fi i jjSTR SMtger PICTORIAL SECTION PAGES 22,23,24 .V FINAL turning NO. 28 PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1917 CopimoiiT, 1017, m tm TcBMo Lrnorn CouriM PRICE TWO C3NTS ' it v "w CLEAN CITY" IS SLOGAN OF TOWN MEETING PARTY MANS WIN ALL POSTS ON OESEL ISLAND ftser's Landing Forces ;i T?r.Hiv Ron-inn and Capture Slav Prisoners pNACE ESTHONIA COAST PETROGRAD, Oct. 16. IThe executive committee of the K4 .. - m'.i,o,.v nnil Soldiers' ncil oi ""'","v"" " . ...... lnv addressed a stirring ?...(in 4n the Russian army and et calling upon them to resist the ' .nAL-d in ihn Inst f?asn. Kr uerman """ - - - mnrvniRrA'. Oct. 16. tlntOesel Island. In the Oulf of Riga, is AUtiuw"', n.rmini. nccord- rdtotcn from Berlin today. It td that a numui-i . ............. ----- ,cpturd at Aronsburg. the capital. . wnitirv- observers in i-enuBi-u .,.. gsW predict heavy naval actions In K.r of Esthonla for the Cffi Sn? north" of Riga. The Gulf of IMtsa. protected by great mine fields and IT main Russian fleet, Is believed safe Cm Imaslon, although uerman "' E have worked their way well Into the ei tie orf ., . Rtrlke at the C.n,:ccordlnB" Vo the" latest reports Sn Baltic fleet has unofficially pledged EJu )o resist the enemy's efforts. Follow ffin .ppeal to the sailors by the centra gat in w . ,h mpctlnes at S for. "ere brought to an end and to presidents of the sailors organlza rn rtrrMDondlng to the Council of Work &rand Soldlirs- Delegates announced Srtth fleet as ready to carry out all Tiers of the Goernment. "' .." .. -. Mnlmlne victory LSTth O mans in the sea light off Oesel ffSTl? IUnto According to advice. aan Fetrograa ine nomran .-,. - 2i.rships dispatched a large squadron P? ". ..--... i. Qnoln Snnnrl to attack POTwn of the Russian Riga fleet. The Men POIW Aveia umc .. .-- -- Con Sound, "when re-enforcements arrived, . .l. .nnn ivnfniilns M.re ofrced to rl No deuYlls of tKo flght have been fcustrated between" Oesel and Dago j. xl ...... n.f HAnf a nmln.r1ron truiters and torpedoboats to the south ern shore of Oesel Island, where an In- ... ui..iUim.n4 woe rnrrlftrl nut. The petTon shelled, according to tl.q Petrograd sjsjte.me.nl, was an unimpui mui ji v . "" nirin n.iMmnr. rnelvod here todav itVote considerable Bpace to gloating over Ke luccess o: the uerman navai cainpaicii ...U.I U. ilitaal.n lnlonilD All fminrl In lae occupation of Oesel Germany's answer to recent war speeches by Allied leaders de eWrlnr the Teutonic offensive power was wnlng. Most of them likewise declared tee Rlia Gulf campaign showed that the uerman nary s iignung power nau oeen Ijo'mpletely unshaken by the recent mutinies reported by Admiral von Capelle. p,wnttner Aumirai von uapene nas re- WmnA iq ntlll nnt rl-ir frnm thA Plprmnn pr(S5 comment The Lokal Anzelger Inslst- HVU Ui MlltllBlCI Ul ItXatllld JlttU ItUk UlUAVII Krlth Mlchaelis. Provincial newspapers de Sietatd that the Government had determined w siari civu prosecution against uepuiies Uuie, Vogtheer and Dlttmann, the three minority Socialist members named by Von r.All. ... U..l.. 1 1 1 1 .L.- -..Til vwl.o B IIAVU1K ifCll lUVUltCU 111 lllt3 tVll- Wmihaven naval mutiny Before the ttlchstag adjourned last week It had1 been wmni me exact reiationsmp or mese mo deputies with the naval outbreak 1141.1 k. .AV...l 1 n I.. -n. !-... feMmltUf. fCITY MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS tta. Samuel Wolfe and Rao "Dorsett Named for General Hospital Dr. Samuel Wolfe, 1701 Diamond street. 1M Dr. Ran M nnrsatt ift7 nirnnl o.,An.i. Ijwre today appointed members of the staff w rniiaueipnia uenerai Hospital by Sector Krusen. heart nf thn r,jnflitmnt (.Health and PhrllliR fcDr. A. C. Abbott, of the Board of Health, P i in me federal service, will be sue- pyummond. Announcement of tho change .muo iQuay ay secretary to tne Mayor ph Smith. PONY VICTIM OF FIRE tft Stock of Grain ' Destroyed in Stable Blaze WX pony was burned to death and a large s 01 irain was aesiroyed in a Are this ioon which damaged a two-story brick . ua a. one-story awening at Trenton 1 Erin nvinn.a Tti atable and dwelling were owned by tcnael Kress. The flr in ii.ii.v.,i n hn. ktn faNiA k. i.A..a .i..t ..,..- . .- If tho hayloft. Netrro killed hv Tre Wnirnn ISamuel Likes. 'thirty years old. 3817 Cres- ., u ucgiu, wud insianiiy Killed to : Z !nJle was run "vef y a wagon of i ito avenue below Wissahickon drive. il . .f armon, :o uaiawln street, wr of the wagon, was held by Magistrate ;- w nv me action or tne Coroner, THE WEATHER v FnnKeiAnw Vt Philadelphia and vldnitv; Fair FJ j on'ont ana Wednctdav; a en. Miw. 9Hy northtcest. i fMierii renmyivanla: Fair and r tonight uHth frost: TVef,n.rf - pooler In touthcaat portion; gentle 1t tciiuz. , MU1U1II u UAI pnM....Siii d m. i .a - ... ",UWA1! KtVEK TJDte CHANGES Ky'-lm . ra. 1 low wtcr.,.:lS, t,u UTIIMC AT K4C WtVU TOWN MEETING PARTY PLATFORM THE Town follows: Meeting Party platform, made public this afternoon, Popular government, which is organized self restraint, is bat tling todny for existence all over the world. Believing thnt its grcati principles must bo applied in the smallest unit of administration and rule, if the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness is to continue umong U3' 'S-l ov.n Meting Committee makes the following declaration: mi ii i i ldml"'stration of Thomas U. Smith, the present Mayor of I niladclphia, has been marked by a continued course of usurpation of power and betrayal of public rights. He has exercised his high appointive and executive powers in the interest, not of the citizens, but of a political faction, led and man aged for the selfish purposes of contractor rule. The great powers vested in the Director of Public Safety and' the strong arm of the police have been repeatedly used for the promo tion of those base purposes, culminating in an effort to carry an important primary election by brute force. Integrity, economy, efficiency and businesslike methods in the conduct of the city's affairs have been largely lost, ns they must al ways bo lost, under such a course of usurpation and betrayal. Our citizens, and especially the thousands of small householders and the thousands who are devoting their savings to the purchase of homes, fear and justly fear that a continuation of the methods and purposes of tho administration and faction now in power will result in im posing upon the community n burden of taxation utterly out of pro portion to the public benefits derived therefrom; they fear nnd justly fear that tho outrages committed in the recent primary elec tion, which were simply the natural and inevitable culmination of a policy of avarice and recklessness, menace their saftsty and security. At once sobered and aroused by a tragedy that brought the les son home to all, a great outpouring of citizens flocked to a Town Meeting and determined to carry the issue to the polls. 7he, Town Meeting, Party is a popular uprising against tyranny and lawlessness and in behalf of public safety and public integrity. Its purpose is to take policemen, firemen and other officials out of active politics and free them from political assessment. Its purpose is to take the control of Councils from the entire system of contractor politics and return it directly to the people. Its purpose is to elect Councilmen who will solve the important financial and transit problems now confronting the community, with, intelligence, wisdom and justice, and with unquestioned allegiance to the public interests. It demands an orderly, economic and efficient administration of the public business and a just and impartial enforcement of the laws. At the approaching municipal election, an entire Common Council and a majority of Select Council, who will largely control tho city's affairs for the next two years, are to be elected in addition to im portant city, county and judicial officers. The party has nominated candidates who worthily represent the party's purpose. With these candidates and on this 'issue, it makes its appeal to the manhood nnd self-respect of Philadelphia. DR. DIXON UNDER ALIAS IN HOSPITAL State Health Commissioner, as "Snyder," Has Private Room at University "NERVOUS BREAKDOWN" DR. SAMUEL G. DIXON Away from the noise of the city. Dr. Samuel Gibson Dixon, State Health Com missioner, is in tho University Hospital, under the name of "Snyder." seriously ill. He Is said to be suffering from a nervous breakdown. Dr. Dixon's Identity is known to only a few persons at tho hospital. His wife Is seldom at the palatial Dixon home, known as Black Itock Farm, at Gladwyn, Mont gomery County. She is almost constantly at his side. From a suite of rooms in the university Hospital Doctor Dixon Is battling to re gain his health. His room Is on one of the upper floors of the hospital. There is a clear view from this room over the Bioup of buildings'- of ' he University of Penn sylvania, where he matriculated In medicine In 1883. iMtniii nf Doctor Dixon said today that it was his personal request that his where abouts be kept ff om the public until he has fully recovered This was why the State Health Commissioner entered the hospital under the name of Snyder. Doctor Dixon's condition became so seri ous yesterday that a conference of his physicians was held. At this conference it wbb decided to take X-ray pictures. A telephone call to "Mr. Snyder's" rooms at the University Hospital today was an swered by a girl, who was asked to call Mr E. I. Simpson, who is Doctor Dixon's secretary. A man who said he was Doctor Jones came to the telephone and said that Mr. Simpson hadn't arrived. ' "How is Doctor Dixon this morning?" Doctor Jones was asked. "His condition is very good." was the answer. "He is making fine progress." Mrs. Dixon was at uouiur uuoiib ucu side today and cheered him. The Illness of Doctor Dixon Isn't known to any of the prominent residents of Ardmore or on the Main tine, where he and Jils wife are prominent socially." , Doctor Dixon is elxty-six years old. He was born In Philadelphia March 23. 185U He lo the son of Isaao Dixon, a famous watchmaker, and Ann Gibson, his wl(e. both being of good English Stock Doctor Dixon has been head of the State Health Department since Juno 6. 1905, Fre quently there have' been reports from Har rlsburg that he would present his resigna tion to Governor Urumbangh. because pf i.ia laiilnr health. . ... i ui..n.nn lVutni- Dlxon'a secretary II x, ' am,Kwv.. ----- - .; .- i7 a IJ EPISCOPAL, 14 TO 3 Touchdowns by Cairns and C. Humphries- Bring, Tri - umph to Main Line EARP KICKS FIELD GOAL By PAUL PREP HAVi:rtFoiu, ra. Oct. ifi Hacrford School defeated Episcopal in tho annual struggle between these teams hero this afternoon by the score of 1 1 to 3. Two touchdowns, one Hilled In the openlnc period and the other In the third session, accounted for tho Main Liners' points, while Captain Karp sacd his team from a shut out by kicking a sensational field goal from tho 43-yard-llne in the closing minutes of the last period. A fumbled punt by Captain Karp In the iirL penou, which piaceu ilia Dan on tne Milscopal 30-yard line, nnd lullllant end runs by A. Young and Calms, the latter going oer tho line, brought the Initial touch down to Haverford School. O. Humphries kicked the goal. Hacrford tallied again in tho third period when O. Humphries totsed a long forward pass to his brother. (.'. Humphries, tho latter sprinting 15 yard to the goal. O Humphries then kicked the goal. Episcopal strengthened in tho last period and checked tho Haverford lushes. Then with tho ball near tho center of the Meld n6ar the end of the last period, Kplfccopnl carried ihe ball to tho 35-yard lino and on the fourth down Captain Earp dropped back to tho 43-yard line and it went between the' goal posts for a 3-polnter. IiiUroital Kmunufl . . AiIiIIh Mllllama . Kills... llrow n . . . . Uilelt Ilarhe. . . . Trice. . . . Wllnmen . I.lhvr reudrin llmrrfnrcl Srhnol . ... rlclll I11 . I'. llitninhplMM . . . riK"l tUfKIP rlnht Kimril . .. . riilT ., . left ciitird . . . left tut kin . left mil . . . .hrlienk ramify Shaw . Smith Kendall .It. Young . .Ilruhan II. HuuipbrlfN . Cairn . ni u.irterbnfk . rlnlit halfbark . left nairniirk Kuril (rant.) ruiiburk . Young- Rfprp Shun . Ohio Uf.l.ian. I'mnt-i DmidMon, Tenn. Head llnewmun llutlemortli. Ilronn. Time of period. H mlmitni. Touih ilouna. ('. Ilumiinrlrn, Culrn. ial from touchdown", O, Humphries, , i0nl from field, Kan'. WHITE SOX AGAIN BEAT GIANTS; SCORE,' 6 TO 3 Champions Romp Over National Leaguers in Exhibition Game at Mineola, N. Y. CAMP MILLS, Mineola. N. Y.. Oct. 16 The world's champion White Sox defeated tho Giants again today before a crowd o, more than 10,000 men In khaki. It was a far different a,udlence than that which saw Heinle Zimmerman pull his famous bone and allow the Sox to walk off with the title. The flnal'scoro was 6 to 3. The soldiers were packed about the dia mond of St. Paul's School, near the camp of tho Ralntraw division, when the two teams took the field. Major General Maim pitched the first ball and Nemo Llebold struck at It. The New York and Illinois Ileglments were the principal Quests of the ball cjubs, but thousands of others swarmed over the field and cheered the two teams. Both the Giants and Sox had several sub stitutes in their line-up, but the Sox held their winning form and got away to a three run lead in the first three Innings. Score by inningB: Tl Tf V. (hlcaro New York ... 11100100 0 H g 1 UUUD1O10 1 3 1 Russell relieved Benr in seventh and Dan forth relieved Russell in elehth for Chicago. aeorge Smith relieved Demaree for the Giants in, seventh. Railway Employes Get More Pay MILTON. Pa.. Oct. 18 Employes of the liwlsburr. Milton and Watsontown Pm aencer Hallway Company were today grant. tuj -a, 10 percent r!o- In wages to tak.. PLATFORM SETS HIGH POLITICAL IDEAL FOR CITY Planks, Just Announced, Name Sweeping Reforms to Be Fought For ROUT CONTRACTOR RULE Voicing the determination of the people of Philadelphia to put an end to govern ment by murder and thuggery, the plat form of the Town Meeting party, an nounced today, definitely names sweeping reforms for which it will contend at the coming election. The party Is characterized as "a popular uprising against tyranny and lawlessness," and Its purposes ate cited as follows: To take policemen, firemen and other nniclalH out of active politics and free them from political assessment. To take control of Councils from the en tire sKtem of conti actor politics nnd return It directly to the people. To elect Councllnieii who will toln the Important tlnnnclal and trans' problems, now confronting tho community, with In telligence, wisdom nnd justice, nnd wlthjUn questioned allegiance to tho public Interests. To demand tin ordorly, economic and effi cient administration of the public business and a Just and impartial enforcement of the laws. MAYOR SMITH llENOrNCHn Mayor Smith and his Director of Public Safety are scathingly denounced lu the new party's platform. Of tho Mayor It says: Ills Administration has been marked by a continuous course of usurpation or power and betrayal of public tights. He has e erclsed his powers In the Interest of a political faction, led and managed for the selfish purposes of contractor rule " Denunciation of Director Wilson Is ex pressed In these words, "The great pow ers ested In the Director of Public Safety and the strong arm of tho police have been repeatedly used for the promotion of those baso purposes culminating In an effort to carry an Important primary election by Drute force." FILE PAPEHS KOrt JtOTAN ' Any doubt that tho Town Meeting party would nominate District Attorney llotan was removed by the filing of nomination papers for Mr. Itotan this afternoon. Papers wero also filed for nominations for tho How offices. The committee has been filing nomina tion papers for councilmanlc candidates in every ward throughout the city all day long with tho County Commissioners. The Commissioners' offices will remain open until midnight for tho filing of papers. Tho Town Meeting Party Committee Is. sued the following statement this afternoon- Nomination papers for county How of fices with moie than enough signatures to nominate are being filed with the County Commissioners. Additional papers carrying many moro signatures will con tinue to be filed until the olfices close at midnight. Magisterial nomination petitions have been filed and those for ward candidates for Select nnd Common Council have been pent to the offices of the County Commis sioners as quickly as received at head quarters. Some of the papers In the cases Continued on I'hco To, Column Nit WORLD'S SERIES IS OVER, BUT C. A. COMISKEY WINS Rowland Pilots Sox to Title and Rob inson Rides "Comey" to Front . at Laurel LAUKBL. Md , Oct. If.. Kvery day seems to bo a winning clay for C. A Com Iskey. The world series is over and the White Sox have been crowned kings of tho diamond. Again this afternoon C. A. I'omlskcy camo through with flying color "Comey" always has been known as a liberal sort of fellow, and he was run ning true to form today. In the first race for two-year-olds at six furlongs, C. A Comlskey, with a Bob Inson (not a Rowland) ill the saddle led a fast field, the machines paying JH.50, $7.60 and $6 70 Malvollo was well backed by the tal ent but lacked the drlvo In the stretch, nnd annexed the place, with E. C. Basch taking show. ' Summary: KIltST HACK, nellinr. two-sear-old, fl fur longs: I" A OomliWy. lin. nobln- ,on $14.50 7.H0 711 Malvolvlo. 100. Troise B.'.'O 3.70 K -' Bairn. 10S, llunlon n.no Time. 1 13 3-B Mldnlsht Sun, Ilabf ttf . Allien O . Oucen Illond. Confiscation. Poor lluttrrfly. Ofore W. Avery. Itnpld Flrer, Herder and Oolden (Itow also ran HKCONI HACK, claiming:. Bteepiechaae. four--ear-oldi and up. about two mllei: nacehrook. 13S. Ottoman . .70 J.I 20 H.70 Welih Klna-. H7. Harrett IS.00 l.4 nhomb. 1411. J Hmlth ( 40 Time. 8:45 I-S. Jlmmv noy. Carl. Nw Haven. Otto Floto. Lady Kdwlna, High Flyer, llamboo. Carter also ran. Tilinn nACK. three-auarter mile. Wyoming. 100. McTaggart. .14 DO 12 70 Recount. 103, Trolae 3.40 Trophy. 10(1. Knsor Time. 1:14. TniinTii nACK. 1 mile: S'.'.RO 8.111 4.00 Weat Hogan. I:i8. IlutwelH.J5.on 3.r,A 12. SO 4.00 0.70 Leocharea, 120. O'Brien. 8.70 llrlnghurat. 132. Hyrne Time. 1.12. FIFTH KAUIi. in raiwa: Sam Slick, 111. IJutweJi, $3.5(1 $2.00 $2.40 Perpetual. 110, I. iin. ivarrini Warrington. . S.40 4 00 8 80 Krt Bond. 111. Hammer.. Time. 1:33 1-5, J'- Latonia Results FIItST HACK, puraa $000, colda and geld- Inga. BVi rurlonea! Cathedral. 10. Hanover. .$14.80 $3.00 (iui. Soheer. 109. Kelaay S.00 Jinny. 109, Gentry Tim. 1:08 LB. r-arrlah. Walter Brady u. r.Aw. TlDDO Hahlb. Charlev $3.40 2. SO 3.10 , Cap. Nolte, rviiDltv Crafflw and L,urky I)av aJao ran SECOND HACK, puna $700, miles and mares, three-year-olda and upward, 0 furlongs: eilster Suslf, 114. Durscta ., . ,$8.70-$.70 $3 00 MMIn 109. ponahu. 6.20 J.ljO Blue Itacer. UK. flfkens ... .. ... ., 7.B0 Time. i:iibd uiiiiiv un.n, aiusv aihc Miss Sherwood. Cylsea ?ueen. Lady Mildred, antlvy also ran Tinni) hack. 1 l-i woisea, uuy ivara, jiunnins oouinern utEu ana Tiiinu itACiK. 1 1-10 miles- Conflagration. 100, Connelly $22 00 $8 00 $3.70 Sea Uichin 103. Donahue 4 00 3.80 Krln. 108. narr 7.70 'lime, i -j,. SSv7Si, iuc. u luriviigsi Howard ,.,..$SQ, 1,00 4 $12.60 $9.20 . ". J8-M vvuueiiji, QUICK WHITE 90X BEAT GIANTS IN EXHIBITION GAME illCAGO, A. L I 1 1 0 0 S 0 0 0-0 8 NEW YORK, N. L 0 0 0 i 0 0 1 0 I 3 1 Ccnz, lUisbd nnd Sclmllc, Lyun; Damnrcc, O. Smith nnd Gibson. FOOTBALL SCORES 'ELL 0 0 0 00 ARMY (Syr'o'se) 0 0 0 06 HAVTOHDSCH. 7 0 7 0-H EPISCOPAL... 0 0 0 0- a SOCCER SCORE GEKMANT'N V. S 8 1 3 GERMANT'N H. ,S 0 00 ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS Sixth Laurel race, 1 1-8 mile& The Busybody, 105, Stirling. 10, $4, 3.30, -won; Scoi'ini, HI. Shuttinger, 3.20. ?2.S0. necond; Tact Icsh, IOC, Troise. 5.30, third. Time, 1.51. Seventh Laurel race, mile and 70 yaids Queou of Soa, 110. Mer pler. 0, a.00, !i.C0, won; Monomoy, 110, Troiio, 4. 2.00. second? Aninlganmtoi , 107, Buxton, $a.S0. third. Time. 1.4-1 3-5. 1'lfth Lnumhi race 5 1-2 furlongs Atalanta. 113. Movys. 3.50. 00 "C, 2.30, won; Horald. 113, M. Gtmier, 3.80, 2.70. xecond; -an, 103, Donahue, 3, third. Time. 1.00 4-0. Sixth Latonia race, 1 1-10 miles Black Broom. Ill, Minis, 3.70. 3.20, 2.00, won; llenton, 103. Dursoh, 21.30. 12.20. pecond: Truluton, 108. Pickens, S7.20. third. Time. 1.47. 4S6 CAMP MEADE MEN REACH AUGUSTA ATJGUSTA, G.I., Oct. 10. I'our hundred and ciglny-stx National i. my men from Cami SIcauo arrived hero, early thla afternoon. They lorm the ndvaucc rjuard of 1000 selective service men scheduled to -i.ivo here today. The otiior section carrying the remainder of the troops will arrlv before nightfall. FOUR TYPHUS CASES ON RUSSIAN SHIP AN ATLANTIC POUT. Oct. 16. Kour cases of typhus fever were discovered In the crew of u Hussliiii steamship nrilvlns here today from n Itussian port. Tho members of the crew sufferliiR fmm fever were icmovetl to n quarantine hospital, and the other members of the ciew held for observation. FIRST BILLION OF SECOND LIBERTY LOAN BY NIGHT WASHINGTON, Oct. 16. By nightfall the first billion of tho second Liberty Loan will have been subscribed. This announcement wns-mnde by the Treasury Department today based on reports of sreat activity among Liberty Loan workers in all Federal Reserve districts. BULGAR CABINET CRISIS NEAR AS SOBRAN.IE MEETS GKNKVA, Oct IC The Bulsarain Sobranaje (Parliament) has convened, accord ing to a dispatch from Sofia todny. relayed by way of Vienna. It was reported that a cabinet cilsls Is Imminent In Bulgaria. Radolaoff Is the present Premier. JAPANESE RAILWAYS MISSION REACHES COAST PORT WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. The arrival of the Imperial Japanese railways mis sion at a Pacific port:as announced today by Secretary of Commerce Redfleld. BREWERS INCREASE EMPLOYES' WAGES SIIAMOKIN, Pa., Oct. lC.Kulu matin & Schmidt Brewing Company, the largest brewing concern in the State outside the cities, today granted its men the eight-hour day and nn increase In wages of from $1 to $3 weekly, according to the grade of employment. TREASURY CERTIFICATE ISSUE OVERSUBSCRIBED ' WASHINGTON. Oct. 16. The Treasury Department offering of $300,000,000 in Treasury certificates of Indebtedness which closed last night was oversubscribed, the Treasury Department announced today. This In ought the total Issue up to $1,550,000,000. PITTSBURGH MAYOR MOVES TO CHECK COAL FAMINE PITTSBURGH. Oct. 16. Mayor Armstrong, noting that a fuel famine threat ens Pittsburgh, informed railroads entering the city that ho will cut off their water supply In event the city Is unable to obtain coal. Hepoit of helsiures of cars reached hero hourly. GalllpolK o., ono of the first places to be caught in tho famine, ap pealed to a half dozen places for coal, then helped hevcr.il cars from u train passing through the town. Sharon Pa., officials followed suit, as did thosc of Youngstown, Ohio. THIRTY-FIVE YEARS FOR BABY KEET'S KIDNAPPER . MARSHFIKLD, Mo., Oct. 16. Claudo Pitrsol last night wns convicted of kid napping Baby Kcet. He was sentenced at onco to thirty-five j ears' imprisonment. The jurors took more than five hours to reach their verdict. INFLUENZA CONFINES KERENSKY TO HIS BED J'BTROOnAD, Oct. 16 Premier Kerensky Is confined to his bed at grand head quarters by an attack of Influenza, according to dispatches from the front received today. He had been reported as ailing for several days, but news that his illness was sufficiently 'serious to make him take to his bed had not been expected , SEVEN AMERICANS LOST IN U-BOAT SINKING LONDON, Oct. 16. An American negro, jonn tl. Aiiarea, ot Newport News, five Filipinos and ono Porto Rlcan were among those lost in the torpedoing of an out going vessel from a British port, It was announced today FORD FACTORY SUBSCRIBES $10,000,000 FOR LIBERTY BONDS DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 16. Henry Ford and his employes nearly doubled De troit's subscription to the Liberty Loan today, when it was announced that a total of $10,000,000 worth of bonds had been token by the factory. Five millions of this was subscribed by Kord himself. PROHIBITION AMENDMENT PASSES IN IOWA v DES MOINES, la., Oct. 16. Reports received from two-thirds of the State pre cincts lrt the voting on constitutional prohibition indicate tho passage of tho amend ment forbidding the bale and manufacture of liquor by approximately 10.000 votes. The rural sections voted heavily In favor of the amendment. CZERNIN ATTACKS MICHAELIS OVER PEACE TERMS AMSTERDAM. Oct 16. A sensation has been created In Germany and Austria becauso of an attack by Austrian Foreign Minister Czernln on Chancellor Mlqhaelts. According to dispatches, the TJeutsche Zeltung declares that Czernln Vequested Mlchafells to state Germany's peace terms, especially urging concessions In the west, xeir-hoells replied vaguely, whereupon Czernln declared that It was "futile to nego tiate with Mlchaelis further, Inasmuch as clearness of expression and frankness tfe most essential." A heated discussion has been aroused by the Incident in the politi cal circles of the Teuton countries. BERLIN ON CLOTHING CARD BASIS ambtriidaM. Oct. 16. Clothing cards have been Issued lnf Berlin. A German BiuW.rtow have a, m4il.'certlrcatt, shoeing: ill htalth, la ordWto own a sujnrae NEWS WIDE VARIANCE IN COAL PRICES ON NEW BASIS' Figures Fixed in Accordance With Government's Order Are Announced FUEL BOARD TO MEET First Conference of State Coal Administration Will Be Held Tomorrow Philadelphia coal retailers have fixed their prices In accordance with the methods dictated by Government Fuel Administrator Garfield and great variations appear In th rates, which aro based on former margins of profit and. therefore, are as dissimilar as the margins of different dealers hava been dissimilar The prices range as follows: I'eu i-onl, Xd.oo lo 17.83, Y.Kf, S8 tn S8.S0. Move, (18,33 to 38.75. Nut, 8.S3 to I8.7S. As required by the Government, Uta dealers will reflx their prices November 1, again using former margins of profits as basis for determining present profits. Some dealers said they could not fix the new prices until today and some until later In the week, owing to the great amount of mathematical work necessary to follow out the Government's formula. Many dealers made no changes, saying that the prices they had already In effect conformed U those determined by the Federal formula. riUCC AGREEMENTS NOT BIND1NO Following the Issuance of a statement re garding price-fixing by the Pennsylvania Retail Coal Merchants' Association to Its members. Dr. Garfield, fuel administrator. Issued a statement that price agreements would not be binding nor recognized by th Government. In answer to this, Wellington M. Bert let. secretary of the association, said the original statement was not Intended to fix prices, but merely to explain to the mem bers the method prescribed by the Gov ernment whereby they were to determine their rates. Doctor Garfield, after a trip through Ohio to study the coal situation, said the seizure of coal In transit by municipalities to supply their citizens mutt stop. Youngs town, O.. was blocked by a court order Is. such attempts, Michigan sent a delegation to Washing ton to plead for coal for hoiries. Part of Pennsylvania, .Ohio and West Virglnte are facing coal famine, but lihe GpveriB-i ment says It can meet the sltuaflOit; K MEETING OF FUEL BOARD The new State Fuel Committee will hell Its first meeting tomorrow, according to latest statements from Francis A, Lewis, chairman of the committee. Official ac ceptance from all the members appointed by William Potter, the State fuel admlnls trator. Is looked for. with the possible ex ception of Walton Clark, vice president of the V. G. I. On account of a conflicting pressure of urgent business, Mr. Clark may accept only temporarily, It Is understood. , Some consideration will doubtless be gU-en the circular sent out by the Retail Coal Merchants' Association, and the gen eral attitude of the Philadelphia coal mer- ' chants as reflected by It Beyond that, ths chief business to be transacted at this first meeting will bo largely organization, for the purposes of getting acquainted with ths situation. Mr Lewis believes. The nppointment of the remaining advis ory members of the Federal Fuel Board, to assist William Potter and his aides, may be looked for later In tho week. Mr. Potter said this morning. They will be coal ex perts who can assist him on the technical side Is looked on as probable by those closest to the situation. Meantime Mr. Potter's office In tho BellcNue-Stratford Is wide-open to the, public, and all coal companies, reports, in vestigations, or even Interrogations, are being received by Mr Potter .or hla dlreot representative. ........ 'Hie greatest obstacle encountered by the dealers was said to be the seventy-five-cent charge allowed the Independent coal oper ator by the Government over that allowed the lallroad operator. The average con dltlon of the dealers shows that close to St) pet cent of all coal coming Into this city Is i,i.,,- i.rniieht by the Independent operators. subject to the seventy-five-cent premium. In some cases not only Is this seventyflve-cent charge present, but an additional twenty cents for Jobbers' charges has been tacked on resulting In an aggregate of ninety-five cents which the Independent operator Is getting above the standard price. .Several of the dcaleis announced yesterday that their entire supplies are coming from th Independents at the high rate. CRAMPED BY SHORT SUPPLIES As the ruling of the Government specifies the dealer shall average up the cost of hla coal In arriving at the price to the con turner the expense of the Independent coaL the dealers say. is borne entirely by the consumer Another factor that threatens to render Ihe present situation difficult to the consumer Is the scarcity of shipments of both classes. On some sizes the dealers are cleaned out ; other say they are gettlne only about 80 per cent of their normal sup nil, even from the Independents. It was pointed out by a number of dealers that the elimination of the Independents advantage of a seventy-five-cent premium would reduce coal to the householder from forty-five cents in bhiw - """' ih Philadelphia Coal Exchange Is commit ted to a policy of making no official pro Jest to the Government toward startlns; proceedings to bring th,e Independents down in the standard railroad prices, the Indlvld !,ni dealers are bitter In their criticism of condUlons "istlng Doctor Garfield, na Hnnal controller, announced last week that rnal was being shipped from Pennsylvania, fo New England and the Northwest. Dl- lo nc - Thti nrnnnrtton of lndn ".... shipments to Indicate the Phlla lie nhla consumer I. paying the bill In the SltmJeiiS i of independent coal at th. to, ,,rvs an example of the Coal shipments be mr received from the Independents, and rail lJi i operators. J. B. Kunkel. one of the 5..ffiln. W declared hi. coal ,hlp ' !!; nines September 18 amounted to fifty c"?.! oSf whlcnP.lx were from the railroad Continued en l'ass Nineteen. I'alunmSU The Continuation of the Story "Germany t the Next Republics by Crl r. Ackcn I Lv.iT ' sriMrrte . ft - Y A' V - ;mSSJMPiSK 4 mt twY vsruSSpHlSX TfeWVIf"""" " .-'.-WS' """" '- "" MBatfe yfT W"" T" ' A " V.
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