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FRENCH STORM
LINE ON. MEUSE;
BVNG ADVANCES
Poilus Wrest Positions
From Foe North
of Verdun
PRISONERS TAKEN
IN SHARP ATTACK '
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Cambrai Tottering as Biit-j
ish Forces Press Sav
age Assaults i
BOURLON WOOD SECURE'
UKItLIX, Nov. 1G.
.More than 300 KngliMi prisoners and I
twenty machine kuiis wl-re taken bj
German troops in repukinu minor at- i
tacks around Ilourlon and cleanini; up ,
"nests." The War Office, in reporting
thiii today, said (lie (Shilling hud been
of hand-to-hand character.
The French nunies hae joined with
the British in hammering the German
lines on the west ftont. A sharp
attack by Petain's forces on it front of
two miles north of Verdun insulted in
wresting both the first and second line
of defenses from the enemy and the
taking of 800 prisoners. The ground
captured is of great strategic value.
Another important result of the French
attack is that it is likely to prevent the
withdrawal of further troops from the
Meuse sector to re-enforce Crown
Prince Rupprecht's army that is slowly
J1 belnn- mished IihpI; lmnn ("nmlii-jii.
Byng's fighting machine is still roll
ing forward foot by foot in the great
Cambrai attack. The positions won
yesterday in Boarlon Wood, four miles
west of Cambrai, have all been held and
extended. German counter-assaults
delivered with much fury yesterday
'ailed so completely that they were not
renewed today, General llaig reports.
Not.only is Cambrai tottering, but the
fall of Queant, an important position
near the western end of the line tlut
forms the northern side of the new
British salient, ib believed near.
ENEMY'S MEUSE LINES
YIELD TO SHARP ATTACK
PAULS, Nov. 2G.
Whllo Cierninny was desperately combing
her lines for rc-enforccments to stem the
tide of the Ilrltlsh advance on Cambrnl.
Franco struck a nhnrp, sudden blow north
Of Verdun, first anil second lines of enemy
defense positions nnd 80ft prisoners iap
tured were the net results of this attack
over a front of more thnn two miles-. The
ground taken was In a highly Important
sector of the enemy lines betevven Samog.
neux, north of Hilt 344.
- Complete consolld itlon of all tho gains
was reported today. All Herman counter
thrusts weie icpulsed. Tim War Olllco
reported active artlllerylng on both sides
In the whole right Meuse, svetor, particu
larly north of Hill ill.
Around Ilczonvnux a Ucriinu raid was
repulied.
CAMBRAI AND QUEANT
TOTTER UNDER ATTACK
LONDON, Nov. 26.
The sixth day of General llyng's great
drlv paw Cambrai and Queant both wub-
filing from the great crack oa the Illnden-
burg lines and the everlasting battering of
t the British troops.
The Crown 1'rlnco llupprceht's garrison
at Queant, head of the "switch line." is
filrely Imperiled. The town Is almost sur
rounded. Catnhral Is useless to the enemy. Today
It had been cut off from Queant by the
"Wish hold on Ilourlon village. The
' Queant defenders, therefore, had only a
precarious line of communications to tho
north.
Field Marshal Halt? reported toda that
'nce utter failure of the German attacks
at mldd y yesterday around linurloii, tho
enemy had not repeated the assault theie.
The dominating heights of Ilourlon havo
"en saturated with German "blood spilled
"J mad assaults to tnke this promontory
Whoever holds Ilourlon woods holds a cop.
in!" ,ncnace over the land for miles on
llner side. The wood Itself hat been
literally blasted away. The village Is a
crumbling powder of ruins,
is ? h..e German sector Ik rocking with
"K shock of Impact of tho Ilrltlsh battering
rani.
lnIHCle'1 German troops pcrlbhcd like tiles
jn the hand-to-hand struggle nround Hour
'n village Fighting with almost Insane
j .u?' lhey Uo'rS''dIy advanced Inch by Inch
n the taee of feaiful fire. Then they c.imu
a "lit In hand-to-hand bnttlo literally
wppel In their tracks by utter exhaus
"f , ThB British, holding trong against
"ie desperate onslaught, wielded their bay
Oneta with deadly effect.
Herman corpses littered the streets of
oourlon. They spread In twisted, contorted
ui" out over the battlefield adjoining
ruined tiwn was a shamble of blood, of
mantled bodies, of srtioklng ruins. The
lleht hold which the Germnns kept on the
wn was at fearful cost In men.
rlpuse Entered and Clotliinc Stolen
''"- .,MIIVI7 Ul UUIIU Hi J IIIBtiC, lOIV
j!Wtlt.Twenty-elalith street, van entered
i.I, .uvlifuni. m T..t... ft n,i.i..,,A ,on
" jnuupaence o the family yesterday
yiuwjf lo.uie vlu of )30 was BtcK-n.
EVID
SIGNING UP FOR
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4-4Mhiu M-'v'SsKaiaassEs-Ksw.Ks,
wh-gMM, nTnrr i inr-miiii n i mm mi i. i
"-"iifcHWflWimiWI Wi a..vw. -."TJ.im.'Tffmft.WliSiraTirTfilBrasfcssssnM
!., ,'AW
Mr" Wills Kann of HI North Fifty-eighth street, iillmg out a coal
card at the offices ol the (ieorgo II. Newton Company, lieginnmg today
all vould-le purchasers of coal nre required by the fuel administration
to apply for fuel by means (f the coal eard.
ALIENS BARRED
FROM WATERFRONT
One - Hundred - Yard Boun
dary Set in Orders From
Washington
OWNERS TO GUARD PIERS
nrdi'i:. that .ill neiiij .illi.'m .-li.ill ut -V.
b- pdinlltul wllhln HM .irds of rhllndel
phl.i's waltr front were n-eelvcd heie toil.iy
from Attoino Geneial (Srcgur by I 'rant;
1. (laib.iilni . spu-ial ngfiit of tin- Dep.ut
II" lit of .liitlec
Th.' niilof tubineiil:i that forb'ddmt
alens tiom eoming within ino yards 'if
nn f.ictory or concerii enKacul In ('nvern-
li'.-ntiil work, thin erirlli-r order still re-'
iiiiilnln'f In i-ffii't
Oi.ntrs of eopcerns alrng tiio ihei'fiont
will b belli responsible for the Installation
ot gu,ird4 who will see that aliens mu not
pirmltte'l to ntr tho brined tt-rrltory. Jrr,
(aibirlni. annnunkeil tills liiorrlng that he
would urn t il.e tlm inltl.itho In providing
KUnuN for the piers. viarp, ducks, fer
iliv, grain ele.itors. factories unl other
eoneerns which aro within the Bono. I
Tinted States HNir.it Wtorney Kmnels
Fislier Kane, who l.i ronterrlng with Mr
li.irbiirlno, will e.iuie pl.icarils totbe posted
nltng the 100-yard line from the watir
front, lenillng: "No .ilteiis allow t J wltiiln
this teiritory"
The lumor that alli-iis found within tin
restricted zone would be "i-hot it sl;;ht"
was contradicted by Mr. (J.irli.irlno, who
said that If they were found acting in a
suspicious manner they would bo impris
oned, probably for the duintion of the war.
The following Mntemnit was Issued to
day by the local liep.irtmoiit of Justice:
Instructions this day wne leceUed
from tin- Attorney General In lererence
to tlit- nintiol of alien enunie In water
front it lies The Attorney General quote
the seitliui of tho iesed n-ittltes whli'li
ile'incH alien enemies as "native citizens,
tU-nbeiis or subjects of the hostile gov
ernment, being males of the age of four
teen years and upward, and not eciuaily
naturalised In the I'nlted States." At
present the only gownimeiit hostile to
the t'uitivl f'l.ites is. of cour.-e, the Im
perial (ieiiiian (iov-rninent
In answer ti; iiuestlons that may b
asked, the Attorney General points out
that Geiiii.tii.boru chlldieii of natuinlUed
Geiinnns are not alien enemies, provided
iiituiallz.itlon of parents Is completed be
foio the children h.ie leached maturity,
utheiwlse they aro alljii enemies unless
nalui.ilized themielws
American-born children of German citi
zens residing In tho t'nited States are
not alien etieinlts unless after majority
they become naturalized In Gel many
Naturalization of alien enemies c.-iiinr.t
be completed during tlie pcilod of the war
German-hot n children of American citi
zens then temporarily residing in Ger
many aie not alien enemies, if howeer.
paients' icsldence Is or was permanent In
Germany, the offspring must have estab-
Cunlimied oil I'hup ,l ('iihiiini lour
JUAN1TA III TRAILS
IN OPENER AT HOWIE
Piute Winner Pays Liberally for Sec
ond Position Bathilde Takes
Opener
lKiW.i:. Md. Ncv. ill .ruaulta (II re
warded the haclstrs of the Held lu the five
and one-half furlong event for two.year-olds
here til's afti union, trailing Ilathilde under
the wiif. lha machines palng J.'a.Co for
place and II" for chow
Summary
riKHT ItVCi: two-Jiai-i-elM. ,'A fnrlnims-
UlthlMe. lit. Hire ftl.ll U so J5..",0
MinmlU. III. IlixIrlKur- L':i.mi IJ.nu
Tnl. raise. Ill, Trolsr. K'.iifl
Time l;OS S.." Jink uf spnilns, 'Klre Test,
MhN'. Ii.ilr-'nun. S"un Kins Krsuk Mackllu,
Willed To iht, Slnionpurr ami Flapper iiImi run
rieal
jKii'Nli HACK, claliali.tf. two-jear-oMs, C
ftirlenus:
Mnnsehi-Hil 103, Mender ,.,$11.!0 $0 III fl.TI)
AM-'-n Arrow lo'l Kuimnt-r . , I. in S.rn
Il.ili,'tti-, lull, Trole ... . . 4 211
T'me. I'M Nominee l.litlp lly Tumlile in.
I'halerlnn. l'lylin? I'nM. Voenlmlury. ITi.iitllla
nn-1 ---iiiiir HroiWIrl, bIso ran
TIlIllll HACi:, three-ye.ir-olils and up. fl fur-
Onwn. 1"! Walla .... '. SA.in f.-l in - 11
OwiiL-.i. 101 Kunitiirr ... . '1 mi .11
1-r.alnn l.m I II. A. t'nllln" .I'm
Tim". l.H a.S C'..riliim. Tlns-I. linos. Hlrl
iiinn. Scvll.i. H.ilun. Vlle. l.ionuMa nml Anxiety
j"olllTII UAi'lJ, s-llim.-. threc-jear-oMs and
n mil- lied t'H janla . .
nn lirt Trnis JS'.BO 11.1 o T nn
Kel. lort Dliert.. . . as.inj 11.20
M-Mer Karma. Hu, Jl
llnwan r i fl,nfl
Time. 1:14 1-V I'Vlueea. Zlune. Merchant,
IpfsIc l ami Voo,lllp sIko ran. .
I'UTII KACB, 11 mll '
llfJithe- Jonuthin, ini, Walla. 54,7(1 ja.ou ! Ml
Hii Wnler. HO. Kummer .. 4.111 '!
Malheur. 110 Htlrllnc . 4.00
" T'm 1 AS S-R . ...
HIVTII HACK Mile nisi an eighth.
Ilattie Alibev, 1)0. TrnUe 112 00 . 111 1 10
Jiam Slick. II.-.. Ilowan 4.30 S.SO
Tl? J'ln. 111. Kumm-r 0.00 4.4J -!.wri
nil Tlracn.'lOJ. Well. .0 J.S0
Chrlttle. lOfl. fl'" ! '" " -8
uv,,..- .
ENCE OF
A TON OF COAL
svASsfA, "jaj; iV; s &&! ,as a
U. S. PUTS BAR ON
TEUTON INSURANCE
MeAdoo Orders German
Companies to Liqui
date at Once
LIFE MEN (JET REPRIEVE
WASHINGTON, No. ,; - All Teuton In
sui.ince companies in the I'nl'ed Slates,
ewptlng llff.tuil.iy were ordered llnuldated
by Secretary ot the Treasurj MeAdoo The
lift- Irsur.ince comp.miis are t-onrlnetl to
cotiiiiiuig existing contracts, and financial
tr.ins.utiuii. of tlw lhiuldHed concerns arc
placid um'.tr the control of A. Mitchell
rainier, custodian of alien property
The action was a blow at German rsplon
i.ge In this country, l'or months It has
bien 'ruspected the enemy was obtaining
Inclination t'y.irdiiu munition factories
through Teuton Insurance Inspectors, Iho
Secretary's ruling Is believed to hae been
made only upon such evidence by t'nited
States seciet service otlieer..
In announcing the decision Secretary Me
Adoo raid ho was convinced the "safety of
the I'nlted .States leipilr's that enemy and
nlly of tnrni) marine, (Ire and casualty
Insurance companies shall not be allowed
ti do business jn going concetti!.."
"The consideration of safety Is so Im
portant," he declares, "as to render It un
necessary to determine at this time whether
this action Is also demanded by other con
slderatluns Incident to the successful prose
cution of the wai
"In these circumstances I am convinced
that the b st Interests of the country will be
served by the liquidation of these com
panies under direction of their American
management and subject to such regulations
as the Sicretim' of tho Treasury from time
to time may prescribe.
"As the liquidation of the llf.t insurance
companies Involved may work an Injustice
to policy holders, and us the Information
accessible to suchfcompanles cannot benefit
the enemy, because, of the character of tho
business and Its Inconsiderable proportions,
these companies for the present will bo al
lowed to tontlnue existing contracts.
The Secretary's order refusing licenses
under the enemy trading law follows:
'The buslniss of all Insurance com
panies Incorporated under the laws of
enemy, or ally of enemy countries, is to be
liquidated, with the exception of life Insur
ance companies, which are allowtd to con
tinue existing contracts
"The licenses under which the managers
are allowed to liquidate the affairs of these
companies provides for the control and su
pervision of all financial transactions by the
alien property custodial! "
MILLER MAY BE OUT
OF CORNELL GAME
Quaker Captain Likely to Be
Forced on Sidelines Owing to
Injury to Right Hand
All the l'eiln regulars with the exception
of Captain Helna Miller were on Franklin
Field this afternoon for the linnl drive for
tho Cornell gamo Thanksgiving Day. There
H u chance that the Quaker captain will
not start iralnst the Ithactps Thursday.
Miller had bis right hnnd sliced on a pair
of Indian spikes and Dr Hancock, medical
advisor o tho team, announced today that
there was ilangeh of blood poisoning setting
Jn, .and that It was doubtful If the leader
wouUJ be able nt start of tho game, and
the outlook wan none to brght o.f hs get
ting Into the contest In the titer periods.
1'enn s an oddso-on favorite In this game,
but vvlth Miller out of the llne-ui) the dope
is In danger, for If there. Is one department
In which the Quakers ire weak It Is In sur
plus nnd material. With Miller out It
means that "Well or Cressel will hold down
tho wing with Van Glnkle on, the other
extremity. '
This was the coldest day of the season
for practice. nntJV It was anything but a
pleasant sensation to lilt the hard turf
when forced hurriedly to crash against the
frozein ground. However, the boys didn't
feem to pay any attention' to conditions,
and displayed all kinds of life. Miller was
the only one injured In the engagement
with the IledsklnB, the other boys shqwlrur
upvln good shape after the May aeulon on
Saturday, , "
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FRAUD
RULING CHEERS
TOWN MEETING
PARTY CHIEFS
See Hope for Independ
ent Victory in Decision
to Lift Lids
MAY AFFECT RESULT
IN EVERY DIVISION
Election Court Claims Power
to Go Behind Returns on
Evidence of Crookedness
WARNING TO PERJURERS
The first r-tep in reversing the apparent
result of the November 0 election wus
made todn: ucordlng to claims by the
Town Meeting party whn Judgis Martin
and Klnlt tier, concurring In u decision In
the r.lictlon Court, decided the three Im
portant recuunt test cases in favor of the
Town Muting party.
Although dismissing the blanket petition
of the Independent!! for opeing of the U3fi
ballot-boxen In the clt. fie tour! decided
It had the power to go behind the returns
and make corrections in the count where
specific cares of error or fraud arc alleged
The court nHo gave the Town Meeting
counsil opportunity to tilo additional peti
tions In spite of the three-day rule, mating
a loophole whereby the Klecllon Court ma
order the opening of every ballot-hot In tho
city.
The crucial battle that may decide the
after-election war between the ltepubllcan
Organlznt'on mill ttie Town Sleeting party
will begin tomorrow Twenty-live Town
JUetlng petitions for opening of ballot-boxes
will be taken up ti-monow morning and
twenty-five (iig.mU.itlon petitions tomorrow
n 1 1 ..rti'nmt Th Court served notice that It
would crnduct the examination of election I
Mrc.als Itii-ir, jvtmoui argument y cohmm-i,
and that If evidence of fraud or error vv.-o
shown the ballot-boxes would be opened
forthwith Kleetlon tlltclals falsely testify
ing will be hehl for perjury, was the warn
ing The couit decided that Town Mcetltig
ballots also marked for District Attorney
Itotan. unopposed Republican Organisation
candidate for re-electlo. should have been
counted and that ltepubllcan ballotr. bear
ing marks for other nominees bhould not
have been counted
P daring that a Town Meeting ballot
marked for District Attorney Itotan had
been upheld us a koou i.auot wmenu-
lireoi' v uuii in,,, mu, i, ,,,... .... ,-......
..-.. . . . -.! -.. ... nn..., !
duty of tho election oillccrs to count It,
Juiltfe Martin said i p.ut-
"iKnoranci? of the l.ivv U no excuso for
an election Jinlse to dlt-fruiichlre voters
who cast U-ual ballots, uuil tho refusal of
election olllcers to count such ballots was
either palpable fraud or mistake. 'I'alp.i
ble.' as defined by Webster, Is 't-iislly per
ceptible Intellectually, plan, distinct, ob
vious, readily porcelved and detected." It
Is self-evident that dlsreKuril by an elec
tion JudRe of a ruling of the Supreme Court
upon the election law Is u p'aln, distinct
and obvious fraud, If willful : or n mistake,
If arlslns from want of Itnovv ledwo of the
law."
Jubilant over the decision. Town Meeting
leaden, declared that the slender majorities
of the ltepubllcan itemization candidates
thereby would be wiped out, even predicting
that the 8000-vote lead of W, Kreeland
Kciidrick, OrKanlrntlon nomlneo for ICe
celver of T.ixes. would melt 111 the fact
of a recount. At least 20.00D Town Mcetln
ballots were thrown out, they declared, be
cause they bore the double ctohs mark.
Where dlflerence In tho returns arc
shown, JudKe Flnletter's opinion read In
part, the law makes It the duty ot the court
to sec that the returns are corrected and
It Is Riven certain powers which chnncc It
from a ministerial board to a Judicial
body: not a mere nddlnu machine, bat
vested vvlth the power to Issue summary
process against election olllcers, to conduct
hearing and multe a thoroush Investiga
tion. Tho decision, It was estimated, would
result In the opening of between C00 nnd
fiOO ballot-boxes, petitions for which have
been made by the Town Meeting party to
the number of 067. Most of the petitions
ar based on the same charges.
"We have at the present time about
eighty petitions which will ccme under
the ruling of tho court relative to the open
lug of ballot boxes as made this moinlnf,"
said Henry J. Scott. "Wo do not knew
Continued on l'aee -Seven, Column Three
TATIANA'S VISIT CAUSES
FLURRY AT WASHINGTON
Russian Kmbassy and Red Cross Deny
Responsibility for
Promoters
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2G. The heralded
visit of the former C'zar'n twenty-year-old
daughter. Tatlana, to the United States
caused a flurry nt the llusslan embassy
nnd American lied Cross today.
Iloth denied having any connection with
the New York committee which announced
Miss Homnnoff's plans for civilian relief In
HUHsIa The committee may exploit her
dancing. lecturing and fairy stories and
snd the prrccda to Ilussla through private
cl-annels. The Ited Cross controls shipping
spnee for relief supplies. The embassy has
elMclally designated only the Ued Cross for
financial relief
Colonel W. U. Thompson. U. H. A., Is at
present n Ilussla at tho head of an official
army and civilian relief commission.
ANOTHER RESPITE FOR MOTTERN
Governor Brumbaugh Stays Execution
From December 3 to January 21
HARRIHBima. Nov. SB. Oovernor
Ilrumbaugh today issued a respite for
Henry Ward Motern, Jefferson County,
whose caso Is before the State Poard of
Pardons for a rehearing application.
The execution Is stayed from December 3
io-juuiary 21., ,
QUICK
ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS
Scvcnli Howie incc. 1 1-16 miles Tip Pin. 111. Kummer. i-JG.UO.
91..10, 2.80, won; Sea Bench. 101. Walls. $5.70. ."53.20. second; Chris
tic 10G. Hicc, $2.80, third. Time. 1.40 1-5.
' AMERICAN LEAGUE PLEADS NOT GUILTY
WASHINGTON. Nov. 20. A pica of not guilty was tlli.l in
Dlstikt Supremo Couit today by the Ameiicau League of Prolessiciial
li.ucbnll Clubs In answer to the DnliTnioic federal Club's suit for
S0OOO0O damages.
AGED MAN SERIOUSLY HURT BY AUTO
Ilrtriy Mlblick. seventy years old, of 1531 Taii-mornl avenue, r
canvasser, was knocked down by an automobile tiuck at Broad nnl
rntrmount nvnuio this afternoon and suffeicd a finctutcd left leg nnd
contusions of the head and body. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hos
pital, wheie he is in a ciitenl condition. The tiuck was diivcn by
William Strasser. of 511G Lnnsdowne avenue.
WILL PROBE MEDITERRANEAN U-BOAT SINKING
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The State Uepaitincnt has naked its
Midltii'innean consuls to investigate as to the submniinc which sunk
tin American tcamshsip Schuylkill. If it is determined tli.it an
Atistiinu U-boat was lesponslblc. possibility of a declaration of war
against Austria will be immensely inci eased.
JAMESON. FAMOUS TRANSVAAL RAIDER, DEAD
Ii.VDOX. Nov. 26.--SU- I.cnndcr StunWumeson, leader of tho famous Trans
van I raid in South Africa in 189.". died today.
DRAFT CASES TO BE
WASHINGTON. Nov. :C,--Aftcr liniiilliiK down several important decisions to
day the Supreme Court took a leosM until December, when tho constitutionality of
the selective draft cases will bo argued.
SOUTHERN' COMPANY
MOW yoitlC, Nov. 2;. The Southern
contract trom the I'uited States Shipping
steel c.irKii ship ol' the Whittelsej-l'unel
nirmlimliiim illstiict of Alab.imi and will
ChnrlVjitny, S. i Contract amounts to about Si'0,000.000.
U. OF P. HOSPITAL UNIT TO MOBILIZE
Tho University of l'eniiylvanla hospital unit, Tnited States Itase lliispltal No.
20. has been onlereil lo mobilize 1'Vlilnv
, cat,u,r aVPmlu armory for intensive war
early departure for France. The University hospital body has an enlisted personnel
of 1.13 men. Such athletes as llert Hell
members. Major J. 11. Carnett, of 123 South
directs Its medical corps, while Its operation as a military unit la In chargo of Major
Thomas II. Johnson, V. S. A. Captain Sherman -M. Cralger, V. S. A., is nuartermaster.
DECEMBER COTTON AT NEW HIGH RECORD
NKW YDHIC, Nov. "6. -The December cotton on tho opining call sold at 31.23
cents, the highest price since 18C9.
LEHIGH VALLEY ASKS TO INCREASE COAL RATES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 211 The J-ehiKh Valley U.iilroad today applied to the
Interstate Connnercw Commission for ptrniU'slon radically to Increase tho trelRht
rates on nnthraclte coal from Perth Amboy, N. J., to New Ungl.uid points, and the
New York, Ontario and Western ltallioiid asked permission to malic similar in
creases In anthracite shipments from W elinwken. N. J., to Cornwall, N. Y.
UNION TROLLEY MEN LOCKED OUT AT ST. PAUL
ST. 1'Al'L, Minn., Nov, SO. About 1000 employes of tho Twin Cities Rapid Tran
sit Company found their places tilled when they teported for work. The company
ofticlnls decllmd to discuss, the matter, but tho men declared they had been locked
out for wearlnu union buttons.
NOBLES LOSE TITLES BY BOLSHEVIKI ORDER
l'KTltoilItAD, Nov. id. Abolition of all titles of nobility was announced m an
order by the IJolsheviki tloveriitnent today. Tho satuu proclamation announced con
flscatlns of all corporate pioptrty of noblts, merchants anil burgesses.
DENIES BRITISH COUNCIL FAVORED WAR ON GERMANY
LONDON, Nov. 0. Denial that there was any secret meeting of the Privy Coun
cil in July, 1913, which advocated war vvlth Germany, was mudo in tho IIouso of
Commons this afternoon by Foreign Minister Ilalfour "on authority of tho King."
German propaganda has spread such n report.
PARKWAY COMPLETION CONTRACT IS AWARDED
Director Datesman, of the Department of Public Winks, today awarded a con
tract to J. Joseph McIIugh tor completing that tectlon of the Parkway between Sev
enteenth and Eighteenth streets. Tho contract prico is $47,0u0. The section of Park
way affected by tho letting Is occupied by tho Medico Chlrurgical Hospitnl, the build
ings of which will remain standing during tho war. lloadwas will be built around
the tttuctures,
ELECTION OFFICERS ARE PAID OFF TODAY
Today Is puy day for Cij80 election olllcers nnd -warrants aggregating $S0,160
were handed out by the City Commissioners Each of the 1336 divisions is allowed
JGO. Tho Judges receive $15 nnd clerks and Inspectors $3 each. Rent of the polling
place Is allowed at thu lalo of $25 each.
GERMANS AGAIN TRY TO PLACATE JAPAN
MSTKRDAM. Nov. 26 Germany ugaln has attempted to detach Japan from tho
Allies, and again been refused, according to word reaching hero today. H was re
ported the Germans offered Kiaochao to Japan nnd announced their 'willingness to
discuss the future of occupied islands in tho Pacific ns tho prico of Japan's retire
ment from the war.
LA FOLLETTE HEARING INDEFINITELY POSTPONED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26. Senator Pomcreno today postponed Indefinitely the
hearings on charges of disloyalty against Senator La Fitte. Illness of Senator
Walsh, ono of the probing committee, and absence of tg mer Secretary of State
Bryan from Washington, made postponement of today's session advisable, said
Chairman Fomerene.
SOLDIERS INSURANCE PASSES BILLION-DOLLAR MARK
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. Tho bllllon-dollar mark has been passed by applica
tions from Boldlers and sailors for Government life Insurance, with 120,290 applicants
asking for $1,032,930,000 of insurance. Tabulations by the Treasury's wur-rlsk in
surance bureau show the average amount of protection sought is 8GSJ, and moat
pX tbe.men have applied for the maximum amount or $10,000,
NEWS
ARGUED IN DECEMBER
GETS BIG SHIP CONTRACT
Shipbuilding Corporation has received a
Jtontil for sixteen 7500-deadnelcht tons,
type. Tho .ships will ho fabricated In tho
bo pur together at tho company's plant at
mornlnc at the Thirty-second street and Ian
tialnltiK This is believed lo foreexst an
and Howard Herry aio numbered anions itu
Twentieth street, a wcll-lcmiwn surscon
HEINZ MOVES I
TO LOWER FOOIJi
SHARK PROFITS
)
State Administrator
Meets Dealers and De- '
cides Upon Reductions
DISCUSS SITUATION
IN ALL ITS ANGLES
Agree Upon Cash-and-Carry
Basis Consumer Urged to
Report All Overcharges
COVERS CHIEF STAPLES
Thanksgiving Poultry, Eggs.and
Sugar Included in Price List
Published by Conferees
llxorbitunt profits demanded by many
food retailers who took udvantago of war
conditions will be cut down as a result of
action taken today at a conference between
Stato Food Administrator Howard Helms
and dealir.s lu foodstuffs. Tho session was"
held at the he-tdquartera of ,the Public
Safety Committee In the Flnanco llulldlng r
and was attended by wholesalers, rctal.ers,
warehousing men and others Interested In
tho niaiketlng of food.
All angles of the food situation were
reviewed, Inc-ludlng the overhead costs, and
follow trie prolonged dlscuFslon, reductions
wero decided upon In many Kinds of sub
stantial food
Turkey dialers, well stocked with choice
fancy birds, will bo hit by the prices an
nnunced today by Administrator Heinz.
Other prhes will havo llttlo ffcct on tho
local market, as nioit dealers aro well with
in thu limit. Somo of the grocers catering
to tho "fancy" trado will havo to lower
prli'cn Lomcwhat. -
The most choice turkeys In the Reading
Terminal Market aro selling today from
fort-tvvo cents to forty-f!v cents per
pound. The prico fixed Is 'hPty-rlx to
foitv-lvro coats. Dealers say that the pr'ca
for "fair to good" birds is lower thin tiio
lleures at which they can bo bought whole
sale. All poultry Is scarce. There are clrtu
nllv no ducks or geeso in the mrrke't.
'Dealers having these for sale quote ducks'
at thirty-two cents nnd geebo ut thirty
three cents. Tho quotation on ducks is
within the prico set. That for geeso fh'e
cents over tho maximum.
Cold-storage eggs a,ru selling novy
from forty to forty-throo cents. The new'
prices will have llttlo effect. Lard Is sell
ing In most rases well under the minimum
price liutter at forty-eighth to fifty-flvfl
cents, will show- a reduction of seveiat cents
In the higher grades fresn creamery prints
Potatoes tnd sugar are now selling within
the maximum price.
In nn announcement made" at the con
clusion of the conference all consumers are
urged to report all dealers who charge more
than the prices tixed to the United States
food administrator, Morris Building, Plilla
delphl i.
All prices were based upon the cash-and-carry
plan, nnd those who desire any fancy
service cannot expect to buy goods for the
prices mentioned.
The prices tUed by State Administrator
Heinz follow:
Tl'nKETS
r"i'iSVr7,wh"1''"l,' !U3i'
l' lr to good Wholwalo' '.'.'.'.'.,
KeUII
Cold stornsu Wholesale
Krtall
lXJWLtf
rmw Wholesalo
Hetnlt .........!
MMImn Wholesale
ICH.itl , ' '. '
Lluht Wholeiiiio .!...;
liellill
CHICKENS
Heavy ffreh Wholenala ....
ili'till
Medium W hotetiule
Itetall ".......;
SllKf-U!
sowsv
snaxr,
2iii;svi
'9eiS8
2W2rt
2713 I'd
jii:3
1-3 9 2(1
2f.21) I
24AI27
2T$0 J
DUCKS
I'l .-Mi Wholc&ulo
lUtall
m
CKKSK
Wholetall
J'.otall .
23 i
EGGS
Wholesale
Col.! tnra cuiulle, extras an" ft sh
I nl(i Rtnrt.ira an.lljtil Mu.a a. run
Retail
leenfsl
3ll4S
3740
Kgs In cartons 0110 cent per dozen abov.
tnesu prices. '
IIUTTER
Kresh crcamiry extras. In
tub 'rlb'
btoroce butter, fair to cood 43 BIS
iJvno
Per lb.
Mints
4704
Hut kettle rendered 2B!j O.10
Conuwuiid In bulk 23 C23W
HEANH
rr mn ih
Per lb.
Navy beans IIO.0010.50
17(C1
SUGAH
Granulated cane hUtfar In s
LjUIK 9.3a(C7 s.co vw
POTATOES
Per
3t perk of
lennli'MUt.i putatoes....
New Vork and western po-
12.23 2.00
tl.Wtf 2.30
JO ID.
4S690
S304
laioes
Subway Steps Fall Kills Italian
Oiuseppl Qrobcrtl, thirty -three year
old. Allentown. Pn dred today In the
Hahnemann Hospital from Injuries received
October 3, when he fell down the steps
leading to the bubway at Eleventh and
Market streets.
THE WEATHER
THU FORECAST -i
For PMladelDhla and xicinltu: I'artiu-m
cloudy and continued cold tonight ani$
Tuesday; moderate northerly tcUida. vt
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IXXCTH OF DAY .','W
sun rises.... ii;.h , m. i eua sets 4ai p m.JtJ4
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CHESTNUT STJIEET V -t'J
Low water. .0.04 a. m. I Low wtler., .8:43 D.m. -hi?
High vvuter.lt:'J a. m. .1 Hlh water. 11:53 p. m.4?? i
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The Life Story of
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