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PHILADELPHIA, WEDl.oDAY, AUGUST 29, 1917
CoflllOtlT, 1B1T, It TRI rcttlO LtMtl COMrlNT
PRICE TWO CENTS X
WILSON NOTE ELIMINATES
KAISER IN PEACE DECISION
fpOWER TO END
WAR IS HELD BY
TEUTON PEOPLE
President's Answer to
Pope swings uoor
Wide Open
IDECLARES AGAINST
f COMMERCIAL WAR
; Economic Restrictions Must
- Not Follow Conflict, Pres
ident' Insists
EARNING TO ALL NATIONS
?Effect of Message on Germany
Awaited With Keen Interest.
Democratic Seed Sown
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WASHINGTON, Aug 29.
' Peace rests on the decision of the Teuton
'."pwplc not upon their ruler. The peace
i'ifoor Is swung wide, nut the Teutons must
J . .. - in . irl.. U'HhAlm
Jwme tnrougn u nunuui ni ............
u their leader, Elbe they must bo pounded
' lad pierced Until sheer steel convinces
them that the Kaiser's militaristic oke
li Impossible, either for themselves or for
the safety of the world.
This epitomizes President Wilson's answer
to -0ie Pope's peace pi offer. His rejection
of peace at this time stand" out In diplo
matic minds as one of the most lrlle state
papers of this war. Yet. It Is tempered
A-lk .nMh. int nffnr in fiermanv to get
S. . . .. i t.-i DM .ilth Ua hnr.
gPeice oy spurning ivuioti.au. ...... .. .
Tort and Insincerity.
WARNS AGAINST TRADE WAR
Second only In Importance to the Presi
dent's demand that the German people
.hit, iV L'nle.plDlil to h I llppl.Ll at ion that
f"s peace tan rest securely upon political
i; economic resinuuuno ,,,,.,. . ..-..-
ims nations and crippie or cmuwi.i
V -This Is creating muMcomrneiii
It i trrnir.'ill nccenteu aa-roBing a
Eftmlng to all the belligerent nations that
N commercial war muse oe permiu .u
Jhllow the termination of the gieat armed
conflict.
This miestlnn of future ectmomlc rela-
rtBni is of the utmost Interest to all the
TMtMns now at war, as well as to the neu-
WM The President's attitude, as ev
ptttied in his message to the Pope, pos
sesses deep significance, when the declara-
Hon of th Allies nn thn nne side, and the
MCf,tBl T)nn.. n .Ua nth.p no frt the
hture trade relations are considered
.In June, 191G, the Entente nations signed
treaty at Paris proclaiming commercial
tr, upon Germany and Austria, to follow
tilt present struggle. These nations pledged
toemf elves to Impose lrtually prohibitive
fcrlffs unon German nnd Austrian goods, at
. ttl same time adopting preferential tariffs
imbng themselves. Previous to that time
i vo other meetings had been held by rep-
.TWentathes nf h T'ntontn Allies, nt which
t Pins for a trade war were discussed All
"H discussions culminated In the- Paris
fMty, which at the time prookcd espe
cially unfavorable comment from neutral
Jatlons, Including tho United States, as
the SEreempnt SPAm.d tn 1, rill-", tprl .ifrfllnat
it to only a lesser extent than against
twwmany. ,
Qn the other hand, tho Central Powers,
""e me beginning of tho war. have also
liProcialmed their intention of fighting the
f ' commercially, cen after the conclu
J of peace. At a meeting held In Vienna.
"Which Germany, Austiln, Bulgaria and
Wliey were represented, plans were made
Wf & tlartn-l...H.l a. 1.. ....... Ul.l. .. I.I
jncluiie these powers.
The President has repudiated, in effect,
-SI i . s confcencej.and has done so after
'k.r .1 s ,ne A1"es. leaving tho Impression
't lneY now npi'ieclato their mistake
SEED OP DEMOCRACY SOWN
Thft Aflnitnl.l 41 .1 .. . ..
Is,. -'"Miiaiiuiioii reauzeu mat 11 was
fi.. an task l Bet the thought Into the
".an people's minds that It must break
' litv utocracy, though the germ of democ-
wTL. ; " ,,lreay oeen sown there nour-WnLbL'u"5!.'nf-
I- -...ciijr WU aountiess witnno d the
'"age from her Diess. but it will neer.
83 Teach that nnflnn 1., nl.nlann
les:
'taTtli :? a limited degree. Preparation
r.nl distribution is now under way.
kJ... d.ltlon th8 United States will make
Shi? lnat accurate translations are sent
wounding Germany. "The German peo-
.f Are eolncr (n Vrmn 1.a ..1. n Ul.h
IVMHi.1.1 .. ..v.. ..to i.U.K, II. lllill
I ".1I Said tOrlaV. "Anrl ,.o faal -nnolnA.
hTikT'h.en they know the truth they will
"nll!a.t0r3 and diplomats hailed President
. Un 8 mesaacpn ttnlhllota.Mfl.ll., Alt
lEi'? he couM do no leS3 than spurn the
. TTry PrODORaln VifiaA nn rnhii.li n ,h.
tlJW' HUO, and lH nnsnlhllltlvsi nf I'tflnn-
lrinttn.. " f . w " "
,..ijr prepare for another outrage
the world.
HEAItTRMtvn to Tincorj
iWplomats partlcularlv the nin.i;.n
MM out that the answer was virtually
Program "no forrlhlA inn.m.
M. no punltlye indemnities, free develop
.. ?f al1 natlons and no economic war
, v...: '" ""' inounni is aesiinea
: ".'"ten KUSSla. n iratn h .ilnnitrl nf
b! ,throu8hout the iworld who oppose
-.." and to correspond to some pact-
'protrams.
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SUBWAY BUILDERS
AND MAYOR CLASH
Open Rupture Looked for at
Tomorrow's Meeting
Over Contracts
SMITH OPPOSES CHANGES
Photo h Underwood k Vndt-rnood.
M0NSIGN0R T. F. KENNEDY
News of the death of tho rector of
the American College at Rome and
former rector of St. Charles Borro
meo, Overbrook, was ieceied in
Philadelphia today. Monsignor
Kennedy was a priest of this Arch
diocese. He was a native of Con-shohocken.
MGR. KENNEDY DEAD;
NOTED ECCLESIASTIC
Native of Conshohocken Expires
at Rome, Where He Was Rec
tor of American College
Monslgnor Thomas F. Kennedy, arch
bishop In partlbus Inlldellbus and rector of
the American College at Rome, a native of
Conshohocken anil former professor of dog
matic theology at St. Charles Horromeo
Seminary. Ooi brook, died today at his
home In Rome
He had been In poor health for more than
two ears, rfover having -entirely recovered
from an attack of pneumonia.
With Monslgnor Kennedy when he died
were Ills two sisters. Teresa and Margaret
Kennedy, nnd his niece, Mls Marie Beakey,
who went to Rome to lle with him about
two years ago.
It was the general belief that he wai
soon to be honored with the red hat of
the cardlnalate At the death of Arch
bishop Ryan many Phl'adelphlans predicted
that Monslgnor Kennedy would bo his suc
cetipor, nnd It Is f-aid that the Pope's failure
to appoint him was that he was all but
Indispensable nt Rome
Bishop Kennedy carried his fifty-nine
jeais with a bearing that would gUe credit
to a man of thirty His olce was soft,
resonant and possessed great capacity for
expression. His hair was almost snow
white.
It was to BIhop Kennedy that every
American lsltor to Rome who wished to
hao an audience with the Pope must
go. As rector of the American College
he brought that remarkable institution to
a high point of efficiency.
Monslgnor Kenned's special strength nnd
inestimable alue to the Church la in his
ability as an ecclesiastical diplomat. He
went to the American College at Rome
as vice rector during the pontificate of Leo
Indications in transit circles today point
to an open rupture between the Major and
the heads of the three firms holding the
awarda for tho construction work on the
Hrovl street subwny and the subway do
Hverj loop, histoid of nn amicable adjust
ment of tho differences Both sides will
make a fnal tatemcnt tomorrow at tho
conference arranged hj the Major.
President Jerome I! Louchhclm, of the
Kejstone State Construction Compiny,
which holds four of tho subway contracts,
said toda'y that he did not know tho plan
of the Mayor In calling the conference to
morrow He nnde it plain, however, that
the company would not recede from Its de
mand for certain concessions from the city
before undertaking to carry out the con
tracts The offer of the Kesstono Company,
which Is Semtor McN'Ichol's concern, to
iarr out the contr.iots even without the
concessions, said .Mr Louchhelm, might
mem n loss of anything up to JtOOOOOn
I'urther trouble with the subcontractors lna
arisen he added, even since the announce
ment of Senator McNichol List I'rliHy that
the contracts were about to be signed
Should tho administration and the con
tractors come to nn absolute deadlock over
the differences tho work might bo held
up for a j ear or even more In the opinion
of Mr Lolichhelm It will be nt least two
jears after the end of the war before thcio
Is ai pieat change In conditions so far
as the prices for steel, lumber and other
materials are concerned.
All three firms which were low bidders
on the work hive offeied to iccept the
contracts If the conoe.loiia are granted
The Mavor and his advisers however, have
been told h legal nuthoritj that the con
cessions cannot properly be mado by tho
city. 4
The firms concerned, in addition to the
Kevstone Conlpiny, aro the Phllndelphla
Subway Construction Company and Smith,
Hauser & Maclsaac, Inc. of New York
These two were awarded one contract each
The entire work Involves about $15,000,00"
and the total of McNIchcl's four contracts
is close to 110,000 000
Plans for the public, hearing on the new
tianslt leao proposal before Councils' Joint
Finance and Street Rallwajs Commlttos
on September 7 are being rapidly worked
out by tho Major and his advisers Wil
liam Draper Lewis, the legal transit ad
viser of the Mnvor, has been summoned
from Maine to take part In the defense of
the lease.
A letter has been sent by Clnrles L
Fluck, president of the Northwest Jluslness
Men's Association, to Rear Admiral Ben
Jtmln Tappan In regard to a statement
nppearltig in the newspapers given out by
Bert Crowlej. president of the emplojes'
comtnlttec of the mvj vard, which state
ment, It was said, had the entire npproval
of Admiral appan Mr I'luck calltd it a
rather remarkable statement '
ITALIANS CLEAR
BAINSIZZA LINE;
TAKE PLATEAU
Austrian Defenses Far Be
yond Monte Santo
Captured
TWO HEIGHTS BAR WAY
ROME Aug 19
The advancing ItallatiB In the Monte
Sinto sector hive reached the eatem edge
of tho Balnslzza plateau and are making
vlnlont nttneks upon tho Austro-Hungarlan
fortifications there, tho War Office an.
nounced todaj-. Strong Austra-Hungarlan
counter-attacks have been repulsed
All of this strategic plateau Is now In
tho hands of General Cndorna's men and
they aro readv now to undertake the next
phase of tho drive agilnst Trieste The fate
of the Austro-Kungirlnn positions on Bain
slzzi pHtcau was sealed when Monte Santo
was captured
Tho chief ob-Aacles now barring the path
of tho Italians arc two monutaln heights
both of which were turned Into fortresses
by the Austro-Huugarlnns and heavily
armed iney nro Monte San unhrlele and
Monto San Danlcle Thev must be taken
before the town of AldusMna, at the Junc
tion of several roids Morth of tho Vlppicco
vallej, nn be overcome
The capture of more than 1000 prisoners
was announced Fortv Itnllan airplanes
dropped TOO kilos (1510 pounds) of pro
Jectllos on batteries on the way toward
Panovizza.
Continued on Pair Kiev en. Column Sli
TWO-DEAD, ONE HURT,
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
n more Important, so far as peace
.,r aJ concerned, Is the announce-
' Uftt the PrHtrianf H.,1... nn iII.m.h..
BCnt' Of Imnlr.B. Ih.l nl, l n... n ..... .
JJ"M Germany as a nation, but rather
j "tr on an equa pIane wlth her other
" mlnUH WllYlAtm'a nAnm n? n,M
HUlon.
r)y and unmiBt.i,oiii tum nn.-tj.nt
WU that the United States seeks no
T'wt for herself, that she hopes
Zl;.. "'" rnis ot rree peoples to
, wiinout the .menace of German I "b'S
J" t their doors,
rnta me thought thnt Ti.pminv
w oontrpiiint could write
w.
Ten-Year-Old Girl One of Those
Killed -Two-Year-Old Boy
Seriously Injured
Two additional deaths from automobile
accidents were reported In this city today
The victims are a man and a little girl
William Whiteside, twentj five years old,
of West Chester, was almosi Instantly
killed when thrown from nn automobile
driven by M. W. Jones, also of West Ches
ter early today. The accident occurred on
West Chester pike, near Lawrence road.
Jones who told the police his car struck
nnother, was arrested, accused of reckless
SvhUe playing on 'Twelfth street near
Jefferson, Annie Mitchell, ten jears old, of
1343 North Twelfth street, was struck by
n car driven by Adam Berle, of 1800 North
Twelfth street. Berle rushed her to the
Stetson Hospital, where she died. The
man then surrendered himself to the police
of the Twelfth District. '
Louis Detwlck. two jears old, of 805
North Marshall street, was run down by a
car driven by Peter Haney. of C33 Bam
brev street. After sending the child to the
Roosevelt Hospital the police arrested
Haney. The child is said t? be seriously
injured.
MINE-LAYER LAUNCHED
Record Time Made on Ship Built to Use
"in Present War
The General William Graham, a mine
taver was launched at the plant of the
NewVork Shipbuilding Company In Cam
?ew.v. ofter having been constructed
M War "Department Tin record breaking
(me. The keel of the ship was laid on
APMllss1Mary Graham Burrage, daughter of
5W" Captain M. R
...Th,nm'n:;nr.nd Is seventeen feet in
H. NORMAN GRIEB DIES;
U.S. AIRMAN IN FRANCE
Prominent in Penn Charter Ath
letics Death Result of
Accident
HAIG PRESSES AHEAD
ON LANGEMARCK LINE
LONDON. Aug 'JO.
"Southeist of Langemarck we cleared
a strong point in front of our now line,"
was tho onlj major fighting reported today
bj Held Harshal Halg from tho Brltl'h
front Me also detailed successful raids
curled out northeast of Gouzeaucourt and
southwest of Halluch
Mondaj'n Inttle southeast of Langemarck
was even more of a vlctorj- for the British
than was first reported A number of
strong German redoubts were occupied and
tho lino was pushed forwnrd to a consider
able depth over a front of some two thou
sand jards.
The offensive was launched at 2 o'clock
In the afternoon, amid a peavj rain.
Particularly vicious fiehtlng developed
nea'r the Springfield and Vancouv er 'farrhs,"
two German stiongholds northeast of St
Jullcn.
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H. NORMAN GRIEB
iaunc.-m -',-.
Fredley nu ,;- T "feet long, thirty-
rrwrin,.hi,,w,.ru.hd.t.i.
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iVftMIBMB.aVRPl
H, Norman Grleb, a former Phlladelphlan
and one of the few Americans training as
airmen In France, died nt an aviation school
near Paris last Sundaj', nccordlng to a
cablegram received today by W. Clarke
Grleb, of St. Davids, it brother, Death was
caused by pneumonia, which developed fol
lowing an accident In which his airplane
was demolished when an automobile crashed
Into It as joung Grleb sought to make a
landing.
Mr. Grleb, who was twentyrtwo jears
old, was the son of William G. arleb, of
Scarsdale, N. Y who Is president of the
Ajax Rubber Company, He was a gradu
ate of the Penn Charter School, of Phlladel
phla, where he was active In athletics. He
was selected as the all-scholastic quarter
back .in 1913. He was also a graduate of
Vale University In the class of 1917. and a
member of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity.
Mr. Grleb had been in France but a short
time, having sailed with the Yale ambu
l.no. unit three months" ago. When he ar-
'rivM-'tn France, he was transferred tq the
hA
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RUSSIAN TROOPS FLEE;
PERMIT FOE'S ADVANCE
Pin'ROGRAD, Aug 29 Russian troops
contlnuo to desert tho tiring line In great
bodies
The War Ofilco todaj' declared that one
whole division In the region nf Muncelul
had thus lied In disorder, permitting an
ciiemj advance This retreat permitted the
Teutons to ndvance throughout the daj
and nt night to penetrate Russian positions
In the region of Varnltza
BHRLIN. Aug 29
Seven hundred Russian prisoners were
taken In operations on the northern fronts
totHj', an official statement declared.
'On both sides of the Oltuse valley we
stormed hill positions ' the War Office said
'N'oith of Giozcesi we repulsed a counter
attack and took 000 prisoners
West of the middle Sereth we captured
tho vlllago of Muncelul In house-to-house
lighting
'The enemy was pressed back on both
sides of tho Suclta vallev and their
counterattacks shattered Hero we took
100 pilsoncrs "
ALEXANDER TWIRLS IN
FINAL AGAINST CARDS
Phillies' Star Holds Visitors
Runless in Early Innings.
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By ROBERT W. MAXWELL
PHILLinS' BALL PARK, Aug. 29.
With dark damp clouds overhead and old
Jupe Pluv on the Job, ready to use the
sprinkler nny minute, Pat Moran sent his
Phils out on the loose, soggy diamond to
swipe a ball game from the lowly Cards
from St. Looey
For a tlmo It looked as If all bets were
off, as the rain began to fall, an hour before
the combat was scheduled to begin, The
moisture ceased, however, and the clubs
were nblelto Indulge In some Infield practice.
Pat was not anxious to call off tho battle,
as It meant a double-header n St Louis
next month.
Dode Paskcrt was on the side lines with
nn attack of lumbago, and Schulte, who
has done great work as a pinch hitter, re
placed him In center field
Promptly at 3:30 as the thunder rolled
and reverberated, Henry O'Day waived his
anclont fin and the battle was on, with Alex
ander In the box for the Moranmen and
Meadows for St. Louis. Neither team was
able to score In the first twp Innings,
FIRST INNING
Bancroft threw out Long, Bancroft made
a wonderful one-hand stop and throw, re
tiring Smith. Miller filed to Cravath. No
runs, no hits, no errors
Schulte, fouled to Paulette. Bancroft
fanned. Miller threw out Stock. No runs,
no hits, no errois,
SECOND INNING
Nlehoff threw out Ho'rnsby, Cruise went
out, Luderus to Alexander. Alexander threw
out Vuiee,
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LATEST SPORTS
BASEBALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE
ST. LOUTS 0 0 0 10
PHILLIES 0 0 0 2 1'
Meadows and Suydci; Alcxnndci nnd Killeler. O'D.tj- nnd H;mhon.
PITTSBURGH 10 0 0 . -
NDW.VORK 0 0 0 0 -
Miller raid W. Wngnerj Scmnree nnd Ittiriden.
CHICAGO v. 10 0 0 0 0
BROOKLYN ,.....:.. 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hendris and Elliott; Smith and Millor.
EXTRA GAS PROFIT
MAY AID IN WAR
Resolution in Councils to
Give Additional Five Cents
to Relief Work
4
$Fk
WOULD MEAN LARGE SUM
Under President Lennon's Plan
More Than Half Million Would
Go to Patriotic Use
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CINCINNATI
BOSTON ..
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Toncy ,tnd WhiRo; Nohf. nnd Ttngessor.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS (lstR.) ..00000
CHICAGO 0 1 fl 0 0
Koob nnd Sevcieid: Ilusboll and Schatk.
ST. LOUIS (2d R.) i... '
CHICAGO
DETROIT ,0 0 i 5 0 0
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 0 0 0-071
0 4 1 X- G 8 0
Dauss nnd Stannge; Bngby nnd 0,Ncill.
OTHER MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS NOT SCHEDULED
No runs, no hits, no errors.
EXCHANGE CLOSES TO HONOR DRAFTED MEN
NEW YORK. Aus. 20. Tho bonid of govemois of the New York
Stock Exclmns;c tliib afternoon voted to close the exchnnse tomonov
nt n-on to fjivo n holiday in connection with the ccicmonics nttendin,"
tl-p dcinshtio of the city's militrciy foices.
VTTFAT PRICE FIXERS HME NOYET AGREED
WASHINaTON, Aup. 20. The pi ice committee, nymointcd by
t' p l'l evident lo -tt the piice or 1017 whent clop, tnny not teach n d-
ci-.inn todny. Of tho twelve inembets of the committee seven tcpicscnt
Vv pioc'.t.ttrs It ib lepoitod a ninjoiity favor wheat at ?S a bushel.
NEGROES ORGANIZING AGAINST WHITES
AUSTIN. Tex, Aug. 20. Negiocs of the RinzOb Rivci valley
dibtiict me oigrmising for nn ttpiising ngninst whites,, Rcpitsjenta
ttvc' J. N. Ncill, who also is a. mcmbei of the StiVte council ot dc
tcnb3, dcclaied cm the floox of the House today.
NEWSPAPERS FREE OF WAR PROFITS TAX
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. The Senate late today stiuck tiom
the levcnin. bill the ptovision tot a 5 pet cent piofits tax ontho not
income of nevvspapeis and magazines earning moie than $4000 a ycai.
JAPAN MAY SEND MIGHTY ARMY TO FRANCE
LONDON, Auk 29 Reports acaln ate current that Japan mty tend nn army
to France to assist in n mluhty joint offensive uRdinst the Germans. Advices ftom
Paris torlaj quoted Senator Luclen Rubort as saving that Japan Is keeping L',500,000
men tindeis tirms and that the major portion of this force is available for service in
the Held against Goim my, if It can be transported to the 70110 of action '
GERMANY MAY SEAL ALL HER BORDERS
COPUNHAUHN, Aug. 29. It was reported here today that Germany is to seal
all her frontlets Whether this Is to pt event news of military plans from leaking out
or to prevent the real internal conditions from becoming known to the Allies is not
evealeil. The Information came from n German nource.
FIND MISSING BOY'S BODY fa RIVER
The bodv of Joseph Jenkins, twelve jears old, son of John Jenkins, 2.113 Aspen
street, was today tecovered from the Schuvlklll Hlver off the Callovvhlll street wharf
by Policeman Wolf, of the police launch Margaret Joseph had been missing since
Sundw He was Inst seen In Falrmount Park fishing. His mother, Margaret Jenkins,
is nearly prostrated ns a result of worry.
,.T.ne. ,ra mc ccnta which the city of
Philadelphia will receive on the sale of each
1000 feet of gas In 1918, will be used for
the entcrtnlnment and relief of soldiers and
their dependents, If a resolution offered this
afternoon before Councils' committee In
charge of this work by James E. Lennon,
president of Select Council, Is finally
adopted. '
Tho resolution pointed out that this
money could not be used for a more worthy
purpose The proposal received the unani
mous npproval of Councils' Committee on
Sustenance and Entertainment of Soldier
and Their Dependents.
The city now receives twentv cents on
etcTi dollir which the consumer pays for
gts, hut under the lease with the United
Oas Improvement Company, the city's share
will be Increased lo twenty-five cents In
1918.
This extra nickel, It is estimated, will
total $552,000 In 1918, or more than li
half million dollars for soldier relief. The
resolution follows:
Whereas, the Joint special committee
on the care, sustenance and relief of
thoso In tho mlll'ary nnd naval service of
the United Slates Is now pajlns several
thousand dollars each month for the re
lief nnd sustenance of men enlisted In the
service of tho United States, and
Wheroiis, nftcr tho subscription quota
are completer" many thousands of dollars
additional will be required for the relief
of dependent families, and
"Whereas, Under the terms of the lease
between the city of Philadelphia and the
United Gas Improvement Company the
city will receive n rebate of five cents
for gas sold after January 1 ; and
i "Whereis, This money could not be
put to better use than for the sustenance
of thoso dependents who make applcal
tlon for assistance; therefore, be it
Resolved bv the Select and Common ,
Councils of the city of Philadelphia, that
the Committee on Pinanco bo requested
to consider at the earliest possible moment
the feasibility of using for the relief of
tho dependents of Phlladclphlans In the
military and naval servlco the money to
bo derived from the rebate on gas. the
same to be expended under the Jurisdiction
of tho Joint special committee on the care,
sustenance and relief of those In military
service.
Thoso who are familiar with city finance
and the strategies of the present adminis
tration said this afternoon that the plan to
divert the extra nickel available from gas
revenues lii 1918 o tho patriotic cause ot
the soldiers Is an admission that the money
was not really needed to strengthen the
City Treasury, as maintained hy the Re
publican Organization when It was first pro
posed to give this money back to the peo
ple It was agreed, however, that the plan
to use "the money for relief of the soldier
was most worthy.
During tho present year Councils'" Soldier"
Relief Committee has paid out $35,000 for
the. relief of holdlers and their dependents.
When Councils convene In September an
additional appropriation of '39,000 will be
asked to carry on the committee's work
during tho remainder of 1917
It was learned that the Lennon resolution
has the approval of Major Smith and Chair
man Gaffney, of the Finance Committee.
It will be sent to the Finance Committee
and It was said was assured of passage
early In September.
It Is contended by members of the relief
committee that the conscript army will add
to the number of dependents and it also
was pointed out that the action of some
of tho registration boards In selecting men
who hive dependents will ndd to the gen
eral list of those needing relief.
Recently Mayor Smith sent a letter to
Secrctarj of War Baker asking that he be
notified when troops would pass through
Philadelphia so that preparations might be
mado to entertain them This afternoon th
following reply was received from the
.Secretar)
My dear Mr Mavor
I thank jou for vour generous offer
of co-operation which vou make on behalf
of the special committee on care, suste
nance and relief of those In military and
naval service I shall notify my military
associates of this work, and I know they
will bo glad (o take advantage as the
occasion arises of the opportunity which
the wotk of the committee furnishes.
Cordially jours,
(Signed) N i:VTO.V D. BAKER,
Secretary f War,
Talk of demanding tho five cents tax
after all troop movements have been ac
complished was heard following the com
mittee's action.
MICHAELIS AND FALKENHAUSEN CONFER
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 29 The arrival of Dr. Georg Michael!, the German
Chancellor, at Brussels, was reported in a telegram fiom tho border today. It is
understood that the Chancellor will confer with Baron 'von Falkenhausen, tho Ger
man mllltarj Governor of Belgium, upon conditions prevailing throughout that country.
MASQUERADES AS SECRETARY BAKER'S BROTHER
DENVER. Col, Aug, 29. Government agents took Into custody a man said to
have repiercnted himself as a brother of Secretarj Baker, of the War Department
The man gave the name of E. A. Baker, but previously had said ho was Dr. A, R.
Baker, of Cleveland Officials 6ald ho obtained money on tho round of his alleged
relationship nnd the widely entettalned Baker later admitted he was a St. Louis
decorator.
Family of Five Burned to Death
BAD AXE, Mich , Aug 29. Andrew
Lupo a fruit dealer, his wife and three
daughters were burned lo death today In
their apartments over Lupo's stOTe. Thr '
ttore was destrojed,
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SEABOARD AIR LINE DROPS 116 TRAINS
NORFOLK, Va., A,ug. 29. Piesldent Haiahan, chairman of tho Southeastern
Department of the Railroads' War Board, has announced that the roada In his depart
ment, up to August 15, had eliminated 116 passenger train schedules as part of the
movement for Increased efficiency in handling troops, ammunition, supplies and food
stuffs. This has tesulted In releasing ninety-one locomotives and 426 men for other
service.
HEAD SCORCHED, HE SUES HOTEL -MAN FOR $20,000
CHESTER, Pa., Aug. 29. A case without precedent in the county has been begun
in court by Thlllp S. Sweeney, of Fifteenth street and Edgmont avenue, who is suing
Daniel C. Doherty, a hotelman, for $20,000 damages. The plaintiff avers he was given
an overdose of Whisky in Doherty's hotel at Tenth street and Edgmont avenue nnd,
becoming paralyzed, was placed In a back room in such a position that his head came
in contact with a hot radiator. When he wbb' rescued from his precarious position
ho had sustained a severe Injury to his skull In the nature of a burn.
ARMY INSURANCE BILL TEMPORARILY HELD UP
WASHINGTON, Aug, 29, The plan to report the soldiers and sailor' Insurance
bill to the House waa halted temporarily by Representative Parker, of New Jersey,
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