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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1917
DGd
ITALIANS STORM PEAK;
N. G. P. ORDERED TO CAMP
MONTE SAN GABRIELE FALLS;
GERMANS PREPARE TO RETIRE
FROM WEST FLANDERS FRONT
Austrians Mountain Stronghold Northeast
of Gorizia Taken by Cadorna, Whose
Advance Now Menaces Enemy's
Grip on Monte San Daniele
Teuton Army in Belgium Reported Ready for Another
"Strategic Retreat" May Fall Back to Courtrai
Thourot Line, Releasing 225 Square
-' Miles of Territory
KEYSTONE MEN
MAY START TO
GO TOMORROW
New 28th Division of U. S.
Army Ordered to Camp
Hancock
FIRST GROUPS
OF NEW ARMY
OFF TO CAMPS
New Spartan Life of U. S.
Citizen Soldiers Starts
at Once
CortitoitT, 1017, st inaFciuo Ltosti CouriNt
x-i- :.- :
PRICE' TWO CENTS
WILL SPEED MOVEMENT I DELAY PENNSYLVANIANS
Capture of. the ppwerful mountain fortress of Monte San (itibriclc, in the
Julian Alps, by Cadorna's advancing army is announced from Home. The fall
of this position follows closely upon the capture of Monte Santo and leaves
but one fortified peak of great strength to block Cadorna's advance through
the Vippacco Valley. This is Monte San Daniele, which lies south of San
Gabriele. With its fall, which is now reasonably assured, the Italians will
te complete masters of the Bainsizza plateau and the mountain region cast
and northeast of Gorizia.
Reports from the west front declare that the Germans are preparing to
evacuate their present lines in West Flanders from cast of Vpres to Dixmudc.
One dispatch declares that this "strategic retreat" lias already begun, but
official reports are silent on the subject, dealing only with German raids on
this front. It is believed that the Germans will retreat to a line running
between Courtrai and Thourat, yielding about 225 square miles of territory,
much of which they may flood by cutting dikes.
Official orders to move all Pcnnsyl-
vania troops as soon as possible to
Camp Hancock were received late this
afternoon at headquarters of the
Twenty-eighth Division, U. S. A., from
the Department of the East at Gov
ernor's Island.
Efforts will be made to start some of
ihe troops south tomorrow, providing
transportation facilities can be ar
ranged. The order Mill be flashed throughout
the State tonight, and it is understood
that many of the troops arc prepared
to move within a few hours after re
ceiving such an order.
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ITALIAN THRUST WINS
MOUNTAIN STRONGHOLD
uoMi:. .Sept. n.
Capture of Monto San Gabriele was of
ficially announced by tho Italian War Of
fice today.
A largo number of prisoners and a gieat
quantity of war material fell Into the handu
of the Italian uriny.
With the Italian tilcolor floating over
this fortren Deal:. southeast of Monte San
to, the second Italian army on the Julian
front Ik pounding tho remaining defenses
an Monte f-'an Daniele.
jMonte Han Cabrlelo and Monto San Danl
le are two heights on the touthern border of
the liatnslzzn plateau and the Austro-llun-tarlan
v.mles defending them have been
under continuous assault for upward of
a week. They form an Important Utile In
the defenses alone tho Austro-IIuiigarian
center east of Uoilzia.
If the Italians succeed In breaking
through completely In tho sector cast of
Gorizia, they will bo In a position to re
new their direct drive against Trieste from
two directions. And after Trlcatf Is taken
tho way will be open for an offensive
against the great Austio-Hungarlan naval
base at Tola from both the land and sea.
With Trieste and Tola In their hands the
Italian conquest of the Ibtrlan peninsula
will havo been completed.
Swiss dispatches today diel.ued In answer
to frantic appeals of the Austrian Staff Ger
many has dispatched two Bavarian divisions
to re-enforco tho Austrlar.s.
The offensive that General Cadorna
' started about four weeks ago and has pushed
with fcuch success is bringing In big results.
Monte San Gabriele. the dark and menacing
barrier of stono and steel that, together
with Monto Santo to the north, ovcrshad.
owed Gorizia and poured a rain of Iron
upon Its streets and environments, thus
checking any operation in that section, has
finally fallen into the hands of the Allies.
Cadorna's clover strategy Is now fully re
vealcd. By attacking tho enemy larthcr
to the north and capturing alonto Santo
the fate of San Gabriele was bealed.
The capture of this fortress will mean
renewed vigor In tho Italian drive, which
now enters a new phase. Monte San Daniele.
another fortified mountain, lies souin oi
Sin Gabriele. The conquest of those two
mountains will open to the Italians tho
PLAN CHANGES
OF EUROPEAN
POST-WAR MAP
Some Allied Diplomats in
Washington Outline Pro
posed Readjustments
U. S. NOT TO INTERFERE
Continued on Tate Pour. Column One
SEIBOLD HURLS WELL,
YET BOSTON SOX WIN
Athletics Hit Ball Hard, but Fail
in the Pinches Errors
Help Barriers
' SHIBK PARK. Sept. 3.
The Boston Red Sox got only two hits in
the first seven Innings of today's game hero
s against a trlnle. a double and two singles
ly the Athletics In the samo sessions, and
yet Barry's team held tho lead by 2 to 0.
Tho difference In tho score was caused by
the'costlinesa of tho bases on balls given by
Helbold and an error by Meyer.
Tho A's scored In tho ninth and the final
count 'was 2-1.
The Red Sox got their first run In the
tecond inning on a pass to Lewis. Walker's
sacrifice, Gardner's out and Meyer's wild
throw to first on Scott's grounder.
They again tallied In tho sixth. Hooper
walked, moved to second on McNally's sac
rifice and came home on Lewis's single to
right, this being the first hit. made of Set
bold. Of the four hits credited to tho Athletics
In tho first seven Innings, Mclnnls got a
double and two singles, and the other
was a triple by Bodle.
FIRST INNING
Jamleson backed to tho fence for Hooper's
fly. McNally walked. Hoblitzell lined to
Mclnnls, who stepped on first, doubling up
McNally, No runs, no hits, no errors.
Jamleson filed to Walker. Grover popped
to Scott, Bodle lined to Lewis. No runs,
no hits, no errors.
SECOND INNINO
Lewis walked. Walker sacrificed, Mcln
nls. to Grover. Witt threw out Gardner.
Scott was safe-on Meyer's wild throw of
his bunt to Mclnnls, Lewis ecorlng. Scott
tple second. Agnew, went out. Kelbold to
-HIJW to Mclnnls. SelbOld hall his left
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.
Kaiser Wilhelm's militaristic power
must be utterly broken and the con
science and character of Germany
radically changed before America will
hold out peace, it was officially stated
today. The State Department, placing
this latest interpretation on President
Wilson's answer to the Pope, added that
even should such changes come to the
heart of Germany, the military situ
ation at the time might be insufficient
us a basis for pence talk.
No superficial reforms under
Iteichstag decrees will meet American
standards. The popular vote is im
perative as one condition.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 5.
Some allied diplomats In the capital tho
French and British decline to discuss the
nuestloh nro looking foiward to post-bellum
territorial lines. They declare that Ger
man autocracy must be wiped out, and that
nations must be allowed to develop along
freo Hues, without the thieat of PrusMan
ism upon them.
Tho proposed readjustment of the Euro
pean map. to which the United States has
not agreed. Indicating that she will not In
terfere In the settlement of questions purely
European, Is as follows:
Itmtoratlon of llelclum, Montenegro,
Srrblii and liuinanln.
Trance to have AUare-Ln-ralne, n part
of the (itrtnnn rojonlei and a French
protectorate oier Sjrlu.
i:nsland to rrtnln moNt of the flerman
colonic without I'ujlnc for them and to
control Mesopotamia and the Hlnal pen
Innula. Kiisula to control Armenia under anion,
onioui form of government. Inrldentulty,
presnuro is upon 11up.I to mtike her de
mand poelon of the Turkish capital,
or at least neutralization of the Dardan
elles. (iermany to evacuate Russian Poland
and the Baltic provinces, as well at
ferrblu, Belgium and northern France.
Italy to have Trieste, the Istrlnn pen
insula, the Ilalmatlan Island and the
eastern coast of the Adriatic.
Kerbls to have Bosnia and Jleriegotlna
and a Jugoslav state to be formed oat of
the Jugoslav provinces of Austria.
Formation of a free Poland and a free
Cxrclio.hIav Motel liberation of the Arabs
from Ottoman rule.
To orfset the menacing possibilities in tho
Russian situation and to force Germany
Into peace more rapidly the Allies piobably
will noon undertake a now anti-Austrian
campaign.
Strong pressure Is being exerted on tho
iTnltrd states to declare war against Aus
tria and then to aid In downing her so that
Germany would bo without her aid and cut
oft from Turkey and Bulgaria. Thus; far,
American officials, including Secretary
Lahslng, have feen tho rather Imminent'
possibility of war between Austria and tho
United States, though they have Inclined
to let Austria take the Initiative.
Just what form the, new ontl-Austrlan
Older to move the Pennsylvania tioops
to ('iirnp Hancock were iccelved by tele
phone from the Department of the Kast this
afttrnoon at the headquarters of the Twenty
eighth Division, 1. S A, In the Lincoln
Building.
There orders caused a great stir In all
th. local lamps. Arrangements have nlready
been made to st.ut the big troop movement
on Kiiday.
Arrangements are being made to movo
one brigade a day. On Friday the medical
unit, military police, Third Artillery, of
AVIlkes-Harre, and Second Brigade, of Pitts
burgh, will btart south.
According to present plans, the Phila
delphia, troops will not lcavo until Monday,
when tho First Brigade, Including Cavalry
Troops A. B and I) and headquarters de.
partment, will Mart. The Tliild Brigade
alro will leave on Monday.
The First Regiment Is holding forth ut
Camp Brown, Thirty-third and Spruce
streets; tho Thhd is at Sixty-ninth and
Market streets, while the Sixth Is confort
ubly M'ttled on Die.el Hill. There was
much scurrying about at all these camps
tills afternoon, and the hustle and bustle
will continue for the next two days.
ArranxcmmUs for the lianspottatlon of
the men nrc being made by Lieutenant Col
onel Fied T. I'utey. There Is an abundance
of cars available for this big troop move
ment. It Is said, as a. lesult of plans for
just such an emergency.
It Is believed that the troops will leave
at tho rate of one regiment a day and, with
their auxiliaries, all nro expected to be
under way In ten days.
The auxiliary units Include Field Hospi
tals Non. - and J. Hospital No. 2 Is quar
tered at Tacony and No. 3 at the Stato
renclbles' Armory.
All tlie Pennsylvania troops are expected
to oe under way In ten days.
Tho order to start tho troops mm Irg was
Continued on Vjtvo hK, Column Two
WASHINGTON, Sept. i.
Tin- first group of drafted men to train
fo: the battle against halscrlsm parsed from
civil to milltaiy life today.
Quitting tho factories, stores and offices,
they eiitialned for cantonment camps. Sev
eral thousand wilt bo en toute to the camp
cities by night, whllo others will follow
until Kundav . Tho second section of drafted
men will leave September 19 and tho third
Inclement, October 3.
The single exception to this movement
toward tamp today was the Maryland, Dis
trict of Columbia and eastern Pennsylvania
men, delayed until September 19, because
Camp .Meade, Admiral, Md., Is not com
pleted. Tim coimtij's ralhoads are giving the
National Army the best facilities. Whero
night journeys are necessary Pullman
sleeping coaches weie provided. Many
troops will arrive at cantonment camps
before nightfall.
P.CSPU.VD TO 'GRini.V NOTICES."
Tho little gieon notices calling America's
selected sons to battle for world demociucy
were sent out early this week. The first I
to go reported to their local boards today I
ut en hour convenient to entraining time. )
Tho new spaitan military llfo of the cltl- i
zeu soldiers began Immediately. They went
to camp without thn little comforts of homo
they si e accustomed (o carrying oul the
bar eft necessities. The quartermaster's de- j
partment has been working night and day J
to piovlslon the camps and gather equip-j
ment for the new cantonment cities. The j
llrst quotas largely men with previous
military training will prepare tho camps i
for receiving the hordes to follow in 40 per
cent Inciements on Septembor 13 and ucto- t
her 3
While the new soldiers traveled "light,"
their comfort was not overlooked. Pullman
meals were served on the train on the lone
Journeys. Red Cross chapters at way
points served light refreshments and emer
gency rations. -Philadelphia alone wired
National Red Cross headquarters that tho
city was prepared to feed 1000 troops a day
Indefinitely.
Arriving at the camps In charge of a
picked man of their own number, the
Continued on rate Six, Column Six
Autoist's License Revoked
TRUNTON, Sept ClMward Kcarns, of
Lakehurst, charged with operating an au
tomobile whllo Intoxicated ut Island Heights
on tho night of August si, entered a plea
of not guilty before Commissioner pf Motor
Vehicles Dill at tile State House today. He
was found guilty and his license revoked.
The Mayor of Island Heights was the complainant
KAUFF IS MENACE
TO THE PHILLIES
Beats Bender With Homer in
First Game Bats Hard
in Second
EPPA RIXEY IS YANKED
POLO GROUNDS, New Vork, Sept. C.
The (Rants knocked Kppa Rlxey out of
the box after two Innings of the second
game this afternoon, after beating Chief
Bender, 3-2, In the "llrst fray.
The Giants got two runs in the first
after two wero out. Kauff singled and
scored on Zimmerman's triple, Zimmerman
scoring on Fletcher's single.
In the second Inning, after Thorpe beat
out a hit to Stock, the Phillies' defense
went to pieces nnd errors by Stock and
I.uderus, coupled with two hits, gave the
G 'tints two more runs.
In tho fourth Cravath hit a homer into
tho right-field stnnd. Fittery succeeded
Rlxey and the Giants werC'unable to hit
him. V
TIRST INNING
P.vskert was out, Fletcher to liollce.
Bancroft was safo when Holke muffed
Fletcher's throw. Slock singled to right.
Bancroft going to second. Cravath tiled
to Thorpo. Sallee threw Hitler us out.
No runs, one hit, one error.
Bancroft threw out Burns. Herzog
fanned. Kauff singled to left and stole
second. Zimmerman tripled to left, scor
ing Kauff. Fletcher singled to right, scor
ing Zimmerman. Fletcher was out stealing,
Klllefer to Bancroft. Two runs, three hits,
no errors,
r S1CCOND INNING
Wliltted fouled to Holke. Sallee tossed
out Nlohoff. Klllefer went out the samo
way. No runs, no hits, no errors.
Thorpe got a single toward third and
took second on Stock's wild throw. Holke
was hit in the head by a pitched ball and
RAID SOCIALISTS'
CHICAGO OFFICES
National and State Head
quarters Entered and Pam
phlets and Records Taken
MORE SEIZURES IN WEST
Continued on l'K BU. Colnmn Six
1'utanT sirt at Baldwin Works
George Fatlmt. forty-six years old. of
505 North Philip street, an employe of the
Baldwin Locomotive , Works, died- In the
Hahnemann nospnar j,oay up-ujicduii. ,
1 Injuries received raw lujiinnutu ,nu,nu
.,t.v t.v d'tra valine orHe. s
Continued on Pace Thirteen. Column One
WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
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Agents of the local Bureau of In
vestigation of the Department of
Justice late this afternoon raided the
Philadelphia branch of the Industrial
Workers of the World, located in the
Parkway Building, Broad and Chcrry
strci'ts, Books, several large ledgers
and membership card were seized by
the raiding party. These were taken
to the Federal Building.
No arrests were made. The raid wns
made on search warrants issued by
Commissioner Edmunds.
CHICAGO. Kept. .V. Government opera
tives and detectives raided I. W. W. head
quarters at 2i0 v. in. today, seizing all
lltcruture In the place. William Haywood,
international secretary, was present. No
arrests were made.
The Chicago raid wan Bald to bo part of
the nation-wide movement against tho I.
W. V. Arrests were not contemplated un
less evidence .elzed Justified huch course.
National end .State headquarters of the
Socialist party wero ulso raided. Litera
ture and records were seized. Adolph Gcr
mer, executive secretary of tho Socialists,
witnessed the raid. No nrrests wero made.
Despite the announcement of the officers
that "no arrests will be made," Haywood
was taken away from the I. W. W. building
in an automobile. In tho custody of two
operatives.
"What are you going to do with Haywood,
if no arrests are to be made?" was asked,
"Tho whole affulr will bo a matter of rec
ord when we nro through," a Government
officer replied. "Until that time we can say
nothing."
Balds also wero made at Superior, Wis.;
Denver, Seattle, Wash. ; Portland, pre., and
other points.
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. C Three separata
offices maintained as headquarters of the
I. W. W. In this city wero raided by Gov
ernment officers hero shortly after 3 p. rn.
I. W. W. literature nnd ,the membership
books of the organization were confiscated.
Government agents were still in possession
of the offices late today.
PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. C A party of
leputy sheriffs- at noon today swept down
In the headquarters of the I. W. W. and
jarchedthe place, from cciur to jarret, -
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LATEST SPORTS
BEAN BOYS HALT MACKS WINNING STREAK
BOSTON- 0 1000100 02
ATHLETICS ...0 0000000 11
Xconni'd nnd Agucw; Sclbold and Meyer. Nnlliu nutl Connolly
GIANTS WIN DOUBLE-HEADER FROM PHILS
PHILLIES 0 0010010 0-2
N'W Y'RK Jstc. .0 0000003 X- 3
Utncipv nnd Ktlletcr; Scliuiji) unci McCaity. Biglcr and Bimi3ftcld.
PHILLIES .-.,..,. 0 0010000 0 1G2
(N'W Y'RK, Me,.2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 5 7 1
lUxcy, nnd'Killcfei'; Sallee and Bnilden. Bigler and Dinnsticld.
GIANTS WIN AND NOW HAVE LEAD OF TEN GAMES
3 1
G 3
P 1
8 S
PHILLIHS nb r It one NEW YORK ab r h o a "
I'.i.-.lcrt.cf i 0 1 2 0 0 Burns, If. ...111200
Bancroft,'; 10 0 2 2 0 Herzog, 2b 2 0 1 2 2 .1
Stock. 3b ..301231 Kauff. cf .. 312103
Cravath. rf . . 112 0 0 0 Zim'man, 3b . 11110 0
j Ludcrub.lb. . I 0 0 14 0 1 Fletcher, ss. .301270
Wiiittud, If .. t 0 1 1 1 0 Thorpe, rf 3 1110 0
Nichoff.2b .,',00030 Hoiks, lb .... 2 1 Oil 0 1
Killefct.c 3 0 0 3 2 0 Raridcn.c. ... 3 0 0 110
Rixcy.p 0 0 0 0 10 Snllcc.p 3 0 0 0 10
Duciy 1 0 0 0 0 0
' l'ittcry.p 2 0 10 10
Totals 33 1 C 21 16 2 Totals 27 5 7 27 It 1
RED SOX BEAT MACKS TN OPR "TT-"
ATHLETICS nb r h one
Jamiehon. rf 4 0 0 3 0 0
Grover. 2b ..400130
Bodic.lf 4 12 0 0 0
Strunk.cf 3 0 15 0 0
Mclnnis.lb... 3 0 3 10 2 0
Witt.ss . 3 0 0 111
SchatiB.3b.. .300101
Meyer, c 3 0 0 G 0 1
Scibold,p 3 0 0 0 S 0
BOSTON
Hooper, rf.
McNally, 2b .
Hoblitzcl. lb
Lewis, If
Walker, cf. . ..
Gardner, 3b .
at!
3
Scott, ss 3
AgRev, c 4
Lconard.p.... 3
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0 0
0 o
0 12
Totals.
30 1 G 27 11 3
Totals 29 2 3 27 11 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
BROOKLYN 10 0 113
BOSTON (1st g.) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cadoio nnd Xrueger; Walsh and Meyers.
BROOKLYN..-. 0 10 0 0 0
BOSTON (2dg.) 0 0 0 10 0
Miller nnd M. Whent; Alien aud Tragcbior.
ST.LOUIS 2 0 0 2 0
fclllCAGO 10 0 0 0
Ames nnd Snyder; Cniter and Wilson.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
NEW YORK 0 0 0 0 0 0
WASHINGTON 10 0 0 0 0
Sliockci' nnd Nunamaker; Ayers nnd Hemy.
CHICAGO - 0 0 0 0
BT. LOUIS ...-. 0 0 0 0
0 0 2- S 1G 0
0 0 1-1 5 3
0
0
0 0
X- 3
3 2
8 1
MRS. HARDWICK TO PLEAD SELF-DEFENSE
HACKENSACK, N. J Sept. 5.-Self-der"ense will be rte pica of
Mrs.. Chvibtinn Haidwick when she goes to trial here on a cbnrge of
murdeting her husband. She declaics she &hot him to save her baby,
whom he wns trying to hurl across the room. The piocecutor charges
the baby was asleep on the second floor at that time.
R. H. BAYARD BOWIE. JR.. WOUNDED IN FRANCE
R. II. Bnynrd Bowie, Jr., nineteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs,
ISowle, of Mldvvoods, Chestnut Hill, was wounded in the left nun
while dtiving on American ambulance in France, according to u
cnblegrniu received today.
" RUSSIAN REAR GUARDS SLAIN. SAYS BERLIN
BERLIN, Sept. 5. "Hussinn vcar guauls south ol the Llvonlau
A A Itivei were wiped out as our troops crossed that stienm," today's
official statement said. "We reached the Bnltlc northeast of tli
Dvlua," the War Office said.
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FIGHT TRANSIT
GRAB, TAYLOR'S
CALL TO PUBLIC
Smith-Mitten Lease De
scribed as "Scandalous"
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VV.
SAYS TERMS BIND
CITY TO BUY P. R. T.
Document Seen to Involve
Payment of $90,000,000
by Passengers
STOCK AT SG0 A SHARE
By A. MEURITT TAYLOR
Immediately after publishing tho result
ot my partial and hasty analysis of th
Smith IcaBO on Monday, August 'JO, I pro
ceeded to study this Intricate document with
tho utmost deliberation and care.
As a result, all of my former Undines have
been confirmed nnd a t-tlll moro serious and
amaslnc situation which h.id been well
obscured is now revealed.
I deliberately charge:
First. That under the scandalously ob
scure terms of the Smith lease the city of
Philadelphia mould 1 (Irmly bound to boy
tli property, Irnneholdn Hint (runchlsea ot
the 1". II. T. Company, and that the (stock
holders of the I. 11. T Company would b
paid approximately $C0 per share for their
stock.
Second. That tho Smith lca-c would RUai1
antce and firmly bind the street railway
nocnnAa In PMlnrltttllllLl in nnl to tllO
stockholders of tho 1. It. T. Company
(a) A 6 per cent cumulative dividend.
(b) Also, more than ?30 per sharo for
the 600,000 shares of capltul stock of tho
company now outstanding, or moro than
130,000 000.
Tlilid. That the Smith lease would (irmly
bind tho street railway passengers In Phil
adelphia to pay tho city's full Interest
charge on Its debt to ho incurred for tran
sit developments and to repay to tho city
tho entire cost of Itn high-speed system,
which Director Twining has this year esti
mated will be In the neighborhood of $90,
000.000. Tho net result of the subject-matter of
those charges would bo to require street
railway passengers In Philadelphia to pay
not only a 0 per cent cumulative dividend
on Philadelphia Itupld Transit stock and 4
per cent on the entlro cost of the city's
transit development, but to purchase and
pay $&0 a share for tho 000,000 shares of
tl Philadelphia P.apld Transit Company's
stock which is now helling at $30 a sharo
and to present It to tho city of Philadel
phia; also to repay to the city the entlra
cost of Ite high-speed system.
OFFKnED BETTEIl TEIUIS
The terms of the Taylor lease, which
wero agreed to by tha management of tho
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company on
December 20, 191G, would have bound street
railway passengers to pay a rate of faro
sufficient ut least to yield to the stockhold
ers of the Philadelphia Itapld Transit Com
pany & per cent on their stock, nnd they
would also have received one-tenth of tho
remainder; the city would havo had th
remaining nine-tenths of the Income of tho
nniiled system as mi orfset to Its interest
and sinking-fund charges; thus tho street
j railway passengers would not have been
assessed under the terms of the Taylor
leat-o through increased carrares, 10 pro
duce a return to tho city equal to tha clty'B
entlro Interest and sinking-fund charges;
the shortage In meeting thoae charges dur.
lng the early years would havo been mado
up out of the city's current revenue. Tho
current revenue of tha city will, of coureo.
b largely Increased on account of tho great
lncreas-e In taxable values which will tako
place in tho districts which the city's hlch
hped lines will t-erve.
Under the Taylor lease the city would
havo secured an option to buy the Phila
delphia P.apld Transit Company's stock at
SCO per share, the exchange tickets would
have been promptly eliminated and thero
would have been virtually no likelihood,
except In cae of conflagration, carthquako
or other extraordinary circumstance, of any
increase In fare
Under the Smith lease a very heavy In
crease In fare Is positively assured to street
railway pasbengcrs of the city; and such an
increase in fare could not be avoided If tho
Smith lear-e were to become effective.
It will be remembered that the Taylor
lease was discarded on tho ground that It
bound street railway passengers to pay a
fare sufllclent to jleld fi per cent on tho
P. It. T. Company's, stock,
The Smith lease was then framed up by
Jleisrs. Smith and Mitten, nnd was passed
around by the Department of City Transit,
with a letter from the Director, which had a
partial. Inaccurate and misleading, un
signed statement attached thereto. Para
graph No, 2 thereof read as follows:
"That, although the city does not ob
Ject to a reasonable dividend for tho
company's stockholders, it mUBt make no
guarantees."
Those who may have been put to sleep
by that unsigned statement which wan cir
culated by the department must wake up
and recognlzo. thesa facts:
The Smith leaso guarantees and firmly
binds tho btreet railway passengers of Phll
dolphla to pay to tho stockholders of tho
P. Tt. T Company a cumulative dividend or
6 per cent Instead ot a cumulative dividend
of 5 per cent.
Tho Smith lease obligates the city to buy
the Philadelphia Pupld Transit Company's
stock on a busts which would yield to tho
stockholders J60 a share, instead of simply
securing to the city an option to buy that
otock at 550 n share.
Tho Smith leaso would legalize and con
tinue tho illegally discriminatory eight
cent exchange ticket charge. Instead of pro
viding for its prompt elimination.
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British u-boat losses slightly increase
LONDON, Sept 5. Sinkings of British vessels by submarines for the last
week have been slightly over those of the previous seven days, according Uj
an authoritative forecast of the official statemeni obtained today. (Last week's
official statement said twenty-three British ships had been sunk, eighteen of
moro than 1600 tons.)
, u. s. lends additional millions to ALLIES '
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Secretary JIcAdoo announced today loans ot $100,
000,000 each to Orfat Britain and France, making- & total of 2,6M09,000 advanced
py, tne uoycrnaieaio JWjeifu ouninoe mnct ia uniteo, iaiM wiotea into
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The neonle of Philadelphia have ratified i i;
it,, ritv'a nroeram of transit develonment j.!
as t was presented to them at scores ot
mass-meetings held throughout tha city.
Their ratification thereof was voiced by
scares of definite resolution? unanimously
adopted and by their almost unanimous eup-
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