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PHILADELPHIA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1917
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ARMY HEADED
YKERENSKY
NOW IN FIELD
.
; Former Premier Appears
Near Petrograd at
Head of Troops
MENACE BOLSHEVIKIIRUT 8 VOTES OPPOSED
d4
1 .Cossacks
Reoccuny Rostov
and Disarm Red
Guards
("Ol'K.VHAGHX. Dec IS.
Former Premier Keremky has np-
ptiirod nt tlie head nf several thousand
troops, according to a dispatch vl;i
.. '
Itaparanria printed today by the
vlinse Tldente.
, The dispatch asserted that the llnlxhe
Vlkl had sent out armed force to meet
', this newest counter-revolution iin:itii
-. them.
. Whether there has heen any urinal
fighting between the sides was not
stated. -
Kercnsky was last repotted In a little
village In Finland, to which he had
escaped despite a price on his head fet
ly the. Trnlsky-r.enlne Government.
Itecent elections to the constituent as
sembly showed that the former Premier
had been elected to that body by the
olty of Samata as well as by the south
eastern troop.
With Kerensl.y leportcd In the Held
there am now nppaiently two separate
mid distinct counter-ievolutlonaiy move
ments being waged against the liol
shevlkl. One Is the Cossack-Cadet Party te
volt, under Uencials Kaledlnes and Kor
nllpff. which Is operating for the innM
pari in southeastern ltusal.i.
TIip second Is the KercusUy move.
The foicgolns; report does not Indicate
the source of the former Premier's
strength, lie may hae joined with tin
Cossack rebels or he may be heading n
separate revolt of the Social Demounts
nd the lliisslau labor Iaity.
The Cossack revolt has been lepudl
lited by the Socialist Democrats, despite
the lattcr's Intense desire to see the ltol
shcvikl unseated., because of suspicion
that the monarchists are behind Kale
dines and Kornlloff.
Pi:TP.OCI!A. Dee. IK.
A second defeat for the liolsluvlki
forces In southern llussla and the re-
, capture of Iloatov by coxsaeks are ie-
''ported In dlsiiatches today. The Ited
guards of.UieUoUlieYiki.wre dUanned.
xThostov Is In Ukralnla and on Satuiday
the Bolshevllgtwnr otTlce announced Its
Capture frome cosacks with, the aid
of warships frwi the Mark Sea tleet
that had Rone Tfecr to the Bolshevik!
cause. 'fe
The former defcatV-aa at Odessa, also
lit Ukralnla, where the liolshevlkl foices
were driven oft while tt ylntr to take
over the garrison.
- Four former members of the Hussl.ni
Government were arrested by the Hol
, rhevlkl today. Those anested weie M
repine, former Minister of liennral
Treasury: M. Skovordoiff. M fh.ttsl.i
lianoff and M. HalabanolT. former ill
lectors of the Ministry of Finance The
men were taken Into custody, it was
raid, nt a meeting- of (lie upper classes.
By JOSEPH SIIAPLKN
Stockholm. ree is.
The Maximalist regime is slovvlv hut
Inevitably riding to a fall.
Reliable Information from truvelers
reaching here today, an well as anil
Dolshevlkl newspapers smiiBeled throiiKh
via llaparanda, Indicate even the Petto
Brad trarrlson no . longer ruppoits the
Lenlne-Trotsky rlne.
Twenty-six of fiussla's piov!nce.s and
territories have formally tefiiscd recoK
nltlon of the Uokdievlk "Coveiniuent."
Kvery Bolshevik! claim from Petrograd
must be heavily Uncounted,
Terrorism reigns In Petrograd. The
cleverest Intriguers of the old llusslan
regime are aiding the extremists In play
ing on the minds of the lgnorant masses
of soldiers by fairy tales that there wil
be an Immediate revo)utk.n In (Irnnany.
The date set for opening of the con
stituent assembly was the occasion 'for
monster demonstration In Pettocrad.
Not only was the meeting suppressed.
but the Bolshevlkl have not permitted
liny news of It to be sent out. The
demonstrators expected Mioiik condem
nation of the Bolshevlkl effoits to wreck
,the assembly.
I LETTS rOI.ICn CAPITAL
That the Maximalists feel they' ran
no longer rely on the Petrograd gar
rison, once their greatest source of
power. Is Indicated In notice 'that Lettish
troops have been ordeted tn supersede
them and Hie now poncing the city. .
Such known (Jerman provocateurs as
Kommlsaroff, Oitoff and I'rltskl are now
Bolshevlkl police chiefs. The notorious
pro-Uernian agent, Scheur, was present
nt Mohllett on the day (ieneral luk
honln was murd,exed, mid in Petrograd
(the nntl-Bolshevlkl forces whlspeied
that It was Scheur who engineered the
assassination.
Kerensky has been chosen a member
(of the constituent assembly not only
from Samara, but as a delegate repre
senting the entlio houlhwestern army.
v MaBs-meetlng In denunelatlc.n of the
'Bolshevik rule ale becoming frequent In
Petrograd. Workmen and w.ldlers held
one there last week, at which the labor
leader, Beretelll, angrily warned the llol
shevlkl that they must not dissolve, the
assembly. Leading educational, techni
cal and journalistic Institutions have
Issued similar proclamations defying the
Lenlne-Trotsky combination thus to d
feat the will of the people.
I BOLSIIKVIKI nnSPKftATrJ
Meanwhile the Bolshevlkl nie des
iierately trying to coax over to their
I ties, and George Plerhanoff, another .'
Iclal revolutionary, both of whom are now
Ixonflned In Hts. Peter ond Paul fortress
ecause of their support or Kerensky,
mm nffrA tbelr llhertv nndee eertntn
rtcndltlons which would make It appear
Ithey supported the Maxlmallsta Roth
erusea.
' The provinces of Bessarabia, Vlatka,
(aluga, Kostroma, Novgorod, Nizhni-
foygorod, Oicnburg. Urloff, Illailan,
nmoirK. mnoicnsu niuriB, i vrr in.
lk, Tula and c Hereon and the terrl-
loot Trans. iiaiKJU. senuretch, Ural,
kulsk, Kutano, Amur, Vladivostok,
piUrlnoeluv, Bamara; and Kursk have
-
,cmP Mm?'"j;;li;n of I'ythlas. Knights of the Mac
.leaders. Vladimir Bourtseff enslodlan , Woodmell of , Wcrld and Klks.
of private archives under Kerensky ami ',,, . America's "armv ut
' veteran of early revolutionary. actlvl- " ""IJ" 'V.nf.ei for .h."Zn?n
UPPER HOUSE
ACCEPTS DRY
AMENDMENT
Nationwide Prohibition
Now Up to Legislatures
of States
Favorable Three-fourths Nec
essary for Constitutional
Change Within 7 Years
ATLANTA. Ja.. Dec. 18
Hilly .Sunday was "shouting'
happy" today w licit informed that
Ihp tialiiin-widc prohibition const!.
tlltinnal amendment had successfully
passed hnth House and Senate.
"I am shouting happy to think
Ilia I I am lioini; In live lotiK enough
ti preach lite funeral sen ices of the
litiutir business in America. 1 am
oerwlu'lniinnl.v tjlad that I can see
(lie end tif this lawless, anarchistic,
pimple-making, vice-producing, Sah
hath breaking, pocket entpting,
honor wrecking, rag - bedecking,
blood-polluting, riot-making, infa
mous, corrupt, (ind-forsakcu busi
ness," he said.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 18.
The Senate today concurred in the
House amendments to the nation
wide prohibition resolution.
A rising vote was taken. Forty
seven Senators voted for the House
amendments and eicht nguinst them.
The Senate's action transfers the
litlht to the State Legislatures.
Three-fourths must ratify the
amendment within seven years to
make the amendment a part of the
Constitution.
One jrar after sm-h approval "tliH
m.inufartuio. salt' or tiausportation of
InjoxientliiK Ihiuors within, the Impoita
tlon thereof into, or tiie exportation
Iheieof from the I'nlted States and all
territory sulijeit to tho jurisdiction
thereof for lieeiajje purposes" would he
jitohlhitcd
The dry.s have alieady laid idans for
fights In Ohio, Mlssouil, .Massachusetts
and Kentucky, now wet States. Much
teriltory In all of llieni, It was pointed
out, has Inns heeu foirddden Kiounil for
John Hal lej corn.
.Mir.ut ST psr cent of Massachusetts
Is diy under local option.
Itenresentatixe AVelih. who encllieeied
the amendment thiouKh Its leulsfative
pitfalls to success, announced that he
and other leaders would stump wet
States duiiiiK summer vacations until
the irqulied thlity-slx inhher-statiiii
their approval.
Senator Uorah (Idaho) made a In lef
hut vlRun.iis flKlit analnst the provision
leiiuliinK r.itillcatlou of tlie dry amend
ment within seven yeais by three. fourths
of the States.
Hoi uh declared Conciess had no light
Culithlliril nil I'rticp 1'lftern. 'oliunli ll
RED CROSS GAINS
214,500 MEMBERS
New Enrollment Nears
'Halfway Mark on Cam
paign's Second Day
WORKMAN JOIN DRIVE
KK1) CKOSS FIGURES
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Chapter allotment .'iOO.OOO
Total enrollments today. ... 214,500
Total enrollments needed. .. 283,000
Campaign days remaining. . . 6
The '.'110,000 tu.uk III new' enrollment!!
In the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chan
ter of tlie Ameilcan lied Cross was
passed today, the second day of the
Bleat Clit'IstmaB membership campaign,
according lo nn anuouiicement this nfter
noou. The exact number of actual member
ships leported nt headquaiters In the
Lincoln Building was "J 1,500.
So great is the demand fcr sent for
the women's mass-meeting at tlie Metro
politan Opei ft House tomonow after
noon, It was announced today, that an
oveilluw meeting will be-held outside
the building.
Several thousand workmen at th car
building plant of the J. O. Hffirtom
pany. Slxty-seccnd stieet and Wood
land avenue, were addressed at noon
by A. (1, Neary and Joseph Spear, Lib
erty Loan woiliers now campaigning:
for, Ked Cross "members not money,"
Prominent women distributed literature.
Announcement of the support of other
fraternal otgunlzatlons was made today
by Fiedeilck Gaston, piesldent of the
Orund Fraternity, which Is endeavoring
to line up, Its membership solidly In tlie
Ited Cioas ranks. Indorsement came
from the Woodmen of America, Frater
nal Mysto Circle. Hoyal Arcanum
forces was Issued today by 'Joseph It.
Grundy, chairman of the Bucks County
campaign committee, and, president of
the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Asso
ciation. "Let no' American complain because
he Is asked to give, and to give and to
give again," he statement read In part.
"The Government whli'j, now APPKAI.S
to him has the right to TAKK. and If
lie Is allowed to retain n comfortable
livelihood and the llbertle f peace
times, he blessed above millions of
others, who have given up everything.
"tlensral von Ludendorff. who la often
.ysrw1''?'1
. .L.
WEATHER BUREAU TRIES
I TO CHEER COAL-USERS
i .
' Through the Clouds, Forecaster
Sees I'rospect of a Wnrmer
Tomorrow
Cloudy weather but a tlslng teniperi
tine Is piedlcted by the local weather
bureau ntllce for tonight and tomorrow.
Officials said (lilsafteinoou that the low
rt teiiiperatuie toiilRht would be about
'Jt degree", or four degrees higher than
last night.
For the (list time in nine days the
mercury today went as high as the
fieeaing point, with Indications of crawl
ing much higher tomorrow. The in
tense cold spell Just ending has not been
eipialed In Philadelphia for many ears
Its collapsp s eagerly wecoiued by shop
pus and eslablsluuents whose business
toi.k ;t tempoiary slump In sympath
with the theimometer
Yesterday the temperature ranged
fixmi eighteen to thhtwme degrees, mak.
lug an aerage of twenty-four, or eleven
degiees below the iioiiiihI
Skating continues on Concourse and
(Justine lakes and lii.ui smaller lakes
and ponds.
M A VAP FADir A DnC
ill XT 1 Vli 1 vlt TT xlll0 '
,... -t-,-- .- , . loom on taint and sea, were on ete
flfTIjI IllT'II III I? A ' i .i i.
P I III I .III lllti PliHiA " tlle Sc"aU "s nfternoon.
luiiuvuuu luun Without a dissenting voice the '
.,!. .!., i . i .. . i- it i
henaU ' "'loi'tf'l resolution offered
ASKS That Phlla(lelphianSlby Senator Harding, of Ohio, call-
. -- . Incr for n tlinrnmrli Inmili-v Intii ulilii.
at tamp lueaae ueceive
Holiday Leave
TELEGRAPHS TO BAKER
Maor Smith today sent a telegram to
Secretary of War K.iker. uiginB that
I'hlladelphla soldiers st Camp Meade,
Mil. be allowed to spend 'Christmas at
home before roIiik to the battle front 111
b'lance.
This action by the. Mayor was taken
follow Inc an appeal to him from the
decision of the War Department allow
ing none of the National Aimy soldiers
to leae tlie big cantonment to visit their
home except In uigeiit cases, such as
death or sliUness
The Maor's telegram leads as fol
low s :
'I'hlladelphla hoys nt Camp Meade,
alt eager to go over anil do their hit,
haw appealed to me In get them per
mission to spend what many of them
think may be .their last Chllstinas at
home lith their loved ones. Congestion
of tratllc would not be gieatly Increased.
I hope ou may see our way clear to
l-sile the older that l make our boys
and their families and sweetheaits
In pp.v. '
"Tueie will be no change In the
Chilsiinas furlough older.'' said Adju
tant Ceneial McCl.iln, at Washington.
Announcement Unit there would he
absolute y no Christmas leao granted
was made by Hrigadler-t.eneral Nichol
son, commander of the cantonment, yes
teiday. Previously, the War Depart
ment had banned a'l Yuletlde furloughs
except in the rases of men who could
go home b trolley. This order made
It possible for many Marjlnndeis and
men from th District of Columbia to,
go home for the holidays, leaving
camp at 4:.1u p. in. the day befote
Christmas and letuinlng by 1 p. m.
the day after. Hut It did not allow
I'lillidelphlans and other Pennsylvan
ia lis In the big canp to go home, there
being no tiolley loutes Into this State
fiom Camp Meade,
The Mrst order was made. It was
staled, to pievent rallioad congestion
and Inleifeienoe with the Government's
I war transpoitatloii problems. The sec
ond and final older came as a lesult of
I'oiitliitK-d oil Thkc HW, Col ii iii ii Pour
FULTON ACCEPTS
. WILLARD'S DEFI
Big Plasterer Will Give
Jess $1000 for Privilege
of Meeting Him
MILLION-DOLLAR GATE
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Dec. 18.
In behalf of Fied Fulton, heavy
weight challenger, Mike Collins, Fulton's
manager, today accepted Jess Wl'lard's
tentative proffer of a championship
Lout. He said:
"Fulton Is leady to take up Jess
Wlllaid's offer, all the proceeds to go
to tlie lied ('loss, and in addition Fred
will give .less $1000 to be kept as his
fee for getting licked or will give that
amount to the Ited Cross,
"The bout may he scheduled nt any
place, any time and under any ciicum
atunceH," Collins suggested that plenty of time
be given Wl'laid so that he may get
lln perfect shape and not have any tea-
Hcuunie allot wnen lie Is '"licked."
Collins and Fulloii had previously an
nuttneeft that unless Wlllard occepted
their challenge befote. December 2.
Fulton would formal')- claim the
championship.
CHICAGO, Dec. 18.
Jess Wlllatd'piedlcted today that his
contemplated return to the ilng would
net at least n million dollars for the
Continued on I'age Two, Coloiun l-'ioir
TRAIN KILLS ENGINEER
and O, Employe Meets Death
While Oiling Locomotive..
B.
Charles Miller, forty years old. of
Twenty-ninth street above Thompson, an
engineer on the Baltimore, and Ohio
Railroad, was Instantly killed today
when he was struck by a train at Twenty-fourth
and Kace streets. '
Miller had descended from his cab' and
was oiling his locomotive when struck
by the tialn. , lie was taken to the
.Medico. Chlruigfcal hospital and pio
nounced dead.
New Orleans Results
FIRST HACK, curs 1400. claiming, two-'
yer-o!da. a1, furlonra:
Ml.. Flllev. fOI. Goodwin 8 to 1 X to 1 T to .1
Olllltan. fM. Willis Stol-Slo:
Oriental Olrl. J07.
Johnion , . , S to S T to 10 1 to S
Time, liis 1-5. I.one Star. OlarlM, Mils
Teep. Kokonl and Miss Ames also ran.
SECONn HACK. &Vi furlonaa:
nrteir. 101. Wall II to 10 2 to t 1 lo 5
Mary's Beau. 109, Oar
near ,. to 1 ft to 1
Courier. 101. Merlmee & to
Time, lilt 3-6.
Tllint) HACK. furlonaa:
I'llaen. 1-1. Johnson ... 2 lo 3 out out
tllue Hannork. Ion,
noblnaoiT- ,.; Slot 3 to 5
Sir Oliver, 111. Uray , even
Time. l:l.
, J3agyirf.'& .". AC".
SENATE AIMS
NEW QUIZ AT
SHIP BOARD
Railroad Situation Also Is
Made Subject of
Investigation
LID WILL- RE TORN OFF;
Disclosure of Military So-
erets No Longer to Ho
a Bugaboo
WASHINGTON. Dec.
ce,.inK lnvMtlBnton
18.
into
Amcricn's tif
anspoitatioil (liflietlltie?,
I it. . t i . .
pinR iIifflcuIl,Mi" Th' it;VeStigtin
will be conducted by tlie Senate Com-
i metre Committee during the holiday
ipeess of Congress.
In tile next moment, by unanimous
vote, the Senate adopted another
resolution offered by Senator Cum
mins, of Iowa, ordering a complete
probing of the Interstate Commerce
Commission's recommendations for
relieving the railroad situation. The
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee will conduct the investi
gation. Democrats joined with equal en
thusiasm with Republicans in insist
ing upon the investigations.
With the food administration, the fuel
administration, the navy and aimy nl-
I'entlinieil from I'axe fifteen, Cehiiini 'three
SHIVERING WOMEN DENIED COAL
f VWeX'' A to!
t' ..
litis nnotogrnpn. taken tins
situation is being handled.
itnd
FAVOR $500,000 BILL
FOR WAR RELIEF
Grant lo Soldiers and Sailors'
Dependents Approved by
Councils' Committee
Pounolls' Klmince rominltteo lte tills
Rfternonn nppioved the hill Introiluced
by Select Councilman Isaac Iletzel, of
the MlBhteenth Waul, to set aside a
sum of $500,000 fw Ihe relief of soldleis
and sailors' dependents during 1918.
This amount Is In addition to a .sum
of ISii.OOli which has been iippropilaled
to pay the saluiles of suhstllutes of city
employes who are now In the (iovein
titeiit set vice. Tlie Increased levenue
deiived by the city from tlie I'nlted flan
Improvement Company, beginning .Ian
uary I. will appioxhnate the "war up
propriatlons," Tne bill to pay State Senator IMvvin
If. Vare $JO0.0ou for work done on the
I.eaxue Island I'm I; in liUO and 1911.
which has been pendiui: befoie. Coun
cils, was set aside tilt next ear, It was
announced by "halnAn Gaffney. Ile
fnie the bill Is Anally dlspused of there
will be t-everal publin heailiiRS held to
decide the accurucy nf the claims, there
beliiB some difference of opinion as to
the amount of vrotk done,
The $500 Increase for meals asked
by the crks of council was approved,
which will Increase their expense ac
count to $1500 a year.
Having postponed any consideration
ot pay demands for patrolmen and hose
men, members of Councils' Finance Com
mittee today gave their attention to the
final revision of tho demands of a num
ber ot the smaller city departments,
I'eur of exhausting all available, funds
prevented the appropriation of enough
money to pay attendant at lilockley
and Hyberry Farms 'for lpi 8, and the
compromise assures the pay of these
workers or six months only, ; Some
where 'and some' time next year money
must be found .to Keep tne propti
I fwtaaed'Mi ri' TweCiawu 'We
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W m. " A rf-d'v'vx-t v fUs L t . ' ' ""''('""'iiiiiUMii 1 4
BUSINESS MEN
SEE 'GRAB' IN
SMITH LEASE
Transit Agreement
nounoed at Council
Hearing
De-
THREE AIA.IOR FAULT Si
r Per Cent Dividend. 'War Tjik'
on Hitlers and Cinpiny in
Dark Over Fares Specified
'I'he I'nlted ItiiMiies Men's Associa
tion, of this city. tliiniiKli Us piesldent,
rdtv.ml A. N'onnel. denouncecl the ie-
bed Snilth-JHtlen transit leae as a
'' !. i li.it . j ., itdinAfl In Iia (tin
. """ "' "" -.'- -
'"st of the public lirai Iiikh on the con-
tract, held befote the l.'lnan.'e and Stieet
lt.utuayH oiutniitre-. .r f.utn.lls In i-ity
"all late this afternoon The commit-'
,p , ,.Mlei.,. , ,,,.. nl mtlou
on the new lease id.i
I'he nbjt ili"iis nf Hi business men
weie
based upon iluce points. The
W el e '
'I lie iclinrnntreitn: nf a per lent
dividend, wliii-h, tis-irMiig to Mr, Nnp
pel, would vlrliiiillv make I'. It, T.
sI.mU h a per lent 1 ntted stales bond.
The pivvilleltt bv tlie ear riders of
the war tu no Ihe dividends pnht to
tlie si,eklMi!iler ut the miderl.v line
companies.
1 he "obscure itropliig In (lie dark"
over the proposed Increase In fare
under the terms of the revised lease.
Mr Noppel was (be piiucip.il speakei
in opposition to the leas,, at tins mier
i.oou's healing, at wliUh the iccnmmeu
datlons which the committee will make
lo Councils on TillllMl.iy weie epccteil
to be decided upon Ai ending I I'li.ili
man Joseph I' il.ilTney, ,u Councils
r'inuntv Coinim.lee. inil,iv bearing was
'a "fiee-foi-all " at whhli nn c ilen
would he he.lld.
i Among the speakei s, in addition to
I the 'head of the I'uited Huslness Mens
Association, were IMwaid A. .Martin, nf
the Culled liisuciw Men's Association;
t'oiilhnleil tin Pace fifteen. Cot i 'H,
morning uy a sian nnoiugranner,
There is evidently fuel for some families, but these South Philadelphia
earnest pleas unavailing in their efforts to relieve the distress of their families.
BRUMBAUGH BLAMED
FOR DELAY IN DRAFT
Board Assert Failure to Ap
point Inspectors Causes
Confusion
Philudrlphia'8 quota of 1400 men
to make up the shortage due to the
rejection of men sent to Camp .Meade
on the first draft call will be for
warded January 3, Adjutant (Jeneral
lleary said today. The drafted men
from other dintricts called to make
up shortages lo the same camp will
he sent In small detachments he
tween now and January 1.
Uraft otli'clals In tills city nie ex
tremely uneasy over failure of Governor
UrumbaUKh to designate Inspectors to
act as go-between for tho district ap
peal, legal advisory and local diafl
boards, to straighten out puzhIIiie nues
tloiH on the uuestloimalie and the duties
of registrant!) under the new selective"
sir vice regulation
Legal advisory boaids, whose mem
bers are supposed to Instruct the icgis
trant when he appears for information
concerning the making out of tlie scores
of questions nn the new climwlflcntton
pamphlet, to a very large extent have
not been Instructed theruaelves and are
all at sea. They alnstantly are tele,
phoning to the district appeal board
cetks, asking them to Interpret sec
tions they do not understand. Many
draft boards Include n per;onuel that
Is unable to cope with the complicated
questions and pi luted lnrtructlonii.
I'ratt ottlc'als un the dlslilct appeal
and local draft boards, criticize the Gov
ernor (or delaying so long tn deslgnat
Inc the men who, lust at this liilMut
stage, they point out, should be visltlna;
the various boards and straightening the
difficulties. t .
QUICK
BASKETBALL SCORES
FllANKFORD H.
P.I.D
0
0
,47
0
10-25
1322
2073
0 0
CAMDEN H
GLOUCESTER n.
GIRLS'
NARDEIlTIin 10
ADDITIONAL RACING RESULTS
Fourth New Orleans race, 1
Lyltc, 13 to 10, 1 to a, 1 to 0,
: io ii, Lccond; llatguut N., 1 10,
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ACTION
ON TRANSIT
l'inul notion on the trnuMt leatu by tho couuclliusnlc coni
niittce was pobtponcd this nftcrnoon until Triday afternoon nt
2 o'clock, when another meeting will bo held. This would give
the advocntes of the revised lcase time to rush it through Coun
cils before the first of the yenr.
TRANSIT DEPARTMENT CLAIMS LOWER FARES
The Department of City Transit, as its latest argument for
the vatitlcation of the revised Smith-Mltteu trausit lessc, pre
bciilcil to tho committee of Councils this aftonoou a sclic-Julc
tenCluj; to show that the rate of fare would belowcr aiid tne
city-built Hues placed in operation more quickly if the proposed
contract wltU'thc V. R. T. is made.
WHILE LOADED CAR
ucnrs mute but enm and eloqu
mute but grim and eloquent
VETERAN SOLDIERS WANTED FOR U. S. GUARD
WASHINGTON", Dec. IS. "Make a speclul efToit to enlist old soldiers In
the I'nlted Slates (iuard," was tlie order Bent to all recruiting offices by
Adjutant (ieneral McCain this afternoon. Twenty-five thousand men are
wanted for home guard duty. Veteran soldiers up tn sixty years old will
I in taken.
62,4.98,000 TONS OF ORE SHIPPED FROM LAKE SUPERIOR
DETROIT. Dee. IS.- Shipments of ore from the Lake Superior legion
for the season of 1917 totaled 62,498,000 tons, uccoidlni; to figures Just ffiade
public beie. This compares with a movement last year of 64,734,1 9S tons.
PLENTY OF SUGAR FOR CHRISTMAS CANDIES
No alarm need be felt by Christina shoppers In lenard to high randy
price In this city, according to views expresned today by prominent candy
manufacturers. Most of the candy factories, It was said, have plenty of
sugar on hand for the ptoductiun of candy for tlie hulidays, It was predicted
however, that the prices of some of the fnnvy cundles may lncieaso, but the
new prices have not been decided upon,
PRESIDENT'S WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED
WASHINGTON, Dee, 18,l'iesIdent and Mrs. Wilson observed the sec
ond anniversary of their wedding quietly today. War's pall hunfc over the
White House and put aside any thought of a gala celebration. Besides gifts
they commemorated the day by attending a Ited Cross concert. The Presi
dent worked on various war tasks. .
DYNAMITE CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S MANSION
SACItAMKNTO. Cal.. Dec. 18, An attempt to dynamite the Governor's
mansion wa's made early today when a charge of explosives was set off In
the brickwork of one corner. The rear porch was blown off and other dam
ago done, but the building was not wrecked. Governor Stephens and his
family were, not In the city and no one was injured. The entire detective
force of the city Is at work on the case. It Is reported that the police have a
clue leading them to suspect I. W. W. agitators.
COKE SHORTAGE CLOSING DOWN FOUNDRIES
PITTSnur.Gli. Dec. IS. B!aa.t furnace and foundry interests are making;
the most urgent efforts possible to get coke, but with small success. The re
sult has been the banking of furnaces and closing down of foundries. Virtu
ally no general Improvement has been' made' in lhe. coke situation,' although
there Is a.i freer movement to some; POlnts.v .fh-y '- Hrmtfrlljiln ,rrIPot
.,'!.. M...hn-..llA- Im 'i --ll-'.'.mLV '-iLJl't-.l 1.1 .'-'-'J '..V.V-i.-'.'Ji i
'of'th.car.coag'etloa Jn,tW:canlUvHijNrts'
NEWS
MEDIA- H 15
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BASKETBALL SCORES
2030 GORDON RONEY.
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ntllo tiiul 70 yardfa Reno, 105,
won; 1'aw, 103, Kclvvcy. U to 1.
Hobiitbou, 1 to 0, tltlld. Tlmr,
LEASE POSTPONED
STANDS IDLE
testimony to the way the . coal
mothers find their desperate plight
coal famine:
WORSE; CI
SEIZES Fl
Potter and Lewis
to Washington SeeTf
mg" Relief
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ASK PRIORITY 0RDB1
FOR HOUSEHOLDERS
n... i . t, 'jiwa
uirector lvrusen sjominmn;
"deers 4 Carloads to HeafE
Munisipal Hospital M-E
TTTTRMTSTT HflMFS WIIJST. -'v7
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Industrial Plants Will .Btf:
"i.T-'"
Closed if Necessary UntiU jj?!?s
Housenolds Are btocKeayt -
District Attorney Kani ;
After Coal Hoarder
TTN1TED STATES ATTORNEY
U FRANCIS FISHER KANE.
lias received complaints from'
Washington relating to coal'
hoarders in this city.' These com-!
plaints arc being investigated
now.
The coal famine situation In Phlle."
delphla became more acute today, TIeJ54j
only ray of hopo lay in" the aepartarja;.?;.
of William Totter, State fuel admlntoijjf .
......, ...... . ... , "eVey ,1
of the Philadelphia County coal com-;V M
ntlttee, lor vtasningion io bsk narry ..-;. ,j
...n..,.t .....l.,nut n..l n,lnlnl.l.a(n atli, '
VlUllieifl, Jlu.li.liai lua, nun, ...let ..v., vJ.i,,j,
issue a priority cider so that, househol4.i'v,''5i
ers may be supplied with coal befora h
oiders for manufacturing plants wmV, -MJ
tilled. So serious had the situation b-lj
...... ,t. ...m It-lTX.AH T.-v,,a&M mC"."4
COIlie 111.(1 I'liciiuj ii ii'iic muacii, vtl ift
lle iiepariuieiii oi (uuuii .icmui mnr .
Charities, declaring "necessity known 'poih"
lae" (nU- lbe Inu' llltn Ills OWfl hanAi'
- - 7- ,,t
and sel.ed four carloads of coal fretaJ' -I
itl.U.,.ul,.l,ln n,,.l llaaillnp Tlnllwa V"ld'
lugs for city hospitals and the' Home' ."
for the Indigent.
Tlie coal seb.ed by Director KrtKrall "
umuuiiieu io ifl'i luue. incio nots.-
separate selxuiea. The first WMi,5it$ffi
.Someiton. Tim selrur waa naa 1
men from Director Krusen ofnc.T
(at loads of coal at that pofnt werttlmjJ
meaiaieiy rusneu n me xiutuv iw -ww, ,i
indigent, at Hytierry. where 100 fBlr;; fi
minded men and women are conflnd.i;- J,s
The other 'seizure was In one of tyifj';, 'j
yatus ot tne i'liiiaaejpuia hiiu uuifir& .
Itallvvay. l'resent at ine second Iiw&-,
,,-au ihaiieu v iteacli. otiA nf the. annMrV;.
Intendenls of that railway. He rMfo'nnA? ,,
objections. ir
"Neceslty knows no law," said III-mJ ,
rector Krusen. "I was acting uaaer' ,
urgent necessity and 1 take full respoftil'-vjj
bllitv for mv action. As long as I aa h.
a director I won't permit the clty'g- !; -,
to suffer. ' . rStfi
Before his departure for Waahlnjton,;;
Jlr. Potter ciitlclied Director Krusen for,X.';"
seizing the four carloads of coal. 'Hai'H
said that Dliector Krusen should tav
coiVsulted with the fuel commute Jrjjt,,
this city before takinir such dTrtIor5$ .
steps. '''"it
"The coal committee would have beis' $
glad to co-operate with Director ialr;;
In helping the sick." said Mr. PotUr.ij'ji.1-
Director Krusen said this afternoon ifi j
that he bad made many efforts to'aWtW' .:"S
A....la -n ll- nnal .nminllta. Kilt -lili
unable to get any satisfaction- wJg, ,
seventy-seven canoaas or anuxioM
coal leached this city this afternoe
over the tracks or the PennsyprMMt v
Kallroad.. Kacli car' holds an tLVtnf
ulwmt fnrlv.flve Ions. All tatd. SUt 'f
3465 tons arrived. Five carloads 'iiiif
consigned to soutn J'nuaaeipma, uoim.,J. n
cats to North Philadelphia, tencantB
ine ieil9lllKluil Miiu x ruuiviuiu ooui wrTJl.Vj
twelve pain to the district east Of ttWt' f'
Schuylkill River and the remainder,'! J!
the dlatllct west of the river. U 3
When told of the seizure of coal lA-l;
dec Director Krusen's direction. Mr. Fet ,v
lei expiessed great surprise and the'uj
" ; . I'-iS
"if Doctor Krusen has taken Min i
he should have taken the matter Up
the fuel administration first." f
As against this view of Mr. Pot
the statement of Director Krusen..
ported by Director MacLaughlln. of.
Denartment of Supplies, that Quick -j
suits could not be obtained from thaV-C??
fuel nilmlnlatratlon. .' i. 'l 2
"I lock it up with the admlnlstraHon ; ,
through Director MacLaughlln, ivndil
was told the administration would it
it up with Washington. We got no
tion, however, and If we had
longer our patients would have :
Doctor Krusen'a letter to Supertati
( antlniird on rx Six, Colo
TRAILED BV POLICE
fXtsa
Alleged Purloinef of Geese Cif;"(
tured Through uanine Bagacjlf: fi $
.. ,.,.ji ,-?.u..-m
At a neariUK luunj- uevurv iuB;tsir
I'l Ice. In Manayuuk. William How. ttf
three years old, of 474S Smlck str
was held Hi WOO ban Tor x runner 1
I net to answer to the charge of lar
four geesr. Through the sagacity
prize-winning police dog, which lat'i
to have taken up tne irariieignieen i
fcfter the alleged theft, HOW was .ar
at Schurs lane and Creshelm
nleht by Detectives Moore and Pea
a warrant sworn out by Peter," I
steward of tne laeii vjiud. Man
the owner ot the geese.
THE WEATHE
FORECAST
For Philadelphia end vlclnUyt
erallu cloudv tonight and Wo
loicett, temperature tonight
deoreet; gentle wind ftiOltsV '
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