-rqi" V WT f &? ' S-T tt i rJ ' M w . if ' V tf US ,' i (JV E!iC bb-X F; m til k U: w ate" j S.ff jw- &, .. .i,'- ?" toMtt y "Ai V Hiking eafc Effort liJYear Will Win, y Sayg Wilson iilS FULLY UNITED ,Miv : Kd of More Ship to Trans- Fxh'PMt Men and Supplies PWyy Is Acutely Felt ; Vi ,m,jt K WABtlliXli luff, rcD. i. wnTt' A'lTO unilCU Dtni.a wu,r o uftoiwnn K'Ka retet punoh of th war. W'" American nr now plttd rnn to M against tho dermami alonir n. we-fton'-ot tn Lorrmn front, meeting sled if h tl. Mi' Al te council ot Versailles lifts minded oiit a defln'te plan of co-opcra- ' Itfn'hy which the American and Alln-d fV chiefs will meet Vpn HerUlnBVi ,;-peac camouflage- whii mo munutr tif kVtlnvniiialfin mitta ' (Ajl.'a'pla' throughout tha nation (Ills fti;Goveriment Is regleter'ng aliens ' i a" a precautionary measure pre fji llmlnary to what la to bo tho crucial &VA effort In the great war. Will ..-There aro to bo no half-way mens- LH-rca. tub president has dociaea mat ETj'ftt$i).iWhlchever side the greatest effort Is : Wifrnat, tnla yar victory will fall. Neu- .V trB"1 " expect sharp measures when '&' it tney are deemed vital to this country'H n success. , A new evidence of grim determination '. to end the strugg e In 1918 or soon after by making a herculean effort this year Is manifest on all Bides. Once moro It Is felt the devalonments hnve swunir 'baik out of tho hands of diplomats and to ' ln """OS oi me military. tj$l Tne Allied war council has said In tin- H? SWerjfO Hertllntr ITnlll mil mm rnm Si' 4.' behind your mask we must ko ahead" FA?' if A'J working to that end compute J tf,lJi agreement Is reported on plans for tho (. i ( aareemem i rcponed on plans for tho ft !' conduct of tho war. The military chiefs Irif r ot the United mates and tho Allies will iKft "V be H'V" wide authority to act upon need fir tf without necessity of delaying any i 'X mov tT reference to approval o r tit without necessity of delaying any vital nf (ho ! y "" uovernmenis. coining n ill Do oJfKF nllowed to stand In the way of thltt EeirV tA country and the Allies. Hi V ,:l,sual, "sts of Americans dying 74' i "" l"" "'" ' oaiiia in nimost uany ,, .,,. nnn nnn o ,t i, . ,., clashes with the Oermans havo brought Ih, ,,1?,7, n,V'1. ,.U '"..ol" of yr$ homo to this country tho realization that tb''1;,'" ,? ,if """X -r,- M Ji,.iur nartlclnatlon In th n i. nnJ, in . Toklng up tho "failures of Ihe War deadly earnest. More and moro men nro to bo sent ncross tho sens. And while thus far fortune has remained at the side of the transports, officials nolnt out that any day may nee one lost, the Victim of a U-boat that hag passed tho American guard The KalMjr's papers have cofTed at tho American .soldier. They havo r n-- -! uu 'MM ll'l llll II UHUII laugncu at our omcers, "men upon (H wnom." iney er whom." they sny. "Scrrtary Daker hos A sawed epaulets" But these men, after iiiuuius ui mucin training, are nnswer Ing tho German fire In front lino trenchei with great American guns to day. They will "hIiow" the Kaiser whether they are Jokes or not, Is trio conviction of mMtar-y chiefs hre Qn(n. nnnHniia n .... I.... .. ,wt.. W ,M...,'n w.'.....u- n irtrsni IK lltJCU. X11Q KA" S,"ennan ar sinking vessels on an aver- V if ago oi s,uov,uuu tgns a year, according . IV f to figures compiled here How closely lit rJ tka stilnnlntf .rnnnM. n. ,1.1.. .... . I-!)' And thm AI1la la hinlttni. itn fnH tl.1. " . W -- unii'witiB '.w..u... u tlilu LUU II y ? rannoi ha -irotirnti.lv aaiimai. ... e .V :? thd rnnfn,in. ,.e fimia .n -a ..u )- ii Jlcltyi But It Is now deemed unlikely! pub-i America enn contribute moro than Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping Hoard, S-Alft.' !. Ih k411 fnnflflAnf f R AAA AAA ... -:' (i. '.---- ----M-w-,rv,vv .-,. i The shipping lack. hwve' hao com. prlled sh-rp measures with neutrals Al- seaay iioiiann nis agreed to turn overt 4 percentage of all her cargoes to Hell p nluT m relief supplier that other shins Slav he releeaed fmm thin un! KAtri- It ttattnnfi are n-nHtnif wttt, Gnnln in in. y Aire cafe shipment nnd delivery senss r ii iMiirm iji fiwicr nurifiiien (leeoea Dy te the American nrmy In F-nnce P'ndlng adjustment of this, ipinlsh ship- con tlnue hrlrt up In Am rlcn ha-bors I The American pmbsrgo will ho em- I ploy d 'ruthlesMy when needed The great punch must be delivered this year, rrraiurm non says America Wl I ft turn every weapon to accomplishment of ; thi. tA President WIIon Ihl. .- The Allies are calling for more troops The Inst of the flrtu draft will he sum moned to camp by Febnnry 15, It Is planned today, and the next draft will bo cslled when facilities at the training camps are such as to permit a new Influx In other words, when the first men drafted have been sept across In such numbers ns to permit the entranco pf more. HOMER'S ART ADORNS MORNINGJMUSTCALE Contralto In Admirable Voice Ele anor Spenrer, Pianist, Makes Debut Here t?tT a'so Homer, who sang for the first , uroo nere mis season at tne nnn muI 5' cals In the, Bellevue-Stratford series yes. , 'terdav morning, etrnnalv nrmniMi n. ;,'$ trlotlsm In her art. nne onened the nro. ii'Js1"" w',h an Interpretation of the "Star- W-ti'Brjaniled itanner" that hirf hnth m. f it-rty and fervor; she Infused several na V,,ttve composltlois hy hr talented hus- vanu. p,uiicy riwmr nun ricn imagina Vtlve and graph'o effectiveness an1 con- ,Cluded her contr hutlona with Horatio Parker's Impressive Ited Cros Hymn. f !SrHr otner numners Included Haendel's i V'S!t'''ombra mal fu," which happens to bo M eonjert "O d Sacred Lullaby," the In iBA"1'" "B"'- VM,", Gutchanlnoff's iA i-My Native Uind," Se'ler-g "Pat." the ir ohormlng old Scotch song, "Over the f,-HHoor." arjd Brsnscnmbe's quaint "Hall jjjji T Tyme of Holledayes." The superb rfIctlon and sense of dramatic values .fJeolear and expressive as ever. C 1 w laaanor epencer. the English pianist. R i.ri lpg her debut In this city was costar jj r'T&fctrlth tho Metropolitan Opera singer. Miss 4penetr Vlncd a magisterial technique L ".aa a chrystal'lne touch, which, however, " wi nmra, a inne nara. Chopin, i f' a"1 n group of modern composers !i-fe'VrePr'lented 'n her selections. The .nwatiat-ng "uoirea de Vlenne" wai .pwr;ii with particular' brilljancy, IftSW'MEN ARE'ANXroUS .' lM9 BECOME HOSEMEN AppHcationg for Civil Service Exara ' Jnation So'lrhtCliy Jobs THr.y "are apnllcatlons for.exam- ereerve byfthe pivll Service Com- ' ;;"" ,,r-'r '" vwnger oi tn list f Inasleaufteori the' two-platoon AxaaalnAliM4 la atii,HtiU e,,. kry.lt 'ami tai fist of atmlleaV... wn on ,mn. up io, tne nresent -iLCiL- ... .. ' ' -, - , lr,tsroc6rvraen, have entered wave ij.ej-pres'ni' ellrlMs. J(t nlni'ty-nlna nimes and In i te-te4 to-makf ly MTw. he ti ntoan system. wkM ite .r4 M tNr tfcaClvMrvlo. r tmwiiwiiMiiiMi rm r uw io .' tui . :av '.tj cock Flays War Department Cenllnoea frvm rase One gress In n largo degrco and generally with good remits. Now and then, how ever there must be exceptions. "I agree with Ocnator Chamberlain that the President doos not know the real situation. He cannot gUo two months to Imesttgutlon, as wo have done. Like n king, surrounded by his court, he bears virtually only ono side. Th people who complain do not reach tho President, nor een the mem bers of his Cabinet. "Shall the Congress iHJt be permitted to amend defecthe machinery? Can on of Its great committees not be per mitted to report Its conclusion on a pnnuing omit imn tho Bcnato bo cen prohibited from il'scusslng blllsT "I cannot belle o our duty to tho pen pie would be performed by such weak abdication of resnonslbllltv. "To uso a slang phrase, 'It Is up to Hltchcoctf charged specifically that! 'The War Ilrpartment has fallen down In meat of Its Important fane ttoni. Necrelsrr flaker'e effort to eorrert deferte In his department would be futile. The trnnapnrtadon ayatem lisa fallen down and la n "irlgantle wreek " There la no power to ro-ordlnate transportation nrro Hie Atlantic nnd production. lark of proper dlrertlna; authnrlty lisa reaulted In the preaent fuel ltin Hen. The preaent condition of imr ahlpbnlldlng la "nothing Iraa than ahoeklng.'1 i:norta to moie food for our Alllea and ourarltra Unxr mlarnrrlrd. The Nebraska Senator asserted that this situation was due to the fnlluro to maKo the various departments work to gether and coordinate their efforts. "The Tresldent Is quoted as object ing to any change in tho law on tho ground that he Is responsible for tho conduct of the war," Bald Hitchcock. "It would be a mnslrous wrorg to hold him rf.ponilblc for tho ninny short comings, because nothing but tho genlti" of perfection and tho power of omn science could enable one man to look after these vast Interests. i'iu:sidi:nt cant do it ali., "Ho cannot at one time design and conduct our dllflcult foreign policy p. form tho duties of conimtnder-ln-clilef of the army and navy, act as lis owr prlnio minister, design all legislation for Conifres.1 to pass, dictate all Industrial financial and political activities of the nirtmont," Hitchcock dec'ared the llllltary Affairs Committee, after con sidering the reelitlons made at Its In vestigations, decided It would sero no purpo'e to make scapegoats of a few individuals. "It decided It would perform Its high est duty by recommending to the Senate sucn a cmnge In tho aw as would ir e the Executive an un-to-dntc. war-making . .. ... -.. "Wm:tiition." n8 tnW .... iuuiiu jjtu.iiuim iur uiieti'', dilu tions, delayB, debates and dlsigrccments, but little or no provisions for prompt decisions and energetic action," ho as "crted "Nino months after we entered the war nnd three months nftcr our men were gathered In cmtonmentn we found In tho de-id of winter tens of thousands of men without ovcrconts, lacking woolen breeches, without woolen Moucs and other serious shortage. We found most of the machine gun compsnles un ablo to drill two months after they were formed becauso they had no machine guns. Kven In Docemher wn find 12aa Btl11 k'Pl ln storage for some foolish " mj.i."iu i-n wmm tn umi una necn uppiiea wun only eighty michlne guns "Wo found that the flrt heavy artil lery of American make cannot bo re ceived till July, and not much before isis can wo expect to us In Frnnce American heavy artillery In any great .I".?"'": ''Wo found that wo are only now, nine months after entering the war, lust brglnnlng to work on two grent powder plants to cost J60 000 00, al though It was evlde"t Inst slimmer that we must havo n million pounds a day more powder thin America -an now manufacture We cannot get powder from these plants before next August We found that though the nudlcil deportment n-wed for hospital shlpi . ; , , .. . ..-.,.. ,. ' ? '"'. they have not vet been or, i dered " Hitchcock eild ho did not deny that much crcdltihle wot It had been done In the War Department RKMnnins suoonsmn Turning to tho remedy, Hitchcock de clared! "If a high-class man could be made director of munitions and ba given power to buy all MipUlcs needed by the various bureaus of tho War Pepartmcnt he would soon bring order out of dlsordev, cur red tape, slop delays and furnish the American nrmy with Its supplies promptly and econom cajly, "Wo would then locate and centralise responsibility and authority. Tho busl nesa of supplying tho depirtmcnt would be run on up-to-date methods of great business concerns Great Hrltnln and Franco had to come to It." "The President and tho Secretary of War havo evidently realized tho defect of the existing system nnd hnve at tempted to change It without Inglsla. tlon but wjthout succi-ss," dcclired the Senator, He then referred to tho removal of tho heads pf the Ordnance and Quarter master General's Department and other changes made. "And now, since tho Introduction of the bill creating a director of muni tions, another step has been taken," he said. "The office of. surveyor of nur. chase Is created, with rather vague au thority and somewhat undefined duties He has no power In law. becauso leirls. latlon la necessary, These great war bureaus should be focused In some authority that would harmonise apd co-ordinate them. That Is what is proposed In tho bill for a war Cabinet of thrco men," ho ns. serted. "It Is not too much to say that the great transportation system of the United States has broken down. It Is k gigantic wreck today; even travel has become difficult," Hitchcock said. HENEY SEEKS RECORDS OF CHICAGO PACKERS Plans Determined Fight to Obtain Data of Firms Under Fed eral Investigation CHICAOO. Fb 4. Francis J. Heney counsel for the Federal Trade Commis sion, la In Chicago today nrenarlng a determined fight to obtain Possession of records of Hwirt fc Co , Mnrrla & Co. and WUson A Co., Ch'rago packers, whose activities are under Investigation by the commission, ' The. records sought are In the posses sion of Kenry Veeder and W M, Bor ders, attorneys for the packers, Tht attorney declare that the records are prjvate and In no way connected with he business of the packers, Heney conferred with United State Dlstr'et Attorney Charles P. Kline, but refused to comment on tha conferences. It is reported that the controversy with the packers may be laid before the Fed eral Grand Jury, which will convent Yyednoaay. f ,r 'JV r ), ' t "" " , WIUWWTOlf'D.j.. TftoL -- Alfre ItW rnumrv nnd Innlf tiffnp fhj. nn.ilii.i EVENING PUBLI0 14 AEROPLANI NEMICl SONOSTATIDISTRUm Vittorlose Opernzloni dogl! Eroicl Aviatorl Italian! cl Ingles! DUELLI DI ARTIGLIERIA La Vecchln o Glortosa Cnmicla Rossa Rlsplcndern' sul Campl dl DntUglia Published and Distributed Under PERMIT No. 341 Authorized by tho act of Octobpr 6, 11)17. on il'e at tho PrstnfTlcn of Philadelphia, Pa. By order of the President. A. S. BURLESON, PostmnBter General. IIOMA. 4 febbralo. Dulls not Ire glunte datla fronte ltn liana si rtleva cho fill aviator I Italian! e, InRlesI hanno con succcsso compluto vtrlo Incurslonl aereo. Ipfatt ben otto aeroplanl nemlcp furono ahhittutl dagll I Itallnnl r nitre sel macchlne dagll Inglcsl, rhe rlusclrono nncho ad Inccn dlare tin palone frenato austrlacn, l.'nttlvlta' ilfgll ardltl aviatorl Itollanl fu estrcmamentc ccccilonale lungo lutta la fronte o duranto la glnrnata dl sibato essl efflcnrtincnte e con vlslblll rlsuttntl bomtmrdarnno I puntl dl concentrazlono c gl' incrocl del'e strode maestre lungo le lln'-o nemlcho dl romunlcailone sul- 1'nltlplino dl Aslago I dannl rausatl furono rllcvantl come pure enormo fu Io scomp gllo cho si verHlco" tra 1 ranghl ileell nustro-tcde-jchl Dnllo Stlvle nl Plave rnttlvlta del I'artlgllcrln ltallana o dello btterln degli nlleatl fu nlquanto moderats, mentre vlrlcntl diietll si verlflcarono lungo II basho coro del I'lavc. Vftrll comlinttlmentl, con oblcttlvo lo cale, si verlflcarono prrnw Io alturo a nord-est dl Monte Grappa tra rlpartl dl Incurslnno e gll ltallanl ebbero sempro II "oprivvento Kcco II testo del comunlcnto ufMclale pubhllcalo Icrl, dal Mlnlstero delta Ouerra In Itoma: Pallo Stelvln nl Plnve si verflco' modTata nttlvlta' da pirto dell'nrtl gllerla. ed I plu" Imnortnntl combattl mentl tra Io nrtltrU'rl" si ebbero luneo II liassn eorso del flume Nell'orra dl I'nullo II nemlco fece esplodere nlcune mine senza ottenere alrnn succepso Scontrl dl pattuglle si verlflcarono sull alturo a nord-est dl Monte Grappa. Favorite da ottlmo rondlzlonl at mo'ferlche, le nostre forze aeree. con I'effettlva cooprnzlono d"I notrl plnnl navall pplegarono um conslrte revole nttlvlta' contro gll oblettivl mllltsrl de nrmlco I tMstrl aviatorl durante la glor nata ill ItI bombardnrono I puntl dl conrentrnzione e gll Incrocl delle prln clpnll strade luntro le linen neinlrh" dl comunlcnzlone suiraltlphno dl Aslngo Ie nostre mncchlne da bomlmrdi mento lo wcorsa nottc, dannegplarono gll lmplantl telegnflel d"lle lnro tra rnli1om7ZO e Monte Ttnvcre, Otto macchlne nemlcho furono nbbat lut dagll Itallnnl durinte Ii plornsta dl lerl S1 litre marchlno furono ah battute dagll aviatorl ln?lesl rhe In cendlnrono nnehe un pallone frenato oei nrmico lungo u l'lnve La formsrlone del battngllonl dl vnlon tarl gnrlba'dlnl ha sucltato II plu' grande entuslamo In tutta Italia. GIo vanl c vecchl veteranl delle guerra d'ln dlp'ndenza ovunquo chledono dl cssere nrruolntl. II governo hi pormeso che la forma- lono del corpo del vnlontnrl garibaldlnl i'i nl enmnnrto del colonnol'o Giuseppe nar'hnldl, II nlpnto dl grnndo eroe G'l 'itlrlnl' siranno r'dutatl tra nuelll delle nrml reRolurl I volontirl lndosranno '" vecchla e g'nrlca camlcla rossn che dl nuovo splemlern' su' ramnl dl bat1 fnulln p- I Int'grlta di-lla Patrla, Numcross domnnde sono gl.V glunte lane cnionio smnra cho la mnrglo--anr-v del hattagMnnl sira' formota daitll 'tnllnnl che hi trnvano nllT'tero, ptr 1 nuait 11 Governo Fnrehijc rllpporto a con dnnare l pens a coloro che fossero rc altentl dlsertorl o co-'dmnatl politic! A Mllano Ton 1'lnrcllo M T.a Guerdla uno del rnpprc-entantl della cltta' dt New York nl Congre-'o In Washington o dcstlnito preso I' Quartler Oenerale Americano In Frnncla. hi pronunzlato un pitrlottlco dhcorso duranto un Co mlzlo Indctto dalle Un'ono I'arlamentart Itnllinn. Mlgllala e mlgllala d per son hanno preio parte al comlzlf. e tra nuesto si notavano moltl'slml deputatl t senatorl ed altre autorlta' polltlche Al comlrlo avrebble dovuto parlaro anche II Prepldente del Cfnslgllo del Mlnlstri, On Orlando, ma egll non ha potuto In. tencnlro per attendere al nupremo con clllo dl guerra In Parlgl. IOn. La Guerdla elcttrlzzo" 1'udttorlo o termlno' II suo dlcorio trn l'entusl asmo generale dlcendo: "I vostro Presldente del Conslgllo ha adottato Ii grldo dl guerra: resltere! rcnltere! re. slstere! II vonro Mlnltro del Tesort, dlsxe: Date I date! date I II vostro GnernIo Diss grlda: avantll avantli nvantll ed II Mlnletro degll Erterl On Sfnnlno dovra' grldare: Trento! Tri este' Ietrlal' IL PWSCim HALLO DELLA 'STELLA JflTALlA' Venerdl sera, nella Musical Fund Ilnll, ebhe luogn II tanto ntteso ballo della Sncleta' "Stella d'ltilln" tra le s'gnnre itallane dl Philadelphia Lr fe"tn rluscl' ottlmamente e, merce l'npr Instancahlle del Comltato organlzzatore, II succsso flnanzlarlo fu completamsnte ragglunto. II hillo fu preceduto da un concerto II dl cul programma fu a vol to egregla mente. La Slgnorlna Maria d'Annun zlo, uni plsnlsta molto npprezzata e conosclutlsslma, presentn' nlcune sue allleve, trn Io quail le bambino Clara Cardano e Marls. Gludlce chs furono costretto a concedore del "bis." La slgnorlna Du'ollna GInnnlnl nl comporto' da vera artlsta e fu fatta segno a pro lungato ovaslonl. In una parola tuttl coloro che prcsero parts al concerto furono applaiidltlsIml v La danze durarono flnq alle prime ore del mattlno. La prettdentessa Mrs. Katie M. Loury nulla tralasclo' dl fare perche' tutto andasse bene. La vlcs-presldentessa Mrs Victoria Falsetta fu Instancablle e si coopero' moltlsslmo per la rjusclta della festa. La tesorlera Mrs. Carmellna Malatesta lavoro' tenia tregua per asal curare II euccesso flnanzlarlo, coma pure ' segretarla Miss. Teresa Uotto, Mrs Ullsabetta Kennedy, Mrs. Louisa t.om bardl, la quale Ineasso' una dlscrets omrrm vendendp bandlerlne e slg-arl. In una parola tutt 1 slgnore a slsnorlnt ipplrentenentl all'assoclazlone, , A Mrc. Carmellna 'Malatesta furono of frte due band erlne In seta, una Italians 4 una amerlcana, quale c-magglo delta Socleta" per I'attlvita, da la splegata per la rlusclta del ballo. La Malatesta pro nunzlo' un breve dlscorso dlchlarandoi' Htta dl aver data l'opera sua per una ssnta causa a pro' del fratejll d'oltre Oceano a term no' Innegglando all'Italla ed alia v ttorla finale del Alleatl. Anche Mr, P, I', Lagomarslno rlcava' In dono du bandlerlne, per I'lnteressa. memo a ('opera splegita favor dsl 1' Assoc lailon. ' ,Prosiament ,sra' falto note Tin trHo della, slmpitlca festa, che ear' LEDGER - PHILADELPHIA, WHERE AMERICANS FACE GERMANS . W I II 'I') ll.nl I.W ALXr-TOffrv 1 .. z'iiatiZZ&o Iff3 NeufcM.gaU fgj AtrA'cSjonas ' ZT; -sA" WAail Sr crest fal ... ,, jUs. fBouimnl VV irp , sri . jl 'if . Unfre - I ffembiaresfi j V '.. J UVr V 1- " V If" "f WijonI b TSTso 3oni4o so ""oMllESr0 Tho sector of tho West Front held by General Pcishinu'H forces is ofllclally announced an beinR on tho Lorraine front. Tho exact location is not mentioned, but the Americans are known to bo near the Marnc-lthinc canal, wheio three months ago they were first raided by the Germans. The Lorraine front is included in the Departments of the Meusc, tho capital of which Is Verdun; Meurthc-et-MoiclIe, whose capital is Nancy, nnd the Vosrcs, with tho capital at Epinnl. Tho length of tho Lorraine front is 1G8 miles. It begins near St. Mcnchoultl and runs eastward to the north of Verdun, south of St. M'hlel and cast to tho German border. There it turns to tho southeast and almost parallels tho border to the vicinity of Leintrcy. Ilelow Leintrey It cuts across a section of Ficnch soil, past Badonvillcr and tothe east of St. Die, nnd again crosses tho German border at a point west of Colmar. The remainder of the line to tho Swiss boundary is in Gcrmuny. City's Coal Supply 50,000 Tons Short rnntlmird frooi rose One cl(e Opera(nrs' Committee announced that Philadelphia's estimated wartime dilly needs of lG.OuO tons would be taken rare of for a few davs, nt least, In view of the coal consigned here from the mines the latter part of last week, tho railroad cnuld net mako any report as to how much coal rrichod the cl(y In tho last twenty-four hours. Hope was expressed for better thlpmcnts this week In view of thcjknlldct weather. Railroad ofllc'als said they have suc ceeded In clearing their tricks and ex pressed the opinion tint loday'H outward-bound freight embargo part of tho "hcatles Monday ' program will further aid 1n rellivlng conge tlon Itadl.itor space was at a premium In tho Federal IJu Idlng today. "Heitcss" crowds men and women rich and poor flocked about tho r.idlators at the Chestnut and Market streets entrances nl" the PnstofllCC SO big did the crowd become that extra guards were sent to tho flirt floor to Keep me snivering u..; san hs pranCamont from their liner, moving Only a few moment's grace hlch nro very near the American was allowed each person, who then was trenches at this point, and when a Ittd ordered to move on to allow soma other Cro ling was dliplijed they ceased cold ono to "thaw out." firing The rail of shells was resumed Ins soon as tho wounded Sammeo was COAL SHIPMENTS ON I Airmen bccimo exceedingly active nFAniNfl NEAR NORMAL along the American front on Saturday. i(t.llliU lL.M iUiituiu i:ncmy nper3 mounded two Americans RHADIVO Pa . Feb 4 Coal ship- An1clric-in 75s aro harassing trnfllc bo mrati over tho Reading Rillway have ,,,. , . ,u n-,. U..." nimost reached the normal stage, which Is Indlcntcd by tho fact that yesterdiy's supp y for local aeaicra was luriyoeicii This Is the largest amount rcco'ved In tills city since (ho situation becamo seri ous. Officials of tho company Mitcd tuday that 1100 cars were sent to market Sunday, which is only about 300 below normal. PHILADELPHIA COAL COMPLAINTS PROBED WILKHS-BARItn. Pa , Feb 4 Fed eral Investigation of all complaints filed In Washington against tho qual ty of coal being shipped by anthracite oper ators started hero today under direction of A, C. Campbell and Tudor Wl llam-v fuel administrators in Luzerno and Lade awanna Counties. The probo Is being made by Invvstl gators sent here hy Doctor Garfleld'i department. All Philadelphia complaints that roacnea wnKtiuigion arc to do taieon up Tho Investigation Is to be sweeping in character but a veil of secrecy Is thrown about It. CampboU admitted to day. He declared that there are seven I livestlgators hero and that tho quality of coal being sent out by all companlea , will bo carefully examined. ' fjnr tf 1A x nv iuuiuy fjzj IVjj Ul .r Plays All Records. Permanent Sapphire Ball no needles to change. To know the best in music you must hear the $25 to $225 Convenient Terms as Low tc nn.. aJJJ monthly as The CD, A 1026 CHESTNUT ST. MONDAY. Sammees Win First Victory With Guns fimttmirrl front I'nee One mans rcootlng for hIk Iter were followed by hot machine-gun fire. Tlio drum fire's roll spread to tho entire sector as tho rival big guns strovo for the mastery Whllo the Yankees concentrated their flro on tho enemy dcfenes, tho Germans lltted their bar rage to cover tho vllligcs and lines of communication behind (he trenches Here much damage was dono In ono village nothing wnti left but a tobacconist's shop. Ono Incident In the trench bombard ment deserving mention occurred when tho Oermins liiltrtl their flro to allow ambulnrco stretcher bearers to iccuc a wounded American Caving In of a part of a front line trench mndo It nee- Pk.nrv fnr tlin Ainm-lcmu In ram, this man out lnto tho 0pcil Thn (-jcrmalS confining their lire largely to the Amcrlcan trenches. Amerlcin troops wero In trenches In Lorraine three months ago, Lut this ap paicntly was only n temporary assign ment uuring training At that tlmo, ac cording to nn ofllc'al Germin announce i ment, the Amcrlcins were on the front I at the HIilne-Mnriio Canal, which In j tersects the bnttlu lino near the Ger- man border, duo east of Nancy. This announcement was made In the official nport fiom Ilcilln of the first German tald on tho American positions, In which uiree Americans were killed, nvo wound ed and twelvo captured. Tho eastern end of (he battle line In Franco and Uelglum runs through rrench and German Lorraine. French Lorraine, In which Is the American sector, Is Included lr. tho Departments of Meuse. tho capital of which Is Ver dun; Meurthc-et-Moselle, whoso capital Is Nnncy, and Vosges. with tho capital at r.plnal. The length of the front In French Lorraine Is about ISO miles. Ask Wi'son to Intern T. R. TULSA. ia., Feb 4 Somo citl- zens of thlC Western town believe thnt peate with victory Is near, providing President Wilson follows their niKlr,. They have pitltloned him to Intern Col. Roosevelt until the war Is over. T1T rnonograpii ... V a9 H mmTmt T71CMRUARV 4101 Aliens, Ashamed, Register Today fenllnued from rte One of his sons, all of whom are ral .rallied Americans. . "I don't object to tho trouble "'"" ratlop," the old man said, with pig tcsrs standing In his eyes, -but I too iut my Hrst naturalization papers some time ago and It hurts to have to go on record as an 'enemy' I" Five early registrants before ser geant McMlchaol, In the Thlrty-seco"11 street and Woodland avenuo 'tj'onj seemed equally downhearted as they submitted to having prints taken of their thumbs Kight men appeared at .ho Ffly-flfth nnd Pino streets station, eight at the Thirty-ninth street and Lan caster avenuo stallon, seven at the Fifty-fourth and Midla streets station and nve at Iho Hlly-Hrst nnd Thompson streets station within the first hour for registration. All were a woebegone lot. All tho registrants brought wlu them tho four photographs of a standard size, which they were required to present. Photographers must have dono a rush ing business In tho last week. At some of the police stations tho lieutenant took charge of ho registration, nt others a sergeant was aligned Io seo that the hlankq urrn nilr.i ntit nrmierlv. and la 1 dome caics the registrant utro uliuwed to tako tho blanks homo with them to fill out. Tho registration downtown was slow and cxt.omely light, thougn those that camo seemed good-natured about It At noon thrco had registered nt Fifteenth and Hpyder avenuo; ono nt Twentieth and Federal streets, and nve at Twen tieth and Fltzwatcr streets INTIJrtNMKNT IS I'KN'ALTY Imttrlaonmrnl nr Intirnnient for the 1 duration of tho war Is tho pen illy for failure to register. The round-up In the cistern district of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Berks, i llucks, Chester, Montgomery, Delaware, Lehigh, Northampton, Lnncuiter and i Schujlklll Counties) Is In charge of Dcp uty M.irshal Amsler, with Superintend cnt of Police Knhlnsnn as chief regis (ration olllcer In the city nnd Postmaster i Thornton ns chief registrar for the malndcr of the district, where In places of less than 5000 Inhabitants the regis tration Is conducted by postmasters I Only male Germ ins fourteen or moro years old, who nro not naturalized cltl Izens of the United States are affected I by the order. Women neid not register, I nor need AustrlnriH register; but Ger i mans with only their first American cltl- - zenshlp papers are required to comply w th tno order. Following Is a summary In pirt of the regulations sent out by the Attorney General of the United States: who must nnaisTnn All patives, citizens, denizens or sub jects of the German emplio or of tho Imperial German Government, being males of the ago of fourteen jears nnd upward who are within the United Mites nnd not nctunlly naturalized aa American citizens, nro required to reg ister as nllcn enemies. PENALTY FOR FAILURn TO REG ISTER Any alien enemy required to register who falls to complete his registration within the time fixed therefor, or who violates or attempts to vlolntc any regulation Is liable to ro stralnt, Imprisonment and detention for the duration of tho wir. WOMEN NOT ALIEN ENEMIES Females aro not alien enemies within the prcicnt statutory definition TIME OF REGISTRATION Tlio registration In tho eastern dis trict will commence nt C n m on Feb ruary 4 and continue on each day sue cesslvcly thereafter between tho hours of 0 a m. and 8 p. m. up to nnd In cluding February 9 nt 8 p. m. Flret. Registration shall be made hy nuldavlt of the alien enemy required to register, to bo executed In triplicate nnd accompanied by four unmounted photo graphs of the registrant, not larger than 3 by 3 Inches In sire, on thin paper, with a light background Each photograph must be signed by the applicant acrnsi the fico thereof so as not to obscure the fcilures, If the nppllcant Is ablo to w rite. Second Tach nllcn enemy required to be registered shall be required tc, reslsttr his finger prints Third A registration cird will be Insued by tho registration officer to each registrant who bliall havo properly reg istered under these regulations. NATURALIZATION COURT CROWDED WITH ALIENS J , sanuatn Association, wero among t'm. A crowd of nbout 200 Germans, Aus-,who lndorued Mr (ftaham's appllca trlans nnd Italians thronged tho Fed- i tlon to Congressman Moore. im!t& IOHl)l R. RATHOM, the courageous editor of the Providence ' O Journal, begins his marvelous story of Germany's plots against , America in tne reoruary numbef ot WORLD'S WORK. The first , article is The German 5py System from the Inside." Here is a brief : summary or tne contents ot the February and March Numbers. Von Bernstorff and His Aides The Plot to Blow Up Ships The February issue, now on the news stands, The March issue gives the story of the plots - nllXflttv Mthe f5rmcr hatched in the Hamburg-American Line offi. t German Ambassador and his aides, and tells ces to destroy ships and forge false passports howhedirecteddynamttingplotsinAmerica. for German and Austrian reLrsts. Hovvv , rfe?"0? PCaCC ?UZ hich y-1 storlT assisted Hindoo revolutions in asked Rathom to carry to the President. The India. How his agents tried tb get the wife German efforts for fortv vmn tr. ;nr.:it u c 4.v. ti ? '. 'x" vu ov w" inaMtrn,. nrtrint. r ' spot the counter-work of Austrians who are lovnl Amerl: rnrL"'"?,"'YwwwpTOnwe in blocking the vicious propaganda. ' rSSSTSS Why France Wants Alsace-Lorraine Stephane Lauzanne, the brilliant editor of the Paris Matin, and member of the French Commission to the United States, presents a convincing case for ourrwe AHy A S of the other ntere8tina articles in the EV.Kr.tnr,, ;... tirnrvr Tio :Ji?yc 'i.'. lcvi f &VLd:? T "7 ---. -v.umuA.wuHsa vs, xjcrttn-xjagi HcnCan aocrs m me worm WarFour Portraits in Full Colors. Special Offer Clip the coupon In the lower rfahthanri ,-, .t. .. j . ... . we will send you the pext five Issues Vn All Newsstand, n The World's Work Garden CKy . Nw vi era I Building this morn'i'F' In "' to tnke, out their first nnturnlUttlon pspurs. Polc were necossary to keep order In the lino, they camo so fast Tho acrmnns and Aurtrlnns wero aH lowed to tnke Hrst papers only! tho final papers nto to bo held up until after tho war. This does not nbsolvo thcin from registering under tho enemy alien registration law which went Into iftcct today. Tho registration at Iho marshals of fice was very light, not moro than ten applying. This Is duo It was said to the fact that the police nro handling this work so wel that tho Federal authorities expect to have little to do In this matter. Squire Holland today handed down a ruling that citizens of Alsnce-Lorrnlno are to be considered as acrmnns nnd not as French In fixing their status in this country. Berlin Chiefs Plan to Halt Big Crisis rontlnned from Tate One hold a meeting and adopted a resolution against tho arrest of Hcrr Dlttmann, at the samo tlmo denouncing the Gov crnment for the attltudo It has taken against tho working classes. Tho So cialist leaders, however, are counseling tho fctrlko lenders ogilnst violence, General von Kcsscl. commander tt Drandenburg Province, who Is act ing as Von Hlndcnburg's chief aide In handling tho strike situation, was quoted In n press dispatch as saving that "the backbone of the strike has now been broken " Tho officer was quoted further as say ing that tho middle of this week would sco normal conditions prevailing In the German Industrial districts. GERMAN MILITARISM FACES SUPREME TEST LONDON', Feb 4 German militarism faced Its supreme test within Its own borders today Tho common people, whose general strike to enforce demands for food nnd consldrratlon of peace negotiations rf-.reached Its climax In rioting nnd blood shed last week, had tho alternative of returning to work or piving the ex trcmo penalty death by tho firing squad The fate of Germany and In a lesser degree tho whole world depends upon the strikers' decision If they submit to the supremo com mand's ultimatum It will mean; that German militarism has won another vic tory nnd that tho Central Powers may again concentrate their efforts In pre paring for the spring drive against the Allies If they do not submit bloody civil war throughout Germany and Austria-Hungary will result. STRIKE EPIDEMIC MAY HIT HOLLAND AMSTERDAM. Feb. 4 The ,trlko epidemic sweeping Europe was expected to manifest Itself In Hol land today. Revolutionary Socialists nnd some trades unionists had called a twenty four hour walkout us a demonstration In favor of prohibition of food exports and the seizure and distribution of tho existing supplies. Some dissension within tho ranks of tho unionists was vlslblo today. The Amsterdam city trades union, support ing tl)0 Revolutionary Socialists In their demmd that Rottcidam workers join tho strike, was opposed by tho Nether lands Federation of Trade Unions It was considered probable, however, that somo of tho Rotterdam workers would walk out. Tho Hague trades union committee Is supporting tha Revolutionary Social ists. NOMINATED TO ANNAPOLIS Downtown Youth Wins Appointment by Congressman Moore Congressman J, Hampton Moore has 'orwirded to the Navy Department the nomination of Rilph MncDonild Grahim, of 433 Christian street, for nppolntmcnt ns a mldshlpmin to the United Ktatei Nnv.il Academy nt An inpolls Graham, who H nt present a student at Trinity College In Connecti cut, Is a son of the Into Rev R L. Graham and a grandson of tho Rev. Loyil Y. Graham who w is for many 1 1 oars pastor or tno Olivet rrebtcrlai. I Church here. uisnop uninoianuer ana nr T. T Mutchlcr, secretary of the Philadelphia Germany's Plots Exposed! " '-?i" JET. " s.an Germans and ocean. H fniL See Counon cj. -.-- of WORLDS WORK ontahfaf. , 2SCenhCopy $3.00 4. FRENCH LAUDSTAf OF ALLIES' CQIJl Prniso Rejection of Teii Terms nnd Decision to Fight On CONQUER IS WATCHWOM Progrnm of Entcnto Must Be c 1... n t ... aui, u uvmiuns, r.unors 'Jl Say ' vii TARIS, Feb. I1 Tho Trench press 'was unanimous any in commonunuon or tno Inter-JU t, n t. nAMnAll'. .fal.m.nt ...Mi pence terms aro Inacceptablo and' tho war must continue Tho text if statement reads: ' i ,. . ,, , , i inn uuuiiuii iH.a unnnic to find Von Hertllng's fand Czernln'. ;!t utterances any real approxImatlonT tho moderate condlt'ons laid downi the Al les" governments. Under J plrrllmnliihPAa I.a nnn.l .--.' the only task hern Ii in n..I. the vigorous nnd effcctlvo proeecui of tho war until tho pressure of enort produced a change of tcmow the enemy governments. Iiiirii7. hope of tho conclusion of a peace bi on tno prncipics of freedom, Jujj ,,,,. iioinrti ui uiit'i imuuiiai law The council arrived nt n .. unanimity of policy on measures tho prosecution of tho war, " ti.jiuii'ui I'uuunai comment, ... ' declaration follow: r Excelsior "With concise strenwfc'a statement shows responsibility of.tSl Central Empire Governments for '.1 lnnratlon of tho war It Is .frRI clear response to Hertllng and C...T Matin "It Is an affirmation of (LI moral attltudo of the common AllUi.1 face of tho Central Powers' manlfHiJ tlons townrd President Wilson, Te will contlnuo with redoubled cnerffyVlf Petit Journal "Although no dtclg Is given. It Is permitted to believe uS fnctlon will bo given. Public opM Is demanding real zatlon of polltlcifl rcctlon of (he military command, so US ruQDlUIC v petit I'anslenno "The statenM gives the best of promise." Echo do Paris "It Is purely an'eii ply a declaration for continuance of it war." ' JJ Hommo Libre "Ono word chartelA 70s tho program which tho Grrnu. themselves dlctater 'conquer. " 7 ,! FIRE CRIPPLES TROLLEYj Fifty Cars Destroyed With Barn t Wheeling, W. Va. & WHEELING, W Va . Feb. 4 Jfi believed to bo of Incendiary origin,' u. day destroyed tho Wheeling Island bug of the West Penn Electric Cornpiiif wun uiiy cars, entailing a loss eKl. mated at $450 000. Trolley service throughout the nort. em counties of tho Pnn-Hnndlo dlatrie Is virtually at a Btandstlll. '" Somewhere in the East' Is a man who could use my serr ices. I am twenty-four, marrlei ftill of "pep," and not ashamed ty tackle any class of work. I aa brimful of ability, a fair share's tiriiiut unu u iviJMiUMon lor Bltffift n-it-ivc-ncss that is second none. Jv( I know advertising, nil nrotalU alAl jAaft 4nlPA aIia amm m tLa 1 Mtrin, i.uik iunu liiuic ur Mss orders; will cite results or fi( myself. 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