of the Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture, and Mrs. Wendell Stafford.
One of the first moves of full-publicity
advocates, it became ltnown today, will bo
a strong effort to open up certain archives
of the Stato Department dealing with Ger
man espionage.
George Creel, newly appointed head of the
Public Information Bureau, arrived In Wash
ington today, conferred with newspapermen
over, operation of the new publicity policy
and later met with Secretaries Lansing,
Daniels and Baker. He plans to make his
headquarters In the i$tato, War nnd Navy
Department Building, where he will be at
the heart of the news sources.
Everything points to a policy exactly tho
reverse of the strict military censorship of
Great Britain, which has so dissatisfied the
British public and press.
ALIEN SURRENDERS SMALL
ARSENAL TO CITY POLICE
Declares Ho Wishes to Abide by Law
of Land Advises German
, Friends
Tlelnbold Lehnig, of 225 ' North Ruby
street, an alen who surrendered firearms
und ammunition to the police In accordance
with the, order Issued by Director of public
Safety Wilson, following the plea made byj
United Spates Attorney General Gregory, de-'
posited 'with Lieutenant Wllllanl Leary at
7 o'clock tlds' friornlng,. i .25-callber auto
matic: .revolver, a .32-callber' automatlo re
volver, eighty-two boxes 'of revojyer- cart
ridges, contalnlng.fwenty-flve each, and
forty-seven rifle cartridges.
Lehnig said:" "f had the revolvers and
ammunition for protection against burglars,
but I wrant to comply with the law of the
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U.S.READYF0RBIG
COUNCIL OF WAR
Details for Great Conference
With Anglo-French Dele
gates Completed
TO DISCUSS PEACE TERMS
WASHINGTON, April 18.
Detnlls of what will bo tho most' mo
mentous International war council In which
tho I'nltcd Stntes Government ever par
ticipated were completed today.. Council
sessions, attended by President ;ils6n will
begin Wednesday.
Lute this afternoon the White House
nnd the State, War and Navy Depart
ments clamped down tho secrecy lid ns to
tho time and place of nrrlvnl of Balfour.
It was Intimated that there had been u
change of program since earlier Informa
tion to tho effect that Balfour would reach
New York at 5i30 this afternoon. Pressed
for details, one official said this after
noon the commission would "arrive some
where within at least thirty-six hours of
Washington this evening."
Tho French commissioners are expectca
to be here some time Wednesday, although
the exact time of their nrrlval Is not known.
Declaration that the United States never
will make permanent pence with tho Gov
ernment of Germany "ns at present con
stituted" will follow the war council, offi
cials Intimated today
Tho delegate to this council will
represent all of tho Untcnta Powers whoso
desires will count In tho making of a peace
pact Thoy know exactly the maximum
nnd the minimum terms upon which their
nations will consider tho ending of the war.
And It is unanimously agreed among offi
cials who nro In si position to know all of
the factH that tho Irreducible minimum of
nil Involves the destruction of the I'rus,
slan nutocracy and substitution therefor In
Germany and Austro-IIungary of govern
ment resting on tho consent of tho gov
erned us outlined by President Wilson In
his message to Congress calling for tho
declaration of n state of war.
With peace rumors Industriously circu
lated In overv quarter of tho world entirely
through German ngencles, olllclnls realize
that the success of tho Kntcnte cause will
depend n nothing being permitted to be
cloud tho Issues so far as tho United States
Is concerned.
Germnn newspapers are telling the Ger
man peoples thnt tho real reason the
United States Is at war Is because the
nation wants to "continue Its garnering of
tho dollars." nnd they promise an "ade
quate Indemnity when the United Stales
Is crushed."
Austro-Hungarlaii newspapers hip tell
ing their peoplo thut tho llusslan i evolution
spells Teutonic success and thnt n Hussion
republic Is Impossible. They also assert
that the United States Is fighting for the
dc.llnrs that are In It
not to he i)i:ci:ivi:n
It is because all this Is known to tho
Administration that Pi esldent Wilson, In
his remarkable address to tho people Issued
last night, appealing to every American
ninn, woman nnd child to "speak, act and
sorvc together'' to meet the "nation's su
preme test, eiupiiasizeu once ngum u,e
fact that the United States was nt war
"fighting for what we hellevn and wish to
be tho rights of mankind and for tho fu.
turo peace and security of the world." That
will be tho slcgnn of the representatives
of tile United States who will liavo seats
at the coming council table. And It Is
expected that this council will speak In
terms that cannot lie misunderstood by the
German people themselves and their allies
who arc acting In concert now only be.
cause of the Influence Herman ugeuts within
their boundaries excit
LKNGTHV CONI'HIlllNf'IJ
The committee on welcome which will
greet foreign Minister Bulfotir, of Unglnnd,
Vivianl, of France: General Joffro and the
other lllustrous members of tile Joint com
mission that will meet here shortly has
already reached Now York. This commit
tee comprises Third Assistant .Secretary of
State Breckemidge Long, who represents
the State Department ; Hear Admiral
Fletcher nnd Commander F. i. Sellers, of
the imvy; Colonel llobert K. L. Mlchle,
Lieutenant Colonel Spencer Cosby and Cap.
tal.n'Johti C. Qucckemeyer, of the niniy.
When the main conference ends represen
tatives of all of the Kntcnte Powers, wilt
be left here to remain for the period of tin
war. They wlir act in a manner similar
lo and will have the same status as the
American commissions which arc shortly
tit be sent to London, Paris, Home and Pet
lORiad to represent the United States.
GREAT FRENCH DRIVE
RELIEVED IMMINENT
By W. S. FORREST
PAP.IS. AJrll l.
France's grent offensive, limed to syn
chronize with the British "big push," may
now be starting.
Today's olllcial report indicated spread
of violent artillery preparations all along
the Champagne front; an Increase in the
French drive towntd St. Quentln; more
bitter fighting south of tho Olse, and a
series nt terrific smashes far down to the
boutli in Alsace Lorraine.
Colncldentnlly the newspaper, I.e Temps,
remarked today
The war of movement will go for
ward soon. Our cannon roar north of
Solssons In Champagne, where numer
ous reconnaissance raids on the enemy
lines bne taken number of prisoners.
Other Paris newspapers todny hinted be
lief that a French drive was Impending,
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U.S. MAY BREAK WITH
TURKEY OVER SCORPION
Seizure of American Ship Likely
to Cause Breach Unless Ves
sel Is Released
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I LONDON, April 16.
Dispatches from Amsterdam today stat
ing that tho Turks have Interne! tho
United States gunboat Scorpion led to pro
dictions that this action would cause, an
Immedlnto break between tho United States
and Turkey unless tho vessel Is released.
Whllo without olllcial confirmation, the
advices wero generally accepted true.
They quoted tho Turkish newspaper Sabah
as authority for the Information.
WASHINGTON, April 16,
The Navy Department said Bhortly before
noon It has not heard of tho roportcd In
ternment of the United Stntes ship Scot
plon by Turkish authorities.
Great Battle Raging
in Lens Outskirts
Continued from I'mt One
pressed In tho moBt determined manner.
Tho Third liiivarlnn Division was again
hurried ns a re-enforcement to the
German lino and ordered to retake
Jtonchy at all costs. Its losses, like
tliht of other German troops,, was fx
('optionally heavy.
Kstlmnto of tho booty captured at
Llevlu nnd along tho Souchez Ulver Is
not available yot. but It was exceed
ingly largo, Including a number of six
Inch naval guns and many thousands of
rounds of ammunition of all calibers,
as far as eight-Inch guns.
Our booty Includes quantities of
trench morturs, bombs, grenades, truck
loads of now tools, many lengths of
tram lines with trucks complete nnd
two largo engineer dumps. More than
one-third of our prisoners since tho
9th were Davarlnns.
D1XMUDK SIOVB SIGNIFICANT
Occuputlon of Dlxmude by Belgian
troops, without opposition from the Ger
mans, gave hint to experts hero today that
the Germans may be planning a retirement
on n vast scale on the west front. Some
believed this retreat might oven Carry tho
Germans' back to the Belgian border
Such a maneuver would greatly shorten
the Geynan line and therefore release a
mass of men for defense ngalnst the smash
ing British nnd French nttgeks.
Battlefront dispatches today revealed the
wild hasto of the Germnn troops to with
draw great supplies of food, ammunition
and guns out of the doomed cities of Lens
and St. Quentln. Flames were to bo seen
In both towns from the British lines now
holding the suburbs of both cities forty
five miles apart
Just such nttacks as thoso on Mcnchy
wero to be expected from tho Germnns on
the whole British offense front. Unablo to
stem tho powerful tides of tho British ad
vance at tho two pivotal cities In their
line Lens and St. Quentln the Gcrmuns
were apparently concentrating big forces
for counter-attacks at Immediate points.
During the last twenty-four hours the
tlmml.'i- of battle has rolled unceasingly
along thn 100-mile front from Loos to the
Alsno Hlver.
Tho wenther has cleared, but the mud
tenmliiH. At some imintH.the British nnd
Cnniidliiii soldiers sank ill mud to their
hips when thoy advanced across the open
toward tho slag-heap fortifications of the
Germans In the Loos-Lens sector.
Lens, the gateway to the big Industrial
belt and the coal nnd oio Holds of north
ern France, lies nine miles northeast of
Arras, sixteen miles southwest of Lille nnd
eleven miles northwest of tho railroad cen
ter of Doual Being the center of mlllS
and furnaces, the Germans utilized the
groat slag heaps III tho construction of
fortifications. These, however, have been
demolished by the tenitlc fire of the Brit
ish artillery
PAHIS, April 16
Violent nrtilleiy firing along almost tho
wholo of tho French front, with vigorous
Fioncli offensive raids at half a dozen
places, penetrating ' tho Germnn lines In
Alsace, Were teporled in today's official
statement.
The artillery combat was particularly In
tense on the front from bqissons to mieims.
All night between St. Quentln and the
olse the French artillery poured a destruc
tle fit" on German positions.
South of the Olse Hlver, the statement
said further progress was made to the east
hy the French foices on Barlsls plateau
and Qulncy Bassee.
In the Champagne, east of Aubrlves, two
German attacks were checked.
"Following a tremendous artillery prep
aration In Lorrlane and Alsace, French de.
tachments entered German trenches at sev
eral places," the War Office asserted.
"In Alsace," the report continued.
"French detachments i cached the second
German linos at slxillffeieiit places."
BFIIL1N. April 16.
Itcpulse of more British attacks was an
nounced In today's olllcial statement. The
statement said:
The British were repulsed along the
northern bank of the Scarpa and north
oast of Crolssllle. They wero also
driven back at Lagnlcourt nnd Bour
ses. German Ships at Cartagena Watched
PANAMA CITY, April 16. The author!
ties are keeping a keen watch on German
ships that were interned at Cartagena,
Colombia, according to informr.jon received
here today. Recently tho shl. 4 were pro
visioned, and It Is feared that the Germans
might attempt a dash to sea to raid allied
Loinmercc. Tho Panama, police have In
terned seoral Germans on Taboga Island.
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PHONE ANti TELECRAPH
SYSTEMS CO-OPERATE
Arrangement Between Keystone
and Postal Companies Prom
ises Public Benefit
Innumerable benefits to the public will
result In the proposed co-opcrntlon of the
Keystone Telephone Company and tho
Postal Telegraph system, according to an
announcement today by K. M. Cooke, vlco
president of the Keystone Company. He
said further that the consolidation of the
Interests of thcTostal, Keystone and other
telephono companies nil over the country
would result in 'a great Increase In busi
ness for nil thoso concerned.
"If you call on the I3cll phone," said
Mr. Cooke, "and ask lo be connected with
a telegraph office, you will at once bo con
nected with a Western Union office. This
Is illegal. It Is discrimination, but It goes,
nil the same, and tho result has been an
enormous Increase In business for both the
Bell and Western Union companies. Tho
great advantage tho Bell hns had has been
on tho long distance, hut with the new ar
rangement between tho Postal system and
the Keystone nnd other Independent com
panies this will bo largely offset."
"It Is not generally known," continued
Mr. Cooke, "that telephoning can be car
ried on over telcgiaph wires without one
operation Interfering with tho other, and,
knowing this, the public can appreciate tho
enormous ndvnntnge to tho Keystone and
other Independents of such an extension ns
tho vast network of wires of tho Postal
system, which reach virtually every town
and city In tho United States, to say noth
ing of the still further connection by cables
with Kuropo and other CjUntrles. ,
"This contemplated connection," sard
Mr. Cooke, "Is not a merger, In tho sense
of the purchase of any onetoompany by
another; It Is simply co-operation with a
view' of giving better service to the public.
"The Keystone Company Is not for
salo"; It could not be bought : and any ono
enn soo what an enormous amount It would
Involve to purchase tho Independent com
panies, If such a plan were, possible."
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FATHERJ.A.DALTON
Knights of Columbus Also Will '
Participate in Patriotic
Priest's Funeral
The funeral of Itev. James A. Datton, rec.
tor of our Lady of Mount Carmel Itoman
Catholic Church, Third and llltncr streets
will be held In the church Wednesday
morning, with dlvlno office nt 9 o'clock
nnd solemn pontifical mass by Bishop Mc
Cort nt 10 o'clock.
Afterward tho funeral will bo taken In
charge by tho Army and Navy Union, the
Knights of Columbus nnd the Spanish
American War Veterans. Interment will be
In Holy Cross Cemetery, with the Rew John
II. McHugh ns tho officiating priest. v
Father Dnlton died early Sunday morninr
at his residence, 2319 South Third street,
after a short Illness with pneumonia, con
tracted whllo attending the patrlotlo mass
meeting In Independence Square recently
Father Dalton performed many charitable
and patriotic nets during his flfty-ono years
He originated tho annual nines at League
Iris. ml nnd wns a chaplain of the United
States nrmy In the Philippines. Only re
cently lie exprcrsed a desire to give up his
activities hero und become an army chap
lain In the event of hostilities with Qer
many. Father Dalton was born In St. Peter'a
parish. Washington, Jupe 17, 1866. He
.studied nt St. Charles Borromco Seminary,
Overbroolc, nnd wns ordained by Arch
bishop Hynn Mny 23, 1891. At ono tlmo he
was chaplain of the Houso of Correction,
nnd subsequently was rector of the Cathe
dral. When he was commissioned as a chap,
lain of tho United States army ho was sta
tioned with tho Fifth United States Cav
airy, with which ho sailed for Manila June
15, l'J02. .
On January 16, 1909, he was appointed
rector of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church. v-
Father Dalton celebrated the silver Jubi
lee of his ordination to the priesthood June
18, 1916.
$15,000 Fire in Delaware Town
WILMINGTON, Del.. April 16 Fire to
dny destroyed fourteen buildings In Smyrna,
Del., near here, causing damage estimated
at $15,000. Clergymen attending a conven
tion there aided firemen .In checking the
blare. The origin of the flrejs unknown.
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