1Y "SN " f J- M r' ', POSTSCRIPT EDITION " " " " VOL. ;V.-NO. 118 STRIKES SWEEP GERMANYi" SOCIALISTS UNITE ),000 Quit Work in merit Extends to Other Cities Labor Meetings Sternly Barred eidemann Joins With Minority Leaders in Direct- ring Workmen's Council of sion" to Be Organized by Agitators BERNE, Jan. 2!. REOne hundred thousand workmen were striking in Berlin Ifenday, according to copies of the Frankfurter Zcitung lich arrived here today. The re no processions, no demonstrations ana me city was Merly and quiet. Rumors were circulated here i the east front had shot some ported that there were disturbances among sailors of the crman fleet at Kiel. No direct yj? Berlin's strike is growing hourly. ffVi.l-l . IV S 1 II 1 Krtinciai (umis. jJiwiAiK iuu iiuuiuurL; are now nuccicu. 111 iicriiii a frkmen's council of 500 has been formed. fey This information came today in Itrlin. A demand has been presented to rman trade unions for the following li? First. An answer bv the (ierman Premier Lloyd George to British trade unions. Second. A statement on German Third. Direct representation of tee negotiations in proportion to teresfs. fe Fourth. No further postponement E$ The Workmen's Council, the dispatches repotted, is to be represented won "onfinn nnmni iceim" rnmnneoil nf ixm mnn nMjl it'nmnti If HVVIVll VUIIIIIIIIUIIMI VVI4lIUl.ll VI 15 Doctor Haase,.Ledcbour, Dittman, id Doctor Braun, all Socialists of luncil. German Under Secretary for the ihlbited all labor meetings and announced he would not negotiate with leers. He declared, however, that ilchstag members of the Socialist parties. Philip Scheidemann, majority Socialist party leader, with Doctor ;se, leader of the independent Socialists, and two workmen, formally Id Wallrolf of tho formation of the t nil -negotiations relative to the workmen. Berlin reported that "it was "not to this." t firm licnn i n rtn can1 litr 4lm flnrrr t,BMlin's strikers at 40,000. Another, ' UllIIIUlV.il lltkOilLLa 1 V Lllti V1V.11IIUII LVIICIUl V klltlll kh 11 VIIV ItUIIIUVl i !,.. .-! i.- !.- ...... -.- hw kiiu tumi iiwiiiiuuL men uui tit hundreds were joining every hour." ht It Is of tremendous .-Isnltlcance that Jorlty Socialist leader, lias joined se I.cdebour and IJlttmauu. Tor rman Socialist paitles aie unlled. 'the German Govcniment's policy has W that he was merely a tool of the It was Scheidemann who conceived R.Soclallsts of the vvoild to discuss peace a confetenco which was exposed tthe outset as a bcheme to tvvNt Socialist sentiment Into support of ficr- ny by "plantltiB" u majority of German Socialists In the convention. ft Scheidemann, as late as last summer, was named by the Kaiser to bead "nlchstas commltteo consldcrlim- constitutional uforms, Indicating' the overnment rcllcu upon Him as "i-aie.. Last week, however, Scheldeiiunn Inge of heart. IJIsuatclics eiuoted bun Dor Heitllns for the conduct of tho CTho German ninjotlty .Socialists have tvernment although iirofcsslps radical We as consistently opposed cveiy move lUnce that precipitated the Cabinet lAISER'S government alarmed AS INDUSTRIAL UNREST SPREADS v-viKTi'imAM. .Ian. 30. ' dorff a free hand In dealing with the Seething Industrial and political unrest oughout Germany, when is now ikid by a rapid growth ot tho na- Snal strike movement. Is causing tho ui Government genuine ,.. , Vtji' "l.'.'f" TL'rj, paiimii iiuiuier cmuiuii ...... B.000 workers vvero idle n Germany, j The walkout spread to factories en-i (ted on war work, and tho supply of unltlons and airplanes Is seriously Impered In some districts. nVtrTeVagltuwrraiid secret t . .. -. .. --U lula.1 tMAn. ' lemblles. It is reported tliat auo.p . , itman. editor of vorwacrtn. c n.ei or- . j-t , enx a kta nnn wan his paper threatened 1 lenslon unless It ceases its attacks Mi 1 the army leaders. nner telegiams trom a uin -. h.j .i, ..i nr.somn of the leaueis Bh Indepejident Socialist party, while mlngs were Bcrveu upon oums. LL '''Zst drasVlc "nwn. Pan-tlerman element, pressing the labor a gltatkm. The i-Cermans want tne v;"v"""- J '- Von Hindenburg ana you """"' - i" PIRIT OF REVOLUTION IN GERMANY SEEN AS FRUIT OF BOLSJlViK sunu By J. 'VY. T. MASON XRW YOrtlC. Jan. 30. lie Invitation ot the Bolshexlkl to the rman worklngmen to revolt against (Kaiser's Imperialist government lias i Itu first serious success. he fcrmatlon of n worklngmen a ell In Germany, demandlne the rignt WKotlato .with the dovernment, Is Ho the Influence of tho Oerman ocracy. When worklngmen In a iMitocratlo country like Germany .ntral committees and Insist that be recognlied by the uovernraeni okesmen for labor, tint is me uu- of revolution. extent to vrhleh tho revslulMP kcarrra dfpends- on the detci- taB.-of the leaders and the spirit t """" w. E , . Berlin, and Move- 500 "Action Commis newspaper declared there today that German soldiers. of their olhcers. It was also confirmation was obtainable. COPENHAGEN. Jan. 30. The movement is spreading to n- .J I.. i ,!.. dispatches filed late last night in the Imperial Government by concessions: Government to the sneech made war aims in the west. the working class interests in the the representation of capitalistic of I'russian franchise reforms. 11.11 lilt. 11 11111 llUIIIVilt Philip Schcidcmnnn, Doctor Ebcrt varying degrees, have joined the Intciior von Wallrolf, formally he would receive a delegation of Workmen's Council and demanded strike be held in the presence of known whether Wallrolf would" nn f inn ant ncfimn (nrl inn tiiirnliAf apparently filed early this morning, rr.nnn rri. r.- .!! I io,vvi;, iiiu iiini nifa.iugf utuattu i I Philip Kuheldeiiiuiin. the fleimun with the (ierman Jllnmlty Leaders the first time it appears' that the Uctctnfore Sthcldeniann's subservience been so marked us to rube the stixpl- Government. tho idea of a Stockholm coufetence apparently cxpoilcnced a violent as making u bitter assault on Chan- Uiest - Lltovsk peace negotiations consistently supported the- ocrman beliefs. The minority Socialists . of the Junkers. It was their per- crisis over Chancellor Ilcthmanu-Iloll- Socialists nnd (.tilkeii- ur. numi .-oo. ' ;'. .. l Majoilty Socialist party, has beei , ro. fused perm ss on is, w ; '"""; :' , . , .. ,,, ', alow lhe mee?l,,g to assemble. , ,.,,,,.. Tlio .- ",,'"'.. iiik m iciuho ii " " ''""'-',,: iB throughout tlio country u'ltlt cod I- tloni iccome iiuh-.i. -" ''' - ''"?", "V "'"' r , ZSXZ c Z 1 pany in Berlin aro out. The htriUers nga.ns. the food shortage, but vve.e dls- n tnnill P( TO IIO.U it uci lumnttuun perse u '." . .,,., , .v.u , '""rr":., n . ., Hirui'K auu inm i--- vere workinir in U.. !. Dim. ' UUL 111" ikun- slans had too much fear ot tho Oerman soldiers. .... . t-i i Workmen In nnr.il factories at Kiel ( nnd Bremen iuu hoik anu kiiiui.i hu called ashore from warships In tho har bor to guard tlio plants. The strikers grew . ... .. - - no;Lworler8 Zt "Ilolshevlkl, o..wardr Dockworkers at l.amburg -I, h' lh " " nfl M. - To predict Is unnecessary! latlur must tho developments speak for themselves. The fact Is Important, however, that tho anti-governmental move In Germany Is both economical nnd political The worklngmen are striking, not only for higher wages, but also as ,a protest against continuing the war o ceallie Pan-aerman ambitions. A union of alms uch as these Is always, In Itself, a sign cf revolution. Tlie key to the Immediate development of events In Germany Is undoubtedly nt Uiest-Lltovsk. Nothing could have bap. pened to give more strength to Trotsky's position than the German strikes com ing on the eve of the leopenlng of peace negotiations vlth Russia. Trotsky's pres. tlEo has been enormously Increased. He thst the wniklng people oficrete structure opposite the entrance of can claim loeirmw "ro Indorsing lilm and rejpu.Jtho 41iUng-thelFoWB'nKiUA.torv uentraj public ffieftger IN FIGHT Tirpitz Would Keep Grip Upon Belgium LONDON, .tan. 30. TN AN interview with the Hcrlin correspondent of the Nicuvve Itottcrdamsche Courant, Admiral Mii Tirpitz demands the mili tary occupation of Belgium and submarine bases in that country. Von Tirpitz pictured a world di vided into opposing camps, com prising Continental Europe on the one hand, England and America on the other. Serious strikes are reported to he in progress throughout Ger many. In Hcrlin and suburban towns 'JO.OOO workers are said to hae quit work. Various large manufacturies engaged in the manufacture of war supplies, especially airplanes, are affected. Independent So cialists are reported to have taken an active part in the calling of the strike. The German Go eminent has decided to order the arrest of six leaders of this party. ITALIAN AIRMEN AID BIG PLUNGE Twelve Enemy Fliers Downed, While Infantry Pierces Foe's Line l.-)00 TEUTONS . T A K E N LONDON", .Inn. HO In a imwciful offensive action tl Kalians have, smashed In the Austrian ! lines on tlio Aslago Plateau and c.ip- ' tilled moro thin 1300 piloners Hast of (lie Aslago Ilasln General Wax's troopi i stoimcd a herlcf of strong heights, pene trated the enemy's position at several points and clung to their g.-llns In the face of lo!ent counter-attacks by Aus tilan re-enfoi cements, Home officially le ports. ' I Simultaneously with the Infanliy of fensive the Italian airmen conducted ' '.... .il.n.lin rati rlrlv. flliniA tllrt C-mA. ,, LtlMI)U l' ......... ..., ..-.-,, "f n,e b!,ul' '"'"'" "n "" ,- cmy niaclilne., and tlirouglioui uio ac- ' tlon retaining mastery of the air, a nee-1 esary factor In tlio Bcneral .scheme of operations. Tho attack centered hi the reslon of Col del Itosso and tho Kienela Val ley, down which the Auslrlans drove last fall to a point perilously cloe to the cdB" of tho A'enetlan Plain. Ilc tvvecu Monte lll'cmol nnd tho l'renzela X'nlley and about midway between Anlago nnd the Ilrenta P.lver tho battle lino takes a whin curve to tho t-oilth-watd, the tip of this salient testing on P.osso 11111 ami Monte dt Val Ilella. It was these positions, strongly held by the enemy, which tho Italians flrst stormed. In an effort to sllco oft the apex of the t-allent. Hetllu if ports that tho attackers gained a foothold ,, jfonto Dl Val Ilella, but were later )mried back in a counter thrust by the Austrian. At other points In the line of attack, which was about three miles In length, the Italians were successful In break ing through the opposing positions, the (Ierman communique admits, but were defeated In constant attempts to rush their reserves forward nnd widen the breaches. The statement deciares that toe Italian losses were extremely heavy, including 3C0 prisoners taken by the Austrlans. Tho success of the Italians In their Initial blow on tho Aslago Plateau, warning of which had been given by the Intense artillery bombardment of the previous night, was such that tho enemy r..iln.,.l .. v... ii,. , . Continued on UZ" -"-.- GERMANS LOSE EIGHT PLANES TO BRITISH .. .. 4 ., .,,.. ,.. neavy vermi r IgnunK Oil XV ur . 1 . Kront U11U KCDUlSC 01 Trench Raid Reportcu LONDON, Jan, 30. Heavy neilal fighting nloug tho 'Ilrit- Jsh front, In which eight German ma chines were shot down, .was reported In the otnclal statement of the War OITlco today. Three British planes aro miss Ing. South of tho 3carpe Itlver (Arras front) the Germans tried to raid a Brit. Isli Krench during the night, but were driven off. British troops attacked a German post northeast of Havrlncourt, killing some of the garrison and taking other pris oners. Other patrol engagements took place In tho Bullecourt sector, where the Brit ish penetrated a German trench. Inflict ing casualties and capturing a machine gun. (Both Havrlncourt nnd Bullecourt are on the Arrns-Cambral front. Illavrln. court lies about eight miles southwest of Canibral, while Bullecourt is about thirteen miles due west of Canibral. Both were the scenes of violent fighting In the battles which began on the Canv bral front on November 10.) Ship Companies in New Building The Pennsylvania and New Jersey Shipbuilding Companies, at Gloucester City, have taken possession of their new olllee building, a three-story con. old rare track and between tho BlftXlta.Of. , iJsWS.COipaiUeH, . PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 110, 1918 I S YjS din T aasssV lie Kkf jq 1 - - aer Max i Wm V. S. ENVOY THKKATBNKU Dovid It. Francis. American Ambassador to Russia, whose photograph appears above at the top, has been warned by Finnish Anarchists that he will lie held personally responsible for tho life and liberty of Alex ander licrkmnn in the United States. ISerUman's photograph and that of Kmnia Coldmuu, both of whom face prison sen tences for conspiracy agninst the draft law, also appear above. FINN ANARCHISTS WARN U.S. ENVOY i .. . Threaten tO liOKl V lcWdS Responsible for Berk man's "Life and Liberty" ULTIMATUM DELIVERED RO.MK. Jan. .' The Kuhslan terrorists' committee at Zurich has passed the sentence of death on Nicholai I.cnine, ForeiRii Minister Trotsky, Minister Hala- V A u. nlkilH IFnlc1tn-ll.-i uonoii anu iweiuj uuisi .....-.....o.. accordinc to Uispatcnes rcceocu here today. The committee is com posed of women. By JOSEpTTsHAPLEN PKTItOOilAD, Jan. 2 (delayed). An ultimatum declaring the Ameiicati Ambassador "would bo held personally responsible' for tho life, anil liberty of j Alexander lleikman," was forwarded to J David It Francis by the nnatchlst i group of sailors and workmen at Ilel slngforcs today. Tho Russian terrorists have been deeply Interested In the piosecutlon in the, t'nlted States ot Derkman and Kmma floldmaii, tho two American "red" leaders, for conspiracy to defeat the conscription law. WASHINGTON, J.rti. 30 Tho anar chist threat to bold I'liltcd States Am bassador 1'rnncls nt Petrograd respon- ' slblo for tho life and liberty of Alex- under Berkman, Jailed for combating the draft law. Is confirmed In ofllclal dls I patches to this Government. I What action will bo taken In the case I has not been determined. Inquiries of I the Bolshevlkl Government In Petrograd I (It Is pointed out It was not tho Bol i slievlkl who registered the threat against Francis) to determine whether such ac tion Is countenancej by the Lenlne-Trot-sky reglmo are lield probable, Meantime word from Francis explain ing tho exact situation In Petrograd is awaited with Interest nnd concern. It has been known for some time that Francis's safety was jeopatdlzcd some what by the activities la this country against Berkman and the recent arrests ot I. XX'. AX'. leaders following raids on their headouartiTs. Berkman is x-ery well known In Russia, some of his lm- Continued on Tate Five. Column Two FISHING BOAT DMVEN HOME Blizzard and Hurricane Damage Schooner on Profitless Trip ATLANTIC CITV, Jan. 20. A hur ricane followed by a blizzard destroyed all of the trawl lines and other gear of the stanch fishing schooner Annie May, Captain Henry Steelman, and sent the craft careening home without a single flsli in Its hold and with deck and rig ging sheathed In Ice after a run of 120 miles to the deep sea lulling mounds. The only thine the Annie May picked up as a result of a profitless run was several snarKs, to ue useu ior nan, nnu theso were thrown overboard when tho temperature fell to zero apd giest seas I smashing over the schooner sent her I racing to poet and safety through a viijr aaayalajpa.,. . . f , .,. . CITY WINS ITS FIGHT TO HAVE U. S. USE PORT Director Webster Is Told Facilities Here Will Be Utilized HOME l-'OK NEW PI.KKT Shipping Koiirtl. Jlan Agrees to Tnko Advantage of Wharves U. S. Now Plans to Use Port of Philadelphia pillI.ADKI.IMUA port wins rcc (igiiitiou. I'licilities will be full) utilied during war. Will serve 1'nilcd State troops in Trance and allies. Plans now being pushed. Will be home port of hundreds of .ships. This means bright future, both during and after the war. riilladelphla li.i" mm li.tlile r. i recognition a a vvmld h.ii Hi exceptional f.ii Ilitlei for li.indlliiK supplies mill I Ili.it tlieiii on Khlp v to he Iillll7.eil to the fullt"i ,'ti nt in oveie.i ti.illli to oiec I ihe n 1 of the Xuiprlr.ui ann in flame. Hi.. Allied armies and the people nf the Allied nation i Follow Iiir the lonfitrnce of IMieetor Ueortte S. Welislir, of the Dep.ii tinent of W'haiw, Hoik and lVnle. in WasliliiKlon with IMunnl 1". ("airy, dl lector of fipenitlon of the fidted State Shlpplns iliiaiil. ,-uhies the announce nieni lod.iv that aiiaiiKomenm IooMiik tOHai,! tills end neie nallf,utoillj en tered Into. As a ii-Kiilt of thl tonfeienee. Phila delphia will he the home pot t of bundled' of ship now hehus constructed at tho r.meiKeiiL.v l-'leet I'orpoi.Ulon vaiil. This pi oinle wn kIvcii b the ShlppInK ltoaul DIreitor X'eli-tei laid before the ofTI-1 clal. of the Shlpplnc Hoard the tiiitisuat I I facilities pose.ed by the pi t of Phlla-' the (uiiuii.itidrr in home defmscs. ' delplila for a much" Bieater U'e than is 1 This ImlUated that the (ierinans were now made of II. The tmiMii I'aiice nfiieilii usIiib their new plan of sendlnir litlllalns these facilities was paitlcularly ' pressed In view of the ioubcsIIoii and confusion which lias followed nil ccces-. i he diversion of tippllc In New- X'oil.. ! - Hii'lrlcritally. It developeil that all oC the gulf, nnd Atlantic poit, fioni New Oileans to lloston. aie to lome Into eiv Ice to a much larger extent than hereto fore. IWCILITILS NOT Hi:i.(5 PSIID "I met Mr. Carry and his nj-slMant. Mr. Kwlng, by appointment," said Mr. Webster, "and laid befoie t hem the facts tccaidliiB the shipping facilities of Phila delphia. Klguii's were pieseuted by me, showing tii.it the-e facilities weie not being used to the extent of which they vvero tapnble. In f.u t. only about TiO per cent of the npjclty of the poit of Philadelphia Is now being iliavvn upon, whereas the prut of .Vew X'orl.. within ninety miles ot Philadelphia. I congested with vesi-ol which aro being compelled to wait, under lip.it y demuirage ficriuently. as long a seveial weeks be fore thev can be loaded. "Tho Philadelphia pint Is perhaps bet ter prepared than nnv other at tho pres ent llino to telleve this congestion. It ( millnuril on face Die, Column Three KNT.INKKlt HUM' IN" VM.L Lay All Niuht With Ilroken Leg at Foot of Stairs When Thomas Mnr.in, a helpei at the General File. llxtliiKUishrr ('uinpany at 1132 llace sliect. c.iiue to work this morning he found tie night engineer, Lrnest Bauble, llfty-thiee ynars old, of 2500 Seigeant stuet, at the foot of the stabs lending from tho icllar to the boiler loom Ills leg was broken and he was suffeiing Internal Injuries as well. Ho said that while going down the stairs late last night be had f.illetf and had lain theio alt nlEht. He was taken to the Hahnemann Hospital in a patml from tho Hleventh and XVInter sheets station. Ills condition is serious. GIRL HAD EIGHT IIUSHANDS At Thirty-three, Mother of Eighteen-Year-Old Boy Is Held for Bigamy WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. night bus. bands since she was fourteen ears old Is tho record ot Mis. Cora Hllen "Woods" or "Barnes," at thlrty-thiee the mother of an elBhteen-year-old boy. And because two of the eight husbands are living she finds herself today lit u Washington police cell on a chaise of bigamy. Walter Barnes, the "husband befoto last," .Mrs. "XX'oods" pays, deseiled her a j ear ngo, two months after their marriage. She says slio read an ac count of his death a short time later and then married Arthur II. Woods, a Washington Navy Yard employe. . Laborer Killed by Train on 1. It. It. John Iloclie, forty years old, n laborer cmploved by the Pennsylvania Ituiltoid, was struck by a train at Kensington avenue late last night and died .before being admitted to the Frankford Hospl tal. Hoche, who lives nt 247 North Six. teenth street, was found shortly after he was struck by some workmen, who noti fied the police. Skating on All Lakes npiIEItE is skating today on all the lakes in Eairmount Park, on the lake in Hunting Park and on the Wissatiickon Creek. ' ' " m1 " - CoricioiiT, lots, QUICK WILL MOVE FUEL ADMINISTRATION OFFICES Coal distribution offices will be moved eaily next week to the Medical Atts Building, 1G01 .Walnut sheet, it was an nouunccd today. The State fuel ndministiatloii and the Tcderal Trado Commission, - together with railroad, bituminous and anthracite operators' lcpresentatlvcs, will occupy quarters on the hoventh floor. The Philadelphia County coal committee's offices will be on the thlnl floor. RUMANIAN PREMIER STEPS DOWN AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30. Resignation of Rumanian Premier llratlaiio xv.is lepoitcd in llcilln dispatches today, Geueinl AvciCicu suu'icdt, lilin. VICTORY LOAF TIME EXTENDED TO FEHRUARY 3 I'lill.ulelphla l.aUds have lei-n notified by the fulled .States Kood Adiulu Htintlnii that the time for puttlni; nil sale the new Victory l.oaf to bo made of nn nilmlMiire of wheat flour and cereals- has been extended to lVbiuary 3 to glvf lime In which to piepare the liiRiedlenls that eo Into the new bread. AIR FOES STRIVE TO REACH LONDON German Fliers Buck Cap ital's Defenses in Second Raid KOMKS IX OUTSKIRTS LONDON, Jan. 30 The M.'ond Oeimati all ntt.uk nKalnst CiiKland In twcntv-foiir bonis beRan last I nlRbt and eaily today the neilal invad rs vveie Fllll ti.vltiB l flKht their way! throiiKh the London defences to'ieach the city. I KollowlnB the double aei l.il ill Ivc !i?lnt Lonilon mi Monday night, the I fi-oml attaiK did not smpilc the clt and thu Riiaid hIoiik lb' oact had le ilouhliil their vlKllnnce also. The hostile inichhie wele plsllteil ovir i:.ev and Kent shoitly before 10 It was olllclally announced by nVloi I, their liuiiibliiK planes out In Kroups 111 hopn of ml-leadlii(- the defendeis. The battel les of IiIkIi-iiukIp Runs alonK the iimitlieasleiii i-oafrl lirciui to bail, and ,u bis fleet of Iirlllsli iiliinen bnniedlatc Iv went aloft to attnel and drive back the Get minis. XX'heii the al.iim va sounded beie the people quietly took underground shelters and there way no excitement. Bombs were dropped In the outskirts of the city. . ' Tho War Odlce icport, Issued at mid night, s.ild: "Hostile airplanes rinssed the coast of t:ex and Kent about 9.30 p in. Scmn machines attempted to penMi.ite Into London about nu hour later." HEM) FOR CHILD'S DEATH s the effeit that nil nnlliiacitc not mciiio- Belicve FieiKht Train on Delaware " I" mloritv i.U;is. nn.r to be slili.ped ,-. . i rn finm tho l.amfotd, 'lamaiuia, lulls- Avenue Cut Hoy in two imp. Shenandoah, lt C.nnel nnd Sh.i- inol.in dlstilels. will bo pooled by the .luhii D.ivl, of Fifth and ltltner f 01Matois and shlppid dlicct to Phlla stteets. onductor of n fielght train delplila. whUh ,s supposed ,o have killed Joseph ' Ju", .P-dln gP of slop Duch, twelve jeais old, of 11. (litis- ,, f,,,, iKM. two latest moves, silo tlnn klieit. on Delawaio avenue, last hIiiivvii in the railroad tepoits. During night, was to ii-iv beM bv MncistiateJ Cowanl In the- Seventh and caipenter streets polhe station, to nw.llt the ac tion of the i in oner. Tho boy was tepoiled mlsiJug b his father estirday. Last night, the crew i of Davis's train found tho bo's sweat-1 er nnd lint on Delaware avenue be tween Wli.ii Urn and 1'Vdeial htuets. A seaiili irvcaltd a portion of his hod , near t'Vdeial Htieet and the rest near Mortis stiett. lie had been cut In two. How tho accident declined Is a Hos iery to the police ami tialn oltlclals. None of the i rew bad seen the child In , tho vicinity of the ttalu nud his sweater when it was found was frozen stiff. ICE STORM EXPECTED, WITH GLAZED STREETS Rain to Freeze as It Falls, Forecast by Weather Jinn for Tonight fnsettled weather today, with a slowly lining teniperatute, will bring either mine snow or an Ice storm tonight, the Philadelphia fotecastcr warned. The mercury will not rise lo any gieat extent, being expected to hover slightly below the freezing point. It Is this that causes the weatherman to hold to the possibility of an Ice storm rainfall that freezes as soon as It hits the streets. As tbo precipitation will be at least nn men, a coating or snow or ice is due lo greet the eyes of Philadelphlans when they awake tomorrow morning. Tim norm nil! lm accompanied by nottheast winds, which Is expected to nttnln n velocity that may cause some damag," The dally averge temperature for to diy will lemaln below 31 degrees, nmk Inu n total of forty-four such days this season, a lecord In the history of the Philadelphia weathei bureau. The low. est point touched by the mercury was 21 degrees at G o'clock this morning. By noon it had risen 'to C degrees. It wilt go higher this afternoon and fall to about 25 degrees during the night. The official forecast ior eastern renn rvlvanla and New Jersey Is as follows! Know "north, snow or Ice storm south, portion tonight and Thursday, little change In temperature I-northeast wind fcmillBBW i tkmmfmtmmmm II lfciilillW I I, ,r nw i - V - rt Tm feme LiMn CowriKt NEWS SEE COAL RELIEF IN POOLING PLAN Garfield Announces Ar ! rangement After Visit From Congressmen OI'EUATOUS AGREE TO IT Seveial new developments III the pfilladelplil.i mil situation, which Is still nt a must acute stage, clvo prom ise that domestic consumers and Indus- . tiles will soon lecelve relief tluough I Cie.itly Increased shipment. After hearing tteminu" ideas for re-I lief fioni u delegation of PennsjlvanU I ('oiiBiesiiieii, headed by .1. Hampton Mooie, who called on National Fuel Admliilstiator (.larflcld nt the request of Stale Controller XX'lIllam Potter, Doctor Ginflrld announced that large niilhra-i rite piodueiis held a meeting and piom-1 Hed to exett Miccl.il efforts to supply i I'hll.idelphla with coal. Ho also an iiouiiccd, the. diversion to Mr. Potter's olllee of 2eo cars from congestion on the llaltimoie and Ohio Railroad for movement via the Philadelphia and Heading. In addition to these 200 eatlu.ul. Mr. Pi.ttir thin vveik seized nno e.n loads In I transit without tho approval of Doctor ilni Ibid XX'ltb cvhlciue. ot all understanding hetuien Washington and himself, Mr. Potter .ipp.ii i ntly continued plans for selzuin of io.il not consigned to points In Pennsylvania The output cf tlfty-slx collieries not Included In pilorlly oiders may b rtl v cited rxiluslvPly for the relief of Philadelphia and Us subutb This ad ditional hoped-for tellef Is expected to lesult as wion ,i an anthi.iclte pooling sv-Mcin agreed upon lieie at a conference of coal opera tori and l.illioad olllclals, Is put Into iffect. PLAN TO IIIILP CITX- The pooling .igt cement, It I said, is to the last twi-nli-four hours ii.oini mini I of family size coal nnd 4880 tons or I steam sizes itmlied the city, in addi tion manv cars of bituminous arrived. These shipments, coming utter tho big snowstorm of Moinbiy, which caused con- i slderablo delay on all iailro.nU through out th eastern section of the lounlry, 'mused optlmbni In the ofllces ot the Phlladilphla fuel committee Belief was e.xptessed that these shipments would continue and soon bo exciedcd If this tonnage keeps up, Philadelphia will soon be In a fair position as to coal. Order to co.ll dealets not to deliver coal oiitsldo of tho city were issued today by Francis A. Lewis, chairman fonllnuftl on fate Pile. Column One U. S. SENATOR HUGHES, OF NEW JERSEY, DIES Long Illness Terminates Fa tally to State's Senior Rep resentative in Upper House TltHNTON. Jan 30. fulled States .Senator William Hughes, senior .Senator from New Jer sey, died In Mercer Hospital here today after a long Illness, l Senator lluzheH lias kpruwl In Ilia House of Representatives und the Senate lor more man twelve ears. He was one of the so-called "labor group," being himself a "union card man" through his former emplovment ns a weaver. lie has alwaya been a stanch Democrat and was one of the most popular in Congress with his colleagues of both parties. Hughes serud In the Spanlsh-Amer-lean war as a member of the Second Nivv Jersey Volunteers. CHILp BURNS TO DEATH Father Injured Slightly in Attempt ing to Savo Girl Four-year-ola Jennie Collch is dead In the Polyclinic Hospital from burns received late jtsttrday afternoon: when her dress caurht fire as she played anour tne Kitruen siove, - The child's ttther, who was In the next room at the time, tried to save her. He rolled her In a rue to extinguish lhe flames, but the little git! was burned all over the Tx4y, xnesiatutr was Mmt-btri.4 i - 'v'v V."' V V. - 2j P'OSTOT EDITION PIUCE TWO CENTS i ii ii iui u' I'livi'-n;; I BBB '. . M. ' of hog island: CTIDC 01?TATr- OllllO OEilMIE.1 Committee Learns Shipyard Building Is Away Above A. I. S. C. Estimate FLEET CORPORATION'S COUNSEL SUMMONED t i ,.. , . ?; uuiioris onow increase or - Mmk n? a Pat- Ponf f T;,r . hm ing Piles COMMISSION CONTRACT Company Is to' Get $6,000,000 Profit for Construction of. Seventy Vessels i Actual Costs Vastly More Than Estimates QOMPAIMSOXS of the costs estimated by the American International Shipbuilding Cor poration and the actual costs, as figured by Chairman Picz, of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, are shown below: l.-llmalr-i! total lnl nr llur ll.iinl yard liy A. I. .. c. nmnilt,m to A. I. s. ('. sb'O to be hullt .... .Xiliinl (i,.t to lleit-tntirr .11 of i.einnil cronn of w n . , , IMIniutril l.v iiirlKirui tlon ... , Xilll.il fi.-t ..r pllrs to Oerrnilirr .11 IMhniitril ,y , nrpitra- J 1 ,000,000.00 (l,0(MI,0OO,(N 70 SS,;3J.7(1 1I.X.I3I.7I ."113,10.1.00 Tld I nn Imrriise of Ht per rent! 89.SS0.OO l.rililiinr rosl jao.o.in.is l.stlliMteil h (Inn i oriMirs- leiniNirnri ronilt ih-I l.(lni.Keit lot i uir- loirntloit .... (Irlirltiallv Invested In klie l inrmriitlon. , . i, (ornomtlon'a rstlmatisl rp.t r () 7.1011.1011 snlns . ., ... Ciinnrulloii' rstlmii'let) i"t of 70 SOOO-ton s'llns , nt.noo.no S3,ftt)I.IR lOu.OOO.OO S.000,000.00 33,000,090.00 t.ivoo.min.nA I III fee to iooidhiiv- The trail of hundreds of thousands of ''," ''tT-fPendltiirps-at tho Hog Island on iK 11.' '" ',,,""""J,,r nf SM.OIIO tseh I ,if "".n,-".r,,,,l;,;''h,,l,1';:h",, nnu " - mi ruiiiuuiiuiiiK yarns in exces of tho .... American International Hhlphulldlng Cor- "" 'fS poi.illons own estlmates-i-vvlll bo fol- . iffif low r l lniln. U llOn tl.A Cnnn.A . i omnilttce lesumes Its Inquiry at XX'ash-' lngtou. That the cost would be welt, over 100 per cent In ndvamo of tho estlmntes was announced bv Manager Picz, of the Hmergency Fleet Corporation, nnd the Ameilrai) International Shipbuilding Cor poiatlon today said that, their report Issued today will show that tho stirring tii of thu matter Is duo to politics, the spirit of iiiucki.iklng nnd general atmos. phere of things in XX'ashlngton. Joseph P. Cotton, general counsel for tho RnicrgVncy Fleet Corporation, has been summoned to furnish tho commlt teo with all details ot the' corporation's loutiacts. Senator Johnson, ot California, wants to know from him to what extent Frank, A. Vanderllp, of thu National City Bank. New York; the XX". A, Hurrhnan Inter ests and the steel interests vvero in volved in the foi niatlon of the Interna tional Corporation, which was organized, the commlllee has been told, for the purpose of taking contracts, wjicn 'he mammoth shipping program vvos decided upon CONTRACT ON AGKNCV BASIS The contract with tho International company was let on tho agency bails, under which .tho Government w:m mum tne yam at an estimated cost of JSi.uuu.uou, rurnlEh all material and pay all labor charges. The company was to get a commission, elected nt about' JC.oiiO.OOO, for building seventy ships In these yards, for furnishing the knowledge and tho executive organiza tion. P.eports from Manager Plez. of the Fleet Corporation, submitted nt the committee's rec,uest and mado j ubllo today, showed that tho cost of com pleting tho work begun would be 100 per cent over the'estlmatu 'Just a few comparisons will show the trend of the cost,"-s4is Plez's re port "The completed work on the sec ond group of ways has thus far cbst t28fi,71i2.TG, against an estimated cost ot $HE,12L71, "The. cost ot driving 16,252 plies up to December 31 was $513,163, ngalnst an estimated cost of $89,386, an Increase of 674 per cent. 'The cost of grading 102,000 cubla yards up to December 31 was $90,056.13, as ngalnst nn estimated cost of $31,000. 'Temporary roads thus far constructed have cost $238,801.48, as against an est!- mated cost of $100,000. i, iiiji, jivioi 1uuuj.n iunx Jul' "It Is certain that the tqtal cost ot ,f - 1ia ..lint i-ntiiTilptil nn Ilia nF.t.nl hi.. ..0.a lim ,..-... ........ --l'iiii'H -J- -J nnu at mis raie oi cosi win exceed the original esiimaie uy more man iuo per jj lent, but setting aside the question of tt cost, which in this great crisis is after bM Continued on Pace Two'. Column Thr' , - . !-,":'.. THE WEATHER FORECAST ' 4, "a ror rhUadclphla and vtcMlvFalr id today, .note- or rain ot nlgh't or to- viorrow. J.r.XOTlI QK, DAY , 7:13 n.m.lSun seta.. Sun rliei-. B;l p.: UEI.XXVAKK K1VEB TIUB CII.XNOES ,'JS ClIKHTWUl ItTIUSS'f ffm Itlth water. 3.1. m. insn water. 3B1 p.m. li)W wter.lO:lS .m.lbow wattr.lliJS p.2. TUMPEBATlIltE AT KACII HOUK P" i 9 1 10 I" 3 23 SI ii 12TlTl 25 26 j TTi iJ7T Today' 8 Installment of - Governor Pennypackcr'd Auiohiofrtkn' ..Will SgSN 11 fcjLi.irx a sv; m . ?. ll rte. 1 v--41 J'iVJ - m AS .' ? . .f-i 3 y $& 4' ' XM ,s' i -31 v. & 'VL-. T nir u. .. f
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