a ,"V' ('I -: H LJVJTT t'W-"." V7 S--rf5 -fi1- , JT" t.7 -W - x,,. l(r &l ( u 1'lj SWT? n- ej-8 ' fl jjT ijyfts f EVENING PUBLIC LEDGiDftlHILADELPHlA, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1918 ;0F 50,000 tINESSOUGHT ;& 7 f nnnin i Barnett Increase Before aval Committee "GREAT SNOW OF 1717" RECALLED BYBLIZZARD . F'.NOW INSUFFICIENT. i? ; Accomplished by Branch Service Regarded by ,1flahy ns Most Popular v"iW Bu a Staff Cnnr ajiaiiifrii ( -. WASHINGTON1, .Inn 23 'movement Ih moii under way lo In- the strength of tlio in irlno corps 9,000 to nbout C ,0,0 00 men, General lieorgo unriitu, com- t of tho innrino corps iccom Peace Talks Mask for Big Teuton Drive Continued from l'tice One Information has been received from .Amsterdam that tho German nubniarlno I CottOtl Mutlier Wrote DCSCl'ip- fleet Is being overhauled and fitted out' ,. , . T ,. with heavier guns nnd that new units I UOtl Ot QtOl'ni 111 L.CttCr nro bring added to It. Ocrminy may i n'..5pml oven llsk sending out her high sens L" 1J-iui Meet lo glvo battle to the ltrltlh Meet, vvnuo tnc suuninrmes runccniriiit- , v t itt. nrprntp DI?DTCUtin -.U : 11 -L J j. UIJJ IM.1k)ILLJ .iaunlnat merchant fltlpplns. Surprising Talcs of Survlvul " Sheep, Suino and Poultiy Uuried in Drifts With tlio reii-dilvo and tho land of- fahkhe under way In I'rnncu and Hcl Blum It Is probable that the Austro Ucrman urmlcs In ltnlj. will lencw their blown In tint thentei of war. This Is conllrmcd to some extent b news from tJencvi that tho bad weather on tliu ltillan front hat Interfered with plins I fer Herman", s "general w Intel cam- I palgn " I AL.I.11.S Alti: I'lMU'AUINtS While tlio Genitalis have been leor gniilzlng tin Ir 111 mv on tlio western ftniit. putting Mjillik' solillcts of the 1 shock ttoop tvpo In tho first lines titiil mm hitf tnrn Ittt.i llntelnm fmtll litis 1 . .... . . . . r.T AIM .!. r.la ... 1 .. 1.. a-............ i,ui sin. mi. a tei imv. iii.m vwiri.mi; irtr-i u ..s....-,-.. mo iii.-ii-u-u . . ....... .m ..-.., ,"-- --. .,:;; .:..;.:. 1.1... tinn of n,e mint s. ..r i',hnnn n. ..t.mi 1... tiuiipiit.il hornrn tin. I sill meiiarillK 1U I le !. iluu "I"" ." .- . .-'" - - - J. HIUll "I'l" .-. ..... - - - - 1717 ' II .nil nf I . a It r. t ,lA.l..l -: .!. r ...it. .. ...!.. r...i.n 1111111 inn 1 n tu 1 nun iiriimn uar rn ir . . . .. ...n ....v - .n. ..: ... . .... .. iXWl .lllitlin .-.Ultlin...... v ...w mww - -- - --- - -- ijt"Hetrcentatlei. leports or tne inM few davs enow- 111.11 " tithe movement Is fivotcd 1 n Hrce tueio imm uren 1 patuni iiwiv iwmber of Senators nnd CoiiRinsiiun ' nient of tlio Allied armies In tho wct :o nra hlfihly iilenetl.wHn tho letordi T-"1 treiuli novv hold lite extrenio nortn- ,ffcrvic.e nnd ellklciwv .t!vLllshnl ty I r" ! of the llho on the ueid-in coist MU tsranch nf thf nrnu'i furLC-. Willie UK" liruisil linn, nan lit en T" ".." . . .... .1 t. ...1. .1 nil... ...I ... .. ....1 t TestlfJlnR before Ulo noilee ?.i.ii "" ruuin..i.i 1.. n iiuh 4 . mm of 'Urn bllZ7ard which Is vwitplui; tlio' rountry toiH reinlls tho famous liliz ziid of 171? u hen the vailous Mttle nients In M tsKicliuvettH were i-tiUBBlliiB UK,iln"t huiiKer, pistilcncc nnd Inrd ships .'ind lnvlm; Hit foundations for1 tint L'tiltid Mitts of tod i I In 11 Icttei to 11 friend in llndand 1 t'ottttii .Mather the oleliriilt.it mlnlt-ter' K ive a vivid descrlp-. to ODIOUS COMPARISONS MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1888 Weather forecast "Looks like rain." Storm began Stindaj. Maximum wind vclocit; sixty mills. Snow fall; 10.2 inches. City isolated except for two wires in Press office. No food entered citj room .Mon day until Thursday. Street cars moved on third d.i. No mail for two dajs. MONDAY, JANUAKY 28, 1918 Weather forecast "Cloudy and colder, probably snow." Storm began Sundny. Maximum wind telocll J forty miles. Snow fall; 11.2 inches. A few wires down to South and West. Meatless and half foodless day. Couldn't sell It if we had it except half a da). Street cars moved intermittently all day. Tuelless day and cars-on Sunday schedule an) how. Mail service 0. K., but slightly dela)cd. SNOW ADDS TERRORS TO TROLLEY TRAVEL Wide Labor Reforms Demanded in Germany Continued from Tate One .ablcd MJldlerM, calculated to Inxuic them Lilies Blockaded nnd Hapless I ami their dependent ndenunto enro be- --. tt i , tt j tvvcrn tho lime thev lit a dlschtlKed and PaSSengei'S Held Up lor the time they aio fully reestablished It a T.. T.-o..,.,.lu pi Ivato citizens lUil -lllLv.1 t43 v fc t I CZERNIN'S OVERTURES LINE' I STm JUNKERS' ANGER TRANSIT 'BANANA So Dubbed Waiting Hundicds, Dc- cnuso Cms Conic in Hunches When They Move RECORD SNOW STORM TIES UP CITY, STATE AND NATION ulrs Committee, Major Gtneial 11 n l sett ascrted ih it the in.irlae torus needs at once niiproxlniat61y rT.tfuiJ more Mnirt ii moft Ih,, nun miterriini of lul- 'Itlonal ships and nun There nro notv a Ittko iiumbit of marines In l'ranee, bo h ild, tho ts.ut r number ho could not mike iiublk, and crocram of senutnK i latKc nunibtr EJROrc over to co-operate Willi tliu aim illtakea It desirable and nct"aiv lo in crease the strength of th.e iji.irliie. corps J) General ltainett went over vlth ll eommlltfH In detail the number of vwi- rl'hlus i-nlliil for In the invv s nroKrani how many marines it would be neeesstry to v!aco aboard each Vessel, and demon strated to the full tittlsr.ii lion or a. '.majority of the loinniltteo niemliei that .the. '30.000 men now In tho marine coips Will not bo sutllcient to man all the ships With tho quota of matlnes, inuui-.es iipart many thousands moio for nrvlco hi the trenches In Trance A The committee will Uecii. UiU uti- fnony of Genual DiTuctt trrinlnd vhen "it begin frnmlnu Its annual nppropiia i ilon bill shortlj, and the prosperts aio ?that tho marine corps lncruio will jfc recommended b the committee to ( tho House. rj?ATho marine corp. In Hie minds of Utinny the most poptinr liraucn of the ?rmect forces of this countij, has" liicn ; fnore than trebled Jn t.titiiKtli tliirlmt jujo last eighteen months J'icviuus to August, 1316. the total (strength of-the itorpa was 10 00D men On August -V. 10 I'eitiKiess In- creaseil the enlisted glh from ln.noo to 15,000 men and .ml oititd tin I'resi- ;lent in cuse of cutt-rcini)' to in Hit, the increase up to 17.400 : T TVIiMi thi . inprrpnrv r.imo nftpi thA c declaration of a state of war with t.er- mans". thej'rrcsideut authoiled the en listment Jft the coriw up"to 37 100 "On AUSUStj 10 last qpnBiesn juthurired rtlll itnother Increase of tic marine 'corps to 30.000 Tha strenirth of tho in irlne corns now j'ls 33,000 men mid 3001) rvtrvrs .t i otai or 30,000 men c- below St TUu Moumtt sec'toi (on the Witt I'l.iti- dtiis flout) which Hie Ililtlsh held for line" Jens and win re their gall ml stand held hick thu Geimnns fiom Dun kirk iuhI t'alils has bten t llten over by the I'renth They are suppoitcd b Iklglam .-Ulilukhtil between two i-cctlnns nf the lli'llxh .u mv on the l'lanco-Helglan finiiticrs .no ihc roi"JgUe 1 lit tienih fortes In Chimp igne (the tllsllkt imineillitelv wtst of the Aigonne ftutil) have been crcatlv htiencthcned ill view of the possibility nf a Genu ill Miokf in that -cilo'i It Is viitutllv conllrmcd tint foties of Vubtio-lliuiKailaii soldltrs hive iiatlicd the west, but the- Gel m ins aio not lilac Inj? tin in In positions of Impoitimo Thev it. Kenertlly UmiI as t-Uiports III tiultt m tors ItAKEIl FORECASTS RIG U-BOAT DRIVE 17 b one of the lust dtstilptlons of Isfvtro vilntei ivir hindcd down hv n New Ihisland wrltti nf two ttnturles iko Some extracts from this descrip tion follow 'tin the twentlttli of the li't IVbiu- nrv there iino on a Snow, which belnt,' added unto wlnt hid covered the ground I a ft w davs bifote, nndi a thlrker min-l tlo foi our niothei than what was uual And e stotin with It was for the fill-' IuwIiik davs to violent as to malic nil I (oniumnhatiou between o N'clghbois evtrjwhcre to icast ' I'ccplo for some hours, tould not pits , fiom one ship of a street unto another Hut on ve Twcntv Kourtb d iv of o month eoines 1'cllon upon 0 i Anothti -now taint mi wlilili iilmost buried ,ve memory of p foiuur with a stoim n famous ih it Ht.ivtn laid an IiiKidltt on ve I'.ellglnus Asstinblles tbiouglioul l lountrv on this Loid's l)av. je like wheu until bid ntvei In en sei n befoie ' lh 1 mil ins in ir an hundiid lur' did iitllnn Ih it their l'athers mvci told them of an) thing lint e(Uiled it V i-t numbci nf ittel wen iltstiojcd In this (' ilainitj XMieicc f some theie wcio of H' Mraiigci sort vicio found t-tand-Ing dtad on their legs, as if the) had .been alive, in my weeks aftei, wlnm WASHINGTON, Jim I.S. hecieUuv of AV.il ISakci believes that Geinnnv not onlv Is preptrlUK Tor n bl drive on 1 mil, but tint tho 4 most poweiful olTenslvo lilthf l to up. dot taken' Is to be made by subma. line?. - ."As the time tlrnvvs near when nneo aR.iln the enemy will endeavor to stilko a decMvo blow In tho west" fecietaiy Hiker stnted ill Ills weekly icvjcvv of ho mllltaiy situation "It must bo cmphsl?ed th.it lie will not bo content with mero military opeia tlons on a largo exIo "Dm Ins the last fortnight enemv submarines In'vc been recalled to homo poi tu to bo relltted and tho most povv eiful submirlno offensive hltheito v dertitkcfi iim. bo expected to bo launched niralnst our lines of commit iikutlon with Knmrc. to Interrupt the ste.idv How of nien and munitions for our army and looel supplies for the Allk" Althoueh till llW ,,.,.t-,. ,.,,,...n i.-.....,. only authorlres a strengTlT d Jo unn " -,1 L i"-' L " men, General Darnett his ttfcen. au 1" cpnnectloit- with Mr. UaWs X-untage of the fact tint .during ttv- "tut ment ot the wltlulnwnl of enemv cral months Bliortlj nftei tlio big l'n- suhm irlncs It was pointed out that crease authorized thn1- W-rt far ksi Jccnased losses tu bhlpplui; during than 30,000 men irtilisreil-vvhtrli lft t-i lll last Tew weeks have been repoit balance of uuthoiizilliy over3iiniCienC,.f 'i n,,.u Ulu al "creiarj rt review now pay moio tliair tltL anthorlzedf Ki's Ki.-'- as uio omci u explanation Mrcnicth. - i rl " lno 'tvc "tins- Before.. August. 1D1C. thciu were onlv "During tlio period under review te t ofltcers In tho nnrlne corps Tln-ie jewed activity aloni thu entire western iiOMr 1130. An lionclad rule has ,.'U'"0!.V' .....,..,...,.. ..... ,.. - , -i . .. , . , ijic rtK'o'i i"i'ieiiiiK tne .uriii jca evn laid, down that iH .future- oflln isj i, .,,, .,-,i,, iK-mmr. tho .-i... ..r .. , . - -r j.' .. . : . vs'- .- --... ... .... w -- ai mis, corps must epme-jrenu inc r.illKH Tero lk,htlug ontimipii frnttt I'iiki. One and the poMinin found n i.us to de llvei the mill to various stieets of the dstiltt Pin illy Mime milk sleds c inn nlom and tho I'liltrd Slates mall and Its tanlers eovned Ibe loutis "with the milk ' Down town the .-lluitlou little litter At the lorner of Sixth and 'Chestnut stmts no tins mm In silit 1 up tc and p ist the hour of seven 1'ioni tli tL time till nine onlv n couple of No IS i irs pi-cd and si veil Sis and Us- and an odd I.' or so Tlicit" vcip no tais on SIMIi stiiet ut .nil up to 0 ncloik One tar link lro.a ' 7:l"i until ' 1" to get fiom Twelfth a .Montgotneiv lo sth and Chestnut tin- uiuinlng ' s.vow ri.ous oi i routleeii snow plovs were put lo wnil bv tin suit t Ch mliiR" Dtp irtmeni vis it id iv at ", p m ind Hut lontliiuid wink l'li. Tin i mm Is piled on tin slihs of the Mints aid the Itv olliilals siv tint whll. thev h.ivo HOD tntn nl wok at stnil Inu r-u tlons it is v.iv hilil to gtt lliem to work steulllv .No Iti.ims iio at vioik at all noi will tin J 1 In' put t vvoik until tin snnwstoini alntes a little The tllv b id men at I wurk tills liwilnltir? i It .nine llin nl. 17 in o snow incited .ivv.ij And ollieis nan j uound ( Itv Hall, but tin snow piled up thelt ces glazed over with be at such almost as fast ns It Is tli mil awav a lite, lint being not fai fio ve Sei Wt.ithu lluu ill reports tin iinrint theli mistake of theli waj iliovvntd niontli tlio heaviest .l.uiu hv In snowfall them there One gentknnn on whose n ntord Si f.n It has In en J. ! farms weie now lost above 1100 Slictp, , inches '1 In onlv fill uppiiuihlng it which with othci cutel wei hi in- was In .Innuus. Islil. whin it w i- mil in tin coal itgiuns minis were shut down because tin minus wire snow bound in llich homes As c ich locilltv was mtlnlv dc pendent on its own ii snuiits fotid nnd tl)l fntnlncs were fiiiinl but fiutunittl ncltlici oi'iun'ed t iinv serious n,tm although tin l.ijl tlMilbutloii of food and toil was altinilid with ixlinne ditlkliltv 'Ihc snow fall was prcitist In the south- istein section or the stall, wlulo It averigtd about tvvt ntv tin he rrhla bars tho way to alt outsiders who I Trray wish to obtain a commission In tho , marine, corps through taking an cx.un. inauou; such as is uoncror tne armv) t The enlisted latiks of tlio m irlne corps are full and ttje recruiting brinch kor thin service lias thousimls of appll catlonaton hand from men waiting foi I an opportunity to enlist In tins wav .the servico Is able to chooe Its men and ohtaln men of the hlglict plijsical and L mental fitness I While It has been dlflicult In sonn f, Instances, to obtain men for tho (inns rand nay, tho marlno corps his expcri- ,encea bo irouoie in trebling Its streng'li, .and establishing a rctervo nnd waiting VNEW TRAFFIC PLANS "A e.nefullv co-oidln.itcd oncr.itloii tin del taken bv llritlsh monltois iietiug in conint with 1 ind b itteries tu the alei north of nres subjcclul the Germ in deft nH of i)-tend and suiroutu'Iut; ccunll'j to a sivcre bomb nilmcrit. 'No infantiv netlon ns iittuv till III this sector lij the IJiliisli, but lattr In tin Weill the iicrm.ins iiaetetl sharplv and iliiicled i Miong asiult agilnst tin shoit sector of the line in the dune ana which fringes the toast In the I v cinitv of Nleuport 'Ihls attick. which I mu-t be coiis'deied something more than I n slmplo lalJ broke Into the Trench i lines and foi a luief period Hie enemv danehments wele able to hold theli ground In the advanced Trench outnoMs 1 hi. Trent h sp.ecPlv broiie-M un frpsii forces, diovo out the ttiemy and were I able to reestablish themselves In their frrmci positions without d nicultj. ' "In the Ital'an tlieatie the Inioortaneo of the sui cestui Trench aSMUlt in tho .lijnr A T i t uim i t 'it-g'on nr the ilonto romlii tluec weeks, lUSiLC rt.1 XuAlrH Jllj ago Is pioved b tho retreat of the enemy ' ' In thl ..I e.i "Tho eiiemj has abandoned an exten sive tract of teiraln not tli of the Montn lcmb.1 extending to tlio I'lave Tlic Austilin lines now lest on tho Monte Splnoncia. Italian ki:v iu:i.u:vi:d ' it would appear tli it tlio enemv his , foi the time being nbamlontd his at tenlpt to break tluough this channel to I tne plain "The Auslrlans, vvhllo still strong in this sector nevertheless no longer dl. rectly thrvatcu Uio key positions of the Italian line vncreaslng liveliness of enemv nrtlllerv in tile Val I. ig.irln I I lei "riled It Is niinaieut tint t1'" Aus trl.ins are tarrjing out their plans of iJilftlng theli et liter or attack fuithtr tolhowest ' "The Val Lig.uina offer peculiar at Irieflon for an Invasion of Italv It Is ti clasli path of Invaders coming1 from the north We mav expect that should tho oppoitunltv beeni favorable the I enemy may attempt an operation In nils aiea teiied (shall 1 P.i) oi Innivtd hi the snow, writes me word that there weie Iwo Sheep verv slngululs ilrcum stanced Toi no les til ill eight and twentv dtjs after the Stoim, the Ttnpli nulling out the ruins of above an 100 sheep out of a S"ow Hank which 1 iv 1fi foot high drifted ovei them theie was two found alive wlilili hml been theie all this time and kept themselves illvo bv t itin-r the wool of tlulr tlenl innip minus U hen thev vveru t Un nul tliev sli'd the own 1 keces but nun i,ot Into go Case again sheep weie not ve tin trea'urea tint llvnl un aciountibl fm whole weeks without I their usim sustenance, entirely burled In 'snow drifts The Swine hid a shut vvlt'i e sheep In strange survivals A mm had .a enupli of voung ITol.es wlilili bo g iVe vei for dead but on the twentv. seventh d ij after thtle lluilil thev undo theii wav out ot a S'anw b ink .u the bnitoin of vvhli h thev hid found i little T.msv to feed upon Tho I'tnilli) as un ic- , count iblv survived as these llenswuc found alive after seven das vvcie found alive aftei live nnd tvvunt das bulled In c snow and at a dN- ' tanci finn Je Kioiliul. and (illni,ct-ii r 1 -tlttitc nt nnvlhltlg to fee.1 th. ill The imunhei of irevtutes that ktpt a IHsltl l'at Hliutt no In Snovy fm il'tui weiks ilntet'ire imd uer found iHve ,iftt nil hive jiclded surpizlng stories unto us Tlie X Pit I'll itures of vt Wood, ve outRolm.H t f ve Evening midetlnii I siont as well as the lou'tl In this t'nic of scaicit loi tluni towaids i Sea side A vast multitude of lieu, fm i sime eaun. taking vo s imo touisi .w je Deep Snow Snolllng them of tlieit onlv licftmc, wli'ch Is to iuii thc be- ii imo sin l a Pics it inc-i) mniuiui tint It Is thought not one In twciit) I c ipcd ' twenlj Inilies The onlv 1 ill of nnv month iecillng It was tu Tibiuirv, li'Jlt, whin ii was ,1 1 liulits and In Ucimbci, Tin'i, when -J I tin In s ' Ii The (impel itun v is ivulve iln-ins at x a in and 11 ilc'icis nt " i m tilt lowe-t mi f ii i id TODAY'S SNOWSTORM RECALLS 18DI) IlLIZXARI)1 lln llllzaitl of lsii whit h ti In ftiirm In a liu.isuie iccallrd, wis n furul to In one of the i Hint lluii iu rfpoits as fidlnvvr Ibe storm of lb ruuv nut, will In i-. iiieiimi ild as the Mirch hllzriid of Ihks tm I cbiu ti II all prevltus ucoids nf low tinipuntiiies wiu liukiii In lit u Iv ill sections ul thu Stati, uml iltuing tin i.imr pari tu int mv a sivue smnv storm in riiinpintid bv high winds, sit In, and Iv tin morning of Iilntiuv IJ, liilmuls .mil trollevs win so bullv blocked tint transport itlou ul all kinds lurkcvs i v? is iilnio-t suspended 'Ihc stotm mn. tlnueil with uiiabited cncigj tlnoiikliout l'ebruirs 1.' and 1 J, iluiing wlikli timu tiaflie was at i rt.imNtill 'Hit snow was plhd up In high drifts uml titles and towns weie inmpleteh i tit olf fiom outside tonmiimlwition icot bv win, and the siuits wm almost iinpissdile to pidesirilns linn ln iug no hcavj lods-enn m of I, -n ivv on the (eh gi.iph lln. s, tli m ij li and ii k -phone suvne was but lity iiiteiiuiitiil Mnnv tniplojes wen un ibli h n i li their pkue if hu-im -. in tl cins A';ir S-INCII FALL IN CHESTER COUNTY Wllsl' CIlTsTlli:. Hi .tm 5 Allli light liulits of snow iilrt.ulv filku since cult list night and still falling thlcktv, hi In,; ill iv tli bv n high wind htstir Count', is In tho grip of tile elniunts totliv Unit vius a full of six im In h on s illlld iv, and this cou pled with the prestnl stoim. Is tauslng title li tumble l.vuv ttnlliv lim out of Hie boioiigh Is tit I up nnd Hi iiii-n, ul ti ilus an 11111111111. Iiihlud si lictlule Countiv lotds im blotktd In the cuts mid low pi u is and tr.ivtl bv tt un Is Impossible A minihii of luge nintoi -tiuiks finiii 1'hll uk Iplu i gut "IiioiikIi inilv tinlii, but uio stoiinsiivnl hue, SNOW BLOCKS COAL TRAINS AT POTTSVILLE to i rsii,u:. im inu -s V In iv snowstoim fiom tin Last wlnth bet, m in tin t.ulv mniiilug ami iiiiitiuuitl tluiiikh the d iv his almost itimpli u Iv tiitl up lailioail ti illli so lni as thu tr uispoitatioii of toil s i on iiiiud Most of the lolllerits in eilp llid In ti nseipienie and some nl them bid to siisptnil Among the latli i ait tli l.oitist Spilng M ill iiiov t ll and 1'ltllk T.ldge inlllillis Minli dilliiuti is i sp Hi nnd In niov- 1ns ti.ilns out of tlio i lasMlk illtiu J.iuls, loi e us in dualled bv the snow. Iluuihcils of men an .ngii,cil slinvil lu; the snow fiom the Hacks Itailliir, to the minis, with tin hope Hut tliev in iv l ktpt sulllilintlv ill ii to mule cits fiom tin in i,.m'asii:i: i'i, .km -s V blizird. which bis bten laglng i lit ii slnci mliliilKlil. Ins lonvtitid Ill's sei tlon h fin ilcss dij Into a travcllcss d.iv also Tlollev i us on the siibuibin luilttst .no suowtil In bnowp'ows ale In Id fast In dilfts and tho iltv lints ale In inc. slowlv clngntil so that tin tl nils c unlet move Countiv loads luvo been I diilteil to tliu tltpth of foui fid In sonic lil lies, linking communication with the lui il tlistikls Impossible 11 was lucl.v tint lodny was worklcvs Jlondaj Otherwise, tho l'hllndelphli liipm Transit Conipmy would have had n her ciilein task on Its li indsth it of gel ting thousands of rhlladclphhins to work on lime It vva, u foitunito o incliknco that tod-v's hlusterlns bllir ru hit the city on a hcatkss holiday when mpst of Tlilladcliihl i slip n exlia houi nnd then sat 1) a Ike. Instead ot braving tlio wtilliti to l,o to wolk Onl an unluikv few. conipu itlvtlv, hid to bn ist tho bll7zird In tliu lone irnlliSH Hut wur lonfionttd bj one of the be iv list snowfalls In the lilsttiv of the tllv I 11 T. snow plows wele lushed to tin liscilt and lht cxc.iv iled lines of eommunl atlon liotweeu Mi Clerk nnd Ml-s htenogiapher nnd their Jobs, but It was tedious tiavcllng. with tin, ever-prtsent Hire it of In Im! snow bound ill soino huge dilft 'I lie elevated line, which was t logged with liuuiinll list Mondiiv bet tuse of the imexp"tted number of XVcst Thll l ilclpliluis who hive to work on .Mon ti OS, opuated moie -tmoothlv tod iv til in did nnv othei line in tin cltv .Mute pi. iillful tl ibis and the fait 111 it the I. Is not bolln ted muili b) bll luds in lilt It u plta-niio to be ubl to th un,c fi om simvv -tangcd sulfate tars to the 1. 'llin surface lines f.eillng t le tlcv iltd ibwav svstciii win dubbed b in i" i linis Hi's nit.riilng bv waltlui. hundiuls I ec iuso Hie i ns c mi" I" bum'ics null niowplov i hill mil down stmt, sprivlng nsldc tin a white showi A.MSTt'UDAM Jim !1 Gcinian nmicxatlonlst oigan fairly 1 outdid themselves in denunciation of I Count Czcinln, (lie Austro-llungarlaii solelcn MlnUtei. fm his bint of negotiations with Tiesldetit VIIon Tho illmix was In the concluding statement of un nrtlclo In tho semlolltclnl Cologne Gazette tli.it Count Czernln had sent the text of Ids address to Tresllent Wil son hi advance of lit tlellvci.v 'Count Czernln s offei to opui lie filiations with VIIen end mgers Ger mnnv life .mil Inteitsts,' declired Count von llcventlow, foiemost ndvoale of Trusalisni ' We do nut trust Czcinln," commented the 'l.iegllibe Hund'ch.iti The newspipei Die Tost heads Its violent nttiuk on the Austro-llungarl in Minister ' Czcinln s Ti.iternil Kiss for WINon ' 1 ..r.t.a riin nnlv --Ofler.fia fn- -,,.AU At. 1 lurbances would bo nn Inr.bllltv on th part ot tho aovcrntiicnt, because of foti) shortage, to continue glvlni? tho mini, lions workers lircfcrcntlnl treatment ord tho development of n tlccpalrlnr spin: of war weariness, coupled with resent ment ngalnst tho militarists' marncr cf conductlm; peaco negotiations Tho Hhcntsli worklngmcn nro lirgely Socialistic, and It I natural to assume they havo been greatly Influenced bv I tho denunciations ot Count on Her Ding's Imperl illstlo policy uttered by Soclillst lenders ot tho Itelchstag Th only Influence llcrr Schcldemann, poC. tor l.hcrt and other lenders can exert on tho Government Is through tho re spono of Germany's Socialist worklnn men to these criticisms If tho Govern ment feared no response It Is a mc. assumption that thu Socialist critics of inu "iinvi n I's'.vv CHU'.cailiail WOUlj now bo In Jail. Only last week", how c vet, n Ucrlln newspaper was suspended for suggest Ing that the Socialist leaders be sub Jet ted to court-martial proceedings. TI1I1 unprecedented consldcrnllo'ii for the feci, ing of tlio Socialists must bo duo unt.tslntss In governmental circles as to xx li it tho Socialists might do next. The disturbances among the Ithenhh work inimiiu may bo the answer. v 'he beautiful" ill tint is Mtclid thi string if ills that imailiiblv lollowiil in us w.iki Cftl illv It wus tlueo 01 foul ells tint crowded alniig behind tliu snow- would usult plow, following Uosi in un ii-i vviiti lo till t advantage of tilt aisle tut in the dci p snow 'Hun llstulh tin li was u thlilj nilnule wall f 1 1 tne in xt limit li tl tais Sunn tiolltv pitions biianio Im P illent mill walked mnnv sou ires to when thev tould (.1 ill an (It vatctl tl.iln . tint is, tlie stumbled, slipped si'd plowed and 1,1 mini theli iu) thiougli the 1 llmllng snow swirl Sixtieth stteil looked like one of the beaten tuills to Men 1, leaving out the snow Tin inlihlli ot the stieit, wheie the clectik snowilovvs had cut .1 p ith vv.is In the dilfts was black with ' pll gilms' tuiilglnc not thw aid and south vv ml and meeting ut tho hivtu of the '!.' station Tliev ehoso tho mlildro of the street bn lUse then was no d ni di of bipig iuii down li. ti.illlo and' also breause tlio sidewalks ue well- nigh Inipis-ablt 'Ihls being worldcss ' Xlondiv as wtll as 11 lit. lib ss holiday, I h u (II v auvbotlv tlioui,lil It wtutli while jlo get up t.ul and shovil awav the ' snow I Ihc tuitallcd hc.itlcss Monday sched-j uks of thu Tennsvlv ml 1 Kallioatl. ThH.itklphU anil Heading Hallway and Haltimoro and oliln liiilroad weie sufll clint to take c.iro ot the muinlngs, eoininuliis Mot of the llallls weie kill, how cvu RHENISH DISTURBANCES SHOW CRISIS IS GRAVE Uy J. W. T. MASON MJW lOHK, Jan 2S Itcpoits of disturb intes tiniong the Germ in woihlnMiicn In lthenNIi Indus trie tllstikts tu c veiv slgnllkant of tho lunnsliigl) sci loll" libor situation with in Ihc Cential Ihupiie The Ithenlsli province Is the seat ot Giimanj's lion and stttl Industries It Is wheio the pilmlpil munitions foi Ibe Gcinian urm nre inuiuf ictured 'Hie worklngnien it tl eo pi ints hive bten tieittd vvllh umtsii tl touslderatloii b the German Govcrnmeiit during the vv 11 Not onlv hive their vvngts been lalsfd but spulil fond 1 omissions have been (.Ivcii Hum ami cverj cIToit has I cm made tn keip theli cflkleiics up to tin hlhlust level lilstuibanct s among these men aio ci'inil iu iiupnrlmice onlv to outbriaks among the soldleis tin nisi Ives A gen ua! strlkt In tlie llhcnlsh Industries stoppage Meatless Days Wheatless Days Heatless Days But just so long as ice do not reach the Eatless Days Come to the Hotel Adelphia Chestnut at 13lh in tn Imimtilnto ui Kiin-i aim .tininuiiiiiun itir iuc iaisers J M.ltioVl, Tt , Jan. . snowfall of mole Dim :s two Worry Causes Farmer's Suicide IOI.IC. Ta Jan. '.' Harry I. mills twenty-four icars old, a firmei who seviril vt irs ago hv tctkksly driving A 1 1 li fnt In tin last four tl ivs tliu III 1 111 lino ,,,, auto,nobllo I in ovei and killed Hruce of the Teniisvlvani.i Hillioad was ill 1 ,rnsliergei, littein Jtais old. lommltted 111 st nt a standstill ttrda) Iluniheds of suliiilt xtsicnliv bv shooting The slit pint 11 wue shuVfllng snow to open killing of the bov. It Is said proved on tin v mis sUlt 111H ,tu wtru not I, null's iiiltul anil r lU-cd him to end aia to move I Ills life ..I WASHIVC-TOV Jan .'ntth thou- hminas 01 industries and business house r closed throughout the countrv todav jitbo second "heatless.hnlldujtiuiott ind foId swept the c-istcrn seaboud. clog- fmir freight. ' IfTBa heavlut snow fill of the u Int. 1 hit thUr, -section six Inchex, bvx 7 uclitck. f.rtopptoff street cars and ill other ti.itlk EtTho railroad admlAlslrulTon was again j comiti-ring now incisuies to cope win thoj Increasing congestion caused" In ii peylxal of the cold and snow tluouehout 4lie, east. Pe laved passenger tinlns are FxMiK' taken oft at some points em- 9arn-o on unessential freight urn Iu f TClunlary effect on most of til) eastern ; Hnes and ottlclal embargoes, ordeicd I ut 1 wee!-, -will bo continued until after tho pmentsidUturbance Is over FeS . &y ,. UALTIMOIlt:. Jan J u-xiie ivorso ouzz tra xui eiiced u rWten years hit lUltlnwre tod iv Llbloev which beein to ri 1 1 .irlc thlu Jmcrnlne had jill'd up fo over 01m foot ,n ino sinew a iks at a n, m. Street car Strafllo was demoralized. Z&.T VHW Vllil !, d I 'VtrtH- Vnh iirnu In 1.A ....I. . ".. f lOniT wrr tnt nun 111 un ki ik ui til it' in . ' Iu Hussl.i peace negotiations h.ixc cont'nued with frequent Interruptions. 'The victory of thq Hiitlsh over the Turkish naval forces off the Dardanelles must be mentioned as an event of espe cial nillltarj slgn'flcance 'Observers coming from Constantl. noplo very iccently infoimed us that as is Constantinople, remained under lim tvorst storms of the whiter to In. i.H'observed the second hettless Mop- f;iKTscr'iieu nv TU"I Aliilnltiiior W. The storm assumed the pro- koI a buzzard Movements of ross tho North lUver -were com- aitd. Tho harbor was clogged floes. fuel administrator's otder was TeX'en more- today than It was tJaco. l'racttcally eierv business irjMif'lie(icl, Only n few nlllee buildings C ! Imd opn and fhey wero those 1 the guns of thu former German cruisers uoeDcn and Hreslau, tne Turks would nece"3irll continue under the domina tion of tnc Germans," WlWfTflrms granted bpeclal evemp res remained open. norrow but will bo ISV, ?) CHICA(Jf)..T.in 28. IVj; Bnowstonn whlch'threatened , -"-"ivzii traino and-Industr'ea Urldl XVest ushertvl'fn the sec- iJI-tts Monday," .Kuveral Inches f already has fAllen nd will ;to" fU throughout today, nr- the official weather predlc- organization intrnttleg with us snowa this .month, It Is I. be aMe to uroxent a cam iit traffle. Xftri-y are llmlttig dltilculty ftnrntRii apj.many trains Jiours Ite. All tralllc on JtllwukM and bt. Paul -Milwaukee, 117 Iveen sus- liwiiiriti qnqiinental fains Ht Corl'n) vuccordl"i- to M'lwsufcenlaasy Trains At W'st. aralielntr dls- uul incominR- iruins .wu'wHlrif Ijehlnd WEKERLE REORGANIZES HUNGARIAN CABINET AMhTHItDAM. Jan. it Tho reslgna Hon of tho membeiH of the Hungarian cabinet has been accepted by King Charles, w ho has charged Premier Wek erle with reorganlzitlon of the ministry The reorganized cabinet Is as follows' Minister ot tho Court Count Aladar Zlchy. Instruction .Count Albert ApponI Defense General Alexander von Szur may. Interior Johann Toth Croatia Karl Unkelhausser Justleo Will-elm Vassonyl. Commerce Iosoh Szlyerenjl. Without portfolio Bela roeldes. Count Morltz Esterhazy and Prince I.udwi? WlnUlsch Gr.ntz. MAN SHOT DEAD IN ROAD Caught in Ambush Near Mahanoy City, Police Believe 1 MAHANOY CITY, Ta., Jan. 28 Shot through his neck from ambush, Charles Schwartz, thirty-two years old, married and with ons child. wu found dead, be tween this city and Jacksons. That he was murdered ts.a authorities havo po doubt, his watch and money era undisturbed 'The man left town lata Saturday night tu return to hi home,, in Flawtnt H(U, JnIe In the twiKwci. pirvC'Wuii ircmi wiiicninaDoeiy "pf .! srwr,i i;- - Bake Woe1 Critics: Tells of Triumphs ontlnnril frnni t'jKe (Ino and where they have happened we havo attimpted to remedj them tlie laigest purpoM.' of m apiiearlne lieic is to urge that every citizen realUe that this Is llieii enterprise and to ask of von and of eveij citizen criticism, and vvlu 11 shortcomings -ire pointed out 10 jou 1 isk jou Instantlj to icport tu tuo tli.it 1 m.i seaith out the blame 'Mr. Chairman, jou made .111 address In the Senate. It was .it the conclusion of an Investigation of two division of tho Wi Department tho Ordnance and tho Qu utetmasti 1 Gencral'i1. In that IntcstlKit'on some shortcomings and de li wue hi ought to the attention of the committees Ilia heads of these two departments weto In the midst ot 11 great undertak ing and It may not bo unfair to fay the findings of the Investigation as sumed .1 dlspiopoitionate aspect In re lation to what has been going on and what has been done ' Seciclii) Baku Insisted that ho had tried to be cnthely frank In his pluvious testimony INVITI.S QUF8TIONS ' I find th Impression exists that 1 via "fencing,'" he said 'I reg'et that verv much It vva not my intention I nm heio now with no hurriedly gatheicd din I am here to mak a compendious stttement ' Ho U'ired tho committee to nk htm an question it wished and to go Into every pliaso of tho War De partment's work Mr Baker wont first Into tho reported neglect of sick patients- and the inhuman treatment of dead soldiers In the train ing camps He referred to tlio letters lead to tho Senate by Senator Chamberlain last Thurdav Ho declared they aroused evcrv Instinct of indignation and resent ment In him "I wanted and I want now to find nut wfio was gu'lty or this inhumin treatment In order to punish thm," lie said with xleor Ho added that Sen atoi Chamberlain had promised to give him thu names of Uio authors of tho letters Secretary Ilaker declared that con sidering tlm largo number of men under arms, tho number ot complaints of this kind had been relatively small, "not more than u dozen and a half" FALSE ALARM IN BLIZZARD Police Sepkinp; Culnrit Who Pulled Box at Third and Walnut Streets Police nm bearchln, for the practical oker who nulled a fire alrm box at Third and Walnut streets shortly after 10 o'clock th's morning, at the height of todiy's blizzard. 'An alarm at this point calls out six engine companies and three truck Tha horses and the men suffered areatly in -e"pondlnf to the alarm. On several oc- cion mo nurses narrowly escaped M.l.lfe. U "?" .' twUMt jmy," 'jtwite U L ., " ' BONWIT TELLER. Gl,CQ CHESTNUT AT 13 STREET For Tuesday Pre-Inventory Sale The Entire Stock of Women's and Misses' Winter Wearing Apparel Regardless of Cost Women's Velour and Plush Coats (fur trimmed) . . 16.50 Women's Plush Coats, large fur collars and bandings 22.50 Women's Velour Coats, coney and nutria fur trimmed 25.00 Women's High-Grade Velour Coats, nutria collar 28.50 Women's Georgette, Serge and Crepe Ie Chine Dresses 25.00 Women's Afternoon and Evening Gowns, in silk nets, embroidered. georgettes, crepe meteor and satin 35.00 Women's Afternoon and Evening Gowns, of chiffon velvet, embroid ered charmeuse, crepe meteor and chiffon 45.00 Women's Burella Cloth Suits , 22.50 Women's Velour and Burella Cloth Suits (fur trimmed) 28.00 Women's Advanced Model Suits, in velour 38.50 Women's Velveteen Suits, of the unusual type 50.00 Women's Blouses, of handkerchief linen, trimmed in copen blue; also plain white (very special) 7,50 Women's Voile Shirt, collar can be worn high or low 5.00 Women's Shirt, of moon-glo silk, in flesh or white 12.50 Final Millinery Clearance Every Winter Hat in our stock, about two hundred and fifty winter hats. Regardless of former prices. For women and misses. For Fital Clearance, 3.50 -J' s? fc. , rf i"i- iV-,M BONW1T TELLER. ts,CO. Individual ZJngerie Shop THIRTEENTHSANSOM STS. For Tomorrow, Tuesday fecposifion ce J&l aijc Prior to Inventory Much Below Regular Prices Philippine Hand-Made Undergarments Gowns . Chemise l.." 1.93 2.93 :5.93 1.93 1.30 1.93 2.93 .'5.93 .1.95 Hand-made Philippine night gowns of sheer batiste, medallions of Colado embroidery. . 1.93 (Formerly 3.75) Hand-made Philippine night gowns, sleeveless model. (Special) 1.55 Odd lot envelope chemise of crepe de chine 1.95 (Formerly 15.95) Odd lot of bodices of crepe de chine and satin . . . .85 (Formerly to 1.50) Crepe de Chine and Satin Undergarments Gowns Ii.50 3.93 Chemise 1.95 2.93 Dockers 1.93 2.93 4.93 to 22.50 3.95 to 16.50 3.95 to 13.50 Negligees and Housecoats At Marked Reductions Odd negligees and boudoir robes 11.75 (Formerly 24.50) Odd negligees (Formerly to 29.50) 16.50 Housecoats of heavy satin and soft taffeta. . .'. . 8.95 (Formerly to 14.75) Evening Petticoats Evening petticoats of wash satin, flounces of chiffon and lace, in flesh and white 2.15 . (Formerly 3.95) Silk Hosiery 1.10 "Bontell" pure silk hose, with lisle garter top. (Formerly 1.25) Women's pure silk hose, in evening shades and shoe shades, also white 1.35 (Formerly 1.50) "Bontell" Glove Silk Undergarments "Bontell" glove silk vests, with ribbon shoulder ( straps. (All sizes) (Special) 1.35 "Bontell" glove silk bloomers, in pink only 1.75, Ql tit'i-' -H n fy .. 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