rWT. '-V lt SSTjrv I If HOW N. Y. PAPERS VIEW BAKER'S DEFENSE Criticism. Not Stilled by Wnr Secretary's Disclosures Of: PRAISED BY "WORL Other Publications Tick Mnny Flaws in Recital of Nation's Achievements JsTAV YOtllC, Jnn 39. rixccrpts from cilllorltls oC Undine JCtw York rnorntne nenrpapcra upon Secretary of War Maker' tlcfemc of the Tar Pcparlment follow: Tribune In hi statement to tlie Senate commit- tec and to the nation jesterday Sec retary Uaker laid stress upon the fact that there aro more than a million men In this rountiy under arms This In explanation of tho epidemics of nlclne3s reported, from tho different camp. And these million men wilt be ncnl to franco Just n rapidly ni they can he nulpped and v,o can find ships In which to send them. Secrctnry Baker's second appearand befcro tho Senile committee came upen ,, fateful day tho second of tho "shut down" Mondajs, when tho Industrie of a section of thn country whoso popula tion oxceeds that of tho German Um pire hac to stop for lack of coal, fehlps In the harhor wait, new ships on the was wait, our soldiers wait, munitions wait, tho Allies "Walt for foods and sup plies, our railroads nxo cut down In lh,o d(ilerlcs tftcy cm malic all for tacit of ioal. 'While wo lltcn to tho Secrc taij'a fair words of Krc.it nccompll'h imntH and jet Rrcater thlncs to tome, wo may rtincmlier tho pirt f.n: l.o plnvryl in bringing nbout this Manl itlll of Industry, World There could not bo a more complete and ocrhelmlnB nnswer to Senator Chamberlain's clnrco that, the military establishment of "America has fallen doun," that "It Is a thlnR that docs not filt." that "It Ins almost stopped func tlonlnc," than Secretary Maker's testi mony jestcrday beforo tho Senate Com mltteo on Military Affairs, A military establishment that has raised and equipped tho greatest arm) tho United States has ccr had, tint bo's sent great numbers of troops to France and lias 1,000,000 more that are rend to bo. lias not fallen down; It Ins not ceased to elst; It has not stopped functioning On the oontriiv, It lias done a work for which there is no parallel In American military nnnals Tho test of a military establishment In the circumstances In which the Unit ed States entered this conflict Is not whether an army was ready to the last button, as the Germans boasted that they were when they crossed the Ucl Klan frontier. It Is not whether there Jiac been shortcomings nnd dclas. It is not whether there hae been casual rrors In Judgment or Incidental con fusion In CNecutlon. It is whetlur there were, plans commensurato with tho part that the country must play, whether there was energy In the execution of theso plans, whether there was a dispo sition to correct errors and profit from mlstakesN nnd whether the military es. tabllelinvht moved steadily forwaiu to xne accompiisiunent of its objects Measured by these tests, the AWir De partment under Secretary Uakei has written a new chapter in the military history of republics. Nevertheless, theio is one lesson that tho War Department Itself should learn from this unfortunate cnltode. which i the necessity for fuller war publicity nd for taking the Ameilcan jeople completely Into the confidence of their iiovernment in nil matters that are not undername mlllt.ii seetets. Sun The meilt of Secietaiy Dakei's testi mony before tho .Senate Military Com mittee will be measured by tho specific statements of fact which It affords, not by any general denlul of his that the War Department has fallen dow n," or by any general asseveration that the department he administers 1ms dono In this emergency all that could bo ex pected of human fallibility. The country at largo will withhold Its Judgment of tho hecretarj's ade quacy or Inadequacy until It has heird and studlpd all that ho Is able or willing to tell; but tho final Judgment on the main question will proceed from the bench, not from the w Itness stand. And neither now nor In tho recoid of his tory will that 'crdlct bo colored hi " pontic's. Times When lie appeared before the Senate Military Committee jestcrday to de pj'iiniii miunii iii'iiiiiiiiiiijihii'i'ii 'iiiiiiuiiiiiyiiiiiiiiuiiLiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiMBiiiiiPiiii SALE OF $.50 Neckwear $ .35 Quarter dosen. SI. DO 1.00 Neckwear 65 tlimrter dozen, ft,7S 1.50 Neckwear 1.10 Quarter doten, $3.00 2.00 NeckweaY 1.50 Onartrr doien, tl.25 2.50 & 83.00 Neckwear 2.00 Quarter riorrll, S3 30 3.50 & $4.00 Neckwear 2.50 Quartr doren. $1.00 1.50 Mercerized Shirts 1.00 mm sfjtfyffi$jfcrar Silk Reefers or Dress Wear and Wool Reefers of Foreign and Domesticrnanufacture are repriced afespecially attractive figures. House Coats, Gowns, Lounging Robes and Waistcoats are included in the' sale. Jacob Reed'5 Sons 1424-1426 CHESTNUT STRBET . fend tho War Department, fierxclarj I nkcr said little that Was new. little that tho country had not learned froir the Sccrrtnry himself In previous ex planatory and dctenslvo Platementi Tho country knew that franco am' (Ircat Britain were, helping tho Amer ican forces with artillery, but was Mr linker on firm ground when he salt' that our Allies wished to do so, be cause they had an excess of artillery and alstv because they Wanted ship space for other thing than American guns7 An h matter of fact, there was no alternative, Our Ordnance Depatt ment did not have tho guns, and It would be a long time before they could be manufactured. If tho American nrnij was to fight In 1918, artillery must be borrowed or bought from the Trench nnd British. Congress nnd tho War De partment bad warning enough, extending over two jears, that tho United States might be, probably would be. drawn Into the war. jet almost nothing was dono to obtain Indispensable nrtlllerv. Nor was It quite fair of Secretary Baker to saddle upon General I.eouaid Wood any of the responsibility for send ing hundreds of thousands of men tc, the camps beforo quarters and equip ment were reidy. It was not a delicate way of excusing omissions and blunders Tho country did not know that General Wood had so much Influence with the bend f f the War Dep-irtment. Certainly the General, who was injured liy nu explosion In France a day or so ago. Is too far nwav, nnd not In po-lllon, to glvo his own version This Winter Hardest in Last 98 Years Continued from rate One has It been. In fact, that many of the "sieclnl" lecords have been shattered. Similar periods of cold have not been experienced for nlnctv eight enrs Tho dilly nveinge temperature for December and Tnuuary so far has been 2 i degrees This wss only exeeided once. In the winter of 1Sl9-;o. when the mtrcury nveinged nu even twentj-lhrec degrees for each it ij of the two months. The weatherman piused a moment In his calculations, ns tbero came a knock at the door of his office. It was n boy w Itli a copy of the nfflclil forecast from Washington, fold today, It snld, with the lowest tempcraturo tonlgl t of nbout fifteen degrees, continued cold tomorrow and probably snow by night. ' Uncouraglng. eh? ' he asked. IIo resumed his poring over the rec ords. J'ortj -three ilajs In tho last two months when the dnlly average temper ature fell below the ireezing point, they show ed Another recoid gone to smash Nor mally theio nro but nineteen such dnjs In an entire winter season .TANUATiV SNOWFAI.I, UUCOItD Then ho turned to the records of th snowfall A total precipitation of 34 biches for December nnd January, he found This Is not a record, tho win ter of 18118-iiO hemline down fifty Inches of the downy tlakcs Hut he found one snow record No single month In the history of the weother bureau since ls8t, when the now records were first taken, showed as much as January, 24 S Inches. The Geimanla (another Centrist mgnn) closest to this was In Januai, 1891, also lefcrs to un "Ailhtio Ameilcan when twenty laches fell. feeler logirdlng peace possibilities" In December 1101 there was a snew- I and havs the result will depend above storm that put down a total of twenty- all on (lie Wright of President II one Inches on Christmas Dny and the son's Influence on (lie Knlcnto Allies, day arter. but that was about all the' "Ip Mew of the 1 nppy nceoid he-mow- that fell that season. ' tween (lei many nnd hei' allies in nil The forecaster then closed his tec- questions of ivar alms and tactics," ords and glanced nt tho olllclal ther- ClermanU adds, "vie jn (altc II Hint mometer. The hour was noon. It leg- Count Czernlii never Mould ltan hijiIp Istered 30 devices, a rise of 4 degrees fills offer If lie Imil not been ccrlain of over the 8 o'clock temperature. I our (internment's umctirrcnt e." "But It will get colder." w.n Ills I Count Czernln's policy In ndmlnls pessimistic statemcnL "Although the teilng Austro Hungaiy's foielgn nffalis mercury may go a few degrees bigher this afternoon, It Is due to fall to about 15 tonight." And ho ended up by saj Ing that it was to bo cold ngaln tomor row. Although the liugo bank of snow standing on the stf-els form a big prob lem for city rfllclals, trafllc throughout Philadelphia was about normal toda. Of course, theie vveie the little d(laS, but that was all TP.AIN' Sl'-ItVIflJ P.IIi-TOItllD Train service again is l mining to schedule and the P. It T. Is experienc ing little difficulty Sonio of tho snow Is being removed bv tho city. A number of teams aro working In the central sections, nnd thlrt-five trucks of the McCnnn Coal and Ico Company, Twelfth htrcct and Washington avenue, which hai a contract for the removal of snow fiom South Philadelphia streets, arc clearing up on South street near the water front. Tho snow Is being dumped lute rewcrs. Tho snow howevet, Is not being cart ed away as lapldlv as In former jears. Obtaining the necessary men and teams Is almost as much n problem to the clt as financing tho operation. Director DatcoVian, of tho Department of Pub lic Works, has requested Chairman GafT ney, of Councils' Flmnco Committee, to appropriate $50,000 for the removals. .No nctlon was promised, nnd some per sons aro wondering where the money Is I coming from. inwiniiiiniiniuiiiiH furnishings Very .substantial price eav- inis in Mcn'a Fine Furnianings all high - class merchandise. Its only fault is that assort ments are incomplete ana lines are broken a fine chance for your investment. $2.50 Soft or Stiff Cuff Shirts.$2.00 2.00 & $2.50 Mercerized Shirts 1.50 3.50 Silk Shirts , 3.00 5.00 Silk Shirts 3.50 .3,5 Half Hose 25 1.50 Silk Half Hose. 1 1.00 2.00 & $2.50 Pajamas 1.75 3.50 Pajamas 2.50 6.50 & $7.50 Pajamas 5.00 EVENING rufcLIO Trotsky to Resist Imperialist Peace orttnitfd from Tnge One on war alms having been made be fore the main committee which con Unites to meet when tiio llo'ise Is hot In session. The project for a oto of confidence piobably enmc up In '.he coin so of negotiations for the convocation of the llclchstug, which has been demanded by the llbeml pnrtles since the peace negotiations with Itussta were bosun.) The statement attributed to Count Cken.li.. that his speech on Peace pre- Vlnusv liau Deen rommiin inleil In t'icsidcnt Wilson has entnged the Pun Germans. The statement, It Is slid, vvns giceted with loud checis by Its heaters, but was received with nil outbu.st of ingo nnd contun.clv by tho Pan tleimnns. whose fury It hi ought i to u climax. The ide i of any exchange of opinions hetwien Aiistil i and Aiihm Ira is irltlilzcd bitterly, nnd, nceoid- lug to Count Itcventlovv. can only bo rega.ded ns cndingeilns (Icimunv h life Interests, A illspitch to tho Uxchnngo Tele graph fiom Amsterdam savs the Deutsche Tngcs Zcltung (Count Itc ventlovv ' orgnnl openly calls on the Gcim.it. peoplo to revolt ngalnst tho present icglnie "We. too," saN this PanGeinmi organ, "hav o a Judis among us to liy. He appeals In the led coat and mantle Lof Germany's lnngnnn. Who will save Germany from llieso traitors nut tho Octman people-' H Is now 'Clci n.ans help youiself. and Clod will help J ou " Allliniizli Ianiitrnr Willi 1111 is not named In tlie iirlkle. II111 expression (ierinanv's liaiicni.itl" is meant for I ",BS,o.r,.r. lPn,TJSow,. .pumr'oteothere papeiTtha'tCo nt 0 Vtoede "n. S.V I" "'! """ 1Z "' T" tniv of ili Tieisiiiv Is one of the W"Uh' 1"r .Milium lit the present 1110 in "L",?-,5.?".V'i,,. ,' ,0t,.,..2 1 mint which may later on l.o i-irtlally Z U.,tA . T, . . .m,ce..r i 111 , ,,. 5 ! Ma' n Ch, 1 nddeclalhaw'Sd the Fmnernr that the lliilliii.il sllu.l tloti of (irrmaiiv was such that a fur liter (levelopment of offensive opera tions was Inadvisable. It Is .cpu.tcd f'om Holland that the PaiiGeiman Kieun :i"ltups, of Heilln, has been suspended for publishing a violent article under the heading "Alls tila Must Be Abandoned." The Koelnlscho Yolks Zcltung (or gan of tho more consor alive wing of tho Catholic Centet) considers that Count Czernln's latest state ment strengthens the Iniptesslon that ' threads nre being spun lie tvvcen Vienna nnd Washington If we iccall that Chancellor von licit ling, as well ns Count Czeiiiln, dealt specially with Mi. Wilson's message If Vienna .eckons on the possibility of a jfonfeieuce between the Ccntinl Poweis nnd the Untente nations bj wnv of Washington, this Implies that Piesldent Wilson's fomtcen liolnts aio not to be lcgnided as his minimum de mands " The newspipei add lli.it a loiiinlelr iigieemeut exists between Mcnii.i 11 ml Ilerlin regarding minimum demands (which the Central Powers must attain Ins been Indorsed by the I orelgi (tJi3SEI2JSSJSJ2HSISI3BaJ2J2ia! Liberty Bondt accepted a caih at par. Mail orders promptly filled. Furs IN OUR SALE AT ONE-HALF AND ONE-THIRD OFF That We Cannot Quote Items For Tomorrow ' But We Do Say JThis : LEDffEll-IniLADEI.PmA, TUESDAY, Affairs Committee of tlie ItelclisrntlU which Ins adopted n. vote of confidence by 14 votes ngalnst 7. In replying beforo the Reichstag main committee on Saturday to n speech delivered by Count on West nrp, Conservative lender, the German TorclKn Secrctnry, Doctor on Kueht mnnn, said tint nlthougti Count von WoMnrp lin1 pot usrtl the word .in nesntlon, he ndwented the sclzuro of tcirltory, based ( n military successes. Such nn attitude," the Foreign Socrctniy continued, "Is impossible from the outset for the present Im perii! llov eminent, In view of till Its pilnclplcs nnd Its past." He added t.i .. HiA.. khll.fti .1 IrYjtuAttftrtA 0 ','"-"' "t 'rVv tlnS il, '""'" . -:.".. . " .". ' .... : 1 run remember" between tho political nnd military lenders In regnid to lin ir.al.v's nlms In the Uast. Hoover Asks Laws to Back Him Up ,, , fr, i-nr one I .. ., . . ,. all ovei the rountiy beciuse no oignn I711I distribution could be iffeiteil Tlie giculv got the sugar nnd others went without "As to conservation measures tiroes nrj to apply to oinmodltles needed for tho production and pieservntlon of foodstuffs. 1 may cite the case of nm 111011I1, which Is critically neccssitv to maintain our told stoiago warehouses, In which must reposo over Ki00.000.000 worth of food from llmo In time. The production of ammonia In UI17 wos nbout 130,000,000 pounds; of this the dimnnds of the nrn.y and tnvv for ex plosivo purines aro istlmntid to us as being 150.000 000 pounds per annum "".". l"" " '""". '" .''''.'" '. i"'""' hv meieised pioductlon Yct I a J;-, used b, a.. co,,( , ,& Jl I alcoholic drinks, household nmmnnla etc 1 think the War Department Ins rrcognlred that the mnluteninco of the cold stoiagt warehouses Is vital to tho food supply of our people 'and that they liny, the.efore, themselves bo obliged to reduce tho amount of ex plosives nnnufactured anil thereby pos sibly Jeopardize our military jiosslbllltles until production cm he built up Let Us Clean We will clean it as only experts can and make each piece look like new. The mountings will be examined and you will be advised should the diamonds be insecurely set. This service is tendered with our compliments and your jewelry returned in a chamois jewel bag. S. Kind & Sons, mo chestnut st. DIAMOND MUIICIIAXTS JUWELUIIS MLVURSMIIIIS Mavfeon & DeMair? 1115 Chestnut Street Opposite Keith's Are Sellina WE started the sale with $125,000 worth of merchandise. So there is still tremendous variety of kind, style, price. Without doubt every woman can find the fur she wants at the price she wants to pay. This merchandise is all our regular stock, the fine, beautiful quality, the smart, distin guished styles, the thorough making that insure furs that will give long service and impart richness and distinction to dress. The Sale includes fur coats of Hudson seal and other desirable skins; fur sets of many kinds; separate muffs and scarfs. Prices range from the quite inexpensive, a muff or scarf, for instance, at $10.00, a "fur coat at $68.00, a set at $19.50, to the most elegant siKcr fov. pointed fov, cross fov, Hudson Bay sable, mink and such high-class furs to be found on the market. Once more we remind you that wholesale prices have advanced 50 per cent, and even more on some furs; that linings, labor, every thing that goes to the manufactme of furs is higher. Because of fuel shortage and unusual weather conditions furs arc in greater de mand. THEY WILL KEEP YOU WARM. For all these economic reasons, it is the best of foresight to bug furs now. It is shrewd foresight of the highest order to bug them in this Sale at one-half and one-third below present regular prices. Charge customers may have purchases charged on . K.lle t.nt fnrrlt 1. if itrsirrrt. N ATT IFO TV AVARf! ilLLluO 111 iiLtiUill AS COUNCIL MEETS Representatives of Entente Nations Assemble for Con ference at Versailles PARIS, Jan 2 llepresentatlves of the Untente coun tries wcro gathering todav for another session of tho Supiemo Allied Council at Versailles. Premier Verlnndo. of Itnlv, who has Just at rived from Lon don, nfter ronfeirlng with representa tives of the Ililtlsh Government, said that he Is In complete accord with the peace ptlniiples tihl down bv Premier I.lod Giiitgc In his lecent wnr alms speech. WVtIIIVGTON, Jan :i Tho United States will have no politi cal representative at the sessions of NOTICE TO SHIPPERS During the transporta tion crisis we arc main taining a DAY AND NIGHT service1' for con verting pleasure cars into trucks with out' TRUX TUM unit. This assures a com plete internal gear axle drive truck within 24 hours. Practically any make of car can be used. COMMERCIAL CAP. UNIT CO. 10th Street A Glenwood Avenut Your Jewelry P u r eha ing agenta' orders ac cepted with usual 10 per cent al lowed. Repairing and remodeling at low cost. So Fast JANUARY 21), 1918 the Supremo Allied War Council about to convene In Frnncc. Colonel i: M. House, head of the first American war mission, Is In this city nnd Is expected to remain In this cottn irfy. It has been expected for some tlmo Hint Secretary of State Uobcrt Lansing would bo designated to pnrtlcl pile In thess confetenccs ns tho political and diplomatic member for the United States, but pressure of Vvork here has zx&- ' ' - ' -" ' . gsaa-gsMtpHf Jsf ' "'!' i 'ii I tmmmk'' M Columbia Records crsy xssslPSp r" Wk&, fer PSPf V J&Ovev Aelbp" Here's a Grafonola programme that will make jour next dance the talk of the town. Ltt's start with "Otcr the Top," an up-to-thc-minutc military medley onc-stcp. AoOUy .. V. -. STL a? Fyi siu-sy nu. 7 ChirLChin - Chinan Then a fantastic fox-trot that ou huntinc for our faoritc On the back, "Do'mz His Bit for the Girls. " It will make ou do ours. A6008 $1.25 - Jmx iTV. A fox-trot medley from "Jack O' W?$ luMlt U ( & Lantern" that no one ccr sat out et. V-OT,' f &wM' 173 f W Introducing "A Sweetheart of My XJW n r&iMskl YfmJ M Own" and "Along Came Another (( V v tf&tfH JW&X&M Little Girl." It will make them come ( J? y- (I iS 7WW along! A2448-7So l Jr V VnL The Handi Orchestra's Jazz Dance'BIues" Old Mr. Jazz has been out-jazzed by the delirious novelty dances that Handt negro orchestra records exclusively for Columbia. A2419 and A2420 75c each New Columbia Records on Sale the 10th and 20th of Every Month COLUMBIA GRAPHOPHONC COMPANY, NEW YORK food Will Km the War-Don't Waste It You get this complete outfit immediately 1 "Jewel" Grafonola, mahogany or oak. 1 album holding 34 selections 10 selections of your own choice 300 needles, loud, soft and medium. (5 double disc 75c records). 6 special fiber needles. ( Total Outfit $50 on easy weekly terms, Place your trm prevented Mr. Lansing leaving Wash ington in the coming confcrenc'ca all mat ters of military policy will be passed upon by General Toskcr II, Bliss, now In Fratjce, nnd designated for that pur pose by President Wilson. Ont matters that deal with financial and such prob lems tho representative of the United Slates will bo First Assistant .Secretary of the Treasury Oscar T. Crosby1, In rhnrgo of nil financial matters In Europe. & ;l.a :'Jfv - anr - jjj ill set If . partner, (l TonBoij" Choose this fine Grafonola SPECIAL FOR WEDNESDAY order early, tfs our supply is limited , TheGrafonola 1109 Chestnut r i UIir.KS MUNITION Ninv Yoitk. Jtmiiistm i Chamber of Commerce tmr tut movement for the'tereteUMM 4 tions department In ther tSeverntiMM. In a resolution forMMed "' to 't ' the United States Chamber ef CMUMUty 1 tho New York body requested nht referendum' vote on the Project be telMM. s Tlie cha-nber will consider a MrsMMh.i luniorruw 10 uojcoic uvrmany, dally after the war- -' J" z . '-fhaiwHtma&e xjoudanceffiihe cows came tome X W liviera Girl Waltzes Next we'll have a whirl at these toe-tickling waltzes introducintr "Just a Voice to Call Me Dear," "Will You Forget," "Man, Man," and "Life's a Talc." They're good for at least three encores. A&010 ji.25 c W W?M CiTSSW) Wr Next the great Western war song played as a rattling, rapid-fire one-step by Prince's Band. Your soldier guests, will show ou how to sing it. A2424 75o l-B WitktUctrkmtw.UII j n outfit ?. Shops t ill". j H fli 8 -svi.g :! V S-.9 ' l11 ST & ru.4k m j'ti tt , i )titzk wt" .l Mi"' s.a it i O ' lt S 4H Ml 1 f b t Wi : - y i Vi iw M .. ii.ji . 'r-t Yi UMuyMMU 9V ' yuuitMinvjruiwiynu H)flOTfflMaHnHlil ffvitWPr. liaffiJDjaooJCOiiJiaacfiapjc a: ' 'HVJ ' S -t.' ! h-. hit. "' . ,u t. . ..": ,,...1;.,, . .,-... .,'j.. n.,.. ,,.': I Hf 1' 1 - 1 V1l -lilHHf - ' .- a ,..... , .1 'h. . M.....,.lU.ft.-tAtt,ttSlMiSi Mi .faWiliilllflllltlft itlrtil tf Hiia 'i'' ilM . Ull.J i.ii. .......... -, .. . ft - (V ,.. ii irtn i tnr-irtfii ir-r mmmmmsmmmmmmiitKimmmaataamueiae
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