.T; W1'.' " , f . : ' : . -TJw-- ' t . .- . &vR'imF, ,., ' v ,-, -v .. .. t s. --v - .-- , -. -, r . v r ..; . - 1 , t e Mf K- Flk. (if fl , ' aia -- II I . -- r .--... "r -).'. , t h.-?1 to r w 1. t"Y-.,., w VOL. IV. NO. 83 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1917 PRICE TWO CENTS V OoriBlQHT, lOITi BT Till 'tLIO J.lDOrt COUftll Ul m. . m .. c x - M N ('- MACHINE GUNS SWEEP CITY IN ODESSA FIGHT Ukrainians and Bol shevik Guards Clash in Battle T?.K AT nTSOT? nF.R Ml ALL. WIRES CUT ik- - v Trotsky - Lenine Govern- ment Forces Advanc ing Upon Kiev ' PETROGRAD THREATENS "'Issues Ultimatum That Aid to -:"x . Cossapk Rnhnls Must Rn Discontinued ODESSA. Dec. 19 Ukrainian troops unil Bolshevik guards are fighting in the streets here today. , The opera house, headquarters of the Ukrainians, has been equipped with machine Runs, which have been turned on the Bolshevik'. The latter are replying with rifle fire. . Bolshevik troops have surrounded some Ukrainians at ine railway sia- ttons. All business in the City lias fjt0n ,n t. pilmaiy of September 111 been suspended. The troops on both in the l'lfih Waul methods whose em tides cut all telephone and telegraph plo.uneni resulted In the murder of Act wires in the city proper and there is Ihk HetectHe item-Be A ICppley great disorder. ' Isaac lieulsch. Sinlth-Vaie cantlld.ite The Ukrainian rebels' machine "' H'-' ''"' ' ''.""" rnnanlo iiomlnatimi. euns are accurately trained on the "'" '" -r.tir.i by .lames A Caiey, Rnlcbo .!.- bon,IMrl..c in 11n ,.iU,'J ' two pr'icipal cafes. PKTHOf!AD. Dec. in. Heavy flghtlnp at Odessa "was ic jiortcd todaj- The Mnxlmulli-ts tt 111 hold the port. I'lirnliilan troops aie fhellhiB them. I The liolshexlk War Olllce also an-; nounccd today that the (tovernment forces are advancing toward Kiev. Cossack rebels arc attachhiK Astra Khan, on the Volga foity miles rnrtlt . ,if the Caspian Sea. - ' today 'The Holshevlk Government served an ultlmhtum on the ttkialnlans ' demanding that they cease granting aid to the Cossack lehelllou of (leneral Kaledlncs vvllhln fotty-elght hours or telse a state ot war would he declared against them, TEUTON SOCIALISTS SEE SEP A RA TE PEA CE PERIL By JOSEPH SHAPLEN STOCKHOLM. Dec 10 - Socialists of the Central Powers op rose separate peace with Russia. They fear such u step may mi stieugtheii the Herman Imperialists that Uerinany's So- clallsm will be wiped out forclbl. Word to this effect was brought here today by International Socialist Bureau iilllclals The hnreaii Is exerltlnc Strom- urea-, sure on boll. Russian and Herman So- ,clall?ts against such a peace. The Central Powers Socialists, It was y-tated, will call Immediately a cougiess 10 iiiscuss lorinai rejection 01 a separate peace. . Secretary lluysnians, of Hie Interna- tlonal Socialist Durcau, Implored Philip Sflieluemanu. leader or tlie iicrmau ma jority .Socialists, now here, to return to flerlin and oppose n separate peace. Other German Socialists heie said their objection to a separate peace would soon bo formally registered. Their op position. It was asserted, was due "to growing audacity expressed In the war alms of rulers of the Central Powers." added to the open boasting of the In- perlallstio German press. Socialists f The Central Powers are appre e nsl e that a peace Willi Itussla might penult . ,,M" '"" '" '""'' """ Hller ,lle "'" Germany to mass enough men 'for a 1,,K- ' "'' H'"1 of -the New Yolk gun Victory on the west front. Increasing' ""'" '" "lr'',' cllect testimony as to the the prestige of the militarists In Her- ,. ,, " , .. ?.: "77, . ', ,.., i,i .1.. "'" hi 'i'-i Cfiiitbiiieil un Puce live, ( tilllinil Two , many and gIMng them an opportunity. utterly to crush out nil Herman Social- i? ir'Tnif V I 'PI1 ivr Ii' 1 1 I C Ism. . Doctor Weltner, leader of the Hun garian Socialists, arrived here today In company with Iluysmaus. Ile said more than 120,000 oersoiiH attended a great Demonstration at uuuapest on November ' ft, which demanded a gensral, not a separate, peace, and that the Central Powers openly state their war alms The gathering. Doctor AVeltner declared I ,e. T ,.j - . ..,.... 'e ju .. ,... maii.wtin nus- p'rse, r'Z greatt Sole d'anger o democracy." wr '" Subsetiuentlv. accordbiB- i ..,.. Welt.ier. a eoneress f u.... i"' .... .. ". .. " "" i?o- ciausts, aiscusstng the same subject, adopted resolutions urging lluysnians and the International Socialist Bureau immediately to call a' general conferenen Of Socialists at Stockholm to prevent consummation of the ptan I lluysnians said today le )iai ieje. graphed Arthur llendersop, leader of me uriitsu ianor party, anil French and "Cnntlnunl on I'sse h'lve Column One Cleaned Loaded Pistol; Dead i LANCASTKIl. Pal. Dec, 10. Itaymoiid Simmons. 522 West Orange street, son or Darius Hlminons, onarkct master at the Western Market House, was killed last nlnl.l ... .. VAl.nl. .am l. ... .. . 'ii ..-. u loiwnn nt: ivua cieatung was accidentally discharged. The bul let .entered Ills left side and penetrated the' heart. THE WEATHER h'OKKCAST V Philadelphia and For vlclnltu: Vloudu and unsettled toht d icllh loucal loniuht about 35 tlcorcea;. might southerly clmla. I I.KNIiTII OP my Trt7BTU( ITiTHiT "rl '130 tf'-.; Sun rli 7:13 a.m. I Hon arts. .,4:37 p. m, I'-irby linen Neiinni rvnnuiii lenin njr liiis s Vare, on behalf of the Congressmen ni-UU'lti: H1VFR Tini" I'lUmnra "l liieetlnl of lh lii.-inl'"r el the- rooltuill " ,:,' ..BIMnABK snwi nut. illAMlF.S nwl) ,,, n,riiiwii Vlslllsnie baa been n I of this city IS!. ytfr.Vi:l .m. I low water. -.'s t..m. meinls-r ft Hie liarliv scrub tenw fur tvvn .In conclusion the message slated that P t':t2!.'S ."t l'",S; ."". i?.!" '" '""" """" "' "n,rr 1 1; niics ibn of railroad congestion would r:. . . Kx.n rn, m iinu hi ia.ii ii iiiiiin .--.- if" a.'ii i GIBBONS OPPOSES U. S RAILROAD OWNERSHIP Cardinal Soys Policy Is Contrary to American Spirit jiml Creates Political Oligarchy HALTI.MOIti:. Dec. IS.- tn nn author- Ized Interview In the Catholic P.cview l- &. ;:tt-HorrV.,.r, ways, characterizing such ownership as against the spirit of the American peo ple nml as tending 1" create h central power through the at my of employes with lniiiict.se fiinilM under one control. lie deprecates nagging f railroad cor porations and praises the gicat develop tnent of the American railway system The Caidlnal iiIho directed attention to the tendency of labor iirBUiilxutloi.M to llilerfme with tallroail operation", which he chaiacteilfeil iik lll-advlwd. MAYOR SMITH HELD ON TWO INDICTMENTS Bills Allege Contempt of Court and Conspiracy in Fifth Ward Case -- - - DKUTSCH AND BENNETT Ma.wa- Smith wiib Indlcltd for con tempt of court nml for conspliacy to vio late the Shern law prohlhltlnn the ne of municipal cmplo.vcH In politics by the Deieinher lirand Jury this afternoon as esult of the employment of stronitai in ,1U.,1U(N ,V tm, snilth,Vare epiibllc.m ' Hie I VllrllSe-McNlelllll l-Ulllllll.lt was In violate Altosether four true bills, that Is, In dictments, weie leturned. The Mist was DRnlnst Hie .Ma.vor alone, accusing him ot contempt of mult for bis lefiu-ul when called iiiion bv JudEii Hi own In Hie MunlUlPal t'nint at the llrst hearluff of .ii.,. i.-iriii Waul nuinler conspiracy case to piodm.e the iepoitsof Detective .. .. . .i... ....,.....t i.au.i Soiidet. the Mavoi's neisonal Investl- calor of iilleged police biulnllty and law lessness In the l-'lfth Ward. The net Indictment was against the .Mayor and Deutsch. Itenuett and the live policemen for consplincy to violate tin- Shern law-. 'IJhe other Inillctnients weie against Deutsch, Itenuett and the live policemen, ' The Inillctnients weie returned to .Indue C.iir, silting In Quarter Sessions i 'unit. Two iiiiiii- inillctnients. piopo-ed bv the Dlftilcl Attornev. ale under con. slilei.itlon by the liiand .lur.v Testl ninny mi these will be heaid tmiioiiow iikii iilnir. The.v would an-u.-e the Mayor of uiNilemeaimr In public iillu-e anil i-iiinclluru William II. l-'inley of soniil oH'ene In eonnecllon with the l-'lfili Ward case. The District Altoinev has not yet sub milled t" the liiauil Jur.v any true Inn ' agalnt Samuel ii .Malone.V. the private detective who admitted having assisted the Siullb-Vaie faction lu their alleged unlawful opeiations to cany the l-'lfth Waul prhn.it.v. Malone.v was Phlladel. phla manager fm the yal u'l-'ariel Do tecllve Agency of New Yuri; city Michael Dennefi.v. nne of the New Yoil, gunmen arrested in coun'ectlou with the mtiriler of I'ollc-inan (ieorge A Cpplev who was shot and killed by "Itulch" .Man-In during the primary election In the Km 1 1 Want, today went oii'the wit ness stand 'liefoie Judge Carr lu the Coin t of tijer and Terminer, and tinned State's evideiiie, descilblng the hiring of -""''" ;"'" " ' ... -e uun.ii ",l"""" '" "' -,-"" ,m'll"1,,,K """'" ";;" under atieM -'. "' a. arrested In New the gunmen anil naming tlnee others In A4.wvaa vAii.iiii i .ii.mlI) i WINDOWS SHATTERED Korty (Jills Kscape by I'ire-Kscape When Explosion DamaRes Iluildint; ' ,' , I, WMl "'"""i .oncusslo,, the large front and leal- windows of plate , . ,,, ,1lt, .,,. r ii,.ii..,r.fs rl...!- W' V, 7, ?'""' V'"," W the street late today. About foity girls ""' K,"B '' - ." . r. ....ii,c.. for the flie-escapes and tlie tlie ap ,.,,,,, ., , .... dieted fur consplincy to violate the lt,.,l N iluht close at hand." Shern law, for munler. for ni.iiislaiiKliter """ fo1' I'eiinsylMinla. and Vrancls A. ' , , ,, Lewis, fuel adinlnlstiator for Phlladel- ""'' f0'- ' -Pliacvtop.eventa r.eea..dliiiu imu,(1 a( . fair election by iilt.-niptliic Intliuldatlon ministration Hulldlni.' about ! uVlock this and assault of voters So weie Lieu- uioriihiK- and were In a t-eiles of co'n tenant luvid lleu.iett and nve policemen '" 'U' Fuel A.linlulstiator Car- ,. , , Held mid his staff until about ";M -Whtschafter, Miuphy.l lam, .eIdman)oV(M.,. Tl(M t1)(,y Krt ,lulllcU,. to and Ila.vden. a negro. ' catih the 3 o'clock ttalu for Phlladel- paiatus was caneii. .no one was "". I CAM j.;Ani-: dmtral, .Md. Dee. 19. hTweniy squa.e feet of heavy celling I Protests oiT!he pan of Phlladel. fell In a sheet on the tlrst lloor of the phla citizens concerning the caucella building, which Is about sl.ty by twenty (oll cbrlWinas passes have proved feet. The sudden expansion of air pies- f - cent of the t.m,p sure blew out the windows. An arc "ecu. " - i ;,,, light in front of the building also was Penn soldiers will be permitted to spend shattered. the holiday at their homes. --" - I This Information was made public to- X. Y. 'ChaiiKe Open Next Monday 1 Nl-JW YOrtK. Pec. 19 The governing) cninmltteo of the New York Stock Hx-i i . .i.i. ..... -,r.t...i .n ,o. change this afternoon refused to grant the petition of the members to close the exchange next Monday New Orleans Results. rinsT itAPB. .nij turion! Mina llryn. 1 1 1. Itolilnson. ID to S even l.n,lv Kil.-M. llll. John : tn A win , II to T 'J to B , 1 wruxHii, Ml, iuuib, 1.1, U I Time, 1:1 1. . Kl.riJ.Nii itAi'i-;. " nine;, M nilly It.. 111). M. darner. T to 1 2 to I i In R Preelnan, 111. Owens ,. ..... even 'J to .1 Ins Kuf, ins Ituwali . . ..... .... I to 3 Time. 1:17 I..V I -&$$ "l.B.V.r,0jTiB T t. in , , 3 l I'irrre, 11). M, ItowHii .. ilo5 2 lo ft II...!.. !-. 111 1'ull . II ll. Time. ;I7, Villik'anlc Klcctcd Captain Vllllynnlfi wss elected ruit-ln nf ' AK VOU A JlTKlrtT .... IKmole Clcslfrey H, Maiurs- Ky vvct t'le ! -M XM JJU U.'trJNtualj.- lOcvAow.-, 15,000 TONS OF ORDERED TO -i . , ,-. oil m 1 t- Administrator Garfield Takes Prompt Action to Relieve City's Fuel Famine Within Forty-Eight Hours Hv ii muff Curroio.iilriit WASHINGTON. Hec 19. At ii (onferenic today with Stale ' Kiiel Ailiiilnlntintiir l'olter and Krancifl A. I.ewly. fm'l iiiliiiliilMtntnr for I'hlla- I delphla. we completeil aiiaiiKeinentK ! which I liclico will iellee the coal famine In Philadelphia within foit- I elRht hoiii.i mil pievrnt the lectin clue I of (lie M'lUm.H situation which has pie- vailed then- for the last few days," said l-'ederal l-'uel Ailmlnlstraloi- tl.ulleld late Ibis uftcilmon upon coucluillni; the run leieiices with the two Pennsj halilali". "An aiiauitemeui has been nride be. tw-eeu the coal opeiators, the lallioatls anil the fuel iidmliilstiatiou for the tie liei nf ir..iino tons of coal'ibilly to Phllndeliilna until further mileis." etui tinned Uocior liailleld. "ThM coal will be In ih.iiKe of Mr Potter and .Mr. I.ew-ls. who will supervise Its dlstilbtltloii and M-e that It -.-els Into the pioper hands. TIuoiikIi this sslem we hope that etct-ibod neeilin coal will be sup. piled, ami hope to prevent boaidlni; bs people who alread have eiioimh for their ciirient needs "The tonllscntiUK of lour cats of coal yesieul.iy by lir. Wlliner Kriisen, J) lector of the liepaitment of Health and I'hailtles for Philadelphia, will be tboi oiiKlily luxestl-s'ateil and sueh nct'.on will be taken aValust him as the evi-, deni-e seems (o w an ant. The unfottu nale factor about this sclnine Is that no leipust Pad been made for luel tor (he i-liai liable. lntllutlou for which i-.iusen seizeii ii, ny Kiuseii upon fiuier .Mr. i oner, iiie oiiii,' Miiiiiiiiiii .mil , in Ml. Lew's, t Ik- Philadelphia fuel admin istrator. 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W tf& ,v M vTaBMl-i BBBBBBbIH tttBMmhkMM WxSKMmMmlKt m$- ' ' ""l7wi'ii kiff' b ;-bbVmMHbbb!SbbbIbbbbbbw.BM Hlt''SBBS8BBlBBBBBff'''' r JMK9KKRMlM3F&K?n9tKM BaBBBBBBBM'.BBBBflHBB.BBBBBPvt''- !!BBB!' --BV-4BK)P-BBjSMBBBBBiBBBBBBBBBBBB1 BBBBBBBSMMHPPjT wv -.-,. BBBBBBBBBfiLBBT mK ZKKKRBM WKmZfSSKmW-y- -,...,.- ' ,v"4- ,. - IBBHM9BBBUialBBfiBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBlfH BBBBBBBBBBMIIBnBBBsSEKSkZirS' ,, T-'&.,X'?-ru WmK90r?i 3BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBaBjttBB HHBHPISyWw' :" ' ' .--:. ;;iBBBBKl9w9BlBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBl The slimy puddles and mounds of slush formed by dirtv nnd several days, were vigorously attacked this morninK by the cohorts small FURLOUGH BAN PARTLY LIFTED Christmas Leave for Five Per Cent of Meade Boys JOY REIGNS IN CAMP uay uy cienerul Nicholson and brought ,oy tn the riilladelphlans. There are ' ,.i onna Phtimieinhlana in approximately 8000 I iiuaueipnians in camp, and under the new order 00 vylll uhtaln passes, in uuoiuon in mis -j per cent of the men will be permitted a leave of absence from 12 o'clock noon Saturday until 11:30 p. m., Sunday, while an additional 25 per cent will be granted leave from 1 p. m. .Saturday until I a. in. Bunday. Whllo this arrangement will not per mit many of the soldiers lo enjoy the holiday at home, It gives them the much-looked for opportunity to leave camp -a ml Imbibe a bit In. the Yuletlde festivities at home, A telegram was sent to Secretary of War Uaker today on behalf of. the moth, era and fathers of Philadelphia sol. .Her at the camn. asking that leave over Christmas! Day be granted to them, by Congressmen P. K. Costello arinSWIlllam he I Congressnti jT a as great due In the visiting of the JCMtlMtd M tmUll! raMM;Wt- , j . . , -.i i-v ..i -.' '., J .1. ' ' . .- .S.5SI COAL DAILY PHILADELPHIA Potter win adtvel. If the Philadelphia olllclali In ih.iiKe of the coal "i-nppb will aiUls-e the fuel nllliliilM.hele of their lenlrenient" Kllct, tlm l'edeial fuel utltiiliilftrntor Kent a fhaii tclcKrani to Dr. William Kitiscn, Dheotor of the l)eiarlmcnt of lteallh anil riiarltlei), nf Philadelphia. ceiisiirhiK him fur M'inltiK four carlxaiN of coal .lexterd.iy fr the lllieny Home for the Insane, and advlsliii; him that further coullsciiiims wotttd not be tol erated and weie eniltely tiuncccs.ir.v If he would co.opeiate with the Slate and city fin I adnifulMralors. ' Next a teb-Kiaui was sent by State i-uei vninmiviinioi' rotter, after ion felellie with tile Federal fuel olllclals. I i no- i to .losepll S Xl.liLaunhllll. Dilector of Suppllo for the city of Philadelphia, ml IsIiik him or steps to take liutnedl.itely to prevent mi) fuel famine at the municipal puinplnu slatjoii, the Hit- sta tions and oilier municipal plant. . Steps, to supply til needs of the mu nicipal iiiK.iiili-iitlnim of the city kui em inent were tlrst adopted beiailse of the statenietit nf Hlntiir JlacLaUKlillu .ves. tenia that Hie clt.v io.il supply was al most exhausted and Hiele Is ilallKer that the ill j- water pumpim; stnllous limy have to close down Mr Poller tetcKiiiiii-lii Ulrector Mac Laiikhlln leads as follows "Please udvi-e Mr. Sueail. I'lilled State fuel adniliiistiatlon, at once our detailed ieiiilreuei.ts for co.il as per you letter to me i"tli Inst. Vou should state amounts of coal wanted at each speollle consuniliiK point, losether with the size and whether total amount N reiiuiitd iniineiliatelv or can be ilellveied In monlbl.v Installments by months, horn Luiuni 1 to Jlaj t. Fuel nilmliilstiu. Hon will uiiilerlake to have this coal sup plied dhect by n. al shipping companies wheie delivery i.iii be made In ciiload lots. If carliiKe Is iiice"ary or Miialbr deliveries than cat load lots, the ieiUlred coal will be liandhd thioiiKh the mot available letall ilealei. Have aheaily wiled Dlieetor Kill-en that he must pot coniniandeer coal. "WILLIAM PD'tTi:!!." l,i,'t,ii- Hai Held blames Director Kiiiscii for not applylm; to Fuel Adinln lstiator Potter lor assistance, ami ;h seils that If Dlctor Krnveii had In-foiiui-d Potter of his requirements the necessary coal for the ch.iiit ihle Insti tutions of Philadelphia would undoubt edly have betn supplied Doilor (iailleld, In his teleKtam to fiilitllllieil ml l'HRe live, t'ubiimi lliree ' fch cruiser sunk) BY UB"AI ISH Destruction of Chateau Ren ault Announced Spanish Steamship Also Victim PAKIS, Dec. 19. A submarine has sunk the Krench cruiser Chateau Itenault with the loss of len lives, It was otliclally announced today. All of the missing were sailors. Tho Chateau llenault was an old ship, having been laid down In 1895. She dis placed T898 tons and her complement be fore the war was 600 men. K "SKW YOIIK, Dee. 19. A ptess dispatch from Paris reports the torpedoing by a submarine of the Spanish steamship N'ovlembre, 3651 tons gross Thirty of the crew have been landed. They say that the vessel was torpedoed without warning at night. The survivors were lescueil by Krench patrol ships, which put the underwater craft to flight. ----. i Licensed at Klkton to Wed KI.KTO.W 3Id.. Dec. 19. Philadelphia furnished flvo of the six couples procur ing inatrlag licenses here this morning. They were P.obert I... Parncutt and May I Hell. Harry Perlson and Thelma Snyder, August 4irrcnner nun r.uim .Miweu, David P. Whalen and Jvuthleen Staple ton, and Itrnel J, Sacks and Frances Pearl. Salesman Falls Dead In Store Silas W Knight, sixty-four years old. of 3219 North Thirteenth street, fell dead this' morning In the confectionery and cigar store in tuu ppruieast Uerinaiitown ami Aiiegnen; r-Sls; h0...W .f Oinloyed ,,r V,..-.-. :r.v"Ji WOMEN MUST HELP MEN TO WIN THE WAR f Vnmi'nink (rU'tnil o EWmii. tial to Red Cross Vic tory, Say Speakers CAMPAIGN HAM-' OVKU HOO.OOO New Mumbers lor Southeastern Pennsylvania Secured in .".-Day Drive Aineib-aii women inn, help Auieilciu men to win the war. That was the essence of the messaKe ilellveied to n vast K.ithetln; of women icpiocntltti; Philadelphia's most In fluential wonun's i.rKanl.allotis at a Ib-il i'ioss ULihH-nieetliiK at Hit- .Metiop illt.in . 1 1,.-,- imer.l louse late ibis afternoon. It was n woman's meellui; on V oin.iu' D.i.v of the Kieat I'lu-lsttiias i ui.i't.ilyu for to.MiMi.niui new membeis fm the Atueiicati f'eil i'ioss and .Mm iioo new llieuibeis fur the Siiutlie.istelll IVllil sylvanl.i Chapl.-i. With the ubjectlve of the t-amp.iiuii half tittalned in tluee d.i.vs' woik. the women weie told Hi. il Hit'lr shoulders put to the wheel would swim; the drive into a victor;, that would assuie Hie nM,!inon''is,i:el,l!;uS.he',n. I""""' "':'V,' Itabbl Stephen Wise, of New talk, was Hie ptluclp.it speaker. libeis w.le H. T. Stotesiini.v, t-hatrin.in of the Soiitbeastein Phiu'S.v Iv.uiln Chapter, and Dr. I'h.ules ti H.ti t c pulmi dlieetor. Mrs, .lolni ,,'ltMe lle.uv IiAihI of Hie HIINlll, tries anil bialclies, pie suit d "Mill must tipht a. id wome.i oiiisi woik lu this vast, upheaval." declaied liocloe Halt. "We have Kotie down UK ill! to ht'illixk pilui-lples. It I,- th,. man and woman, just as it was when lUillz.illciii rust ilawnt'il upor. tin- world The bo.v BoiHK lo the flout Is i l'"..K "slVeer.-aVs or capital! ! but ,'.." ' aid vol! know t. ant When vull woik , lm the I ted i'ioss joii ale working ori'im. i llenieiiiiier ine liny in ine iieiiiii or, on a lialtleslllp Is just as proud ot on. .is vim nn, nf i in r l, Hows Hint is i mother, sister, wife or sweetheait N I winking' for Hie Hi'il i'ii.?-. "TIih women nuit IiiUh a ilonilii.int li.irt in tlw I toil roiH woilt. "After the war," he t'ontintiiil. "it will not niittr v much, wlm ymi me. wliat .oii a if, what nocU'ty ou an1 in. Ikhv much you Know. 01 how murh yuu , own but what bave vol! none for Volll country lu tlie war,- In .hrr wonls. uliat i-viU ha tm Khi?"-. vwi hut what hac tu done fo half-melted snow, which have impeded heavy Christmas traflie and made street of municipal cleanliness. Hydrants 'converted downtown thorouj;hfnre.s armies of street cleaners completed the task. 10 DEAD, 70 HURT IN HUN AIR RAID London Reports One Teu ton Machine Downed and Probably Another i NO LOSS BY BRITISHi UKKLIN (via London), Dec. 19. "Our aviators effectively attacked London, Kamsgate and .Margate." an official statement declared today. LONDON', Dec. 19 Ten persons were Killed and Feventy Injured In the first Herman air raid over Tendon since December 6, occurlng last night, Lord French reported today From sixteen to twenty machines par ticipated, entering over the Kent and Hssex coast. One German machine was brought down over Kent and another is believed to have been accounted for over the Channel, The raiders flew rft a great height, Several flres wete started In London by their bombs, but none caused serloils damage. The casualties outside of London were slight, only five persons being wounded. Tho commander-in-chief of home do femo forces stated that tho lost ma chine fell Into the ea and two of tho three members of tho crew were cap tured. 'Die other was believed to have been brought down over the channel. All Hiltlsh machines returned safely. A list of casualties will be. Issued later. in One nilltsii airman arose in n ncignt Itrltlsh Government service. They win bo placed aboard trains and taken to.dltlon on December i was. II. I, a corner of t is.000 feet over lndon to empty five r.anartl. - .Hsirlbutlon to their various homes. - About four.acor .i... rl. nd 9I. on Decemlxir 1, lit y avenues.- drums of machine-gun ammunition over ', ...... . . -. ...-- .... ' ..t. . ,T-.: 71 !, rWeHeUvsly. and s Ms.mt 4'...-,JVre6aB.hew.sl?oslns,blsb(ibs, ana nuraea accowpanitu' iarBaT)w.i,wn .wa. wwim mnwnM-Atiu . , "mm' ,.t . "'- , -AyV. .,',. .. r ',, S- , A-,' ' "'"',- '-T - '-- -' ' " iv i EXTRA BASKETBALL SCORES .. 0 1010 CENTRAL FRESH. H ..3 -10 CENTRAL SOPHS. 1 CENTRAL sns. CKNTKAI, JUS.', GROUND GLASS TOUND IN SOLDIERS CANNED FOOD CAMP SHERMAN, Chllltcothe, 0 Dec. 1U. TUnt giouuJ jjlacs has been placet! In canneil st&plc goods of soldiers here was officially reported to camp authorities today. Orders were lm iiitdlnlcly Ihsucd to make rigid examination of every cau of hominy and tomatoes which wlll.be fcerved. Two thouband of the five tliotiKnnd negro belcctw here are under quarantine for Miiallpos todny. l'lvc cascb have been reported. KAISKR TO MAKE PEACE . .. .. . A.llSlhKUA.11, Dec. 1U. I lie haiser Is prcpannR lo sena a messaRe to the Vatican at C'hristman time offerlnR to enter into peace negotiations vvilh the Allies, according to information received from Berlin today iinconlirmcil rcpiirl was circulated in tin- Pope would deliver an importanl ' - - Ke r Cardinals on llfcrmber 2.'l. ,., . ... .. .-. ........... 1KAIA HI IS U. S. IKIJUIV; UMiiliHx Pa. I)...- l!i- Piivo.e ,..,... ,",.......,...... ....',.,........ ,..., ...... .e. ie..t, -"'on i.ii.ciiuciK svi iini-ij iiij.neii niti.i.. the tiuck they vvern iliivliiK Willi Hie net lull to A'ewporl News, at a crosinv; near here. STRAY HORSE DELAYS HOC ISLAND WORKERS Thousands of einplo.ves of the American Intel-national Shipbuilding Coin- p.ui; at Hiik Islaml. the Sun SlilibuIldliiK Foinp.itiy. at Chester, and of other ,lg liulustrlal plants itovvn the Delavvaie were held up for moie than an llul,r 1,,N morning when " Ishind Itoad trolley ran down MIIIOIK avenue. I lie uililliai was nruKr iihi.i. iikuiiioi ...c ..,.. i....v. It hud to be shot vvhero It la.v . About souHivvartl iibuiit that time were held fm.eil to take " " . to nil- Mi'h in curs. n aim in toe ynme line was tleialleil due to a bioken III cither accident. TWO STEEL PLANTS r.ii !! is.. n,.. 1i 'IM... !,! r-iiMvw.N, i .,, m-i: ip.- nn- nurvi nlnte Ciimpiuiv at K.noll, lias closetl mi . . ,,, ,,, . ' , ,, ... ... , ,. I anpt.hncvd II... Phnit will not .estiine untll.-laniia.-y ., The Sharon Steel Hoop plant Iuim h-en ftnvei. lo nhiit lovn frtr w'nt of coal. AND jMUD ON DOWNTOWN STREETS THREE AMERICAN FIRMS WASIIIN'OTOJC. Dec. 19. Tbreo licenses to manufuctiiie and sell two tones, inicago, was licensed 10 inanuiaciiire nnu sen - veronal' under the name uf "liarltal." It Is a nerve calmative. The right to make and sell 'novocain," which will he called, "procaine!" was giantedj tho Hector Chem ical Company and the Farbvverkc Hoechst Company. New York city. "Pro-' calne" j.as the anesthetic properties of cocaine without Its l.ahlt-formlngf and other ill effects. Five pet- cent Vif the gloss proceeds from the sale of the tliuss will be turned over to the, be lowered from the high Oermun rates. oNTcmv piiwn nD.ivi'C iicrnDC rc' 'it miv nn mm i.iNiui rumi wiwwi'o u.. v. .w. h ami ncj l';liu( AVASHINGTON, Dec. 19. Drafts on funds of enemies or allies of enemies Mori December 17 may be paid, according to .. ruilng of the war Hade board today, which amende! Its liilltig of draft against enemy funds would he licensed, a a ALLEGED PRO-GERMAN MAY GET COURT TRIAL AIMS, Dec. 19. Adherents of former Premier Joseph Callhux, who PAULS, Dec. 19.-Adherent9 of former Pretnler Joseph CalHiux, who are' defending him against the ihuruo that ganda Jn France.-have lost the first round of the fight. A majority of the1 Invesllcntlntr committee has made a lenort opening the wavSo trv ih frm.,i Premier In court, unless It Is overridden when It comes up for debate In the Chamber of Deputies next Saturday. nlty due Calllaux by reason of his being GENERAL CLEMENT WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. Major - - ... m..t.l r T-ennsvHniiln National Gllar.1 V . IT VJ 7 ., Ga was granted today the privilege found under the new army "plucking" for his pos.. Ilesulrs of this examination should be known In a few days. ..A ti'ininmnn r a UUU HUUI1U1VU tAmAlJlAPia AUIUVK ... ..... .. m vr.r. r.A. .. . j ,.j . .. a.n Aiuwia. '".w. ''"-v.- . niers were nrougni in jiero touay uy 8 2C 8- 0 OFFER THROUGH POPE . . . . An I the United -Statett a week ai;o..that pronuhrlamentn- on peace to the .... . r. ,... ti,iitii-i, tn ' Ull.l UINC-, IrtJUllM TOl lv.-mk- P.itnlh. was killed nml Private, ..lieu .in iiit.- l.,i-..-.v..p,v .. l.iueriinieiu minor iiucu nam jrom stray liorhe at the front truck. Blxty of the seventy-two cara runnlntr ' tip, una many of tlio.men reiurnin;' trains tn- roundabout routes uwlnc ... ........ .. .. . I Humilities one in inu leiiiin mm ui mo ' axle. No one was seriously liijtneil - COMPELLED TO CLOSE ..J1I1 ..f tlm tiiinrlaan Uliaa nml Tin- 111114 u nn- .uvuvnu ";- .w u- account or a snortnge or .si eel. .it in crossinus almost impassable" for into turbulent waterways, and TO MAKE GERMAN nRIIP.S American firms t.vdnv were vr.mi.,1 Herman drugs. The Abbott l-ahora- enemy propel ty custodian. Prices will December 16. The former ruling held void after December II, unless specially he disseminated pro-German n,nm. The leport recommends that the Iinmu - a member of the Senate be suspended.! TO BE RE-EXAMINED General Charles JI Clement. In com. - -. ... win- Ironm. ( r-nm.. TJn,!i, . ... T a ' uU!"a- of a re-examlnatlon afterhe had been system to be physically disqualified t . trr-. r, ni,, u ii.uusauu wuunueo. tanaatan soI - loriner iraiisauaiiuc. uner now in the' MAYOR URGES -'.i CITY TO ADOPTi TRANSIT LEAS! "Aq "Monv Pvfppf ns Anvil That Could Be Devised,"4! Hp Snvs Wi j i ADDRESSES CITY CLUB'l r M Lewis and Twining .Uphold Executive's First Public M Expression on Subject jm .. .... -. ..v. v a .Major runiin, in ihb iut jiuunu w-, iiiesslon on the revised transit leas. this afternoon urged Its Immediate adopj Hon. A "While It Is not perfect,'1 lie salfl, "ItVJS is iniiiM tieni-iv nerfect than, any otbery tease that has been suggested, and B.n-i"M near lierfect. 111 my opinion, as any lease 13 tl, t ,n,il,l l,a .In. laeil . .. ' .. .t! j ..1. .... 1 ne .viajor spoko ai me wcwiy iun .t. label! table luncheon" of the City Club. Other" M)enk included his legal advisor In transit matters. Dr. William Draper Lewis, anil Director William . iwimnj, "IflMj f .1... n.nH,n.ni nr f'it- -rritniiir .v .set,ii v. Oaffney. chairman of the Joint OS committee of Councils before which- the Sl ,.1,1,11, Ita.il.iiru ,,i, IIim revised IpjtmntVA.' vm been held, also attended the luncheon- Doctor Lewis and Director Twlnln' . SB ileiirnuslv defended the board of super 'f, v-,nK tnllcrSi whclh, under the terms 'Kpn "f ' 1'ioimsed contract, mura aireci ,. the, operation or the clty-tiuutn.gn-speea a n,lea ijy w p. it, t. company. t Mmnr Smltb sntd that he had re celveii "valauable advice" In transit Jf matteis from hla predecessor In office. ,J Itudolph lllankenhurg. He spoke for 'i about twenty minutes, after Dr. Lewl and Director Twining had bncluded. "After 1 had been elected Mayor," he said, "but previous to my talcing office. .Mr.. Kl.inkeiiburg Invited me to mil olllce and gave mo much advice. lMuchs- of It was of a confidential character,. jJJ . . , . . .,.- hi. 0ne thing that he Bald to me wan, $Sk this 'Mr. Smith, one of the things that has caused me the greatest anxiety' and . -.M thnt will eaii.e vnn the irreateat aniletv: SftlW . ' , . - .. - ., . . " , .. -' k7J IS tile liiiiiniL jiiuuiciii, i. iin itH viin. most complex thing I have had to deal.- with, and it will be the most complete M, thlni. v.iil will bVA in deal with.' "1 have found tills to be true. But I'll)' ImlUi-A Hint m- liana nnniA nsa 4ri. .T I'Cllcvc uiut n im u vviiivj itvaivi sr , Mjlvlnir it In thin leaFe than In any. l i .. ....x 1 a '' leaim jirreiuiure iui iurwu.ru. -tja "it m not penect, put il in aa near. nei-fet nml nn neae tns belne fair tA thih n?l g he y -l -1 "it is of uo conpcquenci) to mapjwy'a naiiy wnen iu iransit prooiein, n m . tlf.l. Hut aH Mayor, I believe that It my nblleatloii to see to It, that a lea arrnngeu an noon an poraiDie. Trvl "I Klncerely hope that the neffoUJ thtuM will not go over now. The p?o tin-xul that thA rltv ilplav npentlAtlftnitwi. ..OK !. t1,ltaH.1nVitn Tnrtrl HVanUt? rnmtiiiiiv ticrmiHA nf rrpsnt nnnrfltfrtn r: (n HbsurI. The nuggctlon that a sepa 1 iatwaf.e ror a enort term ue arranrea, fur Him rtuprntton (if IIia VrnnUfnrl 1 iMVi ......'." : . ". k vaiea line lis even more oosura. "jrim ,,rri... !.-.. ,.i.rA..i .In- l. u.. .u. 1Ar- i lie iiniiniuiu iiiii? iia uccil 1119 . ve. .1...... , .,.., . .L- ., ,. jSJI cuy s one uig ciuu in mo negotiations. ' yi If we hand over our ammunition to the :in I- ...i it.. :.. J. -?Bj rniiiy hi mm c iinKiit an wen hu uui ofc business. "When I first sat with the board off!uJiS directors of the 1'. It. T. Company, I'-eS-sJ ,,,,,. .urn. in,,, huuiu never Biami xor jXh any tease mat was not a teaBe lor all of the lines to be built, under the plan urtil n ee.i r,l I n .. to IIia rnttt icn.l.rf a,, 1... It. T.). . a "Any lease that the city arranges i 'J Willi the transit corporation must be for ' the operation of all the lines. I wllrNfigji never agree to any other kind of a liaie. '-V'3 ,.n 1,'IIH (;. . Mill MIHVI UL J JlllUUCipUJ i (I no lease for, the operation of a single-' $71 line will be made with my approval. " ;f;,4 "As to the making of a (separate ls f for the operation of the Frankford line, .J I tell jou I shall refuse to do It as lone i'i as I am .Mayor. v,Vl ka fo- II. this Hjmlnt.sll.n Id ... ?'1 .,D .-. ...... aU.......a...,,v. .O A.I. u terned, we are trying Jo do the right &t thing, and will continue to trv to do. It Si legatdless of the position assumed t?ffll any critics." .'vrtSm WOMAN STEALS FUR; rtni l nrwt in ifvmAai uaLAnia m irm nm. ' ' T.i : Fashionably Garbed "Cuft tomer RobS Store Youth &J . Snatches Hand-bag' fy A new- style In robberies has been cr,i ated hy a stylishly dressed woman, whf; Is 'operating In the latest model aDto-j mobile. Her cir paused 'n front of the tered the note quickly, picked up, . costly nir an i, witnouc sioppinr ia ask Its price, jumped In her car- and mo,e of iiadellnrLovnthaI. of " ISWT! South street. The fair stranger er.-.S escapeo. "yf I lie ponce nave III. ciue to ner iovft i tltv. ' Several other robberies occurred ' WW ,ne et"rai a,ul utliern part of the cltrtf r tlT'l L"ZZllfTZt:m from .Mrs. Mary Kills, of 19 South Forty.--! sixth street, near her home, and escipedi'j William O'Brien, of 421 North Tenth'iJS street, was neiu ui uy oegru, wno ujoa; t 165 and escaped. A case containing 3000 cigars, shipped o M. J. Dalton. of Fifth and ChestBUta D.Taware" avenue !'.nl .Market 15J5S ' NATION'S GRAIN AREA -ARC - ' r0P RePor' Shows . Increase: $ i Wheat and Kye Acreage WASHINGTON. Dec. 19. The. I reporting board of the Bureau ol ' Kstlmates of the United States Di ment of Agriculture makes the M Inc. estimates this afternoon from P"18 of Us correspondents and. itu'lnla. uih.at Ami iaivh I ' " wnw-ic. sown WM..-I .... . ..., , A. .- I Is 4MT0.00O acres, wnich is 4 pr( more than the revised esUmat4H sown In the fall of Ills (via. 4,?M,I acresj vonuumn on -Lrcucjiiuer i 79,3, against 15.7 and i7.7 on 1. 191S and 1915. respectlvelyt- M I ten-year average of 19.3. .-.,- i"nye Area sown this fall'ls t.lU acres, -which Is it.i per cent more I jtne rev)fed estimated area sown In fall of 191 (vis. ,4.410.000, cra). M J f, 'SiAl.V V. a K. Hb, .liyL. y,
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