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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1917
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-RUSSIANS SEEK
TO FLANK SPLIT
FORCESOF FOE
Aim to Surround Bothmer
and Kirbach While Press
ing on Lemberg
J7000 TEUTONS TAKEN
Drive Westward From Lomnica
River Toward Coveted
Galician Capital
BERLIN, July 11.
Capture of 1250 English prisoners
In the taking of an enemy defensive
eitablishmcnt between the, eoast and
Lombartzydc Mas announced by the
War Office today. "The enemy was
driven back to the Yser," the state
ment continued. "The English losses
were heavy in the shelled terrain be
tween the sea and the river. Our booty
has not yet been ascertained. Our air
men contributed efficiently to our suc
cess." PETROOnAD. July 11
Itusslas armies of tho northeastern front
ire still advancing through tho wedge be
tween the German And Austrian line
around Lemberg today
The War OfTlco statement confirmed the
taking of Hallcz key to the Galician metrop
olis, and declared that General Kornlloft's
forces wero advancing westward from the
left bank of tho Lomnica TUcr
On tho Bogorodeham-Zolotlstln front, the
statement declared,, nnothcr advance had
keen achelved, with the capturo of 2000
prisoners and thirty guns
On the southern Bide of Hallcz tho Rus
lns are now less than sixty miles from the
eoveted capital of Gallcla On the eastern
side the Russians are less than fort) miles
away.
The German and Austro Hungarian sol
diers are making desperate resistance to the
advance of th&yltusslans, especially In the
district lying between Hallcz and Brzezany,
but have been unable to stem the tide
The capture of Hallcz is a success of first
rank Importance, ns that city was one of the
key positions defending Lemberg on tho
southern side It is about blxty-two mlls
southeast of Lemberg and Is an important
railway Junction. It is about fifteen miles
from Stanlslau,
Cossacks are pla)ing an importnnt part In
the Russian advance and cavalry is being
used to a large extent in the pursuit of tho
AMtro-German armies.
yiitn the Russians broko a gap In the
jtuitro-Qerman line, twenty miles wide,
. southwest of Hallcz, Cossacks wero being
held Jn reserve and were at once sent for
ward In pursuit of the retreating Teutons.
More than 15,000 Austro-Hungarlan and
German prisoners have been captured as
well as many guns.
The German army of General von Both
mer has been separated from the Austrian
forces under General Kirbach Both forces
are in Immediate peril of a flanking move
ment of great strength.
Tho suddenness of the Russian offensive
In this Stanlslau-Hallcz sector, combined
with the new vigor with which the Rus
sians attacked, has completely demoralized
the enemy
From the fact that Russian artillery was
roaring over parts of tho Riga front today,
it was believed here that the Russian
tiffenslve movement would shortly be ex
tended to that theatre of the war
The Rlga-Mltau line Is admittedly one of
the strongest of the enemy fronts.
The rapid advanco of tho Russians to
ward Hallcz arid Lemberg resembles tho
first offensive of the Rl -ans in 1914. On
August 28, 1914. tho Russians crossed tho
Dniester and by September 17 they were
in possession of Lemberg and Przemysl and
had opened the road to Cracow.
Hallcz Is a vital railway center, and Its
control by the Russians probably seals the
fe,te of the Galician capital.
TEUTONS GAIN, THEN
LOSE BELGIAN LINES
LONDON. July 11.
A strong German attack around Nleuport,
Belgium, succeeded In penetrating British
positions on a front of 1400 yards, Field
Marshal Halg reported today
General Halg said that the bridges across
the Yser and other waterways had been
destroyed, isolating the dunes sector near
the coast and opposite Lombartzyde.
"The enemy gained tho position tempo
rarily." he added. "Counter-attacks drovo
aim back," Halg's report continued:
Around Nleuport tho enemy attacked
determinedly Our dunes defenses were
leveled and he succeeded In penetrating
our positions on a front of 1400 yards,
reaching to the right "of the Yser near
the sea.
The enemy penetrated the dunes to a
depth of 600 yards.
Nleuport is about two miles from the
Continued on I'nse Fire, Column Three
J200 CLASSES OF LABOR
PLEAD FOR EXEMPTION
bartenders, Artists and Fish Scalers
Among Those Desiring to Save
Country at Home
WASHINGTON. July 11. Twelve hun
red classes of Industry have notified the
war Department that they want to serve
Wlr country a,t home.
Included In these classes are some repre
sentatives of the bartenders, artists and
manufacturers of patent fish scalers. They
say. volumtnoustv. hnt their work are
vital to "the maintenance of the armies or
the national Interest." and plead that there
fore they should b'e kept out of war at any
Price.
- District exemption boards will decide
Jnether 'twere better that -a barkeep sling
"Winks at home or grenades abroad.
THE WEATHER
FORECAST
for Philadelphia and vicinity Prob
' showers tonight and Thuridavi
sentle to moderate northeast winds, be
Pomlng variable.
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GENERAL KORNILOFF
Tho Russian commander, who is
lending tho reorganized Slav
armies in their big drive through
Galicia, which is proceeding, ac
cording to press dispatches, with
out check to its victorious advance,
and now tlucntens the Germans'
hold upon Lemberg, the capital of
tho invested province. General
Korniloff played an importnnt
part in the Russian revolution. He
personally put tho Cznr under ar
rest and afterward commanded
the revolutionary garrison of
Petrograd.
HARVEST OF DEATH
GATHERS IN BOCHES
Henri Bazin Himself Hit
During Action Por
trays Assault
WITNESSES TWO BATTLES
By HENRI BAZIN
Staff Correspond" nt tho Eitnlna J.edotr
in France. .
PARIS, June 18.
I have Just returned from two distinct
visions of war that desplto their carnage
quickened my pulse nnd stirred my being
Ahd between them I rode many kilometers
with an offlcer escort In the moonlight along
a road always under lire and at a speed of
forty an hour, bhellH breaking about, ahead,
behind ojr car, and shrapnel scarring the
air, while tho stars shone and the dead
planet In tho sky threw a light of weird
poesy upon battlo-brulsed France.
Th first was the magnificent repelling,
the absolutely crushlngly successful repel
ling by the Pollus of France of a Boche
counter-attack, made In strong force and
Intent to regain territory wrested from
them forty-eight hours before. It was
southeast of Ilcrry-au-Bao and east of HIM
108, which figures always mean height In
meters
All day tho artillery of France had been
pouring lead Into German lines It com
pared with no other fire I had seen up to
that time. I could see shells strike, the
explosion, tho spread of fragments, follow
ed by clouds of earth and mud, the flying
wooden ramparts of new trenches, with last,
a curious thing, the demollshmcnt of barbed
wire, ttuvt can ho compared to naught else
save the Irregular and instant curling of
a piano string should you clip Its stretched
length with pliers The view was as crystal,
for the sky was a gentle blue without a
cloud and the atmosphere clear as a bell.
BOCIinS' MAGIC WANKS
Suddenly, and In tho face of fire that
passed over their heads to the second and
third lines behind, a wave of gray-clad
Bodies rose as If In magic from unseen
trenches, stepped out rather than scaled
them, and advanced In their stupid close
order. They camo nt a dog trot, on and
on, bayoneted rifle before them, black hel
mets firm upon their heads. As under the
glass I could count the buttons upon their
blouses, the mitrailleuse of Franco opened
lire, and with it, a tlr de barrage, planting
Continued on rase Thlrtrrn, Column lite
LINER WITH NOTABLE
ABOARD ROUTS U-BOAT
American Ship Carrying For
eign Envoys Barely Missed
by Torpedo
AN AMERICAN TORT. July 11. An
American liner, arriving here today with
257 passengers from an English port, re
ported that she was attacked by a sub
marine at 11:30 p. m. on June 18 while
bound for England
A torpedo coming from the starboard
side passed a short distance ahead of her
bow. Her gunners fired three shots In the
direction from which the torpedo came.
No further trace of tho U-boat could be
found and tho liner continued Am her way
unmolested.
Among tho passengers wero Prince Dim
ltry Qalltzen, Captain J, H. Devllder, of
the French wmy ! Commander H, II. Payn
ter, of the British navy; Major Erie F.
Wood, of the British army, and T. Agape
yeff, members of tho British, French and
Russian war missions.
Car Strike on In Toronto
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ASK EXPORT OFFICE
FOR PHILADELPHIA
Business Men Demand
Proper Recognition of
This Port
REQUEST WOULD BRING IT
Philadelphia Forgotten
in Export Embargo Rules
TjMGURES of Bureau of Foreign
- and Domestic Trade show Phila
delphia in second plnco ns trade port.'
Department of Commerce has not
provided Philadelphia with agent to
pnss on goods for export under Presi
dent's embargo proclamation
Though other cities with export
trade volume much smaller than
Philadelphia have been given ngents,
this city has none.
Exports fr.im June 30, 1016, to
February 28, 1017:
Philadelphia $302,670,304
Baltimore 231,807,046
New Orleans 102,275,811
Galveston 203.865,843
Boston 153.081,544
Seattle 148,080,872
Chicago 5,433,022
San Francisco 1,980,878
A ritvwldo protest from manufacturers,
shippers, the Chamber of Commerce the
Hoard .if Trade, trade organisations nnd
publlo-spirltcd rltlrens broko today over
the Federal Department of Commerce for
omitting Philadelphia from the list of cltlrs
which will handle their own export embargo
business
The plan that provoked the protest will
make It neersnr for shippers using the
port of Philadelphia to submit manifests
to an agent of the Department of Commerce
In New York for npproval If tho cargo
Is approved for export under the embargo
relations the New York agents would send
word to that .effect here, hut In inso of
dispute tho case would go t( Washington,
then back to New York and flnall to Phila
delphia. All this would cause disastrous dclav. ac
cording to Philadelphia business men They
nre particularly Indignant because Roston,
New Orleans. Ilaltlmoro nnd other ports
with nn export business far smaller than
Philadelphia have been given agents who
will pass on the export trade from each
port
Federal Bureau figures show Philadelphia
the second export port In the United States,
led only by New York
Already protests from individuals and tho
Chamber of Commerce are on their way
to Washington They are made to the Bu
reau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
If Philadelphia btielnens men ron
theineelres nuniclrnlly, one orllclul nt Hie
Odlce of 1'orelgli and DomeMIe Com
merce, In Washington, said today, they
might get one of three commissions.
Until recently there has been no extra
ordinary demand for a district odlce of
the Burma of Torelm nnd Domeotle
Commerce, It i said by the oflWr.
N. II Kelly, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, today sent the following letter
to E. E. Pratt, chief of the bureau
July 11, 1917
Dr E. E Pratt. Chief.
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, Washington, D C
Dear Sir In accordance with the
President's proclamation Issued July 8 In
reference to the export control. It will he
necessary for shippers In Philadelphia to
secure license to export commodities
listed In that proclamation
We note that the otllces where these
licenses may bo obtained are the Bureau,
of Washington, together with our
branch ofllces In New York, Boston, Chi
cago, St Louis, New Orleans, San Fran
cisco and Seattle. We. however, feel that
Continued on race Thirteen, Column Four
TURKISH CAPITAL
RAIDED BY AIRMEN
Cruiser Goeben, in Golden
Horn, Suffers Direct Hit
by British
WAR OFFICE IS BOMBED
LONDON, July 11.
British airmen have bombarded Con
stantinople and part of the Turco-Oerman
fleet lying off that city in the Golden Horn.
Direct hits nre announced on tho old
German cruiser Ooeben It Is also stated
that .the Constantinople War Ofllce was
struck. "
It Is believed that tho air squadron sailed
from British warships, probably In the
Aegean Sea. or from the Allies' bases In the
Salonlca region.
The Admiralty statement Is-
A report has been received from the
Vlce-Admlral In the eastern Mediter
ranean that on the night of Morday a
successful attack was carried out by the
Royal Naval Air Service against the
Turklsh-German fleet lying off Constan
tinople In the Golden Horn
When the Goeben, surrounded by war
ships, Including submarines, had been
located, an attack was made from a
height of 800 feet. Direct lilts were ob
talned on the Ooeben and other enemy
ships near hef Big explosions took
place on board them and several fires
were observed
Tho War Office also was attacked and
a direct hit was obtained The enemy
appeared to have been completely sur
prised, as until the bombs had been
dropped no anti-aircraft batteries opened
flrei Our force returned safely without
any casualties.
The cruiser Ooeben figured conspicuously
In the early days of the war. She made a
spectacular escape from an Italian port and
later was badly damaged In fighting tn the
Near I-st.
Member of Panama Commission Dies
CINCINNATI, July II. Judge Nicholas
Cornet, of Lawrenceburg, Ind , member of
the Joint commission, United States and
Panama, died this morning at the Good
Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, from a sur
gical operation.
Bernhardt to Tour U. S. In Fall
NEW YORK, July 11. Recovered com
pletely from illness which nearly caused
br death, Madame Sarah Bernhardt will
aurt on a tour of the United States, In
repertoire, . from neat September to June,
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LIBERALS' HELP
G0NE,H0LLWEG
HOLDS OUT 'SOF
Erstwhile Supporters of
Chancellor Now De
mand Reforms
TO SACRIFICE MINISTERS
New Peace Formuln and Elec
toral Concessions May
End Crisis
Ru Aoenc TnifiA
ZURICH. July 11.
Dispatches from Berlin state that the
Natlonal-Llbernl party. formerly the
stanchest supporter of the Government, has
held nn extensive conference, nt which It
was deckled unanimously to demand the
resignation of Chancellor von Bothmnnn
Ilollweg Late jesterdiy the surrender by the
Prussian Government to the reform move
ment was foreshndowed by an official bul
letin Issued from Berlin
This bulletin announced that the Trus
slin Government would submit to tho Prus
sian Diet a proposed Inn granting elec
toral reforms Instead of waiting until
after tho war The bill also provides for
unlvers.il suffrage nnd for a limited ex
tension of the rights of voters
A'EH' PEACE FORMULA
MAY END GERMAN CRISIS
LONDON Julv II
The Junkers still control In Germany
All dispatches received here todav via Hol
land Indicate that with nn Increase of the
tension In Berlin through the Liberals' at
tempt to forco reforms nnd pledge of the
Government to a pollcj of no annexations,
the Junkerltes were exhibiting growing
strength
A compromise pence fnrmuln, based on
tho idea that Germany Is fighting n de
fensive war, was expected to be the agree
ment effected on the "flght-for-peacc alms '
while the demand of the reformists for
electoral changes was to be quieted bv re
placement of a number of the Conservative
Prusslnn State Ministers by Liberals
AMSTERDAM. July 11
A coalition Cabinet In Germany Is Im
pending, according to dispatches received
here today quoting the newspaper Germanln.
The Berliner Tageblatt asserted that the
political situation "continues complicated
hecausa a majority of the parties have been
unable to agree." apparently confirming this
report of negotiation of n combination of
all forces In the Ministry.
From other sources It appears likely that
Foreign Minister Zlmmermann, Vice Chan
cellor Hclffcrlch, Colonial .Secretary flolf
nnd possibly one or two other Ministers will
be nffectcd In the shake-up. Minister of
Marino Capelle's position was described as
uncertain Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg
will retain hold, according to universal pre
diction The Tageblatt revealed that the Liberal
leoder, Stresamann, at Tuesday's meeting
of the Reichstag main committee had vio
lently attacked the Chancellor
In another Berlin dispatch the Germanla
was quoted as announcing the Center party
In Germany had overwhelmingly approved
Matthias I'rxberger's efforts to forco the
Rolchstag to go on record for a statement
of Germany's war alms
This Is the first time the name of Doctor
Solf has been brought Into the German
rumors of Cabinet changes He Is a strong
Conservative
Trie full meeting of the Reichstag srhed-
Contlnueil on rnse Tire, Column One
REPUBLICAN HOSTS
ENCIRCLE PEKIN
Cordon of Troops Completed
t About Capital Mon
archy Doomed
CHANG HSUN "EXPLAINS"
TIEN-TSIN. July 11.
The cordon of republican troops about
Pekln was complete today.
Unconditional surrender of the Imperial
ist troops seems Inevitable
PKKIN, July 11.
The movement to restore Hsuan Tung,
the young Lmperor, tothe throne has ended
In absolute failure General Chang Hsun,
commander of the Imperialist troops, has
telegraphed to the various provinces, ex
plaining that he restored the Emperor be
cause "the republican movement had failed,
domestic strife had Increased and no cabll
net could be formed" Previously, added
General Chang Hsun, the military leaders
had expressed the need of such a change
But now, concluded the Imperialist chief,
the project is definitely abandoned, the re
cent Imperial edict is rescinded and the
old republican terms and orders are re
stored. Tho new republic centers at Nanking
where Feng Kwo Chang, Is provisional
president.
7. S. AND JAPANESE MEN
REPAIR CHINA RAILWAYS
TOKIO. July 11.
American and Japanese troops working
side by side have repaired many of the rall
wa)s leading out of Pekln and today were
reported, with re-enforcements from Tien
Tsln, as guarding the legations In the
Chinese capital and enforcing order.
Dispatches received here declare the
"battle" reported recently outside of Pekln
between Chang Hsun'a monarchist forces
and the army of the republic waa In reality
only a clash of advance guards. There
were not more than fifty or sixty casualties
on eiiher Bide. The republicans, however,
beat Chang Hsun'a men and continued on
the road to Pekln,
Chang Hsun, with his dwindling forces,
was reported today to have withdrawn Into
the Imperial city of Pekln arid to be nego
tiating for a surrender with a guarantee of
his personal safety. It waa hinted that ha
Intend-ed to bargain on a baala of preser-
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QUICK NEWS
CHANEY-DUNDEE EOUT POSTPONED TILL TOMORROW NIGHT
Tonight's bout between Johnny Dur.clrr, rf Ue-v Yolk, and
Gcoige Chancy, of Bnltimoir, nt Shibe'Tntlt, wn Mostpone I because of
the inclement wcathrv rtnt'l tp-no-io'v r.'ft'it. rrniroei Jol-n Shibe
undo the nnuouurcnicnt nt o'clock this attuno i C'-aiity arrival
in town tills nioiniiifr and will leninln here. Dundee, niter being in
fonncd of the post'icncment, decided to stay homo overnight and ho
will auive hcio tiom New Yolk tomouow afternoon.
SERVICE COMMISSION ADJOURNS TRANSIT HEARING
irAUaiSEUKG, l'a., July ll.Tlic TuMlo Service Oommltslon
has adjournal nil exocutivo casss until Ju.y 23, when 11 13 unuei
stood the Philadelphia Transit cases wil be taken up,
WAR BREAD, ONE BEEFLESS DAY URGED BY HOTEL MEN
NEW YOUK, .Iul 11. War bread .'or -jiientn and'cmploycs, one bceflcss day
a week, standardization of port. .Ma o. Lrt . a-id butter, elimination of free lunch
cheese at bars and other radical measures of economy arc surjKestloni which a
committee of lending hotel men hero have Rone to Washington to place before
Herbert C. Hoover, national foot! administrator. If the proposals meet Hoover's
approval, it is announced, their adoption will be recommended to the hotel fra
ternity throughout the United States.
PHILADELPHIA'S POPULATION PLACED AT 2,060,021
The population of Philadelphia Is now 2,060,021. nccordlng to nn estimate
Just made bj the I'nlteri States Census Bureau The last census In 1910 gave
Philadelphia n population of I.StH.OOS Ilv tho latest estimate n gain of more than
fiOO.OOO In seven and nne-hilf cais Is shown Figures for other cities are- New
York iltv fi.r,04 15. Chicago .l,f:!3,or.7, Detroit, 1 .MM. 942, Cleveland, 1,12.440, Hoston,
828,573 St I.ouls, 827 2HI, Pittsburgh. 722,12". Haltlmore, C2fi,964. Buffalo, G06.3S4,
Sin l'rnnclsto, 550.333, Milwaukee, &31.0U.
PRESIDENT SEIZES STEAMSHIP EITEL FRIEDRICH
, WASHINGTON, Julv 11 - By executive order. Pieshlent Wilson today seized
the big German cargo steamship Prinr Eltol Filedrlcli. which hns been lying war
bound nt Hotinkrn N .1 . almost tlnee vents, nnd turned It ovtr to the Shipping Board
ns Un proper!). The (lei man raldei of the mime name Interned at Philadelphia
was selrcd some time ago j
EXPRESS RECEIPTS JUMP 2,130,000; EXPENSES HIGHER
WASHINGTON, July 11 I'xpress companies' gross revenues increased
J2.130.938 In M.iv over Mav, 191fi, but snaring expenses resulted In n slight falling
off of net revenues, the Interstate Commerce Commission announced today. During
last May lolal icvenues were- j'lO.llfi.filfi nnd expenses $9,121,572, compared, respec
tively, with 7.9S5,C78 and 6.7S2.730 for Mny. 1916 Figures for the first three
months this )ear show nn Increase of mora than JC000.OOO In opeiallng qxpenscs
and slightly more than $5,000,000 In gioss revenue.
300 U-BOAT CHASERS READY JANUARY 1
WASHINGTON, Jul) II The United States will have approximately 300
110-foot submarine clinkers In tlie water nnd ready for action by January 1, it
was learned at the NaV) Department today. Tho first delivery of these boats will
bo made In August nnd will consist of twenty-five i rnft. Fifty will be delivered
in September, seventy-five in October. 100 in November and llio balance In December.
TWO MORE GUARD CAMPS FIXED IN SOUTH
WASHINGTON. July 11 Jacksonville, Fin, nnd Hattlcsburg, Miss., nre said
to be the Wnr Department's selection foi the remaining two National Gunrd
camp sites. An official announcement will be made later today. The proposed
camp for Fa) ettevllle, N C, will probably be shifted to I'hnrlotte, N. C, Secretary
Baker sold today.
"VERBOTEN" SIGNS ON NEW YORK DOCKS
NIJW YORK, July 11. Signs wero posted nlong New York's water front today
warning all alien enemies lo keep avvav fioni the barred zone around docks nnd
wharves under threat of arrest. The notices were hlgncd by United States Marshal
McCartli) anil I'nlted Stales Marshal I'uvvci, the latter for the Drookljn district,
All Geimans living or working In the forbidden areas must move Immediately.
TRUMAN H. NEWBERRY, EX-NAVY HEAD, JOINS COLORS
BOSTON, July 11. Tinman H Nevvbeir), Secretary of tho Navy under Presi
dent Roosevelt's Administration, today began duty hero ns .senior aid to Captain
William H. Hush, comnandnnt of the Charlestovwi Navy Yard. Newberry served
on the lT S S Yosemlte during tho Spanish Wnr
SWEDEN PROTESTS AGAINST SINKING OF VESSELS
STOCKHOLM, July 11. Sweden today Instructed her Minister nt Berlin to
lodge formal protest with Germany against the torpedoing of Swedish fishing vessels.
' COPPER MINERS RETURN TO WORK
BUTTD, Mont., July l1. Mine operators reported more men returning to work
yesterday than on any day s'lnco the strike started, and It will be soon possible.
It Is believed, to start two shifts.
ANTHRACITE SHIPMENTS EXCEED 7,000,000 TONS
WIMCES-BARItlVPa , July 11 The shipments of anthracite for June, accord
ing to reports of tho Anthracite Bureau of Information, established a new record,
not only for that month, but for any month In tne history of the region. Mine
and wnshery operations were both pushed to tho limit permitted by tho supply
of labor and of railroad cars, nnd they responded by a record making tonnage,
of which the railroad shipments amounted to 7,049,037 tons, an increase over tho
preceding month, which, in turn, had been tho maximum Mny record, of 131,512
tons This Is the drat time in tho history of anthracite mining that the ship
ments have exceeded 7,000,000 tons.
JUNE FIRE LOSSES AMOUNT TO $15,513,270
Fire losses In the United States and Canada during the month of June
aggregated $15,513,270, compared with $12,247,500 a year ago. The totals for the
rst six months of this year are placed at $144,621,725 and for the three previous
yearsl respectively, $231,442,995, $182,836,200 and $235,591,350.
GERMANY TO PAY ARGENTINA SHIP CLAIMS, IS REPORT
BUENOS AIHES, July 11. The German Minister took what waa presumably
Germany's answer to Argentina's ultimatum to President Irogoyen today. He held
a long conference with the executive. All comment was refused by officials. Local
reports had It that Germany had acquiesced to Argentina's demands for Immediate
payment of Indemnities of Argentine shjps sunk by Germany's submarine and
promise of future immunity of shipping. Contrary to this, Amsterdam advices
received here insisted that Berlin had returned a refusal, insuring a speedy break
In diplomatic relations between Germany and Argentina.
EXPECT ARRESTS TODAY IN HINDU REBEL PLOT
SAN FRANCISCO, July II. Arresta of Hindus and others In all sections of
the country on Federal Indictments charging conspiracy to foment a. rebellion
In India were expected today. Preparation of warrants based on true bills returned
here Saturday Is now complete. Nine persqns have been arrested In San Fran
cisco during the last twenty-four hours.
EXCESS OP MAY R. R. REVENUES MORE THAN $104,000,000
WASHINGTON. Julv 11. A net excess of revenues over exrjendlttirM nfim..
than 1104,000,000 during- May, 1917, on
Biatta aow,n oy. a report oi mo inntsu'ii unwimwue uwawsnatoc l.tnar
'titi
lit out of the 18 railroads of the "Unitafk
&&..
STORM BREAKS
CITY'S RECORDS
Rainfall for 44 Hours Likely
to Continue All Day and
Tomorrow
MUCH DAMAGE RESULTS
Read This Two-Day Record
and Hope for the Best,
Number of hours of rain, 44.
Rainfall, 3.G3 inches. ' (Greatest
since August, 1916.)
Temperature, average 61 degrees.
(Coldest July 11 in ten years, and
one of the coolest on record.)
Number of accidents due to
storm, 5.
Washouts, 6.
Forecast Unsettled, probably
showers tonight and tomorrow.
No let-t.p of the rainstorm which h
been sweeping the city for more than
forty-eight hours Is In sight as yet. accord
ing to Forecaster Bliss, of the Weather
Bureau
Haln and more rain is predicted for to
day and tomorrow All Indications are
that the amount of rainfall will smash all
known AVeather Bureau records.
The rain, which has been continual virtu
ally since last Monday, has done thousands
of dollars' worth of damage to crops tn
counties adjoining Philadelphia, according
lo all reports. In this city Itself mrriber
less small washouts have been reported,
several severe ones, together with six acci
dents caused Indirectly by the storm.
As If to make tho weather ilt the mora
unusual nnd unpleasant, the mercury has
kept unusually low for this time of year.
Yesterday, with an average temperature ot
63 degrees, was one of the coolest days for
July In the history of the Weather Bureau.
Today has followed suit The mercury at
3 p m at 63
Washouts in tho business section, suspen
sion of outdoor labor In certain parta of tha
city, thousands of dollars damage to prop
erty and many persons Injured, have been
reported
Three persons were seriously Injured
early today when they were thrown from '
an automobile at inirteentn street and
G Irani avenue after the machine had been
struck by a Thirteenth street trolley car.
The Injured, who were removed to the hos
pital, are
, W A Scheurer, thirty-four years old,
1537 Spruce street, Injured about the bapk
and head, removed to St. Joseph's Hospital.
It F Morrrlsscy, twenty-four years old,
1537 Spruce street, possible Internal Injuries
and contusions of the head, removed to
Hahnemann Hospital,
Fred C Stauff, twenty-six years old, 1517
Spruce street. Internal Injuries, removed lV
Hahnemann Hospital.
The rain was unusually heavy nt Atlantis
City Streets were running In "rlvera,
while water flooded the baggage room of tha
Heading Hallway station "and the cellars of
many cottages The storm there assumed
the proportions of a small cloudburst.
BAKER AND STEEL MEN
THRESH OUT PROBLEMS
Entire Situation Canvassed With
View to Composing All Pos
sible Difficulties
WASHINGTON, July II.
Steps to thresh out and compose all tha
differences betycen the Bteel Interests and
tho various governmental department wera
taken today In a conference In the offlca
of Secretary of War Baker. Present with
Secretary Baker were James. Farrell. of
the United States Steel Corporation; Pres
ident Grace, of Bethlehem; E. H. Gary,
Charles M Schwab and Alvah Dinkey, tha
last of Carnegie Steel, representing tha
steel Interests.
S'Kretary Daniels, Chairman Denmari,
of the shipping board, and. Bernard Ba
ruch, of the Council" of National Defense,
also were present.
The whole situation with respect to steel
prices, warships and munitions waa can
vassed Tho meeting was described as
"amicable." with signs pointing to an early
adjustment for a price policy. The net
outcome will be. It was predicted, that
tho steel magnates will slice their rates ao
there will be no prices such as $95 a ton
on plate, which recently raised a row la
the Shipping Board.
MAYOR SIGNS MANY BILLS
Measure Accepting Gift .of John O,
Johnson's House Still Unsigned
Mayor Smith has approved thirty-five of
the forty-nine bills passed at the closing
session of Councils two weeks ago. In tho
list are many street openings, transfer bills
and additional appropriations measures to
carry departments over the summer month
and to make possible salary Increases.
One of the bills not yet signed author
izes the acceptance of the gift of the house
and paintings of the late John G. Johnson. '
This bill carries an appropriation of $600,
000 to meet taxes and maintenance charges.
Whitman Calls for Extra Session
ALBANY, N. Y July 11. Governor
Whitman today Issued a proclamation call
ing nn extraordinary session of the Legis
lature. Both houses will convene Tuesday,
July 31, at 8 '30 p. m. The principal mat- I
ter to be presented to tho Legislature Is tha
.food-control bill which. It Is believed. wlH
oe reaoy ior action wnen tne Lgls,laturi
cuiivcnes.
Anthrax Spreads in Gulf State "
MOBILE. Ala.. July II. Since the ftfsft
outbreak In Mobile County last week snV-.
thrax today had spread to five contlruotWjL
counties of Mississippi. Thousands of oa4k23
tie are oeing vaccinated against tha scourMf
and Federal and State authorities aTe work!
ing feverishly to prevent an epidemic:
throughout the Gulf Stater. Strictest quar.
antlne la being put Intq effect
Ford to Make British Tractor
AN ATLANTIC POUT. July 11Chariesi
li Sorenson, European representative of tk
Ford Motor Car Company, returned fraot
4.nsiana touuy auit ifimyuiiueu ttrrangemviMua.' j
naa Den muao ior mi uinuii constructtsjk? V
of "0,000 Ford tractors In Kngffhd to mL ?,
uvea ii ( mhbuho .( luvvpuivtit mm
the Brltieh Islea.
Wilson Filb Frirl Pm
WASHINGTON. July UPresMaa '
ion today roa tat naewiagr i
rzisa
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