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AL LACK MAKES
NEUMONIA JUMP
Physicians Plead in Per-
son for Patients' Fuel
Supply
BLAME ADMINISTRATORS
Seventeen new cases of pneumonia
wer teporled to the Hoard of Health
today. In addition to 13 leported es
terday, many of which ore attributed to
the scarcity of coal.
More than forty phvslclans personally
visited the offices of tho locat fuel com
mittee jetterdav and many inore went
there, today to plead for coal for their
patients,
TALK AS WELL AS KNIT
DEAN THOMAS ADVISES
Kryn Mawr College Head Counsels
Now Century Club Women
Against Pro-Germanism
The women of Atnetlci intul be talk
ers as telt an knitters. They must talk
down every piece of rro-llerman doctilne (
which corner tcv their attention. Only 111
this way tan Orinan terrorism he
ended.
Tills 1 the asertloti nude llili after
noon before the New Century flub, at
tho clubrooms. at 115 South Twelfth
etteet, by T)r. M. fare) Tliomus, presi
dent of Hrvii Mawr College. Miss
1 liomis, who has Just been wade chair
man of tlm department of educitlon of
the Pennsylvania Division e,f the Wom
an's Committee of the Council of Na
tional Defense, apohe on "Patriotic La
ucatlon." Tho war Is lost If we do not under-
1500 DEAD AT HALIFAX,
OFFICIAL LISTS SHOW
Cost of Food
Takes New Jump
CRAIG BIDDLE ENTERS
ARMY AVIATION SERVICE
In cases whore nlivslUans vveie uinble , stand what tve re flghlintr ror. mo
to tnaKe their appeuls in person coal she "It Is every woman aui to seo
wag refused This action, ncCjrdlnit to i Mat every man. woman and child un
Fuel Commissioner frauds A I.ewK derstinds why wc entered the war and
was due to many abuses of phslclant'' whv we must stay In 1 till It Is won
certificate ' How me women to help O truth
Manv ptivalclaiis expressed their dl-(in(j brli ff vitterlv to mi ma mis iimeoua
tnoroval todav of th edict of the coni-
mlsilon eompellliiB them to pleid the
cases of their sufferlnc patient l-i per
son. "It Is too tnuili to aU." said Ur.
J. D. Altrlsht, who lias offices In t).-
Terry BulldlnK "I tni be:ce!d all day
hlKhlmare. this awful thliiR" 1 lw can
we h-t fight It? Not by Knitting; for
our so'dlem and llin Allies, not even lv
relief work for the uhjeellv wretched
Mctims of German irlKhtfulMSi. Btl-
.... .11 ..... lttinmli nnd hlOthers
Jsterday with patients, but It was phys-. l" .1 ' ll0u.a Msir )tl the trenches
Ically Impossible for me to personally I " 'nth(J omtn nnd children of the
spDssr onoro u.b iviuuu ravished countries per th frc in tne fiTin
"It Is a most unreasonably request." r tou 'P ,d
declared Dr. llav.-itd Ktierr. a throat and ' -' Y;a head imch-cked In this
tunc si4l
streets.
.oust, ot Twoiiui ana pruca -"" "' .,,,, ... ., Rlld nusvla
and
our
South Broad
wholly
comlnr
dene without creat Inconvenience
often ieonardbes the lives of
patients "
Aetlon was taken bv Mr Lewis today
te decrease the wasto In the overlieatlne
f hotels and apartment houses by pe
titioning the Federal Administration at
Washington to fix a standard tempera
ture of 6S degiees which the hotel und
apartment house owners must not ex
ceed. "Anrthlnr above this Is pampering
ourselret," Mr. Ia;wli said, "and this
watting of coal by hotels and apart
ment and the ahlttlnr or windows must
fco etopped."
Many persons In Suth and West
Philadelphia v Islted the fuel oflkc todaj
and ooinplalned about tho scarcity.
While everything possible Is being done
to rellere the situation, Mr. Lewis de
clared, the relief will htve to be ob
tained temporarily from the ir.irn.r gro
cery store after Saturday, when tho
graded kcale of prices for -coal In bags
goes Into effect (jioccrs "nrd small
dealers will then be able to b-11 tho i on
suitur twenty-flvc-pouiid bags for six
teen cents and eighteen-pound bags for
eleven cents.
The. latter sl'.c bags will be sold by
peddlers for thirteen cento, and Mr.
Lewis said today that the peddler should
be encouraged In the present situation
because of the scarcity of drivur.
Dealers aro evidencing great anxiety
over the future, It being declared that
unless some form of lellef Is obtained at
once there will be Intenso suffering in
January and Tebruaiy. "If I got BOO
tons dally for the noxt month I would
still be forty-five weehs behind In my
orders," one dealer declared todav. Gov
ernment action Is being urged by the
dealers tu the hope of obtaining better
, shipments to tho city.
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"If a who'e great no( can be edu
cated l.v l ciimlnal U&hemrollmi iu ers
In ml Itailsm. atgresa'un. rape and mur
der. the rrc-at democracies of the world
cm he educated to that Justice- and
right are dsirer than life iuelf.
Miss Thomas closed by ashing all the
women In the- audience tu assist u the
,..i- .,r (Mi Colleao Women I'alilollc
SpeaVIng Itureau which If to b- oigan-
Ized
U. S. TO STI1ULATE
SILVER PRODUCTION!
Price to Bo Kise' Sufficiently Uign
to KncouwRC Mon-
Minint?
slll.VtJTON ! 12 --V Pi'" "
to b llfed for ullvcr wiiicn wm i- ""'
Situation Rapidly Improves as
Supplies Arrive Explosion
Inquiry Starts Today
HALU'AX. Dec I-'.
I'lflecii hundred men, women und ihll
died died In the Ilallfat airaster, nccotd
Ing to oitlclal estimate based on re
covery of bodies and thorough checking
up nt alt MentlRiatf.ii rlntlon A big
percentage of the reo'cn-d dead have
not been Identified,
Ilallfat will bury Its dead next Trl-
day. There will be a general funeral
for nil bodies taken from the ruins up
to that time.
Three of the five cemeteries In Halifax
will be. entirely filled with victims by
I'rlday night. In Talrvlew Cemetery,
hundreds will be laid alongside persons
who lost their lives In the Titanic and
Durgojne disasters.
Kvery minister at Halifax and nearby
towns will be called Into "ervlec fcirv
Ices will be recited over groups of cas
kets. 1'roin esrlv morning until dark
funeral corteges will wind through the
streets. There are not enough hearses;
many cottlns must be home on wafcons
jusllie urseuuie, or mo .iuprim
Court, expected to start his Investigation
Into cuu&es of the catastrophe today.
Witnewves of the collision between the
French munition ship Mont Blanc and
tho Belgium relief bteamshlp Imo raid
that the Mont Blanc flew- no red flog, nt
prescribed by regulations, wh'n she en
tered the harbor.
Itellef worl: H going ahead rapidly
Threatened dltres' from lad; f food
has been averted The home!s tne all
being sheltered and v irml.v clathed
Supplies are coming In iead'lv. Addi
tional surgical volunteeM and nuires ar
rlvo on every train
lleconstiuctlon of buildings needed for
shelter has begun Mllitar;. . naval und
clvilltn parties are tontinulng tho
search for bodies but snow is hampering
them.
The situation in Halifax hospitals Is
much Improved Bluce. many of tho In
jured have been taken to outildo point.
f oiitlnueil from 1-aie One
lists, na Issued by tliti ndmlulstralor. did
not give the mall food dealers it fnlr
profit
The following ie fall prices for foods
in i-niiaueipina today as determined lv
a comtnllteo of representative wholesal
ers nnd letallers In ronjuilctloli with the
l cuct.u rood ndmlnistratloii
Philadelphia Athlete nnd Clubman
Enlists ns Prlvato nnd (Iocs
to San Antonio
t'ralg lllddle, prominent athlete und
cliiliman nf this t'it.v. enlisted this inotn'
Ing us n private In the aviation section
of the signal totps of tle army and has
heen assigned tu ilutv nt Kellj new
"an Antonio. Tex
,,., . . . ... I,, Mr Hldd e. trleil fi.i a lotnm'sjlon at
ri. h.r rT'1,1'.,,,.!"0.V-,'r,' '''e oimeis' nalnlm; mm at Tort Nl
J ..' ,".".. ?"' '?,V?" 'iU?." ...'.' C'.,M .-"Ban but be.auro of a detlrleiuv In
nnd delivers pthes will he proportionate
ly hlfihei If jour dealer chtge. on
the t-ima above mentioned, inoie than
price riuoteil helovv, buy tlsewhcie nnd
report him by Ilier to the I'edeinl food
ndtnlnlsttatoi' Moirls Ilulldlng. l'hili-delplila
i onuutner
l:lsller eheuld
p)s pay
tOW 1.8 (tern. stewlnie) '
llm .. . . HTflSSe art81c
Meiium . . . ixnsSi! i-sOiSHe
Ms-lit . ... .. Mfrysa vJiriflc
( lttCKKNS (vtntern. reaitltial
IPmvv freh CTjiL-So .'lOjtajc
Milk tJ liejj, tatte 1
fowl ant ehlcWis h'sli-r .'Sfl.-iJ' .-sfiSOe
KfCKH (vteetertiV
Irn'i .'&.'' JT'jaOc
Ut:i.-i: iwenLrrn)
IVsll ... . 'JJ'tftt
in n Kit
I eti i-iuet rrln
Ihleher kcur Ihtn rxtri) oltO'r
tltiod irsmeiv prlntH
(xlra. !-S srore) .... rH:,ic
PAlr rronsittlng nf flrte) ww
nrdtnarv . .... -IJu lc
t'ui cy i renmu tuh iMsli-
er seoro tlnn exira) .. SotfCJ
Oond reirrery tub (extra
!'-" snorol r.ilr
Fair framr t-il
Ord'mrv
( oi 1 bt - are
Onllnsrv alraif,
n ub butlrr in pi nt-
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n.iitheni .tli fal.eil to par the final ex
aiulniilonx Hi- later tried to get Into
other branihe of thevPervUo nnd could
have obtained n commission In branches
nf the service which did not ns-ure ac
tive tervUV lie want to get to l'tmice
and see real net vice and ao declined thee
nppoitunltle
Tamlllar with motora and aulomobttes.
Mr lllddle Is well Htted for work In the
aviation bervlee. His work In the avis
t'on Eectlon will be In the repair and up
keep of alrplanei', one of the army of
r.onfivers ncccssar.v to keep the planes
tuned np for instant service In time
he itiio have an opportunity of learning
to tlv and. If he becomes a pilot he
will get a commission
Keilv Held, wheio he hai been as
signed U tho laigest uvlition Held In
thli i nitutj 'More than 10,00ft men nro
on dutv, and In addition to many Amer
ican avlatoia. Canadian and British bird
men of th.i Uoval rijltig foil' tire ttaln
inu there
FIRST AMERICAN SHOT
IS FIRED AT AUSTRIA
"CAP .10E" IS UKAP
Head Waller at Giccn'a Hotel Suc
cumbs to Paralysis
Diners at dreen"q Hotel todav won
dering Vow it was faring ".villi Tap
Joe," the big negro head waiter, who had
been rlclc, found out that ho was dead.
f.ap Joe," as Joseph It Vndcrhlll .
known to hundreds of persons died
Mondav at his home. HIT Lombard
li.ullv Huriutl Trjint; lo Save- Clillcl
l'om-irit-t id I in"" nivvn i,r isH
South Scviiiih -t'ni K in a iilti, a!
cuiidltton In Dm m gi ! I lo-jilt ii
aufiei m fioni Imtny te, Med wh n he
i.xiiKht on llio lluw mi i runs' Tin i Intd
mother had left hi n .ihrne In n toom
while r-liei vient out to do hum- i-hop
ping Tho child crawled over to n gas
heater and disconnected tho rubber
piping. There was a burst of Hamo nnd
tho child s ilothlng caught Jlre Tho
ngonlzed ta.re.im-i brought riamuel
Oleenfleld, an uphoUtercr whosn work
shop Is in the same building, to the
rescue lie tiled to beat out the fames
with his hands Then ho rushed to a
nraihy diug sloro with tho rhlltl still In
Tames In his arrrs. There, with as-il-tanee,
h bent out the flame- envelop
ing the child nnd blmelf A passing
automobile waa hailed nnd both weio
taken to the st gnes Hospital Oreen-
lleld s burin were not seilous but i Is
doubtful If the child win recover
ALL AUXILIARY FORCES
IN FIELD TO BE ARMcD
Casualties Among U. S. Enfrinccrs
nt Cambral Lad to New
Recommendation
LONDON", Dec. II. Because Amerl
tan engineers suffered casualties lit tho
nuhtlng around Cambral on November
30 It has been decided to recommend In
the fututo that all such auxlllarv forces
be armed, according to a Ileuttr dis
patch tecelved this afternoon.
The recommendation, It was said,
would cover till auxiliary forces, non
combatant or otherwise, who operate
near the firing line.
WARS DEMANDS PAHAMOUNT
Army Officer Says They Should
Have Precedence Over City
Improvements
American cities should stop beautify
ing their parks and making other mu
nicipal Improvements nnd urge their resl-
dent workmen to seek employment In the
dinerent munition plants, declared JIaJor
W A Garrett, general mana'r of tho '
Hmlngton Arms Company, who epoke I
this afternoon at the annual meeting of
the Pennsylvania llallroad Women's i
Division for War Belief The meettnis
was held In tho auditorium of tho l'enn-1
svlvanla Railroad Youn,r Men's Chris-1
tlan Avsoclatlon, 1'otty-Hrst street nnd
VveM minster avenue
'Tho war fcltuatlon Is becoming graver
all the time," said Major Garrett; "we
should ceat.0 making Improvements on
our parks and elsewhere and also stop
building theatres. Let us clvo all our
lt..ln f. 1.a ..... re. I .---..
n .. t,,,, i"ci' -" "" N'i. wwunci which are
Cunnresman rinkliam I uns i.an- turning out merchandise and other
vaid (if Italian Gun Trninett - rnings tuai wm oe tequlred with which
on mvnticrs
W V.-IIIMl'U'N Dei 1. Americas
(lr t shot nt Autrn now foimally rec- (
cgnlzed us un eiiemv has been tired
Iteniesetital ve linkhamn secretary i
thN attirnoon received word that tho
Mjmj. husetts fongreisnian, wno nai
ben witnessing tho titanic strugglo ef
Italians to hold back Teuton Invaders,
Ian vlslled tho flrst-llno defenses and
there was nccotded tho prtvllego of
pulling tho lanjard of ono of tho big
Italian guns sending a shell Into the
Austrian positions across tli Wave.
Xorristown Coal Supply Adequate
NOnr.IKTOW.S', I'a Dec. 12. The
Montgomcty f'ounty l"uei commission,
after a conftrenio with local dealers, an
nounced that all families without coal
had been rcarlnd ard wero asbured by
the dealeis that tho mpplv Is equal to
the demand
SHERLEY IS ELECTED
TO SUCCEED FITZGERALD
WASHINGTON'. Dec. 12. Represen
tative fhcrley, Kentucky, was today
elected chairman of the House Appro
prldtlons Committee. Ho will not take
olTlce, however, until January i. When
Chalrnian Tltrgerald's resIgnatlon.be
romes effective.
The comtnltteo appointed the follow
ing subcommittees lo supervise drafting
of the several big appropriation meas
Uies referred to them.
Sundry civil Sherley, Howard
llxmes. lllllett nnd Mondell.
Legislative llvrncs. Cvnns, Buchanan,
Stafford and Good, j
VorttfWt1e.aM
L.MKRiit uwiu ana s?vin tj
reneinns easiiiv-an." ksas
T.on ana dams. - - :,
rerinaneiit appropriation! 1
Kvans, Howard, Mondell, Vara t
rord,
Deficiencies Bhertey, Kafahal
Cannon nnd Vnre. ,
AS the big House committees'
rre at work drafting the aps
bills ir their several departmenMt?!
reems little likelihood that vr
Wilson's lecomtncndatlon that the) I
return to the practice of making; n
pronrlatlons througn a single con
will bear fruit during the prestrt;
slop. t,
Funds for Officers ami Enlisted
In the U. 8. Army and Navy an with
Red Croat or Y. M. C. A.
The Safest Way
To carry fund it by Trarelert Letters of Credit
which we ittus free of commlttion
To tend funds it by Mail or Cable Trantfer
which may be made through ut.
WE HAVE OUR OWN AMERICAN REPRESENTATIVE IN FRANCS
WITH HEADSUARTERB AT Trie OFFICE OF
CREDIT COMMERCIAL OE FRANCE
I 20 RUE LAFAYETTE, PARIS -t
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PHILADELPHIA
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rdcntly high to encouiate-lni leased p-o-
ductlon of that metal f"1'""' V Mieet, of paraljs.t afler t-even weeks'
V3iip iiirt-'ttrr of th( mint. Ian aaopttfu -
a polkv looklnp towa-d Mlnmlation of llluc-s He wai -IMj-Mne-o vears old
' .. t . I as .11 1 j caf.l i . i . .. , la.d . .&-. m i.t"
l, ..l,n alliei nv net to Vlgo'uux ri'
fctts to build up the Atrcrican hdver
stock , , .
Tho prlco of ilher Is now mound Sv.
aid It Is milt probable tint the pilco
to hi fled will be between eighty-five
rrd nlnty centa per flnoiource. Uecenlly
the pike waa fifty conttt
'I he I'niteJ Mate has been shcrt of
sllvar during the last two ear,-, while
the mint Is using ereatlj Increased quan
tities of rllver because of tho greater
demand for sliver coins, due to the
stimulation of business.
On December 14 there will be a confer
ence In Washington on the price fixing
and had been a waiter at Greens for
thlrO-three ear woiklug his way up
from a cake baker. Ho win a, familiar
figuto jit the hotel, vrhero In hla time,
he had aerved many notable men. Ar
ransements are being mado for the I
funeral and the burial, which will bn nt '
hl3 old home, Tort Clinton, Pa. IIo was '
unmarried.
$5000 Damage Verdict Against City
A verdict of JCOOO against tho city
was obtained by Mrs. Mary 11 an today
from a Jury before President Judgo
Barratt, In Court of Common I'leas No.
2. for Injuries sustained when ehe
- . II. A.. I.IM. ti 111 ti atlpr,Heil tic reo
Tlie wotlcol Government experts In ' tej.nt-atlves of western mining Inter- tripped over an upturned flagatone ut
vTaehlngton. who are now engaged In i ets ad by Senators and uepreseniauves ; '"" '" . ""'"",
aitertalnin the cost to retail coal ti out the western States. They will con- ber. IMC. Mrs. Iljan was permanentiv
dealert may frustrate n move by Phlla- , fer with Dlteotor JJaker on the ce st of Injuied Internally. It was testified that
rtelphla' dealers to Increase piices about production of silver and other elements tho city had previous know edge of the
fifty cents r. ton to tho consumer. entering lnt& the price fixing. dangeroua condition of the pavement.
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SPECIAL All Lesither-lincil Men's
Educators with two full soles from Too
to Heel. You'll find these shoes only at
our two stores.
S. K. MILLER
Expert fitters Two Stores
200i Market St. 209
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Jewelry for Christmas Gifts
;"3. Link Button-? ...$2.'25 to $75.
75. Scarf Pins 1.00 to 75.
75. Tie CInsps 1.25 to 25.
75. Vest Chains 4.50 to 75.
26. Pocket Knives . . . 2.75 to 45.
75. Cijrar Cutters .. 4.00 to 15.
Our stock of gold jewelry is complete and
comprehensive. It includes many unusual novel
ties of exclusive design and all staple articles from
the least expensive to the finest.
ItJnfjs $1.75 lo $75
Brooches 1.00 lo
Bar Pins 1.75 to
Bracelets 2.50 to
'liiimbles 3.50 to
l.ii Vullieres 1.50 to
These and hundreds of other gift suggestions
in Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry and Silverware,
arc shown in our new catalogue beautifully illus
trated in colors.
May ice send you a copy?
S. Kind & Sons, uio chestnut street
DIAMOND MERCHANTS J EWKLERS SILVERSMITHS
Closinq hour Six o'clock until Christmas.
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Snow or cold has no terrors
for the owner of one of these
cozy enclosed cars. He gets
the maximum of comfort and
utility from his car during the
entire twelvemonth.
There are three reasons why
you should buy your Cadillac
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and special advantages are
most desirable NOW;
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Prices will probably be
higher in the Springs than
they are NOW.
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