, V v;1 "4 ;. "i vv' i rt ,W FcrroDiAL SECTION 04 20,21,22 K 1 Jcuentng .STO - ?" J V,i v. 4 4v WHU'VZ& o iEritger PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1917 CormoiiT, 1017. it tn rcsuo Limes Coumnt ERMAN CHIEFS HURRY TO BIG WAR COUNCIL tfSER CALLS ILITICAL AND Sarmy leaders ihaelis and Others Sum- Fmoiied to Conference at Grand Headquarters fjriLL OUTLINE. PROGRAM (imposing Array of Advisors Ex ' tA n T?ivip.w Emnire's It TJnln'ina AMSTERDAM. Aug. 0. 'ft.1 f the most Important conferences In Ciw been called by the Kaiser at FoMcelfc? Mlchaella has left Berlin for IitoiauarteW In response to u, Bummu.I8 'JSJuft g&lser. reports received hero today Li.i..tinr in ihn confcrcnco will bo the rgjiSry, governmental and diplomatic lead- tJfhose attending furnish ono of the most ftaricome together slnco the outbreak of - Mm war. v r) In the conference with the Kaiser will bo: IK, tot Crown Trlnce. (' ritld Mtnhol von lllndenlmrg, chief of .i,r 1 " Qurttnnuter General von Ludendorff, nibieabiri'a rutiit-nnnu man. 1W Cbtnctllor Mlclmelli. HiPPtor Ton Jfulilmann, tlw nw Foreign I'hmtirr. I', Tire Chancellor nnil Minister of Interior rjMfrrlh. fs fit, ton Stumtn, permanent fecretnry or fll Tortlcn Office. mt m new ul uie it'iuiii. i;imiim:9 in itit, &"..VUta It la hAlfatrxl Ihn nnllrn mtlltnfV 5 ul foreign policies of tho empire are to be . Uacusted and a definite program outlined. '$ German politics nro becoming chaotic. IF, Political leaders and tho factional press aro 'KUaing the new Government, soma for "w reason and some for another. Charges ';ai counter-charges are coming1 from the 'ftfrGtraians, tho Junkers, the Socialists, ,'MWlPemocrats, Liberals and Clericals. ..ftwnts of politics nre coming to the be- KiMt the close ndvlscrs of the Kaiser aro encouraging this domestic turmoil. Hon for such action Is that It re- .lliftatlentlon of the people from the mm) and tho promises of constitu Lrelorms and clres them a tangle of Wti which lead In the end to nothing. HU TAKES UP WORK 0F GIVING AID TO RUSSIA if l tiTTtrtmrtx k .. n jltoailawas taken up by ofndals today, who L had Vann ! it.. ...ul. . sj l!,A lVtaU nt tYt CAnnfil Annvt tlitnU l.nl.ln "' "" V ItlW h41V.i(U 1U'UI l. 1 llll.il iiuin Kot high hopes for the future of Russia, IKltfll ba l,e. --. i(u -n-.a. u.il nndinff riiMtt1 MntvK n. nri,t.iAHt Txrtinnn ftm White House today had not Indicated r tor Intention in mnra tlmm miHlfo rttiiof rWDlbjri of thft rnminlcQlrtn tt'hlla, rfnoln f to discuss the report, aro anxious that It be i,theV br1iVA If tKmilrl V,K n-n. r.t.1 n !, K Mlted States In understanding true condl- .- 4bU001iL, llURnRA nnnPATio arrnno P" WIRE COMMUNICATIONS fc'Fots Out' of Commission Nine-Tenths ol Telephone and Telegraph Facil- ties East of Chicago NEWTORK, Aug. 0. Nine-tenths of the vii V - loivbiui'ii 1UCMUIC3 in ine t"wSii ." early toda"' It w mated hero ''KZ "' ln western union Telegraph y"netlara was blamed. r(r fOI about two hours, horlnnlnir nt 11 A1"1 nBht. the "earth currents." as Pf ,"r cal1 tnem- Played hob with t-uh. "arn' trouble being reported from fcJLLi 0rih os Nortl Sydney. N. S. News- Ulm,..; ... ,.. oiiUu0i, WRTEN, OP RED SOX, ENLISTS AS YEOMAN fcrton American Center Fielder En- rolls in Navy Service of Uncle Sam 'BOSTON, Aug. D. Charllo "Chlek" H.T So,c centor fielder, today en- i w. "'i'tiiiss yeoman at the Charies l Navy Yard. fa 11 Guardsman Plno.l tj: twSI)!iP,.ur?, Aue Celebrating the CrII1 f their rnllrnnrl VirM- nnnllni' A vir.. r' elBht members of Company EiV.?' Pennsylvania lnfnntrv nt Thlla- Tdli; f8 arreteJ' hero on a charge fWiL mn,, conJuct- They paid their 7r mount "S to J6.XB each. it nf Io. i t. i . kTrrBTTx """ U1, ir,sn convention 5u ,mm ' AuKl The dove of peace fflVn " ".w-w ji. count niicu mo . TOme jule convention met again to- i1?..?1?"1?"' th0 Permannt onn rc: jV B ,vaa u" carnesi aesire aof ,:ci6 eIeBatea to arrive at i solu- MM mome t proeram at th0 earIlest THE WEATHER jz h jSSf ,ltt!a. d fcni-Prob- r.JVUflt. "emoon .or tonight, Li'UUWUlMiira southi, 8;!0.ro. 1 njyy IID,5 CHANGES fUT BTREET Iil. v.. liUnn fiW' WILL THEY DO SOMETHINGOR WILL THEY "JUST TALK"? mnn i J - I TheKniser has called a conference of his chief advisers at Grand Headquarters nnd the world is anxiously awaiting the result of what may prove to be the most important meeting since the war began. Some critics believe that the German Emperor will make known his intentions for both internal and international peace. Others are equally certain the meeting is nothing more than a "get-together" of the new government. At tho top, from left to right, are Dr. Ferdinand von Stumm, Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Office and formerly an attache at tho German embassy nt Washington; Doctor von Kuhlmann, the new Foreign Secretary; Crown Prince Fricdrich Wiihelm, and Field Marshal von Hindenburg, Chief of Staff. Below aro Chancellor Michaelis, Quartermaster General von Ludendorff and Vice Chancellor HclfTcrich, Minister of the Interior. MAYOR CAUTIOUS ON PRICE OF GAS Councils "at Proper Time" to Decide Whether Con- -sumer Shall Pay Less POLITICIANS DODGE ISSUE Mayor Smith paid today that Councils "at the proper time" would pay full attention to tho question of whether consumers would receive the benefit of a flVe-cent reduction In gas charges which will bo brought about January 1, 1918, when the United Gas Im plement Company Is under contract to re duce Its price to the city rrom lghty cents to sevcnty-flvo cents per 1000 cubic feet. "I appreciate," said the Mayor, "that this Is a very Important question, a question which should cngago the attention of every thinking taxpayer, for It concerns the wel fare of tho city and the pocketbook. It Is my purpose nt the proper tlmo to give the matter my fullest attention, and whatever Btand I take shall be actuated only by a desire to better Philadelphia. "At tho present time there nre many other matters demanding my attention matters of tho utmost importance. "The five-cent reduction In gas will not take tffect until January 1, 1018, and wo shall li.ive plenty of time before that date to decide who shall receive the five cents, the consumer or the City Treasury. At the proper time, I imagine that Councils will have a lot to say concerning the disposition of the l!e cents." Joseph 1. Gatfney, chairman of Councils Mnance Committee, intimated that he thought that the five-cent reduction should go into the City Treasury. "I have not consldsred the proposition, he said, "and therefore, do not feel com petent to talk intelligently upon tne sud Ject at thlb time. "I can say this, however, and that is thai betause of tho abnormal conditions brought about by the war, Philadelphia Is colng to need eery cent of revenue. Tho question of revenue is getting to bo very bcrlcus, and promises to be more so as time BOSomenof the city's leading politicians to day showed a disposition to sidestep the ssue It was plain that they spotted pollt Ul dynamite back of the "ve-ccntedac-tion gas lssua and do not care to commit themselves until they nre absolutely cer tain that a path hasbeen blared through ""Asked whatmhfstand would be on the quest on of whether the mo cents should Bo to the City Treasury or the consumer mMhe form of nlnety-flve-cent gas, State Ser.f0navoarnot'dg:.ven the Question any thought at this time. It Is my purpose to. Bo over tlie ground carefully from every B" . j .v..- nini mv onlnlon. pects bf increases in the necessaries of life Continued en race Bit. Column Sli WHAT MAY HAPPEN IN BASEBALL TODAY AMERICAN TXAaVK W L. I Clnh 'Jji 40 .? fhlfltto hi iO .04 Boton M 48 .KM Detroit '. ' 87 -5'J rieelwid BJ 40 .MO ew Vork. 4, M .447 Athl?tlc. 5 7 . N.cJaVk .A'.iB.fi .18 FRENCH SMASH ENEMY'S LINES AT BIXSCHOOTE Win Ground in Belgium While Guns Roar on Front Farther South HOT FIGHTING ON SERETH As frequently happens on tho evo of Important events, on tho battlo 'routs, such as were forecast yesterday, the news today from both tho west and cast wai zones Js extremely meager. On the west front new gains by tho French to tho northwest of Blxschoote, in Belgium, aro reported by Field Marshal Haig. On the British front nnd on the Aisne the activity is still confined to heavy artillery operations and raids. The most furious fighting on tho cast front Is In progress In the Rumanian province of Moldavia, where Von Mack ensen's ndvanclng army Is attempting to thrust the Russo-Humanlans back across tho Soreth Blver. On tho Gallcian fron tier tho Russians aro continuing their new offensive in tho Chatin sector, and In Bukowlna their resistance has been greatly stiffened. v. i .: .on .BSi .jj 68 .BIS M -115 ,30o .sao : .as vr. i SIJ :U 98, Mf French Plunge ahead on belgian front LONDON", Aug. 5. ' While tho British artillery pounded the defenses of the great German baso at Lens In northern France. French troops pressed forward In Flanders during the night, gaining ground near Blxschoote. the War Office announced today. Northwest of Blxschoote the Germans wero compelled to fall back before the French thrust. The attack was made In a rainstorm and over a field deep and slippery with mud. (Blxschoote Is five miles north of "ipres and lies Immediately north of Steenstraate. It Is near the Ypres-Staden railway.) North of Roeux' an enemy party endeav ored t8 approach the British lines but was driven off with losses by British fire. Tho artillery and airmen have Been ac tive In Bplte of the thick mist which has accompanied the renewal of the rain storms over the west Flanders battlefield. Allied aviators, braving the elements and the high-angle guns of the Germans, have Continued on Tate BU. Column Two OKLAHOMA RESISTERS PLACED IN DEATH CELLS Officers Seek Evidence With Which to Squelch Anti-Draft Organization McALESTBR. OKLA.. Aug. 9. Organizers of the "Working Class Union were placed In death cells In the State pent ..ntinrv today In the hope of scaring them officers to strike at the rooT of the antl draft organisation. . , This step was taken, as a new uprising at Blanco was reported by two members of th "Union." who came as messenjers In iaroh'ctf protection ior" their "ownreii. ' BUSH YIELDS TWO COUNTS IN FIRST Fast Base Running Gives St. Louis Early Jump on the Macks DAVENPORT FACES A'S ST. I.OTI Minttnn. If. Snlllli, rf. Muler, lb. Prntt. Sh Mntin, rf, Seiereiil. c. XliMtln. 3li. r.uinn. nn. DnentMirt. p. ATHLETICS .fuinlrAon. rf. (iroipr. 2b. IIIiIk, ir. ulltr. 3I. Mnink, rf. Mrlimln, Id Mejer, c. Ulit. h. llUhll. II. I nipirei. Cniinnll) nnd IllldefiruiMl. liirmMnrr -miiu. (1 n . By ROBERT W. MAXWELL siuni: PARK. Aug. D. Joo Bush returned to tho mound after a week's nhtenco today and mado such an Im pressive showing that St. Ixuls scored only two runs In the first stanza of the matinee. Joo's arm has been ailing for some time, but ho Insisted on taking his regular turn in the box. Shotten opened with a slnglo nnd Smith was safe when Meyer had a brainstorm and threw tho ball to the wrong base Pratt's out and Sloan's single brought home the tallies. Illg Dave Datenpnit hurled for tho op position and was effective in the early In ning'. Otis Lawry. Mack's substitute Inflelder, loaves for Malno tonight to take the physi cal examination for the army, FIRST INNING Shotton singled to center Smith hunted Continued on I'ate fourteen. Column The PACIFISTS HEAR YOUTH WHO DID NOT REGISTER Ask Congress to Sit Throughout War "to Protect Civil Liberty in the United States" - WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 Proposals that Congress stay In session throughout this jeur "In order that civil liberty In the United States may bo the better protected," nnd that Congress send "democratic commissioners" to the Sep. tomber conference of the Kntento Allies for a reconsideration of their war alms were made to a group of half a dozen Senators and twice as many members of the Iloufe of Representatives who attended an In formal meeting at the capital today under tho auspices of the People's Council of America. Max Kastmau, editor of the Masses; Professor Paul Dana, grandson of the poet Longfellow; Edward F. Cassldy and Stephen Blrcher, labor leaders of New York city; Frank Stevens, of Delaware, and Daniel J, Klefer, of Ohio, single taxers and ad vocates of nonreRlstance, were among the speakers. Mr, Stevens Introduced his only son, who, after going to England and witnessing the sentencing and punishment of conscientious objectors there, has refused to register and is awaiting trial In tho Federal District Court of Delaware. Young Stevens said that he expected to serve a year In prison for this act, but declared that It was his determination to continue to refuse tcf take up arms, "Do you think that Poland should not have resisted Its own subjugation?" asked Senator Hltchcok, of Nebraska. "I do not think It Christian to resist," answered the objector. "Can you picture Christ standing behind a Gatllng gun, de fending TolandlV . ' Senator Gronna and tha attorney for the Non-FartUan Leagg declared that the de-, mandf or' Immediate statement of, American ' '.. ..k-laaiu nam urkiaVtha W w, wrwo TTt.TP-v LATEST SPORTS BASEBALL SCORES ST. LOUIS 2 0 0 0 0 ATHLETICS ...0 0 0 0 0 Davenport and Seveield; Bush ami Meyer. Connolly nuil UlhJcbuuid. PHILLIES ...-.:.l 0. 0 0 PITTSBURGH .2030 , , Alexander nnd Klllefcr; Jacobs nud Schmidt. NATIONAL' LEAGUE BROOKLYN .1 0 CHICAGO 0 0 Smith and Wheat; Dcuglas and Elliott. NEW YORK ST. LOUIS 'AMERICAN LEAGUE CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 NEW YORK 0 0 0 0 Lambeth and O'Neill; Shocker and Wnltcis. CHICAGO 0 0 2 - WASHINGTON 0 0 2 Beua and Lynn; Gallia and Aiusrnith. OTHER MAJOR LEAGUE GAMES POSTPONED NAVAL GUNNERS SINK FLOATING MINE AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. 0. Navalunners of a mcishanj ship which arrived .today said they sunk n laigo floating mine by gunfire on the way from a European port. It is piebiimed the minis was ono of those sown in the steamship lanes by German U-boatb or fast raiders. ' LABOR ADJUSTMENT BOARD NAMED WASHINGTON, Aug-. D. Creation of a "labor adjustment com mission" of three representatives eacTI of the Government, employers and labor was officially announced today. The peisonnel of the com mission is not ready to be announced. It is dehigued to have juils diction over all labor disputes concerning wages or employment con ditions on Government contracts. RAILROADS URGED TO RUN FOOD INSTRUCTION TRAINS NEW YORK, Aug. 0. The American Defense Society today urged every laihoad in tho United States to run food instiucticu tinins over its lines. Chairman Richard M. Hurd wtote inTitoad managers, emphasizing that such trains would be a gteat help to th food conservation campaign. NEGRO UNITS NOT TO BE SENT SOUTH WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-T,he War Department today announced that negro units of tho National Guard will not be sent South. They will bo utilized in tho North to guard bridges, arsenals, etc., replacing other troops now on patrol duty. PEORIA DISTILLERS WILL CLOSE PLANTS PEORIA, 111., Aug. 9. Peoria distillers today agreed to close their plants when they heard that the food bill had been passed by the Senate and probably would be approved by President Wilson tomorrow. FOOD BILL TO Gp TO PRESIDENT SATURDAY WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. The food control bill will be signed by Speaker Clark when the House meets tomorrow. It will be returned to the Senate for the signa ture of the Vice President, and probably will bo ready for the President's signature Saturday. The Hoover food administration is expected to begin Its work early next week. AMERICAN RED CROSS MISSION TO ITALY IN LONDON LONDON, Aug. 9. The American Red Cross Commission to Italy, which arrived yesterday, will leave for Rome early next week, It was announced today. Lieutenant Colonel G. F. Baker is chairman. Ho Is accompanied by Major John R. Morrow, Major Victor Helser, Major Thomas Huntington and Major Nicholas V. Butler. Lieutenant Colonel Baker said that a thorough study of Italian needs would be mado before the erection of hospitals Is undertaken. VILLA AGAIN SERIOUSLY WOUNDED; HIDES IN MOUNTAINS MEXICO CITY. Aug, 9. Francisco Villa, seriously wounded, is hiding In the mountains near Durango, according to word brought here today by General Aroarl. The capture of the bandit chief, whose raid on Columbus, N. M., provoked the American-Mexican crisis, is expected soon. PRESIDENT APPROVES TWO BILLS WASHINGTON. ,Aun ,-Tb WJiU. :Hot thta anenWM.MMiowetd fet,$tl UftaaaMM-Ml WW'aWr)Jo H -wm o 'frtJfrMl lljli iMt TT""7"" w.?.' -- v 'ja , IV SPOE t"r : ,t'i? EXTRA u: 1 PRICE TWO CENTS'! , $ V. w DRAFT BOARDS CUT RED TAPE; TAKE 800 MEN J'- w Proceeding Slowly on Ex emption Claims Till Basis' Is Definite ,-.. t ft" .o. ' rf si r UNU-THIRD READY SEPT. 1 f i Weight and Teeth Standards Ra. 1W duced for Acceptance oJ Conscripts ''i 7& "WlJ M H. m , r"'ft '-'l m . t3 V ; ."tf wv W; !" .JJS , '& .Ua In to to t Philadelphia draft boards cut their way through tho barbed-wiro entanglements of red tape today nnd put their O. IC on ap proximately 800 recruits. Pending definite Instructions concerning rxomptlon claims from tho VTar Department virtually nil of these men were listed as members of tho new national army. That a blg percentage will escape army service Is conceded by draft officials, but before the conscripts receive discharges the will have to provo beyond all doubt tha they havo dependents or that they are es sential unltH In the operation of industrial plants engaged In war work. Virtually all of tho boards devoted the day to tho examination of recruits and paid little heed to exemption clalmB. As the War Department continued to bombard the boards with modifications of tho draft'-rulee governing tho exemption of conscripts, the draft ofllclals decided to hold oft on exemp tlons until the War Department decides definitely what It has In mind. features' of the dat Other outstanding features of the day! activities were these: First. Provost Marshal General Crowder Informed the draft boards that, as the mohlllzatlin of the now army 13 to begin on September 1. they must have at least ono-thlrd of their quotas reaay lor servicj on that date. Each board was Instructed to keop the State military officials informed concerning the progress of the draft and havo ono-thlrd-or approximately 6000 of tho Philadelphia conscripts ready for duty in tho first clay of mobilization. Second. General Crowder ordered radical changes to be made In tho physical re quirements of tho conscripts. As many have failed to pass the physical tests owing to defective teeth and the fact that they aro under weight, new Instructions, de signed to overcome these dimrfultles, wer Issued. Tho main reduction from tho standard l In weight. Applicants 5 feet 4 to 4 feet 7 Inches tall will be accepted cien though Ave to six pounds below tno weigm ior merly required. The other reductions minimum wclgnt requireu, in rccpeti u-lnl,. ft.... K fert 7 If. 5 feet pounds; 5 feet. 9 to 6 feet 2, 9 to 10 pounds &(., above 6 feet I. 12 pounds. , fifiM While no ofllclnl explanation oi ine ,! ,w, ductlon In the weight standard was given. M' It la understood that far more than the ex pected number of drafted men failed In the scale examination solely on account of weight The surgeon general of the army decided that this fact alone should not pre verU acceptance for service, largely because army life, as a rule quickly adds twelve to fifteen pounds to tho weight of an under nourished man. y In addition to tho weight allowances or dered, a reduction of half an Inch In the chest measurement hitherto required tor men oer 5 feet 8 Inchos tall Is to be per mltted. If there Is no disease of the chest. Well-fitting artificial dental work will be permitted to take the place of natural teeth, also, It was announced, of the natural teeth nre sound and serviceable. It wae ruled also that If dentistry will restore the teeth so thnt proper mastication" Is possi ble sulllclont time will bo permitted for tho work to be done, nnd the candidate accepted If his teeth were the only physical fault before. The standard set for required sight and hearing Is i educed also by the order. Eve a punctured car drum will not be a bar. nlcal requirement which Is lower than hae V S been Insisted upon In the past PA Substantial cuts in tne quotas or me nwj -r, one Philadelphia draft districts will be an. $J1 nnimrprl tomorrow hv tho Adjutant Gen' feW eral's olTlce, nccordlng to reports from Har rlsburg today. Although the State military officials de cllncd to discuss the cuts, tliey admitted that many of the Philadelphia .district would benefit considerably. They cited the Thirty-fourth District, which comprises two Kensington wards, and others where volun tary enlistments hae been brisk. Briefly, each district will be given benefit for the men who hae Joined the colors. CREDIT FOR ENLISTMENTS A careful tabulatlon'of the men who have enlisted from Philadelphia since the begin ning of the war has been made and cacbj district will bo given credit for the num ber of men It has sent to the army and navy. For Instance, a district that ha given forty men to the "national service will not bo penalized for Its patriotism, but given credit when the new quotas, are dis tributed. If tho oiUInal quota of this" par ticular district was 350 Its credit of forty will educe the quota to 310. A revision of the quotas as decided upoa two weeks ago, when the State military offi cials admitted that they had failed to con sider the districts separately when giving Philadelphia Its credit ror tho number of voluntary enlistments. The draft law specifies that each district shall be treated separately In the matter of credits, but the State authorities computed the number of enlistments from the city and distributed the creaua on a pro rata, basis among the fifty-one districts.. Draft boards were nartlcularly aqtlve to day, and hundreds of conscripts underwent physical examinations. The question of 4 , . & m t'i rti Km 5: zn 'V r,w ffi v ft V hf , J'. tt z$& splcuous place in tne minas oi urmi. uumwi nj m for a majority deciuea to wan uejiimr ,m-, , structlons from Washington Deiore grap pling with this problem. , .j.i - -.. . Anm i v snlrv i CHESTNUT Uiuu (juuiA .'ifcuw y. -yy wnue tne vjuvcjunnfiifc .a .,.vu t. hnMln? un the selection of conscription canj dldatts for the ne.w national draft army byr '53 the Sixteenth .District exemption board M Chestnut Hill has not only filled Its qwt of ?.iB.'hut has one-third more than ntaeeaana. and ends Its examinations today, jfc,,th,'J The Sixth District board ta- el ond to the Slxteentn uisinci, or for It concludes Us examination K.ulnv nhtnlnd sufllclent to m nuota, It.wlliMeet on MondayMMi to clean up af left-qvera.' Harry E. wlter, member .of examining todayjl:Mie .which incjuaee inai inu m vta Nl f?"1 WNiSI
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