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FALFRONTEITALUNO
(I Italian! in Varii Punti Bril-
lantcmentc Respingono
il Nemico
Coal famine Ends;
2800 Tons Arrive
750,000 MORE TEUTON
TROOPS RUSHED WEST
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Continued from Pate One
lone ns Hie mild weathr lasts, accord
li1!! tl?nKr.ttrci? A V1"' ?.halrmftn f' Re-enforcements From East-1
com, iroli THU roon , crn Front . timatccl by
Mr. Lewis .ling collected J6000 of a' French Military Expert
J10.000 fund for vvhlch-ho' appealed tnl ;
liurchnsn all surplus supplies of the fuel ' . T .,., trl ,,,,,,,
and deliver It to the nectfy. Following ' ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE
IiIm request to all householders, Imslne-is ,
TTIVITA A ERE A
:
11 Avialorl Itallanl Sntvano Pndova
m'- da un'nltra lncursione
P Ncmica
ItOMA, T gennalo.
Dalle notlale pcrenuto dnllo llnce ill
WtMSl'a.' e dal comunlcato U(I1( Inle pub.
tllcnto lerl ual .vnnisiero ueun mierrii
IL. TtnnlA. PI nielli cm- iiunime i.i
LM ... I V -I.. -It - .!. -II- 1 t- .1..
-t.;nla d sabato Ull MOICnlO C.lll- . '"""ly "' OI mr puimi- n-nuuii mill
'" . .. .,-.. fhavc been iloen due to the lack
men and public,' Institutions to glic.up all
toal In excess of thirty davs' supply he
lias received 120 tnni of 10a), twenty of
which vins supplied oy the t'liliiir.v
I'reabvterlan f'hurcli. This toal will he
loaded Into wagons and put Into einpt
cellars This Is not n charitable enter
prise, he pointed out, but merely one of
convenience The coal thin collected
will be sold at (Jovernment price. It Is
for the distribution of this fuel trut the
110,000 will be used.
nf
,onglarnento. da parte dclle grosse fue, , r(,ol(n tod(i , (.ook pu
lirtlgllfrle, si e" vcrlfleato lungn tutt.i la . perintendent of buildings of the Ilo.ird
,.,( , of tMucatlon, said I'oal Ims been ills-
W3" ... . .. ' Irll.tiln.l , nil t1i.it 1..I-.. n. .!,...., It.. .....I
J Anche gll aviator), da niniio le purtl, "-" - ....... .......... v., , ,...,.
" All-"'1 nil liiifut nltiAtJ mid l.Mllnru lit.if. 1lai.ii
aono statl attlvliilmt. Illpartl nemlcl rcP!l,e(1 pour f the Institutions that
r.- tunlarnnn ill nvnnzare crso In burn soft eonl the (lermnntow u Tllcb
inosltlonl Itallane trn'll llrenta cd II jthe 1'rankford High, the South 1'hllndel
h rZ , l-.iv-l .1.1 r.n.-.. .11 . hl,ln 11ll. C'nl...l.. n..,l Il, llll..l
Tllle IUrniHi uiciaini .... ..uvu ui
i rl". . .... ...I. M ..-l-l
rfndleria e ueue iuiiiaKiiin
Italians ami Austro-lluiiRiirlun
Troops Hnvc Sharp (5uu Duch
Acroia I'lnvc
I'MIIM, .lan 7
At li.ist 750,000 llerniaii mldlers
lute been infixed from the eastern front
to the western battlo line, tho military
expert of tho Journal cstlmnted tod ly.
Artllltry aifaln Is plallmr tho ihle'lni the Sit Vi rnnn street mldriMM. tint
role In the operations on tho nrloinhe fell asleep and that the preMiire
fronts lbrcamo low and the flame t thn:ulhed
Five Dead, 14 Are
Overcome by Gas
t'fititliiurfl from Tutce On '
leK In July. 10H, n the 'result of n
rulli nail accident. '
t'nablo to fibtaln coal on Satuiday
nlKlit, til n Hfybbs llKhted a Kilt heater III
the loom In which ttie thlldren slept
When Mrs. llobb went to awaken tluin
for breakfast Sundav mornliiR nil weic
dead 'VlllHlmllia.tbe oldest. eldcntli
had Ikcii nwakened bv the esiaplnn
fumes and lmd trlnl tn e(.ipe nfur n
nlii effort to awaken her brothers lltr
body ni found on the lloor Jut Invlde
the door to the iidiii,
The adults who lol their Hies weie
("hurled lthett nbaili, fortj-le Mars old
of !)22 Mt Vetuou stleet, ami ,tai ol
OulKlev, sKl-two sears old, of 1703
Memphis strett
Ichelonhat U app.tieutlv hid bien dead
only a shott while when hi" bod was
dlsLOiered It Is assumed that he had
llcnted u sin ill gas heater In h s room
I,un(ro II basso t'ors
del
phln High Schools and the Mitchell
St'liool w III be unable to open for scV-.
eral daM.
i.a sai.m: roi.un: stii.l ri.cisi:ti ,
The Catholic parochial schools closed
fi n.iirniinl nf the pii.il sliortnfrn weie'
HeaW catinoliadlng was tepoiteil lo
ll i from Mirlous sections of the westun
line, from tbu Italian war theitre and
also from Macedonia, wlieio tho Ilul
K.ulan and Austni-Oermin nrtllU i his
suddenly become nitlio In the Monastlr
set tor.
reopened this morning La. Salle Col-
Tr'lfa,"p"to tru J,'9,,'iltA e1 ln
sl nemico cercn' dl ifTettuare I (
.iUntatlil l'cr ragglunge re la spc
Ifdestra del Hume, ma fu rcsplnlo
-j.u-tn fimin del t.inuoiil Italian
lolocolo cillbro e da fiuello dcllo mltra-, lege. Iiuuecr, tontlnued Its enfmtcd
IIillim del fnelllerl I hollda begun n week In ndwince of
'Kiian '"- -. ,,, i, ,i , ... ...i.
I'Cio II testo del comunkato ullklale, "ie i nrismuii .uijnuriinn-m i.ihiukii
Emibbllcato lerl, In base al rapporto del I 'oil to reopen 1,l,c olleRn Is expecttd
f mRndo supremo It.illano: l "alls', nttordlng to the llei. John 1.
"a . ....... i.. .. t ' .vin..,in Vlnoil. Kimerlnlendi lit of n.iroclll.ll
.!' nn fnriiientoso fuoco ill artlgllerla da fiihools
. .- -.1 ..4 iin'lnlmioi ntll.tl... I ....
imfJO i i"; " " .i.t.w.ii Thfc main recreation centers tnroiigh-
Along the lower l'lae Itlver In Itali.
Austro-llungarlan nml ltallnu troops' 0,,('
ss the i l '"
and that latei the gas began to flow
ngiln overcoming him whllo he was)
asleep
With n Illliln i l.itprrl 111 Ills h mils
Qulgle) wiih found dead In his Mull
seated neat a g is Ktoe In his home
Tho lioilv was found by Ills wife 'I he
dead mill Is n In other of Joseph tjulgb !
of the owners of a shipyard nil
Teuton Plans Foiled;
Crisis Grows Acute
Ciiiilltiiird from 1'ate due
all (lasses In (Ireat tlrltalu and tho Al
lies In general to the speeih of I'lemler
Iilnil Oeorge on Saturday, wlun tho
Untentc's war alms were clenrfy re
stated. Second The ration of the Knlsi r
In putting it stop to the iMgotlatlons
iietweeti Jltis'la and the ( entrnl
I'minH at llrist-l.ltovsk lor u sepa
latn pi.ite,
The cms of the world now tin it In
riermativ to sio In wlut splilt the
l.lojil (Icoigo spcidi Is teidied there
and to ltul,t to see what MTcit It will
bao upon the llolsluvlk HoMintnoiit
The 1'iimler has set forth so deal li
the nhJfitH for whth the Allies nte
lighting that inn ntUmpt ji (icriiiui)
to bring nboiil n g( net nl miue iniifri-
eiue through tilikui Is roiedoonuil to
f.illute, iKinrilliig to i pinion cxpusi-cd
hi nini i.ii tin it
J 1. liaiiln, editor of the Dbserur
and one of the foremost public sN In
Ktnclitiil In his cummeiit upon tin
I.lojd (l.oige spdili said
".Ml I.IomI (J(orge his leplled lo the
(Piniiin peine on"cnio In Itussla hi u
tounter-iilTcnslic With boldm is and
iltrll be his ilellmd the bast the
Allies imi't halo If thei are nut to mn
fiss diilxhe defent ii nd Hie nfltiwaid
In Jeopard j and illshnnnr Tl n iiiitstaiiil
Ing fact Is that the 1'ieniler bus donn u
fought u sharp engagement ai ross
stream, firing at eat It othei with rllles,
midline guns and sin ill t illlm nrlllltrj
l.i.).'l(i.', Jan 7
' l)i ( iihIiiii.iI artllltrlng" soulheist of
MpssIium was tepoiled In tho lltlflsh
War OllUe its the onh itgtlilt on the
west front
there A widow, two m.urled
and a son siirlo him
Solomon ringerroth, llfti-foin xetrs
old, of Kit; l.ombttd stleet, his wlft
Mrs Annie I'lngci roth, fott-sl M.trs
old, and their Helen i lilldren P.ll7,ili til,
twentj-fottr, (Jtlssle twentj-one , .Stdlt
r. .'"" '" ' . , . i i . , , i i Jill; iimiio I ii ir.iLii'ii inurin iiiiwiisu
f JIS'S,V.l,nnUrnS,5nl55ne, ."lK d lout the dti, kept warn, for the relief o
I- LFU.I IV ...-...-- -, .... r.. .lll... .. Ill.i.l , AHn Klln1l(
t Tentatlll da tiarte dl rlpartl nemld
S (jrii II Hrenta ed II riaie furono fa-
fcllniente resplntl. homes, fairly lomfortible bee utso of
v .et on"" v"v.. --. . ...-- t ie rl,0 , lemper.tiiire g
r .... -.1 II .n P ul.,lf1(,(.1inllll(.. ' '
f Jiilin dl tannonl dl piccolo callbro e. Some poisons, hoiieicr, bcllcilng that
6 -J interi.nllljaiidie dl mltrnglltttrlcl o the respite was but temporal V, continued
i dlfuclbrla tto raid coal-laden cars Scleral x.tids
f Durante la notto dl s.ibato Padoia t10 northeastern H-ctloti of I'hlla
aicanpo' ad iiii'nltra Incurslono acre.i delpTila were looted and main- tons of1
inemlca, grarle alia Milorosa inanoin. U)di tarted away 1'olke of the front
degll ailatorl Itallanl 1 quail si lei urono ,( Westmoreland streets station ar
iin nra nrlma (ho sorgesso la lun I, o si i rested seeral persons who, to gain
i aisporcsro cordone sopra la cltta', mcntio t access to the bins of the lMwnrd Con-,
(.aianziiano lo macchlno nemlclici ttor Coal Companv, Seltzer and Carroll I
g Oil ailatorl teutonlcl non jtppena ai- streets, broke down the fence The bins
"5lstarono la forte cnnccntrnzlonc. dl of J W Stcen, at Krankford and I.eltlgh
aareoplanl Itallaill sopra I'adoia. cam- aienues, were also broken Into
tjbrlano rolta c si tttrebsero sotro .Mesire, i t net r is mhi a great tuui iukc ui iimi
JBassano e Castclfranco, ove lasclaiono oil and gasoline and the gas supply con-
i cedere alcune honilio cite 'fecero delle tlnued low. The warning Issued to con-
M (i rrlifi Lnct Lia .. tl... .. .at t i..
... .. . . . I " IXIIll fl I lltl! Ill I I II' II I I IIII1II I 1111 Ml
liter HIM, . .1, anil wis entploied ,, ,,, ,tlu , ,,... itn. '
......hiiiim Mr (j,m it, dmr.it terlzes the speedt as
nisioiic, epoi It- niakliig and fateful
An i iKoumjrltiir leport tanie from
I'ditigrad tit it the o'sheilk War tllllie
H nliiadj ptepulfig to ti rutin itc the
niliilstliK nini pieptle fm the lisiinip-
fl..,, ,.f ll.uflllllnu .... lin r ......... .
dglit. en, llei man fnmtcdi esle. r tllN , , ,
tn. lie. Kdiuild. ten iin.l lltilh. , Igltt , , , AUpH , nlK .
, FiO.MII, Jan . main under tho Ftittt In ftimt nf tboli ' llMn jUmpq
Austro-Grnn.ui nmt Italian biff Runs ' I"up Tlu v wire taKen to tlin IM111
, . . , ., , ... Klanlii HnMpltal 1'lw nu hhhmm of tin
.ilntal.ted a Mgorotts lire along the U ,-',,.....,.. SO(M1 fl.. . ,,, ,,,,,. .,.,,.
poor families without fuel, were lrtuall i entlro ltallui fiont, sis tho Italian rlilng nml the otlnis will iK.iiir iiniii-wniOii l ;lliw,j
empty Persons who hale suffered dur- Wnr Olllce aniiounienicnl, and thero was Iknjaiiilu Tainbm, twnl n.us old AT END, IiERLIN STATES
ing utc i.isi weea lem.iiueii in incir .,.. .,, .,...,,. ,n, ,.. ,,f , aim jonn 11111,0 , 1m111if.11 (no
I lolgirs with the lliigeriotli ritinUi, wet. , ....,,.,,,,,.
also oienonio b.i the gas fiums but ., '.,..,,. '
line soon ust.111.1l Oth.t siilTetu-j, '"'"' '1 ';'l'i that the l!iiss.(ii.
w.e lt.t-liia Hurknwltr menu -sK '"", I'.iii(i!miivIi.iis nt lli .t-l.ltit-U
fars old, of l" North Seienlli stteet
great ncilal actlilty Tho text of tin
statement reads
Along the whole front tlu 1 e was a
balasslng lire by the artillery of both
sides anil Intense nctlilt of our and
enetnv alreruft In letonn ilsanc..
I'nemv tiattol attempts betwfftt the
Iltenta and I'lue rliers weie i.isllj
r. pulsed
On the I.fiiitr IMale between Cos
salt.t mid tite sea there was a llel
fire b guns of small calllber and also
bursts of m.iihlne gun and illle lire
at Intervals
Padua was spired anothif nil laid
Saturdai night l.irgelj throuRlt tho ilir
Ing of Italian all. iters who went Into
the air an hour before moonrlse and
and Isadore and ldi l.tiidenb.ig itg.d
' respe. tlieli, six and s.ini ears of tli j
sunn' nihil, ss Theli Injtirlis line not
, s.rloiw
I Colliery Jlenaci'd l I'lro
11 .i.i:ton'. r.i . .im 7 iiu of
tinknoiui oilglii was dNioienil In the
s mi v IiIm mines of -it s K.iinneur
am (oudiiilid was .onl.tlnr.l In n wire-
It ss message wlildi (.rim in ililigat.s to
tint plate sent to the IllHsl.uis toil ti
I hn iinss.t(,e auorilliig to dlsji tti lies
K.clietl luro ft otn llirlln todi pointed
out to the Kusslana that tn prlnclplea
enunciated by tho Hermans nt Urest
I.ltoisk, December 15. '.'were expressly
contingent that nil belligerents wire,
seriedly within n. mltiibto period would
bind themselves strictly to obserio these
conditions."
"I ho message said that the delcgnti.ii
fixed ten dais n tho period In ultlch
otlm belllgeH nts wero to dccldo whether
they would Join tho peace lonfcrdiccH.
The Central Points now leiord the
fad," tho message concluded, "that this
1 rlod has now elapsed and su far there
has been no declauttlon regarding pir
tldpatloit lecclied from ali. other bcl
llgetent "
Clmncellor llerlllng baa ulllcl.illy nn
nountcd Crniniti's recognition of Pin
Imd's InileliendeiKe. nciordltig to im
ofllilal slatenieut rciellcd from Ilcrlln
toilal, 'I ho Chalucllor made tho an
notmtement to u Punish tleptilaMoit
r. presenting the new lenubllc
si:i:s hoim: roii iiussia
Kev. Ur. MncAithur Believes Demo
cratic Government Will Ttiumph
he Itei Ur. Itobnt Muart Mac-
Arthur, piesldenl of the Haptlst Win Id
All in. e Id n dls.oiirso on ' It. llglotts J.lfe
III Uttssli' nt the Plrst li iptlst Churi.li
last nlRlft decl.it. d that 'there Is good
b isls for the belief th it, notwithstand
ing the unfavorable situation existing
their, the smothered t raving for pure
dtinotratle gov triune lit will iKo tn as-
s.rt domination mer the lrieponsible
linlshevlkl who ate onh u unit of u
floeu dlilsliins of the SodallstH, all at
varlait.e op lltieM of poli.J '
' lie said Hint 'otn of the i.il iiitltl. s
lomliig out of Hie uiotutloii wits the
failinc of the gte.it Kellnk. it tn in of
woniletfiil menlil pnu.t, to lemiiln In
the leadership of n ilglitenus . aitse, but
otlnr btave spirits, i. pr. si tiling lite de
termltiitlou of better flenifttts of the
vast piinulatlou, will stn.xd 111 (outrol,
pi.ili.tble soon enough t" take ptrt In the
stt.i. ss of this wnr foi universal
il.tnoi rail '
lit Mac itluit based his linptesslons
of the pulltli il and rdlglous londltlotis
In tan vast i inplre through pel son tl ton
tut giving Int. t. sting Infornntloi. nt
int liiiid, tspetl ill) about th. li.n nilllloii
followers: of the Crcik Clttiuh
230,000 OF ENEMY T
. CAPTURED IN 1917
AiiBlo-Frcnch Troops Also
Take 15(50 Guns From Ger
mans in West
WASHINGTON', Jail. 7.
4i rin.iui lost SSO.nno prisoners nml nt
least lSoii guns to the I'rcndi ami Ilrlt
sh u I'll". iKCordlng to nn minouiKC
nietit b lltlgadler (letiernl A. C Mi
lan blah, mllllaiy nltaUic to tho ltrltlsh
i:tub.is litre, today t
"The lltllMi ttoupi lapturdl 1ir..000
(irlsoners nml 781 guns during tho last
vear." Md.idilan said. 'Thn Prendi
(itliturctls ciputled otils. Slme last No-
ember 20 vui hale taweii 11,000 pris
oners nml 138 guns on the west front
alone "
P.eftrilng lo llerniaii submarine nttli
Itles, Celi.tul Mclaichlnti stattd that
ftraitM
4.t0.00nii
net from Dover since
and had Hot lost a 'MnWe Wit, ?
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HABCQCK MAYOR TODA1
.
Millionaire Lumberman to Takn I
as Executivo of Pittstmrfh"
IMTTHIH'IUJH, Jan. 7. 12. V."
toik, inllllonnlro lumberman, will
augurnted Major of Pittsburgh to
Mr Habcock was elected nt ft4
partisan clettlon In November ovfr-f
Ham A, Magee, former Mayorvli
former menilier of the Pennsylv
Public Servlco Commlsulon,
The principal membera of Mayor !
coik'a cabinet, vihoso name lie will i
mil to the City Council today (I
Dlreitor ot Public Works, John Swa
Director of Publlr Safety. (;tiarle )J
Prlt. hird : City Solicitor, Stephen Sto
Director of Supplies. James V, Mate
t.i .. ..f tviiltll,, llenltli. Mnlnr IV. t
Davis: Director of Chat Itles. John . "fl
MeKelvey. and City Treasurer, Charm,
S Hubbard. VW. yfl)
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Young Men's Watches
Our selection offers reliable
timepieces at prices w i t h i n
everyone's range.
A serviceable watch is one
of solid 14-karat gold with a
jeweled American movement
$18.
5. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st.
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lylttlme c ( lusarono gravl dannl spsclal- suiners by the I'nlted C.as Improvement onm,i Pr) tordon nroutid the dtv
f'rnentc a Castelfrantc. Anche ill avla
lltoil lnglesl coniplcono un cncomlabllo
Company In regard to carelessness with
gas burners Is still In effect and nil
' Uvoro ed a Susegnna dlstrlisEcro un pal- j remain so as long im there Is Oie slight
lone frcnato nemlio ed abbattterono un i est dinger of the gas pressure giving
a eraoplano avversarlo, ion 11 fuoco del ' out.
caiiiiuni VVOL'D t I.DhlJ tiyuuit. lllit.ni.-)
"2ia.".l:!i TT"J. ! The congregitlon of the Tiientv-nlntl,
Iv u,.w -" - ; - street Methocl t Knlst-opal tnunn,
iron dlmonst a 1 carattcrl ,11 una grando I Twenty-mntl. ami lorK streets u n.. .-
-- . i inousty inooiseu resolutions iii "i-
' orrensiva. . ,. ,,,, ,., ,..., t i- .tobiison.
s I.ungo Ie llnee dell alto Plave le bat- , breerlps nn(1 baU)0ns f the
iterle nemlche sono Hate xirtualeutente l J , f , l(jsp ,, ,her HUp.
hn sllenzlo per una settln.ana. e clo' In- "' ' f , tommandeered by the
dlca cite esse scmo a corto dl muni- l": 1,.', ,.,.,,..,.. .,n,n,nm
;ilonl o chc un posslbllo movlmento .11 " ,.,.", 1 . ,.. '. ,. ' ... ", ;. "v.": .rt...i in
itorze si xerlflchl dal settore occidental.. ' '", ,''V: ..'...' 1 , ,, i,. to
Rverso altrl puntl dtlla frottte dl batta- '"";"'""" "" "',.,, r"-.", "-,.,.
( ... suinc i.tiu(-n rt.uiii hii.v.vh. ... ..
.l ,..... . ....,. . (Inns unrH'iliieil together at both Hcrxkes.
i j-e tonuizioni ainiosieritne toniinuaitu : ' '
: &bbastanza buone con glornate e nut tl se" 3. , ,,.. .... ...
Lllmnl.le. I... f en.oeratllra e1 fre.1.1.. .. ' lllliueniini t.aiviy ni'
nreRentenienle la neve e.' .ess.itit ui I Church. Pifteenth and
loplna che le rtgolari e fortl nevlcate
meeting enemy machlni s as thev
vanced The eneni nv lators seeing the
.. i '.. nml i .mspit i imslili r.ilile . x.
ment for several houiB t lie n lint s n in
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heav .ontentratloit, diverted tin tr timbers
course, going to Metie. llassauo and
Castelfranto, where thev i allied some
(asualtles and . onslderablo loss a.t the
last plate Hrltish aviators are lining
especially good work Their latest ( x
plolt was tho destruction of an en. mi
b tlloou at nusegana and tho bringing
down of nn enemy nlrplano bv gunfire
in. nil me il beiiiliiav Ihniugli one nf the
gingwiiis it ml the entile Un lighting
fnifo of the tollleri was . tiled out The
(.unpin) in ilntaliml watdinteii in the
uffidtd sedlons 111 unlet to pr. v. nt
mix fresh otilliKak from uie snuii.itritig
Wake Up-ActNow
'oTTri Exhibition
Philadelphia Beats CnnShoeS
Boastful New York ' KyORDUVAIS
thai sell everywfwre
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Purchasing AnenitC
Order accepted and
our tuilninanj ten
per cent discount al
Imced. II V xhall be
Iliad lo " ;inr ac-
mints.
Larue nize 'coats
up lo SO bait meas
ure. llcinodelina and re
pairing at moderate
prii cs.
Mason & DeMarvy
1115 Chestnut Street
Opposite Keith's
A small deposit
will reserve your
purchase in our
storage vaults
until desired.
Liberty Bonds
accepted as cash
at par value.
HI ail orders
promptly filled.
fsulle alpl potranno xerlflcarsi til priml
i dl febbrnlo
V 11 Mlnlstero delta. Ouerra in Raiiu ha
tjdisposto die per II 15 corrente gennalo
S"l presetitlno alle arm! tuttl toloro che,
A precederitemente riformat! poscla -og-
aviil u nuuva viniiH, lurouo uiciuaratl
fablll al servlzlo mllltarc Questa chla
Lmata comprende tuttt gll tiomlni dal 18
al 44 annl dl eta. SI ealcola clio 1 cer
telto sar.V cost' accrescluto dl altrl set
I-ocust streets,
nnnounted tint nil sen lies with the
exception of the Sunday moinlng and
evening services would bo discontinued
until further notice. If necessary, the
evening service will be done nit ay with,
it was said
Resolutions urging National Kuel Ad
ministrator (Jnrfleld to take over the
toal mining Industry of the nation were
pied by the Big Sisters, an organi
zation of Jewish women Thev also
voted to send a protest to Washington
cento mlla uomlnl P. r l'Kstero li data against the methods of administering 1"
dl prestntazione c' stata dllazlonata. Philadelphia's fuel needs practlted by
Mr Lewis Their resolution iinpneu mill
Mr. Lewis has no regard for the con
sumer, and has refused to take measures
to prevent gouging.
Woman Dead; Many
Hurt on Icy Streets
Continued from 1'nne tine
(sleet She battled her way along, while
tho Delaware had little dlmculu, meet-'
ing only occasional and slight delay h.
The engineer of the Delaware, who
'had Just been relieved and was on tils
way home, was on the Hnmmontoii. Ho
said that not In all his years on the
'Delaware Hlver had he seen such Ice.
He said the lte tn many places Is elga-
( nntliiiie.l from Tnce One
slop, and just as soon .is 11 can be .11 -ranged.
Ills outfit and mine lire going to
dioiv on French deet, nhU.li is as n.at
stag. I guess, as thev grow tiler Into
Also, one of the toutses will be esuirgots, 1
which 1 Prencli for snails; and tho boys
from New Yoik will eat them as we
grin " .
Major tells uie that the companv
mH1 .1,t1i Im l .1 M r nnilonlml un,..
Cliristmns boxes to every former tm
ploye with him In Pr.uutv
I I have not had many IIvemmi publhj
IjUIoi:hs lately, because the ITnlttd
States armv mall Is the lowest iier
Hut I bad perhaps half a dozen of rutlier
ancient vlntago In the ptess .ar for auv
ilia nee Philadelphia!! In kli ikl 1 might
tun across; and I gave Hum to my fd
low iltlztns, who took them ns on.
would a letter from home I now
know where the majoilty of my l;vn
I Niso Puri.10 hnoKits will go niton
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record on AmrrlruS f kIjIo mid quality
NhnvN, Mr'if Miicrrrdfd with it ruoht Kvfrjr
imlr In thl ust fxhlbltlon U fiu0 ulue.
rnPT nrr liliu inn ior ou 111 111:1 1 rn vrn
I'MlnUi-lnhlrH l.Cht. Ill UK 111 IN UI.Hi,
Look Ht thU $ft50 llltrlt Cordouii CC 7C
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Middle West
t initliiitrd from l'.iltr One
adiantage ot the situation Stores of
1 "liberies were leported
Two persons are dead In this dty and
I nine seriously Injured as a result of the
I storm Klfty-scven flro alarms weie
1 turned in. but none of them proved
Continued on I'ane Hi e. Column Two j serious, despite the fact tint several
teen to twenty Inches thick and frozen ,,etea 0f apparatus wcro stalled,
ln solid Bheets He said several vessels . Iakc tra1Iic i, n great danger The
are fast In the lower river. Another Bteamcr8 Missouri and Indium, caught
passenger said that on Sunday, shortly .n .... .ce Chicago harbor for hours,
Miner Held as Slajer
lii:iil'Ollll Pa. Jan 7 At fused of
the minder of (luy Ins.ila.a, it Wood
vale, on Jaituarv J, lilnrdano Itnfitell, u
Sltllan miner, of Jtro.td Top was ar
retted and plated In jail hero to await
trial A iiuairel betwun tae wives of
tlie miners was the i.iuse, and Insalaca s
brother, n wltiifss, says the dead map
had no opportunity for defense
(Qlt.Uln Shoes ON rAlllllIT II Kit
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There are doien of other ble upeilulu In the
exhibition. The lei,t lioes I'hllndelplilii lias
teen In lears, 11 oimn huiiiihk m F.r m js
r.inrlnrr iinrelf. Art quirk If son unlit t
Hie pick of the Nlion. nine In Vtoiulaj li
lint not Inter lliiin vittir.lij Mclit. g
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H.W.C0B. MARKET 1 13TH ST. DOWNSTAIRS
Open l.very Kve. TIM 10. saPd"x to 11.311
At These Sale Prices of Ours Every Woman
Can Afford Warm, Beautiful Furs
riLANCE over the remarkable savings indicated below. Then
remember this is but a tithe of the great collection of furs in
Our 25 Per Cent Discount Sale Now On
Even if you should not see what you want in these lists, you are sure to find it in
the capacious cases overflowing with beautiful furs in our Store. And no matter what
fur you may select, it is now priced one-fourth below its usual cost a saving that runs
into many dollars, in some cases into the hundreds. And remember, also, the furs are
right from stock, the fine quality and smart styles that have made us leading furriers in
Philadelphia for more than three-quarters of a century. No woman should miss this sale.
Furs in this climate are a necessity, and at these prices they are the best sort of investment.
They'll give service for years, the sort of service a woman likes beauty, distinction and
style in dress, and comfort as well.
I before the Wilson Line boats to Hog
I Island, were withdrawn, lie saw per
ions walk across the liver nt Paulshoro,
half an hour after the Hlg Island ves
sel had cut a way through, so quickly
aid the Ice pack and freeze.
AUTO ItACINO ONMlIVnit
Automobillng on the river Is the latest
aorm of winter sport at Burlington
nymond Slmpklns, with a light racing
nodel und four passengers, set the
Cro-ds trbsslng- tho Ice bf Idge between
Burlington and Bristol gaping as he ap
peared speeding up the middle of the
river, racing an Ice vnebt manned bv a
brw from ti Burlington boat club.
Late yesterday a. heavy touring car
Hrlieti by Edwin Warner, of Ilur
fngton, and viltli Frederick Peter, of
Burlington, as a nnssenger. rah uncn n
leln of thin ke In midrlier between
Burlington and Ilrlstol. The fore wheels
Iroke through the surface until the
Ihaesls rested upon the tee.
There was no skating on the Park
akes today, the lakes havlnb been closed
the public because of the Inroads
bade on the Ice by the warmish weather
the last two days.
Many public schools that viero closed
account of frozen water pipes were
popened today. The twelve parochial
phools closed by broken pipes also were
opened.
j After a' dayof comparative warmth
na comfort the warmest day or mo
jew year so far Phlladelphlans woke
this morning to find a new dlscoih-
prt and an added peril confronting
hem In the form of streets and side-
talks almost Impassable from a thin
allng of Ice.
I The rain that began early ,last night
ttve promise ox wasniug ine remnants
last week s snow from the streets, but
out 10 oclock the thermometer fell
a few degrees below .freezing and
very raindrop became an added menace
pedestrians. Falls on the Ice were
Sequent. Street-car traffic on many
Inea was seriously Impeded and cars
irere compelled to crawl at a slow pace.
mnri. imrt i nrlv tod.iv. The steamer
Illinois Is still trapped In the (lots Other
vessels were unreported. ,
The city abandoftsjl attempts to uie.u
the downtown streets tarly last night
nfter men and horses had become ex
hausted. An appeal was made io
1 citizens to aid today. Many schools.
which were to reopen after the Christ
I mas holidays, remain tlosed
U. S. TAKES-MORE PIERS
ON N. Y. WATERFRONT
1Y PAVEMENTS CAUSE
WE DEA TH IN NEW YORK
Rents the City-Owned Docks From
Forty-second to Fifty-ninth
Street
Ni:V VOIIK, Jan 7. H A. C. Smith
former commissioner of docks nnd fer
ries, has confirmed Information re
ceived from Washington that the United
States Government has taken over the
city-owned piers from the foot of West
Forty-second street to the foot of West
Fifty -ninth street. therely addhiff an In
valuable and Indispensable section of
Manhattan's water front to the Bush
Terminal at South Brooklyn and the
Hamburg-American and Xoitlr German
i.tnvd docks at Hoboken,
"I made the tender of the docks from t
Forty-setond street to Fifty -ninth street
along the North Ulver to Secretary
Baker last uctooer, satu mt niuno t
day "The leases were authorized Inst
ntonth. but It was not desirable at that
time to make details public Now, how
ever, the matter of terms and rentals Is
a public record and the facts can be
stated. The pier proDerty taken over by
the Government for war purposes covers
nearly n mile of water front and fur
nishes deck surface of 1.000,000 square
i Tn tlipxe facilities should be added
600.000 square feet of marginal vtay or
street. There are twelve piers In this
batterxand the Uovernment will pay n
rental of 84O,O0O per annum. In addi
tion to this, It will pay I cent a square
foot rental per annum for the marginal
way, or 18000 a year."
WALK ACROSS THE HUDSON
Soldiers Hike Over Frozen River to
"Chow" -
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sT George Allen, Inc.
1214 Chestnut St. 1214
Just a Glimpse of the
New Millinery i
Hats, mostly of tho various )
sport types for the southern ,
winter resorts and immediate '
wear in Philadelphia. '
New Embroideries, Laces,
Dress Trimmings for
Spring, 1918
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Regularly Now Regularly Now
40.00 Black Wolf Sets 30.00 115.00 Cro.s Tox Sets. , 86.25
50.00 Taupe Wolf Set 37.50 130.00 Scotch Moleskin Sets. . . 97.50
65.00 Taupe 1'ox Sets 48.75 130.00 Beaver Set 97.50
65.00 Red Tox Sets 48.75 135.00 Royal Ermine Set 116.25
90.00 Jap Kolinsky Sets 67.50 295.00 Mole and Ermine Set. 221.25
95.00 Hudson Seal Sets 71.25 300.00 Cross Fox Set 225.00
95.00 Fisher Sets 71.25 450.00 Kolinsky Set 337.50
95.00 Kamchatka Fox Sets... . 71.25 500.00 Sliver Tox Set 375.00
1 10.00 Mini: Sets 82.50 ! 700.00 Hudson Bay Sable Set. .525.00
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FEW-OF-A-KIND PIECES
TO GO AT HALF PRICE
The busy selling of the past week has left a limited quantity of a few-of-a-kind pieces scarfs, for
instance, when the muff to match has been sold; a single coat, the last left of this particular style. All these
furs go tomorrow at exactly half price. Do not miss these extraordinary savings on reliable furs.
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I (NEW YOIIK, Jan. 7. One man was
Filled and several. oersons were Injured
Ihls vvorr.lng on Icy walks and pave-
nents.
Alnlst began falling early In the night
nd was still strong early today. Side-
talks were coated with extremely slick
Trolley cars Btiuttered and fumed.
evated trains reeled drunkenly around
Tvea ana (kidded Into stations, Alt
ortatlon was slow, wth the excep-
i subway, wlilch,waa alow and
NKW YlfclK. Jan. 7. So thick Is the
ice on the Hudson Itter that 200 men
of the Fourteenth Infantry marched
across It from Alpine. Rockland
County, to Yonkers. The men wero from
Camp Merritt, at Dumont, west of Al
pine. At Yonkers they had "chow" and
then marched back to camp.
The soldiers went on the Ice near the
cottage where General Cornwallis had
his headquarter In the Revolution and
fniinwed the route taken by General
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Skunk Scarfs were 15.00 i
Black Wolf Scarfs were 20.00
Taupe Wolf Scarfs were 20.00
Jap Cross Fox Scarfs were 24.00
Red Fox Scarfs were 27.00 V
Kamchatka Wolf Scarfs were 30.00
Jap Kolinsky Scarfs were 49.00
All Now
V2 Price
Pony Coats were 55.00
Ermine Scarfs were 55.00
'Mole Scarfs were 59.50
Jap Cross Fox Sets were 65.00
Jap Kolinsky Sets were 115.00
Fisher Sets were 135.00
Caracul Coats were 145.00
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Vk Price
Scarfs
Muffs
Regularly Now
30.00 Taupe Wolf 22.50
36.00 Red" Fox 27.00
39.00 Kamchatka Fox . . . 29.25
Regularly Now
45.00 Taupe Wolf 33.75
53.00 Slate Fox 39.75
55.00 Cross Fox 41.25
Regularly Now
16.00 Nutria 12.00
18.00 Hudson Seal 13.50
24.00 Taupe Wolf 18.00
Regularly
30.00 Beaver
32.00 Black Fox ',
50.00 Taupe Fox
Now
22.50
24.00
37.50
Resino
healed my eczema completely
"It certairfly is a joy to be rid of all that ugly,
itching humor so quickly 1 . I was ashamed
io be seen while my hands and arms were
covered with it, aod some nights I simply
rtwAjVsleep.ititchedandburnedso. Thank
, M0n you thought ot Kewnoi I
Rejlnol Ointment 11 so nearly
flesh-colored tint It can be used on
the face heck or hand without at
tracting undut attention. Realnol
Soap la excellent lor th comple
Ion and for a baby's delicate skin,
Rcslnol Ointment and Rcslnol
Soap are sold by ill drut fiats.
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60.00 French Seal Coats. 45.00
Thtce-quarter length Seal or
opoKKtim collat. Smart model
95.00 SableMarmot Coats,71.25
Itree uipe-cnllar anil tufls of
natural raccoon or Hudson nenl.
Three-quarter length. Flaro model,
95.00 Natural Muskrat Coats,
71.25
Three-quarter length. Plafo
moceI. Large cape-collar und cults
ii f Hudson heal.
165.00 Hudson Seal -Coats,
123.75
Three quarter length. Smart
model Real collar.
130.00 HudsonSeaICoats.97.50
Three-quarter length. Hmart de
sign. Iargo cape-collar and culls
of skunk,
175.00 Nutria Coats. 131.25
45-Inch flare model. I.arge cape'
Fur Coats in Unegualed Variety and Beauty
collar, cults and belt u( Hudson Deal,
190.00 Hudson Seal
142.50
Three -quarter-length modl of
M-lectei quality t.klns. Large cape
collar of Hllky skunk or taupe wolf.
195.00 Hudson Seal Coat.
146.25
' Three-quarter leiiKth. Iinren
cape-collar, cuffs and wldo horder
of t-kunk. '
245.00 Hudson Seal Coats,
183.75
Selected quality Mi Ins. Very
eniart design. Large cape-collar,
cults und wide border ot very line
skunk.
395.00 Hudson Seal Coatee,
296.25
A deep model falling In unusually
attractive lines. The Kolinsky-squirrel
combines with the seal ln a
most becoming .collar.
Coat, 395.00 Moleskin Coats. 296.25
Smart belted flare model. Targe
cape collar, cuffs nml border of
taupe wolf.
500.00 Japanese Kolinsky Coat,
375 00
A smart model fulling from viulst
Hue In graceful folds. Draped col
lar of chinchilla squirrel Hand
some btrliiei" silk lining.
550.00 Hudson Seal Coat,
412.50 v
A -swagger, loose model with
collar and deep shaped cuffs of
finest Ilusslan kollusl.y, Handroine
lining.
650.00 Baby Caracul Coat.
487.50
. Belted model of distinction en
'hanced with luxurious collar of
Kolinsky. The silk lining shows a
glowing note of gold.
750.00
Hudson Seal
562.50
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some silk lining. '.,(
vuu.uu russian rvounsicy v-oai, j
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Natural markings that give eye-Y-alluring
lines. A copy of a superb -Imported
,coat. 'y v
1000.00 Natural Mink Coj';
i-av.ra 7.
tieauuiuiiy matcnea SKins rr
Into a most unusually smart
sign.
1295.00 Ermine .Wrap;
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