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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
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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,
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