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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1917
ConmoiiT, 1017, it Tni Fcilio Linn Commni
PRICE TWO CENTS
ALLIES SURGE FORWARD
AGAIN ON BELGIAN LINE
BRITISH AND FRENCH SMASH
ENEMY'S POSITIONS IN UNITED
ATTACK ALONG YPRES FRONT
Haig Reports "Satisfactory Progress" in
Wide Series of Local Assaults on
Both Sides of Staden Rail
way Line
Poilus Co-operate on Left
Today's Engagements, Following Intense Cannonade,
Believed Preliminary to Another Smashing
Offensive Along Flanders Front
LONDON, Oct. 22.
fFrench and British forces, in co-operation, early todny struck on both
tides of the Ypres-Staden railway in at wide series of local attacks, Field
Marshal Haig reported.
"Our progress was satisfactory," the British commander-in-chief reported.
The French forces co-operated in attacking to the left of the British.
For five or six days British artillery has been exceedingly active in this
wctor- indicating resumption of Haig's offensive. The nssault reported early
today, however, was specifically identified by Haig as a series of "local attacks"
la contradistinction to a general offensive blow.
It was believed here, however, that this series of attacks are the prelimi
naries to another terrific drive over this whole sector.
The fact that the French participated was also regarded as evidence that
the great Allied war machine is once again in forward motion.
PARIS, Oct. 22.
"All objectives were gained by French troops attacking on a front of a
thousand yards to the left of the British line in Flanders," the War Office
statement announcpd today. "North of Veldoek we made progress and took
prisoners."
Of the fighting elsewhere on the French fronts the War Office said: "South
east of St. Ouentin. at Meneiean Farm. Pantheon and Tahure we carried out
luecessful raids. Along the Aisne artillerying was active."
f GERMANY SACRIFICES
THOUSANDS OF BOYS
By WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS
TPITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN THE
FIELD. Oct. 22.
About .10 per cent of Hlntfcnburg'B can
Hon fodder In the recent Yprcs sector fight
lnr nearly one-third of thoso whose man
gled bodies carpeted the ground In the Brit
ish advance or were Included In tho con
tint stream of prisoners were of the 1018
diss of youths.
Nothing could Illustrate Germany's wan
ing man-power more forcibly than this
crowding of near-boys Into the front ranks.
Headquarters figures today showed that
the totil German draft of 1917 approx
imately one-half had been made up of what
was really the 1918 class.
Thousands of these German boys have
keen sacrificed In the terrible British artil
lery fire. One letter found In tho pocket
of Just such a beardless boy soldier d?
dared: "Of my company of 140 men all have
Continued on 1'ase teen. Column Four
LONGSHOT JIM HOEY
TRAILS FELICITATION
Schuttinger Has Winning Mount, but
Buxton Pilots Outsider to
Place Money
LAUREL. Md.. Oct. 22. 'A few of the
ratherlng who Invested their money on the
chances of a long shot to deller lust were
'about to felicitate Jim Hoey when along
came Felicitation and nosed out the long
hot near the finish. The machines paid
11.10 on Felicitation. The backers of Jim
Hoey drew down $23 for place.
Altec, with Keogh' In tho saddle, came
ttrouth In time to take show money. Dick
Miller and Irish Idol were among the seven
alto rans.
Sumniary:
. msT RA.CE, maiden two-year-olds. Btt fur
lenxi! ftlldUtlon. .109. Schuttlnier. 8.80 S5.70. 13.90
Jin Hoey, 114, Buxton 23.00 10.S0
. UT. K.osh .... S-40
..Tlnn. 1:10. Dick Miller. Irish Idol, Phalarli.
Capltanla, Miss Peep Deaupre and Miss
Hilly also ran.
a SECOND RACE, claiming, steeplechase, four-tr-olds
and up. 2 miles:
nrL Ml. Landry:.?. ......120.10 IH.SO M.30
S.r. 104. Hennessey 3.20 2.50
Xlraray Boy. 141. W". Howard 0.20
. Time. 132 2.8. Oalar. Old Salt. Kitty Quince.
rch Court. Blumberer, Bamboo and Walling:
"tt!' ' ran.
.THIRD RACE, A furlonis:
' Brjnnil, K.mK ." .114 W IB.80 4.40
H-C Basch. Ill, O'Brien 7.10 5.10
XMitbisd. 114, Rowan B.BO
-fOURTH RACE, n furlania:
Efharst, 120, Buxton 14.40 13.90 12.80
CuHese. 108. Itayne 12.60 6.20
Wrtlln. 119, Butwell
"V-Miht Forward. Ill, J. Mo
Tm,rt .....A..,. $2.90 12.80 12.10
?,. I. F- Rohlpson 4.BO 2.70
T?L,lon orf. Bhuttlnier ,... 2.40
ms, 1:40 2-B.
Latonla Results
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""JJ,1''. 112, Oentry 10.80
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Bi:;" vicioria hcou. iiiu waier. rasta.
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ATTENTION,-THESE
of Field Marshal's Forces.
PHILADELPHIA SOLDIER
A SUICIDE AT HANCOCK
Lieutenant Carl Beck, Suffering
From Melancholia, Puts
Bullet in Heart
AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 22. Lieutenant
Carl I Beck, of Philadelphia, a United
States reserve offlcer attached to the old
Third Infantry, died at Camp Hancock to
day as tho result of a self-inflicted wound.
Despondency and melancholia are said to be
the cause of the suicide.
Deck shot himself In his tent, the re
viver bullet penetrating his heart. He
formerly was a private in tho Third Regi
ment, but was picked for the officers' train
ing catnp and was sent to Fort Niagara.
Completing tho course of Instruction, he
was commissioned a lieutenant In tho offi
cers' reserve. The dead man's home Is at
3157 North Seventh streot, Philadelphia.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Thurmond
Beck.
GIRARD COLLEGE BOY
KILLED BY COMRADE
John Carl, Shot Through Heart
During Rifle Drill on Campus,
Dies Instantly
John Carl, fourteen years old, a student
nt Olrard College, was shot through the
heart and Instantly killed late this after
noon by a fellow student who was drilling
with a rifle on the college campus.
Other boys broke ranks and ran to the
spot where tho lad fell. Doctor Greenewalt
made several hasty tests and decided that
death had been Instantaneous.
MADE PERMANENT RECEIVER
American Pipo and Construction Com
pany Withdraws Objections to
Wetherill
Tinhert Wetherill. president of the Amer
ican Pipo & Construction Company, was
appointed permanent receiver for the com
pany by Judge Dickinson In the Federal
Court The stockholders who a month ago
opposed placing the receivership of the
SS 000,000 concern In the hands of Mr.
Wetherill, today withdrew all opposition.
He renewd a bond of $100,000.
This 19 the concern the presidency of
which was offered to A. Merrltt Taylor, for
mer Transit Director, last year. Mr. Taylor
declined when his plans for refinancing, wero
r.ot approved, and a few months later the
company went into receivership.
Illinois Miners Return to Work
SPRINGFIELD, III., Oct 22. Illinois
coal miners returned to work,' today with the
ScenVlon of those In Frankfort County,
where there are nineteen mines. The men
in that county aro holding meetings and It
tJas said they would probably be on the
job tomorrow.
Fall May Result in Death
' A fall of ten feet from a ladder may
nrovs fatal to George Boltier. twenty-flve
Sears oldT Morris street who Is In St.
." .- .n(il with a probably fractured
Pine The accident occurred .t the ptonrt
, h. AICUMIiail ' ......-,
DalUer was employed.
A-REfNLY Sjlfc M.QR9
Wis J&iKtmk.
if? Wm
MISS ALICE PAUL
The Philadelphia suffrage leader,
chairman of the National Woman's
party, was sent today to the work
house at Washington for six months
for attempting 3 picket the White
House with suffrage banners.
ALICE PAUL FACES
SIX MONTHS IN JAIL
Long Sentence Imposed on
Local Suffrage Leader
for Picketing
SENTENCE THREE OTHERS
WASHINGTON'. Oct 22.
Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the national
woman's party, with Dr. Caroline Spencer,
of Colorado Springs, was today sentenced to
six months In the workhouse for attempting
to picket the White Houbo with suffrage
banners on Saturday.
Miss Gladys Grelncr, of Baltimore, and
Miss Gertrude Crocker, of Hinsdale, 111,,
who marched with Mlsa Paul Rnd Doctor
Spencer to the White House gates, were
sentenced to thirty days each.
At the samo time. Judge Mullowney, be
fore whom the women were arraigned. In
creased by thirty days tho sentence of
four other suffragists who picketed while
they were out on ball and later were sen
tenced to six months In tho workhouse.
They were Miss Rose Wlnslow, New York ;
Miss Maude Jamison, Norfolk, Va, ; Miss
Kate Heffelflnger, Shamokln, Pa., and Miss
Mlnnlo Henncssy, Hartford, Conn.
Following the receipt of news hero that
Miss Alice Paul had been Imprisoned In
Washington for attempting to picket the
White House with suffrage banners on Sat
urday. Miss Caroline Katzcnsteln, executive
secretary, Pennsylvania branch of National
Continued on Tare Two, Column Tour
MRS. STETSON LOW
IN BUMM TOURNEY
Noble Star Leads in Qualify
ing Round at Whitemarsh
Course With 94
MISS CHANDLER SECOND
By PETER PUTTER
CHESTNUT HILL. Pa.. Oct. 22. Mrs.
G. H. Stetson, a pupil of Dave Cuthbert,
the pro at Huntingdon Valley, led the field
In the qualifying round of the Belle' Steel
man Bumm Memorial Cup tourney over the
difficult Whitemarsh "Valley course today,
and. entered against tho best women experts
of this locality, the Noble golfer played two
excellent rounds totaling 47 out and In.
Her total of 94 defeated her nearest com
petitor, Miss Eleanor Chandler, her club
mate, by two strokes.
Mrs. Stetson and Mrs. William Hllles
were the only two who negotiated the long
eleventh hole, which measures 626 yards. In
six strokes and none of the women reached
the green In less than four shots.
With a yardage of 6283 from the front
tees, tho course was difficult for the women,
as it was hard for tnem to drive over the
rough. This and the great length of the
hole made the scores mount and the course
was In the pink of condition. Mrs. Jacob
Dlsston, donor of the cup, finished with a
total of 131.
There were sixty-eight entries, the largest
total of the year, and very few of the
players withdrew, The match play rounds
begin tomorrow and will continue until Fri
day, when the finals will be played. There
will be a first sixteen and two eights.
The Bumm Cup must be won three times
In succession before It becomes the per
manent possession of any one.
l.. (1 ir. Htot.nn U. V. C. C.
Out In TU.
. 47 47 el
Ulai K. T. Chandler, II. V. C. C... 40
Ml M. Caverlr. rhlla. Crlcktt Club 4l
Mra. Calfb V. Fox, H. V. C. C... 4 J
Mrs. J. S. Munaan. Mtrton fit
Mra. H. H. Harlow. Merlon so
Mra. A. K. Dlllitaln. Bala 49
Mra. W. H. Hlllca, Wilmington 48
Mra. Klnkald. rhlla. Country Club., 47
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B8 105
62 103
Mlaa ti. I. brniniw, mvenon.i.t. "9
Mra. Milton Harold, Fhtlmont 87
59 ion
Mra. 3. W. Turnbull, Whllemarah.
Mra. C. W. Back, II. V. O. C......
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66 116
05 116
HI 116
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laa mi rtviiowaij. a. vmyiam. ... un u. ii.
laa Ixulaa Ixivtnlar, rhlla. Cricket 1 67 118
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Mra. J. O. Buddarda. Ovrrbrook ... 6S 4 120
Mlaa M. Hoffman. Whltemarab..... eo z iz;
Mlaa M, Taylor. Phlla. Cricket Club M BJ if
Mra. 4. B. iJiaaion, fnna. cncKei , on no i
Mra. M. ilTWorth. Wait Cbtatir M 70 183
Mra. V. V- Holding. Veat Cheater 70 ISO
SWIFT ACTION
TO CUT PRICE
OF COAL, PLAN
Fuel Committee to Demand
Definite Information From
Dealers Here
LETTERS LIKE U. S. ORDER
Drastic steps to remedy the menacing
coal slluntlon in Philadelphia were taken
by Franc-Is A. Lewis, chairman of the Fed
eral Fuel Administration In this city, to
dny. In the form of communications, which
amount virtually to Government orders, let
ters will bo sent to 330 coal dealers In this
city, asking them to give a detailed account
of the amount of coal on hand In tho re
spective yards and the exact amount
charged for each grade.
ThH Information will be In tho hands of
Mr. Lewis by next Saturday, ho said.
Starting on that date, swift nctlon will
be taken to bring the prices down and pro
tect the consumer in every way.
"We can't deal with tho situation to the
best ndvnntage until we have all the facts
before us," Mr. Lewis said.
COMMITTEE WANTS ALL FACTS
"We can't deal effectively with prices
and distribution until we have all there
facts," he added.
Tho Fuel Committee, of which Mr. Lewis
Is chairman, was Installed In Its now head
quarters In tho Commonwealth Building
today. An Important meeting of the com
mittee, the first ofllclnl meeting, was
held there this afternoon. It was behind
closed doors.
The letter, which will bo sent to the coal
dealers, fullows.
By order of the Stato Fuel Committee
you will please report In writing to this
office not later than October 27:
First The nmount of each grade ot
coat you have In jour )ards on the date
of October 25.
heconil The prlre charged for each
grade delivered Into the cellars of the
consumer.
Third If you make an extra rlmrsre
for delivery plrne state what the charge
Is.
Fourth Whether coal ou hae on
hand purchased from mllrnad nr
other producers.
- A GOVERNMENT MANDATE
' It was explained that tire Utter has the,
form of a Government mandate. The strict
est measures, it was said, will bn taken
ngalnst any Philadelphia dealers who at
tempt In any way to dodge the Issue or
make falso returns to the fuel committee
Today's action was regarded as the big
gest and most Important step yet taken by
the committee. It virtually will force the
dealers to declaro their hands, and the fuel
administration, with that important In
formation In hand, wilt be able to deal ef
fectively with the situation.
The action also was regarded ns of the
utmost Importance owing to tho fact that
coal each week Is becoming more of a ne
cessity to all concerned owing to the
weather.
While high prices nt present might not
causo a general hardship, a cold spell would
change tho fnce of the situation.
Steps taken by the committee last week
were termed merely preliminary. Today's
action Is the beginning of business.
SUGAR SHORTAGE
REUEFJN SIGHT
Food Administration Ex
pects to Cope With Famine
Through Beet Crop
CANE TAKES A JUMP
Hopo that the shortage of sugar In Phila
delphia will be relloved In the near future
Is held out by a telegram received today by
A. H. Inmborn & Co., sugnr brokers,
Spreckels Ilulldlng, from their Chicago rep
resentatlves. The Chicago brokers were advised bv the
food administration sugar distributing com
mittee, whose ortlces nre In Chicago, that
tho beet sugar Industry will come to the
rescue of New Kngland and the North At
lantlo States, east of Buffalo, Pittsburgh
and north of and Including Baltimore, dur
ing the existing exhaustion of the supplies
of cane sugar.
The shipment of many hundreds of thou
sands of bags of beet sugar from tho West
will come Into this territory within the
next six weeks, according to K. K. Llndgren,
treasurer of A. II. I.amborn & Co.
Cane sugar Is selling' today at 18.35 a
.Iiundred-pound bag.
The beet sugar will bo sold to the Jobber
at J7-25 a hundred-pound bag, according
to the agreement made by the beet sugar
refineries with the food administration.
After November 1 all Jobbers must operate
under Government license and will be per
mitted to charge not more than twenty-five
cents margin on each 100 pounds, so that
their price to the retailer cannot exceed
J7.S0. This, according to Mr Llndgren,
should make the retail price about eight
or eight and one-half cents a pound, with
eight and one-half cents as the limit.
The shipments of the beet sugar from the
West will commence Immediately from all
operating beet BUgar refineries, the telegram
said. Owing to the present extremely
difficult transportation conditions, It will be
necessary, however, to limit the offerings
only to manufacturers or to the jobbing
trade In such communities as are entirely
Continued on rate Seven, Column Three
The Continuation of the Story
"Rasputin Devil or
Saint?"
by tho
Princess Catherine Radziwlll
is printed on Page 10
DAYS LEF3LIN WrHGH, TO
QUICK
WOMEN'S HOCKEY SCORE
2 tf 0. MXHION C. C. . . . 0
l'HILA. C. 0.
SOCCER
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ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS
Sixth Luurel race, 1 1-10" miles Soldier, 110, Byruc, rT.'JO, S&.80.
SU.UO, TfOUj Budwth.gr, 110, LyUv, 7.00, QbAO, eceondj Vlora Vinch,
101, W. Collins, SJ&.IO. third. Time, 1.10 3.0.
ScvtutU Laurel vace, 1 1-1 ir.lle-fc Copper King. 109, Mergler,
:31.a0. 510.70, 0-AQ, won; II. K. Deal, 103. V?. Collisa. $10.00.
fi7.TC, e-.-conil; Shy Pilot. 113. Howan, 2.80. third. Time. 2.03 1-3.
1'lfth Lutoutu race, 0 furlong AtaUatu, 100. Callahan. $i.'7.00.
811, i$$.'40, won; Belltvo Mo Boye. 100. Qerm-y, S8.50. $1.70. wz
i; nit'ly' Choice. 113. Counouy. 3S4.10. third. Time. 1.113-6.
Sisth Lotonii tB,c, 1 llt3 lnilet Solid Hock, 107, Connolly,
.$10.20, Sti.JO, $-i.U0, uou, Bluch Brooai, 108, Doaohue, $6.10. ljl,
tr.oadj Jeculur. 0&, Sf.-unis, r?s.lO third Unit;, l.lGi.'-D
N. Y. STANDARD TAKES $15,000,000 OF LIBERTY BONDS
NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Tho Standard Oil Company of New York hns subscribed
for $15,000,000 liberty Bonds.
ITALIAN AVIATOR STARTS FOR LONG ISLAND
NORFOLK, Vn., Oct. 22. Carrying eight pnssengors, some of them high offi
cials of tho United States, Lieutenant Silvio Rcinatl, Italian aviator, left Langley
Field today In his giant Capronl airplane for MIneola, It. I. Lieutenant Balerlnl,
driving a Flat, nnd Lieutenant Helitoll. driving n, JPompllo, preceded Lieutenant
Rdsnutl. Details of .(heJllghUf ani.nnrncs,p(f,ithe passensersiyere.kept secret.
FIRE DAMAGES FOOD CARGO
NEW YORK, Oct. 22. Fire today destroyed part of the food cargo of the Holland-American
Line freighter IJeklJk, nnchored In the stream off Hoboken. An In
vestigation "was started.
SLATE BELT ROAD WILL STOP OPERATION
HARMSBUHCI, Oct. 22. The Ironton Railroad, operating n short road near the
eastern Pennsylvania Blnto belt, today notified the State Public Service Commission
that November 1 It will discontinue passenger service because of scarcity of coal
and constantly rising wages. It Is the first road In the State to take such action.
GREAT LAKES STEAMSHIPS DUE ON COAST THIS WEEK
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. The first Great Lakes steamships which were cut
In two and brought through the AVelland Canal nre due at the Atlantic seaboard
this week, It won stated today by tho shipping board. Three 6000-ton freighters from
tho Great Lakes will boon be In Government service on transatlantic lanes.
P. R. R. MAY INCREASE IRON AND STEEL RATES
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22. The Interstate Commerce Commission today permit
ted the Pennsylvania Railroad to file without formal hearing Increased commodity
rates on Iron and steel from points In eastern trunk line territory to destinations In
West Virginia. Pennsylvania, Ohio nnd St. Paul. The Increases may bo put Into
effect on five days' notice.
FORMER MAYOR BLANKENBURG ILL
Former Mayor Rudolph Rlankenburg, the "old warhorse of reform," who has
been 111 for several days nt his new Gcrmantown home, 13R West Walnut lant, was
reported to be much Improved today. He Is said to be suffering from a nervous
disorder.
CAPELLE'S RESIGNATION AWAITS KAISER'S DECISION
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 22. Kaiser Wllhelm has not yet accepted the resignation of
Admiral von Capelle as Minister of Marine, according to the Berlin Volkszeltung
today. (Admiral von Capelle resigned about ten days ago following bitterness
aroused In the Reichstag over the charge that he revealed the news of a German
naval mutiny for political purposes.)
SNOW AND COLD WAVE HEADED THIS WAY
Snow nnd a cold wave, headed today for Philadelphia from the West, Is brlnglaff
low temperatures and probable rain that will strike the city possibly tomorrow night.
The character .1 the storm, which imposed .temperatures ranging from 10 degrees
to freezing upon several western States today, will be changed to cold rain when It
reaches tne Atlantic seaboard, according to the Weather Burea. It was central
over southern Wisconsin this morning. Today, with a minimum temperature of 43
degrees, is warmer than yesterday, when the city's record for October 21 waa
er,-ualed, with 38 degrees.
MANY KILLED IN FOOD RIOTS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Uprisings because of shortage of food have taken
place among tho civilian populations of many Austrian cities. Official dispatches
from Rome today tell of rioting In Budapest, Vienna, and Prague. Many women and
children were killed in the fighting. Recruits of tho 1917 class fired on women and
children at an unnamed city, killing forty and wounding one hundred and fifty.
4000 KILLED, 10,000 HURT IN AUSTRIAN EXPLOSION
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22Four thousand persons were killed and 10,000 Injured
In the explosion of a powder magailne on Juno If at Stelfeld, Austria, according to
official dispatches from Rome today. After the explosion women munition workers
who escaped Injury were forced to return to work In other factories by armed Aus-
trial guards, the dispatches said,
GARFIELD TO VISIT CENTERS OF COAL INDUSTRY
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Dr. Harry A. Garfield, fuel administrator, Is today go
lng to the centers of t.he coal Industry t learn of cpndltlona fpr himself. Doctor
Garfield will leave tonight for Pittsburgh, where he will deliver an address. He will
meet with operators and miners while In the coal districts, and It Is probable that he
will take a side trip Into the coal fields to learn of conditions first hand,
W. J. BRYAN TO SPEAK HERE
William Jennings Bryan is to be the principal speaker at the big prohibition
mass-meeting Sunday afternoon, November 18, In the Metropolitan Opera House1,
Broad and Poplar streets. The meeting will begin at 3.45 o'clock.
NEWS
0- 0
SCORES
SOUTHEAST 11... S
CEKTHA.X. U . . . . 0
1- a
BUY YOUR
'CLEAR SKIRTS
PENROSE REPLY
TO VAREMIVE'
Must Be Free of Fifth
Ward Blood Suspicion
to Merit Argument
VARE'S STATEMENT
'COARSE TIRADE'
Rotan Declines Nomination
on the Town Meeting
Party Ticket
'REFORMERS SOREHEADS'
Senator Varc Scores Personnel
and Candidates of Movement in
Response to Penrose Bolt
Stirring Developments
in Political Upheaval
i
SENATOR PENROSE, repudiating
contractor government, calls on
Senator Varc to clear himself of
suspicion in Fifth Ward murder
case.
Senator Vare says recent thuggery
in Fifth Ward was result of similar
tactics encouraged by Senator Pen
rose in Eighth Ward. Vare also as
serts Republicans voting inde
pendent ticket will not be eligible to
vote in gubernatorial primary next
spring.
District Attorney Rotan formally
withdraws as Town Meeting party
candidate for re-election, running on
Republican ticket alone.
Democratic candidates for row of
fices withdraw and names of Town
Meeting party candidates go on
Democratic ballot, making fusion be
tween both parties nearly complete.
On charges of conspiracy in filing
bogus nomination papers, three
Town Meeting party workers are
held in $1500 bail for court.
A demand to drive those respon
sible for disgracing Philadelphia
-from jontrol.and return -tho city -to
the people is made by Thomas F. J
Armstrong in letter accepting nomi
nation of Town 'Meeting party for
Receiver of Taxes.
Woman's League for Good Govern
ment, with 3000 members, condemn
ing those responsible for present con
ditions, indorses Town Meeting
party.
United States Senator Holes Penrose,
bolting the ranks of the Republican party
for the Town Meeting party In the munic
ipal election, this afternoon called upon,
State Senator Edwin H. Vare to "clear
himself of suspicion at complicity" In the
"Bloody Fifth" Ward primary election
murder.
Senator Penrose's statement, Issued la
reply to Senator Vare's statement today,
declared that otherwise Senator Vare,
named as a "man higher up" In the murder
conspiracy, could not expect "any respect
able cltlien of Philadelphia" to enage him
In controversy.
District Attorney Rotan late this after
noon formally withdrew his name as a can
didate for re-election on the Town Meeting
party ticket, retaining his candidacy on the.
Republican ticket alone. Withdrawal papers
were filed by his private secretary, James
W. Trncey, to cover nominations of both the
Town Meeting and Prohibition parties.
MR, ROTAN'S REASONS
Mr. Ilotan's explanation of his action, de
ferred until almost the last moment, was .
follows :
My only reasons for withdrawing my
name as a candidate from the Town Meet-t
Ing party ballot were fully set forth In
my letter of October 17, 1917, to the
then chairman of that party, Mr. Thomas
V. Armstrong.
I also find it necesuarv for the same
reasons to withdraw my name from the
Prohibition ticket
The letter to which Mr. Rotan referred
declined the proffered Independent nomina
tion on the grounds that he could not break
his agreement with his Republican running
mates (to accept no other nomination Un
less the others were Included), and that
he could not lay himself open to charges
of political ambition In connection with hli
prosecution of Mayor Smith and others In
the "Bloody Fifth" Ward murder conspiracy
case. He expressed his sympathy with the
move for clean government, however. '
Fusion between the Town Meeting and
Democratic parties was ma'de almost com
plete this afternoon when three Demo
cratic candidates Edward W. Lank, for
Register of Wills ; Henry C Kline, for City
Treasurer, and Dr, George C. Shammo, for
Receiver of Taxes withdrew in favor ot
Walter George Smith, -William R. Nichol
son and Thomas F. Armstrong. Town Meet
ing party candidates for the respective of
fices. Richard T, McSorley decllnedl to with
draw as Democratic candidate for District
Attorney.
Senator Penrose's reply was as follows:
"The Interview seems to contain nothing
but coarse tirade and does not stem to con
tain anything on the merits of the contro-
CoDtlourd on rase I'or.r, Col row O
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