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EVENING- LEDGB1R-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1917
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BARESTEUTONPLOT
TO INVADE CANADA
, Attack by Five Army Corps
u JPIanned. German on
Trial Says
tvV RESERVISTS ENLISTED
Ni:V i;ORK. June 12,
Disclosures of a plot of the Herman Oov.
rnment to Invade Canada with five army
corps composed of the Krlegerbund and
Ji Assertions that "millions of rounds of am
munition had been stored In this city ready
for Immediate shipment were made today by
Count Max I.yner 1-otiden, on trial In (Jen
era'i Sessions.
He said he was (o be chief of staff of the
expedition. Drills were In progress utnnnv
the Herman reservists In every turning hall
. in the country, he said
' - These statements were confirmed by Ked.
era! Agent Adorns, who also declared that
1,000,000 rounds of ammunition had been
aelsed 111 n house at 200 Houston street
" I-andon said that he had turned ovei to
the Secretary of War detailed plans of the
projected Imaslon. and declared that the
leader of the conspiracy was Christian Iteh.
ham, n baker, of 641 Sixth avenue He
also Implicated Hans Tauscher, husband of
SImo Clndskl, the opera singer
Islands In Lake Krle and Lake Ontario
aero to be seized nnd converted Into bases
for the Invasion, he said Mnpn turned
over to the War Department rotitalned tlmo
schedules for the attacks on Canadian
Cities.
v Landon also divulged plans for the re
i erultlng of an nrmy of soldiers of fortune
for the service of AuMrln Men from all
parts of the world were to be mobilised
hero nnd smuggled Into Austrlu, he suld
They were being vell paid and some were
to be offered hlt!h rank In the serlce
WAR BUDGET REPORT
ACCEPTED BY HOUSE
. Jamestown Training Camp In
cluded in $3,-100,000 De
ficiency Bill
WASHINGTON, ,Iuno U
After das of Intermittent wrangling the
Rouse this afternoon adopted the conference
report on the urgent deficiency bill, carry
ing more than 3,400,noo.ono for nrmy and
navy
Agreement as reached to pay $1,200,000
for the Jnmcstnvwi expositions Grounds at
Hampton I toads. Va for a navul training
stntlon Instead of 11,100,000 as originally
proposed
bor equipping the stntlon $1,600,000 Is
carried
President Wilson. In a letter to the Naval
Affairs Committee of the House late today,
Urged that body to agree upon the. selec
tion of the Jamestown Imposition's build
ing and Kite for the Immediate establish
ment of n mtVnl base to m ct the emergency
created by the great ureases In tuny and
marine corps enllstm
LEGISLATURE WILL
ADJOURN JUNE 28
Resolution Adopted by Both
Branches Ends Project to
Hamper Brumbaugh
PUZZLE IN DYNAMITE
FOUND IN GRAVEYARD
Three Sticks of Dynamite Found
Placed Afcainst Tomb
stone Three stkks of d.vnnmlte found In the
rraveard of St. Michael's Lutheran
Church flcrmantown avenue and I'hll
Kllena streets, on Sunday. June .1, huve
given rise to all t.orts of rumors as to tho
person of the person who placed It there
The expdoslvo was found by three chil
dren palylng In the graveyard It was care
fully placed against a tambstone.
Humors havo been clrsulated of a plot to
destroy the ilmrch. but the Ilev Stephen
Tnulson the pastor, characterizes that
theor as rldelculous
Apthorittes who ore Investigating the
case ate Inclined to ud IfTerent view They
take the stand that the dynamite probably
was In tho possession of an enemy alien
when war was declared, and that the alien,
fearing punishment should the explosive bo
found In his home, wished to rid himself
of It
ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT
ACCEPTS COLLEGE MEN
Many Weil-Known Penn Students
Among Those Passing Army
Examinations
Many I'enn athletes anil other well-known
rtudents of eastern colleges successfully
took tho examinations for nrmy service at
the local Government recruiting station yes
terday About eighty applied, of which
number the following were announced ns
having passed requirements They will be
located In tho ordnance department and
wlliywindle arms and ammunition-
Milton llarriin 21 Hrooklyn a member of
ii .." """r " and of the All-Amerka
col'rsUte sorter team
William Connelly. 21. Ilrldgeport. Conn a
rnnnber of I'enn's trotk squad
ren'nani17",,rr"?k ?JLnJmemr- car,"ln of ,he
IJnlel llafner si. Hannibal Mn pitcher
en th IVnn tmaeball team and manager of
the wrestling team
.Leon Hi mlerson S2 Mlllvllle N J a junior
at Swarthmnre Cnllee.. and outtlelder on the
Uarnet haselmll team.
Charles Hennlnv 21 ltuffulo N. T. member
nt the Penn vanity football team and hammer
thrower
Illchard R .Mer 21 Hlmlra N. Y. l.uilnem
manager for the Hed and Blue next year.
Harry Olln 23. Chlcaio a Junior at Hwarth
rooro College mvmber of football and track
teams.
Thomas Pierce 21 Iulvllle, K president
of Junior rlaaa and manager of tho basketball
team for next ear.
Thomas Pope 22 Springfield Mats., a mem
ber nf Penn championship mil. rela team.
Robert VVeisinan. 21 New York, member
ef I'enn sorrer, tarroase and trnnls teama
Adolph Wolf 22 2101 North Thlrt -third
Street raptaln of I'enn varsity crew.
Uesldes tho students named above, John
Arthur Jefford, the star center on the Penn
basketball five, and James Dodd already
have received positions through the ord
nance course. They are now stationed at
Key West.
New City Employes Named
City appointments today Include Joseph
Ziong, 2104 Kaat Tioga street, superintend
ent of square. Uureau of City Property,
salary $900, Samuel Sleuth, 5G Hermann
street, caretaker, Bureau of Surveys, $600;
John McFadden, 6516 Oxford street; Will
iam StrlUel, 3102 Wharton street; Ilobert
J. Feeham 122 Kant Chelten avenue;
Thomas M Emmons, 240 East Haines street:
John McQulgan, 2726 Moith Second street;
.Arthur Sutcllff, 2936 II Street: William M.
Agron, 111 Spencer street: Joshua Good
child, 2208 South Rosewood street; John
Hey, 8r, 4634 Dlttmau street, and Will
iam P. Spencer, 1818 West Montgomery
avenue, caretakers, Hoard of Recreation,
ealariefl $840; and George W. Rates, 2411
North Chadwlck street, oiler, Uureau of
Water. $900.
Women Employed in Machine Shops
BINQHAMTO.V, N. Y. June 12 Women
were employed today for work In the Erie
Itallroad machine shops at Susquehanna,
Fa-, for tho first tlmo In history, to take
the place of men called out for war duty
U. 8. Employes Take Loan Bonds
WASHINGTON. June 12 More than
naif of the employes In the Department of
Commerce have subscribed to the Liberty
Lon, the total of jtheji,, subscriptions
By a Staff Corrttpondtnt
lIAIUUSIlUnO, June 12.
The Legislature today adopted a resolu
on Thursday, June 28, The action fol
lowed a decision of a conference of Senate
leaders, held during the early morning
hours today, At the conference It was de
cided to report out the House adjournment
resolution Senator William K Crow, Re
publican State chairman, reported It out
this afternoon and It was adopted In the
Senate Immediately The House later con
curred Tho much-heralded Tenrose program for
a recess as a check upon any political
activities Governor llrumbaugh might at
tempt was abandoned at the Senate confer
ence with the sanction of Penrose, who was
In communication with his lieutenants In tho
Senate several times last night by long
distance telephone, and gave his consent to
the fixing of the date
Senator Vare was the only antl-Penrose
legislative leader at the conference Tho
others who attended were Senators Sprout.
Crow, McNIchol and Eyre and Auditor Gen
eral Charles A Snyder
Today the Senato and House leaders, all
of whom are members of the revenue com
mittees of the two branches, will hold a
meeting and discuss tho revenue bills that
are pending In the legislature
The principal revenue raiser, the In
heritance tnx bill, which la now In the hands
of Governor Ilrumbaugh for his approval,
Is doomed
The Governor last night served notice to
the LcgHatum that he Intended to veto it
He gave ns his reason the fact tli.it one
provision of the bill would give to Auditor
General Hnjder who Is a Penrose man.
power to appoint In every county of the
State an attorney to carry out the pro
visions of the proposed act. Friends of the
htate Administration see In this provision
an opportunity for the Penrose faction to
build up the nucleus of n strong polltlcul
organization throughout tho state.
INHERITANCE TAX HILL
Experts have estimated the annual reve
rue from tho proposed Inheritance tnx as
being from $2,000,000 to $25,000,000 A
similar law l in force In a majority of
the States In the Union, principally In New
York, where the revenue from the act it
enormous each year.
The next largest revenue measure, the
coal tax bill that would tax every ton of
anthracite and bituminous cnul mined in
the State, also Is doomed to defeat. The
leaders are openly opposing It
BRIDGE HILL MAY BE
ON PASSAGE NEXT WEEK
Scnntor Iluckman Says Measure Will
He Reported From Committee
in Day or Two
By a Rtaff CorrcivontlcHt
IIARni.snL'RG. Juno 12 The Delaware
River bridge bill will bo reported out by
the Appropriations f'ommltec of the Senate
within a day or two, nnd should come up
for a vote In the upper branch of the Leg
Islutiiro early next week
Senntor Clarence J Hucltmiin, chairman
or the committee, this afternoon gave thli
assurance to Charles J Maxwell, who came
hem as the repreMntatIvo of the Delaware
River bridge committee of the Philadelphia
Chamber of Commerce to learn the status
of the bills affecting the bridge
The Chamber of Commerce Is baiklng the
amendments prepared by former Senator
Senator John O Slicatz The amendment
would combine the Connor nnd the Salus
hills Into one hill providing for a commis
sion to Investigate the feasibility of build
ing the bridge nnd to draft pinna for its
construction.
FIRE PLAYS HAVOC
IN STORE'S GARAGE
Several Firemen Hurt in
, Big Delivery Depart
ment Blaze
DAMAGE NEAR $100,000
A fire wall recently erected saved a
great flotilla of delivery wagons and auto
mobiles from des:uct!on at 2 o'clock this
morning when fire swept part of tho build
ing occupied as a stable and parage by
Glmbel Ilrothers nt 2040 Market street
One fireman was seriously Injured nnd
several were less seriously hurt A fall
ing wall nearly killed several members of
Engine Company No 43 Tho damage Is
estimated as bolng from $75,000 to $100,000.
according to Klro Marshal Elliott
In a statement Ellis Glmbel. head of
Glmbel Ilrothers, said tho flro would not
Interfere with the delivciv Btem of the
company
"Tho damage might have been much
greater," he said. "If It had not bean for
a flro wall erected recently This wall
kept the flames from reaching n large
number of wiikoiih and imtor vchlc'ea. Our
patrons need have no fear today concern
ing the delivery of goods, for wo have
arranged to havo plenty of delivery
wngons "
When the lire was discovered about 17S
horses were 111 the stable. They were res
cued bv stablemen and Ilreinen.
The flnmes could be seen for several
miles At time while the tiro rngid tho
llames leaped mote than 100 feet. The
blaso was wllnes-cd by thousand-) of per
sons The police of ninny station houses
were railed out
One of the resldercet threatened wns
that of 1)1 Theodore Le lloutllller, nt !
South Twenty-first Httcel. Several fam
ilies In Twenty-first street were driven out
nf their homes b smoke The cigar fac
tor of Ilobert i Shiver, nt 20.1G Market
street, wat saved after tons of water had
been poured on It.
GERMANY RECOGNIZES
A STATE OF WAR
Status of Captured Americans Shown
in Uerlin Announce
ment WASHINGTON. Juno 12.
Announcement by Germany that the sev
entj -four American citizens who constitute
a part of the fruits of the raid of the con
vened cruiser Moowe am being treated ns
ptlsoneraof war Is the first direct i coaK.nl
lion by the Kaiser's government that a
state of war nctuillv exists
Germany's original announcement that
ehn would not lecoKiiln1 the I nlted Stntrs
ns an additional enemy was made nt n
tlmo when it I i.'ul lit en believed that the
I'nlted States would content Itself with sup
plliig funds nnd munitions tc, to the
Entente Slnco then, however, conditions
have changed materially
As a icsult of tlieso new conditions It is
considered certain here that Germany may
be depended np to take pome action soon
to bring the cNlstcmo of the war homo to
tho I'nlted States
LANCASTER BARS LOSK TRADE
Raise in Price of Beer Shifts Orders to
Readinf Breweries
LANCASTER, Pa.. Juno 12 The Lan
caster breweries have added $1 50 a barrel
to the cost. In consequence of which n num
ber of saloonmcn nre buying much Rend
ing beer from a locnl agent Schooners
have been abolished nnd the size of glasses
reduced one-third Saloonkeepers report a
lonsldernble loss of custom
Rugs- Stored
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misses an opportunity if
he does not investigate
our repeated claims to
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Our merchandise is
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You, in common with many others, should reali
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Spring and Summer Suits in Correct
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1424-1426 CHESTNUT STREET
FINDS HUSKY BOY BABY
LYING IN HER VESTIBULE
Woman, Attracted by Infant's
Wail, Discovers Child and
Turns Him Over to Police
A lusty and persistent Infant's wall,
coming from the vicinity of her estlbule.
caused Mrs Mary Clark, 131 West York
street, to Investigate Inst night and find
a five-month-old baby boy registering acute
distress at having been nbandoned.
Ills pink toes were wiggling frantically
from out the fold of the blue and white
Jacket' that he wore 's.t.d. his contorted baby
mouth emitted yells.
Mrs. Clark summoned Policeman Joseph
Rowers, who carried the child to the eight
eenth District police station at Fourth and
York streets, whero ho was placed In charge
of Matron O'Neill The kid has wide blue
ejes and nn appreciable thatch of yellow
hair for ono of his tender years He is
sturdy and normal. .Special Odlcers Red
man nnd Clifton are tho Investlentors as
signed to finding out who could hae been
so Inhuman as to abandon him
Disposes of 54000 Estate
An estate valued nt Jinno is disposed
of In prlvnte bequests by the provisions
of the will of James W Hrookrs, 22S.1
North Krnnklln street, ndmltted to probate
todai The personal effects of the estate
of Henrietta K. Stoddart hao been ap
praised nt J22 9.'7, Jeffrey Dougherty, $.'1 -'jiilll,
nnd Annie Carroll, J69.'1CI
Uetlilelicm Employes Take Ilonds
CAl'i: MAY. N J June 1! The em
ployes of tho Cape Mnv nnd the Mnys
Landing plants of the IJethleheni Steel
Company have subscribed for Sir. oon worth
of I.lbertv Loans out of the 12 r.nn nnn Lib.
erty Unnds subsrrlhed hv that company
VARE PRINTING BILL
UP FOR FINAL PASSAGE
Measure Would Put City and
County Advertising in Foreign
Language Newspapers
Bv a Staff Corrnpondent
IIARRIRnURO. June 12
The Vare bill requiring that city and
county public printing now being carried
In the dally Kngllsh newspapers nlso be
placed In the foreign-language newspapers
In Philadelphia Is on the calendar for third
reading and final passage In the House of
Representatives today
The measure, according to Its opponents,
Is designed to aid two Houth Philadelphia
foreign newspapers nnd would bar the other
foreign newspapers In the city It provides
that the foreign newspapers In which tho
advertising Is placed shall have been pub
lished dally In Philadelphia for at least
three consecutive years
Another advertising bill that would re
quire the expenditure of large sums of
money each year by the State was re
ported from committee In the House last
night It Is tho Uby bill, which provides
that all State public advertising such ns
constitutional amendments, new laws, re
ports nnd bids, shall be published In a liar
rlshurg publication that now prints de
partmental reports
WOMEN'S REGISTRATION
PLANNED BY COMMITTEE
Plans nre being considered for the volun
tnrj registration of women to aid the coun
try In various directions during the present
crisis
An announcement to this effect was made
this afternoon bv Mrs J Willis Martin
State chnlrman of the women's committee
of national defense in the course of an ad
dress before members of the Phllomuslan
Club, 38-14 Walnut street
Mrs, Martin said that the plans """
would prevent duplication of effort among
the great nrmy of women "ho were work
ing for the welfare of the country and also
bring about maximum efficiency.
Details of the plans will be announced
later
James L Pequlgnot, of the Liberty Iw)an
committee, told those present to do all in
their power to Increase the subscriptions
of the Liberty Loan
An address was also made by Chaplain
Oould, of the V. H. S. Iowa, who appealed
for books nnd games for young men who
nre stationed at the camps nt the Philadel
phia Navy Yard
CZAR FERDINAND IN MUNICH
Said to Plan Betrothal of Bultrsri.!
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AMSTERDAM. June 1 The Kin W
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arrnnglng the possible betrothal ..?,
Ilnlpnrlnn Crown Print ...., -I th
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Rulgarlan Crown Prince with r,.t "
Qondellnde, the youngest daueht, ...'"
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Prince Uorls, Crown Prince of n,.i
Is twenty-three years old and Is .""
In the Bulgarian army
llnde will he
August
Prior... P''ll
twenty-slx year. ..'on,-
years old
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If words could win a war, we would already be knocking at
the gates of Berlin.
But though our cheers will carry inspiration to the men of the
army and of the fleet, they wiil not produce guns and ammu
nition, food and clothing, blankets and medicine.
All these must be had and quickly? Consider the war machine
with which we are crossing swords! If our start is a hesitating
one-if our men are rushed into battle inadequately equipped
we shall pay a frightful oenaltv! upeu,
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Your duty? Enlist or invest!. If you're too old to shonlH
gun, open up your purse and invest to the limit of your abil
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You can buy your bond, easily and quickly, for cash
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