"i V r.H? '.iflSa .- ! 'V,v- . 1 'A i It?-,' IV EVENING PUBLIOt;tLEDOER-PHIpApELPHlAr FRIDAY, . W.T ',.' DECEMBER- tliipmii'-'" V, , ;;'A--,,45P DRIVE LAST HOPE OF KAISER Activity on West Front ,Frelude to New Move vfor Peace limit; of effort near By LOWELL MELLETT LONDON", Dec. 14. I Oermnny's fortliromlnir west-front v rtrlvo Is her flrt preliminary to another lieace .offennlvc, Slie holies to nchlexe a ilent some where on tho Krnnco-Urltlnh lino. She wants to o'alm "Invincibility" of licr mili tary forces to tho German people to tel them to tho overwhelmlns sacri fices which must corns when America tnrows ner KireiiRin in me name line. ; She wants to "buck lit)" Au.itrln-ltunBary to Reenter sacrifices against that day. Sho wonts to accelerate Rrowtli of pad i flt and "peace without a victory" sentU Went In Allied nations. Above nU she BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS FOR RUSSO-GERMAN TRUCE No Pence Conditions Yet Submitted by Berlin, Official Teuton Message Says IIKUM.V. Dec. 14. Th German head quarters has nnnounced that negotia tions for an armistice to r'place the existing truce on the Kusslan frcnt began yesterday at the headquarters' of I'rlnco Leopold of navarla AMRTKUDAM, Dec. 14. All efflclal Oerman ttlnrrsm says peace conditions have been submitted to the Itus'lan delegates. Up to this time nothing has been discussed except the armistice. I'KTItoailAl). Dee. 14. Tho lluma lllan army will remain passlxc as long as Inactivity prevails on the part of the PSIH 1 DEAD, ANOTHER HURT IN ACID PLANT BLAST DE MARCO GIRL POSES AS VICTIM OF PLOT Spectacular Explosion and Fire Cause $100,000 Loss nt du Pont Plant Rider Murder Defendant Says Isacn Lied Thkrough Re venge to Involve Her WIt.MINtlTt.lN, Pel.. Pec. 14. William Crowe lest his life and Har vey Kulton wag badly Injured In n spec tacular explosion and lire which de stroyed the salicylic ncld plant nf II. I. du 1'ont de Nemours & Co., at Newark, Pel., early todnyt Crowe was burned to death and Kul ton was hurt white jumping from n sec ond story window. The latter wan MT. llor.t.V. N. J.. Pec. t4. Mil le DcMarco, strlxlpg to free herself from everything but nn accidental connection with the lllder murder for which she Is being tried, In hej- direct? examination today unfolded a story that p'aces hjr In the light of a victim Instead of con. snlratnr ns charged by Olovinnl Irani, convicted and condemned to die In tljs samo case. Iraca thus far has been Sim MEN DISCUSS UPWARD REVISION Judge Gary Confers With Federal Trade Commission on Price Schedules WASHINGTON. Pec. 11. Ilepresentatlves of the steel and cop per Industries today further discussed with officials directing the war Indus trial program the possibility of nn up ward revision In the price schedules for those products. Spokesmen for the Bteel Interests, headed by Judge K. 11. Gary ENGINEER MEEKER QUITS Resignation of Jersey Highway Offi cial Demanded by Goethals TJIKNTON, N. J.. Pec, 14. - In re sponse to a demand from General Goe thals, State ' Knglneer of- New Jersey, Itobert A. Meeker, of rialnfleld, sub mitted his resignation ns Stat High way i:nlner, to take, effect April 1. The State Highway Commission accept ed the resignation and Meeker was given a leave of absence until April 1, William P. Thompson, now Asstrtnnt Blate Highway Knglneer, was appointed Acting State Highway Engineer at a I salary of 1,6000 and Kdward It Heed, ot this city, was named ns acting assistant, lloth will serve until April 1. i No specifics reasons have been given lor tequesiing tne resignation ot .iec DRIFTING SNOW CLOS8S SHAMOKIN COAL MINES SHAMOKIN, Pa Dee. 14. Anthracite production In the Shamokln region was virtually at a standstill today. From fifteen to eighteen Inches of snow drifted In ninny places to depths of from three to eight foet made operation of1 breakers in ipossfiA. . j"w work early thl nrai .- l-A ' .. io Rusuena. iiRtra.i laborer! are opening colliery: systems and every ertort is Dl to resume work tomorrow. Tralnloads of anthracite fnla4- terday are snowbound on J0lllnL ings. Tne rauroaa comoaniM im I being able to rrtove these by toali llusslan army along the remainder of J"uh.t ll! w'lmlnRt(m ,nml ' "J1 J' duced again tho front, acccrdlng to a messago sent "'f'""" nn, 'Reon Hospital, Ho There, wf at the1 ,hc on,y '.'il l,n"!S tll H,nte h" I,ro' conferred with Chairman W. J. Harris her. except that bis methods were not ill, HI- .tiA,l nfrnltiat lms 1 . ...... . , t ,a 1- !...,. til. st.n.. 4 ninarnl linn. by tho Maximalist. RECRUITS HASTENING TO ALLENTQWN CAMP Is badly Injured, but Is expected to e-, covor. "' on "iraca's 'v tlon beVaus. sh. was Per.s to expedite tho Inquiry In order i ' nfmlrl m r.fn.n t.lm Kim nald ' lo have a ful! report ready to submit to t WhenVts!o7was"Vethed the Iracas lh. President possibly by January 1. and members of the Federal Trado Com- In harmony with those of General Uoc mission. The commission now In the "", course of Investigating steel production ; costs obtained a mass of facta relating to labor conditions In tho steel Industry. At thn commission It was nnnounced that every effort Is being made by ex- Tho copper men talked with members wsnts thn wr to end nsfnrn America's -- .. . . . . . '... "i. .. " . '. . v '. ," ""'7. ' , V... i., .i....,i .... . uhnniimiM Thv of the War Industries Board. It is not millions of men and of war machines' Many Ol JJralt Age UaKC Aa'?l"Z, old her t V- eolnc across country ' expected that the copper prices fixed by can oa arrayeu againsi iiei mm uer-i vniltfltrf. Of KndCl'a tu hao been on the t.econd floor when -"o - - t .. ., . , ........... ... . me nro uroKO oui, wnicn was huhux ii certain , whelmlngly turn the tldo German defeat. This Is tho view of observers here. It Is based on well-defined developments of recent weeks In Clermnny. The Kaiser and his military chiefs can 111 afford to "sacrifice the thousands of soldiers who must be thrown to slaughter In n west front offensive, Is the view hero of (lor many's desperation. A tremendous Increase In German I peaco propaganda has been noted re cently, Germany today Is nt the summit of her strength, With every hour from noti on It oozes away. -At homo Chancellor Hertllng has apparently cemented po litical ruptures. On tho seas, by speed lng up methods, Germany's submarines nro still taking a Heavy ton in Ainea crt"?; 'fhe" "Hbo" See ' ""i"' """art '' ""' mc", ,',?!,; n drvo i? , Slv a eat the camp, addressed the weekly motln. many German troops participated there. , "' Jhe doctors of Allentowr, i d Itussla has been definitely put out of ', he Allcntown P taint th the war more than counterbalancing , i.0' " , " " 'ycet..w." .' Turkey's utter collapse. Through cleverly exerted but never theless relentless pressure. Germany Is extorting metal BUpplles from her neu tral neighbors. Tho Kaiser Is at tho zenith of bis power. To save his nutocracy he must now In this moment of strength try to tave something from the wreck that In evitably Is coming, by a peaco made while Germany Is strong. , He knows President Wilson's proselyt ing of 'the German people, seeking to bring them to 'their senses nnd over throw nutocracy, y gain with every day henceforth. Ho nnd his leaders know the licrlln-Uagdad scheme Is gone, with Turkey's smash-up. Ho knows, with the American and Allied shipbuilding plans nnd with perfection of nntl-sub-mulne dnvlccji, tho German iMiont Is destined, to- play less and less a part In tho war. Ho .knws his ambitious pro paganda, heek'lng to disrupt Italy has fnlledj, that a separate peace with the Itussla,tt Hclhhe,vlkt means nothing. Aboveall else hn realize that next spruux.-. perhaps America will have a greji'f.orce'of carefully trained men on tho1 fighting" line: that American air plane i-'wlll likely start with Allied nvjato'm to sweep Germany fron'i the bklcV. ''. ' geAman socialists Decree AU.I'NTOWN. Pa.. Pec. 11. Tho Federal decree that lifter December IB men In the draft registration will no longer be able to volunteer has caused many to seek enlistment In the United Stales ambulance service at Allcntown. Applicants hero Included Hugh Lewis, son of Albert Lewis, lumber operator of Hear Creek, and Christopher Stegmaler. of the family of Wllkes-Barre brewers nnd bankers. They nro Just over tho draft age, but decided to become volun teers. ' Other volunteers today were Solon Ffgley and J. Melvln Freed, of the faculty of the Allentown High School, nnd Roscoe Quay .larrett. receiving teller of the Lehigh Volley Trust Company. f ng of the doctors of Allentown nnd the staff the Nurses' anltatlon. Mnlor Slee was the sanltnry nltlcer of the great camp at Gettysburg In 191.1 at the reunion r the Hluo ana tno Gray fifty years after the battle. About 225 of the soldiers of the camp living went of tho Mississippi Illver have received twenty-one-day furloughs nnd have left to pnss Christmas nt home. Seventy per cent of the men In the cimp will get leave from December 20 to De cember .10 for the holidays. A feature of Christmas In camp will be the dedication of the new athletic hut on Christmas Eve, the details of which are In charge of Lieutenant William It r.aken. of Philadelphia, st her. ere no Ii tehee In Jiuues story. She admitted thnt on the dty of tho crime sho nccomnanlcd Iraca, his In addition to the wrecking ot the i brother Tony. nd Unffaele Pucclnntl plant, two duellings adjoining It werofr0ni Philadelphia to Atslon In nn ni'--burned, the occupants escaping In their j mobile hired by Iraca from Frank, . night clothes. The monetary loss Is put i ponne and Frink Vassel n. She went nt Jioo.oou. Uoth men enught In the burning build Inc. u.r. ..utitnnla f K'n.t'ti.t n,,,l fim. ployes of tho plant. Crowe was twen- and Pucclnatl left tho car after it had i " . . - !. TIa(.Ia .,111 V. itlinnMA1 fit nn AAs V W tu seo A fr end nnd she. IO ponne anu " "" " ......... -'"' ,U Vnnsella rould turn the car around and date. The prices announced more won , bo prepare,! to go home when they re. two months ago were to run for four turned Iraca, on the stand, said that montha Today's conferenco was nt the ) Millie was not away from the car. She ! Invitation of Chairman Wlllnrd, of the declared that she had no knowledge of; board, who desired to go Into the qucs the purpnso of tho trip or of what had tlon of stimulating the output of the i,r,mt,,i until .i, met Tom- Itlt'.o nd , mines. The board also took up labor Pucclnatl in I'niiatieipnia conaniona in tin- huuch mm uiMiunncu ta- t.n, i..i. it. rti.i t.a .hut lm v:is i if ni tvnrrt nrreemenis. as to tneir nos- nt the lllder cranberry bog and helped slblo bearing upon a revision of tho price' lift Henry P. lUder, who was killed, now prevailing for the metal, from tho automobile that had been held - ' up. Then, she said, she began to wonner jjifj MARKET FOK KISSES what kind of a trip sue imu necn on nnd what was probably In store for her. That night she was nrrerted. Kho stamped Irnca'n charge rg.ilnst her as a most deliberate and revengeful He. He testified that she aided In the plans for tho crime nnd that when she talked to Itltzo, who waa at tho bog on Biraunim'; trir W I ne Christmas i Sfore forM j.PQLL HEAVIER VOTE ' ! VA ," STOCKHOLM. Pec. II. Socialists polled 7tr- per cent of the total vojiifiast. In .tho. recent municipal elections, "t. Leipzig, according; to a re port published by tho Berlin Vorwaerts. This represents a 6 per cent Increase over 1912V 'when the last previous elec tion was'.lield. The Independent Socialists (the peace Inclined faction led by Llebknecht. Tlasse, Ledebour and others, po led nearly 64 per cent of .tho total Socialist vote. JAIL HEALTH LAW VIOLATOR West Chester Man Toro Down Mcnslcs Warning Carjl WF.ST CHKSTlCIt, Pec. 14. George T. Ilrown, of Toughkenamon, was com mitted to tho Chester County prison here Inst evening following n hearing before Justice of the Peace S. M. Pax on for n term of thirty days and must nlso pay a fine and costs of 127.22 for breaking the quarantine regulations of the State. A short time ngo n young son of Ilrown developed nn nttnek of measles and the local health olllcer posted a card upon the door of the hoise nnnounclng the same. Ilrown Is nlleged to have burned this' and also opposed a renewal of the card. Ills arrest followed at the Instance of Dr. Joseph Scnttergood, of this place, representative of tho State Hoard of Health for Chcstor County. Reading Doctors Increase Fees RKAPINO. Pn Poo. 14 Tho physi cians of Heading have decided to In crease their fees, and hereafter they will charge (1 Instead of fifty certs for calls at their offices, while fcr house calls the price Is raised from $1 to $1.50. Qff i W i lv. BONWIT TELLER. &,CQ &httSjaea3UyhcfOrkiviaIionb CHESTNUT AT I3W STREET .Ifi A Collection of About Fifty MISSES' WINTER SUITS Formerly 39.S0 to 75.00 25.00 35.00 A number of the season's smartest models, in various materials, assembled from the regular stock.. Many trimmed with fur. Sizes 14 to 18. An Unuzual Offering of MISSES' FROCKS & GOWNS .i i Greatly Reduced to 18.50 25.00 A collection of odd frocks and gowns for daytime, dinner and dance wear. Sizes 14 to 18. Exceptional Sale of MISSES' WINTER COATS """' Formerly 39.S0 25.00 Coats suitable for motor and genera utility wear In modes characteristic of this shop. Plain and fur-trimmed, i Sizes 14 to 13,' -t U' Misses' Fur-Trimmed Coats Formerly 65.00,39.50 Of velour, lined throughout arid interlined. Sizes 14-to 18. .- . '"FLAPPER' "SUITS, COATJS, FROCKs' iieg. i: s, rt. on. " . 3:30 o'clock, and to have fallen down tho elevator shaft, probably being vtunncd nnd unable to get out. He charred body was found after tho flames had been quenched. Th fir A ti-AB nnliDml im 11a nl ArliAnf lng of what Is known hs a subllmer. An I J.osf ,n!n explosion followed. Six tu- eight men were In the plant, but all got out safely except Howe nnd Pulton. Salicylic ncld, which was lundn nt tho plant, Is a commercial product nnd does not enter Into the manufacture of cxplo. slves. The plant was started three years ago by Joseph II, Hosslngcr, who sild It to the du 1'onts about two years ngo. While tho flames wero raging at Newark and flro companies from this city wern responding to calls for nld, Wilmington Itself suddenly was pitched Into total darkness and Industrial plants wero forced to suspend operations. Puo to a short circuit, which put out of com mission tho Fifth street plnnt of the Wilmington and Philadelphia Trnctlon Company, n series of blinding flashes, some of which reached almost across the, street, frightened people. One house on the west sldo of the mill, occupied by K. Pari Porter and his wlfo nnd three children, was destroyed nnd the family fled In their night cloth ing. The other house. In tho rear of the plant, was occupied by Mrs. Crossan and her family, and they, too, were driven from their beds Into tho freezing nlr. Neither family carried any Insur ance on their domestic goods. Tho dwellings wero owned by Mrs. Jacob Thomas nnd wero Insured. AIIOfEN BUSY AT SHORE Class of Eighty Nearly Through With First Course OAPi: MAY, N. J.. Pec 14. The steel hangars for tho CoaKal Air Station at Cape Mb- have lieen completed and nearly nil nf the barracks, store house" nnd quarters for the aviators rro ready for full service. Six tea planes are being operated nnrt the night before tho holdup, she received for the gang the f-lgnnl that October 6 was to be payday at the bogs and the Ulders would go over from Hammonton with the money. Millie denied absolutely any conversa tion with Illtio except nbout the Illness of her mother, who was In Jefferson Hos pital, Lawyer Palmer for. the defense was able to get n n statement that Millie's story about the case so far as she knew it must be true, as tho Stnto had used thnt story and other Information sho had given lu securing Irnca'n conviction. RIG STOCK INCREASE . PITTKIirnnil. Pen. 14 Stockholders of tho Pittsburgh Steel Car Company at a meeting to bo held today In the tem porary olllccs will ot to Increase the capital from $100,000 to $7,000,000, nil common ntoclc. The company will manufacture freight. paiscnger and refrigerator cars, and Its plant will havo an Initial capacity of 100 finished cars a day, with provision mado to double this capacity If needed The homo olllces will bo In Philadelphia OAK ORCHARD MAN SAVED j OAK OnCHAItP, Del., Pec. 14. , James Phillips, of this place, narrowly i missed death when caug.it In u small. I Wall Street Lives Up to Reputation ns Market for Everything bw luuii, uta. is. tvau street strengthened Its rocord for providing a I . 1... . ...I ..l. A ie! iiiainct lor nvcrtiiinK jcaigiuuj s limousine loaded to tho mud guards with chorus girls invaded tho financial dis trict at the noon hour selling tickets for n. benefit performance for tho Hall fax sufferers and urging contributions to that cause. The market for tickets was dull, hut when the girls offered to sell kisses for fifty cents nplrce to add money to the fund the curb brokers fairly flooded the visitors with applications. Tho kisses were collected In full view of the breathless crowd which had gathered, and evidently both parties to the trans actions were satisfied with the bargain. One demure little, thing proposed to the brokers who offered her tlfty cents for a kiss that they could have a 'hug, too. for five cents extra, and that she would consider tho extra nickel as a war tax. 1 1 J)r f .loves I to 93 ' IBM fc-M 159 $Z22and $252 HIP, 1 1424-1426 Chestnut St. 4i!i;iiiiiii:ii;;ui,jj:Fj:iMi:r:i!i:i5iiii!iii!ii!!!iiiiii,iiiiit:ii:!!Hiii,!i:i:iinq This Christmas You Can Give a H L B3 oa EB armonola A mutieal Inilrument which givet the bett expression fo the world's harmonies. Important improvements in the sound reproducer the soul of a phonograph give the Harmonola a purity and mellowness of tone to be found In no other musical Instrument. The harmony of the human voice the harmony of great symphony orchestras the harmony of the nightingale's limpid notes all are reproduced just a lit tie clearer and rlcKfer than ever before by the Harmon ola the phonograph with a human vofce. Wc Will Put a Har monola in Your Home for Christmas on Ap proval. JlccitaU Dally 10 to S P. if r lo 10 P. M. Catalog on i;e quest. THE HARMONOLA SHOP 1502 Chestnut Street Pntrnnce Hotel Colonnade, Lobby ftnlon HfeislSvfiflLLLLH Harmonola No. 21, $90.00 Mahogany cabinet with compartments for 200 records. Furnished in oak nn special order. Size. 44 Inches high; 20V& Inches wide; 22 Inches dec)). Ej4NTvr7LLLLkt M- ai & V' AV m Harmonola No. 7 $30.00 Cshlnet Is fnrnUhed regit Inrly tit lnslingany. but can be supplied In oak. fllse. 1SV& Inrhes blgh 18H Inches wide) 10 Inches deep. mi: 519161 1 k-W .L. ft. IS. 1 r&M 5fc is .tV M wwwamiMm nmm&amsmmms. .jm Islslslssn.slslsB H MmtMtttzzmw:ii!Zkmr-'.,w'&!vL r "u t mm tt ttmmm .mm w m wrm Kmsimm sisia '.smvv::u s-c i tr" K.issisi- m ibht .nvjii . -i m ' em i " zr-i IIMIIsssWsMiBssmsgsss II II SSMtoCmtSV . S. ItBBlsf 1S&!M:M y mKtmSmaan '''-' ii I lllslHKIiBstnidlHHI lslB!T. arMsBamftfllEyirfliMiDV mvAHlBP Ti zrf(BNRmk. I V&dHHnliMSim t mm ?t jes ' .i &ar vHkvm:sB B.WWIPPwl.TrTS2ffliI'iBsWsBn I HUH "'' "4 a iif vmn sin ssmmmtsmK m m m .m m w r- m m m m m v m m n i.ijt .vA.f...J.'.,'i,'U"('.'W:"'.yy ttrr - mw 1r aw IW 1 " jmqebd0& the class of eighty students, undtr the I underked motorboat In Indian Hay In a direction of tho marine corps, have near- I heavy off-shore storm. He leaped Into Iv completed their first cour.se of In- the boat, which slipped Its moorings, and rtructlon I AK& not nave Kas cough to breast the ' The Government has also eaM?d all , "jMd cU"6 Sarlv dead the land' at Sewells Point, ndrtl. of Yhle , f "Exposure? by Captain Charles M avenue, In addition to the tlfty-elght I n0wns at the mouth of the bay. He acres recently purchased, and Upon would have been out to sen and cer which the Coastal Station Is located. tain death In a few minutes. o sifly S m hats TniM.MPit ikkk jm Cfr Jnrsefi& i 923 MARKET STREET SV VWkWSWVsMVA USEFUL GIFTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON Big, Warm, Fur-Trimmed "SA COATS $, vi- Kornml nnd Crushed Plush Trimmed Models Plain Tailored Styles. Paprika, M $27.50 Green, Brown, Beetroot, Taupe, Magenta, M y . i,,iio ...inn., noViMn rVievints. kersevs. tallica heather mixtures. HIRSCII'S DAYLIGHT SECOND FLOOR Fur-Trimmed Suits 5 iew iiioaeis uuiiun-iii""""." " Burellas, ITrcneh Serges. Poplins. Fino Gabardines, Mixtures, Blacks, Greens, Blues. Browns, Plums nnd Taupe Shades. HIRSCII'S DAYLIGHT SECOND FLOOR Velvet Dresses $ Peg-Draped, Pleated. Russian Effects Tunic Models and Others Satins, Char meuse, Serges, Georgettes, Combinations, Crone Meteors in nil colors. HIRSCII'S DAYLIGHT SECU.MJ lL,uuu Georgette Waists $ bcorc3 01 newest siyies in an cuiuia mm u binations. All sizes. HIRSCII'S STREET FLOOR . FUR SETS OF QUALITY ?1015 !25 Child's Warm Coats 5- JU5i vtc Ki4V uiBb yuui jfwuusovv r Mew stvlea. fur and nlush trimmed. HIRSCH'S BASEMENT Women's $12 Suits T ,tt. ,.. til I-J lt.!.. tl,n t. n.n. In "I in inis 101, you win una cvcryuuiiK umi. w in ... stvle. material and color. HIRSCH'S BASEMENT Women's $12.75 Coats $Q 7c Every new and desired effect. Newest pocket VHtl V and belt effects, lartre fur trimmed collars. HIRSCH'S BASEMENT We Continue Our Sensational Sale nf Beautiful Silk' and Serge Dresses Positively Worth up to $10 Every new material, stylo and color' Is here. . HIRSCH'S BASEMENT , 5 . t?ja. ' 3-fc -m "i r" xr itman wM$ AWATERBURY FTER all particularly for soldiers and sail ors there s no gift like a watch nothing used so constantly, referred to so often, carried so Ions:. Now increased factory production has given dealers enough of the three Ingersoll Waterbury models to make sure that you will get one. Plain dial $3.50; Radiolite $4.50; and Wrist $5.50. Every Ingersoll Waterbury has four jewels at points of greatest friction. They are small-size watches the size men and boys want now-a-days. They are sturdy and bright and have the endurance a soldier's watch must have. In the Waterbury Radiolite you get the night-and-day feature. The glow is guaranteed for the life of the watch without need of ex posure to light. Real radium in the substance on the figures and hands does it. The Waterbury Wrist, watch is the Waterbury Radiolite in an unusually high-grade English pigskin strap. For soldiers and civilians. Better see the dealer today. The number we have been' able to supply him is limited-but enough so that you can get yours if you go promptly. ROBT. H. INGERSOLL C& BRO. 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