!? WWII k PICTORIAL SECTION PAGES 20, 21, 22 STRJ.. Cunning ffirt-ner I , VOL. IV. NO. 48 PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1917 CortftiatiT. 101T, st tin 1'csMO I. It n HCTION MAY 'REDS' DEPOSE KERENSKY; SEIZE REINS IN CAPITAL EXT DEPEND UPON lSTWARDTESf .& , & l& ? Yes; 1 w l"",fc iW tsr , t'A VJKitlKU TWO llKIFWmSSmKSI .,-g?, TOVAl sea - vmzva Mir W V?H. " Vi i JLj ft 1 m D. S. VESSEL ROCHESTER Four Killed and Four teen Missing, States British Report 31 SURVIVORS SAFE FROM SUNKEN' SHIP One of First Two U. S. Steamships to Defy Ger man U-Boats 'EVENT OCCURRED FRIDAY r LONDON, Nov. 8. Torpedoing of the American stcam ihip Rochester was formally announced by the Admiralty today. Four of those aboard were killed and the second mate and thirteen others art missing, it was stated. Thirty-one survivors have been landed at Buncrana and Rossport. The American vessel was struck on Friday and sunk. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. The steamship Rochester, sunk by a tier man BUbmarlnc, was the ship that, with the Orleans, previously sunk, first braved the submarine zono after Germany re scinded her promises to the United States, officials of tho Kerr Steamship Company averted here today.' The Rochester Was owned and operated by this company when the made her .trip, leaving New York Feb ruary 11. It will be recalled that the Kaloer offered a reward for any U-boat, commander who would sink either of these ships. The Rochester, shortly after this Journey, was taken over by tho Furness-Wlthy Com panr. a Drltlsh; shipping companyr It was stated, and now is presumably under Drltlsh registry. Hhe was, of 2551, tons,,, a steel "crew steamsfilp: built Ih'lSliT'at'Ucorscr Mich. The Kerr Company officials said there was no other Itochester In Atlantic service. The Orleans vas sunk several months ago. THINK U. S. SHELL SUNK MEDITERRANEAN U-BOAT Impression Conveyed by Report of Of ficers of Attacked American Freight Steamship AN ATLANTIC PORT, Nov. 8. Infor mation that an American shell fired by an American naval gunner sank a Teutonic submarine In the Mediterranean Is con tained In a report made to the Navy De partment by the officers of an American freight steamship which nrrlved here re cently, It was learned, today. The vediel, of about 3000 tons gross, was returning from an Italian port In ballast after taking a cargo of war munltlonB-from America to Italy. A report of her narrow escape from'a torpedo was recently made public, but the fate of her attacker was not mentioned. The torpedo was discovered approaching from the starboard side an hour before nightfall, and the crew, expecting an ex ploilon, hurried to the port rail, arriving In time to see the torpedo emerge, from under the ship and pass harmlessly on. The naval gunners had remained at their posts. The perltcope of a submarine ap peared above tho water, the U-boat captain apparently being unaware that the torpedo hkd gone under the freighter, because with no cargo she was riding high In tho -water. Three American shells tired from the ship's bow gun and two from her stern run missed the submarine, but tho sixth hot from the Btern gun struck It at the base of tho periscope, according tj the of ficer's report. There was an explosion which shattered the submerslble's shell and she ank with all on board. LIVINGOOD ABSOLVED OP POISON ACCUSATION Princeton Aviation Student Given Small Fine and Sent .Back to Work NEW YORK. NovTT SamueKOltLlvIn food, Princeton aviator studenCv has' been absolved of chuges jf violating, military regulations by having poison InOils posses sion. This was announced today by Lieu tenant John G Livingston. Assistant Judge advocate of the court-martial. Llvlngood, howesr, was fined a small sum for "having poison" In his possession unknown to his commanding officer," The young min, whoso home is In Zanesvlllc, O.. Das returned to Princeton to continue his aviation studies. WHAT','TEMPTATION JrAG"? Court Officials Puzzled by Suit Against Miss Hannah Randolph The 'Temptation nag" what Is It? Sev raj puzzled officials of the Municipal Court Would greatly llke.to"1 satisfy thelc curiosity. A claim waa nied, today to recover 1251.47 from Miss Hannah (Randolph by Lucle Ltd.', Pari eorporatlqri, apd among the. Items of the account vas listed the "Temptation ,"la IUndolph, who Is prominent bo pwuy, I alleged to have purchased a num wr cf g-Qwna. eta, from the Luclle cor poration In 18IJ. Tha 'Temptation JUg" Is valued at 675 irnc, or about J1JQ. Among the other Items listed In thelalm 1 " robe du eolr satin rose, 650 francs; wwiure, thlrty-flve francs, and coiffure de rose, twentv.llvo franca. Mm ttfatfeiph. U the daughter cf Phlll W HWL WHIPPOORWILL SPRINTS TO FRONT AT PIMLICO Wi'ls Rides Winning Mount in Opener. The Brook First Home in Steeplechase PIML1CO, Md.Nov. S. Tho Whlppoor will was a winner today. This bird thrives In the midnight air mid generally creates a nocturnal "disturbance, but this afternoon this Whlppoorwllt belonged to the quadru peds and showed such a burst of speed that tho other starters bellccd she had wlhg. for Walls's mount sailed under the finish wire In the opening six furlong event well In the advance of Gruyson and Medusa. The winner paid a good price, tho ma chines registering JD.GO. $1.20 and J2.90. Grayson and Medusa wcro well backed.. The Urook was first homo In tho steeple chase. Robert Oliver was second. Summary: , FIRST HACK, clalmlntr, maidens, nil tines, furlonirs; unippoornlll. OS. Walls JO.fio St 20 12.1)0- Mriluaa, 1)2. iirlokaon 1 2.711 i! T P'"..,1;.14 s-s Ilajaaet, PhalarlH. 'Tlppo Sahib, roily Anna. AMclierry. 'Jimmy llurna. I'ortlH, 'Saturn. Klapprr jiml Mlllrm-e also ran. Scratched: Taruuln, Mint Drop, I,ary ara and Tou lloota. Kleld. HKCOXD HACK, ratapxi-o Selllnc Handicap. J sleeplechaae. fuur-jear-olda, 2'A mlle: 1 The llrook. HO. Nlcklaus.... J4.r. $.1 no $2.so I i.uifrsL wiivrr, mi, u Connor h.u il ii Plpeonsthorpe, 140. Kennedy 4.70 Time. n. 01. mono Wood. Melor, OJala. Kaslo and ThlMln also ran TIIIIII) ItACU. selllnir, two-vear olds, mile: Marv .Maud. 101. Domlnlck. 12(1.10 Sill In SN.M) Sixteen to One. 01). Walls 1)00 11.10 l'oor IlutterHy, 04, Krlrkaon 14 :io Time. 1:42 1-S. Wood Vlol-t. (leurco W Avery. Dalrose, Woodthrush, Jim Ilney and Trophy bIso ran. Scratched: Felicitation and Urccn Grass. Latonia Results KIH8T HACn, 1700. maiden colta and Bcld IrKS. u furlanga: W. 1". l.ilmey, 101), Kelsey. .S.2 J l.40 $1.40 Jackhlll. 112. Connolly a.lis) - .H l"l J. Walker. 112. I.llley 1.20 Time. 1:13 2-,".. JifTy. Stcenson, (lrcit (lull. Unar. Hozen, Ammunition, All Aslow, Teniae and Charley Nolle also ran SECOND ItACE. purse. SflOO. three-ear-olda and up, 0 furlomes: l'llsen. 110, Harrett Jlfl.H0 J7.00 SI 10 High Hear. OK. timber 1S.00 7 no Slater Susie. 102, Dursch ... .140 Time. 1:22 2-r. I.tlierutor. Old Ilyelers. Safe ty First. Ilhjme. Trusty. .Miss Jaibo. Tho Urader. Olechner, Water War also ran BRITISH SUBJECT HELD Charged With Being Involved in Irish Revolt Plot NEW YORK. Nov 8. Thomas Welsh. Drltlsh subject. Is held by Justice Depart ment agents here today charged with being Involved In a. plot for an Irish revolt. When seized by secret iiollce several days ago as he stepped from a steamer at an Atlantic port. Welsh Is alleged to haverjtrled to tear up a secret message from Sinn Fein ers to plotters here, MAGISTRATE HELD ASEMBEZZLER Irregularity in Persch's Ac counts Charged in Ro tan's Complaint BOND FIXED AT $5000 Magistrate George A. I'ersch was held In $5000 ball for tho Grand Jury today by President Judge Charles U Drown, of the Municipal Court, on charges of embezzle ment and Irregularity In his record pre ferred by P'strlct Attorney llotan. Hall for I'cr&ch was furnished by Eugene J. Loeble, a saloonkeeper, southeast corner Twentieth nnd Lombard streets. Four fellow members of the minor Judic iary Magistrates Coward, Tracy, Mecleary nnd Harris gave damaging testimony, which tended to show that thcnccused Magistrate had held back money collected In fines from prisoners whom he released after they had been commltt. d by the otfier four Magistrates. To prove this the Dis trict Attorney's office Introduced ns ejT denco the docket of Magistrate Persch, seized ddrlng the "Blocdy Fifth" Ward mur der conspiracy hearing, the dockets of the four other Magistrates and the records of MoyamensInB prison and City Controller Walton's office. For tho first time It became known today that District Attorney Retail's probe into alleged fraud In the magisterial system began long before the "Bloody Fifth" Ward case in which "Judge" Persch's books came Into 'the District Attorney's possession. No intimation was given of the amount of money whloli tho accused Magistrate is alleged to have embezzled. Judge Brown's decision came suddenly, ir William II. Schuman. 1020 Pine street. Magistrate Persch's clerk, refused to Iden tify the magistrate' docket or to answer' Continued on I'ate Elzlit. Column Three WARNS RELATIVES OF SOLDIERS Get Lodgings in Advance of Visit to Camps, Baker Advises WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. Secretary Baker today warned relatives contemplating visits to the National Army cantonments to obtain accommodations In advance. 'The urmy and the American Red Cross are being seriously embarrassed," he bald, "by the large numbers of relatives of men In the training camps who have undertaken to. take up their abode near the canton ments and ports of embarkation. Protracted visits are undesirable. The department has no disposition to deny the soldier an occa sional visit bv his relatives! but unless a relative shall have been able to arrange for accommodations in nuvance u is unwise to go to the cantonment sites." SALESMAN KILLED BY AUTO Harrisburg Man Run Down 'on High way Near York YORK. Pa., Nov. 8. H. A. Forney, thlrty-flve years old, a Harrisburg sales man, was run down by an automobile driven by J. C. Fastnacht. Harrisburg, In front of the York Motor Club, near here, early today and received Injuries that caused his death shortly thereafter. Forney had machine trouble and went In the middle of the road and threw up his arms for the approaching car to stop, but ihe driver failed to see htm In time to nvoH at, txia B9 wtM wM inmi sh ARMED REVOLT GRIPS RUSSIA; BOLSHEVIKI DEMAND SEPARATE PEACE AND DIVISION OF LAND Leon Trotsky, President of Soviet, Declares Provisional Government Nonexistent. Three Cossack Regiments Desert Premier, Refusing to Obey Orders All Troops Directed to Be Confined to Barracks, but Civil War Believed to Have Already Broken Out in Capital. Pacifist Rebels in Control of Wires LONDON, Nov. 8. The Maximalists' domination in Russia on Wednesday evening had not extended beyond the city of Pctrojjrad, according to authoritative information received here Irftctoday. All dispatches were delayed. LONDON, Nov. 8. The Bolsheviki leaders, in control of all communication with Petrograd, today formally announced to the world that they had "deposed" the Kcrensky Government. In its place ihe institution of a new regime, with a policy of immediate peace, immediate distribution of all land to the peasants, the transmission of nil authority to the Soviet nnd the convocation of a constitutional Assembly, was declared. The proclamation issued in Petrograd by the Workmen and Soldiers' Deputies on Soviet program to all army corps and divisional committees called for a reunion of Soviets and army committees. They were ordered to send delegates expressing the will of the army i or its refusal to take part in .deciding the destiny of the revolution. Every 25,000 persons will have the privilege to elect n delegate to the meeting. No mention was made in dispatches received here of fighting, but it was feared that once again the streets of Petrograd have been dyed in blood from struggling factions. The Bolsheviki, however, assert they control the capital. The Bolsheviki leaders did not explain how the alleged overthrow of tho Kerensky Government had been accomplished, excopt to assert that tho garrison and the proletariat had forced it. All the news from Russia today was one-sided, the onlv version holm W ."" duet0 their 1- i- : i Zx 1 BIG TOWN MEETING GAMS AT MEADE Soldiers' Vote 2 to 1 for New Party Expected to Bring Victory CHARGE CROOKED WORK Hu a Htaff Correspondent CAMP MKADK. Admiral, Mil. Nov. 8. KIdence that the Town Meeting party captured the soldiers' vote nt this camp was furnished late today by Mnrtln J. Kane, ono of the election judges In Company K, 315th Infantry. He duplicated a copy of the elec tion record for his compiny and this, which has been approved by the company com mander, discloses that the Vare ticket was snowed under. The vote of 119 men In this company follows: Register of WIUs Shcchan, 34 ; Smith, fit. Receiver of Taxei, Kendrlck. 27 ( Armstrong, 70. Treasurer, Shoyer. 24 ; Nicholson, 73. Magistrates, Klsenbrown. 74; Borle, 73; Boyle, 74; Campbell, 18: Costello, 1C; Neff, 16, and Rooney, 15. Kane, who joined tho regiment three uceks ago, was one of the active Town Meeting workers In the 315th Infan try, Philadelphia unit. "I am certain," said Kane, "that the regiment returned a majority of 1000 for me reiorni candidates. ' 'The sentiment for the Town Meeting party was overwhelming In our regiment The party managers must guard the sol diers' ballots, for it Is apparent that hn honest count will upset the Vare victory. On Monday we were particularly active In behalf of decent government nnd received nssurances from a majority of soldiers that they would vote th. ticket. The returns In Companls K. D, F and L, of the 315th and 316th Infantry, prove that they kept their word. That tho vote of Company D. of the jidui. was doctored Is the charge made by Joseph Donnghue. Returns from that compiny, which were given out on Tuesdav night, showed that the Town Meeting can didates won, but Donaghue asserts that the pluinllty was much larger than that re corded. "In our company," said the soldier, "128 men voted and 124 voted straight Town Meeting tickets. I worked at tho polls on Continued en 1'aze Nix, Column Two SEEK NEWS OF HUSBANDS WHO WERE ON ALCEDO Mrs. Leonar und Mrs. Paul Leave for Washington to Obtain Authentic Information Tho w(yeS of Lieutenant 11. R. Leonard, Jr., and Lieutenant A. J. Drexel Paul, two. of the three Phlladelphtans who were on board the Alcedo when It was struck by a torpedo fired by a German submarine, have left for Washington In order to- obtain at the first possible moment authentic In formation regarding the fate of their hug. bands. Unofficial advices are to the effect that the two officers named, as well as Knslgn W. Frazler Harrison, Ihe third Phlladet phlan on the Alcedo at the time cf the dis aster, were among those picked up by Amer ican destroyers after their ship went down, but the anxiety of the families of the of fleers was such that Mrs, Leonard and Mrs. Paul decided to go to headquarters where the first official news regarding the fate of these on board will be learned. So far no cable has been received from the men them selves, but this Is not consldred remark able In view or th fact that in all prob ability they have not been k situated, as tq be able to , communicate with their fam- cont$SL,, njLmeans,qf ommuijicatioa., A dlspatch'from tneritussfan capl'tnTsnysf The crisis between the provisional Gov ernment nnd tho local Bolsheviki Council (Soviet) of Workmen and Soldiers ap proached the point of an armed break to day. "Leon Trotsky, president of tho local Soviet, Issued a statement declaring that the provisional Government was non existent. "Dissolution of the sitting of the pre liminary Parliament was decided upon by Premier Kerensky." "Many Maximalist and Bolsheviki mem bers of this body had prelouly voted firm ly to resist the Government's announced at. tempt forcibly to crush out nil the Bol sheviki movement "Three Cossack regiments today formally announced they would hereafter disobey all orders of the provisional Government nnd gle their nlleglance henceforth to the sol diers and workmen's local council In Its pacifist revolt. "Some Ministers of the Government, If was announced today, hao been arrested by the Maximalists. "Preparing for an armed clash with the Bolshelkl, Premier Kerensky, through the commander of the Petrograd military dis trict, ordered that all private motorcars be delivered to tho Winter Palace. This step was taken to prevent seizure of these vehicles by the Soviet. "All Russian troops were prohibited un der strict penalties from leaving their bar racks today." London had prepared for an armed out break following Kerensky's announcement, received yesterday, that "active measures of suppression" were to be adopted against t.lu na.lflil .n.ml.a OfHnlnlu hopa wara I .HO ini-IIIB, .v .... w... ..... ....... ...... awaiting eagerly the Kerensky version of today's happenings in Petrograd. Russian officials emphasized that the re volt Is entirely local In character affecting Petrograd alone. In the capital pacifism has" reached Its greatest strength, due to activity of the Bolsheviki Hove It of Work men nnd Soldiers. The Maximalists are similar to the I. W W. of America They are a branch of the Bolsevlkl that broke nway from the slightly less radical groups after the revo lution and began at once a determined drive for a separate peace with Germany. They have been extremely susceptible to the wiles of German agents. It Is under stood, Among their desires la an Imme diate peace without annexation or Indem nities. Later objects are division of land Continued on Tate Nl Column Four BLIND HORSE LEAPS INTO RIVER; SAVED BY POLICE Men of tho Ashbridge Keep Animal's Head Above Water Till Hoist ing Apparatus Arrives In a modest report made this morning to the Superintendent of I'otlce by Lieutenant firant J, Marple, of tho police bqat Ash bridge, Is contained one of the most In teresting stories of man's kindness to a dumb beast that has ecr been revealed In the annals of the police. A blind horse, hitched to a dray, was standing on Baltimore and Ohio pier No. 12, north of Itace street, yesterday after noon. Something happened to frighten the animal, and being blind, he sprang forward without regard to the direction in which he was going and went overboard Into tho river, dray and all. Lieutenant Marple Immediately sent men out In a small boat in the hope of rescuing the horse. Coming alongside him the men raised the animal's head on to the side of the boat so as to enable him to breathe until they could get, him near to a raft In the river, where again his head was kept above water by those on the raft. In this way the horse was kept from drowning until the steamer George Pierce drew alongside. A hoisting apparatus was brought Into play and the horse was lifted on board the steamer. Later, the animal was taken ashore and turned, over to the Society for the Pre" GERMANS TRAP RETREAT fNG ITALIANS; SURROUND FORT BERLIN, Nov, S. Successful German flanking operations have cut off the retreat of Italian forces between Tolmezzo and Gemoim nud nlso the permnucut fortification nt Monte San Slmouc, according to tne ofticial report this afternoon. ' FOOTBALL SCORE HA-VFORD'aD.. 0 0 ST. LUKS'S 0 10 SUFFRAGISTS HERE DECIDE TO RESUME PICKETING Suffragists of the national women's party, in a, meeting .it tbc Hotel Walton today, announced that picketing of the White Home ar-Hd be resumed Saturday for an indefinite period. Miss Mary '"insor, of Haverford, and Miss Lucy Branham, of Baltimore, recently released from Occoquan, whore they served sixty days on the technical chaige of obstructing traffic, after they had refused to dlscontlnui; tVielr picketing, addressed the gatheiing. BRITISH PUSH ON TOWARD JERUSALEM XONDOII, Nov. 0. British foiccs still pushed on towprd Jerusa lem today. An official dispatch fiom the Kgyptiau expeditionary f.rmy lerottcl the advance out of Gaza continuing cu the right to Allmuntar and on the left viug to Shelk-Rcdwan. "As far as Wadi .631 t.'ic Sndiintlous nrc of general icther.icnt of tho Tutlts," the . ...Ci..tll, tfiMj. . BIG GERMAN SQUADRON MENACES FINNISH BASE STOCKHOLM, Nov. 8. A large German squadron of warships is off the Finnish naval station at Helslngfors, according to word received today from Haparanda. Presumably the presence of a German fleet in this location means Germany has resumed her naval drive in the Baltic and is now about to attack the Russian naval fortifications at Sveaborg, guarding Helslngfors. STOCK PRICES TUMBLE ON RUSSIAN NEWS NEW 1'oniC, Nov. 8 -The stock marHot broke badly this afternoon, when, sell ing orders poured In-from the South and West following report of Kerensky's oyer throw. Allthe.galns ,ofsyeslerdayns, well Aahooieasay todayr'wertwlpedouti :n tffe7lm1fuBflrteercmon' maoVa new fow of U, af.Ioas ofj6tf. and" Bethlehem 1) dropped 8H points. Reading, Central Leather and American Sugar yielded more than E points each, while1 Murine preferred registered the biggest loss, tumhflng 7tt points. There- werd slight recoveries' during the: ;ast hour. I TAGEBLATT HEARING The hearing of the demurrer to the Indlatment of the Tageblatt editors, which was to have been held tomorrow, before Judge Dickinson, Federal Building, has ngaln been indefinitely postponed. The reason was given that William A. Gray, counsel for the defense. Is at present engaged In court proceedings at City Hall. DADE IN CHARGE OF AIR DIVISION, SIGNAL CORPS WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Brigadier General Alexander L. Dade, of the signal corps, was today ordered to Washington to take chargo of the air division of the signal corps. He will relieve Brigadier General Benjamin D. Foulols, who probably will bo ordered to active service In France. Brlgudler General Dade has been In charge of the aviation school at San Diego, Cal. RAILROADS SEEK RIGHT TO RAISE PASSENGER RATES WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. A concerted effort to Increase passenger as well as freight rates was seen In railroad petitions filed today with the Interstate Com merce Commission. The New York, New Haven and Hartford Ilallroad nnd the Central New England Ilallroad UHkcd for an Increase In mileage fares from 2Vi to 2H cents. The principal southeastern railroads asked permission fo raise "Interchange able mileage" passenger ratls from 2 to 2U cents a mile. DAUGHTER, DISINHERITED, PROTESTS FATHER'S WILL A protest against the probate of the will of John B. Logan, 1927 East Allegheny avenue, was filed with Register of Wills Sheehan today by Mary A. Thomas, a daugh ter of the decedent, who was Ignored in the disposition of the $20,000 estate. Under the terms of the will the estate Is bequeathed to George 8. Logan, a son, living In this city, and a daughter, Margaret Shumaker, of Newurk,N. J thereby cutting off the protesting daughter. Mrs. Thomas, in her petition, alleged that her father who, at the time of his death was eighty-three years of age, did not possess sufficient mental capacity to make a will, and that undue Influence had been brought to bear upon him by a beneficiary. The hearing In the case will be held next week. KANSAS COAL SITUATION NEAR NORMAL AGAIN WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. Fuel Administrator Garfield received reports from Kansas today indicating that most of the strikers In coal mines in that field had returned to work and thut production was near normal again. Mines In other parts of the southwestern field, embracing Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas, are undisturbed by labor troubles. The fuel administration Is confident that tho miners at their convention In KansaB City next Monday will agree upon the automatic penalty provision In their wage contracts. President Hayes, of the United Mine Workers, reported progress In his efforts toward securing an adjustment. SAMMEE TAKES 2 CAPTIVES; LEADS 'EM IN. BY EARS NEW YOUK, Nov. 8. Two German prisoners were captured by an American soldier of Pershing's command on the Chemln des Dames, according to the New Yorlc Courier des Etats Unis today. The paper quoted a letter from Georges Clemenccau, former French Minister of the Interior. It said a small group of Americans was put with French forces for Instruction and that one of the Yankees returned to his trench leading two Germans by the ears. LUTHERAN MERGER COMPLETED BY SOUTH'S VOTE SALISBUrtY. N. C, Nov. 8. Lutherans of America today were united in one solid organisation, 2,500,000 strong, through the action here late yesterday by the United Lutheran oynoa oi mo ouuui, General tsynou m mo ". ...... v ..- America. v COTTON GINNING WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. The Census Bureau cotton report Issued today shows 7,150,254 bales, counting round as half bales, ginned from the growth of J917 to November 1, compared with 8,'62S,898 for 1916 and 7.J78.880 for J91S. Round bales included this year are 1JJ.170, compared with 164,141 for 1916, and 68,577'for 1915. Sea Island Included are 57.J81 bales for this year; 80,727 for 1916, and 55,362 for 1915, THREATENED MARINE WORKERS' STRIKE AVERTED NEW YORK, Nov. 8,-VThe threatened strike of 60,000 marine worker which would have tied up shipping Indefinitely at the port of New York, has been averted, it was announced today, by representatives of the workers and employers. It was stated that a compromise arrangement had been, made which would prevent & walkout of tugboat and ferryboat crewx. All organized marine workers at tUs yort had threaUaed to ttattd boHtn th- AGAIN POSTPONED iuuuhuh, mo jjiudcu merger with the ..- - -.. uUuw. m iurm BELOW LAST YEAR tubeM M4 terrykMt Claim of Improper .JU jection of Five Ballo.ti. Before Court , f TOWN MEETING WILL BECOME STATE PARTT Name Pre-empted at Hr-' risburg for 1918, When Gov u ernor Will Be Chf-sen v URGE ELECTION RECOU: NT 20,0.00 Legal Ballots Thrbwn 01 and Soldier Returns Jug gled, Is Charge Penrose Sous New Partu Won Election by 20, m OENATOR PENROSE, declari" the fight "to clean hous itC" Philadelphia has just begun," an" serts Town Meeting ticket defeated the Orgnizatfon by 20,000. Town Meeting leaders allege 20.000 ballots were illeirallv thrown- out by Vare election officials. Check-uji on vote in yarietM. divisions going on today. " Court will be petitioned Saturday for recount in city. Federal Government will be asked to count sailor vote because of al leged irregularities by election com.' missioners appointed by Governor Brumbaugh. The official count of Tuesday's elect! was begun this afternoon before Jud Martin and Flnletter, and the success et the Town Meeting ticket may depend Upon the decision cf the court In regard to five split ballots In the sbcth division of the First Ward. These ballots were thrown out by the election board because they are m irked for District Attorney llotan and candidates of, the Town Meeting party. It was contend. by counsel for the Town Meeting party tMfcf these ballots should have been counted. The court declined to give any decision In 'th matter and will decide the question i 1 morrow mornlnsr. when the election - l. JI..I.I.- , ., ., t r r .. u. mc uitiBiuu ,n question win De pr It Is asserted by the Town Meeting! iici jnaj mere were !0,opo Buoti Ml wirovn-oui an -over tqe city, if sucn i .WW.BMcfcWw to the feetta4 First 'Ward baifcitr wen 'coi-rVttfv-nuJ would elect the ToWp Meeting candlMsal.( - CON'TBNTION OF ItEPUBLICANf V'J Counsel for the Republic tn city corami tee contended that In the absence of chargo of deliberate fraud the court had n Jurisdiction to go back of the returns M filed by the election officers, but had the v power to correct the returns where mistake or errors were apparent on their face -am! which resulted In the proper number votes cast not being shown by the return., The Judges said that, according to th petition of 'the Town Meeting party, there were five or six vote In the division mis-, Ing from tho ballot box and consequently from the returns. Under such circumstance they contended that the court would sen4 for the election officers who made the re- turn nnd let them explain why the Vote were not counted. , The case of the first division of the Flft Ward, from which there were no return whatever, was also taken up. The election officers of this division appeared In court' and under the supervision of a tipstaff wet escorted to an anteroom, where thry vW count the vote nnd make a return to th court. Sol Rains, a clerk In the Prothonotary otnee, superintended the count, assisted fcr . n corps of clerks. Frederick J. Shoyer wtj' the only candidate of either party preeeni. Plans to make the Town Meeting party a State-wldo organization were launch this afternoon, and there Is every lndleatHMt that It will be In the fight with a gubernar torat candidate next November. teps to Increase the scone of the or- nation were taken at Harrisburg th the pre-emption of the party name for ' Ktate election cf 1918 and for use In Pb delphla congressional and senatorial, as wH,, as hiany legislative districts. The paMlttJb were filed In the Dauphin County Court Hf the following pre-emptorst , A. C. S. Millar, 2815 North Twenty-six, street; Thomas If. Lee, 1402 XertJT Mascher street: Benjamin II. Hyberg. North Sixty-third street ; George II. Loch, 3027 NcTth, Sroad street, and II. W, SI ter. Fifty-second and Sansom streets., ' While many believe that this step mlat have been taken simply to prevent the Vat Smith forces from usurping the title foe H State election, there Is every Indication tha' a more serious object Is In view. , n When Howard R. Sheppard, chairman et the Town Meeting party, was questions, concerning this latest step of the ln pendents, he said, "You will have to Ju for yourself."- ' Incidentally, he added, "Things are looj litg better for the future of the Town MM ing party every minute." . CALLED PENROSE MOVE Upon learning of the pre-emption of tim Town Meeting party for the entire 8tato Senator and Congressman Vare Issued ttap. following joint eiaipmenw t,-, "Senator Penrose realizes tnat under, i election laws of Pennsylvania h,e Hri longer a qualified Republican elector a4 not entitled to anq win not receive a publican ballot at tne primary next it Is only natural that under the clr stances he would need a new Stat par" I order to carry out his alliance wltt) JK nordon and the democratic party "The success of the Republican, party Philadelphia, notwitnatanaing toe '(.'oatlsueJ en Pare KUnt, Cilaaaai i THE WEATHER FOJtEOABT F.or PTiftodetpAto and vicinity: jFir continued cool tonight ani FrMay; oi crate RoTtUmv xctuat. - . T.t-Vfinf 6,1? MAT T.IC1TI if may i-r t.nf.Uim Ml. iun rli.-.. aT - H,-.. I.1IM eawaxx MVMt.'rtMf. tmAttvm liiin "SL-.-TE.iST STi ----- - - : 4J- M' ! "5U"?,,W""""' -Hi t. . ' r , ' V fei ' '-F- r . "t .'. m . 4f
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