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PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10, 1918
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BERLIN CRISIS
ENDS; EFFECT
COMPROMISE
Hertling's Slav Policy
Wins Hindenburg
Master in West
FREE HAND GIVEN
MILITARIST CHIEF
SPOREMANN'S
LOVE LETTERS
FAMILIES FLEE WHEN FIRE DESTROYS FACTORY
CITFS DOCK!
CITY WATER
SUPPLY NOW
CAN REM
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.Will Deal With Annexa
tions in Event of Ger-
man Victory
CHANCELLOR TO SPEAK
Delayed Address to Reiehstug
Main Committee to Be Made
in Few Days
COI'L'NHAGC.V. Jan. 10.
I lie iVerklc Cabinet of Huugurv.
has resigned, owing to its failure to
secure neccsBary support for.ila mili
tary program, according to a Hilda
pest dispatch received here todaj.
AMSTERDAM, -Ian. 1C.
The Berlin Loknl Anzcigcr an
nounced today settlement of the "po
litical crisis" in Germany by which
"Chancellor Hertling's viewpoint is
to be maintained on the cast and
Hindenburg is to bo given a free
hand in the event of n German vic
tory to deal vith any possiblo an
nexations on the west fiont."
Chancellor Hcrtling will make his
delayed speech to the Reichstag
Main Committee in a few days, ac
cording to tho Cologne Volkszcitung.
The paper says thut it is not vet
decided just hovrfar the Chancellor
vwll go in replying to the speeches
of President Wilson and I.lovd
George on war aim
Admiral von TirpiU, nccorUinjJ to
dispatches received hero toduy, ad
dressed u hie meeting of tho "Ger
man Patriots League in Berlin ves
crciay, urging against any peace
move al this titm
"Wc have urrived at lliu most
itll norind of the war." Votl
trrpirfr6;u'otvjirf3rSrw"EBBr-'
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P9 land and America havo begun a con
rerttd peace offensive. If wo would
conserve our world position wc must
not take a renunciatory peace, be
cause England is now ready tu de
mand it. At this critical time wc
place our faith in thu Kaiser, Hin
denburg and Ludendorff."
Th 'twi'Aen nl" nltnOUMC.ed hi tllO
" .
Ikal Atuclcir apparently means that
Hertling's plans for H 'no annevatlons"
policy toward Hussla vro to be carried
out on the northern and eastern fronts.
and the Pan-German militarist pollcj
, ,... ,,,i,..,. I. . rula
of terrtorlal aggrandizement Is to rule
as to Prance and Belgium
The Fan-Gcrinana l-uo persistently
maintained that Girnnny must never
turrender the valuable. Iron scctlora ofi
France and Belgium. I
TEUTONS TRY TO STOP
RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA
By JOSEPH SHAPLEN
PETROGHAD, Jan. 16.
Arrogantly declaring he did not rep
resent any Government but the German,
army, General Hoffman, of the German
Peace delegation, made violent efforts at
Saturday's proceedings at Brest-Lltovsk
to force discontinuance of Russian So
cialistic propaganda among German
troops, according to official reports re
ceived today.
The Information camo In telegrams
oUpatchcd by the Russian conferees. The
same reports told of agreement by Ger
man Foreign Minister von Kuehlmann
to the Russian demand that a special
commission formulate a plan of referen
dum by which the people of a conquered
territory might work out their own fu
ture. The adjournment of the peaai
meetings came after a rather heated
discussion of .the policy of Russian
propaganda In Germany,
The Russian delegates report) id that
General Hoffman Injected Into the pro-
ee(tlnfa nvflln nn Kntiirrfav hitt m
V phatlc protest that Russian propaganda
work In German ranks "violated the
? spirit of the Russo-German armistice
and Its purport! to achieve lasting peace
'i because "It aimed to carry on a revolu
tion and a civil war ln Germany."
Repl)lng to this. Russian Torelgn
i Minister Trotsky pointea out mat uer-
muii newspapers wuu ineir prui'ttsuuua
were freely granted entry Into Russia.
He outlined that some of these urged
K. grad, "while the Uolshevlkl Bhould take
$ tan place In exile."
SPUAK3 FOR GERMAN- ARMT
C 'I don't represent any Government."
i;j (wnnun was quoted as declaring in
y"1! Ply. "I represent the German army.
I, won't discuss policies of the press."
. J am sorry for my inability to
- nnoev,iana Ueneral uoitman sposuion.
xrottky was quoted as replying, "u
is onl to be explained In the difference
. of our viewpoints as to the conditions
'of the armistice. In our belief It can
tot limit the expression of opinions of
.the Russian Republic and Its Govern-
- -ttonf "
' r."At thls.juncture Qerman Foreign Mln.
pier Kueiumann interjectea xnai -uon-mterference
In the affairs of Russia
ists the basic principle of German)'
lttlon. but this was contlnuable only
Srovtded the arrangement was mutual."
"lnttsmuch our uovernmem is
ply tnternatlonallstlc we would con
r.lt a grtat.step iprMaro,- irptsny
sifted, "If the aermans womq con
rJt possible to dlscusa openly their
9ffttH,.JfHBAU". i- I
CHAKLL'S K. KINSOIA'lNt;
I'hilnJcIphla avintor, who
dropped bombt behind tho Ocr-
mun lines in France.
PHILADELPHIA FLIER
LAUDED FOR DARING
Believe Kinsolving Sought to
Avenge Friend in Bombing
German Towns
1 rletxla aurl rc1atlc of Cliarlca K
KhtsoMng a I'lillatlelpliK mlatar, Mho
hi. -. Ati. i .. i .1 i
i,01nbs bchlrd the licnnm lines nt Horn-
bach and Ludw Igshaffcn, wero elated on
hearing of hlo deed,
While maUng his homo In thla city,
Klnrohlng llcd at the Clinton Apart-'
mente. Tenth below frpruee streets. Jle
was of quiet demeanor and modest. ,
Ihero arc many who believe, that Kin- j
solving was prompted by ft deflre to
wreak vengeance on the Boche for the.
Lfleitli ot,ljUM;hum, Pilot Se.raut James I
fTr. ircfntinoli nt nvTn a, ,Ani ,. t,n '
was killed last March in an air light
with three Oeimans. McComiell was
nttnclipri tn 4Iia TjkfjitrllA r'ai-.nrlrMI
KlneolUne Is tho son of Bishop Kin-
solvlnir. ot Brasll. and a nephew of
Mr. Kaniuel I Houston, of Chestnut
Hill. He lert tho United States to join
tlio American Tlcld Ambulance Corns .
last January and was later transferred
to tho air squadron. Klurohlng at
tended tho Kplscopal nigh School of Vir
ginia After graduating from the Tnlerslty
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Freight KatT necTarcunrnreaHOnaTiTc
V- ASHINOTON. Jan 16 The rale of
:3 ,"'nt8 a 10 I'0"'"1 on sanJ and ''
rtIcIea from Cincinnati to Chattanooga
was held unreasonable by the Interstate
.Commerce Commission today and a rate
f f 19 lents authorised.
BAKERHASPLAN
TOMEETCRITICS
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Aims to Sidetrack Demand j
for a Minister ol
, Munitions
BUYING IS SIMPLIFIED
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. H.
Hvldently with the purpose of fore
stalling further criticism of the army
system of procuring supplies and muni
tions, the Secretary of War, Mr. Baker,
has authorlted a statement explaining
the scope ot the reorganization that has
been effected in the War pepartment.
The new Sjstem, In accordance with
which the ordnance and quartermaster
general's departments, have been com
pletely overhauled. Is virtually Secretary
Baker's reply to the demand for creation
.. n n.ltilctrv nf munitions.
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nh. r. ImtlRntinns however. that
There are Indications, however, tnai
the reorganization will not allay 'be -
criticism which has been dlrectedagalnst
the War Department. In spite of the
changes made, the Senate Investigating
Committee will continue Its Inquiry Into
the methods of purchasing war supplies.
The new s)Stem Is explained In the
War Department statement as follows:
Tho five purchasing divisions of tho
War Department are co-ordinated and
their conflicting needs reconciled through
the director of purchases, In tho Navy
Department the various divisions recon
die their conflicting needs through the
Bureau of supplies. The Shipping
Board, of course, speaks through Its
chalrmin and the. purchases for Allied
Governments, made In this country, are
under control of the Allied Purchasing
Commission, which speaks through Its
chairman.
There are thus four agencies of the
Government purchasing war supplies,
either for ourselves or our Allies, and
dealing In raw materials and commodi
ties, of which the supply l either less
than the demand or so nearly equil to
the demand that priority Is necessary
to ba determined as to the order In
..M-h the several governmental depart-
t " 4 IJ l.A .1PH lltAa1
fments snoum w ji",(,
The war Industries board Decomca
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Two of Nine Boilers at i Government Trailed Al
Torresdale Plant leged Spy Througli
Affected Notes to Musician
I CAUSED
BY THE THAW'GIRL DEFENDS HIM
Peoph Must Economize.
HotiBeholders hihI Fire Bu
reau First Consideration
Added to the coal shortage, the food ,
ehorlaco and varloun otlifr shortages, j
due to tho war and to tho tecret win. I
tcr that Iiyh been known for many ura, ,
t'hlladeliihla todi facei a vater Bhort
age. . I
Thla l.itct development In the gennal i
iiltiiitlon of discomfort .ind sufferlnc '
wlili whlrh tho cltv h in to lonttnd Is
due to the settlhiK of nn eionomlier at
tho Torresdaln filtration plant, whlili
ln ii out of loinmlsjlon two of the
nine Loiurn at me n'ant ano nn rauaca i
material rrduellon of tho water s'ju. '
plv to hranUford, Kentlngton and I irgc '
dc.tlona of the rlly to the fouth
tho"re,d,,:e,irroRfC,Z ZfT the
needs of householders and thote of the
lrlro Burea'j will bo consulted first.
Manufacturing planlfc will be the prln- I
clpil sufferers, and It Is altogether prob- I
able tint some of the mills will ba com- ,
pelltd to rhut down until the cltuttlon
Iy remedied According to Carleton T.
IaK chief of the Water llureau rellif
cannot bo expected before Krldaj or
Salurdaj.
i'iigj: kconomv
'Tlie crippling of the water suppl,'
said t-'hlef IaIs, 'again rails attention
shirptj to the need of resre retervolrs,
which v.o hao been trlng to get for
toino time To-nintha of the Torrea- f
dale plant has been put out of business
by tho nettling of an oconomlier du
to thawing weather We are without
btorage. facilities, und the onlj way to
meet the situation Is for consumers to
curtail their uoo ot wiler aa much as
possiblo "
The danger of a water famlno In West
l'hlladelphla has passed awaj with the
completion of repairs to tho big supply
pipe at tho Belmont pumping station,
which hurst neral dafl nco and threat- I
ened bcrlous coniequcnces to the people
i of that ueetlon The greatest danger
.!,. .,,. ern. II,. n(., cnnnli l
the condition of tho Falrmount dam. ,
i .I.U. I. I,.MI..., .ln.,.U Dcsln.l '
t,0 jllm of lc0 ln the Schulkll UHer.
The dam is an old wooden affair
treeted man) :ears ago and re-enforced
m. anotl,fr wooden dam. alto of ancient
d.,-n an(i BtrUcture
Awrx-iHi" nn rm- nrMAMtrr
OPPpBE. USE3 OF DTNAMITR
Chief Davlo haa tatd that under
nresent conditions It would be strtm-
i-rnwy 10 use cij namim ior wi purrw
of bretklng the lc jam, and the only
thing that can be dotte Is to await tho
"ur, "" "'"'r " '"
dltlons In the hope that no disaster will
ta!j8 Plac '" h nent'm
Ic9 '" ,the Delaware continues to be a
menace to shipping and to (rlo plenty
of work for iceboats. The American
steamship Bantu, from Chili, with a I
cargo of nitrate for the du Pont Powder
Company, Is Ijlng aground In the Dela
ware Bay, due to tho force of wind and
Ice, and marlnirs are trjing to r.guro'
out wme way of savins her without the
aid of a wrecking tug
r J.rTom"' "Vted''''5, -h:
glJcSSo bluSrt. whlclUtwal expected
would inako itself felt In Philadelphia,
has not arrived s jet. and the chances
are that Its force has been spent In the
Mlddlo West and that no abnormal
weather conditions will prevail here as
a result of jthat storm.
i-enine shot target;- ;
assassin'SAIMPOOrI
Attempt to Kill Bolshevik
Leader Marks Departure of
New Army
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PETROGRAD, Jan. ll.
Four revolver shots were fired ot
Nlcholal Lenlne. of tho Dolshevikl Gov
ernment, today when ho vyis return
ing home from witnessing the departure
of the first G000 volunteers of the new
Socialists army for the front. Lenlne
wan unhurt. All four shots went wide
of their mark.
The volunteers were given godspeed
by one of the most enthusiastic demon
strations the city has seen In months.
Red flags lined the route ot the parade
and scores of bands pla)ed revolution
ary music.
Ten thousand other volunteers for the
re now en-
new "army of democracy
rolling In the Tetrograd district alone.
The
volunteers are responding to a
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. Pecmi u"iri io mo jicuimo i..m "j
. Bolghk, Oo,frnment and by the
' nmuslan commander-in-chief, Ensign
I icrylenko. .
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I SAFE ROBBED OT $10,500
Theft
in Commonwealth - Edison
Ofllco Baffles Polide
miir-AGO. J.n. 16.The Cl.Icairo no -
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lien iw.) u.u iiij.iiii "j - -
110,500 stolen form a safe tn a Drancli
ofllco of the Commonwealth IMIson Com.'
pans. Tlie money ws in bills of large
denomination
. John J. Houlihan, a bookkeeper, who
was ono ot tho tew persons said to have
known the combination of tho safe and
declared to be tho only ono who carried
a key to It, was taken to police head,
quarters and questioned but later was'
released. (
$10,000 FIRE AT STEEL CO
Defective Electric, Heater Causes
Blazo at Bthjehem
BOTHL151IEM. Ta , Jan. 1. A de
fective electrla heater caused a (10,000
fire -In No! 7 tempering plant at tho
, Bethlehem Steel Company today,
I Til i nn mianlelon of Incendiaries
m tht, jtpartment, which la working
1 on BUO ior(ings, . -
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Suspcet Helioved Addicted to
DrugH May nave Been Tool
of Rigger Men
WAHIIINOTON, Jin 10
'the love of Walter Sporeniann, alleged
Ijcrnnn agent, for a preltj. talented Klrl
musician at n hotel hero lcil to hU
nrreH In the Hampton ltouds na.il dis
trict That girl -.Vlls VI.ij Mnotin liorua
nho li AnierUnn through and through
tald today Hie hid warned Pporemann
agilnst worKIng around nm (.amps hi
mur", ua he w tc a ilennan It nilijlii be
dangcroui for lilin
Letter., win. n i-por. minti eni (lie Cin
were rtopped In trtu'lt .md Inspected bj
,i10 ,,rjP rJfn 0f i,0rrnmcnt ofllclals
I .., way the, hept ,r.,e of h.m ,r
retted him near Newport c, Vn and
now har him hafelj tn i irtodv nt Hit.
tlmoro
tji0 ..j !MUkCian Is not t carded .13 In
any wh conneoled with r-porennnn's al
itgtd mh worl.
In so far as Iepirtment
of .iutlm ngrnli nnd newtpnpermen
hao bepn able to atirtaln th had
Known porflnantt scveial ears anil
warned him to kIc up eui'lumcnt
which might git him Into trnubl"..
lMtOUvUM DIlttJAPHin
Incldentallv (loernmtnt eUlen'c in
dicates hporcminn was probabb addicted
to drugs Tho initio Pro was In
fornii d that the Manli of hi,) rffecls
rhowed seernl diugs hnd u lipodermlc
In bin trunks, along with daiiMKlng dcu u
men'b Indicating an allltucn with hi;
fatherland.
Tint f-poremann mav lma been n
tool for bigger men Is the belief of iu
thorltlei here lhej think he collected
data and they so that his worU was
nmateurkh. lie left a trail of letlem
In his room and u Herman army ui.l-
furm, to sa nothing of a f 70 board bill f
In Uiltlmore, It Is said
And, what wia even mon Important,
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l" B'" HI1IBH.1UII. !"' ''" J'"")
at the hotel where she worked, pro
feitcd to bo dumbfounded at the revela
tions of Sporemanu'u work.
WON'T BKLinvn HIM SP1
"Oh. do jou think It can be true?'
she aisred. "Don't vou think It might
b exaggerated? 1. can i. oeucve a, ii
non i unow wiiyi id mum. i
"DMn't jou know that he was a qer-1
man"" the was afked.
'Oh. Jes, I know that And I alnave
tutu iuiu iiiab ji uubiu nui t" w.i
aroupd army camps because ho Is a Gor i
man. I begged and begged him to get
something else to do where ho wouldnt
be In so much danger Hut. of tourse,
I didn't think ho would do an) thing like
this.
"I m nn American through and
through, nnd I wouldnt do anlhlng
against my countr). Why, I'd dlo first "
Hporemann, she haul, had expressed re-
gret at tho entr) of the United htales
Into the world war, but they hid not
frequently dlseutsed tho topic.
Tho girl claimed to hivo met Spoie.
mann at a German hotel in llaltlmoi.
where she was working, about four )eurs
ago. Khe said he had been empIo)ed
at clerical work for a plumber Govi rn
ment agents sa) before tho war ho Ind
Continued on I'aco Tblrleen, Column Thrr
LABOR IDEA BLOW
TOIMPERIALISM
Wflii't nf Rriiill WlipklT"
J-jUILI OI millbll VUlKLIb
Substantial Aid to Wil-
son Policy
SPURS GERMAN DISCORD
WASHINGTON Jan IS
British labor's renunciation of annex
atlbns in Asia Minor, India and Africa,
with declarations for vast protectorates,
marks Britain s most Important step
forward In tho Interest of democrac)
In tho war, oltlclals here declared today
Thev Insisted that It would be Imnos
Bible tn overertlmate the Importance df
tthls announcement, inado with the full
I sanction of the Government. It back
stops eflectlvel) President Wilsons np-
l"al t0 ,h Russian people. It should
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established In the saddle.
Whether It will hold the
Russians
firmly against a Berlin-made peace Is
fully ri problematical, however, as Is
the ultimate effect of President VA II
'"son's message. Bolshevlkl control is of
such a nature that no man can forecast
what It will do from moment to moment
on in) tubject. But officials here were
very hopeful mat ine iirinsn announce
invent, which advices to the embassy here
I show was sent In fun to retrograo,
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Organised lvbor 111 the Lulled Mates
I Indorses tue "" ""'!"" V cr '
complete uccord betiveun labor leaders
In Kngland and those In-thls country, ae. j
cording to ofllclals at. headquarters of
the federation. Their attention was called
to sections of the message of greeting)
l.t.r..n i. i.r..M.nt Samuel Gomn.r ml
W. A. ApDjeton. secretary of tho British
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Federntloirof Trades Unions.
GOMPKUS'S CABLU TIMELY
In this cable, after declaring that or
ganlied labor of the United States will
never participate In any International
coqfetence of workers of all countries
of the worM which would allow repre
sentation to German labor aa at picsent
controlled. Mr. Oompers said:
Tho people of Germany mutt estab-
lh dtniocracy witnin tneir own domain
nnd make opportunity for International
retaiion" m' m-. " -(.-fw .u
Ciwllaeca on Th TMrj
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BB -S-f9HH WMKKKm? -X - a
The glnxs factory nnd warehouse of 11. Perihtein, 51D-18 South Randolph street, was uciiruyvu .,
lire todaj. Person occupying the dwellings 1:1 the rear were forced to flee to the homes of neigh
bors. rro7cn fireplugs interfered villi the work of the llrcmen.
$50,000 DAMAGE
IN FACTORY FIRE
Dozen Families Driven to
Street Crippled Man
and Ten Horses Saved
TWO
ANIMALS IUJKNEO
A dozen famillfs were ilrneit into Iho
ttrtet crlunkd man and ten horj.es
were re'eued and i horre and goil were
burned to dtath earlj todaj when lire I
destroyed the warehouse ami glYtt
factorv of II. PerilJteln, M0 IS f-outh
Itandolph ttreet, and damaged tho
dwellings in the tear which face on Uod
man street and Concha plies Tin loss
Is osllmated at 1(0,000
Hampered by froten fireplugs and lev
ir,0tCi tlie "work ot tho flrenien was
batardoui. but they worked valiants to
bring tho flimee under coulrol Cellarr
0f the hoiifes In the vlclnllv were flooded
vviui vnier
ine flro Ii believed to hive started In
the warehouse shortlv before S oi!oc!
A householder In tho vlclnltv discovered
the blaze and turned In an alarm W lien
tlio engines arrived the Haines had
spread to tho other buildings all of
which were of brick i imUnatlon, three
stories In height
riremcn aided l.j men in the vlclnllv
led ten horses fiom tlio burning building
One horse nnd a goat could not be
reached and were burned
The (lames Ignited tin rear of the
houes .on Hodman slreft and ' 'oucha
pliee Philip Mlvrrsteln a cripple, liv
ing nl MS .-o 1 1 1 1 1 Kandilph street was
tarried to tafetv bv Samuel Wilntraub
with whom ho lives
BOY I'OOl) "Cim KBS" IIIXI)
i Youths Admit Seluig Proceeds ot
Ircight Car rllieft"i to Ifousewivcs
Two ho)M, wlio admitted ileallng food
stuffs from freight vara on the Phila
delphia and Ileadlni; Rallwa) at Ameri
un anu lumbcri md street
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them to honi.cwlven, wern held
id m too
brfll for court b) Maglstrato Glenn at
,n" Fourth and Vork htrcets elation
They are George Schlolucr.teventeen
'if - " i'.f",i.rl,T?,t"'0f"f,Z
II llllin nitliuvi uiiv4 "in in i n U cia
teen jean old, Third street above Dla
l mond. The )ouths were arrested b)
railroad detective Marks
NKGltO SEUIOUSI.Y ACCUSED
Charf-ed With Kelling omuii and
Attempted Kobbery I
negro, accused of attacking Mrs
Kato Metzger with a shovel In the sta
ble of her home, at Eight) -fourth street,
and Bulst avenue, was held today hi,
$1600 ball bv Magistrate Harris, at the
Thlrt) -second street and Woodland ave
nut station i
Enraged b her re-istance, tlie negro
Eeu Is Franklin Neill, of Montclalr. N
J. felled her with a shovel and fled'
after she had bUi-Oessfull) warded off his
attempts to tike $55 which the hid just
received In, tho tale of u. cum and nlf,
according to the police beard! for the
man was begun Immediate! after th
,..,1, in! lviiinv. find resulted lii bis
arrest n a moving picture theatro, near
Sixth street and Ulrard avenue lato last
night.
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BABIES Di:AD. MO'IHKK IX JAIL
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Woman Accused of Double Killing
Uvmovcd From Hospital
. i,i.i,..,i nr lladdunneld. X.
. '""' """".'7.V.:. I ..7 " ' i.ii...I
J, nccUieii or minus n-r mu ""'
ln. caM lien the family faced starvation,
was removed today fronv tlio loopcr
,lftli0i,ai to tlio Camden County Jail
The "date of her trial ha nut )ct
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Hospital unit iieaay tor ntrvicc
t The hospital unit of the Pi ctb) terlro
' ...,. , nl.l.i.nlnlh ..ml ri h.ft
liospuai, aiiiiij-.,i,i... mmw ' ".'
streets, the third Philadelphia hofpltal
unit tendered to tho United States Gov.
ernment. bus lliilshed Its training and untang o tho 1 proij ""' of ""'"'do with making Philadelphia warmer;
will toon be Hi France, accordlne to'and city, and that all was peace and job , ,Q m0() th
statements made by Ha officers.
Gets Verdict Against Trolle) Line
For Injuries received In a collision be
tween a truck and car ot the Public
Service Hallway. Joseph Davis was
awarded IU00 today In the Camden
CoUnty Circuit Court. John McAllister,
B coat
dealer, who owned tho truck,
il.-' n -STlwaa avyardtid J050 damsgea.
-....rfaiiaiittAijaM . tiuiii mnmiiiM i i
QUICK
MEDAL AWARDED JULIAN C. INDOLE'S FAMILY
A speclil wjt incdal liaa been an at tied the fnmlly of .lullau C. Diddle,'
Amrilcan uviatot,' Killed while seiliiB with the Trench army, bj tho Aero
Club uf Aim rii i, 'ti cording to a dispatch receded ,from Paris. Young IJIddlc,
wlio--e liotuo wns nt I'll Dehancrv utrect, was killed while, fllnB off DunkiiK
AtiKU't 1V. Ho ni n ron of the lite Ailhur Hldille, nn nttornej, and in
graduate uf Vale las of I"I2 lie wis t. member ot the tladnnr Hunt,
I'hiliii'elpln.i and other clubs '
MINIMS RELEASES RUMANIAN ENVOYS
I'lnnuGUAIi, Jan. Hi. The Kunnnlan delegation arrested estcrd.iy by
BolshcvlUI authorbUoj was releaeeil
Tho ncllon of Hie f'unilcr followed a
tho Aincilcnn cmbasiv at which a formal ttcmiml was tnndo
incdlatcl' relet t'm Utiminlnii"
( AMDEN MAN SWALLOWS POISON BY MISTAKE
i'luitms How land, tlilrtj-clglit vears old ".S Clinton street, f'anidcii,
swallowed poison ut his homo toduy In mistake tor mcdlilnc. llo vviu
removed to tho Wtft Jcraov Homeopathic Hospital Pii)lclans sa) ho will
rc(uvoi
WILLARD QUITS NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, Jan. lb-1'anlcl
tlio !1k business men that Ii3n been
fui war, ha) hcvored nil eoi ncctlon with
wua learned tnda). lit tendered his irslgnatlon as Lliairmitii nf the ndl;.orj
commission of th roimi'll wim tlnio iiro. but iiniiuiiucemeiit of It was with
held at tlio request of the President Picildcnt V ll'un litis nu however,
ncirjjtul tl o ltslsnatlon
PLKNTY OF' COAL; IT'S JUST
THE MATTER OF GETTING IT
Tfl..i. :..... lu ..,1,. iviii.inc
muis.111 uniuu.iii..a..o
From Them Is a Cerebral Substitute That
May Not Strike a Wholly Popular Note
By
WASHING fO.N. Jan. IB
WLa,o
HIM. most personB In Philadelphia
been moving heaven and earth
to inoio i llttlo precious coal in tin.
direction uf their bins a man In VAnih
Ington, with the calm assurance that
comes with Federal authorltjhas been
moving a great deal aw a) from us
With vciy llttla motion on his part
only tho mere lifting of a telephone re.
celver off Its hook, he has hucceeded In
moving untold tone away from us Ho1
has dono this deliberately and without'
apolog) Moreover, "nervy" though jou
may think It oT him. he has done this
because he has conceived It to be his
duty to the American people to do It
Ho has done It In an ardent endeavor to
, h, h ,.,., eam remuner
',',.,"
earn to the tun exieni mo voiie-jt
ates him
I The man is u. . oniarr uiu ru
road man" of the fuel administration
A short while ago the Philadelphia
newspapers announced hopefully t vneir
shivering readers that CI. Js Snider had
newspapers announced nopetuny iu ineir
been put In charge of the transportation
of coal for the relief of the Quaker
I City.
This looked llko hot news-to mt,
optimist at least Mr. Snider Is a per
sonage of recognized ablllt) amounting
ntinnat to irenlus. It was said. In the
.... ..!.. ...i
out of railroad tanglen
"iB"-'""l. .." .""--. -;.;;
und In the rollevlng or ranroiu cunnen-
' t0 jIo B the trafllo manager of all
of t
tho Xiiw York central lines east of
, ..
Burfalo. and large things are fuiu ot
i.i .i.. i.wranhi nf mlirnariers.
'Nov- wo'll get some action," the
nntlmlsts sil.l. 'and maybe some coal,"
lliey added as an afterthought, .
But the coal was not ortl.comlug.
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lteport liau it tnoi tr. oi.iurr ...
dally telephonic communication with,
Messrs. Potter Und Kwis. appolnt,d to
......v,.., -"" :"-, . ..I
kBu.' .M.lliilhr?h. !ni,.tS Leml
about this time tho reiterated accounts.
-. h Hall. IsUivrinn ipl IrA ri U. tt1
If 4 HIQ wtAlt .vnijM.wwu - r "". -
Mr,nH.,l;r .iS Philadelphia bin to
maK.8',heVood ."''ot'C.tl'.V.'n U
!!'?!" r,ir2.i.e,t 'nU'h ,0 ",a,", Sn5
"Whatever made ou believe that I
wan appointed for the express purpos
lot makln-f Pblladelphla warmr
:,hi
NEWS
tud) n( the order qf Premier Le.nlno,
Joint ineetlnc of the dipt
lomatlo corps In i
tlmt T.cnliio Ini- '
" ""'.wi'iii.4 narfor nnu woum ,
I Wilhril. ono of the. most prominent ofUad tu the shipping ot greater lomuWw.
nsslsttns tho tlovernniOnt In preparliiK ihrough this elt). Thb, ho said, would 1
with tiro founell of N'al'piml Hofense, It result In diverting ships, now bcl'mr ssnt, 3
Wllhni
tho t oiinell of N.il!p
i-T-4 ivr rn.,.. .,n. ia,..i
.--y-, WJ ''K ' "i
M'l.ISS
Coal for the People
First, Says L'xperl
Air. and Jlrs.. Housekeeper, jou
of the empty bins, the transpor
tation expert of tho Federal fuel
administration thinks vou ouKht
to hiivc the coal first, even if vou
can't tcet it. Here is what li. N.
Snider tas:
"Let the people have the coal
first.
"Then the public utilities which
lake care of the people.
"The War Industries will look
after thsmbelves, if they are not
nlrcady looked uftcr."
It was Mr
Snider himself that put
mo queeuou ue smnea amusedly at
niv uuiiuii ui iiiu wuanfr c ii) s noiuing '
tho Idea that ho van Its nartlculir ii.
and If the situation hadn't been so des
perate, It Is qulto possiblo that lie would
have laughed out luud.
'lo arrive In tho sacred presence of
tho transportation expert It was neces.
tary to scout around the back rtinn.
of tho White House until one came to
l.l. nna .- .i... .. ,..' Z" ."
" ,... ....,,.,, n.icrc, on sep.
urato rorners. hum two of tho busiest
.... .... - "--.
"'" 'n?u"n',,a'Jne :ro' up In
......-.. -,..- -. ui-cIuraiion or
war tho food and the fuel adm nlstra.
j 'VL t!l .,,. . s. ,., , .
i'"";" ,attr .". bl luer llI'e "M
' " "JIdmself TerXn " '.fi'
at,
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, , .... -,.. ,.. ...,
.,,,, .. n,i.tav. h. .ini-in. ..
r "a" "."'ifhlne h? fn.P,rj"',a' .
"As a matter of fact." ho rushed on.
knowing that there wero no coal, of
- ,. , ..... ,. h. h..n, ,. ,,-
1 . " " w '"""
''' haven't been able to get coal Into
& 1 avT.T "" " "
it'.jrk.thTs." ho continued, "and I
"'ft0 nd,I
vrM uncIiarii
ot
eye M Ci
Hasskarl Points
Great Advantages;
Philadelphia"s 2
t-Tavlinv H
Air a rntL. TTijnLitmr-kit7&
ry rtn i o al'NOIJlIJXlwv.
BY SHIPPING BOA
Assistant Director
Baffle
fied Superiority Over'K" J
Y. Will Prove Convincing 0 "i
CJIEAPEK AND QUICKlW
.'j
Philadelphia's Port
'
HcncfitH Summarised
TOSKl'JI V. HASSKAKUAssbfy
" nut Director of WhnrVrJrii
liocKsi und Ferries, urges a moveJ
mini 10 nuvo tne united states'
Miipping board investigate the ndV
IffY"
vnntiiiros f,r th. tmci nf t71,llai'
:V'Z-
.Inlnlilf, v
UenclUw to be derived by tlMt
Government by bending niunttiofi
and hliunlies throuu:;. this harbnel
,u; .. . . "W y
I t'urtial untangling of the
m. m
eastern freight muddle.
2 Cheaper transportation an!
handling. vc'
O uetting the Poods to the bat-
v tlefront mnn nii!elK M
Advantages of the Philadelphia
port arc:
1 A thirtj-foot channel nt low
f water and n thirty.yi.Y-foott
channel at high water, whlcM
niutii cany anv iiout HOW plying,
beluccn tho United States ami
Europe J&
O I'iers and pier facilities ci-
- celled by no jiort in the
woriu.
t&
3 Elimination of lighterage byl
the belt railroad line in Del-.
tlUliri) ,l( mni.n ..n .1 ! -..,1- 1
the threu trunk lines running into
mo uiiy
A Ptoximity to. tho sources of 1
" supply, eliminating a ninety I
J
mile nuul to New Yprk, vaviMrl
live or more dajs cotihUmed in mW
a uimci- prcsciu coiiuitiontr.i,--r V
Joseph F. Hasskarl, Assistant MI
of tho Ieparnien( of Wliarveaiil
and Ferries, today urged an Invest
lion of the Philadelphia port b
Iriilted States .Shipping BoaKf aC jfJH
means of obtaining partial soluUbfifi 1
tho eastern freight tangle, cheaper, liIt1
dllng of munitions and supplies' for Ml iA
United States forces In l'ranco anoTfc S
the Allies und quicker movement of tjiestTvJ
supplies j 'I'ia
Tho Asvlstant Lilreelor rnr..H f.nJS
IUlriio that anv Innulri- li- thn .),lin'i. Jetiu
LtO'iril V.llllil wlir.i tl.n ...... .. J. '. lii
- . .,.. ,.lu blLjfc uuinnun,
ot tho Phlladelnlil.-i l,..rl,- n.i ...-T.. ,..;?
to l.ostoii and New York for cargojaf fjf!
to Phlladolphli yv?
Mr. Hasskarl pointed out that Pldiai'x
hll.lila Is not uble lo give Us niostTrfiXl
flelcnt help lo tho Uovcrnment at til -VJ
time because business men did not 1imI.P
warnings oi many )ear' standing Ufcat (M
.......vu.-. ., uiivuiu UW UUUU JlO 6ll0tTftrar;(ll
that piers must now bo used for storafcti ViVl
ui ireigni. uecausc ot lack of walrtKyS
houses vi iT
Mr. Hastikurl
tll.irlr. rw..Hr.nfnM .. iti
...u..u V,II'M( IBVHO ,l"jij
'rr;;:. ;,':." '"'"!s',i..,,',u.'
-- -; ;- (
tiote ot the New ViXSV
yKing 'In'oru't'li
being made to take care of ln New Ydtk. V'
Besides that he pointed to the ili(,If.'Jtf
haul from western points to Phllaiil-vS'
phla and showed that no llahteraMK ,'
required In Philadelphia, while In fw0il
York the cost mounts from 30 centsS to !'?:
(1 additional on each ton becausa&af W
1,- .1l.lnn. ..II....J ..- 71 -A!
.a i,.taii.u u. miiivnu lerminais Irffln"1
tlie loading piers. None of this txmeiw.
at the Philadelphia port because of 1tti
belt railroad line on nlauam nUiu ivVf!
which links up with the three trunk lfac$ffl
entering the city, :",1Ljif-a
We could handle ever) thing "ieri$P
tald the assutant director, "even
eftlclently tliuu It Is handled ln
York. In that port the piers are,' i
piled high with munitions watting
nient. The railroad yards are
and the terminals choked ro that.
more can be Handled. Jsf'i'4.
"I do not wish to criticize the .'a
ernment fur the manner ot Its cbna
of the war. But I do wish that thai
flclals would make an Investigation?!
I our facilities for handling foreign lai&.''i'
ments here. I am sure that they "weJiM 'U
. be Impressed and would take ntamata
let us help out, tltrough our admlraM
port. In winning this war,
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VW-n
PACILITIKS EQUAL .NEW TOS
' Comparisons show that we h
pqual tiers ot every voou quality ,
Continued on rase Thirteen, Calama
THE WEATHES
ron: cast
- nr f iiiuutriurt hi. uiiu Tiiraiii
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Bun rle 7-T a m, I Sun Mts.of
IIKIAWARIS RltRR THIS
CltnSTUT BTREBTil
tub sttr.4-?4 m. I Illah v.ter.i
Uw wur.llll a.u I Low wUr,
TF.VHT.RATImi
Today" Install
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