on er EDITION EDITH V fe. IV. NO. 105 7J .. A i"1" ' " . . i2JrJ PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1918 PRICE TWO CENT CortiiGDT. 1BH. st thi Peine Ltsssa ceur.Nt IMANARMY IERS HOLD JL CONTROL i " linate. Situation at irlin as Liberal Forces Protest IDLOCK AT PARLEY il Powers Insist on Re- iiiiing- Gri pon Occupied Territory Russians Prepare to Annul Loans LONDON, Jan. 15. A PETROGRAD decree has been drafted declaringnull and void all national loans issued by the imperial and bourgeois (Lvoff Kerensky) governments. All do. mestic loans held by foreigners are to be annulled without reser vation. The only loans to be declared valjd are short-term loans and the series of the national treasury. U.S. ON HUNT FOR AIDS OF SPY SUSPECT MILLIONS OF TONS OF ICE IN SCHUYLKILL THREATEN FAIRMOUNT DAM I II w "" ,'y-w r , Eastern Cities Combed for 1 Sporemann's Alleged Accomplices GERMANY'S BI& betrayed by w AMSTERDAM, Jan. 16. nan army commanders dominate i-clvlllan Government In the solution i eastern war alms and the liberal M.'tipapers are deeply dissatisfied with .Situation. The Berliner Tageblatt ithat tho situation Is impossible It FinMns that above the responsible (!ov- ent mere is other authority. BLOW TO FALL1 BEFORE APKIL BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 13. The arrest of Marius Asch, 1060 Jlinker Supi'emacy Means ' Wet Fayette street, by Department Mifrhtv Drivp nn T,nnil ' of Jus,lce "Rents, today threw iviigniy urive on L,anci, light on the actlvitiea of ueut-nant Sea and in Air Walter Sporemann, of the German navy, arrested in Norfolk as air it there is other authority. i ,-.,,... ,..,....,. ,, . .m a pent Russo-Oerman peace negotiations . PERSHING KNOWS FACTS f8'"1 apparently deadlocked today, ac-' -v "" I tint to dispatches received from Utovsk. via Berlin. Following General Hoffman's categorl-' ;. refusal for the Central Powers to. date Courland, I.lthuuia and It lira ; technical administrative reasons, the I peace sitting adjourned. The date "possible resumption was not fixed. M German delegates still Ins st on ' Central Powers retaining their grin I'oocuolid territory In Russia. Ftfie discussions on Friday were close i acrimonious. Russian Foreign Mlnls- r.'Trotiky refused to admit as part of i peace agreement the statement. "Re- bed, we will hereafter live in peace nrienaanip. k'JIie: Germans declared that complete ation by their troops could only ow Russian demobilization, because, Jig (O lue cnanges in me Jtussian gov- nental system, the Russians might fltnly assume the offensive, iun'aadltlon. German lehlmann declared bottles WASHINGTON, Jan. lfi. found in A sen's rooms. Advices to diplomatic quarters, bai.timork. Jan. is. from neutral- nations borderng on whe a nava, lllelIlgMlce omcer today Germany agree that a German mili- wa. in charge of Walter Sporemann, bo tary dictatorship is certain,' although jieved to be a leader in one of Germany's for a time it probably will be con-' most spectacular spy plots, Government cealed under a new1 aggressive agents were hunting here. In 'Washing-' Chancellor and Foreign Minister. ton aml elsewhere for his alleged ac But the next move will swing the I comPllcM- ,. . . , , i , , j i hporemann, ai rested at Norfolk. Va., , militarists into complete power and wm liave a ilfarng llere. The p--um. i they are certain to ride roughshod I Inary charge against him Is only that .. ii ,i-.4. of being a dangerous enemy alien, but' over all moderates. from evidence at hand it Is likely he will This action has followed complete be charged with spying, and It con- p MS" :.-y ;:-; - . -T Jp 7jMWtfHHHHHHH 1 VmmmEmkmLmLmLmLmLmLmLmLmLmM , i-J?,,.,': . . . liUHmilllllllllllllllllllllllllH --: . : .. fliiiHtiiiiiiiiiiii oman fe"i - JKHW ... -.. " -N m iiwiiirirtrTii ii n -- iiHsMkrrl-' r r rwmm uttmmit.t'ii.nm-iiii'i' '7!s!i'i!' ;.' ?u zx. -'-'- H:.:-"rmajmmimmmmmaiBKZiimFSLjii&ammii&etBa . of the Kaiser's spy system. A few &fgfcr II-iWMRW ,- "JSMHHBilmflH "' nu nuuiiicr u i ri". . ' ;,,s r ,. -. . c -- , "-. - e - "- Mtr'" iir MiTrrrrT 111 SilM I containing chemicals were ' f , ".', ,5.-t.o r" f . - l . ' '- . liiiEa:;? v - j v v r.MMilKrilK MstfVMilHllikjaBislHilaaBailKililHiliHj. . J ' .ilu .' v.i.jl'.j)' I' . HTERS, U. S. FIG WOUNDED,!! CITY VA V German Taken at Norfolk Be lieved Master Agent of Kaiser May Be Shot TPi-Ffoon finUiana oriAl' ? Sailors at Methodis: Episcopal Institution ;5' tj'&'i THIRTY-FIVE MORE, ;' DUE TOMORROWS ' ---m V- ! A 4 k . J 1 V k"jW1 i? irst Men Arrivea veuieuy; JJOal fTCCIV IllCllJf -;. U-Boat Victims EAGER TO FIGHT AGAIN vii VAVIS l'f Annnol TVTqIq a ATnva TPimilaA M to jf royiae j? urtner JBeas ;? for Convalescents 2 ,t'j M frJw.'S.TvJiiJi-iiJ From Girnrcl avenue to Manayunk a jagged masB of ice is piled high in the Schuylkill River, and Chief Carleton E. Davis, head of the Water Bureau, fears that Fairmount Dam may be carried away when the pack loosens and moves down tho river. The photograph shows the ice jam around the piers at Girard avenue bridge. publication of President Wilson's '--uououessnesho. war alms throughout Germany. who was caught trying to Are an army maga- the Important naval zone Roads, had been trailed long fevacuatlon applied only to regions of ..,.. .l, D.0Mmf nn,1 in.iotino- n.irhnnt f .! n,,i. t,... r..t. la which are nil I a part of the """'K " " r.r, T: ,:v"-'"" .':'." CHURCH WOMEN SNOW AND SLEET IN COAL CANVASS SPLATTER CITY West Philadelphians Start Southwester Brings Every Co operative Plan to Re- Variety of Disagreeable lieve Stringency Weather SELL IN SMALL LOTS RIVER ICE JAM1 MELTS - . ' Sifiiiiiru niuipx Mrniv. inn msn rintrtrtnrr m -'i i i I -niie confidential novices receivea i.eir .., .,,.,, ,h. ;., ...... , ,7. . ater In the proceedings Foreign illn-, .,, .lnniia. the we that the German ' trailed him to the in.uln. .,.r xv v. I Coal for homes Ms to be delivered A husky sou wester, bringing snow, r Trotaky demanded to know why . .,., . , . .i..-. nnrt vr. wh.,-. it i. uii.,i i ...i.i n,.,..ii. n. r nr indtiirl nr sleet and n heavy lain, complicated the i were no representatives of the I P" ' "" ''"''" ""-'"" lllmv ,.',, " '"" ". "" " ". " "" .' .. ' .,,,,. ri,n...i..nhi...n,i.v Represent and suggested they be In-(of foodstuffs and other supplies in ureal - snips carrying supplies to uio .nr.,.. - -.......... .k.. ,. L Cxernln and Kuehlmann post- Ui.n.i- tv, ind lulv. Once more WOMAN" HIS VXDOINO forces In France under orders Just Is- 1 hough causlng.floods that threatened led discussion of the Invitation until ... ' .... ... ,.,.i... ,r. ,Jt. A beautiful woman Is said to 1i.ua sued bv National Fuel Administrator ti force the Ice-Jainmed Schuylkill River ..,.... ,. ,.., .-i..7..r.,vi,.r.. b"n h,s unolne. tltongh officials are is.rfleld. I ov" '" ,'k!, "" Phap9 burst Fair- lung in ucitis i.vw . . s. . j-.. ..-. N, reticent l Foreign Minister ! Publication was accompanied with , Jjnlthm that the question strong editorial comment bitterly at- b. per8Sten ,?.n,J: ,-0r?glo",..ot tnno- thp President and insistine Department , actually negotiating at Brest-1 that the peace terms were intended , , $$ Xftrgtoxl0 C"mp nTIu?r.y nBivrinfi vtS, ?, ' to hide the weakness of the Allies. I Though he wore the uniform of the n stand as to Lcurland, I-.stlionla. I.l-j "" w United sinteq nrmv tho m ji la and Poland! - TJ,e confidential advices received here ""''i, "'.1 V.'ll.li-" ..,dnKJS oceedlngs Foreign Mtn- als0 emphasise the use that the German trailed him to the magaj r"p?edseedntat.ves0,f "tllel P ta making of reports of shortage Port New., where. It I, a id suggested they be In- ( of foodstuffs and other supplies In Great " here Is, as in former ijears, the same iflhctfveneFS in icatures In each of the py. models of cars on display, but t dos.not betoken any radical de- ore irom tne past wnen mar.urac- vled with each other to present HID distinctly newito .the 'buying Rach , yeir.i As- lateraa" lasCyear manufacturers adhered to' this Bllfle, but 'with' 'the entrance of tbli ntry Into the, war all has changed. powvinese manuiaciurers, who, com 9. olace the industry in third titan Kthe Ia'iv of world's Industries, are flea to confine their changes to the nement of body lines, running' gear I In' some few cases to alterations in ( motor, designed not to produce any kith model, but to Increase the effl ficy'of the product. 3 .i as what part she played Documents found on Sporemann when i families In West Philadelphia worked it i h.i,.r u.l to confound the moder- ' In his detention. ' A method of distributing coal to neeuj ates who hae advocated peace by ne gotiation, arrested In Virginia Indicated that he i out bv V. 1U llrlcker. a builder. It With aeeenslon of the wC parly com- I had an alliance with the notorious Boy. Sliulh Fortv-slxth street Is actually pl.te efldenee U U..n.Uh.t the forll.- Kd. German, miliary attache', that he v" .,' " "J.,.!i,rii. rMl-Mta-eii.lIU.lMi ..i.tu4;'WvWftHsupplIedm!ltW -tlie, ICalseVs I m'In coal n-m!Jtjt,llar.DlUrte fg'reateat seal eter reotemplaled. Ke-t funds, and that he worked with the aid of coal are made twice weekly, 180 ports to the War college nere ana io i """ iriuui., inciuaing one iiound bags selling for i.iw, tli tnllltsrv attacnes ot ine various i "". missions In this country place the prob- Sporemann's brother Frederick was able date on which It can be expected " nere ii iiigni as an enemy as between the middle of next month t '" nd Is said to have revealed inl and Aoril '1. That It will be stupendous Portant information concerning Waller, In scone also is certain, as a vismng , - -,-..c- British general described it in discuss 7SSIAN TROOPS QUIT, 'RUMANIAN LINE IN SWARMS PETrtOGlUD. Jan. IB. Russian troous are leavlnr tlm Tin. Mian front In such swarms Jhat the ui are literally overwhelmed, tty thousand men on Wednesday of fwK passed one station, accord ;to ivord received here tnrl.iv Konin. wt .and rifles are dlscardede by the irnmg iroops. h-v Bolshevik! today brought six rs tip the Xeva. to near Petrograd. timably to have the curs from these Is handy in case the Constituent noiy proves fractious. Arrtst of all members of the llu- ?ian legation here today caused a uon among tne diplomatic corps. ing It, It -will Include TRIPLE DIUVK PUKDICTKD "Artlon on land, on sea. In the air and. under the sea." The German U-boats are being massed to take their art. The rest of the navy will do the same. And in the latter connection officials say the fierman nary will strike with Ha entire strength for the flrit time In the war. As officials pieced together the re markable tale surrounding Waller Spore mann's activities, It runs like this: Coming here from Bremen In 1910, he established a residence In this city. Be mount dam, the Ntorm carried away much of the menacing Ice and brought heavy fogs that helped melt lt.i Trains and trolleys veie detaved. I Walking was mad dangerous before. " i'k icnimiHiH meueu me icy icoatlng of stref ta and sidewalks. Fear that the shock of an exnloslon Mi- ilri.-l.-.,- aniii-Hoil th aid of two i would be too much for the old Fairmount churches it. Andrew's At. K. Church, dam, already stiaineil by the pieaure of Forty-fifth and Walnut sUeet. and the ,,& '" ."'the- Bureau Patterson Presbyterian Church. Sixty- ." 'r-'tld1!, ""Inf.t "' 1" , p third and Vine slieeU-havlnie women Si,""1?, '? r'J, r ' f Schuylkl I. of the congregation canvass the neigh- T,hrerfl," J" t"l1i ,of ,y,o101. a5d cu1'1 borhbod and report all families without i.nf.t- P '? ,1J,,',",and tt bIast col of dynamite on (op of the lmmeiue pres- After the canvass Is made families I sur' tha"" now Imposed upon It. who fall In with the plan lAid all re "There Is not enough pressure in the glad of the chance are notified to keep river to push the chunks of Ice over the QUICK NE7S CHILD DIES FROM VITRIOL SPLASHED FROM TRUCK Vitriol from an overturned truck today caused the death of an eight-year-old girl in the West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital. Tho cvhlld, ns yet unidentified, was standing on the sidewalk at Forty-sixth street and rnlriuounb avenue when the autotruck, in charge of George Crcmson, 5130 Walnut street, skidded and uiiW, The fiery fluid splashed over the girl, causing-burns that resulted'' fatally within an'li6ur.sVCfcnison nlBo -(was seriously 4iu'iicd . ..i ,M"-y "f- -, ,.- . m m 'V, m fore the war he apparently eetabllthed I the front gate open and have th f 1.10 dam." said Chief Davis, "even If the ready on the days designated ror de-1 " "ere urontn up. jt would he better relations with Boy-Ed, getting thou sands of dollars from him to pay for his assistance and to finance his German work. GOT AltMV UNIFORM When war with Germany began ,-!,.M i,imtni9 also are exuected . Sporemann gathered In several American to attempt an offensive, and It Is now, army uniforms, which, with a German known here that the new German army suit, were found in his rooms here, standardized airplane. made from i But not unltl some weeks ago did stamped metal along new lines. Is ready his work attract particular attention, to take the air. These machines are (Then, It Is said, his uniform and the being manufactured by the hundreds! woman with whom he associated fontied and were designed by the German Gen-. a combination of circumstances which eral Staff to combat America's effort to uncovered his real activtles. At that dominate tne air auruis mo turning , - - -.... j -........ u.., summer, i.ermany nas aiso ueen con centrating every possible man on the front from the North Sea to 'the Swiss frontier for weeks, leaving only defen sive forces on the Russian front. Just where tho big German blow will about Camp. Meade and other military stations. Detectives trailed him con stantly, finally tracing him to Newport News. There he readily found work at the aviation Held and, it is declared, made .one unsuccessful attempt to blast CefUnued en rate Fifteen. Column Four I Continued ea Fan Fifteen. Column Hlx livery. When the coal Is demered a member of one of the churches, who ac companies the driver, collects the money. The present rate of J1.10 figures about $12.50 a ton, but It was pointed out that when overhead charges of dis tribution are reduced the prices will be lowered. It Is planned to have one weekly delivery of twice or three times the present quantity. Coal Is obtained from West Philadelphia dealers who, In an effort to prevent suffering, provide to wait until there Is a thaw or until rain conies. AVIth a freshet' the water will rise and the Ice will be carried over the dam, relieving the pressure." MMII t VJ tt Chief Dals and assistants went to. me dam this morning to Inspect Its con dition. The downpour did not material!- af fect the Schuylkill, which flowed at Its normal one-foot height above the breast of Flat Ilock Dam. The muddy water SEVERAL REPORTED DEAD IN U- P, TRAIN WRECK KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. '10. Several persons were re- ported killed today in a bitf wreck ncax-.Bclolt, Kan., on the Union" l'acific; ' ' the coal at the smalt piotlt of fifty cents . cleared the Ice away for lfW feet below tun. , - mo uam. HKI.IEF FOB. HOCSEHOI.DKRS I Kll0,lJltl the river unexpectedly rise. The most recent order issued by Ad-' Zl ia,''8-,.G"" S.S! mlnlstrator,i,arneid, coupled with these- mount dam might back up the water io Decatur Hiectrlc Traction companies operattnpr in Ohio and Indiana, to in i " ta at.. ,he ? . con.r"enceH '" " ?ch .an extent as to cau a flooo tide ' cease their rtassenaer fares If. ner cent. OHIO-INDIAtfA TROLLEY FARE INCREASE UPHELD WASHINGTON", Jan. 15. The Interstate Commerce Commission today authorized the Cincinnati, Georgetown and Portsmouth, the Fort Wayne and Untverslty-Club. denying the use of pre- I above aKectlnr the Manayunk mill, Tn pared sizes of coil, Including pea, to e , p,rk omen Creek ha. not vir Industrial plants, hotels and apartment broken he aald 5 MATE TO DEBATE MEACE ON BASIS OF FREEDOM FOR ALL WA'aiUN'OTftV. .ton 1K Jlvtly peace dlscusslon'pends In Ue j oiaicg t-ienaie. OlUtlons are h!nv Hratrn hv lari. Cloth On, the Democratlo atH Tlemih. I?sldes of the Senate, which will! rmiy the peace views of the Stales Senate. Thev will be Wd at length. dom for all this will be the it of the peace "field day." Pt movement' was started by Sep KJ.'jHamllton Lewis, ofvllllnols, and LA'been e-rowim MnMii.1 ' QnA i Introduced a. resolution alltnv Lithe Senate to Indorse the peace rJ oiuii. rt iibuii as set lorin I.Tuesday. Since that time indl- Ij'Benators have been, working upon ' speeches explaining their peace land etlina? forth views whlrli r lfld original. v IT la COncertnrl nnlnlnn It, lh, fan- gfcat members; should go on record Torlng absolute freedom for nil of ill nations. Hence the resolu- wnich, will call for Indorsement : program which Includes racy and th rlhr of ..ir.n...... ktor th little nations of Serbia, -"'.irunna ana ureece. Jfr.'fw! Intends presenttnr a . !"? upon lne united states 'nant tollndorxA n. ns ...A4M r-Inelude hom; nils '.for Irtland. Lvf ' r ne,d "y "a bn l!1"''""' n.oeaior senator rjI1tll adjournment yesterday Mieipian. Todaw thr 1. imanl. IfaaraAMiAnt .... ., i... m.. JlutJon-cn WhUe print papers 'M'wam 9f War'and peaoe oratory LJsWirfemorfow, or It. may be de.' "ojMwwiUieAWMk. iTh vvwrmm naags upon, Benator CMOtutlon and', tka H,ta'. ,lt.- g.'WnaWlr-.'lt., ,, ; ilV vw vosnenaie oreurn t Affairs H.Mmrl.AlBl...- ... Ilrll .L.' it.a. w. Biim uir. il. 4.D ilia IMalutlori. 'It la nauihlar-in.t '22!J"ttt..!, . ?!' a i - i "n,nSf' 0l "'ywn rresaom."' t - ( ths Sana tons - wlwi hv Ktvn that thy bv MM vlcwa ta HUNS, IN SEA RAD), BOMB YARMOUTH j Three Killed and Twenty Inj.ured as Teutons Shell Coast City BRITISH RETALIATE LONDON, Jan. 15. Three persons were killed and ten In jured when Yarmouth, on the north sea- coast, was bombarded from the sea early today. It was officially announced by BRITISH RAIDERS BOMB LENS LINES i . - r i Destroy Dugouts and Take Prisoners in Successful Night Foray FOE BEATEN ON PIAVE LONDON, Jan. 15. For the second time in two suc cessive nights British troops suc cessfully raided thf German lines in Viscount French, commander-In-flilef of the Lens sectorlast night, according the honu- forces. to official statement issued by the Twenty shells were" thrown Into the war Office at noon. German dugouts city, but the damage was not extensive. were bombed, military works were The bombardment continued for five mln- destroyed and the British returned ITALIAN PRISONERS FORCED TO WORK IN FIRE ZONE AMSTHUDAM, .Ian. IB. The I.es Nouvelles states that it learns that Heavy fog, usually the bans of the Italian prisoners are being forced to work In the fire zone in Flanders nnd rlverman, was hailed by them todm- ns h... , ,.i...i.. i. ...... i.,... i.m-.i ... ...... ...,i.i ,.l...t. .. a, t . " . mm rciciui nucnui unto uj-cn twiic-u aim i tiitttt..t olutlon of the Ice problem ou the FOG IS BOON TO RlVKItMAN SUPREME COURT SUSTAINS SCHOOL TAX LEVY The right of the Board of Education to levy school taxes has been upheld t'eatlnued en Psie fix. Column Three PEACE HOPE DIM, NUNCIOS REPORT Pope Will Await Govern mental Pronouncements Before Acting SEE NO ENCOURAGEMENT ! ,D"2!u . !, ,t0, break ,"pJhe Ice opposite Hog Island to permit New - Jersey workmen of the American Inler- ' national Shipbuilding Corporation to i hundred persons fought for places of vantage to secur ecoal tickets at the .ions Ari . forti ? e i i . i con;u"-! City Hall. Reserves were called out and finally restored order. American sailors and soldiers wounded' " In the fight a rains t the Hun have been landed In Philadelphia and are being: f-: treated here. u They are at the Methodist Episcopal XI Hospital, at Broad and Wolf streets Vl fifteen of them and they are expected JfS to be joined by thlrty-nve mors son' time tomorrow. These Tacts were told the Evinino Public Ledoer today by Miss Mary: Pelrce, president of the Woman's Asso ciation of the hospital, who la mak(jx' an earnest appeal for Immediate fun;.. to equip as many beds as she can to care for our men wounded abroad. "", Young and buoyant, no one of tham more than twenty-five years old. the boys. Miss Pelrce said, have been placed on the top floor of the administration building of the hospital. There, with' their arms and shoulders In fracture boxes, they have already begun to "kid" the nursea and talk about getting bask, again to 'swat" the bodies. " "One youngster has just come frem Brest. France." Miss Pelrce said, '.'and his chief concern Is that he will not b able to aim straight when he gets baek at the Hermans, The majority of tho 4,.. uiucin weits wuunara on lorpcao she.) j y destroyers In submarine warfare. 'tW 'J$ 'On lat Wednesday," she continued.! j ; S describing the quietness and lack', jtl'S'l KAtisatlon with w.hl.tl It, n.M wva 't. k CI ......u ,.,... w.v ,um "w.nj.'a,, ' brought here," Government , ouVleJ.1 fj, X came torth'e. hospital and asked if; ',;. s; could take care of fifty "men by tha'fol-'Vi';? lowing Sunday. We said that we weqkK $?'-''-, and could, but the Government "0kl "-nit ".M.J wait until Kuridav. but braataat : MUait; teVis men the next daytv,Thuraay,ysOri?f4jJS ernmenrarniuance:-f;'' !ryfimm "Thlrty-flv more are expected "bjr, tt-.65'l aucpiiai lumarrow inu navo oeen atre h a parea lor. f iiSSa "The first contingent was put, on tha , .'3 (nn floor nf the flilnilnUtrattnii htilMlnV:. ifi ". but In the meantime the fine sunny chll-'Sw dren'n ward on the ground floor, whleh'S, K? ran accommouaio roriy Deas, nas oseil p.. vm fixed up for the men coming tomorrow.'. VjtJl n. -a. suppiee, a trustee, nas aireaajrgx', j n fitted up the playroom as a convalesceptJ:A ; room, because the hospital has obligated Wbm Itself to care for the men until they ara't" f? entlrelv well and readv for nri'lo .VI again. "Not any of the men are Philadel phians," Miss Pelrce declared, but all, are Americans. Some were only slightly. hurt." "aha said, "and wr alrendv lii and about." "They are sweet boys," she continued, ,. "flrrstuflll fftt artf 111,1a ...liln. ha, la1" rendered to them and anxious to halai' ' the nurses in any way that they can., v Mm WANT TO MAKE OWN BEDS . Vf ffl "Somn nf them have Insisted unon I,. tln Ing allowed to make their own bed! 'wj Such bedsl The way they make theirf! .' Ji That s tho lnnuence or army and navy iJfijQ. uie, ok course, pui me nursea are mnowMp ing them ana tney are wining dudiis." ",j Asked about the nature of the wounds.1' r Xfttta 1'AlrVA ma 111 I "I am not prepared to say thai. e-i(! ' a i(I Kll Afiais awtA -n-me-jVAil saaa' -k-s ..1')v wouldn't dmiht If vaii maw thm wirh',i'!M)4l their limbs in fracture boxes. " W,i j. no JicunuiBi, JiBuuiJK( wwpi(miJ;.fi,v .- '. 7.11 i " "" 41 Deluware.Il'ver. I "There Is nothing like fog to break up lee," said a veteran boatman as he watched the thick htant.--t "if t ..la... there all day we won't have any ice' by the Supreme Court, when Chief Justice White dismissed an appeal entered troubles tomorrow." ) from the decsion 0f the Western Pennsylvania District Federal Courts. The Bend, below aioucester city. N. ", and I flppeM wag Pr?se"ted because In first-class districts Philadelphia and Pitts- Durgn iUlllluruy lor lading in I rsicu ill it, uuuiu upyuillieu uy i:uiIllllon pieas courts and in other districts smaller cities tho taxing authority is vested In a board elected 'by the people. two Iceboats took up their dally task of cuuing cnauneis ror Inbound and out bound vessels. The Qlou'cestri'-PhUa-I delphla ferryboat Fearless resumed Its nouny trips this morning. POLICE RESERVES QUELL ATLANTA COAL RIOT ATLANTA, Ga .Ian. 15. Coal rioting began here today when several By JOHN H. HEARLEY JIU.-UI'., jau. is. i S0ng cariy t0(j.y frjElitenea some resi. According to reliable Vatican Informs- dents on the Jersey side. Hon todayj Papal nuncios to Austria and '"" rrcitwent on a rampage Miss Pelrce believes, was chosen for hm -?v'l first men because of Its proximity tajfevfrf the Navy Yard. r$AJj "I do not know If there art wouadM'iH'&y In ntliar tioanltata tir ih, mmA u-X there are a great many at St. Mary'si'lsvii&'gj lloboken. with a Doctor Baldwin iwttyjk charge." ' JI' MUST HAVE .J2B00 jW'.! The proper equipment of the beda frt.Jv3.l -Wfr the boys Is the chief interest of Mis fi5 nn utes. The fusillade was carried out with extraordinary rapidity. Shells burst overj various sections of Tarmoutn ana many roofu and chimney's were smashed. " Tiie Qerman craft was believed either lardpient with careful system.. The first heir fired was a star sneu, wi uanv "." which vividly sh9wed th. town below t. Then cam tne nuraun " "','.; The' German cnyft a believed either to'prfonaof th;argest and newest types of German submarines or else a cruiser. Yarrnodth U a fftopular watering; re sort' In Norfolk. It etartda upon a nar row -penlnsula.hus -affording a good row J""" . - mhar- '.r exten- ilvtT sMpbulIdlna-; ,'yaW there. The rODu'latlon l about B..008. r Yarmouth waa attackaa by light oer CeaUwd T .. Ceteaaa Twa - Hit fcr Trifa, lMttJait Braked 7 Marry O. Dubois, ntatn years old, bVkstrW.VrN. .UffMiU. very lucky ?o'TnPJ of .being atruckiby; fmrnk train at uivyv--..'- M-.vw, -, Rftadug aod oad. thirty feet into ., the with prisoners and one rapid-fire gun, "v Northeast' of Armentieres (on tle Franco-Belgian frontier) the Ger mans employed strong forces in an attempted raid against, a British trench section, but were driven off. In Palestine the British made ef fective air raids, bombing a Teuton airdomt. In the Jerusalem sector Colonel Rives Dies in Virginia .u- T...II.I. ......rfitl in natrol Post Wheeler, of the United States ins mi". v wvv . ... r 1 diplomatic service, who is 111 In Jefferson encounters. Tha Italians have, 'conducted a sue cesiful operation on the lower Plave, driving back small enemy posts east of Cap S1U and north ot corteuaxso,, ae stroylng the defeases and capturing ma terial, Rome, reports- Cape Site Is on the Flave delta.1 and was tha scene of ham flahtlng In the early days of tha Auatro-aerroan Invasion, when repeated .it.'mDts -were' made tcucross the stream and, bring the iTentoa'una within range in VaaUa. . v" .S .", "V... t. '.i.- IV.'. .Ul' .flhi' fnnl Shui ORDNANCE BUREAU NEEDS 15,000 CIVILIANS Fifteen thousand civilians are needed in the Ordnance Department of, tho United States arm,, according' to word received from Washington toilay at the local branch of the Civil Service' Department. Salaries for this addition t othe department will exceed $20,600,000 Is the opinion ot local authorities. re-. Cobbs Creek jumped four feet out off clerks and men with a knowledge of mechanical trades are needed, as well --'hVMnSion.E draftsmen and inspectors. Applications for positions should be made to the local brunch of Jhe Civil Servlqe In the Postottlce Building. Germany have Informed Pope Benedict I ??!" Ji0!8.5'" $$5 ar Utt and oul ' , . .. i .. of Its banks. Ihewood was as severe as that there Is no encourageinent.for peace Saturday's. The riViswold -Worsted Mill hopes at the present time. mspended operation when the dam was The Pope, It was asserted, will suspend broken further, flooding several build-1 judgment on the peace situation until lugs, governmental pronouncements are celved. Presumably tfje nuncloa reported on bridges along the.publlc golf course and the peace "feelers" which United Press ,.,.,. . dispatches of a few days ago reported tsnunen en rate TIMeen. Column .Four 'as having been tentatively put out by'1,tKTtci nTktTmn omTT" the Vatican. At .that time It was re- FINDS WAY TO STOP ported the Pope had called attention of r n T Q rvpr TTCHiri? n a ro Emperqr Karl ot Austria to the Amer-ir- K -- -K.ACljUal U, LAKS lean outline of peaco alma as likely to j afford, possible basis of peace discussion Gallant Volunteer Stands in Track ...a ,....9 a..wA,a.l ,l.a. Ilia A.tataa TI..n -.-v.. -IIU liau .u....v ,...i ... Aua,,u.(luu. , TT.1. -tJ4l a rr J . mm iici I OUCIII, vrUWU IO gartan monarch take up tha matter with the Kaiser. J. -Hospital, received word of the death of :- Mrs. Wheeler's father, Colonel Stephen Turner Hives, a. Aiuiitrai, va, woionei Itlves was a member of General Lee's atan in tne army or tne uonreaeracy. II married Mary Ragsdale, a grand daughter ot Edmond.Tlllotson, ot Meek-' Uhburg County, Va. Mrs, Wheeler, who Is Ilallle Brmlnle Itlves, the novelist, left the bedside ot her husband her for Amherst on' Sunday, but her father was dead' when she arrived. ' Chance for L-fcal Recruits Get Downtown At least one Phlladelphlan found a way to "put one over" on the Philadel phia Rapid Transit when several cars refused to stop for a crowd of pas sengers waltinr at Tifty'fourth street and Baltimore avenue In the rain early today, A group ot twenty or more persons, mostly women, waited long In Che pour ing rain for cars to stop. Several re fused, although the cars ,wer nearly empty, Finally a mao In the crowd volunteered to stand It) the middle of the track' and' refused to get off. and one of tha cars finally had to 'stop The motor-man' angrily wished to know- If na "naa nis me insureo, V?19 -;,.rc,'"H, ., Tha.condu'clp'r-','c-'rtej'isly;tlold the Omwg-sf;tb',phlladlhlatbttll4n naaaifutertthat hVoui-rtHbav Htn' CLYDE SHIPS RESUME NEW YORK SAILINGS The Clyde Steamship Company will resume its triweekly sailings be tween Philadelphia and New York today. The vessels will sail on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 5 o'clock p. m, Since the first of the. year tlie sailings have been Irregular. Because of unremunerattve freight rates the company had decided to suspend sailings, but at a conference of the Cham ber of Commerce, Board of Trade and .Maritime Exchange officials, Friday, higher rates were agreed onv The new rates will become efTectlvj. January "25. UNKNOWN MAN KILLED BY ELECTRIC TRAIN An elderly man, believed to have been Wallace Cramer, was struck and Instantly killed today by a West Jersey and' Seashore electric train between Browning's crossing and the South aioucester City' station, iflst and early morntng darkness prevented seeing the man, the motorman said. "Tha vic tim of the accident, who lived )n Qloucestert was about abxty-flva. years 01& had gray half and side whiskers and wore a black -Overcoat. In fU burse gt'jil U was one cent. Ills brass watch, bore the engraylitg qf a locomotive, r ".,'?' '., " Pelrce, she declared. ni muse navo izauu," sne said: il "Kverythlng In the way of linens and jxii blankets la so expensive, and It wilt ee;;., S'd at least that much to equip the' 100 bad",'7jB that we want to make, ready. "'!wii ,ta,.i, nuuuuvu IUM11 .iiiuai jimvO IWTP iM blankets at $10 a pair. He 'mustthaysKv ' --X eight sheets, five ward gowns, a coBVaV-'i'-rJi tuaa. , .t. a ,, Ikh.sIM 11.. . a. 1 ,. ITOVVIIl tvuv IIM IWBBW. . AIM, MH VTHHa'. i 1 ..I 1..1 ,1 . -. '.-.....- . ' i.ira mm iinvi rBtiiis lussasiues, BV, & t bed eaulnment. of course, first. i -V' . "If -too patriots could be prevamst upon to give only a dollar apiece. oir hospital at least would be equipped .c, . the highest and most efficient aery toe.'-' I make this appeal to every person-wlewS has any feeling for our brave boysrWsV' are fighting our battles while we Mt safe at home." C tjj; Contributions. Miss Pelrce said. aheaU be sent to Mrs. William II. Peace. ?4Mt IIper street. Franktord, the .trsMWar , of the Woman's Association. " fT- Rtt"vS rj V NAVAL SIGNAL OFFICE OPENED IN CITY t .- I A. branch routing office where captains 6fes'jeU;mut obtaln'sl'ajiaJa'ti tore lueytaa paae ,in iwvy, iuui,uumis in 111, uvwwarv, rwrer was tAAmM'imiim ---'-'- J'nn ' 1Teretofir,i tt' iniSiMhliW 4ia att MsUa. m THE WEATHBS u FORECAST 'JW, For PhUadelphlabHdvicUtHV' cfc-Kcfv ana cowe;r roaivr.:vi( r icmpcraiMrc ishi ;.. 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