i.. ,r;..mi.... tPfcffif FOILED if" t v y t ff " i. .. ,.i ." ,. ",,.1 m MeriVattfaTwo Bombs llFdullln'Rdebling 5.i;MilFMenace IPECT HAND OF BERLIN & W-A-. ' . eved to Be Aeenta of Weli- 4v . fiaiiAr4 ClnYrr ' ff ,t .-.v,B.... ' V & Germans ' :." . -...... 'lans 10 destroy tne. pianr oi-.ionn a. (klwt & Sonn Company, nt ItoehllnK, 'N'. JfW.erd frustrated todny by the. nrreHt of le.mn,.oiio m wnoni, .11 in ranif mm iwo now in run posfCflMon, fhe.tife'n, who were, employed nt the plant, re captured by nccntN of tlie Department Justice. Special Acent Carbcrlno, who Mrected Investigation of the case, dccllncw ",.tllscuss the arrest, but It was learned, 'wvcrthelcs.i, that the prlflouerp bad been employed nt the lloehllng plant for some. k time. Tbelr actlotm nrouccd the sunplelonH ,ot- fellow workmen, who" Informed their u- '$ArIor(W The MiKpccts, It Is understood, mi entered the employ of the ItoebtliiK q-mccrti k-ijat dllTeiciit times. In Tinier to divert itny ftjjltinplclon, they lived at different boarding KfiOURes. ! y ' wnen iiukcu touny lor ine ii.uiich ui 1110 lAfcrbioncin and other details concerning the . 1? ..ItnorAa nitntti.l tile, 11 T A Alnlnr n roll "Mscntntlve of the KoeblliiR Company, de i,.Vetlneil to dlt-cilsx the cnisc and referred all jjf Inquiries to Special Agent Cnrbeiiuo. Buffi By clever work on the part of the Uoveni- l.'nnt'M :ifontN It wan learned inat ine men i?had contemplated destroying the munition f4"tilant and other rlaees, which would iv.Mreatly Interfere with the operations of the h$ (lovertimetit jj.KJ' It Is believed that they are members nf fii'TVO i-ciKiiui'.eti jann u rpitw timi iiriuiiiir Jkp : conspirators who are working tinder the Sweunenlsloii of n mini high In the councils E of "ie Herman llnvcrnmeiit. M The prlnonrrs. It Is MUd. rormerly lived jfc'W lit Trenton. Agents hero 11 re InventlKiitltiK 13 Iholr' record there. The Itoeblluc ll'iu Is H' now engaged ill munuiaviuriiii; n.iiocu wire ti't for the Allien. ghr It Is possible that there will ne more nr- j rcEia 111 vuiiiiwiiuii .m itir i:w i.iiti iu- 5 Agents of the department will also tfv endeavor to learn today whether l-'rcdu 5t.':itenirsL thd Herman girl who Is detained RfSon suspicion, has any' connection with nuy R& She Is employed by Franklin Townceiul, of ii&Haverford. According to Curhurhiu, i)io V.! ,V--rif'o n, lotfnr tn n (rm.'in wallop nt tlin ' tmmleratloti Htatlon nt OlouocHtcr, and tho vvcoiitenttir tt in Bain, warranted ner ucten $ Teuton Forces Wilt Tlnrlof A Hied HPivo -;- WjV Continued rrom rase line Ljsy'Kreater than that suffered by the enemy Sytlnce tho war started." jKf Front dispatches today carried th'e Idea pj' ihat the Oermans, realizing no trench works PJ; could stand against the leveling lire of tho emb -British nrtlllery, were seeking to mako a( tu&if wall of living human beings against tho v,n - . - . js advance, in the closely packed troops 01 the enemy, the British ,llre did terrific work. '."ThoURands of mangled bodies are flung Lv, over the battlefield along the Scnrpe, mostly IjVjof Hermans. The British Ibsscs have been Kjsrjiceeaingiy n?w consi.iering ine lerocuy 01 tine iikiijiiik Ii,f inai 1110 lernoie moriauiy ot ine iier Ionian troops Is undermining their morale 4ls anDarent hv statements of nrlsoners. iiTbe" Herman troops all of them picked dl- g!j 'visions are literally driven Into the llght- j.'.Saccu'racy of the British artillery .md tile tft pounding of the British infantry attacks flare1 exceedingly glad to be taken prisoners. flS. Touay it appearcii tnal tlic.Iirltlsli and sffithe enemy were deadlocked, 1.1 the north sfslot tho Scarpe. The drive toward Initial gyOalong tJds liiv? was being opposed by tho jv uennans by every resource. To the smith. j however, tho British pressure could not be irresisted and 'Heneral llalg's ttoops were A';Iovly moving forward, icy.. mi ALLIES MAY WITHDRAW S&? A RMIES FROM SA LONICA r A titu ..n .. rAV Thi rrnpu-l nf n,.lvll n IIia b.inn. 1 nil n. .111111 u. pjw' ISenlah battle, front has been followed by jjjjjJiBensatiorial dispatches from that zone of K'-rflRhtlng, Newspapers, aro being permitted Sflmore freedom In their cniiineiit upon the yft .Balkans lliaiivit any other time since the Eif war began, S. 't W hinted tliat troops may bo taken Trfroni that bafllf, lino hi i-.iiiir,i..n in., .... ern front, nnd In this same coiiiieVtlfiu"l UIH reported tliat "an liiiportnut niovt'inent wt7' ? involvlncr Kalnntrii Im f,,tttmiiil.,f ,l BK... ".....- :rr: m.AUXTKIAN TROOPS STRIKE M ITALIANS NEAR G0RI7AA -?. . - - - ROM I-:, April . AustroIIungarlan troops delivered 11 fe-atrong attack last night on the Italian lines AirBoum 01 ijonzia. aii omcini statement J Pn the Carso last night after an In tense bombardment the enemy strongly attacked our lines in the Castagnavlzzii sector, but only succeeded In retaking the advanced post we Jiud occupied the previous day. On tho rest of thn front lio wns completely thrdwn back Krom the Sarca to tha Brenta the en emy's artillery was again particularly lively yesterday. Our artillery again attacked energetically and Interfered with continuous movements of th en emy in the Sugnna Valley. On the Julian Alps front there has ,been an nrtlllery duel) with numerous aerlnl reconnaissances. i British Attacks fail, I BERLIN REPORT SA YS t. , v " nx v iir.in.iA. April -0. hi! j.Terrillc lighting lii widely British attacks vere repuisecl ana oy wnicn uermau troops Dii their way to the eastern boundary Gavrcllc was detailed in today s ofllcial portL r., '(Around Arras tho statement said that V !,&. ..ka ..!.. lnn..l ....nnl.u I.I.. unllll. .' MID TTVID I1IJ IUVAI duuvir, iiui nuuiu ,me ecarpe mere were waves 01 amicus j always without artillerylng which In some iiioiis reacneu, cousiaerauio violence, .11 ivrelle German troons aro now situated S;1J,'tho eastern boundary, , On the French tXrMHiaround Thcniln-des-Oaines ridge, the ialement said the- Herman -position was v.jaa(iroYea una juj irisonern were iukcii. w, 'Alt enemy attack along a rrcmt or two IfsMtea was sanguinarily repulscjl. .rOClTyjB TAKEN AFTER 3 YEAHS .JttaifHan 'Who Escaped in 1914 Likely f'ift..Wto DetenUon Camp iUrtHqne, -FMd.. April .SSf-HavIng f'-from a"' window of a fast moving In North Uakota when on the way art 9ien tin. prison, Ban Francisco, WMt v j w: y aric. j uiius unman, NaTJtBwa';..: waa- arrested hsre mi ,iaaa- o awau acuen nt.' wWch Jiad'Ordered' hint' la-WaryVJt,r IHceiy $1 ..L.. --'Vi trX?' TOTA- h' 'J$V Victorious Mongolia and members --. . -. , wv. --.s Tv3 A.MnM.ii&ifffW & -yy'l?V J!"vf$fUp!f-nZ V'V P ' ' '"I ' In the circle is Clarence Irwin, first assistant engineer on the first American steamship to sink a submarine. In tho lower picture, left to right, are William Scott, of 2023 West Oxford street, this city, who until a few months ago served as chief electrician aboard the Mon golia; Walter Hascnfuss, of Philadelphia, now assistant engineer; Clarence Irwin and Walter Scott, of Philadelphia, recently chief engineer. DESPONDENT OVER HIS YOUTH AND BROKEN TROTH, TRIES TO DIE Seventeen-Year-Old Boy, "Who -Said He Was 20. Made $10 a Week, Instead of $20, as He Told 21-Year-Old Sweetheart .Seventeen-year-old William .Smith. I'.ina Moore street, entered a drug store nt Twenty-third street and Columbia avenue last night, purchased some poison and drank It because he wasn't twenty years old. didn't mako $'J0 a week nnd. therefore, couldn't marry the gill he loved, lie Is In St. .Io ncph'H Hospital In u rerlnus condition. Some tlmo ago young Smith met Jllss Kdna Hardy, twenty-one years old, -.:!:: Montgomery avenue. 'William told ine he was twenty ,ve;irs old," said .Miss Hardy. In speaking of the affair this morning, 'and that he made $20 a week. We became! engaged." A'UTOIST BREAKS SKULL TURNING OUT FOR CHILD County Road Patrol Chief Near Tren ton Runs Into Another Machine TltllN'TO.V. April 'JC, -Rnbeit M. Ilam mel, supervisor of county road patrolmen, Is In a serious condition In St. Francis s Hospital as the resut of an automobile nc cldent on the White Horse road, near heie, last night. Hummel wan driving, bis auto mobile at n moderate speed when he saw n child In the road, and In clearing the little iiuo his wheels became locked with those of the car of Wllmcr Bradford, an automobile demonstrator, and the llainin-l car turned iivei' $1S ALL-W.EATHER RAINCOA TS IlnmlHome lightweight n u I h rt which died rain unit lire suitable In J) clear weather. Wright (inly U ox, v We carry a complete line of Italn-l-mtln fur nirii, women unci children. Alio Boots, Rubbers and Garden Hose 8c to 25c If M' ItliMirr a m r-.rrr- -&lVT?l?IW!w5w72f!f0 m iqsOs ' ' ' "nm '"l 820 CHESTNUT STUEET ' 3 MINT Al.'TO.HAT HKSTACRA.Vr i IHB STEINWAY Duo-Art oz emmay H Style V, upright, $550 In Mahogany Case The Steinway is (be durable piauohc piano of gen erations for you, your children, their children. It is tbe artistic piano the piano in which is crystallized the results of four generations of invention, re search and refinement by the greatest pianomakers the world has ever known. It is tbe practical piano eyerystyle and size has its own use or adapt ationand no one ever questions the good taste or sound wisdom of a Steinway purchase. Stelnwiy Du-Art Pianola Piano combines the standard Steinway., the, standard Pianola and a piano that reproduces automatically ithe playing of the great artists. Come and hear itr-or try It. lol p &i N. STETSON & CO. -f it H Kieiytliliig was all light for a time, but when my mother called upon William's mother the other day Mis. Smith- told her frankly that her son ears old and made was Inci eased to $11 self. A few days i was only seventeen 10 a week, which by Mrs. Smith her- ign lllam brought what looked to be a blrlh certificate show ing that he was twenty jears old. Hut we had his mother's word to the contrary. "Last night he called and I broke oil" our engagement because 1 didn't think he was old enough to get married. I'm awfully wiry that he took It so to heart " "ENGLISH DUKE" NABREI) .lames Burton Scott, often refened to as the "Kngllsh Duke." and who has many aliases, was biought to Philadelphia today by two I'nlted States deputy marshals for trial on tho charge of using the malls to defraud. lie was ancsted by postal In hpectnrn 111 Chicago on April 1 after an al most world-wide search which lasted Ihe cars. The pilFoner was taken to Mo.vamenslng Prison after being quizzed by Chief Postal Inspector .lames T Cnj-teljnii. lie will be tiied next June Scott, according to postal Inspeetois. posed as an agent for Lloyd's, of London, and swindled loo: shipping men out of more than $25.0(10 In I'.'IS. He was m- erted In that yeai but skipped a Slli.imu ball bond. 10 Sundries per foot. - lime It" S, y 7s,,i Pianola PIANOS 3f?V wwA MMmUHHHHaHMCWMkl op heir crew Shot Blew Up U-Boal, Victim of U. S. Guns Cnnttinied from I'nge- tine torpedo us when c sighted her We saw tho periscope go down and tho swiil of the water I ordered the man at the wheel to put It to stai board We swung the nose of the ship towaid the spot where Ihe sub marine had been. "We were going nt rjl! speed ahead. Two minutes after wo first sighted the r-bo.it. It emerged again, irmp yards off Its In tention probably had been to catch us bioadside on. When It appeared we had the stein gun trained full on It. The lieutenant gave the command and the big gun boomed We saw the perNcopc shattered anil the shell and the submarine dlsappeated. "I can't speak too highly of the cool man ner in which the lieutenant handled his crew of gunneiK. It was a line exhibition of the elllclency of American naval men. Tho lieutenant knew befoie the shell struck the submarine that Its aim was accurate. Theie Is no guesswork about It, but a case of pine mathematics. "Taking the speed at which the Mon golia was traveling and the spceil which the submarine undoubted)- would make; computing these figures with the distances we were from the submarine when It was 111 o-t sighted and when It appeared the sec ond time. It can bo shown the lieutenant had his gun sighted to the Inch. It must be lemenibered that the whole affair took only two minutes. "I assure you we did not slop to lecoii noitre. We steamed away at full i-picd It was not Improbable then- was another submarine about. The one I got undoiibtt il ly had been lying on the bottom at ibH spot waiting for the ship. It came up when it heard our propellers. I Imme diately sent a wireless message stating tha a submarine bad been seen. "That's about all, except this The gun ners had named the guns on hoard the Mongolia, nnd the one which got the sub marine was called Theodore llonseiell. Teddy tired the first gun of the war. after all." "SUBMARINE CHARLEY" CAUGHT i Negro Who Is Said to Be Responsible for Many Robberies Held in Bail A negro known as ".Submarine Clint ley." said to be responsible for thirty or more robberies In (!ennantowii and suburbs, was taken Into custody today by Special Police men Corey ind McKarland, of the (lerlnaii tnwn stntlon. while in the act of pawning a watch In a downtown pawnshop. The prisoner Is Charles Johnson. 1128 Lombard street. He was held In $800 bail for court by Magistrate Pcnnock, The police allege that Johnson won the name "Sub marine Charley" because he always bleaks into dwellings via cellar windows IIIU!llll!llllllll.1lttW wi Wc r. W and eaf I I .' " CHICACO WsvZ jmmmmmmmMsTmzwmm iwi:- BERNHARDT WANTS GRAVE IN FRANCE Loves U. S., but Not Enough to Die Here Longs for Paris MUST SEE FRENCH WIN Bound to Live to Sec Her Coun trymen Victorious Over Prussians XKW VOIIK. Apill no. "I oe America, but tint enough to din here. I 'must live to sec France lctorlniis and once moic visit my belosed Paris when the war cloud has disappeared." Sarah Hernhaidt. In substitute, Miose these woids to her physicians when they had almost despaired of her life nt Mount .Sinai Hospital The olllelal bulletin today icportoil her condition favorable. She has been making steady progress. The In domitable will of the divine Sat all. expiesseil In her determination t leturii to victorious l-'rance. sustained hei and was lesponslble for her astounding display of resistance. At the hospital the distant tour of battle In Europe Is beard In spit It, for lleinhardl's "thoughts are marching on with tho armies of the Trlolor, driving the Prussians from her heloied Fiance." ii.,h ir.nf'ii i-ntiiHilon has not been af fected in the least, accoiding to her at tendants, bin she Is being given only the bates! news of the war. A few woids a dav sulllce Just enough to let her Know her countrymen are still advancing against the enemy. Mine. liortiliaidt dines stoiles of her home land- French novels so her secre tary leads aloud and she lives again In the atiiiospheie of her war-wracked home. The loom wheic the 'famous actress lies Is banked with (lowers. If nil letteis and telegrams were taken to her she would be overwhelmed. They arilve by tho mull sackful. It was learned today that more than foity persons most of them New Yoikeis have offeied their blood If necessary for it transfusion operation. They are not pub licity seekers, and all ask that their names be withheld. They telephone, write and teleginph. ami otheis call, every one claim ing the privilege of being the Ilrst to send blond Into the actress's veins if she needs the sacrifice. .Mine Hernhaidt scs no visitors, but the Glad Tidings for the DEAF Listen! You say you can't? But you CAN with tbe aid of the latest gift of science W. B. & E. "Gem" Earphone Received Gold Medal Panama' Pacific Exposition Hirlicst I'osxiblc Award for H carina Devices. This wonderful piece of mech anism the simplest and smallest hearing device in the world can bring the joy of perfect hearing into your life. You can arrange, if you wish, for thirty-day trial. Installed for public use in prop erly wired churches. Sold in Philadelphia only by Williams, Brown & Earle 918 Chestnut St. Write or t'fttaloo "It ' "t ' ,..H,v -,,51B '."). ' L'r -' vi , , Wilson & Co. Deliver With AUTOCARS THE AUTOCAR COMPANY bc,' - c that u ySr vtrtr bebeve ,), . , ryour "" !.UeV.e Uiat When .... . UrOrtiiAl "" JUU nr. -l K "JmaAfc EyffjWSfflJ ...!..- r I,- riosest friends arc eon- FCIlllllll'lli" v "' . i1l, veyed lo her by her secretary. .She t' only to her secretary nnd her physic turn. The happiest moment of her '" "'' sho hears tho few words thnt bring to ntr U.c dlXt shout ot victory from the avcsI em front. ' CONFECTIONER DIES AT GO . FOLLOWING OPERATION August Stcppachcr, Mnson nntl Mem ber of Clubs, Lcnves Widow nnd Son August Stcppachcr. 1M27 North Fifteenth xtreet, member of the confectionery firm of A sfennacher & Sons, 1422 SUMUChnniin avenue, died yestctday at bis home follow ing n n operation, lie Is survived by his widow Ida and a sou Joseph. Mr. .Stcppachcr was born In Philadelphia In IS6" nnd at an early age entered tho candy business. He was a member of the Comparison Sells Ludwig Player-Pianos For once you have heard and played the sweet-toned Ludwig you know it is the only instrument that will satisfy your musical taste. s In spite of the ever-increasing reputation of the Ludwig, in spite of the fact that it constantly is being bettered, there has been no increase in price. You may still buy a Ludwig-madc Player-Piano as low as $450 less than is usually asked for unknown instruments. The Ludwig is the easiest and most natural of all playci pianos to operate, because of its simplicity, and the Ludwig Unit Valve Player Action is so efficient that the expert cannot distinguish between the music of the Ludwig Player-Piano and the most artistic hand playing. Write for free Catalog and Terms LUDWIG PIANO CO. 1103 Chestnut ,St. HEAR THE NEW EDISON DIAMOND DISC -T- 7: . . . I 4 Tm teles' D CC8t &tir Be b,..., . C"-'iT --I &L?. le'.Wc3i' : l9uaAarUce ANces MnsonluVdKC. 'the Wrcnn'tlfnWirf flubs, nnd president of the Unrlcbi i . .nuljd. Ing and liwn Association, Tho funeral will . l.t.t l.-l,ln tt del,,,,,, ,f,nn . !.' no nt-m -e.nmj- .w.v...vw" ,. ..uu iront Ills I Into residence. Interment will la i l( a Adnlh Jcthurun. Cemetery. , - - r--i ALBODOrfl ANP THEY'U BE CIEAN I ,- .,,t .j rNi .. . t i most pastes unu jiuivucrs arc critty XJrit scratches tho cnaincl and mav may inllatnc tiicgiiins Albodon contdtns a specially refined chalk and is absolutely free from cril. Compare Albodon with others. SSC at drug stores and toiltl tounltrs Triaitulefree nn rtjuest lo ALBODON CO., 154 W. 18lhSt.,N.Y. ' , VI . -s-i! iB til ' U 4 1 ,1 , HII .Chestnut Street ffinfflx&y jM& l-f;'.
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