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: VOL. IV.-NO. 3
S. PREPARED
SFOR ONE MORE
YEAR OF WAR
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fBoth Sides Expect Supreme
Test oi ou-engui
in 1918
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NO HOPE UiT UKKUL ruyjiu
ll..Mnirton Only Mildly Inter
im ested in Contents of Ger
many's Reply to rope
Bv a Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON". Pent. 17.
it . .........
'4 Publication of German's rcp.y io y.e
...h.me awaited In Washington wltli
5 mild Interest. From sccmlng.ly in-
6 Pr" comment In Germany anil
''Austria that Iliac precccicu it. ouiciuis m-voi
'llldtnt that It IH "t advance the cauo
"(Btce. As iai as ' -
:,, comment, It maUcsnoinn to ill,-
'ih wace term!". mouso .....
It with the general Aicwa " -
ir the neeil for a lasting peace.
n. impression Brows stronger dally that
ih.rt mwt be another year of war. and the
WW'""" .. . ......,. that nnl
i-lllltf Is heW in many iiu... ....
Wi fighting will surpass In fury anything
k" . a In IIia .. nrlil rnnfllet.
lhlth-eiOCOUlli:u " " -
Both sides are preparing for this su-
Xyxm test of strength with every ounce
V reserve energy their war Industries pos-L-
.. .. u...i. .I, MtipM ntrt ire.ttlmr
,1ms!. IKPOns ii- " -- "---
ffrom behind the Gorman linen tell of fat
t!.rf.. working night and day piling up
fountains of ammunition at a rate much
Stater than the guns at tho front aro using
in The overwoiked anil unaeueu mumiiuu
i,u . ,. .. nHn.trlAll in llir.tr utmost
makers arc dciuk ijiuuwv.. . ... -
w rrnmlses of big Ictories to como nct
Sn. Actual!, however. It Is thought
3 tore that theso Immense stores of ammuiil
..... h.inir nllpil un. not so much for the
Hunching of now offensives by Germany as
iTmectwhat tho German military Experts
look forward to as the Wrongest attack?
wWch her enemies havo put fot th
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4 UNITED STAlii .-rn t un
? It Is In realisation of what tho next car
tjroBlses In a military way that the Allies
Yin steadily expanding tho fcopo of their
preparations. Theio lias ueeu a kitoiiik
i. f ' . .. .. !.- 1'lAiiln Pun nru in r
Uppreclalion amors uiu i...'"" ' '
ft. willingness of tho United States to
''ipare no effort or cxpenso In npsumlng her.
UHn of tho fighting. In fct. thero are
those among the linusn ana itciiuii ar
Tts ttatloncil in wasniiiBioii, ( wnu
iviv enncMto that the United States by
magnitude of her own preparations has
t a pace for her allies tnai is taxing meir
les. . . .
It Is estimated by the President's ad-
iora that by early next summer tno rorce
American narticlDatlne In the, military
rents of the war will begin to make itself
it Th Fcaln dnon which the American
Irmy li expected to bo "operating from that
me on is Indicated ly tno inet mat mn
:chlncry of the watk risk insmnnce inu
oared bv Secrctniy of tho Tieasury Mc-
aoo. after consultation with the President.
VU framed on tho assumption by tho GoT
nmnnt'a actuarial experts that tho num-
I'ier of American soldiers who will bo In
jnuics and "exposed to tho war Hazards
,tll be steadily nugmented until by hep
timber 1. 1918. It will bo 1,5S0,000.
I While It Is probablo that thero will be
;tthr offensives by the Allies through Oc-
,tooer and Into November ot tnis year, u
Uunderstood that tho various war confer
'ences being planned havo in view to a
K rtatr degree tho military plans for next
TW. The conference to bo held in Ivon
tn within tho next few days will be buc-
'.Medtd by other conferences at Paris and
,tli(where. while the United States is not
(faring conspicuously In the first of these,
.inert u every indication that sue win grau.
ualljr assume a moio and more Important
co at the military round table. There
i little in a military way that can be dls
MHtd apart from tho question of funds.
3
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1917
Comiiout, 1017. at Tnurtsna I.roasa CoiiriNt
PRICE TWO CENTS
r
BONDS SNAPPED IP
IN 'COUNTER' SALE
Expect Larger Part of City's
$7,275,700 Issue Taken
Before Day Ends
BUYERS COME EARLY
Premiums Forsworn in Order to
Avoid Competition With Sec
ond Liberty Loan
CLEMENCEAUSEES
SAMMEESINCAMP
Distinguished Statesman
Guest of Pershing's Officers
and Men
BIDS SOLDIERS WELCOME
Gratitude of Nation for Amer
ica's Timely Aid Expressed
in Graceful Speech
JAMES GIORDANO
Philadelphia boy, probably the
youngest soldier in the United
States Army, who was bhot and
killed in "an expansion camp'' at
Syracuse, N. Y. He was not yet
fifteen years old.
Continued on Fare Fonr, Column Three
PHILADELPHIA BOY
SOLDIER KILLED IN CAMP
Lad of 15, Probably Youngest
Recruit in Army, Accidentally
Shot by Comrade
Jiimcs Giordano, whoo family lics at
S43 Montros succt, u private In tho nu-(.hlne-gun
compam of a provisional battal
ion of tluTKlxtecuth United 'States Inf.mtiy.
wns accidentally shot and fatally wounded
at tho expansion camp at Syracuse, N. V.
ly Corporal Stewait JI. Mangon, of the
samo company. Giordano was only fifteen
cais old, and the youngot eoldler In the
rmv llo died nt the Crouso Jnlng Ilns.
Vital while making mi ante-moitcm state
ment, Implicating no one ami snowing anso
Into Isnoi.inco of how ho was shot.
Kii-Mt lepoits to tho hospital authoiitles
and poIIch wero that Gloidauo wnrf shot
down whllo engaged hi a gamn of cauls
According to tho htatcment of tho mllltaiy
officers, careless handling of a revolver 1
Mongon was icspoin-lhlo for tho s-oldler's
ile.itli. Mangon and two others, it Is p.vlfl.
wero iu his bipi.ul tent examining tho re
volver, when it was suddenly discharged.
Tho bullet went through their tent Into the
hack of tho victim, hitting him In" tho back
Coroner Crane this morning filed a deci
sion finding tho shooting was accidental.
Tho victim's father. Gnetano Giordano,
and brother. Paul Giordano, lio. nt 812
Montraro street. -Paul lecelved a letter
fiom James this morning saying that he
was well. Tho nevvH of his death was a
shock.
James ran away from home last Decoi
tlon Day in older to join tho army. He al
wavs said ho wanted to light for tho Hed,
Wlilte and Blue. Ho had been lecently
promoted to corporal.
Banking houses, business concerns and
private Individuals of large and small
means today displayed their confidence In
Philadelphia by subscribing for the bonds
"sold over the counter" by City Treasurer
McCoach. The letting totals JT.2T5.700 and
municipal advisors believe that' It will
all be taken hefoic the Federal Govern
ment again enters the bond market with
a second Liberty Loan.
Tho subscriptions during the first hour
amounted to more than a half million dol
lars. Two lots of $100,000 each were taken
b.v banking Institutions, and another lot
of $60,000 was subscribed to by the trustees
of the estate of tho Into Israel W Durham.
Many private Individuals also were on
hand, and, In small amounts, subscribed to
thousands of dollars svorth of tho bonds.
Tho letUng Is from loans authorited May
6, 101B, and June !9. 1916. The sale of
the bonds, which carry per cent Interest
and run for thirty years, was only decided
upon after a most caroful survey of tho
financial situation and when the ex
hausted condition of the general loan fund
made It impel atlve that money he found
to complete stieet and other Improvements.
That tho municipal financiers acted'wlkely
In placing the bonds on the market at this
time was1 proved today by the tapldlty with
which the par offer was snapped up by per.
sons In every walk ot life. Hardly ifad
City Treasurer McCoach and hl coips of
clerks opened the sale when subscriptions
began to pour In fiom all directions. It
soon became evident that several millions
ot the amount needed, If not tho cntlro
amount Itself, would be taken before the
cion of tho first day One of tho first of
tho banking concerns to Indicate a willing
nes to take a block of half a million dni.
lars' wortli was tho Corn Uxchango Na
tional Hank. Other banking Institutions
ipilekl followed suit
ThlH Is the tlrst time that bonds havo
been sold in this way under tho present
Administration and It was with a feeling
of uncertainty that tho plan was put Into
effect. Hy It tho city naturally loses any
premium that bidders might have been will
ing to pay for long-term fours at this time.
Previous lcttlngs under JIayor Smith have
netted tho city handsome premiums and
have been several times oversubscribed.
Only tho-fear nf another .Government bond
sale at 1 per cent led to today's sale.
Tho bonds will be Issued In $100 amounts
and multiples. Up to $1000 they will be In
registered form and above that sum In
By HENRI BAZIN
Utaff Correspondent of the Kventno l.edutr ulth
the American .4Vmy In France
AMERICAN KIKLI) HUADQU VRTI'.RS
IX FKANCi:, Sept. IT.
Geoiges Clemcnceau. famous statesman
and publicist, was the guest of honor at the
field-day stunts of the second battalion of
n certain American Infantiy regiment jes
terday H was the (list occasion of the
kind since the troops have been in Prance.
XI Clemcnceau. speaking in Kngllsh at
an open-air luncheon, presided over In
General Slbcrt and attended by French and
American officers. Mid:
"t feel honored at this privilege. 1 know
jour country, having entered Richmond
with General Grant and having lived In the
United States until 1S8. I have always
greatly admired America and am Impressed
by the presence of this American army In
France In defense of the liberty and rights
ot civilization against barbarians. To my
mind this compares to a return of the
scions of the Pilgrim Fathers who landed
on Plymouth llock seeking liberty and find,
ing It Their spit It Is now 1 ('turning In
their chlldien's children to light for the
liberty of France and of the world."
Later, having been Introduced as one of
France's great men by Geneial Sibert, SI
Clemenceau said
"Volt have come here with disinterested
motive', not because sou weie compelled
to come, but because Jtui wished to. Your
nation nlwafs had tho love, friendship and
gratitude of France. Vow jou nic at
homo here, because every French house is
open to you. You are not like any othei
nation, since Jour motives are dovold of
tho prompting of personal lnteiests, hut are
filled with high ideals. Vou have a hard
experience before ou. but jour count! y
men's records prove how- nobly jou will
acquit jourhplves, thus earning from Franco
and from iho world gratitude for untold
ages."
The distinguished guest was greatly in
terested In tho stunts, consisting of relay
races, 100-yard dashes, a tug-of-war and
boxing bouts. There wero also exhibitions
of machine-gun and rlfio fire and assaults
upon a series of trenches, the troops bay
oneting dummy Bodies. The total hits
were sixty-nine out of a possible 100 In
accuracy, while the squads made a refold
ot Mieiif)-in out- of a -yosslbbi lot) In'
speed. "
Tho battalion lunched In the open, near
tho guests' and otllceis' table. They cheered
tho speaker in real American fashion, the
Continued on Taso Tno, Column Tito
Continued on Pute lour, Cotomn Fife
PJNNY JIM" M'NICHOUS
ICONDITIONPCHBEnER
itream of Callers From
Walks of Life Visit 111
Senator
All
24,000 MEN STRIKE
IN COAST SHIPYARDS
GERMAN EDITORS
APPLY FOR BAIL
Werner and Darkow in Fed
eral Court After Surren
dering to Marshal
JUDGE DEFERS DECISION
Situation Serious at San Fran
cisco, but Improvement Is
Shown at Seattle
Itw MT.TSR
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"un,, aim .uciNicuoi i" inucii mi
'pved today.
The Irrepressible vigor of the political
Uftaln, who was stricken on Saturday
tot with acute Indigestion, four days be-
the primary election, .has asserted It-
and those who haunt the house ot
Ull" McNlchol. th Kunator'H oldest
at 1637 ItacA ntroAf. vphirA tliA boss la.
.1 that It will take more than tho two
8 and a wtnfP Af Anntnrm tn 1Mn Vilm
iwwn.
"Erer since the news of McNlchol's III-
' became public tho inconspicuous house
"Sunny Jim's" own ward has becomo
i,ort of shrine to which Senators and
jweuao Senators, bankers, brokers, political
BWhmen and minil rnrnlntU.e nf
1 SUbmercren' T.nil, t.n..A t..nAn ., .-.nl
W My homage.
r? To raost of i,m Mi.vuhMi .. BMAaiKiA
PI Ml OfHe In !- Ti 1 n.'.Mj, ,
V. .... "lo WtUIH UUIIUIUK. H11UWII
IDS 'Old TIM' In hA,.(U.. 1.n KA
llroi. ?l8tan' Idol, and the man who con
IZr. .My hls own vote receives much tho
CTr ' 'ratmcnt as the man who controls
.. "J.and others. Pew get In. "Doc-
vruera," they are told courteously
Ithftfnn ,..t . u .... a. ......
1 "nnly put back.
. ARMY'S tfRATJ AT.T.ivpn
TMcNiUny thai ran, through the army
---..vta ivi uwera wnen it ueramo
that ho was seriously ill lias sub-
Tnft Chlflf 1i nn nrt nernln All. Ill
politically in thA ArM(vrti .nm., t.
woro of Edward RnlsnHa cMfl
fin of the State House of Rep
"itah J118 aU tho way down
XlchoT i;.7V. -JU"- VJ. " ".'" -.' d.
Utlclan. .-.i .". "A .n"a . -p"i"
1 8h.h. tT . "' "lony nai -youve got
oneehan, Rotan and Kendrlck Is as safe
-- . n a weeK ago, anothat's some
..ln !h.'a'r" rt showealju the
- ""vim, xjance.-reat estate assessor,
"j m im w atjtyori.
SAN FRANCISCO, Kept 17.
A strike of 21,000 Ironworkera emplojcd
In tho shipyards of San Francisco nnd -tho
bay cities began officially at 9 a. m. today,
It was announced by officials of tho lion
Trades' Council.
At the Union Iron Works, the laigest
plant In this section, hundreds of men who
had entered the plant at 8 o'clock began
to walk out before 9, and for the first time
In the plant's history not a bit of work
was done,
SKATTI.K. Sept. 17
Hope for a settlement of the lumber and
shipyard strlko in Washington lies today
In a meeting at Tatoma, of tho State Coun
cil for Defense, Tho council Is In confer
ence with Vr. James A. B, Scherer, In
charge of tho work of co-ordinating tho
Stnte Council nnd tho Advisory Council
and who has como hero on this mission
from Washington.
,The lumber strike situation was compll
'catcd today by the I. W W.h returnjng
to work, with the announceu intention oi
working only eight hours. Leaders de
clare no blame can be cast upon them for
tying up tho Industry If tho lumbermen
refuse to allow the men to work only eight
Tlie shipyard strlko situation Is clearing
up, with the men returning to work at
the largest plant here, following a settle
i"8 f . he controversy. This Is the thlro
plant tr- meet the demands of the men.
M'NICHOL WON'T
GET INDEPENDENTS
Sheppard and Riter Deny
Connection With New
Party Movement
KEEP CLEAR OF FACTIONS
The Continuation of the Story
"Germany, the Next
. Republic?"
by
Carl W. Ackerman
is printed ob P .18'
K.V
iwmsm
After suncnderlng to United States Slai
shal Finnk J. Xoonan this morning, Louis
Werner, editor-ln-chlef, and Dr. Slaitln Dai
kow, managing editor of the Philadelphia
Tageblatt, applied to Judge Dickinson In
the Fedcr.71 Court to he admitted to ball
pending trial on charges of treason, for
which they wero indicted by the Fcdeial-
Grand Jury on Satuulay.
Whllo the maximum penalty for tieasou
is death, tho law leaves with tho court tho
discretion of admitting to bail persons ac
cused of tho gravest offonso against the
country In wnitlmc, dependent upon the
facts In tho case.
At tho conclusion of an argument be
tween L'nltedSlates District Attorney Kane
and William A. limy, counset for tho nc
cuscd editors, Judgo Dickinson announced
that ho would defer his decision until ho
had examined tho indictments to nscertaln
how gravn Is tho offense charged against
Werner and Darkow. Within a compara
tively short tlmo tho Judge had reached
a decision in tho matter, but as Werner and
Darkow had left tho Federal Building tern
porarlly, an announcement by the Court was
postponed urftll later this afternoon.
Sir. Kane asked that the defendants be
held without ball and that they be arraigned
on the reason charges at once and also
on an Indictment for violating the espionage
act with Peter Schaefer. president; Paul
Vogel, treasurer, and Herman Lemckle,
business manager, In publishing false
statements and reports In the Tageblatt
to promote tho success of tho Imperial Ger
man Government, tho ecmy of the United
States.
Sir. Gray counteied with a motion on
behalf ot Werner and Darkow to have them
admitted on $10,000 ball.
The outcome of the hearing was the teri
tatlvo postponement of tho arraignment of
tho men until ncM Thursday morning.
That an attack will bo mado upon the
legality of the treason indictment was Indi
cated by Sir. Gray In his argument for the
fixing of bail.
Sir, Gray intimated that the treason
chaige against Werner and Darkow was
not of suclv enormity as would warrant
the death penalty. "They did not commit
jhy8tcal acts of treason." said Sir. Gray,
"but are charged with this offense for the
mere pubjcation ot news articles."
Tho Government has endeavored for
some time to learn whether Werner and
Darkow are citizens, and only received In
formation today In court. Sir. Kane asked
for the Information, and Werner told him
that ho has been rf'tltlxen of this country
for more than thirty years. Darkow ap
plied for citizenship In 1894, but pursued the.
matter no further and Is still a subject of
the Kaiser. In clew ot this situation,
Darkow Is In the (Status of an alien enemy,
and he should be held without ball, urged
Sir. Kane.
When Werner was questioned as to his
citizenship, he Informed the court that two
o( his brothers had fought on the Union
BiaO.m tfiv V.1.VH kwwrt inu isv wi iiovwvuviup
re.kUMi in um at qr,oitywur auu
m mmww w?v.
iii' '.
How-aid I! Sheppard and Frank SI. P.lter.
who have been prominently Identified with
Independent political movements in Phila
delphia for many jears, today repudiated all
connection with the reported formation of a
new party next Thursday to Join with the
Penrose-SIcNIchol forces to defeat tho Varcs
and Slayor Smith at the general election
Sheppard and Illtcr, according to the
announcements made, wero at tho head of
the newly organized Independent movement
that would culminate In the pte-emption
of a party tltlo on Thuisday. Tho new
party, according to tho reports, would count
upon renrosc-SIcNIchol support. Both men
vigorously denied any connection with tho
new party when seen toda.
"I am not heading Hny such a movement,
and am not connected with It In any way,"
said Sir. Sheppard. He has been a pioml
nent member of the Committee of One
Hundred.
Sir, Rlter, who was chairman of the Civil
Service Commission under JIayor Illanken
burg, was equally as strong In his denial
of any part In tho movement.
"I know of no such movement," he said.
"I am not one of the men at Its head, and,
In fact, will not take any part In It."
INDEPENDENTS MAKING PLANS
The plans of the Independents for the
geiKral election will be mapped out during
the next two weeks. Sleetlngs will be held
by men who have directed and led Indepen
dent campaigns In tho past, and a campaign
program, which will undoubtedly Include the
foi mixtion of a new party, will be worked
out.
The Independents are planning to launch
their own campaign, without any affiliation
with tho Penrose or SIcNIchol forces or
any wing of the Republican organization.
The Independents hope, however, to rally
the votes of many Penrose and SIcNIchol
.followers to their ticket. They believe that
the Individual voters who are aligned with
the minority faction of the Organization
will recognize the Independent movement
as the best medium through which to hit
at the Vares and Slayor Smith. A canvass
of most of the wards In the city has been
made uy the independents, and, In many
wards, the active support ot political clubs
and other organizations opposed to the
Vare-Smlth regime has been pledged.
Tho so-called new Independent party re
pudiated by Sheppurd and Klter was an
nounced yenterday and today. It was an
nounced, among other things, that Sheppard
and niter were actively at Its head, that
a sufficient number of signatures for launch
QUICK NEWS
KENT ISLANDERS WIN PROVING GROUND FIGHT
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. The War Department's plan to make
nn nitillcry proving ground of Kent Island, Chesapeake Hny, was
killed today when Repiesentative Stsson, Mississippi, shuck It fiore
tio urgent deficiency hill on point of ordei.
BANQUET 1-OR DRAFTED MEN
A banquet will be given to men dratted for the National Atniy
"n the EijjhteMith District. The feast will be held In Masonic Hall,
I'l-ankt'oid. aa boun as wold is icceived'as to the number of men needed
. ml the date they nie to yo.
OSBORNE SETS SAILOR PRISONERS TO KNITTING
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., Sept. 17. Lleutinant Commander Thomas
Mott Osborne, deposed warden of Slug Sing and now head ot the
Government's local prison, which houses uniuly sailors,, is in the
spotlight again with another lefotm. He has substituted the knit
ting uecdle for the sledge, believing that knitting socks for soldiers
will prove mou- profitable, ultimately, than "making little one out
of big- ones"
ALEXIEFF ENDS
LIFE; KERENSKY i
FOILSJENEMIES
Russian Chief of Staff Com
mits Suicide, Copen
hagen Hears
REPUBLIC PROCLAIMED
Premier's Bold Step Puts End to
Propaganda Fostered by
German Agents
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BREACH BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND (.EltMANY GROWS
ItU.Mi:, Kepi. IT. iistilii-IIiiiii;.u. Is reported fliulliiK It liificu.sliul.v ilinicull
to keep In iiRrcctiKMit with (Icun.inj. Diplomatic advices reeolvcil lieic today tnld
of nn epidemic of riots throiiKhimt the Muni elliptic nnd political differences hn to
Prusslanlsm that lndlrato n growing breach between tho two Teutonic Powers.
Austria Is suffering fiom lack of food and most nt the disorders have been due to
this cause. Thousands of the people arc Imploring divine Intercession for peace.
Prussian officers. It was aborted, are frequently Insulted on tho streets of Austrian
cltlen. Italy's successful dilvo cast of (Joriziu Is likewise reported as causing wide
spread ani'icliepUim tluouKhoiit Kniiiejw ICail'j dominions. ..vWvfi f.V-f--.
V ".JS. " " '..'.1-; -- - J,.' i,,P.l. . ,
SWEDES PROTEST AGAINST GOVERNMENTS COURSE
STOCKHOLM. Sept. 17.- Demand of the Swedish people that their Government
"take Immediate mcasiiies to convince the world that the Swedish pcoplo aie
stiictlv neutral" was voiced In n monster m.iss-mcctliiB here last nlshl. Not nil the
thousand" In .v nipath.v with stub a public move wcte able to press Into the nudl-
toilitm vviieie the niectlns was held. Tlie Soilallst Minister 1'raiulnR ndilKsseil j Ccncral KmnlloffH licndriuarteia
a gieat uveilljn nuuinit m a Held otilsitle Hie lit.v. Numeiuiis other scatteicd
meetings welt hclu llnutmiioiit the cit.
GENERAL MICHAEL ALEXIEFF
Suicide of tho former commander-in-chief
of the Russian armies is
reported.
LONDON. Sept. 17.
General Kalcdincs, of the Hon Cos-,
sacks, has telegraphed' offering his sup
port lo tlu provisional Government, a
I'ctrograd dispatch received tcday by
the Evening News asserted. Kalcdincs
is understood to be the last of the rebel
lenders lo announce submission to
Kcrcnsky.' .
copi:xuai,;i:n sept. n.
.Ueueial Alelff(,. chief of, Btaff of the
U. S. TO DICTATE DISPOSAL OF ALLIED SHIPPING
WASHINGTON, h'opt. 17, The United Htntcs Is to be dictator In dlspoi.il of
Allied shipping, nnglnnd and tills nation have argued the matter out In filenill.v
fashion, with tho lcsult that the United States Instead of Knglaml will be the
distributor. Ameilcan ofllcluls take tho position that "we are Bolus to provlsl'in
tho Allied nations and tlmt thercfoie we eliould bo given a free hand In assigning
tonnage."
JlUEHlan' ntmy, has committed suicide by
slifotlng himself, acorn ding to a Petrogrud
dispatch to the Sjdsvcnska Dagblad toduy.
The shooting tool; ilaco following nn In
terview which lleneral Alcxlcff had with
Pi cmler ICci cii'k.v . the illp.itch stated
It was licuiMhl AlcNkft who went to
nid )Ut
the revolutionary leader under an eat last
week. Alcsicff was formerly unnmnndcr-In-chief
of the Kiissl.in mniics.
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LANCASTER FOUNDRY HAS RUSH WAR ORDER
I.ANCAt TIJI!, Sept. I". Tile Lancaster Foundry Comp.ni, of which State
llepresenlatlM A. U. Hess Is piesident, Is now woikliiK night nnd day on a largo
Govunmriit oiilei. An e.tia shllt of niolders has been put on. Thu older calls for
thousands of bases and poles to bo liced for beds In the Ameilcan hospitals In
France.
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German Newspapers Suspended
THE HAGUE, Sept. J7. A number of
German newspapers, among- them the
Deutsche' Taiesieltunghave been suspended
for falllng.ito uaport the Government In
the Luitwrs. iBcftiBt. at Buenos 'Aire.-. it
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LUXBURG REPORTED AS HAVING LEFT ARGENTINA
I'UF.NOS AIULS, Sept. I7. Count LubuiB. Uciinan charse who us-eil the
Swedish legation as his agency for transmitting messages to Iterll'i, was teportcd
today to havo depatted fiom Argentina. Vcrincatlou could not be obtained fiom
the German lcgutlon and Atgcntlna officials tcfused information. Tho rumor of
LuxburB'H depurturo was generally believed In the clt and thero was gie.it
speculation as to where the ill'inNscd onu had gone.
HARVARD TO ADMIT WOMEN MEDICAL STUDENTS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept, 17, For tho tlrst time In the history of tho mil
vcrslty Women are to bo admitted to tho Harvard Medical School. According to an
announcement today, the plan under consideration does not mean that women will
generally be admitted, but it Is contingent on the registration of a certain number
of competent students. Harvard University confers no degrees on women, uml If
women are admitted to the medical school they would iccelve dcgiees from 15.nl
cllffe College. It was also unnoiiiiied women students wishing to enter the medical
school would' have to present commendations f I um tho medical faculty.
EIGHT KILLED WHEN TRAINS CRASH
AUIIOHA, 111.. Sept. 17. Bight persons were killed nnd a dozen Injuied hcie
today when two trains met In a rear-end collision on the Uutllngton P.allioiul at
Katlvllle.
BRITISH PLANES BOMB GERMAN CRAFT
. nvmv ReDt. 17, British navy planes scored hits ugalnst a huge German
destroyer nnd several trawlers In an air raid can led out between Ostcnd and
Blankonbcrghc. the Admiralty announced today. The planes bombed dcstiojers.
! ' and drifters. "One largo destroyer was hit amidships and one nnd prob
acy two out ot four'tiawlers were sunk." the Admiralty declared.
INDIANA'S WOMAN SUFFRAGE LAW INVALID
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Sept. 17. The limited suffrage, law of Indiana was held
nstltutlonal today by Judge Ilochford, of the Marlon County Supeiior Court.
Tt"Caald the qualifications for suffrage are governed by the Constitution and cannot
l ltered by legislation. He suggested an Immediate appeal to the Supieme Couit.
POPE TO GET CENTRAL POWERS' REPLY IN 24 HOURS
ZUHICH, Sept. 17. The replies of tho Central Powers to the peace note of
Pope Benedict XV will be In the Pontiffs hands within twenty-four hours, bald
a dispatch from Rome today. It is understood that the German answer, which
resents the "views ot Bulgaria and Turkey as well, fails to give any detailed
terms It believed, however, that the Teutonic note was written with a view to
leaving the door open for another communication from the Vatican.
UNIDENTIFIED BODY FOUND IN SCHUYLKILL
The body of an unidentified man was found floating In the Schuylkill" Ittver at
ih. foot of Cotton street today. It was that of. a man about, thirty-two) 5 feet 8
Mhea and weilthlnjt HO pounds, of sandy complexion, amooth face, and aresed tn
fclothi.Jw
PCTKOGISM. Sept. 17.
Having subdued the aimed dissension In
1 its eonni.es, the provisional Government
moved rapidly todaj In settlement of politi
cal disputes
Formal proclamation of Ilussla as a re
public, as Issued by Pieinicr Kerensky,
dcstiojod a glowing propaganda, traceable
to Uermnii ngents, that Kerensky was plan
ning a dletatoishlp. It was also a warning.
In the public's view today, to any other
leader who might nt.pli c. as ICoinlloff dM,
to suih dktatoildl powers, that the Govern
ment was solelj a people's government.
The lutistltutloiidl convention, which U to
devise the machinery of the P.usslan Gov
ernment, lias ahead- been called for L'e
eembcr 11. Thero wero Ind'eatlons today,
however, that Ion;; before this time so.ne
sort of lepiescntatlve UusMnn aarcmbly
would outline and delegate powers to pre
vent am lepolltlon of the misunderstand
ings which led to the Kornlloff luvolt.
The Pctrograd Council of Workmen and
Soldlcis formally recommended such a rep
iesentative assembly to bo convoked Sep-,
tembcr 25 lo i-et up a definite power to lead
the country until the constitutional conven
tion shall decide upon a eonipleto system of
Government.
In the meantime Kcrensl.j'H reorganized
Halibut appears llkel) to 'invo- more, com
plete suppoit from various factions than the
previous ministries havo Ikcii nblo to
muster.
Evidence ot the loyalty of tho ltusslan
armies Is now overwhelming. Preliminary
leports from the commission Investigating
Koinllun"' lcw'lt Indicate, the lebelllous
troops weie deceived Into belief they wero
mm tiling against German plotteis. Scores
of officers ate already In custody.
Keneral Kalcdlues Is still at laige and at
the head of a lebel movement: but his
fences are not large and his own troops
the Don Cossacks Insist they are loyal to
Ilussla. apparently only uesiroua or saving
their commander from any punishment be
fore foimally surrendering,
Attomsy General Sh ibiovsky, chief pro
curator of the army and navy, has lieon ap
pointed piesldeut of the special commission
whlt'ii is to Investigate tho mutiny of Gen
eral Kornlloff and his aids. Ho has left for
the front.
The Government Is detei mined to fius
ttate any attempt of the Ilolshevlkt and
the Maximalists to Interfere with the newly
Instituted Gov eminent. Their principal pi
pert, the Novaya Jlrpu and tho Italotchky,
have been suppressed.
MAKK-CP OF CAMXirr
The following official communication was
Issued:
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Cabinet and In view oi the ireaenttV.
extraordinary circumstances, an nnaira
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